given among those poor distressed Churchmen, according to
the good discretion of my Executor and Mrs. Agli[unr]
(This Mrs. Aglionby being a Papist it is casy to conc[unr]ve what
those distressed Churchmen are that be intended, many Popish
ones having been turned out in Ireland by the long Parlament.
And tis beleeved, that he meant the releeving especially of those
Irish Priests, who, with others that are English; are the great
Acquaintance of that Mrs Aglionby.)
Lastly, he leaves his Collections of Notes to be perused by
some Scholar, and ordereth that if any be found worthy the
printing, they may be published. And so he concludes, praying
God to send times of Peace and quietnes in the Church of
England, and to restore her to her just Revenues and
Honor, &ct
Sealed, Subscribed, and Declared
in the presenc of
Richard Hooper,
Sibilla Aglionby,
Lotice Peisley.
This Will stands p[unr]ooved in
the Prerogative Office, more
at large; but these things
are the most notorious.
From Plymouth 7, March 1655.
Yesterday severall ships arrived here from Lisbone bound
to Holland and the East Country, and they report that the
King of Portugal is preparing a very great Fleet to guard home
his Brazeel Fleet, which he expects within a moneth.
From the Portsmouth Frigot off Scarborough, Marrch 4.
These are to give you notice of my being off Scarborough,
where I arrived the second of this instant, and further to acquaint
you the same day I came into my Station, I seized a
man of War belonging to Ostend, which had three Guns, but
in the time I was in chase of him, he heaved two of them
overboard, so there is only one left, the vessel sails very well.
From the Portsmouth Frigot in Burlington bay 7 of March.
These are to give you notice that on the fifth of this instant
I being off Timnouth barr, I fell with two Dunki[unr]ke men of
War, who engaged with me, but after a short dispute, I
[unr]bok [unr]one, a Frigot of eleven Guns, the other escaped by
running, this Frigot is called the Geswett.
London, Printed by Tho: Newcombe dwelling in Thame[unr]
street, over-against Baynards Castle, 1655.