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of the place pretended to them that hee was a ffreind
to King Iames & had news to tell them from ffrance:
but the Garrison being Iealous searched him &
vnluckly found in his Pockett one of King
[Toms] passes vpon which they secured & laid him
in Irons but Sett the men a Shoar & burnt
the Boate

Sir Thomas Levison who is now
Said to bee Gentleman of theire Maiesties forces in this
Kingdome is Expected here from London to
Morrow

Plymouth: the 26^o vltima wee have an
account from Marizon that the post Boy in his way
thither from Penzance in Cornwall was 3 dayes
agoe Attacked & robbed of his Maill by 6
persons in disguise who not only took & wounded
him soe that his life is despaired of vpon which
the Countrey are in pursuit of them

Yarmouth: 27th past the Master of
the Danish Shipp lately driven Ashoar att
wexenham sayes that when hee came from
Norway vnbart agreat ffrench: Privatteer was
in the port of H leary with his Squadron where
hee was Inclosed by 5 English & Dutch Men: of warr

Harwich 28th Yesterday the Gray
hound ffrigatt Sayled hence with 2 Mailes for
Holland & some Recruites for fflanders

Theire Maiesties came this day to Towne & summoned an Extraordinary Councell ths this Evening
& I am told the Circuits are putt of for affortnight the Iudges being to Assist with theire
Opinions in Parliament = This day was an Eleccion of Member of Parliament: for this Citty & the
Poll fall betwixt Sir William Ashurst & the present said Maior = The house: of Lords this day vpon heareing

Wee have an account from Whitby in
Yorkshire that some ffrench: Privatteers of Considerable force
lately mett off of that place 22 laden Colliers
vnder Convoy of an English ffrigatt who Exchan
=ged severall Guns with them but the Privatteers
falling in with the Colliers took Severall of
them but the ffrigatt is Safely arrived in -
Harbour

Two persons are appoynted vnder
the great seale to give discharges for money not
Accompted in the Exchequer Levyed on dissenters

Dartmouth the 26 past Yesterday
a Prize of 16 Guns taken by the Soldadoes
was brought in here in theire way to Spithead
the Soldadoes alsoe took 3 other Prizes which
were Seperated in bad weather

Letters Yesterday from Hull
Advise that some ffrench: Privatteers have lately
taken Severall Shipps from that Coast among
them the Ostery Man: of warr Ketch Tis alsoe
Confirmed that 5 of the Amsterdam Squadron
is taken by them

The 3 ffrench: Merchants who were
detayned here by way of Reprisall for as
many Imprisoned att Paris formerly
mencioned are to departe the Kingdome in
4 or 5 dayes att farthest & 4 others were
ordered to departe with them but vpon great
Intercession made by some att Court they have
obtained Leaue to Continue here

Yesterday being St Pattyes day theire Maiesties wore each of them a Leek & came to the
Chappell att whitehall where the Bishopp of London preached & the said [Ioward] of
Effingham Carryed the Sword before theire Maiesties = A person being fined 20^s by the
Iustices att Hixes Hall this Sessions for disturbing Dr Burges att his Meeting house
& refuseing to pay itt was Yesterday Committed to New Gate ==