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London 25th October 1692
S Yesterday their Ma ties went to Hampton Court to view the workes both of the Garden and house which so soon as Compleated it will out vie any pallace of e like bigness in Europe - Yesterday a Danish Envoy arri ved here and will soon have audience of e King it is said his Errand is to Confirme the Allyance with his Ma tye and to offer new Proposalls of a peace On Sunday last the Lord cheife Iustice committed to Newgate one William Neale a Notorious highway man who was taken att Batter Sea. Yesterday being e first of the terme the Earle of Marleburough and the rest of the Lords and Gentlemen made re Appearance in e Court of Kings bench which were recorded and they Continued on their Recognezance all e last day of e Terme - The warrant is come downe for Executing the Malefactors tomorrow that were Condemned the last Sessions att e old Baily ffalmouth the 20th Instant Yesterday a Dutch Privateer of 26 Guns brought in here a ffrench prize being an East India shipp of 19 Guns she was vnder Convoy of a ffrench privateer of 20 Guns who perceiving e fforce of e Dutchman was resolved to save himselfe & soe steered off - Plymouth 21th a Dutch Caper has {relating to printing being expired [there] well be Endeavours vsed to incorporate the printers in a Company by act of Parliam t & t for e tyme to come noe licence shall be granted to any Book or Pamphlett but such as shall have e printer & Authors name thereto = Letters from Paris further advise t e ffr King is sending great presents & new instructions to his Embassad at Constantinople to direct e Grand Signor from makeing a peace with e Emperor & they talk of bringing}
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brought in here a ffrench prize laden with salt & brandye-
Harwich 22d yesterday and the day before came in here 11 Transport ships with the Duke of Leister and severall Companies of Soldiers on board from Ostend
Yesterday one of waiters to e King had his pocket pickt of 20 Guineas and a Watch above staires att whitehall -
e GentlemenPortsmouth 23d sir Iohn Ashbey with 10 men of warr is at Spithead
Deall the 23d his Ma the Crown [...] brought into e Downe a ffrench prize laden with wine & brandy from Burdeaux e prison s say they came with 50 saile more but we doe not hear of any other taken -
tyes shipLetters from plymouth further advise t e St Albans ffrigat e Bonadventure e Mary Galley and a ffire ship are arrived there from Newfoundland & has brought in with m 4 ffrench Barques which they took in e passage -
Sir Ralph Delavall ... is gone down to e fleet to see t e 3d 4th and 5th rate ffrigats be kept in readiness all this winter -
Yesterday we rec Maile the greatest remarks it brings are viz
d a fforraigneThey wrote from Venice of the 17th Instant that they have advice from Hun gary of e Turkes being reinforced with some Thousands Asratuks are Decamped from Bel grade e Grand vizier has ordered Detachm t
{the year to [5]300000li and e Excise to 800000li = Great preparac ons are making in this City to Entertaine re Ma tyes on saturday being e L d Mayors day = This day parson Young pleaded not Guilty to an Informac on ag t him in e Kings bench for fforging e Bishop of Rochesters hand & is to be tryed at westminster 15th of next Month & on e 7th Ditto will be tryed Mr ffuller e Evidence who Bantered e house of Com ons & by m ordered to be prosecuted = The act of parliament}
to [repass the save] 2000 horse have been seen at [Salanchment] and t tis now vncertaine when e 2 Armyes will seperate
Paris 23d october his Ma has iust now rec d advice that e Count [Derstree] is gott with his ffleet into [Thoulon] & therevpon sent and Express to him forthwith to revictuall his ships and saile for e Coast of Italy to Endeavour to hinder e Italian Princes from giving winter Quarters to e German Troopes e King has alsoe ordered t he afterwards - Bombard some places near Barcelloma within but t if e Spanish ffleet winter in Naples they may be Drawn from thence & obliged to putt into Dales whereby they well not bee able to putt to sea soe early next sumer as e last -
tyeThe Bar made lately in Dauphiny has lessened e Kings revenue this year almost 2 Millions of Livers
age which e EnemyeWe have given out 60 new Com missions for privateers at Boyne Rochell & Burdeaux 22 of e men of warr that were at St Maloe are come into Brest but 6 of m are soe disabled t they will scarce be refitted for next summers service -
The Paris Gazette saies that a St Malo privateer has lately taken arich ship comeing from Barbadoes with 100000 Crowns & t one of e Kings ships has alsoe taken another rich Eng ship coming from e Indies -
On Sunday last we had private Letters from Paris w ch say that e D . of Savoy dyed the 12 Instant at his Country seat near
{Turin & Raigne in e house of peers Designe to doe it this Sessions of parliam t when they will take e oathes The Commission s for taking e publick acc tts are drawing vp [...] report & e Customes amount to} t he had left e Regency to his youngest vncle pr : Eugen of Savoy during e Minority of his sone which advice is thought to be true = some Lords who have not taken e seates this
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ffire & Sword into England next Spring & make a Descent with King Iames att e head of e fforces
To The hon ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury near Coventry 4
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