A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 / 80 - January
In which the King prefers Absolute Monarchy to Parliament
January: His majestie hath been pleased to grant a generall pardon unto Mr. Robert Boldron, of Skipton, and Mr. Lawrence Mowbrey, of Leeds in Yorkshire, being witnesses against sir Thomas Gascoign and others for the plott.
The 7th, his majestie conferred the honour of knighthood on Edward Deering esq., younger son of sir Edward Deering, lately deceased.
The same day were read in councill the instructions to the justices of the peace in the severall counties, for executing the lawes against the papists; and the same were approved and ordered to be sent to the severall counties.
The 9th, Mr. Gadbury and Mrs. Cellier were examined in councill, and declared severall things against sie Robert Peyton on oath, but he denied them; on which he was by warrant of the board committed prisoner to the Tower for high treason in conspireing to levy warr against the king.
The 13th, sir Gilbert Gerard, accompanied with 9 other gentlemen, presented to his majestie a petition for the sitting o the parliament, subscribed by severall thousands of London and Westminster. His majestie was pleased to answer, He look't on himself as the head of the government, and that he would doe what he thought most for the good of himself and his people.
The 14th died sir George Carteret, vice-chamberlain of his majesties household.
We have advice from severall places that petitions had been perferr'd there for the sitting of a parliament, but that they were rejected; as at the citty of Wells, Salisbury, in Essex, Dorsetshire, Hartfordshire, Darbyshire, &c.
The 7th, his majestie conferred the honour of knighthood on Edward Deering esq., younger son of sir Edward Deering, lately deceased.
The same day were read in councill the instructions to the justices of the peace in the severall counties, for executing the lawes against the papists; and the same were approved and ordered to be sent to the severall counties.
The 9th, Mr. Gadbury and Mrs. Cellier were examined in councill, and declared severall things against sie Robert Peyton on oath, but he denied them; on which he was by warrant of the board committed prisoner to the Tower for high treason in conspireing to levy warr against the king.
The 13th, sir Gilbert Gerard, accompanied with 9 other gentlemen, presented to his majestie a petition for the sitting o the parliament, subscribed by severall thousands of London and Westminster. His majestie was pleased to answer, He look't on himself as the head of the government, and that he would doe what he thought most for the good of himself and his people.
The 14th died sir George Carteret, vice-chamberlain of his majesties household.
We have advice from severall places that petitions had been perferr'd there for the sitting of a parliament, but that they were rejected; as at the citty of Wells, Salisbury, in Essex, Dorsetshire, Hartfordshire, Darbyshire, &c.
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