7(3 AUTHEXTIC HISTORY 



government for his ] protection, and he was on the eve of sailing, when 

 his enterprise was marred by another persecution. A wretch, named 

 Fuller, subsequently declared infamous by parliament, and pilloried, ac- 

 cused him, on oath, with being engaged in a conspiracy of the papists in 

 Lancashire to raise a rebellion, and restore James to the crown. He 

 narrowly escaped arrest on his return from the funeral of George Fox, 

 the celebrated founder of the society of Friends. Hitherto he had met 

 his accusers Avith a courage worthy of his character and his innocence, yet 

 such was his dread of the profligac}' of the witness who now appeared 

 against him, that he deemed it prudent to seek retirement and privacy. 

 His contemplated colony failed, and the expenses of its outfit were lost.'' 



After Blackwell's departure the Council elected Thomas Lloyd, their 

 president, and according to the constitution, assumed executive functions 

 [1690.] But six counsellors from the lower counties, without the knowl- 

 edge of the president, formed themselves into a separate Council, [1091] 

 appointed judges for those counties and made ordinances. 



The President and Council of Pennsylvania fortliAvith published a 

 oroclamation declaring all the acts of the six secedino' members illea'al. 

 The latter made proposals towards an accommodation, in which they 

 principally required that the judges and all officers of the Government 

 should be appointed by the nine counsellors from the lower counties. 

 But this was not allowed them. On the other hand, Penn tried to restore 

 a good understanding between the two colonies, between whom the 

 breach was widening, by giving them the choice of three modes of execu- 

 tive government, viz: by a joint council, by five commissioners, or by a 

 lieutenant-governor. The majority ftivored the last mode, but seven of 

 the members for the lower counties protested against it, and declared for 

 the commissioners, which form of government, in case the members for 

 Pennsylvania should persist in favor of a lieutenant-governor, they 

 meant to introduce into their territories until the will of the proprietary 

 should ])e known. Their principal objections against a lieutenant-gov- 

 ernor were the expense of his support and the fear lest the officers should 

 be arbitrarily dismissed. The ettbrts on the part of the Council of Penn- 

 sylvania to effiict a good understanding proving fruitless, the three upper 

 counties choose Lloyd for their Governor, while the lowcv countievS 

 rejected him. Penn, therefore, perceiving it i'mpossible to bring about a 

 union, confirmed the appointment of Llojd, and conferred the govern- 

 ment of the lower counties on William Markham, the former Secretarv 

 of the province, who had joined with the protesting members. This was 

 done by William Penn much against his will and had the consequence 

 he predicted, viz : that the King, as will presently appear, annexed the 

 two colonies to the Government of New York.^ 



lEbolino-. Proud. 



