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L.c.2145: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692/1693 February 28
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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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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
28 Feb. 92/3
To The hon ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury near Coventry 4
L.c.2146: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1692/1693 March 2
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London March
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rA p till now has made his Escape from ffr : & came Straight to whitehall & given Satisfactory acc t of the Enemyes late & p sent posture of Maritime Affaires & sayes that Mons Chateau Renalt was w th 19 M : of warr actually gon to meet 22 of e Thoulon Squadron & Carryd w th him some secrete orders from e King And hee Sayes they are not to goe directly to Brest but Hault in halfe e way & re to Expect the Engl & Dutch Squadron bound to e Streights
son who had never opportunityHis Ma to e Office of Ordinance to gett e 2 traines of Artillery ready to bee Shipped w th all the Materialls of warr by e last of this Month
tie has sent his ordersCircular L L ds Livetenants to disarme all p sons suspected t will not take the Oaths & secure all service also horses in any of re possessions & to have the Malitia of e Kingdome in a readines to march vpon e first notice
ers are sent to allEdingburgh past all e Recruites here were shipped for ffland s
e 23 on e 20thWee had an acc t one Mr Day adventured to goe in a Boat w th 4 men thither to discover e Condic on of
t from e Bassbeen Illeguall & Arbitrary p ceedings in t Kingdome & resolve to Address e K to certifye e same The L ds have passed the Game Bill And alsoe t for takeng Bayle in e Countrey together w th e Mutiners Bill w th Amendm ts w ch e house: of Com ons have Ingrossed a Bill to take away Lotteryes and alsoe a Bill vpon East India Com odityes
e Informac on of e Affaires of Irel it appeared for these 4 last Yeares e hath2
of to K Iames & had news to tell m from ffr : but e Garrison being Iealous searched him & vnluckly found in his Pockett one of K [Toms] passes vpon w ch they secured & laid him in Irons but Sett e men a Shoar & burnt e Boate
e place p tended to m that hee was a ffreindS Said to bee Gentl of re Ma ties forces in this Kingdome is Expected here from London to Morrow
r Thomas Levison who is nowPlymo account from Marizon t e post Boy in his way thither from Penzance in Cornwall was 3 dayes agoe Attacked & robbed of his Maill by 6 p sons in disguise who not only took & wounded him soe t his life is despaired of vpon w ch the Countrey are in pursuit of m
: the 26o vlt wee have anYarmo e Danish Shipp lately driven Ashoar att wexenham sayes t when hee came from Norway vnbart agreat ffr : Privatteer was in the port of H leary w th his Squadron where hee was Inclosed by 5 Engl & Dutch M : of warr
: 27th past e Master ofHarwich 28th Yesterday hound ffrigatt Sayled hence with 2 Mailes for Holland & some Recruites for ffland s
e GrayTheire Maths this Evening & I am told e Circuits are putt of for affortnight e Iudges being to Assist w th re Opinions in Parliam t = This day was an Elecc on of Member of Parliam t: for this Citty & e Poll fall betwixt S r W m Ashurst & e p sent s d Maior = The h : of L ds this day vpon heareing
Wee have an acc Yorkshire t some ffr : Privatteers of Considerable force lately mett off of t place 22 laden Colliers vnder Convoy of an Engl ffrigatt who Exchan =ged severall Guns w th m but e Privatteers falling in with e Colliers took Severall of m but e ffrigatt is Safely arrived in - Harbour
t from Whitby inTwo p e great seale to give discharges for money not Accompted in e Exchequer Levyed on dissenters
sons are appoynted vnderDartmo a Prize of 16 Guns taken by e Soldadoes was brought in here in re way to Spithead e Soldadoes alsoe took 3 other Prizes w ch were Seperated in bad weather
the 26 past YesterdayL Advise t some ffr : Privatteers have lately taken Severall Shipps from t Coast among m e Ostery M : of warr Ketch Tis alsoe Confirmed t 5 of e Amsterdam Squadron is taken by m
ers Yesterday from HullThe 3 ffr detayned here by way of Reprisall for as many Imprisoned att Paris formerly menc oned are to departe e Kingdome in 4 or 5 dayes att farthest & 4 others were ordered to departe w th m but vpon great Intercession made by some att Court they have obtained Leaue to Continue here
: M chants who wereYesterday being St Pattyes day Chappell att whitehall where e Bishopp of London preached & e s d [Ioward] of Effingham Carryed e Sword before re Ma ies = A p son being fined 20s by e Iustices att Hixes Hall this Sessions for disturbing Dr Burges att his Meeting house & refuseing to pay itt was Yesterday Com itted to New Gate ==
re Ma ties wore each of m a Leek & came to e3
but deferred The house of Com ons this evening went in a Body & presented . re Address to dissolve
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To The hon ble S64 near Coventry
L.c.2148: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate?, 1692/1693 March 7
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London March
e 7th 92/3S
r//Paris
His most Christian Ma.. whereupon his Ma
Leith haveing on board 2000li sterling & they took out
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cause the Grand M to send of ^noe more of his Gallies to the service of Venetians in the Levant
S Lord Mayor being Ellected a Member of Parliment for this Citty and not sir W m Ashurst (as by Mistake in my Last) his Lordship took his seat yesterday in the house of Commons whe the Bill past for Encourageing of Privateers as alsoe abill for takeing away the Royall Oak and other Lotteries
r Iohn ffleet the p sentAll the transport shipps w Recruites for fflanders are fallen down the River haueing affaier Wind
th theOn saturday ab affire broke out from 2 Empty houses a Considerable Distance from each other in one Griffiths pile of New buildings near st Iameses Park which Consumed 6 of them and must Certainly be don on purpose and some of the Neighbours have accused the Owner to have Kindled the ffire himselfe for which he stands Committed
t 4 in the Morningffalmouth ffriggott brought in here aDutch Dogger
e 2d Yesterday the saldadothe sepperate Article Granted to the Irish & desiers the King to make such a scrutiny into the Miscaradge as to be able to Lay before the next Parliment Its beleived e Adresses will be booth printed to which I refer you The K hath deferred his Iourney to Chatham [sheressess] &c to ffriday next The Letters yesterday from Scotland say t e ffr : Capers continue to Infest that Coast some of them haveing lately taken an Engl ship bound for
of 100 Guns Laden with Wine & Rosen from Oporto which she took from affrench: Privateer
Plimouth appeared before this place Rear Admirall Allymond with 5 Men of Warr & 3 ffireships and ffired aGun as a sign for the Bilboa ffleet to sail out which they did being 4 Merch ts shipps 6 Eng & 2 Dutch Men of War & being Ioyned by Rear Admirall Alymonds squadron they sailed together to e Westward hebbing to see them safe beyond the soundings & then seek out & ffight 12 ffrench Men of War which have been Cruizeing some time in the Mouth of the Channell
e 3d Instant YesterdayHis Ma next to attend with the Adress relateing to the managem ts of Affaiers in Ireland The s d adress [qts] 8 heads have not been duly accompted for nor applyed to the publique [uses] 2ly the Estates fforfeited were Vallued at one Million 350000li & not 10000 of it bro t to his Ma ties account 3ly that there has been Great and Notorious Encheselm ts of stores 4ly that the sold s Querters hath not been p d notwithstanding the Deductions made out of e pay & supplies given in Parlim t for that purpose 5ly that e antient
tie has appointed thursdayMethods of the Excheq given to Papists whereby the Eng [Pro could not sue for ts] r Iust Debts 7ly that the p sent L d Mayor has been Imposed upon the Citty of Dublin contrary to r Priveledges 8ly that one Safney and divers others were Executed with out being tryed - & one Swetsman equally Guilty of e same ffact not prossecuted = The Adress of the house of Commons is rather sharper & [prencious]
r haue not of Late been observed 6ly that protections have been3
An Express is on his way in Germany from the Lord Paggett w
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L.c.2149: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate?, 1692/1693 March 9
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L.c.2149
London March 9th 1692
The Bill for punishing Muti niers and deserters and for better payment of souldiers quarters Lyes ready for the Royall Assent which takes place on Saturday and therefore tis believed his Ma tie will come to the house to pass that and other Bills which are ready
Here is an Express from Reer Admirall Allemond that he hath passed the soundings and taken a ffrench ship whereby he has Informac on of the stac on of the ffrench squadron that they Lye near Billboa being 12 men of warr to Intercept our ffleet bound for that place
mr William Dean one of the Commissioners of the Lotteryes is seized and committed to the gate house being charged with Chipping & Coyning
Severall Cornish Gentlemen 25 of which are Members of Parliam t haue petic oned against the pattent granted to Mr Corbett for making Copper half pence, and farthings setting forth that there is not half Copper enough dug up in this Kingdom to Supply a sufficient quantity of half pence and farthings for one Year and their Aim is to haue them made still of Tinn which will be of great advantage to the County of Cornwall
Complaints haue been Lately made to the Lord Chief Iustice against
This day the Cornish Gentlemen aforemenc Councell in relation to r petic on and produced patterns of new Tin half pence and farthings not to be Counterfeited with any proffit but the Result is not yet come to our Knowledge ~~~ an Express is Iust now come to the L ds of the Admiralty that Admiral Aylmer with the Bilboa ffleet is fforced back Into Torbay and the Mary received some damage in her Rigging -
oned were heard before the King and2
several Iustices of the peace for Countie naming of press masters and his L dship promised to take particular Notice of the Matter In its proper place
4 Common Councellmen of this City haue laid down their Gowns to Avoid the payment of 40s a year ~ towards relief of the Orphans according to the Bill In parliament and tis believed if it passes severall others will do e Like
the Bombardiers firemasters &c are very busy in making great quantities of ffireworks at Greenwich and the Tower from whome It is believed that we shall enterprise something Considerable against ffrance this summer.
We haue Advice from severall parts of England that divers people haue perished in the Snow and some drowned Since the Thaw
We hear S dangerously ill.
r Iohn Ashbey LyesThe L down to Cheshire with orders to disarm all the papists there.
d Warrington is goneThe L to the Fleet and will not return till they are paid off = His Ma tie has been pleased to give Coll Godfreys Regiment to Coll Langston
d Berkly is gone downHere is an acco of divers persons that are seized in some of the Chief
t from Hollandas he did the Last meeting there when he Called him to an acco Stores I am Credibly assured that the Late Result of e Councell relating to the sayling of the Turkey and Straights ffleet Terminated in a Resoluc on that they shall no not stirr till our Grand ffleet be at sea by which time we shall certainly know where the ffrench Thoulon squadron is & accordingly act upon it and then our Grand ffleet will Convoy them out of
Cities of that Government for a Complottment to declare for making a Seperate peace with ffrance being an Artifice that the ffrench Imendiaries are Carrying on for the accom plishing some notable enterprize but the states Generall Will shortly publish a Mani festo that they are fully resolved to con tinue e warr to e Last Effort and Never think of hearkening to a peace without participacion and Ioint Consent of e Allyes
Edinburgh the ffrench privatiers continue very Much to Infest this Coast having this Week taken a vessell Laden with Corn which they Carryed to the Bass some of Coll Lesleys men Assisting to Impress men for re Ma ties service the Apprentices gott together in a Riotous Manner and notwithstanding severall of them were killed they proceeded and gott into e City Guard house which they were In possession of at the Coming away of the post.
e 2d of March ~Yarmouth 6th Instant yesterday came in here the St Iohn of Norway ~ Iawb Lason Commander who gives an acco t: that on Monday Last he fell into Ill Company vizt 7 ffrench privatiers who robbed him of some wood Bacon and Cloaths and Enquired whither his Lading or any part thereof belonged to any English Merchants and broke open severall Letters but finding Nothing of Moment dismissed them
yesterday the House of Commons spent most of their time in hearing the report relating to the Absent members and the Committee haue made great Inspecc ons
Into precedents but none of them coming up to the Case of s Chancellor in Ireland the House did nothing in that point but proceeded upon mr Cullyford Absen ting himself but not appearing when summoned it was resolved that he be suspended from ~ the Benefit of the priviledge of e house and tis believed that if he had appeared he would haue been expelled, e taking away his priviledge doth respect that he may not plead the priviledge of a member of the English parliament In the Next parliament of Ireland
r Charles Porter the present L d ~