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Notable Died and Appointments in Early April Local Notices
A record of deaths, marriages, and legal sentences from April. Sir Matthew Dudley’s son William Dudley inherits honour and estate. Lady Ruffel, widow of Lord James Rufel, marries Sir Henry Houghton. Princess of Wales gave birth to a prince at Leicester House. Mrs Arromsmith dies aged in Hertfordshire. Howe, brother of Lord Howe, dies of smallpox. Old Bailey sessions report sentences for highway robbery, theft, and picking pockets. several felons transported or whipped. Cambridge University votes thanks to the Earl of Nottingham and the Lord Bishop of Chester for defending faith and rights of degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Dudley
Burt
Wiliam Dudley
Ruffel
James Rufel
Henry Houghton
Houghson Tower
Lantafiske
Bare
Edward Herle
Landuwe
County of Cornwel
Launceston
Canary
William Barton
William Smithurst
John Thomson
Elizabeth Harrison
Margaret Green
Mary Smith
Sarah Harrison
Grace Woolley
Jane Short
Robert Super
John Thompson
Richard Stringer
Rebecca White
Wiliam Shaw
Elizabeth Fones
Henry Cranfield
Humphrey Jones
Margaret Alcock
John Fones
Thomas Cox
John Fores
William Thompson
Stacy Smytham
Samuel Clarke
Thomas Walker
John Nixon
Jonas Hilary
John Hubbard
Foln Fores
Alias Robert Smith
Susanna Creamer
John Field
Fohn Fones
Benjamin Pettit
Thomas Millard
Margaret Wilson
Fohn Philips
University of Cambridge
Earl of Nottingham
Chester