Royal Speech and Acts Passed in Privy Council Session
A packet from Great Britain arriving April 13 notes the Queen in the House of Peers with a royal message to the Commons. An act list covers impositions, duties, fraud prevention, and naval stores, with a speech praising support and urging unity for Protestant succession. Prorogation to April 18 follows. foreign news reports French activity in Holland and Milan, with Pope diplomacy and Sardinia unrest.