L.c.2142: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692/1693 February 21

L.c.2142

London ffebruary 25: 1692

Sir

his Maiestie dined yesterday at Hampton Court where her Maiestie mett him and returned in the Evening to Kensing ton

The house of peers yesterday pro ceeded further upon the Matter of Advice relating to the Livetenancy of London but Mr Willmott delivered a print setting forth the names of the present Livetenants with a Character of divers of them which their Lordships conceived was very reflective and thereupon ordered that the said Mr Willmot be taken Into Custody of the Black Rodd and brought to the Barr this Morning

Tis Generally said that his Maiestie had conferred the place of Master of the horse on the Duke of Sommersett which was possessed by the Heer Overkirk and that his Lordship is to haue a valuable Consideracion for the same - tis also said that his Maiestie has been pleased to give Collonel Godfreys Regiment of horse to Collonel Langston

The Merchants haue the good News that the stiller is arrived from Genoa having 400 Bails ^of Silk on board which they had given for Lost

Portsmouth the 19th on Thursday night the King arrived here to the great Ioy of all the garison the next Morning his Maiestie viewed all the ffortificacions

The Bill was Committed and ordered to be upon the same again to Morrow - after the hearing of the Aulnage Bill = This morning the house of Commons read the first the Bill for paying of Orphans debts and ordered a second reading on Thursday = they afterwards debated the Affair of the East India Company and ffinding the Session of Parliament too farr Spent to Pass it

and ffleet and was pleased to conferr the honor of Knighthood upon Admirall Rook = The Bill for Apprehending of highwaymen gives 40^li the horses ffurniture and Cloaths to those that shall take them and if any high~ way man shal Impeach or Convict 2 of the Gang he shall be Entituled to the Kings pardon

Letters from Paris of the 21 Advise that the King hath been ^Lately Indisposed by eating of green pease which were sent him by the Intendant of provence and cost 25 Crowns a quart but his Maies^tie is again pretty well recovered and all things are preparing for his Iourney to fflanders he designing to be at Namur by the first of the next month resolving to enterprise some accion In the Netherlands, Monsieur Van CharleRoy to surrender in 9 dayes after the Trenches are opened before it and every thing is preparing at Rochfort for the departure of Chateau Rennault who is going to gett ready the squadron that is to meet and Ioin the Count de Estree with the Thoulon squadron Lest the English and dutch Should attack them coming from the mediterranean

The Duke of Wirtemburgh is going to the Court of Vienna to Iustify himself it being Charged upon him that to

were Carryed from Newgate down the river in order to their Transportacion = the house of Lords haue Adiourned the debate Concerning the City Livetenancy sine die = This day their Lordships read a 2d time the Bill brought in by the Earl of Pembroke of 5000^li out per Annum out of the estate of the Lord Iefferyes which was decreed to him by his ffather then Chancelor and 2 dayes after Marryed his Son to the Lady to whom he decreed It

gain his Liberty he had undertaken to procure a Generall peace

They write from Rome that the pope has promised to Cardinall de Estrees to grant unto the fffrench king the 10th of the Ecclesiasticall Lands in ffrance to Carry on a vigorous warr against the Hereticks and for the Restauracion of King Iames

They write from portugall that Queen Dowager of England arrived at Lisbon the 20th of Last Month

The Letters from Cadiz Say that 1500 houses haue been swallowed up in a Late Earthquake at Havanna In the Spanish West Indies and that at Mexico the Indians Lately made a defeccion and burned the Councell house with the palace and obliged the ViceRoy for his safety to retire into the ffranciscan Cloyster = a Marriage is agreed between the Emperors Son and the princess of Sweeden by vertue of which his Swee dish Maiestie is to furnish the Emperor with 15000 men for 3 years

Count Horne Late Governor of ffurnes in fflanders had Like to haue been Torn in pieces as [Decvit] was by the Boores in Holland for ~ Lately Surrendering that Garison to the French

=It is said that the Heer Over kirk is made Governor of Maestricht

Tallmouth 6th a dutch ship from Guynea having ben Lately taken by 2 ffrench privatiers

off of Cape Clear they were driven by a strong Southerly wind Into the North Channell and believing themselves to be on the Coast of France hung out a Waft whereupon 2 Boats went to them and overpowring the ffrench that were on board they yesterday brought The ship into the peer = The streights ffleet consisting of 27 men of war will saill in 3 or 4 daies if the wind be ffair = on Saturday night about 10 a Clock 21 Criminalls vizt 18 .... Men and 3 women

Into an act they were about addressing the King to dissolue the Company with Liberty of 3 years time to bring away their effects and Adiourned the further debate thereof to ffriday next - the house afterwards heard the report of the Bill for Encouraging of privatiers and were a Long time debating the Matter and deferred the further Consideracion thereof till to morrow = fforreign Letters say the Duke of Savoyes Recovery is doubted of by his physitians

21 February. 92/3

To The honorable Sir Richard: Newdigate baronet at Arbury near Coventry 4