A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - May
In which a Horrid Murther and Mr. Flower is Hunted for Arson
May: On the 4th came out his majesties proclamation commanding all papists, or reputed papists, forthwith to depart from the cities of London and Westminster, and from within ten miles of the same.
Then came out also another proclamation for the discovery and apprehending of Morrice Gifford, Roger Clinton, Derby Molraine, alias Flower, and others, being persons justly suspected to have contrived and acted in the felonious burning of houses in and about the citty of London.
From Edenburgh in Scotland we are advised of a horrid murther, committed on the person of James, late lord archbishop of St. Andrews, primate and metropolitan of the said kingdome, and of a proclamation that came out for the apprehending the assassinates, with the promise of pardon and a reward of ten thousand marks to any who shall discover them.
On the 9th his majestie came in his royall robes into the house of lords; and the commons attending, their speaker presented a bill for granting a supply to his majestie of 206,462l.17s. 3d. for payeing off and disbanding the forces raised since the 29 Sept. 1677; to which, as likewise to a private bill concerning sir Francis Drake, his majestie gave his royall assent.
About this time also the new prison at Clerkenwell was burnt down to the ground, not without suspition of the turnkeys haveing a hand therein, who is since run away.
On the 9th, Thomas Pickering (who was convicted with Ireland and Grove) was executed at Tyburn.
The 27th, his majestie came in his robes into the house of lords; and the commons attending, his majestie was pleased to give his royall assent to a bill for the better securing the liberty of the subject, and for preventing of imprisonments beyond the seas; a bill for reingrossing the records of fines, burnt in the late fire in the Temple; a private bill concerning Charles Dale, of Rutlandshire, esq.: and then the lord chancellour, by his majesties command, prorogued the parliament till the 14th of August next.
Then came out also another proclamation for the discovery and apprehending of Morrice Gifford, Roger Clinton, Derby Molraine, alias Flower, and others, being persons justly suspected to have contrived and acted in the felonious burning of houses in and about the citty of London.
From Edenburgh in Scotland we are advised of a horrid murther, committed on the person of James, late lord archbishop of St. Andrews, primate and metropolitan of the said kingdome, and of a proclamation that came out for the apprehending the assassinates, with the promise of pardon and a reward of ten thousand marks to any who shall discover them.
On the 9th his majestie came in his royall robes into the house of lords; and the commons attending, their speaker presented a bill for granting a supply to his majestie of 206,462l.17s. 3d. for payeing off and disbanding the forces raised since the 29 Sept. 1677; to which, as likewise to a private bill concerning sir Francis Drake, his majestie gave his royall assent.
About this time also the new prison at Clerkenwell was burnt down to the ground, not without suspition of the turnkeys haveing a hand therein, who is since run away.
On the 9th, Thomas Pickering (who was convicted with Ireland and Grove) was executed at Tyburn.
The 27th, his majestie came in his robes into the house of lords; and the commons attending, his majestie was pleased to give his royall assent to a bill for the better securing the liberty of the subject, and for preventing of imprisonments beyond the seas; a bill for reingrossing the records of fines, burnt in the late fire in the Temple; a private bill concerning Charles Dale, of Rutlandshire, esq.: and then the lord chancellour, by his majesties command, prorogued the parliament till the 14th of August next.
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