Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

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CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES [may
London, 18th and 20th of May 1686.
Our French letters say that the Kings ulcer is broke up
again.
Yesterday Doctor Turner Bp of Elie took the oaths and
test.
Yesterday the Queen Dowager went to Windsor, and
after that goes to reside at Hampton Court this summer.
The camp begins on Saturday in Whitsun-week. The
difference between the French and Spaniard is concluded
for 250,000 crouns to be paid this summer and the like
summe the next year.
The French have at sea 39 men of warre from 40 to
70 guns, 8 gallies, 9 fireships, and five small friggots.
They are fitting out 20 sail more at Rocthfoord, and it is
said are designed northward, wch putt the Dutch in some
fear of their East India fleet.
The Duke of Lorrain having leave of the Emperour
is gone to the army, and its said will open the campaigne
with the siedge of Buda.
We have letters from Algiers wch say that Sir Thomas
Soams his late Majesties ambassadour to the Grand
Segniour was arrived there and kindly received by these
corsiers, who declared to him that they would inviolably
keep the peace concluded w* England.
Our Venetian letters say that the Grand Vizier was
parted from Adrianople with 16,000 Spachies and 6000
Janizaries to joyn the army, wch its said will be very
numerous agt the Christians this summer; that the
Venetian fleet appearing before Constantinople made such
a terrour among the people that the Grand Segniour had
sent for him with his forces to keep his people in quiet-
nesse. His Majesty hath ordered 47,000 libs to be sent
unto Mr. Grossiers hands towards the paying the late
Kings debts to his servants.
Cope of a private letter from Edr, May 26, 1686. Being
Weddensday the Piirlt sat this day, and therein were 3 acts
past, one for dissolving some forfeited lands from the
crown ; another appointing the magistrats of Edr to lay