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threw a hatchet at him & cleft his scull which
as soon as he perceived took arope and
hanged him selfe at the next tree, which
his Wife haveing notice off layd her
Child on a table & Ran out hastily to
save her husband but Came to Late
& on her return found the Child dead on
the floar haveing broak its neck with
the ffall

Yarmouth 28 yesterday sailed
hence 25 sail of ships all Laden with
Corn for Holland under Convoy of the
Warrington Captain Oak Commander

tis said Sir John Cutler has
given 3000^li towards fitting up the [Kings] house
at Greenwich for our Hospitale for sick &
Wounded seamen

Yesterday a Gang of 10 Highwaymen
Robbed severall persons between Highgate
and Hampstend

fforreign Lettres say the ffrench King
will command his forces in person next
Campaign in fflanders & the Dauphin on
the Rhine

The King: yesterday sent an
Order to the Office of Ordnance
with all appurtenances as they did Last
year for fflanders whereby tis

which makes up Conclude his Maiestie will make a Descent upon France On
thursday Night 7 Clippers were seized in the ffad in Kings Riders street & Committed
to New Gate - this Day the Lords were Adiusting the preliminaries relateing to the
Tryall of the Lord Mahone on tuesday, & have appointed 8 tickets to each Lord to
Dispose amonst their ffriends - the scaffolds are built very Large that the Commons may have Roome