The Historians Guide, Part 1 · Year 1685
date Mar. 27. THe D. of Queensborough, and the Earl of Perth in Scotland, Sworn of His Majesty's Privy Council in England.
date Apr. 5. Monsieur de Laun…y, Envoy Extraordinary from the D. of Zell, had his Audience; as also Monsieur Spanheim, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of Brandenburgh.
date 6 The Count de la Trinité, Envoy Extraordinary from the D. of Sa…y, had Audience of His Majesty.
date 10 The Baron de …, Envoy Extraordinary from the D. of Brunswick W…embutt…, …d Audience of the King at White-hall.
date 11 Monsieur de la Rouere, Envoy from the Dutchess of Modena, had Audience of His Majesty; and, May 3. had his Audience of Leave.
date 20 The Heer Van Duyvenvoorden, the Heer Van Citters, and the Heer Dyckvelt, Ambassadors Extraordinary from the States General of the United Provinces, had their Audience of their Majesties; and the 21. of the Q. Dowager at Somerset-house. And the 30th, had Audience of their Royal Highnesses.
date 21 The Earl of Peterborough, Sworn Groom of the Stole of His Majesty.
date 23 This Day, being the Festival of St. George, the Coronation of their Sacred Majesties, King James the Second and Queen Mary, was Perform'd at Westminster.
date 30 His Majesty was pleased to confer the Honor of Knighthood upon Roger L'Estrange Esq in Consideration of his eminent and un…aken Loyalty to the Crown in all Extremities; and as a Mark of the singular Satisfaction His Majesty had in his present as well as past Services; with repeated Declarations of Royal Grace and Bounty towards him.
date May 6. The Duke of Norfolk, constituted Knight of the Garter, at a Chapter held at Whitehall.
The same day, the Baron de Reek, Envoy from the D. of Hanover, had Audience of the King; the 8th of the Queen, and the 10th of the Queen Dowager at White-hall.
date 9 This day Titus Oates, (who under pretence of a Popish Plot, had Sworn several Persons out of their Lives) was tryed upon two several Indictments for Perjury, and upon a full and clear Evidence, was Convicted of Perjury upon both the said Indictments.
date 10 The Baron de Velbr…c…e, Envoy from the D. of Newburgh, and the Baron de Kettler, Envoy from the …antgrave of Hesse-Cassel, had Audience of the Queen, having had Audience of the King the 8th, and the 17th had Audience of the Queen Dowager.
date 13 Prince George Radzevil, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Poland, had Audience of His Majesty; the 17. of the Queen Dowager, and their Royal Highnesses.
The Heer Heynsius, the Heer Goes van Abs…ade, the Heer Vander Heurel, and the Heer Borselle Vander Hoogen, Deputies of the States-General of the United Provinces; the Heer Hooft, the Heer Van Horn, the Heer Van Blocquery, and the Heer Paetz, Deputies of the Dutch East-India Company, had Audience of His Majesty.
date 16 Titus Oates being brought to the King's-Bench Bar, the Court awarded Judgment against him as follows, That he should be divested of his Canonical Habit for ever, That on Monday following, he be carried round Westminster-Hall with a Paper on his Head declaring his Offence in these Words, Titus Oates, Convicted upon full Evidence for two Horrid Perjuries, And that afterwards he stand in the Pillory before Westminster-hall-Gate, and on Tuesday before the Royal-Exchange; That on Wednesday he be whip'd from Aldgate to Newgate by the Common Hangman, and on Friday following from Newgate to Tyburn; That he stand in the Pillory every 24th of April during his Life before Tyburn, every 9th of August in the Palace-Yard at Westminster, every 10th of Aug. at Charing-Cross, every 11th of Aug. at Temple-Bar, and every 2d. of Sept. before the Royal-Exchange; That he Pay a Fine of 1000 Marks for each Perjury, and that he suffer Imprisonment during Life.
date 19 The Parliament met at Westminster, and chose Sir John Trevors their Speaker.
date 20 Earl of Argyle, Landed at Cample-town in Scotland in an Hostile manner.
date Jun. 1. The Princess Anne of Denmark, Deliver'd of a Daughter at White-hall, named Mary, Christen'd by the Lord Bishop of London.
date 3 The Marquis de Cattaneo, Envoy Extraordinary from the D. of Modena, had Audience of His Majesty.
date 5 The Lord Landsdown, return'd from his Embassy to the K. of Spain.
date 9 The Count de Martinitz, Envoy Extraordinary from the Emperor, had Audience of His Majesty; and the 23. had his Audience of Leave.
date 11 James, late Duke of Monmouth, Landed at Lime in Dorsetshire, with about a Hundred and fifty Rebels.
date 15 A Proclamation against spreading of a traiterous Declaration, Publish'd by James D. of Monmouth.
date 17 The E. of Argyle, is deserted by the Rebels, and taken.
date 18 The Earl of Peterborow, Elected Knight of the Garter.
date 19 The Marquis Augustin de Pallavicini, Envoy Extraordinary from the Republick of Genoua, had Audience of the King, and the 23. had Audience of the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and of the Prince of Denmark.
date 25 William Disnie Esq Tryed for Printing Monmouth's Declaration; and found Guilty at a Commission of Oyer and Terminer in Southwark.
date 26 Rumbold the Maltster, (one of the Rebels that Landed with Argyle) Tryed in Scotland, found Guilty, and Executed the same day.
date 29 Thomas Dangerfield, being Convicted upon an Information for Writing and Publishing a most Villainous and Scandalous Libel called his Narrative, received Judgment at the King's-Bench Bar, That he should stand in the Pillory before Westminster-hall-Gate, and before the Royal-Exchange, That he should be Whipt from Aldgate to Newgate, and from Newgate to Tyburn; That he Pay a Fine of 500 l. and find Sureties for his good Behaviour during his Life.
Mr. Rich. Baxter, for Writing and Publishing Scandalous and Seditious Annotations on the New Testament, was Fined 500 Marks, and to find Sureties for his good Behaviour during Life.
date 30 The Earl of Argyle Beheaded.
Arrived at Gravesend, three Scotch Regiments from Holland.
date July 2. The Parliament of England Adjourn'd till the 4th of August next.
date 6 Monmouth, and his Rebels routed.
date 7 The Lord Grey taken.
date 8 The Duke of Monmouth taken.
date 10 John Cotton of Botreaux-Castle in Cornwall, Knighted.
date 12 A Proclamation for a Solemn and Publick Thanksgiving throughout the Kingdom, for his Majesty's late Victories over the Rebels.
date 13 The D. of Monmouth, the Lord Grey, and a German Rebel sent to the Tower.
date 15 The D. of Monmouth was Beheaded.
date 18 Goodenough taken and brought to Exeter.
date 19 A Proclamation for the Lord De la mere to Surrender himself.
date 20 Henry Stere Esq Knighted at Whitehall.
date 22 D. of Norfolk, E. of Peterborow, and the E. of Rochester, Installed Knights of the Garter at Windsor.
date 24 The Earl of Mulgrave, Sworn of the Privy Council.
date 26 Was kept a general Thanksgiving for the Victory over the Rebels.
A Proclamation to Summon in George Speke Esq Francis Charleton Esq John Wildman Esq Col. Danvers, and John Trenchard, Esq
The E. of Stamford, the Lord Brandon, and the Lord De la mere, Committed to the Tower for High-Treason.
The Baron d' Ehrlenchamp, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of Mentz, had Audience of their Majesties.
date 28 The E. of Arlington, dy'd at Arlington-House, being in the 67. year of his …ge.
date 30 The E. of Aylesbury, constituted Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold.
date 31 The Earl of Feversh…n, elected Knight of the Garter; and Aug. 25. Install'd at Windsor.
The same day the E. of Berkely Sworn of the Privy-Council.
date Aug. 4. The Parliament met at Westm. and were adjourn'd again till the 9th of Novemb. next.
The same day in the Afternoon, His Majesty went to Windsor.
date 8 The Mareschal d' Humieres, sent by the most Christian King, and the Count de Tonnerre, by the D. of Orleans, to Congratulate His Majesty's Victory over the Rebels; had Audience of the K. at Windsor, and the 9th of the Queen, and the 11th of the Queen Dowager.
date 23 The Marquis de Velparaiso, Envoy Extraordinary from the K. of Spain, had Audience of the King at Windsor, and the 24th of the Queen; and the 28th had Audience of the Queen Dowager at White-hall, and Sept. 13. of their Royal Highnesses at Windsor.
date 29 Sir Richard Bulstrode, sent Ambassador to Brussels.
date Sept. 1. The Count de Thun, Envoy Extraordinary from the Emperor, had Audience of Leave of the King, and the 2d. of the Queen at Windsor; and the 5th of the Queen Dowager at White-hall.
The same day, Don Simon de Souza de Magethaens, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Portugal, had Audience of the King, and the 3d. of the Queen at Windsor.
date 2 Alicia Lisle, Executed at Winchester for High-Treason, in harbouring John Hicks, a Rebel.
date 4 The Prince Mourbach, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of Cologne, had Audience of their Majesties at Windsor; the 12 had Audience of Leave of the King; and the 13. of the Queen and their Royal Highnesses at Windsor.
date 5 Francis Lord Guildford, Lord-Keeper of the Great Seal of England; died at his House at Wroxton in Oxfordshire.
date 7 A Proclamation, for apprehending the Earl of Macclesfield.
A Proclamation for the due Execution of the Acts of Parliament, for erecting the Post-Office.
A Proclamation for quieting the Post-master-General, his Deputies, and Assigns, in the Execution of his Office.
date 11 Don Joseph de Faria, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Poland, had Audience of Leave of their Majesties at Windsor; and the 19. of the Q. Dowager.
date 14 His Majesty went from Windsor to Winchester; and the 18. returned again to Windsor.
date 17 Sir Leoline Ienkins Buried in the Chapel of Jesus-College in Oxon.
date 20 The Marquis de Velparaiso, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Spain, had Audience of Leave of their Majesties at Windsor; and the 23. of the Q. Dowager at White-hall.
date 28 His Majesty taking into his Royal Consideration, the many Eminent and Faithful Services, which the right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys of Wem, Lord Chief Justice of England, had rendred the Crown, as well in the late King's time, as since His Majesty's accession to the Crown; was pleased to make him Lord high Chancellor of England.
date Octo. 6. Their Majesties return'd from Windsor to White-hall.
Count Hamilton, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector Palatin, had Audience of their Majesties, the Q. Dowager, and their Royal Highnesses at White-hall.
The same day the Baron Loe, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of T…ier, had Audience of their Majesties, and the Q. Dowager; the 9th of their Royal Highnesses. The 23. he had Audience of Leave of His Majesty.
date 7 The Heer Van Duyvenwoorden, the Heer Van Citters, and the Heer Dyckvelt, had Audience of Leave of their Majesties at White-hall; the 8th of the Q. Dowager, and the 9th of their Royal Highnesses.
date 11 Sir Edw. Herbert, made Lord Chief Justice of the King's-Bench; His Majesty having appointed Sir Edw. Lutwich to succeed him in the Place of Chief Justice of Chester. Sir Robert Wright, removed to the Court of King's-Bench, in the room of Sir Tho. Walcot; and Sir Edw. Nevil made Baron of the Exchequer in his room. Roger North, and Oliver Montague Esquires, both of His Majesty's Council at Law, made, the first Attorney, the second Sollicitor-General to the Queen.
A Proclamation for the Parliament to meet the Ninth of November next.
date 16 Sir E. Herbert, Lord Chief Justice of the King's-Bench, Sworn one of the Privy-Council.
date 19 Hen. Cornish Esq William Ring, Iohn Ferneley, and Eliz. Gaunt, found Guilty of High-Treason at the Old-Baily.
date 21 Viscount Preston, Sworn of His Majesty's Privy-Council.
The same day Paul Ricaut Esq was Knighted.
date 23 The Baron de Blomberg, Envoy from the D. of Courland, had the 17. Audience of the King; the 18. of the Queen, the 19. of the Queen Dowager, and this day of their Royal Highnesses.
Earl of Mulgrave made Lord Chamberlain in the Place of the Earl of Aylesbury, who died the 20th at Ampthil in Bedfordshire.
Henry Cornish Esq Executed in Cheapside over against Kingstreet; Elizabeth Gaunt, Burnt at Tyburn; and Edward Lindsey, Hanged on Tower-Hill, for running away from his Colours.
date 30 The Earl of Plimouth, Sworn one of the Privy-Council.
Richard Nelthorp, executed before Grays-Inn; and John Ayloff, before the Temple-Gate, for High-Treason.
date Nov. 6. An Order Prohibiting the making of Bonfires or other Fire-works, without particular Permission.
date 9 This Day the Parliament met at Westminster.
date 20 The Parliament Prorogued till Feb. 10. following.
date 28 The Lord Brandon Gerard, before found Guilty of High-Treason, had this day Sentence pass'd upon him; but was after Pardon'd.
date Dec. 4. The E. of Sunderland, Principal Secretary of State, made President of the Council.
date 9 Charles Bateman found Guilty of High-Treason, had Sentence pass'd upon him the 11th; and the 18. Executed at Tyburn.
date 13 Robert Nightingall Esq High-Sheriff of Norfolk, Knighted.
date 15 The Signior Zeno, and Signior Giustiniani, Envoys Extraordinary from the Republick of Venice, made their Entry; and the 18th had Audience of their Majesties, the 22. of the Q. Dowager at Somerset-House, and the 23. of their Royal Highnesses at White-hall.
date 16 The E. of Clarendon set forward for Ireland, being made Lieutenant thereof.
date 18 Viscount Tiviot, Col. Rob. Philips, and John Evelyn, appointed to Execute the Office of Privy-Seal, during the Earl of Clarendon's Absence.
date 20 Theophilus E. of Huntington, made Lord Chief Justice and Justice Eyre of all His Majesty's Forests, Chaces, Parks and Warrens on the South-side Trent, in the room of the Earl of Chesterfield.
date 29 The Bishop of Durham, Sworn Dean of His Majesty's Chapel-Royal; and the Bishop of Rochester, Sworn Clerk of the Closet.
date 30 John Hambden Try'd for High-Treason, cast himself upon the King's mercy.
date Jan. 3. The Marquis Capponi, Envoy Extraordinary from the great Duke of Tuscany, had Audience of their Majesties; the 4th of the Queen Dowager, and the 6. of her Royal Highness, and the 7th of his Royal Highness; and Feb. 2. had his Audience of Leave of their Majesties.
date 8 The Bishop of Durham, Sworn of the Privy-Council.
The Parliament Prorogued by Proclamation, till the 10th of May next.
date 13 The Signior Zeno, and Signior Giustiniani, had their Audience of Leave of their Majesties & the Queen Dowager, the 15. of her Royal Highness, and the 16. of his Royal Highness.
date 14 The Lord De la mere being Try'd at Westminster, for High-Treason, (the Lord Chancellor Jeffreys, constituted Lord High-Steward for that purpose) was acquitted; the Evidence against him appearing to be plainly perjur'd.
date Feb. 4. Dr. Edmand King, Knighted by His Majesty in his Bed-Chamber.
date 7 Tho. E. of Stamford, Bail'd out of the Tower.
date 10 Tho. Saxon found Guilty of Perjury, had his Sentence the 12th.
Mr. Philibert Vernatti, Attainted by Utlawry, for the Death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey, was acquitted.
Dr. Edes of Chichester, found Guilty of High-Misdemeanours, and committed to the King's-Bench.
The same day the Parliament met at Westminster, and was Prorogued till the 10th of May next.
date 13 Sir Tho. Genner, made one of the Barons of the Exchequer; Sir Henry Bedingfield, one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas, in the Place of Judge Levinz; and John Holt of of Grays-Inn Esq Knighted, and made Recorder in the place of Sir Tho. Genner.
date 23 John Bucknall, of Oxlie in Hertf. Knighted.
date Mar. 10. A Proclamation for a general Pardon.
date 22 Major Martin Beckman, Knighted.