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London Ianuary 24^th 1692

on sunday morning about 3
a Clock 6 men broke open the house of
the Late Lord Dartmouth on Blackheath
bound and gagged all the servants and
Carryed away to the value of 1500^li 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 [14^o 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 Captain George Matthewes
whose ship was taken by the ffrench
and Carryed into Thoulon where he
saith there will be Launched for this sum
mers expedicion a ship 24 ffoot longe = then
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 the executing Whitney and the other highway Men but by reason the
hangman is to burn the Conquering book and the Bishop of Salsburyes Letter to Morrow
they are not to be executed till ffriday = the Lords 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