A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - December
In which Tumultuous and Seditious Petitions
December: The 3d, his majesties proclamation came out commanding all papists or reputed papists forthwith to depart from the cities of London and Westminster, and from within ten miles of the same.
The duke of Monmouth haveing retired beyond the sea by his majesties command, and all his places (except master of the horse) taken from him, and, as is said, by the means of his royall highnesse, did about the 28th of last month return again for England.
On the 22d of August last one Francis Johnson, a Franciscan, who was tryed that summer assizes at Worcester, and convicted for being a preist, was this day executed, according to the sentence past on him.
The 5th, the lord mayor and court of aldermen of London attending his majestie in councill, they received strict orders to see his majesties late proclamation against papists punctually executed.
Sir Robert Southwell, one of the clerks in councill, hath resigned his place to Francis Gwyn esq., with his majesties leave, who was called inn,and sworn accordingly.
We are advised from Edenburgh, that the first time the privy councill mett since his royall highnesses comeing into that kingdome, he was conducted to the councill chamber, and took his place at the board as privy councellor.
The 10th, the lord mayor and aldermen of London attended his majestie in councill, where the lord chancellour acquainted them, that his majestie was informed of tumultuous and seditious petitions goeing forward in the citty and country, which his majestie was resolved by no means to suffer; and therefore his majestie expected that they should take care of the same, and cause the offenders to be punished, or bring them before the councill board, according to a judgment of all the judges 2do Jacobi.
The 11th came out his majesties proclamation for prorogueing the parliament from the 26th of January next till the 11th of November next.
The next day came out another proclamation against tumultuous and seditious petitions, as contrary to the known and common lawes of this land.
The duke of Monmouth haveing retired beyond the sea by his majesties command, and all his places (except master of the horse) taken from him, and, as is said, by the means of his royall highnesse, did about the 28th of last month return again for England.
On the 22d of August last one Francis Johnson, a Franciscan, who was tryed that summer assizes at Worcester, and convicted for being a preist, was this day executed, according to the sentence past on him.
The 5th, the lord mayor and court of aldermen of London attending his majestie in councill, they received strict orders to see his majesties late proclamation against papists punctually executed.
Sir Robert Southwell, one of the clerks in councill, hath resigned his place to Francis Gwyn esq., with his majesties leave, who was called inn,and sworn accordingly.
We are advised from Edenburgh, that the first time the privy councill mett since his royall highnesses comeing into that kingdome, he was conducted to the councill chamber, and took his place at the board as privy councellor.
The 10th, the lord mayor and aldermen of London attended his majestie in councill, where the lord chancellour acquainted them, that his majestie was informed of tumultuous and seditious petitions goeing forward in the citty and country, which his majestie was resolved by no means to suffer; and therefore his majestie expected that they should take care of the same, and cause the offenders to be punished, or bring them before the councill board, according to a judgment of all the judges 2do Jacobi.
The 11th came out his majesties proclamation for prorogueing the parliament from the 26th of January next till the 11th of November next.
The next day came out another proclamation against tumultuous and seditious petitions, as contrary to the known and common lawes of this land.
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