A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - July
In which Nell Gwynn's Mother Dies Drowned Drunk in a Ditch
and Narcissuss ventures an opinion on Scrogs
July: About this time Mrs. Gwyn, mother to madam Ellen Gwyn, being in drink, was drowned in a ditch near Westminster.
A proclamation hath been published in Scotland, commanding all magistrates there to punish such as frequent feild conventicles, and to prosecute with all rigour the murtherers of the late Archbishop of St. Andrews.
On the 12th came out a proclamation here by his majestie for the dissolving this present parliament, and the calling one to meet the 17th of October next.
The 14th, Mr. Richard Langhorn was drawn upon a sledge to Tyburn, and there executed, according to the sentence past on him.
On the 18th sir George Wakeman, William Marshall, William Rumley, and Mr. James Corker, were brought to their tryall at the sessions at the Old Baily, being indicted for high treason, in conspireing the death of the king, the subversion of the government and the protestant religion.
The jury withdrawing, and returning with their verdict, brought them in all not guilty.
And it is worth taking notice off, and compareing the tryalls of Mr. Coleman and this about sir George Wakeman together, and you will find the lord cheif justice Scrogs to be infinitely chang'd from what he was in Colemans tryall, even in the same things.
We have advice from Chester of the 21st, that one William Plessington, who was convicted there for being a Romish preist, and exercising his function contrary to law, was executed there according to sentence.
A proclamation hath been published in Scotland, commanding all magistrates there to punish such as frequent feild conventicles, and to prosecute with all rigour the murtherers of the late Archbishop of St. Andrews.
On the 12th came out a proclamation here by his majestie for the dissolving this present parliament, and the calling one to meet the 17th of October next.
The 14th, Mr. Richard Langhorn was drawn upon a sledge to Tyburn, and there executed, according to the sentence past on him.
On the 18th sir George Wakeman, William Marshall, William Rumley, and Mr. James Corker, were brought to their tryall at the sessions at the Old Baily, being indicted for high treason, in conspireing the death of the king, the subversion of the government and the protestant religion.
The jury withdrawing, and returning with their verdict, brought them in all not guilty.
And it is worth taking notice off, and compareing the tryalls of Mr. Coleman and this about sir George Wakeman together, and you will find the lord cheif justice Scrogs to be infinitely chang'd from what he was in Colemans tryall, even in the same things.
We have advice from Chester of the 21st, that one William Plessington, who was convicted there for being a Romish preist, and exercising his function contrary to law, was executed there according to sentence.
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