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18th of that Month near the Royal Exchange in Corn- A. C. bil in like manner; and, before he be difcharged 1706. out of Prifon, to give Security for his Good Behaviour for one Year.

Edward Ward being convicted of Writing, Printing and Publifhing feveral Scandalous andSeditiousLibels, Entituled,Hudibras Redivivus; or, A Burlefque Poem on the Times :) highly reflecting upon her Majefty and the Government; was likewife on Thursday the 14th of November fined for the fame by the Court of Queen's-Bench, 40 Marks, and ordered to ftand in the Pillory on Wednesday next at Charing-crofs, for the fpace of one hour, between 12 and 2 in the Afternoon, with a Paper on his Head denoting his Offence; and alfo to ftand in the Pillory on Thursday next near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill in like manner: And, before he be difcharg'd out of Prifon,to give Security for his Good Behaviour for one Year. This Account is extracted out of the London Gazette, dated Nov. 18.

On the 14th of February 1707. Mr. Charles Gildon Mr. Gelwas Try'd at Guild-Hall, and found Guilty for Pub-don fined. lifhing a Pamphlet, Entituled, A Letter from Sir Rowland Gwynne, to the Right Honourable the Earl

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of Stamford, for which he was, three † Months after, † May 1, fin'd 100. by the Court of Queen's-Bench, it being 1707. fuggefted, That the faid Letter was a Scandalous,

Falfe and Malicious Libel, tending to create a Mifunderstanding between her Majefty any the Princefs Sophia, and highly Reflecting upon her Majefty and the Princefs Sophia, and upon the Proceedings of 'both Houfes of Parliament.

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES that could not conveniently be brought into the Hiftorical Series of these Anals.

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N the 16th of March 1706. the Duke of Buc- March kingham and Normanby was married to the Countess of Anglefey, Natural Daughter to the late King James, by the Countefs of Dorchester.

Mr.Smith,Son to the Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, was Sworn Clerk of the Council Extraordinary. Colonel Southwell kifs'd the Queen's Hand, to return her Majesty's Thanks for the Regiment of Colonel Rivers deceafed.

This Month alfo, Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery, Knight of the moft Noble Order of the Thistle. was

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A. C. married to the Lady Elizabeth Cecil, only Sister to 1706. the Earl of Exeter.

April.

May.

June.

Five new English Regiments were raised in this Month, commanded by the Lord Lovelace, the Lord Tunbridge, Colonel Stanwix, Colonel Townsend, and Sir Roger Bradfhaigh.

The Earl of Lorain married Mrs Duncomb, one of the Maids of Honour to the Queen.

On the 5th of May the Court went into Mourning for the Death of the Electrefs Dowager Palatine, Sifter to his Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark.

On the 6th of May, the Queen appointed his Grace the Duke of Queensberry, to be her High Commiflioner for the Kingdom of Scotland.

On the 21ft of the fame Month the Earl of Anglefey, was married to the Countefs of Deroy's Daughter, Niece to the Duke of Ormond.

About the middle of June, Mrs. Smith, Daughter to the Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, was made Maid of Honour to the Queen, in the room of Mrs. Frowde, lately deceas'd.

About the middle of June, the Lord Howard of Effingham was made one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Denmark, in the room of the Lord Stawel.

Auguft. In the Month of Auguft, Charles Nicholas Eyre and Richard Steel Efqs;, were made Gentlemen Waiters to the Prince, in the room of Colonel Henry Durel, and Tho. Beverly, Efquires; the first being made Equerry to his Royal Highnefs, in the room of Colonel James Bringfield; and the latter Gentleman Ufher to his Royal Highnefs, in the room of Col. Edmund Webb, lately deceafed. Mr. Chudleigh was made Page of Honour to the Prince, in the room of Henry Hawley Efq; who was advanced to be an Equerry, in the room of Tho. Conyers, Efquire.

About the Beginning of October, Dr. Lancaster, October. Minifter of St. Martin's Parifh in Westminster and Provost of Queen's Colledge in Oxford, was chofen Vice-Chancellor of that University.

Novem

ber.

Towards the latter end of thisMonth, Sir Rich.Cox, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was made a Baronet of that Kingdom, in confiderarion of his good Services.

The Lord Wharton being made Juftice in Eyre on the South fide of Trent, took the Oaths the 4th of November, in the High Court of Chancery.

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The Envoys

On the 12th of the fame Month, Monfieur Walder fee, Counsellor of State to the King of Denmark, and his Majefties Envoy Extraordinary, had Publick Audience of Her Majefty and afterwards of His Royal Highness. On the 19th of November Baron Schutz, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of Brunswick, had a private Audience of the Queen, to notify to Her Majefty, on of Brunthe Part of the Elector his Mafter, That the Ceremony fwick and of the Marriage of the Princefs his Daughter with the Sweden Prince Royal of Prugia, had been performed at Hanover, barve Au The fame Day, Monfieur Leyoncrona, Envoy Extraordi-dience. nary from the King of Sweden, had a private Audience of the Queen, to acquaint Her Majefty, That a Treaty of Peace had been lately concluded between the King his Mafter, and the King of Poland.

The 23d of the fame Month, the Queen appointed Major General Withers Governor of Sheerness,in the room Maj. Gener of Colonel Crawford, lately deceas'd.

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About the beginning of this Month, the Marquis de made GoMontandre, who was a Major General in the Service of vernor of Portugal, and was made a Major General upon the Eng- Sheerness lish Establishment, in confideration of his Faithful and Eminent Services in Spain, fet out in order to embark for that Kingdom, (from whence he was fent by the Earl of Galway, to reprefent the State of Affairs there,) having receiv'd a handfome Prefent from Her Majefty.

About the fame time the Marquis of Huntley, Son to Decem the Duke of Gordon, married the Earl of Peterborough's ber. only Daughter.

On the 3d of December, the Earl of Sunderland was Sworn of Her Majefty's moft Honourable Privy Council, and one of Her Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, in the room of Sir Charles Hedges.

About the fame time Peregrine Bertie, Efq; was appoin ted one of the Tellers of the Exchequer; and Thomas Cook, Efq; who had that Place, was made Vice-Chamberlain, in the room of Mr. Bertie, and one of Her Majesty's moft Honourable Privy Council.

The Icth of the fame Month, Baron Spanheim, Ambaffador Extraordinary from his Majefty the King of Pruffia, had a private Audience of Her Majefty, in which he deliver'd a Letter from the King his Mafter to Her Majefty,notifying the Marriage betweenthe Prince Royal of Pruffia, and the Princefs of Brunswick, which was confummated the 28th of the preceding Month, N. S.

On the roth of January, Monfieur Leyoncrona, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Sweden, having received, January, the Character of Envoy Extraordinary from King Stani- Several Enhaus,had a private Audience of Her Majefty at St. James's, voys have to notify his Acceffion to the Crown of Poland.

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Don Luis d'Acunka, Envoy Extraordinary from the diences.

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A. C. King of Portugal, had likewife a private Audience of Her Majefty, to notify the Death of the late King Don Pedro, and the Succeffion to the Crown of Don Juan V. his El

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Tyraw ley, in Ireland.

deft Son.

Count Zefferini, Envoy Extraordinary from the Great
Duke of Tuscany, had alfo a private Audience of Leave
of Her Majesty.

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Four days after, it was declared, That Her Majefty
Sir Charles had been Graciously pleafed, in Confideration of the
Hara crea- long and faithful Services of Sir Charles Hara, and as a
Mark of Her Favour, to create him a Peer of Ireland,
by the Stile and Title of Charles Lord Baron of Tyrawly.
On the 21st of January, Monfieur Beyerie, being ap:
pointed by the Ele&tor of Brunswick to be his Refident at
The Ref- the Court of Great-Britain, had a private Audience of
denis of the Her Majefty at St. James's, wherein he prefented to Her
Electors of Majefty a Credential Letter from his Electoral Highness.
Brunf- The fame Day Monfieur Kirchner, Refident of the
wick and King of Poland, and Elector of Saxony, had a private
Saxony Audience of Her Majefty at St. James's, wherein he de-
have Au liverd a Letter from the King his Mafter, concerning
dience of the Treaty of Peace, which he had lately concluded
the Queen. with the King of Sweden.

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'On the 6th of February, being the Queen's Birth-Day, February, her Majefty receiv'd the Compliments of the Nobility, The Queen's Foreign Minifters, and other Perfons of Diftinction, Birth Day, upon fo joyful an Occafion. The Court was extraordi obferv'd. narily numerous and magnificent; and in the Evening was entertain'd with a fplendid Ball at the Royal Palace of St. James's.

The fame Day Commiffioners fat in the Exchequer Court, Westminster, upon a Commiffion of Idiocy, which was read againft the Lord Vifcount Wenmond of Tuam, in Ireland, who was then about 19 Years of Age, and had The Envoy an Estate of 5000l. per Ann. but his Lordship not apof the Ele- pearing, they adjourn'd till that day fortnight,when he Etor of was ordered to appear. Some time after, the faid Commiffion was fuperfeded.

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Prince.

On the 6th of February, Baron Schutz, Envoy Extra-
fies the ordinary from the Elector of Brunswick, had a private
Birth of the Audience of Her Majefty, to notify the Birth of the
Young voung Prince, Son to the Electoral Prince of Brunswick.
On the 27th of February, it was Declared, That Her
Mr. Hyde Majefty had been pleafed, by Her Letters Patents, un-
appointed der the Great Seal of England, to conftitute and appoint
Mufter- Michael Hyde, Efq; Commiffary and Mufter Mafter Gent-
Mafter- ral of all the Forces in English Pay.
General. The fame Day a Proclamation came out, appointing
Proclama- a Genera! Faft to be obferv'd the 9th of April next.
tion for a The next
Cneral-

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Day Signior Nicholo Erizzo, and Signior

Alu fio Pifani, Ambaffadors Extraordinary from the Re

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publick of Venice, had a private Audience of Her Majefty A. C. at St. James's, having been prefented by Signior Cornaro, Ambaffador in Ordinary from the faid Republick, and introduced by Charles Cottrell,Efq; Affiftant Mafter of the Ceremonies.

A LIST of the most Eminent Perfons who Died in the Year 1706.

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N the 29th of January 170% died at Bath, Charles, AmbassaSackville, Earl of Dorfet and Middlesex, Baron Buck-dors form burft, Lord Cranfield of Cranfield, and Knight of the moft Venice, noble Order of the Garter, being near 70 Years of have a priAge. His Paternal Ancestors came into England at the vate AuNorman Conqueft, and their Defcendants, throughout dience. all Ages fince, have been Men of great Note in their The Earl of feveral Times; of whom Sir Thomas Sackville, Knighted Dorset's by the Duke of Norfolk, on the 3th of June, 1566, in the Death, Jan. Eighth Year of Queen Elizabeth, was not of the leaft E- 29. 1707. minence, both for his Learning, and high Abilities. He was the fame Day advanced to the Degree and Dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Buckhurst, and was afterwards, twice Ambaffador from Queen Eli zabeth, viz. to King Charles IX. of France, and to the States of the United Provinces, and was had in fuch high Efteem with her Majefty, (to whom he was by Confanguinity allyed) That She made him Lord Treasurer of England, and one of the Lords Commiflioners for Exercifing the Office of Earl-Marthal. Upon King James the First's coming to the Crown, he had his Patent for that great Office of Lord High Treafurer renew'd for Life, and on the 13th of March, 1603 in the First Year of that Reign, was created Earl of Dorfet. He was likewise Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, being much commended for his Elocution, but much more for the Excellency of his Pen. The Earl now deceased, was created Lord Cranfield of Cranfield, and Earl of Middlefex, by Letters Patent bearing Date at Westminster on the 4th of April 1676, and fucceeded his Father Richard Earl of Dorfet, whofe Father was Edward Lord Chamberlain to the Queen; and this Richard, the Son of Robert, the Son of Thomas, the first Earl of Dorfet; fo that Charles was the Sixth Earl in Defcent. Upon the Revolution in 168, he was made Lord Chamberlain of the Houfhold to King William III. He had the Honour and Truft of being conftituted one of the Lords Juftices of England in 1695, 1696, 1697 and 1698: He refigned the Office of Lord Chamberlain of the Houfhold in 1697; yet upon advantageous Terms, and was fucceeded therein by the Earl of Sunderland. The Pregnancy and Sprightlinefs of Lis Wit, recommended him to the Efteem and Intimacy of King Charles I. infomuch that he was a conftant Sha

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