L.c.2152: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692/1693 March 16

L.c.2152

London March 16 92

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The Earl of Portland is not Dead As some have wrot but is a hopefull way of Recovery haveing received some Rest & his hickup is stopped by his Methods Perscribed by his Phisicians being the Entrailes of a Lamb layd Warm to his Stomack which wonderfully releived him

Wee have an account that Sir Thomas: Roberts Knight of the Sheire for the County of Kent designed this week to goe Down on the Turnbridg Coach but his Man bringing up his horses Sir Thomas Willingly Lost his Ernest and the Coaches being on the Road 8 persons on horse back came vp to one of them & ffireing aPistoll wounded a Gentleman: but finding his Mistake craved his Pardon saying they Designed it against the Rogue Roberts-

yesterday a ffire hapned in a Sugar Bakers house in the Lower end of Queen Street near Cheapeside which burnt that and Damnifyed another adioyning house & 4 persons were Killed by the ffalling of a Stock of Chimneys A fire in Queen street

All the Kings houshold have orders to set fforward for fflanders on Munday Next

Wee have have an account from Redding that Stafford the Highway Man was this week Executed there

I have aparticuler Letter from Paris which saies that Iohn Dubart the ffamous Privateer was refitting his Squadron at Dunkirk and would be at sea again the Later end of this Month & that he was Impeached by some of the Officers for not takeing an English ffleet of 40 Sail with only 2 Convoies but acquitted himselfe of the accusacion proving that 2 of his ships were unfitt for

The Letters from Ireland since my Last say that all things are in perfect Peace there

On Tuesday Eavening one Mr Perkins in Hatton Garden shott him him himselfe with a long Gun & did soe artifitially Contrive his Death as to fasten a Packthread to the tricker and brought over the but end & pulled the thread which discharged the peice & shott him selfe Dead sitting in his Chaier Mr Perkins's self murder

The beginning of this Week a Refiner near Cripplegate was taken with above 60 Ounces of Clippings & some of the Lady Dartmouths Plate & is Committed to Newgate a Clipper

On Munday Sir John ffreind one of the Commissioners of the Excise had his Country house broke open by 8 theives who not only wounded Sir Iohn but Gaged & bound his family & Carryed off above 1500^li in Monney & Rich Moveables

Dartmouth the 12 The Spanish Expe =dicion pacquet Boat is Arived here with 2 Mailes from Corona muche shattered haveing in the Bay of Bisca Mett with such tempestious wether they were forced to throw over board 5 of their Guns Rear Admiral Aylmer has sent those Men of War of his squadron which were disabled in the late storm to be Refitted-

ffunction were on the 7 examined and uppon promise to Conform to the same were dismissed Letters from Dartmouth further say that aSpanish Merchant on board the Expedicion pacquet boat was washed off the deck in the Late Storm & by a nother Wave was lifted in again but dyed presently And the traveller of London from Mallaga lost 4 of her Men who were drowned in the same Storm

About 3000 of the Sham Badges-and Papers under the hand & seal of the Lord ^Nottingam mencioned in the Late Proclamacion are seized the Disconted party Designeing with their pretended Messengers to have seized the Lords Lievtenants and Deputy Lievtenants proposeing thereby to effect their Designes & restore the late King: Iames but all their Mesures are broken

A small ffrigatt at Portsmouth lyes ready to take on board Collonell Goddard to Carry him to the Island of Bermodos of which place he is appointed Governour

There is Advice from that the Governour of Mitlan haveing Notice of the Design of the ffrench: to Attack ffinall has reinforced the place with 1500 Men soe that if the Enemy attempt any thing thereon they will find averry hott reception the Garryson being now 3000 Strong-

The Commissioners began to pay off the ffleet last Tuesday

Wee hear that 7 third Rate shipps & 6 4th Rates lye Ready at the Buoy in the Noce to Convoy his Maiestie to holland under Command of Rear Admirall Mitchell

Edenburg 9th Since the Last Tumult here aproclamacion hath been published requireing all persons in all such Cases for the ffuture to repaier

fforthwith to their respective habitacions [Imporeecing] the Magistrates to cause bullets to be ffired upon such as shall be found in the streets And to call their Maiesties fforces to Ayd and Assist them- Severall of the apprentices taken into Custody are since Admitted to Bail but the Rest will be tryed for the Ryott Divers Episcopall Ministers who refused to pray for their Maiesties by Name & yeat Excersize their

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

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News letter. 16 March. 1692/3 The Earle of Portland is in a hopefull way of recovery, haveing ^{A recept for the Hickup} his hicup stopd by laying the entralls of Lamb ^warm to his Stomack Sir Thomas: Roberts Knight of the Shire for Kent designed to go in the Tunbrige coach but did not, 8 persons fireing apistol into the Coach wounded a Gent. but findeing the mistake said they designed it against the Rogue Roberts & begged their pardon

a Fire in Queen Street. Mr Perkins selfe Murder a Clipper committed he was a refiner Sir John Freinds house was broke open by 8 theives who carried off 1500^li in mony &c. 3000 passes under the hand &seal of my Lord Nottingham are seized, they were in order to restore King: Iames a Spanish Merchant was washed from the deck ith paquet boat &was by another wave washed in again by he died. French Fleets losse.

an Engagemen^t and had he attacqued them he would certainly have Caught a [Victory] Letters from Lyons say that 2 of Dorshe: squadron proved soe Leaky that they were sent back to thoulone and one of them sunk at the Mouth of the Harbour