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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

that it was not undertaken with the knowledge of any Body of Men either Catholicks or Protestants nor by him out of any King-Killing principles but through Rash and unadvisedness Keys Paper Contained little more than a Prayer After they were cut down they were Quartertd and their Heads and Quarters set on the City Gates On the 23 of March came on the Trial of Sir John Friend at the same place for High-Treason in designing to levy War and further an Invasion The Evidence against him were Captain Porter Brice Blaer and Bartram It was proved against him that he had received a Commission from King James to raise a Regiment of Horse of which he was to be Colonel that he had listed and kept in pay divers men that he had written to King James and Received a Letter from him to this purpose that he had sent Charnock over to procure French Forces to Invade England that he owned he knew of the Intended Assassination but was not to Act in it that he had payed divers large Sums of Money towards the forwarding the designs and Especially 100 l. towards the procuring the Escape of Colonel Parker out of the Tower of London whither he had been Committed for formerly Conspiring the death of the King upon this and other the like Evidence he called some Witnesses to prove he was a Protestant and how he had behaved himself but the Jury going out returned their Verdict that he was Guilty or the High-Treason On the 24th Sir William Parkins was brought upon his Trial at the fame place against him the principal Evidence was Captain Porter and Mr. Sweet with other Circum stantial Evidences who being Sworn deposed that Sir William was to raise a Troop of Horse and that he had listed most part of them old Soldiers that he had been at several meetings where the Assassination was proposed and was to Contribute Horse and Arms towards the furthering it That he had received a Commission from the late King and much more to this purpose so that having made his Objections and they being Answered and over-ruled by the Court the Charge was given to the Jury who returned their Verdict that he was Guilty of High Treason and that Evening he and Sir John Friend Received Sentence to be Drawn Hanged and Quartered And On Friday the third of April they were Conveyed in a Sledge to Tyburn and were Assisted by three Non jurant Persons viz. Mr. Snatt Mr. Colliar and Mr. Cook having declined the Assistance of other Divines who prayed with them and when they had Acknowledged they were in full Charity they gave them Absolution though by their words in the Cart and in their papers delivered they owned for the most part what had been charged against them justifying themselves therein Sir John Friend in his Paper said he believed it to be the Cause of God Praying for the late King and Queen and the pretended Prince of Wales c. After they were Executed their Heads and Quarters were set on several of the Gates particularly on Temple-Bar On Tuesday the 21st of April Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburn were tried at the Kings-Bench-Bar for High Treason in Intending to Assassinate his Majesty the Witnesses against them were Captain Porter and George Harris they were tried Single but the Evidence much to the same purpuse viz. shat Rookwood being a Brigadier in King James's Guards was sent over to obey the Order of Sir George Berclay who had acquainted him with the intended Assassination that he Embarqued in the Design and was to Command a Party to Charge the King's Guards and to frame the Design had been at divers Conferences at the Globe Nags-Head Porter's Chamber c. that he had shewed a List of the Men that were to be under his Command in this Design and ordered Harris to get Horses and Arms which were provided for him It appeared Cranburn was one of the Men of his Party and agreed to the Killing the King procured a Sword-Cutler to furnish Arms drank the health of the Rotten Orange and was firm to the Design So that the Evidence summed up they were found guilty of the High-Treason On the 22d Major Robert Lowick was Tryed on the same Indictment against whom it was proved he had consented to the Assassination was to act in it and much the same as the Evidence against the former They were allowed Counsel according to the new Act but he as well as the other was found Guilty and all three received Sentence of Death to be Orawn Hang'd and Quarter'd Sir George Rook Arrived from the Streights soon after with the Men of War and a Rich Fleet of Merchants Ships So that our Naval Forces united the French instead of Invading England must look narrowly to their own Coasts if they intend to ' fcape a Scowring FINIS

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 Prisoner The Week following Mr John Ashton was Executed at Tyburn dying resolutely and appearing by Words and a Paper he delivered to justifie himself in the Wicked Undertaking But the Lord Preston on his humble Submission found gracious Mercy and Elliot also escaped Nor was this any shallow layed Plot many Persons of Note being concerned in it ●o● upon the Discovery of it Francis Turner late Lord Bishop of E'y fled as it 's thought beyond the Seas it since as credibly reported appearing he had writ a Letter to the Late King to encourage him to make an Attempt on the Kingdom as also did one Graham and others whereupon the King issued out his Proclamation to apprehend them and so for this time their Projects failed and the great Expences in managing the Plot were utterly lost This seems to have been earlier begun and consequently as deeply layd as their Policy cou'd contrive for a good while before one Mr. Crone a Retainer to the Late King was Tryed at the Old Baily for High-Treason and there it was proved against him That he with divers other wicked and disaffected Persons had held a Correspondence with the French to subverr the Government c. of which upon a fair Hearing he was found guilty of High Treason but Reprieved and so plain it early appeared That Heaven declared again ● the Enemies of this Nation and securely guarded His Majesty's Sacred Life as appeared by a wonderful Preservation for the King going early over in the Spring to give necessary Orders and head the Forces in Flanders the Season being advanced and he in the Field in sight of the Enemy as he stood under a Tree to view them they supposed by his Attendants it must be the King and therefore levell'd a Piece of Cannon against him taking the better Aim by the help of the Tree when to save the most Precious Life in the World Heaven so ordered it that it came into his mind to step from thence and give some necessary Orders which he had not done above a Minute before a Bullet came and split the Tree in the Place where he had stood So exceeding is the Care of Providence over Good Princes And now finding their main Designs would not take they began to practise small Games of Treachery for their Confederates the Turks being routed by Prince Lewis of Baden in Hungary Ten Pieces of their Canon taken with all their Baggage and Ammunition and about 23000 of them killed with the Loss of about 4000 Germans the Mareschal of Luxemburg finding his Success likely to be little this year in Flanders if he relyed on main strength proceeded to stratagem viz. To Bribe some of the Persons attending our Ammunition-Waggons to set them on fire and by that means destroy the Bombs and Powder and accordingly it was begun by Lighted Matches being put among the Bombs and Barrels of Powder but so timely prevented that only two or three Bombs went off and so luckily a Design of this Nature fell out that one of the Parties concern'd in it was apprehended who confessed he bad been a little before in the French Campaign was hired to do it by the Duke of Luxemburg and thereupon was sentenced to have his Right Hand cut off half strangled and then burnt Which Sentence was put in Execution to deter others from this or any such Treacherous Attempts After this the French sustained considerable Losses though no great Action by Land presently ensued But this discouraged not their Designs on England as longing to reap the Spoils of so fair a Harvest whereupon in the Year 1692 the late King was encouraged to make a Descent and in order to it he publish'd his Declaration dated at St. Germains the 20th of April wherein he promised great Advantages to the English that should submit to him yet excepted divers from the Lord to the Fisherman who misused him on his going from Whitehall to Feversham But on his departure conferred Honours on divers Persons Knighting the Pretended prince of Wales and inversing him with the Order of the Garter and so on the 24th of April arrived at Cane in Normandy where he stayed some days and so departed to Haverdegrace in the Company of the Mareschal d' Bellfonds The Randevouz of the Souldiers that were to embarque were appointed between Cherbourg and La Hogue which he found to be about 20000 Men 15000 of which were to make the Descent and the rest to Guard the Coast The Duke of Berwick Colonel Graham Buchanon Cannon and some Scotch Lords came to the Camp on the 29th and on the 30th the Souldiers began to Embarque but the Vessels that crossed from Haverdegrace to La Hogue meeting with foul Weather were many of them driven on shoar and suffered much damage yet the Forage Places were made for four Regiments of Horse counting into the Number one of Dragoons but they were not to set sail till D'Estres arrived with his Squadron and Monsieur Torville had fought some of our Squadrons of the Lesser Rates which they thought only abroad and that the greater Ships being deceived by their Advice could not get out in any considerable time They flatter'd themselves likewise with some part of our Fleet coming over to them and as it is said had a Dependance on Rear Admiral Carter on that occasion but he gave them an unexpected Welcome in the Language of his Canon as will appear hereafter Whilst these Projects were in hand D' Estres's Squadron was disabled by stress of weather and could not suddenly joyn them On the Third of May Tourville was in the Road of Bertaume not being able to stir out and other ships were forced to put into Bell Isle by stress of weather and the ship Le Mode Villete of an hundred Guns was so rudely handled by the Tempest that she was looked upon as unserviceable for that year Monsieur Nesmond being put to Sea with his Squadron was driven in again and two of his ships ran foul one losing her Boltsprit and the other her Mast so that they were constrained to put into Harbour and refit Two long Barks laden with Canon were funk and about Thirteen other Transport Vessels laden with Provision and Ammunition are said to be lost passing from Grandville to Haverdegrace insomuch that the Officers and others had Orders to leave the greatest part of Horse and Baggage behind them But this vast Preparation was disappointed by Heaven and came to nothing For though the King was Warring in F●●nders the Queen having the power of Governing in his Absence had no sooner the News of this intended Invasion but disdaining to fear she prepared to oppose it sensing Orders to all the Ports to hasten out the Fleet and to the Deputy Lieutenants to have the Militia in a readiness and six Regiments of Regular Troops not yet gone over Count r●manded and Reinforcements sent to the Isles of Guernsey and Jersey to oppose the Enemies Attempts on that side and