A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - Aprill
In which Danby and Divers Others are in Peril
Aprill: The parliament impeached the earl of Danby of high treason, but he fled from justice; so they proceeded to attaint him by bill; which when it was almost ready for the royall assent, the said earl surrendred himself the 15th to sir Edward Carterett, usher of the black rod, who the 16th acquainted the house of lords with it, and he was brought to the barr, where kneeling, and then standing up, the lord chancellour acquainted him with the impeachment against him, and that their lordships would allow him time to bring in his answear; that he should have councill; that he should have liberty to make use of records; and that his witnesses should be summoned. So he withdrew, and was by order of the house committed to the Tower.
Then the lord Powis, lord Stafford, lord Petrie, and lord Arundell of Wardour, were brought to the bar, where kneeling, and then standing up, they gave in their severall answears to the charge against them, which being read, they withdrew, and were conducted back to the Tower. The lord Bellasis continues very ill with the gout, but he sent his answear the 15th.
On the 20th his majesties declaration came out for dissolving the late privy councill, and for constituting a new one, which his majestie intends shall not exceed the number of 30.
His majestie also hath made sir Henry Capell, Daniell Finch esq.,, sir Thomas Lee, sir Humphry Winch, sir Thomas Meers, Edward Vaughan and Edward Hales, esqs., commissioners for the execution of the office of lord high admirall of England.
On the 24th, Nathaniell Reading esq. come to his tryall before commissioners of oyer and terminer, at the kings bench bar at Westminster, for attempting to stifle the kings evidence as to the horrid popish plott.
The evidence against him was cheifly captain Bedlow, which was very full, so that the jury found him guilty of the subornation, and accordingly that afternoon he received sentence to be fined 1000l., to be imprisoned for the space of a year, and on Monday next, to stand in the pillory, between the hours of eleven and twelve, for the space of one hour, in Palace yard, in Westminster; which he did, according to the judgement of the court.
Then the lord Powis, lord Stafford, lord Petrie, and lord Arundell of Wardour, were brought to the bar, where kneeling, and then standing up, they gave in their severall answears to the charge against them, which being read, they withdrew, and were conducted back to the Tower. The lord Bellasis continues very ill with the gout, but he sent his answear the 15th.
On the 20th his majesties declaration came out for dissolving the late privy councill, and for constituting a new one, which his majestie intends shall not exceed the number of 30.
His majestie also hath made sir Henry Capell, Daniell Finch esq.,, sir Thomas Lee, sir Humphry Winch, sir Thomas Meers, Edward Vaughan and Edward Hales, esqs., commissioners for the execution of the office of lord high admirall of England.
On the 24th, Nathaniell Reading esq. come to his tryall before commissioners of oyer and terminer, at the kings bench bar at Westminster, for attempting to stifle the kings evidence as to the horrid popish plott.
The evidence against him was cheifly captain Bedlow, which was very full, so that the jury found him guilty of the subornation, and accordingly that afternoon he received sentence to be fined 1000l., to be imprisoned for the space of a year, and on Monday next, to stand in the pillory, between the hours of eleven and twelve, for the space of one hour, in Palace yard, in Westminster; which he did, according to the judgement of the court.
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