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His death in 1664 took place in mysterious circumstances at [[Arundel House]] in London. It was announced to have been owing to an "[[fever|ague]]" which developed into [[gangrene]]. However, [[Lucy Hutchinson]], whose husband [[John Hutchinson (Roundhead)|John Hutchinson]] had recently been imprisoned as a [[Regicides of Charles I|Regicide]], believed Onslow to be her enemy for having denounced her husband in parliament: she is said to have heard that Onslow had been struck by [[lightning]],[L. Hutchinson, ed. J. Hutchinson, ''Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson'' (George Bell and Sons, London 1884), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112076204616&view=1up&seq=379 p. 351] (]Hathi Trust). an allegation widely believed in Onslow's family. He was buried at Cranleigh, Surrey,[ where his tomb remained until the church restoration of 1845, with that of his wife Elizabeth, who was buried there in 1679 aged 78.][Major Heales, 'Cranley', ''Surrey Archaeological Collections'', VI (London 1874), pp. 21-56, [https://archive.org/details/surreyarchaeolog06surruoft/page/48/mode/2up?view=theater at p. 48], citing O. Manning and W. Bray, ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey'', 3 vols (J. Nichols, 1804-), I, pp. 541, and p. 424, note. Possibly the incised slab dated 1630, with unreadable verses, seen by Heales was a monument to Sir Richard Onslow's mother.] |
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His death in 1664 took place in mysterious circumstances at [[Arundel House]] in London. It was announced to have been owing to an "[[fever|ague]]" which developed into [[gangrene]]. However, [[Lucy Hutchinson]], whose husband [[John Hutchinson (Roundhead)|John Hutchinson]] had recently been imprisoned as a [[Regicides of Charles I|Regicide]], believed Onslow to be her enemy for having denounced her husband in parliament: she is said to have heard that Onslow had been struck by [[lightning]],[L. Hutchinson, ed. J. Hutchinson, ''Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson'' (George Bell and Sons, London 1884), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112076204616&view=1up&seq=379 p. 351] (HathiTrust).] an allegation widely believed in Onslow's family. He was buried at Cranleigh, Surrey,[ where his tomb remained until the church restoration of 1845, with that of his wife Elizabeth, who was buried there in 1679 aged 78.][Major Heales, 'Cranley', ''Surrey Archaeological Collections'', VI (London 1874), pp. 21-56, [https://archive.org/details/surreyarchaeolog06surruoft/page/48/mode/2up?view=theater at p. 48], citing O. Manning and W. Bray, ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey'', 3 vols (J. Nichols, 1804-), I, pp. 541, and p. 424, note. Possibly the incised slab dated 1630, with unreadable verses, seen by Heales was a monument to Sir Richard Onslow's mother.] |
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