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Bently - who was ordered to be seized - the said -
Book was debated in Councell as also by the
house of Peers & wilbe burnt by the Comon
hangman

Yesterday the King after he had
signed the aforemencioned bills went & dined with
the Earl. of Devonshire at Grafton-house

The Earl. of Banbury had by habeus:
Corpus: removed his Indictment into the Court of -
K. being where his Lordship wilbe tryed this
approaching terme -

Edenbrough January the 14^o nevell Paine -
who had been a long tyme prisoner in this King.dome
designing yesterday to make his escape & a
soldier understanding it gave notice thereof upon
which the said Paine & an Officer who Complotted ~
with him are Confined to a Dungeon - we have -
advice that a Dutch Caper in his la way lately
towards Leith met a ffrench ship laden with provisions~
for the Bass & with the Caper tooke & brought into -
Leith road-

Falmouth 16^o instant a Collyer being -
taken by a ffrench. privateer & coming about the -
Lands end foundred but the men got ashoare in
their Long boate & are brought hither prisoners

By the Garland frigot & some other
ships come into the Downes the Lords of the -
Admiralty had yesterday advice that the Sweeds &
Danes are lading 150 saile of ships with Navall
stores for France upon which their Lordships haue ordered
the Chatham Larke & other frigots to saile & intercept
them

- Divers other books & papers besides that aforesaid of a pernicious tendancy besides that aforesaid were mencioned in
the house of Commons that had the Imprimatur to them & spake against the Bishop of Sarum's Pastorall Letter
D^r Sherlocks disus distinction upon the Oath but had they not given a check to their debates they
would have let them selves into more business then they could have gone through so the latter last
matter fell - This day the House. of Comons after reading some private bills whe went upon