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Gesta Britannorum, or, A brief chronologie of the actions and exploits, battails, sieges, conflicts, and other signal and remarkable passages which have happened in these His Majesties dominions from the year of Christ 1600, untill the present, 1663, being the space of 62 complete years / collected by Geo. Wharton.

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Gesta Britannorum, or, A brief chronologie of the actions and exploits, battails, sieges, conflicts, and other signal and remarkable passages which have happened in these His Majesties dominions from the year of Christ 1600, untill the present, 1663, being the space of 62 complete years / collected by Geo. Wharton.
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Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681.
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London :: Printed by J.G. for the Company of Stationers,
1663.
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Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
Great Britain -- History -- Chronology.
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"Gesta Britannorum, or, A brief chronologie of the actions and exploits, battails, sieges, conflicts, and other signal and remarkable passages which have happened in these His Majesties dominions from the year of Christ 1600, untill the present, 1663, being the space of 62 complete years / collected by Geo. Wharton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A65581.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.

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Anno 1628.

[date May 8.] EArl of Denbigh set ••ail for Relief of Rochel.

Attempted it but in vain.

[date 26] Returned to Ply∣mouth.

S••oad (an English Garrison) rendered to the Imperialist.

[date June 14.] Dr. Lambe (so called by a Ch••rientismus) mur∣dered in the streets by the Rabb••e.

[date 14] Dr. Mai••waring ce••∣sured.

[date] London fined (fo•• Lambes d••at••) 6000••.

[date 17] A large Remonstran with the Bill for Sub¦sidies presented to th•• King.

[date 23] D•• M••inwaring sub¦••itted himself at bot•• ••h•• Bars in P••••l. upo•• ••hich much of hi•• cen∣sure was ••emitted.

[date July 26.] Pa••liame••t Proro∣••ued till 20. Octob. fol∣••owing.

Earl Marlborough re∣moved

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from the place of Lord Treasurer, and Sir Richard Weston pre∣ferred in his stead.

Sir Thomas Wentworth dignifyed with a Ba∣rony.

Another Fleet de∣signed for Rochell, com∣manded by the Duke.

[date 23] Duke of Buckingham murthered (by John Felton) at Portsmouth.

[date Sep. 8] Fleet set forth from Portsmouth comanded by the E. Lindsey.

[date 25] D. Buckinghams Fu∣nerall.

[date Oct. 18.] Rochells relief attemp∣ted but in vain, by rea∣son of contrary winds.

Rochell surrendred to the French, and or∣dered to be called (from the Queen mother) Borgo Ma∣ria.

Parliament adjourn'd till 20. Jan. following

[date Nov. 19.] John Felton executed at Tyburn, whence his body was transmitted to Portsmouth, and there hung in chaines.

A Proclamation a∣gainst Richard Smith Bishop of Chalcedon, who thereupon fled into France.

[date Ja. 20] The Parliament met again and adjourn'd till March 2.

[date Mar. 2] Parliament dissolv'd by the King.

[date 18] Prince Charles born, baptized, and dyed.

Ten of the members of the late Parliament committed.

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