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BG.721.004
24-27 Apr 1721:12 (72)
London, February 18. . . Yesterday the corpse of the late
Earl Stanhope was carry'd from his house at the Cock-pit
thro' the city, with great pomp and solemnity, to be
interr'd at Chevening in Kent. The funeral march was begun
by about 700 of the horse and foot guards; the officers
having mourning scarfs, harbands and gloves, the heralds at
arms carryed the ensigns and trophies of the deceased, and
the marshal musick of kettle drums, drums and trumpets,
added to the solemnity of the march, . . . [5 lines more.]
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