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quiet and peaceful until late July when COODE
and his followers again made claims of Indian
uprisings and massacres, this time stating
that the "Papists had invited the Northern
Indians to come down and cutt off the
Protestants and that their descent was to be
about the latter end of August..." The
populace grew fearful again, and concerned
about their ability to protect themselves, and
in late Jul 1689, Rev. COODE, without the
authority of either the Proprietor or the King,
issued a call for Arms, insisting that attack
was
imminent
and
that
Maryland's
magazines must be secured. Those who
refused to obey were accused of being
traitors, and on 25 Jul 1689, Rev. COODE'S
Protestant Associators Assembly issued the
first of numerous declarations, proclamations
and petitions, the start of one of the shortest
revolutions in history.
On 1 Feb 1689/90, King William formally
confirmed COODE'S self-appointment as
governor of Maryland in which position he
served from 1689 to 1690.