The Historians Guide, Part 1 · Year 1679
date Mar. 25. MR. Ed. Sackvile sent to the Tower by the House of Commons, upon a Complaint of Otes.
Mr. Edward Turner ordered to the Gate-house.
date 26 A Bill read in the House of Commons to Summon Thomas Earl of Danby to render himself to justice.
date 27 Mr. Redwood and Mr. Glascock ordered into Custody.
date 29 Rich. Tasborough Esq (under Bail) ordered into Custody.
date Apr. 1. The House of Commons ordered Mr. Sackvile to be released.
date 4 Articles of Impeachment of High Treason drawn up by the House of Commons against the five Lords in the Tower, viz. William Earl of Powis, William Viscount Stafford, Henry Lord Arundel of Warder, William Lord Petre, and John Lord Bellasis.
Mr. Reading committed to Custody by order of the House of Commons.
date 7 Voted that a Bill be brought into the House of Commons, to annex Tangier to the Crown of England.
date 8 The House of Commons Address to His Majesty, for His Proclamation for apprehending of Thomas Earl of Danby.
date 10 A Commission of Oyer and Terminer is granted for tryal of Mr. Reading.
date 11 A General Fast throughout the Kingdom of England.
date 12 Elizabeth Oxley fir'd her Masters House, and afterward said one Stubs prompted her to it.
date 15 The Earl of Danby rendred himself to the Black Rod.
date 16 Brought before the Lords Bar, who committed him to the Tower.
date 17 The House of Commons ordered Articles to be drawn up against the Earl of Danby, by a Committee of ten Members.
date 21 The King dissolved his Privy-Council, and made another consisting of only thirty.
Five Commissioners for the Treasury, and seven Commissioners for the Admiralty.
date 23 Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Sir Thomas Player, Collonel Birch, and Collonel Whitley are appointed Commissioners to disband the Army.
date 24 Mr. Reading is tryed at the King's-Bench-Bar upon Bedlow's Accusation, for endeavouring to corrupt the King's Evidence; is brought in Guilty, sentenced to stand in the Pillory, to pay a hundred pound Fine, and to suffer a whole years Imprisonment.
date 25 Earl of Danby put in his Answer and Plea to the Impeachment of the Commons against him.
date 27 The Seditious Commons vote the D. of York to be the Ground of the Papists Designs.
date 28 Sir William Andrews sent to the Tower a Prisoner.
date May 3. Dr. Sharp Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews in Scotland, was most barbarously murthered in his Coach by twelve assassinates.
date 5 The Commons Vote the Earl of Danby's Pardon Illegal and void.
His Majesty sent to the House of Commons to wish them to secure the Fleet, proceed in the discovery of the Plot, and Trial of the Lords in the Tower.
date 6 The Commons Voted that an Address be made to His Majesty about the Duke of Lauderdale.
date 8 Mr. Harcourt the Priest sent to Newgate.
date 10 The Commons appointed a Committee to inquire into the fires about London and Westminster.
date 11 The Commons in an Address to His Majesty declare their resolution to stand by His Majesty with their Lives and Fortunes.
But notwithstanding this, most audaciously presume the same day to order a Bill to be brought in, to disinherit His Royal Brother the Duke of York.
Both Houses agree upon a Committee of twelve Lords, and twenty four Commoners, to consider of the Methods and Circumstances of the Trial of the Lords in the Tower.
date 20 Mr. Pepis and Sir Anthony Dean, committed to the Tower by the House of Commons.
date 27 The Parliament Prorogued to the Fourteenth of August.
date 29 A rebellion broke out in the West of Scotland, where they proclaimed the Covenant, and put forth a Declaration; some of the chief were Robert Hamilton, Patton, Balfour, Haxton, &c. some of which were the Assassinates of the Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews.
date Jun. 5. Several Priests sent back into the County, who were condemned to be executed.
One Mr. Nevil lately come from Portugal, was discovered by Otes in Whitehall, and thereupon committed to the Gatehouse.
date 5 Sir John Narborough from the Streights, arrives at Plimouth with fifteen Sail.
date 9 The Marquis D' Auronches Ambassador from Portugal, had his Audience of the King at Whitehall.
date 10 Sir John Narborough, arrived at the Spithead.
date 13 Mr. Whitebread, Fenwick, Gaven, Turner, and Harcourt, tryed at the Old Baily, and brought in guilty.
date 14 Mr. Langhorn the Counsellor, condemned likewise in the same place, and received Sentence for Execution with the aforesaid five, this day.
date 15 The Duke of Monmouth set out for Scotland.
date 21 Mr. Whitebread, Harcourt, Gaven, Turner, and Fenwick, are executed at Tyburn, but affirm their Innocence to the very last.
date 22 The Scotch Rebells routed at Bothwell Bridge.
date 23 Three Algerein Men of War seen off the Coast of Portland.
date 27 A Fleet goes out from England to Newfoundland.
date Jul. 1. A Fleet goes out for Tangier.
date Jul. 1. His Majesty went to Windsor.
date 3 The Town of East-Dearham, burnt down.
date 5 His Majesty's Proclamation in Scotland against Field-Conventicles.
date 9 Sir Anthony Dean and Samuel Pepys Esq obtain their Liberty upon Bail.
The Earl of Castlemain continued under Bail.
date 12 A Proclamation for the dissolving of the Parliament in England, and calling another on Tuesday the 7th of October following.
A Treaty betwixt the French King and Duke of Brandenburg.
date 13 Don Jaspar d' Abreu de Freitas, the Portugal Ambassador, had his Audience at Windsor.
date 14 Mr. Langhorn executed at Tyburn, asserting his Innocence of the Crime for which he suffered.
date 17 Sir Thomas Gascoign sent Prisoner to the Tower.
date 18 Sir George Wakeman, Mr. William Marshall, Mr. William Rumney and Mr. John Corker, were tryed in the Old Bailey for Treason, and Acquitted.
date 19 William Plessington executed at Chester, for exercising his function contrary to Law.
date 20 George Viscount Hallifax, made Earl of Hallifax; John Lord Roberts, Earl of Falmouth and Viscount Bodmin; and Charles Lord Gerrard, Earl of Newbury and Viscount Brandon.
date 23 Captain George Wingfield, Captain William Langley, Captain William Mathews and Captain Charles Wingfield had Commissions granted to raise four Companies for Tangier.
Captain John Holmes came to the Fleet at Deal.
date 26 The Earl of Falmouth's Title is changed to Earl of Radnor.
The Lord Viscount Yarmouth, made Earl of Yarmouth.
John Evans and William Lloyd, two Priests, were executed at Cardiff in Wales.
date 29 James Morgan and John Davies make their escape out of Prison in Caermarthen in Wales.
date Aug. 3. A great number of Hogsheads of Wine staved, and a great quantity of French Linen burnt at Lime.
date 6 The Count de Mayan, Envoy from the Duke of Savoy, had his Audience.
date 8 Sir John Berry came to Plymouth with his Fleet.
date 10 An Order of the Lord Mayor, and Court of Aldermen against Hawkers selling Books in London.
date 16 Mr. William Atkins and Mr. Andrew Brumwich condemned at Stafford for Priests.
date 20 The Earl of Newbury's Title is changed to Earl of Macklesfield.
The Lady Ann and the Lady Isabella, Embarqued in the Greenwich Frigat for Flanders.
date 21 Father Lewis executed at Uske in Monmouthshire.
date 22 Father Johnson executed at Worcester.
date 24 His Majesty was indisposed of a Cold at Windsor.
date 25 His Majesty had a Fit, and was let Blood; the next day he rested pretty well; on the 27th. in the Morning he had another Fit, but more gentle than the first, yet he remained indisposed to the 2d. of September.
date Sep. 2. His Royal Highness arrived at Windsor from Flanders.
The Streights Fleet set sail from Plymouth.
date 8 His Majesty's Proclamation for apprehending of several persons for High-Treason.
date 12 The King takes from the Duke of Monmouth his Commission of General.
date 15 The Lord Mayor of London, and the Court of Aldermen, go in their Scarlet Gowns to Windsor to congratulate the King's Recovery.
date 17 The King, with His Royal Brother, returns in perfect Health to White-Hall, to the great joy of all the Loyal Citizens.
Don Juan of Austria died.
date 20 The Lieutenancy of London enter a Declaration in their Book, against Sir Thomas Player's Petition for doubling the City Guards.
George Lord Berkley, of Berkley-Castle, made Viscount Dursley, and Earl of Berkley in the County of Glocester.
date 24 A Proclamation to Prorogue the Parliament to the 30th of October.
The Duke of Monmouth goes towards Holland.
date 26 His Royal Highness imbarqued in the Mary Yacht, a second time for Flanders.
The King and Queen went to New-Market.
date Oct. 2. The Vicechancellor, Proctors, Doctors, &c. of Cambridge waited on His Majesty at New-Market.
date 7 His Royal Highness had leave to go into Scotland.
date 9 At Bridgwater, the Tide rose so high, that it over-turned all the Haycocks, and filled all the Houses thereabouts, the Fields and Roads being like a Sea.
date 12 Their Royal Highnesses, with the Lady Ann and Lady Isabella, arrived at White-Hall in their way to Scotland.
date 13 Their Majesty's came from New-Market to Whitehall.
date 15 The Parliament Prorogued to the 26th of January next.
The Earl of Shaftsbury removed from being President of the Council.
Sir. Thomas Williams committed to the Gatehouse by Order of Council.
date 16 The Lieutenancy of London came to Congratulate His Majesty's safe return from New-Market.
date 19 The Sieur Morstein, Chamberlain to the King of Poland, had his Audience.
date 20 Mr. Raymond and Mr. Lewis, Sheriffs of London, were knighted.
date 21 The Artillery Company nobly entertain his Royal Highness at Merchant Taylors Hall.
date 23 Tho. Dangerfield brought before the King and Council upon the Complaint of Roderick Mansel, about some Papers said to be found in his Lodgings.
date 24 Dangerfield examined a Second Time in Council, where the Keeper of Newgate affirmed, He never had a greater Rogue in Custody.
date 25 The Earl of Radnor made President of the Council.
Sir Creswell Levins, made Attorney General in Sir William Iones his place.
date 27 Their Royal Highnesses and the Lady Ann set forward on their Journey for Scotland, lying this night at Hatfield.
Dangerfield being further examined, is committed for Treason.
date 28 Their Royal Highnesses lodged at Biggleswade.
The Lady Ann returned to White-Hall.
date 29 Their Royal Highnesses lay at Huntington.
date 30 A Proclamation for the more speedy and effectual discovery of the Plot.
A Proclamation against Treasonable and Seditious Books.
Their Royal Highnesses set forth from Stamford October 30th, and arrived safely at Edenburgh in Scotland November 24th.
date Nov. 2. The Earl of Castlemain is committed to the Tower upon Dangerfield's Information.
Mris. Celier, Mr. Gadbury, and Mr. Rigaut are also sent to several Prisons upon his information.
date 4 The Countess of Powys is also sworn into the Tower, by the same Villain Dangerfield.
The Earl of Peterborough appears before the King and Council, being accused by Dangerfield.
date 7 Mr. Serjeant, a Secular Priest, had his Pardon.
A fight began by the English and Moors at Tangier, that lasted eleven days.
date 9 Thomas Dangerfield gets his Pardon.
The Marquess de Aronches, Ambassador from Portugal, had his Audience on the Marriage of the Duke of Savoy to the Infanta.
date 12 A Proclamation for discovery of Jesuites, Priests, &c. with a Reward of 100 l. for each brought in.
date 17 The Pope in Effigie, attended with the Effigies of Sir George Jeffreys, Mr. L' Estrange, &c. is pompously brought through London, and carryed to Temple-Bar; where they are all of them, together with a loud Acclamation, thrown into a Fire prepar'd for that purpose.
Henry Sidney Esq His Majesty's Envoy, went for Holland.
A Great Fish appeared at Deal, and was struck with a Hook, but got away.
date 18 Five persons executed at Edenburgh for the murther of the Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews.
date 19 Laurence Hide Esq made 1st Commissioner of the Treasury.
An Indictment preferred against T. Oates for Sodomy.
Mr. Nappier committed to Newgate for a Priest.
date 21 The High-Constable of Waterford in Ireland, killed by a Sentinel.
date 25 The Lord Viscount Conway, created Earl of Conway.
date 28 The Duke of Albemarle made Captain of the King's Life Guards.
Mr. Tasborough set at Liberty upon his habeas Corpus.
The Earl of Mulgrave made Governor of Hull, and Lord Lieutenant of the East-Riding of Yorkshire.
date 29 The Earl of Chesterfield made Warden, and Lord Chief Justice in Eyre, &c. on this side Trent.
date Dec. 2. A Proclamation, commanding all Papists to go ten miles from London.
The Earl of Tyrone committed prisoner to the Castle in Dublin.
date 5 Francis Guynne Esq sworn Clerk of the Privy-Council in the Room of Sir Robert Southwell, who had leave to surrender.
The Sieur Abraham Marin, the Duke of Courland's Resident, had Audience.
date 7 Mr. Plunket was committed to the Castle at Dublin.
date 11 A Proclamation for Proroguing the Parliament to the 11th of November following.
date 12 A Proclamation against Tumultuous Petitions.
date 13 Mr. Sheres, the Surveyor of the Mole at Tangier, arrived at White-Hall.
date 17 Frank Smith, the Factious Bookseller, committed to Newgate.
date 18 Mr. Dryden Assaulted in Covent-Garden.
date 19 Sir Edward Wood His Majesty's Envoy to Sweden, returned home.
date 20 The Letters Patents for making the Duke of Monmouth Master of the Horse, revoked.
The Earl of Feversham made Master of the Horse to the Queen.
date 21 A Proclamation for the more effectual suppressing of Popery.
date 30 Their Royal Highnesses splendidly Entertained by the City of Edenburgh in their Town-Hall.
date 31 Sir Stephen Fox, Sir Richard Mason, Sir Nicholas Armorer, Thomas Windham, and Roger Pope Esquires, made Commissioners for Master of the Horse.
date Jan. 6. Mowbray and Baldron pardoned.
date 7 Edward Deering Esq Knighted.
Mr. William Bankes taken into Custody on the Complaint of Baldron.
date 8 A great Part of Dover-Cliff fell, about thirty yards in length, and as much in breadth.
Mr. Gadbury the Astrologer informs the King and Council of what he heard Sir Robert Payton say of a Phanatical Plot.
date 9 Mris. Celier accuses Sir Robert Payton of the same thing before the King and Council, whereupon he is committed to the Tower.
Ordered that the Garrisons at Chepstow, Dartmouth, Chester-Castle, Holy-Land, St. Maws, and Scarborough, be disbanded.
The Attorney General ordered to prosecute the Authors and dispersers of false News.
date 12 The Earl of Sunderland, the Earl of Essex, and Mr. Secretary Coventry, go to the Tower to examine Sir Robert Payton.
date 13 A Petition presented by some Persons for the sitting of a Parliament, but the Presenters severely checked for it.
Sir George Carteret, Vice-Chamberlain to His Majesty, died in the 80th year of his Age.
date 15 Somersetshire, Wiltshire and Essex Grand-Juries rejected the Petition for sitting of a Parliament.
date 17 The Grand Juries of Middlesex, London, Dorsetshire, Hartfordshire and Darbyshire rejected the Petition for sitting of a Parliament.
Seven Persons Arraigned for High-Treason at the Old Bailey, on the statute of the 27 Elizab. and six of them Convicted.
date 20 A Proclamation for putting the Laws in Execution about Prohibited Goods.
date 21 Oats and Bedl…w's Articles against Sir William Scroggs debated in Council, and Sir William cleared.
date 22 Oxford Canterbury and Bridgwater Grand-Juries reject the Petition for sitting of a Parliament.
date 26 The Parliament met at Westminster. His Majesty walked on foot to the Parliament-House, and Prorogued them to April 15th following.
date 28 The King declared in Council, that he would send for his Royal Highness.
The Grand-Jury of Durham rejected the Petition for sitting of a Parliament.
date 30 About sixty Carpenters made a Tumult at Bristol: And that day Mr. Row and Mr. Diley were sent Prisoners from thence to London, for seditious words against the Government.
date 31 The Lord Russel, Lord Cavendish, Sir Henry Capel and Mr. Powel had leave to depart the Council.
His Royal Highness acquainted the Lords of the Council of Scotland, that His Majesty had sent for him.
date Feb. 5. Ben. Harris sentenced (for publishing Libels) to pay 500 l. and to stand in the Pillory; which last he suffered.
date 7 Sir Robert Atkins had his Quietus.
Francis Smith and Langley Curtis found guilty at the Guild-hall, for publishing Scandalous Libels.
Mr. Baron Raymond made Judge in the Common-Pleas, Sir Richard Weston made Baron of the Exchequer, and Sir Charles Littleton made Governor of Sheerness.
date 9 Mr. Whitfield, &c. tried for tearing the Petition for the sitting of a Parliament, and acquitted of the Indictment.
date 10 Sir Robert Payton had his habeas Corpus.
The Lord Brunkard and Sir Thomas Littleton added to the Commissioners of the Admiralty.
date 11 Sir Thomas Gascoign had his Tryal, and was acquitted.
Sir Leoline Ienkins sworn of the Council, and Secretary of State, in the Room of Mr. Coventry.
date 12 The Countess of Powys Bailed at the King's-Bench-Bar.
Mr. Gadbury also appears at the King's-Bench-Bar, and is discharged.
Henry Care indicted for Scandalous Reflections in his Packet of Advice.
Sir Anthony Dean and Samuel Pepys Esquires discharged.
Their Royal Highnesses were treated by the Earl of Murray.
date 16 Their Royal Highnesses went aboard the Mary Yacht in Leith-Road, for England.
date 17 Sir Robert Southwell appointed Envoy to the D. of Brandenburg.
A Great Fire in Grays-Inn, consuming near sixty Chambers.
Sir Francis Pemberton, being a Judge, had his quietus.
date 20 Thomas Dare of Taunton, committed for Dangerous Words.
Philip Bisse also committed for Dangerous Words.
date 21 Sir Palmes Fairborne made Lieutenant Governor of Tangier.
date 22 His Majesty gave the Earl of Ossory leave to Beat Drums for the recruit of the Regiments in the service of the States of Holland.
date 23 A Brief granted for Redemption of Slaves at Argiers.
date 24 Their Royal Highnesses arrived safely at White-Hall.
date 27 John Na…ler, and James Baker indicted at the Old Bailey for Priests.
A List of Papists returned into the House of Commons, ordered by the King to be delivered to the Judges in the Circuits.
A Proclamation to give 10 l. for any that takes a Highway-man.
date 29 The Lord Bodmin goes Ambassador to Denmark.
Sir Robert Southwell goes Ambassador to Brandenburg.
date 30 Sir Gabriel Sylvius goes Envoy to the Dukes of Brunswick and Lunenburg.
date Mar. 3. The Lady Tempest committed to Prison.
date 6 His Majesty and his Royal Highness went to see two Frigats at Black-wall, and dined with Mr. Henry Johnson, whom the same day the King Knighted.
date 8 His Majesty and Royal Highness Supped with Sir Robert Clayton Lord Mayor of London, at his House in the Old-Iury, where the King was pleased to confer the Honour of Knighthood on William Gulston Esq
date 9 A Proclamation declaring no person shall be pardoned that kills another in a Duel.
date 10 His Majesty and Royal Highness go to New-Market.
date 17 The Lady Tempest, Mr. Thomas Thwing, and Mris. Mary Preswick, were Arraigned at York, but their Tryals put off till the next Assizes.
Two Serjeants found guilty of Manslaughter at Dublin, for killing a Constable.
date 23 The Vice-Chancellor and University of Cambridge, about 200 in number, waited on the King at New-Market, and complemented his Royal Highness on his return from Scotland.
The Dutchess of Modena arrived at St. James's.
date 24 His Royal Highness came to St. James s, where the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs waited on him.
Tho. Alsord committed to Newgate for high Treason.