October, 1655.
The Protectors Councel in Scotland, published a Declaration for the Election of Magistrates * 1.1 there; which was observed, so great a power had he then in Scotland.
Notice by a Ship arrived in the Isle of Wight from Bilboa, that the Imbargo continued there, upon English Goods, and in all Spain; and the Eng∣lish * 1.2 Factors were confined to their Houses there, and at Malaga the People were in disorder for the loss of their Trade with the English.
The Councel at Whitehall ordered,
That no Person presume to publish in Print, any matter of publick News or Intelligence, with∣out * 1.3 leave and Approbation of the Secretary of State.
Many Lords and others Prisoners, were released upon Security given by them for their Peaceable Demeanour.
Letters of the success of the Swedes in Poland and Lithuania.
Some Bickerings at Sea between General Blakes * 1.4 Ships and the Enemy; but little done, some of them returned home wanting Victuals.
Audience given to the Venetian Ambassador.
Some Spanish Ships assaulted some of General Blakes Fleet, but they came off.
Stop of English Ships in Flanders.
A French Ship taken, that had been Fishing at New-Foundland.
Letters of the Miseries of the poor Protestants * 1.5 in Piedmont.
Orders for Accommodations for Mr. Feake and Mr. Rogers Prisoners.
A Declaration by the Admiral of France for the clearing of all English Ships and Goods in any Ports of France.
Injuries to the English at Dunkirk.
Letters of the State of the Island of Jamaica, and of the English Forces there.
Order of the Protector and Councel, for those that bought Delinquents Estates, to pay in forth∣with all Arrears of the Purchase Money.
Letters of the Swedes Victory against the Mus∣covites.
Order of the Protector and Councel, against Printing Unlicensed and Scandalous Books and Pamphlets, and for regulating of Printing.
Orders touching the Ministers of Scotland.
The Protestant Cantons of Switzerland acknow∣ledge the Protectors zeal and care for Pied∣mont.
The Spaniards took an English Man of War by Treachery.
Proclamation against Coiners, and advice that none receive their false Money.
Order of the Protector and Councel command∣ing all that have been of the Kings part, to depart out of the Lines of Communication.
Major-Generals appointed by the Protector and his Councel in the several Counties.
The Articles of Peace between England and France, signed here October 24.
General Pen was released from his Imprison∣ment.
This Moneth the Ambassador was full of ex∣pectation, * 1.6 that Commissioners should be appointed to Treat with him, but by reason of the great and unsettled Affairs of this Nation, and for that the Councel judged other Affairs which they had in hand (though perhaps mistaken) to be of greater Consequence than this Treaty.
No Commissioners were yet appointed, though the Ambassador had been several times with the Protector, and desired his business might be pro∣ceeded in, and was promised that it should.