The Memoirs of James Lord Audley Earl of Castlehaven, his engagement and carriage in the Wars of Ireland, from the year 1642 to the year 1651. Written by himself. London. 1680.
On August 3rd, 1682, Lord Castlehaven was summoned before the Council, the King being present, respecting the publication of this book, which he owned; and it was resolved that the book was a libel against the government.[221] A copy of this publication is preserved in the British Museum Library.
The Loyal Protestant, and true Domestic Intelligence, or News both from City and Country, No. 166, Saturday, June 10th, 1682.
For publishing this periodical a prosecution was instituted against Nathaniel Thomson and Mary his wife. The following is a copy of the information:--
Londonia. Memorandum quod Samuel Astry armiger Coronator et Attornatus domini Regis in curia ipsius Regis coram ipso Rege qui pro eodem domino Rege in hac parte sequitur in propria persona sua venit hic in curiam dicti domini Regis coram ipso Rege apud Westmonasterium die Lunæ proximo post tres septimanas Sancti Michaelis isto eodem termino, et pro eodem domino Rege dat curiæ his intelligi et informari quod Nathaniel Tompson nuper de parochia Sancti Dunstani in Occidente Londoniæ Yeoman et Maria Tompson uxor prædicti Nathanielis existentes personæ maledispositi ac machinantes practicantes et intendentes pacem et communem tranquillitatem hujus regni Angliæ perturbare et diversas personas infra hoc regnum Angliæ in odium et contemptum dicti domini Regis et subditorum ipsius domini Regis inducere et inferre, et ad nequissimas machinationes practicationes et intentiones suas prædictas perimplenda et perficienda prædicti Nathaniel Tompson et Maria Tompson decimo die Junii anno regni domini Caroli Secundi nunc Regis Angliæ &c. tricesimo quarto vi et armis &c. apud parochiam prædictam infra Civitatem Londoniæ prædictam falso, illicite, injuste, nequiter, seditiose et scandalose imprimi causaverunt et publicaverunt et uterque eorum tunc et ibidem imprimi causavit et publicavit quoddam falsum, malitiosum, scandalosum, et defamatorium libellum intitulatum _The Loyal Protestant and True Domestick Intelligence_, in quoquidem falso, scandaloso, et defamatorio libello inter alia contenta fuerunt hæ falsæ, scandalosæ, et defamatoriæ sententiæ in his Anglicanis verbis et figuris sequentibus _Windsor_. _June 7, 1682. This day the Court of Verge sate here, where the 2 Portugal Cooks came to their tryals, and were (upon hearing the whole matter) found guilty of poysoning Mr. Benning the Turnbroach; the Foreman of the Jury was one Mr. White, the King's Plummer, near this place. We cannot hear of any sentence given against them as yet Benning excepted against a House-Jury, by reason he had formerly disobliged some of the Servants; wherefore he thought Justice would not be done him; they having had a prejudice against him ever since._ Et ulterius idem Coronator et Attornatus dicti domini Regis pro eodem domino Rege dat curiæ hic intelligi et informari quod prædicti Nathaniel Tompson et Maria Tompson die et anno supradictis apud parochiam prædictam infra civitatem Londoniæ prædictam scientes prædictum falsum, scandalosum, et defamatorium libellum fore falsum et defamatorium libellum, falso, illicite, injuste, nequiter, malitiose, et seditiose vendiderunt, utteraverunt, et publicaverunt, et uterque eorum vendidit, utteravit, et publicavit, in malum exemplum omnium aliorum in tali casu delinquentium, ac contra pacem dicti domini Regis nunc coronam et dignitatem suas &c.[222]