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L.c.2138
London ffeb
: the 11 (92 3)S
r//Mounts bay the 5 four Barques
rideing in this Road affrench Privateer
Bore towards them w th Eng Coull rs w ch they
Mishasting weighed Anchor & came
Nearer shoare but the ffr : Man pursuing
to farr struck upon aRock and soe became
a prey to the People
Plimo
Ma ties Warehouse was broke open & a
Great Deal of tallow & Canvas stolen
there out & last Eavening some of the
Canvas was found in a Dunkill belonging
to a publique stable the M r whereof & his
son in law ffled but his Wife being
examined confessed t her husband &
son in law w th some others (now ffled) Comitted
the Fact upon which she was sent to Geole &
Hue & Cry sent after her husband ..
Yesterday about noon 2 Notorious
Highway Men were seized near Epping &
and Committed to Newgate
Yesterday the Ho
Bill brought them by the Commons for [.] tryenniall
Parliam t forth with read the same & agreed
to some amendm ts soe that it now
wants only the Royall Assent
they write from Lorge that the ffr
and boast theyll Attack Many places at once that they lately endevoured to
take affort w ch Corers Ostend but were happily prevented & t its beleived
theyll beseige Newport haveing Amassed great stores at Dunkirk
[Ipriz] &c and have 90000 Men upon r lines & places Adiacent
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