Departures of note

Sir Herbert Mackworth, 1st Baronet died at his residence, Gnoll Castle, in 1791. His death was caused by a thorn breaking in his finger, which led to violent inflammation and swelling in his hand and arm; medical assistance was not called until a month after the accident.

He had married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Cotton Trefusis of Trefusis, Cornwall, and they had two sons and a daughter, Elizabeth Anne, who married Francis Drake on 19 February 1795.