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A Speciall Commission of Dyer
& Perminer is ordered to bee taken out to bee
held on the 26 Instant att the Towne of
Winchester in order to Try diuers persons for
Embesseling the Kings Stores in his Yard of
Portsmouth is being found by the Grand
Iury some whereof are officers of the said
Yard & will bee Tryed for theire Lives
ffalmouth the 8^th the Spanish
Expedicion Packett boate is come in heere
from the Groyne haveing in her way mett
& fought a ffrench: Privatteer of 26 Guns for
24 houres when the Privetteer was forced
to beare off verey much Shattered and a
Dutch Caper has brought in here a ffrench:
Prize of about 60 Tuns Laden with
Cordage &c for the ffrench: ffleet The Captain
of the said Caper Sayes that hee Saw off of
the [Seames] 25 great ffrench: men of warr
Portsmouth the 11th: Sir Iohn
Ashby & vice Admirall Rook are still att
Spithead with about 70 Seale of Men
of Warr
The Princes & Princess of
Denmarke come to Towne the beginning
of next Weeke
Paris the 9^th: of 7^ber his
Maiesty went Yesterday to See King Iames
Spouse & theire 2 Children att Ste: ~
[Ierme..s Enlay] but the Kings God daug
hter Maria Sovisa is taken Sick of the
Convoulsions & tis beleived will Scarce
recover
Vpon advice that the Enemy
has a designe to forme Some Seige in
fflanders his Maiesty has ordered the ~
Musquateers & other Troopes of ~

ffortune Shee haveing 6000^lib per & Annum = besides day
with her = This day Admirall Russell came into the
This Summers Service att sea = This day S^r Ralph
but the Kings God daug
is =hter Maria of the
has ordered
Succeed him in his