AN

HISTORICAL REVIEW

OF THE

CONSTITUTION and GOVERNMENT

OF

P E N S Y L VAN IA,

From its ORIGIN;

So far as regards the feveral Points of Controverfy,
which have, from Time to Time, arisen

BETWEEN

The feveral GOVERNORS of that PROVINCE,

AND

Their feveral ASSEMBLIES.

Founded on authentic DOCUMENTS.

Benjamin Franklin..

Those who would give up ESSENTIAL LIBERTY to purchase a
little TEMPORARY SAFETY, deferve neither LIBERTY nor
SAFETY.

Page 289.

LONDON:

Printed for R, GRIFFITHS, in Paternofter-Row.
MDCCLIX.

Reckass. 5-26-31 IUN.

ARTHUR ONSLOW, Esq;

SPEAKER

Of the HONOURABLE

HOUSE of COMMONS.

SIR,

TH

HE Subject of the following Sheets is an unhappy one :-The Controversy between the Proprietaries and fucceffive Affemblies of Penfylvania.--A Controverfy which has often imbarrasfed, if not endangered the public Ser