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April 1.
Whitehall. |
Newsletter to Roger Garstell, the Fleece tavern, Newcastle. The
30th some of the Council met, but, finding that the Lord Chancellor
and Lord President were detained by indisposition and that neither
of the Secretaries of State was in town, they did not think fit to
proceed in anything but resolved to meet again on the morrow,
when some of these great officers may be expected. The Bishop
of London was there and was taken so ill that he was led out. |
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The 31st a fire broke out in the Minories, which is said to have
done much harm and to have destroyed near 20 houses. This is
the third fire in a few days, yet I do not find the people so hot as
formerly to censure it as done by the plot of any contriving party. |
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They tell us from Rochester that last Sunday at the cathedral
Edmond Browne, who, it's said, from his youth stood perverted
to the Roman faith and received deacon's and priest's orders from
that church, made his public recantation after Divine service and
before sermon in the morning and was received again into the
communion of the Church of England. (Then follows a passage
so torn as to be unintelligible.) |
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His Majesty, having received information that some outlying
Indians have destroyed some of the [inhabitants] in the Caribbee
Islands and [plundered some] of their estates contrary to the
fair correspondence [between them and] the English has sent to
the governors there to take justice of them, which, 'tis said, will
be a work of no difficulty and render the English more secure of
their lives and estates. |
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Some of the Lords met again to-day, but, others being still
indisposed, they went not on any debate. |
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Dutch letters tell us the Prince of Parma, disgusted at the
commission of the Marquis de Grana, had left the Spanish
Netherlands without taking leave and that the Bishop of Strassburg
was dead. [3 pages. Admiralty, Greenwich Hospital 2, No. 22.] |
April 1.
Kilkenny. |
The Lord Lieutenant to Secretary Jenkins. (Printed in the
Ormonde Papers, Vol. VI, p. 355.) [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 343,
No. 15.] |
| April 2. |
Notes by Secretary Jenkins about the City. Mr. Common
Serjeant.—They desire the surrender to go. They fear the
Whigs may delay it. If so, they'll turn out Allein as a lunatic.—
They meet to-morrow for declaring and supplying. |
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The vacancy.—All the honest aldermen meet and debate. It is
not resolved, whether Turner or How shall come in. Sir B.
Newl[and] is to be there to prepare him to hold. The Whigs will
not confirm him, but he will be returned and sworn; then there
must be a mandamus to get him out. Some good men will be loth
to confirm him, because it will establish a priv[ilege] in the mayors. |
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Quo Warranto.—The levying of moneys nor markets will not
hold. |
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1. The killing of the woman at the Pope's burning. 2. The
riot at Shaftesbury's trial. 3. The not suppressing conventicles. |
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Saunders' words to Barett, the City solicitor. He would before
that time knock the City charter in the head. |
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Report of that Committee to the last Common Council. [S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 171.] |
| [1682, April 2.] |
—— to Secretary Jenkins. A long debate was held by a
council of the Madianites about a sister that has gone astray too
long to relate. |
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One reported that a great person has been to compliment
Lord Shaftesbury and invite him to the Court, but it was replied
that, when he had any business requiring his attendance there,
it would be time enough. Another said the sheriffs of London had
invited him and some other honourable persons to dine with them
at Skinners' Hall, which they accepted. Letters were read from
Holland about the plot and it was concluded it was the effects
of the Popish plot in England. |
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At a meeting in Whitechapel one related the proceedings of the
Justices in several counties and that it will be determined at
common law and that they grant their warrants to be executed
on the Sabbath notwithstanding an Act to the contrary. Another
reported that next Sunday a regiment is to be drawn forth in
London to suppress private meetings and that care is taken to
examine by what authority they proceed. A third said that
several honourable persons had letters to caution them to have
a care of themselves, for the Pope and the Devil have their last
game to play and that their instruments are at work. |
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At the meeting at the Queen's Head was related the great
entertainment and welcome given by the sheriffs to Lord
Shaftesbury and others and several discourses that passed.
Another said he and others were at Thanet House to visit Lord
Shaftesbury, who was with divers great persons, very pleasant
but neither meat nor drink before them. |
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I have of late observed divers persons go armed and that the
gunsmiths and cutlers have a full trade. [Postmark April 2.
S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 172.] |
1682.
April 3.
Newmarket. |
The Earl of Conway to Secretary Jenkins. I am very glad to
hear of your safe arrival at London, wondering you were not
more tired with your journey, when I consider you exceeded all
the hardships of Lent. 'Tis strange your body should require
such degrees of mortification. |
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His Majesty is of opinion on your relation of what passed
between the Lord Mayor and the lords that dined with him that
their business was to prepossess and engage him about the new
sheriff and therefore perfectly agrees with the discourse I had
with you and afterwards with Lord Hyde, that you should both
endeavour to prepare the Lord Mayor for such a one as the King
shall recommend to him, but not to nominate any particular
person yourselves. |
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Pray acquaint Lord Hyde that I sent to Cambridge and have
got a copy of the letter by which the Duke of Buckingham was
removed and the Duke of Monmouth recommended to be
Chancellor and that I have his Majesty's commands for the same
letter to be writ, recommending the Duke of Albemarle. |
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I had yesterday an apology from Lord Danby for his application
to the Lord Privy Seal with a diary of all that passed between
them in that affair. We had also the particulars of the removal
of the Prince of Parma and of the Marquis de Grana's being
Governor of Flanders. [Ibid. No. 173.] |
[1682.]
April 3. |
Secretary Jenkins to the King. Having prepared a commission
for Sir John Berry to be signed by your Majesty and showed it to
Lords Halifax and Hyde, difficulties occurred on it, which neither
Sir John Berry nor Mr. Brisbane could clear. |
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The first was that the Commissioners of the Admiralty have
the same powers with a Lord High Admiral. The granting of
commissions was his right exclusive of all other persons, so that
they have now the same authority vested in them. |
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In the next place, the Act for regulating the Navy directs that
all commissions and powers to call courts martial shall move from
the Admiral and by consequence from the Commissioners so that,
though Sir John Berry should have your commission to command
the squadron intended on the coast of Ireland, yet he must
have a special commission from the Admiralty to call a court
martial. |
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In the last place, the officers that must have a hand in entering
the men on board and in furnishing victuals and stores for the
ship must have their orders from the Admiralty Board or else
nothing will be done with effect. |
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For these reasons my lords were of opinion that the only safe
and expedite way is that the Admiralty give commissions to Sir
John Berry and all that are to be under him but, that the ships
may be under your immediate direction, a clause may be inserted
either in each commission or in the instructions of the Admiralty
that they should follow such orders as shall be signified to them
to be your pleasure by a secretary. |
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While the commission of Lord High Admiral was in the Lords
of the Council, your Majesty might have granted such a commission as Sir John Berry is to have, but in this last commission
that power is not reserved as it was in the former. [1½ page.
S.P. Dom., Entry Book 63, p. 31.] |
1682.
April 3.
Whitehall. |
Secretary Jenkins to Mr. Joynes. The bearer has a warrant to
arrest a vessel set out by Mr. Carew. The Dutch ambassador
sends him to me, that the charges may be defrayed at his Majesty's
costs. I have no opportunity now to know his Majesty's pleasure
in that point, but I would not have any opportunity lost; therefore I desire you to lay out all the expenses necessary for the
execution of this warrant and I will see you reimbursed. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 59.] |
April 3.
Cork. |
John Keatinge and Arthur Turnor, Justices of Assize for
Munster, to the Lord Lieutenant. Tuesday 21 March, we arrived
here to hold the assizes for the county with those for the county
of the city. We found the county gaol extremely crowded,
prisoners charged capitally very numerous and the Crown business
much more than had been known in the memory of any here.
Next day we opened our commission and perceiving that very
many were and for some months had been in restraint on account
of the late horrid plot, we caused the King's witnesses against
them to be called, designing to try them first, believing that,
their trial being over, the court and city would be freed of an
unreasonable concourse which rendered the sittings in court
uneasy and the lodging for the county gentry, who come in to
serve, very inconvenient. That day none of the King's witnesses
appeared, so we appointed next day for the trial of other prisoners,
but called the witnesses in his Majesty's behalf to appear and that
afternoon Mr. Crosse appeared against those accused of a
conspiracy at Mackrompe (Macroom) and Manus Bane O'Keeffe
against those informed against for carrying an extraordinary
quantity of arms into Kerry, the titular Bishop of Cork being in
their company. That night Mr. Crosse told us that three or four
persons, that lived in Macroom, could materially testify against
some of the prisoners, who would not come at his request to give
evidence, whereon we signed a warrant requiring their attendance
and caused the High Sheriff of the county to provide a bailiff and
sent him with Mr. Crosse to summon the said witnesses named
John Honin, Andrew Davys, a saddler and an old woman at
Macroom. |
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On Saturday Mr. Crosse and the bailiff returned and brought
Honin and Davys, the saddler being gone and the old woman not
to be found, but Crosse told us they could say no more than Honin
and Davys were ready to depose and O'Keeffe likewise declared
that all the evidence he had or could expect concerning the arms
were ready. We had them all called but, understanding that at the
last assizes, whether by contrivance or chance, the King's
evidence did not appear together in Court, but, when one was
present, the other was not to be found, we caused it to be publicly
proclaimed in Court that we would try the plotters on Monday
morning and bound the King's evidence to appear then and sent
the prisoners notice to provide for their defence, appointing Sir
John Mead and Mr. Pyne, two King's Counsel, to attend and
manage the evidence on the King's behalf, having formerly sent
them all the examinations as we now did the witnesses, and gave
the sheriff notice to prepare an able and substantial jury of
Protestants, which he did. On Monday morning the prisoners,
being very many, were brought to the bar and, after some, but
not very many, challenges by the prisoners, a jury was sworn and
as fair a trial had in the opinion of the Bench and all who were
there (where at our request we had Lord Shannon, Governor of
the county and city, and Capt. Henry Boyle), as ever was seen in
any court and the King's evidence being fully heard against the
prisoners concerned in the meeting at Macroom and for carrying
the arms they were all acquitted, Crosse's testimony against the
first being hearsay only from one Twomy, who absolutely denied
ever to have told him any such thing as Crosse swore and all the
rest were hearsays from Crosse, but, if all that Crosse swore had
been fully proved, it would have amounted to no more than an
unlawful assembly. Mr. Crosse himself produced a Mr. Norris
in the King's behalf and the prisoners some witnesses, who
brought the truth of Mr. Crosse's testimony under very great
suspicion. O'Keeffe's testimony as to the arms was so contradictory, incoherent and uncertain (besides his being a notorious
villain as all the county with one voice pronounced him),
that, were it admitted true, it did not amount to more than
a breach of the proclamation forbidding Roman Catholics to keep
firearms. (Observations on various improbabilities in his evidence.)
What they offered as to his credit and the general voice of the
county, which he himself did not gainsay, was such, that the jury
would hardly have gone from the bar and, though they did, they
stayed not many minutes. Sir John Mead very wisely, to save
the credit of the Grand Jury who found the bills, opened to the
Court the great fears this county lay under at the time of this
discovery and how necessary it then was to inquire into every
appearance of danger. |
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As to the riot at Youghal given us in charge by you at Kilkenny,
we have made strict inquiry thereinto and it proved a very foul
one, the rioters being allowed to be at least 300, their actions
extravagant to a great degree, and the proofs so plain that those
tried for it had nothing to say in their defence, but threw themselves wholly on the King's mercy. They were found guilty and
fined with a rule for 12 months' imprisonment and security for
good behaviour during life imposed on them, but, the prosecution
being heartily managed by the Mayor and magistracy of that
town and their masters having preferred a petition, which we send,
setting forth what loss they must undergo by not carrying on
their trades, which they could not without their apprentices, we
took security that they should make reparation to such as had
suffered by that riot and, having the rioters called into court, we
laid open to them in the best terms we could the nature of their
offence, and the King's mercy in not proceeding against them on
a higher charge than that of a riot and after a day or two's
imprisonment calling them before us again we reiterated to them
something of his Majesty's mercy and that we relying thereon and
considering that the punishment on them must fall on their
masters and relations, who were bound for their honest serving
their apprenticeships, we for this time took them into his Majesty's
mercy, which we believe by their protestations for their future
quiet demeanour will keep them from any such attempts hereafter. |
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With some labour, sitting early and late, we have swept the
gaol clean, and we must not omit to tell you that this city and
county are in a peaceable and flourishing condition and a very
good understanding betwixt them and their bishop, the inhabitants
of the city conforming every day more and more to the established
religion and Church government, the inhabitants of both county
and city having a great sense of the peaceable and happy condition
they enjoy under his Majesty's government and in your administration, the continuance of which, we believe, they heartily pray
for, in testimony whereof the county Grand Jury, without having
the least hint from us, have made an address to his Majesty, which
they delivered to us with their desire that we should present it to
you to be, if it seem meet to you, laid at his Majesty's feet as the
resolution of the gentlemen and freeholders of the county. [4
pages. Copy. Enclosed in the letter of the Lord Lieutenant and
Council calendared post, p. 162. S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 343,
No. 16.] |
| [After April 3.] |
Alphabetical List of those members of the East India Company
who, by having 1,000l. stock, are capable of serving on the
committee of 24 for its management in 1682, all who have 500l.
stock having one vote at the election; with the names of the
governor, deputy governor and committee elected in 1681 and
the number of appearances of each at the 133 courts held during the
year up to 3 April, 1682. [Printed. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 174.] |
April 4.
Newmarket. |
The Earl of Conway to Secretary Jenkins. His Majesty did
not say much on your letter of the 2nd, having already given
directions about his affairs in the City. |
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The Whigs have got so little advantage by their former
petitions for a parliament that I cannot see any great advantage
they propose to themselves by continuing it. |
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Everybody here is preparing for their return to London. This
town empties apace. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 175.] |
| [April ?] |
John Mompesson to the King. Petition for his recommendation
of his son Thomas, a child at Winchester College and at present the
uppermost scholar and judged fit by the schoolmaster, as appears
by his annexed certificate, to be sped to the university, to be put
on the roll of candidates and chosen into New College at the next
election. [Ibid. No. 176.] Annexed, |
| April 4. |
The said certificate of William Harris, master of Winchester
School. [Latin. Ibid. No. 176 i.] |
April 4.
Newmarket. |
The King to the Vice-Chancellor and Senate of the University
of Cambridge. Whereas the undutiful behaviour of our natural
son, the Duke of Monmouth, has given us just cause to remove
him from our service and from any further attendance on our
person, whereby he is rendered incapable of discharging any
longer the office of Chancellor either to our satisfaction or your
benefit, and whereas we understand that by the ancient statutes
the Chancellor was chosen but for three years and by a late statute
of Queen Elizabeth for two years only, and whereas we have ever
reserved to ourselves the power of interpreting the statutes
referring to the election of your Chancellor, we hereby declare the
Chancellor's office void and the Senate to be at full liberty to
proceed to a new election and we require you to proceed to a new
election of a Chancellor within the time limited by your statutes.—
Recommending Christopher, Duke of Albemarle, for election.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 57, p. 48.] |
| April 4. |
Secretary Jenkins to Mr. Chetwynd. I did not think Mr.
Palmer's business to be ripe enough to trouble you, but intended
to have recourse to you, when a just occasion should present
itself, but now there is an incident in that affair of Mr. P.'s that
I must acquaint you with. |
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Last night Mr. Leveson Gower came and desired me to help him
to make a full vindication of himself against a calumny that made
him a partaker, as he said, in the society of Free-Masons. I never
heard he was one of them, only Mr. P. intimated that he had many
arms in his house. Mr. L. G. hereon charged Mr. P. of having
accused him of being of this fraternity and that he had told a
friend of his (Mr. L. G.) that he had given me advertisement of
his so being. I told Mr. L. G. that I had notice by several letters
of that brotherhood in Staffordshire but that I had not heard
he was one, and this I said very truly, for Mr. P.'s accusation
was that he had arms in his house. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68,
p. 59.] |
| April 4. |
Secretary Jenkins to Mr. Palmer. Mr. Leveson Gower desires
to have the liberty of the law against you for accusing him as
having part in the fraternity of Free-Masons. He came to me
last night with that complaint and desire, but I, not remembering
anything of his being a Free-Mason in the notices given me,
answered that no such charge was come to me and that, if any
came, I would take his Majesty's pleasure in it, wherewith he went
away seemingly satisfied. I did not mention the charge of having
arms in his house, it being his Lord Lieutenant's business to look
after that, nor did he complain of any other charge. I desire you
therefore to take your measures with Mr. Chetwynd, to whom I
have written. [Ibid. p. 60.] |
April 5.
Newmarket. |
The Earl of Conway to Secretary Jenkins. His Majesty
acquainted me with your letter to him of the 3rd, and commanded
me to let you know that the commission to Sir John Berry must
be from the Admiralty Commissioners and that in it or the
instructions such clauses may be added as are mentioned in your
letter. |
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What you mention of Monsr. van Citters in your letter to me of
the same date I have communicated to his Majesty and he thinks
it will be more proper to consider of it after his arrival in London. |
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Here happened yesterday a dispute on the greatest point of
critical learning that was ever known at Newmarket. A match
between a horse of Sir Robert Carr's and a gelding of Sir Robert
Geere's for a mile and a half only had engaged all the Court in
many thousand pounds, much depending in so short a course to
have them start fairly. Mr. Griffin was appointed to start them.
When he saw them equal he said, Go and presently he cried out,
Stay. One went off and ran through the course, and claims his
money; the other never stirred at all. You may say this was
not a fair starting, but the critics say, after the word Go was out
of his mouth, his commission was determined and it was illegal
for him to say, Stay. I suppose volumes will be written on this
subject. 'Tis all referred to his Majesty's judgment, who has not
yet determined it. |
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Pray let Lord Hyde know that I delivered the letter to
Cambridge yesterday to the Vice-Chancellor and to-morrow they
will elect the Duke of Albemarle. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418,
No. 177.] |
April 5.
Tower. |
Capt. Thomas Cheek to Secretary Jenkins. The Lieutenancy
of London have summoned the bearer, Edmund Halley, and others,
who are Yeomen Warders, and intend to force them to bear arms
in the Trained Bands, making no distinction between the common
inhabitants and housekeepers of the City and his Majesty's
servants, who are obliged to do their duty at the Tower in person.
The Yeomen Warders have always been excused from all other
personal service that the King's service might suffer no prejudice,
whereof you will find his Majesty and the Privy Council have
been already sensible, when you have perused the order the
bearer will show you. I desire you therefore to assist him in
obtaining the like order for him and the rest of the Warders here,
who for a considerable time have been and still are on double
duty. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 178.] |
| April 5. |
Secretary Jenkins to Mr. Joynes. Requesting him to pay the
bearer 40s. This note will be his discharge. [S.P. Dom., Entry
Book 68, p. 59.] |
April 6.
Whitehall. |
Secretary Jenkins to Lord Finch. I have a command from
his Majesty to desire you and your Board to issue forthwith a
commission to Sir John Berry to be captain of the Gloucester and
to command in chief that squadron, which he thinks fit to employ
for the coast of Ireland and between that kingdom and Tangier. |
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He has commanded me further to signify his pleasure that a
clause be inserted in Sir John's commission that he is to obey such
orders as shall be signified to him from his Majesty by a Secretary
of State or, if such a clause be not proper in the commission, he
would have it inserted among the general instructions. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 63, p. 34, and S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 61.] |
April 6.
London. |
Newsletter. At the Stafford assizes the Grand Jury presented
an address declaring their abhorrence of the treasonable association. At that place Stephen Dugdale, being affronted with one
Sawyer, sent him a challenge, who instead of answering it
complained to the judges, who bound Dugdale to his good
behaviour. |
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Yesterday the Council sat at Whitehall, where a great many
people were big with expectation of what Thompson would make
out concerning Sir E. B. Godfrey's murder, but he appeared with
only two witnesses, Farwell, clerk to Counsellor Langhorne, and
Paine, brother to Nevill Paine, who wrought (? wrote) the elegy on
Coleman. These were asked by the Council, whether they were
the authors of those letters directed to Prance, which they owning as
Thompson did the printing and publishing of them, they were all
three committed to Newgate. (Words of the warrant of commitment.) [2 pages. Imperfect, the last page missing. Admiralty,
Greenwich Hospital 2, No. 23.] |
| April 7. |
Edward Fitzharris to Secretary Jenkins. The party we
mentioned is now ready to do what I proposed, but will deliver it
to none but yourself alone; therefore please appoint when and
where you will have a meeting. I propose Mr. L'Estrange's as a
fit place for the meeting. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 179.] |
April 7.
Berwick. |
The information of Edward Roberts, soldier in Sir Bourchier's
Wray's company in the Duke of York's foot regiment, now in
garrison at Berwick. Yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5
Matthew Forster of Berwick came into the informant's quarters
at Robert Sneath's, and whispered to the informant that he was
a lusty brave fellow and, if he would keep Forster's counsel and
be just, he would make him a captain. The informant asked, on
what account. Forster answered, he was to be a colonel and
said, we are going to raise 20,000 men, and told the informant to
get as many disciplined men out of his own and other companies
as he could, saying, it is well disciplined men we want, swearing
he would lead them up to the mouth of a cannon. The informant
asked what they should do for arms. Forster replied, we have
as good arms as you and better too. Many other passages passed
of the same nature and Forster said, we should see them all in
arms in a month and that he himself would wash his hands in
somebody's heart's blood. Then Thomas Jolley, the informant's
fellow soldier, began the Duke of York's health and, when it came
to Forster to pledge it, he very furiously threw away all the drink
in the cup. Afterwards Forster desired him to meet him in his
garden this morning and bring his comrade with him and then
discourse further, which the informant did, but was interrupted
by Forster's wife and so referred it to another opportunity. [S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 180.] |
April 8.
Chester. |
—— to ——. I am much obliged for yours of the 8th.
Sir George Jeffreys, I hope, will give Mr. S[ecretary] or some of
the Council an account of the state of our city before the Mayor's
letter be produced in Council, which account, I doubt not, will
confirm the truth of what I have given you. The quarter sessions
were held last Monday here, though some are of opinion they were
dissolved by the Mayor's neglect to call them at the time he had
adjourned them to. The Grand Jury gave in their presentments
and at last tendered to the Court the Abhorrence, desiring their
concurrence. After it was read, the Recorder made a speech,
which, though he said he only spoke for himself, had such an
influence that none of the Bench subscribed it, but those who had
done it before on the day the Mayor disappointed them. The
Jury again presented the Nonconforming preachers for still
residing in the city, notwithstanding the order from the King and
Council to the Mayor, and the Grand Jury for the county had
evidence against the said preachers and, as Mr. Peter Shakerley
informs me, indicted them at the assizes. The Recorder's speech
was to this effect. He had taken the oaths of allegiance and
supremacy, which he looked on to be more binding than subscribing
that paper, declaring also that that was a new way of expressing
their loyalty, and no honour to his Majesty, and it tended to set
Thomas against Richard, and William against Edward and that
he dreaded to think what might be the consequence of such things,
adding that it was not proved that any one person was concerned
in that Association and that what he had said he spoke sincerely
and that he would speak the same in the King's presence. Our
Abhorrence, such as it is, comes by Sir George Jeffreys with one
from the Grand Jury of the county and another from the town
of Macclesfield. [Signature torn off. Dated as above by a
different hand but must be later as it refers to the Abhorrence of
the 10th. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 181.] |
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Notes of the above letter and of a previous letter about the
condition of Chester. [Ibid. No. 182.] |
[1682.]
April 9.
Ham. |
Col. Stawell to Richard Newcourt at Doctors' Commons.
Thanking him for his letter and the presentation he sent him down.
—I ordered Tom Venn to send you a copy of the presentment.
Our assizes were but short. Lord Chief Justice North read his
commission Saturday night and the judges were gone by 10 on
Wednesday. Three were condemned, one for burglary and two
for horse stealing. Monday night all the deputy lieutenants met
at the sheriff's and a gentleman came to us that offered to swear
that his uncle Speke (meaning George Speke of White Lackington)
told him that Mr. Hucker of Taunton had arms enough to arm
300 men and that he would die before he would part with one.
We were all so concerned at the impudence of an old rebel, that,
had not the sun been down, we had all gone immediately to have
searched, but we went next morning but could find nothing but
one musket. There was a false brother amongst us, who it was,
God knows and in His due time, I hope, He will give him the due
deserts of a rebel. We were at Savage's at the Red Lion. We
found nothing of opposition, but all the humbleness imaginable.
The lion is not so fierce as painted. If I and three of my brethren
with our interest do not disarm the whole town at any time, when
commanded, his Majesty shall hang us at the gates and, was the
mayor loyal and not a coward, he might easily surprise poles (Paul's)
as they call it, or, if our power could but enter the walls of the
rebellious assembly, we would not trouble him. They are all
damnably crestfallen since the Duke's return and Mr. T[renchard]
looks as if the Duke would hang him for all his past kindness (all
in good time). [Ibid. No. 183.] |
1682.
[April 10.] |
Declaration by the Grand Jury of the Chester quarter sessions.
(Printed in The London Gazette, No. 1717.) [Ibid. No. 184.] |
April 10.
Edinburgh. |
Commission to Alexander Gordon of Earlston from a Convention
at Edinburgh to all and every the churches professing the truly
reformed religion. Signed James Renwick. (Printed in State
Trials, Vol. IX, Col. 453.) [Latin. Ibid. No. 185.] |
April 10.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lords of the Treasury, his Majesty being
inclined to gratify the petitioner, of the petition of Sir John
Parsons praying that, having discovered how his Majesty will
save 60l. per annum for several years to come out of the rent of a
house in Broad Street rented for the Excise Office at 200l. per
annum, part of which the deputy housekeeper lets at 60l. per
annum, without authority and without accounting for it, his
Majesty will grant him the money already received by the deputy
housekeeper, the advantage for the future accruing to his Majesty.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 170.] |
April 10.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Sir John Reresby to be governor of the city and
garrison of York and of Clifford's Tower there in place of John,
Lord Frescheville, deceased. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 164, p. 77
and S.P. Dom., Entry Book 72, p. 225.] |
| April 10. |
Warrant to Nicholas Johnson, paymaster general of the forces
and garrisons, after reciting the above commission and that the
King has thought fit to annex to the place a yearly salary of 500l.
to commence from 1 March last, for making debentures at the
end of every muster expressing how much shall be due for the
times of those musters for the said yearly allowance, in order that
warrants may be issued from time to time for the payment thereof
accordingly. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 164, p. 77.] |
April 10.
Whitehall. |
Commissions to Ferdinando Hastings to be captain of Capt.
Basset's late company, to Louis, Chevalier de Mesière, to be
lieutenant to Capt. Seymour and to [Samuel] Hancock to be
lieutenant and to [William] Parsons to be ensign to Capt. William
Selwyn all in the Duke of Grafton's regiment of Foot Guards.
Minutes. [Ibid. p. 79.] |
| April 10. |
—— to Sir Philip Carteret. Two of our shallops are just
arrived from St. Malo, where they have been long detained by
contrary winds. All the news there relates to peace and trade.
Last week set sail thence a fleet of 13 large merchant frigates well
armed and richly laden for Spain. More than ever are being
equipped for Newfoundland and Chapeau Rouge, though that
town has lost, as is alleged, in the last voyage 100,000 crowns
in that kind of business. The sailors at Brest have been dismissed
and an account has been taken of the money they received, so
that apparently the Algerines are to be the only object of the
French arms this summer. You have heard of the Invincibles,
the Redoubtables and the Foudroyants, but these ships had nothing
so terrible as what is being prepared for Africa. These are 4
infernal carcasses, cannon-proof, which are to anchor so near
Algiers that they will be able to throw fire bombs and stink bombs
into it and so the subjects of his Most Christian Majesty, to
whom they say that nothing is impossible, have already condemned that infidel city to perish. The last few days three or
four Protestants have come to us from St. Lo, who do not rejoice
at the understanding between the Pope and the Sorbonne and
fear that the new declarations concerning the Gallican Church
may tend to weaken the Reformed Church. Last Saturday's
post spread some suspicions at St. Malo that the Court of Spain
would make difficulty in committing to the King of England
the compromise between France and themselves. [French.
S.P. Channel Islands 1, No. 108.] |
| [Before April 11.] |
Secretary Jenkins to Lord Finch. By his Majesty's command
desiring him and his Board to issue commissions to George
Churchill to be captain of the Falcon, to George St. Loe to be
captain of the Dartmouth and to —Gifford to be captain of the
Lark, all which his Majesty intends to employ, as soon as they
can be got ready, on the coast of Ireland.—I am further commanded
to give you the transcript of a few lines I received from Florence
of 31 March, n.s., and laid before his Majesty last night. He and
the Committee of Foreign Affairs were very much scandalized at
the lingering of our men-of-war so long in foreign ports, but most
especially at the presumption of that captain that should take
upon him to make an excursion as far as Rome, whereas he should
not take the liberty to lie from on board his ship. I was not able
to tell his Majesty which of the two captains was thus faulty, but
he expects you and the Board to inquire into the thing strictly
and, if the information be true, which I do not much doubt, to
give an account of it. (Churchill's and St. Loe's commissions
were dated 11 April.) [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 63, p. 35.] |
| [April ?] |
The officers of the Treasury of the Exchequer in Ireland viz.,
Sir Theophilus Jones, Clerk of the Pells, Roger Moore and Thomas
Kennedy, Chamberlains, Sir James Ware, Auditor General, and
J. Chichester, Clerk of the Pipe, to the King. Petition stating
that in the grant to Sir James Shaen, William Hill, William
Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Soane, William Muschampe,
Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanion, John Gourney
and Thomas Sheridan, the present farmers of the revenue
of Ireland, the following provision was made in the petitioners'
behalf, viz., that the persons, who shall give such acquittances,
pay to all the officers and ministers of the Court of Exchequer all
such just and usual fees, allowances and duties in respect of such
rents and sums, for which such discharges shall be made, as the
said officers and ministers ought to have received, in case the said
quit rents and other rents and sums contained in such acquittances
contained had been actually paid into the receipt of the Exchequer,
that the petitioners delivered to the said farmers true copies of
their ancient and established fees to the end that the said farmers,
their agents and collectors, might receive the said fees to be paid
to the petitioners and the petitioners from time to time have
applied to the said farmers for a just account and payment of
their respective fees, but that the petitioners have been totally
deprived of the benefit of his Majesty's intended grace by the
unjust dealing of the said agents and collectors, who have for the
most part received the petitioners' dues throughout Ireland but
refuse to pay the same to the petitioners, till they compel them
by law, which will be very troublesome and chargeable, and
therefore praying that in any future farm of the revenue of
Ireland the contractors by bonds, covenants or otherwise be
obliged for the petitioners' more certain receiving of their
respective dues. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 165.] At the
foot, |
April 11.
Whitehall. |
Reference of the above petition with the annexed covenant
prepared by the Attorney-General of Ireland to the Lords of
the Treasury in order to insert the said covenant into the
next farm, if their lordships shall see cause. [Ibid. p. 166.]
Annexed, |
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The said covenant for the better securing to the officers and
ministers of the Court of Exchequer their just and usual fees,
allowances and duties, which they ought to have received from
the tenants in case the quit rents and other rents and sums
had been actually paid into the receipt of the Exchequer.
[Ibid. p. 167.] |
April 11.
Whitehall. |
Secretary Jenkins to Capt. Wyborne. Thanking him for his
letter of the 9th, on which it is his Majesty's pleasure that he do
not sail from Spithead, where he is, till further orders. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 63, p. 35, and Entry Book 68, p. 62.] |
April 11.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a grant to Charles Bodvile, Viscount Bodmin,
grandson and heir apparent of the Earl of Radnor, of the office of
constable of Carnarvon Castle, during pleasure, with the yearly
fee of 10l., the same being void by the death of Robert, Viscount
Bodmin, his father. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 66, p. 72.] |
| April 11. |
Secretary Jenkins to Lord Finch. His Majesty has named
Thomas Berry to be first lieutenant and James Hyde, brother to
the Earl of Clarendon, to be second lieutenant to Sir John Berry,
commander of the Gloucester. Please communicate this to your
Board and give order for dispatching commissions to them.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 359, p. 93.] |
April 11.
Whitehall. |
Congé d'élire in Latin and letter missive to the Dean and
Chapter of Brechin recommending Robert Douglas, Dean of
Glasgow and parson of Hamilton, to be elected to the bishopric
of Brechin, void by the translation of the late bishop. [S.P.
Scotland, Warrant Book 7, p. 66.] |
April 11.
Dublin. |
The Lord Lieutenant to Secretary Jenkins. You will herewith
receive two addresses to his Majesty, one from the City of Dublin,
the other from the best representative of the County of Cork
out of Parliament. I did not expect either of them, much less
were they promoted with my knowledge as will appear by the
letter from the judges at Cork and by some expressions concerning
me, which, if I had affected, had been the same in both or omitted
in both. I transmit them as a voluntary testimony of the loyalty
and duty of his Majesty's subjects, whose example, I am confident,
will be followed by all the considerable people and places in the
kingdom, when they shall have opportunity of meeting, and I
must do the City of Dublin the right to say that about a year
since they tendered an address of the like nature by the Recorder
and some of the principal citizens, of which I gave intimation to his
Majesty but, receiving no directions, the motion rested till now
that they have of themselves brought it to what is presented to
the King. |
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The first fair wind after Easter day I shall embark for Chester,
my horses, servants and my baggage being now a shipping. [1½
page. Holograph. S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 343, No. 17.] |
April 11.
The Council Chamber, Dublin. |
The Lord Lieutenant and Council to Secretary Jenkins.
Enclosing the addresses of the City of Dublin and the Grand
Jury of the County of Cork with a copy of the judges' letter from
Cork. [Ibid. No. 18.] |
| April 12. |
Account by John Smith of what happened between him and
Stephen Dugdale soon after the commitment of the Earl of
Shaftesbury concerning the Earl. Describing how Dugdale had
often declared to him that he could be a material evidence against
the Earl and could do him as much harm as any that were to
appear against him, and how Dugdale had avoided giving his
information before the Earl's trial. The day the Earl was
tried, Turberville, Dugdale and myself went together to the Old
Bailey but going thence to the Fountain tavern, the place appointed
for all the witnesses to meet, the rabble followed us, crying out,
There go the rogues, the perjured rogues, that swear against the
Earl, which caused Dugdale to say, I wish I were at home, for we
shall have our brains knocked out before we can give our evidence.
As we entered the tavern, we saw Dr. Oates and a great company
of Whigs together, his servants standing at the door encouraging
the rabble, who followed us to the very door. The Doctor himself
was heard to say that he would fill the tavern with porters, before
the perjured rogues, the King's witnesses, should have any place
there. As soon as we entered with much ado into a room, the
rabble came to the court after us, often saying, hang them rogues,
perjured rogues and villains; the Doctor's men still encouraging
them and giving them bottles of wine. On this outcry of the
rabble, I perceived Mr. Dugdale to be much afraid. I used all
endeavours to persuade him there was no danger and that the
rabble were but like little curs that barked but dared not approach
to bite. Dugdale replied, every one of us will be knocked in the
head for this day's work at one time or other, yet I am resolved,
happen what will, to give my evidence, but at last, he, seeing the
rabble in that rage and fury and their number increasing,
declared he had nothing to say against the Earl. I asked him
whether he said any such words, adding that I could not believe
he would say any such thing. He confessing the words, I told
him he was a very great villain, and I would as such publicly post
him. At last the witnesses were called to court (Dugdale went
another way) and with much ado got entrance, the thousands of
people with long poles, half-pikes and halberts in their hands
hindering our passage, calling us rogues and rascals and offering
to strike at some. Some blows happened. |
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A fortnight or three weeks after Dugdale prayed me not to be
angry with him and said he was sure that the Earl would be called in
question again, as College was, and then he would most willingly
appear against him and in the meanwhile give satisfactory reasons
to the King why he did not appear against him at the Old Bailey.
Endorsed by Secretary Jenkins, "Mr. Smyth of Durham touching
Mr. Dugdale, received 12 April, '82." [7 pages. S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 418, No. 186.] |
| April 12. |
Commissions to Charles Cotton to be captain to the company
whereof Major Thomas Mansfield was captain and to Edward
Shirley to be lieutenant to Capt. John Miller's company, both in
the Coldstream regiment. Minutes. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 29,
p. 415.] |
April 12.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lords of the Treasury of the petition of Sir
John Champante praying that, in case the debts and arrears due
to the Earl of Ranelagh and his partners be granted to the new
Farmers, they may be obliged to discharge not only what remains
still unpaid of the sums that by their contract the said undertakers were obliged to pay, but also to satisfy to the petitioner,
the late deputy to the said undertakers, all sums he has advanced
of his own money or has taken up on his security towards discharging or satisfying any debts, payments or sums payable by
the said Earl and his partners by their contract. [S.P. Dom.,
Entry Book 55, p. 169.] |
April 12.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a grant of a baronetcy of England to Robert Davers
of Rougham, Suffolk, and the heirs male of his body with a discharge of all services or sums to be paid in lieu thereof. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 66, p. 71.] |
April 12.
Whitehall. |
Appointment of James Marsh to be boader and serjeant at arms
of Dover Castle in the place of John Smithers, deceased. [S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 359, p. 94.] |
April 12.
Whitehall. |
Warrant, after reciting that the baronetcy conferred on the
deceased Sir John Maxwell of Nether Pollock terminated through
his decease without heirs male of his body, and that his Majesty
desires to confer the like dignity on John Maxwell, now of Nether
Pollock, only son to the deceased Sir George Maxwell of Nether
Pollock, on whom the said deceased Sir John conferred his estate
as his nearest kinsman, for a grant of a baronetcy of Scotland to
the said John Maxwell and the heirs male of his body. [1½ page.
S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7, p. 67.] |
April 12.
Whitehall. |
Protection for two years to Sir Alexander Bruce, who stands
engaged for the late Earl of Kincardine for payment of great
sums, for which he is under processes of horning, &c., notwithstanding that he is willing and able to pay the said debts, if he
had for some competent time freedom to his person for settling
the said late Earl's and his own affairs. [Ibid. p. 69.] |
| April 13. |
Postwarrant to William Griffith to ride in post from London
to Coventry. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 66, p. 71.] |
April 13.
Whitehall. |
Warrant on the surrender of the charters of the City of Hereford,
dated 14 March last, for a grant of a new charter of incorporation to
the said city, with the names of the first magistrates and officers
and with a grant of a new fair to be held there every Wednesday
in Easter week and to continue three days, and with a proviso
that no person be admitted free of the said city but by the Mayor
and aldermen, or four of them, the Mayor to be one, and before
admission they take such oaths and make such declarations and
subscriptions as the Mayor and aldermen are required to make
and subscribe, and with an express command that the tolls of corn
sold in the market held there every Wednesday and Saturday be
forthwith demised by the Mayor and corporation to Thomas
Clerk, junior, of Hereford, for 31 years under the yearly rent of
1s. [2 pages. Ibid. p. 74.] |
| April 13. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Duke of Newcastle. I did not answer
your letter of the 30th, till I had taken his Majesty's pleasure on
it, in the presence of several of my lords. He approves of what
Mr. Wallis has done, and directs that he would on the next
occasion direct some credible fit persons to inform the Mayor or
any Justice of the conventicle according to the statute. If they
neglect to do their duty, the Attorney-General will have orders to
prosecute them for the penalty appointed by the Act. If the
teacher live in town, his Majesty commands that he be prosecuted
on the Oxford Act. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 62.] |
April 13.
Whitehall. |
The King to Walter Braems, George West, William Rooke,
Thomas Teddiman and John Cason. After reciting that a
commission of Oyer and Terminer for the Admiralty of the Cinque
Ports had been granted the 12th instant directed to them with
others for the trial of piracy and other crimes in the jurisdiction
of the said Admiralty, willing and requiring them to issue precepts
of Venire facias to the lieutenant of Dover Castle to summon so
many jurors as is usual to appear in the ancient place for trial of
piracies commonly called Penniless Bench in Dover on Saturday,
the 29th instant, and to issue the usual proclamation for giving
notice of the said session. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 359, p. 92.] |
April 13.
London. |
Newsletter to John Squier, Newcastle. His Majesty having
demanded of the Imperial ambassador, whether there was anything in the report raised by the French of the Turks coming into
Hungary, he replied that his last letters from Vienna mention not
a word of it, but the French King had used all his endeavours to
persuade the Poles and Transylvanians to join the malcontents
in Hungary, to which end he had sent them considerable sums
and sent to Count Tekeli his own picture set with diamonds and
in his letter to him he called him cousin, though he were never any
sovereign prince. |
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Letters from Scotland mention as though a discovery had been
made there that some of the English nation had abetted the rebels
at Bothwell Bridge, on which the President and the Advocate are
coming hither being sent for by express. They add that the Duke
will part hence the 25th or 26th, and that is confirmed here, for
it was declared yesterday morning that he should go and fetch her,
two men-of-war and three yachts being ordered to attend him.
When he returns, I am apt to believe he will assume his place of
Lord High Admiral and will be made generalissimo of all the
forces now on foot. |
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To-day arrived a Holland post, bringing advice that the French
King, understanding the nature of the Marquis de Grana, has
commanded the Maréchal d'Humières, who is governor of his late
conquest in Flanders, not to stir from his command but to attend
his motion. |
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Yesterday arrived here the Duke of Grafton and the Duchess
of Cleveland from France. |
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From Ireland we have advice that the Duke of Ormonde and
the Earl of Arran were come to Dublin. The same post brings a
confirmation of a speech made by Hugh O'Neil printed in
Thompson's last Intelligence, in which he declares he was
suborned to swear to the Popish plot by Hetherington &c. |
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From Dover they write that, having received the news of the
arrival of his Royal Highness here, great rejoicing was made and
several bonfires at night, on lighting which 13 great guns were
fired from the Castle and 7 apiece from the two forts. All the
vessels in harbour that carried guns fired at the same time, so
that nothing was seen there but demonstrations of joy. |
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Some French vessels are arrived in the Downs, which were
built strong on purpose to carry booms against those of Argier. |
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Yesterday the Council sat, where several Turkey merchants
appeared in hopes to have a hearing, but no public business was
done. |
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His Majesty having declared to the Stewards of the Artillery
Company, who went to invite him that he would honour them
with his presence this day sennight, those citizens that invited
the Duke of Monmouth, fearing to give his Majesty any offence,
have put off their feast to next day, which is to be kept at Drapers'
Hall, it being lent them. [3 pages. Admiralty, Greenwich
Hospital 2, No. 24.] |
| April 15. |
Bill for 28 pigs of lead sold to Esquire Blucke amounting at
10l. 10s. per fodder to 43l. 7s. With receipt on the back by
Thomas Gregge for the said sum dated 7 Aug., 1682. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 418, No. 188.] |
April 15.
Whitehall. |
Secretary Jenkins to Capt. Deering. It is his Majesty's
pleasure that immediately on receipt of this he make all the haste
he can to Plymouth, where he is to inquire if there are any further
orders for him. If he find none, he is to make all the haste he can
to the Downs. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 63, p. 35, and Entry Book
68, p. 64.] |
| April 15. |
Secretary Jenkins to Sir Francis Lawley. I thank you for yours
of the 1st. His Majesty had seen the Staffordshire Address, so
I could not lay hold of that as opportunity to mention you to him.
The good office you promise from your friends you may be assured
from me, whenever there is occasion to do it with decency towards
his Royal Highness. I am in extreme pain for dearest Sir William
Whitmore, since somebody called here for a post warrant to ride
to Coventry, where he lay ill. I hope it is nothing but what is
transient. I beseech you to relieve me, if you have any better
news. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 63.] |
| April 15. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Earl of Derby. Signifying his
Majesty's pleasure that the lieutenant's place in the militia
company now vacant at Chester be filled with Alderman William
Harvey and that John Hulton be made ensign to the same
company. [Ibid. p. 64.] |
| April 15. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Mayor of Rochester. His Majesty
being informed that last summer the Mayor and corporation of
Rochester came down by water, near 200 in all, and anchored just
under the fort of Sheerness without any previous notice to the
Governor and that this was then like to have begot a misunderstanding, which might have been of very ill consequence, and
having notice that some such thing is intended again this summer,
and being persuaded the corporation intends no disrespect to the
governor or garrison, but that it is some matter of right or custom
that brings them thither, has commanded me to know from
yourself in writing what it is that your city pretends to in that
place, that he, who is not in the least yet informed of what your
pretensions are, may so interpose, if necessary, that on the one
side the rights of your city may suffer no prejudice and on the
other the respect due to a place of public defence, as that is, may
not be violated or the garrison unnecessarily alarmed or disturbed.
It is very probable that on advising with your brethren you may
of yourself be able to propose such an expedient as the governor
may acquiesce in and his Majesty be satisfied with without giving
him the trouble of interposing his authority. If so, you may
communicate it to me as one that will make the best use of it for
accommodating the matter. [S.P. Dom, Entry Book 68,
p. 65.] |
Saturday, April 15.
London. |
Newsletter to Roger Garstell, Newcastle. Our last letters from
Scotland were of the 8th, and say that the Sumptuary Act about
apparel according to the late Acts of Parliament and Council was
duly observed by all sorts of people. Nothing was doing in
Council last Thursday but private affairs. Yesterday Major
Lermond and the Laird of Barscob with two others were condemned to death. The two latter were to suffer next Wednesday
and the two former on the 28th. It is thought by many they will
get a reprieve. The woman that should have suffered death has
been reprieved till Wednesday. To-day a proclamation was
published by the magistrates charging all persons in masquerade
in the night under several penalties and imprisonment of their
persons so disguised, which, it's thought, will take good effect to
the peace of this city. Her Royal Highness with the Lady Ann
continue in good health, being daily visited by the nobility and
gentry of both sexes. Several advocates and gentlemen went to
the Court this week. Since the Lord President's departing hence,
it's thought there will be great changes in Court officers. |
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Letters from Paris of the 10th say that a courier is arrived there
from the Marquis de Grana and is dispatched back, who being
gone, the King declared, as he sat at dinner, that he perceived
well now what the inclinations of the Spaniards were. They add
that letters from Hungary say another city was revolted and that
several cities were ready to do the like, in case matters were not
accommodated, of which there is some likelihood, for Monsr.
Caprara was gone to Constantinople to complete that treaty
already begun by the present Imperial minister there. Prince
Charles of Lorraine is very sick at Vienna. It seems as if affairs
would shortly present themselves in a better dress, for we understand that a courier is lately arrived from England with advice
that the Spaniards have refused to accept the King of England
as arbitrator, which if true, it's believed Luxemburg will be again
blocked up. With postscript that it's said Maréchal Créqui is
gone away post to renew the blocking up of Luxemburg. |
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Basel, 5 April.—The French are working hard at Huningen to
bring an arm of the Rhine round that fortification. |
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Frankfort, 8 April.—The Duke of Bavaria has in very sharp
terms written to this city that before the beginning of the great
fair they should forbid all persons and goods coming thither from
Paris, Lyons and Strassburg, also publishing a placeat forbidding
on pain of death all persons from those places to come into his
country, on which the French ambassador made a great complaint
in the full council of the city declaring in his Master's name that
there was not in all France and much less in the said three places
anything of a pestilential distemper. The Imperialist levies go
briskly forward and it's thought more new commissions will be
given out and it's said that the French rumour abroad that they
are not inclined to dispute with Germany but that they are willing
in a friendly manner to adjust matters, but, in case this were not
accepted, yet no war should follow, but that places should be
re-united as before. Three merchants have drawn bills of great
value for the use of the French in several places and have commission to pay out monthly 200,000 rix dollars, which is most
remitted to Strassburg and those parts. |
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The Hague, 15 April.—It's believed that the Marquis de Grana
will bring great alteration into affairs by taking on him the
government, of which the French are very sensible, for Marshal
Humières has received orders to remain in his government and
to observe well what will be the consequence of this sudden
alteration in the government of the Spanish Netherlands. |
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Brussels, 15 April.—The government of this city being
assembled to find out some way to make up a considerable present
to the Marquis de Grana, they agreed and made their present,
which his Excellency most generously disposed of to the soldiers
and bought clothes for several that were very mean
habited. |
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The two great intended feasts mentioned in my last, at which
it was said his Majesty was displeased, are not as yet forbidden
by the Lord Mayor, as I hear of. |
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We hear that his Royal Highness has ordered all his guards to
be in readiness to attend his Majesty to Windsor in Easter week,
which makes it believed that the Duke will be the only person
that will absent himself from the feast. The week after, it's said,
he departs for Scotland, to accompany the Duchess hither. |
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We hear that the people of a city in Somerset (Bath or Wells
it's said) having subscribed an address declaring their abhorrence
of the intended association and delivered it to the Mayor in order
to its being presented, he kept it, refusing either to deliver it
back or present it, pretending he feared, if he did, he might be
made answer it before the next parliament. |
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James Percy, who has so contended for the earldom of
Northumberland, last Council day petitioned his Majesty concerning it and the day before petitioned his Royal Highness to
intercede for him, concluding his last petition with a prayer for
the continuance of the Crown in the right line. |
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The Morocco ambassador with all his attendance went this
morning to Whitehall to have a prospect in every particular how
it's framed and the manner of the new intended lodgings. [3
pages. Admiralty, Greenwich Hospital 2, No. 25.] |
April 15.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. Whereas the Earl of
Ranelagh, Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, has informed us that in his
accounts of Vice-Treasurer ending 20 March last he demanded an
allowance of 92,750l. as paid to such uses and to such persons as
we, pursuant to a power reserved in the present establishment, had
from time to time since 25 Dec., 1675, ordered by warrants under
the sign manual, but that the said sum was not allowed him by
the Commissioners of his Accounts there, the vouchers for justifying
the payment thereof not appearing before them, and has represented that the reason he did not produce the vouchers was because
we had declared that the accounts of the money so reserved
should be taken here and not by the Commissioners of Accounts
there, and has delivered to ourself an account of the disbursements
of the said 92,750l. with the vouchers relating thereto, desiring
that they might be forthwith examined and he discharged, we
signify by this letter, which has been perused and allowed by the
Lords of the Treasury here, that the account of the said 92,750l.
and the vouchers relating thereto have been examined and that
we find that the said sum has been paid here by him as we have
from time to time directed him and therefore we require you to
give all necessary and effectual orders to the Commissioners of
Accounts there to allow him forthwith the said 92,750l. in his
accounts without demanding any vouchers for the same or
expecting any further warrant than what you shall give them in
pursuance of this letter. [Over 1 page. S.P. Dom., Signet Office,
Vol. 11, p. 70.] |
April 15.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. Warrant for payment to
Edward Seymour out of the arrears due to Roger, late Earl of
Orrery, as captain of a troop of horse, of 260l. for which he has a
judgment from the said Earl. [Ibid. p. 71.] |
| April 16. |
Brian Heyns to Lord Hyde. I have been in Jenison's company,
who discovered the four ruffians that were to assassinate his
Majesty. He spoke of his Royal Highness things unbecoming
any man but a hellish Whig. As I could gather by his discourse,
he resolves with others to renew the Popish plot next term, when
Denis Kearney is tried as one of the said ruffians. You must
anticipate Jenison's designs, otherwise he will do a great deal of
mischief. Pray let his Royal Highness have a special care of
himself, the day he dines in the City, for the mobile are all commanded to herd together that day and there is one of the Duke
of Monmouth's footmen with Rouse, Whitaker and others to set
them on. I was told some other news about the Earl of Argyle's
being seen in Mr. Ferguson's company in the City, but the
particulars I expect this week with some other news, which I
shall communicate to you as soon as I have intelligence thereof.
I beseech you to be very private in all your concerns, for some of
the Privy Council give intelligence to the Earl of Shaftesbury and
other Whigs of all transactions in the Council. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 418, No. 188.] |
April 17.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. Warrant for swearing and
admitting to be a privy counsellor in Ireland Vere Essex, Earl of
Ardglass, who has lately succeeded his nephew Thomas, late Earl
of Ardglass. [S.P. Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 11, p. 71.] |
| April 18. |
Certificate by the Vicar, two Jurats and others of Rye that
the French Protestants, that are settled inhabitants there, are a
sober, harmless, innocent people, who serve God constantly and
uniformly according to the custom of the Church of England
and that they believe them to be falsely aspersed for Papists
and disaffected persons. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 189.] |
April 18.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lords of the Treasury of the petition of Capt.
Edward Fitzpatrick for his Majesty's grace and bounty in like
measure as other officers in his circumstances, having been
wounded in the battle against the Moors when serving as a foot
captain. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 169.] |
April 18.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition
of Charles Vivian, John Tredenham, John Trewren and William
Harris for a patent for a new invention of an engine for drawing
water. [Ibid. p. 170.] |
| April 18. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Earl of Ailesbury. A gentleman
belonging to Lord Cavendish informs me just now that Count
Coningsmarck has been lately seen in this town and is still here,
some of the Earl of Mulgrave's family having seen him. He told
me further that Lord Cavendish had this day sent his sword out
of his house, which gave him cause to suspect that my lord did it
in view of some duel. I think it my duty to impart this to you,
that you may take the proper measures. Lord Cavendish's blood
will meet with that just and tender regard in you, that I am sure
you will have all the care possible of it. The Swedish envoyé has
just told his Majesty that Count Coningsmarck is not in town,
but how to rely on this I know not. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68,
p. 66.] |
| [Before April 19. |
Ticket of invitation to St. Michael's, Cornhill, and to dinner at
Haberdashers' Hall on 21 April. (Printed in the London Gazette,
No. 1713.) Endorsed, "Whig ticket." [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418,
No. 190.] |
Wednesday morning,
April 19. |
The Earl of Ailesbury to Secretary Jenkins. Begging his
pardon for not writing last night, having been so sleepy that he
could not.—I shall acquaint my Lord of Devonshire with your
great care. His agent, the bearer, will acquaint you with what
I have done as to this affair. [Ibid. No. 191.] |
April 19.
Berwick. |
Capt. James Wallis to Capt. Ralph Widdrington. Forster is a
gentleman not well affected to the government that I can hear of.
The words were spoke the night before the date of the information.
He is an idle, drunken, debauched sort of a man. There was no
more discovered after they were interrupted in the garden. His
wife is aunt to Mr. Carr of Etall. They have him here still in
gaol. [Ibid. No. 192.] |
April 19.
Whitehall. |
On the petition of William, Earl of Inchiquin, praying his
Majesty to signify his pleasure to the Commissioners for Tangier
as to remitting a year's advance of salary made him while he was
Governor of Tangier and to continue his pay till the expiration
of his commission with a charitable regard to his great sufferings
and long attendance, reference to the Lord Chancellor, the Earl
of Conway, Viscount Hyde, Lord Chief Justice North and the
Attorney-General, who are to consider the patent, by which he was
Governor of Tangier, particularly the clause relating to the
determination thereof with his allegations thereon, and report till
what time he may be lawfully or equitably entitled to be paid his
salary as governor. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 170.] |
April 19.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Piercy Kirke, captain-general and commanderin-chief of Tangier, to be colonel of the regiment in garrison there,
whereof Sir Palmes Fairborne was colonel, and captain of a
company therein. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 69, p. 18.] |
April 19.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to George Legge, Master General of the Ordnance, for
the delivery to such persons as shall be appointed to receive them
by the Master and Wardens of the Trinity House of 4 long sacres,
about 10 or 11 feet long, full bore, 4 ship carriages with tackles,
2 barrels of powder, 80 shots, and 2 skeins of match with the needful
sponges, ladles and rammers, to be transported to the Isle of
Scilly for the Tower there. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 164, p. 78.] |
April 19.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. After reciting that Robert
Saunders had by his petition stated that he had discovered lands
in Ireland of about 1,000l. per annum value belonging to the
Crown but concealed, which discovery he would undertake to
make out at his own charge, and prayed a grant thereof to him and
his heirs and the reports thereon of the Lord Lieutenant and the
Lords of the Treasury with a list of the said concealed lands (all
calendared in the Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. VII, p. 432),
directing that the petitioner first make out the probability of the
King's title to such lands to the Attorney and Solicitor General in
Ireland, who are to report their opinion before the King proceeds
further in the grant desired. [4 pages. S.P. Ireland, Entry
Book 1, p. 17.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Capt. Robinson Beane to be captain of a company
of trained bands in Hythe, in the 1st regiment of the Cinque
ports, in place of Julius Deedes. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 29,
p. 416.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Sir John Hendon to be lieutenant-colonel of the 1st
regiment of the Cinque Ports and captain of a company of trained
bands of the town of Tenterden, Kent, in place of Lieut.-colonel
Robert Austin. Minute. [Ibid.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to William Peagrave, serjeant at arms, to repair to
the Globe tavern behind the Royal Exchange and there take into
custody the Seneschal of Hainault, subject of the King of Spain,
with such of his company as may be suspected to have come over
with a design to second him in a duel intended to be fought by
him against the Duke of Norfolk. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 54,
p. 129.] |
| [April 20.] |
Secretary Jenkins to the Spanish ambassador. Informing him
of the issue of the above warrant. [French. Ibid.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lords of the Treasury of the petition of Sir
Thomas Arden Price for payment for lodgings in Denham Buildings,
wherein Sir Joseph Williamson kept the East India papers and
several others belonging to the Paper Office, for 7 years amounting
at 25l. per annum to 175l. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 211.] |
| April 20. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Earl of Longford. There is no way
of superseding the commission but by suing out another. The
Lord Chancellor is willing to issue out another and to appoint
those very commissioners you have given a list of. He told me
that in such commissions the person that sues them out gives in
the names of the commissioners and the Lord Chancellor looks
no further after it, presuming they are persons well-affected to
and acquainted with the charitable use in question, the party
aggrieved having his remedy entire afterwards in Chancery.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 67.] |
| April 20. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Duke of Newcastle. On reading the
information from Berwick yesterday before his Majesty in Council,
he directed it to be put into Mr. Attorney's hand that he may
direct how proceedings may be had effectually according to law
against the person accused. It was well that he was in hold.
[S.P. Dom, Entry Book 68, p. 67.] |
| April 20. |
Secretary Jenkins to the Lord Chancellor. The commission of the
peace and gaol delivery for the City of Oxford lying now before
you to be renewed, I am desired to suggest that it will be proper
to put Lord Norreys, Lord Lieutenant of that county, into those
commissions. [Ibid. p. 68.] |
April 20.
London. |
Newsletter to John Squier, Newcastle. Lisbon letters of 19
March advise that the fleet designed to fetch over the Prince of
Savoy will sail thence next May and is expected back with him
in August. He will come among a divided people, several of the
nobility being against the marriage, an article whereof gives
liberty to those of Savoy to bring in goods to the value of 200,000
crowns per annum according to the custom house rate, free from
paying the customs not only in that port but in all others belonging
to that crown, by which they will undersell several people to their
great prejudice. |
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Flanders letters of the 24th bring confirmation of the moving
of the French troops, and that they have drawn a considerable
body towards Tournay, the Maréchal d'Humières, who commands
the French in the French conquests, and all his under-officers
having received positive orders not to stir from their commands.
The Spanish, who were at Courtrai, are come to Brussels having
left the Procuror General at Courtrai to wait for the King of
Spain's answer to the French King's propositions, which, with all
their proceedings, since they came to Courtrai, will in a few days
be published. The Provost of Bruges, nephew to Count Prado,
is kept close prisoner at Brussels, none having liberty of seeing
or speaking to him, to which place Monsr. Prado will be brought
to be confronted with each other for the clearer discovery of the
mismanagement of the public money. |
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It was ordered yesterday by his Majesty and the Council that,
about the feast designed by the citizens to be to-morrow, they
should not meet, it being a part of his prerogative to appoint
public fasts and thanksgivings. A copy of the order is printed
in the Gazette with a copy of the tickets given out by the stewards. |
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To-day the feast of the Artillery Company was held at Merchant
Taylors' Hall, where his Royal Highness was present, accompanied
thither with acclamations of the people. When he came to the
Hall, he found the greatest appearance of the Artillery Company,
it may be, as ever was since their first institution. After he had
been nobly treated, they proceeded to elect new stewards for
the ensuing year. The four peers are the Duke of Albemarle,
the Earls of Arundel and Oxford and Lord Falkland and the four
commoners, Sir William Dodson, Capt. Legg, Mr. Guy, Secretary
of the Treasury, and Mr. Duncombe. The stewards being chosen,
his Royal Highness rose and retired into a chamber, where, I
believe, above 100 gentlemen entered themselves of the company
and paid their guineas. He stayed above an hour, not being able
to stir thence for the throng that came to kiss his hand. He looks
extremely well and was never better pleased, I dare say, in his
life. [3 pages. Admiralty, Greenwich Hospital 2, No. 26.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Royal approbation, after reciting the instructions of 12 June
and 17 July, 1680, to the Duke of Rothes, deceased, the Earls of
Queensberry and Moray, the Bishop of Edinburgh and Charles
Maitland of Halton (calendared in S.P. Dom., 1679–80, pp. 510,
559), of their actings and proceedings, with a discharge to them of
all questions or accusations which may be raised against any of
them on pretence of any omission or commission that may be laid
to their charge on account of their proceedings in prosecution of
the said instructions. With note that four duplicates thereof
were signed by his Majesty, one to be kept by the Marquess of
Queensberry, another by the Earl of Moray, the third by the Bishop
of Edinburgh and the fourth by Lord Halton, to each of which
were annexed attested copies of the instructions. [3½ pages.
S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7, p. 70.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Privy Council of Scotland. After reciting that
by articles agreed on by the Royal Burrows and by the town of
Campveer the Scots staple, which had been removed to Dort, had
been re-established at Campveer (which articles are calendared in
S.P. Dom., 1676–77, p. 201), yet that of late the staple trade of
Scotland is altogether diverted from the said staple port at
Campveer and carried to Rotterdam and other places of the
Netherlands to the great prejudice of trade and contrary to the
said agreement with Campveer, signifying his pleasure that public
intimation be made requiring all his subjects to give due obedience
to the Acts made for observing the said staple port and discharging
all merchants, skippers and others to export from Scotland any
goods declared to be staple commodities to any other port in the
Netherlands but only to the said staple port of Campveer under
the pains mentioned in the Acts of Parliament and Acts of
the Conventions of Burrows, which are to be exacted with all
rigour, and further requiring the Farmers and Collectors of the
Customs to make exact search of all staple goods exported
to any part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands and
take security from the transporters thereof that they shall
transport them to the said staple port at Campveer and to no
other port in the said Seventeen Provinces and that they shall
not break bulk before their arrival thereat and obliging them to
report certificates from the conservator at Campveer that the said
staple commodities were delivered there without breaking bulk,
with declaration of his resolution to grant anew a commission to
a fit person to be conservator of the privileges of his subjects at
the said staple port. [Over 3 pages. Ibid. p. 74.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Privy Council of Scotland. Warrant for
suspending the execution of the death sentences on Robert
McClellan of Barscob and Robert Fleeming of Akinfinn, till the
arrival at Edinburgh of the High Commissioner, who will signify
the King's further pleasure concerning them. [S.P. Scotland,
Warrant Book 7, p. 77.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Lyon King of Arms for adding and allowing to
William, Marquess of Queensberry, and his heirs as an honourable
addition to his former coat of arms the royal tressure of the
same colour as it is in the royal achievement. [Ibid. p. 78.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury of Scotland. Warrant,
after reciting a grant to Col. James Douglas in consideration of
his services against the rebels at Bothwell Bridge, of the forfeitures
of Gordon of Culvennan, Dumbar of Machriemore and Mackgie
of Larg, who were then under process for their accession to that
rebellion, and that the said Mackgie was found not guilty thereof,
for their ascertaining the value of the said Mackgie's estate and
causing a gift of the equivalent thereof out of the first and readiest
of any other of the rebels' estates not yet disposed of to be expeded
in favour of the said colonel. [Ibid.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners for plantation of kirks and
valuation of teinds. Warrant for admitting to their number the
Duke of Hamilton, the Earls of Perth, Strathmore, Roxburgh,
and Southesk, Sir David Falconer of Newtoune and Sir Patrick
Ogilvy of Boyne, Senators of the College of Justice, Lieut.-General
William Drummond of Cromlix, Robert Gordon, younger, of
Gordonstoune, Sir James Fleeming, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
and Baily Charles Murray of Haddin. [Ibid. p. 79.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners for auditing the accounts of the
Treasury &c. Requiring them to admit to their number John,
Earl of Tweeddale, and Robert Gordon, younger, of Gordonstoune
and requiring them with all diligence to clear and close the accounts
and to send a speedy account of that affair. [Ibid. p. 80.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury of Scotland. Warrants
for payment to Lord Lundoris of 300l. sterling for his service of
carrying the purse in the first session of the current Parliament
before the King's brother, the High Commissioner, over and above
the 200l. sterling already given him by the King's said brother and
for payment to Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, the King's
Advocate, of 300l. sterling out of the first and readiest of the fines
to be imposed by the Privy Council or the Justice Court or out of so
much as remains undisposed of of the fines already imposed by
them. [Ibid. pp. 81, 82.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a gift to Sir James Hamilton, late of Prestonfield,
of a yearly pension of 4,000 merks Scots to be paid by equal
portions at Whitsunday and Mertinmes, the first payment to be
made next Mertinmes. [S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7, p. 83.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a remission to Gordon of Barharrow as to his life
only of the crime of treason and rebellion for joining the rebels
defeated at Bothwell Bridge without prejudice to the Crown of
the right to his real and personal estate accruing by the doom of
forfaulture pronounced against him, but restoring him and his
posterity so that they may be capable of enjoying any after
acquired property. [2 pages. Ibid. p. 84.] |
April 20.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a remission to Capt. Alexander Urquhart of the
slaughter of Alexander Winram, deceased, who was his own
lieutenant, the same having been done in his own defence.
[Docquet. Ibid. p. 86.] |
April 21.
[Read.] |
Divers indigent officers' widows to the King. Petition, stating
that the petitioners having an order of Council of 17 Dec., 1678,
summoning some of the Justices to show cause why they do not
pay the petitioners according to law, they refuse to appear or
to yield obedience thereto and evilly entreat the petitioners for
presenting the same, and praying that they may be summoned
to appear before his Majesty and the Council on a fixed day to
answer why they stand in contempt of the said order and do not
pay the money in their hands for 3 years, some of the petitioners
being ready to perish. At the side, |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
Order in Council that one of the Secretaries of State write to the
Justices complained of, to know why they have not complied
with the order. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 193.] |
| April 21. |
Commission to Capt. Michael Greensted to be captain of the
company of trained bands of Faversham, Kent, in the 2nd
regiment of the Cinque Ports, in place of Capt. Francis Waterman.
Minute. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 29, p. 417.] |
| April 21. |
Commission to Capt. William Spicer to be captain of a
company of trained bands for Forededich (Fordwich), Kent, in the
2nd regiment of the Cinque Ports, in place of William Short.
Minute. [Ibid.] |
| April 21. |
Commission to Lieut. Gillard to be lieutenant of the company
of trained bands for Rye, Sussex, in the first regiment of the
Cinque Ports, in place of Thomas Burdit. Minute. [Ibid.] |
| April 21. |
Commission to Lieut. Thomas Jenkins to be lieutenant of the
trained bands of Folkestone, Kent, in the first regiment of the
Cinque Ports. Minute. [Ibid.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
Commission to William, Earl of Craven, to be lieutenant-general
and commander of all forces in London and Westminster, except
the Tower and its liberties, during the King's absence from Whitehall; to prevent and dissipate all tumultous assemblies, and, in
case of resistance to the civil power, to slay or otherwise destroy
those who wilfully disturb the public peace. [S.P. Dom., Entry
Book 29, p. 418.] |
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Another copy thereof, with some differences, especially omitting
the clause about the Tower. [On parchment. S.P. Dom.,
Car. II., Case G, No. 13.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench or the
Recorder of London of the petition of James Bolger and Walter
Archer for a pardon for killing Jones, a bailiff's follower, his
Majesty having reprieved them for one month. [S.P. Dom.,
Entry Book 55, p. 171.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lords of the Treasury of the petition of John
Clements and Samuel Peters for a patent to enable them solely to
supply the Mint with 60,000l. worth of farthings. [Ibid. p. 179.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a grant to Charles Fox of the office of receiver and
paymaster of the guards, garrisons and forces, void by the death
of Nicholas Johnson, during pleasure, with the house late in the
possession of the said Johnson and the rooms used for the said
office in the Tiltyard adjoining the Horse Guards and with the fee
of 20s. a day. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 66, p. 76.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
Commission to William Baske to be ensign of Capt. William
Godolphin's foot company in the Isle of Scilly. Minute. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 164, p. 79.] |
April 21.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Dean and Chapter of Aberdeen. Warrant,
after reciting the congé d'élire and letter missive, calendared ante,
p. 137, and that in the latter the name of Andrew, Bishop of
Dunkeld, was inserted by mistake, albeit the King intended to have
recommended George, Bishop of Brechin, signifying his pleasure
that, if there have been any proceedings on the said letter, the
same should be null and void and that they proceed with all convenient diligence to the election of the said Bishop of Brechin to
be Bishop of Aberdeen. [S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7, p. 86.] |
April 21.
The Council Chamber, Dublin. |
The Lord Lieutenant and Council to Secretary Jenkins. Since
our last dispatch conveying the addresses of the City of Dublin
and the County of Cork, addresses from cos. Limerick, Meath and
Wexford and the corporations of Wexford and Trim have been
brought to us, which are enclosed that you may present them
to his Majesty. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 343, No. 19.] |
| [After April 21.] |
Concordatums issued on account of the plot since his Majesty's
letters and directed to the Vice-Treasurer and warrants on account
of the plot directed to Thomas Taylor, the first entry being 3 Jan.,
1680[–1] and the last 21 April, 1682, the total amount being 822l.
9s. 10d. [S.P. Ireland Car. II. 343, No. 20.] |
April 22.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lords of the Treasury of the petition of
Griffith Reynolds for a lease for 31 years or such term as his
Majesty pleases of a piece of waste ground whereon the old castle
of Hereford stood containing about 4 acres, which is of no present
use to his Majesty, he intending to make some improvement
thereon. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 171.] |
April 23.
Queen's College, Oxford. |
Dr. Timothy Halton to Secretary Jenkins. Sir Charles
Cotterell's son was lately with me and told me it would be expected
that an invitation, though not a formal one, should be given to
the Morocco ambassador to visit this place. I called a meeting
of Heads of Houses, who were very averse to it, alleging that it
never had been practised here and that such a precedent might
be of very ill consequence, since other ambassadors might with
the same or greater reasons expect the like invitation and that the
entertainments they received here were only such as became
scholars to give, that is, calling a convocation, making speeches
and other university exercises. I enclose a copy of my letter to
Sir C. Cotterell in answer to his son's invitation. If the university
be misrepresented in this, please do us what right you can and
give me what further directions you think proper. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 418, No. 194.] Enclosed, |
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The said copy, to the same effect as the above. April 23, 1682.
[Ibid. No. 194 i.] |
April 23.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Charles Trelawney to be colonel of the foot
regiment at Tangier, whereof Col. Piercy Kirke was colonel, and
captain of a company therein. Minute. [S.P. Dom., Entry
Book 69, p. 13.] |
April 24.
Windsor. |
The Earl of Conway to Secretary Jenkins. I have communicated these enclosures to his Majesty and returned them to you. |
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On the first from Admiral Herbert his Majesty thinks many
points are to be considered, before Mr. Ricault receives his
dispatch, some that cannot be so well resolved here till you
receive advice from Mr. Ricault after his arrival on the place, and
by Admiral Herbert's second letter a great deal seems to depend
on the informations he will give you after his next appearance
before Algiers, so that on the whole I think it is his Majesty's
pleasure you should have those letters ready to be offered to him,
when the Lords are with him, that usually attended him at your
chamber. |
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His Majesty did not give any particular commands at present
to be sent to Admiral Herbert, but he approves both his resolution
and advice, in case the war continue, and will in due time give
order about it. |
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On Mr. Fitzgerald's letter his Majesty was no way satisfied with
the informations the Dutch ministers had made of the removing
of the blockade from Luxemburg upon the terror of their forces. |
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The letter you mention from Mr. Levett was not enclosed to me;
it has by some accident or other escaped your packet. [S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 195.] |
| April 24. |
Secretary Jenkins to Sir Josiah Child. It is his Majesty's
pleasure that you attend him next Sunday the 30th, in the afternoon at Windsor Castle. It is about the business depending
between the East India Company and the Turkey Company. He
leaves it to you to choose one and no more, whom you shall think
fit, of your own Company to attend likewise, he intending that
two and no more of the Turkey Company be there at the same
time. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 68.] |
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Note of the like letter, mutatis mutandis, to Sir John Buckworth.
[Ibid.] |
| April 24. |
Secretary Jenkins to Lord [Conway]. Besides the enclosed
letter from the Earl of Ailesbury, I am forced to trouble you with
a report from the Lords of the Treasury about Mr. Cranfield. I
beseech you to take the King's pleasure on it, for Mr. Cranfield is
in haste to be gone towards his government. The Duke of
Norfolk and the Seneschal intend to wait on his Majesty to-morrow
evening. [Ibid. p. 69.] |
April 24.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Charles Churchill to be lieut.-colonel of Col.
Charles Trelawney's foot regiment at Tangier and captain of a
company thereof. Minute. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 69, p. 14.] |
April 25.
Windsor. |
Francis Gwyn to Secretary Jenkins. Lord Conway has
commanded me to acquaint you that he communicated yours of
yesterday, with a report from the Lords of the Treasury concerning
Mr. Cranfield's government, to his Majesty, who is very well
satisfied therewith and orders you to give him all the dispatch
thereon that you can. Lord Conway intends to wait on you
to-morrow morning at Whitehall. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418,
No. 196.] |
| April 25. |
Order of the Grand Jury of Devonshire. Having found so good
an effect of the order and resolutions for putting the laws in
execution against Dissenters we are encouraged to proceed in the
method we have begun, and we hope that all in the commission
of the peace in this county will heartily concur with us and we
heartily recommend putting those laws in execution to the chief
magistrates in the corporations of this county and hope they
will not shelter from justice any of those people who are professed
enemies of the King and his government, but more particularly
we desire them to deliver up to us those ungrateful monsters
(Nonconformist ministers we mean), who in the late rebellion
preached up sedition and treason, and who, we have reason to
believe, endeavour to debauch the people with the same
doctrines still. |
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Because it is a common objection that profaneness, debauchery
and irreligion are countenanced or never punished by us, which
those zealots are as much guilty of, though they hide it under the
vizor of hypocrisy, we declare that according to the precepts of our
religion and the proclamation of 1660 we will zealously endeavour
to suppress all profaneness and debauchery and we order that the
following laws shall be put in execution in every part of this county. |
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We will according to the statutes of 21 Jac. and 3 Car. I. punish
all profane cursers and swearers. |
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Because disorderly alehouses are most commonly the rendezvous
of profane, debauched and lewd persons, we order that all alehouse keepers suffering any such persons to sit tippling in their
houses be carefully suppressed and in licensing alehouses we will
strictly observe the Acts of 5 Edw. VI. and 1, 4 and 7 Jac. and we
further order that no persons be permitted to keep alehouses that
do not repair every Sunday to their parish church and abide there
orderly during the whole service and shall not likewise produce a
certificate that they have at least twice in the last year received
the Sacrament according to the use of the Church of England. |
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We will strictly require all constables, churchwardens and
tithing men to present to us all drunkards and such as remain
tippling in alehouses at unseasonable times. |
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We would have those schismatical, factious people, who upbraid
us with countenancing debauchery and lewdness, look back and
they will find that it was their schism and rebellion (which was
prologued with such an outcry as this) which first weakened and
at last broke down the banks of government and let in on us a
deluge of profaneness and irreligion and, though they now call
themselves the sober party, it is evident they take the same
methods again and would, if possible, bring us into the same
confusion. [S.P. Dom., Car. II, 418, No. 197.] |
| April 25. |
Certificates by Sir Leoline Jenkins that Henry Savile, late
envoyé extraordinary to the Most Christian King, returned to his
Majesty's presence at Newmarket the 1st instant, and that
Viscount Preston, appointed envoyé extraordinary to the Most
Christian King, took leave of his Majesty 31 March last. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 50, p. 86.] |
April 25.
Windsor Castle. |
Declaration by the Earl of Conway. The King having learnt that
the Prince Seneschal de Ligne has arrived incognito in London and
believing it was in consequence of a quarrel between the Duke of
Norfolk and him and wishing to prevent the accidents that may
ensue in consequence ordered them both to be arrested and, they
being brought under guard to Windsor, his Majesty found it good
they should come into his presence and, having spoken privately
to the Duke and afterwards to the Prince and having understood
from them everything that has passed since the beginning of the
quarrel, has found that each of them has completely acquitted
himself of all the obligations to which persons of honour and of
such exalted rank think themselves engaged in such encounters
and the King has declared to each of them that neither of them
can have any ground for carrying this affair further, since both of
them have satisfied what they could believe themselves obliged to
in honour; and after this he made them embrace each other in
his presence, declaring that nothing which had passed should
hinder them from being good friends, and they have consequently
given their word to his Majesty to obey his orders in the presence
of several lords of the highest quality. His Majesty has ordered
me to draw out this declaration and to sign it with my hand and
seal it with my seal. [Nearly 2 pages. French. S.P. Dom.,
Entry Book 56, p. 59.] |
| April 25, 26, 27 |
Commissions for Francis de la Rue to be lieutenant, to John
Chappell to be cornet and to John Dennys to be quartermaster of
Capt. Alexander Mackenny's troop of horse at Tangier. Minutes.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 69, p. 14.] |
April 26.
Rochester. |
John Cobham, Mayor, to Secretary Jenkins. I communicated
yours of the 15th to the aldermen at our first court and we have
unanimously agreed, having told you our case, to submit ourselves
to his Majesty's pleasure. |
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By virtue of the charter to the Mayor and citizens of Rochester
for about 200 years past they have kept court on the River
Medway for the preservation of the peace and regulating disorders
by fishermen and others and preserving the fry and brood of oysters
and other fish, and it has been their custom to keep this court at
Sheerness, being the utmost extent of their liberty below
Rochester Bridge, in the place (or nearer to Sheerness) where it
was kept last year, which they were the more occasioned to, to
assert their right against an encroachment of late attempted by
the Lord Mayor and commonalty of London, but, by reason of
the fort being built at Sheerness, they have not of late kept court
so often nor so near Sheerness as formerly and the place, where
they kept it last year, was at that distance which they hoped would
not have annoyed the fort, it being none of their intentions to show
any disrespect to that fort or the governor. They have resolved for
the future that no court shall be kept on the river to give any
appearance of offence to that fort, and, when they keep court, the
governor shall have timely notice thereof and they will also come
no nearer to Sheerness than he shall think fit. They further humbly
submit to any direction his Majesty shall give in this matter.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 198.] |
April 26.
Windsor Castle. |
Reference to the Committee for Trade of the petition of
Alexander Gilbert and Richard Bacon, merchants at Narva, for
his Majesty's letters to the King of Sweden in their behalf on a
complaint of injustice done them by the Governor of Narva.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 174.] |
April 26.
Windsor. |
Warrant for the incorporation of the borough of Tavistock by
the name of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the borough
of Tavistock with the paper of heads annexed to the said warrant
and the names of the persons suggested as the first mayor,
recorder and town clerk and the first aldermen and assistants.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 66, p. 79.] |
April 27.
London. |
Newsletter to John Squier, Newcastle. Last Monday and Tuesday
night an extraordinary rain fell, which has caused great floods and
done much damage. At Brentford it carried away two considerable houses and broke down part of the bridge and at Fleet Bridge
it drove three lighters from their anchors, one of which lies broken
to pieces cross the bridge, the second was sunk, the third was
driven on them but received no other hurt. It broke down two
small bridges at Hockley in the Hole. (Then follows a project of
peace which the States General notwithstanding the endeavours
of the Prince of Orange were inclined to propose but so much of
the newsletter is torn away that much of it is unintelligible.) |
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On Tuesday arrived in the Downs the London from the East
Indies, on board which was an ambassador from the King of
Bantam. Some difference has happened at Fort St. George
between the factors there, which was not reconciled when they
went thence. |
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French letters say that the parliament of Paris has ordered the
demolishing of several Protestant churches and has commanded
all the Protestant advocates to [? become Papists] or leave off
practising, six months [being allowed them] to sell their places in. |
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Flanders letters say that the Marquis [de Grana is in] expectation of the courier he sent [to know the Spanish] King's final
resolution, whether he will accept our King's mediation. In the
meantime the Emperor's army will consist of 80,000 men
complete. [3 pages. Torn. Admiralty, Greenwich Hospital 2,
No. 27.] |
April 27.
Whitehall. |
Newsletter to John Garstell, the Fleece tavern, Newcastle. The
23rd arrived at Cowes the Content of London in 20 days from
Maryland, who reports all in quiet condition, but that 100 ships
there for want of tobacco would come home with much dead
freight and yet he met near the Capes 5 more going thither. |
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The new charter to the city of Hereford is now passed the seals
with ample liberties and privileges and, which may be an encouragement to other corporations to follow their example, such
provisions being made in it as may secure the honest and loyal
subjects from all apprehensions of being overpowered by men of
faction and sedition. |
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Since the Seneschal of Hainault has been in the custody of the
Serjeant at Arms, the Spanish ambassador, Don Pedro de
Ronquillo, has made his application to his Majesty on his behalf,
on which his Majesty sent for him and the Duke of Norfolk to
Windsor, where he wrought so effectually with them that their
animosities were turned into embraces and they satisfactorily
reconciled on terms of great honour and generosity on both sides,
nor is it to be doubted they will inviolably observe their obligations and professions of friendship and respect, which they
professed before his Majesty, and the rather for that he declared
he would be their guaranty for it. |
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On the 25th at night fell so great and violent a rain that
continuing for some hours it is said to have caused very considerable damage and to have swelled the river so far as to wash away
some little houses and drown some cattle near the town and it's
feared we may hear of some greater mischiefs, if the like has
happened in other places, where there may not be so good defence
against it. |
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A commission is now passing constituting Edward Cranfeild
Lieut.-Governor and Commander in Chief of New Hampshire. |
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Windsor letters of the 26th tell us of the continuance of the
health of his Majesty and his Royal Highness and that the Duke
of Norfolk after several caresses as a confirmation of the fair
respect he held for the Seneschal dined with him that day at the
Spanish Ambassador's. |
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Brussels letters of 1 May tell us of the account his Excellency
had received of the state of Luxemburg, which, though left open
by the French, was yet but in ill condition, their custom houses,
which are settled round the town, exacting 5 per cent. of all carried
in thither. His Excellency will suddenly order the troops to be
sent in thither, but in the meantime is very desirous to know his
Catholic Majesty's resolution about the proposal of arbitration,
which is expected by the next courier, and, if accepted, the French
King declares he will then forthwith take off the confiscations in
the new conquests; if not, they expect a war may follow, which
some are not unwilling to, as looking on the Empire as ripe for it.
[3 pages. Admiralty, Greenwich Hospital 2, No. 28.] |
April 27.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant for a letter constituting James Kennedy for his life
Conservator of the privileges granted to the subjects of Scotland
in the Netherlands and Resident for all affairs of the said kingdom
in the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, the commission
to Henry Wilkie, the present Conservator and Resident, having
been made void, his Majesty being convinced that he is wholly
unfit for that employment, not only by several informations from
Scotland, but by a representation of the magistracy and common
council of Campveer to the Princess of Orange, which was lately
transmitted by her to the Duke of Albany and York. [3½ pages.
S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7, p. 87.] |
April 27.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant for the incorporation of the merchant adventurers in
wines, being burgesses and guild brethren of Edinburgh, into the
Company of Merchant Adventurers in Wines, who are to have
the trade thereof within Edinburgh, ordaining that none import
or trade in wines in Edinburgh but such as shall enroll themselves
in the said Company. [5 pages. Ibid. p. 91.] |
April 27.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury of Scotland. Requiring
them before passing the patent to the above-mentioned Company
to take the best courses to oblige the said Company and their
successors, that the revenue from the importation of wines shall
be effectually secured against all fraud and embezzlement. [Ibid.
p. 96.] |
April 27.
Windsor Castle. |
The same to the same. Warrant for an abatement of 11,000
merks Scots to Andrew Dick, late tacksman of Orkney, in full
satisfaction of all his pretensions for any abatement on that
account, he, before receiving the benefit of this defalcation, being
obliged to make complete payment of what remains due by him
on occasion of his being tacksman of Orkney. [Ibid. p. 97.] |
April 27.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant for a gift to Robert, Earl of Southesk and Charles,
Lord Carnegie, his eldest son, and the longest liver of them
successively after other for their lives, of the office of shireff
principal of the shirefdom of Forfar. [Docquet. Ibid.] |
April 28.
Whitehall. |
Secretary Jenkins to Mr. Bourne. I have undertaken to give
you notice from the Lord Mayor that he desires to speak with you
with some of your wife's relations about business much tending
to your good and hers. He has appointed next Tuesday. Pray
fail not to be at his house by 3 in the afternoon that day. I
intend to wait on him at that hour. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68,
p. 69.] |
April 29.
Whitehall. |
Report by the Earl of Conway, Viscount Hyde, Lord Chief
Justice North and Sir Robert Sawyer on the reference to them of
the Earl of Inchiquin's petition, calendared ante, p. 171, the Lord
Chancellor through indisposition not being able to attend, that
they are of opinion that his patent to be Governor of Tangier
determined 9 Nov., 1680, by signification of his Majesty's pleasure
therein in a warrant for the grant of the same government to Sir
Palmes Fairborne, on which a bill was drawn and signed by the
sign manual, and that they conceive that from thence he has no
further demand for his salary in law or equity, in case his salary
had been granted by the said patent, which it is not, he before
that time having been called from the actual exercise of the said
government. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 55, p. 180.] |
April 29.
Whitehall. |
Secretary Jenkins to Sir Thomas Smith and Edward North,
Justices for Suffolk. The bearer, Capt. Joynes, Marshal of the
Admiralty, comes with powers to arrest —— Hawley, who has
seized a ship belonging to the subjects of the States General. His
pretence is a commission of reprizals granted during the first
Dutch war to Carew and others, of which the bearer will be able
to give you some account. I thank you for your care in securing
and examining this privateer as I find you have done by what the
Admiralty Commissioners have shown me to-day, which I shall
represent this evening to his Majesty at Windsor. Sure I am it
will be very agreeable to him, since the peace and good understanding between him and his allies, the States General, may
suffer very much, if during peace his subjects should disturb the
trade of the Dutch on pretence of an old commission not only
vacated by the treaty of Breda but also superseded by all the
legal ways and means he and his council could devise. Wherefore
I must beseech you not only to give the marshal what counsel and
assistance you can, but also to use all means to prevent all spoil,
embezzlement and damage on the Hollander that is brought into
Woodbridge river. If you let me know what you have done, I
shall make the best use of it I can, to do you justice. [1½ page.
S.P. Dom., Entry Book 68, p. 71.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Privy Council of Scotland. Having from our
dear brother, our High Commissioner, and some of you, who are
now here, received a full account of the state of our affairs in
Scotland, we cannot, now on his return thither, but signify to you
our sense of his excellent conduct and our great satisfaction at the
advantages thereby arising to us and our government and that we
are very well pleased with the extraordinary zeal evidenced both
by our parliament and by you in our service, whereof we have
already seen very good effects both there and here, nor do we
doubt but the same will further contribute as well towards the
peace and quiet of all our good subjects as to the disappointing
of the ill designs of those not well-affected, and, as we have met
with so seasonable a demonstration of the duty and loyalty of the
parliament and of yourselves under the conduct of our brother, so
we will be ready on all occasions to make returns of kindness to
that our ancient kingdom in general and to those who have more
particularly afforded their assistance to him in our service and,
seeing our affection to him moves us not to dispense with his
absence from us longer than your need requires, matters with you
being now in a good state of settlement, we therefore recommend
to you not to suffer any of the former disorders to revive, but that
you all in your several stations use your utmost diligence in
promoting our service with a zeal equal to what you have shown
during his stay there, and, whereas our service does not require
the meeting of parliament 15 June next, to which it was last
adjourned, and our brother, whom we still continue our
Commissioner, cannot then be with you, we require you to issue
a new proclamation for the further continuance of the adjournment thereof to 28 Nov. next, we being always resolved to continue
our brother our Commissioner in all the sessions and till the end
of that parliament. [1½ page. S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7,
p. 98.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury of Scotland. Having
now fully considered the state of our revenue signed by you and
brought by the Marquess of Queensberry, we find the same
overcharged yearly in the sum of 2,240l. 4s. 6d. sterling, which
we look upon as a great prejudice to our service and a loss to the
most necessitous pensioners, who are thereby disappointed of the
subsistence granted them, whereof a great deal as yet remains
unpaid to many of them, besides that the Treasury is otherwise
under a considerable burthen of debt. For remedy thereof, we
are resolved to grant no pension hereafter to any person during
life but during pleasure only and to restrict all gratuitous pensions
already given to 300l. sterling per annum as the highest to be
allowed to any not in trust or office under us. Therefore we
require you hereafter to pay no more than 300l sterling to any
who has a gratuitous pension or donation, the Marquess of
Montrose only excepted, who is to enjoy the benefit of the contract
passed betwixt the Exchequer and him, and it is our further
pleasure to discharge the payment hereafter of the sums formerly
granted out of the excrescence of the excise to the Duke of
Lauderdale and the deceased Duke of Rothes, their heirs,
executors or assigns, and we also discharge the payment of the
pensions formerly granted to the Duchess of Lauderdale and the
Countess of Weems, requiring you likewise speedily to send us a
list of the persons to whom we formerly gave pensions gratuitously,
who do not need them for their necessary subsistence, that we
may thereon signify our further pleasure concerning them. [1½
page. Ibid. p. 100.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Privy Council of Scotland. Being informed
of your letter of the 14th to the Earl of Moray and the depositions
therewith concerning the insolence lately committed by some of
the soldiers of the company of Capt. Cairnes on Col. James Douglas
in the rescuing of a malefactor, we cannot but think it strange that,
on the first notice you had of such a villain being in custody, you
did not order his being immediately delivered up to his officer to
be proceeded against according to law, and we look on the delay
as the occasion of the frustration of justice and the insolences that
followed and, it being manifest that the said colonel was
barbarously used by some of the said soldiers attempting to
rescue the malefactor and that the said captain highly failed in
his duty by suffering his soldiers to pull the malefactor and those
who had him in keeping on the colonel's behalf down the
Tolbooth stair and from the foot thereof to force his escape, these
are to require you to command the lieut.-general to cause the
said captain to be immediately put in arrest and the soldiers who
were any ways active in or accessory to the said insolences to be
put in prison, till from our brother you shall know our further
pleasure concerning their punishment. [S.P. Scotland, Warrant
Book 7, p. 102.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury of Scotland. Warrant,
after reciting that a considerable arrear is due to Robert, Earl of
Nithsdale, of the pension of 200l. sterling per annum granted him
some time ago and that the King had resolved to grant him in lieu
thereof so much of the estates of rebels in the shire of Wigtoune
and stewardry of Kirkcudbright, whether already forfeited and
not disposed of or hitherto concealed, as in yearly rent will amount
to 4,000 merks Scots, free of all real burthens; for in the first
place paying him forthwith the arrears of his said pension and
next for sending up a signature containing a grant in his favour
of the said lands not exceeding the said 4,000 merks Scots yearly
rent, free of all real burthens, to be signed by the King or for
themselves granting a valid right thereof to him by virtue of the
commission formerly granted them for the sale and disposal of all
forfeited estates and signifying his pleasure that in the meantime
the said yearly pension of 200l. sterling be punctually paid him,
till he be legally secured in the said lands, after which the said gift
of pension is to determine. [Ibid. p. 103.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury and the remanent Lords
and others of the Exchequer of Scotland. Warrant for admitting
James, Earl of Perth, and John, Earl of Tweeddale, to be
Commissioners of the Exchequer. [Ibid. p. 104.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Duke of Albany and York, his High
Commissioner, and the Privy Council of Scotland. Warrant for
admitting John, Earl of Tweeddale and Charles, Earl of Middleton,
to the Privy Council. [Ibid. p. 105.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant for a commission appointing the Marquess of Atholl,
Lord Privy Seal, the Duke of Hamilton, the Marquess of Montrose,
the Marquess of Queensberry, Lord Justice General, the Earls of
Perth, Strathmore, Southesk and Tweeddale, Sir George Gordon of
Haddo, Lord President of the Session, Sir George Mackenzie of
Tarbet, Clerk Register, Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, Lord
Advocate, Sir Patrick Ogilvy of Boyne and Sir John Murray of
Drumcairne, John Drummond of Lundin, Lieut.-General William
Drummond of Cromlicks, Robert Gordon, younger, of Gordonstoun,
Sir James Dick, late Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Robert
Baird of Sauchtonhall, commissioners to inquire into the mint,
coinage and bullion and to make exact trial of the fineness of the
money and the due observance of the rules whereby the standard
is secured and to examine the quantities of all money, silver or
black, coined since the restoration and particularly to make
enquiry into the fidelity, care and diligence of the officers and
servants of the Mint and to make a full report of the whole affair
to his Majesty. [3½ pages. S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 7,
p. 106.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant in consideration of the services to his Majesty's father
and grandfather of David and James, Earls of Southesk, deceased,
and of certain sums advanced by them to the late King and to his
Majesty, when he was in Scotland, whereto Katherine, Countess
Dowager of Erroll, has right from the said earls, her grandfather
and father, for a gift to the said Countess Dowager of a yearly
pension of 300l. sterling, to be paid at Whitsunday and Mertinmes
by equal portions, the first payment to be made next Mertinmes.
[1½ page. Ibid. p. 110.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
The King to the Lords of the Treasury of Scotland. Warrant,
after reciting that Sir William Binning of Walliford and Sir James
Dick of Prestonfield at the last farm of the customs, excise and
some other branches of the revenue of Scotland offered 4,000l.
sterling per annum more than was at that time to have been given
by the present tacksmen and that, considering they were not
preferred to the tack, notwithstanding they were the first offerers,
the King judges it reasonable to grant them a gratuity in recompense thereof, for payment to them of 1,200l. sterling by three
payments of 400l. at each of the next three Mertinmesses, whereof
only one third is for the behoof of the said Sir William Binning
and the other two thirds are for that of the said Sir James Dick.
[Ibid. p. 111.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant for a gift to Charles, Earl of Traquair, of a yearly
pension of 200l. sterling to be paid at Whitsunday and Mertinmes
by two equal portions, the first payment to be made Whitsunday
next. [Docquet. Ibid. p. 113.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
Warrant for a presentation in favour of Alexander Meldrum,
student in Divinity, to be minister at the kirk and parochin of
Dunscor, void by the demission of Henry Knox. [Docquet. Ibid.] |
April 29.
Windsor Castle. |
Memorials of protection in the ordinary form to James, Earl of
Findlater, and James, Earl of Carnwath, for two years
respectively. [Ibid. p. 114.] |
| [April ?] |
List of the Common Council of London with notes relative to
the trade and opinions of each man and of his property, some
being described as naught or stark naught, good, very good,
indifferent, &c., Sir John Moore being Lord Mayor. [21 pages.
S.P. Dom., Car. II. 418, No. 199.] |
