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[1680.] Sept. 18.
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Newsletter to Sir Francis Radcliffe, bart., at Dilston,
Northumberland. Mr. Holder, a merchant, who has been by
order of the Council for several days under restraint for selling
gunpowder to [Salley], which was entered in the Custom-house
and consigned for the Canaries but by force taken out of his
ship at Salley, petitioned the first day of the last sessions at the
Old Bailey that he might be brought to his trial, and, the court
being informed by Sir Philip Floyd that his Majesty had only
a letter from Tangier and no evidence on oath against him, he
was discharged on bail, the Recorder and the court signifying
that they knew him to be a person of great reputation for many
years on the Exchange and advised him to give the King's
Council notice that he was bailed and if they had anything to
say against him he was to appear next sessions to answer it. |
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As his Majesty was lately walking in St. James's Park, thirty
old men, most of them lame and infirm, who served him several
years at Tangier, petitioned that some provision should be made
for their subsistence. He told them he would consider of it. |
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Mr. Prance about September last having seized on Gildean, a
priest, who being examined before Sir John Fredrick was committed to Newgate, but has since got out upon bail, Mr. Prance
not being privy to it, Mr. Prance preferred a bill against him
the last sessions at the Old Bailey, which being found by the
Grand Jury the court ordered Gildean's bail to produce his
body or his recognizance should be estreated. |
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The King is gone to Newmarket with an intention (as we
hear) to continue till about the sitting of Parliament. |
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(About the sentence on Elizabeth Cellier to pay a fine of 1,000l.
and undergo the pillory: see Cal. S.P. Dom., 1680–81, p. 16).
Her fine is remitted but she cannot be freed from the corporal
punishment although great intercession has been made for her.
This day she stood in the pillory at the maypole in the Strand
with a very strong guard to prevent the fury of the people. |
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Two coaches coming lately from Oxford were robbed by four
highwaymen who took to the value of 40l. but none of the
passengers hurted, there being no resistance made. |
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The Court is going into mourning for the death of the Prince
Palatine of the Rhine (ob. Aug. 28, 1680), father to the young
prince lately arrived here and brother to Prince Rupert. [1½
pages. Torn. Admiralty 77 (Greenwich Hospital), 1, No. 66a.] |
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Memorandum by Edward Turberville (ob. Dec., 1681) that last
May Mr. Arnold sent the libel (for which Fitzharris was executed)
to the country and for fear his hand should be known desired
Turberville to write the address for Charles Price, a Justice for
Monmouthshire, which he did. Arnold sealed it with a farthing
for fear of discovery. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 442, No. 81.] |
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Information of Edward Turberville that when Mr. Arnold took
horse for Oxford, he told the bystanders that he feared there
would be some violence offered to Parliament and pressed the
well affected, as he called them, if they heard of any disturbance,
to arm and destroy not only Papists but all who were popishly
affected. [Ibid. No. 82.] |
