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Ann. C. The Princess Anne, of Denmark, is delivered of a fon, 1689. named William, and created afterward Duke of Gloucefter. The Court of Prefident and Council of the marches of Wales is taken away by Parliament.

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Major-General Kirke throws relief into Londonderry, after it had been closely befieged 105 days, and when the inhabitants reckoned on two days life only..

The Garrifon of Inniskillin, commanded by Gustavus Hamilton, defeats a body of Irifb under the command of General Maccarty, taking him prifoner, with all his artillery, arms, and baggage.

The fiege of Londonderry is raifed.

Pope Innocent the XIth, furnamed the Proteftant Poper dies; and was fucceeded, on the 6th of October following by Cardinal Ottoboni, who took the name of Alexander VIII. Frederic, Duke Schomberg, fets fail from Chefter for Ire land, with about 10,000 men, and the next day arrives in Carrick-Fergus Bay.

An act is paffed, for paying the States-General their charges for the King's expedition, amounting to 600,000 1.

Duke Schomberg befieges Carrick-Fergus, which furrenders after a four days fiege.

Mr. William Walker who fo bravely defended Londonderry, waits upon King William, from whom he receives a prefent of 5000 1.

Colonel Lloyd who commanded the Inniskilliners confifting in all of about 1000 horfe and foot, defeats a body of 5000 Irish under the command of O Kelly, whom he makes prifoner, with 40 officers, and 300 men, having killed 700 more.

A confpiracy is difcovered in Duke Schomberg's camp, carried on by the French Papifts, who had lifted themselves in the regiments of the French Refugees in the English fervice. Six of them are executed, and 250 fent to Holland. The English army fuffers extremely by a raging fickness of gripes and flux; fo that, by the beginning of the following year, near two thirds of the army that had been tranfported over, were entirely loft.

A Royal Commiffion is iffued out, to Thomas Lamplugh, Archbishop of York, Henry Compton, Bishop of London, and 78 other Bifhops and Divines, to review the Liturgy, and book of Canons, and to reform the Ecclefiaftical Courts.

Dr. Edward Stillingfleet is confecrated Bishop of Worcef ter, Dr. Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester, and Dr. Gilbert Ironfide, Bishop of Bristol.

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Dr. William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Ann. C. Robert Frampton, Bishop of Gloucester, Dr. Francis Turner 1689. Bishop of Ely, Dr. William Lloyd, Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. Thomas Kenn, of Bath and Wells, and Dr. Thomas White of Peterborough, are fufpended ab officio, for refufing to take the oaths.

The Parliament meets; and the King in his fpeech de 19. mands large fupplies, and recommends to them to dispatch bill of indemnity,

The Commons vote 1,200,000% more, for carrying on the war in Ireland

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They refolve, that the Earls of Peterborough and Salis- 26. bury fhould be impeached of High-treafon, for departing from their allegiance, and being reconciled to the Church of Rome; and order fome others to be imprifoned on the fame

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Edmund Ludlow, one of King Charles the Firft's Judges, Nov. 6. who ftood attainted of High-treafon, being come over to England, the Commons refolve to addrefs the King to iffue out a proclamation for apprehending him; a proclamation is accordingly published, on the 14th, but Ludlow was before that known to be arrived in Holland.

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The Commons also refolve, That a bill should be brought in for the forfeiture of the eftate and honour of the late Chancellor George Lord Jeffreys.

On the petition of Mr. Walker, the Commons vote to addrefs the King to diftribute 10,000 1, among the widows and orphans of fuch as were flain and died in the fiege of Londonderry, and among the Clergymen that were there. And, the next day, Mr. Walker being called in, the Speaker gave him the thanks of the Houfe, and, defired him to thank all thofe who had ferved under him at the fiege of Londonderry.

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The Convocation meets, the Bishop of London, Prefident; and the Lower-Houle chufes Dr. William Jane Prolocutor, in oppofition to Dr. Tillafon being refolved to oppofe the intended union with the Diffenters,

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The Royal Commiffion above-mentioned being found 31. defective, their Majefties iffue qut a new one, and the King fends a mellage to the Convocation.

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Both Houfes prefent an addrefs to the King

The Royal affent is given, to an act granting to their Majefties an aid of two fhillings in the pound, for one year, and to an act for declaring the rates.

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Edward Lord Griffin is committed to the Tower for fend

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Ann. C. ing intelligence to King James, &c. in France, but after1689. wards is admitted to bail.

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Richard Graham, Viscount Prefton, in Scotland, having offered a patent to the House of Lords, from King James after his abdication, creating him a Baron of England; is committed to the Tower, but upon his fubmiffion he is dif charged.

A Committee is appointed to enquire, who had advised the ifluing of Quo Warranto's against Corporations.

Debates in the Houfe of Commons, about excluding from that Houfe all perfons having places at Court, or any dependance upon the King.

The Commons addrefs the King, to make a provifion for the Prince and Princefs of Denmark of 50,000 l. a year, 1689-90. An act for an additional aid of twelve pence in the Jan. 16. pound for one year; and another, for charging and collecting the duties upon coffee, tea, and chocolate, receive the Royal affent, &c.

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The Parliament is prorogued to the 2d of April, But, before that, it is diffolved by proclamation; and another is fummoned to meet the 20th of March.

William Gheney, Efq; Sir John Knatchbull, Bart. and Sir William Pulteney, Kt. are made Commiffioners of the Privy-Seal.

Mar. 14. The Count de Lauzun, and the Marquifs de Lery, land in Ireland, with 5000 French.

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Sir John Lowther, Bart. Richard Hampden, Efq; Chancellor of the Exchequer, Thomas Pelham, Efq; and Sir Stephen Fox, arc appointed Commiffioners of the Treasury. The fecond Parliament of King William and Queen Mary meets, and the Commons chufe Sir John Trevor for 1690. their Speaker. The King, in his fpeech, recommends, among other things, an union with Scotland.

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Sir Cloudefty Shevel destroys, in Dublin-bay, the only frigate King James had,

The Royal affent is given to the following acts. 1. For granting to their Majefties, for their lives, and the life of the furvivor of them, certain impofitions upon beer, ale, &c.· 2. For raifing money by a poll, and other ways, towards the reducing of Ireland, and profecuting the war against France. And for granting to their Majefties a fubfidy of tonnage and poundage, &c.

Charlemont in Ireland furrenders to the English.

The King gives the Royal affent, to an act for the exercife of the Government by her Majefty during his Ma

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jefty's abfence: To an act for reverfing the judgment in a Ann, C, Que Warranto against the City of London, and for reftoring 1690. that City to its antient rights and privileges: And to an act of indemnity and free pardon; out of which were excepted, William Marquils of Powis, Robert Earl of Sunderland, Nathaniel [Crew] Bishop of Durham, &c. and twentyeight others,

Then the Parliament is adjourned to the 7th of July,

Sir John Trevor, Sir William Rawlinfan, and Sir George June 3. Hutchins, Knights, are fworn Commiffioners for the Great Seal of England

King William fets out on his voyage for Ireland, on purpofe to drive King James again out of that Kingdom.

He embarks at Highlake, and arrives three days after in the Bay of Carrick-Fergus, from whence he travels by land to Belfast.

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Encamps at Loughbritland, where he takes a particular 22, view of his army, confifting of 36,000 men.

In the mean time, King James fets out from Dublin, and joins his forces at Ardee, from whence he comes and encamps at Dundalk: He holds a Council of war, wherein it was determined to repafs the Boyne, and to weary out his enemies forces by marches and countermarches, Both armies were nearly equal.

King William marches beyond Ardae, and comes near Drogheda: As he was viewing the pofture of the enemy who lay encamped on the other fide of the Boyne, he received a flight hurt on the fhoulder, by a fhot from a field piece.

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The French feet, confifting of 69 fail, beats the English Fram and Dutch fleets, off Beachy-head: For which Edward Her- June 22 bert Earl of Torrington was afterwards brought to his trial, to July 5 The English having pafled over the Boyne near Drogheda, July 1. a remarkable battle is fought on the banks of that river; wherein King James is entirely defeated, with the lofs of above 1000 men, and on King William's fide there fell about 400: Amongst the rest Frederic Duke Schomberg, and Mr. Walker who had fo bravely defended Londonderry.

The fame night King James came to Dublin, and the next day fet out for Waterford, where he embarked that evening; and paffing over into France, fixes his refidence at St. Germains.

The Duke of Ormond takes poffeffion of Dublin, which was abandoned by all the confiderable Papifts: And King William comes to that City.

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Ann, C. The French, after their victory, hover, about upon the 1690, coafts, as if they intended a defcent, which throws the Kingdom into a great confternation; but the ftanding forces are put in a condition to oppofe the enemy, the militia is raifed in the western parts, and the City of London offers to raife and maintain a confiderable body of troops befides their. own militia.

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The Queen, moreover, orders twelve large fhips to be fitted out; and in order to man them, publishes a procla mation requiring all feamen and mariners to render themfelves. The States alfo unanimoufly refolve to fend a reinforcement of thirteen capital fhips, and fix frigates.

And to ftrike a terror into the difaffected, a proclamation is iffued out against Edward-Henry Lee, Earl of Lichfield, Thomas Bruce, Earl of Aylesbury, Roger Palmer, Earl of Caftlemain, and feveral others, abetters of the invafion,

King William publishes a declaration affuring all country farmers, labourers, citizens, tradefmen, artificers, &c. of his protection.

Drogheda furrenders to him, as Wexford had done on the 5th.

Part of his forces fit down before Athlone.

A hundred and fifteen French fail come into Torbay, and landing 1000 men burn Tinmouth, but retire without doing any further damage.

Waterford furrenders to King William, though it was defended by a number of large cannons, and had a ftrong garrifon.

Lieutenant-General Douglas raises the fiege of Athlone, the place being found ftronger than was expected.

The French fleet fails away from Torbay.

King William fits down before Limerick with his whole army; but the trenches are not opened till the 17th.

Sir Richard Haddock, Henry Killegrew, Efq; and Sir John Afbby are appointed joint Admirals, in the room of the Earl of Torrington removed.

A large train of artillery and ammunition that was com ing to the befiegers before Limerick, is deftroyed by Colonel Sarsfield. 39. King William is forced to raife the fiege of Limerick, after having had above 500 men killed, and 1000 wounded. Having appointed Henry Lord Viscount Sidney, Thomas Coningsby, Elq; and Sir Charles Porter, Lords Juftices of Ireland bis Majefty embarks at Waterford for England, and arrives the next day at Kingfwefton near Brifteh

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