L. c. 918 March 29th 1680 London March 27th 1680 +His Matye Continues In good health at Newmarket where he is Attended by many of the Nobility, Also by the E of Rothes Chancellor of scotland who tis said is made Knight of the Garter It now Appeares that more was designed by the late Conspirators then our last mentioned & though it was to goe under the name of Apprentices yet wee are Credably Informed that the Popish Party were Engaged In it & tis beleeved there are not A Thousand Apprentices Concerned & those that be are most Papists one Christopher A sword Culters man hath Confessed upon Oath that their Captain Alford Asked him if he Could furnish him with A Considderable number of swords & said he should have 40000 to Assist him on the 29th may next wee also hear that 30000 L hath been Recd from the Tower & Expended In the designe sr wm Waller hath now In all Recd 4 lists one of 14000 another of 13000 another of 10000 & Another of 5000 This Evening Alford hath been Examined & promised pardon by the Ld Chancellor if he would make An Ingenious Confession but he Refused it & was Remanded Last night mr Thompson who prints the Pamphletts Called the True domesticke was by sr wm Waller Comitted to the Gatehouse for misprision of Treason In Concealing the designes of Alford The Citizens being sencible of the Imminent danger they are In have sent to the Ld Maior to desire A Comon Councill The Ld President & Earles of Bridgwater & Essex being Appointed A secret Committee to Examine Into the Irish Plott Informed of by the E of shaftesbury did last Thursday Examine the same at the Ld Presidents house In Chelsey the Ld shaftesbury being prsent which their Lordships Reported yesterday to the Councell who sate againe thereupon this afternoon the perticulers of this discovery are kept very secret but In generall tis said it was designed to deliver up Ireland to the ffrench K & some say they designed A massacre In Ireland at the same time that the Plott was put In Execution The Councill have dispatched orders Into Ireland for A High Court of Justice for Tryall of the Earle of Tyrone the Lord Briles The Titular Ld Primate Patricke The Titular Archbishop of Dublin Talbott & have ordered Coll Talbott & others of Inferior quality to be Tryed at the Assizes ffrom Paris they write that the ffrench K hath Countermanded all his Troops from Italy & Comanded them to march for fflanders & Alsatia & that he hath given orders to all his household to be Ready to march for he hath A greate & Long Journey which he is to begin at dunkerke All their sea port townes from Dunkerke to Bayonne are filled with souldiers aswell horse as foot & there is not A place In Brittain or Guyen [?] where there are not layd up greate Magazeens &c some suspect his designe is Agt Ireland +mr speake hath given In his Answer to the Councill & is discharged One mr Ld [?] Mair hath Confessed the whole Intregue Agt the duke of Bucke & one mrs Mary wright hath Confessed shee hath been proffered greate summes of money to swear A Rape Agt the d of Bucks but Refused Yesterday wee had the ill newes of 3 ships more taken by the Turks vizt the Jacob from Jamaica The seaflower from the Canaries & the Valentine from Newfoundland The 2 last made A good defence The Captain of the seaflower is Killed & the other Captain lost A Legg They write from Amsterdam that by Reason of A present from the ffrench K to the Elector of Brandenburgh vallued at 70000 Crownes &c sr Robt southwells negotiation is much doubted & that tis feared after all the states will be necesitated to Embrace the new alliance with ffrance L. c. 919 Aprill 1st 1680 London 30th March 1680 +The Informations Relateing more perticulerly to the Irish plott are not yet knowne His Matye was pleased to Add the Archbishop of Canterbury & Bp of London to the secret Committee of Councill for the affaire The said Committee prayed that blanke warrants might be sent Into Ireland for bringing persons over Into England to answere here but it was not agreed upon The discovery seems to be greate & weighty & Causes his Matyes Returne to be prsent In Councill to morrow The Report is that the Papists there had Conspired to make An Insurrection & Cut the Protestants Throats & In order thereunto there were ffrequent Caballs of the Popish Clergy who lately acquainted the Pope they were Ready to put their designes In Execution when ever he should Comand them Tis said this Plott In Ireland was In Conjunction with that of the Apprentices here mr Thompson was yesterday morning Removed from the Gatehouse to newgate by A New mittimus for High Treason He hath In his this dayes Domestick printed his vindication wherein he doth much Asperse sr Wm Waller & hath also the Confidence to print A Notorious untruth Abt Margrett Clarke that was Executed for setting fire on her masters house In southwarke on purpose to Invalidate the Truth of her last words, There is An Information given In Agt him by one Dobson A Constable who Apprehended him Testifying upon Oath that he heard mr Thompson say as he was Carrying to the Gatehouse these words Come Come These things will soon be at An End wee shall Ere long have new Lawes without Parliamts & there are witnesses to prove that the Apprentices had severall meetings at his house Yesterday our Recorder Recd A Repreive for James Baker Alias Hoskins who was Accused of severall Crimes but Indicted & Convicted only as A preist The Mayor of Bristoll & sr Jo: Knight are Reported to be Turned out for being deputy Liefts of that Citty for declining to take Informations Agt others for words Wee have here new projects on foot one by dr Berebones who hath taken A House neer the Exchange for An office of Ensurance upon houses a one p Cent for the Intrinsicke vallue for 12 months The other for Conveyance of all sorts of Papers of Buisness from any place within the lines of Communication to another under A pound weight for A peny & to this Effect A house is taken for An office Letters from Amsterdam say they had letters from Prague which say the muscovites have Concluded A peace with the Turks for 4 years & that the Turks will bend all their force Agt Poland They write from strasburgh that 6 waggon Load of money were Come to Brisacke where the only discourse is of the greate designes of the ffrench K, one day that he Aimes at England another that he Intends for Italy another that he designes for Germany & that this money is to gaine the good will & Neutrality of the princes that will sell for money he hath prohibitted the Lorrainers upon paine of death for serveing any fforreign prince & hath taken Into his service the ffloure of the Emperours men & also of severall other princes & hath bought up the Rest Ease [?] In Germany Also he hath Comanded that all officers of the Admiralty of what degree soever who are of the Reformed Religion shall forthwith quitt his service This day sr Robt Clayton our prsent Ld maior is Chosen Coll of the Orange Regemt In the Roome of sr Thomas Davies lately deceased L. c. 920 Aprill 3d 1680 London Aprill 1st 1680 +Yesterday afternoon his Matye sate In Councill at whitehall abt the Irish Plott In which much time is spent but the perticulers are Kept very secrett The Atturney Genll & the Clerks In Attendance being Commanded to withdraw. But many blanke warrants are dispatched for Apprehending severall persons there who are discovered to have A hand In it to bring them over Into England & his Matye was pleased to declare that since the E: of shaftesbury hath given himselfe soe much Trouble In his Matyes absence In makeing this discovery he will soe far honour his Lordshipp as to let him have the heareing of the Examinations, wee hear that the Posts are stopt going for Ireland till the Councill has made further Inspection Into this buisness Tis said the English & Irish Papists had agreed to deliver Ireland to the ffrench this summer for A summe of money mr ffitzerald stopt at Bristoll is sent away for Ireland with 2 Councill messengers who are to Land at Waterford & there to Comand A Troope of horse to guard them to the place where the Papers are Inclosed between 2 walls which will further Confirme the Plott In England & Ireland of the latter tis discoursed that persons of greate quality are accused & also that those of the Titular Clergy had ffrequent Consults & that the Popes nuncio was Amonge them But A Reluctancy for the Blood to be spilt occasioned the diference Amonge them which gave occasion for the discovery which was made by some ffranciscan ffryars who are Enemies to the Jesuitts The designe Called the Apprentices plott opens itselfe more & more & It appears it was first Mannaged by the Papists & by such Carryed on Tis said sr wm Waller hath Traced it to some persons In the Tower His Matye hath Confirmed the Election made by the Lieutenancy of the Citty of sr Robt Clayton o[u]r prsent Ld maior to be Coll of the Orange Regemt The Ld Mayor & Aldermen have this day set forth A declaration wherein they declare That whereas it Appeares by severall Examinations that greate Endeavours have been used to Influence divers Apprentices &c to Enter Into A Combination Agt The peace of this Citty And that foreseeing the Danger & sad Consequences to Religion & Civill power that Ryottous Assemblies may Run us Into by the designes of the papists & others who shelter themselves In the suburbs of this Citty & are men of desperate ffortunes & worse principles by whome Ryottous Assemblies may be Improved to sad Consequences To prevent all which all Aldermen Comon Councill men & masters of ffamilies are Commanded to have Especiall Regard to their severall & Respective Charges & personally to see due watches Kept &c The Ld President hath moved that A proclamation might be published that if sr wm waller should miscarry all the Popish Preists should be Imediately Executed one of the discoverers haveing Informed that they did Intend to Carry his head In triumph through the Citty One mr Robt sexton at the sugar loafe [about five letters smeared]mures street Covent garden victualler who hath taken the liberty to Call his drinke [?] by the name of Oates Bedlow &c where is A Randevouz of Papists of whome he is A ffaivourer was this day taken Into Custody for publickly discourseing that the Popish Plott was A [ffalse?] plott & the discoverers Rogues fitt for the whipping post &c Wondring that any should goe with sr Wm Waller to search for preists for that the said sr Wm went Rather to Robb then otherwise for which wee doubt he will be severely dealt with +Wee hear from Newmarket that madam Guyn hath Recd much dammage from the fall of A horse +Tis much discoursed that his Matye should say that the Parliamt should sit on the 25th Instant L. c. 921 Aprill 5th 1680 London Aprill 3d 1680 +Yesterday the Councill sate againe & were long In Examining further Into the Irish Plott which is Kept very secrett & though its the discourse of the Towne yet all is but uncertainty & Conjectures Tis said the Ld President is very zealous In searching Into the bottom of it & sayes he will see the bottom of it though it should Cost his life Letters from ffrance say that Talbott & others are upon discovery of the Apprentices plott fled thither saying there hath not been A more probable plott to Benefit the Papists for these many yeares The witnesses that Came over about the Irish plott were last night taken Into A messengers Custome for fear of being Tampered with sr wm Waller is very Earnest In the pursuit of the Apprentices plott last night he seized one Thomas Borkett A notorious Papist deeply Concerned therein & Committed him to the Gatehouse for High Treason In Levying warr Agt the King Tis said the d of Lauderdale is under greate discomposure of mind +The duke of Buckinghams buisness seemes now to be drawing towards some period for yesterday at Councill Le Marr & his mother some Chyrurgeons Appeared & were Examined La Marr Averred that the duke had Buggered him twice & others proved the Condition of his body after it &c La Marr also declared that since the dukes Instruments had Got him to prison they had made him Drinke & unwittingly to disowne the Truth upon the whole matter the Councill ordered the duke should be prosecuted according to Law & that La Marr be allowed 20 L p weeke for his support sr wm Waller was Called In & Checkt for the takeing of some Informations Relateing to the dukes buisness The Councill made An order to prevent any Tumultuous Assemblies that noe bonefires be made on the 29th may next or at any other time without speciall order of the Majestrates They write from Holland that there are 22 Algeir men of warr Abroade 2 more going out & one Newly Come In which brought In An English Barbadoes ship They also say that through the multitude of slaves they have taken they are sold there at A very Cheape Rate amonge themselves mr Le strange is made Justice of the quoram & hath 800 L p Ann settled upon him by his Matye till he shall be againe Impowered to lycence books There will be double guards all over the Citty & suburbs In the Easter holy dayes for fear the Apprentices should Attempt to ffree their fellows being they Cannot be tryed before Easter Letters from Paris say there passed by Lyons 4 Battalions of ffoot for the Dauphinate where are already severall Troops quartered which are supposed to be designed for Cassall The Councill have been of late altered there the King hath declared he will make noe long Journey till July Hague Aprill 6th The states Genll have Agreed upon A Recesse untill Thursday next & after that untill the Approaching holy dayes be past mr Bauldron being Returned from yorke last Councill day gave In A petition to his Matye & Councill showing that besides his wife he had above 20 witnesses to prove that severall of the Conspirators witnesses at sr Tho Gascoynes Tryall &c were subborned & hired to lessen the Credit & Evidence of him & mr Mowbray, Also mr Bauldron hath set forth this declaration to vindicate himselfe & his ffreind whereas there hath been A malicious & false Report that Robt Bauldron & Lawrence Mowbray are the Authors of A scurrillous & Blasphemous Pamphlett Entitled A ffull & ffinall discovery of the plott the said Robt Bauldron doth declare that he is not the Author of the said Pamphlett nor did he Know anything of the said Pamphlett till he met with it In print But hath Reason to beleeve that Lemuell Bradley one of his Matyes messengers is or Can give account of the Author of the said Pamphlett for that the said Lemuell Bradley did Receive 6 guyneys for A Coppy of it from the publishers They write from Amsterdam they say there that the prsent Parliamt In England is not like to sit but that the King Intends to Call another +To morrow wee shall Know whether the Parliamt will sit or be dissolved or longer prorogued L. c. 922 Aprill 8th 1680 London 6th Aprill 1680 +His Matye hath been pleased to order the drawing up of A Comission for the Ld Chancellor to prorogue the Parliamt till the 17th may next His Matye goes againe after Easter for Newmarket for 4 or 5 dayes & then Returnes for windsor A ffew months since A letter was found at the Customhouse Importing A designe of the Papists for A Massacre & Burneing the Citty &c some weeks since A 2d letter was left there Importing the same & last satureday A 3d letter was left there Informeing that the Authour writt the 2 former & this was to give notice that the like designe was now on ffoot & Intended to be put In Execution as last night & that the Ld shaftesbury sr Thomas Player &c would be Cutt off And that the ffires would begin In smithfeild long Lane & Bear Garden In southwarke, search being made In long Lane by the Ld shaftesburies order 3 or 4 suspitious persons were taken up some looke upon the designe to Amuse us that when they Really Intend us mischeife wee should not take notice of it Yesterday was published A Booke price 6 d which gives the full discovery & manner of ffireing mr Delaneys house & the Examination of Margrett Clarke her behaivour In prison & at Execution by which Appeares A Hellish designe of ffireing by providence prevented mr Mowbray Came to London last satureday night & declares the same that mr Bauldron did mentioned In my last abt that scandalous Pamphlett Called A ffinall discovery of the Plott &c Tis now said sr George Jeffries will be made Judge In the Roome of sr ffrancis Pemmerton & that mr Polixfen will be made Cheife Justice of Chester mr dare of Taunton who delivered the somersetshire petition hath Appeared to the Information found Agt him by the grand Jury for words spoken & the Judge hath ffined him 500 L & to lye In prison till it be paid some letters say that he Confessed the others that they were proved Agt him The K of ffrance is meking ffresh Claimes & Incroaching dayly upon the princes of the Empire & laying new taxes upon them soe that tis said he hath Impoverished them more since the peace then he did In time of warr he is also Raiseing more forces In severall places & tis Judged by Knowing men he hath In all parts 400000 men In Armes mr sidney o[u]r Ambr In Holland is falne Into A Relapse but sr Robt southwell is Arrived at Hambrough Whereas Its published In print by one sm[all?] & by mr Thompson that the E of Ossory being Informed that sr Wm Waller Intended to draw up Articles Agt him & Intended to Complaine to the King & Councill Councell was prevented by sr williams humble submission The said Relation is utterly false & the discourse occasioned as followeth vizt The Earle being Informed that sr wm had A prejudice Agt him & his ffather & was ffraimeing Articles Agt him &c sr wm Heareing thereof did let his Lordship know that it was nothing soe but being A Justice of peace he Could doe noe less then take any depositions offered before him as he had lately done on the Examinations of some of the Apprentices who had mentioned his Lordships name mr Bedlow is gone Into Ireland to vissitt his ffather In Law where he is safely Arrived Wee hear from staffordshire that the Grandjury have found the bill Agt the Ld Aston & Its Returneing to London +Wee hear the Lds In the Tower doe Intend to move the Judges this terme that bayle may be taken for them Wee have Advice from Marselles that there are 2 squadrons of Turks men of warr 9 In Each out at sea & that one of them had mett our streights ffleet outwards bound & had Attacqued their Convoy & that about 4000 shott was heard but what the Effect of it was they know not, The Truth of which wee Exspect to hear L. c. 923 Aprill 10th 1680 London 8th Aprill 1680 +Yesterday mr Blood mr Christian & others Complained to the Councill Agt sr Wm Waller for undue practices In Examination of Witnesses Agt them In behalfe of the d of Bucks & perticulerly of one Higgie upon heareing of which his Matye gave order that sr Wm be put out of the Comission of peace which gives birth to much discourse & people take the liberty to talke very sharply thereon mr Barnsley being formerly put out abt the same affair yesterday petitioned his Matye In Councill to pray A heareing of the whole Matter for which he was Accused but had noe answer Yesterday sr Wm Waller Committed to the Gatehouse one Major Uffington & one mr King for haveing Conspired to Levy warr Agt his Matye & throw the Popish Plott upon divers Lords & others of the Protestant Religion who are his Matyes loyall subjects The dutchesse of Buckingham attended the Councill & gave In A petition Relateing to the dukes prsent Circumstances the perticulers are not Knowne It seemes there hath been many designes to Ensnare the Ld shaftesbury & make him an offender but such hath been his prudence & Caution that they all prove InEffectuall Amongst others wee have letters which say that In the Northwest of England horses fit for service are bought up & the Buyers pretend they are for the said Lord & by his order which is Altogather false Another Attempt was made as tis thought by one Ephrington who lately Came from Ireland & Communicated to his Lordship An Account of A plott there Nameing to his Lordship persons & proceedings & begged his Lordships privacy & he would give him the perticulers of the whole designe To which his Ldpp Answered that he would not hear them being neither A privy Counceller nor A Judge but that he would Recomend him to them that were & Imediately Acquainted A privy Counceller therewith since which his Matye & Councell have been Informed the said Ephrington is A very ill man & hath been Convicted of Perjury In Ireland from whence he hath fled from Justice &c Notwithstanding which the Plott In Ireland is under prosecution upon other Evidence mr stephen dugdale is Returned from stafford Assizes where were Indicted the Ld Aston sr James symonds mr Howard mr Heveningham & some preists for High Treason the grand jury found the bills which will be Returned to the Kings bench In order to their tryall next Terme The Last letters wee had from Germany say that the Boores In Bohemia are In Armes & In open Rebellion Agt the Emperour being as tis thought Influenced thereunto by ffrance they seem fformidable & have with them many of the late disbanded officers In their Colours they have this motto Venire ad Me qui Honorati Estis Yesterday the Turkey Company mett & drew A petition humbly desireing his Matye to Assigne A time when they should Attend his Matye to nominate An Ambr to Constantinople In Roome of mr ffinch The said petition was this morning prsented to his Matye by the Ld Berkley his Matye Assigned them 6 A Clocke this afternoon & gave leave to Choose but Referred the Approbation to himselfe +Yesterday the King sent A precept to the Ld Mayor to give order to the Constables to make strict search for popish preists L. c. 924 Aprill 12th 1680 London 10th Aprill 1680 +His Matye Intends for Newmarket on the 19th Instant & the same weeke goes for Windsor where tis said he Intends to stay till september by which tis Judged the Parliamt will not sit on the 17th may It being also said that In the Comission for Prorogation it is Expressed that if his Matye shall find his Affaires Require their sitting the 17th may he will give notice by proclamation Wee have had An Idle Report that the d of monmoth the E of Shaftesbury & others were summoned to Appear at the Councill to Answer some Complaints Agt them which hath not the least shadow of Truth, The E of Shaftesbury hath sent to Apprehend those In Herefordshire which have bought & are buying horses which they pretend are for his Lordships use of which he is wholly Ignorant Wee hear that te deum hath been sunge at some Popish Chappells here for Joy that sr wm Waller is dismist but tis said he is Resolved they shall not Rest much the quietter he Intending to be as Industrious In discovery & will procure warrants Agt them &c sr wm being Aspersed by severall Pamphletts Intends to print his vindication Tis said sr Phill ffloyd will be made Justice of peace In his Roome others say mr Roger le Estrange the Truth of which wee shall know next wednesday at Westminster sessions Yesterday the order of Councill to prevent Tumults by makeing bonefires was published also the Ld Mayors precept that the Comon Councill men Assist the Constables to watch mr Thompson is bayled out of the Gatehouse & mr Redding who was Convicted of Endeavouring to subborn Capt Bedlow hath his ffine of 1000 L Remitted & tis said his liberty will soon follow Wee hear from Ireland that the Treachery there was Almost Ready for action the Jesuitts had Invited the ffrench to their Assistance but the dominicans were of Opinion that the Romish party there were of sufficient strengh to Accomplish the designe without fforreign Aide By the peace Concluded at Nimeghien the dutch are obliged to deliver up Maastricht to the K of spaine which is Retarded & the Reasons urged that spaine is much Indebted to the states for severall greate summs & services perticulerly the streights fleet where they spent much money & lost their best seaman de Rutyer, In which matter the ffrench K doth Interest himself & tis said is drawing An Army of 45000 men to Lisle which are In the Naime of the K of spaine to demand Maestricht & take it if they Can which if got will doub[t]less be for his owne use other letters say the ffrench K hath againe Comanded his forces to advance towards Italy also that the K of denmarke & the dukes of Osnaburgh & Zell are Raiseing forces The dutch gazett tells us his Matye of greate Brittain hath sent An Ambr to the Emperour to make A strict Alliance with him to keep the ffrench K within bounds & that he had private Audience Yesterday was published A booke of 9 sheets Entitled the Narrative of Coll Tho: Blood wherein is set forth how Coll Blood is Charged as A Conspirator with Maurice Higgie Phillip La Marr &c to subborne the Testimony of samuell Ryder & Phillemon Cullen [?] to swear Buggery Agt the d of Bucks on the bodyes of sarah Harwood & others which is published as mr Bloods owne writeing but he hath this day disowned it In print saying it hath been done without his privity Consent or Knowledg his Innocency wanting noe such lame vindication Tis observable that Lamarr who accused the duke before the Councill of Buggery upon his owne body is made A party In the subbornation some say to take off his Evidence but the whole matter is soe perplext that it will be dificult worke for A Jury to detect it Aright The Ld Allington is made Coll of the Regemt of the Tower Hamletts L. c. 925 Aprill 15th 1680 London 13th Aprill 1680 +Wee hear not of any disorder In the Citty neither yesterday nor to day & wee hope the strict Charge of the Ld Maior to Masters of ffamilies &c And the Trayned Bands & Constables will prevent any disturbance Yesterday A whole Oxe was designed to be Rosted at Islington as usually on Easter Munday & was accordingly began but the sheriffe of Middlesex prohibitted it & Comanded the people to disperse on paine of being proceeded Agt As Ryotters On sunday last it was Resolved by his Matye that there should be A new Call of sergeants next Terme The persons already designed are sr George Jeffries sr Jo: Keeling sr ffran: Manly mr Bugby mr West sr Jo: Bainton all of the Inner Temple mr wright of Lincolns Inn & mr Bigland of Graies Inn This Call is thought to be for the sake of sr George Jeffries who Its beleeved will In A short time Rise from being Cheife Justice of Chester to be Ld Cheife Justice of England Major Uffington mr King & mr Thompson brought their Habeas Corpus but Judge Dolben would not Allow it for that sr Wm Waller had Inserted the word Treason In their Comittments soe they are all 3 Remanded & mr Thompson is not at liberty as was said Phillip La Marr is still a prisoner In the Marshalsea but is suddenly taken much Indisposed In his head Attended with A vomitt &c the simptons of Poyson which he suspects hath been given him Yesterday the ship Loyall subject Arrived In the downes from East India Wee hear our streights fleet are most of them Arrived at their severall ports without meeting any of the Algerines but they write from Paris they have A Report there that A very Rich English ship from smirna was taken & Carryed Into Algeirs Last ffriday his Matye Touched above 500 persons for the Evill +The Marquess of winchester is gone Into ffrance for Recovery of his health mr Christian Turner Eldest son to Baron Turner haveing Abused A person was on munday Morning Informed the Party was waiting with officers to Arrest him upon which he sent for 2 of his Comrades to Assist him who all 3 Comeing Into the street with their swords drawne made An Innocent Gentleman fly whome they pursued & sorely wounded & tis thought they would have killed him had they not been Informed that he Knew nothing of the matter They write from Holland & fflanders that the ffrench K Continues to make new pretensions on some place or other In fflanders dayly & that In soe large A manner as to demand the whole Countrey to the very gates of Newport to which place & Ostend & Antwerpe he seemes to bend his designes Intending thereby to prevent the English at any time to give the dutch Assistance to his prejudice & wee have letters from Hamburgh which Intimate they are under Apprehensions of Being Attacqued by the joint forces of denmarke & ffrance Thus the ffrench Continue to Allarme all Europe whilst the places he Intends are perhapps defenceless but tis probable the storme will fall first on fflanders next on Holland The former lookeing as if it were In his posession already the newes this day on the Exchange is that he is falling with 40000 men Into the Countrey of Leige The dutch Ambr here hath Recd fresh letters from the states to treate here about the league whilst they treate with mr sidney in Holland & tis hoped It will be perfected In A short time The E of shaftesbury hath another person In his Custody who Can give A further Information of the Irish buisness & upon the newes that the Conspirators are taken in Ireland the person aforesaid will be brought before the Councill L. c. 926 Aprill 17th 1680 London Aprill 15th 1680 +This morning many of the members of both houses being mett the Lds sent for the Commons Into their house where the Ld Chancellor Read his Matyes Commission directed to him & others for Prorogueing the Parliamt till the 17th may next which was done accordingly Yesterday the quartersessions began at Westminster where his Matyes Commission of Justices was Read In which sr Wm Waller was not Incerted haveing the day before Recd his quiettus, one mr Whittaker Called the d of Buckinghams sollicitor preferred A bill of Indictment Agt Phillip La Marr & his mother & one mr Longford A yonge gentleman lately married formerly servant to the E of Danby for subbornation the grandjury have not yet found the bill Agt them The Apprentices have by petition desired they might be brought to their tryalls this sessions & tis said orders are given accordingly The Judges were yesterday ordered by the Councill to take some Effectuall way for suppressing the presse from Printing soe many Idle & scandalous Pamphletts as dayly Come forth sr Richard Deerham our Citty Remembrancer who was Knighted by his Matye last Thursday is makeing An Interest to be Chosen Ambr for Constantinople by the Turkey Company In Roome of mr ffinch The Company make their Election next Tuesday for which are many Candidates it being A place of Profit & honour The papers of the Jesuitts being by order of his Matye Inspected they have found mr Irelands pockett booke Amonge them In which was found severall Considderable matters & some things writt with his owne hand which he denied at his death &c Yesterday the dutchesse of yorke accompanied the Dutchesse of Modena to Hampton Court attended by A party of the guards where haveing dined they Returned againe at night They write from stockholme that the K of sweden hath appointed the 3d of may the 10th of June The 19th July & the 6th of August to be dayes of Thanksgiveing for the peace they now Enjoy They write from Paris their Army is upon the brinke of some greate action & they had A Report that they were set downe before Hassell A Dutch Garrison 3 Leagues from Maestricht That King hath Comanded the late order made to oblige all protestant oficers Either Civill or military to dispose of their places & withdraw out of his service to be Recalled The d of Luxemburgh hath not yet been Tryed but is Kept Close prisoner Tis discoursed at o[u]r Court that there are some letters Intercepted which give A stronge suspition that there is A strict Alliance between ffrance & spaine & that all fflanders is to be surrendred to the ffrench which if soe Holland will be necesitated to follow &c ships newly Come In give An account that they saw 18 Algerine ships In A body at sea That the ffrench k hath promised them the use of his harbours & that severall English slaves are Turned Renegadoes & serve them In their ships Guydeing them In the English seas & that 400000 L will hardly purchase the ffreedome of all the English slaves, But the Commrs of the Admiralty have ordered out some fresh men of warr for scoureing the Channell & to Cruise between the Channell mouth & Ireland to secure our shipping & Curbe the Algerines +Tis Reported the E of Essex will be made Ld Lieutenant of Ireland [Some figures appear in another hand on outside of letter.] L. c. 927 Aprill 19th 1680 London 17th Aprill 1680 +On Thursday last one Capt Jo: Arnold A Gent of above 1500 L p Ann & justice of peace for Monmothshire who hath been very vigorous In putting the Lawes In Execution Agt Papists seizing divers Preists & Jesuitts & one of their Colledges Called Combe but perticulerly one Called Capt Evans A Jesuite Executed last summer Assizes & one ffather Lewis who suffered In another place, Being In towne Concerning A buisness depending before the Councill betwixt him & one mr Herbert another Justice of peace there, was ordered to have A heareing on ffriday & being on Thursday night at the Devill Taverne about 10 of the Clocke went thence up Bell yard to acquaint his Councellers with the said order but as he passed by the Corner of Jack an Apes lane he was Assaulted by 3 villains one of them Threw A Claoke over his head & then they Knocked him downe & made severall attempts to stabb him but he haveing A purce of quilted bodies their swords did not Enter farr upon which they Cryed Damn him he hath Armour on Cut his throate & one of them Imediately Cut him from his ear to the Windpipe Cutting the Jugular veine Crying Damn you dogge Arnold Now pray for the soule of Capt Evans if you have breath & gave another Cut on his Throate But missing his Windpipe he Cryed out murther aswell as he Could & was heard by some who held Candles out at the Windows & A boy going for drinke with A Lighted Linke In his hand the villains fled & the Linke boy Cryed out for helpe & they Carryed him to his Lodgings at the blacke lyon neer Templegate where his wounds were searched & he was found Run Into the Belly & through his left arme & 2 glanceing wounds In his sides with divers pricks In his Breast & the Before named Cutts on his Throate & much Bruised on his stomacke by their Treading on him yet the Phisitians & surgeons are In hopes that if he doe not fall Into A feaver his wounds may not prove mortall One of the villains Aimeing at his Breast Run another of them through the Legg who Cryed damn mee you have Run mee through the Legg but this villain shall Pay for it His Matye & Councill are soe highly Incensed at it that an order of Councill is printed Requireing all Majestrates to make strict Enquiry after the villains & those that Employed them promieing 100 L to those that shall apprehend them & if any of the villains will Come In & discover the Rest he shall have his pardon & 100 L mr Herbert was sent for & accused with threatening speeches tending to the life of mr Arnold upon which he was Committed to newgate from whence he is since bayled Notwithstanding mr Arnolds being wounded the dispute between him & mr Herbert was heard yesterday before the Councill where were at least 100 witnesses mr Herbert quitted all his pretensions Agt mr Arnold soe the Buisness fell The grandjury of westminster have found the Bill Agt Phillip La marr & his mother but not Agt mr Langford last night A note was put under Justice Warcupps door after they were all In Bed giveing A discription of the 3 villains that Assaulted mr Arnold & where there was A probability of takeing them upon which the said Justice went Early this morning to looke after them but wee doe not hear he hath mett with them His Matye hath Admitted the E of Ossory to be one of the Privy Councill who on wednesday last presented to his Matye Captain Dodson A woollen draper In st Paulls Church yard & Captain In the yellow Regemt whome his Matye Knighted Last night In Councill mr secretary Coventry delivered up the seales to his Matye who was pleased to deliver them to sr Lionell Jenkins who succeeds In the place of secretary of state & hath taken the usuall Oaths +mr Arnold Rested very well last night soe the hopes of his Recovery Increases L. c. 928 Aprill 29th 1680 London 27th Aprill 1680 +His Matye haveing taken Cold was somewhat Indisposed & last ffriday let blood since which he is well Recovered & yesterday Came to whitehall & went this morning to Newmarket Intending to Returne on ffriday & be at the Councell & next day goes to windsor Againe Richard Cavenagh was yesterday Examined about mr Arnold & denied the fact but there appeared such Circumstances Agt him as Convinced them of his being Guilty soe he was Committed to Newgate The Next morning after mr Arnolds being Hurt 2 persons walkeing In Arrundell street were overheard to say God Damn if he Recover wee are undone I Could Easyly have thorowly dispatched him the other Answered him soe Could I wee shall both be undone, one lookeing out At A window observed them to be In souldiers Habitt & that one of them had A wean on his Eye who proves to be one Gibbons A souldier In the ffoot Guards +There haveing been A Report that dr Cosens late Bishop of Durham had left A blacke box of writeings with sr Gilbert Gerrard which had been opened & did Containe A Contract of Marriage between his Matye & the d of monmoths mother & other matters of An High nature Relateing to the said duke & his mother all which was Imposed as truth though his Matye hath soe often declared that he was never married to any other then her prsent Matye His Matye being Highly Incensed thereatt & the ill Consequences of such Reports Commanded mr Duppa to goe Into yorkeshire & Returne with sr Gilbert who appeareing yesterday at the Councill board (the Judges upon that occasion being prsent) was Interogated thereupon who did depose & subscribed it with his owne hand that he Knew nothing of any such box or any such writeings or that Ever any such things ever Came Came Into his hands Wee have A stronge Report that the K of ffez is Come downe to Tangier with 60000 men & layes A fformall seige thereunto & that he hath many ffrench Pioneers In his service Its also Reported that the English shipt In Ireland for the Reinforceing Tangier In their Passages mett with some Turks men of warr one of which they sunke & tooke another which they sent Into Waterford Wee hear from Carnarvonshire that A Turks man of war had set Ashoar many of his men & seized A Considderable number of Cattle which they shipt & Carryed off with them 13 or 14 of o[u]r men There is A Report another Justice of peace In monmothshire hath been Barbarously Attempted there The Truth whereof is that one mr Tomkins A Justice of peace haveing at his Table some gentlemen one of them differing with him on some occasionall discourse which after dinner was Renewed In the garden the Gentlemen drew upon mr Tomkins & wounded him This day A Custome house officer & A Constable Comeing to make A seizure of some prohibitted ffrench goods of A Considderable vallue In the house of A ffrench merchant mett with some opposition upon which they sent for A ffile of Musquetteers who forceing Entrance made the seizure of which notice being given to the Ld Mayor he Imediately Repaired to the place & sent the souldiers & also the officers to the Counter for dareing to send for Military aide to Execute the Civill power In which his Lordship & the sheriffs were Legally the Protectors In the Citty & his Lordship seized the said goods The Grandjury of Norfolke have subscribed A declaration Agt the Petitions for the Parliamts sitting & they pray that their Thanks may be Returned to his Matye for Recalling his R Highness from beyond sea L. c. 929 May 1st 1680 London 29th Aprill 1680 +Yesterday being the first day of the Terme the Lady Powis sr Robt Payton sr Jo: Gage & divers others who were at Large upon Bayle Appeared & stand bound till the last day of the Terme when they will be discharged if their Tryalls be not ordered before, sr James symonds mr Howard & others Agt Whome the Indictment of High Treason was found at stafford Assizes also Appeared & were Continued upon Bayle for want of the Record of the Proceedings at stafford Assizes mr Blood & those Indicted with him for subbornation Agt the d: of Bucks Appeared & pleaded not Guilty & their Tryalls are appointed to be this Terme There Appears nothing Agt Gibbons the souldier taken on suspition of Assaulting mr Arnold nor Agt mr O Bryan & mr Purcell that were seized In westminster hall but those 2 last are Remanded to prison for Refuseing the Oaths Two dayes before mr Arnold was Assaulted one mr Louis Barron was at Eleaven at night Attacqued In Little Lincolnes Inn feilds by 5 Ruffians who wounded him In divers places some of them Cryed God Damn This is no the Man others Repeating the same oaths said this is the man & Continuing their Attempts to murther him he fell as dead & they left him The wounds put him Into A High ffeaver but he is now somewhat Recovered The said mr Barron for likeness might Easyly be mistaken for mr Arnold Yesterday dyed mr Morgan of Monmothshire of A ffeaver, A Gent of 6000 L p Ann who Came up with mr Arnold as one of his witnesses mr Arnold is Every day more & more In A hopefull way of Recovery This day sr Thomas stampe sr symon Lewis the Ld Mayor & sr Jo: ffredricke were prsented to the Court of Aldermen for Basing Hall ward sr Thomas stamp had most votes but Lewis was Chosen An Information is preferring Against sr Patience ward abt some ill words he spoke which may perhapps Incapasitate him for being the prsent Ld Mayor The King Comes to Towne to morrow night & supps with sheriffe Raymond The Ld Chancellor being very much Afflicted with the goute sr George Jeffries Attended on him at his house where he was sworne Cheife Justice of Chester & North wales Yesterday 9 of the persons Condemned last sessions were Executed at Tyburne one of which Confessed that being pursued last ffebruary he Threw 100 L Bags Into A ditch neer Islington upon which hundreds of people have been searching & some have found loose money & one A Bagg almost full They write from Prague Aprill 20th that his Imperiall Matye hath delivered A Memoriall to mr shelton Envoy Extrary from the K: of Greate Brittain Containing his Answer & Resolution to the memoriall of the said mr shelton of the 22d March last The Emperor declareing also that he would forthwith dispatch one of his Minesters to the Court of England whose Integrity the said King Already well Knew Our Paris letters say that the noyse of warr is wholly layd Aside there & the discourse is that their King will not make any this year Notwithstanding which he will keepe all his men In Pay & In order to Keep them Exactly disciplined & Kept In action designes to divide them Into 4 Armies 2 for Germany & Lorraine & 2 for the Low Contries who are to [be] Imployed one part of the day In military discipline & the other In ffortifications to secure [?] them to Labour +There are new discoveries In Ireland & 2000 foot are ordered to be Raised here & 2000 more In Ireland for the preservation of that Kingdome L. c. 930 May 3d 1680 London May 1st 1680 +Yesterday about noon his Matye Returned from Newmarket & was present In Councill where the Examinations of Nicholas Crouch mr O Bryan & mr Purcell were Read & nothing Appeareing positively Agt them they will be discharged Also mr Justice Warcupp gave In the Informations of A Gentleman who lately Came out of Ireland which very much strengthens the Evidence of mr Mowbray & mr Bauldron as to the Plott Carryed on In the North by sr Tho: Gascoine the Lady Tempest &c soe the said Gentleman is ordered to Attend at the Tryall of the Lady Tempest severall were also Examined about the Reports of the blacke box Relateing to the d of Munmoth but the Report Could not be fixt on any The Board being Informed that one mr Musthamp Could prove that ffather Ireland did Answer by Payment A bill of Exchange In London about the 10th August all which month he did at his Tryall & Execution Averr he was In staffordshire The said mr Irelands Pockett booke being In Custody of the Committee of Lds was brought In & Examined & it did Appear that from the 1st of August till the 8th & from the 16th to the 19th he was In London & A letter was found In the said Pocket booke giveing Advice to pay A bill of Exchange neer the same date soe mr Musthampe is ordered to Attend next Councill with what he Can say as to the said bill of Exchange About 10 at night his Matye Came & supped with sr Jonathan Raymund at skinners hall after which his Matye Conferred the honour of Knighthood on Jemmett Raymund his Eldest son The whole Entertainment was with greate Magnificence & plenty much to the satisfaction of his Matye &c About 2 A Clocke this morning A milke maide being Extraordinary Neately Clad & in her hand A milke Paile with A garland & Adorned very Rich with Plate & Jewells began A Countrey Dance In that Hall Court at his Matyes Returne (A Customary pride that sort of people take Every may day In this Citty) which when his Matye understood he seemed Exceedingly well pleased therewith & stayed to see the Dance out afterwards giveing her A peece of Gold as did also severall of the nobles The E of Thanet being dead without Ishue the honour descends to his Brother Capt Tufton of his Matyes Guards yesterday mr Christian Major Orempton & mr Tho: King Committed by sr wm Waller for Treason were bayled & sr wm was severely Reflected on In Court, mrs Celliers was Arraigned to which shee pleaded not Guilty & desireing 14 dayes time her witnesses lyeing Remote the Tryall is Appointed the 13 Instant The Buisness for & Against the d: of Bucks Appeareing very much perplext It is In A manner Resolved that 2 Juries be Empanelld & mr Burnesley mr Todman & mr Whittaker be tryed first but the Jury not Give In their verdict nor to stirr out till they have heard the tryall of mr Blood &c Accused of subbornation Agt the duke that soe heareing the Evidence on all sides the Juries may be the better directed In their verdicts letters yesterday from Holland say that on Munday sr Wm Waller Arrived at Amsterdam Also that An English ship from New England was Carried Into Algeirs the 22d march last haveing on board her 2000 peeces of 8 A greate quantity of sugars Campeach wood plate Bezar & 26 men They write from Paris Aprill 9th that the Protestants In that Countrey are dayly more & more oppressed one halfe of the Churches are suppressed & all those In provence are shutt up Also its said that Mounsr du quesne Will Turne Papist The Protestant midwives are all Excluded their office & the Popish midwives are ordered to bring the Children to the Preists to be Baptized which hath Caused some disorders In Poictu & 4 or 5 women being Ready to be delivered died with Consternation the Clergy are sumoned to st Germains to debate matters In Relation to the Protestants +mr Dugdale haveing been of late much Indisposed not without stronge suspition of Poyson is now Dangerously ill In staffordshire L. c. 931 May 6th 1680 London may 4th 1680 +mr Arnold is soe well Recovered that he was last sunday at st Dunstans Church & Recd the sacramt & goes now abroade, nothing hath Positively appeared Agt any of the persons In Custody on suspition of being guilty of the Attempt on him, A letter was left at his Lodgings Intimating he should be Carefull of him selfe for that 4 persons who had Already Mischeived him had Resolved to murther him soe soon as opportunity offered In the letter was also mention that the ffrench K would land An Army suddenly In England This letter mr Arnold delivered to the Committee of Councill who will suddenly Considder thereof mr Thompson one of the Domesticke Mongers who was Committed by sr William Waller & since bayled out hath printed himselfe Into trouble againe by his severe Reflecting on sr wm Waller & others & is bound to Answer it at the next sessions Tis said the dutch Ambr is A Complainer Agt him for printing that sr wm Waller was gone to learne Rebellion of the states mr sidney is Every day Exspected here to give an account of his Treaty with the states &c On the 18th is to be A greate tryall at the Crowne office of severall Countrey Gentlemen for disperseing the Bucks Ballad Our ffrench letters now speake of nothing more then warr this summer & that the ffrench K hath layd An Embargo on all ships & Comanded all officers to Repaire to their Respective Charges They write from Rochelle that the Count de Estrees with 10 ships one of 60 guns & the Rest of between 30 & 40 guns was Ready to set saile & was ordered for sally to Joyne A squadron In those seas but hath now ffresh orders to stopp at Rochelle till further orders some other designe being In hand They write from Paris that they had Advice from Barcelona that there Came on the shoar of that towne A sea monster & made A Horrible Noyse & was by the seamen after some dificulty Killed it hath the head & face of A man with A Crowne thereon the Rest of the body is ffish which hath A large Moone on the Brest & that moone Environed with abundance of lesser moones the Rest of the body is marked with the Exact Resemblances of Cannons musketts Pistolls Halberts swords Colours or standards with devices thereon A draught of this Creature is sent to the ffrench K & many people make strange Prognostications thereon The Protestants In the ffrench dominions are under greate disquiett being forced out of their Employments & discountenanced In all their Just & ffaithfull services which makes some Turne Catholicks & others sinke under the Calamities dayly growing over them The 4 Armies the ffrench K is drawing togather will Consist of Each 18000 foot & 12 or 15 [?] Battalions of horse Compleate The Citty of strasburgh is much allarmed & is ffortifying it selfe as also are the dutch In all their ffrontier places [crease spoils about three words] +Tis said that the E of Ossory goes over with the forces for Ireland & wee hear that mr Dugdale is dead In staffordshire Also that dr Tonge sayes he Can give account of severall perticulers Relateing to the blacke box & that there is to be A new Review of the Justices of peace throughout England +To morrow his Matye Comes hither from Windsor to the Councill & Returnes againe at night L. c. 932 May 8th 1680 London 6th May 1680 +Yesterday morning his Matye & his R Highness Came from Windsor to whitehall from whence his Matye Returned at night & his R Highness this day Yesterday dr Oates was Called before the Councill & Examined Abt the blacke box Reported to be left with sr Gilbert Gerrard & what Reports he had heard thereupon & dr Tongue was ordered to be Indicted for Publishing A dialogue between 2 Mechanicks wherein one of them is made to speake somewhat In Relation to the said blacke box & the Reported Contents thereof Relateing to the duke of Monmoth A woman was ordered to be punished by whipping & Imprisonment for disperseing A scandalous Pamphlett Entituled the scotch Monster In which was severe Reflections on the duke of Lauderdale One Paris was yesterday taken Into Custody for disperseing A Paper of verses Called the dissolution who said he had it from one Hatter And Hatter said he had it from one Captain Monford for whome search being made he Could not be found but his deske & Papers are seized mr Dugdale being of late much Indisposed with simptoms of Poyson his head & body breakeing out as In such Cases is usuall hath occasioned A Report he was dead In staffordshire but wee have letters from Lichfeild dated the 3d Instant wherein he writes he is pretty well Recovered & hopes to be In London In A very few dayes This day the bill Against the duke of Buckingham was brought to the Grand Jury at westminster & La Marr & 5 or 6 were sworne but upon Examination of the Evidence the Grandjury Returned the bill Ignoramus & wee are In greate Exspectation what will be the Issue of La Marrs tryall which Comes on upon the 18th Instant which doubtless will goe Agt him since the Bill Agt the d of Bucks falls Yesterday mr ffrancis smith Appeared at the Kings bench barr to begg the faivour of the Court for printing Agt the ld Scroggs Also one dr Jellop of Norfolke was tryed for words spoken which being proved Against him he was ffined 100 marks Tis Thought Baron Heston will take the Law Against Counsellor Williams for some words he spoke to him yesterday at the Court of Exchequer This Afternoon A letter was taken up In Guildhall Directed to the Lord Mayors owne hand & was delivered Accordingly Intimating the Greate danger that his Majesty & the Nation & the Citty lye under from the Papists to the Certain Knowledg of the writer who subscribes himselfe the Kings & the nations & the Citties ffreind Unkowne but when he sees these things beleived will discover himselfe & Intimates that one Nevill In the Kings Bench & the Lords In the Tower are the greate Instruments The ffrench King hath given orders for all his Armies to March Intending to be at the head of that towards Germany which somewhat Abates the feares of Italy +The Emperour hath ordered all his forces In pay to Appear In the feild & is going himselfe to take A view of them at their severall stations & the King of spaine hath Also ordered his forces to be drawne up & be In A Readiness The wind Proveing Contrary our Greate fleet of merchantmen from Turkey & the streights that are Arrived In the west of England have not yet been able to make the Downes L. c. 933 May 13th 1680 London 17 May 1680 +His Majesty & Royall Highness are Exspected here to morrow & tis said they will supp with sr symon Lewis the other sheriffe at ffishmongers hall It was yesterday Exspected the Parliamt would be Prorogued till the 15th July but upon ffresh Advice from Holland tis said they will be Prorogued but till the 15th June & tis thought they will be Continued by short Prorogations till winter Partly that his Matye may have them within his Reach & partly because the dutch should not be Angry with the P: of Orange who Exspect that by his Interest he should procure their sitting, However some are soe posest of their being to be dissolved that they are already makeing their Interest to be Chose againe In severall Counties & places of England To morrow the Buisness about the blacke box will be further Examined In the Councill Also the Irish Plott will be determined The Ld Lieftenent of Ireland hath sent over letters to his Matye Contayning A full account of all the proceedings In the discovery of the Plott One mr Edgar haveing been found Guilty of speakeing scandalous words Against the King & duke of yorke vizt that the duke was A papist & the King little Better was this day ffined 500 Marks at the Kings Bench barr There is An Information preferred Agt one of somersetshire for speakeing Contemptable words of his Matye which were that he was as able to Judge whether A Crow was blacke or white as the King Also this day sr Thomas Williams was brought to the Kings Bench barr & the Jury sworne for trying him for fforgery & Perjury but upon motion that his witnesses were not Ready it was put of till next Terme Also sr ffrancis Ratcliffs son haveing been 18 months In the Tower Moved for bayle & it was ordered he should be bayled the last day of the Terme if noe Indictment Came before Agt him The duke of Buckingham moved by Councill that the Tryall of the Conspirators Agt him might be put off till next Terme because 2 of them were fled & sr Wm Waller his most Materiall witnesse was In Holland the Ld Cheife Justice scroggs was at first unwilling but at last the Court granted it The sheriffe of Durham made A motion that he haveing 100 popish Prisoners In his Custody many of them had brought their Habeas Corpus & yet they would not bear the Charge of their bringing up & desired he might have till Michalmas Terme to Returne the Habeas Corpus which was Granted Tis discoursed that the ld sunderland will be Ld Chamberlain mr sidney Godolphin secretary & mr Lawrence Hyde Treasurer Our letters from spaine say that the Hampshire & Adventure ffregotts being In Tangier had Advice there were 5 Algeir men of warr Cruiseing In the streights mouth whereupon the Hampshire went out first & was mistaken by An Algeir ship which Come up & shee saluted them with A broade side & tooke her being Called the Callabassa of 24 guns after the Adventure Comeing In they stranded another Algerine of 33 guns & tooke out of her 50 Turks & 58 Christians that had been their slaves & sunke another of 30 guns but the other 2 Algerines Escaped Also that the d: of Grafton was safely Arrived In Port st Mary, & that the Moores have Entrenched about Charles ffort & Cut off all Reliefe for Comeing to it from Tangier but they have 6 months provision & 130 men whome they hope will preserve it, That the new governour is Arrived & the old governour prepareing to Returne for England +They write from ffrance that the d: of Luxemburgh has Recd his Tryall from the Chamber for Tryall of the Poysoners & was acquitted but his secretary was Condemned to the gallies dureing life & his vallett de Chambre for 9 yeares & the midwife hath Recd sentence but they say not what it is Our Ambrs In fforeign Parts have not only hindered the Promoteing the ffrench Interest but are In greate hopes of perfecting an union Against the ffrench King. L. c. 934 May 15th 1680 London may 13th 1680 +yesterday morning his Matye & R Highness Arrived from windsor & his Matye In Councill declared he would prorogue the Parliamt till the 1st July next The Atturney Genll presented In Councill the draught of A proclamation Agt the printing of newes & newes Pamphletts which was Approved of & ordered to be printed The Councill ordered that all such Pamphletts papers & Libells as shall be seized shall be delivered to Roger Le Estrange Esqr to Examine & Report to that board The Irish men were Examined but the Informations are Kept very secret only In Generall Its said they have discovered very much & are very positive & Cleare In their Evidence severall were Examined Abt the blacke box & his Matye finding it would be A worke of much time Trouble & dificulty to Examine all declared it A ffeigned story & will hear noe more of it After the Councill Rose his Matye dined with the Ld Newport & his R Highnesse with sr Allen Apsley & then both Returned to windsor Tis discoursed wee shall have A new Chancellor of the Exchequer & that sr John Earnley will be promoted to it mr Arnold is gone Into the Countrey but Returnes the latter End of the Terme & tis said some were heard vowing his death Yesterday the 11 new sergeants at Law appeared at the Court of Chancery The Ld scroggs told them they must be Carefull of their state & not Come 4 In A Hackney Coach to westminster for 12 d nor In A scullar for 3 d [?] Next satureday they are to goe to westminster In state to be Installed & afterwards treate the Judges &c at dinner soe the Tryall of Phillip La Marr & his mother Appointed that day is deferred A weeke longer Also the Tryall of mrs Cellier of which is greate Exspectation & discourse Appointed for to morrow is Adjourned A Gentleman haveing on Tuesday married the mistress of Another he was mett neer the savoy by his Rivall & Killed & hath left A virgin wife & widdow Our ffrench letters say that the K of ffrance hath declared that unless the K: of spaine quitt the Title of duke of Burgundy by the 15th of June he will make use of force to Compell him to it Besides those Castles the ffrench have seized In Luxemburgh they have posessed themselves of 72 villages belongeing to the same A ffrench vessell Refuseing to strike saile to An English ship of Jersey was taken & the buisness Remitted hither Last weeke mr ffowler An Apothecary In Cannon street Informed the Ld Bartlet that A late Patient of his had Confessed that he was Blunden the Preist mentioned In the Plott & had A hand In Justice Godfreys Murther & had paid 500 L to mr Prance for his share &c of which the Ld Bartlet acquainted the Councill & mr Blunden was sent for from Reading by A messenger & proves to be the son of one mr Blunden A good protestant In wiltshire & himselfe A protestant & but about 20 yeares of Age & Appeares to have noe hand In the death of sr Edm: Godfrey nor Concerned In the Plott soe was discharged & the matter Referred to the Ld scroggs who sent for ffowler to make good his Charge but he neglecting the same will be prosecuted at Law by mr Blunden for his false accusation Tis said the Ld Mayor hath orders sent him by his Matye to suppresse seditious Conventicles A Petition is brought from Lincolne by mr Bertie Brother to the E: of Lindsey declareing they will stand by his Matye & his Lawfull successors &c This night newes Comes to towne that the King haveing got A Cold by ffishing at Windsor had this morning A fitt of An Ague but those that Come from him this afternoon say he is well againe The Ld Chancellor &c and his docters are gone downe L. c. 935 May 17th 1680 London 15th May 1680 +The Best account wee have of his Matyes Indisposition is That Comeing on Wednesday morning Early from Windsor to whitehall to Councill he was sencible of Receiveing some Cold which at Councill & afterwards by Intermissions Attended with An Aguish shivering held him backe to windsor where thinkeing to walke it out he went Into the Parke but had not been there long Ere he was taken soe violently ill that he was scarse able to stand upon which he was Conveyed to bed & Rested Indiferent well Next morning he Rose about 11 & soon after was taken with the fitt of An Ague by violent & Dangerous Intermissions which were ffaint & ffeavourish At night the Phisitians ordered A Glister which was Applied & his Matye was Relieved & slept moderately well Yesterday his Matyes Ague tooke him againe & by Intermitting ffitts held him 4 houres but not soe violently as the day before soe Its hoped the danger is over Its said his Matye Eate Cherries very plentifully which lyeing Cold on his Stomacke vomitted them up which Contributed very much to the disorder of his body The newes of his Matyes illness Caused the Councill Extraordinarily to Assemble where was debated the sending letters to the ld Lieftenants &c to take Care of the peace &c but nothing was done their Lordships being tender of giveing the people occasion to feare his Recovery The Examinations of the Irish men prove of very greate Consequence Tis said they demonstrate A plott In Ireland Carryed on by the Papists & ffrench &c The designe was said to deliver up that Kingdome to the ffrench King to which End they had listed An Army of 50000 who were to posesse themselves of Waterford Kingsale Limericke & Gallway & deliver the said townes up to the ffrench who were to Joyne them with 30000 men to Attaine which they had gained the Popes Bull of Pardon to such as should be Instrumentall therein & to absolve the people from their Alleigance to his Matye, The said Consulters did send Comissioners to ffrance to Treate about it who brought backe the ffrench Kings acceptance thereof, one of the witnesses hath promised to produce his Comission for further satisfaction The persons they unanimously accuse are all Irish Except two, The Councill are very well satisfied with the Account these men give Yesterday the Tryall of mrs Celliers was put off untill the 1st day of the next Terme for that one of the witnesses vizt mr Jo: Gadbury was very ill & Could not Appear In Court to give Evidence shee seemed mightily troubled that shee Could not have her tryall This day the 11 new sergeants appeared at westminster hall In their fformalities & the usuall Ceremonies being performed they were admitted In Court after which they Kept An open & splendid table at sergeants Inn Last night wee had A Holland Post A person of quality who Came In the Pacquett boate Reports that the states have made A league offensive & defensive with ffrance which few beleive In Regard Its A worke of time & Noyse In that Govermt to bring the severall provinces to A Consent In anything Last night the Count de Aquinto Arrived here as Ambr Extrary from the K of spaine The Bandits In the Kingdome of Naples doe dayly Increase & have lately taken 2 sons of the duke of donatos for the Ransom of which they demand 30000 Livers The Venetians feareing An Interuption [?] of the ffrench In Italy are ffortifying their ffrontier townes & have ordered the Raiseing of 5000 foot & the Casting of 200 peeces of old Cannon The Emperour hath appointed the Count de Thorne to Come for England In quality of Envoy Extraordinary mr skelton hath ffrequent private Audience of the Emperour Concerning the present juncture of Affaires +Wee hear that 2 persons more are Embarked from Ireland to make a further discovery L. c. 936 Covent 20th May 1680 London 18th May 1680 +His Matye is pretty well Recovered of his illness & Comes to towne to the Councill to morrow his last fitt was on satureday which was but A ffaint one his Matye haveing taken the Jesuitts powder twice to prevent it Yesterday many of the members of both houses mett at westminster & were by the Ld Chancellor Prorogued till the 1st of July next by vertue of A Comission derected to him &c On satureday sunday munday & this day wee have had strange & at this season unusuall Raines Attended with Thunder & Lightening the Raines violent & stronge The Thunder sometimes like vollies of small shott sometimes like broadesides at sea sometimes like single shott of whole Cannon But most Remarkable was that this last night & morning About 11 A Clocke when wee had such A fall of Haile stones as the like hath not Happened In the Memory of any man liveing or scarse to be Parralelled In History The Manner Thus ffirst Thunder & Lightening Then such A Clattering In the Aire as if thousands of swords were In motion one Agt another when on A sudden fell A mighty showre of Hailestones which as they were of diferent Magnitudes were also of diferent shapes some Round some Ovall some semi=ovall some like A large Cloake Button &c, some were 7 some 9 nay some affirme some were 17 Inches about. The same Continued neer A quarter of An houre filling most people with feare & Amazement, In which time besides the Consternaton of mind which was in most men severall Considderable mischeifs were done In the strand &c & divers persons In severall places were hurt vizt In st James Parke &c and severall of his Matyes birds & ffowles there were Knocked on the head It hath also Endammaged many vessells on the Thames perticlerly it splitt A boate at the Temple staires The stones fell soe thicke that they have left few leaves on the Trees Every houre brings new Relations of somewhat & Its Rationall to beleive wee shall have An Account of greate hurts done & Events more strange then are yet Come to hand This day the Ld Aston sr James Lymonds Walter Heveningham & Robt Petre Esqrs were Arraigned at the Kings bench barr for High Treason & pleaded not Guilty & are to be tryed next Terme But mr Tasbrough haveing been formerly Arraigned is to be tryed to morrow mr stephen Dugdale is very well Recovered of his sickness & is Come to towne this day The K of spaine sent 100000 L Extrary over hither to buy Cloth to be worne at the solemnity of his marriage upon the setting of which the Clothiers bought up all the wooll they Could & made such A quantity of Cloth that it now lyes on their hands for want of such another market & is sold 4 d p yard Cheaper then formerly They write from Prague that the Plague is broke out Againe In that Citty +A little boy going to schoole on satureday neer the Horse fferry In westminster fell Into A Pond but noe body seing him he lay till yesterday & was found by meanes of A Carthorse who being newly shod & going to be watered strucke his foot Into him & brought him up yesterday wee had the good newes that sr Richard Munden with most Part of the streights fleet are safely Arrived In the downes The Proclamation Agt Printing newes is Come out forbidding it upon the utmost Penalties of the Law &c L. c. 937 Cov: 22d may 1680 London 20th May 1680 +His Matye being In health Comes to towne next wednesday to the Councill & Returnes at night to windsor Letters from all parts give An account of greate ffloods occasioned by the late Raines & Haile & yesterday morning about 7 new houses at the End of st martins lane being shooke by the Thunder Lightening & Haile fell downe Yesterday mr Tasbrough was tryed there were 3 witnesses Agt him. The 1st swore that Comeing to see his brother who was servant to mr Tasbrough he saw A Chest full of Bulletts & 4 or 500 musquetts In mr Tasbroughs parlour +The 2d swore he saw A waggon loade of Armes unladeing In mr Tasbroughs yard The 3d swore that about 3 A Clocke one morning he saw 5 or 6 musquetters Compleatly Armed neer mr Tasbroughs house As to the first mr Tasbrough proved by Labourers abt his house there were noe such things In the Parrlour A month before or after As to the 2d he proved the Waggon was loaded with householdstuffe & as to the 3d he Knew nothing of them soe the Jury acquitted him severall persons were the same day to have been tryed touching the Buckingham Ballad Reflecting on severall persons of quality but by Reason of the Lengh of mr Tasbroughs tryall it was put off till the next Terme But La: Marrs tryall is to morrow The Ld stafford had this day A Habeas Corpus granted to bring him to the Kings bench barr he hopeing to be bayled but tis thought he will be sent backe to the tower The Ld shandos is upon his departure for Constantinople There were 30000 Guyneys lately seized at Gravesend designed to be Transported to the East Indies +ffine [?] mrs ffrazier one of the maides of honour is lately withdrawne from the Court & Coll villiers Daughter sworne In her place, mrs ffrazier ffancies her selfe Married to the Ld Mordant but his Lordship disownes it ffrom Ireland wee hear that the Ld Lieftenant hath published A proclamation for A Reward to Any person that shall make A further discovery of the plott there & uses all dilligence for Apprehending the Conspirators All our fforeign letters Confirme to us that the ffrench designe to Attacque strasburgh most of their Troops being marched that way The Imperiall diett have at last agreed that the Emperour shall Raise An Army of 20000 men to joyne with those he hath to put A stopp to the growing greatness of ffrance Generall Montecuculy hath desired leave of his Matye by Reason of his greate age to Resigne his places & Imployments which the Emperour hath granted him but withall told him he must give account how he hath disposed the moneys he hath Recd dureing the time he acted as generall In the late warr which Amounts to A Considderable summe Also the Count de Zinderdorfs ffreinds have offered the Emperour 6 millions of Livers provided he will Restore him to his place which summe of money will helpe to Levy the sayd 20000 men Our Brussells [letters?] say the marquess of Burgamerino late Ambr here from spaine declares he was soe well pleased with our English Court here [?] that he professes himselfe A perfect English man & Extreamly Applaudes his Matyes Resolutions & the measures his minesters are takeing In this Conjuncture as the only meanes to secure the peace of Christendom The Elector of Brandenburghs son hath been here 4 or 5 dayes Incognito Its said to Court the Lady Ann the duke of yorks daughter Tis discoursed that orders are sent for Recalling sr Robt southwell home The ffrench King is sending A new Ambr hither L. c. 938 May 24th 1680 London 22d May 1680 +His Matye Continues very well & on holy Thursday made his offering In the Church of windsor Chappell According to the Ancient Custome But his Phisitians have advised him to keep his Chamber till next Tuesday for fear of A Relapse Yesterday the Ld Stafford was brought by Habeas Corpus to the Kings bench barr & moved to have bayle Allowed for him which was not granted soe he was Remanded backe to the Tower Phillip La: marr was tryed upon Three Indictments one for Blasphemy another for Perjury & Another for subbornation & was found Guilty of them all, His mother was also tryed upon subbornation whereof shee was Convicted which hath gained the duke of Bucks A mighty Point towards his justification ffowle things appeared Agt the E: of danby In this tryall which tis thought were true & Its Beleived the Duke of Bucks will bring An Information Agt him & then all will be out. The Ld Cheife Justice scroggs declared that if such things as those went on there was neither peer nor Commoner safe neither In his life nor Estate This day mr William Gaven An Inhabitant In westminster formerly Committed by sr Wm Waller upon Oath of A woman who swore him to be A preist & that he married her was brought to his Tryall where by sufficient Testimony it did Appear the said woman was Married by Another person & at Another time & place, That which most Cleared mr Gavens Innocency was good proofe that the said womans former Husband was alive A year & halfe after the time mr Gaven was said to marry her soe upon A full heareing of the Matter mr Gaven was Cleared mr John O: Cullen taken at Minehead going for Ireland with his orders & Bull from the Pope for his spirituall jurisdiction there was also tryed he Confest himselfe A preist but pleaded he was designed for Ireland but forced Into England by Contrary winds & seized within one houre after being on shoar soe A speciall verdict by order of Court was found Agt him to be Argued by the judge next Terme sr Henery Tishburne mr Carrill mr Roper & mr Dormer were bayled out of prison mrs price & mr Tasbrough formerly Convicted for Endeavouring to withdraw the Evidence of mr stephen Dugdale were ordered to be brought up next Munday to the Kings bench barr to Receive the judgment of the Court, In Regard mr Dugdale is Relapsed Into A very weake Condition noe day is Assigned In the next Terme for tryall of those Agt whome he is the Materiall Evidence mr Arnold is not dead In the Countrey as hath been Reported But there is hopes there will be A discovery of the persons that Endeavoured formerly to Assasinate him within A few Dayes +mr Herbert is Come to Towne & was on wednesday Examined by the Councill Last Thursday was Launched at Blackwall A new 3d Rate ffriggott Called the suffolke sr Wm Waller is Comeing over from Holland haveing Its said gone thither upon some private Affaires Rather then for fear of staying here [Our letters?] from deale of the 21st Instant say that the Diamond ffreggot the sampson ffireship & the Ann yatcht sayled out of the downes that morning for Ireland to take In souldiers & thence to goe with them for Tangier & that the streights ffleet is sayled through the downes for the Thames Coll Legg Governour of Portesmouth is gone with one of his Matyes Engineers to Jersey & Guernsey to view the ffortifications of those places & to see them In A good Condition to prevent any sudden surprize The Councill is Adjourned till wednesday when his Matye will be prsent L. c. 939 May 27th 1680 London May 25th 1680 +Yesterday being the Last day of the Terme the Lady Powis & sr Robt Payton are both discharged of their bayle & mrs Price & mr Tasbroughs brother were sentenced to pay the first 200 L the other 100 L & Imprisonmt till paid & mr Harrinton who was 2 yeares since fined 1000 L & Imprisonmt for saying there were 3 Estates In England & if warr were made Agt one of them it was not Rebellion pleaded his Pardon & was discharged paying his fees, Also mr Blunden was Cleared sr Miles stapleton & mr Howard were Arraigned & will be tryed next Terme Also the bill was found Agt the Ld Castlemaine Also Agt Rich Roper [?] formerly servant to sr Tho: Gascoine for Endeavouring to subborne mr Bauldron, Also Turner the Popish Bookseller was bayled & mr Harris moved by his wife that his fine might be Remitted which the Ld scroggs opposed & told her he deserved noe manner of faivour from that Court he had soe often Contemned & shee was told he had bragged he had 200 ffreinds that would stand by him & It was A wonder they did not make a purse for him The Recorder of London Informed he was permitted to sell books in prison upon which mr Cooling marshall of the Kings bench was ordered to Confine him Close prisoner Wee hear from Paris that the ffrench King hath forbid o[u]r Ambr the Court because he said In discourse with one of the minesters of state that his master was as able to maintaine An Ambr In any princes Court as the K of ffrance Tho Toogood Esqr hath A patent for the makeing use for 14 yeares of An Engine of his owne Invention for the Grinding Polishing & Cutting glass On sunday last Coll Dungan late deputy Governour of Tangier waited on his Matye & gave account that the Moores were 8000 stronge & made very Regular Approaches & have drawne A line soe deep & Broade that 3 horsemen may march Abreast & not be discovered but the towne was well victualled & had Amunition for 6 months but Required his Matyes Care to secure it since which his Matye hath ordered that out of the prsent standing forces there shall be 15 drawne out of Each Company & the said Companies are not to be filled up Againe) [?] to make up 14 Companies of foot whose Coll is to be one Capt sunderland Also 15 out of Each troops of horse to be Comanded by Major Oglethorp & Its said the Ld Inchequin the prsent Governour will be Recalled & his Matye will give that Charge to the Ld Dumbarton Brother to duke Hamilton The sd Lord being A very Experienced Commander & not long since Come from ffrance & quitt the place of Lieft Genll there In obedeince to his Matyes Comands sr Jonathan Atkins governour of Barbadoes is Called home & Its said sr Richard Dutton Lieft of the Dukes life guard is to succeed him & sr Jo Lanier is to succeed sr Richard Dutton whose place of governour of Jersey is to be supplyed by sr Charles Littleton Coll of the Duke of yorks Regemt & Coll Churchill is to Command the said Regemt & governour of sherness & Coll Kerke is to be Lieft Coll of the Ld Cravens Regemt In place of sr James smith On the 11th Instant 3 Turks ships sent out their boates to land about Kingsale In Ireland but the Countrey people perceiveing their Intent appeared on the shoar & made them forbear severall Informations are lately taken In Monmothshire & others taken In towne by mr Justice warcupp which tis said give A full discovery of the persons who set the Assaulters of mr Arnold to worke which tis said was done In Revenge upon A private quarrell which had been long between him & mr Herbert which his Matye will have the heareing of to morrow In Councill An Information being Given to the Ld scroggs that some persons had given A Coppie of La Marrs tryall to be printed An order of Court was made that none should doe it without the Ld scroggs Leave The Court [space for about ten letters smeared] of the Temple who usually takes notes was ordered to part with part [?] of them without his Leave which Its said prevents the duke of Bucks his designe to print the said tryall Last satureday morning was scattered In the Exchange &c A Considderable number of Libells abt the blacke box In which are Expressions of A very High Consequence In Relation to the succession of the Crowne at which his Matye & R Highness are very much Incenst Insomuch that Its said A proclamation will Come forth promiseing 1000 L to him that shall discover the Authour thereof & A declaration is Exspected for setling the succession L. c. 940 May 29th 1680 London May 27th 1680 +Yesterday his Matye being In Councell Complaint was made of the Pamphletts abt the blacke box & the E: of st Albans & the Ld Gerrard E of Maxfeild were Called In & Examined what they heard or knew Concerning the Reported Contents thereof To which the Ld Gerrard Replyed he was soe farr from knowing anything of the King being married to the d of Monmoths mother that It was his opinion that the Authours of such An Infaimous Report desired to have their Tongues Cut out which Expression was Entred Into the Councill Journall & an order made that all the proceedings & Informations taken In Councill Concerning the blacke box should be forthwith printed with the hands of the 4 Clerks of the Councill thereunto mr Herbert was Examined & the severall ffresh Informations Reflecting on him were produced & it did appear mr Herbert & his brother In Law & Nephew being justices of peace did take the Common Bayle for John Giles whereupon the Councill ordered the misdemeanors of the justices therein to be Referred to the judges next Assizes mr Cavanagh formerly mentioned In Custody on mr Arnolds account hath been Examined on ffresh Informations which Render him more suspitious then before vizt that being 2 houres on the day before at mr Justice Denyes he Endeavoured to subborne witnesses to swear he was there that night on which the Assault was made on mr Arnold, Also he was observed to be In A long Cloake at mr Justice Denyes, mr Arnold haveing sworne that one of the Assasinates had such A Cloake with which he was Cast &c But Nothing Appeareing positively Agt mr Herbert he was not Committed The E of Ossory offered his Matye his utmost service In the Expedition of Tangier His Matye dined at the Ld Arlingtons & their R Highnesses & the dutchesses of Portesmouth Richmond & southampton &c at the E of st Albans thence to the playhouse & then for windsor There was yesterday at the sun Taverne behind the Royall Exchange A very greate dinner at which were the dukes of monmoth & Bucks the E of shaftesbury &c with about 60 of the H of Commons +The duke of Bucks hath given notice to mr Heath Chaireman at the last quarter sessions In surrey where the Bills of Indictment were found Agt mr Barnesley mr Jenks mr Tedman & mr Whittaker his solicittor that the said mr heath doe forthwith give In bayle to the Action of scandala Magnata for words then spoken In derogation of his honour The duke is Also prepareing An Indictment Agt the E of danby & his Lady mr Christian hath preferred An Indictment of Combination Agt the persons Concerned for the d: of Bucks The Ld shandois lately Approved of for Ambr for Turkey Tis said hath talkt himselfe out of his Employ for that he In London disowned all that the Gazett Published of him though he spoke those words before the Ld sunderland mr Godolphin & severall persons of honour There was lately taken Just by whitehall stayres A very large sturgeon which was prsented to his Matye sr Tho Doleman one of the Clerks of the Councill lyes very ill & Its thought will not Recover Our ffrench letters of the 31st Instant Advise that the Corsayres of Majorca have lately taken another ffrench ship worth 100000 Crownes but the ffrench Resolve to Repaire this losse & all other damages they have sustained by them by takeing all spanish ships they Can meet with They have Advice that the spanish Gallies In the Mediterranean will now Certainly put to sea this summer which doth not A little Amuse the ffrench Their gallies being divided Into 2 squadrons & Consequently not In A Condition to oblige the spaniards who will be at Least 30 sayle to sinke [about four words smeared] Positive orders from their King +Coll sidney is Exspected Every day here from Holland haveing Given In his last memoriall to the states Concerning the union & unless they give him A satisfactory Answer he will Come for England to give An account of his Negotiation There was A greate Rumour yesterday all Abt whitehall that the ffrench K hath sent A letter to his Matye to Recall his Ambrs from the Northern Crownes which proves untrue L. c. 941 May 31st 1680 London 29th May 1680 +The Cadiz ffleet is Come Into o[u]r River & yesterday was vast quantities of Gold & silver In Carts brought Into Lombard street & more will be dayly brought from Aboard those ships Wee had yesterday A Report that the Moores before Tangier have taken Charles & Henrietta fforts the truth of which wee Exspect by the next Cadiz letters or some ships direct from the place Those who well know the Garrison say Its Imposible for the Moores to take the Castle if they should take the Towne the said Castle being built upon A Rocke & Comanding all Round to A wonder & would soon force An Enemy out of the Towne soe dilligent & Carefull are those persons who are Employed for sending o[u]r forces to Tangier that severall of them were shipt last Thursday with greate quantities of Provision & Amunition & An Expresse went for Ireland to the d of Ormond to Hasten those succours he is to send thence The spanish Ambr acquainted his Matye he durst undertake his master would Readily lend 1 or 2000 men which might be sooner Conveyed thence however his Matye might Command fforrage for his trrops for both which his Matye thanked him but makes noe use of the former Also abt 200 German Gent who served the Emperor In the late warrs Amongst which are severall Gent of the Teutonicke order have ofered to serve his Matye Gratis In Tangier but Its uncertain whether his Matye will accept of their service The forces are drawing out hence but Its Comicall to see how those of the guards who bought their places In hopes to Enjoy Dureing their Lives without fighting A stroke are now willing to part with their places Againe both officers & others upon Easey Termes Rather then Hazzard themselves at Tangier La Marr was not tryed for Blasphemy till last Thursday when upon the Evidence of one witness he was found guilty This weeke the sessions began & Ended at the old bayly where 15 were Condemned to dye for severall murthers ffelonies & Burglaries Their Matyes players have put out Bills that on munday next they will Act A new play vizt the ffemale Prelate or the History of Pope Joan Last Thursday mr Thompson was found Guilty of Putting Into his Intelligence A scandalous Reflection on the parish of st Brids & is to be sentenced next Terme when he will be also tryed for Reflections on sr Wm Waller In his Intelligence Tis said the E of Rothes is to be made duke of ffife The marquess of worcester to be made A duke of worcester The E of Burlington duke or Cumberland after P Ruperts decease, Robt Pierpont Esqr Now beyond sea to be duke of Dorchester after the Marquesses decease & mr Cheney of Chelsey to be made Baron of Chelsey & the Ld Chancellor to be made A duke This is the Comon discourse but wee Cannot affirme it for truth Wee hear from windsor that the King & their R Highnesses are all very well but the queen is ill but In noe danger & the Lady Ann is not well but tis hoped that it will prove only A Cold The Palsie hath drawne the Ld Petres mouth Aside & the Phisitians beleeve he will suddenly dye In the Tower +There are Endeavours used to prvent if posible sr Patience ward for being Elected Ld Mayor to which End tis said he is Returned Into the Crowne office for being A Tub preacher The fforts at Tangier make use of sr sam Morelands Trumpetts to acquaint the garrison with their state but some Renegado English Interpreting to the moores what was spoke they are forced to speake In Irish Our letters from fflanders of the 1st June say the short Prorogation of o[u]r Parl & his Matye dispatching soe many minesters to the severall Protestant Princes hath broken the ffrench measures & put the spaniards wholly out of fear of the ffrench meddling with them this summer The ffrench K hath Convoked his Clergy to give him money & tis said he Intends to Advance the Jesuitts to A Capasity of being Created Popes, The Prince Palatine hath prsented A memoriall at Ratisbonne to let them know the ffrench have passed 2 sentences Agt him whereby he is Enjoyned not to acknowledg any other master then the ffrench K & Entreates the states of the Empire to let him Know how he shall Governe himselfe In this affaire Tis said the E of Mulgrave will Comand the forces to Tangier & is prepareing for his Journey with all Expedition L. c. 942 June 3d 1680 London June 1st 1680 +His Matye Continues In Health but her Matye & the Lady Ann have been under some small Indisposition which is now Removed, The Countesse of Penelem [?] A Relation of the queenes & one of her Bedchamber to whome tis said shee paid 3000 L p Ann is lately dead at which the queen is much troubled There are drawne out of the standing forces here 156 horse & 672 foot for Tangier which with 600 from Ireland are the succours Intended who will be Comanded by the E of Mulgrave Attended by many persons of quality, many Comission officers of the d of monmoths Regemt who were beyond sea who have been allowed halfe pay Ever since did last weeke by the E of ffeversham offer their service to his Matye for Tangier which his Matye kindly accepted & tis thought they will goe & are to serve on Horsebacke & that horses will be provided for Them In Spaine Tis Reported the Alcade or Generall of the Moores before Tangier told Coll Dungan that he hath A Charge from his master the K: of Morocco not to stirr from that place till he hath made himselfe master of it upon fforfeiture of his head & that though he had but A small Army at prsent there yet he had 30 or 40000 at Comand if at any time he should stand In need of them Wee have account from Cadiz which say the Moores made A very sharpe Attempt upon Henrietta ffort & were beaten off with the loss of above 60 men A prisoner Informes they had Amongst them 13 ffrench voluntiers above 40 Messineuses neer 20 Turks from Algeir & 6 or 7 English who held A Correspondance with some people who supplied them with Powder &c, The fforts are In A very good Condition & not under any feare of being taken & by helpe of sr sam Morelands speakeing Trumpetts have Communication with the garrison which they performe In the Irish & welsh Language They write from the Hague of June 7th that the Kings yatcht was then In the Maas to Attend Coll sidney the English Envoy who was to depart In 2 or 3 dayes That the papists at Bassellduke haveing some time since Comitted some Insolencies & made Opposition Agt justice the states have Given order to the Governour of that place to proceed to Banishmt of the persons & the same to prosecute without the least Connivance, Also to Confiscate the popish Church & give An account to the states what Ornamts were found In the said Church Also to proceed Agt those that had made any Collection for the Preist John Giles that was mentioned In the Gazett as one of the Assasinates of mr Arnold hath been according to an order of the K & Councill been showne to mr Arnold who affirmes that he was the person that knoct him downe & he proves to have been A servant to mr Herbert soe that Its beleeved the designe of Assasinating mr Arnold will only prove A private quarrell between the 2 justices ffrom Ireland wee are Advised that the discoverers who Came over hither are Arrived there backe againe & that the Ld Lieftenant hath taken A proper Care that they may be Encouraged to proceed In giveing In Evidence Agt such as they Know lyable of being Charged There being A Complaint lately made Agt the Chancellor of Ireland Abt A decree of his made In Chancery there the K & Councill has ordered him to put In his Answer which is supposed will be next Councill day at which time the party Complaining is to make his Reply Wee hear that the Penall Lawes are put In full prosecution Agt nonconformists all over England Especially [In the west &?] tis said A greate many are Returned as Recusants according to the Statute In that Case made & that one knight hath Returned 1200 Into the Crowne office, wee also hear from scotland that their meetings there are not soe numerous as formerly All the Kings Evidence are to be In towne next Terme by Reason severall tryalls are then to be sat The E of Castlemaines the Ld Ashtons sr Phillip stapletons &c L. c. 943 June 5th 1680 London 3d June 1680 +The Councill sate yesterday his Matye & R Highness being prsent where A ffinall determination was put to the Affaire of the blacke box & both those declarations In which his Matye hath declared that he was never Married or Contracted to any one but the queen will be Printed & Published & on the 5th July all the Lds of the Councill are to Appear at the Chancery barr there to Attest & see those declarations ffiled & Recorded In that Court This morning his Matye & R Highness Came againe to towne & were In Councill from ten till one & then dyned with the E of Ossory & after Returned to the Councill & Continued till 4 when his Matye & R Highness tooke Coach In st James Parke for windsor Yesterday the Horse guards were drawne up In hyde Parke & 120 of them drawne out for Tangier & tis said severall of them have offered their horses & Accoutrements to any that will goe In their Roome but there are abt 60 persons of quality that goe thither voluntiers Our fflanders letters of the 7th Instant advise that the duke de villa Hermosa governour of the spanish netherlands had Recd A letter from the ffrench K In which he desired Liberty to march through those Countries with An Army of 40000 men pretending it is only to oblige the Hollanders to deliver up Mayserke & Hasselt to the Elector of Cologne & Maestricht to the spaniards which the dutch are obliged by the late Treaty at nimeghen to surrender up but now keep them upon pretence of money oweing to them by the said Princes The Plausible story of the ffrench K the governour absolutely Refused him without A positive order from spaine but as A Complement to him sent him word that if his Matye with his Troops of Guards would take the way for fflanders he should have ffree Liberty to passe Our ffrench letters yesterday brought us An Account that as the ffrench K was Hunting the Wild Boar in the fforest of ffountainbleau he had like to have been Killed by that fierce Creature his horse being wounded In 4 severall places The Dauhpine who made Hast to his Rescue was throwne off his horse & Bruised very much The ffrench Kings mistresse was over Turned In her Coach & one of the Glasses of her Coach breakeing wounded her In 5 severall places of her Belly The ffrench K hath given A pension of 20000 L to Mounsr Chasteauneufe as principle secretary of state The K of spaine haveing demanded Assistance of the Emperour Agt the Turks hath Recd for Answer that his Imperiall Matye would willingly doe it but that he feares he shall noe sooner be Engaged In A warr Agt the Turks but that the ffrench will declare warr Agt him whereupon the K of Poland hath sent to the K of ffrance to desire his Matye to give it under his hand that he would not make warr upon the Emperour for 6 years which Its beleeved that King will not doe or if he doe it will not performe it On Munday last the Kings players began to Act the new play Called Pope Joan & on Tuesday the d: of Norfolke was there to see it but on wednesday the dutchesse of Portesmouth to disoblige mr settle the Poet Carryed all the Court with her to the dukes house to see Mackbeth +The Woman that swore justice Barnesley Tampered with La Marr for which he lost his Comission hath Confessed that shee Recd severall Guyneys for sweareing, shee was yesterday Carryed before severall justices In southwarke but they all Refused to take her Examination, Then they brought her within the Liberty of the Ld Mayor of which more by the next +It is now Reported by persons of very good Credit that the d: of Bucks hath Kissed his Matyes hand L. c. 944 June 7th 1680 London June 5th 1680 +One Thomas saunders An Apprentice to mr Colby A Blackwell-sailor [?] haveing had the Liberty of these holy dayes on Thursday night last went to see A stationers servant In Cliffords=Inn lane & after some discourse told him that he had unknowne to his master made use of 300 L of his Money to buy Armes which were hid In A Celler In salisbury Court That Captain Toms plott still went on & that they were to Cut off his Matye & put all to fire & sword that opposed them upon which A 3d person of their Acquaintance Comeing In he Repeated the words & much more & being asked why he did not discover the said designe Answered that if he did his ffather was the Ld staffords Tennant & would be undone, This discourse was the next day by the 2 younge men Imparted to others & sanders was seized & Examined by sr Jo: ffredericke & sr Patience ward before whome he denied he spoke the said words or any such like but that if he did it was through disorder of body haveing been that day In much Company at Bowleing &c but Knowes not of any plott or any such things, Notwithstanding which the said 2 persons have swore the said words Agt him & he is Comitted to Newgate but tis thought there is nothing more In it then the talke of An Idle foolish youth as he is knowne to be mr Arnold is at his house In monmothshire but Remaines very weake haveing A violent Cough which by streining brings up blood & much Endangers his life for Remedy of which he is Advised to the Bath & the more In Regard of his Many Bruises besides wounds John Giles suspected to be one that Assaulted him is A papist & was fformerly servant to ffather Evans that was Executed sr Miles stapleton is ordered to be Tryed next Assizes at yorke +sargent Maynard being 77 yeares of Age was this weeke Married to dr vermudens Widdow of about 24 yeares of Age Yesterday Capt Whyburne Arrived here from Tangier & tis said brings Newes that they had with their hand Granadoes forced the moores to Retire & Relieved the fforts but wee fear It is too good newes to be true sr Phill Howard Goes Lieft Generall under the E of Mulgrave, The 600 foot make 5 Companies to be Commanded by Coll sackville Capt ffaultry, Capt Kirke Capt Boar & Capt Tilmarsh The horse are to be Commanded by Major Oglethorpe & Capt Lacy who are takeing their speediest passage Into spaine to buy horses for their men from whence they have but A short Passage for Tangier severall of the Nobility have asked his Matyes Leave to goe voluntiers The d: of Albermarle E of Ossory & E: of shrewsbury have been denied but there goes the E: of Plimouth Ld Lumley Ld Mordant &c The states of Holland have Chose the E: of Ossory one of their standing Lieft Generalls soe its beleeved he will make A step over Into Holland before he goes for Ireland one Artist lately Come from Holland is gone for windsor to make proposalls to his Matye for Turneing sand Into Gold provided his Matye will furnish him with Materialls mr Boyle hath seen the Experiment performed Probatum Est Phill Warricke Esqr Goes within 14 dayes for sweden, yesterday Phillip La Marr died sr Jo: Nelson Naturall son to the King by Nell Guyn is Reported to be dead at Paris +Wee hear the d: of Monmoth is Indisposed but tis hoped without danger L. c. 945 June 10th 1680 London June 8th 1680 +This night there is An Extrary Councill at windsor to debate abt the Parliamts sitting mr sidney hath been at windsor to give An Account of his Negotiation & the Committee of fforreign Affaires were sent for & An Extrary Councill Called there & it was debated whether the Triple League between England spaine & Holland should be Renewed but the debate is further Adjourned till to morrow when there is to be An Extrary Councill Abt it here his Matye prsent & after Councill the guards are to be drawne up before his Matye where he will draw out those officers he Intends for Tangier To morrow the Rest of the forces Embarke & are to have their pay Advanced till the 1st July & the officers are to be Restored to their places when they Returne Last sunday severall Gunsmiths shops In the minories were open & all persons at worke for the more speedier supplying them with Armes Wee hear the K of spaine hath sent severall hundreds of his owne subjects to Tangier to preserve it from the Moores & that o[u]r Commissary at Tangier is found Guilty of selling some of the stoores of the Towne to the Jewes & they againe to the Moores for which he is to be sent hither to be tryed The men of warr sent out by the ffrench K Agt the Turks of Tripoly fell upon some of o[u]r English merchantmen & forced them Ashoar pretending they tooke them for Piratts of which Complaint was made to o[u]r Ambr In ffrance & noe satisfaction given There is privately handed Abt A scurrillous Pamphlett to vindicate the English Papists for being guilty of the plott & to discover the Cheife untruths In Oates Narrative which Tis said was printed at st Omers mrs Celliers is to be Tryed next ffriday & Coll Mansell is gone to ffetch sr Wm Waller haveing obtained leave from the Court of Kings bench that he shall Come & goe without Molestation soe it appeares that it was not the fear of being murthered by the Papists that Affrighted him away but some other Reason Wee hear from strasburgh that on the 5th June severall ffrench officers sumoned the Governour of Holdenborke In the Elector Palatines Countrey to deliver up that ffortresse to the ffrench K which if he Refused he & all his men should be hanged at the gate To which the governour Replyed that there was A peace between the Elector & the K of ffrance & the said ffortresse had been In the posession of his master for above 100 yeares & he haveing Recd noe order from the Elector to deliver it up would defend it Upon this Refusall A Considderable number of ffrench forces & 30 peeces of Cannon are marched that way as they pretend to beseige that place +All our letters from the west of England give An Account of the great Inundations there & that the Poor Countrey people are forced to drive their Cattle severall miles to feed upon the mountaines to preserve them from perishing by the waters Wee hear that the E of Rochester is very dangerously ill & is become soe sencible of & Penitent for the Errors he hath Committed that the divines who have been with him say It is Almost Imposible to declare how sorry he Appeares to be for his fore past life his lady who sees his Penitence is Turned from being A Papist & hath Recd the Sacramt with him according to the Church of England some say he is dead of which there is noe Certainty +This day his Matyes declaration was published wherein he solemnly declares he was never Married or Contracted to any but the queen L. c. 946 June 12th 1680 London June 10th 1680 +Wee have account from Tangier that on the 12th May the Charles & Henrietta fforts perceiveing the Moores had brought their mines soe neer them as that it was Imposible to prevent being blowne up Resolved to force their Passage Into the Citty & haveing Layd Traynes to blow up the fforts & broke the guns &c they made A sally In the dead of the night Into the Enemies Trenches which were A pikes Lengh deep which they with greate dificulty & Hazzard Attempted to Climbe up but the whole Army of the Moores tooke the Allarme & made greate slaughter of the English for of 180 that drew out of the fforts only 30 Escaped Into the Towne & most of them much wounded The fforts blew up dureing the ffight The Garrison made A sally to Relieve if posible the said Gentlemen who were all voluntiers there were greate numbers of the moores Killed The next day the Alcade Cut off the heads of the English which he sent for A present to his King & sent word to the Towne they might bury their bodies which they accordingly did Capt Trelawny who Commanded Charles ffort was Cut all In peeces They say they will have the Towne In few dayes Tis Reported they have got Amongst them some of the Engineers that beseiged Candia The K: is very much Concerned & is Angry with the deputy governour for not building A ffort or two between the Towne & the fforts which might have hindered the Moores for breakeing ground there haveing been 2000 L p Ann paid for Inland ffortifications, orders are given for drawing out 10 more out of Each troope for Tangier On Tuesday was An Extrary Councill at Windsor where mr sidney Gave account of the defensive league between England spaine & Holland to which the 2 latter have already Agreed & is In Effect the Renewall of the Triple league & on the same Conditions In all points as mr sidney Proposed soe that his Matye will Add thereto the ffirme of his Parliamt which as Reports say will for this Reason sit next month but of this there is noe Certainty Yesterday his Matye was here In Councill & the account of mr sidneys Negotiation was Read & it was said that he had Managed that affaire with such greate prudence & Conduct that the Ld Chancellor had orders to Returne him thanks In the name of his Matye & the whole Councill The E of Middlesex is to goe Envoy Extrary to the Emperours Court & mr skelton to be Recalled Upon A Complaint In Councill Agt mr slingsby Comtroller of the mint he is suspended his office The ffarmers of his Matyes duty upon the Law have delivered 300 declarations Agt the Atturneys for not paying their Arreirs The ffrench K still pressing for the Title of duke of Burgundy gives occasion of much disquiett to spaine & also to Holland for that Anciently those provinces were under that dignity The Lds of the Admiralty mett at windsor to Considder of & Appoint what ships of warr should be manned out for Convoys & for the summers Guard In the Channell which will be forthwith put In Execution The Ld shandois that was like to be put by Going Ambr to Constantinople by Reason of his denying his Recantation of Petitioning for the Parliamts sitting mentioned In the Gazett is by his R Highness Intercession to Goe without makeing A 2d Recantation +Le Marr is not yet Buryed 5 Chyurgeons have viewed his body & upon Oath say he died of A Mortification his ffundament Appeares Exceeding Wyde & Large Hundreds of people goe out of Curiosity to view his Corps Tis discoursed that the d of Monmoth is at Windsor Appeareing dayly before his Matye & that the K Intends to dyne with the d of Bucks at his house neer windsor +mrs Cellier is to be tryed to morrow sr wm Waller & Coll Mansell are Arrived from Holland L. c. 947 June 14th 1680 London 12th June 1680 +Wee have letters from Tangier dated 17th May which give this ffollowing account That on the 13th at night Capt Trelawny Acquainted the Ld Inchequin In Irish by A speakeing Trumpett that they Could noe longer defend themselves & designed to make their Escape Into the Towne at 7 next morning Henrietta ffort had Capitulated 2 or 3 dayes before which was to the Towne & Charles ffort unknowne & tis judged the Moores might from the Speakeing Trumpett have some notice of the designe of those at Charles ffort The Ld Inchequin ordered A sally to be made to divert the Enemy & Clear the Trenches & on the 14th at 7 In the morning they quitted Charles ffort being 176 men & Capt Trelawnies little boy & got well over 2 or 3 Trenches but that next the towne being 14 ffoot deep with water & durt In the Bottom only 39 Escaped over the Rest being Cut In peeces In the greate Trench save 14 & the little boy whome they tooke Alive the ffort blew up soon after they left it Capt Trelawny brought up the Rear & tis said was killed helpeing up the little boy There were 12 In st Giles ffort made prisoners of Warr & 30 In Henrietta ffort In all there were 123 slayne & 57 taken & Many of the scotch officers that made the sally out of the Towne are wounded & some mortally The Moores are now placeing their guns Agt Pooles ffort & have Already sent severall shotts through the walls wee are useing all meanes Posible to Relieve Pooles ffort but tis Doubted it will be lost though soe neer the Gate & Norwoods Redoubt which will goe also if that goes This morning May 18th Appeares to o[u]r sight A Battery on the Hill southwest of Pooles ffort which looks upon the Upper Castle & the governours house They have placed one gun Already 2 or 3 dayes will shew us the Effect of this Wee fear it will not be Easy to hold any of the fforts & to all Appeareance the Towne is In Danger Except wee had men sufficient to make sallies Especially horse for want of which our men very much dread theirs The K of Morocco hath also Beseiged Mororan A Portugall towne south of sally & have Almost starved them for want of provisions one of o[u]r ffrigotts is gone to Convoy A small Portugall Carvell with Provisions thither The Algeir men of warr are all within the streights wee Exspect them not this way these 2 or 3 months This morning the Judges mett In the Exchequer Chamber to settle the Approaching Circuitts which are as followeth Home Circuitt Ld scroggs Baron Weston Westerne Circuitt Ld North Justice Jones Norfolke Circuitt Ld Mountague Justice windham Northerne Circuitt Justice Dolben Baron Atkins Midland Circuitt Justice Ellis Justice Raymond Oxford Circuitt Baron Gregory Justice windham But the dayes are not yet Appointed Yesterday mrs Cellier Came to her tryall first mr Gadbury was sworne who gave noe Punctuall Evidence then mr Dangerfeild was Called & Excepted Agt by mrs Celliers as being outlawed for ffelony &c To which he pleaded his Matyes Pardon which being Produced the word ffelony was not Inserted soe he was declared An unfitt person to give In Evidence & the Ld scroggs Committed him to the Kings bench prison, The 3d witnesse was her maide who declared how Intimate mr Dangerfeild & her mrs had been & that one morning when her master was gone mr Dangerfeild supplied his place In bed with her mrs but mrs Cellier Asked sergeant Maynard whether that were High Treason by the Statute upon the whole matter shee was quitt +Last weeke the E of Darbyes brother was set upon neer Westminster by 4 mad blades because he would not let them have his Coach & is wounded soe that his Arme must be Cut off Coll Legg is made master of the Ordinance In Roome of the 4 Commrs most of the officers of the Tower were last Thursday very merry with drinkeing his health One Homett A moor who was brought over from Tangier & Rode In the E of Oxfords troope & Returned with the Ld Inchequin is Run away to the moores & much heartens them to take the Towne L. c. 948 June 17th 1680 London June 15th 1680 +The Project of A New League between England Spaine & Holland brought by mr sidney is said to be Assented to by his Matye & Thereupon the dutch Ambr here hath taken leave of his Matye & Togather with mr sidney Immediately Goes for Holland after which he goes for Germany to ffurther the same there which noe doubt will be Effected & tis Beleeved that Its Resolved on those Considderations that the Parliamt shall Certainly sit In october next if not sooner A League defensive between the Catholicke King & England is Ratifyed here by the Spanish Ambr & mutually Exchanged, The Spanish Ambr still putts In ffresh memorialls to o[u]r King Concerning fflanders & o[u]r King Answers he will preserve it They write from fflanders they hope to have In those provinces by the End of August 35000 foot & 3500 horse & dragoons Compleate The Committee for Tangier sitts often & the K declares he will Recover what the Moores have taken whatever it Costs, 6 Companies of the Kings ffoot Guards In Ireland are ordered for Tangier & the E of Arran their Coll hath desired the whole Regemt may goe which tis thought will be granted Letters from all hands give account of the Greate Civility of the Alcade or Generall of the Moores to the English telling them noe prince shall keep faith better then he & that he understood the K Could not helpe them without his Parliamt & therefore Advised them to yeild the Towne mr Dangerfeild being brought to the Kings bench prison was very Rudely accosted by the Prisoners but more Especially by Knox & Lane 2 persons who swore sodomy &c Agt dr Oates &c Agt whome he was A witnesse In that tryall who beate him very much soe that he was forced to lye In the Dungeon to save his life since which the Marshall hath put him on the Common side where he Remaines with much Chearfulnesse, severall Gentlemen at the Clubb have sent him 20 Guyneys &c & Advised him not to be discouraged at his Imprisonmt Assureing him he shall not want any thing & they would take Care for the future that he should not Receive any abuse at which he seemes to be much transported with joy +Tis said he will to morrow Petition his Matye In Councell & afterwards bring his Habeas Corpus &c The Ld Chancellor hath declared that his Matye designed his Pardon full & Ample sr wm Waller was In Towne but because mr Dangerfeild was not Admitted as An Evidence he did not Appear In Court As A witnesse Notwithstanding the Ld scroggs severe Reflections on mr Dangerfeilds being Pilloryed at sarum mr Redding did yesterday make A motion at the Kings bench barr In Behalfe of the Ld Castlemain praying he might be tryed &c And this day the Ld Castlemaine was Arraigned there for High=Treason & is to be tryed on the 23d This day sr Tho: Williams had A long tryall for Endeavouring to subborne dr Oates & this night the verdict is to be given, on the 22d the Ld Aston &c are to be tryed & on the 25th mr blood mr Christian &c for Conspireing Agt the d: of Bucks On ffriday night mrs Celliers sent to the Ringers of st Clements parrish to Ring for Joy shee was Come home but the Churchwardens forbad them This day the Lds of the Privy Councill Came to the Chancery barr & there deposed that his Matye did make severall declarations that he was never Marryed or Contracted to any but queen Katherine which depositions were Entred Amongst the Records of the Court +There is A scandalous Paper Come forth pretending to Answer his Matyes declaration aforesaid Our letters from Paris of the 18th Instant say that the ffrench K hath ordered A declaration to be printed & Published Prohibitting any Protestant for beareing [?] any office Either Civill or military & hath layd A severe Penalty on any Protestant that shall turne Papist +Capt ffloyd Comeing from windsor was yesterday at 6 In the morning set uppon by 10 ffoot padders & Killed & tis said 5 of them are since taken L. c. 949 June 19th 1680 London 17th June 1680 +When the Lds of the Privy Councill Appeared at the Chancery barr Abt his Matyes declarations The Ld Chancellor spoke to this Effect Let Noe Man thinke this Court Can Add Either honour or Authority to what his Matye hath done, These declarations are only Enrolled here for safe Custody though I hope they will have A greater Register In the hearts & minds of good & Loyall subjects who always will keep A due vallue for his Matye who hath thus taken Care to quiett the minds of his subjects & secure peace to ffuture Generations by A Certainty In the succession, And May the Almighty long Continue to him the blessings he Enjoyes with An Addition of all such as he wants that his Reigne may be long & Prosperous over A Thankfull & obedient people Letters from scotland say that mr Hall mr Cargill & mr Cameron 3 minesters who had been Concerned In the late Rebellion there were discover[ed?] at queens fferry & taken being Rescued by the People the governour of Blackness Came In with some Assistance & In the Encounter mr Hall & mr Cargill were mortally wounded the first dyeing before he Reached Edenbrough the latter Escapeing, mr Cameron Also Escaped but his Portmantle was seized & It A new Convenant obligeing all that take it to destroy Monarchy Especially the ffamily of the stewarts from the Earth Calling his Matye the devills vicegerent & all such as Adhere to him upholders of the Kingdome of sathan, The Privy Councill of scotland have seized 36 of the Inhabitants who made the Rescue who by the Law without the Kings mercy will dye for it There is A Truce Concluded at Tangier for 4 months The Alcade is Prepareing to defend himselfe Agt Muley Hamett K of sueeuz In Affrica who hath drawne downe his forces to set upon him The Garrison are obliged not to Repaire the ffortifications or Carry one ston towards the ffinisheing of the Mole dureing the Truce Our Garrison were In A weake Condition & the walls were Ready to fall The horse designed thither are Countermanded but the ffoot Embarkt The Alcade Proposes to Continue A peace with the English on the same Termes the Portugalls held the Garrison vizt not to Encroach on their land which some Judge wee shall Agree to for the future The Ld Inchequin hath In A letter to his Matye Endeavoured to Clear himselfe of the Aspersions layd on him that he neglected the safety of Tangier In letting the Moores Intrench without fighting them Replying he durst not hazz[ard the?] Garrison Agt soe many thousands 3 persons are sent for up from Bristoll for speakeing Dangerous words Capt ffloyd is not dead as was Reported The Spanish Ambr hath Proposed to his Matye that he would Raise 10000 men & send them Into fflanders to preserve it from the ffrench & the spanish K will pay them His Matye hath promised to Considder of it +There haveing been lately borne In somersetshire A Male Child with 2 heads 2 bodies &c some persons Getting the ffather In drinke made him signe A Contract to part with the Child on Condition to allow him An 8th part of the Proffitts Ariseing by shewing the Child & thereupon by [about six words smeared] the ffather who being A Poor man hath Complained thereof to the Ld Cheife Justice who hath granted his warrant to ffetch up mr Phillips & mr Waldron 2 justices In that Countrey The ffrench Gazett which hath once or twice told us the Exact time of the prorogation of o[u]r Parliamt sayth now that o[ulr Parliamt will sit next July His Matye & R Highness will be here Next Councill day when its said it will be declared whether the Parliamt shall sit +mrs Loveland Phill Le Marrs mother was ffined 5p & Recd Judgment to stand In the Pillory at the Royall Exchange which accordingly shee did & this day shee was Pelted with Eggs &c L. c. 950 June 21st 1680 London June 19th 1680 +mr Redding formerly ffined & Pillor[i]ed for Endeavouring to suborne mr Bedloe haveing had his ffine of 1000 L Beggd off hath this Terme made divers motions at the Kings bench barr Amongst which one last wednesday for himselfe praying A writt of Errour might be granted him to Reverse the judgmt or Record Agt him which was Referred to the Atturney Genll to Examine &c Yesterday mr Redding Comeing to the Kings bench barr & ffaling on his Knees demanded Justice Agt Judge Jones & Judge Dolben for breakeing their Oaths his Matyes Coronation Oath & Magna Charta Then mr Williams mr Hall [?] sr George Jeffries demanded the Imediate Judgmt of the Court Agt him which was seconded by the unanimous Consent of the whole barr his Insolent & unpresidented Carriage putting the whole Court Into A disquiett which being appeased my Ld scroggs told him he deserved the Pillory but least he should Claime A Propriety by Custome he should have some other Punishment upon which the Court Caused forthwith his Gowne to be Pulled over his Eares ffined him 500 L & Imprisonment till it was paid & after that to Remaine 7 yeares A prisoner or give security for his good behaivour 7 yeares Yesterday mr Culpepper who had been Arraigned for Treason for Endeavouring to alter the Governour of Carolina was brought to tryall & quitt Next Tuesday will be tryed the Ld Aston sr James symonds &c Since the fforeigne Leagues are soe fforward & some of them Reciprocally Ratifyed the discourse of the Towne is that the Parliamt will meet the 1st July & then Adjourne for 14 dayes & then sit sr Richard Munden who Came lately In the st david Convoy to the Turkey & streights ffleet was well on wednesday at the Exchange on Thursday was taken ill & this morning dyed to the greate trouble of all that Knew him They write from Brussells that at & abt doway Leige & Valenciennes they have had such showres of Haile & soe greate that they have spoyled more Corne then An Army of 80000 Could have done don Pedro de Ronquillo the spanish Ambr here hath Transmitted A Coppie of the Articles of Peace that he hath signed In Behalfe of his Master between the spaniards & Hollanders & us to the Emperour to bring him Into the same Alliance & tis said that mr sidney late Ambr In Holland is ordered to goe for ffrance to acquaint that King that his Master being guarrantee to the spaniards at the Treaty at Nimeguen that those Articles made & agreed to there by the Crowne of ffrance should be performed by vertue of that Guarrantee he is obliged to protect the Spanish netherlands & if the french should still Continue to make their Encroachments upon the Spaniards he must be obliged to take other measures Last night the sheriffe of Herefordshire brought up John Giles who is Comitted to Newgate mr Arnold hath sworne him to be the man that lay on his Breast &c The Ld Mulgrave &c Embarked for Tangier on Tuesday last The horse were Countermanded but are since ordered to Embarke & It was ordered yesterday at windsor that 1000 [?] ffoot & 600 horse be Immediately Raised & sent to Tangier Tis said the Reasons which Induced the Moores to leave the seige were supposed to be from the season of the year which is their Harvest & the heate soe violent as is scarse to be Endured to which some Add An Intestine division Amongst them part being mercenary souldiers & Part voluntiers & such as they Call their Gentry ffrom Plimouth wee had Advice that the Ruby dartmouth & Phoenix ffreggotts were Arrived there & bound for Ireland to take In souldiers for Tangier & that the Happy Returne merchant being bound for New yorke mett between scilly & the Lands End A Turks man of war but being Clear & A good saylor Escaped Into Plimoth but saw him take another vessell after he had ffired 8 guns at her L. c. 951 June 24th 1680 London 22th [sic] June 1680 +This day the Ld Aston mr Howard &c were brought to Westminster In order to be tryed but the Atturney Genll moved that it might be put off till ffriday next because he was Informed that the Jury & witnesses had been Tampered with perticulerly one ffox who had said In the Countrey he Could Accuse the Ld Aston of Heynous Crimes had his Charges bore up to Towne by the Ld Aston Also mr Dugdale was soe Indisposed that he Could not Come then but will be soe well as to Appear on ffriday soe the Court Consented & tis thought if they are not then tryed they will be bayled Our letters from Turkey say the Grand=vizier hath layd An Imposition & Resolved none of o[u]r Merchants shall stirr till they have paid such summe of money which he pretends is due upon the Articles of Agreement though it hath not been demanded these 80 yeares mr ffinch o[u]r Ambr there useth all meanes to get it taken off but his Endeavours have hitherto proved Ineffectuall Tis said the Grand vizier desired o[u]r Ambr to let him see the Articles of Agreement which were In his Custody which he shewing him the Grandvizier seized them & will not Part with them Againe under 180000 Rix dollars upon Advice of which the Ld shandois is Hastning over thither to Accomodate the buisness his Ldpp being soe much In his Matyes faivour that he Carryed the sword last sunday before his Matye to Church Our letters that Come from Leghorne by way of ffrance Advise That 2 of o[u]r Best merchantships In Leghorne Roade bound for smirna vizt Thomas & susan & the Hunter the greatest part of their ladeing being silver were takeing In more goods there but were taken thence by 4 Algeir men of warr who Came In with ffrench Colours who Carryed them off Clear There hath been A Report about towne that the Emperour of Morocco should Imprison the Alcade for makeing such A disadvantageous Truce with Tangier & had sent downe Another Alcade with A vast Army to Reinvest it & had taken it But [severall gent]lemen who Came this day from windsor doe all Affirme that there is not one word of An Expresse from Tangier since mr ffitzgerald Came from thence soe the Report of its being lost is altogather false Its uncertain whether wee shall beate for voluntiers for Tangier or whether they will for the more speedier dispatch draw the 4000 ffoot & 600 horse out of his Matyes Guards & Garrisons Its thought the latter will be ordered there being already 80 men ordered out of the Garrison of Plimouth The d: of Bucks hath brought his action Agt severall of the Justices of the peace of Middlesex & An Action of scandalum magnatum Agt A gentleman who being at the Exchange was Asked why mrs Loveland Le Marrs mother stood In the Pillory said for speakeing the Truth he Arrested her In An action of 10000 L for which shee lyes In prison On satureday last one of the workemen fell from off Paulls & with it was Killed The ffrench K hath ordered A whole fforest to be Cut downe to build ships +The Act for the Additionall Excize Expireing at midsomer all the officers belongeing to that office have Recd orders to let the severall Collecters Know that they are to abate 9 d the Barrell of the former duty that they Collected This day the Grandjury of the County of middlesex mett at westminster where they prepared A Petition to deliver to that Court In which they desire the said Court to joyne with them to desire his Matye that the Parliamt may sit the 1st July but Its beleeved for all this they will not sit To morrow both his Majesty & Royall Highnesse will be at Councill when some greate thinge is Exspected L. c. 952 June 26th 1680 London 24th June 1680 +Yesterday his Matye & R: Highness Came hither to the Councill where his Matye Acquainted them that he had made A defensive Alliance with spaine & Holland & that he doubted not but divers other princes would Come Into the said Alliance for Preservation of the peace of Christendome His Matye also declared that for divers weighty Reasons he Resolved to Prorogue the Parliamt till the 22d July next The state of Tangier was debated & it was Resolved to make the E of Ossory Governour of all the forces sent thither which are to be made 1000 horse & 6000 ffoot Effective His Matye also declared that noe officer or souldier shall have any Prefermt In any of his Matyes Guards or Garrisons that has not first actually been In the service of Tangier for some Considderable time His Matye hath Expressed his displeasure Agt the Petition of middlesex abt the Parliamt & heareing the like was Intended this day at Guildhall sent yesterday for the Ld Mayor to prevent it This day being the usuall time for Chooseing sheriffs they unanimously Chose slingsby Bethell & Henery Cornish who Its thought will both hold Confirmed sr Tho Player Chamberlain & Chose Mathew shepard Bridgmaster The Appearance at the Common Hall was greate & the more In Regard A Petition was prepared & delivered to one of the sheriffs for sitting of the Parliamt &c Although the Recorder of London & mr Common sergeant made 2 very good speeches setting forth how much the Citty had been obliged to the King & how good subjects they would shew themselves if they medled only with the Buisness of the day, The Cry of the Hall was Read the Petition Read the Petition A Parliamt A Parliamt but the sheriffe put it Into his pockett & did not suffer it to be Read which is ill Resented by many Yesterday was prsented In Councill from Ireland 23 bills which the Councill there pray his Maty to Call A Parliamt to passe Yesterday the Ld Castlemaine was tryed & quitt Our letters from Berwicke say Cameron the Preacher who Escaped from queens fferry hath been since at Aire with some of his Accomplices who by force tooke out of Prison there 2 of their faction & that thereupon all the Militia are ordered to march Into those westerne Parts to prevent all ill designes those people have Agt the govermt wee hear from Bristoll that mr Bedloe hath been very ill the doctors beleeveing him Poysoned but now he mends againe They write from Paris that the ffrench Kings Revenues are let as ffolloweth the Custome for 17300000 Livers The Aides for 20450000 Livers the 5 greate ffarmes for 11780000 Livers which is 3780000 Livers more then they yeilded heretofore The ffrench K hath demanded of the Clergye of that Kingdome 14 millions of Livers which they have willingly assented to but pray his Matye will set forth severall Edicts Agt those of the Reformed Religion which they will draw up & prsent him with They write from Turkey that o[u]r English Ambr Attending on the Grand vizier with the Originall Capitulations between the grand signior & his Matye In his hand Hereby demanding Justice to be done to some merchants who had been Injured Contrary to the Purport of the said Capitulations The grand vizier demanded to see it which being delivered he deteyned the same since which with much dificulty & the Expence of neer 20000 Dollars it is Restored They write from Holland that the marquess de Burgamerino hath succeeded soe well In his Embassy there that he hath obteyned of the states 14 Battalions of ffoot for secureing the spanish netherlands & they have also Assigned A flying Army to be alwayes Ready abt [crease spoils about five letters] all occasions They write from Prague that the Plague is very Hott there there dyeing the last weeke 294 persons Prince Montecuculi hath Retired from all Publicke affaires & ffather Emericke A Capuchin ffryar is at prsent the Emperours principle minester of state All the Churches In Prague are Barrd up The Colls of the 4 Regemts of ffoot designed for Tangier are sr Lionell Walden sr Charles Wheeler Coll Legg & the Ld Allington L. c. 953 June 28th 1680 London 26th June 1680 +Yesterday the Ld Aston sr James symonds mr Howard mr heneringham & mr Peters were brought to be tryed but the Atturney Genll declared he was not Ready to try them for that severall of the Kings witnesses had been Tampered with That the Ld Astons maids Considderable Evidence was Kept from them & that the Jury had been Tampered with & produced Affidavitts to prove all the said Reasons, The Ld scroggs told him that he must then In Justice suffer them to be bayled out & accordingly the Ld Aston was bayled out & the other 4 ordered to be brought to be bayled next wednesday +Then they proceeded to the Tryall of the Conspirators Agt the duke of Bucks but Edward Christian Tho Blood Arthur O Bryan Thomas Curtis & Jane Bradley mistress of the House at Heaven who stood Indicted of Conspireing Agt the said duke to Charge him with sodomy & Buggery with one sarah Whorwood & had Endeavoured to procure & subborne witnesses with severall Greate summs of money of which severall actually paid to Philemon Codden samuell Ruthen &c which tryall lasted from 9 In the morning till 3 afternoon the duke being all the time prsent many witnesses on both sides being Examined & the Councill on both sides fully heard the jury Acquitted Jane Bradley & found the other 4 Guilty, when the tryall was over the d: of Bucks Ld shandois mr Jenks & dr Oates dined togather There are 3 Grandjuries for Middlesex vizt one for Westminster another for the East Part & another for the west Part That of westminster which had subscribed the Petition for sitting of the Parliamt was this day Attended upon by the Lds Earles of Huntington & shaftesbury & the Lds Gray North & Ld Howard of Estwicke with the Ld Russell Ld Cavendish & severall of the H of Commons with An Information Agt his R: Highness as being A Popish Recusant &c of which the judges haveing notice sent Imediately for the jury to whome mr Umfreville the fforeman prsented the Petition Abt the Parliamt which was Read & Answer given that it Concerned them not & being demanded whether they had any prsentments to make or Bills to prsent Answered they had A Bill under Considderation of An Extrary nature but that it was not at prsent Ready for prsentation upon which the Court told them they had noe further occasion for them this Terme & dismist them After which the Grandjury of the westerne Parts prsented A Paper disclaimeing the Petition prsented by the other jury which was Recorded Yesterday morning Arrived here the Heer Zitters Ambr from the states of Holland The losse of the 2 shipps neer Leghorne is this day Confirmed with this Alteration vizt that the ship Danby 400 Tuns 30 Guns one Bass master & the ship Turkey ffregott 300 Tuns 30 guns William Thwaites master both bound from Alexandria mist their Convoy & makeing for Leghorne The Turkey ffrigott being the foremost ship was Attaqued In sight of Leghorne by 4 Turks men of warr with ffrench Colours The master made A very stout Resistance neer 2 houres but was forced to yeild Capt Basse In the Danby perceiveing the Danger deserted his ship & 15 more In the skiffe the Rest of the men Entring the Long boate using their U[t]most to get Into Leghorne which those In the skiffe did those In the Long boate seeing noe hope to Escape Returned to their ship which they defended as long as they Could the Turks Carryed them off both which is A greate losse +Wee had letters last Post of the 12th Instant from Rostocke that the Goodly Citty of straelsondt In Pomerania was on ffire & this day wee have letters of the 13th from straelsond which say the ffire began In the ffrankstreet & Ran through all Monckestreet & ffishers street most of the Citty & the stadthouse is In Ashes 40 persons Killed & 3 minesters who had Removed their Libraries under the stadthouse were there burned Tis thought the Algerines would have Attempted something In Leghorne Roade if they had not discryed our 2 shipps at sea +Just now wee have letters from Turkey which say the janisaries have Mutined & Murthered the Grand seignior L. c. 954 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond July 1st 1680 Another grand Jury being Chose for hostid [?] & apping yesterday in ye Hall were dischargd upon Intimation yt yey Designd to prosecute petioning &c were dischargd Then Radley was brought into ye Hall & having stood in 3 of ye Co[ur]ts wth ye Pap [?] on his brest he was Carried into ye Cot of Edinbrough where having stood almost an hour ye Judges ordrd him to be taken away but being carryed into ye Ks bench Cot agn ye Judges of ye Cot ordrd him to be returned into ye Excheqr 3 saying yt he had not stood his hour out but ye Judges of ye Excheqr sd he had stood long enough & ordrd him to be taken away wch was accordingly don Then many pop [?] prisoners were baild & dischargd after wch mr Carl yt writes yt ye Advice from Rome was brught in Cot & his tryall ordrd to morrow at Gield Hall. Then one mr Holcroft an Independt min[ister?] movd for bail but was refused & returned to prison Then mr Curtice was chargd to print no more of ye weekly advice from Rome Then a Rule of Cot was made yt none of ye late tryalls should be printed Capt Bedlow came to Towne on Tuesday & is pretty well Recovd of his Distempr The Councill satt on Tuesday & satt agn yesterday after noon whither ye Judges were sent for yr proceedings are kept very close but variously guest at ye Ld Mayor was also sent for to give an Acct of ye procedings at Guild hall on Thursday Tuesday morn ye Ld Shaftesbury pre[se]nted ye K wth reasons for ye pr[ose]cuting ye d of Y. Mr. Cornish & Bethell ye 2 Sheriff yt were Chose Last Thursday will its sd stand & thereby disappt ye City of sevll 50 L fines that usd to be laid on those yt refused & Its discoursd as if evry livery man shall be obligd to take ye oaths & sacmt Last night his Mate sent to sr Tho Armstrong for ye keep of his Lodgings in Whithall but sr Tho. refused to deliver ym saying he had ym from his mr ye D of M & would redeliver them to none else Oates allowance is retrenchd to 40 s a week from 5 [?] mr Thompson minr of Bristol hath drawn up a Cattechise on a sheet of pap wch he teacheth ye children in his Church in wch are those words Ques Have upon heard of ye Assemblys Cattechise? A: Yes & who was it made by? Answr A pack of Knaves of rogues The D. of Bucks is bringing his action agt his adversarys upon ye statute of scandalum Magnatum but they reppt ye Intend to bring a writt of error & prove yr accusation agt him Pone [?] but Christian being yesterday to be found sentence upon ym is put off till next term. This day ye Plmt mett where ye K intended to have been in his robes but changd his resolution so ye Ld Chancellr prorogud ym till ye 22d of this prsent July The D. of Y & D of M were both pr[es]ent The K. having laid a Tax upon his Clergy of 20000 livres ye K of Portugall in imitation intends to raise 8000 livres upon his Clergy. L. c. 955 [Handwriting changes here.] July 1st 1680 London 29th June 1680 +This night his Matye Came to Towne & sitts with A Comittee of Councill Touching Purgeing of Corporations his Matye stayes In Towne till Thursday being the day the Parliamt meets & Its thought by some A dissolution is then Intended by others that his Maty will Appear In the H of Lds & make A Chideing speech & soe Returne to Windsor by others that he will propose to them to Ratify & Encourage his New League with Spaine & Holland The presentment made last satureday to the Grandjury abt the d: of yorke was subscribed by 6 Lds & 9 of the H of Commons & there were neer 200 members followed those 9 that made the presentment This day the grandjury of one of the Hundreds of Middlesex offered A Petition to the judges of the Kings bench for the sitting of the Parliamt but they Refused it the Ld scroggs was not on the bench when they prsented it The fforeman of this jury was mr Cornish sheriffe Elect for the Citty of London The sheriffe of Middlesex hath been sent for by the Ld Chancellour & Reproved for Chooseing such factious men for the middlesex Grandjuries & wee hear all the Grandjuries of Middlesex are discharged & new ones are to be Chose Agt the sessions next weeke There are 700 processes out Agt ffanaticks In Leicestershire & they will be all tryed this assizes upon the statute Agt Popish Recusants This day mr Radley who spoke scandalous words Agt the Ld scroggs was sentenced to stand In the Pillory 3 times an houre at A time In Every Court In westminster with A Paper pinned before him Conveying his Crime The words were Relateing to Wakemans tryall Radley saying to one of his ffreinds that if he wanted Money he should goe to the Ld Cheife Justices house for sr George wakeman had sent money Enough thither There hath been lately Published A base Pernitious & scandalous Libell Entitled An Answer to the Kings declarations In vindication of the d of Monmoths mother, Greate Endeavours have been made to find out the Authour but hitherto without Effect but mr Everard the person that lay soe long In the Tower was Comitted to the same place for A disperser of it The Alcade of Alcazar haveing drawne his forces from Tangier wrote A letter to sr Palmer ffairbone the deputy governour In which he tells him that as he is A Gentleman he hopes he will Exactly observe the Articles of the Cessation as on his Part he will be sure to doe & that at the Expiration of the 4 months he will Returne againe with such An Army as will not only be able to take the Towne but also to ffight ffairely In the feild with Any power the K of England shall send to preserve it The d: of Bucks being Informed one mr Barry was Concerned In the Conspiracy with those Convicted hath Indicted him & he will be tryed at the old Bayly next weeke O Bryan is taken & seized The ffrench Ambr at the Hague Assures the states his Master hath noe designe Either upon the spanish netherlands or any of their dominions Wee hear that Capt Kempthorne Comander of A 4th Rate ffregott is taken by the Turks but wee hope it will not be Confirmed +His Matye hath given Capt Herbert A fflagg for his greate services haveing made him one of his admiralls. L. c. 956 July 3d 1680 London 1st July 1680 +On Tuesday morning the Ld shaftesbury prsented his Matye with Reasons for sitting of the Parliamt Another Grandjury being Chose for Westminster the E of shaftesbury yesterday prsented to them An Indictment Agt the duke of yorke & likewise desired them to prsent A Petition to the Court of Kings bench for sitting of the Parliamt but they had not Recd it long before they were sent for by the said Court & Immediately discharged & Its said the ld scroggs told the E: of Shaftesbury that he Could not but Know that the Alienating the minds of his Matyes subjects from him was Treason by Law & therefore would Advise all people to take heed how they Come within the danger of the statute Yesterday dined at the sunn Taverne behind the Exchange the d: of monmoth & abt 60 greate Lds & Gentlemen the Entertainment was soon over & mannaged with much silence [Paragraph 4 of this letter is identical with paragraph 6 of L. c. 954.] This day the 2 houses mett & by A Commission to the Ld Chancellor &c were Prorogued till the 22d July The d: of yorke & d: of monmoth were there but not the E: of shaftesbury There was but A small Appearance of the Commons Yesterday his Matye sent for the judges & gave them A strict Charge to Prosecute In their severall Circuitts all Popish Recusants & to give the same In Charge to the grandjuries As also that the Lawes made Agt Popish Recusants are not to be Extended to Protestant dissenters &c Also hath ordered them to declare In their severall Circuitts that the Parliamt shall sit In winter & tis said he seemes to be Positive they shall sit the 15th Novembr next His Matye hath also sent for the Ld Mayor & told him he was Troubled to ffind soe many Restless & uneasy spiritts Endeavouring the disturbance of the Peace for Preserveing of which he Comanded him to use his utmost Care & vigilancy at all times & Especially now In his absence +Tis said Every Livery now shall be Required to take the Oaths & Sacramt &c This day the King & whole Court went to windsor Yesterday dr Oates & mr Bedloes pensions which were 10 L Apeece p weeke well Paid are now Reduced to 40 s p weeke & Dangerfeilds quite Cutt off mr Bedloe being Pretty well Recovered Arrived here yesterday from Bristoll Yesterday mr Christian mr Blood &c made An Arrest of judgment upon which they gave In bayle & the Court deferred it till next Terme, mr Redding was discharged after he had made submission & owned his Crime, mr Holcroft An Independant minester In prison upon An outlawry after Excommunication moved for bayle but was Remanded Yesterday John Giles was Examined In Councill & stifly denies all but his Matye & Councill are satisfied he is guilty & ordered him to be prosecuted according to Law dr LLoyd deane of Bangor & Rector of st Martins In the ffeilds is made Bp of st Asaph In place of dr Barrow deceased who was hardly perswaded to accept of it but that his Matyes Commands were absolute The ffrench K In his Progresse Intends to be At Callis on the 11th Instant & his Matye hath Appointed the E: of Oxford to Complement him In his Matyes name thereupon Letters ffrom Paris say the Clergie of ffrance had A Conference with the Kings Comrs abt the Affaires of Religion which hath Produced A Proclamation wherein he fforbidds all his Subjects to quitt the Catholicke Religion on Paine of doing Pennance Confiscation of their Estates & perpetuall Banishment & the Protestant minesters & Elders are therein forbid to Receive any Catholicke Into their Churches on Paine of Being deprived the Exersize of their Religion In that place where A Catholicke Convert is Received The same letters say the Castle of ffalconbridge In the Palatinate is surrendred to Generall Monclar +Last night mr savile his Matyes Ambr In ffrance Arrived here with whome his Matye had A long Conference L. c. 957 July 5th 1680 London July 3d 1680 +The Lds Comrs of the Treasury are Improveing by all legall wayes his Matyes Revenues & have ordered mr Burton their solicittor forthwith to prosecute all Recusants as Reside In or neer this Citty Contrary to his Matyes late Proclamations by which they fforfeit 100 L p month & the master of the house where they are 10 L p month which will be Recovered upon them severall being now under Prosecution & an Account of others dr Oates & mr Bedloes Pensions are Reduced to 40 s p weeke Each & mr Dugdales of 5 L p weeke & mr Dangerfeilds of 40 s p weeke quite Cutt off some Lds Intend to Appear next Councill day at the board In their behalfe & if the Councill will not Continue them A Competent allowance will pray leave that they may doe it without offence to the Govermt Yesterday mr Henery Care Authour of the weekly Pacquett of Advice from Rome was tryed at Guildhall his Councill were sr ffrancis winnington & mr Williams Recorder of Chester, he was found Guilty & will be sentenced next Terme That which lyes hardest on him is some Expressions In that Published the 1st August 1679 Immediately after sr George Wakemans tryall In which was Inserted There is lately found out by An Experienced Phisitian A wonder workeing Plaister Truely Catholike In operation somewhat of kinn to the Jesuitts Powder but more Effectuall The vertues of it are stronge & various it will make Justice deafe aswell as blind & take out spotts of the deepest Treason more Cleaverly then Castle soape doth Comon staynes It Miraculously Exalts & Purifies the Eye=sight & makes people behold nothing but Innocency In the Blackest malefactors Its A mighty Cordiall for A declining Cause & stifles the Plott as Certainly as the Job is destroyed by Butter & Brimston In A word makes ffooles wisemen & wisemen ffooles & both Knaves The Colour of this precious Balme is bright & dazling & being Applied Privately to the ffist Infallably performes all the said Cures & many others Probatum Est The Comrs of the Navy have ordered the fitting out of 16 men of warr some of which will Cruise In the Channell & some will goe for the streights under vice Admirall Herbert who hath A Commission to be admirall & to Carry his flagg on the Top mast head They write from Ireland that the Ld Dundalke & the Ld Charmicharl are Turned Protestants one of the 26 bills Prepared for that Parliamt is to Raise 200000 L for his Matye Cornish & Bethell not haveing Recd the sacramt within 12 months must fine for sheriffes but if they take the sacramt &c And be hereafter Chose & serve they are to have their fines Restored The Chamber of mentz have added 600 villages to the Crowne of ffrance & pretend to 4 Lordships neer strasburgh The ffrench K hath sent 6000 ffoot & Dragoons to Keep strasburgh bridge & blocke up the Towne upon which they are Prepareing for defense, The d of Lorraine is now willing to accept of the Conditions offered him at Nimeguen but the ffrench K will not now admitt of it Letters from Coppenhagen say the Heer Guildensterne sometimes Governour of schonen is dead That the ffrench use their utmost with the sweds to Engage that Crowne Into A new Alliance but Its thought the 2 northerne Crownes will neither of them meddle therein The ffrench propose that the sweds should kep 20000 men on ffoot In the Bishopricke of Bremen one halfe to be ffrench but this is disliked The K of sweden hath given orders for Building 6 Considderable ships at Rugen & severall more In Lifeland They write from Poland there hath been A Battle lately fought between the Turks & the muscovites In which the latter had the better & have since Pressed the Poles to declare In ffaivour of them Agt the Turks L. c. 958 July 8th 1680 London 6th July 1680 +Last sunday Came An Expresse from scotland which hath occasioned Much discourse &c The Best Account wee Can give is That about 20 horse Came Into Rosemere A market towne there & set up A declaration In which they much Reflect upon his sacred Matye & ffamily & Cry up King Jesus & tis said to be the same declaration that was found In Camerons Portmantle that was seized at queens fferry Yesterday began the Middlesex sessions at Hicks hall where tis said some Lds &c Intending to bring An Indictment to the Grandjury Agt his R Highness have at prsent declined it In Regard that many of the Jury are his Matyes Immediate servants &c & Renders it Ineffectuall Its Reported that his R Highness is prepareing to goe for Ireland others say for fflanders & some say for scotland To morrow the sessions begin at the old Bayly where John Giles will be Indicted for the Assasination of mr Arnold Capt Tom is ordered to be tryed this sessions The dutch have 7 East India ships Come home vallued at 1500000 L sterling yesterday wee had Advice of the Arrivall of o[u]r East India ships from suratt vizt the Bengall merchant the London & the Ann being Indiferently Rich but by Reason of A Rebellion In the Mogulls Countrey they were disappointed of some Carmenia woolls 386220 peeces of Callicos & stuffe druggs & Pepper There is A Report that at Mesopatom In India there hath been destroyed by A land fflood severall villages & 8000 people of which some English Just now wee have Advice that the Mallaga & smirna ffleets are Arrived In the downes On ffriday last the Councill ordered the Atturney Genll to persue mr Gadbury for Perjury he haveing sworne at mrs Celliers Tryall Contrary to what he had sworne In the Councill Tis discoursed as if the Atturney Genll would lay downe his Comission & the Report is Revived that the Ld Chancellor will Resigne to the Ld Chamberlaine Tis said justice scroggs is made A Privy Councellor Yesterday the judges & delegates In the Tryall between mr Emerton & mrs hyde sr Robt viners Daughter Agreed that the marriage was Lawfull & that mr Emerton ought to have his wife & sentenced that it should be soe & that he should have with her 4000 L In lands & 200000 L In money for which sr Robt Viner is to be accoumptable which is to the greate Griefe of sr Robt viner & the yonge lady who hath An Aversion to the man There hath been spent above 8000 L about it on both sides They write from Cologne That there Happened neer Marporge In Germany such A dreadfull storme that the like noe Record of time is able to match, all the Harvest neer it is utterly destroyed The Hailestones were bigger then ordinary Hens Eggs A Coach was blowne up & snatched Into the Aire About 4000 Trees blowne up by the Roots Amongst which one Greate Tree was blowne Into the Aire & such deep pitts made In the Earth by the Earthquakes that the Inhabitants dare not yet venture to looke Into the depth of them [Our letters from Trier?] say that Count serini [?] is found Guilty of Conspiring the death of the Emperour who hath ordered 4000 horse to take posession of his Estate & to live upon it Tis said the Grand Vizier is Torne In peeces at Constantinople by the people for Engageing In A warr with the muscovites which they never Cared for The d: of Brandenburgh is made Generall of all the Emperours forces +Yesterday was Appointed by the ffrench K for fixing his Resolutions whether he will have peace or warr with Christendom L. c. 959 July 10th 1680 London 8th July 1680 +Yesterday his Matye & R Highness Came hither & was In Councill where A Petition was offered him In Behalfe of mrs Hyde sr Robt Viners Daughter that shee might have another heareing which was granted her There was A long debate Abt Tangier & the supplies which his Matye Resolved shall be sudden & Effectuall to which End they will be made up 8000 & order is given for 600 to goe from scotland & 6 Companies more to be Raised here The E of Ossory goes for Tangier about A month or 5 weeks hence for the Better Conveniency of victualling that place the Councill ordered it should be victualled from Ireland The Lds did not Attend the Councill as was Exspected In Behalfe of dr Oates & mr Bedloe &c but dr Oates prsented A Petition but it was not Read +His Matye & R Highness Returned to windsor this morning & will Returne on Munday & stay till wednesday or Thursday Yesterday at the sessions In the old bayly Phillip Doughty Esqr was Convicted for Killing A Hackney Coachman & this day the Bayliffe of westminster seized his Estate & his house vallued at neer 10000 L he was formerly Page to the Countesse of Shrewsbury & Gained his Estate if Reports be true by dishonourable wayes & meanes This day John Giles was brought to the barr & mr Arnold & his witnesses Appeared but Giles prayed for longer time & the Court gave him till wednesday next till which time the sessions is Adjourned mr Herbert Appeared & prayed to be discharged of his Bayle but 2 women & A man who were some of mr Arnolds witnesses swore that mr Herbert did strike one of the said women that shee fell downe at the Blow & mr Herbert at the same time said you Bitch you are shee that discovered my ffreind Giles upon which the Court thought fitt to take ffresh security for his Appearance next Terme mr Cornish lately Chose on of the Sheriffs hath Attended on the Ld Mayor & Aldermen offering them to seale A Bond to hold sheriffe provided they would declare him duely Elected he haveing not Recd the sacramt within 12 months untill since his Election upon which it is ordered that there be A Comon Hall next wednesday for A new Election where Its beleeved he will be A 2d time Chosen slingsby Bethell the other sheriffe hath writt to the Ld Mayor that he is Comeing up to London In order to serve the Citty Wee formerly mentioned that the Grand vizier had Imposed A new Tax on the English In Turkey our letters that Arrived yesterday from thence say that it Cost the Turkey Company 40000 L before they Could get their ships discharged & as yet the diference is not Ended but Its hoped upon the Arrivall of the Ld Shandois he will End all matters In dispute there +The Corporation of Tiverton In devonshire haveing Neglected to qualify themselves According to the late act prsented A Petition that his Matye would grant them A Pardon & Confirme their Charter his Matye told them he would grant his quo Warranto by which it should be Legally Enquired Into & then he would give his Resolution mr Humfries is made deane of Bangor & mr ffeilding Residentary of salisbury both places being voyd by the Promotion of dr LLoyd to be bishop of st Asaph Wee have account from Callice the ffrench K is Exspected there on sunday next & on Tuesday goes for Dunkerke, All the ffrench Kings Endeavours to make that A Haven will not doe for last Thursday A ship of about 60 guns Could not get Into the Haven before they had taken out the Guns They write from Dover that some of o[u]r men of warr forced all the ffrench ships they mett In the Channell to strike their fflaggs L. c. 960 July 12th 1680 London 10th July 1680 +Letters from scotland say that Cameron & about 40 more are Roveing about the Countries In Rebellion & that the Kings forces are In pursuite of them On wednesday last Came An Expresse from Tangier giveing account of the Moores Continuing the Truce & that In the meane time they are takeing all necesary Care for ffortifying the Towne & had Already ordered 4 Greate Bastions to be built & 2 mounts to be made at Each End of the Towne That the Lds with the forces were Exspected to Arrive there on Munday sevenight being mett on their way by the Ld Inchequin They are now beating up here for voluntiers for the E of Plimoths Regemt of ffoot which is to be 16 Companies sr Jo Lernier is to Command the horse mr stroude Bayliffe of Westminster haveing seized the house & ffurniture of mr Doughty In yorke Buildings Convicted of murther last week was Complained of to the Councill by the duke of savoyes Envoy who Averred the said house & goods were In his Posession by lease & after bought of the said Doughty & the Bayliffe had Turned his servants out of doores Contrary to the Law of nations soe the Councill sent the 14 [?] persons that Kept Posession for mr stroude to the Gatehouse & mr stroude himselfe to the Tower from whence he is this day Removed by Habeas Corpus The Issue time must determine Many persons of quality of this Citty are gone to see the ffrench court to Callice & dunkerke Our letters from Paris say that King had given orders for ffortifying Marselles & Enlargeing it Two thirds & that he hath some greate designe In hand haveing borrowed of the Ensurance Office the whole ffond which is 9 millions +The diet now mett at Ratisborne to Consult how to preserve the Empire from the Encroachments of ffrance have thought fit to send An Ambr to the K of England to put him In mind that he being guarrantee of the Treaty at nimeguen is thereby obliged to see the ffrench performe the Articles thereof The Spanish Ambr presses the same thing In Behalfe of the King his master as In Truth doth most of the publicke minesters here The sieur Monclar since he tooke ffalkenburg hath sent to strasbourgh to let them Know that If they Entertaine any Imperiall Garrison they shall be Esteemed as Enemies to the Crowne of ffrance The ffrench Kings Progress Into fflanders have soe Allarmed Newport that they have sent for some of the Garrison of dixmude to Reinforce it they are now In garrison In Newport 2500 ffighting men & dixmude have orders to Abandon that Garrison & Goe to Newport In Case Newport should be Attacqued which is much feared There was An order prepared the last Councill day for granting letters of Reprizall to all merchants that have been Injured by the sally or Algerine men of warr but the Reading of it was deferred till next Councill day which will [be] on wednesday next +Giles is to be tryed on wednesday & if that tryall take not up too much time Capt Tom will be then Tryed Letters from madrid say the K of spaine named the P of Parma to be governour of the spanish netherlands & the P of the Vaudemont [?] to be governour of Milan [?] +The Inquisition of Spaine have sentenced 400 persons to be burned for Hereticks They write from Hungary that the Turks & Rebells are Joyned togather & that the Prince of Tralsilvania being dead the Turks have Chose In his stead Count Teckeley who is head of the Rebells In Hungary L. c. 961 July 15th 1680 London 13th July 1680 +This morning his Matye & R Highness Came to towne & were at Councill & after his Matye gave A vissitt to the dutchesse of Monmoth & his Matye supps to night with sheriffe Lewis Last satureday the Ld Inchequin Came to windsor & Addressed first to the E of sunderland In order to being Conducted to his Matye but missing of him at his Lodgings went to find him & Happened Accedentally on the King to whome he Approached & fell on his Knee to have kist his hand but his Matye Turned from him saying he must first speake with him & have A Better account of his Managemt of Tangier The ffrench K Arrived on satureday at Callais with A guard of 10000 horse the E of Oxford is gone over from his Matye & the ffrench K hath sent over the duke de Crequi & the marquess de Anjou to Complement our King upon his Comeing thither, severall of the ffrench nobility will make A stepp hither to see the ffrench Ambr & our Court This day mr Bethell Appeared & Refused to signe the Bond for the same Reasons as mr Cornish did soe that to morrow wee shall have 2 sheriffs to Choose & tis said Cornish & Bethell will be put up Againe & tis thought will be Chose & will serve haveing since their first Election taken the sacramt, sr George Jeffries was last night with mr Cornish to tell him that the King desired him not to stand to whome he Answered that he did not Beleeve he Came from the King he haveing last winter said In the Comon Hall that the King Assured him the Parliamt should sit if noe Petitions but there haveing been 5 Prorogations since he Beleeves it was sr Georges Invension Cornish & Bethell if they serve will keep their sherivalty In one house & Retrench the greate Charges the sherives are usually at +This day the Wardmote of Uttery ward Elected mr Pilkinton & mr Cornish & prsented them to the Ld Mayor & Aldermen desireing one of them might be their Aldermen In Roome of sr ffrancis Chaplin deceased but the Court voted they were Insufficient & would have 2 other Putt up The ward mote said it was in their Right to name 2 & those were fairely Chosen & if they are forced to make another Choyce they Resolve to Choose the same againe Our letters from Ireland give An account that there lately Happened Neer London derry A Prodigious storme of Thunder & Lightening with Haile &c & It was soe violent that it tore up A mountaine & destroyed severall people the Relation of which is In print Tis said Greate Interest is makeing to Gaine A Pardon for mr Doughty & as greate opposition Agt it he hath A Repreive for 10 dayes At the Execution of the 400 Jewes & others sentenced by the Inquisition at madrid the duke de Medina Celi is to bear the standard of the Inquisition & many other Lords have Petitioned the Inquisition to have some Employ upon this occasion at which the K &c will be prsent some Lincolnes Inn Gentlemen last satureday morning In A ffrollicke broke the Windars In Turne stile Alley & being opposed by 2 shoomakers they wounded them mortally A boy that Attended them is taken & sayes the Gentlemen were mr Isam mr Hill mr Milton & mr Bridewell L. c. 962 July 17th 1680 London 15th July 1680 +Yesterday being Appointed for Chooseing sheriffs the Hall being Exceeding full & all places Adjoyning mightily Thronged The 2 prsent sheriffs & Recorder &c appeareing according to Custome the Recorder made A speech upon the occasion who was seconded by the Common sergt which being Ended they proceeded to the Elections The Comon Sergt haveing A Paper of Names In his hand began as is usuall, All you that will have at which he was Interupted by the Major Part of the Electors who Cryed out who is In the Paper who is In the Paper & would not be satisfied till the Names were Read & finding neither Cornish nor Bethell there seemed much disquietted Crying out Put them In Put them In but the Recorder told them they Could not be put In for this yeares Choyce &c But the Hall Insisting vehemently to have them put In & first put up after much Contest on both sides they were first Put up & had Almost the whole Cry & hands In the hall. Then was put up sr Wm Russell Mercer Ralph Box Grocer & mr Humfry Nicholson Merchant but none of them had hands to make Any doubt of the other 2 being Elected soe the sheriffs declared Bethell & Cornish duely Elected at which A Poll was demanded for mr Box & mr Nicholson which was granted but the Ld Mayor being to Attend at 2 A Clocke at the sessions house Could not stay to take the Poll at which the Electors fell Into A greate disquiett & demanded A prsent Poll with such Passion & Crowdeing upon my Lord that he Could scarse stir In fine it was agreed to take the Poll next day About 2 In the afternoon the Recorder Waited upon his Matye then Just Ready to take Coach for windsor & gave account of the disorders Committed upon which his Matye Resolved to stay at whitehall till the Election should be determined & Immediately summoned A Councill to meet At 7 at night & sent to the Ld Mayor sheriffs &c to Attend which they did where the Recorder In A Speech acquainted his Matye & Councill with the force put upon the Ld Mayor &c Not suffering them to depart Keeping them blockt up that sheriffe Lewis was beaten & himselfe Highly villifyed & Affronted That such Actions at A Common Hall were unpresidented That it was Highly dangerous to the Govermt &c and then withdrew and after Twice being Called In were acquainted that his Matye had directed A Comission of Oyer & Terminer for Tryall of mr Osborne the woollen Draper for strikeing mr Sheriffe Lewis & all such others that were guilty of any disturbance In Keeping the ld Mayor &c as Prisoners which Comission is to be Ishued In Sept next when the judges will be Returned The Poll hath Continued all this day & is Adjourned till 7 to morrow morning Yesterday afternoon John Giles was Tryed & found Guilty of Assaulting mr Arnold & is to Recieve Judgment on satureday Upon dr Oates his Petition to be Restored to his former Pention his Matye hath Added 20 s p weeke This morning the Marquess of Anjou Complemented their Matyes & R Highnesses from the ffrench K whose habitt was of greate vallue his buttons diamonds his buttons & Loops Hatband & sword Hilt Richly Adorned with the same Coll Blood is Arrested In an action of 10000 L by the d of Bucks & Clapt Into the Gatehouse +The Parliamt is to be prorogued till the 23d August +There is An Information to be Exhibitted Agt the Mayor of Glocester for Imprisoning severall officers for searching & secureing ffrench goods In the shop of Alderman Jo: Webb there L. c. 963 [Handwriting changes here.] July 20 1680 The K having been prvented by some aff[ai]r from dineing with Sheriff Lewis this day 7 night came to town this morning & intends to do him ye honr this night & Sr Simon hath Invited most of ye Cot pticlarly ye Comrs of ye Treary Yesterday ye Poll was opend agn & Bethell gaind 16 upon Box & ye acct of ye whole poll is 2000 for Bethell for Cornish 2200 for Box 1200 & for Nichols 800 sr Wm Rusell having laid down last week sheriff Lewis yesterday ab 11 adjd the poll till Thursday morn & promised yn to close it & ye Ld Mayr hath Issued out a prcept to ye beadle of evry Company to bring in a list of yeir livery men & by Comparing ye name of those yt are poll wth ye list it will be discovd whether Any have polld yt are not livery man each man having given his name & Company to those yt Kept ye poll They prosecute ye Fanaticks very much in ye west endeavring to hindr yr meetings. On fryday last a lre was brought to sr G Geffries by a porter ye purport whereof was a rogue a rascall of a papist & yt he should be provd so wn ye Plmt sat if 1000 witnesses would do it upon wch ye porter was Comted to Bridewell sr Tho: Wms who was latly tryd for subornation & perjury hath since had a quarrell wth Dr Oates & threaten to accuse ye Dr for speaking ill words but ye Dr knowing his Innocence values him not A Genll pdon is granted to 53 men & women this sessions ye men are to go to Tangier & ye women to be dischargd. mr Doughtys pdon cost 6000 L before it past all offices mr stroude ye Bayliffe of Westm hath turnd away his Deputy mr Farewell for erai[s]ing Jury mens names & putting in others & other such like crimes & put in mr Burleigh an honest Fellow. Its sd ye D of Savoys Envoy intends to Indict ye Bayliff of Westm for seizing his goods in mr Doughtys house. L. c. 964 [Handwriting changes here] ye 22 [?] of July [1680] +The K haveing been treated att ffishmongers hall by Sr Simon Lewis on Tuesday night went bak very well sattisfied with ye Accompt given him of ye proceedings In ye Citey and oredred noe Indeavors should bee used to hinder bethell and Cornish from being sherriffs hopeing they will prove Hones[t] men and this morning ye pole was opend att Guild hall where after some few had poled ye Bookes were Closed and wee Expect next Com hall to have bethell and Cornish declared Sherriffs +ye K haveing suspended mr Slingsby from being ma[ste]r of ye mint hee refused to resighne soe that this morn officers by order broke ope the house in ye Tower and tooke possestion dureing his suspence ye office will bee Executed with 8 Comrs and next terme His majt will have a tryall with slingsby for 10000 L which hee is Chrged to owe his majt ye Revert[io]n of yt place is granted to mr Neale +Next Terme allsoe is to bee a tryall between ye mr of ye post office & ye mr of penny post office ye 5th [?] haveing Enterd an Acction Agt ye Last +ye Assizes att Kingston beginning Last munday nothing remarkable hapend [One?] Justice being soe ill that hee Come to London yesterday in wh[seal removes about three letters] Barron Weston satt in both Courts & sergant Jefferys pleading there [arose?] such a difference between them that ye barron [word of about ten letters illegible] to turne him [out of?] ye Court but since wee heare they are friends +an old man neare Epson haveing gott 3 Children by his owne daughter hee and shee by ye order of ye Eacleasiasticall did pennance In Epsome Church on sunday Last was 7 night and Last sunday att St mary overs [?] London and next sunday att Kingston Church +Ld hid[e] this week brought his h[ab]eas Corpus which was returnable before Judg Dolbin to ye bayliffe of westm whoe refused to goe wth him to ye Judg withoute a guard which blood would not Consent to and after desiere to goe before ye Ld C Justice att Kingston but ye bayliff would not goe withoute he would Lay downe 100 L Guineys for 50 horsmen to goe with them +ye Lord Gerrad of Irelond is newly come hither to Answer an Accusation Laid against him by Coll mancell which is that hee desighned to bring ye Ireish army over which hee was Genall downe towards ye north of Ireland to aide ye Scotch Rebbells Coll mancell was formerly Coll under his Ld Ship where haveing afronted an Ensighne hee durst not Challeng ye Coll being hee was his Superior but Complained to his Lod Ship of him whoe decided it in favor of ye Ensighne and soone after Coll mancells Comiss was taken from him +this day ye parliamt meet where about 42 Commonrs being meet after 2 or 3 of them were sworne they were summond up to ye Lds house where ye Ld Chancelor Read ye Commiss for prorougeing them till ye 4th [?] Augst next +ye Duke of monmouth is gone to Esqr Thins [?] In Witsher ice [?] to yt Earl with his Duches for his health Tis thought that doctor Tounge soone will make a further discovery of ye plot L. c. 965 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond July 24-80 The Ld Ch Just Scrogs haveing rested well on Wensday night found himself recovd his illnesse in ye Morn & taking Coach went forwards on ye Circuit The woman yt discovd Giles in Monmothsh hath had 100 L pd her out of ye Excheqr & Giles standing on ye pillory hath been hitherto deferd on hopes he would discover his Acomplices but he still denys his being guilty it was thought he would have stood this day on ye Pillory at Charing crosse but stood not we cannot guesse ye reason of his standing his sentence being to stand at ye Maypole in ye strand mrs Celiers is printing her Case conteining many scandalous reflections on ye Ks evidence but tis thought it will be supressed by Authority The D. of Monmoth went yesterday into Wilts accompanyd by Esqr Thinn & other psons of Quality & returns abt 2 moneths hence The D of Bucks hath had a tryall wth a Barbr of Bucks upon scandalum magnatum for his having spoke scandalous words & ye Jury have given ye D. 1000 L damage wch its thought will ruine ye Barber The D hath also entred an accon upon ye same statue ag. one Just Forster & it will suddenly be tryd The Bayliff of Westm will be tryd for felony for forcibly taking away ye Embrs goods & upon ye return of ye Judges ye Comission for trying him will be granted him On Tuesday next yr will be a Comon Hall where ye Sheriffs will be declard & we hear yt upon Consideration mr Pilkington notwhtstanding the objection of his being a Plmtman is taken into ye Cot of Aldrmen in ye room of Sr F Chaplyn we evryday expect ye Eng Gent to arrive here from Calais The Cot begin to talk of coming from Windsor for all to gather The Ld Incheqeen hath given ye Councill accot of his proceedings at Tangier L. c. 966 Lond July 27. 80 On Saturday night ye E of Mulgrave arrived here from Tangier wth ye Ld Lumley & Ld Mordant & went imediatly to winsor & gave ye K an acct in writing of ye state of yt place wch is yt ye Truce continues but yt yey expect evry day yt ye Moors will break it & yt they are in great want of forces for yr defence The E of Ossory lies very sick of a feavr he having made proposalls to his Myte for settling a fund for paying of forces for Tangier wch its sd could not be lesse yn 8000 or 10000 men Its sd yt ye E of Moulgrave will go Ld Lieut of Ireld & yt ye D. of Y will go & reside there this winter They beat up still for Voluntiers for Tangier but sevll having run away after yey had listed ymselves they now carry ym down to Bridewell & secure ym wch very name of Bridewell frights sevll from listing ymselves Last week sr Robt Peytons son wth 3 others going to swim in ye Thames near Kingstone mr Peyton wth 2 More were drowned yesterday Giles stood in ye Pillory in Lincolns Inne field & was so mauld yt ye blood ran down sevll places but having one smart blow upon ye leg he jumpt off ye Pillory before half ye hour was out & ran away to Newgate being guarded only by ye crowd ye officr running away for fear of being hurt by ye stones yt were thrown at him. he stands to morrow at Grays Inne gate & on satterday at ye Maypole. The Feild [?] Cot [?] Baron weston & Sergt Geffries continues still they having hufft [?] one another at Horsham in Sussex & sr G Geffries & sr Fra: Withins tho ye Ks Councill are hardly able to make yr Pty good agt Baron Weston The K not coming to town this w[eeke y]re is an Extr [?] Councill this night at winsor [ye] Chancellr being sent for yesterday as also ye D. of Albemarle who its sd goes Genll of ye Tangier [forces] From Reading wee hear yt ye D. of Mon. &c lay there on fryday night being Gentilely Enterteind by ye mayr & on satterday he went for wiltshire This day rept is made to ye Cot of Aldrmen of ye Poll for Sheriffs & ye exact acct is for Cornish 2483 for Bethell 2276 for Box 1428 for Nicholson [sic] & on Thursday ye 2 ret [?] will be declard Sheriff in ye Com. Hall & tis now certein yt mr Cornish succeeds sr Fra: Chaplyn L. c. 967 [Handwriting changes here.] London ye 29th of July l680 This day ye Court of Aldermen met together & sevll Livery men at Guild pcepts [?] haveing been given yesterday for ye appearance & mr Cornish & Bethell were declaird Sh for ye ensueing year +The E of Ossory continues very sick haveing no motion in him last night ye Drs have given him [out?] we have no certaine acct of ye E of Rochesters departing this life at Woodstock in Oxfordsh. +On Fryday last a ffranciscan ffryer addrest himselfe to ye E of Radner president of ye Councell & hath acquainted him yt tho ye plot may seem to some people to be expireing yet it is carryd on as vigorous[ly] as ever & discoverd severll pticullers wch were taken in writing & transmitted to ye K & Councell siting yesterday at windsor +The tangier businesse was debated there yesterday & ye Comissionrs of ye treasury are ordrd to pay out sevll summs of money for advance money. +A famous Popish Preist in france who hath writ severll learned writes [?] agt ye Protestants is lately conformed (as we hear) to ye Protestant Religion. +The french K we hear is gone from Lile into ye heart of fflanders where he is veiwing his fortifications & giveing necesary directions On tuseday last a soldier goeing through Whetstones Castle shot a woman wch would have invited him in for wch he was committed to newgate +mr Sidney intends sudainly for E haveing almost finisht ye Treaty. +A new Ambassador is expected from france who will its thought endeavour to break of ye Treaty. +The 21 Inst appd at Lantgaurd fort a meteor like a Piller [?] wch contracting it self into a serpentine fforme was coverd wth a Cloud, its thought it would have been far more horrible had it appd in ye night. +Giles by reason of his bruises hath not stood in ye Pillory since monday its hoped he will confesse. +His matye upon ye Petition of some merchants hath granted Letters of Reprisall to any yt request ym many merchts saying yt if they were impowred they will themselfes fight ye Algerins. +Upon ye Declaration of ye Sherriffs to day a Peticon was prsented ye Ld Mayr excuseing ye Presenters from being consernd in any disturbances yt had happend in Guild Hall & desireing Ld mayr to pticon his matye yt ye Parliamt might sit to which his Ldship answerd yt he would reprsent yr sent[iment]s to his matie but petitioning was needlesse his matie haveing told him & ordrd ye Judges to declair yt ye Parliamt should sit in 9ber L. c. 968 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Aug: 3d.80 The E of Ossory dying last fryday night ye E of Plimouth is made Genll of all ye forces for Tangier The D of Albemarle lying vry sick otherwise its thought he would have been Genll The Ds of mon: lies very sick not able to goe to ye waters of Bourbon in ffr as she intended P Rupert also lies vry sick his life being much in danger One [sic] sunday night last her matie came to Town & went back to winser last night & his Mati comes this night to Town & intends to be to morrow in Councill a Comte being Layn [?] to sit to consider of raysing of money for maintaining ye Tangier forces The E of ffeversham yesterday pformd ye Ceremony of handing ye Q to her Coach in ye E of Ossoryes place as Ld Chambrlein to ye Q however its sd ye E of Chesterfield will be Ld Chambrlein to her matie Its sd ye E of Mougrave will be Genll of ye Eng forces in holld in ye room of ye E of Ossory Coll Blood is now at libty upon baile Fro ye Assizes at Bristoll wee here yt one Ed fflower is fined 500 L for saying yt ye King of E: is unwise to govern by a Plmt & yt if he would raise an Army sevll Gent in somsetsh would assist him to his knowledge yesterday we had advice yt ye rebells in Scotld having recd a genll defeat one of ye ArchBp of St Andrews murdrers was taken amongst ye prisoners & tyd to a horse Tayle & was dragd into Edingbr An Eng ffriggot meeting wth a ff: one on ye Enge Coasts commanded her to strike saile but after she had sometime refused at length condesended upon firing some Guns at her Its sd ye ffr: K: resents this so highly yt he intends to complaine +At ye Assisizes at milton in Cant were condemned for felony one for felony & murder & is to be hangd at Gads hill & another for killing her basterd ye Grand jury there have drawn up a papr to prese]nt to his Matie showing ye abhorrance of petio[n]ing for ye Parlims sitting L. c. 969 [Handwriting changes here.] London Aug: 5th 1680 +from Devonshire we heare yt sevrall psons some of wch are of quality have subscribd a paper promissing to stand by one a nother in petitioning for ye plimt sitting wch is in the nature of ye assosiation in Q: Elizabeth days. The King was yesterday in councell where [?] Tangiere bisness was debated it was urgd yt ye E: of plimouth by reason of his small experience was not able to command in Cheife in ye Tangiers expedicon upon wch ye Ld: Allinton & ye E of Maxfield were mentiond as fit psons & its thought yt ye first will be made Generall he being sent post out of Cambridgshiere ye E: of Maxfield is thought fit to ancient; its said ye D: of Monmouth is comeing into great favour, & some think will goe to Tangier if ye Ld. Allinton goes not; Dr Burnett is writing an account of ye E of Rochesters penitent death It hath been lately discourst yt Bethell would not hould, but its thought wth out ground he & Cornish being to Assign ye bonds this day, had not ye Cot of Aldermen adjd Bethell if he holds would willingly Keepe house wth Cornish, but Cornish refuses saying he got his Estate by his accquaintance & he will entertaine ym nobly this yeare; The D: of Lauderdale Lys Sick; +ffrom Spain we heare yt ye plague is very much there; The ff: K: hath given orders for demolishing sevrall Monasteryes & Abbyes Yesterday ye Ld: Mayor wayted on his Maty to give him an account of ye Citizens peticon for ye pliament sitting, to wch his Maty answered yt ye first part of ye peticon yey had promissed to stand by him in defence of ye Protestant Religion but had not mentiond by law establishd, as to ye parliment sitting he had told him formerly yt yey should sit in November, & he would be as good as his word & yt it should be ye pliamts fault if care was not taken for securing ye lives libertyes & Estates against ye Growing power of ffrance; Then ye K sayd he heard yt one of ye sheriffes would not hould, to wch his Ld: Sph: answerd he heard nothing of it but beleived yey would both hold if his Ld: sp: tooke his Leave, his Matye expressing himselfe well satisfyd at ye respectfullness of ye Citty; Dr Tongues sonne was calld in before ye councell & comitted for saying agt ye plot was framd by Dr Oates & his father & yt he would prove it; yn [?] one Mr Holdess a Marchant was calld in & comitted by a warant for high treason for furnishing ye Mors of Sally wth powder & other ammunition; Giles pleads his wounds still as an excuse from standing in ye pillory; After sr Miles Stapeltons tryall was adjd 2 new witnesses came in agt him & its said he now repents he was not tryed with ye Lady Tempest; +We have news from sevrall Sea ports in England that Some ffrench shipps have been seen of our Coasts sounding ye Harbours; L. c. 970 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Augt 7 80 The manner of clearing ye Lady Tempest &c followes 6 of ye Jury being for bringing ym in guilty & 6 agt it they all agreed to refer it to sr John Risby ye foreman to give in a verdict for ym who tho at 1st prtended to be for finding ym guilty yet wn he came into Cot acquitted ym wch causes much wondr yt Yorksh men who are so cunning can put tricks on one an other The next day after ye tryall a peticon was prsented by sevll psons of quality to ye grand Jury to sign for ye Plmt sitting but As they were Biginning it sr John King [?] came up wth abt 60 psons & tore yt peticon & prsented another to ye Cot abhorring ye former upon wch Judge Dolben stood up & sd yt he would reprsent ye sence of both ye peticons to his matie but ptclarly of sr Johns disorderly tearing ye peticoning [sic] coming wth such a multitude Some of ye Judges have declard in ye Circuits yt ye K is resolvd yt ye plmt shall sit in 9ber pticlarly ye Ld Ch: J: North at winton but others omitted it but sevll Circumstances occur wch contribute to cause a belief yt yey will sit some of wch are ye prparacons yt sevll great papists make for going Beyond sea pticlarly sr John Gage is endeavring to get a Passe & mr Cha: Bertie is going Envoy to ye D. of Bavaria hoping its believd by yt to avoid being calld to give acct of ye pensionrs & its sd yt ye Ld: Ch. J Scrogs is going & sr John Keeling is to succeed him & yt ye Ld Shaftsbury is to be Trear sevll having listed ym selves for Tangier & being guarded from Bridewell to ye water side they took boat to go on ship board but abt 16 being afraid leapt over board but being taken up half drowned they were carryd on board half drowned. His matie hath given ordr to mr LeEstrange to forbear writing abt state or Relig it causing ill blood Haxton one of ye cheif of ye Scotch rebells was on ye 6 of last month tortured wth ye boot at Edinbr [about four letters smeared] if he woud confesse his accomplices but he refuseing he was tryd on ye 29 where he denyd to plead saying yt he owned no authority but Jesus & those authorizd by him declaring ye K an usurper & yt he shoud shortly answer for all ye Innocent blood had been latly spilt to wch ye Judges bid him set his hand but he would not so they subscribed yr names as witnesses to wt he had sd & proceeded to sentence vizt That he should be drawn to ye place of execucon in a hurdle & have his hands Cut off yn hanged till half dead & lastly qrterd Dr Oates is to be Sheriff Bethells Chaplain. mr Arnold hath brought his acon agt mr Herbert for Scandalous words & it will be tryd next terme he having witnesses who are psons of Quality The Bayliffe of westm is suing Judge Carlton for 500 L for refuseing him a h[ab]eas Corpus according to ye [about eight letters smeared] mr Cha: Herbert (who was Sheriff of Monmothsh wn Judge Atkins ordrd ye young man be go baild who unhappily killd his father wch mr Herbert was agt) was knighted last sunday at winsor L. c. 971 [Handwriting changes here.] Augt 10th 1680 +On satturday night arrived here an expresse from Tangier wch being immediately carryed to windsor gives an account yt yey every day expect ye moores comeing downe yt in ye meane time they make all posible hast wth ye fortifications & that They want more fforces. His matie being indisposed comes not to Towne this weeke but will send for ye Councell to meet at Windsor to morrow at wch time its thought it will be resolved yt ye Ld Allington shall goe Genll of ye Tangier fforces. From warwick we hear yt some psons were indicted there for A Riot at ye Election of Kts of ye shire & being cast 12 L Dammages were given [about eight letters illegible] those yt were cast indicted yr adversaries for a Riot commited at another time for wch yey being likewise found guilty 12 L Dammages was given also We hear that Dr Oates is about marying one of the Earle of Shaftsberrys neeces About 10 of ye Clock last sunday morning a man & a woman comeing to a House on London Bridge desired ye maid to let them in saying that her master had invited them to Dinner, & that his Wife (meaneing the woman) being ill yey were forcd to come in then from Church but when they were in they Lockt ye Door, bound ye maid, & threatened to cut her throat, but upon her telling where ye money lay yey left her bound hand & foot & went for ye money, but in ye meane time ye maid wth her teeth untyd ye Knot & went up to ye top of ye house & Cryed out murther & Theeves wch gathering a great croud abt ye house ye man got downe open ye Rath [sic] by a Bucket Rope under ye Bridge where he calld for a Boat & at last some body tooke him up & carryd him wth ye woman before ye Lordmayor who commited them to Prison & said if ye maids master would not give her twenty Pounds for her good service his Lordsh would a waterman since is commited to newgate being thought to be one of ye Gang of wch its said there is Nine [?]. +The Dutchesse of monmouth went last fryday to take leave of ye K at Windsor & goes for Bourbon next weeke. +The Algiriens have lately taken 2 E [?] vessels one of 12 & ye other of 14 Gunns On munday next ye K comes to towne & goes on Tuseday to Chatham to see a man of War launch't. +There are 92 Dukes Lords Knights Esqrs Justices & Gent, joynd in the Commission for trying ye Bayliff of Westminster for seizing ye Duke of Savoys Envoys goods. L. c. 972 [Handwriting changes here.] London August 12th 80 +The Dutches of Monmouths where [sic] on Tuesday last shipt of at Greenwich ffor ffrance & her grace ye day following went down to gravesend to take shipping haveing for some private reasons alterd her intention of staying here till next weeke. +yesterday ye councill sate at Hampton Court wher ye K being present many buisnesses of moment where debated but ptcularly abt Tangier but yey fixt upon noe pson to goe Genll this morning the Councill sate at whitehall & it was wholly left to ye king to Choose a Genll & yn adjd till september ye K hath given ordr for sending for ye D: of Monmouth out of Wiltsh: wch gives further ground to ye report of his goeing into Tangier ye Comissioners of ye Treasury were [?] adjd alsoe His Maty hath given ordr for adding 3 s [?] to Dr Oats his revenue wch was but 40 s a week Dr Tongues sonne hath been lately examind & ye K: askd him who let him on work but hee refuseing ye K sd hee should lye in prison till hee discoverd it ffrom Vienna wee hear ye Turks are joyning wth ye Hungarian rebells for to fight ye Emperour wch is thought a ffrench designe to weaken ye Empire Coll Dungan hath drawn up articles agt ye Ld Gr[seal removes about three letters] & sent ym hither from Tangier for his ill manageing ye government thereof upon ye perusall of which the K was very angry with him On sunday last many paps were dropt abt ye town questioning ye D: of Yorks being heire to ye Crown & one of ym was sent seald up in a letter to ye D at windsor wch hee imp[ar?]ted to ye K who was very angry & tis thought proclamacon will come out with a reward for finding ye Author & dispersers. The Ld Dunblaine haveing had a quarrell with his mother went incognito into ffrance & returnd this week. The Ld Cavendish went on Tuesday into ffrance to drink ye waters of Bourbon. sr Richard Dutton is prepareing to goe to his government at Barbadoes. Yesterday ye Ld Chamberlain prsented ye young E of Ossory to kisse ye kings hand L. c. 973 London ye 17th of Augst 1680 +The Alcade before Tangier hath made proposalls for Peace wth it for 21 years and upon it all ye forces yt are gone over are ordrd to be sent to Ireld [After "be" the word "disbanded" is written and canceled.] On sunday last abt 12 of ye Clocke ye K pased by whithall intending to reach Chattam yt night he tooke 7 meales wth him & Intends to dine at Whithall on Thursday next to be at Councell wch is not adjd in ye afternoon to pr[o]rogue Parlimt till novembr. From scotland wee hear yt ye Privy Councell haveing given ordrs for raiseing an Army for suppresing ye Rebells had made ye 5 or 6 refusd [?] they were sent for before ye Councell & told if they did not give yr aid to raiseing ye forces aforesd they should be committed. Dr Byfeild [?] residentiary of st Pauls dyd lately. The Alcade of Alcazar is comeing hither to visit ye King Giles dyed in Prison yesterday of his wounds and a Barber liveing in Chancery Lane is taken up for throwing stones at him. Some of ye D of Lauderdales goods were shipt last sunday at Greenwich for Ct [?] whether ye D goes shortly. Coll Dunbarton is recommended to ye P of Orange by his matie to command ye Engl & Holld [?] This day Sr Robt Clayton ye Present Ld mayor treated ye Orange Reigmt of wch he is Coll they mustering in moorfeilds On munday come 3 weeks ye K goes for Cambridge New market and Andley end. Coll Blood is sick His matie was prsent on sunday at ye lanching a ffirst rate frygot at Chatham & named her ye great Brytaine & to day a Yacht is launchd there built by Sr Phynes Pett. The Protestants in France being much opprest by ye Papysts have sent to ye Ct [?] Protests here to pray for ym wch was accordingly done last sunday at ye Ct Churches here The Propositions ye Alcade makes its said are for aiding ye K wth 100000 men to goe agt Algeirs & profering him Tangier entire wth wt Ground his Matie can reasonably desire. L. c. 974 [Handwriting changes here.] London August ye 21 1680 The Ld Colchestr was one yt ye Ld Pembrook sent for who throwing money amongst ye watchmen wch yey scrambling for furtherd ye Escape & its sd yey are both gone into T one of ye wounded men are dead & tis thought 2 more will dye Mrs Celiers got bayl wch being tendrd to ye councill ye[y] acceptd & shee told ye Councill yt shee will print her book let ym doe what yey can for shee knows ye worst on it [?] Giles is upon his recovry & expects daily to come to his 2d exencon Its sd ye Ld C J Scr. will goe into Germany to drink ye Spawnvalde for his health Lord Hide is made viscount Killingworth The Ldy Dacell is made Countess of Sheppg Lrs from Bristoll give acct yt Capt Bedlow having ovrheated himself wth riding post from London dyd there on Wednesday last upon his deathbed he sent for the Ld C J North hee being on yt Circute & made a further discovry wch hee intended to resecue [?] for ye Plmt in wch 2 great pson is concernd Dr Oats hath upon his peticon ordrd to proceed agt Mr Tongue according to Law Tho tis discoursd ye Alcade is making proposalls for peace yet yey beat up dayly for voluntiers for Tangier wch makes us doubt ye truth of ye proposalls & Count Conningsmarks nephew is arrivd at Windsor & hath profferd his service to goe voluntier to Tangier Its sd yre are 24 articles ready to be prferd to ye plmt at ye sitting agt ye D. of Y. 8 pdons are passd for some psons of Quallity The E of Ossorys body is Carrying to Irl The Dutch of Mazarine goes away tomorrow L J Colld P Rupert is soe well to goe abroad The d: of Y. is going beyond sea His Electory Higness is every day expected. All Pensions & Sallarys are suspended in Irld pticularly ye Ld Chan:s agt whome complaint hath been made & a Justice who prosecuted ye Papists there was set upon & is come to give an acct of it The comitty for Irish affayrs sate at whithall on Thursday before whome was a bill of 200000 L for subsiddy & in debate arising whethr yt plmt should sit in Ird suddenly & it was adjd till Tuesday & Sr John Shaw is ordrd to attend and give opinion abt Irld L. c. 975 Lond August 24. 1680 Wee have now a certain acct yt Cpt Bedlow dyd on Fryday in ye aftrnoon abt 2 a clock haveing made a very good end & to his last affirmd all his depositions to be true he was buried in Bristoll on Sunday night most of ye town accompanying him to his grave his wife wee hear was brought to bed ye Thursday before he dyd Sr Hen: Goodrick is prpareing to Embarque from Spaine to Engld. The K comes to town tomorrow & stays till ye 8th of ye next month The P. Elector Palatine hath been verry kind[ly] recievd by his Mat at Windsor One Harris of Dover goeing out as a privateer hath taken a Dutch vessell for wch its thought hee will be hangd at his return A glover liveing nere fleet ditch goeing of Nutting yestrday out of a frolick got upon a Colt wthout bridle or sadle wch being skittle threwe him down & beat his braine out yestrday ye Plmt met at westminst [(]ye smallest numbr in ye memory of man) & were prorogud to ye 21 of 8tober by comission The D. of Y. intends to visit ye Dutchs of Modena his mother in Law in Italy The Ld Pembrook was observd to take boat on Fryday last at whitefryer Stayrs & went for T: On ye 17 Inst ye assizes began at Chester where Sr Geo: Jeffrys made of some expression in a serm preachd before him vix: yt yre were conventicles as well as Conclaves & Cock boats went into Holld as well as pinaces to Rome & Chargd ym to bring in all dissenters promissing to show to none favour or affection +The K: dines tomorrow at ye E. of Clarendons house Calld Swallow feilds 10 miles from Windsor +Mr Jenison hath drawn up further depositions to be pr[ese]nted to ye Plmt & is retird into yorks L. c. 976 London August ye 26. 1680 This day ye Cot of Aldrmen sitt & Bethel & Cornish signe ye bonds for holding shiriffes for ye ensueing yeare On Tuesday night a woman was comitted for Killing her basterd Child Coll Blood dyd this day The proclamation for ye plmt sitting is drawn up by ye solicitor Genll & dd to ye secr: of State & will its thought be carryd this night to printing Upon ye Ld Ch J Norths refuseing to let Capt Bedloes wife have a copy of his depositions ye Cot sent for Sr John Knt [?] & others of Bristoll to whom hee declard ye same agn Mr Bedloes Cred[ito?]rs being abt to stop ye goods from being removd his wife Genrously offerd ym all ye goods agn except only ye Butcher & she promissd to pay him for his The K: comes not to town till next week Some psons of Quallity waited ye P Elector Palatine & showed him ye Raritys of ye Citty last Monday The Adventure frygot lately launching at Tangier brings acct yt ye Moores are beseiging it agn Ordrs are given for seizing Harris who took ye Duch shipp & proceeding agt him according to Law ye Dutch Ambr here haveing Complaind agt him for breach of truce The Spanish K. hath given ye F Ambr his last answr abt ye Ddome of Burgundy & in case ye F K will not quit his title hee will endeavour to gett all ye Princes in Xtendome to help him to defend it The Coroner sitting upon ye bodys of ye men killd a Turnd [?] Green had noe possitive proof ye E. of Pembrook did it but a boy standing in an Alehouse door saw ye Coach goe by in wch ye psons were & pursueing it ye Coach man drove into a Pond where he was taken & confessd it was ye Ld Pembrook his maty hearing ye news sd hee was sorry he had pferd [?] him before & yt he shoud now stand to ye Law & sent ordrs to ye Governour of Dover to secure him in ye Castle in case hee came there but lrs from Callis say he is arrivd there Yesteday mr Bedloes private depositions were read in ye councill & mr Eldrington was Examined abt ye Irish plot The Cot of Aldrmen at Bristoll have ordrd a gathering of 2000 [L?] to be made for Mrs Bedloe & 200 L to build him a Monumt On Tuesday ye Irish Comte met & it's referd to sr James stenn [?] & sr Wm Downing whether ye bills of subsidy shoud be prferd to ye plimt & yey are to make yr rept on sattureday to wch time ye Comte is adjd L. c. 977 Lond Augst ye 28. 1680 On Thirsday Bethel & Cornish signd ye bonds & on ye sunday before Michalemas day yey are to be sworne Sheriffe of London. Coll Blood hath made 2 presbiterian psons his executors but it's sd yey will have little to dispose off Capt Sackvile hath writt a lettr from Tangier yt it is in great dangr of being taken by ye Moors The Ld Inchequeen hath peticon'd his Maty yt he was come to a tryal to vindecate himselfe yt ye asprsions lie [?] upon him & it's s'd his Maty is soe well satisfyd wth his Conduct yt he shall goe agn govrnour of Tangier We hear yt Mr Everard who was kept in ye Tower 4 years is dead Mr Savill Embr to F: arrivd here last Wednesday & went imediately to Windsor & rece'd audience & goes agn suddenly as Envoy to F: The Ld Allington hath sent provision to Newmarkett & goes thither on Monday to prpare for ye Ks recepcon The D of Norfolk being ld [?] by recognizance to answr to his being accusd of popish infamy at ye next sessions at ye old Bayly is returned from F: to save his bayl & answr ye Charge Mr Blood before his death declar'd he was not involved in ye conspiracy agt ye D of Bucks but coud not open so [?] others accused with him intimateing yt severall were concernd but mention'd not who yey were The [illegible word of about five letters] &c who were prsent at ye takeing Bedloes depositions were sworn to secresy but his Maty has had acct of them Sevrll papists have been to Congratulate ye Lds in ye tower on Mr Bedloes death The Ld Rhanelagh is arriv'd here from Irld & his accts are to be Audited by ye Lds of ye Treasury here The D of M is goeing from ye E of Shaftsburys to sr Wm Coventrys who [is] makeing great prparacon for him L. c. 978 [Handwriting changes here.] London August 31st 1680 +On satterday last a pson applyd himselfe to Mr Bethell shiriff about acqting him yt ye papists had a design to Massacer ye prot great numbrs of ye papists being latley come hither from all pts of Engld upon wch Mr Bethell carried him to ye Ld: Mayor who Took his examinacon at large: The K on satterday come 7 night leaves windsor for this yeare & staying heare 5 days goes to Newmarket: From Carlille we heare yt Baron Atkins in his Charge to ye Grand Jury there told ym yt yey should not prosecute ye prot disentrs upon ye act designd only agt ye papists one of ye Grand Jury made a mocon yt a peticon might be pr[ese]nted for ye plmt sitting but ye rest were agt it saying yey wou'd not prsume to direct ye K: in a buissiness he Knew bettr yn yey & at ye same time woud not Condemne other Grand Jury[s] yt had peticond beleiveing yey designd ye Nacons good & yn yey peticond ye Judges desiereing ym to peticon his Matie to put 3 honest Gentlemen into ye Comission of ye peace yt had lately been turnd out from being Justices; The D: of Norfolk haveing last term Indicted on[e] Madam Alliot his naighbour in Arrundell buildings for throwing rubish on an arch wch falling down into a vault of ye Ds broaken arme of ye Imege of mercury & ye Jury giveing him 60 L dammages madam Alliot upon it Indicted ye D: & ye whole family for papists, & to morrow yey app: to ye Indictmt: at ye old Bayly ye D: is to have Councill & will if it may be pmitted pled specially a Comisson of Oyer & Terminer is granted pticlarly for this buisness, +40: families in ye north of Ireld: are removing to virginia fancying ymselfes not secuer from ye papists in Ireld: Giles stands to morrow in ye Pillory before Grays Inne Gate & will have a garde if possible strong enough to secure him from being usd as formrly: The K: comes to towne to morrow & will be in councill to consider abt Tangiers & returns at night. +A pestilential fever rages at winsor both among men & beasts b: of ye: Ks horses haveing dyd on ye road last monday when his Matie dind at ye E: of Clarendons The plague Increases in Spain sr John Coriton membr of plmt: for a Borough in Cornwall dyd last week L. c. 979 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Septembr 7. 80 On Satturday last Capt Parker arriv'd here from Tangier & went Imediately to Windsor wre he gave ye K an acct yt ye Moores had sent a resident into ye Town who veiwd ye fortificacons & if yey offer to make up any breach or fortify any weak place prsently gave an acct to ye Moores & s'd yt if yey did not desist ye Moores should Imediately fall upon ym & yt he beleived yey may take Tangier wn yey pleas in a 14 nights time unless 7 or 8000 men were sent ovr very suddenly soe yt ye place is thought in a dangerous condicon From Exeter wee hear yt ye D of M last wensday made a Splendid Entrance into ye town sevrll hundred men running before him in yr shirts & white drawers & svll thousd on horsback & on foot waited on him one Majr Vale [?] a late justice there put ye horse & sr wm waller ye foot in ordr as he went by Topsham to Exeter having saluted wth gunns from all ye shipps in ye Harbour but neither Clergy nor Mayr at Exeter Complemted him he lay at Exeter yt night & next morning pted for Lond (where hee is expected this night) he was noe so[oner] [seal removes small word] but some psons meeting made bonfires & drank healths to ye D of Y. & Confusion to ye basterd & mem [?] to drink ye D of Ms health was beat very much Mrs Bedloe comeing to town last week is ordrd to be at Councill On Thursday where ye K will be prsent he leaving windsor yn for this year Last ffryday a great Concourse of people met in Spittlefeilds but soon dispersd ymselves yr designe wee know not Its sd ye E of Salisbury addressing himselfe to ye K yesterday for ye Garter his Maty told him he shou'd have ye Treasery state [?] & to begin at Michaelmas The E of Plymouths Regimt is almost compleated & wi[ll] be shipt off next week for Tangier They calld ye D of M ye prot D all ye way on his Journey & drank healths to him by yt name A warrt is issued out for aprhending Mrs Celier for printing her narrative The Ld C J Scr. had last week a private Conference abt ye K at Windsor & afterwards with ye Dutch of Port[s] & yn returnd to Lond Sevell groans being heard in st Saviours Churchyard Southwark search was made & a body lately buried was taken up much bruised & dead The E of Carlisle governor of Jamaica who was thought to have been Cast away is arriv'd. L. c. 980 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Sept: 9th 1680 On Tuesday last Dr: Oates preachd before the salters Company at Lumbard street church were one Chr: Osborn of ye Temple being invited by his vir[tue?] Mr: Osborn Mr of ye Company having got fudled afronted ye Dr: both in his prayer & sermd swearing dredfully at him & calling him Rogue sevll times upon wch he was seizd & carry'd before ye Ld Mayre who bd him over to ye sessions. this Gent hath been formerly often held [?] to be a very discreet man haveing marry'd Judge Pembrtons ladys sister who was daughter to Sr Jer: whitchert The same day Mr Dangerfield observing a pson follow him closely abt ye Exchange asked him for wt he followed him, upon wch he went away but as Dangerfield was coming out he observed him agn upon wch he drew his sword & cut him twice or thrice over ye head wch gathering a crowd Dangerfield was had before ye Ld: Mayr who comted him but afterwrds took bail & bd him over to ye sessions; The East India fleet arrived in ye Downs on satterday haveing made a good voyage & lost but few men; sevll virginia ships also arrivd but one of them was cast away after she had dd [?] all her later [?] to ye post to give an acct to yr owners of yr safe arrivall; Mr Whittaker ye D: of Bucks attorney being at ye Ba[r?] in some psons of Qualities companey is accusd to have spo[ke?] some dangerous words for wch they intend an Informacon on him The D: of M: arriv'd here on Tuesday night; On Fryday at noon 2 sea Captains fought in Exchange and [?] in Cornhill after haveing broke yr swords they were parte[d] His Matye came to towne this Afternoon & the Councell sits to morrow wre he will be pr[ese]nt Giles stood this day in ye Pillory at ye maypole & it being ye last time the people were resolvd to take yr leave of him by pelting him, but did him not great harm he being securd by arms & his leges rapt abt with straw & after an hour was recarry'd to Newgate in ye coach in wch he came being guarded backwards & forwards by a vast numbr of watchmen; The P: of wales seat in ye chappell at winsor & Garter haveing being unbestowd ever since ye K: came in was given to ye E: of salisbury it being now concluded ye Q: will have no Children & his Matie hath promisd ye E: of Ossory ye D: of Ormonds garter upon his decease ye D: being very old & ye D: of ormond hath writ a letter to ye E: of Arlington telling him he understands his Grandson is come from ye univercity & desiers he may be sent back agn thither being to young to appere at Cot yett; They talk of sr wm Jones to be Ld: Chanceler & the E: of Thanes to be Ld: Chambeleyn Waller & Duglusto [?] of the Kings pages being discorsing yesterday about the D: of M: ye former being prfred to his place by yt D: stood up for his Intrest but the Later Call'd him Reabell & other harsh words upon which they fought the first is Dangerously wounded and the later is fled; L. c. 981 [Handwriting changes here.] London sept 11 80 Mr Noon [?] being indited for the Ryatt at Lumberd street the Bill was found against him but his Tryall was put of by Cesii [?] till the next sessions The man and woman that were concerned in the Robery on London Bridge are cast 2 [?] psons were indited for killing [?] Mr standley the E: of Darbys Brother at WestMr but were freed [?] there being noe proofe that they were the psons The D: of Monmouth went Ysterday in Burford in Oxenshire to be at a Race there and thence he goes into Northampton Shire and Lester Shire and returns in a ffortnight A pson offering to make Affadavit that he saw Coll Blood alive since it was reported he was dead and sevrll others saying that he was seene since in London the Ld Cheife Justice granted a warrant for takeing upp of the body that was buried for him and uppon search it was found to be the reall Coll Blood he was reburied Two Inditments being pfred against Mrs seliers one for subernation the other for publishing her booke the bills were found upon which Sr Phill Mathews mooved that she might be taken upp prsently and accordingly a Constables diligence [sic] she was seized ysterday at her owne house again [?] She could have noticed that the Bills weare found and she was imediatly brought into ye old Bayly where she had notice that she was to be tryed today though Judg Dolbin was for having it put of till next sessions but the Ld Mayr telling Baron Weston that the Coach man (who mrs Selier saith in her Narative had declared to her that he was tortured and afterwards offered money to say he tooke upp sr Edmund bury Godfry in somerset house before Bedloes discoverie) had been with him and declared on oath the contrary and that she offered him money if he wold say soe and that he askeing her why she wold put that into her narative she answered because she had a mind [?] to it uppon which Baron Weston said that publishing her narative was an ducted [?] acct she needed noe time and soe ordred her Tryall to com on this day at 2 aclock the Constable is bound to prosecute her she haveing given him 2 of her books when he seized her The E: of Fevershem is made Chamberlyn to ye Queen The Prince of Orange is gone to the D: of Zell to Treate of Marage betwixt him & the Lady Anne. +On Wednesday in the afternoon the Prince Palatine entred Oxon where he was received by the Doctors in their scarlet robes The university Orator bidding him welcome with a most eloquent speech and by the rest of the schollars in theire different formalities The next morning he went to visit the severall Colledges at every gate of which (except All Soules Colledge) he was received with learned speeches and after (by the vice chancellors order) the schollars met in the Theater where he was entertaind with Congratulatory verses upon his coming thither, and with many other such exercises fittest for that occasion. On Tuesday afternoon the Ld Chancellr Radnor sunderland Essex & Seir Jenkins wth ye Lds of ye Treary being in ye Treary Chambr sr James Shane informd ym yt ye sd [?] revenue had been ill managd in Ireld & laid down methods for ye Better Improvmt of it wch they so well approvd yt they thankd him & promisd to rept ym to his matie saying yt ye K would set a mark on ye Ld Ranelaugh The E of Ossory its sd gon to Irld to the [?] D of Ormond The K & Cot is adjd & enter into mourning for ye P Elector palatine who dyd latly [four letters blotted] as yey hear he is Interd The Ld Lumley [?] is made mr of ye hors to ye Q. On Thursday next yr maties goe to Newmarkt On Thursday last ye bill agt mr smith for prmiting ye retrenchmt of Mayr & sheriffs expences was found Ignoramus Coll Fitzpatrick Brother to ye d. of Ormond who is now on ye states service is latly turnd prot & discovd somthing of ye plot This week 9 of ye Ks life guard being in a boat quarrelling ye boat overturnd & 3 of ym were drownd L. c. 982 London 7ber 14th 80 mrs Celier haveing been yesterday sentenced by ye Recorder who came to towne but yt morn she stands on wedensd come 7 night at ye Maypole on Thursday at Chareing Cross & on satturday at Covent Garden her bookes being to be burnt before her & to stay in Prison till her 500 L fine be paid The businesse of mr Osbornes affronting mr Oates is made up he beging ye Drs Pardon & acknowldged himselfe fuddled [?] The woman concernd in ye robery at Lond bridge upon pleading her Belly was repreived but ye time of her condemnation recorded wth assurance she shall be hang'd when her Tucal [?] monthes expire. Last night happened a fire at ye D of Yorkes Lodgeings at whithall begining at ye tope of ye House noby knows how but was quenched in an hower not haveing done any one [?] 500 L harme mr Kolder ye marcht was on fryday last dischargd out of newgate (where he was comted for selling Powder to ye moors) upon his peticon to ye Court sevll worthy Citysens passing ye word he meant no harme but had shipt his goods before the moors were our Enimies but was advisd to addr[ess?] himselfe to ye K's Councell to hinder farther prsecution yesterday ye Lds of ye Treasury met & a long debate arising abt Ireland ye further debate was adjournd till morrow Yesterday 80 old men prsented a Peticon to ye K in st James's Parke informeing him yt they had served so long in Tangier yt yey were sent away for not being able to serve any longer & desird his matie to take care of ym which was accordingly ordrd. mr Prance haveing given information agt one Guildon a Preist latley he was had before ye Ld Mayr & bayld but a bill was prsented agt him last fryday & his bayle are ordrd to pduce his Body agt next testimony 18 ships of Xtendomme were brought into Tripoly haveing been lately taken by ye Algierines The P Electr Palatine is makeing all speed away to his Patt [?] The F K at Versailes hath given a private audience to ye Dutch Ambr he haveing wo[rke?]d in ye ptence wch makes us think somewt more than ordinary is on foot between ye Holld & French +mrs Carl [?] (wife to ye Author of ye advice from Rome) was on Fryday clapt into ye bail dock for speaking ill words but afterward dischargd +mr shelton Embr from o[u]r K to ye Empr is returneing wth Count Chem [?] as Envoy from ye Emperor to our King. L. c. 983 [Handwriting changes here.] London sept 16th: 80 yesterday 6 Gentwomen presented a Petition to his matie to forgive mrs Celier ye Punishment of ye Pillory she haveing sd she had rather be hangd yn endure it but his matie gave no Answer its sd ye E of Shaftsberry intends to arrest her upon scandalum magnat & yt an Indictmt of high Treason is prpareing agt her agt next tearme & yt she hath a Coat of Armor makeing to defend her agt ye Injury of ye Pillory +sr Lyo: Jenkins one of ye Delegates in Emertons cause hath given notice yt all psons consernd give yr attendance on [?] day of ye Ct: +The D of Bucks being informd ye Capt Bury was sorry for his being concernd agt his Grace hath given ordrs for takeing of ye accord (upon wch he was arrested) of scandal magnatum ye Capt being very Poor. +The E of Danby is sick in ye Tower. There haveing been a debate among ye members of marcht Taylors Compny whethr ye Artillery Company should dine at ye hall it was carryd in ye affirmative by one voice & accordingly they spendidly treated ye D of Y there yesterday. +The K hath taken his leave of hunting for this year ye last haveing been on Tuseday at Enfeild Chase whither [?] he ran downe two Buck & was gentilely entertaind at dinner by ye late secretary Coventry & is gone today to Newmarket. +The Comrs of ye Treasury sat yesterday abt ye Irish affrs, where sr James Shane turnd all yt ye Ld Renelaugh had given them in to Rediate [?]. +The K last night after he had conferd ye Garter on ye P Elector Pallatine Knighted 2 of his Freinds +A Gentman lately come from Rome gives an acct yt among other Curiosities he saw ye Images of ye late executed Preists in a Church there & yt the Papists say they question not but in a short time to see their blood avengd on England. All o[u]r Expectations wait ye Plmt whose meeting will Influence all Europe +The Dchesse of Portsmoth went this morning to newmarket & tis sd ye K & Q & Court returne wthin 3 weeks. L. c. 984 [Handwriting changes here.] 7ber 18: 80 Mrs Cellier desiring to have her punishmt soon over stood this day on ye pillory at ye Maypole it being one a clock before she came on (ye usual time being 12) where having stood a while wth a blow from some of ye croud she fell down out of policy thinking yt by yt she might be pmitted to lye upon ye pillory her time out but upon ye cryes of ye people was raisd & stood abt half an hour after wch she was convey'd to Newgate in ye coach she came in ye people throwing at her all ye while. sevll were seizd for throwing at her both on ye pillory & by ye way but ye multitude resin'd ym & ye undr Sheriff riding into st Clemts church yard after some yt threw wth his sword drawn had like to have spoild himself & hors wth ye stones yt lye for building ye church she was arm'd Cap-a-pie undr her cloaths & had a board in her hand made on purpose to defend her on ye pillory wn ye officer went this mornd to fetch her out of newgate she out of dread cryd out she was in labr but it prvaild not. one stone struck her hood off wn she was on ye pillory wch discovd her Iron cap covt wth leather & she had not wthstanding her prtended weaknesse ye courage to take up sevll stones thrown at her & put ym in her pocket as also her foot boy who stood undr ye pillory by her ordr did ye same to show some psons hoping by yt tis thought yt she may have ye 2 other standings forgiven but its believd this will not do & yt she will stand on Tuesday & thursday Its sd ye K Intends to give mrs Bedlow 2000 L to pay her husbds deeds The D. of Lauderdale hath laid down all his places he being indisposd & ye E. of Murray is to be made secr & Comr of Scotld Capt Bury hath offrd ye D. Bucks to confes ye whole contrivance agt him upon ye Ds being so kind as to remitt his acon mrs Cellier offrd in her peticon to ye K to discover sevll things wch woud conduce to ye safty if his matie woud forgive but yt woud not prvail The Jury yesterday again brought in ignoramus upon ye bill agt mr Smith for printing ye method of retrenching ye charges of Mayrs & Sheriffs however ye Ld Mayr bd him over till next sessions An Expresse came last night from Tangier wch Informs us yt they much want forces The Inner Temple haveing (as ye middle Temple sayth) incroach'd upon ye midle Temples grounds in ye new building ye cloyters on wensday last some psons broke down a pillar wch is like to cause a difference determinable only by law On Thursday night last ye back part of a hous in Holbor[n] in Lincolns Inne fields Fell down but hu[rt] no body 2 Gent yt used to lye in yt part lying o[ut] yt night on Tuesday last a young man marryd a wom[an] at Hampton Cot & wn yey were almost at home he desired her friends to leave em. so yey went home alone & ye next morn she was found dead upon [wch] some neighbrs out of Curiosity desiring to see ye body from ye maid of ye hous who touching her she bled freshly upon wch ye maid is securd & is suspected to be concernd in her death she having had a mind to ye young man her self On Wensday last at ye same place The man was killd yt usd to show hampton Cot by one of ye D: of Southtons servts who wth one blow broke his scull struck of his ear & turnd his neck awry The man was alive last night but being in such a Condition coud not tell which of ym did it ye Butler is suspected yre having been a grudg bet y[m] L. c. 985 Lond: 7ber 21:80 +We every day expect ye wind to change wch will bring ye P of Parma hither as Embr from ye K: of Spain to negotiate wth ye K: as a method ffor depressing ye powr of F: & ye Oxford & ye 4th rate ffrigate are send wth to Joyne with ye P to Convoy him hither for feare ye Brandr fleet latly sent out should attack him yer haveing bene a quarrell bet Spain [&] ye D of Brandr Its sd mrs Sellier wth standing her lye one [sic] ye pillary & being to stand agn on Wensday at Covent Garden & on Satterday at Charingcroste & is ritting agn in vindication are [sic] of her selfe & Books The Ld Shaftsbury is sick of a agu His Mat intends to come to towne a week sonner nac [sic] he intended upon advice of some new plote agt him Sevrll of worth & estate hath latly dyd suddenly here pticlarly Deputy Dall & Deputy Aldworth ye 1st a Goldsmith & ye other a Mercer Some are so bold as to say yt it will prove yt Prance was craikt [?] in newgate tho he at mrs Selliers Tryall denyd it utterly One Satterday ye D: of M entred oxon Being meat by ye Mayr Alderman &c of ye Town who made him & his retinue free of Oxford & treated him at dinner all ye Gates of ye Colledgs being in ye meantim shut save some [?[ membrs of ye university coming to congratulate him from there he went to ye race wr Mr Thomas Wharton won ye plate & last night y D. of M arrived here from Stanford we hear ye 2 psons Being latly Hangd for Clipping one of ym Confessd himselfe a Papist & yt he had bene offrd 5000 L to fiere a Towne near yt place 3 or 4 Clippers ar latly takin & Committed to newgate Mr Smith is com frome Tangiery & brings acct yt ye time [?] is this day expird & yt yey expect ye Alcade to fall upon ym wth all his fforces & yt yr is no wth standing him without a considrable reinforcencemt [sic] of hors wch is thought will caus ye hors latly raisd who were disbanded to be raisd again L. c. 986 Lond 7ber 23 80 +Sr Tho: Players is lying sick of ague Prince Ruppart lys very sick +Mrs Cellier sent a peticion to his Mate wth som of ye biggest stoones yt were thrown at her desiring his Mate to for give her standing any mor in ye Pillory since she was in danger of her life but it prevailes not she having stood this day in Commongarden wher many stoones turnups &c wer thrown at her she fell doune over [?] twice but being raised agn ye pillory was over turned & she & 2 men thrown doune but they afterwards setting it up she stood agn a qr of a hour & then was conveyed in ye coach thru Holburn to Newgate an empty coach going before her to hinder ye people from knowing wch coach she was in 2 or 3 turns Takin for Throwing at her but soon resond [?] she stands agn on Monday at Charing Crosse Sr Robt Southwell is orderd by a letter from his Mate to demand satisfaction of ye D of Brandr to whom he was sent Envoy for ye affront offrd by his subiects in seiling [?] English men & Goods in ye spaniard shipp & for Breaking ye peace of ye Brandinbh says [?] they seased ye ships becaus ye spaniards will not satisfie ye orders due to ym & ye spaniard says it is ye duch yt ought to pay it ym A proclamation is expected to banish ye papists 10 miles of Lond ye Plmt approving A captain hath confessed yt one of ye D. of southhamptons servants gave him 40 L to kill ye man yt rissd to [?] the Hampton court upon wch both of ym are secured Sallsburry & Taunton coaches wer this weeck robbed 4 psons robbed 18 A marchants man paying 200 L ye received [?] told ye Marchant he did not know what to doe wth ye Money it was so chipped upon wch ye Marchant examined his man of ye that [?] money of on[e?] Mr Markland late brewer in Rossmarry lane upon wch Markland & his famlie wer Apprehended +The Spanish K is so kind as to order 200 Germen Troppers to be ready at Call to be transported to Fomitons [?] when ever ye Gouvernour orders ym His Mate is gone to my Ld Arlingtons hous at upton and stays till Monday L. c. 987 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond 7ber 25.80 The K comes to town on Satterday next Newmarket air being too sharp on Thursday fryday & Satterday next ye cheif races will be run ye pticlars too tedious to mention mrs Cellier pleads her bruises agt standing next monday however its thought she will stand yn she hath by a freind offrd Aldrman Ellis (bayliff of ye Dutchy of Lancaster who is to have her fine) 300 in Gold in Composition for her 1000 but its thought hee is so honest a man yt he will not bate her a farthing A distempr rages so violently [in] Barbadoes yt its feard yt place will be depopulated Its sd yt ye E of Pembroke is like to be pardond & yt upon it he is coming for Engld Sevll papists abt Coven Garden have been latly taken up upon ye 20 [mile?] act & will be prosecuted next sesion The Coachmans wife is bringing an appeal agt mr Doughty so yt he is [in] danger of hanging for killing her husband On Thursday last was a tryall at Guild hall bet A Country Gent & a Gent of ye Temple ye Cast having lain wth ye Country Gents wife for wch ye Jury gave him 1100 L Damages but ye Gent of ye Temple intends to petion for a new writ of Enquiry rather yn pay so much ye woman discovd it to her husband out of revenge becaus her Gallant being since marryd had a mind to Turn honest Yesterday Dr Tonge son &c were exmd before ye Councill where upon discovery of his Accomplices & ye whole continue agt Dr Oates he was comted to stay till he makes good wt he hath said One Tasse a Soldier in F. in behalfe ye papists in Ireld being troubled wth remorse returned to Ireld to discover ye papists designs but some papists having noticed upon some prtence threw him into prison where he dyd wth hunger of wch Complt hath been made to ye Councill The E of Tyrone is upon some new Informacon seizd in Ireld Marshall Bellefonds is coming hither from ye F K & mr Bernard hath sent horse to bring him hither A stone being one day this week thrown at Bernard howards groom as he was riding thro Covent Garden he turnd back & beat a boy who did not throw ye stone upon wch ye footboy run ye hors thro wch was worth abt 40 L. P Rupert is pretty well agn The D of Y is resolvd to stay in Engld L. c. 988 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond 7ber 28 80 +Mrs Cellier having peticond ye Ld mayr yt she might not stand on Munday 2 able chyrurgions making affidt yt her bruises were so great yt her life was in dangerd if she went as yet abroad her standing is respited till further ordr +Mr ffarwell late Depty to ye Bayliffe of westminster is like to be bayliffe if Mr Stroud is turnd out +Sr Robert Southwell hath leave to return home from ye D of Brandr upon accquainting his Maty yt he had not his health in yt Country +A popish priest adrsd [?] at ockland in yt County & made reaction [?] & promised to make a further discovery of ye plott +Upton is come hither from Ireld whwth [?] yt being suspected by ye papists yt he would discover what he knew of ye plot he was upon in false allegation clapd in prison where having by corrupting ye Jaylor escapd he adressed himselfe to ye Ld Lieut telling him yt knowing himselfe innocent he would not fly wn his Ldp promised him protection but he fearing his C[aptors?]rs would be to hard for him fled hither +The Reblls in Scotland having assembled on a Sunday yr chief preached a Sermon on ye 21 Ezekiell 25.26.27 verses afterwards excomunicated ye K ye D of Y ye D of M ye D of Laud Attorney Genll of Scotland with others +Sevll considerable papists of Ireld were gone thence some to England & some to ffrance +Coll Long coming lately from Jamaica appeard before ye Councill last ffriday an Information being Exhibited agt him for some misdeameaners committed in yt island of wch he was pmitted to take a Coppy & to attend de die in diem till ye Business is determined +Majr John Bill ye Ks Printer deseased last week at his house at Hampstead L. c. 989 [Handwriting changes here.] London Sept 30/ 80 +on Tuesday the two new sheriffs were sworne at Guild Hall and yesterday after sr Patience Ward was unanimously chosen Lord Mayor for the Yeare in shrs [?] a Peticion was put up for removing the Recorder upon which sr: George jefferys stood up and said he wold justifie himselfe upon whatever he had done then Sheriff Cornish went to dinner with Sheriff Lewise and Sheriff Bethel with Sheriff Raymond half the aldermen goeing with the first and halfe with the last they were very mery at both places and drank healths plentifully but at sheriff Raymond[s one] of the aldermen haveing drest a health to ____ and being Sheriffs Bethells turn to drinke to sr Wm: Turner he tould him he never used to drinke healths and therefore desired to be excused saying here is to you Sr. Wm. turner of which littell notice was taken and both companys braking up they were all invited to supper by ye Ld Mayor Elect where sr George Jefferys was very briske and sr Backhurst brother in law to Sheriff Lewise began a health to ye D of Y: upon which halfe the Company coz [sic] This day the two new Sheriffs were sworne at the Exchequer Bar at Westminstr one affterwards treated the Exchequer officers at dinner We have advice from the Downes that our men of War haveing joyned the Spanish men of War which conveied the Prince of Parma was arived there who dispached one [?] Tangier to give his Maty thanks for his care of him and that they intended the first opertunity to convey the Prince of Parma to his Govermt of the Northern Lands The Bishop of Chichester having struck his Chanclor in Chichester Church they were both sumond before the Ld arch Bpp of Canterbury where they had a hearing last mondy but the business left indetermind The King comes not to Towne till this day [se]ennight haveing a horse to rune next monday and most of the cheife races are put of till next weeke +The petion agt ye Recorder containes [?] ma[n]y crim[e]s of wch they accusd him; +The Ch: Baron of ye Excheqr at ye swearing ye Sheriffs sd. he did not know ym but hoped they wou'd proove honest men; +Pecking ye greatest City in China is overturnd by an EarthQuake upon wch ye Empr assembled his nobles & exhorted ym all to mend yr lives for Certainly God was angery with them: +A boy haveing lain wth his mothers maid & being sence marry'd he out of vexation last Sunday hanged himselfe, +On Tusday last a Coache run over on[e] Capt Blacket in Ks: street westmr of wch its thought he will dye; L. c. 990 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond 8ber 2d 80 +The E: of pembroke being assurd of his Mat pdon is coming over & ye only thing yt may be Injurious agt him by ye wife to ye man whom he killd but she being Luniticke & ye K being guardian of all Luniticks his Ldp Hopes his Mate will grant him a double pardon Mr fferris [?] & neal who went over wth his Ldp to Callis a[re] both sick there & Mr Cha: Macarty who went over since to Him is run made. Its discoursd as if ye E of Shrewsbury in Tended to bring an Appeal agt ye D: of Bucks for Killing his father Articles are drawning up to be pr[ese]nted to ye Cot of Aldrmen agt Sr G: Jeffries next Com Hall wch will be soon after ye Ld Mayrs day Apson Having visited Mr Tongue in newgate Mr Tongue dat [?] him a pap containing ye discovry of ye whole contrivance agt Dr oates in wch is mentiond yt Mr Lestrange was concerned in it & upon notice of [about five letters smeared] likly to be discovered mr Lestrange sent a lre to Mr Tongue to remove all ye pap out of his Lodgings to Mr Elys. This paps he having drawn up of his own accord it was dd to ye Councill yesterday who sent Dr oates to Secr Bridgman to exm him further of wch they gave ye Councill an acct. The P Parma is gon for ostend on Thursday ye P Electr Palatine & ye D. of Grafton were installed by ye Proxy & ye E of Salisbury was also Installed in pson The K being desguested at newmarkit in tends its sd to go no mor thither but to salisbury Complt having ben made yt juryes being ye same in most causes might be apt to be bribed ordr is given for prvent ye sam for ye futture Its repted yt 2 English ships laden wth Corne were latly taken in ye Channell by an Algerine +A papist being taken at windsor preaching was sent up to newgate but staying wth ye men [?] yt guarded him to drink at ye savoy he was rescued yer L. c. 991 Lond: 8ber 5-80 +A minister preaching at Tutting in Surrey a pson accusd him of being a priest & yt his name was Evans upon wch he was apprnded but upon examination no profe appearing he was let go Dr Tongue son hath upon further exacon confessed & it was contrived yt he should Hang his father wn he should be alone wth him in his Chamber & putt a note in his Pocket countrfeited [in] his fathers hand yt he had out of remorse of Conscience for Having falsly accusd ye papist Hanged himselfe Mrs Cellier is also so fare concerned in his plot yt its thought it will afford Matter anough to frame a new Indictmt agt her The Comrs of ye Customhouse are ordrd to send prcepts to all ye sevll Ports for offering ye oaths & to all strangers upon notice yt ye 5 priests wer coming over Dr Tongues son wth all psons concerned in yt plot are ordrd to App[ear] before ye Councill P Electr palatine is arived at ye Hague & is gon thence homward Mrs Cellier fell foul upon a Gentlewoman who came to se her This week in Newgate saying she was not to be made a shew of [Handwriting changes here.] +One day this week on[e] of ye Ld Astons servants prswaded a man to fier ye house wre Dugdale lay in a Towne in Staffordshire of wch one yt over hard ym gave notice to Dugdale who sending for ye man yt was hierd, who confessd all; Dugdale came to towne last night and is sending for ye man up to be heard agt Plmt: +This day ye Cot of Aldrmen sat & a mocon was made for taking order for returning good jurey men next sesions & order was given accordingly; +yesterday a bill was found at westminster agt a pop: prist for ravishing a Girle of 10 years ould, & ye Ld: Powis Butler was find 300 marke for speeking agt Dr oates & other ill words; L. c. 992 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond: 8ber--7--80 +yesterday mrs Cellier & mr Lestrange Mrs Sharkey Mrs Tongue his father & Dr oates had a hearing before ye Councill wre sevll Materiall Things wer descovd & many hard words past bet Dr oates & Mr Tongue Mrs Cellier faind her selfe sick & fell downe a swound in ye Councill Chamber but was soon descovd & reconveyd wth Mr Tongue to Newgate ye further hearing of this Matter is ad[journe]d to friday The Constables in evry ward psuant to ye Ld Mayrs ordr go duly up & downe ye City takeing ye names of all Lodgers suspected to be papists & returne ym to ye sessions Last night ye Q come to towne & ye K comes to Morrow The States of holland have ordrd ye building 36 men of war have already bought ym [?] The Councill upon Dr oates desiring Lestrange might be Commtd ordrd Dr oates to bring a Bill agt him & if it was found he should be securd & Lestrange ownd yt Mr Tongue had been wth him but did not excommunicate any of his Plot to him To Morrow Mrs Cellier stands in ye Pillory at Charing Crosse The Councill have ordrd Mr Buck ye Irish descover to go back to Ireld to psecute his assassinates The offycer [?] who adrssd himself to Bp of Durham is come thither wth on of ye Bp Gentleman & hath been wth ye E of Radnor & is suddenly to [be] exmd by ye Councill Mr Fanshaw is Embarqud for Portugall whether he goes Invoy L. c. 993 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond 8ber--9--80 +His mate & ye whole Court went to towne this afternoon +ye Pop: Preist was tryd at Westmr for ravishing ye Gyrle under 10 years old its thought he will come of for ye rape haveing no way penetrated, but be find for ye assault upon ye Girle +mrs Cellier still pleads her bruises so yt her standing in ye Pillory is very uncertaine. +The Lifeguardmen haveing made ye man satisfaction for fireing his Barne he hath petitiond yt They may be remitted into ye Guard +The Officers yt conducted ye Pop Prisners yt were rescued in Lancastsh are come up hither to make ye Complaint agt a Justice who refusd to committ ye rescuers some of them being his Tennants yt lived near him +Severall Persons some being of Quallity are latly seizd in Ireland for designeing to feir Dubline Castle & sevll of ye Councell &c to have killd ye Ld Leiftenant. On wedensday last order was sent to Ireland for bringing Planket hither & keeping ye E of Tyroane in Custody. [Above the first eight words of this paragraph is written "is come over hither" in same hand.] +Last night ye D of m wth abt 16 Horse came to Towne The Ds [?] & D of Yorke being indisposed ye formr hath been let blood & ye pretty well yer distempr is ye new feavour ye Ld Lumley & sect Coventry is sick of it ye Ld mountague of Boughton being dead mr Ra: mountegue Kt for northamptonshr succeeds him +Of 2 Companies of foot qrterd at Chilbury there is not above 20 well +Sevll fforreigne Ambassdrs & Gent are comeing hither. Dr Oates observd himselfe dogd by 2 men in newgatestreet last night tooke sanctuary in a Shop. +The Dchesse of Modeina hath taken a large house at Brussells where she will stay all winter expecting her Daughter ye Dchesse of Y to come & see her. Capt Farrill haveing raisd a Company in Yorksh as they were upon ye Road they understanding they were designd for Tangier a sergt wth maney of ye soldiers run away +new Bridwell is to be made for quartering ye Ld Cravens Reigmt L. c. 994 [Handwriting changes here.] London 8ber--12--80 + Last night sevrll Lds adrsd ym selves to his Mate desiring him to retire from Whit hall into yt City therby to mend [?] ye designes of ye Papists who wre latly come in Great numbrs from beyond sea & sevrll places of England to westmr of wch his Matte promised to considr yesterday began ye sessions of pece at Guild Hall wre ye Recodr made an Excellt [s]peech agt Popy to ye Grand jurey after wch a Pson was commited for a cheat induceing [?] said Childern to search [?] men only to get money out of ym & was sentencd to stand in ye Pillory twice once at Towr hill & once at ye Exchange sevll other Psons wer Comitted for lying wth uther mens wifs A min[iste]r last week sealing a Pamphlet in a lre in a Book Seller shop in fleet street sent it to a carrier who was so curious as to open it & finding ye Title to be ye Plot baffled &c went to ye Book Sellers wth a Constable but as yey were [?] going before ye Justice ye Minnr came [seal spoils about four letters] yey caused to go along wth them wn he pleading yt he bought for Diversion of himselfe & freinds his lre was produced wch he desird ye pson to whom he sent it to be cautious to whom he showd it upon wch ye Justice wod have Comted him but he producing 2 Minnrs for baile he was only bound over to ye sessions One Sunday last ye Ld Mayr & ye new Sherriffs went to Whit hall wre ye Ld Mayr Kisd his Mates hand & gave him acct of ye Good Estate of ye City but ye Sherriffs wer not admitted tho it was Expected yey wod have been yn Knighted The D. of Bucks is very sick on Satterday abt 10 clock a Strange Motion was seen in ye aire by seavll in & about ye City wch some thinke to be a large falling star A Robbery was Comted last week in somsetsh in ye road to Cambrige & king on[e] of ye Robbers is Taken +Last week at ye Qrter sessions at northampton on[e] Lewis a Minnr was convicted of having sd yt Dr oates had forsworn himselfe 20 times for wch ye jurey gave ye Dr 1000 Damages L. c. 995 Lond 8ber--16--80 +mr Lestrange will its thought be put out of Comission upon ye late accusation agt him seavll Irish men have been latly tacken but upon showing yr Comissions from ye D: of ormond yey been releasd 2 or 3 pap priests have been Comted to the Gate house this week The Grand Jurey has found ye bill agt ye E: of pembroke for killing ye man at Tennup [?] greene The Recodr on thursday last excepted agt ye Grand Jurey returnd by Mr Sheriff Bethell as if they pick one on purpose as men prswded agt him however Sheriff Bethell refusd it his Brother Cornish [is] to chus another Jurey for him agt next sessions the [seal spoils about seven letters] right as adr [?] Sheriff The D of Norfolk tho he producd witneses of his having taken ye oath & sacrt was on Thursday last find 200 L for not appearing to ye Indictmt last sessions Mrs Cellier will be indicted next sessions upon some new paps found in her Custody Its unanimously reportd about the D of ys departure but its Generally beleavd he will not begone between this & Thursday next which is the day of the Parlmt metting wher upon the Councill have debated it again and its said yey have psuaded his Mate to proroge the parlimt 10 dayes longer it being requisit as Matters [&?] Circumstances of affaires now stand +A Ship latly arrived at Cadis brings news at their Harbours and the great goons from Tangier were frequently heard which hath occasiond a beleafe at the Alcad have attaqued that place L. c. 996 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond: 8ber 19:80 The Ld Chancellr adrsd himselfe to ye K: & told him yt it was very requisite ye D: of Y: should dept & ye Ld Robts seconded him saying yt unlesse ye plmt sat ye K: & Kdome would suffer by it & 2 or 3 other Lds backd ym in wt they had sd upon wch ye K: sent ordrs to ye D: of y: yt he should retier & chuse his place upon wch ye D: & Dutchs of y: set forward to morrow for scotld by sea from whence its sd yey will goe to Brussells yer departure is kept from ye Q for fear she being at prent ill itt should further discompose her. +The D of Bucks is now so well recovd its thought he will be in ye hous of Lds on Thursday & its sd abt 400 plmt: men are already come to towne +Mr Hickeringhill who formrly preachd ye searmen Calld Curse ye mercy agt ye fanatick hath now upon some disgust from some of ye Ch: of E: writ so severe a booke agt ye Bps calld ye 2 pt. of ye naked truth yt its thought he will be Clapt up for it +Its sd yt ye D: of Ormond hath signd an Instrumt for making one mr Ellis bayliffe of Westmr & hath sent it hither to be finishd by ye Dean & Chaplin of Westmr; +Its variously discoursd who will be speaker but ye most leading men of ye plmt have fixt it betwen Mr: Boscowen, Paul foley & sergt Lile [Handwriting changes here.] 3 yachts lye ready to attend ye D. of y The F K hath made allyance wth ye Swed K & is to raise 1000 men to be qrterd at Pomeren The D. of Laud Dutch of Portsmoth & F Embr had a great conference on fryday last 16 of ye Councill were for ye D. of Ys going & 17 for his staying & ye D. hath recd 25000 L in Lumbard street. The P. of Orange & D. of Zell is expected here suddenly Its discoursd of ye D. of Richmonds being Admll & ye office to be executed by a depty of ye E: of Essex being trea[sure]r & of ye D: of Ms coming in to great places & of ye E of Sundrlands being to be made a Marquesse & yt ye Lds in ye towr have prepard a petion to ye Hous of Lds for a speddy tryall but all this no certainty L. c. 997 [Handwriting changes here.] London 8ber the 21st 1680 +yesterday their Royall highnisses were accompanied by his Maiesty to Errife where they deyned after which the Duke and Dutchesse Embarqued and his Maiesty returned to Whitehall fifteene barges waited upon the Duke to Errife in which were many persons of Quality some of which goes alonge wth him to Scotland yesterday morninge his Matie ordered some bores to search about and under the parlyamt house to see if all was salfe which they accordingly did and gave the king an account at night that all was well yesterday the Dukes of Monmouth and Bucks wth severall Lods and about 130 plyment men dined at the Sunn taverne behind the Exchange This day the Parlymt mett and after the Ceremony had sworne severall of their Members the usher of the Black rod sumoned them to the Lords house whither the Kinge came about 10: a Clock and tould them he [had] much to say and therefore read his speech the heads of which follow xx [These x's and those below appear in the text.] My Lords & Gentlemen The reason of the severall late progations was because wee were treating wth Spaine which allyance is now prsented & Tho it had beene better if Don sooner yett better now then not at all it xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I omit further [to] tell you that Tangier is in great dangr for the secureing of which I have much strained my [about five letters illegible] and now recomend it to yo[u]r Consideration since wee are divided [?] of what Importance preserveinge that place will bee to England xxx I have taken all due care of the ptestant Religion and you may make what further p[ro]secution you thinke soe you hinder not the succession of The Crowne in the right Lyne xx As for the plott its high tyme it should be thorowly searched into and am very willinge That all psons Concerned in itt should bee brought to a speedy tryall beinge sensible of The great Danger my selfe & The Kingdome are in from ill the only Thinge wee are to feare is the difference amongst our selves wee being very secure from all foreign Enemyes xx Then the Lord Chancellour ordered them to returne and Choose a speaker and prsent him to his Matie at 3 a Clock to morrow xxx Accordingly they returned and Choose Mr Williams for their speaker and the rest of this day will be spent in sweareing of Members +Thirsday mr Charles Bertye went away Envoy to Bavaria +At a Comon Councell since the sessions it was ordered that another pson should in stead of sr G Geffry go alonge wth the said Lord Mayor and Aldermen to invite the Kinge &c to diner on the said Mayors day and that Sr Robert Claytons good managemt of his Mayoralty should be recorded to Posterity L. c. 998 8ber the 22d 1680 The Comons Meettinge aboutt 3 a Clock at 4 prsented their speaker to his Matie at the Lords house where he begd his Maiesty to confirme [sic] honnr on some other pson hee being unfitt for so great a place wth which the Lord Chancellr acquainted the Kinge hee returnd & said that his Matie was very well pleased wth their choice & confirmed him speaker 1ly: Mr Speaker desired that his Matie would grant him first freedome of speech 2ly: free accesse to his Matie 3: priviledge of goeinge & Comeinge for their selves & their servants. all which was granted & then they returned and adjourned till to morrow Morninge Saturday 23d This day sevrall of the Lords (whoe were expelld The Lds house for not taking the oaths &c) haveing taken them since tooke their seates in the house of Lords All this day was spent in swearing of membrs & subscribing of ye Test & yey being almost all sworn On Monday next yey will fall upon ye buisnesse of ye nacon & some think ye Lds will be brought to tryall wthin this week The young Gent yt had 1100 L Damages given agt him for lyeing wth the Country Gentmans wife this day movd for a new writ of Enquiry into ye Cause wch its thought will be granted him [Its discoursd as if mr Lestrange intends to go to Scotld to ye D of Y. [Bracket before "Its" appears in letter.] Mr Care author of ye advice from Rome was this day in ye Ks bench Cot Expecting to be find but no mocon being made for it its thought it will be forgiven him I am well & yours RN. The Lords have ordered the Lords of the white staves to waite on the Kinge wth an addresse desireing him to Issue out his pclamation for the security of all wittnesses that shall come in to make discoveries of the plott the Ld Lovelace brought in a bill this day to ye H of Lds for speedy trying ye Lds & yey have this day also petiond ye plmt for speedy tryall The 2 sheriffes last night invited ye K to diner On ye Ld Mayrs day but its thought he will not go +Mrs Cellier this day stood on the pillory at Charinge crosse & last night shee wrote a letter to the sherriff to take care of her for shee heard there were loads of stone and Brickbatts laide thereaboutts to bee thrown at her. +The Lord Aston wth other papists entred their appearance this day at The Kings bench bar & are still out upon baile This day alsoe Dangrfeild seized one Attwood a preist in westmrhall & brought him into Court & tould the Lord Cheife Justice Scroggs that Dr oates knew him to bee a preist & desired he might bee comitted which accordingly ordered mr Dangerfeild offering to sweare that hee heard him say that at [seal spoils about twelve letters] at the Duke of Newburghs residts L. c. 999 Munday the 25th Octbr 1680 The Lords sent downe a Message by the two lords Cheife Justices Scroggs and North to acquaint the house that they prsented an adresse to his Matie to Issue out a pclamacon for pardon and security to all whoe should come within two Months and discover further of the plott and his Matie returned answer that they might allow what tyme they pleased in the proclamacon for any to come in the consideracon of which Message is adjournd till to morrow A Committee of Exepcons appointed to sit this afternoone and mr Trebs to be chairman all that come to have voices +A bill to explain the late act for burying in woollen ordered a 2d readinge This day finished the swearing all the Members in towne and at three a clock they adjourned till to morrow A Person addressed himself to the Lords offering to bring another would swear hee saw three of the Lords in The Tower sett their hands to a paper for encouraging any that should assist in carrying on The plott A bagg of papers latley found in the Ballast of a Shipp inward bound was deliverd to the Lords which much Manifests the plott Prance and 2 others swore before the Lords that they had seene Mr Lestrange at Masse severall times upon which Lestrange was ordered to attend the court to morrow An order was issued out by the house of Lords to take up the Lord of Castlemain and others concerned in the plott whoe had bene lately discharged and bailed Tuesday 26 This day mr Dangrfeild gave the house an account of his Case and he was ordered to draw it up in writeinge Sr Henri Capell made an excellent speech openinge the state of the Nation and was backed by Sr francis Winington and the Lord Russell upon wch +Resolved Nemine Contradicente that this house will suppresse popery and prevent a popish successor The house doe not agree wth the Lords message about giveing pardon to any whoe shall come in within two Months & discover because that then the Lords in the Tower whoe are the Capitall offenders may come in therefore desire all may bee excepted whoe are already in hould +Sr Robert Peyton was ordered to wthdraw and bee suspended the howse +The messenger ordered by the Lords to summon Mr Lestrange to appeare today reported to their Lordshipps that hee was withdrawn the Lords sent downe a Message to the Commons toutching regulatinge printinge the Consideration of which adjourned a new witnesse examined to day about the plott adjourned till to morrow It is refered to mr Hamden sr Thomas Clergis sr John Maynard and Sr francis Russell or any of them to draw up a bill for regulatinge Exepcon a Clause to bee inserted for the party agreaved to have his Accon +Ordered that a Comittee draw up an addresse to be prsented to his Matie from this house for pardon to any who shall in two Months make any satisfactory Discovery Severall Petitions about exepcons [?] read and referd The woollen bill Comited L. c. 1000 [Handwriting changes here.] Wednesday 8ber 25 1680 A bill for Importing Irish [five letters illegible] read and placed upon the table +Then Mr Dangrfeild being caled in prsented his narative which hee was ordered to signe to every sheete wth his owne hand & then some Justices yt Westmr ordered to goe out and take his oath upon the informacon Then the house fell into debate about petitioninge and resolved That it is the Undoubted right of the subjectt to parlimts sittinge to adresse greiveances That any Pson whoe shall call any such psons Tumultuous designes the alteracon of the govermnt & brings in an arbitrary governmt That a Comtee bee apointed to examin the [about six letters illegible] of any Psons accused and all Psons comes to voices [sic] Then a pecon was brought in by three persons agt the Recorder of London & a Comtee appointed to Examin the Matter agt him Sr Francis Withers a member of this house ordered to attend to Morrow. Resolved that an addresse bee presented to his Matie that this house will Indeavor to prserve the Ptestant Religion at home & abroad & his Maties Pson and governmt Ordered that Mr Dugdale and Mr prance attend to Morrow to give in their informacon to ye house [Handwriting changes here.] Thursday This afternoon ye H. waited on his mate wth ye adrsse for a pclacon for pdon to discoverers The Ld. Ch. Just North acqted ye H yt ye Lds had sent ym Capt Bedlows Informacon wch being read appd to be ye Originall being signed by ye Capt & his Ldp after ye Ld Ch J was dismist Then sr Robt Con membr was calld to ye bar for having sd to sr John Knt membr for ye same place yt no Jury of 12 men woud believe him God damn him for wch having recd a severe reprimand on his knees he took his place agn & yn being accusd of having sd yre was no pop but a prsbyt plot he was ordrd to ye Tower & to be expelld ye H Then Sr Fra: Withers was calld to ye bar & accusd of having calld ye late petions tumultuous to wch he sd he knew it was ye undoubted right of ye subjt to petion but thought it not seasonable but ye farther adjd till to morrow L. c. 1001 [Handwriting changes here.] Tuesday 8ber 29 1680 Ordered that an addresse be prsented to his Matie to morrow to desire him to prmote doctor Tongue to the first benefice that shall be vacant Then the house fell upon the debate about Sr francis Withers and upon hearing fully Evidence against him and his defence Resolved that it is the opinion of this house that sr francis Withers of the late paper hee prsented to his Majesty in wch hee abhorrs the petition for the parlymts sittinge and Calls them Tumultuous hath betraied the Liberty of the subject ordered that Sr Francis Withers bee expeld the house and rece[ive] his sentence on his knees which was accordingly don Mr Francisco de Feraro late servant to the Portugall Embassadr attend the house to Morrow and give in his Informacon ordered that sr Robert yeamans be taken into Custody of the sergt leave given [?] to bring in a bill for wearing woollen Mr Speaker accquainted the house yt his Matie had in Answer to the Adress for palamon said he woud not onely pdon [?] the Plott but ye papists Mr. Herbert reported the Address for prserving the prtestant Religion and the King &c The Cheifest wittnesses against sr Francis Withers [about ten letters illegible] who sd he tould sr Fra: in the Lobby that hee hoped to see him notwithstanding his Kthood & all the abhorors of petitions hangd to which Sr Francis made answer that the Kings proclamacon ought to be observed & if he met wth that his pecon [?] he woud bring them to their Chambr & mr Aron smith being calld in sd that hee heard sr francis say that petitioninge was the pawn of sedition & [nine letters illegible] & lookd like 41 [?] & beleaved it was not the prciples of an honest man Saturday 8ber the 30 1680 The petition of Hauer Grest [?] read and refed to the Comtee of Elecons Ordered the members of this house attend his Matie at 3 this afternoon wth their addresse A message from his Matie accquaintinge the house that he had taken care for doctor Toungue and have him into further consideration The petition of Ianton Inhabitants to bee read at the barr of this house friday three weekes +Mocon for printinge the votes caried in the afirmative Starky Collins and Harris named to bee the printers. +Resolved that this house will forthwth heed Execheatts [?] to a full Examen of the popish plott in order to bring offendrs to justice +Resolved Nemine Contradicente that a Comtee bee apointed to Inspectt in the Journall of the 2 last parlymts concerning the plot and report them to the house Resolved that an addresse bee made to his Matie that all papers and letter wth the privy Councell relating to the plott [be?] brought to the Comtee Resolved that this Comtee doe sitt de die in diem and begin at 3 this afternoon +Mr Francisco accquainted the house that hee was pferd 50000 peeces of 8 by the Portugall Embassadr deceased to kill oates and Bedlowe & 200 L to kill a Countrye Gentl whoe hee beleeves was Mr Arnold by Gyles whoe went then by the name of wych and that the Ptugall Embassadr and Ld Cheife Justice Scroggs had sear [?] all conferences +Thwing [?] the preist that was condemned in yorke sheer was hanged last Saturday [Letter is addressed:] Sr Robert Parker/at Arbury near/Coventry L. c. 1002 [Handwriting changes here.] London 9ber 1st 1680 +Secretary Jenkins aqt the house that his Mate had answd That the papers concerning ye plot were Transmitted by the Counsell to the Comtee of Lords ordered that all Comtes be revived +The petition of Sr wal Earnly for the divizes & sr Edw: Huntington read & reffered to the Comtee of Elections, ordered that the Journalls of the house be Inspected & reported by the Comtee +Sr George Downeing brought in a bill for weareing of wooling wch was ordered a second Reading +Mr Trenchard reports from the Comttee appointed to inqr into the abhorrors of petitioning, that the Lords aston sr Robt Maleverer sr Bryant Stapleton mr Turner & mr Tayler discoraged petitioning for a parlimt but the Comtee thought not fitt to proceed upon them being members wthout Instructions from the house +ordered that the Comtee bring information agt the Ld paston & all other Members who abhord petitioning +Mr Speaker aqte the house that his Matie returned them thanks for there Address for prsarving himselfe & the prtestant religion & sd that not one [?] part should not beware ym [?] to prserve the ptestant religion both att home & abroade +ordered that mr Treby report wt he reported to the last plmt about the plot +Seynior ffrancisco being called in gave in writeing wt he delivered on Satturday att the bar. +upon Information given yt one mr Arnege a linin drap did yesterday att a Coffe house in henrietta Street, vilify Seynior ffrancisco ordered that he be taken into Custody +Mr Dugdale gave in his Information in writing & acqt the H that the deputy of staffordsheere had sent the Lord Aston word he was coming to search that all things might be laid out of the way & that when he came hee wou'd not search but take my lords word, upon wch his Ldshpp prsented him with [a] paire of pistoles wch were his fathers +ordered that this narrative be sealed up & delivered to ye prin [?] & that he bring in the remaineing pt on thurseday +Mr Pranse gave in his Evidence agt the Ld Bellasis Tho: Bedingfield mr Moore &c: for haveing comisions to carry on the Catholick cause & other things relating to sr Ed. Godfreys Murther +Sr francis winington made his report from ye Comtee appointed to search Journalls wch was ordered to be Entred into their Journalls & that the same Comte search the Lds Journalls. Tuesday 2d 9ber 1680 +The bill for phibiting Irish Cattle butter cheese & mutton ordered the second reading ordered that Sr John knight hath Leave to go into the Country for his health +The Seriant att armes Informes the house that he hath taken mr Arnege into custody & was at the doore but seynior francisco not being there they were both ordered to appeare to morrow +Resolved that an humble addresse be mad to his Mate by the members of the privey counsell that his Majte will take mr Dugdale Dangerfield Pranse & francisco into his ptection & allow them somwht & dangerfield his pdon +sr ffrancis winington made his report from the Comte appointed to Inspect the Lords Journall thus there may be a whole & pfect accompt thereof before the house +Mr Treby made his report & read severall lettrs from francis [?] [B?]roome &c upon wch Resolved that the duke of yorke being a papist & the hopes of comeing such to the towne has given the greatest countenance & Incoragmt to popery and all the popish plots & Contrivances-- +That in the defence of the Kings pson & ptestant religio[n] This house will stand to his Mate wth there lives & fortunes & That in Case his Mate should come by any violent death this house will sevearely Revenge i[t] on the papists a great debate following Ordered that a bill be brought in to disable the duke of york to Inheritt the Imperiall Crowne of these realmes That the Comtee be appointed to bring itt in & that they sitt this after noone in the Speakers Chamb[er] adiourned &c L. c. 1003 London Die Mercury 3d 9ber 1680 A message from ye Lords By 2 of the Judges wth a bill for bettr regulateing the tryall of the peeres +A Petition of one Lyonell Andrson a priest and condemned for being such only prayes that he might be brought to the barr to aqt the house with somwt he hath to say ordered that mr Harbord mr Lucy mr Hamden & sr Robt Claighton do Imediatly repaire to newgate & take his Examinat The bill of the Lords was read pposeing that 51 Lords shal be sommoned of wch 35 shall come [?] & of wch the Peere tryed may Except agt 12 of them & this when no plimt is actually sitting ordered that the bill have a second reading on munday next ordered that the Comtee Appointed to bring in a bill for regulating Ellections bring itt in too morrow Mr Arnege & francisco fferrea were Called in Arnege owned the words said by him, but said that it was in rogery [?] beleiveing that this house had no rule for his Evidence Ordered that mr Arnege be kept in the serjants hand dureing the pleasure of this house Ordered that Inspections into ye Impeachmts be referred to the Comte appointed to search the lords Journall Ordered that the papers brought in by the Lord chiefe Justice north be sealed up & delivered to the Speaker Ordered that leave be given to bring in a bill for the writeing [?] of all ptestant subiects ordered that Sr Tho: Whitegraite mr Samp Birch & ffrancis Ems be taken into Custody to answeare the Charges laid agt them by mr Dugdale The Ireish bill read & Commited +ordered that sr Rich Temple have leave to bring in a bill for the Exportation of Leather [Handwriting changes here.] Die Jovis Novembr 4th 1680 A Bill for Exporting of Leather read ye first time mr Secr [?] Reports yt he had acquainted his Mate wth ye Address of this house & his Mate was pleased to say he would give order to ye Attorney Genll to draw up a Genll Pardon for Mr Dangerfeild & yt he would give him an Allowance for some time That mr dugdale had an Allowance already That mr Prance should have an Allowance & yt Seir: ffrancisco fforrea had an allowance by ye request of ye House of Lds That leave be given to bring in a Bill to phibit the bringing in of Scotch Cattle att Certaine times The Woollen manufactor Bill read a 2d time & Pmitted That ye Comee have Instruccons to ad a Clause yt all Catches shall be loyned wth cloth Mr Herboard Reports from ye Comee appointed to Examine Anderson in Newgate that ye said Anderson did by many Implicacons & deny ye knowledge of any Plott but said if there was a Plott itt was Contrived by ye Jesuitts & did Extinguish himselfe from them & Declared yt he durst not goe into ffrance Spaine or Itally for he is Certaine if he did he should be putt into ye Inquisicon for defending ye Oath of allegiance both at home & abroad being asked if ye plott had taken Effect whether ye Inquesicon would have been Established here wch he possitively Affirmed & declared some thing of a pson that came from Roome whom ye Comee thought not fitt to name +Ord: That ye same Comee doe Examine ye pson & ye priest againe +A Bill to disable ye D: of yorke to Inherrite the Imperiall Crowne of these Realmes &c read & ordd a 2d reading on Satterday next +That A Comee be appointed to Inspect ye Lawes for maintenance of the Poore to bring in a Bill or Bills for Regulateing them & to prvent Debauchery Adjourned &c L. c. 1004 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond 9ber 6: 80 The Recordr was yesterday before ye Comte & desird he might have a copy of ye petion agt him wch was granted & on Tuesday next ye Comte sits & he is yn to make his descovery +Ordered That a Comte be appointed to Inspect ye narrative of ye 5th of november & do take care that it be read in the Churches once a yeare & to find out the occasion why it hath been neglected these 20 yeares +That it is the oppinion of this house that the laws made in ye reigne of Queen Eliz & king James agt Papist recusants ought not to be Extended to ptestant dissenters +Ordered That a Comte be appointed to bring in a bill to repeale pt or all of a statute now read made in ye 36th of Queen Eliz A bill for Incourageing the wooling Manufacture by Exporting of Cloth &c To Turkey read & ordered a second reading Mr Jenison was Called in & ordered to put his narrative in writeing & psent it to ye house on munday next A Bill for disableing James Duke of yorke from Inheriting the Imperiall Crowne of this realme & Ireland & all places thereto belonging read a second time & commited to the Comte of the whole hous & as an Instruction that the Crowne may devolve to the next Protestant heire Ordered That the whole house resolve into a Comte of the whole hous on munday next by 10 of the clock --adjourned &c L. c. 1005 [Handwriting changes here.] Munday 9ber 8th 1680 A Petition read agt passing ye bill for weareing of wooling; till ye pet[itione]r be heard referred to ye Comte of Trade who may send for papers & records The petition of ye freeholdrs of Montgomery sheer Read & reiected for comeing to late ye yeas for reiecting it being 167 Noes 142 Sr John Trevr reported to ye House ye Ireish bill wth impedmts [?] wch is to Commence from Candlemas day next to wch ye house agreed Complt being made by a membr of a breach of Privacy agt him it was reffered to ye Comtee The house being informed yt one Pagit a Minestr Comeing into a Coffe house & there takeing up the voates of this house he writ over this vote that ye Duke of york being a Papist &c this is a lye, & also over the order of the house yt the bill be brought in to disable ye Duke of york &c: they voted al like roges wch being pared [?] by 2 wittnesses ordered yt he be taken into Custodye A message from ye Lds by ye Ld Cheife Barron & barron Gregory to desire a Conference in ye painted Chamber about papers Toutching the Ireish plot to wch ye house Imediatly went [?] whence being returned ordered yt the Ireish papers be taken into Consideration to morrow & the Evidence to attend, Upon reading sr Robt Cons Petition ordered that he be discharged The house resolved into a grand Comte ye Duke of yorks bill was read & a pviso added to ye bill Nem. Contrad. yt no other pson be disenherited from ye Crowne but James Duke of yorke & that dureing the life of the Duke, The Justices do give this act in Charge at ye assizes & sessions that it be read & the pson or vicar, in all Churches Chapples & Cathedrals on every Easter day & ye 25th of December Imediately after divine service in ye forenoone the bil ordered to be Ingrosed Tuesday: 9ber 9th 80: +A petion from Merchts & others to have ye reasones heard agt ye bill ffor wearing wolling carry[d?] in ye affirmat Mov'd: to have Cane Chairs phi[bi]te'd & put in this bill carry'd: in ye Negative; +A petion from other silke men as prejudicial to poore worke men referd to ye Comte of trade who are to give a spedy acct therof; +Mr: Sergt a message from his Matye desiering to make hast wth ye bill for suprssing popy & ye plot & not to hindr ye succession of ye line +Mr Hamden repts yt ye Journalls were inspected orderd yt yey be corrected; +Sr Ed: Deering compting of a breach of privledge in a late pamphlet ordrd yt ye printer be sent for in to Custody; +Mr Turberville was calld in & sd: sevll things relating to ye plot ordrd yt he be sworn by sume Justices & delivd his Narrative in writing-- +Mr Jennison dd in his Narrative & was sworn +Mr Dangerfield desiring his prdon might be Inlarged, ordrd, that his Mate be desir'd to give a genll prdon to Mr Dangerfield & Turberville ordrd That all Informacons abt ye plot be entred into ye Journalls & printed +A Comte apted to draw up a bill to prserve ye Evidence of Mr Bedloe & others abt ye plot & to make yr report on Thirsday & yt mr Freby makes his rept: at ye same time; +Ordrd That ye Comte do Inspect ye Journalls & make ye rept on Thirsday & yt Mr. Treby makes his rept at [ye] same time Informacon being given yt one Thompson sd yere was a great talke about a pop plot but yre was nothing in it but yt it was a prsbyter plot as may be seen by ye carry [?] in one of ye late peticons wherby yey woud bring this K: to ye Blook as yey did his father; Ordrd that Thompson be taken into Custody; L. c. 1006 [Handwriting changes here.] Wensday 10th 9ber 1680 Mr Speaker desired to be prsent at a Tryall he is concerned in at ye Common pleas +The bill for regulateing Ellections ordered a 2d reading The Ingrossed Ireish bill read & pviso with blankes but ye pvisoe denyed a 2d reading. Another pvisoe read that no Ireish Cattle Imported before ye 5th of february next shall be forfeited wch was read ye 3d time Thus yt such cattle wch are or shall be in England before ye 2d of february shall not be forfieted ordered yt ye pvisoe be Ingrossed & annexed to ye bill The Ld chiefe barron & barron Gregory brought in a bill from ye lords house to free London & ye Court of Popish Inhabitants A bill read to Confirme the Ireish additionall Act agt Ireish Cattle & to receive it, ye Debate of it adiourned ordered that sr John Trevr carry up ye Ireish bill with ye Tallie [?] to ye lords house A message sent yesterday from his Mate was read againe in ye house Ordered that an addresse be prsented his Mate to aqt him what this house is doing about Pop[about five letters blotted] Plot & that they will prceed to ye tryall of ye Lords [another five letters blotted] begin[ning] wth ye Ld Stafford ordered That sr William Joanes be added to ye Comte to Exa: ye plot & 3 to be a Quorum Mr Secretary reportes to ye house his mates answeare to thire address that he will give mr dangerfield a pdon for all Crimes & Mr Turberville his pdon also & consider of some allowance for him This after noone ye spannish Embasadr made a Splended Entry Thro: ye Citty to white hall Sr George Gefferyes hath been sevell times before ye Comte of Grievances & hath made a weak defence but upon heareing ye whole matter ye Comte have voted him a betrayr of ye liberty of ye people London ye 11th 9ber 1680 The petition of mr Harnage read & his discharge ordered paying his fee Moved for new reading ye bill for phibiting Scotch Cattle [about fifteen letters illegible] Another bill for regulating Elections ordered a 2d reading on munday next Mr Treby reported yt mr onslow & Dorrington are Duely Ellected for haslemere in surry to wch ye house agreed, he farther reported ye misdimr of ye bayliffe, ordered yt ye bayliffe be taken into Custody, & yt ye Clarke of ye Court Take of ye Double returne Mr Turbervill was called in & mended a mistake of time in his Inform ordered yt the Evidence have leave to name thire printers to print thire Informations Mr Jennison desireing to have his pdon, ordered yt his mate be desired to grant it Mr ffedrington the Ireish Evidence desired to have a Coppy out of ye Evidence mr Fitzgerald gave in writeing The Comte appointed to draw up ye address of thanks for his matyes Message ordered to report +Ordered yt secretary Jenkens aqt his mate therewith [and?] when ye house shall attend him with it The Ingrosed bill to disable ye Duke of yorke &c was read Ordered yt It be Carryed by my Ld Russell up to ye house of Lds accompanied wth ye whole house All Comte Adiourned Till satturday L. c. 1007 Satturday ye 13th 9ber 1680 The petition of Richd Whitehead Esqr read & reffered to ye Comte of Ellections +Janway being Called in said that simons & Lee Bookselrs were concerned with him in ye pamphelete in which Sr Ed: Deering is refflected of & yt Capt yaranton is ye Author, ordered yt they all attend on munday with theire wittnesses Secretary Jenkens reportes his Mates Message, yt he will be attended wth ye address at 3 this after noone, & he will give a genll pdon to mr Jennison & hath ordered a 100 L for defraying ye Charge of sending for wittnesses & all ye papers of Evidences are transmited to ye Comte of Lords & yt his mate will grant his pdon to all ye Ireish wittnesses A Comte appointed for repaireing ye streets about London & westmester & opening of passages regulating hackney Coaches Ordered yt ye sherriffe of Somerset bring in mr Dare, now in Custody, to give his Evidence in ye Case of Taunton wch is to be heard at ye bar of this house on fryday 7 night Sr Robt yeomens being Called in Confest his affaire in pt, & on his knees at ye barr received ye Censure of ye house, ordered yt he be discharged paying his fees Mr Norris a Scotchman was Called in to give his Evidence about ye plot & his papers read & a Comte for Examination of wittnesses appointed to Enqr into ye popish plot & mr Norrises papers reffered to thire Consideration The Lords sent downe ye bill for phibiting Ireish Cattle wthout any alteration ordered yt ye Journalls of this house be read on Munday next mr Trenchard reportes from ye Comte yt sr G: Gefferyes for Traduceing & hindering Petitioning is guilty of betrayeing ye Liberty of ye Subiects of England; the question being put whither ye house would agree wth ye Comte it was Carried in ye firmative Nem Contrad +Resolved yt an address be prsented to his matie to put sr G: Gefferyes out of all publique Implymts & a Comte appointed to draw it up L. c. 1008 London 9ber 16th 1680 +yesterday ye Lds satt till towards 10 at night in ye morn there was a hot debate whether ye E of Peterborough should be sent to ye Tower for being Concerned in ye prsbyt plot but ye Comons bring up ye bill agt ye Duke of yorke ye Debate abt ye E of Peterborough was adjd & they fell upon ye bill agt ye D of y ye king Dineing & Supping in ye house after a Long Debate ye bill was Invived [?] out & ye Lds adjd till morning His mates answeare to ye Cittyes address My Lord I am very sensible of ye affection of ye Citty of London but this way of petitioning shall not do with me, beyond any thing yt is Equitable I shall alwayes Labour to maineteyne ye ptestant religion as it is Established by Law I am sattisfied my pson is in danger & am in as little Ease as you Can be till popery be beaten downe my Ld I am an English man & above you all Concerned to maineteyne peace & Liberty but let ye Comon Counsell medle wth those things yt lye before them & this seemes rather to advise then petition, & my Ld mayor do not suffer your selfe to [be?] Inflamed by some men it shall not be my fault if this plimt doth not make this a happy sessions & do those things wch may Conduce to ye kingdoms good, but my Ld I repeate it againe have a care of those men yt would Inflame things & this is all ye advice I give you for prsent Martis 9ber 16th 1680 Secr Jenkens reportes yt a paper yt was left att Dr oates Chamber wch did Import yt 2 Ladies held a Correspondance wth Capt Tom who had 5000 men to furnish him with wch papers was shewed to his mate who ordered mr Secr to bring it to this house The bayliffe of westmester & Clark of ye Crown being Called amended westmester returne L. c. 1009 London 9ber 18th 1680 Yesterday ye Comons were Long in Debate abt the Ld Hallifax & made sevll observations on a speech he made in ye hous of Lords agt passing ye bill agt ye D of y & att Last ordered an address to be made to his mate to remove his Ldship from all publique places and Imployments Last night being Q Elliz Birth day night ye Pope was Burnt, with 9 pageants of monkes fryers Cardinalls Jesuites & Nuns & on one mr Lestrange playing on a fiddle there were Extr[ordinary] fire workes & among ye rest a Jesuite made of fire workes wch takeing fire to soone had like to have fired ye Temple Leads but by care was prvented. Thousands of people Crowded in ye street & all Cryed out no popery no D of y. Thirseday 9ber 18th 1680 The rest of the Journalls of this house was read as also the Lords Journalls. ordrd yt a message be sent to ye Lds for all paps before them relateing to ye plot The Ld Russell Declared he would stand for bedfordsh altho Chose: a member for a nother place ordered yt a new writ be Issued out for A member in hamsh Complt being made agt mr Burnet [?] of Stafford Sheere for breach of Priviledge ordered yt he be sent for Into Custody Mr Lewis a Live guard man was Called in who gave a large accompt of his being treated with by ye Ld Arundell to kill ye king &c: & sevll other things wch afterward he Delivrd in writeing & then was sworne in ye speakers Chamber ordered yt application be made to his mate for granting a genll pdon to mr Lewis & the like to the other Evidence & that it may Extend to this very time Mr Lewis had leave given him to print his narrative and to have ye benefit thereof +ordered yt application be made to his mate to take mr Lewis into his Care & to grant him some allowance Mr Treby reportes yt ye Lds would deliver the papers before them to this house Mr Offley being Called in gave Information of a health Dranke at ye Diville Taverne by a pson of quallity to the Confusion of those that voted for the Excludeing ye D: of Y: ordered yt Greenaway the Drawer be sent for who aquainted mr Offley wth it upon Information given agt one mr Crouch a scrivenr ordered yt his study be searched for papers by a Comte appointed for that purpose yesterday ye house of Comons upon Consideration of his mates message abt Tangr ordered an addresse to be prsented to his mate to reprsent ye State of ye nation L. c. 1010 London Novembr 20th 1680 +Yesterday ye E of Salisbury moved in ye house of Lds for progueing ye plimt for 2 or 3 dayes itt being ye only way to bring abt ye bill agt ye D. of Y: againe but not being seconded itt fell Lers from Tangier say yt mr Sheers surveyr of ye Mole is Dangerously wounded by ye breaking of a Canon, wch was fired, and advise yt Tangier is in a good Condition Mrs Celliers was on Tuesday arraigned for high Treason att ye kings bench bar att Westmr & will be tryed this day 7 night for haveing offred a man 1500 L to kill ye K & fire ye navey Mr Brett of Staffordsh is ordered to be taken into Custody for saying they were all Rogues yt voted agt ye D of Y. & he hoped before Xmas to have a Commission from ye D: of Y: to pull 'em out by ye Ears Itt was ye Ld Hunsdon who Dranke ye Confues[ion] to those yt voted agt ye D: of Y: att ye Devill Taverne. Satturday 9ber 20th 1680 The bill for phibiting scotch Cattle upon the Question whither it should be now read yeas 104 noes 103 ordered yt Itt be Commited Ordered that an addresse be made to his ma[tie] pdoning all wittnesses to the last time of thire Discovery Complt being made agt one Ives [?] & from som other for breach of Priviledge, ordered that they be sent for Into Custody mr Trenchard reportes from ye Comte of abhorrors that they have found sevll guilty of Traduceing petitioning & to wch the house agreed Mr Secretary reportes from his mate that he will pdon the wittnesses of all Crimes Exprssed in thire adresse & that he will take into Consideration to give mr Smith some Church prfermt & that the Treasurers shall supply the Ireish wittnesses wth mony +Mr Treby reportes that some popeish rarityes are brought to ye Comte +Articles are Drawne up agt Mr Seymr and he hath taken till thursday to answeare them +Coll Birch reportes from ye Comte that it is thire oppinion yt mr Elmes ought to be Discharged to wch the house agreed, & also they had Exa: [?] Sr Tho: Whitgraves & mr Birch who denyed that ever they said yt mr Dugdale was a perjurrd Rogue or any other of those things wch were proved agt them but alwayes took mr Dugdale to be a very honest man att wch time mr Dugdale Declared that he had no pticular Animosity agt them for what they had said agt him but for what ye Comte thought it did concerne ye publique he left it to thire Consideration L. c. 1011 London Novembr 23d 1680 Yesterday was an Extr. Councell Called to Debate ye Businesse abt Divorceing ye king from ye queen Itt haveing been Debated in the house of Lds last week but nothing was don in it yesterday Tuesday 9ber 23d 1680 Serjants holts petition for his Discharge being Taken into Custody for Traduceing petitioning read att ye bar of ye house & ordrd he be discharged paying his fees A bill to Continue ye Act agt Tobacco planting in England & to Export Beere Ale Mum &c: made in 22d & 23d of Carolo secundi ordered a 2d reading Mr Secretary reportes that his mate made no answr to thire addresse for remitting Ben: Harrises fine, ordered yt another addresse be made for remiting Ben: Harrises fine and ye Comte appointed to draw it up to sitt at 3 this after noone A bill to repeale an act of ye 35th of Q Eliz about abjuration ordered a 2d reading The addresse for a fast reported [seal spoils about seven letters] ffrancis Russell Carryed it up to ye Lds for [their?] Concurrences A petition of Capt Bedlows widdow read &c his mate ordered to be addressed for maintenance for her Mr Ware Clarke of ye peace for wells aqted ye house at ye bar who signed ye papers agt petitioning Mr Attorny Genll desired to attend to morrow to give an accompt of ye proclaimeation agt petitioning Mr Gerard being Called in said that he was one of the Grand Jury att westmr in Trinity Terme & two more of the same Jury said that before they had finished thire prsentmts they were discharged Sr ffrancis Russell reportes the Lords Concurrence to ye addresse for a fast Resolved that to discharge grand Juryes before they have finished prsentmts is Illegall Arbitrary & tends to the subvertion of fundamentaltal Laws & is a violation to thire oath +A Comte appointed to Consider who are Criminalls +some members orderd to attend the Treasurers for mony for ye Ireish Evidences all Comtes revived L. c. 1012 Thiresday November 25th 1680 Mr Treby reportes from ye Comte for prpareing Evidences for the Tryalls that they desire a Conference wth the Lds to adjust ye prliminaryes A message sent to ye Lds to have a Comte of both houses for that purpose A petition of Norfolke Inhabitants about ye abuse of the under Sherriffe wch is refferred to a Comte and to Consider of abuses off other undr Sherriffs. also ordrd that mr Verdon the Sherriffe of Norfolke be taken Into Custody Mr Speaker aquaintes the house yt his mate will send an answr to thire addresse by a messenger of his owne A petition of the grand Jury men of Deavon read & laid asside till a full hous a nother day The petition of mr Staples read & he being Called to the barr was discha[rged] paying his fees A message from ye Ld by Sr Timothy Baldwin & sr John Cowill for both houses to attend his mate in ye Banquetting house at 3 this after noone wth thire addresse about ye fast mr Seymr gave in his answr to the Articles & made a long speech in his defence aquting ye house that he might plead the Act for Genn pdon to sevll things Charged agt him yett would not Insist upon it but Justice himselfe, & being ordered to wthdraw sr Gilberd Gerard & sevll members said they would prove the Charge agt him, After a long Debate the Question being put whither the farther Debate should be adjourned till to morrow Itt was Carryed in ye firmative L. c. 1013 London 9ber 27th 1680 On Thirseday last ye Court of Aldermen sitting Summond sr George Gefferyes to resigne his recordership but he sending them word that he was Concerned in a great Cause for the King & Could not Come so they adjurned till next day in the after noone & ord a full [?] Court mr Herbert sd on Thursday in ye house of Comons after mr Seymr had Ended his speech that there was but one Expedient, to save the nation & he hoped to see the Ld Staffords head off Shortly & then he would tell Itt them The Ld Mayr & Sherriffes waiteing yesterday on his mate ye king told them they should nott pceed to Ellect a new Recorder Till he had noated one The Citty of Norwich haveing Turned out mr Bacon Recordr of that Citty on Thursday a mandamus Came to the kings bench to reinstate him in ye said office Satturday 9ber 27th 1680 A bill to regulate marches of Wales ordrd a 2d Reading Mr Treby reportes yt mr Hall is duly Ellected for wells to wch ye H agreed & ye Clarks of ye Crowne ordrd to amend ye returne, mr Treby also reportes yt mr Bernard Jervas had much Illusterated & Corroberated the Evidence of ye plot ordrd yt an address be made to his mate for his pdon Coll Birch reportes from ye Comte that sampson Birch an appothecary is guilty of the Information given in agt him, (vizt) that there was no plot but a prsbiter plot, to wch ye house agreed A petition for Takeing away Cane Chaires read & ye question being put whither it should be refferd to ye Comte for wooling manufacture Noes 151 yeas 116 ordrd that sevll membrs more be added to ye Comte for Regulateing Ellections Sr Timothy Baldwin & sr Samll Parke brought a message from ye Lds That they had appointed a Comte of 5 Lds Shasbury Salisbury Alsbury Howard & Grey to meet at three this after noone in the Court of wards to adjust matters for ye Tryall of ye Ld stafford & a Comte was appointed to meet them +Mr Hamden reports ye addresse to his mate reprsenting ye state of ye kingdom in answr to ye kings message abt Tangier upon ye question whither ye address should be recomitted Caryed in ye negative upon ye question whither it should be read pagrame by pagrame Carryed in ye Negative ordrd yt the membrs of ye privey Councell know when his matie will be attended on wth ye said addresse L. c. 1014 London 9ber 30th 1680 mr Xtian was yesterday find 500 marke & to stand in the pillory for subornation agt ye D of Buck Dr Oates hath remitted mr Lewis fine of 1000 L & referd it to sr Tho Player to award wt mr Lewis shall pay him for Costs Madam Celliers Tryall is put of till next Terme The house being mett went in a Comte to ye Court where ye Ld Stafford being brought up pclaimation was made & then the Ld Chancellr Told ye Ld Stafford that he was accused of ye highest Treason to wch ye Ld Stafford pleaded not Guilty +Then Sr John Minard sr ffrancis Winington & mr Treby successively opened ye plot in Genll & then pticularly to ye Lord Stafford (vizt) That his Ldship was present att a Consult att Tinall [?] where he offred a pson 500 L to kill ye king, Told him he was bound in Conscience to do it, itt being ye only way to settle ye romish religion in England & that he should not be only paid but Canonized, That in July 78 his Ldship sent sevll Lrs to ye Jesuites by ye name of Ld Howard; not, Stafford & then he was made paymr of the Armey & That then phennick Told his Ldship that the king must be taken away that then his Ldship Told sevll Gent that assistance was Expected from france Then his Ldship Desired to see ye wittnesses agt him face to face, Then the Ld high Steward ordrd ye wittnesses to be Called in to pare [?] ye plot in genll Then mr Smith was Called in who Told ye Court yt ye priests had often told him that the popeish religion would Come in & that the plot was Strong &c: That Cardinall Barberine Told him they had Converted ye D of yorke & sevll of the nobility were thire friends pticularly Danby That some of ye Lrs abt ye plot were found in ye Ld Staffords Custody, That some Priests said yt ye king was a good man but must be taken off because he stood in ye way The Lord high Steward asked mr Smith whither he was a ptestant, who answrd yes but was a papist in 71 Then Dugdale Informed ye Court that he had been aquainted wth sevll Gent who had a designe to Kill ye king & had had gathered mony & armes agt he should be killed & he had Lrs by him to that purpose The Ld Stafford asked wt summes were given, Dugdale said great sumes Then Pranse aquainted the Court that he had heard Singleton a priest say The popish religion must be Established here & he would as soone kill ye king as Eate his Diner, Then Dr oates said, that when Coleman was refused the Dissolution of ye Long plimt They were more firce to destroy ye king then Ever Mr Dinis said he knew Dr Oates in Spaine & borrowed 4 peeces of 8 of him there & Carryed a Lre for him to an Arch bishop that he said Dinis is a Dominican fryer & that Plunkett of Ireland is Deep in ye plot Then ye Court adjd till 10 to morrow, & ye Comons returned & adjd also [Some figures appear in another hand on outside of letter.] L. c. 1015 The Proceedings of ye Lds Decembr 1st 1680 After pclaimation sr Wm Joanes Desired ye Ld Stafford might not be prompted wch was ordrd Then mr Treby farther opened ye plot & said yt ye Ld Stafford was Designed to kill ye king & raise an Armey &c: all wch mr Dugdale had sworn then ye Ld Stafford Desired to see ye wittnesses face to face, & then ye Ld high Steward bid ye wittnesses goe on and first Dugdale accused ye Ld Stafford for Endeavring to the subversion of ye govermt killing ye K & many other Treasonable Designes most of wch are published in his Narratives Then ye Ld Stafford Desired pen Inke & paper & had one under him that took notes. Then ye Ld Stafford asked Dugdale how Long he knew of the plot Dugdale answrd 15 yeares in Genll for bringing in ye popish religion, Then his Ldship Desired that Dugdale might name a pticular day when he offerd him 500 L to kill ye king the Latter End of August & beginning of September being a great Lattitude of time Dugdale answrd he Could not remember Every day, but one pticularly was ye 20th or 21st of September 78. Ld Stafford asked what time of ye Day Dugdale answrd in ye morneing for his Ldship was Dressing, Then ye Ld Stafford said he would say no more to Dugdale till he had made his Defence Then Dr Oates was sworne againe and said he saw sevll Letters from ye Ld Stafford beyond sea abt ye plot & killing ye king & in 78 saw his Commision to be paymr of ye Armey, & said sevll things more wch alread[y] are published in his narrative Then Turbervill was sworne & Informed ye Court that ye Ld Stafford had offerd him mony to kill ye king & Called him a Coward for Refuesing to do itt but obleiged him to secrecy wch offer was made att Paris Then sr Wm Joanes said they would Call no more Wittnesses till his Ldship gave occasion by his reply, Then ye Ld Stafford said I owne ye house of Comons have Impeached me a heavey Loade f[or] my aged body & weake mind Itt so afflicts me--That I know not what to do & then speake soe Low not to be heard, but att Last said that in ye prsence of Almighty God, Their Ldships & these Worthy Gent I hate ye Principles of king killing I desire to Confrunt ye Wittnesses viva voce with what they have sworne, Then sr Wm Joanes said this was only to put of ye Tryall his Ldship not haveing Desired it in 3 plimts before Then Sr ffrancis Winington said he never knew a Coppy of an Information Granted to any Prisoner Eaven at ye Kings Bench neither was Itt Debitum Justicie Then ye Ld Stafford Desired ye Journalls of ye plimt and pticularly Dugdales & Turbervills affidavids, the Last haveing as his Ldship said sworne to his narrative one day & Corrected it ye next After sevll speeches the Lds went out to Debate whither his Ldship should see ye Journalls, & being returned, granted to his Ldship ye peruseall of ye Lds Journalls but not of ye Comons, & then after some speeches between my Ld Chancellr & Sr Wm Joanes [ye?] Lds returned to their house & sent a message to ye Comons, that his Ldships Tryall should Come on againe to morrow att 10 of ye Clock [Handwriting changes here for next thirteen lines.] The proceedings of ye Lds Dec: 2th 80. + After Proclamation ye Ld High steward sd my Ld this is ye time appointed for you to answer. Then sr wm Jones sd he had brought Turbervills affidavit of wch his Ldship might make use Ld Stafford said he desired to take his own method & then asked Turbervill sevll question & then desired to Know what statute he was indicted upon. Ld high steward sd on ye statute of Edw: ye 3d & if his Ldship had any objection fitt for Councill they should be heard Then ye Ld Stafford asked sevll questions of Dugdale to wch he redyly answered The Lady winchester affirmed yt Dugdale said at wakemans Tryall yt my Ld Told him of ye Death of ye King in August Dugdale answered he ownly said my Ld was then to come downe & [Earlier handwriting resumes.] Then ye Ld Stafford related where he was all August, & owned himselfe to be in Staffordsh on ye 21st of Septembr Then Ld Stafford Desired the king['s] Evidence to wthdraw till his wittnesses were heard but ye Ld high steward said they must Confront one ye other, & then Tho: Bony & others of his Ldships wittnesses were Exa. who prtending to Contradict Dugdale were Trapd Then Dr oates was Confrunted who gave a punctuall acco of his LdShips haveing ye Comission in June &c +After a long argueing ye Ld Stafford appeald to ye Lds Comons & ye whole world & Calls for Dugdale againe & read his depositions sent from ye Justices in ye Country to ye Councell Then Turbervill being asked by my Ld whither he would owne his narrative in print, he answrd no but wt he swore before Sr Wm Poultney &c Then two pson affirmed they were wth my Ld in france but never saw Turbervill there, Turbervills brother also spoak something agt him & then ye Court adjd till to morrow [A list of five dates and figures in another hand appears on outside of letter.] L. c. 1016 Munday Decembr 6th 1680 After pclaimation for silence the Ld high steward asked my Ld Stafford what he had farther to offer in Defence of himselfe; my Ld Stafford pduced sevll papers & read them wth a very Low voice & then according to his usuall manr appeald to ye Lds Comons & ye whole world ptesting his Innocencey of ye Crimes Laid agt him, In ye papers was Conteyned the same points of Law by him urged on Satturday pticularly of his Standing Impeached 3 plimts together, & not being brought to his Tryall The Court haveing recd his prposealls ye Lds returned to their house to debate abt ye same The Debate held Long & the Question being put whither they should returne to ye Court to give their verdict this night yeas 42 Noes 42 Then my Ld Chancellr Threw in his voate in ye neggative, Carried in ye Negative. Then ye Comons returned to theire house & adjournd till to morrow Tuesday This day ye Speaker went up wth his Mate attended with ye whole house to Demand Judgemt of ye Lds who Comeing into ye Court sevlly gave ye following votes Not Guilty-- Guilty Ld Arundell of Trevice Carew Ld buttler E. of Arran Cornwallis Hollis Wootton & Lewis Rockingham Ward Byron & Haston Ashley & Lee Dericourt.Norris.Windsor Howard of Escrick Flowers Morley & Mowbray Gray of Wark E: of Herbert of Clarendon Brook & Shandois Berkely Hallifax North; Conjers Darcy ffeversham Ailsbury Wharton Ewers Craben Bath & Clarendon Cromwell & Conway St Albans & Thanet Newport & falconbridge E: of Canarvan & Pr Borough E. of Macksfield Denbigh Rutland, Arlington Sussex & Guilford Marques of Worcester Shaftsbury Burlington D. of New Castle Carldslet [?] Coventry Essex Scarsdale Sunderland Chesterfield Winchester Rivers Mulgrave Berksh Manchester Westmrland Bristoll Northhampton Leicester Bridgewater Salisbury Suffolke Bedford huntingdon Kent oxford monmouth Albemarl Bucks Privey Seale Radnor Chancellr Rupert after wch ye Ld Stafford recd his sentence to be Drawne hanged & Quartred, wch Its thought will be Changed into beheading, he being a peere L. c. 1017 London December 9th 1680 Pickering is brought hither Its said yt a Comte of Lds & Comons will go to ye Tower to Examine my Ld Stafford before he is Execut to se if he will make any Discovery A Comte appointed to bring in a bill for regulateing the post office A bill for Continuing the Act for Incoragmt of Coyning, wch is neere Expireation, ordrd a 2d reading Sr Richd Corbert reports that Dean Goodwin Esqr is Duly Ellected for Rygate in surry & the Clarke ordrd to amend ye returne The bill for Exportation of Leather Comted Coll Birch reportes ye usage one Norris recd by being made a prisoner as he was going over to france to fetch a priest who Could make a farther Discovery of ye plot & how he was Described by orders that he might be apprehended After Long Debate resolved that one Sherington & Day be sent for by ye serjant Att armes & Divers membrs went to serch their papers who being returned ordrd yt none go out +ordrd yt all Comtes be revived & Tylers Case for breach of Priviledge referd to ye Comte Ordrd yt ye Lds Russell & Brandon be added to ye Comte for ye more Easy tryall of peeres & all yt shall Come to have voices Sr Wm Robarts reportes that he had seized all sheringtons papers who did question their Authority & said that these proceedings looked like ye late Rebelion one pap seemed to Intimate as if it had suplyed Colemans place, & there were a Bundle of papers wch related to ye Ld Inchequeen & that notwithstanding they went Imediately away they found sombody had been before to give Notice for they saw one alight out of a Coach whome ye people att first Denyed but afterwards said it was one Come to vizit their mistresse Then sherington was Called in, & asked whither one paper was his hand wch he denyed & sd he knew not how he Came by it nor whose hand it was being asked where he was in 8ber Last answrd in London, where in 21st of 8ber answrd in York buildings, how long there abt 14 dayes whither he had any paps abt him of his owne hand answrd no ye Comte shewed him two lines wch he owned ordrd yt ye Serjant serch him before yt Comte & a pcell of paprs were found, wch wth ye others were Comted to ye Comtes & haveing read over those paps wch belonged to ye Ld Inchequeen ordrd yt they be returned the rest to be numbred & reported to morrow & that they be Delivered to mr Papilia Then he was asked whither he read ye papar before Last night he answrd he beleived he did, Though before Denyed it, some reflections were made on Secretary Jenkens Toutching norris from wch he Cleared himselfe, & ye Ld of Essex Confirmed it by a lettr to ye Chaire man wch was read, ordrd yt Sherringtons Lodgings be searched to morrow, & that Brunetto his Landlord attend ye house L. c. 1018 Satturday Decembr 11th 1680 Mr Treby repted from ye Comte of Elections That upon heareing ye Cause of Coll Sidney & Sr Wm Drake both returned for amersham they had made ye Election voide The question being put whither ye house should agree with ye Comte yeas who stand in 191 Noes who went out 83 Then signr francisco was Called to ye Bar & Tells ye house that mr Brunetto abt may was 12 month said that if ye King was Cutt off & ye D Come to Reigne we should all be papists Upon Information That There has been a Quarrell between Francisco & Brunetto & in Consideration That It was Kept so long Conceald The house lett fall ye farther Debate Then Wilson was brought to ye bar abt a lettr he Copyd out because ye Stile pleasd him Then Sherringdons maide Phebe was Examined whither she recd Lettrs from Mr Sherringdon when he was in ye Country she answrd she never recd any Ordrd yt mr Day be Discharged & mr Sherringdon Continued in Custody The mrchants owned their petition agt ye Affican Compa mr Playters bill for selling of lands to pay Debts read +Mr Austine & Bryan Stapleton have leave to go into the Country Mr Ball a Wittness yt Lived att Shrewsbury ordrd to be Discharged A new writt ordrd for Amersham +ordrd yt Great Marlow Eleccon be reported on Munday Brunetto ownd Sheringdon lay at his house abt ye 4th of 8ber Wilson ordrd to be taken Into Custody he owning he writt ye forementioned Lre but left itt behind him. +A Strange pson following ye King last night was securd being suspected to have a designe agt his Life +Its sd Ld Stafford will be Executed on 30th Inst; there is much Discourse of a blazeing star yt appears nightly L. c. 1019 [Handwriting changes here only for first paragraph.] Lond 10ber 14.80 The E: of Carlile hath been wth ye Ld Staffd & being his kinsman desird Leave for ye Bp of Lond & Dr Burnet to visit him his Ldshp answd they might if yey pleasd so ye Bp & Dr went but cannot get any Confession out of him nor reduce him from his pop. relig ye day of his Execucion is uncertein but its thought will be wthin a week A bill for settling Sr Charles Haughtons Estate read A rept was made yt ye Comte had sent for ye under Sherriffe of Norfollke That he reffusd to appeare that ye serjant Cant find him, that some of his friends had beat one of ye prosecutors +Ordrd yt ye Comte proceed to ye mattar of fact without his appeareance & make their rept & yt ye pson yt beat ye prosecutor be sent for into Custody mr Speaker Informes that he had settled ye Business of mr Tyler to wch ye house agreed One Ferring being fled from Justice ordrd yt if he rendr not himselfe up by satturday this house will proceed agt him by way of bill ordrd yt ye rept of ye bill for tryall of Peers be made on Thirsday +Coll. Mansells petitioning to be heard before ye rept abt sr Robt Payton be made was Called in and said yt it was repted that Sr Robt went to Gadbury to know how he should be reconcild to ye D. of Y: &c Itt appearing by ye rept this Day made & by Sr Robt Peytons Confession that he hath had sevell Negotiations wth ye D. of Y: by means of ye E. of Peterborough Gadbury & Celliers att such time as they were turneing ye plot on ye protestants +ordrd yt Sr Robt Peyton be Expelld ye house & receive his Confuse [?] upon his Knees +The serjant att armes was sent for him but being gon ordrd yt he be taken Into Custody & brought to the bar +The D. of M yesterday Dind in ye Citty accompanyed wth many psons of Quallity & as he returned hundreds followed his Coach Crying God bless ye K & D of M L. c. 1020 Thursday 10ber 16th 1680 A Petition of ye Quakers Comted & all that Come have voices A Petition agt ye African Company read & Comited A bill for trying of Peers read a 3d time & a Comte ordrd to bring in a Clause to repeal ye act for Scandalum Magnatum A Comprhencive Bill whoeverr ye protestants are obleiged to Signe ye 39 Articles Except ye 34th 35 36 & pt of ye 20th A bill yt all Laws made agt papists shall not Extend to ptestant Dissenters The house agreed to ye Lds amendmts to the bill for repealing ye Act of 35th Q Eliz Ordrd yt marlborough Great marlow & Bury Elections be repted on Tuesday Mr Baldrons Petition for leave to print the Popeish oath of secrecy of those that were Ingaged in ye plot & the Lettany of Intersesion They had made for England ordrd yt a Comte be appointed to Examine Sherridon & wilson & compare their lettrs & rept their oppinion & That Sheridons Close Confinemt be Taken off mr Trenchard repted ye Clause to Take away The Statute of Scandalum magnatum wch being agreed to was ordrd to be Engrossed wth ye amendmts & that mr Booth Carry it up to ye Lords ordrd yt ye house be in a Grand Comte to morrow to Consider of ye state of ye nation A bill for banishing papists 20 miles from London & westmr ordrd a 2d reading +A petition of ye Inhabitants of Magdalen Bermoncy in south wark Complaineing that they had been Imprisoned for refuseing to pay what was Imposed on them for building a new Church wch was refferd to a Comte & yt they Inspect & settle ye Bp Courts +Sevll membrs have leave to go into ye Country The Ld Stafford will be Executed on Munday, The warrant being signed & ye Tower hamletts are ordrd to be raisd L. c. 1021 London 10ber 18th 1680 Sr Creswell Levins is like to Succeed Judge Ellis butt we Cannot yett Guisse who will succeed Sr Creswell in ye Attorney Genllship mr Umphreville will stand for Knight for Midsx in Sr Robt Peytons place and an Interest is makeing for Sr Francis pembrton, who is sett up by ye Ld shaftsbury but Sr ffrancis saith he will not make any Interest however will stand if Chose Sr Robt Atkens late Judge will also stand The Ld Stafford was This day by his desire brought up to ye Lds house where in stead of Confession he Justified his Innocency but ownd ye D. of y. was a papist & yt sevll noble protestants had Correspondance wth him, & his Ldship accusing ye Lds of unjustly Sentencing him, Put them upon debateing whither ye Rigr of being hangd Drawne & quartred should be remited him A private bill read ye 1st time & ordrd a 2d reading The Engrossed bill for Takeing way ye Court of ye Marshes of wales was read 3d time & past ye house +Sr ffrancis Winington aqtes ye house that he had notice ye Last night from Dr Burnet That he had been 3 times att ye Tower wth ye Ld Stafford & yt yesterday he Told him that he did desire that he might have leave to come to ye bar of this house & that he had something to say to this house yt did concerne ye King & Kingdom After some Debate of this mattar ye house being Informed that ye house of lords had sent for him fourthwth to their bar to Know wt he had to say to them The farther Debate abt this matter was att prsent Laid aside Then ye house fell upon ye Debate of his mates speech to both houses on wensday last and after a long Debate The house came to this resolution --That a Comte be appointed to Draw up an humble addresse to his mate on ye Debate of ye house in answr to his sd speech & so adjd L. c. 1022 Tuesday 10ber 21st 80 The bill repted concerning Naturealization wth amendmts to wch ye H: agreed Another address in behalfe of Ben: Harris repted----- Complt being made agt one Carey a supposed priest, of Bristol for Conveying away ye 4 Ruffi[a]ns referd to a Comte Sr Humphrey Winch repted to be duly Elected for Marlow in Buckinghamsh Sr Gilberd Gerard Carryed ye Articles agt mr Seymr up to ye Lords Mr Hide aquaintes ye house that his mate will be attended wth ye Address abt 3 this after noone Mr Lightons Petition that he was twice Illegally committed by ye Councell Table Contrary to ye Habeas Corpus act who being Called in Justified his petition & was referd to ye Comte of grievances The bill for ye uniteing of Protestants read & Commited, Adjourned till to morrow att wch time they will go in a body to Church Sr Wm Jones made an Excellent Speech on Satterday showing yt this was ye only time for to have a bill pasd for prventing a pop Successr ye K having now askd ym wt they Expect----- The Ld Staffords Execution will [be] to morrow 7 night tho he petiond he might be Executed last Mr Pilkington is chose Aldrman of Faringdon ward in ye room of Sr Robt Hanson L. c. 1023 Thursday 10ber 23d 80 +Ordrd That Bern. [?] Dennis have leave to print his Narrat Sr Cha. Houghtons bill read a 2d time. A bill for more easy Collecting of hearthmony ordrd a 2d read. Ordrd That Thanks be given Dr Burnet for his sermd yesterday & yt he be desird to print it & thankd for his histx of ye reformd & desird to print ye 2d pt That a bill (or bills) be brought in to prvent Atheisme Imorality Debauchry Blasphemy Swearing &c yt abounds so much in ye kdome A message from ye Lds yt yey agree to ye amendmts to ye burying in wollen bill Another message yt ye Ldsps intended to adjourn till monday 7 night +Ordrd yt a bill or bills be brought in for bettr observing ye Lords day. A petition from mr Sherridon was left upon ye Table A bill for banishing papists out of ye Kings Dominions ordrd a 2d reading A rept was made from ye Comte abt ye Judges That they had resolved as followeth That ye Ld Chiefe Justice Scroggs Discharging of Juryes before they had finished Their prsentmts was Arbitrary illegall Contrary to publique Justice and a manefest violation of his oath & a means to subvert ye fundamentall Laws of this Kingdom and Introduce papy That ye Rule of Court forbiding mr Care Author of ye Advice from Rome from writeing any more was Illegal & Arbitrary The Court Thereby assuming to them selves a legislative power to ye Discoraging protestants & Countenaceing popery That ye Court of Kings bench in their Impositions of fines of late yeares have Acted ptially & Illegally and favoared papists & psons popishly affected to ye Excessive oppression of ye Kings protestant subjects +Then sevll Instances were repted of psons comted for Crimes Baylable by law. That refuesing sufficient bayle in ye Cases aforsd was Illegall & a breach of ye Liberty of the Subjects That Barron Westons Expresions in his Charge att ye Assizes att Guilford in surry were a scandall to ye reformation and Tended to raise Discord between his mate & his subjects & to ye subversion of ye Antient Constitution of plamts & Govermt of this Kingdom That granting Extravigant warrants for seizing of Books was Illegall & Arbitrary +upon other Mattars Toutching Ld Ch. Justice Scroggs speaking agt petitioning Agt mr Bedlow &c in relation to mr Langhorn & mr Dare of Taunton, & upon an Information of sr Robt Payton and mr Arnold in ye house &c: Resolved. Nem Contrad That ye Ld Ch. J. Scroggs Judge Jones & Barron Weston bee Impeached and a Comte appointed to Draw up ye Impeachmts +upon A Motion from ye Sherriffe off Midlesex +Resolved That this house is Content That ye Sherriffs of London & Midlesex do Execute ye Late Lord Stafford by severing his head from his body only +A message from ye Lords wth mr Seymers answr to ye Articles. ordrd yt mr Brown an Attorney who hath sufferd great hardships be restored to his places. That ye prceeding repts & resolves be printed +That a bill for uniting ptestant Subjects be read to morrow. Coll Birch repts yt things as Scandalus as possible were proved agt mr Thompson minister of Bristoll, & ye same rept ordrd to be made againe to morrow L. c. 1024 Fryday 10ber 24 1680 mr Cowdens bill Comted +Ordrd That a bill be brought in to repeal ye act for regling Corporacons ye following 3 repts were made from ye Comtes of Elecon 1st yt sr Tho Haron & mr Jermin are duly elected for Bury in suffolk 2 That The Ld Bruce & mr Bennett were duly Elected for Marybone [?] 3 That mr Lee was & mr Ackland was not duley elected for Barnstaple to all wch ye H agreed & ordrd That ye Mayr of Barnstaple be sent for into Custody The rept agt mr Thomson was read wch is yt he hath publ-- [sic] defamd his Mate preached sedition villifyd ye reform promoted popry by asserting pop. principles decrying ye pop & turning it on ye protsts endeavouring to subvert ye libty & ppty of ye subjt & ye rights & priviledges of ye plmts & is a scandl & reproach to his function. Ordrd That he be Impeachd before ye Lds on this rept & yt it be printed & yt ye Comte yt draws up ye Impeachmt have powr to recieve any other Inform & yt ye sarjt have ordr to keep him Carfully. mr Samson &c peting ye H to be further heard abt ye Irish plot were calld & ordrd to be exmd by ye Comte apted to recieve Conysl [?] of yt kind The bill to banish papists out of ye K Domin Comted Ordrd That mr Blundell be sent for to give evid abt ye pop plot Adjd till Thursday morn On Thursday night Sheriff Bethell went to ye Ld Stafford to know if he had any direcons to give abt his Execution wch woud be on wensday next And his Ldp desird he might have a large stage yt it be hung wth black--yt he might be buryd in his clothes & yt yre might be no hollowing at his Execution ye 3 1st ye Sheriff promisd him & yt he woud endavr ye last Dr Tonge dyd this week & was buryd in woodstreet on Thursday night in woodstreet Church--he having sd it broke his heart---- On ye 16 of next month will be ye Elecon of a knt for Midx ye psons yt stand are sr Robt Atkins mr Urn [?] John neville & mr Midleton of ye new river but its thought ye first will Carry it Sr P. Whitchcot having laid down & resignd to him his Interst Last night one Ed. Rawlins was taken up at Richards Coffee hous in fleetstreet for speaking slightingly & repchfully of ye plmt & Comted to woodstreet Counter by sr wm Turner till Thursday at wch time he will be sent to ye H of Comons L. c. 1025 Lond 10ber 28: 80 From Ireland we hear yt ye Ld Brettud (who being suspected to be in ye plot was some time since comted & afterwards baild) is fled & further yt one mr Mack-Kenne is securd for saying yt if ye Lds were executed he himself would kill ye K [?] & yt he is bringing over hither Many of ye souldrs abt town are dead of this new distemper Coll Russell is also dangerously ill The Ld Stafford petiond yt his Execucon might be respited til fryday but an ordr being already granted for his execution to Morrow & ye Scaffolds being built its certein yt to morrow putts a period to his life all hopes of his confessing any thing Materiall being now past yesterday morn an Extr councill was held at whitehall & was adjd from morn to Afternoon yre being buisnesses of a high nature before ym As ye marriage of P Hanover wth ye Lady Anne & ye Compleating those Allyances wch are now on foot & making others for ye advantage of Engld P Hanover was gratiously recd by his Mate On Sunday night & supd wth him There is a discours yt sevll eminent men are like to be found Tardy in endeavring to get prfermt by undue practices wch if true you shall hear more of it by ye next for ye psons are of such a Quality yt yey might not to be mencond till ye Truth is confirmd L. c. 1026 London Decembr 30th 1680 Mr Sherridon demanded the Benifit of the Habeas Corpus bill, but Judge Raymond being Loath to Displease the house desired to Know their sence and the farther Debate is adjd till to morrow A Petition was prsented Complaineing of some Illegal & Arbitrary Practices of some Ecclesiasticall Courts wch was referd to a Comte already Concerned in mattr of that nature +A rept was made from ye Comte Toutching the Amendmts made in the bill for the Incouragmt of the woolen manufacture and the house agreed wth the Comte in their amendmts and the farther Debate adjourned till this day fortnight Ordrd yt the Comte for the Examination of ye plot do looke into the Evidence against the 4 popish Lds in the Tower and do rept their oppinion in ordr to the Direction of ye house in their pceedings against them Ordrd that an Humble Application be made to his mate for the Information & Evidence given by mr serjant and others in the case of Gawen and also all other Informations & Evidences (& Letters Intercepted) may be Communicated to this house Resolved that the writeings paps & proceedings Relateing to ye pentionrs in the Long plamt be produced to this house & Resolved that no member of this house, shall accept of any place or office of Proffit from ye Crowne During such time as he shall Continue a member of this house wthout the leave of it nor any promise of any such office or place from ye Crowne Carried Nem Contrad Resolved that all offendrs agt this vote shall be Expelled the house. Adjd &c +The Ld stafford had yesterday his head pted from his body on tower hill, but to his Dying houre prtested he Dyed Innocently, but prayd god to bless his mate & his psecuters & to forgive them all, Thousands of people Lined all places Round abt & adjacent to his Stage to see the sight L. c. 1027 Dec 31st 1680 The Answr of mr Seymr to the Articles off Impeachmt Exhibited Agt him by the Comons assembled in plamt +The said Edw: Seymr saveing to himselfe all advantage of Exception to the incertainety & insufficientcy of the said Impeachmt and all the Benifit wch by the laws or stattutes of this Kingdom he may have for his Defence agt the mattrs theirin Charged Humbly answeareth----& saith to the first Article that this Respondent being Treasurer of The Navey Did Receive of the monyes Raised by the Act of plamt mentioned in the first Article for building thirty shipps the sume of 498251 L--01 s--10 d and no more all wch this Respondent did apply to the use mentioned in the said Act as by this respondents accompts Ready to be produced to this Honble house Doth [?] more at Large appeare and this Respondent saith he did not send 90000 L or any other such pcell of the moneys Raised by the said Act to any pson wtsoever To The Second Article this Respondent saith that he had 40000 L pcell of the moneys raise[d] by the Act mentioned in the Second Article in his hands att the time of the Treaty between the Commissrs of the Navey and the Eastland Mrchants Mentioned in the second Article but This Respondent Denyeth that he Ever promised The said merchts to pay them The said 40000 L or any pt of it And this Respondent farther saith that before the said Eastland Mechants did bring this Respondent any bills signed by the Commissrs of the Navey to be paid, This Respondent had paid the said 40000 L by vertue of severall ordrs signed upon him, to be paid for the use and according to the Direction of the said Act To The Third Article This Respondent saith that he was speaker of the house of Comons before he was Treasurer of the Navey & that to support the Dignity of the place of speaker his mate was Gratiously pleased to grant unto this Respondent the yearely sallery of 3000 L wch to avoide the Charge & Trouble of the Exchequer was paid out of the mony Directed for Secret service wch this Respondent doth Acknowledge was paid as well Dureing the time of Prorogation as Dureing times of Sessions To The 4th Article this Respondent saith that the mattars theirin Charged are too Genll & uncertaine that this Respondent Can make no pticular Answeare to the same, But sure he is that he did not act Alone in any thing as a Commissr of the Prize but Joyntly wth others according to the Commission and Did never Commit any such fraude, as is Charged agt him in the said Articles, All wch he offers to the Consideration of this Honble House Edw: Seymr [L. c. 1027 continues:] London Decembr 31st 1680 A bill phibitng ye Importation of forraigne Guns read a 2d time but upon ye Debate of ye H past in ye negative Ordrd that a bill be brought in for Regulating The abuses in makeing of Caskes barrells and other vessells as so in weights & measures, and ordrd that a Comte be appointed to peruse ye Laws relating to the afforsd: and rept their oppinions their in to the house Ordrd that a bill be brought in for a genll Naturalization of Alien Protestants and allowing them Liberty to Exercise their Trades in all Corporations A bill for ye releise of ye Subject agt Arbitrary fines was read a 2d time & Comited Mr Hide aqtes the house that his mate had ansrd as to their request, Concerning the Evidence and Informations Given into the Councell by mr serjant in ye Case of Gavan Executed for high Treason, were already Transmitted to ye house of Lords. And then ye H adjd till munday Its sd that ye D. of y sent a lettr to ye king Desireing him to pas ye bill agt him for his mates peace, since the D is sensible that if he Ever succeeds to ye Crowne of Eng he must Come in by force of Armes, And farther that he desires not to succeed himselfe only that his Children might not be bard of their right to ye Crowne +And on munday his mate goes in his Robes to the house of Lords and gives answr to the Comons address And some Talke as if their would be a short prorogation L. c. 1028 London January 4th 1680 Amersham Election to be heard on wensday 7 night +Sr Wm Temple Delivered a Message from ye King-- +CR his mate recd the address of this house wth all wishes of Compliance they Could Desire but upon perusall he is sorry to find their Thoughts so wholly fixed upon ye bill of Exclusion, That all other remedyes for suppressing popery are Esteemed as ineffectuall +his mate is Confirmed in his oppinion agt yt bill by ye Judgemt of ye Lds who Reiected it, not to alter That Resolution but wt other meanse shall Come in plamt his mate will readily Comply wth, he therefore thinkes there remaines nothing more for him to say in answr to ye Address of this house But to recomend to them the Consideration of all other meanse for ye prservation of ye ptestant religion, to wch they have no reason to Doubt his Concurrence when they shall be presented in a plamentary way & that they would Consider the state of ye Kingdom as well as ye Condition of Christendom in such a man as they may Enable him to prserve Tangier, & secure his Alliances abroade & peace & settlemt at home A message from ye Lds that their Ldships had resolved that there hath been for divers years past & is still Carryed on in ye Kingdom of Ireland a Damnable popish plot, for the Massacrying of Protestants & subverting ye govermt +The Lds have agreed to a private bill wthout Amendmts +Ordrd that all Defaulters unexcused be taken into custody & not admited into the house wthout leave & paying fees Resolved that all members yt do absent themselves wthout leave in this time of Emenent danger are to be reputed deserters of their Trust & neglecters of their Duty to this house and their Country +Ordrd that mr Speaker write a letter on this vote to Each absent member, All Comtes Revived Mr Smith was yesterday before ye Lds & ye Attorney Genll ordrd to psecute him for printing a speech to be spoake by ye Ld shaftbury & added some speeches of Ill meaning more then his Ldship spoake & the speech was this day burned by ye hang man