Your Historical Guidebook to the 17thCentury

Exchange. Winter 1685

The 44 men possibly transported on the Exchange from Bridgwater to Virginia in late 1685

An account of the methods of intelligence and pseudonym’s used by Capt. Manning as described in his Confession

The king of Scotland did cause to be apprehended on the 5th of this month the person and papers of a certain person called Manning.

The 80 men transported on the Betty from Weymouth to Barbados

The 182 transported on the Jamaica Merchant from Weymouth to Barbados

Of the five Martyrs executed in Porlock & Dunster on the orders of Judge Jeffreys

Of the five Martyrs executed in Wrington & Milborne Port on the orders of Judge Jeffreys

Of the five Martyrs executed in Stogumber & Dulverton on the orders of Judge Jeffreys

Of the three Martyrs executed in Minehead on the orders of Judge Jeffreys

Of the six Martyrs executed in Langport & South Petherton on the orders of Judge Jeffreys