Our first century . ospitality of the climate in which hehad settled his people, Lord Baltimore wisely sought agrant of land in some more habitable part of fixed upon Virginia as a region suited to his wrote to King Charles asking him for a grant ofland there, and the king was disposed to make it. Butthe Virginians objected on account of Lord Baltimoresacceptance of theCatholic faith and alsobecause they did notwant any of theirlands alienated. Atthat time the test be- Lord Baltimore penny. tween Catholics and Protestants in England was the ques-tion of who was head of th
Our first century . ospitality of the climate in which hehad settled his people, Lord Baltimore wisely sought agrant of land in some more habitable part of fixed upon Virginia as a region suited to his wrote to King Charles asking him for a grant ofland there, and the king was disposed to make it. Butthe Virginians objected on account of Lord Baltimoresacceptance of theCatholic faith and alsobecause they did notwant any of theirlands alienated. Atthat time the test be- Lord Baltimore penny. tween Catholics and Protestants in England was the ques-tion of who was head of the church. Since the time ofHenry VHI the Protestants had contended that the kingoccupied that position in England while the Catholics hadas stoutly held that the Pope filled it in all parts of theworld. The Virginians demanded that before Baltimore shouldbe permitted to settle his colonists within what was thena Virginian domain he should take an oath recognizingthe king as the head of the church. As a devout Catho-. 108 OUR FIRST CENTURY lie, Baltimore could not do this and so he was forbiddento plant his colony in Virginia. Returning to England he secured from King Charlespermission to settle in that part of Virginia which laynorth of the Potomac River, and to establish there aseparate colony called Maryland. Before this permission was issued to him,however, he diedand a charter wasgiven instead tohis son, Cecil Cal-vert, the secondLord permissioncarried with itpractically all therights of sover-eignty—the rightto coin money, to
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