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& his Maiestye has given the Commander
20000 Livers recompence -

The 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 the Emperor -

They write from Versailes
that the 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
15^th Instant 3000 ffrench by break of
Day surprized the subvrbs of Huy
notwithstanding fireing from the
Castle caryeing off most of the Drag
gooned forces there - the ffrench
are ffortifying Thuin and have pos
sessed themselves of 2 Castles about
Charleroy to straiten that Garrison.

Sir John Ashbey has de
ferred his comeing to Town vpon advice
that Sir Ralph Delavall on his way to
Portsmouth to take care of the ffleet fell
from his horse and broke 2 of his Ribbs

The Earle of Marleburough
& the rest of the Committed Lords came yes
terday to the Kings Bench & Mr Atturney
Generall pursuant to an order from

{This Evening Admirall Russell & several sea Commanders were treated at Merchant Taylers Hall
by the Lord Mayor had a most splendid supper = Sir 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 the late Reigne reversed the same in the Kings Bench = The
house of peers this day presented the addresses to the King & Queen which were thanckfully received}

the King descharged them from the Baile
and the same was signifyed to the
house of peers who forthwith went
vpon Business and agreed vpon an
Address to the King and another to the
Queen ordering the Lords of the white
[...] to know their Maiesties 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 the last summer on board the
St Andrew one of their Maiesties men of
warr Especially in tyme of ffight with
the ffrench -

ffalmouth the 29^th Instant a ffrench
privateer appearing lately before [Scilley]
the Governour supposing her to be an English
vessel sent out an Ensigne and some
men who were noe sooner on board but
the ffrench stript & turned them on shoa[...]
againe -

Plymouth 15^th Esquire Trevor is chosen
a Member of parliament for this Town in roome
of Sir George: Troby and the Lord [lorde] sone to the
Lord Rochester is Elected a member of par
liament for Lanceston in place of the Honorable
Mr Harboard deceased -

Cowes 16: Instant the Iacobite priva
teer of fflushing has brought in here 2
Considerable ffrench prizes

{Last night severall persons were robbed comeing from Kensington & a Gentleman of
3^l was robbed as he came over Lincolns Inn ffields = on Thursday & yesterday 40000^li
has been [..ied] into the Exchequer by the Chamberlain of London being parte of 200000^li the English
desired to borrow of the Citye The Lord Sidney Lord Leuitenant of Ireland [...] here from that Kingdome
next week with some of the Irish nobility}