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

entirely. but, 10 please some Of the Council he
was held upon bail for while, and In Trinity
'cfm OF the samo year he was discharged.
subsequently,, Penn was accused OF completely
In plot TO bring over King James In the absence
OF King William who had gone TO Tho Hague.
The papers found on one OF the oonsprators were
believed by The Government TO implcate Penn,
ana ne was included In the proclamation for tho
arrest OF the persons presumably guilty. He went
into retirement for time. or. as Burnet puts II,
"absconded" According TO a statement In Lut-
uell's diary he left England on Sept IS, 1901,
and took refuge in France. This was In accord.
anco with his assertion that II King william
would not hear him in person. and free him from
the danger OF trial, he must leave the country.
How long he remained in France is unknown,
but there is a letter OF his TO Robert Turner In
pennsylvania. dated al London. Nov 20. 1892
ABOUT month after King William had deprived
him OF the government OF his province Toward
the close OF 1893 however, the English Govern
mcnt began 10 consider him as no longer danger
Gus, and Luttrell In his diary for Dec 8. OF tho
year named, speaks Of PENIS acquttal by King
William: william Penn. tho Quaker. having
for some time absconded and having compromised
tho matters against him, appears now in public
and, on Friday last held forth at tho Bull nnd
Mouth In st Martins" II is at this point that
this biography "The return which he made for
the lcnity with which he had been treated does
not much raise his character Scarcely had he
again begun TO arraign In public tho un-
lawfulncss Of war. when he sent a message earn
city exhorting James II. TO make an immediate
decent decent on England with 10000 men" Mr.;
Fisher points out that the message here referred
TO by tho historian was contained In a document
sent TO James. and protesting to inform him
what some OF his prominent subjects in England
thought OF his chances Of getting back his crown:
MT Penn says that Your Majesty has had several
pesn and Su he ne hopc any 80 iavorse as ,b1
be earnest with the mos, Christian King no, TO
neSlsc, IL; that descen, with 10000 men viii
Louis ,XNL" This m1nifesily, Is III, h lanTuase
Penn really used H. II is not surprising tina, he
was suspected Of being Jesuit Mr. Fisher.
for his part finds i hard to believe that Penn
expressions 81 his opinion which We have. or that
lie lie used The LANGUAGE repaired. We are reminded
man named VILLA mson who docs not pretend
TO give penns words, but only the substance
81 What he said ln the letter in which he gives
Pcnns opinion will be forni his reports Of what
about a dozen other friends Of James thong ht
upon tho subject Of his return. and all these re.
form There Is no evidence tina, Williamson
convcrse,l directly Will Penn in order 10 obtain
bis opinion y" may have heard in a round a.
bout wav something witch he chose 10 consider
PENIS views People NAV have told him what
they understood PENIS opinions 10 be- and vii.
Hanson may have entered II as a make weight
IN his reports Considered as proof. Mr.. Fisher
deems tho report v"-v weak II seems all the
weakcr 70 hin hccaus" twenty years later, in
December, lIi3. another collector Of information
named plunk-, reported Penn as one of those
who could We relief on by the Pretrnder TO the
English throne Punket could not possibly
have communicated. with Penn for. in December.
1Ii3 the later bad been out Of his mind for
year and half
=. This book is written with a determination to
discover Tho truth and 10 declare T. The result
is a. close approach 10 Justice az any biography
OF William Penn Is likely 10 exhibit NJ w. H.