A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - October
In which York goes for Scotland and Mrs. Cellier to Newgate
October: On the 27th, their royall highnesses, attended with severall persons of quality in their coaches, sett forward for Scotland. They lye this night at Hatfeild, the earl of Salisburies; the next they lay at Bigleswade, and the 29th at Huntington.
The 29th, sir Robert Clayton, lord mayor of London, was according to custom sworn before the barons of the exchequer at Westminster, whither he went by water, accompanied with the late lord mayor, aldermen, and sherifs, and attended by severall companies in their barges.
Being come back, they passed with the usuall solemnity to Guildhall, where a splendid dinner was provided, at which were the lords of the privy councill, severall of the nobility, judges, and other persons of quality.
On the 31st came out his majesties proclamation for the more effectuall and speedy discovery and prosecution of the popish plott.
Mr. Thomas Dangerfeild, alias Willoughby, was apprehended in conveyeing those treasonable papers into the chamber of col. Rodericke Mansell; and haveing been examined, he confest he had been put on by severall of the popish religion to counterfeit the same, and convey them thither, in order to the forging a protestant plott; whereon the councill committed the earl of Castlemain to the Tower, Mrs. Cellier to Newgate, Mr. Gadbury to the Gatehouse, and Mr. Rigaut to Newgate.
The 29th, sir Robert Clayton, lord mayor of London, was according to custom sworn before the barons of the exchequer at Westminster, whither he went by water, accompanied with the late lord mayor, aldermen, and sherifs, and attended by severall companies in their barges.
Being come back, they passed with the usuall solemnity to Guildhall, where a splendid dinner was provided, at which were the lords of the privy councill, severall of the nobility, judges, and other persons of quality.
On the 31st came out his majesties proclamation for the more effectuall and speedy discovery and prosecution of the popish plott.
Mr. Thomas Dangerfeild, alias Willoughby, was apprehended in conveyeing those treasonable papers into the chamber of col. Rodericke Mansell; and haveing been examined, he confest he had been put on by severall of the popish religion to counterfeit the same, and convey them thither, in order to the forging a protestant plott; whereon the councill committed the earl of Castlemain to the Tower, Mrs. Cellier to Newgate, Mr. Gadbury to the Gatehouse, and Mr. Rigaut to Newgate.
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