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Chronicle of Deaths Executions and Appointments Feb 1720
The diary records multiple deaths and executions in early February including Dodington, the Dutchess of Manchester, and Lady St. George. Malefactors were executed at Tyburn and four condemned were ordered transported. Charles Townshend appointed Secretary of State. other notices include a printer’s conviction and bail release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodington
Dutchess
Manchester
Charles Mountague
Duke of
Mancheter
Robert Greville
Lord Brooke
Beauchamps Court
Verney
Richard Verney
George Verney
Willoughby de Brooke
Thomas Vernon
Hanbury
Morcester
Cros
William Bond
Thomas Knight
Walter Herbert
Newgate
Thomas Elms
William Burrows
Elizabeth Shanks
Hannah Conner
Charles Toenshend
Viscount Townshend
Privy Council
Tankerville
Nathaniel Miff
King’s Bench
Charing-Cross
Royal Exchange
Francis Clifton
King’s Bens Bar
Sis Charles Pye
Clifton-Camville
Staffornshire