places of prosite and trust are Immediatly taken from him And soon after the Duke of York is sent down High Commissioner into Scotland Duke of York goes to Scotland Well the Parliament in England meeting the seventeen of October as was ordered by the King The first Compliment they met with The Parliament proroged 5 times in one year was a prorogation to the twenty sixt of January and from thence to the fifth of April 1680. and from thence to the seventeenth of May and again to the first of July and again to the twenty first of October graciously declaring they should then sit and do business The whole Nation being deeply greived with these strange proceedings especially that of hindering the Parliament to sit several Addresses were made by three or four Counties Addresses from several Counties to the King but all rejected humbly beseeching his Majesty to case them of their greivances but no satisfactory answer was given nor to be expected Things going on at this rate in England and the Duke ruleing all as he pleased in Scotland there could be no serious prosecution of the Popish Hot nay it was so ridiculed by Estrange The Plot ridiculed and others of the Court party as indifferent men began to doubt if any such thing was or no. While in the mean time the Popish Faction began to trump up a new Plott upon the dissenters King Charles finding himself weak at home King Charles makes Alliance with Holland and indeed having made himself so thought it necessary to strengthen himself by some Foreign Alliance And to that end sends Mr. Henry Sidney now Earl of Rumney Embassador to Holland to propose to the States the making a Treaty of Guarranty for the Peace Concluded at Nimeguen The French King hearing of this earnestly indeavours to defate the design and by his Embassador Monsieur D'avaux then resident in Holland proposes an Alliance with them the same being moved at the same time by Monsieur Colbert to the States Embassador in Paris Mr. Sidney gives in a Memorial against this motion with many insinuating Arguments which was answered by Count D'avaux but in more threatening Tearms The States haveing weighed the Arguments on both sides in the Scales of security and interest at last the ballance was cast in favour of England all the Provinces unanimously agreeing thereto except Gronningen and Ommelands who inclined more to the French but being over-ruled by plurality of votes Alliance with England is Concluded The Dauphing Married to the Duke of Bavaria sister The French King failing in this project proposes Alliance with the Duke of Bavaria by Marrying the Dauphin to the Dukes sister which is agreed on and soon-after Consummated SECT 2. Sect. 2 In February 1680. The Emperor and Empyr by several Letters and Memorials acquainted the dyet at Rattibone The Emperour complains of the French Kings breach of the late Treaty that they found themselves aggrieved that the French had already Contraveened the Peace in no less then twelve Material Particulars and that quite contrary to all the Treaties both of Westphaita and Nimeâ—uâ—n And the dyet Examining the matter fully and finding it to be so intreated the Emperor in behalfe of himself and the Empyr by his Letters or Embassie to require reparation of the same from the French King But for all these Remonstrances he was so far from giving the proposed Satisfaction as he began to enlarge his limits in Alsatia And soon after a paper was published as was pretended by the French King bearing that in case the Dauphin were chosen King of the Romans most of the Towns detained from the Emperor should be restored that ane Army of sixty Thousand French should be maintained in Hungary against the Turks without any Charge to the Empyre and a Considerable Fleet should be imployed against the Turks towards the Dardanello's with many other plausible propositions but these being little taken notice of the French King incroaches severely on the Prince Palatine which makes the Emperor and Empyr complain in every Court where there was any hope of releif particularly the States of Holland were solicited to Employ their bâ—st Offices at the French Court that these Contraventions might cease and be abolished but the States finding that notwithstanding all the French Kings Caressess and fair promises that their addresses to him in behalfe of the King of Spain their Alliâ— had taken so little effect they thought it needless to expect any better sâ—ccesse in this and therefore they made no progress in it Flanders and Italy allarmed by the French Nor was iâ— Germany only that thought her self Injured for in the Spring the French made incursions in the province of Nâ—muâ— possessing themselves of above fourty villages and the Princes of Italy were Allarmed also by the French Troops marching to take Possession of Cassâ—l sold by the Duke of Mantua to the French King for four Millions of Livers SECT 3. Sect. 3 About this time King Charâ—es makes an Alliance with Spain as he had done with Holland And at the sitting of the Parliament which was on the twentieth first of October 1â—80 As he had formerly promised he desires Money of them for the releif of Tanâ—â—er and that they should not medle with the Succession of the Croun but to proceed to the discovery of the Hot and Tryal of the Popish Lords Bill of Exclusion by the house Commons The Parliament taking this into Consideration and finding no expedient for securing of the Protestant Religion while the Duke of York had any Prospect of the Crown they resolve on a Bill for his Total Exclusion which passed in the House of Commons the eleventh of November 1680. The bill of Exclusion is so universally known in these Kingdomes as I thought it but needless to insert it here Rejected by the Lords The Bill being presented to the House of Lords was by them rejected and after the first Reading a vote passed that it should not be allowed a second Reading which gave it such a dash as the House of Commons did not farther insist on it Lord Stafford executed And then the Parliament prâ—ceeded to the Tryal of the Lord Stafford who being convicted was Executed on the seventh of December 1680 The next thing they fell on was the prosecuting and displaceing all Abhorrers of petitioning the King for the meeting of the Parliament the Chief of those were Sir Francis Withens Sir George Jeffâ—â—yes Recorder of London Sir Thomas Iones a Judge of the Kings Bench Sir Richard Westone a Barron of the Exchequer and Sir Francis North Chief Jâ—stâ—ce of the Common pleas who for his good service in Sentenceing to Death Steven Colledge at Oxford had the great Seal of England Committed to his Custody As to the Kings demand of Money for releife of Tangieâ— The Commons refuse mâ—ney to the King or what ever pretended occasion the Parliament altogether declined it giving in many
the Gulf of Prevesa And Landing some Forces raised two Batteries on the East and West sides of the Town which after some resistance He takes Sancta Maura surrendered on Articles about the latter end of July wherein they found Eighty peices of Brass-Cannon and great quantity of Ammunition and Provisions From thence the Captain General Steers towards Prevesa and lays Seige to it the 20th of September And plying it briskly with Cannons and Bombs by Sea and Land till the twenty eight And Prevesa the Enemy desired to Capitulate and Articles being agreed on they Matched out on the 30th of September leaving behind them Fourty four Cannon eighteen whereof shot a fifty pound Ball with a great quantity of Ammunition and Provisions After which the Venetians went to their Winter Quaters at Corsu The Venetian Troops were successful in Dalmatia also this Campaign Venetians successful in Dalmatia for they beat the Turks in several small Rencounters making Incursisions into their Quarters An. 1685. and still returning with Victory and Booty They took in the Isle of Narenta and the Castle of Narim and then retired to their Winter Quarters And so we conclud this year 1684. CHAP. X. Anno 1685 Death of King Ch the 2d The first thing remarkable in the year 1685. is The Death of Charles the 2d King of great Brittain who dyed of an Appoplexy on Saturnday the 7th of February in the 37. year of his Reign after he had lived 54 years 8. Moneths and 8 days passing over the the first part of the Character my Author gives of him I take notice only of the latter part His Character which says he was a Prince the most fit to govern of any other and applyed himself the least to it which was great pity since he had such an insight into Men and things that no Monarch of his Age could pretend to compare with him besides a mild Disposition which made him at his Death be so universally Lamented by all sorts of his Protestant Subjects especially by the Dissenters and that more out of fear of his Successor then any great kindness to him A witty Quaker appearing very jovial and all about him seeming sad was asked his reason for being so who Answered They had two to deal with before and now GOD he thanked they had but one Now the Duke of York ascends the Throne and the same day his Brother dyed King James Speech to the Privy Council Assembled the Council and declared that he intended to follow his Brothers example in clemency and tenderness to his People That he would make it his business to preserve the Government both in Church and State as established by Law he commended the Church of Englands Pâ—inciples and Members and that as he would never depart from the just Prerogatives of the Crown so he would never invade any Mans Property King James being solemnly Crowned at Westminster the twenty third of April 1685 King James Crowned He appoints a Parliament to meet the Twenty second of May after to whom Repeating much of what he had said to the Council His Speech to the Privy Council repeated to the Parliament and his demand of Money he proceeded to the demanding a large supply of Money laying before them many plausible Reasons and Arguments for moving them thereto The Parliament being in a manner fashioned and moulded before to his Inclinations not only settled the Customs and temporary Excise upon him as they were before upon his Brother but laid a new Imposition upon Wines Vinegar Sugar Tobacco and other Commodities so as in short his revenue with the hereditary Excise and other Revenues of the Crown amounted to Two Millions four hundered thousand Pounds per annum Which is granted to which add an Hundered and fifty thousand Pounds per annum which he had when Duke of York the whole amounted to Two Millions and five hundered and fifty thousand Pounds per annum SECT 2. Sect. 2 The King then acquainted the Parliament That he had News from Scotland of the Earl of Argyles Landing in the Highlands Argyle lands in Scotland That he had put out two Declarations one of which he presently communicated to them Which is so generally known in Scotland and elsewhere as saves me the Labour of repeating it here To be short in a few dayes after the Earl's small Forces were dissipated and each Man shifted for himself And he himself falling unhappily into the hands of a Country-man was soon after brought to Edinburgh He is taken and Executed at Edinburgh he dyed very piously where for his former unpardonable Crime reqâ—ireing care should be taken for the Protestant Religion and for explaining himself on taking the Test this brave tho unfortunate Man was beheaded June the 30. But a blacker Cloud appeared about this time in the West of England Monmouth lands in England by the Duke of Monmouths Landing at Lyme in Dorset-shire on the 12. of June where he presently put out an ample Declaration in his own name and the rest of his followers Which Declaration being very large and being generally known all Brittain over I shall now overpass The Prince of Orange hearing of Monmouths Landing in England Prince of Orange offer to King James presently sends over the Six English Regiments in the Dutch Service and Pay and by Monsieur Benting not only offers King James the loan of his Troops but to come in person and command his Army if his Majesty pleased But before Benting reached London Skelton King James Envoy at the Hague had sent the King so bad a Character of the Prince Rejected as he told Benting that their common Interest required the Princes stay in Holland and hinted as much to him as he thought his Zeal for his Service was not seasonable at that time and this was the thanks the Prince had for his Service offered Providence so favoured King James at this time as the Duke of Monmouths Forces are defeated at Sedgemore Monmouth Executed and he being taken soon after was brought to London and Beheaded on the 15. of July Jessereys Bloody Work in the West Hereupon followed the Tragical proceedings in the West The Lord chief Justice Jessereys being cloathed with a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try and prosecute all who had any way appeared or concurred with Monmouth At Dorchester 30. being Impeached he hang'd Twenty nine of them and again of two hundered and fourty three eighty suffered and almost as many at Exeter at last he finished his Bloody Assizes at Tauntoun and Wells where above 500. were Condemned and of them 239. were Executed Yet for all his Bloody Humour Covetousness put in for a share For he had the Conscience to take Fourteen thousand and Five hundered Pounds for saving the Life of one Man And Kirks also Nor was Collonel Kirk much short of him in Cruelty for at Taunton he caused Ninety
King of Great Britain he would take it as a Rupture of the Peace and resent it accordingly SECT 4. Sect. 4 Soon after this King James is informed more certainly of the preparations in Holland and that the design was against him England and believed it so And now began to turn Car in pan declaring in Council on the 2d of October that he would restore the Charter of London and on the 5th declared that he would dissolve the Commission for Ecclesiastical Causes King James allarm'd And impowers the Bishop of Winchester to resettle all the Affairs of Magdalen Colledge but hearing of the disaster of the Dutch Fleet at Sea he recalled that Commission and hearing afterward of their approach he renewed it again so sickle was he and so at last the said Bishop perfected that business The Wind continued for three Weeks still at west and in London the question every Morning was have we a Protestant Wind yet and a Seaman cursed openly the Dragon on Bow steeple for turning his Head where his Tayle should be But about the latter end of October the Wind came Easterly Prince of Orange lands at Torbay and the Dutch Fleet consisting of near five hundred Saile whereof there were fifty one Men of War and eighteen Fire Ships came with a fair Gale upon the English Coast and Landed all safe at Torbay the 5th of November And in a short time the Princes Army was encreased by the Junction of diverse persons of good quality with him And soon after his Declaration was published Which was dated at the Hague the 10th of October 1688. His Declaration published The substance whereof was a Relation of the Subversion and Violation of all the Laws of England both in Church and State all which he imputed to the Kings Evil Councellors which disorders could not possibly be rectified nor Affairs regulated but by a lawful and Free Parliament the calling and sitting whereof was the main cause of his coming to England The Declaration being very large and withal supposing it well known to all intelligent observing persons I thought the transcribing of it unnecessary Prince of Orange writes to the Protestant Officers in England About the same time The Prince wrote a Letter to all the Protestant Officers in the Kings Army laying before them their Error in joining with a Popish party and their dauger if they persisted and earnestly invited them to concurr with him for preservation of the Protestant Religion and freedom and Priviledges of the Subjects This Letter did very much influence most of those to whom it was directed About the midle of November the Lord Delamare came to the Prince with a considerable â—arty Association at Exeter Before the Prince left Exeter there was an Association drawn and Sworn to by all the Nobleâ—en and Gentlemen then present for a close adherence to the Prince of Oranâ—e and to one another an prosecuting of that work they now engaged in and for avengeing the Princes Death if done by any barbarous indirect means The 1st Bloodshed On the 20th of November a Skirmish happened at Winâ—anton between eighty Horse and Dragoons Commanded by Sarsfield and thirty of the Princes Horse Commanded by one Campbel where notwithstanding the inequality of the Number the former were defeated which much daunted King James's Army and as much encouraged the other party Associâ—â—ion aâ— Notâ—ingham On the 22d of November The Nobility and Gentry assembled at Nottingham delaring their just greivances in eight material points and implying many moe indefinitly Associate and bind themselves much to the same purpose as these at Exeter had done The Nobility about the King labour earnestly to perswade him to call a free Parliament but he continued inexorable Prince George Dukes of Graslon and Ormond and other Nobles go to the Prince On which the Duke of Graston the Lord Churchil and several other Noblemen lest him and went over to the Prince then as Sherbâ—â—â— And on the 25th of November Prince George the Duke of Ormond and Sir George Hewet followed them Before Prince George went off he wrote to the King a very pertinent Letter for his Excuse as did also the Lord Churchil and Princess Ann withdrawing privatly from London after the Princes departure left a very passionate Letter to the Queen begging her Majesties pardon for leaving the City without her leave and waiting upon her The King comes to London The 26. of November the King returns to London and Issuâ—s writes for a free Parliament to sit the 15 of January but this was too late for by this time the Nation was generally in such a ferment as nothing he could either do or promise would appease them The Prince of Orange understanding that most of the considerable Cities and Towns in England had complyed published as was said another Declaration at Sheâ—burne Castle the 28. of November But it appeared soon after by the Princes disowning it that this Declaration was contrived by some private person who had put his name to it to give it Authority The main purport of the Declaration was a strict order to all Magistrates both in the Cities and Countrey to disarme and secure all Papists and tho this was a bold and presumptuous attempt of a private person yet it happened to have very good effects Proposals by the King to the Prince The Prince of Orange being at Windsor the King sends â—aâ—â—â—sax Nottingham and Godolphine to him desiring him to make what proposals he thought necessary for sitting of the Parliament and for their security while they sat The King leavs London They return the next day with seven Proposals which were so unsatisfying to the King as that night he left London and went to Rochester Before he went he wrote to the Lord Feversham Exhorting him and all the Officers to continue him in their Loyal Principles but gives him no orders for any Action On Receipt of which Letter Feversham disbands his Forces being about Four thousand and presently after acquaints the Prince therewith by a Letter Returning the 16 of December On the 16 of December the King returns to London being advised and invited thereto by some Lords On the 17. at twelve at Night he receives a Letter from the Prince advising his removal to Ham Goes to Rochester but he inclining rather to go to Rochester moves that to the Prince who assented and so on the 18. he goes thither accompanyed with the Earl of Arran and some others That same day the Prince came to St. James's innumerable Acclamations The Prince comes to London Bells and Bon-fires signifying how welcome a Guest he was to London King James and the Queen go to France On the 23 of December the King Embarked at Dover for France the Queen Landing there the 10th Before he went he left a Letter written with his own hand declaring his Reasons for leaving the Kingdom desiring it
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
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
weighty reasons for so doing nor did they stop here but on the seventh of January 1681. Sâ—â—lo novo it was resolved Tâ—at whosoever should lend or advance Money on any branch of the Kings Revenue or whosoever should buy any tally upon any part of the Revenue And prohabite lending money on â—e Revenue or pay such a lâ—ally hereafter to be struck should be Adjudged a hinderer of the Sittings of Parliament and should he Responsible therefore in Parliament Eaâ—l of Ossory's death Oo the thirty of July 1680. Dyed the Gererous and truely Noble Thomas Earl of Ossory at White Hâ—â— to whom the Author gives a large and deserved Eulogie Deaâ—h of the Duke of 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 Paâ—â—â—â—â—â— of the Rhine On the second of September after dyed John George Duke of Saxoâ—â—e at Fâ—â—burg the sixty eight year of his age And on the seventh of September dyed Châ—rles Lovis Count Pelatine of the Rhine sixty three years old About the midle of November appeared a Comet with a prodigious light towards the West the stâ—r was but smâ—l whence it proceeded and low at first A Comet appâ—aâ—s but arose higher and higher CHAP. VI. SECT 1. Sect. 1 An. 1681. The King being netled at the Parliaments harsh usage of him on tâ—e tenth of January 1681 he prorogue them to the twentyeth And on the eighteenth he dissâ—lvâ—d them Parliament dissolved another called to sit at Oxford And summonds anotâ—eâ—â—o meet at Oxford on the twenty first of March following tâ—is filled all thinking Men with Astonishment and â—errour and a great many of the pâ—â—me Nobility being utterly dissatisfied with the Kings Resolution in this point meet and frame a Petition to hiâ— Mâ—jâ—sty the Nobles Petiton the King not to to order sitting at Oxford full of most weighty and unanswerable Arguments bâ—sâ—eching him to let the Parliamenâ— sit at the usual plâ—ce in Westminster which Petition was â—â—esented to him by the Earl of Essâ—x who tendâ—red it with a pithy and pertinent Speach to the same purpose The Petâ—tion was Subscribed by these Noblemen following Monmouth Kent Huntington Bedford Salisbury Clare Stanâ—ford Essex Shaâ—tsbury Mordant Evers â—aget Gray Herbert Howard Delamere The Kings Answer to this Petition is recorded no where The Petition rejected All that can be fâ—und is that he expressâ—d his displeasure at it by a froune However he continues firm and unmoveable for the Parliaments siting at Oxford and withall sets a mark on the main contryvers of this Petition as ye shall find afterward SECT 2. Sect. 2 After tâ—e dissolution of the last Parliament one Edward Fuzharris a Papist prompted by the Dutchess of Portsmouth and the French Embassador tampers with one Everara an old Commerad of his Meal-tub Plot. a Papist also and an engenious fellow to write an invective Pamphlet against the Kings proceedings which Everard undertook and having perfited it gave a fair Copy of it to Fuzharris the design being lay'd to fasten it on the Non Conformists But Everard having made Sir Wilâ—am Waller Privy to the Intrigue all along the mischievous fallacy came to be discovered wnereupon Fuzharris is apprehended and committed and after two or three Moneths Imprisonment is arraigned and found guilty of high Treason Fitzharris Executed and the pretended Primate of Ireland for which on the first â—f â—nâ—y he is Executed at Tiburn together with Oliver Plunket the pretended Primate of Ireland convicted of high Treason also Parliament meets at Oxford In the mean time The 21. of March came and the Parliament mett at Oxford the Commons being generally the same as the last Parliament or at least of the same Judgement and Humour So as they began in their proccedings just where the last Parliament lest off The first thing they fell upon was preparing a Bill to prevent the Duke of Yorks suceession Parliament at Oxford dissolved and for prosecuting the Pâ—pish Lords in the Tower these were the two main points handled But on the â—7th of March the 7th day of their fisting the King came suddenly and uâ—exepectedly into the House of Peâ—rs and dissolved the Parliament and taking Coach immediatly drove as hard as he could to Wâ—nsor leaving both the Houses in great Amazement And on the 8th of Apâ—â—l published a Declaration of his Reasons for dissolving the Parliament which satisfied but very few On this brisk Act of the King the Papists begin to look big and to think on revenge against some of those who had prosecuted them Stephen Colledge tryeâ— Condemned and Ecuted And the first they spit their Venom at was one Stephen Colledge a mean Man but a great talker against the Popish Plot. Against whom they frame an Indictment of high Treason but the Grand Jury being too honest to find it they transfer the case and the Prisoner to be tryed at Oxford where by a strange and illegal proceeding Sir Franceâ— North being the chief Judge the innocent poor Man is sentenced and Executed accordingly on the 30th of August 168â— Earl of Shaftsbury Committed The next attempt was on the Earl of Shaftsbury who is apprehended and committed the 2d of July and being kept in the Tower to the 24th of November he is brought to Tryal where notwithstanding all the deep and wicked contrivances laid for taking away his Life the Grand-Jury whereof Sir Samuel Bernardiston was Foreman returned Ignoramus upon the Bill is tryed and acquitted whereat the People discovered their great satisfaction not only by a general shout but by making several Bonâ—fires that night in the City SECT 3. Sect. 3 All this while The Duke of York is carrying on his designs in Scotland under a Protestant Mask for secureing himself in succession to the Crown the Parliament complying with him Duke of York makes the Test in Scotlana and to that end the Test is made and some other Acts with which many of the Members were not well satisfied and desired that some other additional Acts might be made Earl of Argyle Impeached and sound guilty of high Treason The E. of Argyle insisting on this and proposing that all other Acts against Popery might be added for this his freedom and under pretence of his putting his own sense and â—nterpretation upon the Test when he took it as was allowed to many others he is prosecuted with the greatest Cruelty and Injustice imaginable and on this trivia Act he is arraigned and found guilty of high Treason An. 1682. However this brave Man made a shilt to escape his destiny at this time makes his Escape by getting privatly out of Edinburgh Castle and flying beyond Seas tho he could not do it afterwards but a last fell a Sacrifice to the same Revenge that thus made him first Miscrable SECT 4. Sect. 4 Let us now step over and take aview of Affairs in France In September the French King draws his Troops towards Strasburg Strasburg surrendered to the
Wounded Men to be Hang'd and that with the Solemnity of Trumpets Drums and Bag-pipes making a noise all the time of their Execution And after all this Alerman Cornish a Worthy Honest Citizen of London is Apprehended Arraign'd Condemn'd Mr. Cornish Executed and Executed and that for no other Cause Realy but that being Sheriff of London at the Discovery of the Popish Plot he had appeared Active in prosecuting the Conspirators and this was the Demonstration of the Kings Clemency and tenderness towards his People which he so fairly promised first to the Privy Council and soon after to the Parliament SECT 3. Sect. 3 All things going so fair on in England with the King he begins to take Ireland under consideration and in the first place he begins to turn out some Eminent Protestant Officers as the Lord Shannon Captain Robert â—itzgerald Captain Richard Coot and Sir George St. George all Captains of Horse and fills up these Vacancies with Popish Officers Then he calls over the Duke of Ormond Collonel Talbot sent to Enland to no other end then that by divesting him of the Government of that Kingdom he might make way for the advancement of his darling Richard Talbot a bigot Papist whom he first makes a Collonel of Horse and afterwards Lord Deputy and General of all his Forces in Ireland and creats him Earl of Tirconnel who being cloathed with this Grandour and Power He disbands Protestants began presently to Exereise it he Disbanded whole Companies and Troops at once stripping them of their Cloaths and depriving them of their Horses and Accutrements all which they had payed for he turn'd off two or three hundered Protestant Officers And makes up the Army of Irish Papists many of Whom had purchassed their Commissions at a dear rate and in a short time turned out of the Army Five or Six thousand Protestant Souldiers most part of whom went a Begging and formed the Army entirely of Irish Papists with a mixture of some few French Officers all Papists King James being elated and animated with his Success hitherto The Kings speech to the Parliament in November 1685. both in England and Ireland and finding his Parliament so plyable to all his desires in the last Session at their meeting in November 1685 he layes before them the necessity of Encreassing the Army and of a continual standing Force to defend Him and the Nation from all attempts of their Enemies either abroad or at home and desires a supplie answerable to the necessary expence in that matter And in the next place he extolls the Loyalty and good services of many Popish Officers he had taken into the Army and declared plainly that he would not expose them to disgrace nor deprive himself of the benefite of their service if a new Rebellion should happen The Parliament taking thir motions into Consideration The answer of both houses the Lords Voted tho faintly and not unanimously that thanks should be returned to his Majesty for his Speech But the house of Commons went to work more Ingenuously and roundly for on the sixteenth of November they addrest the King That finding his Majesty not fully satisfied with the Militia in the late troubles they would take care to make them more usefull for the future but not on word of Encreassing the Army and for the Popish Officers they were preparing a Bill for indemnifying them from the penalty they had incurred by Law but because the continuing them in the Army without ane Act of Parliament might be thought a dispensing power with that Law they humbly prayed he would be pleased to give such directions therein that no Jealousies might râ—main in the hearts of his faithful Subjects The consequent of this address was The Parliament dissolved â—ust a prorogation and then a dissolution of the Parliament And so the King is left at liberty to persue his designs by such methods as he thought fit SECT 4. Sect. 4 Tho it be a long stept From Enâ—land to Hungary yet thither we go to enquire how affairs went there this last campaign Hungary On the the thirteenth of June 1685. The Duke of Lorrain arrives at the Imporial Camp Newheusel beseiged by Lorrain between Newheusel and Barkan where the Seige of Newheusel is resolved on thither the Duke marches and on the eleventh of July the Trenches are opened and the Seige carried on with great resolution till the end of july the beseiged making obstinate resistance Duke of Lorrain marches to releive Gran beseiged by the Turks The Duke having certain advice that the Scrasquier Basha had Beseiged Gran with an Army of near sixty Thousand Men resolved to leave a sufficient body for carrying on the Seige and with the greatest part of the Army to march to the râ—leise of Gran The Emperour approving this resolution on the first of August The Duke began his march towards Gran and on the fourteenth Encamped very near the Enemy The Turks beleiving the Christian Army to be not above twenty Thousand attached them with great furie but were so warmlie received as they were soon convinced of their mistake and repented of it tho to late The Turks totaly routed at Gran. The Imperialist pursues them hotly even to their Camp making great slaughter and without any stop drove them from their Camp and gave them a total overthrow In this action the Turks lost sour Thousand Jamsaries and two thousand Spah's their Baggadge and all their Artillery being twenty three prices of Cannon and four Mortars The Christians lost not above an Hundered Men and of them no person of Note Vicegarde taken by the Turks But while the Serasquier lay before Gran where he lost near three Thousand in the attaches he detach't a partie to Vicegrade which after a whiles brave defence was forced at last to surrender carrying off their Arms and Baggage and came safe to the Imperial Army This small loss was a boundantly Compensed with the gaining the strong Garison of Newheusel which was thought invincible Newheusel taken by storme by the Duke of Croy and Caprara for the General Caprara and the Duke of Croy who commanded the Forces left at the Seige by the Duke of Lorrain having by great application and industry made their approaches so near as their Cannon had made a breach in one of the Bastions so broad that three Men might enter a breast resolved on a general Assault the next day being the ninteenth of August which accordingly was performed and carryed on with such incredible Resolution that notwithstanding the Vigorous resistance made by the Defendants they rushed into the Town and put all to the Sword only Hassan Basha who was ill wounded and ten Officers were saved They found in the Town seveny five peices of Cannon besides a great quantity of Warlike provisions This great loss of the Turks moved the Serasquier Ipradim to wriâ—e to the Duke of Lorrain offering some
might be published which was done At St. James's about Sixty Peers Sign'd an Association and meeting with the Commons at Westminster on the 25. of December they Sign and present an Address to the Prince desiring him to take upon him the Administration of Affairs both Civil and Military till the Meeting of a Convention the 22d of January which he agreed to And so we conclude this Year with the Death of one of the most generous and bravest Princes in Europe An. 1689 Elector of Brandenburg his Death the Elector of Brandenburg who dyed the 10. of May the Sixty Ninth Year of his Age. CHAP. XIV Anno 1689 SECT 1. Sect. 1 The Convention of Parliament meeting the 22d of January fall presently to their work The Commons Vote the Throne Vacant and the first Vote passed in the House of Commons is as followeth Resolved That King Jame the 2d having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of this Kingdom by breaking the Original Contract between King and People and by the Advice of Jesuites and other wicked persons having violated tho Foundamental Laws and having withdrawn himself out of this Kingdom hath Abdicated the Government and that the Throne is thereby Vacant Debeat about the word Abdicate This was sent up to the House of Lords who not liking the word Abdicated Erazed it and put in the word Deserted This alteration the Commons would on no terms allow This occasioned a stiffe debate between the Two Houses for several days at last on a inutnal conference held on the 5th of February the Lords agreed to the Vote in the first Terms Voted by the Commons The next thing taken into consideration WILLIAM and MARY Voted and Declared King and Queen was the Form of Government to be established and after Mature deliberation a Declaration is drawn up wherein all King James's Enormities and Miscarriages in Government are fully held forth for which Reasons and because of his Abdicating the Government the Throne is Vacant And finally It is resolved and finally declared that WILLIAM and MARY Prince and Princess of Orange shall be King and Queen of England with the Dominions thereto belonging dureing Their Lives and the Life of the Surviver of them And after their Deceases the Crown and Royal Dignity to be succeeded to by the Heirs of the Body of the said Princesse And for default of such â—ssue by the Princess Ann of Denmark and the Heirs of her Body And for default of such Issue to the Heirs of the Body of the said Prince of Orange And the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do Pray the said Prince and Princess of Orange to accept of the same accordingly And that the Oaths hereafter mentioned be taken by all persons of whom the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy might be taken in Law in stead of them And that the said Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy be abrogated The Oath of Allegiance I A. B. Do sincerely Promise and Swear That I will bear Faith and true Allegiance to Their Majâ—sties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY So help Me GOD. Oath of Abjuration I do Swear That I do from my Heart Abhor Detest and Abjure as Impious and Heretical this Damnable Doctrine and Position that Princes Excommunicated or deprived by the Pope or any Authority of the See of Rome may be deposed or Murthered by their Subjects or any other whatsoever And I do declare that no Forreign Prince Person Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction Power Superiority Preheminence or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual within this Realm Soon after the King and Queen are proclaimed and so take peaceable possession of the English Crown SECT 2. Sect. 2 A Convention of the States of Scotland met about this time and the Throne is declared Vacant there also Act of Recognition in Scotland and an Act of Recognition is drawn up which is so generally known as I need nor here repeat it Only the substance of it was to declare the now King and Queen of England c. to be King and Queen of Scotland also And the same Oath of Allegiance as was Sworn in England to be Sworn in Scotland also William and Mary declared King and Queen of Scotland This Act being past The Earl of Argyle Sir John Dâ—lrymple and Sir Robert Montgomery of Skermurly are sent up Commissionâ—rs and on the 11 of May tendered the Coronâ—tion Oath to Their Majesties who holding up their Right Hands repeated it word by word after the Earl And immediatly the Convention was turned into a Parliament Castle of Edinburgh surrendered On the 13. of June the Duke of Gordon Sur rendered the Castle of Edinburgh And on the 16 of July there was an Engagement between Major General Mckay Dundee killed and the Lord Dundee at Kiâ—licrankie where the former was defeated and the latter killed in the Field After whose Death King James's party dwindeled away doing nothing considerable thenceforth For soon after Leivtenent Collonel Cleland with the Earl of Augus's single Regiment engaged with near Four thousand of them at Dunkel and gave them an entire overthrow where the Leivtenent Collonel a very brave Man was unfortunatly killed SECT 3. Sect. 3 Tho matters went backward with King James's party in Scotland Tirconel was Active in Ireland Tirconel Active its Ireland leaving a great many Regiments of the Irish and with all possible Diligâ—nâ—e Arming them and training them up in Martial Exercise to make them capable of Service when ever the late King should hâ—ve use for them The late King bemoaning his Caâ—amity to the Emperour Craved his Assistance Who Answers him with many pertinent and reasonable Exâ—uses Emperors Letter to the late King why he could not be serviceable to him at that time his circumstances being considered and withal gives him a modest but sharp Reprimand for the bad measures he had taken in putting his whole confidence in France and rejecting the offers of such Allies as would have been more freindly and faithfull to him But though the late King had small encouragement from the Emperour Ireland or any other Prince except the French King being informed of Tirconnels diligent endeavours in Ireland The late King goes to Ireland thither he goes with about a Thousand eight hundred French Auxiliaries and landed the 12 of March 1689. and found a great number in Armes for him and almost all the Countrey at his Devotion save a fâ—w in the North who for want of Encouragement and Aid from England were unable to make any considerable debeat and on the 14 of March were defeated by Livetenant General Hamilton at Drumore most of them flying to Londonderry and Inneskillin where they defended themselves with great Bravery till relieved by Collonel Kirks Arrival in the Lough where he lay seven or eight Weeks before he gave any relief to Londonderry being hindered as he alledged by cross Winds though a worse cause was
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
IV. The Most Christian King promises upon the Faith and Word of a King not to disturb the King of Great Brittain in the fice possession of all or any of His Kingdoms Dominions c. nor aid or assist any of the saids Kings Enemies who shall offer to disturb or nâ—olest Him directly or indirectly the King of great Brittain being engaged to perform the same Freindship to the Most Christian King V. That there shall be a free Commerce and Trade between the Subjects on all sides without any stop or molestation as their was formerly in time of Peace VI. That the Administration of Justice shal be restored and set up through all the Kingdoms of both Kings to which the Subjects of either may have recourse for reparation if any Damnage or Inâ—thy shall be offered to them VII The saids Kings do mutually promise to deliver up to each other all Countries Islands Forts and Colonies wheresoever situated which were poâ—â—est by either of them before the Declaration of this present War VIII Commissioners shall be appointed on both sides to adjust and determine the Pretensiions which either of the saids Kings hath to the places situated in Hudâ—ons-bay The saids Commissioners to meet in London within three Moneths and to determine the matter within six XI That all Letters of reprisal and marque shall be made null and void and shall not be granted hereafter by either of the saids Kings against the Subjects of the other unless it be first made manifest that right was required and denyed X. Provision is made for preventing any Disputes which may arise concerning the restitution of Ships Merchandises c. which either party may complain of â—aken and detain'd from the other in remoâ—e places after the Peace is concluded and before it be notified there XI That if by Imprudeâ—ceâ— any Subject of either of the Kings shall commit any Act any where contrary to the present â—reaty that Act shall not infringe or make voâ—d the said Treaty only the said person shall Answer for his own Fact and receive â—unishment for the same according to the custom and Law of Nations XII If War happen to break out again betwixt the two â—ings which God forbid tâ—e Goods of the Subjects on either side shall not be conâ—â—scated or stopâ— but six Moneths shall be allowed for removing and carrying off the same XIII The Most Christian King promises in reality to the King of Great Brittain the â—rincipality of Oraneâ— and all otâ—er Lands and Dominions belonging to the said King conform to the separat Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen concluded between the Most Christian King and the States General of the united â—rovinces the 10th of August 1678 together wâ—th all the â—râ—fits and Interest due to him ever since he was dispossessed of the same in tâ—e time of the War which was ended by the Treaâ—y of Nimeguen XIV The Most Christian King ratisies all the Articles made between him and the late Elector of â—râ—ndeâ—burgh at St Germans in Laye the 29th of June 1679. XV. He ratifies also the Treaty and Agreement made between him and his Highness the Duke of Savoy on the 9th of August 1660. XVI Both the saids Kings allow to be comprehended in this Treaty all who shall be named by either Party with mutual consent before the exchange of ratification or within six Moneths after Especially the Serene and Mighty Prince Charles King of Sweden sole Mediator in the Grand Treaty XVII And Lastly Both the foresaid Kings appoint that this agreement and Alliance made in due form shall be delivered on both sides and mutually and duly exchanged at the Royal Palace of Reswick in the Pâ—ovince of â—olland within three Weeks from the day of the â—ubscription or sooner if it may be In ' Testimony whereof the former Articles were Signed by the English and French Embassadors and by the extraordinary Ambassador Mediator INDEX ABdicat debated in Parliament 77 Ackmet Sultan dyes 146 Addressis to King Charles 25 And Rejected Ib. Act of Parliament in England against a Popâ—sh King and Quâ—en 87 Act of Recognition in Scotland 79 Aeth taken by the French 157 Agria yeilded to Count Carassa 65 A brim Battle 114 Alba Regalis and Lippa yeilded to the Emperour 70 Alliance between the Emperour Pole and Venice 36 Altercations about the Basis of the Treaty at Reswick 159 Argyle Earl of convicted of high Treason 31 Makes his Escape 32 Lands in Scotland is taken and Beheaded in Edinburgh 45 He dyed piously Ib. Argos Battle 147 Asoph taken by the Ozar of Moscovie 157 Athlone taken by General Ginkle 113 Ausburg League 35 Auxiliaries Names for the Empeâ—our against the Turks 39 BAden Prince of takes Five Churches Syclos c. 57 Burns â—sseck Ib. Beates Count Teckley out of Transilvania 1â—7 Comes to England 133 Ganonades the Fyench Camp at Newstadâ— 1â—2 Barkan Battâ—e 39 Bavaria Elâ—ctress dyes 127 Belgrade taken by Storm by the Duke of Pavarid 71 Retaken by the Turks 107 Beseiged by the Duke of Croy 132 Berkley Lord of attaques Brest and comes off with loss 134 Bombards Deip c. 136 And St. Malo's 142 And Calais and St. Martins 152 Beverning adjusts the Peace with France 4 Censured for it 12 Bishop of London Suspended 53 Bâ—shops Seven refused to Read King James's Declaration 69 They are Imprisoned tryed and acquâ—tted Ib. Bill of Exclusion rejected by the House of Lords 27 Bonne taken by the Duke of Lorrain and Brandenburgh 84 Boyle Robert Esq dyes 127 Boyn Battle in Ireland 92 Brandenburgh Flector of his Letter to the French King 16 And to the States of Holland 18 His Death 77 Battle at Brâ—d 71 Bouster takes Cochein 83 Brussels bâ—mb'd by Villeroy 142 Butschin taken by Dunewald 64 Buda beseidged by Lorrain 41 Seidge raised lb. Beseâ—dged again by him and taken by Storm 56 C. CAlamburg Battle 38 Cambray Citadel yeilded to the French 3 Cambrun Battle 116 Carricksergus taken by the Duke of Schomberg 81 Carignan Battle 103 Carmagnola yeilded to the French 117 Retaken by Pâ—â—nce Fugine 118 Castlemain Earl of sent to Rome by Ring James 63 Castlenovo taken by General Cornaro 66 Catalonia Insurection 102 Catalonia a Conflict 152 Canissa yeilded to the Emperour 105 Casal yeilded 145 Cessation of Armes betwen France and the Confederates 6 Cessation between the Emperour and the Turks 60 Charles King joins with the Dutch 7 His new Councellors after the Popish Plot 22 Makes Allyance with the Dutch 25 His Death and Character 44 Charter of London made void 32 Charters of all Towns of England questioned 34 Charleroy yeilded to the French 131 Ciclut and Cobluch taken by General Delphino 138 Cochein taken by Bouslers 38 Colâ—â—dge Steven Executed 31 Coloâ—n Elector made Prince of â—â—â—â—â—ge 135 Commission High by King James 35 Commons House voted the Crown vaccant 77 Comâ—â— prodigious 29 Couinsmark defeats the Turks and takes new Novorino 59 Conâ—â—ess at Nameguen 1 Corâ—â—th Sparia Athens taken by Moâ—osini 67