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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