120

Trial of James Kilner for Assault at sea, .

cult at sea, . . . 79

Trial of Charles Pickering & Samuel Buckley, for counter-
feiting, . . .

· · 84-89

Proposals for an English School, by Enoch Flower,

Anthony Weston, sentenced to be whipt, : . . 92

Trial of Margaret Matson, for Witchcraft,

. 93

Tax proposed upon Liquors imported,

. 99

Complaints of aggression by the Marylanders, 114, 188

Commission of Provincial Judges, .

Condemnation of the ship Harp of London,

. 122

Boundaries of Chester county, .. .

• 126

5 of Bucks, " .

130

James the Second proclaimed at Philadelphia, .

132

Declaration of the Assembly against Nicholas Moore, . 135

Proceedings thereon in Council, . . 138, 139, 140, 141

Several additional Laws promulgated, . .

171

Refusal of Council to admit William Dyer, as a member, 197

Sundry proposals agreed on by the Assembly, . . 203

Letter of Thomas Lloyd to Governor Blackwell & Council,
Deposition of Zachariah Whitpaine, relative to the abdication

of James the Second, . . . .

Petition relative to the bounds of Chester county, : 263

Depositions of John Blunston, Thomas Usher and others,

concerning the same, . . . . 264

Proceedings of Council on the subject, . . 264, 265, 266

Writt of Election for members of Provincial Council, . 280

Debate concerning the mode of Election, . . . 281

Speech of Governor Blackwell to the Assembly, . . 286

Declaration of the Governor and Assembly, .

Communication of the Governor concerning danger from the

Papist & Indians, .

299

Letter from the principal Secretary of State to Governor

• Blackwell, . .

302

Valedictory speech of Governor Blackwell,

312

Commissions from William Penn to the Council, . 315, 316

Letter from William Penn to Council, . .

316

Instructions for the Government of Pennsylvania, .

318

Declaration of Allegiance signed by the Council, .

322

236

297

Instructions to Lacy Cock, relating to a journey among the

Indians, .

. . .

334

Commission to Benjamin Fletcher, constituting him

Ronimenm,'

Vice

Admiral, . .. .

. . 345

Benjamin Fletcher's Commission to Wm. Markham, consti-

tuting him Deputy Vice Admiral, . . . 352

Commission to Benjamin Fletcher to be Captain General and

Governor in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and

County of Newcastle, . . . . 352

Benjamin Fletcher's commission to be Captain General and

Governor in Chief of New York, ,

. 358

Conference between Governor Fletcher, and Indians from

the upper part of the river, . . .

372

Order of Council relative to fees paid to the clerk of Phila-

delphia market, . . . . . 382

Letter of Governor Fletcher relative to the appointment of

a commissioner to meet those of the other provinces at

New York, . . . . .

391

Regulations of the Philadelphia market, .

392

Proceedings of the commissioners met at New York to agree

upon a quota of men and money for the defence of that

province, . .

394

Information against Ann Le Tort,

396

Governor Fletcher's speech to the Assembly,

398

Address of the Assembly to Governor Fletcher,

402

Governor Fletcher's answer, . .

402

Second address of the Assembly to Governor Fletcher re-
• lative to confirming the Laws of the province, .
Titles of Laws in force in 1693, . .
Remonstrance of the Assembly to Governor Fletcher, May

17th, 1693, . . . . . .

Conference between a Committee of the Assembly and Go-

vernor Fletcher, . .

. . : : 416

Conference between the Assembly and a committee of the

Council, 1. . . . . . 418

Answer of the Council to the Remonstrance of the Assembly, 423

Several Discourses between Governor Fletcher and Commit-

tees of the Assembly, . 425, 426, 427, 428, 429

435

437

Examination of Ann Le Tort,

Petition of Philip England relative to a ferry over Schuylkill,

Discourse between William Markham and some Delaware

Indians, . .

Letter from Governor Fletcher to Lieutenant Governor

Markham and Council, . . .

Remonstrance of the Assembly, April 11th, 1694, .

Governor Fletcher's speech to the Assembly, May 23d, 1694,

Table showing the amount of Tax levied and paid in each

county at the rate of one penny in the pound,

Governor Fletcher's speech, May 29th, 1694, .

June 2d, " . .

June 7th, < . .

June 9th, 16 . .

Remonstrance of Assembly in answer to the Queen's Letter,

William and Mary's Letters patent restoring William Penn

to the government of Pennsylvania, . .

Commission of William Markham to be Governor under

William Penn, of Pennsylvania and countries annexed,

Commission to John Goodson and Samuel Carpenter to be

assistants, .

Speech of Governor Markham to the Council June 29, 1695,

to the Assembly May 20, 1695,

: 06 " 29, <

« « Sept. 10,-

Answer of the Assembly,

.

Speech of Governor Markham to the Council, September

28th, 1696, . . . . . .

Record of the Road from Tho. Parson's water bridge race to

Oxford, in Oxford Creek, behind Dan Street's house,

Record of the road from Richard Dungworth's mill to Thos.

Parson's grist mill, . .

Record of the road from Dunken William's landing to the

old king's road, ·

·

Speech of Governor Markham to the Assembly, October 30th

1696. .

Report of the Assembly relative to raising money,

474

475

480

484

486

490

491

495

501

501

502

531

533

Order of Council relating to the petition of the inhabitants

of Buck's county for a market town, . .

Report of a Committee of the Assembly on Governor Fletch-

er's letter, - . . . . .

William Penn's letter relative to the growth of vice in Phila-

delphia, . .

Report of the committee appointed to consider William

Penn's letter, .

Proclamation by the Governor and Council, .

Petition of Samuel Carpenter and others, requesting that a

society may be incorporated for the establishment of a

public school,

Commission to Francis Nicholson to appoint Judges, &c. for

the court of Admiralty, ...

Commission to Matthew Birch to be Collector at Newcastle, 534

Commission to John Bewley to be Collector, '. . 534

Commission to M. Birch, to be Surveyor, &c., . .. 535

Commission to William Massey to be Collector, .. . 537

Letter from the Justices of Sussex county relative to a

piratical vessel, . . . . .. 539

Petition of John Adams relative to the seizure of his goods, 541

Petition of David Evans, .

ans, . . . . .

Letter from Richard Halliwell relative to James Meinzies of

Boston, . . .

. . . 559

Complaint of the inhabitants of Newcastle, .

563

Return of Council and Assembly, May 10th, 1699, 567, 595

Order of Council relative to the quality and weight of bread, 582

Speech of William Penn to the Council & Assembly, . 596

Memorial of Robert Quarry against David Lloyd, .

603

Proceedings upon the petition of Robert Turner, .

607

549

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