A. C. This Prefent was accompanied with a Letter from 1708. Sir Samuel Macklellan, Lord-Provost of Edinburgh, wherein be defired the Admiral to accept of it as a Mark of their high Refpect to him, who had been the Happy Inftrument of fo feasonable a Deliverance to this Island, for which his Memory would be honour'd by future Ages. Not many Days after, Sir George Bing arriv'd at Court, and was receiv'd both by the Queen and his ception at Royal Highnefs, with thofe gracious Marks of Court. Favour, which his late eminent Service had merited. His Gra. cions Re The Pruf- On the 20th of the fame Month (April) the Bafian Amron of Spanheim, Ambaffador Extraordinary from balado's the King of Pruffia, had an Audience of the Queen, Audience. and afterwards of his Royal Highnefs the Prince, to Promotion of General Officers. congratulate her Majefty, in the Name of the King The Earl of Rivers, General of the Horfe, Henry Withers, Cornelius Wood, Charles Rofs, Daniel Robert Echlyn. Marquis of Lothian, Majors-General. Sir William Douglas, Lord Mountjoy, Earl of Crewford, Richard Gorges, Nicholas Sankey, Henry Holt, William Cadogan, Thomas Meredyth, Francis Palmes, James Stanhope, Lord Shannon, Lord Charlemont, Duke of Northumberland. Brigadiers. Luke Lillington, Sir Thomas Smith, John Livefty, Edward Braddock, Gilbert Primrofe, Roger Elliot, Wil liam Evans, Thomas Pearce, Jofeph Wightman, John Newton. * Some time before, Orders and Commiffions *March 8. were deliver'd for new raifing the Regiments of Regiments new raised. Montjoy, Gorges, Alnut, Mordaunt, Wade, Mackartney, and Mark-Kerr, which fuffer'd moft at the Battle, of Almanza, and the Officers whereof, who were Prifoners in France, were fupplied by others. A. C. On the 21st of March, the Lord Lovelace had the Honour to kifs the Queen's Hand, upon his being 1708. appointed Governor of New-York, in the room of the Lord Cornbury; and towards the end of that Month, *La Love. Major General Stanhope was appointed her Ma- lace made jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Governor King Charles III. and Commander in Chief of the of NewYork. BritishForces in Spain. * Major (then but Brigadier) + Maj. Gen. General Meredyth was, about the fame Time, made Stanhope Gentleman of the Horfe to her Majefty, in the room made Enof Walsh, Efq; deceased. voy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Commander in Chief in Spain. General Meredyth made Gentleman of the Horfe to the Queen. On the 7th of April, Signior Cornaro, Ambaffador The Vene. from the Republick of Venice, was forbid the Court, tain Am upon Account of fome Difrefpect fhewn by the ballador Cuftom-Houfe Officers of Venice, to the Livery of forbid the Court, till the Lord Manchester, the British Ambaffador there: fatisfaction Which Matter was afterwards accommodated to given bybis her Majefty's Satisfaction; the Perfons who offer'd Principals. the Affront, having upon the Ambaffador's Inftances, been condemned and fent to the Gallies, but immediately releafed from thence, at his Excellencies Defire. the Houfhold Dr. Fleetwood no About the middle of April, the Earl of Wymes, and Sir John Leake were added to the Lord HighAdmiral's Council; and on the 22d of the fame E. of CholMonth, the Queen was pleas'd to deliver to the mondley Earl of Cholmondeley, the Staff of Comptroller of her madeCompMajefty's Houfhold. The fame Day, her Majefty troller of nominated Dr. Fleetwood, to the Bishoprick of St. Afaph, vacant by the Death of Dr. Beveridge; and the Lord Lovelace was declared in Council, Gover- minated nor of New-York, Sir William Giffard was appoin- Bp. of St. ted Governor of Greenwich Hofpital; and on the Afaph. 26th of April, her Majefty in Council order'd a Proclamation to be publifh'd, which was done ac- Proclamacordingly the next Day, charging and commanding tion requir all the Peers of North-Britain, or Scotland, to affem- Scotch ing the ble at Holy-Rood Houfe, in Edinburgh, the 17th of June next, to nominate and chufe by open Election, elect 16 of the Sixteen Peers, who were to Sit and Vote in their Numbthe Houfe of Peers, in the enfuing Parliament of ber. • Great Peers to A. C. 1708. Several flow'd. Great Britain, pursuant to the 22d Article of the The next Day, Thomas Micklethwait, Efq; had Apr. 28. the Honour to kifs her Majefty's Hand, upon his being appointed Receiver and Pay-Master of the Tranfports; and on the 30th of the fame Month, Sir Philip Medows, Jun. Knt. and Thomas Broderick, Efq; were declar'd Comptrollers for the Accompts of the Army; Sir John Stanley, Bar. Commiffioner of the Cuftoms, in the room of Thomas Hall, Efq; Craven Peyton, Efq; Warden of the Mint, upon the Removal of Sir John Stanley; Thomas Hall, Efq; Comptroller of the Salt, in the room of the abovenam'd Thomas Broderick, Efq; James Cardonnel, Efq; Commiffioner for the Duties on Salt; Sir Charles Turner, Bar. one of the Commiffioners for Trade and Planrations, in the room of George Stepney, Efq; deceas'd; Richard Martin, Efq; one of the Commillioners for executing the Authorities and Powers granted by Act of Parliament, touching Duties arifing upon ftamp'd Vellum, Parchment and Paper; and Hugh Bofcawen, Efq: Warden of the Stanaries. Knights Baronets made. See the Appen On the 23d of March, the Queen was pleas'd to confer the Dignity of a Baronet of Great-Britain upon Sir Charles Lloyd of Milfield, alias Maefgvelin, in the County of Cardigan, Knt. And towards the End of April, her Majefty was pleas'd to confer the fame Dignity on Alexander Cairnes of Monagham, in the Kingdom of Ireland, Efq; Mr.Greg On Wednesday the 28th of April, William Greg, executed. who was lately condemn'd for High-Treafon, by traiteroufly Correfponding with, and giving Intelligence to her Majefty's Enemies, was executed at Tyburn. It was expected by many, That he would have made fome Difcovery, but in the Paper 'which he deliver'd to the Sheriffs, he took the whole Guilt upon himfelf. About the fame Time, the chief State-Prifoners in the Caftle of Edinburgh, viz. the Marquis of Huntley, the Earls of Erroll, Scotch Marshall, Seaforth and Nithfdale; the Viscounts Prifoners Stormont and Killyth, the Lord Drummond, the Lord brought to Nairn, and James Murray, Efq; (the two laft nam'd, England. Brothers to the Duke of Athol) Sir George Maxwell, * Apr. 28. and others, fet out from thence, in order to be brought up to London, guarded by a Party of Dra dix, Numb. XIII. goons, ral others. to New ་ goons. As for the Duke of Hamilton, who, on the A. C. 10th of April, arriv'd in Weftminster, with his Dut. 1708. chefs, attended only by one of her Majefty's Meffen- n gers, his Grace having given fufficient Affurances The Duke of his Loyalty and Affection to her Majefty's Per- of Hamil fon and Government, was foon after discharg'd; as ton Dif were alfo the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Balmerino, charg'd. the Bishop of Edinburgh, Sir Walter Bruce, Lieute- And Seve nant Colonel Belfour, Mr. Fletcher of Salton, Dugal Stewart, Brother to the Lord Buts, and fome others. On the 7th of June, the Lord Drummond, Sir George Some Per Maxwell, and Robert Murray of Palmy, Efq; were fons comcommitted Prifoners to the Tower of London; and the mitted to Lairds of Cardeen and Keir, to Newgate, by War- the Tower rants from the Lords of her Majefty's Privy-Coun- and others' cil: The next * Day, the following Prifoners were brought to London from Edinburgh, viz. the Duke of gate. June 8. Gordon, Viscount Kenmir, Fortheringhan of Powrie, other PriLyon of Auchterhouse, Lord James Murray, Robinfonners of Strovan, Seaton of Touch, Stewart of Stanachie, brought Mackdonald of Keppock, Edmiston of Newton, Laird of from Scot Keppendarvie, Gordon of Gallachi, and Stewart of land. Boyce as were the 14th of that Month, the Earl Marshal, the Earl of Murray, the Earl of Traquair, the Lord Belhaven, the Lord Sinclair, Sir John Mack clean, the Laird of Lochaile, the Laird of Appion, Major-General Buchan, and Mr. Campbel of Glende rowick Thefe Prifoners having feverally been exa- Andadmits min'd by the Lords of the Privy-Council, her Ma- ted to Bail. jefty was pleas'd to allow, That fuch, againft whom there was no particular Information, fhould be admitted to Bail, which Favour extended to most of them; but which the Lord Belhaven did not long The Lord enjoy; for on the 21st of June, he died of an Inflam- Belhaven mation, or Mortification in his Brain: And with dies. him expired the warmeft Oppofer of the Happy UNION of the Two Kingdoms. On the 10th of May, at the Court at Kenfington, New Privr the Queen being prefent, his Royal Highness Prince Council fet George of Denmark, having been admitted to take led, accor his Place, as ufual, at the Council-Board, the Lords, ding to the and others hereafter mention'd, were by her late Act of Majefty's Command, fworn of her Majesty's moft Honourable Privy-Council, purfuant to an Actment May of Parliament in that behalf, pafs'd the laft Sef fion Parlia Io. A. C. fion, intituled, An A&t for rendring the Union of 1708. the Two Kingdoms more entire and complete; which faid Lords, and others, her Majefty declared to be the Lords of her Privy-Council of Great-Britain, viz. The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury; William Lord Cowper, Lord-Chancellor of Great-Britain; Sidney Earl of Godolphin, Lord High-Treafurer; the Earl of Pembroke, Lord-Prefident; John Duke of Newcaftle, Lord Privy-Seal; William Duke of Devonshire, Lord-Steward; James Duke of Ormond; Henry Marquis of Kent, Lord-Chamberlain; James Earl of Derby, Thomas Earl of Stamford; Charles Earl of Sunderland, Principal Secretary of State; Charles Bodvile Earl of Radnor; Charles Earl of Berkeley; Francis Earl of Bradford; Hugh Earl of Cholmondley; Henry LordBishop of London; William Lord Dartmouth, Henry Boyle, Efq; Principal Secretary of State; Thomas Coke, Efq: Vice-Chamberlain; Sir John Trevor, Mafter of the Rolls; Sir Thomas Trevor, Lord Chief-Juftice; Sir Charles Hedges; James Vernon,Efq; John How, Efq; Thomas Erle, Efq; John Povey, Efq; +May 11. The Duke Edward Southwell, Efq; Were Sworn Clerks of the Council. of Savoy's The next † Day, the Count de Briançon, Envoy Envoy has Extraordinary from the Duke of Savoy, had Auan Audi- dience of the Queen, and afterwards of the Prince ence. of Denmark, to congratulate the Disappointment of The Pruf- the Pretender's Invafion on North-Britain; and on fian Am the 17th of the fame Month, the Baron de Spanheim, baffador the Pruffian Ambaffador, had alfo Audience, both Death of of her Majefty, and his Royal Highness, to notify the Prince the Death of the young Prince of Orange, Grandof Orange, Son to the King his Mafter: Whereupon the May 17. British Court went into Mourning the Sunday May 23. following. notifies the * The Lord Not many Days before, the Lord Griffin, (one Griffin of the Prifoners taken on Board the Salisbury) being brought to attainted by Outlawry, for High-Treafon, comthe Queen's mitted in the Reign of the late King William, was Bench-Bar, brought to the Bar of the Queen's-Bench, by Virtue upon his of her Majefty's Writ of Habeas Corpus, directed to formerOutthe Lieutenant of the Tower of London; and, after the reading of the Outlawry, being ask'd, What he lawry, May 15. had |