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My last told you one
Hamilton an Irish Man was Seized
since 10th hee has been Examined and
found to bee affrench: Spye & a great
number of .... dangerous papers
found in his Custody with Severall
Blank warrants Signed by the ffrench: King
& there is some hopes that hee will -
discover all his Accomplyces

Plymouth Letters further say
that the Master of the Robert Sayes that
before hee came away from ffrance
all the Capers were called in Except 11
who had King Iames Commission they
haveing occasion for the Men on -
board theire Grand ffleet

Portsmouth: 23d the Crowne ffrigate
is come to Spithead to refitt Sir Georg
Rook in the Royall oak & Rear Admirall
Aylmer in the Kent are still att Spithead
& most of the outward bound Merchant
Shipps are in Cowes Road but an
Embargo is come downe to them not to
Sterr att least 10 dayes

The King has been pleased to
appoynt Beniamine Tymewell Esquire Comissioner

of the Dock Yard att Portsmouth in the Roome of Captain Wiltshire who is made one
of the Navy = It was ommitted in my last to Informe you that by private Letters from
the Hague here is an account of a Hellish designe lately discovered there to have
blowne vpp the house where his Maiesty was to Lodge & severall persons are secured
vpon itt = This Evening a great Councell is held at Whitehall where 'tis beleived it will bee