The York Herald, Friday, March 9 1894; page 4
Deaths
Glaves Prince of West Ayton
On the 7th inst., after 18 months’ illness of dropsy, Mr. Glaves Prince, farmer of High Yedmandale, West Ayton, aged 67 years. To be interred at Hutton Buscel to-day (Friday) at 3.30 p.m. Friends please accept this, the only invitation.
Background information
Dropsy -Medicine.net
In years gone by, a person might have been said to have dropsy. Today one would be more descriptive and specify the cause. Thus, the person might have oedema due to congestive heart failure.