At the Court at Whitehall, April the sixteenth, 1680. Present, the Kings most excellent Majesty His Highness Prince Rupert ... Mr. Godolphin. Whereas information hath been this day given to His Majesty in council upon oath, that John Arnold Esq; one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Monmouth, was the last night between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in Bell Yard, near Jack-an-apes Lane end, maliciously and feloniously assaulted,

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  • At the Court at Whitehall, April the sixteenth, 1680. Present, the Kings most excellent Majesty His Highness Prince Rupert ... Mr. Godolphin. Whereas information hath been this day given to His Majesty in council upon oath, that John Arnold Esq; one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Monmouth, was the last night between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in Bell Yard, near Jack-an-apes Lane end, maliciously and feloniously assaulted,
  • Whereas information hath been this day given to His Majesty in council upon oath, that John Arnold Esq; one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Monmouth, was the last night between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in Bell Yard, near Jack-an-apes Lan end, maliciously and feloniously assaulted
  • Orders in Council. 1680-04-16
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : Printed by John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1680.
Added name
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Gwyn, Francis, 1648?-1734.; Bill, John, active 1630-1681, printer.; Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer.; Hills, Henry, -1689?, printer.
Publication year
1680
ESTC No.
R39200
Grub Street ID
121141
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 coat of arms ; 1°.
Note
At end of text: And for the better notification hereof, it is further directed, that this order be forthwith printed and published. Francis Gwyn

Steele notation: Majesty rous to

Two different settings, with different Steele notation, identified. Wing does not differentiate between the two settings. In this setting, line 2 of the text ends "His" and the factotum has a basket under the initial. In the other setting (ESTC R225635), line 2 of the text ends in "Ma-" and the factotum has no basket

Woodcut royal coat of arms (Crawford no. 88); woodcut factotum.