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MG-A(G.749.027
16 Aug 1749:21 (225)
London. April 27. Tuesday being the day appointed by royal
proclamation, for a general thanksgiving on account of the
late peace, his Majesty and the royal family went to the
Chapel Royal, where a new Te Deum and Anthem (the music
whereof was composed by Mr. Handel,) was performed, and also
heard a sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Denne, one of his
chaplains, and archdeacon of Rochester, from the 29th psalm,
and the 10th verse . . . [12 lines follow recounting
additional events of the day].
Yesterday his Majesty, the Prince and Princess of Wales,
the duke of Cumberland, the principal nobility and gentry of
both sexes, were at Ranelagh Gardens to see the Grand
Jubilee in the Venetian taste. There was computed to be
2000 coaches, and above 6000 persons . . . [5 lines conclude
the entry for that day].
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