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L.c.2106 London 7ber 13th 1692 fforreigne L ers since my last bring e following advice, Ostend e 16th of 7ber e Transport Shipps are still here but e Well boates gone for Engl some dayes agoe The people of e Countrey presented e D k of Lyenster w th 300 head of Black Cattle for e vse of e Army And re are bought 20000 Bombs & halfe the Number of Carcasses and 50000 Bulletts w ch are to bee Shot hott ~ into e Towne of Dunkirk with Intent to blow vp e Magazine And in a day or 2 wee recken to begin e Attacque Newporte Ditto 18 Vessells are arrived here from Holland Laden w th Stones Brickes & [Parras] mingled among m they being all Designed to bee Sunck att e Enterence of Dunkirk Harbour w ch will vndoubte ly Spoyle e Porte Wee talke variously of the p ceeds that wee shall make ag st itt And tis said wee shall not beseige itt in forme but Cont ent our Selves only w th Bombarding of the Towne & Soyle the Harbour for e p sent And winter quarter a great many forces ~ about it & demand Contribut on of all t parte of ffland s which is vnder e power of ffr . Yesterday a Messenger arrived Expresse from e K but wee doe not as yet know his Errand but Sayes t some of e Guardes are ordered to Loo whereby wee ~ Conclude t his Ma ty will Suddenly leaue e Army & after some dayes there come for Engl Yesterday 14 Morters were ~ Shipped off att e Tower for ffland s & this day e L d Overkirks Regim t of Dutch horse ~ Embarqued for e same Countrey pervse a L er dated the 16th from [ff...es] t e ffr : had drawne a great Detachm t on one Side Winnixburgh to p vent our Attaque vpon Dunkirke vpon t quarter but re maine Army Continues behinde the Lyne & t e K designes if e weather permitts to Endeavour to give e ffr : a defeate by prov keing Luxem burgh to fight & will not leaue e Army soe Soone as he Intended haveing drawne out Severall Detachm ts to fall vpon & Sirkmish with p te of e Enemyes
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A Speciall Commission of Dyer & Perminer is ordered to bee taken out to bee held on e 26 Instant att e Towne of Winchester in order to Try diuers p sons for Embesseling e K s Stores in his Yard of Portsmouth is being found by e Grand Iury some whereof are officers of e s d Yard & will bee Tryed for re Lives ffalmouth e 8th the Spanish Expedic on Packett boate is come in heere from e Groyne haveing in her way mett & fought a ffr : Privatteer of 26 Guns for 24 houres when e Privetteer was forced to beare off verey much Shattered and a Dutch Caper has brought in here a ffr : Prize of about 60 Tuns Laden with Cordage &c for e ffr : ffleet The Capt of e said Caper Sayes that hee Saw off of e [Seames] 25 great ffrench: men of warr Portsmouth e 11th: S r Iohn Ashby & vice Admi ll Rook are still att Spithead with about 70 Seale of Men of Warr The Princes & Princes of Denmarke come to Towne e begin ing of next Weeke Paris e 9th: of 7ber his Ma ty went Yesterday to See K Iames Spouse & re 2 Children att Ste: ~ [Ierme..s Enlay] but e K s God daug hter Maria Sovisa is taken Sick of the Convulsions & tis beleived will Scarce recover Vpon advice t e Enemy has a designe to forme Some Seige in fflanders his Ma ty has ordered the ~ Musquateers & other Troopes of ~ of his Hous hold to bee ready to March thitherwards p mising to assist himselfe in p son Letters from Grenoble of e 4th: Instant say t we are puting t Town into a posture of defence planting 100 Peices of Cannon vpon e Ramparts thereof & 24 Cannon are Carryed from Versailles to assist m thereon The same L ers bring an acc t t e D k : of Savoy being Sick of e Small Pox att Ambrum has ordered Count Caparara notwithstanding his ~ Indisposition to pursue e proiected ~ designes w th e Army as if hee were ~ p sent att e head of m & declared in Case of Mortallity that e vigorous Prince ~ [Dugen] of Savoy his nearest relac on for want of Issue Maie Succeed him in his ~~ Territoryes & new Conquests & t hee pursue e warr to e vtmost without ever harking to a Peace with e ffr : K without ioynt Consent of all e Allies These L ers add that 3 [...] are arrived from e New Converts of Lontongue with an address to e ffr : K - wherein they declare re Abhorrance of e D : of Savoyes coming in an Hostile manner into the Kingdome of ffr : and that they would with re vtmost power Endeavour to represse e same & remaine firme & Inviolable to the Interest of his Ma ty but with all desired liberty of Conscience The right hon ble Earle of Montague was the Close of the last weeke married with e Dutches of Albemarle being an Extraordinary great ffortune Shee haveing 6000li p & Ann besides a vast Sum e of money & Iules = This day e L d Newburgh was marryed with e L d Brutnells daughter haueing a p c on of 12000[li]: with her = This day Adm ll Russell came into e Counsell & gave e Queene an acc t: of This Summers Service att sea = This day S r: Ralph Dellevall came to Towne - The
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forces and his Ma Lynster in t manner to come into e fight a Signall being agreed upon betwixt m ~ soe t wee may Suddenly Expect to heare of some accord on t Side as alsoe in Hungary p te of e Turkesh forces haveing passed the Save & e Grand Visier following with the rest & Prince Lewis advanceing with the Imperiall Army to meet him
ty has sent ord s to e D : ofTo The hon ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury near Coventry 4