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Obituaries and court entries note several noble passings and a Venetian envoy
The diary lists deaths including Lord Kerr third son of the Marquess of Lothian, Dr Sherrard former Smyrna consul, Charles Lumley MP and groom of the bedchamber, and others. It records Bavaria electors and Baden Baden princess bearing a prince, plus Signor Vignola’s formal audience at court with Italian speech and ceremonial introductions by the Duke of Grafton and the Master of the Ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord John Kerr
Robert Kerr
Marquess of Lothian
Sherrard
Smyrna
Charles Lumley
Chichester
Richard Lumley
Earl of Scardcrough
Edward Budzen
Sutton
County of
Surrey
Henry Sands
Privy Chamber
St. Paul’s
Bavaria
Baden- Baden
Charles-Lewis-Damian-Adam-George
Signor Vignola
Republick
Venice
Clement Cotterel
Knt
Vna
Duke of Grafton