LANCASTER COUNTT. 19 



CHAPTER II. 



William Penn born — How he was made acquainted with this coTintry — In" 

 atrumental in settling West New Jersey — Obtains a charter for Pcimsyl' 

 vania — First purchasers embark for America — Markham's instructions — 

 He holds a Treaty with the Indians — Penn arrives in America — Con-venes- 

 an Assembly at Upland — Infcrriew with Lord Baltimore — Religious visit 

 — Visits New Jersey ; the Ihike of York ; his friends on Long Island ;. 

 returns to Philadelphia ; holds his grand Treaty with the Indians — More- 

 arrivals from Europe — Emigrants provide shelters — Form plantations — 

 Philadelphia laid out — Counties orgamized — Second Asssembly convoked 

 — Penn obliged to return to Europe.. 



William Penn, the Fomider of Pennsylvania, bora 

 in London, October 16, 1644, was the grand-son of Giles 

 Penn, and son of Sir William^ an Admiral of the 'Eng- 

 lish Navy. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford,. 

 where, on hearmg Tliomas Loe,. a quaker of eminencey 

 he imbibed his principles, which a few years afterwards 

 he publicly professed. He was in consequence, twice 

 turned out doors by his father. In 1668 he began to 

 preach in public, and to write in defence of his embraced 

 doctrines. For this he was twice incarcerated^ and once 

 brought to trial. It was during his first imprisonment 

 that he wrote — ^No Cross, No Crown. Li 167:2, he 

 married Gulielma Maria Springe tt, a lady of his religious 

 principles. In 1677, he visited Holland and Geniiany. 

 to propagate his favorite doctrines. He devoted much of 

 his time to preaching, writing, and visiting several coun- 

 tries on the continent, and Ireland. 



To show the reader how Penn, whom Montesquieu 

 denominates the modern Lycnrgus; the real founder of 



