A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . ld good till 1776, when Delaware wasorganized as a separate State. 5. Principle of Toleration.—Almost at the same time that Roger Williams was leaving Massachusetts to found a new colony where all should have free-dom of worship, a new colony wasbeing formed farther south with thesame principle in its charter. It wasfounded by a Catholic nobleman ofEngland, George Calvert, Lord Balti-more. He had been a member of theLondon Company, and after its disso- From original en^ravin^ in poises-lution a purposc ar
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . ld good till 1776, when Delaware wasorganized as a separate State. 5. Principle of Toleration.—Almost at the same time that Roger Williams was leaving Massachusetts to found a new colony where all should have free-dom of worship, a new colony wasbeing formed farther south with thesame principle in its charter. It wasfounded by a Catholic nobleman ofEngland, George Calvert, Lord Balti-more. He had been a member of theLondon Company, and after its disso- From original en^ravin^ in poises-lution a purposc arosc ui his mlud to Sion Maryland Historical society. ^gl^^^J^UgJ^ ^ ^.^^ Of J^jg q^^^, lU whlch Cecilius Calvert, ? (Second) Lord Baltimore, members of his cliurch, then ill-treatedin England, might have full liberty of worship. A Locality Chosen.—His first plan was to found a colonyin Newfoundland.^ But finding the climate there too severe, ^ Lord Baltimore formed a small settlement called Ferryland inNewfoundland in 1621. He visited this in 1627 and again in 1628,. MARYLAND. 117 he sailed to Jamestown, where he soon discovered as muchintolerance as he had left at home. Repelled from thislocality, he made his way up Chesapeake Bay and exploredthe country north of the Potomac. The country and climatehere seemed to him delightful, there were no settlers to in-terfere with his plans, and he fixed on this region as thescene of his experiment. Lord Baltimores Charter.—Returning to England, heapplied to (Charles I. for a charter for the proposed the king readily granted, and gave to the region thename of Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, his not only granted the territory, but gave Lord Balti-more unexampled poAyers, making him almost a king in hisnew domain. He was styled Lord Proprietary of Mary-land, and in the charter was privileged to coin money,create courts, appoint judges, confer titles of nobility, andsummon a representative assembly, who
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