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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
I 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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Sir Robert Holmes is recorded as dying 6 weeks later ! see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Holmes_(Royal_Navy_officer)