Old Virginia and her neighbours

MARYLAND'S VICISSITUDES. 163St. Mary's was concerned. Her civic life hadevidently depended upon thepresence of the government.At one time, with its fifty or sixtyhouses, the littlecity founded by Leonard Calvertwas much larger than Jamestown ; but after theremoval it dwindled till little was left save a memory.The name of the new capital on the Severnwas doubtless felt to be cumbrous, for it was presentlychanged to Annapolis,^ the first of a set ofqueer hybrid compounds with which themap ofthe United States is besprinkled. Nicholson wishedto crown the work of founding a new capital byestablishing a schoolor college there, and accordinglyin 1696 King William School was founded.For many years the income for supporting thisand other free schools was derived from an exportduty on furs.^The change of the capital was perhaps bewailedonly by the Catholics and others who were moststrongly attached to the proprietary government.But the change in ecclesiastical policy xjnpopudisgustedeverybody. Taxation for the estabiisL*^^support of the Episcopal church, of which Epfscop^^^only a small part of the pojjulation were '=^'^'^*='^members,was as unpopular with Puritansas withPapists. The Puritans, who had worked so zealouslyto undermine the proprietary government,had not bargained for such a result as this. Themanner in which the church revenue was raised^ Probably in Honour of Princess Anne, the heiress presiimptive,afterward Queen Anne.^ Evei-y bearskin paid 9d., elk 12d., deer or beaver 4d., raccoonsS farthings, muskrats 4d. per dozen, etc. Scharf , i. 352.