An American history . a Hst of grievances. Governor Calvert had died earlierin the year (June, 1647), and the Assembly did not deal gentlywith his memory. He was charged with abuse of for the soldiers he had employed was demandedfrom his estate. 84. A Great Colonial Dame. A fine touch of greatnessillumines the dark record at this point. The governor hadappointed as his executrix his kinswoman, Mrs. MargaretBrent.^ This brave lady took up the matter of satisfying thesoldiers and succeeded in doing so after selling off the gover-nors cattle. The Assembly afterward wrote to Lord Bal
An American history . a Hst of grievances. Governor Calvert had died earlierin the year (June, 1647), and the Assembly did not deal gentlywith his memory. He was charged with abuse of for the soldiers he had employed was demandedfrom his estate. 84. A Great Colonial Dame. A fine touch of greatnessillumines the dark record at this point. The governor hadappointed as his executrix his kinswoman, Mrs. MargaretBrent.^ This brave lady took up the matter of satisfying thesoldiers and succeeded in doing so after selling off the gover-nors cattle. The Assembly afterward wrote to Lord Balti- ^ This Mistress Margaret Brent . . had come to the province in 1638with her sister Mary, bringing over nine colonists, five men and four took up manors, imported more settlers and managed their affairs withmasculine ability. One of the two courts-baron of which the records have beendiscovered, was held at St. Gabriels Manor, the estate of Mary Brent. Browne,Maryland (American Commonwealth Series), CECILIUS C/VLVERT, SECOND LORD BALTIMORE MARYLAND AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 6i more that except for his kinswoman there would have beenserious trouble, as the dissatisfied soldiers would listen to noone else. Still more interesting to us to-day is the demand ofMrs. Brent, as executrix of the late governor, for a seat in theAssembly. She was refused. We find from the records of theAssembly that the said Mrs. Brent protested against allthe proceedings of this Assembly unless she may be presentand have a vote as aforesaid. This happened in ten years previous that other strong-minded lady,Mrs. Hutchinson, had been expelled from Massachusetts. 85. The Act of Toleration. The mutterings of discontentin Maryland, in the year 1648, were reenforced by partisanenmity toward Baltimore in England. His royalist sym-pathies and his Catholic faith were made much of by hisenemies. Ingle was now in England and had acquired somemeasure of influence. Every attempt was being made
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