The Historians Guide, Part 1 · Year 1673 – Year 1675
date 29 HIs Majesty being present in the House of Peers, gave His Royal Assent to several Bills, among others, An Act for a Supply to His Majesty of 1238000l. sterl. An Act for a Free Pardon, which done, both Houses adjourned till October twentv, next coming.
date Apr. 3. This day was published a List of Two hundred seventy four persons, redeemed from Algiers, Sally, &c. by the Moneys raised in England and Wales, by virtue of His Majesty's Letters Patent to that purpose dated Sept. 10. 1670.
date 9 Edward Seymour Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons, was sworn of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date May 1. The Duke of Monmouth, was made by the most Christian King, one of the Lieutenant Generals of his Army, during this Summers Campaign.
date 2 His Majesty having seen His Fleet, commanded by his Highness Prince Rupert, under Sail, returned this day to Whitehall.
The whole Dutch Fleet upwards of Seventy Sail of Capital Ships, passed by Alborough-Bay.
date 6 The Island of St. Helena, in the East-Indies, was this day regained by Captain Munday, with some other of His Majesty's Ships from the Dutch, and three rich East-India Dutch prizes taken in the Harbor.
date 9 His Majesty's Fleet, under the command of Prince Rupert, passed by Dover, in order to their conjunction with the French Squadron.
date 16 The French Squadron, under the Command of the Count de Estres, sailed from Portsmouth for the Downs.
His Majesty and his Royal Highness, &c. went for Rye, near which place both Fleets intended to joyn.
This day both the Fleets came to a conjunction.
date 17 His Majesty was pleased to make the Earl of Ossory, Rear Admiral of the Blew Squadron for the Summers Service.
date 19 His Majesty and Royal Highness returned to Whitehall.
date 21 The whole Fleet, under the Command of his Highness Prince Rupert, weighed Anchor from the Northforeland, and stood for the Coast of Holland.
date 25 This day in sight of the Dutch Fleet, about five Leagues off the Wielings.
date 28 The English Fleet engage with the Dutch, and after a sharp dispute, forced the Dutch to retreat and shelter among their Shallows.
date Jun. 4. This day happ'ned a second Ingagement with the Dutch, upon their Coast.
date 11 His Majesty and his Royal Highness, went to the Buoy in the Nore to see the Fleet.
date 12 Returned to Whitehall.
date 19 The Lord Clifford having resigned his Staff, as Lord High-Treasurer, His Majesty was pleased to deliver it to Sir Thomas Osborne, who was also created Viscount Dumblayne, in the Kingdom of Scotland.
date Jul. 12. The Duke of Monmouth arrived at Whitehall, from the French Camp in Flanders.
date 15 His Majesty and his Royal Highness went to the Buoy in the Nore, to hasten the going out of the Fleet.
date 16 His Majesty's whole Fleet, under Prince Rupert, set Sail from the Buoy in the Nore, being accompanied by His Majesty as low as the Middle-Ground.
date 18 His Majesty and Royal Highness returned to Whitehall.
date 19 Sir Robert Howard, made Auditor of His Majesty's Exchequer, in the room of Sir Robert Long deceased.
date Aug. 11. A third Victory obtained against the Dutch Fleet, after a stout contest by His Majesty's Fleet, under the Command of Prince Rupert, wherein that Gallant Seaman Sir Edward Spragge was unhappily lost, near Schonevelt.
date 23 The whole English Fleet come to an Anchor near Harwich.
date Sep. 10. This day His Majesty accompanied with his Royal Highness, &c. went down to Woolwich, to see the working of two Water Engines, invented by Sir Samuel Moreland.
His Majesty commanded the Earl of Ossory to take the command of His Majesty's Fleet now at the Buoy in the Nore, in the absence of Prince Rupert.
date 13 Captain Richard Munday came into the River of Thames, with five East-India English Ships under his Convoy, and three Dutch East-India Prizes, taken at the regaining of St. Helena.
date 19 This day was Interred Charles Duke of Richmond (who died at Elsynour) at Westminster, in Henry the Seventh's Chapel.
date Oct. 20. Both Houses of Parliament met at Westminster according to their Adjournment, and were Prorogued by Commission, till the twenty seventh instant.
date 27 Met again this day.
date Nov. 4. And farther Prorogued till January seventh next.
date 9 His Majesty was pleased to take the Great Seal of England, from the Earl of Shaftsbubury, Lord Chancellor, and deliver it to Sir Heneage Finch, His Majesty's Attorney General, with the title of Lord-Keeper.
date 21 This Evening arrived at Dover, her Royal Highness, with (the Dutchess of Modena) her Mother being at the same time met by his Royal Highness, the Duke of York, in order to the consummation of their Marriage.
date 26 His Majesty went in His Barge down the River of Thames, to meet their Royal Highnesses, who together arrived at Whitehall the same day.
date Dec. 8. His Majesty was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Captain Richard Munday for his good service in regaining St. Helena.
date 12 Likewise on Captain Robert Robinson, Captain of the Monmouth Frigat.
date Jan. 7. The Parliament met again at Westminster, according to their Prorogation; His Majesty was pleased to be in the House of Lords, and make a gracious Speech to them.
date Feb. 9. The Treaty of Peace concluded between His Majesty and the States General of the United Provinces, was this day signed by His Majesty's Commissioners, and by the Marquess Del Fresno, Ambassador extraordinary from the Crown of Spain to His Majesty, on the part of the said States, commissioned by them thereto.
date 24 The Parliament was this day Prorogued till the tenth of November next.
date 28 The Peace with Holland publickly Proclaimed in London and Westminster.
date Apr. 13. THe Earl of Mulgrave, Elected into the Order of the Garter.
date 27 Launched at Harwich a stout third Rate Frigat, named the Harwich.
date May 10. Sir Leoline Ienkins, and Sir Joseph Williamson, His Majesty's late Plenipotentiarys at Cologne, arrived this day at Whitehall, from thence.
date 20 The Heers Van Reed, Van Beuninghan, and Van Haren, Ambassadors Extraordinary from the States General of the United Provinces, to His Majesty, made their Entry through London.
His Majesty accompanied with his Royal Highness, &c. went for Windsor with the whole Court.
date 27 Robert Earl of Sunderland, admitted of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date Jun. 15. His Majesty and his Royal Highness arrived at Portsmouth from Windsor.
The battel of Saniein between the French and the Confederates.
date Jul. 10. The Earl of Peterborough sworn of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.
date 15 The Duke of Monmouth, upon the Resignation of the Duke of Buckingham, was Elected Chancellor of Cambridge.
date Aug. The Battle of Seneff, in which the Prince of Aurange remained Master of the Field.
date Sep. 1. His Majesty and the whole Court returned to Whitehall from Windsor.
date 11 Henry Earl of St. Albans, having resigned into His Majesty's hand the Staff as Lord Chamberlain, His Majesty was pleased to deliver it to Henry Earl of Arlington.
Sir Joseph Williamson made one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
date 22 His Majesty by His Proclamation farther Prorogued the Parliament, from the tenth of November next, till April thirteenth next after.
date Nov. 1. The Parliament met, and according to a Proclamation of the two and twentieth of September, was Prorogued to the thirteenth of April in the year insuing.
date Dec. 4. The Earl of Strafford admitted of His Majesty's Privy-Council.
date 18 His Majesty having been pleased, at His Entertainment at Guildhall in the City of London, the twenty ninth of October last, to accept of the Freedom of the City, by the hands of Sir Thomas Player, their Chamberlain; This day the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen waited upon His Majesty at Whitehall, and humbly presented Him with the Copy of the Freedom of the City in a Box of massie Gold; the Seal thereof hanging in a Golden Box, set over with Diamonds, to a considerable value.
date Jan. 10. Her Royal Highness was happily brought to Bed of a Daughter, and christned by the name of Catharina Laura.
date Mar. 4. Four Tripoli men of War burnt in the Port of Tripoli by Sir John Narborough.
date Apr. 13. THe Parliament met again after the time of Prorogation expir'd.
date Jun. 9. The Parliament by reason of a difference between the two Houses upon an Appeal of Dr. Shirly to the House of Lords against Sir John Fag, Prorogued to the thirteenth of October following.
date Aug. 10. A Hurricane at Barbados, which destroy'd at Sea eight Ships and Ketches, and at land 300 Houses, and above 200 persons.
date Sep. 3. The whole Town of Northampton very near burnt down to the ground by an accidental fire.
date Oct. 13. The Parliament met.
date Nov. 23. Prorogued again till the fifteenth of February in the year following.
date 27 A Proclamation for the Trade of the Plantations.
date Dec. 15. Sir Leolin Ienkins His Majesty's Plenipotentiary for the Treaty at Nimegin took his leave in order to his journey.
date 19 Heneage Lord Finch, Baron of Daventry, and Lord-Keeper of the Great Seal of England, delivering up the Seal to His Majesty, receiv'd it immediately back again with the Title of Lord High-Chancellor of England.
date Dec. 22. Two Proclamations about the Trade at Algiers and Sea-briefs.
date Dec. 29. A Proclamation against Coffee-Houses.
date Jan. 3. News of a Rising of the Indians in Virginia headed by one Bacon.
date 7 A Proclamation against Libellers.
date 8 A Proclamation for the continuance of Coffee-Houses till the 24th of June following.
date 22 Henry Lord Bishop of London, sworn of His Majesty's Privy-Council.
date 23 The Lady Mary and the Lady Ann, confirmed by the Dean of the Chapel at Whitehall.