her own Yearly Meeting, and we find her at the Yearly Meetings for worship, which were held at divers places. Her concern for the promotion of the cause of Truth, led her to open in the Select Yearly Meeting, in First Month, 1706, the case of a venerable Friend who had gone to a marriage consummated at the house of one who had separated from Friends." After hearing the Friend himhimself in reply to Jane's charge, the meeting decided that he "was condemned therein, and that he was mistaken in the motion that led him thereto."

"The last service I find Jane Biles engaged in, was in the year 1706, but doubtless she continued faithfully labouring as long as strength and health were afforded." (The Friend.)

The minutes of Falls Monthly Meeting of 11 mo. 4, 1709 record: "Our dear friend Jane Biles is deceased." She was buried 10 mo. 21, 1709. William Biles died in 1710, and was buried 3 mo. 19.

(To be continued.)

PENNSYLVANIA GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND.

BY LOTHROP WITHINGTON, 30 LITTLE RUSSELL STREET, W. C., LONDON.

(Including "Gleanings" by Henry F. Waters, not before printed.)

(Continued from Vol. xxix p. 319.)

WILLIAM PENN ESQRE SO called Chief Proprietary and Governor of the Province of Pensilvania and the territories thereunto belonging. Will 27 May, 1712; provd 4 November 1718. My eldest son being well provided for by a settlement of his Mothers and my father's Estate, the Government of my Province of Pennsilvania and Territories belonging to the Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and to Will, Earl Poulet so called, on trust as I shall hereafter, direct. To my dear wife Hannah Penn and her father Thomas Callowhill and to my friends Margaret Lowther, my dear sister, and to Gilbert Heathcote, Physitian, Samuell Waldenfield, John Field, Henry Goldney, all living in England, and to my friends Samuel Carpenter, Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, Samuel Preston, and James Logan, living in Pensilvania, all my estate on this trust to convey 10,000 acres to the three children of my son William-,Maria Sprungett, and William, and to my daughter Aubry 10,000 acres. The rest among my children by my present wife. Executrix Wife Hannah. Witnesses: Sarah West, Susanna Reading, Thos. Pyle, Robt. Lomax, Robt. West. This will I made when ill of a fever at London with a clear understanding of what I did then, but because of some unworthy expressions belying God's goodness to me as if I knew not what I did, I do now, that I am recovered through God's goodness, hereby declare it is my last will and testament at Ruscome, in Berkshire, this 27th of yo 3m. called May, 1712. William Penn. Witnesses present: Elizabeth Penn, Thos. Pyle, Thomas Penn, Elizabeth Anderson, Mary

Chandler, Jonah Dee, Mary Dee. Postscript in my own hand as a farther testimony of my love to my Dr. wife, I of my own mind give unto her out of the rents of America, viz. Pensilvania, etc., three hundred pounds a year for her natural life and for her care and charge over my children in their education of, she knows my minde as also that I desire they may settle at least in great part in America where I leave them so good an Interest to be for their Inheritance from generation to generation wch ye Lord preserve and prosper. Amen. Wm. Penn. 3. November 1718. oath of Simon Clements of St. Margt, Westminster counnty, Middlesex, Esqr and John Page, of George Yard in the parish of St. Edmund the King, London, gent, to above Postscript. Proved by Hannah Penn, 2nd. Grant 16 February 1726/7. to John Penn, son and administrator of goods of Hannah Penn. Tenison, 221.

THOMAS CALLOWHILL of City of Bristol, Linnen Draper. Will 28 November 1711: proved 24 December 1712. Lease for 1000 years granted to me by Edward Baugh, White drawer; since deceased in St. James, Bristol. Lease for 1000 years granted me by Edward Baugh Junr. of two houses in same Parish, also a lease for 1000 years granted me by daughter Hanna towards the south side of the Quakers meeting house, in a place called the Fryers, now in occupation of Simon Barnes, Daniell Kindall, and William Timbrell, upon trust to my Kinsman Brice Webb of Bristol, Linnen Draper, and Charles Harford of Bristol, merchant, for my wife Hanna and then to granddaughter Margaret Penn, daughter of my daughter Hanna Penn by her husband William Penn Esqre, and at her decease to her Brother John Penn. I Ratify the agreement made between me of the one part and Brice Webb and Charles Harford and Richard Champion, Merchant of the other part, conveying to them my property in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, and Pensilvania, or elsewhere. To my granddaughter Margaret Penn and her heirs of Body 4 houses in Broad VOL. XXX.-6

Meade in tenure of Richard Hooper, John Ride, and Edward Cullmore, my interest in Pensilvania, security for £1000 to William Penn, Lands in Caldecott, county Mon, security on £100 to Mary Herbert, spinster, sole heir of Francis Herbert Esqr. a lease granted by Samuel Price and others of the Society of Merchants, houses in Hotwell, Clifton parish, county Gloucester. Brass works in partnership with James Peters, Jeoffrey Pinnell and others in Terren, county Salop, Copperworks, same partners, in Colebrooke Dale, county Salop, also Packett Boats tradding from Bristol to New York and other parts of America in partnership with Brice Webb, Richard Champion, and others. These interests to Brice Webb and James Peters, in trust for my daughter Hanna, wife of William Penn, and on farther trust to pay to William Penn her husband £26 per annum; also a debt of £800 due to them (the trustees) the overplus to John and Thomas Penn, their sons. My Brother Walter Duffield to pay $25 only of the money he owes me. My sister Elizabeth Javeling to pay the money she owes me. To my neices Elizabeth Javelin, Duffrell Javelin, Sara Gurney, and Mary Gurney one piece of gold value 28s. 6d. each. To Elizabeth Weekes my late servant one piece of gold. To my tenant Simon Barnes 10s. To my ancient friend George Whitehead of London, and to Benjamin Coole, Paul Moon, and John Pope my friends in Bristoll, 2 pieces of gold each. To the poor of the parish where I dwell £5, to be given into the hands of Charles Weeks, Gardiner. To bind apprentice any son of a poor Friend £10. Residuary Legatee and Executrix Wife Hanna. Overseers: Brice Webb, Charles Harford. Witnesses: Nicholas Taylor, Ben. Bisse, Jon. Gregory. Barnes, 231.

THOMAS PENROSE of Bedminster, County Somerset, Shipwright. Will 17 March 1721 /2; proved 27 June 1722. To my wife Elizabeth Penrose my manor of Moreton, county Somerset, in parish of Compton Martin, also lands at Rudgehill, parish of Winford, county Somerset, in tenure of

George Brock, also a tenement called Pages in tenure of John Jacob and John Bullock, also lands purchased from Thomas Goldney and Richard Hawkesworth, merchants, also ditto from Anthony Hodges and George Camplyn, late in tenure of John Edington, all which are in the parish of Kingston Seymour, county Somerset, lands in parish of Clevedon in tenure of John Ashwood, also the White Hart in Clifton in tenure of Edward Edwards, to my said wife for life, subject to payment of £40 yearly to my son Romney Penrose and his heirs, in default of such issue, to my daughters Elizabeth, now wife of Edward Lowe, and Anne Penrose. After wifes decease, my Manor to my son Romney. The Farm bought of Thomas Goldney to my daughter Anne. To my wife a Silver Tankard engraved with the Name of the Cranfield Frigott. To my son Thomas Penrose my house in Bedminster, also a silver tankard marked Guardianship and education of my daughter

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Anne to my wife Elizabeth. To my brother James Penrose £10. To the heirs of my late Brother Bartholomew Penrose lately Residing in Pennsylvania all money he owed me and to his children £5. Residuary Legatee and executrix: Wife Elizabeth. Overseers: Christopher Shuter Esq. late Mayor of Bristol, and John Etwell of Bristol, Doctor and Captaine Edmund Saunderson and Mr. Richard Battiscombe. I confirm a contract entered into with Robert Knight Esquire, lately treasurer or Cashier of South Sea Company for sale of my manor of Morton for £7800, of which £1000 to be fulfilled by his heirs, assignees or administrators. Witnesses: Tho. Coules, Sidm. Feast, Hen. Bampton. Marlborough, 125.

THOMAS MASON of Cecil County, Maryland, merchant. Will 4 November 1731: proved Philadelphia 13 March 1731; proved in Prerogative Court of Canterbury 6 June 1732. Only son and heir at law of John Mason, late of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Taylor. To William Carter of Philadelphia £15 current money of America. To my ex