A full account of the apprehending of the Lord Chancellor, in Wapping as he was designing to make his escape: as also the manner how he was brought before the Lord Mayor; and from thence committed to the Tower, December 12. 88. 1688 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A40531 Wing F2264 ESTC R215519 99827373 99827373 31791

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 eng Jeffreys, George Jeffreys, -- Baron, 1644 or 5-1689 -- Early works to 1800. Imprisonment -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688 -- Early works to 1800. 2007-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A full Account of the Apprehending of the LORD CHANCELLOR, in Wapping; As he was deſigning to make his Eſcape: As alſo the Manner how he was brought before the Lord Mayor; and from thence committed to the Tower, December 12. 88.

IT is a generally receiv'd Maxim in this Kindom, That no Man ſtruggl'd with the Laws of England, but he got a Fall: Of which you have new a great Example in the preſent Lord of Wemm, Lord Chancellour of England; who ambitious of Honour and Grandeur baulk'd at no Violation of the Ancient and Fundamental Laws of this Realm, to hoiſt himſelf into Exorbitant Power. His Bold and Lofty Deportment, when Chief Juſtice, and his Domineering Pride, when Lord Chancellor, are too well known, and he is now become himſelf an Example, That Breach of Law in England is but a Sandy Foundation. For after all his Ranting Vain-Glory and Imperious Pomp, finding White-Hall too Hot to hold him, he was forced to quit his glorious Purſe and Mace, and ſo flunk away, with a Reſolution to leave the Nation, which he has Diſturb'd with his Pernicious Counſels; and to avoid the Reward of his Miſdeeds, by ſeeking Shelter in a Foreign Climate: For Flight, by the Law of England always implies Guilt.

To this Purpoſe, laying aſide his Gold Frogg-Button Gown, he put himſelf into the Habit of a Seaman, with a Fur-Cap, inſtead of his Beaver and Diamond-Buckl'd Hat-Band; and for the preſent took Sanctuary in Anchor and Hope-Alley, perhaps, becauſe he thought there might be ſome kind of Spell in the Sign, and Willing ſtill to have Hope for his Friend, left his Heart ſhould break. There he ſent for the Maſter of a Collier to bargain with him, for the Hire of his Veſſel to carry him beyond Sea, out of Harmes Way.

But the Mate more cunning then the Maſter, ſmelt a Rat, and full of Suſpicions, goes and informs the Headborough of the Place, of the whole matter: Who conſidering the preſent Condition of Affairs, reſolv'd to ſee whether it were a Man or a Mouſe, who was making ſuch haſte out of the Kingdom. And ſo taking his Staff of Authority, went to the Houſe in Anchor and Hope Alley aforeſaid, in the Hamlet of Wapping aforeſaid; and going up Stairs, found a certain Perſon in Seaman's Habit, as aforeſaid, laid upon a Bedd, between two Blankets (without any other Wapping Accommodation, ſo far as we can hear of, for his Spirits were low) upon which, whether it were by Inſtinct, or by ſome Private Whiſper of my Lord's Fate in his Ear, he gave him a broad-ſide Queſtion, and ask'd him, Whether he were not the Lord Chancellor or no? To which the Man between the Blankets reply'd, He was. With that the Headborough thought it his Duty to apprehend his Lordſhip; and ſo having feiz'd him, carry'd him to one Captain Jones's Houſe, a Maſter of a Ship, till he could get a Coach and more Aſſiſtance, and then brought him to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor's Houſe in Grocers Alley. It is not to be imagined what a Train his Lordſhip had to attend him, all the way from the Place, where he was taken; which caus'd a great Fear in his Lordſhip; and made him earneſtly deſire the Headborough, To ſecure him from the Fury of the People, not valuing the Expence of his Protection, whatever it might be. Upon which there was a Perſon ordered all the way to ſit in his Lap before him, to receive the Mire and Dirt, if the Mobile ſhould prove unmannerly.

When he was brought to Grocers Hall, the Multitude that follow'd him, fill'd all the Court to that degree, that there was no going in or out: To whom the Lord Mayor, appearing from his Balcony, deliver'd himſelf in few Words to this Purpoſe, That he deſir'd them to let him but have free Paſſage to and fro, to his own Houſe, and he would take Care to acquaint the Lords of the Council, that they might have Juſtice done; and a good Account of their Priſoner. And theſe Words his Lordſhip was forced to repeat twice, by reaſon of the Noiſe below in the Yard. From thence the Lord Chancellour was ſent to the Tower; where we leave him at preſent to his own ſerious Thoughts and Conſiderations.

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