On Thursday evening, came a Man (supposed to be a Plaisterer) with his
Boy and a Ladder, by which he went up to the statue of Queen Elizabeth,
and after he had wiped it, he removed to the Pedestal, where the statue of
the late King formerly stood, and there blotting out the inscription [Exit
Tyrannus, &c.] he Presently came down; whereupon some of the people
gathered together, and made a Bonfire.
By Letters from several Parts of England it appears, there is great striving
and finding about making of Elections for the next Parliament.
At Oxon there was a tumult about the making of some persons freemen of
the City, to render them capable to be elected.
Last night in co[unr]tent Gariden, eleven, Bailiffs being employed to arrest a Gen
ma[unr], he was so stisly defended by his company, that one of the Bailiffs was
stain out right, and it is said eight or nine more of them were wounded.
The Council of State, upon whom, in this interval, the care of the Government
doth lis, have agreed on several Proclamations in order to the Preservation
of the Publick Peace, which will be forthwith proclaimed and published.
From Collen, 10 Feb.
We have Letters from the land of Cleve, that the States
there, upon perswasion of Prince Maurice of Nassaw, have
consented to pay to the Prince Elector of Brandenburg 90000
Rixdollers, at several tearms: the States of the Mark and
Rovensburg, have promised to doe the like, which moneys
are to be used for the reca[unr]iting of the Old Regiments.
Since the Harantish Regiment marched hither up, the o[unr]er
Imperial Forces quartered in the Bishoprick of Munster,
have attempted nothing.
Letters from Parts, intimate, that the King of Spain hath
given order to his Gentry, and other Officers, for to be ready
towards the fourth of April, for to help to conduct the royal
Bride to the Frontires; and further order was give, that
the ways from Madrid to the Island of Conference should be
mended: thither is gone to that purpose Baron de Batteville,
in the King of Spains name, and another in the King of
Frances name, to sew all things made ready and fitted for
the entertaining of the Two Kings.
The Duke of Mercoeur is come to Marseiles with 5000
men, to whom are come also the Troupes out of Italie,
where they are to stay till the Cittadell be finished.
The Duke de Longueville is gone From Lion to Arles,
where the Kings Courtlately was.
They intend to goe to thoulose to stay there all the
Lent.