At Night was a Ball at the Opera-house in the Hay-market.
Brigadier Clayton arrived in Town from Gibralter.
The new Church at Bloomsbury was consecrated by the Bishop of London, by the name of St George’s Bloomsbury, as was also the burying-ground in the Fields adjoyning. The Divine Service was performed by Dr. Crew, and afterwards the Sacrament was administred.
Signior Claudio Re, Minister of the Duke of Parma, was at Court, and notified to his Majesty the death of the said Duke.
Friday, Jan. 29.
Sig. Vignola had private Audience of leave of the Prince and Duke.
Ended the Poll for a Member of Parliament for Bedford, the numbers were, for:
| Sir. Jer Vanaker Sambroke, Bar. | 375 |
| Dr. Thomas Brown, | 346 |
29. The court received advice that on the death of the duke of Parma, the dutchess his widow had declared herself four months gone with child; that the duke had made a will in favour of Don Carlos, declaring him lawful heir to his dominions in failure of male issue to his said dutchess, and that the dutchess has likewise made another will to the same purport; and that 10,000 Imperialists had taken possession of the dutchies of Parma and Placentia, on pretence of the dutchess being with child.
A justice of the peace, who had challeng’d Mr. York, a council against him in a certain affair, came to Westminster-hall, and asked pardon in open court, upon which by consent the rule for an information against him was withdrawn.