A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1678 / 9 - February
In which Mr. Pepys' Servant is Discharged, Executions, Darknesse,
a Ghostly Apparition and a most Curious Coincidence
February: There have been endeavours with one captain Berry to invalidate the testimony of Dr. Oates and captain Bedlow, and to throw the plott on the presbyterians.
Severall popish books and vestments of preists have been burnt by order of councill.
It is reported Mr. Colemans body has been conveyed to Rome by the way of France.
The lord Sunderland, who succeeds sir Joseph Williamson in his place of secretary of state, hath paid sir Joseph 6000l. for the same.
The 9th instant sir Joseph Williamson was removed from his place of one of his majesties principall secretaries of state, and in his room his majestie was pleased to constitute Robert earl of Sunderland.
The 10th, Robert Green, Lawrence Hill, and Henry Bury, were indicted at the kings bench barr for the murther of sir Edmondbury Godfrey, and, upon a full evidence, were found guilty, and the next day had sentence of death past on them.
The 11th, Mr. Samuell Atkins (servant to Mr. Pepys) was indicted at the kings bench barr as an accessary to the murther of sir Edmondbury Godfrey; where, after a full hearing, he was acquitted, and thereupon discharged.
One captain Taylour, lately come from Spain, brings news of severall gallions, filled with souldiers, that came from the Groyne, and were bound for Milford Haven, to have been there at first breaking of the plott, according to Mr. Oates information; but meeting with storms and bad weather, they were dispers'd and some of them cast away.
Dr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow are confined within Whitehall and St. James's park.
On the 21st, Robert Green and Lawrence Hill were executed at Tyburn, according to the late sentence against them; but Henry Bury had a repreive till the 28th, when he was also executed.
About the middle of this month, on a Sunday, about eleven in the morning, a prodigious darknesse overspread the face of the sky, the like never known, and continued for about half an hour. The darknesse was so great, that in severall churches, they could not proceed in divine service without candles; and 'tis said during that time the figure of sir Edmondbury Godfrey appeared in the queens chappell at Somerset house while masse was saying.
Since the murther of sir Edmundbury Godfrey Somerset house hath commonly gone by the name of Godfrey hall.
It was remarkable that the place where sir Edmondbury Godfreys corps was found is in old leases called Green Bury Hill, being the names of the three persons condemned for that murther.
Severall popish books and vestments of preists have been burnt by order of councill.
It is reported Mr. Colemans body has been conveyed to Rome by the way of France.
The lord Sunderland, who succeeds sir Joseph Williamson in his place of secretary of state, hath paid sir Joseph 6000l. for the same.
The 9th instant sir Joseph Williamson was removed from his place of one of his majesties principall secretaries of state, and in his room his majestie was pleased to constitute Robert earl of Sunderland.
The 10th, Robert Green, Lawrence Hill, and Henry Bury, were indicted at the kings bench barr for the murther of sir Edmondbury Godfrey, and, upon a full evidence, were found guilty, and the next day had sentence of death past on them.
The 11th, Mr. Samuell Atkins (servant to Mr. Pepys) was indicted at the kings bench barr as an accessary to the murther of sir Edmondbury Godfrey; where, after a full hearing, he was acquitted, and thereupon discharged.
One captain Taylour, lately come from Spain, brings news of severall gallions, filled with souldiers, that came from the Groyne, and were bound for Milford Haven, to have been there at first breaking of the plott, according to Mr. Oates information; but meeting with storms and bad weather, they were dispers'd and some of them cast away.
Dr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow are confined within Whitehall and St. James's park.
On the 21st, Robert Green and Lawrence Hill were executed at Tyburn, according to the late sentence against them; but Henry Bury had a repreive till the 28th, when he was also executed.
About the middle of this month, on a Sunday, about eleven in the morning, a prodigious darknesse overspread the face of the sky, the like never known, and continued for about half an hour. The darknesse was so great, that in severall churches, they could not proceed in divine service without candles; and 'tis said during that time the figure of sir Edmondbury Godfrey appeared in the queens chappell at Somerset house while masse was saying.
Since the murther of sir Edmundbury Godfrey Somerset house hath commonly gone by the name of Godfrey hall.
It was remarkable that the place where sir Edmondbury Godfreys corps was found is in old leases called Green Bury Hill, being the names of the three persons condemned for that murther.
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