The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

SECT. 2.

[Sect. 2] The King then acquainted the Par∣liament, That he had News from Scotland of the Earl of Argyles Landing in the Highlands; That he had put out two Declarations, one of which he presently communicated to them. Which is so ge∣nerally known in Scotland, and elsewhere, as saves me the Labour of repeating it here. To be short, in a few dayes after, the Earl's small Forces were dissipated, and each Man shifted for himself; And he himself falling unhappily into the hands of a Country∣man, was soon after brought to Edinburgh, where (for his former unpardonable Crime, req••ireing care should be taken for the Protestant Religion, and for explaining himself on taking the Test) this brave

(tho unfortunate) Man was beheaded. June the 30.

But a blacker Cloud appeared about this time, in the West of England, by the Duke of Monmouths Landing at Lyme in Dorset-shire, on the 12. of June, where he presently put out an ample Declaration, in his own name, and the rest of his followers. Which Declaration being very large, and being generally known all Brittain over, I shall now overpass.

The Prince of Orange hearing of Monmouths Landing in England, presently sends over the Six English Regiments, in the Dutch Service and Pay, and by Monsieur Benting, not only offers King James, the loan of his Troops, but to come in per∣son and command his Army, if his Majesty pleased. But before Benting reached London; Skelton, King James Envoy at the Hague, had sent the King so bad a Character of the Prince, as he told Benting, that their common Interest required the Princes stay in Holland, and hinted as much to him, as he thought, his Zeal for his Service was not seasonable at that time, and this was the thanks the Prince had for his Service offered.

Providence so favoured King James at this time, as the Duke of Monmouths Forces are defeated at Sedgemore, and he being taken soon after, was brought to London, and Beheaded on the 15. of July.

Hereupon followed the Tragical proceedings in the West, The Lord chief Justice Jessereys, being cloathed with a Commission of Oyer and Terminer, to try and prosecute all who had any way appeared or concurred with Monmouth; At Dorchester, 30. being Impeached, he hang'd Twenty nine of them, and again, of two hundered and fourty three, eigh∣ty suffered and almost as many at Exeter, at last, he finished his Bloody Assizes, at Tauntoun and Wells, where above 500. were Condemned, and of them 239. were Executed; Yet for all his Bloody

Humour, Covetousness put in for a share. For he had the Conscience to take Fourteen thousand, and Five hundered Pounds for saving the Life of one Man.

Nor was Collonel Kirk much short of him in Cru∣elty, for at Taunton, he caused Ninety Wounded Men to be Hang'd, and that with the Solemnity of Trumpets, Drums, and Bag-pipes making a noise all the time of their Execution. And after all this Alerman Cornish a Worthy Honest Citizen of London, is Apprehended, Arraign'd, Condemn'd, and Executed, and that for no other Cause, Realy, but that being Sheriff of London at the Discovery of the Popish Plot, he had appeared Active in prose∣cuting the Conspirators, and this was the Demon∣stration of the Kings Clemency and tenderness to∣wards his People, which he so fairly promised, first to the Privy Council, and soon after, to the Parlia∣ment.

Notes

• Argyle lands in Scotland.
• He is tak∣en and E∣xecuted at Edinburgh he dyed ve∣ry piously.
• Monmouth lands in England.
• Prince of Orange of∣fer to King James
• Rejected.
• Monmouth Executed
• Jessereys Bloody Work in the West.
• And Kirks also
• Mr. Cor∣nish Exe∣cuted.