A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 / 80 - January
In which Scrogs Frowns on Oates and Bedlow
January: The beginning of this month, one who was industrious in promoting petitioning being sent for to a tavern in the Strand by some gentlemen, who pretended to subscribe the same, but instead thereof they took and tore it; and complaint thereof being made to justice Chamberlain, he granted his warrant for them, and ordered a prosecution against them.
Since this Dr. Hugh Chamberlain is turned out of commission of the peace.
The grand jury of Westminster have found the bill against those persons who tore the petition in the Strand for the sitting of the parliament.
The 20th was a common councill at Guildhall for the citty of London; and a petition was therefore preferred to be presented to his majestie for the sitting of the parliament; and after some debate it was rejected by 7 more than the petitioners.
Ever since the articles exhibited by Dr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow against the lord cheif justice Scrogs, whensoever either of them have appeared before him he has frowned on them, spoke very frowardly to them, and reflected much on them.
For some time past Mr. Sidney, his majesties envoy to the states generall, hath made it his endeavout to conclude a strict alliance between his majestie and the states, which they seem very well inclined to; but the French ambassador there most strenuously opposes it.
Mr. Gadbury, haveing been examined by the councill again, hath owned the presbyterian plott to be a design of the papists and that he was sett on it by Mrs. Cellier; and that sir Robert Peyton was innocent of those things that he is charged with, the words he spoke being only out of ostentation.
On this, sir Robert hath the liberty of the Tower.
Mr. Christian, servant to the earl of Danby, one Higgens, and col. Blood, are committed to prison, being accused of a conspiracy against the duke of Buckingham.
Since this Dr. Hugh Chamberlain is turned out of commission of the peace.
The grand jury of Westminster have found the bill against those persons who tore the petition in the Strand for the sitting of the parliament.
The 20th was a common councill at Guildhall for the citty of London; and a petition was therefore preferred to be presented to his majestie for the sitting of the parliament; and after some debate it was rejected by 7 more than the petitioners.
Ever since the articles exhibited by Dr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow against the lord cheif justice Scrogs, whensoever either of them have appeared before him he has frowned on them, spoke very frowardly to them, and reflected much on them.
For some time past Mr. Sidney, his majesties envoy to the states generall, hath made it his endeavout to conclude a strict alliance between his majestie and the states, which they seem very well inclined to; but the French ambassador there most strenuously opposes it.
Mr. Gadbury, haveing been examined by the councill again, hath owned the presbyterian plott to be a design of the papists and that he was sett on it by Mrs. Cellier; and that sir Robert Peyton was innocent of those things that he is charged with, the words he spoke being only out of ostentation.
On this, sir Robert hath the liberty of the Tower.
Mr. Christian, servant to the earl of Danby, one Higgens, and col. Blood, are committed to prison, being accused of a conspiracy against the duke of Buckingham.
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