December 17 Trial and conviction of Ireland, Pickering, and Grove for high treason. December 19 Montagu’s papers seized. He produces Danby’s letters to the Commons, revealing the secret treaty with Louis XIV. December 21 Miles Prance arrested and recognised by Bedloe. Impeachment of Danby. December 23 Prance confesses and accuses Green, Berry, and Hill of being Godfrey’s murderers. December 28 Dugdale comes forward as a witness. December 29 Prance recants. December 30 Parliament prorogued till February 4. 1679. January 11 Prance retracts his recantation. January 24 Long Parliament dissolved. Ireland and Grove executed; Pickering respited till May 25. February 5 Trial and conviction of Green, Berry, and Hill for Godfrey’s murder. February 8 Atkins is acquitted of the same murder. February 21 Execution of Green and Hill. February 28 Execution of Berry. March 3 The king declares that he was never married to any woman but Queen Catherine. March 4 The Duke of York leaves for Brussels by command of the king.