Penn was conspicuous among those disciples who committed the venerable corpse to the earth.

The ceremony had scarcely been finished when he learned that warrants were out against him.

He instantly took flight, and remained many months concealed from the public eye.

[38] A short time after his disappearance, Sidney received from him a strange communication.

Penn begged for an interview, but insisted on a promise that he should be suffered to return unmolested to his hiding place.
Sidney obtained the royal permission to make an appointment on these terms.