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L.c.2112 London October 22d 1692 S r The King in his passage from Holland came w th in 2 Cannon shot of 6 Fr men of war upon w ch he caused his Pendant to be struck for feare of discovery his Ma tie being separated from e rest of e ffleet by bad weather, but hapily arriveing at yarmouth Peere ordered S r Cloudesley Shovell immediately to goe in quest of the mons s.
On Thursday last B p of Litchfeild and Coventree was consecrated at St Mary Lee Bowe
e newHis ma Colchester to London dined on a travelling table in the Queens Coach and re are come over w th him e Duke of Ormond the E s of Portland & Scarbrough and some other of e nobility
te in his way fromyesterday and Gentry crowed to Kensington to Kiss his Ma ties hand & to felicitate his safe return & hap y del verance and e shiriffs went thith r to know his ma tes pleasure when he would be attended by e City, and e day being ap ointed e L d May r Aldermen &c in re formalityes went accordingly and e Recorder in an excellent speech congratulated his Ma tes safe returne &c
e whole NobilityTis said a Duell has been fought in ffland on horse back between e E of Doncaster son to e late D of Monmouth and one of e D of Boltons sons & they exchanged each a Pistoll where by both were
{the King to dyne w to e charge & not put e Chamber of London to any expence - By Private Lett s from fflanders wee have advice t e Fr were invited to e enterprize of charlerey by some of e Inhabitants of t Place who upon re ap roach sett fire to Severall houses in e Lower lane & did more mischief then e Enemys Bombs for w ch Conspiracy e Govern has Imprisoned & put m in to Irons - we have alsoe advice} th m on e L d may rs day & t each alderman will contribute
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slightly wounded but being missed were pursued & p vented from doeing any further mischief
Yesterday mr Trevor Solicit Gen ll being at Kensington rec d e hon of Kn thood
yesterday troop of Guards w ch was thought to have been cast away are come to towne & w th m Coll Billingsley
e D of ormondsThe K to say t upon e last account of e lost in e Battle in ffland re were but 4000 Killd & wounded on e Confederate side, and e Intendant of Namure being taken prisn by some of our troops had a list found in his Pockett of 9000 killd & wounded of e French
was pleased yesterdayThe Prisn been executed yesterday being condemned last week at e Old Baily are respited till munday
s t were to haveOn thursday night last Countess Dowag of [Slirum] Bed chamber woman to e Queen and a great ffavorite at Court dyed of e small Pox at W Hall
eSome of setting forth re Reall Principles t they & not e Presbyterians are e true Kirke of Scotland
e Sect of e Cameroneans in Scotl d are come to towne designeing to p sent a Petition to his Ma teEdenburgh 8ber 15o yesterday being James severall Jacobites were seised
e Birth Day of e late K{speech & thanked in his absence & said he would take caire to recommend it to e Parliam t to be repaid & t his constant caire should be for e Prosperity & wellfaire of his good & faithfull subjects in e Citty of London - I am credibly informed t e City intends to invite} e Citty for re readyness to lend e Queen money
and committed for Caballing & drincking the Herit s t were some time since comitted for refuseing e oathes are not yet enlarged tho' they have petitioned to be bailed Tis discoursed t S r W m Trumball is apointed to goe his Ma tes Embassad to e Imp ll Court
e said K s health in e streetsCowes came in here e Revenge of Dover haveing been attacked by 3 ffr Privat s one of m of 18 Guns had like to have boarded her 2 or 3 times Killing 2 of her men
e 20 yesterdayffallmo ships are sailed here for e straights and s day 150 ffr Prisn s were carryed hence to Plymo
the 17o 20 m ch tWeymo[Julian] of Guernsey is come in here haveing been chaced by 2 fr Privat s w th whom she ma ntained a running fight till she gott into Harbour where she found e W m & Mary Privat & e Russell Galley who are gon after the s d Privateers
15 thethis morning a grand Councill was held at Kensington and e chifest Point was to settle e
{[Irish] Bills relating to Estates and next Councill day Coll Beaston Govern of Jamiaca will receive his finall Instruc ons to goe to e West Indies & he carryes w th him a deputy out of e Post Office to settle the Conveyance of Letters from e Plantations hither his Ma te this day in returne to e Recorder of Londons}
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that a fire has lately hapned in Namure w consumed e one [Magely] re of and burnt the ffr Magazines of Hay Oates &c Wee want a foreign mail
22 Oct. 92.
To The hon ble S r Rich d Newdigate Bar t
at Arbury 2 2 near Coventry