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L.c.2119
London Decemb 6th 1692
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ron saturday Last 3 of the Danish Shipps taken by our privateers having Contraband goods on board were Tryed at the Court of Admiralty and convicted as prize and thereupon process is forming against e rest - tis said when they were to be unladed in ffrance they were to haue served as Transport shipps for England
Orders are sent to Ireland to haue all e Militia in readiness to oppose any design that may be made upon them as also to hold e Veterane Souldiers in constant duty and Recruit their Regiments
Orders are Likewise sent to Scotland to take an acco t what number of Serviceable men can be raised in their severall Shires
And I am told that Circular Let ters are sent to all L ds Liveten ts in England to haue e Militia in readiness upon all Occations especially on the Western Coast and that they may not be unprovided with powder and Ball a proportionable quantity will be sent from e kings stores in the Tower
yesterday was a great hearing before the house of peers upon an Appeal from e Court of Chancery brought by S r Cesar Cranmore against Charles Duke of Southamp ton for 4000li per Annu decreed for the said Duke which case is too Copious to be here par ticularized but in Conclusion the L ds (Nomine Contradi cente)
{being the propopall of Capt wards went upon e particulars of the Estimate of e Armey especially that of e Generall Officers and went through great part of them and made No Alterac on in their pay except that of Secretary of warr and was sett down at 3li per Diem they onely allowing now 20s a day but they have not as yet entered upon the Ways or means = the person whom I Lately told you offered to raise 50000li per Week without Laying it on Land or Generall Excise} George St Loe and ordered it a 2d reading = The house after
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Reversed the said decree and gaue it in favour of S r Cesar on Saturday Last one Benjamin Callow who Lately kept an Inn At Islington was Seized and Committed to Newgate S r Thomas Ironson deposing that he in Company with Capt Whitney robbed him Last Summer near Tunbridge ~ of 80 Guyneas, a Chyrurgeon that was in his Company when he was Seized in new Markett was admitted to Bail
The house of Commons yesterday Resolved into a grand Committee of the whole house further upon e Advise & Resolved that tis the Opinion of this Committee that there has been a grand miscarriage in relac on to e descent and t one of the reasons of the said miscarriage was for want of timely and necessary orders from those persons that had the - Management of Affairs which said vote of the Committee was Carryed by yeas 156 Noes 155.
Edeinburgh 29th Novemb Coll Cunningham pursuant to his orders is gone to view those Regiments out of which the Recruits are to be raised for fflanders and dunns will suddenly beat about for Voluntiers each man being to have 4 dollars advance Money and to enter Immediately into pay great quantities of Corn are bought up at Bez wick for fflanders which occasion the Marketts to use here
{Yesterday seized near Barnet but [s....d] a man upon his Apprehention and tis said he offers 2000li for his pardon and to bring in all his Gang = Last night a peck of Chippings were seized in a house a mile out of Towne which was hired on purpose for that Trade but onely an old Woman was taken with it = The house of L ds this day read onely a private Bill which they would not determine till they haue the Opinion of the Iudges therein = This day the house of ~ Commons read e first time a Bill for raising 20000 Seamen without Impressing a man}
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Yesterday ffuller the Imposter stood in the pillory the first time before Westminster Hall gate and was so Carressed by e Mobb with rotten Eggs and Dirt t he was Like to haue been smothered and when he came out the Guard had much ~ difficulty to keep the Rabble from - Laying Violent hands on him.
There is certain Advise that the Marquess de Nessmond is Cruizing with a ffench squadron of shipps in the mouth of the Channell supposed to haue a design on our outward bound West India and Streights ffleets now Lying at Cowes Spit head &c. upon which they are commanded not to sayl till further orders being to haue their Convoy reinforced with 10 men of Warr who are to conduct them out of e danger of e Enemy
Wee haue an acco my Last from Chattham that severall of the great shipps are drawn out of the Docks being compleatly refitted for service and will forthwith fall down to Black Stakes so that there will presently be about 60 stout shipps to oppose any design of the ffrench
t since40 great Merchant shipps will suddenly be taken up and Converted into men of warr for their Ma ties ser vice there being allready 12 of 40 gunns each
a ship of 700 Tunns called Royall Steed which we took from e ffrench In the West Indies was Lately castaway away on the back of Scottland in her way hither but most of her Cargo will be saved
e{ffallmouth Decemb past that a priveatier of dartmouth was driven a shoar and Like to haue been Lost but at Length gott off again and several shipps dragged their Anchors and for some time rode under water - plymouth 2d December amongst the ffrench prisoners Lately brought In here there were 46 English and Irish who are sent to portsmouth in order to be Tryed by a Councell of warr = This afternoon S r Thomas pope Blunt signifyed to severall Members of the house of Commons that Capt Whitney the Notorious highwayman was} 1st the weather hath been so Tempestuous here for 3 or 4 dayes
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Is by the Kings order to appear before the L having obtained a grant under e Privy seal to haue e 200 part of what shall be raised thereof
ds of the TreasuryAdvice is come to Court that which were gott together to Attack Dixmude upon Notice that Gen ll Tallmath was Marching towards them and the ffrost breaking retired with precipitac on and Oars pursuing took some of their Carriages
e 12000 ffrench in fflanders6 Dec
. 92For Mrs Mary Newdigate at Arbury Coventry 2