A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1680 - Aprill
In which Unwise Drinking and the Prevention of Rump Burning
Aprill: The 2d, the earl of Rothes, lord chanceller of Scotland, the earl of Queensbury and other persons of quality arrived at Whitehall to wait on his majestie.
At the assizes held at Taunton for the county of Somerset Mr. Thomas Dare was indicted for seditious words, and being found guilty received judgement to pay 500l. fine to the king, and to stand bound to his good behaviour for three years.
The parliament who stood prorogued to the 15th Aprill, are further prorogued to the 17th of May next.
Sir William Waller haveing taken one Higgie out of the Gatehouse, where he was committed for treason by order of councill, and kept him drinking all night in a tavern, his majestie has turn'd him out of commission of peace, and ordered the keeper of the prison to be proceeded against.
The grand juries for the counties of Salop, Somersett and Essex did at their severall assizes deliver to the judges that went those circuits, a declaration disclaimeing and renouncing the late petitions that were carried on in those counties in the name of the same.
The 7th came out an order of councill prohibiting the makeing of any bonefires or fireworks on the 29th of May; this was to prevent the prentices &c. design of burning the rump, and the tumults that might happen thereby.
At the assizes held at Taunton for the county of Somerset Mr. Thomas Dare was indicted for seditious words, and being found guilty received judgement to pay 500l. fine to the king, and to stand bound to his good behaviour for three years.
The parliament who stood prorogued to the 15th Aprill, are further prorogued to the 17th of May next.
Sir William Waller haveing taken one Higgie out of the Gatehouse, where he was committed for treason by order of councill, and kept him drinking all night in a tavern, his majestie has turn'd him out of commission of peace, and ordered the keeper of the prison to be proceeded against.
The grand juries for the counties of Salop, Somersett and Essex did at their severall assizes deliver to the judges that went those circuits, a declaration disclaimeing and renouncing the late petitions that were carried on in those counties in the name of the same.
The 7th came out an order of councill prohibiting the makeing of any bonefires or fireworks on the 29th of May; this was to prevent the prentices &c. design of burning the rump, and the tumults that might happen thereby.
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