The Historians Guide, Part 1 · Year 1676
date Apr. 28. COnde in Flanders taken by the French King's Forces.
date May. 9. His Excellency Monsieur Courtin arrived here in Quality of Ambassador Extraordinary from the Most Christian King.
date May 26. Also Buchain.
date Jun. 2. A Naval Victory gain'd by the Duke of Vivonne, before Palermo over the Spanish and Dutch Fleets.
date Sep. 9. Philipsburg after a long siege by the Imperialists surrendred upon Articles to Prince Herman of Baden.
date Feb. 15. Both Houses met according to their Prorogation from the 22d of November last past.
date 16 The Sieur de Cross Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of Sleswick Holstein had his Audience of His Majesty.
date Mar. 17. Valenciennes taken by the French.
date Apr. 5. The Count de Maurice, Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of Savoy, had his Audience.
date 11 An Ingagement between the Prince of Orange, and the Duke of Orleans at Mount Cassel.
The Town of Cambray taken by the French, and some few days after the Cittadel, &c.
Also the Town of St. Omer.
date 14 The Count de Bergerick, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Spain, had Audience of His Majesty.
date 16 Both Houses after the Signing of Ten Bills adjourned to the 21st of May following.
date 21 Henry Duke of Newcastle, and Thomas Earl of Danby, High-Treasurer of England, elected into the most noble Order of the Garter.
date May 2. A Proclamation for the Parliaments meeting in a full House at the time last appointed.
date 11 News of a sharp Engagement between the French and the Dutch at Tabago.
date 21 Both Houses met.
date 28 The Commons make an Address to his Majesty.
His Majesty answers the Commons Address.
The Parliament Prorogued till July 16th next.
date Jun. 1. A Proclamation against Aaron Smith for Seditious words against the being of the present Parliament. Charles Church Wallistein Envoy, Extraordinary to the Emperor, had audience of His Majesty.
date Jul. 16. The time of Adjournment expir'd, both Houses of Parliament met, and were Adjourned till December the third next.
date Aug. 3. The Duke of Ormond constituted Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and began his journey thither.
date Aug. 19. His Excellency Monsieur Barrillon arrived here, Ambassador Extraordinary from the most Christian King.
date 23 The Duke of Ormond arrived at Dublin.
date Octo. 9. The Prince of Orange arrived at Harwich, came that morning to His Majesty at New-Market.
date 11 His Majesty and Royal Highness, and Prince of Orange entertained at Euston by the Lord Chamberlain.
date Octo. 26. A Proclamation came out to Adjourn the Parliament from the third of December to the fourth of April next.
date Nov. 7. A Marriage solemnized between the Prince of Orange and the Lady Mary at St. James's by the Bishop of London.
date 10 Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York brought to Bed of a Son.
date 21 The Prince of Orange with his Princess departed for Holland.
date 29 Arrived at Holland.
date Dec. 3. The Parliament met to Adjourn to the fourth of April, as His Majesty's Proclamation directed; but His Majesty was pleased to Adjourn them for a shorter time, viz. but to January fifteenth next.
date 7 A Proclamation requiring a full attendance of both Houses on January fifteenth.
date 15 The Young Duke of Cambridge dyed at St. James's.
date 24 Stetin after a long Siege surrendered on honourable terms to the Elector of Brandenburg.
date Jan. 15. The Parliament met, and Adjourned till the twenty eighth instant.
date 28 At this time the Parliament met again.
date Feb. 14. The Baron de Serinschamp, Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of Lorrain, had his Audience.
date 15 The Sieur de Renter, Envoy Extraordinary from the Prince of Mechlenburg also had his Audience.
date Mar. 6. The City of Ghent surrendered to the French King.
date 11 The Marshal de Lorge sate down against Ipre.
date 15 The French King came himself with his whole Army to the Siege.
date 20 The King gave His Royal Assent to the Act for Poll-mony, and to other Acts at the same time.
A disorder happened in Bruges in Flanders by the means of a Dutch Captain in a procession.
In this month the English Army went for Flanders.