L.c.2118: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692 November 24

L.c.2118

London 9ber the 24^th 1692

Sir

We have an account from Deal that our privateers have brought in there above 30 sail of Dans and Hamburgh shipps Laden with Contra band Goods for France as pitch, Tarr, hemp and other navall stores -

Brit [...] Commodore or Admirall of the [...] them for the Kings use upon which the owners of the privateer applyed themselves to the Lords of the Admiralty who upon hearing the matter at a full board ordered an express to be sent away yesterday to the Admiral to Redeliver the said shipps to the Privateers with all the papers and every thing else he had taken from them and to of the said Danish Fleet have escaped into Dunkerk their convoy haveing sunk a privateer that made after them -

The house of peers yesterday agreed to an address to recommend their speaker Sir Robert Atkins to his Maiestie without Men=cioning any particulars leaveing it to his Maiestie hopeing that he will conferr on him the place of Master of the Rolls vacant by the death of the Honorable Mr Powell ~

It is said Mr Rimera celebrated Poet Laureat who I told you in my last died a few days since

3 highway men said to be of Whitneys band were yesterday seized and Committed to Newgate

{The house of Commons read the first time the bill against hawkers and pedlers and ordered a 2d reading the house allso read the first time a Bill to prevent vexsatious suits at [lawe] and for the more easey reversall of outlawries in the Kings: Bench The House afterwards resolved into a grand committe on the East india affaire and made considerable progress therein, vix, That the East india trade should be managed by a ioint stock that the said trade should rise by new subscriptions that no man}

Yesterday Sir Iohn Cuttler a Member of parliament departed this Life at his house near Westminster his estate is valued at above 300000^li.

Collonell. ffitz Gerrald one of the Gentlemen of the bed Chamber to the king, being a prisoner in the kings Bench upon thxecucion was yesterday discharged there from by vertue of an order from the ~ house of peers

The Berkley Castle and the Merchant shipps under her Convoy ~ supposed to be taken by the ffrench are said to be arrived at Cadiz they passed by the day before the ffrench came out of Brest

a proposall will be made to the parliament to fitt out as Many English men of warr as there were dutch and English together Last summer and the same to be at his Maiesties sole Charge and the dutch in Lieu thereof to maintain a proportionable Number of Land fforces in fflanders, whereby there may be no occasion of Carrying the Money out of this kingdom

Yesterday two persons were Seized and committed to Newgate for Coyning

On Tuesday night severall Foot padders who had robbed divers people the night before in st Georges ffields were seized in the Mint in Southwark

It is said it will be proposed in par=liament that the nig.htly watch will be

{Mans nature on the Ground as she Phrazed it, in fine the Iury withdrew and continued some howers together a and at Last brought in a priuate Verdict which we can not learne till to Morrow in Court - This day a motion was made in the house of Lords for an oath of abiuration as aforesaid and it was seconded by diverse but they haue not fully ordered it Their Lordships brought in a Bill and read it the first time to indempnify the Iudges and all persons that acted contrary to law in the time of the apprehension of the ffrench Inuasion -} converted into Bands of Lusty men with power to use fire armes as in Paris where house breaking is rarly known and petty thievery shall be punished with a Term of years at hard Labour and some of them Chained to sweep the streets which tis thought will deter them more then our usuall punishment

I am [...]ibly informed that a Bill is designed to be presented to the parliament for all persons in office to abiure the Late King Iames -

A person who pretends to the Politicks offers to shew away to raise 50000 pound a week which will be a summ Requisite with out any land tax or Generall excise provided if the same be agreed to give him one Weeks money -

His Maiestie hath been pleased to give the place of Vice Treasurer of Ierland Vacant by the death of Mr Iohn Harboard to the Lord Conningsby -

The Queen of Spain upon the arrivall of the Queen Dowager of England upon the frontiers of that Kingdome by reason she sent none to Complement her Maiestie while she lay off of Portsmouth did not send any to perform that Ceremony to her Maiestie

Its said the King before the Death of Mr Powle had promised the place of the Master of the Rolls to Sir Iohn Trever which is far better as to proffit then prime Commis sioner of the great seale being Computed to bee worth above [8000]^li per Annum - and a pattent

{is drawing to inable him to performe the same and it is said Sir Robert Atkins will be made prime Commissioner of the Great seal this day the tryall commenced at the Kings. bench bar between the Duke. of Norfolke and Mr Iermain by a Middlesex Iury Sir Miles Hennigh fore man it Lasted 4 howers being too long and obscene to reporte but the matter of the P. M. Iermains Lying with his Dutchess was fully proved A woman swore she saw rem in re and the court made her explain it in proper termes and then she said she saw [...]me out Reakeing and drop}

subscribe more then 10000 pound and not less then a 100 which destroys the whole trade and the house is to be on the same againe a Tuesday -

24. Nov. 92

To The honorable Sir Richard. Newdigate Baronet at Arbury near Coventry 4