1685

Summary

Saturday April 25 1685. The King and Queene were crowned on Thursday the 23 instant being St. George's day with great solemnity and pomp. There are some of his Majestie's Medals abrode with a Wreath of Bayes at the bottome as an emblem of Conquest and at the top an Imperiall Crown, and the Motto A Militari ad Regem as I heare, for I have not yet seen one of them. Nobody hurt at the Coronation only Mr. Benedict Manuel (its said of Greys Inn) who was reported to be full of drinke got into a Balconey to take his place about 2 or 3 a Clock on Thursday morning, and so fell over it or off it and killed himselfe.

Far above one halfe of the Nobillity made excuses for one reason or another and were absent. There was present that walked only six or eight Dutchesses[,] one Marchionesse[,] 3 Viscountesses[,] about 30 Countesses, and 26 Baronesses. The Noblemen were rather more then the Ladyes[.] Sir Francis Lawley Rode as Duke of Normandy, and Sir Robert Tounsend as Duke of Acquitan and Guyenne. Perfectum. [blank]

Thursday April 30 1685. The Duke of Bavaria is to marry the Emperors daughter, and thereupon the King of Spain will make the Duke actually Hereditary Governour of Flanders, and if the said King of Spain dye without issue male he will give him Flanders for his inheritance. Now the Duke labours to draw the Princes of the Empire, the Princes of Lunburg, the Duke of Brandinburg and the King of Sweden and Denmark into a defensive League with himselfe all agressors there.

These proceedings the King of France saith are a breach of the Peace lately made with him and he opposes them, and its likely will frustrate them all.

Its said the last weeke Mr. Manley (son to Captain Manley who is abrode) and Mr. or Captain Thymbleton were committed to Newgate for High Treason as being in the late horrid plott (some now say they are to be Bayled)[.] Also about the same time Captain Mathews Armestrongs Son in law was apprehended, and Mr. Henry Ireton at Harwich and committed into a Messengers hands

[P459] Its said Mr. Cradock of the City dyed last weeke about Wednesday night 22th.