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of the Isle of Wight on the Late Admirall
Russell

On Thursday Night Six
HIghway Men were seized in St Gileses
and Committed to Newgate

Yesterday abou^t 11 a Clock thei^r
Maiesties came from Kensinton to Whitehall
& Imediately without as Much as going
up staier went over the [teates] in her
Barge to Lambeth where they took Coach
to Gravesend from whence the King went
directly to Chatham makeing that in
his way to Embarque for Holland after
haveing seen the Shipping & her Maiestie
in the Eavening returned to Kensinton

Edenburgh the 25th: ultima Yesterday
a Gentleman: who lately came from ffrance
where he had been with the Lor^d Wigton was
Examined before the Kings Advocate
and afterwards remanded to Prisson with
orders to be Closely confined - one Mesnam
and his Son are brough^t hither Prisone^rs for drinking
the Late King Jameses health and the Lord ffrazier
will be tryed speedily for the Like Crime
and wishing Confusion to thei^r present Maiestie
for which he is now a prissoner in the Castle

My Last Left the Councill Sitting at
Kensinton where was a heareing between
the p^resent East India Company & Owners of the
two Interlopers the Willia^m & Mary & the Seamor
the former endevoureing to Obstruct the
going to sea of the said Interlopers and
there was such Language given as was not

or Curse to Light upon the Prince & Princes of Orenge as they term them The
Spanish Merchan^ts. had Lette^rs. by way of fflanders from Cadiz which Say that the
Happy returne Merchant Man with 2 others were Cast away coming from Allicant
Mallaga &c on the 2d of Last Month ; and that the Vallentine Hopewell
and another Commanded by one Tyler were near taken by the ffrench Priuateers

yesterday Secretary Trenchard Settled all the Clerks in his Office & instead of M^r Poultrey

usuall to a King; the Owners alledging that
they had his Maiestie's Lett^r of Mark & protection
for that. Seamen & Said they would not have
told that his Maiestie had
be Stopped & the L^d
Should see they have Justice don them The
E India Comp^a in opposition to when Signifyed
how Injurious the Sailing to India would be
with whom they have Concluded a above of
the present State of thei^r Concerns and
and send the Shipps to India at y^r
heareing the Matter was Left to be agreed
among themselves which the Interlopers
took be in p^rejudice of them as behaving
by that Company
was pleased to Declare M^r Ward of the
Excheq^r Attorney Genneral whereupon
Sir Thomas. Trevor begged his Maiesties Leave
to Surrender his place of Solyscitor Gennerall
But the K bid him Consider of it --