which you seemed a little surprised, and after some general discourse about it, you said you would call on me some other time, and speak further of it; since that time I never saw you, but by accident and in passage, where I thought you always declined me, particularly at Sir William Jones's chamber, which was the last time, I think, I saw you; upon which occasion I took notice to him of your strangeness to me, and told him what I thought might be the reason of it, and that I was sorry for it, because I had a particular esteem of your parts and temper.

"Whenever you will please to satisfy me that my suspicion of the truth of that report I had heard was groundless, I will heartily beg your pardon for it. I do fully concur with you in the abhorrence of the two principles you men tion, and in your approbation of that excellent saying of Mr. Hooker's, for which I shall ever highly esteem him. I have endeavored to make it one of the governing principles of my life, never to abate anything of humanity or charity to any man for his difference from me in opinion, and particularly to those of your persuasion, as several of them have had experience. I have been ready upon all occasions to do all offices of kindness, being truly sorry to see them so hardly used; and though I thought them mistaken, yet in the main I believed them to be very honest. I thank you for your letter, and have a just esteem of the Christian temper of it, and rest,

"Your faithful friend,

Jo. TILLOTSON."

William Penn to Dr. Tillotson.

"WORTHY FRIEND:-Having a much less opinion of my own memory than of Dr. Tillotson's truth, I will al

low the fact, though not the jealousy. For besides that I cannot look strangely where I am well used: I have ever treated the name of Dr. Tillotson with another regard. I might be grave, and full of my own business; I was also then disappointed by the doctor's; but my nature is not harsh, my education less, and my principle least of all. It was the opinion I have had of the doctor's moderation, simplicity, and integrity, rather than his parts, or post, that always made me set a value upon his friendship, of which, perhaps, I am better judge, leaving the latter to men of deeper talents. I blame him nothing, but leave it to his better thoughts, if in my affair, his jealousy was not too nimble for his charity. If he can believe me, I should hardly prevail with myself to endure the same thought of Dr. Tillotson on the like occasion, and less to speak of it. For the Roman correspondence I will freely come to confession. I have not only no such thing with any Jesuit at Rome (though Protestants may have without offence), but I hold none with any Jesuit, priest, or regular in the world, of that communion. And that the doctor may see what a novice I am in that business, I know not one anywhere. And yet, when all this is said, I am a Catholic, though not a Roman. I have bowels for mankind, and dare not deny others what I crave for myself, I mean liberty for the exercise of my religion; thinking faith, piety, and Providence a better security than force, and that if Truth cannot prevail with her own weapons, all others will fail her.

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'Now, though I am not obliged to this defence, and that it can be no temporizing now to make it, yet that Dr. Tillotson may see how much I value his good opinion, and

dare own the truth and myself at all turns, let him be confident I am no Roman Catholic, but a Christian, whose creed is the Scripture, of the truth of which I hold a nobler evidence than the best church authority in the world. I recommend him to my Address to Protestants,' from page 133 to the end, and to the four first chapters of my 'No Cross, No Crown;' to say nothing of our most inceremonious and unworldly way of worship, and their pompous cult; where at this time I shall leave the business, with all due and sensible acknowledgments to thy friendly temper, and assurance of the sincere wishes and respects of thy affectionate real friend,

WILLIAM PENN. "CHARING-CROSS, the 29th of the Eleventh month, 1686."

Dr. Tillotson to William Penn.

"April the 29th, 1686.

"SIR-I am very sorry that the suspicion which I had entertained concerning you, of which I gave you the true account in my former letter, hath occasioned so much trouble and inconvenience to you. And I do now declare with great joy, that I am fully satisfied there was no just ground for that suspicion, and therefore I do heartily beg your pardon for it. And ever since you were pleased to give me that satisfaction, I have taken all occasions to vindicate you in this matter. I am very much in the country, but will seek the first opportunity to visit you at Charing-cross, and renew our acquaintance, in which I took great pleasure. I rest,

"Your faithful friend,

Jo. TILLOTSON."

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XVI.

ILLIAM PENN had received, since his residence

in England, several letters, both private and official, from Pennsylvania. He was pleased to find that the members of his own Society had conducted themselves generally well, and that they had endeavored to promote one of his favorite objects. They had been careful to prevent the introduction of strong liquors among the Indians, and they had held several religious meetings with them. The Indians, it appears, generally heard with patience what was said to them at these times, and seemed affected by it; but the impression was not durable. These efforts, however, were very pleasing to one who knew well that every work must have a beginning, and that the best could not be brought to perfection without perseverance. Other intelligence contained in these letters was far from agreeable.

In a letter from William Penn to James Harrison, his steward, dated 30th of Fifth month (July), '85, he says: "I have had two letters more with three bills of exchange. I am sorry the public is so unmindful of me as not to prevent bills upon me, that am come on their errand, and had rather have lost a thousand pounds than have stirred from Pennsylvania. The reproaches that I hear daily of the conduct of things, bears hard upon my spirit too.

"The Lord order things for his glory. James, send no

more bills, for I have enough to do to keep all even here, and think of returning with my family: that can't be (done) without vast charge." In a letter, about the same time, to him and others, he says: "I am sorry at heart for your animosities. Cannot more friendly and private courses be taken, to set matters right in an infant province, whose steps are numbered and watched? For the love of God, me and the poor country, be not so governmentish, so noisy, and open in your dissatisfactions. Some folks love hunting in government itself." He deprecated the heavy charges which had been made for titles to land. "It is an abominable thing to have three warrants for one purchase; 't is oppression that my soul loathes. Why not one warrant for all, at least for liberty-lot and the remainder? This is true and right oppression, besides several things set down that are not in law nor in my regulations."

It appears that he had not long left the colony before it fell into disorder, which shows how much his presence had been the life and support of it. And this disorder, which began with one or two individuals of looser character, spread to the bodies politic. The Assembly, where the animosities above mentioned first showed themselves, proceeded so far as to impeach one of their members, Nicholas Moore, and instructed their Speaker to inform the Governor of the fact.

The letter from the.Assembly, though it had the appearance of being both affectionate and respectful, was the cause of great uneasiness to William Penn, for Moore had conducted himself so well, not only as a private man, but in his office as President of the Free Society of Traders of