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A31852 A faithful account, of the present state of affairs, in England, Scotland, and Ireland, or, The remarkable transactions and proceedings that have happened in these kingdoms, since the discovery of the horrid Popish Plot, anno 1678 to this present year, 1689/90 plainly shewing the state of affairs, from time to time, in peace and war : but more particularly what has happened under the government and reign of their present Majesties, King William and Queen Mary, and of our wonderful deliverance from popery and slavery, &c. / by E.C. E. C. 1690 (1690) Wing C22; ESTC R22985 73,896 190

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some of them 36 Musketiers when coming to the end of the Town he heard great Shooting and beating of Drums and had notice that between 2 or 3000 of the Common People were gathered together from Warminster and West●ury some with Muskets some with Pis●o●s some with Pikes and some with Pitch-sorks and Scythes however he Attaged the Town at the head of his Musqueriers followed by the Horse the Plebe●ns ●●emed at first very Resolute upon de●●nce one of them Firing at the Earl and commanded the rest to do the like when he was advanced to a certain place he named yet they were no sooner Charged but they threw down their Arms and fled for the most part out at the other end of the Town whereupon the Declaration was taken down and the Constable after he had Renounced what he had done and Subscribed an Abhorrance was made Prisoner and divers others were taken On the 27 th of June the Earl of Feversham Leiutenant General of the Kings Forces designing to fall upon the Rear of the Dukes Men as they were Marching to Philipsuorton a Detatchment of 500 Foot Commanded by the Duke of Grafton and of Dragoons and Horse Granadiers leaving the rest of the Forces to follow with the Cannon near Philipsnorton Lane they heard some Shooting whereupon 20 of the Horse Guards with a company of Foot Grenadiers entered the Lane the Duke of Grafton being with them but there found the Hedges lined with Horse and Foot who Fired upon them very smartly and many were kill'd and wounded however they made good the Retreat though Opposed by the Duke of Monmouth's Horse after which the Cannon played from each side for several hours without any considerable Execution but a great deal of Rain falling both Parties drew off and three Scotch Regiments sent from Holland were recalled on their way to Scotland and sent to the West And on the 26 th of June Richard Rumbeld was Tryed in Scotland and being Sentenced for High-Treason was drawn upon a Hurdle to the Cross and there Hang'd and Quartered whose Quarters were afterward sent to London and set upon the principal Gates of the City On the 29 th of June Thomas Danger●ield● was brought to the Court of Kings-Bench and received Judgment viz. to stand in the Pillory before Westminster-Hall-gate and the Royal Exchange to be Whip'd from Ald-gate to New gate and from New gate to Tyburn and coming back from the latter he was run into the Eye with a Cane by one Francis belonging to Grays-Inn of which Wound he dyed in New-gate and for which Mr Francis was Tryed found Guilty of Murther and Sentenced in the Old-Baly and afterwards Executed at Tyburn notwithstanding the Intercession of some great ones at Court to save his Life and Mr. Baxter the same Term was Fined 500 Marks and ordered to find Sureties for his good Behaviour for seven years yet after a considerable Imprisonment in the Press Yard● he was Released without paying the Fine On the last day of June the Earl of Argyle was carryed to the Mer●ut-Cross of Edenburg where he was Beheaded on a Scaffold Erected for that purpose his Head was ordered to be set upon the Tol-booth and his Body was carried to the Chaple of St. Magdalins in the Cow gate he was Executed in pursuance of his former Sentence so that there was no new Process against him he made no Speech upon the Sca●fold but delivered a Paper to the Dean of Edenburg to be given to the Lord Chancellour declaring he had neither directly nor indirectly left any Speech of Paper upon this occasion many other Persons of lesser Note Suffered in Scotland who had Imbarqued in his Cause And now the Parliament of England having setled the King's Revenue and Increased it by larger Imposts on Tobacco and other Commodities and several Acts passed The King on the ●d of July came to the House and giving his Royal Assent to some Acts that were prepaired The Lord Keeper Signified it was the Kings Pleasure that they should Adjourn to the 4 th of August ensuing with Intimation that it was not His Majesties Intention that there should then be a Meeting but that the Sessions should be continued by Adjornment till towards Winter by such Members as should be about the Town unless his Service should require their Sitting sooner which they should know by His Proclamation and accordingly both Houses severally Adjourned to the time mentioned On the 1 st of July the Earl of Feversham Marched from Sommerton to Weston within three miles of Bridg-water he Quartered his Horse and Dragoons in the Village and Encamped his Foot in an advantageous Post near it fronting towards Sedgmore having a Ditch before them and in the Evening he had notice that the Dukes Army was drawing out of Bridg water which made him keep his Troops in a Readiness and sent out f●equent Parties to observe the Dukes Men however they so ordered their March that they found an uninterrupted passage into the Mocr and towards the morning formed their Foot in Battle to the Number of between 5 and 6000 Headed by the Duke of Monmouth but upon their approach the Earl of Feversham put the Kings Forces being about 2000 Foot and 700 Horse Granadeers and Dragoons into a Posture to receive them the Dukes Men begun with a great Volley of Shot and shouts which were returned in the same manner in the mean time the Dukes Horse were coming into the Field to second his Foot but were hindered by a Party of the Kings Horse Commanded by Coll. Oglethorp who Engaged them till the Lord of Oxford's Regiment and a Detachment of the Guards came in to forme the Line the Dukes Horse was Commanded by the Lord Grey of Wark but being the most part unmanaged they would not stand the Fire but after a hot Charge they fell into disorder their number was between 1000 and 1200 during this Action the Foot stood firm on both sides and Exchanged great Volleys but the Ditch that run along the Moor hindered them from closing however the Cannon played violently and the Horse coming up after the Dukes Horse had quitted the Field they broke into his Foot and made them fall into disorder which turned afterward to open flight and great slaughter ensued so that 2000 are said to be kill'd on the Dukes part and 300 on the Kings and a great many Prisoners were taken and Treated with great Rigor a number of them being Immediately Hang'd up by Marshal-Law or by the Order of some Commanders The Duke escaped the Battle but was some days after Taken in an Inclosed ground where he had hid himself in hopes of a favourable oppertunity to pass the Seas During these Transactions William Dis●ie Councellor at Law was Tryed by a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer for the County of Surrey upon an Indictment of High-Treason for Publishing and Printing the Duke of Monmouth's Declaration and being found Guilty was Drawn Hang'd and Quartered and