| Description | A copy of D(W)1778/I/i/1663 Considering the Prince of Orange and his fleet is now on the English coast we require you to give such necessary orders as you shall think fit for the prevention of all acts of hostility, and that no inconvenience may happen in the fleet, we do likewise require you forthwith to remove all the Popish officers out of their respective commands Anon (or signature torn off) to [S ] 11 Dec 1688, "His highness pleases to dispose of the soldiers, all things devolving into his hands, the Council have ordered also a general search for arms in papist houses, and now they are on search for arms in Lord Salisbury's house where are a rabble of above 5000 gathered together For full description see HMC Calendar (11th Report Appendix 5), 1887, available for consultation at the Staffordshire Record Office and at the William Salt Library, Stafford |