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London ffebruary: 28th 1692 ~
The L cioned the house of peers touching an Appeall of Murther from mrs Mumford it was ordered to be considered on thursffryday
His Ma and Tillbury ffort is deferred for some daies and we hear that great Alterac ons will be made at court before his departure
ties Iourney to Chathamyesterday about 100 young men came to Town from Kent and places adiacent to List themselves as Voluntiers In his Ma ties service
We hear that 2 privatiers of 34 guns each are now on the stocks and will be Launched in a short time
Pill near Bristoll ffeb a dutch Caper hath brought in here a ffrench ship of 90 Tunns Laden with Linnen Cloath bound for Ireland
25thPenzance in Cornwall ffeb 22d yesterday a fflushing priva tier came in here and brought in with her a small ffrench prize pri =vatier of 8 guns which she took near e Lands end
By an Express Command from the King Last week to the Commissio ners of the Generall post office Mr Leison Comptroller of the fforreign office is Laid aside and I hear Mr Tredenham hath or is to haue the Said place and that there will be a further reform
that severall of her friends were allready come who went in Womens apparell to prevent discovery and that she was Employed to provide them private Lodgings = a priest was Convicted for being the Author of divers scurrilous Libells amongst them a form of prayer In which were these words Lord We beseech thee to restore to us our old Master King Iames and pour down thy Vengeance upon the usurper
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amongst the subordinate officers in that office
on sunday Last S[.iow] an Auditor of the Exchecquer was marryed to mrs Dives maid of honor to the princess of Denmark the Maitrossers and Gunners are ordered to be Exercised 4 dayes every Week till they Embarque for fflanders
r RobertWe hear the Dunkirk privatiers hauye Lately taken 3 Dutch Merchant shipps from Rotterdam bound for London
The L brought down from the L ds was yesterday read the first time and tis discoursed as if his L dship will be made M r: of the horse to e king
d Pembrokes BillWe hear s will be made an Earl
r Edw d Seymouryesterday the Spanish Embassador made his publick Entry his Excellency coming up the River In the Kings Barges to the Tower Wharf from whence he came through the City to Whitehall being attended by the Kinge and severall of e Nobilities Coaches each 6 horses
There is a design to re move the Kings Bench office from the Temple to Grays Inn or thereabouts
Yesterday the house of peers read a 2d time &
and tis said they are In Chace of 60 saill of Danes and sweedes supposed to be bound for Brest - Capt Nash one of the sea Commanders ordered to appear before e house of Commons was yesterday at the old Baily found guilty of Impressing one Iohn Nain an Apprentice to serue as a souldior in fflanders against his Consent and the Recorder told the Iury It was a Crime next to Murther and Treason = a woman was Convicted of saying . K Iames would be here by e 10th of March with a powerfull Armey ~~~
and Committed the Bill for receiving the Trade of Greenland whale ffishing
The Earl of Danby is fallen dangerously Sick on ship board and yesterday the Tower yatch was borrowed for his relac ons to go and visit him
Madam Dives aforemenc Is a Lady of 18 years of Age and Robert 72 her ffather was Clerk of the Councell S r Robert hath taken her mother and sisters into his ffamily
onedyesterday 40 horsemen new raised in the County came to Town to recruit the Earl of Oxfords Regiment
Tis Generally said that when the parliament rises which will be in Less then a fortnight we shall haue a L d Chancellor, L d Trea surer, a new Secretary of State a new m r of e horse a new Lord privy Seall &c.
yesterday the house of Commons heard had a Lamentable Complaint made to them about the Irregular Impressing of the Kings subiects and some without Authority hurryed them to e Tower where the officers of e Armey came and bought them for recruits for fflanders and some of them were sufficient house sweepes others Appren tices ffootmen &c and t there were divers houses under the provost Marshall which they hurryed thise poor wretches to where they put them into Irons, Laid them on e Boards and then either fforced them to give Money for re Redempcion or sold them for 5s or 10s a head
upon which a messenger was oirdered to bring one Clark Deputy Marshall with his prisoners to and before they arose he with 12 men Chained together came before this house and the matter being examined into 9 of the men were found to be Impressed and Barbarously used and they being Called to the Barr their Armes were all taken off in the house and they sett at Liberty and War rants are sent out after others detained in the same manner - 5 men of warr & 3 ffireshipps which sayled Last week out of e Downs were seen Last saturday on the back of e Goodwins
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This day the Commons read a 3d time and passed a Bill to prevent false and double returns In parliament and another to make Salt water - afterwards severall pressmasters were examined and referred to e Law to be punished and Capt Winter of white ffryers was referred to the L d Chief Iustice the House was afterwards in a Grand Committee for encouraging privatiers and e same to be reported on Thursday - ordered that the Last Supply Bill being the review of the poll be considered in a grand Committee on ffryday - The L ds haue been all this day examining the Affairs of Ireland and there being more witnesses they are to be heard to Morow at 1 a Clock
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To The hon ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury near Coventry 4