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concluded the King: has some great
Design upon the Enemy

Captain Whitney has [...] in the
names of above 50 Highway Men
that Robb on the Road at this time
together with all the townes and
houses they ffrequent And tels
of 23 persons of Considerable Note in
& about the town that have Robbed
in Company with him & as Iam Informed
hath tould the secretary somthing relateing
to the Robbing of the Portsmouth Mail
but as yeat I know not the particulers

I am tould that divers of
the accomplices of M^rs Merrywether
are fled since her being reprived

Holland one of the 7 Highway
Men Executed yesterday appeared verry
Peninitent praying above an hower
under the Gallows & the rest seemed
to have Great remorse upon them

One of Mathewes who
had his Chip taken from him in
October near Cape Gap is arived
from ffrance haveing been with
the secretary of state & Confirms
all that Captain Sanders Declared
two Daies agoe to the Earl: of Nottingam

yesterday the house of Commons

went thro'ugh the heads of the Merchandize and ordered a Bill upon it and
[legicon] to raise only 220000^li thereon & goe on further waies and Meanes on
Wednesday Next The Earl: of Lincolne being Introduced into the house was
yesterday tendered the Oathes which his Lordship took. the house of peers this Day heard
only a Private Case - The King: has ordered all the Well Boates to be got ready