. Text-Buch von neufundland Geschichte, für die Nutzung der Schulen und Akademien. 31089 Calvert, danach Lord Baltimore. Er war ein römischer Catholicgentleman von Yorkshire, der byJames I. geadelt worden war, und durch ihn zu einem Der secretariesof Staat ernannt werden. Er war ein Mann der Intelligenz, hohe Integrität und besaß große Kapazität für das Geschäft. Von theking erhielt er, im Jahre 1623, ein Patent ihm thelordship des gesamten südlichen Halbinsel neuentdeckten-Land. Er nannte es Avalon, aus der Antike Name ofGlastonbury, Somersetshire, wo das Christentum ist saidto haben zuerst in England gepredigt.

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. Text-book of Newfoundland history, for the use of schools and academies. rge Calvert, afterwards Lord Baltimore. He was a Roman Catholicgentleman of Yorkshire, who had been knighted byJames I., and appointed by him one of the secretariesof state. He was a man of intelligence, lofty integrity, and possessed of great capacity for business. From theking he obtained, in 1623, a patent conveying to him thelordship of the whole southern peninsula of Newfound-land. He named it Avalon, from the ancient name ofGlastonbury, Somersetshire, where Christianity is saidto have been first preached in England. One of hisobjects was to provide a refuge for his co-religionists. 1655.] WHITBOURNrS COMMISSION. fi3 of the Roman Catholic faith, who were suffering from thepersecuting spirit then unhappily prevalent, more or less, among all religious bodies. 5. Sir George Calvert selected Ferryland, fortv milesnorth of Cape Race, as the site of his colony. Here hebuilt a noble man-sion, in which heresided for sev-eral years. Heused great carein selecting colo-nists of the riojlit en-. stamp, anddeavoured to pro-mote among themhabits of industryand economy. Healso erected astrong fort fortheir protection, and large grana-ries aud store-houses. On thissettlement he ex-pended £30, 000, — a large sum inthose days. For a time things seemed to prosper. Reinforcements ofcolonists continued to arrive, and supplies of stores andiniplonients. But the soil around Ferryland was unfa-vourable for cultivation. The French, who had now gota footing in Newfoundland, in several places, and whowere at war with the English, harassed his settlementwitii repeated attacks. LORD BALTIMORE. 64 WHITBOURNK8 COMMISSION. [1615- 6. Wearied by these adverse circumstances he atlength gave up his plantation and returned to England.From Charles I. he obtained a patent of the countr}- nowcalled Maryland, Before his patent had passed thenecessary forms Lord Baltimore died in London, in1632 ; but a new one was issued to his son

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