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London March
e 2d: 1692S
rA p till now has made his Escape from ffr : & came Straight to whitehall & given Satisfactory acc t of the Enemyes late & p sent posture of Maritime Affaires & sayes that Mons Chateau Renalt was w th 19 M : of warr actually gon to meet 22 of e Thoulon Squadron & Carryd w th him some secrete orders from e King And hee Sayes they are not to goe directly to Brest but Hault in halfe e way & re to Expect the Engl & Dutch Squadron bound to e Streights
son who had never opportunityHis Ma to e Office of Ordinance to gett e 2 traines of Artillery ready to bee Shipped w th all the Materialls of warr by e last of this Month
tie has sent his ordersCircular L L ds Livetenants to disarme all p sons suspected t will not take the Oaths & secure all service also horses in any of re possessions & to have the Malitia of e Kingdome in a readines to march vpon e first notice
ers are sent to allEdingburgh past all e Recruites here were shipped for ffland s
e 23 on e 20thWee had an acc t one Mr Day adventured to goe in a Boat w th 4 men thither to discover e Condic on of
t from e Bassbeen Illeguall & Arbitrary p ceedings in t Kingdome & resolve to Address e K to certifye e same The L ds have passed the Game Bill And alsoe t for takeng Bayle in e Countrey together w th e Mutiners Bill w th Amendm ts w ch e house: of Com ons have Ingrossed a Bill to take away Lotteryes and alsoe a Bill vpon East India Com odityes
e Informac on of e Affaires of Irel it appeared for these 4 last Yeares e hath2
of to K Iames & had news to tell m from ffr : but e Garrison being Iealous searched him & vnluckly found in his Pockett one of K [Toms] passes vpon w ch they secured & laid him in Irons but Sett e men a Shoar & burnt e Boate
e place p tended to m that hee was a ffreindS Said to bee Gentl of re Ma ties forces in this Kingdome is Expected here from London to Morrow
r Thomas Levison who is nowPlymo account from Marizon t e post Boy in his way thither from Penzance in Cornwall was 3 dayes agoe Attacked & robbed of his Maill by 6 p sons in disguise who not only took & wounded him soe t his life is despaired of vpon w ch the Countrey are in pursuit of m
: the 26o vlt wee have anYarmo e Danish Shipp lately driven Ashoar att wexenham sayes t when hee came from Norway vnbart agreat ffr : Privatteer was in the port of H leary w th his Squadron where hee was Inclosed by 5 Engl & Dutch M : of warr
: 27th past e Master ofHarwich 28th Yesterday hound ffrigatt Sayled hence with 2 Mailes for Holland & some Recruites for ffland s
e GrayTheire Maths this Evening & I am told e Circuits are putt of for affortnight e Iudges being to Assist w th re Opinions in Parliam t = This day was an Elecc on of Member of Parliam t: for this Citty & e Poll fall betwixt S r W m Ashurst & e p sent s d Maior = The h : of L ds this day vpon heareing
Wee have an acc Yorkshire t some ffr : Privatteers of Considerable force lately mett off of t place 22 laden Colliers vnder Convoy of an Engl ffrigatt who Exchan =ged severall Guns w th m but e Privatteers falling in with e Colliers took Severall of m but e ffrigatt is Safely arrived in - Harbour
t from Whitby inTwo p e great seale to give discharges for money not Accompted in e Exchequer Levyed on dissenters
sons are appoynted vnderDartmo a Prize of 16 Guns taken by e Soldadoes was brought in here in re way to Spithead e Soldadoes alsoe took 3 other Prizes w ch were Seperated in bad weather
the 26 past YesterdayL Advise t some ffr : Privatteers have lately taken Severall Shipps from t Coast among m e Ostery M : of warr Ketch Tis alsoe Confirmed t 5 of e Amsterdam Squadron is taken by m
ers Yesterday from HullThe 3 ffr detayned here by way of Reprisall for as many Imprisoned att Paris formerly menc oned are to departe e Kingdome in 4 or 5 dayes att farthest & 4 others were ordered to departe w th m but vpon great Intercession made by some att Court they have obtained Leaue to Continue here
: M chants who wereYesterday being St Pattyes day Chappell att whitehall where e Bishopp of London preached & e s d [Ioward] of Effingham Carryed e Sword before re Ma ies = A p son being fined 20s by e Iustices att Hixes Hall this Sessions for disturbing Dr Burges att his Meeting house & refuseing to pay itt was Yesterday Com itted to New Gate ==
re Ma ties wore each of m a Leek & came to e3
but deferred The house of Com ons this evening went in a Body & presented the K in the Banqueting house . re Address to dissolve the East India Company his Maiesties Answer ed t hee would take speciall Care of the Trade of the Nac on & p ticularly of that Afterwards the Spanish Embassador had Audience w th his hath on his head & was Conducted back in great state
2 March 9 2/3 News Lett
To The hon ble Sir Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury 64 near Coventry