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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71348	Mercurius publicus: comprising the sum of forraign intelligence ...[no.27 (28 June-5 July 1660)]; Mercurius publicus (London, England : 1659)	Muddiman, Henry, fl.1659-1666, editor.; Dury, Giles editor.; Newcomb, Thomas, d. 1681 or 2, publisher.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E186_12	11,017	16

Numb. 27. Mercurius Publicus COMPRISING The Sum of Forraign Intelligence WITH The Affairs now in Agitation in England Scotland and Ireland For Information of the People From Thursday June 28. to Thursday July 5. 1660. To the Kings Most Excellent MAJESTY The humble Petition of the Nobility and Gentry of the Six Counties of North-wales Sheweth THat your Petitioners being fully assured of the dutiful affections of their Neighbours and Country-men of the British Nation in the Six Counties aforesaid do in all humility and thankfulness to God and your Majesty on behalf of our selves and them acknowledge those happy fruits of your Majesties most Gracious Government whereof we have already tasted in that security and freedome we enjoy in the liberty of our persons and property of our Estates And though we cannot make the least doubt being convinced thereunto by your Majesties most pious and exemplary practice in matters of Religion but that your Majesties first and chief care is for the resettlement of the Church upon the Ancient Foundation of Truth and Peace yet seeing we have suffered so deeply in the contrary practice by some that of late have had he power over us who under the pretence of propagating the Gospel have for a long time shut up our Churches converted the endowman●s of the Church to their own use and sown the seeds of false Doctrine and Schism among us Your Majesties Petitioners think themselves in duty bound to represent in all humility this grievance to your Sacred Majesty and as the best expedient for the re-obtaining their form●r happiness in order to their eternal Salvation without which nothing can be happy to them to beseech your Majesty that out of your pious and Princely care you would be pleased to cause all those good and wholesome Laws for uniformity in Religion the Government of the Church and the maintenance of the Clergy to be put in execution which have been made since the Reformation whether by your Royal Pre●ecessor Queen Elizabeth or your Grandfather and Father of ever happy memory And your Petitioners shall pray c. Subscribed by Herbert H. Herbert John Salisbury Thomas Middleton Thomas Humphreys and several other Gentlemen of Quality By Letters from Edinborough of the 21 we have this further accompt of the solemnity That the Major General after his remembrance of h●● Majesty to the Earl of Scaford fired the great Cannon called Mounce Megg a Cannon never fired but on extraordinary occasions after which followed all the Guns in Edinborough Castle 〈◊〉 Cittadel and the ships in the Road A plentiful Largess was bestowed amongst the Souldiery to heighten them in their joye● about fifteen hundred bonfires were ma●e on Arthurs Seat one or forty load of coals and at the Major Generals door one almost as big After this was variety of fire-works some burned in the water other fl●w in the ayr two Castles firing one against the other then several sorts of boxes thrown into the ayr and falling in several shapes which with divers others gave great content to the spectators My Correspondent there did further inform me that what he vvrit concerning Major Ahernthey vvas too greedily taken up by him from ● brisk report that vvas raised by some ill people and desires it may be amended in the next P●●nt vvhich for his and the Readers satisfaction I have done accordingly As for Major Aberlu my friend of the Intelligence Office hath not yet told me vvhere he lives till which time I must desire that Gentlemans pardon Whitehall On Thursday being the day appointed for the Thanksgiving for his sacred Majesties restauration in his Majesties passage ●●●ween the Guard-chamber and his closet stood a person nee● up 〈◊〉 will w●●h a drawn sword under his cloak which was not 〈…〉 discover● 〈…〉 M●jesty passing 〈…〉 George 〈◊〉 Se●jeant at A●●s casting ●is eye about for the security of his M●jesties 〈◊〉 di●●overed the 〈…〉 Sword and thereupon presently with his Mace seized 〈◊〉 the person ●ook from 〈◊〉 the said naked sword and upon view found the s●m● to be a 〈◊〉 sword back ●ilted ●●●ked half way down from the point a weapon ●it 〈◊〉 a 〈…〉 but by the care and p●●denc● of the 〈◊〉 his Majesties 〈…〉 mischief was prevented the person secured and his Maj●●●●●● 〈…〉 by a Right Honorable the Earl of Pemoroke and the party remains under examination Friday His Majesty with his two Royal Brothers the Dukes of York and Glocester with several of the Nobility and Gentry went to Copt-hall where they were highly treated by the Earl of Middlesex On Saturday his Majesty with their Royal Highnesses his Brothers his Excellency with divers of the Nobility and Gentry were highly entertained at Roehampton From his Excellencies Quarters at the Cock-pit On Monday his Excellency granted a Commission to Major Richard Fincher to be Major to Col. Nortons Regiment at Portsmouth Also a Commission to Captain Potts son to Sir John Potts to be a Captain in the same Regiment Sir John Mennes having a Patent from his Majesty to be Governour of D●al Castle his Excellency ordered the present Governour forthwith to surrender it to him William Bing Esq hauing a Patent for Weymouth Castle his Excellency ordered the present Governour forthwith to surrender it to him His Excellency hath by Commission given the Command of the Regiment which was lately Col. Hackers to Francis Lord Hawley Viscount Duncannon He hath likewise given a Commission to Sir Chichester Wrey to be Major of that Regiment to Sir Francis Vincent Baronet Sir Thomas Stukeley James Muldiford and Sherrard to be Captains in the same Regiment On Friday his Excellency sate in the House of Commons and took his leave of them having such Honours conferred on him by his Majesty as puts him in an higher capacity Major Abr. Holmes Timothy Clare Nicholas Lockyer R. Jones Anth. Spinage and Gregory Captains Commissary Everard Lievt. Hendly Lievtenant Goff and one Corporal Brown formerly committed to the custody of the Marshal General and being no Officers in this present Army were on Saturday by his Excellencies Order discharged of their Imprisonment upon giving security to be true and loyal Subjects to our Soveraign Lord the King and not to disturb the publick peace of his Majesties Kingdomes London The Artillery Company meeting on Tuesday the 26 of June 1660. at a general Court then held in the Artillery garden did unanimously make choice of his Highness the Duke of York to be their Commander in chief and made choice of twelve of the Court of A●sistants to acquaint his Highness the ewith and desire his acceptance On Saturday the 30th of June the Lord Lucas Sir John Robinson Lievtenant of the Tower their Deputy President with Col. Shepherd and others of the Assistants accordingly went to Whitehall to attend his Highness and being commanded by him to come into his Bed cha●●●● the L. Lucas acquainted the Duke that these Gentlemen of the Artillery Company were come to tender their services unto

Chyrurgion living at the Cross-Guns in Russel street Covent-Garden over against the Rose Tavern for their Tickets That none might loose their labour t is thought fit to make it known that he will be at his house every Wednesday and Thursday from Two till Six of the Clock to attend that servic● And if any person of Quality shall send to him he will wait on them at their lodgings upon notice given to him On Tuesday His Majesty was pleased to be at Supper with the Lord Barcley where he was very highly entertained His Majesty hath been graciously pleased to make Sir William Compton brother to the Earl of Nothampton Master of his Majesties Ordnance Col. William Legge Lieutenant of the Ordnance Persons that have suffered with his Majesty in all his troubles and Major Francis Nicols Surveyor of his Ordnance his faithfulness in adhering to his Excellency in all these late Changes These following were restored to their Offices being formerly put out for serving his Majesty viz. Edward Sherborne to his place of Clerk to his Majesties Ordnance Mr. Marsh to his place of Storekeeper and Mr. Clark formerly Commissary General in his late Majesties Army to his place of Clerk of the Deliveries His Majesty conferred on Mr. Hore the Office of Comptroller of his Majesties Mint That the Souldiery may see the affection that his Sacred Majesty hath for the Army he hath been pleased to do them so much honour as to take that Regiment that was lately Col. Unton Crooks for his own which is now stiled The Royal Regiment What the Names of the Officers are you may see in the next His Highness the Duke of York hath so far honoured the Regiment of the Lord Falconberg as to own it which is now called The Duke of Yorks Regiment the Lord Falconberg and the Officers being still continued From His Excellency Quarters at the Cock-pit His Excellency ha●h been pleased lately to change some Officers and dispose their commands to o●her● He hath given the command of the Troop late Captain Shermans in the Lord Viscount Falklands Regiment to Col. Henry Heylin The T●oop that was late Capt. Greenwoods in the same Regiment to Capt. Tho. Mo●ley The company late Major Waterhouse's in Col. Daniels Regiment to Capt. Leonard Aizay His Ex●ellency hath likewise commissi●ned Major Adam Brown Brother to Sir Ambrose Brown to be Major of Sir Anthony Ashley-Coopers Regiment being about to confer a greater honor on Major Harley London The Lord Major and Aldermen of London upon a Message from the Lord Chamberlain delivered by Serjeant Charnock concerning His Majesties Reception have ordered the streets to be railed on one side all the Livery-men will stand in their Formalities with Banners and Streamers distinguishing each Company on the other side the Guards The Guards to wait on His Majesty by eight in the morning at Whitehal where the Lord Major Aldermen and City Officers in their Gowns with about 600 of the several Companies are to attend in their Velvet Coats and Chains and Footmen following them from whence they proceed in this order First The Citizens in Velvet Coats and Chains with Banners of distinguishment the Aldermen in their Gowns next the Serjeants at Arms and Heralds after them immediately before the Kings Coach the Lord Major bare with the Sword with Garter the King at Arms on the right hand and His Majesties Gentlemen Usher on the left after which His Majesties Coach guarded on both sides with His Royal Band of Pensio●●●s and Querries after His Majesties Coach follow the House of Lords and Commons in their order at Cheapside they have appointed Pageants Of this and other entertainment you may expect more in the next Westminster Phineas Paine that was lately committed upon misinformation given that he was the person that executed His late Majesty is upon examination discharged London Printed by J Macock and Tho. Newcomb 1660.