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From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <>
Subject: Re: English handwriting 1500-1700
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:41:53 GMT
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In message of 13 Dec, "conaught2" <> wrote:

> Thank you, this is very helpful. I have some court documents from
> 1558 regarding Archbishop George Dowdall of Armagh, he died in London,
> during an influenza epidemic which also killed Queen Mary, Cardinal
> Reginald Pole and many more.

Where do you hear of this influenza epidemic? It is not mentioned in
the latest DNB article on him and I've never heard this suggested
before?

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