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MG-A(G.751.020
17 Jul 1751:11,12,21 (325)
From the London Advertiser, and Literary Gazette. April 15,
1751. [Article detailing the funeral of Frederick, the
Prince of Wales. Page 1 contains 8 lines of introductory
text printed across the page without division into columns,
and a detailed diagram showing the position of the mourners
in relation to the coffin, the diagram filling the remainder
of the page. The text at the top of page 2 reads] The
corpse of his Royal Highness was met at the church door by
the dean and prebendaries, attended by the gentlemen of the
choir and King's scholars, who fell into the procession
immediately before the officer of arms, with wax tapers in
their hands, and properly habited, and began the proper
burial service (no anthem being composed on this occasion)
two drums beating a dead march during the service. . . [24
lines two rockets were fired off in Old Palace Yard as a
signal for the guns in the park to fire, which was followed
by those of the tower, during which time the great bells of
Westminster, and St. Paul's Cathedral tolled, as did most of
the parishes in London.
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