The Historians Guide, Part 1 · Year 1668
date 25 SEveral Apprentices of the City of London, and other idle persons joyning, abusing the Liberty given them these Easter Holidays, tumultuously got together under the notion of pulling down Houses of ill fame about the Suburbs, of which several were seized on and put in custody.
date Apr. 4. Eight of those persons that were taken in that Riot in the last Easter Holidays, were this day Indicted of High Treason and Rebellion, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, and found guilty.
date 7 Arrived in the Downs Sir John Harman, with the Squadron of His Majesty's Ships under his Command, from the West-Indies.
date 18 A sudden Fire broke out in the Bridge-Town at the Barbado's, which in short time consumed the most part of that Town.
date 24 The Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Imbarked at Dublin for England.
date 25 And this day the Earl of Ossory was sworn Lord Deputy of Ireland during his absence.
date May 6. The Duke of Ormond arrived at Whitehall.
date 9 This day His Majesty being present in the House of Lords, was pleased to give His Royal Assent to several Bills; after which the Parliament Adjourned till the eleventh of August next coming.
Four of the persons concerned in the tumult in Easter Holidays last, being sentenced as Traytors, were this day hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn.
date 18 The Ministers of the State of England, and of the States General of the United Provinces, attended his most Christian Majesty at Paris, with the Ratification of the Treaty concluded between that Crown and Spain, which was mutually exchanged by them.
date 22 Sir John Vaughan this day took his place in the Common-Pleas, at Westminster-Hall, as Lord Chief Justice.
date Jun. 12. Died at Whitehall, Charles Viscount Fitz-Harding, Treasurer of His Majesty's Houshold.
Arrived at Whitehall, Sir William Temple, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary at Aix la Chappelle.
date 13 Sir Thomas Clifford made Treasurer of His Majesty's Houshold, and the Right Honourable the Lord Newport advanced to be Comptroller of His Majesty's Houshold.
date 18 Sir John Trevor arrived from his Ambassy in France.
date 22 His Majesty, his Royal Highness, and Prince Rupert, went this day for Sheerness, to view the Fortifications there.
date 23 From thence His Majesty and Royal Highness arrived in the Downs this day, to take a view of His Majesty's Fleet riding there, under the Command of Sir Thomas Allen.
date 24 Who this day with the Fleet under his Command sailed out of the Downs to the Westward.
date 25 His Majesty and Royal Highness returned to Whitehall.
date Jul. 1. This day Francis Lord Newport, was sworn of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date 2 The Earl of Manchester had the honour to entertain His Majesty, his Royal Highness, and Prince Rupert, at a Dinner at his House at Waltham.
date 3 From thence His Majesty and Royal Highness, &c. went for Hampton-Court, and to London, the same day.
His Majesty issued forth His Proclamation, declaring His Pleasure, That the Parliament should Adjourn themselves from August the eleventh next, till Nov. the tenth following.
date 6 His Majesty accompanied with his Royal Highness, honoured the Countess of Devon, with His Presence at Dinner, at her House at Rochampton.
Thence to Hampton-Court.
date 7 Returned to Whitehall.
date 29 Was launched at Bristol, a stout Frigat of 1100. Tuns, named the Edgar.
date Aug. 3. Sir Daniel Harvey set forward on his Ambussy for Constantinople.
date 11 This day the Parliament according to their Adjournment of the ninth of May last, met at Westminster, and Re-adjourned themselves in pursuance of His Majesty's Proclamation till the tenth of November next.
date 17 Mounsieur Colbert, Ambassador from His most Christian Majesty, made his publick Entry.
date 20 Sir Thomas Allen with his Fleet under his Conduct sailed by Plimouth, towards the Mediterranean.
date 31 His Royal Highness went for Dover.
date Sep. 3. His Majesty accompanied with his Royal Highness, his Highness Prince Rupert departed for Bagshot.
date 6 And this day they arrived at Windsor, and back the same night to Bagshot, having offered in St. George his Church according to the Statutes of the Order.
date 10 His Majesty and Royal Highness Prince Rupert, &c. from Bagshot to Portsmouth. And,
date 12 This day returned to Whitehall.
date 19 The Duke of Monmouth, in Hide-Park, was placed by His Majesty in the Command of Captain of His Life Guard of Horse, void by the Resignation of the Lord Gerrard of Brandon.
date 17 Seignior Pietro Moccenigo, Ambassador from the State of Venice, made his publick Entry.
date 18 A Proclamation signifying His Majesty's pleasure, That the Parliament should adjourn from the tenth of Nov. next, till the first of March next coming.
date 19 The Earl of Sandwich came to Portsmouth, from his Ambassys Extraordinary to Spain and Portugal.
date 29 Sir John Trevor, by the Resignation of Sir William Morrice, was sworn one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
Sir Thomas Allen, with His Majesty's Fleet came before Algiers.
date 30 His Majesty accompanied with His Royal Highness, &c. went for New-Market.
date Octo. 3. At Ipswich on His way to Harwich.
date 5 Returned to Ipswich, and the same day to New-Market.
date 13 His Royal Highness returned to Whitehall.
date 17 And this day His Majesty returned to Whitehall.
date 31 His Majesty again to New-Market.
date Nov. 3. Returned to Whitehall.
date 10 Both Houses of Parliament met at Westminster according to their Adjournment, and in obedience to His Majesty's Proclamation of September eighteenth, adjourned till the first of March next coming.
date Dec. 18. His Majesty set out His Proclamation for the Proroguing of the Parliament, from the first of March next, the time of their Adjournment, till Octob. nineteenth next following.
date 22 Was launched at Portsmouth a Frigat named the New Nonsuch.
date Jan. 13. Her Royal Highness was safely delivered of a Daughter.
date 15 And this day Christened by the name of Henrietta.
date Mar. 1. The Parliament met and were Prorogued according to Proclamation till October nineteenth next.
date 8 His Majesty and Royal Highness, &c. went to New-Market.
date 12 Returned to Whitehall.