within three Moneâ—â—s and that he himself will ratify is within six Weeks And this ended thus long and bloody War in Europe But with much dissâ—isfaction to almost all the Allies Especidly Denmark and Bâ—andeâ—burg but many wayes advantagious to France and withal not very Honoâ—â—rable to England whose Mediation contiâ—ed even to the last and yet had not the happiness of Signing any one of the Treanes SECT 5. Sect. 5 Now let us return home And enquire what has been doing in England all this while In the preceeding year Popish-Plot in England â—â—ptember 29. 1678. about the 29 of September 1678. Doctor Oates made a Discovery of a Popish Plot agâ—inst the Life of the King the Protestant Religion and for the Subversion of the Government on which Sir George Wakeman the Queens Physician Coleman Secretary to the Dutchess of York and several Jesuites and Preists were apprehended and committed As were not long after the Earl of Powis Viscount Stafford Lord Arundel of Warder Lord Petre and Lord Bâ—asis these last five were all committed Prisoners in the Tower of London Sir Edmundbury Godfrey a Justice of peace Sir Edmundbury Godfrey Murdered who was appointed to Examine the Prisoners first committed was Murdered on the 12 of October which confirmed all Men in beliefe of the Conspiracy and on the 1st of November the Parliament Nemine Contradicente did declare themselves fully perswarded of the same Soon after Godfreys Murther came to be discovered by one Bedlow prompted thereto by his Conscience on whose evidence and one Prance's Green Berty and Hul were Convicted and Executed Examinations And farther Inquiries relating to the Plot going on for two or three Moneths The long Parliament dissolved and and another called to sit the 6th of March in all which time the King continued seâ—mingly doubtful and incredulous of the same and finding the Parliament more Zealous and forward in prosecuting that Affair then he approved of on the 24th of January Dissolves them after they had sat seventeen Years and above eight Moneths And called another to sit the 6th of March following On the 28th of February He requires the Duke of York by a Letter to withdraw from England Duke of York leaves England which he obeys and retires with his Family first to the Hague and then to Brussels To make all things appear more pausible The King choses a New Council viz. Names of the Privy Councillers 1 Prince Rupert 2 Arch Bishop of Canterbury 3 L. Finch Chancellor 4 Earl of Shalsburry Lord President of the Council 5 Earl of Anglesay Privy Seal 6 Duke of Albemarle 7 Duke of Monmouth Master of Horse 8 Duke of Newcastle 9 Duke of Lauderdale Secretary of State for Scotland 10 Earl of Salisbury 11 Earl of Bridgewater 12 Earl of Sunderland Secretary of Stato for England 13 Earl of Essex 1 st Commissioner of the Treasury 14 E. of Bath Groom of the Stool 15 Viscount Falconbridge Viscount Hallifax 16 Lord Bishop of London 17 Lord Roberts 18 Lord Hollis 19 Lord Russel 20 Lord Cavendish 21 Henry Coventry Esquire Secretary of State 22 Sir Francis North Lord Cheif-Justice of Common Pleas. 23 Henry Capel Knight of the Bath and 1st Commissioner of the Admirality 24 Sir John Ernley Knight Chancellor of the Exchequer 25 Sir Thomas Chichely Knight Mr of the Ordinance 26 Sir William Temple 27 Edward Seymor Esqr 28 Henry Poule Esqr Take notice We have stept back to bring up the the English Plot and other Affairs of Brittain begun in 1678 and join them now to the year 1679. The King finding his new Parliament slow in advancing Money for disbanding the Army Parliament dislolved and one called to sit the â—7 of October 1679 and withall beginning to nible at a Bill for Excluding the Duke of York first he prorogues them from the twenty seventh of May to the fourteenth of August and in the mean time July the twelth he dissolves them So as this Parliament proved as short lived as the former was long And another Parliament is called to sit the seventeenth of October following SECT 6. Sect. 6 At this time troubles began to arise in Scotland for on the first of June a great party of the Presbeterions to the Number of fifteen Hunder'd Rendevouz'd under the Command of Robert Hamilton at Lowden-hill and Marching to Glasgow from thence Issued a Declaration Covenanters up in Armes in Scotland giving their reasons for taking up of Armes But this business has been so often and so fully published and so universally known as I think a repetition or a particular Relation of the progress and event altogether unnecessary farther then to tell you that the King sent the Duke of Monmouth speedily down to Scotland who so managed the matter Defeated by the Duke of Monmouth June 22. 1679. that on the twenty second of June Encountering this ill governed multitude at Bothuel-bridge he defeated them totally near eight Hundered being killed and a greater Number taken And so an end was put to this undertaking Tho the main designe was to render the Duke of Monmouth Odious to the Presbiterians Duke of Monmouth declared a Baâ—â—aâ—d by sending him on this expedition yet it proved quite otherwayes for the whole Protestant party were now so affrayed of a Popish Successor that they cast their eyes on Monmouth so favourably as they lookt on him as the only Person after the Kings death to stave off the Succession of his Brother whom they so much dreaded so this project failing the next was to declare him â—llegitâ—â—te which on the third of March following the King did very solemnly giving it in writing with his own hand it these words Given under the Kings hand For the avoyding of any dispute which may happen in time to come Concerning the Succession of the Croun I do hereby declare in the presence of Almighty GOD that I never gave nor made any Contract of Marriage noâ— was Married to any Woman in whatsoever but to my present wife Queen Kathaâ—â—â—e now living CHARLES REX Whitehall March the third 1679. CHAP. V. Anno 1680. An. 1680. Duke of York returns to England About the latter end of August 1680 the King fell sick which the Duke of York heâ—ing of he came to England and on the second of September went to the King at Windsor the Consequent whereof was the Banishment of the Duke of Monmouth Monmouth banished who reteired to Vtrecht and a little after the Duke of York went back to Bruss is but with no design to stay long there for on the twelth of October he with his whole Family arrived at St James's to the astonishment of many And on the twenty seventh of November after Both return soon to England All Monmouths places taken from him the Duke of Monmouth came to London being welcomed by the Citizens with all possible expressions of Joy which so displeased the Court and Irritated the King as all his
Coron Battle 51 Cornist Executed 47 Corâ—â— taken 52 Cork and Kinsale surrendered to King William 98 Chaâ—â—emount in Ireland yeilded to the Duke of Schomberg 90 Congress at the Hague 111 Coâ—â— beseiged and relieved 117 Couriray Dixmud and Luxemburg yeilded to the French 40 D. DAngerfeild Whip't and Killed 54 Dauphine of France Married to the Duke of Bavaria's Sister 26 Dauâ—â—ness dyes 101 Delsino beaâ—s the Turks at Sea 109 Dixâ—â—ude and Deinse yeilded to the French 142 Doge of Venice dyes 71 Douglas Livtenent General marches with 10000 Men to Athlone 49 He â—â—turns and joins the King at Carrickmashure 95 Douglas Sir Robert killed at the Battle of Enghein 123 D' vaux Memorial to the States 72 Drâ—gheda yeilded to King William 94 Duâ—dee Lord of defeats Mackay at Killikraukle 79 He is killed in the Battle lb. Duleigno taken by General Delsino 15â— E. EArthquake in Jamaica 127 Edinburgh Castle yeelded by the Duke of Gordon 79 Emperours letter to King James 80 He agrees with Sweden 45 His Embassadors at Reswick complain 160 Answered by the Spainish Embassador lb. Emperour returnes to Vienna 39 Enghein Battle 123 English Fleet worsted by the French 88 Esperies taken by General Leslie 51 Esseck taken by General Leslie lb. Beseiged by the Turks 107 Exceter Association 74 Essex Earl of murdered 33 F. FUzharris Executed 30 Flanders and Italy allarmed by the French 27 Flerus Battle 109 Forge a Conflict 83 French defeated there lb. French Invasion frustrated 149 French Kings projâ—ct of peace 5 Rejected by the Confederats lb. He offers Money to King Charles 6 He writâ— to the Dutch lb Breaks Articles with the Emperour 26 Encroches on Flanders and ravages it 14 His pretentions on Germany Flanders c. 35 G. GAloway in Ireland yeelded to General Ginkle 114 Genoa Bombardrd by the French 40 Godfrey Sir Edmondbury murdered 21 Gran Beseiged and yeilded to the Duke of Lorrain 39 Gran Battle 49 The Tuâ—ks defeated lb. Gâ—ent takâ—n by the French â— Granvâ—le â—â—â—ur executed 124 Grand Vâ—sieâ— beheaded 6â— Grand Visier â—â—â—anâ— 27 Basha's killed at Zenta Battle 163 H. Hâ—uover Duke of made the 9th Electorat 127 Hanschâ—â—hets Battle 41 Heidershean General killed at the Battle of Temeswaâ—r 156 Heidelberg taken by the French 131 Heusler General akâ—u by Count Teckeley 105 Hoâ—slein ' Duke of dâ—feated lb. Huy taken by the French 128 Retaken by King William 1â—6 J. JAmes King Hiâ— speech to the Council 44 His Coronation and His speech to the Parliament 45 His speech to the Parliament 48 Displeased with their Answer and dissolves them 49 His Letter to the Council of Scotland in fâ—vour of Papâ—sts 54 Allaâ—med from Holland 73 Comes from â—aliâ—herry to London 75 He goes to Rochester 76 Returns to London lb. He leaves London again and with His Queen goes to France lb. King James goes to Ireland 80 Offers Battle to Schomberg at Dundalk 87 He is defeated at the Boyne 93 He sleâ—s to Dublin to Watersoord and from thence to France 94 His Letter to the Irish who came from Limerick Seige to France 115 His proceedings in England 62 Jessereys Chieâ—â— Justice His bloody work in the West of England 64 Johnston Minâ—â—teâ— whâ—pâ— 54 Joseph Arch Duke Elected King of Hungary and Crowned 65 K. KIng William and Queen Mary proclâ—mâ—d â—o Scotland 79 They take the Coronation Oath lb Declared King and Queen of England 77 Kirk Colâ—onel bloody in the West of England 47 Keyserwart Beseiged by the Elector oâ— Brandenburg 8â— L. LAnden Battle 129 Leslâ—e Count takes Esseck and Esperâ—es 51 Leige Prince of dies 135 Lippa taken by the Turks 146 Limerick Beseiged by King William 95 The Seige raised 97 Taken by General Ginkle 115 Livingston Sir Thomas routs Cannon and Buchan 88 Lorrain Duke of agrees with the French King 14 Made General of the Emperours Army 36 Takes Vicegrade and Weisen 40 Retreats to Vienna lb Dies at Wells April 18 1690. 101 Londondary beseiged 80 Lords Justice of Ireland 98 Lords Justiceâ— of England 140 Loyd Collonel â—â—oms 5000 Irish 12 Louvois French Secretary dies 121 Lugos Battle 1â—7 M. MAcharty â—â—vetenant General routed and taken Prisoner 81 Mackay Livetenant General killed 123 Maestreicht beseiged by the Prince of Orange 2 Magdalen Colledge followes suspenâ—ed by King James 53 Malâ—â—meâ— Sulâ—an deposed 66 Marsiglia Battle 132 Meniz Bishop dies 149 Meniz taken by Lorrain 83 Minden a conflâ—ct 17 A Congress of Princes there 71 Moninouâ—h declared Bastard under King Charle's Hand 23 He is banished 24 He returns lb. He loses al his places lb. He lands in England 46 He is taken and beheaded lb. Modon yeelds to Morosini 59 Mohaiz Battle 64 Moâ—ino General beats the Turks at Sea 156 Molino beaten by the Turks â—6 Mongâ—iz yeelded to the Emperour 70 Mons yeelded to the French 112 Montmelian yeilded to the French 118 The Citadel yeilds lb. Mons Battle 10 Moâ—osini General of Venice 127 He takes Sancta Maura c. 43 He is Elected Doge 71 He is made General again 127 He dies 138 Mount Casal Battle 3 Mortality in Duke Schombergs Camp at Dundalk 82 Muslapha made Sultan 146 N. NAmur taken by the French 122 Retaken by King William 142 Casal yeilded 144 Napolâ— de Romani yeelded to General Morosini 60 Napoli di Malvasia yeelded to the Venetians 108 Navarino old yeelded to Morosini 59 Newheusel takeâ— by the Duke of Croy 50 Neutraliâ—y in Italy sign'd 154 Nissa Battle 85 Taken by the Emperour Ib. Retaken by the Turks 106 Nice yeelded to the French 111 Notingham Association 74 Noailles Duke of takes several Towns in Catalonia 136 O. ORange P. of goes to England 4 Marries and râ—â—urns to Holland 5 His speech to Sir William Temple observable 11 His offer of Aid to King James in 1688 rejected 46 He lands at Torbay 73 Publishes His Declaration Ib. His Letter to the Protestant Officers in King James's Army 74 He comes to London 76 Oathes of Allegiance and Abjuration 78 O'regan Teague His Comical Equipâ—ge 90 Ossory Earl of dyes 28 P. PArliament long dissolved and another called 21 Parliament dissolved and another called 23 Parliament prorogued 5 times in one year 25 They refuse Money to the King and forbid lending 28 Dissolved and another called 29 They sit at Oxford 30 And are dissolved Ib. Parliament dissolved and another called 87 Parliament dissolved and another called 134 Peace between France and Holland obstructed 7 Agreed again and signed 8 Ratified by the French King 10 Peace between France and Spain signed 12 The Articles 13 Signed by the King of Spain 14 Peace between the Emperour and France and Spain 15 Peace between France Sweden and Brandenburg 18 The Articles Ib. Peace between France Sweden and the King of Denmark 20 The Articles Ib. Peace General between the French King and all the Confederates in Septmber 1697. 16â— Palatine of the Rhine Charles Lovis dies 63 years old 28 Philipbsburg yeelded to the Emperour 2 Plot popish in England
Douglas and his party joined him the day following SECT 12. Sect. 12 From thence the King Marches towards Lamrick And on the 9th the Army made their approach to the City in excellent order Seige of Lamrick And though the Irish had considerable parties of Horse Dragâ—ons and Foot posted advantagiously in inclosed Grounds and behind hedges for near two Miles from the Walls of the Town the English went resolutely on beating and driving the Enemy from hedge to hedge to their very Walâ—s losing but 11 or 12 Men in that difficult and hazardous enterprize and before five at Night the Army was posted and the Seige formally laid That Night the King sent a Summonds to the Governour to yeild which he utterly rejected and so they went to Work It 's Reported that a French Man and a Gunner deserted the Army the day before and getting into Limrick gave a particular account of the Artillery which was coming from Dubline Whereon Sarsfieâ—ld with a body of Horse passed the River in the Night time Sarsfeid takes the Artillery at Cullin far above Limrick and marching about through the Hills on the 12. of August fell in upon the Train by day break at Cuâ—len killed about sixty of the Guard and of the Waggoners The Troopers pickt up as much of the best of the Baggage as they could carry away with them and then drew together the Carriages Waggons Tin-boats Ammunition and all the provisions into a heap about the Cannon and filling them full of Powder and putting their Muzles under the Ground laid a short Train and at their marching off fired it which blew up the whole heap with a hideous noise The Night before Sir John Lanter was ordered out to Cullen being within 9 Miles with Six hundred Horse to bring the Artillery safe into the Camp but he came too late by an hour in which time Sarâ—fiâ—â—ld was got out of his reach This unhappy adventure was very unpleasing to the whole Army however the Seige went on and the Trenches were opened on the 17 Batteries are presently raised and it happening that at the blowing up of the Train at Cullin Two of our Cannon Twenty four Pounders escaped spliting these were brought up and mounted which did special good service dureing the Seige My Author says That it would be an endless task to trace particularly all the attacks and defences made at this Seige And I say so too being present at it so passing by circumstances of the proceedings I shall as he does give you an account of the most material Action and of the Conclusion of this unsuccessful enterprise After a breach had been made over the black Battery Limrick attackt nigh St. Johns Gate of about twelve Yards in length On Wednesday the 27th of August the King ordered the Counterscarp to be attackt and the signal being given half an hour after three afternoon the Granadeers went boldly on and in a Trice beat the Irish quite from the Coâ—nterscrap they flying to the breach the Granadeers pursued and lodged themselves upon the breach whereon many of the Irish forefook both the breach and the Walls and fled in to the Town and had not the Regiments that were to second the Granadeers The Asseliants beaten off stopt by some unhappy mistake they might undoubtedly have carryed the Town at that first Assault but the Irish observing that the attack was not pursued and pushâ— on with that vigour as they expected and feared return'd to the Breach and so pepper'd the English with incessant fireing as after three houres resistance they were forced to retreat The Brandenhurgers at this time had got upon the Black battery closs by the Breach where a great deal of the Enemies Powder lay which unhappily taking sire blew a great many of them into the Air and falling down again on the hedge-stakes which were fixed round the Battery there they hung like Skar-Crows At this Attack there were killed five hundered and above a Thousand Wounded and the Army was so greived at this unexpected repulse and the King himself so much concern'd as he resolved to raise the Seige The King goes for England And so the very next day he went to Dunâ—annon accompanyed with the Prince of Denmark and several other Lords and on the 5th of September took ship and arrived at Kings-road near Bristol the day following and on the 9th he went to Windsor Before he left Limrick he appointed the Lord Sidney and Thomas Conninâ—by Esquier Lord Sidney and Thomas Coninsby Esqueir Lord Justices Lords Justices of Ireland and Count Solms General of the Army who going to England soon after left the Command to the brave General Ginkle Within three days after the Kings departure General Solms breaks up the Seige and dispersed the Army into Winter Quarters The Seige broak up On the 21 of Septermber The Earl of Marelborough with some Forces arrived in Cork â—arbour and being joyned by the Duke of Wirtemberg Major General Scravenmore Major General Tetteau and Four thousand of their Forces on the 26 He presently formed the Seige Cork yeilded which continued not long for they plyed the Town so warmly as Collonel Mckillicut the Governour came to a Parley and surrendered the Garison consisting of Four thousand were made Prisoners of War Kinsale yeilded and all the Ammunition and Armes in the Town delivered up to the Victors And before the fifteenth of October Kinsale and both the Forts were surrendered to Marlburrough Leaving Ireland We step over now to inspect how Affairs go between the Confederates and the French King The Duke of Savoy having continued neutral hitherto The French King presses him to declare And in the mean time for security of his Neutrality requires the Citadeâ—s of Verceil and Turin to be put into his hands which motion being declin'd by Savoy and France becoming more and more suspicious of him Monsieur Catinat is commanded to march the French Troops as far as Turin which he did yet forbearing for a time all Acts of Hostility Duke of Savoy joins with the Confederates The Duke of Savoy having spun out the time as long as he could by some unsatisfying Overtures to the French King at last openly declares himself and allying himself first with the Empeperour and the King of Spain soon after he Embarques with all the Confederates The first Article of his Treaty with the Emperour was this He engages not to enter into any Treaty of Allyance with the most Christian King without consent of the Emperour show he kept this Article the World knows and the next Article was he engages himself to act jointly with the Emperour and the rest of the Confederate Princes against France and her Adherents The Articles betwixt the Emperour the King of Spain and the Duke of Savoy are written at length by my Authour The Summ of all being a full and firm mutual Confederacy against France Defensive and Offensive together with some
the Sword Which so terrified the Spaniards as they abandoned the Garisons of S' Felix Quinola and the Castle of St Elme On the 19 Noailles laid Seige to Gironue which tho they made a shew of resistance at first they surrendered on the 29. and on Ignominious Terms â—oo And presently after he took in the Towns of Ostralick and Castle Folet making all the Souldiers therein Prisoners of War SECT 3. Sect. 3 By this time Admiral Russel is gâ—t on the Coasts of Spain and down the Meattervanean couping up Tourvilie in his Harbour of Tholoun Admiral Russel in the Straitâ— from whence he attempted once to make his Escape but Russel watched him so narrowly as he drove him in to his Harbour again and leave we him there in souce for the rest of Winter till we see what is a doing in Germany where we find no great Matters Tourvills couped up in Thoulon by him for the Prince of Baden Commanding the Imperial Army and de Lorge the French the Latter passed the Rhine in Jure and marched towards Haiâ—bâ—on near which the Prince was encampâ—d who went out to meet him but at Lorg considering of it declined Fighting and marched towards Wilâ—â—ock the Prince pursues him and near â—â—â—s loâ—k a sharp skirmish happened between the French and Germanâ— wherein the former lost near three hundred and the latter half as many Both Armies moved again and marched towards Landau where there was great expectation of a full engagement but heavy Rains falling frustrated the design And so the Prince with his Army repassed the Rhine carrying away Fourteen thousand Cattle and destroying a vast quantity of Forrage in the Country and some Magazines of the French and herewith ended the Campaign on this side In Savoy there was nothing done this year worthy of Relation And as little in Hurgary for though the Turks were considerably stronger than the Imperialisls yet the Grand Visier could find no means to force Caprara the General to Fight nor durst he attack him in his Cump at Carlowitz So as on the 1st and 2d of October he drew off his Army and sent them into Winter Quarters and published Eight Causes very reasonable for so doing As to Affairs in Venice Venice Their Captain General and Doge Morosini dyed the 6th of January at Napoli de Romama Death of Morosini Doge of Venice and they made choice of Seigmor Zeno for Captain General in his place About the beginning of June General Delsino with Twelve thousand Foot and a thousand Horse landed on the 15 within a Mile of Ciclut General Delsino takes Ciclut and plying the Town horly with Cannon and Mortar and many sharp Assaults he made himself Master of the Town by the 21. of that Month. The Turks were so vexed at the loss of this place as they presently beseige it with Sixteen thousand men but the Garison Delsino left in it made so stout a defence as the Turkâ— after the loss of Two thousand Men were forced to raise the â—eige Cobluch yeilded to Delphino Soon after this Delphino took Cobluch after a Seige of 9 dayes only And on the 7th of September General Steinau Landed with an Army in the Island of Scio Scio yeilded to General Steinau and on the 9. he seised on the Suburbs of the City the next day he played on the Castle with four Cannon and four Mortars and set it on Fire in several parts and on the 14 they sprung a Mine the hideous noise whereof together with the havock the Bombs had made so terrified the defendents as presently they capitulate and surrendered on condition they should be transported safe into lesser Asia which was done accordingly SECT 4. Sect. 4 The Poles seemed still to be the faintest and slowest of the Allies Pole and tho they had Blockaded Camimeck last year Ta tars routed by the Poles at Caminice they could not find themselves strong enough to hinder the Tartars this year from releiving it with no less than Three hundred Waggons laden with all manner of provisions and guarded with Twenty thousand Tartartan Horse most of whom carryed a Sack of Corn behind them and ravaging all the Country about The Poles being enraged herewith fell upon them Killed Three thousand and drove the rest out of the Country and this was all they did this Summer Death of the Elector of Saxony This year on the 7th of May dyed the Elector of Saxony a young Prince and in the full vigour of his Age he dyed of the small Pox at Dresaan The King at his return from Flanders told his Parliament on the 20th of November that all Affairs both by Sea and Land were in a much better posture than when they parted last as in truth they were which gave a great satisfaction to all Queen Mary's Death But Alas That which happened soon after imbittered all our sweet Morsels for this fatal year made a Mournful conclusion by the Death of our most Gracious Soveraign Lady MARY Queen of great Britain France and Ireland who dyed of the small Pox at her Palace of Kinsungton on the 28 of December Many learned Pens have attemped a Character of Her though all came very short of Her Merit But very remarkable was that Answer of the Kings who knew Her best to the Bishop of Canterbury who went to Comfort Him on that great Loss Who saâ—d He could not chuse but Greive seing She had been His Wife for 17. years and yet He never knew Her guilty of an Indiscretion A general Greif for the Queens Death Hereon followed the Parliaments and the whole Nations Condolence of the King upon this great Loss and their Protestations to stand by Him against all opponents whatsoever both at Home and Abroad And if ever Addresses were unseigned and affectionat they were those made upon this occasion since it has been obvious to any Man of observation that that sad Providence did very much heighten Mens Affections to His Majestys Person which being before as it were divided between Him and that Beloved Princess were now entirely cemented into one and all concentered in Him CHAP. XX. An. 1695. SECT 1. Sect. 1 Notwithstanding the universal Sorrow occasioned by the Death of Our excellent Queen the Parliament went on effectually with their Work tending to the publick well and safety passing several Acts to that end and all agreeable to His Majesties Will and Desire Affairs in Flanders reqâ—iring the Kings speedy repair thither He was pleased before His Departure to appoint Lords Justices for the Administration of the Government during His Absence viz. The Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Lord Justices of England The Lord Keeper The Earl of Pembâ—ook The Duke of Devonshire The Duke of Shrew bury The Farl of Dorset and the Lord Godolphine And so on the 12 of May He departed for Holland Villeroy General of the French Armies after Luxemburgs Death The Famous Luxemburg Dying