Great News FROM NOTTINGHAM. The Fifth of December, 1688.
WE have an Account from Hull the 4th. Instant, That Major Coply having advis'd with some Soldiers in the Garrison, which he could trust, and with the Mayor and some Aldermen; who called in the Sea-Men to their assistance, resolv'd to secure themselves and that Garrison from the Papists; accordingly the Major with his Assistants (when it was his time to go the Rounds) seized on the Guards, and went immediately after to the Deputy-Governour's Lodgings, the Lord Langdale, whom he found at supper with many Gentlemen, and abundance of Priests and Jesuits, all which he secured, and then declared for the Protestant Religion.
Advice also came the same day from Newcastle, That the Gentry there had pull'd down the Trinkets in the Mass-House, and would have secur'd the Priests, had not they run away. And its said, JackPudding and his Brethren being come to that City, have taken the Chappel for their Play-House.
On the second Instant, came into this City Her Royal Higness the Princess of Denmark, with a great Guard of Gentlemen of the Counties of Essex, Buckingham-shire, Hartford-shire, Northamptonshire, and Somerset-shire.
The Right Reverend Father Henry Lord Bishop of London, attended Her Highness: His Lordship hath since his coming almost Raised a large Troop of Horse, all Persons of Quality, which he Commands himself. Here is also a Troop or two of Dissenters, Officers as well as Souldiers, with their Chaplain, almost Raised. Here are thirteen or fourteen of the Nobility in this City, of which the Earl of Devon is Principal: The Gentry and Commonalty come in in great Numbers, and so doth the Militia both Horse and Foot. The Papists are all Disarmed. And there is likewise brought here two Load of Arms form the D. of Newcastle, and some Arms from the Earl of Huntingdon. We have at least 2500 Horse, well Mounted and Armed, in this City, besides Foot.