Father Andrew White, a leading Jesuit and esteemed promoter of the Maryland colony, kept a journal of his voyage to Maryland, which was subsequently published as Relatio Iteneris in Marylandiam. White also composed Declaratio Coloniae Domini Baronis de Balltimore, a document that masterfully marketed the colonial venture to lay English Catholics. The Relatio is an engaging account of the voyage to and initial settlement of Maryland; the Declaratio is a promotional tract written to ensure the successful creation of the new colony. Together the documents promoted the enterprise to the Jesuit Order, but also provide valuable economic, religious, and legal data about English Catholics. White’s promotion of the colony to the Jesuit Order and the elite British Catholic community reveals underlying patterns of religious and material consumption. Interactions between British Catholics, the Jesuit Order, and non-Catholics both in England and in the Americas form a secondary focus in order to contextualize the English Catholic experience in the Early Modern Atlantic. The analysis of White’s texts exposes the means by which English Catholic identity was constructed in the trans-Atlantic world during the seventeenth century and elucidates the schisms within the English Catholic community that ultimately led to the loss of Catholic power and religious liberty in Maryland.
","abstract_html":"<p><em>Father</em> <em>Andrew</em> <em>White</em>, a leading <em>Jesuit</em> and esteemed promoter <em>of</em> <em>the</em> <em>Maryland</em> colony, kept a journal <em>of</em> his voyage to <em>Maryland</em>, which was subsequently published as <em>Relatio Iteneris in Marylandiam.</em> <em>White</em> also composed <em>Declaratio Coloniae Domini Baronis de Balltimore, </em>a document that masterfully marketed <em>the</em> <em>colonial</em> venture to lay English Catholics. <em>The</em> <em>Relatio</em> is an engaging account <em>of</em> <em>the</em> voyage to and initial settlement <em>of</em> <em>Maryland</em>; <em>the</em> <em>Declaratio</em> is a promotional tract written to ensure <em>the</em> successful creation <em>of</em> <em>the</em> new colony. Together <em>the</em> documents promoted <em>the</em> enterprise to <em>the</em> <em>Jesuit</em> <em>Order</em>, but also provide valuable economic, religious, and legal data about English Catholics. <em>White’s</em> promotion <em>of</em> <em>the</em> colony to <em>the</em> <em>Jesuit</em> <em>Order</em> and <em>the</em> elite British Catholic community reveals underlying patterns <em>of</em> religious and material consumption. Interactions between British Catholics, <em>the</em> <em>Jesuit</em> <em>Order</em>, and non-Catholics both in England and in <em>the</em> Americas form a secondary focus in <em>order</em> to contextualize <em>the</em> English Catholic experience in <em>the</em> Early Modern Atlantic. <em>The</em> analysis <em>of</em> <em>White’s</em> texts exposes <em>the</em> means by which English Catholic identity was constructed in <em>the</em> trans-Atlantic world during <em>the</em> seventeenth century and elucidates <em>the</em> schisms within <em>the</em> English Catholic community that ultimately led to <em>the</em> loss <em>of</em> Catholic power and religious liberty in <em>Maryland</em>.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Feres, Angela"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"History, PhD","degree_level":"Open Access Dissertation","degree_discipline":"School of Arts and Humanities","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Janet Farrell-Brodie","Robert Dawidoff"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2011,"date_issued":"2011-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2011-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:41:01Z","subjects":["Philosophy","religion and theology","Social sciences","Andrew White","Colonial history","English Reformation","Jesuit order","Lord Baltimore","Maryland","Religion","United States History"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/884","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Janet Farrell-Brodie","Robert Dawidoff"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Feres, Angela"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2024-12-17T08:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["School of Arts and Humanities"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Open Access Dissertation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["History, PhD"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Philosophy","religion and theology","Social sciences","Andrew White","Colonial history","English Reformation","Jesuit order","Lord Baltimore","Maryland","Religion","United States History"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/884"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Father Andrew White, a leading Jesuit and esteemed promoter of the Maryland colony, kept a journal of his voyage to Maryland, which was subsequently published as Relatio Iteneris in Marylandiam. 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