Marlborough House, August 25, 1735._Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court of Queen Anne Vol. 2 (of 2)

My Lord,—I was ill in bed (as I frequently am) when I received the

honour of your grace’s letter. I find by it, notwithstanding the many

civil expressions you are pleased to make use of, that I must be forced

to sitt down contented with a refusal, and the Duke of St. Albans is to

be gratified at my expense. Some people, perhaps, may wonder it should

be so, but I have for a long time ceased wondering at anything.

If I enter any farther into this affair, ’tis not, I assure you, with

the least view that anything I can urge will have an effect; but ’tis

some satisfaction to show that I apprehend myself still in the right,

though I should have the misfortune not to prevail by doing so. There

can be but three considerations to induce the Duke of St. Albans to

insist on this point, which are, that he believes he has a right to it,

or that it will be of use to him, or that it will mortifie me. I think I

have already sufficiently proved that he has not the least glimmering of

right to it. I have beat him, if I may say so, out of his

fortifications, and forced him in his castle to yield up the constable’s

pretensions; and I will now as plainly shew that it can be of no use to

him: and then the third reason alone will subsist, which is, that ’tis

done to mortifie me, against which there is no arguing. All I can say

is, I think I have not deserved it. The Duke lives, as other constables

have done, at the Keep; and, unless he chooses to goe out of his way,

(which for ought I know he may,) I can’t see the least benefit it can be

to him. It is not his road to London, neither is there any road through

the park, and I hope none will ever be made, and for this reason, as I

told you before, nobody but the royal family and ranger were ever

suffered to goe in with their coaches. The Duke of Marlborough gave the

Duke of St. Albans a key to walk in it at his pleasure, but little

imagined to have his civility requited in the manner it was, by having

other keys made from it, the Duke distributing them as he thought fit,

coming into the park with his coach and chaise, and making use of it in

many other respects, just as if he had been the ranger. But your grace

tells me this favour could not well be refused him, and that he is not

to go through the park in right of his office, but by her Majesty’s

leave. I am sorry your grace imagined that this way of turning it

softened the point, because, in my poor apprehension, it seems extremely

to aggravate the injury. To give the Duke leave, contrary to my earnest

representations and entreaties, (who am ranger of the park,) when he

owns he has no right to it, seems so manifest a partiality in his

favour, that it cannot be but exceeding mortifying to me. If his grace’s

merit be not very great, it is natural to conclude my demerit must be

so; and as I am not conscious of having deserved this disregard, I am

the more concerned to find it. I have formerly been in courts as your

grace is now, and I there observed that the ministerial policy always

loaded people with favours in proportion to their abilities, and the use

they could be of in return to them. Perhaps I may be mistaken, but I ask

your grace, Is the Duke of St. Albans a man of that high importance as

to be worth making a precedent for—which may be attended with ill

consequences, and in process of time bring difficultys on the crown

itself? How can others who live at Windsor be refused this favour, which

has been granted to the Duke of St. Albans, simply as such? His

predecessors in his office, I may say without wronging him, have some of

them been as distinguished as himself. Prince Rupert, son to the Queen

of Bohemia, and nephew to King Charles, was one of them that frequently

resided at the Keep, and never desired nor ever enjoyed this privilege;

the Dukes of Northumberland and Kent, Lord Cobham, Lord Carlisle, and

others, never thought of asking it; but though his predecessors never

had it, will his successors for the future ever be content without it?

No, though they should not be of equal merit with his grace. So that, in

truth my lord, you see I am not pleading on my own account singly, but

I’m endeavouring to support the true interest of the crown, and making a

stand against an innovation that will hereafter bring difficultys upon

them. But I cannot flatter myself that anything I can say will gett this

leave revoked; therefore I should be glad to have it explain’d how far,

my lord, it is to extend. Is the Duke to have the privilege of giving

keys, as he actually has done, to whomsoever he pleases? Are they all to

come into the park with their coaches and chaises? This will greatly

prejudice the park, but may be done if her Majesty pleases to order it.

But as to his putting cattle, and authorising his gamekeepers to kill

game for his own use and the Dowager Duchess of St. Albans, this I take

to be an encroachment on my grant, and that I presume is not intended,

nor can I be content to suffer it. I am sensible I have made this letter

too tedious; but ’tis extremely natural to say all one can in defence of

what one takes to be one’s right. This, my lord, must plead my excuse,

and engage you to pardon

Your Grace’s most obedient

And most humble servant,

S. MARLBOROUGH.

To the Duke of Newcastle.

_An Abstract of the last Will and Testament of Sarah Duchess of

Marlborough._

This is the last Will and Testament of me, Sarah Duchess Dowager of

Marlborough, made this eleventh day of August, in the year of our Lord,

1744.

My will and desire is that I may be buried at Blenheim, near the body of

my dear husband John late Duke of Marlborough; and if I die before his

body is removed thither, I desire Francis Earl of Godolphin to direct

the same to be removed to Blenheim aforesaid, as was always intended.

And I direct that my funeral may be made private, and with no more

expense than decency requires; and that no mourning be given to any one,

except such of my servants as shall attend at my funeral.

As concerning my estate, I give the same in manner and form following.

I devise to Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and Beversham Filmer, of Lincoln’s

Inn, Esq., their heirs, &c., all my manors, parsonage, rectory,

advowsons, messuages, lands, tenements, tithes, and hereditaments in the

several counties of Surrey, Oxford, Buckingham, and Huntingdon, which

were lately the several estates of Richard Holditch, Francis Hawes,

William Astell, and Robert Knight, Esqrs.

And also my manors, &c., in the said county of Buckingham, which were

late the estate of Richard Hampden, Esq., deceased.

And also my manor, rectory, &c., in the county of Buckingham, which were

some time the estate of Sir John Wittewronge, Bart., deceased.

And also my manor, &c. in the same county, formerly the estate of Sir

Thomas Tyrrel, Bart., deceased.

And also my manor, &c. in the county of Bedford, which were late the

estate of Sir John Meres, Knight.

And also my freehold and copyhold messuages, &c. in the county of

Bedford, which were late the estate of Bromsall Throckmorton, Esq.

And also my manor, &c. in possession and reversion, in the county of

Bedford, which were late the estate of Edward Snagg, Esq.

And also my rectory and tithes of Steventon, in the county of Bedford,

which were late the estate of Peter Floyer, Esq.

And also my lands, &c. in the county of Bedford, which were the estate

of John Culliford, Esq., and Mary his wife.

And also my manor, &c. in the county of Berks, which were the estate of

Richard Jones, Esq.

And also my manor, &c. in the county of Berks, which were the estate of

Robert Packer, Esq.

And also my messuage, lands, &c. in the county of Berks, which were late

the estate of Thomas Bedford, clerk.

And also my manor, &c. in the county of Oxford, which were late the

estate of Sir Cecil Bishop, Bart.

And also my manors, &c. in Northamptonshire, which were late the estate

of Mrs. Elizabeth Wiseman.

And also my manor, &c. in the county of Northampton, late the estate of

Sir William Norwich, Bart.

And also my manor, &c. in the county of Northampton, late the estate of

Nathaniel Lord Crewe, Lord Bishop of Durham.

And also that part of my estate at St. Albans still retained by me.

And also my manors, &c. in the county of Stafford, which were the estate

of Viscount Fauconberg.

And also my manor, &c. freehold and copyhold, in the county of Norfolk,

late the property of Gabriel Armiger, Esq.

And also my manors, &c. in the county of Leicester and Northampton,

which were the estates of Sir Thomas Cave.

And all other my manors, &c. in the counties of Surrey, Oxford,

Huntingdon, Buckingham, Bedford, Berks, Northampton, Hertford, Stafford,

Norfolk, and Leicester, (always subject to charges made by indenture on

the marriage of my grandson, John Spencer, Esq. to Georgiana Carolina,

his now wife, daughter to Lord Carteret.)

John Spencer, the son of my said grandson John Spencer, shall have,

arising from the said estates &c., an annuity (during the life of his

father) of 2,000_l._, which he shall be empowered legally to enforce.

And whereas the late Duke of Marlborough directed by his will that a

yearly sum of 3,000_l._ should be charged upon the estates devised upon

Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and Beversham Filmer, for each and every of the

sons which may be born to Charles Spencer, (now Duke of Marlborough,)

and the grandson of the same; I, with a desire to carry out such

intention, hereby direct that the said sum be chargeable upon the said

estates so devised, during the joint lives of the said Charles Duke of

Marlborough and such son or grandson: Always provided that such son or

grandson shall not covenant to do or do any act which shall set aside or

bar any intent declared or expressed in the will of the late Duke of

Marlborough; in which case such annuity shall utterly cease.

Upon such son or grandson marrying and attaining the age of twenty-one

years, the said annual sum of 3,000_l._ shall no longer be paid to him;

but an annual charge not exceeding 1,500_l._ shall be paid to any woman

with whom he shall marry, for the term of her life.

Provided always, that my said estates shall never be chargeable with

more than one such annuity, as a provision for any such woman, at one

and the same time.

And all my said manors, &c. devised to Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and

Beversham Filmer, subject to the annuities and charges therein

expressed, I will and direct the same to be in TRUST for my grandson

John Spencer, for and during the term of his natural life; and after

that, to the USE of the said Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and Beversham

Filmer, and their heirs, during the natural life of John Spencer, in

TRUST, to preserve the contingent uses thereof; the said John Spencer to

receive the rents and profits thereof, (with similar covenants relating

to John Spencer the younger, and succeeding heirs.)

And whereas the dean and chapter of Christ’s Church—Canterbury, did

lease unto me the scite and court lodge of the manor of Agney, in the

county of Kent, I hereby bequeath the said court lodge, &c.

And also my lands, &c. held on lease in the county of Buckingham.

And also all other my leasehold estates (excepting such as I shall

otherwise dispose of) to the USE of the said Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and

Beversham Filmer, in TRUST for such uses and persons as are herein

expressed concerning my various manors and freeholds.

ITEM, I give unto Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and Beversham Filmer, all my

manor of Wimbledon, &c. in Surrey.

And also my leasehold rectory of Wimbledon, for their USE, and in trust,

&c. (with similar covenants respecting John Spencer and his heirs.)

And my will is, that all my household goods, pictures, and furniture

that shall be in my said buildings and gardens at Wimbledon, shall be

considered as heirlooms.

And my will is, and I hereby expressly declare, that if the said John

Spencer (my grandson) shall become bound or surety for any person or

persons whatever for any sum or sums of money, or if he, or any person

or persons in _trust_ for him, shall take from any king or queen of

these realms any pension, or any office or employment, civil or

military, (except the rangership of the great or little parks at

Windsor,) then shall all these my intents and covenants in behalf of the

said John Spencer become void, as if he were actually dead.

(_The same with regard to John Spencer the younger._)

And whereas by lease from the crown I am possessed of all that capital

messuage which I now inhabit, called _Marlborough-house_, with all its

appurtenances, within or near the parishes of St. James, the liberty of

Westminster, and St. Martin in-the-Fields, in the county of Middlesex,

for the term of fifty years:

Now I hereby give and bequeath all my interest in the said capital

messuage, &c. unto my executors (subject to such charge thereon as is

hereinafter mentioned) upon the TRUSTS following: That is to say, in

_trust_ for the said John Spencer the father, for so long a period of

the fifty years as he shall live; and then in trust for George Spencer,

commonly called Marquis of Blandford, eldest son and heir apparent of

Charles Duke of Marlborough; and after his decease, in trust for any son

of the said George Spencer who shall attain his majority.

Provided the said George Spencer shall have no son, then in _trust_ for

Charles Spencer, second son of Charles Duke of Marlborough, and his son,

(with similar provisions, provided Charles Spencer shall have no son,

conferring the interest upon such other son of Charles Duke of

Marlborough as shall attain his majority.)

Provided always, that should any attempt be made by any of these

legatees to dispose, let, exchange, or give up possession in any manner

of Marlborough-house, or commit any act likely to subvert any of the

declared intentions of the late Duke of Marlborough with respect to his

will, such bequest shall become utterly void, and my executors are

hereby empowered to dispose of all my interest in the said messuage, and

pay over the money as part of my personal estate.

I am likewise possessed of another lease from the crown, bearing date

Feb. 13, 1728, not yet expired.

Now I give and bequeath the said lease to my executors in _trust_ for

the holder of Marlborough-house for the time being, and subject to the

same conditions and limitations.

And whereas I am empowered by the Duke of Marlborough’s will to dispose

of such goods as are my own in Marlborough-house, and of which there is

an inventory:

Now I bequeath all such goods, furniture, pictures, &c., to my grandson

John Spencer, his executors, &c.

ITEM, I give unto my grandson, Charles Duke of Marlborough, all my

furniture, pictures, &c., which shall be in Blenheim-house, in

Oxfordshire, at the time of my decease; but upon the express condition

that he do not remove any of the goods or furniture from Althorp-house,

but permit the same to be enjoyed by my grandson, John Spencer, except

the same shall be of greater value than those in Blenheim-house; then

may he remove such part thereof as shall leave no more in value than

shall be equal to that which at the time of my decease was in

Blenheim-house; and should he not perform this condition, then I leave

the said furniture, &c. in Blenheim-house, to John Spencer my grandson,

his executors, &c.

And my will is, that all my goods, &c. in my mansion-house at Holywell,

in St. Albans, in the county of Hertford, shall continue there, and be

always held therewith, as far as the law will permit of.

And whereas by letters patent on the 18th day of July, in the eighth

year of her reign, her late majesty Queen Anne granted me the

_rangership of Windsor Great Park_, giving the said place in TRUST to

James Craggs, Samuel Edwards, and Charles Hodges, for me and my heirs:

Now I will that the said Samuel Edwards shall hold the same in trust for

my grandson John Spencer, his heirs, &c.

And I give all the goods, &c., which may be in the chief lodge,

belonging to me, to my said grandson John Spencer. (_Similar provisions

with regard to the Little Park._)

I give unto my granddaughter Isabella Duchess Dowager of Manchester all

my piece of ground and the messuage thereon in Dover-street, in the

county of Middlesex; together with all the goods, furniture, &c., in the

said messuage.

I give unto Hugh Earl of Marchmont, and Beversham Filmer, Esq., and

James Stephens, all my leasehold piece of ground and brick messuage in

Grosvenor-street, in the parish of St. George’s, Hanover-square, in

_trust_ for _John Spencer the son_.

ITEM, I hereby give unto Hugh Earl of Marchmont, Beversham Filmer,

Thomas Lord Bishop of Oxford, and James Stephens, my joint executors,

2,000_l._ each, for their care and trouble about this my will.

All other property whatsoever, comprising money, mortgages, securities,

&c., after payment of my just debts, and such bequests as herein before

or after in any codicil mentioned, I bequeath to my said executors, in

trust for John Spencer, my grandson.

* * * * *

This will, which occupies in the original eight skins of parchment, is

witnessed by the following persons, and signed and sealed by the

Duchess.

FANE.

EDMUND LONDON.

W. LEE.

JOHN SCROPE.

THE CODICIL.

This is a CODICIL to the last will and testament of me, _Sarah Duchess

Dowager of Marlborough_, which I duly made and published, bearing date

the eleventh day of August instant, and which will I do hereby ratify

and confirm in all respects.

Whereas I am possessed of several long annuities, amounting to the

yearly sum of two thousand six hundred pounds,

Now I bequeath the same to my executors, in _trust_ for the following

uses—

To James Stephens, 300_l._ yearly.

To Grace Bidley, 300_l._ yearly.

To Robert Macarty, Earl of Clancarty, the yearly sum of 1000_l._

To Elizabeth Arbor, the yearly sum of 200_l._

To Anne Patten, the yearly sum of 130_l._

To Olive Lofft, the yearly sum of 40_l._

To John Griffiths, the yearly sum of 200_l._

To Hannah Clarke, the yearly sum of 200_l._

To Jeremiah Lewis, the yearly sum of 50_l._

To John Dorset, the yearly sum of 50_l._

To each of my two chairmen, John Robins and George Humphreys, the yearly

sum of 20_l._

To Walter Jones, the yearly sum of 30_l._, and to each of my footmen

that shall continue in my service to the time of my decease, the yearly

sum of 10_l._

To Margaret and Catherine Garmes, the yearly sum each of 10_l._

The overplus of such long annuities to be paid to John Spencer.

I give to John Spencer ALL my gold and silver plate, seals, trinkets,

and small pieces of japan.

I give to the wife of John Spencer, the son of my said grandson, (if he

should live to be married,) my diamond pendants, which have three

brilliant drops to each, and all the rest of my jewels which I shall not

otherwise dispose of; and in case he die unmarried, I give the same to

his father.

I give to my granddaughter, Mary Duchess of Leeds, my diamond solitaire,

with the large brilliant diamond it hangs to; also the picture in water

colours of the late Duke of Marlborough, drawn by Lens.

I give to my daughter, Mary Duchess of Montagu, my gold snuff-box, that

has in it two pictures of her father, the Duke of Marlborough, when he

was a youth. Also a picture of her father covered with a large diamond,

and hung to a string of small pearls for a bracelet, and two enamelled

pictures for a bracelet of her sisters, Sunderland and Bridgewater.

I give to Thomas Duke of Leeds 3000_l._

I give to my niece, Frances Lady Dillon, 1000_l._

I give to Philip Earl of Chesterfield, out of the great regard I have

for his merit, and the infinite obligations I have received from him, my

best and largest brilliant diamond ring, and 20,000_l._

I give to William Pitt, Esq., the sum of 10,000_l._, upon account of his

merit in the noble defence he made for the support of the laws of

England, and to prevent the ruin of his country.

I give to Mr. Burroughs, Master in Chancery, 200_l._ to buy a ring.

I give to my executors 500_l._ each to buy them rings.

I give to the Earl of Clancarty, above what I have already given him,

1000_l._

Whereas John Earl of Stair owes me 1000_l._ upon bond, and his wife

bought me some things in France, but always declined telling me what

they cost, I desire him to pay my Lady Stair, and to accept the residue

of the 1000_l._, together with such other sums as I have lent to him.

I give to Juliana Countess of Burlington my bag of gold medals, and

1000_l._ to buy a ring, or something in remembrance of me.

I give to the Duchess of Devonshire my box of travelling plate.

I give to James Stephens, over and above what I have already given him,

the sum of 1300_l._, and as a further compensation for the great trouble

he will have as my acting executor, the yearly sum of 300_l._

To Grace Ridley I give, over and above what I have already given, the

sum of 15,000_l._; an enamelled picture of the Duke of Marlborough; a

little picture of the Duke in a locket, and my own picture by Sir

Godfrey Kneller, and my striking watch, which was the Duke of

Marlborough’s.

I give to Anne Ridley the sum of 3000_l._

I give to Mrs. Jane Pattison my striking watch, which formerly belonged

to her mistress, Lady Sunderland.

One half of my clothes and wearing apparel I give to Grace Ridley, and

the other half equally between Anne Patter and Olive Lofft.

I give to each of my chairmen 25_l._

I give to each of my servants one year’s wages.

I give to the poor of the town of Woodstock 300_l._

I desire that Mr. Glover and Mr. Mallet, who are to write the history of

the Duke of Marlborough, may have the use of all papers and letters

relating to the same found in any of my houses. And I desire that these

two gentlemen may write the said history, that it may be made publick to

the world how truly the late Duke of Marlborough wished that justice

should be done to all mankind, who, I am sure, left King James with

great regret, at a time when ’twas with hazard to himself; and if he had

been like the patriots of the present times, he might have been all that

an ambitious man could hope for, by assisting King James to settle

Popery in England.

I desire that no part of the said history may be in verse.

And I direct that the said history shall not be printed without the

approbation of the Earl of Chesterfield and my executors.

I give to Mr. Glover and Mr. Mallet 500_l._ each for writing the

history.

(Here follows a contingent provision for the younger children of Charles

Spencer, Duke of Marlborough.)

I give to Thomas Duke of Leeds my estate near St. Albans, and my

freehold at Romney Marsh, Kent.

I give to Philip Earl of Chesterfield my manor at Wimbledon, and also my

manors in Northampton and Surrey.

I give to the Earl of Clancarty my manors and lands in the county of

Buckingham.

To William Pitt I give my manor, &c., in the county of Buckingham, late

the estate of Richard Hampden, Esq.; and leasehold in Suffolk; and

lands, &c. in Northampton.

And to —— Bishop, Esq., my grandson, my manor, &c. in Oxford, with the

furniture, &c.

To Hugh Earl of Marchmont, my manor, &c. in Buckingham, late the estate

of Sir John Witteronge, Bart.; and also my manor, &c. in the same

county, late the estate of Sir Thomas Tyrrel.

To Thomas Lord Bishop of Oxford, my manor, &c. in Bedford.

To Beversham Filmer, Esq., my manors, &c. in Leicester and Northampton,

late the estates of Sir Thomas Cave.

To Dr. James Stephens, my estates, &c. in Berks and Huntingdon.

And all other undisposed of estates or effects to John Spencer, his

heirs, &c.

SARAH MARLBOROUGH.

Dated August 15th, 1744.

(Witnessed by)

SANDWICH.

GEO. HEATHCOTE.

HENRY MARSHALL.

RICHARD HOARE.

THE END.

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Footnote 1:

Royal and Noble Authors, art. Peterborough.

Footnote 2:

Pope’s Letters to Swift, p. 76.

Footnote 3:

Noble, vol. ii. p. 43.

Footnote 4:

The Earl married, first, Carey, daughter of Sir Alexander Frazer, and,

secondly, the accomplished Anastasia Robinson, the daughter of a

painter. The story of his lordship’s lovesuit to this lady shows at

once the licentiousness and the eccentricity of his character. Whilst

he admired the virtues of Miss Robinson, and her efforts in her

vocation as an opera singer and a teacher of music and Italian, to

support an aged father, he did not deem it beneath him to endeavour to

make her his mistress. His arts were unsuccessful, and Anastasia

became privately his wife. In 1735 it suited his fancy to proclaim his

marriage. Being at Bath, in the public rooms, a servant was ordered to

call out distinctly, “Lady Peterborough’s carriage waits;” on which

every lady of rank and respectability rose, and wished the new

Countess joy.—Granger, vol. ii. p. 45.

Footnote 5:

Private Correspondence, vol. i. p. 4.

Footnote 6:

Lady M. W.’s Letters, vol. ii. p. 168.

Footnote 7:

Coxe, vol. i. p. 232.

Footnote 8:

Cunningham, b. vi. p. 328.

Footnote 9:

Noble, vol. ii. p. 36.

Footnote 10:

Boyer, App., p. 46.

Footnote 11:

Correspondence, vol. ii. p. 197.

Footnote 12:

Cunningham, b. vi. p. 328.

Footnote 13:

Boyer.

Footnote 14:

Walpole’s Letters, vol. ii. p. 401.

Footnote 15:

Coxe, vol. i. p. 284.

Footnote 16:

Cunningham, book vi. p. 350.

Footnote 17:

Conduct, p. 159.

Footnote 18:

Conduct, p. 141.

Footnote 19:

Burnet.

Footnote 20:

Conduct, p. 171.

Footnote 21:

Conduct, p. 172.

Footnote 22:

Coxe.

Footnote 23:

Cunningham, b. vi. p. 351.

Footnote 24:

Ibid.

Footnote 25:

Examiner, No. 26.

Footnote 26:

Boyer, p. 472.

Footnote 27:

Coxe, p. 280.

Footnote 28:

Coxe, p. 279.

Footnote 29:

Ibid.

Footnote 30:

Coxe, p. 294, and Cunningham.

Footnote 31:

Cunningham, b. vi. p. 369.

Footnote 32:

Conduct, p. 145.

Footnote 33:

Somerville, vol. i. p. 48.

Footnote 34:

Coxe, p. 295.

Footnote 35:

Conduct, p. 145.

Footnote 36:

Conduct, p. 156.

Footnote 37:

Burnet, vol. v. p. 157.

Footnote 38:

Conduct.

Footnote 39:

Burnet.

Footnote 40:

Coxe, vol. i. p. 239.

Footnote 41:

Cox, vol. i. p. 246.

Footnote 42:

Ibid.

Footnote 43:

Lediard, vol. i. p. 365.

Footnote 44:

As prisoners.

Footnote 45:

Cunningham, b. vii. p. 402.

Footnote 46:

Coxe, vol. i. p. 306.

Footnote 47:

Lediard.

Footnote 48:

Ibid.

Footnote 49:

Cunningham, p. 402.

Footnote 50:

History of Europe. Lediard. Coxe.

Footnote 51:

History of Europe. Lediard. Coxe.

Footnote 52:

Lediard, p. 478.

Footnote 53:

Cunningham, book viii. p. 442.

Footnote 54:

Conduct, p. 147.

Footnote 55:

Lediard. Cunningham.

Footnote 56:

Conduct, p. 156.

Footnote 57:

Conduct, p. 150.

Footnote 58:

Conduct, p. 155.

Footnote 59:

Cunningham, p. 456.

Footnote 60:

See Conduct. Somerville, chap. vi. p. 113.

Footnote 61:

Conduct, p. 159.

Footnote 62:

Cunningham, p. 458.

Footnote 63:

Cunningham.

Footnote 64:

Lediard, vol. iii.

Footnote 65:

Cunningham, b. viii. p. 461.

Footnote 66:

Lediard, vol. ii. p. 3.

Footnote 67:

Cunningham, p. 452.

Footnote 68:

Conduct, p. 161. Cunningham. Lediard.

Footnote 69:

Conduct, p. 170.

Footnote 70:

Ibid. p. 165–167.

Footnote 71:

Conduct, p. 173.

Footnote 72:

Ibid. p. 174.

Footnote 73:

Coxe, p. 515.

Footnote 74:

He was made Lord Keeper in 1705, and Lord Chancellor in 1707.

Footnote 75:

MSS. Letters British Museum, Coxe Papers, 45, 4to. p. 2.

Footnote 76:

Conduct, p. 171.

Footnote 77:

Ibid. p. 176.

Footnote 78:

Conduct, 161.

Footnote 79:

Other Side, p. 259.

Footnote 80:

Ibid. p. 261.

Footnote 81:

Conduct, p. 162.

Footnote 82:

Other Side, p. 261.

Footnote 83:

Cunningham, b. ix. p. 77.

Footnote 84:

Cunningham, p. 77.

Footnote 85:

Cunningham, p. 55, and Biographia Britannica.

Footnote 86:

Conduct.

Footnote 87:

Conduct, p. 177–181.

Footnote 88:

Lediard, vol. ii. p. 2.

Footnote 89:

Letters on the Study of History. Letter IV.

Footnote 90:

Conduct, p. 176.

Footnote 91:

In her letter (supposed to Bishop Burnet) endorsed “An answer to the

person that asked what first stuck with me,” in the Coxe MSS. the

Duchess calls Mr. Hill “a merchant, or projector,” who was in some way

related to Mr. Harley, and by profession an Anabaptist.—Coxe MSS. vol.

xlv. p. 11.

Footnote 92:

Conduct.

Footnote 93:

Coxe MSS., vol. xlv. p. 11.

Footnote 94:

Ibid.

Footnote 95:

Political pamphlet, entitled a “Continuation of the Review of a late

Treatise,” &c. London, 1741, p. 31.

Footnote 96:

MSS. B. M. Coxe Papers, vol. xliv.

Footnote 97:

Conduct, p. 183.

Footnote 98:

Mr. Masham was first page of honour to Queen Anne and to Prince

George, and also equerry to the latter. In 1710 he was preferred to

the command of a regiment of horse, and advanced to the rank of

brigadier-general. At the famous creation in 1711, he was made a peer,

by the title of Lord Masham of Oates, in the county of Essex. By his

lady, who died in 1734, he had three sons and two daughters. Anne, his

lordship’s eldest daughter, married, in 1726, Henry Hoare, grandson of

Sir Richard Hoare, formerly Lord Mayor of London.—_London Chronicle._

Footnote 99:

Conduct, p. 181.

Footnote 100:

MS. Letter to Mr. Hutchinson, B. M.

Footnote 101:

Conduct, p. 185.

Footnote 102:

Coxe, Papers vol. xlv. p. 13.

Footnote 103:

Conduct, p. 190.

Footnote 104: