L.c.2131: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692/1693 January 26

L.c.2131

London January 26th 1692

Sir

yesterday the Conquering book and pastorall Letter were burnt the fformer In the new palace and the other in the old

Sir ffrancis Clinton took his Seat in the house of Lords as Earl of Lincoln but was ordered to withdraw till their Lordships had considered the Validity of his Title

on Tuesday night Admirall Killi -grew - Sir Ralph Delawall - and Sir Clousley Shovell were above 2 hours in Consult with the Commissioners of the Admi ralty upon the Operacion of the Maritime Affairs and Sir Ralph goes down to Chatham to Morrow to hasten the Navall prepa- -=racions and their Commission will pass the seals as Coniunct Admiralls this Week.

The condemned Malefactors suffer to Morrow but tis said Mrs Merry Weather has a reprieve for 10 daies.

Captain Saunders arrived yesterday from ffrance Commander of an English ship gave & gave The Earl of Nottingham an account of what he knew relating to the ffrench affairs he came directly from provence and saith 22 great men of warr were to sail from Thoulon the ffirst of ffebruary and the Fleet at Brest was in great forward -ness except the Want of Money - -and that he Cannot Learn any thing of a designed descent.

all the Lords except the Bishops and another peer came to the same Resolucion with the Commons Concerning the aforesaid book and letter - the Lords of the Treasury haue ordered all the officers of the Revenues to Lay before them their Accounts and especially those Concerned In the [?arth] Money.

Edenburgh 19th Instant the Earl of Melwin is arrived here and hath taken Lodgings near the parliament house from whence tis Coniectured that his Lordship would be Commissioner for the approaching Sessions of parliament. Severall members of which parlia ment are allready coming hither where Duke of Hamilton arrived yesterday and took his seat at the Councell Board being the ffirst time and the Lord Tueedall is made Lord Chancellor

Plymouth 22d Instant yesterday Collonell Lamott one of their Maiesties Enginiers took a view of the Royall Cittadell here as also st. Nicholas Ireland in order to the more regular ffortifying thereof and on Tuesday the Like will be done at pendennis Castle & St Mause

on Tuesday Last 10 highway men robbed Severall Lane men of a considera ble value on ffinchly Common

The same day 3 highway men attempted to robb some passengers in a Coach near Gadds hill but one of them being killed the rest Fledd

allready 100000^li is brought into the Exchequer upon Credit of the Act of 4^s upon the pound

yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty Sir Christopher Wren and the Kings physitians went to Greenwich to view the Late King Charles his house there in order to haue the same Converted into an Hospitall for sick & wounded Seamen & Souldiers

and resolved to go on the same to morrow = a great Number of the Mobility or Rabble appeared yesterday at the burning of the Conquering book and pastorall Letter and greater was the variety of their discourses they Crying out the Bishops Were Enlightened and the Church was on ffire and saints suffering Martyrdom

We heare from Barbadoes that an Englishe ship of 16 gunns Lately mett a ffrench Ship of 24 in those parts and after a sharp dispute boarded and took her killed 44 men in the Fight and Carryed her into Barbadoes

Forreign Letters since my Last say the ffrench king is not sick but on the Contrary is makeing great pre paracions for some Enterprize in fflanders which it's beliewed will be on Huy and CharleRoy that Monsieur Catinat is arrived at Cambray and will suddenly hawe an armey in piedmont of 35000 men -That 22 great ffrench men of warr are ready to saill from Thoulon to Ioin the rest of theffr ffrench ffleet - that a man of warr of Nessmonds squadron was Lately Cast away near Brest - that there is great hopes pf a peace with the Turkes -That Count Soames is made Livetenant Generall of the dutch Armey in place of prince Waldeck Lately deceased

Last night a dreadfull fire happened in a house Adiacent to the May pole in the Strand which consumed that and another one each side and burnt diverse persons 8 being missing but as yet only Three bodyes were ffound

The house of Lords yesterday read a second time the Earl of Devonshires Bill and Oath they Carrying it for Committing by 5 voices

The house of peers haue admitted the new Earl of Lincoln into the house - his Maiestie Came this morning and gaue the Royall Assent to the proiect Milliion Bill as also a Bill for the Kings Speciall Baill in the Countrey = The house of Commons haue been all this day reporting the Bill for Laying an Import on divers Commoditiues and agreed with the report of the Committee besides ordered a further Imposicion on other Merchandises

On Tuesday next will be published the life of the ffamous Count Teckly with one of all his Exploits of the ffamous Cou It is said great Altera cions will be made amongst the ministers of state before the king goes for Holland

To The honorable Sir Richard: Newdigate at Arbury 4 near Coventry