1492. The Jews banished from Spain by an edict of Ferdinand V. They numbered 800,000 souls.
1585. Dr. Parry executed for a design to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. She had formerly released him from imprisonment, on a charge of justifying Romanism.
1611. Bartholomew Leggat, convicted of the Arian heresy and delivered over to the secular power.
1617. Robert Abbott, bishop of Salisbury, died, aged 58. He was active and pains-taking in his office; a profound scholar, and an industrious author.
1619. Queen Anne, consort of James I, died at Hampton Court.
1622. John Marion Avantio, a learned Italian civilian, died at Padua.
1629. The speaker of the house of commons, in England, refusing for fear of the king's displeasure to put the question of reading the remonstrance against the king's usurpations, is held in his chair, the doors of the house shut, and the remonstrance read.
1711. Despreaux Nicholas Boileau, the French poet, died. He was born 1636, and in early youth gave indications of the future bent of his genius, by his fondness for the great poets of antiquity. His works are frequently republished in France, though some of his satires are little to the taste of the present day. Bruyere has said of him, that his verses will be read when the language is obsolete, and will be the last ruins of it!
1713. The first No. of the Guardian appeared, conducted by Steele during the temporary suspension of the Spectator.
1714. Peace proclaimed with Spain, and a special privilege granted to the English of supplying the West Indies with negro slaves at the rate of 4800 a year.