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Excerpt from Church and State in the Maryland Colony In the writing of this thesis none but the best authorities have been taken. Few Protestant writers have been consulted. Chiefly among those are Bancroft's "History of the United States," and Gardiner's "History of England." Among Catholic writers John Gilmary Shea's "History of the Catholic Church in the United States" is without doubt the best of its kind that has been produced. It is a magnificent work of 4 vol's and almost entirely free from prejudice. Spalding's "Miscellanea" is considered by all Catholics as good authority, but a careful perusal of its pages will convince the reader that it is unjustly bigoted. If we say that it is but a machine attacking the figure heads and institutions of Protestantism we would but assign it its true place. I wish to acknowledge the kindness of those in charge of the Heading Room and Manuscript Department of the British Museum. As every one knows who has had an opportunity of research in its halls, that for richness of its archives, methods, and convenience, it remains without an equal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.