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L.c.2109 S r London Septemb r e 20th 1692 yesterday wee Rec aued a holland maile the moste Remarkable occurances It Brings are as ffolloweth viz) t the Confederat Army Continues aboute gapp in dauphine whear they haue all re dy ffound 100000 Crowns in seuerall of e houses t weare deserted By e Inhabytants aboute t plaice - as allsoe A Bundance of Corne and wine all wh ch weare hid in obscuer plaices e people ffancying they sho ld Returne and Injoy e Same very Speedyly e ffrench officers persuading m t e duebo of Sauoy wood not Be able to mantayne his new Conquest - They ad t a Spanish man of warr of 48 guns has taiben ane Drought into e Groyne 2 ffrench frigotts won of 18 and e other of 24 guns They ffurder Ad t the Late Earthquabe att m d leburge in Zealand whear It was Soe Terrable t they Beleiue It wood Proue as att Iamacoe It Continuing A great while soe t the Streets moued Libe e watters in e Sea and the People was fforced to Ca ch hold of what was next them or ffall Downe and many houses wear much shattered ther by - - - Paris e 16 of 7ber e King has ordered great stores of Prouisions and am unition to be Lade vp att Byon and some fforces are ordered thitherwards whearby Its veryly Beleiued t his maiesty designes to maibe Some attempt vpon the Spaniard this winter and It Is sayde t that the Count de Estwes who Is sayled ffrom Brest with a strong Squadron Is to ffauour the Same The designe of dunberbe Is wholy Lade aside By Reason of e Badnes of e Season and e Am unition Bombs &c are retorne to ghent - These fforces wh ch Came Last oute of England haue orders to retorne home againe - The write from ffrance t his most Xtian maie ty had sent an Able Phisition to e duebe of Sauoy: his royall highness denyed the Complement -
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Its sa have the Cheife of his nauall fforces next sum er in e medetaranian Sea and not aduenture his ffleet any more in e English Channell But Endeauor to hinder e English and [duc..] from Trayding in e Leuant and onely to have A Light Squadran in e Bay of Bisca and Chops of the Channell as Beleiueing e English haue done with their Propertie of desent - - That e King hath a ffirst Rate man of warr Building att tholoon w ch is to Be La nched in march next and Called e Royall Sun and another of 80 guns to Be Built By the m chants of danzsike in Poland w th won att denmarke and 2 other att Sweaden ffrom e Kings Camp att gramen e 22d a Line of Com unycation is made ffrom the Grand Army to t of e dueke of Linsters and his maiisty haueing Left the Com and of e Army to e Conduct of e Elector of Bauaria is gon to Loo - But e Campaigne will not break up - this moneth wee have suffitiently strenghtened ffurnes and Are now doeing e Like to dixmuden and shall winter quarter 30000 men in that neighbourhood and oblige t parte of fflaunders to pay Contrabution ffor euery yeare they haue Been vnder e Iurisdiction of e ffrench - The Lords of e Admirallty haueing Information t 16 ffrench men of warr wh ch Lat ly Came out of St malloes Plyed near Portland Sent an Expres on Sunday to Admirall Rooke fforthwith to Put to sea with A Squadran of 20 men of warr to Looke after and ffight those of e ffrench - The Lords of e Admirallty haue S r John Temple an atturney gen ll in Ireland has quitted t Kingdom together w th his [Imp????] - wee haue Just now a Furder accompt From e Kings Camp att granon of e 25 Instant That moonzer Isacke e Kings Controoler of e households died att mastrob - tomorrow his Majisty goes to Bredah afterwards to Loo and then ffor England - Dueke Luxemburgh was ordered to Posess himselfe of Dremiden But Came a Day to Late given directions to e men of warr t are Apoynted to Convoy oure Turkey ffleet to Ioyne themselves If there Be oc ation with e Spanish Armada: w ch Is now att Sea and By e Last Advice had Past Mallaga - - A Com on Councill this weeke will Be held in this Cittie ffor e Regulating some Poynts in Elections in Refforance to e [Apro...ing] Choice of A new L Mayor ffor e Ensuing yeare -- Plymouth Septemb e 16 Theire maiistyes shipps Rupert Aduenture and Soldado are Come in heare ffrom Crenusing and haue Brought in w th them e Victory A Privateer of St Malloes of 32 guns mounted and 12 more in e hold she Being able to Carrey 44 and 225 men and was taiken Last munday By e e Soldado ffrigatt W S W of Cilley after 2 howers dispute in w ch the ffre Capt in was Killed and Seuerall of his men wounded e Rupert and Aduenture Tooke a vessell of 80 tunns Laden with salt ffrom ffrance and Bound ffor Ireland w ch they Left att Cilley Portsmouth e 18th S r John Ashby and vice Admirall Rooke Continue att Spitthead with aboute 40 men of warr their Topsayels Being ha led home to sayle Portsmouth Sept e 19th this morn[...] S r John Ashby ffired a gun and Caused his fflagg to Be hoysted on Boarde e Eagle and will sayle with 20 men of warr to the westward w th all expedition - new Troops are to Be ad ed to The Earle of oxford Regiment The King has ordered the Dueke of ormonds Troop of gaurds to Com ffor England and are to Be quartered att norhamton and there to [Recruitt] his maiisty has allsoe ordered e Rema nder of e Transporte ships who due not goe ffor newcastle to sayle fforthwith to norway to ffe ch Deal Bords to make hats ffor soldiers in e winter - Mr William Whiteman has perfited 2 [Cas...] guns of 7 ffoot Long of Brass w ch Carey a morter of 10 Inches diameter made use of Against shiping and will Be Experianced this weeke - Last night Denny Muscham Esq A gentleman t Came ffrom Ireland was marryed to e Lady [Viscowtes] of Lansbourgh sister to the Lord Chamberlaine who gaue her in mar age
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34 394 To The hon ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t At Arbury 4 near Coventry