A Advertisement.
Lost on Saturday night, between nine and ten a clock, in Ludgate-street,
creed lane, or Blackfryers, a black velvet close Coat lined with Taffaty,
and faced at the sleeves with new Velvet. Those that have taken it up, are desired
to bring it again to Mr. John Wars, a tailor, at his House in Blackfryers,
and they shall have twenty shillings for their pains, or what in reason they can
demand.
Whitehal, Decemb. 12.
There is Printed newly and Published a Declaration by the Committee of
Safety of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, touching the
Payment of the Duties of Custom and Excise.
The Tower of London being to have been surprised this day, take an accounts of
the manner of its designed surprisal, as followeth.
There are in the Tower eight Companies of Foot employed as Guards
thereof. Two of these Companies were men newly raised for one Captain
Spooner, and Captain Clare, two Captains which formerly served under col.
Fitch, Lieutenant of the Tower, when he was Governor of Innerness in Scotland;
but when he was made Lieutenant lately by the Parliament, they were
called thence to be employed in the Tower, on purpose to accommodate Col.
Fitch in this his new Command, they being old Officers of his, in whom he
could Conside.
Now, it so falling out, that on Monday last, Lieut. Col. Miller, a faithful Officer
of the Tower-Regiment, being to meet at the General Council of Officers
at Whitehal, about ten in the morning, and the several Captains of the Tower
Guards, with their Companies, being to be drawn forth to keep Guard (as
their manner is) at Peals and Gresham Colledge, and Captain Spoower and Cap.
Clare, the Licutenant of the Towers two Considents, being to be lest alone
with their two Companies of new raised men, to keep Guard in the Towes;
the design was so laid, that the Licutenant was to have gone forth in his Coach
into the City, about eight a clock in the morning on Monday, and about ten
of have returned, and to ha[unr] brought along with him in his Coach, some of
the late suspended Officers of the Army, viz. Col okey, Major Wagstaff, and
Mr. John Streater, late Comptroller of the Train belonging to the Army.
After them and the Coach, foor Companies were to have entred, which were
to have followed them out of the City, being men prepared for that purpose,
and were to have been taken in, as if they had been men sent from his Excellency
the Lord Fleetwood, for security of the Tower, in the absence of the
usual Guards and so being entred, they were all presently to have declared
for the long Parliament.
But discovery being made of this designe unto my Lord Fleetwood, the night
before it was to have been put in execution, his Excellencie by a civil Letter
sent for Col. Fitch the Lienternant to come and speak with him; who being
com, [unr] expostulaing the matter with him, and repeating to him
[unr] of the plot, and he perceiving the matter was known, consessed All,
[unr] in custody. General Disbrewe and Colonel Salmon were
[unr] sent to the Tower to Secure it, and take Examinations of persons,
[unr] the same night to Walling ford-house, bringing with them
[unr] spooner, who was a party in the Conspiracie. Some of the Parties