30 HISTORY OP 



CHAPTER III. 



Brief sketch of the History of Pennsylvania, from 1684 to 1699 — Pro- 

 vincial Executives from 1C84 to 1699 — Bounilarics of Chester county 

 determined — Increase of populatinn — First mills in Chester county — 

 Penn's eftbrt to improve the condition of the natives — Efforts to christianize 

 the Indians — Penn's new treaty with Susquehanna, Shawanese and 

 Ganawese, &c. nations — A new form of Government framed — PeJiR 

 appoints Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Governor — Sails for England. 



As it will be necessary to occasionally recur to the 

 main history of Peiinsylv^ania, and in order to preserve 

 some connection in the narrative of events of the period 

 between Penn's departure, in 1684, for Europe, and his 

 return, in 1G99, to America, a brief historical sketch of 

 that time is given, though some of the incidents con- 

 nected with the early settlements of Lancaster county, 

 and to which the order of time has not yet brought us, 

 are tiiercliy anticipated. 



Soon after Penn's return to England, Charles II. died, 

 February (J, 1G84 — 5; and .huncs II. ascended the 

 'throne, who was jjroclaimed King in the province, May 

 2d, 1685. "Ponn's altachmcnt to the Stuart family 

 induced him to adhere to this unfortunate monarch till 

 Jong alter liis fall;* and for two years after the revolu- 

 tion wl.ic 1 placed William, Prince of Orange, and Mary, 

 the duugliler of James, on the throne, the province was 

 administered in the name of James. This could not fail 

 to draw down the indignation of King William on the 

 devoted head of the ])roprietary, who suffered much 

 persecution for his unflinching loyalty. He was four 



»Jamcs abilicatcd, and went to France, December 23, 

 ■imS.— Blair's Chrunol. 



