The Historians Guide, Part 1 · Year 1669 – Year 1670
date Apr. 4. CAme to St. Hellens Road, Sir Thomas Allen from the Streights.
date 5 This day arrived at London the Prince of Tuscany.
date May 1. His Highness the Prince of Tuscany arrived at Cambridge.
date 3 Thence to Oxford.
date 31 This Evening His Majesty and his Royal Highness were entertained at Supper by the Prince of Tuscany, at St. Albans House in St. James's Fields.
date Jun. 1. This day the Prince of Tuscany took his leave, and departed for Holland.
date 2 And in his way was pleased to give a visit to the Duke of Albemarle at his House at Newhall.
date 9 John Earl of Tweddel was admitted of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date Jul. 7. The Earl of Winchelsea arrived from his Ambassy at Constantinople.
date 9 This day the University of Oxford, with great solemnity, took the possession of that magnificent Structure, the New Theatre, being the benefaction of his Grace Gilbert Sheldon, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury.
date 10 The Sea about Weymouth was observed this day to ebb and flow seven times between six and nine in the morning.
date 16 Died the Earl of Berkshire.
date 20 Interred at Westminster Abby.
Prince George of Denmark, having lately arrived in England, was this day conducted to His Majesty.
The Lord Roberts, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland arrived at Dublin.
Sir Thomas Allen set sail from Portsmouth, with his Squadron for the Streights.
date 22 The Lord Howard, imbarqued at Plimouth, on his Ambassy from His Majesty to the Emperor of Morocco.
date 30 His Majesty with his Highness, went down the River for Sheerness.
date Aug. 1. Returned to Whitehall.
date 5 The University of Oxford, upon the Resignation of Gilbert Sheldon, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury, Elected the Duke of Ormond their Chancellor.
date 17 The Count Guldenlack, Ambassador Extraordinary from Denmark, made his publick Entry.
date 20 Had his publick Audience.
date 30 His Majesty accompanied with his Royal Highness, and Prince Rupert, &c. went for Southampton.
date 31 Died at Colombe in France, Henrietta Maria, Queen-Mother of England.
Sir Thomas Allen arrived before Algiers, with His Majesty's Fleet under his Command, the Algerines refusing satisfaction to his demands.
date Sept. 1. Died at his House at Horsley, in Surry, Sir Edward Nicholas, late one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
date 6 Sir Thomas Allen declares War against the Algerines.
date 18 His Majesty and his Royal Highness, &c. returned from Southampton to Whitehall.
date 28 This day the Merchants of London met for the first time, in the new built Royal Exchange.
date 30 Was Launched at Portsmouth a stout and large Ship, designed to carry One hundred Guns, called the St. Michael.
date Oct. 11. Arrived at Deal, the Nonsuch Ketch, having been endeavouring to find out a North-West Passage.
date 19 This day both Houses of Parliament met at Westminster, according to their Prorogation.
The Earl of Lauderdale, His Majesty's Commissioner for Scotland, being arrived at Edenburgh, this day rid in state to the Parliament House.
date Nov. 7. Was performed at St. Dennis in France, the solemn Funeral Service for the Queen-Mother of England.
date 15 Died at St. James's the Lady Henrietta, Daughter to their Royal Highnesses.
date 16 Was made publick in Edenburgh, An Act asserting His Majesty's Supremacy over all Persons in all Causes Ecclesiastical, &c.
date Dec. 8. Was likewise published in Scotland, an Act for the Naturalization of Strangers of the Protestant Religion, that should bring their Estates, or set up new Works and Manufactures amongst them.
date 11 The Parliament of England was Prorogued by Commission till the fourteenth of Feb. next.
date 24 This night was taken by the Head Bailiff of Westminster, that notorious Highway Robber, Claude de Val formerly proscribed.
date Jan. 4. This day died at his Apartment in the Cock-Pit, the Duke of Albemarle, Captain General of His Majesty's Forces. The sad news of which being brought, together with the Garter, His Majesty to express the great value he had for the memory, and incomparable merits of that Great Person, was pleased to return the Garter to his Son, the Earl of Torrington, now Duke of Albemarle, and to declare, That he should succeed his Father in Gentleman of the Bed-Chamber, and of the Lord Lieutenant of the Country of Devon. And that as the last mark of His Majesty's gratitude to the memory of the deceased, His Majesty would Himself take care for his Funeral to be celebrated with a solemnity, such as might become the glorious things he did in the service of the Crown.
date 5 Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford, sworn of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date 18 Departed the Lord Viscount Falconbridge on his Ambassy Extraordinary to the Princes of Italy.
date 21 This day was publickly executed at Tyburn, Claude du Val, to the great grief of the women.
date 23 Died at the Cock-Pit, the Dutchess of Albemarle.
date Feb. 3. The Earl of Lauderdale arrived at Whitehall from Scotland.
Serjeant Littleton sworn one of the Barons of the Exchequer.
date 14 The Parliament met again at Westminster according to their Prorogation.
date 28 This day was Interred the Body of the late Dutchess of Albemarle, in Henry the Seventh's Chappel at Westminster.
date Apr. 10. JOhn Lord Berkley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, began his journey towards his charge.
date 11 His Majesty being present in His House of Peers, was pleased to give His Royal Assent to several Bills, whereof one was, An Act against Conventicles and Nonconformists. After which the Parliament Adjourned till the twenty fourth of October next.
date 21 The Lord Berkley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland entred upon the possession of Government.
date 25 The Duke of Monmouth, admitted of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date 30 This day the solemn Funeral of George Duke of Albemarle, set forward from Somerset-House, towards the Abby at Westminster, with extraordinary order, pomp and magnificence.
date May 15. This day His Majesty and his Royal Highness parted from Whitehall, and the next day came to Dover.
date 16 And this morning landed there her Royal Highness the Dutchess of Orleance.
date Jun. 15. The Right Honourable Henry Earl of Ogle, sworn of His Majesty's most Honourable Council.
date 20 Died at St. Clou in France, her Royal Highness the Dutchess of Orleance, His Majesty's Sister.
date Jul. 25. Mr. Nower the Herald Painter burnt in his Bed, at his House behind the Exchange, with two Children and two Servants.
date Aug. 17. A signal Victory obtained by Captain Beach, and some more of His Majesty's Ships near Cape Spartel, against the Algerines, in which were destroyed six lusty Ships of Algiers.
date Sep. 10. Peace concluded between England and Spain, in America, was this day ratified at Madrid.
date 26 Captain Pierce and his Lieutenant, late Captain of the Sapphire, according to the sentence of a Court Martial, for losing the said Ship cowardly, were executed aboard the Dragon at Deptford.
date Oct. 24. The two Houses of Parliament met again at Westminster, according to their Adjournment.
date 30 This day arrived at Whitehall his Highness the Prince of Orange.
date Nov. 3. Sir Thomas Allen arrived from the Streights in the Plimouth, leaving the command of His Majesty's Fleet there to Sir Edward Spragge.
date 10 The Lord Major, with the Sheriffs and Aldermen of London, complemented his Highness the Prince of Orange, with his welcome to England.
date Dec. 6. His Highness the Prince was entertained by the Lord Major, and the City of London, at Dinner at Drapers-Hall.
A bold and barbarous attempt was made upon the person and life of his Grace the Duke of Ormond, before Clarendon House, by six persons mounted and armed, forcing him out of his Coach, and endeavouring to have carried him away along with them.
date 18 The Prince of Orange went to Windsor.
date 19, 20. Thence to Oxford.
Where he was pleased to accept of a Degree from that University.
date 21 Returned to London.
date 30 A great fire at Wapping.
date Feb. 9. Her Royal Highness was brought to Bed this day of a Daughter.
date 13 The Prince of Orange parted from Whitehall, in order to his return for Holland.
date Mar. 6. His Majesty being in the House of Peers, was pleased to give the Royal Assent to several Bills; one was, An Act to prevent malicious maiming and wounding.
date 12 The Church of St. Paul in Shadwel, formerly belonging to the Parish of Stepney, being made lately Parochial, was this day Consecrated by John Lord Bishop of Rochester, Commissioned thereto by the Lord Bishop of London.