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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

was dismissed from before that honourable House and this Lord as is said having timely notice of his Tryal before the Commissioners of the Admiralty was carried on Board the Kent ●ing in the River Medway where he was tryed by a Jury of Sea Captains who after a long hearing of the Witnesses and what he had to say in his own defence upon a long Debate he was acquitted perhaps contrary to his own Expectation The Parliament still Sitting his Ma●esty came to the House of Lords and gave the Royal Assent to an Act For Granting their Majesties a certain Impo●tion upon all East-India Goods and Ma●factures and upon all wrought Silks and ●veral other Goods and Merchandize to be Imported after the 25th of December 1690. An Act For continuing several former ●●cts therein mentioned for laying several ●●ties upon Wines Vinegar and To●●ce An Act For punishing Officers and Soldiers who shall Muting or Desert their Majesties Service and for punishing false Musters An Act For reviving a former Act for regulating the Measure and Price of Coals An Act For Paving and Cleansing the Streets of London and Westminster c. with 16 private Acts And his Majesty was pleased to constitute the Right Honourable Henry Lord Viscount Sidney one of his Principal Secretaries of State and at a Chapter of the most Noble Order of the Garter held at Kensington in the Presence of the Sovereign his Highness George William Duke of Zell eldest Prince of the most Serene House of Brumswick and Lunenburg was Elected a Knight Companion of the said Order And now his Majesty being intent on his Voyage for the Hague the Parliament hastened to dispatch the Bills before them the Chief of which we have lately mentioned at what time his Majesty made the following Speech to both Houses My Lords and Gentlemen I Must repeat to you upon this occasion how sensible I am of Your good Affections to me and of Your sincere Endeavours to promote the true Interests of Your Country in continuing to provide further Supplies towards the defraying the Charges of the War and as I am very secure that you will not fail on Your part to do all that shall be necessary in order to that end so I assure you I shall not be wanting on mine to see that there be a diligent and strict Application of the Supply you gave to the Vses only for which you intend them I have lately told You that the posture of Affairs abroad would not admit of defering my Journey to the Hague much beyond this time and I put You in mind of it again now in hopes that Consideration will prevail with You to use all possible dispatch in what still remains to be done for the more vigorous Prosecution of the War I must not conclude without mentioning to You Gentlemen of the House of Commons that if some annual Provision could be made for the Augmenting of the Navy and building of some new Ships of War it would be a very necessary Care at this time both for the Honour and Safety of the Nation Upon this Gracious Speech the Commons returning to their House made a further Inspection into the Accounts of the publick Charges by their Committees c. and in fine found them stated to their Satisfaction Whilst these things were in hand his Majesty's Equipage was preparing for Holland and several Troops passed over to be in a readiness against his Arrival so that things being now come to a ripeness for that Glorious Undertaking His Majesty on the 5th of January being seated on the Throne in the House of Lords the Commons attending gave the Royal Assent To an Act For Appointing and Enabling Commissioners to examine take and state the publick Accounts of the Kingdom An Act For raising the Militia of this Kingdom for the Year 1691. Although the Months pay formerly advanced be not ●●paid An Act For Relief of poor Prisoners for Debt or Damage An Act For preventing Vexations Suits against such as Acted for their Majesties Service in defence of the Kingdom An Act For the Encouraging the Distilling of Brandy and Spirits from Corn and for laying several Duties on low Wines or Spirits of the first Extraction An Act For Granting their Majesties several Additional Duties on Beer Ale or other Liquors for four Years from the time that an Act For doubling the Excise upon Ale Beer and other Liquors during the space of one Year doth expire An Act for the more effectual putting in Execution an Act intituled an Act For prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France and Four private Acts. His Majesty after this made the following Speech My Lords and Gentlemen HAving lately told you that it would be necessary for me to go into Holland much about this time I am very glad to find that the Success of your Endeavours to bring this Session to a happy Conclusion has been such that I am now at ●iberty to do it and I return you my hearty Thanks for the great dispatch you have made in finishing the Supplies you have designed for carrying on the War which it shall be my Care to see duly and punctually applied to that Service to which you have given them and I do likewise think it proper to assure you that I shall not make any Grant of the forfeited Lands in England and Ireland till there be another opportunity of settling that matter in Parliament in such manner as shall be thought most Expedient My Lords and Gentlemen AS I have reason to be very well satisfied with the Proofs you have given me of your good Affections in this Sessions of Parliament so I Promise my Self the continuance of the same at your Return into your several Countries and as every day produces still fresh Instances of the Restlessness of our Enemies both at home and abroad in designing against the Prosperity of of this Nation and the Government Established so I do not doubt but that the Vnion and good Correspondence between Me and my Parliament and my earnest and constant Endeavours for your Preservation on the one hand joined with the Continuance of your Zeal and Affection to support 〈◊〉 on the other will by the Blessing of God be at all times too strong for the utmost Malice and Contrivance of our common Enemies After this gracious Speech had been received with much applause the Lord-Chief Baron Speaker of the House of Lords declared to both Houses That it was his Majesties Pleasure that they should adjourn themselves until the 31th of March ensuing and that if his Majesty should think fit the Parliament should then sit he would give them timely notice thereof by his Proclamation and accordingly both Houses of Parliament did adjourn to the time mentioned The King having all things in a readiness for his Voyage left White-Hall on the 6th of January about Noon attended by the great Officers of his Houshold and divers others of the Nobility and Gentry and lay that night at Sittingborne

them up and drowned the Fields round about so that at least the Communication of Quarters would have been hindred if not many men destroyed by the Innundation as has often happened by the overflowing of that great River All these pregnant Reasons obliged his Majesty to abandon the Siege and refer the reducing Limerick to a more favourable Season and Opportunity so that after he had raised the Siege and found that the Season would not permit him the undertaking of any Consideration meriting his Presence he resolved to return for England constituting the Lord Viscount Sidney and Sir Thomas Conningsby Governours of Ireland and having as well as could be expected settled the other Offices and Trusts in confiding hands and giving all necessary Orders his Majesty embarked Accompanied by the Prince of Denmark and attended by his men at Duncannon and arrived safe at Kingsroad near Bristol and so having Dined at a Farmer's-house by the way to put off the many Invitations of the Nobility that time would have delayed he came to Windsor to the extraordinary Joy and Rejoycing of the whole Kingdom for his safe Return and Success in Ireland and now having been so long detained in Ireland let us look a little back into the Affairs of England The Queen in whom the Regency was placed during the King's absence managed the weighty Affairs of Government with extraordinary Prudence and Conduct as appeared in the raising the Militia and keeping a strict Eye over such dissaffected Persons as perhaps wanted but an opportunity to rise in Arms had they found the French forward to Land but her Majesties Care and the good Order she took for every thing broke all their Measures and prevented the mischiefs that threatned the Kingdom so that the French Fleet as strong and numerous as they were durst attempt nothing considerable on the Coast the Militia of London shewed their willing and chearful Resolution to oppose the Attempts of the Enemy in a gallant appearance in Hide-Park before her Majesty to her great Satisfaction being between 9 and 10000 effectual men well Armed and appointed and the whole Militia of England up in Arms in their respective Counties were computed to be about 150000 Horse and Foot Upon Complaints against the Earl of Torrington for the Miscarriage in the Fleet he was sent for in Custody of Messengers and appeared before the Council at White Hall by whom in regard there were strong presumptions against his Lordship he was committed to the Tower and carried thither by Water to prevent perhaps any Rudeness that might have been occasioned by the incensed Rabble The wounded of Dutch and English Seamen came daily to London where they were provided for in the several Hospitals the People all the way they came bestowing Money on them and when they were recovered Care wasta ken to send the former into Holland and as soon as we had certain information that the French Fleet had quitted the Coast and were gone into their Harbours the Trained-Bands and other Militia were sent home in the mean time a great many Hands were set at work to Rig and Equip the Fleet with all speed so that 32 Men of War rode at Spithead and the Dutch had recruited again to 28 stout Ships and came to to the Gunfleet having immediate Orders to joyn the English and eight Regiments were embarked at Portsmouth not counting the Marine Regiments Commanded by the Earl of Marlboróugh in Chief as General and Mr. Trelawney as Major-General there was shipped likewise all manner of Warlike Ammunition and in brief whatever is necessary for the Field or the Siege of Towns so that it being not certainly known on what design they were bent at such a season of the Year the Peoples Conjectures were various but it soon appeared they were bound for Ireland and what they did there you 'll find in the sequel of this History About this time we had News of the great Success of the English over the French in America and that they had beaten them out of the Isle of St. Christophers and many other places of Note and taken great Booties of Cattel Corn and others Stores and Provisions And from America we have further notice that a great number of French were according to the Articles agreed on sent to Martinico and that the English had reduced the Fort on the Island of Statie and farther Advice that two of our Privateers fell in with Twelve Merchant Ships on the Coast of England bound for St. Maloes under the Convoy of a Frigat of Twelve Guns and took four of them forcing the rest on shore about Cherbourg where they were all shipwracked except the Frigat and most of the Men drowned On the Eighth of September the Parliament met at Westminster when after a short continuance the House of Peers adjourned to the Friday following and the Commons till the ensuing Thursday and His Majesty was pleased to order in Council a Commission to be prepared for the Proroguing the Parliament to the second day of October ensuing and a Proclamation was issued out to give notice that the Parliament should then sit and to require the Peers of this Realm and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons to give their Attendance on the said second day of October accordingly and no sooner was the notice of His Majesties Glorious Atchievements spread abroad but the Ambassadours and Ministers of Forreign Potentates congratulated his Success and Universal Joy filled the Courts of the Neighbouring Princes The Parliament of Scotland sitting gave their Majesties a new Subsidy of three Months Cess on Lands and layed a Tax of Fourteen Pence upon every Fire-Hearth Hospitals and such as live upon Charity only accepted and a discovery was made that the Collonels Buchan and Cannon intended to go Northward and joyn the Earl of Seaforth and the rest of those of the Name of Mekenzy to have surprized the Garrison of Inverness but they marching over the Hills and coming within Eighteen Miles of Sterling where the Earl of Drumlanerig was posted with 3000 Horse and Foot he attacked them and the Major-General Mackay being in the Rear as in pursuit upon the Advice that had been given the design was altogether frustrated and the Rebels obliged after a long fatigue to shift for themselves receiving a considerable Loss insomuch that they being daily discouraged again dwindled away notwithstanding the fair promises that had been made them of extraordinary supply of Men and Money and the wiser part or such as had other ways wherewithal to subsist withdrew and left the more obstinate to strive against the Stream that would in all probability drive them back to their Ruine and perhaps after the many Attempts of open Force our Enemies might have proceeded to have given us the most fatal blow in the world by base and ignoble ways and villainous attempts We shall for once begging his pardon in this matter quote the New Observator an Author of Credit

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 LONDON Printed for Henry Rhodes at the Star the Corner of Bride-Lane in Fleet-street 1696. Price bound one Shilling The Preface to the READER REader In this laboured Work you are Accomodated with all the Memorable Transactions that have happened in Courts Camps and on the Watery Element ever since the Establishment of the happiness of these Kingdoms in admitting an Illustrious Prince and Princess to the Throne Born for great Actions and particularly by prudent Councils Heroick Valour and Conduct to strike off the Chains of Opressed Europe viz. From the Coronation of King William and the late Queen being the Quintesential matter of large Volumes wherein at a small Expence both of Mony and Time you may look back upon the great Actions of mighty Princes and be Induced to Admire and Adore Almighty God for his wonderful Providences in preserving the Life of his Anointed from the Hands of violent Men and in so doing the Happiness and Tranquility of a numerous People whose safety and wellfare depend upon so Precious a Pledg of Heavens Love and Favour In this Book you may as in Map take an easy Prospect of the great Affairs that have been Transacted not only in his Majesties Dominions but in Neighbouring Nations and see Laurels Sprouting and geathered from Sea and Land the Malice of our Enemies defeated and not only their Arms foil'd and weakned but all their Plots Conspiracies and dark Councils discovered and turned back upon them to their Confusion more particularly the last Conspiracy and Intended Invasion that they had laid as they thought so sure as made them Confident of Enslaving our Religion Laws Liberties c. and that Heaven may so continue its Favours towards is us the Prayers of Your Frind to serve you J. S. ENGLAND's NEW REMEMBRANCER c. AFter the happy Coronation of Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary was on the 11th of April 1689. solemnized at Westminster with all the Magnificence Pomp and Splendor of a willing Nation spreading a general Joy through every Corner of the Land carrying a sound of Triumph even to the farthest Shoar divers great Officers and Ministers of State and others fitly qualified for the Interest of the Government made and intrusted and as a Loyal Gratitude and great Example to others on the 12th of April the Knights Citizens and Burgesses then Assembled in Parliament waited upon their Majesties to Congratulate their Coronation which was done by Henry Powle Esquire their Speaker and had the Honour to kiss their Majesties hands and on the 19th following both Houses Addressed his Majesty to render him Thanks for his Declaration and repeated Assurances that he will maintain the Church of England as by Law and that he would be pleased to Summon a Convocation of the Clergy of the Kingdom to consider more fully of the Matters in point of Religion which was accordingly done And the Kingdom of Scotland tho' incommoded with Insurrections in the Highlands not to be behind-hand in Loyalty to a Prince who had put his Life and all that was dear to him in the Ballance to rescue them from impendent Ruine having declared the King and Queen Soveraigns of that Kingdom put forth a Proclamation that none should presume to own or acknowledge the late King James the Seventh for their King obey accept or assist any Order or Commission that should be admitted by him or any way to correspond with him by writing c. and Commissioners were nominated to go for England to offer the Crown to their present Majesties and they took all convenient Care to raise Forces to quiet and suppress those that disturbed the publick Peace upon which the Viscount Dundee who headed a Party of the Rebels retired to the North with about 80 Horse but soon after his number increased as will appear in the Series of this History The Duke of Gourdon upon the first Account of the Revolution in England c. having seized the Castle of Edenbungh the strongest Hold in Scotland he was closely besieged and pressed so straitly that all Communication was cut off But the bleeding State of Ireland was to be considered where the late King was already Landed and as well a formidable Army as a confused Rabble of Papists with all the Outrages imaginable oppressed the Protestants by plundering and burning their Houses imprisoning their Persons and threatning a universal Massacre so that notwithstanding an Order of Imbargo in Scotland Ships were allowed to go over to fetch off those miserable People that fled the Persecution of their implacable Enemies and stood trembling on the Shoar in hopes of a seasonable opportunity to be transported The Parliament of England being highly sensible of the Danger Ireland was in there being a great many Forces and other Supplies Landed from France and many Towns not Tenable abandoned and swept away the Commons Addressed his Majesty in these Words WE your Majesties most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects the Commons in this present Parliament Assembled most humbly lay before Your Majesty our earnest Desires that Your Majesty would be pleased to take into Your most serious Consideration the Destructive Methods taken of late Years by the French King against the Trace Quiet and Interest of Your Kingdom and particularly the present Invasion of Your Kingdom of Ireland and supporting Your Majesties Rebellious Subjects there not doubting in the least but through Your Majesties Wisdom the Alliance already made with such as may be hereafter concluded on this occasion by Your Majesty may be effectual to reduce the French King to such a Condition that it may not be in his Power hereafter to violate the Peace of Christendom nor prejudice the Trade and Prosperity of this Your Majesties Kingdom To this end We most humbly beseech Your Majesty to rest assured upon this our hearty and solemn Promise and Engagement that when Your Majesty shall think fit to enter into a War against the French King We will give Your Majesty such Assistance in a Parliamentary way as may enable Your Majesty under the Protection and Blessing of God Almighty has ever afforded you to support and go through with the same To this Request and Resolution of the Commons very grateful to the Nation His Majesty was pleased to Answer viz. I Receive this Address as a Mark of the Confidence you have

time put a stop to that so unnecessary and unprofitable Wickedness too much reigning amongst Officers and Souldiers and the Army was supplyed with Provisions and Stores from England bearing the Ill conveniencies of the Weather which were great without the least Regret though several died of the Distempers of the Country Wherefore to keep them in Action the better to prevent it about the middle of February upon Advice the Enemy was in motion near Dundalk he drew out a strong Party and marched to Dramore whilst Collonel la Melionere and Sir John Lanier who advanced as far as Carlingford returned with an Account that only three Regiments of the Enemy were at Dundalk that Garrison as likewise Drogheda containing their former Garrisons without any Reinforcement upon which most of our Troops were commanded back only a flying Party of 500 Horse and Dragoons with a like number of Foot were sent abroad to observe the Motions of the Enemy and keep them from plundering the Country between whom and the Out-Parties some Skirmishing happened The General being returned to his head Quarters at Lisburn received an Account from Collonel Woosly of a great defeat he had given the Enemy at the Town of Cavan the Particulars were That Marching from Belturbat with a Detachment of 300 Horse and 700 Foot he passed the River at Night two Miles beyond Calyhay's but it was not done so secretly but the Enemies Scouts discovered it and gave the Alarm by firing their Muskets and making a great fire upon the Hill However notwithstanding the badness of the Ways he got to the. Town about half an hour after day-break when contrary to expectation he found the Duke of Berwick arrived that Night with 2500 men making with the Garrison about 4000 drawn up in good order near the Fort but the Collonel disposing of his men as the Ground would give a Conveniency he charged the enemy and after an hours hot dispute beat them out of the Field in which Action the Duke of Berwick had his Horse shot under him and Collonel O Rely Governour of Cavan was killed on the spot with two Lieutenant-Collonels and divers others of Note Whereupon our men entered the Town and fell to plundering which the Enemy perceiving made a strong Sally from the Fort and had cut off a great many of them in that Disorder had not the Collonel came opportunely in with a fresh Reserve of about 250 Foot and 80 Horse and to get his Souldiers out of the Town he found himself constrained to set it on Fire and having quitted it and joyned those that were fighting the Enemy about 150 strong were beaten into the Fort with considerable loss but the Army being tired out in the Action it was not thought convenient to attack it at that time and this firing the Town proved very disadvantageous considering the Plunder that might have been had for all the Houses were full of Bread Meal Oats Beans and the like Stores to suffice the Garrison for six Months And here it was reported by the Prisoners that the Duke of Berwick was to command a Body of 10000 men to be detached out of all the Regiments and so to make Incursions as he saw Opportunity but by this defeat the design was frustrated for all the Ammunition that was in the Town was blown up In this Action we lost about twenty men and amongst them Major Trahern Captain Armstrong and Captain Mayo with one Captain La Maugere a French reformed Officer and Captain Blood an Engenier were wounded though the loss of the Enemy is computed at no less than 300 and amongst the others four Captains five Lieutenants two Ensigns one Quartermaster and about 200 taken Prisoners and those that fled the Field were many of them desperately wounded and scattered all the way with the Arms they threw down for the greater speed and pushing on this Success Many other Places of Note were gained and good Booties of Cattle daily brought in by the flying Parties though the Season proved somewhat sharp and intemperate About this time the Queen of Spain being on Board under a Convoy of a Squadron of English-men of War and being upon our Coast the Duke of Norfolk was sent to Complement her Majesty in the Name of Their Majesties of England and it was performed with much Ceremony and Grandeur and the Wind soon after coming about fair she arrived safe in the Groin and so passed to Madrid and the English Ships after having this Honour were dismissed with liberal Gratitude to the Commanders And now Elections for Members of Parliament went on apace every one contending to chuse Loyal and worthy Gentlemen to undertake a Trust on which the welfare and safety of the Nation depends and the King put out a Proclamation for a General Fast to implore the Protection of Almighty God in the Preservation of his Majesties Sacred person and Prosperity of his Arms in Ireland and the Naval Forces to begin the 12th day of March and be Religiously observed every Third Wednesday in the Month and accordingly it was observed till his Majesty returned from Ireland Crowned with Victory and Success and then it was turned into a Day of Thanksgiving On the 20th of March the Parliament Pursuant to his Majesty's Writs of Summons met at Westminster and his Majesty being in his Royal Robes seated on the Throne in the House of Peers attended with the usual Solemnity the Commons were sent for by the Black-Rod who attended at the Bar of the Lords Sir Robert Atkins Knight of the Bath Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer by his Majesties Command signified to them That they should forthwith proceed to the Choice of a Speaker and present him to his Majesty the next Morning after which they returned to their House and made Choice of Sir John Trevor Knight and the next Morning he was approved by his Majesty and his Majesty proceeded to make a very Gracious Speech telling them amongst other things his Resolution was to go fo● Ireland his Presence being necessarily required for the Reducing that Kingdom● further signifying his Presence to leave the Government in the Queens hand●● during his absence and accordingly before his Departure an Act passed to that end and the Right Honourable Sir John Lowther of Lowther-House Baron Vice-Chamberlain to his Majesty's Household Richard Hambden Esquire Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer Sir Stephen Fox Knight and Thomas Pellam Esquire were appointed Lords Commissioners of the Treasury And now the rest of the Danish Force● Landing in Ireland our Army grew very formidable so that the Garrison of Charlemont being Blocked up Collonel Cullimotte possessed himself of a small Village within a mile of it upon notice of which the Enemy came out with about 300 men yet were repulsed with considerable Loss and the next day our men cast up Works to stop the Sallies the Enemy was obliged to abandon their Out-Works and Collonel Cullimotte marched with a party of his Regiment and

Rebels and getting Intelligence of their number and how they lay encamped he came about the middle of the Night to Ballagh Castle and having notice there were Two Fords one near the Enemies Camp where they had posted a strong Par y in a Church another further up the River which was not Guarded so that slighting the former he passed the latter with the greatest part of Troops and ordered the rest to attack the Enemy in the Church who upon the first Firing fled to their Camp which our Horse and Dragoons entered about the same time and put those they found there into so great a Consternation and Confusion that they immediately betook them to flight but e'er they could recover the Hills many were slain in the pursuit the Computation being no less that 400 and 100 taken Prisoners most of them Gentlemen and Officers Collonel Cannon and Collonel Buchan escaping very narrowly not having had time to put on their Cloaths After this Sir Thomas Levingston sent a Party to attack the Castle of Lethindy in which the Enemy had a Garrison under the Command of Collonel Buchan's Nephew who surrendered at Discretion and our Men besides Arms Ammunition and 400 Bowls of Meal took the Standard designed to be set up for the late King James and in this extraordinary Action it is not known that one Man was killed on our side nor above four or five wounded On the 13th of May Don Pedro de Ronquillo Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Spain had a publick Audience of his Majesty to notifie th● Marriage of the King his Master from whom as also from the Queen Mother of Spain he delivered Letters to his Majesty wherein they thanked his Majesty for sending a Squadron of his Ships with the Queen and expressed the great Esteem they had for his Majesty's Royal Person and Friendship And now after a long Blockade and the Reducement of the Stores of Charlemont in Ireland that Garrison being pressed by our Troops found it self necessitated to capitulate though it was strongly situated and on the 11th of May the Governour demanded a Parley which was allowed with leave to send to the Lieutenant General the next day the Lieutenant a Governour and a Collonel came from thence and the same day the Articles were agreed on for the Surrender of the Place very Advantagious and Honourable to his Majesty and in pursuance of the Capitulation the Governour Tege O Regan and the Garrison who had in a manner consumed all their Provisions marched out 800 strong leaving in the Place a good quantity os Ammunition 17 pieces of Brass Cannon and two Mortars And the Duke of Schomberg upon this Surrender went to Legacory to see the Garrison as they marched away and afterward visited the Place which is very strong and considerable by its Situation being one of the strongest Places the Rebels held in these Parts so that it gave a Prospect to the future Success of intirely subduing the Kingdom Whilst these Affairs went forward in Ireland the Parliament was active in England and great Preparations were made for his Majesty's passing over to facilitate the Irish War in order to which on the 20th of May his Majesty gave the Royal Assent to an Act For the Exercise of the Government by her Majesty during his Majesty's Absence An Act For Reversing the Judgment in Quo Warranto against the City of London and for Restoring the City of London to its Antient Rights and Priviledges An Act To declare the Right and Freedom of Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the Cinque Ports and several private Acts. And now the Season advancing for Action the Forces moved apace towards High-Lake and other advantagious Ports in order to their Embarking for Ireland nor did the King delay this great and glorious Undertaking which proved Successfull to the three Kingdoms as in the Sequel will appear for all things being in a readiness he left White-hall on the fourth of June with a very splendid Equipage and the next day arrived at Litchfield where he was received as in all other Places through which he passed with a great Concourse of the Gentry and all possible Demonstrations of Duty and Affection from all sorts of People and having stayed some time at Chester and about the Coast he Embarked on the Fleet attending him and stood over for the Coast of Ireland arriving on the 14th at Carrickfergus and from thence by Land he went to Belfast the Duke of Schomberg and divers great Officers waiting on him his Reception being with General Joy and the Loud Acclamations of the People His Majesty at his Arrival found his Forces in a very good Condition Provisions plentiful and the Ground full of Corn and Grass well grown with all things to his Satisfaction And on the 19th his Majesty went from Belfast to Hilsburg and from thence to Loubricklin and the Newry the Forces marching in two Bodies And soon after they Encamped on the Plains of Dundalk In the mean while a considerable Body of the Enemy lay about Ardee there Intrenching themselves as if they were bent upon a desperate Opposition Since we have made this Progress in Affairs it may not be amiss to look a little back and consider what happened in relating to Dublin the Metropolis of Ireland upon King William's Arriving in that Kingdom The Camp before his Landing had been laid out about Atherdee and the late King had disposed his Army to Randesvouz there from divers parts of the Kingdom and o● the 16th of July he marched out o● Dublin to joyn them with about 6000 French Foot most old Soldiers well Armed and Clad One Regiment of these were Dutch Protestants who were narrowly observed for fear o● deserting The whole Irish Army was composed of about 36000 men besides 15000 which remained in Garrisons ● and the same day the Late King left the Town there marched in 6000 of the Country Militia and the Collonels Luttrel and Mac Gillicuddy as his Assistants were left Governours It was expected the Irish would have been disheartned upon the News of King William's Landing and the late Kings leaving the Town but on the contrary boy'd up with vain hope they rejoyced as if they had got the King of England in their Possession and the day their own being too fondly assured the French Fleet would cut off his return or that an Insurrection would be made in England as being told that 100000 men were ready to rise under the Notion of declaring for a Common-wealths so that the Protestants knew not what to think being mostly Imprisoned or under Restraint and the Irish Papists were so assured of Success that some of them told their Protestant Friends they would be glad to go to Mass within a Twelve-month and this hope afterward appeared to be grounded on the little Intelligence the English had of the strength of the Irish Army as was manifested by the Letters of Tyrconnel to the late Queen

such Resort and Meetings We do hereby strictly Charge and Require all Persons whatsoever of the Popish Religion who have not been noted Housekeepers within the City or Liberties aforesaid for the space of Three Months last past that within Forty Eight Hours after the publishing this Our Proclamation they depart out of the said City and Liberties and repair to their several Habitations or other places in this Country at least Ten Miles distant from this City which if they shalt neglect or refuse to do they shall be apprebended and proceeded against as Spies and Persons designing the Disturbance of the publick Peace and in order to the more effectual execution of this Our Proclamation We hereby require the Lord-Mayor and Sheriff of Dublin and the Seneschals of the said Liberties to cause diligent Search and Enquiry to be made immediately after the ●ime hereby limitted for the departure of such Persons as aforesaid in all Houses and places throughout the City and Liberties and a true Account to be taken of the Names and Qualities of such as shall be found therein not qualified as aforesaid which is forthwith to be returned to Vs under the Hands of the said Lord-Mayor Sheriffs and Seneschals of the said Liberties whereupon We will give order to have them proceeded against with the utmost Rigour of their Majesties Laws and We do hereby further declare That if any such Papist or other disaffected Person after the Fourth of December next not being House-keepers as aforesaid shall repair unto the said City or Liberties and there abide by the space of 24 Hours after such Person or Persons shall come thither without rendring Him or Her or themselves to the Lord-Mayor or one of the Sheriffs or Aldermen of the said City or one of the Seneschals of the said Liberties to the end it may be known in what House He She or They take up His Her or Their Lodging or if above the number of Five Papists or disaffected Persons as aforesaid whether House keepers or others shall meet together in any House within the Cities or Liberties aforesaid on any pretence whatsoever either by day or night or shall be out of His Her or Their Lodging or Lodgings after Nine of the Clock at Night in either of these Cases if any Person or Persons shall be so hardy as not to give due Obedience to Our Directions aforesaid they shall be prosecuted with the utmost Severity as Contemners of their Majesties Royal Authority And because Rewards as well a Punishments are necessary conducing to the discovery of such as shall offend in the particulars aforesaid We do hereby publish and declare that as We will severely punish such Offenders as afore said the Receivers and Harbourers of them contrary to this Our Proclamation so we We will give a Reward of Twenty Shillings to each Person who shall give Information against any such Offenders in any of the aforesaid Particulars to be immediately payed out of their Majesties Treasury upon Proof of such Offence or Offences made before the Lord-Mayor of the said City Pardon us Reader if this Proclamation at length may seem tedious in Reading since in some measure it may not prove only satisfactory as to the Resolution of the Protestants of that Kingdom but more than probably to the saving the Metropolis of Ireland from being reduced to Ashes and the defeating the Designs the Papists had upon the Lives of its Inhabitants and indeed upon this and the securing some few Persons the whole Design was blown over as to that time The Commons of England Assembled in Parliament out of a true Sense of His Majesties miraculous Deliverance from the Danger that so nearly threatned him in Ireland and high Esteem of the Wonders his Valour acted there made the following Address May it please your Majesty WE your Majesties most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Commons Assembled in Parliament do beg leave Humbly to represent to Your Majesty the grateful Sense we have of that unparalell'd Goodness and tender Affection to your People which for the Rescuing your Kingdom of Ireland from a Tyrannous and Forreign Yoke and the easing the Subjects of this Kingdom of the excessive Charge of a lingring War did induce you to undertake a hazardous Voyage and too freely to expose to all the Dangers of War that invaluable Life upon which the whole Protestant Interest and the common Liberty of Europe does so much depend it is next under God to your Conduct and Example that we must ascribe the Success of the Expedition and to which we must one our Hopes of the speedy and entire Reduction of that Kingdom and in seeing our selves in a Condition to make your Enemies sensible of the Strength and Power of England under a King who knows and pursues its Interest We do from the bottom of our Hearts Congratulate Your Majesties Successes and Your return to your People who are unanimously persuaded that their Peace Security and Happiness are bounded up in your Safety and We do in the Name of all the Commons of England assure Your Majesty that We will be ever ready to assist to the utmost of our Power and as the best and truest way of expressing our Gratitude will endeavour effectually to support your Government against all your Enemies This was very Graciously received by the King as was another Address presented to the Queen by the Members of that Honourable House viz. May it please Your Majesty WE Your most Dutiful and Royal Subjects the Commons in Parliament Assembled do most humbly beg leave to express the deep Sense we have of the Goodness Wisdom and Courage which Your Majesty did manifest in the greatest Difficulties and most pressing Dangers during His Majesties Absence at a time when a powerful Enemy was upon the Coast when the Nation was weakned in that part which is its proper Strength and deprived of the Security of His Majesties Presence the Resolution Your Majesty shewed in your Administration gave Life to your Subjects and made them exert a Strength and Force unknown to the former Reigns and Your Zeal for the publick encouraging them to shew such cheerfulness in their Duty as disappointed the hopes and designs of all the open and secret Enemies of the Government the grateful Remembrance of this which renews the memory of Our most happy times will for ever remain in the Hearts of your People and can never fail to be expressed in all Instances of Loyalty and Obedience from us and all the Commons of England And now that Seamen might not be wanting to Man the Fleet to be out early in the Spring the Masters of Ships were Charged under great Penalties to carry out with them or take and keep on Board no more English Seamen than should be allotted them by the Commissioners of the Customs or had been given in on the clearing at at the Custom-house and considerable Encouragement was given to such as would voluntarily enter themselves on Board