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ready with all speed provisions for 33000 Men for
3 Months which Care berates our beleife that his
Maiestie will make aVigerous Discent upon ffrance
ths summer

Yesterday 145200^li was brought into
the Exchequer upon the proiect Million Bill-

Ihear the King: has deferred his
Iourney to Holland till Munday or Tuesday
come 7 Night

Our ffleet this summer will
Consist off 50 English & 30 Dutch Capitoll Men
of War in the Line of battle besides the squadron
to the streights Cruzess &c

Great applicacion is made to the
Earl: of Darby for the Bishopprick in the Isle of
Man vacant by the Death of Dr Levin/

Wee hear that Duke Schomberg
will be made Gennerall of the fforces here

Iam tould that aGreat many
persons are gott beyond sea by Vertue of
the Counterfeit Paper & that aWarrand
is found filled up with the Name of Mr
Hambden senior. whereby he was to have
been seized with all the Leading Men about
the Queen whilst some Hellish Design was
putting in Practise

There is now aNew seal made to
the secretaries Office Engraven by the Most
Curious & Artfull hand which is to be
used without either wax or wafer Makeing
an Impression on the Paper by the help of a
screw which will be Difficult to Counterfeit

Whereas the ffirst Proclamacion promises areward of 500^li to those that shall discover the Persons
concerned in Counterfeiting the Lord Nottingams seal in the Paper & Warrants a 2d is now published
to Assure such adiscoverie of his Pardon besides the Reward - 3 of the Rogues who Robbed sir Iohn
ffreind were yesterday seized in Black fryers - ADutch Captain as he was takeing Coach yesterday in
order to his Iourney for Holland shott himself Dead - Mr Welson the Master of the Vessel lately