Perfect Diurnall in London, Middlesex

Storming at Trent Bridge and General Orders from Parliament

An April session notes Colonel Hitchenfox and a horse party from Newarke stormed a fort near Trent Bridge close to the guard's area. The matter was referred to the Committee of Both Kingdoms to resolve friction between the Commons and the Governor of Nottingham. Other items include maintenance ordinances for Deroy and Kent forces, pay advances for Col Raffert’s Regiment, and ministerial and military movements in the North, with Lords concurrence. The report mentions new lords and ambassadors and a rumor that the Prince of Orange may be made Admiral of the maritime seas. </s>