2

came to Spithead and brought with her affrench
Prize of 200 tuns Laden with salt & the Day
before came up with a Large ffrench ship
off Cape Lahogue which she fought 3 houres
& at Last drove her on shoar & being Well
Manned the Galley Left her Lying on the Carreen
This Day the Weymouth Sloop brought in a ffrench
ship of 80 Tuns Laden with salt Iust now
came into Spithead 14 English Privateers who
brought with them 2 Large ffly boates supposed
to be prize

Falmouth 26 the Expedicion pacquet boat
is driven back by Contrary Winds On
the 24 Cold Lemott his Maiesties 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

Letters from Plimouth further
advise that a Merchant Man of that town
is Committed to Exiter Geole for Chipping
And Letters from Weymouth further advise
that on the 28 affrench Privateer came
into that Road under Dutch Coullers
and carryed off an English vessell

Yesterday their Maiesties came to
the Chappell Royall at Whitehall
where the Bishop of Bangor Preached before
them on the 10 of Hosea & the 3d Verse

the [tear] had not ensued he had pulled the Pope out of his Chaire 4ly that the ffrench 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'ugh all obligations Divine & humane Lastly that of the ffrench
King: would restore the Duke: of Lorreign & all that he has taken since the Peace of Munster Re
nounce his allyance with the turk bannish King: Iames and his Queen & disavow the Interests ther not
till then they may think of makeing Lasting Peace with his Most Xtian Maiestie