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The House of Peers Yesterday
proceeded further on the tryall
of the Lord Mahone they were along time
arguing the Manner of theire proceedings
& haveing Adiusted the same to ask
the Iudges Opinions upon divers Points
of Law and that any Peer may put
his Question & accordingly the Lord Kingston
Earls of Mulgrave & Nottingam &c put
severall Questions to the Iudges & had answers
from them upon each head they heard alsoe
what the Councill had to Offer on the behalfe
of the Prisoner & at 9 at Night Adiourned
to 10 this Day when tis beleived theyle
Enter upon the point Guilty or not Guilty

Wee had advice yesterday from
Worcester that a Great Mutiny had lately
been there occasioned by the Corning of
some ffactors from Bristoll to buy up Corn
to transport whereby the price is much
enhansed but the Magistrates seized &
Committed some of the Cheife Mutineers
whereby the tumult was appeased

They Write from Portsmouth
of the 2d Instant that the Bridget Galley came
to Spithead haveing Lost in [stres..f..eller]
affrench: Privateer & 9 of the Men were
put on board her when taken

about 20 Eminent Cittizens of Good repute most Insurers of shipping are
are this week gon aside - Yesterday the Daneish envoy had audience of his Maiestie
& demanded restitucion for the Daneish ships taken by our Men of Warr and to
have his ffinal answer in 7 Daies the Letters from Portsmouth further
advise that there is a Contest between an English & a flushing Privateer Conserning

The Lunt ffriggat which was Insured
at 40^li Per Cent: supposed to be Lost is arived
Cales Richly Laden

Sir Iames Hayes who Marryed
the Lady ffankenbridg Dyed Last thursday
Night at Kensinton

Wee hear that the Recorder of London
has a List of the Names of 50 Highway Men
their Inns & haunts and this week severall
horses heve been seized which noe boddy
ownes wherefore tis beleived they belong
to the Gang after whom Great search is
made

Yesterday the house of Commons
Voted 5^li per Cent to be layd upon the stock
of the East: India Company to be appropriated
to the use of the Warr & resolved to lay the
Like summ upon the stocks of the Husdons
Bay & Affricae Companyes

Wee have advice from Ireland
that the Lord Lieutenant of that Kingdom is prepareing
of Bills to be sent hither for the Kings
approbacion in order to be passed into Lawe
at the next meeting of Parliament and
endevours are used to find out atemporament
to Compose the Misunderstanding of the
last sessions

the King: has now declared his resollucion of begining his Iorney by the
ffirst or 2d of March- On thursday night 2 Gentlemen were Robbed in st
Georges ffeilds by some ffoot Padds who took from them 2 Watches & about 5^li in Monney
and all their Clothes Leaveing them Naked & tyed [...] to back to prevent their
persuit & one of them is soe sick that tis beleived hele never recover the Disaster