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of warr are Equiped in that Port to Cruize
vpon the Coast of Ireland vnder the Conduct of
the Sieur de Laport
French King raising 4000 new
forces & building 30 or 40 men of War
They add they have advice that
the Bells & Cannon which were found in Ambrum
are arrived at Turyn And if the Duke: of Savoys
Army threaten vpon theire returne to assist
Generall Palfy in the Seige of Sufa
They further add they have an
account: from the Ryne thatthe Landgrave of ~~
Hoste Castell being fully resolved to beseige
Eberemburgh has already Invested the same
with Severall thousand horse & Dragoones &
Sent word to the Governour that if he suffer
his Cannon to bee mounted vpon the Batteryes
before hee Surrender hee should have no
quarter given
Hague the 28th the States Generall
have an account that the Marquess Boufflers with
16000 men & 30 peices of Cannon designed
to surprize Lavayn in fflanders but the
Confederates haveing reinforced it in time
prevented him but hee put some parte of the
Country Vnder Contribucion alsoe Sacked
& Pillaged Severall villages thereabouts
& returned to Namur with severall Hosta
ges for payment of the Contribucions - The
King of great Brittan att arrived att
Breda on ffryday last designing to bee
at Loo on the 29th where his Maiesty designes
to diverte himselfe a few dayes & then to
come hither beforehis returne for England
The Army att Dixmude found ~
buryed above 5 thousand Semdors besides a
great deale of slate which was hid by the
Inhabitants Yesterday our Merchants had ad=
vice that 10: Virginia Shipps belonging to Bristoll

for the disposeing of 200 shares at 14 pound each to be transferred in theire booke kept
by Mr Mountague theire Secretary at theire ware house in Abchurch Land = Two persons
are ordered to bee taken into Custody vpon the Affidavit made before a Iustice of peace
that they offered .. person money to lift himself in the Service of King Iames to be ready on al

were in theire way home lately taken by a ffrench:
Privatteer & Carryed into St Malo & Brest
The King is Expected next weeke att
Whitehall & att his Maiestyes returne wee heare
that the Earl: of Clare will bee made Duke: of New Castle
the Lord Montague Created a Marquiss And that the
late Duke: of New Castles Youngest Daughter will
bee marryed to the Earl: of Portland
Pembrooke the 18 Instant a ffrench: ~~
Privatteer was soe bold as to come Yesterday
into this Harbour & take out an English Merchant
Shipp but a Dutch Caper meeting him fought
him 2 houres & retooke the said Prize which hee
brought back againe with the Privatteer & [...]
are all 3 in this Harbour
Dutch successe in
taking a French Privateer: off Pembrooke Harbour
The Queen has ordered all the Irish ~
Nobility here to repaire forthwith to that King
dome in order to bee present att the opening of
the Parliament there
Sr John Leneares Corpes is brought
over further from fflanders & will bee Interned
in St: James Church
The Duke of Richmond & some other
Noblemen are arrived here since my last ~
from fflanders
Mr Norton the Gentleman mencioned in the
Gazett roade 9 times from London to Ware
backward & forward setting out about 12 a
Clock on Thursday night & by 6 in the Morning
had roade 5 times beeing 100 miles & after ~
some repose performed the rest by 5 att night
whereby hee won 2000li & great wagers were
layd on both Sides & the Same Gentleman has vnder=

taken to ride 200 Miles in 24 houres next weeke
vpon Bomsteed Downes for the same money
haveing a ffresh horse every Stage & performed the
first 20 Miles in 3 quarters of an houre
Mr Mortons Exploit riding 190 mile in a day & night

The Duke: of Ormonds Troope of Guards are arrived from Holland some of whome are
come to London & they are to bee quartered att Northampton as aforesaid = Wee are
Credibly Informed that the Patent Granted to Nicholas Dupin Esquire for the Solo makeing of
writeing & printing paper in the Kingdome of Ireland goes Succesfully forwrd vpon which
severall honorable persons are Copartiners & this day proposiall in Print were distributed

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Lucio Alvarez

London to Ware is 38 miles, according to Google Maps, but this writer has it at 20 miles.