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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25417	The yearly intelligencer, or, A perfect chronology of all the battailes, sieges, conflicts, actions, exploits, and all other signal and remarkable passages which have happ'ned in the world from September the 29th, 1671 to September the 29th, 1672 collected by William Andrevvs.	Andrews, William, ca. 1635-1713.	1672 (1672)	Wing A3159; ESTC R28295	15,768	24

Religion His Majesty in Councel gave order for the publishing of his Declaration of War against the States General of the United Provinces And also ordered his Proclamation to be issued for a general fast throughout this Kingdom for the imploring the blessing of Almighty God on his Majesties Naval Forces to be kept in London and Westminster c. on Wednesday the 27th of this Month and throughout the rest of the Kingdom on Wednesday after Easter week Sir Edward Spragge late Admiral of his Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean arrived at Whitehall The Marquis de Valparacio was shot at Madrid N.S. by an unhappy accident which fell out between the Carpenters of that place and the Marquis's Gentlemen Difference arose at Brussels between the Magistrates and the Commonalty at a Meeting there of the Commonalty N.S. call'd the nine Nations about giving their consent for the raising of 300000 Florins more c. His Majesty accompanied with his Highness Prince Rupert went to Chattam whether his Royal Highness went before early this morning In Essex between 5 and 6. of the Clock after Noon was seen to the Southward of the Sun and at a pretty distance from him an unusual appearance of a Rainbow colour giving a light resembling that of the Sun which was then to be seen which seemed to be a Mock-Sun the fourth of this Month in the morning 't was seen before though not so plainly The Heer Grotius Embassador from the States General of the United Provinces N.S. had his last Audience of his most Christian Majesty at Versailles 1672. News of the continuation of the great scarcity of Corn at Naples Palermo Zant Cephalonia and Corfu c. to the great distraction of those places c. and that at Is●hia an Island lying about 150. miles from Naples the Inhabitants had been several days without bread The fast was solemnly kept in the Cities of London and West-minster Arrived at Cologne the Count of Hohenfelt N.S. with the Emperors Ratification of the Treaty concluded by that Elector and that Town War was proclaimed against the States General of the United Provinces in London and West-minster A Proclamation relating to Seamen and Mariners having left their ordinary and usual places of abode c. Another Proclamation for calling home all persons of his Majesties Subjects living in the service c. of the States General of the United Provinces April Dyed at Paris Madam Marguirette de Lorraine N.S. Dutchess Dowager of Orleans in the 57. year of her Age. The Deputies of the States of Britain had Audience of his most Christian Majesty N.S. about some matters relating to their Province The body of the Dutchess Dowager of Orleans N.S. was conveyed to St. Dennis where 't was Interred with the usual solemnities A Proclamation for the better clensing of the streets in Westminster and other adjacent places in the County of Middlesex Was published at Paris the most Christian Kings Declaration of War against the States General of the United Provinces N.S. Monsieur Durant a French Captain of Horse in the service of the States of Holland N.S. was by their order taken into custody Arrived at the Hague the Heer Meerman N.S. Extraordinary Embassador of the States General of the United Provinces to his Majesty of Great Britain He made his report in the Assembly of the States General N.S. and afterwards in that of the Councel of State Was published a Manifesto of the Elector of Cologne N.S. wherein he declared to be Neuter during the war between his most Christian Majesty and the States General of the United Provinces A Proclamation for recalling and making void all Protections whatsoever before granted to any Seamen or Marriners serving in any Merchants Ships c. The Marquis del Fr●s●o Embassador Extraordinary from his most Catholick Majesty to his Majesty of Great Britain made his publick Entry at London The Heer de Groot late Embassador of the States General of the United Provinces at the Court of France N.S. arrived at the Hague Happened an Earth-quake at Venice N.S. and at some other places as at Rimini Pesaro Cesen c. where it appeared violent especially at Rimini where as was reported many of the Inhabitants were killed and most of the Houses ruined with one of the principal Churches and the Bishop and Clergy of the Place c. killed in the same thereby The Marquis del Fresno Embassador Extraordinary from his most Catholick Majesty had his publick Audience of their Majesties and afterwards of his Royal Highness The two Houses of Parliament met at Westminster according to their former Prorogation of the 22. of April 1671. And further prorogued in pursuance of his Majesties Proclamation of the 22. of September last till the 30. of October 1672. Was Created the right Honourable John Earl of Lauderdail Duke of Lauderdale Henry Lord Arlington Earl of Arlington and Viscount Thetford Anthony Lord Ashly Earl of Shaftsbury and Baron Cooper c. and Sir Thomas Clifford Baron Clifford of Chudleigh The Right Honourable Henry Marquis of Worcester Arthur Earl of Essex George Viscount Hallifax were sworn of his Majesties most honourable Privy Councel and took their places accordingly His Grace the Duke of Lauderdail was Elected a Knight Companion of the most noble Order of the Garter Dyed Sir Jonathan Dawes Sheriff and Alderman of the City of London in the 46th year of his Age. Proceeded the Funeral of the Right Reverend Father in God John Cosin late Lord Bishop of Durham from Sir Gilbert Gerrads House in the Pell Mell near Saint James in order to the Interment of the said Bishop at Bishops Auckland near Durham Was published at Paris an Ordonance N.S. granting six months time to all Subjects of the States General of the United Provinces in France to withdraw themselves and their effects with leave and liberty to Trade and Trafficque during that time but no longer Mr. Montague Embassador from his Majesty of Great Britain had his Audience of leave of their Majesties at St. Germans N S. and Mr. Sidney Godolphin arrived at Paris from England in quality of Envoy Extraordinary His most Christian Majesty parted from St. Germans towards Nantevil N.S. where he lodged this night May. 1672 Sir Thomas Osborne Baronet was sworn of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Counsel and took his place accordingly News that the Count d'Estrees Vice-Admiral of France was with the Squadron of French Ships arrived at St. Helens in the Isle of Wight There happened at Rimini so violent a storm N.S. as to throw to the ground all the Houses the Earth-quake which had not long before happened there had left standing At Bologna and Ferrara most of their Vines were ruined and their Corn blasted to the undoing of those Inhabitants Dyed at Madrid the Cardinal de Moncada N.S. Duke of Montalto His Majesty parted from Whitehall for Portsmouth and his Royal

Coventry Esq sworn into the place of his Majesties principal Secretary of State in the room of Sir John Trevor deceased Sworn also together with Sir Robert Long Knight and Baronet of his Majesties most honourable Privy Councel and took their places accordingly Their Excellencies the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Arlington arrived at Utrecht from the Hague Had their publick Audience of his most Christian Majesty in his quarters in the Camp Arrived at Utrecht the Viscount Hallifax Envoy extraordinary from his Majesty of Great Britain Had his Audience of the most Christian King in his Camp N.S. Nimmegen taken by the French The Commonalty at Rotterdam plundered the house of one of their Magistrates and beat out the windows of another and several Articles were presented by the Citizens to the Burgermasters and common Councel of the same c. relating to the Prince of Orange The Commission of Stadtholder was delivered at the Hague to his Highness the Prince of Orange N.S. His most Christian Majesty with his whole Army N.S. decamped from Zeyst and took his way towards Boisleduck by the way of Arnehem Nimmegen c. leaving the Duke of Luxemburgh with a considerable Force in the Province of Utrecht which Province was now wholly possessed by the French The French Army Encamped half a mile from Rhenen N.S. Under the Walls of Arnehem N.S. Happened at Venice a violent storm with Thunder and Hail of an extraordinary bigness N.S. His most Christian Majesty passed over with his Army at two or three several places of the Rhyne N.S. and Encamped within half a league of Nimmegen Covoerden surrendred to the Bishop of Munster N.S. Arrived at Vienna the Prince d' Anhalt from Berlin N.S. with full power to conclude a Treaty with the Emperor and the Elector of Brandenburgh for the defence of the Empire Certain news of the continuation of the difference between the Duke of Savoy and the States of Genoua a War being begun between them some time before The Duke of Savoy's Troops taking or attempting upon Pievé A Vessel arrived at Harwich from his Majesties Fleet giving an account that the said Fleet was in a good condition upon the Coast of Holland and that his Royal Highness was in perfect health The Sieur Pelnitz arrived at the Hague N.S. on the part of the Elector of Brandenburgh The English Embassadors and Plenipotentiaries lodged at Nimmegen His most Christian Majesty saw his Army pass the Waal N.S. and than it marched to Grave The Army reposed it self at Grave N.S. The Army removed two leagues further N.S. to a place called Boxtel Crevecoeur taken by the French The English Embassadors and Plenipotentiaries N.S. parted from the French Camp at Boxtel towards Antwerp and lodged at Turnhault They arrived at Antwerp N.S. Was honourably Interred in the Parish Church of Bumstead of the Tower in Essex that most accomplished and aged Gentleman Sir Thomas Bendish Baronet formerly for very many years together Embassador in Turky Bommel surrendred to the French N.S. His Majesties Plenipotentiaries the Duke of Bucks the Earl of Arlington and the Lord Viscount Hallifax returned to Whitehall His Majesty conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Henry Ford Esq Secretary to the Earl of Essex as likewise on Captain John Edgeworth The Earl of Essex Lord Lieutenant of Ireland began his journey towards that Kingdom The Cambridge and Bristol Frigats met the Dutch East-India Fleet ten or twelve leagues to the West-ward of Heylige Landt where they hotly engaged them A Proclamation that no person or persons whatsoever should import or cause to be imported into England VVales or Barwick upon Tweed any kind or sort of Painted Earthen Wares whatsoever except those of China and stone Bottles and Jugs c. upon pain of being grieviously fined c. His most Christian Majesty parted from the Camp at Boxtel N.S. for the Abbey of Postel parted from thence towards Berningnen proceeded to Lummen where he lodged this night The Sieur Mombas made his escape out of Prison at the Hague N.S. Was brought to the Hague Prisoner from Dort the Sieur de Wit Ruwaert van Putten News that Groningen was close Besieged by the Bishop of Munster His most Christian Majesty returned to St. Germanes N.S. August Was concluded the Treaty for the publick security N.S. and general Defence of the Empire The Earl of Euston was married to the onely Daughter of the Earl of Arlington The Sieur Pelnitz Envoy from the Elector of Brandenburgh N.S. took his leave of the States General of the United Provinces in order to his return home Then Pensionary de Wit was in the Assembly of the States of Holland N.S. endeavouring to clear himself of several matters whereof he stood accused The Dutch Fleet Northward of the Maes The Earl of Essex Lord Lieutenant of Ireland arrived at Dunlary and about three in the afternoon arrived at Dublin Happened a great disturbance at Middleburgh N.S. between the Magistrates and Burghers c. Te Deum was sung in the Churches at Genoua N.S. for the Victory their Forces had lately obtained over those of the Duke of Savoy at Castello Vecchio Maestricht more then ever blocked up by the French by their lying quartered round about it Was exchanged with the French Embassador at London the Ratification of the Treaty concluded by his Majesties late Plenipotentiaries in the French Camp c. The French passed on both sides the River N.S. near the Fort of Navaigne with a very considerable Army towards Maestricht and quickly after as it were quite surrounded Maestricht and drew a line of Circumvalation between on Ravens House and a small Village called Scharen to defend themselves against the Sallyes of that Garrizon News of Oneglia's surrender to the Genoueses A Proclamation touching half pence and farthings c. Great disorders at Delf N.S. Mr. Cornelis de VVit ancient Burghermaster of the Town of Dort N.S. and Ruward of the Lands of Putten was Sentenced by the Court of Holland and West-Friesland to be banished out of those Provinces and to loose all his Dignities and Imployments possessed by him c. He and his Brother the Pensionary de Wit killed by the people at the Hague in a most notorious manner and their dead bodies hanged upon a Gallows by the heels being used in such manner as scarce the like hath ever been heard off Happened at Madrid in the Placa Mayor a very great fire N.S. which in few hours burnt to the ground all the Pile of Buildings called the Planadera with many other dwellings c. containing as was supposed 2000. Families whereof some were killed and burnt and others hurt in quenching of the fire Certain news that the Heer de Groot was with drawn c. also that Sieur Mombas and he was at Cologne A general Rendez-vous of the Emperial Forces at

Highness passed with his Majesties Fleet by Dover westward in order to a Conjunction with the French Squadron Her Majesty parted from Whitehall towards Deal● His most Christian Majesty arrived at Charle●o● N.S. accompanied with the Duke of O●●●ans The Dutch Fleet was riding in Dover road His Majesty returned from Portsmouth to Whitehall And her Majesty from Dover A fire at Hamb●row which beginning in a Merchants-House in some hours divers considerable Houses where thereby consumed His most Christian Majesty caused a review to be made of his Forces at Charleroy N.S. The Dutch Fleet stood for Calais where it Anchored this night His Majesty in Councel ordered c. that the Act of Parliament made in the 12th year of his Raign for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation c. should be suspended totally c. concerning or relating to any Ships or Vessels their Masters or Marriners their Guns Furniture Tackle c. or to any Goods or Commodities Imported or Exported to or for Norway or the Baltick Sea The Dutch Fleet was seen at the back of the Goodwin The States General of the United Provinces published a Placaet forbidding their own Subjects to Trade for England or France from any Countreys whatsoever c. as likewise all Strangers though not inhabiting within the said United Provinces to transport any Goods or Commodities out of their Territories for the said Kingdoms c. The Dutch Fleet was plying too and again N. N. E. off the North Forelands His most Christian Majesty parted from Charleroy N.S. accompanied with the Duke of Orleans with all his Troops who marched in three bodies and lodged this night at Tongres They continued their march towards Pirove N.S. two leagues and a half from Tongres where his said Majesty Encamped The Viscount Turrenne arrived with his Forces at Luden The most Christian King with his Army parted from Pirove N S. and arrived at Bran●on The Glocester with ten of his Majesties Fregats came to an Anchor below the Gunfleet Several broad sides were exchanged between the said Fregats and some Dutch Ships His Royal Highness appeared with his Majesties Fleet within fight of Dover His most Christian Majesty at the head of his Troops marched to grand Hach N.S. where they Encamped upon a large Plain His Majesty of Great Britain commanded and ordered that the Ships Goods and Marchandizes of the Subjects of the States General of the United Provinces seized in any of his Ports before the Declaration of War should be forth with set at liberty c. and that all Dutch Merchants or others who neither in their Persons or Goods were under this Detention might freely depart this Kingdom c. A Releasement was also made by the States General of the United Provinces of all English and Scotch Vessels stopt in any of their Territories before the said Declaration of War c. The French Army removed from Grand Hach N. S. and marched to Frere The Inhabitants of Ma●eyck perswaded to take in French Forces in order to the fortifying thereof Arrived at Tongues 80. Waggons laden with Corn for the use of the French bought up in the parts about Viset His Royal Highness came with his Majesties Fleet to an Anchor near the Falls Sir Jonathan Dawes Sheriff and Alderman of the City of London was honourably Interred in Saint Katherines Creed Church His most Christian Majesty c. Encamped with his Army in the great Valley near Viset N.S. all along and beyond the Meuse His Majesties Fleet under the Command of his Royal Highness appeared at the North-sand head standing Northwards Those of his Majesties Fregats under the Command of Captain Coleman in the Glocester came to an Anchor in the Buoy of the Gunfleet The Dutch Fleet after the return of their Squadron out of the River weighed out of the Gunfleet and in the Evening appeared in sight of Alborough and came to an Anchor within four or five leagues thereof Maestricht almost blooked up by the French His Majesties Fregats under the Command of Captain Coleman set Sail in order to a Conjunction with his Majesties Fleet. His Majesties Fleet under the Command of his Royal Highness got sight of the Dutch Fleet about eight leagues E. S. E. of the Gunfleet His Majesties Fleet under the command of his Royal Highness appeared this Evening standing in for Southwould Bay and came to an Anchor about four leagues thereof The Sluces at Lillo were opened N.S. and all the Polders set under water as were likewise the Low-lands about Bergen-op-Zoom A Proclamation that it should be lawful to and for his Majesties Subjects as well Merchants as others to set out Ships to Sea and to carry on their Trade and Commerce as fully c. as they could or might have done if no restraint or imbargo formerly had been made c. and that all passes and protections for Ships and Marriners formerly granted should be in full force and effect Arrived at Copenhagen his Grace the Duke of Richmond N.S. Extraordinary Embassador from his Majesty of Great Britain A Bridge over the Rhyne was wholly finished N.S. at or about Keysarwaert where the French Army quickly after passed over His most Christian Majesty and his whole Army decamped from Viset N.S. and passing the Meuse over a Bridge of Boats encamped about half a league from Viset aforesaid The Bishop of Liege came to complement his most Christian Majesty upon his arrival in those parts N. S. A suddain and violent fire broke out in the house of a Tobacco and Strong-water seller at the Iron gate near the Tower doing considerable mischief News that at Zant Zeffalonia and Corfu the Inhabitants were in so great want of Corn that several men did daily sell themselves to the Galleys only to have a small sustenance for life A sharp Sea-fight happened towards Southwould Laytoff c. between his Majesties Fleet under the Command of his Royal Highness and the Dutch in which the Royal James was burnt Dyed Sir John Trevor one of his Majesties principal Secreraries of State and one of his most honourable Privy Councel in the fourty seventh year of his Age. Being the great Anniversary of his Majesties Birth and happy Restoration was Celebrated at London with great demonstrations of publick joy c. a new Conduit of a noble and beautiful Structure being opened in the Stocks Market Place near Lumbard street running Claret for divers hours c. erected at the sole charge of Sir Robert Viner c. 'T was also Celebrated at Lyn with great demonstrations of publick joy The Right Honourable Henry Marquis of Worcester the Earl of St. Albans and the Earl of Bedford were Elected Knights Companions of the most noble Order of the Garter His most Christian Majesty having with his Army passed the Rhyne at Keyserweart arrived at Holtzen a small place not far from Nuis where his Majesty was met by the