Numb. 321.
Mercurius Politicus,
COMPRISING
The sum of Foreine Intelligence, with
the Affairs now on Foot in the three Nations
OF
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, & IRELAND.
For Information of the People.
------Ità vertere Seria } Horat. de
Ar. Poet.
From Thursday July 31: to Thursday August 7. 1656.
From on board the Ship Fairfax, July 2 in Cascaies-road.
IN my last that I writ to your Honour, from
Cascaies-road, bearing date the eleventh
of June, I gave you to understand, that
our Ship with two others being out a crusing,
the tenth in the afternoon espied a
Sail, wee gave chase; about six of the
Clock in the afternoon we came up with
her, we asked her from whence she was,
she answered from Flushing, we commanded the Captain to
come on board, as soon as he was come, I went on board of