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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