L.c.2143: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692/1693 February 23

L.c.2143

London ffebruary 23d: 1692

yesterday the house of Commons entered upon the debate of the State of Ireland and Called in and exami ned 4 Irish Gentlemen who gaue an account: of the proceedings of the Late parlia ment and other Transaccions after which they signifyed that some of the publick Money had been misemployed thereupon the house ordered that Mr Cullyford attend In his place on ffriday that the said Gen tlemen put their Alligacions Into writing and the house adiourned the further debate to that time

yesterday a Mercer in Lombard Street was Charged and Committed for Robbing upon the highway but is since Admitted to Bail

The Narborough privatier who Lately went out has allready taken a prize and Sent her to Dover

The Lady Cutts dyed the beginning of this week

a Camp is designed this sum mer on Blackheath of 18000 men

This day the Lords presented an Address of Advice to the King ~ especially to haue 20000 men to conti= =nue in England under a Generall his Naturall born Subiect

This day the Detachment of the Guards made for fflanders embarqued for that Countrey together with the Recruits for severall Regiments

The sessions began yesterday ~ at the old Bayly where Mr Compton

for preserving the game against poachers was read a 2d time and passed the Engrossed Money Bill for laying affurther Imposicion on Commodities was read a 3d time and past - the Lords heard Councell at the Barr touching the Aumage Bill and Committed it to a Committee of the whole house to be heard On Saturday - This day they reported the Earl of Pembrokes Bill and ordered it be Engrossed

the Earl of Marklesfields Steward was there tryed for killing mr Biggerstafford the Sword Cuttler and tis said the Iury found it se Defendendo

26 great Shipps Lay ready at Black Staikes and haue mustered above 500 men on board each of them so that Allthough they do want some men yet are in greater forwardness then ever before: Mrs Ashton whose husband was Lately executed upon account: of the Government went afterwards to paris and is now dead there

Since my Last we haue received another fforreign Maill but it brings Little of remark saue onely a confirmacion from Messina of the Earthquake which hath Overthrown 23 Towns and villages Syranisa Regio and Cattana Lyeall in heaps and that of 21000 people Onely 3000 escaped who are ffledd higher Into the Countrey where they haue built themselves Hills - the ViceRoy betook himself to a Galley and ffloated about severall Trepidacions Coontinue whereby tis feared it will haue some further effect tis said near 100000 people ~ haue allready perished therein

Yarmouth Letters of the 30th say that the day before came Into this Rod a vessell belonging to Nerve Laden with Linnen Cloath and Hopps from Hamburgh and Sailed again this day the Master and passengers affirm

-This day the house of Commons reiected a Bill sent from the Lords being to regulate the statute of the 10th of Henry the 3d which enacts that all persons Convicted and haue the Kings pardon notwithstanding shall give security for their good behaviour during Life they afterwards read a second time and Committed a Bill for paying the Orphans debts and are to be on the same On Munday = an Engrossed Bill

that all the discourse is that Iohn Dubarts squadron is cast away on the Coast of Norway the same day sailed hence a ffleet of Laden Colliers for London

Dartmouth 19th Last night Came into this Harbour a Ketch belonging to the Russell Gally to Impress Seamen and this day the Ketch belonging to the Adventure ffrigatt was Chased In here by a ffrench privatier

Cowes the 26th yesterday arrived here the Gillbert and Esther of and for London who took and brought in with them a ffrench privatier of 14 - guns belonging to Diepe

portsmouth 21 Sir Iohn Ashbey In the Berwick and Sir George Rook in the Royall Oak are still at Spithead as are also 30 English and dutch Men men of Warr - the Merchants ships bound for the streights are still in stoaks Bay but the whole ffleet will sayl speedily the Clerks being on board and paying them off

Deeal 21 This day about 11 off Clock the Virginia ffleet with their Con[...] sailed out of the Downs

It is said Mrs MerryWeather who was condemned Last sessions for disper sing the Late King Iames declaracions hath the promise of a pardon

The Lord Orery was Marryed Lately to the Earl of Dorsetts daughter

Divers of the Liuetenancy of this City design to bring their Accions against mr Willmot for misrepresenting them

to the parliament Wee haue an account from paris that the Lord Moncastle the Lord Lucan Collonel Manarty and Collonel Sarffield are made Livetenant Generalls In the ffrench Armey and that his Most Christian Maiestie hath bought 12 men of Warr In Denmark = an Express is come to Whitehall that the ffrench Kings Guards are arrived at Valenciennes and himself hourly expected there

their Lordshipps heard this day 5 private Cases and at 4 A Clerk presented in the Banquetting house the Address of Advices to the King who declared he would pursue theire desine.

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