Series 1 > Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, with his observations on public affairs and other memoranda, 1665-1676

JOURNAL OF JOHN LAUDER
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Observations on Public Affairs, 1669-16701
[In anno 1669 died the Q. mother of England. In anno
1670 died madame our Ks sister monsr the Due of Orleans his
Ladie she having bein in England but a litle while before.
On the 24 of October 1670 was the church of the Blackfriars
in Glasgow touched with lightning of thunder about seven a
cloak of the morning, and having brok throu the roof it catcht
hold upon its jests and had undoubtedly brunt the church to
ashes had it not bein extinguished in tyme. They say it brook
also on their great church at the head of the toun.
What follows in thir 9 leives is copied and enlarged alibi.
In anno 1667 the French make ane invasion upon the
Spanish Netherlands, and after he had ransact the country
and made himselfe master of divers tounes] 2 as Doway, Lisle,
Tournay, etc., a peace was at last concluded in May 1668,
wheirof the articles ware, 1° to be perpetuall. 2do so soon as
the peace is published all hostility most cease. 3tio the French
to keip the conquiest of the late campaigne. 4t0 that he hold
them with their dependances in soverainetie and the Spaniard
to yeald them to him for ever. 5t0 that the French King
restore la France conte. 6to the Spaniard most restore all
places tane by him in the war. 7° that all princes authorize
the treatie and that nothing be retracted of the traitty of the
Pyrenees save what is disposed on by this : To be mutually
interchanged, ratified, and sworne by oath.
Upon the 27 of September 1669 was Candie toune (being
the losse of the wholle He to the Venetians) surrendred to the
Turks after a long seige wheir the French got a great over-
1 From ms. H.
2 The first page, as above, within brackets, is scored out in MS.