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L.c.2111 S r London Oc b r 4th 1692 ffalmouth the 29 past a streights shipp richly laden which had bee trading there 4 years is taken by the ffr The master thereof came on shoare at the Lands end and proferr d 1000£ to any any that could procure the retaking the s d shippe S r John Ashby with his squadron is cruising between frilly and the Lizard
plymouth the 30 the transporte shipp menc oned in my last is sail d with 300 ffr prison s to St Maloe [....] the ostend man of war homeward - A fleet of about 26 sail was seen off that porte supposed to be S r John with his squadron
portsmouth the 2d instant a ffleet of about 26 saile was seen off this place but wee could at the coming away of the Lett s discover what they were
Deale Lett the Chatham well boate was the day before Cast away in the downs but all the men saued except one - Their ma ty shipp the [furst] is come into the downs and reporte shee mett off the north fforeland 2 flushing 2 flushing privateers who came last from Dunkirk and gave an acc t that 2 of our fire shipps were Cast away with a merchant shipp before that Harbour and all the men drown d
s of the same date sayEight 3d rate men of war of 60 Gunns each and 6 4th rate of 60 are upon the flocks and will be all equiped next sum er
This day the kings yatche goe for Holland and his Guards goe to morrow to Lye in the roade betwixt this & Harwich
300 new Canon are contracted and will be all Cast by Jan y next
obseruing that severall [Ivetterite] Iacobite were Conversant in whitehall gave notice thereof 2 dayes since to some of the officers of Courte upon which the Beefe eaters are order d not to suffer Sir Theophilus Ogilthorpe nor any other notorious Jacobite to walk in the private Gallarii or else where aboue staires - The Queen went this day to Hampton Courte and afterwards to kensington to prepare for the King's coming home
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on Satturday an embargo was sent to the Custome house for the porte of London and its beleiv d the same is ordered to all other ports in the kingdom S r Rob t Holme Govern of the Isle of wight being dead the L d [marquess] of Winchester stands ffairest to succeed him in that Gover m t A Large mine of salt is discover d in yorkshire of 3 miles in Lenght & 30 yards deep 16 foote under the surface of the earth and answers all the ends of new Castle and other forts being sufficient to supply the k dom of Engl d 100 yeares and Lying near to sea will become Cheape and servic able to the nation On Sunday after noone when her Mai ty was at Chappell there happen d a dreadfull fire in the marq s of Wimbleden Lodgings in whitehall occasion d by a Coper whose ffunell goeing into a nother Chimney that was stored with Coales mantle tree high tooke fire having been enkindled some dayes but s r Xtopher Ren and the masters of the worke being sent for happily extinguish d the same A Bill is preparing to pass into a Law the next parliam t: to p vent rob bery on the highway as alsoe Chippers and Coyners and one one of the methods is that the King dispence with his perogatiue that any such person that shall be convicted for the same be never pardon but left to the full ex cuc on of the Law Yesterday was held a Courte of Virge in westm ster hall where the firm of Mr Webb Game keeper of St James Parke was try d for shooting and wounding aboy last winter upon the l re on the [Carmalt] and it being
so enraged the prison side of which wounde he died but it being proued that there was no prepence malice he was found only Guilty of manslaughter and he gaue baile to be here after burnt in the hand - The Letters from Edinburgh further advise that 2 whaler more were Cast on shoare on the scoth coast one them with 9 miles of Edinburgh the other at Aberdeen - [dr oates] proved he gave little or no provocac on the prison was found Guilty and fined 40 marke by order of the Courte Edinburgh the 26 instant a ffr man of war of 82 Gunes has stored the Bass Island with 3 months provision & taken 2 shipps on the Coast and putting out English Colures came before Berwich Castle & saluted it with 5 Gunes and was answ d by 3 and then gave a Gunes for thanks and making a whaft 2 boates came to him who supplyed him with what he wanted and then he discover d himselfe to be a ffr man saying he would acquaint King James how Civilly they us d and [Comply] in him and soe put to sea
that he flung at the other a paire of Garden sheers which stuck in hisI have just now perused a Lett from Berwich which says that the ffr man of war afore menc on d p tended to be the mordant ffrigott the Capt and men being English scoth and Irish having [lately] hunge Iames [Comsron] and after the Govern of Berwich had furnished them with 10 fatt sheepe and other ffresh provision while he sent the Capt in boates he sent the men back to acquainte the Govern that if there were any shipps bound for London he would Convoy into the River upon which 6 vessels [....... to] him and when they were off at sea he sent a few hands in a Long boate to acquaint the Govern that he would see the s d vessels safe in dunkirke harbour
an order is affixed on the doore of the navy office prohibiting the buying any seamen [trinkette] - [warr are out to seize s ts] r James Mongomery and the Lord of - being disaffected person - yesterday one Bradly was try d at the Courte of verge at westm ster for killing one walker his fellow gardener in the parke of Devon Grounde but it being proued that the deceased gave the first provocac on on wounding him in the head with an iron rake which
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To The hon ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury 4 near Arbury near Coventry