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Mercurius Politicus,
COMPRISING
The sum of Forein Intelligence, with
the Affairs now on foot in the three Nations
OF
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, & IRELAND
For Information of the People,
------ It à vertere Seria {Horat. de
Ar. Poet.
From Thursday Novemb. 5. to Thursday November 12. 1657.
From Madrid. October 15.
GReat Endeavors are used here for the raising of
monies: the Clergie, who possesse so great a
part of the Revenews of Spain, have been
pressed once and again to a liberal contribution,
but they appear still very backward. This
will occasion a delay of the going out of our
fleet, being a discouragement both to the work-men and Seamen,
at Cadiz and in other Ports. The English fleet continueth
to lock up that place; so that every thing being weighed,
it will be the month of February before the fleet