This first volume, spanning the first thirty-five years of William Penn's life, from 1644 to 1679, documents his activities as a young Quaker activist.

This first volume, spanning the first thirty-five years of William Penn's life, from 1644 to 1679, documents his activities as a young Quaker activist.

Volume III covers Penn's return to England, his appeal to James II to support religious toleration, his struggle to reestablish his position in England and to m