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B06844 The orange gazette. With allowance. From Friday February 22. to Tuesday February 26. 1688/9.; Orange gazette (London, England : 1688). no. 15. Curtis, Jane, fl. 1680. 1689 (1689) 4,673 2

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Numb 15 The Orange Gazette WITH ALLOWANCE From Friday February 22. to Tuesday February 26. 1688 / 9. Paris Febr. 26. THis Afternoon the French King set forwards from Versailles accompanied with the Abdicated King of England in order to visit his Maritime Towns in Normandy and Picardy taking with him his ablest Engineers to strengthen and build Forts on the Coast to prevent if possible any Descent which he fears will be made upon the Country the ensuing War. And 't is discoursed at Court that so soon as his Majesty has reviewed those Provinces he will go in Person at the Head of 80000 Men into Flanders to act both against the Spaniard and Dutch. Already the Dauphin has directions to hasten with 30000 Men thitherwards and take along with him for his Assistance the Mareschals de Humieres and de Duras with instruction that he attempt no considerable Action without their approbation and advice The King also appointed Monsieur the Duke of Orleans his Brother to move with a considerable Force to the Rhine and that the Mareschals Luxemburgh de Lorge and Bellefonds attend him thither The Lord Dunbarton 't is said will be made a Mareschal of France and Command some part of the Army he with Colonel Sarsfield and other Officers reported to be gone and Landed in Ireland are at present here And upon the return of the Kings from Picardy there is to be an Extraordinary Council to carry on this Summers Expedition and 't is believed the late King of England will be admitted therein Ditto Two days before the French King set forward on his Journey dispatched away Count de Avaux his late Ambassador in Holland on some secret Undertaking And there be those at Court who conclude that he goes for Holland to propose an Accommodation But should it happen to be true the States General are too wise a People at this Juncture to hearken to any Overtures of that Nature well knowing That his Gallick Majesty who made War for his Glory would not offer Peace to his shame if he were sensible he could resist the powerful Torrent of all Christendom his avowed Enemies that were breaking in upon him Since also the Prince of Orange now King of England which has done such a glorious Work for the British Nation by rescuing it from POPERY and SLAVERY will undoubtedly perform the like to France in conjunction with the Confederates restore his Highness of Lorrain to his Dukedom most unjustly deprived the Elector Palatine to his Principalities all Germany to their rightful Princes the Principaltiy of Orange to the Crown of England the French Nobility and Parliaments of that Kingdom to their ancient Splendor abolish the Gabels and prodigious Number of Taxes those miserable People labour under uninslave the Peasants re-edifie the Protestant Churches confirm the Edict of Nants and restore the true and ancient Gallican Liberties and 't is not in the least to be doubted these things being premised but the People of that Kingdom will with the same assurance endeavor to accomplish the Work as those of England have done before them Ditto The Dauphiness s●●t to the late Queen of England to desire her to remove from her Apartment at Marli and bring the Child she calls the Prince of Wales along with her to Versailles to be near her during the Absence of the Court. The late King has made the Count De Losun who came lately in England to Fight against the Prince of Orange Steward of his Houshold And his late Majesty has dispatched Mr. Skelton to the Emperor to signifie his Misfortune Another Gentleman to the Pope to endeavour to Compremize Matters between his Holiness and the French King But some believe it would have been more for his Interest and saved Charges to have kept them at home Plymouth Febr. 15. We having this Afternoon received Advice of the Princess of Oranges's Landing at Whitehall from Holland fired 21 Guns from the City and 9 from the Island and as many from the Dover Frigot riding in Port who sails to morrow for Portsmouth to Convoy the Mary Ketch of London John Holmes Master bound from New-England with Masts for the Navy Ditto The 19. The blessed News coming to us Yesterday that WILLIAM and MARY Prince and Princess of Orange were Proclaimed King and Queen of England c. The Mayor and Aldermen in their Formalities with demonstration of their Joy and Satisfaction Drums beating and Musick playing before them Proclaimed them also this Morning first before the Guild-hall then on the New Key by the Exchange and afterwards at the Barbican and advancing to the Gate of the Cittadel acquainted the Governour therewith who immediately Fired all the Cannon planted about it The Island Seconded him and all the Ships were not wanting in doing the like Displaying their Antients as a Signal of their Joy. This Day the Ship Ann of this Town Henry Bastee● Master arrived here from Majorca and Sailed away for London forth-with The French Banker of Havre-de-grace some time detained was cleared and Sailed away for that Port. Some Persons arriving here from that Place in France Reports That a very great Consternation is all over the Country upon the News of the Prince of Orange being likely to be King of England insomuch that 1000 Men are Night and Day at Work to strengthen our Fortifications and more Cannon will be sent to plant upon them Brumingham Febr. 14. This being our Market day Mrs. Richardson House-keeper to Mr. Hicks Schoolmaster in this Town who has a great many Noblemen and Gentlemens Sons to Educate bought 22 l. of Butter of a Popish Woman Higler Tenant to our late Popish High-Sheriff Sh Esq and carrying the same home to expend in the Family cut one Pound thereof and perceiving it discoloured with yellow and green spots shewed it to an Apothecary who was of opinion it was poysoned which to prove sent for two Dogs and gave each the quantity of a Nutmeg and they both died within 10 and 14 minutes one of another The Woman escaped out of Town for the present but we hear she is since apprehended for the same Black heath Febr. 28. This Morning his Majesty came early hither to view the Battalions design'd for Holland and gave them his Thanks for the good Service they had rendred him in England ordering them pursuant to the desire of the Honourable House of Commons a large Donative or Reward which I am informed is in this following Proportion a Colonel 200 l. A Lientenant Colonel 150 a Major 100 l. a Captain 75 l. a Lieutenant 50. an Ensign 25 l. a Serjeant 12l and every private Centinel 50 Shillings The Horse and Foor are Embarquing at Greenwich and will Sail away forthwith Hampton Court Febr. 23. This Afternoon their Majesties arrived here from Whitehall designing to remain in this place till Tuesday morning taking a great good liking to the scituation and salubriousness of the Air and walked out with Sir Christopher Wren to view