A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - Aprill
In which are Maidservants, Arson, Bawdy-Houses, Riot and High Treason
Aprill: Sir Timothy Littleton, one of the barons of the exchequer, being lately dead, Mr. sergeant Gregory, present speaker of the house of commons, will succeed him therein.
Severall maid servants are committed to prison on suspition of fireing their masters &c. houses: and particularly the servant of one Mr. Bird, an atturney in Fetter lane: which fire was happily discovered by the watch, and quenched in time. She has since confest she did it at the instigation of a popish preist.
In the Easter holidays the prentices were up, and proceeded to pull down the bawdy houses in Moorfields and Whetstones park; but were opposed by some souldiers and the watch, between whom were frequent scuffles, in which severall were hurt.
The lord Mowbray, son to the duke of Norfolk, is turn'd protestant, hath received the sacrament, and goes to church.
On the 7th, the commons in parliament assembled, haveing formerly impeach'd Wm. earl of Powys, Wm. viscount Stafford, Wm. lord Petrie, Henry lord Arundell of Wardour, and John lord Belassis, on which generall impeachments they were committed prisoners to the Tower, the commons did on the 7th instant, exhibit particular articles against them for high treason, at the bar of the lords house, praying that the said lords might be putt to answer the said premisses; and accordingly the four first (the last being lame with the gout) did on the 9th instant come by water from the Tower, according to order of the lords house, and there attending at the bar of the same, had the articles read to them; which done, they desired copies thereof, and time to answear, that they might have councill, that their witnesses might be summoned, and that they might have the use of such records as they shall have occasion for; which being granted, they were conducted back to the Tower.
There have been severall persons apprehended, who are lately come from St. Omers, to bear witnesse against Mr. Oates, &c. in behalf of the popish plottes.
There being preparations made by the parliament for the tryall of the lords in the Tower, it occasioned a great contest between the two houses, whither the bishops and a right to vote in capitall cases; they affirming they have right to be there till passing the sentence, which is vigorously opposed by severall in the lords house, and by the house of commons.
Severall maid servants are committed to prison on suspition of fireing their masters &c. houses: and particularly the servant of one Mr. Bird, an atturney in Fetter lane: which fire was happily discovered by the watch, and quenched in time. She has since confest she did it at the instigation of a popish preist.
In the Easter holidays the prentices were up, and proceeded to pull down the bawdy houses in Moorfields and Whetstones park; but were opposed by some souldiers and the watch, between whom were frequent scuffles, in which severall were hurt.
The lord Mowbray, son to the duke of Norfolk, is turn'd protestant, hath received the sacrament, and goes to church.
On the 7th, the commons in parliament assembled, haveing formerly impeach'd Wm. earl of Powys, Wm. viscount Stafford, Wm. lord Petrie, Henry lord Arundell of Wardour, and John lord Belassis, on which generall impeachments they were committed prisoners to the Tower, the commons did on the 7th instant, exhibit particular articles against them for high treason, at the bar of the lords house, praying that the said lords might be putt to answer the said premisses; and accordingly the four first (the last being lame with the gout) did on the 9th instant come by water from the Tower, according to order of the lords house, and there attending at the bar of the same, had the articles read to them; which done, they desired copies thereof, and time to answear, that they might have councill, that their witnesses might be summoned, and that they might have the use of such records as they shall have occasion for; which being granted, they were conducted back to the Tower.
There have been severall persons apprehended, who are lately come from St. Omers, to bear witnesse against Mr. Oates, &c. in behalf of the popish plottes.
There being preparations made by the parliament for the tryall of the lords in the Tower, it occasioned a great contest between the two houses, whither the bishops and a right to vote in capitall cases; they affirming they have right to be there till passing the sentence, which is vigorously opposed by severall in the lords house, and by the house of commons.
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