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Notable Deaths and Local News From Warrington to London
A late 17th century news snippet chronicles deaths of Rev Hewett in Lancashire and Cheshire praise for his piety, plus other obits including Hale of a Warrington brewery partner and several London residents. It reports a silk curtain found at Islington pond tied to Vestry theft, a fatal Ratbane mishap in Appledore, and lottery results. Shipping updates note Kennington prize capture near Cadiz, Westmorland from Leghorn, and mixed Cadiz letters. Financials cover South Sea stock and bonds, with naval movements around Lisbon and Gibraltar and Capt Pratt praised for his conduct against a Spanish privateer.
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Warrington
Lancashire
Hewett
Cheshire
Hale
Charles Robinson
Gray’s Inn
Ely
Gibraltar
King’s Bench
John Connell
Inner- Temple
Kingdom of Ireland
Standish
Hospital of
Bridewell
John Chapman
Broad-street
Frances Webb
London
Cheapside
Belch
Peckham
Still
Bishopsgate
Aldgate
Brown
Brick Lane
Spitalfields
Norris
Islington
St. Sepulchre’s Church
Kennington
Lisbon
Cadiz
la Vera Cruz
Kennington Descry
Haddock
Westmorland
Leghorn
Cape de Gatt
Pratt
Oporto
Dartmouth
Katherine
Susannah
Lawrence
Newfoundland
Bilboa
Lifton