The magazine of American history with notes and queries . oody battle. Thesehurrying scenes must belooked for in the connectionwith them is not clearlydefined, but he probablycontinued to be the main-spring of everything. Itis certain that the Puritanparty regarded him as theirchief. Finally, in obe-dience to orders from LordBaltimore, Governor Stonerose against the Parlia-mentary authority, and, sailing up from his capital, St. Marys, near themouth of the Potomac, attacked the Puritans near Annapolis. He wascompletely defeated, and narrowly escaped with his life. Four of
The magazine of American history with notes and queries . oody battle. Thesehurrying scenes must belooked for in the connectionwith them is not clearlydefined, but he probablycontinued to be the main-spring of everything. Itis certain that the Puritanparty regarded him as theirchief. Finally, in obe-dience to orders from LordBaltimore, Governor Stonerose against the Parlia-mentary authority, and, sailing up from his capital, St. Marys, near themouth of the Potomac, attacked the Puritans near Annapolis. He wascompletely defeated, and narrowly escaped with his life. Four of his fol-lowers were executed, and the rest escaped tu Virginia. The Puritanparty had achieved a complete victory. And now at last it seemed that Clayborne had triumphed over all hisenemies. He was the head of the Puritan party, who were the completemasters of all Maryland. The lifelong conflict with Lord Baltimore hadterminated in the final overthrow of Baltimores power, and, as far ashuman eye could see, the execrable villain and felon convict, William. WILLIAM CLEBURNE, ESQUIRE. Wise William of Ballyculatan &? SI. Joh?is.— Ob: 1682. CLAYBORNE THE REBEL 99 Clayborne, would continue to rule Maryland as long as Oliver Cromwellruled over England. It was a very great change of circumstances for theunknown man who had left Cleburne in Westmoreland about thirty yearsbefore, and had come to Virginia to seek his fortunes. He had quite dis-tanced all other Cleburnes. They had been valiant chevaliers, but theirdescendant had become a celebrity. With nothing to aid him but his ownbrain and will, he had made successful headway against the powerful LordBaltimore—indeed, against the crown itself; and now, in these last days,had finally attained all his ends, and was not only Lord of Kent, but of allMaryland. It was the fate, however, of this remarkable man to encounter at lastsuch obstacles as no human power can contend with. He was not to retainhis authority in Maryland. In the autumn
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