Mrs. Seymer, Wife to Henry Seymer, Efq; and eldest Daughter of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Edmond Bacon Dickenson, of Newark upon Trent, Elq; William Lee, Efq; a Colonel in the fecond Regiment of Horfe-Guards. Cheshire, Efq; Nephew of Sir John Cheshire. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Dowager Hatton, Mother to the Viscount Hatton. The Rev. Mr. Robert Orme, who had been a Nonjuring Clergyman ever fince the Revolution. Mr. Lawrence Sexton, Page of the Back Stairs to the King. Died of an Asthma, at his House in the Admiralty Office, in the 70th Year of his Age, George Byng, Lord Viscount Torrington, Admiral and Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Fleet, Rear Admiral of Great Britain, and firft Lord Commiffioner of the Admiralty. He went to Sea with the King's Letter in 1678, and rofe gradually by a Courfe of long and honourable Services to the high Station in which he died, there having been scarce an Action of Confequence at Sea, in a Series of more than 50 Years, in which he was not present, and was never unfuccefsful in any where he commanded. He spent the Time he prefided in the Admiralty in improving the Naval Force of this Kingdom, and in procuring Encouragements for poor Sailors, who may be truly faid to have loft a true Friend. He is fucceeded in Honour and Eilate by his eldeft Son, Pattee Byng, Efq; now Lord Torrington. Sir Samuel Jackson, formerly a great Trader to Ruffia. William Lewis Legrand, Efq; one of the Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber to his Majefty. Thomas Carbonell, Efq; Father to the Sword-Bearer of this City. Mrs. Vanhutchefon, only Child of Mr. Delme (Uncle of the late Sir Peter Delme) who gave her at feveral her at feveral Times upwards of 100,000 1. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Dowager Morrison. Mr. John Arnold, one of the Common-Council-Men of the Ward of Farringdon Without. Major Richard Handy. John Haftings, Efq: Verdurer of Whittewood-Foreft in Northamptonshire, and Senior Bencher of Gray's-Inn. Scott, Efq; a Gentleman of about 12,00 a Year in Effex. Dr. Mandeville, Author of The Fable of the Bees, and several other Pieces. Lieutenant-Colonel Gore, formerly an eminent Apothecary in Fleet-ftreet. The Hon. Montague Blundell, Efq; only Son of the Lord Vifc. Blundell. Sir Chriftopher Desbouverie, Knighted by her late Majefty Queen Anne. Dr. James Campbell, Phyfician in Ordinary to his Majesty in Scotland. Died, in a very advanced Age, at his Houfe in St. James's-Square, the Right Hon. Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Baron Herbert (of Cardiff) Baron Rofs (of Kendall) Parr, Fitzbugb, Marmion, St. Quintin, and Herbert of Shurland, Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, one of the Governors of the Charterboufe, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wilts, one of his Majefty's Privy Council, and one of the Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts. His Lordship fucceeded to the faid Honours in 1683, by the Death of his Brother without Iffue. In 1689, the 1ft of King William, he was fent Ambaffador Extraordinary to the States-General, afterwards made one of the Privy Council, Colonel of a Regiment of Marines, first Commiffioner of the Admiralty, Lord Privy Seal, first Plenipotentiary at the Treaty of Ryfwick, Knight of the Garter, Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland, Prefident of the Council, and feven Times one of the Lords Juftices whilft his Majefty went to Holland. In 1702, the 1ft of Q Anne, Anne, he was again made Prefident of the Council. In 1707, he was appointed one of the Commiffioners to treat of an Union between England and Scotland; alfo Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; and the next Year he was again made Lord High Admiral of Great Britain. In 1714, he was named by the late King to be one of the Lords Juftices till his Majesty's Arrival, and afterwards carried the Courtana (Sword) at the Coronation, which Honour he had likewife at their prefent Majefties. His Lordfhip is fucceeded in Honours and Eitate by his eldest Son the Right Hon. the Lord Herbert, now Earl of Pembroke, Capt. of the first Troop of Horfe-Guards, and one of the Lords of his Majesty's Bed-Chamber. 'Tis remarkable, that the fame Day about Noon died his Lordship's Coachman, aged 80 Years, 50 of which he had paffed in the faid Earl's Service. The Right Hon. Thomas Lord Foley, Fellow of the Royal Society, created Lord Fuley of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester, Dec. 31, 1711, in the 10th Year of the Reign of Queen Anne. The Lady Thorold, Relict of the late Sir John Thorold, of Marlon in Lincolnshire, Bart. John Hales, Efq; in Sobo-Square. Her Grace the Dutchefs Dowager of Rutland, in an advanc'd Age. Dr. Atkinson, a Man-Midwife in Bow Lane. Sir Gilbert Heathcote. Knt. and Bart. Alderman of Bridge Ward, and Senior Alderman of this City, in the 82d Year of his Age. He was Member of Parliament for the Borough of St. Germain's in Cornwall, Colonel of the Blue Regiment of the City Militia, one of the Deputy Lieutenants for Middlefex and Westminster, one of the Governors of Greenwich-Hofpital, one of the Directors of the Bank, and one of the Commiffioners for finishing St. Paul's Cathedral. He is fucceeded in Honour and a Fortune of 400,000 1. by his only Son, now Sir John Heathcote, Bart. who was Member in the firft Parliament of the late King, forGrantham in Lincolnshire. Robert Booth, Efq; Member of Parliament for Bodmyn in Cornwall. The Lady of Sir Robert Clark, Bart. That learned Antiquarian and Botanift Dr. Moze, aged 95. Mrs. Cibber, a celebrated Actrefs. The Lord Binning, Son of the Earl of Haddington, at Naples. The Rev. Dr. Godolphin, Canon Refidentiary (formerly Dean) of St. Paul's, and Provoft of Eaton; he died very antient. Thomas Sweetball, Efq; at Abingdon in Berks, one of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for the faid County. Capt. Afkins, belonging to the 3d Reg. of Foot-Guards. Lady Katherine Hay, Daughter to George Earl of Kinnoul, Capt.of the Yeomen of the Guards, and one of the Lords of the Bed-Chamber to K. Charles I. Sir William Bennet of Grubet. Mr. Woolfton, Author of the Difcourfes on our Saviour's Miracles, in the 66th Year of his Age, after 4 Days Illness: About 4 or 5 Minutes before he died, he is faid to have utter'd thefe Words, This is the firuggle which all Men must go through, and which I bear not only with Patience but Willingness. Sir John Blunt, Bart. fo much noted for the great Share he had in inventing and carrying on the fatal South Sea Scheme in the Year 1720, of which Company he was then a Director: He has left Iffue five Sons and two Daughters, and is fucceeded in Honour and Eftate by his eldeft Son. now Sir Charles Blunt, Bart. a Lieutenant in Capt. Gumley's Troop of Dragoons. Lieutenant Hay, in the 92d Year of his Age, who had been in the Army upwards of 60 Years. Jebn Wickham, Elq; Chief Clerk of the Peace for the Spiritual Court at the Weft-Riding in Yorkshire, and Advocate of Yerk. Mrs. Frances Bromley, Wife of Henry Bromley, Efq; Reprefentative in Parliament for the County of Cambridge, and Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the faid County: She died in Childbed. The Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Audley, Relict of Henry Audley, late of Bear-Church in the County of Effex, Eq; and Daughter of the Right Hon. Philip Ld. Vifc. Strangford, of the Kingdom of Ireland: She was a Roman" Catholick. Juftice Blaney, at his House in Wardour firect, reputed worth 20,000/ General Syburg, Governor of Fort-William, reputed worth near 80,000 1. Alexander Thiftle tate, Efq; formerly Steward to the Ld. Craven, and reputed worth 30,003. the greatest Part whereof he has left to Charitable Ufes. The Rev. Mr. Richardson, who had been above 40 Years, Minister of Alballotes, Londen-Wall Dr. Richard Robinfon, Senior Fellow of the College of Phyficians, and F. R. S. Talb Prevero, Efq; formerly in the Commiffion of the Peace for the County of Bedford, reputed worth 20,000!. N. B. The Bankrupts being omitted, for want of Room, fhall be inferted in our next. " F ROM Naples. We daily receive mournful Accounts of the Damages caufed by the laft Earthquake in divers Places of the Kingdom: 'Tis confirm'd that the City of Oriano is entirely deftroy'd, there not being one Church left ftanding. Near 200 of the Inhabitants have been buried under the Ruins of that City, the reft having the good Fortune to betake themselves to the Fields, &c. where they were the next Day very much incommoded by the Snow, which fell in great Abundance. The Village of Pietra de Fufi had the fame Fate, above 100 of the Inhabitants having loft their Lives. The Church of the Village of Apua funk whilft the ArchPrieft was celebrating Mafs, and all the People that fled thither for an Afylum were crufh'd to Death under it. The Villages of Montefofco, Fumari, Torello, St. Magno, Mercogliano, Arpaja, St. Barbaro, and a great many more, have fuffered great Damage by that fatal Difafter. (See Vol. I. p. 491.) From Venice. We have received Letters from Conftantinople of the 26th of November laft, importing, that an Express was arrived from Oman Bafhaw of Babylon, with Advice that Thamas Kouli Kan, Generaliffimo of the Perfians having learned, that the Sophi his Master was inclined to make Peace with the Ottoman Porte, and that he had already given private Orders for that Purpose, marched with an Army of 80,000 Men to Ifpahan; and that having entered that Capital with a ftrong Detachment of his Troops, he feized upon the Perfon of the Sophi his Sovereign, and caused the Eyes of that unfortunate Prince to be put out; after which, he proclaimed in Perfon the faid Sophi's Son, aged but a few Months. Towards the End of the Month. Prices of 18 20 90 and upwards N. B. In the laft of thefe Weeks there was an Encrease of 805, the Whole Number within that Week being 1588. Goods, &c. in London. Coals per Chaldron 25 to 26 on board, 15 a 152. 108. Tin in Blocks 41. 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