05 May 1661

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Theatre: no theater listed
Theatrical Season: 1660-1661
Volume: 1
Comments: On Sunday Charles, Duke of Cambridge, the son of the Duke of York, died. On 7 May 1661, Francis Newport wrote to Sir Richard Leveson: The Duke of Cambridge dyed on Sunday in the afternoon and was buryed yesternight without any solemnity, noe mourning in the Court for him (HMC, Sutherland MSS, 5th Report, Appendix, 1876, p. 151). If the theatres were closed because of this death, the closure was for not more than ten days

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    *p?none Comment. *c?none On Sunday $Charles, Duke of Cambridge=, the son of the $Duke of York=, died. On 7 May 1661, $Francis Newport= wrote to $Sir Richard Leveson=: The Duke of Cambridge dyed on Sunday in the afternoon and was buryed yesternight without any solemnity, noe mourning in the $Court= for him (<i>HMC, Sutherland MSS</i>, 5th Report, Appendix, 1876, p. 151). If the theatres were closed because of this death, the closure was for not more than ten days.

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    *p1661 05 05 none Comment.*c1661 05 05 none On Sunday $Charles, Duke of Cambridge=, the son of the $Duke of York=, died. On 7 May 1661, $Francis Newport= wrote to $Sir Richard Leveson=: The Duke of Cambridge dyed on Sunday in the afternoon and was buryed yesternight without any solemnity, noe mourning in the $Court= for him (<i>HMC, Sutherland MSS</i>, 5th Report, Appendix, 1876, p. 151). If the theatres were closed because of this death, the closure was for not more than ten days.

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    Event: 108 | 16610505 | none | On Sunday $Charles, Duke of Cambridge=, the son of the $Duke of York=, died. On 7 May 1661, $Francis Newport= wrote to $Sir Richard Leveson=: The Duke of Cambridge dyed on Sunday in the afternoon and was buryed yesternight without any solemnity, noe mourning in the $Court= for him (<i>HMC, Sutherland MSS</i>, 5th Report, Appendix, 1876, p. 151). If the theatres were closed because of this death, the closure was for not more than ten days

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