Editing 1698 (section)

=== April–June ===
* [[April 1]] – Scottish pirate [[William Kidd]] and his crew arrive at [[Île Sainte-Marie]] off of the coast of [[Madagascar]] in Kidd's ''[[Adventure Galley]]'' bringing with them the cargo of the captured ships ''[[Quedagh Merchant]]'' and ''Rouparelle''. Upon arrival, all but 13 of Kidd's crew desert to work for another pirate, [[Robert Culliford]]. The ''Adventure Galley'', which is leaking and falling apart, sinks and the ''Rouparelle'' is sunk by the deserters. Kidd and his 13 henchmen depart on ''Quedah Merchant''.
* [[April 10]] – A total solar eclipse is visible in central America.<ref name="Apr10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1601-1700/SE1698Apr10Tprime.html|title=Total Solar Eclipse of 1698 Apr 10|work=EclipseWise.com|access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> 
* [[May 1]] – The [[Banishment Act]] of 1697 goes into effect for Roman Catholic church officials in [[Ireland]], having been the deadline for all "popish archbishops, bishops, vicars general, deans, jesuits, monks, friars, and other regular popish clergy" to have reported to Irish ports for deportation. Re-entry to Ireland after May 4, 1698, is a criminal offense with a penalty of 12 months imprisonment and expulsion, while a second re-entry is punishable by death as treason.
* [[May 4]] – At the imperial capital at [[Inwa]], [[Sanay Min]] of the [[Toungoo dynasty]] becomes the new [[List of Burmese monarchs#Toungoo (1510–1752)|King of Burma]] upon the death of his father, [[Minye Kyawhtin]].
* [[May 17]] – The British Royal Navy ship [[HMS Hastings (1698)|HMS ''Hastings'']], a 32-gun fifth rate, is launched.
* [[June 20]] – [[1698 Ambato earthquake|An earthquake]] of magnitude 7.2–7.9 damages an extended region around [[Ambato, Ecuador]], including the Tungurahua, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo provinces. Ambato and Latacunga are completely destroyed and several thousand casualties are reported.<ref name="Ambato">{{Cite journal|journal=Geophysical Journal International|volume=181|issue=3|date=June 2010|pages=1613–1633|title=Locations and magnitudes of historical earthquakes in the Sierra of Ecuador (1587–1996)|first1=Céline|first2=Hugo|first3=William H.|first4=José|first5=Alexandra|first6=Juan-Carlos|last1=Beauval|last2=Yepes|last3=Bakun|last4=Egred|last5=Alvarado|last6=Singaucho|doi=10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04569.x |bibcode=2010GeoJI.181.1613B |s2cid=4617325 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* [[June 21]] – [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|John Churchill, Earl of Marlborough]] is reinstated in the English Army, with readmission to the Privy Council by King William III. On July 26, he is selected as one of the Lords Justice.<ref>C. T. Atkinson, ''Marlborough and the Rise of the British Army'' (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921) p. 150</ref>
* [[June 22]] – The executions of 57 leaders of the [[Streltsy uprising]] begin and continue until June 28.<ref>V. I. Buganov, ''Moscow uprisings of the late 17th century'' (Nauka, 1969) p.399</ref>
* [[June 24]] – The [[Trade with Africa Act 1697]] goes into effect in [[English overseas possessions]], ending the monopoly of the [[Royal African Company]] (RAC) on the [[triangular trade]] by opening it to any English merchants who pay a 10 percent fee to the RAC.