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Death of Sir Thomas Twisden and notable events
The week closes with the death of Sir Thomas Twisden of Kent. Lord Treasurer Bolingbroke, Viscount Bolingbroke, the Earl of Strafford, and Mr Harley travel to Windsor. A Lisbon-bound update notes the safe arrival of the Portuguese Brazil Fleet. Market quotes and burial tallies from the Bills of Mortality follow, alongside an advertisement for a December sale of Mr John Laughton’s library, medals, paintings, and manuscripts in Bloomsbury, with related book listings.
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Tho. Twisden
Bart
Kent
Viscount Bolingbroke
Earl of Strafford
Harley
Lisbon
India
Bloom&bury Square
Southampton
John Laughton
Trinity Colledge
Cambridge
Antient
Prince Mirabel
Great Britain