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Lybonia, and commissions George Cleaves deputy president, who opens a court at Saco styled The General Assembly of the province of Lygonia, which extended from Cape Porpoise to Casco......April, 1643 Richard Vines elected deputy-governor of the province of Maine......1644 Commissioners appointed for the purpose decide that th at Boston admits for the first time two representatives from Maine: John Wincoln, of Kittery, and Edward Rishworth, of York......May, 1653 Wells, Saco, and Cape Porpoise declared towns......1653 English, under Major Sedgwick subdue Penobscot and Port Royal, 1654, and the whole Acadian province is confirmed to the English, whified with additional articles at Mare Point (now in Brunswick) between the whites and Indians......Jan. 7, 1699 Indians under French leaders attack Wells, Cape Porpoise, Saco, Scarborough, Casco, Spurwink, and Purpooduck; the last two entirely destroyed. Thus opened the third Indian war, known as Queen Anne's War......Aug. 10