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L.c.2108
London September the 17^th 1692
Sir.

They write from Cowes of
the 10^th Instant that a Dutch Caper
is put in there with a ffrench: Tartaine
Prize which she tooke in solbay vpon our Coast

Yarmouth the 15^th he Saint. Albons
Prize is Come in here & brought with her
a ffrench: Privitteer of 4 Guns and 20 men
which she tooke in solbay ~

Yeasterday the Queen Came
to whitehall where She was a Conssider=

able time in Councell & in the Evening
returned to Kensington from whenc^e she
Comes again and this day to vreside till the
King Comes home -

Sir Thomas: Bloodworth Eldest
Son to the Late Sir Thomas: Bloodworth Barronet
Lord mayor of the Citty of London in the -
yeare 1666 dyed on Thursday Last at his
Chamber in the Temple ~

The arrivall of the Kempt =

horne &c: from the East. Indias hath raised
that Companyes auction from 130 to 133
percent.

Already 180000^L is brought
into the Chamber of London & the whole
200000 pounds will be Compleated by
munday next

one mr Lorwood of Norwitch
being Chossen Sheriff declines the holding
that office as not quallified not haueing
received the Sacrament which point is Carryed
soe far that he is Cited before the Counsell
where the same is to be Determined whether
he must hold or be Excused it

The affairs of the Parliament
will be vnder debate as to what time
it shall be further perogued upon -

The same Gentleman adds there has been a Considerable Rencounter
between the Forragers of each army which terminated to the advantage
of the Confederates, they bringing away nigh 200 French Horse most of
the riders deserted them and ran into a wood - one of the Clippers, -
mentioned in my Last was seized in a Leather Guilders house in -
Fleet, was a Lodger in the said house, and went by the name of Sir ffrancis
Moore and was thought to haue an Estate as he pretended ~