MY LORD

I wrote to your Lordship by the carrier, and since that received your Lordship’s of the 29 of November with one to Mr Andrews. I received a while since the remainder of the dollars, which I was to have of Mr Creed viz. 118 Rix Dollars, and the next day delivered them to Mr Shepley. Concerning the forest lands I had advised (by your Lordship’s commands) with Mr Walker, servant to my Lord Lambert, but the parliament being so suddenly broke up, before the act for the Forests was finished, there is a stop at present to all the business concerning them; and for the bonds your Lordship remanded them from my cousin Thomas Pepys and to my best remembrance delivered them to Major Hart, in whose hands I believe they are now. I expect to hear from Captain Goffe the next week about the Regiment arrears.

Nothing more yet from the North. Yesterday there was a general alarm to our soldiery from London, so that the City was strictly guarded all night, occasioned by the apprentices’ petition delivered to the Lord Mayor of that import, that a rising was expected last night, and many indeed have been the affronts offered from the apprentices to the Redcoats of late. Late last night was likewise a proclamation made up and down the town, to prohibit the contriving or subscribing any such petitions or papers for the future. The Quaker,¹ I mentioned in my letter this week, was arrested in an action of £4000 by some of the King’s servants to whom the statues were formerly assigned for £2000 debts, and was bailed by his fellow Quaker, my Lord Pembroke.

Being this morning (for observation sake) at the Jewish synagogue in London I heard many lamentations made by Portugal Jews for the death of Ferdinando the Merchant, who was lately cut (by the same hand with myself) of the Stone.