He gives a derivation of the name 'Pell, i.e. a poole--Sussex.' He
gives also the coat: 'Ermine, on a canton ... a pellicane (but not
feeding her young ones) ... [Pell].'
[AO] Fobbing was a Crown living--net annual value, in 1893, £534:
Laindon-cum-Basildon was in the gift of the see of London--net annual
value, in 1893, £491. The figures suggest that Pell had a good appetite
for preferment, to ask for more.
=William Penn= (1644-1718).
[574]William Penn natus Oct. 14, 1644, horâ 7 mane, Londini.
[575]William Penn[AP], the eldest son of Sir William Penn, knight,
[admirall[576] both of the English navy before the restauration of the
king, and commanded as captain-generall under the D. Y.[577] in 1665
against the Dutch fleet[578]], was borne in London, at Tower hill, the
14[579] day of October 1644. 'Twas upon a Monday he thinkes; but 'twas
about 7 a clock in the morning.
(His father was a very good man, but no Quaker; was very much against
his sonne.)
Went to schoole in London, a private schole on that hill, and his
father kept a tutor in the house: but first he went to school at
Chigwell in Essex.
<He was> mighty lively, but with innocence; and[580] extremely tender
under rebuke; and very early delighted in retirement; much given to
reading and meditating[581] of the scriptures, and at 14 had marked
over the Bible. Oftentimes at 13 and 14 in his meditations ravisht with
joy, and dissolved into teares.
The first sense he had of God was when he was 11 yeares old at
Chigwell, being retired in a chamber alone. He was so suddenly
surprized with an inward comfort and (as he thought) an externall glory
in the roome that he has many times sayd that from thence he had the
seale of divinity and immortality, that there was a God and that the
soule of man was capable of enjoying his divine communications.--His
schoolmaster was not of his perswasion.
To Christ's Church in Oxon anno 1660, anno aetatis 16; stayed there
about two yeares.
Anno 1662, went into France; stayd there two yeares.
Returnd and was entred of Lincoln's Inne.
About the plague, growing entirely solitary, was again diverted.
Was employed by his father in a journey into Ireland to the duke of
Ormond's court: the diversions of which not being able to keepe downe
the stronger motions of his soule to a more religious and retired life,
upon the hearing of one Th<omas> Lowe, a tradesman, of Oxon, at Cork,
1667, was so thoroughly convinced of the simplicity and selfe-deniall
of the way of the people called Quakers that from thence he heartily
espoused that judgment[582] and beliefe.
Since which time he haz passed a life of great variety of
circumstances[583], both with respect to good and evill report, divers
controversies orall and written[L.], severall imprisonments[LI.] (one
in Ireland, one in the Tower, <a> 3ʳᵈ in Newgate).
[L.] Ben Clark the bookseller[584] will give me a catalogue of all his
writings.
[LI.] Quaere annum et diem of his imprisonments and his sicknesses and
dangers.--MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 34ᵛ.
Travelled into Germany, Upper and Lower, annis 1671 and 1677, where
severall were affected with his way[LII.].
[LII.] Did he gaine any to him in France? Neg.[585]--MS. Aubr. 8, fol.
34ᵛ.
Notwithstanding those many odd adventures of his life, he hath severall
times[586] found favour from his majestie and also the D. Y.[587], with
divers of the nobilitye[588], and men of quality and learning in this
kingdom.
His majestie owing to his father 10,000 _li._, 16--, (which, with
the interest of it, came not to lesse than 20,000 _li._,) did, in
consideration therof, grant to him and his heirs a province in America
which his majesty was pleased to name Pensylvania[AQ], the 4th day of
March 1680/1, to which he is now goeing this next September 1681.
[589]His patent for Transylvania[590] is from the beginning of the
40th degree to 43 degrees in latitude, and 5 degrees in longitude from
Chisapeak-bay.
E. W.[591] <says[592] that there are> 2 or 3 things, e.g. military,
mighty necessary <for the colony>--quaere some proposalls.
He speaks well[593] the Latin and the French tongues, and his owne
with great mastership. He often declares[594] in the assemblies of his
Friends, and that with much eloquence[595] and fervency of spirit--by
which, and his perpetuall attendances on K<ing> and P<rince> for the
reliefe of his Friends, he often exposes his health to hazard.
He was chosen (ballotted) November 9th, nemine contradicente, admitted
Fellow of the Royal Societie, London[596], with much respecte.
[597]August 26, 1682, Saturday. This day about 4 a clock P.M. W. Penne,
esq., went towards Deale to launch for Pensylvania. God send him a
prosperous and safe voyage.
Last Wednesday in August (scil. Aug. 30, 1682) about noon he tooke
shippe at Deale.
He returned into England, October (about the middle[598]) 1684--quaere
diem.
[599]W. Penn, esq., married Gulielma Maria Springet, daughter of Sir
William Springet, of the Springets of the Broyles in Sussex.
She was a _posthuma_ of her father, a young gent. of religion and
courage who dyed at the siege of Arundel. His daughter was his image in
person and qualities, virtuous, generous, wise, humble[600]; generally
beloved for those good qualities and one more[601]--the great cures
she does, having great skill in physic and surgery, which she freely
bestows.
She early espoused the same way[602], about anno 1657. She was a great
fortune to her husband, being worth _de claro_ above 10,000 _li._ Her
fortune, quality, and good humour gave her the importunity of many
suitors of extraordinary condition, e.g. lord Brookes and lord J<ohn>
<Vaughan>, etc.; but valueing the unity of beliefe and the selfe
deniall of her profession above the glories of the world, resisted
their motions till Providence brought a man of equall condicion and
⦻[603] to herself to the syncere embracing of the same fayth, whose
mariage haz been crowned with a continued affection.
[Sir William Penn, knight[604],] his father, was a man of excellent
naturall abilities, not equalled in his time for the knowledge of
navall affayres and instrumentall to the raysing of many families. Bred
his son religiously; and, as the times grew loose, would have had his
sonne of the fashion, and was therfore extreme bitter at his sonne's
retirement. But this lasted not alwayes; for, in the conclusion of his
life, he grew not only kind, but fonde; made him the judge and ruler of
his family; was sorry he had no more to leave him (and yet, in England
and Ireland, he left him 1500 _li._ per annum). But, which is most
remarkeable, he that opposed his sonne's way because of the crosse that
was in it to the world's latitude, did himselfe embrace this faith,
recommending to his son the plainesse and selfe deniall of it, sayeing
'Keep to the plainesse of your way, and you will make an end of the
priests to the ends of the earth.' And so he deceased, desiring that
none but his son William should close his eies (which he did). Obiit
anno aetatis 49, 4 months.
[605]Pen _m._ ...
|
... Penn, of Mynety com. _m._ Joane Gilbert
Wilts (Hale-house in | (of the Gilberts
Minety). He lies buried | of Yorkshire).
in Myntie chancell, vide |
the inscription. |
+----+
|
Sir William Penn, _m._ Margaret Jasper,
knight. | daughter of John
| Jaspar, merchant,
| of Roterdam.
+---------------------------+--------------+-------+
| | |
1. W. Penn, _m._ Gulielma 2. Richard, 3. Margaret, _m._ Anthony Lowder
esq. | Maria obiit sine | of Mask in
| Springet. prole. | Cleaveland
| | in Yorkshire.
+-----+----------+------------+ +---+-+-+---+
| | | | | | |
1. Springet Pen, 2. William. 3. Laetitia. 1 2 3 4
eldest son.
[606]_A Catalogue of William Penn's writings._