"Notice of manuscript in the possession of the Rev. Sir Thomas Miller,
Bart., containing the original Minutes of the Assembly of Peers and
Privy Councillors that met at Guildhall, upon the flight of James II.
from London.
"Extracts from Memorandum of a MS. in the possession of the Rev.
Sir Thomas Miller, Bart. shown to Mr. Cooper, Secretary to the
Record Commissioners, to Sir Harris Nicolas, and to Mr. Hardy, in
May, 1833, at Sir Thomas Miller's lodgings in the Edgeware Road.
"Immediately after the flight of James the Second from London, on
the 11th of December, 1688, a tumult arose among the citizens which
created considerable alarm; and with the view of preserving the peace,
of imparting public confidence, and of providing for the extraordinary
state of affairs, all the Peers and Privy Councillors then in the
vicinity of the metropolis assembled at Guildhall. Of this important
Assembly Bishop Burnet's notice is very brief, and it would appear
from his statement that it was called by the Lord Mayor.
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