A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 / 80 - March
In which Rascally Fellows, Hubbub and Tumult
March: The 17th, at the assizes at York, the lady Tempest, Thomas Thwing and Mary Pressick were arraigned on an indictment of high treason for conspireing the death of the king &c.; but they excepting against so many of the jury their tryall could not be proceeded with, but is putt off till next assizes.
On the 21st the vicechanceller and the heads of the colledges came to Newmarket in their formalities, to pay their duty to his majestie, and also waited on the duke and complimented him on his return from Scotland.
The 22nd his royall highnesse came from Newmarket, and the next day the lord mayor and sherifs waited on him; and the next morning the duke returned to Newmarkett.
The 23d, the dutchesse of Modena (mother to her royall highnesse) arrived at St. James.
About this time severall apprentices and rascally fellows had formed a design ( as they pretended) of burning the rump on his majesties birth day, but the real intent was to havemade a hubbub and a tumult, and thereby an insurrection; and one Thomas Alford, who was to have been their captain, being examined by the councill, was by order of the board committed to Newgate for high treason in conspireing to levy war against the king.
On the 21st the vicechanceller and the heads of the colledges came to Newmarket in their formalities, to pay their duty to his majestie, and also waited on the duke and complimented him on his return from Scotland.
The 22nd his royall highnesse came from Newmarket, and the next day the lord mayor and sherifs waited on him; and the next morning the duke returned to Newmarkett.
The 23d, the dutchesse of Modena (mother to her royall highnesse) arrived at St. James.
About this time severall apprentices and rascally fellows had formed a design ( as they pretended) of burning the rump on his majesties birth day, but the real intent was to havemade a hubbub and a tumult, and thereby an insurrection; and one Thomas Alford, who was to have been their captain, being examined by the councill, was by order of the board committed to Newgate for high treason in conspireing to levy war against the king.
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