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Mercurius politicus, N/A, 17th-24th February 1653 E.688[10]

[unr] being [unr] fortified and
having been ab[unr] supplied with [unr] by
the Fleet [unr] Hallenders. On the other side to answer
the Court in their way, the Prince of Conde
is every jot[unr]s active in [unr]parations
against the next Campania.
The Treaty between Count de Augnan and the
Court is [unr] but the
Bishop of Xaintes, who was sent by the Count immediate
with his Majestie, continues here still in
hope to effect it.
The business of the Rentiers is, through the
Cardinals craft by [unr] them brought down
follow, that they are like to rest content with very
small, portions of their due. And the new
Sur[unr] Intendent, Monsieur de Servient in hope to
ga[unr] affection, demeans himself very [unr]sibly
in the administration of his Office, having
rejected many proposals that have been made
him by divers projectors, for the raising of some
millions by several new projects and destructive
inventions. He takes care also for pay for all
the Kings Officers and Servants, but especially
for the Arrears of the Sw[unr]ssers because if touch
be not kept with there, his Majesty [unr] take [unr] lose
all of that Nation out of hi[unr] [unr]ice: For, not
many days agoe, there come express order from
their Superiors, requiring all Swiss[unr] to some away
by the last day of March, [unr] be
not within that time fully [unr] And
though the French Ambassador [unr] Swisser and
laboured hard with the Assembly at Baden to retard
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