Editing 1663 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 8]] &ndash; King Charles II of England grants [[John Clarke (1609–1676)|John Clarke]] a [[Rhode Island Royal Charter|Royal Charter]] for the American colony of [[Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/>
* [[July 19]] &ndash; Acting as intermediaries between the Dutch and Esopus war parties, a group of three [[Mohawk people|Mohawk Indians]] obtain the release of the first four hostages who had been taken hostage in the Esopus attack on Wildwyck, two women and two children. <ref name=Kregier>Captain Martin Kregier, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811121007/http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/library/pdfs/articles_books_essays/EsopusJournal1663.pdf "Journal of the Second Eposus War"] (1663), translated by HudsonRiverValley.org, archived by The Wayback Machine </ref>
* [[July 27]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of England|English Parliament]] passes the [[Navigation Acts|second Navigation Act]], requiring that all goods bound for the [[Thirteen Colonies|American colonies]] have to be sent in [[England|English]] ships from English ports.
* [[August 15]] &ndash; [[Oratam]], leader of the [[Hackensack people|Hackensack tribe]] of the [[Lenape|Lenape nation]], meets in [[New Amsterdam]] (now New York City) with Weswatewchy, Memshe and Wemessamy, three chiefs of the [[Munsee|Monsiyok]] tribe, to ask for the Hackensacks to supply a cannon to defend their fort, and to confirm that the Monsiyok are not allied with the other major division of the Lenape, the [[Esopus people|Esopus tribe]]. <ref>"The Minisink Settlements: Native American Identity", by Robert S. Grumet, in ''The People of Minisink: Papers from the 1989 Delaware Water Gap Symposium'', ed. by David G. Orr and Douglas V. Compana (National Park Service, 1991) p. 184 </ref>
* [[August 21]] &ndash; Concerned about the wintry weather, the [[Parliament of England]] holds an intercessory fast.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agricultural Records|last=Stratton|first=J. M.|publisher=John Baker|year=1969|isbn=0-212-97022-4}}</ref>
* [[August 28]] &ndash; In an unseasonably cold summer, severe frost hits [[England]].
[[File:Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|100px|thumb|1663 flag of Sweden]]
* [[September 5]] &ndash; Dutch Captain Martin Kregier and Lieutenant Couwenhoven lead an attack against the Esopus Indians from the right and Lieutenant Stilwil and Ensign Niessen the left wing. In the battle, near what is now [[Mamakating, New York]], Chief Papequanaehen and 14 other Esopus warriors are killed, along with seven civilians; three Dutch soldiers are killed, but 23 Dutch prisoners are rescued.  <ref name=Kregier/>
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Diego de Salcedo]] becomes the new [[Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines]], replacing [[Sabiniano Manrique de Lara]], who had served for more than 10 years.  Salcedo is overthrown in 1668.  
* [[September 13]]
**The [[Gloucester County Conspiracy]], the first [[slave rebellion]] in British North America, is foiled after one of the plotters, John Birkenhead, reveals the plan of African slaves and English indentured servants to kill their masters.  Birkenhead is freed by his master as a reward for betraying the rebels.  
**After a [[Siege of Érsekújvár (1663)|siege of more than a month]], the Hungarian fortress at [[Érsekújvár]] (now [[Nové Zámky]] in [[Slovakia]]) surrenders to the [[Ottoman Empire]].  In accordance with the treaty of surrender negotiated by the Hungarian commander, Count [[Ádám Forgách]], the European residents are allowed free passage to Austria, and the Ottoman Grand Vizier, [[Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha|Fazil Ahmed Pasha]] provides a document certifying that the fort's defenders fought bravely.