Devereux Edgar, and Milefon Edgar, Efqrs; and Dr. John Dade, did come amongst them in a diforderly and furious manner, and did publickly abuse them with reproachful Words, and did threaten the faid Commiffioners so assembled and did declare their Proceedings unlawful and took up them to discharge feveral Perfons who were taken up for Recruits by the Warrants of the faid Commiffioners, and encouraged them to bring Actions against the faid Commiffions, to the Scandal and great Difcouragement of the faid Commiffioners who were in the Performance of their Duty, and the Discountenancing of the Parifh-Officers, and to the Disappointment of her Majefty's Service, by obftructing and defeating the Ends of the faid Act. Her Majefty being highly fenfible of the Prejudice which fuch an Example might be to the Publick Service at this Time, in cafe fuch Offenders should go unpunifh'd, has thought fit to order; as it is hereby ordered, That the Right Honourable the Lord High-Chancellor of Great Britian do forthwith put the Perfons afore-named out of the Commiffion of the Peace; and that Sir James Mountague, Kt. Her Majefty's Attorney-General, do profecute, according to Law the faid feveral Perfons for fuch their Mifdemeanours, A. C. £709. The Danish On the 21ft of the fame Month, the Baron de Rant- bis Audi.. za, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Denmark, Leave, ence of had his Private Audience of Leave of her Majefty; March 21 And on the 27th the following order was made in Council: 7 N THE Bailiffs, Wardens, and Affifiance of the Company of Silk-Weavers, London, and the Mafter, Wardens, and Affiftants of the Company of Silk-Weavers in Canterbury, having, by their Several Petitions to her Majesty in Council, humbly reprefented the deplorable Condition to which they are reduced, by reafon of the General Mourning, for the continuance whereof, no Time is limited in the Order published by the Earl-Marthal; their Stock lying dead, and their Trade intirely at a stand, whereby they have been enforced to Difcharge great Numbers of the poor Workmen depending upon them, and, fhall be focn breught to a Neceffity of difmiffing all the rest of them; and thereby many thousand Perfons will be reduced to the most extream Want and Mifery, and the SilkManufacture in danger to be loft to the Kingdom; they humbly befought her Majesty to take the fad Condition of the Poor Manufactures of Silk into her Royal Confideration. Her Majesty having Compassion for so many Families who are likely Council abourt Mour ning. A. C. likely to fall into Want, is graciously pleafed hereby to de1709. clare, That he does not require or expect that any of her Subjects (except only her own Servants, and fuch as have Access to her Royal Perfon) fhould continue to obferve the prefent Mourning. William Blathwayt. About the latter end of this Month, the Queen was pleased to appoint Sir John Holland, Baronet, Compmade Comptroller of her Majefty's Houfhold, in the room of Sir Sir John Holland troller of the Houf beld. Order for Ropping Neutral Ships laden with Corn. April 28. Thomas Felton, Baronet, deceased; and on the 16th of April, Charles Earl of Carlisle, was worn of her Maiefty's moft Honourable Privy-Council. Three Days after, Don Jofeph Diaz, Ambaflador Extraordinary from the Emperor of Morocco, had a private Audience of her Majefty, at St. James's. On the 28th of the fame Month, the Queen in Council, was pleafed to Order, That the Lord HighAdmiral of Great-Britian fhould forthwith caufe an Additional Instruction to be fent to the Commanders of her Majefty's Men of War and Privateers for ftopping all Neutral Ships and Veffels whatfoever, that fhould be loaden with Corn, and bound to France or the Enemy's Country, and to bring them into fome of her Majefty's Ports, until her Majefty's Pleafure fhould be further known therein, The fame Proclama Day a Proclamation was ordered to be published, tion about ftrictly enjoining the proprietors of May-Fair, in GreatMay-Fair. Brook-field, in the Parish of St Martin's, That they should at Sea between the Lord Dur-" fley, and Monfieur du Gay Trouin. not fuffer any Booth to be erected, or Stalls to be made use of, during fuch Time as the faid Fair fhould be bolden, for any Plays, Shows, Gaming, Mufick-Meetings, or other disorderly Affemblies. On the 14th of May, Advice was brought to the Engagement Admiraltry-Office, That the Lord Dursley, Vice-Admiral of the White, failing with the Squadron under his command from Plymouth, the 9th Day of April last, and with him the Fleet of Merchant Ships bound to Lisbon, and other parts, and their Convoys, fome Days after his Lordship had parted with the faid Trade, he got fight of two French Ships of War, about 118 Leagues from Scilly, to which he gave Chace, and recovered from them her Majefty's Ship the Briftol of 50 Guns, commanded by Captain Gore, which they had just taken in her Paffage from Plymouth to Lisbon; but that by an unfortunate, Shot that he had received from the Enemy in her Bread-room, fhe funk within two or three Hours after her Recapture; That his Lordship left two of the Ships of his Squadron, to lie by her, which preferved the Men (except 20) and continuing his Chace Chace after the Enemies Two Ships, which were the Achilles commanded by Monfieur Du Gue Trouin, and the Gloire, who found the former out-failed him, but that he gained on the latter; infomuch, that the Chefter, a Ship of 50 Guns, commanded by Captain Matthews, got within Gun-fhot of her, and between II and 12 at Night the furrendered, after engaging the Chester a little while, having 44 Guns mounted, and 312 Men. That his Lordship took alfo on the 26th of April. Two Merchant Ships, one laden with Oil from Cadiz, bound to Rochel, the other from Breft, bound to St. Domingo; and on the 7th of this Month, he took a Privateer of 14 Guns and 100 Men. And that the Bristol had a very warm Difpute with the aforefaid Two Ships of the Enemy, wherein about 70 of her Men were killed and wounded. A. C. 1709. bave The Envoys On the 15th of May, Count Bergami, Envoy-Extra- of Modena ordinary from the Duke of Modena; and the next Day, and Meck Monfieur de Sand, Envoy-Extraordinary from the Duke their lenburgh of Mecklenburgh, had their respective Audiences of Leave Audiences of Her Majefty: And on the 19th, the British Parlia of Leave. ment being met, according to their laft Prorogation, were further prorogued to the 23d of June next. fame Day, the Two following Orders were made in Council: The British The further pro Order of the W Hereas the Enemy are in great Diftrefs for gain up plying France want of Corn, and do ufe all poffible Means with Corn. to get themselves fupplied from Her Majefty's Do'minions; and that there is reafon to believe that they have receved Corn by way of Spain; to prevent therefore a Practice, which fo vifibly tends to the Support of the Enemy, more efpecially at this time, and to the Prejudice of the whole Alliance; her Majesty 'is pleafed in Council to declare, That all forts of Corn, which fhall be bound in any Ships whatfoever to the Enemies Country is and fhall be deemed Contraband and does hereby ftrictly prohibit all her loving Subjects from Exporting the fame to any Ports or Places whatfoever, within the Dominions of Her declared Enemies. Edward Southwell. UPON reading this Day at the Board a Report Another or from Mr. Attorney-General, upon the Peti- der about tion of the Mafter Wardens and Affiftants and Bre- TrinityHouse of 'thren of the Trinity-Houfe of Deptford-Strond, praying, Deptfordthat an Order of Council made in 1665, may be re- Strond. 'newed, for Exempting them from ferving in the Mi-1 litia, (the Lieutenancies having of late fummoned M them A. C. 1709. Account of a them to ferve in the Militia, and for refufing fo to do, have fined fome of them as Defaulters) which was taken into Confideration; and it appearing, by divers Charters granted by her Majefty's Royal Predeceffors, that for thefe Hundred Years and more, they have been Exempted from ferving in the Militia, or being Contributary thereto, by reafon the Petitioners with their Ships and Servants, are at an Hour's warning to be "commanded out to Sea, for Defence of her Majesty's "Kingdoms; and alfo, in Cafes of Neceffity, are to ferve in the Militia, provided they be thereunto required by Warrant from Six of Her Majefty's PrivyCouncil, whereof the Lord High-Admiral to be one, as by their Charter more at large appears. Her Majefty thereupon, with the Advice of Her PrivyCouncil, was pleafed to Order, and it is hereby accordingly Ordered, that the faid Mafter, Wardens, Affiftants and Brethren of Trinity-Houfe, of DeptfordStrond, fhall enjoy their ancient Priviliges, and that they, and every of them, be Exempt and Freed from all manner of Duties and Services to be perform'd in the Militia, or any Tax to be paid thereunto, as to their Perfons, their Offices, or any Houfe or Houses belonging to their Offices (except they fhall be 'thereunto commanded by Warrant from this Board) and from all Fines and Penalties to be impos'd upon them, or any of them for the fame; whereof Her Majefty's Lieutenants, and their Deputies, and all others whom it may concern, are required to take notice, and conform to this Signification. “ * Edward Southwell. On the 24th of May, the following Account was Sea Engage- brought to the Admiralty-Office. Her Majesty's Ship ment. the Falmouth, of so Guns, comrnanded by Capt. Walter Ryddell, in her Paffage from New-England, with fome Ships loaden with Mafts, and others under her Convoy, was, on the 18th of this Month, attacked by a French Ship of War of 60 Guns, about 24 Leagues from Scilly; and Captain Ryddell perceiving that the Enemy did intend to board him, he filled his Headfails, and laid her on Board under her Poltfprit, 'directly athwart her Hawfe, and raked her fore and aft with his Cannon. The Enemy continued in this 'Pofture about an hour and a half; during which time, he entered many Men, but they were repulfed ; however the Number of Men on Board her being much greater than thofe in the Falmouth, it occafioned ⚫ various Turns, but at length he thought fit to retire, having firft cut all the Land-yards of the Falmouth's fore Fore and Mizen Shrowds, believing it might prevent her following to rescue the Convoys which the Enemy ftood after; notwithstanding which, Captain Ryddell did 'with fuch Diligence follow him, as enabled him to preserve them, and to bring them into Plymouth. In this Action, the Falmouth had 13 Men killed and 56 wounded, the Captain himself receiv'd a Wound in his RightLeg, and feveral other Hurts; and the Second Lieutenant, and Mr. Lawrence, one of the Volunteers, were fhot thro' the Body. The Falmouth had on Board her 200001. of New-England Money, at the time of the Engagement. A. C. 1709. well, re About this Time, application being made to his Ex- Capt. Cacellency the Earl of Wharton, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, mock in acquainting him, That Two fmall French Privateers had the Speedcome into the Bay of Bantry, and furpriz'd and taken a takes the Weft-India Ship called the Ruth of London, valued at 25000 Ruth, an Pounds; his Excellency immediately fent Orders to one Falt India of the Men of War in Kinfale, to put to Sea, and endea- Ship. vour to retake her; whereupon Captain Camock, in the Speedwell, made the best of his way to Beer-haven, and upon his entrance into the Harbour, met the Prize, and one of the Privateers, making their way to France. The Captain immediately gave Chace, and came up and retook the Prize, and having mann'd her with his Lieutenant and 40 Men, fet fail after the Privateer, but loft her in the Night. The next Morning he went up into the Bay of Bantry, where he met and took the other Privateer, being a Sloop with 4 Guns and 30 Men, feveral of whom were Irish Papifts, whom he fent to Cork-Goal, to be tried for Treafon according to Law. Another On the 30th of May, John Charles, Count of Cufftein, Count Cuf Envoy-Extraordinary from the Emperor, had a publick (tein, the Audience of Her Majefty, to condole the Death of Imperial his Royal Highnefs, Prince George of Denmark; and on Envoy, bas the 2d of June, Major-General Haguen, Envoy-Extraor- Audience; a pulick dinary from the Duke of Wolfembuttle, had a private and Maj. G. Audience of Her Majefty, on the fame Occafion. Six Haguen, Days after, the following Account was brought to the a private. Admiraltry--Office: Captain Hutchins, Commander of Account of her Majefty's Ship the Portland, of Fifty Guns being a Sea En'fent on the Coaft of Hifpaniola from Jamaica, by Rear- gagement Admiral Wager, with the Trading Sloops, and ar- in the riving off of the Baftimentoes near Porto-Bello the 15th dies. of April laft, had Advice, that there were four Ships at Anchor there. He ftood in the next Morning, upon which they drew into a Line, and hoifted French Colours, and he judged two of them to be about 50 Guns each, and the other two about 30. He dif 'patch'd ་ M 2 welt-In |