V 889 99 Political and religious persecutions Reasons for the prolonged vitality of the persecuting spirit 104, Evils of persecution; importance of preserving variations It makes trouble for him at home Some of his writings: "Innocency with her Open Face" will not talk with me, says Penn, I must write You call names at me instead of using argument. If you do not blame Luther for asserting the right of private When you persecute others, you assume your own infalli- Religion thrives not upon outward show It is but a false cross that comports with self-indulgence Religion is not a fetish, but a discipline The use of "you" in place of "thou," says Penn, is undemo- cratic The recorder declares that England will never prosper until it has a Spanish Inquisition Penn's marriage, and charming home in Sussex He goes on a missionary tour in Holland and Germany Anna Maria, Countess of Hornes At which a Frenchwoman of quality is deeply moved A meeting on Sunday at the palace; emotion of the princess 135 Penn takes leave, and goes to preach in Frankfort and neigh- High tariffs and "spoils of office" have introduced new phases of tyranny unforeseen by Penn Andros claims West Jersey for the Duke of York Penn's claim against the crown How he conceived the "holy experiment " Boundaries of Penn's province; seeds of contention Name of the new commonwealth Penn's opinion of the country 157, 158 Some incorrect impressions regarding the purchase of Indian Not only in Pennsylvania and New Netherland, but in all the New England colonies, in Virginia, in Maryland, and in The price paid to four Delaware chiefs for the tract between Increase Mather's "confusion of title " Unstinted credit is due to the Quakers for their methods of dealing with the red men; nevertheless in the long peace The demand for a representative assembly is renewed gan as governor Meeting of the first assembly in Fort James But the warriors of the Long House checkmate him by in- James II. undertakes to improve the military strength of the And sends out Sir Edmund Andros as viceroy Dr. Mather detains King William's letter. Jacob Leisler refuses to pay duties Character of Leisler A committee of safety appoints Leisler to be commander-in- He assumes the title of lieutenant-governor He needs revenue and revives the Colonial Act of 1683 His authority is defied 191, 192 The king sends Henry Sloughter to be governor of New Leisler loses popularity Commanding position of the Dutch and Quaker colonies The war with France. Some effects of the accession of William and Mary Death of Sloughter; Benjamin Fletcher comes to govern . 209 Causes leading toward the Stamp Act Penn's plan for a Federal Union The pirates' lair on the island of Madagascar Enormous profits of the voyages William Kidd, and his commission for arresting pirates |