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government. Sometimes lie was speaker of tlie assembly; and is said to 

 have been a very worthy and serviceable person in the province, both in 

 a religious and civil capacity. He lived in Chester county, and died on 

 the 27th of January, 1702. 



William Biles was a preacher among the Quakers, among the first set- 

 tlers there; where he appears to have taken up land under Governor 

 Andros, of New York, prior to William Penn's grant of the province. 

 He is said to have been a very useful person both in the civil and re- 

 ligious line ; being often in the Council and Assembly, &c. 



James Harrison came from Boulton, in Lancashire, one of the proprie- 

 tor's first commissioners of property ; was divers years in great esteem 

 with him and his agent, at Peunsbury — being a man of good educa- 

 tion, and a preacher among the Quakers. 



William Haige had been a merchant in London. 



Ralph Withers, from Bishop's Canning, in Wiltshire. 



Grilhth Jones, from Surry. 



Francis Whitewell was counsellor for Kent county. He is said to 

 have been a very serviceable person in the government, among the first 

 and early settlers ; a preacher among the Quakers ; and every way a very 

 useful and worthy member of society. He died in the year 1681; and 

 William Darval was chosen counsellor in his stead. 



Thomas Wynne was Speaker of the Assembly during the two first 

 years, and was at other times a member of it. He was one of the people 

 called Quakers, a preacher among them, and came from North Wales; a 

 person of note and good character. He died in the latter part of the year 

 1692. He was author of some pieces written in defence of the Quakers, 

 in his native country. 



John Moon was originally of Lancashire, in England : afterwards of Bris- 

 tol. He wrote some pieces in defence of the Quakers, in his native cov^ntr3^ 



John Songhurst came from Sussex, in England; was a writer and 

 preacher among the Quakers. He died in West Jersey, and was buried 

 in Philadelphia, in 1688.— 1 Proud^ 235-6. 



The most important business enacted at this session was the adoption 

 a new charter, framed by a joint committee [1683.] It is reprinted in 

 Division X. No. 4. This charter, with another enacted in 1696 were 

 only preparatory to the last Charter of Privileges^ granted in 1701. 



"The Governor and Council, among other regulations, established a 

 Seal, for each county, viz: for Philadelphia., an Anchor; for Bucks, a 

 Tree and Vine; for Chester, a Ploiv; for Neio Castle, a Cassia; for Kent, 

 three Ears of Indian Corn; and for Sussex, a Wheat Sheaf. 



"The first sheriffs appointed for each county, were: for Philadelphia, 

 John Test; Chester, TJiomas Usher; Bucks, Richard Nolle; Xeir Castle, 

 Edmund Cantiaell; Kent, Peter Boircomh ; Sussex, John Vines. 



