     L. c. 748     ffeb 20th 1678                                               
Yesterday was the Election of Parliamt members for London where there           
was a Cleare & ffree Choyce of sr Jo:  Clayton sr Tho: Player Alderman          
Love & mr Pilkinton  To morrow will be the Election for Westminster & on        
ffriday at Brainford for Middlesex                                              
     Wee have this further account of Parliamt members since our last           
Canterbury        Edw: Hailes dr Jacob                                          
southampton       mr hailes  mr Newland                                         
Weobley [sic]     Coll Birch  sergeant Gregory                                  
Herefordshire     Ld scudamore sr Herbert Crofts                                
Bedford           mr russel   Ld Bruce                                          
shaftesbury       mr Bennet  mr Mathews                                         
Wilton            mr Herbert  mr Pennondock                                     
st Albans         Alderman Gape  mr Blunt                                       
Rigate            mr James  mr goodwin                                          
Colchester        sr Harbotle Grinson  sr Walter Clarges                        
Bristoll          sr Robt Cary sr Jo: Knight                                    
Hastings          sr Robert Parker  Jo: Ashburnham                              
Poole             sr Jo: Chosin  mr Henery Trenchard                            
somersetshire     sr John siddenham  sr Hugh smith                              
Buckingham        Ld Lattimer  sr Peter Tirrill                                 
Melcomb           Jo: Hunt Esqr  mr sary                                        
Marlow            mr Burlary [?]  mr Hum: Winch                                 
Andovers          mr withers   Capt Pawlett                                     
Newport           sr Robert Holms  sr Robt dillington                           
Newtowne          sr Jo: Holms  mr Churchhill                                   
Yarmouth Isle wight  mr Lucy  sr Robt Mason                                     
salisbury         mr ffagg  mr Chase                                            
Heydon            sr Hugh Bethell  Henery Guy Esqr                              
Madeston          sr Jo: Tafton  sr Jo: dorrell                                 
Arrundell         sr Wm Garraway  mr Butler                                     
queenbrough       sr Edw: Hailes  Cha: Herbert Esqr                             
    On the 17th Green & Hill were ordered to be Executed & A multitude          
of people were gathered about Tyburn Exspecting it But that being the           
day for electing members of Parliamt for London the sheriffs of London          
Could not attend at both places & the Execution was deferred                    
     Berry has by the meanes of dr LLoyd (with whome he has had severall        
Conferences) A Reprieve granted for some time dureing which none is to          
be admitted to him but the dr without speciall order                            
     Prance hath his full liberty                                               
+Letters ffrom ffrance tell us that many forces are drawne downe Into           
Normandy Piccardy & Brittany & that 28 gallies & 44 men of warr were            
Equipping  Tis given out that they will make A descent Into Italy but           
others make neerer Conjectures                                                  
+The dutch Ambr in ffrance has not yet had his Audience by Reason the           
ffrench K Contrary to the usuall Custome will not permitt him to deliver        
his Message In his owne language but insist to have him deliver it In the       
ffrench which the Ambr doth very much Resent                                    
     The Ambr from the Elector of Brandenburgh hath had his Audience of         
the ffrench K and is willing to Comply with A peace on Condition to             
surrender the dutchy of Cleves & the land of Margue soe that he may have        
Pomerania                                                                       
  By the Next you may Exspect a better account                                  
     L. c. 749  [Handwriting changes here.]   [Apparently only the second       
                folio of letter; see date--10 October 1745--at end.]            
. . . & now yt we have in his Ms. Name given you ye most ample security         
for yt Religion, propertys, & Laws, that ye Power of a Brash Sr [?] can         
grant; We hereby for our selves as the Apt to ye C ratifie & Confirm ye         
same in our own Name before Almighty God on ye faith of a Christian & ye        
honour of A P.                                                                  
+Let me now expostulate this weighty matter wth you, my Prs Subjts & let        
me not omitt this first publick opportunity of awakening yr. understandings     
& of dispelling that Cloud wch the assiduous pens of ill designing men          
have all along, but chiefly now, been Endeavouring to cast on ye Truth.         
Do not yr Pulpits & Congregations of yr Clergy as well as yr Weekly             
papers, ring with the dreadfull threats of Popery Slavery Tyranny &             
Arbitrary Power wch are now ready to be imposed on you by ye formidable         
powrs of Fr___e & Sp__n?  Is not my R Fr. represented as a blood thirsty        
Tyrant, Breathing out nothing but distraction to all those who will not         
immediately Embrace an odious religion?  Or have I my self been better          
used?  but listen only to ye Naked Truth                                        
+I with my own money, hire a small vessel, ill provided wth money armes         
[?] or friends; I arrive in S attended by seven person; I publish &             
K [?] my Fs declaration, & proclaim his Title wth pardon in one hand &          
in ye other liberty of Conscience, under ye most solemn promises to             
grant whatever a free Pt. shall propose for ye happiness of ye. People.         
I have I confess ye greatest reason to adore ye goodness of Almighty            
God who has in so remarkable a manner protected me & my small army thro'        
ye many danger to wch we weere at first exposd & who has led me in ye           
way of Victory, & to ye Capital of this ancient K__m amidst ye                  
Acclamations of ye K my Frs Subjts.  Why then is so much pains taken to         
s p r t [?] upon ye minds of ye people against this my undertaking yt           
+The reason is obvious. it is, least ye real [?] sense of ye Nas [?]            
present suffering should blot out ye remembrance of past misfortunes            
& of ye outcrys formerly raisd against ye R Fam.  Whatever miscarriages         
might have given occasion to them they have been more than atoned for           
since, & ye Natn has now an opportunity of being secured against ye like        
for ye future                                                                   
+That our family has suffered Exile during these 57 years every body            
know[s] has ye Nm during yt period of time been ye more happy &                 
flourishing for it?  have you found reason to love & cherish ye Govrs           
as ye Fathers of ye great B. & I.?  Has a family upon whom a faction            
willy [?] bestowd ye D__d_m of a Rightl P, retaind a due sense of a 10          
years in trust & favour? have you found more humanity & condescention           
in those who were not born to a C then in my Rt Honr F___ds?  have              
their Ears been open to ye Cryes of ye people?                                  
+have they or do they consider only ye interest of these Nns?  have             
you reapd any other benefit from them than an immense load of Debts?            
If I am answerd in ye affirmation, why has their Governmt been so often         
Railed at in all your publick Assemblys?  Why has ye Nn been so long            
crying out in vain for redress against ye Abuse of Par[liamen?]ts, upon         
account of their long duration ye multitude of Pl_ce men wch. occasions         
their venality, The Introduction of Penal Law & in General against ye           
miserable situation of ye K__m at home & Abroad?  all these & many more         
inconveniences must now be removed unless ye people of G. B. be already         
so far corrupted that they will not accept of Freedom when offerd to            
them; seeing ye K on his Restn will refuse nothing yt a free P[arliamen]t       
can ask for ye security of ye religion, Laws & Libertys of his people           
   The Scars of ye Na[tio]n from ye powers of F___ce & Sp__n appear             
still more vain & groundless; my Expedition was undertaken unsupported          
by either; but indeed when I see a foreign force brot in by my Enemys           
against me, & when I hear of D__h D__ner Hes__ns & Swz__s ye Hr of              
H___rs Allies, being calld over to protect his governt against ye Ks            
Subjts is it not high time for ye K my F[athe?]r to accept also of ye           
assistance of them who are able, & who have engaged to support him?             
but will ye World or any other man of note in it infer from thence that         
he inclines to be a tributary P, rather than an independent Monarch?            
Who had ye better chance to be independent on foreign powers he who with        
ye aid of his own subjts can wrest ye Govt out of ye hands of an Intru[de]r     
or he who cant without assistance from abroad support his Govt Tho              
Established by all ye Civil Power & secured by a Military force, against        
ye undisciplind part of them he has ruled over for many years?  Let him         
if he pleases, try ye experiment, Let him send off his Foreign Hirelings,       
& put ye whole upon ye Issue of a Battle; I will trust only to ye Kings         
[?] Frs subjts who were or shall be engaged in mine & their Countrys            
Cause but Notwithstanding all ye opposition he can make I still trust in        
ye justice of my Cause ye valor of my troops & ye Assistance of ye              
Almighty to bring my enterprise to a Glorious Issue                             
   Tis now time to conclude & I shall do it with this reflection.               
Civil Wars are ever attended with Rancour & ill Will, wch party rage            
never fails to produce in ye minds of those, whom different Interests           
principles or views set in opposition to one another I therefore                
earnestly require it of my Friends to give as little loose as possible          
to such passions, There will prove ye most effectual means to prevent ye        
same in ye Enemies of our R cause.  & This my                                   
declaration will vindicate to all posterity ye Nobleness of my                  
Undertaking & ye Generosity of my intentions                                    
Given at our Pal of HRH ye 10th day of Octr 1745                                
                                                CPR                             
                                      My [?] his H to Command,                  
                                           I M___Y                              
  L. c. 750    [Handwriting changes here.]     ffeb 22d 1678                    
+Letters from Holland tell us that the states are deeply in Consultation        
how to Mannage their affaires In this dificult season for Now they begin        
to see their Error in soe precipitately makeing A peace & find that the         
ffrench due begin to grow upon them & though the Conditions of peace doe        
make on their side yet the ffrench are very defective In their                  
performance & by degrees subject them to them                                   
     They are Allarmed at the D of Brandenburghs offer to put the County        
of Cleeves Into the ffrench Kings hands which will be Highly Injurious          
to the dutch which they see now it is too late                                  
     The d Brandenburhg also offers to use his Endeavours to make the           
dauphine K of the Romans                                                        
     Tis writt that the ffrench will agree to this project & keep Cleeves       
& Juliers to himself & Recompense sweden for Pomerania with 100000 L p          
Ann                                                                             
     Wee have advice from Paris of A Match between the K of spaine &            
Madam Henrietta Maria d'Valois daughter to the d of Orleans & that it           
is a good as Concluded An Ambr from Madrid being sent to demand her [?]         
& shee being so neer Kinne to his Maty of England tis thought strange           
that Court had not att all acquainted him with it                               
+They write that the designes of that King are Impenitrable, 28 gallies         
are prepareing at Toulon & 12 men of warr at Brest Rochell &c the least         
of 70 guns  The Count de Estrees is to have the Command  all the sea            
officers are Employed in secureing seamen for the fleet which they              
perticulary want                                                                
     The dutch letters tell us that it is the Apprehension of the               
Imperiall Minesters that the ffrench are designed for Italy & that              
Genova or Corsica may be attempted but the fflanders letters Rather             
judge they intend to Attacque Genova                                            
+Wee have this following account of parliamt members                            
Monmoth       Ld Herbert   Morgan Esqr                                          
Weymouth      Ld Ashly   sr Jo: Coventry                                        
Malbon        mr Wilkinson   mr Payler Palms                                    
Rippon        sr Edw: Jennings   mr sterne                                      
Borrowbridg   sr Henery Goodriche   sr Tho Makhenery                            
Thursle [?]   sr Wm ffrankliin   mr sanderson                                   
Pomfrett      sr Edw downey   sr Patience ward                                  
Rye           sr Jo: Robinson   sr Tho ffremen                                  
Rumney        sr Cha. sidney   mr Barrott                                       
Grandpond     sr Jos Treddenham   Coll Trenamian                                
st Maud       mr seimour   mr sidney Godolphin                                  
st Michaell   sr st John Alban   Walter Vincent Esqr                            
st Ives       mr Nosworthy   mr Nosworthy                                       
Tregony       mr Hugh Boscowim   mr Robt Boscowin                               
Lisherd [?]   sr Bourchier Urey   mr Conwicke                                   
Bodwin        mr Roberts   mr Glin                                              
Killington    sr Thomas Coriton   mr Coriton                                    
Cirencester   sr Robt Atkins  mr Poole                                          
Cawne [?]     sr George Hungerford  mr Norbonne                                 
Bath          sr Wm Bassett  sr George spoole                                   
Portesmouth   Coll Legg  sr Jo: Kempthorne                                      
Retford       sr Wm Hickman  sr Jo: Nevill                                      
Bossony       mr William Coriton  mr Jo: Tregagle                               
Lanceston     sr Cha: Herbert  Bernard Grevile                                  
stamford      sr Richard Crust  Capt Hyde                                       
Norwich       mr Pudson  Ald: Briggs                                            
     ffrom Antwerpe wee have Advice that the ffrench have demanded              
another summe of the Inhabitants of Ghent makeing their Evasions for            
their Evacuating it being Resolved to Impoverish it ffirst & for want           
of payment they are takeing away their bells &c                                 
     The Majestrates of Antwerpe finding that the Almighty hath thus            
Chastized those Countries for their wickedness are makeing lawes to             
prevent those wicked practices some being against Blasphemers &                 
swearers & the greate debauchery with women which is much practiced In          
that Citty  They have Inflicted many punishmts on offenders &                   
perticulerly on Adulterers & Adulteresses to be burnt In the Cheeke             
with a Red Hot Iron that their Infamy may be publickly Knowne & all             
bauds & panders to be soe burnt & banished the Citty forever                    
     On the 16th Arrived at Cowes 2 ships from Virginia which                   
they left 6 weeks since, before their Comeing Thence the Indians had            
Committed A murther upon A man & his wife In Maryland upon which they           
sent for the Kings of the Countrey & Required satisfaction but were             
answered that it was not according to their law to punish for A supposed        
Murther but assoon as they Could discover who they were they would              
deliver them over to punishment                                                 
     Tis hoped dr LLoyd will worke much upon Berry soe that he will             
make A further discovery of the Murther of sr Edm: Godfrey                      
+Mr Oates & mr Bedloe had orders yesterday to Keep within the Circuitt          
of Whitehall & st James parke                                                   
   This afternoon an Expresse Came to Whitehall with the sad Newes of           
st Johns Colledg In Cambridg being burnt to the ground with greate part         
of the towne                                                                    
    L. c. 751     ffeb 24th 1678                                                
  Whitehall ffeb 22d 1678                                                       
+On Wednesday last the people mett In Tuttle ffeilds to Chose 2 members         
for westminster  Tis beleeved there were above 10 thousand Electors  sr         
Wm Waller had A very great party all the dissenters joyning with him  The       
people were very scurrillous In their language one agt another, sr              
stephen ffox fearing that he should be outvoted joyned himselfe with sr         
Wm Poultney & sr Philip mathews with sr Wm Waller  Tis was [sic]judged by       
the people that sr Wm Wallers party was much the greater  mr stroud the         
head Baliffe Came last Into the ffeild & might very Easily have decided         
the Election but sr Wm Poultney would goe to the poll  but his party on         
a suddain drawing out againe In the ffeild sr Wm Waller fearing there           
might be A Tricke put upon him left polling & followed after him   there        
were some swords drawne & Broke & severall disturbances for which some          
were Committed  The Baliffe at last Adjourned it till Next day & they           
have Ever since been very busy at the Poll In Westminster hall being            
very numerous  they have not yet Compleated it  Tis beleeved sr Wm Waller       
will Certainly Carry it for one  The dispute lies much between sr stephen       
ffox & sr Philip mathews sr Wm Poultney haveing but A very few                  
+But the Election for Knights of the shire for Middlesex was yesterday          
at Brainford quickly decided for sr Robert payton & sr Wm Roberts without       
any dificulty                                                                   
+severall priests have this weeke been taken & secured  One LLoyd was           
Carried before mr Oates & was very abusive In his language saying that          
mr Oates was not worthy of his acqaintance upon which he was Committed          
to the Gatehouse  mr Oates told him that by such as he was two good Kings       
have been destroyed & the 3rd In greate danger                                  
     Another was sent to Newgate he being discovered just as he was going       
to Confesse A Lady A Large silver Crucifix being taken out of his pockett       
     A letter writt out of Wales by the Bp of st Asaph to the Bp of             
London gives this account that one Lewis A preist had A Cell In that            
Countrey & had perverted many from the protestant Religion amongst whome        
one was A handsome Maide who with greate zeale Came to the preist               
desireing to know how her poore fathers soule might be Released out of          
purgatory  he answered that it was very dificult for he was greatly             
tormented there he dyeing with some Notion of Heresy  But at length             
he haveing Compassion of the poore soule told her for 100 L it might            
be done & from that fell to 80 L & thence to 50 L upon which shee               
Replyed all shee was worth shee would ffreely give which was but 35 d           
which shee had saved but it was out at use  The preist said he was              
glad to see the zeale of his Child to her mother Church & her                   
Charity to her deceased father saying that shee being so good A                 
Christian he would venture to take that summe & punctually doe it soe           
he had her Call In her money & Come the Next day with it shee being             
overjoyed went & procured 15 d of the Money & brought it to the preist          
which he Readily Recd & sent for A Cunning Attourney & made her                 
Confesse A judgment for the Remainder  A younge man Courted this Maide          
& got her Consent for Marriage  shee told him that shee had noe money           
haveing disposed of it A very Charitable account acquainting him                
with the very whole proceeding & he being A protestant went to A Justice        
of peace & by warrant seized the said preist & haveing reconverted the          
maide shee proved all this upon him & many such like practices of his           
for which he is Committed to prison                                             
     Wee are Credably Informed that the other night there happened A            
greate fire at Uxbridge neer the Marketplace but what dammage it hath           
done & how it began wee are not yet Certainly Informed   But as to the          
late fire at Cambridge wee heare that only St Johns Colledge is burnt           
     This weeke arrived here A ship from Portugall  some of the                 
passengers Informe us that the protestants there are In greate danger it        
being generally Reported that the queen is Imprisoned & put to hard             
usage soe that the English there Exspect Every day to have their                
Throates Cutt & dare not stirr out of doores for feare                          
     L. c. 752     ffeb 27th 1678                                               
+At the Election of the 2 knights for the County of Middlesex the               
Electors were about 6000  there were 3 parties one for sr Robert                
Payton one for sr Wm Roberts & the 3rd for mr Gerrard but sr Robert             
Paytons was superior to them both  mr Gerrard finding that he should            
loose it declined it soe the other 2 were Chosen & afterwards presented         
with A written paper with above 50 gentlemens names to it with some             
perticuler heads which they desired them to take Care of In parliamt            
vizt                                                                            
1st To preserve the Kings govermt                                               
2d to maintain liberty & property                                               
3d To secure the Religion Established                                           
4 for Habeas Corpus to be out of Terme                                          
     They haveing done this sr Robert went to one Inne & sr Wm to another       
where they bountifully Entertained Each party with beere & wine                 
     On the 21st Hill & Green 2 of the Murtherers of sr Edm: Godfrey            
were Executed at Tiburne  They dyed very stubbornly denying that they           
were any wayes guilty of that fact                                              
     Berry the porter hath A Reprieve sine die  he told dr LLoyd that           
he Changed his Religion formerly not through any dislike but in hopes           
of preferment, He desired that he might have the sacramt for he would           
dye A protestant  The dr Told him he Could not Admitt it without                
Conviction & Repentance for he had been Convict by 12 men upon oath &           
he verily beleeved him guilty soe tis said he is much wrought upon &            
hath discovered the whole                                                       
     On satureday A letter Came from Tompsham & told us that about 40           
papists had hired A Corne vessell there to transport them Into ffrance          
& one Avery A Pilott tooke Charge to Conduct them thither but being out         
at sea they mett with A storme & were all Cast away  only the Pilott            
Escaped to A Rocke & was ffetcht off by A boate                                 
+Wee have this ffurther account of members Elected                              
Old sarum        mr Henery  mr Younge                                           
New sarum        sr Tho: Montpesson  mr Thistlewaite                            
Wiltshire        Tho: Thinne Esqr  mr Grubham Howe                              
Pouria [?]       sr Robert southwell  mr Pendenies                              
Dartmouth        sr Nath Herne  mr Upton                                        
Grimsly          mr Boxolme  mr Pelham                                          
Beverley         sr Jo: Hothem  mr Mich: Wharton                                
Wells            Wm Coward Esqr  Coll Berkeley                                  
Greate yarmouth  sr Wm Coventry  Capt Huntington                                
Ipswich          Major Linfield  mr Wright                                      
Eye              sr Robt Revere [?]  sr Cha: Gandy                              
Dunwich          sr Phillip skipton  Major Allen                                
Cambridge shire  mr Partridge  mr Russell                                       
Cambridge        Ld Allington  sr Tho: Chickeley                                
Plimouth         sergeant Maynard  mr sparke                                    
Gloucester       sergeant seyes  mr Cooke                                       
Lincolneshire    Ld Castleton  sr Robt Carr                                     
Monmoth Towne    sr Trevor Williams                                             
Anglesey         sr Henery Balkeley                                             
Beaumorris       mr Richard Bulkeley                                            
Carnarvonshire   mr Tho: Bulkeley                                               
Carnarvon        mr Tho: Mosley                                                 
Denbighshire     sr Tho: Middleton                                              
Denbigh          sr Jo: salisbury                                               
     On the 23rd sr Wm Temple his Mays Ambr In Holland arrived safe here        
     They write from the Hague date march 3rd that the popes Nuncio has         
given In A memoriall to the ffrench Ambrs to mind them that since their         
master had Established sweden In the dutchy of Bremen & County of fferden       
he should take Care & see the ffree Exersize of the Roman Catholicke            
Religion Established there as it was In 1624                                    
     Our letters from Antwerpe tell us the 4 English battalions were            
ordered to march to fflushen to be Embarked soe that wee may suddenly           
Exspect them here                                                               
+The ffrench letters speake nothing but of An Italian warr greate               
Magazines being provided at St Cleu [?] & dayly Conferences are had             
between the ffrench K & the Minesters of the d of savoy & above 20000           
men are quartered In Burgoine & dauphine & the d of Mantua hath agreed to       
put Cassell Into the ffrench Kings hands which is the Key of Italy & 6000       
ffrench are sent thither                                                        
+That king Intends this spring to goe Into Normandy to vissitt the ports        
& ffortifications & see what places are most Convenient to make new             
havens & thence to vissitt his Conquests                                        
     Three spanish Ambrs are Comeing to Paris one to Establish the peace        
another to demand the d of Orleans daughter for the K of spaine & A 3d to       
bring the presents that are sent to her                                         
      L. c. 753     March 1st 1678/9                                            
+They write from Paris that the ffrench K doth Reforme some of his              
fforces but tis only supernumary officers                                       
+besides the ffortresse of Cassell that the d of Mantua has put Into his        
posesion he has bought of him the Towne of Montferratt & gives out that         
his ffirst designe shall be upon the state of Genova but those skilled In       
Marine affaires thinke that his fleet is greater then is necesary for           
that warr being 60 saile & Believe that he purposely gives out soe that         
with the more Unexspectedness he may surprize the place he Really Intends       
     The Brandenburgh Ambr was well Recd at A private Audience with the         
ffrench K who had Effectionate Expressions Concerning his Master desireing      
to have the Ancient Alliance Revived & that he had not diference with him       
but upon account of sweden, but Mounsr Pompone In A perticuler Conference       
seemed more severe & to Require stetin In the sweds behalfe                     
     Besides the Match with the K of spaine the ffrench are Contracting         
severall matches with fforeigne princes  tis said the dauphine shall be         
Espoused to the d of Bavarias daughter                                          
     The ffrench & spaniard are makeing an Exchange the spaniards to            
quitt the Netherlands & have Catalonia In the Roome thereoff  if it be          
soe it will be of bad Consequence                                               
+His Maty went the other day to debtford to see In what forwardnesse the        
New ships are In & found one In debtford to be Launched on thursday &           
another at Woolwich to be Launched on Monday Next                               
     About 100 saile of ships bound for the streights & other parts waite       
for A Convoy & now the sweepstakes & ffaucon are Appointed them & they          
Carry orders with them for sr Jo: Narborough to Returne home & the same         
orders are sent overland, Capt Herbert is Commander at present                  
      Wee have this further account of members Elected                          
Westminster           sr stephen ffox  sr Wm Poultney                           
Levis                 major Richd Bridge  mr Morley                             
seaford               sr Wm Thomas  mr Herbert stoxeley                         
Horsham               mr Anthony Estfeild  Capt Michaell                        
County southampton    Edw: Noell Esqr  Coll Norton                              
Barnstable            sr Hugh Ackland  Jo: Bassell Esqr                         
Wareham               mr Earle  mr savage                                       
Taunton               sr Wm Portman  mr Trenchard                               
Devonshire            Edward seymore Esqr late speaker  sr Wm Courtney          
Tremerton             sr Henery fford  mr foot                                  
Thetford              sr Jos: Williamson  mr Harbard                            
dwortwich [?]         secretary Coventry  mr Bainton                            
Woodstocke            sr Littleton Osbaldson  mr sands                          
Huntington towne      mr Mountague  sr Nicholas Pedley                          
     Greate misunderstandeings are about the Election at Westminster, the       
whole must be Referred to the parliamt                                          
+They write from Jamaica that an assembly had been Called there by the E of     
Carlisle who agreed A Revenue act to which his Excy gave the Royall assent      
     ffour Bishops have Attended his R Highs In order to discourse the          
points of Religion but as yet his Highs has not thought fitt to admitt them     
     An Extrary Ambr is Exspected here from Portugall with A very large         
Traine & the Chiefe part of his Errand is to the queen about some persons       
that have accused her Maty of haveing A hand In the plott & In the              
Murther of sr Edm: Godfrey & also to demand the performance of the Treaty       
of Marriage & In perticuler the Number of priests allowed her aswell of         
his Matys subjects as aliens In which affaire he will be seconded by the        
spanish ffrench & other papist Neibours                                         
     His maty not finding the Effects of his Mer[c]y to Berry which he          
Exspected was pleased to take off the Reprieve & to leave him to the            
Execution of the Law                                                            
     mr Henery savile will In few dayes goe for ffrance In quality of           
Envoy Extrary from his Maty his Credentialls being now signed                   
     By A ship Arrived from Curassaw In The West Indies wee have advice         
advice that the ffrench Buckaneers that were on shoare In the Isle of           
Birds when Count de Estrees mett with A misfortune there were afterwards        
Carried away In A ffrench man of warr of 44 guns being In number 700 men        
who landed in the bay of Mericado & tooke that Citty & after tooke              
Currisaw & Tapillio & haveing A Considderable body Embarked themselves &        
were stranded neer Cassell where many were drowned & those that Escaped         
were Knockt on the head by the Natives                                          
     The disbanding of some Regemts of ffoot have lately been under             
debate & now tis said that 6 Regemts shall be discharged on Monday the 3d       
of march vizt The Ld dumbartons The Ld marpeths The d of yorkes sr Jo:          
ffenwicks sr Hen: Goodrichs & Coll salisburies                                  
+sr george wakeman will be tryed the Next sessions at the old Bayly &           
some Add mr Langhorne & mr Medborne &c                                          
     L. c. 754     March 3d 1678                                                
+Mr Oates Bedloe Needham & Prance have been all with the attourney Genll        
In order to fforme processe agt sr George Wakeman mr Langhorne &c & it          
was believed that they would have been tryed this sessions but severall         
papers being In the hands of the Comtee of secresy of the last parliamt         
which referr to them their tryall is upon that Considderation deferred          
     On the 28th Berry was Executed at Tiburn for the Murther of sr             
Edm: Godfrey                                                                    
     The same day one Amy [?] was Committed to Newgate by order of              
Councill for writeing & dispearseing Treasonable & seditious Letters            
     This week was the sessions In the old Bayly where 12 were burned in        
the hand & 8 Condemned to dye vizt 4 men & 4 women of which 2 men for           
Coyneing & A woman for killing her Bastard child &c                             
     On the 28th mr stroude the Bayliffe of Westminster made proclamation       
In Westminster Hall that sr Wm Poultney & sr Stephen ffox were duely            
Elected which gives greate dissatisfaction the people beleeveing sr Wm          
Waller has much wrong In it who assoon as the parliamt meets will               
Complaine thereof                                                               
     A Bill for Regulating Elections is prepareing by the Ld Hollis agt         
the meeting of the parliamt                                                     
     Wee have this ffurther account of Members Elected                          
Windsor           sr Jo: Ernly  mr Pawney                                       
Kent              sr Vere ffame  Coll deering                                   
Rutland           sr Jo: Markland  mr sherrard                                  
scarbrough        William Thompson  ffran: Thompson                             
durham Citty      sr Ralph Cole  mr Tempest                                     
Greate Wenlocke   sr Jo: Weld  mr ffoster                                       
Radnor            Rowland Gwyn Esqr                                             
Dorchester        sr ffrancis Hollis  mr Nicholas Gould                         
Oxford            Ld Huntington  sr Jo: dale                                    
saltash           mr Richd Courtney  mr Coriton                                 
Bishops Castle    mr Edw Wareing  mr Oakeley                                    
Hull              mr Kingdome  mr Ramsden                                       
Camelford         Jo: Nicho Esqr  mr Warington                                  
     The Paris letters dat March 4th speake of Greate preparations at           
Brest & Rochfort for the Equipping of 20 men of warr from 40 to 50 guns         
to be Ready at the beginning of Aprill but the Marselles letters of the         
21st tell us they are neither there or at Toulon upon Armeing of any            
ships or Gallies as yet but at the Comeing of Mounsr Vivonne might Arme         
15 ships & 15 Gallies to goe agt Tripoli                                        
     sr Jo: Narbrough by the last account they had of him was still at          
Port Mahoone Careening                                                          
     The fflanders letters tell us of severall English Battalions sent to       
the Meetings [?] where Capt Wetwang was with A fleet Ready to Receive them      
     The ffrench have left Canon & Ammunition at Ghent & Courtray [(]the        
states of fflanders being Engaged for payment) of which the d de Villa          
Hermosa stood In greate need for that their Magazines had not sufficient        
to supply them  They write very Confidently that maastricht would be put        
Into their hands the Next weeke upon payment of A Certaine summe of Money       
+This weeke the D of Norfolke went for ffrance & from there he goes for         
Italy & tis beeleved will not Returne In hast.                                  
      [These words appear on outside of letter in another hand:]                
Wm Millhouse  to cut hedges.  in good weather, to thrash in ill. [Brackets      
Ri: Green                      connect both names to these instructions.]       
J. Atkins     to plath [?5.  [A bracket includes Randle also.]                  
  Randle:                                                                       
Tho: Knight.                                                                    
Sanders Knight.                                                                 
J. Burgis to get gravell.                                                       
J. Holms.                           H. Green to have another or 2 lusty         
Jeph: Paul.                         men and Gervase to keep the account         
K. Green till br. mak. [?] time     of them and these.  [This sentence          
Robt Suffolk.                       is bracketed to the names Burgis            
Wm Kellet.                          through K. Green.]                          
Wm Morris.                                                                      
     L. c. 755     March 6th 1678                                               
+The preparation of the ffrench appeare by A letter sent to A merchant          
In London being brought by the master of A vessell arrived from Morlaix         
on thursday last as followeth                                                   
+Honrd sr  The occasion of those prsents is only by order of my ffather         
to acquaint you (because wee dare not write any newes by the post) of           
the preparations of the ffrench which gives all the English merchants           
apprehensions that they are designed Either for Ireland or England              
There being 60 Capitall ships Equipping out of Rochelle Brest & sharratt        
from 60 to 100 guns Each besides 20 more of lesser burthen are fitting          
out at Rochell & that which Increaseth o[u]r Beliefe is the greate number       
of souldiers Countinually marching towards those places from all parts of       
ffrance  wee judge they will be Ready to saile by the middle of March if        
not before being In very greate forwardness  all which Contents wee desire      
you to Communicate to those In authority to Receive them if they should         
attempt any of the Kings dominions  subscribed James White                      
     On Thursday night A fire was discovered In ship yard neer Temple           
barr being In A garrett  the watch broke Into the house which was A             
smiths & Comeing where the fire was found the Smiths boyes bed burning at       
Both Ends & wood put underneath  The boy was seized going downe staires &       
searching about found all his Cloaths bound up Ready In A Bundle with           
another packe made up lyeing In the seller upon which he was sent to            
Bridewell                                                                       
     Letters from Dublin give us this account that the papists there            
being soe numerous & soe publickly going to masse & being very Indolent         
the apprentices & other protestant servants made an agreemt to meet In          
A body & put downe their popish Allies but the D of Ormond being                
Informed thereof with A stronge guard prevented their designe which             
otherwise might have occasioned greate disturbance                              
     The D of Ormond being at his Charge In Ireland hath as steward of          
his Matys household appointed Commissioners the Lds following to administer     
the Oaths of Alleigance & supremacy to the Commons that are assembled In        
parliamt vizt The Earles of Anglesea Arlington Bridgewater Northampton          
Peterbrough Clarendon Bath Craven & Ailesbury  The Ld Viscount Newport          
the Lds Maynard ffretchevelle [?] Ld Arrundell of Trevine [?]                   
     On the 9th it was ordered by his Maty In Councill that the Ld Greate       
Chamberlaine & Ld Chamberlain of the household should with more then            
ordinary Care make search Into the vaults & sellers under both houses of        
parliamt before their meeting & the Ld Chancellor hath order to Ishue           
forth writts for A Convocation to meet the 3d April next                        
     On the 3d was finished at deptford A 2d rate ffregott that will            
Carry 97 guns & on the 4th A 3d rate ffregott at Woollidge  the name of         
one is Windsor Castle  the name of the other I have nott                        
      Amy that was Committed for spreadeing treasonable letters being           
asked where he had his newes he answered at the Coffe houses                    
     Wee are now soe neer the meeting of the parliamt when an Exact list        
of the members will be printed that I shall forbeare mentioning any more        
     The Brandenburgh Ambr In ffrance was told by Mounsr Ponponne that          
whilst the swedes Insisted upon an entire Restitution It Consisted now          
with the glory or Engagemts of his master to propound anything short of         
that to him & therefore if he had nothing more In Commission then what          
he had offered it were best for him to depart & In order thereunto he           
should Receive A letter from the King In answer to that of the Electors         
soe that he had taken his leave & was prepareing for his Journey  upon          
this the sweds vallue themselves highly & Continue the late losses In           
prospect of an Entire restitution                                               
     In the Meane time the danes & Brandenburghs Inveigh against the            
allies that had made A seperate peace & say they will have an army of           
60000 men & meet the ffrench at some passes In the Empire & make that the       
seate of warr                                                                   
    On ffriday last the Election began In southwarke  there are 4 that stand    
vizt sr Richd How sheriffe of London sr Jo shorter late sheriffe mr Rich        
& mr Smith  they are poleing still  the 2 ffirst seemed fairest for it          
+The dutchesse of yorke tooke shipping yesterday tis said for Holland to        
vissitt the princesse of Orange  The d of yorke is likewise Retired             
beyond sea being advised thereunto by his Maty as appeares by this              
Ensuing letter                                                                  
+deare Brother I have already given you my Reasons at large Why I would         
have you absent yourselfe for some time beyond the seas.  As I am Truly         
sorry for the occasion soe you may be sure that I shall never desire it         
longer then it will be absolutely Necesary both for your good & my              
security  In the meane time I thinke it proper to give it you under my          
hand that I Exspect this Complyance from you desireing it may be soe soon       
as Conveniently you Can  you may Easily beleeve with what trouble I write       
this to you there being nothing I am more sencible of then the Constant         
Kindness you have had for mee & I hope you will be soe Just as to be            
aswell assured that noe absence nor anything Else Can Ever Change mee           
from Ever being truly & kindly yo[u]rs CR                                       
     L. c. 756    March 8th 1678                                                
+The Portugall Ambr is newly arrived to demand satisfaction for the             
affronts that have been done to the queen by Aspearseing her of being           
accessory to the plott & to demand the performance of the Treaty of             
Marriage & to have the full number of preists & he will be seconded by          
the spaniards &c                                                                
     In Portugall there arrises diference between the nobility & the            
queen The first being Resolved to Marry the Infanta to the K of spaine          
but the queen is otherwise Inclined  this putts A stop to the Match             
between the d of Orleanes daughter & the K of spaine upon which the             
ffrench K hath ordered A squadron of ships to goe for Portugall to assist       
the queen agt the nobility if there should be occasion                          
     Yesterday the election for southwarke was ended they haveing               
declared sr Richd how & mr rich for their members                               
     The dutch letters dat 10th say that spaniards notwithstanding their        
Confidence are like to be frustrated In the surrender of Maastricht to          
them to which there dayly appeared A greater aversion                           
+They tell of advice the directors of the East India Company had out of         
zealand that the Armes of Goa Going out of fflushing upon her voyage            
was Commanded to strike by some English men of warr who had shott her           
sailes through but noe Resolution was given In it                               
     Letters from Marselles dat 28 ffeb say that A satia arrived there          
In 10 dayes from Port Mahoone Reported that sr Jo: Narbrough & most of          
the ships had Careened & were on departure In quest of the Algerines            
who grew Insolent since severall of them had made Escape by outsailing          
our ships                                                                       
     On the 2d the wind Comeing faire the surinam & scandaroone ships           
with about 60 saile of Merchantmen under A greate Convoy set saile from         
the downes for their Intended Voyages                                           
     On the 3d the stanaron Arrived at spithead & 6 Companies from              
fflanders who were Exspected on shoare on the 4th, And 5 of his Matys           
ffregotts were arrived at Yarmouth who had 32 Companies aboard  the             
officers went ashoare but the wind Came up at East & blew soe hard that         
it was not posible for the men to land                                          
+The last account wee had of his R Highs was from the Buoy In the Nore          
since which the wind haveing on the 5th In the Evening turned faire to          
southwest & Continued soe wee doubt not but that he may Ere this be on          
the Coast of Holland                                                            
     On the 5th severall Hogsheads of ffrench wines were staved & severall      
ffrench silks & other ffrench Comodities burnt at the Custome house             
     On the 6th his Maty Came by water from Whitehall to the house of           
Lds & made A speech to both houses of Parliamt to this Effect                   
     That he was willing to passe any lawes to secure the protestant            
religion agt popery                                                             
     And to passe any lawes to secure the nation agt Invasion                   
     That he had Commanded his brother the d of yorke to depart the             
Nation because he should be noe Interuption to the Parliamt                     
     That he had done his Endeavour to discover the plott both agt his          
person & Religion as also the murther of sr Edm: Godfrey for which some         
were already suffered & others were fled upon the proclamation                  
+His Maty also told them that he had disbanded A greate part of the Army        
but wanted money to disband the rest And that he had given order for            
setting forth A greate fleet & did hope that they would Enlarge his             
Customs & Excise for some things for a longer time & that they would            
Considder him for the losse he had sustained by the prohibition of              
ffrench goods, Assoon as the K had made his speech the Commons Returned         
to their house & made Choyce of mr seymore speaker of the last parliamt         
with an unanimous Consent to be the speaker & Enforced him to take the          
Chaire to which he was very unwilling or at least Immediatly soe appeared       
   There appeared this day In the house 325 members who all tooke the           
Oaths of alleigance & supremacy & soe adjourned till to morrow                  
     On the 6th In the afternoon severall popish books &c taken by sr Wm        
Waller were burnt In the new pallace yard westminster                           
     L. c. 757     March 10th 1678                                              
+By the last you had account of the meeting of the Parliamt there               
appearing 325 that day                                                          
     On the 7th meeting againe to Choose A speaker there were above 400         
the fullest house that had been knowne at the ffirst meeting                    
     In the afternoon they went up to the H of Lds to prsent mr seymour         
for their speaker who made A speech to his Maty to let his Maty know            
that the H: had Commanded his service as their speaker which he did             
purpose to discharge with all fidelity & dilligence, But did not as             
speakers Usually doe lay open his unworthiness of such A place by Reason        
of his Inability & therefore pleade his Excuse some thinkeing that              
Intimation was given him that an Excuse if made would have been layd hold       
on, But his Maty declared he did not approve of him for their speaker           
haveing other service for him & therefore discharged him of that place          
     Hereupon the Commons Returned to their house & after the H was set         
one who is A privy Councellor first stood up & said since his Maty did          
not approve of him he would take boldness upon him to propose A person          
that would well suite with the mind of the house & soe named one who had        
been long Chaireman to a grand Comtee the last parliamt but the No In           
sound was greate Unto it though noe question was put                            
    some of the members standing up said the Choyce of the speaker was          
their Right though on the other side they would not In the least Kind           
Intrench upon the Kings prerogative but the debates within doores might         
not be taken notice of without but at last they Concluded to meet againe        
& Adjourne till the 8th & to bring in presidents of the Right of the            
Commons & that their speakers were never Refused Approbation of the K           
unless In the Case of sickness or some other Extrary occasion                   
     soe the Clerke of the H (there being noe speaker) was Required to put      
the question whether the H should Adjourne till the 8th which was Carryed       
in the Affirmative there being only 2 or 3 Voyces In the Negative               
     On the 8th the H mett againe without any speaker In the Chaire &           
the H being full it was proposed to Considder of an Addresse about the          
speaker & that they might have longer time to Come to A Resolution about        
the same whereupon they named sr Hen: Capell the Ld Cavendish sr Robt           
Carr & 2 or 3 more prsently to waite upon his Maty with the said desire         
of the House & they went according to the K who Returned Answer that they       
may take time till tuesday next & that as he would be loath to diminish         
their Rights soe he hoped they would not Invade his                             
     Upon the delivery of this answer they nominated A Comtee of 4              
persons vizt mr sacheverill mr Hampden & 2 more to goe & view the               
journall of the Lds house & take a Coppy of the Entry there of the Kings        
dissatisfaction of the Election of their speaker                                
     The Clerke was this day againe Required to put the Question to adjourne    
the House till monday morning 8 A Clocke which was accordingly done             
     Tis said that there are presidents that the H of the Commons have          
mett & Chose their speaker & Immediately put him Into the Chaire & setled       
their Comtee of priveledges & other Concernes of the house & after that         
went to the K to present their speaker as In the Case of sr Robt                
Phillips In the first of K James soe that on monday there is like to            
be A greate debate for the Commons stifly Insist that the Election of           
their speaker is a thinge of Right & they Cannot part with it                   
     The dutch letters tell us that the Brandenburgh minesters are In           
much disquiett at the late proceedings & that they absolutely denye that        
Ever they made offer to the ffrench of the Countries of Cleve & marke           
which some had objected agt them, It was discoursed there as if the K of        
denmarke had offered to the ffrench K the arbitration of the peace              
betwixt him & sweden but that he had Refused it                                 
     Our Paris letters dat 11th make the Condition of Genova somewhat           
desperate for that the d of savoy will attacque it & In all probability         
not without successe for that not only the ffrench K but the Emperor            
also are Resolved to send forces to his assistance                              
     At Toulon they have begun to arme but few ships & noe gallies              
     L. c. 758     March 13th 1678                                              
+Upon his Matys Refuseing to Confirme mr seymour to be speaker on the           
7th, sr Jo: Ernly motioned sr Tho: Meers but the house In A greate              
heate Cryed out no No away with him                                             
     Whereupon mr sacheverill mr Williams sr Thomas Clarges mr Garraway         
sr Tho Lee mr powell & mr Birch spoke severally that it was done on             
purpose to gratifie some perticular persons for mr seymour was A man            
without Exception That it was the Right of the House to Choose their            
speaker That formerly parliamts have been without speakers That noe             
speaker was formerly Rejected Except In Case of sickness &c That this           
bone was throwne In by some to save themselves being his Maty did upon          
the day they picht upon mr seymour seem very well pleased with the              
Choyce mr seymor being A privy Councellor & one In Greate faivour with          
his Maty &c                                                                     
     On the 10th the house ordered that there be An Humble Representation       
drawne up to be prsented to his Maty In the Matter Relateing to the             
speaker & that mr Vaughan & mr sacheverill serjt Maynard The Master of          
the Rolles mr Powell & mr Garraway Report & draw up the same                    
     On the 11th the Commons being mett mr Powell made Report of the            
paper to be prsented to his Maty which was Read & agreed to Consisting          
of these points                                                                 
1  A preamble of the humble thanks of the house to his Maty for granting        
them longer time to Choose their speaker & showing his Care not to              
Enfringe their priveledges                                                      
2  declaring their Resolution to uphold his Matys prerogative which was         
Entrusted In the Crowne for the Benefit of his people                           
3  Representing their Undoubted Right In the Election of A speaker & an         
allowance was always given of him according to Usage Except of one by           
Reason of his disability of body & they hoped his Maty would give them A        
gracious answer that they may proceed on the Important affaires of the          
Kingdome without looseing any more time                                         
     To which the King gave this answer                                         
     Returne to your house  loose no more time  doe as I have directed          
you & soe abruptly broke off                                                    
      Which being Reported to the house by mr Powell the house fell Into        
debate thereof & did looke upon [it] as A harsh answer occasioned by same       
Malevolent persons about the King who to preserve themselves from               
question Endeavour to make A diference between the King & the Commons &         
therefore it was againe moved to make another addresse to the King for          
that they could not beleeve but if the K did not advise with his privy          
Councell he would take their paper Into Considderation & with Reason            
answer Reason as formerly                                                       
     some spoke as if they feared A dissolution others A prorogation but        
at last they adjourned till 8 to morrrow & then to Reassume the debate          
againe                                                                          
     On sunday between 3 & 4 A Clocke In the afternoon A violent fire           
broke out In St Paulls Church yard at A drapers on the Right turning down       
to doctors Commons the people of the house being all gone to Church  The        
fire was discovered by those that passed by, Constables were Immediately        
Called & the doores broken open but the fire was soe Violent In the             
staire Case that it Could not be mastered so that only some of the shop         
goods were saved, Tis the opinion of the Majestrates &c that there was          
something more then ordinary to Cause such A violent flaime to breake out       
In 3 Roomes at once but it hath only burnt the house where it begun             
     The same night 4 men were seen between 8 & 9 at night to Carry A           
vessell little bigger then A kilderkin haveing Ropes at Each End on 2           
sedan poles & the vessell was soe weighty that they Could hardly beare it       
away which is Conceived to be full of treasure belongeing to some french        
madame which is A signe that bagg & baggage are about to Remove                 
     Tis advised from Germany that the Emperor hath Ratified the peace          
& Intends to proceed agt the Rebells In Hungary with more severity              
     The duke of Brandenburgh protests agt the peace & is sending downe         
forces to make A body of 30000 men towards the Rhine to act agt the             
ffrench                                                                         
+The ffrench K has appointed Comrs to Inspect whether the protestants           
have made any Enfringement upon the Edicts of Nants                             
     The English forces are all Embarked at Zealand from flanders & are         
Returning home                                                                  
     On the 7th [?] died dr Henshaw Ld Bp of Peterbrough                        
     The ships at portesmouth are Carryed on with all posible dilligence        
there is A 3rd Rate to be Launched the Next spring tide & another 3rd           
Rate planked to her upper wale                                                  
+On the 8th about 40 Tuns of ffrench wine was staved for being brought          
In agt the late act of Parliamt                                                 
     The dutch letters dat 14th tell us that it is discoursed there that        
the sweds Refused the Treaty agreed between the ffrench K & the Bp being        
to much In faivour of the Bp but as to the Treaty of Brandenburgh the           
ffrench K will not meddle with it at camp [?] but Referrs it to his             
minesters at Nimeguen                                                           
     The Lds have appointed severall Committees & Read A bill for the           
better discovery & Conviction of papists                                        
     Upon information they are digging In the savoy & A guard appointed         
to attend them                                                                  
     L. c. 759       March 15th 1678                                            
+On the 12th the Commons mett againe & begun where they Ended the day           
before about A 2d addresse to the K that he would Considder of the              
Representation delivered to his Maty the day before that they might             
Enjoy their speaker & proceed to Considder of the Important affaires of         
the Kingdome.                                                                   
     And severall members stood up to deliver their Reasons for their           
Concurrance to such A question before it was put & many spoke very fully        
on both sides & one greate Reason that Carryed the Vote was that the            
Kings answer yesterday was soe very short being given without any               
Considderation but they did not doubt but his Maty would Considder of           
their 2d addresse & give them A gracious answer the H Intimating In             
their debate that it was some ill person about the K that did advise            
such an answer to their former Representation soe the question being put        
& there being betwixt 4 & 500 members the 2d addresse was agreed to & not       
above 4 or 5 noes to it & was Imediately sent up to the K by Ld Cavendish       
sr Robt Carr mr Powell &c who very graciously Recd it & said he would           
Considder of it till Next morning & give them an answer at which the H          
was well pleased                                                                
     The 2d Addresse followeth                                                  
+Most Gracious soveraign whereas the gracious answer yo[u]r Maty was            
pleased to give to o[u]r first message in Councill wherein yo[u]r Maty          
was pleased to declare A Resolution not to Enfringe o[u]r just Rights           
and Priveledges wee yo[u]r Matys most loyall & dutifull Commons                 
were further Encouraged to make A humble Representation to yo[u]r               
Maty upon Choyce of o[u]r Speaker which on tuesday last was presented           
by some members to yo[u]r Maty, wee doe with greate sorrow & infinite           
trouble find by the Report made by those members at their Returne that          
without takeing any further Considderation which wee are perswaded              
if yo[u]r Maty had done, what wee offered to yo[u]r Maty would have             
soe far prevailed on yo[u]r Royall Judgment as to have given yo[u]r             
Maty satisfaction of the Reasonableness of o[u]r desires & preserved            
In yo[u]r Maty A faivourable opinion of o[u]r proceedings And                   
since wee humbly Conceive that the occasion of this answer hath arisen          
from yo[u]r Matys not being truly Informed of the state of the Case             
     Wee doe humbly beseech yo[u]r Maty to take the same                        
Representation Into your further Considderation & give us such A                
gracious answer as wee may be put Into A capasity to manifest o[u]r             
Readiness to Enter Into those Consultations which wee surely tend to the        
preservation of yo[u]r Matys Kingdoms                                           
     On the 11th the Commons mett againe according to their adjournmt           
but did not debate any matter whatsoever but stayd In Exspectation of the       
Kings answer to their addresse made yesterday but while they were               
Exspecting the Usher of the Blacke Rodd Came & Commanded the house              
to Come up to the K In the H of Lds where the Ld Chancellor told them           
that his Maty did prorogue the parliamt till Next satureday morning, but        
there was not 6 members got Into the H when the prorogation was                 
pronounced  however it was prorogued                                            
     Many doe wonder at the Reason thereof because the prorogation is           
not an Expedient soe as to lay aside the speaker for if the parliamt            
should be prorogued 10 times yet the speaker whenever they meet againe          
is speaker of every session & it is not the Course to Choose A new              
speaker after Every prorogation soe as the blocke that lyes In the way          
for saveing the Right of the speakers Election is not Removed nor Can be        
but by death of the speaker or the Kings writt to Call him up to the H of       
Lds In Either of the which Cases the H hath A freedome to A new Election        
which would save the Right of the Commons soe much Insisted upon, Every         
one is full In their thoughts what the Ishue of this will be                    
     Wee have an account that his R Highs &c landed & were safe at the          
Hague on friday last though the 3 yatchts strucke but were happily              
delivered & his R Highs had sent to brussells to prepare A place for him        
     The Lady Anne who was by his Matys order left here Comes to Chappell       
Every day & hath A Closet made for her next to that of his Maty                 
     The fflanders letters dat 15th say the ffrench have orders to passe        
the Rhine & are makeing many Extrary waggons at Aix la Chappelle for            
Carrying the pontons towards the Rhine & that they would passe at Nordlingen    
where they have stopt severall vessells laden from Holland of whome they        
demanded an Impost of the 40th peny for all the goods they Carry                
     L. c. 760     March 17th 1678                                              
+on satureday last between 11 & 12 his Maty sent for the Commons to             
attend him In the Lds house where being Come up his Maty was pleased to         
put them in mind of his former speech & Command & told them he doubted          
not In this short time of Recesse they Could not forgett what he had            
formerly offered to them & Referred them to that                                
     My Lord Chancellors speech                                                 
+his Maty hath given you this Recesse that you might deliberately               
Considder of the buisness which the prsent juncture Requires & that haveing     
past by all Animosities & heates that might Impede the Affaires of the          
Kingdome you will Returne to the H & make Choyce of A speaker without           
further delay & prsent him to his Maty at 10 A Clocke on Monday next            
     soe the Commons Retired to their House & the Ld Cavendish & Ld             
Russell Nominated to them serjt Gregory Of Graies Inne who with the             
unanimous Consent of the House was Chosen speaker  Notwithstanding his          
Modest speeches to be Excused                                                   
     The speaker being set In the Chaire It was Exspected that the Comtee       
of priveledges greivances &c should have been setled but by Reason of the       
Act of parliamt that Requires that the H should not fall Into debate of         
anything till Every Member have taken the oaths of alleigance & supremacy       
& the Test which will take up 2 or 3 dayes time  Till that be done Noe          
petition about Election or anything Else Can be offered to the House            
     This settlemt of the speaker gives Infinite satisfaction to the            
members within doores aswell as the people without for had they broke           
upon that point It would have Relished ill But that which Induced the           
House to agree suddenly upon A speaker was                                      
+ffirst that he whome they had Chosen never Came Neer the House since           
that time & perhapps it was his wisdome soe to doe that the House might         
not breake upon his scone [?]                                                   
2dly as there was noe Entry In the Lds house of the Kings disagreemt of         
mr seymo[u]r the 1st speaker which the Lds would Not suffer to be Entred        
Into their journall, soe there was nothing Entred of the journall of the        
Commons In prejudice of the Kings approbation of their speaker                  
     soe that now the Buisness of the speaker being setled the Houses           
may proceed with Effect agt popery disbanding the Army & other Concernes        
of the Nation                                                                   
   By A vessell arrived on the 10th from Jersey tis advised the ffrench         
are makeing greate preparations both by sea & land & that the ffrench           
K was suddenly Exspected In Brittany & Normandy & brings along with him         
his guards & Household & 3 Marine Regemts to put aboard his men of warr         
     ffrom Bristoll & many other of the ports wee have Account of               
severall Hogsheads of ffrench Wines staved for being brought In Contrary        
to the act of Parliamt & many others were seized who assoon as they Can         
be Condemd Must have the same Usage                                             
     Tis advised from Bruges that all the stoores that were sent                
thither for the use of the English souldiery were with some Men newly           
Recovered sent over for England the last weeke soe that of the souldiers        
there Remained not above 10 or 11 who were not then fitt to be Removed          
     The Muscovite apprehending the forces that are gathering by the            
Turks may be wholly Engaged agt him doth Endeavour by his Ambrs to              
Engage the Pole to his Assistance who In order to it hath paid A Greate         
summe of money due by the late Treaty & solicitted A Conjunction agt the        
Turks for the Recovery of Caminiecke  To which the Pole Answers that            
he is willing to it Conditionally that the muscovite Restore the places         
taken from Poland or the greater part of them & that he send 4 Hostages &       
50000 men to fall on Caminiecke                                                 
     The 20 souldiers that were brought up with A guard for killing             
their Captaine for detayning their pay from them are not yet tryed  If          
they be found Guilty by a Court marshall they must throw dice for their         
lives & perhapps 2 or 3 of them must dye for it                                 
     Tis said his Royall Highs may be at Brussels on the 10th & Keep his        
Residence at the P of Oranges house there, mr Werden & severall other           
Gent belongeing to his R Highs with severall other voluntier Gent are           
Going beyond sea to doe their duty to him                                       
     L. c. 761    March 20th 1678                                               
    Monday 17th March 1678                                                      
    Mr serjt Gregories speech                                                   
+May it please yo[u]r Maty./ In obedience to yo[u]r Matys Commands the          
H of Commons have made mee the subject of their Choyce though I                 
acquainted them with my owne Insufficiency & did desire them to take            
Care of the greate affaires of the House.  But Notwithstanding they were        
pleased to Renew their Commands of mee, There is so much of dificulty In        
the affaire that I have greate Reason to Reflect Upon my owne & therefore       
I humbly addresse my selfe to yo[u]r Matys grace & faivour                      
     The Lord Chancellor                                                        
+his Maty observed with what modesty you declined that greate Charge as         
much as In you lay  The K sees that that modesty which has been lookt upon      
as A Custome & formality In others is In you A well setled disposition of       
mind  for this Cause the K doth Commend the Choyce & that you may be A          
full & perfect speaker the K doth Confirme & Ratifie the Election               
+Mr speaker./ It will be an Undutifulness In mee to decline it any              
longer seing his Mayties pleasure, But I shall make bold to desire              
Confirmation of o[u]r former priveledges as freedome of speech & accesse        
to his Matys person In all o[u]r affaires & that yo[u]r Maty would put A        
gracious Interpretation on all things which may be acted In all duty &          
faithfulness                                                                    
+My Lord Chancellor                                                             
+His maty is well pleased with your duty In the first place In the Next         
with your petition & doth assure that the freedome of yo[u]r persons &          
Estates shall be preserved Inviolable & the K will take it for A Contempt       
of his Royall Authority if any will dare to disturbe you & for accesse to       
his Royall person he denies it not to any person much lesse to you  And         
that Creature that the K has made by his power he will alway support by         
his goodness                                                                    
     mr speaker & the House Imediately Returned & spent the Rest of the         
day In takeing the Test                                                         
    Tuesday 18 march 1678                                                       
+The H proceeded to take the Oaths & Test & subscribe the declaration &         
all the members prsent subscribe the same                                       
     A bill for Reverseing outlawries In the Kings bench Read & ordered         
A 2d Reading                                                                    
     All Grand Committees appointed                                             
+Ordered that the Comtee of Elections & priveledges doe sitt Every              
Munday Wednesday & ffriday at 2 In the afternoon & take Into                    
Considderation all matters Concerning Elections & Report the same               
                           Adjourned till 8 to morrow                           
+On the 12th were 22 Companies of the E of dunbartons Regemt shipt at           
Harwich for Ireland  severall other Regemts formerly mentioned have been        
disbanded                                                                       
     On the 12th mr Hen: savile his Matys Envoy to the ffrench K tooke          
shipping at dover for Diep                                                      
     Our last letters from Madrid told us that the Ld Ambr Godolphin had        
taken his leave of that King & assoon as he should have paid the Necesary       
Complemts to the rest he would Returne for England                              
    On the 14th ffebuary Arrived at Allicant 7 English men who by night         
getting over the walls of Algeirs swamm aboard one of their piratts at          
Anchor In the Roade Cut away his boate from sterne & after being 5 dayes        
at sea got safe to that port                                                    
+Wee have An account of A storme at Tangier In which severall merchants         
ships are lost & A ship Commanded by Capt dunbarr was splitt on the             
Rocks & 65 men lost but the Mole of Tangier was not at all hurt by it           
     On the 14th Arrived at spithead the Bombay merchant from suratt &          
Bantam, & on the 15th the Exspectation from Bantam who left the Unity           
from Java & Bantam 5 dayes since & was as they beleeved In some part of         
the West                                                                        
+A warrant is past for paying to the Treasurer of the Navy Moneys for the       
building of 2 ships of A 2d Rate & 2 of A 3rd rate being those only that        
Remained Unbuilt of the 30 ships provided by act of parliamt                    
     sr George Carteret is called up by A writt Of Assistance to the H of       
peers                                                                           
     dr LLoyd Bp of Landaffe is to be Translated to peterbrough & dr Ben        
[?] made Bp of Landaffe                                                         
+The Ld Treasurer is upon Resigning the staffe & the Treasury to be             
Mannaged by Comrs who tis said will be the Ld Allington sr Jo: Ernly sr         
Edw deering mr Lawrence hide & mr sidney Godolphin & mr Hen Guy secretary       
     L. c. 762     March 22nd 1678                                              
  Commons 19th March 1678                                                       
+Ordered that A Comptee be appointed to Inspect the journalls of the Lds        
house & see what hath been Entred there the last sessions of the last           
parliamt Relateing to the Plott & what Else may be worthy their Notice &        
Make Report thereof to the H to morrow                                          
     severall petitions Concerning Undue Elections Read & ordered that          
Comtee of Elections & priveledges be setled this afternoon & make Choyce        
of a Chaireman which they did accordingly & made Choyce of sr Tho: Meeres       
     The Lds tooke the Impeachment Into Considderation & Resolved that          
the dissolution of the last parliamt doth not hinder but that all Cases         
of appeales & writs of Error are still In the same state they were              
before the dissolution & that the Impeachments brought up by the Commons        
In the last parliamt doe Continue In force as formerly                          
     Commons 20th March 1678                                                    
+Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to draw up An addresse to his Maty          
for A day of Humiliation for A blessing upon the proceeding of the              
parliamt                                                                        
+sr ffran: Winnington Reports that he had viewed the Lds journall & that        
In the Kings speech there was mention made of A popish plott & Related          
the whole proceedings of the house as to the plott & the Murther of sr          
Edm: Godfrey & the vote of the house the last sessions that it was An           
Hellish plott                                                                   
     Ordered that A Comtee of secresy by appointed to take further              
Evidence & prepare Articles agt the Lds In the Tower who stand Impeached        
of high treason & take such further Informations as shall be given              
Concerning the Plott & Murther of sr Edm: Godfrey & that dr Tounge mr           
Oates & mr Bedloe doe attend the house on the Morrow                            
+That mr Williams A member of this House be sent for  That the secret           
Comtee have power to send for persons papers & Records & doe sit de die         
In diem & the quorum be 3                                                       
     That A Comtee be appointed to Inspect the Lds books & see what             
Resolution the Lds had taken In relation to the Impeachmt                       
     That the Report make this day by sr ffran: Winnington be written           
faire In order to be Entred Into the journall                                   
+That A message be Immediately sent to the Lds to put them In mind of           
the Impeachment of high treason Exhibitted agt the E of danby In the            
Name of the Commons of England & to desire them that he be Immediately          
Committed Into safe Custody & the Ld Cavendish to carry up the Message          
     And that further articles be drawne agt the Ld Treasurer & that it         
be referred to the secret Comtee                                                
                              Adjourned till 8 to morrow                        
     Tis advised from Rome dat 4th that another Armenian Bishop is              
lately arrived there with A letter from the Patriarke of the Countrey           
who togather with 22 bishops are Exspected In 3 months to reconcile             
themselves to that Church                                                       
     The feares of the Genovesses doe dayly Increase by the greate              
Number of ffrench forces gathered togather at Pignerolle apprehending           
they may be Called by the savoyards who may have A designe on savanna &         
this they are the Rather Inclined to beleeve by A discourse that was            
amonge them of A treaty of Marriage on foot between the d of savoy &            
Madomoselle de Valois the ffrench Kings daughter                                
+The Hamburg letters dat 11/21 tell us the K of denmarke has demanded           
20000 Rixdollarrs of the Isle of Rugen with threeates of fire & sworde on       
refusall  That the princes of Lunenburgh Certainly Recd the last weeke          
the Ratification of their peace with ffrance; but that Munster was              
prevailed upon to stay till that with the Emperor shall be fully perfected      
+The Brussels letters dat 24th advise that they are prepareing for the          
Reception of their R Highnesses who that day left Holland, It was               
discoursed that the ffrench had Renued their pretences to their shires of       
Newport adding threates unless they had speedy satisfaction  But they say       
it is Certain that they have set forth A placaert In the New Conquests          
prohibitting all people to buy any of the lands belongeing to his               
Catholicke Matys subjects lyeing within any of the Conquered Countries          
     L. c. 763     March 24th 1678                                              
   ffriday 21st March 1678                                                      
+severall More petitions & all referred to the Comtee                           
     sr Tho: Meeres Reports that sr Richd Temples Indenture mentioned           
the Common seale to be put to his Returne which Really was not but sr           
Peter Tirrills was, soe the H agreed with the Comtee that sr peter              
Tirrills Returne was good                                                       
    Ordered that the Clarke of the Crowne attend to morrow to pull off          
sr Richd temples seale                                                          
     A Complaint being made of 2 Pampletts printed & published without          
lycence by Jonathan Edwine the one Entitled 2 letters of mr Mountague to        
the Ld Treasurer & the Lds Answer to his Impeachmt The other A letter           
from A Jesuite In Paris to a ffreind In London, Edwine being Called in          
denyed the printing of them & said he had them from mr Hills the Kings          
printer                                                                         
+Ordered that they doe both attend the H to morrow                              
     dr Tounge being Called In gave A long Evidence soe the house               
desired him to bring it In writeing                                             
     mr Oates being Called In gave his depositions & said he had                
something more to say & desired he might Informe the Comtee of secresy          
      After this he said he lay under severall discouragemts vizt mr            
Oates being In the Privy garden The E of danby passing by said There is         
one of Englands saviours but I Hope to see him hanged within A month  he        
likewise accused sr Jo: Robinson to have had Knowledg of the Plott or           
some part of it 4 or 5 yeares agoe by one Everard who was A prisoner In         
the Tower 4 yeares for discovering it                                           
        He likewise accused mr sackvile A member of this house who said         
they were sons of whores who said there was A plott & that he was A             
lyeing rogue that said soe                                                      
     Then mr Hen: Goreing mett him In the lobby & desired him to get sr         
Jo: Gage bayled  mr Oates said he would not doe it because he was A             
Traitor to which mr Goreing Replyed that he was A Rascall & A lyeing            
Rogue after which he Complained of some hardships by his guard &                
threatenings &c                                                                 
    Ordered that mr Oates Appeare at the barr of this house on Munday to        
make good the accusation agt the 3 Members vizt sr Jo: Robinson mr              
sackvile & mr goreing & that the 3 members appeare In their places  That        
the Complaint agt the Ld Treasurer be Referred to the secrett Comtee            
     satureday 22d March 1678                                                   
     The Kings speech                                                           
+My Lords & Gent I should be glad to see you had made any good progresse        
into the buisnesse I had Called you for  I perceive your proceedings agt        
the Treasurer hath hindered you therein  I am Come to put an End to that        
buisness such as I hope will be to all your satisfactions.  I have given        
him my pardon under the broade seale Already before the Calling of this         
Parliamt both for the secureing of his life & fortunes & if there should        
be any defect In point of forme or otherwise I shall give it him 10 times       
over rather then that it shall not be full                                      
     I never denyed this to any of my servants or minesters when they           
have quitted their places as the Lds shaftesbury & Buckingham well know         
     Besides I am Informed that there are greate mistakes In this Matter        
Concerning him.  The letters were written by my order & for Concealing          
the plott It is Imposible for he knew nothing of it but what he had             
Imediately from myselfe                                                         
     I have dismist him from Court & Councill                                   
     Publicke Buisness presses hard & therefore I Recommend it to you           
to goe speedily abt the same                                                    
     The Commons after their Returne sent to the Lds desire his Estate          
might be Confiscated & his person secured, upon which the Lds desired A         
conference In which they Acquainted them they had ordered A bill to be          
brought In To make him Incapable to Come to his Matys person To discharge       
him of all offices & Employments of Receiveing any gifts or grants from         
the Crowne & of sitting In the H of Peers upon which the Commons ordered        
A Comtee to goe to the Ld Chancellor & other offices to Enquire the             
Manner of Ishuing out the Pardon                                                
     The Hague letters dat 24th tell us That the Marquesse de Lyra In           
his last memoriall to the states pressing the delivery of Maastricht to         
the spaniards did signifie that his forbearing to urge it since his last        
Instances severall Moneths since was partly In Exspectation that                
they would have offered soe Cleare A debt of themselves & partly that           
they might have no pretence for to Refuse it upon the delay used by the         
ffrench In the Evacuation of the spanish places which being now wholly          
Executed he told them the spaniards had A garrison of 45000 men Ready to        
take possession of it  The states had then taken no Resolution thereupon        
but those who spake the Language of the spaniards give out that they would      
be driven to some desperate Resolution if the states doe not them justice       
In it & some Intimated that the ffrench would faivour the spaniards In it       
     L. c. 764     March 27th 1679                                              
  Munday March 24th 1678                                                        
+The house agreed that they are fully satisfied that there hath been & is       
A Hellish plott & the Lds have declared their Concurrence with the              
Commons In it                                                                   
     sr ffrancis winnington Reports that they went to the usuall                
offices to see what proceedings had been In the E of danbies pardon &           
found none In any of them & that Ld Chancellor said he never advised            
     Ordered that A Comtee be Appoiinted to draw up an addresse to his          
Maty Representing the Irregularity & illegality of the pardon supposed          
to be granted to the E of danby & the dangerous Consequence of granting         
any pardon to any person Impeacht by the Comons of England & that A             
message be sent to the Lds to demand Justice In the name of the Commons         
of England agt the E of danby & that he may be Committed to Custody             
     Tuesday 25th march 1679                                                    
+A message from the Lds that they had sent the usher of the blacke Rodd         
to the E of danby In Towne & at Wimbleton who is Returned & saith he            
cannot find him                                                                 
     Ordered that mr sackvile be sent to the tower for disparridging            
the witnesses &c abt the plott & that he be Expelled the parliamt               
     A bill to be brought In to summons the E of danby to surrender his         
body at A day Certaine & In default thereof to be attained of high treason      
   mr Powells speech In the H of Commons 20th march                             
+mr speaker I should have been pleased to have heard from some member of        
this house somewhat omitted [&?] needfull to have been spoken to & by           
some other Rather then myselfe  It is Concerning the Treasurer who stands       
Impeacht by the Commons of England of high treason the person to                
whome wee owe all the dangers of the ffrench K agt us                           
     To whome wee owe the Threates & severe answers to those humble             
addresses made In the last Parliamt                                             
     To whome wee owe the Ruine of the nation & the Exhausting of the           
Kings Treasure & Revenue                                                        
     To whome wee owe the Expence of 200000 L & upwards within 2 yeares         
last past Unaccounted for                                                       
     To whome wee owe the many prorogations that happened In the last           
Parliamt when any profitable bill was Ready for passing                         
     To whome wee owe the Raising of A standing Army to be Kept up by the       
Receipt of 600000 Livers for 3 yeares to Enslave us & o[u]r Religion            
     To whome wee owe the late bone that was flunge In this session of          
parliamt to hinder the good Effect that might Come from their proceedings       
     who is now laying downe his staffe & makeing up his accounts In            
the Treasury as he pleaseth to Enrich himselfe with the spoyles of the          
people & soe depart                                                             
     On the 21st mr Bedlow being sent for desired A guard, & when               
Called In Complained of Greate discouragemts as to his guards & that            
he had many Checks from persons of greate quality & that he was more            
like A malefactor & harder then those he had accused many of them out           
upon baile & himselfe a prisoner or very like one That the Ld Treasurer         
offered greate summs of money to get A Coppy of what he had to accuse him       
or the queen that they might get some to Confront his Evidence &                
acquainted the secret Comtee that the Ld Treasurer Enquired whether the d       
of Bucks or E of shaftesbury or any of the Comons last parliamt had             
desired him to say anything agt him & to tell him who they were & he            
would Reward him & If he would leave the Countrey he would supply him           
with A greate sum [of money that?] he might goe to any Countrey whither         
he pleased & give him time to Consider of it & said there was A yatcht          
Ready to Carry him                                                              
     Ordered that An Humble addresse be prsented to his Maty to the             
safety of mr Bedloes person may be Committed to the Councill [?] the            
d of Monmouth that he may have the 500 L paid that was promised by              
proclamation, his Matys Answer is that the 500 L shall be paid & he will        
take all posible Care for the security of mr Bedlow                             
     L. c. 765     March 29th 1679                                              
Commons Wednesday 26th march 1679                                               
+severall petitions Complaining of Undue practices at Elections for             
denbigh st Edmundbury durham & Leicestershire Read & Referred to the            
Comtee of Elections                                                             
     A Comtee appointed to see what bills Expire at the End of this             
sessions & Report them to the House                                             
     A bill ordered to be brought In to Regulate the Election of members        
In Parliamt                                                                     
     dr Nelson Minester of Dodlington In the Isle of Ely who is the             
Author of the Jesuits letter ordered to be sent for Into Custody                
     mr oates Could not very well Remember The words of mr Goreing &            
therefore appealed to sr Jo: ffagg who is sicke & soe the thinge fell           
     Thursday 27th march 1679                                                   
+A bill from the Lds for the better discovery & more speedy Conviction of       
Popish Recusants Read & ordered A 2d Reading wherein it is provided that        
Justices of peace shall be Enabled to Tender the Oaths & Test & the             
Refusall shall be Entred Upon Record at the Next sessions or assizes &          
shall be A sufficient Conviction of Recusancy                                   
     mr deerum petitioned that he duely Elected for Radnor & sr Edw:            
Harlow is not upon which It was Averred to the H that the petitioner had        
but one vote for him he hopeing to find A Comtee of Elections of the same       
temper they were the last Parliamt when such A president did take Effect        
     They ordered the petitioner to Come up & owne his petition but the         
serjt at Armes being sent to Call him he upon some private Intimation           
withdrew himselfe fearing to be made an Example                                 
     A bill for Attainder of Tho E of danby was Read A 2d time & Committed      
     A bill from the Lds to disable Tho: E of danby to sitt In Parliamt         
&c Read & Rejected it being said that this bill is A lessening of the           
Penalties of the Law upon one that is Attainted of high Treason soe this        
is laid aside & the bill of Attainder proceeded with                            
     A message from the Lds with A bill Entitled an Act for disabling           
any one to sit In the Convocation before they have Taken the Oath &             
subscribed the declaration therein Contained                                    
     Two watermen that have been Examined doe Informe that they did see         
the E of danby goe by water on Munday last by st Katherines, but others         
are of opinion that he is still Retired In private                              
     sr ffrancis Winningtons Report as to my Ld Chancellor Concerning           
the E of danby                                                                  
     That my Ld Chancellor had neither Contrived Nor advised it, That my        
Ld Treasurer delivered it to him A thinge Never Knowne before & being           
asked whether it pardoned or Extended to the Impeachmt he said it had           
generall words of all Treasons & Crimes whatsoever Togather with the            
words Omnia Et Omni modo Indicta menta Impetiones & these other words           
Licet Indictitatis vel [?] non Indictitatis & this was to Extend to the         
27th ffeb last & did beare date the 1st of march Instant                        
     & that my Ld Treasurer desired to have it passe with all privacy           
for he did not Intend to make use of it but to stand upon his Innocency         
but if false witnesses should be produced agt him he should make use of         
it at the last Extremity                                                        
     After this my Ld Chancellor said he writt A letter to my Ld                
Treasurer wherein he told him that he thought It best to let the pardon         
passe In the Regular Course that It might be publickly Knowne & Answer          
the End his Ldpp Intended which was to prevent the Impeachmt agt him            
     The next day after the letter was sent he met with the Ld Treasurer        
where he gave the same advise  The Ld Treasurer said he had acquainted          
the K with his letter & his Maty was Resolved to have it passe with all         
privacy                                                                         
     suddenly after this the K Commanded my Ld Chancellor to bring the          
seales to whitehall which he did to his Lodgings, His Maty demanded the         
seales to be taken out of the bagg & the K writt his Name on the Top of         
the Parchmt & then directed to have it sealed wherupon the person that          
used [about eight words spoiled by crease at edge of folio]                     
+The Ld Chancellor said that At the time of the Affixing the seale to the       
Parchmt he did not looke Upon himselfe to have the Custody of the seale         
     The Ld Chancellor Concluded with this that he tooke upon him to Know       
that there was noe memoriall In any office whatsoever from the secretaries      
till It came to his but that It was A stampt Pardon by Creation                 
     L.  c. 766    March 31st 1679                                              
  Commons 28th March 1679                                                       
+A bill for secureing the liberty of the subject & granting Habeas Corpus       
Read & ordered A 2d Reading on Munday Next                                      
     mr speaker acquainted the H that A letter was Recd last night              
directed to mr Cole of ffleetstreet Relateing as if some few danger were        
Intended agt the Kings person & the Kingdome within some few dayes              
     Ordered that the Examination of the Comeing of this letter to the          
post be left to the members that serve for London                               
     A petition of the ffreeholders of warwickeshire abt the Election           
for the County of warwicke Complaining of the Injustice done by sheriffe        
of that County In Employing forces to the disturbance of the Election &         
other undue practices & for other misdemeanours Committed at the same           
time which being of an High nature the H ordered the Cause to be heard at       
the barr of the H on munday fortnight                                           
     Resolved that this H is fully satisfied In the Integrity dilligence        
& faithfulness of sr Robt southwell one of the Clarks of the Councell In        
his takeing & Entering Examinations of Witnesses abt the plott & that he        
hath deserved very well both of the K & Kingdome both for his paines &          
Care taken therein                                                              
     Commons satureday 29th march 1679                                          
+sr Robt Clayton Reports that the letter directed to Cole is judged to          
Come from A new hand & Judged to put A Tricke Upon the Parliamt                 
     Amendmts to the bill agt the E of danby that he should not be              
Restored from the Attainder but by act of Parliamt Reported & the bill          
ordered to be Engrost                                                           
+Ordered that Tuesday Next the disbanding the Army be taken Into                
Considderation & then to take Into Considderation the violation of the          
petition of Right In Imposeing souldiers to take ffree quarter Even upon        
Inns & alehouses                                                                
     mr Oates being Called In said that he mett sr Jo: Robinson before          
the prorogation who said there were A Company of Informeing Rogues              
abroade but he had spoyled one of them meaning Everard whome he had             
fast Enough                                                                     
     mr Everard Came In & Informed he was threatened with the Racke to          
force him to Confesse he had A designe agt the life of the d of monmouth        
& Called sr Robt Walsh to prove that he had told him formerly of the            
plott That sr Jo: had kept him prisoner 4 yeares & halfe & that he told         
sr Jo: he beleeved his Commitmt was procured by Irish Talbott for haveing       
been with him & the Lady gourdon at Paris  they discovered to him the           
plot & fearing he would discover the same he had not been above 6 or 7          
dayes In England but he was Committed Close prisoner to the Tower & Kept        
without pen Inke or paper & no ffreind permitted to Come to him                 
     sr Jo: denied all that was said agt him but said he had A warrant          
to keep him Close prisoner which he offered to shew & forasmuch as              
there are some papers In secretary Coventryes hand who is sicke it was          
Referred till another day                                                       
                         Adjourned till Tuesday 5 A Clocke                      
sr ffran: winningtons speech to the H of Commons                                
+The K Cannot pardon Treason agt the governmt for then the governmt             
Cannot be safe from Evill minesters  Could the K have done it would not         
Beltrappe Tresilian [?] & the spencers have been pardoned  the K should         
be the sanctuary of the people from opression of Evill minesters but not        
the Refuge of Enemies of the Government & A protector of such Arch              
Traitors as danby.  If danby may be pardoned then the popish Lds In the         
Tower may & all jesuites In Newgate, Is that the way to secure the lawes        
& protestant Religion, The K hath A limitted power or It would not be A         
legall power & is for the good & behoofe of the people but his shroudeing       
An open notorious traitor the minester of the present mischiefs & Common        
Center In which all the lines of Confusion meet, Is that for the good &         
behoofe of the people                                                           
     Prerogative is to abate Rigorous Justice not to Evade & destroy it         
If minesters may be pardoned on the princes pleasure for all the wrongs         
they doe the people Though the prince be sworne to protect the people           
from those wrongs & is therefore both trusted & paid there is no security       
& o[u]r pretended freedome & legall governmt is A meer Cheate & wee are         
all Arrant slaves                                                               
     Besides this is Treason Impeached In Parliamt & therefore not              
pardonable out of Parliamt  This is A nationall & Catholicke Treason  the       
life the Root of the governmt is Invaded.  A pardon here is soe unreasoned      
A thing that It ought to be placed to his account that dares pleade it &        
ought to be hanged amonge the Rest of the Evill Councellors                     
     The bill prepareing In the Lds house is not his punishmt but his           
pardon, A salvation by act of Parliamt  none will be deterred by this act       
that Can pleade such A president to Escape Unpunished & Carry away              
honour & wealth the Reward of Treason & the poore peoples spoyle, &             
that at such A time as this Circumstanced [?] with plotts &                     
Conspiracies, if this must be It is good yea merittorious to Invade             
property Invade the Kingdome sell the people Incourage popery subborne          
witness & strangle & murther the discoverers of the plott                       
   Remember how you use him  you make him An example of the Rest. If he         
must live then let him survive his glory  at least degrade him sequester        
him  that is Reduce him as small as sr Tho: Osburne & as leane & Indigent       
leave him nothing he has got by his Monstrous actions agt the Kingdom  I        
am bold to say that those Lds & Commons that agree not In this speake           
Two words for him & one for themselves & would doe the same things to           
End with the same security.  It is A lycence to Cheate the Kingdome for         
5 yeares  If thus he pray let there be A Clause In this bill to pardon          
all villainies & Treasons agt the governmt whatsoever & that for poore          
as well as Rich  let not the greate Rogue only escape & goe Unrewarded          
Why green Hill & berry Hanged that Killed Godfrey  must he Escape that          
soe bitterly discouraged & Mennaced him  but what Reason was there that         
graves & Ireland should dye for being In the plott while he is Rewarded         
that Concealed & would have stifled it & turned it upon others.  To             
Conclude If after this discovery made by god progressed by us this p[es?]t      
be delivered up & they shall Escape Unpunished God will bring deliverance       
some other way                                                                  
     L. c. 767     April 3d 1679                                                
+On the 31st the Commons did not sitt but the Comtee of Elections &             
priveledges In the afternoon & the Comtee of secresy all day whose Report       
as to the plott & tryall of the Lds In the Tower is almost finished &           
will be made to the H on Thursday next                                          
     Tuesday Aprill 1st 1679                                                    
+The first thing Entred upon was the Report made by sr Tho Meeres               
Concerning double Returnes which by the Rule of the House are first to be       
Reported & thereupon it was Resolved what members ought to sit upon A doe       
Returne by the proper officer though the meritt of the Election be              
afterwards to be determined                                                     
     Ordered that mr James the Bp of Londons Chaplain preach before this        
H on the fast day In the morning & dr sharpe In the afternoon                   
     Ordered that the Election for Norfolke which was appointed the 11th        
Instant which is the fast be heard the Next day                                 
     A Complaint being made that there was spread abroade A libell              
Entutled sr ffrancis winningtons speech In the H of Commons & also the          
speech of mr Powell they disclaiming those speeches soe Erroniously put         
forth & It being Concluded that they were made without doores by some           
that had heard A Report of some & perticulers they had said                     
     Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to find out the Authors &               
dispersers of the said papers                                                   
     A bill of Attainder of High Treason agt Thomas E of danby Unless he        
Render himselfe by the 10th of aprill to the Usher of the blacke Rodd or        
to the Lieutenant of the Tower In order to Receive his tryall, Past the         
House & sr Robt Payton ordered to Carry it up to the Lds                        
     Ordered that the Report of the Comtee to whome it was referred to          
search what Temporary lawes there were make their Report to morrow Next         
after the bill of Habeas Corpus Read                                            
     Then the H fell Into debate of the grievances of the people by the         
quartering of souldiers upon Inns & alehouses Contrary to the petition of       
Right                                                                           
    Ordered that the account Concerning the Army be Referred to A Comtee        
to Examine & to Report it to the house  Resolved that the Continuance of        
any standing forces In this Kingdome other then the Militia is illegall &       
A greate Grievance & vexation to the people                                     
     some may thinke that this may Extend to the lessening of the Kings         
guards & forces In port Townes & garrisons but the H doth only Intend to        
proceed to disband the Remainder of the New Raised army & not meddle with       
the Kings guards without first makeing an addresse to the K to give his         
Maty satisfaction therein                                                       
     An account was given to the H what was yet due to the forces not yet       
disbanded though money was formerly given to disband them but misemployed       
     The H Resolved that when they gave money to disband the Army the           
Inns & alehouses should be In the first place paid & likewise gave order        
to Enquire what false musters have passed In those Companies that have          
Come from beyond sea                                                            
+The E of shaftesbury & the Ld Hallifax have both of them Kissed the            
Kings hand which is A signe that they are like to be lookt upon with            
more faivour then they were In the dayes of the Earle of danby                  
     It is Generally Reported that Thomas E of danby doth lye privately         
In or neer whitehall & that he doth Intend to appeare the 10th of aprill        
the time appointed by the act of Attainder for him to Come In, only it is       
said he would more perfectly know the Content of the additionall articles       
of High Treason & other Crimes & misdemeanors which are prepareing agt          
him by the Comtee of secresy the Knowledg of which will be some advantage       
to him to Know whether to appeare or not                                        
     L. c. 768 (1)     Aprill 5th 1679                                          
  Commons Wednesday Aprill 2d 1679                                              
+A Complaint being made of A breach of priveledg upon mr Lucey the Next         
day after the prorogation of the last parliamt ordered that it be               
Referred to the Comtee of priveledges                                           
     The bill for liberty of the subject by habeas Corpus Read A 2d time        
& after A long debate Committed & all the Long Robe to be of the Comtee         
& all the Comtee to have their voyces                                           
     mr Palmer Reported the acts of parliamt which doe Expire at the End        
of this sessions if the H doe not thinke fitt to Continue them longer vizt      
1  An act Concerning high wayes & unreasonable Carriages  2 Concerning a        
Commission of sewers  3 for lycenceing of Hackney Coaches the benefit           
thereof to goe to the benefit of high wayes  4 Concerning the woollen           
Manufacture In the West rideing of yorkshire  5 Concerning printing             
6 the act against the Importation of Irish Cattle with severall others          
which are all Referred backe to the Comtee to Report their opinion which        
of them are most necesary to bee taken first Into Considderation, all the       
members of the Long Robe are to be of the Comtee & all the Comtee to have       
voyces  Only the act Concerning Irish Cattle is ordered to be Considdered       
of by A Comtee of the whole house on Tuesday Next                               
     Commons Thursday 3 Aprill 1679                                             
+A bill for the speedy Conviction of popish Recusants Read which being A        
bill of great lengh was ordered to be Read againe that the house may more       
fully understand the many perticulers therein Contained & then Committed        
     The secret Comtee Informes the House that somewhat materiall lately        
Came to their Knowledg that they desire the assistance of the House In          
     Ordered that those that are not members be put out of the speakers         
Chamber & that noe person be suffered to goe out of the House & that the        
Keyes be brought & layd upon the table                                          
     Ordered that mr speaker Immediately Ishue out his warrant for the          
apprehending severall persons                                                   
     mr Redding was Immediately taken & some of the secret Comtee were          
Immediately ordered to the Examination                                          
     mr Treaby Reports from the secret Comtee Articles of high Treason &        
other high Crimes & misdemeanors agt Wm E of Powis, William vicount             
stafford William Ld peters  [L. c. 768 (2)]  Henery Ld Arrundell of             
wardour & John Ld Bellasis & other persons Concerned In the murther of sr       
Edm: Godfrey being abt 30 In number to which Report the H agreed &              
ordered the Articles to be Engrost & they will be sent up to the Lds on         
satureday next                                                                  
    When the Lds have Recd & Read the same then of Course they will give        
the Lds Impeached A Certaine day to put In their Answer & then things           
will goe Currantly on In order to A speedy triall                               
     The Contents of the Impeachmt of the Lds is as to the Murthering of        
the Kings person the Introduceing of popery The Extirpation of the              
Protestant Religion The Raiseing of A greate force the Restoreing of            
Church lands In the possesion of protestants here In England to popish          
uses & divers other perticulers are therein Contained                           
   Ordered that sr George Wakemans name be put In amonge the Conspirators       
     The Comtee that are Examining mr Redding desire that mr Bedloe mr          
dugdale & Justice Walrope might Come to them & it is allowed                    
     The said Comtee Informes the H that the Examination would take up          
A long time, A bill for Regulating Elections Read & ordered A 2d Reading        
A bill from the Lds to disable any to sit In the Convocation before they        
have taken the oaths & subscribed the declaration  On Tuesday last the H        
of Lds sate long & passed an order of greate Concernmt In order to the          
safety of Ireland to prevent the greate danger It is In both from abroad        
& the popish party at home & ordered Instructions to be sent to the Ld          
Lieutenant of Ireland for putting all popish persons out of Corporations        
Confineing them to A Certaine Compasse & to disarme them & A Considderable      
Reward to any person that shall discover any person Concealing of armes &       
also that his Maty be moved to send greate store of Armes powder bullet &       
Ammunition with all speed Into Ireland & to Arme the protestants only with      
the same & that powder be sold at A Reasonable Rate to them with other          
perticuler Instructions as to the safety & peace of the Kingdome                
          [Handwriting changes here just for rest of letter.]                   
+Wednesday Night Bedloe & his Bro: Comeing out of A Coach abt Temple Barr       
were assaulted, & the Brother Run Thro the body the actors Escapeing  tis       
said ye principall assailant was one Higden a Leiut  Redding who is A           
Templer, its said has Tamperd wth Bedlow & offerd him 4000 L & 300 L p          
ann for his life to deny or fly from his Evidence agst ye Lds.  ye House        
of Lds stick at some Words in ye bill of attainder of the E of danby            
     L. c. 769     Aprill 7th 1679                                              
  Commons ffriday 4th Aprill 1679                                               
+The bill for liberty of the subject by Habeas Corpus Conteyning Greate         
penalties upon sheriffs Goales & Baliffs who shall not within 6 houres          
give a Coppy of the Commitment of such persons as are in Custody was Read       
A 2d time & ordered to be Engrost                                               
     The Imprisonment of mr Everard for 4 yeares & A halfe none permitted       
to speake to him & denyed pen Inke & paper to make Knowne his Condition         
is one greate Cause of the Hastning of this bill                                
     Ordered that A bill be brought In for the Transportation of Leather        
      Then the H Came to debate some matters proposed to them by the            
Comtee of secresy who desired the speaker might signe A blanke warrant as       
he had done for mr Redding the solicittor soe likewise for mr Castleton         
another solicittor & one mr Brent Employed by the Ld Treasurer for that         
Every day the Comtee hath Information given them to make A Clearer              
discovery of the plott                                                          
     Redding as is Reported was A person Imployed by the Lds In the             
Tower to Trapan mr Bedlow & others to Renounce their Testimony & for            
which he gave A proposall to them for so many thousand paid In hand &           
300 L p Ann In hand [?] But the Report of the secret Comtee who were            
appointed to Examine this buisness is not yet made to the H soe that A          
perticuler account Cannot be given of it                                        
     Then the H was Informed that amongst the papers sent out of                
staffordshire taken In the House of the Ld stafford there was one letter        
amonge others sent up by 2 Justices of peace wherein it was Conteined           
that the Ld stafford did write to another That they were all Betrayed &         
the plott was discovered &c which letter is not now to be found amongst         
those papers to be produced to the Comtee soe mr Laine & mr Congrave the        
2 Justices of peace who Read the letter & sent it up are sent for to            
averr the Truth of it                                                           
     Ordered that sr Robt southweell search whether such A paper was            
delivered to the Lds or Can be found & Report it to morrow                      
     The bill from the Lds to prevent the growth of popery Read A 2d            
time & Committed with An Instruction to bring In A Clause to prevent the        
Inconveniency that may happen to the Kingdome by the Marrying of the            
Royall family to papists                                                        
     A Message from the Lds                                                     
+The Lds desire A present Conference with the H Concerning the bill sent        
up from this house Concerning the E of Danby which was Consented to             
     The Lds signifie that they Chose to deliver backe this bill Rather         
by Conference then A message to keep A very good Correspondance betwixt         
the 2 houses                                                                    
     They observed that things were at A stand In the Kingdome when it          
is Requisite wee should be most active, And that the K should be himselfe       
much Inclineing to mercy to all persons  Therefore they desire that the         
2 houses may not Incline him to the Contrary                                    
     Ordered that the debate of the Lds amendmts be adjourned till to           
morrow                                                                          
     mr Clare ordered to attend the secret Comtee In their service              
     Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to draw up an addresse to his Maty      
that he would Ishue forth his proclamation for the takeing & apprehending       
of the E of danby & that Instructions be given to his household servants        
for the same purpose & that the usuall Rewards be given to such as shall        
apprehend him with penalties to those that shall Conceale him & that the        
members of the privy Councell doe Carry the addresse                            
     Commons Aprill 5th 1679                                                    
+A bill for Regulating Elections Read A 2d time which Containes many            
Considderable Instructions for preventing abuses therein with penalties         
upon the persons which shall be Chosen giveing money drinke &c above the        
vallue Exprest In the bill & shall loose the benefitt of being member           
though Chosen which bill was Referred to A Comtee                               
     sr Tho: Meers made A Report Concerning the Election of New Windsor         
to which the H agreed that [?] sr Jo Ernly & mr Poulteny Chosen by the          
maior & Burgesses were not duely Returned but that mr winwood & mr              
starkey Chosen by the Comonality alone was due & legall  This buisness          
held 4 houres In debate                                                         
      mr Redding sent A letter to mr speaker Intimating that he had             
something to Communicate to this house which Concernes the K & Kingdome         
     Ordered that some of the secret Comtee be sent to mr Redding &             
make the Report to the house  Then mr sacheverill stood up to make the          
Report from the secret Comtee of the examination of mr Redding & others         
but it being 2 A Clocke The House thought fitt to Rise & sit againe at          
5 & hear that Report & other matters from the Comtee                            
     L. c. 770     Aprill 10th 1679                                             
Commons satureday 5th Aprill 1679 afternoon                                     
mr sacheverill made A long Report of mr Reddings Examination who                
Confessed nothing of moment                                                     
     he likewise Reported mr Bedloes Information agt him which was soe          
Clear that all he had done Relateing to this matter was by the privacy of       
the secret Comtee of the H of Lds & that it was Carryed in & Concealed          
the longer to have A fuller prospect of their designes                          
     That there were severall witnesses at one time to mr Reddings facts        
[?] one of which was planted In the Nest [?] of A bed the ffeathers             
being purposely parted In the middle where he lay under the Rug & other         
Coverings undiscovered                                                          
     That the Comtee have the Evidence that was fraimed to be mr Bedloes        
testimony agt the Lds which was drawne up soe cunningly that though it          
seemed substantiall yet when he should have delivered it it would not           
have been Effectuall to Convict them                                            
     That mr Bedloe was to have for this 4000 L In hand & 400 L p Ann &         
the writeings for the said money & Estate were all drawne up                    
     The H Resolved that an addresse be prsented for A speciall                 
Commission of Oyer & Terminier for his speedy Triall                            
          Commons Munday 7 Aprill 1679                                          
+A Comtee appointed to Examine the Complaint agt sr Jo: Robinson as to          
the Lds In prison & mr Everard &c                                               
     mr secretary Reports to the H that mr Chefinch had Recd A letter           
from mr Redding wherein he said he had matters of Importance to                 
Comunicate to his Maty but his Maty declared he would Not meddle with any       
person Committed by this H but that his Maty would lay his Commands on          
him to declare what he knew to the H or the Comtee of secresy for which         
the H ordered thanks to be Returned to his Maty & ordered the Comtee of         
secresy to Examine mr Redding & acquaint him with his Matys pleasure            
     The serjt of the H of Commons acquainted the H of the Intercepting         
A letter sent to Redding In A basket with A Cheese adviseing him not to         
foole away his life & that he had not Carryed himselfe like A master of         
Reason wherein was also A paire of scissors & A Razor, mr Redding being         
formerly A prisoner of Lincolne Escaped In A Country womans Habitt &            
perhapps those were sent to fitt him to looke the more like A woman In          
order to his Escape                                                             
     The Report Concerning the Army is to be made on Wednesday & on             
Thursday the H are to Considder how to Improve the Militia for the              
safety of the K & Kingdome                                                      
     The fleet is also much In the thoughts of the Parliamt                     
     The Commons sent up by the Ld Russell Articles of Impeachmt agt the        
5 Lds In the Tower & their Ldps ordered that the said Lds appeare at the        
barr of their house Wednesday morning to hear their Charge Read & to            
Require them to send In their Answer by A set time                              
     Observation being made In the house that the ffrench had an Eye upon       
Tangier as if they would be masters of it Either by force or by Money &         
Calling to mind how suddenly & Unhappily the stronge Towne of Dunkerke          
was put Into the hands of the ffrench  have ordered an act to be brought        
In to Anex Tangier to the Crowne of England as Jersey & Guernsey are            
+Commons Tuesday Aprill 8th 1679, A bill to disable Any to sit In the           
Convocation before they have taken the Oaths Read & Committed, Ordered          
that noe man leave the service of the H without leave  mr Powell Reports        
the Reasons why the Commons Cannot Agree with the Lds Amendmts vizt             
1 That Banishmt was to Easy & not A proportionable punishmt for such high       
crimes                                                                          
2  That it would be lookt upon by the World as if they were not able to         
make good his Impeachmt                                                         
3  That Banishmnt was not A sufficient punishmt to deterr others for            
Committing the like Crimes but would Rather Incourage them                      
     The Commons then Entred On the debate of the act for Irish Cattle          
till noon & then adjourned the further debate till Thursday, A message          
Comeing from the Lds to desire the H to sit In the afternoon for they had       
some matters of Importance to Impart unto them & the K himselfe Came to         
the H of Lds                                                                    
[Note in another hand on outside of letter:]  Widow Hyatts mony.                
                                                      t.s.d                     
                                                      3-3-6                     
     L. c. 771     Aprill 12th 1679                                             
  Commons 8 Aprill 1679 afternoon                                               
+A bill for Better secureing the liberty of the subject was Read a 3d           
time & Carryed up to the Lds                                                    
     Then the H had A Conference with the Lds Concerning the E of danby         
wherein the Lds did againe Insinuate their desires not to have him              
punished according to the height of his Crime & that the lessening of it        
should not be drawne Into Example & they would Enter it Into their              
Journall for times to Come                                                      
     mr sacheverell Reports from the Comtee of secresy the Effect of the        
Examination of mr Brent & mr Castleton                                          
     Commons Aprill 9th 1679                                                    
A bill for Exporting leather Read & ordered A 2d Reading                        
     Upon A Report that the ffrench doe offer many hundred thousand             
pounds to buy Tangier the H Resolved that any persons that shall advise         
the K to sell Tangier to any fforreign prince or state shall be declared        
Enemies to the K & kingdome                                                     
     In the afternoon the buiseness Concerning the Election for                 
Leicestershire between Ld Roos Ld sharrod & sr Wm Hartop was heard  they        
heard the Examination of witnesses on both sides spent the afternoon &          
Could Come to noe Resolution soe is adjourned till another time                 
    This day all the Lds In the Tower Except the Ld Bellasis (who is ill        
of the gout) Came to the H of Lds but were affronted at their takeing           
boate at the Tower & also as they passed through London bridge & all the        
way on southwark side till they Came to the parliamt staires by the Common      
people who Cryed God Bless the King & hang all Traitors &c                      
     when they appeared at the barr they were arraigned & their Charge          
Read agt them & they severally answered Innocent  Each had A Coppie given       
him & order to bring In their answer by tuesday next & In the Interim           
have ffreedome of Councill to assist them In matters of Law                     
          Commons Thursday 10th Aprill 1679                                     
+Ordered that the members that went out of Towne without leave be taken Into    
the Custody of the serjt at Armes if they Returne not by the 21st Instant       
     Mr secretary Coventry Reports that according to the Comands of the         
H he had acquainted his Maty with both their addresses & that his Maty          
was pleased to Returne answer that he had already Ishued out A Comission        
for the Imediate triall of mr Redding & that which Concerned the E of           
danby should suddenly be done                                                   
     Ordered that mr Clare who attends on the secret Comtee take Care           
that the Commission for the Triall of mr Reading be Sued [?] out before         
the Lds Triall Come on                                                          
+at A Conference with the Lds which was mannaged for the Lds by the E of        
shaftesbury Ld Hallifax & Ld privy seale their Ldpp[s] did acknowledg           
their Error In their Not Imprisoning the E of danby last parliamt according     
to order & Custome & that they had ordered it to be put In their books          
     Ordered that A Comtee Inspect the Lds booke that it may be put Into        
o[u]rs also                                                                     
     Then the H Resolved that A bill be brought In for Continuing the           
severall acts made agt the Importation of Cattle from Ireland & other           
parts beyond the seas & ffish taken by fforreigners with such Clauses to        
be added as may make the prohibition more Effectuall                            
     In the afternoon the Commons sate againe & had another Conference          
with the Lds abt the E of danby In which the Lds did publickly acknowledg       
that the Reasons which the Commons had given them did Convince them that        
according to the Rules of Justice the nature of the offences which the sd       
E had Committed did Require the punishmt mentioned In the bill of attainder     
yet did againe Recommend it to the H to Consider who had matcht [?] Into        
the family                                                                      
     the Reasons used at the Conference follow                                  
+The additions of the title doe shew the Amendmts make by yo[u]r Ldpps to       
the bill doe wholly alter the nature of it & make it A bill of Banishmt         
which the Commons Cannot Consent to for these Reasons                           
1  Banishmt is not the legall Judgmt In Cases of high Treason & the E of        
danby being Impeached of High Treason & ffled from Justice hath thereby         
Confessed the Charge & therefore ought to have the Judgmt of High Treason       
for his punishmt                                                                
2  That banishmt being not the punishmt the Law Inflicts upon those             
Crimes the E of danby might make use of this sentence that Either the           
Commons were distrustfull of their proofe agt him or Else that the Crimes       
were not In themselves of soe high a nature as Treason                          
3  That the Example of this would be an Incouragemt to all persons that         
should be hereafter Impeached by the Commons to withdraw themselves which       
they would be alwayes Ready to doe if Not prevented by A Commitment upon        
their Impeachmt & thereby hope to have A more faivourable sentence In A         
legislature then yo[u]r Ldpps would be obliged to passe upon them In            
yo[u]r judiciall Capasity                                                       
     The Lds of the Treasury have passed A warrant to the Victualler of         
the Navy for provideing forthwith provisions for 6 months for 6500 men          
     L. c. 772     Aprill 14th 1679                                             
  Commons Thursday 10th Aprill 1679 afternoon                                   
+mr Nelsons petition Referred to a Comtee                                       
+Then the 2 houses had A Conference Concerning the bill agt the E of            
danby The substance whereof ffolloweth                                          
     Their Ldpps Acquainted the Commons that they had Considdered of            
their Reasons & found them to be unanswerable  therefore that noe longer        
time might be wasted abt this affaire the season of the yeare Comeing on        
apace & the Emergency of occasions pressing hard Upon the K they Came           
with a Resolution to put an End to that buisness.  Acknowledging that           
Banishmt was not Equivalent to his Crime & that they had A legislative          
power but there was some Marriage Intermixt with his family which the           
Attainder would Much Injure & they hoped the Commons would make use of A        
prudentiall Necesity not to Extirpate the family, but if they Could find        
out any way to Mitigate that word they would Consent to it                      
     And whereas the bill beares date the 15th they would make it absolute      
without any time to which if they acquiessed they would Endeavour to            
procure the Royall assent on satureday                                          
     And their Ldpps further told them that the Commons had gained soe          
greate A point of them that their posterity hereafter might be beholden         
to them for vizt                                                                
     That an Impeachmt by the H of Commons stood good notwithstanding A         
dissolution or Prorogation & when one of the Lds were Impeached &               
speciall matter delivered that Ld should withdraw & be delivered Into           
safe Custody & this they had Entred Into their journall booke  The              
Comtee Replyed that by his fflight he Confessed his Charge & soe                
ought to be proceeded Upon Judicially whereas their bill was a bill of          
summons & not of Attainder for if he Came within the time it was voyd &         
the severer they put it Twas Easier to bring him to Justice, They wished        
he might acquitt himselfe which if he did not Come his flight shewed him        
guilty & he punisht himselfe for if A person fly from justice though            
afterwards he be proved Innocent yet he forfeits his goods & Chattells          
much Rather those deserve it that are Guilty                                    
     They said there might be A flight as moses from the Egiptians or as        
Joseph from Potiphers wife or as David from saul but his was Crimes             
flight from Vengance occasioned by the offences he had Committed                
     They shewed many presidents that should they agree to it they should       
make one justice for A Peer & another for A Commoner & justice ought to         
be distributed to all alike                                                     
    They believed that he was hardly fled but was secretly workeing his         
Mischiefes still                                                                
     The debate was adjourned till satureday morning                            
     On the 11th was the fast  the commons mett at st Margaretts                
westminster where dr Jane Chaplain to the Bp of London preached In the          
morning from 7 Hosea 9 vers & mr sharpe minister of St Giles In the             
feilds In the afternoon from 2 Revel. & [the?] latter part of the 5 vers        
     The bent of their sermons was first to beat downe debauchery               
swearing &c  The 2d was Exhortation to Repentance that the judgment             
feared might be diverted  And lastly laying open the Horridness of the          
popish Conspiracy & the fraud & deceitfulness of that which they Call           
their Religion                                                                  
     Comons satureday 12 Aprill 1679                                            
+ordered that the thanks of the H be Returned to mr Jane & mr sharpe &          
that they be desired to print their sermons                                     
     Upon this one of the members desired there might be an addition            
to that order that the good Exhortation & advice given by those 2 good          
men to suppresse all manner of debauchery by all sexes & to prevent the         
accustomed damning Oaths Curseing swearing &c by Nameing A Comtee to            
bring In A bill to prevent these Evills which was ordered accordingly           
     Ordered that the H be called over on ffriday In Easter weeke & all         
such as doe not then appeare to be sent for Into Custody                        
     Then the H Entred on the debate of the E of danbies bill & sr              
ffran. winnington made Report of the last Conference but some diference         
arriseing In the debate it was adjourned till the afternoon                     
     The petition of mrs Redding on behalfe of her husbin as also the           
petition of mr Brent under secretary to Tho: E of danby prsented to the H       
but both Refused to be Read                                                     
                         afternoon                                              
+ordered that A Comtee be appointed to Inspect & state the accounts             
Relateing to the money & Report it next thursday                                
     That the matter of Election for the County of Leicester be heard           
at the barr of the H on monday next the first buisness                          
+That the Mayor of the Borough of Corfe Castle be sent for Into Custody         
to answer his miscarriages In Returneing of members for the said Borough        
     That it be A standing order of the House that from henceforth upon         
any vacancy of the Chaire no motion be made for Chooseing A new speaker         
till after 10 of the Clocke.  adjourned till munday 8 A Clocke                  
+Lds house  This day the Ld shaftesbury made A motion wherein he desired        
that the H would Intrust him with A blanck warrant to seize 2 or more           
persons whome he would Insert  he told them it was A thinge without             
president but gave such argumts for it that the H put it to the question        
& sounded [?] upon it & it was granted him by 13 votes.  The warrant is         
generall  it Commands all his Matys subjects to be willing & assisting In       
the taking & secureing the persons within mentioned & extends to all            
persons & places not the Court Excepted  it is thought it is for the E          
of danby &c.  There was A long debate abt the bill for Habeas Corpus            
which some of the Bps violently opposed affirming it would shorten their        
power & Infringe their priveledges to which it was answered that it would       
only abate their Rigour, The bill was Committed & ordered A 2d                  
Reading on Munday next  tis thought it will passe  yesterday Baron              
Littleton dyed  A patent was In motion to make mr Gregory the prsent            
speaker to supply his place to the Commons  haveing Represented to his          
Maty how Unwilling they are to have any other speaker tis said it stopt         
     They write from Paris that the d of Modenas Envoy had A long               
Audience of his Maty abt the affaires of England that the d & dutchesse         
of Yorke were leaveing Brussells not haveing had A Kind Reception of the        
d de Villa Hermosa &c & were Returneing backe to the Hague                      
     L. c. 773     Aprill 17th 1679                                             
  Commons Munday Aprill 14th 1679                                               
+Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to Inspect the Lds booke to see what        
Entries are there made of any orders touching the giving Coppies to the         
Lds In the Tower of the Examinations & witnesses agt them                       
     The H tooke Into Considderation the sad Condition of the Kingdome          
both In relation to the forces that remain unpaid & lye as an heavy             
burthen Upon the nation & also what posture of defence to put the               
Kingdome Into by the assistance of the militia In Case of Invasion being        
Informed that the ffrench are putting themselves Into A posture                 
formidable to annoy England or some other part of o[u]r Kings dominion          
     They likewise tooke Into Considderation the present Condition of           
the fleet & how many ships were built finished & Rigged with the                
600000 L given towards the same by the Last Parliamt & how that money           
hath been bestowed & where the Remainder doth yet lye undisposed soe            
have appointed Wednesday for the Considderation of the Militia &                
Thursday for the navy                                                           
     The Election for Berkeley put of till after Easter                         
+mr Powle being Chosen for East Grinsted & Cirencester Chose to serve           
for the latter                                                                  
     A ffree Conference had with the Lds In which their Ldpps agreed to         
the bill of Attainder agt the E of danby  only the time is altered to           
the 21st Instant to which the H agreed & sent the bill to the Lds               
     Tuesday Aprill 15th 1679                                                   
+The Comtee appointed to Examine mr Castleton Informeing that it did            
appeare to them that mr Castleton was A good protestant & of Civill life        
the H ordered him to be discharged                                              
    Ordered that the members of the secret comtee doe sit notwithstanding       
the sitting of this H                                                           
     sr Tho: stronge [?] Reports that according to the order of the             
house he had searched the Lds Journall & found an order there that the          
Lds In the Tower should not only have A Coppie of their Charge but also         
an Extract of all the Evidence In the Lds booke agt them, The debate of         
the Report adjourned till this day senenight                                    
     Last weeke Eliz: Oxeley servant to one mr Bird an attorney In              
ffetter lane set her masters house on fire & was happily seized before it       
did much harme  In her Examination she doth Confesse that shee was hired        
by one mr stubbs servant to the Countesse of shrewsbury & had 5 L to set        
3 places on fire one of them being this In fetter lane                          
     The sd mr stubbs is apprehended & was Examined on the 14th before A        
Comtee of Lds where he denied it but they found him In many tales soe           
Committed him to Newgate where he lyes In Irons                                 
     The H ordered A Comtee on purpose to Examine this buisness & to            
Enquire abt the late fires In & abt the Citty of London & all that serve        
for London westminster & southwarke to be of the same Comtee                    
     There are many papers In the hands of the secret Comtee which are          
ordered to be delivered to this Comtee                                          
   A motion being made of A supply to disband the Army ordered that the H       
Resolve Into A Comtee of the whole house to Considder of it to morrow           
     Ordered that norfolke Cause be heard the first thing to morrow             
     The further hearing of the Election of Leicestershire appointed            
this afternoon                                                                  
                                   adjourned till 3 afternoon                   
+This day sr Jo: Robinson has layd downe his Charge of Lieft of the Tower       
& to morrow Enters Cheeke Esqr An Essex Gent  tis said his Maty has given       
sr Jo: A pension                                                                
    This morning his Maty went downe by water to woollidge to see In what       
state the men of warr are In that lye there  he Came backe by 12 at noon        
& to morrow Intends to meet the Parliamt In his Robes & passe the bill          
agt the E of danby who its said will surrender himselfe In 24 houres            
    On the 14th the E of Lauderdale Entred his protestation agt that bill       
    This day the Lds In the Tower sent up their Answer to their                 
Impeachmt  the H would not Receive it but ordered the 5 Lds to bring it         
themselves on the 16th                                                          
   There is nothing done In the buisness of the Election for warwickshire       
nor Its thought will till that of Leicestershire be over which though it        
has had 3 dayes heareing already is not above halfe gone through                
[A few figures in another hand appear on outside of letter.]                    
     L. c. 774     Aprill 19th 1679                                             
+The E of danby being brought to the H of Lds on the 16th In the morning        
by 9 A Clocke he made An Elloquent speech In which he Requested 4 things        
vizt                                                                            
1  that he might have A Coppie of his Impeached Charge                          
2  That that Coppie might Include all they had to Charge him with               
3  that he might have Councill                                                  
4  That being under some Indisposition of health he might be Continued          
under the custody of the blacke Rodd & not sent to the Tower                    
     The Lds were debating whether to send him to the Tower or Continue         
him In the Custody of the blacke Rodd till 2 In the afternoon & then            
Resolved that he should be sent to the Tower & that Councill be allowed him     
     Commons 16 Aprill 1679                                                     
+A bill agt the growth of Popery Read A 2d time & Committed wherein it          
is Exprest that any papists that say masse or adminster their sacramts          
shall be deemed Papists preists                                                 
     Any that harbour them shall be deemed ffelons                              
     All the persons name In this bill shall take the Oaths subscribe           
the declaration & take the sacramt or Else be papists Convict                   
      That his Maty shall have 2 parts of the papists Estates Convict           
both Reall & personall                                                          
+That any papists Convict that shall assemble themselves Either horse           
or foot shall be taken & pursued as ffelons                                     
     That all protestant that Turne papist & papists that shall take the        
Oaths & after prove papists shall abjure the Realme & if after that they        
shall be found In England shall be prosecuted as ffelons                        
     Then the H Resolved Into A Comtee of the whole house to Considder          
of the supply to be given to his Maty for disbanding the Army & Resolved        
1  That it is the opinion of this house that the generall officers shall        
not be paid                                                                     
2  That the ffeild officers shall only be paid till the time they were          
ordered to be disbanded by act of Parliamt                                      
3  That noe officer shall Receive any pay from the time that the                
souldiers under his Command were actually disbanded & Commission officers       
to Receive pay till the 1st Aprill only                                         
     The summe of 206462 L: 17 s 3 d being the summe Computed for paying        
the Army                                                                        
     Resolved that the summe of 206462 L: 17 s 3 d for disbanding the           
Army be Raised by A land tax & A bill ordered to be brought In pursuant         
to the said votes with A borrowing Clause & A Clause of Indemnity &             
Instructions for disbanding the sd forces                                       
+A message from the Lds to acquaint the H that the Lds In the Tower had         
put In their answer to the Impeachmt agt them which the Lds had sent            
downe to them for their purusall In order to their mannagemt of the             
Evidence agt those Lds                                                          
     This day the grand jury of middlesex mett at westminster & found the       
bill of Indictment agt mr Redding for subbornation & other misdemeanours        
& he is to be tryed on the 24th  The punishmt by this Indictmt doth not         
Reach as tis said to life but to pillory & Imprisonmt only                      
     Commons Thursday 17 Aprill 1679                                            
+Ordered that the Norfolke Election be heard at the Barr of the H on            
Munday next & the Complaints abt the warwickshire Election Referred to be       
heard by the Comtee of Elections On Wednesday Next by Reason that the           
heareing of those Causes at the barr of the H Consumes much time which          
should be spent In the debate of the grand affaires of the nation               
     Then the H ffell Into debate where the money shall be paid that            
shall Come In by the bill for disbanding the Army & upon the question           
put there were 131 for the Chamber of London & 191 for the Exchequer            
Reasons being offered that this money being appropriated for such A use         
the Comrs of the Exchequer Could not Ishue it out to any then to that           
which it was given for                                                          
    After this the H tooke Into Considderation the answer put In by the         
Ld Bellasis who being ill of the goute doth not Come In person which            
debate held till 5 afternoon & then ordered A Comtee to Inspect the Lds         
journall In the Case of Tho: E of strafford as to the formality of those        
proceedings                                                                     
     Ordered that A Comtee of 19 be appointed to prepare Evidence agt           
the E of danby & that they doe sit de die In diem & have power to draw          
up articles as they shall find Evidence & to send for persons papers &          
Records.  Adjourned till Easter Munday 8 A Clocke                               
          [Handwriting changes here just for rest of letter.]                   
   The Ld Rosses Election for Leicestershire is made void & A Writt             
Orderd to Issue for a new Election saterday sennight is appoynted to            
take into Considderation ye miscarriages of ye said Election                    
     [A few figures in another hand appear on outside of letter.]               
     L. c. 775     Aprill 21st 1679                                             
+The Parliamt being Adjourned on Thursday last till Munday In Easter            
weeke wee have not much to write  only the fforreigne letters say that          
the King of sweden is dead & that the ffrench assist the duke of savoy          
against the Republicke of Genova  sr Tho: Morgan his Matys Governor of          
Gernesey is dead                                                                
      Tis said the Ld Roberts & Ld shaftesbury are made privy Councellors       
afresh                                                                          
     mr oates his depositions were yesterday made publicke                      
     sr Wm Waller is Now Indiferently well Recovered but it now appeares        
that he was poysoned but God be thanked not effectually                         
     There is noe certainty of A fight which was Reported to be between         
the ffrench & English                                                           
     A ffrench fleet is gone to sea & some horse & foot aboard them             
Conceived to be for the Balticke seas or some port In Ireland to which          
Kingdome the H of Peers lately sent over to the Ld Lieutenant strict            
orders & Instructions to draw forces neer the port townes of that               
Kingdome  It is also Reported this day that both horse & foot are marched       
downe to Portesmouth                                                            
     yesterdy A man was apprehended In essex & brought prisoner to London       
being accused of giveing money to fire houses In London                         
     On Munday next the H Enter upon the greate buisness of disbanding          
the Army setling the Militia stateing the Condition of the Kingdome &           
takeing an account of the Condition of the fleet                                
     But the miscarriage of the Norfolke Election layd upon the Ld Liefts       
& sheriffs is first to be heard at the barr of the H because it Tended          
soe much to the Trampling downe the Right of the ffreeholders if the            
Information be true                                                             
     The generall Report goes that Redding will be tryed on Thursday next       
     The Examination of Elizabeth Oxley taken before sr Robt Hansen             
+The Examinant saith that shee being got with Child by James Allen A            
minester of Deluge Colledge was perswaded by the said Allen to set her          
masters house on fire where shee lived In ffetter lane to the End shee          
might Conveniently take his plaite & other things of vallue to maintaine        
the said bastard Child, On Munday last shee Recd A letter from the sd mr        
Allen to put what he had advised her to Into Execution which letter shee        
had burnt & soe accordingly last night sett her masters studdy on fire          
with a candle & went further up staires but before she Came downe the           
watch perceived it & it was quenched & she seized                               
     And shee further declared that shee was further Instigated & hired         
to set the House on fire by one stubbs A Papist butler to the Countesse         
of shrewsbury liveing In stephens Alley In Channell Rowe Westminster            
promiseing her the Reward of five pounds giveing her halfe A Crowne In          
hand & telling her that he would get severall houses set on fire In             
Holborne & shee tells the Circumstances of her acquaintance with him &          
severall perticulers & shee verily beleeves that the Ironmongers house          
that was set on fire the Night before In Holburne was procured by that          
meanes And further declared that this stubbs told her that abt the 28th         
June next there would be A Terrible Massacre for though the protestant          
Hereticks thought all was over yet they should feele the sad Effects of         
it & that the papists would [be?] discerned from the Rest by their              
Cullored Ribbons they should weare In their Hatts                               
      This stubbs & the woman have been both Examined before A Comtee           
of Lds but he stoutly denies the fact & sayes he never Knew her but the         
last part has been proved against him soe he is sent backe In his Chaines       
to newgate                                                                      
+Just now is advice that the Ld Bellasis is dead In the Tower & that the        
Ld Powis hath made his Escape                                                   
          [Handwriting changes here just for rest of letter.]                   
     some letters Contradict both ye death & Escape                             
     L. c. 776    Aprill 24th 1679                                              
+On the 21st the Commons being mett begun to heare the Complaint abt the        
Election for Norfolke but the Usher of the Blacke Rodd Came to Command          
the H to attend his Maty In the Lds H where his Maty made this following        
speech                                                                          
+My Lords & Gent./ I thought it necesary to acquaint you what I have            
done this day which is that I have Establisht A new privy Councill the          
Number of which shall Not Exceed 30                                             
     I have made Choyce of such persons as are worthy & able to advise          
mee & am Resolved In all my weighty & Important affaires Next to the            
Advice of my Greate Councill In Parliamt (which I shall very often              
Consult with) to be advised by this privy Councill  I should not soe make       
soe greate A Change without acquainting both houses of Parliamt & I doe         
desire you all to apply your selves heartily as I shall doe to those things     
which are Necesary for the good & safety of the Kingdome that noe time          
may be lost In it                                                               
+On the 21st In the Morning these privy Councellors were sworne                 
E of shaftesbury president        Ld Chancellor                                 
D of Newcastle                    Ld privy seale                                
D of Albemarle                    Ld Ch: Justice North                          
Marquess of Winchester            Archbp Canterbury                             
Marquess of Worcester             Bp London                                     
E of salesbury                    Ld steward                                    
E of Bridgwater                   Ld chamberlain                                
Vicount Hallifax                  d Munmouth Mr of horse                        
Vicount ffauconbridg              E of Essex Chiefe Comr of the Treasury        
Ld Hollis                         P Rupert Ld Admirrall                         
Ld Roberts                        mr of the ordinance                           
Ld Russell     members            2 secretaries of state                        
Ld Cavendish    of                secretary of scotland                         
mr Powle        the                                                             
sr Wm Temple    H of                                                            
mr seymor       Commons                                                         
+The names of the New Comrs for the Admiralty                                   
sr Hen: Capell             sr Hum Wynch                                         
mr Vaughan  son of the     sr Tho: lee                                          
   late Ld Ch: Justice     mr daniell fynch                                     
sr Tho: Meers              mr Hales                                             
+The Commons Returned & proceeded In Heareing the Norfolke Election which       
lasted till after 2 at night & the H Resolved that sr Christo Calthorpe         
nor sr Nevill Cataline were not duely Elected & that there should be A          
New Electon when it is Conceived sr Jo Hobert will Carry it, The H ordered      
the undersherriffe to be sent for Into Custody of the serjt at Armes            
     After the house was up about 10 at night greate bonefires were made        
& bells Ringeing In London for Joy of the Kings gracious speech & the           
Reformation he hath made In his Councill which has Elevated the hearts of       
the people                                                                      
     Commons 22d Aprill 1679                                                    
+The Engrossed bill sent from the Lds to hinder any person for sitting In       
Convocation before they have taken the Oaths & subscribed the declaration       
Reported & Recommitted                                                          
     Ordered that the Comtee of secresy have leave to sit from time to          
time dureing the sitting of this house & make Choyce of A person to             
assist them In the Nature of A solicittor                                       
     The bill for paying & disbanding the Army was Read & ordered A 2d          
Reading to morrow morning                                                       
     A new writt ordered for Norfolke                                           
+Ordered that the Comtee appointed to Inspect the Lawes for printing be         
Impowered to send for books lycenced & unlycenced In order to be                
Examined & perused                                                              
     That the H will on Thursday Next take Into Considderation the state        
of the Kingdome & how the Navy may be made usefull for the defense              
thereof  Adjourned                                                              
+On the 22d the H of Lords were upon the bill for hindereing papists to         
Cohabitt In the Cittyes of London & westminster & were debateing how to         
make a distinction between popish Recusants & protestant dissenters & A         
greate debate Arose whether the protestant dissenters should be obliged         
to take the Oaths & subscribe the declaration & tis beleeved it will be         
Carryed for the Latter only                                                     
     What was In my last of my Ld Bellesis death & Ld Powis Escape              
proves A false Report                                                           
     L. c. 777     Aprill 26th 1679                                             
+On the 23rd Came forth in print the Kings declaration Concerning the           
dismissing his Councill & Electing A New one with A list of their Names         
which somewhat differs from that writt last post                                
     Amonge the Rest of the late privy Councill that are now left [?] out       
there are these following  D of Buckingham E of Clarendon E of Ailesbury        
E of Craven E of Lindsey Ld Newport Ld Maynard sr Geo: Carteret &c              
     The K being now upon A good Resolution of Reformation hath designed        
the E of Oxford to be Governour of Dover Castle the Ld Russell to be            
governour of Portesmouth In place of Coll Legg (who this day by Reversion       
Comes In Leift of the Ordinance In place of mr Venters [?] who died             
yesterday) & other persons of quality & greate Estates to be Comanders          
Elsewhere                                                                       
     And assoon as the Commission is past the greate seale for the Comrs        
of the Admiralty the Commons will goe to worke as to Navall affaires  In        
the meane time there is noe such feare of the ffrench Invading England as       
has been discoursed of nor does the Inteligence of Either of the                
secretaries of state give the least account that the ffrench preparations       
are soe greate as has been apprehended                                          
     Commons Wednesday 23rd Aprill 1679                                         
+Ordered that A Comtee be ordered to Review proposalls for A Royall             
ffishery  Ordered that A bill be brought In agt Raiseing money upon the         
subject without Consent of Parliamt                                             
     A bill for Raiseing  206462 L: 17 s: 3 d for disbanding the Army           
Committed & the H to be In A Committee againe to morrow that noe time may       
be lost for the Kingdome is at 1100 L p day Charge till it be done              
     mr Treby Reports from the Comtee of secrecy That the Ld Bellasis           
Cannot make answer but In person                                                
     That the severall writeings put In by the 4 Lds which they Call            
their pleas & Answers were not their pleas & Answers but argumentive &          
Evasive to which the Commons neither Can nor ought to Reply                     
     That if their Answers were sufficient yet there ought Not to be any        
proceedings agt them till the Ld Bellasis put In an answer In person            
     That the Commons doe demand of the Lds that they would forthwith           
Require the Lds to put In their perfect Answers & In default that the           
Commons may have Justice agt them                                               
     The Comtee of Elections sate till 9 at night abt the Election of           
warwickshire & the Councill of one side was only heard & the further            
heareing of that Cause put of till another day                                  
     Commons Thursday 24th Aprill 1679                                          
+A bill for Exportation of Leather Read A 2d time & Committed & A               
petition of severall shoomakers Read & Referred to the same Comtee              
     The H tooke Into Considderation mr Trebies Report yesterday &              
Resolved that the said Answers (Except the Answer of the Ld Petre) are          
all defective & at A Conference had with the Lds delivered the said             
answers togather with their Reasons why the said answers are Insufficient       
     mr Redding being at his triall at the Kings bench barr desired some        
papers might be Restoreed him which he delivered to the secret Comtee           
which were ordered him                                                          
     Resolved that on Munday next the H will take Into Considderation the       
state of the Kingdome that the navy may be made more Usefull for defence        
thereof & that mr speaker Ishue out his warrant for the summoning of such       
witnesses as mr Bennet shall name to prove the ill management of it             
     Resolved that sr Gilbt Gerrard Coll Wheately Coll Birch & sr Tho:          
Player shall be Comrs for disbanding the Army & are to be In A Comtee           
againe this afternoon                                                           
                  Adjourned till 3 afternoon                                    
+On the 23rd mr Justice warcup brought before the Lds Comtee one Thompson       
A scotchman whome he had seized & upon him was found divers papers with         
directions how to write to divers persons vizt to one Lashly who is A           
secretary to Cardinall Barbarini, & to the generall of the Jesuites there       
&c, at his Examination was mr Bedlow who affirmeth that he Knoweth              
Thompson to be A messenger Unto the Jesuites & was In his Company In            
Paris with sr Hen: Tichburne & whence he was dispatched Into England with       
divers letters Commissions & orders                                             
     The Lds have Committed him A Close prisoner &c                             
+On the 24th mr Redding was tryed at the Kings bench barr for endeavouring      
to Corrupt the Kings witnesses agt the Lds & sr Hen: Tichburne which was        
sufficiently proved agt him by mr Bedloe & his man & mr Speake A yong Gent      
brother to A member of the H of that Name, he Confessed most of the             
matters & the Jury found him guilty & he had sentence to stand In the           
pillory on Munday next at westminster hall gate & to be Imprisoned A            
whole yeare & fined 1000 L to the King                                          
+The Lds have ordered the Ld Bellasis to be brought to their barr to morrow     
          [Handwriting changes here just for rest of letter.]                   
     The buisness of Warwickshire was to be further heard on fryday.            
     L. c. 778     Aprill 28th 1679                                             
  Commons ffriday 25th Aprill 1679                                              
+A bill to prevent the Raiseing of money without Consent In Parliamt            
Read & ordered A 2d Reading                                                     
     Ordered that sr Tho: Clergis be added to the Number of the Ld              
Danbies Committee                                                               
     A bill In behalfe of the Turkey Company abt the Exportation of Cloth       
Read & ordered A 2d Reading                                                     
     A Complaint being made of A fictious speech pretended to be made to        
his Maty by the Ld Cavendish ordered that It be Referred to the same            
Comtee that sr ffran: Winningtons was to find out the Authors                   
     The H being Called over all absent & for which noe Excuse Could be         
given were ordered to the Custody of the serjt at Armes                         
     A message from the Lds                                                     
+The Lds acquainted the H that Tho: E of Danby & the Ld Bellasis appeared       
at the H of Lds this day  the first put In his plea of the Kings pardon         
the latter his answer & their Ldpps sent them to this House & desire they       
may be Returned In Reasonable time                                              
     Ordered that it be Referred to A Comtee                                    
     A plea of Pardon hath been Ever held A Confession of Guilt                 
     The Comtee for Elections sate till 9 at night upon the warwickshire        
Election & upon A full heareing on both sides the Comtee was of opinion         
that sr Edw Boughton & mr Burdet were duely Elected  it seems the proofe        
did faile to make good some perticulers of the Charge In the Petition &         
as for Adjourning from hundred to hundred it seemed to be Raither with          
Consent of both parties then out of A humour to vex the ffreeholders &          
besides it was observed that at this Election there was not the least ill       
language as it was In Leicestershire                                            
          Commons satureday Aprill 26th 1679                                    
+A petition for further time to Vend ffrench Commodities Rejected & the H       
on ffriday next to Considder how to make the prohibition more Effectuall        
     serjt Rigby made Report of the Confession of Eliz Oxely & Stubbs of        
the fire In fetter lane &c  Though stubbs stoutly denied the knowledg of        
any such thing yet upon promise of mercy hath made very greate discovery        
not only as to the fires but also as to the popish Conspiracy                   
     Ordered that the H make it their humble Request to his Maty that           
stubbs & Oxeley may have their pardons & that his Maty would Ishue out          
his proclamation for apprehending of those that have fled for the same &        
an Incouragemt to those that shall Confesse or be Instrumentall In              
apprehending any that have been active In or guilty of the sd fires             
     A message from the Lds to acquaint the H that the E of Powis Ld            
stafford & Ld Arrundell have appeared this day at the Lds barr & have           
Retracted their pleas & have put In their answers by which they will abide      
Their Ldpp[s] have sent them downe & desire A speedy Returne of them            
     Their Answers were In Effect A pleadeing not guilty & tis hoped they       
will suddenly be brought to triall but Its thought A good part of the           
Tearme must be Adjourned because the triall of those Lds may take up some       
part of it                                                                      
     Then the H debated the Reports of the fires & Intended fforreign           
Invasion In June Next & the greate Number of papists ffrench & Irish then       
to Rise & thereupon ordered that the H doe sit to Morrow being sunday to        
Considder the best wayes & Meanes to secure the Kings person & the              
protestant Religion both In the time of his Matys Raigne & his successor        
It being Easy to Every mans judgmt what is like to follow upon the              
succession if by act of Parliamt some speedy provision be not made to           
secure the protestant Religion agt any papists that shall succeed               
     Ordered that an addresse be made to his Maty to banish all Papists &       
reputed Papists & such as have been such within 6 months last past 10           
miles from London or westminster for 6 months & to Recall all lycences          
that have been given to the Contrary                                            
    That an addresse be made to his maty for the Execution of such              
preists as are Condemned                                                        
                         Adjourned till 4 afternoon                             
+Letters from Paris dat Aprill 27th say That the peace with the Emperor         
was proclaimed on the 26th with greate state                                    
     That mrs Coleman the widdow of the Traitor is Come to Paris  assoon        
as shee Came the K sent his Confessor to vissit her & shee was vissitted        
by all the greate persons In Paris & has prsented them with all things          
that were her husbands for Reliques shee has had to the Vallue of 2000 L        
presented to her; To morrow shee goes In A Nunnery & the ffrench K allows       
her A large pension                                                             
+That there are greate Numbers of Ballads Cryed about Concerning the            
Affaires of England                                                             
+That the dutchesse of Cleveland lost last weeke 40000 L to one of the          
Capts of the Kings guards at Cards & has sold all shee had to pay it & is       
going into A nunnery for her life                                               
     That there are many English In Paris & there are such words spoke          
what they will doe if any of the Lds suffer that they dare not write them       
+That Madam Moseille the Kings Neece is to Marry the K of spaine much agt       
her will for shee does nothing but Cry since it was spoken of, That the         
dauphine is soe In Love with the yonge daughter of the D of Orleans that        
the K has given him a Miss to divert his affections but In vaine which          
much troubles the King                                                          
     L. c. 779     May 1st 1679                                                 
sunday 27th Aprill 1679                                                         
+mr Hampden Reports the addresse for Execution of Pickering & other             
Jesuits Condemned & Resolved that the H waite on his Maty with it & that        
his Matys privy Councellors desire to know when they shall attend his           
Maty with it                                                                    
   Ordered that A bill be brought In to banish all papists & Reputed            
papists from the Citties of London & westminster 10 miles for 6 months          
& that they shall not goe armed nor 5 miles from their dwellings                
     Resolved that the d of yorke being A papist & the hopes of his             
Comeing to the Crowne as A papist hath given the greatest Countenance &         
Incouragemt to the prsent Conspiracy & designes of the popish party agt         
the King & protestant Religion                                                  
     Ordered that the Ld Russell doe goe to desire the Lds Concurrance In       
this                                                                            
     Ordered that the secret Comtee doe bring In an abstract of all those       
letters they have or that Can Concerne the d of yorke as to the plott           
with all speed & the further Considderation of this is adjourned till           
wednesday next                                                                  
     Ordered that stubbs his Examination & discovery be printed after           
first an addresse be made to the K thereof                                      
    This day his Maty & privy Councell were pleased to dismiss the              
judges following                                                                
Bactine [?]  judges                   serjt Ellis           advanced            
Bramston     dismist                  serjt Pemmerton       In                  
Thurland                                    Leake           their               
Wild                                  Richd Atkins          Roomes              
Littleton by death                    Counsr Raymund                            
     Commons Munday 28 Aprill 1679                                              
+mr secretary Coventry acquaints the H his Matys answer to the addresses,       
That his Maty hath given order for A proclamation for Banishing papists         
& the lycences to be brought In the next Councill day & his Maty had            
given order for A pardon for Oxeley & stubbs who discovered many jesuits        
giveing money to set houses on fire & had given order for A proclamation        
for Gifford Rogers &c to Render themselves who gave money for that              
purpose & that the H did attend his Maty at 3 this afternoon with the           
addresse abt Pickering                                                          
    sr ffran: Winnington Reports from the Ld danbies Comtee that they           
Cannot find any pardon was granted to any person Impeached by the H of          
Commons & Referrs us to A former Report to the same purpose                     
     Ordered that A message be sent to the Lds to demand of the E of danby      
whether he will Relye upon & abide his plea of the pardon which In the          
Course of Legall proceedings argues the party guilty of the Crime alledged      
agt him  if he doe the Commons doe Intend to Joyne Ishue with him upon          
that point for that such A pardon soe Clandestinely obteyned is illegall        
     Ordered that the buisness Concerning the abuse of the fleet & mr           
secretary Pepis be Referred to A Comtee to Enquire Into & Report it to          
the House for till A Regulation be had therein & all officers of the            
Navall Concernes [?] port townes &c they Cannot with any satisfaction           
give money apprehending all things will still Miscarry as they have done        
hitherto                                                                        
     at 3 In the afternoon the H attended his Maty with the addresse agt        
Pickering & agt 4 preists Condemned this last lent Curcuitt  To which his       
Maty Returned this answer That he would Considder of it                         
     Tis Reported the dutchesse of Portsmouth is gone                           
     Commons Tuesday 29th Aprill 1679                                           
+Ordered that the H will sit adjourne[d?] Every day till 7 In the morning       
& that noe new motion be made after 12 at noon                                  
   sr Jo: Trevor Reports that he had delivered the Answers of the Lds In        
the Tower to the H of peers   The secret Comtee say they loose noe time         
In preparing matters for Evidence & sit up Every night late but the H           
sitting often & late In the afternoon deprives them of the opportunity          
they otherwise might have to Expedite the said triall & further Informed        
the H that some ffresh witnesses Came to towne last night & some this           
morning & that they will make all the Hast that is posible to bring the         
trialls on & when they are fully prepared they will acquaint the H              
therewith                                                                       
     The bill for disbanding the Army Reported & the further Considderation     
of the same Report adjourned til to morrow morning the first buisness           
     Ordered that sr Robert Bradshaw sr Richard Hungerford & sr John            
Clapton have leave to goe Into the Countrey  adjourned till 7 to morrow         
     The E of danby was brought up to the Lds barr this day to give his         
answer  he Craved time till satterday Next which was allowed him                
     The Commons have Resolved to sitt Every morning at 7                       
     L. c. 780     May 3d 1679                                                  
  Commons Wednesday 30th Aprill 1679                                            
+Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to bring In A bill for Reviveing the        
acts for settlemt & to Inspect the lawes Relating to the poore & to bring       
In A bill or bills for Regulation of the poore & Incouragmt of Industry &       
punishmt of Rogues & vagabonds                                                  
     Resolved that an order of the last Parliamt agt written protections        
& written Certificates be Constantly & strictly observed                        
     mr Brents petition now In the Custody of the serjt at Armes praying        
that he may be discharged was Read & Referred to the Comtee of secresy          
appointed to draw up the Evidence agt the Lds In the Tower                      
     Ordered that A bill be brought In for Regulating the silver Manufacture    
     That the matter of the Miscarriages In the Election for Norfolke &         
Leicester be adjourned till Munday the 12th Instant                             
     The H then proceeded In the Considderration of the bill for                
disbanding the Army & went through the same Confirmeing A Clause In the         
petition of Right Relating to the disorders of souldiers Imposeing              
quarters upon the subjects which was agreed to & ordered to be Engrost          
     Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to Examine what part of the money       
given for disbanding the Army Remaines yet In the Exchequer undisposed of       
     Then the Usher of the Blacke Rodd Came to let the Commons know             
that his Maty Exspected their attendance In the H of Lds where his Maty         
& Ld Chancellor spoke to both houses                                            
     Ordered that the Considderation of his Matys speech be adjourned           
till munday Next                                                                
     Commons 1st May 1679                                                       
+Ordered that the Comtee of Elections & priveledges have power to send          
for all such persons as shall appeare to them to be Concerned In the            
Miscarriages & Undue practices touching the Election for the Borough            
of Tregony In Cornwall                                                          
     Resolved that the ffurther Considderation of preserveing & secureing       
the K & the protestant Religion agt the Attempts of the papists both            
In the Raigne of his Maty & his successors be adjourned till Munday             
     Ordered that Christo williams be sent for Into Custody of the serjt        
at Armes for speakeing words In Contempt of the proceedings of this House       
     Upon the Report made by the Comtee appointed to Examine the Matter         
of pamphletts written by dr Nelson it was ordered that dr Nelson be             
brought to the barr of this house to morrow & that [he] be discharged           
from the Custody of the s[erjt] of Armes paying his fees                        
     Ordered that an humble addresse be made to his Maty to desire him          
to Command the Ld Chancellor to turne dr Nelson out of the Commission of        
the peace                                                                       
     Ordered that A Clause be brought In for the greater Ease of Administring   
the Oaths Required to be taken by the acts for Burying In woollen               
     That A Comtee be appointed to Inspect the Journalls & search the           
presidents for punishing sheriffs & other officers for makeing false            
Returnes of members to serve In Parliamt                                        
     A bill for the better prevension of the Illegall Exactions of money        
from the subject Read A 2d time & Committed                                     
     Ordered that the Comtee appointed to bring In A bill for Regulating        
abuses for Elections doe perticulerly Report their opinion touching the         
Reversing the judgment In the Case of sr sam Barnardiston & by whose            
procuremt the same was Reverst & the names of the Judges who were               
Concerned for or agt the said judgmt                                            
     Ordered that A bill be brought In that if any member of the H is           
preferred to any office at Court A writt shall Imediately Ishue for             
Electing A new member In his place                                              
                       Adjourned till 7 morning                                 
          [Handwriting changes here just for rest of letter.]                   
                       yr inclosd speeches Cost 7d                              
     L. c. 781     May 5th 1679                                                 
Commons ffriday 2d May 1679                                                     
+Ordered that the Comtee appointed to Enquire Into the Reverseing the           
Judgment In the Case of sr Sam: Barnardiston doe sit dayly & be Impowered       
to send for persons papers & Records                                            
     Leave given to bring In A bill that when the greater number of the         
Creditors of any bankrupt are willing to Come to any Composition they           
shall not be defeated by the lesser                                             
     Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to Enquire Into the abuses &            
decay of the woollen Manufacture & considder how the trade may be               
Improved & the Abuses Rectified & to Inspect the bill depending last            
Parliamt for weareing woollen Manufactures & that the Comtee doe bring          
In A bill for that purpose                                                      
     That the House be called over on this day fortnight it being               
thought that by that time they may be Ready to proceed with the triall          
of the Lds In the Tower                                                         
     dr Nelson being Called to the barr of the H Recd A Reproofe from           
mr speaker & was discharged paying his fees                                     
     A message from the Lds with the bill of Habeas Corpus with some            
amendmts                                                                        
     The disbanding bill Read A 3d time & passed                                
     Commons satureday 3d May 1679                                              
+The House tooke Into Considderation the Lds Amendmts to the bill of            
Habeas Corpus & doe disagree to severall of them & referr the                   
Considderation of the same to A Comtee to Examine & Consider the same           
& Report their Opinion the first buisness this afternoon                        
     A Message from the Lds with A bill Entituled an act for freeing the        
Citty of London & the places adjacent from popish Inhabitants &                 
provideing agt other dangers which maay Arise from Papists                      
     sr Jo: Trevor prsents to the House the bill for prohibition of Irish       
Cattle which the H ordered to be heard on Tuesday Next the ffirst buisness      
     A Message form the Lds                                                     
+The Lds have Commanded us to acquaint the H that their Ldps according to       
the desire of the House have demanded of the E of danby whether he will         
Relye upon & abide by the plea of his pardon & the E of danby being this        
day brought to the barr of the H of Lds made this Answer                        
     The plea I put In was by the Advice of my Councill who tells mee           
that my pardon was A good pardon In Law & advised mee to Insist upon my         
plea put In which Now I doe & I desire my Councill may be heard to make         
out the validity of my pardon                                                   
     The H mett the Lds at A Conference & delivered the bill of Habeas          
Corpus backe againe with their Reasons for disagreeing with the Lds In          
their Amendnts                                                                  
     Ordered that the Considderation of the E danbies answer be adjourned       
till munday                                                                     
     On the 2d on[e] Knox Gent to the Ld dunblaine togather with one            
Osborne & Love were Examined by the Comtee of Lds & their further               
Examination is Referred to the Comtee of secresy                                
     Osborne & Love were formerly servants to mr Oates & have been by mr        
Knox perswaded to Engage In A designe wherein they should depose matters        
of very ill Nature agt mt Oates                                                 
     Also sr Wm Waller seized A mathew Clay Jesuite & 3 yong Gent That          
were sent from the Colledge of Jesuites at st Omers by stapleton head of        
that Colledge to be witnesses for the Lds In the Tower & Invalidate mr          
Oates his testimony which were soe prudently Examined & seperately Cross        
Examined by him that they Confessed the whole designe & are In Custody          
     The Ld Roos Eldest son to the E of Rutland is by his Matys writt           
Called up to the H of peers & was lead In by 4 Lds                              
     sr stephen ffox is made paymaster of the Army In Roome of Lemuell          
Kingdome Esqr                                                                   
+The dutch letters Come In this day Comfirme the death of the K of sweden       
on the 21th [sic] March & that the 5th [?] Instant New stile the ffrench        
& Brandenburghs agreed to prolong the Cessation for 14 dayes upon               
Condition that Brandenburgh is to put wesell & Luxstadt Into the hands of       
the ffrench which Cessation is prolonged to see if they Can agree with          
denmarke & Brandenburgh                                                         
     L. c. 782     May 8th 1679                                                 
  Commons Munday 5th may 1679                                                   
+A petition of severall Hamburgh Merchants strangers Concerning A ship          
which was driven by weather Into port here & seized for haveing ffrench         
goods aboard was Read & Referred to A Comtee                                    
     Ordered that mr Brent be discharged giveing his owne security to           
appeare upon summons                                                            
     Ordered that the Comtee agt Popery sit dayly                               
     A bill to prohibitt any member Chosen In Parliamt to take any office       
or Employment dureing the session Read & ordered A 2d Reading on the 7th        
     Resolved Nemine Contradicente that it is the opinion of this house         
that the pardon pleaded by the E of danby is illegal & voyde & ought not        
to be allowed In Barr of the Impeachmts of the Commons of England               
     Whereupon the whole house went with their speaker to the barr In           
the H of Lds where mr speaker In the name of the House did declare by           
worde of mouth as followeth                                                     
+My Lords, The Knights Citizens & Burgesses In Parliamt assembled doe           
Come up to demand Judgment In their owne Name & In the Name of all the          
Commons of England agt the E of danby who standeth Impeached before your        
Ldps of high Treason & divers high Crimes & misdemeanors to which he            
hath pleaded A pardon which pardon the Commons of England Judge to be           
illegal & voyde & therefore they demand judgmt of your Ldps accordingly         
     The Ld Russell acquaints the H that his Maty had given order the           
Law should be Executed on Pickering & as to the 4 preists Condemned             
In the Circuits the H of peers have sent for them up in order to their          
Examination that his Maty desires them to put the fleet In such A               
posture that may quiett mens feares & at least secure us from any sudden        
attempts & that his Maty would not dureing this sessions presse for any         
other supply being willing Rather to suffer the Burthens that are upon          
him some time longer then to Interupt them whilst they are Employed abt         
the discovery of the plott the triall of the Lds & the bill for                 
secureing o[u]r Religion  Ordered that the Considderation of the Kings          
& Ld Chancellors speeches be adjourned till Wednesday next & that the           
Comtee of secresy doe then bring In an abstract of the papers In their          
Custody Relateing to the D of yorke                                             
     Commons tuesday May 6th 1679                                               
+Ordered that James Nelson & Roger Beckwith Esqrs 2 Justices of peace           
for yorkshire be sent for Into Custody of the sergt at Armes to answer          
their saying this is noe parliamt                                               
     A bill for prohibitting Irish cattle Read & ordered A 2d Reading           
upon the question whether it should be made perpetuall or Expire againe         
this sessions  the yeas for Continuance were 194 the Noes 133                   
     mr Treby Reports that the Comtee of secresy are Ready to make Good         
the articles of Impeachmt agt the 5 Lds                                         
     whereupon the H ordered mr Treby to goe up the Lds to acquaint             
them with it & ordered that the Comtee of secresy should be mannagers at        
the triall & mr williams & serjt strode be added to them                        
     The disbanding bill returned by the lds with some Amendmts                 
     Upon A motion made agt the d of Lauderdale & his Miscarriages In           
Govermt Resolved that an humble addresse be prsented to his Maty to             
Remove the d of Lauderdale from all offices Employmts & places of trust         
& from his Matys Councills In England & scotland & from his prsence             
forever & ordered A Comtee to draw it up & also to Inspect the Lawes of         
scotland as In Relation to the Law of England                                   
+On the 5th sr Wm Waller tooke one ffather Jones In Holborne & on the 6th       
one ffather Gray A Notorious Jesuite & often mentioned In mr Oates his          
depositions                                                                     
     The H of Lds had on the 5th & 6th A long debate upon the Commons           
demands agt the E of danby & Resolved that the E of danby with his              
Councill doe appeare next satterday on the scaffold In westminster hall         
& that the 5 Lds In the Tower be tryed there next tuesday.                      
[A few figures in another hand appear on outside of letter; so do these         
names:]  Haws, Sly, Duck, Bolton, Mr Beal                                       
     L. c. 783     May 10th 1679                                                
  Commons Wednesday 7th 1679                                                    
+A New writt Ordered for Chooseing A new member for Boston In the Roome         
of serjt Ellis Called up to the Lds                                             
     A bill for the more Easy Recovery of the debts agt bankrupts Read &        
ordered A 2d Reading                                                            
     A message from the Lds to acquaint the House that the Earle of danby       
has adhered to the plea of his pardon & that their Ldps have appointed          
satureday next for the Earle of danby to be heard by his Councill to make       
good the validity of his plea & tuesday next for the triall of the 5 Lds        
In the Tower & have addressed his Maty to name A Ld High steward & that         
the triall may be In westminster Hall                                           
     Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to Inspect the Journall & search        
presidents touching the Methods of proceedings upon Messages of the like        
nature with this now sent from the Lds  Resolved that the house sit on          
sunday next to Considder the Kings & Ld Chancellors speeches & also to          
Considder the best wayes & meanes for preserveing the life of his Maty &        
secureing the protestant Religion both In his time & his successors &           
that the Comtee of secresy doe then present to the House A Narrative of         
the Matters Contained In the papers In their Custody Relateing to the           
plott Concerning the d of yorke                                                 
     Commons Thursday 8 May 1679                                                
+sr Jo: Trevor Reports the addresse agt the d of Lauderdale which was           
agreed to & is to be presented to his Maty by the whole house                   
     The House tooke Into Considderation the amendmts made by the Lds to        
the disbanding bill & disagreed to them & sr Jo: Trevor Reports from the        
Comtee the Reasons to be offered at A Conference with the Lds why they          
Cannot agree to the sd Amendmts                                                 
     sr Thomas Clerges Reports from the Comtee appointed to search              
presidents touching methods of proceedings Upon the triall that they            
find that the Commons In like Cases did appoint A Comtee to Joyne with          
the Comtee of Lds to mannage affaires between the 2 houses                      
     Resolved that A message be sent to the Lds to desire A Conference          
with them abt the E of danbies bill & A Comtee was appointed to draw up         
heads for the Conference which they did which were Reported by mr Powle         
& agreed to                                                                     
      Ordered that mr seymour sr Thomas stringer mr Hambden mr Trely            
& sr Thomas Player doe Immediately withdraw & Examine Harcourt the              
Jesuite newly taken & Report to the Comtee his Examination                      
     sr Wm ffranklin was sent to acquaint the Lds that this house would         
sit this afternoon & to desire their Ldps to doe the like which their           
Ldps agreed to                                                                  
     A bill for Reingrossemt of fines lost & Burnt In the late fire In          
the Temple Read & ordered a 2d Reading                                          
     Ordered that A Comtee be appointed to take the Examination of John         
sidney touching the plott & report the same to the secret Comtee                
     That it be part of the Next Message to the Lds to mind them of the         
Habeas Corpus bill  Adjourned till 3 afternoon                                  
   Westminster Thursday 8 may 1679                                              
+This morning sr Wm Waller & mr Bedlow tooke In A house In long Aker            
that Notorious Jesuite ffather Harcourt who was Immediatley Caryed before       
A Comtee of Lds & Examined & after Committed to the gatehouse                   
     The Lds In the Tower petitioned for 3 dayes longer time which is           
granted them                                                                    
     On the 15th will be launched the gr[ea]te ship at debtford which           
will be Called the Dutchess, The Next day at Blackwell [the?] woolley           
will be Launched three third Rates [sic]                                        
+yesterday an Expresse Came to his Maty & Information Given this day to         
severall members of the barbarous Murther Committed upon dr James sharpe        
Archbishop of st Andrews In scotland by 12 Rogues as he was Rideing on          
the Roade In his Coach being suddenly pistolled stabbd & Run through the        
body but they do not know by what men it was done  only the presumption         
is greate that it was done by some of the Mountaneers  Pickering dies to        
morrow                                                                          
     L. c. 784     May 15th 1679                                                
Commons sunday May 11th 1679                                                    
+Another ffree Conference had with the Lds where the Commons urged the          
Reasons for A Comtee of both houses & the Lds agreed to it & appointed A        
Comtee of 12 Lds to Joyne with A Comtee of 24 Commoners to Considder of         
Circumstances &c Relating to the Triall of the Lds In the Tower                 
     The 12 Lords are                                                           
Ld Chancellor          E Essex              Ld Newport                          
Ld shaftesbury         E Ailesbury          Ld Hollis                           
Ld Privy seale         E salisbury          Ld Hallifax                         
Marq: Wincester        E Clarendon          Ld Wharton                          
     The 24 Comoners were                                                       
mr Trenchard          mr sacheverill           Coll Titus                       
sr ffran Winnington   mr Treby                 sr Wm Coventry                   
sr Tho: Meers         sr Hen: Capell           mr williams                      
sr Jo: Maynard        sr Tho: stringer         serjt stroude                    
mr Powell             sr Tho: Player           sr Jo: Trevor                    
sr Tho: Lee           mr Vaughan               mr Hambden                       
mr seymour            mr Phillip ffoley        Coll Birch                       
sr Robt Carr          sr Tho Littleton         sr Tho: Clarges                  
+Then the H at 2 In the afternoon Entred on the debate abt the d of yorke       
& many letters were Reported to the House written by Cardinalls Jesuits &       
others Intimateing their Confidence In the d of yorke for his utmost            
assistance to Establish the Romish Religion which letters were found            
amonge Colemans Papers,                                                         
   Some passages there were therein of soe greate Concerne as are not now       
fit to be mentioned & after A debate till Eleaven at Night the house            
passed these 2 votes                                                            
 1 Resolved that A bill be brought In to disable the d of yorke to              
Inheritt the Imperiall Crowne of this Realme                                    
 2 ordered an addresse that this house will In defence of the Protestant        
Religion & the person of the King stand by his Maty with their lives &          
their fortunes & that if it shall happen that his Maty shall be taken           
away by untimely death, (which God forbid) this house will Avenge the           
same to the utmost upon the papists                                             
     On the 12th the select Comtee of both houses mett about 9 A Clocke         
In the Inner Court of wards & debated severall matters In Relation to the       
triall of the Lds but thought fitt not to Resolve upon the time till they       
had adjusted all things touching the method of the Trialls & the Lds            
satisfied the Commons that the Nameing of A Ld high steward was only            
matter of fforme & he was to have Noe more power then A single member of        
the H of Lds soe the Comtee adjourned till Next morning 9 A Clocke              
     Commons Munday May 12th 1679                                               
+The officers of the ordinance were Called to give an account of the ship       
loaded with Artillery for land service who Informed that the 20 peece of        
ordinance &c were the same Traine of Artillery that was fitted last yeare       
for fflanders & were ordered for Portesmouth but are by his Maty ordered        
this morning for Plimouth, The house appointed A Comtee To examine the          
state of that garrison & how the money appointed for the fortification &        
ordinance were disposed of & also to Enquire how the 100000 Armes said          
to be delivered out of the Tower about the time of the Raiseing of the          
late Army upon pretence of A warr with ffrance were disposed of & how it        
Comes to passe that there are soe few Armes In the Tower & how the Armorers     
Came to have A debt due to them for 10000 Armes & Refuse to make any more       
till that be paid & how it Came to passe that the money pretended to be         
Ishued out by the Ld Treasurer to pay those workemen hath not been paid them    
     The Lds sent downe A message to put the Commons In mind of 3 bills         
The first to prevent the growth of popery  2 To Bannish Papists from            
London  3 Amendmts to the bill of Habeas Corpus                                 
     Commons Tuesday 13 March [sic] 1679                                        
+A bill for better Collecting the duty of hearth money Read A 2d time &         
Committed                                                                       
+The forme of the addresse to his Maty with assurance of their lives &          
fortunes In defence of his Maty & the protestant Religion Read & after          
some debate Recommitted                                                         
     A bill for the More Effectuall prohibition of Irish cattle was Read        
A 2d time & upon the question for Committing the House divided yeas 183         
Noes 153  then the question was put whether all that Came should have           
voyces  then the yeas were 149 noes 172                                         
     On the 12th was taken one ffitzgerald A Preist, And by sr Wm Waller        
A preist by the name of Cotton, & On the 13th was taken one Lumsdale A          
Preist                                                                          
     one mr Hutchinson of darbishire A Gent of 1000 L p Ann is                  
voluntarily Come In an Evidence agt the plotters                                
     L. c. 785     May 17th 1679                                                
   Commons Wednesday 14 May 1679                                                
+mr Powle Reports A Message from the King as followeth                          
+CR Though his Maty hath already at the first meeting of this parliamt &        
since by a word or two mentioned the Necesity of haveing a fleet at sea         
this summer yet the season for prepareing it being farr Advanced & our          
Neibours before us In their preparations he Cannot account himselfe             
discharged towards his people if he doe not Now with more Earnestness           
Recommend the same to your Care & Considderation & the Rather from the          
Exspectation of the Returne of his ffleet from the streights to which A         
greate Arreir is due & hereby he must acquitt himselfe of the Evill             
Consequences which the want of A fleet In such A juncture may produce &         
he hath not done this without Considdering that the Entering upon this          
worke presently Can be noe hinderance to the other greate affaires on           
your hands but Rather A greate security In dispatch thereof                     
    This message held A greate debate till 2 A Clocke they being willing        
to supply the King with money but first desired to Informe themselves of        
the state of the Navy & the Arreirs due to them and what is become of the       
200000 L designed to pay sr John Narbroughs fleet they being some 20 some       
30 months In Arreirs also the Condition of the fleet & garrisons & what         
Armes are left In the Tower & the names of the Commanders of ships forts        
& garrisons that when they give the King money trusty men may be Employed       
In those Commands  the further Considderation adjourned till Munday next        
Come seavennight                                                                
     The Addresse Agreed to which followeth                                     
+Most dread Soveraign  Wee yo[u]r Matys most dutiful & Loyall subjects          
the Commons In this present parliamt assembled doe with all humble              
gratitude acknowledg the Most gracious assurances your Maty hath been           
pleased to give us of your Constant Care of Every thing that might secure       
the protestant Religion; of your ffirme Resolution to defend the same to        
the Utmost & your Royall Endeavors that the security of that blessing may       
be transmitted to posterity                                                     
     And wee humbly prsent to yo[u]r Maty that being deeply sencible that       
the greatest hopes agt our Religion In the Enemies thereof the papists          
are founded upon the Execrable designes which they have had agt the             
person & life of yo[u]r Maty which is not only our duty but our Interest        
with the greatest hazzard to preserve & defend                                  
     Wee have applyed our Councills for the makeing such provisions by          
law as may defeate our popish Adversaries their Abetters & Adherents of         
their hopes of gaining any Advantages by their violent attempts & may           
utterly frustrate their Exspectations thereby In time to Come & further         
to obviate (by the best meanes wee Can) all wicked practices while such         
Lawes are In preparation & bringing to perfection it is our Resolution &        
wee doe declare that In defence of yo[u]r Matys person & the protestant         
Religion wee will stand by yo[u]r Maty with our lives & fortunes & shall        
be Ready to Revenge Upon the Papists any violence offered by them to            
your sacred person In which wee hope your Maty will graciously please to        
be the more assured as wee our selves are the more Encouraged In that the       
hearts of all your Matys protestant subjects with the most sincere              
Affection & Zeale Joyne with us therein                                         
     Commons Thursday 15 march [sic] 1679                                       
+The bill for Reingrossment of fines & Records burnt In the Temple Read A       
3d time & passed                                                                
     A bill for Erecting A Court of Conscience In southwarke another In         
the Tower Hamletts And A 3d In the Parishes In Middlesex Read & ordered A       
2d Reading                                                                      
     sr Jo: Trevor Reports from the select Comtee That the select Comtee        
of the Lds acquainted them with the vote of their house that the Bishops        
have Right to stay In Court till such time as sentence of death Comes to        
be pronounced.  The Miscarriages In Norfolke & Leicester Elections to           
be heard next tuesday                                                           
     Resolved that it be an Instruction to the Comtee to Insist Upon it         
that the Bps ought not to have any vote In [ye?] proceedings agt the Lds        
In the Tower                                                                    
     A Bill to disable the D of yorke to Inheritt the Imperiall Crowne          
of England Read & ordered A 2d Reading on Munday Next                           
     On tuesday last the H of peers sate till Late at night  the King           
was present all the time sending for his dinner from Whitehall the              
debate was abt the sitting of the Bps with the Temporall Lds at the             
Argument In point of Law Concerning the Earle of danbies pardon that            
being the only point left him to Relye upon as to his life & In case            
of life & death the Bps are not to have any vote                                
     letters from Paris dat 30th say their letters from Cadiz Aprill 4th        
Informe that Tangier had been beseiged by 35000 moores who were beaten          
off by the English who killed above 6000 & forced the Rest to Retire In         
Confusion                                                                       
     L. c. 786     May 19th 1679                                                
  Commons ffriday May 16th 1679                                                 
+A petition from Charles Bainbridge & other distillers Complaining of           
the unjust practices of the ffarmers of the Excize                              
     Ordered that it be Referred to A Comtee to Inspect the Lawes of            
the Excize & what abuses have been Committed & Report their Opinion             
     sr Jo: Trevor Reports from the select Comtee what proceedings have         
been made with the select Comtee of the Lds upon the severall                   
propositions made by them to the Lds & their answers wich were Read &           
ordered to be Entred Into the Journall                                          
     Then the Amendments of the Lds to the bill of Habeas Corpus were           
Read & A Comtee appointed to draw up Reasons for disagreement                   
     Lds May 16th 1679                                                          
+Ordered by the Lds spirituall & Temporall assembled That Thursday next         
be appointed to begin the triall of the 5 Lds In the Tower                      
     After which the Lds spirituall asked leave of the house that they          
might withdraw from the triall of the said Lords with the liberty of            
Entring their usuall protestation                                               
+Yesterday the duke of Buckingham appeared In the H of Lds & tooke the          
oaths & Test                                                                    
     Commons satterday May 17th 1679                                            
+Ordered that the Comtee of Elections & priveledges make A special Report       
of the miscarriage of sheriffs & other officers In the Returne of members       
of Parliamt                                                                     
     A bill for Exportation of Cloth to Turkey Read A 2d time & Committed       
     Ordered that the Comtee appointed to Examine the Miscarriages of the       
Navy doe Enquire Into the Miscarriages of the Affrican Company                  
     A bill Prohibitting the Exportation of Irish Cattle Reported wherein       
there was an additional Clause brought In to prohibit the Importation of        
Butter out of Ireland which was ordered to be Engrost                           
     The Ld Cavendish acquaints the House that his Maty had appointed           
satterday 3 A Clocke In the Banquetting house to be attended with the           
addresse of defending his Maty with their lives & fortunes                      
     The Reports from the Comtee of Elections to be Read on Wednesday           
next  sr Jo: Trevor Reports from the secret Comtee that the Lds doe Intend      
the 5 Lds shall Come to their trialls on Thursday Next & that the Bps           
doe desire to withdraw at the said Tryall but doe not Mention that they         
would Retire at the Tryall of the E of danby which did Imply that they          
did Intend to be present at that triall                                         
     Resolved that it be an Instruction to the said Comtee to Insist upon       
the former vote of this house that the Lds spirittuall ought to have            
votes upon tryalls & when those vote[s] shall be setled & the Matter of         
proceedings adjusted this House will be then Ready to proceed upon the          
Tryall of the pardon of the E of danby agt whome this House hath                
demanded Judgment & afterwards to the triall of the 5 Lds                       
     Adjourned till Munday 7 A Clocke                                           
+On the other day there were taken In the Ld staffords house In Tarthall        
many letters & papers making farther discovery of the plott for                 
Introducing popery & some say give light to the Transactions of that            
affaire for severall yeares past                                                
     On the 16th the Comrs for disbanding the Army signed warrants for          
the Regemts of Grenadiers to make up their accounts & appeare before them       
In order to disbanding.  The next will be the Duke of Munmoths Regemt &         
the next those abt London                                                       
     On the 16th was A Common Councill In Guildhall In order to Raiseing        
money where the Ld president the E of essex & other of the privy Councill       
proposed to the Citty to lend 700000 L on the Credit of the Act & shewed        
such Reasons that they Resolved they would use their utmost Endeavour to        
Raise the said summe which wee doubt not will be done many haveing              
subscribed greate summs                                                         
     Letters from denmarke & Parts adjacent say there is noe hopes of           
peace that the danes have A very good Army & A good fleet In the sound &        
vallue not the ffrench who other letters say are passed the Rhine under         
Crequi & fallen Into the D of Brandenburghs Countries                           
+Here is Arrived from scotland duke Hamilton & other Lds who were Mett          
out of Towne by many Coaches with 6 horses & Gent on horseback                  
     L. c. 787     May 22d 1679                                                 
  Commons Munday May 19th 1679                                                  
+The bill for Exportation of Leather Read & passed                              
     sr Thomas Clerges Reports the Amendmts to the Lds Bill for                 
Bannishing papists 20 miles from London, There being an additionall             
Clause added to make a distinction between popish Recusants & protestant        
dissenters, The dissenters that are Not ffree to take the Oaths to be           
acquitted upon the Oaths of 12 [?] protestants & a Certificate from 2           
justices of the peace that they are not Popish Recusants They subscribing       
A destestation of the pope & Popish Religion which was agreed to &              
ordered to be Engrost                                                           
     This last Report takeing up much time the Reading of the bill agt          
the d of yorke was put off                                                      
     at 3 In the afternoon the House waited on his Maty (who came from          
Windsor that morning) with the addresse to stand by his Maty In defence         
of the protestant Religion with their lives & fortunes to which his Maty        
Returned this answer                                                            
   Gent I thank you for your greate zeale for the preservation of the           
protestant Religion & of my person & doe assure you that I shall doe            
what In mee lyes to preserve the protestant Religion & am williing to           
doe all things as may tend to the good & Benefitt of my subjects.               
     The Lds have agreed to the Bill for Reingrossment of fines lost &          
Burnt In the late fire In the Temple                                            
     Commons Tuesday 20th may 1679                                              
+A bill for Annexing Tangier to the Imperiall Crowne of this Realme Read        
& ordered A 2d Reading                                                          
     A Bill for Better Encourageing the woollen manufactures Read &             
ordered a 2d Reading                                                            
    Ordered that A Message be sent to the Lds about the Condemned preists       
     mr Harbord Reports from the Comtee appointed to Enquire Into the           
miscarriages of the Navy of the Examination In the Case of the ship             
Called the hunter which was an English ship but had A Commission from           
the ffrench King & In the yeare 1674 tooke the Katherine as prize               
which after greate solicittation was Returned againe but not without            
greate Charges & damages                                                        
     Then mr Harbord made Report about the Navy & there were 6 or 7             
witnesses Called In & being shewed the Information which they had given         
under their Hands Concerning the miscarriages of mr Pepis secretary to          
the Admiralty & his Complying with the duke of yorke In putting In              
Popish Commanders & other things of an high Nature they did avow it to          
be True & that they would be Ready to take their Oaths on the same, One         
Coll scott was A principal witness                                              
     But mr Pepis stood up In his place & gave Answer to Every Information      
soe after long debate the House ordered mr Pepis & sr Anthony deane to be       
taken Into Custody of the serjt at Armes & that this buisness be Examined       
on Thursday next & that the Comtee draw up the heads of this dayes Report       
agt that time                                                                   
     the bill agt the duke of yorke to be Read to morrow & mr Treby             
ordered to be Ready with the papers that Concerne the said duke                 
                                         Adjourned till 7 to morrow             
+Westminster May 20th 1679  Coll scott Informed the K & Councill that the       
E of Barkshire who died lately In ffrance did on his deaths Bed Confesse        
the plott & divers of the Conspirators & Begged pardon of his Maty & gave       
Information of A greate quantity of papers hid In the House of the Ld           
stafford which papers were last ffriday seized & are In the Custody of          
the secret Comtee                                                               
+Wee have of late had divers attempts of fireing & are Continually under        
apprehensions of mischiefe that way, sunday last was taken Gifford the          
preist that Employed stubbs & others to fire houses                             
     Last weeke was Launched A 2d rate ship at Debtford Called the              
dutchesse & two third Rates at Blackwall & one third Rate & Woollidge           
+A son of duke Hamilton that is of the Bedchamber is to marry the Ld            
Coventries only daughter                                                        
      L. c. 788     May 24th 1679                                               
  Commons Wednesday 21 may 1679                                                 
+A bill appointing Coynage of Tynn 4 times In the yeare In Cornwall             
Read & ordered A 2d Reading                                                     
     A bill for wearing woollen manufactures from the 1st of November           
till the 25th of march Read A 2d time & Committed                               
     A bill for Continuance of an act for preventing the abuses of broade       
woollen Cloth made In the westrideing of yorkshire Read & ordered A 2d          
Reading                                                                         
     The bill for Bannishing papists 20 miles from London with severall         
amendmts Read A 3d time & passed & sr Thomas Clarges ordered to Carry up        
the bill with the Amendmts to the Lds  Then mr Treby Reported the letters       
& papers Concerning the duke of yorke which were very many & long laying        
open the whole designe how to Establish the Romish Religion In England by       
the Interest & assistance of the said duke                                      
     the Bill for disabling the duke of yorke to Inheritt the Imperiall         
Crowne of the Realme Read A 2d time & upon the question for Committing          
the house divided yeas 207 Noes 129 soe the bill was Committed to A             
Comtee of the whole house on ffriday next                                       
     Commons Thursday 22d may 1679                                              
+A bill for Coynage of Tynn Read A 2d time & Committed                          
     A Comtee appointed to examine the matter of the Breach of priveledg        
between sr Wm Blackett & mr wharton about the posession of Lead mines &         
Report the same to the house                                                    
     A ffree Conference had with the Lds Concerning the Habeas Corpus           
bill the Commons Endeavouring to satisfie their Ldps with the Reasons of        
their Amendmts                                                                  
     Sr Wm ffranklin Reports the fforme of the Message Concerning the           
popish preists Condemned In the Circuits & sent for up by the Lds &             
ordered that he Carry it up to the Lds & likewise mind their Lds of the         
addresse abt the Militia                                                        
     mr Herbert Reports the Heads of the Information agt mr Pepis & sr          
Anthony deane as likewise witnesses were Called In to make good the             
Charge agt Capt Moor &c which held long debate whereupon mr Pepis & sr          
Anthony deane were ordered to be Committed to the Tower & mr Atturney           
Genll forthwith to prosecute them as likewise Mounsr st Michaell Capt Jo:       
Moor Capt swaine & Lieut Watson for the crimes objected agt them & mr           
herbert to acquaint the Atturney Genll with the Evidence Relating thereto       
     A Comtee appointed to Inspect the Lds Journall & to take out A             
Coppie of the proceedings upon the severall Impeachments agt the 5 Lds          
In the Tower & the like Comtee to inspect the Journalls of this house           
for the like purpose & both to make Report to morrow Morning                    
     A message from the Lds to acquaint the Commons That the Lds                
Spirittuall & Temporall have appointed Tuesday next for the Triall of           
the Lds In the Tower & further to acquaint them that his Maty had               
appointed both houses to attend him In the Banquetting house to morrow          
at 3 Afternoon with the addresse Concerning the Militia                         
     Ordered that this Message sent by the Lds be taken Into                    
Considderation to Morrow morning 8 A Clocke  Adjourned till 7 morning           
+London 22d may 1679  since my last there have been actually disbanded          
at the Guildhall of the citty of London Capt daniells Company of ffoot          
Grenadiers Capt Carrs Troops of horse Grenadiers Capt Roes Troope of            
horse Grenadiers another troope of horse grenadiers & A Company of my           
Ld Cravens Supernumeraries The Armes Returned Into the Tower                    
     The last night severall persons were taken attempting to fire              
houses  one was taken with A greate quantity of fireballs with him              
Their Examinations doe discover a continued Carrying on of the plott to         
which End Instead of Obeying his Matys proclamation of departing the            
Kingdome divers jesuits & preists Come over hither which are frequently         
taken & wee hope will have their Rewards                                        
     L. c. 789 (1)     May 26th 1679                                            
  Commons ffriday May 23d 1679                                                  
+A bill for the Easier Execution of the act for Burying in woollen              
by giveing power to Minesters of any parish where there is noe Justice          
of the peace present to give the oaths was Read & ordered A 2d Reading          
     Amendmts to the Bill for Easier Collecting the duty of Hearth              
money was agreed to & the bill ordered to be Engrost                            
     Upon Information that sr stephen ffox had paid pensions to                 
severall members &c                                                             
     Ordered that sr stephen ffox doe Immediately attend this house &           
bring with him such books & papers as Concerne the paying of money to           
any members of Parliamt & others that Kept Tables & 3 members were sent         
to him with this order                                                          
     sr stephen ffox Comeing to the house before the members that were          
sent to him the Speaker acquainted him what the house Exspected from him        
he told the house he had A leager booke wherein all moneys paid by them         
were Entered which was large & generall that he had also A perticuler           
booke of Entries for secret service but upon his going out of his               
office he delivered up the said books but he would Endeavour to get             
leave to bring it if he might have time given him                               
     Ordered That sr Stephen ffox doe forthwith produce to this house           
his leager booke his Cash booke & journalls & that sr Jo: Hotham sr John        
Hoberman & sr Robt Payton goe Along with him & that sr stephen ffox goe         
not from them till he Returne & that noe member goe out of this house           
without leave                                                                   
     sr Jo: Hotham being Returned to the house from sr Stephen ffox his         
Lodgings acquainted the house that the Ld Chamberlain Came & told them          
that he heard what they Came abt & had orders not to suffer any books           
that Concerned his Maty to be Carryed away without leave first had              
     Ordered that sr stephen ffox doe Upon his Memory name such persons         
to whome he paid money for secret service  to this he Answered he lay           
under hard Circumstances haveing Never paid any without his Matys               
Commands  at last the list of the last Parliamt was Read to him & he            
Returned Answer to Every perticuler name & gave account he paid yearely         
for secret service as followeth                                                 
+mr seymor 1500 L at the End of Every session besides his sallary               
mr Robt Roberts        ---500 L  sr Geo: Reeves           ---900 L              
sr Cha. Wheeler        ---400    sr Jo: Woodcocke            200                
sr Jona: Trelany       ---500    sr Hen: Cheke            ---400                
sr Courtney poole     ---1000    sr Jo: Talbott           ---500                
sr Richd Wiseman       ---400    sr Phill Mountaine       ---300                
sr Tho: Thinne       1 or 200    sr Jo: Robinson totall     1500                
sr Tho: Price          ---400    mr Prigers                  400                
mr Herbert Westplicking   200    Coll Whitely                200                
mr Hen: Cornwall       ---200    sr gilbert Gerrard          300                
sr Jo: Barnaby         ---300    mr King                  ---200                
mr dan Collingwood        300    mr James smith         4 or 500                
sr Lionell Walden         400                                                   
mr Randle Egerton         300                                                   
mr somerset for A pension                                                       
sr Jo: [name of about five letters canceled] his sallary Continued              
     L. c. 789 (2)     [Handwriting is much smaller for next seven              
paragraphs]   [No date]                                                         
+fforasmuch as the Kingdoms of England & scotland by the Wonderfull             
providence of Almighty god many yeares since have been delivered from the       
superstition &  slavery of Popery which had dispoyled the King of his           
soveraigne power for that it did & doth advance the pope of Rome to A           
power over soveraigne princess & make him Monarcke of the Universe & doth       
withdraw their subjects from their Alleigance by pretended absolutions          
from all former Oaths & obligations to their Lawfull soveraigne & by many       
superstitions & Immoralities have quite subverted the Ends of Christian         
Religion, But Notwithstanding that popery hath been long since                  
Condemned by the lawes & statutes of this Realme yet the Emissaries             
& preists & agents of the Church of Rome Resorting Into this                    
Kingdome In greate Numbers Contrary to the Knowne lawes thereof have            
for severall yeares last past aswell of their owne divellish Arts &             
policies as by Councill & assistance of fforeign princes & prelates             
knowne Enemies of these Nations Contrived & Caryed on A most Horrid             
& Execrable Conspiracy to destroy & murther the person of his sacred            
person & to subvert the Ancient Govermt of these Realmes & to                   
Extirpate the protestant Religion & to Massacre the true professors             
thereof & for the better Effecting their wicked designes & Encourageing         
their villanous Accomplices they have Traitorously seduced James duke of        
Yorke the presumptive heire of this Crowne to the Communion of the              
Church of Rome & have Induced him to Enter Into severall Negotiations           
with the pope his Cardinalls & Nuncioes for promoting the Roman                 
Churches Interest & by his meanes & procurement have advanced the power         
& greateness of the ffrench King to the Manifest hazzard of these               
Kingdoms that by the descent of this Crowne & by fforeigne                      
Alliances & assistances they may be able to succeed In their wicked &           
villanous designes.  And fforasmuch as the parliamt of England according        
to the Lawes thereof heretofore for greate & weighty Reasons of state &         
for the publicke good & Common Interest of this Kingdome directed &             
lymitted the succession of the Crowne In other manner then of Course            
it should have gone but Never had such Urgent & Important reasons as at         
this time presse & Require their shewing of the said Extrary power In           
that behalfe                                                                    
     Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maty by & with         
the advice of the Lds spirittuall & Temporall & the Commons In this             
prsent parliamt assembled & by the Authority of the same & it is                
hereby Enacted according that James Duke of Yorke Albany & Ulster               
haveing departed openly from the Church of England & haveing publickly          
owned & professed the popish Religion which hath Notoriously given both         
birth & life to the most damnable & Hellish plott (by the most gracious         
providence of God) lately brought to Light shall be Excluded & disabled         
& is hereby Excluded & disabled for ever posessing haveing holding              
Inheritting or Enjoying the Imperiall Crowne & govermt of this Realme           
& these Kingdoms & of all countries Territories & dominions Now or which        
shall he hereafter Under his Matys subjection & of & from all Titles            
Rights prerogatives & Revenues with the Crowne Now or hereafter to be           
Enjoyed & that upon the death or decease of his Maty without heires of          
his body (which god preserve) the Crowne & govermt of the said Kingdoms         
& all Territories Countries or Dominions now or which shall be hereafter        
under his Matys subjection with all the Rights prerogatives & Revenues          
therewith of Right Enjoyed or to be Enjoyed shall devolve & Come upon           
such persons who shall be Next the Lawfull heire of the same & who shall        
alwayes have been Truly & professedly of the protestant Religion Now            
Established by law within these Kingdoms as if the said duke of Yorke           
were actually dead                                                              
     And that whatsoever acts of soveraigne power the duke of yorke             
shall at any time Exerte or Exercise shall be taken deemed & Adjudged &         
are hereby declared & Enacted High Treason & to be punished accordingly         
     And forasmuch as the peace safety & welfare of these Kingdoms doe          
soe Entirely depend in the due Execution & obedience of the Law                 
     Be it further Enacted by the Authority Aforesaid that if any person        
shall in any wise at any time dureing the Kings life (which God                 
preserve) or shall after his death or decease aide or assist Councill           
or hold Correspondance with the duke of yorke (who is & ought to be             
Esteemed A perpetuall Enemy to these Kingdoms & govermt) Either within          
this Kingdome or out of it or shall Endeavour or Contrive his Returne           
Into Either of them or Into any of the Territories or dominions of the          
same or shall dureing the Kings life publish or declare him to be the           
Lawfull or Rightfull heire successor Apparent presumptive or other Heire        
of the Crowne of England or shall after the death or decease of the King        
that now is proclaime publish or declare the said duke to be King or to         
have Any Right or Title to the crowne or govermt of these Kingdoms & shall      
be thereof Convict upon the Evidence found of 2 or more Lawfull &               
Credable witnesses shall be adjudged Guilty of high Treason                     
     And forasmuch as the said dukes Returne or Comeing Into any of the         
aforesaid Kingdoms Territories or dominions will Naturally Conduce to           
bring vast Mischiefs & all the Evills provided agt by them & will               
Involve then Into warr & slaughter & Unspeakeable Calamities (which             
heretofore the said duke must be presumed to designe) by such his               
Returne or Comeing Into any of the aforesaid Kingdoms Countries                 
Territories & dominions, Be it Therefore likewise Enacted & it is               
hereby Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if the said duke doe at          
any time hereafter Returne or Come Into any of the aforesd Kingdoms             
Countries Territories or dominions he shall be & is hereby thereupon &          
for soe doing attainted of high Treason                                         
     And all manner of persons are hereby Authorized & Required to              
apprehend secure & Imprison his person & In Case of Resistance made             
by him or any of his accomplices to subdue or Imprison him or them              
by force of Armes.                                                              
               [Handwriting of usual size resumes.]                             
+At A Common Council this day In Guildhall London mr deputy hayes &             
others In the Name of the Commonality of the Citty prsented A                   
petition with many thousand hands to it praying that the Ld maior &             
Court of Aldermen would prsent it to the 2: houses of Parliamt                  
shewing that they would stand by his Maty & the 2 houses with their             
lives & fortunes In defence of his Maty & the protestant Religion which         
was long debated & at leng[t]h Referred to 4 Aldermen & 8 Commoners to          
Considder of the same agt the next Common Councill                              
     some alledged it was not well worded as not Expressing the Lds             
spirituall nor the words (after the protestant Religion) now                    
Established by Lawe  others Excepted that the members of the Citty              
had done the same thing before                                                  
     Commons satureday 24th may 1679                                            
+the house tooke up the debate abt the Triall of the Earle of danby &           
the 5 Lds & Resolved that the Comtee doe Insist upon the former                 
proposition & ordered that Answer be Returned to the Lds that they              
Cannot agree to the triall of the 5 Lds till the Triall of the Earle of         
danby his plea be over & the point of the Bps voteing be adjusted &             
ordered A Comtee to draw up Reasons                                             
      sr ffran: Winnington makes Report from the secret Comtee abt the          
pensioners of the last Parliamt which was Read & sr Richd Wiseman being         
sent for appeared at the Barr of the house who said he did Not Remember         
the things Enquired of him but being told by the speaker his Received [?]       
400 L p Ann pension would be proved he did at last Confesse he did              
Receive abt 800 L but Not upon account to betray his Trust but for secret       
service  Also sr Jo: Talbott Coll whitley sr Phill Howard & sr Jo:              
Treddent were heard In their places In their owne defence the house have        
appointed Tuesday next to make further Enquiry Into it & to proceed In          
doing Justice on mr Bertie who paid most of those pensions & hath A booke       
of it which he pretends he hath given to the King & his Memory Cannot           
Call one man to mind to whome pension hath been paid  And on Munday the         
Commons are Resolved to goe up with their speaker to the Lds house & let        
them Know that till such time as the Invalidity of the pardon of Thomas E       
of danby be Adjusted they Cannot proceed agts the 5 Lds because the like        
pardon may be granted to them                                                   
     L. c. 790 (1)      May 29th 1679                                           
  Commons Munday 26th may 1679                                                  
+Resolved that it be an Instruction given to the Comtee appointed to meet       
with the Comtee of Lds whether they are Impowered to give any answer to         
the propositions made by the Comtee of this house abt the Lds spirituall        
& the Triall of the pardon of the Earle of danby & that till that be done       
they are Not Impowered to give an answer to the Methods & propositions          
made by their Ldps, In order to the triall of the Lds                           
     mr sacheverill Reports from the Comtee the Reasons In answer to the        
Lds message which were Read & agreed to which being of greate leng[t]h          
tooke up much time being 6 or 7 sides of paper Close written & will be          
In print                                                                        
     Ordered that sr Tho: Meers goe up to the Lds to desire them to sit         
for some time  he being Returned Reports that the Lds did agree to sit          
     Ordered that A Conference be desired with the Lds upon Matter of           
greate Importance to this Kingdom & to preserve A good Correspondance           
between the 2 houses                                                            
     The Lds desire A present free Conference with this house upon the          
subject Matter of the last Conference upon the Habeas Corpus bill to            
which this House had agreed & had accordingly,                                  
   The Lds sate till 10 At Night the debate being whether to bring the          
Lds to triall to morrow or first to answer the Narrative & Reasons of the       
house of Commons but Came to noe Resolution & adjourned the further             
debate thereof till 8 Next Morning                                              
     This day there were besides the grenadiers formerly mentioned the          
duke of Munmoths Regemt of horse disbanded                                      
     Commons, Tuesday 27th May 1679                                             
+Resolved that mr ffoley is duely Elected for the Borrough of Beveley           
     Ordered that the serjt of the house goe Into westminster Hall to           
summon the Members to attend the service of the house                           
     mr Kent being at the doore was Called In to declare his Knowledg           
of what money he had given to members of the last Parliamt  he Rememberd        
but very few only to sr Richd Wiseman 1000 L p Ann to sr Courtney Poole         
800 L p Ann & to Coll Thomas Howard 500 L p Ann                                 
     The Lds met at 8 this Morning & had a greate debate abt the Commons        
Reasons some Lds desireing to Enter there dissent agt goeing to the             
Triall of the said Lds till an answer was given to the Narrative &              
Reasons sent up   [L. c. 790 (2)]   by the H of Commons  whilst they were       
In debate of this Matter his Maty Came In his Robes & the Lds sent 2            
messengers to the H of Commons to desire them to sit A while for that his       
Maty had something to say to them   presently after Came the blacke Rodd        
to Require their Attendance in the H of peers where his Maty gave his           
Royall Assent to the Bill for Habeas Corpus [&?] to the Bill for                
Reingrossmt of fines Burnt & lost in the late fire In the Temple                
     The speaker & members went up most Cheerfully Notwithstanding it           
was hinted to them by private hands they were hither to be prorogued or         
dissolved & when they Came his Maty spoke to them to this purpose               
     That he did understand that there was such a division between the          
2 houses that the Lds Could not be tryed  that he was in hopes to have          
many good things offered unto him this sessions of Parliamt but his             
Exspectation faileing & the division Continuing he was Necesitated to           
Prorogue them till the 14th of August & Thereupon the Ld Chancellor             
declared the Parliamt was prorogued accordingly                                 
+The speakers Mace was Imediately taken away & Caryed to whitehall  it          
was observed that Never were members lesse Troubled as to their owne            
perticulers at any Prorogation Joyfully departing home & when their             
Narrative & Reasons Comes out In print let the Country Judge whether            
they have done well or ill  soe here is an End of the Act prohibitting          
the Importation of Irish Cattle  The Act prohibitting printing without          
Lycence & divers other Acts & all the Acts prepared to passe against            
Papists & of other publicke Concernes are all fallen to the ground by           
this prorogation & they must begin Anew the Next meeting of Parliamt            
which is Prorogued till the 14th August Next                                    
     L. c. 791     May 31st 1679                                                
  London 29th May 1679                                                          
+The Prorogation of the Parliamt wrought as greate A Consternation In           
the Most Considderable Inhabitants In and abt London as hath been               
known of A long time, The people In discourse publickly say that                
this Prorogation was first layd by the Lds In the Tower & the popish            
Interest & Carryed on by the Earle of danby being Guilded over with             
Plausable Arguements for the doing thereof, But Its beleeved the                
King doth Not Know the bottom of the designe & that which Induces               
people to thinke soe is that the body of the privy Councill were not            
Consulted with In this Matter as severall of the privy Councill have            
declared but very shortly you may Exspect the Kings proclamation &              
therein A declaration of the Reasons & Causes which Moved him to it             
     Mr Bertie who was Committed is now at liberty  Also sr Anthony             
Deane & mr Pepis are like to be set at liberty & the Imprisoned Lds in          
the Tower Rejoyced beyond measure as appeared by their Countenances             
In westminster Hall on Tuesday where after some houres stay they were           
Remanded backe to the Tower                                                     
+Yesterday the King sent for the Ld Maior & Aldermen to whitehall where         
the Ld Chancellor told them that the King had sent for them to let them         
Know that he being Necesitated to Prorogue the Parliamt it may probably         
occasion Rude people to be disorderly & therefore Commanded him to take         
Care to suppresse any disorderly Meetings also to prevent fire & above          
all to prosecute the Papists to the Utmost                                      
     Then his Maty told the Ld Maior there was one thing more he ought          
to have A speciall Care of & that was to suppresse the Numerous meetings        
at Conventicles least they give occasion of disturbance                         
     Letters from Plimouth of the 26th say there is A vessell Come Into         
that Port In 26 houres from Kingsale In Ireland  The Master doth declare        
that the Papists had made themselves masters of that Towne & some others        
with much bloodshed  wee want one Irish Male soe know not what Creditt          
to give to it                                                                   
     sr Jo: Narbrough is Come Into the Coast of England                         
     L. c. 792     June 2d 1679                                                 
+On the 26th the Commons heard the Report of mr Sacheverill of the              
Narrative & Reasons why the Commons Cannot agree to the Tryall of the 5         
Lds till the Bps votes & the Triall of the Earle of danbies Pardon              
were Adjusted which the Commons agreed to & Communicated by their Comtee        
to the Lds who debated It till 10 that night & Next morning began the           
debate againe & Continued it till his Maty Came In his Robes                    
     On the 27th Commons Resolved that mr ffoley was duely Elected for          
Bewdeley & mr Kent was Called In to declare his Knowledg what money             
he had paid to members of the last Parliamt  he Remembred very ffew             
only to sr george Wiseman 1000 L p An To sr Courtney Poole 500 L p An           
to Coll Tho: Howard 500 L P An  Then the house Attended his Maty &              
were Prorogued till the 14th August  the speakers Mace was                      
Imediately taken away & Carryed to whitehall  soe here is an End of the         
Act for Prohibitting the Importation of Irish Cattle The Act agt                
printing without lycence &c                                                     
     [The next four paragraphs are practically identical with paragraphs        
1 through 4, respectively, of L. c. 791.]                                       
     On the the 26th the d of Munmouths Regemt of horse were disbanded          
     There is A Report of A  Rising of the Papists at Kingsale In               
Ireland which wee hope is A false Report                                        
     London 31st May 1679                                                       
+On the 30th the Narrative & Reasons which the Commons delivered to the         
Lds Came forth In Print but An order was sent to apprehend the Printer          
     On the 28th the ship Laden with Ammunition Armes and A Traine of           
Artillery with 20 brasse feild peeces &c for feild service went for             
gravesend bound for Portesmouth being the same ship as the Commons              
Complained of as not Intended for any good design                               
     It was this day Reported that the secret Comtee of the Commons were        
ordered by the King & Councill to deliver to the Clerke of the Councill         
all letters & papers delivered to the Ld Viscount stafford by Cardinalls        
Jesuits &c written from Rome Paris &c discovering the whole plott for           
Introduceing Popery & the ffrench slavish govermt & that there is A             
Comtee of the Privy Councill appointed to peruse the said papers &              
abstract proofe out of them & to mannage the Evidence agt the persons           
Concerned In the said plott & to bring them to triall                           
     At the 2d Reading of the bill agt the d of yorke sr Thomas Clarges said    
     This bill is of the Highest Concerne that ever any was & I am agt          
it.  If it [would doe?] good & the buisness wee designe, I should be for        
it but it will Hazzard the life of the King Religion & all [tear removes        
about six letters]mes are lawfull I am & will be for it but I am not to         
doe Evill that good may Come on it, I"same size tear"ot for Interest I          
have Noe place or Care for any  Noe [?] humaine Policy Can Continue A           
Certaine ser[same size tear]le the Act passe here will the Lds passe it,        
when passed you must have A standing Army to maintaine [same size tear]en       
Come to dislike of the govermt  the King may goe after the duke for ought       
I know, If this bill passe & A vissitt be made by the princesse of Orange       
to the Duke another bill will be thought Necesary to disinheritt them           
to, for Jealousies & feares have Noe bounds when all is In A broyle &           
Confusion  you will by this bill loose all others you are abt, suppose it       
doe passe & the duke have A son Come to be King while the duke is alive &       
the son will have the duke Come & live with him  will you helpe your            
selves  hath not the King offered [sic] you greately.  It is A matter of        
A stupendious Nature                                                            
     mr Martin Moved for the Committment of the bill & that it be               
necesary that strict Enquiry be made whether the Kings marriage were            
good or noe                                                                     
     Those that were for the Committment of the bill said nothing to what       
sr Tho: Clarges had said but Called for the question which being put the        
yeas were 207 Noes 128 soe the Committment was Carryed by 79 votes              
            [Handwriting changes here just for rest of letter.]                 
The report of ye Riseing at Kingsale in Ireland proves a mistake but            
Certaine it is the highlanders in Scotland are up in armes.  but tis            
uppon a private score. (as is usuall there amongst great familys) vizt          
between the Earle of Argull & ye MacDonells, Each haveing at least              
1200 in armys on their side. & tis thought Ere this they are Come to            
some Engagemt                                                                   
     L. c. 793     June 5th 1679                                                
  London 2d June 1679                                                           
+since the Prorogation of the Parliamt the Privy Councill have Concluded        
on these Resolutions following                                                  
 1 That the duke of yorke shall not be permitted to Come Into England           
before the Next sessions of Parliamt                                            
 2 That the Lords In the Tower shall Remaine there till Next sessions &         
then to be brought to their trialls                                             
 3 That the Popish Preists Already Condemned shall be speedily Executed         
 4 That the plotters In Newgate shall suddenly Come to their Trialls for        
which purpose A Commission of Oyer & Terminer is already Ishued forth           
 5 That all Papists & disbanded souldiers shall depart the Citties of           
London & westminster to which End A proclamation is dayly Exspected             
     The disbanding still goes forward 40 souldiers being taken out of          
Each Company of the kings dukes & Earle of Cravens Regemts they being           
added to them when the army was first Raised                                    
+Wee hear that sr Jo: Talbotts Regemt lyeing neer Oxford were to be             
disbanded on satureday last                                                     
     The Comrs for disbandeing have found out that severall Captaines           
have brought In account for 40 men more then they had In their Companies        
by meanes of which Its thought 20000 L will be saved                            
      Tis said the office of the ordinance will be Mannaged by Comrs            
amonge whome tis supposed sr Thomas Littleton will be principall & also         
made privy Councellor In the Roome of sr Tho: Chicheley who is to be one        
of the Comrs & sr Wm Hickman another                                            
     Tis said the duke of Albemarle is made Coll of the Earle of Cravens        
Regemt                                                                          
     On Thursday last A man was taken at whitehall upon suspition of            
haveing A designe against his Matys life who was thereupon forthwith            
Committed & all the locks were presently Altered                                
     On satureday last sr Anthony deane & mr Pepis Moved for an Habeas          
Corpus who being brought to the Kings Bench barr it was told them that          
mr Atturney Generall & mr Herbert must first be Consulted with before           
they Could Recieve Answer soe they were sent backe to the Tower                 
     By the last post wee Recd the Confirmation of A former Report that         
Huneton In devonshire was totally Consumed with fire which is said to be        
purposely designed but the persons that did it are not yet discovered           
     ffrom strasburgh wee have advice that the Burghers were by the             
Departure of the switzers Eased of 4000 Men but it is much questioned           
whether the Imperiall Battalions which were there will depart & the             
ffrench Refuse to quitt the Lower Alsatia till the Imperiallists depart         
from strasburgh.  They have againe posessed themselves of Colmar which          
they formerly deserted. The ffrench worke hard at the ffortifications of        
schlestadt                                                                      
     Att elsenburgh the 20th may happened A greate diference between            
2 Lieft Colls upon A former quarrell whereupon they went out of the             
gate of Landscroon & Exchanged A Bullet with Each other which hath              
sent one of them out of the World & the other is much wounded                   
+Letters ffrom the Hague tell us that the Brandenburgh fforces being            
20000 strong lye Encamped at Weser & the ffrench finding Noe Countrey           
people In Marke are forced to Retire Into the Neibouring Countries that         
are at peace with them.  they spread themselves over the land of                
Burgh In the Townes of sweller, Minderslaghen, Hattum, Lellup, Ebersfort        
& other places where they make A demand of Contributions behind, whether        
Generall spaen with those Troops under his Command will joyne with the          
duke of Brandenburgh on the Weser or whether he will Remaine where he is        
time must Manifest                                                              
     Letters from Amsterdam tell us that the advice from surrinam               
Informed them that the disturbance by the Indians was not quite stilled         
& that A very great Raine was falne there that had spoyled all the              
ground & that there was great want of victualls                                 
     L. c. 794     June 7th 1679                                                
  London June 5th 11679                                                         
+All the souldiers In and abt London are disbanded & the Comrs are              
going Into the Countrey to doe it there                                         
     Last weeke severall letters were Intercepted by the Ld shafteburies        
order directed to A Lord here of which name there is none In England            
which doe Import severall things Relateing to the plott whereby A               
farther discovery is made whereupon tis said an Extrary Councill was            
held last satureday                                                             
     sr Jo: Narbrough is Exspected here Every day & the ffrench fleet           
being gone that way severall people are jealous they will make an               
Attempt upon Tangier; His Maty hath In Councill Moved for the                   
sending over Amunition & other Necesaries Immediately thither for Its           
security & declared his greate displeasure agt those that slandered him         
being he never Intended nor Never will sell it                                  
     On Munday appeared at the Kings bench barr the Ld Brudenell who was        
formerly bailed out & being turned Protestant was acquitted & his Bayle         
discharged                                                                      
     There appeared also the Ld Castlemaine sr ffrancis Mannock sr Wm           
Goreing mr dan: Arthur &c who were Continued on ffresh bayle                    
     sr Anthony Deane & mr Pepis were againe brought up & their Councill        
Moved bayle might be accepted In Regard the Commons Committed them only         
Upon suspition of Treason & therefore it was In the Power of the Court          
to take Bayle  To which mr Williams Recorder of Chester being then In           
Court Replyed that it was usuall for the Commons to Committ upon                
suspition though they had Evidence Enough to prove matter of fact &             
that In the Case of these 2 Gent the Commons were Content Not to have           
the Matter of Their accusation Publicke therefore Committed it to the           
Comtee of secresy who were well satisfied with it upon which (he being          
A member) the Court ordered them backe to the Tower                             
     mr Garice [?] the queens Taylor likewise moved for Bayle he being          
Imprisoned for dangerous words but was Remanded to the gatehouse till           
the sitting of the Parliamt                                                     
     In mr Pepis place of secretary of the Navy is appointed one mr Hater       
     yesterday the Preists Condemned last assizes In the Circuits were          
sent to be Executed where they were Condemned                                   
     This day the sessions began In the old bayly & abt wednesday the           
plotters will be tryed                                                          
     One Nevill lately Come out of Portugall was discovered In whitehall        
by mr Oates Knowing him to be A greate promoter of the Catholicke Cause &       
is Committed to the Gatehouse                                                   
     Coll Legg is yet governour of Portesmouth where he & others are            
very busy In fortifyeing it                                                     
     The Newes of Kingsdale by way of Plimouth Proves A Mistake                 
occasioned by some part of Coll douglas his Regemt Entring that towne           
which the Inhabitants opposed & tis said some are slaine                        
     On the 22d May last At Plimouth the sea did Ebb & flow Twice In one        
houre & went with soe strong A Current that A boate with 8 Oares Could          
not Row Ahead & within the Barbican it forced some small ships from             
their Anchors                                                                   
     Wee have Advice from scotland that the Ld Mortland In the Highlands        
being A Papist the E of Arguile had an order to disposesse him of his           
Jurisdiction & Came with the Posse Com[itatus] to doe it, But the               
highlanders takeing his part Repelled Arguile & severall were killed            
which may prove A matter of ill Consequence                                     
     upon A motion made by some Lds of his Matys Councill leave is given        
to duke hamilton to send Into scotland for witnesses to prove what he           
alledges agt the d of Lauderdale                                                
     The peace of the North Vanishes the ffrench King seeming Resolved          
to Accept of Nothing lesse then an entire Restitution to the sweds &            
the dane & Brandenburgh as Resolute Not to Consent to it soe that In few        
dayes wee may hear of some action for the 6th Instant M: Crequi passed by       
Leige & next day 30 Troops of ffrench horse passed by it & A greater            
number to follow & the ffrench have finished their bridge of Boates at          
Cheney upon the River Outre [?] & passed severall Regemts over it  On           
the other side the Brandenburghs are not Idle for generall Spaen hath           
seized on all Advantageous posts being Resolved to dispute the passage of       
the ffrench Into his Masters Countrey                                           
     The protestant princes had greate Exspectations from our Parliamt          
they designing to propose A League offensive & defensive Agt the ffrench        
& the house of Austria would likewise have Joyned & their hopes were the        
greater that since his Maty had by his mediation procured A peace he            
would the Rather be obliged to see it maintained which they beleeve will        
otherwise not Continue long                                                     
     The ffrench Entertaine the Algerines In their Harbours with greate         
Civility & the dutch are makeing A peace with them  The spanish letters         
say the ffrench King has assented to the Marriage of the d of Orleans           
daughter to that King                                                           
+Tis Advised that the dutch Governour of Batavia In East India will             
betray that place to the ffrench which will be of very ill Consequence          
     The Pope hath propounded propaganda fide to Raise A summe of Money         
to Relieve the English Catholicks fled from thence                              
     His Matys Journey to windsor is put off tis said upon the discovery        
of some designe agt his person                                                  
     L. c. 795     June 9th 1679                                                
  London June 7th 1679                                                          
+On Thursday last sr Gilbert Gerrard & Coll Birch went Into Essex to            
Compleate the disbanding Eastward & the same day sr Tho Player & Coll           
whitly went westward to Compleate it that way                                   
     In London & within 10 miles of it were disbanded 7 Troops of horse         
of the d of Munmoths Regemt 3 Troops of Grenadiers on horse backe One           
Company of Grenadiers of the Kings Regemt & one Company Grenadiers of the       
E of Cravens Regemt 2 Companyes of the E of Mulgraves Regemt & A serjt &        
50 souldiers out of Each of 5 Companies of the said Regemt & A serjt & 40       
men out of Each of 12 Companies of his Matys regemt & 12 Companies of           
the E of Cravens Regemt; 20 men out of 2 troops of the E of Oxfords             
Regemt 17 Companies of the d of Munmoths Regemt of foot the other 3 being       
at Berwicke                                                                     
     There is an order made by the King & Councill that noe office Either       
Military or Civill shall be sold but be bestowed Gratis on disbanded            
officers according to their qualities & Respective Capasities                   
     The officers of this Matys Regemt of Guards applyed themselves to          
the d of Munmoth praying his Highs to assigne quarters for the souldiers        
for that since the late act for disbanding that all men were left to            
their liberty to quarter or not to quarter souldiers they had been              
Refused their former quarters  His Highs told them he doubted not but           
that his Maty would take perticuler Care of them, That it lay not In his        
power to order anything agt the Law but that he would acquaint his Maty &       
the Councill therewith which he did & Upon debate thereof the Councill          
Came to noe Resolution as yet                                                   
     Upon Consulting of Learned Councill it is ordered that the Tryall          
of severall of the plotters In Newgate shall be deferred till after             
the Lds are tryed, Notwithstanding 9 will be tryed Next weeke at the            
sessions In the old Bayly which are adjourned till ffriday                      
     On Tuesday last mr Oates was sent for to whitehall in order to give        
In what Information he Could agt mr Pepis & sr Anthony Deane who tis            
thought will be suddenly Tryed                                                  
     mr Pepis hath Charged In his account 400000 L paid to Tangier within       
3 yeares last Past                                                              
     Tis advised from Leghorne that Notwithstanding an order forbidding         
Jesuits to Come to that Citty there Came 3 Jesuits barefooted & barelegged      
with Crownes of Thornes upon their heads & large Crucifixes In their            
hands bewailing the Condition of the Catholicks In England saying that          
Christ was Crucified there againe Exhorting the people to pray for their        
prosperity & to venture life & fortune & all to promote the same & Rescue       
them out of the hands of unmercifull & bloody & Damnable Hereticks              
     A few dayes since one Elizabeth Middleton A house holder In Gardner        
Lane Westminster A Roman Catholicke was at the Phenix within 5 doores           
of her house In A greate passion Railing agt the protestants & Imprecating      
often most dreadfull things on her selfe if shee or any Romanist had any        
plott agt his Maty or any Else as to Religion or life & amongst other           
things that shee might be blind & Never see light more which In 24 houres       
befell save that shee sayes God is just & will not be mocked                    
     They write ffrom Paris that there hath happened between some ffrench       
men of warr & sr Jo: Narbrough In the streights A fight wherein 2 ffrench       
ships were sunke & others disabled for Refuseing to strike & that the           
ffrench have seized severall dutch ships & the Effects In the West Indies       
of both which wee Exspect Confirmation                                          
     yesterday Arrived here A dutch Ambr who tis said Comes to perswade         
the King to Enter Into an Universall League with all Protestant Princes         
In defence of the protestant Religion & other Ambrs are Comeing from            
other protestant Princes on the same Account                                    
     Our Ambr In sweden is sent for home for some miscarriage & Phill           
Warwicke Esqr going In his Roome                                                
+This day the Portugall Ambr made his publicke Entry with A Splendid            
Equippage                                                                       
     Tis said this day his Maty hath Recd an [ex]presse from scotland           
giveing an account that the ffeild Meeters In the west of scotland are          
Generally up In Armes that they Came to Glascow with Intention to               
proclaime the Covenant & burne divers orders of Councill agt them but           
finding some forces there they declined it but went to another place            
& did it that they have had opposition & one Coll Hambleton & one               
Graham tis said are Killed                                                      
     The ffrench K is reformeing his Army haveing 200000 men In pay &           
has sent officers Into Holland to hire seamen who are Returned with             
little successe the dutch apprehending they are to fight agt the English        
which they are unwilling to doe                                                 
+The ffrench K hath Invited the Knights of Malta to lay Claime In               
England for the Lands of the Knights Templers & In Case of refusall to          
put severall Islands Into their hands to make Reprizalls of the English         
that passe that way                                                             
+[On outside of letter and in another hand appears this note:]                  
                      Memorandum                                                
                    Accipe, comede                                              
     L. c. 796     June 12th 1679                                               
  London 10th June 1679                                                         
+This day the King Intended to goe for Windsor & many Carriages were sent       
before but there Came A Pacquett from scotland that put A stop to it that       
forthwith all the Carriages & Provisions were sent for backe againe             
     The Rebells In scotland affixed their declaration to the Crosse of         
Ruthingen after proclamation of the same & burneing the Oath of                 
Alleigance &c which should have been done at Glascow had they not been          
hindered by Capt Grimes arrivall there abt an houre before                      
     As The Lord hath been still pleased to keep & Preserve his Interest        
In the Land by the Testimony of some faithfull witnesses from the               
beginning soe In our dayes some have not been wanting who through the           
greatest hazzards have added their Testimony to those who have gone             
before us by suffering bannishment Tortureing fineing fforfeitures              
Imprisonmt &c flowing from the divell & perfidious Enemies of the Church        
Kingdome of o[u]r Lord Jesus Christ In the land                                 
     Therefore wee Owneing the Interest of Christ according to the word         
of the Lord & the Nationall Sollemne League & Covenant desire to add our        
Testimony to the Testimony of the worthies that have gone before us             
(Though unworthily) yet hopeing as the True members of the Church of            
Christ In Scotland & that agt all things that have been done prejudicall        
to his Interest from the beginning of the worke of Reformation In scotland      
Especially from the years 1648 to the year 1666 more perticulerly from          
the year 1660 Especially all these following acts vizt                          
 1 The Act of Supremacy                                                         
 2 The declaration whereby the Covenant is Condemned                            
 3 The Act for the Extirpation of the Established governmt of the Church        
 4 The Act for Establishing of Prelacy                                          
 5 The act for outeing of Christs minesters who would not Conforme              
 6 An act Recessary of all Acts of Parliamt & assembly for Establishmt of       
   the govermt of the Church of Scotland according to the word                  
 7 The Act of the Councill In Glasco putting the act Recessary In               
   Execution whereof at once were actually Cast out 300 minesters without       
   all legall Procedure                                                         
 8 The Act for appointing an holy annniversary day to be Kept on the 29th       
   may for the Giveing thanks for the upsetting of An unsurpeing power          
   destroying the Interest of Christ In the Land which is to set up the         
   Creature to be worshipped In the Roome of o[u]r Greate Redeemer And to       
   Consent to his Assumeing of the power that is proper to the Lord alone,      
   for appointing ordinances In this Church as perticularly the governmt        
   thereof & Keeping holy dayes & all other sinfull & Unlawfull acts            
   made & Executed by them                                                      
     And for Confirmation of all this o[u]r Testimony Wee doe here this         
day being the 29th may 1679 Publickly burne them at the Crosse of               
Glascow most Justly as they perfidiously & blasphemously burnt our holy         
Covenant through severall Citties of the Covenanted Kingdoms, who Justly        
will take Exceptions at o[u]r Not Subscribing of this our testimony being       
sollemly gone about for wee are Ready alwayes to doe if Judged Necesary         
with all faithfull suffering bretheren In the land                              
     His Matys Expresse Recd yesterday from scotland & divers merchants         
had letters  all Import that the Rebells doe dayly Increase & that they         
have defeated A part of his Matys forces & many Killed & wounded on both        
sides that they have with them the best Commanders vizt Lieft Genll             
Montgomery David Leslie, Major Genll Hoburne Hamilton & That they have          
posessed themselves of Glascow &c & that it seems to Threaten A generall        
defection of the whole Kingdome                                                 
     The Councill have been Extrary Assembled & more Especially this day        
& have Come to A Resolution that there be Immediately sent towards              
scotland 3 Regemts of horse 3 Regemts of foot & 1 Regemt dragoons & that        
the d of munmoth march with them their Genll  Tis said the E of Oxford          
is to Comand the horse which may make 2000 & the 4000 foot will be sent         
by sea & land at Berwicke  The Lds of the Treasury are ordered forthwith        
to Issue out moneys for the mannagemt thereof  The Court is Exceeding           
full of gent & the disbanded men are againe taken Into pay                      
Tis Conceived the d of Munmoths presence & the moderation & sobriety            
of his Temper will prevaile much with that people                               
    yesterday wee had Advice that sr Jo Narbrough with his fleet arrived        
at Plimouth                                                                     
     yesterday the Portugall Ambr had publicke audience of his Maty             
     They write from the Hague dat 11th June that the peace with                
brandenburgh & the Execution of the peace with the Emperor stand Upon           
desperate Tearmes & that the Princesse of orange Continues ill at               
dieren & letters from Nimeghen say there is noe hopes of peace & that           
the ffrench had orders to Enter the d of Brandenburghs Countrey                 
+On the 3d sr Wm Waller haveing Information Upon Oath that there were           
Armes at sr Hen: Tichburnes In Hampshire went thither with A warrant from       
the Comtee of the Councill & Just Now wee have advice that he hath seized       
In A Concealed vault Armes sufficient to Arme 2000 horse & foot & 30            
barrells of gunpowder                                                           
     L. c. 797     June 14th 1679                                               
  London 12th June 1679                                                         
+Wee had advice from scotland that the Covenanters from 1500 Encreased to       
8000.  This day wee have advice that they are 15000 & tis thought that In       
A day or two they will be 20000  they have taken Glascow & put A Garrison       
Into it                                                                         
     The Councill here have advised his Maty to make these following            
Colonells over the 7 Regemts designed for scotland                              
     James Duke of Munmoth Generall                                             
George duke of Albemarle                 Ld Russell                             
Ld Gray of Warke (who tis sayd Refuses)  Ld Cavendish                           
Ld Gerrard & the Ld duras over the Grenadiers or dragoons                       
     But tis hoped some Efficatious proposalls may determine it without         
further Effusion of blood                                                       
     It hath been mentioned In Councill that 30 men of warr should be           
forthwith sent to lye upon the Coast of scotland to hinder any fforeign         
Aide of Men Amunition or provisions Comeing to them  There is Come to           
our hands A proclamation of the Councill in scotland agt the Rebells            
dated 3d June 1679 to this Effect                                               
     That Whereas by the Law it was Treason to Rise or Continue In Armes        
without his Matys Authority yet severall disloyall persons who formerly         
by their Rebellious practices forfeited their lives & ffortunes yet             
Tasted of his Matys bounty, under the Cloke of Religion have Risen In           
Armes & upon the 29th of may last did at the Towne of Rutheghen [?]             
head Borough of the shire proclaime their Rebellious Covenant & Burne           
severall of his Matys acts of Parliamt & did on the 1st of June at              
Lowden Hills fight his Matys standing forces &c Therefore declares them         
Rebells & Traitors & all that Aide Abett or Commune with them Giveing           
only 24 houres for their surrendring themselves to the E of Linlithgow          
Major genll of scotland otherwise to be Uncapable of Mercy or pardon &c         
     ffrom Algiers May 10th tis said the King of ffez hath taken some           
Outworkes of Tangier & Cutt off 300 English                                     
     That there is A Treaty of peace & Commerce Concluded betwixt the           
dutch & Algeirs to this Effect                                                  
 1   That there is an Established peace between the states of Holland &         
     Prince of Orange on one side & Ismaell Bascha Hodgi Mahomet dey            
     Bubbla Hussa Governor &c on the other side to take Effect when the         
     Ratifications are Exchanged                                                
 2   The dutch to trade at Algiers paying 10 p Cent                             
 3   Eithers ships to passe Unmolested                                          
 4   the pasports shewne to be sufficient without search                        
 5   Noe persons to be taken out of dutch ships                                 
 6   Noe dutch ship stranded on their Coast to be Confiscated                   
 7   Noe Enemies to the dutch to sell prizes there                              
 8   Noe Algeir ships to Cruise on the states Coasts                            
 9   the states ships may bring any prize hither                                
10   The states Enemies not to be assisted here                                 
11   when any states men of warr Come to Algeirs the Patrons to have            
     Notice to secure their slaves                                              
12   None of the states subjects to Remaine slaves                              
13   dutch dyeing here their goods Not to be Confiscated                        
14   dutch Not to be forced to buy what they have not A mind to                 
15   Dutch Diference with others subjects judged by the dey                     
16   if any Dutch Wound A Turke or Moor he shall Receive only the               
     punishmt of a Turke                                                        
17   the states Consull shall freely Exercize his office both by sea &          
     land & his Religion                                                        
18   In Case of Rupture the dutch to have liberty to Remove their goods         
     whither they please                                                        
19   Noe dutch In any Enemies ship to be molested                               
20   Upon Arrival of the Ratifications there shall be A Cessation of            
     Armes & satisfaction to be given for the wrong done after & if             
     any thing be done Contrary to this treaty A Rupture not to follow          
     but satisfaction to be given & those that did the wrong to be              
     speedily punished                                                          
     They write from Amsterdam date 16th June that they have advice from        
Lipstadt that M. Crequi was Arrived there & Encamped on the heath between       
that & Minden with an Army of 40000                                             
     That Generall Spaen Encamped with his Army under the Canon of Minden       
& Resolved to Keep his post.  The Towne also Resolveing to defend itselfe       
to the last                                                                     
     This day drums beate up for voluntiers & they list Apace for scotland &    
to morrow A Regemt of Grenadiers March & on satureday the d of Munmoth &c       
     sr Wm Waller is Come home & Contradicts what was wrote of his              
seizeing Armes &c                                                               
+There are 600 of the disbanded souldiers listed to reinforce the Islands       
of Jersey & Guernsey & Greate Dilligence is used abt the ffortifications        
of Portesmouth                                                                  
     L. c. 798     June 16th 1679                                               
  London June 14th 1679                                                         
+yesterday Whitehead, Harcourt, ffenwicke, Gowen & Turner were Tryed            
In the old Bayly  The Charge was for Endeavouring to Murther the King           
alter Religion & subvert the Govermt, The stresse of the Evidence was           
to prove that they were at the Consult of Jesuites at the Whitehorse            
Tavern In May 78 Contriveing Wayes to Murther the King &c                       
   This mr Oates did Circumstantially sweare & mr Bedlow fully proved the       
Charge upon them  mr dugdales Evidence did Confirme all doubts that might       
be made as to the plott In generall & divers of them In perticular  mr          
dugdale plainly proved that they were the accessary Murtherers of sr Edm:       
Godfrey & shewed A letter that one of them sent to him that satureday           
that sr Edmund was Missing that they had dispatched him & this letter he        
Recd on Tuesday In staffordshire long before wee knew it here                   
     The prisoners Cheifly Aimed to prove that mr Oates was Not In              
England In May 78 & there appeared for the prisoners above 20 persons           
some of them students at st Omers to Justify the same who all told their        
premeditated testimony but had not soe learned but they were found In           
greate Contradictions                                                           
     mr Oates brought 5 persons to testify they saw him at or Neer the          
time In London Vizt mr Knight & his Coachman The 3d A minester the 4th          
A woman that knew him perfectly well The 5th A Romish preist In orders          
which Testified the same & that mr Oates dined with him                         
     They made but A Poor defence  the Jury brought them In all Guilty          
upon which the Court gave A greate shoute                                       
     This day Councellor Langhorne was tryed the Evidence the same with         
those Tryed yesterday save that he was not at the Grand Consult but mr          
Oates Reported the perticulars thereof to him In his Chamber who                
Answered pray god it may have A good Effect Much blaimeing sr george            
Wakeman for standeing Upon soe high A Reward for Poysoning the King being       
soe greate A Concerne for the Catholicke Cause  That he saw severall            
Commissions for the Lds In the Tower &c In his Custody  The witnesses           
from st Omers were witnesses for him  The Tryall held 8 or 9 houres & he        
made A large defence but was at last Convicted of high Treason & he &           
those cast yesterday had sentence of death &c  But the Commission of Oyer       
Terminier Expireing this day sr Geo: Wakeman &c were put off till another       
time  Tis said mr Bedloe hath lately apprehended the person that set fire       
on the Temple                                                                   
     sr Wm Waller found In sr Hen: Tichburnes house In Hampshire 50 Case        
of Pistolls 116 Musquetts 73 daggers 16 barrells powder 2 barrells              
bulletts & 3 Rolls                                                              
     They write from Hamburgh That Count Carelson Naturall son to the           
late King of sweden haveing made proposalls of peace between the sweds &        
Brandenburghs dureing his Imprisonmt there was Restored to liberty &            
Gone to sweden to have it Ratified by that King soe tis hoped A peace           
between sweden & denmarke will suddenly follow                                  
     yesterday his Maty summoned the scotts Lds that were In Towne &            
made A gracious speech to them telling them he was sorry for the present        
Rebellion In that Country but they Unanimous[ly] Answered they were             
willing to venture their lives & fortunes In his Matys service when             
Called therunto                                                                 
     On Tuesday last It was debated whether the duke of Munmoth should          
goe Into scotland to Endeavour to Appease the Troubles there but are            
not Come to any Resolution therein                                              
     yesterday the Post brought us Another Proclamation from scotland           
dated the 7th Instant wherein it is exprest that his Maty Commands the          
ffoot Militis of the severall Counties & all Heretors & ffreeholders            
their followers & servants on horsebacke to attend the Kings Host & meet        
In the severall Counties at the places Exprest In the proclamation on the       
dayes appointed & those shires north of the fforth to March Immediately         
to the Bridge of sterling & those south of the fforth to march to Lieth &       
there to remaine till ffarther order                                            
     Letters ffrom Edinburgh of the 7th Instant say This, I write to you        
this post for I know not whether I shall be able to write to you the            
next, wee are now In A Confused Condition  the Rebells are become Masters       
of Glascow & have an Army of 10000 men  the Kings forces that went hence        
to fight them are gone to sterling & durst not adventure to draw neer           
them till the Militia are all togather they being Not above 3000 men  wee       
are Jealous they will be suddenly here  our Majestrates have Caused             
signs to be placed At Every gate of the Citty & but 2 gates to be opened.       
The people Run away dayly with horses to the Rebells & tis said a               
Considderable strengh is Comeing to their Assistance from the borders &         
from England  here is noe buisness to be done Nor stirring A mile out of        
Towne                                                                           
     L. c. 799     June 19th 1679                                               
  London 17th June 1679                                                         
+Yesterday morning the Warrant was signed for Execution of the 6 persons        
sentenced last satureday & tis Exspected the Execution will be on ffriday       
next  only tis beleeved Langhorne may be Reprieved                              
     Tis said Either he or sr George Wakeman have Confessed what they           
knew of the plott & their pardon drawing but of this more by the Next           
     Tis also said it was Advertized by some of the secret Comtee that          
greate matters were to be brought agt wakeman not proper to be knowne           
till the Lds were tryed which was one Reason he was not tryed                   
     It is Much Wondered at that at such A time as this wee have such           
spareing Inteligence from scotland which his Maty hath Resented Very ill        
for till last night wee have had noe Expresse these 8 dayes & then 2 vizt       
one at 5 at night & the other at 9 & this morning the 3d the Contents           
of which are not publickly knowne                                               
     such private letters as have any Creditt with us give this account         
That there had been parties of them headed by one Walsh & one Cameron           
between whome had been feuds which gave hopes they would dissipate of           
themselves but those diferences are now over & they are now all joyned          
In one body & are Certainly 1000 about Glascow where Walsh preached in          
one of the Churches on sunday the 8th Instant                                   
     In Tevidald there are 1000 Armed men marching to them & the County         
of ffife is generally up In Armes for them to whome the Earle of Rothes         
Chancellor of scotland with some horse & dragoons is gone to Endeavour          
their surprizeing of which there is little hopes                                
     The whole Kingdome is In A Confusion & Increases dayly & tis               
beleeved that by this time they are 20000.  They have many very good            
officers amonge them & they Report they dayly Exspect more from fforeign        
parts.  They have Entrenched themselves & are dayly Exercized In Military       
discipline.  They seem soe Resolved as not to feare any force that Can be       
brought agt them  They seize upon all the Armes & horses they Can meet          
with spareing neither stable Nor Roade by buying & plunder                      
     They make themselves masters of what forrage & provisions they Can         
soe that wee Exspect Every post will Render them more & more fformidable        
     L. c. 800   [no date; this letter obviously continues L. c. 799]           
+They write from Berwicke that betwixt that place & Edinbrough the              
Rebells appeare In severall bodies of horse that they beleeved they have        
Interrupted severall messengers & pacquetts Comeing for England                 
     This day wee have advice that pursuant to A proclamation of the            
Councill of scotland the whole militia of that Kingdome Consisting of 14        
Regemts are drawing to A Randevouz                                              
     Tis said the Kings Councill are Removed from Edinbrough to sterling        
as to A place of greater security                                               
     The Councill here sitts every day to Consult about that affaire  Tis       
Exspected the scotts Greivances will this weeke be set forth before the         
King & Councill that measures may be taken For Remedying the same               
     On sunday at 4 In the morning the duke of Munmouth went Post for           
scotland  tis said he is gone Upon his owne private affaires the most of        
his Estate being In that Kingdome but tis beleeved A Commission will be         
shortly sent him to be high Commissioner of scotland with full power to         
accommodate all diferences & tis said to Call A parliamt & tis said also        
In quality of Captaine Genll of all the forces of the 3 Kingdoms  Tis           
hoped his presence may have some Influence there on the discontented            
     The same day he was followed by his Matys speciall Command by the          
Ld Melvin A scotch Ld for whome his Matys hath A perticuler esteeme & for       
whome the scotts have A greate vallue that if posible things there may be       
amicably accomodated                                                            
     The drums Now beate but slowly for voluntiers  the New Raised horse        
had but 3 L advance soe must lay out at least 6 L for a horse fitt for          
that service  besides there is an act of Parliamt which past in both            
Kingdoms In 1641 that neither Kingdome should send assistance to other          
but by Consent of Parliamt of both Kingdoms, The Ld Gray of Warke &c who        
were to goe with the duke of Munmoth Refusse their Commissions                  
     The Councill have sent letters to the duke of yorke with Reasons           
why it is not Convenient he should Come over.                                   
[On outside of letter appears a rough pencil-drawn portrait of a man with       
short hair and a moustache.]                                                    
     L. c. 80l     June 2lst l679                                               
  London l9th June l679                                                         
+On ffriday last A message was sent to all the Post stages betwixt this &       
Newcastle to provide l2 horses Each stage for the duke of Munmoth & his         
Retinue, Accordingly the duke went with some persons of quality on sunday       
Morning by 4 A Clocke & was supposed by this time is got thither                
     Tis said he goes In quality of A Commissioner & hath full power            
given to Call A Parliament, To offer A Pardon to the Malcontents In Case        
they lay downe their Armes by such A time, and to grant them liberty &          
ffree Exersize of their Religion soe that wee doubt not but that In             
A short time wee shall have A Pacification                                      
     On Monday In the Afternoon came an Express from scotland which gives       
an account that according to A moderate Computation the Covenanters were        
10000 In A body & were got Into the Countrey of ffife Not above 7 miles         
from Edenbrough besides severall Parties which are prepareing to goe to         
them & that A party of 350 as they were marching to the Maine body were         
set upon by some of the Kings guards who defeated them Killing most             
takeing some prisoners & the Rest retreated                                     
     ffrom Rochelle wee have advice of the greate preparations there for        
the ffrench fleet & the Militia are to be Employed upon some Notable            
designe which Cannot be fathomed                                                
     ffrom denmarke it is Advertized that that King is Resolved to Joyne        
his Army with the duke of Brandenburghs vigorously to act agt the ffrench       
     On satureday last A man was taken who lately Came from Rome with whome A   
pacquett of Letters were found from the Pope directed to severall persons       
of quality here which tis said makes A great discovery of the plott             
     On Monday last A Priest was apprehended by sr Wm Turners warrant           
     Tis said the Lds In the Tower duly depend very much on the Evidence        
of the l6 persons Come over ffrom st Omers but finding they made it voyde       
by their Contradicting Each other they are much downe & hang their heads        
& tis said that one was taken going Into the Tower with A bottle of Aquae       
ffortis In his pockett                                                          
     L. c. 802     June 23d l679                                                
  London 21st June l679                                                         
+Yesterday Whitebread & ffather Harcourt In one sledge mr Turner mr Gawen       
In another & mr ffenwick In the 3d were drawne from Newgate to Tyburne &        
there Executed according to sentence  their quarters were given to their        
freinds to bury                                                                 
     They were at Tyburne all Mounted Into one cart who being tyed up to        
the gallowes they Remained soe about an houre & In that time by turnes          
spoke very much The whole of which tended only to let the world know they       
were not any wayes guilty of the Crimes layd to their Charge & that with        
the greatest Asseverations Immaginable & Utterly disclaimeing all manner        
of Equivocation Mentall Reservation or dispensation whatsoever                  
   My last mentioned that it was said Either sr George Wakeman or mr            
Langhorne had made some discovery which proves A  mistake occasioned by         
mrs Langhornes petitioning his Maty for her husbands pardon & that he           
then would confesse since which the Ld president & some Lds have been           
with him & he disownes the petition as done without his knowledg & will         
not as yet Confesse any thing but Remaines obstinate                            
     Upon the petition of some persons who have Employed & Entrusted mr         
Langhorne with writeings & other affaires In which they will much suffer        
without an Adjustment with him his Maty hath been pleased to order A            
Respite of Execution for l4 days                                                
     Yesterday also sr Anthony Deane & mr samuel Pepis appeared at the          
Kings bench barr & moved by Habeas Corpus to be Removed to the Kings            
bench prison which at last they were  tis said the former will be sent          
down Into Hampshire to be tryed there & the latter will be tryed very           
suddenly at the Kings bench barr, Where on Wednesday next will be tryed         
sr George Wakeman & mr Gilford mr Lumsdale & divers other priests &             
Jesuitts of which sort there are l6 In Newgate & many more In the gatehouse     
     sr James simmonds of staffordshire was yesterday seized by A warrant       
from the privy Councell & brought before the Ld Cheife Justice who              
Committed him to the Kings bench prison for high Treason.  It is said he is     
very eminently Concerned In the plott & charged with Extrary blacke crimes      
     Coll Burch sr Gilbert Gerrard sr Thomas Player & Coll Wheateley are        
returned hence from disbanding                                                  
     Our Letters from scotland say that the Malecontents there have             
Intercepted 2 Expresses Comeing thence for England  That their Maine            
body consisted of l5000 horse & foot In good order & were marched fit [?]       
to Lithgow & thence Intended for Edenburgh that they were reinforced by         
divers small parties dayly  That his Matys forces consisting of 12000 men       
were marched towards him & that it was beleeved that our next letter would      
give us account of a bloody fight betwixt them                                  
   some Letters say that the malecontents are resolved neither to give          
nor take quarter                                                                
   That there hath been many skirmishes & the Kings party have been usually     
to hard for the other although 3 to one In number because the other are         
not well disciplined & but slenderly armed  besides there is A diference        
among them who shall be Generalissimo                                           
    A greate Number of ffamilies Especially of the Episcopall Clergy are        
come Into England for security  The Malecontents have strongly fortifyed        
Glasgow where their minesters that attend their army preach to them every       
day  They have there printed & published A declaration wherein they             
pretend many & Greate Greivances & seem to give reasons such as Rebells         
use to doe for takeing up Armes                                                 
     Wee have advice that the duke of Munmouth dined at durham on Tuesday       
last & Arrived at Edenbrough the Next day  The drums continue to beat up        
for  voluntiers to serve his Maty under the said duke.                          
[This receipt appears in another hand on outside:]  Recd this day of ___        
of R N of A. in the c. of War by the hands of R. Drake sd the sum of            
ten+ curr eng: mony, being in full satisfaction of all dues & demands           
wtsoever relating to the Vicarage house at Nuncaton, & of all Claimes by        
me or any ot[her?] to bee made as executor or executrix to my late              
Harry [?] [or?] Mr Ri: Pike the last incumbent there I say recd by mee.         
     L. c. 803     June 26th l679                                               
  London 24th June l679                                                         
+Tis said Langhorne acknowledged that there is abt 80000 L In banke             
setled for the use of the Catholicks for carrying on their designes &           
tis said he will discover where it is                                           
     The drums still beat for voluntiers for the Duke of Munmouths              
Regemt of ffoot                                                                 
     On ffriday last sr Anthony deane & mr Pepis were brought to the            
Kings bench barr & Bayled but Immediately sent to the Marshallsea that          
they may be tryed at the Common law which will be on the last day of            
this Tearme                                                                     
     On satureday mr Reading was also brought to the barr & Removed from        
Newgate to the Marshallsea                                                      
     severall peeces [?] of Brandy were staved last weeke In the Citty          
     sr Jo. Narbroughs 15 sail of ships were paying off at Portesmouth          
whither he himself is going downe                                               
     His Maty hath been pleased to send sergt Gregory A patent to be            
A Baron of the Exchequer & he is sworne accordingly by whose Removall           
(if the Parliamt meet againe) there must be an Election of A new speaker        
     By A letter dated at Edenbrough the l9th Instant we have this account      
that the Rebells were abt 7 or 8000 & lye In Hamilton parke  the Kings          
forces are abt l3 or l4000 & that they marched towards the Enemy & letters      
since doe say that they are within 8 miles of them & that Engagemt is           
Exspected every day                                                             
     The duke of Munmouth is Generall of the Kings forces Lithgow Lieft         
Genll & Montrose Major Genll                                                    
     The Ld Montrose desired leave to goe out with his troope to Engage A       
party of the Enemy who In A short dispute & very little loss dispearsed them    
     One Gourdon A gent of 500 p per Annum & steward of abt 300 p are           
gone over to the Rebells with their servants & tennants ammounting to Abt       
400.                                                                            
     L. c. 804     June 28th l679                                               
  London 26th June 1679                                                         
+On Munday last mr Justice Rich of southwerk had Information that at A          
Certaine house In Lambeth there was A suspitious person Lodged whither he       
repaired & had the good fortune to seize ffather Nicholas Blundell A most       
notorious Jesuite mentioned In l9 of mr Oates his depositions  he was           
Committed to the Marshallsea prison In southwarke  In his pockett was           
found a book of divers Memorandums  one was the Time when he tooke those        
Lodgings, also A letter was Entred Into that booke the Originall In his         
pockett loose (both of one hand writeing) Impo[rtin]g an account of the         
unjust & cruell Trialls & Executions of the 5 last men that suffered            
Therein most falsely & Maliciously Traduceing the Justice of the Kingdome       
& perticularly the Judges & Jury which letter tis supposed he had written       
with Intent to send it beyond the seas though he stoutly denyed Either to       
be his owne hand but its like the Rest of their actions, John ffenwicke         
that suffered last ffriday by that name was Really John Cadwell the son         
of John Cadwell of sunderland                                                   
     Tuesday last mr Cheeke Lieft of the Tower Complaining to the Councill      
that he was affraide that the Lds thinkeing their Cause desparate would         
attempt their Escape & that there were soe many visitants [to] the Lds          
that he did not thinke they Could be safe unless their Ldps would               
streighten the liberty they given them whereupon they ordered that none         
should be admitted to them without perticular warrant from his Maty             
     Then they debated the Tryall of sr George Wakeman & the Judges             
were sent for & mr Oates & mr Bedloe Examined as In their Evidence agt          
him wherein something was mentioned concerning the queen but his tryall         
is put off till the l6th July next & then to be at the sessions In the          
old bayly, The Evidence agt him will lay open greate Guilt upon divers          
persons not yet publickly Knowne                                                
     The Citizens of London have Chosen for sherriffs mr Jonathan               
Raymund Brewer & sr Wm Langhorne lately Come out of India                       
     mr serjt Leeke one of the Barons of the Exchequer desireing to be          
Excused mr serjt Gregory speaker of the H of Commons is Chosen in his           
Roome                                                                           
     Justice Windham hath been with mr Langhorne promising him pardon           
if he would confesse but he would make noe dicovery & soe is ordered to         
be Executed next Munday                                                         
     sr Anthony deane is sent to Portesmouth to be tryed next Assizes           
     On satureday last mr Knox the late lord Treasurers servant who bribed      
mr Oates his 2 servants to sweare agt their master was bailed upon An           
Habeas Corpus as also one mr Pranser & mr Bradshaw who were Committed           
upon suspition of haveing A designe agt E of shaftesbury Togather with mr       
Gazine A ffrench Taylor Committed for dangerous words & also Don Antonio        
who Recommended the 4 Irish Ruffians who were to Murther the King at            
Windsor were all bayled to appeare next sessions                                
     The same day A staffordshire Knight was brought to Towne whose             
character noe one (Except the Devill) hath been now deeply engaged in           
the Conspiracy then he after whome mr dugdale hath searched 3 months            
     Our Mundayes letters from scotland said that the Rebells were soe          
well posted that without greate hazzard they were not to be Attacqued           
that In the morning they did Exersize themselves In military discipline         
& In the afternoon In preaching & praying that part of them had advanced        
4 miles from their post by which it was thought they were more strong then      
were Reported which did oblige the duke of Munmouth to send out a Party         
of horse under Capt Graham to take the best account he could of their           
Number & how posted who was Attacqued by them & most of his men cut off         
     The Cheife of the scotch minesters are mr Wolfe mr Cameron mr              
Douglasse mr Roy mr King mr fforester mr Cargile &c  The Cheife Commanders      
are Hamilton Welford, Rosse, Patrick, Balfore, Clerrand, Haptome, Caminell      
Hancocke Lermour &c  They have sent out 2 proclamations as they call them       
the one Commanding the Inhabitants about Glascow to furnish them with           
Carts & baggage horses to attend upon their Campe.  The other to Command        
the magistrates of the Glascow to Banish In 48 houres all Ecclesiasticall       
persons of what dignity soever of which many were there It being an             
university & all others that were for the Kings army agt them                   
     Last night at 7 A Clocke Came an Expresse from Edenbrough to the           
generall poste office In London directed for the duke of Lauderdale &           
Immediately Caryed to him which gave the account of the Rebells totall          
Route you have In this dayes Gazett yet wee have many people that will          
not beleeve it  wee are here this daye hourely In Exspectation of A             
further account of that matter                                                  
+some troopes of horse are this weeke marched towards scotland & others         
prepareing to follow them                                                       
On Tuesday was mustered A Regemt of horse which was Called the duke of          
Munmouths                                                                       
     L. c. 805     June 30th 1679                                               
  London 28th June 1679                                                         
+Wee have now A more perticular account of the Engagement In scotland as        
followeth                                                                       
     On satureday night last about 12 A Clocke the generall Gave order to       
march towards the Enemy who lay Encamped In Hamilton parke which is 12          
miles Circuitt & Compassed with A high ston wall Incloseing the Towne of        
Hamilton & A Castle the Residence of that duke                                  
     The River Cluide Runs within A mile of the Parke & over it is A            
bridge Called Bothwell which bridge was A strong passe guarded by the           
Rebells with A wall breast high at Either End                                   
     The duke Came before the bridge abt halfe an houre after sun Riseing       
& drew up all his horse Upon the side of A hill that lay opposite to the        
bridge & at the rear of his horse drew up an Entrenchement where he             
placed 4 peeces of Canon                                                        
   The Rebells sent the duke A petition which he Refused to Read unless         
they would lay downe their Armes  They Replyed they would not unless            
he would grant them what they desired In their declaration but yet the          
duke march towards them with the White fflagg but they answered him             
with the Redd & first begun to fire upon the Kings party with 2 Cannons         
one of which is bigger then any of the Kings but they wanting skill to          
Mount them one of them flew Into the Aire & the other Grazed on the             
Ground & only Amuzed [?] our Army with the dust                                 
     But the Kings horse drawing off the Kings Cannon played furiously          
upon them & killed 2 horseman on the bridge upon which they began to fly        
disordering their foot whome they left to the fury of the Enemy who             
Killed 700 of them upon the place  The rest of them ffled Into Hamilton         
woods which the Kings Army Encompassing have taken 1200 [?] prisoners           
Amongst whom A minester one mr John Kid who was got Into A pond up to           
his Chin & desired they would spaire his life for he was A minester upon        
which they pulled him out by the hair finding abt him only 3 s & A bible        
with his owne Annotations which is sent up to the King                          
     The prisoners are all brought to Edenbrough having been first              
stripped by the soldiers                                                        
     The duke of Munmouth is now marched towards Glascow to Reduce that         
place from whence all the Episcopall party are Expelled                         
     Tis Reported that the Marquiss of Montrose is killed In this Engagement    
     The forces raised & sent for scotland are Remanded backe & ordered         
to be paid 20 dayes pay & disbanded                                             
     His Maty goes for Windsor Next Monday  The queen will suddenly             
follow and mr Oates & other wittnesses will go thither likewise  The            
privy Councill Removes to Hampton Court  The Ld ffauconbridge is made a         
privy Councellor                                                                
      The deer stealers at Windsor are fined some 100 d some 500 d              
     The ffleet at Portesmouth is designed to be paid of there next weeke       
     They write from the North of Ireland that the Marquess of Arguile          
was stabbed In scotland by one his Bedchamber the Murtherer flying &            
Intending for scotland was seized at Port st Patricke                           
     This day ffather Blundell was brought before the Comtee of Councill        
& denyed his name to be other than Carroll but mr Oates affirmed that he        
was ffather Peter Richard Blundell A Jesuite  his Examination was taken &       
he petitioning not to be sent to Newgate was Remanded to the Marshallsea        
The letter found abt him tis thought will be proved his owne hand writeing      
which was to goe to st Omers wherein he said that the 5 Marters Meaning         
those Executed last weeke suffered most gloriously not Confessing one           
sillable & that he had the honor to give them absolution &c                     
+Councellor Langhorne hath A Repreive for 10 dayes                              
     L. c. 805    [the second letter so numbered]    July 3d l679               
  London 1st July l679                                                          
+you have In the Gazett A further account of the defeate of the Rebells         
In scotland which is Confirmed by private letters  They wanted Conduct &        
Armes which facilitated their Ruine Especially of their foot, their horse       
ffled In A full body of 2500 & were pursued by Capt Graham who had A            
smart Encounter with them Killed many & took some prisoners amongst whome       
Welsh is supposed to be one who hath been the greate Ins[trume?]nt of the       
Rebellion stirring up the people by his Treasonable sermons & railing agt       
the King & govermt who tis said is to be Excepted out of all acts of            
Grace, Another Called Cameron is also Excepted who was very active to           
promote the Rebellion but is In Holland he going over to furnish the            
Rebells with Armes thence  also mr John Kyd was another who with other          
ministers & Gentlemen that appeared In this Rebellion are designed to           
suffer & the rest of the prisoners to be some of them Transported &             
others who by the Kings faivour shall have their lives spared shall be          
made forever uncapable to beare Armes                                           
     But his Maty hath Commanded that noe Individuall proceedings be had        
agt any of the prisoners till further order                                     
     And yesterday Capt Crofts who lately Returned from the Duke of             
Mumouth was sent backe with his Matys Indulgence of liberty to the              
Presbiterians of meeting there In their houses In any part of the Kingdome      
Except in Edenbrough Glascow or St Andrews but may meet within A mile of        
them which liberty the Catholicks there are not to have any benefitt by         
which liberty tis said the duke of Lauderdale was much agt but it was           
procured by the duke of Munmouths meanes who hath also desired the              
Alienation office may be formed & the proffitts goe to maintaine maimed         
soldiers                                                                        
     They write from scotland that 2 dayes after the fight the Councell         
had Information of A ffrench ship driven Into the Isle of Orkney whereon        
were 11 or 12000 Armes which tis supposed were Intended for the service         
of the Catholicks In Ireland or the Rebells in scotland                         
     After the Engagement was over the duke of munmouth Returned to             
Edenbrough but is at present at his owne house at dalkeith 4 miles thence       
where tis supposed he will stay till all things are settled it being said       
there are still 2500 of the Rebells horse in A body & are gone towards          
the north of scotland                                                           
     His Maty is highly displeased at the printing of the Paper agt the         
duke of Lauderdale haveing given strict Charge formerly that It should          
not be Exposed                                                                  
  His Maty went yesterday for Windsor & dined at the Ld Berkeleys house         
& was Godfather to his child                                                    
  Tis discoursed that the Parliamt will be further prorogued till october       
next                                                                            
     There are severall Ambrs despatching away for fforeign parts as sr         
Hen Goodriche for spaine Neale Esqr (A member of Parliamt) for                  
Constantinople Coll sidly for Holland & Another for swedeland & A son of        
the Ld Roberts for Denmarke                                                     
  There is A warrant signed for Councellor Langhornes Execution next            
munday when he will certainly suffer unless in the meantime he shall            
meritt his Matys pardon by an Ingenious Confession to which there hath          
been divers endeavors to persuade him                                           
  It hath been strongly reported these 2 dayes that Tangier is taken by         
the Moores but Its not grounded on any Certainty                                
+A fleet of 8 or 10 men of war are designed for the streights & sr Jo           
Holmes goes admirall  Money is gone down to Portesmouth to pay off sr Jo.       
Narbroughs fleet                                                                
  The d of Munmouth Is or will be Ld Privy seale in the Roome of the E of       
Anglesea                                                                        
     dr Burnet is to be Archbp of st Andrews In Roome of dr sharpe murthered    
+The dutchesss of Cleveland is Comeing over for whome yatchts are ordered       
     L. c. 806     July 5th l679                                                
  London July 3d l679                                                           
+Its very much discoursed that Tangier is In danger to be taken by the          
Moores wherefore 700 of the duke of Munmouths Regemt must be sent over          
thither to stay 2 yeares & then to Returne & be of the Kings standing           
Regemt  The Rest of the Regemt will be disbanded forthwith                      
      Yesterday severall of the foot guards were sworne by Justices of          
the peace appointed for that purpose                                            
     The queen is at prsent at Windsor but tis said goes from thence to         
the Spain & thence Into Portugall                                               
     On Tuesday last Capt Richardson Keeper of Newgate went to Windsor to       
his Maty with A Message of mr Langhornes & he was yesterday brought             
before A Comtee of Councell who went this day with mr Langhornes Answer         
but the Result is not known                                                     
     This weeke one of the duke of Lauderdales younger sons had a               
Commission sent him to be a Captain                                             
     On saturday last some of the Papers abt the duke of Lauderdale were        
seized & the bookseller had before the Councell  Blundell sayeth his            
name is Carryll soe tis thought he is brother to Carrill In the Tower           
     Our ffrench letters say that all those of the protestant religion          
that were judges Receivers or other officers at Montpelier are forced to        
quit their Employmts who are much pestered with the Romish Clergy to            
turne papists that they may have them againe                                    
     the ffrench K: hath ordered one of his secretaries to acquaint the         
protestants deputies (that were gone to Court to make their Complaint of        
hard usage) that he Cannot give them Audience these 6 months soe they are       
forced to Returne home without doing anything                                   
     They say 800 switzers had been at worke upon A new Channell betwixt        
Lanet & Perpignon which will be made Capable to Receive the Kings gallies       
     That his Maty went often to Versailles to see the Enlargemt of his         
Pallace there where above 600 men are employed  Also between that & st          
Germaines there is A great Pavilion building for the King & 16 others for       
the Countrey the Charges being Computed to Arrise to severall million           
     some frrench men of warr have been at Algiers to demand all the            
ffrench slaves who not only declared all the slaves they tooke In ffrench       
ships but also those that were taken In other ships soe much are they           
affraide of the power of that King                                              
     ffrom fflanders they write that the Report Continues that the duke         
of Lorraine will come thither to take posession of the govermt of the           
Netherlands                                                                     
     The dutchesse of Modena is comeing from Italy to see her daughter          
the dutchesse of Yorke at Brussells                                             
     The Pope hath Remitted 20000 Crownes for subsistance of the English        
papists that are fled which will be followed by A greater summe                 
     The Child of 3 yeares old soe much talked of for speaking severall         
languages hath been prsented to his Maty  Its lookt upon as A greate            
Rarity but noe divine Inspiration                                               
     Letters from scotland say that the Cheife Cause of the defeate of          
the Rebells was from their owne divisions that Welsh went from them 2           
dayes before & drove off 1000 horse & that neither he nor any of the            
other minesters were taken Except one                                           
+That of the Prisoners which were at first above 1000 there were not            
above 2 or 300 Arrived & many of them wilh clubs sythes &c & above              
halfe of them are dispatched being taken only upon suspition that they          
would have Joyned with the Rebells                                              
     That after the defeate of the Rebells the Heretors [?] &c who were         
Instrumental In its defeate did acquaint the duke of Munmouth that              
although they were Contrary to the Rebells yet they were sencible they          
lay under greate oppressions the Kingdome would not be quiett without           
liberty to move [?] whereupon the duke procured them liberty hence [?],         
Yesterday there was An Extrary Councell at whitehall                            
     Here is this day a person Come In & made Oath of severall matters of       
the plott & of a designe agt his Matys life &c                                  
+This day all that are members of the privy Councill are to meet at             
Hampton Court In order to some greate affaires to be Considdered of  some       
say Its whether the parliamt shall meet at the time or not                      
     L. c. 807     July 7th 1679                                                
  London 5th July 1679                                                          
+On Wednesday night Came to the Citty from Cumberland one mr Bauldron           
steward to sr Tho: Gascoine & tooke his lodgings at the green Dragon In         
Bishopsgate street & In the morning acquainted his Landlord  the designe        
of his Coming was to discover many things Relating to the plott & of A          
designe to assassinate his Maty upon which the Landlord secretly sent for       
A Constable & Conducted him to sr Jo. ffredericks who being Indisposed          
sr Robt Clayton took the Examinations & Immediately went to the Ld              
president with the depositions which his Ldpp tooke with him to Hampton         
Court & Communicated them to the Councill                                       
     Tis said those depositions doe not only discover more of the plott         
but generally Confirme the severall Evidences of mr Oates mr Dugdate &c         
& perticulerly as to the Notorious Guilt of Harcourt the Jesuite lately         
Executed                                                                        
     Also that In May last 1000 L was proposed to him & 200 p An during         
his life if he would undertake to be one to assist In the assassinating         
of his Maty & A person proposed to him who Resided neer the Court of            
whome he should have directions how to proceed with many other                  
perticulars  the Ld president Reported to his Maty In Councill A matter         
which hath been some dayes under Examination Concerning mr Jennison who         
formerly produced a letter by which & other Circumstances Concurring            
therewith the greate point wherein the King was dissatisfied In which mr        
Ireland brought witnesses to prove that he was In staffordshire when mr         
Oates declared him to be In London as may be seen In pages 24 & 25 of all       
Tryall all which by the above mentioned letter & the Evidence of mr Boze        
& other matters now Reported hath given his Maty & the whole Councill           
satisfaction & mr Oates an honourable justification                             
     There was also A paper Read In Councill sent by mr Langhorne In            
which he seemed to testify his Innocency as to the plott but seems              
willing to discover divers Estates Reall & personall of the Jesuitts            
upon Arguing the Matter they Repreived him till Thursday next & In the          
meanetime to Endeavors will be used to prevaile with him to discover that       
which he most Certainly Knows of the plott                                      
     His Maty left it to the Councill to determine In his absence the           
sitting or not sitting of the Parliamt at the time next month  His Maty         
hath Knighted the 3 late made Judges vizt mr Gregory mr Edw Athos & mr          
Raymond                                                                         
     His Maty togather with the Indulgence sent Into scotland sent              
severall Instructions & lymittations vizt                                       
     That the preacher & hearers shall give In their names & security           
that the preacher shall not preach sedition & the hearers are not to goe        
to others                                                                       
     The d of Munmouth is Now upon his Returne from scotland haveing            
setled all things there according to his Matys orders & gives such Content      
to the dissenters that they seem to be better satisfied then before the         
Rupture, severall persons of honour & worth are gone to meet him                
     The persons taken are Esteemed to be neer 1200 whome the highlanders       
who were the dragoons sufficiently stript & were soe Eager in fight that        
though one hundred were not killed on the place yet in the pursuitt they        
made it 700 and had not done much more had not the duke with much Care &        
hazzard Exposed himselfe to prevent the further Effusion of blood by his        
Continued Command & presence                                                    
     Its thought some of the prisoners will be Transported but few or           
none suffer death, the Rebells horse did not Engage but drew off In A           
whole body & with them the greate preacher Walsh who is not taken as was        
Reported  Divers scotch Gent are Come to Towne to make good their Charge        
agt the d of Lauderdale Notwithstanding the strictness of their laws            
that Its death to alledge agt soe greate a person what they Cannot              
maintaine yet they desire to be heard Concerning many other Gre[ivance?]s       
saying the last Complaints were not full Enough                                 
     On the 3d Instant the Ld Aston moved for bayl[e in t]he Kings bench        
barr but was Remanded                                                           
     This day sr Jo Gage Moved for bayle & one [about four letters              
blotted]artons offered to sweare his life was In danger If he did not           
goe Into the Countrey but the drs Oath was Refused & he with sr wm              
Goreing denyed bayle but bayle was granted to mr spaulding late deputy          
governor of Chepstow Castle                                                     
     The 6th Instant being appointed for the Tryall of sr George Wakeman        
tis said he will pleade guilty to his Indictmt haveing the Kings pardon         
for what he hath done & is not Impeached by the Comons                          
  The Councill sate  yesterday at Hampton Court & this day at Whitehall         
but all things are kept very private  Bauldron (whome some Call Clement)        
hath been Examined before them                                                  
     L. c. 808     July 10th 1679                                               
  London 8th July 1679                                                          
+His Maty last weeke Expressing A dislike of the duke of Lauderdales            
Councill as to the affaires of scotland the next day he layd down his           
Commission as secretary of scotland & proposed to his Maty another which        
he thought fitt for that purpose but his Maty is not at present disposed        
to Conferr that honour upon any person                                          
     Letters from Yorke say that the duke of Munmouth dined there on            
satureday last & is Exspected here on Thursday to make his Entry through        
this Citty to whitehall & thence he will goe to Windsor                         
    There are 2 ships Arrived from suratt in the East Indies the president      
& the sampson & wee dayly Exspect the Unicorne that Came out with them          
they had A hard Voyage there being 30 men dead out one ship                     
     By letters from Kettering In Northampshire wee are Informed that           
A fire lately happened there which hath done very Considderable damage to       
that place                                                                      
+Letters from Paris give as An account of the Articles of peace betweene        
ffrance Brandenburgh & sweden to this Effect vizt                               
     That there shall be A firme & lasting peace for time to Come & ffree       
Commerce by sea & land & all Hostilities to Cease assoon as Notice Can be       
given to all parties  The Elector to Restore straelsund & stetin with           
whatsoever he hath on this side the Oder that was granted to sweden by          
the Treaty of Munster, But all Pomerania on the other side the Oder to          
belong to the Elector Except damb & Goldnow & the former of those to            
abide In the Electors posession In Considderation of 50000 Crownes but          
to be Restored to sweden when they shall Repay the same                         
     The K of sweden to quitt Claime to all places on the other side the        
Oder & to absolve all the Inhabitants of those places from their Allegiance     
to him & Transmitt all his Right In that Countrey to the Elector                
     The River Oder to Abide In the soverainty of the swedes & the              
Elector not to build any forts, thereon soe farr as the swedes Countrey         
doth Extend, The ffrench K to withdraw his forces upon Exchange of the          
Ratifications Except 1000 horse & those to withdraw also when sweden hath       
Ratified                                                                        
     The Elector to withdraw his forces only to keep some men In                
straelsund stetin &c till sweden have man there to garrison them,               
     The Elector to remove what Canon &c he brought & leave what he found       
In those places                                                                 
     The Elector not to assist denmarke  If the swedes doe not Ratify           
within 3 months the Elector not to be bound to these Ratifications, The         
Ratifications to be made between ffrance & Brandenburgh within one              
month & by sweden In 3 months                                                   
     ffrance to pay to the Elector for the Charges of the warr 300000 L         
signed at st Germaines 29th June                                                
         by Arnaulde & ffrancis Meynders                                        
    Letters from Paris of the 11th July new stile say that A league was         
to be formed at Poutois which lyeth between Paris & Roane of the Kings          
household guard which will Consist of above 30000 & to be Commanded by          
the dauphine                                                                    
+fforeign letters say that the Bp of Strasburgh Endeavours to make as           
many voyces as he Can for the dauphine to be Elected King of the Romans         
They add further that there is A greate probability this summer of A            
peace quite through the Christian world                                         
   sr Jo: Gage was yesterday againe brought to the Kings ben[ch] barr           
where he moveing for bayle another dr appeared to sweare for him but            
was Refused & againe Remanded to prison                                         
+sr Thomas Gascins steward whose name is said to be Caine is gone to            
fetch up his master who is 88 years of age,                                     
+The Councill have not yet determined the Next sitting of the Parliamt          
+Now the presse is open the streets doe every day Ring with books &             
Pamphletts agt severall persons                                                 
     Tis said that his Maty was In Greate danger to be stabbed on               
satureday last at Windsor & that his Maty Came privately to Whitehall on        
sunday morning at 11 A Clocke                                                   
     Tis said the scotch Lds have A heareing next Munday of what they           
have to alledge agt the d of Lauderdale                                         
     L. c. 809     July 12th 1679                                               
  London 10th July 1679                                                         
+This morning the duke of Munmouth Came to towne  as he Came through the        
Citty the bells Runge & bonefires were set agt Evening  he went Immediately     
to Windsor  The citty of Glasco prsented him with A Gold box filled with        
Gold & the Magistrates of Edenbrough Highly feasted him &c                      
     The scotch Lds still pursue their Addresse for Redresse of their           
Greivances which tis said will be debated within these 10 dayes & their         
witnesses are summoned to be prsent                                             
     In scotland the Councill are very Busy to see if they Can find out         
any Jesuits among those lately In Armes of which there are many                 
suspitions, They have taken 8 of the Murtherers of the Archbp of st             
Andrews which will be forthwith tryed according to their Law                    
     The Councill are also Endeavouring all they Can to apprehend divers        
of the Ringleaders In the late Rebellion, Notwithstanding some letters          
Report there is A body of horse & foot of the Rebells still In Armes            
In Nature of a flying Army which tis feared will be a seed from which           
one another Rebellion may spring up                                             
     They write from ffrance that the New queene of spaine is married           
In all points as if shee was the Kings daughter haveing 500000 Crownes          
In gold for her portion of which her ffather gave her only one third            
     The duke of savoy is to marry the Infanta of Portugall with whome          
he hath A vast summe of money & the govermt of that Kingdome if the             
prince Regent dye without Ishue and is to governe In the same manner as         
fferdinand & Issabell of spane did                                              
     The ffrench K hath demanded of the Citty of Geneva to have A popish        
Church there for the Accommodation of such his subjects & servants as           
their affaires shall lead them that way therein to have free Exercize of        
their Religion which hath much startled the Inhabitants                         
     The ffrench are drawing all their forces that were on this side the        
Rhine to Roane & thence to Dunkerke where the ffrench K Intends to be           
suddenly himselfe                                                               
     sr Anthony Deane & mr Pepis were yesterday bayled  the principle           
were bound hand In 10000 L to the King & the sureties In 5000 L apeece          
     The fire at Kettering on the 28th June burnt In an houres time             
12 houses to the ground to the loss of some thousand pounds  by many            
Circumstances it seemes probable it was begun by treachery                      
     Ten dayes since A person belongeing to my Ld douglass with A               
Rapier Killed A footman belongeing to A person of quality                       
     There Happened In his Matys Court at Windsor In the Next Roome to          
the presence A small rifte between the servants of some persons of              
quality then attending on his Maty & the servants of the Ld Duras upon          
which some swords were drawne though noe harme done which Raised the            
Rumour as if there was an attempt upon the Kings person there,                  
     Next weeke sr George Wakeman & the Jesuitts are to by tryed & tis          
thought sr George to avoyde the Evidence which must necesarily be given         
In agt him for being made publicke will enter pleade guilty or be mute          
     This day his Maty was prsent at the marriage of the Marquess of            
Winchesters Eldest son unto the Ld Coventries daughter with whome he hath       
50000 L In prsent money                                                         
     On Munday last sr Edw Hungeford was married to the Lady Gerrard of         
Gerrards Brumley                                                                
     mr Bauldron went downe with some messengers to serve severall              
persons but before his arrival at sr Tho. Gascoines he & others are fled        
But wee have advice this day that he & his Eldest son & 2 preists are           
seized, divers persons In those parts are withdrawne from their Habitations     
which Raiseth A suspition of them to be Concerned In the plott                  
     The last weeke 4 papists & one protestant were at an Alehouse at A         
village In dorsetshire discourseing of the plott  The papists argued            
there was noe such designe speakeing scandalously of mr Oates &c  The           
protestant argued that the Evidence agreed with their owne papers  when         
the papists found they could not answer him they murthered him & were           
Committed to prison  Most of the said village are papists sr Jo.                
Arrundell who was Master of the horse to the queen being Lord of the Towne      
     yesterday the King was In Councill at Hampton Court & last night           
ordered A proclamation to be Ishued out to dissolve this prsent Parliamt        
& writts to be speedily Ishued for Electing another agt the 7th october         
next                                                                            
     L. c. 810     July 14th 1679                                               
  London 12th July 1679                                                         
+The duke of Munmouth was Joyfully Recd on Thursday at Windsor by his Maty      
to whome he gave A full account of the late & prsent affaires In scotland       
    His Maty went Imediately after to Hampton Court where the Councill          
were set, His Maty sent for the Ld Chaunceller Ld privy seale E of Essex        
& Ld Russell & Commanded them to acquaint the Councill with his Royall          
will & pleasure to dissolve this prsent parliamt & Call another agt 7th         
october next                                                                    
     The 4 Lds Returned & acquainted the Ld president & Councill therewith      
there seemed who only 2 for it & the Marquess of Winchester & Ld Cavendish      
spoke very much agt it & perticularly that his Maty was Influenced by           
such whose Crimes Could not abide the face of A parliamt &c                     
     His Maty Immediately appeareing told them that he had well                 
Considered it & found it to be his Interest & the Interest of the Nation        
whatever Construction some hott & ill minded men might make thereof that        
he would not admit any further debate agt it It being his firme Resolution      
soe to doe & order was given for the proclamation                               
      But since there is A demurr In the proclamation it being                  
Endeavoured to put it as done by the advice & Consent of his privy              
Councill of which tis said but 6 of them will consent & tis said that the       
d of Munmouth hath prsented his Maty with reasons why it is not                 
Convenient they should be dissolved                                             
     The Ishue wee must waite                                                   
     The papists Report his Maty sent A pardon for the 5 Jesuits to the         
place of Execution provided they would Confesse which is absolutely false.      
Tis true his Maty sent an order to the sheriffs to deliver their quarters       
to their ffreinds which was done who tis said sowed them togather againe        
& Caused their pictures to be drawne to be sent to Rome                         
     The duke of yorke is still In fflanders & hath lately sent for the         
Remainder of his goods & servants & some hunting horses & hounds all            
which are put aboard 3 yatchts to be sent                                       
     The Councill In scotland have put out A proclamation of the 29th           
June Inserting his Matys late Indulgence, wherein noe preacher is to            
be allowed who was in the late Rebellion & Commanding all officers of           
all Ranks vigorously to put in Execution all former lawes &                     
proclamations agt those Randevouzes of Rebellion vizt ffeild Conventicles       
& to apprehend Condemne & punish all such as frequent the same Their            
minesters by death & the hearers according to Law & all such as bear            
Armes, there to be deemed as Traitors                                           
     But his Maty is displeased that the Councill In scotland have              
lessened his Indulgence & last night Commanded that the whole of his            
Intentions In his late letter of Indulgence be fully & forthwith affirmed       
     Last Tuesday was A heareing at Windsor before the E of Essex &             
Ld Hallifax whome his Maty appointed to heare the Complaints of duke            
Hamilton &c agt the duke of Lauderdale Managed on their behalfe by sr           
George Lockhart & sr Jo: Conningham 2 Advocates sent for from                   
scotland for this purpose  The kings Advocate was sr George Machenery           
who made all the defence he Could  after long debate it was Referred to         
A 2d heareing to morrow at Windsor                                              
     Tis thought the d of Munmoth will succeed Lauderdale to be secretary       
of scotland & that the Ld Roberts will succeed Anglesea to be privy seale       
     They write from Dublin July 5th that there are strict orders given         
for double guards to be Kept by the militia (besides the ordinary Guards)       
by reason of a Rebellion & Massacre which hath been attempted twice             
within these 15 dayes, There is A discourse of haveing A parliamt very          
suddenly and wee are In Exspectation of A Randevous of all the forces           
throughout the Kingdome at Kildare  wee are all In good posture of              
defence & very quiett since the Magistrates In the Countrey have been           
soe severe in prosecuting popish preists &c  severall of them have been         
taken at masse & Committed & their Masse houses pulled downe  There is A        
discourse Coll Talbott Bp [?] Talbott The lady Oneale &c will be sent           
over assoon as the parliamt meet there                                          
     150 families are Ruined by the late fire at East deerham In Norfolke       
+Langhorne dies on Munday  he denies the plott with the same Asseverations      
the Jesuits did  his petition & Confession abt Jesuits lands is printing        
     Tis Recommended to the Judges to take Care to see the Jesuits              
Executed in their Curcuitts  This week mr Powle A member of the H of            
Commons & A privy Counceller was married to the lady dowager of dorsett         
     The Marquess of Winchesters son had with his lady 30000 broade             
peeces & 10000 Guineys paid downe on thursday & the Marquess hath setled        
upon him 6000 L p Ann at prsent & 11000 L p Ann more after his death            
     ffitzgerald proscribed in the late proclamation abt Godfreys murther       
hath surrendred himselfe to the Ld Maior & Confesses the perticulars of         
that Murther & Confirmes the testimonies of Bedloe dugdale & prance &           
discovers further                                                               
     100 seamen went this day to whitehall to Require their pay & prsent        
A petition of their greivances.                                                 
     L. c. 811     July 17th 1679                                               
  London July 15th 1679                                                         
+The 100 seamen that went to whitehall on satureday thinkeing the Councill      
had been sate amonge other greivances made complaint that divers fforreign      
seamen were Employed aboard his Matys ships when they his matys naturall        
borne subjects & professed seamen wanted Employment  they were advised to       
Come againe but not soe tumultuously                                            
    Last night A vast Number of seamen gathered togather In spittalfeilds       
In A Riottous manner & went againe this afternoon to derby house to             
demand their pay                                                                
     The last Raised forces are almost disbanded & 3 troops of Grenadiers       
that had hopes of standing are ordered to be paid off on the 11th August        
     Orders are sent Into scotland that the people there shall have the         
Benefitt of his Matys Indulgence In all Citties &c giveing security to          
be of the good behaviour & not to teach sedition                                
     It is discoursed that my Ld Gerrard is to be Lieft Genll of all            
the forces In England                                                           
     The Counsill have ordered the Judges to see Execution done on the          
9 preists already Condemned In the Circuitts & that hereafter when they         
shall be Condemned upon good Evidence the discretion of the Judges shall        
Command Execution without sending warrant                                       
     yesterday mr Langhorne was Executed at Tyburne  he dyed very               
obstinately denying all that was Charged upon him with asservations of          
his Innocency to the last, Renouncing all absolutions pardons &c as those       
13 that dyed before him did, & putting his Eternall salvation or damnation      
upon it, when he was stripped It appeared his backe was full of stripes         
which he Judged were Inflicted upon him as A pennance by the Jesuitts           
before they would absolve him for his discovering their lands  his              
quarters being begged were Carried In a herse, to the Temple & there            
buried last night                                                               
     The sessions being held yesterday at Hicks Hall bills were found           
agt Corker Rumney Marshall & wakeman & they will be tryed to morrow             
     This day the Judges went to Hampton Court tis thought to give              
their opinion whether the Lds may be tryed out of Parliamt                      
     some of the Arrearages of the queens portion hath been lately paid         
by the Portugall Ambr                                                           
      severall Gent have posted downe Into the Countrey to make their           
Interest for parliamt men  Tis thought those 4 that were for London last        
will be Chose again                                                             
     A parliamt will be suddenly Called In Ireland  ffitzgerald first           
surrendred himselfe to the E of shaftesbury who sent him to the L Maior         
who provided him A lodging In the Chamber of London where he is protected       
from the violence of the Papists &c, some suspect him Not to be the same        
mentioned In the proclamation  he will goe suddenly to Hampton Court            
     wee are dayly pestered with new Pamphletts some with strange               
Reflections on greate persons  tis said to morrow will Come forth A list        
of their pensioners & their Characters                                          
     There is this day Come forth A booke Entitled the honours of the           
Lds spirituall Aserted & their priveledg to vote in Capitall Causes In          
Parliamt maintained by Reason & presidents Collected out of the Records         
of the Tower & the Journalls of the H of Lds                                    
     Letters from Hamburgh & Coppenhagen say that the Conditions of peace       
propounded by the ffrench K are soe pressing upon the K of Denmarke that        
he Resolves Rather to hazzard his Kingdome by Continueing the warr then         
accept of some dishonourable Tearmes In order to which & to Encrease his        
Army he hath ordered the garrisons of Wismar & Landscroone & Elsenburgh         
to be demolished after which he will be able to bring 28000 men Into            
Holstein to be quartered along the Elbe to hinder the ffrench for passing       
the River, The letters further add that the danes fleet had attacked the        
sweds fleet Neer Colmar & had burnt 11 ships by the fire of which most of       
the Citty is burned downe                                                       
     The Paris letters say the queen of spaine is to be Recd on the             
ffrontiers by 40 ladies & then her owne attendants are to leave her &           
the King will meet her halfe way from the ffrontiers,                           
     They had advice from spaine That the faimous Church of the Escuriall       
is almost Ruined by 2 clapps of Thunder Nothing being left standing of          
the uppermost part thereof                                                      
+The Ratifications of the Brandenburgh Treaty are Arrived at Nimeghen &         
will be Exchanged In 2 or 3 dayes                                               
     The duke & dutchesse of yorke are at prsent at Brussells but tis           
thought will Come over this Intervall of parliamt The dutchesse being           
bigg with Child                                                                 
     L. c. 812     July 19th 1679                                               
  London 17th July 1679                                                         
+The Lds of the Treasury have taken Effectual Care In all Buisness              
Relating to their Charge & have this week paid off at Portesmouth by sr         
Thomas Allen Comptroller these ships sr Jo: Narbroughs, sr Robert               
Robinsons Capt James storeys Capt Williamsons, Capt Ashleys, Capt               
dickensons, 3 fireships & 2 storeships                                          
     yesterday sr Jo: Narbrough & Capt James storey waited on his Maty at       
Windsor where they were very kindly Recd his Maty showing his perticular        
esteeme for those 2 worthy Commanders                                           
     sr Roger strickland Capt Wiltshire & the ship Kingfisher are               
Commanded to Cruise In the Channell                                             
     yesterday severall seamen addressed themselves to the Comrs of the         
Treasury Complaining that fforreigners were Employed In his Matys ships         
when his Matys subjects (severall of which are Come from voyages)               
wanted Employment, The Earle of Essex ordered them to Come In A smaller         
Number & their petition should be taken Into Considderation                     
     The shipps are Calling home to be all paid off for else there is           
like to be great disturbance amonge the seamen                                  
     Letters from Portesmouth say that A person Considderably attended          
was lately seen sounding the depths & sounds Thereabouts & haveing done         
he steered his Course for Callice                                               
     His Maty hath been pleased to declare that he will Create The              
Marquess of Winchester duke of Winchester The Ld Gerrard of Brandwin [?]        
Earle of Newbury The Ld Roberts Earle of Truro In Cornwall & the Ld             
Viscount Hallifax Earle of Hallifax                                             
     According to his Matys Command the Judges did on satureday give            
their attendance at Hampton Court where very early in the Morning his           
Maty appeared & the Councill was held & the matters therein debated             
determined before most of the Judges Came but what it was is kept secrett       
     His Maty Commanded the Judges opinions In divers matters Relating          
to the Lds In the Tower to which they have as yet given noe answer              
     That day Judge Atkins Invited the other Judges to his house In             
Totteridge to hunt A bucke or two & soe to dine with him but their going        
to hampton Court disappointed them                                              
+This Evening A gentleman was brought by A Coach to the Castle Taverne          
doore In ffleetstreet who going Into the house before he had satisfied          
the Coachman he Called on the gentleman for his money who Instead               
thereof killed him & is Committed to prison                                     
     sr Wm Langhans haveing fined for sherive of London A Court of              
Aldermen Chose mr Blanchard who signified he will fine also                     
     To morrow at the sessions house In the old Bayly will be tryed sr          
George Wakeman mr Cocker mr Lumsdale mr Rumney mr Marshall & divers             
other Preists  tis not doubted but sr George will be found guilty of            
Endeavouring to poyson the King the Evidence agt him being very large           
& positive                                                                      
     One Jennings will be also Tryed he being Committed for A designe           
to pistoll his Maty                                                             
     This day & yesterday were spent In trying petty Malefactors                
     The 2d heareing that was to have been on saboth day last upon              
the Complainte of the scottish Lds agt the duke of Lauderdale is layd           
aside that affaire being determined by his Maty upon Report of the first        
heareing from the E of Essex & the Ld Hallifax & is In faivour of the           
duke which the Councill of scotland are advised accordingly                     
     Most of o[u]r Ambrs & Residents In fforreign p[arts] Exspected to          
Returne dayly perticularly sr Lionell Jenkins mr Phillip Godolphin from         
spaine mr Brisband from ffrance Major Wynd from sweden  sr Jo: Paulett          
from denmarke & others are nominated to goe In their steads                     
     The dutchess of yorke is with Child & is desirous to be delivered at       
st James                                                                        
     The new writts for Election of Parliamt men is prepareing but (as          
wee understand) will be scarse sent out till within 40 dayes of their           
sitting  The Comons house at Westminster is prepareing In order to their        
Reception                                                                       
     L. c. 813     July 21st 1679                                               
  London 19th July 1679                                                         
+On Wednesday last the sessions began In the old Bayly  the 2 first dayes       
were spent In the tryall of Coyners Clippers &c of which 9 were Condemned       
to dye 9 Burned In the hand 4 to be Transported 6 whipt & A flaxwomans          
boy to stand In the pillory for Endeavouring to set his Mistresses house        
on fire                                                                         
     On ffriday morning sr George Wakeman, mr Cocker president of the           
Benedictine Monckes mr Marshall & mr Rumley were brought to their trialls       
& were jointly Indicted for Endeavouring to poyson the King & doeing            
severall acts In order therunto  The Jury were all gentleman In the             
County of Middlesex  one Ralph Hawtrey Esqr was foreman  The Witnesses          
were very large & positive In their Evidence & the prisoners made A long        
defence their trialls holding from 9 in the morning till 4 afternoon            
     There was on the Bench the Ld Cheife Justice scroggs Ld Cheife Justice     
North Baron Atkins Judge Atkins sr Wm Ellis Pemberton Windham & dolben          
     Mr Oates Evidence was that he saw Entred In the provinciall of the         
Jesuitts Journall booke an agreemt made with sr G W for 15000 L to poyson       
the King that at A meeting at the provincialls lodgings he saw A Receipt        
for 5000 L subscribed George Wakeman which he verily beleeved was his           
hand, sr George being then In the Roome & the writeing not dry with             
divers other Circumstances tending to the proofe of the same                    
     mr Bedlows Evidence was that sr George had kept 2000 L In part of          
15000 L for the End aforesaid                                                   
   mr dugdale & mr Prance proved the plott &c & mr dugdale was asked            
how he Came to Know what he had given In Evidence  he answered he Knew          
it from my Ld Aston & Ld stafford who promised him greate Reward &              
prefermt In hopes of which he sold an Estate of near 600 L to Carry on          
the Cause                                                                       
     sr Phillip ffloyd one of the Clerks of the Councill declared In            
Behalfe of sr George that mr Oates upon his Examination before the              
Councill being asked whether he had anything of his owne Certaine               
Knowledge agt sr George answered In the Negative to which mr Oates              
Replyed he did not Remember he did say soe but did very well Remember he        
was at that time very much Indisposed haveing been up 2 whole nights with       
sr Wm Waller &c searching for & secureing divers preists & Jesuitts             
     mr Marshall made A very large speech wherein he Arraigned the              
Justice of the nation In Condemning & Executing persons on pretence of A        
plott Mentioning perticularly the Case of ffather Ireland In which he           
gave very greate offence to the Court & for his satisfaction & the whole        
world  mr Jennings made Oath In Court that he saw mr Ireland at his             
Lodgings In Russell street on the 17th August being the time mr Ireland &       
his witnesses Averred him to be in staffordshire & Consequently Innocent        
     The Ld Cheife Justice summed up the Evidence but left it with some         
Indiferency to the Jury who withdrawing for 3 quarters of An houre Came         
In Court againe & asked the Recorder whether they must find agt sr George       
Wakeman directly Treason or misprision of Treason, he Answered they must        
find it directly as Charged or Else acquitt him upon which In A quarter         
of An houre they brought them all In not guilty to the greate Astonishmt        
of the whole Court                                                              
     Jennings A Gunsmith & his Journieman who were accused by his               
apprentice to have Conspired to pistoll the King were also tryed &              
acquitted there being only one witness who tis beleeved accused his             
Master out of spight & will be severely punished                                
     Tis discoursed amonge the Papists that they have an old prophecy           
that abt this time 14 martirs should dye in England & if staley be              
Reckoned for one their prophecy is accomplished                                 
   One ffather Donner comeing to hear the Tryalle was discovered &              
Committed to Newgate                                                            
     On Tuesday there was another heareing of duke Hamilton agt duke            
Lauderdale & it being Endeavoured to Evidence that what he had                  
transacted was Contrary to the lawes & Constitutions of that Kingdome           
tis said his Maty hath provided they shall have Justice done them in that       
point                                                                           
+They write from Edenbrough that one mr King & severall other preachers         
In the late Rebellion were brought In thither  mr Blanchard hath sent In        
his fine for sheriffe to the Court of Aldermen & they have Chose sr Thomas      
Clarges who when A parliamt man was Excused but now must fine or hold           
     The Ld Roberts is made viscount Bodmin & Earle of ffalmouth & the Ld       
Hallifax Earle of Carmar [?] & tis discoursed that the Marquess of              
Winchester & Earle of shaftesbury will be Created dukes                         
     The privy Councill is adjourned for A month as tis usuall this             
time of the yeare & wee have discourse that there will be some                  
Alterations In the Members of the Counsill                                      
     L. c. 814     July 24th 1679                                               
  London 22d July 1679                                                          
 +sr George Wakeman being last ffriday acquitted paid his fees Treated          
his ffreinds & went next day to Windsor & was very kindly Recd of the           
queen & obteyned A passe of his Maty to goe beyond sea  The Names of the        
Jury were Ralph Hawtrey Esqr foreman, Hen Hawtrey, Hen Hodges, Richd            
downton Jo: Bathurst, Robt Hampton, Wm Medon, Jo: Baldwin Richd Dobbins         
wm Avery, Wm Wale & Richd White  The 3 preists acquitted will be                
Reindicted as preists  The whole Tryall wee Exspect to morrow In print          
     mr Jennings hath orders to publish In print the whole Circumstances        
& proofe he gave his Maty & Councill & afterwards at the session In the         
old Bayly Relating to ffather Irelands Case who at his triall brought           
severall Witnesses to prove he was In staffordshire when mr Oates Charged       
him to be at divers Counsults In London which Ireland at his Execution          
persisted In & Consequently that he was Innocent, Whereby will be               
Evinced the falseness of their Testimmonies & of mr Irelands last words         
     Tis Reported that George Coniers that was to have stabbed the King         
being taken In wales is Comeing up for London  on ffriday last sr Thomas        
Gascoine &c were Examined before the Councill  at first he was very             
obstinate & as he pretended Innocent but upon Crosse Examination of him &       
the witnesses agt him it did plainly appeare that he was guilty of A            
designe to take away the life of the King  Two of his servants swore            
positively that they had Recd 500 L In order to their assistance In the         
said designe soe he was Committed to the Tower & the Rest to the Gatehouse      
     Tis said his Maty is Ishuing out A Comission for 160 gentlemen             
with Musquettouns [?] to be A guard for his body most of them officers of       
the late disbanded Army & to be paid out of the Retrenchments of his            
Matys households                                                                
     14 Jesuitts were taken last weeke In yorkshire                             
     His Maty hath ordered A Brace of Bucke & 10 Guyneys to be given to         
the Comission officers of Each Regemt of this Citty                             
     The pattents are passing for makeing the 3 Earles formerly mentioned       
but not for makeing the Marquess A Duke                                         
     The Ld Clifford is lately dead                                             
     The deane of Peterbrough being lately dead Dr Pattricke succeeds him       
+The E of Essex is like to be make Ld Treasurer                                 
   Coll sidney is Exspected Every houre to part hence as Ambr for Holland       
     Count Egmont the spanish Ambr parted hence last weeke haveing been         
prsented by his Maty with his picture set with diamonds & his son with A        
Rich Gun & A Case of Rich pistolls                                              
     The sieur fflamerin who Came to acquaint his Maty with the Marriage        
of Madam de Orleans is gone to acquaint his R Highs with the same               
     Our letters yesterday from ffrance say that some Algeir men of warr        
have taken In o[u]r Chanell & Brought Into Brest 4 English merchantmen 2        
of them from the Canaries & the other 2 from the West Indies one of             
which is supposed to be the Baltemore of 400 Tuns from Maryland                 
   His Maty hath appointed A Convoy for the streights fleet & sr Richd          
Munden to be admirall                                                           
     They write from Holland that the states are generally apprehensive         
that the ffrench will Returne upon them & therefore are Considdering of         
means to serve themselves for the future  it was mentioned by one of the        
Burgo masters to put themselves wholly under the protection of the              
ffrench K but that was Rejected  others were for an offensive & defensive       
league with England &c but they Came to noe Resolution                          
+They also write that the Portugalls have sold Goa in the East Indies to        
the ffrench K and that Mounsr de Estrades with A squadron of ships is           
gone to take posession thereof                                                  
  The duke of Munmouth haveing obtayned A genll pardon for all such as          
were Concerned In the Rebellion In scotland Except the Murtherers of the        
Archbp of st Andrews & abt 7 more & also A ffree Toleration of Meetings         
ffeild Conventicles & papists only Excepted, is now goeing for scotland         
againe where wee doubt not but hee will oblige that nation.                     
     L. c. 815     July 26th 1679                                               
  London 24th July 1679                                                         
+severall Papists have been Encouraged by sr George Wakemans being              
acquitted to slander mr Oates & other Witnesses & mr Oates is at prsent         
somewhat Indisposed                                                             
    The Portugall Ambr made A vissitt to the Ld Cheife Justice soon after       
sr George Wakemans triall                                                       
     Endeavours are used by some to Trace the Most Intimate Hidden              
proceedings of many persons Condemned In the late triall, from the              
Highest to the lowest & have made some progress therein & made Report           
thereof to the Ld president  They find mr Waite one of the Jury to be the       
quietus Chandler Another of the Jury to be sr George Wakemans tennant & A       
3d to be son to the Usher of the Blacke Rodd                                    
     On Tuesday Alderman Bathurst one of sr George Wakemans Jury was            
hissed off the Exchange                                                         
     Tis said that sr George Wakeman being to kisse the Kings hand was          
Refused though many persons of quality Interceded for him                       
+yesterday his Maty dined at the Ld Whartons house near Woeburne in             
Bedfordshire attended by the Ld President &c & this day he meets the            
Councill who have an Extrary sitting at Hampton Court  when the Councill        
is over they adjourne for A time as I wrote before                              
     The Kings new guard was to Consist of 200 to attend his Maty by            
Equall proportions night & day & to be gentlemen of quality & knowne            
Integrity & to serve on foot In very Rich Habitts & be allowed 6 s [?]          
p day  But on sunday last the debate thereof was layd aside till affaires       
were better setled                                                              
     The K hath taken from the Earle of Ossory his 2000 L p An pension &        
all other pensions                                                              
     They write from Chester that one William Plessington A popish preist       
being Convicted of high Treason for Exersizeing his function here Contrary      
to Law was Executed there according to sentence                                 
     ffrom Dublin of the 12th Instant they write that the 2 Talbotts are        
Comeing over for England waiting only for A yacht                               
+yesterday we had the good Newes of the ship Baltemores safe Arrivall           
In the downes with the Carolina from Carolina  The former was beleeved          
to be taken by the Turks  there was Considderable Insurance given upon          
both the very day before                                                        
     Its beleeved by knowing men that there are not any Algerines in our        
Channell Notwithstanding the Report of divers Masters &c The truth being        
Really that the ffrench make those Reports themselves & hange out Turks         
Coulors by which they soe affright o[u]r small vessells that the men            
desert their ship which the[n] becomes A prey to the ffrench                    
     Letters from the Hague of the 16th Instant say that o[u]r Ambr             
there had delivered A memoriall to the states Concerning the late made          
peace with Algeirs                                                              
     They write from Nimeghen that all the Ambrs are gone from thence           
towards their Respective homes now the peace is agreed                          
     They write from Paris of the 21st Instant that the ffrench K hath          
abolished the Inquisition from out of the ffranch Comte & that the              
prince of Conti is propose[d] for the King of spaine & is to marry the          
daughter of Orleans & Conduct her to the place appointed                        
     The ffrench K is makeing A New Mould at dunkerke for Better defence        
of the Haven there [g]reate Numbers of men being Employed therein               
+yesterday about one of the Clocke in the Morning broke out A dreadfull         
fire In Kent street In southwerke which burnt with greate violence for          
3 or 4 houres till It had Consumed 16 houses  Tis supposed to happen            
by a pipe of Tobacco blowne out upon dry heath & might have done much           
more Mischiefe there being severall hundred loades of Broome staves,            
Birch, & heath Just behind where it began                                       
+Coll Churchill & severall other persons of quality are Come lately from        
the Duke of yorke from Brussells & are gone to Windsor                          
     L. c. 816     July 28th 1679                                               
  London July 26th 1679                                                         
+The Councill on Thursday last at Hampton Court ordered that the New            
Parliamt to be Chosen shall not sit till the 17th october, It was moved         
In Respect of the assizes which may by that time [be?] over Every where &c      
     Wee have Just Now from Windsor that the Parliamt will be put off           
till the 20th october because the King Intends to goe for Newmarket the         
5th day of that Month                                                           
     Its said there is A designe to Excommunicate those persons that will       
not Come to Church to hinder them from giveing their votes In the Next          
Choyce of Parliamt & have already begun at Chichester where among others        
Major Braman A member of the last Parliamt is Excommunicated                    
  The Ld Yarmouth is Created Earle of Yarmouth                                  
     sr Anthony deane & mr Pepis make their Interest to be againe Chosen        
for Harwich by meanes of the head Builder there but all Rationall men           
blaime them for it                                                              
   Its said that one of Wakemans Jury is run distracted                         
   There was A long debate at the Councill last Thursday about the New          
guards designed for his Matys person & Could not agree upon the Constant        
fund for paying them which as it was designed would have been A                 
Considderable Charge  therefore they wholly layd it aside  some were            
soe forward & assured of it that Gould lace [?] & scarlet Cloth was             
bespoke which was their Intended Habitts                                        
     Plessinton who was Executed at Chester denied upon his salvation           
that he was A preist when there is 500 witnesses In & about this Citty          
Can prove it                                                                    
    Last Munday another Preist was Executed at Denby who Caryed himselfe        
with that obstinacy that being brought to the place of Execution he             
shewed Neither Humanity Christianity nor Charity  what motions were             
Necesary In order to his suffering they were Constrained to force him           
unto he not willingly moveing hand or foot towards it saying he would           
not be accessary to his owne death  when the Executioner had put the            
Halter about his Necke the sheriffe demanded if he had anything to say,         
why saith he you will not hang mee sure  the sheriff answered you must          
suffer as the Law hath appointed upon which he Cryed out the Divell take        
you all which were his last words                                               
  The Information agt sr Thomas Gescoine & his 2 sons his preist &              
another person appeares very blacke as witnesses are Come In agt them           
     His Maty hath been pleased to make the Earle of Middleton & the            
Ld Turbett [?] Joint secretaries of scotland neither of which are               
ffreinds to the duke of Lauderdale & hath also make A grea[te] Alteration       
In the Councill there by which Its not doubted but that Kingdome will be        
Released from all their feares & Jealousies                                     
     6 of the Earle of Oxfords Troops will be quartered In the 6 Cheife         
Roades to London vizt, Aston Highgate, Clapton, Kingston, southwerke & bow      
     A heareing is to be had at Councill whether A Spirituall Corporation       
Can Resist the Kings Mandamus to Choose A Dignatory [sic] & have power to       
Elect another                                                                   
     Windsor July 25th  The ffrench will not yet depart but have Ruined         
30 Cheife houses at Rubecke & burnt 27 at Lehar [?] with the best Church        
In that Countrey & 2 Noblemens houses In Peterhaugen & Houseberghen             
o[u]r deputies have agreed with M. [?] de Crequi to draw those forces           
from those parts                                                                
     Our letters from Germany say the Emperor & ffrance have begun to           
Evacuate places & that Mounsr Crequi is on his march out of the Elector         
of Brandenburghs Countrey                                                       
     They write from Paris that the designed queen of Spaine hath been          
for some dayes Indisposed & Now appeares to be the small pox                    
     Letters from Rome of the 8th Instant say there was A new saint             
Cannonized one that was Bp of Lima in Emerica & In the Cannonization the        
people Cryed Aloude that they would faine see such A saint as would             
make A Miracle as might Release them from all their miseries                    
+Letters from Paris tell us that Mounsr Pomponne had Information from           
England that his Maty had sent Coll sidney Ambr Into Holland with               
Instructi[ons] to make with those states A league of Guarranty for the          
Executing & performeing the Generall peace [&?] Imediately acquainted           
his Maty of ffrance therewith who Commanded him forthwith to Repaire to         
the states Ambr Resideing in Paris & to signifie to him that it was his         
pleasure not to admitt them any such treaty with England & that the Ambrs       
give notice to their Masters the states thereof, The ffrench & dutch are        
not likely to agree long                                                        
+Hague 31 July  Coll sidneys baggage Arrived here yesterday                     
+Bremen 27th July  the miseries of the people where the ffrench hath been       
are not to be Exprest & Its like to be noe better In the land of                
Oldenburgh &c if they doe not pay their tax within A weeke                      
+The Councill did not adjourne on Thursday as was Intended                      
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