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Arrived here this Christmas gives an
account that there are great preparacions
making in those ports and they openly declare
that they will make a descent either Into
Scottland or Ireland but sayes that our
taking Lately a ffleet of Danish shipps
being Laden with Navall stores doth very
much retard them In order to the Equipping
their new shipps - he further adds that
money is some what plenty in the Sea
Port Towns but very sccarce in the
Countrey and that for one young man
might see 40 old the fformer being
hurried to the warrs Those of St Maloes
are fortifying it as Likewise all other
Towns fearing a descent from England
Edenburgh 24^th December Sir
Iames Stewart has taken his place at the
Councell Board as the Kings Advocate and on the
23d appeared before the Lords of the Sessions in his
Gown - It is said his Maiestie has remmitted the
Affair of the Magistrates of this City which
still continues on the same Foot as mencioned
In my Last to his Councel. Sir patrick
Murray their Maiesties Cash Keeper and
Sir William Lockart their Maiesties sollicitor Generall
are removed from being Councellors and
tis said divers Alteracions will be made shortly

Frequent Robberies are of Late committed
in and about this City the Rogues going
for Bond 20 of [???? ????? mangned]

himself was slightly wounded in the Belly but I [G]ramot Loarn the C masion [Dio]
to hinder the [?]portaion there of They aftorward won through [??????] Money [B??]
the Ls [b??] Sont won by a Mossonger of their own - They have this day [rommittod]
Sabbat 31 the House of Commons would not agree to a [p??sont f?? ?onfor?]me with

Arrived here this Christmas gives an
account that there are great preparacions
making in those ports and they openly declare
that they will make a descent either Into
Scottland or Ireland but sayes that our
taking Lately a ffleet of Danish shipps
being Laden with Navall stores doth very
much retard them In order to the Equipping
their new shipps - he further adds that
money is some what plenty in the Sea
Port Towns but very sccarce in the
Countrey and that for one young man
might see 40 old the fformer being
hurried to the warrs Those of St Maloes

not agree to a present
Arrived here this Christmas [g????] an
[and] that there are great preparations
marking in those parts and they openly [demand]
Scotland or Ireland but sayes that our
taking Lately a ffleet of Danish shipps
but very scarce in the
Frequent Robberies are of Late committed
in and about this City the Rogues going
for Bond 20 of [???? ????? mangned]

himself was slightly wounded in the Belly but I [G]ramot Loarn the C masion [Dio]
to hinder the [?]portaion there of They aftorward won through [??????] Money [B??]
the Ls [b??] Sont won by a Mossonger of their own - They have this day [rommittod]
Sabbat 31 the House of Commons would not agree to a [p??sont f?? ?onfor?]me with