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A brick Layer being Jmprest
for sea & Carryed to the Tower the Lord Chief Justice
granted ahabeus Corpus Directed to Captain Cook
who had him in Custody but Instead of obeying
it spake reproachfully of the Lord Chief Justice
upon which a Spetiall Warrant is gon out from
his Lordship with a tipstaff Directed to the
Sherriffs to raise the Posse against the said Captain 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. 2^dly that the whole
Confederacy hath not Gained one single
point against ffrance by Reason they are seperateing
in the Interests & slow in executeing their
designes when as ffrance: being absollute [???]
resollucions are performed almost as soon as
determined 3dly the ffrench: King: 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
Maiestie promiseing to put a blank paper into his
hands that they may subscribe such resonable

Condicions as they please Lastly that the Recusant Catholiques may reflect on the danger that Religion will
be exposed to in case the Allies should reduce ffrance: to the ffoot they pretend But they Answered the
Pope as followes 1st that the ffrench: King: designes to seize the dominions of Spain to secure the succession to
the Dauphin - 2dly that the Pope may Consider that the ffrench: King makes an allyance with the turks &
supplies them with Men monney & Amunicion 3dly his holiness cannot fforget how the ffrench: King
insulted over his preiudice Causeing his Embassendor to enter Rome in aHostile manner & if