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         Penn, William, 1644-1718.
      
       
         
           1690
        
      
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             Some proposals for a second settlement in the province of Pennsylvania [by] William Penn.
             Penn, William, 1644-1718.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.).
           
             Printed and sold by Andrew Sowle ...,
             [London] :
             1690.
          
           
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           Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
           Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century.
        
      
    
     
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           SOME
           PROPOSALS
           For
           a
           Second
           Settlement
           in
           the
           
             Province
             of
             Pennsylvania
             .
          
        
         
           WHereas
           I
           did
           about
           nine
           Years
           past
           ,
           propound
           the
           selling
           of
           several
           
             Parts
             ,
          
           or
           
             Shares
          
           of
           Land
           ,
           upon
           that
           side
           of
           the
           
             Province
          
           of
           
             Pennsylvania
             ,
          
           next
           
             Delaware-River
             ,
          
           and
           setting
           out
           of
           a
           Place
           upon
           it
           for
           the
           building
           of
           a
           
             City
             ,
          
           by
           the
           name
           of
           
             Philadelphia
             ;
          
           and
           that
           divers
           Persons
           closed
           with
           those
           Proposals
           ,
           who
           ,
           by
           their
           ingenuity
           ,
           industry
           and
           charge
           ,
           have
           advanced
           that
           
             City
             ,
          
           from
           a
           Wood
           ,
           to
           a
           good
           forwardness
           of
           Building
           (
           there
           being
           
             above
             One
             Thousand
             Houses
             finisht
             in
             it
          
           )
           and
           that
           the
           several
           
             Plantations
          
           and
           
             Towns
          
           begun
           upon
           the
           Land
           ,
           bought
           by
           those
           first
           Undertakers
           ,
           are
           also
           in
           a
           prosperous
           way
           of
           Improvement
           and
           Inlargement
           (
           insomuch
           as
           last
           Year
           ,
           
             ten
             Sail
             of
             Ships
             were
             freighted
             there
             ,
             with
             the
             growth
             of
             the
             Province
             ,
          
           for
           
             Barbados
             ,
             Jamaica
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Besides
           what
           came
           directly
           for
           this
           Kingdom
           )
           It
           is
           now
           my
           purpose
           to
           make
           another
           
             Settlement
             ,
          
           upon
           the
           River
           of
           
             Susquehannagh
             ,
          
           that
           runs
           into
           the
           Bay
           of
           
             Chesapeake
             ,
          
           and
           bears
           about
           fifty
           Miles
           
             West
          
           from
           the
           River
           
             Delaware
             ,
          
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           
             Common
             Maps
          
           of
           the
           English
           Dominion
           in
           
             America
             .
          
           There
           I
           design
           to
           lay
           out
           a
           
             Plat
          
           for
           the
           building
           of
           another
           
             City
             ,
          
           in
           the
           most
           convenient
           place
           for
           communication
           with
           the
           former
           Plantations
           on
           the
           
             East
             :
          
           which
           by
           Land
           ,
           is
           as
           good
           as
           done
           already
           ,
           a
           Way
           being
           laid
           out
           between
           the
           two
           Rivers
           very
           exactly
           and
           conveniently
           ,
           at
           least
           three
           years
           ago
           ;
           and
           which
           will
           not
           be
           hard
           to
           do
           by
           Water
           ,
           by
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           River
           
             Scoalkill
             ;
          
           for
           a
           
             Branch
          
           of
           that
           River
           lies
           near
           a
           
             Branch
          
           that
           runs
           into
           
             Susquehannagh
          
           River
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           
             Common
             Course
          
           of
           the
           
             Indians
          
           with
           their
           
             Skins
          
           and
           
             Furrs
          
           into
           our
           parts
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Provinces
           of
           
             East
          
           and
           
             West-Jersy
             ,
          
           and
           
             New-York
             ,
          
           from
           the
           
             West
          
           and
           
             North-West
          
           parts
           of
           the
           
             Continent
          
           from
           whence
           they
           bring
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           do
           also
           intend
           that
           every
           one
           who
           shall
           be
           a
           
             Purchasser
          
           in
           this
           proposed
           
             Settlement
             ,
          
           shall
           have
           a
           proportionable
           
             Lot
          
           in
           the
           said
           
             City
          
           to
           build
           a
           House
           or
           Houses
           upon
           ;
           which
           
             Town-Ground
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Shares
          
           of
           Land
           that
           shall
           be
           bought
           of
           me
           ,
           shall
           be
           delivered
           clear
           of
           all
           
             Indian
             pretentions
             ;
          
           for
           it
           has
           been
           my
           way
           from
           the
           first
           ,
           to
           purchase
           their
           Title
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           settle
           with
           their
           consent
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Shares
          
           I
           dispose
           of
           ,
           contain
           each
           ,
           Three
           Thousand
           
             Acres
             ,
          
           for
           100
           
             l.
          
           and
           for
           greater
           or
           lesser
           quantities
           ,
           after
           that
           rate
           .
           The
           
             Acre
          
           of
           that
           Province
           is
           according
           to
           the
           Statute
           of
           the
           
             33th
          
           of
           
             Edw.
          
           1.
           
           And
           no
           
             Acknowledgement
          
           or
           
             Quit-Rent
          
           shall
           be
           paid
           by
           the
           Purchasers
           till
           five
           years
           after
           a
           Settlement
           be
           made
           upon
           their
           Lands
           ,
           and
           that
           only
           according
           to
           the
           quantity
           of
           
             Acres
          
           so
           taken
           up
           and
           seated
           ,
           and
           not
           otherwise
           ;
           and
           only
           then
           to
           pay
           but
           
             one
             shilling
          
           per
           annum
           for
           every
           hundred
           
             Acres
             forever
             .
          
           And
           further
           ,
           I
           do
           promise
           to
           agree
           with
           every
           Purchasser
           that
           shall
           be
           willing
           to
           treat
           with
           me
           between
           this
           and
           next
           Spring
           ,
           upon
           all
           such
           reasonable
           conditions
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           thought
           necessary
           for
           their
           accommodation
           ,
           intending
           ,
           if
           God
           please
           ,
           to
           return
           with
           what
           speed
           I
           can
           ,
           and
           my
           Family
           with
           me
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           our
           future
           residence
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ,
           that
           which
           particularly
           recommends
           this
           
             Settlement
             ,
          
           is
           the
           known
           Goodness
           of
           the
           Soyle
           ,
           and
           Scituation
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           which
           is
           high
           &
           not
           Mountainous
           ;
           also
           the
           Pleasantness
           ,
           and
           Largness
           of
           the
           River
           ,
           being
           clear
           and
           not
           rapid
           ,
           and
           broader
           then
           the
           
             Thames
          
           at
           London-bridge
           ,
           many
           Miles
           above
           the
           place
           designed
           for
           this
           
             Settlement
             ;
          
           and
           runs
           (
           as
           we
           are
           told
           by
           the
           
             Indians
             )
             quite
             through
             the
             Province
             ,
          
           into
           which
           many
           fair
           Rivers
           empty
           themselves
           .
           The
           sorts
           of
           
             Timber
          
           that
           grow
           there
           ,
           are
           chiefly
           
             Oake
             ,
             Ash
             ,
             Chesnut
             ,
             Walnut
             ,
             Cedar
             ,
          
           and
           
             Poplar
             .
          
           The
           native
           
             Fruits
          
           are
           
             Pawpaws
             ,
             Grapes
             ,
             Mulberys
             ,
             Chesnuts
             ,
          
           and
           several
           sorts
           of
           
             Walnuts
             .
          
           There
           are
           likewise
           great
           quantities
           of
           
             Deer
             ,
          
           and
           especially
           
             Elks
             ,
          
           which
           are
           much
           bigger
           than
           our
           
             Red
             Deer
             ,
          
           and
           use
           that
           River
           in
           Herds
           .
           And
           
             Fish
          
           there
           is
           of
           divers
           sorts
           ,
           and
           very
           large
           and
           good
           ,
           and
           in
           great
           plenty
           .
        
         
           But
           that
           which
           recommends
           both
           this
           
             Settlement
          
           in
           perticular
           ,
           and
           the
           Province
           in
           general
           ,
           is
           a
           late
           
             Pattent
          
           obtained
           by
           divers
           Eminent
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           
             for
             that
             Land
             that
             lies
             North
             of
          
           Pennsylvania
           
             up
             to
             the
          
           46th
           
             Degree
             and
             an
             half
             ,
          
           because
           their
           
             Traffick
          
           and
           
             Intercourse
          
           will
           be
           chiefly
           through
           
             Pennsylvania
             ,
          
           which
           lies
           between
           that
           Province
           and
           the
           Sea.
           We
           have
           also
           the
           comfort
           of
           being
           the
           
             Center
          
           of
           all
           the
           English
           Colonies
           upon
           the
           
             Continent
          
           of
           
             America
             ,
          
           as
           they
           lie
           from
           the
           
             North-East
             parts
             of
             New-England
             to
             the
             most
             Southerly
             parts
             of
             Carolina
             ,
          
           being
           above
           1000
           Miles
           upon
           the
           Coast
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           Persons
           please
           to
           apply
           themselves
           to
           me
           by
           Letters
           in
           relation
           to
           this
           affair
           ,
           they
           may
           direct
           them
           to
           
             Robert
             Ness
          
           Scrivener
           in
           
             Lumber-Street
          
           in
           
             London
          
           for
           
             Philip
             Ford
             ,
          
           and
           suitable
           answers
           will
           be
           returned
           by
           the
           first
           oppertunity
           .
           There
           are
           also
           
             Instructions
          
           printed
           for
           information
           of
           such
           as
           intend
           to
           go
           ,
           or
           send
           Servants
           ,
           or
           Families
           thither
           ,
           which
           way
           they
           may
           proceed
           with
           most
           
             Ease
          
           and
           
             Advantage
             ,
          
           both
           here
           and
           there
           ,
           in
           reference
           to
           
             Passage
             ,
             Goods
             ,
             Vtensels
             ,
             Building
             ,
             Husbandry
             ,
             Stock
             ,
             Subsistance
             ,
             Traffick
             ,
          
           &c.
           being
           the
           effect
           of
           their
           Expence
           and
           Experiance
           
             that
             have
             seen
             the
             fruit
             of
             their
             Labours
             .
          
        
         
           
             William
             Penn.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Printed
             and
             sold
             by
          
           Andrew
           Sowle
           ▪
           
             at
             the
          
           Crooked
           Billet
           
             in
          
           Holloway
           Lane
           ,
           Shoreditch
           ,
           1690.
           
        
      
    
  

