The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

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victims Of the rebellion that many pardon brokers
and oourtiers drove thriving trade In the sale
OF ransoma Some little girls II seems, had, by
the direction Of their schoolmistreas marched IN
! a procession when Monmouth landed. inc
maids Of honor al court demanded these girls
| as Their share Of the spells, and, when the boon
was granted. informed the parents Of the children
that 1900 would save them William Penn
according TO Macaulay, was the go-bctween
selected to c1tort this money Mr. IF'sher con-
codes that. " the charge be true, Penn was
contemplate villain; the virtues usually ascribed
TO him were but the scales Of hypocrisy, and We
should forget as possible that he ever
lived. and change the name Of Pennsylvania
He submits, however, that when We examine tho
evidence on witch Macaulay relied, We find II
reduced 10 a letter written by Lord Sunderland
to Mr. Pcnno, asking him To undertake the task.
In company with a Mr.. Walden. There is no
evidence that the Mr. Penne" accepted tho offer.
or that he tho same person as William Penn.
and II ia we'll known that there was at the time
notorious pardon broker named George Pcnne.
Moreover, Oldmixon. o contemporary authority.
records that Brent, Popish lawyer, was the agent
who finally acted for the maids Of honor. II
, follows that this particular charge must be dis
missed as at least not proven.
Macaulay also meers at Penn for attending
at this time the executions OF Cornish and Eliza
beth Gaunt William Penn, FASTENED from
Chcspsidc. where no had seen Cornish
hanged. 10 Tyburn, In order 70 sec Elizabeth
Gaunt burnt" Mr.. Fisher points out that tho
historian is careless when he asserts III at humane
men generally avoided such exhibitions They
do avoid them now; but they did not then. On
the contrary. the admirers and friends Of victim
or martyr usually made point OF going N SEQ
him die Evelyn. who was devoted adhcrent
1t a. IT..
describes IL In his diary. What was the Of
Elizabeth Gaunt7 She had concealed one OF
the Monmouth rebels in her house. lie informed
on her and WAS allowed TO 20 free. while she per-
ished Bishop Burnet. in his History Of His
Own Times recounts how Penn described to
him both her death and Cornish and PENIS
description shows the spirit In which he viewed
those shocking events: "She reioiccd that God
had honored her TO be the first that suffered by
fire in this reign: and that her suffering was
martyrdom for that religion which was all love.
Penn the Quaker told me he saw her die. She
laid the straw about her for burning herself speed
lily; and behaved herself in such manner that
all the spectators melted In tears Cor
nish. at his death. asserted his innocence with
great vehcnncnce: and. with some acrimony,
complained OF the methods taken to destroy him.
And so they gave II out that no died In at Of
S' ' '''''' va" %" 'i' 'NN", N
to me there appeared nothing but a Just indigna-
tion that innocence might very naturally give
Penn might be well relied on In such matters
he being entirely in the Kings interests
Mhcn James IL He'd from England In 1858,
ana william III and Mary became Joint sorercigns
o' England most o' those who had been friends
o' fenn ana VINO nal decide To stay al home
quickly made their peace with the new King.
PROMISED TO serve him. and had places given
70 'hcm IN his household and Government In
Macauiay ana other writer's Will be found anus
ing descriptions OF he sudden way in which these
distinguished men changed their affections and
OPINIONS AMI ieil on their knees before Dutch
William Penn. however. was not ono Of
Them lie seems 70 have been incapable
OF such quick tergversation He was
evidently one OF those who thought
William mere self-seoker, so infatuated with
tho pursuit OF glory that he would be IN injury