Rich. Weft. Chancelor in Dr. Burf And Charles Areskine, Efq; to be His Ma- His Majesty was alfo pleafed to appoint Dr. William Burscough, to be Bishop of cough L. B. Limerick, in the Room of Dr. Thomas Smith of Limerick: deceas'd. The L. Vife Edward Thompson, Efq; to be one of the Commiffioners of the Revenue in Ireland, in the Room of Sir William Strickland. His Majesty was likewife pleafed to or der Letters Patents to be paffed uuder the Great Seal of Ireland, for creating the Rt. Honourable John Viscount Darnly, of Ab boy, in the County of Meath, an Earl of that Kingdom, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Earl of Darnly in the faid County. 'And Wm. As alfo for creating William Bateman, Esq; Bateman Efq; a Baron and Viscount of the said KingBaron of Cul-dom, by the Name, Stile, and Title of more, and Vif Baron of Culmore, in the County of LondonBateman in derry, and Viscount Bateman. Ireland. A few Days after it was declared, That the Right Honourable the Earl of Broadal Other Prefer- bin, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the ments in Scot- Shire of Perth. land. The Right Honourable the Earl of Mertoun, Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Zet land! Hugh Rofe, of Kilravock, fen. Efq, Lieu tenant of Nairn. The Right Honourable the Lord Lovat, Alexander Brodie of Brodie Efq; Lieutenant Charles 1 Charles Rofs, Efq; Lieutenant of Rofs: And Sir Robert Monroe, of Fowles, Bart. Sheriff of that Shire. Hugh Rofe, of Kilravock, jun. Dfq; Lieutenant of Cromarty: And James Allardice of Allardice, Efq; Sheriff of Kincardin. At the fame time, it was made known, Brigadier Dor That James Dormer, Efq; Brigadier Gene- mer Envoy ral of His Majefty's Forces, was appoint-Extr. to Pored His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to tugal. the King of Portugal, in the Room of Sir Tho. Lumley Sanderson, Knight of the Bath, 4 Tho.Pearle John Clarke, Efq; having furrender'd the Office of Receiver of the Six Pence per Menfem for Greenwich Hofpital, was fucceeded Efq; Receiver by Thomas Pearfe, Efq; Member of Parlia for Greenwich Hospital ment for Weymouth: But this being an Appointment by the Lord High Admiral, does not vacate his Seat in Parliament. On the 16th of June, Bernard Hale, Efq; BaronGilbert late Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in made Serjeant Ireland, was called to the Degree of Ser at Law. jeant at Law at the Court of CommonPleas, Weftminster, in order to fucceed the Lord Chief Baron Gilbert, as one of the Barons of the Exchequer here. His Majefty was fome time before plea. The Reverfion fed to grant the Reversion of the Office of Curfitor giof Curfitor Baron, now poffeffed by Sir Will, vento Sir Wm. Thompson. Sympĵon, and worth about 800 l. per Annum, to Sir William Thompson Recorder of the City." About this Time, a Patent pafs'd the Seal, for erecting a College in the Ifland of Bermudas, for the Propagation of the Gospel among the Indians, and other Heathens on the Continent of America, whereof. Dr. Berkeley Dean of Londonderry, in Ireland, was conftitated the Principal. On Thursday, the 3d of June, about Ten in the Morning the King fet out from St. The King em barks for Hol James's land. His fafe Arrival there. Fames's for Hanover. About Noon His Majefty went on board the Carolina Yacht at Greenwich, there being then very little Wind and that contrary. The Yachts fell down, with the Tides, to Gravefend; and the next Day in the Afternoon, the Wind changing, His Majefty failed from thence with a favourable Gale for Holland. That Night they got to the Nore; where Sir John Norris lay with the Squadron appointed to attend His Majefty. On Saturday Morning at Break of Day, they weighed, and with a fair Wind put to Sea; but in a little time the Wind came Eafterly, fo that they were o bliged to work their Paffage against it, but without Storm or hard Weather, till Sunday Noon, when they defcried Land. That Afternoon the Wind being at S. E. they had Thunder and Lightning, Rain and Squawls of Wind. Towards Night a fair South West Wind fprung up, but it was judg ed proper to lye by and drive till Break of Day. On Monday the 7th, between Five and Six in the Morning, His Majefty failed over the Hinder up the Maefe, with a fresh Gale at South Weft. Captain Herdman, Com mander of His Majesty's Ship the Rofe, was then fent away by Admiral Norris, with the News of His Majefty's fafe Arrival in Holland. That Morning, about Ten, His Majesty arrived at 's Gravendael, and proceeding from thence in the States Yacht, came in the Evening to Vaart. From thence His Majefty fet out the next morning for Dela den, and on the 12th at Night arrived at Ofnabrug. His Majefty ftaid there the 13th with His Royal Highness, the Duke of York; and on the 14th at Night, His Ma jefty arrived at his Palace at Herenhausen, near Hanover, in perfe & Health. Upon Upon the News of His Majesty's Arri-The Lords val in Holland, on the 9th of June in the Juftices open Evening, the Lords Juftices met and o- their Commifpened their Commiffions; and their Ex-fion. cellencies appointed Charles Delafaye Efq; to be their Secretary. On the 22d, their Excellencies, in Coun- The British cil, it was order'd, that the Parliament of Parliament Great Britain, which stood prorogued to the further proro1st of July, fhould be further prorogued to gued. Thursday the 12th of Auguft following. The fame Day, (June 22d) His Grace The D. of BolCharles Duke of Bolton, took the Oaths as ton fworn Ld. Conftable of the Tower of London, and as Conftable of the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. Tower &c. On Tuesday, the 8th of June, the Prin ceffes Anne, Carolina, and Amelia, removed The Royal Fafrom St. James's to Kensington. The next day mily remove to Prince William, and the youngest Princeffes Kensington Mary and Louifa, removed to Richmond and Rich; mond. whither alfo their Royal Highneffes went on the 10th for the Summer Seafon. About the Beginning of June, the Lord Officers of the Bishop of Rochester, Dean of Westminster, was most Hon. Or made Dean of the most honourable Order. of the Bath. of the Bath; Gray Longueville Efq; BATH, King at Arms; Edward Montague, Elq; Secretary; Edward Young, Efq; Register; John Anftis, jun. Efq; Genealogift, and Edmund Sawyer, Efq; Gentleman Ufher, of the faid Order. Some Days after it was declared, That Mr. Cornish Anthony Cornish, Efq, had a Grant of the has a Grant of Office of Clerk of the Pipe, in the Exche the Office of Clerk of the quer, upon the Demife of the Lord Cheney, Pipe. Viscount Whitehaven. This Month, the Rev. Mr. Jofiah Cock Ecclefiaftical fhut, Fellow of Chrift's Colledge in Cambridge, Preferments was prefented to the Living of Kegworth, in Leicestershire, worth about 400l. per Annum. The Rev. Mr. Grey, Chaplain and. Secretary to the late Lord Bifhop of Dur Aaaa bam ham and Rector of Hinton in Northamptonbire, was prefented by the Honourable Mrs. Verney, to the Rectory of Kilncote in Lie cestershire, vacant by the Removal of the Rev. Mr. Thorp, to a Living in the Diocese of Durham. The Rev. Mr. James Thorn, was prefented by the Crown to the Rectory of St Ives in Cornwall. The Rev. Mr. James Barker, to the Rectory of Woodman coate, in the County of Suffex. The Rev. Mr. Giles Watkins, to the Vicarage of Chittingley, in the faid County. The Rev. Mr. Henry Fife, to the Rectory of Walpole St. Peter, in the County of Norfolk. The Rev. Mr. James Ferguson, to the Vicarage of Old Windfor, in Berkebire. The Rev. Mr. Barwell Collins, to the Vicarage of Coupul, alias Cople, in Bedfordshire. The Rev. Mr. William Bic kerton, to the Rectory of Newdicate in Surrey, And the Rev. Mr. John Waller, to the Vicarage of Clevedon in Somerfetfbire. On Saturday the 5th of June, Sir George Members of Oxenden Bart, one of the Lords of the AdParliament miralty, was re-elected Member of Parlia chofen. ment for Sandwich, one of the Cinque Ports. Some Days after, John Thurloe Brace, Efq; was chofen a Reprefentative for Bedford, in the room of George Huxley, Efq; now one of the Commiffioners for Victualling the Navy; St. John Charlton, Efp; of Appley near Wellington, in Shropshire, was chofen for the Borough of Bruges, alias Bridgenorth, in that County, in the room of William Whitmore Efq; deceafed; The Rt. Hon. Sir Paul Methuen, Knight of the Bath, was rechofen for the Towu of Brackley in Northamptonshire, as was alfo the Rt. Hon. the Lord Finch, Knight of the Shire for Rutland; and Edward Thomfon Efq; for the City of York. Sheriffs and o On the 24th of June, being Mid fummer ther officers of Day, at a Court of Huftings, held at Guild this City chofen. ball, came on the Election of Sheriffs for |