This Volume Was Reproduced Pennsylvania State Library Library of Congress Catalog Number: 66-25101 Original Institution and Settlement of that Province, under WITH AN INTRODUCTION, RESPECTING, The Life of W. PENN, prior to the grant of the Province, and the religious TO WHICH IS ADDED, A brief Description of the faid Province, AND OF THE General State, in which it flourished, principally between the Years 1760 and 1770. Written principally between the Years 1776 and 1780, BY ROBERT PROUD. PULCHRUM EST BENEFACERE REIPUBLICE, ETIAM BENEDICERE HAUD ABSUR- SED CUM PLERIQUE ARBITRENTUR RES BELLICAS MAJORES ESSE QUAM URBANAS, MINUENDA EST HÆC OPINIO." Cic. Off. VOLUME II. Philadelphia: PRINTED AND SOLD BY ZACHARIAH POULSON, JUNIOR, Nearly oppofite to the Bank of North America. 1798. THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANI A. CHAPTER XVIII. Governor Gookin arrives.-The Proprietor's letter by kim to his friends.—Assembly's address to the Governor.-Names of the members of Assembly.-They continue their former animofity.-The Governor's anfwer; to which the Affembly reply.-The Council's address to the Governor.-The Assembly dif pleafed with the Council, and present a remon ftrance of grievances to the Governor.-Evil tendency of thefe difputes; and dangerous effects of party Spirit. The Governor's Speech to the Af fembly, containing a military requifition in 1709. GOVERNOR pro ERNOR GOOKIN, arrived at Phila- 1709. delphia, in the first month, March, O. S. The Proprietary, in a letter to his friends, in the 'The Province, recommended him, as a perfon of years, character of experience and moderation, as well as of good Governor character, example and abilities; and defcended of prietor's Gookin. 1709. of a good family in retand, and that, having taken leave of a military lite, and his native country, he came with intention, if he found the place agreeable to his expectation, to fettle, and spend the remainder of his life and fortune in the province.* The • This letter, which he fent by Governor Gookin, is as follows, viz. "London, 28th. 7th. month, 1708. Dear Friends and Brethren, "MY ancient love, if you can believe it, reaches to you, as in times paft, and years, that are gone, even, in the divine root and principle of love and life, that made us near to one another, above all worldly confiderations; where our life, I hope, is hid with Chrift, in God, our Father; fo that, when he appears, we fhall alfo appear with him, in glory; and in the meantime, through us, to those that love and wait for his appearance, as the defire of nations; that we may glorify God, his and our everlasting Father, in our bodies, fouls and fpirits, in temporal and eternal affairs; being indeed none of our own; forafmuch as we are our own, we are none of the Lord's; a great mystery, but a great truth, and of abfolute neceffity to witnefs, to be of the number of the chofen nation, the peculiar people, and royal priesthood of Christ, and his glorious kingdom. "Oh! my dear friends, let all below this keep on the left hand; and wait to feel those bleffed things, to inherit right hand; and in faith and courage, cry aloud to the Lord, for his renewing and refreshing power, that may revive and reform his work upon your hearts and minds; and our humility, meeknefs, patience, felf-denial and charity, with a blamelefs walking, may plainly appear, and manifeft the work of God upon our hearts, to those that are without; which is not only the way to bring up the loiterers, and gather in the careless ones, to their duty, but fetch home and bring in, the ftrangers, and the very enemies of the bleffed truth, to confefs and acknowledge that God is in you, and for you, of a truth. "Now, my dear friends, as to outward things, I have sent a new Governor, of years and experience; of a quiet, casy temper; that, I hope, will give offence to none; nor too easily put up any, if offered him, without hope of amendment. The Queen very graciously approved of him, at first offer, and gave him her hand to kiss; and, at last, being introdnced by the Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, at Windfor, he added, “Sir, I wife you a good journey, and shall be ready to ferve you." He is fober, understands to command and obey, moderate in his temper, and of what they call a good family: his grandfather, Sir Vincent Gookin, having been an early great planter in Ireland, in King James the first, and the first Charles's days; and he intends, if not ill treated, to lay his bones, as well as fubftance among you; having taken leave of the war, and both England and Ireland to live amongst you; and as he is not voluptuous, fo, I hope, he will be an example of thriftinefs. In fhort, he has inftructions, as much to the virtue, justice and peace of the country, as I can exprefs myfelf, or you defire, for your comfortable living; pray, therefore, receive him kindly, and 'exprefs it, by a modest fubfiftence; or, rather, give it me, to give him, or, how you please. "The |