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252 that want you. Yesterday the rich Thyn brought a petition to the King, he said from the county of Wiltshire. The King asked him if it came from the Sessions? No. If from the Grand Jury? No. Then his Majesty told him he did not take it from the county. There was Sir Walter St Johns and Sir Robert Hungerford with him; but the petitions fell flat to what was expected. There are now but two days for them to come. What will be done at the meeting of Parliament I know not.

Honoured Sir,

His Majesty has thought fit to remove Mr. Hayter from the employment of Secretary to the Admiralty to that of Comtroller of the Navy, void upon my Lord Brunkard's quitting it, and has appointed Mr. Brisbane to be Hater's successor in the Admiralty.

The Earl of Clarendon is made Treasurer to the Queen, in the room of Mr. Harvey, who died yesterday morning.

The King has commanded my Lord Herbert to