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Its saide his maiesty Designes to
have the Cheife of his nauall fforces next summer
in the medetaranian Sea and not aduenture
his ffleet any more in the English Channell
But Endeauor to hinder the English and [duc..] from
Trayding in the Leuant and onely to have A
Light Squadran in the Bay of Biscay and Chops
of the Channell as Beleiueing the English haue
done with their Propertie of desent - -
That the King hath a ffirst Rate
man of warr Building att tholoon which is to Be
Launched in march next and Called the Royall
Sun and another of 80 guns to Be Built By
the merchants of danzsike in Poland with won
att denmarke and 2 other att Sweaden
ffrom the Kings Camp att gramen
the 22^d a Line of Communycation is made ffrom
the Grand Army to that of the dueke of Linsters and
his maiisty haueing Left the Command of the Army
to the Conduct of the Elector of Bauaria is gone to
Loo - But the Campaigne will not break up -
this moneth wee have suffitiently strenghtened
ffurnes and Are now doeing the Like to dixmuden
and shall winter quarter 30000 men in that
neighbourhood and oblige that parte of fflaunders
to pay Contrabution ffor euery yeare they haue
Been vnder the Iurisdiction of the ffrench -
The Lords of the Admirallty haueing
Information that 16 ffrench men of warr which Lately
Came out of St malloes Plyed near Portland
Sent an Express 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 the ffrench -
The Lords of the Admirallty haue
Sir John Temple an atturney generall in Ireland has quitted that Kingdom together with his [Imp????]
- wee haue Just now a Furder accompt From the Kings Camp att granon of the 25 Instant
That moonzer Isacke the Kings Controoler of the 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 too Late

given directions to the men of warr that are Apoynted
to Convoy oure Turkey ffleet to Ioyne themselves
If there Be occation with the Spanish Armada: which
Is now att Sea and By the Last Advice had Past
Mallaga - -
A Common Councill this weeke
will Be held in this Cittie ffor the Regulating some
Poynts in Elections in Refforance to the [Apro...ing]
Choice of A new Lord Mayor ffor the Ensuing
yeare --
Plymouth September the 16 Theire
maiistyes shipps Rupert Aduenture and Soldado
are Come in heare ffrom Crenusing and haue
Brought in with them the Victory A Privateer of
St Malloes of 32 guns mounted and 12 more
in the hold she Being able to Carrey 44 and
225 men and was taiken Last munday By the the
Soldado ffrigatt W S W of Cilley after 2 howers
dispute in which the ffrencn Captain was Killed and
Seuerall of his men wounded the Rupert and
Aduenture Tooke a vessell of 80 tunns Laden
with salt ffrom ffrance and Bound ffor Ireland
which they Left att Cilley
Portsmouth the 18^th Sir John Ashby
and vice Admirall Rooke Continue att Spitthead
with aboute 40 men of warr their Topsayels
Being hauled home to sayle
Portsmouth September the 19^th this morn[...]
Sir John Ashby ffired a gun and Caused his fflagg
to Be hoysted on Boarde the Eagle and will
sayle with 20 men of warr to the westward with
all expedition -
new Troops are to Be added to
The Earle of oxford Regiment
The King has ordered the Dueke
of ormonds Troop of gaurds to Come ffor
England and are to Be quartered att norhamton
and there to [Recruitt]
his maiisty has allsoe ordered the Remainder of the Transporte ships who due not goe ffor newcastle
to sayle fforthwith to norway to ffetch Deal Bords to make hats ffor soldiers in the winter - Mr William
Whiteman has perfited 2 [Cas...] guns of 7 ffoot Long of Brass which Carey a morter of 10 Inches
diameter made use of Against shiping and will Be Experianced this weeke - Last night
Denny Muscham Esquire A gentleman that Came ffrom Ireland was marryed to the Lady [Viscowtes]
of Lansbourgh sister to the Lord Chamberlaine who gaue her in marriage