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L.c.2137

London ffebruary: 9th (92 3)

Sir

The lyst of the Men of War
Designed for the streits are as followeth
the Russell Breda Mammouth Lyon
Munk Suffolk Burford Northumberland
Eagle Return Royall Oak Woolwich Chatham
New Castle Shereness & Lark with the [speed....]
& Vulture ffore ships

His Grace the Duke: of Ormond
has Ordered all his tents Wine Kitchen
utensills &c to be packed up for fflanders
his Maiestie holding his resollucion of going
the begining of Next Month

One of our ships is returned from
the Coast of ffrance & brings advice that
the Marques De Nesmond is put to sea
with 6 Men of War & that 25 others
will suddenly follow to Cruize in the
Channell

An Express Arived yesterday
from Holland with advice that the Dutch
squadron which is to Ioyn ours for the streights
are in the way [latter ]Desireing ours to
hasten that wee may ffight the Houlond
squadron as they come into the Ocean

Mrs Merrywether who was reprived
to Munday last hath obtained a second
Reprive to the 17 Instant

were Great Debates those for the Bill alledged that all the [Misse..s] that
formerly hapned to the Nacion proceeded from the want of Parliaments & that
they did not in the least Mistrust but they would provide us agood Reign against
aBad besides Ministers of state would not adventure to do Illegal things
when a Parliament was in [Veiw] otherwise would stave off Parliaments that they