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London Ianuary 24th 1692
on sunday morning about 3 a Clock 6 men broke open the house of the Late Ld Dartmouth on Blackheath bound and gagged all the servants and Carryed away to the value of 1500li in plate Iewells, Rings, Gold Watches, small armes & the poate and the Arms had his Lordshipps Coat of Armes engraven thereon a further account: will be given in the next Thursdayes Gazett
on Saturday night [14o Lamb] the Goldsmith in Lumbard street was sett upon in his Coach near Acton by 5 highwaymen 2 of whom he shott dead with his Blunderbuss and Mortally wounded a 3d himself being wounded in the hand and Arm one of the highwaymen Lyes dead on the place the other they remounted and Carryed off tis said that one of them and his horse are both known whereby tis believed a discovery of the rest will be made.
Portsmouth 22d. Ianuary yesterday were shipped off from hence above 300 ffrom a prisoner of warr for st Maloes the same day came in here the Isabella having on board Capt George Matthewes whose ship was taken by the ffrench and Carryed into Thoulon where he saith there will be Launched for this sum mers expedicon a ship 24 ffoot longe = en was the Royall Sun - a Gentleman Lately come from Brest also reports that the french ffleet there are ready to put to Sea.
Is come down to Newgate for e executing Whitney and e other highway Men but by reason e hangman is to burn the Conquering book and the Bishop of Salsburyes Letter to Morrow they are not to be executed till ffriday = the Lds this day also ordered the Conquering - book to be burned and made the following vote that the Aspersion of King - William and Queen Mary being King and Queen by Conquest
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Warwick 22d on Thursday Sailed hence the Greyhound ffrigatt with 2 Mails for Holland as also some Recruits for fflanders
I told you in my Last that e Ld Cornwallis prime Commissioner of e Admiralty hath Laid doun that troublesome Employment since which I am Informed that sr Richd Ansloe is doing e Like being another of e Commissioners - And t'is now said with greater Assurance that Admirall Russell has declined the office of Admirall and that Admirall Killigrew - Sr Clously Shovell - and Sr Ralph Delawall will be Commissionated Admiralls for this Summers service:
on Saturday last 200000li was sent to portsmouth for e use of that Garison
on Thursday Last the Earl of Danby - Captain Mitchell - and Captain Mason were appointed by the King to haue each a fflagg ship In next summers expedicon
The King hath sent Collonell Tallbott Enginier Generall of Ireland to visit all the ffortificacions in the Western Coast of England viz the Cittadells of plymouth - St Manese - and Penden nis Castle by which we believe some new works will be added to them
The Dutch ffactors continue to buy up Corn In all our Counties
on Sunday Last a great Councell was held at Kensington where the 3 persons
Entituled Gods Wayes of disposing Kingdomes and debated the burning of that also and Considering that the people might think they had a peak against the Bishops Carryed it in the Negative - the Duke of Gloucester is taken sick and tis believed the Malady will turn to the small pox - this day the Earl of Banbury came to e kings Bench and put in his Claims as a peer and the Court has ordered the Attorney Generall - to come in and be heard what he can say against him = the dead Warrant
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aforemenconed were appointed in the place of Admirall to Command e ffleet next Sum mer And they are to be on board the Britannia
By some passengers arrived Lately from Holland It is Aduised that e Dutch haue not yet sealed the state of warr for this year and that they want 25000 men for their Quota which they are to haue in the ffield this summer In the Low Countreys pursuant to his Maties order
His Matie is resolved to go for Holland the Latter end of ffebruary or the beginning of March at the ffurthest
Yesterday Mr Woolverston an Eminent Attorney died suddenly of an Apoplexy at a stationers ship in the Temple
We hear that the ffrench haue laid an Embargo on all re shipps some Inferring from thence that his Most Christian Matie is dead, others that tis in order to make a descent upon us and all Conclude that they haue somewhat to perform that they would not haue e world penetrate Into.
Letters since my Last from Dublin Advise that kingdom is in a full posture of defence the Militia being well disciplined and shew a ready disposicon of making a vigorous defence in Case the ffrench should make a descent there that Corn is scarce But But fish wonderfull plenty - They add that the Lord Livetent will not come for England as was Expected
That Parliament being to sitt the 6th of April that 29 Rapparies haue been Lately executed = Here is an accot: that e providence pacquett Boat ffeared to be Cast away was driven into Norway where she is in safety with most of her passengers = yesterday the houses of Commons after having voted the Bishop of Salisburyes pastorale Letter to be burnt by the Common Hangman Went upon a Book wrott by the Bishop of st Asaph
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is highly Iniurious to their Maties and Inonsistent with the principles on which this Government is ffounded & tends to the subversion of e Rights of e people = the house of Commons haue been all this day in a Grand Committee upon e Bill to lay a further Impost upon divers Commodities and Went through the same and haue ordered it to be reported to morrow and afterwards will go upon wayes and Meanes further to supply the kingdome = on saturday last ffive high way men robbed 3 Gentlemen in sight of Tyburn of 400li value & threatned to burn the Gallowes before Whitney & the rest come to be Executed
To The honble Sr Rich: Newdigate Bart at Arbury 4 near Coventry
