...useful commodities as may be of benefit to us and to our dominions, as also to reduce the savage natives by gentle and just manners to the love of civil society and christian religion) hath humbly besought leave of us to transport an ample colony unto a certain country...

...It is not under such a system that we may expect " to reduce the savage nations, by just and gentle manners, to the love of civil society and the Christian religion." * The Christian missionary of the present day may not, perhaps, be disposed to inveigh against the Indians...

...that which was expressed in the Charter, namely, " to reduce the savage Nations by just and gentle manners to the love of civil society and the Christian religion.** The means proposed to be used were, it appears, as pure and as amiable as the object. How far he adopted...

...God;" and the Pennsylvania Charter of 1681-2 declares it to have been the object of William Penn " & & Christian religion." In the Charter of Rhode-Island, granted by Charles II. in 1682-3, it is declared...

...God ;"-and the Pennsylvania Charter of 1682, declares it to have been one object of William Penn, " to reduce the savage nations, by gentle and just manners, to the love of civil society and Christian religion."* In the Charter of Rhode Island, granted by Charles II. in 1682-3, it is declared...

...p. 63. AD 1669 and 1677. J Ibid., p. 71, 1671 et passim. $ Ibid., p. 230. |j Ibid., p. 392. ampled liberality;* and there is no doubt of his having done...their civilization — could not be paid by the means he took. He secured peace by bountiful present liberality, and by considerate kindness and simplicity...

...useful commodities as may be of benefit to us, and our dominions, and also to reduce the savage natives, by gentle and just manners, to the love of civil society, and Christian religion;' — besides a debt, due from the government to his father, admiral Penn. Such...

...useful commodities as may be of benefit to us, and our dominions; as also to reduce the savage natives, by gentle and just manners, to the love of civil society and christian religion, hath humbly besought leave of us to transport an ample colony unto a certain country...

...a benefit to the King and his dominions; and also, to reduce the savage nations, by just and gentle manners, to the love of civil society and the Christian religion." The charter states that the King, favoring his petition and good purpose, and having also a regard to the...

...and yet Penn had the purpose expressed in the charter from the Crown, "To* reduce the savage natives, by gentle and just manners, to the love of civil society and the Christian religion." This may have seemed but irony to the king and his council when the charter was framed and granted...