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Funeral of Sir Christopher Wren and crown court chatter
A lengthy notice chronicles the life of Sir Christopher Wren born into the Wrens of Winchester and Durham, detailing his rise from Wadham College fellowship to professor of astronomy at Gresham College and Oxford, later serving as Surveyor General for rebuilding London and later Royal Works. It notes his burial in the cathedral vault, plus courtly and stock market briefs and notices of sales, lotteries, and auctions.
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Christopher Wren
Christopher “Wren
Windsor
Wolverhampton
London
Sagilian
Oxford
Cambridge
St. Paul
Charles II
James II
K. Will
Q. Mary
Q. Anne
Royal Society
St. Peter, Wedeister
Duke of Douglas
Carmiche
White’s
Chocolate House
House of
Prince of Wales
House of Cemmons
Foot Guards
Cockhill
Ratcliff Cross
John Hyde
Horse Grenadier Guards
John Fase
Noor South-Sea
Royal Exchange
York Buildings
York-Buildings
Mareli
Tork
Inchufme
Migdie Temple
Pristed
S. Fathe
Chiapas
South-Sea Company
Troffees
South-Sea-House
Covent-Garden
Mr. Cock
Broad-Areer
St. James's