some of them 36 Musketiers when coming to the end of the Town he heard great Shooting and beating of Drums and had notice that between 2 or 3000 of the Common People were gathered together from Warminster and Westâ—ury some with Muskets some with Pisâ—oâ—s some with Pikes and some with Pitch-sorks and Scythes however he Attaged the Town at the head of his Musqueriers followed by the Horse the Plebeâ—ns â—â—emed at first very Resolute upon deâ—â—nce one of them Firing at the Earl and commanded the rest to do the like when he was advanced to a certain place he named yet they were no sooner Charged but they threw down their Arms and fled for the most part out at the other end of the Town whereupon the Declaration was taken down and the Constable after he had Renounced what he had done and Subscribed an Abhorrance was made Prisoner and divers others were taken On the 27 th of June the Earl of Feversham Leiutenant General of the Kings Forces designing to fall upon the Rear of the Dukes Men as they were Marching to Philipsuorton a Detatchment of 500 Foot Commanded by the Duke of Grafton and of Dragoons and Horse Granadiers leaving the rest of the Forces to follow with the Cannon near Philipsnorton Lane they heard some Shooting whereupon 20 of the Horse Guards with a company of Foot Grenadiers entered the Lane the Duke of Grafton being with them but there found the Hedges lined with Horse and Foot who Fired upon them very smartly and many were kill'd and wounded however they made good the Retreat though Opposed by the Duke of Monmouth's Horse after which the Cannon played from each side for several hours without any considerable Execution but a great deal of Rain falling both Parties drew off and three Scotch Regiments sent from Holland were recalled on their way to Scotland and sent to the West And on the 26 th of June Richard Rumbeld was Tryed in Scotland and being Sentenced for High-Treason was drawn upon a Hurdle to the Cross and there Hang'd and Quartered whose Quarters were afterward sent to London and set upon the principal Gates of the City On the 29 th of June Thomas Dangerâ—ieldâ— was brought to the Court of Kings-Bench and received Judgment viz. to stand in the Pillory before Westminster-Hall-gate and the Royal Exchange to be Whip'd from Ald-gate to New gate and from New gate to Tyburn and coming back from the latter he was run into the Eye with a Cane by one Francis belonging to Grays-Inn of which Wound he dyed in New-gate and for which Mr Francis was Tryed found Guilty of Murther and Sentenced in the Old-Baly and afterwards Executed at Tyburn notwithstanding the Intercession of some great ones at Court to save his Life and Mr. Baxter the same Term was Fined 500 Marks and ordered to find Sureties for his good Behaviour for seven years yet after a considerable Imprisonment in the Press Yardâ— he was Released without paying the Fine On the last day of June the Earl of Argyle was carryed to the Merâ—ut-Cross of Edenburg where he was Beheaded on a Scaffold Erected for that purpose his Head was ordered to be set upon the Tol-booth and his Body was carried to the Chaple of St. Magdalins in the Cow gate he was Executed in pursuance of his former Sentence so that there was no new Process against him he made no Speech upon the Scaâ—fold but delivered a Paper to the Dean of Edenburg to be given to the Lord Chancellour declaring he had neither directly nor indirectly left any Speech of Paper upon this occasion many other Persons of lesser Note Suffered in Scotland who had Imbarqued in his Cause And now the Parliament of England having setled the King's Revenue and Increased it by larger Imposts on Tobacco and other Commodities and several Acts passed The King on the â—d of July came to the House and giving his Royal Assent to some Acts that were prepaired The Lord Keeper Signified it was the Kings Pleasure that they should Adjourn to the 4 th of August ensuing with Intimation that it was not His Majesties Intention that there should then be a Meeting but that the Sessions should be continued by Adjornment till towards Winter by such Members as should be about the Town unless his Service should require their Sitting sooner which they should know by His Proclamation and accordingly both Houses severally Adjourned to the time mentioned On the 1 st of July the Earl of Feversham Marched from Sommerton to Weston within three miles of Bridg-water he Quartered his Horse and Dragoons in the Village and Encamped his Foot in an advantageous Post near it fronting towards Sedgmore having a Ditch before them and in the Evening he had notice that the Dukes Army was drawing out of Bridg water which made him keep his Troops in a Readiness and sent out fâ—equent Parties to observe the Dukes Men however they so ordered their March that they found an uninterrupted passage into the Mocr and towards the morning formed their Foot in Battle to the Number of between 5 and 6000 Headed by the Duke of Monmouth but upon their approach the Earl of Feversham put the Kings Forces being about 2000 Foot and 700 Horse Granadeers and Dragoons into a Posture to receive them the Dukes Men begun with a great Volley of Shot and shouts which were returned in the same manner in the mean time the Dukes Horse were coming into the Field to second his Foot but were hindered by a Party of the Kings Horse Commanded by Coll. Oglethorp who Engaged them till the Lord of Oxford's Regiment and a Detachment of the Guards came in to forme the Line the Dukes Horse was Commanded by the Lord Grey of Wark but being the most part unmanaged they would not stand the Fire but after a hot Charge they fell into disorder their number was between 1000 and 1200 during this Action the Foot stood firm on both sides and Exchanged great Volleys but the Ditch that run along the Moor hindered them from closing however the Cannon played violently and the Horse coming up after the Dukes Horse had quitted the Field they broke into his Foot and made them fall into disorder which turned afterward to open flight and great slaughter ensued so that 2000 are said to be kill'd on the Dukes part and 300 on the Kings and a great many Prisoners were taken and Treated with great Rigor a number of them being Immediately Hang'd up by Marshal-Law or by the Order of some Commanders The Duke escaped the Battle but was some days after Taken in an Inclosed ground where he had hid himself in hopes of a favourable oppertunity to pass the Seas During these Transactions William Disâ—ie Councellor at Law was Tryed by a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer for the County of Surrey upon an Indictment of High-Treason for Publishing and Printing the Duke of Monmouth's Declaration and being found Guilty was Drawn Hang'd and Quartered and
them except Two who withdrew took the Oaths and the like soon after did most of the Members that were absent after which an Act was Read regulating the Articles whereupon there rose a debate and an adjournment of a few days ensued The Parliament of England having prepared divers Bills for the Royal Assent On the 22 d. of June the King went to the Lords House And passed an Act for granting of their Majesties an aid of 12 d. in the pound for one year for the necessary defence of the Realm An Act for enabling the Lords Commissioners of the great Seal to execute the Office of Lord Chancellour or Lord Keeper An Act for reversing the Attaindurâ— of Henry Cornish Esq late Alderman of 〈◊〉 City of London and divers others relating to Trade and the Affairs of private Persons and this Month there being a Paper Spread Abroad in Secret Intituled a Declaration of King James the Second divers Persons were Seized and Impâ—â—soned Whilst these things passed in England and Scotland a pretended Parliament was Convened at Dublin in Ireland who amongst other things passed an Act for Papist's to pay their Yyths to their own Clergy and an other for Liberty of Conscience Repealing Pointings Acts as likewise the Acts of Setlement and Explanation and made an Act for taking off the Twelve Pence per Pound to Ministers in Corporate Towns and an Act for Attaindure of several thousand of Persons by Name and several French Protestants that had fled theither for shelter were delivered to the Count de Avoâ—x in order to be sent for France and mony being wanting a Copper Coin was made and Ordered by Proclamation to pass Current for six pence unless in the Treasury and Custom-house although it was not the value of one of our â—arthings by which means most of the Current Monies was Ingrossed to the great discouragement of the People and whilst the Body of the English Army Commanded by the Duke of Schomberg was preparing to make a descent on that Kingdom between 7 or 800 Irish were sent over into Scotland to strengthen Dundee's Party under the Command of Collonel Cannon in hopes to divert the King's Forces and retard their passing the Seas but it had not its desired Ends for divers other Persons who were to joyn them being discovered in a Letter brought to the Lord High Commissioner by an unknown Hand and by other ways which occasioned the seizing of such as were Accused or suspected In the End the Design dwindled to little or nothing especially upon Dundee's being Slain in a Battle against Major General Mackay in which his Forces were Routed with considerable loss On the 24 th of July Her Royal Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark was Delivered of a Son at Hampton-Court the Queen being present the whole time of her Labour and the King with most of the Persons of Quallity about the Court came into her Royal Highnesses Chamber before her Delivery and the Young Prince whom the King was pleased to Declare Duke of Gloucester was on the 27 th Christened by the Lord Bishop of London by the Name of WILLIAM the King and the Earl of Dorset Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold being God-Fathers and the Lady Marchioness of Hallifax God-Mother and her Royal Highness's safe Delivery and the Birth of a Prince was received with great Demonstrations of Joy and Satisfaction throughout England About this time we had the account of the Defeat of Dundee in Scotland and his being Slain after which happened another Encounter briefly thus Major General Mackay having received Advice on the 31. of July That the Enemy was gon towards Angus he marched from Sterlin with a Detachment of Horse of the Lord Colchester's Regiment and some Dragoons and coming the next day to St. Johnstown he understood that 500 of their Foot and 2 Troops of Horse had been sent thither to Seize upon some Stores of Meal that was left there for the use of the King's Forces and were carrying it away to their main Body whereupon by speedy March he over-took them in a Plain not far from St. Johnstown and immediately Charged their Horse who brought up the Rear and having routed them fell upon the Foot who were all killed and taken Prisoners together with Capt. Hacket who Commanded them the which and the former Defeat caused those that were left to retreat further into the North and labour for new Succors On the 14 th of August the Soldiers near at hand the better to keep them in Exercise and train them in War marched to Hounslow Heath and there Encamped but soon after they broke up and the English Soldiers were appointed to Mount the Guards at White Hall c. and take their Posts and Places as formerly for the Guard of Their Majesties Persons c. And divers Troops and Regiments drew out from their Quarters and Marched to High-lake where the Ships for their Transportation into Ireland lay at Anchor And a Declaration of War against France was Published in Scotland Prohibiting likewise all Commerce with the Subjects of France The Duke d' Scombergh arriving with English Army on the 13 th of August the Lough of Carickfergus on Bangor-side without any Opposition he sent 2 Regiments to Bellfast the Irish thâ—â— were there retiring before them and the Country came in with great store of Provisions which proved so Cheap that his Grace sent a great part of what the Ships had brought over back again And those in London Derry the Inskilling Men and other Protestants being hereupon Incouraged and having well provided themselves by the Spoils they had taken upon several Defeats they had given the Enemy became very Formidable making In-roads at their Pleasure and taking great Booties though the Popish Army upon their retreat from before London-Derry had Burnt a great many Villages with much Forrage destroying what they could not carry away And the General still advancing with the English Army the Enemy retreated before him whereupon having reduced several Places and restored as he passed the Country to some considerable Settlement he some time after Encamped near Dundalk expecting a Favourable opportunity to set upon the Enemy Mr. George Walker late Governour oâ— London-Derry having been wellcomed an caressed in Scotland which he took in 〈◊〉 way arrived at Hampton-Court the latter end of this Month where he was received by their Majesties with many expressions of the Gracious Sense they have of his Services and as a present mark of His Royal Favour and Bounty His Majesty was pleased to bestow upon him 5000 l. assuring him that this should not at all lessen the Kindness he intended to shew him and his Family and that he would likewise have a particular care of the rest of the Officers and other Gentlemen who had so well behaved themselves at Derry After which Mr. Walker presented his Majesty an humble Address from the Governours Officers Clergy and other Gentlemen of the City of Derry which was favourably
And the suddainness of the affairs requiring the Soldiers to Quarter in private Houses a Declaration was Published to prohibit it unless such Houses as were willing to entertain them And divers of the Sea-men having deserted their Ships were ordered to return at a set time and for the better Incouragement of the Navy the Arrears and Wages that should grow due was promised to the Officers and Sea-men serving in the Fleet according to the known Method The Royal African Company out of a sense of their Duty and Respect on the 16 th of January at a General Court Unanimously chose His Highness to be their Governour for the Year ensuing and presented him with 1000 l. in their Joynt-Stock and the High Sheriff together with the considerable Gentry of the County of Cambridge entered into an Association engaging themselves Solemnly to stand by His Highness with their Lives and Fortunes c. and soon after the like was done by divers others The 22 th of January being come the Lords Spiritual and Temporal assembled at Westminster the Lord Marquess of Hallifax Executed the place of Speaker in the House of Lords and the Commons chose Henry Powle Esq to be their Speaker after which His Highness's Letter was read in both Houses on the occasion of their Meeting and the Lords and Commons resolved upon an Address of Thanks and humbly therein desired him to continue the Administration of Affairs till further application should be made by them to His Highness and the 31 th of January was appointed for a publick Day of Thanksgiving in the Cities of London and Westminster and 10 Miles distance for the great Deliverance and on the 14 of February all over England and then the Lords and Commons went to St. Iames's to present their Address The Soldiers as well as the Seamen were likewise encouraged about this time with promise of their Pay and Arrears c. and many Disorders being committed by unruly People in Forrests and Chaces by Destroying the Deer and cutting down Timber a Declaration was published for the preventing them Commanding the Magistrates to be strict and dilligent in apprehending the Offenders and now the Prince having at the supplication of the Lords and Commons sent for His Royal Consort She passed the Seas Attended by divers English and Dutch Men of War and was received with great Demonstrations of Joy at White-Hall where she arrived by Water on the 12 th of February being that Night Visited by most of the Nobility at Court and the next Day in the Morning the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being assembled at Westminster and having agreed upon an Instrument of Writing for Declaring the Prince and Princess of Orange King and Queen of England France and Ireland with all the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging and upon presenting it in the Banquetting House having received their consent about Eleven of the Clock they were Proclaimed at White-Hall by the Officers at Arms and afterwards at Temple-Bar at Woodâ— street-End and before the Royal Exchange with all the Ceremonies and Splendour that attends the occasion the People every where expressing their Satisfaction by loud acclamations and four Regiments of the City Militia lined the way So the Day concluded with Ringing of Bells and Bonefires And hereupon the King and Queen joyntly placed in the Administration of the Government which King James was Declared to have Abdicated by both Houses as also the Succession settled in case of Failure of Issue a Proclamation was published to continue all Persons being Protestants who on the first of the last of December were in Office of Sheriff Justice of the Peace Commissioners Collectors and other Offices and Places concerning the Managing Collecting Receiving and Paying of the Revenue of the Kingdom should be continued in the said Office till their Majesties Pleasure was further known The Papists in Ireland Arming in great Numbers in that Kingdom committed about this time great Outrages on the Protestants Plundering Disarming and Imprisoning them so that divers as they could make their Escape fled for England yet the North parts held out against them being in Arms under the Lord Kingston and others making a very brave Defence to prevent the going over of other Papist's and Disafected Persons the English Ports that lay favourable to that Kingdom were ordered to be stop'd As for Scotland it had submited it self Voluntarily to the Protection of King William and Queen Mary yet the Duke of Gourdon held the Castle against the whole Kingdom being Guarded by about 100 of his Accomplices mostly Papist's but in the end was Obliged to Surrender as will appear hereafter On the 18 th of February the King went by Water to the House of Lords in all the usual Splendor and Majesty and being Seated on the Throne and the Commons Attending he made a very Gracious Speech to both Houses Relating to the Circumstances of Affairs and then Returned to White-Hall and a Privy-Council of Honourable and Worthy Persons were Chosen and the Papist's such as were not House-keepers commanded to remove from the Cities of London and Westminster c. And a Universal Joy over-spread the Kingdom upon the News of the Proclaiming the King and Queen all the Cities and most remarkable Towns shined with Fires the Bells every where Ringing great Feasting and Drinking of Healths c. The King having frequently Repeated His Good Will towards and his Resolution to Protect the Church of England On the 21 st of February the Lord Bishop of London with the Clergy of the City to the Number of 100 waited upon the King and Queen with an Humble Tender of their Fidelity and were Graciously Received having the Honour to kiss their Hands and the King gave them a further Assurance of his Affection to that Church and of all Protection and Encouragement Concluding viz. I Assure you that you shall ever find it so and may Depend upon it On the 23 d. the King gave the Royal Assent to an Act for Removing and Preventing all Questions and Disputes about the Assembling and Siting of the present Parliament and afterwards went with the Queen to Divertise himself at Hampton-Court and in the beginning of March he was pleased to Constitute Sir John Mayâ—ard Anthony Kecke and William Rawleson Serjeants at Law since Knighted Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England the Lord Willoughby of Ersby Chancellor of the Dutchy and County Palatine of Lancaster the Lord Lovelace Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pentioners and the Lord Lucas cheif Governour of the Tower of London and divers other Worthy Persons were put in Places of Trust He likewise Granted a Conge de Elire to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathederal Church of Sarum with his Letters Missive for the Electing Dr. Burnet Bishop of that See void by the Death of Dr. Seth Ward And Hearth-Money proving grievous to the Subjects especially the poorer sort the King upon the humble Request of the Commons was pleased to give
received and care was taken for the supplying the Necessities of such as had been forced to Fly that Kingdom to avoid the Persecution and it was ordered by the Lords of the Committee for the affairs of Ireland that all Persons that do receive half Pay from their Majesties upon the Irish Establishment should Immediately Transport themselves into Ireland and repair to his Majesties Army under his Grace the Duke of Schombergh General of his Majesties Forces And now upon the Publication of the King's Pardon in Scotland to such as would come In in time and lay hold on the Offered Grace divers Persons of Note and others took the Advantage and Submitted themselves The High-landers likewise dispersed so that Collonel Cannon who Commanded in Cheif was Reduced for the most part to the straightness of the Isle of Mull and greatly distressed for want of Provisions and other Necessaries and to straiten him the more General Mackay Garrisoned divers places in the North and divers of the Heads of Clans that had stood out came in and took the Oath to the King and Queen giving sufficient Surites for the Peace and all things seemed to promise a prosperous Issue to the Affairs of that Kingdom On the 20 th of September the Parliament met ar Westminster pursuant to their late Adjournment and His Majesty having Signified his Pleasure to both Houses that they should further Adjourn to the 19 th of October the two Houses Adjourned accordingly and had further notice to meet by Proclamation The Parliament of Scotland was likewise Adjourned by Proclamation from the Eighth of October to the 20 th of December And the King going to New-Market was Highly Complemented by the Vice-chancelor of the Uniuersity of Cambridge and the Heads of the Houses the Doctors c. in their Formalities to which His Majesty returned a very Gracious Answer and then they were one by one presented by his Grace the Duke of Somerset their Chancelor and Admitted to kiss the King's Hand and the next day His Majesty went to Cambridge and was very Splendidly Entertained and divers Addrsses were Humbly Presented in this Progress from Sundry Corporations c. which were very Favorably Received The Army in Ireland being about this time Advanced some what near the Enemy a design was discovered in the Camp Carried on by some French Papists Mâ—sqing themselves under the Pretext of Protestants for a Captain in one of the French Regiments being Informed by a Soldier that four other Soldiers and a Drummer that were Papist's designed to go over to the Irish Army he caused them to be seized and found Letters about one of them to Mounsieur de Avaux who upon Examination Confessed he had a Letter from one du Plessy a Papist serving as a private Centinal in one of the French Regiments though he had been formerly a Captain of Horse in France from whence he was forced to retire upon account of a Murther he had committed there who being likewise seized upon Examination Confessed that he had Written to the late King and de Avaux giving them an account that there were divers Papist's in the French Regiments and promising withal to bring them over to the Irish Camp upon condition he might have the Command of them and a Pardon in France whereupon he and his five Accomplices being Tryed before a Council of War and the design being Apparrent they received Sentence of Death and were Executed accordingly after which the three French Collonels made a strict Inquiry what Papist's there were in their Regiments and found 150 who by order of the General were Secured and sent Prisoners to Carlingfâ—rd in order to their being Transported for England and most of these had deserted the French Service this Summer and passed into Holland and from thence to England where they Listed themselves in the Regiments of French the Protestants that were then Leavying the Officers Raising their Companies in so much hast that they had not time to Examine them strictly and perhaps their Disserting and coming over might be a French Trick to Embroyl our Army but however it was timely discovered and defeated On the 13 th of October Dr. Edward Stilling flâ—et Bishop Elect of Worcester Dr. Simon Patrick Bishop Elect of Chichester Dr. Gilbert Ironside Bishop Elect of Bristol were Consecrated in the Chapple of Fullham by the Bishop of London St. Asaph and Rochester by vertue of a Commission Granted to them on that behalf and the next day Thomas Earl of Pembroek and Montgomery was Sworn one of the Lords of His Majesties Privy-Council and took his place at the Board accordingly On the 19 th the Parliament met at Westminster whither the King went Attended with the usual Solemnity and being in His Royal Robes Seated on the Throne in the House of Lords made a very Gracious Speech to both Houses on the occasion of their Meeting and after a short Prorogation of three days the Parliament met again and His Majesty Refered them to what he had said to both Houses on the 19 th And for the better Encouragement of erchants and others that should carry Necessaries into Ireland for the Service of the King's Forces an Order was Published to excuse the paying any Duty or Custom from the first of November for 3 Months ensuing On the 29 th of October Sir Thomas-Pilkington being continued Lord Mayor for the Year ensuing went toi Westminster in the Morning by Water attended by the Companys in their Barges after the usual splendid manner and being Sworn before the Barons of the Exchequer return'd to Black-Fryers Stairs where he Landed and passed to Guild-Hall where their Majesties were pleased to Dine with him as did a great many of the Nobility and Members of the House of Commons with the Privy Councellors Judges Bishops c. The whole Entertainment being to the high Satisfaction of all and the King and Queens Pictures were set up the Night before in the Court of Hustings as also a Triumphal Arch c. The King about this time was pleased to Create Richard Lord Coot Baron of Coloony in the Kingdom of Ireland an Earl of that Kingdom by the Name of Earl of Bellemont And a French Man of War of 15 Guns Laden with Arms and bound for Ireland was taken by the St. Albans and Dover Frigats and brought into Falmouth the 6 th of November and they narrowly missed another of 36 Guns on Board which were reported to be the Ld. Dover and the Marquess d' Albyville going to King James On Board the Prize taken were 4000 small Arms and a considerable quantity of Powder with several French Officers And several French Prizes were brought into other Ports Although the greatest part of the English Army in Ireland was in Winter Quarters yet Charlemont was kept Blocked up and divers Skirmishes happened between Parties in which the Irish were worsted as at the Hills before Charlemont and at Newry Bridge and Town c. Loosing a great many of their
the Defence of that Kingdom On the 19 th of May the Parliament met at Westminster pursuant to the Writs of Summons and the Commons being by the Black Rod sent for up to the House of Lords the Lord Keeper declared to them That it was his Majesties Pleasure to defer Speaking to them till both Houses had taken the Oathes appointed to be taken by Act of Parliament and then he would Declare his Mind to them concerning the Cause of Calling them And further That the Gentlemen of the House of Commons should go apart and proceed immediately to the Choice of a Speaker and accordingly they chose Sir John Trevor who was approved by the King And on the 22 d. of May the King made a Speech to both Houses promising to maintain the Government in Church and State in all its Rights and Priviledges demanding a Settlement of the Revenue for Life and further supplies â— proceeded to let them know he had received News that the Earl of Argyle was Landed in the VVest Highlands of Scotland with the Men he brought with him out of Holland and that he had put out Two Declarations one in his own Name and the other in the Names of those he brought over with him c. Upon this the Commons going to their House Voted the Revenue should be settled and that a Bill should be brought in for that purpose And the Lords and Commons declared their Resolutions to stand by and assist him And the Scots began likewise to stir to prevent the Danger that threatned that Kingdom from a geathering Army passing divers Acts and putting forth sundry Proclamations and raising Forces especially in the Highlands for the Earles Declation spread abroad many believed they contained somewhat of Reason and thereupon went unto him so that in a short time from about 300. he brought over with him he became about 3000. strong fortefying some Places and keeping the Islands On the 30 th of May Thomas Dangerfield was tryed at the King's Bench-Bar for Writing and Publishing a Book called his Narative and a Verdict passed against him and in the Afternoon at a Nisiprius held at Guild Hall Mr. Richard Baxter was Tryed and Convicted for Writing Notes upon the New Testament and the same Day the Act for setling the Revenues on the King for Life as it was in King Charles's Time passed the Royal Assent On the 1 st of June about Five in the Morning Her Royal Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark was Delivered of a Daughter which in the Afternoon was Christened by the Lord Bishop of London by the Name of Mary The Earl of Argyle being by this time on the firm Land sent out his Summons from Campletown in these Words viz. Being by the Blessing of God came safe to this Place with a Resolution according to a Declaration emitted for the Defence of the Protestant Religion and our Lives and Liberties against Popery and Arbitrary Government and all the Fensible Men of Illa being come this Length and this Country being this Day together at a General Rendesvous these are to require all Heritors Tenants and Others and all the Fensible Men within the division of Cowal between Sixty and Sixteen with all their Useful Arms and Two Week Loan to come to Tarbet against Tuseday the 26th Instant at Twelve of the Clock without fail or sooner if possible And in Order to this he sent to Cowal and dispersed divers Letters and a great many Persons came in but the Highlanders for the most part declared for the King However the Earl on the 26 th of June Marched from Campletown in Kintaire with Two Troops of Horse and 700. Foot to Tarbet and there met 200. of the Illa Men and 200. more were expected and mustered on the 28 th and the Three Ships belonging to him the greatest carrying 30â— Guns and other small Vessels afterward taken up came likewise into the Port and from thence he passed to divers other places Sailing round the Islands and taking in such Men as would join him and amongst other Letters we find the following dated at Campletown May 22. 1685 and directed to the Laird of Lupe Loving Friends It hath pleased God to bring me safe to this Place where several of both Nations do appear with me for the Defence of the Protestant Religion our Lives and Liberties against Popery and Arbitrary Government whereof the particulars are emitted in Two Declarations by those Noblemen Gentlemen and Others and by me for my self Your Father and I lived in great Friendship and I am glad to serve you his Son in Defence of the Protestant Religion and I will be ready to do it in your particular when there is Occasion I beseech you let not any out of Fear or bad Principles perswade you to neglect your Duty to God and your Country at this time or to believe that the D. York is not a Papist or that being one he can be a Righteous King Then know that all England is in Arms in Three several Places and the Duke of Monmouth appears at the same time upon the same Grounds that we do and few Places in Scotland but will join and the South and West want but till they hear I am Landed for so they resolved before I left Holland Now I beseech you make no delay to separate from those that abuse you and are carrying on a Popish Design but come with all the Men of your Command to assist the Cause of Religion where you shall be most welcome to your Loving Friend to serve you Argyle P. S. Let this serve Young Loigie Skipuag and Charles Mc. Echan By this time the Charlotte Yatch was arriv'd in the Clyde and several Men of War were dispatched from England as the Falcon Mairmaid c. and several Warrants were issued out for Persons in England that had retired from their Houses and publick notice given in the Gazette for the apprehending them On the 13 th of June an Express came to the King at White-Hall by the Mayor of Lyme that on the 11 th there appeared Three Ships off that place and about 7 in the Evening the Duke of Monmouth Landed with about 150. Men and possessed himself of that Town sending some of his Men into the Neighbouring Counties to incite the People to Rise whereupon a Proclamation was put forth for Apprehending him his Adherents Adbettors Accomplices and Advisers And the King sent notiâ—e of the Dukes Landing to both Houses of Parliament then Sitting at Westminster who severally Addressed him and promised him in their Addresses to stand by him with their Lives and Fortunes intreating him to have more than ordinary Care of his Royal Person to secure it from any Attempt c. And on the 15 th of June a Proclamation was Published to Suppress the Duke's Declaration Entituled The Declaration of James Duke of Monmouth and the Noblemen Gentlemen and others now in Arms for the Defence and Vindication of the Protestant Religion
and of the Laws Rights and Priviledges of England from the Iâ—vasion made upon them c. and immediately after viz. the 16 th the following Promise of Reward was published by the King viz. Whereas an Humble Address has been made unto us by our Commons Assembled in Parliament that we by our Proclamation would be pleased to promise a Reward of 5000. pounds to such Person or Persons who shall bring in the Person of James Duke of Monmouth alive or dead and whereas the said Duke of Monmouth stands attainted of High Treason by Act of Parliament We do hereby by the Advice of our Privy Council Publish and Declare our Royal Promise And our Will and Pleasure is that whoever shall bring in the Body of the said James Duke of Monmouth either dead or alive shall receive and have the reward of 5000. l. to be forthwith payed by our High-Treasurer of England for such his or theâ— Service During these proceedings at Westminster the Duke left Lime with about 60 Horse and a 120 Foot a party of which came to Bridport and surprised divers Volunteer Gentlemen in an Inn between whom there happened a smart Skirmish in which Mr. Wadham Strangways and Mr. Coaker were killed but some Forces coming in the Dukes Party was beaten off and obliged to retreat with some loss about 7 being killed and 23 taken Prisoners and soon after there happened a small Skirmish between a detach'd Party of the Kings and some of the Dukes Men near Taunton where Lieutenant Monaux who commanded the former was mortally wounded by a Shot in the Head of which he dyed and divers others were killed and wounded on both sides so that more of the Dukes Party coming in the Kings Forces were obliged to retire Whilst these things were transacted in England the Forces on both sides encreased in Scotland and a hot Skirmish happened between a Party of 300 Men under the Command of the Marquiss of Athol for the King and about 400 Foot and 80 Horse of the Earl of Argyles in which several were killed and the latter in the end retired and marched back to Elengreg a Castle fortified by the Earl but upon the Kings Ships of War coming before the Castle they marched off and abandoned it so that upon fiâ—ing the first Gun two Men put off with a White Flag to give notice of what had happened whereupon the Commanders on Board sent their Men on Shore and took possession of the Castle Ammunition and what they found there which was very considerable On the 17th of June the Earls Men passed the River Clyde in the night time and the Earl of Dumbarton Commander in Chief for the King passed the River Leuin and marched from Glasgow very early the next morning and overtook them in the Parish of Killerne the Kings Horse and Dragoons kept up with the Earls men till the Foot arrived but they being Posted in a strong ground and it being late in the evening they stood in battle all night but before day the Earls men had passed the Clyde swiming over their Horse and passing over their Foot in Boats whereupon the Kings Forces marched to Glasgow where after they had rested two hours the Earl of Dumbarton with the Horse and Dragoons marched after them leaving the Foot to follow with all convenient speed Upon this Retreat part of Argyle's Forces took Guides to conduct them to Galloway but mistaking the way were led into a Bog and thereupon obliged to disperse into small Parties as did the King's Forces to pursue them which caused great Consternation and Disorder and the Earl of Argyle returning towards the Clyde was set upon by Two of Greynocks Servants but stoutly defended himself till he received a Wound in his Head upon which not longer trusting his Horse he alighted and betook himself to the Water into which a Country Fellow entered after him upon whom the Earl Fired but his Pistol missed and he was beaten down when in his Fall He cryed out Unfortunate Argyle and thereupon was made Prisoner and carryed to a commanded Party and a Party of 40. Horse commanded by the Lord Ross with as many Dragoons commanded by Captain Cleland fell upon a Patty of the Stoutest that yet remained in a Body commanded by Sir John Cochran who had taken the way to the Sea They had fortefied themselves in a small Inclosure in which they had posted themselves covered Breast-high Notwithstanding which the Lord Ross Charged them but the Ground being too strong for the Horse and the Captain of the Dragoons being killed in the coming up the Lord Ross slightly wounded Sir Adam Blair shot in the Neck and Sir William VVallock in the Side before the Dragoons had time to come up on Foot the Earles Men had got into a Wood behind the Inclosure which the King's Forces beset and Five of the Earl of Arran's Men took Richard Rumbald the Maltster who â—â—ghting desperately killed one of them upon the Place and was himself wounded Collonel Ayloff was likewise taken and 200. more sent to Glasgow Prisoners Aylofff during his Imprisonment in a desperate Mood ripped up his Belly with a Pen-Knife but the Wound proved not Mortal Notwithstanding this Defeat given in Scotland the Duke of Monmouth held out in England his Forces being very much increased which created for a time no small fear at Court all the Militia of the Country were raised and divers eminent Persons secured in most Parts of England especially in London where all the Halls were filled with Citizens on whom Guards were set and it was but branding 〈◊〉 Man with the Epethite of a disaffected Person and a File of Musqueteers were sent to take him up the Roads were every where stopped and no Letters were sent but such as were unsealed and sent open On the 20 th of June Capt. Trevanion Commander of the Suadadoes a Man of War coming into the Cob at Lime found there a Pink and a Dogger left by the Duke which he seized and 40 Barrels of Powder there was likewise found in the Town Back Breast and Head-peices for between 4 or 5000 Men he Released likewise those that had been made Prisoners for not takeing Arms under the Duke On the 25 th of June a hot Skirmish happened between a Party of a 100 Horse Commanded by Collonel Oglethorp for the King and a Party of the Dukes Men in which about 80 of the latter were kill'd and the Earl of Newbury was Wounded in the Belly this happened near Canisham-Bridge between Bristol and Bath and the next day in the Evening all the Kings Forces Joyned near Bath upon which the Dukes Men drew up on the other side the Town and Marched away yet the Comâ—â—ns got together at Froom Assembled from divers parts Headed by a Constable and set up the Dukes Declaration in the Market-place upon Notice of which the Earl of Pembroke Lord Liutenant of the County of Wilts Marched theither with 160 Horse and mounted behind