fo afterwards, in part of the tranfactions of fome 1709. of these Affemblies, that a discontented and factious difpofition, or party, was increasing in the province, against his intereft, endeavouring to divide that, in appearance, which, in reality, was one, and ought never to be separated, not even in idea; tending to render the government uneafy to him, and under views, or pretence of gaining more privileges and liberties to endanger thofe, which they had: This, it is certain, would have been the cafe, at that time, had the Proprietary made use of those means, which were then abfolutely in his power, to terminate his difficulties, to his prefent advantage, but, moft probably, unfavourable to the views of those who oppofed him, by his difpofing of the government to the crown; to which his private circumftances, the folicitations of the ministry, and this conduct in the province, so much incited him.*

"In the year 1707, he was unhappily involved in a fuit of law with the executors of a perfon, who had been formerly his fteward; against whofe demands he thought both confcience and juftice required his endeavours to defend himself. But his cause (though many thought him aggrieved) was attended with fuch circumstances, as that the Court of Chancery did not think it proper to relieve him; wherefore he was obliged to dwell in the Old Baily within the rules of the Fleet, fome part both of this, and the next enfuing year, until fuch time, as the matter, in difpute, was accommodated."

Penn's life, in bis printed works.

END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

INDEX

TO THE

History of Pennsylvania.

VOLUME I.

Anno. Preface dedicatory to the inhabitants of
Pennfylvania, refpecting the defign,
materials and fubject of the work; with
obfervations, &c.

INTRODUCTION,-Part Ift.-Containing
Memoirs of the life of William Penn,
prior to his founding the province of
Pennfylvania.

Account of the rife, religious fyftem and
practice, or manners, of the people
called Quakers.

Memoirs of William Penn's life continu-
ed till about the timeof the grant and
fettlement of Pennsylvania.
INTRODUCTION,-Part IId.-Containing-
A fummary of the ancient Virginia, &c.
with the fettlement, government and
proceedings of the Dutch and Swedes,
on Hudfon, or North river, and on
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Page.

3 to 17

19 to 27

27 to 81

81 to 102

the

Anno.

the bay and river of Delaware, &c.
including the first rise of the colony
of Maryland, &c.
Conqueft and capture of New-Netherland
from the Dutch by the English;—

with the rife of New-York and New-
Jersey, and the government and public
proceedings there, till the divifion of
the latter into East and Weft New-
Jersey, &c.

Page.

103 to 121

121 to 136

First and early fettlement, government
and public transactions, with a sketch
of the religious and general state, &c.
of Weft New-Jerfey, &c. till about

the time of the colonization of Penn-

fylvania.

136 to 167

William Penn's motive and defign in the
colonization of Pennsylvania.

167 to 169

1680. Caufe and manner of obtaining the

grant; with Anderfon's account of
the first rise of the province.

169 to 171

1681. Royal charter of King Charles the second
to William Penn.

171 to 187

Boundary between Maryland and Penn-
fylvania difputed;-with the real ex-
tent and content of the province as
afterwards agreed and fettled, &c.
The King's declaration, in confequence
of the grant and charter, &c.
The Proprietary publishes an account of
the province. Offers terms of fale
for land, and conditions of fettlement;
which he mixes with good advice to
the adventurers.

Origin and nature of the quit-rents, &c.
Free fociety of traders in Pennsylvania
formed, &c..

187 and 188

1681.

Anna. The Proprietary publishes the first con-
ditions, or conceffions, agreed on by
him and the first adventurers;-with
one of the stipulations therein contain-
ed, &c.

Sailing of the first three ships from En-
gland to Pennsylvania with William
Markham and Commiffioners; names
of fome of the paffengers; of whom
Jofeph Kirkbride is an inftance of
fuccefsful industry, &c.
Importance of treating the Indians well,
exemplified in William Penn's con-
duct towards them.

William Penn's letter to the Indians by
his Commiffioners.

1682. First frame of government and laws,
&c. agreed on and published in En-
gland, &c.

Page.

192

193 and 194

194

195

196

Part of the preface, and purport of faid

frame; with one of these first laws. 196 to 200

The Duke of York's deed of release of
the province to William Penn.
The Proprietary obtains, from the Duke
of York, the three lower counties on
Delaware, called the territories of
Pennsylvania; with the right of the
Duke to the fame, &c.

-

Boundaries between Maryland and Penn-
fylvania with faid territories not yet
finally settled, &c.

William Penn writes a valedictory epif-
tle to his friends, the Quakers, in En-
gland, and fails for Pennsylvania in
August, 1682.

Many of the paffengers, in the fame ship
with him, die of the small-pox, in their
*paffage.

200

201 and 202

203

204

Ibid.