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London 19th Novem 92
S Since my last we have rec d a fforreigne Maile which furnish vs with e following advice They write from Warsaw in poland of the 13o Instant that e Infidells did Certeinely raise e seige of Zorach on the 5th and that Coll . Chinsky who Com mands 12 Troopes of polish Horse on the side of Badieck fought severall Thou sand Turks near Iosham the fight lasted 11 howers in which the Collonell received 3 woundes but double the number of Turkes he loosing halfe his men and obleiged them to retire to Seralim
rVienna Novem Turks have passed the Danube in order to fight Generall veterans - An express is arrived here from Belgrade giving an account that the prince vizier hath sent e Dutch Embassadors proposalls of peace to e Grand Seignour and wee shall soon know whether a peace [...] warr -
: 5th 20000Paris 14th Ins of Denmark is come here and went Yesterday to the ffrench. King att versailles -
t The PrinceThey write from Thoulon t a ffrench man of warr has brought in there an English streits Merch t ship
{This day Commons read a Bill for regulating e Court of Chancery heard some appeales & then adj d till Monday - The House of Com ons read 3 Bills e first tyme & ordered a 2d reading viz one for Importing over land ffine [thram] silke The 2d for Enlarging e time for e new Invented Lights, The 3d for [Encreasing] Woolen Tapestry &c: Then e [Comme made ] e report of e loss of 1500 Saile of ships some of m being made Defenceless by pressing e Men out} e House of
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& his Ma 20000 Livers recompence -
tye has given e CommandThe Privateers of Baile hath brought in 6 English prizes A privateer of St Malo has taken an English Virginia Ship and another from London having on board 13 Horses Designed for e Emperor -
They write from Versailes that e ffrench King hath offered to Ransome 1200 Mariners from Algiers of Divers Nations vpon Condition they will serue 3 yeares on board the ffleet
ffrom Leige in fflanders 15th Instant 3000 ffrench by break of Day surprized the subvrbs of Huy notwithstanding fireing from the Castle caryeing off most of e Drag gooned forces there - the ffrench are ffortifying Thuin and have pos sessed themselves of 2 Castles about Charleroy to straiten t Garrison.
S ferred his comeing to Town vpon advice that S r Ralph Delavall on his way to Portsmouth to take care of e ffleet fell from his horse and broke 2 of his Ribbs
r John Ashbey has deThe Earle of Marleburough & e rest of e Committed Lords came yes terday to e Kings Bench & Mr Atturney Generall pursuant to an ord from
{This Evening Adm by the Lord Mayor had a most splendid supper = S r Robert Hobnes who was re ported to be Dead some tyme since Dyed yesterday in good Earnest = this day Mr Tiley formerly of Bristoll outlawed in e late Reigne reversed e same in e Kings Bench = The house of peers this day presented e addresses to e King & Queen w ch were thanckfully rec d} ll Russell & several sea Command rs were treated at Merch t Taylers Hall e King descharged m from e Baile and the same was signifyed to the house of peers who forthwith went vpon Business and agreed vpon an Address to e King and another to the Queen ordering the Lords of e white [...] to know their Ma ties pleasure when they will be attended with the same --
Yesterday aYoung Gentlewoman in the Habitt of aMan petitioned the Queen for a Gratuity produceing Cer tificates that she had been most part of e last summer on board the St Andrew one of r Ma ties men of warr Especially in tyme of ffight with the ffrench -
ffalmouth the 29th Ins privateer appearing lately before [Scilley] e Governour supposing her to be an English vessel sent out an Ensigne and some men who were noe sooner on board but e ffrench stript & turned them on shoa[...] againe -
t a ffrenchPlymo a Member of parliament for this Town in roome of S r Geo : Troby and e L d [lorde] sone to e L d Rochester is Elected a member of par liament for Lanceston in place of e Hon ble Mr Harboard deceased -
15th Esq Trevor is chosenCowes 16: Ins teer of fflushing has brought in here 2 Considerable ffrench prizes
t the Iacobite priva{Last night severall persons were robbed comeing from Kensington & a Gentleman of 3l was robbed as he came over Lincolns Inn ffields = on Thursday & yesterday 40000li has been [..ied] into e Excheq by e Chamberlain of London being parte of 200000li e Eng desired to borrow of e Citye The L d Sidney L d Leu t of Ireland [...] here from at Kingdome next week with some of the Irish nobility}
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of them &c = S led in & Demanded ^of why he did not pursue & destroy e rest of e ffrench ships after e Engagem t who said that having pursued them to e [Race] of Alderney e [Curr tt] was soe strong that he gave a signall for e Command s to come on board to advise & only 2 could make to him and they were possitively ag t it for there was but one pilott in 15 ships & e s d pilot would not vndertake to carry m clear of e Rocks vpon e result e house Resolved t they were satisfyed with e Answer of S r Iohn Ashby
r Iohn Ashbey attending e house was calThese To Madam Mary Newdigate att Arbury near Coventry P Coventry 4 P sent Bagg
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