James II - volume 2: July 1686 | British History Online

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James II, 1686-7. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1964.

'James II - volume 2: July 1686', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James II, 1686-7, (London, 1964) pp. 193-225. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/jas2/1686-7/pp193-225 [accessed 11 April 2024]

July 1686



755 July 1. Windsor.	Commission to William Ascough to be quartermaster of Sir John Parsons's troop in the regiment of horse commanded by the Earl of Oxford. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 338
756 July 1. Windsor.	Commission to Finch Rooke, esq., to be cornet to Sir Thomas Maleverer in the regiment of horse commanded by Major-Gen. Robert Werden. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 338
757 July 1. Windsor.	Commissions to William Whyte, chirurgeon, to be chirurgeon to the garrison in Kingston-upon-Hull; to Francis Napier to be ensign to Major Richard Baggott's company in the Hereditary Prince of Denmark's Regiment of Foot; to Isaac la Bruce to be second lieutenant to the company of grenadiers whereof Capt. Charles Johnson is captain and to Roger Syzer to be ensign to Capt. Hastings, both in the Queen's Regiment of Foot. Minutes.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 347, 349, 362
758 July 1. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. Yesterday was a general review of the forces encamped at Hounslow Heath. The King, Queen and Queen Dowager dined in the field in the tent sent his Majesty from Hungary. Horse and foot were drawn up in one line which reached above three miles. The horse made the wings. Lord Dartmouth's Regiment of Fusiliers are encamped in the rear to secure the ammunition, which is fenced in with armed waggons. The cannon, consisting of 28 brass pieces, is placed just in the centre of the army, each gun having a gunner and two warders to attend it and a party of foot besides. After dinner their Majesties, Queen Dowager, the Prince and Princess, etc., in their coaches went round the line, where the horse and foot were all drawn up in one body, and then came to a place which was built on purpose for them to see all the army march by, which they did in regimental order, consisting of about 12,000 horse and foot. About evening the King commanded the great guns to be fired, then Lord Dartmouth's Regiment of Fusiliers, from whence the horse took it on the right, and in less than a minute every regiment fired to the end of the line, which was very near four miles, which they did thrice. About 9 their Majesties went off the field to Windsor and the soldiers into their camp, which is very regular and stored with all manner of provisions which is sold there at very reasonable rates.
	From France they write that the Marquis of Bordage and his lady continuing constant in the Protestant religion are condemned to be sent to Lyons there to be kept prisoners during life. That they take the same methods in Alsatia for converting the Calvinists and Lutherans as has been practised in France, which occasions great numbers to fly into Holland, etc., though the French keep strict guard each side the Rhine to prevent it.
	It's said a commission is sealed for the inquiry of what money has been distrained from Dissenters of all sorts for five years past and how much of it has been returned into the Exchequer, to the end that the King may know what lawful right has been done to the subjects and wrong to himself and punish the delinquents.
	This day the Lord Chancellor and Lord Commissioner of Scotland went to Windsor.
	The bankers who have arrears due to them in the Exchequer have orders to be paid all their interest to Christmas, 1682.
	What I writ in my last about Dr. Sharpe proves a mistake, he having presented a petition to his Majesty by the hands of the Earl of Middleton but was rejected and is since gone for Norwich. We are told that Sir Thomas Exton succeeds Sir Richard Lloyd as Judge of the Admiralty and Dean of the Arches.
	Letters from Dublin of the 24th say that the day before the Guards were drawn into the field where his Excellency went to view them, that the Earl of Tyrconnell was gone into the country to reform the army, and that Alderman Castleton was chosen Lord Mayor and Mr. Hudson and Mr. Holdridge Sheriffs of that city, all loyal men and good Protestants. The Earl of Roscommon arrived there June 20.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 13
759 July 2.	E. Warner to Mr. Ryly at the Two Black Posts in New Turtle Street, Westminster. Thanks for your kind visit, but I was troubled that I had no further discourse with you. I was not a quarter of an hour absent from my chamber, and that was on earnest business. Let me see you as soon as I can.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 255
760 July 2. Windsor.	Reference to the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, of the petition of Sir Laurence Esmond, bart., for letters patent for reducing the quitrents payable for certain lands in the counties of Wicklow, Wexford and Carlow according to the decree of the late Earl of Essex and other commissioners for moderating and reducing quitrents on coarse and barren lands in Ireland.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 274
761 July 2. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Robert Ledgingham of London, merchant, for licence for the sole use for fourteen years of two engines, which by his great industry and charge he has invented, one for quickening the chain pump and the other for drawing water from mines and other places.
	S.P. 44/71. p. 275
762 July 2. Windsor.	Warrant to the Advocate General and Proctor for causing process to be issued out of the Court of Admiralty for seizing the ship Welcome, Capt. Tay, commander, for trading in the East Indies to the great damage of the East India Company and in contempt of the Royal Charter.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 56
763 July 2. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—after reciting that John Weaver, esq., executor of Daniel Hutchinson, deceased, has by his petition besought an order for satisfaction of the principal and interest due to Hutchinson's estate for the purchase money of his lands near Dublin which were taken into Phoenix Park; that by the report of the Solicitor General for Ireland dated Dec. 12, 1684, and by a letter from the Lord Lieutenant to the High Treasurer of England dated April 16 last it appears that the petitioner ought to be satisfied; that from a report signed by Sir John Topham, Master in Chancery in Ireland, the petitioner's demand is stated to Dec. 1, 1685, and appears to amount to 3,191l. 2s. 5¼d. after abatement of 500l. out of the principal as was formerly consented to by Hutchinson; that it has been certified by a report of the 1st inst. made by the High Treasurer (to whom the examination of the whole matter was referred) that there appears no reason why the petitoner should not be satisfied for the said lands, which have long since been conveyed to the use of the Crown; and that he has proposed that the said sum may be paid at two six months' time [sic]—to issue orders to the Receiver General of the Revenues in Ireland to pay or cause to be paid to the said John Weaver the sum of 3,191l. 2s. 5¼d. by two equal proportions in full satisfaction of the purchase money for the said lands and of all interest and damages by or for the forbearance thereof.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 108
764 July 3. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Francis Vaughan for a pardon, he having been indicted as a rebel and acquitted and yet excepted in the general pardon, which is a great blot on his reputation.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 275
765 July 3. Windsor.	Commission to John Trevanion to be ensign to Lieut.-Col. Oliver Nicholas in the Hereditary Prince of Denmark's Regiment of Foot. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 228
766 July 3. Windsor.	Warrant for a Charter to the Company of White-paper Makers with the Paper of Heads annexed, containing the names of the officers and various provisos, as recommended by the Attorney General (see no. 663 above).
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 57–60
767 July 3. Dublin.	Dominick, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, to the Earl of Sunderland. I have given your Lordship the trouble of a letter the 10th of the last by way of Mr. Matthews (his Eminence of Norfolk's agent) begging the continuation of your Lordship's favour, as I do now, in interposing with his Majesty that he may be graciously pleased to grant his dispatch for the payment of the pensions he has been pleased to grant the prelates of this Kingdom. The respective sums in the order he has been pleased to give me to distribute amongst them amounts to 2,190l. 0s. 0d. sterling; the payment of which commences from the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel last past. I hope your Lordship is sensible of our indigency which really occasions me being so troublesome to your Lordship, though none can be more sensible of the obligations we all owe your Lordship than, my Lord, your Lordship's most obliged and humble servant.
	Holograph. S.P. 63/351, fols. 255–6
768 July 4. Windsor.	The King to the Attorney or Solicitor General. Warrant to prepare a bill containing a pardon to Joseph Sanderwick of Ilminster, sergemaker, Samuel Key of the same, clothier, Joseph Holmes of the same, clothier, John Oram of Wormester in the parish of Wells, woolcomber, William Melliner of Taunton, maltster, Michael Lake of White Lackington, yeoman, Thomas Oram of Wormester, woolcomber, John Grey of Rysen, yeoman, Walter Osborne of Crewkerne, dyer, John Marden of Crewkerne, mercer, all in Somerset, and of Thomas Bishop of Bridgeport in Dorset, apothecary, of all crimes and misdemeanours excepting such as are excepted by the proclamation of general pardon.
	S.P. 44/54, p. 347
769 July 4. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Committee of Trade and Foreign Plantations. His Majesty has appointed Sir Robert Robinson to be Governor of the Bermuda Islands and would have you give order for preparing his despatches.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 341
770 July 4. Windsor.	The King to the Attorney General. Warrant to issue a writ of quo warranto against the Corporation of Plymouth to try whether they have a title to receive and take to their own use the customs and duties imposed by them on goods imported into and exported out of that town.
	S.P. 44/70, p. 232
771 July 4. Windsor.	The King to Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney General. Reciting the petition of Sir Thomas Wolstenholme, bart., showing that in 1633 Sir James Bagg acknowledged a statute staple for 10,000l. to Sir John Wolstenholme, the petitioner's grandfather, and others, that in 1638 Bagg's lands were extended and seized into the King's hands for satisfaction of the sum of 22,500l. 15s. 6d., which he was indebted upon his receipt as collector of the new impost, and so continued till 1662 when the debt was in truth pardoned by the Act of Indemnity and so acknowledged by Sir Jeffrey Palmer, then Attorney General, notwithstanding which George Bagg, son of Sir James, and his assigns, again set on foot the King's interest on pretence that the debt is not pardoned but with design to defraud the petitioner; and praying that the King's pretended title may be discharged and the petitioner left to recover his debt; which petition was referred to the Lord Treasurer, who referred it to the Attorney General, who reported that he found the petitioner's case truly stated and further that Charles I in the twentieth year of his reign granted the lands extended for Sir James Bagg's debt to carry [sic] in trust for Bagg's heirs, that he was of opinion that the debt was pardoned by the Act of Oblivion and ought to have been long since discharged upon record and that the Act of Oblivion was pleaded to the charge in the Great Roll of the Exchequer which was taken out of the inquisition whereby the lands were extended and that the plea was allowed and the King's process forever stayed, but no plea was applied to the extent which was probably done by contrivance to keep the extent on foot against creditors, though by the judgment on the former plea the King could make no use, and that it was therefore his opinion that the petitioner might plead the Act of Oblivion in discharge of the extent, but, in regard for his loyalty and his family's, he has some pretence to the King's grace, it will save him considerable charge if satisfaction of the debt be entered upon record and the extent discharged. Warrant for taking the course suggested.
	S.P. 44/70, p. 233
772 July 4. Windsor.	Reference to the Lord Chancellor of the petition of Sir Hugh Middleton, bart., whom the King is disposed to gratify, for the places of coalmeter and cornmeter in the Port of London, the present holder thereof being near the point of death, these places having always been granted by the three last Kings, it being no prejudice to the privileges of the City.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 276
773 July 4. Windsor.	Reference to Lord Chief Justice Herbert of the petition of Isaac Symboll setting forth that being a builder he was indicted of felony by Mr. Frith and Mr. Thomas, builders likewise, but was acquitted and recovered damages, and that they afterwards indicted him of barratry, whereof, having no notice of trial, he was found guilty and is now a prisoner in the King's Bench, and praying the examination of his case by the Lord Chief Justice.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 276
774 July 4. Windsor.	Reference to the Lord Treasurer of the petition of Francis Creswick, esq., setting forth that contracting the hatred of some persons for asserting the King's right to Kingswood Forest he was indicted for a riot and bound over to appear and not appearing his recognizances were estreated and he is excepted in the general pardon and aspersed as a rebel, and praying to be admitted to compound his recognizances and for a pardon.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 277
775 July 6. Windsor.	Grant of the petition of James Neale and Morgan Lodge for a writ of error in a judgment obtained against them by Benjamin Agar by original writ in the Court of King's Bench in an action of trespass.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 277
776 July [6]. Windsor.	Commissions to Daniel Hopkins, esq., to be lieutenant of Capt. Cullinford's troop, to Thomas Hutchins, esq., to be cornet to Lieut.-Col. Heyford, and to Balthazar Guydett to be adjutant, all in the Royal Regiment of Dragoons. Minutes.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 342
777 July 6.	Bill of Extraordinaries of Sir Wm. Trumbull, knt., Envoy Extraordinary to the most Christian King, from 2 December, 1685, to 2 March, 1686, amounting to 388l. 8s. 0d. (Printed in Cal. of Treasury Books, 1685–1689, Vol. VIII, Part II, p. 1117, where the total claim is shewn as 388l. 8s. 6d.).
	At the foot: I allow this bill. Sunderland.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 60–1
778 July 6. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. Holland letters bring little of moment save a memorial of the Count de Avaux, the French Ambassador at the Hague, which sets forth that the Sieur Foran, commander of a French squadron, not being yet informed of the agreement made at Madrid by the Marquis de Fuguires touching the restitution of the 500,000 crowns, having met two Spanish ships of 64 guns apiece near the coast of Biscay going towards Cadiz, endeavoured to hinder them according to his first orders, which caused a fight that held a day and a half until two ships of the same squadron joined them and after some time the Spaniards were taken and carried into Rochelle. His Christian Majesty having notice thereof the 6th of this month the same day sent orders to release them, and none of his captains having yet received new orders since the agreement the Ambassador assures them that they need not fear the least accident and that this will cause no alteration of the agreement. Count Stirum coming at the end of the fight and having satisfied the Spaniards that the Sieur Foran had sent to him to know if he pretended to succour them, he replied he had no orders to meddle with their differences. He retired after he had saluted his Majesty's ships. His Christian Majesty commanded the Count de Avaux to testify to the States his satisfaction of the good orders which they gave to Count Stirum and of his good conduct. Given at the Hague, the 9th inst., 1686. De Avaux.
	Letters from the Camp before Buda of the 27th advise that the Imperialists were very busy raising works to secure the posts of the lower town, which the besieged endeavoured to prevent by frequent sallies; that the battery of the quarter of the Duke of Bavaria being finished they had begun to cannon the place and that his Highness was building another to play on the tower by means of which the fortress has communication with the city. The small cities and other places seven or eight leagues round Buda have sent deputies to desire the Duke of Lorraine's protection. As soon as the Elector of Brandenburg's forces arrive in the camp it's said the Duke of Lorraine will march with the horse to the bridge of Esseck and leave the direction of the siege to General Sterinburgh during his absence.
	Letters from Poland say that the King has redoubled his orders for the march of his troops with design to give battle to the Tartars encamped at Jaso and that the Czars of Muscovy are sending an army of 80,000 men into the field under the command of Prince Hallockin for the execution of some design yet undiscovered.
	On Sunday last Dr. Pinfold was knighted at Windsor. The three men-of-war that went westward to cruise after the Turks arrived at Spithead and another is gone from Portsmouth to join them.
	On Saturday last at the muster in the camp the King took a particular account of his forces and they amounted to 140,000 all in good health. Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the constant days of their being exercised. This day the King exercised them himself for several hours, the Queen, Queen Dowager and Prince being present.
	Prance has not been whipped as was expected. Yesterday several Non-conformist ministers discharged from several prisons attended his Majesty at Windsor with an address by which on their knees they returned him thanks for his pardon. He received them kindly. Six men-of-war are ordered to be fitted out speedily for the Straits. His Majesty and Council have declared that the Algierines should not sell any of their prizes in his ports. It's said Lord Dunbarton will be made general of the forces.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 14
779 July 6. Dublin Castle.	The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the Earl of Sunderland. The last week we had six packets from England among which I had two from your Lordship of the 14th and 15th of the last month; to the first I can make no return at present, but that I will strictly and carefully observe the King's commands and will advise with the honestest and ablest persons of the several interests upon the question your Lordship directs and that with all possible speed, for the future prosperity of this country and the settling his Majesty's interest here depends upon the speedy composing of men's minds and the freeing them of the apprehensions they are under that they shall lose their estates of which they are possessed by law and upon which they have laid out so much expense and labour. I shall only at present observe to your Lordships that my Ld. Chief Justice Keating in his paper states and argues the question whether a Parliament or Commission first and gives a positive opinion in the point, which I have some reason to believe was founded upon mature advice as well as upon his own experience and observations; but I will advise again with him and others with all possible secrecy and will transmit to your Lordship both the opinions and the authors of them. Your Lordship may be sure I will not leave Lord Tyrconnell out of the consultation. I have acquainted my Lord Granard and Mr. Nangle with what your Lordship says and they are both very sensible of his Majesty's bounty to them; the latter follows his business close which is very advantageous to him; the first resolves very speedily for England.
	I have seen all the alterations made in the commissions which you directed and have received all the commissions for Sir Ch. Fielding and the two lieutenants of the Independent Troop of Grenadiers which are given out. The army are all now mustered in the old quarters and are marching with all speed to their new; that is, to such places as are convenient for them to be in the summer time, in order to be drawn together for exercise; but in the winter they must be dispersed into quarters at a farther distance for the conveniency of the men as well as of the country.
	My Lord Tyrconnell will be this night at Kilkenny where the Earl of Ardglass's Regiment will rendezvous on this day seven-night, and the Duke of Ormonde at the end of that week, and where I intend to be to see them, and then I shall have seen all the horse of this army myself.
	The officers proceed as fast as they can in putting what men they do not like out of their companies and taking in such as they please, so that I doubt not the whole army will be composed within a month or very little more, as his Majesty would have it; there are four hundred men put out of the Guards and their places supplied with natives, which has something contributed to the jealousies people are too inclined to have, but those jealousies will wear off when they see, by a little time, they are groundless. The turning out so many men in an instant, taking in none but natives in their room and the very indiscreet carriage of some of the new officers in declaring they will entertain no English nor any Protestants does frighten people and nothing but a little time can resettle their minds. When I discourse with persons who ought to be wiser than to be alarmed with apprehension (for I think it my duty to use all endeavour that men may be satisfied with what the King thinks fit to have done) they tell me they are not frighted for they firmly believe the King will not suffer the Acts of Settlement to be shaken, but they tell me they cannot bring their neighbours in their country to believe them; they say they have still in their memories the cruelties they suffered in the late rebellion from the natives when they lived with all loving friendliness together—and how, say they, can we help being frighted when we see the sons of those very men who were most active in the rebellion now in command. And the truth is some of these officers are so very indiscreet as to say, now they have got power, when they have modelled their companies to their minds, they will quickly get their lands again, which you will believe does not lessen the frights of the poor people. All this would be very easily remedied and the King have all done he has a mind to if men would be discreet in their stations, as several are, among whom ought to be remembered Sir Jo. Fitzgerald, both the Dempseys, Col. Sheldon, Lacy, and many more who have modelled their troops and companies to their minds without the least dissatisfaction to anyone. They are beloved in their quarters, they cherish and comfort the people and punish those who talk impertinently, but there are likewise several of whom I cannot give so good characters, and those who ought to reprove them for indiscretions will only say 'Alas, poor man, he has lost his estate, you must give him leave to talk'. I have taken the liberty to entertain your Lordship with these stories that you may see something of the temper of persons, as well as things, and to show you it is not so much the King's employing R. Catholics in his Army which disquiets men, as that there are such from whom, by their own words and actions, they fear to be oppressed instead of being protected; believe it, my Lord, when it is known what the King would have and which, with submission (in some cases) ought to be known but to a few, it may be easily done to general satisfaction, for I must needs say never were people in the world more disposed to obedience and to betake themselves to their industry than the generality of people here if they are let alone. I am sure I will never be wanting in my duty to obey what the King commands and if it be not done, as it ought to be, it shall be known where the fault is. When the King knows what is done and said here his Majesty best knows what is reasonable to direct thereupon.
	Though this letter is grown to a great length already yet I must not conclude it without giving your Lordship an account of the execution of the rest of the King's commands. I have sent letters to all Corporations to give their freedoms to all the Ro. Catholics as to his Majesty's other subjects, without tendering them the Oath of Supremacy, and for presenting to me such as shall be chosen into offices that I may dispense with their taking the said Oath according to the rules. I have already received returns from about twenty of the Corporations and every day I receive from one or other, all full of duty and obedience; some saying they have obeyed and tell me what numbers of R. Catholics they have admitted, others saying they have appointed such and such days for their public assemblies but those who would be admitted may have notice, so that the King may be assured that particular throughout will be settled as he has commanded. In some places, where they have two Bailiffs (which are there the Chief Magistrates) they have, without any contest, chosen one of each religion; and if due care be taken there is no doubt they will live very well together.
	As soon as I had the King's letter permitting my Lord Gormanstown and Ikerine to reverse the outlawries of their ancestors, I acquainted my Lord Chancellor and Mr. Attorney therewith, but the noise of this matter was come before the letter, for some time before caveats were entered against the granting of any such writs of reversal by three persons, who by virtue of the Acts of Settlement, are in possession of some lands, the ancient propriety of those Lords. I referred the matter to Mr. Attorney and Mr. Solicitor (for I could do no less) requiring them to call to their assistance the rest of the King's learned Counsel, several of whom are R. Catholics, and to report their opinions to me, which they have done and I herewith transmit their report to your Lordship which I beseech you to lay before his Majesty. It is a thing of very great consequence and deserves the most serious consideration, which I am sure it will have. I will here end your Lordship's present trouble begging the continuance of your favour to, my Lord, your Lordship's most faithful and most humble servant. (fn. 1)
	Holograph. S.P. 63/351, fols. 257–62
780 July 7. Treasury Chamber.	The Earl of Rochester, Lord Treasurer, to Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer. Warrant to cause to be paid out of the new imposition on tobacco and sugars, the sum of 216l. 13s. 4d. to William Chiffinch, Closet Keeper, or his assigns, being the arrears of his salary computed up to Christmas, 1684.
	Entered in the office of the Clerk of the Pells, 25 May 1687.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 282
781 July 7. Windsor.	Commission to Thomas Doucett, esq., to be captain of that company whereof Capt. Charles Howard was late captain in the regiment of foot commanded by the Earl of Litchfield. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 339
782 July 7. Windsor.	Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General—after reciting that Robert Brent and Charles Talbott had by their petition represented that they had found a new invention being several sorts of furnaces, vessels, ways, and means for the extracting of metalline bodies, particularly gold, silver, copper, lead, and tin out of their ores or minerals and reducing them into their respective malleable metals, and had sought letters patent for the same—for a Great Seal containing a grant of a licence to the said Robert Brent and Charles Talbott, their executors, administrators, and assigns of the sole use and benefit of the said invention for the term of fourteen years, with a proviso that after six years one full moiety of all clear profit arising out of the new invention be paid to the Crown for the remaining eight years.
	In the margin: Memorandum. This warrant was afterwards renewed in the name of Sir Robt. Clerk, knt., Robert Brent, and Talbott Clerk.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 61–2
783 July 8. Liverpool.	Oliver Lyme [Mayor of Liverpool], Rich. Windall, Edw. Tarleton, S. Richmond and Jo. Chorley [Aldermen], to the Earl of Sunderland. Mr. David Poole, chosen one of the bailiffs at our last election but discharged from that office for his insolent and undutiful behaviour, being inserted in the new charter as one of the Common Council, we suspended our thoughts of dismissing him from that trust till his Majesty's further pleasure were known, although we had too much reason to judge him unfit for both offices. The full proof of these allegations shall be sent you whenever required, but we present you with a brief character of the man exactly drawn from the facts alleged and proved against him. He is the son of an old Oliverian sequestrator, in opinion a Quaker, and the same principles for some time were imbibed by his son, who, though afterwards in profession a conformist to the Church of England, yet in practice very little correspondent thereto. His carriage whilst a bailiff was disobedient to the magistrate, contemning his authority, calumniating his person amongst several others of good rank; neglecting the concerns of the town, denying to obey the Mayor's lawful warrant, though precautioned by the Recorder; omitting at first to summon a jury for the sessions, exposing the Mayor and Aldermen to that trouble, and afterwards in the face of the Court arraigned the Mayor's power, saying it belonged only to himself as Bailiff to impanel what jurors he pleased according to the famous ignoramus way in London by disaffected Sheriffs. May it therefore please your Honour to take these just grievances into consideration and to present them to his Majesty, whose royal pleasure will be our constant rule to walk by.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 61
784 July 8. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to Mr. Pepys. His Majesty having notice that the Heldenberg is come into the river, would have you send mariners on board her to take care of her. The captain who brought her over will deliver this, to whom his Majesty would have you make such a present as may be proper.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 341
785 July 8. Windsor.	Pardon to Sarah Langham, Elizabeth Gamell, Anne Grove, Mary Hucklebridge, Margaret Hucklebridge, Mary Walter, Sarah Walter, Susanna Herring, Anne Herring, Grace Herring, Elizabeth Quash, Katherine Bovett, Elizabeth Bidgood, Mary Mead, Mary Smith, Mary Burd, Susanna Musgrave, Elizabeth Baker, Grace Jermine, Elizabeth Waye, Mary Page, Elizabeth March, Hannah Whetham, Hester Whetham, Hannah Stacey, Sarah Stacey, and—Simpson of Taunton and to Elizabeth Dyke of Dulverton of all treasons etc. committed before July 1 and of all indictments etc. incurred by reason thereof.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 63
786 July 8. Windsor.	Warrant to the Recorder of London and all others whom it may concern—after reciting that Lionel Anderson alias Thomas Monson having some time since been tried and convicted for being a Popish priest and, by order of the late King, pardoned on condition of transportation—for causing the said Lionel Anderson alias Thomas Monson, to be inserted in the next General Pardon for the poor convicts of Newgate, as well for the crime aforesaid as for all misdemeanours committed and penalties incurred by his returning into England contrary to the condition aforesaid, without inserting any clause for his transportation.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 63
787 July 8. Windsor.	Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General—after reciting that Robert Ledgingham had by his petition represented that he had found out two engines, one for quickening the chain pump by an addition which may or may not be used as required; the other for drawing water from mines and other places, and for delivering up to any height coals, ore, etc. out of mines and other places, and prayed letters patent for the same—for a Great Seal containing a grant to the said Robert Ledgingham, his executors, administrators, and assigns of the sole use and benefit of the said new inventions for and during the term of 14 years.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 64
788 July 8.	Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a bill constituting Wm., Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, George, Lord Jeffreys, Laurence, Earl of Rochester, Robert, Earl of Sunderland, Nathaniel, Lord Bishop of Durham, Thomas, Lord Bishop of Rochester, and Sir Edward Herbert as members of a committee for exercising jurisdiction over spiritual and ecclesiastical affairs in England and Wales.
	In the margin: A memorandum that this warrant was received 19 Nov., 1686, with certain alterations.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 68–74
789 July 8. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. French letters advise that the Marquis de la Peirce, Counsellor of the Parliament of Grenoble, is imprisoned there, no arguments having been hitherto able to prevail with him to abjure the Protestant religion and embrace that of Rome; that the great number of families of Nimes who have changed their religion have made their escape by the Rhone and carried with them many women whom they had by some means or other got out of the convents where they had been shut up.
	Letters from Smyrna of May 16 advise that the Grand Seignor is arrived at Constantinople, where the inhabitants are all in confusion by reason of the scarcity of provisions and the good success of the Christians; that to appease them he has caused provisions to be brought thither from all the neighbouring places; that he has ordered the Kaimakam (Cammasans) to be imprisoned in the seven towers, two bassaws to be beheaded and the late Grand Vizier to be strangled at Rhodes.
	From Rome, they write that the Earl of Castlemaine's secretary was returned thither and it was expected his Excellency would suddenly make his public entry.
	The confusion and disorder amongst the Turks of Adrianople and Constantinople is so great that the Grand Seignor has commanded back the army under the command of the Grand Vizier designed for Hungary to appease the tumults there; so that Buda is left to itself and by what came from the camp thence the last post they had great hopes of mastering it by the end of June.
	The Hollanders have fitted out several men-of-war to look after the Algerines who were in our Channel and have sent an express boat to Count Stirum to command him to attend their return into the Straits.
	The men-of-war ordered out of the Downs have been seen off Spithead.
	Letters from Edinburgh of the 2nd say that the laws and Acts of Parliament lately made were proclaimed by Lyon King at Arms and his brethren with the usual solemnities, after which came forth a proclamation of the Privy Council for the reparation of highways and bridges.
	The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton went from Holyrood House to Kinneill the Tuesday before attended by a great number of coaches and gentlemen on horseback.
	There will be a plate run for upon Nottingham course the second Thursday in August to the value of betwixt 50 and 60l. and the day after another of betwixt 20 and 30l.
	Lord Montagu is expected from France this week.
	Yesterday at the Old Bailey sessions one Paris was tried for killing Mr. Sheapheard: it appearing that he did it partly in his own defence the jury brought it in manslaughter. This week was published two replies to the Answer of the late King's papers by two Roman authors. His Majesty has constituted Prince George Constable of Windsor Castle.
	We hear from Ireland that Mr. William Porter, brother to Sir Charles Porter, Chancellor of that kingdom, is made Master of the Rolls there. Yesterday the King's Horse Guards mustered in Hyde Park and it was ordered that no person dispose of his place without leave of the colonel.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 15
790 July 9. Windsor.	Approbation of Sir John Mordant, Sir Charles Holt, Sir Richard Temple, Sir Charles Shuckborow, Sir John Knightley, Sir Thomas Price, and Sir Henry Puckring, barts., Sir Charles Lee, Sir John Clopton, Sir Andrew Hackett, Sir Richard Verney, Sir William Craven, Henry Packer, Walter Chetwyn, William Bromley, and Robert Fielding, esqs., to be Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire and the city and county of Coventry, and of the Mayor of Coventry, Sir Thomas Norton, bart., Sir Arthur Caley, Sir John Dugdale, Basil Fielding and Henry Green, esqs., Nathaniel Harriman, Thomas King, Henry Smith and Richard Haywood, gents., Aldermen of Coventry, Francis Hanson, William Ingram and William Fetherstone, gents., to be Deputy Lieutenants of the city and county of Coventry.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 341
791 July 10.	Richard Graham and P. Burton to [? the Earl of Sunderland]. We have considered the list sent us by your Lordship. Maximillian Talbot the younger, Henry Dracott, William Welsh, John Gold, Symon Hamlyn (underlined in original), Moses Wagstaffe and Robert Jones we do not find excepted in his Majesty's proclamation of pardon. Peter Perry we find excepted. George Parviot of Longport, blacksmith, we conceive to be excepted by the name of George Parrior of Longport, but we know not nor can learn what evidence is against either of them.
	Notes at the foot, in another hand
	Simon Hamlyn is already pardoned, so to be omitted.
	George Bowyer.
	Tho. Boad was the D. Monmouth's groom, now the Duke of Somerset's.
	George Pavior mentioned in the list.
	These three last to be in.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 235
792 July 10. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. The reports of the French King's being relapsed of his former distemper and that his ulcer was broke out again proves a mistake, for our last French letters say that he went in his calash to Maintenon to take a view of several of his troops who are there encamped and to survey the River Eure, about which several vast sums of money have been expended. He will remain there four days and then return to Versailles.
	The States of Holland have at last agreed to the raising of the 200 penny but the season being so far spent the extraordinary equipage designed by them will not be prepared before next summer. They have made a present to his Majesty of the ship that brought over Monmouth and all the materials in her. She is come into the river and at the intercession of the Dutch Ambassador his Majesty has pardoned Captain Brackall, who commanded her when Monmouth was on board.
	The Lord Chancellor has had a violent fit of the stone and remains still very ill.
	Cannary has wrote to the Governors of the seaports to persuade them to permit him to sell the Dutch prizes he had taken in our channel, but he has not been able to prevail, only one having been yet bought and that at the request of the owners.
	Last Thursday the Old Bailey sessions ended: fifteen were burnt in the hand, three ordered to be transported, three to be whipped and two to stand in the pillory, one for perjury and the others for counterfeiting passports for clearing ships to sea.
	Richard Goodenough, who was taken amongst the rebels in the West and made a discovery, is ordered to be sent to Jersey to be kept prisoner during life, and West, another of the conspirators, is gone to Jamaica.
	Letters from Ireland of the 1st speak that kingdom in perfect peace. The judges were going their circuits and the Earl of Tyrconnell was not returned out of the country, where he had at several places made great alterations amongst the soldiers.
	It's said his Majesty's ships Bristol and Crown are ordered to sail for Algier and the Oxford and Garland to cruise in the Channel; but as yet they are all at Spithead where was brought four Flemish ships by the Algerines, who having put some Turkish runagadoes and some Moors on board went to sea again immediately.
	French letters advise that that King has published two edicts, one for permitting all strangers of what quality or religion soever to come in or go out of the Kingdom without being obliged to take his Majesty's passport, only certificates from the judges where their affairs shall call them, and shall be given these free; the other a reward of 1000 livres to any person discovering or seizing any Protestant being a subject or new convert that is gone on shipboard without a passport.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 16
793 July 10. Dublin.	Mr. Justice Nugent to the Earl of Sunderland. I am in two respects concerned to oppose the report made by the King's Attorney General and Solicitor General here in the case of the outlawries of my Lord Gormanstown and my Lord Ikerine. Firstly, when I was the King's Counsel at law, I, with Mr. Nagle, a man very well esteemed here, gave our opinions to his Majesty that by law he might grant a letter reversing the said outlawries. Secondly, by this report I see the King's prerogative is in some measure attacked. Therefore, my Lord, as soon as I got a copy of the report I consulted the said Mr. Nagle and Mr. Justice Daly therein (Mr. Baron Rice being gone the Circuit, we could not join his opinion) and we three unanimously concur that these observations made upon the said report are according to law, which we humbly desire your Lordship to represent from us to his sacred Majesty, if the said report comes to his Royal view. We did not think fit to sign the observations upon the said report, my brother Daly and I being now Judges and the matter being not judicially referred to us.
	My Lord of Ikerine who took the examination of several people concerning night meetings of armed men about Cashel is returned to Dublin and gave in those examinations to my Lord Lieutenant, which fully prove the truth of what was before alleged.
	My Lord Chancellor has, according to his former promise to me, admitted several Roman Catholics unto the Commission of the Peace upon the King's letter. The King's intentions as to the business of the Corporations (which is of great concern) are like to be frustrated as the affair is managed.
	It is reported here that the King's revenue is of late decreased and the reasons offered for this decrease, I hear, is that the fanatics are discouraged from trading. Upon this I have consulted the ablest merchants of this City, and they offer as the true reason of it, if there be any decrease, that it is upon the account that our neighbouring counties have not this year so great use of the product of this county as they have had in other years, it proving more plentiful with themselves than usually. I am informed likewise there are some branches of his Majesty's revenue here mismanaged, the particulars whereof I will (if your Lordship pleases) give you an account upon my return from the North-East Circuit, where I shall continue for five weeks from the date hereof. If anything relating to the King's service occurs there your Lordship shall have a certain account of it from, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient and faithful servant.
	Postscript: My Lord Lieutenant goes to my Lord of Ormonde's house at Kilkenny next week.
	Some of the soldiers who are disbanded out of several companies of the Army went in a body of 200 men, with a piper, towards the Castle this morning, which some of the officers, looking upon to be mutinous, would have them punished for it, but I hear the officers were not gratified in that their request.
	Holograph. S.P. 63/351, pp. 267–8
794 July 11. Windsor.	Reference to Sir Thomas Exton, Judge of the Admiralty, of the petition of Thomas Chinnery, commander of the Friend's Adventure of Barbados, showing that one Robert Butcher escaped out of prison in Barbados on board his ship without his knowledge and lay concealed there three days, that he paid his passage back in order to his being returned to prison, but that Capt. Hamilton meeting the ship took the prisoner into the King's frigate he commanded and that by this misfortune the petitioner is in danger of forfeiting his 2,000l., and praying that Hamilton be ordered to deliver Butcher to him that he may be returned to the prison at Barbados.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 278
795 July 11. Windsor.	Pardon to Francis Vaughan, John Palmer, and John Webber of all treasons etc. committed before July 1.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 65
796 July 11. Windsor.	Warrant to the Attorney General—after reciting that Peter Pinder, a prisoner in the Marshalsea, was convicted at the Quarter Sessions for Surrey on 15 January, 1684, upon the testimony of one Elizabeth Smith for desiring the said Elizabeth Smith to be favourable in her evidence against Thomas Roswell, who was tried for high treason, and for promising her a reward in that case, and he has stood twice in the pillory and was fined 200l., which fine he is unable to pay—forthwith to acknowledge satisfaction on record of the said judgment for the fine above-mentioned.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 65
797 July 11. Chapellizod.	The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the Earl of Sunderland. Tomorrow, God willing, I go to Kilkenny from whence, or at my return, which will be tomorrow sennight at furthest, your Lordship shall have an account of things there.
	I write this to be presented to your Lordship by Mr. Keightley whose affairs call him into England; he has the honour not to be altogether unknown to your Lordship. He has been some months in the King's business by which means and by his long living in this Kingdom he has had the opportunity of informing himself in many particulars and can answer any questions your Lordship shall think fit to ask him. I beg leave therefore to recommend him to your favour and protection.
	Having had no letters of late from your Lordship I shall have the less to trouble you with at present, but, that you may know that the King's commands with reference to the Corporations are executing everywhere, of which I have had returns from most places, I think fit to send you here enclosed the copy of a letter I received from Corke since my last to your Lordship, whereby you will find they desire to be satisfied in some questions, but you will be pleased to observe that they had already paid so far obedience to the King's commands as to admit forty Ro. Catholics to be Freemen; and then they adjourned their further proceedings till they had an answer to their questions, which I have given thus: that, as to the two oaths, they should administer only the short oath, which is the Oath of Fidelity taken by the R. Catholic Judges here, the other oath being the Oath of Allegiance taken in England, which is not enacted here; that all R. Catholics who have pretensions to their freedoms from their ancestors shall be admitted thereunto, though they live out of the city in the country, and though they drive no trade at all, but as for those who reside and trade in Kinsale, Youghall, and Lymerick, and who are by the King's commands made free of those Corporations, that they should not make those men free of Corke, no more than those towns would admit the men of Corke to be free men with them. As for the tradesmen of mean callings as butchers, bakers, etc. I have ordered them to be made free only of their several companies, as it is in other places, which will entitle them to all the advantages other men in their circumstances are capable of. This answer being gone I am confident all things will be done there to the King's mind, as likewise in all other places.
	I have only this one thing more to trouble your Lordship with at present, concerning Col. Anthony Hamilton, that your Lordship would be pleased to be a means to get him a commission to command as Colonel, though he is but Lt.-Col. to Sir Tho. Newcomen, in regard of the commands he has had abroad; and I am told it is often done in France, which makes me hope it will not be counted an unreasonable request. I would likewise humbly recommend to your Lordship that the King would be pleased to make Col. Anthony Hamilton a Privy Councillor here. I beg your Lordship's pardon for this presumption and am with great respect, my Lord, your Lordship's most faithful and most humble servant. (fn. 2)
	Holograph.
	Enclosed
	The said letter. Signed Chris. Crofts, Mayor; Noblett Dunscombe, James Finch, John Newenham, Tymothy Tuckey and John Bayly [Aldermen]. Dated Corke, 2 July, 1686. (fn. 3)
	S.P. 63/351, fols. 263–6
798 July 13. London.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. I have yours of the 12th, 22nd and 29th past. His Majesty has seen Capt. Ridley's petition and allows of your having stopped the commission whereby his company was given away, his intention being, upon what you represent, that he should keep his command.
	The King has acquainted the Roman Catholic Primate what he intended to allow to the bishops' communion, and will direct that orders about that matter be sent you forthwith.
	He is pleased to forgive the forfeiture of Mr. Aston's estate and would have the widow and her children have the advantage thereof.
	He has considered of your proposal for issuing a proclamation to put a stop to all prosecutions for words said to be spoken some years since, and would have you with the advice of the Council issue such a proclamation as shall be requisite.
	As to what you write about the places of the Barons of the Exchequer, and particularly your admitting Baron Rice, he says he thought it necessary to have it done in this case by his immediate direction but intends to use that method only upon extraordinary occasions, and you may be assured that I shall always readily mind his Majesty of anything wherein the rights and privileges of your case may be concerned.
	The commissions for Lord Ikerrin to have Col. Salkeld's troop and Mr. Rooth to succeed the former are already sent, and it is his Majesty's pleasure that Lord Ikerrin and Lord Gormanstowne should have the full benefit of the reversal of the outlawries of their ancestors. He is informed some stop or delay has been given in the matter, and would have you give order it be forthwith despatched. He would also have Mr. Reily admitted a Master of Chancery according to his letters in that behalf.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 179
799 July 13. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. The French fleet, save some few, being gone into port and the differences between France and Spain adjusted, the two men-of-war that were carried into Rochelle being restored and full satisfaction given the Spaniards, we can expect little from abroad save what relates to Buda, which the next foreign post will give us, great expectations being had by the Duke of Lorraine from the success of the bombs, of which a great quantity were arrived in the camp.
	Our army at Hounslow Heath will decamp the latter end of this month.
	The Bishop of Oxford died on Saturday last. I am told that the Duke of Norfolk has sent a gentleman over to fetch his Duchess. Sir William Soames, Ambassador to the Grand Seignor, died, our French letters say, at Malta.
	From the camp before Buda, the 31st past. Mr. FitzJames, the King of England's natural son, arrived there by water and his equipage by land. Next day he waited on the Duke of Lorraine in the trenches, who received him very kindly. Tomorrow he intends to see the Duke of Bavaria. The siege is carried on with great vigour. Our batteries both on the Duke of Lorraine's quarter and on the Duke of Bavaria's are finished and have played with success in both places. In a few days' time we have carried on our trenches and batteries under their muskets with the loss of not above 100 men. The besieged made three sallies but were forced back with great loss. The Duke of Lorraine is encamped in the lower town and the Duke of Bavaria near the castle, to which place he has carried his approaches within 45 paces and the Duke of Lorraine within 120. By deserters we are assured that there is not the same command, the same vigour, the same engineers nor the same garrison as was in the place the last time it was besieged, and we find it true, for we have gained more ground already than we had last time during all the siege.
	Letters from Vienna advise that the squadrons of the Pope, Malta and the Duke of Florence having joined the Venetian fleet sailed out of the Gulf of Lepanto about the end of May towards the Morea and, being arrived near the old fortress of Navarino, General Morosini landed 12,000 foot and, 1,500 horse to force the siege and having summoned the Governor to surrender with great threats if he refused, he surrendered on condition that the men, women and children should march out with their arms and baggage. Forty-three cannon, seven mortars and a great many other arms and provisions were found there. They released 200 Christian slaves. They then laid siege to the new fortress by sea and land and played on it with twenty cannon and eighteen mortars, but Count Conensmarke, having noticed that the Sarasquiar was coming to relieve it with 10,000 men, drew off to fight him, leaving sufficient force to secure the works, and in sight of the place was engaged. The combat was very bloody for three hours and the victory doubtful, but the Christians being reinforced with fresh battalions and four field-pieces forced the Turks from their posts, who abandoned their camp, cannon, tents, baggage, leaving 800 dead, 500 prisoners and many wounded; upon which the fortress capitulated and 1,200 foot and 200 horse marched out, leaving 64 brass guns, 13 mortars and all other things in abundance.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 17
800 July 15. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to Mr. Coventry. The King having occasion to see the original treaties of Breda and the marine treaty made with France in 1676–7 by the Lord Ambassador Montague, and believing they may be in your hands, or that you have copies of them with their prefaces, which are not in the prints, desires you will transmit as soon as convenient the originals or copies to me.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 342
801 July 15. Windsor.	Commission to James Carlisle to be ensign to the colonel's company in the regiment of foot commanded by the Earl of Litchfield. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 342
802 July 15. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. The siege of Buda goes on very successfully tho' the besieged make a vigorous defence and frequent sallies, the last with 3,000 men in the Duke of Bavaria's quarter. They ruined some of their works and killed 200. The Turks lost 250.
	The Prince of Moldavia has come into the league against the Turks and has joined the Polish army with 6,000 horse. In Holland they are at work day and night fitting out their men-of-war. Seven are ready to sail and in a short time they will have a considerable fleet at sea. The States have given orders for raising 9,000 seamen.
	The Elector of Brandenburg and his Duchess are arrived at Wessel and were expected in a day or two at Cleves whither the Prince is gone to meet him. The States have invited them to the Hague.
	Six men-of-war are ordered for the Straits under the command of Captain Killegrewe. He and the officers are commanded to Windsor to receive their directions. Two other men-of-war are ordered to the West Indies under Captain Frowd in the Swan frigate.
	Letters from the camp before Buda say that the Turks have been able to put some men into the place and with them several engineers since whose arrival they have played furiously on the Christians and appear more formidable in their defence. However, the approaches the Christians have carried on with that care and diligence that they hope to be masters of the place by the end of this month.
	The burning of Montagu House has caused a suit in Chancery between the Earl of Devonshire and Lord Montagu in which all the great lawyers in the Kingdom are concerned.
	From Ireland of the 3rd we have an account of disorders between the old disbanded soldiers and the new ones now in pay, several being killed and wounded. The Lord Mayor has issued out his precept to all the constables to go from house to house to warn the inhabitants and the disbanded soldiers not to give offence by word or action to any of the new-raised soldiers.
	The reformation of the army goes on in the country and drums beat up in divers places for new soldiers.
	Yesterday a fire happened in Sermon Lane and burnt only one house, a woman and a child in it.
	A proclamation is to be ordered for recalling all his Majesty's subjects out of the service of any foreign prince or state in the East Indies upon complaint of the Company that many English have deserted their service and taken employments under other princes and states, with the Dutch East India Company and interlopers. His Majesty's new tent lately presented him from the Prince of Orange was set up in the camp on Tuesday. Yesterday his Majesty exercised his army in divers figures in battalia and afterwards dined in Lord Churchill's tent. At a council of war held at the camp it was resolved that the horse should suddenly go to their quarters and the camp will break up Aug. 10. His Majesty has ordered all spiritual affairs and promotions in the Church to be managed by commissioners, whereof three are spiritual lords and four temporal. The former are said to be the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops of Durham and Rochester, the others are the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Treasurer, the Earl of Sunderland and Lord Chief Justice Herbert.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 18
803 July 16. Windsor.	Reference to the Lord Treasurer of the petition of Sir Samuel Astry, Clerk of the Crown in the Court of King's Bench, for payment of money disbursed in the execution of his place, which he has faithfully discharged many years, without any allowances as his predecessors had.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 278
804 July 16. Windsor.	Commissions to Terence O'Brien to be ensign to Capt. Roe and to George James to be ensign to Sir James Lesley, both in the Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot; to Daniel Mahony to be ensign to Capt. Brathwayte in the regiment of foot commanded by the Earl of Litchfield. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 340, 342
805 July 16. Windsor.	Commission to William, Lord Widdrington, to be Governor of Berwick upon Tweed and Holy Island.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 342
806 July 16. Windsor.	Warrant to Henry Howard, esq., Commissary General of the Musters, to allow and pass John, Lord Barkeley, as cornet of the Third Troop of Horse Guards in the musters during his absence, he having been appointed commander of the Charles galley.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 347
807 July 16. Windsor.	Warrant to Richard Graham to deliver the following writings or such of them as are in his custody to Charles Pora, viz., one bond of Charles Clarke to pay Ralph Dison for the use of the English College at Douay 20l.; mortgage deed by Sir George Browne and Dame Elizabeth, his wife, and Wm. Thorold of several parcels of land in co. Lincoln to pay yearly to the use of the said college; two indentures made by William Brew and George Alexander to Susan Lindsey of two tenements in Fleet Street and other tenements there and in Swan Alley, all going for the remainder of 10,000 years; a will whereby it appears that Wm. Lindsey gave the aforesaid tenements, and premises and rents to the said College or Recollects, with all ancient deeds from 25 April in 4 Edw. VI; a deed by which it appears that Wm. Lindsey and Susan his wife, for 1,440l. paid, held of the manor of Tottenham (recte Tattenhoe) and other lands in Tottenham Hoe, Barshenley, Senshall, Waden and Wedbarne at a rent charge of 80l. per annum till paid: this Estate belongs to the said College; a deed relating to a rent charge made by Sir Francis Englefield of 26l. 18s. 4d. per annum out of the rectory and parsonage of Wooton Bassett to Edward Robarts, dated May 1 of 12 Charles I, resigned again to Sir Francis, with several other writings in two little trunks taken from Mr. Jolley's house in Drewry Lane; as also a box of books, a silver hiked sword and several mathematical instruments taken likewise.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 66–7
808 July 16. Windsor.	Warrant to Richard Graham or Phillip Burton or either of them to deliver to Edward Ingleby the two following indentures if in their custody, viz., one indenture between William Cooke of Clifford's Inne and Anne, his wife, of the one part and Mervin Tutchett, Richard Langhorne, Wm. Garven and Thomas Langhorne for certain several messuages or tenements in Queen Street in the parish of St. Antholyn and St. Mary Aldermanbury; the other between Edward Wray of Lincolnshire and Roger Copley of London for the security of 700l.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 67
809 July 16. Windsor.	The King to the Prince of Orange. On Wednesday when I came from the camp I received two of yours; the first of the 12 (N.S.) and the other of the 16 (N.S.), by the last of which I find you were to go the next day to Breda, and so forward to visit some other of your frontier garrisons and see the troops there. If you have had the same weather where you have been as we have had here, you will not have been so much troubled with dust as you expected when you set out. For we have had great rains here, and there fell so much one night in the camp last week that two or three regiments of horse were obliged to go and quarter for a night or two in the next towns and villages. By cutting of small trenches they soon carried away all the water that stood in their camp. It is now dry again and I hope will continue so while they are to stay there, which will not now be long. They all continue very healthy and 'tis above a month that there has not one man died, and very few sick in the hospital.
	Holograph. S.P. 8/4, no. 3
810 July 17. Council Chambers, Hampton Court.	Order in Council referring to the Attorney General the petition of the indigent officers contained in his late Majesty's grant of the lotteries, complaining that divers new invented lotteries and games resembling those granted to them are lately set up contrary to the prohibition in his late Majesty's Letters Patent, and praying that order may be given therein.
	Annexed
	The opinion of Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney General, that the principal injury to the petitioners being by persons exercising unlawful games in and about London and Westminster and principally at Bartholomew fairs, the best course for the petitioner's benefit would be for the King to direct the Mayor and Aldermen of London and the Justices of the Peace of Middlesex and Westminster to take especial care to suppress and punish all lotteries and games in nature of lotteries used publicly in London or Southwark, particularly in the times of fairs, by any persons not authorised under the patent for the Royal Oak Lottery.
	S.P. 31/3, fols. 229–30
811 July 17. Windsor.	The King to the Master and Fellows of Christ College, Cambridge. Recommending Charles Ellis of Trinity College, Cambridge, of whose piety and proficiency in learning he has received a good character for the fellowship void in their college and in case there be no vacancy for the first which shall become void.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 128
812 July 17. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Henry Curwen, esq., for renewal of a grant of two fairs and one weekly market in the township of Working, Cumberland, made by Queen Elizabeth to his ancestors but disused in the late troublesome times.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 279
813 July 17. Windsor.	Reference to the Lord Treasurer of the petition of John Sibley for his Majesty's right to a plot of barren waste land known as Elmore, of about twelve or fourteen acres, adjacent to Tiverton, Devon.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 280
814 July 17. Windsor.	Reference to the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, of the petition of Col. John Jeffreys, of whose faithful services and sufferings the King has a gracious sense, showing that the late King nominated him first master of the hospital at Dublin for maimed and decayed soldiers, the profits whereof have since been retrenched and the petitioner left but a small subsistence, and praying that the first establishment may be confirmed or that he may be relieved some other way.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 280
815 July 17. Windsor.	Commission to John Cuthbert, esq., to be lieutenant of Capt. Charles Macarty's company in the regiment of foot commanded by the Earl of Litchfield. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 343
816 July 17. Windsor.	Warrant to George, Lord Dartmouth, Master General of the Ordnance—after reciting that the King has thought fit for the better defence and security of Portsmouth to direct such other works and fortifications to be added to those already designed and undertaken according to draughts and models presented by the Master General of the Ordnance and approved—to cause the said works and fortifications to be immediately gone in hand with and with what expedition may be to be finished, and, if any ground which is not the King's be found necessary to be taken in, to cause it to be contracted for and bought of the owners at the cheapest rates it may be had, and to appoint officers or commissioners for carrying on the said works with such rules, instructions and limitations as he shall judge best and with such salaries, allowances and wages as he shall think reasonable.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 344
817 July 17. Windsor.	Warrant to the same to send Edward Clarke to France and Holland to take a view of and represent to the King a design of the French King's camp in the plain between St. Germain and Paris and to take a survey of the Prince of Orange's army at the general rendezvous, taking notice of the method of their encamping, embattling, exercising and what else may occur observable and thereof to make a true and exact representation, and to allow him the salary of 20s. per diem during the time of his travelling on that service.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 345
818 July 17. Windsor.	Warrant to the same to cause two tons of terras [tarras] to be delivered to the Master of Trinity House, or such person as shall be appointed, for repairing the light house at Agnes Island on Scilly.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 346
819 July 17. Windsor.	Warrant to the Justices of Assize and Gaol Delivery for the Western Circuit and to all others whom it may concern, to insert Sarah Langham and the others mentioned in the pardon of July 8 (see no. 785 above) in the next General Pardon without condition of transportation and in the meantime to take bail for their appearance to plead the said pardon.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 75
820 July 17. Windsor.	Grant to John Maleverer, Fellow of Magdalene College in the University of Cambridge, of the Mastership of the Hospital of St. John in the City of Bath in the County of Somerset.
In the margin:	Memorandum. This warrant was altered and entered in the Ecclesiastical Book, p. 156.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 75
821 S.P July 17. Council Chambers, Hampton Court.	Read at the Board a report from the Lord Treasurer, made in accordance with an Order in Council of June 19 last, on the petition of Sir Philip Carteret in the name of the three estates of the island of Jersey that all moneys levied by Letters Patent of the late King whereby divers duties were imposed on wines, cyder and apples imported into the island, for several uses, might be applied to the erection of a pier there until the same should be finished. By the said Letters Patent power was granted to the Bailiffs and Jurats of the island and their successors to levy on all wines, cyder and apples imported into the island, the rates following, viz., for every tun of French or Rhenish wine 24 livres tournois, for every butt or pipe of Canary or Spanish wines 15 livres tournois, for every pottle of brandy 12 livres tournois, for every tun of cyder 4 livres tournois, for every quarter of apples 8 sous tournois for the uses following, viz., 2,000 livres tournois by the year out of that revenue to the use of a school, college or academy intended to be built there by Sir George Carteret, since deceased, 300 livres tournois for a stoke to set at work the poor, and the residue for the erection of a pier and when the pier be perfected then one moiety of the residue to the use of the school and the other to other public uses. Sir Philip Carteret has certified that the impost so raised was wholly applied to the building of the pier until the great quantities of cyder made in the island made it necessary to prohibit the importation of any foreign liquors, but that in 1685, the pier running to ruin, the inhabitants thought it a less inconvenience to take off the prohibition and revive the impost than suffer the pier to be destroyed; whereupon the impost was farmed for that year for 800 crowns French money, which remains still in the farmers' hands, and is farmed for the like sum for the present year, on which considerations, and the product of the said duties being scarcely enough for the building of the pier, the Lord Treasurer has no objection to the petitioners' request.
	Below
	Order that the said duty or impost be applied toward the rebuilding of the pier until the same be finished. Signed by Wm. Bridgeman and dated July 13.
	Copy.
	S.P. 47/1, no. 163
822 July 18. Windsor.	The King to the Attorney or Solicitor General. Warrant to prepare a bill containing a pardon to Thomas Johnson the elder, Daniel Cary, Simon Hamlin, Jacques Dalby, Joseph Holmes, Robert Woolcot, Mathias Rositer, John Walter, John Herring and Jonathan Searle of all crimes and misdemeanours excepting such as are excepted by the proclamation of general pardon.
	S.P. 44/54, p. 349
823 July 18. Windsor.	The King to Thomas Neile, esq., Master and Worker of the Mint. Revoking for divers good causes and by virtue of a proviso contained therein, the grant by letters patent dated Oct. 4, 27 Car. II to Thomas D'Oyley of the office of engineer of the Mint for life to take effect after a term of 21 years before granted to Peter Blondeau by letters patent dated Nov. 1, 14 Car. II or on the decease of Henry Slingesby, esq., which should last happen, and the further grant in regard of D'Oyley's covenant to mark all gold and silver money coined in the Mint with letters or grainings, and to do other things therein mentioned, of the sum of 3d. for every pound weight of silver moneys and 1s. for every pound weight of gold moneys coined in the new way with letters or grainings about the edges, to hold for 21 years from the expiration or sooner determination of Blondeau's term or the decease of Henry Slingesby, which ever should last happen, and all other grants, etc., contained in the said letters patent, excepting the annuity of 100l., to be held for 21 years from the determination of the term granted to Peter Blondeau, which was not included in the proviso of revocation.
	S.P. 44/70, p. 235
824 July 18. Windsor.	Reference to the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, of the petition of Nicholas Shee and other physicians in Ireland to be incorporated with the same liberties, privileges and immunities as the physicians of London, and that the college may be kept in Kilkenny.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 279
825 July 18. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Thomas Swaddon of Calne, Wilts., for remission of a fine of 1,000l. for which he now lies a prisoner in the Common side of the King's Bench.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 279
826 July 19. [date of reference].	John Gauntlett, Under-Keeper of the Records of the Privy Council, to the Lords of the Privy Council. Petition for an order for his reimbursement of 100l. due to him for providing stationery for the use of the Council Chamber for a year ending Jan. 18, 1684[–5].
	S.P. 31/5, fol. 64
	Annexed
	Warrant, dated March 3, 1684–5, from the Lords of the Privy Council to Edward Griffin, Treasurer of his Majesty's Chamber, for the payment of the said 100l., being 90l. for Gauntlett's expenses in stationary and 10l. for his charges in removing the Council chest to and from Hampton Court and in his journeys and attendance there.
	References of the above petition to William Blathwayt.
	S.P. 31/5, fol. 65
827 July 19. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Earl of Oxford, Lord Lieutenant of Essex. His Majesty having given strict orders that all his forces shall produce certificates of the due payment of their quarters and civil behaviour in their march, and the officers of the Marquess of Worcester's Regiment having represented that, for what reason they know not, the magistrates of Burntwood have refused to give them such certificate, it is his pleasure that you appoint some Justices of the Peace or other impartial gentlemen to examine this matter that he may order satisfaction to be given to any person that may appear to be aggrieved.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 342
828 July 19. Windsor.	The King to the President and Fellows of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford. Recommending Charles Penyston, M.A., demy of that college, of whose loyalty and proficiency in learning he has received a good character and on whose behalf humble suit has been made, for one of the fellowships now vacant there.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 128
829 [July 19. Windsor.]	Like letter of the same date for Robert Charnock, B.A., demy of that college. Minute.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 129
830 July 19. Windsor.	The King to the President and Fellows of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford. Recommending John Martin for the fellowship held by Thomas Sawyer, M.A., who is married and therefore by the statutes ought to be declared non socius infra sex menses.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 129
831 July 19. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to cause letters patent to be passed containing a grant of the dignity of a baron of England to Sir John Bellew knt., in consideration of the many faithful services performed by him and his ancestors, by the title of Baron Bellew of Duleeke.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 111
832 July 20.	To Christopher Lowman, Keeper of the Marshalsea. Warrant to set at liberty Cornelius Abraham ze van Brackael, committed to his custody for high treason.
	S.P. 44/54, p. 348
833 July 20. Dublin Castle.	The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the Earl of Sunderland. I told your Lordship in my last that I intended to go the next day to Kilkenny, which I did and arrived there on Tuesday, where I found my Lord Tyrconnell, Major General Macartie and Col. Rich. Hamilton. On Wednesday I saw the Duke of Ormond's Regiment, seven troops of the Earl of Ardglasse's Regiment (the eighth troop being upon duty in this town) drawn up in the field. I think everyone will own they were as adroit at their exercise as any men could be and that generally they were better mounted than the light horse in England. In the afternoon I spent near three hours with the general officers and think it my duty to give your Lordship an account of what passed, to the end the King may be fully informed, and I would to God his Majesty could see and hear everything that is done and said here, which would be a great happiness to those who have the honour to serve him.
	My Lord Tyrconnell told me, though the troops in the gross appeared well, yet he had marked several men, who upon account of their age and for other reasons were not fit for the King's service. I answered that he well knew the King's pleasure therein and that in obedience thereunto I had given him full power to put out and put in such common men and non-commission officers as he thought fit, and therefore I would not meddle in that matter; but I did desire that, whatever men he thought fit to put out, it might be done regularly and due certificates thereof made to the Muster Master General whereby I might grant warrants for the pay of those men so put out, which had not been observed in several places in the countries where the new officers had dismissed great numbers of men, some even whole companies, without giving them any certificates of what was due to them, whereby the men were necessitated to come to Dublin to look after their little arrear of pay (which is all they have to trust to) and to stay there till letters could be sent to their officers and returns come from them. And this some would fain look upon as a mutiny when they only (that is one or two of them together) petitioned me in most submissive terms to consider their condition. I said further that all the murmurings I heard of (and one might hear it as one went along the streets) was, that the men as they walked two and three together would bemoan themselves 'Why', says one, 'may not I serve the King ? I never served under any authority but of the Crown'. 'Nor I', says another, 'and we went last year into England to venture our lives; we are as lusty as those who come into our rooms and will go wherever the King bids us'. My Lord Tyrconnell replied that he was sorry there had been any such irregularity as I mentioned, and that for the men whom he now intended to disband out of the horse, he would follow such methods as I would appoint; but the men he had marked must be put out, that he knew many of them were ill men and not qualified for the King's service. I said, though the several officers were satisfied with their men, who, by the Articles of War, were formerly to be responsible for their companies, yet I would not meddle at all in the matter, nor did I desire there should be any interruption given to the alterations he was making—as for the method of discharging the men now to be put out it was what is daily practised by all the officers of the army; my design was only to have things done quietly that the men when they were out might have their money quickly and go about their business without cause of complaint. I added there was one thing more I desired he would take care of and that was concerning the horses of those who were to be put out, that the men might be justly satisfied for them which would be a great relief to them. My Lord said that indeed many of the horses were very good and it was very difficult to find any number of good horses here; therefore he intended to have the horses now in the troops to be valued by two officers and the men should have the money for which they were appraised, but they must be contented to receive it at several gales, in regard that he doubted few of the new men who were to be admitted could lay down money for their horses. I replied that it would be very hard for the men who were put out to be running once in three months, and that for four or five times, to Dublin to look after their money, whereas if a man had all his money at once, it would enable him to buy a few cattle whereby he might get a livelihood, and therefore to make that matter easy, if he would make a computation of how many horses would be bought in each regiment and to what sum it would amount I would imprest it to the colonels and they should deduct it out of the new men's future pay, which will be no prejudice to the King and I find pleased all the general officers very well. I am sure it shall be always my business to have the King's service carried on with all imaginable ease and without raising difficulties where there need be none. My Lord Tyrconnell then said the King would have no distinction made between his subjects, that he had never put out any man for being a Protestant, nor taken in one because he was a R. Cath[olic], but always chose those men who seemed most likely to serve the King, without asking what religion they were of; and this he has often declared upon several occasion and particularly one day when he and my Ld. Ch. Justice Keating and I were together, and telling him that some of the new officers had declared they would have none but Irish in their companies, my Ld. Tyrconnell exclaimed against it saying those officers who made those declarations ought to be reproved, for it was the King's pleasure to be served indifferently by all his subjects of both nations and religions, and that there must be no distinction made—which is suitable to all the commands I have received from his Majesty and certainly it is best that all his officers should act upon the same foot. I am the more particular in this narrative because in this discourse we had together my Lord Tyrconnell seemed to find fault that there were no more Ro. Catholics in the Army; to which I told him, if he would consult the Muster Rolls, he would find in nine months time, 2,300 new men admitted, five parts of six whereof were Irish and R. Catholics. But after all these discourses on Thursday in the afternoon my Lord Tyrconnell, after he had taken his leave of me, just as he was going out of town he told my Lord Roscommon (who was present at all the discourses the day before) in the presence of several of the officers (and he had given the same orders to other officers before) that he must charge him, upon his allegiance to admit no men into the vacancies he had made in the Duke of Ormond's Regiment, but Ro. Catholics. As this command did surprise everybody, even many of the R. Catholic officers, so your Lordship will believe it quickly spread abroad, for I can assure you it got to Dublin before me, and I returned thither on Saturday; the great reason of my returning so very soon was to pacify the apprehensions which would naturally seize men upon such a declaration. Whether my Ld. Tyrconnell did well in his frequent and positive asserting that no distinction was to be made of his Majesty's subjects of either nation or religion, or whether he has done well now to declare that one sort of them are not to be admitted into his Majesty's service, the King himself is best able to judge. I shall only beg leave to repeat again to your Lordship what I have formerly said; that the King may have everything done here which he has a mind to, and it is much more easy to do things quietly than in a storm; and I am sure it is more for the King's service that what he would have done should be done so as the trading people may not be terrified and leave the Kingdom by being possessed with jealousies and imaginations of things which were never thought of. I have not said anything of this to your Lordship to be thought to complain of Ld. Tyrconnell, for I will always live towards him as I ought to do towards one so entrusted by the King; but I am sure it is my duty to inform your Lordship of all matter of fact, and upon that account I must beg leave to say that it were to be wished for the King's service that my Ld. Tyrconnell would put on another temper. For his treating of men of all sorts in the most public places is very extraordinary, and could not be digested, but by a resigned deference and duty to the King; other men whom the King employs do their business and gain the good will of those they deal with, which will the better enable them to serve the King. For my own particular, as far as I am trusted with the knowledge of what his Majesty would have, I am sure his pleasure shall be pursued, and I have given an effectual account of all the commands I have hitherto received, as far forth as the time would permit, and as fast as it is possible you will find an entire obedience to them all.
	It may not be amiss here to acquaint your Lordship that it is thought fit I should recommend men to some towns (where 'tis doubted the elections may not be good) for Mayors and Sheriffs and for Common Councilmen; in such cases I advise with those who are best acquainted in those towns particularly with Justice Daly and others of the King's Council of that persuasion, and the lists of names those men give me are always equal, half English and half Irish, which, they say, is the best way to unite and make them live friendly together. I only tell your Lordship this that you may see the difference of some men's tempers.
	Since my being here I have had some letters from unknown hands and some informations of strange things that were doing, but they were too impertinent to trouble your Lordship with and I knew what credit to give to them, especially having traced out the authors of some of them, who prove to be Irish. But I have lately had one from an unknown hand of a more extraordinary nature and though I believe no more of it than of the rest, because if it were true methinks the same remorse of conscience which induced the author to write as he had done should oblige him to discover enough to prevent the threatened mischief; yet I think fit to send your Lordship a copy of the letter, but there is no more cause to apprehend what it mentions than that Whitehall should be surprised at this time by the King's Guards. I beg your Lordship's pardon and am with all possible respect, my Lord, your Lordship's most faithful humble servant.
	Postscript: I have just now received your Lordship's of the 13th instant which I will answer particularly in my next. (fn. 4)
	S.P. 63/351, fols. 269–74
	Enclosed
	The said copy of a letter from an unknown hand, giving news of a barbarous design against the Lord Lieutenant and others of his religion in Ireland. The copy is not dated although Singer gives the date as 15 July, 1686.
	S.P. 63/351, fols. 275–6
834 July 21. Windsor.	Letters patent appointing Thomas Bignell to be gamekeeper at Newmarket, for the prevention of the destruction of the game there and thereabouts.
	S.P. 44/70, p. 237
835 July 21. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. Letters from Vienna of the 11th advise that the Grand Vizier is arrived at Greek Wissenburg with some thousand men in order to relieve Buda, where the Turks have made several fresh sallies but were still repulsed with great loss; that many daily desert and come into the Imperial camp, among them an ensign of the Janissaries who discovered the mines which the besieged have made on the three bastions to spring them in case the Christians make themselves masters of them; that they have made several caverns underground to shelter themselves from the bombs.
	Irish letters of the 15th advise that the reform of the army is finished and the soldiers are all new clad in better array than heretofore. In the close of the work Lieut.-Colonel Dorington made a speech to the soldiers to this effect: that the old ones behave themselves towards the new as persons in the same capacity with them, not giving occasion of discontent to them either on account of their religion or country, but esteem them as fellow soldiers; and commanded the new likewise to behave themselves without offence to the others and that whosoever offended should be severely punished; adding that what alteration was made was because his Majesty would have the companies filled with young men and of a near size and that for their religion the King did allow it to all of them and that that should not make difference amongst them. These letters add that the Lord Lieutenant is gone to Kilkenny to meet the Earl of Tyrconnell. It's also said that Major Billingsley, late major to the regiment in Dublin, was going into the country to be lieut.-colonel to a regiment and would take in several of the disbanded soldiers. That Kingdom is in perfect peace.
	This week ships have come into the Downs from Barbados, Jamaica, Antego and other places who report those countries to be in a flourishing condition. The Williamson, Captain Warner, from the East Indies was also come thither.
	The King of Poland is at Steineslowa [Stanislawaw] where he will remain till the Poles and Lithuanians are joined with the Cossacks under General Mohila, when he will make a general muster and then march against the Turks, who have a considerable army in those parts. In the mean time the Muscovites have ordered the Cossacks under their command to make an irruption into the Turkish territories.
	Lord Montagu landed at Dover last week. As he was at sea two French men-of-war gave them a gun, forced them to come a-lee and searched for French Protestant fugitives and found three whom they by force took and carried back to France.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 19
836 July 22. Dublin Castle.	The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the Earl of Sunderland. I told your Lordship in my last that I had just then received yours of the 13th instant, by which I find his Majesty pleased that Captain Ridley should keep his company of which I have sent him word and now I must put your Lordship in mind of Capt. Toby Caulfield, who was to have had Ridley's company, the company which he formerly had having been given to my Ld. Ikerine, which he has sold by the King's permission lately to one Rooth. Capt. Caulfield is a very deserving man of an ancient family and has served the King very well at Tanger.
	Yesterday I called a Council and communicated his Majesty's pleasure concerning the issuing a proclamation to put a stop to all prosecutions for words spoken several years since. I wish your Lordship had been more particular in limiting the time. The Board were all of opinion that the Proclamation should extend to forgive all words spoken before the King's access to the Crown. Mr. Solicitor General is directed to prepare a draft which shall be transmitted to your Lordship for his Majesty's approbation before it be published.
	My Lord Tyrconnell came to town from his own house to the Council. Afterwards I desired him to come to the Castle, which he did. My Lord Chancellor was with me. I acquainted him with the King's pleasure signified in your Lordship's of the 14th of June concerning a Commission of Grace and the calling a Parliament. This being the first opportunity I had of consulting him since the receipt of that letter, his discourse was so general that I cannot yet tell your Lordship his opinion, only that he seems averse to a Commission, and says many things must be prepared (which will take up much time) before it will be fit to call a Parliament. But he has promised to give us another meeting after his return from Mullingar (whither he's gone to-day to see some of the Foot which rendezvous there) when I hope we may have a nearer conversation and that be may have thoughts upon some of the particulars which we had put to him, for he would now only speak of generals. I desired him to remember that 'twas the King's command this consultation should be kept very secret. He said it was not such a secret for he had an account of it from England. It may not be amiss to tell your Lordship that in this conference there was occasion to mention the jealousies and frights people were generally under, which I doubt not (I said) a little time would wear off, and the prudent carriage of the judges in their circuits would contribute much thereunto; but it was to be feared the general and positive orders he had given at Kilkenny, not to admit any but Catholics into the vacancies now made, would put the world into new amazements. To which my Ld. Tyrconnell replied that he never gave any such orders and desired he might know who reported such a thing of him. When he was told that he had given those orders very positively to my Lord Roscommon, as well as to several other officers, he firmly denied it, but whilst we were together it happened that Ld. Roscommon was in the next room, booted, newly come to town. As soon as he came in he was asked what orders my Ld. Tyrconnell gave him upon parting at Kilkenny. Ld. Roscommon repeated the same I told your Lordship in my last, Lord Tyrconnell denied it; the other averred it, with this further that Major Macdonnell gave the same orders in the head of the troops and said he was commanded so to do by the Lieut.General. I think it my duty to give your Lordship these particular accounts of matters of fact, as I have done constantly since my being here, that so the King may know the truth of everything.
	By the accounts I have had from the judges in their circuits, I find they use all possible means to compose the minds of people and to prevent their leaving the kingdom, which very many in all parts are preparing to do. Amongst other things they declare upon the Bench the King's resolution not to have the Acts of Settlement infringed and they give it in charge to the Grand Juries to enquire after those who spread the reports of the present proprietors being to lose their lands, and that they should present all such, that they may be proceeded against as the divulgers of false news. This conduct of the judges will, as they send me word, much settle men.
	I have some information against men who have openly declared that by Christmas day there shall not be a Protestant left in the army. I have ordered them to be bound over to appear the next sessions. This course being taken at the beginning will make men keep their discourses within bounds, and it will be a great satisfaction to the generality of the kingdom to see that the government does not countenance the impertinent talk of idle men.
	I must not omit telling your Lordship that the new judges take as much pains as is possible to settle the minds of the people wherever they go, and they take care to have all the juries mingled, half English and half Irish. I am with very great respect, my Lord, your Lordship's most faithful humble servant. (fn. 5)
	Holograph. S.P. 63/351, fols. 277–80
837 July 23. Windsor.	The King to the Prince of Orange. You must not wonder if I have been so long before I could find one who I thought fitly qualified to command the six regiments of my subjects which are in your service; considering all things and the little encouragement as to any advantage he is to expect so that 'tis necessary he have something of his own to support him, 'tis the Earl of Carlingford I recommend to you as very fitly qualified for it upon all accounts, who so soon as you let me know that you approve of him shall prepare himself to go over to you to receive your orders for the commanding and looking after those regts., which is all I shall say now but to assure you of my being as kind to you as you can desire.
	Holograph. S.P. 8/4, no. 4
838 July 24. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. Paris the 24th. It is somewhat strange what is writ by this post from France contradicting what was writ by the former, for it is said now that the men-of-war under the command of the Duke of Martemore then reported to be come to Toulon are gone back to Cadiz to join the Marshal d'Estrée, on what design is variously discoursed of.
	The ambassadors from Siam are arrived from Brest and are lodged at the Bois de Vicennes, where having seen the rarities they will part for Dunkirk to see the fortifications.
	We have no further account from Buda since the 7th, when all things were in good order, the bombs playing, the men in heart and fully resolved to give a general assault as soon as the breaches were a little wider and the ditch filled up, which they hoped would be in a few days.
	By a ship arrived in the Downs from the West Indies we are informed that Captain St. Lowe in his Majesty's ship Dartmouth came into Port Richo for wood and water. The Spaniards received them very kindly at first, in hopes to take both ship and men, but as soon as the ship was in harbour fired on them, having lined the shore with smallshot men who fired furiously for about two hours. The Dartmouth received above fifty shot in her foresail and had the greatest part of her rigging shot in pieces, two men wounded and two killed. Captain St. Lowe behaved very well and did the Spaniards a great deal of mischief.
	Letters from the camp before Buda of the 10th say that the breaches were so large that they were fit for a general assault and that the Turks had made strong retrenchments within them, that several had been killed with stones and hand granadoes from the walls of the town, that the Bavarians had recovered the great tower but dare not post themselves there, fearing the place to be undermined, they having discovered two other mines near it and took away all the powder. On the 9th the besieged sprang a mine on the Brandenburg side, wherein fifty were buried and wounded; after which the Turks made a furious sally which put the Brandenburgs in great confusion, during which the Turks placed themselves betwixt them and the Imperialists but were beaten back by the assistance of the Imperial reserve. On the 13th the Duke of Lorraine sprang two mines with such success that at 7 that night he gave an assault on that breach with the regiments of Sterinburgh, Keyrserster and Souches, in all 3,000 men, seconded many volunteers, who after a sharp dispute posted themselves thereon, which being so narrow and fortified within by a deep ditch palisadoed with retrenchments behind it, they could advance no further nor maintain what they had gotten but after two hours possession were forced to retire, being not able to cover themselves, but lay all that time open to the enemies' shot behind their retrenchments. In this action about 900 soldiers were killed and many volunteers, as the Prince de Velldous, the Duke of Picolomini, the Duke de Argatt, Grandee of Spain, Count de Harberstine with three captains of the regiment of Steringburgh, Count de Donna, a colonel of the Brandenburg regiment and several other persons of quality. Amongst the wounded was the Marquis de Vellerow, several captains and other officers and about 500 common soldiers. During this action the Turks sprang two of their mines without any danger, but when the Imperialists retreated the Turks hung out a red flag and made horrible cries in the town and then sallied betwixt the Imperial and Brandenburg quarters, who bravely defended their posts and beat the enemy back, leaving several dead. Some deserters report that the loss of the Turks within the town during this assault was very great, their streets being full of dead and wounded. After this it was resolved to give a general assault on the 19th or 20th, the success of which is impatiently expected. Thirteen English gentlemen volunteers were killed and wounded in this action, Captain Rupart and Mr. Wiseman being both killed in the breach; 200 ducats were offered for the body of the latter but it could not be found.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 20
839 July 25. Windsor.	Commissions to Thomas Roberts to be ensign to Capt. Row and to—Bryan to be ensign to Capt. Charles Wingfield, both in the Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot. Minutes.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 362–3
840 July 25. Windsor.	The King to the Prince of Orange. I would not let this bearer, Major General Mackay, return back into Holland to you without writing to you by him. He can give you so good an account of all things here that I need say little to you by him. I have only charged him to speak to you about some officers who I hope you will be favourable to.
	Holograph. S.P. 8/4, no. 5
841 July 26. Windsor.	The King to the Warden and Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Mint. Warrant to give order for engraving a seal for the County Palatine of Chester according to the draft annexed.
	The draft is reproduced in the Entry Book.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 76
842 July 27. Windsor.	The King to the Prince of Orange. Yesterday as I was going a-hunting I had yours of the 26th (N.S.) and 30th (N.S.) of this month, and by the last find you were to go to Cleve to see the Elector of Brandenburg, if you have not by this heard of the taking of Buda. I fear it will not be mastered for should they not have carried it at the next assault, I am apprehensive the foot would be so rebutted as not to do anything afterwards. I have not time to say more, being just ready to get on horseback to meet the horse and dragoons in the meadows between this and Staines, and from thence am to dine in the camp with the Queen at Lord Aran's.
	Holograph. S.P. 8/4, no. 6
843 July 29.	[The Earl of Middleton] to Lord Chief Baron Atkins and Baron Milton, Justices of Assize for the Midland Circuit. Andrew Clarke, lately of Capt. Harrington's troop in the Earl of Arran's Regiment, being to be tried before you at Lincoln, it is his Majesty's pleasure that in case he be found guilty you defer pronouncing sentence until his Majesty be by you further informed, or in case by the forms of law sentence must be pronounced, then that it be not put in execution till he declare his further pleasure.
	S.P. 44/54, p. 350
844 July 30. Windsor.	Commissions to Henry Cope, esq., to be captain and to George With, esq., to be lieutenant of that company whereof Capt. Rupert Dudley was late captain, to John Hope, esq., to be captain-lieutenant and to William Wakefield to be ensign of the colonel's company, to James Massey to be ensign to Capt. James Kendall and to William Matthews to be ensign to Col. Sackville, all in the regiment of foot guards called the Coldstreamers. Minutes.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 349
845 July 30. Windsor.	Commission to Ames Andros to be ensign of a company of foot to be employed in New England. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 356
846 July 31. Windsor.	Commissions to Sir Edmund Andros, Governor of New England, to be captain and to Thomas Trefry to be lieutenant of a company of foot, and to Francis Nicholson, esq., to be captain and to Josuah Pipon to be ensign of a company of foot, both to be employed in New England. Minutes.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 347–8
847 July 31. Windsor.	Commission to James Wems to be lieutenant of a company of foot to be employed in New England, whereof Capt. Francis Nicholson is captain.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 361
848 July 31. Windsor.	Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a Great Seal containing a grant to Sir Thomas Pinfold, Dr. of Laws, of the office of Advocate General in the room of Sir Thomas Exton.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 76
849 July 31. Windsor.	Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a new Charter to the Borough of Great Grimsby, co. Lincoln.
	Paper of Heads annexed
	Sir Edward Ascogh, knt.—High Steward; Sir Thomas Barnardiston, bart.,— Recorder; George Clayton—Mayor; Gervas Barkeley, William Modd, William Popple, Francis Morley, Robert Alford, William Newark, William Toote, John Bird, John Kitchen, Evan Lloyd, Edward Newarke—Aldermen; William Modd, William Popple—Justices of the Quorum; Robert Alford, Frescheville Hall— Chamberlains; William Toote—Coroner; Christopher Chappell, Henry Deane, William Hall, Wm. King, Robert Sutton, Thomas Stevenson, Wm. Fowler, James Coote, Zachary Alford, Robert Lusty, John Gardiner, William Newarke—Common Council; Henry Deane, John Chappell—Bailiffs; William Modd—Town Clerk; William Fowler—Common Serjeant.
	The Mayor and Recorder in their absence may have power to make deputies.
	That the Mayor, Recorder, and Deputy Recorder, Wm. Modd and Wm. Popple and the two senior Aldermen for the time being resident in the Corporation be Justices of the Quorum.
	The King empowered to remove Officers.
	Officers to take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy etc.
	Grant and confirmation of their ancient rights and privileges.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 77–9
850 July 31. Windsor.	Warrant. Whereas we are given to understand that the Officers of our Navy have contracted with Sir John Shorter and other merchants for bringing of masts from New England of larger dimensions than can elsewhere be found for the service of our Navy and particularly such as are of greater lengths than can be brought by any English built or other ship, free or unfree, now to be found in the River Thames, the ship America only excepted, being about 400 tons burden; and whereas the said ship is foreign built and unfree we have thought fit and do by these presents naturalize and make free the said ship for bringing masts and stowage goods only for our service provided always she be sailed with Englishmen according to the Act of Navigation. And our will and pleasure is that she shall have and enjoy all rights, privileges, etc., as a ship built in our Kingdom, and the commissioner of our customs and all other officers concerned are hereby required to enter the said ship accordingly and to grant certificates thereof in the usual form. Signed Sunderland.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 80
851 July 31. London.	Newsletter to John Fenwick at the Swan, Newcastle. Since my last we have a further account of the Algerines by a vessel come in Portsmouth from Bordeaux, who says he met four of them off the Lizard, two between forty and fifty guns and the other of thirty guns, new ships well manned. They came on board her and took away two quarter-casks of wine, some brandy, the men's clothes, their log-line and a cwt. of cordage. They kept the master on board three hours, threatening to carry him to Algier, he having no pass, but at last sent him away and swore that whatever vessels he met without a pass he would carry away as good prizes. There are five more of them cruising on the coast of France.
	Letters from Dublin of the 20th say the Lord Lieutenant is come from Kilkenny to Chappleizod and that the Earl of Tyrconnell was come thither and was going some other progress and that they were in perfect peace.
	The Council in Scotland sat some time after the adjournment of the Parliament but did nothing but in private affairs. The Lords of the Exchequer and the Commissioners for examining the account of the late High Treasurer adjourned till Aug. 10. His Majesty's battalion of foot guards and grenadiers were exercised and mustered the 24th before Lieut.-General Drummond.
	The report still continues that Buda is taken and that an express is come to the King with the particulars, but we have no post in and I have seen some people who came from Windsor yesterday and they say the King had no such advice at 3 in the afternoon.
	Sir William Trumball, his Majesty's Envoy in France, has obtained leave to come hither on his private affairs and it's not certain that he will go thither again in the same quality.
	The camp breaks up next week and it's uncertain whether his Majesty will go to Winchester as was discoursed of.
	The States of Holland have ordered the Admiralty of the Meuse to equip sixteen great ships and fourteen smaller for convoys and the Admiralty of Amsterdam 32 great ships and 34 smaller for convoys, the charge of which will amount to 2,339,220 floriens 2 salse 4 deniers yearly. These Admiralties have desired the States to solicit the respective provinces to pay their arrears and the King of Spain to pay the subsidies due, that they may be able to comply. The States have also commanded the Receivers General of the said Admiralties to bring in their accounts three months after the expiration of every year on the penalty of 25 florins for every day they shall retard them.
	This day some waggons went through this city with powder for the camp at Hounslow. This week 5 3 persons condemned at the Old Bailey were pardoned, whereof 26 are discharged and the rest to be transported.
	Adm. 77/3, no. 21
852 July 31. Dublin Castle.	The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the Earl of Sunderland. I told your Lordship in my last that the draft of the proclamation concerning words should be transmitted to your Lordship for the King's approbation, but the last Council day, the Board having approved of the drafts, were of opinion that it would come too late to stop many of the proceedings, if it should be delayed till I could hear again out of England, in regard the judges were all in their circuits. And upon consideration of your Lordship's letter, which directs me, with the advice of the Council, to issue such a proclamation, as shall be requisite in that behalf, I thought fit to approve of the said proclamation, and it was immediately sent down to the judges. I here send your Lordship a copy of it.
	It may not be amiss here to acquaint your Lordship that at the Assizes at Trim, which were about a fortnight since, Mr. Meredeth came to his trial, a case which, perhaps, may have reached your Lordship, for it made a great noise here. I know nothing of the gentleman but upon the account of this affair, for I never saw him in my life. He was informed against about September last for words spoken five years before, and was bound to appear at the next Lent Assizes, which he did. But it was then alleged the King's Counsel were not ready and that the witnesses could not be found, so the trial came on at the Assizes, where the witnesses did so contradict and differ with one another that Judge Daly gave it in strict charge to the jury, to consider well what they did, for the prosecution appeared to him to be malicious. He enlarged much upon the unconscionableness of indicting men upon words spoken so many years since, when the prosecutors could not pretend to prove that they set down the particular words at the time they were said to be spoken, and that the former lives and conversations of the parties accused ought to be considered and that most of those charged now before him in court could give good accounts of themselves (Mr. Meredith particularly) and were well known in the countries where they lived. Hereupon the jury, the major part of whom were Irish, acquitted him and the rest.
	Mr. Justice Nugent made the same declaration at Drogheda where several persons were tried for words upon bills found at Lent Assizes and they were all acquitted except one man who was found guilty of words spoken about a year and a half since and was fined by the court five pounds.
	My Ld. Tyrconnell was here on Wednesday at Council. We had some discourse together afterwards, but not much upon the former matter, he desiring we might advise with more persons together which will be done at his return from the North, whither he goes this day, and will be back towards the end of the next week. He speaks of going into England quickly after his return. I have nothing further at this time to trouble your Lordship with, but to beg the continuance of your favour to, my Lord, your Lordship's most faithful and most humble servant. (fn. 6)
	Holograph.
	Enclosed
	The said proclamation. Printed.
	S.P. 63/351, fols. 281–4
853 [? July.]	Petition of Moses Wagstaffe of London and Robert Jones of Taunton for his Majesty's pardon, they being in a very mean and low condition.
	Endorsed: Mr. Graham and Mr. Burton's certificate in favour of Maximilian Talbot etc., read at the committee Aug. 1, 1686. This evidence refers to Graham and Burton's letter of July 10. (See no. 791 above).
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 238