The Historians Guide, Part 2
A CONTINUATION OF THE Historian's Guide, OR, BRITTAIN'S Remembrancer, &c.
date N. 25. THE Duke of Albemarle arrived at Barbadoes.
date 27 The new Grand Seignior took upon him the Government at Constantinople.
date Dec. 6 A great Inundation in Ireland.
date 16 A Proclamation of K. James II. to prize Canaries, to be sold at 18d. the Quart.
date 24 Tho. Shaft… executed at Wapping-dock, being condemned by the Admiralty.
date Jan. 20. The Marquess of Bedmar, Envoy from the King of Spain, had Audience.
A Proclamation against Pyrats in America.
date 22 Duke of Berwick made Governour of Portsmouth.
date F. 10. A Proclamation against seditious Books.
date Mar. 2. Two Proclamations to forbid the English entring into foreign Service.
date 6 The Commissioners sate at Chelmsford to enquire after money levyed on Dissenters.
date 9 The Duke of Grafton arrived in the Downs.
date 20 Exeter new Charter brought down by the Mayor.
date Apr. 6. A Proclamation against exporting of Wool, &c.
date May 4. An Order of Council, signed by the Clerk of the Council, for ordering the King's Declaration of Tolleration to be read in Churches on the 20th and 27th Instant, being Sundays.
date 8 The King went to Chatham.
date 11 Chester Mail robbed nigh Coventry.
date 15 Captain Froud arrived at Plymouth from the West-Indies.
date 30 The Seir de Lente, Envoy from the King of Denmark, had his Audience of Congé.
date Jun. 8. The Archbishop of Canterbury, and six Bishops more, committed to the Tower for Petitioning the King not to reade the Declaration of Toleration in Churches.
date 14 Sir Roger Strickland with 20 Sail of Men of War in the Downs.
date 15 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishops of St. Asaph, Ely, Chichester, Bath and Wells, Peterborough, and Bristoll, were brought to the King's-Bench Bar, from the Tower, (where they were sent the 8th.) and arraigned, tryed, and acquitted the 29th of May, Instant.
Prince and Princess of Denmark came from the Bath.
date 17 Appointed a Day of Thanksgiving for the Birth of the Prince of Wales, that was said to be born on Trinity Sunday, about 10 of the Clock in the morning.
Naples almost ruined by an Earthquake.
date 22 Seignior Garstorf, Envoy from the King of Denmark, had Audience.
date 23 Marquess Cattaneo, Envoy from the Duke of Modena, had Audience.
Seignior Zeuglestin, Envoy from the Prince of Orange, had Audience.
date 26 A Call of Sergeants, viz. W. Leffant, Iohn Rotheram, V. Denn, Sol. Lovell, Sir H. Chancy, W. Moses, H. T…inder, H. Fuller, and W. Tomson.
date 29 Tho. Jifford, Mayor of Exeter, Knighted.
date July 14. The Lord Mayor, and Court of Aldermen, went to kiss the hand of the young Prince of Wales, the Recorder did present the Marchioness of Powis, his Governerness, with a Purse of Gold.
Thomas Elmes, Esq Knighted.
date 17 Fire-works on the Thames, for the Birth of the Prince of Wales.
date 18 James, Duke of Ormond, dyed in the 79th year of his Age, at Kingston-Hall in Dorsetshire.
date 24 The King and Queen went to Windsor, and went the third of August to Richmond, and on the ninth to Whitehall.
date Aug. 4. The new Charter was brought to Newcastle upon Tyne.
date 12 Samuel Gerrard, Esq Knighted.
The Mayor of Scarbrough tossed in a Blanket by a Captain that quartered in the Town.
Judge Allybone dyed.
date Sep. 2. Sir Robert Vyner dyed.
date 4 Sir John Shorter, Lord mayor of London, dyed, and was buried the 12th at St. Saviour's in Southwark.
date 6 Belgrade taken by Storm by the German Forces.
date 8 Sir John Eyles sworn Lord Mayor of London.
date 9 Countess-Dowager of Feversham dyed at Tunbridge.
date 10 Lieutenant Coll. Beaumont, Captain Paston, and four Captains of the D. of Berwick's Regiment, … at a Council of War at Windsor cashier'd for not admitting of Irishmen into their Companies.
date 14 Tho. Lane, of St. Lawrence Lane, Knighted.
date 17 Prince and Princess of Denmark came from Tunbridge.
Coll. Bevile Skelton, Esq sent to the Tower.
date 18 The King came from Windsor to Whitehall.
date 19 He went to Chatham.
date 20 The Queen and Prince of Wales came from Windsor to Whitehall.
date 21 The King's Declaration about the Parliament.
Sir Tho. Fitch, that made Fleet-Ditch, was buried at Eltham.
date 22 Came out the French King's Memorials against the Pope, and against the Emperour.
date 28 The King's Proclamation came out against the Dutch, and the same day came out the King's general Pardon.
date 30 The Bishop of London was restored.
date Octob. 2. The Charter of London restored by the Lord Chancellour, and Sir W. Pritchard desired to take the Chair, but he refused it: The same day the general Pardon came out again with Alterations.
date 6 Sir I. Chapman sworn Lord Mayor of Lond.
date 15 The Prince of Wales named at St. James's Chapel, James-Francis-Edward.
date 17 A Proclamation, and an Order of Council, came out, for restoring of Charters, Liberties, Rights, and Franchises to all Corporations.
The Earl of Derby made Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and Lancashire.
date 19 The Prince of Orange set sail with 50 Capital Men of War, 26▪ smaller, 25 fire Ships, 300 fly Boats, Pinks, &c. for England, but by a Storm that Night was driven back again.
date 22 The Birth of the Prince of Wales was examined before the Privy Council.
date 27 The Earl of Sunderland put out of the Council and Secretary of State.
date 28 The Lord Viscount Preston made Secretary, &c. in his room.
date Nov. 1. The Prince of Orange set sail with the Fleet that he had put out on the 19th of Octob. with about 100 small Ships more than was then, so here was 500.
date 2 A Proclamation against the Prince of Orange's Manifesto.
date 3 The Dutch Fleet sailed by Dover, and lost a small Vessel of about 100 men.
date 5 The Prince of Orange landed at Torbay, nigh Dartmouth, in Devon, with the Dutch Army, about 15000 men.
date 13 The Lord Lovelace, and thirteen of his party, were taken at Cyrencester, as they were going to the Prince of Orange.
date 16 Dr. Lamplugh, Bishop of Exeter, having lost Exeter on the Prince of Orange's coming, came up to London, and K. James made him Archbishop of York.
date 17 Eighteen Lords Spiritual and Temporal petition K. James for a Parliament.
date 17 The King went to Windsor in order to his Journey to Sarum.
date 26 K. James came from Sarum to Whitehall.
Coll. Bevile Skelton made Lieutenant of the Tower.
date 28 An Order by K. James for a Parliament to sit Jan. 15.
The French King's Ordinance for a War with the Dutch came out.
date Dec. 11. Dyed at St. James's the Countess Dowager of Ossory.
date 12 A false Allarm of an Irish Massacre in and about London, which Allarm spread over all England.
The Rabble up in several places for several days, pulling down Mass houses, and Papist's houses; (among others,) great mischief done to the Spanish Ambassadour's: It ceased Decemb. 12.
The Lord Chancellour Jeffreys taken in Wapping, and sent Prisoner to the Tower of London.
date 13 The Lords publish an Order to keep London and Middlesex quiet.
The Lords and Citizens waited on the Prince of Orange at Henley with an Address.
K. James stopped in a Smack nigh Feversham in Kent; with him, the Earl of Peterborough, Sir Ed. Hales, &c. Four Coaches were sent for him, and on the 16th he came to Whitehall; on the 18th he left Whitehall, and went to Sir Richard Head's, nigh Rochester; on the 23d he withdrew for France.
date 14 The Prince of Orange came to Windsor.
The Duke of Grafton assaulted in the Strand at the head of his Regiment: The person shot dead that assaulted him.
The Lords publish an Order for the quieting of the Irish.
date 18 The Prince of Orange came to St. James's, and his Forces to London.
date 19 The Prince of Orange visited the Queen Dowager at Sommerset-house, and this day the Prince and Princess of Denmark came to Whitehall.
date 20 The Aldermen and Citizens of London waited on the Prince of Orange at St. James's.
date 21 The Prince of Orange published an Order to return the Arms into the publik Store, and an Order about quartering of Soldiers.
date 22 The Lords Spiritual and Temporal assembled at Westminster, and ordered F. Guine, Esq to sign such Orders as were made by them.
date 23 The Prince of Orange ordered the French Ambassadour to leave England.
date 25 The Peers present to the Pr. of Orange two Addresses; the first, of Thanks, &c. and to desire his Highness to accept the Government till Jan. 22. next; the second, to issue out Letters to the Coroners to chuse Conventionmen, to sit Jan. 22.
date 26 The Aldermen and Citizens of London agreed to the said Address.
date 29 The Prince of Orange gave his Answer to the said Addresses.
date 30 The Prince of Orange put out his Declaration, authorising Sheriffs, Justices, &c. to act; the same day his Highness received the Sacrament at St. James's by the hands of the Bishop of London.
date Jan. 2. The Prince of Orange published a Declaration for the better collecting the Revenue.
date 3 The Lord Dartmouth with the Fleet came into the Downs.
date 5 The Prince of Orange published an Order for regular Election of Convention-men.
The Sedgmore Frigot lost nigh Plymouth.
date 6 Dr. Seth Ward, Bishop of Sarum, dyed.
date 7 Coll. John Darcy, Heir to the Earl of Holderness, dyed.
date 8 James Howard, Earl of Suffolk, dyed.
The Prince of Orange published a Declaration for quartering of Soldiers.
date 9 The Countess of Huntingdon was carried through London in order to her Interrment.
date 10 Scotland address the Prince of Orange to take their Government upon him till March next.
date 16 The Prince of Orange's Declaration for paying the Seamen.
date 19 The Prince of Orange's Order for paying and keeping the Soldiers in order.
date 22 The Convention met at Westminster; the Marquess of Hallifax made Speaker of the Lords House, and Mr. Powle of the Commons: then they desired the Prince of Orange to take on him the Administration of the Government for a farther time; also, ordered that a Thanksgiving-day be kept Jan. 31. at London, &c. and Feb. 14. in all England. The Prince of Orange sent a Letter to the House of Lords about settling the Government.
date Feb. 2. The Order to forbid Feb. 6. to be kept a Thanksgiving-day.
A great number of people go to Westminster to desire the Convention to crown the Prince and Princess of Orange.
date 4 The Lord Mayor published an Order to prevent the tumultuous meeting at Westminster.
date 6 The Prince of Orange's Proclamation to prevent the abuses in Forests.
date 7 The Lords in the Convention agreed with the Commons, that the Throne was vacant, and that the Prince and Princess of Orange ought to be King and Queen,
date 12 The Princess of Orange landed at White-hall.
date 13 The Prince and Princess of Orange proclaimed King and Queen of England, France, and Ireland, by the name of William and Mary, at London; on the 19th at Rippon, Beverly, Lancaster, Hartford, Ware, Royston, Baldock, Tri…, St. Albanes, Stamford, Alesbury, Wendover, Chesham, Beaconsfield, Rewsborrow, Colebrook, Burnham, Ivingo, Marlo, &c. the 18th at Bath, Cardigan, &c. the 23d at York, Taunton, &c. March 5. at Bridgewater, Bristoll, &c. the 6th at Sandwich, &c.
date 14 K. William put out a Proclamation for the collecting of the Revenue to continue as in December last.
date 16 K. William's Order in Council for alteration of the Royal Family's Names in the Common-Prayer.
date 18 K. William made a Speech to the Lords and Commons at Westminster.
date 21 The Bishop of London, and the Clergy of the City, waited on K. William at White-hall.
date 22 K. William's Declaration to order the Irish to lay down their Arms by April following.
date 23 K. William signed the Act for the sitting, of the Parliament, and after, the King and Queen went to Hampton-Court.
date 26 Sir John Read's House was robbed at Bracket-hall in Hartfordshire.
date 28 A Proclamation for the discovery of Mr. Brent. Another for bringing in Arms imbezelled.
date Mar. 2. Serj. Maynard, Serj. Rawlinson, and Sir Anthony Keck, are made Commissioners of the Great Seal of England.
Henry Pollexfen, Esq Attorney General.
Sir Geo. Tre…y, Sollicitor General.
Lord Willoughby, Chancellour of the Dutchy.
Lord Lovelace, Captain of the Band of Pensioners.
Lord Lucas, chief Governour of the Tower of London.
date 4 The Earl of Sandwich his Funeral.
date 8 William Harbord, Esq sworn of the Privy-Council.
The Brandenburghs got a Victory over the French at Nuis.
The Lords and Commons present an Address to stand by K. William with their Lives and Fortunes. K. William desires their care of the Dutch, Ireland, and the Fleet.
Arthur Herbert, Esq John Earl of Carbury, Sir Michael Wharton, Bart. Sir Tho. Lee, Bart. Sir John Chichesly, Sir John Lowther, Bart. of White-haven, and William Sacheveril, Esq Commissioners for the Admiralty.
date Mar. 9. Dr. Gilbert Burnet elected Bishop of Sarum, (in the place of Dr. S. Ward, deceased) and consecrated at Fulham, by the Bishops of London, Winchester, Lincoln, Landaff, St. Asaph, and Carlile.
date 12 The City of London made an Address to K. William.
Charles Sedly, Esq of Southfleet, in Kent, Knighted.
K. James II. arrived at Kingsale in Ireland, and on the 24th entred Dublin on Horseback, and the next day published three Proclamations.
date 16 K. William made a Speech in the House of Lords, and passed two Acts.
The Parliament addressed the King to put his Proclamation out against the Soldiers that disserted.
The Sheriffs of all Counties of England were appointed by K. William.
A Proclamation for Crowning K. William and Q. Mary, and Proclaimed at London on the 20th, for the Coronation to be on the 11th of April next.
The Convention of Scotland met, and chose Duke Hamilton Speaker, and on the 23d sent their Answer to K. William's Letter, by the Lord Rosse.
date 17 Sir John Chapman, Lord Mayor of London dyed.
date 18 Sir John Berry came into the Downs with a Squadron of Men of War.
date 20 The Lord Lieutenants of all the Counties of England appointed by K. William.
date 21 Alderman Pilkington chose Lord Mayor of London for the remainder of the year.
K. William signed the Act for a present Aid of 412000 l.
date Mar. 27. THE Lord Coo… made Treasurer and Receiver General to Q. Mary.
date 30 Being Easter day, Sir Geo. Lockhart was shot dead as he came from Church at Edenburgh; he was Lord President of the Sessions of Scotland.
date Apr. 1. A Proclamation for bringing in of Arms.
date 2 The Convocation of Scotland voted the Throne vacant; and on the 4th, voted to settle the Crown on K. William and Q. Mary; and on the 10th proclaimed them, and declared against Bishops, and made a new Oath of Allegiance to K. William and Q. Mary.
date 3 K. William passed three Acts of Parliament at Westminster.
Coll. Cunningham and Coll. Richards shipt their Regiments at Liverpool, in Lancashire, for Ireland.
Duke Frederick Mareschal de Schomberg, and William Earl of Devonshire, made Knights of the Garter; Dr. Burnet, Bishop of Sarum, sworn Chancellour of that Order.
date 4 King William's Declaration to secure all Soldiers of English Pay, though sent beyond Seas.
date 5 The Duke of Ormond installed Knight of the Garter.
Admiral Herbert sailed with his Fleet from Spithead.
date 6 Monsr. d'Avaux, the French Ambassadour, made his publick entrance into Dublin, and had his Audience of K. James II. at the Castle.
date 8 The Irish beat by a Sally made by the Protestants out of Colerain.
Charles, Viscount Mordant, (since Earl of Monmouth,) Henry Lord de la Mere, Sidney Lord Godolphin, Sir Hen. Capell, Rich. Hambden, Sen. Esq made Commissioners of the Treasury.
date 9 Jonathan, Lord Bishop of Bristol, elected Bishop of Exeter.
K. William passed the Act for the Coronation Oath, and 2 Acts more,
Dyed at Rome Queen Christiana of Sweedland.
date 10 Prince George of Denmark made Baron of Ockingham, Earl of Kendale, and Duke of Cumberland.
The Marquess of Winchester made Duke of Bolton.
William Bentinek, Esq made Baron of Cyrencester, Viscount Woodstock, and Earl of Portland.
Viscount Faulconberg made Earl of Faulconberg.
Viscount Mordant made Earl of Monmouth.
Lord Mountague made Viscount Mounthermer, and Earl of Mountague.
Lord Churchill made Earl of Marlborough.
Henry Sidney, Esq made Baron Milton, Viscount Sidney, of Sheppy in Kent.
Lord Lumley made Viscount Lumley of Lumley-Castle in Durham.
Lord Cholmondly made Baron of Cholmondly, of Wich Malbanch, alias Nantwich, in Cheshire.
Tho. Pilkington, Esq Lord Mayor of London, Knighted.
Sir Geo. Hewit made Baron of James-Town, and Viscount Goran in Ireland.
date 11 K. William and Q. Mary crowned at Westminster, by the Bishop of London, and the day kept with great Ceremony in most of the chief Towns in England.
date 12 The House of Commons walked on foot from Westminster to White-hall, to congratulate their Majesties on their Coronations.
date 17 Admiral Herbert arrived at Kingsale, in Ireland.
date 18 George Jeffereys, Baron of Wemm, and late Lord Chancellour of England, dved in the Tower of London, and was buried in the Tower privately the Sunday night following, by an Order his Relations got from K. William.
The Sieur de Schmittan, Envoy extraordinary from the Duke of Brandenburgh had Audience of the King and Queen, at Hampton-Court.
date 19 George Booth, Esq Sir Richard Temple, Sir John Worden, Sir Robert Southwell, Sir Robert Clayton, Sir Patience Ward, made Commissioners of the Customs.
date 20 The Lords Address to K. William to support the Church of England, and to call a Convocation.
Sir Henry Fane, Sir Hen. Ashurst, Sir Hum. Edwin, Tho. Frankland, Esq Fran. Parry, Esq John Danvers, Esq and John Wilcox, Iun. Esq made Commissioners for the Excise.
date 24 The Earl of Danby made Marquess of Caermarthen.
K. William passed six Acts of Parliament.
date 26 An Address of the House of Commons to K William, for a War with France, and the King's Answer to it.
The Baron de Schutz, Envoy extraordinary from the Dukes of Lunenburgh, &c. had Audience of their Majesties at Hampton-Court.
Two Proclamations came out, 1. To incourage French Protestants. 2. For prohibiting French Goods.
The Estates of Scotland named the Earl of Argyle, Sir James Montgomery, and Sir John Dalrimple, to go Commissiones for England, to offer the Crown of Scotland. to K. William and Q. Mary, which was done accordingly, on the 11th of May, in great solemnity, in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, to which place the Commissioners came by Post.
date 27 Arrived at Portsmouth the Wolf, from Virginia, having on Board the Lord Howard of Effingham, Governour of Virginia.
date 29 K. William put out two Proclamations for prohibiting Seamen to serve foreign Princes, &c.
date May 1. K. William passed at Westminster the Poll Act, and two more.
A Fight betwixt Admiral Herbert and the French at Bantry Bay in the N. W. of Ireland.
date 2 The Estates of Scotland adjourned to the 21st instant.
date 4 A Call of Serjeants, viz. Sir Hen. Pollexfen, Nich. Lechmore, Tho. Rookesby, Iohn Thurburn, Will. Wogan, Will. Pawlet, Nath. Bond, Gyles Eyres, Hen. Hatsell, Iohn Blencow, Peyton Ventris, Iohn Powell, Roger Bellwood, Iohn Tremain, Iohn Trenchard, and John Turton, Esqs;
The same day the Judges were constituted, viz. Sir John Holt, Ch. Just. Sir W. Dolben, Sir W. Gregory, and Gyles Eyres, Esq of the King's. Bench; Sir Henry …ollexsen, Ch. Just. Sir John Powell, Tho Rookeshy, and Peyton Ventris, Esqs; of the Common Pleas; Sir Robert Atkinson, Ch. B…ron, Sir Ed. Nevile, Nich. Lechmore, and John Turton, Esqs; of the Exchequer.
John Trenchard, Esq Ch. Just. of Chester.
Sir Geo. Treby, Attorney General.
John Summers, Esq Sollicitor General.
date 5 The Plate Fleet arrived in the Downs, richly laden.
date 7 A Declaration of War against France came out.
A Proclamation against a Libell called The History of the Convention, offering 100l. reward to discover Author or Printer.
date 9 The Thanksgiving-day was kept in Scotland for their Deliverance from Popery and Slavery.
date 11 K. William gave his Royal Assent to five Acts at Westminster.
date 13 A Proclamation for appointing Commissioners for the Poll Act, and another to prevent false Musters.
date 16 K. William came to Portsmouth, and on board the Elizabeth Frigot dined with Admiral Herbert, where he declared his Royal intention to make Admiral Herbert an Earl; and there Knighted Capt. John Ashby, and Capt. Clowdes. Shovell, and the King returned that Evening to Hampton-Court, after giving 2600l. amongst the wounded, &c. Seamen.
A great Sally by the Protestants at Londonderry, with success.
George Lord Me…ill made sole Secretary of State in Scotland.
Frederick Count de Schomberg made General of all his Majesty's Forces, Master General of the Ordinance, and of his Majesty's Privy Council, Baron of T…ys, Earl of Brantford, marquess of Harwich, and Duke of Schomberg.
date 18 About 120 Seamen came Voluntiers from Norwich to serve his Majesty, and about 150 more went by Land to Portsmouth on the same account.
Robert Casor, Master of the Advice, a Cole Ship, beat two French Prizes.
date 20 Sir Robert Wright, late Lord Chief Justice, dyed in Newgate.
date 22 The Assistence Frigot came into Plymouth with the Body of the late Duke of Albemarle.
date 23 K. William's Declaration, with an Order of Council, for encouraging Seamen.
K. William's Proclamation for a Fast to be kept about London, on the fifth of June, on the 19th all England over.
date 24 K. William gave his Royal Assent to the Act for Toleration of Dissenters, and two Acts more.
The Estates of Scotland read K. William's Letter to make them a Convention, which they acccepted with thanks, and adjourned to June 5. and ordered all their Members to meet then.
date 27 The Heers Engelenburg, Witsen, Odyck, Citters, and Dyckvelt, Ambassadours extraordinary from Holland, made their publick Entrance, and on the 30th had their publick Audience at the Banquetting House at Whitehall.
date 28 K. William gave his Royal Assent to two Acts of Parliament.
Vice-Admiral Almonde arrived at Portsmouth with part of the Dutch Fleet.
The Scanderoon Fleet came to Plymouth.
date May 30. The Dutchess of Albemarle arrived at Plymouth, from Jamaica.
The Duke of Somerset was installed Chancellour of Cambridge, at Northumberland Hou…e in the Strand.
date 31 Major General Kirke set Sail from High-lake, nigh Leverpole, with his Forces for London-Derry.
date June 1. Admiral Herbert created Earl of Torrington, and Baron Herbert of Torbay.
date 4 The Assistant Frigat with fourteen Merchant men from the West-Indies, came into the Downs.
John Ashburnham Esq Created Baron Ashburnham of Ashburn-Hall in Sussex.
The Dutch Ambassadours had Audience.
date 6 The Dutch Fleet of Thirty Capital Ships came to the Spit-head.
date 10 Edward Mosely, Esq of Lancashire Knighted.
date 13 Edinburgh Castle deliverd up, by the Duke of Gourdon.
date 14 His Majesty set Sail from the Spit-head.
date 15 London-Derry made another advantageous Sally.
Major General Kirke came to the Lough before London-Derry.
date 16 The Fortress of Keyseawreart surrendered by the French to the Duke of Brandenburgh.
date 17 Above Eighty of the Clergy of London went in a Body to take the Oaths at Westminster-hall.
The Parliament of Scotland met, and passed an Act to ascertain King William's Authority.
date 22 King William went to the Parliament at Westminster, and passed Ten Acts.
date 24 King William's Proclamation to offer one Hundred Pound to discover either Sir Adam Blair, or Doctor Robert Grey, for dispersing King James's Declaration.
date 25 John Studer was executed at Kingston for deserting His Majesty's Service.
date 28 King William went to the House of Lords and made a Speech to the Parliament.
date 30 King of Sweden's Envoy had Audience.
date July 5. An Act passed in Scotland to take away the Supremacy over Ecclesiastical Affairs.
date 6 James Ermendenger made Master of their Majesties Hand-Guns.
A Plot discovered to have fired Edinburgh, and to have destroyed the Estates, on the Eight instant, on which discovery about Forty Persons were secured.
date 9 The Earl of Pembroke had Audience of the States of Holland.
date 10 There landed from Three French Men of War about Eight hundred Irish in Argile-shire in Scotland, from Carrick fergus.
date 11 King William called by Writ to sit as Barons in the House of Lords, Charles Lord Dursley, and Robert Lord Viscount Lisle, who took their places.
The Protestants at Inniskilling by a Sally beat a Convoy of four hundred, and took two Firkins of money, and fifteen Waggons of Ammunition and Provisions.
date 13 A Proclamation to offer Ten pound to discover any High-way man.
Robert Serle Esq appointed to be Consul of Leghorne.
date 17 Duke Schomberg left White-hall in order to his journey to Chester, towards his Relief of Ireland.
date 20 Duke Schomberg came to Chester, being received with great respect, next day viewed the ground where the Camp was to be.
date 21 A French Man of War brought in as a prize to Plymouth, which came from Ireland.
date 22 The Act for Abolishing the Episcopacy in Scotland, was touched with the Sceptre.
date 23 The Spanish Ambassadour had his publick Audience.
date 24 About four of the Clock in the Morning her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Denmark was brought to Bed of a Son, and on the Twenty seventh was Christen'd by the name of William, by the Bishop of London at Hampton Court, where his Majesty declared him Duke of Glocester.
date 25 King William passed nine Acts of Parliament.
date 26 Came out a Proclamation against exporting of Salt Petre.
date 31 Martin Wiscomb made Consul of Cadiz, and Saint Maries.
London-derry in Ireland was relieved after it was brought to that extremity, that five hundred ninety one Bombs had been shot into the Town, and six thousand dyed for want of Provisions, and five thousand fighting men left in it; the same night the Duke of Berwick with King James's Forces raised the Siege, and went away burning all places they left behind.
date Aug. 1. A great fight in Scotland betwixt General Mackay, and the Lord Dundee, where the latter was killed.
date 2 The Parliament of Scotland Adjourned to the eighth of October.
Pope Innocent XI. dyed in the 79th year of his Age, and was the sixth buried at Saint Peter's Church at Rome, after he had lain three days in the Church for publick view.
date 3 The Earl of Torrington with the Fleet nigh the Isle of Silly, designed for the Coast of Ireland.
date 7 Four Ships went with Provisions from Highlake to London-derry.
date 8 Launceston in Cornwall, did present an Address to King William, being the first of any County of England.
date 12 Duke Schomberg set Sail from Highlake, and on the thirteenth landed at Bangor (in the North of Ireland) with the English Forces.
date 15 A Fight betwixt Prince Waldeck, with the English, and Dutch Forces, and Mareschal d'Humieres with the French, where near two thousand of the latter were killed.
date 20 The fight at Dunkell in Scotland.
date 22 William Forester, and James Forbes, Esqs; and Clerks of the Green-cloth, were Knighted at Hampton Court.
date 27 Francis Blake of Ford Castle, Knighted at Hampton Court.
date 28 Carrick fergus in Ireland surrendred to Duke Schomberg after four days Siege.
The North Male Robbed nigh Newington; in Middlesex.
date 9 Mr. Walker, late Governour of London-derry, waited on their Majesties at Hampton Court, where the King presented him five Thousand pound as a Reward.
The Earl of Levins is made Governour of Edinburgh Castle.
The Earl of Torrington with the Fleet at Torbay.
date Aug. 31. Mr. Walker late Governour of London-derry, waited on King William at Hampton Court, and presented an Address.
date Sept. 1. The Chester Male Robbed betwixt Highgate, and Whe…stone.
date 2 A Proclamation Authorizing Commissioners for the Act of 12 d. in the pound.
date 9 Duke Hamilton sworn of his Majesty's Privy Council at White-hall.
date 13 Edward Smith Esq appointed Consul for the Canary Islands.
date 16 The East-land Fleet of 34 Sail passed by Weymouth.
date 20 Parliament met and Adjourned to October the 19th following.
date 25 The Dutch Ambassadours had their Audience of leave.
date 26 Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice of England, sworn of the Privy Council.
date 30 Sir Thomas Pilkington continued Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing year.
The King left White-hall towards his journey for New-Market.
date Octo. 1. The Fleet under the Earl of Torrington Sailed out of Torbay to the Spit-head.
date 6 A Proclamation to preserve the New River Water.
The University of Cambridge waited on King William at New-market.
The King din'd at New-market.
date 7 Bonn taken by the Duke of Brandenburgh after 55 days being blocked up, and 26 days close Siege. date 11
date 12 King William returned from Cambridge, and New-market to Hampton-Court.
date 13 Doctor Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester, Doctor Patrick, Bishop of Chichester, Doctor Ironside Bishop of Bristol, were Consecrated at the Bishop of London's Chapel at Fulham, by the Bishop of London, Bishop of St. Asaph, and Bishop of Rochester.
date 19 The Parliament met at Westminster, where King William made a Speech to them.
date 21 Queen of Portugal was brought to Bed of a Son.
date 23 Was kept in London by the Irish Protestants the Anniversary for the deliverance from the Massacre in 1641.
date 24 King William was made free of the Grocers Company, and on the presenting his Freedom Ralph Box Esq was Knighted.
date 28 Sir George Davis made Consul of Naples.
date Nov. 2. Richard Lord Coot made Earl of Earles of Bellomont in Ireland.
date 6 Was brought into Falmouth a French Vessel taken going to Ireland, with 4000 Armes, and Powder, and Officers.
date 8 A Fleet of Eighty Sail with six Thousand Foot, and one Thousand Horse on Board of Danes, Sailed by Hull for Scotland.
date 10 Envoy from Spanish Flanders had his Audience.
date 13 Thomas Kirke Esq made Consul of Genoua.
The Danish Forces arrived at Hull.
date 14 A Proclamation offering 200 l. for apprehending of Edmund Ludlow.
date 16 Lambert Blackwell Esq made Consul of Leghorne.
date 20 Walter Doleman Esq made Consul of Alicant in Spain.
date 21 An order of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen offering 500 l. to discover the Person that offered an Indignity to King William's Picture in Guild-hall.
date Dec. 2. Thomas Papillion, Simon Ma…ne, Iohn Agur, Humphrey Ayles, and James How were appointed Commissioners for the Victualing their Majesties Navy.
FINIS.