. Calvert of Maryland; a story of Lord Baltimore's colony . f my father, and it was because of his fair wordsand promises that I am waiting here in an inn nearthe waterside of our goodly city of London, until wordshall be sent that I may go on board the ship Ark,which lies at anchor close by. Do you remember that in the year of grace, 1627,Lord Baltimore — and I am now speaking of the oldlord, George Calvert — had a colony in that part ofAmerica called Newfoundland, and that he visited itin order to learn why the tenants were displeased withthe land? Well, it was in this selfsame ship Arkthat
. Calvert of Maryland; a story of Lord Baltimore's colony . f my father, and it was because of his fair wordsand promises that I am waiting here in an inn nearthe waterside of our goodly city of London, until wordshall be sent that I may go on board the ship Ark,which lies at anchor close by. Do you remember that in the year of grace, 1627,Lord Baltimore — and I am now speaking of the oldlord, George Calvert — had a colony in that part ofAmerica called Newfoundland, and that he visited itin order to learn why the tenants were displeased withthe land? Well, it was in this selfsame ship Arkthat he journeyed. ■READY FOR SEA And now tliat he is dead, and the colony known asAvalon in Newfoundland has been abandoned, a READY FOR SEA II number of gentlemen, among whom is my father, to-gether with their servants, are to sail for a certain partof the New World which is to be under the rule of LordBaltimore, and to be called Mary Land, in honor ofHenrietta Maria, who, as all people in the world know,sits on the throne with our good King Charles What is more, we are to journey in the old lords shipArk, of near to three hundred tons burden, and in our com-pany will be the Dove, a pinnace of fifty tons or more. When I heard my father speak of the Dove as a pin-nace, I was puzzled to understand what kind of vesselshe might be, for I am not versed in the ways of the sea,nor accustomed to hearing sailors speak their peculiarlanguage. ti CALVERT OF MARYLAND Therefore it was I asked what kind of vessel a pin-nace might be, and was told that any craft with twomasts, rigged like a schooner, but capable of beingpropelled, in addition to her sails, by oars, was givensuch a name. The Dove, which is now at anchor near by the Ark,seems a small ship to sail so far overseas as is America,but John, who is my fathers serving man, declaresthat she will carry herself as well as does the Ark,although, mayhap, give more of discomfort to thosewho are on board, because of leaping about to a
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