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Since my last we hear
from Harwich that 100 Saile of Laden
Collyers passed by that port and as ma
ny More were following them

The honorable Charles Bertue
Esquire goes suddenly their Maiestyes Embassodour
to the Court of Denmark to Traverse the
Designes of ffrance -

Edinburgh 10th: a ffrench
Privateer of St Malo gave chace to 2
of our Merchantmen who finding they
could not otherwise Escape run themselves
ashoar and the Mounsieur Greedy of his
prey stood soe near after them as to strike
vpon the sands and at low water the Country
came in and seized them Captain: and Crew and vpon the
[re....] of the Tyde the privateer staved to
peeces - -

Yesterday 3 Clippers were sei
zed as they were at work in Goodmans
ffeild and Committed to Newgate

The heads of the new Bills
for the Tryalls of Treason the Bill enacts
that all persons Indicted for the same
shall have a True Coppy of the Indictment
to Enable them to advise with Councill
there vpon -

All persons by vertue of
this act shall be admitted to make their
Defence by Councill & to make any proof
they can by vertue vpon oath-

And in case the Councill shall
refuse to plead the Court shall assigne Councill
to such persons -

{Ordered That a Bill be brought in;to make periury and subornation ffellony = Michaell
Hill Esquire Sone in Law to the Lord Commissioner Trever is chosen a Member of
parliament for Saltash in Cornwall in roome of Sir Iohn Carew Baron deceased
One Mr [Hepney] formerly Envoy to the Court of Brandenburgh is appointed to goe}

that noe person shall bee
Convicted but by the testimony of 2 lawfull
witnesses the party shall without violence
in open Court Confess or stand Mute
or peremptorily Challenge to the Number
of 35 of the Iury -

That noe person after a li
mitted tyme shall be prosecuted unless
the Matter be presented in a Convenient
season and not afterwards -

That all persons shall have
Coppeyes of the [Impanicall] some dayes
at least before they are tryed and shall
have the like process to Compell the witt
nesses to appear for them att any Tryalls
as is vsually Issued out to Compell witt
nesses to appeare against them -

And that noe Evidence shall be
given of any [overlack] that is not Expresly
[....] in the Indictment -

Provided that nothing in
this act shall [Extend] to limitt any
tyme for Impeaching in parliament any
person or persons for high Treason -

ffuller the Evidence who was
to be tryed this day .. vpon Motion that
his wittnessees are not ready Deferred till
Monday next -

The house of Lords sate this
day [...] vpon Intimation of the King had
discharged the Baile of the late Committed
Lords the house proceeded noe further
in that Debate - Their Lordships afterwards

{read the bill the first tyme for Butter and Cheese and read over their protractions
and then adiourned = This day we had Letters from portsmouth which say that Sir ffrancis: Wheeler
was iust ready to saile to the West Indies and that Sir Iohn Ashby was sett out for London
in order to attend the [...] & will appear their to Morrow = The East India Bill is put
off till wednesday [...] when it will be Debated if nothing [..] Intervene}