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r//Yesterday one Chalton a Highwan beleived to be one of those who Lately attacqued mr Lamb Goldsmyth Near acton was seized in Channell Row Westm r & Committed to Newgate Another Highway Man being p sued at [Mim Nash] & Quitted his [lu..se] being tyred was alsoe levied & Committed to the same place
Capt Informac on of his Knowledg of a Design to Assasinate the p son of his Ma tie and the Lord Cheife Iustice Granted him his reprive but upon Examinac on he not makeing the matter appear [atturviant] is signed for his Execution to morrow tis said near the May Pole in the strand
Whitney haveing GivenPlimo e Rupert Devon and York ffriggats the two Later haveing bro t w th them two ffrench privateers one of 16 e other of 24 Guns as alsoe 2 Retaken Ketches -
27 On 25 came in hereWeymouth 28 On Gugo a Porteguees ship of 150 tuns Laden w th sugger friut &c was staved in peices on Portland Beich & the Longboat oversetting all her men were drowned except 4
e 26 e StPortsmouth 29 Yesterday the Lucas Galley
this Morn Munford the Court being sate the Attorney Gennerall opened e Indictm t & Nature of the Offence & then proceeded to call Witnesses but none that did Affect his Lordship as the the actual Ayding or Abetting therein that he and Cap Hill chainged clothes before the ffact & waited for him w th r swords drawn
Commenced the tryall of the L d Mahone for Killing Mr2
came to Spithead and brought with her affrench Prize of 200 tuns Laden w th salt & the Day before came up with a Large ffrench ship off Cape Lahogue w ch she fought 3 houres & at Last drove her on shoar & being Well Manned the Galley Left her Lying on e Carreen This Day the Weymouth Sloop brought in a ffrench ship of 80 Tuns Laden w th salt Iust now came into Spithead 14 English Privateers who brought with them 2 Large ffly boates supposed to be prize
Falmo is driven back by Contrary Winds On the 24 Cold Lemott his Ma ties Engineer arived Pendemin Castle and finding it much Decayed gave order for the speedy repaireing of it & tis said aWett dock will be made here for shipping
26 the Expedic on pacq t boatLetters from Plimo advise that a Merch t Man of t town is Committed to Exiter Geole for Chipping And Letters from Weymo further advise that on e 28 affrench Privateer came into that Road under Dutch Coullers and carryed off an English vessell
Yesterday the Chappell Royall at Whitehall where the Bishop of Bangor Preached before them on the 10 of Hosea & e 3d Verse
r Ma ties came tothe [tear] had not ensued he had pulled the Pope out of his Chaire 4ly that e ffr King had noe God but his Interest he forceth his subiects to sacrafice Life Estate & Conscience & tis Impossible to bind him by treaty that breaks thro' all obligations Divine & humane Lastly that of the ffrench K : would restore the D : of Lorreign & all that he has taken since the Peace of Munster Re nounce his allyance w th the turk bannish K : Iames and his Queen & disavow e Interests ther not till then they may think of makeing Lasting Peace w th his Most Xtian Ma tie
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A brick Layer being Jmprest for sea & Carryed to the Tower the Lord Chief Justice granted ahabeus Corpus Directed to Capt Cook who had him in Custody but Instead of obeying it spake reproachfully of the Lord Chi Justice upon which a Spetiall Warr t is gon out from his Lordship with a tipstaff Directed to the Sherriffs to raise the Posse ag t the said Capt if there shall be occation soe it will soon be known whether the Civell or Millitary Power will have the Greater Efficacy
Its advised from Rome that the Pope in severall Audiences has signifyd to the Ministers of the Confederates his desire of aPeace offering these following reasons ffirst that if the Allies were united by makeing a peace with ffrance they might Chace the Turk out of Europe. 2dly that the whole Confederacy hath not Gained one single point ag t ffrance by Reason they are seperateing in e Interests & slow in executeing their designes when as ffrance: being absollute [???] resollucions are performed almost as soon as determined 3dly the ffr : K : is making [????] prodigeous Efforts that he will be able to take one town after another as he did last year [???] Conquering Namur in sight of the Confederates which Consideracion might obleige Spain & Savoy noe Longer to Contend but accept of Peace his Most Xtian Ma tie promiseing to put a blank paper into his hands that they may subscribe such resonable
Condic be exposed to in case the Allies should reduce ffr : to the ffoot they pretend But they Answered the Pope as followes 1st that e ffr : K : designes to seize the dominions of Spain to secure e succession to the Dauphin - 2dly that e Pope may Consider that the ffr : King makes an allyance w th the turks & supplies them with Men monney & Amunic on 3dly his holiness cannot fforget how the ffrench: King insulted over his p dice Causeing his Embassendor to enter Rome in aHostile manner & if
ons as they please Lastly that the Recusant Catholiques may reflect on the dang that Religion will4
and when Mumford Came his Lordship steped to him but did not hould him as was GEnnerally said still gave Mumford abox on the Ear & run him thro' before his sword was drawn AWitness said t his Lordship replyed Ah poor Hill Iam sorry Iwould you had my Monney Iwill Stand by & hang for your Cause Sake it Being almost Dark the Lordship returned to the house & Adiourned the Discistion till to morrow His Maiestie was present at the tryall & stayed till the Witness had all e Evidences-
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