L. c. 1165 [Handwriting changes here.] London December 24. 1681 +Mr wharton having lately pissd upon Mr Constable's back Brother to the Ld Dunbar he demanded satisfaction, & upon it a Duel was designd between them, but the E: of Feversham having notice sent some of the Guards to scan [?] Mr Constable at his Lodgings but they being since made Freinds they suppd on Thursday night at the Ro[se?] in Covent Garden wth the Ld Mordant & Mr Shelton who were to have bin their Seconds & parted very freindly; but the next morning the Ld Mordant sent to Mr Shelton to inform him, yt though Mr Wharton & Mr Constable were freinds, yet he had afronted him last night, & demanded satisfaction, desiring him to bring second, who accordingly brought mr Wharton, & my Ld brought Mr Constable they fought in Red Lyon Feilds, & his Ldship disarming Mr Shelton, they ran to their seconds, but Mr Wharton had first run Mr Constable into the groin & peircd his body to the great dissatisfaction of the Ladies Another duel was fought between Mr Roberts & Mr Overton, they having fought twice before but could not decide the matter, people comeing in. +Sr Gilbert Gerrard, & Col: Webb fought, also on Thursday in St Georges Feilds they falling out upon Sr Gilb: saying yt the enimies of the bill of exclusion were rogues but no great harm. Yet another duel this day between mr Thomas Killigrews two younger sonns & Mr Churchil & Mr Wood [?] one of the Killegrews being mortaly wounded. +On wednesday last being the day for chosing common council men, & some of the company adjourning to the Tavern, there was a very ill thing done by one commonly calld the Protestant slop merchant the progress [?] of wch was thus. he began a health to the K: & the confusion of Popery, which went round, then a health to all Whiggs & a confusion to Tories, wch being reflecting by treason [?] of many in company went not round, then being stirrd up, he impudently pushd it on thus a health to the comemoration of Protestant Martyr St Stephen Colledg. being reprovd by a very moderate Man, for upholding & defending the actions of one condemned by the Lawes he strok him on the face, & beat out two of his teeth, & company interposing he will be prosecuted by law. L. c. 1166 [Handwriting changes here.] London 10ber 29. 1681 +Last night Sr philip lloyd & Mr Holborn an Atturney quarrelling drew their Swords in St James's street & Mr Holborn was wounded soe yt being carryed into a Coffee house he dyed & Sr philip is marched to Holland. The Earle of Argyle having escaped in a page's disguise waiting upon his Countesse the next day the Councell sate & resolved on a proclamacon for retaking him with a reward for any yt shall discover him & to make it Treason for any to harbour him & yt they may upon resistance kill & if he doe not surrendr himselfe within a prefixed time they will draw up a bill of attainder agt him. Newcome the printer of the Gazett dyed this Week of an Apoplexy. The french K. is preparing to goe for Flanders & will be at Liege in the spring This day one of the D of Albemarls footmen & a butcher boxed before the Duke & ye butcher having 2 thumbs on a hand had the better acct & was well rewarded & 10 Guinnyes offerd to any man yt would beat him. The Lds of the Treary sitting on saturday 100000 L more than formerly was offered for the farming of the Irish Revenue & they have deferred their resolucon till Munday. On friday the Surrey Justices complained To the King & Councell that the dissenters resisted their authority upon wch the King orderd them to put the Lawes in full execucon against all dissenters or else he would turne them out of Comission. L. c. 1167 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. 10ber 31. 81 This week mr Lee a philazer taking boat at whitehall it being stormy ye boat oreturnd & drownd him ye Ld Chancellr hath not yet disposd of ye place. yesterday ye farming of ye Irish revenue was before ye councill & mr Robts offrd for it to maintein ye garrison at Tanger & prnt ye K wth 60000 L but ye further considration was adjd to next council day This week ye Ks wardrobe keep at winsor dyd at St James & was this day carryd in great state to Barn elmes to be buryd among his ancestrs The Smirna fleet is expected home evry day This day ye Ds of Albemarle & Grafton Marq of worcester Es of hallifax Feversham & Bridgwater wth ye 2 secretarys went in ye coaches to ye iner temple & were in ye 2d Cot met by ye comptroller &c & conducted to a stately diner in ye hall wre ye Ks health wth sevll others were drank The Ks trumpets drums & musick playing all ye while & tis sd yey will prnt an adrs of thanks to ye K for his declar Tis sd Thomson is to print ye Gazette. The K yesterday dd ye D of Grafton his Comission of Coll of ye footguards at ye head of 'em in hide park. The E. of Danby last sunday recd ye Sacrt of Dr Hawkins tis sd some old houses near ye tower will be pulld down & a mount raisd to plant guns on. The Moorish Embr is arrivd at Deal & hath brought 30 Estridges wth other things to prnt ye K. L. c. 1168 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Jan: the 3d 81 The Ks Coaches went on Satturday to Deal to bring up the Morocco Embr whoe is expected to make his Entrey tomorrow. Letters came this week from one Mr Gunter a Merchant in paris to his Corespondent here yt Sr Wm: Wa: had bought goods of him to the value 700 L & Sr Wm haveing Ordrd him to call at his Lodging for his money the next day Sr Wm went away next morn Early wth his man & Spare hors & took Shipping as he heard for England Last Councill day Dr Tonges son gave Information to ye Councill yt wt he hath formerly Sworn agt his ffather & Dr. Oats vizt That they had Contrived the popish plot was true, & he accused Dr Oats of Severall other things & they are both to attend next Councill day The Eng: Consul at Argeirs hath sent advice yt he hath made a peace wth ye Algreins A patent is passing for making ye Marquess of Worcester Duke of Beaufort & its said ye Earles of Hallifax & Kingston will be made Dukes allso Sr John villiers the D of Bucks nephew dyed the last week in Leicestrsheir The ffrench Governour of Strasburgh hath Seized the Graneries of yt City & other adiacent parts for his Mrs use telling them his Mr will make it good again on their Contributions & tis said yt another Cut will be made in ye Rhine besids yt in ye River Preutz. The ffrench intend to Cut the Bridg at Hummingham in Ordr to Seize Coast ditch The K hath Ordrd a large fish pond to be made in Winsor Park & to be filled by Sr: Samuel Morelands Engin, wth ye Thames water. +Last Sunday night 5 ffrench protestants were Seized for breaking open a House in Coven Garden & Comitted. +Last Councill day a severe ordr was Resolved to be published agt Duelling: L. c. 1169 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Jan. 5. 81 upon a petition of sevll inhits of St Dunstans dd on tuesday to ye wrshp [?] the Ld Mayr he sent an ordr to Aldrman pilkinton to call a wardmeet to morrow for chusing new Com Council men for yt p[ar]ish tho at a hearing before his Lop ye Alderman told him yt no poll was demanded his Lop since sent for ye ordr agn intending to hold ye wardmeet himself but ye Aldrman refused to send it. Capt Clinton was yesterday carryd before ye Ld C J. P & baild it aping he only spoke threatning words agt Dugdale & narrative Smith The F. K. hath seizd upon a publique bank in F. wch tis believd he will employ in a war this spring The Streights fleet arrivd yesterday in ye Downs bringing 500000 L in Bullion The Expectation an Intlop to east india is arrivd in ye Downs worth about 100000 L wch ship was expected home a yeare agoe mr Savile is recalld from F. & ye Ld Preston is to go Embr in his room thither The mayr of Salisbury went latly to disturb a prsbyt meeting ye onlly conventicle yre but ye people having notice being gon they pulld down ye pulpit & threw it & ye stools out of doors. On Tuesday night a fire ball was found in a toy shop near ye old exchange & a train of powdr laid to it from ye street & ye next morn ye mr of ye shop was had before ye Ld matter [sic] & declaring he knew not how it came yre was dischargd The F. proceed in fortifying Strasbr yey have entred upon ye Huy on ye maes & are taking more places into yr possion thereabt they have resolvd of an adition of 40000 L to yr army wch consists of 36 battalion wch will amount to 59000 beside officrs & ye Ks houshold Sheriff M. Shute being chose Com. Council man for his own ward & Lond. bridge ward chose his own so this day another wardmoote was held for Bridge ward & mr wells a haberdasher carryd it by 24 voices agt mr Short a wollen drap in gracechurch street +An Inspection will be made into ye guard & all papists & fanaticks turnd out +This night ye morocco Embr made Entry from ye towr. L. c. 1170 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Jany 7th 81 +On Monday ye Muscvey Embr receives Audience de Conge being upon Returning home & on Tuesday the Moroccoe Embr will have Audience, ffrom paris we hear yt severall of the Electorall princes desireed the people to ioyn wth them, but he Refused & yt a Carrier was arrived there wth 3 Cardinalls Hats to be at ye ff: Ks disposall & further yt the Q of Spain is with Child & yt there will be a universall Jubilee next Easter ffrom Holland they write yt the Seneshall of Ligne haveing lately abusd the Dutchess of Norff: was forced to begg her pardon They talke as if the Earle of Argile had been lately seen about London, The Lady that assisted his Escape being Examined by the Councill of Scotland where he is fled utterly denyed that she knew, but Confesd she helpt him to Escape, & we hear yt a Commoner hath been lately Executed in Scotland & others Imprisoned for Refusing the Test ffrom Oxford the Whiggs write yt the fforeman of Colledges Jury is dead haveing layn a month sick with an Ulser on his tongue soe yt he could receive but litle Sustenance for 3 weeks The last Councill day one Christian was brought before them & was accusd to have been in the plot to Seize the K at Oxford but they accepted of Baile The D of Monmouth goeing this week to vissit a pson of Quality in White Hall the K sent to him to appear there noe more +David ffitzgerrerd Complaind last Councill day yt severall printed books Reflected on him, he was Ordrd to prosecute the Printers next Terme. +Dr Oats is accusd of holding Corespondence wth some ill affected psons in Ireland, +Sr Philip Lloyd hath peticoned to be tryed (for killing Mr Holborne) this boye [sic] for White Hall & tis Ordered to be on Thursday: [On separate and smaller sheet appears this poem:] Three As on his Death-bed gasping Strephon lay Strephon----the wonder of the Plaines. The Noblest of th'Arcadian Swaines Strephon the Bold the Witty & the Gay With many a Sigh & many a Tear he sed Remember me O Sheapheard wn Im Dead Ye Flatt'ring Glorys of this World Adieu And Vain Applauses of the Age For when we quit this Mortall Stage (Beleeve me Sheapheards for i tell you true) Those Pleasures wch from Vertuous Deeds we have Procure the sweet Slumbers in our Grave Then Since Your Fatall Hour will Surely Come And That your Heads must Ly as Low as Mine Your Bright Meridian will Decline Beseech the Mighty Pan to Guard you Home If in Elyzium you will Happy Bee Live not as Strephon, but as Strephon Dye L. c. 1171 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Jany 10th 81. The formr repts of calling a plt were wthout grounds but now we hear yt ye councill last sunday agreed yt one meet ye 10th or 26 of march next. yesterday ye K. sent a messengr to ye Attor genll to take care to enlarge ye macknemarras. The moroccoe Embr recieves audience to morrow & muscov is going to holld. The city hath apted a Comte to manage yr defence to ye Quo warrto agt ye city The Dutch Embr & mr Savile have dd memrlls to ye F. K. yt unlesse he will quit his prtensions to Flars they must compell him mr Smith who brought ye news on Saterday & ye F Ks answr was dispatcht away agn wth ye result of ye councell abt it to mr Savile yesterday Sheriff Pilkington was Servd wth an ordr to transpt ye condemnd priests to Scilly but he sd he woud not wthout a wart undr ye broad seal The D of Norfolk hath fought a Duell at Liege wth Seneschall of Brabant & mortally wounded him This day ye D of Albemarle went into Essex to keep a cot as custos rotulorum & mr Cholmly went wth to give a charge for prosecuting dissentrs Comr Hater is turnd out of ye Comptrollersp of ye navy & the place is confirmd on Sr Richd Hadek [?] & mr Madox Sevll officrs of ye customes have been latly turnd out for being dissenters Capt Parker on Saterday drinking to ye Confusion of ye whigs one mr Clark sd it was a shame to hear it & imediatly challenging him they fought & mr Clark being wounded drank ye health becaus some whigs whom [he?] askd to be seconds refusd it Luxembr is close besiedgd by ye F. L. c. 1172 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond, Jan. 11. 81 yesterday in ye forenoon the Sheriffe of Midx [?] wth his officrs came to Seize one okely in the Mint who was a titular judge & capt vickary wth abt 8 more of ye company but ye psons of ye mint promissing to deliver ye principall of ye numbr to ye Sheriffs they departed. The same day Ben Harris appd at ye Ks bench bar & Mr Attorn Genrll declaring yt the K had pity of him in considracon [of] his family he was discharged. The same day mr Townes went to the Noncon's [?] in Bristol appeared At ye Ks bench bar wre they told him if he woud take ye oathes & covent they woud relieve him but he desiring time the cot granted till monday. A weaver is aprnded for stirring [?] up ye Declar agt ye test in Scotld The K. is resolvd to seize the E of Argiles estate. mr Clerk page of ye back staires to the queen & Serjant of ye poultry dying yesterday suddenly the K. will give his place to his son now at sea. A bayliffe this day run a butcher in H[art?]fordmarket thro whom he endeavd to have [about four letters smeared] yesterday one Jones a Quaker who had bought [about three letters smeared] of an estate in pensilvania movd that upon taking t[he?] oathe of Alleg was promisd to be dischargd & upon his confession yt he woud sooner take yt yn any oath he was dischargd. Somwt will be discoursd abt ye Quarto [quo warranto?] next weeke at ye Ks bench bar. yesterday ye Dutch of portsmoth ordrd her servts to be ready to depart the 10th of March to F. L. c. 1173 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond Jan. 14. 81 As the morroco Embr went to audience A gent spit in one of his Attends face for wch he was comted wn ye Embr was desird to light at whithall gate he was angry but being told yt ye coaches of none but ye royall family drive in he was satisfyd. The K. being informd of ye agilty of ye Ambr & attendts in riding round hide park yesterday desird his Excellency will oblige him wth a sight of it next week wch he hath promisd. This morn the D. of M. & other psons of quality waited him. A servt having offended him he threatend to cut off his head but some Eng Gent intposing he was reconcild to him & this afternoon he went to ye ks playhous. mr Sidney this day Embarqud for holld to bring ore the Lady Ogle & tis still sd yt he will venture to marry her. The K at his taking leave of ye Muscov Embr prnted him wth a jewell worth 1000 L. Sr phi. Lloyd having on Thursday night been found guilty of manslaughter mrs holborn yesterday lodgd an appeal agt him in Chancery & he was recomted to ye marshalseas. Next munday begin the sessions at ye old bayly & tis sd mr Harvey will be tryd for treasnable words & mr St Johns for killing mr Stiles. 6 East india ships richly laden arrivd yesterday in ye Downs The 8 ships ordrd to be built at Amsterdam for the Span Ks service are almost finishd The princes of Italy are raising 80000 men pt of wch they design for ye security of Alsace. The pope & ye venetians are joyning togather. The F. K. hath reducd ye banck at Paris wch will be a million yearly to his advantage & so much damage to ye owners. A Duell was on Wensday fought bet mr Slater & another Gent on ye backside of Islington & mr Slater dangrously wounded The Dutch of portsm informing the K yt ye Mrsp of ye hors to ye Q now belonging to ye Ld of Lumley did belong to ye D of Richmond as being mr of ye horse to ye K. the council is ordrd to debte abt it This morn abt 4 the Comptroller some Gent & officrs of ye Temple went to break ye windows of ye Ks head Tavern in Fleetstreet he being one of ye new whig Com. Councill men but ye watch opposing they fought & a watchman was killd & 2 of ye Templars comted to ye Compters. L. c. 1174 Lond. Jan. 17. 81 The K & cot in 6 weeks remove from whithall some say to Cambridge others to norwich. A yacht of wch mr Gunman was in carrying Sr Tho. Litleton Sr Tho. vernon Capt Grimes & other psons of quality to Scotld was latly cast away. On saterday a mnr of ye church Engld going to see ye Moroc[co] Embr he seizd him saying he had been his slave & escapd from him & tis sd he will not let him go undr 300 dollrs ransom. The reason of Sher pilkintons being sent for to ye council last week was because it was repted yt wn ye priests were demanded he had given a Jesuiticall answr wch he thus made out yt wn ye ordr was brought to him it was directed to Capt Richdson & he was not concernd in it upon wch ye messengr went out & in lesse yn halfe ye time he coud go to whithall returnd wth ye ordr & Capt Richdsons name scrapd out & sher pilkintons put in upon wch a fresh ordr was given to ye sherif to transpt ym & this day shef pilkint movd ye cot at old bayly for an ordr from ym to Secure him in doing it was ansd yt yt Cot had nothing to do any furthr yn condemnation & ye K by his prrog might save transpt or execute them howevr he is so unsatisfyd this morn he refusd to deliver ym to a messengr yt was sent for ym +Some of The articles agt ye city charter are That the city contrary to ye law have assumd ye powr of chusing 2 new sheriffs. That they have illegally exacted money from ye subi[ec]ts undr ye prtence of building conduits That in sevll of ye cots yey had invaded ye Ks prrogative That ye Sheriffs have refusd yr attendance at Hicks hall wch yey ought not to do That The Laws agt Conventicles were not Executed but yey rather encouraged. mr williams recordr of chester having in his charge last week at ye qrter sessions made an excellt speech & recomended to ye Jury the prosecution of all dissentrs On Sunday nor the week following hath yre been a meeting since but most of 'em go to church. yesterday ye Empr of morocos Embr had a private audience of ye K. proposing a peace & free trade for 20 years & this day he exersisd in hide park L. c. 1175 Lond. Jan. 19. 81 yesterday A Com. Council met & a petition was dd to ye Ld Mayr by some inhits of AldersGate pish desiring a new elecon of Com. councill men for yt ward for yt most of ye pish were agt ye former his Ldp told them yt if they coud show a suffict reason for alteration it shoud be considerd of by ye late storms ye banks of Dover have been broken down & some pt of ye houses undr water & [a packet] boat cast away 300 L of damage hath been don also at Harwick & sevll foreign posts wanting but yesterday we recd one from Hague wch sth yt Count Spare was come thither to inform ye state yt ye Electr of Brandr desird to be included in ye league of guarantie That Count Starembrs secr was arrivd wth ye F. Ks answr to ye States Embrs memrll & yt it was ye same yt was given to mr Savile yt the F Embr there exclamd agt ye league as also all F minrs in other courts & yt ye P of Orange had sevll times visited ye Lady Ogle Tis sd yt yesterday ye councill resolvd yt ye place wre next plt shall sit shall be either Cambridge or Norwich a Comte was also apted to take a new inform abt Godfrys death wch is sd to differ from ye former but it was agreed yt it shoud be yet publishd tho ye K. & E. of Hallifax were for it. Luxembr being close blockd up ye F have made an ordr yt whoever enters or goes out of Luxembr shall be put to death & sevll have been already executed for it The grand jurys of Somset & Dorsetsh having at yr Qrter Sessions declard yr abhorrence of ye late intended association they have been followd by wiltsh grand jury The east india ships yt saild on saterday out of downs are dispsd & 2 of 'em driven on Lond sands & sevll other merchts are since set sail yesterday 5 Aldrmen & 9 Comoners were apted as a Comte to manage ye citys defence agt ye Quo warto on Thursday next at ye Ks bench & are ordrd to take wt money they please out of ye chambr of Lond. Serjt Goodfellow was yesterday chose judge of ye Sheriffs cot mr Thomson & Sr John Hammer being competitors L. c. 1176 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Jan. 24. 81 Coll Sackvile is made Lieut Coll of ye Qs regmt of foot guards. yesterday Sr phi. Lloyd movd for an heas Corpus wch being granted he was this day brought to ye Ks bench bar wre he desird to be dischargd wch ye cot told him coud not be granted becaus there was an appeal brought yre he urgd yt he having been found guilty of manslaughter sentence might be pasd on him wch ye cot told him did not lye before ym. yn he movd for bail wch wth mrs Holborns consent was granted & tis thought yt if he do not suddenly compound wth her he will be tryd upon ye appeal this terme Judge Jones who was prnt at his tryall at ye verge sd this day yt he was plainly guilty of murdr. The Forsight & Falcon frigots were last weeek [sic] wth others paid off at chattham. There are in ye Downs 250 Eng & 50 outland vessels outward bound some of wch have waited 2 months for a wind The Mary yacht after 4 days driving was forcd on ye holy Island wre one of yr company being blown ore board they took boat & landing took post for Scotld. The yacht is since arrivd safe at Leith. The Laws agt Dissenters are in most pts put in Execution pticlarly at ye Qrter Sessions for Cornwall a strict charge was given abt & enquiry ordrd to be made for ym They still talk of ye Dutch of portsm going The D of Brandrs minr is dayly wth ye P of Orange & sth yt upon satisfacon made to his mr by ye Dutch for formrly making a sepate peace his mr will joyn in ye prnt league & ye D and K sth yt upon ye Establishmt of ye Toll at Gluckstadt his mastr will enter into ye league also The States have given ordr to yr Embr at paris not to act in any thing wthout ordrs The rabble on Sunday throwing Stones at ye Moroccoe Embrs windows he sent to demand satisfacon of ye K. who ansd yt if they yt did it coud be found out they shoud be made Examples of mr Hen wharton is forbid ye Cot for running one of mr Guins Coach horse thro wch drove too near him. A mocon was made yesterday abt an appeal agt King &c for killing ye Yeomen of ye guard but he having been dischargd last term a qrter of an hour before ye apeal came it was quashd. L. c. 1177 Lond. Jan. 26. 81 yesterday a writ was directed to ye Coroner of Lond at ye suit of mr Bolsworth ye Ks pfumer to be servd on sher Pilk for speaking words agt him & the Sher promising againe hindred execut To morrow the Mor Embr shows the K in hide park ye moroc way of Shooting. yesterday the K. (& this day ye Q) dind wth the Ld Conway Secr of State The Banks of holld have been latly oreflown & much damage done to houses &c. This day ye Es of Radnor Hallifax Conway Lds Hide Secr Jenk & mr Godolphin by the Ks aptmt treated wth ye Mor Embr abt setling ye affr of Tanger This day mr Thomson movd at ye Ks bench bar for another elecon of Judge of ye Sherifs cot he saying yt he was not fairly dealt wth the Ld mayr having carryd it agt him by his power & not by voices he added he made not ye mocon for gaining ye place himself but to prvent an ill precedt of having ye elecon in ye Ld Mayrs power wch belongd only to ye Com Council Serjt Jeffries said yt Serjt Good fellow was fairly elected by majority of voices The cot told mr Thomson it woud be prudence to let it fall but he refusing they promisd to take it into Considracon A tryall was also abt Jesuits land in ye Excheqr this day & after long arguing ye Ld Ch Baron adjd the determination Sr Tho Deerham is going Embr to ye D. of Tuscany In the Morocco Emprs lre to ye K he demands 6000 Dollers a year in lieu of Tanger & upon those condicons he will made an everlasting peace. The councill of Scotld on ye 14th of Jan publisht an ordr For burning ye soleme League & Covent wth 5 pamphlets latly writ in vindication of it by ye Com. hangman wch was accordingly don ye sd day ye magistrates attending One Bell is comted for wishing ye K was dead in Lancashire The D of Brandr hath its sd made a peace wth ye F. K & in considration of 100000 livres yearly paid is to furnish ye F. wth 30000 men. +The floods have been so high in Holld yt ships have been driven 7 miles upon ye land +The moroc Embr supping on Tuesday night wth ye Dutch of portsm ye K was there & ye Embr much wondrd at ye room of Glasse where he saw himself in a hundred places +Since yesterday the D. of Ys Picture in Guild hall was cut thro ye shin +3 Algerines are latly taken by ye Eng +upon a late packet from Spain a plt in march is fully resolvd on +A pty of foot conveying provision to Luxembr were set upon by ye F but some hors of ye garrison coming to yr aid yey got In [?] wth yre provision L. c. 1178 Lond. Jan 28. 81 +yesterday mr Bush was made Rector of Abingdon The Ld Mayr this day published a proclacon promising [a reward?] to any who can discovr who cut ye D. of Ys picture yesterday Sr G. Geffries movd at ye Ks bench bar agt mr [name of about six letters smeared] touching ye Lady Ogle & ye Councill of Mr Thin movd [a?] ptition to stop ye proceedings of ye Delegate & answr was r[eturned?] yt yt cot was delatory enough The Dutch of portsmoth is making speedy prparacons [six to fifteen letters smeared] The Mor Embr yesterday excersisd before ye Ks hors in hide [?] park chargd & dischargd 7 [?] guns in 2 or 3 minutes wth other extraord acon upon rept of wch ye K. hath given him leave to hunt & kill wt deer he please & will himself see him excersise next week ye Embr [hath?] been treated at super by sevll of ye nobility he eats sparingly & drinks nothing but milk & water. The City Councill apping yesterday yr apance was recorded & the tryall abt ye charter deferd to ye later end of ye term but tis sd yt ye city intends [in?] ye mean time to submit ymselves to ye K. yesterday sr phil. Lloyds Council movd for his tryall upon the appeal but mr Holborns councill pleading yey were not ready it was deferd for 3 days 4 posts have arrivd from Flars wch give act yt new Town in Flars is damagd to 10000 L yt Hale near Antwerp Zealand & yt pt of holld are extremely damagd by floods & yt pt of Dunkirk haven is washd away The F. Embr here hath dd a memll to ye K. yt so soon a[s the] Span K, hath made his mr satisfacon for his prtension [about eight letters smeared] &c (for wch he gives him 3 months) he will wthdraw [his forces?] from Luxembr & in ye mean time he desires o[u]r K. & ye [states?] of holld will mediate ye buisnesse Some of Cargiles followers who set up the vindication of ye Covent at Lanerick in Scotld are aprnded. The Inhits of ye Mint in Southwark having formd a govermt among ymselves & by it Sentencd some they calld offendrs to have yr hands & others yr fingrs cut off ye fingrs of one have been cut upon complt of wch ye Justices wth Constables went to quell ym but being too weak a troop of ye Ks hors were sent ovr wth ordrs to obey ye Justices. As Count Coningsmark was going to ye Hague to make prtension to ye Lady Ogle he was assaulted by some Eng hird tis supposd to hindr his going to her but he killing 2 on ye place ye rest fled. Tis sd mr wagstaffe town clerk of Lond is knighted L. c. 1179 Lond. Feb. 2d. 81 Lrs from Admll Herbert advise yt the Governr of Argiers hath offrd to release 150 Eng slaves gratis provided he will buy ye rest at a market price but he is resolvd to have ym all gratis before he make peace wch tis thought will be agreed to being sensible of ye late losses yesterday mrs Cellier movd to be baild or tryd upon a late indicmt agt her but was ansd she must first pay her 1000 L fine & yn move ye Cot at old bayly that being ye wrong court Then Sr P. Lloyd recd the benefit of his Clergy & producd the Ks pdon for burning in ye hand he having given mrs holborn 300 Guinnes to wthdraw her appeal Then ye Old man yt robd ye Essex post of bills of exchang was brought by heas Corpus into ye Cot & a day apted for his tryall ye mercht concernd prosecutes him & he apping to have long usd ye trade. The D. of [sic] Dutch of Norf is dayly expected ye cause of yr stay is yt he recd a challenge at Calais from ye Prince de Lignes brother who demands further Satisfacon. Aron smith Colledges friend is labouring for a pdon agt he comes to his tryall & promises to become a new man The ships abt portsmoth being abt 30 are ordrd to be fitted up, & all ye men to be at hand. The Ld. Ch. J. P. intends sudenly to go into ye Mint to punish those concernd in ye late disturbance but most of 'em out of fear are fled to whitefryers & othr places yesterdy Sr G. Geffries councill for Sr william Scrogs movd yt ye tryall bet him & mr Thomson (ye formr having thrown a botle at mr Thomsons head last assises) might be tryd out of Lond becaus The Sheriff woud sumon a whig Jury Then mr williams councill for Thomson movd it might be in midx wch was granted Then Sr Tho. Judge gave an excellt charge to ye grand Jury (who wer sworn) enumerating ye crimes yt lay before ym but as for dissenters yey ought not to medle wth ym for ye act had provided that they should be convicted & ye penalties levyd by ye Justices yn ye Jurys adjd to Monday L. c. 1180 Lond. Feb. 4 81 The Mor Embr desiring ye Ks picture to send to his mr ye K. hath given ordr for drawing it & yt it be adornd wth Jewels to ye value of 4 or 5000 L yesterday ye Embr was at ye Ks Chapell & extremly pleasd wth ye music & on Monday morn he & ye Comrs meet to conclude ye treaty & in ye afternoon goes to see Rollo D. of Normandy at ye Ks playhous wre ye K wa this afternoon to see ye new play called ye loyall brothr. mrs Cellier is to be tryd ye last day of term being accusd of being in a plot to fire ye ships at Chattham. yesterday mr Evans a messenger seizd mr pepper accusd by mr mowbray of offring to swear falsly agt Just warcup morice Fitzgerald being now thought uselesse is on Monday to be sent to Irld mr Hethrington having removd himself to ye Ks bench ye marshall lets him go abroad during term. The Ld. Ch. J. hath issud a wart for taking up Hickringhil for refusing to appear at Drs Comons on a late Sumons. The D. of y is expected ye 24th inst ye Dutch is well wth child Sr Tho Linch is set sail from plimoth for his govermt of Jamaica Tis sd Ar. Smith will be tryd at Oxon The Ld Lumly (since he is like to be reducd from mr of ye hors to ye Q to only a Querrie undr ye D. of Richmond is quitting his place we hear yt ye K. is resolvd to take away ye privledges of whitefryers & ye mint & will send his soldrs to aid ye officrs in taking out dis[sen?]ters mr speed Canon of Christchurch Oxon dying latly ye Ecclesiastic Com have conferd it on mr Aldridge whose fathr is inditer [?] to ye D. of y. The Sheriffs still refusing to deliver ye priests wthout a wart undr ye broad seal were sent for last night to ye councill wre ye Judges being consulted wth sd yey coud not wth out it The F. Embr hath dd another memrl to ye K. declaring yt his mr will quit his prtensions to Alost &c wch were his right by ye treaty of Nimeguen provided ye Span K. will give him Luxembr & its dependencies & wth all yt he woud demolish it This day mr Attor Genll Sollr Genell & Sr G. Geffries councill for ye Lady Ogle movd yt ye tryall abt ye lands seizd by mr Thin might come on this terme but mr wms Polexfen & Sr F. winington councill for mr Thin Moving it might be deferd till next terme time was given till ye 1st day. The 2d of march ye Ld Preston goes for F. [Note appears in another hand on verso of letter:] Mem: I do this 18th day of ffebruary 1681/2 give my consent & Agree that mr J. W of l: shall & may let & set to Gray [?] Wagner [?] the land & backside wch I have let & set to him mencond in a pare of Articles bearing date [about twelve letters illegible] & made between myself & ye sd J: W: and also that he may set part of the Highfeild Meadow to Barllo: Sergt & the [about seven letters illegible] Mead to any sufficient unde r Tennts that he shall think fitt the same being by me demised to the sd J: W the abovesd Articles with a proviso not to lett the same without my Consent L. c. 1181 Lond. Feb. 7. 81 The Ld Culpeprs Comission for going govrnor to virginia is signd & he prparing Sr Peter Wych is returnd from his Embassy at Hambr. mr Cranfield one of the bedchambr is going to settle affrs in New Engld Mr Bernard attorny being on ye 31st of Jan comted for forgery he this day was brought by heas Corpus into the Ks bench Cot & baild This day (upon Complt of the Attorny Genell yt the Grand juries woud not prosecute dissenters they were sent for into cot where Sr Miles heneage forman sd they undrstood by Judge Jones speech that they were not to medle wth ym & that therfore yey had omitted them in yr prcepts to the constables to wch Judge Jones sd he was sorry yt they shoud misundrstand him for a favorer of the fanaticks for he meant that both the Juries & Justices were concernd wth ym then a Constable complnd that becaus he disturbd mr Reads meeting one of the grand jury by name mr airs had threatned him & laid 25 accons upon him to wch the Ld. Ch. J sd that being a jury man they coud not for the prnt medle wth him but wn he was out of his office he might have remedy agt him Then the Attory Genrll desird Langly Curtis might be sent for he not apping according to ordr to answr his printing that the grand jury were resolvd not to medle wth the dissenters becaus of the vote of the late plt wn the Jury had no such thing undr considration & then they promisd to prnt all fanaticks & to psecute curtis for reflecting on them & so depted the cot. A Tipstaff was sent for Curtis [Parenthesis opened after second word of paragraph seems not to be closed.] Mam Nurse is made another of the maids in the room of the Lady Landrson. L. c. 1182 Lond. Feb. 14. 81 The gent of Graies Inne & other Innes of Cot are drawing up an abhorrence of the E of Shaftburys Association to be prnted to ye K. Next week ye K & moroc Embr go to winsor a Harbinger going yesterday thither to prpare lodgings after a short stay there they go to Newmarket where the D. of Y. is to meet ym This morn a Butcher in Hony lane Market killd an officr who attempted to arrest him Jones the Quaker was dischargd upon promise to go Imediatly to pensilvania yesteday the Hide grand Juries were discharged a bill having been prnted to ym by mr Whitaker agt Secr Jenk for comting to ye towr. Sr Fra. withins yesterday movd that there might be a speciall Jury Returnd for trying of ye Ldp of Londons accon agt Hickringhill for Scand Magn becaus Hickring had Intrest wth the whigs wch was granted To morrow the Morocco Embr goes to ye bear garden wre 6 are to fight on a side at 10 sevll weapons On sunday night mr Thin coming thro ye Pall mall in his coach (out of wch the D. of M. had not alighted above a qrter of an hour) was shott 5 bullets being lodgd in his belly ye psons on horsback who shot him & 2 more wth him but they rid for it mr Thin was carryd into a hous & lay till 7 next morn before he dyd made a will & gave his five horses to ye D. of M. The K. upon hearing of it send to tell him how much he was concernd by the diligence of the D. of M. the Assinates were this morn taken & being carryd before ye Councill provd to be a Swedish Capt a polandr & a German all Count Coninsmarks Souldrs they ownd ye fact & 2 of ym sd they did it by ye Counts ordr but the Capt sd yt he had challengd mr Thin & he refusing it he therfore was resolvd to murdr him according to ye Custome of his Contry yey are all Comted to Newgate. We hear yt Admll Herbert hath made peace wth ye Algerines. L. c. 1183 Lond feb 16 81 The p. of Parma notwthstanding his Mrs comand thinks it not convent to attempt relieving of Luxembr The F. having built 2 strong redoubts before it however he hath sent a considrable sum to repair the damages of Ostend by ye late flood the Eng regmt wch was designd for Malines being ordrd to stay there The late floods have broke down the banks of Valenciennes & dispsd 40 ships designd for St Maloes yesterday ye swed Embr Informd the Councill that Count Coningsmark had been in Engld 3 weeks yt he supd wth him on Sunday night that the Counts Tutor askd ye Embr whethr if mr Thin was removd his mr might not marry the Lady Ogle according to the Law of Engld That the Counts man staid for him at Calais & another informd yt he drank wth the Counts page on Monday morn upon wch the tutor was taken into Custody of Mr Beak messengr & an ordr was sent to mr Tho. Howard to take care that all ports be stopd in ordr to aprnd the Count the gun yt shot him was produced sd to be made on purpose The F Embr at Madrid hath demanded a debt of the Span K & requires it to be pd by 9000 a month The pearl frigot saild yesterday westward The Charlotte yacht this week brought the Marshall Bellefonds from F. upon some buisnesse to the K. & he is come post for Lond Hickringhill had yesterday a tryall in the courts of Arches for unlawfull marriages & was suspended for 12 monthes. The Mayr of Bristol having recd a lre directed to ye K. sent it up to him & it follows Sr by reason of dissolving plts contrary to law the people of Engld woud know quo warto you keep yr crown Secr jenk recd it & care is taken for finding ye authr Last night Brian Haines was assaulted by the Lord knows who. Last night 2 of ye D. of Bucks Servts quarrelling one killd ye other Eustace Conimes [?] pension of 12 L a week is taken away L. c. 1184 Lond. Feb. 18. 81 The Messengrs yt went to stop ye ports are returnd wthout news of Count Coningsmark but say they have given ordr yt no suspitious psons shall dept ye Kdome The Governr of Dover hath sent a lre to ye K. yt he hath a lre from F. yt ye Count is arrivd there. yesterday ye K. met ye Mor Embr at Secr Jenk & yey ratifyd the treay & a Copy is ordrd to be sent to ye Empr of Mor The Mor Embr is daily treated by psons of quality ye pticlars too tedious to mention. yesterday ye sessions began at Hicks hall & after sitting an hour they adjd till Monday wthout doing anything worth taking notice of. The K. having laid the first stone of Chelsey Colledge sevll psons of quality go daily to lay stones there it being designd for ye maintenance of maimd soldrs The sheriffs notwthstanding yr formr promise to deliver ye priests still refuse & have sent to ye Judges to give a note undr their hands to secure 'em. The p. of parma hath assembled ye Magistrates of Brussels & require yr opinions abt Luxembr & [mo]st being for its relief he hath sent to ye States of Holld to joyn wth him in relieving it. Mor Du Valle is arrivd at paris from ye P. of Parma to require the confiscations to be taken off & was ansd yt it shoud be don wn they ye P Maurice & ye princesse Nanchini are restord to yr principalities Last night some Quakers of Bristol prnted A petion to ye Councill that they had been opressd & yr petion referd to next Councill day Janeway &c were to have been tryd last Thursday but ye Sumons warnd ym to appear in ye afternoon & they were calld on in the morn so ye tryall adjd to next term. L. c. 1185 Lond. Feb. 21. 81 Lrs from Holld say yt ye K of pold is dead & yt Admrll Trump is dying Genrll Augusty is sent to holld for the forces promisd ye Span K. by ye States A Mr of a swed vessell having sent to inform the D. of M yt he was to have 200 L to carry over Count Coningsmark & yt he was at a Sweeds hous abt Eriff The D. being at Chichester mr Gibons mr Thins Gent of ye hors one of ye D. of ys watermen & 2 messengrs went on Sunday to ye sweeds hous who at first denyd he knew any thing of ye matter but at last confessed that the Count was just gon down to Gravesend in a sculler disguizd in a poor habit in ordr to go on board upon wch they parted thither & having stood half an hour on ye bridge ye boat came in & ye Count was wthout much difficulty seizd & carryd before ye Mayr of Gravesend & thence brought to whithall abt 7 yesterday morn but ye K. being at Tennis apted A councill to meet at 5 afternoon to exme him wre being brought he was askd whether he had hird the 3 men to kill mr Thin wch denying yey askd what was the reason he was incognito Endeavring to escape to wch he sd he was advisd by his friends being asked why he lay conceald before ye fact ansd that he came 'ore for cure of a distemper & was loath to be known to be here then ye 3 were sent for from newgate but before yey came ye councill rose & sent him to be further exmd by ye Ld Ch. J who askd him sevll Questions upon ye deposition taken by ye Councill to all wch he gave ready answrs & averring his innocence sd yt had ye Capt come into Swedland he woud have Surrendrd him to justice for so barbarous a fact abt 12 he was comted to newgate and being concernd at ye place The Ld Ch. J. told him there was lodgings for any Ld in Engld tis sd he this morn sent a lre to ye K yt he might be imediatly tryd becaus he had apted to be in Swedland abt 20 days hence to muster some soldrs & mr Clare had last night ordrs to prpare an Indictmt to be prferd agt him on Monday to wch time ye Sessions wch begins to morrow will after having don ye Comon buisnes adjourn. The Capt sth he hath facd death 100 times in ye field & will now dy like a man & will not accuse ye Count The pol[and]er also sth wt he did was in obedience to ye Capt but ye German is penitent & tis thought will prove an evid agt the Count The Swed Embr sth he believes his Mr will not intcede for ye Counts pdon Mr Tolmech who killd mr Cornegy at Paris hath been tryd & find 1000 L & is gon to Brussells The Justices have remitted ye fines laid on ye Constables last sessions for neglecting to suprsse Conventicles L. c. 1186 Lond. feb. 23d 81 The Ld Lumly hath quitted his mrsp of hors to ye Q. some of ye Justices of Midx have been arrested for disturbing Dissenters meetings. Frith the bricklayer hath bought Clarendon hous for 30000 L of ye d of Albemarle & will build it into tenemts The bayliffe whose hand was cut off by ye butcher is dead of his woundes. At Herford Bristol & other places the Dissenters are severely psecuted The E. of Sh hath brought his acon agt Just Warcup for Scand mag Last night went an exprsse to Scotld tis sd to hasten ye D. of ys coming wee expect suddenly to hear of ye removall of ye blockade from Luxembr by ye P. of parma who is going down wth great force to attacque ye F. Last night it was ordrd in Councill yt ye Guns invented by P. Rupt shoud be bought by ye K. at 28 L p tun & yt in pt they are to take 300 ton of Iron Guns & have leave to Transpt wt they make more at 32 L p tun All ye fforeign Embrs here intend to intcede for Count Coningsm & they met yesterday to consult abt it. On Tuesday the Count sent a lre to ye K (upon 2d thoughts) to desire his triall might be deferd but twas not granted. Last night he sent a lre by mr Baker to Coll Godfrey to be sent to ye D. of M. he still averrs his innocence but ye Capt begins to melt so yt tis thought he will declare who set him on work. The Mr of ye vessell yt brought the polander ore sth yt he recd him of Count Coningsmarks man. A psons informs yt being sent wth a lre to ye Capt from ye Count he bid him carry the polander to him as an answr The Count Came imediatly from ye Lady Ogle hither & left his page wth her. The Count & the rest are to be put into an Indictmt & most are of opinion that they will be cast Mr Gibbons saith that Sr Tho. Thin nor no body else is inclinable to pay the two hundred pounds promisd to those yt shoud aprehend the Count but yt when it is paid he will dispose of it among those that assisted him in taking the Count and desires not a farthing for himself. The Mor Embr talkes of going away the Empr of Mor having apted a Nobleman of his Cot to prpare to come ore to reside here & Sr Jacob Ashly is to reside yre on ye Ks acct. L. c. 1187 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond ffebry 25th 81 Tuesday is appointed for tryall of ye Count & to day haveing been spent in Comon tryall An Eng boy whoe livd wth ye Count since [he] came ore was on Thursday taken & upon Ex[amination] discoverd severall materiall things agt ye Count vizt severall discourses between ye Count Capt & about ye Murder ye fitting ye Guns on Satturday night their Supping together on the night of ye Murder &c but since this discovery ye boy is slipt aside Yesterday morning 2 Trunks of the Counts were Seizd being almost full of papers & sent Secr Jenkins. A Letter is come to ye Count Subscribed Lauvoy desiring him to make hast to ffrance wth what hors he can get, if he cannot get as many as he would, wch is beleived to be a Sham only to pswade the World yt ye intention of his coming ore was to buy horses The Count hath sent a Letter to ye Earl of Carlisle the purporte of wch was yt he lay under an unhappy Circumstance & by the Crye of the [four letters illegible] he feared he should be cast tho he was Inocent & therefore desird him to make all ye freinds possieble to ye K. The Counts brother since the Counts being taken is fled On Thursday next the Dutchess of portsmouth goes for ffrance & on ffriday the K. & Q &c goe Newmarket, he goes 6 dayes sooner then intend[ed] tis sayd because he would be out of the way of haveing Intercession made in the Counts behalf Sr Christopher Wren hath recd 4000 L to pull down most part of the K & Qs Lodgings in White Hall & build them agt Octobr till wch time the K will be in ye Contrey +The Morroc Embr hath told the K. that if he would let 10 of Learned men goe into their Contry to discourse wth 10 of theire Learned men or yt 10 of theirs may com to ours he does not Question yt they will be brought to o[u]r or wee to their Religion ffrom Bristol we heare the leading men in prosecuting Dissenters at Bristol are fallen all to peeces & have sent to Complain of one another to yt Councill & to begg Sr Robt Atkins pardon for their haveing wrong Sentiments they had Run Counter to him. L. c. 1188 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Feb. 28. 81 Janeway yesterday was sumond to ye Stationrs company & 3 dayes given to produce the Author of the Scandalous lre abt adrssing &c or else to be proceded agt. Abt 9 this morn Count Coningsmark & the Capt Lieut & polandr were brought to yr tryall at Old bayly the Count advisd by his Interpreter excepted agt 18 of ye Jury some being his Contry men at last 12 were Sworn & they all pleaded not guilty The chief witnesse agt the Count was his boy taken the other day who sd his Mr & ye 3 aforsd were togather ye Saturday night before ye murdr yt ye Polandr lay in the hous wth the Count yt On ye sunday morn the polandr was fitted wth boots Coat & an Execution Sword That ye Count askd him if it was usuall for men to ride on horsback here on Sundays That the Capt came to ye Count abt half an hour after ye murdr & ye boy was sent out of ye way & most of ye things in my formr lrs were provd agt him. The Count made an Excellt defence to the Cot in F but ye Capt ownd the fact so far as that he had only a design to fight mr Thin & carryd the other 2 to keep off the people but that the polandr misundrstanding him had shot. they all profesd yt the Count knew nothing of it but that the Capt did it upon his own acct & they upon ye Captains The Ld. Ch. J. sumd up the evid Impartially telling ym yre was no positive proof agt ye Count but that the Capt &c had taken it upon themselves & so in a qrter of an hour the Jury brought the Count in not guilty & ye rest guilty who recd sentence & ye Count gave 2000 L security to answr an appeal if brought & so went to supper wch in the morn he had apted to be made ready The Syria mercht belonging to ye Turky Company having 30000 L in Silver on board & worth 130000 L & 70 men on board was latly cast away L. c. 1189 Lond. March 2d 81 A Capt of a Luxembr garrison going the patrole wth 130 Soldrs met wth a F. Lieut wth 42 Soldrs & upon engagmt ye Lieut & [number blotted] Soldrs were killd but never a Spand. the States of holld sat on ye 4th Inst new stile & all ye forreign minrs have adrsd to ym but they are in pticlar kind to mr Chidley & tell him if the K will call a plt & raise forces for succr of Flars they woud declare war agt F. The F. K hath given ordr to all his Soldrs to be ready to go wth him to maintein ye Seige of Luxembr but this is lookt upon only a bravado to fright ye P. of parma from coming to relieve it. Strasbr is made so Impregnable by ye F. yt tis hardly possible to be taken. This morn ye Ks goods &c were carryd to Newmarket Tis sd ye D. of Richmond goes wth his mother to morrow to F. The E. of Pembroke will its sd be made a minr of state. The F. Embr here hath had his audience de Conge. Some Custom hous officrs latly suspended went to Burdeaux wre taking notice of wt Eng vessels laded F. wine came ore since & seizd the ship & wines for the K. the Malaga & Malaga fleet are come into ye Downes & sevll vessels of wine have been latly stavd at plimoth. The America mercht 55 men on board bound for Scandaroon was latly cast away The Savoy Embr had his audience this afternoon Some psons of quality have attempted to gain his matie to pdon mr Thins murdrers but he on ye contrary signs the wart to morrow for yr execucon L. c. 1190 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond March 4th 81 Severall foreigne Minstrs have adrest to ye K. yt Since the Savoy Embr was Introduced to his Audience by an Earl yt they may be Introduced by a pson of higher Quality & was answerd yt they should be introduced by an E. but he should be allso a Kt of the Garter The Morrocco Embr was yesterday at ye Baire Garden, & was this day at the Ds play House & tis said next week follows ye K. to Newmarket whoe wth ye Q went thither this morn Sr Wm poultneys younger Son haveing Married ye Lady Wilds Neece in ff to whom Mr Thomas Howard Courted they have Since quarreld & yesterday Mr Howard posted him at ye Temple Gate for a Coward for not meeting him yesterday from wch they say he was hindred by being Securd but getting loose to day tis supposed they are met Mr Blayne Woolen Draper in Coven Garden being warnd to be on ye Counts Jury Mr Bathurst the D of Richmons Tutor came to him the night before the Tryall & offerd him 50 [?] tis supposed to Influence ye Jury to quitt him, but Mr Blayne not being on the Jury since told the Story upon wch Mr Bathurst came to him & told him if he would not give him a note under his hand yt the discourse was in Jest he would Inform yt he had Spoke Treason upon wch Mr Blayne sd he would not only affirm wt he had said but tell this addition, Sr Nath: Johnson ye Counts Interpreter & at whose house in Hatton Garden he Lodges was this morn wth Mr Blayne abt it & Mr Blayne sd he thought he had noe Authority to question but however he would stand to wt he had sayd Mr Bathurst uppon this has lost his Interest wth ye D of Richmond & place allsoe, The Ld. Ch. J. P. excusing the Counts Tutor to ye Councill & saying he thought he might be dischargd ye Ld Ch. J. P. sd he thought it fit he shoud be comted close for that he had old baily told a diffrent story to wt he told at Councill. The Ld Ch. J. at ye Counts triall telling mr wms that he reflected on ye Cot mr wms answrd yt he did declare yt his Lop managd ye buisnes inconsidrably. The people abt the Capt flatter him yt if the gentwoman (who yesterday petiond the K. all in white satten for his life & was refusd) will beg him at ye gallows he may be savd so he lives merily. The Lieut upon Dr Burnets prssing him to discover sd he was sorry he had not an opportunity to do it at his triall & the dr asking why he did not he sd his intprter told him he woud inform him wn it was his time to answr but he did not he is writing a book in high dutch of ye pticlars of wt he knows. he told dr Burnet yt the Capt showd him a lre subscribd the Count yt if he coud find out any man yt woud murdr Mr Thin ye man shoud have 500 crownes yt he woud have psuaded the Capt to fight him rather yn shot him yt ye Capt sd that then they were not certein of killing him that he was 30 paces behind the coach wn he was shot wth other things. Dr Burnet preaches before to morrow afternoon & on fryday yey are to be executed in Pall Mall Yesterday ye Count went wth the Dutch of portsm to Dedford where they went on board ye Mary Yacht for F. Sr Nat Johnson & Majr Oglethorp are bd in 1000 L a peece yt he shall ap to any appeal tho the lawyers say none lies agt an accessary The D. of Savoys Embr comes to give ye K. an act that his mr intends to marry the Infanta of portugal. The D. of Y. hath sent word hele be at newmarket ye 20th inst dr Nich. Butler comr of ye customs was knighted at 10 on Thursday night +A field Conventicle preacher was latly tryd & executed at Edinbr. The Ld Mayr &c last night waited on ye K. to wish him a good journey & were ordrd to take care of ye city Sevll charters have been latly layd at his Maties feet & restord wth some restrictions pticlarly yt of Thetford of wch place Sr Jos. Wmson is made Recordr during his life The K hath aptd sevll of ye privy Councill to inspect all ye hospitalls abt Engld. +The p of Parma having advise from F. yt sevll F. troops are ordrd towards the Moselle & Rhine to before hand wth ye Empr who lists many men daily & yt 6 troops are ordrd from Lorraine to hindr the relief of Luxembr he will upon ye arivall of mor d'Augusti wth ye answers of states of holld march to its relief. +from Tanger we hear one [of] the Ks ships hath latly taken an Algerine of 32 Guns. +Mr Gibbons being askd by one of ye Counts Jury whether he had got his 200 L sd no but if he had he shoud not get so much by ye Count as he did L. c. 1191 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond the 4th of March 81 ffrom Scotland we have advice yt according to a late patent Given to Laird Belmont &c. The County of Clidsdale is ffined 4000 Markes for disorderly Marriages & Baptismes in psuance of ye Act of Parliamt made the last Sessions agt the same They further tell us yt one Harvey a Weavour in Lanarick being not long since Convicted is now Executed in the open Streets there & yt one James Scott living not far from yt place is Indicted for being in the late Rebellion at Bothwill Bridge & is to Receive his tryall 12 dayes hence On ffriday last Severall peticons were dd by the Inhabitants of the Ward of wch Sr Thomas Bloodworth & Sr Wm Turner are Aldermen to Regulate Elections of Comon Councillmen wch were debated a long time & at last [?] Referred to a Comtee & then there happned a great dispute greater then before, what Comtee it should be Referrd to The Ld Mayor haveing put it to ye Voat, twice it was at last unanimously Carried yt it should be ye same yt Managed the Quo Warranto though some of them were Ordered to be altered The Ld Chomely whoe hath been a Considerable time beyond Seas is now Returned Home in Ordr to his Marriage of a great ffortune The Ld Lovelace hath Recovered 2000 L Damage of a Ministr upon the Statute of Scandelum Magnatum Capt Vratz hath Left a Considerable Legacy by his will to the Lutherin Church here in England, & desires therein Count Conningsmarke to pay the same out of his Concerns beyond ye Seas. +His Excellency the Moroccoe Embr is now indisposed by reason of the Weather wch is supposed to be the Reason why he has not yet Waited on his Matie & Royall Highness at Newmarket, ffrom plimouth we have certain advice that by reason of the Tempestous Winds wch have lately been there 3 Vessells bound from the Indies were driven in there & allmst lost +Capt Vratz is now Embalmed in Ordr to be Carried over the Seas to be Interred by his Relations We have advice from the Assizes held at Dorchestr by Judge Dolbin that the Grand Jury prsented severall of the most Eminent psons yt are Dissenters in yt County L. c. 1192 [Handwriting changes here.] London 9 Mar 1681/2 The Lord Bpp of London having fined Mr Edmund Hickeringill Minister of Colchester upon the Statute of Scandalum Magnatum it was yesterday tryed at Chelmesford Assizes before the Lord Cheife Justice pemberton & the sayd Mr Hickeringill being cast was fyned 2000 L. From Newmarkett we have certaine advice that his Royall Highnesse will be there this night there being great preparacons made for his recepcon from whence (after a short enjoyment of the divertisements of that place) he intends for London where he is expected to dine with the Artillery Company their feast being not observed the last yeare by reason of his absence A Common Councell is suddenly to be called to whom tis resolved shall be proposed the presenting to his Matie an abhorrence of the Associacon but whether they will concure therein is uncertaine. On Sunday last Mr Read a Nonconformist Minister in Bloomesbury was excommunicated at St Giles's Church and orders are likewise given for his being prosecuted in the Crowne Office. His Matie hath been pleased to give the Lord Arlington the ground at the further end of the park where the Deer Harbour which is Walled in Towards Hyde park and his Matie takes his house and Gardens into the park for his use The Lord Arlington has already sold the ground for 10000 L to build on where will be built a very stately Square. From Scotland we are advised that notwithstanding the Dutchesse of York is soe neare her time yet She intends to lye in at St James's They Further adde that sevrall of the Cargellites party are lately comitted to prison. Two nights since Mr Secretary Jenkins his Office in Whitehall was broke open from whence was stolne some moneyes All the dies were broke open but that where the Chamber keeper lyes soe that it must be done by persons well acquainted with the place. Yesterday Sr philip Lloyd came to the Councell Chamber to wait as usually (the Councell sitting) that being the first time of his waiting since the killing of Mr Holbourn. The Lords of the Treasury intend to break up this afternoone for some time. Mr Thin is to be brought from the Ld Suffolke's in St James's square to be interred in Westminster Abby this night The Coaches are sumoned to be there at 6 a Clock. The right honble the Lord Conway Secretary of State went yesterday morning to Newmarkett to attend there & Mr Secretary Jenkins attends at Whitehall [In another hand on outside of letter, perhaps as a forwarding address:] A[t] a Scriveners next / door to ye black Raven / ffetter Lane. L. c. 1193 London 11 Mar 1681/2 On Thursday night last there happened to break out a fire in Jermin Street but it being timely seene and by reason of the great help that came in there were onely some few stables consumed. From Chelmesford we have an account of the proceedings at the late Assizes there which tells us that (besides the great tryall betwixt the Lord Bpp of London & Mr Hickeringill) there were 5 persons condemmd to dye for robberyes &c The Dutchesse of Portsmouth and her son the Duke of Richmond are expected here again in May she being gone onely to drink the Water of Bourbon according to the advice given her for her health sake. This morning the body of George Boroski the polander was carryed through Cheapside by the sheriffes Officers in order to his being hanged in Chaines at Mile end he being the person that gave the fatall blow. Yesterday a Common Councell sate to whom we heare was proposed the addressing to his Matie that his Royall Highnesse might always reside in England but we heare it was thrown out. His Grace the Duke of Monmouth for some Reasons hath left his house in Hodge lane and now lives in Soe=hoe Square before whose house is a lodge where he hath employed six men to watch by turnes 3 every night in case of any danger George Boroski confessed yesterday morning to severall persons in Newgate that he was sent for over by the Captaine and that he lodged at the Counts house the night before the Murther & was ordered by the Count to doe what the Captain Comanded him & he would pay him for his paines wch was all the inducement he had to comitt that Murther he having never seen Mr Thyn. From Paris we are advised that in the last review of the french Kings horse he gave orders to the Guards due Corps the Gens d'armes & Light horse to march for Metz & that 12 Companyes of Switzers are alsoe ordered to march They adde further that Monr Louvois departed 3 dayes before & that the Rendevouze of the aforesayd troops will be at Metz & Stratsburgh 24 peices of Cannon being sent from Metz to Luxemburgh to wch place the french King intends the 15th instant orders being given for the fitting out horses from the great Stables & some of the feild peices already prepared Monsr Crequi Genll of the sayd troops is already departing [This list of fish appears in another hand on outside of letter, then is canceled:] Pike 511 / Bream 811 / Truch [?] 1 / Pearch 1221 / Rock 4212 L. c. 1194 [Handwriting changes here.] London March 16th 1681/2 +Wee have advise from Bristoll of the great Numbr of dissenters dayly committed there insomuch yt there Newgate is not able to containe them, there being 80 Quakers and 521 Prisbeterians lately committed there, soe yt they are necessitated almost to be put one upon another, there being 26 in one small Roome +Our Letters from Edenburge tells us yt there will be suddenly three alterations following (viz) the Bishopp of dunkell is to be made Bpp of Aberdeen and ye Bpp of Dublaine Bpp of Dunkell and the dean of Edenburg is to be made Bpp of Dublain. +On tuesday last was published a book treating of Carolina in America: Butt giving cheifly a description of ye Place & not of the Constituted Governmt and by reason of the great number of persons yt daily goe thither wee think it not impertinent to give you some heads thereof as followth: first noe person above 17 yeares of age shall have any benifitts in yt place either of ye Law or Governmt: unless he belong to some perticular church or place, and yt this might not be a fallacy, his name is to be Registred in one Office oneley and when he intends to leave yt place he is to putt his name out himselfe. Secondly Noe person shall make a disturbance in any Religious Congregation Thirdly Noe Person shall speake reproachfully of the Governmt nor Seditiously on any matters of estate in any divine Assembly ffourthly Noe person shall wright against the Governmt: nor against persons of particular churches that being the onely way to create feuds and animosities amoungst one another thereby disturbing ye Civill peace. ffifthly A large Book of the ffundamentalls of ye Governmt shall be continually kept in the Registry Sixthly Noe person shall have any benefitt of ye Law there, or any place whatsoever nor trade nor Merchandize in yt place unless he shall subscribe the Oaths and declarations following (vizt) I: A: B doe promise and declare yt I will continue stedfast and defend Charles the 2d our present King against all oppositions whatsoever as also his Heires and Successors and I also declare that I will defend the Palatine and propriety: of ye Iland and also ye Governmt as it is now Constituted agt all their enemies Seventhly All Aliens by the aforesaid supscription shall be naturalized +Wee are Credibly informed yt during the stay of his Royall Highness in Towne whoe wee heare will come to ye Artillary ffast, his Majesty intends to keep his Court in Summersett house, his Lodgins in Whitehall being already pulled downe. L. c. 1195 [Handwriting changes here.] London 18 Mar. 1681/2 We have advice from Salisbury that at their Generall Quarter sessions they agreed upon an Order against dissenters the substance of which was That whereas severall Conventicles and unlawfull meetings under pretence of religious Worship were kept within that County to the great disturbance of his Maties peace and the happy Goverment we enjoy under the best of Kings they did therefore think it their duty to take care as well for the Suppression of all Such Conventicles as for the due Conviction of Papists And it is ordered that all his Maties officers within that County shall see the same performed and that the deputy Clerk of the peace shall cause the same to be deliverd to each respective Constable Tithing=man Churchwarden & Overseere of the peace within the severall parishes by the High Constables who are thereby ordered to doe their duty therein effectually and to give an account upon Oath of the Christian Name and Surname of all such as shall be found culpable And the sayd Justices are desired to certify the returnes of the sayd Constables that their Neglect may be punished according to Law. Upon wch order severall Persons have been presented by the Grand Jury this Assizes Yesterday was a great buryall amongst the Quakers from the Bull and Mouth which walked in such great order that tis very well worth the describing First was the Corpse of the deceased all White and carryed by 2 men the relations following Then fifty young men decently clad 2 by 2 Then as many men in the same order Then the like number of Girles and lastly as many women In this manner they walked out of Aldersgate street into the feilds in order to its interment after their manner the like being scarce ever seen before From Newmarkett we are certainly advised that the Earle of Arran hath now kissed his Maties hand and taken his leave of him in order to his going over to the Goverment of Ireland his Grace the Duke of Ormond being daily expected here They further adde that his Royall Highnesse intends to come from thence for London on Munday sevenight. His Excellency the Morocco Embassador intended to have departed for Newmarket yesterday with his retinue to pay his respects to his Matie & Royall Highnesse as well as to view the place & see the recreacons there but he will not goe till Munday being not perfectly recovered of his indisposicon. [Handwriting changes here for rest of letter.] +we have advice by Letters from the Streights That 2 ffriggots belonging to Admirall Herberts ffleet being Cruising on those Seas met wth 3 Algereins men of War whoe imediatly engaged them & had a most Tirrable & Sharp fight wch Continued about 4 howers at length the Eng sunk one of them by her side but being much disabled was forced to leave the Algerines haveing lost their Capt & Gunner wth 30 Seamen & as many wounded & made their way to Malta to wch port they came safe & are abt to Repaire & Refitt again, & doe say they will have the other touch again if they can, soe soone as they can be fitt to put to sea: L. c. 1196 London March 21 1681/2 Yesterday his Excellency the Embr from the Emperor of Morocco & ffez with his whole Retinue came to St pauls Church to view the building and was soe generous as to give 15 guineas to the principall worke man for the use of the rest and returned very well satisfyed with the sight of that Noble structure The reason why he went not to Newmarkett according to Expectacon is in regard he had notice that his majesty & Royall Highnesse intend to be there the 27 instant in order to his Royall highnesses dining at Merchant Taylors Hall the 28th where there is great preparations made for him On ffriday last his Grace ye Duke of Monmouth the Earles of Shaftsbury & Essex the Lds Howard & Grey did Mr Sheriffe pilkington the Honour to dine with him where they were nobly Entertained ffrom fflanders we are advised that the Marquess D'Grana is made Governor of the Spanish forces who with a Million of gold & 10000 Italians and as many Spaniards are come to Holstyne & it is not doubted but he will be faithfull to the spanish Interest in regard his Nature & advantage is agt that of ye ffrench Kings They further tell us that the Emprs Envoy at the court of Berlin is now returned home and has given in the answr he received from that Elector to his Memoriall wherein the said Elector has engaged to enter into the League and stand fast to the Interest of his Imperiall Matie and that accordingly he will send his quota wch will made the whole army at least 90000 strong. We have advice from severall counties in England that (according to the Example of the Justices of Midlesex) they are putting the Lawes in Execucon effectually agt Dissenters there having been severall orders made and warrts adjoyned that all officers concerned shoud observe them at their perill that they may be prosecuted by Excommunicacon or upon the penall Lawes but perticularly the Towne of Nottingham there having been many of them there L. c. 1197 London 23 Mar. 1681/2 On Tuesday night late there happened a difference between the senior and Young men belonging to the Kinges playhouse which grew to such a height that they all drew their swords which occasioned the wounding of severall But in the end the seniors shut up the dores and sent word to his Matie in regard they were the builders of the house who received answer yesterday that the Law was open Whereupon they are to have a tryall this Weeke before the Lord Chancellor. On friday last the Court of Aldermen having mett it was proposed that an addresse should be presented to his Matie that his Royall Highnesse might come to London and reside there But it was not then put to the Vote by reason of the many City affayres which they had then under their Consideracon On Munday they mett againe where it was againe proposed and desired that it might be put to the Vote But the Lord Mayor not willing to be too hasty immediately ordered the sword to be taken up & thereupon went away On Tuesday they againe mett where it was expected that it would have been urged before but it was not in regard there were not enough to make a Quorum. This day they againe mett but upon the greatest enquiry we can make we are told it was not menconed. This day about 3 a Clocke the Sheriffe of Surrey went from Southwakre accompanyed with a great Number of Gentlemen to his County house some few Miles of [sic] to entertaine the Judges (the Lord Cheife Justice pemberton being somewhat recovered of his indisposicon) and from thence back againe to Southwark where Dr Meriton preached the Assize Sermon nothing being else to be done this day but reading of the Comission. We have advice from paris of the 20th instant that the Dutchesse of portsmouth arrived there the Sunday before and had taken an house for her residence 12 months Tis further added that his Most Christian Matie was soe indisposed in his feet that it hindered his going abroad. Our last french letters tell us that Cologne is now looked upon as a dependency upon the Chamber of Metz. Yesterday it was observed that there were 2 tydes in 3 houres. L. c. 1198 London March 25 82 There having been Expresses sent by the Rt Honoble his Maties principall Secretary of State to severall ports of England to stop the going over of some psons beyond the seas The Rt Honoble the Ld NC [?] was the last Nighte secured some dayes since (as we are credibly informed) but the reasons are variously discoursed of By Lres from Salisbury we have an accot that Mr B-- is arrested in the Suite of the Earle of Shaftsbury upon the Statute of Scandalum Magnatum They furthr adde yt on saterday last John Wolfe ye notorious pick pockett was drawne to his Executon at wch place he made a remarkable confession, The substance of which we think not impertinent to insert He confessd that he had picked most of the pocketts of the Nobility of this Kingdome and that he had done it at St Jameses Chappell in the time of receiving the Sacramt att the house of Commons & Lds he confessed he picked one of the Embrs pocketts in ye presence chamber & allsoe ye pocketts of all ye Bipps of England & that he had done the same to the severall Judges he never Missing a [about seven letters illegible] these seven yeares wch occasioned his getting 12 gold watches at one time He confessed he used to take an Excursion into Ireland in the vacation and that he picked 46 pocketts att Dublin in 2 dayes informing yt he was forced to sett a Marke on them yt he might not attempt the same twice Lastly he confessed that nothing troubled him but that he was to die for taking onely 33 s 6 d out of a pockett at philmarke faire in Wiltshire and that the money was returned againe to the owner there were 2 others suffered with him who were very penitent This day was a tryall at the assizes holden for the county of Surry between Mr Wm Hetherington & the D. of O. but it being late before it began we can give you noe pticlar acct of it. L. c. 1199 [Handwriting changes here.] London March 27. 82. from the City of Durham we have certain advice yt by reason of the great storms of snow Rain &c there they are brought to yt necessity of hay for their Cattle, that it was sold the last weeke for 12 L p stone wch comes to neare 1 L per pound from Nottingham wee are likewise certainly advised that notwithstanding the late order agreed on, genlly by the Justices of peace for that County for dispersing all manner of Dissenters, yt a Certain Justice of that Towne hath thought fit not to put the sayd order in execution but as our letters from thence tell us hath declared agt the same, whereupon he was obliged to give security to the same the next sessions of the peace held for that County from alicant wee are advised that the Magistrates have forcibly entered the houses of the English Merchants there & done them a Considerable damage Complaint of wch will suddenly be sent over hither. The 2 noble Lords wee mentioned in our laste have given their word for security in not going over beyond the seas & we are very Credibly informed, that they received a Challeng yesterday from some persons now in Towne but what & who they are is not yet certainly knowne A Cooper of Newington having been sometime since Comitted to Newgate for forcing his owne Child about 14 yeares of Age severall persons of noe meane quality have bin to see her there to severall of wch she Confessed yesterday that if shee had not prostrated herself quietly he threatened to murder her. shee is now soe bigg that shee cannot goe soe that 'tis feared her Life cannot be saved, & 'tis not questioned but he will the next session receive Condigne punishmt for such unparalelled Incest +This morn about 6 a Clock Mrs Lyon a Coffee woman In falken Court in fleetstreet about 60 years of age hanged her self in her Garters in her Coffee Room, And at Johns Coffee house in ffullers Rents the Coffee house being full theire happned to som Reflecting word given by one Mr Rawlins whoe writes the pamphlet called Heraclitis Ridens whoe provoked the Gent soe much yt he took up a Candlestick wth the Socket in his hand being weighty & Struck him uppon the head & has bruised his scull soe yt they say he cannot live to write any more L. c. 1200 [Handwriting changes here.] London Aprill 1 1682 His Royall Highnesse comes to London with their Maties and all the Retinue that came with his said Royall Highnesse from Scotland on Saturday next, orders were yesterday given at whitehall in order to the providing lodgings for their recepcon his Royall Highnesse lodgings in Whitehall are providing for his Maties and St Jameses for his Royall Highnesse The Dutchesse intends to lie in Hampton Court, and his Majestie with the whole court goe for windsor the beginning of May ffrom Newmarkett we are advised that the addresse of the Grand Jury for ye county of Surry agreed on lately by them at the assizes in abhorrence of the late associacon is now prsented to his Matie wch he very graciously accepted of They further tell us That the Marquesse of Quinsborough with a great No. of the Scotch Gentry are now arrived there wch has soe increased the court there that great Numbers of Gentlemen are obliged to goe 5 or 6 Miles every Night for lodgings Lastly they tell us that all intend to waite upon his Matie and his Royall Highnesse to London His Grace the duke of Grafton has ordered that agt next May every officer under him from the colonell to the corporall shall have new coates all laced and all new armes his Grace has likewise ordered that every common Soldger shall alsoe have new Cloothes Musketts & pykes and that likewise agt. the aforesaid prfixed time Lastly his Grace has been pleased to order that 2 companies onely in a Regimt shall have firelocks & those to goe over before & that all the rest of the Musquets shall be of Matchlocks Our fforreigne Letters tell us that the Malecontents in Hungary now seeme to Incline much towards ye Empr & not at all in favour (notwithstanding his slavish [?] Memento) of the prince of Transilvania. L. c. 1201 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Apr 4. 82 yesterday it was movd in councill that ye E. of Danby might have leave to go see his Countesse who is sick but they came to no result. Its now ordrd yt the Dutch of Y. shall come hither by sea The Mor Embr hath afresh aqted the K. yt if he will block up the Algerines by sea his Mr will come down upon 'em by land. On Satterday ye K & Q come to town & will be met by sevll of ye nobility & young citizens here & next week the Regmt of Archers draw up before ye K & Q in hide park. Mr Ashton an officr in the guards having abt a year since quitted his place of Gent of the bedchambr to the D. of Y. he went last week to kisse the Ds hand in hopes to come into favr agn but was refusd & ordrd by the K. to sell his place in the guards before next muster day else he shoud be turnd out. On Sunday 2 or [sic] messengrs seizd abt 20 Eng papists at masse at wild hous (the rest flying left their cloaks books &c behind ym) & had ym before 2 Justices of peace who bd ym ore to ye Sessions. On Fryday the K mor Embr &c were diverted wth wrastling boxing &c & his excellency much praisd the Eng skill & courage & went afterwrds to Cambridge wre he was nobly entteind. They talk agn that the Ld Hide will be made Ld Trear yt mr pepys will succeed Secr Conway & Mr Seymr be made Ld privy Seal. Thomson hath subpenad sevll psons to give evid to morrow touching Godfrys killing himself We hear yt a Com. Councill will be sumond next week & yt ye Quo waro agt the citys charter will be let fall the Ld Mayr having great intrest wth ye K. L. c. 1202 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Apr. 4. 82. Nat Thomson mr Farwell & Nevil pain apd yesterday at Councill & instead of producing witnesses to prove Godfry murdrd himself they only sd they coud procure witnesses to prove it but the Councill saying this was the day they were to prove it & it apping they had been searching for witnesses to prove it but coud not find any they were all comted to Newgate & this day baild & they are all to be prosecuted next sessions. mr Janeway was also put into ye messengrs hands for reflexions on ye York Jury but upon Considracon was bd ore to answer it next Sessions--Tobie [?] Collier ye Coffee man near newgate being his bail They talk [yt?] Ld Ch. [J.] North will be made Ld high Chambrleyn of Engld & Sr wm Scrogs is now talkd on to succeed Secr Conway. The D. of Y will honour the Artillery Company of Lond in Easter week wth his company. This day the Mor Embr came to town having exercisd himself & company to Admiration on Newmarket heath On Sunday next an extraordinary Councill will be calld & the Attorn Genrll ordrd to prosecute Thomson &c The sending Thomson &c to newgate hath so confounded the papists that they took all [about eight letters illegible] L. c. 1203 Lond Aprill the 8th 82 Yesterday we had an acct from the Streights by a Mr of a vessell yt is Arrived from those parts yt 3 Algeriens took 2 ffrench Marchant men Richly Laden & hath made 70 Seamen Slaves & Carried them into Algeirs Worcester House is now pulling down, it being to be new built into Houses & Tenemts allsoe the Stables belonging to Leciestr House are pulld down to be according Built upon His Matie & his R. Highness dined at White Hall this day; there haveing been great Resort of people to See his R Highness There were divers psons of Quality went out to meet his Matie as well Citizens as others & at every Town his Matie past towards London there was great Reioicing by Ringing of Bells & Bonfires The K Lodgeth in her Mats apartment & his Royall Highness Lodgings are fitted for her Matie & his R Highness at St Jameses The Ks Bench prison lyeing to Right [?] from the Ks Bench Court in rt Westms[tr] Lime [?] Garden is purchased & is Spook[en] to be built for a prison the Ground being Measured out wch will be within the Court Rules The Ld Hallifax is now come hither from Newmarket, & a great Councill Sumoned to Sit on Monday morn, the K intending for Winsor on Tuesday Since the Coming of his Excellency the Morocco Embr from Newmarket severall psons of great Quality has been to wait on him to whom he severall times declared [y]t he could not Imagine there could have been halfe the pleasure in Eng: much less ye Noblenes & Generositie as he found at Newmarket adding yt he thought his R Highness the Compleatest Prince in the Universe, soe that he declared yt Nothing now Remained for him but to buy a quantity of goods & then to Return to his own Contrey, Intending to blazen the greatnes of the Eng: Court throughout the world, & then [?] Speedily to Return Home. L. c. 1204 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. April 11. 82 +On Saturday the Ld Ch. N &c returnd from ye circuit having at yr coming from Exeter condemnd 2 men for burglary & 3 for murdr yesterday the Ld Mayr &c waited on ye K. to congratulate his safe return ye Recordr making a speech after wch yey kisd ye Ks hand & ye Ld Mayr begd leave to wait on ye D. wch ye K. left to his discretion & imediatly his Lop went to wait on him but Sr Robt Clayton Sr Patience Ward & ye other Aldrmen of ye same stamp returnd home the Aldrmen of the other stamp went with his Lop & the recordr made a Speech to the D. congratulating his return & they all having kisd his hand returnd very much satisfyd & then ye Ld Mayr (according to orders) returnd to his matie & was some hours privately wth [?] him tis sd to intcede wth his matie abt ye charter not [?] haveing been agreed yesterday in the Court of Aldrmen yt his Lop shoud use his intrest wth his matie abt it & tis sd ye K. hath granted yt ye Quo warto shall fall Abt 10 on Saturday night ye D. of Bucks Cook (having a grudge agt the E. of Fevershams Cook) sent for him to ye George Tavern in pall mall who arose out of his bed & came to him & the D. of Bucks Cook calling him aside run his sword thro him of wch he dyd imediatly & ye other comted to ye Gatehous. yesterday ye K. D. of Y. &c went down ye river to wolwich to see the Ld Mordants ship wch is going to Sea & in yr return landed at Grenwich to see a yacht wch was building in a place wre none was before & he has ordrd a man of war to be built there next. Fryday in Easter week the Archers ap in Tutle fields before ye K. The Dutch of Cleaveland will be here on Mayday They talk as if the Ld Chancellr being indisposd will resign & one of the Ld Ch. Justices succeed him. Mr Forster & Baines having quarrelld abt a woman went over beyond the sea wth mr Clark & Torres yr Seconds to fight Sr John Kersby is made governr of York castle in ye room of ye Ld frecheville [?] The K. goes on Saturday come 7 night to Winsor & the D. of Y to Scotld in the Glocester frigat & after a short stay returns wth his Dutches hither L. c. 1205 Lond. Ap. 13. 82 Sr Tho. Nott Gent of ye privy chambr to ye K. dyd latly This being Maunday Thursday ye K. as usually washt ye feet of sevll poor men who were this year & the last indigt soldrs maimd at Tanger. upon inform yt sevll Custom hous officrs frequented Conventicles ye K. hath ordrd the Comrs to make a narrow search & return the Delinquents names yt yey may be suspended This day ketle a serjt gave security before Judge Raymund to answr an indictmt for false imprismt in arresting Thomson in midx & no acon entred. This morn a girle abt 14 playing wth another abt 9 years old at Dancing school in westm squeezed her bet ye wall & ye door so yt she imediatly dyd. yesterday ye Affrican Company kisd ye Ds hand. The Tickets for ye Artillery Companys din this day 7 night at mercht taylors hall are deliverd & the D. will dine wth ym & tis sd the protesting Lds intend an Antidiner at Draps hall ye same day & invite the D. of M. The Cadiz fleet arrived yesterday in the downs in 28 dayes & brings news yt Capt Herbert having broke of treaty wth Algers is gon to confirm the peace wth Tunis & Tripoli Capt Story in the Antelope was convy to ye fleet. By a lre by ye way of marsielles in France to Sr Johns Buckworth we are advisd yt the visier demands An Avenue [sic] of 40000 L of the Eng merchts yt Notwthstanding ye Ld Shandois endeavrs they had clapt up mr North & mr Hyat factors of the Turky Comp for refusing to pay it. his Lop hath sent to stop all Eng ships yt are going thither & will appeal to ye Sultan wn he comes from hunting. Consul Ricout hath also a lre yt the Bassa of Buda hath ordrs to refuse passage to ye Count Caprara ye Emprs Embr to Constantin[ople] unlesse he brings ordrs to deliver up ye towns ye Turks demand. Sr John Buckworth & ye Consul went last night to acqt ye K as aforsd The Turky Company are forming a project to bring ye K in more yn ye East india Company if he will take away the East Ind. Com. pattent or give any body leave to trade thither there are already 3000 subscribrs for a stock Sr Gabriell Robts & Sr John Buckworth having yesterday subscribd 10000 L apiece & a million is subscribd they will lay the matter before ye K. Last night mr Bridges & Capt Sarsfield quarrelld & the last was run thro tis feard mortally Upon concluding there is a fire broke out in Newstreet wch god knows wt hee [?] will do. L. c. 1206 Lond. Apr. 15. 82. Yesterday an ordr was made for seizing a 2d lre to a noble peer in vindic. of ye E. of Sh. notwthstanding wch it was this day published ye 2d time An Adrs of thanks for the Ks declar having formerly been subscribd by sevll psons of wells in somsetshr & dd to mr Cook ye Mayor to prnt to ye K. he kept it & they going latly to know why he had not prnted it he ansd yt he was afraid to be calld to acct by ye next plt & yt he woud not prnt it unlesse yey woud indemnifie him in case of a plt whereup[on] they desired the pap yt yey might blot but yr names wch was don accordingly A woman was this day comted to newgate for breaking Bedford Gaol. On Tuesday mr percy prnted a petion to the D. of Y. showing yt he had been kept out of the E[arl]dome of Northumbrland for many years tho he had petiond ye K sevll times & profferd to prove his pedigree to ye D of Norfolk & Marshall of Engld & therfore he desird ye D. to intcede wth ye K. for spedy Justice & he woud ever pray for ye continuance of Succession in ye right line he prnted a petion of the like nature to ye K ye day following The D. of Y. having ordrd his guards to wait upon ye K to winsor this day 7 night he goes the week following to newmarkt This day ye Mor Embr wth Attendts viewd the manner of building the Ks lodgings & the other pts of whithall. Count Coningsmark will be here next term to save his bayl. mr Hickringhill hath made o're his estate becaus ye Bp of Lond shan't have ye 2000 L The minsters of ye Empire will not treat wth ye F. K. till he restores Strasbr &c yt have been taken since ye peace of Nimeguen A Soldr endeavring to pick up a woman in ye strand on thursday night she refusing drew his sword & run [her?] into ye thigh. 2 soldrs ye same day fought a duell behind Southampton hous. A Girle abt Tutle fields westm hath aqted her par[en]ts yt ye Angel Gabriel guides her hand to write latin Greek & hebrew & high dutch &c & she writ as aforesd before sevll people tho before she coud not write being but 10 years old A woman is accusd at Cambridge for a witch & ye pson at Ely continues vomiting whetstones There has been a Combination among ye traders abt Bristol to cheat ye K. of his customes but it being discovd by one of ye Conferates ordrs are given for prosecution of ym & there are 1500 dissenters to be prosecuted next sessions [Note in margin:] Sr. I have sent yr lre by the post & / have recd yr mony & am yr thankfull / & umble servt ffra. Gay L. c. 1207 Lond. Ap. 18. 82. Ordrs were yesterday given for ye marching of 3 Companys of ye Ks & 2 of ye Qs regmt to go to winsor & some of 'em are to qrter at Colebrook The D. of Y. intends now to go to Winsor wth the K. & from thence they go to newmarket & thence the D. goes to Scotld & will meet the K. at Winsor he daily dines wth ye K. there being no provision made at St James' but for his attendts The E. of Bristol is coming up wth an Adrs of Abhorrence from Bath. Yesterday ye Bp of Lond preachd before the Ld Mayr &c & Dr Sharp this day at St Sepulchres church. Last night Sr John Buckworth wth others aqted the K. wth yr project for a new East India Comp. & yt near a million was already subscribd they were graciously recd by ye K. & encouragd them to proceede On fryday mr Norris at ye Muzle bear in Covent garden fell down dead as he was playing at bowles in Red lion fields yesterday 5 houses in whestons park were demolishd by ye Rable Lrs from Franckfort say yt K. & F. minrs were much surprised at ye Confedts minrs refusing to treat untill Strasbr &c were restord & had offrd mony to some to joyn wth ym telling ym ye sad Consequences of a war but they all agreed not to treat unlesse as aforsd Lrs from ye Empr say yt ye Count Teckely hath granted a cessation till ye 22d inst to hear wt Count Saphrone has to say from ye Empr Mr fforster &c fought Wthout newport gates & was wounded in shouldr & mr Baries in ye thigh the seconds fought not at all & afterwrds going into ye F. Conquests they were fetchd back by the Govr of a Newport but had yr libty upon yr parole some think ye F. K. will resent ill the fetching em out of his Dominions The Seneschall of Hainault hath broke his Confinement & is come over hither to fight the D. of Norfolk. Count Comingsm hath been at Callis sevll days & tis sd he is come over hither on Sunday last incognito but will app splendidly wn his Equipage arrives & make Love to ye Lady Ogle who hitherto seems averse to having him. Tis sd the Mayr of Norwich intends to deliver up yr charter to the K. in hopes of a fuller & hath desird the D. to mediate for ym. The Artillery Company intends to draw up an abhorring adrs on Thursday 5 whig Aldrmen are turnd out at Norwich. L. c. 1208 London April 20 1682 This day ye Artillery Company met at bow Church where dr sprat preachd before ym--aftr wch yey marchd towards Mrchts tailrs Hall to dinnr as yey were going ye d of y ye Es of Arundel Mu[l]grave & othr nobility overtook him in their Coaches & ye Company pting yey passd through Qn [?] & were welcomd wth loud acclamacons of God bless ye K & d of y & [about eight letters illegible] yey drank ye usual healths & abt 6 ye d &c [about ten letters illegible] that ye dinnr designd tomorrow by ye ptesting Lds will not have ye same successe the Ld Chance having llr yesterday pducd one of their tickets left by mr wilmore for him to dine wth ym to K in Councill, after debate it was ordred ye Ld M should be sent for to whom ye K gave ordr to prvent any such meeting the Company of Archers meeting is deferred till next week. yesterday Lrs came to ye Exchange yt ye Engllsh Mrchts Effects att Madrid are ordred to be seized yesterday mr Percy prsented a pap of petions to ye K in Councell shewing his whole case & yr considracon of it is adjourn'd till ye next Council day the Comte appointed by ye Citty to sell ye Grounds abt ye Bridge house for building houses for security for Insuring houses from fire are mett ye 3d of May the Electoral Colledge hath agreed to close wth ye 4 pposicons of ye ff: for a pfect place & ar sending yr resolvs to ye Dyet of Ratisbonn to be debated. A Gent who had ye fortune to Kill sevll psons in duels in ff. out of a sence of his having been concern'd in blood betook himself to a Monasterie & becoming fryer thereof a Gent came to him & desiring to speak wth him in ye Garden he told ye fryer he had Killd a bro: of his forcibly [?] & demanded satisfaccon having his Man ready with 2 swords, ye fryer pleaded yn he beggd Gods pardon & his relacons, but was not now in a Condicon of fighting & further was affraid he should Kill him, but psuacons being vaine the Gent was Killd & ye businesse is now before ye Pliamt att Paris. L. c. 1209 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Apr. 22d 1682. This morn abt 5 ye K. D. of Y. &c went for winsor the guards being gon thither yesterday. the Mor Embr goes thither ye begining of May. yesterday afternoon the Council sat & a book calld the Tory plot printed for N. L. & sold by Janeway was read & ordrs given for finding out ye author to be prosecuted after wch ye council went to Secr J[enkins'] office & staid 4 hours privately The Comrs for providing for ye Indigt officrs meet Thursday to finish yr buisnesse those officrs yt have no prfermt have petiond yt those yt have prfermt shoud have no money. Sevll Indictms having been found at ye sessions of peace at westm on Munday ye sessions at Hixes hall begins Chelsy Colledge for provision for maimd soldrs is to be Gon forwrd wth wn the Ks Lodgings are finishd A plot is discovd at Stockholm in Sweden to blow up ye Ks hous where ye grand Comrs Assemble & some barrels of poudr were found undr the hous search is ordrd to be made after the plotter & the K. hath promisd him yt shall discovr ye plot 30000 Dollrs & a good office The Swedish fleet will be ready to put to sea in May yesterday 4 Companies of traind bands were drawn up & Constables warnd to prvent ye protest meeting but there was none come to ye hall only severall dind at sevll taverns & the rest of ye victualls provided were sent to ye prisons F. Smith is turnd preacher at Amsterdam The new stewards chose by ye Artillery are ye D of Albemarle Es of Arundell & Oxford Ld Falkland mr Guys Secr to ye treary mr Duncomb banker Sr wm Dodson & Coll Legs brother ye D. of Y. desird leave of ye Ld Mayr yt Dr Sprat might print his serm mr Jekyl is also desired by ye protest Lds to print his designed sermon ye Text being fear God & honor ye K. & medle not wth those yt are given to change The Dutch East india Company have given leave to any English or Fr Intlops to sell yr goods allowing yr Company 2. & 1/2 p cent. On Thursday 2 messengrs were ordrd to search for ye Seneschall of Hainault & finding him in a Dutch ordinary by ye Exchange he was securd till he can give security to depart Engld wth out fighting ye D. of Norfolk The subscribrs for ye new Eastindia Company waited yesterday upon ye D. of Y. to desire him to use his intrest wth his matie abt yr affair. The Ld Berkly latly dyd in his ship ye [illegible four-letter name] & his matie hath conferd his place in ye guards on his brother being but 18 years old. L. c. 1210 [Handwriting changes here.] Lon Apll 25 82 The Articles between ye K & Emr morocco Come to whitehall on friday Confirmed by ye Emr & ye Mor. Embr is preparing for his departure hence & soe likes o[u]r buildings in Lond & Cambridge yt he will have ye like built at ffez in order there to severall modells have been brought him & he has Articled with severall Masons Bricklayers &c to goe over with him the Articles follow 1st That his Excellency will pay for all there tooles 2dly That he will Carry them free to fez 3dly That he shall 100 L yeare man [sic] 4thy That he would returne money to Goldsmiths here to maintaine there mines in England 5lly That they may Carry a protestant ministr with them & have free Exercise of yr religion 6thy They agree to Cut Theire [sic] to the fashion of Morocco, & that they will were a Garment over Close ones to prevent ye people flocking abt them to hinder theire work The psons I have agreed as aforsaid have Coppy of ye Articles to show yr frends & git as many as they Can to goe wth them This day ye sessions began at Hickshall but litle passed between ym only sweareing of Juryes yesterday mr Barrells & Ks sadlers house at Dicks Coffe house doore in fleetstreete falling downe & blocking up ye passage Dick made a doore into the Temple which the Attorney Genll hindered supposed because a Whig Coffe house but upon his petition to the Treasure he has free passage into ye Temple The K & D of Y come to towne ye Last end of ye week & ye K stayes till ye D goes for Scotland five men of war & 2 yatchts being ordered to be ready to fetch ye Dutchesse Mr Thompson yesterday moved Judge Raymond for a Certiorary to remove the [sic] his Tryall which is ordered this sessions about ye Lettrs to Prance to the Ks bench but ye Judge refused unlesse he showed Cause which he had time till this day to doe which if he Cannot he will find but little favour from a London Jury Mr Johnson dying suddenly yesterday sr stephen ffox his son is to succeed him The K on ffriday veiwed the D of Y Guards in ye park & was pleased to say he thought ym stoutr [?] men yn his owne mr Petys himlock [?] is put in the Crowne office. A man on a Gibbet supposed designed for the E of Sh being painted on the wall of one of his Roomes L. c. 1211 London April 27 1682 The Emperour of morocco lies wthin two days march of Algires wth a great army, Admll Harbt is gon to block them up by sea, ye Empr hath geratus ]?] ye Eng 20 Miles round Tangier for their use. Sr Stephen ffoxes son is made o'reseer of Chelsey Colledge in ye room of mr Johnson who was buried amongst Sr Stephens children. Coll Binch [?] is made Capt of ye tyger in ye room of ye Ld Berkly & his Ldsps bro: is like to lose his honr of Ldsp one mrs Russell being lately brought to bed of a son who says she was married to ye late Ld Berkly The mr of ye Jewel Office in Whitehall dyed lately The Picture of Sr Pa: Ward being set up in Marcht Taylrs hall in his Mayoralty was lately run through in sevll places mr Archer Bullenger & mr ffitz Patrick who yesterday refused to plead to an Indictmt for Killing an Officr becaus their Names were not right in ye Indictmt were this day brought to ye bar ye Coronr having sd they were ye names they gave yr Lop, but witnesses not being ready it is put of till tomorrow. yesterday a Bill was found agst mr Thomspon att Hixes Hall Mr Coop Coroner complaining yt he was published as it had woud Sr Ed:bury Godfryes body; Sr Edwards bro: also prfer'd an Indictmt agst him for insinuating yt he marcched himselfe, but pducing a certiorari ye tryal were remov'd to ye Ks bench where he Paine & ffairwell are to answr ye aforesd matters An accon is talkd off agst mr Bethell of 100000 L upon Scandalu Magnatu from a great peer Count Caprara ye Emprs Embr to Constantinople is arrived there having in his passage fallen into ye river Danube. +The K of Sweden hath given ordrs for demolishing Christiansted & Lanscroon being afrayed ye danes would attaque ym. +30000 men are come into ye ffrench Conquest & have offred their service to ye ff. K. The Spa: Embr having interceded wth his Maty to compose ye Difference between ye D of Norfolk & ye senescal of Hanalt yey are both sent for down to windsor where ye K made ym frds yey Embracing one anoth--& his M has undrtaken yt yey shall continue frds +The Marques d'Grana has sent for 6 German Regimts being his owne putting more trust in ym yn any other The Mayr of Maidstone in Kent is coming up to surrendr their Charter to ye K. yesterday Dangerfeild indicted Narrative Smith for an assault & he confessing ye Ct find him only 3 s 6 d & desired Dangerfeild to remit his accon at Law wch he pmised & before [?] he heard [?] himself yt ye Ct told him he had shewed himselfe much more a Xtian then ye [?] beleivd him Some English having gone in boats to ye Buckaneers territory their boats were taken off by Spaniards upon [about ten letters illegible] Numb abt 200 went up into ye Countrey & made their passage ovr ye Land having in sch [?] way stormd sevll townes & taking Shipping on ye othr side but off 27000 [?] pmen there not being above 70 left of their numb 4 of wch are arrivd att Bristol & brot ye acct L. c. 1212 [Handwriting changes here.] London 28th Apr Anno Dmn 1682 His Maty on St George day went not to Chapell as usually but havg Ordered yt yt offering day shold be struck out of the Rolle +Many Members of ye late parliament are sett downe for ye Grand Jurey of Middx and reced their Charge Yesterday And Sr William Jones is to bee made fforeman And Mr Williams the late speaker is to be one of ye 12. +Chelsey Colledge is to bee prepared & enlarged and an allowance to be given for ye maintenance of 500 [?] Officers and [seven letters illegible] Soldjers And its said his Maty will allow 4000 L p Ann besides what will be given by severall psons of Quallity. +On Wednesday last ye Ld Cheiff Justice pemberton waited on his Maty desireinge [to?] put off ye Tryall of mr ffitzharris by reason hee was impeached by the Councell to wch his Maty answered he wold referr it to him in [?] parliament. +The millitia of Kent boath horse & ffoote will be suddenly mustred at Blackheath and many of quallaty will be prsent. +Letters from Holland informe us yt the States there are resolved to build 40 men of Warr and yt money shold be speedelly raised to pay of the arrears of ye Armey +Wee heare ye Earle of burford Maddam Gwins Sonn will be made Constable of portsmoth. +It was yesterday entred in the privey Councill Rolls yt those Captives yt were first taken by the Algerines shold bee first redeemed +The Spanish Swedish Danish and Emperiors Envoy are now upon their departure ffrom ye Hague and ye Brandenburgh resident is now goeinge from London. tis thought for all this be done yt ye Bill can be found against ffitz harris this afternoone. This morning his Maty is gone for [about ten letters smeared] and will not make his returne till octbr +This day a notorious pick pocket was appehended in ye ffaclinge [?] Kings Bench Courte and was Committed by the Judges to Newgate. L. c. 1213 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Ap. 29th 82. Wren who formerly lodgd at prances was yesterday indicted for endeavring to put off a guilt Sixpence for a Guiny & ye Jury brought it in ignoramus Lrs from Dublin of ye 15th inst say yt ye Day before sevll of ye D. of Ormonds horses saild for Chester That ye week following more were to go & yt on ye 22th the Lt & 60 psons of quality woud embarque for Engld The Ds yachts being fitted from Chester they intend to Lond in coach. Lrs from F. of ye 28th inst say ye Mor de Quesne was wth 20 men of war before Constantinople & demanded ye F. Embr & yt a Bassa was given in hostage for him From Copenhagen we hear yt 5 men of war are to sail to ye Sound undr prtence of a race but supposed really to cruise for ye Lubeck ships. The Company of Archers have drawn up an abhorring adrsse & will prnt to ye K. yt day they draw up before him The Sheriff on Thursday refusd allowing Thomsons Certiorari saying yt ye Cause was not specifyd whereupon ye Ld mayr saying it was for prances lrs it was allowd off Tis sd ye D. of y. intends to enter his accon of 200000 L agt Sher- Pil-- for words sd to be yt the D. fird the city & is now come to Cut o[u]r throats A Hawker was yesterday find 100 L for singing a ballad calld Londons Loyalty. The E. of Arundell this week fought the seneschal of Hainault in winsor fields but being pted wth out harm the[y] were afterwrds made friends mr Vaughan & mr Charles Deering fought this week & ye last dangerously hurt on ye play hous stage A 2d rate ship will be launched on saturday at wolwich The Lds of ye Treary are adjd till munday 7 night The Justices of midx were abt an adrsse to ye K. yt ye D. of Y. might always reside here but upon debate it was thrown aside. The F K hath given out 100 new Comissions & intends to have 2 armies on foot The royall Sovereign being ordrd to be broke up a Carpenter hath undrtaken to make her all over as ever her turnd [?] The whigs are making intrest for mr Hawkins Scrivener & mr Edwin Trearer of the East india Company to be shrieves next year & the Tories for mr North & Sr Benjamin Newland Turky merchts. The Justices being assembled at Braintry town hall in Essex the floar sunk undr them & many hurt They Talk yt mr Saundrs who hath reported he will lose his head if he do not prove ye city charter forfeited will come in Judge Dolbens place. Sr John Buckworth &c of ye new East India Company are ordrd to attend ye K. in Council The Bantam Embr being at Gravesend the Comp [?] hath sent to ye K. to know how they must receive him they being resolvd in defray his charges. L. c. 1214 Lond. May 4th 82. yesterday sevll psons accusd of ye. pop. plot appd at ye Ks bench bar & the Ld. Ch. J. told ym yr appance shoud be recorded but yr security must continue sevll psons also appd being bound over for assaulting prance in Drury lane & they are all to ap de die in diem. Farwell [&c] apd abt ye lrs to prance & mr Church keeper of ye gathous having been bound for Farwell before this buisnes being bail for him in accon of Debt desird ye Ld Ch. J. yt he might be dischargd for he woud stand bound for him no longer upon wch he was comted to ye Ks bench & since sevll acons are entred agt him ye rest are to ap as aforsd Graham &c yesterday movd yt the triall bet him & Ld Shafs might be tryd in another county & producing sevll prsidts it was granted serjant maynard moving yesterday for a new triall bet Sher pilkinton & Boulsworth Sr G. Jeffries said yt Serjt maynard himself had 1000 L damages for such like words Ay but says the serjt is no diffrence bet the Ks Serjt & a poudr man so ye Cot took time till fryday to considr of it & hear Sr Job Charltons rept before ye cause was tryd Hickringhil this day movd the Cot yt (in regard he was not worth 2000 L) there might be a new triall bet him & ye Bp of Lond but told him they coud do nothing in it but yt he shoud have kept his tongue wthin his mouth howevr they advisd him to submit himself to ye Bp & beg his pdon (& gave him time to do it.) & may be his Lop woud forgive him. The K. hath ordrd That the Bantam Embrs be recd in such manner as may testify a hearty welcome The Emprsse of Germany is brought to bed of a son at Luxembr The D. of Y. came in his coach yesterday morn to putney & went down in his barge to Eriffe [?] wre he went on board a yacht for Scotld 5 men of war attend him thither. The same morn Sr Wm Jones dyd. We hear from Falmoth yt 2 of o[u]r friggots have forced an Algerine on Shore. The Electr of Brandrs Embr prsses ye Confedts to close wth ye F. proposition for peace in ye mean time the F. K. prepares for accon L. c. 1215 Lond. May 6. 82 On Thursday the Scholars of Oxford go in yr formalities to Clarendon hous to recieve yr Chancellr ye D of Albemarle The East India Company are putting yr hous in ordr for recepcon of ye Bantam Embr A mocon was made this day at ye Ks bench bar yt wheras mrs Cellier had been confind a year & half for being in a plot to burn the Ks ships she desird to come to triall this terme but was ansd yt she was confind for ye 1000 L fine laid upon her for her book wch the councill saying she woud the Cot sd wn yt was don they woud take ye other into yr considracon On st Georges Day the bells began to ring at 6 in morn at Dublin Continud till ye D. of Ormond went to church & after serm rung grace to ye Castle who pasd thro a lane of Soldrs Abt 60 Coaches wth psons of quality waited on the D. The Ld Mayr &c recd his Grace at ye church at night 100 bonfires were made in the cheif street & ye royall families health concluded the day. On ye fryday before the university made a Speech in Latyn to ye D. declaring their consent to ye Dublin adrsse. an ordr is publishd there for all oficrs to bring in yr certificates yt yey had recd ye Sacrt else to be suspended The D. of Ormond intends to marry ye E. of Ossory upon his coming over [sic] The Ld Shafs was yesterday in ye Ks bench & his Councill movd yt his Lop was willing to have an indiffrent Jury but mr Cradocks Councill urging yt they had a witnes to come to town in ye afternoon yt cond satisfy the cot of some passage why an indiffrent Jury coud not be expected in Lond. it was referd to monday to take his Affidt & on wensday ye cot give yr opinion A Gent of Yorksh being sud in ye Archbp of yorks cot for an incestuus marriage movd yesterday for a protection [?] but the cot told him they coud not grant it till ye Spirit Cot had adjudgd whether incestuous or not & if this cot thought it adjdgd wrong yn they woud grant ptition Worcester having been servd wth a Quo Warto in Michaelmas term had time till this term to plead & yesterday yr council acqted ye Cot yt yr Mayr had got all yr writings in yr hand & woud not deliver ym & further yt he knowing ye major pt were for delivring yr charter to ye K. had refusd to put it to ye vote. however they had time till wensday to plead prance is arrested for Scandalous words by mr Bingly whom he accusd to have assaulted him at ye horshoe tavern. The University of Oxford have sent the Mor Embr an Arabic lre to invite him thither whither he will go after having been at winsor & yn to his owne Country +pain was on thursday wth ye mr of ye rolles desiring him to intcde for him for yt he was drawn in to be only the Compiler of ye lrs to prance abt Godfrys murdr the matter being brought he knowing of ye buisnesse Sr Wm Jones lady is Dangerously ill yt tis fe[ared she will] follow her husbd to ye grave L. c. 1216 Lond. May. 9th 82. The E. of Pembroke dyd last week at wilton. Sr Robt Car is also dead & Sr Tho Bludworth lyes dying On Thursday next is to be a tryall bet ye D. of Y. & the undrtakrs of ye peny post. they intrenching on the Ds pattent for ye post office they seem willing to resign their intrest so they may be reimbursd their Charges. Sevll single psons have been cast away in ye late floods & ye york & Barwick Coaches drownd wth most of yr passengers & a waggon & horses & passengers in the west of Engld A rule of Cot is made for trying Janeway & Samll Harris on Monday at the Ks bench the formr for sevll libells & the latter for Fitzharris libell. The buisnes abt Thomson &c touching Godfrys murdr is put off till next term. The F. K. hath given ordr for prosecuting the protests afresh. but some think he is forct to it to allay the heats of his Catholic Subjts who fear he intends a thro reform Tis sd yt a new Scrie facias is taking out agt the City of Lond the Ks Councill not having laid ye Quo warto right however the City Councill have drawn up a plea to ye formr conteining above 300 sheets The Bantam Embrs made their Entry this Afternoon & towards the latter end of the week ye K. comes to town to give him audience. On Thursday the Councill have ordrs to meet at Hamton Cot ye waters being out having hindrd yr meeting on Thursday last. This day the Ld Preston went Embr to F. Sevll psons are bringing yr accons agt Serjt Topham for keeping ym in custody in the late plt they being encouragd by the great Damages given agt him to mr verdun at Cambridge Assizes. L. c. 1217 Lond. 16. May. 1682. This day 6 Affidts of mr Burton Sanders Kemp Smith Atterbury & Graham were producd at ye Ks bench purporting yt there coud not be an indiffrent jury in Lond & midx for trying ye Case bet ye Ld Shafs & mr Graham for reasons alledgd in Cradocks case. His Lops Councill movd yt it might be tryd here becaus all other Counties having abhord him he coud not expect an Indiffrent jury amongst ym however his Ldp was left to ye libty of chusing wt other County he pleases & tis sd he will chus it in Surry. Then a mocon was made yt mr Bethels accon agt majr Harvy be removd out of Lond or midx aforsd (he having arrested him for saying yt he sd at Hambr yt rather yn ye K. shoud want an Executionr he woud do it) for ye reasons aforsd & his having been late sheriff & a rule was made yt he might chuse any other county. Then a mocon was made by Councill for ye D. of Y. for a tryall bet D. & the peny post office merchts [?] alledging yt it did belong to ye Genrll post office to send yr messengers for all lrs abt Lond & a day for triall is apted next terme A footman having thrown a stone on one of ye Bantams [?] face in fleetstreet he was comted to Bridwell by Sr wm Turner & whipt & on fryday was Carryd before ye Embr to beg pardon wch he did & ye Embr was satisfied. On Sunday before Diner he had audience in ye Ks bedchambr & was entteined wth 5 meales & last night came to London in ye Ks coach where they took water & went to ye Lodgings One of ye Embrs dyd before yey went to winsor & 3 of em are come sick thence they made sevll rich prsents to ye K Thomson &c intend to move yt their buisnes may be removd out of Lond & midx. To morrow a Comte sit at whithall abt Tanger. On Thursday ye Ecclesiastic Comrs meet to dispose of sevll church benefices latly vacant. The Ds two trumpeters having savd themselves by swimming the D. gave 'em 40 L a piece to buy cloths ye ketle drummer was drownd Sr John Berry will hardly recovr of his cold got in ye sea. A fleet of 30 ships & 25 Gallies are fitting out in France but for wt design we know not This day Sam. Harris was tryd at Guildhall & notwthstanding sevll swore yt Fitzharris libell was found abt him yet becaus it was deposd yt the Informr offrd 30 L & 50 L to some psons to swear it upon him they acquitted him Then Janeway was tryd for printing formrly yt we are advisd from paris yt we shall suddenly have a plt The Ld Ch. Justice shewd wt an ill thing it was to psuade ye people yt o[u]r Councills are influenced by ye F. but becaus the Informrs sd they bought it in his hous & not of him they acquitted him L. c. 1218 Lond. May. 18. 82. This day the Savoy Embr went down ye river to embark for home Wheras Granger yt stopt the Essex post had stood in the pillory in ye Pallace yard & agt the new Exchange & ought to have stood yesterday at Temple bar This day a mocon was made at ye Ks bench yt ye Cot woud be pleasd to forgive ye sheriffs neglect they promising never to do ye like wch ye Cot was pleased to take into considracon Notwthstanding the many subscripcons for a new East India Comp the K. hath confirmd the Charter to ye old The Ecclesiast Comrs yesterday pitcht upon a Clergy man for the Deanry of Chester in Dr Bridgmats place & intend to recomend him to ye K. ye other prfermts vacant by ye Drs death they will dispose of next meeting On Tuesday the Comrs of ye treary adjd to monday next. To morrow A Councill sit in winsor castle. Sr Cha. Scarbrough is brought to his Hous in Lincolns Inne fields but will hardly recovr his cold catht in ye sea. The Triall of Thomson &c abt Godfreys murder is m[ove?]d to be on ye 1st of June The D. of Y. & Dutch are on yr way hither in the happy return [waiting on him?] If mr Wilmore be not suddenly found an Att[ainder?] will be granted agt the sheriffs. All the other ships were in Tanger in going [about five letters blotted] abd the D. went on Monday upon the late accidt at sea there is a new fashiond french swimming suit come over made of leather filld wth wind wch will keep a man from sinking The D. of Ormond dind this day wth ye Ld Mayr wre his Lop drank to mr North it being usuall for ye Ld Mayr evry year on this day to drink to him he designs to put up for sheriff The E. of Oxford is ordrd to forbear conversation wth ye D. of M & it was movd in Councill at winsor yt ordrs shoud be given to forbid generall Conversation wth ye sd D. but by ye D. of Ormonds advise it was laid aside. upon Notice yt Count Coningsmark is in town incognito A wart is issud to a serjt at armes to prnt him for fear he shoud challenge some of [the Gents?] formly mencond. Two Liveguard were quarrelling on Tuesday night one told ye other that if he had a[nyth]ing to say to him he might find him next mornd behind Southton hous wre meeting they fought & one recd 7 wounds of wch he dyd yesterday & ye other is Comted to Newgate. yesterday the Mor Embr was at ye Ds playhous at Sr Timothy Beatall & this day the Bantam was there at the Libertine destroyd The Mor Embr int[ends] to depart wth in 20 days L. c. 1219 Lond. May. 20. 82. Dr Ardall having formrly resignd a church prfermt was promisd the next yt fell accordingly is made Dean of Chester. This morn Barges went down ye river to wait for ye D. of Ys coming This morn a mocon was made for a new triall bet serjt Topham & ye undrsherife of Norfolk & many reasons being given besides ye Excessive damages the Cot granted it. This day Granger stood in ye pillory in southwark & a mocon was made at ye Ks bench yt there was other things of ye same nature agt him & yt he might remaine in prison wch was accordingly granted Then a mocon was made for release of a Bayliff comted by yt Cot for false imprismt but it was rejected A Jury being sumond & the triall apted to come on to morrow bet mr Thomson & Sr Wm Scrogs the latter having thrown a bottle at ye head of ye other the last assisses in Norfolk the buisnes is made up. Sr Geo Treby movd yesterday to have longer time to plead to ye Quo warto agt the City charter for yt yre were many records wch coud not be lookd ore most of ye city Councill being at ye Assizes last vacation & further yt Sr wm Jones papers (who was Councill for the City & believd to have made Considrable observations) were not lookd ore since his death to wch Sr Francis wilkins sd yt the Ks Councill had no notice of this mocon however they had time till the session [?] day before next terme but to plead as of this terme The Attorn Genrll sd yt if longer time shoud be granted the new Sheriff woud be chose & yn ye K. woud have the same injustice as formrly. The City Councill are Treby Thomson Winnington Wallop Williams & polexfen upon Judgmt given yesterday agt mr Hickringil he is prparing for Holld declaring he woud rather ly in prison 100 year yn make ye submission expected Bolsworth having seizd some goods this week at Sheriff pilkintons country hous they were exposd to sale L. c. 1220 Lond. May. 23d 82. This day was a triall bet wilmore & Carter [?] for yt ye formr had kidnapd the son of the latter to prove wch sevll witnesses apd pticlarly one from Jamaica whither the boy was sent wilmore also brought some witnesses pticlarly ye Mayr of Gravesend swore yt ye boy was bd to wilmore at Gravesend for 9 years to go to Jamaica upon wch the Cot ordrd the Mayr to be comted for conniving at the transacon of a boy undr 13 years old but 2 of yr jury pasd yr words for his appance & the jury brought in wilmores guilty of Kidnapping wthout going from ye bar Then mr Thomson movd yt Boulsworth had seizd some of sher pilkintons goods to ye value of 100 L. the same day judgmt was given contrary to ye custom of ye cot & desird it might be referd to mr Lovesy mr of ye Office to make rept wch was granted. Then one Brandon movd by Councill to be dischargd from a bastard child but Councill giving reasons agt he gave them the lye for wch he was Comted Thomson &c are to be tryd the 2d of June at Guild hall abt Godfrys murdr. The D. of Savoy is going to portugall. The D. of Y. &c are expected this tide [?] On Sunday the E. of Hallifax meeting the D of M at St martins church sd yr Graces humble servt to wch ye D. ansd I know how to be civill but you are contriving a petacon to proscribe me & my friends but this is not a pp place to dispute it but shall refer it another time & this day was an Extr Councill at Hamton Cot wre the K shewd a lre from ye D. of M. prtnding submission & begging pdon but as for his uncle ye D. of Y. he woud not submit to him upon pusall it was thought prsumtuous by ye K & ordrd to be printed David Fitzgerald was last night arrested by ye E. of Sh upon Scand magn Sr Geo Jeffries sent sher pilk-- notice to app to an accon of ye D. of Y. upon Scand magn but Sr Tho. Bludworth the cheif witnesse being dead tis sd it will be let fall To morrow Aron Smith is to show cause why a new Inform shoud not be prferd agt him for saying at Oxon we are all beset here the word here being left out in the old inform The Mor Embr goes the latter end of next week to winsor thence to Oxford thence to Lond & from thence home. L. c. 1221 Lond. May 25. 82. On Monday next the Archers excersise in hide park wre ye K. D. of Y. Mor & Bantam Embrs &c will be prnt Kerney one of ye 4 Ruffians is to be tryd to morrow at ye Ks bench bar The D. of y. &c having been gon to sea some days & no news of him sevll vessels are gon out & some think by reason of the winds being contrary for Engld he's gon to see ye P. of Orange The Aprntices of Lond intend to prnt an Adrsse of Abhorrence to ye K. in whitsun week. sevll psons of Quality was yesterday at Sr Tho Bludworths funrall pticlarly the Marques of worcester Ld Craven Bp of Lond. & Sr Lionell Jenk. upon wilmores absenting himself a bond of 400 L due from him was offrd for 200 L. On Tuesday mr North seald a bond to the Ld Mayr to hold sheriff the Ld Mayr taking it as his right to chuse one sheriff. The Same day ye Question was put to ye Cot of Aldrmen whether any words were spoke by Sheriff pilkinton agt the D. of y. & yey all agreed the words to be spoke only agt papists in genrll The D. of Ormond last Councill day gave acct of ye good state of Irld Then upon the E. of Hallifaxes complt an ordr was made yt all officrs undr the K. yt hold correspondence wth ye D. of M. shall be suspended. An Inform is bringing agt the protest hop mercht for drinking to the pious memory of Ste Colledge Quo wartos are bringing agt all ye halls in Lond wherin Conventicles are kept & warts from ye Recordr are issud for seizing the Conventiclers Yesterday ye Subscribrs for ye new East India Company resolvd yt since they were refusd coming in wth ye old East India Comp. they woud send out sevll intlops come wt will. The D. of y. hath given ordr yt the relations of those yt were drownd in ye Glocester shall have ye disposall of yr places Sr John Homes Govrnr of ye Isle of Wight being sent for by a messengr appd at Councill but was not calld in becaus of other buisnes. Stephens the messengr is gon into ye Country to see for wilmore & Shadwell author of a late Satyr. Wilmores Councill movd for arrest of Judgmt urging that ye boy woud come ore in 3 weeks The K. is expected to town on Saturday & on Sunday will be in Councill at whithall & the D. of y is expected before yt time L. c. 1222 Lond. May 27. 82. The Bantam Embrs Cook latly dying was buryd at Hide park corner after their way the Churchwardens refusing it till they had Secr Jenk wart Some Gent have pposd that they will discovr sevll dues belonging to sevll pishes wthin the walls & recovr them at yr own charge so yey may have one years income & Articles are drawn up bet ye Gent & ye pishes one pish hath 100 L p an due wch they knew not of. Yesterday Kerny appd at the Ks bench bar in ordr to his triall but the Attor Genrll saying the Ks witnesses were not ready it was deferd to next term This being ye last day of terme mr whitaker was calld upon but not apping an attachmt was ordrd to be issud. Then ye E. of Danby was brought up by heas Corpus granted yesterday & pleaded excellently some hours urging that since ye K. had granted him his pdon it ought to be allowd that being the Ks cot The Ld Ch. J. replyd yt was but an inferior Cot & coud not take notice of his comtmt being by K. Lds & Comons tho he very much pityd his case ye other judges were for taking it into Considracon howevr he was remanded to ye towr Then ye psons concernd in the late r[about ten letters blotted] print appd & were comted for want of bail yesterday ye waterman yt swore at wilmores triall yt he carryd the boy down willingly in his boat confesd yt wilmore gave him a crown to swear but yt he knew nothing of ye matter his willfull pjury was ordrd to be recorded but for his ingenious confession took his own recognizance to app next terme This afternoon was a triall in Guildhall bet ye Credrs of Turberville & narrat Smith his Execr but he proving yt Turberville left him nothing they recovd nothing It was expected that the E. of Shafs woud have showd cause this day why his accons Against Just warcup smith Hains & ye 2 Macknemarras shoud not be removd out of Lond & midx but the Cot hearing nothing of him tis thought he will let it fall Judgmt was this day desird on mr powell convicted for blasphemy but it was deferd he being comted to Newgate This day ye Mor Embr went to winsor upon lrs yesterday to ye K. yt the D &c were at ye buoy in the Gunfleet & intended to be at whitehall this day A messengr was sent last night to ordr the Barges to be at putney this morn the K. went on board abt 8 a clock & meeting the D. at Eriffe they came up togather & dind at Arlington hous the Ld Mayr went to wait on ym this afternoon L. c. 1223 Lond. May. 30. 82. Capt Clifford having made love to mrs Sydrophen (widow to a Councellr of the Temple & worth above 10000 L) & refusd the Capt wth Capt Sarsfield mr Lassells pursell & mackarty & 7 more Irish papists mett her in her Coach wth mrs wren & her daughter & a maid on Hounslow heath & going to winsor & made the Coachmen drive 200 yards out of ye way where forcing her into a hackney coach hit her head agt & it [sic] wch put her into a swound howevr they carryd her to ye water side & carryd down the river in the Ld Mordants pinnace On Sunday Capt Cliffords man & mr Brabsons were taken & comted to ye Marshalseas the Coll dungham woud have been their bail & tis sd that Capt Sarsfield & Pursell are since taken Levallian one of ye 4 Ruffians will be here wthin these 10 dayes from F. to put himself on triall. The Dutch of M. arrivd here yesterday from F. & lodgeth at the Cockpit. The K. being taken wth an aguish fit on Sunday at Chappell 3 physitians were sent for to winsor & 4 on Monday but his matie being let blood yesterday & resting well last night is now pretty well. Capt Clinton accusd by Dugdale to be in the plot to seize the K. in Oxford was yesterday discharged. Its sd the Lady Ogle was last night marryd to ye D. of Somset Count Conningmark having quitted his claym & gon for holld. Sheriff Shute mr Du Boyce & Papilion are put up by the whigs & Sr Richd How & mr fox by ye Tories out of ym to chuse an Aldrman in Sr Tho Bludworths room Janeway was yesterday wth his bail comted to ye Counter for having printed a libell since his being bound to ye behavr in 300 L recognizance. 15 Conventicles were disturbd on Sunday in & abt Lond Thomsons Aprntices were yesterday subpened to give evid agt yr mr & at [?] yr triall to morrow. A pap was yesterday affixt at St James They yt are born to be hangd will nevr be drownd. The Mor Embr went yesterday from winsor to Oxon. Sr Robt Clayton & other Aldrmen having refusd to grant warts sevll times agt Conventicles some psons design to sue ym for 2000 L Sr wm Turner & 2 Aldrmen went yesterday to winsor to see ye K. from ye city. The Dutch of Y. goes on Thursday to winsor The Ld Lumly on Saterday gave 5 L towrds a Bonfire for the Ds arrivall & a Guinie a peice to each Centinel The D. of M. dind on Sunday wth the Ld Shafs The Lieut of ye Towr & other Gent are gon in the Katherine yacht to view the fortifications of all ye seaports in ordr to yr reparacon One of the Ds footmen yt escapd drowning & came to winsor & prnted himself to ye D. who gave him 40 Guinies mr Homner [?] a minr of Bristoll was yesterday dischargd yre being no psecucon A Hackney coachmen this night dyd suddenly in his Coach in Salisbury Cot. L. c. 1224 Lond. 1. June. 1682. A Comission is pasd the seal for mr Cranfield late Gent usher to ye K. to go & setle some pts of new Engld The K. walkd abroad yesterday in the afternoon & having injoyd [?] it returnd home This day the sessions began at the old Bayly wre sevll psons were arraignd for Burglaries &c One Gray was latly executed at Edinbr for being in ye late rebellion having refusd his maties pdon if he woud recant yesterday the D. of Y. came to town & went wth his Dutches to ye play calld the Royallist & this day the D. & D. of Grafton saw the Guards exersise in Tuttle fields & this afternoon the D. & Dutch went to winsor. Sr Phil. Lloyd (who was to prove that Thomson &c acknowledgd the publishing & composing the lrs for Prance before ye Councill) being at winsor the Ks Councill desird it might be deferd till next terme. Thomsons Councill desird a plmt triall in regard they had been at Charge to subpaena their witnesses but the Cot ordrd it to be deferd [?] The Dutch of M. went yesterday to winsor & was kindly recd by the K. & returns to the Cock pit on Saterday. The K. of Spain is indisposd. The Ld Grey looking on some Guns in a Gunsmiths shop saw an odd kind of a Gun & askd wt cockscomly fancy it was the Gunsmith ansd the D. of Albemarle had bespoke it & wn his Lop was gon went & told the D. yt ye Ld Grey had calld him cockscomb upon wch the D. sent a challenge to his Lop & they fought yesterday morn at Totnam Cot wre Coll Godfrey the Lds Second disarming Sr walter Clergis the Ds second they parted the principalls The Bp of Lond upon a full submission hath forgiven mr Hickringhill The K. hath sent to all his forreign Embrs in foreign Cots yt if mrs Synderfin comes thither they shoud send her hither & we hear they have carryd her into Calis. Janeway & his bail sent yesterday to ye At Genrll to desire him to beg his maties pdon & he woud never publish any news & ye Attorny promisd to speak to ye K. sevll Emnt Citizens whose names were taken on sunday at mr Jenkins & Doolitles meetings yesterday pd their 5 L a piece before sr wm Turner. A project being proposd for making Chattham river capable of holding all the Ks fleet the Comrs of ye Admrlty met yesterday & upon ye objections yt if they lay close they woud be in dangr of fire it was let fall L. c. 1225 Lond June 3d 82. The Effigies of an emnt preacher was latly burnt at norwich & this inscripcon among others upon him a Subscriber to the late Kings death. yt City will suddenly bring up yr charter The Ld Hatton D. Lauderdales brother not making up his accts to ye satisfacon of the Scotch Councill he is coming up to do it wth the K. A minr is to be Executed at Edinbr on ye 8th inst for murdring a bastard child. One mr Shawn & his son belonging to the D. having escapd drowning & arrivd there the City ordrd ym 10 L a piece & ye fredom of ye city. The Dutch of Modena is expected here in whitson week & will stay till her daughter the Dutch of Y. is brought to bed tho the whigs talk as if she was not wth child of wch the D. being informd sd may be yr Parsons told 'em so last sunday The K. was very angry at the Duel bet ye D of Albemarle &c but being informd that the Ld Grey did not speak the words designedly upon the D. sent for 'em & made 'em friends but sd he was sorry to see those yt shoud be patterns of keeping his Laws break 'em undr his nose. Dugdale hath sent to Dr Lower to appr [in an?] accon of Defamacon he intends to bring agt him. On Tuesday the E. of Suffolk is to marry the E. of Manchesters daughter. mrs Synderfin being on Sunday morn carryd on board the Ld Mordants ship at Long reach they sent a woman to psuade her to marry Capt Clifford but she desiring the woman to carry her ring to her Uncle Geo in fetter Lane & tell him how she was usd that she had not nor nevr woud marry the Capt that her honr was safe that she expected to be murdrd & to desire him to use all means possible to rescue her the woman went accordingly after wch they put into the Pinnace & saild to Calais wre Landing some of the Company Inquird for Count Conningsmark wch alarmd the town they thinking sombody was come to fight the Count. Count Conningsm waited on the Dutchesse of Mo. at Calais but was coldly recd. Lrs from Germany say there is no avoiding a war Cardinall Ricy dyd latly at Rome wch is the 13th hat that is void. Pursell was yesterday arraignd & pleaded not guilty the 2 Indictmts for a rape the other for felony they having taken away a box of mrs wrens but the Jury being dischargd his triall is deferd till [letter ends] L. c. 1226 Lond. June 6. 82. On saturday night abt 7 a clock one Roche a life guard man came into peters Coffee hous in Covent garden ye Ld vaughan mr Herbert the Ld pembrokes Brother sr Hen: Ingoldsby & another Gent being only there & sd this is the Coffee hous wre they talk treason & whisper in Cabals to wch Sr Hen sd he usd the hous evry day & never saw any such thing but wt was spoke they card not who heard Roche sd will you Justify this Sr Hen ansd yes upon yt Roche struck his pipe out of his mouth & Sr Hen laid him on ye Coffee grate & wn he got up gave him a fair fall upon wch his passion was coold Then ye Ld vaughan &c went down & Noell & another Lifeguard man came up & all 3 fell upon sr Henry who defended himself very well but peter calling a Constable they left off. sevll Lifeguard men have been there since ye Duell bet ye D. of Albemarle &c to observe wt people sd abt it & pticlarly one sd aloud who dares say anything agt the D of Albemarle A Constable having been latly to serve a wart in white fryers they cryd out serjts serjts & pumpt the officrs Complt of it being made to ye Ld Ch. J. he granted his wart & this morn the Sheriffs & officrs went down ye Alsatians opposing some hurt was don but 3 comted as rioters & 12 arrested A Gent of 300 L p an hath disinherited his son & given it to mr Hickringhill for the good service he conceives he hath don by his late books. On Saturday Sher pilkinton had notice to put in 10000 L bail to an accon for Scand magn from ye D. of Y. the sheriff sd he woud speak wth the D. for yt he was misreprnted to him. To morrow is to be a triall at winsor at the Cot of ye verge bet mr Roche & Bastin ye Qs Cooks & a turnbroach Who accuses ym to have poisned him abt a year since wth some broth taken out of ye Qs Kitchen ye Cure of wch cost him 40 L & upwards ye Cooks hope to come off having taken copies out of the Qs register that there was no broth drest on ye day mencond. Tis sd the K. will keep open hous at Christmas. The Ld Shandoys (& ye Engl fleet yt went to Constantinople laden wth cloth & put into ye next port to the Juras to see if the tax was taken off) is coming home becaus the Turks will not take it off The Span K hath forbid his ships g[oing?] to ye west Indies sevll Gent carryd 5 Ls a piece to Sheriff Pilkinton to help him to pay Boulsworth by 8ber [?] L. c. 1227 Lond. June. 8th 82. This day the Magistrates & other Gentmen of Canterbury arrivd here & went to winsor to prnt an abhorring adrsse On The Ks birth day a great bonfire was made before the Castle of Dublin another before the townhous & a 3d before ye Colledge their Mate & Royall highnesses healths were drunk upon ye Knees & ye Guns of the Castle fird each time A Quo warto is bringing agt Bristol Sr Sam. Morland upon the request of some F. nobility is gon to Paris to show his skill. The Qs Cooks were yesterday found guilty of poysning mr Benning but sentence deferd the forman was mr White the Plummer who lives near winsor the K. sd yt whosoevr shoud be found in fault shoud have no favr The reason why Benning excepted agt a jury of the Ks houshold was becaus he had formrly discovd some unknown pfits wch were taken away & therfore thought they shoud not do him justice The Councill will sit on Saturday at winsor about extr Affrs Mam Synderfin gave 5 L a piece to the messengrs who brought the lrs to ye Govrnor of Calais to send her ore hither she is expected next week. The Bantam Embr wth attendts went this day to see the rarities of ye town. Sher pilk hath adrsd himself to ye D. of Y. & acqted him that he was misprnted[?] having nevr spoke any words agt him & therfore desird him to let his accon fall wch the D. sd he woud considr of. A Brigadier of ye guards having abt 3 weeks since sd to mr piggot of ye guards (who told him he had good news vizt yt the D. of Y. was coming to settle here) he'le make us all slaves as we were in his fathrs time piggot Informd Capt napper of it who repted it yesterday the Brigadier told the Capt yt he was a son of a whore for repting things he nevr sd Piggot Justifying it the Capt & Brigadier fell to gather by the Ears but being pted apted to fight to day but were securd & tis sd the Brigadier & his Intended second one of the guards belonging to the D. of Bucks formrly will be turnd out upon it. yesterday Sr Justin Isham was tryd at the verge Cot at winsor for his fighting wthin but the Jury brought in ye place not wthin ye verge sevll Jews were latly burnt at lisbon & among ym a young man who denying himself a Jew was accusd by his father & sister to be so The Emprs states of Holld & Flars are for a war wth F. The Span K. will not gives his answr whether he will accept of ye K. of Englds mediation till he knows ye Emprs mind. The Empr hath given ordr to break up the treaty at Frankfort unlesse the F. K. will surrendr all he hath taken since the peace at Nimeguen L. c. 1228 Lond. June 10th 82. The Lifeguard man who quarreld wth Sr Hen Inglesby sent a note to him where he livd by a Gent to whom Sr Hen. sd the D. of M. had engagd him to fight no duell while the D. livd. The Ld Shafs hearing of a ne exeat regno issuing agt him sent a messengr wth a lre to the K. desiring to speak wth him wch tis sd was granted & since we hear the sd writ is servd on his Ldsp the D. of M. & E. of Essex & 3 other Lds One of the F. Ks bastards informing the K that he & 11 more noble Gentmen were resolvd to use buggery & try how long they coud live wthout the use of a woman the K. banisht 'em & most of 'em are coming hither The Dutch have ordrd 10 Capitall men of war to be built & 20 more to be fitted out & have assignd 200000 L for yt use. The Dutch of portsm being expected on ye 24th Inst her Lodgings are ordrd to be prpared for her. Coll Leg will suddenly be made E. of Tilbury. The officrs & soldrs at winsor pay the Ceremony to the D. of Y. wch is usually to ye Capt Genrll of the Ks forces wch confirms his being to be Capt Genrll. sevll Non cons have sent notice to yr Congregations yt they will not preach during this psecution. Complt being made to the Ld Chancr by some of his Gents [?] in white fryers yt they had been abusd by the Ld. Ch. Js Tipstaves were ansd that if they had been pceded agt contrary to law they must right them selves by law & tis sd they are bringing an accon of 10000 L agt the Tipstaves. 2 Alsations yt were bd ore to the sessions but were not in ye riot were since [?] Dischargd. Janeway was this week exmd by Secr Jenk who were Authors of his news & ansd that he coud not tell the authors of each paragraph but that they were all of the Qs head tavern in pater noster row whither he & the messengr going he went & gave out & sd they were all gon but yr name were Care Vile & Larkin & a booksellr in Cornhill. upon the return of the messengr the Secr was gon to winsor so he went this morn to give acct of yr names in ordr to psecute ym. This day Starky ye booksellr was before the Councill for publishing Bacons remains there being sevll dangrous passages in it & tis thought he will be comted The Att Genll hath declard he will put down all printed intelligences this term & Curtis is already returnd in the Crown office & ye author of Heraclitis ordrd to app before the Councill to write no more. Sr Tho Evelyn yesterday nobly treated the D. & Dutch of Somset The Renegado belonging to ye mor Embr was damnably drunk at winsor notwthstanding their law forbids wine. An Excellt sailr wth one leg belonging to ye Gloster having escapd drowning prnted himself to ye D who gave him mony & ordrd him a pension This day a lifeguard man killd a taylor for dunning him & was sent to newgate we hear yt sevll Justices of peace yt were agt adrssing will be put out & sr Vere Vane a Depty Lieut of Kent is already turnd out. mr Baker Courting a Lady who slighted him mr Rick Jeared him upon wch he sent him a Challenge & yesterday they fought in spring garden the sword of the first broke & both were slightly wounded Its said Capt Clifford is incognito in town & yt the Relations of mrs Synderfin missd but 3 hours of Catching him L. c. 1229 [Handwriting changes here.] London June 15: 82. +The Brigadeer and Capt Napper are ordered to appeare before ye D. of Albemarle. +the Bantum Embr has bespoke sevll sadles some of 10 L apeice & other things to carry wth him 3 weeks hence. +The Mor: Embr hath also invited sevll workmen to goe along wth him but few have embraced it. +This week a full Councll is ordered to be held at Hampton Court abt giveing answers to ye Forraine Ministers touching the Guarantee league the debate being long: last Saturday in ye Councll most of ye Lds were for a warr wth ffrance accdingly they were of opinion for calling a parlmt the treaty between the King and Emperour of Morocco was pend [?] that day +Monsr Van Beuering the dutch Embr here hath orders from ye states to congratulate the duke and Dutchesse of york upon their late arrivall. +Capt Weyburne of ye happy returne hath orders to carry over the Mor. Embr +Capt Aires Pilot of ye Gloster hath gott sevll master of ships hands signifying his abillity in Navigacon & yt ye ship was not lost for want of skill but by Ignorance of ye sands being removed. +yesterday a Comittee satt at Sumersett house to audit the accots of ye Queens revenue & wt Expence she hath been at by building wt was burnt at St Jameses & how to supply it. +the Turks haveing laid a tax on all imported silks the E of Stylum [?] hath gott it taken off & is arrived at Messina where we by our silk we Carry to Turky and all things are agreed between the Turks and us. we hear that an informacon is bringing agt ye Lds Lovelais Sr Tho: Player & Sr Rob Cleyton for being in Company when Colledge sang ye ballad of ye Rare Shew at oxford. +The Emperor of Morocco hath seized severall places belonging to ye Algerines. +The F. K. is resolved to adjust affaires wth ye pope wthout ye clergys advice he feigning they widen ye differences. +This day Sr Rich How was choose alderman in sr Tho. Bloodworths roome. A Major & Captaine Quarrelling at Portsmouts ye Major was kild +The Comrs for Indigent officers satt this day at sumersett house & turnd out Captaine Hill L. c. 1230 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. 17 June 1682. From Scotld we hear yt 2 Non con: minrs were tryd for baptizing &c contrary to Law & find 5000 Marques & bound to ye good behavr & further yt Sr wm Sharpe the Ks Cashkeeper had been exmd by the Councell abt his accts & having given them satisfacon is coming for Engld. Sheriff Pilkinton keeps in none but his wife coming to him & gives out he is indisposd & has refusd to give bail to ye D of Ys accon. This week Janeway Larkin & Stephens went to a Tavern to see for the Authors of his late Intelligence but Ben. Harris coming in calld Stephen rogue & sd he deservd to be beaten & fell upon him but was at last worsted Janeway & Larkin leaving ym togather Stephens hath complnd to the Ld Ch. J. & tis thought Harris will suffer severely he being formerly bd to ye good behavr. mr Scot succeeds Capt Hill as a[gen]t for ye Indigent officrs. We hear yt the Ld Obrians page being savd from drowning offers to swear yt his Ld being on a Chest in the sea cryd out to some of ye watermen yt were in the Barge if they woud save his life he woud give 'em 500 L & some ansd let him alone he's not worth 500 pence. Tis agn talkd as if the Ld Ch. J. P. will lay down yesterday macarty was had before the Ld Ch. J. & bound in 400 L recognizance & his security 2 of ye witnesses agt Colledge in 200 L a piece that he ap to an Indictmt at ye Ks bench bar on Monday for running narat smith thro ye hand An Appeal being brought agt verdun yesterday for killing A man in norfolk & the Ld Paston Sr Richd Derham mr Hatton Bernard & anoth[er] pson of Quality were his bail. Mrs Syderfin being come ore was yesterday wth the Ld Ch. J. for a wart to take up Capt Clifford notwthstanding she at Calais contracted herself to him in the prnce of Count Conningsmark &c a publick notary she saying yt he forcd her to it. The E. of Danby having yesterday a heas Corpus granted will be brought next week The E. of manchester falling sick yt day his daughter was to be marryd to ye E. of Suffolk hindrd the marrige his Lop lying now a dying The Bantam Embr is gon to winsor to recieve his audience of leave And The Mor' Embr goes thither next week to ye same ppose the K. having prnted him wth 300 firelocks & this day he took his leave of ye Playhous having seen Epson wells From Paris they write that the switzers have hinderd the Imprlists from passing thro their Country to ye Rhine but we believe its false On Thursday John Clement mrs Celiers Sollicr brought an Informacon of perjury agt mr Prance to mr Astry of ye crown office it conteine 300 sheets & all the pticlars of ye triall of freer Berry & then [?] mr Astr told him he must acqt the Cot wth it before he recd it & bid him attend at the Ks bench yesterday & mr Astry having aqted the Cot wth it Clement was calld & askt if he woud prosecute he being frighted sd yt mr Farwell had desird him to bring it to mr Astry but he knew nothing of it upon wch the Cot ordrd him to be sent to ye Marshalsea to his friend Farwell. Starky the booksellr keeps out of ye way upon his late pamphlets The Delegates in mrs Hides Cause have met 2 or 3 dayes this week & made such progresse yt its thought it will be ended next [?] week but we can't say wch way it will &c [?] Sr Robt [Pilkin]gton Deputy Lieut Justice & a Collonell of a regmt in ye Isle wight is put out for now Curtis is Sumond before the Councill for printing a book calld Julian the Apostate wth remarks +The reason why Benning believes the Qs Cooks poysned him is becaus he believes thought [sic] he knew somthing abt Godfreys murdr. L. c. 1231 Lond. June 13. 82. The P of Orange hath sent the Marq de Grane 50000 L & informs him yt so soon as he shall declare war agt F. he will be ready to joyn wth him. The P hath been in the Assembly of ye States & prssd them to declare war agt F. that he woud let ym have 100000 L & assist ym even to the Pawning of his Jewels in carrying on ye war they gave him many thanks but coud not at prnt conclud whither war or peace for yey were loth to prcipitate ymselves into a war out of wch it woud be difficult to retreive [sic] The Italian Princes have ordrd 10000 men to ly near Cazall fearing some attempt yer Tis sd there are sevll Bps and the grand Prior [?] engagd in the Club of Sodomites [?] The Assembly of the Ch [?] Clergy are adjd for a fortnight The great D. of Muscovy dyd latly & his youngest brother being but 10 [?] yeares old is to succeed The Emprsse of Germany is brought to bed of a son. The E. of Thanet is suddenly to be marryd to the Lady Henrietta Wentworth The K. comes to town the latter end of this week to be Godfather to ye Ld Ormonds [?] child [?] The Mor Embr goes away on Monday next the K. having ordrd him a prnt of 1000 L guinies 100 to ye Secr & 100 to ye Intrprter & 300 among ye rest of ye servts they having desir'd it in mony that they may buy sevll of o[u]r Comodities. Last week one of his servts got a boy into a chamber to buggr him but the boy crying murdr they broke in upon him for wch the Embr ordrd him to have 100 stripes on his bare back & Buttocks wth a Battoon [?] & told the Parents if that was not satisfacon enough he would cut off his head. On Satterday last 5 psons were tryd for pyracy at the Cot of Admrlty for seizing a Dutch ship they pleaded they were Deputed by Sr Wm Counteen [?] & others to whom the K. had given lrs of Reprizall untill they were satisfyd for a ship the Dutch took away from them formrly upon wch they were acquitted The Planters of Virginia finding the pfit of Tobaco so small that they cannot live petiond the Ld Culpepr ye Governr who is tis sd [?] that an Assembly might be calld & an ordr publishd that noe Tobacco should be planted for 2 or 3 years but the K. having 150000 L arising by ye Custom of Tobacco yearly sent out amendt [?] to ye Depty Govrnr to hindr an Assembly howevr an Assembly met & ye Depty dissolvd ym upon wch the people are up & go abt Destroying all the Tobacco they can meet wth Capt Parker being informd that Coll Tolmeck had spoke some wt reflecting on him came post from Winsor [?] on Saterday & sent him a Challenge They fought behind Lumly [?] ordinary by St James Park & the Coll disarmd the Capt but was wounded in the belly tis sd ye Colls comision will be taken away. We are now better informd concerning mr Hickringhill the Bp of Lond refusing to forgive him the offence being agt the Church as well as himself upon wch Hickringhill hath adjd himself to ye Ld Ch J desiring him to intrcede & he will nevr do the like The Empr is come down towards the Rhine & much [?] of his army are ordrd to Lie [?] in Silesia to be ready on all occasions. Coll Legg & Sr Stephen Musgrave are returnd from viewing the fortificacon having been nobly entrteind at & made free of Hull. The East India Comp have doubled yr stock ye pduct arising to 150 L p cent wheras the Dutch East India Dividend is but 31 [?] L p cent. Pursell concernd in taking away mrs Synderfin intends to move for a tryall at ye Ks bench. Capt Jones Paymr of the Ks regmt being yesterday arrested for 20 L [?] in Covent Garden Lieut Chevales [?] hearing of it came hither at whose very name the Bayliff went off The Marq de Grana is evry day expected at Ghent & will suddenly make a genll pay day 10000 Crowns being transmitted from Madrid & the minrs [?] hard at work to send more. Most of o[u]r Companies will bring the list of yr livery men to Guild hall on Midsomer day tp prvent all from giving their voice that are not livery men for the choice of sheriffs One of ye ships yt carryed Quakers for pensylvania springing a leak they put into a place calld Whiterocks & 7 of ye company are so frighted yt they are returning hither. L. c. 1232 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. June. 20. 82. On the 13th Inst the E. of Kingston sets sail from Hull to montpelier in Fr in the New Katharine yacht to recovr his health The K. hath granted a pattt to Nathaniel Bladen Esqr to have ye benefit of his Engine to make pastboard & pap for 14 years. The undrtakers for erecting Chelsy Colledge for 400 decayd soldrs have signed the Articles of Agremt at Sr Stephen Foxes. They are to go as far in building this year as will come to 3000 L the workmen allow 200 L for the old building. The K comes to town on fryday (wch day will be held a great Councill) & the Q. on saturday & on monday they go to Sherwd & so to Chatham to see a great ship launchd wch will its sd be calld to ye Red rose This day Sr Ferdinando Hastings Sr Richd Turner & Lieut Chevalier took ye Oathes at ye Ks bench bar having new offices Baldwin having formrly printed a book wth A Smiths name to it wthout his Consent they had a triall in ye Sheriffs cot & Baldwin was Cast only 6 s 8 d upon wch Smith this day movd in ye Ks bench Cot that Baldwin might ap on fryday wch was ordrd accordingly. This day a rule of Cot was made for bringing up John Clement this week to ye Ks bench bar yesterday mr Cottrell & his son in Law mr Collins bound for Curtis to be of the good behavr (who its sd is gon aside) were arrested Stephens the messengr goes up & down to take up all the bail for the Intelligences upon their miscarriages & tis sd all the Intelligences will be obligd this term to give in 500 L security for yr good behavr. Sr G. Geffries aqted the Cot this day yt the Coroner had returnd a non est Inventus to ye writ agt Sher Pilk upon wch one of the Tipstaves was ordrd to look for him yesterday a man rid bet Lond & ware 5 times in 16 hours wch is 100 mile & then walkd to Lond from Ware in 7 hours & won wages of 50 L yesterday was a triall bet ye D. of Bucks & Christian the formr suing ye latter for 11000 but ye further hearing is deferd till Monday The Bantam Embr having made no propositions since he came makes most think he came only [to] pry into the price of ye Comodities in ordr to raise ym wn he comes hence he buyes up poudr Guns & mastives. A Granado lighted was on Sunday morn thrown into a rasor makers kitchen in Leicester fields wch did much mischief & had not help come in woud have don more. The Delegates abt mrs Hide have sat to day & yesterday but we know not yet how 'twill go. This day Thomson &c were tryd in Guildhall & found guilty of publishing a Scandalous & seditious libell but sentence deferd its thought it will be fine & pillory L. c. 1233 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. June 22d 82. upon the Coroners making oath yesterday in the Ks bench that he coud not execute the writ upon Sher pilkinton yt he had been sevll times at his hous & was ansd that he coud not be spoke wth that he had broke thro his own wall into the Sheriffs & but coud not see him that he had not seen nor recd any lre or Message nor sent any to him since he had ye writ the Cot was satisfyd & ordrd him to make speciall bayliffs but told him he coud not break open the Sheriffs doors. This day Kerney was Indicted at the Ks bench bar for being one of the 4 ruffians but no witnesse apping tho Oates & Jennison were calld three times the Ld Ch. J. askd the sollr Genll if he had any thing to say agt him who answring if no witnesse apd he had don wth him they were calld agn but none apping his Ldp told the Cot that the prisner had been indicted for high treason but evidence apping he left it to yr conscience so they acquitted him wthout going from the bar The Ld Chanllr of Scotld is made cheif ranger of the 3 Lothians in ye room of the Ld Hatton & his son. Three regmts of o[u]r City are mustred this week & the other 3 will be next the Mor & Bantam Embrs go to see 'em. Two Informrs going to a Conventicle in Kent & knowing no body promisd a Country man 10 L to turn Informer but he saying he woud have mony down they gave him 30 s down & ye Country man gave 'em wrong names but as they were going to the Justice the Country man gave 'em the slip. howevr they went but the Just smelling the Jest askd them if they woud swear to the names & they ansring yes he told the first name was the parson of the parish whom he had heard preach yt day & the next was his own nameso sent them to prison for offring to forswear themselves The Bantam Embr was this day nobly treated by ye E. of Berkely at St James. The Q. comes to town to night & the K to morrow afternoon Tis sd Thomson keeps out of ye way & will not app till sentence is past. Count Connigsmark is gon to Paris & the F. K. hath given him P. of Furstembrs regmt as also a Collsp of horse Sevll psons have shipd themselves from Aberdene in Scotld to setle themselves near Delaware river in America. L. c. 1234 Lond. June. 27. 82. On Sunday the Councill meeting the Ld Mayr went down & gave ye K. act of the pcedings on Saturday at Guildhall & the Councill meeting agn on Monday the Ld Mayr Sheriffs &c were ordrd to ap & being calld in the Sheriffs were complnd agt for affronting the Ld Mayr for taking upon ym a powr to adjourn the Cot wch was not yr right for countencing the riot & not seizing the offendrs they made but little defence saying yt wt they had don amisse was thro ignorance upon the whole matter it was agreed they shoud be sent to the Tower tho 3 or 4 were agt it & when it was askd whither they shoud go by land or water the K. sd they shoud go thro the City to see who durst medle wth ym & as the wart of Comtmt was serving on Sher Pilk-- ye D. of Y. came by ye Councill door & this day mr Wallup movd in the Cot of Ks bench for an heas Corpus wch was granted & tis thought they will be brought up to morrow & baild. Then the Company of Spectacle makers put in a plea to ye declar of a man whose goods they broke vizt that they had a prviledge to break all goods unseald the Ld Ch. told ym may be ye goods they broke were better yn those seald & ordrd them to put in a better plea & apted a day for hearing. Then Council for ye peny post undrtakers acqted the Cot yt ye D. of Y. had latly laid 2 accons on ym of 10000 L a piece wch they desird Might lie still till triall for wch they were ready wch was ordrd & a day apted for triall Dockura [?] acqting the Cot he had spent 2200 L in this concern. Tis sd the ld of Oxfords troop yt is qrterd abt Deptford will be qrterd abt Lond. On Sunday his matie not going to Chappell Dr ffuller preachd an excellt sermond in the prnce chambr agt Popery on Render to Caser the things yt are Cesars the K. & D. of Y. being prnt sevll threatnings have been given out that whoever marries mrs syndrfin shall be murdrd & a Gent yt cots her having been challengd here [about six letters illegible] intend to petion the K. for leave to aprnd any pson guilty as aforsd [about six letters illegible] Lieut Spicer having last sumer killd ensign Piggot is endeavr[ing a?] pdon but piggots friends intend to lodge an appeal in the Ks bench cot before ye year & day expires. The Ld Chancr having latly sd that if excessive damages was given for calling a man Bankrupt it was in the power of the Chancery to moderate Sher Pilk hath put in a bill agt Boulsworth to wch Boulsworth will plead the late verdict upon full evidence in Surry. The guards mustring to day in Hide Park ye mor & Bantam Embrs were prnt His matie having put off his voyage for Chattham this day the great ship was launchd there. Serjt waller dying here last sunday was 7 night was on wensday night buryed at Erliham wthin a mile of norwich having left an estate of 30000 L This day the Ld Mayr & Cot of Aldrmen &c met at Guild hall & recd a lre from ye 2 sheriffs but did not read it till the Comon Serjts by his Lops ordr had adjd the Cot till to morrow 7 night & yn reading it the pport was that they the Sheriffs did send ordr that the Cot shoud be adjd but we know not wt time was mentiond in ye lre The poll books are in the Sheriffs custody & some who say they have seen 'em rept that mr Papilion & Du boyce have 1300 hands more yn ye other. Above 40000 L hath been laid on the Dissenters of Bristol wthin these 3 years & the town clerks fees come to 3700 L. we hear yt mr Godfrys Hickringhil & others intend to lye high accons on Thomson for scandall The K. took the mor Embr into his closet latly & showing him all his rarities ordrd Sr Cha. Cottrell to tell him wt he pleasd was at his service at wch the Embr was astonied & after having staid 3 qrters of an hour took only a litle picture of the K. wch he sd he woud keep in perpetuall rembrance of his great matie whom ye Jews in yr Country had misreprnted The 2 minrs sentencd at Edinbr for illegall baptisms &c have given security to transpt ymselves we hear also there hath been a rising at Arundalum but prntly disprsed by ye Ks guards The mor Embr & his secr quarrelling the Secr hath removd his Lodging The D of Ormond having told the K. it woud be a cheaper way to keep open hous hath a months time in ordr to search ye books abt it There can be no issue of the Charter this terme the Ks Councill having yet made no replication. Farwell we hear sth that he can find a way to pay wt fine is laid on him but Rather yn stand in ye pillory hede make strange discovries A triall was yesterday at bar bet the E. of Clarendine plt & mr Hooper deft the deft being su'd by his Lop for calling him papist &c & 100 [?] Markes damages given his Lop. Mr Hollis Gent of ye hous to the E. of Kingston is arrivd here from Diepe who sth that his Ld Landed there on fryday was 7 night & that tho he was the healthiest passengr in the ship & gave the mr 20 Guinnies & hopd he shoud send for him that time twelvemonth to fetch him home his Lop dyd on saterday his brother of 19 years old succeeds his Lop who hath left 17000 L a year [seal removes about five letters] of plate & Jewels of his Lops were landed & we know not how they'le be got over unlesse by such way as the Dutch of mon got hers vizt by prtendedly having the privilidge of Importing or exporting his Lops horses [&?] selling them to the Ld Preston our Embr thither all Embrs were not landed wch savd both [?] pts being to be pd for evry hors put on board L. c. 1235 [Handwriting changes here.] London 29th June 1682 This day the Earle of Danby was brought to the Kings bench barr his two Sonns accompanying him where were prsent in Court The Duke of Albemarle ds of Somrset Lord Chamberlaine Ld Bruce Ld Lumley Ld Berkley Ld of Oxford & Ld Aylesbury. The Earle opened his owne case & insisted much upon a prsident in the raigne of Hen: 4th: applying it to his owne use and pleaded the King [about eight letters torn away] & desired it might be read but ye Court would not permit it. The Judges gave sevll reason why he could not be bayled & Judge Jones sd that neither Law nor president could vindicate their bayleing his Ldp and so desired his Ldps pardon & remanded him to the Tower One Holland a Merchant was yesterday buryed in Lumbardstreet Church there being 139 mourners & 6 mourning Coaches of their owne family The two sherriffes are ordered by a rule of Court to be brought up to morrow yesterday at the sessions for Southwarke sevll Nonconformist Ministers were Indicted upon ye act agt Conventicles Mrs ffarewell goeing last night to see her husband at her returne the boyes threw stones at her & wounded her much Two Comtes sate yesterday at Whitehall one about Eclesiasticall affaires to regulate the vacancyes of Churches the other was the Comte of Trade haveing notice that the rabble in Virginia had spoyled great quantities of Tobbacco His Matie goes to morrow to Chattham to see the new shipp that was Comished on Tuesday called the great Brittaine & he takes 6 meales meate along wth him Prince Rupert was at the launching of the ship & reports her to be ye biggest that ever was built in England This day 5 psons who were Indicted for a riott in the Country for breakeing a Church windows in time of divine service They were fined 20 Nobles a man & bound to their good behaviour. L. c. 1236 [Handwriting changes here.] London July 1st 82 +The Sherrifes of London yesterday came to ye Kings Bench Barr where ye Indictment was read to them as also ye Informacon of ye Attorney Generall to both they pleaded not guilty & then produced their Bail wch were ye 2 Godfrys Alderman Hayes and mr Jekell and soe was dismissed they being bound in 2000 L each and ye bail in 1000 A quaker liveing in Durrham appeared this day at ye Kings B Barr by virtue of his Habs Corpus, he was Committed to prison in yt County for not takeing ye Oath of allegiance but a Serjt pleaded for him shewing some illegallity of ye Comittmt soe he was ordered to be discharged and to be indicted next assizes upon his refusall agne. A motion was then made for a Habs Corpus to remove a prisoner from Manchester to york to be wittnesse agt 4 psons yt were there Comitted for high treason for clipping & coyning of mony wch was granted. we are credibly informed yt a person of considerable note valued to be worth 10000 [?] came to Mr North since ye adjournm[ent] at Guildhall and offered him 4000 L if he would not stand as Sherrife if ye Ld Mayor should declare him for one, mr North hath been much sollicited to declare to declare ye psons name but hath referred it till wednesday. +we hear yt his maty hath given 50 guinnys to ye shipwright yt built ye great ship at Chattham & 20 guinnys amongst ye other workmen declareing its ye biggest & best ship he had in his dominions. on thursday Sr Wm throgmorton fought a duell & was killed the other pson fled away & is not yet heard of Sherrife pilkinton has pd 800 Lto mr Bosworth & took a discharge L. c. 1237 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. July 4th 82. yesterday Thomson &c aping at the Ks bench bar Councill movd for sentence & after reading 2 of Thomsons his Intelligences he declared wt was printed was (by ordr of Farewell & Paine) as his trade they promising to save [?] him harmlesse & yt his servts had printed [?] sevll things in his absence Pain sd the whole matter was brought to him by Farwell & he knew nothing of it. Then Farwell begd pardon saying yt wn he saw Godfreys body he thought there was some blood in ye ditch. Then a Gentman made Oath yt he was set upon near Somsethous 2 or 3 days bef[ore] Godfrey was murdrd being like him but finding their mistake yey left At last Judge James sentencd Thomson & ffarwell to stand in ye pi[llory] to mmorrow 12 a clock before Westmr hall & Imprismt till the 2nd [?] 100[?] & paye upon his due Submission was only find 100 [?] L [?] and [?] they we[re?] then find more but yt it falls to ye sherifs 3 Indictmts are drawn up agn Thomson for reflecting [agt?] sevll psons in his late ballads. Yesterday the K. returning from Shernesse The Tower guns were dischargd as he passd & this day he went to see Chelsey colledg & ordrd it to be finishd as soon as possible & goes on Thursday to winsor. upon Curtis's absconding his wife upon ordr apd before the Ld Ch. [J.] for publishing Thomsons triall some passages in't reflecting on his Lop [?] she sd she only published ym for profit but coud not discovr who writ any [?] yet promising to ap wn calld was dischargd. yesterday the Attorny Genrll moving for Ordrs to Inspect the City records abt the Quo warto it was refusd the City Councill have time til next [S?]Ession day before next term to put in ye rejoyndr to ye Attorn Genlls replicacon sevll booksellrs are gon to Bristol fair but Proker will not goe being it cost him 30 L there last time for preaching mr Ben harris is much markt by Stephens the messengr [in a?] late quarrell Last week sevll bayliffs [about twenty-five letters smeared] to arrest a Gentman. One Grimes yesterday [about twenty-five letters smeared] for Indicted of recusancy & pviding [about twenty letters smeared] of his Conformity was dischargd. This day Aron Smith was tryd for speaking scandalous words delivring paps to Colledge at Oxford & was found guilty of delivring ye paps but not of ye words. upon mocon then of Councill for the Ld Turmont agt ye bayliffes that had arrested him on fab acons they were comt This day ye Ld Mayr & Sheriffes sat in ye hustings at Guild but lookd coldly upon one anothr & have ordrd the Cot to meet to mo[rrow] The Dutch of portsm being arrivd Thomson has petiond her Intceed for having his standing in the pillory remitted. The Mor Embr is gon to new hall the D of Albemarles hous in [name torn away] A Soldr is bringing his accon agt his Capt for putting him on ye wooden horse. Paines wife has poisnd her self upon her thinking her husbd stood up ye Sher The Poles & Swedes have made a league wch will incomode ye Electr of Brandr the Poles lying upon his Confines. The Impell forces rendevouz at Augsbr [?] The states of holld have profferd the powr of making officrs in the army to the P. of Orange but he refusing left it to ym. The Dauphinesse of [F. is?] brought to bed of a son L. c. 1238 Lond. July 6. 82. yesterday abt 11 a clock Thomson & Farwell were brought on ye pillorie & were very brisk expecting to stand only on it but the officr wth much a doe did get Farwells head in & Thomson submitted upon it mr Farwell went to acqt the Cot yt Contrary to sentence they stood in the pillory. The Ld Ch. J. sd the sentence was in the pillory & Judge Jones sd he had dd it so then mr undrsheriff was ordrd to prvent abuse notwthstanding wch they were much palted & 2 or 3 were carryd before ye Cot for it but upon yr rising dischargd they stood not ye hour out psecucon was so vehement & they were carryd to the Ks bench in a coach. The 2 sheriffs at ye bar apd abt 7 in ye morn & yr apance was recorded & yr bail continued then they went to Guild hall whither the Recordr wth 8 [?] Aldrmen came & acqted the cot yt ye Ld mayr being indisposd desird the Cot might be adjd to fryday but upon putting ye Question they cryd out a hall & to polling they went wch being ended the Sherriffs declard mr papilion & Duboyce Elected yey having 1100 & odd hands apiece more yn ye others at night the old Sheriff went to give the Ld Mayr acc of ye procedings but his Lop sent ym word they shoud hear of him on fryday & we expect a new poll will be begun the Tories intending yn to go thither the Recordr being askd whither he had adjd the Cot sd he did not some think the old sheriffs will be comted to morrow & yt the Baron of ye Excheqr will refuse to swear ye new ones the Ld mayr was on Tuesday wth ye K & D. & had a long discours One Cooper an Attorny was comted yesterday for putting a partiall man into ye Jury abt Insurers Then a mocon was made for bail for one indicted at norwich for printing seditious libell his councill pleaded the word sediticous was not in ye Indictmt but upon reading it was found there so bail refusd his Ldp saying if all publishers of pamphlets were indicted he woud take a course wth ym. Three psons being this day had before the Ld Ch J. for kidnapping being accusd by one who seemingly complying fetchd a Constable they gave no good act of ymselves so were comted Pain hath lost abt 200 L p an by ye death of his wife Coll Stradlings company coming from winsor petiond the D. of Grafto yt they may qrter out of the Savoy sevll victuallrs offring ym lodging for 6 d p week wch being granted others intend to petion for ye same. Ordrs are given for discarding any of the Ks guards yt ap out of yr new clothes. A Quo warto being issud agt the water bayliff his council have desird further time to plead to it The grand Jury of westm yesterday prnted a bill of recusancy agt the D. of Y. +One of Sr wm Throgmortons sisters is run mad upon sr wms being killd +This morn the K. & D. went to Greenwich. +This morn sat a Comte abt quelling the disturbances in Virginia the Ld Colepeper & ye Capt yt is to carry him thither attending. The D of Albemarle asking the K wn he was for winsor ye K. asked why the D. sd becaus the guards might be ready the K. sd that they ought always to be ready +Yesterday 2 high way men after they had robd a woman set upon a butcher near Kensinton who refusing to change horses they split his scull they gave mony to 2 Carters yt stood by & did not help him. L. c. 1239 Lond. July. 8: 1682. [Letter is damaged in three places apparently by large water or ink spots.] The K. having prnted [about twelve letters illegible] Mor wth a rich coach & sedan they are gon [about twelve letters illegible] hath 100 L already & security given for his return [about eight letters illegible] Embr goes next week to Rye in sussex to take [about five letters illegible] the D of Albemarle is abt 8 monthes hence to go Embr to ye Empr of mor The Bantam Embrs went this day to take leave of ye K. & 2 of ym wer knighted & this afternoon took yr leave of ye playhous the Emprsse of morocco being acted. The D. of Y. returnd yesterday from winsor & this evning ye K. & co went thither & return on Thursday Abt a fortnight hence Capt Tyrrill transports the Ld Colpeper in ye lark frigat to his govermt of virginia The D. of M. Ld Grey &c are at Cockfighting at Lewis in Sussex a match hath been run at Postlade bet ye Ds & Ld Greys horses the formr won Capt Goring the high Sheriff of Sussex hath turnd out the Clerk of Heming for ringing the bells wn the Ds came thither Aron Smith aps abt town still. The councill yesterday ordrd 12 messengers to attend to take into Custody any yt shoud cause disturbance at Guild hall but tho a numerous Company assem[bled] [it?] was quiet the Ld Mayr stood upon his right of adjmt & [about twelve letters illegible] so his Lop sent for Sr G. Geffries & mr Pain [about fifteen letters illegible] mr Polexfen & wms who argud the Case abt [about fifteen letters illegible] till fryday to wch time the cot adjd by the [about twelve letters illegible] are in suspence wt to do for if they be [about twelve letters illegible] it wenesday & pceding to be irregular & if ye [about twelve letters illegible] they are afraid ye Ld Mayr will tap 2 Sher[iffs] [and?] the Recordr sth he set down the Ld mayrs message in writing on wensday & dd it accordingly. the Ld Ch J. north sth he believes Mr Duboyce & Papilion duly elected. The Lawyers say if the Ld Mayr hath powr to adjourn the cot the cot was adjd by his Lops message on wensday. The F continue to arrest the goods of ye Spands The F. K. hath made 3 Lieut Genrlls [about eight letters illegible]vautes Mor Sourdiz & Mor Lambert we hear [about twelve letters illegiable] an engagmt bet ye Imprll & F. forces & ye latter [about twelve letters illegible]rll forces daily make inroades upon ye F. The [about twelve letters illegible] libty of Conscience to be proclamd thro out [about ten letters unreadable] he had rather lose it all yn recede in one [about twelve letters illegible] K. The Empr hath made league wth the [about six letters illegible] ye Bassa of Buda hath given leave to the Hungar ians [to trade?] thither so yt an accomodacon is hopd for The Impr forces rendezvouz the 28th Inst at [Au]gsbr The D. of Bavaria hath ordrd 6 regmts to be r[ai]sd for the service of the Empire each regmt to consist of 2000 men. The Q of Swed is brought to bed of a son. On Thursday the Ld Mayr & some Aldrmen were at whithall L. c. 1240 Lond. July 11. 82. mr polexfen & wms on fryday gave yr opinions yt it was the Sheriffs right to adjourn ye Cot & subscribd yr names mr Saundrs & sr G. Geffries gave it yt it was the Ld mayrs right & yt the Cot was adjd on wensday but refusd to subscribe yr names A Tory on fryday striking a whig in ye Com. hall a livery man pulld out a short constables staffe & carryd him before a Just who comted him. A petion is on foot to be dd to the Ld mayr to prnt the K. & if he will not the Sheriffs shall deliver it the purport of wch is for calling a plt and banishing papists from Cot & such like. we hear there is a noli prosequi entred agt the late rioters. mr papilion hath given 1000 L to the F. protests his grandfather being a F. man ye D. of m. hath also prnted ym wth 50 L & goes constantly to ye F church On saturday abt 8 at night mr Hayward who posted mr poltney for A Coward met him in St James fields & bid him draw wch doing they fought & mr Poltney ran him thro of wch abt 2 in the morn he dyd he told mr poltney he had fought like a Gentman & kissing him forgave him & desird he shoud not be psecuted however mr poltney absconds. stemmer of ye Temple is found to be ye man yt killd sr wm Throgmorton they went from the Temple to knightsbridge in a coach wre they fought stemmer is not taken tis sd one mrs Clark whom sr wm had affronted threatned to have his blood & yt stemmer fought him upon her score she is comted upon it. A Couple going latly to be marryd at Florence the Bride refuseing her husbd at the Altar he stabd her upon wch his rivall stabd him & his brother stabd ye rivall & the rivalls father shott ye brother & disabled A priest in ye privy parts. The D. of Clermont of the blood royall of F [?] [hav?]ing struck a Bp. he was sentencd to the Bastille for 15 days, to ask [?] [about five letters smeared] of ye Bp & ye Assembly of ye clergy & (being Abbot) suspended for sitting in ye assembly for 2 years A ship arrivd at Rotterdam brings news yt ye span plate fleet is arrivd at ye Havana & will be at home by Augt. The K. of Swed hath returnd all the Crown lands upon condition each noble shall have ready so many soldrs wch will come 100000 men & hath ordrd 12000 Marines to be listed. abt 15000 Men being got togather in moscovia sent word to mosco yt the Citizens shoud not stir & yey shoud not be hurt but if they did they woud put ym to ye sword & coming thither the gates were thrown ope & Going Imediatly to ye palace they threw all the Emprs friends out at window upon ye pikes & searching their treasures found each double to the Emprs all wch they put into the royall treasury & displacing the Empr set up his blind brother. The States of Holld are building 40 men of war for the Spands The marques de Grana hath sent advice to ye Empr & minrs at Frankfort of ye State of Affairs. The Bp of Strasbr is come to paris to desire the K. yt he may be invested in all ye rights yt the late Bp was three hundred houses are pulld down at Strasbr to build a new Citadell there. Count de Bussy is revolted from ye Empr to ye F. K. & is made Lieut Genrll undr mor de Quincy who also revolted from the Empr. On wensday next the Parlmt at Paris by the Ks ordr is to determine the affair abt the Ks claiming the 8th part of all houses built since 1633. The milaneses have ordrd 14000 men to be raisd & have recd 4 German 2 Spanish & 1 dutch regmts +The Truce bet the Empr & hungarian rebells is prolongd till michaelmas +Sr John Finch Embr at Constantinople is arrivd here wth the body of Sr Tho. Barnes to be buryd in Christchurch in Cambridge to wch colledge Sr Tho. hath given 2000 L to be pd prnt & 2000 L at Sr John finchs death but Sr John will pay it all prntly. mr Kent Trear of ye Customs was on saturday sworn a six [?] clerk in ye room of mr Black decd. yesterday begining the sessions at Hicks hall the undrsheriffe was find [two or three digits smeared] for not regularly returning the Juries mowbray & Baldron are Indicting one another for assaults & perjuries. The [about six letters smeared] found agt mr Poltney for murdr & its sd he will surrender himself on Thursday to be tryd & tis thought will come off. +The Count Caprara the Emprs Envoy at Constantinople writes yt he questions not but to accomodate affairs. A hostler was latly killd by a hors he was dressing & ye hors was seizd for ye K. The mor Emr goes away this day 7 night. A meal mans aprntice was drown on fryday in ye Thames. The sexton of St Giles of ye fields dyd latly & sevll put in for the place it being worth 200 L p an. Sevll families [?] intend to imitate York in congratulating the D. of Ys delivrance at sea. The K. gave the Bantam Embr a lre to his mr in a cloth of gold purse & made him a prnt of 500 barrels of powdr The revivd E. of Pembroke latly in a humr burnt 150 L worth of his Ladys things Hayward was buryd last night from ye half moon tavern in ye Strand Lrs from Admrll Herbert of the 10th June say he yn wth 10 men of war at Cadiz & yt ye Dragon arrivd there in 19 days from Plimoth. The Dutch of Portsm is in greater state yn ever She brought ore 3 coaches six horses from F She hath 50 Attendts & 10 grooms. One Faircloth a prsbyt minr was yesterday buryd in the Artillery ground abt 500 people following ye Corps among wch were Drs Tillotson Stillingflet & other Ch of Engld minrs. The day ye Yorksh men dind at mercht Taylors hall sevll nobility being there Dr Hicks parson of ye church wre St Michaels Image stood preachd before 'em. Yesterday a woman was comted to Newgate for selling a treasnable pap calld a prophesy abt ye Citys losing yr charter printed for Cotton ye newsmonger. The Dan K. at the late Intview desird ye Ellectr of Brandr to help him to take Hambr but he refusd. One mam Dr Cartright a protest minrs wife at Charenton is Imprisond by the Ks ordr for endeavring to come for Engld The F. K. hath been latly told by an Astrologer yt he shall be killd this Summer upon wch he is very melancholy & is 3 or 4 hours in his Chamber private evry day. some think the design may come from Rome. L. c. 1241 Lond. July 13. 82. yesterday morn the delegates met to give sentence in Emertons cause & abt 10 a clock the Ld Dunblain came in wth mrs hide & she sent in a note to the Cot who sent for em both in also mr Emerton where the Ld Dunblain & she declard they were marryd the 25th of Aprill upon wch they ordrd her to be dd into the custody of Dr Dove [?] of st Brides till sentence be given wch is believd will be on fryday for mr Emerton to wch time the Cot adjd The E. of Danby sent a lre to the Delegates yt he knew not of ye marriage till this morn Abt 9 days after the marriage mrs Hide came to the Ld Clarendon & told him yt he had a kindnesse for his family for names sake & desird him to be her guardian my Ld told her he must speak wth ye Ld Danby first wth whom discoursing mr [sic] Ld Danby told him yt he was sensible he had don her cause much harm & woud medle wth it more so his Lop was willing to be her guardian & designing her for his son he hath followd the buisnes vigorously. We hear yt mr Papilion when he find seaven year agoe for Sheriffs prayd an act of Comon Councill to secure him from being calld on agn & yt such an act was made The E. of Salisbury hath given the F. protests the use of the midle Exchange to excersise ye trades in for a year gratis The Empr hath given his Consent yt P. Tekely be Prince of Transilvaia wch will be a great step to accomodacon The F. Embr here labours mightily to make a seperate peace bet ye K of Span & ye Fr but there is such a firm league made bet ye Empr & Span K. yt none but a genll peace can be concluded. This morn the Q. came to town abt 3 P. Rupert abt 8 & the K. abt 9 councill meeting the Ld Mayr & all the City officrs were summond where the K. checkd the sheriffs for yr late procedings & bid my Ld take care of his priviledges & he woud stand by him & bid them go home & to morrow to begin de novo to chuse sheriffs. mr Poultney was this day tryd for killing mr Hayward & it being provd yt he drew his death on his own head it was brought in se defendendo some psons yt profferd themselves to be bail for those comted for taking mrs Synderfin not being willing to swear ymselves worth 1000 L the prisners were continud The marques of worster hath given 4000 L towards building of Chelsey colledge & mr Austeyn 1000 L. L. c. 1242 Lond. July 15. 82. Tis discoursd as if mr Duncomb ye Banker will be made a Ld Sheriff Shute in discours wth ye Ld mayr told him he was ye cause of his being sent to ye tower & he woud spend 10000 L but he would have satisfacon Yesterday the Com hall met & the Ld mayr abt 11 a clock put up mr North to be confirmd & ye other 3 out of ym to chuse another sheriffe but they generally cryd out no North no confirmd & continud in Hurly burly for 2 hours at wch time the Ld Mayr adjd ye Cot at to 4 afternoon & yn misd to put ym up all & then meeeting he attempted the same as in ye morn but all crying out agt it he adjournd the Cot to 8 this morn wn meeting the Ld Mayr stood upon Confirmacon as yesterday morn & ye Sheriffs & most of ye hall agt it so ye Ld Mayr ordrd the secondary of ye Court [?] to open books for a poll for confirmation of Ld north & for election of another & the sheriffs at ye other end opend poll books for the four & abt 7 to night both polls were ended & the Ld Mayr came on ye Hustings & ye Sheriffs also his Lop declard that in his poll books for confirmacon of north 107 for Box 1246 for papilion & Duboyce 62. the Sheriffs declard that in yr books there were for Duboyce 2481 papilion 2487 for Box 173 & [a]ll that voted for Duboyce & papilion entred their protest agt confirmation of north & the Sheriffs declard Duboyce & papilion Sheriff the Ld Mayr declard mr north for one Sheriff & left it to the Sheriffs & Hall to declare another & so went away. Sh Shute yesterday at 4 made a speech yt in obedience to his mate they begun de novo wth a salvo of yr formr & prnt prviledges. A pap was publishd yesterday & given away at ye Hall in nature of ordr of Councill to ordr the livery men to begin de novo to Elect but no names being to it the printer is enquird for in ordr to be punishd. The K. upon Inform of ye aforsd procedings sd ye City was agt yr Intrest & opposd the Govermt in temprall affrs a[s?] yr preachers do in Spirituall & yt he had the cheif Loyall [?] hearts & questiond not to have ye rest wn They undrstood ye designs of yr rebellious leaders. The Ld Chancr being wth ye K. to day & saying he wondrd at ye procedings aforsd after so good councill yesterday ye K. sd he believd if himself were there yey woud do ye same but yt he was well Satisfyd wth ye Ld Mayrs managmt 2 psons were yesterday stiffled in ye hall of wch they since dyd. Sr Leoline Jenk was there to day & giving the Ld Mayr to stand to his priviledge A Gent there askd wt he had to do there. The Ld Ch. J dind at Sr G. Geffries yesterday to be ready to sign warts for any offendr. The D. of y. after hard hunting came to town last night By The Ks ordr 5 Guineas were given to those psons yt prnted the petion from ye Aprntices yesterday to drink the Ks health Harry Watkins of ye Signet office was last night drowned a[s] he was swimming in ye Thames. [Another line is made illegible by tears at edge of folio.] Yesterday sat a Comte abt Gueernsy & Jersey affrs. 50 psons who gave yr votes for confirmacon of north undrstanding wt they had don this day dema[nded] their names agn back. the Delegates for mr Emerton met yesterday morn & after sitting till one a clock adjd to 4 afternoon & yn meeting after abt an hours sitting adjd to this morn & abt 12 a clock adjd sine Die. L. c. 1243 Lond. July 18th 82. 6 persons were [on] ye 7th [?] Inst drownd coming in a boat from a ship to Dublin ye watermen & one more being taken up by a ship ye boat being oreturnd by a wind. A councill Saturday sat late on Saturday might at Secret Jenkins & abt 2 ye K. went for winsor & on thursday a great Councill will be at Hampton Cot A yeoman of ye robes hath given near 2000 L towards Chelsy colledge. Watkins yt was drownd on fryday was found on sunday upright in ye mud & buryd at new chappell westm yt night Sr James Lesly formrly Embr to ye Empr of mor & who hath wayted on the Embr for ye most pt since he has been here is gon down wth him to New hall ye D: of Albemarles On Saturday abt 4 ye Delegates meeting abt mrs Hides buisnesse most of ym were for giving sentence (tis thought in favr of Emerton) but 4 or 5 going away their Lops arose & departed wthout adjourmt & the Learned say ye comission is at an end & the former sentence in his favr must stand On Thursday morn the K. comes to town to be prnt at ye marriage of the E of Ossory to ye Ld Hides Daughter in the Chapell of St James she having 15000 L ready mony & tis sd ye K. will give her 10000 L more. Thomson hath begd his fine off & is now at home. 2 Agents have set sail from new Engld hither to setle affrs wth his matie. The Inhits of Gaza are in an uproar & have killd most of ye Janizaries & ye great turk is alarmd at the Empr of morocos drawing his force yt way. Levallian was publickly in ye park on sunday night. The Ld vaughan on monday marryd the Ld Hallifaxes daughter the whigs talk of Indicting the Gazes printer of false news in misreprnting the procedings at Guild hall yesterday north & Box went to winsor to kisse the Ks hand They talk of the Ld Mayrs being to be a Baron. On fryday Sher Shute saying they woud begin a poll salve Jure sr Leol Jenk askd him who taught him latin the sheriff askd if no body coud teach latin but sr Leol he having been formrly Schoolmr of Cowbridge in wales +mr Godfrey going on Saturday to ye Ld mayr & tapping [?] him wth his promise yt he woud put up a poll for 4 the Ld Mayr disownd Sr Leol sd ye Ld mayrs word woud goe as far as his oath Godfrey sd his oath woud go as far as either of their oathes Sr Leol sd if I had you in another place Ide lay you by ye heels Godfrey sd turn ye buckle of [about eight words unreadable] behind you. +This day a Cot of Aldrmen met & Aldrmen Ellis dd a pap desiring that the 2 Sheriffs papilion & Duboyce shoud be sent for to give bond & the Recordr read an answr in writing yt his Lop woud considr of it sevll caveats are entred agt swearing North & Box & accons brought agt ye Ld Mayr. L. c. 1244 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond July 20th 82 Yesterday the Grocers kept ye annuall feast at ye hall (a guift being left for yt purpose) An Excellt serm was preachd before ym at St Stephens wallbrook & as they returnd thro walbrook to diner the Drugsters being membrs burnt perfumes the Ld mayr Ld Berkly mr Hubland mr Stacy & another were chose Stewards 2 Soldrs were on ye 11th Inst comted for a riot at Edinbr & are to be banishd next week & if they return One is to be hangd & ye other suffr Imprismt during life. mr Douglas was apted to be tryd on yer 12th inst for killing his brother in Law he is undr bail tho he confesd ye murdr & manner of it 2 Algerines were latly cruising before Cadiz & none of ye Span men of war durst venture out The Electors of ye Empire have sent to o[u]r K. to mediate matters bet the Empr & F. K. The F fleet is gon out agt Algiers ye F. K. is much concernd at ye Truce bet ye hung rebels & ye Empr. 5 stately [&?] sevll ordinary houses were latly burnt at Rotterdam by the Carelessnesse of a Servt to ye value of 24000 L. The D. of Ormond returns next month to Irld wth ye E. & Count[ess?] of Ossory the K. promising to be Godfather to the Es first child they marryd yesterday & tis sd ye K. & D. of Y. will make her worth 60000 L ye last having made ye match the K. hath apted to hear ye Diffrence bet ye D. of Ormond & E. of Anglesey in his Closet The Councill sits on sunday at whithall the city diffrences increasing the K. hearing of ye accons agt the Ld Mayr sd he wondred how men durst affront even Justice it self ye Ld mayr hath sent a lre to ye K. wth an act of ye procedings & who are most active. mr Boxes bookkeepr dying suddenly on Tuesday hindred him from aping at ye Cot of Aldrmen on Tuesday ye undrsherriff went this week to the Ld mayr & told him he had 17 warts agts him & ordrd for 140 writs & desird his Ldp to give appearance his Lop. bad him take his course This day at a Cot of Aldrmen abt City buisnesse & sevll Livery men desird his Lop. to give apance to yr accons his Lop sd he did not think they woud have servd him so & sd he woud defend himselfe as well as he coud An Aldrman stood up & sd he woud stand by his Lop while he was worth a groat. L. c. 1245 Lond. July 22d 82 The providence an Intloper to Guinea bound for Anchone from Nevis laden wth 140 blacks being met at Sea by the Deptford they haled her but she refusing they fird & took & carryd her into an harbour tis sd this is the 1st Intlop yt hath been Made prize & it will be a dispute at law mrs Goodwin Colledges sister was on tuesday had before sr James Edwards & comted to newgate her husbd accusing her of having sd at Diner yt she wishd she coud shoot off a pistol he asking why she ansd becaus she woud be revengd on ye K. & spoke sevll reflexions on ye Ld mayr she was comted to newgate but most think yre is need of another witnesse & yt he had a mind to be rid of her. Evry day more writs are servd on ye Ld mayr & on ye other side the Att Genll hath servd 22 writs on Emint Citizens for not aping to the Inform for a riot & they have given a recognizance of 40 L each to app. The D. of y. is bringing his accon agt mr Knightly a mercht of Lond for Scand magn. The Diffrences bet ye Mor Embr his Secr being reconcild the Secr is gon wth most of yr goods but ye renegado who was ye cause of ye aforsd diffrences hath recalld his goods & on Thursday night went away from ye Embr & on fryday was wth Judge Raymunds wart taken in Sheer lane wth his English wife he before ye Judge producd a sheet of pap written on 3 sides of motives to induce him to return Christian sent him by an unknown hand he sd his sentmts were agreable to them & yt he was sorry he had livd 22 years in Darknesse & was resolvd to be a Christian tho he was hangd ye Judge sent him to secr Jenk who comted him to ye Gathous & this day he was exmd by ye ABp. of Cant & recomted till the K. comes to town The Embr sth he dares not return wthout him for fear his mr in fury shoud cut off his head & ruine his family he accuseth him of robbing him of 100 L & Jewels but ye Renegado sd ye 100 L was his own ye K having given't him. The Embr hath recommended one of his attendts to be page of ye back stairs to ye D. of [Y.?] & he was accepted of. L. c. 1246 [Handwriting changes here.] London: ye 25th July 1682 +I informed you in my last of ye difference betwixt the Morocco Ambassador and the Renegado and gave farther to acquaint you that hee was carried from to ye Comtee of Councell to a Justice of peace who knew not what to doe with him untill Mr Onby a Barbary Merchant who accompanyes the Ambassador perswaded the Renegado to goe to his Excellency & did soe farr mediate for him that the Ambassador gave him a pardon under his hand and withall Complyed to what ever hee demanded which was to carry along with him his wife and Father and Mother but afterwards not believieing it sufficient security for him endeavoured to make a second escape & gott into a hackney Coach whom the Ambassador following dragged him thereout who swore and stormed that hee would not goe tearing his Garments desireing rather to be executed here then to be boyled in oyle in Barbary and used such expressions that the Ambassador drew out his schimiter to cutt of his head in good earnest but was prevented through the Intercesicon of some there prsent neverthelesse was Confined in a Roome under a file of musketeers and about 2 of the Clock sonday morning ye Ambr went with his Retinue downe the River and wth him ye Renegado in order to goe on Shippboard for his owne Country. Satturday last the duke of Ormond Lord Hallifax Lord Clarendon Lord Hide Lord Conway Secretary Jenkins & Mr Seymore did the Lord Major the Honor to dyne with him on Sunday Mr Attorney Genall & yesterday sevrall of the Loyall Cittizens did the like & wee suppose twas in order to fix to fix the poynt of the Sheriffs. Thursday next is appointed a Counsell att Hampton Court where the Earle of Anglisea putts in his Answer to the charge exhibited against him by the duke of Ormond & the matter then debated on both sides. The same day is to be a Court of Aldermen where much is expected relateing to what the Lord Major will declare concerning the Sheriffs some affirme that hee will persist to adheare to North & Box & withstand all the actions against him which are now about 1200 & the discourse is that hee will be made a viscount But Mr Box seemed uneasy in the affaire & tis said that hee will not hold supposeing himselfe not Legally chosen & yesterday repaired to Councellor Leake for advise in the poynt being reteyned to defend ye City Charter refused to Councell him therein after which hee went to another who desired first his case in writeing. The duke of Monmouth being last weeke affronted by some of his Maties Horse Guards Complaint was made to theire officer who has promised all possible satisfaction but tis ordered for the future if any soldier affronts a Gentl ye Law shall be open to take remedy against them their officers shall be noe wayes obliged to fight in their Quarrell as in some cases it has beene demanded Yesterday one Mr king an Eminent Cittizen by trade a furriear departed this life being taken sick with the heat att Guildhall upon the Choyce of Sheriffs & sevrall others tis supposed will scarce recover Letters this day from Cadiz say that the Spaniards gave seized upon all ye Hambrogh Merchants books & effects throughout the whole kingdome & Intended to apprehend their persons but upon the mediation only Confined them to theire houses upon the forfeiture of 2000 ducatts & all their Shipps in the bay are Comanded away in 24 howres but they doe not tell us the occasion. Letters from viena of the 16th instant say that the Emperor received an expresse in 11 dayes from his Ambassador att Constantinople that the Grand vizier was inclyned to prolong the peace provided ye Emperor would suffer the Hungarians to pay the Tribute they promised & to put 2 places into the Grand Signors possession & demollished 3 others The preparacon for warr goes on in most parts of the Empire which the Judicious Judge will be Inevitable. prince Waldock is going to the Army in order to march on some designe 600 great vessells being ordered to be Equipped in the Ryne for the use of the said Army. L. c. 1247 [Handwriting changes here] Lond July. 24 [i.e., 25]. 82. Secr Jenk having surrendred the Renegado to ye Embr Articles were drawn up bet ym wherby ye Embr promisd him pdon & life but in heat of discours the Renegado threw the articles at the Embr & ran downstairs ye Embr followd him & took him out of a hackny coach led him up stairs & ordrd his hands to be tyd behind him & was going to draw his sword but some psons of quality intposing he was shut in a room & a guard of musqueteers set upon him The reason of his trying to escape is thought rather to be his desire to stay here wth his wife (whom ye Embr refusd to let go along wth him) yn for relig. The Embr hath since consented yt she her father & mother shall go to Tangier & he will setle ym yre The Renegado saith he expects to be boyld in Oyle in morocco notwthstanding the Embrs fair promises On Saturday ye Embr sent to ye E of Inchequeen for a Moor yt had run from morocco to Tanger & changing his relig was become his Lops servt but his Lop refusd him. Abt 2 a clock on sunday morn ye Embr &c went on board. There are abt 300 accons entred agt the Ld Mayr The D. of Ormond ye Es of Clarendon & Conway ye Ld Hide mr Seymr & Secr Jenk dind wth his Lop on saturday & ye Attor Genll on Sunday & yesterday sevll emnt Citizens tis sd to settle the point abt the Sheriffs his Lop seems resolvd to stand upon north & Boxes being sheriffs tho we hear Box was yesterday wth Serjt Leak of Graie's Inne for advice but he being reteind by ye City all for ye Charter refusd him so he went to another Who bad him bring his case in writing if Box shoud not hold we expect Duncomb the Banker will be put up for Sheriff on Thursday. On Thursday next will be a Councill at Hamton Cot & ye Diffrences bet ye D. of Ormond & E. of Anglesy is yn to be heard. mr Dreyden hath been to wait on ye Dutch of Mo. but she refusd seing him. upon some of ye guards calling the D of M whig ordrs are given yt any soldr yt shall affront a Gent shall be left to ye law to prvent challenging officrs for ye Soldrs faults On Saturday night a parcell of high way men killd 2 watch men & a Butcher & robd him at Newington green. The pope hath sent to Paris to excommunicate the A Bp. of Rhemes & 4 other Bps active abt ye Regalia. On saturday mr Temple ye reputed best Tennis playr in Engld playd a match for a Considrable sum wth a F. man in a hoop before ye K. who was so well pleasd wth ye Agility of ye F. man who won yt he ordrd him 100 L. The Lds of ye Treary will this week adjourn to michmas The D. of y. is expected this night at st James & on Monday ye Dutch (it being prpared for her lying in) & ye latter end of ye next week the K. to cont[ry?] ye D. of ormond hath almost computed the charge of ye K. keeping hous & will prnt it to ye K before he goes to Ireld. L. c. 1248 [Handwriting changes here.] London 27 July 1682 Our Last Letters from Holland gave an acct of a memoryall the Danish Ambassadr prsented to the States wch beeing Long forseene to repeate the Substance was to envite the States into that League the ffrench King his Master and the Duke of Brandenburgh have allready Concluded for ye more Effectuall Continuance of the peace of xtendom and in the Close says that if ye differances in fflandrs and att ye Conference att ffranckfort bee not speedily remooved tis to be feared that his most Xtian Majestee will Looke upon the League of Guarranty as formed agt him and his Allyes to prvent wch those he suspects to have a designe therein he will make the first attacque upon them. To wch the States retoarned answer yt they had Considered ye Memoryall hee deliverd and are not a Little Concerned to find ye sentements of his Mastr diffirent from what ye prsent posture of affares requier for they are not alltogether sattisfyed yt ye Measures some psue are ye Meathods to promote the Continuance of ye peace for ye designe which is Carryeing on by a seperate League would rather Endanger ye publique tranquillity of xtendome synce itts not alltogether grounded on ye Due pformance of the Treatyes of westphalia & Nimenghen wch they hope neither the King his Mastr nor any other Prince who were instrumentall in agreeing ye same will ever deviate therefrom or bee displeased att any others who Endeavors to prserve itt and for as much as ye memoryall seemes to deter any from acting therein as they Canot in Justice doe a thing derogatory to the Interest in wch they are Concerned soe they will never in honr desist from doeing of yr duty without respecting ye Meanaces in his Memoryall to hindr the pformance thereof. which said answer of yrs with yt they returned to the duke of Brandenburgh beeing much Like in substance gives noe Lyttle disquiett to ye Embassadr especially the French who beleived ye same would have produced Contrary Effects Tuesday next the Ld Chanceller takes a Journy for the Bath beeing extraordynary afflicted with the Gout to Endeavor a reamedy in those waters & designes to stay a month. Satterday Last a gang of highwaymen Robbed divers hagglers Butchers & others who were returneing from London markts & they mett with some opposition one of yr Companyeons beeing dangarously wounded & not being able to hold pace with the rest they bethought of a strattagem to bind the said wounded highwayman to a tree turneing his horse Loose which when Company Came by hee prtended yt he was one of ye Robbed psons & wounded in defendeing of himselfe & directed those yt psued them to follow a Contrary way by wch meanes they escaped but att Newington beeing discovred 4 or 5 psons Endeavored to stopp them but the theives fyreing on them Killed one & wounded another they all Likewayes Gott away but one of them is synce taken & Comitted. This day beeing a Court of Aldrmen much was expected in relation to wt answer ye Ld Mayr would returne ye Commonrs 2 Courts before pressed his Ldpp to Cause proclamacon to bee made to summon Tho pap[i]llion John dubois Eqrs beeing duly Ellected to Seal up bonds & pay ye penalltyes in ye act of Comon Councill to hold ther shereiffes for the yeare Ensueing and there was a Numerous appearance of ye Livery who beeing Called in his Ldpp Cawsed a paper to bee read to them ye Contents following------- Gentleman +This Court hath Considered of ye petition and will take care yt such psons will take ye office of Shereiffes upon yem as are duly Ellected according to Law & ye antyent Customes of this Citty and in this and all other things this Court will Endevour to manteyne ye rights & privaledges of ye Cheire & of ye whole Citty & wherein ye think wee doe otherwise ye Law must Judge between us +which beeing read some of ye Livery began to speake telling his Ldpp this was noe answer but his Ldpp badd them forbeare & began wch they not Imedyately doeing his Ldpp ordred one of ye Shereiffes to Command them in ye Kings name to depart and ye Court was adjourned till after Barthollomew tyde L. c. 1249 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond July 27. 82. The F. man yt beat mr Temple at Tennis is challengd by an Eng man & they are to play before ye K. & D. of y suddenly. The D. & Dutch of Y. come to town abt ye beginning of next week & ye K. on Saturday come 7 night & will lye at ye D. of ys Lodgings at whithall being his own will not be finished these 2 months The D. of y will suddenly make a step to Scotld & after a short stay to setle affrs will return. The D of Ormond is to have the Govermt of Ireld setled upon him during life in lieu of 30000 L the K was to have given wth ye Ld Hides daughter to ye E. of Ossory. Litle Lincolnsinfields is going to be built into a Square & streets The Ks effigies at winsor is to be taken down & altred ye scarf at prnt hiding most pt of ye body 2 men work dayly undr ye ground undr ye hors [hous?] to raise ye Thames water to ye top [?] of ye Castle The Countesse of Soissons ye Dutchesse of mazarines sister is expected this night at whithall from Holld. The E of Salisbury went the begining of this week ye Ld Hides Lady yesterday afternoon & ye E. of Manchester is going to F. for yr health. This day ye Cot of Aldrmen met & after abt half an hours sitting adjd the Cot till Tuesday wthout doing any thing abt ye Sherifs above 3000 people attended at Guild hall in great expectation. This day ye Dutch of Portsm E. of Sundrland mr Godolphin & sevll psons of quality dind togather & tis sd the E of sundrland will ther be made Secretary or Privy Seal. The Councill meeting this day at Hamton Cot objecions were made agt the Ks pattent latly pasd for making the Borough of Tavestock in Devonsh a Corporacon & after hearing some Council on both sides yt ye Diffrence bet ye D. of Ormond & E. of Anglesy might be heard of wch we can give you no other acct yn yt tis thought the D. will obtein. Tory Tom an Active Barber of Lond had latly 10 Guinies given him at winsor by ye Ks ordr. A quarrell hath latly happend bet 2 Emint minrs of State ye issue of wch when we know we shall aqt you wth yr names. The E. of Chesterfield Justice in Eyre to ye K will its sd be put out of all his places. mr Polexfen mercht dyd this week in his coach coming from Tunbridge he was brother to ye famous Councellr we hear yt the Ld Bruden who latly took ye Oathes is latly returnd to ye church wch he left. ordrs are sent by psons post into Lancashyre & another county for vigorously prosecuting ye papists. By reason of ye great raines most of ye corn in Lymrick in Irld is like to be spoild. The Bp of winch hath latly had a dead child in a Coffin sent him by a carrier. L. c. 1250 [Handwriting changes here.] London: ye 29th July 1682. What may be farther added upon the point of our Sheriffs is that the Lord Major affirms that hee will defend the prerogative of the Chaire and on Michaelmas-eve sweare North and Box though Mr Box seemes to be very uneasy therein as haveing advised with Councell and received noe encouragement that hee is Legally Chosen and one day last weeke was sent for to the Lord Major & dined privately there & some persons of Honor is said to discourse the point with him to perswade him to hold though wee are told hee should reply that hee would willingly doe the king all possible service without doing himselfe and Family a disservice soe on Thursday last hee was not called into the Court of Aldermen to seale his oathe [?] which some affirme but the mistake arose that att the same tyme a Court of Leiftenancy sitting in the next Roome & Mr Box being a Member hee was called for and went in unto them the Cittizens Continue to bring more writts against his Lordshipp and the Lord Major has ordered an appeareance to the 17 wch Sheriff pilkington first shewed unto him. On Thursday last there was a great Councell att Hampton Court where his Matie was prsent and the first businesse proceeded upon was an affaire of granting a Charter to Incorporate the Burrough of Tavistocke in devonshire settleing a Goverment of Major Aldermen Recorder Sr James Butler to be first Recorder but the same was much opposed by Councell on behalfe of the Earle of Bedford being Lord proprieter thereof holding his Courts affairs & choose 2 Members of parliament by prescripcon but notwithstanding all that could be said by his Lordshipps Councell after some debate the Charter was ordered to passe the seales. After which the great affaire relateing to the duke of Ormond, and the Earle of Anglisea largely discussed on both sides his Grace very much declayreing the matter against him to be false upon himselfe and scandalous to the Governmt & insisted on satisfaccion they were ordered to withdraw & in an houre & halfe called in & were acquainted with the vote of ye Councell vizt--- That these printed Letters &c wch the Earle of Anglisea published of his Grace the duke of Ormond were scandalous Libell against the kings Royall Father and against the Government & scandalous false aspersions of the duke of Ormond. And ordered that the Lord Castlehaven be summoned next Thursday before the Counsell to give likewise an account of the memoires from which the said Earles Letters were grounded & the Earle to be likewise then to attend & tis supposed hee will bee displaced. The Earle of Sunderland late Secretary of State a relacon of ye Earle of Shaftsbury who was supposed to be come from the Court Interest is now through the mediacon of the dutchesse of portsmouth reced againe into favour and yesterday went downe to Windsor to kisse the kings hand and tis supposed that his Lordshipp will have some Considrable place even Conferred on him. Yesterday one Mr Wine the Kings fishmonger in London came into the Amsterdam Coffee house & with oathes Laid about the Whiggs telling them that the presbiterians murdered Sr Edm: Godfrey and laid it upon the papists and hee would sweare it hee was desired to forbeare & repeating the same divers tymes to Mr Kidd the man of the house who being a Constable seized him & carried him before Sr Robert Clayton who Committed him to Newgate his Millicius [?] cuning for chargeing the death of Sr Edmd Bury Godfrey on the protestants. A play haveing beene made [by] Mr Dryden tearmed the Duke of Guise it [is?] supposed to Levell att the villifyeing the Duke of Monmouth & many other protestants & great Interest made for the acting thereof but comeing to the knowledge of his Matie the same was forbidd for though his Maties pleasure is to be dissatisfyed and angry with the duke of Monmouth Yett hee is not willing that others should abuse him out of a naturall affection for him. Yesterday the Loyall men of St Dunstans as Mr Boldsworth which recovered 800 L of Sheriff pilkington Mr ffowles Mr Istead Mr Grahme Mr Burton &c had a noble Feast a Brace of Bucks being sent by his Maties order [Handwriting changes here.] yesterday letters from Oxford say that the day before A Quo Warranto was delivd the major of that charter who Imediately Called a Common Councell who ordd to defend the same and chose a Comtee to manage itt in ye [?] City charge L. c. 1251 [Handwriting changes here.] London July 29th 1682. On Thursday notwithstanding what was urg'd by ye Ld of Bedford in councill the Patent for making Tavistock in Devonshire a Corporacon was order'd to be pass'd. And Sr James Butler to be Recorder therof. Then the difference between ye D: of Ormond & Earle of Anglesey came on & after a long hearing they were ordered to withdraw & being called in again, the Councill delived their opinion yt ye Lres which the Earle of Angl:sey had writ in which the Duke was menconed were false & full of Aspersions on the sd duke, & it was order'd yt ye E. of Castl:haven appear next thursday at Councill to give an Acct of his Memoirs lat:ly printed, on which ye E: of Angl:seyes Lres were grounded & ye sd E: is alsoe ordered to appe. +On thursday the King sent ye Loyall parish of St: Dunham [?] [in?] Wiltshire & Bucks & on ffriday Bolsworth, Graham, Pri[nce &?] the other Loyall Gintlemen of the parish dined at ye Quisthouse [?] [The next paragraph repeats the matter of L. c. 1250, seventh paragraph, on Mr. Wine (or Wynne).] +The E: of Sunderland went yesterday to Windsor & kissed the Kings hand +the Citizens evry day enter more accons against my Ld Mayor & his Lordsp hath given appeance to ye 17 accons the Sherriffe served him with, the Cort of Aldermen being adjourned to Sept:mber we must remayne in suspence till then. His Lordsp seems resolv'd to declare North & Box Sheriffes & sent for Mr Box who din'd privately with him, his Lordsp psuaded him to hold but Box seems uneasy saying he would willingly serve his Majty in anything yt might not ruine his Estat: & Reputacon its thought yt the Ld: Mayor & Cort of Aldermen will not accept of his fine should he proffer it when they call him to give Bond & now both Tory & Whig beleive they shall have noe other Sherriffs but North & Box though the Whiggs have a project on foot to continue the Old ones but ye issue time must show L. c. 1252 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. Augt. 1st 82 The F. K. hath given ordr for fortifying Strasbr & they work day & night upon it he hath also ordrd their officrs to repaire to yr charges & discipline yr Soldrs dayly The Empr hath don the same to Philipsbr & given the same ordrs to his officrs Mr Arnold Farnier of ye F. Ks revenue who was sent prisnr to Arras for defrauding the K. cut his throat to avoid a shamfull death. The Bp of Strasbr is suddenly to take ye oaths of Alleg to ye F. K. as yey use to do to ye Empr. The D. of Savoy lies so ill at Turin that tis thought he will not recovr. The Empr is dayly in consultation abt ye Affrs of Hung which are in an ill posture the Turks aiding the malecontents & 3 Bassas are suddenly expected to joyn them. A rencontre happend latly bet some of ye male contents & Imprlists in wch Lieut Genll Herman & ye Camp mr And 50 Imprll hors were carryd prisners to Count Tekely. Dr micklethwait dyd on sunday & will lie some time in state. Coll mackarty an Eng Gent latly proffring his [?] service to ye F. K. was refusd & he is returnd hither & resolved to go serve the Empr. The Adventure of Jamaice homeward bound worth 3000 L was latly fird wth lightning yet all ye men but one savd The Treaty bet his matie & ye formr farmers of ye Irish revenue is broke of the K. saying yesterday he woud have nothing more to do wth ym. Tis discoursd as if Secret Conway will resign to ye Ld Sundrland Ordrs are sent to ye mr of ye D. of ys barge to be at winsor to morrow early wth 2 barges that wch the Dutchesse comes in is to be towed by ye other for fear rowing shoud discompose her Royall highnesse. sr James Leshly goes to morrow to kisse ye Ks hand & thence post for Scotld. The K. intends next sumer to alter most of ye Lodgings in whithall & enlarge the Banquetting hous. Tis discoursd as if the Ld Culpeper is to have 5000 L to resign his Govermt of virginia to another Ld. The D. of y. hath ordrd 11 monthes pay to be given to ye [widows?] of ye seamen yt were drownd in the Glocester frigot & 5 L [to] each of yr children & some of ye mony was pd on Saturday some of ye rable of mosco Assembling went to the pala[ce] of ye new [tear removes about four letters] & killd sevll but ye souldrs gave [tear spoils rest of letter, about ten words] L. c. 1253 [Handwriting changes here.] London first Augst 82 +Satterday Last dyed yt famous phisitian Sr John Mickelltwaite after a Long indisposition hee has Left extraordinary to ye poore and is for some time to Lye in State. One Colloll Mackartie haveing beene to proffer his service to ye ffrench King to serve him in his army had a Refusall and is Returned againe hither beeing resollved to goe in ye Germaine army. The said Colloll beeing desired by ye Ld Cavendish to discourse Count Comingsmarke who mett him att Paris & acqwaynted him that hee had a message from the Ld Cavndish that he never recd a challenge from him and if he sent any twas in such a manner to ye Resident that hee was deprived of the pformeing itt therefore demanded of him to meet his Ldpp upon any sea shoare with as many for seconds as hee pleased with a shipp ready to Transport them away as the success should favoure them The Count first promised that hee would but the next day refused whereupon the Colloll wrote a Letter to the Ld Candish of what passed between them and showed the same to the Cownt wch [about six letters smeared] said was agst his honor [six more letters smeared] Colloll replyed he would ser[about ten letters smeared] England & if hee thought [about fourteen letters smeared] hee would give [about ten letters smeared] him selfe +Our fforaigne Letters advise butt Little this post They tell us that from Rattisbone the 23th that the Envoy of the Ellector of Metz was passed Rattisbone from weening and brought with him the Imperiall resolution concerneing ye poynt of difference wch has soe Long Retarted the proceedure of ye Conference att ffranckfort from Comeing to a Resullt but sayes not what it is. The ffrench att Strasburgh are soe busye in Carrying on the ffortifications of that place that they omitt not a moments tyme workeing thereon as well by night as by day. ffrom vyenna they speake yt the Emperor is dayly in Consullt about the affaire of Hungary wch are in an Ill Circumstance att prsent those male Contents being animated by the Turks on whose Borders A great Army of them are incamped and expect 13 Bashawes to Come unto them the Male Contents were Castio [?] had a Rencounter with some Imperalists and beate them takeing Lieutent Genrall Hemor and the scout master Generall with 50 horse whome they brou[ght pr]issonrs to Genrall Teckle Th[about eight letters smeared]vice that in Tenor [about ten letters smeared]mperor & ye Turkes [about twelve letters smeared] 20 yeares but this not [about twelve letters smeared] Bpp of Strasburgh is arrived att Paris to take the oath of alleadgiance to his Majie as they used to doe to the Emperor. Monsr Arnold one of the ffrench Kings Cheife farmers who was Imprissoned att Arras beeing charged with defraudeing his Majtee has Cutt his owne throate to avoyd further punishmt the ffrench King has Commanded away all officers to yr respective Commands wth Charge o[f] a day to dissaplyne theire soldjers in Like maner the Emperor from vienna had done and had sent Bills of Exchange to phillipsburgh to pay that Garrison and erect a great magazeine for ye army when Comes thereabouts. Letters from Turenne say that the Duke of Savoy keepes his bed and Tis beleived he will scarse recover & thereupon his voyage to Lisbon is Laid aside. Yesterday morning Capt Clifford who formerly stole away Madam Synderfin and hurried her to ffrance was seized and the Ld. Cheif Justice upon the Ladyes Complaynt Committed him to the Kings Bench The Late quo warranto agst our Charter and [about eight letters smeared]me about Shereiffes has Cawsed [about ten letters smeared] people soe to draw yr [about twelve letters smeared] ye Chamber of London [about fourteen letters smeared] have not to sattisfi[about twelve letters smeared] a greate Clamor moves pecipally [?] Synce Sr Tho Player is gone for some tyme into the Country +Severall of the heads of ye Towne and Corporation of Nottingham on Satterday Last went to Windsor where they Surrendred up theire Charter into the hands of his Majtee. +This morneing the Ld Chancellor accompanied with about 100 horse sett forwards for the Bath in order to his healthes sake. L. c. 1254 [Handwriting changes here.] London ye 3d Augt 1682. Tuesday last one Captaine Wild arrived from Jaimaica and gives a dismall accompt of the Loss of his Shipp the Jamaica Merchant which was never before att Sea of 250 Tonns and 24 Gunns setting from that Island the 24 of May and on the 6th of June following passing the Gulf of fflorida in 25 degrees 24 minutes att 2 Clock afternoone happned a most Terrible Tempest of Thunder & Lightning fell upon and broke on the said shipp with that Impetuosity that rending first the maste in sunder it peirced the decke with a most noysome sulphurous smell and sett every where on fire whereupon the sea men and passengers Leaped into the sea and tooke up one another in the Long boate and pinnace & Captaine Bennett being ahead of them tooke the said seamen on board him the said shipp burnt to ye waters edge and when some liger [?] powder blew all to peeces and there was not the Least matter saved but not a soule Lost. Yesterday his Matie reced an expresse that on Thursday last betweene 10 & 11 att night the Dauhpinesse was to bedd of a young prince & ye king declared Duke of Burgundy one of the kings of Spaines Title. Willm Hetheringh [?] mannager of the irish Evidences being supposed to be tryed upon an action of scandal magnatum brought by the Duke of Ormond [at] the kingstone Assizes one of his Bayle fearing the Event Surrendred him into prison Yesterday the Earle of Salisbury came from his seate att Hatfeild & in few dayes goes for France to accompany his Lady to Burbon who has beene sickly of late & departs in an extraordinary Equipage of 3 Coaches and 6 apeece each with 30 Horsemen and a phisitian both for soule and body and intends to passe the winter att Marseilles. Sr Robert Howards Lady in her way to the Bath was suddenly taken with a Convulsion and being carried to ye next Gentlemans house dyed there. Wee have for these 2 or three dayes beene amused with a discourse of a discovery of some hidden enterprize to have been Transacted att Windsor and other matter of as odd tendency but I have made as an exact Scrutiny into the affaire and cannot possibly fix the least foundacon for any such report but rather beleeve it to proceede either from those who purely make shams on purpose to Create a disbeleife att another tyme when matter of truth ariseth or those who speake as they would wish or desire it. Last night thee Dutchesse of Yorke returned from Windsor to St James by water and this night the Duke is expected. The Lord Marquisse of Winchester haveing beene some 2 yeares in ffrance for his health is returned therefrom & much better & is going to his seate in Yorkshire Many of the ffrench protestants have within a short tyme Transported themselves to the Colony of Carolina being made sensible of the great advantage they may reape there. The East India Company are in great payne for 3 of theire Shipps from Suratt they haveing not the Least Intellige[nce of] them though one in France and another in Holland arrived who put to Sea two Monthes after the English and tis said they have aboard them 3 Ambassadors to his Matie from the king of Spain [?]. We have an Accompt from ye Assizes att Northampton that Sr Wm Langham Justice of peace haveing a tryall formerly brought against him by an Informer of Conventicles for 100 L for not granting a warrant & haveing cast the said Informer upon servall Affidavts the Informer moved the Court of kings Bench for a new Tryall wch they Granted & Now ye said Informer has obteyned a verdict against Sr William of 100 L Baron Steele being Judge. L. c. 1255 [Handwriting changes here.] London the 5th August 1682 [Satur?]day last was held another [about six letters smeared] att Hampton Court (his Matie [prse]nt) in refference to the farther examining the Complaint Exhibited by the duke of Ormond against the Earle of Anglicea who being mett his Matie was delivered a letter from the Earle of a long tendency but the Cheife Scope thereof was that hee was indisposed & thereby deprived of Attending that Boarde but it would be of noe significancy to him to have been prsent for that hee looked upon himselfe to be prejudgd in ye affaire and that Westminster hall was more suteable to decide the differance between them & though the said letter was pend with rather to much sharpness yett the same was most submissively & respectfully Couched in refference to his Matie & withall soe ingeniously stated that for the present there was noe further proceed upon his bussiness neither did his Matie declare anythinge as to take from him the Privey Seale which twas Generally beleived would have been besides other markes of displeasure. butt the Ld Castlehaven Attending as by Order hee was Called in and his Matie was pleased to ask him if hee owned the publishing that Booke of the M[about six letters smeared] the Irish Rebellion which [about eight letters smeared]ed unto his Ldpp [about twelve letters smeared] the same after which [about twelve letters smeared]as to divers [about fourteen letters smeared] are in especialy his owneing the [about fourteen letters smeared] and his standing in [about twelve letters smeared] Maties forces his Ldpp sin[about eight letters smeared] abhorres the bloody Massacre [about five letters smeared] and as much as any possibly Could [do?] afterwards was in Armes being constrayned thereto by some Meanes & Methods which is not proper here to mention & had much other discourse & was Ordrd to withdraw & being Called in againe: his Ldpp was made acquainted with a vote of the Councell (notwithstanding whatever hee could say for himselfe) that his Memoires of the warrs of Ireland were a Scandalous Libell against the King and Government much in the like words as they voted that day 7 night before of the Letters of the Earle of Angliceas and thereupon his Ldpp was dismist and time must informe us what will be the farther proceedings thereon: After which there was a long debate by Councill on both sides relateing to a difference in the poynt of Governing betweene two parties in a Towne in the Island of Guernesey which Came to noe result more then that the same should bee reheard some other Convenient time: His Matie afterwards returnd to Windsor where hee intends to stay till the latter end of this or the beginninge of next month but he [about five letters smeared] highness accompanied his Dutc[hes]s [about five letters smeared] where shee is provid[ed] [about ten letters smeared] Inn her reckoning being [about fourteen letters smeared] near the 24th inst [Yeste]rday his Royall Highness [about six letters smeared] Windsor haveing on Monday [about six letters smeared] great hunting of [about five letters smeared] in the forrest & the same day ye dutchess goes to ye Dukes Theatre that and ye Kings house haveing Joyned interests the latter being Discontinued where will be purposely Acted for her Anna Bullen being a deepe Tragedy of the beheading of the said lady by Henry the 8th: I just now received the great Newes from ffrance that the King Called some of his prime Councellors togeather to Consider of the prsent State of affaires & found that in Case of a warr with the Emperor his Rigorous pceedings agst ye hugonotts might prove of dangerous Consequence if att any time he might happen to be straitened Therefore Imediatly formed and dispatched away Letters (which Coppys are sent mee) to the sevll Bishopps provincialls throughout his Territoryes signifying That his Matie hath taken into Consideracon the great distractions that doth arrise from the difference on Religion & being desireous to have them Composed hath proposed 14 Articles [of] Agreement (wch I have alsoe [about six letters smeared] me but to large to [about twelve letters smeared] upon Orders [about fourteen letters smeared] provincialls to [about eight letters smeared] of the Lawes agst the protestant in the meane time & that [about six letters smeared] pmitted to enjoy the priviledges that ye sevrall Edicts formerly made in their favour. +Letters from vienna of the 27 Instant advise that they had Newes from Newhosell that ye Turks in those pts had made an inroade into ye Countre & burnt 8 villages Carrying away 400 Christians into Slavery besides forced sevrall other Townes to sweare alleidgance to ye great Turk & Killed those that made Opposicon And tis further wrote yt ye Grand Seignor had proffered the Hungaria Male Contents the Condicons that they shall be made a free people & noe Hereditary Prince imposed on them but to have a ffree Choyce paying ye Grand Seignor 40000 ducketts p Ann in like manner as those of Moldavia & Zedenburgh at prsent doe enjoy on Condicon they put themselves wholy under their protection & relinquish that of the Emperors L. c. 1256 [Handwriting changes here.] [Aug]st ye 5th 82 An[about twelve letters smeared] of Y yt he could fetch up yr [about four letters illegible] lost in ye y[about ten letters smeared] 60000 Pd & found him rationall & hath rann[about six letters smeared] yond reward & yt he shall save wtever he fetch up besides [about eight letters smeared] next weeke wth Severall psons about ye affaire On Wesnday David Fitzgerald & Murphry fought a duell behind Clarendon hous & 1st was wounded in 2 places but not mort[ally] The Mor Embr lunged [?] at ye Renegado indeavring to Escape cut him over ye Eare [?] & was once goeing to cut of his hand [?] they hin[dered him [?] from that [?]. 2 Men of war ye one of 50 ye other of Sixty Guns are ordered to goe cruise abt ye Irish Coast. Dr Butler Prebend of Winsor dying on Wesenday & his wife on Thursday & were both buryed together Dr Killigrew Mr of ye Savoy hath been called [?] before ye Councell & the qu [sic] for Letting ye Guard Room their fall[about six letters smeared] & ordered to mend [?] it The Agents for New England are arived here yesterday at ye Exchange & put to bond ye next Councill went over ye Comision in order to treat The K & Q goe dayly a ffishing & ye D of York hunting & yr Time of their coming to Town uncertain The E of Anglesey haveing sent to Larso [?] ye Councill yt he was indisposed on Thursday however yt his presence was not justified there he being intend prjudg:d & yt ye difference between ye D of Ormond & him was more fit for Westminster hall yn ye Councill ye K was angry & prduced the Lre to be burnt the Lre was smartly worded & prserving [about ten letters illegible] to the King The E: of Castlehaven was called & [?] asked if he owned ye Late printed Memoiris in his name & he answred yes yn sevll Interrogatories were put to him out of his Book pticarly whither he owned the Association oath & being in Armes agst ye K he answd he had As great Abhorence of ye Irish Massacre as any man but yt he was buy necesity & wt he did Then he was ordrd to Withdraw & being Called in ye Councill pass:d a Vote yt ye said Memoiris were Scandlous & in ye same manner as the[y] did upon ye E of Angl:s:y:s what will be further found [?] time must show. Then thire was a debate abt ye Governt of a Town in Guernsey but further D:bate defer:d till next Councill day Tis said Sr Leoline Jenkins will be Ld Privy S:al The E of Feversham is to goe to Complimt the F K Q Daup[hine & Dau]phiness upon ye birth of ye Late Prince [about ten letters smeared] set sail for New Engld he [about twelve letters smeared] New Hamshire there & carries over [about fourteen lette ers smeared] Govermt of yt plantation. [about fourteen letters smeared] of the Empire have agreed [about fourteen letters smeared]. L. c. 1257 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond. ye 8th Augt 1682 What I gave you an accompt of in my last relateing to the ffrench kings sending Letters to all his Bishopps & provincialls togeather with 14 Articles of Accomodacon in favour of his protestant subjects Comes Confirmed and the said Letters with the Articles will in few dayes be published but upon a strict scrutiny thereof they will not be soe beneficiall to them as was Conceived being Craftily Couched by way of Converting them which tis supposed being Calvenists they will hardly agree to And the orders to ye Bishopps not to Interfere upon the Edicts made in theire favour are in such genrall words that the Kindnesse prtended them may be Ended. The patent is now passed the Seales for Creating the Earle of Hallifax Marquisse of that Title & the officers expects every day patents to Create the Lord Marquess of Worcester Duke of Beauford. The assizes att kingston ended Satturday night there were 5 Condemned the miller of Haslemere fined 10 Marke & to stand in 3 sevrall Townes in the pillory being Convicted for speakeing att the last choyce of knights of the shire for that County very reflecting and scandalous words vizt That his late Matie of blessed memory had whatever deserved for runing from his parliamt and alsoe another fellow the like punishmt for saying that hee beleeved there would be ariseing and therefore would provide himselfe with horse and Armes and being asked who hee would side withall answered ye ffanaticks. Mr Topham Serjeant of ye late house of Comons haveing moved ye Curt of kinges Bench for a new Tryall upon a verdict of 500 L obteyned against his servants upon ye accompt of deteyning Ver[dun?] the under Sheriff of Norfolke 2 dayes after the parliament was prorogued this Cambridgshire Assizes had a second Tryall before ye Ld Chiefe Justice Baron and ye Jury gave the like value of 500 L But as Exceptions is to him of notice or not notice which poynt of Law must be argued before ye Judges. Fryday night last sevrall Gentlemen tearmed Toryes in ffiddlers Habitt Disguise serenaded under the Duke of Monmouths windowes in Soho Square and a after some tyme played the tunes & sung ye sevrall scurilous Songs against his Grace and there being a house broake open the night before the watch cryed out Theeves upon which the Dukes servants sallied out upon them broake all theire fiddles and soe soundly bested them that tis said some will scarce recover. Sunday night last was a Councell at Windsor the businesse before them is said to be the Irish farme which sr James Shane and others had in almonner Cutiors for [?] but the Lord Raneleigh soe perplext ye affaire that does occasion them to make noe proposalls. The Spanish ambassadr has yesterday an accompt that notwithstanding all the Intercession of ye Dutch to ye ffrench King relinquish the Spanish effects [which] hee had seized with new Conquests proved ineffectuall but the Marquisse D'Grana being soe briske as to make a reprisall in the like manner In his Dominion on the ffrench Imediately sent word that hee would quitt that prtention & restore what hee seized The Tower of London being Defective in sevrall parts is ordered to be repaired & some houses bordering upon the Walls are takeing downe to make roome for more Cannon to be planted. The Victuallers of ye parrish of st Andrewes are sumoned next sunday to receive the blessed Sacramt and as many as doe refuse tis supposed theire Licencyes will be taken from them as disaffected to ye Government. I omitted in my last to Informe you that the Councell day att Hampton-Court the Lord Dunblayne petioned ye Councell that they would order him his wife which soe lately married now in ye possession of doctor dove but they rejected ye same. To morrow is designed a great feast att Merrchant Taylors hall called the Loyall young freemen apprentices addressers theire being provision prepared for above 1000 & ticketts are distributed gratis. L. c. 1258 [Handwriting changes here.] London Augst 8 82 There is a discourse of a discovry of a design at Winsor to stab ye K & yt pson was on Saturday taken near ye K wth a dagg:r about him We hear yt a Jewell of great Value hath been prsented the Lady Mayor:sse lately been Tother end of Town pson of Quallity[?] On Thursday next ye F Embr here treats all ye forreign & Domestick Minrs of State upon ye birth of the D. of Burgundy The F K haveing lately sent ordr Thro out his Kdom [for ye] takeing of[f] ye prosecution of ye protest[ant]s is looked upon as [a] trap for them yt the Comrs apted to call ye protests before to printe [?] Conffesion of ye ffaith & if they disagree in yr [oath] to ye Calvinist R:lig Established by ye Edict wth ye F K he will preserve wch now most of 'em in some pointe they are to be Severly Prosecuted [very hard to read] Last Week 2 Airesses sisters of Considerable Fortunes were Wh:d [?] out to take Air in a Coach & 2 horsis but wn yey went out Of Town 2 more horsis were clapt:d before 'em & in a hurry a gr:at way out of Town & threatned d:ath if they would not marry 2 blades there wth ym but it not prvailing they had ye go [?] to bring ym back again The Councill met on Sunday at winsor it Wacagner [?] the Irish Revenue shall be Managed by C[om]rs The Ld of Dunblane hath petioned the K yt ye D:l:gates may meet agn & put an Issue to Ma[rques] Hid:s affr & they will meet next term [Handwriting changes here.] [Next five paragraphs are almost identical with paragraphs 2, 7, 9, and 8, respectively, of L. c. 1257.] The Oxford & Duke frigats are pd off & laid up at Chattham The Ecclesiastic comrs meet to morrow to dispose of Dr Butlers church prfermts. Capt Hamilton wth ye streights fleet undr his Convoy is dayly ex[pected] They now talk of mr Seymrs being to be Ld privy Seal. On Saturday & this day sat the Comte abt Guernsy & Jersy. 2 Span regmts are sent away to Oran upon the ne[ws yt ye] Moors are before it. L. c. 1259 [Handwriting changes here.] London: ye 10th Augt 1682 The Bishopp of Edenburgh sometyme since arrived in this Towne has attended his Matie att Windsor and made a report of the Ecclesiasticall Estate of Scotland gave his Matie all possible acknowckledgmts in sending his only brother among who by his wisdome & Conduct in the managemt of the affaire of the Lord high Comissionr have done great things for the Church in secureing them from the Enemyies of its peace the pha[ntoms?] among which the Bishopp gave that one of Cargills Gang who was executed freely Confessed that hee had a hand in the Barbarous murder of Doctor Sharp Arch Bishopp of St Andrewes in May 1679 but would not discover any of his Accomplices and rather gloried in the action saying that the same was not perpetrated for that hee was an Enemy to Jesus Christ & declared many other things to long here to Incert relateing to the wicked principles of those people. Letters from Turin of the 6 Instant advise that the Duke of Savoy being in some better State of body then formerly his phisitians had declared that hee might adventure to take his Intended voyage to Portugall the Fleete staying for him att Niza & all possible preparacon was makeing for his recepcon but on a sudden was taken with a flux & which retards his departure and the people doe not stick to say that hee is certainly poysoned & therefore may linger some tyme but never recover and the Duke begins to be some what sensible that theire has beene ill practice upon him and therefore begins to consider his future state and has declared prince philiberte his Lawfull successor if soe be hee dyes without issue of all the Dutchy of Savoy with the places annext. The right Honoble the Lord Chancr reached the Bath on Thursday 7 night past where his Lordshipp brought a great retinue and notice being given to ye Gentlemen in the adjacent Country they all flocked in to Complemt his Lordshipp upon his arrivall there & to wish him good health which his Lordshipp very much stands in neede of. Wee have Letters of the 8 of Augt from Germany which say that the Emperor has ordered his forces to be divided into three Armyes & that part of them forthwith passe the Rhyne that his Imperiall Matie Labours what possibly hee can to obteyne a prolongacon of the Truce with the port which expires next March come 12 Moneth & tis wrote that hee has declared that hee will rather relinquish all Hungary then that the ffrench shall reteyne Strasburgh with some other places. The Gazett lately gave us an accomt of a Child that was sent downe Embalmed in Lead to a Reverend Divine in the Country proffering 20 L to any that shall discover the Authors of the same which said Child Doctr pearce Deane of Sarum haveing soe reced and being mightily concerned att ye affaire was resolved to keepe the same till the Judges came by on theire Circuit and the Lord Chiefe Justice Norths opinion being taken therein advised the returning of it from whence it came accordingly the same Carrier brought it up to the kings Armes Holborne bridge and the Coroner of this Citty sate upon the body to make what discovery hee could about it & found to be wrapt in Lead about a fortnight old that the Box wherein was put there was a sham Letter to the Reverend Deane & prtended from Normandy a silke Rugg and severall peeces [of] Linnen but the letters of some peoples names cut out save only in one whereupon they have sent to all the plummers about London as alsoe to the Chirirgions it being in a suercloth to endeavour by that meanes to finde it out but ye Jury have not brought in theire verdict as yett & now 40 L will be given as a reward. Yesterday was the great feast att Merchantaylors hall of ye Loyall apprentices where most of ye Court Lords in Towne were present & by reason ye Ticketts were given gratis there was a great appeareance about 1500 of all sorts they were mightily stored wth provision especially venison there being 50 pastyes & one stagg brought roasted whole to ye Table there was 16 ale stewards who deposited 50 L each & they chose the same number of new ones there was alsoe Invited the Comissrs of the Admiralty Navy & had a ship hung up in the hall with 2 Ladds therein who upon begining of healths fired the Guns which pleased the boyes extreamly & Loyall Natt Tonson being prsent there was much notice taken of him. afterwards ye wine in some of their heads made them Committ disorders in Amsterdam Coffee house but were carried before a Magistrate & bound over L. c. 1260 [Handwriting changes here.] London the 12th August 1682 The Tower of London Continues to be fortifyed & mended where tis most deficyent and the workmen say that 2 or more Bastions are to be errected whereon is to be planted 12 Cannon each the better to secure the Garrison in time of Danger I Omitted in my last to informe you that Mr Secretary Jenkins by the Kings Comande last wedensday night went to the Earle of Angliceas & required the Privey Seale from him who after the Secretary shewed his Maties hand for the same his Ldpp imediatly delivered to him but took a Receipt for itt but tis not Certainly said on whome his Matie will Conferr itt but Genrally supposed mr Seamoure: Itt being annually A Custome for the servall Companyes to Dyne with the Sheriffs & each pson prsents a paper with some (2) 3) 4) or (5) Guineys after which ye Sheriffs invite them & their wives to a second feast & are by the Sheriffs prsented with a silver Guilt Spoone proportonable to ye Money Given but some of the Companyes haveing Anticipated the Sheriffs therein in sending them words that they are Contented with their first Dynner Praying them not to put themselves to the trouble and Charge of A second Dynner & Spoone as usuall which will be as much as if they had given them each 500 L Sr Thomas Player our Chamberlayne this week Came from his Countrey Seate for some time which Occationed sevrall psons who had money in the Chamber to Clayme for and demand the same Sr Thomas as granted them that each should have yr owne but since they Came altogether on a sudayne must stay a Convenient time till money Came in for that hee had paid away 3000 L of his owne money & [about six leters illegible] would not have patience to directed [sic] them to apply themselves to ye Ld Mayor to Call a Common Councell who made noe doubt would take a Speedy Course to sattisfye yr desires. Otherwise he Could not. There will be speedily a warrant to pass the seales to Create Mr Seamoure viscoont Totnes the Ld Norris Earle of Abbington & tis said Other prferrmts will be made yesterday was a great feast at the Ld Majors where other persons of Quallity dined there with sevrall of the Aldermen & his Ldpp was pleased to drink to Sr Wm Pritchard with A Complement of Ld Major Elect though there was more of [seal spoils about four letters] then vallidity there in from ye Ceremony Our Letters from Madrid of ye 30th of August say that the King had made a great reforme among ye Cheife Ministers of his Court who favour the Germayne interest after ye manner of ye Marquis de Grana The people in Lisbon were in an uproare they not being Contented to have ye Marriage goe forwards with ye Duke of Savoy the Imperiall Troops begin to pass ye Rhyne att Phillipsburgh & from all parts a warr is more liker yn ever. +This Evening the Dutchess Modena mother to ye Dutchess of york arrived att St jameses from Ittally yesterday Sr Robert Robinson lately returned from the Streights & was tryed aboard a Shipp on a Key for disobeying his Admiralls Ordrs & for Carrying Merchants Goods aboard his Shipp & ill usage of the Seamen & was Convicted thereof fined 500 L & Imprisonmt dureing his Maties pleasure. +The ffrench ambassadr att ye Hague refuseth [to] have audience of the states unless he be Conducted thro ye Great Gate & the Burghers in Armes wch the States refuses to give him L. c. 1261 [Handwriting changes here.] London ye 15th of Augt: 82 His Royall Highnesse haveing stayed att Sr James' to welcome his mother the Dutchesse of Modena who arrived Satturday night went for Windsor on Sunday morning as alsoe the Marquis hallifax togeather with the Lord Vaughan who married his daughter last weeke and was Introduced by his Father in law to kisse his Maties hand and was well received twas expected that there should have beene a great Councell but deferred and his Matie has not Conferred the Honor of the privey Seale on any one as yett and tis said that hee will keepe it in his owne hand for some tyme but the discourse Continues that Mr Seymoure will be Created Baron Pomeroy viscount Totnes Eustace Cummins the Irish fop [?] evidence is hastned downe to Windsor to Solicit for the Seale being made beleeve that his past service might advance him thereto and the black guard gave him their welcome. Alsoe Narrative Smith being in Windsor and makeing Complaint to Major Oglethorp against one of his Maties Guard the Major very Civilly discoursed him but said that the party belonged to the Duke of Albemarles Troope and therefore could not right him therein which caused ye furioso to returne the Major base Langauge and that severall fight him saying that the king owned him to be one of his best freinds the Major thereupon acquainting his Matie which ye Hero [?] understanding betooke himselfe to his heeles haveing Intimacon that hee was to bee drawne through ye Horse pond & tis added that ye Major offered 5 Guinneys to seize him. The irish farme lately agreed to by Sr James shane &c is now quite biase [?] of his Maties designes that ye same shall be mannaged by Comissrs & those that his Grace the Duke of Ormond shall approve off Letters from Waterford tell a strange action done att the ffort Duncanon a Cornett of horse quarrelling with a danceing master fought and killed him who makeing his escape by one Captaine Butler with his Leiutenant & Ensigne who comeing up to him one after the other were all 3 killed by him in his defence. This day Wm Tompson a soldier in the Guards ran the Ganlett & was Cashierd the service for drawing his sword upon Ensigne primrose his officer. yesterday Penn the Quaker haveing for ye Colony of Pensulvania tooke his farewell of his freinds in Lond and to morrow goes aboard the shipp Welcom in order for that voyage in Company of 5 shipps more of ye people of yt perswasion some of great estates & tis ye most Improved plantacon for soe short a tyme as one yeare in which are already 4000 soules. Thursday last being acted a play called the Tragedy of Romulus att the Dukes Theatre & the Epilogue spoken by the Lady Slingsby & written by Mrs Behn which reflected on the Duke of Monmouth ye Lord Chamberlaine thereupon has ordered them both in Custody to answere the affront for ye same. Advice from paris sayes that the ffrench king being Jealous of ye designes of his Neighbours against him has recourse to his strategems haveing seized upon & broake open the Letters which the Spanish Ambassador exhorted his Master to a warr Letting him know that hee would never have a fairer oportunity by reason of his Divisions att home ye Conjunction against him abroade & his very much wanting of money to carry on soe great a worke upon which the French king has sent to Madrid frameing an example for reading the same demanding the said Ambassador to be recalled for ye prtended abuse to him This morneing Earely ye Duttchess of yorke was brought to bed of a daughter +yesterday arrived a vessell from Jamaica wch brought accot yt ye Spanish Galleones soe long expected was of that Island mett wth a Terrible Storme & ye Shipp Foritia in Company wth ym formerly one of ye Galleones was Cast away & had much silver on board but upon ye private trade & 3 of ye Galleones were soe disabled that they were forced to putt into Charthergena to refitt sending for necessaryes from Jamaica but the rest made yr way forwards for Cadiz L. c. 1262 [Handwriting changes here.] London 17 Augst 1682 yesterday his Majtee and Royall Highnesse Returned from Windsor Post Jameses to see the Duttchess after her delivery they dyned in ye afternoone his Majtee was pleased to bee prsent att ye babtizeing of ye Infant by the Lord Bispp of London the Duke of Ormond standing in as Godfather and ye Comtesse of Clarendon together with the Countesse of Arun[dell?] Ld peeterboroughs daughter as Godmothers and were pleased to name her Charlott Maria towards the Evening his Majestee Returned for windsor Advice from Bristoll sayes yt there are above 1500 dissenters undr prossecution in that Citty and that by ye next sessions when process Crim [?] Come forth against yem above 500 famelyes must desert theire houses wch many have done already to meet together [&?] heare preacheing in ye Kings fforrest adjacent Our Paris Letters sayes of ye 14 Augst yt they had advice from Holland of ye 5th ditto yt they had information from Monsr de Quesne yt hee was arrived soe near to Argeires that hee Could heare ye noyse of ye drumms & trumpetts from yr Shoare and that hee had Landed some 20 Miles distant from ye Citty severall officers with Interprters to give notice ye Emperor of moroccoes Army wch Lyes Encamped 2 Leagues distant from Argeires that hee was arrived with his Shipps & that the ffrench King was sendeing severall more to Joyne them and soe to act Joyntly agst that nest of theives. The beginning of this weeke Count Thurm ye Emperors Extraordinary Envoy here Reced a Letter from his Master which gives a different acct of ye posture of affaires in Hungary then what wee have he declared in the Gazett and other prints ye same beeing transmitted by ye ffrench Agents into every Court out of designe thro ye Terrours of ye Ottomans invadeing of Hungary to avert a warr from themselves ye Letters mentioning that all the great noyse of a battell betweene ye Turkes & Germans is all together fiction for tho the Turkes have a Considerable body together nere Raab yett have they not Committed any acts af hostillity but Ly incamped and tho the[y] have been Exsured [?] betweene Count Teckely and ye Emperor yett the former has not beene able to Effect more then pocesseing himselfe of a small Towne defended by 31 Soldiers and added that there is a great prospect of bringing both ye Turkes & Male Contents in Hungary to an Intire Composure. This day severall psons reported if w[e?] may Know what to beleive yt last night between ye howers of 10 and 11 they saw a blaseing star ye tayle poynteing towards ye North about a yd Long in appearance but some thinke may bee fancy only this day tis Confirmed that the Shipp Teressa Comden [?] 1000 Tons is Cast [away] in company of ye Spa Galeones on ye Is[land of?] Cuba had aboard her the value of 500000 L in plate which is recoverable and 3 of ye Galleones had nigh pticipated in the same fate but by providence reached the port of Cathergena. This day ye Turkey Merchts reced a Letter by way of Neopollis [?] from Constantineople bearreing date ye 15 June which sayes that the Ld Shandoyes did behave himselfe extraordinary in his Embassey at yt Court and that the ffrench notwthstandeing all ye Hectoring ye Grand Signr were at Lenght Constrayned to make the Turks sattisfacon for ye damage they reced by ye Canon before Scio and the Grand Signr yt ye world might take notice of yr submission had ye paymt pformed in publique veiw ye Grand Signor sitting himselfe in a Chaire of state in an arbor to see ye seremony himselfe a thing never knowne to doe before & 50 men brought each 4 purses of mony each purse ye vallew of 500 dollers or 100 L Starling besides 50 purses were prsented to ye Grand vizier & as many distributed among ye servants & ye Embassadr is as farr of from obteyneing ye paymt of Sopha as at first. +And ye same Letters add ye Eall of Saphonera had obteyned a prolongation of ye truce for 5 yeares betweene ye Gran Signr and ye Emperor 600000 dollers & ye articles not much valuable [?] to ye former which is Judged Extraordinary ye Emperor beeing then at Leasure to turne his armies agt the ffrench L. c. 1263 London 19 Augst 82 yesterday 120 Constables were summoned before ye Ld Mayr upon ye account of not pformeing yr duty in suppresseing of Conventicles and there appeared agn them Hillton ye Grand Informer wth another they made severall Allegacons agt them to his Ldpp wch they answered by saying that they beleived ye Informrs were papists and were not such credible psons as ye Law required and that they Had Enquired after yr beeings but could not find any; besides they had beene many of them Lybell'd in a paper Intituled ye Conventicles Currant published by ye said Hillton and therefore demanded his Ldpp to bind them to ye Good behavor or Cawse them to give suretyes in ordr for ye prossecuteing of them after a Long debate pro ett Contra his Ldpp dismist them without any proceed on either side. The East Indya Company doe not yett heare of theire 3 shipps some Monthes Synce Expected which Causes not only great Insurance to bee made on them but theire actions begin to abate they beeing Lately 700 L but yesterday sold for 600 L +Severall psons of Quallity this weeke dyned with the Ld Mayr among yem a Gentleman a supposed whigg and itt beeing his Ldpps pleasure to drink with him ye Gentleman very gravely desyred to Know what place his Ldpps designed for him beleiveing yt the said drinkeing wth him had some Reference to itt, Itt was much taken notice of att ye table but his Ldpp past itt off with a Joque. The Lumbly Castle Carrying 30 Gunns and 120 men is now fitting in the River and is designed by the owners to putt to sea upon ye private or Interlopeing trade to ye East Indyes and some others are doeing ye Like. sr Josiah Child Governor of ye East Indyia Company haveing marryed his daughter to ye Ld Herbert and Launcheing a great East Indya Shipp this week has named her the Herbert. Count Thun ye Emperors Envoy has publiquely declared to severall Gentlemen here yt a warr between his Master and ye ff K will Certainly Insue and that soone then may be rationally expected for ye Imperial Comissaryes have undrtaken to manteyne ye whole army on foote this winter [in?] many pt of ye Empire with sufficyent store of forrage without putting them into winter Quarters and ye said Envoy declares yt ye whole army Consists of neare 100000 Effective wch are allready on ye march but to be divided into 3 bodyes one of 30000 to be Comanded by Prince Walldock and to take yr way towards Strasburgh ye Like Number to be Comanded by Count Lesle and to march for Phillipsburgh and ye remayndr to bee as a standeing force to assist as occation shall prsent Comanded by Duke Hanover and tis farther added that these forces will march into those places ye ffrench have seized synce ye peace of Nimenghen wch if ye ffrench give not way will Endeavor to pocess them selves thereof by fforce and yett bee noe Aggressors of ye peace. Tis wrote from Norwich assizes yt one [?] Sr John Johnson a Late Burgess of yarmouth was tryed there for speakeing at a Gentlemans Table very reflecting words vizt that ye ffrench King whored & Governed well but his Majtee wko [?] only ye Gentleman denyed ye words & brought sevrall others that were prsent at ye table who disagreed from what was deposed but ye Jury brought him in Guillty and hee was fined 500 L who beeing in Court was taken into Custody for ye same. Also a yeoman was indicted for saying yt if ye pliamt had satt 2 monthes Longer they would have brought ye D of Y head to ye blocke for hee was a Pa-- & was ye Cawse of all our Missery and had a hand in ye burneing of London & disserved ye same with other such like scurrilous discourse for wch being Convicted he was fyned 500 markes +This morneing ye Lds of ye Admiralty reced by Letter from on bord ye Woolwich ffriggott beeing off att sea wch gives an acct yt ye secretary to ye Morocco Embassadr who was at varyance with ye Embassadr when in London Combyned with ye Renagadoe to Murdr ye said Embassadr while on board but just before yr designe was to be Executed they were discovered & ye Capt of ye Shipp had Clapt them both into Irons & putt them in ye hold. L. c. 1264 [Handwriting changes here.] Lond the 22th Agust 1682 +Sonday last severall of the Kings Messengers repaired with some Justices of the peace to the Spanish Ambassadr and ffound as ma[n]y Divers of his majties Subjects who as they Came out they tooke yr names And Tendred them the Oath of Allegience And Supremacy some off wch refused the Same and were therupon seized and Committed yesterday A Merchant Received a lettr [about six letters blotted] Correspondent att fflorence wch [about six letters blotted] campe yt Sr Thom: Deerham his [about five letters blotted] Resident there sent him word late [about three letters blotted]ring the Lettrs Came a way yt the new R[enown]e a Merchant Shipp of 26 gunns Capt Grist Commandr was Taken by the Turkes, Butt sayes not whether By ye Algerins or Tripolines wch putts ym into no Little Disquiett she Very Richly laden ffor Smirna And Alsoe yt wee have a peace with Both the sd places & therefore are much surprized att the newes wee have Advice from Pettworth in Sussex yt the Beginning of last weeke the Duttchesse of Sommersett Late the Lady Ogle had Miscarryed of a ffeamale Child And the next Day was Alsoe Taken sick with the Small pox and was in much Danger But wee heare she is in a hopefull way of Recovery tho reported Dead +wee have Advice ffrom Padstow in Cornwall yt a Great ffish off 40 foot long And proportionable in Bignesse was by the surges of the sea Driven a shoare neare yt place And yt Sr John Oldsworth Being vice Admirall hade seized the same and Such a Monstrous one was never yett seene they Rigged her up And ffound in her Belly a Quantity of the Commodity Called Sperma Ceti &c yt as Good wee have Advice from Chichester that the Informer who [about four letters blotted] he murdd By mr Heningdons [about six letters blotted] mr Heningdon Bound in a Large [about six letters blotted] to Appease att sessions [about six letters blotted]ased yt he was Abbetting to the so[about four letters blotted] or was Affter a 7 night taken Against [?] of his Gracce And a new Grand Inquest taken upon the matter who ffound quite Contrary then ye former yt he Rather dyed of Drink And yt there was no Evidence Against mr Heningdon whereupon his Bond was Cancelled from Appearing att Sessions for the same All our Discourse now is yt the Duke of Brandenburgh has given Intimation to the Emperour off Germany yt Granting him some Articles wch he demands off his majtie And he will thereupon Entirely Espouse the Interest of the Empire wch tis said the Emperour seemes to have an inclination to Grant +Advice from the streights say yt the ffrench fleet Before Algieres have Brought theire Gunns to play upon ym And yt they are a thinking to Land & Intrench themselves And Attaque ym on yt side if soe be the Emperour of Morroccoes Army will Assist their part Advice was Brought this morning that the 3 East India Shipps, the Josiah ye Massingburgh And Successe Soe long Expected from Suratt wch arrived neare the lands End And Alsoe [the] Golden ffleece from the Coast haveing [about six letters blotted] were not one [?] Expected and Aniac [?] [about six letters blotted] Dayes And they give an Acompt [about four letters blotted] Bad weather wch they mett withall [about four letters blotted] occassion off Retarding their Bo[ats?] here sooner And the Golden ffleece is very sickly heving lost seavrall of their men wch Cawses this morning great Cry Among the women who have Lost their[s?] Butt they doe nott Bring Any Ambassadr ffrom Seiam As former Accmpts has mentiond L. c. 1265 Lond the 24th Agust 1682 A Barbadoes Master of a shipp Being arrived did yesterday declare upon the Exchange yt he sayled in Company of the Spanish Galeons three Dayes & Afterwards left ym about the Leeward Islands and sayes yt one or two of ym are Lost in a Storme ye Remainder are 21 Laden with Sytaco [?] and the other products of the Spanish west Indies & Does Beleeve yt before this Time they have reached Cadiz to the great Joy of that Country and wee shall heare Advice of the rest with in 10 Dayes Our German Lettrs say that the ffrench used all the Strategems Immaginable to Divert a warr from them And through great Industry is secured a Colledge of the Princes By their Deputies to Assemble among whom the ffrench proposalls were Debated And the question putt wheather they should Agree to a peace on the Tearmes offered by the ffrench and it was Carryed in the negative by a great Majority, for out of 91 which [?] Compose the said Colledge there were but Elcala [?] suffrages for the ffrench And tis ffarther Added yt there is another Colledge not Compose the Imperiall Citties wch are in number (big [?]) and the Like number Being Brought under their debate they (nemine Contra Dicente) Rejectes itt as Being Dishonorable proposalls not in the Least to be Imbraced But to have the Treaty of Nimmighen observed in all its parts and not to Treat unless ffrance will Relinquish whatever they have seized Contrary to the said Treatyes Lettrs this Day from the Hague of the 25th instant say yt the Day Before, the ffrench ambassadr have publique Rejoycing for the Birth of the young Duke off Burgunday, who Being Denyed to have Audience was Resolved to shew his masters Glory another way & therefore Erected 13 Images the one the Globe off the world, Above yt the Sunn in ffull Splendor with the motto (nec placibus Imper) Beneath yt 3 Lesser ones with the Inscription (vis unquem Alias) Second a Guarden off Lilies wth ye motto (quommodo Crescant) And the third this Device menibus Date Litia plenis yt And the Effigies off a Dolphin out of whose mouth for five houres Rann cllarett wine And soe vainly Extravagant was the Ambassadr as to throw goald & Sylver to the people as if his master had noe occassion ffor ye same And proceeded in a Supestetious Degree to Boast his Masters ffame, By Erecting ye Globe of Europe Alsoe Affrica and America with Each a Crowne over them as though the ffrench King was or would Be sole Le [?] thereoff, Butt the wiser people Rather Laughed yn Admired thereatt +The ffoure East India Shipps are now Come into the Downes wch arrivall has Cawsed the Actions of the Company to Advance Above 600 L This day is to be a great Councell att windsor relating to the discussing ye Acompts of the Ld Hatton who tis said is much in Arreares to the King as Alsoe to make a ffarther settlement of the Estate of the Earle of Arguile & there will Be Divers privy Councellrs off Scotland to Assist in the Affaire Mr Seamore for the prsent is Retired into the Country And Some say yt ye Marquess Hallifax will have the greater Influence to procure the privy Seale for the Ld vaughan his Sonn in Law I am Credibly Informed yt his majtie has been pleased to settle the proffitts Arrising out [?] off virginia on the Ld Doncastor Eldest Sonn of the Duke off Monmouth or to his Heires wch has Cawsed a Discourse yt his majtie is now Reconciled to the Duke, But that uncertaine wee are Buzd in the Eares with new plotts and Coantershams and are Told that Everard who Lay some yeares in the Tower is Recalled from the whiggs as Alsoe pen Hethrington And their Be divers other ffalse Bretheren Amongst ym yesterday the Ld Major Proclaimed Bartholomew ffaire Butt was very Slightly Attended onely with 2 Aldermen And Sheriffes when at other times there used to be 6 times the number L. c. 1266 [Handwriting changes here.] London ye 26th Augt 1682 Wee had yesterday Letters from Tunbridge that his Grace the Duke of Lauderdale haveing removed himselfe thither for the benefitt of the aire yett Languishing in his Distemper did Thursday evening depart this life. Alsoe one Councellr Wilson of Graies-Inn who was extreamly penitent before his departure. And yesterday evening Mr Tho: Merry a great Whigg dyed att Westmr after three dayes Indisposicon. Our Letters from Amsterdam of the 31 sayes that theire 7 East India shipps are arrived and are very richly ffraighted theire Cargo being out [?] black pepper 1810115 of Cattyes each Caty 1 L & a quarter 400000 L of Cloves 88396 L of mace 250138 L of nutmegge 1961616 of salt petre and soe of all other goods of that product proportionable. Tis advised from ffrankfort that the Conferrence is begining to be renewed the ffrench plenipotentiaryes being makeing preparacon for the rejoyceing for the birth of the Duke of Burgundy have desired the Citty to Lend them the use of their Cannon Church to sing te deum which they have refused Letters from Constantinople says that the Emperors Ambassador has had Audience of the Grand Seignor but tis uncertaine whether the Truce be Concluded for 5 years as was said by reason the Turk demand Raab &c the prime vizier is prepareing to goe for the Army in Hungary the Turks have brought theire Cannon before the Keys [?] and soe battered the same that the Commander was forced to Capitulate there being in Garison 150 Germans and as many Hussaraes. Next Munday the Comittee to mannage the Defence of ye City Charter meets in order to forme a rejoynder to Mr Attorneys-Breached [?] and wee are told that the peticoning for a parliament wherein there are alledgd to be reflecting speeches charging his Matie with a delay of Justice they doe Intend to sett forth the whole popish plott with the proceedure against it and for the other point of takeing Toll in ye marketts they will plead prescripcon as alsoe an Equitable fact the marketts before the fire being in the streets & there the people laid open to many Inconveniencyes for which they have by an act of Common Councell raised the Toll wch as they say has not yett paid theire purchase money. Letters from Marseillis of the 25 of July say that Monsr D'Quesne arrived wth 20 odd shipps a second tyme in the Bay of Argiers & comeing to nigh their outworks had 15 men slaine from the Citty 2 Ships much battered but could doe little good with his Bombes by reason the sea was soe rough and thereupon gave signall to vere back rideing before the same and then Intend to make an effort upon the Turks haveing prepared 30000 Granadoe Shells & small Boats for Attaque. Last Thursday was great horse raceing att Dorsett by Windsor for a plate of 45 L where a stage was Erected for his Matie who was umpire & ye sevrall heats Conteyned 15 miles betweene them private Races were run 9 horses begun for ye plate but divers of them fell off and only three came in att last and the said plate was won by a french man. On Thursday his Matie designed for Winchester to behold the same there. Letters from Sweden say that the king had published an Edict to sumon a Genrall Dyett to meete ye 4th of December to whome his Master designes the assisting the Emperor in the Spring with an Army of 30000. L. c. 1267 [Handwriting changes here.] London 29th Augst 1682 +Sunday Last a Cittizen of this Towne as hee was walkeing Moorefeilds dropped downe dead and in Like manner a wooman the day before in Hatton Garden. Severall Chirvrgeons are goeing downe to Tunbridge to Emballme the body of ye Duke of Lawtherdell and a hearse is sent taking him heither & wee are tolld that they Intend to Convey him to Scottland. Last weeke was a great Councill at Windsor relateing to the Scotch affairs espetially upon ye affaire of the Ld Hatton brother in Law to the afformentioned deceased duke & upon a strict Scruteny into ye accompts hee was found much in arreares to his Majtee as also mismanageing of his place upon wch ye Councell voted that hee be uncapable of another place in that Kingdome & yt ye Ld Chancellor & others whome it does most propperly belong sue him for ye said arreares. Our Letters from vyenna say that ye Emperor Can whenever hee pleases accomodate matters with ye Grand Signor but yt hee deferrs ye same to procure of ye pope to Grant him the Es[c?]heates of ye Ecleasiasticall Revenues. +Wee are advised from Leverpoole in Lancasheire yt some psons staying in that port to take shipping for Ireland one of them Lett fall such discourse in Company as that hee was much Suspected to bee a papist & had an Ill designe and ye said pson pceaveing yt hee was Sumewhat discovered went into a Necesary house & hid severall papers betweene ye Tyles wch one of ye Company suspecting by his Long Tarryeing there searched ye place and accordeingly found ye said papers wch wee are told are from some Great papists in England and of verry dangarous Consequence upon wch ye said pson was apprehended had before ye Mayor and Committed & ye papers transmitted to ye Councill to be further examyned into. wee are told yt ye marquess of Hallifax stands fayre in his Matys Esteeme to have ye most Noble ordr of ye Garter vaccant by ye death of duke Lautherdell. Wee have Likewise a farther discourse yt Colloll Scott who Lately most Cowardly Killd a Coacheman & fledd for ye same findeing noe meanes to procure a pdon beeing a most Infamous pson agst ye King & Governemt has given Intimations yt upon Condition he may be reced to Morrey [?] will make a great discovery of matters never before disclosed but hee has behaved him selfe soe [about ten letters illegible] that there will bee Lyttle Creditt given to what hee Can say of either side. This day was to have beene a Court of Aldrmen but there beeing many of them in ye Country there were not Enough to make a Coart requireing 13 but wee beleive that Thursday or Tewsday following wee shall have one & then may give you a prospect who are Likely to be Shereiffes for ye yeare Ensueing wee beeing as yett in very much uncerteinty about yt affaire Tis wrote from Paris yt 8 psons who were Constrayned to turne papist & afterwards thro remorse of Contyence turned protestants were Executed at poytne [?] to deterr others from Relapps The ff K upon ye Birth of ye d of Burgundy hath Constitu[t]ed A Regemt of foote & a Company of Granadeer by ye tytle of yt name yesterday ye Ld Mayr Issued out his warrant to seize mr Baxter ye Noncom preacher but was not taken L. c. 1268 London 31 Augst 1682 The day his Royall Highness Returned Last from Scottland there were some Rejoyceings att night by bonfires and much Contentyon betweene Whigg & Tory & in wallbrooke happened a fray wherein a Cabinett makers man reced a wound in his head by a neighboure a pewterer a Comission officer of wch wound has synce Langwished & ye begining of this weeke departed this Lyfe upon wch ye Coronrs Inquest have sett upon ye body & there is a great styrr about itt 2 phesitions giveing yr oppinions yt ye wound was ye Cawse of his death but others to ye Contrary & they have delivered yr Reasons on both sides but ye Jury have not yett brought in yr verdict The 2 New England Agents have been before ye Committee of Councill & made Knowne theire Requests & had very favorable acceptance notwthstandeing some prints & papers have told ye Contrary they being in great Likelyhood to obteyne yr desyres & ye report of A qwo warranto sent to new England is alltogether fictitous. Tis advised from Mosco of ye 3th of June that they had made a pfect discovery of ye maner of poysoning yr Late Emperor wch was pformed by one of his phisitians named Danell by giveing him part of an aple haveing poysoned a knife on ye one side wch Cutt ye said aple in 2 & ye phesitian or taster giveing yt halfe to eate wch was next to ye poysoned side of ye Knife takeing ye other him selfe for wch hee is secured & will bee made a publique example. We are still buzd in the Eares of a New plott on foote & yt Everad has made a deposition Conteyneing severall sheets of paper agst ye Whiggs if I am Credibly Informed has sworne high treason a New agst ye Eall of Shaftsbury Likewise a New assotiation also brought in ye Eall of Anglisea yt hee together with ye Eall & Mr Thingison formed ye new protestant plot also very strange matters agst Dr Oates with divers other pticulers & tis beleived that in Case Mr North & Box bee sworne Shereiffs there will bee some smart proceedings Munday Last ye Sonn of one Smith of Lambeth Victualler poysoned himselfe for yt ye parents hindred him from marrying a Boochers daughter wch occationed ye young wooman to take it soe to heart as to dye ye next day thro Greife & yesterday ye Mother of ye said Mayden dyed for ye Loss of her daughter but shee was somewt sick before. The Casare Ann and George 3 other East Indya Shipps are now in the Downes from ye Coast & Bay upon whose arrivall ye actions of ye Company are advanced to above 700 L & divers Merchants are on board them from the Indyes & brought with them very great Estates but wee heare from Holland yt ye arrivall of yre East Indya Shipps has Cawsed ye actions to abate Considerable. yesterday Mr Duncomb ye Barrister went to ye East Indya Company then sitting & aqwaynted ym yt whereas they had Lent his Maytee 40000 L to bee deducted out of ye Customes of this fleet hee was to aqwaynt them in his Mayts name yt his Maytee att prsent has more then ordynary occation for mony & therefore desyred yem to forbeare deducting ye former summe till the arrivall of another. Hee was ordrd to withdraw & beeing Calld in agayne was made aqwaynted yt ye Company not only granted his Mayts desire but also offered farther to Lend his Maytee any summe from 20000 L to 60000 L upon ye Least Notice. +Thompsons Intelligence this day Informes ye world yt Madam Hide alias Emerton alias Dunblayne dyed with Greife but I have Strictly Enquired & find yt shee is in pfect health beeing in ye hands of Dr Deene [?] into whose posession shee was seqwestered & yt his Maytee will ordr ye Judges Delligates suddenly to Reassemble to give a determynative sentence in yt Long depending Controvercey. L. c. 1269 London 2 September 82 This beeing ye feast for ye dreadfull Conflagration of ye Citty of London by ye papists in 66 I must Crave yo[u]r pdon for this Breavety but shall touch ye Cheife heads of yt wch att prsent occurrs to us. Letters this day from Paris of ye 30 Ulltymo say that they had advice from Orange yt ye Nephew of monsr Quesne passing thro Avignon gave an account that his unckle had taken ye Mould of Argeries there beeing 18 peeces of Cannon planted thereon & had Burnt all yr shipps & vessells in that Port and was prpareing to attaque and burne yt Citty wch wee wish may Come Confirmed And our Letters from vyena of ye 27 Ulltymo sayes that there was Certayne advise yt ye Male Contents in Hungary after 3 Assaullts had taken ye Citty Cashaw on ye 14th betwixt 10 & 11 in the morneing yt most of ye Garrison has Joyned them but those that Refused they Cutt to peices & ye Citty paid 60000 Rix dollers to save them selves from beeing plundred The next day ye Male Contents tooke Esenes [?] & beeing Joyned with a body of Turkes and divided yem selves into 3 bodyes The d of Monmouth is Now in Towne and not gone to winchester as was Generally noysed beeing there to bee Reconsyled to his Maytee but on Monday Morneing departs for Chesheire to bee at a Raceing att Wallsey & to Continue some tyme with ye Eall of Maxfeild. The Eall of Salisbury with his Lady beeing gone to paris tis advised that her ladyshipp dyed in yt Citty thereupon his Ldpp is Returned. wee are told that the Eall of stamford in Lestersheire, is Extreame sick & some reported dead & wee have farther accownt yt ye Great Symon Benett in Buckinghamsheire is dead in Testat & Left behind him 13000 L p an with 100000 L in Case. ffrom Bristoll tis advised yt 140 dissenters are now indicted on ye statute of 20 L p month, for a 12 Month wch if Convicted & payd will amount to above 200000 L. And ye actions of ye East Indya Company are now 70[0 L?] & on Monday begyns yr Sale wch tis thought will amount to 800000 L. L. c. 1270 London the 5th September 82 +Satturday Last his Matie returned from Winchester to Windsor Extreamly pleased with his reception hee mett with there the people from all Quarters fflocked thither & his Matie was pleased to Touch above 60 persons for the Evill in the Church the Towne have given his Matie the Castle with the ground about itt, thereon to build him a house after his Maties owne Modell and the Bishop has promised to furnish him with Tymber & tis said his Matie has promised to spend a Month there every Autume & the Townesmen have Engaged to furnish his Guards with hay & Oates at their owne desires Yesterday morneing the signe Mannuall was brought to one mounsr Miller a German who has long frequented the Towne being a Reteyner to ye Spanish ambassadr being an Ordr from his Matie that hee forthwith depart the Kingdome haveing been discovered to hold a fforraigne Correspondency to the Detriment of his Maties affaires. Sonday Evening was a great Councell att Windsor where the Revenue of Ireland was fully agreed upon to be mannaged by Commissionrs who are nominated vizt The Earle of Langford mr Kingdome formerly paymaster of the Late Army Mr Bridges Mr Strong one of the ffarmers of Excise & Mr Dickinson belonging to the Custome house. Monday morning 2 of ye horsemen in ye Earle of Oxfords Redgmt Quarrelled & fought att Kinsington Capt ffethurston was Killed & the other being seized was brought before Sr Clement Arminger while hee was Examining the Apprentices who pulled downe ye Bawdy houses the Justices discharged the Constable & thereby ye prisonr in ye hurry found Meanes to Escape: yesterday began the sale at the East India house where haveing sold Salt peeter &c they adjourned the other sales to ye 4 of October next Wee have Letters from Derbysheire wch say that ye Lord Beaumont understanding that one Bennett a Jessuitt who was formerly Mentioned in his Maties proclamation usually resorted to ye Daughters of Sr Thomas Beamont Roman Catholiques Caused him to be Apprehended in Sr Thomases house & wee heare hee is Comitted to ye County Goale This day was the Choyce of A Master of the Mercers Company where Mr North stood in Competition wth Mr Papillion but the same being put to the vote it was Carryed for ye Latter by a great Majority without any Color for a poll & Mr Godfrey Sr Edmund Godfrey Brother Surveyour This day was a Court of Aldermen where many Citizens attended & delivered ye Ld Mayor a 3d paper much in substance to ye former that Mr Papillion & Dubois being Legally Chosen Sheriffs they demanded as their Right that that Court would sumon them to give bond to hold ye said Office But in ye Interim Mr Box went into ye Court & then ye Citizens were Called in & ye Ld Mayor acquainted them that it was ye Judgmt of yt Court That Mr North & box were duely Elected but ye Latter had submitted himselfe to a fine & yt yn there should be sudainly a new Comon Hall to Elect another to hold with Mr North Some began to make speaches that they would adhere to yr first Choyce & yt one had an unckle that Lost his Life in ye hall but they were Comanded away & dismist without further answer. Letters from Dublin of the 29th Ultimo say that on ye 25 being the Assizes at Cork & the Court upon tryall of Dr Gray Tituler Bishop of yt City being accused for ye plott by one Clare Keene who had ye last Assizes swore Stifly against him & other papists but now being Examined in Open Court Imprecated very dreadfully that all was false hee had formerly swore agst him at wch instant of time the Sessions house fell downe & have Killed divers people & miserably wounded others but Sr John Dowell & Mr Worth ye Judges Leaped out of a window being recoved by ye people without harme & that which is Observable not one English man had any Considerable hurt but the Irish had their Leggs Armes & backs broken L. c. 1271 [Handwriting changes here.] London ye 7th Septembr 1682 Our Letters from the Hague of the 12 Instant say that the Imperiall Spanish Sweeds Danes & Brandenburgh ministers had a long Conference with the Deputies of the States appointed for Forraigne affaires where they Consulted upon the great point of the Tranquility of Europe & there were very briske discourses among them which when over each Ambassador dispatched an accompt thereof to his Master which as soone as answers can be returned wee may give you a prospect whether warr or peace. Mr Goodenough the under Sheriff of Middx being by the Bench of Justices Committed to New-prison upon a supposed Contempt they denying him the Liberty of Bayle has brought a habeas Corpus & is discharged therefrom by Mr Justice Dolbyn. Severall projectors in this City as dotter [?] Chamberlayne &c are very busy Erecting a Lumbard office for the receiveing of all goods by way of Pawne Letting out money thereon and tis said they Intend a fund of above 150000 L & not exceed 6 L p Cent for Interest besides Charges whereas the Common broakers take usually above 30 or more. What may be further added to my last accompt given about ye Sheriffs att the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday is that Mr Box being demanded to sele his Bond to hold desired the like favour of other persons in such like Cases which being ordered to explayne himselfe replyed that hee was willing to himselfe to a fine which accordingly they granted and laid a fine of 400 L upon him which yesterday Mr Box brought to the Chamberlaynes office but theire was great Contest between him & Sr Thomas player about wording the Receipt for Sr Thomas would not mencon it as a fine being Chosen one of the Sheriffs but only reced 400 L of Mr Box for the use of the City which Mr Box att last tooke away with him in that Slender Terme. Yesterday began our Sessions att the old Bayly but little matter Transacted worth observeing save only a person being Indicted for stealeing of a horse was called upon to be arraigned but found dead in the Court & thereby saved the hangman a labour his death being hastned with opressive drinking of brandy. One Reynolds being by ye Councell Committed to Newgate & charged to have beene Concerned att the Rebellion in Scotland att Bothwell Bridge prayed to be tryed here which was granted but Mr Lloyd belonging to the Secretaryes office swearing that the kings Witnesses were in Scotland his tryall is deferred till next sessions. This day one Mr Ashton who wee menconed in our last to have killed Captaine ffetherstone rideing in the Earle of Oxfords Regiment and made his escape from Sr Clement Armiger Justice of peace came in this day and tooke his tryal and it being proved that the Captaine assaulted him the Jury brought in theire verdict se defendendo. This morning alsoe was a great tryall of a Cittizen in Walbrooke by Trade a pewterer and an Ensigne of the Trayned bands for killing of an apprentice on ye 29th of May last on the occasion of a Bonfire then before his Dorie [?] where being a scuffle among the Boxes the said Ensigne came out of his Shopp and with a paring shovell gave the deceased a blow of which wound hee Languished and about a fortnight since dyed and the witnesses being heard on both sides the Jury brought in their verdict manslaughter. L. c. 1272 London ye 9th Septemb 82 Wee formerly menconed that a report was that Everard and Willm Hetherington had revolted from the Whiggs and had sworne bloodily against the Earle of Shaftsbury the Earle of Anglisea Doctor Oates &c and I have made the strictest scrutiny possible into the affaire and find that the former has sent or delivered to Court a deposicon but ye said Everard declares that it is only to detect some businesse relateing to Balron and Mowbray who charges him with suborning of them and alsoe that hee was only desired by Hetherington to endeavour to take of the action of scandalum magnatum laid agat Hetherington by the Duke of Ormond and alsoe to Cleere himselfe from some aspersions by the rest of the witnesses had against him to which hee was perswaded by Hetherington to come into the Company of Mr Smith Macknemarra &c & that hee had sworne nothing against the Earle of Shaftsbury and knowes not of any second Associacon or presbiterian plott as the Genrall discourse is about Towne of him this is an accompt from his owne mouth which accordingly you may Censure as the nature of the matter will beare. On Monday his Matie is said to returne to London from Windsor for this summer for some dayes goes downe the River to Chatham and then about the 15 or 20th for New-Markett. Since Mr Ralph Box has paid his fine all our discourse is what will be ye further proceed of that affaire the Whiggs say that his fineing is an undoubted argument that hee was satisfyed that hee was not Legally Chosen otherwise would have held one of the Sheriffs & theire is some wagers laid that Mr Dudly North will fine likewise but on the other hand some affirme that the Lord Major will persever in his method & that wee shall have a Comon-hall to chuse to hold with Mr North and that his Lordshipp will againe by his Authority oversee and appoint a poll and that the person who has the Majority in his books shall Conclude the affaire but I am told though many wealthy Cittizens who are Tearmed great Toryes & wish well to ye Cause doe yett refuse to promise to hold upon those Consideratons whereby wee are much in a Losse to Centre this great Concerne. Many of the ffreeholders of the County of Middx thinking yemselves to be equally Concerned in the Choyce of Sheriffe as those of London doe intend to make the like demand of the Court of Aldermen to have papillion and Dubois being Legally chosen Sheriffs to be summoned to give bond to take upon them the said office. Letters from the Streights give a quite different accompt of the proceedings of the French before Argiers then has beene in our sevrall prints that they have made noe Attaque upon that City but comeing to Neere their Mold had some of their Shipps disabled and that they had not burnt any of theire Shipps in the Harbor nor have they taken Bugia as was wrote but Contrarywise were returning with their ffleete and that all the noise of their mighty acions have beene spread abroad att this Juncture to affreighten the world thereby to avert a warr from them. Yesterday some Ladds wadeing a pond by old fford found something hurt theire feete which being taken up were found to be 3 baggs of Clippings of money.------ Letters from paris say that the ffrench king hath Constituted 2 Companyes of young Gentlemens sons each Company to Consist of 400 of the age of 15 or upwards to be Trayned up for officers their parents allowing them 6 L a day and the king as much that they may live like Gentlemen. The Letters farther say yt ye ffr king had Confiscated all ye prince of Oranges Estate in ye ffrench Compte which is 90000 Livers p Ann That & ye seizeing of Orange mightily startles the Dutch who have wrote to ye king of England about it alsoe ordered theire Ambassadr att paris to reprsent to the king those Illegall and Arbitrary proceedings of his but the Ambassadr was denyed Audience. L. c. 1273 London ye 12th Septemb 1682 All our discourses are taken up upon the poynt of the Sheriffs as to what methods will be made use of in the further prosecuton of that worke & there being this day a Court of Aldermen many of the Cittizens did attend the Court who being called in delivered this following prayer subscribed with about 40 hands. The Citizens of London having according to theire Just rights by sevrall Charters granted and divers Acts of parliament Confirmed the same duely Chosen Tho: papillion & John Dubois Esqrs to be Sheriffs of London & Middx for ye year ensueing and your Lordspp and this Court delaying from tyme to tyme ye calling for ye said persons to seale theire bonds and tooke upon them the said office as by the Lawes and Customes of this City they ought to have done & though the Cittizens have often attended on this Court to demand theire Just right herein and pticulerly on the 5 Instant did renew theire request & of right demanded that your Lordshipp and this Court would further cause proclamaton to be made for ye said papillion & Dubois Esqrs to appeare and seale theire bond and take upon them the said offices which your Lordshipp replyed that ye paper was to ye same effect as the former and Mr Box had since submitted to a fine and that your Ldpp would call a Comon hall to Elect another to Joyne with mr North which wee were then ready to give Answere to but were not permitted. Therefore wee doe now on behalfe of our selves and the rest of our fellow Cittizens protest against ye present Election or Confirmation of the said Mr North and Box and wee Conceive that if your Lordshipp & this Court refuse to call forth Mr Papillion & Dubois to seale their Bonds and your Lordshipp and this Court should endeavour to Impose on us Mr North or ralye a Comon hall to be called under pretence of Electing any other person to Joyne with the said Mr North that such a procedure should be a breach of our undoubted rights & priviledges which wee are Resolved by all Lawfull wayes & meanes to mantaine Therefore wee doe againe of right demand that the said Thomas Papillion & John Dubois Esqrs be Imediately sent for to seale theire Bonds to take upon them ye said office. Which being read they were ordered to withdraw and haveing beene an howre in very Close & warme debates pro et contra by ye Ld Major to be put or either acquainting them of his Intention on a sudden tooke up the sword and went out of Court. L. c. 1274 [Handwriting changes here.] London 14 September 1682 +Sunday last Aldrman John Ellis an Emenent Cittizen but one who was informed against for a Ryotter att the first Ellection of Shereiffes departed this Life att his seate att Sandwich in Kent after a very Short indisposition of an apoplexey Tewsday Evening the Spanish Merchants of this Citty were infinitely surprized att the Newes brought by express from Madrid which they feared was of dangarous Consequence relateing to yt Kings sendeing away his Matys Embassadr from that Court and Recaleing theirse from hence but I have strictly Inquired into ye Certainty and find itt only thus. That a Certaine Spanish wooman who sold Sr Henry Goodrich his Majests Embassadr Comodityes was seized by Certain officers of Madrid within ye privaledge of the Embassadr Sr Henrys Servants Rescued her and brought the officers into the Embassadrs house for offering that affrount and in the ffray some Mischeife is said to have happened and the Embassader Errected (a pillory as is usuall in those Countryes) before his Gate to doe him selfe Justice on them but ye Guards dissipated the people and tooke away the officers from Sr Henry and the Councill of State examend the matter made a reporte to the King to Leave the Court and tis said has wrote to his Embassadr reprsent the same to his Majtee to have him Recalld and that another bee sent in his Rome but wee Canott yett Learne what proceed there has beene upon itt Satterday Last ye New Charter of ye Towne of Denby arrived att ye place itt was mett by ye Majr & Aldrmen & by some people much rejoyceing made and wee are told yt considerable allterations are therein. Our Letters from Paris say that the ffrench King has some Extraordinary designe upon the Anvill and those beskilld in penetrateing into his attempts beleive that hee will as soone as opportunity prsents seize upon the Dukedome of Savoy yt Duke beeing now not Likely to Live and after that Geneva makeing his prtence the Right of the Duke of Loysons Prince Philliter who is imediate heire thereto his blindness incapable to Rule. Yesterday afternoone his majestee Returned from Chatham to Whitehall ye Ld Mayr ye same tyme returneing from Westminster where hee had beene holdeing a Court of Conference undrstandeing his Majtee in Towne went into Whitehall to Wellcome him home accompanied with some of ye Aldrmen +Letters from Paris say that the Lord preston his Majts Extraordinary Envoy there has delivered the King a memoryall wherein hee very Sharpely reprsented that Kings seizeing of Orange that his Majtee resented the Injury as done unto himselfe and would take his Measures accordeingly and therefore demanded the Restitution thereof with all the mony extorted from the Inhabitants with expedition. This day was held another Court of Aldrmen att Guildhall where appeared a Great Confluence of people bigg with expectations of wt would bee ye proceed on ye poynt of ye Shereiffes synce ye Ld Mayr ye Last Court day dissolved ye Court without Comeing to a qwestyon. In ye first place many of ye freeholdrs of Midsex deliverd ye Court A paper Subscribed by sevrall hundreds of hands wherein they sett forth yet papillion & Duboyse beeing by ye Majority Chosen for ye Citty of London and County of Midsx accordeing to Charter desyred yt none but yem might bee admitted to be sworne shereiffes itt beeing Contrary to yr oathes & ye said Charter of London & recount yt many dangers and disordrs are Lible to fall not only upon ye City of London but ye whole Kingdome if any pson nott Leagally Chosen should bee admitted Shereifes for yr Lives and ffortunes beeing soe highly Concerned and yt none but duly Ellected Shereiffes Could be Legall Executors and in ye Close of yr paper they sett forth yt all ye fatall Conseqwences wch otherwise shall accrew will Lye att yr doores which beeing read to James Buttler & Sr Richd Deereham protested agst itt nott haveing any Knowledge thereof after yt ye Cittizens renewed yr demands as on Last Court day setting forth ye same things & desyreingg an answer Butt Sr Wm Dodson & other Loyall Cittizens petityoned ye Contrary yt his Ldpp would proceed to sumon to Comon hall to Chuse another to Joyne with Mr North & protest agst papillyon & Duboyce After a Great debate in Court they were Calld in his Ldpp made a short speech yt hee desyred noe breache of yr privalledges &c giveing yem ye same answer as formerly & told them they should have a Comon hall on Tewsday next to Chuse another to Joyne with Mr North & soe Comanded yem to depart wch cawses such discoarses as Canott be exprest L. c. 1275 London 16 7ber 82 Wee are in mighty expectatyon what proceedeings wee shall have on Tewsday next beeing then appoynted for a Comon hall to Chuse another pson to Joyne with Mr North and by reason there has been protestatyons agst itt will Cawse very briske (tho confused doeings) His Maytee hereupon has deferd his Journey for Newmarkett till the 2d of Octobr beeing resollved to stay in Towne till both ye poynt of Shereiffes bee over and alsoe ye Choyce of a succeeding Ld Mayr wch in Right of Succession is to bee Sr Wm Wittchard Butt the Whiggish pty will strive as much agst him as they doe agst mr North And wee are Told that on Tewsday will not only bee 5 or 6 Companyes of trayned bands on the Guard but alsoe his Majts horse & foote in a readyness if disturbance should arrise wch God forbidd but yt wch at prsent Lyes most agst ye Ld Mayr yt some of ye Court of Aldrmen opposeing his Ldsppes Insisteing on Mr North referd them selves to the Minutt bookes of that Court wch beeing searched did appeare that his Ldpp and that Court ordred that a poll should bee for all 4 vizt Mr North Box Papillyon and Duboyce and therefore his Ldpp Could not Reverse yt order without a voate and thereby his Insisteing on Mr North is agst his owne former Act. The Eall of Anglysea haveing ordrd his Letter wch hee sent to his Majtee in Councill together with ye qwestyons and answers att that board to bee published Notice was given thereof to Mr Secritary Jenkeings who sent A Messenger & seized them all in the press and brought away ye printer who was told that itt was a matter of State and therefore ought not to be printed without his Majts Leave. [Handwriting changes here.] Yesterday all ye fforreigne minister resideing att this Court who are likely to be in a confederacy against the ffrench king dyned togeather and afterwards were in very serious debates to carry forward that great worke. This afternoone wee are told that the Whiggish party have beene with Councell to advise what method they shall proceed in on Tuesday and the great poynt is whether they will not disanull theire former poll in the Sheriffs books if they should Condescend to poll att the Lord Majors which they beleeve hee will put up himselfe and haveing the Majority hee must be the man to be declared to stand with Mr North but all the tyme of Sweareing hee shall declare that hee will not hold [?] & if they fine him ye Ld Mayr will be att a Losse for 2 Sheriffs and thereby they fancy that his Lordshipps must be necessited to sweare Mr papillion & Dubois they further alsoe talke of prepareing of certaine Articles against the Lord Major to turne him out of his Majoralty his tyme not expired till ye 23th of Octob but they were att a Losse to Consider how to disrobe him for if ever such a thing be accomplished it must be performed by the Aldermen which they have against them and should they doe it themselves it would certainly be a Ryott for which reasons that project is like to come to nought. Wee have Letters from Monmouthshire say that Captaine Arnold who was formerly assassinated in London is accused for fellony togeather with 12 persons more destroying since the breaking out of the plott a popish Monastry in that County carrying away & burning theire books & Trinketts & some are Committed and they lay to Captaine Arnolds Charge Speaking Treasonable words & were in search for him. The Spanish Ambassador hath represented to his Matie the late action of Sr Henry Goddrick att Madrid desireing him to be recalled but wee are told that his Matie suspends his Answer till hee hears from his Ambassador first The Commission for ye manageing of his Maties Revenue of his kingdome of Ireland is sent away by the Lord Arran with orders that hee take his assistance the Lord Chancellr & Judges of ye kingdome to amend the same in what part they Judge best for his Maties advantage. L. c. 1276 London ye 19th Septemb 82 They write from Switzerland that the French king had demanded of the Bishopp of Basle not only to recall his deputy from Ratisbourne but alsoe to acknowledge his Matie his Sovraigne Lord otherwise hee would send his Forces and Constreyne him to his duty but the Bishop returned Answer that the former hee would consent too, but the Latter by noe meanes, for that Chapter had a long tyme depended on ye Empire and was in Confederacy with the Switz Cantons. All Germany is very apprehensive that Monsr Levois is on some extraordinary enterprize, sevrall beleeve that for the aforementioned reason the designe is to seize Basle but others Judge that either phillipsburgh Coblentz or ffranckfort will be attaqued for that a great number of Troops dayly arrive from Sunthgow and Alsace for the Rhyne and that att Strasburgh 400 flatt bottomed boats for Bridges are gott ready alsoe, the kings Guards are on theire march with a great Traine of Artillery hitherwards and that att Landaw all the ovens which were made use of in the tyme of Monsr Turenne are repaireing and tis wrote from paris that the king is secretly gone from thence his designe is not knowne. Letters from Madrid of the 4 Septemb say that his Matie att Cadiz had seized all the Galeones arrived there for his owne use but att Length was prevailed upon to take of his arrest the merchants giveing his Matie the summe of 450000 peices of 8. The Brussells Letters of the 16 say that the 9 Nations had now given theire Consent for the raiseing of 800000 Guilders for an extraordinary subsidy for one yeare to Commence in October for the Dukedome of Brabant Count Mannsfeild was arrived with marquis D'Grana from the Emperor Letters from vienna speake that ye Imperialist and Male Contents were in view of each other in Hungary whereby a battell is dayly expected the Towne of Willeck vigorously endures a sharp seige the Emperor has sent the President of his Councell to all the princes of Itally to lay open the danger of the Turks and att the same tyme hath dispatched away a Courier to Constantinople with money and new proposalls for a prolongacon of the Truce some hundred of the Turks from Newhausell being ravageing abroad fell into an Ambush of Imperiall Horse from Lowentz and were cutt to peeces. This morning being appointed a Comon hall to chuse another person to Joyne with Mr North, the appeareance of the Livery were extraordinary about 10 of the Clock the Lord Mayor came to Guildhall & retiring into ye Councell Chamber att 11 His Ldpp came upon ye hustings where the Comon Cryer began a proclamacon but there was such a Confused Noise of noe Election noe Election for whatever hee said would not be heard. In the middst of this Hurry the Lord Mayor retired into the Councell Chamber & then ye Common Serjeant with a paper in his hand began to put up Mr peter Rich & whatever could be said unto him proceeded & after him Captaine Griffith Att each there were some few hands which done hee repaired to the Lord Major in his absence the Sheriffs put the Question whether they would abide by their first Election of Papillion & Dubois or proceed to a new and there were a great many hands to stand by their former Choyce. Then the Sheriffs alsoe went to ye Lord Mayor & acquainted him of the proceedings who Imediately came a second tyme upon the hustings & declared mr Rich duly Elected there was scarce any body heard of knew what was a doing & then dissolved the Hall & went off. The Sheriffs Continued and put the Question whether they should adjourne to poll for the former question which they put to abide by what they had done which was carried in the affirmative and alsoe adjourne for an houre & proceeded to poll during which tyme the Lord Major sent the Common Cryer to Command ye Sheriffs to forbeare the Hall being by him dissolved which they tooke noe notice of but Continued about 5. the Lord Major came himself & hindred further proceedings went upon the hustings and as the Cryer bade silence Sheriff pilkington stepped out on a sudden declared Papillion & dubois They having 2082 votes peter Rich only 350 then Comanded the people to depart the Lord Mayor went for some tyme into the Councell Chamber & was followed home by the Loyall blades.