I Doubt not but you have had the Fatal Account of the late Fire in the City of Edenbourgh, which has burnt the whole Parliament-Close, save the Parliament House, and Churches; and near to the Cross on the South-side of the said Street. A Letter from E­denbourgh the other Day carries that there is upwards of Five Hundred Families dislodged. There is no great Loss of Men and Women, but other Losses are considerable. It's talkt that the whole Church Registers of Scotland are gone.

Your Cousin Broughton is pre­served in Person by the Provi­dence of God, though in seem­ing Hazard: His Cabinet and-Papers sustained the common Damage of others; but there is no Loss of Papers by burning, for all Gentlemens Papers being given away in confusion, not minding to whom; and a great part of them being cast over the Walls, were carried away by the Rabble. The most part, or all, of the Gentry of Galloway, are in one Circum­stance this way: There are Orders Issued forth for restoring of Papers to their Owners, but that cannot be expected with­out considerable Money to those who have them; and where Inventories are wanting, to be sure there will be considerable Loss.

The Duke of Hamilton seemed very Anxious to have the Fire quenched, offering a­bundance of Gold to have it done. There is one Buchan clapt up on suspicion of having an Hand in the Fire.

There is one [...] Impri­oned at Glascow likewise, who is thought to have a Hand in the Fire which happened in that City a little before: But there shall be no more added at present

To prevent Doubts concerning the above Relation, the Original was Received by, and is now in the Hands of Mr. Knowles in Back-Lane, Dublin; who Asserts it to come from Correspondent of his, of good Repute and Credit in Scotland.