The beginner's American history . even to the king himself. Penn wanted the land which had been given him here asa place where the Friends or Quakers might go and little later the whole of what is now the state of NewJersey was bought by Penn and other Quakers for the samepurpose. We have seen ^ that neither the Pilgrims nor theCatholics had any real peace in England. The Quakerssuffered even more still; for oftentimes they were cruellywhipped, thrown into dark and dirty prisons where manydied of the bad treatment they received. William Pennhimself had been shut up in jailfour times o
The beginner's American history . even to the king himself. Penn wanted the land which had been given him here asa place where the Friends or Quakers might go and little later the whole of what is now the state of NewJersey was bought by Penn and other Quakers for the samepurpose. We have seen ^ that neither the Pilgrims nor theCatholics had any real peace in England. The Quakerssuffered even more still; for oftentimes they were cruellywhipped, thrown into dark and dirty prisons where manydied of the bad treatment they received. William Pennhimself had been shut up in jailfour times on account of his relig-ion ; and though he was no longerin such danger, because the kingwas his friend, yet he wanted toprovide a safe place for others whowere not so well off as he was. 98. Penn sends out emigrants toPennsylvania; he gets ready to gohimself; his conversation with theking. — Penn accordingly sent out anumber of people who were anxiousto settle in Pennsylvania. The next year, 1682, he made 1 See pages 39 and yO THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. ready to sail, himself with a hundred more before he started, he called on the king in his palacein London. The king was fond of joking, and he said tohim that he should never expect to see him again, for hethought that the Indians would be sure to catch such agood-looking young man as Penn was and eat him. * But,Friend Charles, said Penn, I mean to buy the land ofthe Indians, so they will rather keep on good terms withme than eat me. * Buy their lands! exclaimed theking. Why, is not the whole of America mine } * Cer-tainly not, answered Penn. What! replied the king;didnt my people discover ^ and so havent I the rightto Well, Friend Charles, said Penn, suppose acanoe full of Indians should cross the sea and should dis-cover England, would that make it theirs} Would yougive up the country to them} The king did not knowwhat to say to this; it was a new way of looking at thematter. He probably s
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