I may have posted this info before, but in case I didn't, someone might
find it interesting.
I don't think I posted this book that has a chapter on George Calvert,
1st LB. It's about the most I've seen in one book.
Maryland Historical Society; Fund Publications, 16-20. Volume IV
1880-1884
The last chapter is of Sir George "A Paper read before the Maryland
Historical Society, April 14, 1884, by Lewis W. Wilhelm, A.B., Fellow in
History, Johns Hopkins University.
Just to highlight a few things in the book:
Page 26: "It was in the summer of 1606, that Calvert received from King
James the reversion of an important clerkship in Ireland and so became
officially identified with the country from which two decades later he
received his title of "baron.""
Page 76: "The year 1622 was made memorable to Calvert by its
vicissitudes of joy and sorrow, of worldly prosperity and of domestic
unhappiness. In the midst of his pleasurable anticipations upon the
Spanish Match, his spirits were cast into gloom by the sudden death of
his amiable wife, on August 8, after an illness of but two days, at the
age of 52 years, leaving behind her eleven young children....The oldest
child, Cecilius, who became the heir of his father's fortune and title,
was but sixteen years old; Leonard and George a decade after this time
emigrated to the colony of Maryland; of Francis and Henry very little is
known; John, born on the eve of his mother's death, is said to have died
in youth. Of the five daughters little is known, save their names; Anne,
the eldest, married Mr. William Peasley, and Grace became the wife of
Sir Robert Talbot of County Kildare, Ireland; Dorothy, Elizabeth and
Helen completed the family."
Page 89: ".....being infinitely addicted to the Roman Catholic faith,
having been converted thereunto by Count Gondomar & Count Arundel, whose
daughter Secretary Calvert's son had married. If Calvert's oldest son,
Cecilius, did marry Lady Arundel at the time of the Spanish negotiations
then some excellent authorities have made some amazing errors. According
to Kennedy, Cecilius Calvert, in 1623, was but 17 years old, and
according to Neill, in "Terra Mariae," Anne Arundel, in this year, was
but eight years old. Such youthful marriages are certainly not usual in
England."
Page 151: "....on Sunday, April 15, 1632, in the midst of his large
family, he [Sir George] passed away in death."
In the preface, he gives Dr. William Hand Browne, credit for reviewing
of his manuscript, along with others. The chapter contains about 160
pages and as mentioned, is about as much as I have read. Mrs. O'Gorman
quotes a bit from Dr. Browne, in her book.
I got this book on Inter-Library loan from the John M. Olin Library at
Washington University, 6600 Millbrook Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130.
Louise
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