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cause_n	action_n	bring_v	plaintiff_n	1,503	5	10.5483	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71289	A compendious view of the late tumults & troubles in this kingdom by way of annals for seven years viz, from the beginning of the 30th to the end of the 36th year of the reign of His Late Majesty King Charles II of blessed memory / by J.W. Esq.	Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1685 (1685)	Wing W3692; ESTC R5955	83,596	239

continued so to do On Wednesday the 11th of June Sir Thomas Armstrong was brought to London and committed to Newgate in order to his Execution being Outlawd in High Treason He had been taken at Leyden in Holland by Order of the States there and immediately brought to Roterdam and Shipt away for England There needed no Tryal of him in regard he fled and was Outlawd and did not yield himself within a year so as to have any benefit of the Stat. 5. E. 6. 11. Wherefore he was Executed at Tyburn on the 20th of June being a Friday the same Day of the same Month and the same Day of the Week on which the five Jesuits were Executed in the same manner at the same place just five years before His head was set up on Westminster-Hall between those of Cromwell and Bradshaw one of his Quarters upon Temple Bar two others at Aldersgate and Algate and the 4th was said to be sent down to Stafford for which Town he had been a Burgess in Parliament On Thursday the 26th of June His Royal Highness the Duke of York being Captain of the Artillary Company of London did them the Honour to march in their Head through the City to the Artillary Ground and there Lead 'em up in Person with mighty Joy and Acclamations On the 7th of July the City of Durham surrender'd their Charter into the Hands of their Prince the Bishop of Durham soon after which surrender He granted them a new one reserving to himself the Confirmation of their Mayor Aldermen and Chief Officers in like manner as the King had done before in other parts of this Kingdom Most Corporations having surrenderd and renew'd about this time On the first of October was made a Review or Muster of His Majesties Land Forces on Putney Heath a most Gallant Military appearance The Horse that Day consisted of the Three Troops of Guards and of their Three of Granadiers of the Earl of Oxfords Regiment of Horse Guards and the Lord Churchills Regiment of Dragoons The Foot were Two Batalions form'd from the Royal Regiment of Guards and their Granadiers One Batalion from the Coldstream Regiment of Guards and Granadiers One Batalion from the Earl of Dunbarton's Regiment and their Granadiers and One from the Admiral Regiment The total of Horse and Foot which then Rendavouz'd were above 4000 advantagiously Trained and well clad Men. All being that Day commanded by the Earl of Craven At which Review both their Majesties and Royal Highnesses were present with great satisfaction About this time His Majesty was pleas'd to Dissolve the Commission formerly granted in the year 1681 to certain Commissioners to dispose of Ecclesiastical Preferments belonging to the Crown So that the said Preferments are now again in His Majesties immediate disposal Sir William Prichard the late Loyal Lord Mayor of London having this Summer brought His Action upon the Case against Mr. Papillon for causing him to be Arested in the time of his Mayeralty without any legal cause of Action of which I made mention in the last year the cause was Tryed before my Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys by Nisi Prius at Guild-Hall on the 6th of Nov. And upon a full hearing of the Evidence the Jury found for the Plaintiff and gave him 10000 l. Damages Other matters of Publick Concern were transacted this Michaelmass Term. Several Factious persons were convicted and Sentenced for Speaking Scandalous and Sedicious Words of the Government In perparticular Elias Best commonly call'd the Protestant Hop-Merchant was fined 1000 l. to stand thrice in the Pillory and good Behaviour during Life Dalby and Nicholson two of Oates's Men for the like and one Mr. Butler of Northamptonshire convicted upon an Information for presenting and Reading to the Knights of the Shire chosen for that County at the last Election a Seditious Paper of Address to them from some factious persons for which he was fined 500 Marks and good behaviour during Life And to shew What matters are too frequently transacted in Conventicles one Thomas Roswell a Conventicle Preacher at Redriff was this Term Tryed and convicted of High Treason in speaking certain very foul and Treasonable Words on the 14th of September last in his Preachment at his said Conventicle but some questions arising in Relation to the form of his Indictment which being argued by Council on both sides the Court took time to advise of their Judgment till next Term and before that arrived the said Roswell obtained His Majesties Gracious Pardon But as if this was not sufficient to shew the ill Principles of the Dissenting Party about the same time news arrived at London of the most Barberous Act in Scotland that has been heard of in many Years Some desperate Rebells there had in the Night time affixed a most Villanous and Trayterous Paper on several Crosses and Church Doors in that Country and therein declared War against the King under the name of Charles Stuart and publisht their Resolutions to kill and destroy all those that serve and adhere to Him in pursuance whereof they came on the 19th of November at Night being about 36 Footmen and 16 Horsemen to an Inn called Swine-Abby 13 Miles from Edinborough and there Barberously Murder'd two Gentlemen of His Majesties Horse Guards in their Beds cutting and mangling their Bodies and carrying away with them several Pieces of their Flesh Also this Michaelmass Term on the 13th of November Titus Oates was in the Kings Bench Court indicted for Perjury in Relation to Ireland's being in London at that time the said Oates Swore to at his Tryal to which Indictment he pleading Not Guilty the Tryal was appointed to be next Term. After this at the Sessions in the Old Bayly December 12th he was again Indicted upon an other Indictment of Perjury in Relation to his being Present at the supposed Consult of the Jesuits at the White-Horse Tavern and upon Not Guilty pleaded this also was appointed to be Tryed in the Kings Bench. Court next Term And the Indictment was removed thither The Roads being this Winter extreamly infested with Robbers His Majesty was pleased on the 19th of December to Order in Council and declare His pleasure for redress That all His Officers of Justice and other His loving Subjects do use their utmost Diligence and Endeaver for the apprehending all Robbers and Highway Men And for the Encouragement of such as shall apprehend any such Offender it was further Order'd That such Person or Persons who shall at any time from the present till the 19th of December 1685 and after that day till His Majesty shall please to recall this Order either by Proclamation or His Order in Council apprehend any Robber or Highway Man and cause him to be brought into Custody shall within 15 days after his Conviction have a Reward of 10 l. for every such Offender so apprehended and Convicted And all Sheriffs of the Respective Counties where such Conviction shall be had are by the said Order