OF THE

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL

OF

PENNSYLVANIA,

FROM THE ORGANIZATION TO THE TERMINATION OF THE PROPRIETARY

GOVERNMENT.

PUBLISHED BY THE STATE.

VOL. I.

CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL FROM MARCH 10, 1683, тo
NOVEMBER 27, 1700.

PHILADELPHIA:

PRINTED BY JO. SEVERNS & CO.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

VOL. I.

I. The memorial of the American Philosophical Society, and

of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, to the Le-

gislature of 1836-7, on the subject of printing the

Records,

II. The report of the select committee of the House of Re-

presentatives on the same subject,

III. Extract from the Act of April 4th, 1837, authorizing

9

12

the printing of the Minutes of the Provincial Council, 15

IV. Extract from the Act of April 14th, 1838, relative to

the printing and distribution of the Colonial Records, 16

V. The Charter of Pennsylvania, granted by Charles the

Second to William Penn,

VI. Certain conditions or concessions agreed upon by Wil-

liam Penn, and the first adventurers and purchasers

in Pennsylvania,

17

26

VII. The Frame of the Government of the Province of Penn-

sylvania, together with certain Laws agreed upon in

England, April 25th, 1682,

29

VIII. The Frame of Government of the Province of Pennsyl-

vania and Territories, granted by Wm. Penn, April

2d, 1683,

42

IX. The Frame of Government passed by William Mark-

ham, November 7th, 1696.*

48

X. Minutes of the Provincial Council, from March 10th to

November 27th, 1700, the principal matters embraced

Order of Council relative to the Seals of the several counties, 66

* The Charter of October 28th, 1701, will be found on page 62, Vol. 2.

Trial of Charles Pickering & Samuel Buckley, for counter-

feiting,

Proposals for an English School, by Enoch Flower,

Anthony Weston, sentenced to be whipt, .

Trial of Margaret Matson, for Witchcraft,

Tax proposed upon Liquors imported,

Complaints of aggression by the Marylanders,

Commission of Provincial Judges,

Condemnation of the ship Harp of London,

Boundaries of Chester county,

James the Second proclaimed at Philadelphia,

Declaration of the Assembly against Nicholas Moore,
Proceedings thereon in Council,

Several additional Laws promulgated,

Refusal of Council to admit William Dyer, as a member,
Sundry proposals agreed on by the Assembly,

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,

135

138, 139, 140, 141

171

*197

203

236

246.

263

Depositions of John Blunston, Thomas Usher and others,

Instructions to Lacy Cock, relating to a journey among the

Indians,

334

Commission to Benjamin Fletcher, constituting him 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

392

Regulations of the Philadelphia market, .

Proceedings of the commissioners met at New York to agree

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

Answer of the Council to the Remonstrance of the Assembly,
Several Discourses between Governor Fletcher and Commit-

423

tees of the Assembly,

425, 426, 427, 428, 429