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Written by Samuel Pepys on 2025-01-17 at 11:14

Lany, the Frenchman, told me that he had a letter from France last night, that tells him that my Lord Hinchingbroke is dead, and that he did die yesterday was se’nnight, which do surprise me exceedingly.

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Written by Samuel Pepys on 2025-01-17 at 13:40

Being fearfull that my Lady should come to hear it too suddenly, he and I went up to my Lord Crew’s, and there I dined with him, and after dinner we told him, and the whole family is much disturbed by it: so we consulted what to do to tell my Lady of it.

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Written by Samuel Pepys on 2025-01-17 at 15:33

We thought of my going to Mr. George Montagu’s to hear whether he had news of it, and there found all his house in great heaviness for the death of his son, Mr. George Montagu, who did go with our young gentlemen into France, and that they hear nothing at all of our young Lord.

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Written by Samuel Pepys on 2025-01-17 at 17:07

So believing that thence comes the mistake, I returned to my Lord Crew (in my way in the Piazza seeing a house on fire, and all the streets full of people to quench it), and told them of it, which they are much glad of, and conclude, and so I hope, that my Lord is well.

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Written by Samuel Pepys on 2025-01-17 at 22:00

And so I went to my Lady Sandwich, and told her all, and after much talk I parted thence with my wife, who had been there all the day, and so home to my musique, and then to bed.

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