From Naples, January 6.
The Deliverance of this City from the pestilence is very
much ascribed to St Caietan and his intercession, by a generall
consent of the People, who with their severall companies
have gone in procession about all the streets of the City,
and in the upper part of the standard of each companie his
Image was painted, with this motto, ob urbem a peste liberatam
Anno Domini 1656.
The said terrible disease doth now begin to cease in all the
other parts of this Kingdom, where it hath made so great Havock
of the inhabitants, that most of the Fields lie fallow for
want of persons to till them:
There was an expectation here, that the Count of Castriglio
our Vice Roy should have been recalled, and another
put in his place, but now I understand he is to continue in this
Charge.
From aboard the Yarmouth Frigat, at the Spit-Head,
9 Febr.
By reason of contrary Winds we still remain here. We are sory to
heare of the Plots against the life of his Highness; but more may be
expected, when so many Jesuits flock into England.
When I was at Rochel, I was credibly informed, that two Jesuits
went from thence for England, being sent by the Pope to frame themselves
Quakers, thereby the more easily to perswade the people to
cast off all Government, under the pretence of a Light within them.
This I thought fit to acquaint you with, that you may know what disguises
the Jesuiticall Crew do now walk under among you.
Whitehall, February 10.
As concerning the carriage of Sundercombe heretofore in the
Army, it is to be observed, that when the regiment under the command
of Col. Reynolds was ordered to march toward Ireland for the
reliefe of Dublin, Sundercomb being Quartermaster to a troop engaged
them in a minurous resusall to obey the said orders, and although
strengthned with other troops, he was apprehended near
Banbury by a party out of the said Regiment, and the troops dispersed;
and he with some others reserved for Justice, but taking opportunity
from the darknesse of the night, and multitude of Prisoners taken at
Burford, he escaped, & since was listed in Scotland, and thence chashieted