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William Penn, 1644-1718 (Classic Reprint)
William Penn 16441718 - Classic Reprint Author:Robert J. Burdette WILLIAM PENN CHAPTER L HE PUTS ON HIS HAT. WILLIAM PENN was born in London, on Monday morning, October 14, 1644. He was not born with his hat on, but this is the only time he was ever seen in his bare head. The fact that he was born on wash-day was' regarded by the augurs as an indication that he would be a man of peace, loving quiet and determi... more »ned to have it, if it cost him a life-time of contention and dispute He came of an old family. The Penns dated their back numbers away into the earlier years of the 16th century. In Penn village, Buckinghamshire, the first William Penn on record, the great-grandfather of our William, died in 1591, and he now lies before the altar of Mintye church, in Wiltshire. (Even in those old days, the Penns were mightier than the sword. They
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