Monday 1 October 2018

1679 / 80 March

A Brief

Historical Relation

&c.

by Narcissus Luttrell

1679 / 80 - March

In which Executions, Violent Animosities and Seditious Words

March: The 8th was executed at Tyburn twelve men and three women for severall crimes.

The lords commissioners of the treasury have adjourned till after Easter.

Sir Wm. Godolphin, his majesties ambassador in Spain, being accused to be in the plott, was sent for home, but he thinks it fittest to continue there; and we hear since he is made a grandee of that kingdome.

There is a considerable summ of money sent to Portsmouth for the paiment of the ship yards, and the souldiers there in the garrison.

His majestie has been prevailed with by the dutchesse of Portsmouth to remove sir Job Charleton (an old loyall royallist) from the place of lord cheif justice of Chester, and to putt sir George Jefferyes, recorder of London, therein.

Mr. Webb of Peterley in Buckinghamshire was tried this assizes at Ailsbury for harbouring Jane the popish preist, against whom Mr. Dangerfeild was witnesse, but for want of sufficient evidence he was acquitted.

Mr. Roger Lestrange is made justice of peace for the county of Middlesex, and 'tis said his majestie hath settled on him an allowance; this person hath writt many things (as he pretends) for his majesties service, but they have caused most violent animosities amongst his majesties subjects, and will prove very destructive to the protestant interest.

Severall persons attended the councill on an accusation of speaking seditious words, and gave in security to answer to an accusation for the same.

The 31st, their majesties and his royall highnesse returned to Whitehall from Newmarkett, and in the afternoon the lord mayor and sherifs were to wait on his majestie.

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