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He comes from thence to Kenfington, and, two days after, Ann. C. returns to London, where he is received with all poffible de 1690. monftrations of joy.

Major-General Kirke relieves Bir, befieged by Sarsfield.

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John Churchill, Earl of Marlborough, arrives before Cork 21. with a ftrong fquadron ; and, being joined by the Duke of Wirtemberg, and a detachment of 4000 foot, lays fiege to that town, which furrenders upon articles, the 28th. At this fiege, the Duke of Grafton being a volunteer, is mortally wounded."

Next they advance to Kingfale, which furrenders on OƐ7. 1, 2. the 15th.

The third Parliament of King William meets; and both Houfes prefent congratulatory addreffes.

The Commons vote the King a fupply of 4,000,000 and upwards, for the maintenance of an army of 69,636 men, for the entire reducing of Ireland, and carrying on a vigorous war againft France; and for other occafions.

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The King appoints a new Privy-Council for Ireland, and Novemb. conftitutes feveral Judges there.

A proclamation is iffued out, forbidding all their Majefties Dec. 2. fubjects of Ireland to use any trade with France, or to hold any correfpondence or communication with the French King, or his fubjects.

The Royal affent is given, to an act for granting to their 20. Majefties certain impofitions upon all Eaft-India goods, and wrought filk: To another, For the continuance of feveral duties upon wines, vinegar, and tobacco; and to another, For paving and cleanfing the treets in London and Westminster.

The Commons vote a fupply of $70,000l. for building 24. 17 third-rate fhips of 60 guns a-piece.

Henry, Lord Viscount Sidney, is conftituted one of the 26. Principal Secretaries of State.

Sir Richard Grabme, Vifcount Preston, John Ashton, and Edmund Elliot, Gent. are taken over-against Gravesend, in a fmack they had hired to carry them over to France, with treafonable papers, inftructions, and bills, having confpired to raise a rebellion.

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King William having paffed the bills of fupply, and 1690-91. feveral other acts, acquaints the Parliament, that he was Jan. 5. going to the Congrefs in Holland, and directs them to adjourn themselves to the 31st of March.

His Majefty embarks for Holland, attended by many perfons of quality, and lands at Orange-Polder, after hav

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Ann. C. ing very narrowly efcaped being drowned; for he was 1690-1. 18 hours together expofed to the injuries of the air and cold, and to the mercy of the fea, in a fhallop, which he got into on the coaft of Holland.

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The Lord Profton, John Ashton, and Edmund Elliot, are arraigned at the Old-Bailey; and the Lord Preston is found guilty; as is alfo Mr. Ahton; but Elliot is never brought to his trial: Ashton was executed at Tyburn, 'the 28th, and the Lord Prefton reprieved.

A moft famous Congrefs is held at the Hague; at which were prefent King William, the Electors of Bavaria and Brandenburgh, the Dukes of Lunenburgh, Zell, and Wolfem buttel; a very great number of other Princes, and eminent perfons, Amballadors, and foreign Minifters; who all folemnly proteft, That they would never break off their union, nor make any peace with Lewis XIV, till he had restored to each party concerned what he had taken, fince the peace of Minster, &c.

Pope Alexander VIII. dies, having fat 15 months and 22 days, and was fucceeded, on the 12th of July following, by Cardinal Pignatelli, who took the name of Innecent XII.

Dr. William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Thomas Kenn, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Dr. Prancis Turner, Biflop of Fly, Dr. Robert Frampton, Bishop of Gloucester, Dr. Thomas White, Bifhop of Peterborough, and Dr. William Lloyd, Bifhop of Norwich, are deprived, for not taking the oaths to King William and Queen Mary.

A proclamation is iflued out, for apprehending Dr. Francis Reg. 3. Turner, Bishop of Ely, William Penn, and James Grahme, Efq; for correfponding with the French, and endeavouring to procure an invalion of this Kingdom.

Mar. 12. King William fets out from the Hague for the Nether 1691. lands,

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He puts himfelf at the head of the Confederate army, in order to go and relieve Mans, befieged by King Lewis XIV, in petfon; but it had furrendered before the Confederates approach.

April 12. Thereupon, King William returns to the Hague, and embarking for England, arrives at Whitehall the 13th, in the evening, after a very quick paffage.

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He fets out for Holland again, and embarking at Har wich the 2d, arrives on the 3d at Orange-Polder.

Dr. John Tilloten is elected Archbishop of Canterbury, and confecrated pin the 31ft following.

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Ballymare in Ireland is invefted by General Godart Ginckle, Ann. C. and furrenders the next day.

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Athlone is befieged by the fame brave General, and after June 8, a ftout refiftance, taken by ftorm.

Dr. Siman Patrick, tranflated from Chichester to Ely, is confirmed.

Dr. John Sharpe, Archbishop of York, Dr. John Moor, Bishop of Norwich, Dr. Edward Fowler, Bishop of Gloucefter, and Dr. Richard Cumberland, Bishop of Peterborough, are confecrated.

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The battle of Aghrim Ireland is fought; wherein St. Ruth the French General being killed, the Irish are defeat-' ed, with the lofs of above 4000 men, and General Ginckle obtains a compleat victory: On the fide of the English, there were about 700 killed, and as many wounded. Galloway furrenders to the English.

In the mean time, King William having put himfelf at the head of the Confederate army, difappoints Marshal de Boufflers in his attempt upon Liege.

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Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel, dies of grief at Limerick. Aug. 14. General Ginckle paffes the Shannon, and, three days after,

the whole English army invefts Limerick.

Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Dr. Robert Grove, Bishop of Chichester, and Dr. John Hall, Bishop of Bristol, are confecrated.

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The Major-Generals, Kirke, Douglas, and Mackay, are Sept, 3made Lieutenant-Generals, and Brigadier Trelawney, Major-General.

A defign is formed by Bartholomew de Liniere Sieur de
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liam in the Netherlands.

King William having endeavoured in vain to bring the French General, the Marfhal de Luxemburgh, to an engagement, blows up the fortifications of Beaumont, a place he had made himself mafter of, and then leaves his camp, to go and divert himself at Loo.

Two days after his departure, the Duke de Luxemburgh, encouraged by his abfence, and by a motion the Confederates had made, falls upon their rear with his choice troops, and puts them into confufion, killing about 1000 of them (and amongst them fome perfons of great diftinction) with the lofs of half that number.

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Sligo in Ireland is taken by the English.
Limerick furrenders, with the Ciftles of Rs and Clare, O. 3.

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Aan. C. and all other places and caftles that remained in the hands 1691. of the Irish, which puts an end to the war in Ireland.

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William fails from Holland, and the next day lands at Margate; from whence he immediately comes to Kenfington.

The Parliament meets, and the King, in his fpeech, tells to them, that there was a neceflity of maintaining an army of 65,000 men, befides a ftrong fleet.

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Both Houses addrefs the King, and affure him, that they would affift him to the utmost of their power in carrying on a vigorous war against France.

Accordingly they grant him fupplies, amounting to 3,411,6771.

Dr. Thomas Tennifon is nominated Bishop of Lincoln, on the death of Dr. Thomas Barlow.

A thanksgiving is obferved for his Majefty's fafe return, and the reduction of Ireland, whereby he was established in the full poffeffion of the three Kingdoms.

The Royal affent is given to the following acts: 1. For granting to their Majefties certain impofitions upon beer, ale, &c. for one year: 2. For abrogating the oath of Supremacy in Ireland, and appointing other oaths: 3. For the better afcertaining the tithes of hemp and flax.

This year, the Queen encouraged the fetting up of a linnen manufacture in England and Ireland.

The Houfe of Commons fend their thanks to General Ginckle, and to the Officers who, under him, had contributed to the reduction of Ireland, for the great fervices they had thereby performed to their Majefties and these Kingdoms.

A free conference is managed between the Lords and Commons, concerning the bill for regulating trials in cafes of High-treafon.

The honourable Robert Boyle, Efq; dies.

King William injoins by a proclamation, that the laws against blafphemy, prophane fwearing and curfing, drunkennefs, lewdnefs, and prophanation of the Lord's-day, fhould be put in execution. Queen Mary had, on the 9th of July before, iffued out a proclamation to the fame purpofe. And these gave rife to the Societies for the Reformation of Manners.

The Commons addrefs the King, to diffolve the then Eaft-India Company.

His Majefty gives the Royal affent, to a poll-bill; to an act for the better explanation and fupplying the defects of

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the former laws for the better fettlement of the poor; to Ann. G.\ an act for the better repairing and amending the high-ways; 1691-2 and for fettling the rates of carriage.

Then he makes a fpeech, wherein he acquaints both Houses with his intentions of going beyond fea, and directs them to adjourn to the 12th of April.

Thames Earl of Pembroke is conftituted Lord Privy-Seal, March 1. and Charles Lord Cornwallis is made one of the Commif fioners of the Admiralty in his room.

Henry Lord Viscount Sidney, one of the principal Secretaries of State, is appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. King William embarks for Helland, where he arrives the next day.

Catharine, Queen-Dowager of King Charles II, having committed the care of her affairs to the Earl of Feverfham, fets out for her native country Portugal, by the way of France, to spend there the remainder of her days.

A plot is carried on by Colonel Parker, Lunt, and other difaffected perfons, for invading England.

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King James fends a letter to feveral Lords, and others April 2. of his late Privy-Council, informing them of his Queen's being with child, and requiring fuch of them as could poffibly come, to pay their attendance at St. Germains, to be witnesses of her labour. She is faid to have been delivered of a daughter.

Previous to the intended invafion, King James publishes a declaration; and, fhortly after, comes from Paris to La Hogue, with a confiderable army of English, Scots, Irish, and French, ready to embark for England.

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But, to difappoint the enemy's defigns, Queen Mary May. gives orders for haftening out the fleet, and arming the militia; countermands fome forces defigned for Flanders, which, with other troops remaining in the Kingdom, did afterwards form a camp near Portfmouth; iffues out a proclamation to command all Papifts forthwith to depart from London and Westminster; and another proclamation for apprehending the Earls of Scarfdale, Lichfield, Middleton, Dunmore, &c.

Sir George Treby, Attorney-General, is fworn ChiefJuftice of the Common-Pleas; and Sir John Somers is conftituted Attorney-General, and Thomas Trevor, Efq; Sollicitor-General.

The Officers of the fleet prefent a loyal addrefs to the Queen, wherein they affure her of their refolution to ven

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