History of William Penn, Volume 1Hurst, 1872 - 363 pages |
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Admiral Penn answer Arlington arrest Assembly authority Captain Catholic CHAPTER charge Charles Church Colonel colony conscience Cork Council county Cork court crown declared Delaware Dixon Duke of York England English father favour fellow friends George George Fox Governor Gracechurch Street guilty Guli heard Holy honour Howell indictment interest James Jesuits John Fagg John Perrot jury King King's Kinsale knew Lady Penn land letter liberty live London Lord Lord Arlington Lord Baltimore Macaulay Macroom Magdalen College Majesty Markham ment Navy Gardens never offence Oxford Parliament peace Penn and Mead Penn's Pennsylvania persons Prince prisoner province Quakers Robinson royal sent Shangarry Castle Sir John Sir William Springett Starling Sydney thee things thou thought told took Tower verdict Vere Wanstead Whitehall William Mead William Penn words wrote young
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Page 229 - I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country...
Page 232 - And thou, Philadelphia, the virgin settlement of this province, named before thou wert born, what love, what care, what service, and what travail, has there been to bring thee forth and preserve thee from such as would abuse and defile thee!
Page 107 - Gentlemen, you shall not be dismissed till we have a verdict that the court will accept, and you shall be locked up without meat, drink, fire, and tobacco. You shall not think thus to abuse the court. We will have a verdict, by the help of God, or you shall starve for it.
Page 207 - Let justice have its impartial course, and the law free passage. Though to your loss protect no man against it, for you are not above the law, but the law above you. Live, therefore, the lives yourselves you would have the people live, and then you have right and boldness to punish the transgressor.
Page 339 - Her Majesty's Maids of Honour having acquainted me that they designe to employ you and Mr. Walden in making a composition with the Relations of the Maids of Taunton for the high Misdemeanour they have been guilty of, I do at their request hereby let you know that His Majesty has been pleased to give their Fines to the said Maids of Honour, and therefore recommend it to Mr. Walden and you to make the most advantageous composition you can in their behalfe. " I am, sir, your humble servant,