A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1680 - Aprill
In which Flying Rumour of a Scandalous Lye.
Aprill: The Turky company haveing chosen the lord Shandois their ambassador to Constantinople, an he acquainting his majestie therewith; his majestie told him he did not think him fitt for that favour, haveing concerned in petitioning; which his lordship acknowledging as a fault, that he was drawn in and misled, but that now he abhorred all such practices, and begging his majesties pardon for what was past; his majestie was pleased to accept his submission, and did approve of him to goe as his ambassador to Turky.
There has been for some time a flying rumour spread abroad of a black box found, wherein was contained a writing importing a marriage or contract of marriage between his majestie and the duke of Monmouths mother; which his majestie hath been pleased to take notice off, and sent for sir Gilbert Gerard to the councill, who was examined about the same (being the person who was reported to have the same,) but he denied on oath his haveing any such thing, or haveing ever seen it; and there is strict enquiry made to find out who was the first broacher of this scandalous lye; 'tis thought to be a popish story raised to scandalize his majestie and the duke.
And since there came out a pamphlet entituled a Letter to a person of quality concerning the black box, which endeavours maliciously to prove the said marriage.
His majestie haveing preferred sir George Jefferyes to the place of cheif justice of Chester, in the room of sir Job Charleton, who is since made a judge of the common pleas, from whence Mr. justice Raymond is removed to the kings bench.
The 30th the king and duke returned from Newmarket to Whitehall; and at night, the king and duke, with severall of the nobility, went into the citty, and did sir Jonathan Raymond, one of the sherifs, the honour to sup with him at Skinners hall, where they were very splendidly entertained.
There has been for some time a flying rumour spread abroad of a black box found, wherein was contained a writing importing a marriage or contract of marriage between his majestie and the duke of Monmouths mother; which his majestie hath been pleased to take notice off, and sent for sir Gilbert Gerard to the councill, who was examined about the same (being the person who was reported to have the same,) but he denied on oath his haveing any such thing, or haveing ever seen it; and there is strict enquiry made to find out who was the first broacher of this scandalous lye; 'tis thought to be a popish story raised to scandalize his majestie and the duke.
And since there came out a pamphlet entituled a Letter to a person of quality concerning the black box, which endeavours maliciously to prove the said marriage.
His majestie haveing preferred sir George Jefferyes to the place of cheif justice of Chester, in the room of sir Job Charleton, who is since made a judge of the common pleas, from whence Mr. justice Raymond is removed to the kings bench.
The 30th the king and duke returned from Newmarket to Whitehall; and at night, the king and duke, with severall of the nobility, went into the citty, and did sir Jonathan Raymond, one of the sherifs, the honour to sup with him at Skinners hall, where they were very splendidly entertained.
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