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A62413	A true history of all the memorable transactions that have happen'd in England, Scotland, Ireland, Flanders, &c. relating to state affairs, sieges, battles, sea-fights, and other naval matters With a particular relation of all the plots and conspiracies against the life of King William and his government, at home and abroad: also by what means they were discovered and defeated, by signal providences: from his coming to the crown, to this present year, 1696. Especially a large account of the late horrid conspiracy, to assassine his sacred life, and bring in a French power. Likewise the confessions and executions of divers of the conspirators, and other things worthy of note.	J. S.	1696 (1696)	Wing S99A; ESTC R3293	88,755	215

their Majesties Fleet and the Parliament went chearfully on in giving their Majesties Supplies for the carrying on the War and amongst other Acts his Majesty gave the Royal Assent to an Act for doubling the Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors during the space of one Year and afterward was pleased to make the following Speech to both Houses My Lords and Gentlemen I Take this occasion with great Willingness to assure you I am extreamly sensible of the Zeal and Chearfulness of Your Proceedings in this Session of Parliament and of the Readiness your Gentlemen of the House of Commons have shewed in Granting such large Supplies towards the pressing occasions of the Navy and Army And I do farther assure You that I shall not be wanting on my part to see them carefully Applied to the Vses for which You intend them At the same time I must observe to You that the posture of Affairs abroad does necessarily require my Presence at the Hague before the end of this Year and by Consequence I must desire you to lose no time in the dispatching and perfecting such further Supplies as are still necessary for the Navy and Army and not for them only but it is high time also to put you in mind of making some Provision for the civil Expence of the Government which has no Funds for its Support since the Excise which was designed for that Service and also other Branches of the Revenue have been applyed to other publick Vses and therefore I must earnestly recommend it to Your speedy Consideration The Parliament was not slow in fulfilling his Majesties Requests but proceeded with such indefatigable Care Zeal and Industry that they soon let our Enemies see they were resolved to go Couragiously thorough with all they had undertaken His Majesty who ever made it his Business to Honour and Recompence those that had well deserved it about this time was pleased to confer a Mark of his Royal Favour upon Collonel Cutts in creating him a Baron of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Style and Title of Baron Cuits of Gowran in that Kingdom And accordingly his Majesty dispenced his Favours to such as merited them without respect to Degree or Person Scotland at this time appeared in a very good Settlement and the Affairs of that Kingdom disposed to their Majesties Interest insomuch that it was not doubted but every thing would redound to a Peace and Settlement the Rebells being every where routed or forced to a Complyance and those that stood out were to extream Necessities those that were supposed to be dangerous being every where seized so that any Design is rendred thereby invalid In Ireland his Majesty appointed the Lords of his Privy-Council as followeth viz. The Lord Primate of Ireland the lord Chancellor for the time being the High Treasurer for the time being the Archbishop of Dublin for the time being James Duke of Ormond Edward Earl of Meath Henry Earl of Drogheda Francis Earl of Longford Richard Earl of Ranelagh Arthur Earl of Granard Adam Viscount Lisburn The Bishop of Meath for the time being Robert Fitz Gerrard Esq the Vice-Treasurer for the time being the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being the Chief Justice of the King's-Bench for the time being the Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas for the time being the Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being the Master of the Rolls for the time being the Principal Secretary of State for the time being the Master of the Ordnance for the time being Sir Henry Fane William Hill Esquires The Judges that are appointed were these For the Kings-Bench Sir Richard Raynell Chief Justice Mr. Justice Ly●don Sir Richard Stephens one of the Justices For the Common Pleas Mr Justice Cox Mr. Justice Jeffordson For the Exchequer Lord Chief Baron Hely Mr. Baron Echlin Sir Standi● Harstrong one of the Barons and 〈◊〉 this manner the Judicature being settled by his Majesty's indefatigable Care and Prudence there little of doubt Remains but these Gentlemen supported by the Military Forces will by their Conduct put that Kingdom into good Order and divers of the Bishopricks being vacant in Ireland his Majesty was pleased to dispose of them in this manner viz. Dr. Marsh Bishop of Ferus to be Archbishop of Cashel Dr. Tenison Bishop of Killala to be Bishop of Cloglier Dr. Digby Bishop of Limerick to be Bishop 〈◊〉 Elphin Dr. William King to be Bish●● of London-Derry Dr. Vigors Dean 〈◊〉 Armagh to be Bishop of Ferus Dr. Wilson Dean of Rapho to be Bishop of Limerick Dr. Fitzgerald Dean of Cloim to be Bishop of Colnfort Dr. Lloyd Dean of Achonry to be Bishop of Killala About this time their Majesties ships Grusing in the Soundings under the Command of Sir Clousley Shovel discovered a French man of War of 18 Guns and 10 Pattereroes to which the Crown and Debtford gave Chace and the Crown being got up with her after they had exchanged some Guns laid her on Board and took her the French Captain and his Lieutenant were wounded and the Master with divers men killed and several other French ships within a short time after were brought in by the English and Dutch and the Lord Sydney and Sir John Trevor Speaker of the House of Commons were sworn to be of his Majesties Privy Council The Earl of Torrington having continued a Prisoner in the Tower and their Majesties having declared the Commissioners of the Admiralty invested with all the Power Priviledge and Authority which formerly the Admirals of England were wont to enjoy and which had been Granted them by former Parliaments he had notice of his Tryal though he had desired he might be tryed in Parliament and had been carried up to the Bar of the House of Commons where amongst other things he set forth that the French had 82 men of War and the English and Hollanders not above 56 that in several Debates in several Councils of War between the English and Dutch Officers it was concluded That the Enemy was too strong to be attacked and that it would be sufficient to attend their Motion and hinder them from Landing that the Hollanders had not above 10 Ships that were able to Fight that they were beaten because they did not keep their Line but suffered themselves to be surrounded by the Enemy that after all this they would make him bear the blame of their ill Conduct that the Secretary of State did not rightly inform him of the Condition of the Enemies Fleet that they might see by the Letter written to him by the Secretary of which he produced a Copy and by the Queens Orders which Commanded him to Fight the Enemy that he had not exposed the Honour of the Nation with a Fleet much inferiour to the Enemies but in obedience to the Orders sent him then he was asked why he did not Second the Dutch when he saw they fought so well to which not giving such a Satisfactory Answer as was expected the cause

in me which I take very kindly and shall endeavour by all my Actions to confirm you in it I assure you That my own Ambition shall never be an Argument to incline me to ingage in a War that may expose the Nation either to Danger or Expence but in the present Case I look upon the War so much already declared in effect with France against England that it is not so much an Act of Choice as an inevitable Necessity in Our own defence I shall only tell you That as I have ventured my Life and all that is dear to me to rescue this Nation from what is suffered I am ready still to do the same in order to the preserving it from all its Enemies and as I do not doubt of such an Assistance from you as shall be sutable to your Advice to me to declare War against a powerful Enemy so you may rely upon me That no part of that which you shall give for the carrying it on with Success shall by Me be diverted to any other use And that the World might see the King was in earnest he put out a Declaration to encourage the French Protestants to transport themselves into England by which those large Territories must of necessity be weakened they making no inconsiderable number Also a Proclamation prohibiting the Importation of all sorts of Manufactures or Commodities whatsoever of the Growth Product or Manufacture of France which were as the Lightning forerunning the Thunder-bolt viz. Denunciation of War and His Majesty going to the Parliament House and seated in the Throne he gave his Royal Assent to an Act for raising Money by Poll and otherwise towards the reducing of Ireland and an Act for preventing Doubts and Questions concerning the Collecting the publick Revenue also a Private Act He likewise settled the Judges of the several Courts of Westminster c. the Chief Justice of Chester Attorney-General Solicitor-General c. During these happy Transactions in England things went with a high hand in Ireland on the Popish side though the Protestants few in number were not wanting to make all the Resistance they could whilst the more Timerous such as could get off left the Kingdom and the greatest parts of their Effects behind them though the Masters of Ships on pain of Death were commanded not to carry them off Monsieur d' Avaux and the French Generals bearing all the sway in the Army and Councils of the late King but a Squadron of the English crusing on the Coast pursued the French Fleet standing that way and followed them till they found they were got into Bantrey Bay on the Irish Coast being about 44 Sail whereupon the next Morning the Fight began we continued battering upon a Stretch till Five in the Afternoon when the French Admiral tacked from us and stood farther into the Bay In this Action Captain Aylmer of the Portland with a Lieutenant and 94 Seamen were killed and about 250 wounded and the Enemy according to Computation lost a far greater number About six days after this Sea Encounter their Majesties were pleased to denounce War against the French King the Declaration bearing Date the 7th of May declaring the Reasons Necessity and Justness of the War most of the Confederates now in Alliance having done the like before On the 11th of May his Majesty gave the Royal Assent to an Act for the better securing the Government by disarming Papists and reputed Papists with divers other Acts and a Proclamation was exhibited for amoving Papists and reputed Papists from the Cities of London and Westminster and ten miles distant except such as were qualified to stay by reason of their Places Stations or Vocations as specified by an Act Entituled An Act for amoving Papists c. The Commissioners from the Estates of Scotland being now arrived viz. The Earl of Argyle Sir James Montgomery and Sir John Dalrimple to offer the Crown of that Kingdom they waited upon their Majesties seated on the Throne under a Canopy of State in the Banquetting-house and first presented a Letter from the Estates to his Majesty then an Instrument of Government and Thirdly a Paper containing the Grievances which they desired might be redressed and then an Address to his Majesty for turning the meeting of the Estates into a Parliament all Signed by his Grace the Duke of Hamilton President of the Meeting and read to their Majesties upon which the King was pleased to return a favourable Answer After this the Coronation Oath was tendred the Earl of Argyle speaking the words and the King and Queen holding up their Right hands after the manner of taking Oaths in Scotland repeating them after him Their Majesties having Signed the Coronation Oath and the Commissioners and the Scotch Nobility present had the Honour to kiss their Hands About this time the Duke of Schomberg and the Earl of Devonshire were installed Knights Companions of the Noble Order of the Garter The Fleet that had engaged the French being put into Portsmouth his Majesty went thither being every where received with all the Demonstrations of Joy where he was pleased to dive on and declared his Royal Intention of conferring the Title of Earl of this Kingdom upon the Admiral and accordingly he was afterward created Earl of Torrington Baron of Torbay c. Captain Shovel and Captain Ashby were then Knighted and such as were engaged with the French had Ten Shillings a man bestowed on him as a Donative On the 24th of May his Majesty gave the Royal Assent to an Act for Exempting their Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws c. The Estates of Scotland meeting on the fifth of June the Duke of Hamilton acquainted them That His Majesty had been pleased to send him a Commission to represent his Royal Person in the ensuing Parliament and that the had received Instruction from His Majesty to give His consent to an Act for the turning the Meeting of the Estates into a Parliament and then to Adjourn to the 17th all which was performed and exactly observed and the English Forces under the Command of Major-General Mackay and others being entered that Kingdom the D. of Gourdon who till this time had possession of the Castle finding no hopes of Relief surrendred it upon divers Articles to Sir John Lanier and so that important place that had for a long time been a Terrour to the City of Edinborugh as Commanding it with its Cannon was put into safe Hands the Duke casting himself wholly upon the King's Mercy without making any Article for himself although he took care to do it for others saying He had so much respect for all the Princes of King James the Sixth's Line as not to make Conditions with them for his own particular Interest so he rendred himself entirely to King William's Discretion and the Parliament meeting according to appointment passed an Act for Recognizing and Asserting Their Majesties Authority and

a Detachment of Collonel St. John's making in all about 20 Officers and 80 Soldiers whom he caused to embark in Three Boats when being come within half a mile he Landed and leaving a Guard with the Boats marched bravely to the Town though they were discovered at a good distance the Moon then shining yet they passed the Ditch and made themselves Masters of the main Guard dividing themselves in two Parties one marching towards the Gate of the Castle to hinder the Enemy from Sallying and the other to attack a Redoubt that covered their Bridge within Thirty paces of the Counterscarp being guarded by 15 men and a Serjeant and after some resistance entred killing Six and taking the rest Prisoners and whilst this was doing Monsieur de la Borde took another Redoubt with 30 men and plundered and burnt the Houses as far as Armagh which the Enemy had abandoned but day coming on our men retired with much Booty their Drums beating and Colours flying and in this Enterprize the Enemy lost 50 men besides wounded and taken Prisoners on our side Major la Borde was killed with a Cartridge-Shot of the last Cannon Two more Officers wounded and one Soldier killed nor were other Parties idle so that several small places were taken and other Blocked up till the Season grew more ripe for Action In Scotland Affairs went pretty well the Rebels since the Death of Dunde● and the defeat of his Party daily dwindled insomuch that those who had been concerned in it began to think of making their escape and the Heads of the Highland Clans grew so discouraged that they laid down their Arms and dismissed their Followers making an Interest to have the Benefit of the King's mercy and under Promise and Obligation to live peaceably and obedient to their Majesties and their Government many of them obtained it however several that were making their escape to the late King in Ireland were taken amongst which were the Two Sons of the Provost Bell of Glasgow one Forrester a Clergy-man and one Dunbar that had been a Gunner in the Castle of Edenburgh but upon their Submission and Promise of discovery were admitted to Bail or other ways set at Liberty and the Countess Dowager of Arrol removed at her Request to ●enburgh Castle the Lord Bellcarrus was likewise Bailed with many others that submitted and made a Resolution to be obedient to the Government so that those restless People seeing their Error in disturbing the Government under which they may live peaceably will no doubt give over their Pretensions to defend they know not what and we may expect to hear that Kingdom free from Broils and Incumbrances of War so that Matters being at this pass his Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of the Privy Council in pursuance of his Majesties Pleasure signified to them by his Letter issued out a Proclamation about the latter end of March for continuing the Adjournment of the Parliament from the 27th of March to the 15th of April ensuing Certifying all the Members that the Parliament would then Sit. Many of our Ships being abroad tho' no considerable Action yet a great many considerable Prizes were brought in and great Preparations madefor Stores and Manning of the Ships a great number of Voluntier Seamen coming in or entring themselves on Board and the Land Forces were recruited with great diligence sp that the Face of things appeared very active and chearful and now the Season advancing the Army in Ireland moving towards the Enemy they retreated so that Collonel Tiffuny Commanding at Ballishannon taking the advantage sent out 200 Fire-Locks of his own regiment and 20 Dragoons Commanded by his Lieutenant Collonel with Orders to advance within two miles of Sligo where the Enemy kept all their Cattle and accordingly they arrived there before day and brought away Cattle Sheep and Horses to the value of 2000 Pounds but the Enemy taking the Alarm pursued them and disputed it for a time but having lost a Captain and 16 Soldiers they retired in disorder and our men went off with the Booty The Parliament of England now sitting at Westminster his Majesty came to the House of Lords with the usual Solemnity and being in his Royal Robes seated on the Throne and the Commons attending he passed an Act For Granting their Majesties a Subsidy for Tonage and Poundage and other Sums payable upon Merchandize Exported and Imported An Act For Enabling the Sail of Goods distrained for Rent in Case the Rent be not paid in a reasonable time An Act To Enable Algernoon Earl of Essex to make a Wife a Joynture and for raising of Monies for the Payment of 60000 Pounds borrowed to make up the Lady Morpeth's Portion and to make a Settlement of his Estate on his Marriage An Act To make some Provisions for the Daughters and younger Sons of Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury with several other private Acts of the like Nature His Majesty in his Princely Wisdom considering that the Trade from England to Ireland was necessary to such parts as we possessed was pleased to pass this Order in Council viz. It is this day ordered by his Majesty in Council that the late Embargo be and it is hereby suspended and taken off from all Vessels Trading along the Coasts of this Kingdom and from all Ships with provision bound for such parts of Ireland as are under Obedience to their Majesties the respective Masters and Owners of such Vessels given security to the Officers of the Customs in the Ports from whence they shall set Sail not to Trade under pretence of this Liberty unto any Foreign parts or into any part of Ireland that is not now under Subjection to their Majesties This greatly encouraged industrious Persons to send over such Necessaries as wonderfully relieved the Army and put it in heart for vigorous Action insomuch that the Enemies advance parties were beaten and forced to quit several advantagious Posts but leaving this Kingdom a while and return to Scotland to consider the Affairs of that Nation not yet thoroughly quieted from the Attempts of some restless men who resolved to be buried in the Ruins of their tottering Fortunes and so it happened that on the 4th of May the Lords Commissioners and the Privy Council received from Sir Thomas Levingston Governour of Inverness an Express of the defeat of the Highland Rebels who were drawn together to make a descent into the Lowland Country as follows Sir Thomas Levingston being informed that the Rebels had appointed their General Randezvous at Siratspey and that Collonel Buchan and Collonel Cannon were already arrived there with 2000 men and that they expected within four days to be four Thousand strong he thereupon drew together his own Regiment of Dragoons Two Troops of Horse Commanded by Captain Hays and Captain Burnet Six Companies of the Laird of Grant's Regiment 400 men of Sir James Lesley's and a Company of Highlanders commanded by Captain Mackay and with these Forces he marched towards the

burnt several Villages and lone Houses however being frequently met by our men divers were cut off and upon notice they had a Design upon Caperquin and the other Passes upon the Black-Water Lieutenant-General Ginkle immediately drew his Troops that way and marched to Clonmell upon which they retired with all imaginable speed burning by the way the Lord of Orrery's House at Charleville And now a parcel of Vagabond People got together and chose themselves Leaders called by the Name of Rapparees and did great mischief in Plundering the Villagers taking away and destroying their Cattle and many times Firing their Houses and murthering them to prevent which growing mischief our Forces were Quartered in the most advantagious Posts and frequently snapped them up and many of them were put to Death as Thieves and Robbers not being Soldiers of War The Design of expelling the Rebels out of Scotland was about this time put in Execution with great Vigour so that it was thought convenient to dispossess them of the strong Holds they yet maintained in that Kingdom and thereupon the Castle of Fedret was attacked but those that were in Garrison perceiving our Forces preparing to Storm it desired a Parley and after a short time to debate about the matter those that held it surrendred at Discretion and the Lord Fendrat with 18 Persons more of Quality besides their Servants c. were made Prisoners but to allay this good News we had Advice from the Isle of Mull whether some of the Principal of the Rebels were retired that the Dartmouth Frigat which came to block them up and hinder their escape was driven from her Anchor in the Sound of Mull by a violent Storm that suddenly arose and forced upon a Rock where she broke in pieces and Captain Porringer the Commander with most of the Men perished in the Waters yet the Earl of Argyle entered that Island with his Forces and put the Rebels to great Distress On the 21st of October an humble Address was presented to their Majesties from the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of Nottingham by one of the Aldermen Accompanied with divers of the Gentry of the County to Congratulate his Majesties Success in Ireland and his happy Return which was graciously received The renowned Duke of Grafton's Body being brought over from Ireland was received and interred with all manner of Honour Decency and Respect as became a Person of his Quality Conduct and Valour and on the 28th the Earl of Marlborough arrived at Kensington from Kingsale having disposed of things in Ireland to the best advantage and was very favourably received by their Majesties and much applauded for his Valour and Conduct in reducing two such important places as Cork and Kingsale in so short a time and with so little Loss The Sieur de la Tour Baron of Bourdeaux Counsellour of State to his Royal Highness the Duke of Savoy President of the Finances in the Savoy Intendent of his Houshold and his Envoy Extraordinary to their Majesties had on the Second of November his first publick Audience of the King and Queen to congratulate their Majesties happy Accession to the Crown and since the Speeches he made have received such general Approbation that we must acknowledge it is not without reason that the Court of Savoy is looked upon as one of the most politick Courts of Europe it will not be amiss to recite the Speeches he made as we find them done into English The Speech of the Duke of Savoy's Envoy to the King of England Sir HIS Royal Highness congratulates Your Majesty's glorious Access to the Crown due to your Birth merited by your Vertue and maintained by your Valour Providence ordain'd it for your Sacred Head for the Accomplishment of Heavens Designs from all Eternity that Providence which after long forbearance raises up chosen Instruments at length to suppress Violence and protect Justice The wonderful beginnings of your Reign are assur'd Presages of the Blessings which Heaven is preparing for the Integrity of your Intentions which have no other Aim than to restore this flourishing Kingdom to that Grandeur which it anciently enjoyed and to break off those Chains under the weight of which all Europe at present groans This magnanimous Design so worthy the Hero of our Age soon fill'd his Royal Highness with unspeakable Joy tho' he were constrain'd to keep it undisclos'd for a time in the privacies of his Heart and if afterwards he could not forbear to let it break forth the Obligation for that Happiness is due to your Majesty who have at length inspir'd him with Hopes of Liberty after so many years of Servitude My Words and the Treaty which I have already sign'd at the Hague with your Majesties Envoy but faintly express my Master 's passionate Desire to unite himself to your Majesty by an inviolable Devotion to your Service The Honour which he has of being one that appertains to your Majesty has knit the first knot of this Union and the Protection You grant him with so much Generosity has brought it to the perfection of being indissolvable These are the sincere Sentiments of his Royal Highness with which I dare not presume to intermix any thing of my own For how ardent soever my Zeal may be how profound soever my Veneration of your Majesty's Glory I know not how better to express it than by the Silence of Respect and Admiration The Envoy addressing himself to the Queen made this Speech Madam VErtue at the same time with your Majesties ascended the Throne and all Europe beheld it with Admiration But the Effects have been to none more joyfully Grateful than to his Royal Highness while You have the Goodness to be the Support of his Concerns and He the Honour to depend so nearly on your Majesty I return your Majesty most humble Thanks on his behalf and beg your Protection of a Prince most confidently assur'd that he shall still uphold the Dignity of his High Degree if Heaven vouchsafes to support the Justice of his Cause by the King's Valour and your Majesty's Prudence That Prudence which you made appear last Summer after a most wonderful manner not only winning the Hearts of your Subjects by the Mildness of your Government but striking a Terror into your Enemies by the Constancy of your Courage This is a Felicity that will always attend your Majesties Heroic Vertues and unite to your Immortal Glory the Eternal Happiness of your Kingdoms And this Madam is that which I altogether wish with as fervent a Zeal as the most faithful of your Servants The 4th of November being his Majesties Birth-day was celebrated with great Demonstrations of Joy and dutifull Affection to their Majesties and their Government the Nobility and Gentry appeared at Court in great Splendour and in the Evening were entertained with a very rare Consort of Musick Vocal and Instrumental and afterwards with a Play And the 5th of November ever memorable for the miraculous Discovery of the Powder Treason