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Here is my secret; I fear Mr. Pierpoint will not prove a good husband: he is yet fond of her, but so unquiet in his house, and so miserable, the servants say, in all that is not for show, that they are all weary, and coming away. He calls the women all the ill names that are, and meddles with every thing in the kitchen much. I have not spoken with her alone a great while. All this is at Montague's, and will soon be every where. Yesterday, I heard he would put away her woman, for saying, God bless her mistress, she would be glad never to see her master again. She is very melancholy; but there is not a word of dislike to any thing of her behaviour. I believe she does not know what to do in a house. The King was yesterday here, though the day before there was a council at Windsor. My Lord President was there, and my Lord of Essex. My dear lord, though the length of my letter does not show the great haste am in, the sense will. I am, yours, with all the affection you can think,

D. S.

WILLIAM PENN TO THE INDIANS.

1689.

THERE is a great God, and power, which hath made the world, and all things therein, to whom you and I, and all people owe their being and well being, and to whom you and I must one day give an account for all that we have done in this world.

This great God has written his law in our

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which time we may more largely and freely confer and discourse of these matters. In the mean time I have sent my commissioners to treat with you about land, and a firm league of peace. Let me desire you to be kind to them and to the people, and to receive the presents and tokens which I have sent you as a testimony of my good will to you, and of my resolution to live justly, peaceably, and friendly with you.

I am, your loving friend,

WILLIAM PENN.

DR. TILLOTSON TO THE DUKE OF SHREWSBURY.

MY LORD,

It was a great satisfaction to me to be any ways instrumental in the gaining your lordship to our religion*, which I am really persuaded to be the truth. But I am, and always was, more concerned, that your lordship would continue a virtuous and good man than become a Protestant, being assured that the ignorance and errors of men's understanding will find a much easier forgiveness with God than the faults of the will. I remember that your lordship once told me, that you would endeavour to justify the sincerity of your change by a conscientious regard to all other parts and actions of your life. I am sure you cannot more effectually condemn your own act than by being a worse man after your profession

*The Duke of Shrewsbury was bred in the Roman Catholic religion, from which he was converted, chiefly by the arguments of Dr. Tillotson.

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