. A character of the province of Maryland. y and concise DescriptionOf Mary-Lands plentious and sedate condition,With other things herein by you set forth,To shew Us Bareness, and declare its Worth ;Composed in such a time, when most men wereSmitten with Sickness, or surprizd icith Fear,Argues a Genius good, and Courage stout,In bringing this Design so well about :Such generous Freedom waited on thy brain,The Work was done in midst of greatest pain ;And matters flowd so swiftly from thy source,Nature designd thee (sureJ for such on then with thy Work so well begun,Lei it come fort
. A character of the province of Maryland. y and concise DescriptionOf Mary-Lands plentious and sedate condition,With other things herein by you set forth,To shew Us Bareness, and declare its Worth ;Composed in such a time, when most men wereSmitten with Sickness, or surprizd icith Fear,Argues a Genius good, and Courage stout,In bringing this Design so well about :Such generous Freedom waited on thy brain,The Work was done in midst of greatest pain ;And matters flowd so swiftly from thy source,Nature designd thee (sureJ for such on then with thy Work so well begun,Lei it come forth, and boldly see the Sun ;Then shallI be knoivn to all, thai from thy YouthThou heldst it Noble to maintain the Truth, Gainst all the Rabble-rout, that yelping stand,To cast asjjersions on thy MARY-LAND :But this thy Work shall vindicate its Fame,And as a Trophy memorize thy Name,So if icithout a Tomb thou buried be,This Books a lasting Monument for thee. II. W., Master of Arts. (See note No. 10). From my Study,Jan. 10, 1665. 4-11 St N *. A CHARACTER of the PROVINCE or MARY-LAND. CHAP. I. Of the situation and plenty of the Province of Mary-Land. MARY-LAND is a Province situated upon thelarge extending bowels of America, under theGovernment of the Lord Bcdtemore, adjacent North-wardly upon the Confines of Neic-En gland, andneighbouring Southwardly upon Virginia, dwellingpleasantly upon the Bay of Chcesapihe (see note ), between the Degrees of 36 and 38, in the Zonetemperate, and by Mathematical computation is elevenhundred and odd Leagues in Longitude from England,being within her own imbraces extraordinary pleasantand fertile. Pleasant, in respect of the multitude ofNavigable Rivers and Creeks that conveniently andmost profitably lodge within the amies of her green,spreading, and delightful Woods; whose naturalwomb (by her plenty) maintains and preserves theseveral diversities of Animals that rangmgrv inhabither Woods; as she doth otherwise generously fructifie 36 A CHARA
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