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 CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Introduction v 
 
 Diary --__-__. i 
 
 Appendix I. Diary from 1 Jan. to 6 Feb. 1728-9 - - 321 
 
 Appendix II. Loose Papers found in the Diary - - 349 
 
 Appendix III. Journal of Sir John Percival 1685-1686 - 352 
 
 Index - 375 
 
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This Volume has been edited and passed through the 
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 been compiled by Miss A. H. Roberts. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 This, the third vohnne of the Diary of Viscount Percival, later first 
 Earl of Eginont, completes it in so far as it is contained in the twelve 
 folio manuscript volumes now in the tigmont collection, referred to 
 in the Appendix to the 7th Report of the Historical MSS. Com- 
 missioners. The first and second volumes extend over four and five 
 years respectively : this extends over nine years : the previous volumes 
 moreover, with these shorter periods, run to a much greater number 
 of pages. It is obvious, therefore, that in these later years of his life 
 Lord Egmont slackened in the assiduity and particularity with which 
 he had formerly made his diurnal entries. Indeed, these last years, 
 the last three especially, show a great falling oft' in this respect, due, 
 no doubt, to increasing ill-health and age. However, the practice 
 was not entirely dropped until eight months before his death. 
 
 It was begun by him as a boy of fifteen at school, and of its con- 
 tinuance thereafter this volume contains further evidence in Appendix 
 I., pp. 321^^3i8 infra, where a short section now preserved among the 
 additional MSS. in the British Museum, for five weeks of January and 
 February, 1 728/9, the year preceding that which is the first of the folio 
 volumes, is like the other parts of the diary, given in full. 
 
 Of the value of the whole as a contemjjorary and, of its kind, almost 
 unique chronicle and mirror of the times there can be no doubt. 
 
 The main theme of the present volume may be said to be the trans- 
 actions of the Trustees of the Georgia Colony in which Lord Egmont 
 found an engrossing interest and took so prominent a part, and the 
 vicissitudes, hopes and fears — chiefly in these last years fears — 
 connected with the history of the proxdnce. As in the first volume 
 of this report the proceedings of the House of Commons of which Lord 
 Egmont was then a member, filled many pages of his diary of that 
 period, so now his time and thought are given in generous measure 
 to those of the Board of Trustees, at the meetings of which he was 
 punctiliously present until 1742 when, much discouraged and in failing 
 health, he resigned his j^osition of Common Councilman, still retaining 
 that of Trustee. For the history of the pro\'ince during these years, 
 this diary, therefore, affords very ample materials. There are many 
 descriptions of conditions prevailing in the colon}' from time to time 
 in letters from officials and residents and in conversations with a 
 number and variety of persons returned from Georgia to England. 
 In 1739, according to General Oglethorpe's own representation, the 
 
VI. DIARY OF THE 
 
 colony seemed to be on the point of breaking up. There was even a 
 danger, (luring the uegotiatious loiKeruiug tlie convention with Sjjain. 
 that it iiii'Mit be surrendered to that countrv. Kgmont and other trustees 
 offered an iinmediate and stout resistance to this policy and were 
 ultimately successful. It is an interesting fact that in the course of 
 the.se negotiations, Sir Robert Walpole would imve handed over to 
 the trustees -j)assing by for this purpose oliicecs of the Government - - 
 and indeed asked them to undertake, the task of making out the Kings 
 title to the province, a task which many of the Trustees thought " very 
 hard." and for which, from the very nature of the materials at their 
 command, they lield tliemselves not to be pro|)erly (pialitied '* a 
 nuittei- of vast consequence, and the proper affair of the Board of Trade, 
 of His Majesty's Advocate, a civiUan of rej)Utation, or of the Attorney- 
 General, and, if we would go higher, of the Privy Council itself " : a duty 
 not to 1)6 e.x]>ected from " a set of ])rivate gentlemen who had not a 
 pai)er in their ofhce beyond the time of their Charter in \7'.V2. except 
 some coj)ies which cannot be esteemed as authentic as the originals 
 are in His Majesty's Offices"" (p. 11). Here was a contemptuous 
 view of the value of the province taken b\' the King's chief and 
 all powerful minister, and here was levity indeed! 
 
 In these later years, there was defection and much slackness among 
 the trustees themselves, and, outside their body, in parliauient. such 
 an opinion of them and their work as put them upon their defence and 
 compelled those wlio were faithful to their trust to fight the matter 
 on the floors of the House of Commons itself. 
 
 " Tis plain." comments Lord Egmont in 1711 [p. lil't). ' there is 
 no design to make an enquiry at all . . . All this has been done 
 to please Sir Robert Walpole. and the Trustees are left in the condition 
 thev were, liable to be attacked every se.ssion, and in the meantime, 
 to be traduced by young Stephens or any that please, when they assert, 
 as Lord Gage did to tJie House, that the Trustees have not so good 
 information of the state of the colony from their Secretary as this 
 pert fellow, his son. receives. 
 
 " Already I have heard it said." he continues, " that the Trustees 
 are very honest gentlemen, but have been guilty of some mistakes, 
 which Sir Robert \Val])ole, who is their friend, desired might not be 
 discovered, and, therefore. oj)posed an emjuiry." 
 
 Such was the reward in public opinion of disinterested, un|>aid, 
 and long continued effort for the good of one's country ! 
 
 The " |)ert fellow," young Stephens, played a somewhat surprising 
 part with res])ect to the province in the years 171(» and 17 U. As a 
 bov he had accom|>anied his father, Col. Stephens, who went out in 
 th<' year 17"i7 to be resident Secretary for the Trustees and who was 
 ultimately one of the two presidents when the province was divided 
 into Northern and Southern for the purposes of administration. In 
 the autumn of !7:V.>, this young man returned to Rngland and was for 
 the ne.xt two years an e.xceedingiy troublesome, perverse critic of the 
 trustees, and \o\u\ defamer by speech and jninted libel of the couilitions 
 in the colony, in direct contradiction to the reports furnished by his 
 own father on the spot, the young fellow acting through the agency of 
 members of parliament willing to detract from the more favourable 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. Vll. 
 
 and hopeful view of its ati'airs. Lord E«,'inont is not slow to commit 
 to his diarv his o|)inion of this '" rash, vindictive fool "' who was 
 " endeavouring to prejudice the world's good opinion of the colony 
 nierelv in revenge to Mr. Oglethorp for the ill-usage he gave him when 
 at Savannah and in revenge and hatred to Mr. Jones, lately made a 
 magistrate." (p. li>.j). The wonder would seem to be that he received 
 a hearing and sui)j)ort from influential |)eople. Even i^ord Egmont 
 himself gave him more than one interview and faithfully records his 
 statements with his own contradictions of them at great length in the 
 diarv. But after a time, in view of the young man's ])ersistent efforts 
 to blacken the colony, and after he had circulated a " libel *" among 
 members of parliament. Lord Egmont's j)atience failed and he refused 
 to see him or have anything to do with him. There is an (>ntertaining 
 account of the spirited manner in which young Visco lit I'ercival 
 tackled Lord Gage, one of Stephens" suj)])orters, in a coffee house on 
 this subject. 
 
 Still, if Stephens" representations exceeded the truth of the facts, 
 there were depressing conditions sufficient to trouble the minds and 
 to deepen the anxieties of such of the Trustees as. like Lord Egmont. 
 had ardently ho])ed for the success of their j)hilanthro]Hc schemes and 
 who had worked so hard, so continuously, and for so many years to 
 attain it. 
 
 II. 
 
 Ix connexion with the development of Georgia the present volume 
 furnishes much information about the great evangelical figure, George 
 Whitefield. as the second volume did for the brothers John and Charles 
 Weslev. He apj)ears on the very first page as going " Wednesday 
 sennit to Oxford to be ordained priest. " His plans and designs for 
 buildihg a Church at Ebenezer and an orjjhanage at Savannah are 
 referred to on an immediately succeeding page. 
 
 A couple of months later letters were arriving in England showing 
 the effect of his stirring and disturbing operations in the province on 
 his first visit, " complaining heavily of his enthusiasm '" and of his 
 unauthorised forms of public worshij). In the following May, White- 
 field was prej)aring for his return to Savannah, liaving collected 
 considera])Ie sums of money in England wiih which to carry on his 
 enterprises independently of the Trustees, and having also succeeded 
 in j)ersuading them to grant most of his demands from them. His 
 unauthorised procee<lings in the collection of money roused the Crown 
 Solicitor to action, and the Trustees had to come to his defence and 
 offer ex])lanations of the objects which he had in view. Two interesting 
 occasions of ojien-air preaching on Woolwich Common and Blackheath 
 respectively, are referred to and described. On the second occasion, 
 in June of 1739. by arrangement with I.ady Egmont. the ])reacher"s 
 stage was erected so conveniently to their house at Charlton (p. 07) 
 " that we heard him with great ease out of our summer house window, 
 where we invited our neighbours to partake of the curiosity."' After- 
 wards, in the house. AMiitefield discussed at length with Lord Egmont 
 the subject of his sermon, the " new birth."" and knocked the bottom 
 out of some of the " odd stories " that were told about himself, 
 
Vlil. DIARY OF THE 
 
 including that of his tolerance of a woman preaching, founded upon 
 the simple fact, so far as he knew, that a young woman in whose 
 fathers house he was to stay ' did read a sermon and some discourse 
 of Bishop Beveridge to the family.'" In the end, after this long and 
 detailed conversation, Egmont recorded his own opinion that the 
 preacher '" had an enthusiastic notion of his being made capable of 
 doing much good, and perhaps he thinks he is raised uj) for that 
 purpose : for the rest, 1 believe him perfectly sincere and disinterested, 
 and that he does indeed work a considerable reformation among the 
 common people, and there is nothing in his doctrine that can be laid 
 hold on to his hurt.'' 
 
 He arrived at Savannah on liis return to the colony in January of 
 1739/io. He was soon stirring up the Trustees, "enraging "' them 
 (p. 127) with his threat of complaining to the public that a church had 
 not been built. Lord Egmont was the only one to offer excuses for him, 
 most of the other gentlemen being not to be persuaded " but that he 
 is a hvpocrite, or at least actuated by ambition and a love of power." 
 On the other hand, he himself seems soon to have reached the view 
 that he had no use for the Trustees. A year later, in March, 1740/41, 
 he was back again in Kngland, was making complaints to and demands 
 from tlie Trustees, giving a melancholy account of " poor, deserted 
 Georgia " {p. 205), and informing them that he had resigned the 
 parsonage of Savannah. The enipiir\% consequent u])on an order of 
 the House of Commons, that Mr. Whitefield should be e.xamined at 
 the bar. on the state of the colony, was by action of the Ministry, ])ut 
 off, and gave Lord Gage an opportunity of '" running out '" against 
 the colony. Mr. Carteret, a landholder of Frederica, with whom the 
 Trustees had a long interview, maintained that Mr. Whitefield had 
 <lone much miscliief. On the other hand, the Trustees received 
 testimony from another of the colonists {p. 2.i(i) that lie was " a great 
 ])resser of men to labour truly in their callings." .Mr. Whitefield's 
 opinion of the Savannah people was freely expressed. He told them 
 in his farewell sermon that " they were the scum of tlie earth, and 
 God had onlv sent them to prepare the way for a better set of men." 
 
 in. 
 
 Although Lord Egmont was no longer in parliament, he had intimate 
 acquaintance with leading politicians and ininisters, some of whom 
 enterefl into long and frank conversations wit ii him : and he also kej)t uf) 
 his attendance at Court. There is not so much of Sir Robert \VaI]>ole 
 in this as there was in the two previous volumes, but there is some 
 little. Lord Kgmont notes the falling fortunes of the great and 
 powerful, vet well-hated .Minister, still strongly entrenched, however, 
 in tlie favour of the King. He records his dismissal from ollice and 
 the incidents of his lirst apj)earance in the House of Lords. He has 
 Homctliing to say about his conduct and morals, his jaunty manner, the 
 evidence of his physical virility even in advancing age, the kind of 
 voung men he encoiiraife<l to be about him. A'^ regards other ministers 
 and their entoiiraj^e. there are, for example, intimate and contidential 
 conversations with Lord Wilmington and Sir Joseph Shelley, the latter 
 
FIRST EARL OF EOMONT. IX. 
 
 closely associated with the Duke of Newcastle. "With respect to the 
 former, there is a pen portrait of the man and an outline of his character. 
 
 To matters connected with the Court, the King, the Prince and 
 Princess of Wales, and other members of the Royal family, there are 
 many references. Lord Egmont tells of the affront to the Duke of 
 Cumberland by Lord Clinton in connexion with Mrs. Wilson, the 
 player, and reflects upon the prevailing code of honour among gentle- 
 men as differentially applied to a wife and a mistress. He relates 
 the proceedings of the wedding of Princess Mary to the Prince of Hesse. 
 He gives accounts of the relations and passages between the King and 
 the Prince of Wales, and the pathetic incident of the Princess of Wales 
 kissing the King's hand for the first time amid falling tears, a scene 
 which also affected the ladies who were spectators of it in a similar 
 manner. The opposition aroused by the King's journey to Hanover 
 and his partiality for the Hanoverian officers and army are taken note 
 of. The King's relations with Madame Walmoden, Countess of 
 Yarmouth, and the extent of her influence over him are illustrated 
 by certain stories about them, one of the most curious of which, 
 possibly ill-founded, purports to disclose the facts of the elevation to 
 the peerage of Mr. Fox and Mr. Bromley. And, finally, there are a 
 good many references to the political changes after Lord Robert 
 Walpole's fall, the parts taken in this connexion by the King, the 
 Duke of Argyle, Lord Carteret, and others. 
 
 IV. 
 
 The transactions and proceedings of Parliament from time to time 
 during the first two or three years of the period of this volume are only 
 recorded briefly, sometimes based upon reports brought to him by his 
 son, Viscount Percival (who on the memorable quashing of the election 
 of Lord Sundon and Sir Charles Wager became, with Mr. Charles 
 Edwin, member for Westminster) or others: sometimes after liis own 
 attendance as a spectator in the House of Commons or House of Lords. 
 AVhen the interests and value to the nation of the province of Georgia 
 were under discussion in the House of Commons, Egmont took care 
 to be present, and records the proceedings with some of the old 
 particularity that distinguished him when he was himself a member. 
 But otherwise the notices of parliamentary proceedings are short and 
 summary. 
 
 There is a vivid account of the incidents of the Westminster election 
 of Lord Sundon and Sir Charles Wager in the porch of St. Paul's 
 Church, Covent Garden, and of the riotous proceedings of the mob 
 in connexion with it, the election that was afterwards declared void. 
 
 V. 
 
 The diary naturally contains a great many particulars and incidents 
 personal to Lord Egmont and his family. One event which appears 
 to have come about unexpectedly. — requiring none of those repeated 
 efforts which, in the case of his son Viscount Percival. miscarried one 
 after another until a happy solution was found in the union ^vnth Lady 
 Catherine Cecil. — was the offer of marriage made by Sir John Rawdon, 
 
X. - DIARY OF THE 
 
 afterwards first Earl of Moira, to Egmont's youngest daughter Helena. 
 The wedding soon followed. The bridegroom was in every respect 
 eligible in the eyes of the bride's father as regards character, position 
 and means, and settlements were agreed ujjon and carried through 
 Anth little delay. It would seen\ to have been a genuine love match 
 brought about by the young i)eoi)Ie, who had discovered in themselves 
 similar tastes, unaided by anyone else, " a hap])y settlement, '" Egmont 
 thankfullv sets down. '" for a most deserving child. "" The actual 
 marriage ceremony , in those days, even among people of position, was a 
 comparatively simple affair, and there was no going away for the couple 
 on honevmoon. They remained in the parents' house. The ceremony 
 on this occasion took place in Lord Egmont's chapel at Charlton, his 
 summer residence, on Tuesday, the lOth of November, 1741, the 
 clergyman officiating being Dr.Barecroft, preacher at the Charterhouse 
 amfking's Chaplain, formerly young Viscount Percival's tutor, who, 
 notes Lord Egmont, " gave me a certificate thereof signed on the back 
 of the licence." The wedding dinner was not held until two days 
 afterwards, on the Thursday. Helena's married life, so happily begun, 
 was not a prolonged one. She gave birth, successively, to three 
 daughters, the last in October, 1745, but illness then soon supervened 
 and in June of the next year, her father sadly records the death of 
 "his dear daughter, Helena Rawdon, at the Hotwell, near Bristol, 
 of the consumption." Running through her father's diary, there is, 
 as it were, the life story of this clever, attractive girl, object of his 
 tenderest affection. 
 
 In these last years there are many allusions to the constant ill-health 
 of Lady Egmont, who was, in her husband's eyes, a pattern \nfe. 
 mother and mistress of servants, and to whom he was faithfully and 
 sincerelv attached. There is constant evidence that Lord and Lady 
 Egmont were, throughout their married life, devoted the one to the 
 other, affording in this respect an example of affectionate conjugal 
 fidelit'v, to which, mnong people of their class and acquaintance, there 
 were many notable exceptions. In connexion with the search for a 
 cure of Lady Egmont's constant and distressing headaches, there are 
 particulars of their journey to and from Buxton and of their stay there 
 {pp. 290—299 infra) which are of great interest. In the event, it 
 was Lady Egmont who outlived her husband. 
 
 There is a record of a son born on March 10, 1741/2, to " my 
 daughter," presumably young Lady Percival, of which no mention 
 is made in the family history as set out in the peerages. 
 
 In the " distraction of public affairs" of February, 1743 4, when 
 there was great alarm and fear of a French invasion. Lord Egmont 
 makes a note (p. 289) of the private efforts of himself and his son-in- 
 law, bv arming their servants, to assist in the defence of London in 
 case the French should land and approach it. This was considered to be 
 quite a feasible operation on the part of the enemy, and the Ministry 
 were " grcatlv alarmed though they do not show it publicly for fear 
 of sinking the i)ublic credit." The fleet of Admiral Sir John Norris 
 in the Channel, however, removed that fear; and in the Mediterranean, 
 before Toulon, Admiral Mathews successfully operated against the 
 combined French and Spanish fleets. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. xi. 
 
 VI. 
 
 It remains to call attention briefly to some of the miscellaneous matters 
 
 referred to in this volume. There are the circumstances of '" old 
 
 Birde, the singinf^-man's " marriage; the explanation of the reason 
 
 for the party at the Thatched House tavern in January of 1 738/9, to 
 
 which readers of Mrs. Delany's letters will remember, she says she 
 
 was not invited though her brother was ; the proceedings of the 
 
 "Whisk" Club at White's Chocolate House; Mr. Frankland's 
 
 extraordinary refusal to live with his newly-married wife, Lord 
 
 Scarbrough's sister, while making generous provision for her ; the 
 
 suicide of Lord Scarbrough himself and the story of the suicide also 
 
 of the famous Dr. Harvey ; anecdotes of the King of Prussia and his 
 
 son, Frederick the Great ; the vogue of the Shropshire prophet Xewings 
 
 and conversations with him ; differences among the surgical staff of 
 
 the Hyde Park, now St. George's Hospital, and the efforts made to 
 
 bring them to a satisfactory conclusion, and in respect of the history 
 
 of the medical profession, two instances in which personal servants of 
 
 Lord Egmont left his service to adopt it ; the dictum of Admiral 
 
 Vernon with regard to the mastery of the sea ; references to Joseph 
 
 Addison — these are some of the matters of general interest which 
 
 appear. 
 
 VII. 
 
 The practice of diary-keeping, life-long in Lord Egmont's case, was 
 perhaps a family habit and tradition, for in Appendix III. of this 
 volume, {pp. 352—373 infra.) it has been possible, with the co-operation 
 of Mr. Cecil H.^ Spencer-Perceval, of Long AVitton Hall, Morpeth, to 
 add to it the " journal " for a period of about six months from 1st 
 October, 1685 onwards, of Sir John Percival, Lord Egmonfs father. 
 Resident at Burton, in Co. Cork, his journal relates entirely to events 
 in Ireland and to his proceedings as a county magistrate. The country 
 was in a disturbed state ; the tories, who had already given a name 
 to a political party across the water, were being hunted, or emploved 
 to "do ser\'ice " by hunting their fellows, and, when caught, indicted 
 and brought to trial at the assizes at Mallow. The fragment is an 
 interesting picture of the incidents day by day in the life of a " fine old 
 Irish gentleman." and of the conditions, Vhiefly in Co. Cork, prevailing 
 during the period. 
 
 Appendix II. consists of notes made on loose papers found in one 
 of the manuscript volumes and a pohtical song of the day. 
 
 R. A. ROBERTS. 
 December, 1923. 
 
ERKATA. 
 
 VOL. II. 
 
 Page 23. 22nd line from bottom— for Lydall read Sydall. 
 
 Page 207. Lord Cardross is described in the original manuscript, 
 eldest son of the Earl of Marchmont." 
 
 in error, as 
 Page 509. 
 
 For Deomenes read Cleomenes. 
 
 TOL. III. 
 
 Page 90. Running date at top of page — /or Feb. 8-13 read Feb. 7-13, 
 Page 192. „ „ for Feb. 12 read Feb. 12-16. 
 
 Page 194. 
 Page 196. 
 Page 198. 
 Page 200. 
 Page 202. 
 Page 204, 205 
 
 Page 206, 
 
 for Feb. 14-22 read Feb. 16-26. 
 
 , for Feb. 23-Mar. 6 read Feb. 27-Mar. 9 
 
 for Mar. 6-9 read Mar. 9-16. 
 
 for Mar. 10-19 read Mar. 16-19. 
 
 for Mar. 18-20 read Mar. 19-23. 
 
 for Mar. 21-23, 1740-1 read 
 Mar. 23-30, 1741. 
 
 for Mar. 24-30 read Mar. 30- April 0. 
 
DIARY OF THE 
 
 FIRST EARL OF EGMONT, 
 
 FIES^T V1;!^L'0U^"^ PEECIVAL, 
 
 ETC. 
 
 VOL. III. 
 1739. 
 
 1738-9, Mon., 1 January.— Visited Mr. Dickins the surgeon, Sir Will 
 Heathcote, Mr. Southweli, Mr. Le Grand, and then went to Court to 
 pay my complinient.s on the new year. 
 
 Tuesday, 2. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Wednesday, .3.— Visited the Bishop of Oxford who presented to 
 me his charge in his primary visitation, which is much commended. 
 
 Then went to the Georgia office where (the summons only being 
 for a Trustee Board) there met only Mr. Vernon, myself, Mr. Tho. 
 Archer, president, Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Anderson, and Captain 
 Coram. 
 
 We read the draft of the application we are to make this year to 
 Sir Robert Walpole for obtaining 8,()00Z for the purposes of Georgia, 
 and desired the two Messrs. Archers to go with it, and to take with 
 them Mr. Tho. Towers. 
 
 Afterwards we dined at the Cyder House with Mr. Whitfeild and 
 Mr. Delamot. The former goes Wednesday sennit to Oxford to be 
 ordained Priest by the Bishop of Gloucester (who will be there to 
 supply the room of the Bishop of Oxford) having had the Bishop of 
 London's leave and letter to the Bishop of Gloucester for that purpose. 
 
 The latter was schoolmaster at Savannah for some time, and an 
 imj:)lacable enemy to Mr. Causton our Magistrate, as much as he is a 
 fast friend to all the malcontents in our Colony. 
 
 Among other things they told us concerning the Colony, one was 
 that Noble Jones the Surveyor had been irreparable loss to us by 
 neglecting to set out people's lots, whereby they remained a charge 
 on our store year after year having no land to cultivate ; that he was 
 also so unskilful as to attribute one man's ground to another man's 
 lot, which being claimed and recovered by the first after the other had 
 im])roved thereon was ruinous to the latter and a discouragement to 
 numbers who did not know but theirs might be the same fate, especially 
 as they could not get out their titles to their lands, and so had nothing 
 to show for them or to defend their rights by. That this Jones was 
 
 A 
 
2 ^ DIARY OF THK 
 
 Jan. 4-10 
 rather a servant of Causton's than a surveyor, and followed more the 
 business of taking up runaway servants and offenders, than his proper 
 employ. 
 
 That Caustoii was passionate, and vindictive, and kept all in awe 
 of him, and had 400 acres, all the best of the land, well stocked with 
 cattle and well improved. 
 
 That Mr. Whitfeild, when he opened school, was not suffered to 
 instruct the children above 7 years old under pretext they were then 
 to be employed in labour, whicli they were too young for, and would 
 spoil their growth and health ; that Mr. Causton at first was sensible 
 of it, but afterwards took such children away, by Mr. Oglethorp's 
 orders, as he said. 
 
 That they knew of no mulberry trees planted by the inhabitants. 
 
 That if the Spaniards attacked us, all the people would fly away, 
 for what forts we esteem to have built are nothing at all of defence. 
 
 That the people at Darien are industrious, and the Hke at Frederica. 
 The worst are at Savaimah, and the servants in the adjacent villages 
 mere heathens. 
 
 Thursday, 4. — 
 
 Friday, 5.— Visited Mr. Elhs. I went to the Hospital at Hide Park 
 Corner. In the evening went to the Play. 
 
 Saturday, 6. — Went nowhere but to the Coffee house. 
 
 Sunday, 7. — Not well and stayed all day at home. 
 
 Monday, 8. — Went only to consult with Mr. Verelts touching the 
 letters he is to prepare for the next ship going to Georgia. Dr. Moor 
 and his daughter, and Margaret Cecil and Mr. Cecyl dined with us. 
 
 Tuesday, 9. — I visited Mr. Hanmer, mv brother Parker and cousin 
 Will Southwell. 
 
 In the evening Mr. Verelst came to tell me that this morning Mr. 
 Thomas Archer, Mr. Henry Archer, and Mr. Hucks waited on Sir 
 Robert Walpole to put him in mind of his ])r()mise last year that we 
 should have 8,000^. this. They showed him our memorial which he 
 read, and said we should certainly have it, and he would take it upon 
 him but it must be by way of ])etition. That the thing sjioko itself ; 
 that it is agreed between our Court and that of Spain to appoint 
 Commissioners on each side to examine to which kingdom Georgia 
 belongs, whether it be part of Carolina or of Florida ; and therefore 
 not to support our settlement while that is in dispute would be to 
 give up the point to Spain before examination, as on the other hand 
 to put the 8,000Z in the estimate, and not ])etition for it. would be 
 (if that could be done) to determine a disputed matter too soon in our 
 own favour. But that in reality it could not be done, for there are 
 but three services ])rovided for by way of estimate, the Military, the 
 Ordnance and the Navy ; but Georgia could be put under none of 
 these heads. 
 
 Wednesday, 10. — I obeyed a summons for the meeting of a Common 
 Council Board this day, but we could only nink(> a Trustee Board of 
 which I was chairman: Egmont,^ President ; Vernon, Smith, Hen. 
 Archer, Lapotre. 
 
 We read the remainder of the letters received by the last packets 
 from Georgia, and made some n-marks, for heads of letters. 
 
 We drew uj) our answer to Mr. W'hitfeild's last letter to the lioard. 
 wherein he varies a little from his first j)roposal. His design of 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 3 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 preaching and 2)rocuriiif< subscriptions for building a church at 
 Ebenezer, and an Orphan liouse at Savannah, without putting the 
 Trustees to any charge on that account is worthy of our pleasing him 
 in all we can reasonably, but to put the entire direction and management 
 of the Orphan house into liis hands, without communicating to us 
 his schemes and giving us an account how the money collected by 
 him is laid out, is not in our power, we being the Trustees of Oqjhans 
 ourselves, which cannot be given u]) by us to another, but this we 
 agreed, that if he acquainted us with the sums collected by him, and 
 made an account to us how he expended it, he should have our com- 
 mission as treasurer to the Orphan house, and be at liberty to disburse 
 the m(mey in the way he thought best for carrying on the design. 
 
 As to iiis desire of another kind of form of deputation to make 
 collections than our printed ones, Ave resolved not to give him it, but 
 since he thought it too general a one for the particular purposes above 
 mentioned, we would give an explanation thereof signed by our 
 secretary that should make it conformable to his owti desires. 
 
 As to his desire that the servants appointed for cultivating lands 
 for religious uses might be put entirely under his direction to be 
 employed as he thought fit and as long as he thought fit ; we resolved 
 that could not be allowed him in so general a manner. That they are 
 designed to cultivate 300 acres for religious uses in general, of which 
 the salary to him is but one part, but that it was the first thing we 
 intended to provide for out of the profits of the land when cultivated, 
 and till then the Trustees would pay him the 501. per annum out of 
 their cash. But before this cultivation was begun the servants should 
 be employed in cultivating the five acres he had desired to be 
 appropriated to the Minister's use. 
 
 One Cooksey lately come from Savannah appeared before us. He 
 said he left the Colony for fear Mr. Causton should arrest him for lOOZ. 
 he had lent him of the Trustees' money without our order, and which 
 he is not able to pay, but hoped our indulgence therein ; that though 
 he had been four years in the Colony he could never get his land run 
 out, which prevented his cultivatmg, and w-as of vast loss to him ; 
 that thereupon he had settled himself- upon 180 acres of trust land 
 near the river side, w^hich he desired we would make him a grant of, 
 and allow him to part with his late surveyed lot of 45 acres, and with 
 the lot he was in possession of by marrying the widow of one Mathews. 
 We bid him put his proposals in writing, and they should be 
 considered. 
 
 We put him several questions for information concerning the con- 
 dition of Georgia. His answers w^ere, that about half of the land of 
 the Province was good land, the other half pine barren, but that even 
 the last bore three crops of com, after which it would never bear more, 
 but that it turned to pasture, and he had seen trefoil and cinqfoil 
 grow thereon. 
 
 That the black nmlberry trees grow wild about the country, but in 
 swampy ground or hickory, not on the pine barren, and that the silk 
 people make no use of the leaf, being harsh to the worm. And the 
 white mulberry does not thrive well by what he yet could see, though 
 it would do well on the hickory ground. That the silk people brought 
 their leaves from Carolina for feeding their worms. 
 
 That he had not seen any grapes of De Lion the Jew's raising, but 
 
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 was informed he had raised several vines that bore bunches of the 
 Portugal grape weighing two jjounds. That himself had made wine 
 of the wilfl grape of the couiitrv })r<»ught him by the Indians, but it 
 grew sour, and would not keep, though very pleasant to drink when 
 new, and of a fine colour. 
 
 After this Mr. Paris, our solicitor, came to acquaint us that he had 
 seen a letter from New York advising, that on the 16th October last 
 Mr. Oglethorj) had summoned a general meeting of all the people at 
 Savannah, and acquainted them that it cut him to the heart to be 
 obliged to tell them, that he had the Trustees' order to shut up the 
 stores, and call on all who were indebted thereto to give bond to the 
 Trustees for repayment, after which they might retire where thev 
 pleased, their subsistence being at an end. And further, that he had 
 order to seize on Mr. Causton and send him over prisoner to England 
 to answer for his misapplication of the stores, and disobeying their 
 orders. But as it was necessary Mr. Causton should have time to 
 make up his accounts, he would suspend the sending him till that 
 was done. 
 
 We could not but observe when Mr. Paris left us, that Mr. Ogle- 
 thorp had not acted rightly in this afEair, for though our first direction 
 was that he .should send Causton over, we afterwards altered that 
 purpose, and were more indulgent to him, which second resolution 
 we imparted to Mr. Ogleth(>rp before he left England, but by im})arting 
 the harshest of his orders and concealing the milder, he recommended 
 himself to the people's good opinion at our expense. 
 
 We all dined together at the Cyder House, and in the evening I 
 visited the Bishop of Litchfeild and cousin Will. Southwell. 
 
 Thur.sday 11. — Went to the city to do business. In the evening 
 visited Mr. Southwell. 
 
 Friday 12. — Visited Mr. Vernon and Mr. Era. Clerke. 
 
 Saturday 13. — Went to St. George's Hospital at Hide Park Comer 
 upon a committee to settle the annual accounts. 
 
 Cousin Will. Southwell and his lady, young cousin Helena Le Grand, 
 and cousin Ned Southwell's wife dined with me. 
 
 This week the Lady Henrietta Powis, a young widow of '2'2 years 
 old, married Birde the singing man. She is daughter to the Earl of 
 Walgrave, now Ambassador in France, and her first husband was 
 son to the Marquis of Powis. Her brother, an P^nsign in the (Jiiards. 
 told her that her lover had the pox, and that she would be disappointed 
 of the only thing .she married him for. which was her lust ; for that he 
 would continue to lie every night with the player that brought them 
 together, and give her no solace. But there is no })rudence below the 
 girdle. Birde continues to sing upon the stage. This lady had ()()(»/. 
 a year jointure, 2001. of which is encumbered by former debts, and 
 2001. she has lately sold to pay his debts. To-day it is said her goods 
 have been sold. 
 
 This week. Miss Williams, a playei-, was complimented in the green 
 room by her fellow comedians for the honour done he by the Uuke 
 of Cumberland in taking her for a mistress ; but 'tis to be hojied this 
 is scandal. 
 
 Simday M. — WCnt to chapel forenoon and afternoon, and visited 
 Mrs. Mary Dcring. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 5 
 
 17o8-9. 
 
 Monday 15. — Stayed at home all day except going to Court in the 
 morning. 
 
 Tuosday 10. -Roturncd the visits of Lord Wilmington, Lord 
 Palmor.stoii. Mr. Harrang, Mr. Hampdoii. Mr. Sfliutz. Col. Schutz, 
 Sir Wiiulluim Ivnatchbull, Mr. Nod Southwell, and Dr. Moore. 
 
 In the evening went to Hendle's new oratorio called Saul. 
 
 Wednesday 17. — Went to the Georgia Board, where met Mr. La 
 Roche in the Trustee chair ; Mr. Vernon, Lord Tirconnel, Lord Egmont. 
 Mr. Smith. Mr. Tho. Archer, Mr. Lapotre, Common Councillors ; Aid. 
 Heathcote, Lord Carpenter, Mr. Anderson, Sir Jacob Bouverie, 
 Trustees. 
 
 The chief business of our meeting was to settle the draft of our 
 petition to Parliament for money. Which being done, we read a letter 
 \vrote by Mr. Hugh Anderson, the Insjjoctor of our public garden 
 and mulberry trees, to Mr. Adum Anderson, one of our Trustees, wherein 
 he gives a bad account of the land in Georgia called pine barren, and 
 affirms the best improvers there cannot subsist without some further 
 su})port from the Trustees, but that there is no doubt the colony will 
 prosper, and in time repay England the charges she has been at in 
 estabhshing it. That in particular the silk manufacture will certainly 
 succeed, though hitherto it has met with unavoidable obstructions, 
 which he mentions. 
 
 Mr. Alderman Heathcote though he quitted the Common Council, 
 and since that hardly has attended, yet on this extraordinary occasion 
 was with us and expressed as much zeal for the colony as ever I knew 
 him to do. 
 
 Before we broke up Mr. Whitfeikl (who returned yesterday from 
 Oxford, where the Bishop of Gloucester ordained him) came to us. 
 He told us he had received good encouragement towards erecting an 
 Orphan house at Savannah ; that he had collected above 33^ at his 
 sermon in the City preached before he went to Oxford ; that the Bishop 
 of Gloucester had also given him lOZ., and another person sent him 3Z. 
 That an experienced apothecary of good substance and a surgeon 
 had resolved to go with him to Georgia to carry on the Orphan house. 
 
 Mr. Vernon, Alderman Heathcote, Mr. Lapotre and I dined at the 
 Cyder House, and Mr. Hen. Archer, who came there to us though he 
 came not to the Board. 
 
 After dinner I went to the Wednesday music club at the Crown 
 Tavern. 
 
 Thursday 18. — I went at night to a pubhc meeting of the vocal 
 music club at the Crown Tavern, where the famous oratorio of Hendel, 
 called " The Feast of Alexander," was perforiued by the gentlemen 
 of our club. 
 
 This day the ParUament was prorogued for a fortnight, and this day 
 my wife was told by Dr. HolUngs, late Physician to the King, that 
 since the arrival of the ratification of the peace with Spain, Sir Robert 
 Walpole had assured a gentleman of his acquaintance (who told it 
 to the doctor again) that the Parliament woukl give no money this 
 year to the Trustees of Georgia. 
 
 Friday 19. — I visited this day Lord Lovel, Mr. Hucks and Mr. 
 Ayers. After dLmier Mr. Verelts called on me to tell me he had spoken 
 
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 Jan. ll>-24 
 to Mr. Whitfeild concerning his later proposal to go to Georgia ; and 
 that he found him come nearer the Trustees' sentiments than before, 
 and had taken his advice to him kindly. 
 
 He said he had also been with Mr. T. Towers and Mr. Hucks (who 
 were ab.sent from our last meeting) and found them resolved to adhere 
 with the rest of the Trustees in strongly sup])orting the colony of 
 Georgia ; but he did not like Mr. White's conversation on that 
 occasion, who told him he would not be at the Board when that should 
 again be proposed among us, though when the matter came into the 
 House he would vote with the other Trustees. I told him what I had 
 heard concerning Sir Robert Walpole's telhng a gentleman that we 
 should have no money this session. He said Mr. Simond long ago told 
 him the same, and he believed there would be a debate and division 
 about it. I said the matter could not be at all entered upon till Sir 
 Robert acquainted the House with his Majesty's consent, and Mhen 
 he had done so it would be odd if he should afterwards oppose what 
 he himself had proposed to the King ; he answered Sir Robert might 
 vote for us, but order his people to vote against us. 
 
 He then told me that Sir Cha. Wager last Council day produced a 
 letter he had just received from a captain of one of His Majesty's 
 ships of war at Frederica, giWng account that the soldiers (jiart of 
 Colonel Oglethorp's Regiment) that went from Gibraltar to Frederica 
 had mutinied in the following manner : The Colonel had seen them 
 reviewed, and was just returned to his tent with Capt. Hugh Mackay, 
 when one hundred of those Gibraltar soldiers, instead of going to their 
 quarters, marched to the Colonel's tent and demanded to speak with 
 him, thereupon he came out and asked what they wanted ; they 
 rephed, their usual allowance of subsistence. He repUed, His Majesty 
 had in his generosity given them six months' full allowance besides 
 their pay, and though the si.x months are out, yet they had still half 
 subsi.sten.ee, and two pence additional pay, which they ought to be 
 thankful for and contented with. But at all events they now applied 
 to him in a very improper manner, and he commanded them to their 
 quarters. He no .sooner .said this, but two of them levelled their pieces 
 at him, and fired, the .shot of one entirely missed him, but the other 
 passed between his wig and cheek and i)rovidentially missed him. 
 Captain Mackay being by, with great presence of mind at that instant 
 drew his sword and killed one of them on the spot, and seized the 
 other, whereupon the rest seeing their comrade fall went every one 
 away. Colonel Uglethorj) then caused the.se mutineers to be put on 
 board the man-of-war for securing their persons till a court martial 
 should sit upon them, and it is not doubted but some examples will be 
 made of them. Their firing with ball and biMug in the front of the 
 rest shows this was a premeditated design to nmrdcr him. 
 
 Saturday 20. — This morning 1 visited Lord Wilmington who con- 
 firmed to me what Mr. Verelts told me yesterday concerning the 
 mutiny in Georgia ; and added that he thought the nuitter was not 
 yet entirely over, for that when the other soldiers who were in their 
 quarters when the attack on Mr. Ogletluirp was made heard what their 
 comrades had done against him, they said they were in the right. 
 He told me also that only six of the nuitineers were confined on board 
 the shij). 
 
 Afterward.s I went to the Ifospital in Hide Park Corner, being on a 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 7 
 
 •1738-9. 
 
 coniniittee for bestowing gratuities on the servants. Dined and passed 
 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 21.— Wont to Chapel and to Court. 
 
 Monday '22.— Visited Genl. St. HipoUte, Mr. Fra. Clerke, Mr. Vernon, 
 Lord Incliiqueen, Brother Parker, Mr. Temple, Lord Carpenter, Col. 
 Schutz, and the Speaker. Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Tue-sday 23.— This evening Mr. Verelts brought a great packet of 
 letters from the office which arrived yesterday. The accounts from 
 Georgia were very bad, the colony being on the pohit of breaking up, 
 through the evil management of Causton, who would have withdrawn 
 but that he was obliged to remain and give security to answer for his 
 management. These letters also confirm the mutiny of Col. Ogle- 
 thorp's soldiers, and their design after seizing the Fort St. Andrew, 
 and killing their officers, to fly to the Spaniards. Some papist Irish 
 soldiers were at the bottom of" this. Col. Oglethorp also wrote me in 
 particular, as well as to the Trustees, that without an immediate supply 
 the Colony must disperse, and that 2U,(JUU^ is necessary to be had of 
 the ParUament by the necessity of the Trustees disbursing many 
 thousand pounds for the military service out of what was given them 
 only for the civil concerns of the colony. 
 
 Wednesday 24.— There was a great meeting of Common Council 
 men to the number of thirteen, viz. :— Mr. Smith in the Trustee chair. 
 Lord Egmont in the Common Council chair. Sir Will. Heathcote, Mr. 
 Digbv, Mr. Lapotre, Aid. Heathcote, Lord Tirconell, Lord Shaftsbury, 
 Mr. Tracy, Mr. Hen. Archer, Mr. Tho. Towers, Mr. Chr. Towers, Mr. 
 Vernon, Mr. Laroch. 
 
 The business of the day and for which we were summoned, was to 
 receive reports from the committees to whom special matters were 
 referred, and from the committee of correspondence, and to consider 
 of Mr. Cookesay's and Mr. Burntside's petitions. 
 
 But the packets which arrived from Georgia were so full of important 
 matters that all business was postponed to the reading our letters. 
 
 Therefore the Trustees being set, a letter from Col. Oglethorp to the 
 Trustees, dated from Frederica, 7 October, 1738, was read, wherein he 
 gave us the melancholy account that the stores were almost empty, 
 and had been ill managed. The Spanish alarms had prevented the 
 inhabitants from cultivating their lands. A great debt had been 
 contracted on that side, over and above the drafts made on the Trustees 
 by certified accounts, a large supply must be had from the pubUc 
 otherwi.se the people would be in the utmost misery. The Spaniards 
 had reported Mr. Oglethorp was disgraced and would not return, 
 which the Carolina traders confirmed, in order to divide the Creek 
 Indians from us. His mutinous soldiers had plotted to seize an 
 advanced post, kill their officers, and go ofE to a neighbouring province 
 (which I suppose means the Spanish town of Augusta) ; that the free- 
 holders and others at Frederica by reason of the drought last year 
 must have starved but for Mr. Horton's generous giving them his 
 corn and cattle for food ; and that the charge of Fort St. Andrew 
 estabhshment is 2291. per annum. 
 
 A second letter from him of the 19 October, dated from Savannah, 
 acquainted us that he had taken possession of the stores, where he 
 found small remains of the vast quantity had been laid in. A great 
 part of the steers and hogs were run wild. Stores had been charged 
 
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 Jan. 24 
 
 by Causton as delivered for the use of the people at Frederica, which 
 they disowned to have received ; he liad also sent damaged stores, 
 and those overcharged. That this waste had been partly made by 
 him by crediting the people with stores wli« had no right to demand it, 
 while those who had a right were left to starve, and by taking out the 
 debt due for those persons to the Trust for the stores atlvanced them 
 in work of their servants, which work was frivolous and of no .service 
 to the pubhc. That industrious people who had lodged their little 
 savings in the pubhc storehouse as a secure place where to find their 
 effects, will (the stores not answering) lose all and .starve, and the like 
 misery will fall on the Trust servants and the orphans, sick, aged, etc. 
 The debts contracted on that side not yet known, but one article 
 alone, viz. : — the providing boats to carry the regiment from 
 Savannah to Frederica, and the building huts for the regiment was 
 computed 1,000Z. 
 
 That Causton's excuse for his bad maiuigement (to which all this is 
 owing) was, that the multitude forced him to these expenses, one article 
 of which was erecting a fort, against his will, and the charge of the 
 Saltsburgers was not in our estimate. That the Spanish alarms 
 obliged him to the supply of armed sloo})s, continuing the rangers, 
 etc. That the said Causton would give security of all he had ac(juired 
 or was worth in the world to answer any ill conduct he should be found 
 culpable of. 
 
 That he (Col. Oglethorp) could not })roceed to build churches and 
 cultivate lands for reUgious uses without further orders, nor would he 
 draw bills or contract any debt, but he would rather spend his <>wn 
 money, to the amount of a year's income of his estate and employment, 
 and had already spent some. 
 
 He proposed that if the Trustees cannot pay these debts and certified 
 accounts, they .shoidd pay what remains in their hands at an average, 
 and clear the remainder out of the next aids of Parliament. For the 
 rest, the Italians like the place, that very fine silk has been made, as 
 also china ware, and a prospect of \\'ine. towards which he had paid 
 the undertaker lOOZ. in payment of the encouragement agreed to be 
 given him ; that the people appeared more industrious since the idle 
 people in Savannah division were run away, and that if the Parliament 
 clear the Trust of their debts, 5(100/. ])er annum will sufficiently sup|)ort 
 the Proviiu-e for the civil uses, as maintaining government, giving 
 encouragements, etc., exclusive of the charges in England. 
 
 Another letter from him of the same dat«i to the Trustees (flesigned 
 to be shown the Ministry and Parliament men in order to induce them 
 to give a large sn})ply this year) was read ; in which he gives the bad 
 state of the colony, witii his advice how to remedy it ; also reasons 
 why it ought to be supported, as that .Jekyl's harbour will hold 40 
 gun ships at low water, and 60 gim ships at high wat^r. That our 
 advanced post is within 12 miles of the Spaniards' out guard to the 
 South, and not nnuh further to the \\ est from the French. That we 
 are now reaping the fruits of our labours to raise silk, vines, cott<)n, etc. 
 That our credit and the Parliamentary faith staiul engaged. That the 
 Spanish alarms liad taken the people from their cultivating, and a 
 great drought had destroyed their crops, and this at a time when the 
 people's maintenance was three times dearer through scarcity of corn 
 in other Provi/u-es than usual, or was estimated bv the Trustees. That 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT. 9 
 
 17:58 9. 
 
 the Parlianu'iit gave 20,000/. to the Trustees wIkmi the niilitarv aiul 
 civil estabhshineiit lay upon them, but reduced their supply to 8,0(10/. 
 when they were relieved of the military by the regiment sent hv his 
 Majesty ; but that contrary to the Trustees' ex])ectation the charge 
 of the mihtary continued on the Trustees a year and a half, it being so 
 long before the regiment by unavoidable accidents arrived, which 
 occasioned an exceeding great debt, the same not being provided for 
 by the Parliament, or put in the estimate math, by the Trust when they 
 asked for 8,000/. only. Wherefore he hoped the Parliament would give 
 this year an ample supply to pay this debt, or the colony imist'lall, 
 nor would there be occasion for a regiment to defend a colonv 
 abandoned and broke up. 
 
 Then was read Col. Oglethorp's letter to Hen. J'arker, second bailill" 
 of Savannah, and Mr. Stevens our secretary, dated 16 October, relating 
 to the storekeepers' extravagance, and their report the day following, 
 to this effect : that the people who are indebted to the stores are not 
 able to repay, that to sell the stores by auction in order to satisfy some 
 of the Trustees' debts contracted would not answer, but that the best 
 way would be to deUver the stores out to such as have demands on 
 the stores at the store prices. 
 
 Then we read a petition from the freeholders of Frederica, expressing 
 the necessity of our further supporting them by reason of the dcs"- 
 truction of their crops by the drought, and the Spanish alarms. Their 
 desire was to have a loan of bread and seed to sow which when able they 
 would repay, and they further desired that no man in their island might 
 have more than fifty acres, by reason they who had more refused^ to 
 do duty of watch and ward. 
 
 Upon reading these letters, it was proposed to alter the form of our 
 petition agreed upon at the former meeting, and to reinforce our 
 arguments for a large supply. 
 
 But Mr. Tho. Towers acquainted the Board that he had lately 
 had discourse with Sir Robert Walpole concerning the Spanish claim 
 to Georgia, who told him that by the convention, our Minister at 
 Madrid is to settle with that Court the limits of CaroUna and Florida. 
 That they claimed Georgia to be part of Florida, and he was surprised 
 that His Majesty's grant to us of Georgia should have passed the 
 approbation of the Board of Trade and the Attornev General before 
 they were satisfied that Georgia was lu) part of Florida. But the 
 matter was to be determined in nine months. He (Mr. Towers) was 
 therefore of opinion we should defer our i)etition as long as we could 
 to see what would be done with us, and whether we should not ask for 
 money to dislodge the colony and bring the people home, but he did 
 not offer this as his j)ro])osal. Mr. Laroche agreed with him. I^ut the 
 other gentlemen present were surprised at this discourse. Alderman 
 Heathcote made a long speech against it and said, whether Mr. Towers 
 was in earnest or in jest he knew not, nor could he understand his 
 meaning. For his part, the honour of the Trustees and of the Parlia- 
 nient and the interest of the nation and the safety of the colon}- and 
 Col. Oglethorp's Ufe was so much concerned, and depended so "much 
 on our vigorous appearance on tliis occasion, that he never would 
 give up the colony, or endanger the want of an immediate support 
 by delaying the petition, for the drawing up of which we had already 
 sufficient grounds and lights. 
 
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 Jan. 24-28 
 
 I was unwilling the thing should grow t<)(j serious, for I saw Mr. 
 Towers colour, and therefore I turned it off by saying, nobody could 
 be supposed to want zeal for supporting the colony, and what Mr. 
 Towers said was oidy out of compassion to the poor people in case they 
 were to be sacrificed. Mr. Towers said he meant so. 
 
 Mr. Hen. Archer said he was sorry to find Sir Robert Walpole had 
 ])ut our dispute with Spain on the foot whether Georgia be part of 
 Florida or not, for this was entirely changing the .state of the kingdom's 
 right to Georgia. That our right stood upon po.sses-sion, but if that 
 right be supposed no right in case it shall appear it formerly belonged 
 to Florida, then it must be given up, for not only Georgia but Carolina 
 itself was originally part of Florida. That by the Treaty of 1670, 
 the uti possidetis was settled, and the only enquiry ought to be if 
 Georgia being part of CaroUna was in possession of the EngUsh 
 when that Treaty was signed. 
 
 Mr. Vernon said it did not become us to rea.son about the right of 
 England to Georgia, His Majesty had given it to us by Charter and the 
 Parliament had annually confirmed it, and our business was to labour 
 the maintenance of it, and to suppose it belongs to England. 
 
 In conclusion we agreed to alter the petition, and to get it presented 
 as soon as we could, which yet we were sensible could not be till Sir 
 Robert should have obtained His Majesty's consent, which we sus- 
 pected Sir Robert would not do so soon as we could wish. 
 
 But first we read some other accounts received from Georgia, viz. : — 
 A letter from Mr. Jones, the new storekeeper at Savannah, to Mr. 
 Verelts, dated 19 October, relating the distresses the colony is in, the 
 badness of the stores, the little quantity of them, and bad assortment. 
 That Causton had sent damaged goods and things not wanted to the 
 people at Frederica. That he had called on Causton to deliver him 
 the stores, and when Mr. Oglethorp came up to Savannah from Frederica 
 the store books were deUvered to him, but not before. That the 
 principal clerk of the stores to whom Causton had trusted the full 
 management of the .stores was run away to Carolina, and Causton said 
 he could give no account until he was returned. That Bradley, the 
 over.seer of the Trust servants, would, he feared, be found to have 
 made great waste ; and that there was not quantity sufficient in the 
 stores for clothing the Trust servants. 
 
 A .second letter from the same Jones to Mr. Verelts, dated 12 
 November, acijuainted him that the Trustees were indebted near 
 1,000/. for hiring boats and building huts for Col. Oglethorp's regiment, 
 to which purpo.se he enclosed a certificate from Lieut. Col. Cochrane 
 and other officers of the regiment. That he had taken an inventory 
 of the stores, which lie enclosed, and two iliore of the clerks were fled 
 to Carolina. That Col. Ogh'thorj) had wrote to the Lieut. Govr. of 
 South Carolina to have them taken up, and in the meantinie, u{)on 
 intimation that Cau.ston intended also to withdraw him.self, he had by 
 warrant from Mr. Christie, the' Recorder, cau.sed him to be taken up 
 and to give security for his forthcoining, wherein the bailifi' Parker 
 and Mr. Hugh Anderson were bound. 
 
 After this followed an account of the mutiny of the soldiers, and 
 the danger Col. Oglethorp was in by two shots made at him. 
 
 Then 1 took the Common Council chair, and Mr. Cooksey's petition 
 was read, praying a grant of 180 acres resigned to him by another 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 11 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 person on which he liad built a hut that cost hun TJ/., and cultivated 
 8 acres. He also desired his disbursement on a town lot might be made 
 good to him, he having obtained it of a person who before had mort- 
 gaged it, and the mortgagee had entered and taken jwssession, so that 
 his money was lost. He further desired that he miglit be sutlered to 
 repay the lOOZ. lent him by Causton on account of the Trust, by gales 
 of lOl. per annum. 
 
 The Board agreed that he should have tlie 180 acres, if what he 
 alleged concerning the late owner's resignation appeared to be true, 
 but as to the 50 acre town lot, we could not refund liis loss incurred by 
 his want of a good title ; neither could he have a grant of a town and 
 country lot both, it being against our constitution, but he might hokl 
 one of them bv lease. 
 
 We also consented he should pay his debt by 10^. yearly gales ; but 
 directed he should be informed we could not support him and his 
 familv Avith pro\dsions for a year (which he also desired) he not having 
 gone over on the poor account, but on his own. 
 
 Lord Tirconnel Mr. Vernon, Mr. Hen. Archer, Mr. T. Towers, Mr. 
 Chr. Towers, Sir Will. Heathcote, Mr. Smith and I dined at the Cyder 
 House. I gave Mr. Hen. Archer my paper on the difhculties and 
 discouragements on the setthng the Province of Virginia. 
 
 Thursdav 25.— I stayed at home all day. Lord Carpenter, Mr. 
 Vernon and Mr. Hucks came to see me, also my cousin Le Gendre. 
 Mr. Wollev dined with me. 
 
 I signed this day a letter of attorney to my brother Percival to 
 receive certain monies on a mortgage in Ireland, and therein declared 
 that all the concern I had in that affair was on his account and to his 
 use and the money his, Geo. Lewis and Henekin," my servants, being 
 witnesses thereto ; and I sent the same enclosed to my brother this 
 night. See 27 June, 1738. 
 
 Friday 26.— Visited Lord Tirconnel. 
 
 Saturday 27.— Visited Mr. J. Temple, dined and spent the evening 
 at home. 
 
 It is in everybody's mouth that Georgia is to be given up to the 
 
 Spaniards. 
 
 Sunday 28.— I went to chapel in the morning ; then to Court ; 
 after dinner I went again to chapel and then to St. James's Church, 
 to hear the Bishop of Oxford explain the Catechism. My son and 
 Mr. Cecil dined with me. My old friend Francis Clerke is now a 
 baronet by the death of his cousin Sir William Clerke, of Oxfordshire. 
 
 Monday 29.— Went to King Street Chapel to pass accounts, then 
 visited Mr. Whitchet and afterwards went to the Georgia office, a 
 large box of letters being arrived this day. I had not time to peruse 
 the letters. Mr. Verelts informed me that Mr. Simon tlie merchant 
 told him that though one article of the Convention is to settle the 
 limits of Carolina, whereby is understood Georgia ; yet, by a secret 
 article, the Commissioners are to have orders to deliver it up. Yet at 
 the same time Sir Robert Walpole has desired Mr. Hen. Archer, one 
 of our Trustees, to acquaint us that he should take it as a favour that 
 we would make out His Majesty's right to Georgia. How inconsistent 
 this is ; as inconsistent as his promising us money this year, and 
 assuring Giraldini, the Spanish Minister, we shall have none. 
 
 Mr. Simon ofiered that if the Trustees should think it necessary 
 
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 Jan. 28-31 
 he would bring all the merchants of the city trading to the Plantations, 
 U) declare at the Bar of the House of Coiunions that the whole trade 
 thither is unsafe if Georgia be given up, and that they in that case 
 will trade no more there. 
 
 I drew up my paper contauiing twelve reasons why Georgia should 
 
 be supported. 
 
 After dinner 1 went with my family to the Thatched Hou.se Tavern 
 upon an aj)pointment of a great number of our acquaintances to 
 supper, plav at cards, and have a ball there, for the benefit of Mrs. Davis 
 wlu> keeps the tavern. The whole number that met were fifty-eight, 
 and of them about forty-seven relations of my wife or me, the rest 
 acquaintances one of another. 
 
 The ladies paid their five shillings each for their supper and tea, 
 and the gentlemen half a guinea for supper, wine, nmsic and wax 
 candles. Everyone came away nmch pleased. When supper was done 
 at one o'clock, and till supper came on, some played cards, others 
 looked on, and about fifteen couples danced. 
 
 Tuesday 30. -I \'isited Lady Roche, Mr. Southwell, Mrs. Betty 
 Southwell, After dinner visited Mr. Vernon. 
 
 I drew up heads for Alderman Heathcote to speak on in behalf of 
 Georgia, with answers to objections if any should be made to the 
 supplying the Tru.stees with money. 
 
 I waited on Lord Carteret t^) know his sense of Georgia. He said 
 if the Trustees would exert themselv*? against the giving it up the 
 minority would support them, otherwise they would not give a shilUng 
 this vear. 
 
 Wednesday 3L — This day we had a large meeting of Trustees and 
 Common Council to consider of the bad state of our affairs, and how 
 to mend them. The gentlemen that met were : Lord Shaftsbury in 
 the Trustee chair. Lord Egmont in the Common Coumil chair ; Mr. 
 Vernon, Mr. Digby, Mr. Lapotrc, Mr. Smith. Mr. Tracy, Aid. Heathcote, 
 Mr. Tho. Towers, Mr. .\nderson, Mr. Hen. Archer, Lord Carpent^er, 
 Mr. Tho. Archer, Sir Jacob Deboverie, Lord Tirconnel, Sir Roger 
 Burgoyu. 
 
 After reading the last minutes, we read divers letters lately received 
 
 from Georgia, viz. :— 
 
 1. One from Mr. Oglethorp, dated IW September, 1738, 
 expressing the great mi.sery, and even ruin, the colony will fall 
 into without further and large supplies from Parliament this 
 session. 
 
 That he found one great o])pression at his arrival at Savannah, 
 viz. : — That persons were imprisoned for debt, though they gave 
 up all iUcv had to ])ay. 
 
 That the captain of the man-of-war, liurrish(0, had found the 
 harbours in our southern division larger and safer than he at first 
 
 imagined. 
 
 That he wanted to know what establishnwut would Ix' allowed 
 
 bv us. 
 
 2. Another letter from Mr. Oglethorj) of the same date, to Mr. 
 'Tho. Archer, was read, acquainting him that he had a fine pa.ssage, 
 and lo.st not one person of 7(M) he carried with him. 
 
 That notwithstanding thf l>ad situati(»n of our alTairs at present, 
 the colony if supported will be as llourishing as any. 
 
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 1738-9. 
 
 That tlioro arc now 1,500 Spanisli tr()()])s in Aii^nstino. That 
 if two men-of-war were stationed, one at Amelia, tlie other at 
 Jekyl Island, it w<'iil(l cover the whole country ; he therefore 
 desired he would use his interest witli the Admiralty to'ohtaiii 
 this. 
 
 3. Another letter of same date from Oglethorp to Sir Joseph 
 Jekyl, deceased, was read, it being supposed to contain nothing 
 but what related to the affairs of the colony ; but our secretary 
 was desired to read it to himself first and then to tell us if it con- 
 tained any private matters ; he (U>claring it did not, it was j)ublicly 
 read. In it he acquaints Sir Joseph with the great courage of our 
 planters to defend themselves in case of attack, ^though vastly 
 surpassed in number by the S))aiiiards, and those old soldiers, 
 whereas our planters are not so ; but this military duty so harassed 
 the planters, and flung them so backward in their planting, that 
 without further support they would be all undone, and would fly 
 the colony. He adds that if the colony be supported, we shall 
 certainly succeed in making silk and wine. 
 
 4. A letter from Mr. Stephens, the secretary to the Trustees, 
 dated 27 September, 1738, was read, acquainting us that the 
 peo])le are very uneasy with the tenure of their grants. 
 
 That Bradley has done very little in cultivating the Trust lots, 
 and was not able to give a good account of his management. That 
 several servants had left him to go to other masters. That he had 
 been extravagant in making a new road to the Trust grounds, 
 which was wholly unnecessary, there being already two roads to 
 the same place. That the servants were in general very idle, that 
 he had suffered extremely by his owni. That he had set up notice 
 on the store door, that the stores were to be shut up. 
 
 That Gilbert, the tailor, the third bailiff (appointed by Mr. 
 Oglethorp's recommendation), scrupled accepting that office, lest 
 it should expose him, he not knowing how to read or write. 
 
 That our final decision against the claim of Grand Juries to 
 examine on oath, will put an end to the heats arose on that account. 
 
 That Mr. Jones, the new storekeeper at Savannah, had entered 
 on his office. That he had enclosed a list of useful pe()])le to the 
 colony, though they had not cultivated tlieir lands. Many other 
 material passages there were which I can't recollect, but his letter 
 will be in the appendix. 
 
 5. Another letter from Mr. Stephens to the Trustees, dated 
 21 November, was read, imjiortiiig that tlie people there were 
 very inquisitive into Caustons management, whom, though he 
 cannot justify from extravagance, he yet cannot fiiid lie was 
 dishonest. 
 
 That Causton vindicates himself by saying he kept the stores 
 full for fear of the people starving, when other opportunities did 
 not of^'er t-o get provision in a pro])er time, and that he saved the 
 Trustees by paying out the unneces.sary provisions to others, in 
 lieu of money. 
 
 Mr. Stephens adds that Mr. Jones is very severe on Mr. Causton 
 in examining into his accounts, wherein Causton meets a return 
 of that pride and passion which he exercised to others. 
 
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 Jan. 31 
 That till" Palatin servants sent over with Captain Hewet from 
 Holland are the most lazy of all ; but those which went with 
 Captain Thompson are good ; and would have done well if im- 
 mediately on their arrival they had been made free, a little land 
 given them, and a tolerable supjx)rt in the beginning. 
 
 That a difference had arisen between Mr. Habersham, the 
 .schoolmaster, and our new mmister, Mr. Xorris. wherein Haber- 
 sham was to blame, he endeavouring to hurt Mr. Norriss character, 
 ' in favour of ]\Ir. Whitfeild, who is to return. 
 
 Mr. Steplien s journal came at the .same time, but with these letters 
 and divers others not read, were referred to the Committee of Corres- 
 pondence. 
 
 Then the draft of our petition to Parliament for a further support 
 this Session was read, and beuig approved, engrossed fair ; and we 
 desired Mr. Tracy, Thos. Towers, Thos. Archer, Hen. Archer and Lord 
 Tirconnel to wait on Sir Robert with it, and ask his favour for granting 
 us this year 20,000Z. instead of 8,000/. we asked of him a little while 
 since, and a paper was drawn up showing the reasons why we varied 
 from our first demand, which was made before we were apprized of the 
 bad state of our affairs. 
 
 After this, Mr. Henry Archer acr|uainted the Board that he had a 
 me.s.sage from Sir Robert Walpole to us, to desire we would make out 
 His Majestv's title to Georgia, for doing which we should have all the 
 assistance the public offices can give. 
 
 Upon this the gentleman showed themselves of different opinions ; 
 Alderman Heathcote, Mr. Vernon, Lord Shaftsbury. Mr. Lapotre, Sir 
 Jacr)b Debovery and I were again.st our taking that load on ourselves, 
 who.se busine.ss it was not, neither had we the necessary means of 
 doing it. That it was a matter of vast consequence, and the proper 
 affair of the Board of Trade, of His Majesty's Advocate, a Civilian of 
 reputation, or of the Attorney General, and if we would go higher, of 
 the Privv Council it.self ; but to expect that a set of private gentlemen 
 whf) had not a paper in their office beyond the time of their charter 
 in ]7.'V2, except .some copies which cannot be esteemed as authentic 
 as the originals are in His Majesty's offices, was very hard. That we 
 had received a charter and ought to esteem it so good, and His Majesty's 
 title to Georgia so strong, as not to admit of a doubt to the contrary. 
 
 Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Henry Archer, and Mr. Thomas Towers were on 
 the contrary for complying as far as we could with Sir Robert's recjuest. 
 {N.B. — Thev had both been last night in conference with Sir Robert, 
 Mr. Horace Walj)ole, and the Duke of Newcastle on tliis affair), and 
 .said they esteemed it a duty owing to their trust, to do their best to 
 assi.st in defending the King's title, since it was (as is generally under- 
 stood) to be referred to commi.s.saries whether His Majesty has a title 
 thereto or no. 
 
 We asked what service it was imagined we could do, since we could 
 only search records, but tliis would be done by those who are immediately 
 concerned to defend His Majesty's title. On the contrary, we might 
 do ourselves much hurt and to the colony too. for if we undertook 
 this affair, and should fail therein, or if after all our labour there .><hould 
 (as has been said) be a secret article enjoining our Commissaries to 
 give up Georgia, the Mini.stry will .say how could we keep it when the 
 Trustees of that ])r()vince who undertook to defend His Majesty's 
 
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 1738-9. 
 
 title were uot able to do it. tlioiich tliov had all the assistanoo the jiuhjic 
 offices could give them. 
 
 To this they could give no satisfactory answer. 
 
 Mr. Tracy then proposed that a verbal message should be returned 
 to Sir Robert, as his had been verbal to us. expressing our inal)ilitv 
 to be of any service in this affair, only that if anything that could give 
 light in it should occur to us, we would accpiaint him with it ; to this 
 I was inclined, but Mr. Vernon and nu)st of the gentlemen were against 
 it, as not knowing how messages might be interpreted, but that if Sir 
 Robert pleased to send us a message in writing, we should return hiin 
 one of the samesort, but still excuse our meddling in the affair. 
 
 Alderman Heathcote then proposed that we should desire Sir Robert 
 to inform us what it was the Spaniards demanded, and what resolutions 
 he had come to with respect to Georgia, and then we should know what 
 we were about hi taking upon us to assist in the defence of the King's 
 title ; but this was not seconded, most of the gentlemen imagining 
 that he did this only to raise heats in the House, he being a determined 
 • man to overturn Sir Robert's administration if in his power. 
 
 At length it was agreed to make no return to Sir Robert's message, 
 either in words or writing, other than we were unable to say anything 
 in defence of His Majesty's title to Georgia, having never doubted 
 but it was good, since His Majesty had made us a grant of it, and the 
 same had been confirmed by Parliament. 
 
 After this we went into a Common Council, and received the reports 
 of several committees which were approved, and some orders made 
 thereon, particular with respect to the clerks to the store, one Wagner 
 and one Cooksey. Taking into consideration also the miserable state 
 of our people since the stores are shut up, we resolved Mr. Oglethorp 
 should employ the 500^. he carried over with him in subsisting the 
 most necessitous and deserving persons ; and also that the money 
 appropriated to the building churches and cultivating land for 
 religious uses should be sent in order to subsist our Trust servants 
 while employed in building the churches and cultivating the above- 
 mentioned land. 
 
 After this eleven of us dined at the Horn Tavern. There Mr. Henry 
 Archer took me aside to tell me that Sir Robert Walpole had jnuch 
 pressed him to second the motion to be made to-morrow for thanks to 
 His Majesty for his speech, the Parliament bemg then to open, but 
 that he had declined it imder apprehension that it might iii some sort 
 tie up his mouth from supporting Georgia if it .should be understood 
 by the House that part of His Majesty's measures is to give it up to 
 the Spaniards. Sir Robert replied he was amazed how it could be 
 believed that Georgia was to be given up by this Treaty : that there 
 was no such design, but he foimd the gentlemen of Georgia were his 
 enemies. Mr. Archer replied, so far from that, we looked upon him 
 as our patron and support. He answered, he had been so and always 
 wished him well. 
 
 I told Mr. Archer that he had acted a wise part, that we were in a 
 difficult situation, the minority threatening to be against sujjporting 
 us unless we joined with them tete hnisse against the ministry, and 
 inflamed the House, and on the other hand no money to be expected 
 if Sir Robert were disobliged ; but since we found ourselves courted 
 by both sides, it would become us to stand on our own legs and make 
 
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 Jan. .31-Feb. 2 
 no strong professions to either. He said he tlioucrlit .so too, and added 
 that he perceived Sir Robert was very serious and absolutely under 
 a consternation what would be the i.s.sue. I told him he had some 
 reason if my Lord Carteret's prophecy be true, who yesterday told me, 
 this affair of the peace and of giving up Georgia will hang him. 
 
 Thursday, 1 February. — ^This morning I carried my family to see 
 the monkey which i.s shown for a sight, and called " Madame Cham- 
 ])anzee."" It differs from all other brutes or species in the world, 
 inasmuch as it always walks on two legs, the kneebone being outward 
 like that of man, whereas that of all beasts whatever is inward. It was 
 brought from Africa and being young the dam had it on her .shoulders 
 when shot ; she is five feet high, and the child (if I may call her so) 
 clung to the mother's back with her arms over the shoulders, just as 
 the negroes carry their children. This creature is now 15 months old, 
 and more intelligent than any human child of that age, and had it the 
 use of any words, woidd appear a prodigy in knowing so much within 
 so few months of her birth. But as it is, she draws her chair to the 
 fire, warms her hands as we do, drinks her tea, not by lapping or 
 putting her mouth into the cup, but by supping. Her master put a 
 cap on her head and tied the strings \\'ith a double knot to keep it on, 
 because .she likes it not ; whereupon she walked to a corner of the room 
 imagining he would not see her, and with great dexterity untied the 
 knot and laid the cap aside. Her arm is fat and round like a woman's, 
 and her hands are also very like, only the pahns are longer, the feet 
 are less like, and the toes so formed as to be of use to her in climbing. 
 She is a good-natured creature, gives her hand of her own accoril to 
 those who visit her, and twice gave both to me to help her do\\ii from 
 a table where .she had been placed. In face she is very ugly, and 
 makes a frightful wide mouth when she cries, as she will do when her 
 ma.ster leaves the room. Her nose is flat, but her ears are like those of 
 men, quite white and Avithout hair, but too large and ugly. The hair 
 of her head is coal black, as that on her body, but the skin under- 
 neath white, and this hair will grow in time to hang down her back. 
 Sir Hans Sloan says she has all the parts of speech in her, which is as 
 much as to say she is made to speak, which, whenever it happens, 
 may. I suppose, be followed by school instruction ; and who knows but 
 she may become as famous a wit and writer as Madame Dacier. 
 
 This day the Parliament met, and both Hou.ses debated whether His 
 Majesty should yet be thanked for his speech until it was known 
 whether the Convention with Spain be good or ill for England. In 
 the House of Commons 141 divided against the address of thanks, but 
 it was carried by 'I'VK Mr. Hanbury Williams moved for the address 
 and Mr. Kane seconded it. Mr. William Pidteney said he would not 
 o|)po.se paying the King that usual comj)lim<'nt, but it should not tie 
 him down from opposing the terms on which the peace is to be made 
 which he feared will come out scandalous to the British nation. 
 
 Sir William Windham, Sir John Haruard and Mr. Littleton spoke 
 al.so with great resentment, as 1 heard, for 1 was iu>t present. 
 
 The first said, ir)0,()(H>/. to be repaid our merchants" lo.s.ses was no 
 compensation to the nation for. the great expense we have been at to 
 ])rocure satisfaction, but it was a.stonishing to hear that })art of that 
 sum was to be paid them by ourselves in .satisfaction of the ships 
 taken by Sir G!e<trge Byng twenty years ago in the Mediterranean Sea 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 17 
 
 1738-0. 
 
 from the Spaniards, a claim unjust in itself aud long worn out, for 
 they had been offered those shij)s upon a reconciliation, but they refused 
 them as rotten and not worth the havinpr, and one of theni haviiig been 
 bought by private persons to be sold to other private subjects of Spain, 
 the King of Spain seized it and the jmrchasers lost l)oth ship and 
 money; yet now it seems Great Britain must pay 60,000^ for this 
 ship again, and for the rest which Spain at that time thought worth 
 nothing. This, he said, was not only unjust, but a great dishonour on 
 the nation. Sir George Byng who destroyed that fleet having been made 
 a peer for that service. 
 
 Sir John Barnard took notice of the words contained in the address 
 proposed, viz. : — regulating our grievances ; he said this gives little 
 reason for us to hope the treaty with Spain will be satisfactory, since 
 it is not proposed to end our grievances but only to regulate them ; 
 but the nation hoped they would be cut up by the roots, and 'tis 
 amazing a mhiister should dare to deviate so far from the unanimous 
 consent and opinion of Parliament last session. 
 
 Mr. Littleton expressed his indignation that the reign of the weakest 
 and most cowardly prince that ever sat upon a throne, King James I. 
 should be compared with that of his present Majesty, whose courage 
 and wisdom is confessed to exceed all his predecessors. This was 
 said on occasion of some words that fell concerning the peaceful 
 measures of King James I., from one of the Court party in the debate. 
 
 In the House of Lords, the Duke of Arguyle, Earl of Scarborow, 
 Lord Bathurst, Lord Gore, Earl of Chesterfeild and Lord Carteret 
 expressed themselves strong against the Convention, and though they 
 were for thanking the King for his speech as a thing of course, though 
 estabhshed a custom but of late years, yet they desired it might not 
 be understood that the House was bound thereby to approve any 
 articles of the treaty until well examined into. It was unlucky that 
 the Duke of Portland who moved the address of thanks slipped over 
 two leaves of his speech, and that my Lord Hubbard, who seconded 
 him, was at such a loss that he begged pardon of the House and sat 
 down. 
 
 Friday 2. — Mr. Verelts told me that Mr. Towers and Mr. Henry 
 Archer had acquainted Sir Robert Walpole with the resolution of the 
 Trustees of Georgia not to take upon them the support of His Majesty's 
 title to his dominions disputed by Spain ; but that as private persons 
 they two would undertake to show His Majesty's right, if the public 
 offices were open to them, to search for treaties, etc. That previously 
 to this they must insist to know the utmost strength of the Spaniards' 
 claims. Sir Robert replied, he knew no more of their claim than Giral- 
 dini's memorial. Then, said they, we will undertake to answer that. 
 
 These two gentlemen have undertaken a bold thing, and are not 
 warranted by the Trustees of Georgia. And it is very strange the 
 Ministry should lay this upon them, and pass by the Board of Trade, 
 the King's Advocate, the Attorney General, and those officers of the 
 Crown whose immediate and known duty it is to defend His Majesty's 
 rights. In reason he cannot think these two gentlemen equally 
 qualified with those who have been mentioned. I can think of no 
 better reason, than that Sir Robert has advanced too far in his sub- 
 jecting His Majesty's right to Georgia to be disputed, and suffering 
 commissaries to treat thereon, and being sensible of it now, is willing 
 
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18 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb. 3-7 
 to get off by taking the sense of Parliament thereon, which would 
 appear too gross and a false proceeding to Monsieur Giraldini, after 
 the allowing this affair to be determined by commissaries, should he 
 be known to empk»y the kno\m officers to dispute the Spanish claim, 
 and therefore he chooses that the gentlemen of Georgia should be 
 beUeved the fountain from which the opposition to the Spanish claim 
 flows. 
 
 Mr. Morelle of Calais, and Dr. Couraye dined with me. I spent the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 3. — Went to a meeting of the Trustees' chapel,* and dis- 
 missed Mr. Cochran from being clerk and collecting clerk by reason 
 he was in arrear to the Trustees and had misapplied their pew monies, 
 but continued him writing master to the school. In the evening went 
 to Hendel's Oratorio. 
 
 Sunday 4.- — Went to chapel morning and evening. My son and 
 daughter Percival dined with me. 
 
 I heard this day that Sir Robert AValpole in consideration of the 
 apparent discontentedness of people against the terms of the Con- 
 vention with Spain, had given out that the merchants' ships shall 
 not at all be searched on the high seas, neither the ProvLuce of Georgia 
 given up. 
 
 Monday 5. — I visited the Bishop of Litchfeild, the Bi.shop of Gloster, 
 the Bishop of Salisbury, Councillor Annesley, Sir Edward Dering, 
 Mr. Evans and Mr. Temple. 
 
 Mr. Evans told me of a great indignity we have suffered these four 
 years past, in lowering the pennants of our ships of war in the Channel 
 when French ships of war are passing by. That our captains have 
 indeed no order for doing it, but that it is intimated to them by the 
 Admiralty as a proper means to avoid contesting with other nations 
 the flag. Thus have we basely given up the flag, a thing which King 
 Charles the 2nd made war upon the Dutch for not complying with, 
 and thereby in effect resigned the sovereignty of our seas. 
 
 I heard this day that several Bishops will join the minority in 
 opposing some articles of the Convention with Spain ; the Bishops of 
 Oxford, Gloucester, and Salisbury are mentioned ; and that the King 
 should say, if we will have a war we shall, but we should consider how 
 to get out of it. 
 
 Tuesday 6. — I heard this day that the Lord Monson, Sir Charles 
 Wager, Col. Bladen and Mr. Hert of the House of Commons, merchant, 
 will be appointed plenipotentiaries to adjust the peace with S})ain, 
 and that they are to meet in London. 
 
 That the merchants m general of London trading to the West 
 Indies, and particularly the South Sea Company, are averse to the 
 conditions thereof, and will ])etition the Parliament against it. 
 
 And that the members of Parliament most attached to the ministry, 
 express their dislike of it. 
 
 And that the Duke of Arguilc, being asked by his brother the Earl 
 of Islay on occasion of his s])eech on Thursday last whether he was 
 willing to undergo my Lord Cobhani's fortiuie (who was turned out 
 of the King's service for op})osing the Court mea.sures), to which the 
 Duke replied, he was willing and sliould glory in it, if he suffered for 
 supporting his country. 
 
 * Kiug Street Chapel. — Margin. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 19 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 Wednesday 7. I went this mornbig to the Georgia office, where 
 met, Lord Tirconnel in the Trustee chair ; Mr. Thomas Towers in the 
 Common Council chair; Reverend Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Tracy, 
 Mr. Thomas Archer, Mr. Henry Arclier, Egmont. 
 
 As Trustees we put the seal to our petition to Parliament for money 
 to support the colony this year. 
 
 As Common Council we ordered 25Z. of stationery-ware for Mr. 
 Whitfeild. our Minister at Savannah, who is speedily to go over. 
 
 A letter was read dated 6 November last from the Reverend Mr. 
 Boltzius, one of the ministers of Ebenezar, desiring that we would 
 pay the passage of two German families which went over by Captain 
 Thompson, making five heads (persons who went not over on our 
 account) whicli servants Colonel Oglethorp allowed the Ebenezar 
 people until the pleasure of the Trustees should be known. These 
 families they found necessary to attend their cattle, and prevent their 
 being lost in the woods ; Mr. Boltzius acquainted us that they would 
 maintain them themselves. 
 
 He further desired some encouragement towards erecting an Orphan 
 house at Ebenezar, their children and sick and old persons being a 
 heavy burden on them. 
 
 A letter from the Rev. Mr. Gronau, the other minister at Ebenezar, 
 was also read, dated the same day, expressing his thanks for the money 
 we had ordered towards the building his house, which not being 
 sufficient to complete it, by the sum of 30?., he desired we would grant 
 the same. 
 
 These letters were referred to a committee of accoimts, to state and 
 report their opinion what is proper to be done therein. 
 
 A letter dated 19/29 January, 1738-9, from Mr. at 
 
 Augsburg to Mr. Vernon was read, acquainting him that seven Salts- 
 burghers were on their road to Rotterdam in order to embark for 
 Georgia. 
 
 We resolved that their charges should be defrayed, and that Mr. 
 Trevor, His Majesty's minister at the Hague, be wrote to, to favour 
 them at their arrival. 
 
 A letter from Edward Bush at Savannah to his daughter in London, 
 dated 27 August, was brought by her to show the Board, wherein he 
 declares that unless the Trustees give him leave to settle this estate 
 on his daughter, he will leave the colony, though he had built a good 
 house and planted five acres of land. 
 
 We returned her an answer in writing, that her father shall have 
 power to leave it to which daughter he shall appoint in case he dies 
 without issue male, she residing in the Province, and that we never 
 had refused it to any. 
 
 Our pubUc business being over, we discoursed of the situation of 
 our affairs, and agreed among ourselves that Mr. Tracy should see Sir 
 Robert Walpole tomorrow, and desire him to appoint some time when 
 he [and] the Trustees might wait on him with a fresh application 
 for his assistance in Parliament to obtain for them a greater sum for 
 this year's support of the Colony of Georgia than we asked of him 
 the last time they waited on him ; and that when Sir Robert had 
 named the day, Mr. Tracy, the two Mr. Archers, Lord Tirconnel and 
 Mr. Towers should go and expose our wants of 2O,000L on account 
 that the military defence of the Colony has fallen miexpectedly on 
 
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 Feb. 7-9 
 the Trust, for which uo provision was made by the ParUament last 
 year, when they granted 8,000/. only for the civil afEairs. That thLs 
 necessity of defending the Colony, for want of the regiment now there, 
 which arrived not by a year and three months so soon as was expected, 
 had run the Trust greatly in debt ; otherwise the Colony was in danger 
 to be lost, and therefore it is absolutely necessary to the merchants 
 who had credited us should be paid, and the Trust set clear, otherwise 
 we shall not be able to proceed, and the colony must fall; all this 
 being well set forth in Colonel Oglethorp's letter to the Trust, dated 
 19 October. We desired they would give Sir Robert a copy of it. 
 
 We also ordered copies of the same to be made out for every Trustee, 
 that he might occasionally show it to the members of Parliament in 
 order to induce them to concur in granting the sum we intended to 
 move for, when our petition should be considered by the House. 
 
 We dined together at the Cyder House, Mr. Tracy, Lord Tircomiel, 
 Mr. Vernon, Mr. Towers, Mr. Henry Archer and I, and spent some talk 
 in considering who would be a proper person to present our petition 
 to the House, and were at a loss about it, some mentioned Mr. Perry, 
 the present Lord Mayor, and others Mr. John How, but he is not yet 
 in town. Mr. Vernon mentioned Lord Sidney Beauclerc as a gentle- 
 man affectionate to our colony and desirous to be a Trustee. 
 
 Observing to Mr. Martin the negligence of several gentlemen in 
 attending the Board, particularly Mr. Laroche, he told me in confidence 
 that they did not like Mr. Thomas Towers, suspecting him from his 
 intimacy with Sir Robert Walpole, he was not so zealous and true to 
 the Trust as he ought to be ; that this was the reason why Mr. Moor, 
 Mr. Hucks, WTiite, Alderman Heathcote and others resigned, who 
 are united together and meet twice a week, and Mr. La Roch with 
 them ; that they thought Mr. Towers would, to obUge Sir Robert, 
 who never cared for our colony, hazard the colony itself, and acquaint 
 him with all our proceedings in too open a manner, and .saw him so 
 constantly vote for the measures of the ministry, that it lost us the 
 favour of that party which opposed the Coiurt. 
 
 I answered, I knew him attached to Sir Robert, and it was necessary 
 some of our Board should be .so, because we could have no Parliamentary 
 supplies to support the Colony without him. But yet he always 
 appeared for the interest and gave us much of his company at the 
 Board ; and as to those gentlemen who do not attend for the reason he 
 had given, or any other whatever, I knew not how they could answer it to 
 their conscience, being mider an oath faithfully to discharge their trust. 
 
 To say the truth, the intimacy Mr. Towers has with Sir Rcjbert 
 puts him imder great difficulties at present ; for the minority in the 
 House being intent to disapprove the Convention with Spain, and it 
 being suspected that Georgia is to be given up to the Spaniards, Sir 
 Robert has refused to give the House satisfaction in this point, and 
 Mr. Towers has voted on his side in that point, whereby the jealou.sy 
 of the other Trustees is confirmed that Sir Robert purposes to divide 
 the members that are of the Trust, whose true interest is that they 
 should stick close together. Li this Sir Robert has succeeded, for 
 since the winter began neither Mr. Sloper or Captjiin Eyles, and I can 
 name some others, have ever atti'uded, and more of the Trustees but 
 seldom, and would very rarely dine with us. refusing, as it should 
 seem, to keep up a free and easy intercourse with us. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT, 21 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 Even among us who constantly attend, there are some who grow 
 jealous that his complacency to Sir Robert goes too far, and will 
 prevent his agreeing to such measures for obtaining our demand for 
 money as we shall think the most effectual, if they are not approved 
 by Sir Robert ; even this morning he told Mr. Vernon and me, before 
 the rest of the Trustees met, that he thought it not fit [for] him to speak 
 in the debate that will be about Georgia, which I wondered at, because 
 it seems to me a duty the Trustees should show the advantages of that 
 Province to Great. Britain, and declare against the submitting it to 
 commissaries to give up, if such should be the Ministry's design, and 
 I know the House will expect it ; and if the Trustees appear indifferent 
 to it, and sit silent, it is not reasonable that others should speak in 
 its behalf. I told him, that as he, with Mr. Henry Archer, had taken 
 upon them to show His Majesty's title to Georgia at Sir Robert's 
 request, it was proper he should move for such papers and represen- 
 tations as related to that subject, but he declined it, as a thing more 
 proper to be done by some person of the minority side. 
 
 Thursday 8. — I went this day to the House of Lords, expecting some 
 debate on the Convention papers, the same to be given to the two 
 Houses this day. But there was not anything material said, only it 
 was wished that all the papers necessary for giving ti-ue hght to the 
 House had been dehvered. 
 
 By the Convention and two separate articles, it does not appear 
 that anythmg positively is agreed except that the King of Spain will 
 in eight months pay our merchants 95,000^ for their losses. But as 
 to the not visiting our ships on the high seas, or fixing the bounds of 
 Carolina and Florida, these pomts are agreed to be left to plenipo- 
 tentiaries to settle, and the plenipotentiaries named are Mr. Keen 
 and Mr. Stanian. 
 
 Friday 9. — Went to see my Lady SaHsbury. Li the evening Mr. 
 Verelts called on me to let me know that this morning Mr. Tracy, the 
 two Mr. Archers, the two Mr. Towers and Lord Tirconnel waited on 
 Sir Robert Walpole by appointment, and had an hour's conference 
 with him upon the concerns of Georgia ; that they showed him Ogle- 
 thorp's letter exposing the necessity of a very considerable sum to be 
 granted the Trustees this year, and showed him also the paper of apph- 
 cation to him from the Trustees to that purpose. Sir Robert asked 
 what was the sum they wanted ? They repUed 20,000/. Was not this 
 more than ever they had ? They said, no, they had once 26,000/. 
 Then, rephed he, you shall have it, but I see what you drive at ; you 
 would have your petition come into the House before the grand debate 
 on the Treaty ; that must be as you please, but if I were to advise, 
 it should not be dehvered till that is over ; present it then immediately, 
 and it will come in with more grace and success. Sir, said they, 
 since you have promised the money, and have been pleased to advise 
 the time and method we shall take, we hope you will give the House 
 the satisfaction they shall desire that Georgia is not to be dehvered 
 up, otherwise the minority will not consent to give us anything, for 
 so they have declared. I tell you (said he) it is not intended to be 
 given up, and though we call the commissaries plenipotentiaries, 
 they are to receive directions from hence for every thing they sign, 
 and till then are only to send us an account of their conferences. 
 
2^ DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb. 9-19 
 
 Upon this and other discourse that passed, the geiitlemeu came 
 away well satisfied and contented to wait Sir Robert's time for 
 presenting the petition. 
 
 Mr. NVrelts further told me that he had some conversation with 
 Mr. White, who said the sum we asked was too much, and that he did 
 not like our manner of application to Sir Robert because it tied the 
 Trustees to a subserviency to Sir Robert's measures, whereas he and 
 others thought it would have been better to have kept a middle way, 
 and not be bound to either party in the House. The persons he means 
 were Mr. Laroche, Sir William Heathcote, Aldennan Heathc(>te, Mr. 
 Hucks, and others who have of late been faint in their attendance at 
 the Board, though some of them have done better than others. They 
 could have wished that all the Trustees had kept close, a body by 
 themselves, and hoped by that to have made both parties court them, 
 but our first care is to get our money, and that cannot be done but by 
 the favour of Sir Robert. In the conversation with Sir Robert above- 
 mentioned, he had the weakness to discover to them that the Spaniards 
 would give up everything, even the visiting our ships at all, to have 
 Georgia surrendered to them, which gives me to think that it was in 
 his first thoughts to part with it, especially as he added, that he did 
 not know why some inconsiderable part of it might not have been 
 conceded without injury to us. Mr. Tracy rejjlied, the S])aniards 
 in this gave the best reason that could be why we should not part with 
 Georgia, but if they had any part, it would be the best of it, namely, 
 our ports which he next to them, and hi that case the remainder would 
 not be worth keeping. 
 
 Mr. Verelts further told me that the merchants intend hi their 
 petition to ParUament to expose the necessity of our keeping Georgia, 
 ♦but they failed therein. 
 
 Saturday 10. — I went in the evening to the play called CEdipus. 
 
 Sunday 11. — Prayers and sermon at home. Mr. Cecil, daughter 
 Hanmer and son and daughter Hanmerf dined with me. In the 
 evening went to chapel, and visited Lady Rook. 
 
 Monday 12. — I went to a meeting of the Trustees of King Street 
 Chapel, where we chose a new clerk, and ordered the hills for repairing 
 the chapel should be paid. In the evening I visited Mr. John Temple. 
 
 Tuesday 13. — My servant Henekin left me to study physic. 
 
 I visited the Bishop of Gloster, Lord Wilmington, Lord Bathurst, 
 Lord Limerick, and Mr. Clerk of S})ring Garden. 
 
 Wednesday M. — At a meeting of the Trustees there were present, 
 Mr. Venion in the chair, Dr. Hales, Sir William Heathcote, Lord 
 Shaftsbury, Mr. Christr. Towers, Mr. Digby, Mr. Thomas Towers, 
 Egmont, Mr. Thomas Archer, Sir Henry Gough. ikrt., Mr. Henry 
 Archer, Alderman Heathcote, Mr. Lajx>tre, Mr. Anderson, Lord 
 Limerick, Mr. Smith. 
 
 Mr. Vernon acquainted us that Sir Charles Wager had assured him 
 that there would be two men-of-war stationed at Georgia, ajid that 
 the new governor of South Carolina, Mr. Glen, is like to fail in his 
 attempt to procure the conuni.ssion of General of His Majesty's forces 
 in that province, wherein if he succeeded, Mr. Oglethorp, who now 
 bears that conuuission, would be superseded. It seems there is 1,000/. 
 
 * Those words arc a later additiun. — Ed. 
 t Sic. Kvidcntly a slip nf tho pen fur Percival. — Ed. 
 
FISRT EARL OF EGMONT. 23 
 
 1738-9 
 
 per amiuni ailoweil by the Government to the person who bears that 
 comniission m South Carohua, which is the chief support of the governor, 
 and Mr. Ogletlu)rp is now in possession of that salary. But Mr. Glen 
 roproseutod to the Privy Council tiiat as governor he ought to be also 
 General and of course enjoy the salary ; but the Council referred the 
 matter back to be reconsidered by the Attorney and Solicitor General, 
 who had before given their opinions upon consultation in his favour. 
 I wish tliis do not breed ill-blood between Mr. Oglethorp and him. 
 
 Then the Trustees debated about the proper time for presenting 
 our petition to the House for a further supi)ort. The opinions were 
 various, but at length we postponed the consideration to Monday 
 next. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Christoi)her Towers, Mr. Vernon, Mr. 
 Lapotre, Doctor Hales and I dined together at the Cyder House, and 
 because Mr. Cooksay was to return to-morrow to Georgia, we were 
 necessitated, through not a sufficient number to make a board of 
 Common Council, to make agreement with him for a parcel of land 
 he petitioned for ; which we must get confirmed at the next Board. 
 
 This day there was a debate in the House of Commons about*cou- 
 tinuing the same number of land forces this year as the former, which 
 was carried by 238 against 153 ; difference 85. 
 
 I hear it has been computed that the Convention will be carried to 
 approve it by 54 in the House of Commons. 
 
 This day my daughter Helena is 21 years old. 
 
 Thursday 15. — I visited Sir George Savil, Sir Philip Parker, Mr. 
 Duncomb, Sir Edward Bering, and Mr. Temple. In the evening I 
 went to the new play called Mustapha, wrote by Mr. Mallet; the 
 language of it is lofty but not bombast, the sentiments fine and justly 
 expressed, the characters kept up to, and the principles of honour 
 and virtue inculcated ; in a word, to one of our best modern tragedies. 
 
 Friday 16. — I went to the House of Commons expecting the papers 
 which the Trustees of Georgia had made a list of, relating to their 
 colony, would have been moved for, to be laid before the House ; but 
 Sir Robert Walpole took alarm at it, and would not suffer our gentle- 
 ^len to make the motion ; whereby the House will not be possessed of 
 them and the lights they would give (by reason of the time to be 
 employed in copying them from the several offices) until the debate 
 about the Convention is over. 
 
 Saturday 17. I stayed at home this and several following days by 
 reason of a cold. 
 
 Simday 18. — Prayers and sermon at home. 
 
 Monday 19. — My cold would not permit me to go to the Georgia 
 office, where there was a large meeting of Trustees and Lord Shafts- 
 bury in the chair of Trustees. Earl of Shaftsbury, Thomas Towers, 
 Lord Viscount Limerick, Christopher Towers, Lord Viscount Tirconnel, 
 Mr. Vernon, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Lapotre, Captain Eyies, Mr. Laroche, 
 Thomas Archer, Doctor Hales, Mr. Smith, Mr. Tracy, Sir WiUiam 
 Heathcote, Alderman Heathcote, Henry Archer; Sir Henry Gough, 
 Mr. Anderson. 
 
 The subject of their meeting was to consider whether our petition 
 should be dehvered before or after the grand debate on the Convention, 
 which matter was referred, as the last day, to next Wednesday's 
 meeting. 
 
24 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Feb. 19-21 
 
 Ml. \'enion and Mr. Verelts dined witli me. They told me there was 
 hkewise a debate when to move for certain papers and memorials 
 relating to Georgia, whether to-morrow or some days after. It was 
 generally thought i)roper for to-morrow, othenvise the transcripts 
 from the several ofhces will not be made time enough for the House 
 to be possessed of them, and so they will prove of no use in giving the 
 House the necessary lights. The Board determined nothing thereon, 
 but Alderman Heathcote and i>.ord Limerick seemed resolved to move 
 for them. Mr. Thomas Towers was not for it, I suppose because >Sir 
 Robert Walpole is not. His behaviour on all this occasion has 
 indeed been very odd, and brought a suspicion of our gentlemen 
 upon him, as if less zealous for the colony's service than to please 
 Sir Robert. 
 
 Mr. Verelts told me that Mr. Towers and Mr. Henrv Archer sitting 
 by Sir Robert in the House last Friday, and discoursing about Georgia, 
 Mr. Archer told him plainly the gentlemen of the Trust were imanimous 
 to keep it out of the Spaniards' hands, and that if they have not 
 satisfaction in that point, they would vote against the Convention, 
 whereupon Sir Robert called up Colonel Bladen and asked him whether 
 England has a right to Georgia, to which Bladen rephed, '" Yes." 
 " Can you prove it," said Sir Robert, '" and will you undertake it ? "" 
 The Colonel answered he would. " Then," said Sir Robert, " By 
 G , the Spaniards shall not have it." 
 
 Mr. Verelts hkewise told me that petitions are coming up for securing 
 the navigation to the West Indies without any search, from Liverpool 
 and Bristol ; and that not only the West India merchants will petition 
 but hkewise the City of London. 
 
 Mr. Vernon gave me an account of the two plenipotentiaries appointed 
 on our side : Mr. Keen is son to a broken Alderman of Lyn, who fell 
 to such poverty that he was obUged to fling off his gown-. 
 
 And Mr. Castars, Consul at AHcant, is son to a French mider cook 
 in King William's kitchen. Faihng of a writer's place at 50?. a year, 
 Mr. Horace Waljjole took him into his family, and afterwards got him 
 made Consul at Ahcant. 
 
 'Tis matter of surprise that Sir Robert would employ such low- 
 fellows to transact the most important affairs of this kingdom at the 
 proudest Court in Europe. 
 
 This day a question was moved in the Lords' House whether the 
 Directors of the South Sea Company slioukl attend, in order to have 
 some questions put to them, leading to give lights into the agreement 
 made by the Ministry with Spain touching the Company. After a 
 long debate it was carried only by 7 that the (piestions should not be 
 asked. This without doubt amazed Sir Robert Walpole, considering 
 the number of Lords who have places or pensions. 
 
 The Bishops of Oxford, Gloster, Litchfeild, and Lincoln, and the 
 Duke of Arguile, iVlarquis of Lothian, Earls of Essex, Scarborow, and 
 Lords Lovel, Lymington, Lord Lonsdale and Lord Peterburow (all 
 Courtiers) voted with the minority. The division was 49 to 42. 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole being without the Bar asked the Earl of Chester- 
 feild what they wanted of the South Sea Company. The Earl rephed, 
 a paper of their demands on Spain. " Oh ! " said Sir Robert, " that 
 account is the hardest thing in the world to settle." " Why then," 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 25 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 said the Earl, "' did you call home your best accountant ? " " Best ! '" 
 rephed Sir Robert, " I neither sent or recalled any, what do you 
 mean '? " " I mean," said t'other, '\our fleet." 
 
 Tuesday 20. — This morning Sir WilUam Keith, Bart., who lately 
 published the history of Virginia, and designs to continue that of all 
 our Colonies, came to see me, and I gave him a copy of my reasons 
 for preserving and supporting Georgia to print, if he on consideration 
 should see proper, in his weekly paper called The Citizen. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — I went this morning to the Georgia meeting. The 
 subject whereof, in the summons, was to consider of the proper time 
 for presenting our petition to Parliament for money, but we em])loyed 
 the morning on two other important matters. It was a meeting of 
 Trustees, and the gentlemen present were : Lord Tirconnel, in the 
 chair, Lord Limerick, Egmont, president, Lapotre, Christopher Towers, 
 Thomas Towers, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Sloper, Dr. Hales, Earl of Shaftsbury, 
 Henry Archer, Thomas Archer, Sir William Heathcote ; Mr. Burton, 
 A.M., Sir Henry Gough. 
 
 Mr. Laroche was in the House of Commons but industriously kept 
 out of the way, and is manifestly cool to the Trust ; the reason I cannot 
 yet well clear up. Mr. Hucks was also in town, but absented himself, 
 as did others who were expected. 
 
 I opened the debate by expressing my great concern and appre- 
 hension, that the Province of Georgia is in danger to be given uj) by 
 this Convention, for which I could give many reasons, but that 1 
 supposed the gentlemen already acquainted with them, and of the same 
 opinion ; but so much I would say, that time w^ears very fast, the 
 Convention is speedily to be debated in both Houses, and many 
 hghts proper to give them with respect to the Spaniards' claim on 
 Georgia, and our right thereto, have hitherto been kept back by the 
 Ministry from their knowledge, as appeared by their refusal to permit 
 us to call for jjapers we had made a list of, and showai them, to which 
 their answers and the delays they used were most unsatisfactory. 
 That the eyes of the world were upon us, and many had asked me, 
 WTiat are the Trustees doing ? Are you careless what becomes of the 
 Province ? Are you asleep ? The City, the merchants, the trading 
 to\vns, are petitioning against this Convention, and will you do nothing ? 
 Can you expect anyone "v\all support you if you will not support your- 
 selves ? These reproaches, I said, gave me great trouble, as they 
 affected the honour of the Trustees, and the more as I thought them 
 just, for though we had not been idle, but had applied to the Ministry, 
 yet that was unknown to the pubhc, and, we were sensible, unsuccessful. 
 I would therefore take the liberty to make them a motion which I 
 hoped would have the approbation of all present, and the rather, 
 because it would answer the ends of some gentlemen among us, who 
 possibly might a|)prove some parts of the Convention, but I was sure 
 (if anything therein should be prejudicial to Georgia) would in that 
 part be against it, and therefore would be very glad that the con- 
 sideration of Georgia should stand single and unmixed with other 
 matters, which if lumped with them would put these gentlemen imder 
 a great difficulty how to vote. That my oath as Common Comicillor 
 bound me in conscience to this proceeding, and to use all my skill and 
 knowledge in serving the Province, and as I thought I could not serve 
 it more in the doubtful state we are in, than by procuring from the 
 
26 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb. 21-24 
 Mini-stry an explicit declaration in Paiiiaineut, whether Georgia shall 
 be given up to the Spaniards or not, I humbly moved — 
 
 That a petition be presented to the Parliament that they will be 
 j)leased to interpose that the Colony of Georgia may not be affected 
 by the 2nd Article in the Convention, which refers the setthng of the 
 limits of Carolina and Florida to ])leni])otentiaries. 
 
 After some pause, my Lord Limerick got up and seconded me with 
 great strength of reason and variety of arguments, and showed that 
 this motion regarded not the Convention in general, nor even the 
 setthng limits, provided Georgia be safe ; if the Parliament should 
 think fit to render up to the Spaniards parts of Carohna southward of 
 Georgia, this motion contained nothing against that, for therein we 
 confined ourselves to those lands only that were granted to us, of which 
 we were Trustees for the public, and which we would not part with, 
 consistent with our honour and conscience, without ushig our utmost 
 endeavours to preserve it. 
 
 There was a seeming approbation of the motion, but no gentleman 
 spoke his sense on the same side, nor did Mr. Towers, Mr. Henry 
 Archer, Mr. Sloper and others of Sir Robert Walpole's friends, oppose 
 it, only they said it was a matter of great consequence, and it would 
 be fit to be considered at a future Board, which was agreed on Saturday 
 next, at ten o'clock. 
 
 We then debated about the time to call in the two Houses for the 
 papers we desired should be given in, it being the general opinion that 
 the delays given us therein by Sir Robert and Mr. Walpole were only 
 shifts to postpone the thing till the debate on the Convention was 
 over. At length we agreed that the Earl of Shaftsbury should move 
 for them to-raorrow in the House of Lords. 
 
 After this, Mr. Lapotre, Vernon, Lord Tirconnel, Burton, Dr. Hales, 
 Sloper and 1 dined at the Cyder House. 
 
 I found a necessity for makiiig the above motion, for all the minority 
 were set upon our petitioning the J^irliament, and my Jiord Limerick 
 privately assured me tliat othorwi.se he would ipiit the Board. How- 
 Sir Robert Walpole will relish it 1 can well foresee, but 1 told several 
 of his friends when the debate was over, that he had reason to thank 
 me, for if he has imprudently made any indiscreet promise to the 
 Court of Spain, or given her any encouragement to Iiojh' Georgia shall 
 be given up to her, the interposition of Parliament will bring him oil, 
 as it did the late King in the case of Gibraltar. 
 
 Thursday 22.— I visited Sir Charles Moore, Mr. Whitchet, Colonel 
 Shutz, Mr. Cecil, Mr. Grimes, Earl of Shaftsbury, Lord Carpenter, 
 Earl of Inchiqueen, Duke of Portland. Lord Nassau Pawlet, Cousin 
 William Southwell, Cousin Legraud and Mr. John Temple. 
 
 After diiuier I went to the Royal Society, and then to the Crown an(i 
 Anchor to the vocal nmsic meeting. 
 
 A great Court Lord told a friend of mine this day that they now 
 believed Sir Robert Walpole's administration in danger. 
 
 Friday 2.3.-1 went this morning to the Georgia <tHice aloiu; to form 
 a petition in behalf of Georgia to Parliament, and Mr. Thomas 'i'owers 
 who came also accidentally there, assisted in it, assisted me, which I 
 was pleased to find, because I know at bottom he is not for petitioning, 
 and I apprehended most opposition from him. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 27 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 This day tlie West India merchants, the City of London, and tlio 
 City of Bristol presented their petitions to the Honse of Conunons 
 in relation to the Convention, and a debate arose whether the West 
 India merchants should be heard by counsel or themselves. The 
 Ministers opposing their being heard by counsel carried the question 
 so, by a majority of 2t() against 207. The question whether the Bristol 
 petition should be heard by comisel or by themselves was also carried 
 for the latter by the Court by 237 against 208, difference only 29, 
 which made the courtiers hang down their heads. 
 
 Saturday 24, February.— This day the Trustees of Georgia met in 
 greater numbers than usual. Sir William Heathcote in the Trustee 
 chair ; Lord Limerick, Lord Egmont, Lord Shaftsbury, Mr. Sloper, 
 Mr. Vernon, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Christopher Towers, Mr. 
 Henry Archer, Mr. Thomas Towers, Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Thomas 
 Archer, Mr. Laroche, Mr. Smith (15) ; Sir Jacob Debouverie, Sir Henry 
 Goflf, Mr. Burton, Mr. Anderson, Alderman Heathcote (5). 
 
 Our business, according to the summons, was to consider of the 
 motion I made last meeting for petitioning the Parliament that Georgia 
 may not be affected by the Convention. 
 
 I renewed it, my Lord Limerick seconded it, and the whole Board, 
 none dissenting, agreed to petition, Mr. Laroche excepted. He came 
 in as soon as it passed, and declared he should have been against it 
 had he been present. There were six who would have opposed it, 
 but they knew they should be outnumbered, and these were, Sloper, 
 the two Towers, the two Archers, and Sir Henry Goff. Mr. Sloper 
 indeed made some hesitation at the word affected as being of a large 
 signification, but I desired the plan of a petition which I had prepared 
 might be read, and then the Board woulcl know in what sense the word 
 was to be taken, wherein he acquiesced. 
 
 The petition was read entire, and a second time paragraph by para- 
 graph, and with divers alterations finally agreed to nem. contradicente ; 
 but this held us three hours and a half, by reason the gentlemen not 
 well disposed to petition, talked long about trifling matters in order 
 to waste time and prevent our coming this day to a conclusion, in which 
 case, the Lords who are to debate the Convention on Tuesday next, 
 would not be possessed of our petition, a thing Mr. Horace Walpole 
 who was acquauited with our design much desired. 
 
 But the rest of us aware of this pressed that all might be over and 
 the seal put to it this day, and we succeeded therein. I then moved 
 that as we had sealed a petition to the Lords, the same petition mutatis 
 mutandis might be presented to the House of Commons, which was 
 agreed to. 
 
 Then we desired my Lord Shaftsbury to take that for the Lords, 
 and put it into the hands of some Lord to deliver to that House, which 
 he undertook. And my Lord Limerick took that for the House of 
 Commons to put into my Lord Baltimore's hands. 
 
 This was a great work over, and I was doubtful from the beginning 
 of its success ; but the confining our petition smgly to what relates 
 to Georgia without meddling with the Convention further than it 
 might affect our Province, and the modesty with which it is drawn up, 
 brought all to consent to it, though I wonder the words implore the 
 protectio7i which are in it, escaped the animadversion of those whom we 
 suspected, for to implore the protection of Parharaent carries with it 
 
28 f^DlARY OF THE 
 
 Fob. 24-Mar. 1 
 an interpretation tJiat the Ministry liad refused to protect us, or at 
 least that we suspected so of them. 
 
 It is wliispered this day that the Duke of Richmond, my Lord Pem- 
 broke, and Lord Wihnington will go over to the mhiority, and two 
 bis]ioj)s more, and everyone believes my Lord Scarborow will join 
 the minority. 
 
 Sunday 25, February. — I comnmnicated at the King's Chapel, and 
 afterwards went to Court. At the levee I saw the Duke of Arguile 
 and the Duke of Dorset, who had been with the King before the 
 crowd wore admitted. The Court is the worst ))lace to learn news in, 
 but some privately told me tliey looked on Sir Robert Walpole to be 
 lost. After dinner I went to St. James' prayers, and heard Bi.shop 
 Seeker expound the Catechism, not to children, but to a very full 
 audience of grown people. I learned that Dr. Herring, Bishop of 
 Hangoi- is suspected of going over to the minority. 
 
 Monday 26. — I went to the Georgia office and saw the seal jiut to 
 131 sola bills to be sent on Wednesday next by Captain Shoebrook 
 to Georgia. 
 
 And this day my Lord Baltimore presented our petition to the House 
 of Commons, which was referred to the Committee. 
 
 My Lord Limerick made a motion for the papers we desired. 
 
 When our petition was presented, Mr. White, Hucks and WoUaston, 
 all Tru.stees, rose from their seats and left the House, which was very 
 surprising to the rest of our body. 
 
 And the Earl of Chesterfeild presented our petition to the House 
 of Lords which was ordered to lie on their table to be perused by the 
 members. 
 
 This day there was a division in the House of Commons upon a 
 petition presented in behalf of one Vaughan. captain of a merchant 
 vessel taken by the Spaniards, wherein it was desired that the said 
 Vaughan desired to be heard to his complaint by counsel, lie not being 
 in England to plead for himself. But Sir Robert Walpole opposed it 
 as a matter that would only inflame the House, which was too much 
 inflamed already, and Mr. Walpole said the Spanish Minister had wrote 
 that \'aughan was set at liberty ; so the House resolved he should 
 be heard himself, but not by counsel, wJiich absurd as it was, the man 
 being out of the kingdom, was carried by 175 against 162, the difference 
 being but 13. Sir Robert was observed to have nmch concern on 
 his face. 
 
 Tuesday 27.— Doctor Donavan, of Cork, M.D., Sir William Keith, 
 and J>ieutenant Berry came to see me. 
 
 Wednesday 28.— To-day the followijig Trustees met as a I^oard of 
 Common Council to consider of a proper time to present our petition 
 to I'arliament for money, viz. : — 
 
 Mr. Sl(»per in the Common Council chair. Mr. Vernon, Mr. Thomas 
 Towers, Mr. Christoi)her Towers, Doctor Hales, Lord Limerick, Mr. 
 Henry Archer, Lord Tirconnel, Egnu)nt. 
 
 Our resolution was to defer the resolution of this (piestion to Friday 
 next in hopes of a larger Board. In the (Icbate it was urged that all 
 petitions for money are already deUvered in, that to-iuorrow is the 
 last day for receiving private petitions ; that we should be inexcusable 
 if we let slip our opportunity till the Committee for supplies is shut, 
 
FIRST EARL. OF EGMONT. 29 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 and that the minority are now for us, hut should we wait till the debate 
 on the Convention is over, and the same earrieil by the Ministry to be 
 approved of, the minority may be so out of humour as to turn against 
 us, and make it a pretence for denying us money that it would be 
 throwing it away since Georgia was to be delivered up to the Spaniards. 
 
 It was said on the other side, that "tis very improper to present our 
 petition now, we having hitherto taken Sir Robert Walpole's advice 
 concerning the time, who had desired us to wait till the grand debate 
 on the Convention is over ; that it was the more improper, because 
 we had disobliged him and his party by presenting a ])etition to both 
 Houses imploring their protection, which carried with it an implication 
 that the Ministry intended to give us up to the Spaniards. That we 
 had before determined in a very full Board unanimously to wait Sir 
 Robert's time, and the minority were those who pressed it. That it 
 would be wise to wait till Sir Eobert's resentment against us is over, 
 and we could not reasonably suppose he would go back from his word 
 of supporting us ; that the supply cannot be speedily shut up, and we 
 Tnay watch it so as to be time enough with our petition, though we 
 should now defer it. 
 
 At length we agreed, as has been said, to defer the consideration of 
 this affair to Friday, and we were generally of opinion that then we 
 should desire some of our gentlemen to wait on Sir Robert Walpole 
 to express our fears of lapsing our time for petitioning, and to procure 
 from him a renewal of his promise to support us. 
 
 A report from the Committee of Correspondence was made, whereby 
 they gave it as their opinion that 70Z. should be ordered in Sola bills 
 for the Saltsburghers, which report was allowed. 
 
 Mr. Sloper, Thomas Towers, Vernon, Dr. Hales and I dined at the 
 Cyder House, and drew up the form of two papers to be show:i to our 
 friends m the House of Commons particularizing the sums we want 
 to put us out of debt, and for carrying on the civil affairs of the Colony 
 from Lady-day 1739 to 1740. 
 
 We also as a Committee of Correspondence drew up a letter to 
 Mr. Oglethorp in answer to those lately received from him. 
 
 There was this day a debate in the House of Commons on a motion to 
 require of the South Sea Company an account of their demand on the 
 King of Spain ; Sir Robert Walpole was against it, but dared not 
 divide the House lest he should lose it, so the motion was yielded to. 
 There were 460 members in the House, and had the minority got the 
 better on a division it might have proved fatal to him. 
 
 Thursday, 1 March. — I visited Sir Thomas Hanmer and Sir Francis 
 Clerke, then went to the House of Lords, it being the day for their 
 considering the Convention. 
 
 The Earl of Chumley opened the debate with a long and eloquent 
 speech in commendation of the Convention, and then concluded with 
 a motion for addressing His Majesty to thank him for his care of his 
 people shoANTi by the terms agreed on with Spain. It was carried after 
 nine hours' debate by 95 against 74, majority 21, proxies on both sides 
 included ; 29 proxies for the address, and 16 against it. 
 
 Friday, 2 March. — I went this morning according to summons to 
 the Georgia office to consider of the jn-oper time for presenting our 
 petition for a supply to Parliament. The Trustees who met were : — 
 
30 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 2-8 
 
 Mr. Sl<»per in the Coninion Council chair ; E<jinont, Tircoiinel, 
 Limerick, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Henry Archer, Sir William Heathcote, 
 Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Christopher Towers, Mr. Tracy. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Towers acquainted us that he and some other of the 
 Trustees dined yestenhiy with Sir Robert Waljjole, to whom they put 
 the question when they should present their petition. That he replied, 
 when the business of Tuesday next is over, Wednesday or Thursday, 
 it was indifferent to him. That he said he had got the King's consent, 
 and promised his assistance for granting us 20,000/. for this year's 
 service. That he added, it was not sufficient to grant us this sum for 
 the present, but thought must be had for the future, and fortifying 
 Georgia. From this Mr. Towers inferred that Sir Robert is sincere in 
 this matter, and really does not intend that Georgia shall be given 
 up to the Spaniards by the plenipotentiaries. I said all this looked 
 well, and since Sir Robert had liimself mentioned Wednesday, I 
 should be for fixing on that day, because it was the supply day, and 
 the gentlemen of the Trust who are of the House would not be obliged 
 to show themselves (as many of them would) supporters of the 
 Ministry, to the distaste of those in the minority, until after the 
 petition was delivered, for that Tuesday would be taken up in examining 
 the merchants' petition, and perhaps Wednesday too, and consequently 
 the grand debate concerning an address of approbation of the Con- 
 vention, would at soonest be on Thursday, before which time our 
 petition would be presented. 
 
 The other gentlemen were of the same opinion, and we agreed to 
 desire Mr. Towers to mention to Sir Robert on Monday or Tuesday 
 next our desire to petition next Wednesday, if he thought fit. 
 
 Mr. Vernon came home with me to dinner, and in the evenmg Dean 
 Madden and Mr. John Temple visited me. 
 
 Mr. Glen, the new nominated Governor of South Carolina, told me 
 he had lately received a letter from the Province, that the Chactaw 
 nation had sent do^\^^ three of their most powerful kings with three 
 score attendants to CharlestowTi, and entered into alliance with that 
 Province. That they had in consequence thereof expelled all the 
 French out of their country, had made peace with the Chickesaws, 
 their ancient enemies but our friends, and had likewise gained over 
 thi? Blewmouths, a nation of Indians on the other side of the Messasippi 
 river ; so that the French are quite prevented from pursuing their 
 old scheme of opening a communication from Canada down to the 
 Bay of Mexico, tliese nations })ossessing a considerable part of the 
 Messasippi river. This is an unexpected providential occurrence that 
 will effectually preserve the back of our settlements from French 
 encroachments. 
 
 Saturday, March 3.— I visited Mr. Trenchard, Dr. Moore, Cousin 
 Ned Southwell, Mrs. Betty Southwell and Cousin Le Grand. 
 
 Sundav 4.— 
 
 Monday 5.— Visited the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. .1. Temple, Sir 
 Windham KnatchbuU. 
 
 Tuesday (J. — Visited my Cousin Scot and Sir Robert Browii. The 
 Hou.se of Commons sat this day till 'J at night hearing the merchants 
 on their petitions. i 
 
 Wednesday 7. — This day Mr. Vernon, Mr. Anderson, and I. As.sociates 
 of Dr. Bray, met in expectation of two more, which, number five, 
 
FIRST EARL OP EG MONT. 31 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 would have been a quorum, to order the purchase of stork foi' tlie use 
 of converting negroes, Mr. Anderson reporting that \\v liad in his 
 hands 80^ Os. OcZ.- 
 
 There met this day at the office : Mr. Vernon, Limerick, Thomas 
 Towers, Mr. Smith, Mr. Laj^otre, Thomas Archer, Henry Archer, 
 Egmont, Cliristopher Towers ; Mr. Anderson. 
 
 The design of our meeting was that if any difliculties arose con- 
 cerning the presenting our petition, designed to be done this day, we 
 might consult thereon ; but there was none. Lord Sidney Beauclerc 
 presented it, and Lord Baltimore seconded it, and the House referred 
 it to the Committee of Supply, to Avhich tliere were but two noes. Sir 
 William Clayton, a ministry man, and Mr. Fox, who married my Lord 
 Bingley's daughter. 
 
 Mr. Henry Archer expressed himself much ])leased that he had 
 prevailed on Sir Robert Walpole to add the word possessions to the 
 word rights belonging to England in the West Indies ; the address of the 
 Lords containing only the latter, which is not so strong as possessions, 
 it being possible that men may have rights though kept out of pos- 
 sessions, whereas in addressing His Majesty to preserve our possessions 
 Georgia is more explicitly and effectually insisted on to be preserved. 
 He said, when he desired the word " possessions " might be added, Mr. 
 Horatio Walpole was against it, and said it could not be done, but 
 upon his replying that if it was not done, it would be moved for by 
 the minority, upon this Mr. Walpole said he would advise with Sir 
 Robert his brother, who called the Attorney and Solicitor General to 
 advise on it. They gave their opinion that rights comprehended 
 possession, but Mr. Archer showed them by the best authorities in 
 the law it did not, and thereupon Sir Robert yielded to put the word 
 in, to humour the Trustees, as he said. 
 
 Before dinner Mr. Vernon, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith, Mr. Anderson, 
 and I went into committee of correspondence, and made some progress 
 in perusing Mr. Stephens' last journal, out of which we took notes 
 to make our report on, and for heads of letters. We had not time to 
 go through. 
 
 We all then went to dinner at the Cyder House, and Mr. Thomas 
 Towers and Mr. Henry Archer came and dined with us. 
 
 After dinner we framed a letter to Mr. Page, a Common Councillor 
 who never qualified himself, to desire he would do it before our anni- 
 versary day to-morrow sennit, or else to send us his resignation, 
 that we may choose a new one. 
 
 We also agreed on the substance of a law in favour of female suc- 
 cessions to grants in Georgia, whereto I was very urgent because of 
 the great clamour against us on account of the tenures in Georgia run 
 all upon heirs male. At night I went to our weekly concert. 
 
 Thursday 8. — This day behig appointed for considering the King's 
 speech and debate upon the Convention signed at the Pardo, 14 January 
 last, the House of Commons was fidler than'has been known for many 
 years. Mr. Horace Walpole moved for an address of thanks to His 
 Majesty for his great care and prudence in his negotiations with Spain 
 to preserve the trade and rights of his subjects, which was strongly 
 opposed by the gentlemen in the minority. The debate began very 
 early, at an hour after eleven, and lasted till 10 o'clock, when the Court 
 carried the motion to address by 260 against 232, difference only 28. 
 They thought the majority would have been 35. 
 
32 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 8-14 
 
 The whole number of members is 558. of wlioni there were present, 
 witli the tellers and the Speaker, 497, so there were absent 61, of which 
 the prcator number must have kept away by desifjii ; some as not willing 
 to ofTeud the Court by voting against it, while being conscious that the 
 Convention is deserving of censure, they could not in honour vote to 
 a])prove it, and those were such as on other occasions vote with the 
 Ministry ; others as being prevailed on to absent themselves, being 
 persons who on all occasi(ms vote against the Court, but were now 
 tempted, to withdraw themselves by such arguments as ministries are 
 knowni to employ in cases of important nature. Sir Robert Walpole 
 was heard to say last week that he had gained over 20 Tories. Others 
 again in so great a body must be supposed sick, and some few out of 
 England. But take all together, there never were so few absent in 
 mv memory, nor so great a minority since the Revolution. Sir Robert 
 Walpole has no other reason to rejoice that he has carried this question 
 than that he has put off the evil day to another session ; for it is 
 universally believed he will not be able to stand his ground next year. 
 
 Friday 9. — I visited Mr. Dawney and the Bi.shop of Litchfield. 
 After dinner I went for a time to the House of Commons, where the 
 address voted yesterday was on the report agahi debated and opposed, 
 but about 9 at night on a division it past by a majority of 30. 244 
 against 214. Mr. Pulteney, Sir Wilham Windham, Mr. Sandys and 
 Sir John Cotton insinuated that they would appear no more in Parlia- 
 ment, since the members could be prevailed on to approve this 
 Convention. 
 
 Saturday 10. — I learned this day that the minority are enraged 
 against the Trustees of Georgia for so many of them voting in favour 
 of the Convention, wherein they are very unreasonable to expect 
 that the Trustees should be obliged to square their opinions to that 
 of the minority, or that such a body of gentlemen should not vary in 
 their sentiments from each other. They procured an alteration in 
 the Commons Address from that of the Lords, by adding to the word 
 rights the words and possessions, which last are a further security that 
 Georgia will not be given up by the Treaty to the Spaniards, and is 
 said by the majority to be a millstone about Sir Robert Walpole's 
 neck, for if the plenipotentiaries are to insist upon not giving up any 
 of His Majesty's pos.sessions, then that part of South Carohna .south- 
 ward of Georgia can no more be given up than Georgia can, and Sir 
 Robert will not have a foot of land to resign to the Spaniards to facili- 
 tate a peace. This very thing is sufficient to occasion a war, which 
 the minority desire, and yet they are angry because some of our 
 Trustees voted for the Convention with this amendment. 
 
 Sundav 11. — Went to the chapel morning and evening. Visitivl 
 Mr. \'crnon and Sir Francis Gierke. 
 
 Monday 12. — Vi-sited Mr. Laroche, Sir Edward Dering and Ix)rd 
 Orery. I find it nnuh talked that the minority design to desert the 
 Parliament, and many peo])le apprehend .some strange violences 
 before next year : to talk even of a rising and civil war, which (Jod 
 avert ! Thi.s aban(h)ning the Parliament is very injudicious for that 
 party, for if the leaders of the minority retire, tho.se who remain, 
 seeing they have no heads to conduct them, will be inclined to go 
 over to the Ministry, and so the majority will grow stronger ; whereas 
 if the minority stuck do.se they would certainly be the majority next 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT, 33 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 session. But if they design to retire into their countries in order to 
 foment discontent among the people, tliey will d<.«u])tlcss so far succeed, 
 but they may chance to raise a spirit they cannot lay, and then all 
 will fall into coufusion. 
 
 TJjis morning my son's wife was taken ill of a sore throat, pain in 
 the back, shivering and vomiting, nor was she better at night. Should 
 it be the smallpox, she may miscarry, or it may go hard with her, 
 behig fat and full of blood. Pray God it may only prove a cold and 
 that she may recover this ! 
 
 Mr. Verelts acquainted me this evening that my Lord Lymerick 
 had given him an act of resignation of his trust of Common Councilman, 
 and told him for reason, that he hoped thereby the Trustees would 
 be induced to alter their measures, by which he meant, go over to the 
 minority side. Mr. Verelts would have dissuaded him from it, and 
 urged it would appear ungrateful in him to turn his back to a set of 
 gentlemen whose votes brought him into the House, and besides, it 
 was not a fair usage of them nor reasonable to expect that a body of 
 gentlemen could be constrained to vote contrary to their opinions, 
 only to please him. That five of the Trust voted against the Con- 
 vention, and had all the rest done so the Ministry had still carried the 
 question ; but when they saw that the Convention would pass, they 
 obliged Sir Robert Walpole to put the word "possessions" into the 
 address, which was of the greatest service for defeating the ensuing 
 treaty with Spain, because thereby the Ministry were tied do^^T^ from 
 giving up an inch of ground to the Spaniards, which they have declared 
 unless they are allowed to have restored to them, they will never make 
 a treaty. So that we Georgians have actually overturned the Con- 
 vention. Mr. Verelts desired him also to reflect that at his desire the 
 Trustees petitioned the Parliament. But all this signified nothing, 
 for he not only resolved to quit, but said he would endeavour that 
 Lord Shaftsbury and Sir William Heathcote should do so. 
 
 Tuesday 13. — I heard this day that 160 members of the minority 
 design to come no more (this session at least) to Parliament, and that 
 in Cart's papers when seized were found some notices of arms disposed 
 of in England. 
 
 I visited Sir William Heathcote to prevent his hearkening to Lord 
 Lymerick's violent counsels, and hope I have prevented his flinging 
 up his trust. 
 
 Wednesday 14. — This day there met in Common Council : Mr. 
 Christopher Towers in the chair of Common Council ; Mr. Lapotre, 
 Mr. Laroche, Sir William Heathcote, Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Thomas 
 Towers, Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Robert Tracey, Mr. Vernon, Lord 
 Egmont and Mr. Burton, Trustee. 
 
 The resignations of the Earl of Shaftsbury and Lord Viscount 
 Limerick were read, which raised great indignation in all the gentle- 
 men, especially against my Lord Limerick, who was not contented with 
 withdrawing himself, but laboured to seduce my Lord Shaftsbury 
 away, wherein he succeeded. He also set Alderman Heathcote upon 
 persuading Sir William Heathcote to fling up, and I yesterday found 
 him wavering, but this day he came, as I desired he would, to the Board, 
 and I hope he will continue. 
 
 This sudden quitting the Trust without warning, and the very day 
 before we by charter are obliged to choose new Trustees and Common 
 
34' DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 11-15 
 Councillors, was a vei^ great hardship on us, by not fri\'ing us time to 
 think of and apply to proper gentlonion to accept the Trust and supply 
 their rooms. We therefore immediately enacted a bye-law, whereby 
 no resignation shall be accepted that is not made one month before 
 the third Thursday in March, our anniversary day and day. of 
 election. 
 
 This derehction made us conclude to cause Mr. Verelts to write 
 to Mr. Page (who at our desire had sent up a resignation out of the 
 country) to desire he would not quit the Trust but contmue a Common 
 Councilman, the reason ceasing why we desired his resignation. He 
 had been chose last year without his knowledge, and never attended 
 to be .sworn in ; but we knew he had a good affection for our Colony, 
 and as his health is mending, and as he designs to be a member of the 
 ensuing Parliament, we thought it would prove of service to the Trust 
 if he were continued. 
 
 After this Mr. Vernon, Mr. Burton, and I dined at the Cyder House, 
 and went through the remainder of Mr. Stephenson's {sic. ) journal. We 
 also perused some letters, and took notes thereout for heads of a report 
 to the Common Council at a future meeting. 
 
 Afterwards I visited the Bishops of Gloster and Oxford. 
 What was the more ungenerous in my Lord Limerick was the im- 
 mediately printing in the newspaper of the day, his and Lord Shafts- 
 bury's resignation of their Trust, thereby to animate the minority 
 against us, and give an ill expression to the world. 
 
 This day the Princess of Wales was brought t(» bed of a son, on which 
 the King ordered the guns to be fired. 
 
 Thursday 15. — This being the anniver.sary day of meeting of the 
 Trustees of Dalone's legacy for converting negroes, and of the Tnistees 
 of Georgia, there met a considerable number of our gentlemen at St. 
 Bride's Church vestry, namely : Mr. Robert Tracy, who was in the 
 Common Council chair, Mr. Vernon, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. 
 Thomas Towers, Egmont, Dr. Hales, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lapotre, Lord 
 Tirconnel, Mr. Laroche, Mr. Thomas Archer, Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. 
 Sloper ; Sir Henry Gough, Lord Carpenter, Mr. Anderson, ]\Ir. Burton, 
 Trustees. 
 
 Before the sermon we pas.sed our account of receiptvS and dis- 
 bursements from 9 June last to the 14th inst. 
 
 Then we confirmed the bye-law agreed to yesterday, that whatever 
 Common Councillor resigned for the future, shall do it a month before 
 the 3rd Thursday in March. We also agreed that a law should be 
 made m favour of female successors in Georgia, and that Mr. Henrv 
 Archer, Mr. Thomas Towers, and Judge Holland, the three gentlemen 
 of our Board of the profession of the law, should be desired to ])repare it. 
 Then we elected my Lord Carpenter into the Common Council, and 
 also the Lord Sidtiey Beauclerc, liaving first ehose him as a Trustee. 
 
 My Lord Sidney lieauclerc came to us before dinner and gave us 
 thanks, being very desirous to be a member <»f the Trust. Jiut my 
 Lord Carpenter was much disturbed that wt chose him, alleging the 
 same reason .subsisted for his declining it, a,s induced him before to 
 fling it up. But we pacified him. and he acquiesced to stand a Connuon 
 Councillor pr(»vided we did not n'(|Mire him to take the oath, and in 
 consequenc<' thereto to act, declaring it was on the condition of being 
 excused therein that he did so acquiesce. This we all allowed him. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EOMONT, ' 35 
 
 173a-9. 
 
 These affairs being over we went to church, and Dr. Berriman, one 
 of the most noted preachers in London, gave us an excellent sermon, 
 suitable to the occasion of our meeting. 
 
 After which we invited liim and tlie Reader, and Mr. Glen, the new 
 Governor of Carolina, to dine with us .so tliat we were in all, including 
 our Secretary and Accountant, 21, Mr. Tracy alone leaving us after 
 the sermon to attend the House of Commons, from whence he re- 
 turned not. 
 
 But after dinner I received from him a letter which I imparted to 
 the Trustees, being of a very satisfactory nature, relating to some 
 conversation of Monsieur Giraldini about Georgia, to which letter I 
 returiied an answer. They may both be seen in the appendix to my 
 narrative of the rise, progress and settlement of Georgia, and therefore 
 I shall only here mention the substance of them. 
 
 Mr. Tracy acquainted me that Mr. Henry Vane, a member of the 
 House, having industriously reported that Giraldini should tell my Lord 
 Lovel, his master would sooner part with Madrid than give up Georgia. 
 General Wade went on purpose to Court this morning to enquire into 
 it, this being the day of the Foreign Ministers. That as soon as the 
 King's Levee was over, he took Giraldini aside, and told him what he 
 was reported to have said. That Giraldini protested it was great 
 injustice done him ; that all the foimdation he presumed there was 
 for it, was a conversation he had at Mr. Nugent's, where Lord Lovel 
 was present ; that my Lord, Mr. Nugent, and some others talked a good 
 deal upon several points in the Convention, and at last came to Georgia. 
 That till then he (Giraldini) sat silent, but then was called upon to give 
 his opinion, upon which he declared to Mr. Wade that he only said he 
 ap])rehended his master had by the Treaties of '67 and '70 a right to a 
 great part of Georgia, but that he (Giraldini) had said it hi several 
 places, and particularly to Sir Robert Walpole, that if the English 
 would not extend their new settlement beyond the river Allatahama, 
 and keep to the northern side, the King of Spain would be contented 
 that his dominion should extend no further than the southern side of 
 that river. 
 
 The answer I returned was to this effect : that his letter gave me 
 and the Trustees great satisfaction ; that I was only afraid that if 
 the lands bordering on the south side of tlie Allatahama be left in the 
 power of the Spaniards to occupy, they, by building a fort on the 
 banks, may command the entrance or navigation of that river ; there- 
 fore, it was my opinion the most that can be conceded to the Spaniards 
 is that the lands to the .southward should be left entirely desert and 
 uninhabited by Spaniards or English. That I speak as a Georgian, 
 but whether the Ministry will assert the right of His Majesty further 
 southwards, or the Parliament acquiesce in yielding up any part of 
 our pos.sessions (though no part of Georgia), was what it is impossible 
 for me to know, and very unbecomhig me to speak to. That in the 
 meantime I could not helj) ob.serving that our jaetition, and the honest 
 resolute and faithful decla^tion of the Trustees to the Ministry on 
 this occasion, with the great minority, has produced this declaration 
 from Giraldini ; for T believed my Lord Bathurst and Mr. Blackwood 
 told me true, that Giraldini did say to them, his master would sacrifice 
 the Indies before he would suffer us to keep Georgia. At the bottom 
 of my letter I told him I wTote this only to himself, my reason for which 
 
56 , DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 15-17 
 postscript was that I would not have him show my letter to the 
 Ministry, who might think from thence that I spoke the sense of the 
 Trustees, which I would not take u])on me. 
 
 After this, talking with Mr. Laroche about this letter and telling him 
 we did wisely in adding the word possessions to the Commons' address, 
 he told me it was his own thought, and that he with IVIr. Henry Archer 
 moved it to Sir Robert Walpole and insisted on it. I rephed, Mr. 
 Thomas Towers told me it was himself with Mr. Archer, which Mr. 
 Laroche denied, and seemed uneasy that another took the merit of it. 
 
 Alderman Heathcote, Mr. White, Mr. Moor and Mr. Hucks did not 
 come near us, of whom we may say as St. John did of the apostate 
 Christians in his time, they ivere with us hut they were not of ns. Their 
 heart seemed alienated from us, and the latter told a friend of mine 
 in confidence, that if we may have a peace with Spain by giving up 
 Georgia, it were a good thing. Yet this gentleman told me a month or 
 two ago, that if there was a design to give up Georgia, he would divide 
 the House against it, though there were but three men to join him ; 
 so variable are men in their thoughts and purposes. 
 
 Friday 16. — I remarked this day in the King's answer to the 
 Commons' Address that he only promises to do his best to preserve 
 our just rights, but does not add the word possessions thereto, which 
 were in the Address. \Mien I mentioned this to the gentlemen of 
 Georgia, some of them said Sir Robert had not acted fairly by us. 
 
 I went to the House of Commons to hear the debate on the Wool 
 Bill, and there apprized Mr. Tracy, the two Mr. Towers and the two 
 Mr. Archers, that if the Government should think fit to give up to 
 the Spaniards in the ensuing treaty, that part of South Carohna 
 which lies southward of Georgia, that care should be taken that the 
 Spaniards build no fort on the south side of the river Allatahama, 
 and that Jekyl's Island remains to England, although it should be 
 southward of Georgia, for otherwise we might possibly lose the harbour 
 of Jekyl, which is of so great importance to us, it not being certain by 
 our maps that Jekyl's Island and the harbour be within the bounds 
 of Georgia, though undoubtedly within the bounds of Carolina. 
 
 The House going into a grand committee to consider of a bill for 
 reUeving the woollen trade, Mr. Horace Walpole moved that the duty 
 on Irish yarn might be taken off in order to induce the people of Ireland 
 to bring it to England ratlier tlian run it to France. 
 
 ]yii-. V}^ler, Lord Baltimore, Lord Tirconnel, and Mr. Hungerford 
 and Captain Eyles opposed it. But Mr. Bance, Gyles Earl, Mr. 
 Drummond supported it. 
 
 Mr. Edward Thompson, Commissioner of the Land Revenue in 
 Ireland, moved to open the ports of Galway, Limerick and Ireland(s/V). 
 Sir Abraham Elton opposed it. 
 
 Mr. Vere moved for an extension of the Registry Act of wool in 
 England to .some more miles distant from the coast, and that the same 
 should also comprehend Ireland, which nobody oppo.sed. 
 
 He also moved that no w(k»1 manufactured into cloth, stuffs, etc., 
 in Ireland, .should be suffered to be exported out of that khigdom, 
 imder greater penalties than by the Acts in being ; which Sir John 
 Baniard oi)|>osed, saying he was in his conscience ])ersuaded that the 
 prohibition of manufactured wool in Ireland from being exported was 
 the root of all the evil and decay of the English woollen manufacture. 
 
FIRST EARL OF RGMONT. 37 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 Mr. Walpole also moved that the adinittanee of Irish worsted and 
 yarn should not take place till midsiuniner 1740, in order that the 
 }*arliaineut of Ireland nufrht on their part provide eft'ectual means to 
 prevent the running their wool and yarn to France, and their manu- 
 factured stuffs to Lisbon, which was agreed to. 
 
 Mr. Vere moved several other things, for parts of the bill, which 
 were all agreed to. 
 
 I observed Mr. Pelham and the Sussex gentlemen say nothing in 
 the debate, who formerly were very warm against a bill of this nature, 
 from whence I conclude they depend on the House of Lords to throw 
 it out when it comes to them. 
 
 I dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 17.— This mornhig I perused the letters which arrived 
 yesterday from Savannah, and are as follows : — 
 
 1. Letter from Mr. William Norris, at Savannah, dated 19 
 October, 1738, giving account that he landed there the 15th of 
 that month, but was shocked at the reception General Oglethorp 
 gave him, who in the general distress the Colony was under, 
 refused to give him any relief. 
 
 2. Another letter dated 12 December, containing a hst of 
 children baptized, and persons dead or married in Savannah, 
 from 22 October to 8 December. The baptized were 8, the 
 deceased were 7, and the married 1. 
 
 In this letter he complains heavily of the enthusiasm of Mr. 
 Whitfeild and Habersham the schoolmaster. That in the coinmon 
 form of prayer, etc., appointed for the day, the exhortation, 
 absolution, psalms and first lesson were totally omitted, and the 
 collects and prayers for the Royal family, etc., abridged and 
 contracted ; that few or no petitions were contained or offered 
 up in them. That the hours of pubhc worship were so unreason- 
 able and disagreeable to most constitutions as prevented the 
 frequency of some, and drew many into a gradual neglect and 
 indisposition, and at length to an utter dislike of them. That a 
 separate nightly assembly was formed at the minister's house, 
 which made up a communion of saints, and were distinguished 
 by the name of the faithful, but were indeed such members as 
 neither contributed to the credit of reUgion nor society. These 
 observed particular forms of worship and duties, such as public 
 confession, penance, absolution, etc., and many believed that 
 an avenue was herein opening to Popery. That the inhabitants 
 of Highgate and Harastead had been upwards of two years 
 without receiving communion, being excluded by the late Mr. 
 Wesley. He concluded with desiring some catechisms and 
 religious books, and with a complaint that Habersham employs 
 all his authority and credit to prejudice his ministry and private 
 character. 
 
 3. A letter from Mr. Stephens, our Secretary, to Mr. Verelts, 
 dated 2 January, 1738-9, containing matters of no great impor- 
 tance. 
 
 4. Mr. Stephens' journal from 21 November to 2 January 
 following, the remarkable of which are : 
 
 That Mr. Jones, employed by Mr. Oglethorp to adjust the late 
 bailiff Causton's accounts, is too hot and passionate. 
 
^38 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 17 
 
 That Mr. Christie, the Recorder, had made over the two ser- 
 vants the Trustees had allowed him, to Patrick Graham, a surijeon 
 at Savannah and planter, for a sum of ready money, which was 
 an artful contrivance of making a penny, as he had many others, 
 but how well it would be approved of he doubted. 
 
 That Mr. Bradley, overseer of the Trust servants, was returned 
 from Carolina, where he had to his satisfaction obtained a family 
 grant of lands, which, being numerous in children and servants, 
 came at 50 acres per head to 1,300 acres, and that the same lay 
 in the township of Purysburg. 
 
 That Mr. Amory, of our Colony, had also obtained a grant of 
 500 acres in Carolina. 
 
 That Bradley declared he was ready t^) make up accounts 
 with Mr. Jones, but that Jones deferred it, which Jones declared 
 was false. 
 
 That his (Mr. Stephens') servants were four of them sick, and the 
 rest incorrigibly idle. 
 
 That Mr. Norris performed his duty of pastor excellently well. 
 
 That it is difficult to recover our runaway servants to Carolina, 
 they meeting an asylum there. 
 
 That a report obtaiiied at Savaimah that an universal defection 
 had of a sudden appeared in the inhabitants of Darien, and they 
 had sent a deputation to Mr. Oglethorp at St. Simon's and required 
 a certain assurance that they should have immediate remedy 
 for their complauits, or else they were determined to break up 
 and go elsewhere. That the chief of their complaints was the 
 tenure they held their land by, and the poverty of their land, 
 the want of a store, having no markets to go to, nor credit to 
 support themselves. That to prevent this evil they propo.sed a 
 pubhc store should be set up, to be supplied with what they 
 wanted, for which they should be allowed to make payment in 
 lumber sawn, or in .shingles, pipe staves, and the Uke, which Mr, 
 Stephens remarks, if allowed, would j)ut an end to all ])lanting 
 at once. 
 
 That the inliabitants of the northern di.strict had likewise 
 framed a representation signed by 110 hands, among whom was 
 John Brownfeild. our Register, Dr. Tailfer and Robert Williams, 
 which the latter designed to bring with him to England and lay 
 before the Trustees, wherein they take upon them to demonstrate 
 that no person can carry on any improvement of land on the foot 
 they now are without certain loss, and that they must be aHowed 
 negroes. That at the same time the Carolinians give such en 
 couragement to all who' are unea.sy in Georgia, that it is to be 
 feared that many who are uneasy will be tempted to .settle there. 
 
 That the French rejxirted the neighbouring IiMlians intended to 
 cut off all th(> white j»coj)lc wlio lived among them, which was in 
 order to debar our Indian traders from going among them, but 
 that tlie Dog King, w^ho is on their frontier, a.ssurcd Mr. Willy 
 who is stationed at a snuill fort in the Creek nation to ob.serve the 
 Indians, that they would never side with the French but die with 
 the English. 
 
 That .several ships with provisions had come to Savannah, 
 but fuiding no vent sailed away. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 39 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 That John Biowiifeild and Habersham the schoohnaster were 
 grown very great with Mr. Causton since his disgrace, who were 
 formerly his enemies. 
 
 That at 11 December the stores were near exhausted by Mr. 
 Ogiethor])*s order at his knding, that the creditors of the Trustees 
 might have it in their option to take provision instead of money. 
 
 That Captain Davis (of suspected character) was with his ship 
 arrived from Augustine, where he went to reclaim 19 negroes who 
 had run awa\' from him and refuged themselves there, but that 
 the Spaniards had declared them free and laughed at him ; and 
 the Governor told him it was the King of Spain's orders. 
 
 Mr. Stephens well remarks on this, that if the negroes can thus 
 escape from Carolina and are made free, what could be expected 
 but they would march off easily from Georgia if negroes were 
 allowed there ? 
 
 That a court-martial was to be held at Frederica to determine 
 some differences arisen among the officers. 
 
 That Mr. Jones declared Mr. Causton's accounts were so intricate 
 that he believes he shall not be able to adjust them. 
 
 That what with the disorder of the civil economy, and the 
 disputes of the military, Mr. Oglethorp was much embarrassed. 
 
 That Duche, the potter, boggled at making the chmaware I 
 had wrote for, and given him (Stephens) a paper setting forth the 
 things he wanted for such a work, and another advancement of 
 money at the bottom of it. That he refused to send to the 
 Trustees any of his clay, alleging it was a pecuhar nostrum of his 
 own, which he would rather hope for a patent to appropriate to 
 himself than di\iilge. 
 
 That Georgia was in contempt with her neighbours, and all 
 correspondence very little regarded by too many of them. 
 
 That a scandalous woman had spread a report that Mr. Xorris 
 had been famihar with a maid servant whom he had borrowed 
 to clean his house, but upon plain conviction the magistrates 
 had ordered her to be whipped, as she had often been before. 
 
 5. A letter from Mr. Stephens to the Trust, dated 2 January, 
 1738-9. In it he acquaints us that he has to lay before us a scene 
 full of confusion and disorder for which he refers to his journal. 
 That he hoped everybody would have patiently waited the produce 
 of the next year's crop, but the fatal tidings of the bad state of 
 affairs throughout by reason of such great debts incurred and the 
 deficiency of funds to discharge them, the stopping of all credit, 
 and the applying great part of what was in the stores to the 
 payment of part of some of the creditors had made a visible change 
 in people's looks and temper, and very few had refrained from 
 signing the memorial mentioned m his journal. That Captain 
 Patrick Mackay, though he signed it not, was a principal incen- 
 diary, and Robert \Villiams, with his brother-in-law Patrick 
 Tailfer, were the chief fabricators of it. That the model on which 
 the Colony is founded, is treated with derision. That Tailfer had 
 never yet cultivated*land, but got more money than anyone by 
 his practice and letting out the servants he brought with him to 
 hire, but that WilUams had cultivated more than anyone, and 
 met with less return, which might chagrin him, but he had private 
 
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 Mar. 17-20 
 views ia iusistiug on the use of negroes, and on a change of the 
 tenure of his land, because if he could alienate it, he might borrow 
 money on it to buy negroes. That there are also discontents 
 in the south. That Mr. Causton's and Mr. Bradley's accounts 
 are so obscure there is no coming to the bottom of them. That 
 there is not more than 12 barrels of meat in the stores throuirh 
 the great drafts made to satisfy creditors. He concludes that he 
 is far from despairing that by the prudence of the Trustees these 
 clouds will be dispersed. 
 
 6. A letter from Mr. Stephens, dated 3 January, to Mr. \'erelts. 
 In this he lays oj^en his own distress, .servants sick and others idle. 
 The disappointment of his crop, three parts in four in the countrv 
 having failed, though nnich care taken and his land good. 2()/. due 
 to physicians and no nioney to pay it. The estimate of expenses 
 for the current year first abridged and afterwards not complied 
 with by the Trustees for want of ability blasted all their hopes of 
 subsisting. That he might as well hope to assuage the raging 
 of the sea as the madness of the people. He hints at being slighted 
 on that side, but depends on the Trustees for remedying his 
 uneasinesses and wants. 
 
 7. Andrew Duche"s the potter's proposal, setthig forth that 
 he has found out the true manner of making porcelain or china 
 ware, but needs money (over and above the encouragement already 
 given him) to build conveniences and lay in a stock to enable him 
 to make large quantities of it for exportation, which would greatly 
 turn to the credit and advantage of the Colony and employ at 
 least 100 poor peoj)Ie in the town, and many more, if we should 
 procure him a patent for the sole making it in this Colony, and 
 exclusive of all other in any part of His Majesty's dominions 
 that are or may be annexed to the Crown of Great 13ritain for the 
 space of 15 years, which he hopes will not be refused, as he is 
 the first man in Europe, Africa or America that ever found the 
 true matter and manner of making porcelain or china ware. He 
 also desires two ingenious pot painters at certain reasonable 
 wages, to be engaged for four years, and he would oblige himself 
 to pay them their wages quarterly. But as to sending over any 
 more days to the Trustees he desires to be excu.sed. He further 
 desires that the Trustees would send him a ton weight of pig lead, 
 and two hundretl weight of blue smalt such as the potters use, 
 with three hundred weight of block tin, and an iron mortar and 
 pestle to weigh about two hundred jxjunds together. 
 
 In answer to my commission to send me over the china cups 
 1 wrote for, he says they would have been ready to send by this 
 opportunity if he had been able to build him a kiln for that 
 purpose, but till then they cannot be made. .Vnd as to the garden 
 pots, he chooses not to make them, if expected of the .same matter 
 with the cups. 
 
 These accounts are very melancholy and discouraging, but if 
 
 we obtain the money we ask for from I'arliament, we shall restore 
 
 all to a good condition. 
 
 Sunday 18. — Prayers and sermon at home. Mr. Scots dined with 
 
 me. Went in the evening to the Bislu)p of Oxford's catechising 
 
 and then to the cofTee house. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 41 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 Monday 19. — Nothing remarkable. 
 
 Tuesday 20. — A cold kept me at home all day. Lord Bathurst 
 came to see me, and told me that not twenty of the minority will .stay 
 in town to attend the Parliament. I replied that the resolution is 
 ill-judged, that the ministry (though they carried the address) did it 
 by so few, as shows if the minority stuck close they would be the 
 majority next session, since it is impossible to conceive the Spaniards 
 will conclude a treaty with us on the terms of the address, and there- 
 fore Sir Robert Walpole will be obliged to yield some things to them, 
 contrary to the Parliament's expectation, which will be his ruin. 
 That the mhiority do in this like a greyhound that has coursed a 
 hare till he is ready to chop her up, stops short, and lets her go off. 
 
 I heard this day that the call of the House which was ordered for 
 yesterday was by Sir Robert's art put off without naming a day, by 
 which it fell of course, and the minority were defeated in their scheme 
 of bursting all together out of the House after the call was over. 
 
 I heard also that the ship lately taken by the Spaniards in the 
 Mediterranean because she had Turks on board, has been released, 
 and the Turkish passengers likewise. 
 
 This day came news of the death of MaTmaduke Coghill, Esq., the 
 worthiest, honestest, and wisest gentleman in pubhc business in all 
 Ireland. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer, judge of the Prero- 
 gative Court, and Privy Councillor. He was my friend and the only 
 useful correspondent I had in Dublin. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — This day I went to the Georgia Board, and the 
 following Common Comicil appeared, though the summons was only 
 for a Trustee Board : Mr. Henry Archer in the Trustee chair, 
 Mr. Vernon, Sir Wilham Heathcote, Mr. Laroche, Mr. Thomas Towers, 
 Mr. Christopher Towers, Mr. Digby, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Tracy, Lord 
 Sidney Beauclerc, Egmont, Lord Tirconnel. 
 
 Our principal business was to swear my Lord Sidney Beauclerc 
 into the Common Council, after which the gentlemen repaired to the 
 House of Commons to attend the Georgia petition in case the sum 
 should be this day moved for, it being a supply day, but the supply 
 was put off to Friday next, when Sir Robert promised Mr. Towers 
 and others that our affair should come on at one o'clock and that he 
 will then be down in the House to countenance it. 
 
 Some letters lately come from Georgia by way of Ireland. They 
 were referred to a committee of correspondence, and Mr. Vernon, 
 Lapotre and I remained at the office till dinner time to read them ; 
 but we could only consider a memorial froni Mary Lacy setting forth 
 her case and extenuating it. She was accused in July last of con- 
 federating with Hetherington and others of Thunderbolt, in killing 
 hogs and cattle belongmg to Parker the bailiff and the Trust, and 
 ordering her servant to assist therem, and salting the hogs and putting 
 them in her warehouse. The rest of the confederates were tried and 
 brought hi guilty, but she was bailed, and judgment was respited 
 upon them until the pleasure of the Trustees should be known what 
 sentence to pass, or how the magistrates should proceed. 
 
 We resolved that a letter should be wrote to Mr. Stephens that if 
 the offenders who were brought in guilty had not escaped, they should 
 pay treble damages. We thought this better than that the magistrates 
 should proceed capitally against them, and we chose to write our 
 
42 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 121-21 
 opinions in this manner to our Secretary rather than the magistrates, 
 lest it might be thdught we directed them in their judgment and 
 sentence, which we would carefully avoid. 
 
 We dined at the British Coftee House in great number, viz. : Mr. 
 Vernon, Mr. Thomas Towers, Egmont, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Henry Archer. 
 Mr. Thomas Archer, Mr. Tracy, Lord Sidney Beauderc, Mr. Digby, 
 Lord Tircounel, and were joined by Mr. Sloper and Sir Henry Gougli. 
 
 1 took that opportunity to propo.se that in consideration of the great 
 necessity the people in Georgia are under for subsistence, forty 
 barrels of household flour should be sent by a shij) that is to sail for 
 South Carolina the end of this month, which forty barrels consisting 
 of five bushels each made two hundred bushels, and would cost 
 under 60/., and the freight thereof not more than twenty shiUings per 
 ton. The gentlemen agreed thereto unanimously. 
 
 As 1 left the Coffee House I met Captain Dempsey, who was so 
 u-seful in 1735 in making the treaty between Mr. Oglethorp and the 
 Spanish Governor of Augustine. I told him Sir Robert Walpole had 
 latelv said in the House of Commons that there had not been a shovel 
 of earth raised towards building forts for the defence of Georgia. 
 The Captain swore, G- damn him, what did he mean to say so^ 
 the fort Frederica on St. Simon's Island is .so strong that it cannot be 
 taken without cannon, having bastions, covert way, palisado, and 
 ditch, and when he was there twenty cannon mounted. That he also 
 assisted in building fort St. Andrews, a strong place, but left it before 
 it was finished. 
 
 Thursday 22. — I visited Lady Salisbury at Kensington, dined and 
 spent the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 23. — This day Mr. Samuel Sandys' bill for enabling a parish 
 in Woster City to raise money on themselves for defraying debts 
 incurred by rebuilding their church, had a third leading, which 
 occasioned the warmest and most sur])rising debate that I ever knew. 
 It had passed all the forms of the- House without the least o])position, 
 when now Mr. Henrv Fo.\ rose uf) and declared he would have said 
 nothing against the bill had not the minority, as it were in a body, 
 withdrawn their attendance from the House, because they could 
 not carry their point in opposing the address to His Majesty on occasion 
 of the Convention, which was such a proceeding as destroyed all 
 government, and a breach of their trust. That Mr. Sandys, having 
 divided with the minority, he was for showing the City of Woster 
 what sort of member they had elected, and that as he could scarce 
 look on him as any longer their re|)re.sentative. the bill did not n<»w 
 lie before them, as not being conducted by a member of Tarliament. 
 
 He was seconded by Mr. IIanl)ury Williams. 
 
 Mr. Sandys replied with great warmth tliat the members who had 
 withdrawn themselves, did it because they found they could d(» no 
 g(»od, and wen^ well able to justify themselves. That he despi.sed 
 what those gentlemen had spoken, if meant personally at him.si'lf, 
 but he believed it was not. That this was a bill of a public nature, 
 and if the City of Woster or any body of people were to suflter because 
 men liked not the faces of persons who served them there was indeed 
 an end to all government. That the gentleman had not spoke against 
 the merits of the bill, and notwithstanding what they had said, he 
 would try the fate of it, not doubting but the House would pass it. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EUMONT. i'.i 
 
 1738-9. 
 
 Mr. Joseph Dauvers said lie was for the bill, and this was not a proper 
 way to express the just resentment tlie House ought to show against 
 the minority absenting themselves. The true {)arlianientary way 
 was to send for them up, and if they returned not, to e.\])el them and 
 issue new writs ; nay, that they might go furtlier and vote the\' 
 should never serve again in Parhament while they lived. He nmch 
 connnended Mr. Sands for his ability and constant attendance for 
 many years. Dr. George Lee said that if justice is to be denied the 
 people on such pretences as these, by the majority, then indeed they 
 would be properly a faction, and if a disUke to persons is a reason for 
 not passing bills, the consequence will be only cutting of throats. 
 
 Mr. Henry Pelliam spoke very hot, and said he had no objection to 
 the bill, for he knew not the contents, but he would oppo.se it becau.se 
 a person was concerned in it who had divided with the minority, 
 and had encouraged the desertion of those members, although for a 
 particular affair he was concerned in, he as yet attended the House. 
 That in Mt. Sandys' private capacity he had a great respect for him, 
 and acknowledged his merit, and while he continued to behave well, 
 should esteem him, but when he did othersvise he would withdraw his 
 esteem and even friendship, from him and all others who should strike 
 at the foundations of government and the legislature, and endeavour 
 to throw the Kingdom into confusion, as the minority have done by 
 their withdrawing. 
 
 The Speaker interrupted another gentleman who was going to 
 speak, and said very warmly that there never was such a behaviour 
 as this of the minority's withdrawing since the Grand Rebellion ; 
 that he wanted an opportunity to declare his sense and detestation 
 of it. That the House had means to bring those gentlemen back to 
 their duty, but this was not parliamentary to reject a public bill 
 because of animosity against persons. That their ancestors would 
 on such an occasion have acted in another kind of and more vigorous 
 manner. That this secession destroyed the rule of Parliament on which 
 all government depended, which is that the minority should yield to 
 the majority. He hoped the House would not ])roceed in this manner, 
 but cahn themselves. Sir William Yoimg spoke against the bill for 
 the same reason as those who first opposed it, but Sir Jo. Barnard in 
 a very moderate speech endeavoured to pacif}^ gentlemen. He was 
 for the bill, and for the House takhig a more proper method, if they 
 chose to do it. for bringing back the members. 
 
 Mr. Philip Gybbon spoke to the same effect. At length the Speaker 
 put the question for passing the bill, and Mr. P^ox divided the House, 
 the ayes who went out were 88, and the noes who stayed in 77. 
 
 This morning the House went into a committee of su])ply, and the 
 conmiittee voted 20,000/. for the defence and cultivation of the .same. 
 My Lord Sidney Beauclerc moved the sum, and nobod}- spoke for oi' 
 against it, but there were half a dozen noes. [Georgia affairs — Mary in. \ 
 
 Sir Charles Wager showed Mr. Thomas Archer a letter thar Mr. 
 Oglethorp had again been shot at, and was so oilious to the soldiers 
 that he was forced to confine himself within doors, but he said it came 
 from a rascally deserter of the Colony. This is, I presume, another 
 lie invented by our good friends of South Carolina. 
 
 Saturday 24. — Mr. Vernon, Mr. Lajjotre, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, 
 Egmont met as a committee of correspondents to prepare instructions 
 
44 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 24-27 
 to be laid before the Common Council Board next Wednesday, but we 
 liad not time to go through all the letters and journal that came by 
 the last ship. 
 
 We read two letters dated in November last from Mr. Cro.ss, Consul 
 at Teneriffe, and ordered an answer that occasion does not serve us 
 now to order anv wines of Georgia. 
 
 Also two letters from the Rev. Mr. Xorris. dated 19 October and 12 
 December, which we ordered Mr. Martin to acknowledge and to 
 acquaint him with our approbation of his zeal, and his removal to 
 Frederica. 
 
 The proposal of Andrew Duchee. potter, now in Savannah, was 
 referred to future consideration, until Captain Thompson's arrival, 
 who will acquaint us with the state of his manufacture. 
 
 We resolved that 80 barrels of flour should be bought as soon as 
 possible to be sent to the stores now in Mr. Jones's keeping ; the same 
 to be distributed by Mr. Stephens and the two first baihflfs to the 
 necessitous, and their certificate to be a discharge to Jones. 
 
 That after the Trust servants are supplied, the widows and orphans 
 should be next taken care of, and then if anything reniained, it should 
 go to feed the most necessitous. 
 
 That Mr. Stephens and the two first magistrates in Savannah and in 
 Frederica shall appoint a f)roper overseer of the Trust servants in 
 each division of the province, the northern and southern. 
 
 That these two overseers shall make up monthly accounts of the 
 people's labour, and of their number, agreeable to the instructions 
 already given of the works appointed to be carried on. 
 
 That Mr. Stevens have 20Z. for to defray the charge of his son's and 
 family's .sickness, and 3(»Z. in consideration of his servants' failure of 
 work, becau.se of sickness, idleness, etc. 
 
 That Mr. Norris's salary be paid him quarterly, and the former 
 order relating to the building his hou.se. culture of his five acres, etc., 
 be observed. And that a considerable number of Lewis's catechisms 
 be .sent him as he desired. That a letter be wrote to him to this effect. 
 
 That a thousand weight of cheese be sent for the stores, and twenty 
 hundred weight of beef, as .soon as po.ssible. 
 
 That these provisions be none of them paid away in discharge of 
 debts on the stores. 
 
 Lastly, that Mr. Parker, head bailiff, ^Ir. Stephens and Mr. Jones 
 take and state the public debts of the Colony. 
 
 This was all we could do this day ; but on Monday next the com- 
 mittee will meet again. 
 
 This week I accepted, with Mr. Verney, Master of the Rolls, to be 
 Trustee to Dr. Courayer for lo.")/. j)('r annum annuity purchased of 
 Ant. Duncomb, Esq., Member of l*arliament, and secured on land. 
 George Lewis aiul John Gilbert, my servants, were witnes.ses to the 
 deed. 
 
 Sunday, 25. Went to cha])el in the morning, and to the Bishop of 
 Oxford's lecture in the afternoon. 
 
 My Lord Gage told my son this day that talking with Giraldini 
 concerning Georgia, and telling him that he was observed t<> talk 
 differently of if, soinetini<'s liis master would have it. and other times 
 that tiie Knglish should keep it, (Jiraldiiii re[)lie(l, the town did him 
 wrong, but this was what he said and would still say, that Carolina 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 45 
 
 1739. 
 
 sliall remain to England, but Florida to. his master. " What (replied 
 Lord Gage) our settlements there ? " " Yes, your settlements there," 
 said Giraldini, " and pray let all know it, if you please." 
 
 Monday 26. — Committee : Egmont, Lapotre, Lord Sidney, Smith. 
 
 I wont this morning to the Georgia Board to a committee of corres- 
 pondence, and we made some observations on a letter of Mr. Oglethorp 
 which we resolved to report to the Common Council. The letter was 
 dated 7 Octobei- last from Frederica. With it came two petitions, 
 one from the old freeholders of that town desiring further sup])ort of 
 provision in bread kind, meat and seed, to be repaid by them. The 
 other from five new settlers there, desiring support, to be repaid when 
 they were able. 
 
 "We resolved to report that the old settlers might be allowed in their 
 necessity two pounds of beef per week to each of them. They are in 
 number 53, but how numerous their families are we know not. 
 
 Mr. Oglethorp desired a speedy supply of fifty or sixty ton of strong 
 beer, which he said was as good as to send over Sola bills. We 
 resolved that Mr. Robert Hucks, brewer in Southwark, should be spoke 
 to to send the same to him on his accomit, we beheving this beer was 
 for the regiment, with which we have nothing to do ; but if he will not, 
 then that the Trustees might do it, and charge Mr. Oglethorp to accoimt 
 for the value to the Trustees. 
 
 He added that it will be necessary to support the Colony, even the 
 most industrious, for 8 months from October last till midsummer, 
 1739 ; towards which he had only 500 Sola bills he carried over, not 
 yet touched by him, and a very small remainder of stores after the 
 creditors of the stores were paid their own out of them. 
 
 In another letter, dated 19 October, from Savannah, he tells us that 
 those we lent servants to .cannot maintain them, but must depend on 
 the stores. 
 
 Then he had paid the scout-boats out of his own money. That the 
 effects in the stores will not answer half the creditors' demands, nor 
 support the people half the time till they hear what the Parliament 
 will give. That the storekeepers know not what is due from the 
 stores, or to creditors. That most of the people said to be debtors to 
 the stores are creditors upon the stores. 
 
 That there are great numbers of people to be assisted, orphans, 
 widows, and sick. 
 
 That as he will not incur any debts, he cannot begin to build 
 churches till we send Sola bills. 
 
 This day Mr. Laroche told me that he had it from Mr. Seddon, who 
 does business for the German Minister, that Giraldini told him his 
 master will bear a twenty years' war before he will suffer us to keep 
 Georgia. Thus does this man talk backward and forward. 
 
 This day the report of the Committee of Supply to give us 20,000Z. 
 was agreed to. 
 
 Tuesday 27. — This being the anniversary day of the Society for 
 Promoting Christian Knowledge, I dined with them, as for many years 
 I have done. We were about 22, and Mr. Vernon in the chair. We 
 gathered among us 111. I2s. Sd., to relieve prisoners out of debt, 
 which is threepence more than last year. The accounts from Madras, 
 Tranquebar, etc., were very acceptable, and there is a new door opening 
 to convert the Mahometans of Tartarv. 
 
40 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 27-30 
 
 I visited Sir Thomas Hanmer, Lord Grantliani and Sir Charles 
 Mooro. Sir Charles has lately lost his mother, who was an Aleock, 
 of the County of Ti|)])erarv in Ireland, and a considerable fortune. 
 
 Mr. Hutchinson told me that he liad lately talked with Monsieur 
 Giraldini about the .search of our .ships in America, who said he did not 
 know but his master would forgo the search on the high seas, but he 
 never would give uj) the search of them within a certain distance 
 from the coast. At night I went to the play called "The Country 
 Lasses." 
 
 Wednesday 28. — This day a committee of correspondence met to 
 ]irepare a report upon the subject matter of letters received from 
 Mr. Oglethorp dated 19 October and 22 November. 
 
 Before we had finished our report a great many gentlemen came in .so 
 that we were as follows : Mr. Vernon, Lord Tirconnel, Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc, Mr. Sloper, Henry Archer, Dr. Hales, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. 
 Smith, Egmont, Thomas Towers ; Mr. Anderson. 
 
 Among other things we were of opinion that two scout boats men- 
 tioned by Mr. Oglethorp as necessary to be kept up ought not to be a 
 charge upon the Trust, being, as we conceive, entertained for the 
 military service alone. 
 
 Seeing we were a Board of Common Council, Mr. Vernon took the 
 chair, and it was resolved that 80 sacks of flour, 30 firkins of butter, 
 and 2,000 weight of cheese, aimounting in price to 250/., freight and 
 insurance included, .should be immediately purchased, and sent by 
 the ship that goes in a few days to Georgia, with orders to be dis- 
 tributed : — 
 
 L To the Trust servants. 
 
 2. To the widows and orphans. 
 
 3. To j)lanters sick, or under unavoidable calamity. 
 We accordingly signed a draft on the bank for this j)ur|)Ose. 
 
 We also ordered 50/. as a consideration to Mr. Stephens, our 
 secretary's loss by the sickness and idleness of his servants. 
 
 We also ordered that Mr. Norris, the minister's salary should be paid 
 him quarterly. 
 
 Mr. \'ernon then went to wait on the Arclibishop of Canterbury 
 to desire he would ])rocure us from the Licorporate Society for Pro- 
 ])agating the Christian Faith, 50/. for Mr. Norris, our missioner at 
 Frederica. and to let his Grace kniow that the Society should have 
 accounts from the Trust of his behaviour and the .success of his mission. 
 He returned soon after and acquainted us that the Archbishoj) had in 
 his conversation given him encouragement to hope for success, 
 though the Society were indebted to Col. Cotherington's legacy HOO/. 
 for carrying on their affairs. 
 
 In his ab.sence I took the chair, and a committee was appointed for 
 to prepare directions to take account of the stores ; to appoint com- 
 missioners to state and examine on oath the debts upon the Trust; 
 to consider of the resumption of lands <leserted by the owners, and 
 forfeited by the tenure of their grants, and to prej)are an estimate 
 at the most frugal rate for the year's expen.ses from midsummer 1739 
 to midsummer 1710. 
 
 This committee agreed to meet after dinner, and accordingly Mr. 
 Towers, .Mr. Vernon. Dr. Hales. Mr. Slojicr and I dined together, and 
 finished the instructions relating to the debts and stores, as al.so relating 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 47 
 
 1739. 
 
 to the vacant Tnist lots ; but we had not time to make an estimate 
 of the year's expenses ending 1710. 
 
 It was much concern to us to find in the gross by Mr. Ogh^tli(»r])'s 
 letters, that the dcl)ts contracted in Georgia, together witJi the 
 necessary expenses of the Colony to midsummer 1739, will amount 
 to near 12,000/. 
 
 Thursday 29.— I wrote Mr. Oglethorj) how matters stand with the 
 Trust on this side, which I communicated to Mr. Vernon, Sir William 
 Heathcote, Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Sloper, and some others of the 
 Board, who approved it. 
 
 Friday 30.— Mr. Verelts told me this day that Mr. Simonds, the 
 merchant, told him as a thing most certain, that the French now 
 interpose that Georgia continue not in the English hands. 
 
 He told me further, that Mr. Stone, Secretary to the Duke of New- 
 castle, assured him that the river St. Juan is the same which formerly 
 was granted by King Charles the Second by the name of St. Mathew ; 
 which name it formerly had. This makes strong for the English right 
 to Georgia, and the lands southward of it. 
 
 I visited my cousin Thomas Whorwood, and Mr. Bindon, and then 
 went to the House of Commons, where there were a greater number of 
 members than I expected to see, many of the minority returning to 
 oppose a motion for repeahng the Test Act. 
 
 Mr. Thomas White made the motion for the repeal, and Sir Joseph 
 Eyles of the City seconded him. He was supported by Walter Plum- 
 mer, George Speke, Nathaniel Brassey the banker, Samuel Holden, 
 citizen, a dissenter, John Bance, citizen and dissenter, Wilham Sloper, 
 Sir Thomas Aston, Phihp Guibbon, and Sir George Caswell ; and 
 William Corbet, Lord Cornbury, Henry Roll, Lord Tirconnel, Hon. 
 Mr. Powlet, Sir John Barnard, Sir Robert Walpole, and Jos. Danvers 
 op])osed the motion, which was at length rejected bv a majoritv of 
 188 against 89. 
 
 The arguments for the motion were that the Test Act was made 
 when the nation had a suspected poju.sh Prince, and a known popish 
 brother and successor. That it prevented the best affected subjects 
 from serving their King and country, that it is a brand on the dis- 
 senters, that they had a natural right to employments, that it is a 
 persecution, that there are still as many Jacobites as ever, and all 
 who are well affected to the Government ought to be united, that 
 the dissenters had always appeared on the side of libert}', and were 
 highly instrumental in the Revolution, that it is a profanation of the 
 Sacrament to make it a test for employments, etc. 
 
 The arguments against it were that in all states there must be an 
 established religion with preference to others, that the dissenters had 
 rather the Church of England were predominant than any of their own 
 particular sects, that they acknowledged it was not sinful to com- 
 municate with us, and none refused it when they might get an employ- 
 ment. That the choosing this opportunity to move a repeal, when so 
 manv members had on a late occasion (and whom they knew would 
 opj)ose it) abandoned the House, looked like taking an advantage, 
 and would be remembered to their disadvantage another time ; that 
 in former time the old Presbyterians made it a conscience to com- 
 municate with the Church established, that to let them into employ- 
 ments was giving them an opportunity to destroy the Church, for they 
 
48 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 30-Apl. 11 
 who care not to coinmunicate with her must endeavour if in ]K)wer to 
 destroy her. That there are false or ambitious men in all persuasions, 
 and this motion has been set on by them to mislead the rest of the 
 dissenters, who were quiet men and contented with the Toleration. 
 That it was well known the wisest of them were against this attempt, 
 and even some wlio this day spoke for it, who yet were obliged to act 
 this part to keep well with their friends. That had the motion been 
 for a comi)rehension. or only to repeal the Corporation Act, few would 
 oppose it, but the great security of the Church established is the test 
 which had stood inviolable for many years, and in all reigns since 
 the Restoration, and even at the Revolution the dissenters desired 
 not the repeal of it. 
 
 Saturday 31. — Visited Sir William Heathcote, Lord Sidney Beau- 
 clerc, and Doctor Moore ; nothing remarkable passed this day. 
 
 April 1, Sunday. — Not well, and stayed the whole day at home. 
 Mr. Bindon dined with me. 
 
 Monday, 2 April. — I went to the Georgia Office, where were present : 
 Mr. Vernon in the Trustee chair ; Egmont, Sir William Heathcote, 
 Mr. Smith, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, and Mr. Tracy. 
 
 Our business was to approve letters to be sent by Captain Shoobroke 
 who sails to-morrow, to Mr. Stephens, Mr. Oglethorp, Mr. Cross, 
 Consul at the Terceras, Mr. Boltzius, and Mr. Norris. And also to 
 sign a commission to Mr. Stephens, the head bailiff of Savannah, and 
 Mr. Jones to examine and state the demands on the stores, the certified 
 accounts sent over to us by Causton, and general debts of the 
 Colony. 
 
 We also resolved that Mr. Stephens and the first and second bailiff 
 of Savannah do find an overseer of the Trust servants at Savannah 
 in room of Bradley discharged, and a like overseer of Trust servants 
 to be found at Frederica, the same not to be landholders. The service 
 of these two overseers to be considered them, until our estimate for 
 this year commences to take place. 
 
 Mr. Stephens was ordtMcd to send us a list of the Trust servants, 
 and his opinion wJuit their Uving and clothing may stand them in, 
 the Trust paying them weekly in money, soon as the stores are shut. 
 
 We acfpiainted him with the bill concerning female inheritance in 
 Georgia, which is now preparing, and with our giving him 50/. in 
 consideration of the sickness and loss of his .servants" labour, and that 
 we would further consider him in the estimate we are making. 
 
 This day my son set out for Ireland by the way of Bristol. 
 
 Tuesday 3. — Visited br. Parker. The Bishop of O.xford, Lord 
 Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Vernon and Sir William Heathcote dined 
 with me. 
 
 Last week Lord Cardigan and Sir William Windham, desiring to 
 be admitted members of the Whisk ( 'lub held at White's chocolate house, 
 which consists of above a hundred noblemen and gentlemen of the 
 best figure, without distinction of jjarties, and elects new members 
 by way of ballot, they both were excluded, the one having one 
 black ball against him, and the other two. Wliereu])on it is said the 
 club has sej)arated, the Tories resolving not to meet more with the 
 Whigs. The rule is that if one black ball apjiears tlie candidate is 
 excluded. 
 
 Wednesday 4. — I went to a vestry at St. James's, where in one of 
 
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 1739. 
 
 the fullest meetings that I can remember, a vote passed that the old 
 rule should be observed of giving pews to candidates for them according 
 to priority of application, which highly disgusted Brotherton, the 
 churchwarden, who applied for a pew as due to him of right. But the 
 Board was not satisfied that churchwardens have a right, and therefore 
 refn.sed him. 
 
 In the evenhig I went to Hendel's new Oratorio, " The Israelites' 
 flight out of Egypt." 
 
 Thursday 5. — A lameness in my foot kept me at home all day. 
 
 Mr. Laroche, the two Mr. Archers, and Mr. Tracy dined with me. 
 
 Friday 6, Saturday 7, Sunday 8. 
 
 Monday 9, Tuesday 1,0. — Still confined to my chamber, and my 
 lameness is pronounced the gout. 
 
 The Bishop of Litchfield, Mr. Temple, Mr. Vernon and some 
 relations came to see me. 
 
 Wednesday 11. — Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Lord Tirconnel, Sir WilHam 
 Heathcote, Mr. Vernon, Mr. H. Archer, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. 
 Sloper, Mr. Smith, and Dr. Hales were present at the Board, but I 
 not being there they would do no business, but agreed to come to my 
 house on Friday evening, 7 a clock, and make a Board there. The 
 business for which they were summoned was to consider of an estimate 
 of the expenses of Georgia for the year beginning Midsummer 1739, 
 and I therefore sent them that I had made, with certain heads of 
 moment to be debated, in hopes they would have considered them, 
 but they put it off, desirous, I believe, of attending the Coal Bill in the 
 House of Commons. 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole being a widower has youth enough about him, 
 notwithstanding the age of 64, to take a new mistress, the sister o'f 
 Mr. Glenn, the new Governor of Carolina, which Mr. Glenn married a 
 natural daughter of my Lord Wilmington. 
 
 Thursday 12, Friday 13. — Still confined by the gout. This evening 
 the following gentlemen met at my house to consider the estimate for 
 the year's expenses of Georgia : Mr. Vernon, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Digby, 
 Mr. "Smith, Egmont, T. Towers, Hen. Archer, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Tracy. ' 
 
 We spent near three hours thereon, and resolved to meet on Monday 
 next at the office. 
 
 Saturday 14. — Lord Tirconnel, Lord Shaftsbury, Mr. Dickins, Bishop 
 Parker and Dr. Barecroft came to see me. 
 
 This week a high affront was put on the Duke of Cumberland by my 
 Lord Clinton. The Diike keeps Mrs. Wilson the player (formerly an 
 orange wench) and a very pretty woman she is. My Lord Clinton 
 desirous of her for himself, dressed himself in disguise, and went to 
 [her] lodging in Berry Street, where finding her at home he offered her 
 600/. a year to resign herself to him, anrl added that such a proposal 
 ought to be preferred to the 400/. allowance the Duke gave her, which 
 she could not depend on to be constantly paid, he having no money 
 from the King, his father, and being forced to borrow. 
 
 Mrs. Wilson rephed, he was a stranger to her, and by his dress did 
 not seem a man of such estate as to be able to make good so handsome 
 an overture, but however, she would consider of it, and if he would 
 come two days hence she would tell him her mind. 
 
 When he came the second time the servant told him that the Duke 
 was with her lady, and not stirring : but if he pleased to walk into the 
 
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 next room she would acquaint lier as soon as she niicrht that he was 
 there : accordingly he stayed, and when she came to him he renewed 
 his proposals and pressed them with repetitions that the Duke was 
 poor and unable to do anything for her. Then the Duke who had 
 been told all by this whore, and heard all that passed, opened the door. 
 On this Lord Clinton retired, but unfortunately for him the Duke 
 knew him in his disguise, which the whore did not, and as he was 
 retreating down stairs said to him, My Lord, this is no place to resent 
 this injury, but I will find a proper one to use you as you deserve. Among 
 your men of honour to take a man's whore from him is a much greater 
 injury than to take his wife, although the law helps in the latter case, 
 and overlooks the former, and there being no judge to determine the 
 injury, the party aggrieved is his own revenger. What revenge the 
 Duke will take we know not yet, but I believe he will be advised to 
 take no notice of it. Some do not beheve the story true, and I have it 
 not confirmed. 
 
 Monday 16. — I went for the first time (but lame) to the Georgia 
 office to consider further touchuig our estimate, wherein we made a 
 small progress. There met only Mr. Vernon, Thomas Towers, Lord 
 Sidney Beauclere, Henry Archer, Lapotre, Mr. Digby. Egmont. 
 
 Mr. Towers, Vernon, Lapotre, Digby and I dined at the Cyder House, 
 and Mr. Sloper joined us. In the evening came a packet of letters 
 from Mr. Stephens, with his journal from the 3rd January to the Cth 
 February last, together with a list of freeholders of Savaimah, of whose 
 lots in the town there are still 109 inhabited and 120 vacant ; the 
 owners of the latter being some dead, .some minors in England, some 
 married to wives or husbands who have lots in other parts of the town 
 and have quitted their OAvn for theirs, and many who have deserted 
 the Colony and returned to England or settled in South CaroUna. 
 Many of these were idle fellows, and others went away through want 
 of sustenance or want of employment. 
 
 Mr. Stephens' account is very bad of the ill situation the Colony is 
 in, there being nothing left in the stores, and Mr. Oglethorp seeming 
 to have no concern for this northern division of the Province, being 
 provoked by the obstinacy of the peo])le to have negro slaves, and 
 charge the constitution of their grants in favour of female issue. 
 
 He further writes that Jones, the new storekeeper, assured him he 
 should find out that Coston, late bailiff, has returned to us fraudulent 
 certified accounts. 
 
 Tuesday 17. — This morning Sir Robert A\'alp<)le was during his 
 levee taken with a shivering, and was blooded. At night it appeared 
 to be a fever, and he was blistered. 
 
 Pcssibly he might be affect-ed with the insolent memorial returned by 
 the Court of Spain to that sent lately from hence, and with the dis- 
 covery he has made that France has not only entered into an otlensive 
 and defensive aUiance with Spain, but engaged to a.ssist her to recover 
 Gibraltar. 
 
 Wednesday 18, Thursday 19. Friday 20.— Went only to the Coflfee 
 
 house. 
 
 Saturday 21. — Kept at home all day. Mr. Verelts called on me to 
 tell me that Mr. Oglethorj) had wrote him that he should receive a 
 long letter from him by the way of Carolina, which Mr. Verelts supposes 
 
FIRST KARL OF ROMONT. 51 
 
 1739. 
 
 will come by Captain Thompson, whom he expects within ten daysor 
 
 a fortnight. 
 
 That he (Mr. Verelts) had waited on the Duke of Newcastle, being 
 sent for by him, and was very civilly received by him ; that he told 
 him he had read over his book of collections of proofs of His Majesty's 
 just right to Georgia and the rest of what we claim to belong to Great 
 Britain, as also the Appendix, and would acquaint Sir Robert Walpole 
 that it was his labour. 
 
 Mr. Verelts added that he had been with Mr. Stone, the Duke's 
 secretary, who gave him a copy of the instructions that go to-morrow 
 to IMr. Keen at Madrid, relating to these possessions, wherein he is 
 ordered to insist that the river St. Juan be the bomidary between the 
 Spaniards and us, that all the land on the north side of that river to 
 St. Simon's Island and fort, or the continent in the same latitude of 
 30 degrees or thereabout, be left open unbuilt and uninhabited by 
 Spaniards or English ; if the Spaniards have a look-out guard on 
 the north of St. Juans river it shall be withdrawn. 
 
 Mr. Verelts told me likewise that Admiral Cavendish goes to the 
 West Indies with a squadron ; that he carried to him our map of 
 the coast of the Province of Georgia by Captain Yoakly, that he (Mr. 
 Verelts) told him if he wanted further information he might send to 
 Captain Gascoign, who had been there and was now in London ; to 
 which the Admiral replied, Captain Gascoign knew nothing ; he had 
 indeed received 500/. to gratify a friend under j)retence of surveying 
 the coast, but had not gone lower than the Savannah river. He then 
 asked what largeness ships of war might be of to enter Jekyl harbour. 
 Mr. Verelts repUed, 40 gun ships according to Captain Burrishes 
 account ; the Admiral replied, he would not depend on him. Then 
 Mr. Verelts said he expected Captain Thompson home in ten days 
 who had often been at Georgia, and he would be able to give him satis- 
 faction. The Admiral concluded, that since a ship of war was to 
 station at Georgia, it ought to be a 40 and not a 20 gun ship, and 
 things ought not to be done by halves. 
 
 Then Mr. Verelts showed me a coj^y of a representation from Savan- 
 nah signed 9 December 1738, by 121 men, all settlers, freeholders 
 and inhabitants of the northern part of our province, among whom 
 are our magistrates, Recorder and other officers, Mr. Stephens, our 
 secretary, excepted, wherein they reproach the Trustees that former 
 representations have been slighted, and no answer returned to them. 
 
 That they had gone over in pursuance of the description and 
 representation given of the Colony by us in Great Britain, but find 
 after several years" experience, that it is impossible the Colony can 
 succeed under the measures and regulations by us laid do^vn. 
 
 That none though the most industrious have been able to raise 
 subsistence, even of bread kind only, sufficient to maintain their families, 
 that many therefore had given over planting, being involved in debt 
 by pursuing their attempt that way and making improvements, and 
 others who yet continue will leave off, there being no possibility to 
 reimburse themselves according to the present constitution. 
 
 That therefore the inhabitants must depend on trade, but the 
 constitution prevents that. That timber being the only thing they 
 have to export, they cannot manufacture it but at double expense of 
 
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 other colonies, because they use negroes, which is the case but 20 
 miles northward on the river May, where ships load at half the expense, 
 the labour of negroes being cheap. 
 
 That they doubt not but in time silk and wine may be produced in 
 the Colony, especially the former, but since the cultivation of land 
 cannot raise pro\isions for their famihes with white servants only, 
 therefore 'tis impossible to carr}' on those manufactures according to 
 the present constitution. 
 
 That Carolina can raise everything that Georgia can, and ha\'ing 
 labour cheaper, will always ruin the market, and as in both provinces 
 the land is worn out in four or five years, and then fit for nothing but 
 pasture, they must be always at a great expense in clearing new land 
 for planting. 
 
 That the importation of the necessaries of life come to them at the 
 most extravagant rate, the merchants in general, and especially of 
 England, not being willing to supply the settlers with goods upon 
 commission, because no person can make them any security of their 
 lands or improvements, as is very often practised in other places to 
 promote trado. when some of the employers' money is laid out in 
 necessary buildings and improvements fitting for the trade intended, 
 without which it cannot be carried on. The benefit of importation is 
 therefore all to transient persons, who lay no money out among 
 them, but on the contrary carry every penny out of the place, and the 
 chief reason for enhancing the price is because they cannot get any 
 goods there, either on freight or purchase for another market. That 
 if the advantages accruing from importation centred in the inhabitants, 
 the profit thereof would naturally circulate among them and be laid 
 out in improvements in the Colony. 
 
 That numbers have left the Colony, not able to support themselves 
 and families any longer, and those who remain have laid out most of 
 their money in improvements, and lost their credit with their friends 
 for doing it on such precarious titles, so that not above two or three 
 persons (except people brought on charity and servants) have come 
 for the space of two years past either to settle land, or encourage trade, 
 neither do they hear of any other that will come, until they are on 
 better terms. 
 
 That His Majesty has sent a regiment for their defence, but it 
 contributes nothing to their sup])()rt, for the pay they expend is laid 
 out with transient people and Carolinians, who are capable to supj)Iy 
 them with pro\dsions at a moderate price, which the inhabitants are 
 not capable to do, as has been before observed. 
 
 That this being their present condition, the consequence is obvious, 
 they out of a sincere regard to the Trustees and to themselves, lay before 
 us for our immediate consideration the two following causes of their 
 deplorable state, which if removed they are certain will be an infallible 
 remedy. 
 
 1. The want of a free title or fee simple to their lands, which 
 if granted would both occasion great numbers of new settlers 
 to come among them, and liivcwise encourage those who remain 
 cheerfullv f<> ])roceed in making further im]iroV(MUi'nts to retrieve 
 their sunk fortunes so as to make j)rovi.si(»n for their ]x»sterity. 
 
 2. The want of the use of negroes with proper linntations, 
 which if granted would both induce great numbers of white j>eojjle 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 53 
 
 1739. 
 
 to come, and render them capable to subsist themselves by 
 raisinjir provision on their laiKls, until they could make some 
 j)roduce tit for export, and hi some measure balance their impor- 
 tation. That tlu'v are sensible of the mischiefs daily arising from 
 an unlimited number of negroes, but these may be prevented by 
 a due limitation, such as, so many to each white man, or so many 
 to such a quantity of land, or any other manner the Trustees shall 
 think proper. 
 That by granting these two things, and such other privileges as His 
 Majesty's subjects in America enjoy, the Trustees will not only pre- 
 vent their impendent ruin, but will soon make this the most flourishuig 
 colony in America ; but by denying them, they and their families are 
 not only ruined, together with their posterity, but the Trustees will be 
 always mentioned as the cause and author of all their misfortune and 
 calamities. 
 
 Sunday 22. — Easter day. Still confined by lameness. 
 Monday 23. — Councillor Annesley and Mr. Bindon came to see me. 
 Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25. 
 
 Thursday 26. — Visited Cousin Ned Southwell, Lady Rook and 
 Lord Sidney Beauclerc. 
 
 I heard this day that some time ago means was found to convey 
 privately to the King a memorial, extremely well Avrote but without 
 name, exposing the bad state of the nation, and reflecting on Sir 
 Robert AValpole's conduct. The King gave it immediately to Sir 
 Robert, who made himself merry with it, and showed it to members 
 of the House of Commons as a proof of the great favour he is in with 
 His Majesty. 
 
 Mr. Downey, Mr. Tracey, Lord Grantham, Lord Orery came to 
 see me. 
 
 Friday 27.— I visited Sir Fra. Clerke, Monsr. Hope, the Dutch 
 Ambassador, and went to the Georgia office to see the letter writing 
 to Mr. Oglethorp, and which goes tomorrow. 
 
 Harding, the bookseller, told me Lady Salisbury had given four 
 hundred reUgious books more to Georgia bound and boxed up. 
 Saturday 28.— Visited Mr. Temple. 
 
 Sunday 29. — This evening Lieut. Col. Cochrane and Capt. Thompson 
 just arrived from Georgia came to see me. The Col. is come to make 
 complaints of Capt. Mackay, who. he says, has ruined Genl. Oglethorp's 
 regiment, by his behaviour among the soldiers. That as to the Colony, 
 it is at present in a distracted condition, the people having neglected 
 cultivation which was to maintain them hereafter, and now having 
 no means to subsist, the stores being shut. 
 
 That there are many among them mutinous for negroes, and for 
 leave to have their tenure changed into fee simple, that they may sell 
 or manage them to procure negroes. 
 
 That Robert Williams who indeed has been the best improver of 
 land, has his own private advantage in procuring negroes to be suffered, 
 because he traffics m them, but that as the Spaniards declare all negroes 
 that run from the English free, and as Georgia is so near to Augustine, 
 it would undo the Colony to suffer the people to have negroes, and 
 enslave them to the merchants who should furnish them with negroes. 
 That there are very few industrious men in Savannah district. 
 
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 That he beUeved Caustx)n would be found not so bad as we think 
 him, and Jones the present storekee})er is so very hot and rude to 
 him that it prevents Causton's makinn; up his accounts. 
 
 That our first baihli" Henry Parker is a tolerable magistrate, but 
 it was a surprise and a jest our making Gilbert the tailor a magistrate. 
 
 That he had a complaint to make against Christie the Recorder, 
 for which he W(nild deserve a rej)rimand, but not to be displaced. 
 
 That there is not a man in the Colony fit to be made third baiUff. 
 
 That Mr. Stephens is an incomparable wise and good man, and his 
 son a sober, sensible yomig man. 
 
 That it was a great misfortune we ever sent over those who call 
 themselves gentlemen, and any who carried servants, for they were 
 generally the idlest, and gave an ill example to others, spending their 
 money in the ale houses, etc. 
 
 That the first baiUff told him the Trustees have about 7 or 800 cattle, 
 and though they are in the woods and swamps, they may easily be 
 found and brought up. 
 
 That the hghthouse is going to decay, and will fall if not covered ^ 
 this summer, and that it is of great use, no less than seven ships being 
 saved from being cast away by knowing where they were from the 
 light. This Captain Thompson confirmed. 
 
 That the fort of Frederica is good enough against Indians, and Fort 
 St. Andrew's a Uttle better. 
 
 That the people of Frederica seem to be at a stand in their improve- 
 ments. 
 
 That the soldiers cultivate their five acre lots with application. 
 
 That he is rejoiced to hear Mr. Whitfeild is returning to Georgia, 
 and that Mr. Norris is likewise much esteemed. 
 
 That the business of wine and silk will succeed, and Camu.se very 
 deserving. 
 
 That Hugh Anderson does not take nmch care of the public garden, 
 being mostly on his lot. 
 
 That it is vain to expect corn to grow on the Islands, but cattle 
 thrive there ; and corn must be sown on the main land. 
 
 That ships of 40 or 50 guns will go at low water into JekyI Sound, 
 and at low water there is 15 feet. Caj)tain Thompson said he found 
 12 going over the bar. which Col. Cochrane said was by his not passing 
 at the right part, to which the other consented that it might be so. 
 
 That the charge of a hired white servant for a }ear woukl be lOl 
 currency per month, or II. i>s. Od. sterling, besides provisions, which 
 might amount to 7 or 8 ]wund per annum, so that we may reckon 
 the whole charge of a hired servant at 22/. per aimum. 
 
 That a pilot boat of three men and the pilot, for Frederica, and the 
 like at Tybee, and a coasting boat between Savannah and Frederica 
 is all that is necessary. And that 40/. sterhng allowed to a pilot, 
 together witli his boat given him. would be all the expense nece.s.sary 
 for one pilot boat, for out of the j)er(|uisites he would be ab!e to hire 
 three men and keej) the boat always in repair, and he iloubted not 
 but the pilots wcnild agree to such a bargain. 
 
 That Mr. St('j)li('ns thought it cheaper to kee]) a boat to pass between 
 Savannah and Charlestown. than on occasion to hire one, but he thought 
 it nmch the same, besides that there are frequent occasions of passing 
 between those places by pettiaguas that come on private account. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. H5 
 
 1789. 
 
 That Mr. Oglcthorp was at Charlestowii settling the matter of the 
 Indian trade, but that province is staik iiuid that he has the ],0()()/. 
 per aununi t'ornuM-ly i)aid to their Governors, and they declare the 
 new intended Governor Glenn shall not liave a farthhig froni'theni. 
 
 That Mr. Ogletiiorj) is infatuated in favour of Captain Mackay 
 who will be the destruction of the Coh)ny. 
 
 That the soldier, who we were told shot at Mr. Oglethorp, declared 
 as he was dying, that his intention was not to kill Mr. Oglethorp but 
 Captain Mackay. 
 
 That he h()])ed the Trustees intended to discharge all the debts 
 and particularly above 1,000?. incurred when he landed at Savannah, 
 and afterwards when he fell down with that part of the regiment he 
 conducted, being the expense of boats, provisions, boards for huts, 
 etc., and of wliich he certified an account formerly sent us. 
 
 That we were vastly in the right to have no public stores, and it 
 was the opinion of Jones himself (now storekeeper) that all expenses 
 should be paid in money, whereby we should not be cheated ; it would 
 please the people, and when this is known there would be private 
 stores enough to supply them. 
 
 That, however, we could not keep Trust servants under eighteen 
 pence per day, which I told him we could not give. 
 
 That our allowance to Causton and to the magistrates of servants 
 is not so useful to them as it would be to increase their salaries. 
 
 Captain Thompson gave but an indifferent account of the saw luill, 
 which it was said would do, but they wanted hands to brhig to it 
 heavv timbers, etc., and that it would require at least six men for that 
 purpose, if not eight, besides the worker. 
 
 Mr. Verelts, who came with them gave me several letters to peruse, 
 brought by Thompson 19th August, viz. : — 
 
 1. An estimate of provisions and clothes, with the number of 
 persons employed or to be employed there by the Trustees from 
 November 1738 to November 1739. 
 
 Mr. Oglethorp reckons therein— 
 A surveyor at 81. currency per month 
 A storekeeper at U. currency per month 
 A coxswain at 121. currency per month 
 10 servants 
 20 servants 
 Clothing 28 men 
 
 Do. 3 women 
 besides gratifications, tobacco, thread, sugar, needles, butter, 
 rice, spice, ginger, etc. 
 
 2. A counter petition from the settlers at Darien (now called 
 New Inverness) to that sent us from Savannah for having 
 negroes, wherein these of Darien set forth the inconvenience of 
 having negi'oes. Signed by 18. 
 
 3. A letter from Mr. Oglethorp to the Trustees from the camp 
 at St. Simon's, dated 16 January, against the admitting of negroes 
 and change of tenures. 
 
 4. A second letter from him, 17 January, concerning other 
 affairs of the Colony. 
 
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 5. A copy of a letter from Mr. Thomas Jones at Savannah to 
 Mr. Oglethorp, 24 January, giving account of hi.s proceedings in 
 settling Caustons account, which charges him with great frauds, 
 and a design U) go ofE. 
 
 6. Captain Hugh Mackay's deposition, 19 January 1738-9, 
 that white men can work in Georgia in the heat of summer without 
 injury or complaint. 
 
 7. Captain Demere's deposition to the same effect, 19 January 
 1738-9. 
 
 8. Lieut. George Dunbar's deposition to the same effect, 
 20 January 1738-9 
 
 9. Mr. Oglethorp's account of presents to the Indians in 
 October, 1738, amounting in value to 93/. Os. Qd. sterling. 
 
 Mr. Verelts also showed me a letter from Mr. Whitfeild (now returned 
 to London) dated 21 inst., wherein he acquaints him that he proposes 
 to embark for Georgia by the first opportunity. That he had collected 
 upwards of 500/. for an orphan house, that he desired a grant of 500 
 acres where he should choose, with a privilege of leaving it to whom 
 he pleased for the use of the orphan hou.se, for that as the orphan hou.se 
 was to carried on and built with the contributions he shall collect, it is 
 but just he should have the management and disposal of it. That he 
 desires no salary for himself or friends, wherefore if the Trustees do 
 not think proper to grant these terms, he thinks it the best way to 
 decline erecting the orphan house in Georgia. 
 
 Monday 30. — This day news came from my son that he landed at 
 Waterford the 20th instant. 
 
 Wednesday, May 2. — Met in Common Council, Dr. Hales in the 
 Common Council chair ; Chr. Towers, Lapotre. Smith, Lord Tirconnel, 
 Thos. Towers, Tracy, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Sir Will. Heathcote, 
 Lord Egmont ; Captain Coram, Trustee. 
 
 Mr. Parris the .solicitor attended to acquaint us he had prepared 
 the new' intended act concerning tenure of lands in Georgia, and 
 proposed .some explanations concerning particular cases that may fall 
 out concerning succession, which were debated ; and some further 
 instructions were given the committee appointed to overlook the draft 
 of the act. 
 
 Mr. Whitfeild's letter, desiring a grant of 500 acres, where he .should 
 [appoint,! that is not yet occu])ied, to be by him disposed to Trustees 
 perpetually for the use of an orj^han house in the Province, towanls 
 which he has collected 500/. and upwards; Ordered that he should 
 have a grant of the same. 
 
 He also wrote that he desired no salary as Tuinister of Savannah, 
 neither for any who go over with him. 
 
 Some other affairs of less consequence passed ; some provisions 
 were ordered for the relief of the people ; directions also about Sola 
 bills, et<;. 
 
 Captain Coram, who was violent for female succession, was much 
 plea.sed with the intended act above-mentioned. 
 
 We discoursed concerning the late ap])Iication for negroes from 
 sundry persons in Georgia, and I found everyone |)resent much against 
 
 it. 
 
 Mr. Tho. Towers, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith, Dr. Hales, Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc, ajul 1 duicd at the Cyder house, and when dinner was done 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 57 
 
 1739. 
 
 Col. Cochran, Lieut. -Col. of Col. Oglethorp's refjiineiit, came to us. He 
 had been this morning with Sir Robert Walpole and acquainted him 
 that Jekyl Sound has at the lowest water 15 J feet of water and tliat 
 it rises 8 feet, so that ships of 50 or 00 guns can go in. and that the 
 harbour will hold a large fleet of shi})s. 
 
 Sir Robert told him a complaint had come that the S])aniar(ls seduce 
 the negroes of our plantations away, by promising them freedom and 
 protection, and he desired to know how long they had done so. 
 
 The Colonel rephed the King of S])aiu had given those orders to 
 the Governor of Augustine three years ago, but that they had not been 
 put in execution until lately, and that forty negroes had at different 
 times refuged themselves thither. 
 
 The Colonel being come over to complain against Captain Mackay 
 of the same regiment, read to us the articles the said Ca])tain had 
 charged against him, which were referred to the civil magistrate of 
 Frederica and another to take the depositions of, but the Captain could 
 prove none of them. The Colonel is to be tried at a court-martial 
 here, and Mackay is coming over to be also tried. 
 
 The Colonel told us that it will be well for the Colony when the Scots 
 and others who call themselves gentlemen shall leave the Colony, for 
 carrying over servants, they would not work themselves or omj)loy 
 them on their lands, but let them out to others at 10/. currency per 
 head, which is 1/. 5s. Od. sterling, and lived idly in Savannah on the 
 income, but now they are grown very poor, and will soon go away. 
 
 He also told us that Mr. Stephens and our first bailiff Parker are 
 the only two men of sense in Savannah, nor does he know where we 
 could find another to make our third bailiff, unless we sent him from 
 hence. 
 
 That when he came away rice was sold for 8d. per bushel, shoes 
 is. 6f/. a pair, etc. 
 
 That we have resolved well to have no public stores but to pay all 
 in money, which would put our expenses at a certainty ; and that 
 there will be found private storekeepers enough. That there was 
 to the value of 2,000/. in i)rivate stores at Frederica when he left it, 
 and one Mrs. Bennet is a considerable dealer. 
 
 That there are others at Darien, etc. 
 
 That Causton will not be found so very bad as we think him, but he 
 was partial, and gave to those he favoured more than enough, which 
 afterwards they sold ior half value to drink out in rum and other 
 liquors. 
 
 That had we not shut our stores we should have no comjilaints, 
 the people having subsistence from thence either as due to them, or 
 on credit, which occasioned some small circulation of money, which 
 now is ceased, so that many are leaving the ])lace, and he feared the 
 Moravians, who are a very industrious people, and raised garden stuff 
 to supply others, would also go away ; but he added, what money 
 they did get was all sent out of the Colony to Pensilvanea to their 
 countrymen there. 
 
 I found he is not a cordial friend to Oglethorp, though the latter 
 had been very kind to him in lending him 200/. when he set out from 
 England ; for he told me alone, that himself were but mere cyphers. 
 
 From dinner 1 returned home. 
 
58 DlARY OF THE 
 
 May 3-13 
 
 Thursday 3. — Mr. Boieiium. my tenant and neighbour at Burton, 
 dined witli nie, a well bred young gentleman and of good sense. 
 
 Friday -i. — I returned the visits of the Ead of Grantham, Colonel 
 Schutz, Mr. Grimes, Sir Fra. Clerke, Mr. Dawney, Sir Will. Heathcote, 
 Mr. Laroche, Mr. Tracy, Bishop of Gloster, and Bishop of Oxford. 
 Visited also my Aunt Wlionvood, and Mr. Schutz. My Aunt Whor- 
 wood, Mrs. Whorwood her daughter-in-law. and cousin Coelia Scott 
 dined with us. 
 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 5. — Mr. Verelts and Captain Thompson dined with me, 
 and we put him a great many questions concerning Georgia, from 
 whence he arrived the end of last month, most of which he answered, 
 and I have put a copy of them among my Georgia papers. 
 
 Sunday 6.— Went to church morning and evening. 
 
 Monday 7.— Visited the Earl of Shaftsbury. 
 
 Tuesday 8. — Dined with Tho. Archer, Esq., and several other 
 Trustees of Georgia at his house. 
 
 Wednesday 9. — This day the gentlemen of Georgia (Hen. Archer, 
 Egmont, Sir Will Heathcote, Hen. Lapotre, Laroch, .Jr., Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc. Mr. Smith, chairman, Tho. Towers. — Margin.) met to 
 consider of the year's estimate, but were obhged to defer it ujjon the 
 Rev. Mr. Whitfeild's appearing, as also of a packet from Georgia 
 brought over by Captain Hugh Mackay, and containing : — 
 
 1. Mr. Stephens" journal from 7 February to 10 March. 
 3. A letter from the same to the Trustees of 6 February. 
 
 3. Another letter from the same to the Trustees of 12 March. 
 
 4. Depositions of John Cuthbert in favour of white servants, 
 
 14 February. 
 
 5. A letter to me from Oglethorp of 20 March. 
 
 6. A letter from the Ebenezars desiring no negroes might be 
 
 admitted. 
 
 Mr. Whitfeild attending, we agreed to his desire that he should 
 have 500 acres granted to him in trust to be settled in perpetuity for 
 the use of an orphan liouse for the |)rovince of Georgia, to be set out 
 where he should appoint. He tokl us he had collected in England 
 upwards of 7001. for this purpose, besides annual subscriptions, so 
 that he desired not the 50/. i)er annum salary that had formerly been 
 allowed him, nor any subsistence for his friends that went over with 
 him, as he had before stipulated with us. He also told us he would 
 surrender the power we gave him to collect money for us, he having 
 not been able to collect a farthing in virtue of it, but rather that it 
 everywhere met with contempt. 
 
 Mr. Oglethorp's letter to me was to exhort the Trust not to give 
 way to negroes, or to a permission for the people to sell their land. 
 
 The letter from the Saltsburgers at P^benezar was full of praises to 
 God for their happiness, and desiring more of their nation might be 
 sent over. They also earnestly desired to have no negroes admitteti, 
 and gave their reasons. 
 
 Mr. Stephens" journal accpiainted us that a conspiracy had been 
 discovered in South Carolina (where they were four to one of tin- white 
 iniiabitants) to cut their masters" throats and escape to the Spaniards, 
 and that a like discovery had been made at l*urysburg. 
 
 Mr. John Cuthbert"s" deposition set forth that iu Georgia a white 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. HO 
 
 1739. 
 
 servant may in six nioiitlis, after the land is cleared, raise as inuch corn 
 and peas, potatoes, punipeons, etc., as will be more than sufficient for 
 his provisions and clothing ; and in the other si.x he can earn at least 
 two shillings sterling p(M' dioin in preparing lumber. Also that hogs, 
 cattle and poultry, if taken care of, increase at a great rate and with 
 little expense. 
 
 Thursday 10.— This morning my servant brought word that Dr. 
 Rollings, the Prince's physician, died last night of a violent fever. 
 He was a good scholar, a fine gentleman, and good human jnan : a 
 perfect friend to our family, and a great loss to his own, being at the 
 top of his profession, in which he got five or six thousand pounds a year 
 by his practice, and one of the best husbands, fathers and masters. 
 His eldest son is likewise physician to the Prince, and a very honest 
 gentleman, but his father died too soon to protect him ; his second 
 son married the daughter of the present Lord Chief Justice Wills, 
 and his daughter married Mr. Champernoun, a gentleman of good 
 estate in Devonshire. I am told that being called out of his bed to 
 visit a patient, when in a sweat, he caught a flux which he endeavoured 
 to stop, and that occasioned his death. 
 
 Last night also died George Earl of Hallifax, a squanderer of his 
 money, so that it is said his daughters will have very small fortunes, 
 for his estate was not great, and some say his daughters will not have 
 a 1,000^ fortune each, others; that say the most, that it will not be 
 5,000/. He was a great improver of ground, a good companion, loved 
 horse-racing, and kept a mistress. The chief of his revenue was his 
 rich post of Auditor of the Exchequer, worth 5 or 6,000/. a year, but 
 he sold the income of it during his life two years ago for 14,000/., so 
 the purchaser had but a bad bargain of it. He was Knight of the Bath, 
 Privy Councillor and Ranger of Bushy Park. He has left one son of 
 the same name, who is said to be a pretty gentleman. 
 
 Friday 11.— Visited Sir Jo. Evelyn and the Earl of Orery. 
 
 Saturday 12.— Stayed at home for lameness. 
 
 Sunday' 13.— Stayed at home on same account. Mr. Thomas 
 Towers visited me. He told me that accounts were come that seven 
 negroes in South Carolina had killed two white men, and made their 
 escape ; and that the people of that province had entertained more 
 favourable thoughts of Colonel Oglethorp since the discovery of the 
 negroes' design to rise. That it was on that account Mr. Oglethorp 
 went latelv to Charlestown. Colonel Cochran also visited me, to make 
 his complaints against Captain Mackay. His trial by a board of 
 general officers against that Captain's complaints is speedily to come 
 on, which he says cannot be made out, and that the Captain will be 
 broke. 
 
 He complained also that Mr. Oglethorp had not used him well, 
 being besotted to Captain Mackay, but nevertheless he had obligations 
 to him, and would say no more against him than was necessary for his 
 own vindication, and" so the Duke of Arguile had advised him. 
 
 That Sir Robert Walpole had asked him several questions about 
 Georgia, to which he answered cautiously, but assured him it was 
 truth that the Colony will succeed, though there are a world of idle 
 folks there. . _ 
 
 That the Duke of Arguile advised him not to be too free in talking 
 of Georgia, for Sir Robert Walpole would employ a great many spies 
 
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 May 13-16 
 to lish things out of him, to which he answered he coukl only say that 
 the report of the lands being bad is false, there being none better in 
 America than abont Savannah, though there is also some bad, called 
 pine barren, on which nothing will grow. That the country is i)er- 
 fectlv healthy, while at Charlestown there died twelve of a day. 
 
 He told nie it was an error to desire negroes, but that the tenure in 
 tail male only discouraged the j)eoj)le from cultivating; if tJiat be 
 altered, he believes they will be industrious. 
 
 He pres.sed much the Trustees paying the 1,()()0/. he had spent in 
 providing for the part of the regiment which he conducted horn 
 Gibraltar, being three of the six companies, adding that as it was not 
 provided for by the Government, if we i)aid it not he should be undone, 
 he and Causton standing engaged for it. That it was absolutely 
 necessarv to have been laid out, otherwise that they must have all 
 perished. That tents would rot in two months, wherefore he supphed 
 himself with boards for huts, nails, etc.. and with provisions and other 
 requisites from our stores, which witli the hire of pettiaguas to transport 
 the men from Savannah amounted to the sum of 1,000/., as he had 
 certified and had been sent us. 
 
 I told him some of our gentlemen doubted whether the Trustees 
 were at liberty to pay that account, being for the u.se of the regiment, 
 .since the military establishment of the province is taken of^' our hands. 
 
 He replied that he understood fronr Sir Charles Wills and other 
 members of Parliament that 20,000/. was granted us this ses.sion to 
 defray all the debts of the Colony, of which this was properly one, 
 the regiment not being entirely arrived when he came there ; and that 
 if we paid it not he must apply to the King, which would j)erhaps not 
 turn to the honour of the Trustees, and set a body of people against 
 
 us. 
 
 I replied, 1 would fairly lay his pretensions before the Board. 
 
 Monday 14.— Visited Lady Rook, Mr. Clerk of Spring Garden. 
 Cousin Betty Southwell, Cousin Le Grand. 
 
 Tuesday 15. — Vi.sited Lady Salisbury. Dined with the Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc. where were invited and came Sir William Heathcote, Mr. 
 Tracy, the two Archers, Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Laroche, and Lady 
 Beauclerc. 
 
 Wednesday 16. — I went to the Georgia Board, where met Mr. Lapotre 
 in the Trustee chair, Mr. Tracy, Dr. Hales, Mr. Laroche, Mr. Smith. 
 Sir William Heathcote, Egmont. 
 
 Mr. Whitfeild attending, we sealed to him his commission to the 
 office of a minister after the rites of the Church of England in 
 Savannah. 
 
 Before the gentlemen came in 1, who was the first there, met Captain 
 Hugh Mackay, who on the 9th inst arrived in London from Frederica 
 to make his complaint to His Majesty against Lieut. Col. Cochran, 
 as Cochran was come over to complain against him. Ne.xt week they 
 are both to be tried by a board of general otlicers, and till then are by 
 His Majesty's command put botii in arrest on parole of honour not t<» 
 require a gentleman's satisfaction from each other. 
 
 He told me the soldiers labour heartily, most of them, on the acre 
 lots surveyed to them. 
 
 That a scout-i)oat is a military service, but is absolutely necessary 
 for a look-out against the Spaniards. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 01 
 
 1739. 
 
 That the climate of Frederica is wonderful healthy, and white men 
 may work all summer notwithstanding the heat, but that the last 
 alarm of the Spaniards had disordered th(> |)oor ])e(»])le from tlieir 
 work, and the last year's cro}) disa|)pointed tliem from their crop, so 
 that they still want help to subsist them. 
 
 That all their grumbling at Frederica and the Darien was against 
 our tenure whereby females may not inlierit, but they were not for 
 ha\ang negroes, for assuredly if they had thi'v should not be able to 
 prevent their running to the Spaniards. 
 
 That silk will positively succeed in Georgia, and some think wine 
 also, though others doubt it. 
 
 There came also the widow Jorman with her two children, one at 
 the breast. She came over with Captain Thompson, hoping to receive 
 a rich legacy from the late deceased Mr. Turner, but was much dis- 
 appointed, wherefore she resolved to go back if we would pay her 
 passage. 
 
 She said the country was healthful, insomuch that she is the only 
 widow in Frederica, of sixty families there are in the town. 
 
 That she had a house and her small garden of the eighth part of an 
 acre enclosed and cultivated, from which she sold to the value of forty 
 shillings last year in greens. 
 
 That the people had once been so reduced as to feed on alligators. 
 Yet at other times she had known a fish called bass of 12 lbs. weight 
 sell for four pence, and eggs at four pence a dozen, a chicken at market 
 for a shilling, etc. 
 
 That the bread of the place was Indian wheat, but she did not like 
 it so well as our own bread. 
 
 That the tenure of their lands was a great discouragement to labour. 
 
 That she had planted a mulberry in her little garden that shot 
 wonderfully, but nobody yet followed that business. 
 
 That cattle thrive there, and hogs ; but run wild in the woods, and 
 are frequently lost ; for after penning up at night, when let out for food, 
 they run to woods and swamps at a great distance, which occasions 
 much time and labour to find them again. 
 
 That the people with a little assistance would be able to keep 
 themselves. 
 
 That a new storehouse was building in the town, and the Germans 
 employed in it, the English not being allowed that favour. 
 
 That it was a sad thing to be so long without a church or a preacher, 
 except the regiment chaplain Mr. Dyson, who is a drunken man. 
 
 That the timber felled by the inhabitants, or the grain raised, or 
 other produce of their labour, was carried to the public store, and the 
 people had credit thereon for the same, for otherwise, there is no 
 shipping or trade comes to the town, and they should not know what 
 to do with their goods. That the timber being thus felled and made 
 . into scantlings, planks, and clapboard was employed (that excepted 
 used by themselves in building' their huts and fencing) by Mr. 
 Oglethorp's command in public works. 
 
 N.B. — If the Trustees are to be debtors after this manner for the 
 produce of the peo})le\s labour, and keep them besides, and make no 
 profit of the goods for which we make ourselves debtors, but employ 
 it in public works, it is impossible for us to go on ; for at this rate there 
 will be a constant annual expense for the future as great as has been 
 
02 ' DIARY OF THE 
 
 May 1(;-31 
 from the first, whereas it was hoped that in the three or four years that 
 Frederica has been settled, thev would cease to be anv further rliarwe 
 to the public. 
 
 Mr. Tracy, Mr. Lapotre, Dr. Hales and I dined at the Cyder house 
 and soon after Mr. Thomas Towers and Mr. Henry Archer came in, 
 and assisted in settlint; our estimate, which we made some progress 
 in. We sat till 8 a clock, and left much to be still done, as well as manv 
 letters and journals to be read which will recpiire immediate answer. 
 
 Thursday 17. — I went to Charlton with my family for the summer, 
 .stayed there till Tuesday 22. 
 
 Tuesday 22. — I came to town to dine by invitation with Mr. Tracy, 
 where dined also Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. 
 La roc he, and the two Mr. Archers. 
 
 Wednesday 23. — This morning I went to the Georgia Board, where 
 met, Sir WilUam Heathcote in the Trustee chair ; Mr. Henry Archer, 
 Mr. Thomas Towers, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Lapotre, Dr. Hales, 
 Mr. Smith, Egmont. 
 
 As we had no Common Council business most of the gentlemen soon 
 left us to attend the House of Commons, and we who were left, pro- 
 ceeded in forming our estimate for the year's service to begin at 
 Michaelmas next, till wlien Mr. Oglethorp is to provide for the care 
 and expenses of the Colony, and to draw on us for thfe money. 
 
 We also (as a committee) read divers letters lately received from 
 Georgia and took notes thereout for heads of letters to be sent by 
 Captain Thomjjson who proposes to return the first week in June. 
 
 Mr. George Whitfeild's commission to collect money was restored 
 to us, he having certified at the foot of it that he had made no use 
 of it. 
 
 After this Mr. Lapotre, Dr. Hales, Mr. Henry Archer and I dined 
 at the Cyder house, and there went through our estimate. 
 
 Thursday 24. — Returned to Charlton. 
 
 Saturday 26. — My son returned to Charlton unexpectedly from 
 Burton in Ireland, which he left yesterday was sennit, a quick 
 journey to come in so short a time by the way of Dublin. He has left 
 the miner there, who has found coal, copper and lead, and my son has 
 great hopes that the veins of them will come out large so as to turn 
 to account. 
 
 Wednesday 30. — I went this morning to the Georgia office, where 
 met, Lord Sidney Beauclerc in the Trustee chair ; Loril Tirconnel in 
 the Common Council chair ; Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Thomas Towers, 
 Mr. Smith, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Lapotre, Sir William Heathcote, Lord 
 Egmont. 
 
 Mr. Whitfeild attending, we gave him his commission to be our 
 parish minister at Savannah, this as Trustees. 
 
 As Common Council we agreed to the terms (►f a grant of oOO acres 
 to be made liitn in jx'rpctuity for the use of ai\ orphan house in CJeorgia, 
 5(( of wliicli are the lot of Ibiws, who is returned from CJeorgia, and is 
 willing (as Mr. Whitfeild assured the Board) to resign up his lot for the 
 use of an orphan Innise. 
 
 We also (udered a license of alienation to the .saitl Hughes [•<f/c]. 
 
 Mr. Wliitfciid infitrmcd us that he goes on ^hmday on board, and 
 sails first for I'hiladelphia, from whence he proix)ses to ride to Georgia, 
 unless he should go for a week to Virginia, where he has some friends. 
 
FIRST EARL OF KGMONT. 03 
 
 1739. 
 
 That he has purchased ironwork and embarked it, and lias wrote to 
 Georgia for timber to be cut for his biiildin<r. 
 
 That he proposes not to return to England till long after the orphan 
 house is erected, and when he does will take care his absence shall be 
 supplied to do the duty of his parish. That he has collected about 
 nine hundred poimds for the orphan house, and about one hundred 
 pounds for erecting a church among the Salburgers at Ebenezar. 
 That he had been nnich wronged by reports that he discouraged labour, 
 which he was so far from that he really deemed no man to be a 
 Christian who did not labour. 
 
 After this we dismissed him, and proceeded to other business. We 
 received a report from the Committee ap):tointed to prepare an estimate 
 for the year's expenses and approved it in all its parts. The whole 
 for one year commencing at Michaelmas next is (all charges in Georgia 
 and England included) 5,000/. 
 
 I then proposed that as Gilbert, our 2nd bailiff at Savannah, can 
 neither write nor read, and there is a vacancy of a third bailiff, ilr. 
 John Fallowfeild, now naval officer, might be appointed 3rd bailiff", 
 Mr. Stephens having mentioned him in one of his journals to be an 
 honest industrious man, and Captain Thompson given him the character 
 of a sensible and resolute person. The gentlemen approved of him 
 for a bailiff", but thought proper to put him in the place of Gilbert, who 
 received that office very unwillingly as knowing his own insufficiency ; 
 and as to constituting a third bailiff, they referred that to the next 
 meeting. 
 
 They also ordered a room to be built adjoining the church for the 
 use of a vestry, and for jurymen to retire to when they considered 
 their verdicts, restraining the expense to 10/. 
 
 They also ordered the minister's house at Savannah should be 
 repaired, and gave 5/. to Adderton our messenger to buy him clothes. 
 
 Most of us after this went to dine with Sir Henry Goff, one of our 
 Trustees, after which I returned to Pall Mall. 
 
 Thursday 31. — I went to the Georgia office in hopes to meet a 
 Common Council Board, to proceed in divers necessary aft"airs as 
 agreed on yesterday, but was disappointed, there being only six 
 present, viz. : — Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Henry Archer, 
 Egmont, Judge Holland, lately returned from the country, and Mr. 
 Tracy. 
 
 Robert Hows, late parish clerk at Savannah, attended, and resigned 
 his 50 acre lot. 
 
 I strongly recommended to the gentlemen of the law present to 
 despatch the bill intended for empowering our pilots in Georgia to 
 demand pilot-money of ships, and to oblige them to pay a penny per 
 ton to maintain the lighthouse. As also the other bill for altering 
 the tenure of lands, that they may be ready to send by Captain 
 Thompson, who proposes to sail to Georgia the week after Whitsun- 
 tide, and they said they would take care in it. 
 
 I dined with my cousin Le Grand, where I learned that this morning 
 Lord Bathurst moved the Lords to address the King to know if the 
 King of Spain has paid the 95,000/. towards reimburshig our merchants' 
 losses by his guardacosts, and if not, to know why ; which motion was 
 seconded by the Earl of Ailsford, but on a debate rejected by 14 
 majority. 
 
64** DIARY OF THE 
 
 June 1-7 
 
 Friday, 1 June. — Returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Saturday 2. — Hollaiul. pr., Tirconnel, Lapotre, Smith. Received 
 .Mr. Hurtons 6th annual })ayinent of 10/. to the Catechi.st. Received 4(»U 
 Church Catechisms ; explained the gift of Lady Sali.sbury. 
 
 Sealed a grant of oOO acres in trust for the orphan hou.se to Mr. 
 Whitfeild. 
 
 Sunday ."1 • " 
 
 Monday 4. 
 
 Tuesday 5. — My brother Parker came and dined with me. 
 
 This evening Mr. Whitfeild came, attended by Mr. Seward and one 
 of the Wesleys, to Woolwich Common, where a crowd of peoj)le (as 
 usual) expected him to preach. A table was prepared for him, on 
 which he got and made a sermon, which with a psalm and a long prayer 
 lasted two hours. My wife went in her coach to hear him, aiul brought 
 me word that he preached with great earnestness, often spreading his 
 hands, but there was nothing in his doctrine she had not heard before, 
 only he said that the common clergy do not preach the true doctrine 
 of Christ, and inveighed against the polite men of the age. That he 
 was called a madman and enthusiast, and made others so, but God 
 would judge his revilers at the last day for all their hard speeches of 
 him. My wife gave them money for the orphan hou.se. and Mr. Seward 
 presented her a book of hymns, published by John and Charles Wesley, 
 two ■Metliodist divines, his companions. 
 
 This Seward was a broker in Exchange Alley, by which business he 
 got 8,000/., three of which he carries with him to Georgia, where he 
 goes to assist Mr. W^hitfeild in erecting an orphan house. He told 
 my wife that in a year and a half Mr. Whitfeild designs to return and 
 go all over England })reaching. 
 
 Wednesday G. — 1 went to the Georgia office, where met, Mr. Lapotre 
 in the Common Council chair. Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Smith, 
 Sii' William Heathcote, Mr. Holland, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. 
 Thomas Towers, Eginont; Sir Henry Gough. Mr. Anderson. 
 
 A letter was read from Mr. Whitfeild of the 11th inst. acquainting 
 our accountant Mr. \'erelts that he had collected for erecting an orphan 
 hou.se in Savannah, 99G/., for building a church for the Saltsburgers 
 70/., and for the poor in general 148/. 
 
 The occasion of this letter was a complaint made by Mr. Paxton, 
 the Crown solicitor, that Mr. Whitfeild had gono about collecting 
 money from the King's subjects without any authority he knew of, 
 which therefore a stop must be put to and a nc exeal regno issued 
 againi^t Whitfeild uidess he had .satisfaction in that |>oint. and par- 
 ticularly, if it was still uncertain for what and to who.se use that money 
 was collected, and the sum it amounted to. Mr. Verelts was therefore 
 ordered by a committee consisting of Judge Holland, L<»rd Tirconnel, 
 and Mr. Lajiotre to tell Mr. Pa.xton that the money (((llected was for 
 an orphan hou.se in (Jecugia, and that covenants have passed between 
 Mr. Whitfeild and the Trustees for that purpose, and a grant of land 
 made to him for that use. But the committee advised that Mr. 
 Whitfeild should inform tlu' Trustees how much he had collected, 
 and this »»ccasi<med his lett<'r. 
 
 Two letters from Mr. Oglethorp at Charlestown to Mr. Verelts. 
 dated 7 April. 1739, were read, wherein he informs him that he had 
 taken care of the provmce in all its branches of expen.se from his 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 65 
 
 1739. 
 
 arrival there (in November last) to the date of these letters, and had 
 disbursed about 3,0UU/. of which he will send over the imrticulars as 
 soon as they can be dravm out, that what the Trustees shall allow 
 thereof may be repaid him. He also mentioned a bill drawn by 
 Bradley who lately had the care of the Trust servants (but is turned 
 out for misbehaviour) amounting to 30/., and which tiic Trustees 
 refused to pay, that it is a just debt, being money employed by the 
 said Bradley in the Trust service ; but Mr. Verelts informed us Mr. 
 Oglethorp is mistaken, for Bradley drew for that sum on his private 
 account expecting it would be repaid Mr. Verelts out of the money 
 to be received by said Bradley for peat ashes, but Mr. Verelts never 
 received any, therefore the bill was returned formerly, and the Trustees 
 have no concern in it. 
 
 The draft of a letter to Mr. Oglethorp from the Trustees was prepared 
 by us to be sent away next P'riday, thanking him for advancing his 
 own money for the Colony's service, and running that risk before he 
 could know the Parliament would give us money. We also acquainted 
 him with our having prepared an estimate to take place for a year at 
 Michaelmas next. 
 
 Then we ordered leave to John West (formerly baihff) to sell his lot 
 to such person as Mr. Stephens should approve, he having desired it, 
 that he may return to England for his health, and discharge his debts. 
 It had been confirmed to us by Captain Thompson that he is in a 
 consumption. 
 
 We then appointed Thomas Christie, now Recorder at Savannah, 
 to be third bailiff there, and in his place constituted William AVilliam- 
 son, the bastard son of Mr. Taylor, of Bridewell. This young man 
 was wild when in England, but is since married to Mr. Causton's 
 niece, and it is hoped is reclaimed. And being bred an attorney, we 
 for want of a better man, have conferred this office on him, which 
 he nmch desired. Mr. Christie had more than once desired to be 
 dismissed. 
 
 We also appointed Mr. Thomas Jones, the present storekeeper at 
 Savannah, to be overseer of the Trust servants, he being esteemed 
 an honest man and rough enough to deal with such servants. He had 
 30/. a year as storekeeper, which office expiring at Michaelmas next, 
 we have given him this which is of like salary. 
 
 After this, Mr. Towers, Archer, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Sir Henry 
 Gough, Mv. Tracy and I dined by invitation with Sir William Heathcote, 
 and met Mr. Laroche there, and the Bishop of Oxford. 
 
 Thursday 7.— Robert Hows, late clerk of Savannah church, came 
 this morning to desire that as he goes with Mr. Whitfeild to Pensilvanea 
 and Virginia, and from thence to Georgia (though not to stay there, 
 having surrendered his lot), he might not be troubled at his arrival on 
 the score of any debt he may be foimd to owe the Trustees' store, with 
 which he cleared accomits a year ago ; that he knows of nothing he 
 owes, but Mr. Causton kept those accounts so ill that possibly he may, 
 but it cannot be much, and what may be found he thought might be 
 forgiven him as he acted as clerk several years without pay, and had 
 been often called from his own work to bury the dead, etc. I promised 
 to mention it to the Trustees, and thought his request reasonable. 
 
 I made him several enquiries, to which he answered as follows. 
 That he had long refused to sign the representation for negroes, because 
 
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 June 7-8 
 he feared they would take the work from wlate men's hands and 
 impoverish them, as in the case of Charlestown, where the tradesmen 
 are all beggars by that means, and besides, there would be danger 
 from negroes rising and cutting their throats ; but the promoters of that 
 ajiplication said the negroes should not be allowed to w(>rk at anything 
 but producing rice (a labour too hard for white men), and in feUing 
 timber. That the promoters were the Scots gentry, and Mr. Williams 
 who had a private interest of his own in it. That it was very unfor- 
 tunate for the town of Savannah that the Scots left their country lots 
 to live in town, where they set an example of extravagance, and brought 
 their servants to work, which lessened the employment of the natural 
 townsmen. That they prevailed on others to sign on assuring them 
 there should not be above two or three negroes to one white man. He 
 granted, on my reasoning with" him, that the proposal was indiscreet 
 considering our nearness to the Spaniards to whom the negroes 
 would fly. 
 
 He said the Rum Act is not at all regarded, but if any man has but 
 a shilUng, he lays it out in that liquor without providing himself with 
 shoes or clothes. That from high to low the magistrates drink it, 
 and are unwilling to enquire what others do in it, but that it is this 
 that makes so many idle people there, even the servants not caring to 
 work above three hours, running to public houses, and spend the rest 
 of the day there. 
 
 That his father-in-law Gilbert would very gladly be discharged of 
 office of bailiff, which he beUeved would kill him if continued in it. 
 That he is an industrious tailor and has his share of business. 
 
 That Mr. Christie the Recorder is an easy .sort of man. 
 
 That.Fallowfeild (the new constituted baiUff in Gilbert's room) is a 
 Quaker, but not rigid, and honest. 
 
 That most people were very glad Causton was turned out, and Mr. 
 Thomas Jones told him later Causton had made rasures in the store 
 books. 
 
 That the hottest day in summer white men may work till 10 o'clock 
 in the forenoon, and he himself did work hard for three years, and had 
 not left the Colony but for an indiscretion in working one day in the 
 heat of the day without any covering on his head, which struck him 
 with a pain he never since could get clear of. That such indiscretions 
 of these are common, and if avoided, there would be no rea.son to 
 complain of the country's being too hot for labour. 
 
 That the pine barren will not answer men's labour to keep them, and 
 there is another soil, called the gray, on which nothhig will ever grow ; 
 nevertheless there is good land enough, if people would cultivate it, 
 and a truly laborious man may subsist himself by his o\nti cultivation. 
 
 That they generally believe the silk and wine will come to perfection, 
 and the silk folks are industrious. l)ut coin])Iain they caimot find loaves 
 enough for to subsist their worms, but arc forced to send to Port 
 Royal for leaves, which .makes the article dear. Yet there is 
 encouragement for the inhabitants to plant those trees, and Potter, 
 one of them, told him ho made ">/ one year by those he planted, selling 
 the leaves of one tree with another for three shillings to the public 
 store. 
 
 That the cotton-tree will thrive also, of which he planted some that 
 though they grew slow, bore pods in three or fours years' time. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 67 
 
 1739. 
 
 That it is wise in the Trustees not to allow the people to sell their 
 lands, for in that case most of them would do it, and one rich man 
 would buy half the country ; for 500? would buy the whole town. 
 
 That it was a great mistake in the inliabitants when they went over, 
 they did not immediately fall to cultivating, in which case the colony 
 had now been in a flourishing way, but instead of that they built 
 large houses, and spent all their substance that way. 
 
 That the Freemason Company having spent all their money is now 
 broke up, but while it subsisted they met every Saturday at the 
 Tavern, and revelled there till 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when they 
 would go reeling home. 
 
 That shutting the stores fell hard on all the idle people, but he knew 
 not of above seven or eight who have yet left the colony upon it. 
 
 I returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Friday 8. — The Reverend Mr. Whitfeild, who has for some days 
 been preaching in this neighbourhood, sent my wife word that he 
 would preach either on Woolwich Common, or on Blackheath, or on 
 Charlton Green, which sh6 pleased, but that he could not dine with 
 us as he was desired. She sent back her compliments, and that she 
 thought Blackheath the properest. However, about six, a stage being 
 erected for him, he came to our house to return our civility to him, and 
 soon after mounted the stage, which was placed so conveniently that 
 we heard him with great ease out of our summer house window, where 
 we invited our neighbours to partake of the curiosity. 
 
 The multitude, about 200, being assembled, he began with the 
 hundredth psalm, which numbers joined in. Then he made a long 
 pathetic prayer, and lastly, began his sermon with a clear and audible 
 voice. The subject of it was the necessity of the being born again, or 
 the new birth, which he said our present divines neglect to teach, and 
 even oppose from arguments of human reason, looking upon those 
 who hold it, and on himself in particular, as a )nadman, an enthusiast 
 and the hke, whereas it is the doctrine of the Church of England 
 expressed in her thirty-nme articles, prayers and collects, and literally 
 asserted in the Holy Scriptures. He also said that we are saved by 
 the free grace of God, without the assistance of good works which have 
 no share in that matter, though it is imjwssible we can have this free 
 grace appUed to us without its being followed b}^ good works, which 
 at the same time are the sure tokens of our being born again. That 
 by the sin of Adam we were all under sin, and must have been damned 
 but for the free and gracious sufferings of Jesus Christ ; but though 
 this be our condition, yet everybody that pleases may obtain this 
 free grace by praying for it. It is therefore by faith in Christ alone 
 that we are saved, not by our works, for bemg dead in sin we could 
 do none ; but without good works we may assure ourselves we have 
 not that faith, for they necessarily go together, He pressed the behef 
 of the Holy Trinity, and in the course of his sermon showed himself 
 a firm Church of England man. He preached by heart with much 
 earnestness, and spreading his arms wide, and was at no loss for 
 matter or words, and the people were very attentive. 
 
 When he had done I invited him and Mr. Seward, his friend, to 
 refresh themselves at my house, and took that opportunity to make 
 him explain himself on the point of the new birth. 
 
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 June 8-13 
 
 I asked him whether he held that men can sensibly experience when 
 thev have the new birth, and how they feel it ? 
 
 He answered, they do feel it sensibly when first it takes them, and 
 feel it in their hearts ; that notorious sinners feel it more than others, 
 and in proportion to their sins, but persons piously educated from 
 their youth might not be sensible of it, having it so early. Tliat how 
 they feel it must be left to every man to answer for himself, who only 
 experiences it, and one may feel it differently from another. I said 
 it might be possible for a man to have the new birth without remarking 
 such feeling, as he had o\Mied in the case of persons piously educated 
 from their youth, but if he made it a fundamental to reUgion that men 
 should sensibly feel it, it might throw many into despair ; whether 
 therefore he thought it necessary for men to believe they felt it sensibly. 
 
 He answered, that men can hardly have the new birth without being 
 sensible of it, as easily as they are sensible of their sinful condition ; 
 that there is no one who is not sensible when he is envious, mahcious, 
 angry, &c., and on the contrary, he is as sensible when he is com- 
 passionate and kind, charitable and concerned for the good of others, 
 and these are sensible marks for the new birth. The misfortune, 
 added he, is that when we speak of spiritual things, we have no words 
 fitted for them, but must use such as are in use and convey grosser 
 ideas, and thus we say, the new birth or regeneration must be sensibly 
 felt in the heart. 
 
 I then acquainted him with the many odd stories I had heard of 
 him, as that he set up for working miracles ; that to mortify the flesh, 
 he and his followers would set down hungry to meat, and then rise 
 from table rejoicing that they had disappointed their carnal appetites; 
 that he allowed women to preach, discouraged labour, and taught 
 that all things should be in common, had made many run mad, and 
 had said in one of his sermons that if what he said was not the 
 inspiration of the Holy Ghost, then Christ was not true. 
 
 To all this he replied that nothing of this is true, only that at the 
 first setting out some of them were too extravagant, having no guide 
 to teach them, or regidate their notions, but being left entirely to 
 their own undigested thoughts ; but they were gone ofi of them, and 
 now eat and drink like others. That as to the rest, they pretended 
 to no gifts of signs and wonders and miracles, on which occasion he, 
 smiling, said, it was reported of him that when he arrived in harbour 
 from Georgia he offered to walk on the water, as Jesus did, and that 
 afterwards being at a tea table where order was given to fill up the 
 kettle with fresh water he told them it was not necessary, for God 
 would fill it. 
 
 That the ridiculous manner of mortifying the flesh by starting from 
 table is false. 
 
 That he knew of no woman preaching, only a young woman in the 
 neighbourhood at whose fathers house he was that day to lie, did 
 read a sermon and some discourse of Bishop Beveridge to the family. 
 
 That he was so far from making men idle by discouraging labour, 
 he on the contrary pros.sed it on <'very one to work in their callings, 
 and did not believe them Chri.stians who acted otherwise. 
 
 That his making many run mad is as false, he kjiew of none; but 
 some had been brought to a sense of their sinful condition, and by a 
 remarkable change of conduct ha<l l)een esteemed mad by others 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 69 
 
 1739. 
 
 who were careless of their own salvation ; and such was the person 
 meutioriod in his journal, whom he ^'ot out of Bedlam and iiow goes 
 witli liim to Georgia. A young man no more mad than any, but thought 
 so by liis mother because of his sudden change of life. 
 
 Lastly, that as to inspiration, and his saying Christ was not true 
 unless his own words were those of the Holy Ghost, the occasion of 
 that report was only his repeathig a text in Scripture and saying, if 
 this be not true, namely, the words of our Saviour, then the Scriptures 
 are not true. He added, these were all inventions of the devil to destroy 
 the work of his ministry, and what every man must expect, who en- 
 deavours to destroy his kingdom, whether in their own hearts or 
 others. 
 
 I took notice to him of his preaching in the fields, and not only in 
 churches ; he answered, he should choose to preach in churches, but 
 that he was excluded, but was not sorry because it gave an opportunity 
 to many to hear him who never came to church, and these are the 
 more reprobate sort, who though they came out of curiosity, may 
 possibly be touched by his discourses, and converted. Besides, 
 Dissenters, who of course will not enter our churches, do wilUngly hear 
 him in the field. That some clergymen call him a dissenter and 
 schismatic, but what would they have him do ? they shut him out 
 of their churches, and constrain him to take this method, for he is 
 bound to preach the Gospel, being ordained to that purpose. 
 
 I mentioned again his having the Holy Ghost ; he replied, it was 
 the doctrine of the Church of England that all persons ordamed to 
 serve at God's altar have, or should have it, and instanced the prayers 
 in the Liturgy and form of ordination ; but this is not meant of the 
 gifts of miracles, but of peace and love and joy, and power to preach 
 effectually. 
 
 I asked him when he set sail ; he answered he was to have done it 
 immediately, but the press had, tAvo days ago, taken away all the 
 captain's men. 
 
 I told him I miderstood he intended not to remain in Georgia, but 
 return. He said it is true he should return in a year and a half or two 
 years, to gather new collections for the orphan house, but should then 
 go back, resolving to spend much of his life among a people he loved 
 so dearly. 
 
 I asked him if he left any fellow labourers behind him. 
 
 He said John Wesley would succeed him in preaching, and Charles 
 Wesley intended to enter on the same work, besides whom is one Mr. 
 Rogers, formerly a curate, but being cast off for declaiming in a funeral 
 sermon against the drunkemiess of some clergymen present, was turned 
 out, and is now obhged to preach in the fields. 
 
 This is the main of my conversation with him, by which I only find 
 an enthusiastic notion of his being cajjable of doing much good, and 
 perhaps he thinks he is raised up for that purpose ; for the rest, I 
 believe him perfectly sincere and disinterested, and that he does indeed 
 work a considerable reformation among the common people, and there 
 is nothing in his doctrine that can be laid hold on to his hurt. 
 
 Wednesday, June I'i. — Went to town to the Georgia office, but 
 were not a Board of Common Comicil. 
 
 Mr. Smith in the Trustee chair ; Mr. Lapotre, Egmont, Sir William 
 Heathcote, ^Ir. Anderson. 
 
70 DIARY OF THE 
 
 June 13-20 
 
 Mr. Verelts reported he had paid 187/. 45. Id. into the bank. 
 
 As a committee of correspondence we prepared letters to Mr. Hawkins, 
 first baihfE of Frederica ; to Mr. Jones, and to Mr. Fallowfeild, newly 
 appointed for second bailiff, and to Mr. Gilbert newly removed. 
 
 Dined at home and so passed the evening. 
 
 Thursday 14. — This day the King put an end to the Session. They 
 who were there tell me the Speaker spoke strongly against the ill- 
 usage the Spaniards have given us, and beheve vigorous resolutions 
 are designed to be taken by the Ministry, his speeches bemg understood 
 to be the sense of the Ministry. 
 
 But His Majesty said nothing of war, as was expected, but recom- 
 mended imanimity at home against the common enemy. 
 
 Sir Philiph Parker and I promised to be bound in 280/. which my 
 cousin James Fortrey is to borrow of Dr. Courayer to save the for- 
 feiture of his fen-lands in Leicestershire, in case he did not discharge 
 an arrear due thereon for repairing the banks. I returned to Charlton 
 to dinner. 
 
 Friday 15. 
 
 Saturday 16. 
 
 Sunday 17. 
 
 Monday 18. 
 
 Tuesday 19. — I went this Tuesday to town to see what could be 
 done to rescue my cousin James Fortrey out of his difficulties, and 
 my brother Parker and I gave our bond to Dr. Peter Fra. Courayer 
 for 280Z. which we lent to him, taking his bond to us for counter 
 security. He was also a third party with my brother and me in the 
 bond to the Doctor. 
 
 Wednesday 20. — I went this morning to the Georgia office, where 
 met, Mr. Lapotre in the Trustee chair, Lord Sidney Beauclerc in the 
 Common Comicil chair : Mr. Smith, Mr. Laroche, Mr. Vernon, Sir 
 William Heathcote, Dr. Hales, Mr. Holland, Mr. Henry Archer, 
 Egmont. 
 
 As Trustees we put the seal to our petition for the 20,000/. granted 
 to us by the ParUament. 
 
 Also passed a petition to the King and Council to grant leave to 
 Captain Thompson to have his prest seamen restored to him, that he 
 may sail forthwith to Georgia with Col. Oglethorp's regimentals. 
 
 We also approved an answer to the application made to us for the 
 use of negroes and change of tenure of lands, and ordered the seal to 
 be put thereto. 
 
 Then Lieut. -Col. Cochran attending, to know our pleasure concerning 
 allowing the disbursements he had made on the regiment's account 
 when he landed, which he wo\ild have us defray, we showed him a 
 state f»f that exjjense as sent us from Georgia consisting of a great 
 mmiber of articles, and promi.sed him a copy of it, desiruig him to 
 make what remarks he thought fit on it in writing, which should be 
 referred to a Committee of Accounts, and when they made their report 
 the Board would .send to him ; with which he .seemed contented. 
 
 After this, taking into con.sideration the misbehaviour of Henry 
 I'arker. first bailiff, in abi'ttiug tlu; ap])li(ati(»n for negroes, as also his 
 character for drunkenness, and degrading his po.st, together with his 
 being tlie leading man in courts of law, and therefore his power to save 
 Causton, the late bailiff, if he should bo brought to justice for his 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 71 
 
 1739. 
 
 wronging the Trust, which it may be presumed he would endeavour 
 to do being his bail, for these considerations the Board after some 
 debate unanimously resolved to dismiss him, and place Thos. Christie 
 the Recorder, hi his room. 
 
 We also confirmed the removal of Gilbert from the magistracy, and 
 Fallowfeild to succeed him as second bailifE ; and in the vacant baihfE's 
 post we agreed to put Thomas Jones, the present storekeeper, he being 
 a man of resolution, and having manifested a hearty zeal for the Colony. 
 But we resolved he should not be Overseer of the Trust servants, it 
 being fit that a magistrate who sat in court to try freeholders should 
 be himself a freeholder, which we do not think it convenient the over- 
 seer of Trust servants should be, after the experience of Bradley's 
 employing the Trust servants on his own lot. 
 
 The resolutions of this day fortnight past, that are contrary 
 to this disposition of the Magistracy, were ordered to be repealed, and 
 the best vacant lot in Savannah ordered to be granted to the said 
 Jones, to qualify him for Magistrate. 
 
 We confirmed the choice of Williams to be Recorder, and ordered 
 these several commissions to have the seal put to them. 
 
 Then a letter from Captain Hugli Mackay being read, showing 
 evidently the importance to the colony's safety of maintaining a scout 
 boat, and another boat of seven men and a coxswain to ply between 
 the islands in the south division and the main land, the Board 
 unanimously agreed to add the charges of these to the estabUshment 
 for this year, which will increase it by about 250Z. There was some 
 debate, however, about it, we looking on these boats as employed in 
 the mihtary defence of the colony, and therefore not properly to be 
 defrayed by us ; but I represented the danger the colony must probably 
 be in for want of intelhgence in case the Spaniards should attempt to 
 surprise us, and the blame that would he on us if, knowing as we do 
 that the Government has made no provision for such boats, a disaster 
 should come, which consideration incUned even the most frugal gentle- 
 men at the Board to consent to this additional charge to our estimate. 
 
 We then ordered payment of 2001. to Colonel Oglethorp, Mr. Jennys 
 of Charlestown havmg informed the Trustees by letter that Mr. 
 Oglethorp had paid him that sum on the Trustees" account. 
 
 The same Mr. Jennys sent us a state of his account with the Trustees, 
 the balance of which he makes 633^. in his own favour. This letter 
 and the accomit were referred to a committee. 
 
 Then Mr. Verelts reported the balance of the Trustees' money in 
 the bank on 9th June 1739 to be 2,352Z. 5s. 9d., whereof is reserved 
 to answer sola bills outstanding 1.534Z. Os. Od., and for particular uses 
 of the colony 381/. lis. od. and for the colony 436/. 14.s. id. 
 
 He also reported that two ton of halfpence amounting in value to 
 422/. exclusive of the charge of casks, &c., would soon be ready at the 
 Tower. We therefore ordered an imprest on the bank to Alderman 
 Heathcote of 1,000/. to answer this and other charges. 
 
 Mr. Hamerton having made application to the Board to advance 
 him 200/., for which he would give us an assignment on the King's 
 quit-rents in South Carolina, we ordered he should be answered, that 
 if he would first pay 200/. in Georgia to Mr. Stevens, we would, on 
 knowledge thereof, pay him 200/. here, but it was not our method to 
 advance money to persons in the manner desired by him. 
 
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 June 20-27 
 
 Then the Board made an order that Davison, 2nd constable 
 
 at Frederiea, should be appointed overseer of the Trust servants in 
 that southern division ; but we did not recollect that he has land of 
 his own, which by our late rule incapacitates him from that office. 
 
 All the Board, Sir William Heathcote and Mr. Laroche excepted, 
 dined together at the Cyder house. 
 
 I learned this day that Mr. Fred. Frankland, brother of Sir Thomas, 
 who married mv Lord Scarborow's sister not long since, went this 
 week to that Earl and ac((uainted him he had taken such aversion to 
 his wife that he resolved to leave her ; that he had nothing to say against 
 her virtue, and would give her what separate maintenance his Lordship 
 should ask, but it was impossible they should live under one roof. 
 
 My Lord was much surprised, as may be imagined, and would press 
 to know his reason, but he replied, he would give no reason but that 
 she was his utter aversion ; however, his Lordship insisted positively 
 that she should not be turned out of doors till his Lordship went into 
 the country, and then he would take her with him. 
 
 At night Mr. Frankland declared the same to his lady, who on her 
 knees begged she might still have an apartment in his house though 
 he never should speak to her ; otherwise, that such an open separation 
 woidd give occasion to the world to suspect her virtue or make what 
 ill stories it pleased of her. But he would not consent. He has since 
 settled 6001. per annum upon her, which was the jointure agreed upon 
 when he married her, has returned her fortune which was 10,000?., 
 has given her 1,000^ to furnish a house, and all her jewels, together 
 with his plate. 
 
 This procedure is the more wondered at because they were play- 
 fellows and acquaintances from their youth, and it was a match of his 
 own seeking, though she was then between forty and fifty years old, 
 ugly, and as fat as most women. He also is much of the same age, 
 a widower, and made a remarkable good husband to his first wife. 
 
 I heard this day that in order to put a slight on the Duke of Arguile, 
 Sir William Young, Secretary of W^ar, was directed to report to his 
 Majesty the resolutions of the Board of General Officers on the trial 
 of Colonel Cochran and Captain Mackay, a thing contrary to all rule, 
 it being the duty of the President of Councils of War to do it. When, 
 therefore, the Judge Advocate, whose business is to draw up the 
 resolutions of such councils, waited on his Grace with the Board's 
 opinion, he seeing his Grace put it into his pocket, desired it might be 
 returned him to give it to Sir William according to the orders he had 
 received ; but the Duke replied he should go to Kensington next day, 
 and would himself present it to his Majesty, and so he did, but was 
 made to stay till all other business was despatched ; then being called 
 in, his Majesty received it, and only said, 'tis very well. The Duke 
 then desired leave to go into the country, to which his Majesty replied, 
 "you may go when you will"; a short answer manifesting nuich in- 
 difference towards him. This occasioned a report that he had resigned 
 his empk)yments, but I am told his Grace will not do that, but wait 
 to be turned out. 
 
 This d;n- we also learued that his Majesty had discharged Captain 
 Mackay from his confinement, and at the .same time restored him to 
 his post, but Lieut. -Colonel Cochran is still suspended. 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT, 73 
 
 1739. 
 
 Thursday 21. — Returned to Charlton to dinner. Remained at 
 Charlton till— 
 
 Wednesday 27.— Went to the Georgia board : present, Eginont in 
 the Trustee Chair and Common Council Chair : Lapotre, Holland, Hales, 
 Smith, Laroche, Vernon, T. Towers : Mr. Anderson 
 
 As Trustees, the seal was put to the last commissions to new made 
 officers. 
 
 As Common Council, we road Anne Emery's petition for fifty acres 
 to be granted her husband, Peter Emery, late ai)])ointed pilot at 
 Savannah, with licence to sell liquor, as also that her daughter may 
 succeed to her son's lot in Savannah in case he should die without 
 issue, which we granted, but we did not think fit to advance her 201. 
 on her husband's pay as pilot, it being in his power to refuse allowing it. 
 
 The petition of Mrs. Crowcher was rejected ; her desire was that 
 we would advance her half a year's rent of her house in Savannah, let 
 to Henry Parker, to be repaid the Trustees by him. We had advanced 
 her before two years' rent, to be repaid in that manner, but Parker 
 paid no rent as he ought to have done, and, therefore, it was high time 
 to stop our hand. 
 
 Isaac Young's petition was read, desiring a gift of money, and 
 complaining he could obtain but fifty acres of land, though his grant 
 when he went over m 1736 was for a hundred. 
 
 We would not give him money as he desired, seeing no reason for it, 
 but ordered a letter to be wrote Mr. Stephens to enquire whether the 
 land he now is in possession of, and which is a forfeited lot, be such 
 as he can have a good title to. 
 
 Andre Duch^e, the potter's, petition was read, for further encourage- 
 ment to carry on his trade ; he sets forth that he is the first who has 
 compassed the making porcelain in America, and thinks the King 
 might be induced to grant him an exclusive patent for making the 
 same for fifteen years. He also desires two servants may be sent him 
 to paint his ware, and adds a particular of materials wanted by him. 
 We ordered 12/. to be laid out in materials, but refused the rest of his 
 requests, it not appearing to us that he has brought his pottery to 
 the perfection he mentions, or how he can maintain the servants he 
 desires ; besides, that a patent would cost too much money if it could 
 be obtained, which is not likely, he having sent no samples over of his 
 work for satisfaction of those who are on such occasions employed to 
 make report to the Lord Chancellor. 
 
 A letter from Samuel Holmes, bricklayer, at Savannah, dated 
 22 August, 1738, desiring two servants to be allowed him. He had 
 been above a year in Georgia. 
 
 We ordered that if two Trust servants can be spared now on the 
 spot he should have them. This we did because they are a great 
 charge on the Trust, and if there are more than allowed of in our 
 estimate, it will be a good riddance of them. 
 
 Mr. Hamerton, collector of the King's Quit-rents in South Carolina, 
 desiring to be advanced 200/. by the Trust, which he will repay to 
 their use in Georgia, and Mr. Verelts acquainting us that Mr. Leheup 
 of the Treasury convinced him it may safely be done, we gave direction 
 to comply with his request. 
 
 We then took into consideration that part of the estimate where 
 the Overseers of the Trust servants are excluded from having land of 
 
74' DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jmie 27-.Tuly 11 
 their own, and repealed the quahlication, finding it nncertam whether 
 proper persons for that office can be met with, and ordered the com- 
 mission to Samuel Davison to be overseer of the Trust servants at 
 Frederica shall stand, and that Thomas Jones, late appointed 3rd 
 Bailiff at Savannah, shall be the other overseer in this last mentioned 
 district. 
 
 Robert Hows, late parish clerk at Savannah, having desired that 
 on his return to Georgia he may not be molested on account of any 
 debts he may owe to the stores, but if any be found (which he believes 
 will not) the same may be allowed him for his past services, we 
 ordered a letter to be written to Mr. Stephens to inform us how his 
 affairs stands with the store. 
 
 We ordered two hundred copies of the Trust's reply to the late 
 appUcation from Savannah for the use of the negroes, to be printed, 
 in order to disperse it in the province. 
 
 A memorial from Mr. Simons, the merchant, was read, setting forth 
 that the value of 1,GG7/. 85. 9d. had been furnished by him to the stores 
 at Savannah, as is certified to be true from thence, and desiring 1,500^ 
 of it might be paid him here in part thereof, for which he promised to 
 ])e accountable. The Trustees imagining he might have occasion for 
 the money, ordered him 1,200/., and that five Common Council might 
 have power to draw on the bank for the same. 
 
 The memorial of Pytt and TuckAvell desiring to be advanced money 
 on like account, 200/. was ordered them. 
 
 Then a letter from Kennedy Obrian, Esq., to Mr. Martin, our 
 secretary, dated from Augusta, 1 April 1739, was read ; wherein he 
 represents that he had been two years there and had laid out 30(»/. ; 
 but having no grant of the land he fixed on, he desired one might be 
 made him for 500 acres which were surveyed to him the 8th of Jmie 
 1 738. This letter was accompanied by another from Colonel Oglethorp 
 recommending the affair, and informing the Tru.stees that he is a 
 very industrious man and kept a storehouse to supply the Indian 
 traders wuth goods. 
 
 We ordered a grant according to his desire. 
 
 Lastly, we took into consideration Captain Thompson's demand 
 of above 800/. for servants he carried over the last year on his own 
 n.-^k, but which Colonel Oglethorp finding he was not able to dispose 
 of, took the greatest part of (no less than one hundred and sixteen 
 heads) on the Trust account, and referred him for payment to the 
 Tnistees. 
 
 We as a committee of accounts (for now only Mr. Vernon. Mr. 
 Holland, Mr. Towers, Dr. Hales and I remaiiied) read the account to 
 whom these servants were severally dispo.sed, and allowed of the 
 disposal of some, and refused it to others. 
 
 Mr. Vernon, Mr. Towers, Dr. Hales and I dined at the Cyder house, 
 and at 7 I returned home. 
 
 Captain Mackay came after dinner and acquauited us that if Lieut. - 
 Col. Cochran returns to his post in Georgia he will fling up his com- 
 mission, and serve as a volunteer under Colonel Oglethorp. 
 
 I learned also this day that Li.Mit.-Col. Coehran applied last Friday 
 by )ietition to His Majesty to be freed from his suspension, but that 
 His Majesty had scarce patience to see him, and hud refused his 
 request ; nevertheless, that when Sir Robert Walpole was put in mind 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 75 
 
 1739. 
 
 that Colonel Oglethorp has desired the Lieut.-Col. might not be 
 returned to the regiment, but changed into some other corps, he repHed, 
 he would do anything to serve Colonel Oglethorp, but he could not 
 gratify him in this. 
 
 Thursday 28. — Returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Monday 2 July. — My daughter Hanmer came down to me for the 
 summer. 
 
 Wednesday 4. — Went uj) to the Georgia Board but could not make 
 a Common Council Board, which was much desired ; we were only Judge 
 Holland in the Trustee chair ; Mr. Smith, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Vernon, 
 Dr. Hales, Egmont, Mr. Hen. Archer. 
 
 The seal, pursuant to an order of the last Common Council, was put 
 to a letter of attorney empowering Mr. Verelts, our accountant, to 
 receive of the Treasury the 20,000/. last voted by Parliament. 
 
 Also to 1 .200/. in sola bills to be sent forthwith by Captain Thompson, 
 of the " Two Brothers," to Colonel Oglethorp, to be endorsed by him to 
 Mr. Christie, Mr. Thomas Jones and Mr. Stephens, who are to issue 
 them according to the new estimate. 
 
 Also to the instructions for Mr. Thomas Jones and Samuel Davison 
 appointed overseers of the Trust servants. 
 
 Also to the appointments of these two to this service. 
 
 Sealed also a grant of 500 acres to Kenedy Obryen, Esq., a supplier 
 of the Indian traders, laid out at Augusta, one acre of which is No. 5. 
 
 This being the monthly meeting of Dr. Bray's Associates, Judge 
 Holland, Dr. Hales, Mr. Smith, Mr. Anderson and I agreed to the 
 purchase of 50/. stock m old annuities, and to give a set of Dr. Bray's 
 books, left for parochial hbraries, to the Reverend Mr. Lynd at 
 Colchester, and to give Mr. Verelts ten guineas for two years' services 
 as clerk to the Associates. 
 
 Thursday 5. — I went to Court this morning and was well received 
 b)^ the King, the Duke and the Princess ; after dinner I returned to 
 Charlton. Remained at Charlton till — 
 
 Wednesday 11. — Went to the Georgia office, where met, Dr. Hales in 
 the Trustee chair ; Mr. Thomas Towers in the Common Council chair ; 
 Mr. Smith, Mr. Holland, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Laroche, Mr. H. Archer, 
 Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Vernon, Egmont; Mr. Anderson. 
 
 As Trustees, Mr. Verelts our accountant reported that he had 
 received at the Treasury the 20,000/. granted by Parliament and as 
 usual had been excused the fees ; and that he had lodged it in the bank. 
 
 The form of a letter to Colonel Oglethorp was apjiroved, and it is 
 to be sent by Captain Thompson, of the ' Two Brothers," who falls down 
 the river on Saturday next in order to sail to Georgia. With him 
 there goes 1,200/. sola bills to defray in part the charges of our estimate 
 for the year beginning Michaelmas, 1739, together with divers goods 
 for the use of the province. 
 
 Then the Common Council received the report of the Committee 
 of Accounts to whom Captain Thompson's memorial was referred the 
 20th of last month. He had carried over last month 116 heads of 
 servants at his own risk, hoping to have them taken off his hands by 
 the inhabitants, but they not being able to pay for them, Colonel 
 Oglethorp did it for them, and referred him to the Trustees for pay- 
 ment ; but the committee were of opinion that only forty-.seven should 
 be paid for, being employed on the Trust account or by former 
 
76 DIARY OF THE 
 
 f^ July 11 
 
 directions of theirs given to particular persons, and they disallowed 
 of the remaining sixty-nine, referring the captain to get his money of 
 the persons who took them, and accordingly reported that 431/. 16?. 6rf 
 was all that should be paid by the Trustees to the captain. 
 
 The Common Council approved the report, and ordered that sum 
 to be paid. 
 
 Another report from that committee was read relating to an account 
 sent over by the executors of Paul Jenys, Esq., where there appearing 
 some mistakes they reduced the balance due by the Trustees to 
 491Z. 95. i^d., which report being allowed by the Common Council, 
 that sum was ordered to be paid. 
 
 These two sums, together with several other charges of freight of 
 goods, insurance, and 1,700/. ordered before, obliged the Common 
 Council to order a draft on the bank of 3,500/. to Alderman Heathcote, 
 and 1,061/. 8s. ikl. more was in like manner imprest to Mr. Verelts, to 
 answer a bill of Major Cook's, endorsed by Colonel Oglethorp, upon 
 Mr. Fury, agent of the regiment, but which Fury refused to pay for 
 want of a letter of advice. This money is to be repaid when such 
 letter of advice comes, and the Trustees were not willing Colonel 
 Oglethorp's credit should suffer, he having disbursed in April last 
 3,000/. of his own money for the service of the colony. 
 
 Then the Common Council took into consideration Mr. Macleod's 
 letter to the Incorporated Society in Scotland for projiagating 
 Christianity, expressing his desire that three hundred acres of land 
 might be granted to the Presbyterian Church at Darien, now called 
 New Inverness, under the Trustees' seal, to be continued as long as 
 that incorporated society shall provide a mission there ; and Mr. 
 Anderson, a member of that society, one of our Trustees present, 
 declaring the Society would on the condition desired by Mr. Macleod, 
 provide a minister and pay him, the Board very readily gave their 
 consent, and a grant of three hundred acres were ordered. 
 
 Then the seal was put to an order for indemnifying Colonel 
 Oglethorp in delivering into the hands of Mr. Ste])hens, Mr. Christie 
 and Mr. Thomas Jones of the l,2oO/. .sola bills lately mentioned, after 
 he .should endorse them. 
 
 Then Mr. Henry Parker being removed from all public concerns of 
 the colony, Mr. Thomas Christie was appointed a commissioner for 
 stating Causton's and Bradley's accounts with the Trustees, and the 
 seal put thereto. 
 
 Lastly, the Board appr()vcd of a license to Mrs. Emery to set her 
 widow's right in the lot of Germain, her son by a former husband, 
 for seven years, and to keep a pul)lic house at Tybee where, a lot of 
 fifty acres is granted Emery her husband the pilot. 
 
 \\'e this day received a letter from Mr. Stephens, dated '2\ April last, 
 wrote to Mr. Verelts, together with his journal from 11 March to 
 12 April. In it he acquaints us that many have deserted the C(dony, 
 some from necessity, .some for Ijeiug disapj)ointed of their hopes of 
 becoming suddenly rich, and some from idleness not caring to labour, 
 but the few who remain are truly industrious, and he observes that 
 the Church is as full as ever, so that religion has not suffered by those 
 men's leaving the colony. 
 
 That there are about one thou.sund head of cattle in the northern 
 division belonging to the Trustees and private persons, which is more 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 77 
 
 1739. 
 
 than was expected till the great care lately taken to drive them up 
 out of the woods ; that this care will be continued for the future by 
 an allowance of six horses to the {)indar of Savannah. N.B. — The 
 charge of a pindar is not within the estimate. 
 
 That Mr. Oglethorp had for the people's encouragement to labour 
 and cultivate, promised a premhnn of two shillings on every bushel 
 of corn they shall raise over and above what they can sell it for, and 
 that the crane being decayed, Mr. Oglethorp had agreed with. Duchee 
 the potter to make a wharf at high water mark, and thereon to erect 
 a storehouse, for 50^, but it was believed it would not be done for 1001. 
 
 That Mr. Hugh Anderson and his family, not being able to support 
 themselves longer in Georgia, were gone to Charlestown to seek for 
 laud, but with intention to return if the affairs of the colony mended. 
 
 That Bradley made a demand on the Trustees of 1,200/. for services, 
 but Mr. Thomas Jones on the contrary charged him with 1,900/. due 
 to the Trust. That the said Bradley had quitted all care of the Trust 
 servants and determined to set down on his own lot. 
 
 That notwithstanding the bad face of affairs, several persons were 
 setting up private stores and building houses and warehouses on 
 vacant lots given them by Colonel Oglethorp, as Calwell, Montagut 
 and Pury, &c., who were before only inmates and never had lots. 
 
 Mr. Towers, Vernon, Smith and I dined at the Cyder house. 
 
 Colonel Cochran's suspension still continues, nor is it likely he will 
 be employed again in the service, at least in Colonel Oglethorp's 
 regiment, though he is not yet discarded, and though Sir Robert 
 Walpole is his friend. 
 
 I learned this day that Captain Edward Vernon kissed hands 
 yesterday for being appointed Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and has 
 received orders to speed away as fast as he can to the West Indies 
 with a squadron. 
 
 He is a remarkable brave man, sober, well experienced, and zealous 
 for the honour and interest of his country, as he showed both in war 
 and in the House of Commons, where he sat when I was in Parliament, 
 and for opposing the Ministry was put by his rank on the promotion 
 of Admirals. But now, seeing some evidence of a war with Spain, 
 he waited on the Admiralty to offer his service, provided he could do 
 it with honour by being restored to his rank, which he liad no right to, 
 so that he returned to his estate in Suffolk, but a few days ago he 
 was wrote to, to come up, and found the commission on Monday last 
 signed at the Admiralty Office. The seamen and the city will be well 
 pleased at his promotion. He is younger brother to Mr. Vernon of 
 the Georgia Board, and was born in 1684. In 1705 he had the com- 
 mand of a man-of-war, and has been twice in the AVest Indies, where 
 seeing a merchant ship make rejoicings on the 10 June, the 
 Pretender's birthday, he put the captain in chains, and brought him 
 to England, a zeal not warranted, and which cost him a thousand 
 pounds, being prosecuted by the owners of that vessel for damages. 
 
 On the 1.0th instant an Order of Council passed for granting general 
 reprisals to His Majesty's fleet and ships as also all other ships and 
 vessels that shall be commissioned by letters of marque or general 
 reprisals or otherwise, against the ships, goods and subjects of the 
 King of Spain or his subjects. So that now there can be no doubt of 
 war, unless that King lower his topsail, and confess himself to be in the 
 wrong. 
 
78* DIARY OF THE 
 
 July 12- Aug. 8 
 
 Thursday 12. — I returned to Charlton, and it being my birthday, 
 my children and servants would keep it by a ball and comedy. I am 
 this day 5G years old, and by God's goodness without complaint. 
 
 Monday 16. — My wife and daughters Hanmer and Helena went 
 to Tunbridge for few days and returned on Saturday following. 
 
 Stayed in the country till 
 
 Tuesday 24. — Went to town hearing my son was not well, but I 
 found him better than I expected. A slight fever only, and what did 
 not confine him. 
 
 Wednesday 25. — Went to the Georgia Office upon a summons of the 
 Trustees, where met : Mr. Lapotre, president, Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon, 
 Mr. Henry Archer, Dr. Hales, Captain Coram, Egmont, Mr. Anderson. 
 
 The law for pilotage and laying port duties in Georgia was read and 
 with some amendments ordered to have the seal put to it. Mr. Henry 
 Archer also brought the intended law for altering the tenure of lands 
 in favour of females, but upon debate it was agreed that no law should 
 pass for that purpose, but that the intended alterations should be made 
 by our own authority, without applying to the King and Council for 
 a law, our charter giving the Trustees power to that purpose. This 
 was Mr. Archer's opinion, together with ^Ir. Vernon's and the other 
 gentlemen's. I objected that we had given the inhabitants of Georgia 
 expectation of a law to that purpose, and perhaps they would not be 
 satisfied with less, they having declared that they were satisfied we 
 should not deny them the favour intended when by them particularly 
 desired, but that our successors might not be so indulgent unless 
 obhged thereto by a law. But if a resolution of our own to the same 
 effect would satisfy them, I had no objection. They replied, our 
 resolution .should be printed and put into all their hands, and have 
 the seal to it, which could not but satisfy them, and they did not 
 know but it would be also binding on the successors. I desired, when 
 sent over, that orders might be given to enter it on record, so I gave 
 my consent thereto ; and did it the more readily, because Captain 
 Coram was present and approved it, who had much prejudiced us in 
 the town's opinion because we did it not before. One argument which 
 weighed much with the gentlemen against making a law was that the 
 King and Council would tliink it strange we should apply to them 
 for a j)Ower which we had within ourselves. 
 
 I learned that on Wednesday the 18th the Trustees sealed a memorial 
 to the Incorporate Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts 
 desiring an allowance of fifty pounds per amium in favour of Mr. 
 Norris, appointed missionary at Frederica. 
 
 Mr. Venion, Smith, and 1 dined at the Horn Tavern, and in the 
 evening I called on Mr. Annesley to peruse the new mortgage to be 
 made to me by my cousin Fortrey for the money he owes me and 
 my niece. 
 
 Thursday 26. — Returned to diimer to Charlton. 
 
 Wednesday, 1 August. — Went to town to the Georgia office where 
 was expected a Common Council in order to settle the heads of the 
 resolution the Trustees are framing for the change of tenure of lands 
 in Georgia, so that females may inherit, &c. But we were only six of 
 the Com'mon Council and two Trustees, viz. :— Mr. Vernon, Dr. Hales, 
 Mr. H. Archer, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith, Egmont; Mr. Anderson, 
 Captain Coram. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 79 
 
 1739. 
 
 However, we drew up our thoughts thereon, and finished the sub- 
 stantial part in order to lay before the next Board of Common Council. 
 
 After this, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Lapotre, Dr. Hales and Mr. Archer 
 and I dined at the Horn Tavern, and in the evening I went by ap}K)int- 
 ment with James Fortrey, Esq., to Councillor Annesley, before whom 
 we signed a new mortgage of his estate in Norfolk to me for 620/., 
 with a counterpart thereof, the former being delivered up as not 
 sufficiently secure to me, and so ill drawn as to subject me to the 
 payment of any arrears of rent that might be due to the Lord Berkley 
 or his son at the. expiration of the lease of these lands to Mr. Fortrey. 
 The counterpart of that former mortgage remains to be delivered 
 me, the present one vacating it ; this is witnessed by Mr. Tho. Barsham, 
 clerk to Mr. Atmesley, and one Mr. Ri. Stephens. 
 
 Saturday, 4 Aug. — I went to town to meet our other gentlemen 
 at the Horn Tavern, in order to settle the draft of the Trustees, 
 declaration of change of tenure of lands in Georgia, and we went 
 through it ; it is to be reported next Wednesday. We dined there and 
 in the evening I returned home. We expected several more than 
 came, there being only Mr. Holland, Mr. Henry Archer and myself. 
 
 Wednesday 8. — Went to town to the Georgia office, where met in 
 Common Council : Judge Holland in the chair ; Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon, 
 Dr. Hales, Mr. Lapotre, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Ayres, Egmont, 
 Mr. Thomas Towers. 
 
 Mr. Verelts reported that Mr. Oglethorp had drawn to the 1 July 
 last for 2,175/. 2s. 8f/. which had been paid, and also for 1,061/. 8s. Od. 
 more by bill on his regiment, the agent of which refused to accept it 
 for want of advice ; but as we knew it was for money expended for 
 the service of the colony, he proposed that the Board should pay it, 
 the same being to be accounted for in the charges of the colony when 
 made up, and being for money advanced by Mr. Oglethorp to be 
 repaid him. 
 
 The Board voted it should be paid, and a bill was drawn on the bank 
 for said 1,061/. 8s. Od. 
 
 A petition was read from Simpson Levi, praying to be paid 600/. 
 in part of a certified account the payment whereof is suspended by 
 the Board until Causton's accounts are settled ; Mr. Verelts assured 
 us that it is certain that at least 700/. of that certified account is due, 
 and we might safely gratify him in that matter, he offering to give 
 security to repay the same in case it should tuni out that he had no 
 lawful demand. The Board therefore ordered him the 600/. and drew 
 on the bank for the same. 
 
 A petition from Captain Dempsey was read, setting forth his 
 ill-state of health, contracted in the service of the colony, and desiring 
 some further reward than the 150/. formerly given him, to enable him 
 to go to the Bath, or into the country for his recovery. The Board 
 thereupon allowed him 25/. 
 
 Then the Board took into consideration the resolution of the 
 committee that met last Saturday to prepare the draft of change of 
 tenure of lands in Georgia in favour of females, and with some amend- 
 ments approved it, and gave direction that when it should be written 
 fair, a committee should compare the transcript with the original 
 and put the seal to it. 
 
8<K DIARY OF THE 
 
 Au?. 8-Sept.. 5 
 
 ]\Ir. Ayres, Vernon, Lapotro, Dr. Hales and I dined at the Horn 
 and then I returned home to Pall ^lall. * 
 
 1739. Wednesday, 22 Aug. — Went to town, to receive money in 
 the city, dined witli ni}^ son, and in the evening visited relations. 
 
 Thursday 23. — Went to the Georgia office on summons of a Common 
 Council to reconsider .some part of the resolution the board had come 
 to, on the subject of change of tenure of land in Georgia, it being 
 thought unreasonable by Mr. Aires, that a man possessed of land, 
 and leaving daughters marry'd before his death, should not have power 
 to bequeath the same to any of them, but be obhged to give it to some 
 more remote relation. This was not indulged the man before, because 
 it was thought the marry'd daughters had sufficient provision made 
 for them by givmg them the house and half of the husband's lands 
 for her life, and that by this further indidgence to the marry'd daughters 
 an accumulation of lots might possibly follow ; for by the resolutions 
 before agreed to, a daughter (if heir for want of brothers) becomes 
 entitled to the whole lot of her father, during her life, to which the 
 children she shall have on marriage succeed, and a widow left without 
 children is to enjoy the whole estate for her life, so that here is an 
 accumulation of lots, both to her and the children she shall have by 
 second marriage. 
 
 But Mr. Aires thought it contrary to justice and reason that a man 
 should not have liberty to leave his estate to daughters — who are the 
 dearest to him — because she happened to be marry'd, and ^\■ith him 
 the gentlemen agreed, who met this day, but could resolve nothing 
 upon it, being only seven, and of course a board of Trustees only, 
 viz.: — Mr. Eyles, president; Mr. Aires, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Vernon, 
 Mr. Christopher Towers, Mr. Smith, Egmont. 
 
 Mr. Vernon reported that the Society for Propagation of the Gospel 
 in Foreign Parts had, with much opposition made thereto by the Bishop 
 of London's creatures, at last consented to allowing 50/. a year to Mr. 
 Noris, our minister at Frederica, in the following resolution which 
 was read at the Board : " Resolved, that the Reverend Mr. William 
 Noris be appointed missionary at Frederica with a salary of 50/. a 
 year, to commence from Michaelmas next, and to continue for 3 years, 
 unless the Society shall be of opinion that the Trustees for estabhshing 
 Georgia can sooner pr(jvide for him. 
 
 17 August, 1739. Phihp Bearcroft, Secretary." 
 
 Before the other gentlemen came, Mr. Smith, ]\Ir. Lapotre and I 
 made a committee of correspondence to resolve on the particular 
 quantities and kinds of presents for the Indians — for which service 
 our estimate made a provision — amounting to 330/. 4*. id. besides 
 freight and insurance, which make the whole expense about 400/. 
 
 This we reported and was a])proved. 
 
 Several letters immediately arrived from Georgia were read : one 
 from Mr. Stephens to me dated 19 May, another fnun him to the 
 Trustees, another from Gilbert the late bailiff, to be discharged from 
 that office, and one from Mr. Oglethorp at Frederii-a. dated 15 June, 
 advertising that the Spaniards were bribing the Indians in Georgia 
 to desert the P^nglish, the Creeks particularly ; that the nations had 
 sent to him to meet thera at Coweta town, 500 miles from Frederica, and 
 
 • End of Vol. 10 of the Mnnuscript Diary. This volume i« not indexed though 
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FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 81 
 
 1739. 
 
 that it was absolutely necessary he should go. That the Creeks have 
 1,500 warriors, the Chickesaws 500 and the Chacktaws 5,000, and 
 the leaders were to meet hiui with Toniochachi to consider of proper 
 means to preserve their tribes in the interest of Great Britain. We 
 ordered the same to be laid before the Duke of Newcastle, with a 
 memorial of our inability to defray the charges of presents to the 
 Indians. We appointed a meetiiig again on Tuesday next, where I 
 promised to come, but soon after my return to Charlton was again 
 attacked with the gout. 
 
 Mr. Stephens' letter to the Trustees is full of Jones, the new bailiff's 
 violent and rude behaviour. 
 
 Thursday 30. — This day Mr. Verelts wrote me from the Georgia 
 office, that the gentlemen met Tuesday last according to appointment 
 and were a full board, so that the draft of the resolutions were approved, 
 and that Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Tracy and Sir Wilham Heathcote 
 returned their thoughts. 
 
 The gentlemen were, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Smith, Mr. Christ. Towers, 
 Mr. Digby, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Eyles, Lord Sidney, Mr. Aires. 
 
 I had also a letter from my brother Percival that he landed at 
 Chester on Sunday last, the 26th inst., and would be in London 
 to-morrow night. 
 
 Wednesday, 5 September. — I went to town to a committee of 
 correspondence, where met, Mr. Smith, in the chair, Mr. Digby, Mr. 
 Lapotre, Mr. Aires, Mr. Vernon, Egmont. 
 
 The Trustees' resolution for change of tenure in Georgia, together 
 with the deed poll for the inhabitants to show their titles to their 
 lands and lay claim to the benefits of that change of tenure, were 
 according to power given by the Common Council this day sealed, 
 and an advertisement thereof ordered to be printed in the newspapers. 
 
 A letter was prepared to be sent Mr. Oglethorp to acquaint him with 
 this proceeding, as also with our informing the Secretary of State of 
 the expense of presents to the Indians which Mr. Oglethorp had been 
 at, and which the Trustees do not think they are entitled to defray, 
 it being for the defence of the colony with which we have nothing to do. 
 
 A letter drawn up for Mr. Verelts to send to Mr. Thomas Jones, 
 advising him to behave courteously to his fellow magistrates, and 
 particularly to Mr. Stephens, who is entrusted to give us minute 
 accounts of the state of the colony, and is highly esteemed by us, 
 and must be consulted with on all occasions. 
 
 A letter was ordered to Mr. Stone, secretary to the Duke of Newcastle, 
 containing remarks on the late manifesto of the King of Spain, and 
 showing some falsities asserted therein with respect to Colonel 
 Oglethorp's treaty in 1736 with the Governor of St. Augustine. 
 
 Mr. Stephens' journal and letter lately arrived was read, by which 
 we find he is ill pleased with Mr. Thomas Jones's behaviour, as being 
 rough and assuming, mdecent to the magistrates, and malicious to 
 himself. He acquaints us with a lot of ground he designs to take 
 up on Vernon's river. 
 
 We afterwards dined all together at the Horn. 
 
 I visited brother Percival, my sister, his wife and Mrs. Donellan, 
 who arrived in London from Ireland the 31 of last month in order to 
 go to the Bath for his health, and get a sound fit of the gout, which 
 wanting, he often has of late been seized with short absences of 
 memory and sense, so as to fall suddenly to the ground. 
 
82 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Sept. 12-26 
 
 Wednesday 12. — I went to town to the Georgia office where a 
 committee of correspondence met, viz. : — Egmont, Vernon, Smith, 
 Lapotre, Aires and ^Ir. Anderson. 
 
 A letter was read from Mr. Oglethorp to Mr. Verelts, dated 28 May 
 last, which is of an older date than another we received some time 
 ago. In it he tells him he had got the rheumatism in the leg occasioned 
 by his lying in the air and fatigues. 
 
 Finished letters to Oglethorp, Baihfi Jones, BaiUff Hawkins, Bailiff 
 Christy, and Mr. Stephens. In our letter to Jones we directed him 
 to moderate his hasty temper and consult with Mr. Stephens on all 
 important occasions, he being employed by us to send over accounts 
 of the minutest occurrency. In our letter to Stephens we ordered a 
 general state of the colony, together with its condition of defence, to 
 be sent us ; and to let us know who acts as secretary to the Indian 
 trade since the death of Clarke, and how the licence money paid by the 
 Indian traders has been accoimted for. 
 
 A letter from Hugh Anderson, late overseer of the public garden, to 
 me, dated 13 June last, was read, the chief purpose whereof was to set 
 forth the bad state of the colony, and to prepare us for his retiring 
 to settle with his family in CaroUna, as he did soon after. He said that 
 without negroes and Uberty to mortgage their lands for obtaining 
 them the colony must sink ; that people had spent all their substance 
 in improving and were beggared by the deaniess of wages to white 
 servants, and the small return of their labours. That he had spent 
 150/. sterling in improving, and had but 6/. return, &c. 
 
 It appeared to us that it was only calculated to persuade us to agree 
 to a change of tenure and admission of negroes. He spoke of the 
 badness of the land, which Mr. Vernon took much notice of, and caused 
 a small debate. Mr. Vernon was for letting everybody who had bad 
 land, have other that was good allowed them, in a small proportion, 
 and as should be contiguous to them. But I desired we might not 
 be too hasty, for it was a very important point. Many had wrote the 
 land was good, and industrious men might live well on it. That none 
 who had country lots had reason to complain, for the}' had liberty 
 to choose their land where they pleased, and all the complaint was 
 of the towTi lots in Savannah, about Highgate, where among the great 
 number I found there were but 12 lots reported to be swamped or 
 overflowed, and they were mostly occupied by tradesmen who would 
 not cultivate their lands were they ever so good. That as bad as the 
 land at Highgate was represented, we were informed two persons there 
 had raised a very great produce, being industrious. That the great 
 excuse of the number of idle persons who have left the colony is that 
 their land was bad, and such an alteration as proposed would justify 
 their excuse and draw a blame on us that was not just. That to grant 
 the best lands to those who have nothing to cultivate it with, would 
 be of no use to them, and that the industrious have already meliorated 
 their lands if bad, that there arc few entire lots of bad land, but some 
 parcels may be found good. That many of our Board now absent are 
 totally against a change of the people's lands, and we are now but a 
 committee (»f correspondence. That we expect Mr. Stephens' son soon 
 aft<'r, who will give us a just account of the lands, but that we are not 
 [to] depend on other accounts given by idle persons, runaways, and 
 embarked in the negro scheme. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 83 
 
 1739. 
 
 Mr, Vernon replied he made no motion, but only prepared the 
 gentlemen to think of the matter, but desired Mr. Stephens might be 
 wrote to for an accoimt of the land, which was consented to. I told 
 the gentlemen that it must needs be an absolute discouragement to 
 the people that when they have cut down their timber, they cannot 
 sell it for want of the bounty, which is twenty shillings per ton on 
 masts brought to England ; and therefore pressed that the com- 
 missioners o"f the Customs might be applied to again to settle the point 
 of naval officer, for want of which the bounty is refused us because they 
 will not allow of the certificate of our naval officer, they pretending 
 to the nomination of him, and we msisting that by our charter we 
 have the nomination. 
 
 It had been proposed to the Commissioners that we should name, 
 but they give him instructions, which Sir Jo. Evelyn and Mr. Chandler 
 were contented with, but yet the matter proceeded not. It was 
 agreed to renew our application to them. 
 
 Mr. jMiller, our botanist, lately arrived from Jamaica, attended and 
 gave us no satisfactory accoimt of collections of plants, roots, &c., 
 made for Georgia in his American expedition. But he told us we 
 might produce indigo in Georgia, and he could put us m a way to get 
 it and give instructions for planting it. He said cochineal might be 
 produced in our colony, but it cost so much labour and was so subject 
 to be destroyed by frost and rain, that it is not worth the while to 
 attempt it. That there was no getting the Jesuits bark. That snake 
 root will do well and he had brought some pots of it over, but being 
 sick on board he had saved but one of them. 
 
 We all dined at the Horn. 
 
 In the evening I visited my brother Percival, but he was not at home. 
 
 Saturday 22. — I went to town for the winter. News came that the 
 Spaniards declared war against Great Britain on the 25th of last 
 
 month, O.S. 
 
 Sunday 23.— Went to St. James's Church. Daughter Percival dined 
 with me ; went in the evening to St. James's Chapel, afterwards to my 
 son whose fever is mending. 
 
 Monday 24.— Went to the Georgia office where Mr. Verelts showed 
 me a resignation of Sir William Heathcote from being of the Common 
 Council Board. I was surprised and much displeased at it, the clan 
 who have left us, I supposed, have prevailed on him as they have done 
 on others. He professed in his letter much friendship and service to the 
 colony, and excused his withdrawing on account of his private business 
 not allowing him to attend the board, but I believe he will do hke the 
 rest who were of us, not come near us. 
 
 I visited Lady Rook and cousin Le Grand who has the gout. 
 
 Tuesday 25. — I went with my wife to the play entitled " Sir Walter 
 Raleigh," revived by the comedians on occasion of the now differences 
 with Spain. They choose one to represent Count Gundemar, who in 
 all things is hke Mr. Giraldini, the Spanish minister at our Court lately 
 recalled, and whenever any severe things were said which bore a 
 resemblance to our ministry's transactions, or our backwardness to 
 resent the insults of Spain, the audience clapped all over the house, 
 to show they took the hint, and their aversion to the measures taken. 
 
 Wednesday 26.— Stayed at home. My son grows better. 
 
81 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Oct. 5-13 
 
 Friday, 5 October. — Mr. Verelts came to mo, being returned from 
 Portsmouth, where he went to ship the trustees' goods sent to 
 Georgia. He brought several packets of letters from Georgia, among 
 which were, one from Mr. Stephens to the Trust, with his journal 
 from 22 June to 23 July 1739, one from the- same to Mr. Verelts 
 dated 26 July 1739, one from Mr. Jones to Mr. Verelts dated 3 
 August, 1739, one from Mr. Christy to the Trust dated 3 August 
 1739, one from the Rev, Mr. Boltius to Mr. Verelts dated 4 July 
 1739, one from the Rev. Mr. Gronau to Mr. Verelts dated 11 July 
 1739, and packets from them to Mr. Newman. He received all 
 these this day, and he acquainted me, Mr. Stephens' son now 
 arrived had been with him, and among other things told him 
 there are 400 families still in Savannah town, and he believes 1,000 
 souls in the colony, which is very good news, for we were fearful that 
 they were most of them run away, such being the idle reports of this 
 city. 
 
 Mr. Jones' letter was concerning general matters, with many glances 
 against Mr. Stephens and his son. 
 
 Mr. Stevens (sic) expresses the general content given by the com- 
 munication of the trustees' purpose to alter the tenure of the people's 
 land, which had it been known some months sooner would have caused a 
 hundred acres more to be cultivated than at present. However, that 
 there is a prospect of a plentiful harvest, and few people now trouble 
 themselves that they are not allowed to have negroes. He thanks the 
 trustees for the oOl. presented him to compensate his losses on servants, 
 and will faithfully pursue the instructions and powers sent him. He 
 also acquaints him with other lesser matters. 
 
 Mr. Christy, the recorder, writes that they had hanged three persons, 
 one Brixie and two of his seamen, for barbarously murdering Hugh 
 Watson, formerly a servant to Thomas Basley on his ship board, of 
 which there was full conviction. 
 
 Mr. Oglethorp has also by these packets drawn 4tOl. sterling on the 
 Trust for paying the reward he promised to the discoverer of that 
 murder, and Mr. Christy wrote that Mr. Oglethorp was going up into 
 the country to give the Indians a meeting as formerly mentioned. 
 
 Saturday G. — I made up accounts with Mr. Aspmwall the banker, 
 and we exchanged vouchers. 
 
 Monday 8. — Mr. Verelts called on me to sign a draft of 500/. to 
 Alderman Heathcote to answer sola bills which with a former draft 
 makes 800/. 
 
 Wednesday 10. — A board of Trustees met — Mr. Lapotre in the chair ; 
 Mr. La Roch, Mr. Smith, Egmont, Mr. Anderson, Capt. Coram ; 
 
 We put the seal to a grant of 300 acres to Mr. Macleod, minister at 
 Inverness. 
 
 We read the letters lately arrived from Georgia, and then examined 
 Mr. Stephen, our secretary's son, lately arrived from Georgia, who gave 
 us a tolerable account of the state of the province. 
 
 Friday 12. — I wont to Mr. Hoar the banker and made up accounts 
 with him, and exchanged vouchers, and the balance due to me carried 
 to next account is 398/. 9s. lOd. 
 
 Saturday 13. — Young Mr. Thomas Stevens came to see me and 
 unfolded to me the true state of our colony, after a different manner 
 than he acquainted the Trustees on Wednesday. 
 
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 1739. 
 
 1. He said that the whole province were desirous of negroes, 
 notwithstanding so many liad petitioned agaiiist them, and that it 
 was by artifice they were got to sign their petitions. I could perceive 
 he meant Mr. Oglethorp, though he was cautious not to name him. 
 
 2. That the three magistrates we have appointed hate one another, 
 and are at great variance ; that Fallowfeild is an honest and sensible 
 man, but Christie a weak man, and wlien in his cups will sign or certify 
 anything for Thomas Jones. And that Jones is so utterly rash and 
 cruel and passionate that it is to be feared he will drive the whole 
 colony away before spring. That he says, he don't value the Trustees' 
 orders, but will do what Colonel Oglethorp orders. 
 
 3. That Christie kept the records when recorder in a slovenly 
 careless manner, not entered in books, but loose papers. 
 
 4. That Jo. Bromfeild, the register, had, as he understood, flung 
 up his employment at Colonel Oglethorp's last arrival, or the Colonel 
 had taken it from him. 
 
 5. That persons are still daily leaving the colony, and \yhen he 
 came away seven or eight had just done it, and more were disposing 
 themselves to follow them. 
 
 G. That the paying hereafter in money and not keeping a public 
 store is right and people will be kept cheaper so than by a store, but 
 unless'some encouragement be continued to the settlers they must all 
 go away, their labour not being sufficient to maintain them. For 
 supposing a single man who is very laborious cultivates two acres, 
 which is all he can do in a year, a considerable part of it produces no 
 corn, &c., because shaded by the trees ; possibly also the vermin get in 
 and eat the corn up. But if it escapes, the most he can expect from 
 the land is twenty bushels of corn — and in a bad season nothing; 
 that the common and almost universal produce is but fifteen bushels 
 of corn, one with another, and a few peas and potatoes. That if a man 
 has a family he eats all up, but if single, has so little left at the end of 
 the year that when sold it yields not enough to buy him necessaries, 
 as bare tools and clothes. That hence it is found the most industrious 
 man cannot maintain himself and therefore must miavoidably quit 
 the colony, running every year behindhand, and it does not answer 
 the charge of keeping servants. Hence the people are grown desperate, 
 and have left planting, and the whole province must become a desert. 
 
 7. That Mr. Oglethorp had indeed at his going over promised two 
 shillings per bushel to all who should produce corn of their own growth, 
 which was even too great encouragement, and might tempt Carolina 
 or Pensilvanea to run in corn, what the planters would pretend to be 
 their own and so demand fraudulently the bounty, but however, his 
 thought was right and necessary, and if we would grant a shilling 
 bounty after that maimer and continiie it till the silk manufacture or 
 perhaps wine comes to perfection, which may be hoped in some years, 
 and prove an exportable commodity, he believed the people would 
 think they had encouragement to stay ; but this must be done, or some 
 other way found out at the Trustees' expense to encourage them, who 
 are now so despondiiig, that notwithstanding Mr. Oglethorp's two 
 shillmgs per bushel, he does not believe any will plant, and the rather, 
 because when some industrious people offered their corn to Mr. Thomas 
 Jones to be taken into the stores, he absolutely refused it. 
 
 7. That whatever we had been told of the industry of those at 
 
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 Frederica above that of the Savannah people, he could assure us they 
 were on a par, and when he was at Frederica he saw but four people 
 that had cultivated anything. But that they and the Darien people 
 also were now at a stand. 
 
 8. That Mr. Oglethorp concerned himself now very little with the 
 civil affairs of the colony. 
 
 Sunday 14. — My son continues still ill and confined, and has a 
 rheumatism that has taken away entirely for the present the use of 
 his legs, with great pain when he stirs them. 
 
 Monday 15. — Visited Mr. Dawney and Mr. Hampden. In the 
 evening visited the wife of my cousin Percival, who came about five 
 months since to England from Fort St. George with her two boys for 
 her health. He remains at Fort St. George and designs not to come 
 over till four years since (sic). 
 
 Thursday 18. — I went in the evening to the Vocal Academy. 
 
 Friday 19. — This morning my daughter Percival was taken in 
 labour at 4 oVlock, and at 9 was delivered by Dr. Sands of a boy. 
 
 Saturday 20. — Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Thomas Stephens and Mr. 
 Verelts dined with me. 
 
 Sunday 21. — My cold kept me at home. This day my niece Dering 
 was fifteen years old. 
 
 Tuesday 23. — This day war proclaimed against Spain at several 
 places of the city. 
 
 Saturday 27. — I went abroad for the first time, being confined by a 
 cold. 
 
 Sunday 28. — Went to St. James' Church in the morning where the 
 Bishop of Bristol made an excellent sermon against Popery. 
 
 In the evening went to chapel. 
 
 Tuesday 30. — This being the King's birthday when he entered on 
 his 57th year, I went to Court. 
 
 Thursday 1. — This evening my grandson was christened by Dr. 
 Bearcroft, by the name of Cecil Parker. My Avife was godmother, and 
 Mr. Cecil, brother to my daughter Percival. and Sir Phillip Parker Long 
 whom I represented, were godfathers. Lady Sahsbury and Lady 
 Margaret Cecil, her daughter, were present. 
 
 Friday 2. — Mr. Verelts brought me letters from Mr. Oglethorp to 
 the Trustees, dated from Frederica 4 July and from Savannah IG the 
 same month. 1 also liad a letter from Mr. Oglethorp dated from Frederica 
 5 July. 
 
 Mr. Verelts told me Mr. Ausperger speaks very advantageously of 
 the colony, to which lie intends to return after lie has settled some 
 affairs in Switzerland his native country. He said he eat some grapes 
 at Savannah in July as fine as can be seen, which will make the best 
 Vidonia wine. He brought over twelve poimd of extraordinary good 
 silk, and there had been more of it. but that a multitude of worms died 
 by putting them into the jilace where our sick ])eople were ke])t. 
 
 Saturday 3.— To-day I visited the Bishops of Rochester and l^itchfield, 
 Lord Inchiqueen, Lord Carpenter, Mr. Schutz and Mr. Pordage. 
 
 Sunday 4. — Went to St. James' Church, visited Lord Sidney 
 Beaucl<'rc. 
 
 Monday 5.- -Went to Court and was well received. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Stephens came to me and expressed his concern at 
 Mr. Thomas Jones being made a bailiff of Savannah and nuvster of the 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 87 
 
 1739. , ^ , 
 
 Trust servants. He is, I find, his bitter enemy. He said, he apprehends 
 that if Mr. Jones be continued the colony will break up, he being so 
 feared and hated for his violence. I told him he was but just made 
 bailiff, and we could not remove him till we fomid he deserved it. 
 He asked me, what if he could prove him a bad man upon his own 
 biowled.ce and oath ? I said, that would stagger me, but could not 
 sav what other gentlemen might think of it. 
 
 He desired to Imow to whom the 2,500Z. we last sent is trusted ; I 
 replied, to Mr. Stevens his father, Mr. Jones and Mr. Christie, or any 
 two of them. He said, then if Mr. Christie and Jones should jom 
 together, thev might issue them to contrary purposes than our estimate 
 has assigned, and there was reason to fear it, for that Christie was a 
 man who for half-a-crown would do anything, and Jones would gain 
 him to do his pleasure. I said, Jones had given 1,000Z. security, his 
 oA^Ti money, to behave well. 
 
 He then said, the colony was in a miserable condition and without 
 help would be abandoned by all but the regiment and the Trust 
 servants. I asked him what was the help he proposed ; he answered, 
 the buying all the 5 acre lots in Savannah that had been cultivated, 
 and resuming all that had not, they being forfeited by the proprietors 
 for not cultivating as obliged by their grants. That when the Trustees 
 were thus possessed of them, they might lay those 5 acre lots together 
 properly and give them again to the people to cultivate in common ; 
 whereas the people are now discouraged from doing anything by reason 
 the trees on the micultivated lots so shade the other lots begun to be 
 cultivated, that a 5 acre lot does not produce grain on more than three, 
 besides that the vermin destroy their plantations. 
 
 I replied that this was only putting money into the people's pockets 
 who would afterwards run away. He answered, they might be obUged 
 to go and cultivate their 45 acre lots. I said, then they would not work 
 in common on the 5 acre lots as he proposed. Besides, though the 
 Trustees might lawfully resume the 5 acre lots that in all this time have 
 not yet been cultivated, yet it was going to the utmost rigour, and 
 smnmutn jus is summa, injuria, and therefore I was rather for mild 
 ways of bringing the poor people to labour ; moreover, should the 
 Trustees be so disposed, there would many difficulties arise : some 
 who have not yet cultivated are later come than others, and so late 
 as not yet to have forfeited ; others were minors ; others who are gone 
 away have been invited by us to return ; some have cultivated their 
 whole lots and may not be willing to sell ; others may not be disposed 
 on any account to labour in common, and yet if they did not 
 universally agree to do so, the scheme he mentioned could not take 
 place. Again, if, as he affirmed, the most industrious improver lost 
 by his labour, the land not paying above forty shillings a year 
 towards the charge of a servant which costs 8/., how could working 
 in common be a means to support the province and to keep the 
 people in it ? 
 
 I added that I thought the great bounty Mr. Oglethorp had promised 
 of two shillings premium per bushel would be enough to provoke the 
 people to plant ; he answered, they had no confidence they could 
 receive that premium, for at the very time the harvest comes in Mr. 
 Oglethorp will be in the Indian nation 500 miles up in the country, 
 and having left no commissioners to view the com on the ground, it 
 
88 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Oct. 5-24 
 will be brought into tlie people's houses before his return, and then for 
 want of a due certificate that their com was actually their o\\ti fn-owth. 
 Mr. Jones the storekeeper, if yet he acts as such.will not give them the 
 premium, nor any one else. 
 
 We then talked of negroes, concerning whom he said that the people 
 of Darien and Frederica, and of Ebenezar too, who had remonstrated 
 against negroes, were all in their hearts for ha\Tng them, but that they 
 had been practiced upon to declare against them, and particularly, 
 Mr. Cuthbert, who commands some rangers, had been threatened to be 
 turned out if he did not certify against them ; and after he had done 
 it, he wished his hand had been off before he signed. 
 
 He said he had read the Trustees' answer to the memorial in favour 
 of negroes, which others who had seen it said was not satisfactory, 
 and that they dishked more the terms of alterations made in the 
 people's tenures, for that they found no more in it than the Tnistees 
 had already granted to particular persons when desired, and still the 
 owners were not allowed to part absolutely with their property when 
 they thought fit, being tied down to give their land in tail male, at 
 their death, though they might give it to whom they pleased having 
 no issue or heirs of their own. 
 
 I answered, it would never be suffered that the property of the people 
 should become a bubble in Exchange alley, to the deceiving a purchaser, 
 and \\Tonging their children, which might be the case, if allowed to 
 sell without any restraint. That we were Trustees for tlie people, and 
 that his father wrote to us what we had done gave great satisfaction 
 in the colony. That if w^e granted what he proposed, three parts in 
 four of the people would go away, and the purchasers, li\'ing perhaps 
 in England, would not go over or maintain servants there to cultivate. 
 
 Mr. Verelts then coming in we talked no more of these matters. 
 He told me Mr. WilUams, the great projector of the remonstrance in 
 favour of negroes, was come, and was to be witli him this morning : and 
 at the same time he gave me a packet sent by Mr. Oglethorp, containing 
 an account of his disbursements for the colony from 22 September 
 1738 to 23 June 1739, with remarks and explanations on every article, 
 a petition of John Carwell, land surveyor at Frederica. for his son to 
 be sent him from Cork, and Colonel Oglethorp's order and agreement 
 with Henry Parker, late bailiff, and Jo. Lyndal. one of the pinders 
 for driving up and securing the Trust cattle, which are between 1,000 
 and 1,200. The disbursements of the nme months above mentioned 
 amount to 2,287/. 2s. i^d., besides loans of 450/. 17*. Orf. But what I 
 most dislike is the great number of boats he has entertained and which, 
 he says, arc necessary to the colony, which if acquiesced in will quite 
 destroy our estimate ; and his account of Darien, that the people 
 cannot subsist by their culture, and therefore have turned themselves 
 to taking care of cattle, for which jiurpose he had sent them 200/. of 
 the Trust money. For from hence we may conclude that were it not 
 for the regiment they would break uji ; liis words are these: — "It 
 " apj)earing to me that the people of Darien are not fit for any trade. 
 " and that by mere cultivating their lands, though they were very 
 " industrious, they would not be able to j)ay the debts already due to 
 " the Ti-ust and clothe tluin.selves, but that they uiulerstand taking 
 " care of cattle, which business they chiefly pursued in Scotland, and 
 ** that it would be very beneficial to this province to have cattle 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 89 
 
 1739. 
 
 '' slaughtered at Darion for furnishing the regiment and the men of 
 " war with fresh meat, I therefore sent 200/. sterUng to the people 
 " of Darien, and therewith paid for a herd of cattle which was delivered 
 " to them, as you will find by the enclosed, and for which they have 
 " given security, and already paid back some part." 
 
 Tuesday G. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Wednesday 7. — Visited Lord Wilmington, Bishop of Bristol, Sir 
 Windham Knatchbull, Dr. Moore and Lady Rook, Mr. Clerk of Spring 
 Garden and cousin Legrand. 
 
 Thursday 8. — Visited Lord Talbot and the Speaker. The latter 
 assured me Sir Robert Walpole and the rest of the ministers are as 
 vigorous for war as any of us. and hinted we should hear of some places 
 of the Spaniards taken by Admiral Vernon. He further assured me 
 the French will not go to war with us. 
 
 November 10. — Georgia Committee^ — Lapotre, Laroche, Smith. 
 
 Monday 12. — Visited Sir Jo. Bland and Lord Grantham. 
 
 Tuesday 13.— 
 
 Wednesday 14. — This morning Mr. Regnier, my joiner, brought me 
 the agreement signed by Mr. John Lewis, painter, whose rent for my 
 house in Denmark Street is 28/. for a year certain, and commences 
 the 5th of this month. 
 
 I went to the Georgia office, summoned to a Common Council, but 
 we were not a sufficient number, being only Mr. Ayers in the chair of 
 Trustees, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lapotre, Dr. Hales, Egmont 
 and Mr. Anderson, Trustee. 
 
 Before the rest of the gentlemen came, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith and I 
 were a committee to prepare the annual account of receipts and dis- 
 bursements ending 9th June 1739, which we finished, examining the 
 vouchers. 
 
 Mr. Vernon reported, that the Board of Trade had reported to the 
 Lords of the Council their opinion upon our Pilot Act, to which they 
 had no objection, but they knew not whether the other colonies 
 might not. and thought it fitting our act should be temporary and not 
 perpetual. To which the Lords agreed, unless our Board objected 
 thereto. Mr. Vernon added that he being secretary in waiting and 
 known to be a trustee, the Lords of the Council asked him his opinion, 
 to which he replied he believed the Trustees would be satisfied it should 
 be temporal. 
 
 A letter from Mr. Carcasse, secretary to the Conunissioners of the 
 Customs, to Mr. Verelts, requiring the Trustees to name the persons 
 
 they designed to be collector, comptroller, searcher and of our 
 
 province, and requiring 5nf)/. security from each except only 200/. 
 from the searcher, to be entered into by bond given to one of the Clerks 
 of the Customs in England, we thought it more proper that the security 
 should be given in America, and desired Mr. Verelts to discourse Mr. 
 Carcasse thereon. 
 
 Letters from Mr. Fallowfeild, naval officer at Savanna, and from 
 Mr. Patrick Grant, collector and searcher at St. Simon's,were read, dated 
 in July last, acquainting us that Spanish sugars were lately imported 
 into Georgia which ought to pay duty to His Majesty, but they wanted 
 direction and power how to proceed therein. As this matter related 
 to the naming the officer above mentioned, we referred the consideration 
 of their subject matter till the other was determined. 
 
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 Nov. 14-16 
 
 Two letters also from Colonel Oglethorp, dated 4 and 16 July, to 
 the Trustees were read, but we had not time to do any thing thereon ; 
 thev accompanied his account of disbursements for six months which 
 came to about 1,560/. 
 
 Mr. Robert Williams lately arrived from Georgia attended for the 
 resolution of our Board upon his application to be repaid a considerable 
 sum of money due to him,as he alleged,for goods he supphed Mr.Causton 
 with, and which the latter had sworn to have received, although he 
 had orders before that not to receive any after that manner. 
 
 We desired him to attend Friday next, we not being able to give him 
 an answer now because not a board. 
 
 After this we all (Dr. Hales excepted) dined together at the Horn 
 Tavern, with Mr. Ausperger, late surveyor at Frederica, who is come 
 over to settle some affairs in Beam in Switzerland, his native country, 
 and then to return to Georgia. He presented us with a petition for 
 a grant of 500 acres in an island east of Frederica where he intends 
 to settle. We told him he would find no difficulty in having the grant, 
 but as for being allowed to have negroes and Uberty to sell, we could 
 not gratify him ; but if ever negroes should be allowed, they should be 
 allowed him one of the first. He seemed satisfied, but said that negroes 
 would be an advantage to the colony and might be allowed cautiously, 
 as no more than an equal number to the whites, and to no danger of 
 their cutting the white men's throats. 
 
 He said there are about forty families at the Darien, and about 
 sixty at Frederica. That those at Darien seemed easy when he saw 
 them last, but he heard afterwards at New York that an agent was 
 gone thither, deputed by them to see if they could not have lands in 
 that province. That there w-as an island in a swamp east of Darien 
 to which they desired to remove, but Mr. Oglethorp w^ould not allow it. 
 
 That he knew but of four persons at Frederica who had quitted the 
 colony upon shutting up the stores, and named seven there who have 
 made very good improvements, though young Mr. Stevens told me he 
 liad been there, and that but two had cultivated. 
 
 He said the people though industrious cannot buy clothes and other 
 necessaries although they should raise more corn than they can eat, 
 and therefore, that they must all have some encouragement from the 
 Trustees. That they slacken in their industry because their labour 
 does not maintain them, and have not planted mulberry trees, alleging 
 they know nothing of that business. 
 
 He said there arc ten cannon at the Darien, fifteen at Frederica, 
 and ten at Fort St. Andrew. 
 
 That there is good water enough in the Islanil St. Siinon's and 
 Frederica, and wondered we should be otherwise informed. It was 
 young Stephens so informed us. 
 
 He said Calwell, our ])resent surveyor at Frederica, wh<> was his 
 dcjmty, is diligent and sulUciently knowing in that business. 
 
 lie brought over a map to a large scale of Frederica and the Darien 
 and the camp, which though but a rough draft gave us great light as 
 to the situation of the country, and the rivers and swamps in it. 
 
 He .said Darien is situated on a jnne barren l)lulT, at mo.st lOO feet 
 high, and that there is only at the end of their town lots about 24 feet, 
 or double that number square, of good ground. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 91 
 
 1739. 
 
 1 was informed to-day that Monsieur Giraldiui. the late Spanisli 
 minister at Paris, is in disgrace at his court for engaging her into a war 
 by giving false information from lience that England would continue 
 to bear with her usage of us. That he desired leave to come and dwell 
 in England as a private person but had been refused. 
 
 Thursday, 15. — I visited Lord Tirconnel, Mr. William Southwell 
 and Lady Rook. This day the King went to the House to open the 
 session of Parhament. 
 
 Friday, 16. — A Common Council meeting: — -Laroche in the chair : 
 Digby, Tirconnel, Egmont, Lapotre, Hales, Vernon, Smith. 
 
 Report was made from the committee of accounts that met 2<» 
 October, upon the demand made by Mr. Robert Williams, merchant 
 of Georgia lately arrived, viz. to be paid a bill certified by Mr. Causton, 
 when magistrate and storekeeper, for goods received by him of said 
 WiUiams, amounting to 587/. 13s. Od., which being refused to be paid 
 bv Mr. Thomas Jones who succeeded storekeeper, Williams had 
 protested for non-payment, and now deHvered an account of charges 
 for loss of interest and charges on said bill. In his account were 
 likeAvise other articles foreign to the bill. We called him in, and told 
 him his bill had been certified by Mr. Causton long after our orders 
 to said Causton not to certify any more bills had reached his hands. 
 That it had therefore been recommended to our commissioners of 
 accounts in Georgia to enquire into and make their report. However, 
 we would so far indulge him as to pay him the said 587/. 135. Od. upon 
 his giving I\Ir. Papilion and Mr. Ball for security that if any part of 
 that money should aj^pear to be not due to him that it should be 
 refimded to the Trustees. That as to the other sums he claimed as 
 reward for overseeing the workmen for making a road from Savannah 
 to Augusta, &c., it must be reported to be due from the other side the 
 water, but as to his charges for protest, loss of interest, &c. on accoimt 
 of his bill, he had no pretence to it and we should not allow it. He 
 went away seemingly half satisfied. 
 
 Report was made from the committee of accounts that met 14th 
 inst. of the yearly receipts and disbursements to 9 June 1738, and it 
 appeared the balance of the Trustees' monev remaining in the bank 
 was 2352/. 35. 9d. 
 
 The sum of 710/. sterling sola bills being sent back by Col. Oglethorp, 
 he choosing to defray that sum out of his own money and to draw 
 on the Trust for the same, we drew on the bank for 1297/. 135. Od. to 
 pay the same together with Williams' money above mentioned. 
 
 Order passed for referring the last account of General Oglethorp of 
 expenses made by him in the colony, together with his letter accom- 
 panying them, to a committee of accounts and correspondence, and 
 agreed that the committee meet on Monday next 6 a'clock. 
 
 A memorial was read from Mr. Spangenberg the Moravian to the 
 Trustees, desiring that his house in Savannah and town lot of 50 acres 
 may be granted to Ant. Seiffart, his agent, for the use of the Moravians 
 for ever. 
 
 And that Johann Hagan, a Moravian going at his own expense, may 
 have a certificate that he is going to Georgia. Both which requests 
 were granted. 
 
 Mr. Ausperger (late engineer and land surveyor at Frederica), his 
 memorial read desiring a grant of 500 acres, with leave to sell, to 
 
92 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Nov. 16-30 
 keep negroes, &c., was read. We readily granted liiiu 500 acres, but 
 refused him leave to sell, or to have negroes, and he was satisfied. 
 
 The memorial of Mr. Thomas Stevens was read desiring consideration 
 for his services under his father. 
 
 We considered that he had been two years in Georgia, and served 
 him as clerk, and ordered him 50/. 
 
 Jo. Calwell of Frederica's memorial desiring we would send over his 
 son from Cork, the expense of which he would defray, the same was 
 granted. 
 
 Some other papers were referred to a committee of accounts and 
 correspondence . 
 
 Saturday 17. — My cousin Percival, of Wandsor, and her daughter- 
 in-law Mrs. Percival, wife to Mr. William Percival at Fort St. George, 
 dined with us. 
 
 In the evening I had advice of my aunt Whorwood's death at 
 Denton in the 86 year of her age. She died of a fever and shortness 
 of breath. Passed the dav at home. 
 
 Simday 18. — Prayers and sermon at home in the morning, in the 
 evening went to St. James' Chapel, and then home. 
 
 Monday 19. — Went to St. James' vestry, visited Mr. Tracy. 
 
 Dined with the Georgia gentlemen at the Horn Tavern, and then 
 entered on business in a committee of correspondence. The gentlemen 
 were, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Digby, Mr. Smith, Mr. La Roch. Lord Tirconnel, 
 and I. 
 
 We read Mr. Oglethorp's letters to the Trustees of 6 and 16 July, 
 and drew up heads of an answer. 
 
 Mr. Vernon argued it long and obtained that good laiul should be 
 new surveyed for the inhabitants who are now settled on pine barren 
 land, and accordingly a memorandum for it was couched, ai\d they 
 were all but Mr. Smith and I for giving them land on the islands. 
 I said it would be breaking up the to\\'n, and that those islands were 
 reserved for the use of a governor and maintenance (if magistracy, 
 but they said the first care was that the people should be able to 
 maintain themselves, and that of the magistracy and governor was 
 a future consideration which the Crown must look to. 
 
 Our accomptant Mr. Verelts told us that if Sir Robert Walpole 
 could be prevailed on to allow 2<m»0/. of our e.\])enses, including Col. 
 Cochrane's demand for his building of a large house and the soldiers' 
 barracks, to be put into the list of services incurred, then L'otK)/. 
 demanded of the Parliament for the support of the colony would, 
 with the monev we have in hand, serve us to Ladv Dav 1710. 
 
 Saturday 24. — A committee of Trustees met this day consisting of 
 Mr. Henry Archer, president : Mr. Vernon. Mr. Lajwtre, Lord 
 Tin-onnel, Mr. Laroche, Lord Sidjiey Beauclerc. 
 
 I could not be there being confined for some days by a flux. They 
 prepared a letter for Mr. Oglethorj), and received the thoughts (tf Mr. 
 Tliomas Stephens concerning the colony, which he iiad not yet |>erfected. 
 I think there are too many sharj) things in a letter to Mr. Ogl<'thorp 
 and will endeavour to prevail that they nuiy be softenefl. 
 
 Sunday 25.- Still confined. Sir William Heathcote visited me. 
 He excused his resigning the place of Common Councilman of Ci(»rgia 
 on his not being able to attend, through multitude of business, the 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT. 93 
 
 1739. 
 
 business of the Trust, and it was a rule with him not to engage in any 
 duty wliich he could not execute in the manner he ought to do. 
 
 Monday 26. — Mr. Lapotre and Mr. Smith came in the morning to 
 examine the vouchers of Mr. Oglethorp's accounts lately sent, which 
 we passed through and made our observations thereon which are to 
 be reported next Wednesday to the Common Council. They after- 
 wards dined with me. 
 
 Mr. Verelts told me the Corporation of Foundlings had appointed 
 him secretary. 
 
 Tuesday 27. — This day came out a proclamation for a solemn fast 
 on occasion of the war with Spain to be kept the 8th of January, and 
 directions to the bishops to compose a form of prayer on the occasion. 
 
 Wednesday 28. — I went to the Georgia Board, where met, Dr. Hales 
 in the C.C. chair, Egmont, Digby, La Roch, Lapotre, Tracy, Smith, 
 Lord Sidney Beauclerc. 
 
 Report from the Committee of Accounts on Robert Williams' 
 demands read and approved. 
 
 Report on the committee appointed to examine Mr. Oglethorp's 
 accounts read and agreed to, and the secretary ordered to write to him 
 upon some heads thereof, which are to be enquired into. 
 
 Report from the Committee of Correspondence of their answer 
 prepared to Mr. Oglethorp's letter of the 4th July which was read 
 and approved. 
 
 Imprest to Mr. Heathcote of 1357^ 55. Od. to pay Robert Williams 
 67/. 135. 7d. and to repay Mr. Oglethorp money expended on the 
 Trustees' accomit, 1289/. lis. od. 
 
 From this night I was confined by a return of the gout till — 
 
 Friday 30.— The Trustees met, viz. :— Digby, La Roch, Lord Sidney, 
 Sloper, Tracey, Vernon, Sir William Heathcote as Trustee, having 
 surrendered his place of Common Councilman for want of time to 
 attend. 
 
 The business was to consider in what manner to apply to Parliament 
 for money, whether by motion or petition, and most were of opinion 
 by motion. 
 
 Mr. Verelts came to me at night to tell me what was done, and read 
 to me a letter he received from Mr. Oglethorp, dated 15 September 
 from Augusta, acquainting him that he was returned from meeting 
 with the Indian nations and, he believed, fixed them in the interest oi 
 Great Britam from whence the French and Spaniards had been 
 practicing to withdraw them. He also pacified them with respect to 
 their resentment against Carohna traders. 
 
 Mr. Verelts also read to me a letter from Mr. Stephens of 15 September 
 and left with me his journal to peruse. He says they go on diligentlv 
 in settling the accomit of the Trustees, debts and credits to and with 
 particular persons, and that he and Mr. Jones are upon better terms 
 than before since the absence of young Stephens. That the news of 
 the change of tenure had good effect in promoting the people's industry 
 to plant ; that there was a prospect of a good crop, if the great rains 
 did not spoil the grain which is now in ears. But that the great floods 
 occasioned by the rain had destroyed our saw mill at old Ebenezer. 
 That upon occasion of hanging the murderers formerly mentioned 
 70 freeholders appeared in Savannah in arms ; that fevers and af^es 
 were rife, but they had buried but one person for some months past. 
 
94 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Dec. 2-14 
 
 Sunday 2 December. — Dr. Couraye came to see me and said he was 
 assured the Earl of Hereford and his huly were turned methodists ; 
 that they prayed four times a day, ancji had one of the Methodist 
 clergymen in their house. 
 
 Monday 3. — Mr. Verelts came this evening to inform me that an 
 account was come to Mr. Morley from CaroUna, dated IG October, 
 that Mr. Oglethorp had drawn down 2000 Cherockee Indians, and 
 wrote to Charlestown for all the assistance they could send him to 
 join his regiment in order to attack Fort Augustine. 
 
 He also told me that Mr. Minis had an account that Captain 
 Thompson was arrived at Savannah the 10 October. 
 
 Wednesday 5. — My gout still confining me I could not meet the 
 gentlemen at the office, Mr. Verelts wrote me word that Mr. Digby, 
 Henry Archer, Lapotre, Sloper and Vernon met, and Sloper, president. 
 
 That they had ordered a copy of General Oglethorp's letter to Mr. 
 Verelts to be laid before the Duke of Newcastle, with a letter from the 
 Trust about the law for preserving peace with the Indians in both 
 provinces, and to desire orders might be sent to the Deputy Governor 
 of South Carolina to prepare some law for settUng the dispute between 
 the two provinces. 
 
 That they also had settled the letters that are to go this night to 
 General Oglethorp and Mr. Stephens, by a man-of-war ordered away 
 for South Carolina. 
 
 Saturday 8. — Mr. Ayers, Mr. Digby, Egmont, Mr. Henry Archer, 
 Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Laroch, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Sloper, Lord 
 Tirconnel in the chair, Mr. Vernon. 
 
 All met at my house I having the gout. We ordered payment of 
 3 certified accounts Mr. Stevens having examined them and wrote 
 word that the commissioners for examining Mr. Causton's accounts, 
 of whom he is one, found no objection to them. The accounts were : — 
 
 To a demand on the Trust for goods delivered to Thomas Causton 
 for the use of the public store by David Prevost 732/. 15*. 9d. 
 
 A like demand by the same David Prevost ... ... 345 19 3 
 
 A like demand by Thomas Ware 221 8 
 
 1300 3 
 Imprest made on the bank of 1300Z. for payment of said 13001. 
 Then the gentlemen took into consideration the relief of such 
 persons in Savannah and Hampstead and Highgate as had barren 
 land, whom they thought it ])roper to giv^e other land to that should 
 be good and fertile, and a minute was taken by the secretary to form 
 a letter on, to be sent by way of queries to Mr. Stevens for the Tnistees 
 to be resolved in, after which they entered to send proper directions 
 on that subject. 
 
 Then a debate arose about the supply intended to be asked this 
 year of the Parliament, and to my great surprise and dissatisfaction 
 they agreed not to ask any money this year, only to press Sir Robert 
 Walpole to repay the Trust 2000/. advanced by them for the military 
 service of the colony. Lord Sidney Beauclerc was the chief person 
 who pressed this, and Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Vernon and Mr. Sloper came 
 into it. Mr. Digby, Mr. La Koch and I were for asking mon»'y, it 
 appearing that even when the 2000/. is repaid us we shall have but 
 5500/. lor the current year's service, and I told them it was impossible 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 95 
 
 1739. 
 
 to foresee what contingent expenses might arise within the year to 
 require more. That our year's estimate stands at 5000/. of the money, 
 that we know not what the general debts of the colony may turn out, 
 which if more than we yet know of — for the account is not yet sent — 
 we should not be able to keep our engagements to which we have 
 subjected ourselves in our estimate. That I was in hopes the gentle- 
 men would have considered the necessity of raising useful produces 
 in the colony to repay the great expenses the mother country has been 
 at in settling it, and without which this kingdom will never be satisfied, 
 for it was a dead thing to continue the support of an indigent people 
 merely for their sakes, and if nothing came further of it, the malicious 
 reports of ill wishers to our colony would be confirmed, such as that 
 it is a settlement of no use. That therefore for the raising useful 
 produces for exportation, such as silk, wine, indigo, cochineal, &c., 
 it was necessary that at least lOOOZ. should be reserved to encourage 
 those produces, but that 50001. was only sufficient to answer the 
 charges of the civil government, so that unless they asked for more 
 money this year, all encouragements of the nature I mentioned must 
 drop. 
 
 But the gentlemen above mentioned were obstinate on their parts 
 and so the matter was carried their way ; only Mr. Sloper, who agreed 
 that it was necessary to encourage useful produces, said that if the 
 5000L did not answer our purposes, he would himself move the House 
 for more money. 
 
 251. was ordered to Mr. Stephens over and above his lOOl. for to 
 keep a clerk. 
 
 Reflecting on the wants of the colony, and the vast inconveniences 
 that must attend the not asking this session for more money than 
 the repayment of the 2000Z. advanced for the military service, I 
 drew up a paper showing the prejudice that resolution was of, and 
 at the same way my dissent thereto, which I gave to Mr. Verelts to 
 enter into the books at the office. 
 
 Wednesday 12. — ]Vlr. Henry Archer, Dr. Hales, Mr. Lapotre, Lord 
 Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Smith, Lord Tirconnel, and Mi. 
 Vernon, Pr. Met in Common Council and perfected their letter to 
 Mr. Stevens to go by the man-of-war. 
 
 This day when the meeting was over Mr. Smith came to see me, and 
 was convinced of the necessity we are under to apply this session for 
 money. I told him Mr. Thomas Archer and Mr. Tracy had been with 
 me and were alike convinced. He knew nothing of my paper of 
 reasons and dissent, it not being read as I expected it would have been 
 at the Board, by reason Mr. Henry Archer had it to peruse, and did 
 not produce it. 
 
 Friday 14. — Mr. Verelts came to acquaint me that Mr. Henry 
 Archer said to him my reasons were very strong, and desired he would 
 make out two copies, one for himself the other for Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc, He added that there was to be a grand meeting next 
 Tuesday to consider of the affair where I was desired to be present 
 if my gout would permit. 
 
 He said that the Duke of Newcastle had wrote to President Bull of 
 South CaroHna to settle the Indian trade with Mr. Oglethorp and 
 thereby put an end to the differences between both provinces. 
 
96 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Dec. 18-26 
 
 Tuesday 18. — I went out this morning for the first time since my 
 confinement by a return of the gout from 26th uf last month, nor am 
 I yet well, but my presence was, I thought, necessary at a meeting of 
 Common Council and Trustees summoned this day to consider about 
 applying for money this year to ParUament. There met only Egmont, 
 Tirconnell, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Lapotre, Sir Will. Heathcote and 
 Sloper. 
 
 My reasons for dissenting, formerly mentioned, together with my 
 paper of the advantages Georgia has already been and may be here- 
 after, were read, and though we would determine nothing of an affair 
 of so great importance being so few in number, yet we concluded that 
 the best way of proceeding would be upon motion to know the sense 
 of the House whether Georgia is of advantage to support or not, which 
 would necessarily lead our Trustees who are of the House to speak 
 thereto and inform the members of the state of the colony. They 
 doubted not but the House, when thus informed, would vote the 
 colony necessary to be supported, and then by setting forth our wants 
 they would grant them. We thought this more ehgible than to proceed 
 as we have hitherto done, petitioning with fear of success, and making 
 application to particular members to favour us, and crouching to 
 Sir Robert Walpole's pleasure, who shows himself so indifferent to 
 our colony. 
 
 I returned home to dinner, and passed this and many days more 
 at home by reason of my lameness. 
 
 We agreed to debate this matter more fully the 10th January. 
 
 Letter from Mr. Stephens to Mr. Verelts dated 25 September, arrived 
 yesterday, was read, acquainting us that Mr. Oglethorp was arrived in 
 good health from Fort Augusta 22nd of that month, and that the 
 Duke of Newcastle's orders to him were sent by Col. Bull. That the 
 Upper and Lower Creek Lidians are our good friends, and the Cherikees 
 made our friends so that we have nothing to fear from the French of 
 Messasippi. That the Cherikees had like to have fallen up<m the 
 Carolinians on account of the great quantity of rum brought to them 
 by the Carolina traders. 
 
 Letter also from Capt. Dunbar sent to Charlestown by General 
 Oglethorp, that there was a great mortality there. 
 
 Wednesday 19. Thursday 20. 
 
 Friday 21 . — My gout kept me at home. Lord Tirconnel, Sir William 
 Heathcote, Mr. Sloper, Mr. La Roch, Mr. Vernon and my son dined 
 with me. I found they all admitted my reasons for asking money 
 to be good, and all were for laying a fair state of our case before the 
 Parhament. 
 
 Mr. Vernon told me it was reported the Government had sent to 
 recall Mr. Oglethorp and that the King had refused to make Major 
 Cook Lieut.-Colonel, as was his turn on the removal of Cockran. 
 which he deemed an intended .slight put on Mr. Oglethorp. 
 
 He also told me that the Duke of Newcastle resented our letter to 
 him desiring he would send orders to President Bull, in the absence 
 of the Governor of Carolina, to agree with Mr. Oglethorp concerning 
 the differences relating to the Lulian trade, because our corporation 
 seal was not put to the letter. That his Grace had therefore flung it 
 into the Council Board, which being irregular, they knew ixot what 
 to do with it. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 97 
 
 1739. ^ . , . , , . 
 
 I told him I was against meddling in it at first, it bemg the busmess 
 of the Carolinians to apply for such orders, and not ours who had been 
 greatly injured by that province, and when they should hear the 
 application was made by us it would make them more stiff. 
 
 He said we would do no more in it, but if their agent would pursue 
 
 it he might. „ , • , 
 
 Wednesday 26.— Mr. Verelts called on me, to tell me he received 
 a letter for the Trustees from Jo. Bromfeild, acceptmg with thanks 
 our continuation of him as Register, and that he is making a copy of 
 the rc<^ister to send over ; that the reason why he neglected the duty 
 of his 'office before was that he thought himself unworthy ; but at 
 the bottom it was sullenness for being reprimanded for adhermg to 
 factious people, and I apprehend his acceptance and satisfaction now 
 professed is owing to the salary annexed to his office in our estiniate 
 sent over. In that letter he mentions the arrival of " The Two 
 Brothers ", Captain Thompson, the day before he wrote, which was the 
 8th October from Savannah. 
 
 He also showed me a letter to him from Mr. Thomas Jenys ot 
 Charlesto^vn, dated 27th October, thanking the Trustees for ordering 
 his accounts to be settled, and showing that the difference of them 
 from Mr. Causton's arose from the latter charging him with a double 
 char<^e of two bills, and with two certificates never sent him. He 
 professes all services in his power to our colony, and mforms him that 
 Col Oglethorp had sent offers of service to that government in any 
 shape to the utmost latitude of his orders for annoying the Spaniards, 
 and that it were to be wished he had more power than the Governor 
 of Carolina thinks he has, and then they would have been ready to 
 take Augustine, which the greatest annoyance their provmce has, by 
 the freedom they give to run away negroes, which if continued will 
 in a few years bring that province to a low ebb. 
 
98 DIARY OF THE 
 
 1740. 
 
 Jan. 9 
 
 Wednesday, 9 January, 1739-iO. — This day is the first that my gout 
 has suffered me to stir out since 18th last month. 
 
 Went to Georgia Board to consider on the sum to be asked of the 
 ParUament this year, as also the manner of obtaining it. We expected 
 a more numerous assembly than we found, being only Lord Tirconnel 
 in the Trustee Chair, H. Archer, Egmont, Vernon, La Roch, Anderson, 
 Lord Shaftesbury, Sir WilUam Heathcote. 
 
 We were only a Trustee Board, as our names show. We determined 
 not which way to apply to Parliament, nor for what sum, bemg so 
 few, but deferred it till next meeting, and in the meantime ordered Mr. 
 Verelts to procure all the living witnesses he could in town to prove 
 at the bar of the House of Commons, if there should be occasion, the 
 usefulness of Georgia to England, it being our mianimous opinion to 
 have the Parliament's sense thereon, being tired with petitioning every 
 year, and with the clamours against us — chiefly by the ministerial 
 people— who only speak as they hear, but know nothing of the colony. 
 We are for having a motion made to the House to appoint a day to 
 debate this affair. 
 
 My lameness and tenderness by long confinement hindered me going 
 to church this day, which was every where extremely crowded, being 
 the fast day appointed on account of the war with Spain, notwith- 
 standing the severity of the frost, which has raised coals to two shillings 
 per bushel, and occasioned the perishing of several poor in the streets 
 through want of firing and work. 
 
 Tuesday 15. — Visited several acquaintance. The severity of the 
 cold confined me till this day. 
 
 Wednesday 16. — A Trustee Board was summoned to meet at the 
 committee room in the House of Commons, to consider of the proofs 
 relating to the importance and advantage of Georgia and the evidence 
 supporting the same. 
 
 We thought it necessary to make ourselves masters of the state and 
 'condition of Georgia, and of the advantages it is and may be of to 
 Great Britain, and to have hving witnesses who should at the bar 
 of the House of Commons declare their knowledge of the province in 
 case a debate should arise upon our application for money this year, 
 which many of our gentlemen were of opinion — and I among the rest — 
 should be forced, in order to draw ourselves out of the .Ministers' 
 hands, and put ourselves into the Parliament's. For when uj)on debate 
 the Parliament — as we could not doubt — would vote the province of 
 advantage to Great Britain and ought to be supjwrted, after a fair 
 hearing of the evidence we could })roduceof the products and harbours 
 of our colony, the idle clamours against us, which do us so much pre- 
 judice in the world's eyes, would cease, and future applications for 
 further support would be made by us cheerfully and without trembling, 
 whereas we now find it difficult to get any of our gentlemen who are 
 of the House of Commons to give themselves the trouble of conducting 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 99 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 a petition, and many are careless of attending our Boards because we 
 are obliged to petition. Another advantage of flinging ourselves on 
 the Parliament would be the drawing ourselves out of the Ministry's 
 hands, who never favoured us at heart, and for whose sake a great 
 part of the House of Commons hate us, because most of the members 
 of our Board vote as Sir Robert Walpole will have them. On this 
 account divers of our members left the Trust, and we find ourselves 
 distressed how to supply their room. Lastly, we were sensible that 
 this is the only opportimity, while we are engaged in war with Spain, 
 to obtain a vote in favour of the colony, and to secure it for the future 
 from being given up by a treaty to the Spaniards. 
 
 On all these accounts, Mr. Vernon, Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Digby, Mr. 
 Lapotre and I, together with Lord Shaftsbury and Sir William 
 Heathcote — both who had resigned being Common Councillors but 
 were still well incUned to the colony — were for proceeding on the method 
 above mentioned, and Mr. Sloper, though a ministry man, gave into 
 it, but though he expressed himself satisfied that a debate should 
 arise in the House upon the colony, yet he was not for forcing it, but 
 rather for coming to decision one way or other in order to be eased 
 of the trouble of being a trustee in case the Parliament should judge 
 it unnecessary to support the colony, he not caring which way it 
 went only if it was to be carried on he was for obtaining money knowing 
 it to be necessary for that end. 
 
 On the other hand, Mr. La Roch, Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Thomas 
 Archer, Mr. Henry Archer and Lord Sidney Beauclerc, who are dead 
 voters with Sir Robert Walpole, apprehending by the method we were 
 taking Sir Robert would lose the influence he has over our Board by 
 our standing on a national bottom and not a ministerial one, were 
 for going on in the usual manner, and continuing him the protector 
 of our colony, though it was visible he never loved our design, and 
 therefore allowed all his creatures in the House to rail against us. 
 They raised doubts whether it was prudent to have our proceedings 
 enquired into and said that it looked forward in us to desire an 
 enquiry ; that our managers in Georgia had wronged us in squandering 
 away our money, which yet would be imputed to us, and that if we 
 dropped Sir Robert, he would drop us, and might hinder further 
 supphes, in which case it was allowed by us all that we must fling up 
 our Trust. That when all came to all, we must petition, that being 
 the parliamentary way of obtaining public money, and the advantage 
 of the colony to Great Britain by raising useful produces, might not 
 appear to the House of Commons upon the evidence we could procure. 
 They were also apprehensive that by this enquiry Sir Robert would be 
 reproached with having said last session that he knew not a spade had 
 been dug in raising forts, when our evidence could prove we have 
 8 or 9 forts and some very strong. 
 
 But we who had better attended the Board, and made ourselves 
 masters of the knowledge of our afiairs, knew otherwise, and that 
 fortunately there now were in town evidences sufficient to prove every 
 point we desired. We therefore obtained that several points should 
 be noted down to examine them upon, after which we should make 
 such use of their information as should be agreed on by our Board, 
 which the other gentlemen could not refuse. Accordingly the 
 evidences above mentioned attended a board of Trustees which met 
 
100 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 16-23 
 this day, viz. : — Henry Archer, President ; Egmont. Lapotre, La 
 Roch, Lord Sidney, Vernon, Sloper, Lord Tirconnel. Shaftsbury, 
 Sir William Heathcote. 
 
 But Lord Sidney and Mr. La Roch stayed so little time as showed 
 they did not much regard the business we were upon, not caring, I 
 suppose, that our evidences should be examined at the Bar, and Mr. 
 Thomas Archer who was in the House sent word he did not understand 
 the matter and therefore did not come to us. Mr. Thomas Towers 
 also refrained coming, which he has never done since this session of 
 Parliament began. 
 
 The ex-idences who attended us were Mr. Robert Millar, our botanist, 
 Captain Diamond, Mr. Samuel Auspurger, Captain Thomas Shubruck, 
 Captain Dempsy, Lieut. Delagal, Captain Money. 
 
 All these had been in Georgia and gave very satisfactory evidence, 
 some to one point, some to another. 
 
 1. That exceeding good cotton grows in Georgia. 
 
 2. That there is a great quantity of the pricklv pear and cochineal 
 
 fly- 
 
 3. That there is great plenty of ship timber, masts, oaks and knee 
 timber growing on the water side. 
 
 4. That the coast of Georgia is bold, 16 foot entrance at low wat^r 
 at Jekyl Sound, and 15 at Tybee, and the side rises 7 feet, so that a 
 40 gun ship may easily enter, and perhaps a 50 gun ship according to 
 the building. And they heard there was a creek a little lower than 
 Jekyl Sound where a Spanish ship of 60 guns had entered. That ships 
 when entered are safe from all winds and that the wind blows seldom 
 or never hard on the land. That at Amelia is a harbour that has 
 24 foot at low water. 
 
 5. That in the northern Province are the following settlements, 
 viz. : — Savannah, Hampstead, Highgate, Thunderbolt, Abercorn, 
 Old Ebenezar, New Ebenezar and about 20 houses round Savannah. 
 And in the southern Province, Frederica, Fort St. Simon's, New 
 Inverness or Darien, Cumberland, Amelia Island. 
 
 6. That there are forts in the southern Province, Fort Frederica, 
 Fort St. Simon's, Fort St. Andrew's on Cumberland, Fort at New 
 Inverness, Fort by way of look out at Amelia. And in the northern 
 division, Fort Augusta, Fort Arguile, and one that had been begun 
 at Savannah. 
 
 7. That our Province is a rampart to South Carolina, and prevents 
 the negroes of South Carolina from flying to the Spaniards. 
 
 8. That it is highly probable indigo will grow in Georgia because 
 it does in the same latitude in other places, but this depending on the 
 evidence of Mr. Millar, our botanist, who was not in Georgia though in 
 Carolina where it grows though more northward, we struck that point 
 out of our paper. 
 
 9. That the climate is very healthy. 
 
 10. That the soil is a great deal of it very good. 
 
 11. That the silk will certainly do well, the white as well as the black 
 mulberry growing spontaneously, that they saw Camuches family 
 spinning and reeling it, and most of what Mr. Auspurger brought over 
 was the growth of Georgia. 
 
 12. That vines do well, and they had tasted of the grape which was 
 very large and juicy. 
 
li-IRST EARL OF EGMONT. 101 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 After this cuquirv was ov^er, our gentlemen dispersed without coming 
 to any resohition. " But Mr. Vernon and 1 so pressed Mr. Henry Archer 
 with the necessity of bringing our affairs before the House, that he 
 promised to know of the Speaker to-morrow, with whom he was to 
 dine, when we should apply to Parliament for that purpose, and the 
 proper manner how. 
 
 He has it in his hands to give what turn to our affair he pleases, 
 but we cannot help it, none other but he and Lord Sidney Beauclerc 
 interesting themselves at present for us, and they both very desirous 
 that we should ask for no money this year, because they had very 
 uncautiously boasted to Sir Robert Walpole and the Speaker that we 
 had been so good managers of the last year's grant of money, as to 
 have 4000/. to return to the public ; whereas the truth is, we have 
 4000/. only to go in aid of the supply we expect and which is necessary 
 to support the colony this year. 
 
 Mr. Vernon, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Lapotre and I dined at the Horn 
 Tavern. 
 
 I was told to-day that Sir Robert Walpole desired a Scots 
 gentleman to tell the Duke of Arguile, that he had gained eight points 
 upon him, to which the Duke replied he had but one upon Sir Robert. 
 The former meant the Duke's eight emplo>Tnents, the Duke meant 
 Sir Robert's head. 
 
 Thursday 17. — Visited Lord Grantham, Sir Francis Gierke, Col. 
 Schutz, Lieut. -General St. Hipolite, Mr. Dawny, Sir Windham 
 Knatchbull and Mr. Jo. Temple, and Mr. Stroud. Passed the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Friday 18. — Visited Sir Jo. Evel>-n, Lord Tirconnel, Lord Shafts- 
 bury, Lord Gore, Mr. August Schutz and xMr. Cecil. Passed the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Saturday 19. — Sir Thomas Webster, Bart, having purchased the 
 late Mr. Mmshull's estate, to which I was a Trustee in behalf of Mrs. 
 Marv Minshull, whose fortune was secured thereon together with a 
 bond debt of 1200/., I signed the deeds, whereby my trust ceased, in 
 the presence of old Mrs. Minshull, to whom her deceased daughter's 
 effects were fallen, who gave her consent and also signed the deeds. 
 
 Sunday 20. — Prayers and sermon at home. The severe frost 
 continues. 
 
 Monday 21. — Visited Mr. Hucks, Mr. Ayers, Lord Lovel, Mr. Lapotre, 
 Lord AVilmington and Mr. Jo. Temple. 
 
 Tuesday 22. — Visited Mr. Vernon. 
 
 Wednesday 23. — Went to to the Georgia Office. Present : Mr. 
 Digby, Egmont, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. La Roch, Mr. Sloper, Hen. Archer, 
 Sir WilUam Heathcote, Mr. Smith, Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Vernon. 
 Mr. Lapotre in the chair ; Egmont, President. 
 
 1. We drew up a memorial to the Treasury for 2000/. advanced by 
 us to the military service of Georgia, that it might be repaid us. 
 
 2. We also agreed on a paper to be wrote fair and shown Sir Robert 
 Walpole, concluding with the necessity of having this year 4000/. 
 from Parliament to carry on our affairs, otherwise that we must give 
 up the colony. 
 
 We desired Lord Tirconnel to accompany Mr. Hucks with this paper 
 to Sir Robert Walpole, to tell him we had evidence ready to prove 
 the importance of Georgia to Great Britain, the goodness of the 
 
102 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 23-28 
 and the reasonable expectation we have of raising valuable produces 
 harbours, if suitable encouragement be given. They are to attend 
 Sir Robert to-morrow. 
 
 3. We ordered the making out 200 sola bills of 5^, and 100<*/. of 
 twenty shillings each, towards the half year's estimate commencing 
 at Lady Day next, to be sent by the first opportunity. 
 
 4. We ordered Mr. Auspurger a gratification of twenty-five guineas 
 for a very neat map of St. Simons Island with a scale of miles thereto. 
 
 5. Mr. Verelts reported that Lord Sidney Beauclerc had seen Sir 
 WiUiam Young, upon our demand of being repaid the 2000/. above 
 mentioned advanced by the Trust for the mihtary service of Georgia, 
 and Sir William said he had talked the matter with Sir Robert Walpole, 
 who advised our drawing the memorial above mentioned, that the 
 Treasury might have a foundation to lay the same before the House 
 among the ser\T[ces of the year unprovided for. 
 
 6. Mr. Henry Archer also reported that he had been with the Speaker 
 to know the manner how we should apply for some money this year, 
 and to tell him we were ver}' desirous the Parliament would enquire 
 into the disposal of the last money given by Parliament. That the 
 Speaker highly approved Parliament being made acquainted therewith, 
 as it would put a stop to the clamours of ignorant people against us, 
 but that it would be proper and decent for the Trustees to acquaint 
 Sir Robert Walpole therewith and take his advice. On tliis account 
 we drew up the paper above mentioned for Lord Tircounel and Mr. 
 Hucks to show him when they wait on him to-morrow. 
 
 Mr. Archer decUned going, because he intends to vote for the Place 
 Bill, and Sir Robert Walpole is so teasuig with him to vote against 
 it that he designs not to see him till that affair is over. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 In the evening Mr. Verelts came to me to tell me Mr. Hucks refused 
 to attend Sir Robert Waljx)le to-morrow because Lord Tircoimel was 
 joined with him in it. He said he would go with any other but him, 
 for he was only a puzzle cause. Whereupon Lord Tircomiel said he 
 would be alone. 
 
 Thursday 24. — This day Lord Tircoimel waited on Sir Robert 
 Walpole with our designed petition to Parliament, and a short memorial 
 of the money we shall have occasion to ask this session, \iz., 4000/. 
 Sir Robert read botli j)apers, and readily answered we should have 
 the money, that he had already obtained tlic King's consent, and that 
 we should deliver our petition on Monday, when he would b(> ready 
 to declare the Kuig's consent. 
 
 The Bishop of Oxford, his lady, with Mrs. Talbot and her daughter 
 dined with us. 
 
 Friday 25.- A threatening of the gout kept me at home. 
 
 Saturday 26. — Upon summons to have a re})ort from Ij<»rd Tircounel 
 of Sir Robert Waljx>le's answer to our application for money to 
 Parliament, there met — Mr. Digby, President; Egmont. Mr. Holland. 
 Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith, Lord Tircounel, Mr. 
 Vernon, Lord Shaftsbury. 
 
 Lord Tircounel rep()rted that he had waited Thursday last on Sir 
 Robert \N'alp<»le with a short paper explaining the reas<»n why we 
 were obliged to ask money this session from the Parliament, and also 
 with a draft of our petition ; that Sir Robert read botii. and then .said 
 
triRST EARL OV EGMONT. lO.*^ 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 he had already obtained the King's consent, that we siiould have the 
 400(»/. we desired, and tiat we should do well to present our petition 
 next Monday, when he would be at the House to declare the King's 
 
 consent. . j j • i 
 
 We thanked Lord Tirconnel for the service he did us, and desired 
 he would himself present the petition, which he undertook, and at 
 our desire Mr. Digbv promised to second it. 
 
 We then drew up" our petition in form, and put the corporation seal 
 to it, after adding thereto that we had now credible witnesses ready 
 to make appear the goodness and capacity of our harbours, the fitness 
 of the soil for producing silk and other valuable commodities, and 
 the defence our Province is of to our other colonies, when the House 
 shall be disposed to examine into it. 
 
 By this means we hope to obtain a Parliamentary enquiry and an 
 approbation of the colony's establishment, in order to silence the ill 
 opinion conceived of us and our designs by ignorant or ill disposed 
 
 persons. 
 
 After this, Mr. Auspurger was called m, and we discoursed oyer the 
 conditions of his grant which he desires in the Island of St. Simon's. 
 He desired his ten servants whom he designs to bring from Swisserland 
 may have fiftv acres each at the expiration of their services ; that he 
 may not be obliged to fell all his timber in sixteen years, nor be obliged 
 to fence, his grant being an island to himself ; that he may not be 
 obliged to be again in Georgia before two years expire, seeing he must 
 go to Swisserland first, and that his quit-rent of 5(. per annum may 
 not commence till eleven years from the date of his grant. All this 
 we consented to, though it must be confirmed by a Common Council, 
 we being but seven, for Mr. Archer was not then come to us. 
 
 He also desired that all the west land round the island, which he 
 knew not the quantity of, but by his map appeared to be double the 
 island at least, might be flung into his grant, being at sprmg tides 
 overflowed by the sea, and very boggy so as to be of no use now, nor 
 ever till reduced at his great expense. To this I answered, we could 
 not grant him more than 500 acres, and the island alone was 450. 
 But if he could find a brother or nephew or friend who would take each 
 of them 500 acres of the swamp, we would grant the swamp desired 
 by him to them, and they might by private agreement hold it for his 
 life. He replied he could do that, but they would not be disposed to 
 go over. I answered that would make no difficulty, for we would 
 grant them a licence of absence. 
 
 We desired Mr. Smith to find us a clergyman to preach our anni- 
 versary sermon, which he undertook. 
 
 Sunday 27.— Prayers at home, being confined by lameness and the 
 severe frost. 
 
 Monday 28.— This morning my Lord Tirconnel dehvered our 
 petition to Parliament which Mr. Digby seconded. The conclusion 
 of it, expressing our being prepared by credible witnesses to prove to 
 the House the goodness of our harbours, the fitness of the soil to produce 
 silk and other valuable produces, and the security Georgia is of to the 
 other colonies when the House should be pleased to inform themselves 
 thereof, occasioned, as we expected and designed, a debate. 
 
 Lord Gage said he desired to know what Georgia was before he gave 
 any money. 
 
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 Alderman Heathcote expatiated on the esteem he had for Georgia 
 although he was obliged to quit being a Common Councillor for want of 
 health and by reason of Uving nmch in the country. He said it 
 appeared by the conclusion of the petition, that the Trustees desired 
 to have the House informed of the advantages Georgia is of ; that they 
 were much to be commended for it, because many vile reports had 
 been dispersed without doors as that the Trustees divided the money 
 granted by Parhament and took each 1,( )(>(•/. to his share per amium. 
 That he himself had been told it, and had with concern observed ill 
 insinuations against them even in this House, as if the establishing 
 the colony was a chimera. That this must necessarily render gentle- 
 men who had the conduct of it, and who gave so much of their time 
 to it, uneasy, and it was but just to gratify them in their desire to have 
 the importance of the colony laid before the House, that if the House 
 should take it in that light they might proceed more cheerfully ; if 
 otherwise, be discharged of future application by giving the matter up. 
 He would not himself make a motion for a day to make this enquiry, 
 but he wished some gentleman in the House would do it. 
 
 Lord Baltimore then expressed his approbation of the colony, and 
 made the motion, and Mr. Hooper seconded him, and named Thursday 
 se'nnit. Whereupon the Speaker rose to put the question, when Mr. 
 Digby rose again and expressed his apprehension that if so distant a 
 day were pitched on some of our witnesses might be gone to sea, being 
 masters of ships. 
 
 Upon which the Speaker said, since it was so, the ])etition being 
 referred to the Committee of SuppUes, the witnesses might be ordered 
 to attend the day the petition should be considered on, and if gentlemen 
 were then disposed to ask any questions of them in proof of the 
 allegations in the petition, they might be called in. 
 
 The petition was accordingly referred to the Committee of Supph', 
 after which Mr. Sloper told the House that we should not ask for much 
 money. That we had saved as much out of the last year's grant as 
 perhaps might answer the charge of the civil government of Georgia, 
 but the thing wanted was money to render the inhabitants useful to 
 Great Britain. 
 
 I had prepared Alderman Heathcote and Lord Baltimore to speak 
 in the manner they did before the business came on, and well it was 
 they did in order to satisfy the minority who do not like us because 
 the greater number of our members vote with the ministry, and I have 
 endevoured to jnake them hope that by a fair enquiry into the advan- 
 tages of our colony to Great Britain, we throw ourselves upon the 
 Parliament and shall be no longer imder the influence of Sir Robert 
 Walpole. This step, which is no less than a fair challenge to those 
 who have spoken contemptibly of our colony, must st-op the mouths 
 of many such, and has a very honourable appearance to the world. 
 
 I dined at home, and in the evening visited Mr. Temple. 
 
 Tuesday 21). — I visited my Lord Shaftsbury, Sir Francis Clarke and 
 Sir Thomas Webster. Dined and spent the evening at home in drawing 
 up answers to any questions that may be asked or objections made to 
 the colony of Georgia when the Committee of Supply takes it into 
 consideration, and also such motions as 1 think proper to be made, 
 which are as follows. 
 
 1. Resolved that it appears t-o this committee that the Province of 
 
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 1739 40. 
 
 Georgia is of great iniportauce to the defence and security of the 
 British colonies in America, and of the trade of Great Britain. 
 
 2. Resolved that it appears to this House, that the Province of 
 Georgia is capable of raising valuable produces, to the increase of the 
 trade and navigation of Great Britain. 
 
 3. Resolved that tlie Province of Georgia deserves the support of 
 the Legislature of Great Britain. 
 
 This day the House sat upon the Place Bill and after a long debate 
 from one a'clock till eleven at night rejected the motion for the bill 
 by 16 majority, 222 against 2()6. 
 
 This evening died Richard l^umley, Earl of Scarborow, of an 
 apoplexy, and is succeeded by Sir Thomas Lumley Saunderson, his next 
 brother. Ho was a good friend to his country and though personally 
 attached to the King yet had little esteem for Sir Robert Walpole. It 
 is whispered that he shot himself, for now it is said he was known at 
 twice several times to be disturbed in his senses. Thus much is true, 
 my son's gunsmith told him the next day that he by order carried 
 two pistols to Lord Scarborow, and that he saw him prime one of them 
 and hang it at his bedside.* 
 
 30 January, 1739-40. — This day a Board of Trustees was summoned 
 to consider of the proper evidence necessary to be produced to show 
 the importance and advantages of Georgia to Great Britain at the 
 Committee of Supply, and there met, Mr. Digby, Egmont, Mr. Lapotre, 
 Shaftsbury, Sloper, Vernon. 
 
 We settled the order of our evidence, and to what points they 
 should speak if called on, and agreed on proper motions to be made 
 when the evidence had done, which were three. But we did not settle 
 who should make the motions, or who should manage the evidence, 
 nor the day when the petition shall be called for, but we hoped it 
 might be Monda}- next, for which purpose Mr. Vernon undertook to 
 speak to Mr. Vane, chairman of the committee. 
 
 We were informed that Mr. Ste])hens. lately come over, had wrote 
 a Ubel on the Province and given it to Mr. Brampston, a member of the 
 House, who had shown it to divers others ; we therefore sent for him 
 to the office, where he owned that being desired to set down his know- 
 ledge and thoughts of the Province by Mr. Brampston, he did so and 
 gave it to him. 
 
 This rash vindictive fool thus endeavours to prejudice the world's 
 good opinion of the colony, merely in revenge to Mr. Oglethorp for the 
 ill usage he gave him when at Savannah, and in revenge and hatred 
 to Mr. Jones lately made a magistrate. His whole discourse since he 
 came over has been a flat contradiction to his father's letters to the 
 Trustees which were written by this young man's hand. 
 
 As soon as we broke uj) Mr. Vernon went to Mr. Scroop, Secretary 
 of the Treasury, where he knew he should find Mr. V^ane, and soon 
 perceived by him that the ministry were alarmed at our desiring the 
 importance of Georgia might appear to the House. Mr. Vane asked 
 him what was intended by it. Mr. Vernon replied, to see whether the 
 Parliament would have as good an opinion of the colony as the 
 Trustees have, and to show the reasons why we have that good opinion, 
 
 •Originally tlu- entry ended, " But tliis ill-natured report is untrue," but thi.s 
 was .subsequently ertised. — Ed. 
 
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 Feb. 1-4 
 in order to stop the clamour raised against us, Mr. Scroop said that 
 was proper. 
 
 31 Thursday. — Visited Mr. Southwell and Dr. Moore. Dined and 
 passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday, 1 February. — Went to St. James' Vestry to assist the Trustees 
 of the workhouse to regulate abuses there, they complaining of the 
 nastiness wherein it is kept, and the inability of Mr. Tucker the 
 governor. 
 
 We recommended to them the appointing an assistant governor, 
 who should be a more active man, and to take from Mr. Tucker as 
 much of his salary as they .should think proper, and make up 
 the rest out of the }:)arish money, and to employ persons to clean the 
 house for some consideration, which expenses we should approve. 
 The house holds but 360 and the severity of the weather has carried 
 in 440. 
 
 We also ordered Mr. Seddon, the vestry clerk, to take counsel's 
 o})inion on prosecution of the securities of our beadles, three of whom 
 out of five have been in arrear to the parish for the moneys collected 
 by them. 
 
 Saturday 2. — This morning there met at the Georgia Office a Board 
 of Trustees, viz. : Mr. Holland, President ; Mr. Thos. Archer, Mr. 
 Hen. Archer, Egmont, Mr. Digby, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Vernon , Mr. 
 Anderson, Lord Shaftsbury. 
 
 We sealed sola bills to the value of 600/., 100 bills of 5/. each, and 
 100 bills at twenty shillings each. 
 
 Then Mr. Digby, Mr. Vernon and Mr. Henry Archer made report 
 of their conference with the Speaker yesterday touching the hearing 
 our evidence in behalf of Georgia, and the motions we })rop()sed to 
 make to the House for an instruction to the Committee of Su})ply to 
 report their opinion to the House of the advantage Georgia is to Great 
 Britain. 
 
 They said the Speaker gave his judgment that no motion of that 
 sort could be made, because Committees of Sujiply received no in- 
 structions to report an oj)inion. That it was enough if our evidence 
 were heard, though he saw no occasion for even that. 
 
 They repUed, since no instruction might [be] given the Committee 
 to report their opinion, they could say no more on that head, but they 
 thought it of importance the evidence should be heard, that the 
 Committee might know the importance of Georgia, and the world be 
 satisfied the establishment of the colony is no chimera, and an end 
 put to the reports made to its disadvantage. He said he had himself 
 a good opinion of it, and believed most people thought the thing good 
 enough. That our offering to produce evidence sufficiently cleared 
 it to the world, whether the House heard them or not, and if we would 
 have them heard we might, but as to a motion of instruction, or motions 
 afterwards in favour of the colony, he should not advise it if it had 
 been proper, for we should find those who would o})|)ose it. 
 
 The gentlemen then desired there might be added to the motion 
 for granting us 40(lO^ some words that might comply a good opinion 
 of the colony though no judgment expressed. 
 
 He at first seemed to give way to it, yet afterwards seemed to go 
 off from it. 
 
 Upon this I told them it was visible the Speaker had been discoursed 
 
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 by Sir Robert, who was uneasy the state of the colony should be known 
 because the House would find he had misrepresented it formerly by 
 saying he knew of no forts there, and some gentlemen would twit 
 him with it. That since all we could do was to add some words 
 favourable to the motion for money, I wished they might be as strong 
 as possible. 
 
 There was some debate even as to this, but at length we agreed that 
 the words should run — That the Committee hearing the evidence 
 showing the utiUty of Georgia to Great Britahi, resolved that a sum 
 of 4000/. be granted for further settUng and improving the colony. 
 
 Then Mr. Digby was desired to speak to Lord Baltimore, and Lord 
 Shaftsbury to speak to Mr. Hooper, to desire they would take briefs 
 of the questions to be asked the evidence. 
 
 Thus are we treated like children by Sir Robert and the Speaker. 
 
 I returned home to dinner and in the evening visited brother Parker. 
 
 Sunday 3. — Prayers and sermon at home. 
 
 I learned this day that now 'tis generally knowii the Earl of Scar- 
 borow shot himself in at the mouth, and that the bullet lodged in his 
 skull. He was found on the ground and it was some httle time 
 before they discerned the wound, and therefore thought he died 
 of an apoplexy. He had ordered his chair to go to a rendezvous, 
 where he was expected two hours, and then he was sent for, 
 the Duchess of Manchester, to whom it was said he was to be 
 speedily married, was of the company. It is beheved he killed 
 himself to avoid marrying her, as he had given his word whenever 
 her husband should die, ha\'ing in vain tried to debauch her while he 
 lived. This calls to mind his affair with the Duchess of Kingston 
 whom he had debauched on promise of marriage, but afterwards 
 refused, the shame and indignation of which killed her. He has left 
 a will by which he bequeathed 500Z. a year to each of his bastards 
 begot on the last mentioned Duchess, 20,000Z. in money to his next 
 brother Sir Thomas Lumley Saunderson, and his land estate to his 
 younger brother, about 6,0O0L per amium. Sir Thomas, now Earl of 
 Scarborow, is greatly disappointed that the estate was not left to him, 
 and thinks it an ill return for the confidence he put in his brother, 
 when being in the entail, so that without his consent the late Earl 
 could not dispose of it, he generously consented the cutting it off. 
 
 When once the Grace of God has left a man, for He will not always 
 strive with man, the reason grows cloudy, and passion gets the better 
 of it. Nothing expels the Holy Ghost more than lewdness, and 
 nothing but a behef of Revelation and a resolute submission to God's 
 will can secure a man from such crimes as self murder. No other 
 anchor can prevent the ship from going afloat. 
 
 Monday 4.— This day Lord Gage made a motion that all letters, 
 representations and memorials sent to the Trustees of Georgia within 
 these two years past, together with the Trustees' answers thereto, 
 might be laid before the House. 
 
 Possibly it might have gone, if he had not prefaced it by saying that 
 his view therein was to know whether the charter had not granted 
 more land to the Province of Georgia than belonged to Great Britain, 
 and to know whether the Ministry were resolved to keep it or give it 
 up on a treaty with Spain. But upon this Sir Robert Walpole and 
 others near him cried out to adjourn. 
 
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 Feb. 4 
 
 Lord Baltimore got up and said he thought the motion extraordinary 
 to imagine his Majesty could give away to the Trustees what did not 
 belong to Great liritain, and he thought it very hard to desire all letters 
 should be laid before the House for maybe there might be some 
 ladies in Georgia who had a correspondence with the Trustees, which 
 raised a laugh against the motion. 
 
 Then Sir Robert cried out again " Adjourn/' but Lord Gage rose up 
 and said he would then drop that part of his motion concerning letters, 
 and only insist on memorials and re])resentations, and good reason (said 
 he) I have for it, for it will be found upon enquiry, that the Trustees, 
 though men of the strictest honour, had put the colony upon a bad 
 foot and such as would ruin it. I have my pocket full of papers that 
 show it cannot subsist in the manner it is, and that the people have 
 ahnost deserted it, and added (pulling the representation out of 
 his pocket made in December, 1738, to alter the tenure of lands and 
 have the use of negroes) here is a representation from the whole colony 
 signed by every man in it complaining they are undone. Then he read 
 paragraphs out of it here and there, that bore hardest on the Trustees' 
 management, as part of his speech. Still Sir Robert called for the 
 question, but Mr. Laroch got up and desired he might be heard a few 
 words. He said he observed the objection was that females might not 
 inherit, and that the use of negroes were denied the people. To the 
 first he had to say that as it was a new colony, and many difficulties 
 to be struggled with, and a variety of people sent over, though few in 
 number, and those poor, it was judged necessary by the Trustees not 
 to give the inhabitants a liberty to alienate their lands, by first running 
 in debt and then mortgaging their lands whereby the propert}' might 
 come into one man's hand. That the grants made were of 50 acres 
 and 500 acres, and every man knew when he went the conditions of 
 his grant and was at liberty to refuse or not, but when they went 
 they made no objections. That as for papers, memorials, &c., it would 
 take time to transcribe them, and he knew not if copies or originala 
 were intended. 
 
 Sir Robert and his friends cried still '" Adjourn " ; on which Sir John 
 Cotton said he rijally thought it reasoiuible the House .should know 
 the condition of the colony before they voted money to the cok)ny, 
 otherwise it were to give it blindly. Sir Robert said ''Adjourn " again. 
 
 i^ut Mr. Henry Archer rose and said the Tnistees would be glad 
 that the motion of Lord Gage should pass, and as to the comj)laint 
 of females not inheriting, that tenure had been altered by the Trustees, 
 and now they do inherit, and the jjroprietor may do every thing an 
 Englishman can by law, except sell, but he may bequeath it to his 
 relations or friends. 
 
 Sir Robert again said " Adjourn " ; but Mr. Digby rose and told the 
 House the Trustees were very wilUng the state of the colony should be 
 known if the House were pleased to enquire. 
 
 On which Sir John Barnard said that he was and had Ikhmi a good 
 frit'tid to the colony, but indeed he had received letters, and he thought 
 it tit a day shoiikl be appointed to consider the state of the coUmy, 
 and if there were mistakes in the con.stitution of it to rectify them. 
 That particularly the Trustees had forbid the use of negroes ; he wished 
 none of the Plantations found it necessary to have any, but since 
 Carolina (which can raise all the produces Georgia can) is its near 
 
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 neiglibour, and uses negroes, it is impossible Georgia can ever support 
 itself because Carolina will undersell them. 
 
 Sir Robert AValpole Avould not liearken thereto, but spurting up 
 his party to cry ''Adjourn,"" the Speaker put the question and it 
 passed ; so Lord Gage's motion fell. 
 
 Of the Tnistees, I saw in the House only the two Mr. Archers, Mr. 
 Digby. Lord Sidney Beauclerck, Mr. La Roch and Mr. White. Mr. 
 Hucks went away before the motion came on, sf> little does he regard 
 the colony. 
 
 It was a gross misrepresentation of the state of the colony for Lord 
 Gage to say, all the inhabitants that remained in the colony had signed 
 the representation, and unfair to pick out those passages which made 
 most against the Trustees' conduct, and to take no notice of the 
 counter representation made by the other parts of the colony. But 
 the Trustees were of a settled opinion that he was actuated by Mr. 
 Stephens who alone could put the representation into his hands. 
 
 Before this matter came on, Mr. Stephens came to see me, whom I 
 gently upbraided with his extra work, as I called it, that is, his officio us- 
 ness (without communicating his design to the Trustees) to deliver a 
 paper that reflected on their management to some members of Parlia- 
 ment. That I had not indeed seen it, but some members took it 
 in that light, which could not but displease the Trustees as it came 
 from the son of a gentleman his father who is in their service. He 
 replied, what he did was for the colony's service, to put it on a 
 good foot, being satisfied that as it is it must dwindle away to nothing, 
 and he therefore wanted the state of the colony might fully appear 
 to the House, that they might judge how to remedy the bad condition 
 it is in. That being in company with Lord Gage and others, they had 
 asked him about the colony and desired his thoughts, and thereupon 
 he gave them an account in writing of the present bad state, and the 
 remedies. I asked him what remedies he had proposed; he replied, 
 the allowance of a limited number of negroes, and a change of our 
 officers. 
 
 I said that as to negroes he would not find one Trustee for allowing 
 them, that we wanted them not for the works, labours or produces 
 we intend to carry on, and our nearness to the Spaniards would en- 
 danger their cutting the throats of the white men. Besides, his father 
 on whose good sense and observation we greatly refied, had ever 
 expressed his aversion to negroes, and certainly, if they had lately 
 rose in Carolina and cut the throats of 34 white men, for which 50 
 of them were put to death, as the last accounts inform us, how 
 dangerous must it appear to suffer negroes in Georgia, where there are 
 so [few] white men, and at a time when Spain makes all free that fly 
 to Augustine. 
 
 He repUed, he Imew that without negroes the colony must drop ; 
 that let our produces be what they will, they cannot turn to account 
 but with their help, and as to hi.s father's opinion, he was afraid to 
 write all the truth, being in fear of Mr. Oglethorpe, who is so ambitious, 
 positive and vindictive that it was dangerous to thwart him in his 
 views. That if an equal number of negroes were allowed in Georgia 
 to that of white men there would be no danger. That laying it down 
 as fact that the colony cannot subsist without them, all arguinents 
 of danger should give way thereto. 
 
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 I said, the people were not able to buy or borrow them if the colonv 
 be in truth in so bad a state as he would have me think, and that 
 supposing a man had credit for one, he must be answerable to the 
 merchant who should furnish him with one, in case the negro should 
 die or run away, and so be utterly undone. 
 
 He said, the chance was not so great, for in four years the work of a 
 negro would pay the price of him, and then the negro would be his 
 own ; but should the case happen that the negro ran away or died 
 before, it was only the undoing of one man, while many others would 
 thrive by theirs. 
 
 I then said I could not understand the colony is in so bad a condition, 
 for by his father's letters wrote since he came away, things had a fairer 
 aspect, and particularly that there was a fine crop of corn expected, 
 and the people appeared satisfied with the change of tail male which 
 he had made. He answered, they might appear so, though they were 
 not, and supposing the crop ever so good, it would not maintain the 
 owners. 
 
 I said, maybe not, but if they would be industrious and pursue the 
 produces of silk and wine, those things would come in to aid. 
 
 He replied, the silk might do in time, but required numbers of in- 
 habitants, and the man would have his corn to mind, and moreover. 
 a white man's labour being eight pence a day, the prosecuting silk 
 with such would not turn to account. 
 
 I answered, the silk season, which is the gathering leaves, lasted but 
 six weeks, and it was the business of women and children to wind it, 
 whose labour costs nothing, but which must be very beneficial, inas- 
 much as a woman and two children can wind from the cocoons thirty 
 or forty pound a year, which is so many twenty shilUngs, as appears 
 by the silk lately sent us from Georgia, which is valued at so much 
 by the most eminent dealer in raw silk in London. 
 
 He said, we were much imposed in the silk, for of the whole quantity 
 there was but five pounds of it made in Georgia ; the rest was raised 
 and made in Carohna, as a very honest man in Georgia wrote him 
 word. 
 
 I said, we had no such information and he surprised me in this. 
 
 He replied, if I knew Mr. Oglethorpe I should not be surprised, for 
 it was one of his artifices to make it pass for such, that the colony 
 might appear to advantage, and he was ashamed at the low means 
 Mr. Oglethorpe used on these occasions, of which he would give me an 
 instance of a woman in town lately come over, who had money given 
 her to speak well of the colony. In a word, that while he remained 
 in the colony all would go worse and worse, and though we might 
 get over 4,000/. this year, the ne.xt year will fall heavy on him and the 
 Trust, all his artifices will come out and the Trustees be disgraced. 
 
 I said, we had a different opinion of him, and esteemed him an 
 honest, wise and human man, and surely he could not mean to destroy 
 a colony of which he was in a manner the founder. 
 
 He replied, that when men commit an error, they are fond of defeial- 
 ing it at any cost ; that he wi.shed the state of the colony were enquired 
 into by the ParHament and the remedies they would bring would 
 set all right, and then he would return to Georgia, otherwi.se he 
 would not. That his father was by his misfortunes ol)liged to stay 
 there, let things go how they would, but he was young and nmst 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. Ill 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 take care of himself, and what inducement could I think the salary 
 of 251 a year to be his father's clerk there would be for his return, 
 when the succeeding him in the post of secretary was so precarious ? 
 
 I said, if he behaved well, it could not be precarious. He replied, he 
 meant by precarious, the absolute certainty he was in that in a year 
 more the colony will of itself break up if matters continue on the foot 
 they are. 
 
 I said that as to laying a state of the colony before the Parliament, 
 the Trustees were not able to lay a true one because his father, to whom 
 we wrote to make and send it us, had not yet done it, which I was sorry 
 for, being very desirous the Parliament and all tlie world should know 
 as much as I did myself ; that were the Parliament to take a state 
 of it from what we knew at present of it, it would appear in a more 
 favourable light to them than he represents it. But we had done all 
 we were able to do by desiring to show what advantages the colony 
 is capable of proving to Great Britain if proper encouragement be 
 given, which we set forth in our petition to the Parliament. 
 
 He replied, he had read it in the votes, and it pleased him, and yet 
 there were facts entirely false in it. I desired him to say where, and 
 pulling the vote out of his pocket, he pointed to the passages where it 
 is said the people were taken off from their labour to prepare for their 
 common safety, and deprived of their crops by the late general drought. 
 He said, the people were not taken from their labour .but disregarded 
 the alarm given by the Spaniards, and that he knew of no drought 
 had happened. 
 
 I replied, this was very extraordinary, for it absolutely contradicted 
 [not only] his father's accounts, but that of private persons to 
 their friends, and as to alarms from the Spaniards, not only repeated 
 accounts come to the Trustees, but to the Secretary of State and the 
 Admiralty from his Majesty's men-of-war, and the last representation 
 from Lieut.- Governor Bull of South Carohna to the Lords Com- 
 missioners of Trade not only wrote thereof, but that the French also 
 had a design to invade the two Provinces. 
 
 He then said, if the Spaniards had come they would have dislodged 
 us, for the forts we brag of are pitiful things not worth the mentioning. 
 
 That Frederica is only some boards set up, musket proof, and a ditch 
 about it. And fort St. Andrew no better. 
 
 I said, our accounts were otherwise from letters and persons now here, 
 who built and garrisoned them. 
 
 He replied, Mr. Auspurger who built them is an honest gentleman, 
 and though an engineer knows nothing of his profession, and Lieut. 
 Delagal who garrisoned one of the forts is an interested man, and both 
 would speak as instructed. We then parted, I telling him he would 
 be thought a very officious busy man, and the more so in applying 
 himself to my Lord Gage, who I beUeved was no friend to the colony, 
 but delighted to distinguish himself in such sort of matters. He 
 answered, it might be so, but what could he do when desired to 
 represent the condition things were in and how they might be 
 remedied, he nmst speak the truth. 
 
 On the whole it was evident to me that he was determined at all 
 ha,zards to wound Mr. Oglethorpe's character, to change the con- 
 stitution of the Provmce by obtaining a liberty to the inhabitants 
 to sell their land or mortgage it to have negroes, and to procure the 
 
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 Feb. 6-7 
 turnine out our magistrates in order to place new ones of his o\^ti 
 recommending, and get himself to be one of them ; and I make no 
 doubt but his journey to England was purely on this business. 
 
 Tuesday 5. — 
 
 Wednesday 6. — This day being a Committee of Supply. Lord Gage 
 took notice to the Committee that the Trustees of Georgia having 
 desired that evidence might be heard as to the utility of Georgia to 
 Great Britain, that he could say beforehand, the evidence would 
 prove worth nothing, he being able to produce witnesses that should 
 say the quite contrary of what they would say, and show that the 
 colony is not worth continuing at so great an expense to the pubUc 
 of money as had amiuajly been granted. That he had in his hand a 
 letter from a man of honour and substance on the colony, which set 
 forth the deplorable condition the colony was in, all that were left 
 star\-ing, not able to support themselves, and a great many run away. 
 And that the gentlemen who vrrote the letter had been 40(>/. out of 
 pocket. 
 
 Mr. Horace Walpole got up and called Lord Gage to order, but it 
 was only to tell the House that to reconcile the matter and shorten 
 the work, he wouki have Lord Gage chosen a Trustee of Georgia, and 
 then all would go well. Lord Gage then rose, and said if he had been 
 out of order he left it to the judgment of the House, or if gentlemen 
 had a mind to give away the nations money bhndfold, and without 
 hearing whether reasonable or not, he would sit down, but he conceived 
 thev had good reason to enquire, and they would think so too, if they 
 would hear the letter read which he intended as part of his speech. 
 
 Upon this he was allowed to read it, but he neither named the 
 person or date. 
 
 After which Mr. Digby got up and said it was new to hear a gentle- 
 man sav e\'idence were worth nothing and could be disproved before 
 thev were heard : that they were able to show the importance of the 
 colony tc Great Britain by valuable produces to be raised there, by 
 the goodness of harbours, &c., and the Trustees had witnesses of un- 
 deniable credit to prove these things before the House should resolve 
 to give money for the Province's support, and therefore moved they 
 might be heard, and so called in the first place for Captain Diamond. 
 
 Mr. Fane, who was chairman of the committee, was observed to be 
 deaf on this occasion, and though Mr. Digby named him several times, 
 would not order the calUng Captain Diamond in, while Sir Robert 
 Walpole's party were instructed to make so much noise that nobody 
 could be heard. 
 
 Lord Baltimore said something, but it was lost in the confusion, 
 and Sir Abraham Elton then got up and read a letter from Mr. Williams 
 of Bristol complaining of the bad state of the colony, wherein he had 
 thrown away 2i00l. and was now returned to England, resolved not 
 to return. 
 
 Alderman Heathcote oKserving the unwillingness of the House to 
 hear the evidence, and that the colony was not supi>ortcd as expected 
 by the minority, moved that the money might be granted and after- 
 wards the state of the colony might be enquired into, and the Lord 
 Tirconnel, who though very zealous to the colony had not informed 
 himself of our desire to have evidence heard, moved for l.'KXl/. 
 
 Mr. Pult^ney then got up, and said he observed the great ministry 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 113 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 were averse to enquiries of anv sort, but the little ministry of Georgia 
 had desired an enquiry might be made into tlioir conduct, which was 
 verv unusual, and showed they thought they could give a good account, 
 at least that thev were honest, and they who know their character 
 and worth could not think otherwise, therefore he could not but 
 close with the motion for giving the money desired for this once. 
 
 Then Captain Mordaunt, a constant enemy to the colony, said the 
 two things proposed by the colony was to raise silk and wine ; that 
 mulberrv trees grow all over the country and in two years the in- 
 habitants might have produced silk if it would have done, whereas 
 they had been settled seven vears and none appeared ; he therefore 
 believed thev would not have silk enough to clothe themselves, and 
 as to wine, he believed it would be well to give it to the inhabitants 
 for their own drinking, and wished them good luck wdth it, for it would 
 be all would ever be seen of their wine, and if the people of the place 
 drank no other, they would be the soberest subjects in the world. 
 
 That the colony had cost the nation a vast sum, and it was time to 
 put an end to it, and this sum would probably be the last granted, 
 for he could venture to foretell that if the Trustees came next year 
 for more, there would not be a man for giving a farthing. 
 
 Then the sum was voted, and the House rose, very impatient to 
 be kept so long. 
 
 Mr. Vernon, ]\Ir. Lapotre and the two Mr. Archers and I dined at 
 the Cyder House, and resolved to print a state of the colony for our 
 justification. 
 
 As to myself, I came away with a heavy heart to see so great an 
 affair as the settlement of our colony treated so ludicrously, and so 
 Uttle regarded by both the majority and minority. Besides, that the 
 letters read by Lord Gage and Sir Abraham were allowed to be read 
 (which must have made an ill impression on the House) and the 
 Trustees' evidence, which would have disproved the assertions therein 
 contained, not suffered to be heard. 
 
 Had Sir J. Barnard or Mr. Sands, or other leading men, said any 
 thing in our behalf, the matter had taken another turn, but they sat 
 silent, so that it is visible the Trustees stand in no good Ught with 
 either party, neither the majority or minority caring for the pubhc, 
 but aiming only to distress one another. 
 
 At night I received a letter from Mr. Thomas Archer expressing his 
 great uneasiness at the reflections cast upon the Trustees, and desu:mg 
 the gentlemen misht meet him at mv house to-morrow to resolve on 
 a motion he would have made for a day to be appointed to consider 
 the state of the colony. 
 
 Thursday 7.— In pursuance to his desire, I wrote to Mr. Sloper, Mr. 
 Digby, Sir Wilham Heathcote, Mr. La Roch and Mr. Vernon to meet 
 Mr"^ Archer at my house at twelve, and accordingly all but Sir Wilham 
 and Mr. Sloper came. With Mr. Archer came his brother Henry Archer 
 and Mr. Thomas Towers ; and it was resolved among us that Mr. 
 Henry Archer should as soon as the report was this day made for 
 granting us 4,000^., get up and complain of the reflections cast on 
 the Trustees vesterday, and express his wish that the House would 
 yet hear the evidence we were ready to produce of the importance of 
 Georgia to Great Britain, &c. 
 
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 Feb. 7-20 
 
 Accordingly he got to the House just as the report was making, 
 and made the following short speech. 
 
 " Sir, The Trustees for Georgia are very uneasy at the treatment they 
 received yesterday, as if the execution of the Trust was a chimerical 
 project. They are still more uneasy, that when they had their 
 evidence ready to produce to show the contrary, an opportunity was 
 not given them. I won't trouble the House with any motion now, 
 but only desire as one of that body, in the name of the whole, to have 
 an opportunity, when the House shall please, to examine into the 
 utility of the Province, and if the House should then differ with them 
 in opinion, to have leave to surrender their charter." 
 
 Mr. Digby had undertaken to speak and second him, but came too 
 late into the House. 
 
 Thus the Trustees have done the utmost in their power to acquit 
 themselves in the eyes of the world, and to show that Georgia is very 
 unjustly aspersed, which they were well able to do had their evidence 
 been heard. And now it remains to husband our 4,000Z. as well as we 
 can, and to encourage as fast as we can the raising silk and wine for 
 exportation, that the people may be able to support themselves. 
 And in order that we may be well armed against a future enquiry, 
 we had desired Mr. Verelts to write to Mr. Oglethorp a full 
 narrative of the debates on this matter that he may see on how 
 bad a foot we stand, and how necessary it is we should have full 
 information of the state of the colony, in order to be prepared against 
 a future enquiry, if allowed us. I also advised that when any important 
 notices on this head were sent us from Georgia, that affidavits might 
 be made thereof. And we further directed that Mr. Verelts should 
 procure from our evidence affidavits of what they can truly say 
 concerning the colony, which being taken before a master in Chancery 
 will have their weight, and shall be contained in a book we resolve 
 to print and publish of the state of the colony, and a justification 
 of our proceedings in the setthng it. 
 
 Friday and Saturday 8th & 9th. I stayed at home. 
 
 Sunday 10. — Prayers and sermon at home, and did not stir out. 
 
 Monday 11. — ^Went to St. James's vestry to order the beadles of 
 our parish to clear the streets of the poor, pursuant to a letter from 
 the Speaker of the House of Commons. Some of us merrily said this 
 was an ordinance of the Commons House, neither the Speaker nor 
 House having power to oblige the vestry to care in this matter. 
 
 Dined and stayed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 12. — Visited Lord Palmerston, Sir William Heathcote, 
 Lord Grantham and Sir Francis Gierke. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 13. — I went this morning to a Board of Trustees upon 
 a summons to consider the best method of acquainting the pubUc 
 with the utiUty of Georgia and justifying the conduct of the Trustees. 
 Present : Digby, Egmont, Holland (President), Lapotre, Vernon, 
 Anderson, Shaftsbury. 
 
 We put the seal to the contents of I^Ir. Auspurger's grant, who 
 attended. He goes to-morrow for Germany to bring over servants, 
 and this was necessary too for him to show in his country of Beam in 
 Switzerland. The grant cannot be executed so soon, but will be ready 
 for him at his return. The grant was ordered before by a common 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 115 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 council. We also gave him 14/ for 28 days' attendance to give 
 evidence at the bar of the House of Commons if called on, which was 
 a loss of time to him and expense. We could not regularly do it, but 
 we thought it so reasonable that we doubted not the Common Council's 
 consenting thereto. 
 
 We also desired Mr. Vernon to remind Mr. Scroop of the Treasury 
 of our memorial tor repayment of the 2,000/ advanced by the Trustees 
 for the miUtary service of the colony, and to desire him to speak to 
 Sir Robert Walpole of it, and gave Mr. Vernon an instruction in writing 
 for that purpose. 
 
 The widow Cheesright presented a petition for some allowance from 
 the Tmstees. She had been for three years past in England, having left 
 Georgia on her husband's death. She complained of great hardships 
 from Mr. Causton, who took away from her a servant that cost six 
 guineas, and never made her reparation. We told her we would write 
 by the first opportunity to enquire into her house and lot, and to order 
 the selling or setting it for her advantage, and that the money should 
 be returned her. In the meantime, she being imder great necessity, 
 Mr. Vernon and I gave her a guinea each. (We did not then know 
 that she was sentenced 60 lashes for cutting a child dowTi the back 
 barbarously with a knife, in December 1736, and afterwards ran away 
 to England . — Margin . ) 
 
 We debated on the subject matter of our summons, and agreed to 
 print an account of Georgia and our proceedings in setthng it, but to 
 suspend the pubhshing it till it should be thought advisable, and most 
 were of opuiion not to pubhsh it till near the approach of next session 
 of ParUament, lest, the present session, we should be thought to appeal 
 to the people from the ParUament on account of their refusal to admit 
 us to lay before them the utihty of our colony. 
 
 When we broke up, Joyce Germain, whose husband died in Frederica, 
 apphed to me for charity and I gave her half a guinea. She would have 
 had some allowance from the Trust, and said a member of Parliament 
 bid her apply, and tell him if the Trustees refused, in which case he 
 would complain. I answered, the Trustees would not be justified to 
 give her the pubUc money, but if that member complained, he would 
 find those would answer him. 
 
 Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Vernon and I dined at the Horn Tavern, and 
 I returned home. 
 
 Thursday 14, Friday 15, Saturday 16. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Sunday 17. — Prayers and sermon at home, did not stir out. 
 
 Monday 18. — Visited cousin Le Grand and Mr. Southwell. 
 
 Tuesday 19. — I went to St. James' Vestry, where we passed the year's 
 account, and appointed Mr. Evans, a coffee man, and Mr. Wilhams, 
 a seller of rum by wholesale, to be collectors of the poor tax, in room 
 of our beadles who had wronged the parish, and whose securities 
 we ordered should be prosecuted. These two have fair characters 
 and are to find two securities each in 300/., their collections amount 
 to about 5o0/. each, and they are weekly to pay what they collect 
 into the hands of our vestry clerk Mr. Seddon. 
 
 Wednesday 20. — A meeting of Trustees was summoned to take the 
 examinations of Captain Diamond, Captain Shubruck and Captain 
 Dempsy relating to Georgia, which being finished, they are to make 
 affidavit thereto before a Master in Chancery. We were, Mr. Digby, 
 
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 Feb. 20-Mar. 1 
 Egmont, Mr. Lapotre, Mr Sloper, Chr. Towers, Lord Tircormel, Mr. 
 Vernon. Mr. Smith, Lord Shaftsbury, Sir William Heathcote. 
 
 Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Vernon, Lord Tirconnel and I dined together at 
 the Horn Tavern, afterwards I visited my daughter Percival and went 
 home. 
 
 There was laid before the gentlemen a computation of the difference 
 between a person employing ten white men and ten negroes, by which 
 young Mr. Stephens who drew it up pretended in figures and by 
 distinct articles to show that by the labour of ten white servants the 
 owner must be a loser in four years time of 119/, but he who employs 
 negroes a gainer of 193L But several of our gentlemen took notice 
 that the estimate was partially made in favour of negroes, and Captain 
 Dempsy, who was present and is well acquainted with Georgia, assured 
 that white men if industrious could support themselves by their labours 
 without negroes, and that if they were suffered, there would not be 
 50 out of 500 who would be found remaining after two months, for 
 they would fly to the Spaniards at Augustine, and that it will not be 
 fit to allow of negroes till all Florida be in our hands, for then the negroes 
 will have no place to retire to, the Havamiah being so far distant. 
 I observed it was not the inclination of any gentleman present to 
 favour the admission of negroes. 
 
 The proposal of a Jew was delivered to go over and make cochineal 
 provided he had suitable encouragement. He had been bred to the 
 business in Mexico, but his religion being discovered, he was obliged to 
 fly. His proposal was reasonable till we came to the latter part, 
 where he demanded a reward of 2,000/. upon showng a quantity made 
 by him and his partner. We desired he might come to us next 
 Wednesday. 
 
 Thursday 21. — I visited Sir Thomas Hanmer and Lady SaUsbury. 
 
 This day was a call of the House, and Mr. Pulteney moved for an order 
 to lay before the House all the papers, memorials, &c., relating to the 
 late convention, which was strongly opposed, and Sir Robert Walpole 
 said it was singly levelled at him who had the conduct of affairs, but 
 he had the satisfaction to know that he had done nothing which the 
 Parliament had not approved. 
 
 It was replied that it was no new thing to enquire for papers relating 
 to Treaties though the Parliament had approved them, witness the 
 Treaty of Utrecht which Sir Robert Walpole himself had moved for 
 the papers of. 
 
 But Mr. Henry Pelham said it was the transactions of a former 
 Parliament, not then in being, that was enquired into, whereas the 
 transactions now desired to be enquired into are such as the present 
 subsisting Parliament had approved, and it would ill become them to 
 censure measure themselves had approved. 
 
 The motion was rejected by 217 against 196, the difference 51. 
 
 The debate held till 9 at night. 
 
 Friday 22. — I went to St. James's vestry to attend a summons of 
 the Trustees to enquire into the state of King Street Chapel. We 
 passed the accounts and sign«'d them. Present : The Bi.shoj) of Oxford, 
 Lord Palmerston, Mr. Mountaguo, Egmont, and the Churchward'm. 
 
 We have UMl. or thereabout in bank, besid<'s two South Sea bonds 
 of 100/. each, and had the satisfaction to find the money arising from 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 117 
 
 17.39-10. 
 
 the pews increase each quarter by the diligence of our clerk in 
 
 collecting. 
 
 I afterwards visited Mr. Tracey and Mr. Stroud. 
 
 Pas.sed the evening at home. 
 
 This evemnj,' .Mr. Verelts wrote me that by Mr. Scroop's and Sir 
 Robert Walpole's neglect we are likely to lose the 2,000/. advanced 
 by the Trustees for the military service of Georgia and which is over 
 due, it being otherwise a misapplication of the pul)hc money which 
 was given us by ParUament only for the civil uses of the colony. 
 
 It seems Mr. Scroop pretended he had not received our memorial 
 to the Treasury to be repaid that sum, though Mr. Verelts put it into 
 his own hands, but I fear he willingly mislaid it. When afterwards 
 we renewed onr application it was produced and read last Tuesday 
 at the Treasury, but Sir Robert Walpole who was present said nothing 
 upon it, although it was by his direction we presented it, and he had 
 promised thereupon Sir Wilham Young should put it into the estimate 
 of services incurred not provided for by Parhament. Now when 
 Sir William Young was spoke to of it, he said he could take no notice 
 of it, for his account was made up. This juggle between them is an 
 insufferable usage of the Trustees. 
 
 Lord Sidney promised to speak again upon it to Sir Robert. 
 
 Saturday 23. — I visited Mr. Thomas Archer, Mr. Henry Archer, 
 and Mr. Thomas Towers. 
 
 Sunday 24. — Prayers and sermon at home. Passed the day at 
 home. 
 
 Monday 25. — Went to the play. 
 
 TuesdaV 26.-- 
 
 Wednesday 27. — -Went to the Georgia Office upon a summons of 
 Trustees to receive proposals from a Jew for imdertaking the prosecu- 
 tion of cochineal in Georgia, but he did not come. Present : Egmont, 
 Henry Archer, Dr. Hales, Lapotre, Sloper, Smith, Thomas Towers, 
 Vernon. 
 
 Mr. Loyd and Mr. Booth attended, the former an eminent dealer 
 in raw silk, the latter in wea^'ino; fine silks. Thev both told us the 
 silk from Georgia is as good and as well worked as any in Piedmont, 
 and the former promised to give us directions in writing how the 
 inhabitants should pursue it. He said if they would send 500 poimd 
 of it such as we showed him, he would pay for it a guinea a pomid. 
 He said also that 25 pomid of cocoons will make 2 pound of silk, and 
 a woman may spin a pound of 12 ounces a day while the season of 
 spinning lasted, which is about forty days in the year. 
 
 They dined with us at the Horn Tavern, and when they were gone 
 we agreed not to fill up the place of Common Councilman vacant 
 by the withdrawing of Lord Carpenter, because of the difficulty of 
 finduig a proper person at this time that we he under a general dis- 
 repute. This was Mr. Towers' and Mr. Archer's opinion and we 
 acquiesced in it. 
 
 Mr. Archer acquainted us that Mr. Scroop told him the 2,000/. we 
 required to be repaid us could not be put into the estimate of services 
 incurred not provided for, because we did not produce a certificate 
 that the money was expended by us on the mihtary service. Upon 
 this we ordered a letter to Colonel Cochran, now in Scotland, to certify 
 the accomit of that 2,000/. 
 
118 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 1-9 
 
 TUurtiday 28. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Friday 29. — Visited cousin Ned Southwell, Lord Shaftsburv. and 
 Sir Jo. Bland. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 1. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Sunday 2. — Went to St. James' Church. Spent the evening at 
 home. 
 
 Monday 3. — Went to the new play called " Elmeric/* which is a 
 good performance and attended with good moral. 
 
 Tuesday 4. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Wednesday 5. — The Trustees were summoned to consider of some 
 proposal intended to be made us by a Jew for trying after cochineal 
 in Georgia, but the Jew was sick and could not attend. Present : 
 Digby, Egmont, Hales, Lapotre, Holland, Shaftsbury, Smith 
 (president), Tho. Towers, Lord Tirconnel, Tracy, Vernon, Anderson. 
 
 I deUvered to the Board a memorial, or rather libel, given me by Mr. 
 Thomas Stevens yesterday, setting forth the state of the colony, the 
 reason why it is bad, and how to remedy it. The terms of it are harsh 
 and reproachful on the Trustees, and it seems calculated to destroy 
 both the colony and the Trustees in the minds of all who read it. He 
 said he had showed it to Mr. Brampston, a member of Parliament, and 
 designed it for the Trustees. 
 
 This I acquainted the Trustees with, as also that I had exposed to 
 him the impropemess of his making these complaints of the Trustees' 
 conduct and setting forth to strangers the bad condition he found the 
 colony in, before he did it to the Trustees ; and that everything he 
 said in that paper was contradicted by his father. When it was read 
 all the gentlemen were in great indignation and resolved that a copy 
 of it should be sent both to old Mr. Stephens and to Colonel 
 Oglethorpe. 
 
 Anthony SaUce, a Grison servant to the Trust, whose service ex])ired, 
 attended the Board. He left Georgia about the end of November 
 last to return to his o\m country, not being pleased with Mr. Thomas 
 Jones, who, he said, wronged him in not paying him the subsistence 
 and clothes promised him by covenant, nor paying his wife's labour. 
 He was gardener to the pubhc garden and Siiid there were in it 
 thousands of mulberry trees and that the ground of the garden was 
 tolerable good with dunging. 
 
 He inveighed against Mr. Jones, and said he would by his roughness 
 drive many out of the colony, also that Mr. Stephens and he did not 
 agree. 
 
 We told him we could answer nothing to his com])laints till our 
 letters should come from Georgia, which m'c expected in a week, and 
 then, as things appeared, no injustice should be done him. 
 
 A letter from Francis Moore to Mr. Verelts, dated from Frcderica 
 2, December 1739, was read, acquainthig him that that night Colonel 
 Oglethorpe was gone with two hundred men to St. .lames' lliver to 
 disk)dge some Spaniards who had landed and killed two Scots servants 
 belonging to the Darieu settlers. 
 
 T accpiainted the Trustees that yesterday Mr. Stephens showed me 
 a letter from his father, wrote 20 \oveinl)er. that Colonel Oglethorpe 
 had given him possession of live hmidred acres on Vernon's Kiver, and 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 119 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 made him commander of the militia to train and march them when 
 
 there should be occasion. 
 
 Mr. Stephens told me that the land above mentioned on Vernon's 
 HivtT is about eight hundred acres and a kind of peninsula, and good 
 land, and that the remainder of the acres above the five hundred 
 given his father, is given to Thomas Mercer. 
 
 xMr. Digby, Dr. Hales, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith, Mr. Tracey, Mr. 
 Anderson, Mr. Vernon and I dined together at the Horn. 
 
 Mr. Verelts told me that when he asked Mr. White to pay his share 
 of the Trustees' picture, he rephed, •' Yes, if you will cut out my 
 face." Thus may [be] seen the hatred he bears to us, that even to 
 be seen in our company in a picture displeases him. 
 
 Thursday 6. — 
 
 Fridav 7.— Visited Dr. Moore, Bishop of Rochester, cousin WiUiam 
 Southwell, cousin Ned Southwell and cousin Betty Southwell. 
 
 Went to the annual general court of the Chelsea waterworks where 
 we empowered the directors to advance 600^ for making new works, 
 and to borrow the same on bond, or deduct it out of the di\'idends of 
 the proprietors, as they should see fit. 
 
 Saturday 8. — Went to the play. 
 
 Sunday 9. — W^ent to chapel, afterwards carried the sword, and 
 caught a severe cold. 
 
 Letters came from Mr. Oglethorpe of the 19th and 20th October, 
 the former to Mr. Verelts, the latter to the Trustees. In them he takes 
 notice that our estimate of 5,000^ for the year's service of the colony 
 from Michaelmas last vn\\ not suffice, especially since there is war 
 with Spain. He also complains that we have provided for no mihtary 
 services, nor made ammal allowances to the fishery men of Savannah 
 nor of the out settlements. That we have made no provision at all 
 for Augusta, nor Ebenezar. He says further that our servants in the 
 south nmst be continued mider the care of Mr. Moor Mackintosh at 
 the Darien, and that Williamson, whom we lately appointed Recorder, 
 is in Carolina and not hkely to return, so that Mr. Christy must be 
 continued Recorder, and not made baififf, as we had appointed, but 
 that Mr. Henry Parker be restored to that office, who has left drinking. 
 He observes also that we have made no provision for young settlers 
 or servants out of their time, and that 5001. allowed for contingencies 
 is too small. Then he tells us that above eight new persons had taken 
 lots the week he wrote to us, that the colony is at peace, and in much 
 better condition than w^hen he last arrived. That this year Georgia 
 has been very healthy, and he had not lost above five men out of the 
 five companies of his regiment quartered in this Province. That the 
 bounty he promised of two shillings per bushel on Indian corn and 
 pease and one .shilling on potatoes had a good effect and the money 
 would arise to above 161^ That next year one shillmg bounty would 
 be sufficient. That we had not allowed sufficient encouragement in 
 our estimate for raising silk, and had given none to wine. That he 
 had promised four shilSngs per pound for raising cocoons for silk. 
 
 Two days after the Trustees received a letter from Mr. Oglethorp 
 dated the 16 November, acquainting us that the Spaniards had landed 
 on Aineha and killed two unarmed sick men and cut oS their heads 
 and mangled them. That there was no man-of-war to protect the 
 colony ; that five ten-oared boats and a troop of rangers are absolutely 
 
120 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 9-13 
 [necessary] to defeud the Proviuce, otherwise the people cannot go 
 out to plant. That the French have attacked the CaroUna Indians. 
 That he has no cannon from the King nor any other than some 
 small iron guns bought by the Trustees. That he has very Uttle 
 powder, no horse for marching and very few boats, and no fund for 
 paying the men but of one boat. That the Spaniards have a 
 number of lamiches, also horse, a fine train of artillery well provided 
 with all stores. That he thought the best way was to fall on their 
 plantations and out settlements, and besiege Augustine if lie can 
 get artillery. That it is impossible to keep the Province or Carolina 
 without destroying Augustine, or keeping horse rangers and scout 
 boats. That we must insist for an establishment of four ten-oared 
 boats to the south, and one at Savannah, a small train of artillery, 
 some gunners, and at least four hundred barrels of cannon and one 
 hundred of musket powder, with bullets proportionable. 
 
 That he is fortifying Frederica and hoped to be repaid the expenses, 
 but from whom he knew not. 
 
 That Mr. Williamson, whom we appointed Recorder, was returned 
 to Savannah on hearing of his appointment, but would not bring 
 his family till actually sworn in, and insisted the magistrates' employ- 
 ments should be during good behaviour, and they not turned out at 
 the Trustees' pleasure. That, therefore, his constitution was not 
 delivered to him, and he, Mr. Oglethorpe, thought it better he should 
 return. 
 
 That all things are quiet with our new magistrates and would con- 
 tinue so if the court remains as it is, and that any alteration would 
 do hurt, miless it were the changing Mr. Christie for Pye, a very 
 industrious yomig man who writes an exceeding good hand, is a pretty 
 good scholar, very honest and sober, and is no attorney. 
 
 Monday 10. — My fever kept me at home. 
 
 Tuesday 11. — My fever kept me at home. This day I was assured 
 of the truth, that Admiral Vernon has taken Portobello, with the loss 
 of five men-of-war only ; that the inhabitants offered him four millions 
 of dollars (which is near a million sterling) to preserve the city and 
 fortifications. 
 
 My cousin Percival of Eltham, who came this evening to see me, 
 told me his son, who is a lieutenant, was sent to Portobello by the 
 Admiral with some prisoners of distinction he had taken on dilTcrent 
 occasions, and with a compliment that as he had acted so generously 
 by the King of Spain's subjects as to give them their liberty, he hoped 
 they would do the same by such Enghslimen as should fall into their 
 hands ; that this was only a blind that the Admiral might know the 
 strength of the ])lace, and upon lieutenant Percival's good report of 
 the place, the Admiral jiroceeded. He added that as he was walking 
 on Tower Hill, a merchant of his acquaintance came to him, and read 
 a letter of six lines he had received from the fleet, that Portobello was 
 taken, with two men-of-war and about twelve merchant vessels in 
 the harbour, with the l(>ss of but five men us above, and that the 
 Spaniards had offered four millions of dollars to ransom the town 
 and fortifications, and that afterwards the Admiral intended to take 
 Cartagena. 
 
 Dr. Couraye coming in at the same time said there were letters at 
 
1?IRST EARL OF EGMONt. 121 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 the Post Ojfice that the Admiral had got twelve inillioiis of dollars at 
 
 Portobello. 
 
 At night Mr. Verelts came to acquaint me that he had received a 
 letter from Mr. Francis Moore, dated 22 December, that Colonel 
 Oglethorpe was returned to Frederica from liis southern expedition 
 to St. Juan's river, Avell and in good spirits. 
 
 He also said the packets expected from Colonel Stephens with the 
 commissioners" accounts are arrived in England on board Captain 
 Cornish, but not yet come to the office. 
 
 That he had acquahited Mr. Thomas Stepliens that the Trustees, 
 observuig his conduct, had no more to say to him. 
 
 Wednesday 12. — I could not attend the summons by reason of 
 my fever, but there met Mr. Vernon, Lord Tirconnel, pr.. Lord Shafts- 
 bury, Mr. Tracy, and Mr. Lapotre. 
 
 Thev read the letters lately received from Mr. Oglethorpe, and 
 ordered extracts to be made relating to the military defence of the 
 colony to be laid before the Duke of Newcastle. 
 
 They also ordered another copy to be given Sir Robert Walpole, 
 which Mr. Tracy undertook and accordingly delivered him the same 
 
 day. 
 
 They also dismissed Mr. Thomas Stephens from giving himself 
 the trouble of attending them any more, having nothing to say to 
 him ; upon which he said in a huff, he would justify himself to the 
 public. So we expect he will appear in print against us. 
 
 They also prepared a second memorial to the Treasury for the 2,000?. 
 to be repaid them which they had advanced for the military service. 
 
 Thursday 13. — Mr. Verelts brought me to peruse two letters from 
 Mr. Oglethorpe, of the 5th and 11th of October, together with a letter 
 from Mr. Thomas Jones to him of the 11th. The proceedings of the 
 assembled Estates of all the lower Creek nation, held on Saturday 
 the 11th August 1739, wherein they confirmed to the Trustees the 
 former grant of land made in 1733, and further declared that all 
 the land from the river Savannah to the river St. John, and all the 
 islands between the said rivers and from the river St. John to 
 the Bay of Apalachee, within which is all the Apalachee old fields, 
 and from the said Bay of Apalachee to the mountains, does by 
 ancient right belong to the Creek nation, and that they have 
 maintained possession of the said rent {sic. ) against all opposers. And 
 they further declared that the Creek nation hath for ages had the pro- 
 tection of the Kings and Queens of England, and have gone to war by 
 commission from the English governors, and that the Spaniards have 
 no right to any part of the said land, and that they will suffer none but 
 the Trustees of Georgia to settle on said lands ; they also acknowledged 
 their grant to the Trustees to be all the lands on the Savannah river 
 as far as the river Ogeechy ; and all the lands along the sea coast as 
 far as the river St. John's and as high as the tide flows, and all the 
 islands as far as the said river, particularly Frederica, Cumberland and 
 AmeUa. But they declared that they reserved to the Creek nation 
 all the land from Pipe Maker Bluff to Savannah and the Islands of 
 St. Catherine's, Ossabaw and Sapolo ; and further declared the said 
 lands were held by them as tenants in common. To all which Mr. 
 Oglethorp agreed and confirmed the same. 
 
iJ2 DIARY OF THfi 
 
 Mar. 13-20 
 
 There came with Mr. Oglethorpe's letters his account of the present 
 state of the colony, which is very satisfactory. 
 
 Mr. Jones in his letter accepted the dignity of a magistrate, but 
 complains of Mr. Christie, and expressed his desire to be eased of the 
 magistracy when we should find a more proper person to put in his 
 place. He said also that the accounts were not yet finishe<l. and 
 concludes with a good character of baihff Parker. 
 
 With these letters came also one from Mr. Stephens to Mr. Verelts, 
 dated 6 October, and his journal from 8 September to that day, wherein 
 he acquaints us that Tomachachidied, and was buried in the middle of 
 the great square of Savannah with great respect. 
 
 Thursday 13 to Monday 17. — Still confined at home by my illness. 
 
 Tuesday 18. — The Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Seeker, came to see me, and 
 discoursing of the Pension Bill which lately passed the Commons 
 Hou.se, and is to be debated to-morrow in the House of Lords, he said 
 he was under great difficulties how to vote on that occasion ; for on 
 one side to oppose the pensioning members of Parhament would have 
 an ill appearance to the public, and on the other it was certain many 
 members would jierjure themselves, for by the bill they were to swear 
 at the Speaker's table that they had or had not pensions, and it was 
 too much to be feared that many would forswear themselves, which 
 was a snare no conscientious man ought to lay in other men's way. 
 
 I told him the nations sense had been seen on a like occasion, when 
 a bill passed for obliging the electors to swear they had no reward or 
 j^romise for voting for members, but was sorry to find it had no other 
 effect than to perjure great numbers ; but that, possibly, gentlemen of 
 education, and who pretended to have regard to their honour, would 
 not in the sight of the Speaker and Parliament swear a falsity, which 
 would come soon to the knowledge of the workl. 
 
 He replied, it was a difficult thing for the public to come to that 
 knowledge, and what, said he, would be the consequence : suppose they 
 should own to the House they had pensions, and confidently glory in 
 it, would not that make pensions a fashionable thing an<l in time take 
 away the shame of them ? 
 
 I replied, there might this good consequence follow from their owning 
 it. that in a new Parliament the people might not choo.se them again. 
 
 He answered, that on the contrary they might be the sooner chosen, 
 the electors hoping that men who had pensions, would have the better 
 interest to procurer them petty employments. 
 
 I perceived his lordship was incHned to vote against the bill, and 
 therefore said not much, only that it was a great misfortune that there 
 was no way to prevent pensioning the members. 
 
 Ife answered, it was so, for he .saw evidently, as two and two make 
 four, that our constitution is irrecoverably going. 
 
 I added, it was no less a misfortune that the bishops' bench went 
 everlastingly in a string together for the court measures, for it lost 
 them all reverence, and the present immorality and irreligion of the 
 age was as nmch owing to that as to any thing. He freely granted it. 
 
 He concluded that he was not yet resolved what to do, but was 
 willing to talk first with men of sense and conscience upon it. 
 
 I .said, those who kiu-w his lordship .so well as I did, would always 
 believe he acted uprightly in this and everything else, but that the 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT. l23 
 
 1739-40. 
 
 multitude would not have the same favourable and just thoughts 
 of him if he should vote against this bill, nor be satisfied with his 
 reasons for dohig so, for they would say, if men perjure themselves 
 it is on their o^^^l heads, and if the fear of that should influence the 
 legislature not to secure the nation by the imposition of oaths, there 
 would be no security for the crown or the people. 
 
 This day the Lords and Commons attended the King with a con- 
 gratulatory address on Admiral Vernon's taking Portobello. 
 
 Wednesday 19. — To-day the Lords flung out the Pension Bill b\' a 
 majority of 12, viz. 52 against 40. The ]3ishops of Oxford, Gloucester 
 and Lincoln voted for conmiitting it. 
 
 Mr. Verelts came to see me and tell me that he had delivered to Mr. 
 Scroop our new m.emorial with the certificates, and that he had just 
 received Colonel Cochran's certificate, so that we have not lost hopes 
 of being repaid the money advanced by us to the military service of 
 Georgia, Mr. Scroop receiving the memorial and saying, it was very 
 well. 
 
 Mr. Verelts said further, that it is usual for the Government to pay 
 military services incurred, not provided for by Parliament, upon their 
 being certified, and afterwards to have the same allowed by Parlia- 
 ment, because the nature of such services required it, and that it is 
 proper to press this repapnent to us as quick as possible because 
 the 200,n00L lately granted by Parliament for like purposes will else 
 be all parcelled away to other heads of expenses. This information 
 he had from Mr. Le Heup of the Treasury privately, who acted a 
 kind part therein. 
 
 He told me he has, since he saw me, received a further journal of Mr. 
 Stephens to the 15th November, wherein he says that a great manv 
 volunteers join Colonel Oglethorpe, and that things go on quietly at 
 Savannah, but that Mr. Christie gives offence, living in open adultery. 
 That Henry Parker, Fallowfeild and Jones continue to act, by Mr. 
 Oglethorpe's order till our further pleasure is known, as baihffs, and 
 that Mr. Norris is gone to Frederica with Mr. Oglethorpe to do 
 ecclesiastical duty there, so that it seems he has quitted his purpose of 
 leaving Georgia on Mr. "Whitfeild's return to Savamiah, who on the 
 14th November was at New York, and had been there denied the use 
 of the churches, wherefore he preached in a Presbyterian meeting 
 house, and in the fields. He promised to return to them from Savannah 
 in May next, which I am sorry to hear, for it shows him no settled 
 person. 
 
 I desired Mr. Verelts to excuse my not waiting on the gentlemen 
 to-morrow at St. Bride's church or at dinner on account of my 
 indisposition, my fever and ague ending in a very great rash, which 
 the north east wind, if I stirred out of doors, might endanger the 
 strikirig into my blood again. 
 
 Thursday 20.— This being the Georgia anniversary day there met 
 at St. Bride's vestry, Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Digby, Mr. Vernon, Mr. 
 Ayers, Dr. Hales, Pr., Mr. Smith, Common Councillors, and Mr. 
 Anderson, Capt. Coram, Dr. Burton, Trustees. 
 
 I could not be there on account of my illness. 
 
 After Mr. Verelts had presented the account of expenses and receipts 
 to this day and the balance of cash in our hands, some pajjers from 
 Georgia lately received were read, and then the Earl of Shaftsbury 
 
124 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 2(>- April 1 
 was elected into the Common Council in Sir \\ illiam Heathcote's 
 room. 
 
 Then they went to church where Dr. Crow preached the sermon. 
 
 Afterwards the}' dined at the Castle Tavern, where Mr. Tracey and 
 Mr. Thomas Towers came to them. 
 
 Mr. La Roch, Lord Sliaftsbury and the two Mr. Archers promised 
 to be there but did not come, nor did Mr. Sloper, Lord Carpenter, Mr. 
 Lapotre or Lord Sidney Beauclerc. Most of these never used to fail. 
 
 It is a melancholy thing to see how zeal for a good thing abates 
 when the novelty is over, and when there is no pecuniary reward 
 attending the service. Had the Government given us salaries but 
 of 200/. a year, few of our members would have been absent. 
 
 Lord Carpenter sent his resignation of Common Council, sealed in 
 form, but being too late, according to a bye-law that no Common 
 Councillor shall be admitted to resign under a month's notice before 
 the anniversary day, it was not produced to the Board. 
 
 Friday 21. — -Went out for the first time, which was to see my brother 
 Percival who came yesterday from Bath, not mended in his health. 
 
 Saturday 22.~Went to a committee appointed to prepare letters 
 in answer to divers letters received from Georgia, and which are to 
 be approved next Tuesday and sent by a ship that goes that day. 
 Ayers, Egmont, Lapotre, Tirconnel, Venion. 
 
 We prepared letters to Mr. Oglethorpe, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Henry 
 Parker, Mr. Christie, Mr. Fallowfeild. 
 
 We also imprest to Alderman Hankey 500/. to pay sola bills lately 
 arrived for payment. Alderman Heathcote having quitted being 
 treasurer or cashier to our Board, and paid his balance into Sir Joseph 
 Hankey's hands, we from hence forth make Hankey our cashier. 
 
 Mr. Vernon, Lapotre and I dined at the Horn Tavern and then I 
 returned home. 
 
 Sunday 23. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Monday 24. — Visited Lord Sliaftsbury, Lord Carpenter, Lord 
 Grantham, Lord Wilmington. Lord Palinerston. Lord Tirconnel, 
 Lord Bathurst, Bishop of Oxford, and Sir Francis Clerke. 
 
 In the evening visited Lady Rook and Colonel Ned Southwell. 
 
 Tuesday 25. — Visited Mr. Tracy and Mr. Wesley. 
 
 Went to the Georgia Board where n\et Egmont, Ayers, Digby, 
 Lapotre, Henry Archer, Smith, president, Shaftsbury, Christ. Towers, 
 chairman, Tracy, Lord Tirconnel, Vernon. 
 
 As a committee we examined the vouchers of the account of Mr. 
 Oglethorpe's Indian journey, as also of Mr. Thomas Jones' account, 
 and after allowing some articles and disallowing others, we drew on 
 the bank for 1,.'}29/. 8.s. 9^/. to pay what we thought due from the 
 Trustees. 
 
 A memorial of Lieutenant Delagal was referred to a committee of 
 accounts. 
 
 The Earl of Shaftsbury sworn into the Common Council. 
 
 A new commission sealed to Mr. Henry Parker to be first baiiilT. 
 .Mr. Christie's commission to be first bailiff revoked, and he w?s 
 suspended from his Recordership till he should make up his accounts 
 with the Trust, as also because he gave a })ermit to a clerk of the stores 
 to go from the colony, when the one magistrate (at that time Henry 
 
FraST EARL OF EGMONT. 125 
 
 1740. 
 
 Parker) liad refused the said clerk, having erased the books of the 
 account of the stores. 
 
 The commission of WiUiamson to be a Recorder revoked, and a new 
 one sealed to Jo. Pye during the suspension of Mr. Christie. 
 
 Mr. Henry Parker restored to be a Commissioner of Accounts in 
 the room of Thomas Christie. 
 
 An account of 681. 13s. 8d. reported by the Commissioners of Accounts 
 to be due to recompense Stanbury, ordered to ])e paid. 
 
 Captain McPherson, formerly Ranger, having demanded the sum of 
 49l)Z. 195. l^d. for his services, and the Commissioners having allowed 
 thereof but 189/. 13s. l^d. so that the said Commissioners would not 
 allow more than the last sum but left the rest to Trustees' pleasure, 
 I acquainted the Board that in one of Mr. Stevens' journals he wrot« 
 us that Captain McPherson, taking advantage of the fears the people 
 were in of the Spaniards, refused to serve with his company of Rangers 
 without an advanced price. Thereupon the Board ordered payment 
 only of the 189/. 13s. IM. and that the remaining sum of 240/. 2s. 6d. 
 should not be paid, being extortion. 
 
 A letter from WilUam Sterhng and Andrew Grant, dated 6 March 
 1738-9, accompanied with an account by way of debtor and creditor, 
 complaining of their loss by using only white servants of nine hundred 
 and odd pomids, and desiring compensation. 
 
 Also a petition from Andrew Grant, Thomas Baily and David 
 Douglass for leave to settle on Wilmington Island. This petition 
 was made to Colonel Oglethorpe who at the foot of it wrote several 
 reasons why it ought not to be allowed. 
 
 We found his reasons good and ordered a letter to them that we 
 could not allow their request. 
 
 The letters settled in the Committee of correspondence, 22nd instant, 
 were approved and ordered to be sent. 
 
 Mr. Verelts acquainted us that our new memorial to the Treasury 
 will be referred to Sir William Young. 
 
 Wednesday 26. — Visited Mr. Tasborow, Mr. Dawney, Sir Windham 
 Knatchbull, Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Litchfield. 
 
 Thursday 27. — Visited Sir Thomas Webster, the Bishop of Gloster, 
 Sir Charles Moore, and Lord Sidney Beauclerc, and Mr. Annesley. 
 
 Friday 28. — Visited brother Percival, Mr. Hambden, and Lord 
 Bathurst. 
 
 Then went to the annual meeting of the Chelsea Waterworks Com- 
 pany, and re-elected for the ensuing year the same Governor, Deputy 
 Governor and directors. 
 
 Saturday 29. — Visited Lord Inchequeen, Sir Jo. Bland, Mr. Schutz, 
 Colonel Schutz, Mr. Grimes and Sir Thomas Hanmer. 
 
 Sunday 30. — Stayed at home all day for a cold. 
 
 Monday 31. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Tuesday, 1 April. — This day Mr. Viner moved for the repeal of the 
 Bill passed last year for taking off the duties on Irish yarn imported to 
 England, and opening the Irish ports for that purpose, which he said 
 not having the effect expected, in that the Irish Parliament had not 
 seconded their views for passing a bill to restrain their wool from 
 going abroad, he thought the Act should be repealed. 
 
 Sir Jo. Hind Cotton, Mr. Cary, the new member, Mr. Danvers and 
 Lord Tirconnel seconded him ; but Sir Robert Walpole, Mr. Horace 
 
126 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 1 -16 
 Walpole, Sir William Windham, Alderman Heathcote, Sir Jo. Barnard, 
 Colonel Bladen and Mr. Plumtree were for continuing the Act as still 
 doing some benefit to England though not so much as if Ireland had 
 also passed another, for it could not be supposed but that by taking 
 ofE the duty on Irish yarn, a good quantity would come that otherwise 
 would be carried to France. Some of them said it was unreasonable 
 to expect that Ireland should cut their own throats by ap})roving 
 the scheme that was offered them of an inland excise and obliging 
 the sheep men to take out permits, and Sir Jo. Barnard gave his opinion 
 that it would be well to suffer Ireland to manufacture and export 
 all their wool. 
 
 On the division there were 120 for not repealing the Act, and about 
 20 for it. 
 
 Wednesday 2. — Georgia affairs. A committee of Common Council 
 being summoned to make report on business referred to them, 
 where met, Egmont, Lapotre, Shaftsbury, Lord Tirconnel. 
 
 But the gentlemen so dropped in one after another, that we were 
 not a board to do business. 
 
 In the evening I went to the Wednesday Music Club. 
 
 Thursday 3. — I went to St. James' Vestry to score for Churchwardens 
 and their assistants. 
 
 Friday 4. — Good Friday, stayed all day at home. 
 
 Saturday 5. — Dared not stir out. 
 
 Sunday 6. — Easter day. Dared not stir out. 
 
 Monday 7, Tuesday 8. — Did not go out but to the coffee house. 
 
 Wednesday 9. — Went to several places to get money due to me but 
 failed. 
 
 In the evening went to the coffee house. 
 
 Thursday 10. — Visited Mr. Annesley, Mr. Le Grand, cousin Betty 
 Southwell and cousin Ned Southwell. Went in the evening to the 
 Vocal Club at the Crown Tavern. 
 
 Friday 11. — Visited the Bishop of Rochester, Mr. Jo. Temple and 
 Mr. Chetwood. 
 
 Saturday 12. — Visited my brother Parker and the Speaker to whom 
 I gave a copy of Colonel Oglethorpe's "State of Georgia." 
 
 This day Lord Carpenter came to me and delivered his resignation 
 of being a Common Councillor of Georgia. At the same time he told 
 me by way of secret that the reason why he refused to come in again 
 to the Common Council was because we elected Lord Sidney Beauclerc ; 
 that he has a great affection to the colony, will attend when he can 
 as Trustee, and perhaps may consent another year to be elected. 
 
 Sunday 13. — Prayers and sermon at home. Did not stir out. 
 
 Monday 14. — Visited Lord Wilmington, Lord Tirconnel and Bishop 
 of Gloster. 
 
 Received a letter from Mr. Whitfield at Savannah, dated 28 January, 
 complaining the Trustees' orders are not obeyed. That the jury 
 room ordered to be added to the Town Court House was not built, 
 that a room lie ordered to be added to the parsonage house wheTi 
 before in Georgia was left half unfinished. That no church was yet 
 begun, and if not speedily set about, he should be obliged to acquaint 
 the world publicly of the neglect, that subscribers thereto might not 
 be abused. That if we would trust him with that work he would see 
 it done, that he had begun the orphan house and had near thirty men 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 127 
 
 1740. 
 
 at work which was a means of keeping inhabitants in this declining 
 Province, and that he had acquainted the people he would take off 
 all the flax and hemp they should raise. 
 
 The Trustees also received a letter from him of same date and to the 
 same effect, adding tliat he had promised the inhabitants to take off 
 all the cotton they should produce this year, and desiring that the 
 present Trustees of the Orphans may be ordered to deliver their 
 accounts to him. 
 
 Tuesday 15. — I went to Mr. Jo. Williams in Cecil Street to receive 
 the year's interest of 4,500^ due to me from Lord Salisbury, of which 
 l.OOOZ. is my niece Bering's. I went also to the South Sea House to 
 receive her dividends there on old annuities and South Sea stock. 
 In my return I went to see the paintings of Mr. Highmore, Mr. Pond 
 and Mr. Wills. 
 
 Wednesday 16. — Georgia affairs. Upon summons to consider what 
 answer to return to Mr. Whitfield's letter, there met, Mr. Digby, 
 Egmont, Dr. Hales, Mr. Lapotre, Pr., Shaftsbury, Mr. Smith, Lord 
 Tirconnel, Mr. Anderson, Dr. Burton. 
 
 We imprest 500^ to Alderman Hankey to pay sola bills. We 
 debated upon Mr. Whitfield's letter, and I found every gentleman 
 present enraged with him for his threatening the Trust to complain 
 of them to the public because a church had not yet been built, neither 
 would most of them be persuaded but that he is a hypocrite, or at 
 least actuated by ambition and love of power. 
 
 Dr. Burton said it appeared to him he resolved to be totally in- 
 dependent of everybody, that he refused a salary from the Trustees 
 because he would not be obliged to attend the duty of a minister at 
 Savannah longer than he cared for, and he never should think him 
 honest since the time he accepted a commission to collect money 
 for the religious uses of the colony, and after he had collected some, 
 surrendered that commission on pretence it had been of no use 
 to him, whereby he made himself not accountable to the Trustees 
 for the money he did collect, and refused to put his collection into the 
 Trustees' hands, that he might dispose of it as he pleased himself. 
 That in taking on him the care of the orphans and discharging the 
 Trustees of the expense of keeping them, he meant only to breed them 
 Methodists, and that by desiring he might have the building a church, 
 and the money designed for that end put into his hands, he meant 
 to increase the number of Methodists by employing no persons therein 
 but such as would become Methodists. That he had told the Bishop 
 of Gloster he was not bound to do the duty of minister of Savannah 
 longer than he cared for, though when he conferred priest's orders 
 on him he was instituted to that cure. That he had lately wrote 
 to his mother in England that he was coming over, and in the 
 height of enthusiasm bid her prepare to bear to see him suffer per- 
 secution. 
 
 Mr. Digby was also in full resentment against him for threatening 
 to expose the character of the Trustees as wanting a sense of religion, 
 and publishing to the world their not having built as yet a church 
 when preparations had been made for that end, and no blame lay at 
 their door on that head. 
 
 I said I could not excuse him of want of respect to the Trustees, 
 and must acknowledge him a great enthusiast, but enthusiasts were 
 
128 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 16-24 
 always sincere though mistaken, and flid not consist w'ith hyjxicrisy ; 
 therefore I was willing to think the best of him. and that he might be 
 trusted with directing the building the church, though it would be 
 proper not to put the money in his hands, but into Mr. Stephens', who 
 might have order to pay the workmen's bills from time to time upon 
 Mr. Whitfield's certificate of their work being done. Or he might 
 be associated with him in the work. That it was high time a church 
 should be built, and I could not but say that I was plea.sed that he had 
 undertaken, it as I should have been if any other had done it, and unless 
 we employed him therein, I knew not who would do it, for Colonel 
 Oglethorpe is employed in the south in war against the Spaniards 
 and had no time to think of the civil concerns of the colony, and the 
 magistrates did not seem disposed to regard the building a church. 
 That perhaps it would be proper to wait giving an answer to Mr. 
 "Whitfield till we have letters from Mr. Stephens who probably will 
 give us some light into Mr. Whitfield's design, and clear up matters 
 whereof we are in doubt. 
 
 In the end we ordered a meeting next Wednesday to debate the 
 matter further, and in the meantime Mr. Verelts was desired to prepare 
 heads of a letter to Mr. Whitfield. 
 
 In the evening I went to the play. 
 
 Thursday 17. — Visited Sir Francis Gierke, Lord Grantham. Passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 18. — Went to St. James' Vestry, and found irregularity in 
 the management of the workhouse. 
 
 Examined the transactions of the poor's rate for the year ending 
 Lady Day 1738 and the account of the overseers stood thus : — 
 
 Received 
 
 of Pull Mall ward neat money ... 
 of Church ward neat money 
 
 of Malhurow St. ward neat money 
 of Golden Square ward neat money 
 
 Neat. 
 
 
 .cVrrear. 
 
 
 Total due. 
 
 1640 12 
 
 10 
 
 305 10 
 
 10 
 
 1920 3 8 
 
 1348 11 
 
 S»J 
 
 29t5 17 
 
 11 
 
 1645 8 11 
 17 6 
 
 717 7 
 
 8J 
 
 107 7 
 
 54 
 
 884 13 2 
 
 734 5 
 
 1 
 
 265 9 
 
 3 
 
 9"Jii 14 4 
 
 1035 4 
 
 8 
 
 4415 It 
 
 ■ I 
 
 5450 1 
 
 
 
 139 u 
 
 'J 
 
 130 (1 9 
 
 ... 
 
 * * • 
 
 48 10 
 
 
 
 48 10 
 
 Received 
 
 On account of bastard children 
 
 King's Bounty 
 
 Convictions on retailing spirituous liquoi-s over 
 
 and al)Ove lol., for wliich the offenders gave 
 
 notes 90 90 
 
 For mop yarn made in the workhouse ... 126 12 126 12 
 
 4819 18 3 5854 3 5 
 
 DibBURSKU. 
 
 Pai<l cash U) the orphans 
 
 to extraordinary poor 
 ,, for Inirying the poor 
 ,, for examining and passing poor 
 ,, to the keeper of Hridewell 
 ,, for liinding out f)rplians 
 ,, to Mr. Seddon's foes, «S:c. ... 
 
 for searching wills 
 ,, repairs <)f tiic liouse of correction 
 ,, tf) tl>e apothecary 
 ,, Ut the undert<ikers for colTlas 
 
 to the minister attending tlie workhouse a 
 year due Lady Day, 173'J 
 ,, to the messenger ditto time 
 
 
 
 
 548 
 
 14 
 
 () 
 
 > • > 
 
 
 
 1158 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 • > > 
 
 
 
 •)•> 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 • • • 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 16 
 
 u 
 
 • • ■ 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 85 
 
 1 
 
 (1 
 
 * • • 
 
 
 . • . 
 
 24 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 It 
 
 ... 
 
 
 • • . 
 
 27 
 
 17 
 
 II 
 
 43 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 97 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST EARL OF EQMONT. 129 
 
 1740. 
 
 Paid cash to the surgeon 
 
 to the grave diggers 
 to bearers of the poor to burial 
 to the searchers 
 to Vestry Clerks, their salaries 
 to Mr. Lovibond, a year's rent for the 
 Infirmary due Lady Day, 1739 
 
 430 8 I 
 
 32 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total 2359 5 Of 
 
 After dinner only went to the coffee house. 
 
 Saturday 19. — Mr. Glen, the appointed Governor of South Carolina, 
 told me that the sum raised by that Province to assist Colonel Ogle- 
 thorpe in the taking of St. Augustine is 120,000Z. of their currency, in 
 sterling 15,000Z., with which they were raising a regiment of horse and 
 foot. 
 
 Simday 20. — Sir Charles Moore dined with me. In the evening 
 I went to chapel. 
 
 Monday 21. — Visited Sir WilUam Heathcote. Went to St. James's 
 Vestry where the whole morning was spent in examining abuses in 
 the workhouse. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 22. — Visited Captain Whorwood and his lady. 
 
 Diaed with the gentlemen of the Christian Knowledge Society being 
 their anniversary day. We were about 22, and the benefaction to 
 the poor amounted to something above 8Z. Lord Colerain, Sir Thomas 
 Lowther, Dr. Pellin, &c., were of the company. 
 
 In the evening went to the play. 
 
 Wednesday 23. — Georgia affairs. A Common Council met to 
 consider of Mr. Whitfeild's letter to the Trustees. Henry Archer, 
 Digby, Egmont, Ch. Hales, Lapotre, Shaftsbury, Pr., Smith, Thos. 
 Towers, Vernon, Anderson, Burton. 
 
 Mr. Whitfeild's letter to Mr. Verelts from Savannah, dated 
 28 January last, was read. 
 
 We directed Mr. Verelts to write him that he would lay it before 
 the Commcm Council next Common Council, directed him also to write 
 to Mr. Bolzius that Mr. A\Tiitfeild had collected 761. for the Saltsburgers. 
 
 A paper of Mr. Adam Anderson's was read relating to the grant made 
 to Mr. Macleod of 300 acres for religious uses, to which the Incorporate 
 Society for propagating Christianity among the Heathens, who pay 
 him his salary, made some objections. 
 
 AVe resolved that if Mr. Macleod will resign his grant, we will grant 
 to the society a new one, upon certain conditions to be expressed in 
 the grant, and which come very near to the points desired by the said 
 corporation. 
 
 Lieutenant Delagal presented us a copy of memorial he had given 
 to Colonel Oglethorpe for a reward of services done as engineer at 
 St. Simond's Fort, and for a consideration of losses. To this was 
 annexed an account which contained a demand of 222?. But he con- 
 cluded that 100^ should satisfy him, and in money Sol., he having 
 received other ways to the value of 151. 
 
 We resolved, that the affair should be remitted to Col. Oglethorpe 
 
 t The figures of this account, though the totals are, in some cases, incorrect 
 and in the first two cases obviously transposed in error, so appear in the 
 original. — Ed. 
 
130 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 24-May 2 
 and the commissioners of accounts to report on the same, and in- 
 timated to Mr. Verelts to advance him in the meantime 20/. in con- 
 sideration of his great necessity, having a wife and eight children, but 
 we could not order him the money, not being at this time a Common 
 Council Board, for we were only Mr. Vernon, Dr. Hales, Mr. Smith, 
 Mr. Lapotre, and myself. We doubted not but the Common Council 
 would approve it. 
 
 Several of us dined together at the Horn Tavern from whence I 
 returned home. 
 
 Thursday 24. — I went to Staples Inn to receive my annuity due 
 from the York Building Company 
 
 Friday 25. — Visited Lord Sidney Beauclerc. Dined with my 
 brother Percival, and passed the evening with i\Ir. Vernon. 
 
 Saturday 26. — 
 
 Sunday 27. — Stayed all day at home. My cousin Whorwood, his 
 wife and cousin Ceha Scot dined with me. 
 
 Monday 28. — Went to the Georgia office to read some papers arrived 
 this day from Georgia, with a letter to the Trustees from Mr. Stephens, 
 dated 27 January and a continuation of his journal to that time. 
 
 I had also a letter from Samuel Davidson, constable at Frederica, 
 complaining of great hardships from Mr. Hawkins ; he also writ to 
 Mr. Verelts and sent a petition. Mr. Christie also sent an abstract 
 of the proceedings of the town court of Savannah from 22 November 
 1738 to 29 November 1739. 
 
 Tuesday 29. — Went only to the coffee house. 
 
 Bv letters from South CaroUna there came an account that General 
 Oglethorpe had advanced towards St. Augustine but was obhged to 
 repass the river St. John by a party of horse which came out of that 
 city, he having no horse nor cannon with him, which was a rash action 
 in him to expose himself. The Assembly of South Carolina had voted 
 him 1,500 sterling towards the taking the town, but the money was 
 not raised, and they were sitting on a vote to raise 120,000 pound of 
 their currency, but it was not resolved when the ship that brought 
 this news sailed. 
 
 I had a message from Mr. Verelts that Captain Thompson is arrived 
 from Georgia in the Downs. 
 
 Wednesday 30. — Went to the Georgia Office on a summons for 
 Trustees, to go into a committee of correspondence upon Mr. Causton's 
 letter and petition to the Trustees, and Theophilus Hetherijigton's 
 letter unanswered. But being a sufficient number of common 
 councillors, we went into a Common Council. 
 
 Thos. Archer, Digby in the chair, Egmont, Henry Archer, Lapotre, 
 Smith, Tirconnel, Vernon. 
 
 We read Samuel Davison's letter to Mr. Verelts, dated 6 January 
 last. Also his letter to me of same date. Also his petition. 
 
 Also his commission to be constable of Frederica, which was given 
 him by Colonel Oglethorpe, 15 March 1735-6. 
 
 Also his commission to be searcher to stave rum, given him 10 
 April 1736. 
 
 Read also Mr. Stephens' letter to the Trustees, dated 28 January 
 last, and Journal. 
 
 Road also Mr. Thomas Christie's letter to the Tnistees. without date, 
 complaining that he was not sworn into his post of bailitf, at which 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 131 
 
 1740. 
 
 he expresses himself very augry with Mr. Stephens and Mr. Jones. 
 
 Read also Mr. Causton's letter and petition to the Trustees, dated 
 22 January 1739-40, and his account annexed. 
 
 Read also Mr. Stephens' Journal to 27 January last. 
 
 Some heads of answers to Mr. Causton were ordered. 
 
 Read also a letter of Theophilus Hetherington, foreman of a grand 
 jury at Savannah, dated 21 December, complaining that when seven 
 of the said grand jury against six had carried it to enquire of Mr. 
 Thomas Jones, storekeeper, to inform them concerning some nails 
 embezzled from the stores and bought by one Pope, Mr. Jones refused 
 to give them the required satisfaction. 
 
 Mr. Henry Archer, a lawyer, as also the rest of the gentlemen were of 
 opinion that Mr. Jones did right to refuse them, they not being all 
 agreed in the point. 
 
 The Board thought it proper to write to Hetherington thereon. 
 
 They also ordered some heads of answer to be made to Mr. Causton 
 who made heavy complaints against Mr. Jones, both in his letter and 
 petition. 
 
 All these letters, &c., with others arrived the 28th instant, together 
 with the following, not read for want of time, viz. 
 
 A letter of John Brownfeild to the Trustees dated 9 February last. 
 
 A letter from Mr. Stevens to Mr. Verelts dated 28th January last. 
 
 The journal of Mr. Stephens from 25 November last to 27 January 
 following. 
 
 And the protest and return of Mr. Hammerton's bill of exchange 
 for 2001. on j\Ir. George Saxby, his deputy receiver in South Carolina, 
 which also came 28th instant. 
 
 All these letters were referred to a committee of correspondence. 
 
 After dinner the following gentlemen made a committee of corres- 
 pondence : Henry Archer, Egmont, Lapotre, Smith, Vernon. 
 
 We read IMr. Stephens' journal, and then adjourned our committee. 
 
 In the evening I visited Lady Rook, cousin Betty Southwell and 
 cousin Le Grand. 
 
 This day came a letter from Mr. Whitfeild to the Trustees, that he 
 arrived the 11 January last at Savannah, that he desired his grant of 
 500 acres for the orphan house might be made to him and his successors 
 for ever, that he proposed to build the house ten miles from Savannah 
 to'UTi, and intended to resign the church of Savannah and attend 
 only the orphan house. 
 
 Thursday, 1 May. — Went to court, where I learned that last night 
 the Secretary of State (which of them I know not) were to wait on the 
 Duke of Arguile to acquaint him that his Majesty had no^ further 
 occasion for his service, and thought fit to deprive him of all his 
 emplo}mients. 
 
 Also that his Majesty (to every one's surprise) was determined very 
 speedily to go to Hanover. Some say it is to concert treaties with 
 foreign princes, others to marry there Madam Valmont (now Countess 
 of Yarmouth) she being divorced in form from her husband at that 
 court, and the bishops here declining to marry them. 
 
 Friday 2. — This day Captain Thompson of "the Two Brothers" 
 arrived from the Downs, and dehvered the following letters at the 
 Georgia Board. 
 
 1. Mr. Stephens' journal from 28 January to 14 March. 
 
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 May 2-4 
 
 2. Colonel Oglethorpe's letter dated from Frederica, 1 February, to 
 Colonel Stephens, giving account of his success against the Spaniards, 
 which may be seen in my book of letters from Georgia, as also an 
 account of the strength of Augustine and the number of forces there. 
 
 3. General Oglethorpe's letter to the Trustees dated from Frederica 
 24 January 1739-40, acquainting us that he had sent Lieutenant 
 Horton over to raise 30 recruits, and desiring us to send over 30 women 
 for their or others' wives and to pay the passage of the women and 
 allow them com and meat for a year. 
 
 Other letters of less importance came by him. He also brought a 
 letter to me from Colonel Stephens dated 13 March, acquainting me 
 that by the Captain he had sent me 6 planks as I wrot€ for, also that 
 Colonel Oglethorpe had granted Duche the potter another lot adjacent 
 to his own, on which he had built two houses, with intention to make 
 finer ware than before. 
 
 The captain also brought over a letter to the Trustees from Mr. 
 Hawkins, dated 20 February, thanking them for the allowance made 
 him in our estimate. 
 
 And a letter from Colonel Oglethorpe to the Trustees, dated 29 
 December. 
 
 And a letter from Colonel Stevens to the Trustees, dated 14 March. 
 
 By another ship (I think Captain AVright) arrived a few days before 
 came a letter to the Trustees from Colonel Oglethorpe, dated at 
 Frederica 29 December 1739, concerning the Trustees' servants, how 
 disposed in the southern district. 
 
 A letter from William Sterling, Andrew Grant, David Douglass 
 and Thomas Baily, dated 25 March, 1739-40, with a copy of their 
 petition of 1 June 1739, desiring leave to settle on Wilmington Island, 
 containing about 16 or 1700 acres. 
 
 A letter of 17 March, 1739-40, from Mr. Jo. Fallowfield to Mr. Verelts, 
 that he had obliged two ships to give bond for prohibited goods, and 
 desiring full directions how he should proceed on like occasions, and 
 desiring correspondence with him. 
 
 A lett<?r from Mr. Thomas Jones of 15 March, 1739-40, that great 
 difficulties were foimd in examining Causton's accounts which were 
 made up by said Causton wrong, as he showed in some instances, and 
 in some confessed by Causton himself. 
 
 A letter from Mr. Carteret (lately made aide-de-camp by Colonel 
 Oglethorpe) to Mr. Verelts, advising him of his wife's being sailed to 
 England on board Captain Thompson. 
 
 The captain also brought a letter from Captain Hugh Mackay to 
 Colonel Cecil, dated 24 January, giving him a brief account of what the 
 Colonel had done against the Spaniards and that he missed taking St. 
 Augustine by the delay of succours from Carolina, nevertheless he 
 hoi)ed to take it before May if he gets cannon. That he had taken two 
 forts, one on each side the river, burnt one, and garrisoned the other, 
 and destroyed the Spaniards' cattle. That by taking those two forts, 
 a way is opened for the Indian allies of England to come down into 
 Florida, whidi they could not otherwise do. Tliat Colonel Ogle the ►rpe 
 was near being shot by a cannon bullet. Lieut. Norton came with 
 him and brought me a letter from Oglethorpe, dated 8 December. 
 
 Saturday 3.— Visited Mr. Jo. Temple. 
 
 My wife all day ill of a fever, kept her bed and had two physicians. 
 
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 Yesterday a council was held on the King's purpose to go abroad, 
 and they were to a man agamst it. It is reported Sir Robert Walpole 
 was so urgent with hiin to change his purpose that he told him he 
 might as well abdicate his kingdom, and that he had even prevailed 
 on the Countess of Yarmouth to endeavour to persuade the King 
 from it, but in vain, for he has fixed on Tuesday sennit for his 
 departure. 
 
 The City of London is in a great fluster at his Majesty's going, as 
 also at the Duke of Arguile's removal, and it must be owned all man- 
 kind wonders at both, and say that if the King can take his pleasure 
 at Hanover, it is evident we are in no danger of an invasion, and 
 consequently the number of troops now raised were not to defend 
 us against a foreign enemy. 
 
 They say also it is strange the most useful officer (the Duke of 
 Arguile) should be turned out of his employments at a time when 
 invasions are talked of, but this convinces them that an invasion is 
 not apprehended. 
 
 A shopkeeper told me that last night some soldiers standing before 
 her door, one of them said there was no occasion to fight against 
 Spain, but we should go to war with Hanover. 
 
 Sunday 4. — This evening Captain Thompson and Mr. Verelts came 
 to me, and also Mr. Vernon and Mr. Lapotre. 
 
 The captain came to inform me concerning the state of Georgia, 
 from whence he sailed and arrived here in five weeks or thirty-five days. 
 
 1. He said there were few industrious planters in the colony, for 
 notwithstanding the great reward given for silk balls or cocoons, he 
 knew scarce any one had planted mulberry trees, or that had cultivated 
 vines. 
 
 2. That the crop last year of corn was good, and he believed the 
 proportion of the reward promised by Colonel Oglethorpe for raising 
 corn amomited to Mr. Thomas Causton alone 501. or 601. 
 
 3. That he could not find such numbers had abandoned the colony, 
 as is reported, scarce a hmidred, and those such as cultivated nothing, 
 and would never come to good, so it was no loss. 
 
 4. That had we permitted negroes both South Carolina and Georgia 
 had been by this time imdone. 
 
 5. That the people of Savannah are quiet, and have entirely given 
 over the thought of negroes. 
 
 6. That there is not a drop of rum drunk at Frederica or the Darien. 
 
 7. That he fears the war will take the people this year from their 
 cultivation. 
 
 8. That the Darien people have run into cattle, and send four oxen 
 a week to supply the camp. 
 
 9. That divers of the soldiers plant and have formed a village in 
 St. Simon's Island, but few of the officers had cultivated their lots, 
 being satisfied that they can live on their pay ; however. Captain 
 Heron had made a pretty improvement. 
 
 10. That all the inhabitants who had cattle and could keep them 
 from running into the woods were able to live. 
 
 11. That they were in general still dissatisfied with the penalties 
 on the grants of their lands, obliging them to cultivate a certain 
 parcel of acres within a hmited time, or else the forfeiture of the lands 
 would follow : for that not being able to perform those covenants, 
 
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 May 4-7 
 tuuy have actually forfeited, and are liable to lose their property 
 whenever the Trustees shall think fit., 
 
 12. That if the penalties were remitted, and good ground given to 
 those who have bad, he beUeved the peojjle would be satisfied and 
 cultivate, and Lieut. Horton was come to propose this to us. 
 
 13. That Mr. \Vhitfcild goes fast on with the orphan house, had sent 
 for the orphans in the south, but Colonel Oglethorpe would not let 
 him have such as were grown to years of service. He beheved he had 
 near a hundred, and at the rate Mr. Whitfeild went on he must have 
 a purse to spend on this design of near 2,000Z. a year. 
 
 14. That there were a few at Savannah turned methodists by his 
 means, and Mr. Brownfeild our Register, was one, but the greater 
 number dishked him and say he is much altered from what he was the 
 time before he was there. That he heard him preach, that no man 
 could be saved who is not an enthusiast. 
 
 15. That Mr. Jones, our magistrate, is looked on as one of his followers. 
 That he keeps a store for his own use, and having the use of our store 
 house without paying rent, prevents other people keeping private 
 stores, and so engrosses all to himself, at which the people are displeased. 
 That when he gives receipt? for the payments made him for the goods 
 he sells, he leaves a blank, that it may not be known of whom the goods 
 were bought. That he told the captain he designed next year to 
 return to England. 
 
 16. That Mr. Causton complains he is not called to be present when 
 the commissioners examine his accounts, but only sent for when 
 they have anything against him, and then being surprised, he is under 
 a difficulty to satisfy them on the queries they put him. That he 
 has the finest settlement in the colony, and his garden far beyond 
 the public garden, which is not in a very good condition, but there 
 are some thousand of mulberry trees there, some as big as the calf 
 of his leg, and he believes there will this year be leaves enough for the 
 silk worms. 
 
 17. That several Trust servants out of their time have taken up 
 lots, adjacent to Savannah tovra, and plant tobacco for their own use. 
 
 18. That the people at Darien multiply, but in other parts the 
 children new born die very fast, which he imputes to the badness of 
 the women and their drinking rum which spoils their milk. 
 
 19. That Mr. Norris had been invited to a living in South Carolina 
 of 150Z. a year, but was gone with Colonel Oglethorpe to Frederica, 
 who besides the 501. allowed him by the Incorporate Society, paid him 
 half a crown a week to do duty to the regiment, but that Mr. Norris 
 also expected the Trustees would also pay him the 50/. they usually 
 allow their ministers. 
 
 20. That the lighthouse goes still more and more out of repair, 
 and though we sent to repair it, it was not done, Mr. Oglethorpe 
 directing all things, and giving his orders to Mr. Thomas Jones alone, 
 80 tliat Colonel Stephens luid nothing to do but to sign and certify to 
 expeiLses when made. 
 
 20. That Mr. Thomas Jones dechnes directing the Tnist servants 
 on account of so much business, and Bouverie's farm was much 
 neglected. 
 
 21. That William Bradley is poor, despised, and, it was said, intended 
 to leave the Pro\nnce to go to South Carolina. 
 
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 1740. 
 
 22. That Mr. Thomas Christie had set the colony in discontent and 
 was gone with his mistress the adulteress to South Carolina, but 
 threatened he would embark for England to complain against Mr. 
 Stephens for refusing to swear him into the magistry. 
 
 23. That he had brought over several old and useless women from 
 Georgia, and one freeholder named James Smith, with his wife and 
 child, who have an estate fallen to them in Scotland. 
 
 24. That the Saltsburgers were in so good a condition, they had more 
 corn of their raising than they could eat, and talked of writing to their 
 brethren in Germany to send them 500 persons. 
 
 25. That all manner of garden stuff showed extremely well in the 
 colony. 
 
 26. That Colonel Oglethorp was gone to Charlestown to settle 
 preparations to attack Augustine. 
 
 27. That the Carolinians and Georgians traffic, without interrupting 
 each other, with the Indians. 
 
 My wife's fever abated this day. 
 
 Monday 5. — Visited Sir George Savil, A. Parker, and Mr. Clerk of 
 Cecil Street. 
 
 Tuesday 6. — I only went to the coffee house. I had a message 
 this day from the Lord Chamberlain to be on Thursday at Court at 
 7 o'clock in the evening to be present at the signing the contract of 
 Princess Mary's marriage with the Prince of Hesse. 
 
 Wednesday 7. — ^Went to the Georgia Board, where met in Common 
 Council Digby, Egmont, pr., Hales, Holland, Lapotre, Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc, Lord Shaftsbury, Smith, Tho. Towers, ch., Vernon, Sir 
 William Heathcote. 
 
 Our whole morning was employed in composing an answer to Mr. 
 "WTiitfeild's three letters of the 16th and 26th January and 10th March, 
 1739-40. And in directing a letter to be wrote by our accountant 
 to Mr. Stone, secretary to the Duke of Newcastle, desiring him to 
 acquaint his Grace with the condition Colonel Oglethorpe is in, who 
 wrote to us the 29 December that in order to annoy the Spaniards, 
 he had been obliged to raise a company of rangers, keep a scout boat, 
 and bring down a body of Indians, which expense being military, the 
 Trustees could not pay, the Parhament not having given them money 
 for military purposes, wherefore we thought proper to lay these 
 necessary expenses before his Grace. 
 
 At dinner. Lieutenant Horton came to us. Colonel Oglethorpe 
 had sent him over to enlist recruits, to lay the condition of Colonel 
 Oglethorpe before the Government in hopes of further supplies, and 
 to get an additional company of grenadiers for his regiment, so as 
 it might be put on the same foot as the regiments in England. 
 
 1. He told us that the Fort Picola on the south side of the river 
 St. Juan is within 7 or 8 leagues of St. Augustine, that after Colonel 
 Oglethorpe had taken and burnt it, he advanced a little way to 
 reconnoitre the country, and then returned to the north side, where 
 he had before taken St. Francisco de Pupo, where he left a garrison of 
 thirty men. 
 
 2. That the river St. Juan between these two forts is about a mile 
 broad. 
 
 3. That he took with him forty-seven Indians, most of them of 
 Yamacraw near Savannah, commanded by Sentiche who was over in 
 
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 May 7-8 
 Euglaud, and who in the return was unhappily drowned by the boats 
 oversetting. 
 •i. That a few Chickesaws were likewise with him. 
 
 5. That Toonaway that was in England is a perfect sot, and despised 
 by his countr^Tiien since old death. 
 
 6. That the people of Darien are industrious cultivators of land, 
 and have cattle, but they increase in number, and can furnish sixty 
 fighting men. 
 
 7. That Frederica can furnish one hundred, but they cultivate very 
 httle, being shopkeepers and tradesmen. 
 
 8. That the regiment had lost about thirty persons, including the 
 women, who were hard drinkers. 
 
 9. That the w'omen in the Province lost their children soon by the 
 ill habit of body they contracted by drinking. 
 
 10. That the forts on the south were of no great consideration. 
 
 11. That there is no town at Augusta, as we imagined, and the fort 
 there is onlv a block house. 
 
 12. That Colonel Oglethorpe had been sent to by South Carolina 
 to consult about taking St. Augustine. That the Assembly had voted 
 120,0(iOZ. of their money (15,000 sterling) for that purpose, and intended 
 to hire soldiers from other provinces, not being able to spare any man 
 out of their own province by reason of the few^ness of the white 
 inhabitants and great number of their negroes; besides, half the 
 inhabitants were dead last year. That there was sufficient store of 
 heavv cannon in Carolina with carriages, but it was difficult to carrv 
 them to Frederica, for want of pettiaguas, one pettiagua being able 
 to take in only three cannon. 
 
 13. That the EngUsh servants were good for nothing, but the German 
 servants industrious, and some had bought the freedoms and had 
 taken lots, but such would want a little assistance. 
 
 14. That Colonel Oglethorpe had bought Mr. Upton's house, who 
 was gone to settle at Savannah, and had entered into partnership 
 
 with Kellaway to sell goods, and thrived. That this house 
 
 was for the minister Mr. Norris, to whom he gave half a crown a day 
 to say prayers to the regiment, reserving tlic remaining four shillings 
 and two ponce for the reUcf of the old and infirm. 
 
 15. That the people were pretty well satisfied with the alteration of 
 their tenure ; but were not totally easy because they lay under 
 the penalties of their grants of forfeiture for want of haWng cultivated 
 within the time they covenanted, so that they all lay at the Trustees' 
 mercy to cc»ntinue or resume their land. That it was absolutely 
 impossible they could cultivate as they had bomid themselves to do. 
 That if these penalties were remitted and abrogated, and good ground 
 given to those who wanted it, he beUeved they would be perfectly 
 satisfied, and many would proceed to cultivate. 
 
 10. That the inhabitants of Darien and Frederica wanted no more 
 relief from the Trustees, and tliough the last crop was not of the best, 
 yet most who had planted, had raised sufficient com for their subsistence. 
 
 17. That he beheved if we distributed among the people our super- 
 numerary Tru.st servants, they not paying for their passage, very many 
 would be taken by the inhabitants. 
 
 18. That the people were come into a more prudent conduct than 
 
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 1740. 
 
 at first, liaving laid aside their silk gowus and coutented themselves 
 with osnaburgs. 
 
 19. That Captain Gascoigns' lot and house was rented by Captain 
 Wood, but the officers who had lots had not taken them up. 
 
 20. That about fifty soldiers had appUed themselves to cultivate, 
 and formed a village in AmeUa. 
 
 21. That the fish in the southward is very good, and several applied 
 themselves to the trade. 
 
 22. That the people are easy as to not having negroes, and those at 
 Frederica would have petitioned agamst them, but that Colonel 
 Oglethorpe did not think it necessary. 
 
 23. That Colonel Oglethorpe had given each officer five acres of 
 land, and Lieutenant Colonel Cook had made a vineyard and planted 
 it with the wild grape. 
 
 James Cammel, Gaoler and Provost Marshal of Savannah (so 
 appointed by Colonel Oglethorpe in July last), being come over on 
 private business of his own, viz. to receive some money left him by a 
 relation, and on his return back to Georgia, attended ; he said he had 
 two Trust servants appointed him, but Mr. Jones had taken one away. 
 Mr. Oglethorpe had allowed him 20/. per annum, which was unknown 
 to us, and is not in our estimate. 
 
 Young Thomas, son to the engineer who died at Carolina, came and 
 showed us a very neat map of his drawing of the Island of St. Simon, 
 Jekyl, &c., with the forts and batteries built or intended to be built 
 in St. Simon's. 
 
 Several letters from Georgia lately received were referred to a 
 committee. 
 
 Thursday 8. — Mrs. Percival, of Wandsor, and her son-in-law Mr. 
 Forester, parson of Wotton Basset in Wiltshire, dined with me. 
 
 At 7 o'clock I went according to my summons to Court, and found 
 the rooms already full of both sexes, the greater part uninvited, of 
 whom many out of curiosity and some in duty of their place as servants 
 of the Royal Family. The peers and peeresses and great officers 
 summoned to be present, would have been a greater number, if, as on 
 former occasions, all who were known to be in town had been sent to, 
 but I learned that those who attend the Prince's Court were left out. 
 
 About 8 o'clock the King passed from his own apartment to the 
 inward room called the Council Chamber through a great crowd, and 
 half an hour after came the Princess Mary, in her wedding garment 
 led by the Duke and followed by other Princesses. Then the heralds 
 called out for the baronesses, viscountesses, countesses and duchesses 
 to walk in their respective ranks, who being passed to the chapel, 
 followed by the Princesses, the heralds called on the Privy Councillors 
 not peers, the Comptroller by his name, Sir Charles Darcy, the barons, 
 viscounts, earls, and dukes to march in their ranks two by two, who 
 accordingly marshalled themselves and proceeded to the chapel ; last 
 of all followed the King. When all were there and the door shut, the 
 Duke of Newcastle read aloud the marriage contract in Latin, and then 
 put the marriage questions to the Princess in EngUsh, Wilt thou take 
 WiUiam Prince of Hesse to [be] thy husband, wilt thou love, honour, 
 &c. To all which she answered very distinctly aloud, yes, repeating 
 after him also some form of words respecting the contract on her part 
 which I could not distinctly hear. What other ceremonies passed I 
 
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 May 8-9 
 know not, being at so great a distance, but after she had signed the 
 contract, the Archbishop of Canterbury read a pa})er in Latin, so low 
 that I could not hear the contents, and then in English pronounced a 
 prayer and blessing. Then an anthem was sung, during which time 
 the peers present went up to a table placed beside the altar and 
 signed their names to the contract, but without rank or order. As they 
 went up, they made their bows to the King, Princesses and the Duke, 
 who were seated, the King on the right hand, and the others before 
 the altar, and the same at their return. 
 
 And this concluding the ceremony, the heralds called on the un- 
 married ladies, baronesses, viscoimtesses, countesses and duchesses 
 to march, and then on the privy councillors not peers, &c., to go, 
 who accordingly left their places and returned back to the palace, 
 but not in exact order by reason of the crowd, and negligence of the 
 peers. Last of all, the King and Royal Family left the chapel, and 
 being returned to the council chamber above mentioned received the 
 comphments of those who could get near them. 
 
 About half an hour after ten the Royal Family went to the great 
 dancing room and sat down to supper, attended by such nobility as 
 cared to go, and a great number of others who crowded to see that 
 remainder of the ceremony of the day. 
 
 The Duke of Cumberland gave his sister, and the Prince of Hesse's 
 Procurator was present to see the contract passed. 
 
 I was curious to know how the Irish peers were to be ranked and walk, 
 being determined not to walk unless in the rank they claim a right to, 
 but the Duke of Grafton seemed officiously to take pains to put us 
 early out of doubt, by telling me that I must walk in my rank, and 
 accordingly I walked as junior earl after the EngUsh viscounts, and 
 behind me the Earls of Clanrickard and Tinley, as Lord Moncton 
 walked the first of the barons. The Scots earls followed us, and then 
 the English. So this day our claim of precedency received a 
 confirmation. 
 
 The Princess Caroline as she passed told me she was glad to see me 
 there ; I answered that while I was able I should never be wanting to 
 pay my duty, to which she repUed, I was very obhging. 
 
 i counted at the ceremony 12 dukes ; 1 marquis ; 18 earls ; 4 
 viscounts ; 13 barons, and 11 bishops. 
 
 I was told this day, that when the two Secretaries of State acquainted 
 the Duke of Arguile that his Majesty had no further occasion for his 
 service, they assured him they had no hand in his removal from his 
 employments; to which he replied, he very believed them, but it was 
 all the doing of that scoundrel Sir Robert Walpok. That he desired 
 them to present his duty to his Majesty and tell him. that as he was 
 a soldier he humbly desired his Majesty would do by him as is done by 
 all old soldiers who are dismissed from the service after long service, 
 namely, give him a certificate that he had served soberly, bravely and 
 faithfully, for it was possible his Majesty might soon have occasion to 
 make an aUiance with some Prince for his own defence, and by such 
 a certificate he might, under that Prince, be able to do his Majesty 
 service, though he was deprived of doing it immediately under himself. 
 
 Friday 9.— Went again to court to wish the Princess Mary joy. 
 Stayed the rest of the day at home. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. l39 
 
 1749. 
 
 My wife had some return of her fever. 
 
 Lieut. Horton diiied with me this day, to whom I read the state 
 of Georgia which Mr. Thomas Stepliens had wrote so disparagingly 
 to the Trustees, at which he took great oSence and said it was full of 
 falsities and slander. To what Mr. Horton told the Trustees the 7th 
 instant {see p. 79*) he further acquainted me — 
 
 1. That the inhabitants of the southern division can now subsist 
 without any more expense to the Trustees. 
 
 2. That the people of Frederica had prepared a petition against 
 the introduction of negroes and dehvered the same into his hands, but 
 that he advised them to drop it as wholly unnecessary since there was 
 a law against it which they might be sure would not be repealed by the 
 Trustees. 
 
 3. That there were a few Scots at Darien who wished for negroes, 
 but it was only to satisfy their countrymen in the northern division, 
 for they were such as, if they had negroes, never designed to cultivate. 
 
 4. That the vines Lieutenant Colonel Cook cultivated, were not 
 transplanted b\- him, but only pruned ; that he drank of the wine 
 made thereof, which had a pleasant sweet taste and flavour, and he 
 believed would keep near a year. 
 
 5. That many people in the southern division were determined to 
 push on the plantation of vines. 
 
 6. That there was a great deal of crooked timber to the southward 
 fit for building ships. 
 
 7. That our Trust servants who could saw, were so expert as to 
 saw 120 foot a day. That we had a vast quantity of sawed timber 
 in our stores. 
 
 8. That the chapel for divine service at Frederica is actually built, 
 and of the timber sawed by our Trust servants. 
 
 9. That Mr. Stephens, our secretary, had a great influence over the 
 inhabitants of the northern division, but it was a pity the magistrates 
 were of a rough and harsh temper, 
 
 10. But Mr. Henry Parker was not so, and he was very glad to hear 
 we had restored him to be first baihff. 
 
 11. That it is impossible Colonel Oglethorpe should be able to take 
 Fort Augustine so soon as May, and he was sure himself would be 
 returned to him before all things could be ready. 
 
 12. That the southern division is suppHed constantly with fresh 
 beef by the inhabitants of Darien at two pence a pound. 
 
 13. That there is great plenty of fish, as bass, mullets, prawns, &c. 
 and there is also sturgeon, but the rivers are so deep, they cannot be 
 taken. 
 
 14. That there [are] sheep, which thrive well. 
 
 15. That he beheved no more inhabitants would leave the province. 
 
 16. That he beheved and was pretty sure the reward promised of 
 four shilhngs per pound for silk balls or cocoons, was not a sufficient 
 encouragement to the inhabitants to plant mulberry trees and go on 
 the silk. 
 
 ^ 17. That Captain Heron (since designed to succeed Lieut. Colonel 
 Cook as Major) had built a pretty house on his five acre lot, and had 
 com and garden stuff sufficient for his use. 
 
 * That is, of the MS. diary. See p. 135 supra. 
 
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 May 9-18 
 
 18. That soldiers of the regiment were in good obedience, and very 
 contented. 
 
 19. That negroes would absolutely be the destruction of the colony 
 if introduced, and the people were now all sensible of it. 
 
 20. That the Indians are good to fight against Indians, and to waste 
 the Spaniards' plantations, but not fit for entering trenches or besieging 
 a to\ra regularly ; but upon a breach made, might possibly mount 
 it after the EngUsh, but not before. 
 
 21. That the duty of the officers of the regiment returns too often, 
 there being so few of them, only a captain, lieutenant and ensign to 
 100 private men ; and of them there are now 4 absent in England, 
 besides the three belonging to the company in Carohna. ^^^le^efo^e, 
 if the commission he was come over to soHcit were not complied with 
 by his Majesty, namely, to have six more ensigns, and the six that 
 now are made lieutenants en second, and a company of grenadiers 
 added to his regiment, he would be much dissatisfied. 
 
 22. That he this day presented the Duke of Newcastle a memorial 
 to that purpose, but General Wade told him it would signify nothing, 
 unless his memorial were presented to the King himself, which if it 
 were, he would undertake the things should be granted : but the King 
 going to Hanover next Tuesday he feared nothing would be done. 
 
 Saturday 10. — A committee of accounts met by appointment to 
 consider several accounts and letters lately arrived, at which were 
 present. Lord Shaftsbury, Vernon, Egmont. 
 
 We examined several accounts returned by our commissioners of 
 accounts in Savannah, with the balances by them settled, and approved 
 them, but could not finish the aSairs. We also took into consideration 
 the petition of Samuel Davison, Constable at Frederica, and agreed 
 to allow him the balance of an account due from him to the Trust, in 
 consideration of his services. The report will be seen at large. 
 
 In the evening I visited Sir Francis Clerk and brother Percival. 
 
 Sunday 11. — Went to St. James's Church. 
 
 Monday 12. — Visited Lord Bathurst, Sir William Heathcote, 
 Colonel Legrand, and Dr. Moore. 
 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 13. — This morning at 5 o'clock the King set out for 
 Hanover. 
 
 I learned this day that Sir Robert Walpole is in a very bad state of 
 health. That he pressed hard with the King that his brother Horace 
 Walpole might go with him, as a person best acquainted with foreign 
 affairs, but the King replied. He shall not go, and took with him Lord 
 Harrington who is at no good understanding with Sir Robert. That 
 in tlie distribution of the Duke of Arguile's employments. Sir Roberf 
 would have the Duke of Bolton to succeed to the post of Master to 
 the Ordnance, but the Duke of Montague insisted to have it, and so 
 obtained it. 
 
 That Sir Robert was not for giving I^rd Harvey the post of Lord 
 Privy Seal, but nevertheless he obtained it. liaving much the King's 
 ear and favour. That Sir Charles Wager desired the King to suffer 
 Sir J. Norris to convey him across the sea as being his right, but the 
 King said. No, you shall go. 
 
 That the King would have gone last year to Hanover, but Sir Robert 
 to keep him made him believe there was designed an invasion, and on 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT. 141 
 
 1740. 
 
 tliat persuasion the army has been so considerably augmented merely 
 
 to prevent the King's going. 
 
 That there are three parties in the Court — 1. Lord Chancellor, joined 
 by the Duke of Newcastle, Hen. Pelham and their followers. 2. Lord 
 Wilmington, Duke of Dorset and their friends. 3. Sir Robert Walpole, 
 Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Grafton and all Sir Robert's posse. 
 
 That Lord Harrington is so indolent he joins himself to none. 
 
 Wednesday 14. — Visited Mr. Stroud and Lady Anne Stroud, Col. 
 Schutz, and Bishop of Gloster. 
 
 Went in the evening to the cofEee house. 
 
 Thursday 15. — Went to the Georgia Board on summons of Common 
 Council but were not a Board. 
 
 Egmont, Hales, Holland, president, Lapotre, Ayers, Shaftsbury. 
 
 As a committee of accounts we read Col. Oglethorpe's letter that 
 enclosed an account of divers goods taken by him from on board Capt. 
 Thompson's ship, amounting to above 600Z., and by him applied to 
 divers uses which he hoped the Trust would allow and pay for, but we 
 judged that not much above 2001. of it ought to be allowed, the rest 
 being chargeable to the miUtary account. 
 
 Read a letter from Mr. Woodrose, at Frederica, making a demand 
 for money due to him from the Trust, the greatest part of which we 
 allowed upon comparing it with the account sent us by the 
 commissioners at Savannah. 
 
 Read Mr. Millar's, the botanist, memorial to be paid for services, 
 which was referred to Mr. Holland, Mr. Ayers, Mr. H. Archer and Mr. 
 Thomas Towers to consider of and to make a report, or to any two 
 of them. 
 
 As committee of correspondence we prepared instructions to the 
 magistrates of Savannah and Frederica relating to the orphans taken 
 by Mr. Whitfeild. 
 
 We also took down heads for letters to Col. Oglethorpe, Mr. Hawkins, 
 Samuel Davison, the magistrates of Georgia, Mr. Thomas Jones, &c. 
 
 Most of us dined together, and I passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 16. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Saturday 17. — Only went to the coffee house. My brother and 
 sister Percival and Mrs. Donellan dined with me. 
 
 In the evening Mr. Verelts came with Capt. Thompson, the former 
 told me that by the latest news from America, the late Spanish 
 Governor of St. Augustine who made the treaty of neutrahty with 
 
 Col. Oglethorpe in and was sent home in chains for making 
 
 it by the succeeding governor, has been hanged in Spain, and that 
 Capt. Dempsy's brother, who was an officer in the Spanish service, 
 has been turned out, merely because the Captain had been assistant 
 on our part in concluding that treaty. 
 
 That the Assembly of Carohna had resolved on assisting Col. 
 Oglethorpe with 500 land men and 200 negro pioneers. And that 
 Col. Oglethorpe had wrote over to his agent Mr. Fury to desire he 
 might have leave to return for England. 
 
 Lord Chesterfeild said, upon the King's going abroad this year (a 
 thing which his good subjects lament, there being no apparent reason 
 for his going, and which bad subjects make a jest of, that, in a word, 
 has exposed his Majesty to be the talks and censure of various kinds 
 
142 DIARY OF THE 
 
 May 18-21 
 of people) that his Majesty tept his word, for he had often said, if 
 there should be a war, he would go and expose himself. 
 
 He said also of the Duke of Bolton, now made Captain of the Band 
 of Pensioners, that it was very hard on the Band to put the last of the 
 pensioners at their head. Playing on the word last which has divers 
 significations, and may be understood of the last appointed of the 
 band, or by way of contempt calling him scoundrel, as the French 
 speaking of such men say such a one est le dernier des homines. The 
 saying he is the last of the pensioners has also a reproach with it, in 
 as much as the nation have of late years been much animated against 
 lords who have pensions. 
 
 Sunday 18. — Prayers and sermon at home. In the evening went 
 to St. James's chapel. 
 
 Monday 19. — I spent most of the morning at the Georgia Office, 
 and then visited Col. Cecil who is a relation of Col. Oglethorpe, and 
 hves in his house. My visit was to endeavour to persuade him of the 
 dis-service it would be to Col. Oglethorpe to have any apphcation 
 made in his behalf for obtaining a dormant warrant of leave to return 
 home, which he had directed his agent Mr. Fury to obtain for him. 
 I said the very mention of such a thing at a time when he has orders 
 to attack the Spaniards, would be ill interpreted, and Sir Robert 
 Walpole, who loves neither him or the colony, would certainly take 
 the advantage of it against him ; besides, that if the colonel should 
 come over to England in time of war, the inhabitants of the colony 
 would fly to other parts as not beHeving they could be safe. 
 
 Col. Cecil replied that Col. Oglethorpe's private affairs required his 
 return, and there was no disgrace in desiring a dormant warrant to 
 return when he should judge the service of his Majesty allowed of 
 it, which is the style such warrants nm in. That if he stay there he 
 will ruin himself, embarking in great expenses for the colony's defence 
 which the Trustees cannot pay, and which he is uncertain whether the 
 Government will allow. That it seemed to him as if it was designed 
 to sacrifice him, and the Colonel could not but apprehend it himself. 
 ^^^len I found Col. Cecil so tenacious, I desired that at least this demand 
 should not be made until Lieutenant Horton, whom he had sent to 
 apply for a company of grenadiers to be added to his regiment, was 
 upon his return to Georgia, for it was not likely Sir Robert would 
 grant that request, when he saw the Colonel disposed to return. He 
 replied, he was for the apphcation being made out of hand, and while 
 the King is yet detained on this side the water, for otherwise, if the 
 thing be delayed till the King is at Hanover, much time will be lost 
 and Lieut. Horton obliged to stay very probably till his Majesty's 
 return. 
 
 This day Mr. Verelts told me he could get no member of our Board 
 to go with Lieut. Horton to Sir Robert Walpole, and countenance his 
 application for the allowance of the things demanded by Col. 
 Oglethorpe. That Mr. Henry Archer, who is the best of any of them 
 with Sir Robert, and indeed much in his citniideuce, had been applied to 
 by him to do Col. Oglethorpe tliis service, but he declined it. Upon 
 which Mr. Verelts pressing him to give his reason for such backward- 
 ness, it being known to the Trustees how well he stood with Sir l^obert, 
 and he knowing himself how much the colony's welfare and security de- 
 pended on the suppUes Col. Oglethorpe demanded, he answered thus ; — 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 143 
 
 1740. 
 
 I will tell you in the strictest confidence what I never yet told to 
 any man except to Mr. Thomas Towers. The next day after my 
 speech in the House last session that the Trustees might have leave to 
 deliver up their charter in case the Parliament did not think the colony 
 of any use, I by invitation dined with Sir Robert, when he asked me 
 why I expressed so much concern for the colony when I saw how little 
 the House thought of it, and must expect that at a peace it would be 
 given up. That Mr. Winnington who was at table said thereupon, 
 the Spaniards were much obliged to the Trustees for cultivating a 
 province for them. But he (Mr. Archer) replied " Sir Robert, you will 
 not find it too easy a matter to give up the colony in Parliament, for 
 the Trustees will think it their duty to oppose it, and I for one." 
 
 Now, said he, (Mr. Archer) how can I go with Lieut. Horton to ask 
 Sir Robert for any thing that tends to support the colony, after he had 
 owned to me his design to destroy it. 
 
 I told Mr. Verelts that this was a plain confirmation that the evil 
 spirit raised against the colony both in Parliament and without doors 
 was Sir Robert's doing, that when he should deliver it up to the 
 Spaniards, he might have a general concurrence therein, as a matter 
 not worthy to be contested, in case the Spaniards should insist on 
 having it towards facilitating a peace, but that it was a thing a Minister 
 ought to be impeached for. 
 
 Tuesday 20. — Visited Mr. Hanmer, Lord Lovel, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Ayers, 
 Mr. Hucks, the Speaker, Sir PhiUp Parker, Sir George Savile, Col. 
 Schutz, and Mr. Wesley and the Speaker. 
 
 In the evening went to see acted at Drury Lane " The Provoked 
 Wife." 
 
 My wife went for the first time to take air since her late ilhiess. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — Went to a summons of Common Council. 
 
 Avers, Archer, Henry, Egmont, Hales, Lapotre, president, 
 Shaftsbury, Smith, Vernon, chairman. 
 
 The Trustees made some addition to their letter for Mr. ^Vhitfeild, 
 which was to direct absolutely that no more than 3001. be disbursed 
 upon the church at Savannah. 
 
 Mr. Vernon presented the Board with 20^ for the use of the missioners 
 in Georgia. 
 
 Lord Shaftsbury presented lOZ. for the building churches. 
 
 Several memorandums for heads of letters were minuted down. 
 
 A letter from Mary Townsend of Savannah to the Trustees, dated 
 15 March 1739-40 and received yesterday, was read, wherein she 
 complained — 
 
 1. That Mr. Jones keeps a store and supphes shops wholesale with 
 goods whilst he midersells them by retail, and that he keeps a perriagua 
 or large boat, and no other boat may expect employ whilst his boat 
 wants employ. 
 
 2. That she supposed her former letters like those of other persons 
 have been sunk, and she heard of a whole packet of letters burnt at 
 Frederica. She desired we therefore would not send letters to Frederica 
 but to Savannah. 
 
 3. That if the Trustees care there will should be known, Mr. Fallow- 
 field is the properest man, being honest and too honourable to conceal 
 what the Trust would have known. 
 
 4. That Capt. Thompson will hardly care to tell too much truth of 
 
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 May 21-28 
 the colony, and that he brings whole cargoes and sells by wholesale 
 and retail. 
 
 5. That the people leave the colony, but with regret, being obliged 
 to it. 
 
 The Trustees thought the letter too insignificant to take notice of. 
 
 The Common Council ordered payment to Salice, a Orison servant, 
 who being out of his time, came to England in order to return to his 
 own country, and demanded 21. Ids. Od. as due to him for clothes 
 promised him by Col. Oglethorpe. The promise was 4^., and he had 
 received but II. 5s. of the money. 
 
 There appeared also Caspar Schumaker, another Trust servant, 
 whom Mr. Causton had taken, and whose time being out, was Ukewise 
 come over with his wife to return to his own country. 
 
 Upon asking him the reason why he left the colony, and did not 
 take up the land he was entitled to when out of his ser\dce and settle 
 there ; he answered, it signified nothing to give him land without the 
 means of subsisting till sufficient thereof was cultivated for his 
 support. 
 
 We then proposed to him to return, in which case we would give him 
 a year's subsistence, and a cow, calf and hog. He repUed, if he had 
 known that he would not have left the colony, and he would consult 
 his wife thereon. 
 
 We made the same proposal to SaHce, who said he would also con- 
 sider it, and we ordered them to attend next board day. 
 
 On this occasion we were all of opinion that it would be necessary 
 to write to Georgia and have it known there that servants out of their 
 time should be maintained for a year, in case they would take up the 
 land due to them and settle, and also give them a cow and hog, for 
 that otherwise they would all leave the colony at the expiration of 
 their indentures, which were great pity, those servants being the best 
 acquainted with the country, inured to the cUmate, and most laborious. 
 
 The report was made from the committee of accounts of 10 May and 
 agreed to. 
 
 Af^reed also to the report from the committee of accounts of 15 
 May. 
 
 We imprest to Alderman Hankey by draft on the bank 1,800/. to 
 pay part of the colony's debts, certified by the commissioners of 
 accounts in Georgia to be due. 
 
 Ordered that 5,000^ in sola bills be made out. 
 
 Several of us dined at the tavern together and Lieut. Horton coming 
 to us, said he had been a second time with Sir Robert Walpole, to 
 whom he exposed the necessity Col. Oglethorpe was under of a supply, 
 and presented to him a memorial of what was necessary, as rangers, 
 more subaltern officers to his regiment, an additional company of 
 
 frenadiers, and GOO^ for supernumeraries, scout boats, one thousjind 
 ndians to be regimented, &c. Sir Robert said he came too late, and 
 that he should have come before the Parliament was up, and then the.se 
 things might have been laid before it as services incurn>d. Mr. llctrtttn 
 repUed,he could not come sooner, being detained by contrary winds 
 six weeks at CaroUna, and that without these demands were granted 
 the inhabitants must abandon the colony. 
 
 Sir Robert then bid him go to Sir William Young, Secretary-at-War 
 and lay the papers before him. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EOMOXT. 145 
 
 1740. 
 
 From thence Mr. Horton went to the Duke of Newcastle, who told 
 him Sir Robert Walpolc had acquainted hiia with his business, and 
 desired he would be with hiiu to-morrow. 
 
 Lieut. Horton added that he liad been with the Speaker, who 
 received him well, and desired a copy of his memorial ; he had also been 
 with tlie Earl of Hay and others, and hoped his affair was in a 
 good way. 
 
 He acquainted us that Colonel Oglethorpe had wrote to Sir Robert 
 to know if he thought his presence in England next session could be 
 of service to him. And had offered if judged proper to send hiju five 
 battalions to assist Admiral Vernon in taking the Havanah, wherein 
 by his intelhgence there are at this time but 1374 regular troops, 
 which Sir Robert told Lieut. Horton is contrary to all the information 
 given him by others. 
 
 As to the civil concerns of the colony, Mr. Horton told us — 
 
 1. That IMr. Thomas Jones keeps a store purely to prevent other 
 private stores from selling goods too dear to the people. 
 
 2. That it is absolutely necessary we should abohsh the clauses of 
 forfeiture on the peoples' grants, it being impossible they shoidd be 
 fulfilled, and all have forfeited if we should insist on those clauses, 
 which has so discouraged the inhabitants that the best of them are 
 determining to leave the colony, Houston for one, who is now killing 
 off his cattle. 
 
 3. That four shillings per pound on silk balls, will not encourage 
 the people to follow that affair. 
 
 4. That no more people will in his judgment abandon the colony. 
 
 5. That he never found anything amiss in Fallowfeild. 
 
 6. Neither in Mr. Thomas Jones, but that he is too passionate and 
 foul mouthed. 
 
 7. That Thomas Mercer is a man of good sense, and as fit as any 
 one he knows to be made a magistrate. 
 
 8. That Prevost has a good store house at Savannah. 
 
 Then a letter from Capt. Mark Carr to General James Campbell, 
 dated 28 January last from his settlement called the Hermitage in 
 the southern division of the Province, was read, commending the 
 healthiness and fruitfulness of the colony, the industrious care of 
 Col. Oglethorpe, and giving account of Col. Oglethorpe's expeditions 
 into the Spanish Florida and taking the two forts, Picolata and St. 
 Francesco de Pupa. He also gives a particular account of the strength 
 of St. Augustine, and of the garrison, which made 1650 armed men 
 besides a few mulattoes. 
 
 At my return home, I was informed that Mr. Cecil, Lady Salisbury's 
 second son, deceased at Montpellier. He went under a deep con- 
 sumption, but went too late. His fortune was 22,000/. in money, all 
 which he bequeathed to the Earl of Sahsbury, except 100/. to the 
 physician who attended him abroad, and 10/. per annum to his footman, 
 passing by his sisters. 
 
 Thursday 22. — Went nowhere in the morning, but in the evening 
 went to the Vocal Club. 
 
 Friday 23. — My son and daughter came to town in order to go down 
 to Lady Sahsbury to see her on the loss of Mr. Cecil. 
 
 Saturday 21. — Made no visits, but to a French gentleman, a 
 councillor of the Chatelet at Paris, lately arrived from that kingdom. 
 
146 DIARY OF THE 
 
 May 28-Jime 13 
 
 Mr. Verelts told me, that Lieut. Horton's voyage and demands are 
 in a fair way of succeeding, that the Duke of Newcastle sent again 
 for him this day. and that Lord Ilav savs he will not let Sir Robert 
 Walpole rest a day till he has granted the things desired. 
 
 Sunday 25. — Whitsunday. A cold confined me at home all day, 
 Dr. Couraye, Dr. Moore, Lady Rook and 
 
 Monday 26. — Stirred not out for a cold. 
 
 Tuesday 27.— Went to King's Street Chapel and passed the rest 
 of the day at home. 
 
 Wednesday 28. — Sat for my picture in crayons to Mr. Wills. 
 
 Went in the evening to the play called " The Spanish Fryer." 
 
 Thursday 29. — Sat again. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 30. — Passed the day at home, 
 
 Saturday 31. — Went to Clerkenwell to take the diversions of the 
 place. 
 
 Sunday, 1 Jime. — Went to church and in the evening to chapel. 
 
 Monday 2. — Visited Mr. Leonor. Went to St. James's Vestry. In 
 the evening I visited Lady Rook, cousin Betty Southwell and cousin 
 Le Grand. 
 
 At night Mr. Verelts brought a letter from Mr. Oglethorpe to the 
 Trustees, dated 2nd April, containing observations on their grant to 
 Mr. ^^'hittoild made of the orphans, the intention of which grant Mr. 
 Whitfeild has mistaken, he demanding all the orphans of the Provmce 
 to be delivered him, as well those who can labour and whose friends 
 take care of them as the helpless, whereas the intention was to 
 deliver to him only the helpless. In this General Oglethorpe agrees 
 with us. 
 
 Mr. Verelts also showed me a letter of attorney sent him by Gen. 
 Oglethorpe to raise money on all his estate, real and personal, without 
 limitation of the sum, as also to employ all his salary from the Govern- 
 ment for answering the bills he should draw on him for the service of 
 the public. A real instance of zeal for his country ! It seems the 
 Province of South Carohna, after they had passed the act for raising 
 15,000?. sterling to pay troops, &c. for the taking of Augustine, passed 
 a second act, allowing 8 per cent, interest for raising the money, being 
 not able to raise it among themselves ; and out of hopes of procuring 
 it in England, so low is their credit. General Oglethorpe undertook to 
 find it on his own credit, by offering his whole estate, real and personal, 
 for security to such EngUsh merchants as should advance the money, 
 or to Sir Robert Walpole. 
 
 Tuesday 3. — W^ent nowhere. 
 
 Wednesday 4. — Went nowhere. 
 
 Thursday 5. — Visited Mr. Bagnall and Mr. Lapotre. Went in the 
 evening to the Royal Society and Vocal Club. 
 
 Friday 6. — Went to the Georgia summons of a Common Council. 
 Present : Ayers, Hen. Archer, Egmont, pr., Hales, ch., Lapotre, 
 La Roch, Smith, Vernon. 
 
 Dr. Burton sent in his seventh payment of lOl. per annum for a 
 catechist at Savannah. 
 
 Lord Shaftsbury sent in his 10^ towards building churches in Georgia. 
 
 Seal ordered to be j)iit to the instnictions to the magistrates of 
 Savannah, relating to the orphans in Georgia, whereby the Trustees' 
 grant U) Mr. Whitfeild for the care of the orphans is cxphuned. 
 
PIRST EARL OP EGMONT. 147 
 
 1740. 
 
 A letter from General Oglethorpe to the Trustees, dated 2 April, 
 1740, relating to the orphans, with his sense of them to Mr. Thomas 
 Jones, was read. 
 
 Read a letter from Dr. Waterland recommending one Mr. Medcalf, 
 who is in priest's orders, to succeed Mr. Whitfeild in the church of 
 Savannah, informing that he was a good preacher, read prayers well, 
 and was desirous to go over on the salary of oOl. a year. 
 
 Ordered that Dr. Hales be desired to acquaint Dr. Waterland that 
 the Trustees will accept of Mr. Medcalf for their minister, on producing 
 a certificate of his good behaviour. 
 
 Ordered that a memorial be prepared and presented to the 
 Incorporate Society to acquaint them therewith, and to desire a salary 
 for him. 
 
 Then the Common Council Board ordered that 5001. be imprest to 
 Alderman Hankey to answer occasions. 
 
 Ordered that 150^ sola bills be signed and sealed, and sent to Col. 
 Stephens to make up the 300/. appointed for building the church at 
 Savannah. Col. Oglethorpe had advanced to Mr. Whitfeild the other 
 150Z. 
 
 Lieut. Horton attending, acquainted us with a suspicion the free- 
 holders and landholders of Georgia are under, and which discourages 
 them from plantmg, viz., that they think their property not secure, 
 because of certain clauses in their grants obliging them on pain of 
 forfeiture to cultivate and plant a certain number of acres and trees 
 in a set time, which they are not able to do, and consequently advantage 
 mav be taken of their failure. 
 
 Resolved that the letter of attorney passed by the Trustees on 28 
 August, 1739, which empowered the magistrates of Georgia to re- 
 possess forfeited lands, be revoked ; and that the magistrates be directed 
 to take no advantage of forfeitures on account of want of making their 
 covenanted improvements, but that they call on the inhabitants to 
 give their reasons why they have not improved, and return the same 
 to the Board. 
 
 Ordered that Mr. Dormer, of Georgia, be paid 301. 8s. 5d., being the 
 balance of an account allowed by the commissioners there to be due 
 to him. 
 
 Ordered that Mrs. Woodrofe be paid a debt due to her husband for 
 goods taken by Mr. Causton on the Trustees' account. 
 
 She claimed interest and charges, &c., for being unpaid two years 
 and half, and then obliged to protest a bill given by said Causton on 
 Mr. Jenys in Carolina, but which Jenys refused to pay ; but we would 
 not allow it, bidding her take her remedy on Causton who drew the 
 bill. 
 
 After this, Mr. Vernon, Lapotre, Archer, Hales, and I dined at the 
 Horn Tavern, with Lieut. Horton. 
 
 The same day Dr. Hales, Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon and I, trustees for 
 Mr. Dalone's legacy for conversion of negroes, ordered the purchasing 
 100 books wrote by the Bishop of Man, for instruction of Indians and 
 negroes. 
 
 We also ordered payment of 30^ being a bill drawn on us by Mr. 
 Thomas Jones, for money by us allowed to Mr. Thomas Bona and 
 another Moravian, catechists to the negroes at Purysburg. Bona 
 only remains alive. 
 
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 Jiine 15-24 
 
 Saturday 7. — Went with my wife to Charlton where we have not 
 been since September last. 
 
 Sunday 8. — Communicated at Charlton Church. 
 
 Monday 9 to Thursday 12. — Stayed these days at Charlton. 
 
 Friday 13. — Went to London to j^rosecute my purpose of passing 
 my niece Bering's arcounts with the Master in Chancery. 
 
 Saturday 14. — My wife and I were sworn to our answer. 
 
 Returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Sunday 15. — My wife and I returned to London, on account of her 
 fever and cough. She continued many days extreme ill. 
 
 Monday 16. — I went to the Georgia office alone, where Mr. V'erelts 
 informed me that General Oglethorpe's den\ands for reinforcement 
 were referred to Lord Cathcart, General of the intended e.xpedition, 
 to be considered by him, and he is to report thereon, and that the 
 expedition is against the Havana. 
 
 Also, that Lieut. Horton made some objections to the present 
 constitution of the Province, with re.-^pcct to the not allowing the 
 union of grants, marriage or succession, which the Charter does not 
 forbid, although it prohibits the granting to one person more than 5(X) 
 acres. That he also would gladly know whether free negroes may not 
 be admitted in Georgia though by the act slaves may not. 
 
 Tuesday 17. — Visited cousin Le Grand and brother Percival. 
 
 Friday 20. — My wife's fever abated so much that she began to take 
 the bark, but she had much of the cholic. Her physician, Dr. Wilmot, 
 in discoursing of many things, told me an anecdote of the famous Dr. 
 Harvev the discoverer, of the circulation of the blood. namelv,thathe 
 voluntarily killed himself with laudanum, being one of those whom, 
 if he were now hving, we should call a free thinker, and who believed 
 it lawful to put an end to his hfe when tired of it. The first 
 attempt he made to do it was imsuccessful, as Dr. Scarborow 
 his intimate friend related it, who agreed in opinion with 
 the other that suicide was lawful. One day, Harvey , being in 
 great pain (he was then about 72 years old) sent for Scarborow, and 
 acquainting him with his intention to die by laudanum that night, 
 desired he would come next morning to take care of his papers and 
 affairs. Scarborow, who had long before promised him that friendly 
 office when occasion called on him. did accordingly come next morning, 
 but was surprised to find Harvey alive and well ; it seems the laudanum 
 he had taken, instead of killing him, had brought away a considerable 
 number of stones, which effect caused a suspension of his design to 
 destroy himself for some years. But afterwards, being about 8(i years 
 old, he renewed his purpose with more effect ; he had for several years 
 prepared a sufficient dose of laudanum and laid the vial in a particular 
 comer of his room, with orders to his servant that whenever he heard 
 him rattle in the throat, he should bring him that cordial which he 
 told him would cure him of it. This happening one night, he gave his 
 .servant his direction, who innocently bringing him the \ial. the doctor 
 drank it of[ and soon expired. 
 
 Sunday 22. — Lady Egmont. The first day of her fever's abating, 
 but very ill at night of the choUc and purging. 
 
 Monday 23. — Mr. Verelts informed me that last Thursday the 
 Regency agreed that General Oglethorpe should have a company of 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMOXT. 149 
 
 17li». 
 
 greuadiei-.s added to Ids ivgiiueut, and a double number of subaltern 
 officers, and that it was designed there should be more forces sent for 
 the defence of Georgia besides his regiment, wliich looks as if, aftt'r 
 taking 8t. Augustine, it is designed to keep and not demolish it. 
 
 He added that tiie Earl of Islay had told Governor Glen that if 
 he expects any favour he nuist live well with General Oglethorp(\ 
 against whom he manifests nuicli spleen because he has the 1,000/. 
 given him as ('aj)tain General of the Carohna forces which used to be 
 given tiie Governor of tliat Province. 
 
 He also told me that both Mr. Henry Archer and Mr. La Roch 
 having declined to aj)i:>ly to the Treasury for the 2,000/. due to the 
 Trustees for so iimch advanced by them for General Oglethorpe's 
 regiment, being for the military service, he went himself to Lord 
 Sundon and explained the case to him, who promised to call for the 
 memorial presented long since to the Treasury for obtaining that sum, 
 and that Lord Sundon Jiad promised it should be read. 
 
 He also told me that (General Oglethorpe had wrote to the Regency 
 that he had no doubt by the measures taken, but he should make 
 himself master of St. Augustine. 
 
 My wife's fever seems wholly gone off, and her chohc mended ; all 
 the doctor's medicines have taken place. 
 
 Tuesday 24. — I went to the Georgia Office on a summons of Conmion 
 Council, but we not being a sufficient numljer did only Trustee 
 business : Lapotre, president ; ^Ir. Smith, Mr. La Roch, Egniont, 
 Holland, Hen. Archer. 
 
 A letter from Mr. Seward to Mr. Vere Its, dated 4th instant, was read. 
 setting forth the ]">resent deserted state of our colony, which he says 
 caimot b(;' re]:)aired but by the three following measures : 1. A further 
 change of the people's tenure, so as to give them a free and absolute 
 holding, with liberty to alienate as in other colonies. 2. The use of 
 negro slaves : and 3. A change of magistrates who will serve without 
 reward or salary, for which he recommended Mr. Brownfeild and Mr. 
 Woodrofe. 
 
 Two letters from Mr. Whitfeild dated 7th and 9th April last, to the 
 same purpose but not so particular, acquainting us further that he 
 intended to set up a school for instructing negroes in Pensilvanea. 
 and was going to other colonies to j)reach and make collections for 
 the orphan house, then to return to Savannah and from thence to 
 England, and that he had wrote to a clergyman to supply his place 
 in th<^ church of Savaiuiah during his absence and assist in taking care 
 of the orphans. That he was upon cultivating twenty acres this year, 
 which he supposed would be more than any would do in the Province. 
 
 That there was scarce a face of religion at Frederica. That he had 
 proposed to Mr. Macleod to a.ssist in building a church at Darien, but 
 he desired him t<) sus])end his resolution, till he saw whether the Scots 
 at Darien were determined to stay or go. 
 
 That at Darien he did not see one garden, but the people dispirited, 
 as thev were likewise at Frederica , where thev subsisted on the resiment. 
 
 A letter was read from Mr. William Medcalf to Mr. Verelts, dated I8th 
 instant, that he was ready to accept the church of Savannah and to go 
 when we pleased. 
 
 The committee appointed to exchange notes with the bank, re- 
 
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 June 2 i-26 
 ported, that the balance ill the bank on the 9th June last is 5919^ 7s. 7d. 
 which is appropriated to the following uses, viz. : — 
 
 I. s. d. 
 
 To answer all expenses to Michaelmas, 1740 3151 
 
 To answer building churches ... ... ... ... 351 7 
 
 To Missionaries 33 10 2^ 
 
 For payment of outstanding debts and service of the 
 
 Colony from Michaelmas, 1740 2383 16 9^ 
 
 Mr. Thomas Christie, Recorder of Savannah, very lately arrived, 
 presented a long memorial supported by affidavits, containing a 
 complaint of ill usage, misrepresentations made of him, services done 
 by him and money due to him, which we received, but t(tld him we 
 were not a Board to consider it, but we would do it impartially. 
 
 His chief complaint was against Mr. Stephens and Mr. Thomas 
 Jones. The latter for using him uncivilly and with ill words to the 
 vilifying his character, and for denying he had liberty to issue warrants ; 
 and both for denying him to enter on his magistracy of first Bailiff, 
 or to be concerned in examining the public accounts, to both which 
 the Trustees had appomted him, and sent over his commissions. 
 
 In conversation he said he knew many lies had been writ against 
 him. but they were all false, and he was very urgent we would examine 
 into them, having living proofs that would vindicate him, of whom 
 Captain Thompson now here was one. 
 
 We rephed he should be heard thereon. 
 
 Among other questions we put to him, he replied : — 
 
 1. That cultivation has annually decreased in the whole Province. 
 
 2. That the people decrease daily, and no more than 59 freeholders 
 left in Savannah and very few inmates. 
 
 3. That one great reason of not cultivating is want of servants, 
 they leaving the colony when out of their time, and the masters not 
 able to pay for new ones. 
 
 Mr. Seward who also lately arrived from Georgia told me : — 
 
 1. That he heard the Ebenezar people did pretty well by the help 
 of their friends in Germany ; but that ail the rest of the Province 
 where he had been was almost wasted, there being scarce any remaining 
 but who depended on the regiment, or who were in the Tnistees' 
 
 pay- 
 
 2. Tliat the land was tolerably good, and as good as that of Carolina, 
 but the people would not cultivate because of their tenure, and they 
 would not be slaves. 
 
 3. That again, they could not cultivate for want of negro .servants, 
 four of whom were kept as cheap as one white one, the wages of the 
 latter being 1(>/. currency per month (near fifteen pence per day 
 EngHsh money) besides provision, so that it did not answer to sow 
 corn when they could buy it at a shilHng a bushel, which is cheaper 
 than they can raise it. 
 
 I. That he could not think but it would be agreeable to the Trustees 
 to save the expense of salaries to magistrates by vesting with that 
 ( haracter persons who would accept of the office without pay, such as 
 Mr. Brownfcild and Mr. Woodrofe, who were good men and capable. 
 
 5. That he had design to apply for a grant of 5o() acres near adjoining 
 to the Orj)han house, intending to cultivate it, and then becpieath it 
 at his death to the Orphan house, but he would not do it unless he had 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 151 
 
 1740. 
 
 all the privileges that they have in other colonies to sell it if he pleased, 
 for he would not be fettered. 
 
 6. That if the land were granted in absolute freedom, many 
 Methodists who are so cried out against in England would go over 
 and settle in Georgia where they might enjoy their religion without 
 offence, but Mr. A\^iitfeild and he should be obliged to persuade them 
 not to think of Georgia but to settle in Pensilvanea, unless the tenure 
 be altered as proposed. 
 
 7. That he had purchased 5,000 acres in Pensilvanea for 2,200/. 
 sterling, for a school to instruct negroes, which is in Mr. Whitfeild's 
 name, who pays him 5/. per cent, for it. 
 
 8. That General Oglethorpe did not favour Mr. Whitfeild in his 
 taking the orphans. 
 
 9. That the inhabitants scarce knew who were their governors, 
 the Trustees or General Oglethorpe, sometimes the magistrates taking 
 their directions from him, and he at other times making difficulties 
 that he had no power to direct. 
 
 10. That there is not a garden at Darien, and it is a false information 
 that they supply the regiment with fresh beef, for they have all their 
 sustenance from Frederica stores by water. 
 
 11. That all the Moravians are gone. 
 
 Wednesday 25. — Lady Egmont. Her fever abated but not quite, 
 and she had an ill night with sweating and cough. 
 
 Thursday 26. — Lady Egmont. Waked ill and feverish with low 
 spirits, cough and much disturbed by her perpetual blister, and so 
 continued till bed time. 
 
 I went to the Georgia Office, but we did no business either as Common 
 Coui-cil or Trustees. Lapotre, Egmont, La Roche, Vernon, Smith, Eyles. 
 
 Mr. Seward attended to know on what conditions he should have a 
 grant of 500 acres, which, he said, he designed to give or at least to 
 bequeath at his death to the Orphan house ; that his purpose was only 
 to fence it in for a supply of cattle for the orphans, and therefore he 
 would not be obUged to the planting mulberry trees or vines or other 
 covenants attended by forfeiture, except the payment of quitrent. 
 
 1. That he would not insist on having negroes, seeing there was 
 
 2. an act against it, but he believed the colony could not possibly 
 go on without them. 
 
 3. He also beUeved it would fail, unless the inhabitants had full 
 liberty to dispose of their property as they pleased, and as they may 
 in other Provinces ; in a word, be as free as in them. 
 
 4. That there are in his opinion not above 500 souls left in the 
 colony, exclusive of the regiment and the Saltsburgers. 
 
 5. That he looks on Mr. Thomas Jones to be an honest man, and 
 he is a Methodist, always having held their opinions, but for want of 
 company and countenance was not able to manifest it. 
 
 G. That Mr. Brownfeild,our Register, is also a Methodist, and very 
 zealous for the good of the colony. 
 
 7. That Mr. Burnside is also one, and overseer of the Orphan house. 
 
 8. That Mr. Whitfeild was by this time, he beheved, returned to 
 Savannah, where he feared nobody but told every one their own, 
 rebuking them in what he found them faulty, and had forbid Mr. 
 Noris the sacrament for playing cards when he should be going about 
 doing his duty. 
 
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 y, Hu said he would uot deliver his sentiineuts cojicerning bailiff 
 Parker, but liiutcd he liked him uot. 
 
 J(». Nor of Mr. Fallowfeild, wlio was not, as I imagined, a Methodist. 
 
 11. That one reason why he would not plant mulberry tree.s or vinos 
 was that he thought they load to vanity and vice, and as to the silk 
 busiue.ss it was all a chimera, and he saw no nuilberry trees but in the 
 Trustee garden. 
 
 Mr. Christie attending jjresented a lett-er to back his memorial, 
 whereui he justified his brhiging over Mrs. Turner and cohabiting with 
 
 her; that she came over indeed to attend as servant on Mrs. Carteret, 
 but he avoided her company on board. 
 
 We imprest 5(t0/. to Alderman Hankey for the following occasions, 
 viz. : 
 
 To tender Mr. Wrag the order of Capt. Macphersou 
 reported to be due to .said captain after disallowing 
 2kt/. 26'. Gd. claimed by him, and which was ordered 
 
 in Common Council 25 March last IWj/. 13 li 
 
 For salaries to Secretary and Accomptant duo 
 
 midsummer, 1740 loo/. <» n 
 
 For rent due to the office ... ... ... ... 7/. lu (• 
 
 And for a bill drawn towards building the church at 
 
 Savannah 15(»/. (> •» 
 
 We agi-eed to have a Conunon Council on Monday sennit. 
 
 We had a debate about contenting the inhabitants of our I'rox ince 
 by further alteration of their tenure, and allowing of negroes m .some 
 shape or other. 
 
 Mr. Lapotre was agamst it, but Mr. Vernon seemed inclined to do 
 both, alleging as to negroes, that our law concerning them does not 
 forbid free negi'oes from .settling among us, but only the using them 
 as slaves. That the preamble of the Act shows the prohibition is only 
 of slaves, and by the law of England a free negro is as nuich a subject 
 as a white man. and may set up any trade. 
 
 Mr. La Roch said the same, but it ought to be well considered before 
 we allowed of free negroes to come into the province, for under colour 
 of that, slaves flying from Carolina passed through our colony to 
 Augustine, could not be known for slaves and therefore could not be 
 taken up. 
 
 1 said 1 was as yet against allowing free negroes for the reas<»u Mr. 
 La Roche gave, and because they working cheaper would thereby 
 discourage and drive away white servants, though possibly being free, 
 they might refuse to hire themselves at a cheaj)er rate than white 
 men. in which case no prejudice could come, and I thought there was 
 no danger of their rumiing away or making insurrections, since they 
 could go nowhere to better tliem-selves, but on the contrary would bo 
 made slaves of. 
 
 As to a further change of teiuar, Lsaid it was ab.solutoly uooes.sary. 
 seeing for want of it the inhabitants were daily withdrawing 
 themselves. That the end of our strictness of tenure was to keep 
 inhabitants and peoi)le the colony, but seeing it has had a quite contrary 
 olToct, We nuist change onr measures, and the colony will Ih' entirely 
 abandonerl, which would i)ring a reproach on us for ever, aiul not be 
 forgiven by the King and Parliament, and if we did not give the 
 inhabitants all the oa.se and liberty po.ssible consistent with the .safety 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 153 
 
 1740. 
 
 of the Provmci', it would be better to suneuder the charter than to 
 let it perish by our own w ilfulness and mistakes. 
 
 That I saw not the mischief of allowing the ])eople to ahenate their 
 lands in their life time, or to annex other lands besides what were 
 granted to tliem. by marriage or by gift (botJi of which they desired), 
 but I was not for aUowiug a person who already has a grant of land to 
 purchase. That no man can sell but another nmst buy, and the last 
 may be tied to the same conditions as the first was. 
 
 That it was certain the silk cannot come to anything but l)y iLuml)er 
 of inhabitants, and therefore care nuist be taken to keep those that 
 remain and invite more to settle. 
 
 Mr. La Roch .said the danger of allowing the people to sell was that 
 then the CaroUna peopk will buy, and be masters of the Province, 
 which they much desire, and one rich man may buy up all the freeholds 
 already granted. I rephed, that might be prevented by allowing no 
 person to j)urchase more than 5(K) acres. 
 
 All we determined was that Mr. Verelts should take notice (tf what 
 had been said, and reduce our thoughts into writing against we 
 next meet. 
 
 And that he pre]>are a draft of the grant for Mr. Seward and show 
 it to Mr. Archer and Mr. Hf)lland. 
 
 One James Smith, a freeholder at Savannah, appeared and gave in 
 a petition for leave to- sell his lot, there being an estate in Scotland 
 fallen to him, which is encumbered with debt, and he would wilUngly 
 clear it by selling his lot. Not being a Board, we could do nothing 
 in it. 
 
 We w^ere also acquainted that Andrew Grant of Georgia was come 
 over, a malcontent there, biit it was not true. 
 
 Thurpdav 26.— 
 
 Friday 27.- 
 
 Saturday 28.- -This day my wife's fever quitted her, and also her 
 choUc by the help of laudanum, and only her stitch and cougli 
 remained. 
 
 Sunday 29.- Prayers and sernum at honuv In the evening went 
 to the chapel. 
 
 Monday 30. — 1 went to the Temple to enquire how far my law^yer 
 had proceeded in passing my account with niece Dering ; Mr. Barsham 
 told me there had been a hearing before the Master of the Rolls, who 
 was of opinion I should nuike up two accounts, the one for my late 
 brother Dering, the other for his wife, because Sir Philip Parker is 
 entitled to the half of my niece's effects in case she should die before 
 her being of age or marriage. 
 
 By the marriage articles of my brother and sister Dering. tiiere 
 was to be 3,000/. settled by him for his wife and for children, of which 
 his wife was to have the half, which half she bequeathed to my wife, 
 but the half belonging to my niece (the only child of the marriage) is 
 by law to be divided between my wife and brother Parker in case mv 
 niece Dering should die unmarried before 21 years old. I am therefore 
 to distinguish the receipts and disbursements belonging to my brother 
 Dering's accoiuit from those belonging to his wife, which it is impo.ssibIe 
 to do with respect to divers bills j^aid since my brother and sister's 
 decease. 
 
 Tuesday, July 1.— Visited the Bishop of Litclifield but he was out 
 
154 DIARY OF THE 
 
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 of town, and the Earl of Ailsford, and brother Percival and General 
 St. HipoUte, who was Ukewise out of town. 
 
 I went this morning to discourse Mr. Verelts upon divers affairs of 
 the colony, and he told me that he spent yesterday with Lieutenant 
 Horton in planning out such alteration of tenure as would satisfy 
 the inhabitants of Georgia. One was that they should hold their 
 lands in the nature of church leases, paying a small fine on alienation, 
 and that none might buy more than 5(X) acres. That those who 
 bought might be under covenants to cultivate as far as two thirds of 
 their lot and no more, it being of use that one third should remain 
 underwood. That they also should be subject to the King's quit-rent 
 from the moment it becomes due on their original grants before 
 turned into church leases. That an order should be sent to enquire 
 into the grants already made, by whom possessed, how cultivated 
 and by whom abandoned, and indulgence given to those who are 
 gone and have forfeited to return and enjoy their lands. That such 
 as bought and did not reside themselves, should be obliged to keep an 
 agent on the land. That upon exchange of their grants to church 
 leases, an entrance into the Register's Office and a copy of the Court 
 Roll should be sufficient title, and a copy of the same should be sent 
 to the Trustees, for confirmation, and till so confirmed the land should 
 be deemed their lawful property. 
 
 I told Mr. Verelts that I questioned whether copyholders, not being 
 freeholders, could sit u])on juries, and that I thought it necessary that 
 purchasers might not buy 50 acre lots as far as 500 acres, for so one 
 man would purchase out ten of the present freeholders in Savannah, 
 and this would destroy the town. I also said it were to be wished 
 that none should be suffered to purchase who had already land, but 
 they should be new settlers, and that young Mr. Stephens was of this 
 opinion. 
 
 It was also agreed with Mr. Horton that people might succeed to 
 other lots or lands besides what was granted them by the Trustees, 
 if the same came by marriage, or death of next relations, or gift, 
 subject to the conditions of the grants that fell to them. 
 
 We then discoursed of the admission of free negroes, and it seemed 
 to us on reading the Negro Act that the negro slaves are forbid, yet free 
 negroes are not ; for though it is forbid to use negroes, yet it is said, 
 conlrary to the intent of the Act, and by the preainble it appears the Act 
 was onily made against the use of negro slaves. I desired him to get 
 the Attorney General's opinion thereon, for if the use of free negroes 
 were allowed in our Province, they might perhaps hire themselves 
 to the inhabitants at lower wages than the white servants, and it 
 might content the inhabitants without their being slaves, and enable 
 them to cultivate their lands, the dearness of labour being the great 
 complaint. 
 
 Wednesday, 2 July.— Vi.sited i^ieut. Horton and discoursed him on 
 the intended alterations of tenures in Georgia. 
 
 1. He said he had been employed with Mr. Verelts thereupon, and 
 verily beUeved that what had been considered by them whcii granted 
 would satisfy all the reasonable p(Mij)le of the colony, and such as in- 
 tended to remain in it ; but there were some who would never be 
 satisfied do what we would, particularly such as aimed at the magistracy, 
 and such as wanted to make great fortunes by employing negroes. 
 
flRST EARL OP EGMONT. l55 
 
 1740. 
 
 2. That he believed the colony would be endangered by employing 
 negroes and industrious jjeople might live comfortably without them, 
 but could not indeed grow rich. 
 
 3. That there was a spirit for planting mulberry trees in the 
 southern division, but it was a thing quite new to them, and it would 
 be necessary to set some apprentices under Mrs. Camuche that the 
 managing silk might be better known and spread, and that if that 
 woman should die, the art would be lost. 
 
 4. That there must be many more inhabitants still in the colony 
 than what Mr. Seward told us. 
 
 5. That Mr. Seward misinformed us concerning the Darien's people 
 not sup])lying the regiment with fresh beef, for they usually send down 
 five or six beefs a week. That indeed he knew but of one inhabitant 
 at Darien who had a garden, but they cultivated land. 
 
 6. That the Regents had resolved General Oglethorpe should have an 
 additional company of grenadiers and also additional officers ; but 
 that his other demands, of pay for 1,000 Indians, scout boats and 
 rangers, was not resolved, but that General Oglethorpe's expenses 
 in providing them should be paid when the services were certified. 
 
 7. That by letters from South Carolina he learned that province 
 was not able to raise the 400 men designed for assisting to take St. 
 Augustine, which was very unlucky, for it would make it difficult for 
 Oglethorpe to surround the place in order to hinder provision coming 
 to it. They could furnish only 200 white men, but talked of sending 
 200 negroes to assist. 
 
 In the evening I visited Mr. Vernon, to congratulate him on his 
 brothers success in demoUshing Cheagre Fort. He told me among other 
 things that the Admiral had revived the old discipline of causing 
 regular prayers to be observed on board the fleet, and on occasion 
 of every attempt had also prayers for success thereof. 
 
 Thursday, 3 July. — Went to the vocal club. 
 
 My wife went for the first time abroad in her coach for the air. 
 
 Friday 4. — This day I learned there were a great debate in the 
 Regency whether Sir John Norris should be made acquainted with his 
 sailing orders, which he insisted on, or receive them sealed. That 
 the Lord Chancellor and Duke of Newcastle were of that opinion, but 
 Sir Robert Walpole against it. That at length, being put to the vote, 
 it was carried in Sir John Norris's behalf by one, whereupon Sir 
 Robert acquainted them it was his Majesty's orders to him that Sir 
 John should not know them, and therefore it would be proper to know 
 his Majesty's pleasure again upon that head. 
 
 This is by the town esteemed a matter of great importance to Sir 
 Robert. 
 
 Mr. La Roch came to me from Lord Sunden to acquaint me that 
 yesterday the Treasury ordered to us the payment of the 4,000Z. 
 given by Parliament but that on debate they did not think it was 
 given to us so absolutely for the civil concerns of the colony, but that 
 we might pay thereout the 2,000^. we had advanced to the military 
 service, which Sir Robert would take care should be put into the next 
 year's account of services incurred. I told him I apprehended this 
 might disable us from a punctual payment of our half yearly estimates 
 in due time, which were always to be sent before hand, so as the money 
 might be in Georgia at the commencement of the half years, and that 
 
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 July 4-7 
 bejjides;, we knew not yet but our debts might be more than we ai)j)ri'- 
 heiid, so that the want of the 2,(XKi/. so long as to next session of 
 Parliament may greatly distress us, the same, if paid at all. not eoming 
 in jierhaps till this lime twelvemonth. But I i)erceivtd there was 
 Uttle money in the Treasury, otherwise they would not jnit us off m 
 this manner. He repUed that was the very case, for all the money 
 thev could rap and nmd W(>nt to the armaments fitting out. 
 
 In the evening Mr. Vcrelts camo to me and confirmed what Mr. La 
 Roch told me, adding that Sir Robert Walpole had endorsed on the 
 order for our 4,(»(»()/. that the 2.u(»r(/. demanded by us for so much 
 advanced to the mihtary service should be paid thereout. 
 
 T said it was a cruel hardshii) to make us stand creditors a year 
 longer to the pui>hc, when we kupw not how our money would answer 
 the civil ccmcems of the colony, and that pos.sibly, if the Parliament 
 .should next year allow of the 2,0l)(»/. when put into the Hst of serA-ices 
 incurred, it might make them less disposed to grant us a sufficient 
 sum for the civil concerns of the colony. 
 
 After this I went with my brother Parker to Marabone Gardens. 
 
 Saturday 5. — King Street School. Went with Mr. Seddon to 
 aclaiowledge a deed before a master in chancery for filling up the 
 number of the Trustees. 
 
 Sundav 6. — Prayers and sermon at home. In the evening went to 
 chapel. 
 
 Monday 7. — Summons for a board of Trustees and Comiuon 
 Council. 
 
 Tho. Archer, Egniont, Eyles, Lapotre, La Roche, Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc, Smith, C. C. chair, Tho. Towers, Vernon, president. 
 
 As Trustees, we .sealed Mr. WilUam Medcalfs constitution to be 
 minister of Savannah in Mr. Whitfeild's room, and drew up a menu)ri.il 
 to the Incorporate Society for a salary to him. 
 
 As Common Council. 
 
 Ordered that 150/. be paid (being General Oglethorpe's bill) to 
 c<)U\plete 3<>0/. appropriated to build a church in Savannah. 
 
 Ordered a grant of 500 acres to Mr. Wilham Seward to be set out 
 with his consent and cultivated as ho j)leases, with })ower to leave it 
 t<» the Orphan house if he think fit. or if to another, then that such 
 successor be subject to such covenants of cultivation as other grantees 
 shall be. 
 
 Ordered that a Trustee Board have power to .-^eal his grant, if he 
 tliiiik fit to take it on these terms. 
 
 <.)rdcred that 1,000/. in sola bills be sent to Georgia by Captain 
 Thompson for the estimated expenses f>f the colony from Michaelmas 
 17 K I. and that five of the Common Council draw on the bank for th.> 
 
 same. 
 
 Mr. La Roche acquainted the board that he was desired by Lord 
 Sundon. Lord of the Treasury, to recpiest the favour of us to respite 
 th(^ Treasury's payment of the 2,(»0()/. due to us for money employed 
 in the defence and .security of the Pr<)vince, and for which we had 
 presented a menu)rial to l)e repaid, but had been neglected by Sir 
 William Young to be ])ut last .session into the estimate of military 
 services incurred ; Lord Sundon assuring us that this sum .shoukl be 
 put into the estimate of services incurred next session. 
 
 We ajjreed to obhge the Treasury therein, but at the same time 
 
FIRST RARL OF EGMONT. 157 
 
 1740. 
 
 desired Mr. La Rocli to tell Lord Siindon that wc could talcc no notice 
 of verbal messages, but should expect the Treasury would sign a 
 resolution, which we now drew up, signifying tliat the Lords of the 
 Treasury were satisfied that the said sum had Iwon expended by us 
 for the mihtary service, and ought to be repaid us, and resolving it 
 should be repaid us out of the next money approi)riated by Parliament 
 for services incurred and not provided for. 
 
 But I expressed my doubt whether the little money left for supplying 
 our half year's estimate ending jMichaelmas 1741 would hold out, 
 especially as part of this 2,000L remains yet to be paid (near 8001.) 
 and I said it was very hard upon us to lend the Government 2,000/. 
 for two years, and thereby distress ourseh^es, when we ought rather to 
 expect the Government would have advanced money to us if necessary ; 
 besides, that this was trusting to Sir Robert Walpole who had no 
 affection towards our colony. 
 
 Mr. La Roch replied, he could assure us Sir Robert had good 
 intentions to support the colony ; and Mr. Verelts said that he had 
 looked into our cash, and was sure that the estimate would not draw 
 all away, so as to inconvenience us before the 2,000Z. came in, for that 
 the sola bills we should issue did seldom come back to be paid under 
 four months, in which time we might expect the money. 
 
 Referred to a committee of accounts to settle the demands of Lieut. 
 Colonel Cocliran and Lieut. Horton concerning the barrack money pay- 
 able by the Treasury, but to be advanced by us at the Treasury's desire. 
 
 Referred to the same committee to settle the demands of Thomas 
 Christie and Thomas Jenys. 
 
 Mr. Henry Archer made report from the committee appointed to 
 consider of Mr. Miller's memorial, that Judge Holland and he were 
 of opinion that he had no demand in law or equity on the Trustees 
 to make good to him the arrears of travelling allowance due to him 
 from the Apothecary's Company. 
 
 We then called in Lieut. Horton, and went upon the alteration of 
 tenure, in order to make the minds of the inhabitants of our province 
 easy, and resolved that no advantage should be taken of a)iy forfeiture 
 agahist the present possessors, with respect to their neglect of cultiva- 
 tion before midsummer 1740, and that a proper release .should be 
 made for that purpose. We also concluded on several changes fit 
 to be made m the tenure of lands. 
 
 As that proprietors may succeed to other lands or lots than those 
 originally granted them, whether their new lands came to them by 
 descent or gift, as far as 2,000 acres. 
 
 That they should have liberty for two years to come to make leases 
 of seven years of the whole or part of their lands. And that they 
 should not be held to cultivate and plant so great a number of acres 
 as is expressed in their present grants, but only 6o acres in 10 years on 
 500 acre grants, and 60 more the ten following years. 
 
 And that only 1000 mulberry trees be planted within the first ten 
 years on a 500 acre lot, and 1,000 in the next ten years. 
 
 That on 50 acre lots it should be sufficient to plant 50 trees in the 
 first ten years, and 50 the second ten years. 
 
 A form of grant is to be drawn of these and some other alterations 
 to be made for the Trustees' perusal. 
 
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 July 7-U 
 Lieut. Horton told us that when this was done, all reasonable people 
 in the colony will be satisfied. 
 
 1. He further told us that as to the 50 acre lots, one man can do no 
 more than clear his garden. 
 
 2. That of ten servants there are generally sick two, so that they 
 can pass but for eight at constant work ; but that so reckoning, the 
 ten men can cultivate but 25 acres for the first year. 
 
 3. That he beUeved there would be 50,000 mulberry trees planted 
 in the southern division this season. 
 
 4. That Quarter Wanset had but two vines living out of 4,000 sUp3 
 when they arrived two years ago, but that this year there were many 
 thousand, and it was hoped they would prove well. 
 
 5. That till the silk becomes a commodity, the only trade of the 
 colony will be lumber and fresh meat to carry to the islands. 
 
 6. That it is necessary one third of the lots should be excused 
 cultivation because the timber thereon ought to be preserved ; for 
 at present timber (of which himself had a great quantity excellent 
 for building ships) having no market, would be only a drug if cut 
 down and must be burnt, whereas in a compass of years, perhaps 
 eighteen or twenty years hence, it will be very valuable for exportation. 
 
 7. That notwithstanding Robert WiUiams' complaint of want of 
 negroes whereby his lumber (by the dearness of white men's labour) 
 stood him in twenty per cent, more than lumber from other colonies ; 
 yet Williams had sent several ship loads of lumber from Savannah 
 and owned he had a gain thereby, although he paid three shillings a 
 day to hired labourers to cut it. 
 
 8. That Patrick Grant was a useful man and the best planter in 
 Georgia ; that he was now settled at Frederica and naval officer in 
 Samuel Davison's room who resigned it, and that it would be proper 
 Mr. Grant should be made a Justice of Peace because of his station 
 and residence. 
 
 When business was over, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
 Towers, I and Lieut. Horton dined at the Horn Tavern, and then I 
 returned home through the park. 
 
 Tuesday 8 to Friday 11. 
 
 Saturday 12. — Went to the Georgia office upon a committee of 
 account, where met, Egmont, Lapotre, Smith, Eyles, La Roch. 
 
 1. We took into consideration a letter from Ebenezer and Thomas 
 Jenys, of Charlestown, stating their account between them and the 
 Trustees, and were of opinion that they had a ])rivate transaction 
 with Mr. Causton, besides that with us, and that when they found he 
 could not pay them, they charged his debt upon us. We disagreed 
 also to some other parts of their account. 
 
 2. Colonel Cochran attended, and was very urgent that we should 
 pay him the balance of his account of disbursements, amounting 444/., 
 expended on account of the landing the regiment at Georgia, and 
 building huts for them, hiring pettiaguas to carry the men from 
 Savannah to Frederica, &c. 
 
 We told him we were not empowered to pay him any of the money 
 given by Parliament for the civil uses of the colony, his demand being 
 for military .services. 
 
 He said the Treasury Board would repay it by jmtting it into the 
 estimate of services incurred and not provided for, and that they 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 159 
 
 1740. 
 
 had promised it. We replied, tliey had indeed made a mimite thereof 
 and sent it us, bnt it was not satisfactory, for it did not bind them 
 down to repay it, and it was not absolutely sure the Parhament would 
 grant it, so that as Trustees for the pubhc we knew not how wc could 
 justify advancing this money ; however, we would see if any thing 
 could be done for his satisfaction, and come to some resolution on 
 Monday next in case we could make a Board of Common Council. 
 In the mean time we desired oath should be made to the truth of his 
 account of disbursements, which Mr. Thomas Stephens, who came 
 with him to the office, ofEered to do. 
 
 3. Lieut. Horton Ukewise attended to be repaid 69Z. Us. Od. expended 
 by him on the military account. 
 
 We told him the same as we did Colonel Cochran, only explained 
 to him that we believed the Common Council would, when they met, 
 require both him and Colonel Cochran to give security that they will 
 repay the money they desire of us in case the Treasury should not. 
 
 4. Then Mr. Thomas Christie attended, between whom and the 
 Trustees there is a difference of accounts, for the Commissioners of 
 accounts in Georgia make him debtor in 30^. to the Trust, and he 
 makes us his debtor in 100^. 
 
 We ran his accounts over article by article, and as he explained them, 
 it seemed to us that his demands are just and his account right. 
 
 Reports on these several heads were ordered to be made again next 
 Monday. 
 
 Sunday 13. — Communicated at the King's chapel. 
 
 In the evening went to chapel. 
 
 Monday 14.— A Common Council was summoned this day, but we 
 could make only a Trustee Board, viz. : Lapotre, president, Egmont, 
 Eyles, La Roch, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Smith, T. Towers. 
 
 We sealed a letter of attorney to Mr. Verelts to receive of the 
 Treasury the 4,000Z. given us last sessions. 
 
 Lieut. Colonel Cochran and Lieut. Horton attended to know our 
 resolutions concernmg their demands to be repaid the money they 
 had disbursed on the military concerns, for that although the Treasury 
 warrant for our receiving the 4,000^. mentioned their expenses, as what 
 it was expected we should advance, to be repaid us next session by 
 putting the same into Sir William Young's estimate of services incurred 
 not provided for by Parhament, yet there was not assurance in the 
 said warrant that they should so be inserted, neither was it sure the 
 Parhament would allow it, and it rather looked hke a shift in the 
 Treasury to get rid of us, and that their Lordships have no design 
 to pay the money at all, otherwise they would have inserted it in the 
 estimate of services incurred and not provided for last sessions. 
 
 But part of Lieut. Colonel Cochran's account being for wine, &c. 
 delivered into the stores, we separated the same from his military 
 disbursements, and upon Mr. Thomas Stephens swearing to the truth 
 of the delivery of them, we told him the money should be paid him. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Christie hke wise attended, but being no Board we could 
 not receive the report of the committee of accounts relating to him 
 but deferred it to this day sennit in hopes of a Board. 
 
 James Smith of Savannah appeared, and acquainted us that he had 
 agreed with Captain Wilham Thompson to sell his 50 acre lot to him, 
 for 20/., if we would consent thereto. Accordingly we gave him leave. 
 
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 July 11-Oct. 17 
 
 I returned home to dinner and stayed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 15.— This day Lord Cathcart sets out for the Isle of Wiu'ht 
 to embark the marines with all the expedition he is able. He takt^s 
 with him eight complete regiments, each 81 1 men, and is to be joined in 
 America by 4,()()() more, which with those belonging to the train, &c. 
 will compose an army of 10,998 men. He takes also thirty pieces of 
 brass cannon for both Held and siege, and it is snppo.sed goes first to 
 Jamaica . 
 
 He goes not very well satisfied with Sir Robert Walpole, who directed 
 the money for this expedition and the officers' pay to pass through 
 two pa^miasters' hands instead of the agents of the regiments, hands as 
 usual, whereby the officers are distressed, they having occasion for 
 their pav bv way of advance on account of the necessaries they have 
 furnished themselves with, and which the agents of regiments are used 
 to advance, whereas the paymasters choose to return the money to 
 America because of the advantage they get by the exchange. Lord 
 Cathcart apprehended this was done to retard his embarkation, and 
 the officers determined yesterday to petition the Regency, that their 
 agents might have the command of their money. But my Lord 
 unwilling to make that push against Sir Robert, prevailed on them to 
 take up the money they had here occasion for on their private security. 
 
 I returned for the summer to Charlton, my wife being, I thank God. 
 so far mended as to be able to go, though she still takes the Jesuits bark. 
 
 Wednesdav 16 to Sunday 20. — Stayed at Charleton. 
 
 Monday 21.— Went up to the Georgia Office on summons of a 
 Common' Council. Archer (Henry), Egmont, president, Eyles, 
 Lapotre, ch., Lord Beauclerc, Smith, Towers (Thomas), Towers, 
 (Chris^), Vernon. 
 
 As Trustees we received a report that the 1,000/. given by Parliament 
 last year for the civil concerns of the colony has been received. We 
 read the report of the Lords of Trade, dated 8th February last, made 
 to the Privy Council upon the draft of the Pilot Act we had prepared, 
 and had been referred to them. This report appeared to be made 
 with anitnosity against us, but we were not sur])rised at it, that 
 Board being constantlv our enemies. 
 
 We referred it to Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. Eyre, 
 and Mr. Holland, or any two of them, to consider of. 
 
 As Common Council W(^ resolved many things which I shall insert 
 when I get a copy of the minutes of the ('omm<»n Council bo(»k of the 
 transactions of this day. 
 
 Several of us dined together, and at night I returned to Charleton. 
 
 Stayed at Charleton till Tuesday 29. 
 
 Tuesdav 29. -Went to town with my wife to consult Dr. Wilmot 
 on her cough and feveri.sh disorder. 
 
 Bought 100/. old South Sea Annuities for my nicn-e at 112i. 
 
 Mr. bawnay, eldest son of the Lord Downs, died this day in Malburow 
 Street. He was a verv good man, communicated every Sunday, and on 
 all festivals and saints days when given, and was extremely charitalde 
 and good to his children and servants, yet an hour before he died he 
 could not tell where he was to go. 
 
 Wednesday 30.— I returned with my wife to Charlton. Mr. Verelts 
 wrote me word that Mr. Tuckwell (of Bristol, now in t..wn) had a letter 
 from Mr. J. Brownfeild, Registrar at Savamiah, dated 7 May, full of 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 161 
 
 prayers of success against Augustine, the siege of which by account 
 from Charlestown was opened on Sunday, 27 May last. 
 
 Thursday 3 1 .—Stayed at Charlton . 
 
 Friday 1 to Friday 8.— Stayed at Charlton. 
 
 Saturday 9.— Mr. Verelts and his wife came down to dine with me. 
 I si-ned a draft on the bank to Alderman Hankey for 500 . to pay sola 
 bills returned from Georgia for payment. He brought Mr Stephens 
 journal from 15 March to 13 May, wherein there was nothing very 
 
 "" AlsTa letter from Mr. Norris of 7 May to him, advising that he was 
 desired to go with the soldiers to the siege of Augustme by General 
 
 Ifso^'Tn " abstract of General Oglethorpe's proceedings with his 
 soldiers in Florida from 9 May to 19, in which time he took fort St. 
 Diego, eight hours march from Augustine, in which were fafty men m 
 garrison who surrendered by capitulation ; there were there 9 swivel 
 guns and two carriage guns and seventy small arms, which last he 
 gave the Indians that were with him. 
 
 Sunday 10. 
 
 Sunday 17.— Stayed at Charlton. . , . i 
 
 Monday 18.— Went to town to receive dividends of my niece s stock 
 in the funds and returned to dimier. ^ , ^-u 
 
 Mr Yerelts acquainted me by letter that the French have at length 
 made peace with the Chickesaws ; they have been also tampering with 
 the Creeks The French are now masters of the Messasippie river and 
 can join their forces from Quebeck, so as at any time to make head 
 against Carohna and Georgia and drive both into the sea. Besides, this 
 niay be followed by drawing oS other nations from our alhance. 
 
 This had been often represented to the Ministry, and a small amiual 
 allowance of presents from the Government, with a proper support 
 of the Chickesaws (who are subjects to England) in their wars, had 
 preserved them to us. This much weakens the barrier of Carolina 
 and Georgia. Colonel Bull has wrote for protection by the addition 
 of more troops, and possibly this may turn out ill for Georgia ; tor 
 as Carolina is most favoured, if it be resolved to send a regiment 
 thither, the Ministry may abandon Georgia to the Spamards and order 
 Oglethorpe's regiment to Carolina. 
 
 Staved in the country from 18 August to to 5 September. 
 
 Fridav, 5 September.— Went to the Georgia Office where there was 
 neither k Board ot Common Council or Trustees, and only Mr Lapotre 
 
 was there. We signed drafts on Sir Hankey, one for mi. and 
 
 the other for 300?., to pay sola bills lately come over. 
 
 The account I there heard is that the hurricanes expected this time 
 of the year obhged General Oglethorpe to raise the siege of Augustme. 
 
 I dined alone at the Thatched House, and lay in town. 
 
 Saturday, 6 September.— Returned to dinner to Charlton. 
 
 Wednesday 24.— Went to town to buy 4 per cent annuities stock for 
 myself and niece. 
 
 Remained at Charlton till 16 October. j ■,• j 
 
 Thursday, 16 October.— Went to town for the wmter, and dmed 
 
 with my son. . , i ^t. -d • i 
 
 Fridav 17.— Went to Court and then dined with my brother I'ercival. 
 
102 DTARY OF THE 
 
 Oct. 18-22 
 Saturday 18. — Went to a committee of correspondence at the Georgia 
 Office. \'eriion, Egmont, Smith. 
 
 1. We considered bill and demand on the Trustees, and resolved 
 that bOl. charged by him for boats and men kept by him should be 
 struck off and disallowed, whereby the Trustees' debt due to him will 
 be reduced to about \6l. 
 
 2. A petition of the widow Fage, late of Highgate (but returned to 
 England with her daughter, 12 April, 1739) was read, praying some 
 rehef in her bad circumstances. We resolved that 5^ should be 
 allowed her till enquiry could be made what is become of her lot, 
 which when sold the overplus should also be given her. 
 
 3. A letter from Mr. Urlsperger, of Ausburg, dated 25 August 1740, 
 was read, desiring certain goods for the Saltsburgers should be sent 
 them, and also that a young man might go to them. We agreed that 
 the goods should go out of hand with Captain Thompson of the 
 " Georgia Pink " who sails on Tuesday next with thirty recruits for 
 Colonel Oglethorpe's regiment with Lieut. Horton, with whom also 
 goes Mr. Woodrofe of Savannah. 
 
 4r. A letter from Woodward and Flower, merchants of Portroyal, 
 to the Trustees was read, praying relief agabist Mr. Fallowfeild who 
 acts as naval officer at Savannah and had seized their cargo of French 
 sugar and molossus, and obhged them to give bond to answer the King's 
 duties, whicli they thought was not rightly demanded, because they 
 always understood no duties were payable to the King for goods 
 brought thither. We also read Mr. Fallowfeild's account of said 
 seizure, to which he added in a pressing manner his desire to have 
 instructions sent him how he ought to act in such cases. 
 
 We debated the matter and agreed that the bond taken by Mr. 
 Fallowfeild was illegal and of no force, because he is not a naval officer 
 yet appointed by the Commissioners of the Customs, and consequently 
 no officer at all, but that as those sugars and molossus ought by the 
 English laws for the plantations to pay duty, they should still remain 
 in Mr. Fallowfeild's custody, till his Majesty's instructions should be 
 had, for which purpose we thought it proper a memorial should be 
 presented to his Majesty. In the mean time that those merchants 
 to be wrote to, that their case was under consideration and they should 
 know the Trustees' resolution as soon as possible. 
 
 5. The same merchants drew upon us a bill for 59^ odd shilhngs, 
 being for goods deUvercd Mr. Causton two years ago, and we agreed 
 it ought to be i)aid, the commissioners of accounts in Georgia having 
 certified to us that the same is a just debt. 
 
 6. Before the committee sat, myself, Mr. Anderson and Captain 
 Coram met and sealed 2,()()()/. in sola bills for the use of the colony, 
 which completes the half year's allowance of our estimate to Lady 
 Day 1741. 
 
 7. A letter from Dr. Henry Garret, of Savaimah. to the Trustees, 
 and another to me, was read, praying consideration for services done 
 to the orphans, and also comj)liiining of hardships done him by the 
 iMaf,'istrates of Saviinnah in relation to the accounts of Solomon and 
 Minis, Jews in partnerslii[) at Savannah, whosi^ books he kept but was 
 refused j)ayment for his trouble, wherein he desired us to redress 
 him : we agreed that his requests sliould be transmitted to Georgia 
 to be examined, and their opinions sent us ; but that as to his demand 
 
FIR^T EARL OF EGMONT. 163 
 
 1740. , _, , 
 
 on Minis, it was a private transaction, which the court of Savannah 
 should terminate. 
 
 We ordered our report to be made up against the next Common 
 
 Council Board. 
 
 I dined with Mr. Smith and Mr. Verelts at the Tavern, and then 
 visited my daughter Percival. 
 
 Sunday 19.— Stayed at home. 
 
 aionday 20.— Called upon Mr. Green and received my half year 
 annuities", due midsummer and Christmas 1738. 
 
 Called on Mr. Annesley and paid him his half year's mterest of 
 7,000/. due 9th instant. 
 
 Tuesday 21.— Visited Sir Francis Clerke, Mr. Augustus Schutz, 
 Lord Grantham and brother Percival. Then went to court. 
 
 This day my daughter Percival miscarried. 
 
 Wednesday 22.— People talk every day more freely than another 
 against the conduct of the Administration. 
 
 They affirm the plague is got into the Cambridge, an 80 gun ship of 
 which my cousin Thomas Whorwood is Captain, through the badness 
 of the victuals, and of the bedding, which was stuffed with pinions of 
 pigeons with the rotten flesh upon them, and such trash as tanners' 
 pits afford, so that the seamen are turned to land, the beds and chests 
 burnt, and they are washing the ship with vinegar. 
 
 The stowing close together the prest seamen, and keeping them pent 
 up without air, for fear of their deserting, has contributed not a little 
 
 to it. 
 
 To say the truth, the management in this respect has been 
 abominable, and Captain Hildesley of the Lyon, a 50 gun ship, has 
 quitted the service, declaring he will discover the abuses. 
 
 Before the late King of Prussia died, he said people wished his 
 death, but when his son came to succeed, they would wish him alive 
 again. Whatever his people may have got by this succession, England 
 has got nothing, for the new King is as much averse to our King as the 
 father, and possibly more, occasioned by his not being paid the legacy 
 left him by our late King. When he was asked if he would not visit 
 our King when lately at Hanover, he said, yes, but he must first do 
 justice. 
 
 And he has been further displeased, by a letter our King's mistress 
 wrote her mother when the late King of Prussia died, wherein she told 
 her, it was well for England he was dead, for the King of England 
 could manage the successor as he pleased. The old woman had the 
 indiscretion to show this letter, by which means the King of Prussia's 
 minister at Hanover got a copy of it and sent it to his master. 
 
 The King of Prussia, to show his resentment, would not visit our 
 King though in his late progress he came within a few miles of him, 
 and at his pubUc levee took an opportunity when Lord Holderness 
 was present to show his contempt of our Administration. For asking 
 why the Duke of C\iraberland went on board Sir J. Norris's fleet, and 
 being answered it was to see some action, he repUed aloud, 
 " ^^'^at ? does any one expect to see action from an Enghsh fleet ? " 
 
 It has been wondered why his Majesty went this summer to Hanover, 
 when we were in war with Spain, and on the brink of one with France, 
 and it was answered, his Majesty had matters of great consequence 
 to transact in Germany, a reconciUation with Prussia, forming 
 
164 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Oct. 22-Nov. 19 
 treaties and the like ; but nothing of this being done, they now say 
 it was to divorce his mistress from her husband, which according to 
 the forms of the courts of law there, could not be done but by her 
 presence there. 
 
 Thursday 23. — Visited cousin Le Grand and cousin Betty Southwell. 
 
 In the evening went to the play. 
 
 Friday 24. — Visited Lord Wilmington and Lord Mansel and brother 
 Percival. 
 
 Saturday 25. — Visited Lady Sahsbury. 
 
 Sunday 26. — Stayed all day at home through the sharpness of the 
 weather. 
 
 Monday 27. — Visited Count Nassaw and Mr. Venion, and Colonel 
 Cecil. 
 
 Monday, 3 November 1740. — I went to the Georgia Office to look 
 after some entries, and Mr. Verelts told me the Government had 
 ordered 800 new raised men under command of Colonel Gouge to go 
 to Colonel Oglethorpe's assistance, and that Sir Robert Walpole will 
 certainly put the 2,000^ advanced by us for the raihtary service 
 in Georgia into the list of services incurred and unprovided for by 
 ParUament last year, so that there is great hope that money will be 
 repaid us. 
 
 Visited my brother Percival in the evening. 
 
 Monday, 10 November. — Lieut. Horton came with Mr. Verelts to 
 see me this morning. They told me 
 
 1. There was hope that the augmentation of a company of 
 grenadiers to General Oglethorpe's regiment was like to succeed. 
 
 2. That Patrick Grant, one of the ringleaders of the Savannah 
 memorial for negroes, has been killed in a duel with an officer of 
 Oglethorpe's regiment. 
 
 3. That Mr. Seward lost his hfe in Gloucestershire by a stone cast 
 at him as he was preaching in the fields. 
 
 4. That Mr. Whitfeild hes imprisoned in Philadelphia for debt, 
 supposed to be bargaining for land which Mr. Sewel who is dead was 
 to pay. 
 
 Thursday 13.— Visited Mr. Wesley, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Tuffnall, and Dr. 
 Tessier. 
 
 Friday 14. — Visited the Speaker, Sir George Savile, Bishop of 
 Oxford, Lord Wilmington, Mr. Thomas Clark, daughter Hanraer and 
 cousin Le Grand. 
 
 Saturday 15. — A committee of accoimts was summoned to examine 
 the year's accomits ending 9 June, 1740, in order to the printing it, 
 and we went through the vouchers and prepared a report for to lay 
 before the Comnwrn Council next Monday. Present : — Vernon, 
 Egmont, Smith, La Roche. 
 
 Sunday 16. — Prayers and sermon at home. Then went to Court 
 and was well received. 
 
 Monday 17. — A Common Council was summoned to approve of the 
 general accounts of the Trustees for the year ending 9 June last, and 
 receive a report from the committee of accounts ; but were not a 
 Board. Egmont, La Roch, Shaftsbury, Smith, Hales, Vernon. 
 
 We did nothing therefore. Four of us dined together, and in the 
 evening we read over some j)art of "The State of Georgia" which 
 we desigu^to print. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 165 
 
 1740. 
 
 There came a letter from Mr. Oglethorpe to Mr. Verelts, with a bill 
 on the Government for some expenses by him created for the mihtary 
 service of the colony, and a letter from Charlestown, dated 31 July, 
 that there was put on board the " Albion " a box for the Trustees which 
 we suppose to contahi Mr. Stephens' journals. The " Albion " being 
 arrived in the DoAms, we expect to have our packets on Wednesday, 
 on which day we directed a Common Coimcil. 
 
 Tuesday 18.— This day the session of ParUament opened, and the 
 Kings speech gave general satisfaction, but the address of thanks 
 was opposed in both Houses. In the lower House, the address was 
 moved by Mr. Bromley and seconded by young Mr. Selwyn. The 
 minority were for adding to it that the House would make enquiry 
 how the money given last year has been employed, but the court 
 over-ruled it by a majority of 226 against 159. 
 
 In the House of Lords, the Lord Holderness moved one address and 
 the Duke of Arguile another, but the former, which was that of the 
 Court, was carried by 66 against 38. 
 
 Wednesday 19. — A Common Council summoned. Robert Ayers, 
 Henry Archer, Egmont, Steven Hales, Edward Digby, Adam 
 Anderson, Shaftsbury, Samuel Smith, Robert Tracey, Christopher 
 Towers, Vernon, Sir Wilham Heathcote. 
 
 The committee of 10 October, 1740 reported 21Z. 125. M. due to 
 Mr. Hawkins, 1 BaiUlf of Frederica, which was agreed to. 
 
 Reported a bill of 59L 3s. 4:d. fit to be paid, agreed to. 
 
 Mr. Christie's memorial read, representmg that in a former resolution 
 concerning his demands on the Trustees as due to him, the Trustees 
 omitted 16Z. due to him for the keeping Trust servants given him by 
 the Trustees to be maintamed at their expense, and 101. due to him 
 for half year keeping a clerk as allowed in our estimate. 
 
 We agreed to defer entering on his affair, because of letters arrived 
 in the Downs, but not yet brought to the office, which may possibly 
 inform us of debts owing from said Christie to the Trust, which, should 
 that appear, will lessen our papnent to be made him : besides, that 
 he having disposed of the servants he demanded 16/. for keepmg, we 
 thought he had no claim to that money when not possessed of those 
 servants. 
 
 Report of the committee of accounts of 15th instant was made that 
 they had gone through the annual account of receipts and disburse- 
 ments to 9 June 1740, and the same was approved, and 
 
 Resolved that any three of the Common Council present the same 
 to the officers required by the charter, and that 100 copies of it be 
 printed. 
 
 A memorial from the Incorporate Society in Scotland was read, 
 declaring they will not be bound to pay their missioner at Darien 
 50^ per annum till his 300 acres for rehgious uses are cleared. And 
 that they expected the grant should nm for a missioner to be of the 
 Church of Scotland estabhshed. 
 
 Both these were agreed to by the Board. 
 
 Impressed 2501. to Alderman Hankey. 
 
 This day Captain Hugh Mackay arrived express from Georgia with 
 letters from General Oglethorpe to the Duke of Newcastle and Sir 
 Robert Walpole, and one for Mr. Verelts, dated from Frederica 28th 
 August, expressing that he was ill, and hoped to be able to defend 
 
166 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Nov. 19-Dw. 6 
 Georgia. It euclosed an account of his expenses against Augustine. 
 
 N.B. — The committee reported that between the 9th June 1739 
 and 9 June 1740 there had been received 20094 17 4 
 
 and that there remained the 9 June 1739 a balance in the 
 Trustees' hands of 2352 5 9 
 
 In all 22447 3 1 
 
 and deducting disbursements made to 9 June, 1740 ... 16527 15 6 
 
 There remained 9 June, 1740... 5919 7 7 
 
 Letters from South Carolina just arrived mention Mr. Whitfeild's 
 being dangerously ill there. 
 
 Thursday 20.— Visited Mr. Tracy, Mr. Digby, Genl. St. HipoUte, 
 Col. Schutz, brother Percival, cousin Ed. Southwell and cousin William 
 Southwell. 
 
 Went to the play at night. 
 
 Friday 21. — Stayed all day at home. 
 
 Saturday 22. — Visited Sir William Heathcote, Lord Palmerston, 
 Lord Tircomiell and Lord Bathurst. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 23. — Prayers and sermon at home. 
 
 jMonday 24. — Visited the Bishop of Cork, Dr. Clayton, Sir Edward 
 Dering, and Brother Parker. Captain Hugh Mackay . lately come from 
 Georgia, and Lieut. Horton, and Mr. Verelts dined with me. 
 
 The Captain told me that 35 inhabitants of Darien were slain at 
 the siege of Augustine. 
 
 Tuesday 25. — This day the House of Commons on the motion of 
 Lord Baltimore voted nem. con. that the Speaker should \\Tite the 
 thanks of the House to Vice Admiral Vernon for his signal services. 
 
 Wednesday 26. — Stayed at home the morning, went in the evening 
 to the music club. 
 
 Thursday 27. — This day came the following letters from Georgia, 
 viz. : 
 
 1 July 1740, Mr. Thomas Jones to Mr. Verelts. 
 
 15 July 1740, Mr. Thomas Jones to Mr. Verelts. 
 
 1 August, Mr. Thomas Jones to Mr. Verelts. 
 
 5 July, Colonel Stephens to Verelts. 
 
 Colonel Stephens' Journal from 14 May to 5 July. 
 
 4 August, Colonel Stephens to Verelts. 
 
 Colonel Stephens' Journal from 6 July to 2 August. 
 
 Dr. Clayton, Bishop of Cork, his lady, Mrs. Forth, and my brother 
 Percival's family dined with me. 
 
 Friday 28. — Sir Edward Dering, Mr. Elhs, Mr. Bindon and my sou 
 dined with me. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 29. — Passed the day at home. 
 
 Sunday 30. — Went to church, and passed the rest of the da\- at 
 home. 
 
 December 1, Monday.— Went to the Georgia Office, where met, 
 Lord Sidney iieauderc, Mr. Henry .'Vrcher, Mr. Ayers, Egmout in the 
 chair, Lajjotrc, Shaftsbury, Smith, Tho. Towers, Christopher Towrrs, 
 Vernon. 
 
 Read a letter from Captain Pearce concerning a sola bill of ten 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 167 
 
 1740. 
 
 pound taken on board the Carolina ship which brought over Captain 
 Brathwait whom the Spaniards basely murdered. 
 
 We ordered payment of the same, security being given to indemnify 
 the Trustees against their paying it twice over. 
 
 Read a memcuial from Lieut. Philip Delagal exposing his services 
 in Georgia, and read also the committee's report upon his former 
 apphcation, wherein direction was mentioned as fit to be given (and 
 was accordingly ordered by the Board) to the commissioners of 
 accoimts in Georgia to certify their opinion of his demand ; which 
 order, though made out 14 April last, did not go till October following 
 for want of convoy. 
 
 Ordered that lOl. be advanced him on account. 
 
 Ordered that a committee meet on Saturday next to consider a 
 State of the Colony drawn up by our secretary, intended on review 
 t^ be printed. 
 
 Ordered that, when approved, 1,000 copies of it to be printed. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Christie (late bailiii" of Savannah) appeared and desired 
 to have a lease of 200 acres on the east side of Savannah near the town 
 and on the river. 
 
 We agreed to grant his desire, that his lease shall run for 21 years 
 and on renewals to pay double fine ; to carry four servants, &c. 
 
 We drew up our petition to Parliament for money, and agreed that 
 it shall finally be adjusted on Saturday next. 
 
 Mr. Vernon, Mr. Ayers, Mr. H. Archer, Lord Shaftsbury, Mr. 
 Christ(,pher Towers, Mr. Lapotre and I dined together, after which we 
 agreed that Mr. Henry Archer should show our State of the Colony 
 and our petition for money to Sir J. Barnard and Mr. Sandys, hoping 
 they will enter into our affairs and favour us when our petition shall 
 be presented and debated, for we expect it will be strongly debated. 
 
 This day the Lords voted thanks to Admiral Venion for his services 
 as the Commons had done, but there was a division whether the 
 Admiral's instructions should be shown to the House, which was 
 carried against the showing them by a majority of 58 against 37. 
 
 2 December, Tuesday. — Visited Lord Tirconel and cousin Le Grand. 
 AVent to St. James' Vestry. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 This day Mr. Cooley, a writer or scrivener, was sent to Newgate for 
 ])rinting and presenting the House of Commons with a paper entitled 
 Considerations on the Embargo, the same being voted scandalous, 
 malicious, &c. 
 
 3 December, Wednesday. — Visited Mr. Stroud, Sir Thomas Hanmer, 
 Sir Charles Bunbury, brother Percival, Mr. Forester and Sir W}Tidham 
 KnatchbuU. Dined with me the Earl of Shaftsbury, Mr. Henry Archer, 
 Mr. Vernon, Sir WiUiani Heathcote, Mr. Thomas Towers, Mr. 
 Christopher Towers. 
 
 This day there was a long debate upon sending the printer of the 
 Daily Post, Mr. Mears, to Newgate for pubhshing part of The Considera- 
 tions on the Embargo. There was a division for not sending him to 
 Newgate, but the Court carried it by 220 against 163. 
 
 Thursday 4. — Lord Tirconnel, Mr. Tracy, Mr. La Roch, and Mr. 
 Digby dined with me. 
 
 Friday 5. — 
 
 Saturday 6. — A committee met to read over the book prepared by 
 
168 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Dec. C-ll) 
 our secretaiy, entitled " A repre^eutatiou of the state and usefubiess 
 of the colony of Georgia." Digby, Egmont, La Roche, Shaftsbury, 
 Smith, Lord TirconneJ, Vernon. 
 
 After some few corrections we ordered it should go to the press, 
 and if possible be out before the holidays. 
 
 X.B.-— It was observable that Mr. Henry Archer, the two Mr. Towers, 
 Mr. Tracy, who had all promised me to be present, and are all Sir 
 Robert Walpole's creatures, did not come. Neither other of his 
 creatures, Mr. Sloper, Lord Sidney Beauclerc and Mr. Eyles, though 
 all summoned. 
 
 It seems to me that they would have no hand in this book, lest if 
 objected to in any part, they might not be obUged to defend it ; nor 
 were they willing to appear too zealous to the rest of the gentlemen, 
 lest we should expect from them a better support, either with Sir 
 Robert or in the House, than they care to give. This last is manifest 
 from Lord Sidney Beauclerc's telling our secretary we should have no 
 money this year, and Mr. Henry Archer asking me whether we intended 
 to petition for any, a cold question for a Ti-ustee to make. When I 
 told him that we must have money, or must surrender our charter, 
 he then hoped 3,000/. would be all. 
 
 In the evening, Lord Shaftsbury, Mr. Smith and I waited on the 
 Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice Lee with the annual account 
 of our receipts and disbursements to the 9th Jime, 1740. The Master 
 of the Rolls being very ill, we could not present the same to him. 
 Sunday 7. — Went to Court and to chapel. 
 
 Monday 8. — Visited Mr. Bindon, cousin Le Grand and Lord Mansel. 
 Tuesday 9. — Visited cousin Le Grand. 
 
 This day the Duke of Arguile moved the House of Lords that to 
 augment the army by raising new regiments, rather than by adding 
 private men to each company, is unnecessary expensi\'e and dangerous 
 to the liberty of the subject. He was supported by Lord Carteret, &c. 
 But Lord Harvey moved for the previous question whether the Duke's 
 motion should be put to the question, and the Court carried it should 
 not by 59 against 42. 
 
 The sanie day the Commons resolve<l to address the King to take 
 oil the embargo on rice and fish. The minoritv carried this question 
 by 17. 
 
 Wednesday 10. — Visited the Bishop of Cork. In the evening went 
 to the music club. 
 
 The House of Commons sat upon the army in committee upon the 
 same kind of motion with that of the Duke of Arguile before mentioned, 
 and the court party carried it for augmenting the army by new corps, 
 by 55 majority. There were about 450 members in the House, the 
 majority 252, the minority 197, besides the tellers. 
 
 Thursday 11. — On report made of the committee's resolution of 
 yesterday concerning the army, the debate renewed, but the majority 
 carried it by a greater number than the day before, 232 against IGG. 
 1 visited i.i(»rd liathurst, Lord Palmerstou. 
 Friday 12. — Went to the House of Commons to hear debates. 
 Saturday 13. — Visited Mr. Ayers, Lord Lovel, cousin William 
 Southwell and Mr. Thomas Archer. 
 
 Sunday 11. Prayers and sermon at home. 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT, 169 
 
 1740. 
 
 Monday 15.— Georgia affairs. Vernon, president, Lord Sidney 
 Beauclerc, Egmont, Smith, Shaftsbury, Tracy, Anderson. 
 
 We prepared the draft of our petition. Lord Sidney was for asking 
 but 5,000/. but we told him we should want 10,000/. 
 
 A full Board is to meet on Friday to consider it. 
 
 We read letters arrived on Saturday from Georgia. 
 
 Mr. Gronau to Verelts, dated 16 June. 
 
 Mr. Boltzius to Verelts dated 6 September. 
 
 Mr. Jones to Mr. Lyde, apothecary, dated 18 September. 
 
 Mr. Stephens' Journal from 4 May to 4 October. And his letter to 
 Mr. Verelts, 6 October. 
 
 Mr. Jones to Mr. Verelts 6 October. 
 
 Lord Mansel and Mr. Blackwood, and Mrs. Blackwood, with their 
 children dined with us. 
 
 Tuesday 16. — Visited Mr. Lapotre. 
 
 Wednesday 17. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Thursday 18.— 
 
 Friday 19. — Georgia affairs. A Trustee Board met to settle our 
 petition to Parhament. 
 
 La Roch in the chair, Archer (Thomas) Archer (Henry), Egmont, 
 Holland, Lapotre Shaftsbury, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Lord Tirconel, 
 Towers (Thomas), Tracy (Robert), Vernon, Anderson, Sir WilUam 
 Heathcote. 
 
 We read Mr. Thomas Jones' letter to Mr. Lyde of 18 September. 
 
 Read the last year's estimates, with an account o'f the exceedings 
 that have been made thereto ; and resolved upon petitioning the 
 Parliament for 7,000/. to carry on the necessary expenses of 
 the year from Lady Day next. Lord Sidney, Mr. Towers, Mr. 
 Henry Archer, Mr. Thomas Archer, and Sir WiUiam Heathcote 
 hung much to ask for but 6,000/., but they at last acquiesced in 
 7,000/. 
 
 Then our petition being prepared and suited to the articles of expense 
 resolved on, it was desired of Lord Tirconel and Mr. Tracy to carry it 
 to Sir Robert Walpole, and to desire he would procure the King's 
 consent to it. Mr. Thomas Archer, Mr. Henry Archer, Mr. La Roch 
 and Lord Sidney dechned going to Sir Robert, and Mr. Thomas 
 Towers slunk away to prevent being asked. 
 
 Mr. Vernon hinted to the gentlemen the necessity of appointing 
 some person in Georgia with greater authority than any now are 
 invested with, in order that the Trustees' conmiands and instructions 
 may be better executed than hitherto, instancing the misfortune of 
 the hght-house being ready to fall by means of a person in the colony 
 who had neglected the repair, and prevented it when it might have 
 been repaired in time. He meant Col. Oglethorpe, who assuming 
 too much authority to himself , expects that whatever orders we send, 
 though ever so peremptory, shall not be compUed with till he give his 
 own directions therein. 
 
 The Trustees had before taken out of his hands the fingering the 
 money, and now j\L?. Vernon thought fit to take from Jiim also any 
 concern in the civil affairs of the colony. 
 
 This day arrived a saucy letter to the Trustees from Savannah, dated 
 10 August, 1740, and signed by Bailey, Stirhng, Grant and Douglas, 
 
170 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Dec. 19-2? 
 vilifying Col. Oglethorpe and divers of the Trust for refusing them the 
 use of negroes, &c.* 
 
 Asking this day of Lord Sidney Beauclerc, in confidence, why Sir 
 Robert Walpole prevented our designed enquiry by Parhament into 
 the state of the colony, he confessed to nie that an enquiry would have 
 been followed by a vote of approbation, whereby Sir Robert would 
 be tied down to maintain the colony, although it might be proper to 
 give it up to the Spaniards upon a peace. I can weU trust my Lord 
 for the truth of this, nobody knowing Sir Robert's mind better. 
 
 Tuesday 23. — Visited Lord Ailsford, Lord Guernesea, the Bishop 
 of Litchfield, and Mrs. Southwell. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — Visited the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Mr. Tracy 
 and brother Percival. 
 
 Thursday 25. — Christmas Day ; communicated at the King's 
 chapel. 
 
 Friday, 26 December. — ^Went to St. James's Vestry, where we chose 
 in the Duke of St. Albans, the Lord Cha. Cavendish, and Sir Wyndham 
 KnatchbuU, Bt., whom I recommended. 
 
 This day Lord Tirconnel and Mr. Tracy carried our petition to 
 Parhament for money to Sir Robert Walpole, and desired he would 
 obtain His Majesty's consent for presenting it : at the same time they 
 acquainted him that we should have occasion for 7,000Z. over and above 
 the 1,900Z. due to us for what we had advanced to the miUtary service 
 and which he had promised to put this year into the Hst of military 
 contingencies not provided for by Parhament : so that we should 
 count on 8,900^ for this ensuing year's service commencing at Lady 
 Day next. Sir Robert readily promised that he would get the King's 
 consent, and made no scruple at the sum, only ad\ased we should ask 
 for the sum cf 9,0(M>/. of Parhament and quit the 1 ,9i )( i/. before proposed 
 to be put into hst of miUtary contingencies. The gentlemen rephed, 
 it was all one to them which way we got the money, and it was their 
 business to acquiesce in his method. 
 
 My brother and sister Percival and Mrs. Donellan and Mr. Jo. 
 Temple dined with me. 
 
 Saturday 27. — ^Georgia. A Trustee Board : Vernon, President, 
 Egmont, Heathcote, Lapotre, La Roche, Shaftsbury, Tracy, Lord 
 Tirconnel, Sir Will Heathcote, 
 
 1. Seal put to the Trustees' petition to Parliament for money. 
 
 2. Lord Tirconnel and Mr. Tracy reported their attendance on Sir 
 Robert Walpole yesterday with a copy of our petition to Parhament 
 for money ; that he received them favourably and promised to obtain 
 the King's consent to our application and that we should have 9,000/., 
 wliich he chose rather should be all asked for at once of the Parhament, 
 than to ask only 7,0(K)/. of the Parhament and to jnit the 2,(MH»/. in 
 the hst of miUtary disbursements not provided for by Parhanient. 
 
 .'i. A letter from Mr. Holtzius to Mr. Hen. Newman was read, dated 
 
 * Knd of Vol. II. of the mnniiscnpt diary. This volume is not indexed, though 
 Id.iiik i)av;f'H liavi" lieen left for thi- purpoHc. On tlic last png.« arc the following 
 iiR'iiioranda : — 
 
 Liout. llorton lodges at a .Irweller'H at the corner of Fountain Court in the 
 Strand. 
 
 Benj. Martin, Esq., nt Mrs. Walker's in Rrownlow Street, next Bedford Row, 
 Holl>orn. 
 
 llou. Uc'u. Evuuti, Escj., at Laxford, ueai- Slaiuford, Northatuplou. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 17 1 
 
 1740. 
 
 26 June, 1740 and received yesterday, wherem he desires a subsistence 
 and some small salary for Mr. Thilo, their physician, whose contract 
 for residing with them 3 years is expiring. 
 
 4. We were not a Common Ccnmcii Board, but ordered a letter to 
 be wrote to Mr. Newman, that we would recommend it to the Common 
 Council to agree that a 50 acre lot of land should be granted Mr. Thilo, 
 and that they should grant him a servant to be maintained 1 year at 
 the Trustees' expense, and to have working tools and a cow, a calf, 
 and hog. 
 
 5. Mr. Vernon took notice how ill our orders are executed in Georgia 
 by reason of Col. Oglethorpe's stopping them if not approved by him, 
 or neglecting to give his approbation of their being executed, without 
 which those to whom we send them will not proceed therein : from 
 whence has arose much disgrace and mischief to the Trustees and the 
 colony : as in the instance of the hghthouse, so often ordered by the 
 Trustees to be repaired, which has not been done, and is now past 
 repair, whereby an expense of perhaps 1,500Z. will fairon[^the]_Trustees 
 to rebuild it, when had their orders been obeyed in time it_ would not 
 have cost 200^, That from a Uke mistaken conceived duty, of con- 
 sulting with Col. Oglethorpe upon everything previous to its execution, 
 though of the utmost consequence to be obeyed with the greatest 
 dispatch, we liave been and are yet deprived of any knowledge of 
 the true state of the colony, though wrote for a year ago, that we 
 might be prepared to answer the maUcious stories and hes spread of 
 the colony when the present session of Parhament met, and a debate 
 should arise thereon. 
 
 He therefore recommended to the gentlemen to consider seriously, 
 whether it were not necessary to vest some person with a superior 
 authority to act in the Province than any now there is possessed of 
 (Col. Oglethorpe excepted) and to make such person wholly indepen- 
 dent of Col. Oglethorpe, whose time is so much taken up in the mihtary 
 concerns of the colony, that 'tis impossible for him to conduct the 
 ci^'il affairs of it. That in his o\nti opinion it will be necessary to 
 create a President and Comicil for the North division of the Province, 
 and a President and Comicil for the Southern division. That by 
 making two Presidents we should avoid the constituting one person 
 to govern the whole province, and so preserve the colony to ourselves ; 
 otherwise the appointing a single person for the whole, would be in a 
 manner surrendering our charter : for when once we had estabUshed 
 a Governor whose choice must be approved of by the King, we could 
 not remove him again at pleasure, and by our charter sucb Governor 
 would be obUged to obey not only the Trustees' orders but the orders 
 also of any persons under His Majesty, whereby the Board of Trade 
 (our enemies) would become our masters, and not regarding or 
 acquainting the Trustees, would send over such orders as they pleased 
 which might on a multitude of occasions clash or interfere with the 
 orders sent by the Trustees : so that no gentleman would continue 
 in the Trust to be rivalled, disputed with, and become subservient 
 to the Board of Trade, who know as httle of the colony as they do 
 of trade. That he thought Col. Stephens would in every gentleman's 
 judgment be the fittest person for President of the North, with some 
 handsome salary to support the diginty of it, and as for the soutiiem 
 division, we might compUment Col. Oglethorpe with being President, 
 
172 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Dec. 28-31 
 
 he being resident there. He would not iiideed act as such with any 
 salary, the Charter not allowing any of the Trust to hold a place of 
 profit, but probably he would execute the Office for nothing. 
 
 He concluded that he made no motion at this time concerning this 
 charge of the constitution, but desired the gentlemen would turn it- in 
 their thoughts. 
 
 All present came readily into his scheme, and he was desired to 
 sketch out a plan, which he promised. 
 
 After this our printed book entitled, An impartial Enquiry into the 
 State ami Utility of the Province of Georgia, being printed and the copies 
 brought to the Board, we agreed to send one copy of the same to the 
 King, the Prince, the Duke, and to all the members of Parliament, 
 Lords and Commons. 
 
 I dined at home and in the evening visited Sir Jo. Bland ill of 
 the gout. 
 
 Sunday 28. — Went to St. James' Church in the morning, and to 
 chapel at evening. 
 
 Monday 29. 
 
 Tuesday 30. — Visited Sir Will Heathcote and Sir Francis Gierke, 
 dined with the Bishop of Cork, and in the evening \'isited cousin 
 Le Grande. 
 
 Wednesday 31. — Went to Charlton and returned to dinner. In the 
 evening went to the play, ^45 you like it. It was well acted, and there 
 is a good moral in it. 
 
 A few days ago, Mr. Christie, who returns to Georgia upon a lease 
 of land he is obtaining of the Trustees, told Mr. Verelts that had not 
 the Trustees interposed two years ago to preserve Georgia, the Ministry 
 would have settled the EngU-sh Umits at Port Royall, and rehnquished 
 all southward thereof as not appertaining to His Majesty's Dominions. 
 Which a Lord of the Board of Trade told him. Also, he said, upon 
 perusing our printed book in behalf of the colony, that it was not 
 supported strong enough, and if he had been consulted, he could have 
 added more strength to it. Also, lie commended Col. Ste])heus to a 
 high degree, and wished there were some more in the colony of his 
 abiUty and good temper. Also he said that young Stephens had been 
 with him to desire his promise to support him in a scheme he had for 
 promoting the silk in Georgia : to which he replied, he could promise 
 nothing till he saw the scheme, which the other would not shew him, 
 and yet continued to press him, at which he wondered nmch. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 173 
 
 1741. 
 
 Thursday, 1st January, 1740-1. — Visited my brother Percival, ill 
 of the gout, and Lord Tirconnel. 
 
 Friday 2.— Went to a meeting of Trustees at King's Street Chapel. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 3. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Sunday 4, — Went to Chapel, then to Court, and gave the printed 
 account of Georgia to the Duke of Marlborow the Lord of the Bed- 
 chamber to the King in waiting, to present His Majesty. And gave 
 another of those books to Mr. Wyndham to present the Duke of 
 Cumberland. The Duke thanked me for it, and the King laid it on 
 his cabinet. 
 
 I also gave a book to my son to give to the Lord in waiting to present 
 the Prince. 
 
 Went to chapel in the afternoon and thence to visit my brother 
 Percival in the gout. 
 
 Monday 5. — Visited Mr. Wesley and Sir George Savile. Dined 
 with Mr. Tracy, where dined also Lord Sidney Beauclerc, and Mr. 
 Thomas Towers, and Sir AVill. Wpm. We had some talk about 
 Georgia, but Mr. Towers opened not his mouth, which was worth 
 observation. Lord Sidney asked me how much we petitioned for this 
 Parliament ; I answered , he knew as well as I, but that if we had asked 
 for lOjOOOZ. Sir Eobert would have as readily given us that as he has 
 given us 9,000Z. That his Lordship was present at the Board when we 
 agreed the sum. He then asked who was to present our petition to 
 ParUament ? I repHed, it lay on him and the other Trustees to find 
 the person, being of the House, which I was not : that anyone might 
 present our petition, it was all one who. He then talked of opposition 
 to the granting of money in Parliament and mentioned Lord Gage 
 and Col. Mordaunt. I said, nobody minded Lord Gage, and as to 
 Col. Mordaunt, I wished his Lordship or others would tell Sir Ptobert 
 Walpole that the Trustees will think themselves ill used by him, if 
 he shall suffer a ridicule to pass on us as he did last year, when we 
 petitioned : that we know the colony to be of consequence, and give 
 ourselves much trouble for the public, but if we are so laughed at 
 for our pains it will tempt us to give up the trust, for we cannot but 
 think the pubUc is much obliged to us, and at least we deserve to 
 be thanked. That if Sir Robert would but tell Col. Mordaunt he 
 looks on the colony to be a serious affair, the Colonel would leave his 
 joking, and it will look very oddly in the eyes of the world for Sir 
 Robert to obtain leave of his Majesty for our applying for 9,000Z., 
 while he (Sir Robert) should suffer jokes to be made on us, at the 
 same time that he gives us money. That should this be again the case, 
 I would find some member who should rise and move a question 
 whether Georgia shall be supported or not, which as things stand, 
 would certainly be voted, and that would be no pleasure to Sir 
 Robert, for then he would be obliged to preserve the colony and 
 not rehnquish it to the Spaniards towards purchasing a peace of them. 
 
 In the evening I went to see my brother Parker who seems on the 
 recovery. 
 
174 ^ DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 6 
 
 Tuesday 6. — Visited my brother Pereival. I had this day a long 
 
 conversation with Mr. Thomas Stephens concerning Georgia, and find 
 
 him still to push at the Trustees in Parliament, in case he can prevail 
 
 for a pubUc enquiry into our conduct. He told me : — 
 
 1. That all the people of Savannah were gone away except about 
 50. I reply 'd, his father writes otherwise, and that so late as October 
 last there were 50 freeholders under arms at a quarter of an hour's 
 warning, besides those employed at the Orphan house 10 miles off, 
 others who were minors, widows, &c., and that there were 200 persons 
 then capable to bear arms. That upon our order that the freeholders 
 should lay in their claims to their lands, 70 of them did it in one day, 
 and more than that number did it in the following days. He reply 'd, 
 they came from Carolina to do that, but then returned. 
 
 2. He told me Sanmel Mercer, a great improver, was going away. 
 I reply 'd, I knew nothing of that. 
 
 3. He said, the Scots were gone away undone by not being allow'd 
 negroes. I said, when they were answered they should have none, 
 they were contented if we would allow them to settle on Wilmington 
 Island. Accordingly, they received permission so to do, and yet for 
 fear of the Spaniards ran away 5 days after. He reply'd, our perniission 
 came too late, for in despair they had fixt their resolution before of 
 going. I said again, that if they were undone it was their own fault, 
 for they got more by hiring their servants out at 25 shillings a week, 
 than they were worth when they went over, and their extravagant 
 spending 15^. or 16/. of a night at the tavern in balls and Freemasons' 
 feasts, was enough to ruin richer men than they. 
 
 4. He said, they had been great improvers of land at first, and quitted 
 it when they found the expence of white servants was not answer'd 
 by their produce. I reply'd, there were but three of them who 
 attempted to cultivate, Wilham and Hugh SterUng and Andrew 
 Grant, and they staid but 2 years on their land : that they had not 
 patience to continue because their crops were damaged by the bad 
 seasons, which affected all America. That his father Col. Stephens 
 thank'd God that cursed crew was gone, and had it not been for them 
 the colony would have been happy ere now. 
 
 5. He said it ever surprised him why we laid the people under so 
 many hard restrictive clauses. I reply'd, it was reasonable at first 
 to secure a number of inhabitants' residence in the colony, being a 
 frontier : however, that we had excused all their forfeitures, given 
 them leave to lease, their daughters to inherit, and they might succeed 
 to lands as far as 2,000 acres. Nay, they may even bequeatii their lands 
 to whom they would, if without heirs ; so that they might do every- 
 thing but sell or mortgage their lands. He ask'd if the orders were 
 gone over and these indulgences past in form and sent ? I answered 
 they had past the Boiird, and the people acquainted therewith, and 
 they were putting into form. He impertinently shook his head, and 
 said they might possil)ly never be sent. 
 
 (). Ife then said tlu^ colony would come to nothing without 
 negroes, and it was impo.ssible for th«^ people to maintain themselves 
 without them. I answerM, his father thought otherwise, and we had 
 many letters from j)rivate persons (not to us but to their relations and 
 parents), declaring they could live by their labour : he said, they were 
 hired to write so to their friends, and their friends hired to 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 175 
 
 1740-1. 
 
 shew us those letters ; and that there are spies employ'd in. 
 every corner of the streets to practice on such as return from the 
 colony to England, not to tell truth of the bad condition of the colony. 
 
 I answer'd, this was an unjust aspersion somewhere, and I was sure 
 there could be no such thing : but I had been told by one person come 
 over that a member of Parliament had practiced on her to speak ill 
 of the colony. That the Trustees had no interest to use such mean 
 arts, having nothing in view but the good of the colony, and that 
 they took not their information from idle or corrupted persons, but 
 from his own father: "and pray," said I, "don't you think him 
 honest in what he writes us" 
 
 He reply'd,he certamly wrote nothing but the truth, but he was 
 afraid to write the whole truth, lest he should incur Col. Oglethorpe's 
 displeasure, against whom there are several depositions of tyramiy and 
 ill practices now in his hands as would for ever destroy him, but he 
 would not produce them. 
 
 7. He said, he had a scheme for improving the silk that would bring 
 tons yearly to England. 
 
 I told him, I supposed negroes were at the end of it : he reply'd , 
 yes. Then said I, I shall not hearken to it : for I am so sensible that 
 they would cut the inhabitants' throats, I would not for the world be 
 accessory thereto. He said, he would be but for 2 negroes to one 
 white. I said, that was too many ; but what must the poor widows 
 and orphans do, how would they be safe ? 
 
 8. He wish'd we would send an honest man over of character to 
 view the situation of the colony and bring us a faithful report : I 
 answer'd, whilst his father was there, there would be no occasion. 
 He said he had affection for the colony, and would go back if things 
 were on a better foot, but his father was in debt there and he should 
 starve. 
 
 I answer'd, his father says nothing of being in debt, but rejoices in 
 his happy condition as his letters show, and goes on wonderfully 
 improving and with success. 
 
 He then proposed that his younger brother might be sent over to 
 be his father's clerk : I said it was too late ; he had wrote for one, and 
 we had foimd one, and I wonder'd he should speak of sending his 
 brother to be undone when he would not go himself. 
 
 9. He asked me whether I did not think Lieut. Horton (now here) 
 an honest sensible man. 
 
 I answer'd. yes, and that by his advice we had so alter'd the people's 
 tenures that he confesses they will be entirely satisfied. I said further 
 that he acquainted the Board, and me in particular, that the town of 
 Frederica had dra^Ti a petition not to have negroes allow'd in the 
 colony, and put the same into his hand upon his coming to England 
 to present the Trustees : but that he return'd it to them as unnecessary, 
 bidding them be confident the Trustees would never allow them. 
 Upon this, he with some passion said, this very man told me the colony 
 would never come to anything, but (added he) I beg and insist that 
 you never tell him or any other that I have said this to you. I readily 
 promis'd this, well Imowing that should Horton hear of it, it would 
 occasion a quarrel. 
 
 10. He told rae, that he could not beheve in conscience that the 
 people can raise sustenance for themselves. I reply'd, perhaps not, 
 
176 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 7-12 
 but yet they might support themselves by means of other produces 
 besides com, as by silk and wine and cotton. That Robert Potter 
 one year sold his mulberry leaves for 5/. 
 
 He reply'd, he was engaged to write so to us by Mr. Causton who gave 
 him 40 shillings to do it. I said, it was not Potter who so wrote but 
 another inform'd me of it. At length I told him, that there was no 
 talking with a man who allow'd nothing to be true that I could say, 
 but expected to be believed in everything he advanced, and had always 
 an evasion for the answers made thereto, or some positive assertion 
 of facts contradictory, whereto no answer could immediately be made 
 for want of knowing those facts. 
 
 At last, I ask'd him whether he intended to attack us again this 
 session when we should present our petition ? He gave me to imder- 
 stand he should, not, said he, with design to accuse the Trustees, for 
 whom I have great respect, but to put the colony on a good foot. 
 I told him, if 'tis on a bad one, it must be imputed to the Trustees, 
 and therefore they would not admit of his professions of respect to 
 them. 
 
 Wednesday 7. — Visited Lord Shaftsbury and cousin Ned Southwell. 
 Called the Georgia Oflfice, where IVIr. Verelts acquainted me — 
 
 1. That Mr. Vernon will bring to the meeting next Monday his 
 scheme for altering the Constitution of the Province, by making Col. 
 Stephens President of the Northern division of Georgia ; Mr. Verelts 
 added that he hked the powers intended to be vested in him. 
 
 2. That he expects His Majesty will approve of sending to Georgia 
 50 heads, and to S. Carohna 50 heads of Strasburg Protestants, and 
 that Lieut. Horton purposes to take 100 more of them, for the 
 company of grenadiers to be added to Oglethorpe's regiment. 
 
 3. That Lieut. Horton had had 2 nights' conversation with Mr. Tho. 
 Stephens and believed he had convinced him of his folly and vanity 
 in attem})ting to set himself up against the Trustees, whose credit in 
 the world was well known to be above receiving injury from anything 
 he could attempt against them. That he further told him the colony 
 was not in the power of the Parliament, the charter being granted to 
 the Trustees and their heirs for ever with respect to the grants they 
 made, and the land being theirs, they might grant it on what terms 
 they pleased. That he ask'd Mr. Stephens whether he had apply 'd 
 himself to any members of Parliament for enquiring into the affairs 
 of the colony, who reply'd, no, but there were members who would 
 do it. Whether any members had apply 'd to him, he said no. Upon 
 which he advised him to meddle in these visionary schemes no more. 
 That Stephens told him he had a desire that all his family should go 
 and settle in Georgia, for they were low in circumstances, but without 
 a few negroes to clear Iheir land it was impossible to dear the ground. 
 That he reply'd, the Trustees could only give them land, and the 
 method he had taken to expose them was not the way to obtain 
 grants : and as to negroes, he should endeavour to convince them of the 
 necessity, not the ParUament. 
 
 Thursday 8. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Friday 9.— Went to the Hospital at Hyde Park Corner: from 
 whence I was called away by Mr. Verelts to go to the House of Commons 
 upon a libellous paper printed by Mr. Tlio. Stephens and delivered 
 this morning to the members, accusmg the Trustees of bad conduct 
 
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 in the management of the Province. The members of the House and 
 of our Board whom I found there were, Lord Sidney Beauelerc, Mr. 
 Tracy, Mr. Tho. Towers, ^Ir. La Roch and Aid. Heathcote. Lord 
 Sidney was for having him put into custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
 for UbelUng the Trustees who are members of Parhament, and in his 
 heat said, if something were not done with him, he would quit the 
 Trust, but Aid. Heathcote said he did not take the paper to be a libel 
 on the House but only on the Trustees. Lieut. Horton, who happened 
 to be there, said, if Stephens were examined at the Bar who would 
 appear against him, and falsify everything he had to say? 
 
 Saturday 10. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Sunday 11. — Prayers and sermon at home. In the evening visited 
 my brother Percival in the gout. 
 
 Monday 12.— Went to the Georgia Board. Present : Mr. Ayers, 
 Egmont, La Roche, C. C. chair, Lapotre, Smith, Tr., chair, Christ. 
 Towers, Tracy, Shaftsbury, Vernon, lieu, to Mr. La Roche, Anderson, 
 Sir Will Heathcote, Sir Hen. Gough. 
 
 1. As Trustees, we desired Mr. Smith to find us a preacher on our 
 Anniversary day. 
 
 2. Verelts reported he had sold the cask of skins lately sent us by 
 Mr. Tho. Jones at half a crown the pound, which came to 13Z. 12s. 6d. 
 
 At Common Council, 
 
 3. We received at the hand of one Phelps, lately a keeper of stores 
 at Savannah, a demand upon the Trustees made by Andrew Grant 
 and David Douglass for a debt on balance of account. We told 
 him, we had no advice thereof, but would send it to the committee 
 of accounts to be examined. 
 
 4. A committee was ordered to consider of an alteration of the 
 Constitution of Georgia, by appointing 2 Presidents and 5 assistants 
 to each, for the 2 divisions of the Province, North and South, and of 
 the powers to be given the Presidents. 
 
 5. Referred to the same committee to prepare a letter to Mr. 
 Fallowfie Id, taking notice of his wrong behaviour with respect to his 
 abetting the bad schemes of the Scotch Club. 
 
 6. Ordered payment of 111. to a Swiss merchant for Hnens furnished 
 by him to Mr. Boltzius, minister of Ebenezar, but which were detained 
 by Mr. Causton, and never given by him to Mr. Boltzius. 
 
 7. Ordered that Mr. Medley, the late appointed minister of Savannah 
 to succeed Mr. Whitfeild, be wrote to, that a ship is departing in a 
 fortnight, in which he is to go, and that 40/ be appUed for his passage 
 and for advancing the 20/. which the Treasury, upon the Bishop of 
 London's certificate, is used to advance American ministers, and for 
 the freight of goods to be sent the Ebenezar people. 
 
 8. We signed an impress for the use of the colony of 400/. 
 
 9. Ordered, that the release of all forfeitures of grants in Georgia 
 for non-performance of covenants commence from Christmas last. 
 And referred the putting the release into form to Mr. Ayers and Mr. 
 Hen. Archer. 
 
 10. Ordered, that Edmund Bushby be sent clerk to Col. Stephens. 
 
 11. Ordered, that Tho. Price, Esq., of Whitehall, have a grant of 
 500 acres in the Southern division of the Province. He was recom- 
 mended by Lieut. Horton. 
 
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 Jan. 12-21 
 
 12. We desired Mr. Hen. Archer, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Tho. Towers and 
 Mr. Christopher Towers to see Lord Baltimore and desire him to 
 present our petition to Parliament for money. 
 
 13. Mr. Tracy acquainted us that he had asked Sir Robert Walpole 
 what day we should dehver our petition on, who replied, he had not 
 yet got the King's consent, but he would speedily. 
 
 14. We agreed that 70 copies of Col. Stephens' journals should be 
 printed for the use of the Trustees, with a complete index, after which 
 the press should be broken : and that as often as a new journal arrives, 
 that the same should be printed, in order to bind up with the rest 
 in volumes. 
 
 After this, many of us dined together at the Horn tavern, Mr. Henry 
 Archer and Mr. Tho. Towers coming to us ; where, by enquiry among 
 us, we found extraordinary good effects from our printed book, in 
 gaining several members of ParUament and others to be friends to 
 Georgia, who were not so before. 
 
 Tuesday 13.— Visited Col. Schuts, Sir Tho. Haumer and Sir Cha. 
 Bunbury. Visited brother Percival in the afternoon. 
 
 Mr. Tho. Stephens came to see me, but I would not admit him : he 
 sent up word again, he was sorry he had displeased me, and desired 
 when I would see him or where he might meet me, for he had some- 
 thing of importance to communicate to me and it should not take a 
 quarter of an hour. I sent him word again that I neither could see 
 him or say when I should. His insolent attack upon the Trustees 
 in delivering that scandalous paper to all the members on Friday last 
 constrained me to be thus in appearance uncivil to him. 
 
 Wednesday 14. — I stayed at home. 
 
 Thursday 15. — Went in the evening to the Royal Society. 
 
 Friday 16. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Saturday 17. — Visited Lord Shaftsbury, Lord Tirconel, and brother 
 Percival. 
 
 Sunday 18. — Went in the evening to chapel. 
 
 Monday 19. — This day Sir Robert Walpole obtained the King's 
 consent to our petition to Parliament for money. 
 
 Mr. Newams, the Shropshire Prophet, dined with me, as did Mr. 
 Davies, collector at Harwich. Mr. Newams told us his dwelling is 
 130 miles distant from London, and that within the 13 years that 
 he has been visited with visions in dreams, he has been up to 
 acquaint Sir Robert Walpole with the purport of them 31 times. 
 That his latest errant was partly to tell him of great treachery to the 
 kingdom, both withm and without, and of danger to himself unless 
 he take care. He added that an invasion will happen soon, and 
 advised that people should lay up some money to support themselves 
 against that time, when there should for a space be great distress. 
 He said the matter of greatest consequence of all which he was now 
 ordered to come up and reveal to Sir Robert, is an absolute secret to 
 all others. That the canals he conveys his revelations by are Sir 
 Cha. Wager and the Archbishop of Canterbury, both whom write 
 down the things he tells them, and for a record. He said, the letter is 
 in the hand of the Admiralty portxir, which ho wrote him to let him 
 know that in October a great pot(aitate of Europe .should die, and 
 which fell out accordingly, the Emp<'ror then dying. He continued 
 to insist that England should be invaded, and that our army should 
 
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 defeat them on Delamore Forest, and the Pretender and his son, or 
 one of them, should there be slain. He said the Archbishop of Canter- 
 bury and the Bishops of Durham, Oxford, and receive him 
 
 kindly, the Archbishop inviting him to dine every day if he pleases, 
 with his chaplains. 
 
 My Lord Shaftsbury and Mr. Vernon being curious to discourse 
 with him, I sent to them this morning, and they came, and after hearing 
 what he had to say went away in a great degree surprised, not knowing 
 what to think, but wondering that such an illiterate man as he should 
 know so much of Scripture, especially the prophetic writings, and 
 give such expUcation of some texts as entirely agreed with their own 
 sense, but which they only knew from commentators, of whom he 
 declared he never read any. Other texts he gave an entirely new 
 expUcation to, but such as they thought very reasonable. 
 In the evening I went to the play. 
 
 Tuesday 20. — This morning died my brother-in-law,Sir PhiUp Parker, 
 at 3 o'clock, choked by one of those fits he has for 12 weeks past had at 
 sundry times. He was last night as well or rather better than at any 
 time before. I spent a great part of the day with Lady Parker and 
 my nieces. At night, the will and codicil were opened in presence of 
 Mrs. East, Lady Parker's mother, Mr. Gilbert East, Lady Parker's 
 brother, my 2 nieces, Mrs. Gosset and myself, wherein Lady Parker and 
 my niece Martha, the eldest, are left executors, and myself, Mr. Gilbert 
 East and Mr. Kirk, the counsellor, who drew the will, are made trustees. 
 The estate is divided between my nieces; the Wiltshire and what 
 lies in some other places to my niece Martha : and the Suffolk estate 
 to my niece Elizabeth. He left divers legacies and,among the others, 
 50Z. to my wife, 20 guineas to my son, 100?. to each of the Trustees, 
 101. to my cousin Fortrey and 500Z. to my niece Bering. He ordered 
 to be buried at Arwarton. The will we judged very ill and confusedly 
 drawn, but happily the persons concerned are only my Lady Parker 
 and her two daughters. In case of my nieces' death without children, 
 their estates go to the heirs general, which are my wife and niece Bering. 
 It is surprising that he mentioned not the places inthe Funds where his 
 money lies, but only bequeathed his personal estate in general terms, 
 and that he kept no book of receipts and disbursements whereby 
 might be known where his ready money lies, which I have to reason 
 to suppose is more than 30,000^, but Mr. Gosset believes it nearer 
 50,000?. 
 
 This affair prevented my attending the committee at the Georgia 
 Office, which met to consider of the powers for the President entered 
 to be appointed at Savannah. I learned Sir Kobert Walpole was not 
 down at the House of Commons early enough to declare the King's 
 consent to our petition for money, but that he came after the order 
 of the day was called for, which was a sUght of the Trustees. 
 
 The Committee present were : Mr. Ayers, Hen. Archer, Lord 
 Shaftsbury, Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon, who made some progress in the 
 affair and adjourned the affair to Friday. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — I went this morning to advise my nieces about 
 my brother's funeral. Then went down to the House, expecting Mr. 
 Hooper would present our petition for further support of the colony. 
 Accordingly he did : but previously thereto, it being known that 
 he was this day to present it, and the ordinary business of the day 
 
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 being over, Sir Watkiu Williams Wynn took the advantage of Sir 
 Robert Walpole's absence (without whose declaration of the King's 
 consent the petition could not be delivered) and moved the House 
 should adjourn, which Sir Jo. Hind Cotton seconded, saying, that he 
 perceived there was an intention to ask this day money for Georgia ; 
 that he should be against granting any, behoving it of no advantage 
 to England, tho' it had of private advantage to some. 
 
 Mr. Hooper then rose and said that he had indeed a petition m his 
 hand from the Trustees to deUver soon as his Majesty's consent thereto 
 was given ; that he should do it with great pleasure and full persuasion 
 of mind that the colony will become of exceeding value to England ; 
 that it was too early to speak to this matter and therefore he would 
 say no more at present but that Georgia is a frontier to CaroUna. 
 
 Lord Gage said, he wondered that any gentleman should think of 
 giving a farthing more to support a colony where there is not a man 
 left to be supported, they being all gone away, and to the utter ruin 
 of many who carried a substance, less or more, even to 2,O0U^., which 
 all lost, the land being worth nothing. 
 
 Then Mr. La Roch rose, and vindicated the honour of the Trustees 
 (which Sir Jo. Cotton seemed to strike at) and said they would not 
 give so much of their time to that trust but tiiat they believed they 
 were serving their country in a great and signal manner ; that their 
 service in this affair, being without any possibiUty of advantage to 
 themselves, was a mark of this , that gentlemen spoke against the 
 colony because they did not consider its use, or perhaps were ignorant 
 of it, and that there was nothing the Trustees desired more than that 
 the usefulness should be inquired into by the House. 
 
 Whilst he was speaking. Sir Robert Walpole came, at which there was 
 a great laugh, that he should come just in time to give his Majesty's 
 consent to the petition, tho' there was no jest in it that I could see. 
 
 Sir Robert being called upon, acquainted the House, that his Majesty 
 being informed the Trustees of Georgia did design to petition the 
 ParUament for a further support, had commanded him to acquaint 
 the House that they might do therein as they thought fit. I think he 
 also said that his Majesty recommended it to the House, which if so, 
 is more than he had ever done before. 
 
 Then Sir Watkin WilUam Wynne and Sir John Cotton consenting 
 to waive the motion for adjourning, Mr. Hooper, after a very short 
 preface of his good opinion of Georgia, presented our petition, which 
 Mr. Horace Walpole seconded, saying that it was necessary to support 
 the Colony, at least for as long as the war with Spain does last, as it 
 is a frontier to the other colonies. 
 
 Sir John Cotton repUed that he understood thel,000i. given last year 
 was all ever intended to be given to the Trustees ; that the colonies 
 were able to support themselves ; that he was against any southward 
 of Carolina, and for caUing off the inliabitiint.s, and settling tlieui in 
 Carolina, which would strengthen that Province. That he heard 
 nobody speak of any pecuniary or commercial advautiiges like [to 
 arise] to England from Georgia; he supposed tliat was given u[), and 
 since the whole advantage of kee])ing it lies iu being a barrier, his 
 Majesty had a regiment there, and the Parliament had even this 
 morning given above 200,000Z. for guards and garrisons in America. 
 
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 Mr. Walpole rose again and said, they who talked of the colonies 
 being able to supply themselves knew little of their state. That the 
 late misfortune of a fire at Charlestown had almost undone and ruined 
 Carolina, bv which calamity they have lost 250,000/. That before 
 Georgia was settled, that whole land up to Carolina was a waste tract 
 and lay open to the Spaniards,and the possession thereof prevented that 
 nation fr(»m possessing themselves of it, which had they now possessed, 
 he did not know what ill consequences might have happened to Carohna 
 in its present distracted condition. 
 
 Mr. Hooper rose agam, and added, that should Georgia be suffered 
 to fall for want of necessary support from ParUament, the Indians 
 would all abandon the Enghsh interest, findhig they were so far from 
 receiving a support from the English that we would not even preserve 
 our own dominions : that they would engage themselves to the 
 Spaniards and French, and by their assistance the French might be 
 able to overrun all our other colonies. Besides, the harbours of Georgia 
 were of great importance, which the Spaniards when possest of them 
 (as thev^vould be if we deserted Georgia) would be able to destroy 
 
 our trade. 
 
 Then Mr. Sandys said, that he had read and heard most if not all 
 that had been wrote and said of the colony of Georgia and really did 
 not know what to think of it, but the fitness of supporting or not 
 supporting it should be enquired into, as he foimd the Trustees desired. 
 That all he should remark now is a mistake he thought the Trustees 
 were under in sending so many idle fellows from England to inhabit 
 that Province, who would not labour here, and the Trustees might be 
 assured would neither labour anywhere. 
 
 Mr. John How then rose, and said he had observed gentlemen 
 frequently changed their minds and opinions in the House, and some- 
 times, suddenly. That this was his case as to the present debate, 
 That he thought sUghtly of Georgia formerly, but now hoped, we 
 .should not only keep Georgia whilst the war with Spain contmues, 
 but afterwards, and for ever. If it were to be dropped at a Peace, it 
 were better to drop it now, but he hoped never to part with an inch 
 (jf land belonging to Great Britain. 
 
 Then Sir John Barnard said, he was always of opinion that Georgia 
 should be supported, and was so still ; and hoped the consideration 
 thereof would be had in a committee of the whole House, in order if 
 the conduct of the Trustees should be found amiss, the House might 
 rectifv their mistakes. That he thought mistakes had been made 
 and thereby much money fruitlessly spent, and though the Charter 
 was granted without application of Parhament yet as the ParUament 
 had contributed the nation's money for the support of it, the Parha- 
 ment had a right to enquire and settle the colony on a right bottom. 
 
 After this, the question was put for receiving the petition, and yielded 
 to without a division, but there were many noes and many of them 
 from the Court side. 
 
 For mv ovnx part, I should be glad the ParUament would concern 
 themselves so far as to direct the Trustees to follo^y rules by the 
 ParUament given : for then the ParUament will be obliged to .support 
 the colony, so far become their own creature. 
 
 In the evening I visited Mr. Vernon. 
 
182 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 22-26 
 
 Thursday 22. -This day, Will. Cooly was on his petition let out of 
 Newgate. He had the honour and resolution not to discover the 
 author of the paper he presented to the House which gave such offence 
 as to occasion his being sent hither. 
 
 I visited my brother Percival, yet confined by the gout, and went 
 again to my sister Parker's, morning and evening. 
 
 Friday 23.— I visited Mr. Tracy and brother Percival : aft^^rwards, 
 my sister and niece Parkers and Mr. Dalton. 
 
 I went to the Georgia Office, where Mr. Verelts told ine that Sir 
 John Barnard intended to move that the Trustees should lay before 
 the House an account of the proceedings and management ft-om the 
 beginning. 
 
 In the evening I went to a committee of Trustees that met at Mr. 
 Vernon's house to prepare a draft of the new constitution of Georgia 
 by putting the government of the two countries into the hands of 
 Presidents and Councils of Assistants. We went through it, and 
 purposed to present it to the Board next Monday. 
 
 The gentlemen who met were, Mr. Ayers and Lord Shaftsbury, myself 
 and Mr. Vernon. 
 
 I learned there that Mr. Tho. Stephens intends to petition to be 
 heard at the Bar of the House against the Trustees' management, and 
 that Mr. Carey will present it. 
 
 Saturday 24. — Vi-sited my sister and niece Parkers, morning and 
 afternoon. 
 
 Sunday 25. — Visited brother Percival, his wife being taken ill, and 
 my sister Parker. In the evening visited her again. 
 
 Monday 26. — Georgia affair. Upon a summons there met, Henry 
 Archer, Tho. Archer, Edward Digby, Egniont, Hen. Lapotre, Jo. La 
 Roche, Saml. Smith, chairman. Lord Tirconel, president, Tho. Towers, 
 Robt. Tracy, Ja. Vernon, Sir Hen. Gough, Aid. Heathcote. 
 
 We met to settle a proper account to be given to Parliament of 
 the progress of the colony from its first erection, pursuant to the motion 
 or petition expected to be moved in the House of Commons for that 
 purpose. 
 
 We made some progress in the account, which it was very satis- 
 factory should be required of us ; and it was agreed that Mr. Tho. 
 Carew, member for Minehead, should make the motion and Mr. Hen. 
 Archer of our Board second him. This Mr. Carew is no friend to the 
 colony, and had ])urposed to present a petition against us in behalf 
 of Mr. Tho. St(>ph('ns. praying to bo heard at the Bar, b\it he agreed 
 to make the motion above mentioned first, and 'tis not certain whether 
 he will afterwards present the petition, tho' I suppose he will. 
 
 Alderman Heathcote acquainted us that Sir John Barnard is a friend 
 to the colony, and thinks honourably of the Trustees, but objects to 
 the straightness of the people's tenures : and Mr. Archer told u.s Mr. 
 Sandys in discourse with him said, the arguments in our printed book 
 against the use of negroes, only confirmed him that negroes are 
 necessary. 
 
 As Common Council we ordered a maj) of the colony to be engraved, 
 and given to the member.s to shew the ronvcnience of the harbours, 
 and how near they lie to the Gulf of Florida. 
 
 When I returned home, my son told me. he met Lord Gage in the 
 Coffop house, and in the hearing of many said to him, that if he had been 
 
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 a Trustee, and had heard that any man spoke against them as his 
 Lordship liad done in the House, he would search him out in all the 
 
 corners of tlie world and by G make him repent it, " and how, 
 
 (continued he), came to you to say there is not a man left in the colony ?" 
 My lord rephed, he had a great respect for the Trustees, and thought 
 them worthy gentlemen, and he blamed Sir John Cotton for what he 
 had said, and as to the desertion of the colony, there might be about 
 150 fighting men remaining. "Well," said my son, "have they not 
 wives and children ? " 
 
 He saw also Mr. Stephens, who was in close whisper with Lord Gage 
 when he entered the Coffee house, and asked him whether he had 
 about him the State of Georgia which he gave last week to the members. 
 Stephens said he had, and puUing it out, read it aloud (several standing 
 by) and then asked if it was not a scandalous hbel on the Trustees. 
 A lawyer present said it was. Then addressing himself to Stephens 
 he asked him, how he came to treat a set of gentlemen of the best 
 fortunes and integrity in such a manner, he who was a Uttle obscure 
 man, And how he could advance things against their conduct of 
 the Province, which his father who is in the chief power in Georgia 
 in all his letters approves. He rephed, every man had a right to 
 support his property : that he meant no reflection on the Trustees : 
 and that his father was in an office which he feared to lose if he wrote 
 over the truth of things, but that he had letters in his pocket from him 
 which shew he was at bottom of the same sentiments with himself, 
 and would produce them to the House. Then (said my son) you make 
 your father a great villain, and act not the part of a good son. I know 
 no excuse to make for you but that you are a young man and have too 
 great opinion of yourself : the other rephed, he was glad his lordship 
 could find any excuse for him. My son then said, " Your chief aim is to 
 introduce negroes, but 'tis demonstrable it is a thing not to be ventured : 
 besides, Georgia is a frontier province and is not to be yet considered 
 as a region profitable in a commercial way, but as a garrison for defence, 
 and the inhabitants as soldiers with arms in their hands, not spades : 
 but when rendered secure, then is the time for them to apply them- 
 selves to such produces as may be of benefit to England." 
 
 Stephens said, there were not 200 fighting men in the colony : my 
 son rephed, their wives and children must then in the whole make up a 
 considerable number of inhabitants, and he was sure they were 1,000. 
 Stephens said the Trustees had sent above 1,500, but five hundred 
 were gone over on their own accounts ; other things past between 
 them, which I forget, but my son observed the standers by appeared 
 to think with him. I told my son, there were 1521 sent over by the 
 Trustees from the beginning, but in that course of time many had died, 
 and many who went over only to get work, when the pubhc works 
 were over, finding no more business, left the colony, as might be 
 expected, and numbers quitted it being of idle dispositions, and not 
 wilUng to work as all must do who intend to reside and live in a new 
 colony. 
 
 This day was appointed for the trial of Mr. Stroud's election : but 
 (previous thereto) upon a motion of Mr. Waller to lay before the House 
 all instructions given to the Admirals from 1737, the House sat till 
 some time, and fell into great heats, on occasion of Mr. Pulteney's 
 saying that Admiral Xorris had done nothing with his fleet. This Sir 
 
181 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Jan. 27 
 John Xorris took as a personal reflection, and in great warmth told the 
 House he was ready to justify his conduct both in the House and out 
 of the House, and against that gentleman when and where he pleased. 
 Mr. Pulteney said he meant no reflection on Sir John, and had a high 
 esteem for him, that he only mentioned him as an Admiral who must 
 act by his instructions, and it was his instructions he struck at not his 
 person. Sir John got up again, but Sir Robert Walpole, who was next 
 to him, pulled him down, and on Mr. Wortley's motion, the House 
 enjoined them not to prosecute their resentment. 
 
 Mr. Pulteney took the opportunity of this day's debate to lay open 
 the'ilinistry's conduct for several years past. 
 
 Tuesday 27. — I \'isited Lord Bathurst and my cousin Edward 
 Southwell. Then went to the Bank to be paid a bill of 2()i»/. Then 
 went to the Georgia office to give direction for engraving a maj) of 
 the^Province, where I found Lieut. Horton, to whom I told what passed 
 yesterday between my son and Mr. Stephens, particularly as to the 
 fewness of the inhabitants left: he said, there could not bejess than 
 1,200. 
 
 That as to the people not being able to support themselves without 
 negroes, if the inhabitants had apphed themselves to plant mulberry 
 trees and other cultivation, they might before now have been able 
 to support themselves, as some do now at Ameha ; and one soldier for 
 the regiment had made 20/. in one year from one acre of his land. 
 
 That the land abo\it Frederica, tho' not better than that in the 
 northern district, would, if near London, let for 6 or 7/.per ann. an acre. 
 That cotton grew everywhere, and he had seen very fine stockings 
 made there. 
 
 That in 3 years he saw apple trees had shot as high as the room we 
 sat in, and peach trees blossomed the 2nd year. 
 
 In the evening I visited my sister Percival and my sister Parker. 
 
 Wednesday 28. — This day Mr. Tho. Carew made a motion in the 
 Comiiuttee of Supply that the Trustees of Georgia should be required 
 to lav before the House a state of the colony of Georgia from the 
 beginning, but not being seconded, Mr. Hooper rose and moved that 
 10,000i. might be given for the further support of the colony, and spoke 
 well on the occasion. 
 
 Mr. Horatio Walpole seconded it. 
 
 Upon this Sir Jo. 13arnard rose and said he was not against giving 
 money, but he thought it the more regular way to examine into the 
 state of the colony and utility of it, and then to give money. 
 
 Mr. La Roche then said the Trustees were very desirous that their 
 management and the progress of the colony should be enquired into, 
 but that the state of the colony, which is a different thing, they were 
 not so vvell able at present to show tho' they had wrote for it. He 
 spoke also as to the reasons for not allowing of negroes. Mr. Slo})er 
 then said, he was so nmch for an enquiry into the progress of the colony, 
 that if it had not been moved for by othc^rs, he would have moved for 
 it himself, being well assured the Trustees were able to justify their 
 pro(;eeding8. 
 
 .Vlderman Heathcote said to the same purpose, and that tho' he 
 was not now in the management, he still was a Trustee. 
 
 ]..ortl Baltimore said he believed the same. 
 
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 Lord Limerick said he thought it reasonable to enquire first into 
 the progress of the colony. 
 
 Mr. Digbv said he was very inditl'ereiit which went first : that the 
 Trustees were able to justify themselves that last year they prest an 
 enquirv whidi was not allowed, and the reason why they were not 
 the first this year to move it was, that the evidences who then could 
 speak to the colony, and esj)ecially to its harbours, are not now in 
 England : however, it was possible tliey might still find some who might 
 give proper evidence. 
 
 Mr. Henry Archer took this opportunity of telling the Committee 
 that one objection to the Trustees' management was the matter and 
 condition of the tenures by which the people held their lands : that 
 he had not the honour to be a Trustee when the first tenures were 
 granted, so would not enter into the justification of them, tho' he 
 doubted not but they would be justified, and since that time they have 
 been enlarged. He beheved, upon enquiry, the proceedings of the 
 Trustees would be approved by the House. 
 
 Then Mr. Sandyes said he must needs think of the more proper way 
 to examine into things before the Parhament gave the pubhc money. 
 
 But Horatio Walpole said it was, as things stand, more jjroper to vote 
 the money first, for seeing the motion was made, it might be under- 
 stood by our enemies as if there were some slackness in the Parha- 
 ment to support the colony. That afterwards they might enquire 
 into the utility of the colony and the progress made in setthng it. 
 
 Mr. Gibbon said he only spoke to order, and was of Mr. Sandyes' 
 opinion. 
 
 Mr. Danvers said it was proper to give the money now : if upon 
 enquiry it should be found too much the House would know how to give 
 less another time : if too httle, the House might then give more. Note : 
 an idle speech and nothing to the purpose. 
 
 Sir John Cotton said the true state of the debate was whether money 
 should be given or not, but surely it was fit then to know the grounds 
 for giving it. Mr. Sloper made reply, but what he said I know not. 
 
 Then the question of approving the grant of 1(),000Z. was called for, 
 and Mr. Vane, the chairman, gave it very impertinently and uncommonly 
 for the Noes, but he is known to be an enemy to the Trustees and to the 
 colony. 
 
 Upon this a Trustee rose and cried " The Ayes have it," and on the 
 division there were 115 for it and but 75 against it, and it will be 
 reported to-morrow. 
 
 Then Mr. Carew moved for the state of the colony to be laid before 
 the House from the beginning, but Mr. La Roche repeating his desire 
 that only the progress of the colony should be laid before them, Mr. 
 Carew acquiesced therein and Mr. La Roch made the motion his way. 
 
 Then Lord Gage moved that the Commissioners of the Customs 
 should lay before the House the quantity of raw silk imported from 
 Georgia for 8 years past distinguishing each year, which was not 
 seconded, but the whole House set up a laugh, the Speaker the first. 
 
 And thus the debate ended. All the Trustees voted with the 
 majority for granting money immediately,and so did Sir John Barnard 
 and Mr. Sands, for which the Trustees thanked him. We must look 
 on the 75 to be dead enemies to the colony, for we should have had 
 no money this session, if it had not been voted this day. 
 
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 This day one Coole, a servant of Patrick Tailfer (who ran from Georgia 
 3] August last) wrote a letter Uy Mr. Verelts that he would sell his 
 20 acre lot (to which servants were entitled when out of their time) 
 to the Trustees, for 40 shillings, otherwise that he would advertise it. 
 It was a merry letter, for he writes that the only fault he was guilty 
 of was getting his niaster's maid with child. 
 
 I told Mr. Verelts that when he comes to the Office he must show 
 that he took up his grant, and that it seemed to me he had been put 
 upon this by Stephens to run doAMi the value of the land of Georgia, 
 and to publish to the world that men will not stay in Georgia. 
 
 Mr. Verelts also told me that Stephens was about buying the 
 widow Fage's lot at Highgate, in order to have a property in the colony 
 before his father's death, being suddenly become sensible that he 
 should petition to be heard against the Trustees with a very ill grace, 
 if he had no property. But this may be turned upon him, and he may 
 be asked why he would purchase land in Georgia after representing it 
 in such deplorable circumstances. 
 
 Thursday 29. — This morning I attended my brother Parker's corpse 
 bevond Whitechapel Bars, and then returned. My son, my cousin Ja. 
 Fortrey and Mr. Matthew Gosset proceeded on with it to Arwarton 
 where he is to be buried. The coffin was adorned with scutcheons and 
 flags according to the vanity of the times, and about 20 banners pre- 
 ceded it by men on horseback. Six mourning coaches attended it, of 
 which four went out the journey. 
 
 Friday, 30.— A Trustee Board was summoned to consider of the 
 account to be given to Parliament of the progress of the colony of 
 Georgia. Present : Egmont, president. Sir Will Heathcote, Lapotre, 
 La Roche, Smith, T. Towers, Vernon, Eobert Tracy. 
 
 We dined together (La Roch and Sir Will Heathcote excepted) 
 and went through the plan prepared, and directed a Board for Monday 
 to review it. In the evening I visited my sister Parker. 
 
 This day Lieut. Horton told us, that Mr. Tho. Stephens acknow- 
 ledged to him he was put upon giving us the trouble he has done, 
 and that all his fear is he shall be dropped. 
 
 Saturday 3L — I stayed at home all day. And there came to me 
 the Strasburg Germains, who were well pleased to hear the Parliament 
 had given a 1,000/. more than we intended otherwise to ask, for carrying 
 over 100 of them. 
 
 I recommended to them to bring over as many as they could of the 
 number whose wives understood the spinning silk. They are to have, 
 for all who are above 12 years old, 2?. 10s. Od. allowance to be paid 
 them the 1st year, and H. 5s. Od. for all who are under that age. 50 
 of them go to Georgia, and 50 to Carolina, and we, the Trustees, will 
 take them up at Rotterdam and find them convenient shipping to 
 Georgia. 
 
 I told them they probably would be joined with the Ebenezar 
 people who are Lutherans, whereas they were Calvinists, and asked 
 them whether they would agree together. 
 
 They answered, that the Lutherans communicate with a wafer, 
 but they with bread, however, if the Minister be a good man, they 
 believed they should agree well. 
 
 They desired leave to sell their land if they thought proper. T 
 answered, that was not allowed , but they might lea.se it ; that they would 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. l87 
 
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 be as much indulged as the English subjects are, and they could desire 
 no more. 
 
 They exprest much satisfaction, and said the people would pray 
 God to reward us for our charity. They desired a letter from Lord 
 Harrington to the magistrates in Germany, to shew that the people 
 will be under His Majesty's protection and free men, for otherwise 
 they would not have leave to depart the country, it being reported 
 in Germany that when they arrive in Carolina and Georgia, they are 
 made slaves. 
 
 Sunday, 1 February. — Went to chapel. 
 
 Sir Edward Bering visited me : I asked him if he had read our 
 printed book about Georgia : he said, no : I desired he would, that he 
 might know the value of the colony, and not vote with prejudice 
 against giving money to support it. He said he had no objection to 
 the colony, " but (to tell it you in confidence) we do not like such 
 little fellows to be concerned in the conduct of it as La Roche, Hucks, 
 and others." 
 
 Monday 2. — I went this morning with Mr. Vernon to visit the Bishop 
 of Gloster, with intention to get him to preach our anniversary 
 sermon ; but not finding him at home, we desired Mr. Smith to find 
 us some other preacher. 
 
 We met again to prepare the narrative expected by the House con- 
 taining the progress of Georgia. Present : H. Archer, Tho. Archer, 
 R. Ayers in C.C. Chair, Edward Digby, president, Egmont, Hen. 
 Lapotre, Jo. La Roche, Shaftsbury, Sam Smith, Tho. Towers, Robt. 
 Tracy, Ja. Vernon ; Adam Anderson, Sir Will Heathcote. 
 
 In Common Council we resolved that Lt. Col. Cochran's demand of 
 429Z. 8s. 2d. for money expended in settling the part of the regiment 
 he carried to Georgia, and Lieut. Horton's demand of 69^. lis. Od. on 
 the same account, which we so often had required the Government to 
 repay us, being a military expense, should now be paid them. Sir Robert 
 Walpole having added 2,00OZ. (on this account) to the 7,000Z. we first 
 proposed to petition the Parliament for, and the Parliament granting 
 us 10,000/. 
 
 We also ordered that the bill brought to us by Richard Lawley, a 
 freeholder lately of Frederica, should be paid. He kept a boat there and 
 for several services done the pub he, demanded 15^ ^s. Qd. Lieut. 
 Horton attending, explained those services to us, and certified the 
 truth of them, and that he had not been paid. He arrived from the 
 colony about 2 months ago, and is now turned trooper in the Horse 
 Guards. 
 
 We imprest to Sir Joseph Hankey 514/. 5s. %d. to pay these three 
 demands. 
 
 Then we went into a Trustee Board, and spent both the rest of the 
 morning and the afternoon in preparing our narrative to Parliament. 
 
 I acquainted the gentlemen with the affair of the Strasburgers, 
 and that their petition was that 50 should go to Georgia and 50 to 
 Carohna, for which purpose the Trustees had been put into petitioning 
 for 10,000/. this session instead of 9,000/. That their two agents had 
 been 11 weeks hero, owed 15 guineas, and had not a farthing. That 
 the discharging this, with the expense of their return to Germany to 
 bring the hundred away, might amount in all to 30/. That they 
 
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 promised the wives and children of them should be such as understood 
 the winding of silk, and the men such as had served in armies. 
 
 The gentlemen said the Parliament money being given for the use 
 of Georgia only, they could not pay for 50 Germains to go to Carolina, 
 but if they would go all to Georgia, they should gladly send them to 
 join the Ebenezar people. Mr. Verelts was therefore ordered to 
 persuade them to go all to Georgia. 
 
 This day my son and cousin Fortrey returned from the burial of my 
 brother Parker at Arwarton. 
 
 Tuesday 3. — I stayed at home. 
 
 Wednesday 1. — I went to the King's chapel this morning, and to 
 St. James' Church in the afternoon. Afterwards, visited my sister 
 Percival and Lady Rook. 
 
 Thursday 5. — My son told me this day that he was to go next 
 Sunday with Mr. Boon to offer his service at Haslemere at next election, 
 being both invited by the greater number of voters. That they had 
 43 sure votes and the whole number are but 69. I told him, I was very 
 sorry for it, because he would fling out Col. Oglethorpe for whom I 
 profest friendship. He replied, he for that reason had not acquainted 
 me with it : that he had offered to join with Col. Oglethorpe, but his 
 friends refused, and after all, it was as good he should be elected as 
 another, for they had been hawking the borough, and if he had not 
 stood another would, for the Colonel's managers, who are two attorneys, 
 had received the money given at former elections, and divided nothing 
 to the electors but sunk it in their own pockets. That he agreed for 
 a sum, but no purchase, no pay. 
 
 Friday 6. — I visited the Bishop of Litchfield this morning, and 
 afterwards went to the Georgia Office, where I met Ricliard Lawley, 
 late a freeholder of Fredcrica, and who left the coh^ny in April 1740 
 and now rides in the Horse Guards. He seemed a sober and sensible 
 man, and gave Mr. Verelts and me a very bad account of the colony. 
 
 1 . That every one of the Jews are gone, and that industrious man 
 Abraham de Lyon, on whom were all our expectations for cultivating 
 vines and making wine. He said the reason was, the want of negroes, 
 which cost but 6 pence a week to keep, whereas his white servants 
 cost him more than he was able to afford : besides the money the 
 Trustees ordered should be lent him, was paid him by driblets of 5/. 
 or \()l. at a time which did him no service. 
 
 ■2. That in the Savannah there are but 42 freeholders left, 16 of 
 whom live in houses, and 26 in huts, and the whole number of souls, 
 men. women and children, are not above a hundred. 
 
 3. That in Frederica but 34 freeholders are left. 
 1. That the i)eople gone away were really industrious, the Scotch 
 excepted in the Northern division : but they found without negroes 
 they were not able to subsist. 
 
 5. That he had cultivated as much as any one, but for 2 years had 
 not a grain of corn in return. 
 
 6. That there are about 40 freeholders at Darien and about 80 
 
 souls. 
 
 7. That every one is sensible of the want of negroes, and Frederica. 
 tho' at first they were by the importunity of Lieut. Iiurt»»u against 
 having them, yet they afterwards gave him a petition to have negroes, 
 which he would not take. 
 
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 1740-1. 
 
 N.B. — This is the reverse of what the Lieutenant tells the Trustees. 
 
 8. That there were several fine plantations en the back of Savannah, 
 but they are all deserted. 
 
 9. That many of the 45 acres belonging to the town, and most of 
 the 5 acre lots, had been entirely cleared and cultivated, but arc 
 deserted. 
 
 10. That the people in general are reduced to poverty, 
 
 11. That Edward Jenkins did not run away for fear of the Spaniards, 
 as he believes, but because the Scotch who frequented his house went 
 away much in his debt, and having debts of his own which he could 
 not pay, he was obliged to go off. 
 
 12. That Mr. Whitfeild carried the Moravians, settled in Savannah, 
 to his Orphan House, and then led them to Pensilvanea 
 
 13. That the Purysburgers are in a very flourishing way. 
 
 14. That Ja. Burnside was selling off his cattle and going to Carolina. 
 
 15. That Patrick Houston had laid much money out on his land, 
 but it answered not. 
 
 16. That our Act to prohibit rum hinders not its being drunk in 
 every corner of the town of Savannah, but makes it at the same time 
 so dear, that other provinces cannot have it in exchange of their 
 commodities, and the want of negroes to fell trees makes lumber so 
 dear that the Islands will not take it off the inhabitants' hands, so 
 that having nothing to truck with, all trade is lost, and the people 
 reduced to beggary and discouraged from labour. 
 
 17. That the hghthouse is past repair, and the joints rotted away. 
 
 18. That if negroes were allowed, the colony would people apace, 
 for 'tis very healthy and pays no taxes, so that Planters would bring 
 their negroes from all quarters, and take up land and cultivate. 
 
 19. I said, the 50 acre lotts would be destroyed, for no merchant 
 would lend them a negro on only 50 acres for security : he answered, 
 the owners might become overseers of the other plantations, and besides, 
 a number of rich planters would find employment for the lesser white 
 men. 
 
 I said, the negroes would be always running to tlie Spaniards, since 
 they were assured of being made free and protected : he said, the 
 regiment might guard the rivers and prevent it. 
 
 20. He acknowledged the Scotch at Savannah had spent their 
 substance extravagantly, and lived on their servants' labour. 
 
 I dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 7. — The Trustees of Georgia met again this day upon their 
 account of the progress of the colony to give to ParUament, and went 
 through the same, which is to be perused again next Wednesday, and 
 we hope then finally determined. Present : Digby, H. Archer, 
 Egmont, Lapotre, Sloper, Shaftsbury, Smith, Tracy, Vernon, 
 (President), Sir Will Heathcote. 
 
 We imprest 3001. to pay sola bills. 
 
 Mr. Smith acquainted us that Dr. Bateman, Archdeacon and Minister 
 of St. Dunstan's in the East, had promised to preach our Anniversary 
 sermon, upon which Mr. Smith was desired to return the doctor our 
 thanks. We read a petition from the Strasburg Germans, desiring 
 100 persons might be sent over to Ebenezar, to be at Rotterdam in 
 July next, and from thence at the Trustees, charge carried to Georgia : 
 that they might, for the first year after their arrival, have an allowance 
 
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 Feb. 8-13 
 towards their support till they had cultivated their lands for their 
 own subsistence, of 50 shillings for every person above 12 years old, 
 and of 25 shillings a head for every person under, as allowed in 
 Carolina to foreigners when they come thither. 
 
 I also moved that 30/. might be given the 2 Germans who came to 
 apply for this, to pay their debts and convey them home, and that 
 the same might, with the petition above mentioned, be recommended 
 to the next Common Council day, which was ordered. 
 
 A letter also was ordered to be wrote to Mr. Newman, Secretary of 
 the Christian Knowledge Society, desiring he would acquaint Mr. 
 Urlspurger of Augsburg, that the Trustees will send over 50 Salts- 
 burgers, if they arrive at Rotterdam in July next. 
 
 I dined at home, and in the evening visited my sister Parker and 
 my nieces, who this day administered to the will. 
 
 Sunday 8. — Went to chapel morning and afternoon. 
 
 This day my son and Mr. Boon set out for Hazlemere to ofEer their 
 service for next ParUament. 
 
 Monday 9. — Visited my sister Parker. 
 
 Tuesday 10. — In the evening went to the Opera. 
 
 Wednesday 12. — Went to the Georgia Board of Trustees. Ayers, 
 (President), Tho. Archer, Hen. Archer, Ed. Digby, Egmont, Hen. 
 Lapotre, Will. Sloper, Lord Tirconnel, T. Towers, Robt. Tracy, Ja. 
 Vernon ; Adam Anderson, Geo. Heathcote. 
 
 Mr. Vernon reported that he was yesterday at the Christian Know- 
 ledge Society to acquaint them with the resolution of the Trustees 
 to send 50 heads of Saltsburgers to Georgia next July, whereupon they 
 resolvec that night to write to Mr. Urlesperger, of Rotterdam, to give 
 him notice thereof that he might engage that number to go. 
 
 In the evening I visited my sister Percival. 
 
 This day my son returned with Mr. Boon from Hazlemere, much 
 pleased with his success, having engaged the far greater number of 
 voters for him and Mr. Boon, who signed their hands to elect them. 
 He said also they were so generous as to tear the engagement he was 
 under of paying for his election, trusting to his honour ; and that 
 he told Mr. Burrel who was there, he made his push at him, not at 
 Oglethorpe. 
 
 Thursday 12. — I returned the visits of Lord Lovel, Lord Clarendon, 
 Bishop of Cork, Sir Tho. Hanmer, Mr. Grymes and Mr. August 
 Schultz. 
 
 Lord Lovel told me the Duke of Newcastle jestingly threatened 
 that he would prosecute him for writing to the Postmaster of Guildford 
 to busy himself in elections in my son's favour : to which my lord 
 replied " Your Grace is mistaken, I wrote to the man not to concern 
 himself against my nej)hew." 
 
 My lord further told me that his estate is 15,000Z. a year, his son 
 about 22, and sober as to wine, and of a meek temper. That when he 
 married him, he should want money to pay oil debts, and would 
 reserve some estate in his own hands unsettled, believing 1U,UUU/. a 
 year a sufficient settlement on his son. That some might apprehend 
 his son would live a wild sort of life because himself does so, but that 
 he had been careful of his education in that respect, not a])proving 
 the train himself is in, nor having value or friendshij) for his accpiiiint- 
 ances tho' he assorts with them That, therefore, he wished to marry 
 
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 1740-1. 
 
 him as soon as he returns from his travels to a lady of sober and good 
 character that would prevent his falling into the vices of the times, 
 a matter very difficult to be found among the ladies of his own 
 acquaintance, who made a jest of a yoimg man's marrying and con- 
 fining himself to persons and settlements, when he may live at large 
 and do what he will. 
 
 In the evening I went to the Thursday's Music Club : and at my 
 return was told that a compromise had been offered him touching the 
 borough of Hazlemere, which I suppose to be a snare to set him 
 at odds, either with his own voters or Mr. Boon, by which Mr. Burrel 
 may get his election. 
 
 This day Lady Parker wrote to me that I should return to her the 
 500/. she sent me yesterday, being the legacy left my niece Bering by 
 Sir Philip Parker's codicil, she being advised that she could not safely 
 pay it till my niece comes of age, because, if my niece should marry 
 before she come of age, the husband might demand it of her. She sent 
 me her lawyer, Mr. Kirk's opinion to this effect, and it appeared to be 
 also the opinion of Mr. Beach, another of her lawyers. Accordingly, 
 I returned it to my sister by the hands of Mr. Mathew Gosset whom 
 she sent for this purpose, and we tore out of the book the receipt I had 
 given for the money. 
 
 Friday 13. — To-day my son explained to me what I was told last 
 night touching a compromise offered by the friends of Mr. Oglethorpe 
 and Mr. Burrell : that Burrell, who remained at Hazlemere when my 
 son had left it, sent for Sir Moore Molineux, who is Lord of that 
 Manor and a friend to those two candidates, and that after some 
 conference. Sir Moore Molineux wrote my son a letter proposing 
 his joining with one of those two, but not mentioning the name. My 
 son wrote back to Sir Moore that he could not in honour drop Mr. Boon 
 with whom he had joined, but thanked him for the offer. 
 
 This day I visited my niece Parker. 
 
 This day came on the attack upon Sir Robert Walpole in both Houses 
 of which he had pubUc warning according to his desire some days 
 before. In the Lords' House, Lord Carteret (who began the debate) 
 spoke 2 hours and 5 minutes, taking in the conduct of SirEobert from the 
 beginnmg of the administration to this day, and shewing the same in 
 as bad a hght as he could (which no man in England was better able 
 to do) and in conclusion moved that an humble address might he presented 
 to His Majesty to remove Sir Robert Walpole, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 from his person and councils for ever. The Earl of Abingdon seconded 
 him, and after a debate that lasted till 1 of the clock in the morning, 
 the motion was rejected by 89 Lords and 19 proxies. Those who 
 divided for the question were but 47 Lords and 12 proxies : so that 
 the majority of Lords present was 42 and of Lords absent, 7. 
 
 After this the Duke of Marlburow moved that, "Resolved that any 
 attempt to inflict any kind of punishment on any person whatsoever 
 without allowing him opportunity of making his defence, and without 
 proof of any crime or misdemeanour committed by him, is against 
 natur il justice, the fundamental laws of the Realm, and the ancient 
 estabUshed uage of Parliament : and is a high infringement of the 
 liberty of the subject"; which being seconded by Lord Lovel, was 
 carried by a less majority, 81 against 54. The Marquess of Lothian, 
 who was of the majority, told me that the Duke of Newcastle, Earl of 
 
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 Feb. 12 
 Chumley, Earl of Islay, Lord Chancellor, Bishop of Salisbury, &c., 
 spoke in defence of Sir Robert, and that ix*sides Lord Carteret and 
 Earl of Abingdon, the Duke of Arguile, Lord Halifax, Lord Bathurst, 
 Earl of Westmoreland, Lord Talbot, &c., spoke against him : that the 
 Earl of Chesterfield, who came ill to the House at 6 o'clock, said nothing, 
 being too weak, neither did the Earl of Sandwich, or the Earl of 
 Winchelsea. Lord ^\'ilmington went away being ill. Lcjrd Oxford 
 .was in both questions for the majority, the Duke of Leeds also of the 
 same side, and Lord Raymond. Lord Coventry and Lord Foley did 
 not vote. 
 
 In the House of Commons Mr. Sands undertook the same task against 
 Sir Robert Walpole and made the same motion (by concert) as the 
 Lord Carteret had done in the other House. He was seconded by Lord 
 Limerick. Sir Robert there got off with more honour than in the House 
 of Lords, for after a debate that lasted from 12 of the clock till 3 in the 
 morning the motion was rejected by 290 against 106, which was a 
 majority of 184. 
 
 There were at the beginning present in the House above 460, but 
 numbers went away, partly by reason of the excess of length of the 
 debate, and partly as disliking the motions, and it was observable 
 that Parsons, Lord Mayor, and most of the Tory party left the House, 
 among whom, Lord Guernsea, Alderman Marshall, two of the Gores, 
 Lord Quarenden, two of the Bathursts, &c., and that most who 
 remained voted to clearSirRobert,among whom,with others unexpected, 
 Lord Andover, one of Lord Bathurst's sons, Alderman Perry, 
 Lord Graham, Lord Berkley's son, the two Mr. Gores, my cousin Edw. 
 Southwell and Mr. Harley, who spoke in the debate, appeared, and 
 to the surprise of all, Mr. Shippen retired into Solomon's porch and 
 would not vote either way. 
 
 There was a design to pass the same censure on the motion, as the 
 Duke of Marlburow moved in the House of Lords, but Sir Robert 
 himself quashed it. 
 
 It is thought the Tories took this opportunity to distingiiish them- 
 selves from the anti-courtier Whigs, and to show his Majesty that 
 they are the better subjects of the two : others, that since they were 
 not to be employed, they had rather Sir Robert was at the head of 
 affairs than that the malcontent Whigs should take his place, of 
 whose warmth they had less opinion than of Sir Robert's coolness, 
 whose personal behaviour towards the Tories has always been obliging 
 altho' an enemy to them as a party, and that they had too nuich pride 
 to be the tools of the discontented Whigs, and put their hand under 
 the stirrup to mount them into the saddle. 
 
 I was told their push at Sir Robert was concerted at the Prince's 
 house, and that uj^n failure of success (which they knew would hap})en) 
 it was agreed that both the Lords and Commons should secede from 
 Parliament and go into the country as they did 2 years before ; also, 
 that the Lords, upon the loss of their motion, should not only protest, 
 but present a remonstrance to his Majesty : but I believe the vast 
 and unexpected majority that appeared in Sir Robert's behalf, will 
 divert them from that resolution. 
 
 Sir Robert must needs have gained considerable ground by this 
 day's affair, it not beuig imaginable that ever there will be a conjunction 
 
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 1740-1 
 
 of the Whig and Tory interest against him for the future, nor will the 
 
 Tories after this bo united among theniselvos. 
 
 Saturday H. — I took advice this day of Counsellor Annesley con- 
 cerning my return of the 500/. legacy left by Sir I'hilij) i'arker to my 
 niece, and he said I did prudently, for that by law I could not detain 
 it, neither could my sister Parker and her daughter, who are executrixes 
 to his will, pay it till my niece comes of age, for in law there was no 
 person proper to receive the nu)ney or give a discharge except herself. 
 
 I attended the Georgia Board this morning upon a summons of 
 Common Council to consider'^of the petitions of the Germains designed 
 to go to Georgia and of Lieut. Delagal : but we were not a Board, so 
 nothing was done. The late long debate prevented the members of 
 Parliament of our Board from coming and we were only Mr. Vernon, 
 Mr. Ayers, Mr. Lapotre, Mr. Smith, and myself. 
 
 This day my daughter Helena was 23 years old. 
 
 Sunday 15. — Prayers and sermon at home. Went in the evening 
 to the Coffee house, where the discourse was full upon the transaction 
 of last Friday in both Houses, the event of which entirely has disunited 
 the minority among themselves, for from this time the Whigs* will 
 no longer join the Whigs : so that Sir Robert Walpole is more firmly 
 established in his administration than ever. 
 
 Monday 16. — This morning I went upon summons to the Georgia 
 Office to a Trustee Board : we were only, myself in the chair, Mr. 
 Smith, Mr. Vernon, and Lord Shaftsbury. 
 
 Mr. Tracy, Mr. Tho. Towers, and Mr. Hen. Archer came in one after 
 another, and finding no great business to be done, did not stay but 
 went to the House. We that stayed — 
 
 1. Put the seal to Mr. Tho. Christie's grant of 200 acres near 
 Savannah, called by him Twickenham. 
 
 2. We also took upon us, tho' but a Board of Trustees, to desire Mr. 
 Verelts to pay 301. to the 2 Germans who are going over to Germany 
 and Swizerland to bring 100 heads of that country, of whom 50 are 
 to settle at Ebenezar and the other 50 in Carolina : but this is a nice 
 affair, the rest of the Trustees being ignorant that only half of them 
 were to fix in Georgia, and opposing in a former meeting the paying 
 for those who settle in Carolina, as a misappUcation of the public 
 money, which is given by Parliament only for the use of Georgia. 
 But it was the Government's intention that 50 of them should go to 
 Carolina, for which reason Sir Robert Walpole put us upon asking for 
 1,000L more than we intended. The reason why we did not wait for 
 a Common Council to order this money was the inconvenience of 
 keeping these people too long in England, where they would only run 
 themselves further into debt, which at last would increase the expense 
 of the Trust, and delay the gathermg the people for Georgia. We also 
 told them that at their desire 2 Germans and the wife of one of them 
 should be sent at the Trustees' charge to Carolina, by a ship that goes 
 next week, to be part of the 50 intended for that province, but this 
 also must appear to the Trustees as if they designed for Georgia. 
 
 3. We put the finishing hand to the narrative of the progress of the 
 colony of Georgia, and agreed that when wrote fair, the Duke of 
 
 * "Tories " struck out and " Whigs " written above, 
 
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194 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb .14-22 
 Newcastle and Lords Commissioners of Trade should have copies, as 
 also Mr. Horace Walpole, the Speaker and Sir Jo. Barnard. 
 
 4. There came one Pearce, a seaman belonging to Captain Burrish, 
 to acquaint us he had sounded all the coast of Georgia from the harbour 
 of Tybee to that of Jekyl ; that both harbours would admit of 40 
 gim ships at spring tides, and even at neap tides he would venture to 
 carry in ships of that size, if sounding with boats. That lU or a 
 dozen such ships might ride in both harbours, and what gave us much 
 pleasure to hear, that in 24 hours, our ships in Jekyl harbour could 
 come out into the stream or course of the Gulph of Florida where the 
 Spanish galeons pass to return to England. We ordered him to make 
 affidavit thereof. 
 
 5. We imprest 400Z. to Sir Jos. Hankey. 
 
 I dined at home : and in the evening Mr. Velters Cornwall, a great 
 friend of Col. Oglethorpe, came to offer to bring my son in at Weobly 
 if he would desist standing at Hazlemere. I told him I would acquaint 
 my son ^^^th it, but doubted if he could in honour accept it, being 
 joined with Mr. Boon. 
 
 Tuesday 17.— Visited Dr. Moore, Mr. W^ill Southwell, Mr. Tho. 
 Clarke, my niece Parker, Mr. Hampden, Sir Fra. Clerke, Sir Edward 
 Bering and Col. Schutz. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 18. — Went to St. James' Vestry, and visited my cousin 
 AVhorwood. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 19. — I this day passed a deed of gift to my son of 300^ a 
 year, English estate, to qualify him to stand for member of Parliament, 
 which is to be cancelled when he is chosen. 
 
 Visited Lord Wilmington, Lord Grantham, Mr. Tuffnall, Bishop of 
 Gloucester, Brother Percival, Lord Tirconnel, Sir Jo. Evelyn, Lord 
 Mansell and Mr. Dalton. 
 
 This day his Majesty's orders passed for the Trustees to give direc- 
 tion in Georgia that the issue of the Prince of Wales should be prayed 
 for in the colony. 
 
 Friday 20. — A Trustee Board being summoned to order an account 
 of the progress of the Colony to be laid before one of the Secretaries 
 of State, and the Commissioners of Trade and Plantations, and to 
 appoint the day for laying the same before the House of Commons 
 under the Corporation seal. 
 
 There met. Lord Tirconnel, president, Digby, Egmont, Lapotre, 
 Holland, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Shaftsbury, Smith, T. Towers, Chr. 
 Towers, and Tracy. 
 
 We ordered that his Majesty's order for praying for the issue of 
 the Prince of Wales should be sent to Col. Stephens by a ship that goes 
 to-morrow for S. Carolina, directing him to see it obeyed by the 
 Minister of Georgia. 
 
 We perused our account of the proceedings in settling the province, 
 for the last time, and fair copies being made thereof, put the Corpora- 
 tion seal to one of them to lay before the House of Commons. 
 
 Spent the rest of the day at home. 
 
 Saturday 21. — Visited my sister Parker and Mr. Temple. Spent 
 the rest of the day at home. 
 
 Sunday 22. — Prayers and sermon at home. I stirred not out this day. 
 
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 Monday 23. — I went to the Georgia Office, Egniont, Lapotre, 
 Smith, And read the abstract of the proceedings of the colony which 
 is designed to be given the inenil)ers of our Board for their instruction 
 when the debate on the colony shall come on in Parliament. 
 
 We put the seal to 2 copies of the proceedings of the colony, to be 
 given to the Duke of Newcastle and the Board of Trade. 
 
 Mr. Verelts paid Lieut. Delagal 201. upon account of his demand for 
 services in Georgia, to be repaid by him if on the return of his accounts 
 from Georgia sent over to be examined by the Commissioners there, 
 it should appear not to be due to him. He is in want and therefore 
 the Trustee Board agreed to this at the meeting 20th inst. and we hope 
 the next Common Council Board will confirm it. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 24. — Visited Lord Shaftsbury, Sir Jo. Bland, and Lord 
 Carpenter. Dined and spent the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 25. — I went to the House of Commons to see what 
 should be said by any member touching the Trustees of Georgia, 
 upon the presenting our account of the progress of Georgia, and the 
 annual printed accounts of our disbursements and receipts, and the 
 papers Mr. Cary desired might be given therewith. 
 
 Mr. Martin, our secretary, presented these, and Mr. Cary moved the 
 account of the progress should be printed, which the Speaker desired 
 might be debated to-morrow. Mr. Cary also moved that the account 
 might be taken into consideration to-morrow 3 weeks. 
 
 Mr. La Roch told the House they might do as they pleased in it, 
 it was all one to the Trustees. 
 
 . Mr. Hen. Archer came to me in the Gallery, and said he had in- 
 sinuated to the Speaker, that the Trustees hoped they deserved some 
 good notice from the House of their faithful management of their 
 Trust, to which the Speaker replied, we should not obtain it : for we 
 had many enemies in the House. 
 
 My opinion is that the Ministry are still unwilling the House 
 should express a liking to the colony, because it may render it 
 difficult for them to give it up to the Spaniards in order to facihtate 
 a peace. 
 
 I met Mr. White this day, who protests great zeal of Georgia, and 
 would do his best to serve it in the House, but excused his ever coming 
 to the Board, which I desired of him. He was pleased to say if only 
 such good men as I were there he would come, but some attended the 
 board whom he was not inclined to sit with. 
 
 Thursday 26. — I went again to the House of Commons, expecting a 
 day would be moved for taking the progress of the colony into con- 
 sideration, but the Speaker was of opinion it was too early. Mr. Cary 
 therefore only moved that the progress of the colony should be printed, 
 which nobody opposed. It being dropt in debate yesterday that this 
 day 3 weeks should be appointed to take the progress of the colony 
 into consideration, and I finding by the almanack that our anniversary 
 day as appointed by charter would fall on that day, I apprised our 
 gentlemen of it, so it was agreed to name the next day or Monday 
 after. But the Speaker, as I have said, thought it better not to move 
 for the day till our account is printed. 
 
 After dinner I visited Mr. Vernon and my brother. 
 
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 Friday 27. — Visited Lord Lovel and Mr. Cook his son, Mr. Western, 
 and Mr. Avers. In the evening visited my niece Parker. 
 
 Saturday 28. — Visited Sir Will. Heathcote and Lady Salisbury. 
 Went after dinner to hear HendeFs mask of Acis and Galatea, with 
 Dryden's Ode. 
 
 Sunday, 1 March. — Went in the morning to the King's Chapel. In 
 the evening went to the Bishop of Oxford's Catechetical lecture, and 
 visited cousin Le Grand, cousin Betty Southwell and Lady Rook. 
 
 Monday 2. — After dirmer went to a play of Shakespeare's, the 
 Merchant of Venice. 
 
 Tuesday 3.— Visited cousin Ja. Fortrey, Mr. Digby, Mr. Dawney,the 
 clergyman, Mr. Forester, Mr. Ellis, Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, his 
 brother the clergyman, Lord Palmerston, my niece Parker, the Bishop 
 of Cork, Lord Tirconnel, and Bishop of Oxford. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 4. — Stayed at home the morning, and in the evening 
 visited my sister Percival. 
 
 Thursday 5. — After dinner I went to the Royal Society. 
 
 Friday 6. — I went to the Georgia Ofhce, where I met Mr. Christie 
 who was come to sign the counterpart of his grant, as he did. 
 Among many questions I put him, he answered me : 
 
 \. That he was satisfied with the alteration of the tenures and 
 remittal of past forfeitures, and believes the inhabitants are so too. 
 
 2. That wine for export will certainly succeed ; tliat he had made 
 some even of the wild grape cut down, which had as strong a body as 
 burgundy and as fine a flavour, that the thick coat of the grape grew 
 thinner, and if the cutting were transplanted into vineyards or gardens, 
 the vine will every way answer still better. 
 
 3. That the silk will certainly do when the people get in the way of 
 it, for which purpose the Italian family should be obliged to instruct 
 them by taking more apprentices, there being enough of bastard 
 orphans belonging to the Indian traders to apply that way. 
 
 4. That cotton may be an exportable commodity, and he had 
 planted of it. 
 
 5. That it would be a great benefit if a way could be found to enable 
 the people to make money of their timber. 
 
 G. That Mr. Tho. Stepliens is mi.staken in saying an acre will produce 
 but 15 bushels of corn, for some acres produce 30 or 40 bushels. 
 
 7. That he is also mistaken in saying the skin trade has profited 
 nothing. On the contrary, there is scarce a shop tliat lias not some 
 skins in payment, which they send to Carolina and make money of, 
 for want of regular sliipping at Savannah : but they want sulHcient 
 wealthy storekeepers to sell to the Indians such European goods as 
 they truck to the Indians. 
 
 8. That he knows the harbours of the ])rovince, their great u.se, 
 and that they will admit 40 gun .ships. That they have saved several 
 p]nglish ships. 
 
 9. That Augusta is the most flourishing town in the province. 
 
 10. That there is a considerable quantity of good land in the 
 province. 
 
 11. That there must be some way to encourage the inhabitants to 
 remam, and to subsist them, since they may not have negroes, which 
 
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 he thought would be to give them servants, for iu truth there were 
 many very industrious people who left the colony because they could 
 not subsist. 
 
 12. Tliat the feeding the peojile from the pubUc store whilst it 
 was kept up was ill advised though well intended, for it made them 
 idle. 
 
 13. That Mr. Tho. Jones sells at 200 ])er cent., though he has the 
 advantage of the storehouse, which ruins other storekeepers and 
 oppresses the people. 
 
 To which I replied if other storekeepers sold cheaper, they would 
 find the peoj)le buy of them, and Jones kept a store to beat down the 
 market for the people's good, and I could not conceive he made so 
 great profit. 
 
 14. That Mr. Jones is a severe passionate man. 
 
 15. That Noble Jones was a creature of Mr. Causton's, and idle in 
 surveying, so that he drove many from the colony to seek for land in 
 Carolina, being delayed by him in running out their lands till their 
 money was silent. 
 
 16. That several left the colony, who thought to grow rich too soon. 
 
 17. That Col. Stephens is a worthy man. 
 
 18. That BaiUff Parker talks of improvements, but he knows no2ie 
 he has done, nor did he ever build a house. 
 
 19. That it is a mistake to think the inhabitants of Savannah have 
 rum, it is only poisonous spirits from the Islands : but it would be 
 profitable if they might have rum, for then their lumber would be 
 taken oft" in exchange, and they would barter their rum with the 
 Indians in exchange for the skins. 
 
 20. That no place in America is so healthy as Savannah, and if 
 means were found and known that the inhabitants might subsist, 
 the colony would soon fill, those gone away return, and no province 
 flourish so. 
 
 21. That Mr. Tho. Stephens had been twice or thrice with him to 
 witness to things he advanced, but he was so dogmatical that he 
 knew not what to say to him. 
 
 22. That he should be ready to witness (if called upon) what good 
 things he knew of the colony. 
 
 23. That he should go (now he had his grant) to Georgia in 6 weeks 
 or 2 months, and intended there to end his days. 
 
 24. That a negro merchant will lend a 50 acre lot man a negro, 
 but then he must be known to him for an industrious man, and not 
 one in 40 are so in Georgia. 
 
 25. That he has known the Georgia bills bear a premium of 5 p. cent, 
 I dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 7. — I visited Lord Lovel and the Bishop of Cork. 
 
 Dined and past the evening at home. 
 
 Simday 8. — Went to the chapel morning and evening. 
 
 Monday 9. — Went on sununons of a Common Council and Trustee 
 Board to the office but we only did Common Council business. 
 
 Egmont in the chair, Digby, Hales, Lapotre, Shaftsbury, Smith, 
 T. Towers, Tirconnel, Vernon ; Alderman Heathcote, Sir Will. Heathcote 
 
 1. The petition of Hans Jacob Reigensberg and another for settling 
 100 heads of Germans who understand the silk to be settled in Georgia 
 
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 was read, and allowed, and the 3u/. advanced by the Tnistees for their 
 passage to Germany to bring that number approved, and conditions 
 on which they should be settled had the seal put thereto, countersigned 
 by the secretary. 
 
 2. A letter was ordered for Mr. Verelts to write to Col. Stephens to 
 know if certain Indian lands on the other side the brook of Ebenezar 
 can be agreed for and purchased of the Indians there settled ; if not, 
 to lose no time in setting out 50 lots of 50 acres of good land each, 
 near Ebenezar and bounding them, for the use of these Germans and 
 of 50 more heads of Saltsburgers. And to obey our directions therein 
 without consulting any other. 
 
 3. Law books for Georgia and Frederica town courts were ordered, 
 and the lawyers of our Board desired to choose them. 
 
 4. A letter from Mr. Samuel Auspurger, dated at Beam, 10 F'eb.. 
 1740-1, received 6 inst., to the Trustees, was read, containing that he 
 had found his family affairs out of order, so that he could not return 
 to his grant at Frederica, unless the Trustees would advance him 
 500/. at 5 p. cent, interest ; otherwise, that we would give him leave 
 for absence, and not require his return until the year 1744, when he 
 hoped he should be able. 
 
 We ordered Mr. Verelts to let him know we could not lend him 
 money : but he should have leave to be absent to the year 1734 (sic). 
 
 5. Agreed to send 50 heads of Saltsburgers. 
 
 6. Capt. Ja. Macpherson, formerly Capt. of 19 Rangers in Georgia, 
 having made oath before Lt. Gov. Bull, of South Carolina, that there 
 was due to him for his service and his men's, 240/. 2^. Gd. which the 
 Trustees had paid him short of his agreement with Mr. Causton, and 
 the same being brought by Mr. Wrag for ])ayment : the Trustees 
 recurred to the Captain's account as stated by the Commissioners of 
 Accounts in Georgia, and found that Causton had agreed to his demands 
 when made some days before Lady day, 1738. But that the Captain 
 had took the advantage of the expiration of a contract's ending at that 
 Lady day, and of the apprehension of the Spaniards attacking 
 Georgia, to inake upon the sudden an exorbitant demand for future 
 service : and that Causton under that necessity consented to his 
 conditions only as far as in him lay. For these reasons they resolve 
 not to satisfy this suj)ra demand, but to let him take his remedy as 
 he pleased. 
 
 7. The 20/. advanced Captain Delagal on the credit of his claim 
 by the Trustees (for want of a Common Council Board) was agreed to. 
 
 8. On my ])roposal the Board agreed to permit the inliabitants to 
 lease out their lots to tenants, who would reside and cultivate, for the 
 space of 21 years : and to give them till to do it in. 
 
 The liberty was before but for 5 years' term. I rejiresented that 
 many freeholders had lots which they never would cultivate, being 
 shopkeepers, and j)erhaps unable and unskilful, who would be glad 
 of tenants to occupy their land, and tenants would not take land and 
 lay money out upon so short a term as 5 years. 
 
 Mr. Towers himself at last came itito it. who always hitherto stood 
 out against it, he said liis a))})rehensi(>n they wouKl lease it to rum 
 merchants if they had long leases to give of their land, but this was 
 answered by the lessees being obliged to cultivate. 
 
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 9. We ordered that with respect to 500 acre lots, the obUgation 
 the owners were laid under of cultivating 60 acres in 10 years and 50 
 more in 20 years, that the numbers should be reduced to 50 within 
 each of the 10 years. 
 
 It surprised us that by the last ship arrived from Carolina, 
 Pain Master, no letters arrived to the Trust from Georgia, except one 
 from Robert Paterson, a freeliolder of Frederica, to Mr. Verelts, dated 
 13 December last, containing only a line to desire him to forward an 
 enclosed letter to Mr. Sanmel Auspurger. 
 
 So many ships as have arrived of late, bringing no letters from Col. 
 Oglethor])e or Col. Stephens, is very astonishing to us. 
 
 I dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 10. — Visited brother Percival, cousin Scots and Bishop of 
 Cork. 
 
 Wednesday 1 1 . — Visited Lord Orery. Dined and passed the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Thursday 12. — I went for a few hours to the House of Commons 
 t<i hear the debate on the Seamen's bill. 
 
 Friday 13.— 
 
 Saturday 14. — Went to the Haymarket, to a music in favour of 
 poor musicians' widows. 
 
 Sunday 15.- — Prayers and sermon at home, cousin Scots dined with 
 me. In the evening went to chapel. 
 
 Monday 16. — Went to the Georgia Office on summons of Trustees 
 to sign deeds, &c. Egmont, president, Lapotre, Smith, Vernon, Sir 
 Will Heathcote. 
 
 We put the seal to a deed for further extending the tenures of the 
 inhabitants of Georgia, whereby all forfeitures past are forgiven, 
 and the improvements required of the people are made less. 
 
 We also put the seal to a deed whereby the inhabitants are allowed 
 to lease out their lands for 21 years, to people who will reside thereon 
 and cultivate. Mr. Tho. Christie, being accidentally in the office, 
 signed these deeds, which were prepared and settled by Mr. Ayers 
 and Mr. Hen. Archer. 
 
 There came to the office Caspar Sumachi and his wife, late servants 
 to Mr. Causton, and whose service being expired, they came away with a 
 certificate of their good behaviour : but she made bitter complaints 
 of bad usage, that she was stript by Mr. Causton, &c., which we 
 afterwards understood was detaining her blankets, and that for want 
 she was obhged to sell her clothes. They were Grison servants engaged 
 by the Trust and made over to Mr. Tho. Causton. She said her 
 husband was offered land, as a servant out of his time, but it was to 
 no purpose to accept it, having no means to cultivate it or even to 
 subsist. We told her, if her husband and slje would go back, they 
 should have both lands and means to subsist, and we would pay their 
 passage, to which she repUed she would consult her husband. 
 
 I then went to the House where by agreement with Mr. Carey, Lord 
 Tirconel moved, that since the Trustees' account of the progress of 
 the colony of Georgia which had been ordered by the House to be 
 printed, was this day deUvered to the members, he desired a day might 
 be appointed to consider the state of the colony, and that it might be 
 considered in a committee of the whole House next Friday, which Mr. 
 
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 Carey seconded, and the House agreed thereto. Then Mr. Carev moved 
 that Mr. Hewet and Mr. Crotkat, merchants of S. Carolina, might be 
 
 ordered to attend the House that day, as also Lob and Ri. 
 
 Lawley, both late of Savannah, which being ordered. Lord Tirconel 
 moved that Captain Hugh Mackay, Captain Dempsy, Lieut. Horton 
 and Mr. Tho. Christie might also be ordered to attend, which was 
 accordingly done. 
 
 Dined at home, and in the evening visited Mr. Vernon and brother 
 Percival. 
 
 Two days ago Mr. Whitefeikl arrived from 8. Carolina on boa rdthe 
 "Minerva."' We hope the Captain has brought letters for the Trust 
 from Col. Stephens, we not having heard from him since 6 October last. 
 
 Mr. Smith of our Board informed us that a twelvepenny or eighteen- 
 penny pamphlet in answer to that we gave the House this session, has 
 been handing about to the booksellers, in manuscript, with offer to give 
 it to any of them, if they would print it, but that hitherto they had 
 refused to print it. We doubt not but Mr. Stephens wrote it, for the 
 purpose is to contradict every word of our jiamphlet. 
 
 Tuesday 17. — Visited Mr. Hen. Archer, Mr. Hen. Bathurst, Lord 
 Tirconel and Bishop of Cork. Dined and spent the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 18. — Passed the day at home. 
 
 Thursday 19. — This being the Georgia Anniversary day there met 
 at St. Bride's Vestry : Mr. Digby, president. Avers, Egmont, Hales, 
 Lapotre, Shaftsbury, Smith, Tirconel, Vernon, Anderson, Bedford, 
 Coram, Dr. Burton. 
 
 Mr. Verelts presented an account of the Tnistees' receipts and 
 disbursements from 9 June last to this day, the balance of cash in our 
 hands, the persons sent over, in number, 6, &c. 
 
 And then we proceeded to fill up the 2 vacant places in the Common 
 Council, for which end we read Lord Carpenter's resignation under 
 his seal, and elected Mr. Henry Bathurst in his room. We also elected 
 
 Mr, Frederick in the room of his deceased brother, but first 
 
 elected them Trustees. They are both members of Parliament. We 
 then elected my brother Percival a Trustee. 
 
 At the close of this, Mr. Bathurst came to the Vestry, as did Lord 
 Tirconel and Sir Will Heathcote, so that they went uith us to 
 church, where we made a large appearance, being no less than 11 
 Common Councillors and 5 Trustees. 
 
 Dr. Bateman, son-in-law to the Bishoj) of Litchfield, preached a 
 very good sermon, which when over, Mr. Digby took again the 
 President's chair, and I moved the thanks of the Trustees might be 
 given to Dr. Bateman and that he be desired to suffer us to print his 
 sermon whereto he acquiesced. 
 
 After this we repaired to the Castle Tavern where there came to 
 dine with us, Mr. Frederick, Mr. Tho. Archer, Mr. Hen. Archer, Lord 
 Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Hen. Bathurst, Lord Carpenter, 
 my brother Percival. 
 
 We all dined together, Lord Shaftsbury excepted, who went to 
 meet Mr. Ffixtpcr. just arrived post from the country in order to take 
 part to-morrow in the debute in the House upon Georgia. 
 
 I have not. I think, seen more members upon any Anniversary day 
 than on this, for there met 16 Common Councillors, aiul 7 Trustees, 
 
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 in all 23. 'Of whom 22 dined together, besides Dr. Bateman, the 
 Reader of St. Bride's, our accomptant and secretary, which made 26. 
 
 After dinner, Mr. Crockat, a merchant of Charleston (one of the 4 
 evidences summoned to appear to-morrow to witness against the 
 Trustees), came to us, whom we questioned what he was smnmoned 
 for . He repUed he knew not, but Mr. Stephens had been with him. 
 
 We asked him his opinion oif — 1. Negroes in Georgia. He said, the 
 inhabitants should have negroes, and that at a moderate allowance, as 4 
 negroes to a family of 4 whites : but not as in CaroUna, where there are 
 too many, in so much that they had passed a law against introducing 
 more into Charlestown. 
 
 2 . We asked him, what number of negroes and white men in Carolina ? 
 He said in 1737 there were 22,000 negroes, and about 5,000 whites 
 fighting men. 
 
 3. We asked him whether he thought Georgia having no negroes, 
 did not prevent the negroes of Carohna from running to the Spaniards ? 
 
 He repUed, he knew of none we had stopt. 
 
 4. I said, Captain Gascoign stopt 3, and Mr. Christie two. 
 
 5. I asked him the price of a negro. 
 He said, one with another, 201. 
 
 I told him a person who settled in Georgia had sold his 2 negroes 
 for 42i. each. 
 
 He repUed, here and there a particular negro might be worth that, 
 and he has one he would not sell for 701. 
 
 6. I asked him if he thought a freeholder in Georgia of 50 acres 
 only could be credited with a negro. He said, no. 
 
 Why then (rephed I) what must become of them if landholders of 
 500 acres should use them, and they have none ? 
 
 He rephed they might be overseers to the negroes of the richer men. 
 
 I said, a few might find that employment, but what must the rest 
 do? 
 
 He rephed, all the white men in Georgia might find that employment 
 in Carolina. 
 
 I said that would depopulate Georgia. 
 
 He rephed, no : for if we allowed negroes, there would a thousand 
 come to settle there, and people who had negroes would help white 
 men to live. That the colony would be stronger with 1,000 negroes 
 to 1000 white men, than with 500 white men without negroes. 
 
 7. We said, negroes might cut the throats of our people, and run to 
 the Spaniards. 
 
 He said, if negroes are well used, they never run. 
 
 We said, negroes who were thought so faithful by their Carolina 
 masters, as to be trusted to be masters of petiaguas, and overseers of 
 others, have run : to which he replied nothing. 
 
 8. He said the people of Carolina are not enemies to Georgia, except 
 those who traded in skins. 
 
 I answered, we beheved the planters and gentry were friends and 
 the clamour against us is only from the persons he mentioned : but 
 they have no cause, for they trade in the manner they desire, no 
 interruption being given them now. Which he o^\^led. 
 
 9. I asked him if he knew Andrew Grant, Will Sterling and another 
 Scotsman. 
 
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 He said, yes : that Grant was a shopkeeper in Savannah, but Will. 
 Sterling and some others had cultivated their land briskly, but were 
 forced to leave the colony for want of negroes, and had consumed a 
 great deal of money, which he knew they brought with them : I said 
 thev spent their money extravagantly in Savannah, and lived on their 
 servants, whose hire being expired, they were not able to engage 
 new ones. He owned it. 
 
 10. That a man may keep 6 negroes for one white servant. 
 
 11. He owned that where there are negroes, a white man despises 
 to work, saying, what, will you have me a slave and work like a negro ? 
 But he said, if such white man had negroes of his own he would work 
 in the field with them. 
 
 12. I told him I knew of 3 white men who left CharlestowTi or some 
 other part of Carolina last year, and came to Georgia to take land, 
 complaining they could not live in Carohna by reason the negroes 
 underwrought them. 
 
 He said, he believed they went for some other reason. 
 
 13. He said, Carolina must always drain Georgia of its inhabitants : 
 for in Carohna they might buy land for a shilling an acre, and afterwards 
 pay only the quit rent, which is only 4 shillings per hmidred acres, 
 whereas in Georgia they pay 20 shillings per hundred acres, viz., 4 
 shillings to the King for quit rent and 16 shillings to the Trustees. 
 
 14. He owned that Carohna had too many negroes, and the laws 
 against their number were not, neither could be kept to. 
 
 I said, that would be the case in Georgia, if negroes were allowed there 
 under Umitations. 
 
 15. He said, there were several gentlemen of Carolina who had 
 purchased tracts of land from the late proprietors, in the part of that 
 province now Georgia, but they could not get their land confirmed to 
 them by the Governor until a little before the erecting Georgia into 
 a province, and when they applied for their land, his Majesty forbid 
 the Governor to let them settle southward of the Allatahama. 
 
 I said that was prudently done to avoid giving jealousy to the 
 Spaniards ; that other Carolina gentlemen had pretended some land 
 even in Georgia was also theirs, by grants from the proprietors, but 
 his Majesty having granted that land to the Trustees, it was not our 
 concern to regard their demand. 
 
 16. He said that 40 years ago much silk was made in Carohna, but 
 they left it because rice was more profitable. 
 
 I said, if negroes were allowed in Georgia the people would also 
 follow rice, and not go on the silk. 
 
 The gentlemen of the Trust who are associates to Dr. Bray, did this 
 morning order 10 guineas gratuity to Mr. Verelts who act« as their clerk. 
 
 After dinner I went to the Vocal Academy at the Crown tavern. 
 
 Friday 20.— I went this morning to the rfouse of Commons expecting 
 the debate upon our colony would come on as ordered by the House, 
 but Sir John Barnard not being there on account of chusing a new 
 Alderman of London, the compliment was paid him to put off the 
 committee until Monday next. 
 
 In the evening I visited Lady Parker and my nieces, and gave my 
 consent to my niece Parker's making a lease of laud in Priston manor 
 to one , a butcher. 
 
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 Saturday 21.— Visited Mr. Temple. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Smiday 22. — Stayed at home the whole day for a cold. 
 
 Monday 23. — Went to the Georgia Board, where met, Digby, 
 chairman.Egmont, Jo. Frederick, Lapotre, Shaftsbury, Hen. Bathurst, 
 Smith, Tracy, T. Towers, Vernon, president; Phil. Percival, Sir Will 
 Heathcote. 
 
 As Trustees we swore Mr. Bathurst, Lord Bathurst's second 
 
 son, member of Parliament for Cicester, and Mr. Frederick, 
 
 brother of the deceased member for Shoram in Sussex, into the Com- 
 mon Council. As Common Council we resolved : — 
 
 1. That all servants in the colony now out of their time, who have 
 not taken land, shall, instead of 20 acres, be entitled to 50 upon their 
 master's good certificate of them, and shall have a year's maintenance 
 and tools. N.B. — This comes to about 111. 10s. Od. each. 
 
 2. That all servants out of their time before Christmas 1741 shall 
 have the same. 
 
 That the magistrates of each town court see that the land be 
 immediately laid out for those servants who are out of their time. 
 
 2. Ordered that Mr. Crockat, merchant, be paid a debt due to Jo. 
 Loyd of Carolina, his factor, being 991. I5s. i^d. due from the Trustees, 
 store for corn, &c., the said Crockat making appear to be his, and not 
 Jo. Loyd's money. The commissioners of accounts in Georgia 
 having reported it due to Jo. Loyd, but not informing us whether this 
 Loyd is factor or servant to Crockat or not. 
 
 3. Resolved that a debt due fro in the public stores to Pytt and 
 Tuckwell. and so reported by the commissioners of accounts in Georgia, 
 be paid, 1051. Us. id. 
 
 4. Ordered payment of our accomjjtant's and secretary's salary, 
 each 1501. due midsummer 1741. 
 
 5. Ordered them a reward for their extraordinary services on occasion 
 of the ParUament's enquiry into the progress of the colony, 50/. to each. 
 
 6. Ordered 1,000/. in sola bills, 100 bills of 5/. each and 500 bills 
 of 1/. each, to be sent over for the service of the colony for half year 
 commencing Lady Day, 1741. 
 
 7. Ordered and made an impress of 500 to Sir Jos. Hankey on account. 
 A day or two past came to the office a letter from John Pye, 
 
 Recorder at Savaimah, dated 30 Dec, 1740, acquainting the Trustees, 
 
 1. That he had writ to us a month before, but now wrote again, to 
 desire we would send orders to the persons appointed by us to pay 
 the public debts. 
 
 2. That the want of money (he means his salary) due from us to 
 him, had distrest him, and obliged him to borrow money at 10 per cent. 
 
 3. That he had several times applied to Col. Stephens and Mr. 
 Jones for part of his salary who replyed, we had sent them no orders, 
 what to allow him or when his salary should commence. 
 
 4. That he does his duty as well as he can, but not so. well as he 
 could for want of our instructions. 
 
 5. That Mr. Parker and Mr. Jones, who act as one in everything, 
 say he has power to act as Recorder Only, i.e., to take down proceedings 
 of court, &c., and if so, they can carry what cause they will, having 
 only Mr. Fallowfeild to oppose them. 
 
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 6. That he should act with pleasure if we would send him in writing 
 what the business of a Recorder is, and send the cashier order to pay 
 him. 
 
 7. That sometimes they say he must keep a clerk, but there is no 
 occasion as he can do the business himself. 
 
 8. That they also say he should keep a servant, but there is no 
 occasion for one, but he had no land to cultivate, and these things 
 with their maintenance and clothing, wages, &c., would run him in 
 debt, as was the case of others, and add to his present hardships. 
 
 That he is persuaded that we will not stop any part of his salary 
 for not keeping a servant when Mr. Jones receives his salary tho' he 
 has no land or any improvement. 
 
 There came also a letter at the same time from Mr. Whitfeild, dated 
 on board the Minerva 2 February, 1740-1 from Mr. Whitfeild to the 
 Trustees, in which ship he returned from Carolina. He might as well 
 have acquainted us with the contents himself at his arrival last week 
 in London, but he neither has yet been at our office, or visited any one 
 gentleman of the Trust. The substance of his letter is: — 
 
 1. That he received our letter o'f 11 June, 1740. and has seen our 
 orders sent to the Magistrates of Savannah, relating to his orphan 
 house, and found we were fearful least he should have too much 
 power, and that he had acted beyond his power. 
 
 2. That Col. Oglethhorpe's proceeding in respect of the Millidges 
 (orphans) was arbitrary and inconsistent Avith his grant. 
 
 3. That he had acted to the best of his knowledge with a single eye 
 to promote God's glory and the welfare of the colony. 
 
 4. That the greatest difficulties of the orphan house were 
 surmounted. 
 
 5. That but for the orphan hou.se, scarce any inhabitant at all 
 would have been left by this time, as he believes all at Savannah will 
 confess. 
 
 6. He thanks us for excusing the persons engaged in the orphan 
 house from civil offices 
 
 7. But earnestly entreated, begged and insisted that we would 
 let him and his executors have the power of nominating their successors 
 for ever, which was in the copy of the first grant sent him, from which 
 Mr. Towers and he cut off several pages : perhaps that is lost, and only 
 a copy of his present grant taken, and there lay the mistake : that had 
 he suspected such a power had not been given him in the grant, he 
 would not have laid out a halfpenny on the ori)han house, and this is 
 the least we can do for his laying out so many thousand ]>ounds. 
 
 8. That the powers given the magistrates are suflicient to secure 
 and guard against any illegal proceedings of him and his successors. 
 
 9. That all he proposed by weaving cotton was for the use of the 
 colony only, and therefore he continued tho loom at the orphan house, 
 and the magistrates were of oi)iiiion he might do this, and Col. Ogle- 
 thorpe had offered a premium both for spinning and weaving. 
 
 10. That there is little likelihood of the silk coming to anything. 
 
 1 1 . That he feared as numy others of the colony do, that we are 
 misinformed of the affairs of jxior deserted Georgia. 
 
 12. That he shoukl shortly publish his disbursements, and then 
 we should see how much the colony is obliged to him. 
 
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 13. That he had resigned the parsonage of Savannah and brought 
 away the schoohiiaster, Mr. Habersham. 
 
 14. That lie left the finishing the church to Col. Stephens. 
 
 15. That he was come for a few months to England, and then 
 purposed to return to America. 
 
 After the business of the Board was over, we went to the House where 
 we expected the consideration of the colony would come on, but to 
 our great surprise Mr. Carey moved to put it oil' to Thursday sennit, 
 and Mr. Gibbons seconded him, upon which Mr. Digby moved it might 
 be to-morrow fortnight. His reason was because he knew Mr. Hen. 
 Archer would not be in town till then. 
 
 This was very unfortunate, for Mr. Tracy and Mr. Archer will then 
 be in the country, as also Mr. Bathurst. 
 
 Lord Gage moved and obtained that Mr. Whitfeild should then be 
 ordered to attend, as being the latest of any one in the colony. 
 
 I suppose Mr. Stephens had seen Mr. Whitfeild, and finding him 
 for allowing negroes contrived this. 
 
 I learned that Mr. Stephens has wrote a book against the Trustees, 
 which he carried to a printer, who refused to print it, on which he 
 said he would then carry it to another. 
 
 Lord Bathurst dined with me. 
 
 Tuesday 24.— Visited Mr. Stroud, Sir Jo. Bland, and Lord Shafts- 
 bury, who told me that Mr. Whitfeild having appealed from the Bishop 
 of London's jurisdiction over him to the Privy Council, there was soon 
 to be a hearing of his case ; it seems Commissary Garden of Carolina 
 had prosecuted Mr. Whitfeild for preaching in a dissenting congregation 
 there, and Mr. Whitfeild disregarded his summons, whereupon the 
 Commissary would have proceeded against him for contempt, and there- 
 fore Whitfeild appealed to the Privy Council. 
 
 Wednesday 25.— Staid at home the morning. Went in the evening 
 to the music club. 
 
 Thursday 26. — Staid all day at home ; detained by a cold and the 
 east wind very severe. 
 
 Friday 27, Saturday 28, Sunday 29.— Confined at home by a cold. 
 
 Monday 30. — Went upon summons of a Common Council to the 
 Georgia Office to consider the letters from Mr. Uriesperger of Augsburg 
 about the Saltsburgers intended for Georgia and other matters, but 
 we could make only a Board of Trustees. Vernon, president, Digby, 
 Egmont, Lapotre, Smith, Tracy. 
 
 1. We read Mr. Whitfeild's letter to us, dated 2 February from on 
 board the " Minerva," desiring he and his successors might have the 
 power of nommating their successors for ever. And informing us 
 that he had continued the weaver of cotton in the orphan house, 
 design to weave only for their own use. 
 
 That we would pay the passage of Mr. Habersham's return with 
 him to England, being 6/. 
 
 That we would pay the disbursement he had made for candles used 
 on Divine service for the last month, 5/. He further informed us. 
 
 That he feared we were misinformed about the affairs of poor 
 deserted Georgia. 
 
 That there is no great likehhood of the silk manufactory coming 
 to any thing at present. 
 
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 That he had now resigned the parsonage of Savannah. 
 
 That he had dropt all intentions of assisting further in building the 
 church at Savannah, and had ordered the money remaining in his 
 hands above what had been expended in stone, to be paid to Col. 
 Stephens. 
 
 And that he was coming over for a few months to England, and 
 then purposed to return again to America. 
 
 We agreed that Mr. Verelts should inform him of the late enlarge- 
 ment of tenures, whereby a possessor might bequeath his property 
 by will or devise, which we thought may answer his desire. 
 
 That he may go on with his loom in the orphan house and weave 
 his cotton. 
 
 That we would represent to the Common Council when they met 
 that we thought it reasonable the Trust should pay Mr. Habersham's 
 passage : as also for the candles. 
 
 2. We read Mr. Jo. Pye's letter to the Trustees, dated 30 December 
 1740, desiring he might be paid his salary as Recorder of Savannah, 
 which was refused him for want of orders from us. 
 
 That we would send him instructions for performance of his duty, 
 being told by Mr. Jones and Mr. H. Parker that he is only to act as 
 recorder. 
 
 That to act as such he desires instructions. 
 
 That he may be excused keeping a clerk, being able to do the business 
 himself, as also excused keeping a servant, having no lands to cultivate. 
 
 We resolved to report to the Common Council that he ought to be 
 appointed Recorder, having hitherto acted only in the absence of 
 Mr. Tho. Christie, but without actual appointment. 
 
 To report also that he ought to be paid his salary full from the time 
 he began to officiate, tho' not regularly appointed. 
 
 That he ought to be informed, the Trustees never intended he should 
 be a magistrate, which he in his letter hints to be expedient, Parker 
 and Jones carrying everything as they will, having only Fall()\\'feild 
 the other magistrate to oppose them. 
 
 And that he ought to have the pay of a clerk, tho" he keeps none, 
 seeing he does all the business. 
 
 Two letters from Mr. Urlesperger, of Augsburg, the one in Latin 
 to the Trustees dated 20 Feb., 1740-1, the other in French to Mr. 
 Vernon dated 23 March following, were read, concerning the sending 
 50 heads of Saltsburgers which the Trustees wrote for this year. He 
 desired to know: — 
 
 1. Who should pay for their coming down to Rotterdam ? 
 
 2. Whether they should have a year's provision at their arrival in 
 Georgia ? 
 
 3. Whether cows, &c. would be allowed them ? 
 
 4. Whether the Trustees will pay a conunissary's charges to conduct 
 them to Rotterdam ? 
 
 5. Whether we will send that commissary with them to Georgia 
 and make him a magistrate at Ebenezar ? 
 
 6. Whether we will procure them a convoy, during this time of 
 
 war ? 
 
 7. And he concluded with desiring the Trustees would pay the 
 building Mr. Boltzius' house at Ebcnezar : and allow Mr. Thylo, the 
 
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 Saltsburg surgeon, a salary. We resolved on these heads to 
 recommend to the Common Council as follows : 
 
 1. That as the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge were 
 disposed to furnish 50/. towards the bringing down the Saltsburgers 
 to Rotterdam, we should make it up 100/. 
 
 2. That we should promise them | year's subsistence, at the rate 
 of 8d. per day for men, Qd. for women and id. for children above 12 
 years. 
 
 3. That the cows, &c., should be allowed them as formerly promised. 
 
 4. Mr. Vernon said he had already encouraged Mr. H. Newman to 
 let Mr. Urlesperger know the Trustees would satisfy the commissary 
 for his trouble to Rotterdam. 
 
 5. That there will be no occasion for sending the commissary to 
 be a magistrate at Ebenezar. 
 
 6. That as to convoys, they must take the fate of other ships. 
 
 7. That it should be enquired what has been given already by the 
 Trustees towards building Mr. Boltzius's house : and that Mr. 
 Urlesperger should be informed, the Trustees had for encouragement 
 to Mr. Thylo allowed him to take up a 50 acre lot. 
 
 I dined at home, and in the evening visited my sister Parker. I 
 heard from several hands this day that the Ministry will not allow the 
 State of Georgia to be enquired into, for the same reason as they 
 formerly opposed it : namely, that they may not be embarrassed by 
 a vote of approbation, with difficulties in agreeing with Spain to give 
 up the colony upon a treaty of peace. 
 
 Tuesday, 31 March. — Went to St. James' vestry, then visited brother 
 Percival. Dined and past the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday, 1 April. — Visited Lord Wilmington. 
 
 In the evening went to the Music Club. 
 
 Thursday 2. — This morning Mr. Seddon brought me the memorial 
 of the registry of my deed by which I conveyed my Enghsh estate 
 of 300/. a year freehold to my son, in order to give him a qualification, 
 and my son is to reconvey it when chose. 
 
 Visited Dr. Moore and Lady Rook, Mrs. William Southwell, cousin 
 Betty Southwell, and Mrs. Edward Southwell. 
 
 In the evening went to the play called "The Pilgrim." 
 
 Friday 3.— Visited Sir W. Heathcote, Mr. Bathurst, Lord Lovel, 
 Mr. Lapotre and Captain Whorwood's wife. Past the rest of the day 
 at home. Tho. Christie dined with me, and shewed me an 
 advantageous description of Georgia which he intended to print. 
 
 Saturday 4. — Went to St. James' Vestry. Dined and passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 5. — Communicated at chapel : went again to evening 
 prayers. 
 
 Monday 6. — Went to the Georgia Board to a summons of Common 
 Council, where met, Digby, Egmont, J. Frederick, Hales, Lapotre, 
 Shaftsbury, Smith, Lord Tirconnel, Tracy, Vernon, in the chair ; Sir 
 Will Heathcote. 
 
 Read Jo. Pye's letter to the Trustees, dated 30 Dec, 1740, and 
 resolved that his several requests be granted, viz. : — 
 
 1. That his salary as Recorder be paid him from the time he officiated 
 in place of Mr. Tho. Christie, 
 
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 That he be paid the allowance of a clerk, tho' he keeps none, seeing 
 
 he does all the business. 
 
 But ordered that he be informed that his office of Recorder is only 
 
 ministerial, that is to keep the records and minutes of the court, 
 
 but that he is not to act as a magistrate. 
 
 2. Resolved that Mr. Hamilton, collector of quitrents in S. Carolina, 
 be prosecuted for recovery of 'lOOl. lent him by the Trustees on his 
 bill upon his Deputy, the Deputy not ccmplying with his draft. 
 
 3. Resolved that 600/. of the moneys now in the Bank be appro- 
 priated to repay moneys advanced for the support of the colony in 
 1739 out of the fund for building churches, and the fund for the religious 
 uses of the colonv. 
 
 N.B. The first sum was 371/. 155. Or?., the last 190/. in all 561/. \5s.,0d. 
 and if the Trustees had at that time been possest of cash, they would 
 not have lent these sums to the general use of supporting the colony, 
 because appropriated : but that the building of churches, and the 
 religious uses might not suffer, we now restored the moneys to their 
 respective heads. 
 
 4. Resolved that any 5 of the Common Council be enabled to impress 
 anv sum or sums, not exceeding 1447/. 105. llhd., to pay debts of the 
 colony still standing out. The reason of this was that in summer time 
 we find it hard to make a Common Council Board of 8. 
 
 Mr. Verelts told us he had computed all the colony's debts not yet 
 come in, and found them amomit to this sum. 
 
 5. Mr. Whitfield's letter dated 2 Feb. last to the Trustees, was read, 
 wherein he desired (1) That the passage of Mr. Doble, schoolmaster 
 at Highgate, who came with him to England, niight be defrayed by 
 the Trustees : amounting to 6/.. (2) That we would pay 5/. expended 
 by him in candles for the church service the year past. (2) That we 
 would grant him and his successors power to nominate their successors 
 for ever in the grant of 500 acres for the Orphan House. 
 
 We granted the two first requests, and made no reply to the last, 
 since by a late regidation of the tenures he as well as every one has 
 power to devise : and Mr. Verelts reported that Mr. Whitfeild was 
 satisfied therewith. 
 
 6. Upon Mr. -Urlesperger's letters of the 20 Feb., 1740-1 and 30 
 March, 1741, desiring to know what allowance should be made by us 
 for defraving the charges of bringing down 50 head of Saltsburgers 
 to Rotterdam, we resolved to allow 50/. N.B. — The Society for 
 Promoting Christian Knowledge will furnish another 50/. for the same 
 purpose. 
 
 7. Resolved also that for tho first six months after the Saltsburgers' 
 arrival in Georgia, they shall be allowed as follows, the men 8d. a day, 
 the women 6 pence, and the children 4 pence. 
 
 8. Mrs. Atherton, our housekeeper, being dead, we ordered her burial 
 and apothecary's bill should bo paid for by the Trust, and that her 
 niece be housekeeper in her j)la<.o. After this, we agreed ujKtn a motion 
 to be made by Mr. Tracy to-morrow, declaring that 'tis the opinion 
 of the conunittee that the colony of Georgia may be of great utility 
 to this kingdom, and will bo a security to our American colonies, or 
 words to that effect, whic-h motion is to be nuide whether the House 
 proceeds on the enquiry or not, for 'tis much believed the Ministry 
 
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 will again put it off, which should they do as last year they did, 
 ^\'ithout passing some judgement on the colony, we think would be 
 very hard and unjust upon us. 
 
 I dined at home, and in the evening visited my sister Percival. 
 
 Tuesday 7. — This day was appointed for considering in Parliament 
 the utihty and state of Georgia, but the Ministry who had no mind 
 from the begiiming to enter into the affair, fearing a motion would 
 follow for declaring the utiUty of the Province, which would render it 
 more difficult for their giving it up to the Spaniards for facilitating 
 a peace with Spain whenever a treaty shall be entered on, took the 
 occasion of Mr. Whitfeild's being ordered to attend and be examined 
 as a witness, to put off the enquiry, and directed Sir Will. Young to 
 move the affair might be adjourned, which Mr. Jo. How by like 
 direction seconded. Upon this Lord Gage who had been the person 
 who moved for the examining Mr. Whitfeild, said he pretty well 
 guessed the reason for putting off the enquiry, but to take that off, 
 they might drop the person and go on to examine the others. He 
 then ran out against colony, said the Trustees were men of honour 
 and integrity, but their secretary in the Province gave them not right 
 information : that nobody was left in the colony, which could not 
 subsist on the present foot, and he had a letter in his hand from a 
 person who was able to buy the whole colony, which would shew how 
 much the Trustees were imposed on in the accoimts sent them, and 
 he desired he might read it by making it part of his speech. Mr. 
 Gyles Earl then rose and said it was irregular to read it as part of his 
 speech. My Lord said it was regular and appealed to the Speaker 
 who seemed to think it was regular ; but Mr. How rose again and 
 objected to reading it, for it would force a debate which the House 
 seemed to wish might not be. 
 
 Mr. Digby rose and answered several objections Lord Gage had 
 made to the colony and to the Trustees' intelHgence, adding he was 
 very desirous the enquiry might go on at any rate. 
 
 And Mr. Hooper spoke exceedingly well on the same side, concluding 
 that he was sorry an enquiry was suspended, lest it might be mider- 
 stood by the Spaniards as a disposition to give up the colony when 
 demanded, Avhich if an enquiry were suffered, and a motion that the 
 colony was useful followed, would cut off their hopes as to that point. 
 That as to himself he thought the colony of great utihty to Great 
 Britain, and that it had been well conducted, which he might more 
 freely say because no Trustee. But if no enquiry were allowed, nor 
 approbation of the Trustees' conduct, neither of the utihty of the 
 colony, he hoped for the honour of the House and for the sake of justice, 
 Lord Gage might not be suffered to read a letter against the Trustees' 
 conduct, he being as a party against them. Sir William Young said 
 he was not against an enquiry, but the House understood his reason 
 for adjourning the House this day : (he looked up at Mr. Whitfeild 
 who sat in the gallery). H the House would proceed to-morrow or 
 any other day he should be content. 
 
 Lord Gage repUed, he found the House not inclined to enquire why 
 129,000Z. had been thrown away, and that they were for giving the 
 pubUc money without knowing why : so he never more would trouble 
 himself about the matter, only he should pay his share very unwillingly. 
 
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 Then the Speaker put the question for adjourning, and the House 
 agreed to it. 
 
 It is remarkable Mr. Cary, who first moved the House that an enquiry 
 should be made, sat still and said not a word : and as remarkable 
 that of all the Trustees of Georgia in the House there were only the 
 following, Lord Limerick, Mr. Hucks, Sir Will. Heathcote. And of 
 Common Councillors, Mr. Digby, Mr. Frederick, Mr. Bathurst, Lord 
 Tircomiel, Lord Sidney Beauclerc. 
 
 'Tis plain there is no design to make an enquiry at all, because 
 by the adjournment the witnesses who were to be examined are at 
 Uberty to go where they please, no order being made for their appear- 
 ance again, or any day appointed for proceeding on the affair. 
 
 All this has been done singly to please Sir Robert Walpole, and the 
 Trustees are left in the same condition they were last year, liable to 
 be attacked again every session, and in the mean time to be traduced 
 by young Stephens or any that please, who may assert the grossest 
 calumnies and falsehoods, and demand to be beheved when they 
 assert, as Lord Gage did to the House, that the Trustees have not so 
 good information of the state of the colony from their secretary as 
 this pert fellow, his son receives. 
 
 Already I have heard it said, that the Trustees are very honest 
 gentlemen, but have been guilty of some mistakes, which Sir Robert 
 Walpole, who is their friend, desired might not be discovered, and 
 therefore opposed an enquiry. 
 
 Wednesday 8. — I went to the Vestry which was called to assist the 
 Justices of Peace in their passuig the account of overseers of the poor 
 as far as related to the workhouse. We were none of us edified with 
 the management of the workhouse, and I believe in a year or two more 
 we shall think of means to put it dowTi, unless we can procure an 
 act to oblige the overseers to receive directions and rules from the 
 Vestry and to be accountable thereto : for at present the Vestry 
 can only recommend things fit to be done, but the overseers laugh at 
 us ; the expense of the house has been this year 700^ more than the 
 last. 
 
 After dinner, I went tx> Lincolns Inn playhouse to hear Hendel's 
 music for the last time, he intending to go to Spa in Germany. 
 
 The Prince and Princess and best company in towni were there 
 and the house was quite full. I believe he got between 4 and 500/. 
 
 This day came divers letters from Georgia by the which 
 
 put in at Bristol, viz., 
 
 A state of the colony subscribed on oath by 25 freeholders and 
 under the Town Court seal of Savannah, with their opinion what will 
 make the colony do well, dated 10 Nov., 1740. 
 
 Col. Stephens' journal from 28 Nov. to 15 Jan. last : by which I 
 perceive his journal from G Oct. to 28 Nov. is lost. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens, dated 20 Nov., to the Trustees. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens to the Trustees, 27 Nov. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens to Verelts, 28 Nov. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens to Verelts, 29 Dec. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens to Verelts, 31 Dec. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens to Verelts of the same date. 
 
 A letter from Col. Stephens to Verelts, 15 Jan., 1740-L 
 
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 A letter from Tho. Hawkins to Verelts, dated 12 December, justi- 
 fying his demand of the 50/. balance due to him on his account. 
 
 A certificate relating to Tho. Oakes, dated 30 December. 
 
 A letter from Francis Moore to the Trustees, dated 29 December. 
 And a letter from Francis Moore to me of 30 December. 
 
 It is surprising none came from Col. Oglethorpe to the Trustees. 
 
 Thursday 9.-— Staid at home all day. 
 
 Friday 10. — Went to the Georgia Office to meet Captain Mackay 
 who goes next Tuesday to Scotland, and to consult about Scotch 
 servants to be sent to the Darien. 
 
 I met Mr. Christie there, who told me he intended to print a 2d. 
 edition of the account of the colony, and would support what he said 
 in the first concerning gold and silver foimd in Georgia, by affidavits. 
 He exprest himself in the strongest manner a friend to the colony : he 
 o^vned he was for negroes when he signed the Representation, but had 
 he then known of the proclamation issued at Augustine for tempting 
 our negroes away, he, nor many more, would have signed it, who with 
 himself are satisfied it would not be safe to have negroes in Georgia, 
 till Augustine is delivered up to Great Britain. 
 
 In the evening I went to a music at Hickford's dancing room. 
 
 Saturday 11. — Visited Mr. Annesley. In the evening went to see a 
 play house entertainment at the Haymarket. 
 
 Sunday 12. — Went to chapel, morning and evening. 
 
 Monday 13. — ^^Vent to the Georgia Office on summons of Common 
 Council to consider of the papers lately received from Georgia, the 
 forming presidents and assistants for the well government of the colony ; 
 and to consider of the further appropriation of the money granted 
 this session of Parhament. Smith, Sam, both in the Trustee and 
 Common Council chair ; Robt. Ayers, Egmont, Jo. Frederick, Lapotre, 
 Hen. Bathurst, Lord Tircomiel,, Robt. Tracy, Ja. Vernon ; Adam 
 Anderson, Phil. Percival. 
 
 1. As Trustees we read the state of the colony sent over by the 
 Town Court, dated 10 November, 1740, signed by 25 landholders and 
 freeholders of the northern division, many of whom had formerly 
 signed the representation for negroes, but now were of another 
 mind. 
 
 2. Ordfered that copies thereof be made out and given to the Duke 
 of Newcastle and the Board of Trade. 
 
 3. As Common Council, we resolved that 40 heads of Scotch High- 
 landers, viz., 25 men and 15 women, be engaged as servants to go to 
 Georgia. 
 
 4. Ordered that the proposals of encouragement to cultivation 
 recommended by the subscribers of the late State of the Colony, be 
 referred id the committee appointed to consider of the powers to be 
 given the intended Presidents of Georgia. 
 
 5. Ordered that the letters and papers arrived this day from 
 Georgia be referred to the said committee. 
 
 6. Resolved that it be referred to the said committee to order 
 embarkations, to contract for freight, &c. 
 
 7. Resolved that the several regulations of the tenures of the people 
 in Georgia be collected together, and the seal put to the same, and 
 then printed for the use of the colony. 
 
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 April 14-20 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 14. — Visited Lord Shaftesbury, Col. Schutz, and Sir Fra. 
 Gierke. Went at night to the play called " The Rehearsal." 
 
 Wednesday 15. — Went to the Georgia office on summons of a 
 committee to go upon the matters referred last Monday, and after 
 diimer to proceed on business. Digby, Egmont, Lapotre (president), 
 Smith, Shaftesbury, Tracy, Vernon, Burton. 
 
 1. We read the several letters lately arrived and made remarks on 
 them. 
 
 2. Read also a letter from Mr. Boltzius to Mr. Newman, dated 29 
 December, 1740, wherein he acquaints him that there were in Ebenezar 
 64 famiUes, containing 127 grown people and 72 big and small children. 
 
 3. That they had extended their settlem^ents upon Ebenezar Mill 
 river (called formerly Abercorn Creek). 
 
 4. That Hen. Bishop, the schoolmaster, is married and follows 
 agriculture, wherefore they desire a new schoolmaster. 
 
 5. He desired the Trustees or some good friends would pay for the 
 com mill lately erected by his countrymen. 
 
 Read also a letter signed by Henry Bishop, late schoolmaster at 
 Ebenezar, and Frederica his wife, to his father and mother, dated 8 
 January, 1740-1, acquainting them — 
 
 1. With his marriage. 
 
 2. His removing to a plantation 6 miles distant from Ebenezar, 
 along the river Abercorn, where other plantations of the Saltsburgers 
 run out very regularly. 
 
 We (all but Lord Shaftsbury and Mr. Smith) dined together at the 
 Horn Tavern and there came to us Lord Tirconnel, in the chair, Mr. 
 Bathurst, Mr. Frederick, and Mr. Ayers. 
 
 1. So that we made a Common Council, and came to several 
 resolutions for altering the constitution of the province by appointing 
 a President and 4 assistants to administer the civil affairs of the 
 colony, and ascertaining their powers. Which kept us till half an 
 hour after nine to settle. N.B. here copy the Common Council book. 
 
 We also came to divers resolutions as : — 
 
 2. That the Trustees will pay 891. for the corn mill lately erected 
 by the Saltsburgers. 
 
 3. That Coglar, the millwright, have some reward for that and other 
 his good services. 
 
 4. That a number of men servants, not exceeding 60, be sent for the 
 use of the people at Savannah. 
 
 5. That the Saltsburgers be wrote to, to inform the Trustees what 
 a stamping mill for making rice merchantable will cost. 
 
 6. That 2 millstones for the com mill be sent over to them. 
 Thursday 16. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Friday 17. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Lord Bathurst, his son Mr. Hen. Bathurst, and Mr. Edward Hooper 
 dined with me. 
 
 Mr. Verelts came this day to tell me that Lieut.-Col. Cook wrote, 
 2 February last, to Mr. Fury, the regiment's agent, that he was tired of 
 Georgia ; that he knew not whether the regiment was designed for the 
 the colony or the colony for the regiment : that in the way things are, 
 the colony must come to nothing, and 4 freeholders of Frederica were 
 
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 gone away that day, but he supposed would be stopped by the way 
 and brought back. That, nevertheless, if proper measures were taken 
 the colony would do well. 
 
 N.B. By this I perceive the Lieut. -Col. Cook is at variance with 
 C<d. Oglethorpe, which I had heard before, Governor Glen of Carolina 
 having informed me that in the siege of Augustine, the measures 
 Oglethorpe took were not approved of by the Lieut.-Col. 
 
 I perceive also that the Lieut-Col. is for negroes. 
 
 My son also told me that the captain of a merchant vessel lately 
 arrived from Frederica, where he had been with provisions for the 
 regiment, reports that Col. Oglethorpe locks himself up for a fortnight 
 together, and will not be seen by any, and has taken to drinking. 
 
 Saturday 18, Sunday 19. — Stayed at home for a cold. 
 
 Monday 20. — A Common Council was summoned to review the 
 minutes of the last Conmion Council concerning the appointment of 
 Presidents, &c. in Georgia, and to proceed on the matters referred. 
 Bathurst in the chair, Ayers, Digby, Egmont, Hales, Lapotre, 
 Shaftsbury, Smith, Lord Tirconnel, Tracy, Vernon. 
 
 1. The following letters and pajjers arrived yesterday were referred 
 to a committee of correspondence, viz. : — 
 
 1. An appeal of Mr. Hawkins to the Trustees in a cause between 
 him and one Allen, dated 14 April, 1740. 
 
 2. A letter from Mr. Thomas Marriot, dated 20 January, 1740-1, to 
 the Trustees, acquainting them that he had taken the vacant lot of 
 Richard White in Frederica, deceased issueless, and desiring confirmation 
 thereof. Also that Col. Oglethorpe had made him second Bailiff in 
 room of Saml. Perkins who had resigned. 
 
 3. Duplicate of Fra. Moore and Saml. Perkins their letter against 
 Mr. Hawkins concerning the cause between him and Jn. Allen. That 
 in August they both surrendered their offices of 2nd Bailiff and 
 Recorder. 
 
 4. A letter from Tho. Hawkins to Mr. Martin, of 21 Oct., 1740, 
 complaining of their hard usage of him, and insisting to be paid 50/. 
 the balance of his account, and allowance of his boat and 2 servants 
 or he will quit the colony. Complains also of Perkins and Moore in 
 the cause between him and Jo. Allen, and offers to surrender the 
 magistracy. He acquaints us with the bad state of Frederica : (1) That 
 not one man will cultivate ; (2) That Jo. Holmes Mackintosh of 
 Darien was gone to settle in Carolina : also from Frederica, Jo. Levally 
 junr. and family, Will Addison and family. Andrew Mitchel and family, 
 and Jacob Faulcon and his son ; (3) That Mr. Tho. Jones makes up 
 unjust reports of accounts between the people and Trustees referred 
 to him for examination ; (4) That his own improvements are the 
 greatest of any in the place. 
 
 5. A letter from Col. Oglethorpe to the Trust, 24 January, that 
 Saml. Perkins had quitted the bailyship, and he had provisionally 
 placed Tho. Mariot, son of Capt. Mariot. That Fra. Moore had also 
 quitted, and indeed had business enough as his secrctarv without 
 that employment, more than one man can turn his hand to. That 
 Hawkins had also offered to quit the magistracy. That he would not 
 accept resignations, but only put in provisional ones., which he hoped 
 we would confirm. 
 
214 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 20-22 
 
 6. Letter from Col. Oglethorpe to me, dated 25 January, that he 
 had been long exceeding ill through fatigue and vexation. (2) That 
 the Province lies exceedingly exposed. (3) That the people are in 
 fear, and discontented, and make no improvements ; that Spanish arts 
 underhand and the scoundrelness of the ill educated people occasion 
 the general dislike to cultivation and even raising their owti pro\'isions. 
 
 (4) That they fly away, and abuse their benefactors, are full of 
 divisions, and have forgot the situation they came into the country in. 
 
 (5) That he hinders none to quit the place that satisfy the debts they owe. 
 
 7. That the fortifications are unfinished, out of repair, and of no 
 defence if Vernon's expedition against Havannah fails. 
 
 8. That the soldiers will not work on them, nor the inhabitants 
 though offered 12 pence a day. 
 
 9. That ]Mr. Mace's death has been another hindrance to his fortifi- 
 cation, his o^sni sickness and that of Calwell, the deputy surveyor, whom 
 he had taught something of fortification. That the fort at Frederica 
 is but a 4th part finished, and the town open at all angles, and half the 
 west side unintrenched. 
 
 10. He expects a large force to visit him from the Havannah if that 
 siege miscarries, which will be fatal, having neither cannon, engineers, 
 fortifications, troops or provisions sufficiert for defence. 
 
 1 1 . That these ills might be prevented if it were possible to send him 
 a number of labouring men, either Britons or Germans, sufficient to 
 fortify one place on St. Simon's Island well. If he had funds for 
 keeping up 2 troops of rangers, one on the main and one on the islands ; 
 presents for keeping 4 or 500 Indians contiiuially in action against 
 the Spaniards, which he finds by experience stands in at least 10/. 
 sterling per head to them and the interpreters bringing down one 
 hundred men with armed boats and sloops to act by water, and a year's 
 provision to be constantly kept for the regiment in town ; but he 
 hardly hoped England would be at that expense. 
 
 12. That he failed in the siege of Augustine for want of the things 
 he demanded of Carolina and could not obtain. 
 
 13. That he had wrote the circumstances he is in to the Ministry. 
 
 9. A letter to Mr. Vernon from Col. Oglethor])e, dated 27 January, 
 giving him account that he would settle the dispute with Carolina about 
 the Indian trade, but they would hear of nothing, but insisted they 
 should have a commissary of their own within our Province, who should 
 determine the deUnquency or oftences of their traders to our Indians, 
 whereby they should not be subject to our law, but be punishable in 
 CaroHna. 
 
 10. With, this, he sent t<» the Trustees an apology of bis own 
 transactions, entitled — "Some Transacticms in Georgia and Florida in 
 the year 1739 and 1740." 
 
 1 1 . A letter from Patrick Houston to Mr. Verelts, dated 26 January, 
 from Frederica, that he was settled on the lot of Captain Dunbar's 
 sister whom he married. Pw>fessing great services to the colony, but 
 complaining the promises we made to Dr. Houston in London in his 
 behalf were not fulfilli'd, while others who had demerited were 
 encouraged. That he never joined with tlu> discontented party. 
 
 12. A letter from Jo. Calwell, 3rd BaililT of Savannah, (lesiring to 
 be paid for his .services from the time of his arrival in Georgia in Feb., 
 1735-6 to the vear 1739. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 215 
 
 1741 
 
 These, and former letters arrived 8tli iust., were ordered to be 
 referred to the committee of correspondence. 
 We went into committee and — 
 
 1. Read Jo. Calwell's petition for a reward of services till 1739 : 
 but deferred any resolution thereon, till Mr. Carteret and Lieut. 
 Horton should be consulted thereon. 
 
 2. Read Mr. Tho. Hawkins' letter to Mr. Martin of 21 October, 
 1740 above mentioned. Read also his appeal dated 14 April, 1740, 
 wherein he sets forth that Allen, whose suit against him was the subject 
 of his appeal, made an unlawful demand on him, and would have 
 murdered him but for a party of soldiers sent for to protect him. 
 
 3. Read also the case of Allen and proceedmgs thereon, being Fra. 
 Moore and Saml. Perkins' account thereof, sent to the Trustees and 
 dated 29 December, 1740. 
 
 4. Agreed that the Trustees receive no such frivolous appeals as 
 this sent by Mr. Hawkins, being only for 8 shilKngs and 6 pence. 
 
 5. Agreed that the Recorder is no magistrate, as he supposes 
 himself to be. 
 
 6. Agreed that a letter be A\Tote to Mr. Hawkins to blame him for 
 not having paid the 8s. 6d. and for suffering so sUght a cause to make a 
 breach among the people and him. We adjourned further consideration 
 of the letters. 
 
 7. As Common Council we reconsidered the resolutions taken the 
 last Common Council day, relating to the establishment of a President 
 and 4 assistants at Savannah, and made some alterations therein. 
 Then having gone through it we resolved that it shall commence 
 at Michaelmas 1742. 
 
 And some other resolutions were come to, for which, here enter the 
 proceedings of that day.* 
 
 Tuesday 21.— Visited Lord Tirconnel, Cousin Edward Southwell, 
 Dr. Courayer and my son, who has for some days past been ill of the 
 new sort of sore throats, so as to be attended by Dr. Wilmot and 2 
 surgeons twice a day. He has been twice bled for it, and every day 
 cut twice within the throat for it, besides every day physicked. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 22.— Visited brother Percival and Mr. Wesley. 
 
 Mr. Carteret, of Frederica, a landholder of 500 acres, who left that 
 town in February last and embarked at Charlestown the 4th of March 
 with letters from Col. Oglethorpe to the Ministry, and others to me, etc., 
 visited me this morning and told me : 
 
 1. That he left Col. Oglethorpe in an ill state of health. 
 
 2. That his orders were to solicit the Government to allow the 
 Colonel 2 troops of Rangers, and boats, to prevent the Spaniards 
 making attempts on the colony. 
 
 3. He said the fort of Frederica is ill mounted with cannon, and can 
 contain about 200 men in garrison : but the works making round the 
 town are poor and unfinished. 
 
 4. That Col. Oglethorpe is quite fatigued with the affairs of the 
 regiment, and he beheves will be glad to be disbarrassed of the civil 
 affairs. 
 
 ♦ The rest of the page of the MS. diary is left blank for this purpose, which was 
 not carried out. — Ed. 
 
216 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 22 
 
 5. That Lieut.-Col. Cook aud he are at odds, the Colouel being 
 desirous of obliging him to pay to the soldiers the off reckonings weekly, 
 as by Act of Parliament, which the Lieut. -Colonel will not do in 2 or 
 3 months. That the Lieut.-Colonel being settled at St. Simon's, will 
 not obey orders sent him from the Colonel at Frederica, and A\Tites 
 reflecting things agamst the Colonel. 
 
 6. That the Bailiffs of Frederica being mean people and quite 
 unqualified for their offices, are contemned by the inhabitants, who 
 want a strait hand over them. 
 
 7. That rum is as commonly dnmk at Frederica as at Savamiah. 
 
 8. That scarce any person had cultivated, and one great reason was 
 the tenures by which they held their lands. 
 
 9. That he beheved the alteration of those tenures (the circumstances 
 of which I told him) would encourage the people to cultivate, and he 
 thought them sufficient : that indeed, himself had left off on account 
 of their straitness, and thereby lost much which he should have 
 saved had he cultivated . 
 
 10. That any man may find subsistence if he will labour, and there 
 were a hmidred ways to Uve there, provision being very cheap. 
 
 11. That he left more freeholders than people pretend are there. 
 
 12. That Will Davison is very industrious, keeps an ale house, and 
 has a lot about 6 or 7 miles out of town where he cultivates, has 20 
 head of cattle, servants, 2 or 3 carts, 8 horses, and his house in town 
 is well built of brick. 
 
 13. That Perkins, the 2nd Baihff, resigned at Moore's persuasion. 
 That he is a passionate weak man, owes near 600^ to store keepers 
 and others, and yet his wife wears silk. 
 
 14. That Moore, the late Recorder, is an ill man, ungrateful to his 
 master Col. Oglethorpe, and would have given him a letter to bring 
 over full of complaints against him, which he first read to him, but he 
 told him he deserved to have his head broke for offering to make him 
 the messenger of so much scandal containetl in it, and wherein he 
 called the Colonel a tyrant. That he fills the people's minds with 
 discontent. 
 
 15. That Mr. Logic, Lieut, to Captain Townsend, who is come over 
 with him, sounded the whole coast of Georgia and had presented the 
 Admiralty with a iiiaj) of it. and told him he would imdertake to carry 
 40 gun ships into Jekyl harbour at ordinary tides. 
 
 16. That the worm is in that harbour. 
 
 17. That till Augustine is ours, the colony cannot subsist with 
 negroes, but afterwards there will be no danger. 
 
 18. That Jjieut.-Col. Cook's difference with Col. Oglethorj)o is that 
 the latter does not approve of his being a sutler and furnishing the 
 soldiers, as Lieut.-Col. Cochran did. 
 
 19. That he had tasted of the wine sent from Savannah by Col. 
 Stephens to Col. Oglethorpe, but it was sad stuff, and bitter, rather 
 the juice of the stalk than of the grape. 
 
 20. That some had planted grapes, but left it off, finding the grape 
 small and unprofitable. 
 
 21. Tiiut the people were in general idle, and he knew none had 
 planted inull)erry trees except a few in Hawkins' garden. 
 
 22. That Patrick Houston keeps bis plantation of 500 acres in th« 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONl". 217 
 
 1711 
 
 North Division, but when he went down to Frederica, the 2 servants 
 he left to take care of it sold oft" his cattle and hogs and poultry unknown 
 to him and contrary to his orders. That he takes him to be of tolerable 
 sense, and honest. 
 
 23. That the encouragement for planting given on corn had good 
 eftect, and Houston received for his own share 751. Others had done 
 the same in proportion, but some had gone without the reward, the 
 money not holding out. 
 
 24. That Mr. Tho. Jones and Mr. Hawkins had fallen out, the latter 
 thinking that the other made his balance too high. 
 
 25. He con\mended Col. Stephens exceedingly. 
 
 26. He said the colony would flourish if the people were industrious ; 
 thev were so at first but fell unaccountably oft', partly on account 
 of their tenures, partly through the ill impressions of the Scotch 
 club. 
 
 27. That Mr. Norris does not answer the good opinion conceived 
 of him, is of a dogged, sour temper, not being acquainted with the 
 world, and captious, so that he is not agreeable to the Colonel nor the 
 officers. That he is uneasy a house is not built for him, neither the 
 servants allowed him by Col. Oglethorpe, which the estimate provided 
 for cultivating his land. 
 
 28. That Will. Addison and family went away, much discouraged 
 that, after his lot was given him. Col. Oglethorpe took it from him for 
 the use of the Trust because there was good clay upon it. 
 
 29. That Levally, junr., the shoemaker, and family, who went to 
 Port Eoyal in Carolina, would return to the colony, only through 
 shame of being laughed at, fuiding not the work in Carolina he expected, 
 and being only employed there in making shoes for negroes. 
 
 30. That Faulcon and son had long talked of going away before 
 they did. 
 
 31 . That none who desire to go aM-ay are refused, if they ask for 
 a permit and first pay their debts 
 
 32. That Mariot, lately made a Bailiff by Col. Oglethorpe, is a good- 
 natured man, and writes well, but is not above 20 years old. 
 
 33. That he knew not one fit to be a magistrate there. 
 
 34. That Benj. Mackintosh at Darien is uneasy, ever since Jo. 
 Mackintosh More was preferred to him in the care of that to"v\Ti and 
 of the Trust servants. That he makes mischief there and a few are 
 poisoned, but the generality are otherwise. 
 
 35. That Mr. Macloud, the minister there, is as uneasy as any, and 
 sold his cattle, persuading others to do the like, for fresh meat to 
 Frederica and the army, and had fallen out with the Colonel because 
 he put a stop to that practice. 
 
 36. That several had stocks of cattle, and Mrs. Hawkins sold the 
 milk they gave at 4 pence a quart. That they had also hogs, fowl, &c., 
 but the soldiers wantonly killed the hogs. 
 
 37. That chickens are bought at two pence. Madeira wine at 16/. a 
 pipe, which is 8?. a hogshead, or 8 pence a quart, but the taverns sell 
 it for 14 pence. And Indian corn is 9 pence a bushel. 
 
 38. That Mr. Parker, 1st Bailiff of Savannah, is a sensible man and 
 has parts and resolutions enough for his office. 
 
 39. That the people admire why the best pieces of land are kept for 
 
218 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 23-May 8 
 the Trustees' use by Col. Oglethorpe, who always makes that answer 
 when any person desires to take fresh land. 
 
 40. He approved extremely our appointing Presidents and assistants 
 superior to the bailiffs, but thought we should not be able to find 
 qualified persons among the people at Frederiea. 
 
 41. That Jo. Brownfield, from being a Methodist, is turned Ana- 
 baptist, by the means of a .shoemaker of that persua.sion, whom he 
 entertains in his house, and is fallen out with Mr. Whitfeild. He 
 beheves also he has flung up his factorage to Pytt and Tuckwell. 
 
 42. That in Carolina they will not name Col. Oglethorpe but with 
 rage enough to set the very dogs a barking. 
 
 43. That Captain Will Thompson, who went last year, arrived with 
 the recruits for Col. Oglethorpe's regiment, at CaroUna, 4 March, and 
 was going southward to Frederiea. 
 
 44. That all the Jews except one had left the colon>', whicli he heard 
 was owing to a report that the Inquisition of Portugal had been ordered 
 not to disturb them, and they were supposed to be returning thither. 
 
 45. That Mr. Whitfeild had done much mischief to the colony, and 
 his orphan house was not near finished, though he had taken the 
 orphans in. 
 
 Thursday 23. — Went into the city. Visited my sister Parker. Passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 24, — Went to the office on summons, to a summons of a 
 committee of correspondence, where only Mr. Smith met me. Never- 
 theless, there being a ship to go on Monday next in the morning to 
 CaroUna, we prepared letters to Mr. Stephens, Mr. Pye, Col. Oglethorpe, 
 Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Bolzius and Mr. Moore. 
 
 One Gray, a Scotch gentleman, attended to Imow our pleasure 
 concerning the bringing 40 Scotch from the Highlands. He said it 
 would cost us 50^ to engage them and clothe them, (yd. a day to 
 maintain them till put on board a vessel to carry them to Gravesend, 
 20 shilhngs a head to the Captain who should carry them from Scotland 
 thither, and 6c?. to keep them till Captain Thomj)s<)n should take 
 them on board for Georgia. He said they could not well get them 
 thither till July, and he would conduct them from Scotland to Georgia 
 if we would give him a gratuity of 30/. That if when in Georgia he 
 should like to stay there, we should give him a grant of 500 acres, and 
 remit him the 30/. If he should chuse to come back we should pay him 
 the money here. 
 
 I told him I would represent it to the gentlemen when we should 
 
 be a Board. 
 
 Saturday 25. — Went to a committee to sign 2,000/. sola bills for 
 Georgia which go on Monday, and to a committee of correspondence and 
 embarkation : Present : Egmont, Lapotre, Smith, and Mr. Anderson. 
 
 1. We sealed the bills above mentioned, and then — 
 
 2. Agreed u|)ou the terms for bringing 40 heads of Highlanders to 
 Gravesend, in order to sail for Georgia in July next. Mr. Jo. Grey, 
 a Highlander, undertook with the assistance of Captain Hugh Mackay 
 to find proper persons, and believed he should conduct them to Georgia, 
 in which case he was agreed with to have, 30/., and 1<>/. for his passage 
 thither and returning. We also agreed on the terms and encourage- 
 ments the people were to receive. 
 
SlRST EARL OF EGMONT. 219 
 
 1741 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 This day tlie ParUanient was prorogued by His Majesty in order to 
 be dissolved next Tuesday when the writs for a new Parliament are 
 to issue. 
 
 Sunday 26. — Went to St. James' Church in the morning and to 
 chapel in the afternoon. 
 
 Monday 27. — This morning one Mr. Thearie, aUas Terry, a Frenchman 
 bv extraction but wlio had been in England 16 years, came to me 
 from Mr. Carteret recommended to be Recorder of Frederica. He had 
 been house steward to Sir Gustavus Humes till he died and the Uke 
 to the late Lord Chetwynd, and seemed to me a sober, intelhgent 
 person. 
 
 He said he had himself a mind to go over to Georgia, but hoped 
 he might enjoy some character and stipend for his services. 
 
 I told him Mr. Carteret has given me a good account of him ; that 
 the salary of Recorder at Frederica is but 20/. 
 
 He rephed, if he inight have the pay of a servant, which is 12/. I3s. id. 
 more, and could be assured upon his good behaviour to be 1st Bailiff 
 of Frederica when the present should die, that he would accept the 
 Recordership. I said, I should approve it if other gentlemen did, 
 and would mention it to them with pleasure. 
 
 Visited the Bishop of Litchfield. 
 
 This day Lord Percival was so much out of danger of his throat's 
 mortifying that he was allowed to eat fish. 
 
 He also abandoned the design of standing for Haslemere. 
 
 Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29. — Stayed at home. 
 
 Thursday 30. — ^Went into the city to receive dividends. 
 
 In the evening went to the play called " The Gamester." 
 
 May, Friday 1. — Visited Lord Shaftesbury, Sir Jo. Bland, brother 
 Percival and Bishop of Rochester. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 2, Sunday 3, Monday 4. — Stayed at home for a humour 
 in my toe which obliged me to send for a surgeon . 
 
 Tuesday 5, AVednesday 6, Thursday 7, Friday 8. — Stayed at home for 
 the same. 
 
 Mr. Verelts came to acquaint me that Mr. Tho. Stephens shipt 
 himself for Charlestown a little while since on board Captain Wright. 
 We concluded he is gone to work up some mischief against the colony 
 against next session of Parhament. 
 
 This day, which is the 4th or 5th of the Westminster poll for 
 members of Parhament, there came a posse of voters for Admiral 
 Vernon and Mr. Edwyn, which being observed at a distance by the 
 head Bailiff of Westminster, who is in the interest of Lord Sundon and 
 Sir Cha. AVager and kept the poll book, he hastily shut the book, that 
 the poll might be ended whilst his friends had the majority, and re- 
 tiring into the church, with Lord Sundon, there declared that Lord 
 Sundon and Sir Cha. Wager had the majority and returned them 
 accordingly : but these voters and the mob were so enraged at this 
 hasty shutting the books, that they would not suffer Lord Sundon 
 to go home in peace, whereupon he, apprehending danger to his person 
 stayed 4 hours in great perplexity in the church, the mob all the time 
 watching to insult and do him mischief when he should come out. 
 
220 DIARY OF THE 
 
 ]\Iay 9 
 
 At length, when the soldiers he had sent for to protect him were 
 come, he ventured to go out at the other end of the church, and cre})t 
 into Sir Jo. Cross's coach, driving a full gallop home to his house near 
 St. James' Palace, the mob in great numbers following, hooping and 
 hallowing, cursing and flinging stones, by which the windows were 
 broke, plenty of dirt thrown into him, one of his footmen's skull 
 cracked by a brickbat thrown at his head and his Ixjrdship wounded 
 in the hand. As soon as he passed by the Palace the Guard drew out 
 loaded with ball and prevented the mob from pursuing him to his 
 house in Cleveland Row with design to pull down his house.* 
 
 Miserable are the times when liberty is grown into hcentiousness : 
 Thus riotously were elections carried on a few years before Rome lost 
 her liberty and fell under the first Triumvirate. 
 
 Sir Charles Wager very hickily was absent, being set out last 
 Wednesday (6th inst.) with the King to conduct him to Holland. It 
 mav be wondered what could move men to set themselves so violentlv 
 against Lord Sundon, who had so often represented Westminster 
 without opposition, and is in himself a sober, virtuous and sensible 
 man, without pride, and as Lord of the Treasury able to serve (as 
 doubtless he had done) many particular persons, as well as the City 
 of Westminster in general, which he showed by furthering the interest 
 thereof in divers respects, as in procuring a bill to pave their streets, 
 another for a bridge over the Thames, and money for several years 
 past to repair Westminster Abbey : but the truth is, he is esteemed 
 covetous, and the people are so distasted at the present administration, 
 that they cannot endure any who serve in offices under it. Besides, 
 not apprehending he should have met with any competitor in his 
 election, he neglected to ask and secure the votes of the inhabitants. 
 
 This 8 of May, also, my son gave me a counter security for the 
 quahfication in land made over to him by lease and release for a 
 quahfication to be_^chosen Parhament man : which security is a 
 promissory note tojpay me 6,000/. in case he do not return me the 
 estate so made over to him. Witnessed by Jo. Gilbert and Ri. 
 Bo reman, two of my footmen. 
 
 Saturday 9, Sunday 10, Monday 11. — Confined still at home by 
 my foot. 
 
 • The entry in the diary relating these incidents is much corrected by erasure 
 and interlineation by Lord Egmont. The passages indicat«d l)elow, originally 
 ran : — 
 
 " lie hastily sliut the book, retired into the church, and there declai-ed that tlio 
 poll might for this day end, and his friends preserve the majority they had fit 'in 
 the beginning over Vernon and Edwin, though, as the book was to open again 
 to-morrow, no service could accrue to Lord Sundon and Sir Charles Wager except 
 satisfying a vanity that hitherto the latter kept ahead of the former, and he might 
 lK)pe that to-morrow the latter's friends iiii»,'ht come down to put in equal numbore 
 witli those disappointed this day of voting, l)ut these voters," etc. 
 
 And further on : 
 
 " Apprehending danger to his person, refuged himself in Covent Garden Chunii, 
 under the porch of which the candidates sat, and the poll was taken, and th<rf 
 staid 4 hours in great perplexity," etc. 
 
 And again, further on : 
 
 " lie ventured to go out at the other- end of the churcii, and got to his coach, 
 but had not gone far liefore the mob brfjke it down, whereupon he got into another, 
 which whilst he was stepping into, a vile rascal broke his liead with a stick, and 
 cut his cheek so that the blood ran down. Upon this, ho ordered the coach l> 
 drive as fast as it could home to liis hou.se near St. James's Palace, and wo saw 
 him puss furiously along as fast as the horses gallop, the mob in great number," etc. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 221 
 
 1741 
 
 Confined on same account to Monday 18th. 
 
 This day 'Mr. Smith and Mr. Lapotre came to my house to make a 
 Board of Trustees, for putting in order the resohitions taken and powers 
 given for appointing Presidents over the 2 counties of Savannah. 
 We made some amendments thereto in virtue of the reference made by 
 the Common Council Board to a Board of Trustees to put the resolutions 
 in proper order. 
 
 Tuesday 19. — This day arrived from Georgia Col. Stephens' Journal 
 from 16 January to the 23 February, 1740-1, and a letter from him to 
 the Accomptant of same date. 
 
 Also a letter from him to Mr. Verelts, dated 15 January. He 
 ^vrites : 
 
 1. That Mr. Saxby, deputy collector of the quitrents, will not accept 
 Mr. Hamerton's bill, on pretence that it would be a misappUcation 
 of His Majesty's quitrents. 
 
 2. That there is an increase of plantation of vines and mulberry 
 trees, but not of cultivation of corn. 
 
 3. That a book of the state of Georgia and the bad progress of the 
 colony under the Trustees' management is printing by subscription 
 at Charlestown, promoted by the Scotch club which retired thither. 
 
 4. That the Trustees' account of the disbursements, according to 
 their estimate, is not yet ready to send, which gives him great 
 uneasiness. 
 
 5. That Mr. Tho. Jones and Col. Oglethorpe are at variance, and 
 the Colonel would not so much as read the expenses made in 1740 
 or concern himself with that account. 
 
 6. That Mr. Tho. Hawkins is fallen out with Mr. Tho. Jones for not 
 allowing some expenses he charged to the Trustees, and threatened 
 to confine him. 
 
 7. That he is very impatient to know the Trustees' determination 
 upon the encouragements required by the inhabitants of Savannah 
 who made oath to the state of the colony in open court. 
 
 8. That the German Trustee servants have done Httle and are very 
 idle, yet industrious where they have land of their own and are free, 
 and he advised the rest should be made free. 
 
 9. That the Indians have been subsisted to this day out of the 
 Trustee store. 
 
 10. That the Cherokees have fallen out with the French, and the 
 Creeks with the Cherokees. 
 
 11. That some of those who ran to New York from Georgia for fear 
 of the Spaniards, were drove back by the severe winter which made 
 all things very dear, and they were much laughed at. 
 
 12. That one Captain Avery had proposed to the Trustees to quit 
 CaroUna, and settle in Georgia, there to erect saw mills, and build 
 ships, provided the Trustees gave him encouragement, and bound the 
 orphans as well as foreign children apprentices to him. 
 
 13. That Col. Oglethorpe was suspicious he did not send fair 
 representations of the characters of the inhabitants and of proceedings 
 
 at Savannah, and had sent Houston to Savannah to give him 
 
 private accounts thereof. 
 
 Wednesday 20. — This day I went with my family to Charlton for 
 the summer. 
 
222 DIARY OF THE 
 
 May 25 
 
 Monday 25. — This day I went to t«\^^l, to attend a committee 
 appointed to put the resohition of the Common Council into form, 
 concerning the appointment of Presidents over the two counties of 
 Savannah and Georgia, their powers, and the pubhc and private 
 instructions to Col. Will. Stephens, the President of Savannah county. 
 Present : — Ayers, president, Bathurst, Egmont, Lapotre, Smith, 
 Ph. Percival. 
 
 We made a Trustee Board, and went through the business for which 
 we were summoned, and ordered the powers, instructions, &c., above 
 mentioned should be wrote fair, in order for the seal to be put to them. 
 
 Mr. Bosci, an ItaUan Franciscan Friar, who turned protestant 
 about 3 years ago, attended and offered himself to go to Georgia to be 
 minister at Savannah : he produced good testimonials of his sober 
 behaviour since his conversion, and told us he has a wife and daughter. 
 And though his accent in the EngUsh tongue is not very perfect, yet 
 we should have sent him, only the gentlemen thought that having so 
 lately been a Papist, and not changing his reUgion until the week after 
 the Lady Hales died to whom he was domestic priest (which made 
 it suspicious that he only changed for want of maintenance), he would 
 be an improper person to send to a province so near to the Spaniards 
 who might corrupt him, and make him a spy to them. They therefore 
 decUned to send him. We read letters and papers which arrived 2 
 days ago, viz. : — 
 
 i. A letter to the trustees from William Ewen, of Savannah, dated 
 4th December, 1740, exposing his losses by cultivation, and that Mr. 
 Jones had refused to pay him the bounty promised on the com he 
 raised last harvest. 
 
 2. A duplicate of a letter from Jo. Pye, Recorder, dated 13 Nov., 
 1740. 
 
 3. Several affidavits relating to accounts and losses by cultivation. 
 
 4. A new remonstrance signed by 63 persons of Savannah, 22 Nov., 
 1740, insisting: — 
 
 On being allowed the use of negroes. 
 
 On having an absolute freehold in their lands, with power to 
 
 alienate. 
 On being excused the payment of 20 shillings quitrent for every 
 
 200 acres of land. 
 On Uberty to take up new lands wherever they please, after 
 
 disposing of their former land. 
 On choosing annually their own Bailiffs. 
 
 On the Constables and Ty thing men being subject only to the 
 Trustees and their magistrates. 
 This, they say, if not allowed, they will leave the colony. They add 
 that the state of the colony sent over by Col. Stephens and sworn in 
 open Court by 18 inhabitants, was not a fair representation, for that 
 they knew of no hedge made of pomgranadc growing in the colony. 
 This remonstrance was certified on the 2 December, 1740, to be a true 
 copy of the original, by Jo. Fallowfeild, one of our Bailiffs, and Jo. Pye, 
 our Recorder, who also signed the same, being both of the malcontent 
 party. 
 
 5. A remonstrance from 13 runaways to Carolina, without date, 
 but made about the same time with the former from Savannah, being 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 223 
 
 1741 
 
 tacked thereto. Among these are the Scotch club, Hugh Anderson, 
 Tailfer, Douglass, Stirling, Bailly, Jenkins, and two other Scotch 
 from Darien, John and Benjamin Mackintosh. The subject thereof 
 is to the same efltect as the former, and they affirm, that the persons 
 who signed to the state of the colony (drawn up by Col. Stephens) on 
 oath, were induced thereto by fear of losing their offices, or by promises 
 of favour. 
 
 6. An account of the settlers at Skidaway, from the beginning 
 A«. 1733 to this time, given by Will. Ewen and Tho. Mouse. 
 
 7. An extract from the Register of the deaths in Georgia, signed by 
 Will. Smith, Register. 
 
 8. Isaac Minez Henriques' account of his improvements and produce. 
 All these letters, papers and representations were read, but we had 
 
 not time to direct any thing about them, the settling of the matters 
 relatmg to the appointment of Presidents employing us till 4 o'clock, 
 when Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Smith, and I dined together. 
 
 Captain Horton attending to take his leave, we asked his opinion 
 upon Captam Avery's proposal to quit CaroHna and take up land in 
 Georgia, and upon due encouragement there to follow ship building 
 and erect saw mills. 
 
 He said Captain Avery is sufficiently skilful, and knowmg, but he 
 had not substance to follow so great an undertaking. That we might 
 allow him his desire to make use of the Trustees' timber without 
 incurring a' difficulty where, in such case, to settle newcomers, if we 
 onlv gave him a narrow sUp in from (for such felling) and extended 
 it as long as he pleased backward. 
 
 He said Mr. Hawkins had wrote to him, that he would join with 
 some others in 50L each to raise a vineyard of 5 acres, and he proposed 
 to us to advance a hundred pound for that purpose, upon good security 
 to be repaid, or to have the vineyard to the Trustees' use if not paid. 
 This is worth our consideration. 
 
 We read to him the representation from Savannah, and he remarked 
 that it is falsely asserted that 9 parts in 10 of the province is bad land, 
 for there is not above 2 thirds, and that which they call bad land or 
 pine barren, is necessary to make part of the farms, being pasture for 
 cattle. He said on this occasion, that 500 acres are too small a grant 
 for a planter, for they will keep but 20 cattle : and though we may 
 grant but 500 acres, we may lease a greater quantity. 
 
 As to the complaint in the remonstrance from Savannah that the 
 store keeper there, being a magistrate and cashier, oppresses the 
 inhabitants : 
 
 He said, the thing may be true, for although we had shut up the 
 public stores, yet Mr. Jones kept a store, and whereas we had ordered 
 that all our payments should be in money, he made our pa\Tnents in 
 goods which were not wanted by the people, which was very discourag- 
 ing. Also, by having the use of our storehouse for nothing, and the 
 use of our Trust servants, he was enabled to undersell other shops 
 and warehouses. 
 
 He repeated to us what he formerly told us, that when he came 
 away, the inhabitants of Frederica left it entirely to him to procure 
 such advantages for them as would content them, saying he knew 
 their wants, and that w^e had granted more than he expected. 
 
224 DIARY OF THE 
 
 May 26-July 2 
 
 Tuesday 26. — Returned to Charlton. 
 
 June 1, Monday. — This day a Board of Trustee.? met, and sealed the 
 new constitution for Savannah, together with the instructions, pubUe 
 and private, to Col. Stephens constituted President. 
 
 There met only Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Lapotre, and Mr. Smith. 
 
 Stayed at Charlton till the 15th. 
 
 Monday 15. — ^I went to the Georgia Office to a Trustee Board 
 summoned to order a memorial to the Treasury for receiving the 1U,<J(J0/. 
 granted last sessions. Egmont, president, Smith, La Roche, La}X)tre. 
 
 1 . Read a petition to the Treasury to be paid the above money and 
 ordered the secretary to sign it. 
 
 2. Read a letter from Samuel Auspurger, of Frederica, now at Beam 
 in Swisserland, dated 1 May, 1741, in behalf of some Germans at 
 Frederica that they might be paid for work done before Nov. 1738, 
 and which Col. Oglethorpe refused to pay. We ordered it to be sent to 
 the Commissioners in Georgia to make report on. 
 
 3. Orders. 500 pair of shoes to be bought for the use of the colony. 
 I dined with brother Percival. 
 
 Tuesday 16. — Mr. Aspinwall and Mr. Wogan, Bankers, came this 
 morning to me, to tell me there was deficiency of their cash, so that 
 they were broke. It was ill news for me who have 220^ in their hands. 
 They shewed me a hst of 2600 and odd pounds they owe to 7 or 8 
 persons who trusted their cash with them, and which money Mr. 
 Aspinwall had in a course of years applied to his own use, depending 
 on several events or pursuits of his o^vn to be in a condition to carry 
 on his banking business so as none should be sufferers. I told him it 
 was very ill done to make use of other men's money trusted with him 
 to settle and fit out his own children, nor could he tell how much it 
 might hurt some of his creditors, particularly, that I had some moneys 
 to be paid this midsummer, which I never failed to do the day it was due, 
 and my honour would suffer extremely, for I depended on what he 
 had of mine, which was 219/., to pay it. They said, they would pay 
 me that sum, and accordingly I drew on them as usual for li>5/. and 
 bid them put it my account. They said, this was more than the 
 proportion they should be able to pay, which would not come to 10 
 shilUngs in the jjound ; however, I should have the money, and accord- 
 ingly sent me it. ]\Ir. Wogan said he only lent his name to credit Mr. 
 Aspinwall but had no part in the management of the business he 
 carried on, but nevertheless was sensible he must answer for all, 
 Aspinwall having nothing : that he was worth in the whole about 
 4,000/., but some of it is out and engaged in a manner that would 
 take nmch time to bring in, and should he be ])rest and run upon, it 
 would contribute to ruin him, for he could not sell his country house at 
 Acton to any advantage, but on the contrary to great loss if lie had 
 not time to do it in. He added that the bankers in Dublin, Swift 
 and Company, who were corres})ondents with iVs{)iiiwall and him, and 
 for whom they were indeed a kind of factors, being allowed so much. 
 in the lOdl. on their bills remitted to them in England, had been 
 apprised bv him of the misfortune, and that they had promised to be 
 easy ; that Mr. Drummond, the banker liere, who ko\A their cash and 
 whom Mr. Aspinwall had overdrawn 450/., had also i)romised to be 
 easy : that they owed Swift and Company above 1,000/. which with 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 226 
 
 1741 
 
 mine were the largest debts, that due to General Hawley excepted, 
 which is 750/., and he desired to advise with me whether he should 
 endeavour to make matters privately up with the creditors, or suffer 
 a statute of bankruptcy to issue against them. 
 
 I advised the avoiding a statute, for that would cost 60/., and the 
 notorietv of the thing would bring greater discredit on them : that a 
 statute would bring them on their oaths, to declare what they were 
 worth, and then the creditors would obhge them to pay the last 
 farthing, which they were able to do indeed, but then they would be 
 set adrift to begin the world again : wherefore, I thought it better to 
 accommodate their matters amicably, and after they had consulted 
 all their creditors they should let me know their result, who would 
 comply with them in their measures, and be instrumental in dis- 
 couraging their taking out a statute, if it lay in my power. 
 
 I returned this day to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Stayed at Charlton from Wednesday 17th to 20th. 
 
 This 20th June my son repaid me the 1,200/. I lent him out of my 
 niece's money, and deUvered up his bond. 
 
 Friday 26.— Went to town and purchased 1,100Z. Old Annuity 4 
 per cents for my niece Bering, for which, at 112, I paid Mr. Abraham 
 Edlin 1,232/. and 1/. 7s. Qd. brokage. Returned to dinner at Charlton. 
 
 This day Mr. Verelts wrote me that Col. Oglethorpe had raised a 
 company of Marines for the King's service in Virginia to serve on 
 board small vessels to defend the Coast of Georgia from the Spanish 
 galleys. . 
 
 Also that Col. Stephens' journal to 4 April, 1741, was arrived, with 
 his letter of 4th April, of which he sent me a copy. 
 
 Monday 29.— Went to town on a summons of Trustees to put the 
 seal to our memorial to the Treasury for receiving the 10,000/. given 
 us last session of Parhament. Digby, president, Mr. Vernon, Mr. 
 Smith, my brother Percival, Mr. Lapotre, Egmont. 
 
 There came to me one Mr. Donaldson, an Irish young man lately 
 put into orders by the Bishop, and who has good testimonials and 
 recommendations, who exprest his disposition to go to Georgia and 
 be minister of Savannah, and the Board approving the accoimt I gave 
 of him, desired Mr. Verelts to let him know that he should be appointed. 
 
 We read several papers lately arrived from Georgia, but deferred the 
 consideration of them until the arrival of Captain Will. Thompson 
 who is daily expected from Georgia. 
 
 I dined with the Bishop of Cork and in the evening returned to 
 Charlton. 
 
 Thursday, 2 July.— Went to town to advise with Counsellor 
 Annesley about a supposed encroachment on the wall of the George 
 Inn, and to receive Mrs. Minshull's legacy to my niece Bering, viz., 
 25/., and 1/. interest of Mr. Tasborow by the hands of Mr. Wright, 
 banker in Henrietta Street. Returned to dinner at Charlton. 
 
 This month Captain Tailfer, father of Patrick Tailfer, the surgeon, 
 came twice to see me ; he showed me the pamphlet printed at Charles- 
 town against Col. Oglethorpe and the Trustees, wherein the surgeon 
 had a principal hand, and left it with me to read, with leave to show 
 it some of the Trustees. We had much discourse about it. It was 
 sent to him to cause reprint in England, but he came to ask my advice. 
 
236 DIARY OF TIIE 
 
 AllJT. 3-Oct. 12 
 I took it kindly and treated him verymilly, and told him I believed it 
 would not sell, so that his printing it might run him out of pocket : 
 besides, it was full of satire and personal scandal, and I beUeved no 
 gentleman of honour would care to have a hand in injuring the 
 characters of others, especially of gentlemen who had never injured 
 him. He replied, he hated scandal, for it bordered on malice : that 
 he had made the same judgment of the book and therefore came to 
 me. He was a perfect stranger to me, and heard me attentively 
 in what I said to justify the Trustees' conduct which that pamphlet 
 reflected on, and went away much satisfied with the information I 
 gave him, declaring, that if he had known me, and converst with me 
 on this subject before, he would have prevented his son concerning 
 himself in the cause of the malcontents as he had done. 
 
 This month came news that Captain Percival was dead at Jamaica. 
 Admiral Vernon had lately given him a 40 gun ship, and he was to 
 have conveyed home a fleet of merchant ships from the West Indies, 
 which had been a profitable voyage. I visited his old father and mother 
 at Eltham who are of my own family and give the same arms. It 
 is a great loss to them on several accounts, and he was their only son : 
 but he has left a son now at school, and they bear it with nmch 
 resignation to God's will. 
 
 Monday, August 3. — I went to town to see the progress in repairing 
 my house in Pallmall, and returned to dinner. 
 
 Tuesday 11. — Mr. Cuff brought me do^yn, and I purchased of him, a 
 mathematical instnmient, that magnifies a louse to 6 feet high and 
 shews the circulation of the humour or blood in him. 
 
 Friday 14. — My brother and sister Percival, and Mrs. Forth came 
 from London and dined with me. 
 
 I sent my son 50^ ; 20Z. of which to present Mr. Cooley : and 3(»/. 
 towards printing the Genealogy of my family, which my son has with 
 infinite pains and considerable expense composed from authentic 
 records, historians, &c. 
 
 Tuesday 18. — Col. Schutz and his lady and daughter came and 
 dined with us at Charlton. 
 
 Thursday 20. — I went and dined at Bromley with the Bi.shop of 
 Rochester. Among other things he told me that Mr. Miller, his wife's 
 father, was a member of the Convention Parliament which brought in 
 King William, and that he had told him there were at that time 170 
 Dissenters in the House of Commons : their number is so lessened 
 now that there are not 20. 
 
 Friday 21. — I went to London to dine vsath my brother Percival 
 and returned at night. I chanced to meet the prophet Newings in 
 the street who told me he had been up this fortnight upon new 
 revelations, that he was yesterday with the Archbishop, who told 
 him he foxmd some of his words began to come out true. He said 
 he was to be with Sir Robert Walpole to-morrow and was now going 
 to Sir Cha. Wager. 
 
 I told him his prophecy that the King would not succeed in what 
 he went about has proved true, but yet he told us the King would 
 come home in triumph : that, .said I, did not very well agree, but how 
 will he come home in triumph, when unless he make haste, and steal 
 away by the way of Hamburgh, the French, Bavarian and Cologne 
 
VIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 227 
 
 1741 
 
 3 armies will take him prisoner in Hanover, their armies marching 
 3 several ways to enclose him ? He answered, I mistook what he had 
 said, for that he did not tell ns he would come home in triumph, but 
 in a hurry. I replied, my wife has carefully kept what she wrote 
 from his own mouth, last winter, and there it is, that his Majesty should 
 come home in triumph. 
 
 5 Sept., 1741.— Capt. Horton and Mr. Verelts dined with ine. 
 They said, 130 heads of Germans were arrived 2 days ago in the river, 
 some for Georgia, others for Carohna, besides others of the same 
 country who go at their own expenses. 
 
 And that the report of Dunbar's ilkess proves false. 
 Thursday, 10 Sept.— I went to the Georgia office upon summons. 
 Sept. if.— I called on Mr. Seddon, who told me Mr. Evans trifled 
 with him about the payment of his annuity, and though in town would 
 not see him, though he had wrote him a very smart letter. He advised 
 my sending up a copy of his annuity for him to peruse, that he might 
 resolve whether it might not be proper to proceed agamst him at law. 
 He also told me he doubted Mrs. Griffin, whom I had desired to 
 serve in making matters up with her creditors, was a cheat and deserved 
 not my interesting myself in her behalf. 
 
 I receive a letter from Mr. Matthew Lamb that my Lord Sahsbury 
 had agreed to sell part of his estate, and that I should in some time 
 next November be paid off 5,500Z. (part of the mortgage money I lent 
 to the Earl of Sahsbury), of which he gave me notice that I might 
 consider before that time where to lay it out. 
 
 I called on Mr. Nesbit, the merchant, to get a bill of 500^ accepted 
 by him. I called on Mr. Annesley at the Temple, and paid him off 
 175Z., being the year's interest of 7,000^. not due till 9 October next, 
 but the money lying dead by me, and being possibly of use to him, I 
 paid it him now. 
 
 I gave Mr. Barsham, his clerk, my accounts with my niece Dering 
 made up to the 2nd inst., to give the Master in Chancery, in pursuance 
 of my design to pass my accoimts of trusteeship. 
 I returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Monday, 5 October. — Georgia affairs. I went to a summons of 
 a committee of correspondence, on occasion of divers letters and 
 accounts arrived by Capt. Thompson from Georgia, together with 
 Col. Stephens' journal from 13 May to 15 July. 
 
 Present : Mr. Smith, Mr. Lapotre, and I and my brother Percival. 
 After dinner we dined together with Capt. Thompson at the Horn 
 Tavern. 
 
 Tuesday 6.— Called on Mr. Samuel Seddon, vestry clerk of St. James's, 
 to whom I lately sent a copy of Mr. Evans' grant of annuity to me, 
 who this 14 Sept. last owes me 500Z. being 2 years and half annuity. 
 He told me he was pleased to see a covenant in said grant to pay the 
 annuity, which sometimes is omitted in such Uke grants, but being 
 inserted, makes my remedy, if obliged to sue, more easy, and renders it 
 unnecessary for niy taking Mr. Evans' bond for further security. He 
 promised to speak roundly to Mr. Evans upon it, who has most un- 
 worthily dalUed with him. I returned home to dinner at Charlton. 
 
 Monday 12.— This day Sir John Rawdon came to visit me at 
 Charlton, and made proposals to marry my daughter Helena, which I 
 
528 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Oct 16-Nov. 14 
 accepted : they had seen one another often before in London, where he 
 came to play at cards at my wife's assembly, as also in other houses, 
 and my daughter acquainted me that she had no objection, for I 
 would lay no control on her inclinations. He is a yoimg gentleman 
 just come of age, very personable and good natured as well as sober 
 and prudent. The family were created Baronets in 1665, and though 
 baronets of England, Uved long in Ireland, where by marriage thev are 
 distantly related to me. He came last year from his travels abroad, 
 and gives a good account of them. His amusements are the same with 
 my daughter's, music, and painting, &c., which will naturally make 
 them delight in home. His estate in Ireland is about 3,5()0^'a year, 
 and he has 12,O00Z. in money. I am to give her 7,000/. fortune,' and 
 he will settle 700Z. a year rent charge, payable in England. If God 
 pleases, this will prove when finished a happy settlement of a most 
 deserving child. 
 
 Thursday 15. — This day I went up to town and by appointment 
 met Sir Jo. Rawdon at Counsellor Annesley's chambers, where we 
 without difficulty agreed the conditions of marriage : 1. He settles 
 2,000Z. a year on his eldest son, subject to 7001. a year jointure on 
 my daughter, rent charge payable in England. 2. the 7,000/. I give 
 with her goes to younger children. 3. And because some part of the 
 estate which is to be settled, requires Sir John's passing fine and 
 recovery, but the same would retard the marriage till March, we agreed 
 to enter into articles and not to wait so long, but still to pursue the 
 recovery, which method was found sufficiently safe, because Sir John 
 is possest of above 1,200/. a year and above 12,000/. in money, all at 
 his own disposal, and which is liable to the performance of the 
 articles. 
 
 Friday, 16 October, 1741. — Sir Jo. Rawdon dined with me, and 
 supped. 
 
 Saturday, 17 — He dined again with me. 
 
 I wrote divers relations letters of the intended match. 
 
 Thursday 22. — I went to town to kiss the King's hand on his arrival, 
 and returned to dinner. Sir John Rawdon came down to dinner and 
 stay some days with me. 
 
 I was told in town that Sir Robert Walpole is sinking in the King's 
 favour, his Majesty having been made beUeve that by his interposition 
 the Regency refused to let the English troops pass to Hanover, to 
 assist his Majesty in form,ing an anny for the support of the Queen of 
 Hungary : but this is not tnie, for he was the only one of the Regency 
 who declared for sending those troops. It was the Lord Chancellor 
 who so determined the Regency, as unlawful without authority of 
 ParUament to send the troops of the kingdom abroad. The King 
 very pertinently asked why did they not let him know this before, 
 and not suffer him to enter upon schemes in confidence of those 
 regiments joining him ? I saw Sir Robert at Court, who .seemed to 
 me a little cloudy and less smiling or cheerful than usual. He came 
 after the " levy ' was over : Lord Chancellor was there and the King 
 spoke much to him. Sir Robert has enough to do, his spirits sunk 
 with his late sickness, and his enemies in the Hou.se of Commons said 
 to be equal in number with the courtiers, who yet are not all his 
 friends, the nation now 50 millions at least in debt, and 7 millions 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 229 
 
 1741 
 
 more to be raised for the service of this year ; trade iii the mean time 
 lessening, and our manufactures in a perishing condition. 
 
 The same day Sir John came down and lay at my house, with purpose 
 to continue so to do till the marriage, if I do not go to London for the 
 winter before it be over. I do not know a young gentleman of a more 
 even temper, and better bred, and what I value more than all his other 
 accomplishments or fortune, he is a sincere Christian, both in judgment 
 and practice. He shewed his regard for my daughter by a very un- 
 common question, which he made both her and me, viz., whether 
 notwithstanding the marriage settlements were agreed, there were 
 anything in them we desired might be altered more for her advantage, 
 if so, he desired we would let him know it : we answered , liis proposals 
 were so handsome, tliat we could desire nothing more. 
 
 Monday 26. — -I went to town to sell some stock in order to buy 
 wedding clothes for my daughter, and to call on the lawyer to know 
 what he had made in the marriage writings. I returned to Charlton 
 to dmner. 
 
 Monday 2 Nov., 1741. — I went this day to town to give Counsellor 
 Aimesley the names of my trustees in the marriage settlement, viz. 
 my son and cousin Edward Le Grand trustees for my daughter's 
 jointure, and my brother Percival and Sir Fra. Clerk, Bart, trustees for 
 the younger children. The trustees appointed for the younger children 
 by Sir Jo. Rawdon were the Earl of Granard, and Sir John's imcle, 
 Sir Richmond Levins, Bart. 
 
 Then I went to the Georgia Office on a summons of Common Council, 
 but not being a board, the few who met, viz., Mr. Lapotre, j\Ir. Smith, 
 and myself, read the letters and accounts lately sent over. 
 
 Fryday 6. — I ^\ent up to Mr. Annesley's chambers, with my 
 daughter and Sir John Rawdon, by appointanent to sign the marriage 
 writings and all the trustees met. Mr. Barsham, clerk to Mr. Annesley, 
 and a writer employed by him were wdtnesses. 
 
 Tuesday 10. — This day Dr. Bearcroft, preacher at the Charterhouse 
 and King's Chaplain, formerly my son's tutor, married my daughter 
 to Sir John Rawdon, and gave me a certificate thereof signed on the 
 back of the Hcence. They were married in ray chapel at Charlton. 
 
 Thursday 12. — This day I gave the wedding dinner. 
 
 Friday 13. — I left Charlton for the winter. 
 
 Saturday 14. — Mr. Dawney the clergyman, Sir Jo. Evelyn, Mr. 
 Vernon, ]VIr. Bophin and cousin Kane Percival, clergyman, eldest son 
 of Dean Percival, visited me. 
 
 I also visited cousin Le Grand, my brother Percival, my daughter 
 Percival and daughter Hanmer. 
 
 Mr. Bofine is very lately returned from his plantation at Purysburg, 
 and among other things told me : 
 
 1. That the land in Georgia is as good as in his part of Carohna, 
 from which he had 6 successive crops of corn without manure. 
 
 2. That there are several sorts of pine barren, and some good for 
 cultivation. 
 
 3. That the spleen of the inhabitants of Georgia is not against the 
 Trustees but Col. Oglethorpe. 
 
 4. That it was a great misfortune we sent so many idle people. 
 
 5. That without negroes they could not cultivate rice. 
 
23CI DIARY OF THE 
 
 Nov. 15-3() 
 
 6. That having uo rice, the only thing left for export is lumber, but 
 the West Indies will not take their lumber, because Georgia is not 
 allowed to import rum in exchange, which yet is dnmk in as great 
 quantity as if it had free access, on which account the people are very 
 uneasy. 
 
 7. That the Ebenezar people express themselves entirely happy. 
 Sunday 15. — Jo. Doble, late schoolmaster at Highgate in Georgia, 
 
 who went over about 5 years since to Georgia and returned about 
 March, 1740-1, came to me, and offered to be ray menial servant. Of 
 the colony he told me : 
 
 1. That Mr. Tho. Jones is a very honest and just man. 
 
 2. That the people of Savannah are a wretched crew most of them, 
 and Mr. Whitfeild told them in his farewell sermon they were the scum 
 of the earth, and God had only sent them to prepare the way for a 
 better set of men. 
 
 3. That Mr. Whitfeild was truly a great presser of men to labour in 
 their calling. 
 
 4. That the people hate Col. Stephens as thinking he misrepresents 
 the state of the colony to please Col. Oglethorpe whom they hat« 
 to death. 
 
 5. That one reason for hating him was his promise of encouragement 
 to cultivate com, by a premium thereon, which was not paid them, 
 but stopt to pay their debts due to the Trustees. 
 
 6. That Tailfer, Douglass, Baily, Anderson and other Scotch rim- 
 aways to Charlestown were a vain, luxurious set of persons, who herd 
 together in a club at Charlestown, nobody in the province taking 
 notice of them but rejecting their acquaintance. 
 
 7. That the inferior sort of runaways thither are hkewise despised 
 and miserably wretched there. 
 
 8. That Will Bradley is settled there in a fine country house and 
 makes a good figure, though not known to be worth a farthing, but 
 he supposes that he runs in people's debt by pretending he has great 
 effects in England. 
 
 9. That the people of Ebenezar are very industrious and contented. 
 
 10. That Jo. Fallowfeild is of a very middling understanding, and 
 entirely governed by Duchee the potter and Garret the physician, 
 both great schemers in pohtics and worse believers than even 
 Deists. 
 
 11. That Hugh Anderson's school in Carolina begins to dwindle, 
 the inhabitants finding him neghgent and turned to scribbUng and 
 pohtics when he should mind his school. 
 
 Monday 16. — I went to the Georgia OQice upon summons, and dined 
 with the gentlemen, after which I returned home. 
 
 Tuesday 17. — I returned the visits of Mr. Dawney, uncle to Lord 
 Do^vns, Mr. Wesley, Lord Sidney Beauclerc, Mr. Beaufin. and Sir 
 John Evelyn; visited the Jilarlof Granard, and brother Percivul wjio 
 has the gout. 
 
 Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter dined with me, with Mr. 
 Blackwood. Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 18. -Visited .Mr. llambden, Sir Fra. Clarke, Mr. Ellis, 
 Sir Robert Brown and the Bishop of Oxford. Dined and passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 231 
 
 1741 
 
 Thursday 19. — Visited my bi'other Percival iu the gout : and went 
 to Court. Dined and ])assed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 20. —I went to the Georgia Office to assist our secretary and 
 accomjjtant in preparhig a memorial to the King on the subject of the 
 latepetitionfromSavannah, of 29Dec., 1741 {sic). Dined and passed the 
 evening at home. Mr. Verelts told me that the petition to the King 
 from those malcontents is of a later date than that above mentioned, 
 being dated July 1741, and is attended with a protest of BaihfE Parker 
 against Mr. Jones for having endorsed and paid a sola bill of II. 
 without the hand of Col. Stephens thereto, a trivial incident that 
 might have happened through inadvertency or multiphcity of business, 
 and which no way concerned Parker, but shows the raahce of his 
 heart. 
 
 That Mr. Bofin and Sir Richard Everard had been persuaded by 
 Captain Horton not to present it to the King as they had undertaken 
 to do, but to present it to the Trustees. 
 
 That Mr. Bofin had obtained the place of collector at Charlestown, 
 worth 400^. per annum, by the interest of Mr. Augustus Schutz. 
 
 Saturday 21. — I went to the Georgia Office on summons to attend 
 a Trustee and Common Council. Dined and passed the evenmg at the 
 new opera. My son and daughter dined and sup'd with us. 
 
 Sunday 22. — After prayers and sermon at home returned the visits 
 of Mr. Stroud, Lord Carpenter, Mr. Duncomb, and visited my brother 
 Percival in the gout. 
 
 Afterwards went to Court, where I was well received and compUmented 
 by the Court on my daughter's marriage. In the evening went to 
 chapel. 
 
 Monday 23.— Visited Mr. Annesley, Mr. Tho. Towers, Mr. Hen. 
 Archer, and Mr. Hooper. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 24. — Visited son and daughter Rawdon, Mr. Vernon, 
 brother Percival, Lord Grantham, Lord Wilmington, Lord Bathurst, 
 Mr. Courteney, Mr. Dickins, Sir Windham Knatchbull, cousm Edward 
 Southwell, Mr. Tho. Clark, daughter Hanmer and Dr. Moore. 
 
 Wednesday 25. — This day I kept the fast appointed by his Majesty 
 for a blessing on our arms, and passed the day at home except my 
 duty at church. 
 
 Thursday 26. — Visited the Duke of Montague, cousin Betty South- 
 well, cousin Le Grand, brother Percival and my son-in-law Rawdon. 
 Dined and past the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 27. — Visited Lady Sahsbury. My son and daughter 
 Rawdon dined with me. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 28. — Went to the Georgia Office. Dined and passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 29. — Prayers and sermon at home and stirred not abroad. 
 Mr. Bofin and daughter Percival dined with me. 
 
 Georgia affairs. Mr. Dobell came and told me that he heard Mr. 
 Whitfeild intended to petition the King against the Trustees. 
 
 Monday 30. — Went to Court with Sir Jo. Rawdon, as did my wife 
 with my daughter, to appear with them upon their kissing hands ; the 
 whole Court were distinguishably civil to them, especially the King 
 to my wife, whom he came up 3 times to speak to her, as he did twice 
 to my daughter. 
 
232' DIARY OF THB 
 
 Dec. 1-30 
 
 My cousin Kane Percival and son and daughter Percival dined with 
 me. 
 
 I went this morning to the Royal Society, being our aimiversary 
 day, where we elected Martin Fowks, Esq., President, in the room of 
 Sir Hans Sloan, who resigned on account of his age and infirmities. 
 
 Tuesday, 1 December.— I \'isited the Earl of Shaftsbury, Sir Jo. 
 Rawdon and my brother. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 AVednesday 2. — Lord Wihnington and Lord Lovel and Sir Edward 
 Dering came to see me. Dined and past the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 3.— Visited my brother Percival, Lord Shaftesbury, Sir Jo. 
 Rawdou ; dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 4. — Returned the visits of Lord Lovel and Sir Edward 
 Dering : visited Mr. E}Tes and Mr. Hucks ; went to the City to receive 
 some dividends on stock, dined and passed the evening at home. Mr. 
 Carlton Conron, Dr. Bearcroft, and Mr. Norris, late minister at 
 Frederica, dined with me. 
 
 Saturday 5. — Went to the Georgia Office on sunmions. Dined 
 and past the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 6. — Prayers and sermon at home. Dined and passed the 
 evening at home. Son and daughter Percival, daughter Hanmer and 
 daughter Rawdon dined with me. 
 
 Monday 7. — Visited my brother Percival and Mr. La Roch, went t-o 
 St. James's Vestry. 
 
 I received from Mr. Purcell his accounts for 2 years and half ending 
 1 November, 1740, made up to 29th of that month. Dined and passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 8. — Visited Sir Tho. Hanmer, Mr. Rawdon, Sir Jo. Rawdon, 
 Lord Shaftesbury, Mr. Stroud, and Mr. Duncomb. Dined and passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 9th. — Went to the Temple about my niece's affairs. 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 10. — Stayed all day at home, cat<"hijig cold yesterday. 
 
 Friday 11. — The Duke of Montagu in a visit to me this day, told 
 me that in the opinion of himself, Sir Cha. Wager, Col. Braden and 
 General Wade, Augustine ought to be taken ; that they in a committee 
 to whom that matter had been referred had so reported to the Ministry. 
 1 rephed, I was glad to hear it, and hoped he would urge the Ministrv 
 to be speedy in it, for otherwise the season would be too late : he said, 
 his speaking to them would be no more than speaking to the wind : 
 but he would advise that Mr. Verelts should speak to Mr. Stone, the 
 Duke of Newcastle's secretary, to put him in mind of it. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home, my cold continuing. 
 
 Saturday 12. — Went to the Georgia I^oard, though my cold was 
 still upon me. I dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 13. — Stayed home all day on account of my cold. 
 
 Monday 14.— Visited brother Parker (sic) and Sir Fra. Clerk. Dined 
 and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 15. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Wednesday IG. -tStayed at home all day. 
 
 Parliament affairs. Upon the choice of a chairman for the Com- 
 mittee of Elections, the minority or patriot jjurty (arricd it for Mr. 
 Jjce, against Mr. Earl, whom the Court made it a jx^iiit to have 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 233 
 
 1741 
 
 rechosen. The Court party are but 238, the country party 212, and 
 the joy of the latter was so great that they could not forbear hussas 
 and crying " victory !" which being heard in the lobby, the crowd there 
 hussa'd too, as did the footmen, and those in the Court of Requests, 
 the coiYee houses and the streets. 
 
 Thursday 17. — I visited cousin Ned Southwell, Mr. Bofin, Sir Edward 
 Dering, liord Bathurst and Mr. La Roche. 
 
 Friday 18.— Visited the Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of Gloucester, 
 Lord Mansel, Mr. Lapotre, cousin Tho. Whorwood, Sir Will Heathcot 
 and Mr. John Temple. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 19.— 
 
 Sunday 20. ^Prayers and sermon at home. Went to Court, dined 
 and stayed the evening at home. 
 
 Monday 21. — ^Visited Mr. La Roche. Went to the Georgia Board. 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesdav 22. — This day the House of Commons sat from 10 in the 
 morning till 5 next morning upon the Westminster Election, and voted 
 it void by a majority of 220 anti- courtiers to 21 G on the court side. 
 They voted Lord Sundon unduly elected by 4 majority, and Sir Cha. 
 Wager by 5. They also voted the head baihi! and high constable of 
 Westminster into custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms for malj)ractices 
 by the majority of two, and that some justices of the peace, who had 
 been active in the abuses of that election, should some day in January 
 appear at the Bar and be heard in their defence why they should not 
 be censured for their irregular behaviour. They also voted that the 
 bringing soldiers down at the time of elections is a high infi'ingement 
 of the liberties of the subject. 
 
 On this occasion the Prince sent a compliment at 5 in the morning 
 in writing to my son, and a verbal one to my daughter at the same hour, 
 for he sat up all night to await the event of the matter. This success 
 of the minority is of great consequence many ways, and forebodes 
 no good to Sir Robert Walpole. 
 
 Wednesday 23. — ^Made some visits. Dined and passed the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Thursday 24. — ^Went to the Georgia Board. Dined and passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 This day my son and Mr. Edmn were unanimously set up for 
 W^estminster, at a great meeting of voters. 
 
 Friday 25. — Christmas day. Communicated at home, and passed the 
 day at home. 
 
 Saturday 26. — Went to St. James's Vestry, dined and passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 27. — Service at home, visited Sir Fra. Gierke and Lord 
 Barrimore. Went to Court, and observed the King look more dis- 
 turbed and serious than usual. Dined at home. Went in the evening 
 to chapel, and afterwards visited my sister Parker. 
 
 Monday 28. — Visited Mr. Dickins, Sir Windham Knatchbull, the 
 Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Litchfield, and Sir Will Heathcote. 
 
 Tuesday 29. — I stayed at home all day. 
 
 Wednesday 30.— I visited the Earl of Barrimore, Mr. Gibs, Sir Will 
 Heathcote, brother Pereival, Sir Tho. Hanmer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Vaillant, 
 Mr. Harding, Dr. Moore, and Mr. Wogan, all who promised theii 
 
23i DlARY OF THE 
 
 Dec. 31 
 
 interest for my son. I can't find that he will meet with opposition 
 from the Court, but it is not for want of will, but they can find none 
 who will venture to stand. Dined and jiassed the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 31. — This morning my son and Mr. Cha. Edwin were 
 elected members of Parliament for Westminster, without opposition 
 from the Court, though no less than 8 persons had been desired to 
 stand by the Court, but they every one declined. I never saw so 
 great an appearance of substantial voters, nor so much unanimity. 
 'Tis judged there were no less than 5,(J00 present, and thousands more 
 had come if there had been opposition. 
 
J-IRST EARL OF EGMONT. 235 
 
 1742. 
 
 Friday, 1 January, 1741/2. — This day beginning the New Year I 
 went to Court, where I learnt that the Duke of Cumberland was in 
 a great passion that my son and Mr. Edwin were elected without any 
 opposition. Sir Robert Walpole proposed to my Lord Harrington that 
 his son, Mr. Stanhope, should stand candidate, for that he would give 
 half he liad in the world that Percival (as he called my son) might not 
 be chosen. But Lord Harrington replied, he would not sacrifice his son. 
 
 Several persons came to wish me joy of my son's election. I dined 
 and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 2. — I made some visits, dined and passed the evening at 
 home. 
 
 Sunday 3. — Service at home, then visited Sir Fra. Clerke. Passed the 
 rest of the day at home. 
 
 Monday 4. — -Visited Mr. La Roch. The Bishops of Rochester and 
 Oxford, Mr. Vernon and Dr. Courayer dined with me. Passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 5. — Visited Mr. TufEnall, cousin Ned Southwell and cousin 
 Betty Southwell, dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 6. — ^Went to the Georgia Office : dmed and passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 7. — Called on Mr. Annesley at the Temple to forward 
 my passmg the accounts of my executorship and guardianship to my 
 niece. Called on Mr. Lamb to expedite the payment of my money on 
 Lord SaUsbury's estate. Visited Mr. Tho. Archer and sister Parker. 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 9. — Visited Mr. Edwin, Lord Bathurst, Col. Schutz, brother 
 Percival, Mr. Jo. Temple and Lord Wilmington. Dined and passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 9. — Visited Lord Gage, Mr. Pordage, General St. Hipolite 
 and Sir John Shelley. 
 
 Sir Jo. bemoaned the bad situation of affairs, and apprehended a 
 civil war, for if the ParUament is obstinate to have Sir Robert Walpole 
 out, the King is no less determined not to part with him, and gave 
 for instance, what passed a few days since, when some of the ministry 
 beginning to differ with the rest, his Majesty sent for them all, and 
 fairly told them that if he changed one minister he would take in an 
 entire new set. By which he gave them to understand that they nmst 
 support Sir Robert, and run his fate. Now, said Sir John, if the 
 Parhament will give no supplies unless Sir Robert be out, and the King 
 will not give him up, the service of the public can't be carried on, 
 and the Parliament must be dissolved m hopes of a more complying 
 one : but the consequence of this would be terrible, experience having 
 shewn that such proceedings only irritate the people the more. The 
 King, added he, may be persuaded to this as a reasonable step and 
 not dangerous, none being suffered to speak to him by Sir Robert, 
 who gives what colour he pleases to things, but certainly it would so 
 improve the present discontents, that a rebellion or civil war is to be 
 fear«d. 
 
236 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 9 
 
 I replied that a civil war is not to be apprehended where all the 
 nation is of one side, as is the case against Sir Robert Walpole, for we 
 are not to judge the sense of the nation by the Court members in 
 Parliament, who are engaged by places, pensions and expectations, 
 to support Sir Robert, but by the great number of anti-courtiers in 
 the Mouse, and the universal cry without doors. Indeed, there may be 
 a rebellion, because a few hot headed men are able to raise one, when 
 99 in a hundred will not stir, in hatred to the Minister on whose 
 account alone, not the Kings, such rebellion is raised. But I had 
 too good an opinion of his Majesty's sense to imagine, that when he 
 finds the only hindrance to the granting supplies, is his protecting Sir 
 Robert, he would chuse to force a continuance of one man upon the 
 nation against their grain, and to the hazard of all that is dear to 
 him, rather than employ another more agreeable to his subjects, who 
 no doubt when 1st Minister would serve his Majesty with as much zeal 
 as Sir Robert has done. That the most dutiful friends to his Majesty 
 will lose considerably their esteem for his Majesty, if they find he will 
 not distinguish between resolution and obstinacy; and even Sir 
 Robert's friends wisli he would retire from businet^s, and not involve 
 his Majesty in his own troubles, by a rash resolution of keeping in the 
 saddle ; and some of them do not stick to say, that he is a bad shepherd 
 who obstinately keeps a wolf to protect his sheep, and again, that he 
 is a bad imdertakei", who furnishes a coach to passengers, and will 
 oblige them to be drove by a coach Jiian who knows not how to giude 
 tlie horses, but drives them upon precipices. 
 
 He replied, the comparisons are just, and he wished Sir Robert 
 would do as Sir Cha. Wager did very lately, who in an audience he had 
 of his Majesty begged he might quit his employment, finding age and 
 infirmities had impaired his faculties, to which the King replied, 1 
 don't see that, and you shall serve me on ; perhaps (added he) his 
 Majesty might have returned the same answer to Sir Robert, but he 
 has so much love of power, he will not ])ut the King to the trial, though 
 if he were inclined to it his creatures and dependents would not suffer 
 hiiii, ])articularly his brother Horace, to whom he owes many false 
 steps in the administration of affairs. 
 
 He then asked me what lengths I though[t] the I^arliament would 
 go ? I answere<i, they M'ould certainly j)rovid<' for the sea affairs, 
 but pay no longer for Danish and Hessian troops, which have so long 
 been kept in pay only for the defence of his Majesty's German 
 dombiions. 
 
 He said, he should not be sorry for that ; not indeed, if all the Hanover 
 doininions were gone to some other I'rince, and tliat a true Ejiglish- 
 man sliould liave regard singly to the defence of his Majesty's British 
 dominions. Talking of several great mistakes of our Administration, 
 he instanced the suffering the King «'f Sj)aiii to laud Spanish troops 
 in Italy when by the Treaty of Seville they were agreed to be Swiss: 
 the Kmperor of Germany then gave our Court warning of what would 
 follow, but we disregarded the representations from that Court, and 
 from those of BerUn and Muscovy on that head. 
 
 lie instanced likewise, the <;rcat partiality our Ministry all along 
 shewed to France in disfavour to the Emperor, by which we now see the 
 Austrian family ruined and the balance of Europe lost irretrievably. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 237 
 
 1741-2 
 
 He instanced likewise the great neglect of the Admiralty as to the loss 
 of so many merchant ships, for though (said he) it is certain, that 
 many ships were taken by their own fault in out sailing their convoy 
 to get first to market, yet an Admiral with whom he dined said 
 publicly before the whole company, that the Admiralty Board had 
 not taken proper care of the merchants, and had managed so ill towards 
 the seamen, that now we find it difficult to procure seamen to man 
 the ships put in commission : and this occasions their laying embargoes 
 and not suffering merchant ships to go out, which is another great 
 detriment to our trade. 
 
 On my side, I instanced our fondness to make the Prince of Orange 
 Statholder : that the Dutch had for several years prest our court to 
 give attention to the ambitious views and schemes of France, and had 
 offered to join with us to prevent them therein before it was too late, 
 but our constant answer was, Make the Pr. of Orange Statholder first, 
 which so disgusted the States that of late they forbore any intercourse 
 with us. I also instanced our losing the opportimity of a close aUiance 
 with Muscovy when that Court several years ago prest a mutual 
 confederacy, offering to assist us in case of an invasion with several 
 thousand troops, in return of which we should assist them with 12 men- 
 of-war : but our answer was that we would make no such alliance 
 unless that Court would first settle a treaty of commerce with us : 
 they replied, that two thirds of their trade was with England and there 
 was no fear of its continuing, but it was the maxim of their nation 
 to have a formal treaty of commerce with no nation, therefore they 
 could not enter into one with us ; if, therefore, we would drop this view, 
 they would not only assist us with the troops they proposed, but even 
 with their whole strength when required, on condition their proposal 
 might be accepted, and we would agree to furnish them with 12 ships. 
 This we declined, and through our parsimony, only offered them 
 100,000Z. instead of ships, which they took in great disdain, and rephed, 
 they wanted not our money, and to shew it, would if we had occasion 
 furnish us with a milHon. 
 
 Yes (said Sir John) it is parsimony, or rather call it covetousness 
 which ruins great affairs : had the King paid his father's legacy we had 
 not lost the Kmg of Prussia, and this puts me in mind of the old 
 proverb, Penny wise and 'pound foolish : I remember to read in our 
 history that his Majesty's ancestor, the Elector Palatine, King of 
 Bohemia, lost his kingdom by covetousness, for being at war with 
 the Emperor, his army commanded by Coimt Mansfeld demanded 
 their arrears and pay before a battle ; the king, who had a great sum 
 of money in Prague, could not find in his heart to break in upon it, 
 and refused to satisfy them : however, they fought, but being dis- 
 contented and dispirited soon gave way, and being routed, Prague 
 fell a prey to the conqueror, and with it all the King's treasure. 
 
 So (said he) it may prove as to Hanover where the King has 5 
 milHons in his Treasury : the refusal of paying his father's legacy, 
 may induce the King of Prussia to take that city, which he may do in a 
 week, and then what becomes of those millions ? This and other 
 discourse I had with Sir John, who is a man of very good sense, but 
 my private remark was, that in some degree he must have spoken the 
 sense of the Duke of Newcastle, whose sister he married : especially 
 
238 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. lO-U 
 as the Duke is not quite well with Sir Robert, as we both knew : on 
 which occasion I freely told him the Duke appeared to me in an un- 
 pleasant situation : being obliged by his Majesty to defend many 
 things he could not approve, and to support a man who for 5 years had 
 been endeavouring to remove him from his secretaryship. He smiled, 
 and said he would talk more with me some other day. 
 
 I dined at home, and in the evening visited my daughter Percival 
 who is ill of a rash. 
 
 Simday 10. — Prayers at home. This day I learned that when 
 illuminations were made on occasion of my son's election, his Majesty 
 asked my Lord Harvey (written over " Chancellor" erased) why lights 
 were set up : to which my Lord answered like a courtier, they were 
 set up on the news of the Princess of Hess's being brought to bed. 
 This is an instance that truth is not to be spoke at Court. 
 
 Mr. Verelts came to acquaint me that Mrs. Oglethorpe had prevailed 
 on Mr. Fury to surrender into Governor Glenn's hands the narrative 
 of the Siege of Augustine, sent over by the Assembly of Carohua to 
 print in spite to her brother, whose reputation they proposed to blast. 
 
 I went to evening prayers and then visited my brother Percival 
 who has a return of his gout, or else a fit of the gravel. 
 
 Monday IL — Visited Mr. Smith, belonging to the Prince, and Mr. 
 Bofin. Dined and past the evening at home. 
 
 Capt. Tailfer came to tell me he had seen Mr. Robert WilUams, 
 lately arrived from Georgia but last from Bristol, where he had been 
 about 3 weeks, and that he found him speak favourably of Georgia ; 
 that he brought no petitions or prayers against the Trustees, which he 
 said Mr. Bofui had charged himself with to present himself in person 
 to the King, the House of Lords, and House of Commons, but that 
 he found he had given them to Mr. Mackay : lastly, that Mr. Williams 
 desired to wait on me. I replied, I would let him know the time. 
 
 Tuesday 12.— Went to the Temple and swore to my account of 
 receipts and disbursements for my niece Dering. 
 
 Visited my brother Percival who still continues ill. 
 
 Wednesday 13.— Visited Mr. Tho. Clarke, of Spring Garden, cousin 
 Will Southwell, Duke of Montagu, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Ellis, Bishop of 
 Oxford, and brother Percival. 
 
 In the evening I went with Lord Shaftsbury and Mr. Vernon to the 
 Lord Chancellor and Master of the Rolls and jn-esented our yearly 
 accounts to them as appointed by charter. 
 
 The rumour that went about some days past that a message had been 
 sent to the Prince offering to make up his allowance of 100,000/. and to 
 pay his debts if he would beg his Majesty's pardon and return to court, 
 was this day verified to me by the Earl of Shaftsbury,to whom the priuce 
 sent Mr. Drax to acquaint him with all the passages following tho 
 message. 
 
 He said, that Wednesday last, the Earl of Chohnley came to tho 
 Bishop of Oxford, to desire he would deliver a message from iiis 
 Majesty to the Prince to the following import, that if he would ask 
 his Majesty's pardon for what was past, and return to Court, liis 
 Majesty would forget and forgive all, would add 50,0(»0/. per annum 
 to his allowance ; would give him 2(><»,<I0(»/. to i)ay his debts, and all 
 his servants without exception should not only find a kind reception 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 239 
 
 1741-2 
 
 at Court, but receive marks of his Majesty's favour as opportunity 
 happened. 
 
 The good Bishop, who by being his Royal Highness's parish 
 Minister, had access of course to him, without prejudice to his waiting 
 at times on his Majesty, and who therefore was pitched on to carry 
 this message, went accordingly that day and in a private audience 
 laid the propositions above mentioned before the Prince. The Prince, 
 who has a quick and lively imagination, and is remarkably good at 
 sudden replies, asked the Bishop, whether his Majesty himself had 
 sent him ? The Bishop said, he could not say that, but he believed 
 the message came from his Majesty ; the Earl of Cholmley told him 
 so, and the Earl would hardly have come to him in this manner, 
 without such authority. 
 
 The Prince replied, " My Lord, if you had this not from his Majesty 
 himself, I am at liberty to believe it only an ministerial act. But in 
 either case it is impossible for me to comply. I have all the duty 
 imaginable for my father, and would with the greatest satisfaction 
 and desire throw myself at his feet, but I cannot approach him whilst 
 Sir Robert Walpole continues about him, nor ever will. And as to 
 his Majesty's proffer, if it be his, to pay my debts, 'tis true I am in debt, 
 but I can find means to subsist without accepting that favour upon 
 a condition my honour obliges me to refuse." 
 
 The Bishop, having no more to say, was retiring, when the Prince 
 stopt him, and said, " My Lord, I know not what turn or misconstruc- 
 tion may be made to this verbal answer of mine when you shall carry it 
 back, and therefore I think it best, for your justification and mine, 
 that I set down in writing what has passed between us. Then taking 
 up his pen, he in his own hand wrote all down, and having done, desired 
 the Bishop to read it, asking him if he had related it truly. The 
 Bishop repHed, his Royal Highness had done it justly. "Then," said 
 the Prince, " we will both sign it, that it may be a witness for us 
 both hereafter, and here in this cabinet you shall see me lock it up." 
 
 After this the Prince ordered Mr. Drax to acquaint several persons 
 with this transaction and the Earl of Shaftsbury among others. 
 
 The King was in a great passion when • the Prince's answer was 
 told him, and said, he would not part with Sir Robert Walpole for 
 all that. 
 
 It is believed this step of his Majesty's, which is understood to 
 proceed from Sir Robert, has effectually undone the latter, it having 
 fixt such members among the anti-courtiers who were wavering in 
 their conduct, upon suspicion that the Prince might be prevailed on 
 to reconcile himself to his Majesty, whereby his servants by going over 
 to the Court would cast the majority of the House of Commons on 
 the Court side, whereas this full declaration of his Royal Highness 
 against Sir Robert, assures them he will not give them up. 
 
 Thursday 14. — Stayed at home all day. Sir Jo. Shelley made me a 
 visit of 3 hours, and our discourse ran on the bad situation our affairs 
 are in. As he is brother in law to the Duke of Newcastle, and very 
 well with him, I suppose he was willing to learn from me what par- 
 ticulars I might drop in conversation, that he might acquaint the 
 Duke with, the Ministry being now attentive to the minutest cir- 
 cumstances. He said, he heard the House of Commons would fall 
 
240 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 14 
 upon Mr. Horatio Walpole, who being Auditor of the Plantations, an 
 office fairly not worth above 7 or 80(i/. per annum, is supposed by 
 secret practices and a kind of force upon the Plantations to make it 
 worth 8 or 9()00/. per annum. 
 
 I said, I heard so to, and that I foiuid some members who wish well 
 to Sir Robert, his brother, very ready to give up this man, and even 
 to vote for confiscating his estate. 
 
 He said, he was not surprised at it, he having neither the love or 
 esteem of any man, being conceited, overbearing, excessive covetous, 
 and never having done one good thing that is Ioionnti in his Ufe. That 
 not contented with his several great emplo)nnents, he asked and 
 obtained 2,000/. per annum under pretence of keeping a table to 
 entertain members, and by discoursing with them at such times to 
 keep them steady to the Court, but his dinners were so scandalous 
 that few cared to dine with him. That a member dining with him 
 and seeming not well pleased with his entertainment, Mr. \\'alpole 
 told him, he was here in England no more than plain Squire Walpole, 
 but if he saw him in his Ambassador's function abroad, his dinners 
 were suitable to his character : upon which the member said, '* Then 
 I will dine no more with the Squire, but with the Ambassador." 
 
 We then talked of the late message sent from Court to the Prince, 
 and the reception the Prince gave it, which I found he knew the 
 particulars of, and he blamed the Bishop of Oxford for not insi.sting 
 with the Earl of Cholmley to have the message he was to carry in 
 writing. 
 
 This led us into a discourse of the great misfortune it is to the 
 kingdom that there should be this difference between the father and 
 son, to which I agreed, but the opposers of the Court are well pleased 
 with the Prince's refusal to return to Court unless Sir Robert Walpole 
 be dismist, because it has fixt several members in the opposition, who 
 were wavering on suspicion that the Prince might be prevailed on 
 to accept conditions from his Majesty, Sir Robert Walpole having 
 said he could get him whenever he pleased, whereby they should fall 
 a sacrifice to the Court, being deserted by his Royal Highness : but 
 after this plain declaraticm, they are sure of protection, and have now 
 a declared head, the Heir apparent of the Crown, to range under. 
 
 He said, the King was exceedingly displeased at the Prince's answer, 
 and fell into great ])assions, flinging oft" liis wig. 
 
 I answered, I heard so too, and that he ran into the next room, where 
 meeting the Duke of Newcastle, and not seeing him through the blind- 
 ness of his rage, he flung him down : this I believe (said I) is an idle 
 report, but you see how ready people are to make stories of the King. 
 
 He asked me what I thouglit the Commons would do. I replied, 
 I hoped they would act moderately : tliat no doubt they would 
 support the Navy, but I beUeved would not supply ]iay to the Danish 
 and Hessian troops, which every body now knows have been for .so 
 many years only kept up for the service of his Majesty's foreign 
 dominions. 
 
 He exprest himself apprehensive of a civil war: I said, there could 
 be no civil war where all the nation is on (me side, as is the case at 
 present. There might indeed be a revolt, but if his Majesty would 
 throw Jonas into the sea all would be caUn. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 241 
 
 1741-2 
 
 He replied, his Majesty was exceeding positive, and would not part 
 with Sir Robert, and if the Parliament should be as positive to have 
 Sir Robert out, wliat but confusion must follow ! The King will be 
 disgraced abroad and have no influence at a time when it is most 
 necessary he should, and at home the Government will be left 
 unprovided of support. 
 
 I said, his Majesty nmst look to that, it was his peculiar concern, 
 and all lay on the removal of one man, who rather than be the cause 
 of such confusion, ought if he were honest and loved the King or his 
 country, to quit his post voluntarily. That to advise his Majesty 
 to insist on his prerogative of choosing and dismissing his servants at 
 this time, is not the part of a good subject, and it should be considered 
 whether the prerogative ought to remain in the Crown, since the liberties 
 of the people have been extended : that 'tis a solecism in our con- 
 stitution to leave the same powers in the Crown which it had when 
 more absolute, now that the subject has grown more powerful, for 
 there will be eternal differences subsisting between the Crown and 
 people. The king will say, " I won't or I will do this, and I insist on my 
 prerogative," but the Parliament will say, " Sir, you have the preroga- 
 tive indeed, but 'tis an abuse of your prerogative, and if insisted on, this 
 matter in question will ruin us ; therefore, if you are obstinate we will 
 distress you, you shall have no supplies ; you are ill advised, and we 
 will know who advised vou so ! " 
 
 He said, the King must think it hard to be forced from his prerogative, 
 and thinks the question is brought to this point, whether he or the 
 Prince shall place servants about him. 
 
 I replied, the question was not about placing, but displacing : if Sir 
 Robert were out, his Majesty would still have the power of naming his 
 successor. That whether it be the Prince or the Parliament and nation, 
 all complain that our affairs are brought to the brink of ruin, and all 
 know who had the management of them : what they want is a change 
 of measures, and they do not think the minister who had the conduct 
 of all hitherto is proper to conduct tlietn on. That it amazed me the 
 Lord Chancellor, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Wilmington and others in 
 so high employment about his Majesty, do not advise his Majesty to 
 dismiss Sir Robert. Sir John replied, men's ambition for jx)wer 
 increases with the time they are in employment, and besides, his 
 Majesty had given them to understand that if one goes out, they all shall. 
 
 I said, if his Majesty had said so to me, I would have replied, " Sir, 
 you know my zeal for your real service, and 'tis this zeal makes me 
 expose the truth to you. Sir Robert Walpole is no longer able to 
 carry on your business, and I who am sensible of this, should not 
 perform my duty if I concealed it. I think you hazard your affairs 
 by continuing him, and though I have your Majesty's commands to 
 assist in his support, yet my duty obliges me to disobey them in this 
 point." If (said I) those Lords would speak at this honest rate, it is 
 likely the King would yield to their sound advice, and possibly by 
 such good service both to the King and the public, they might be 
 thought worthy to continue in their respective employments ; at least 
 they would satisfy the world that they had honour and conscience, 
 and would escape the misfortune of being crushed by a wrong endeavour 
 to support a falling house. 
 
242 DURY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 15-17 
 
 Friday 15. — Visited Sir Fra. Gierke, my brother Percival, the 
 Speaker, Earl of Ailsford, Bishop of Litchlield, Bishop of Rochester, 
 Governor Glen, Cousin Le Grand and Dr. Moore. Dined and passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 16. — Stayed at home all day. The Bishop of Rochester, 
 Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, Mr. Gibbs, the architect, Mr. Smith, of 
 Dean Street, and Mr. Bofin visited me. 
 
 Mr. Smith told me that, last Thursday, my Lord President had been 
 with the Prince, but he knew not what passed ; it was doubtless on the 
 same errant as the Bishop of Oxford had been sent. 
 
 He further told me he heard that 6 of the House of Commons who 
 usually voted for Sir Robert Walpole had been with him since the 
 Prince's refusal of complying with the message carried by the Bishop 
 of Oxford, to tell Sir Robert they could no longer vote with him : I 
 said, I had not heard it, but that 5 of Sir Robert's members had been 
 with my Lord Carteret to tell him they would give no more votes with 
 Sir Robert. 
 
 Mr. Bofin came to ask my advice whether he should comply with a 
 request made him by Mr. Norris, our late Minister in Georgia, which 
 was, that he would subscribe a certificate in his favour, who 
 intended to lay a memorial before the Incorporate Society wherein 
 he complained much against General Oglethorpe's treatment of him. 
 He added that he had advised with a friend on this said request, whose 
 opinion was that he might give the certificate desired, " and, indeed," 
 (said he) "I am inclined to do it, knowing nothing amiss of him, 
 and that Col. Stephens has done it." 
 
 I asked him if he did not know of the crime laid to Mr. Norris' charge 
 of getting his maid with child, and then tempting her to swear it to 
 another man. He repUed he heard such report, but he did not 
 believe it, neither was it credited in Georgia. But, said I, what if I 
 should shew you afl&davits of it ? I should, said he, be glad to see 
 them : upon which I carried him up to my study, and recurring to 
 my books, shewed him 3 or 4. Then I told him, how sorry I was to 
 be instrumental in the hurt of any man, and wished the whole affair 
 were buried in obUvion, but since he desired my advice, which was 
 contrary to his purpose, I could not avoid letting him know what I 
 knew, in justification of my opinion, especially as he desired to see the 
 depositions. That if I was in his case, I would not hazard my reputa- 
 tion by certifying to a man's good behaviour, when there was so good 
 evidence against it, and the utmost I could do by it, would be what I 
 do by a servant who leaves me and desires a certificate, namely, to 
 certify the good and the bad I knew of him. I left him to consider 
 with himself upon the matter. 
 
 We then talked of Colony matters, and I found him now of opinion 
 that it would endanger the Colony to have negroes. 
 
 At parting, he desired me to write favourably of him to General 
 Oglethorpe, with whom he desired to live in friendship. I told him I 
 would, and if I he would be against negroes in Georgia, the General 
 would soon be his friend. 
 
 Sunday 17. — Prayers at home : then visited my brother Percival 
 who is very little better. They cannot yet fix his gout and bring it 
 down to his foot. 
 
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 Then went to Court, where I was not so well received as I used to be 
 before my son was elected member for Westminster. However, I 
 paid my duty and was seen, and having nothing to ask or desire of 
 the Court, am not at all concerned how they look on me. 
 
 Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter dined with me. In the evenyig 
 my son came : I asked him if the report was true that Lord President 
 Wilmington had been with a second message to the Prince. He said, 
 he had been this morning at his Court and that the report was ground- 
 less. 
 
 I asked him if it was true that the Opposition in Parliament intend 
 to-morrow to move for a secret Committee of Enquiry. He answered, 
 he knew nothing of it, but it was talked something might fall out to 
 make it a late day. 
 
 After him came my cousin Ned Southwell, to ask me whether I had 
 heard that Lord Wilmington had last Thursday waited on the Prince 
 by his Majesty's order. I said, I had heard it but did not believe it 
 any more than another report that Sir Robert Walpole himself had 
 been to see his Royal Highness, and was very ill received. 
 
 He repHed, the foreign ministers had been informed concerning the 
 first, together with the particulars of the message, and success thereof, 
 viz., that Lord President told his Royal Highness, his Majesty desired 
 him to consider his conduct would ruin his affairs ; that if he would 
 return to his duty, he would receive him with open arms, having not 
 yet worn off the father ; that in that case his servants should be well 
 received and even preferred, even IVIr. Littleton. That he must 
 embrace this offer immediately, or it would be too late, and he must 
 expect the consequences of his refusal. That upon this the Prince 
 had acquiesced to his Majesty's pleasure and reconciled himself, and 
 now it is talked that there is to be a coalition of parties and the chiefs 
 of the Opposition taken in, the Duke of Arguile excepted. 
 
 I rephed, I did not believe one word of it, for it would render the 
 Prince so pitiful in men's eyes, that he never more would find a 
 Party to support him, and he would put it into Sir Robert Walpole's 
 power to use him when deserted, as he pleased. 
 
 He said Sir Robert had given the King a list of 17 members majority 
 on the Court side upon the opening the session to-morrow. 
 
 I answered, I doubted if there could so many appear, there being 
 no less than 5 who I knew to be sick, besides some who I heard would 
 not come up, and others who are expected to desert the Court since 
 the recess. That on the other hand, I knew of no member in the 
 Opposition gained over by the Court since Mr. Rutherford's acceptance 
 to be a Captain of Invalids. That I had heard, indeed, Lord Jo. Murray 
 was suspected, and Lord Ross had been sent for up from Scotland 
 to influence his son Mr. Cha. Ross, but Mr. Ross had a very good 
 estate independent of his father. 
 
 He said, he heard the Duke of Newcastle does not see Sir Robert 
 Walpole except at the Council Board or Cabinet Comicil, and is fallen 
 out with him, which I had likemse heard, but at this time many 
 reports went about spread by the different parties to humour and 
 fortify their own sides, but in the end I did believe the Opposition 
 would get the better, for they had the nation on their side, and the 
 people were much heated, of which I gave him the instance of Sir Will. 
 
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 Courtney, Kt. of the shire for Devonshire, who was mobbLxi in Exeter 
 for not being up at Parliament to attend to his duty, and I had heard 
 of another member who was served the same. 
 
 He said, it was reported this day, that the French were marching 
 troops to the frontiers of Flanders, and it is supposed to be done at the 
 instance of our Court, in order to frighten the Dutch and brhig them 
 into our measures. I repUed, I could not believe that, for our measures 
 are or ought to be to restrain the power of France, and what we have 
 wanted, has been to engage the Dutch to enter int<i a proper alliance 
 with us for that end, which is so contrary to the interest of France, 
 that it cannot be supposed that she would take a step at our desire 
 to hurt herself ; but if she marched troops, as I verily beheved she 
 would, it must be to take Luxemburg or other towns on presumption 
 that the Dutch will not oppose her. 
 
 I told him that this morning, General St. Hipolite acquainted me 
 at Court, he had received a letter from his son at Turin, dated the 
 3rd instant N.S., informing him, that it was confidently reported there, 
 the Venetians had come to a resolution to declare against the Spaniards, 
 and join their troops to those of the King of Sardinia, in order to 
 stop their career in Italy, which had put them to a great nonplus, for 
 that if a second embarkation of their troops were hindered, those of 
 the first embarkation must perish. He added that this was the effect 
 of English guineas. 
 
 Monday 18. — Visited brother Percival and Sir Jo. Shelley. Talking 
 with Sir John freely about the Duke of Newcastle, his brother in law, 
 he said he had been at odds with Sir Robert Walpole, but had in 
 appearance made up with him again, it being his Majesty's pleasure. 
 That he should admire the Duke would continue in pubUc affairs, 
 but that he knew him ambitious of employment, and that he was 
 deeply in debt, although his estate was 32,000Z. a year, and had 
 9,000L by his Secretary of State's place ; and 10,000i. more for secret 
 service, which he employed in pensioning Justices of Peace and gentry 
 in the coimtry to support a popular interest for him, which he was 
 very fond of. He believed most of his money went in this vanity, 
 which had run him so in debt that he is now selling 12,000/. per annum. 
 In the mean time, 'tis a shame to see how his duns pester him. His 
 great fault is delaying public business through negligence and forget- 
 fulness. 
 
 This day my son was introduced into the House and took his seat. 
 The persons who introduced him were Sir Robert Grosvenor and Sir 
 Nathaniel Curson, both persons of great estate in Westminster. 
 
 The same day the Duke of Cumberland told a friend of mine, that 
 the Court were sure of Mr. Edwin, and did hope to get my son also. 
 They must have a mean opinion of him to think so, and be hard prest 
 to say they hope so. 
 
 Tuesday 19. — I visited Col. Cecil, Mr. Oglethorpe's great friend, who 
 among other things told me that he was sorry to hear that my son goes 
 about saying Mr. Oglethorpe paid him 800/., to quit his pursuit of the 
 Hazlemere election. I replied, I could not believe he had that in- 
 discretion, but it must have been reported by liis enemies : he said, 
 he had it from Hazlemere folks. I said, I was against my sons standing 
 there, and had endeavoured to prejudice him in his design in favour 
 
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 of Oglethorpe: lie replied, he knew it, but it was very unlucky, for it 
 cost Mr. Oglethorpe 1,200L, and 900Z. of it more than it needed have 
 (lone if my son had not molested him. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 20. — Visited Mr. Bofin, brother Percival, Lord 
 Shaftesbury, daughter Rawdon, Sir Fra. Gierke, Mr. Rawdon, 
 and Sir Tho. Hanmer. After dinner Capt. Tailfer came, and 
 acquainted me that Robert Williams said to him 2 days ago he was 
 going to a merchant in the City who was acquainted with the Prince, 
 to desire him to shew the Prince the petitions and papers he brought 
 attested copies of from America. The Captain asked him for what 
 end. the Prince had nothing to do in the affairs of Georgia : besides, a 
 petition to the King was not proper to be given to the Prince, and if 
 he gave it to the King, there must be pleading of Counsel, which cost 
 money. AVilliams replied, the Prince should see tliem, but as to 
 money to fee Coimsel, he would not spend a shilling. I told the Captain 
 that \Villiams had said he would give himself no trouble, and if he now 
 resolved to do it, it could be only to spread what mischief he could. 
 The Captain said, he had two affidavits to show made by two of his 
 boatmen, that Oglethorpe imprisoiied them because they would not 
 swear what he ordered them to do against said Williams. He further 
 .><aid that Williams intended to go to Bristol as to-morrow, but had 
 put it ofE, on pretence of business, for a fortnight. I told him, Williams 
 is but in bad circumstances : he replied, he believed it true, for a person 
 has latelv broke 8001. in his debt. 
 
 In the evening I went with Sir Jo. Roydon (sic), to our Music Club. 
 
 Thursday 21. — This morning Mr. Verelts came to acquaint me that 
 he yesterday saw Robert Williams and had quite reconciled him to 
 the Trustees, by telling him that the Trustees had it in consideration 
 to give a bomitv on lumber, to facilitate the export thereof to the 
 Islands : upon which Williams said he desired no more, and it would 
 go a great way in peopling the colony, wherein himself would have a 
 great hand : that after the new besieging Augustine, the Trustees 
 might consider whether it were best to continue the boimty on lumber 
 or allow of negroes. 
 
 Mr. Verelts also told me he had seen Mr. Bowler, the surgeon, and 
 made him the proposition of being physician to the colony at 50/. 
 salary, to reside in Savannah, and be one of the magistrates at 
 4-4/. 6s. 8d. more salary, including servants. Upon which Mr. Bowler 
 exprest himself thankful to the Trustees, and desired time till Tuesday 
 to give his answer. 
 
 He also told me, that through the misrepresentations of the late 
 Scotch Minister at Darien, Mr. Macloud, now settled in Carohna, the 
 Scotch Society at Edinburgh had resolved to send or pay for no 
 minister at that place. 
 
 This day, upon a division whether a committee of 21 members 
 should be appointed to examine into public transactions, the 
 minority lost the question by 250 against 253. They sat till one in 
 the morning. 
 
 Friday 22. — I went to St. George's Hospital at Hide Park Corner, 
 where a committee went through the gratuities to be given their 
 servants. 
 
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 Diiied and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 23. — Visited Mr. Western, my cousin Le Gendre and 
 brother Percival who was so well recovered as to go abroad. 
 
 After dinner went to a committee of the St. George's Hospital, to 
 consider of methods to recover Sir Jo. James's legacy. 
 
 Sunday 24. — Church ser\ace at home : Went to Court. After 
 dinner visited daughter Rawdon, who was indisposed. 
 
 At Court, my Cousin, Mary Deriug, who is dresser to the Princesses, 
 and hears all (as well as sees most of) what passes within the Palace, 
 told me she did not beUeve the late message carried to the Prince by 
 the Bishop of Oxford, was from the King, or even }'et imparted to his 
 Majesty, but that it was a contrivance of Sir Robert Walpole to bring 
 the father and son together, and to that end endeavoured to persuade 
 the Prince to write a submissive letter to the King, which Sir Robert 
 would so work with, as to make a reconciUation by shewing his Majesty 
 the dcsperateness of his affairs without it, there being near 17 members 
 of ParUament under his Royal Highness's influence : she said this was 
 her private opinion, for nobody who knew the King's temper would 
 dare to carry back such answer as the Prince gave, which yet nmst 
 have been done if the King had really sent the message, and she must 
 have been witness to the passionate resentments of his Majesty on the 
 sUght and refusal of his message, which would have appeared thereon ; 
 but observing nothing like that, she beUeved care had been taken to 
 conceal from him the whole transaction. Moreover, the Bishop of 
 Oxford had been at Court since, and it was observed that though the 
 Lord of the Bedchamber whispered the King twice that the Bishop 
 was there, his Majesty would take no notice of him, though he spoke 
 to two other Bishops who stood by him, which coldness it was unlikely 
 would been shewn him, had his Majesty employed him on that errant 
 which he so readily accepted. 
 
 Then she told me the whole of the message consisted only of a demand 
 that his Royal Highness should write the King a submissive letter, 
 on which condition his Majesty would add 50,000/. to his annual 
 allowance ; but there was nothing said of paying his debts, or admitting 
 his servants to appear at Court, at least the Bishop of Oxford says his 
 message was no more. I perceived she was willing to save his Majesty's 
 honour by persuading me he would not risk a repulse from his son. 
 
 Monday 25.- -Stayed all day at home. 
 
 Tuesday 26. — Visited my Cousin Southwell, and Cousin Le Grand. 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 27. -Visited Sir Fra. Clerke, my brother Percival and 
 Lord Bathurst. In the evening went to the Playhouse to see " Love 
 makes a Man, or the Fop's fortune." 
 
 Thursday 28. — Visited daughter Rawdon, Lord Shaftsbury, Sir 
 Tho. Hanmer and Lord Carpenter : after dinner, went to the Royal 
 Society and then to the Vocal Club. 
 
 The President of the Royal Society told me that the tall Swede now 
 shewn for a sight about town was at the meeting this day was sennit 
 and upon measure they found him 7 fo(»t 4 inches 3 quarters high, but 
 the heol of his shoe 1 inch } was to be abated. That his strength was 
 not equal to his stature: on the contrary, he appeared feeble and not 
 willing to stand long. 
 
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 This day the House of Commons sat from morning till one the next 
 morning upon the election of Chippenham, and the Opposition carried 
 a question in favour of the sitting members against the Court by one 
 vote, 23(5 against 235. 'Tis believed the sitting members will keep 
 their seat. 
 
 Friday 29. — I visited Mr. Duncomb, Lord Granard and Cousin Ned 
 Southwell. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 30.- - Visited daughter Rawdon, who miscarried last 
 night, Captain Bates, Mr. Rawdon, and Sir Edward Bering. After 
 dinner, went to a committee of St. George's Hospital held at Lancaster 
 coffee house, where we agreed to meet a committee from Bedlam 
 Hospital at the Devil Tavern next Thursday evening to consider 
 jointly how to obtain the benefit of Sir Jo. James's legacy. 
 
 Sunday 31. — Went to Court, and after dinner to chapel. 
 
 Monday, 1 February. — Spent the morning at home. After dinner 
 visited daughter Rawdon, and Mr. Vernon. 
 
 Mr. Vernon told me that it is expected as soon as the Malt Bill 
 passes, that Sir Robert Walpole will go into the House of Lords, he 
 being now making his peace with the heads of the Country party, 
 that he may fall easily from his post of first Minister. That Lord 
 Wilmington has been much prest to take on him the office of First 
 Lord of the Treasury, which it is promised him shall be made easy to 
 him, by making Mr. Dodington Chancellor of the Exchequer. He 
 believes Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Mr. Pulteney and Sir Jo. Hynd 
 Cotton will be made Peers. He also heard that 2 great leaders of the 
 Opposition, or Country party, had declared against making Lord 
 Carteret head of the Treasury or Chancellor of the Exchequer. 
 
 Tuesday 2. — Went this morning to the Georgia Office where we did 
 business. Brought Dr. Hales home to dinner. In the evening Mr. 
 Smith of the Prince's Court came to tell me that the House of Commons 
 had just carried the election of Chippenham in favour of the sitting 
 members. Sir Edward Thomas and Mr. Bainton Rolf, by a majority 
 of 241 against 225, so much does Sir Robert Walpole's party lose ground. 
 This majority of 16 of the country side had been 19, but 3 were shut 
 out. We may now look on Sir Robert as lost. On the choice of a 
 chairman of Committees of Election (16 December) the Country party 
 were 242 to 238 : 6 majority ; on the Westminster Election they were 
 220 to 216 : 4 majority ; afterwards with strong endeavours, the 
 Court warded off the appointment of a secret committee by 3 majority ; 
 but this day we see the Country party carried the election by 16. 
 
 I heard this day that the agreement for removing Sir Robert was 
 near concluded. 
 
 AVednesdav 3.— I visited Dr. Moore, and Mr. Tho. Clark. This 
 day the King went to the Parliament House and passed the Malt Bill, 
 after which he desired the Parliament to adjourn till the 18th inst., 
 which every body knows is to give time to the new Ministry to adjust 
 the respective employments they are to act in, for his Majesty has 
 agreed to dismiss Sir Robert Walpole, whose patent to be created Earl 
 of Orford is passing. 
 
 Thursday 4. — Visited Lord Wilmington, Lord Bathurst, Sir Will 
 Heathcote, and brother Percival. 
 
 Lord Wilmington told me his Majesty was pleased to tell him he 
 
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 Feb. 4-9 
 should be first Lord of the Treasury, which he accepted with reluctance, 
 but his Majesty would have it so. 
 
 That Sir Robert Walpole said he quitted the Aduiiuistratiou lui- 
 willingly, but his friends prevailed on him, being all for his doing it. 
 
 That ho did not yet kiiow what other changes were to be, neither 
 would Sir Robert be out, nor himself in place, till the recess is over, 
 Sir Robert being necessary to be continued in the Treasury to leave 
 things there in order. 
 
 He complained that Sir Robert had been very faulty in preferring 
 low insignificant persons instead of men of fortune or character : and 
 (which I noted) said he believed the Place Bill would not pass the 
 Lords. This made me apprehend that all Ministers covet power and 
 dependents alike, or that there is some composition making with his 
 Majesty by the chiefs of the Opposition : but the nation will expect 
 not only a change of persons but of measures, and that they mav 
 receive some benefit from the change, as well as the new ministers. 
 
 Lord Bathurst's opinion was, that there must be an entire new change 
 and care be taken that Sir Robert Walpole do not play the cards 
 behind the curtain. I replied, he was right, for if any of Sir Robert's 
 friends remained, thev would influence the King to hearken to him. 
 and watch an opportunity to recall him : but as to his secret influencing 
 the King, the new Ministry would soon discern it : for if his Majesty 
 should obstinately refuse to follow the unanimous advice they gave 
 him, they might be assured Sir Robert had been with him. 
 
 He was also of opinion that Sir Robert ought to be prosecuted bv 
 Parliament. 
 
 In the evening I went to a committee of Bedlam and St. George's 
 Hospital appointod to meet at the Devil Tavern, where we agreed that 
 Mr. Tayler should draw up a state of our case to take the Attorney 
 General's opinion upon, and that we would jointly bear the expense 
 of the suit for recovery of Sir Jo. James' Legacy. 
 
 Friday 5. — Visited Mr. August Schutz, Sir Fra. Gierke and daughter 
 Rawdon. 
 
 Gapt. Bates, Mr. Rawdon, and Mr. Gondron dined with me. 
 
 1 went in the evening to the Temple about business. 
 
 Saturday 6. — Visited Mr. Wesley, Sir Will. Heathcote, Sir Fra. 
 Gierke and Mr. Augustus Schutz, dined and jja.'wed the evening at home. 
 
 We learned that Sir Rt»bert Wal])ole had been every day with the 
 King and at the Treasury, filling up all the vacant places with his 
 creatures, and granting what he could for life ; that besides making 
 him Earl of Orford, he had his Majesty's promise of a pension of 
 4,000/. on the Excise, and his bastard daughter to take place as a 
 Countess. The City and Parliament are outrageous at this. And 
 that Sir Robert had a prodigious levy on Thursday. 
 
 Sunday 7. —Prayers and sermon at home. In the evening visited 
 brother Percival who has again the gout. 
 
 Monday 8. — Tliis morning Sir Robert Walpole kissed hands at Court 
 for Ix'iug crcalcd Karl of ()rf<»r(l, and his bastard daught^er di(i the 
 same on having a j)atent pas.sed to her, to take place as an Earl's 
 daughter, which cannot please the female sex. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
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 Lord Shaftesbury came, and informed me that Lord Wihniiigton 
 is hand in hand with the Duke of Arguile, and that he was an hour 
 and half witli tlie King before he could win him off from proroguing 
 the Parliament, which Sir Robert Walpole had influenced the King 
 to resolve. 
 
 Tuesday 9.— Stayed all day at home. 
 
 Lord Lovcl came to see me. I believe he is in some pahi for his place 
 of Postmaster General. He hoped not many would be turned out, 
 but that all the Whigs in the opposition would unite with the Court 
 Whigs, which would sink the Tory and Jacobite party to nothing. 
 He said. Sir RobertWalpole's great fault was ])rcferring mean scoundrels, 
 by choice, to men of family and honour and fortune, who would stand 
 by him in his present adversity, whereas he now finds the others desert 
 him. He blamed his procuring his bastard daughter to take place 
 as an Earl's daughter, and his thoughts of a pension of 4,000Z. on the 
 Excise. He ho})ed no violent schemes were laying, such as a Bill for 
 Triennial Parliaments, which he said he should oppose, neither did he 
 Uke a Place Bill, for he thought the Crown rather wanted more power 
 in the House of Conmions than had too much. 
 
 I said, it was not likely a new Ministry more than the old would be 
 in earnest for either of those Bills, all ministers liking ease and power, 
 but the country would expect some popular things to be done, or they 
 would say the Mhiistry deserted them and only took care of themselves. 
 He owTied the Lords were falling off, particularly the Duke of Dorset 
 and Duke of St. Albans. He added, that it was suspected the Earl 
 of Islay, although lie pretends much zeal for the Court, played 
 false in causing such a strange pack of Scotch Lords to be elected this 
 Parliament, and so many Commoners who have deserted Sir Robert, 
 and particularly in rejectmg several from being chosen because they 
 declared they would not depend on him though they would on Sir 
 Robert : that the Duke of Dorset is a creature of Lord Wilmington 
 and always hated him. I said, it could not fail but the Lords would 
 fall off, because he that paid their i)ensi()ns must have them, and so 
 would the Conmions too, having lost their head, and I heard the 
 Opposition would be at the next meeting (Thursday sennit) 50 majority. 
 He replied, he believed it. 
 
 I wondered to find a creatuie of Sir Robert's so open, and though 
 he came to ])ump me, knowing I freely discoursed with all sides, and 
 had nothuig to get or lose by this change, was as open to him. I said, 
 the great meeting that is to be next Friday, of Lords and Commons 
 in the Opposition, would consist of Tories as well as Whigs, they being 
 firmly united : that the Duke of Argiiile's ]ilan is to extinguish party 
 names, and lay the foundation of government so large or broad, that 
 all who have opposed the Court may find their account in it, and a 
 lasting peace at home be fixt for 20 years to come. That his Grace 
 desired it might be known he had been several times offered by the 
 Court to make his own conditions, but he had refused them, and would 
 accept nothing till the plan he laid down was fixt : that Lord Carteret 
 is not at all pleased with the views of his party, but Lord Wilmington 
 was entirely linked with the Duke and his scheme. 
 
 My Lord Lovel said the Duke's plan was good if it could be executed, 
 but they who were not provided for in it, would in a little time 
 
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 endeavour to form a new party, but the mischief was that very few 
 Courtiers had reputation enough to head it, Sir Robert having filled 
 the House with insignificant tools. That Lord Carteret was resolved 
 not to be the second in business and act under another, but though 
 a very considerable man as to capacity and parts and experience, yet 
 had no followers. 
 
 My Lord Wilmington is about 65 years (jld, strong made, but of 
 late much troubled with the stone. His stature is something more 
 than of the middle sort and he is not corpulent though full fleshed. 
 }ie is proud, though affable to those who visit him, and is rare of his 
 speech, but then positive. He maintains no debates in the House of 
 Peers, but never swerved from voting as the Ministry would have him, 
 being very servile to his Majesty's inclinations. He has no great 
 genius, but cannot want experience, having formerly been Speaker 
 of the House of Commons, and for many years President of the Council, 
 which ])ost he executes notably well. He is extremely covetous, and 
 formal in business, was never married, but has children unlawfully 
 begotten, which he stifles the knowledge of as much as in him lies. 
 He has no ambition, and has told me the true interest of England was 
 to have no chief minister, but that every great office should be 
 immediately dependent on the King and answer for itself. He also 
 is for making the basis of the Government so broad, that many 
 interests may be taken into it, but I believe he will be for leaving the 
 King's power as great as he can contribute to make it. 
 
 Wednesday 10. — Sir Fra. Clerke told me this day that having 
 occasion to call at the Treasury, the clerks told him. that although a 
 report went about that Sir Robert Walpole had desisted from his 
 jiurpose to enjoy the 1,000/. pension offered him by his Majesty, he 
 had not yet resolved to quit it. 
 
 I stayed at home all day, having a cold. 
 
 Thursday 11. — Stayed at home all day for a cold. 
 
 This morning Lord Wilmingtoii kissed the Kiiig's hand on being 
 appointed first Lord of the Treasury, and ]\Ir. Sands on being made 
 Chancellor of the Exchequer. 
 
 Sir Cha. Wager resigned his post of First Lord of the Admiralty. 
 
 The pension of 4,00O7. per annum on the Post Office (not the Excise, 
 as first said) proves to be in the name of the Lord Cholmley, but 
 l)elieved to Sir Robert Walpole's use. 
 
 Friday 12. — Visited Lord Wilmington, Mr. Sands, brother Percival, 
 Mr. Dodington and Lord Bathurst. Lord Bathurst told me Lord 
 Carteret would kiss hands to-flay for Secretary of State, and Sir Jo. 
 Rusliout and Mr. Gibbon to-morrow or next day for to be Lords of the 
 Treasury : that Mr. Waller was offered also to be one, but he refus(»d 
 \intil tho whole Party were agreed and satisfied in the measures to be 
 pursued. That they had not been consulted in the nomination of Mr. 
 Sands to be Chanceiktr of the Exchequer and his kissing luinds without 
 cofuiiiunicating it to them. But at the great meeting of them to-day 
 at the Fomitain Tavern, the budget would be opened to satisfy their 
 party. That he .should be there and then would acquaint me with 
 what passed. That the King told Sir Cha. Wager, he must be out. which 
 short expression did not please him. 
 
 I afterwards went to Court. 
 
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 1741-2 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at liomc. 
 
 Whilst I was at court Lord Harrington waited to deUver the seal 
 of Secretary of State to Lord Carteret, being appointed Lord President 
 of the Council in the room of Lord Wilmington. 
 
 Saturday 13. — I visited Lord Carteret to compliment him on his 
 being made Secretary of State, and passed half an hour with him alone, 
 with much satisfaction and freedom, for he told me he spoke not as a 
 Minister but private man. 
 
 That he foimd some of the Country party were dissatisfied that he 
 has accepted his office, without acquainting them previously with it, 
 but he had the advice of Mr. Pulteney and other friends, otherwise 
 he would not have done it. But upon consideration they would 
 find it was a prudent act, and considering his Majesty's temper, 
 absolutely necessary, for it would have been impossible to have made 
 the intended changes, if all at once a number of gentlemen whom Sir 
 Robert Walpole had possessed his Majesty with an ill opinion of, had 
 offered to force (hemselves upon him before the aspersions cast on 
 them were removed, and this could not be done but by degrees, and 
 by some few new persons received by him, who would set their 
 characters in a fairer light. That this would be his business to do, 
 and he hoped my son would understand that he did not come in for a 
 screen to Sir Robert Walpole, or that Sir Robert should have private 
 access to his Majesty, and play still the game behind the curtain. 
 
 I told him that I thought his Lordship spoke reason, and since what 
 he had done was with the concurrence of Mr. Pulteney, my son would 
 approve it, for he had a perfect and rivetted opinion of him. He replied, 
 he had a very good opinion of my son, and thought him considerable, 
 were it only for serving for so great a city as Westminster. That he 
 intended to visit and discourse him, and should be desirous of showing 
 the respect he had both for him and me. 
 
 I said, he had now an opportunity of answering the wishes of the 
 nation that men of virtue and learning were preferred in the church, 
 for as he was a man of letters himself, he certainly would value that 
 character too well to prefer unworthy and insignificant illiterate 
 persons, for that would lessen his own. He rephed, he should certainly 
 do so, and it was Sir Robert Walpole's fault to prefer mean, contempt- 
 ible persons to others of family and fortune more deserving, merely 
 because the latter would not be equally subservient to his measures. 
 We parted with his saying that he hoped the new ministry would act 
 so as [to] leave no party to oppose them, which Sir Robert would not 
 have, he fomid, had he done well, but new measures are necessary as 
 well as new persons. 
 
 Sunday 11.— Church service at home. Then visited Mrs. Le Grand 
 and brother Percival. Passed the rest of the dav at home. 
 
 It was this day reported that the making Lord Carteret Secretarv 
 of State was entirely without the privity of Lord Wilmington and the 
 Duke of Dorset, and that they had oflFered to lay down their posts, but 
 his Majesty would not permit them. That what had been done was 
 by contrivance of the Lord Chancellor and Duke of Newcastle, and 
 that the Country party are more jealous and uneasy than ever of 
 being imposed on. 
 
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 M(»iiday 15. — I visited Mr. Smith of the Prince's court, the Bishop 
 of Oxford, Sir Jo. Shelley, Sir Jo. Evelyn, and Sir John Temple. Then 
 went to Court which was j)retty much crowded. 1 saw there Lord 
 Carteret, Lord Wilmington, Mr. Sandys, the Duke of Newcastle, and 
 Duke of Dorset, who went into the King's Closet and were with him 
 I believe an hour, and no doubt debated the future changes. 
 
 1 uK^t Mr. Sandys as he went up the stairs, and asked him if it was 
 true that Lord Wilmington had been out of humour { He said, yes, 
 but the matter was settled : so I found the report of yesterday true 
 as I related under yesterday. 
 
 At my return home. Lord Shaftsbury came to see me, and said the 
 party looked on Mr. Sandys and Lord Carteret as betrayers of them : 
 that we should find, as soon as the ParUament had granted the money, 
 Lord Carteret would get it dissolved, in order to procure another more 
 pliable to the Court than is the present. That if he did not, himself 
 would lind the Couutr\- party still too strong for the Court, for Lord 
 \\'iliiiington, who is attached to the Duke of Arguile and the Duke of 
 Dorset, would secure as many members to their way of thinking as 
 Lord Carteret and Sandys would carry off to theirs. Besides, a good 
 many, lately of the Court })arty when Sir Ro})ert Walpole was in, would 
 now join in Arguile's plan, and he would ha\'e 250 in his way of think- 
 ing. That Sir Robert Walpole still manages the game behind the 
 curtain, as may be seen by the employments given since his retirement, 
 being all to his friends. That there was no remedy but for the Countrv 
 l)arty immediately to push at Lord Carteret as they did at Sir Robert, 
 though Mr. Pulteney should support them, whose conduct in this affair 
 is very blameable, and in his passion has said he will go immediately 
 into the House of Lords. 
 
 I tokl him what past in conversation between fjord Carteret and me 
 the other day, and said I could not helj) thinking he talked reason, 
 when he argued that it was impossible for the Country party to succeed 
 unless there were some about his Majesty to set him right in the 
 characters of gentlemen against whom Sir Robert Walpole had 
 poisoned his ear, but this uiust be done gradually, and the Party must 
 allow time for it, which, said Lord Carteret, it will be my business and 
 Mr. Sandys to do, and so every gentleman who was inclined for a 
 post would be taken in. 
 
 Lord Shaftsbury replied, that had a fair appearance, but at the 
 b(jttom Lord Carteret nu-ant to l)e chief minister, and would prove 
 as bad as Sir Robert. That his character is kno^vn to be a false man, 
 and he might represent gentlemen in such liglit to the King as to bring 
 into emj)loyment none lint his ovni creatures. 
 
 I owned he undertook a heavy load, in offering him.self to be the 
 giver of characters to his Majesty, for every person disappointed in 
 his view of a place, would lay it to his diarge as misrepresented, and 
 lie v.ould n<'C«>ssarily raise ngainst himself a formidable |)arty, though 
 he flattered himself otherwi.se, when he told me that he woukl do what 
 was right, and then no party could hurt hiui. 
 
 1 was informed by another person, after his Ijordshij) left me, that 
 the Duke of Newcastle had j)revailed witli his Majesty, not to coun- 
 tenance the Tory Party in the least, but to continue ;-.s many of Sir 
 Robert Walpole's friends in post as possible, and particularly, that 
 
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 Sir Will Young and Mr. Earl should hold their places on. That the 
 Country party are so inflamed at this, that they, when they meet, 
 design immediately to impeach Sir Robert, and also to remove the 
 Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Hen. Pelham too, if they can, whose 
 intention at bottom is to procure Sir Robert's return to business. 
 
 I foresee much distraction. 
 
 The Duke of Arguile was approached by his Majesty to restore him 
 to all his places, but he refused to give any answer, 
 
 Tuesday 16.— Visited Cousin Ned Southwell and Lady Rook. This 
 day the remainder of the Lords of the Treasury kissed hands, so that 
 now, that Board is filled with 5 entire new men, viz. : — 
 
 Lord Wilmington, Mr. Sandys, Mr. Gibbon, Sir Jo. Rushout, and 
 Maj. Compton, in the room of Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Sundon, Mr. 
 Earle, Mr. Treby, Mr. Clutterbuck, who have each lost by their removal 
 1 ,600l. per annum salary, besides the giving away of places for collecting 
 the revenues of the Crown, the nomination of all Escheators in every 
 county, and the leasing out the Crown lands. This day also the 
 Marquis of Twedale kissed hand to be made Secretary for Scotland, 
 an office of State revived. He is a great friend with Lord Carteret, 
 a fine and bold speaker in pubHc, very learned in the Civil Law, and 
 above all, esteemed an honest and virtuous man. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 The Bishop of Oxford came to discourse me upon the intended 
 meetings of the inhabitants of the Westminster parishes, upon a 
 project of petitioning the Parliament to take from the select vestries 
 the nomination of their members, and place it in the inhabitants at 
 large. He desired I would speak to my son to prevent, what in him 
 Ues, any reflections on the select vestries as the reason for putting them 
 down, because it would be both unjust with respect to the ])resent 
 vestries, but might prejudice himself in the opinion of the number of 
 Lords and higher gentry who now compose part of the vestries. 
 
 I replied that probably the parishes would shew him their respective 
 petitions before they concluded them, and I would speak to him, as 
 his Lordship desired and was most reasonable, but he knew my son 
 was elected by the commonalty, not the gentry, and he would find 
 himself compelled to act very cautiously for fear of disobliging tliem. 
 
 I heard this evening the Lords of the Treasury have dismissed Mr. 
 Leg, Lord Dartmouth's son, from being one of their secretaries, and 
 appointed Mr. Ord, a member of Parliament, in his room. 
 
 That Sir John Norris has refused to be a Lord of the Admiralty 
 because not offered to be at the head of it. 
 
 Wednesday 17.— Visited Mr. Guibbon and Sir Jo. Rushout to 
 compliment them on their promotions to the Treasury. 
 
 Went to the Temple about business. 
 
 At my return, went to the Prince's Court, who this morning, with 
 the Princess, went to wait on the King, all the long subsisting difference 
 being made up, to the content of the chiefs of the anti-courtiers, and 
 the Duke of Arguile restored to all liis places. Lord Cobham, also, to 
 have General Wills' regiment. Lord Chesterfield and Lord Gower 
 to be provided for as soon as there shall be proper vacancies for them. 
 Mr. Pulteney was the person who negotiated the whole between the 
 King, the Prince, and the Opposition. I had, during the difference. 
 
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 never gone to the Prince's Court, but both he and the Princess received 
 me well, and I saw there multitudes of Sir Robert Walpole's creatures, 
 one of whom told me they was now a stronger b(jdy of united Whigs 
 than ever was known. I saw also divers of the Tory party there. 
 
 This evening there were above lUO Lords and Members of the House 
 of Commons mot at Mr. Dodington's, to whom the Duke of Arguile 
 declared that his Majesty had offered to restore him to his former 
 posts, his regiment, the mastership of the Ordinance, and chief 
 command of the Army, but that he was resolved not to accept them 
 unless it was agreeable to the members of both Houses now met together: 
 that his intention was to restore affairs upon so broad a bottom, that 
 the nation might be satisfied, and every person quaUfied to serve his 
 country, -without distinction of parties, should have the opportunity 
 of doing it, by being preferred to such stations as suited their desires. 
 Upon this, all present declared their satisfaction in his Grace's generous 
 plan, and desired he would accept his Majesty's proposal to restore 
 him to his employments, and as a testimony of their satisfaction said 
 thev would all wait on his Grace to-morrow to Court when he kissed 
 his Majesty's hand. There were many of the Tory party present. 
 
 Mr. Pulteney took that opportunity to tell the a.ssembly, that there 
 was no intention to drop prosecution of Sir Robert and others for their 
 evil behaviour ; on the contrary, there should be strict enquiry made 
 into all malversations, and he would himself move for a secret 
 committee for that purpose. 
 
 This day Governor Glen told me, that on Saturday he dined and passed 
 the evening alone with Lord Wilmington, who was so heavy and 
 pensive that he could not think the reason of it, but feared himself 
 might have some way or other disobhged him, but he next day knew 
 the reason of it : for that night Lord AVilmington went to the King 
 and told him boldly, " Sir, I am come to declare to your Majesty that I 
 am of no further use to you, and to surrender what I hold of you," 
 Upon this the King (the tears coming into his eyes) replied, " What, my 
 Lord, will you desert me too ? What is your reason ? " My Lord 
 replied, that he found his Majesty so resolved to narrow his bottom, 
 and withstand the voice of his people, that he saw his very crown in 
 danger, and if he did not satisfy them by extending the foundation 
 on which his Government must stand, by not confining his favours to 
 a party but bestowing them on worthy men withcnit distinction of 
 names, he would be undone. 
 
 He further told me that Mr. Pulteney had been several times in 
 private with the King, and went backward and forward with messages 
 between his Majesty and the Prince, in order to prevail on him to come 
 to his Majesty's Court. 
 
 Thursday 18.— Stayed at home for my cold. This day, the Duke of 
 Arguile, attended by above 100 Lords and Commons, among whom 
 were the chiefs of the Tory party. Sir Watkyii Williams Wymi, Sir 
 Jo. Cotton, &c., waited on the King, whose rooms had not been seen 
 from the beginning of his reign so crowded. 
 
 This morning also the Princess of Wales, for the first time, waited 
 on his Majesty and in the open drawing room kissed his Majesty's haml, 
 with tears trickUng down her cheeks, which set my wife and many 
 other ladies a-crying. 
 
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 Friday 19. — This day stayed at home for my cold. 
 
 It appeared this day that the old Courtiers and their party iii the 
 House of Commons were resolved to stick together and keep up their 
 strength : for in the committee that sat this night till one o'clock in 
 the morning, upon the Colchester election, Hen. Pelham, Sir Will. 
 Young, Mr. AVinnington, &c. battled it in favour of the sitting members 
 who were Sir Robert Walpole's friends, and though the return of the 
 sitting members was proved very scandalous, yet they divided the 
 House : but lost it by a majority of 47 on the other side, so that the 
 committee voted it an undue return. 
 
 Saturday 20. — Stayed at home for my cold. 
 
 My Lord Bathurst came this evening, and acquainted us that the 
 day the Duke of Arguile had refused to return his Majesty an answer 
 to his offer of restoring him to his employments, Sir Watkyn Williams 
 Wynn, with a considerable number of other Parliament men, repaired 
 to his Grace, and exposed to him that unless matters were in a further 
 way of settlement, they should all break to pieces next Thursday when 
 the Parliament were to meet ; that when the question about the Army 
 should come on, he and the rest were determined to oppose contmuing 
 the same number unless his Grace were at the head of it, and therefore 
 they prest him hard to accept his Majesty's offer to restore him to his 
 posts. To this the Duke replied, that he was resolved not to accept, 
 imless he could secure his friends to be taken into employment, to 
 whom he stood engaged. They then exposed to him that even those 
 friends would consent to his acceptance, and not insist on his engage- 
 ments to them. Then said the Duke, let there be a meeting of them 
 all at Mr. Dodington's to-morrow, and I will then know their senti- 
 ments, and if all the party present approve it I will accept, otherwise 
 not. Accordingly, on Wednesday, there was a numerous meeting, as I 
 have noted under Wednesday last, where the affair was concluded 
 unanimously ; and the next morning the Duke attended by them went 
 to Court and kissed the King's hand. 
 
 My Lord added that no conditions were made for the Prince, so 
 that he remains at his Majesty's pleasure whether he shall have his 
 debts paid and the 50,000Z. augmentation of his annual allowance. 
 
 He said, he was in the House of Lords last Thursday when Sir Robert 
 Walpole was introduced as Earl of Orford, and presented his patent : 
 and he observed not one Lord to rise or take him by the hand (as 
 always done on such occasions by friends or any who are not enemies 
 and who are near a Lord at his introduction). But after he had taken 
 the oaths, he immediately retired without taking his seat, and drove 
 to Richmond, He looked very pale in the House. 
 
 Sunday 21. — Stayed at home all day for my cold. 
 
 Monday 22.— The Bishop of Rochester, Sir Jo. Evelyn, Sir George 
 Savile and Mr. Sandys, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited 
 me. The latter told me that the King was long before he would hearken 
 to employing him. That the whole party were till very lately in a 
 disposition to break to pieces, through the too eager desire of many 
 to get places, but now they were all friends again. That he was not 
 asked to be at Mr. Dodington's meeting Wednesday last, neither was 
 the Duke of Arguile nor Mr. Pulteney there. That there had been 
 great divisions among them for a while upon Lord Gower's motion 
 
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 that the Duke of Argiiile should go to Court, but at length the Assembly 
 yielded to it, only .some said they would go but once, others not at all : 
 but the greater number agreed to attend the Duke of followmg day. 
 He, I found, is not fond of the Duke. I told him the nation would 
 expect some popular bills, or it would be said all the turn given to 
 affairs was only to get places : that 1 was not for altering the Septennial 
 Act and reducing Parliaments to 3 years, but I was much for a bill 
 to limit the number of placemen in the House, as also to lay a heavier 
 penalty on corrupt returning officers. 
 
 He replied, popular bills must pass : that he doubted himself con- 
 cerning the expediency of repealing the Septennial Act, and had always 
 exprest himself cautiously on that point when debated in the House. 
 That he hoped a Place bill would pass both Houses, but it must be so 
 modelled as to make it acceptable to the Lords, and that by not 
 excluding too many officers of the Crown. He thought no soldier 
 should be admitted below the rank of a Colonel, neither any Com- 
 missioner of the Navy or Victualling Office, but all the Lords of the 
 Treasury and Admiralty and Board of Trade, and the 4 Tellers of the 
 Exchequer, the Officers of the King's Household, &c. That a bill is 
 preparing by the lawyers, for more effectually punishing corrupt 
 returning officers. 
 
 Tuesday 23. — Stayed at home for my cold. Lord Shaftsbury, Bishop 
 of Rochester, Cousin Scot, Capt. Bates, Dr. Courayer and Mr. Verelts 
 came to see me. There was much joy that the Dutch had in spite 
 of the Fr. Ambassador's endeavours, agreed to the 3rd augmentation 
 of troops and to fit out a fleet of 25 men of war : and that they had 
 recalled their ambassador at Paris for presuming to draw up of his 
 own head a sketch of a neutrality proposed to them by France. 
 
 The report of the town was this day, that the Duke of Arguile is 
 speedily to go to Holland, and from thence to Berlin, to propose to the 
 King of Prussia a match of one of his daughters with the Duke of 
 Cumberland, on wliom his Majesty would settle the Electorate of 
 Hanover, and that the Prince liad consented thereto. 
 
 That the Parliament will grant GOO,0(X)/. to the King to make up 
 the deficiencies of his Civil List, and 400,000^ to the Prince to pay his 
 debts and make up the loss he has sustaijied by his Majesty's not 
 having allowed him 1()0,()0()/. per annum, which was the sum his 
 Majesty himself had when Prince. 
 
 Wednesday 24. — Stayed at home for my cold. Lord Shaftsbury, Lord 
 Bathurst, my brother Percival, Mr. Vernon and his son, and Mr. 
 Tuffnall came to see me. 
 
 Mr. Vernon told me that the Admiral his brother is to have the 
 vacant flag. 
 
 In the afternoon Mr. Temple visited me, and said his brother, Lord 
 Palmerston, was on Monday to see Sir Robert Walpole (now Earl of 
 Orford) at Richmond and found him going to hunt. " Vou see," .said 
 Sir Robert, " I hunt wliilst others hunt me." 
 
 Thursday 25. — Stayed at home for my cold. 
 
 Mr. Smith, of the Prince's Court, and Mr. Lapotre came to see me. 
 He .said Mr. Tracy of our Board went to Richmond to see the Earl (»f 
 Orford, and found in th(^ outward room only three young sparks 
 reading a bawdy book, which scandalized him much, being Sunday. 
 
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 'Tis certain tliat virtue, nor tlie appearance of it, has ever been found 
 
 under that Lord's roof. 
 
 Friday 26. — I went out for the first time and dined with my son 
 Rawdon. 
 
 The report of the town is that England will send 16,000 men to 
 assist the Hollanders in case they should be attacked by France or 
 Prussia, and that 8,000 will embark as soon as things can be got ready. 
 That the Queen of Hungary has promised the Dutch, that if they will 
 garrison and defend the Barrier towns in Flanders, she will have 30,000 
 men in the field to join their troops who by this third augmentation 
 will also have 30.000 for the field besides their garrisons well manned. 
 
 That besides the bad situation Holland is in, as enclosed between 
 France and Prussia, which alone were sufficient to alarm her, they 
 have discovered a secret agreement made between France, Spain and 
 Prussia to make Don Carlos, Duke of Brabant, and give Guelderland 
 to the King of Prussia. The States were also informed that Mareschal 
 Maillebois had sent a part}^ of 120 men with engineers to reconnoitre 
 their country and take drafts of their fortifications. These things 
 concurring hastoied the States to resolve on their third augmentation, 
 to the great mortification of Monsieur Fenelon, the French Am- 
 bassador. The States proceeded further, and forbid the bankers at 
 Amsterdam from remitting money for the use of the French Army 
 in Germany, which must greatly distress those troops, who are already 
 in a perishing condition for want of money, clothes, &c. 
 
 This day, upon a motion to hear the Bosney petition at the Bar of 
 the House, it was carried against Sir Robert Walpole's friends (who 
 appear resolute to contiime a party) by a majority of 47, viz., 172 
 against 125. This majority of 47 enemies to Sir Robert Walpole is 
 the very number (as the Speaker told me) which Sir Robert imagined 
 he should have on his side at the opening of the Parliament. 
 
 Saturday 27. — I dined with my brother Percival to-day. In the 
 morning I visited Mr. Will. Pulteney, the Speaker and Mr. Jo. Temple. 
 
 The Speaker told me he apprehended smart work and long days 
 next week, for they talked of moving for a secret committee to enquire 
 into mismanagements. He commended the good aspect of affairs 
 abroad, from the Dutch resolving on the third augmentation, and the 
 King of Sardinia's resolving to assist the Queen of Hungary in defence 
 of her Italian Dominions, whom he extolled for a wise and courageous 
 Prince. He hoped measures would be taken to oblige France (out of 
 prudence) to content herself within moderate bounds, but exprest 
 his dread of a general war, from the great expence this nation must 
 run into, which now is 50 millions in debt, and the Dutch as much. 
 
 Sunday 28. — Prayers at home. 
 
 Mr. Pulteney came to see me, to whom I made proper compliments 
 on the principal share he had in this change of ministry. 
 
 He told me that enquiries should go on into mismanagements. 
 
 That he persuaded the Tories to come to Court, and let them know 
 that their not having employments immediately ought to be no 
 reason for standing out, for after a time, such as were desirous of them 
 should be taken notice of. Accordingly they came, and the King 
 was surprised to see such a number of new faces, gentlemen and Lords 
 of great property and interest in their countries, but exprest himself 
 
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 troubled that (as he had heard) some of them said they would come 
 but that once, to which Mr. Pulteney replied, it was not for want of 
 respect to his I\Iajesty, but for fear of being troublesome to him in 
 applying for employments. I told him, it was observed, that a great 
 many were dissatisfied that some had got employments before the 
 rest, but I thought there could have been no change of Ministry 
 without it. 
 
 He said, they were beginning to be satisfied, and if not, as long as 
 the new ministry supported the public affairs, and did things in the 
 best manner, they should not value the uneasiness of such as would be 
 dissatisfied of employments. 
 
 He told me it was intended enquiries should go on, but possibly some 
 are more violent in that matter than is fit. 
 
 We had a good deal more discourse of foreign affairs, as that the 
 Dutch have sent for our 12,000 men which we are obliged to help 
 them with when demanded : that we have hopes of gaining the Bang 
 of Prussia, it being certain he and France are not quite well together. 
 That things begin to have a good aspect abroad, and the King of 
 Sardinia has declared for the Queen of Hungary. That the forces of 
 the Queen of Himgary, the Dutch and we in Flanders will be near 
 50,000 men, which will obUge France to draw a like number into 
 Flanders, and if the King of Prussia be gained, the French army in 
 Grermany will be reduced to retire into some town for safety. 
 
 Monday, 1 March, 1741-2. — This morning I visited Lord Wilmington, 
 Lord Bathurst, Sir Will Heathcote and the Duke of Arguile, who was 
 not at home. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 2. — Stayed at home all day. Mr. Smith, of the Prince's 
 Court, acquainted me that during all this illness of the Prince, the King 
 has not sent once to Imow how he does, neither has seen the Prince's 
 children. 
 
 This day the House of Commons ended their hearing of the merchants' 
 complaints, which Mr. Glover, one of their body and their manager, 
 summed up in a remarkable good speech of 2 hours long. Sir John 
 Barnard then made some motions, in one of which he inserted that the 
 nation had been dishonoured by the neglect of convoys and cruisers, 
 or to that effect, which words Mr. Hen. Pelham opposed, as too general, 
 so did some others of the Walpolian Party, but the motion was carried 
 without a division, after Mr. Pulteney spoke on the occasion, who said, 
 though he would not have made that motion, yet being made, he did 
 not see how any gentleman could vote against it, because it was true. 
 In the debate, which lasted till 9 o'clock, many personal things were said 
 reflecting on Mr. Winington, Mr; Dodington, and Sir Robert Walpole, 
 which Mr. Pulteney blamed in his speech, and he spoke so much of 
 moderation in their debates, that his Party shewed themselves uneasy, 
 which he observing, changed his manner of speech, and gave them 
 content by letting them understand he was for pursuing an enquiry 
 into the mismanagements of the late Ministry. 
 
 Wednesday 3. — Went to the Georgia Board. In the afternoon 
 visited Cousin Celia Scot, and my daughter Percival. 
 
 Thursday 4. — This day news came that the King of Prussia had 
 defeated the Austrian Army. And that Admiral Haddock is on his 
 return to England, melancholy distracted. Sir John Norris laid down 
 
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 this day his post of Admiral of the Fleet or Union Flag, being the 
 highest next to Lord High Admiral. He was offered to continue and 
 be a Lord of the Admiralty, but would not accept it unless made the 
 first Lord of the Admiralty, which is intended for another. He was 
 likewise displeased that one of his sons, a sea captain, was lately broke 
 by the Admiralty for neglect of duty. After dinner, I visited my 
 brother Percival. 
 
 Friday 5. — Visited Cousin Ned Southwell and Col. Cecil, and after- 
 wards called on Mr. Verelts. Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 6. — I visited Mr. Gybbon, Earl of Shaftsbury, Sir Jo. 
 Rawdon, Mr. Grimes, Sir Edward Bering, Sir John Evelyn and Lord 
 Bathurst. After dinner I visited Sir Jo. Shelley. 
 
 The Earl of Shaftsbury told me that the Country party, suspecting 
 Mr. Pulteney wanted zeal to prosecute Sir Robert and others in place 
 for malversation, a number of them went in a body to him to let him 
 know they should not be satisfied unless he went brisker on, to which 
 he replied, he intended it. 
 
 Sir Jo. Shelley likewise told me that Mr. Pulteney had said he would 
 second prosecutions but would not begin them, and that he would be 
 none of the secret committee. Sir John further told me that upon a 
 letter from the Duke of Newcastle to Sir John Norris to go to the 
 Mediterranean Sea and balk the command of Admiral Haddocks' 
 fleet, Sir Jo. went on Thursday to his Majesty and had a private 
 audience, wherein he told him, he was ready to obey his Majesty's 
 commands and go, but it depended on two conditions, viz., that he 
 should be created a Peer, and be put at the head of the Admiralty 
 Board. The King replied, he would consider of it : whereupon Sir 
 John immediately said, " Sir, if there are requests that require time 
 to resolve, I desire leave to resign my commission," as he accordingly 
 did. A procedure condemned as too cavalier. 
 
 Talking of the Earl of Wihnington's love of money, he said that 
 he sent to a clerk to be informed how he contrived to get some estate 
 he had returned to him in London out of the country for 3 pence in 
 the pound. He gave me another instance, that when Lord Carlton 
 was made President of the Council, his salary was 5,0001. per annum ; 
 after whose death. Lord Wilmington representing that to be too much, 
 his successor had but ifiOOl. But when himself came to be Lord 
 President, he applied for and obtained 5,000Z. ; alleging he knew no 
 reason why he should not have as much as my Lord Carlton. Then 
 speaking of his being made a Lord, Sir Jo. said, he refused it for 3 days, 
 having no mind for it, but the then Ministry forced it upon him, to 
 prevent him becoming first Minister himself. 
 
 Talking of the late creation of Mr. Fox and Mr. Bromley to be Lords, 
 he said it was a sudden thing, and owing to a request the Countess of 
 Yarmouth made his Majesty to give her 30,000/. The King, who Hkes 
 not to part with such sums for his pleasures, replied, he could not give 
 it her. Upon this she fell into a passion of tears and said he did not 
 love her, she was miserable and would not go with him to Hanover. 
 The King struck with this, said if she could find some other way to 
 get it, he should like it : to which she answered, would he give her 
 the making of some Lords ? He replied, yes, if they were men without 
 objection, and she should consult Sir Robert Walpole upon it. 
 
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 Accordingly, Sir Robert was made acquainted with his Majesty's 
 pleasure, who sent for ^Ir. Fox and Mr. Bromley, and opening the 
 matter to them, bid them wait on the Countess, and with her they 
 settled the sum : but how much they paid, he did not know. Mr. Fox 
 is the son of Sir Stephen Fox, once a footman : and Mr. Bromley, 
 the grandson of a pedlar in Barbadoes, but both were at this time 
 useful speakers for the Court in Parhament. Sir John added that it 
 cost this Lord Romney's father 5,000/. only to be made a Lord. 
 
 I heard this day for certain, and on good authority, that Mr. Horace 
 Walpole had been privately to ask his Majesty for a vacant Uving in 
 his gift : this shews the King's inclinations still lean to Sir Robert 
 Walpole. 
 
 Sunday 7. — I went to church, and afterwards to Court. In the 
 evening to chapel and afterwards to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 8. — I went to the Georgia Board. 
 
 I heard this day that the list of new Lords of the Admiralty being 
 shewn to his Majesty, he scratched out Sir John Hind Cotton's name, 
 and put in Sir Hen. Lyddel, who is a friend to the Earl of Orford. 
 That this has so exasperated those who are said to be for the broad 
 bottom that 'tis apprehended the Duke of Arguile will quit, and that 
 a resolution is taken forthwith to impeach the Earl of Orford, which 
 Mr, Fazackerly and another eminent lawyer have the looking over. 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 His Majesty had consented to employ Sir Jo. Cotton, the Earl of 
 Granard and Lord Limerick and Mr. Waller, but they demurred 
 to accept imless more of their party were taken in, which angered the 
 King- 
 Tuesday 9.— Visited Dr. Barecroft at the Charter House, and went to 
 Bartlet Buildings to the Society of Christian Knowledge. This day. 
 Lord Limerick moved in the House of Commons for a Committee of 
 enquiry into the conduct of affairs at home and abroad for 20 years 
 past, when to the surprise of all, the motion was rejected by the 
 Walpolian party, by a majority of 2 : 244 against 242. 
 
 Wednesday 10. — This morning my daughter fell in labour at 10 
 minutes after 4 o'clock, and before 5 was brought to bed of a son. 
 And this day the Duke of Arguile waited on his Majesty and surrendered 
 his late employments, on which the Duke of Montague immediately 
 kissed hands for the Ordinance restored to him, and the Earl of Hert- 
 ford was restored to his regiment of Blue Guards and made Governor of 
 Guemsea instead of Minorca. 
 
 The Admiralty was also settled by his Majesty this day, viz., the 
 Earl of Wincheisea, Admiral Cavendish, Lord Archibald Hamilton, 
 Jo. Cockbum, Esq., Lord Baltimore, Dr. George Lee and . . . [Jo. 
 Morley] Trevor, Esq., but was doubted if Lee would accept. The new 
 Ministry had given his Majesty another list, but he rejected Lord 
 Limerick, Lord Granard and Sir Jo. Hind Cotton. The Country 
 party are much exasperated at this, lof»king upon the new Ministry 
 as betrayers of them : and it is certain the Walpolians are much 
 elevated. 
 
 My brother and sister Percival and Miss Donollan dined with me, 
 and afterwards I went to the Musick Club. The Duke in his audience 
 told the King that he had resolved to serve his Majesty in hopes that 
 
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 1741-2 
 
 he would have goue upon a broad bottom, and that he was ready to 
 t^'o abroad in obedience to his commands but not to be a cypher and 
 do nothiuf,'. The King replied, he embarrassed his affairs, and upon 
 the Duke surrendering, sent immediately in his hearing for the Duke 
 of Montague to restore him to the Ordinance, for which he Idssed hands 
 again that day. 
 
 Tliursday 11. — I went to the Georgia Office with Mr. Lapotre and 
 Mr. Smith to see the seal put to 2,00C>Z. sola bills, the petition to Parlia- 
 ment and the change of tenures. This day, the Earl of Staires, who 
 came yesterday to town, was offered the command of the Army, or 
 to go Ambassador abroad ; 'tis said, he refused both, but this may be 
 only report. 
 
 There was this night a meeting of the Comitry party at the Fountain 
 Tavern. They were 184 members, and no Peer among them. They 
 resolved to further the several popular bills, viz., the Pension and 
 Place hills. &c. I heard this day, that only Lord Winchelsea and Lord 
 Baltimore had kissed hands for the Admiralty : and that the Duke of 
 Bridgwater has sent to Dr. Lee, that if he accepted to be one of 
 that Board, he would never choose him agam into ParHament : the 
 report was too early. 
 
 Friday 12.-1 visited Lord Shaftsbury, Sir Jo. Rawdon, Sir Fra. 
 Gierke, Lord Grandisou, and Mr. Mason, his son-iu-law : Capt. Horton, 
 Lady Rook, and Cousin Le Grand. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 13.— Lord Shaftsbury, Sir Will Heathcote, Mr. Hen. 
 Archer and I waited on Lord Wilmington and the Speaker to shew 
 them our petition to Parliament. 
 
 Dined and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 14. — After service at home, I went to Court, and carried the 
 sword before his Majesty to Chapel. The new Lords of the Admiralty 
 (as many as are in town) kissed his Majesty's hand. They were the 
 Earl of Winchelsea, Lord Archibald Hamilton, Lord Baltimore, 
 Admiral Cavendish, Dr. Lee (chairman of the Conmiittee of Elec- 
 tions) and, I beUeve, Jo. Morley Trevor, Esq., member for Lewis in 
 Sussex. The 7th, Mr. Cockburn, is not yet arrived from Scotland. 
 
 Capt. Horton, Capt. Thompson, and Dr. Barecroft dined with me. 
 Went in the evening to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 15.— This morning Lord Shaftsbury, Sir Will. Heathcote, 
 Mr. Hen. Archer, and I waited on Mr. Sandys with our petition, and 
 desired him to obtain his Majesty's consent, which he promised. 
 And accordingly, Mr. Hume Campbell presented it, and Mr. Digby 
 seconded it, but to our astonishment, when the question was put to 
 refer it to the Committee of Supply and the Speaker had given it for 
 the Ayes, Sir John Cotton cried, the Noes had it, and dividing the 
 House, the Noes who stayed in were 194, but the Ayes who went out 
 only 181, so the petition being lost, the colony is lost with it, it being 
 impossible to carry it on without money. 
 
 After this, I went to Lord Baltimore to wish him joy on his being made 
 a Lord Commissioner to the Admiralty : he desired me to speak to 
 Mr. Temple to support his election for the County of Surrey, for which 
 he must be re-elected on account of having accepted an employment. 
 1 did so, and he promised. 
 
262 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Mar. 15-25 
 
 Dined at home, and in the evening \dsited my daughter Rawdon, 
 and Mr. Vernon. 
 
 This day Mr. Pulteney went to the House for the first time since his 
 illness and his daughter's death : he began to be suspected of the 
 Country party, but has assured them that he will still have a Committee 
 of Enquiry and promote popular bills. 
 
 The Prince has also assured my Lord Gower that he will adhere 
 to them : so that it will behove Lord Carteret to look to himself, 
 who though not for restoring Sir Robert Walpole to the Ministry, is 
 suspected of an intention to let him escape without enquiry. 
 
 Tuesday 16. — I visited Col. Cecil, and acquainted him with Lord 
 Baltimore's desire that he would influence General Oglethorpe's 
 friends in Surrey to vote for him. The Colonel replied, he would not 
 promise ; if he did it, it would be at my request ; but he had reason to 
 be displeased in behalf of General Oglethorpe, that when my son 
 and Mr. Boon stood for Hazlemere, Lord Baltimore in public company 
 offered to lay a wager that they would carry it against General 
 Oglethorpe. After dinner, I went to my son Rawdon's and Lord 
 Shaftsbury. 
 
 Mr. Pulteney presented his bill for better regulating the returns of 
 sheriffs and other officers for elections of members to ParUament. 
 
 Mr. Sandys also about this time presented his bill for restraining 
 the number of placemen in the House. 
 
 And Mr. Cary, his bill to prevent pensioners sitting in the House ; 
 but by a great mistake it will be of Uttle use in preventing the corrup- 
 tion of the members, for if the Court please to give them a sum of 
 money for voting on particulars occasions, there is no clause to hinder 
 it. 
 
 Wednesday 17. — Attended a summons to Georgia. 
 
 After dinner, visited Mrs. Scot, Dr. Moore, and daughter Percival. 
 
 My son came in whilst I was there from the House (9 o'clock) and said 
 the Country party had carried a question relating to an election 
 against the Walpolians by 39 majority, which has revived their spirits, 
 Pulteney, Sandys, &c. of the new Ministry voting on their side. 
 
 Thursday 18. — This being the Georgia Anniversary day, the 
 Trustees met as usual at St. Bride's Church, whore Dr. Best gave them 
 a sermon. They elected 3 new Common Councillors, and one Trustee, 
 and dined together. 
 
 At night went to Vocal Music Society. 
 
 Friday 19. — Lord Shaftsbury, Mr. Digby, Mr. Tho. Archer, and 
 Sir Will. Heathcote and I waited on my Lord Carteret to discourse 
 him on Georgia, but he was not at home. Mr. Verelts saw him after- 
 wards at the House of Lords and he appointed our coming to him on 
 Monday. He had before discoursed Mr. Pulteney and Mr. Sandys 
 upon it, and they agreed there is a means to recover Georgia with the 
 House, and that it ought to be tried. 
 
 Visited the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. Seaton and Sir Geo. Savile, where 
 being taken with a faltering in my speech proceeding from a great 
 cold, I wont luHHo, and Dr. Wilmot being sent for prescribed mo a blister 
 on my back and a purge of hira pickra and a blister on my head 
 because of a singing in my head. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 263 
 
 1742 
 
 Sunday 21.— Dr. Wilmot, imagining I have a goutish humour about 
 nie, put drawing plaisters on my feet to draw the humour down to 
 my feet, but without effect, in the mean time the bUster did me good, 
 but removed not my dozyness, which I was much given to from the 
 time I was seized. 
 
 I perceive my hand in writmg is less steady than usual.* 
 Monday 22. — Continued ill. 
 
 The Prince and Prmcess came to wait on his Majesty from Kew. 
 The King sent for her into his closet and desired her to influence the 
 Prince to command his servants to vote against the enquiry into Sir 
 Robert Walpole's conduct. She begged the King to excuse her because 
 she had made it a rule never to speak to him upon public affairs. But, 
 said the King, you can carry a message ; she said she would obey him 
 in that.. The King, impatient to know the success of his message, sent 
 that evening to the Prince to know it, who replied, he could not obey 
 his Majesty in ordering his servants to vote any way, having left them 
 to their Uberty and given his word to them. 
 
 Tuesday 23. — This day Lord Limerick renewed his motion for a 
 secret committee to enquire into Sir Robert Walpole's conduct for 
 10 years past, which was carried by 7 voices, 254 against 247. Mr. 
 Pulteney gave great satisfaction to his Party in the speech he made, 
 for he said that though he was not forward for an enquiry into the 
 late Minister's bad administration, because of an expression he had 
 used several years ago, viz., that he would pursue him to destruction, 
 (which yet he only meant of his ministerial mfluence, not of his person) 
 yet the nation would not be satisfied without an enquiry, and that 
 it would be of good example and a terror to future Ministers to keep 
 them to their duty. 
 
 After this, there was no division on a motion that the committee 
 should be by ballot, nor on another to support his Majesty's engage- 
 ments to the Queen of Hungary. 
 Wednesday 24.— Continued ill of my intermitting fever. 
 Thursday 25. — Continued ill. 
 
 The Country party entertam a more favourable opinion of Mr. 
 Pulteney and Mr. Sandys since Tuesday last when the motion for a 
 secret committee was made. On which occasion Mr. Sandys declared 
 he was always for enquiries into Ministers' conduct, and should expect 
 it, if in his station he did anything amiss, to be called to account for it. 
 I heard this day that the new Ministry and Mr. Pulteney resolve 
 to quit and withdraw from Court in case the ballot (that is the list of 
 Committees dehvered by them to the members to be chosen) should 
 not prevail, for Mr. Hen. Pelham has distributed a different list, wherein 
 he has put divers of Sir Robert Walpole's fast friends, whereas Mr. 
 Pulteney's Ust has excluded every one of them. 
 
 His Majesty having promised the Earl of Orford to save him, this 
 makes the friends of the latter so resolutely adhere together, knowing 
 they thereby recommend themselves to the King. And the new 
 Court party, seeing this, think it will be to no purpose to continue in 
 employment, if the King will underhand support the Earl of Orford's 
 party against them. Should they quit, great confusion must follow, 
 
 ♦ As is very evident in the handwriting of the diary itself at this point. — Ed. 
 
2G4 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Mar. 25- Aug. 21 
 for the nation will grow outrageous. But if they use the methods of 
 the late first minister, they will soon get a majority in the House. 
 
 Friday 26. — I began to mend at night by tlie often repeated doses 
 of the Jesuits bark. 
 
 This day the Lords rejected the Pension bill by a great majority, 
 and Lord Carteret voted with the majority. The bill only prevented 
 pensioning members of the House of Commons, yet the Lords would 
 not consent thereto, being resolved to support the honour of receiving 
 pensions because themselves most of theni are pensioned. Thus Lord 
 Carteret has begmi to show himself a true minister. 
 Saturday 27. — Still confined. 
 
 Lady Bathurst informed us this day that when Mr. Pulteney waited 
 on the Prince, he told him he should insist on procuring employments 
 for Lord Bathurst, Lord Gower, Lord Carlile, Lord Westmorland, 
 Lord Cobham and Sir Jo. Hynd Cotton, which Mr. Pulteney promised. 
 Sunday 28. — Still confined. Mr. Tho. Clark assured me this dav 
 that there are divers letters in town, copies of Cardinal Fleurie's letter 
 to the States General, that he looked on England as included in the 
 neutrahty of Hanover, which if true explains why Admiral Pladdock 
 suffered the Spaniards to land in Italy. 
 Monday 20. Tuesday 30.— Still confined. 
 Wednesday 3L — Still confined. 
 Saturday, 3 April, 1742. — Still confined. 
 Saturday 10. — Still confined. 
 Sunday 11. — Took the air for the first time. 
 
 Friday 23. — My son passed back to me the English estate I gave 
 him for a qualification. 
 
 Saturday 24. — I continued to mend, and the following week made 
 several visits. 
 
 Thursday 29. — This evening his Majesty granted an augmentation 
 
 during pleasure to the Prince's allowance of 50,000/. so that he now is 
 
 to receive 100,000/. per annum, but I hear nothing of paying his debts. 
 
 Saturday, 1 May. — Began to return visits. 
 
 Wednesday 5. — Went to the Evening Society of Music. 
 
 Thursday 13. — -The secret committee made this day a report to 
 
 the House whi('h contained discoveries of money paid to bribe elections, 
 
 but because Mr. Paxton refused to give any account of 90,000/. by 
 
 him disposed of, ])retending he would not answer to questions that 
 
 might injure himself, for which refusal he is now in Newgate, the House 
 
 was moved for a bill to excuse persons who shall be examined by the 
 
 committee from undergoing any damage by their discovery, and the 
 
 question was carried by 257 against 223. All Sir Robert Walpole's 
 
 party opposed it. Afterwards the House was moved to adjourn the 
 
 call of the Hou.se to a further day and carried by 228 against 221. 
 
 Friday 14. — Went to the Georgia office, this being the day for hearing 
 the counsel of Tho. Stephens against the Trustees, but tlie Hou.se put 
 it ofi to Tuesday, 15 June. 
 
 Saturday 15. — Went to St. James' Vestry, where it was agreed to 
 petition the l^u•lialnent to be heard by counsel against tlie Committee's 
 report ujjon the vestry of our parish, and the chief who were })resent 
 engaged to subscribe t<)wards paying the diarge. 
 Sunday 16. — Prayers at home. 
 
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 1742 
 
 Monday 17. — Breakfasted at Chelsea. 
 
 Tuesday 18. — Breakfasted at Maraboiie. 
 
 Thursday 20. — ^Tliis day I gave Mv. Hoar and Arnold my note to 
 answer for 100/. my daughter Hanmer is to have a letter of credit for 
 abroad she is going next week by invitation from the Princess of 
 Orange to Holland. 
 
 Tuesday, 2 June. -I went to Foxhall Garden. 
 
 Sunday 6, Whitsuntide. — In the evening I went to Charlton to 
 remain there till I go to Tunbridge. 
 
 Sunday 13.— Communicated at Charlton Church. 
 
 Saturday 19. — My daughter Rawdon wrote that she sailed from 
 Chester the 5th inst. and arrived at DubUn the 8th ; her letter was 
 dated the 12th and this day we received it. 
 
 She also wrote that my son was expected the 12th at Cork from 
 Bristol. 
 
 Wednesday 23. — I went to town to bring away my niece Dering's 
 papers and my accounts as guardian and executor allowed b^- the 
 Master of Chancery. The passing her accounts cost 110/. 
 
 Thursday 24. — I went with my family to Timbridge. 
 
 On which day the House of Commons came to a resolution in their 
 Committee that the petition of Thomas Stephens contains false, 
 scandalous and malicious charges tending to asperse the characters 
 of the Trustees for establishing the colony of Georgia in America. 
 
 7 July, 1742. — I resigned my office of Conunon Councillor of Georgia, 
 partly by reason of my ill health and partl}^ from observing the ill 
 behaviour of the Ministry and Parliament with respect to the colony. 
 
 23 July. — My son and daughter Percival returned from Ireland. 
 
 Aug. 3.— This day I returned from Tunbridge to Charlton. 
 
 Tuesday 10. — I went to to^\^l on business and lay a night. I called 
 on Mr. Tho. Barsham who told me the Master of the Rolls had passed 
 the Master in Chancery's report for passing my niece Dering"s accounts 
 in Chancery. Whereby the allowance for her expenses is settled. I 
 dined with my brother Percival. 
 
 I called upon Mr. Samuel Seddon and directed him to sue Mr. Evans 
 for the arrear of annuitv due to me, being, the 14 of next September 
 700/. 
 
 Wednesday 11.— Returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Thursday 19. — It was confirmed to us that my daughter Rawdon 
 would lie in in England, but Sir John wrote me he would brin^ her 
 over after she should be brought to bed in January next. I returned 
 the Duke of Montagu's visit. 
 
 Saturday 21. — My Cousin Fortrey came to pass the remainder of 
 the summer with us. 
 
 Mr. Verelts came to dine with me and brought with him the following 
 papers. 
 
 Col. Stephens' journal from 4 Feb., 1741-2 to 20 March. 
 
 Col. Stephens' letter to him of 20 March, 1741/2, received 21 June, 
 1742 ; his letter to him of 4 May, 1742 ; his journal from 2 May to 8 
 June, 1742 ; his letter to him of 9 June, 1742, received 2" Aug. 
 Another of his letters to him of the same date and received 2 Auff 
 1742. ^" 
 
266 DURY OP THE 
 
 Aug. 21-Dec. 1 
 
 He shewed me also a letter from Mr. Caustoii to him, and another 
 paper containing his thoughts how to advance the colony. 
 
 Also a letter from Mr. Clerk, Deputy Governor of New York, to the 
 Trustees, acquainting us that he was on a grand scheme to unite in 
 one treaty of friendship all the Indians within his Majesty's provinces 
 in America, which he had made good progress in, and which, when 
 effected, would entirely secure the British interest from any dangers 
 apprehended from the French : but for this end it would be necessary 
 the other provinces should contribute a sum for presents to the Indians 
 whereby to engage them to this desired imion, they being a kind of 
 Swiss who side with those who give them most, wherein the French of 
 Messasippi are very generous to them, knowing the importance of it. 
 That New York had constantly presented them, yearly, to the value 
 of 400/. sterling, and General Oglethorpe had sent him 100?. which he 
 hoped the Trustees would allow of, and he hoped S. Carolina would 
 also contribute. 
 
 He shewed me also a letter from Col. Oglethorpe to the Trustees 
 to the same effect. 
 
 He shewed me also a letter from Mr. Orton, our Minister at Savannah, 
 giving account of hi.s good success in bringing back several Methodists 
 to our Church, and that he had undertaken a school for want of a 
 schoolmaster, and had wrote to his brother in England to come over 
 and assist him therein. 
 
 With these letters came pubHc accounts and divers other papers. 
 
 He told me that Col. Stephens had removed Jo. Fallowfeild from 
 being Bailiff and had made Fra. Moore, of Frederica, the late Recorder, 
 his correspondent to .send the accounts for the south county of 
 Georgia in room of Bailiff Hawkins. 
 
 Monday 23. — Capt. Tailfer came to dine with me, and told me Lieut. - 
 Col. Cook, of Oglethorpe's regiment, was arrived from Georgia, and 
 would accuse Col. Oglethorpe of defrauding his regiment by making 
 them pay for the provisions the Government sent them over gratis. 
 
 Friday, 3 September.— I went to town to new make my will and 
 gave the heads to Mr. Tho. Barsham. 
 
 I visited the Lord ^Vih^ington and Lord Bathurst and Cousin Le 
 Grand. Lay in town. 
 
 Saturday, 4 Sept.— Visited Sir Fra. Gierke, and returned to Charlton 
 to dinner. 
 
 Monday, 6 Sept.— We received news from Charlestown that about 
 the 22 June last the Spaniards invaded Georgia, and divers subsequent 
 letters acquainted us that they landed 3,000 men, that Col. Oglethorpe 
 had abandoned Cumberland Island and Fort William in order to 
 defend Frederica. 
 
 Tuesday, 21 Sept.— Mr. Vernon and Mr. Verelts dined with me at 
 Charlton. Their business was to persuade me to revoke my resignation 
 of Common Councillor to Georgia, but all they coukl obtain of me was 
 that they might, if they thought it advantageous to the Trust, defer 
 communicating my resignation to the rest of the members till the next 
 election in March next. 
 
 Saturday, 25 Sept. -This day my son came down from Ix)ndon to 
 see me but returned to dine in town. 
 
MRST EARL OF EGMONT. 2G7 
 
 1742 
 
 Sunday, 26 Sept. — I went to London on account of my wife's great 
 headache, to consult Dr. Wihnot. 
 
 Monday, 27 Sept. — I went to Court at Kensington and was well 
 received by the King. 
 
 Tuesday, 28 Sept. — I dined with my cousin Betty Southwell and went 
 in the evening to the play at Drury Lane house called " Love's Last 
 Shift." 
 
 Wednesday, 29 Sept. — I dined with my brother Percival. 
 
 Thursday, 30 Sept. — I dined with Sir John Bland. 
 
 Friday, Oct. 1 . — I returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Monday 10. — I went to town to be bled, and dined with my son 
 Percival. 
 
 Tuesday 1 1 . — I returned to Charlton to dinner. 
 
 Wednesday 27. — I went with my family to London for the winter. 
 
 Saturday 30. — It being the King's birthday, I made clothes and 
 went to Court. 
 
 Sunday 3L — Went to St. James' Church in the morning, and to the 
 King's Chapel in the afternoon. 
 
 Simday, 7 Nov. — I went to the King's Court and carried the sword, 
 afterwards I went to the Prince of Wales' Court. My son and daughter 
 Percival and my grandchildren dined with me. I spent the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Monday, 8 Nov. — My cousin Le Grand, cousin Betty Southwell, 
 brother and sister Percival and Miss Donellan dined with me. I passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 10. — This being the fast day appointed by his Majesty 
 to be kept, the Bishop of Oxford gave a suitable sermon to a very 
 crowded church. 
 
 Thursdav 11. — I went to the Royal Society, and then to the Vocal 
 Club. 
 
 Sunday 14. — Lady Margaret Cecil and my son and daughter 
 Percival and my grandchildren dined with me. I went in the 
 the evening to chapel. 
 
 Tuesday 16. — This day the Parliament met and this was the first 
 day of the session when his Majesty made a speech, which the Country 
 party opposed the addressing the King with thanks for it, but they 
 lost their point by 109, the Court party being 259 against 150. 
 However, the debate was maintained from 3 a'clock till ten at night 
 and ran chiefly on the hire of the Hanover troops. 
 
 In the House of Lords there was no division but they all concurred 
 in addressing. 
 
 Wednesday 17. — Mr. Tuffnall and his lady and Mr. Vernon dined 
 with us. 
 
 Friday 19. — This being the Princess of Wales' birthday I went to 
 her Court, where there was a greater number of people and more fine 
 clothes than I ever saw before. 
 
 Sunday 28. — Prayers and sermon at home, I having been some days 
 confined to my house by a cold. 
 
 Wednesday, 1 Dec, 1742. — This day the Lord Strange made a 
 motion in the House of Commons for reviving the secret committee 
 against the late Sir Robert Walpole, now Earl of Orford, but the Court 
 Party opposed the motion and carried their point by a majority of 
 
268 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Dec. 1-28 
 67, being I'ib against 108. It will be thought strange that the new 
 Ministry, who last year were so furious for a secret committee, should 
 this year oppose it, but I believe they were drove to it by the enmity 
 sprung up between them and their old friends with whom they acted, 
 which friends are enraged that the others got the first into place and 
 left the others in the lurch, who suddenly turning against the ministry 
 obliged these last to fling themselves on the protecticjn of those members 
 called Sir Robert Wal])ole's friends, who doubtless made their bargain 
 that Sir Robert should not be hurt. But Mr. Sandys, Chancellor of 
 the E.xchequer, told his friends at a meeting the night before at his 
 house, that this motion, which it was known was to be made, must be 
 opj)osed, for otherwise the King would dismiss the Ministry. 
 
 Friday, 3 Dec. — This day the Lord Barrington moved in the House 
 of Connnons for a new pension bill and was seconded by Sir Watk}Ttt 
 Williams Wymi, but the Court party opposed it and were a majority 
 of 25, viz., 221 against 196. So it seems the new Ministry are above 
 regarding the resentment of their old friends and the clamours of the 
 people by their opposing those popular bills which miscarried last year, 
 and which themselves then shewed themselves so eager to obtain. 
 
 Monday, 6 Dec— This day a debate held till 8 at night in the House 
 of Commons uj^on the Army, which the Country party were for reduchig, 
 which being so absurd a thought, and proceeding from a peevish resolu- 
 tion to give the new Ministry all the trouble possible whatever should 
 be the consequence, there was a majority of no less than 120 against 
 the reduction. The motion made by the Court was for the payment 
 of the 16,000 troops hi Flanders, which they carried by 280 against 160. 
 
 Then payment for the Guards and Garrisons was moved for by the 
 Court, which was carried by 267 against 153. 
 
 Friday 10. — This day the Secretary of War moved in the Committee 
 of Supply for continuing the hire of the Hanover Troops, for which the 
 Ayes were 260, the Noes 193 : diflference 67. 
 
 Monday 11.— This day the Chairman of the Committ^^e of Supply 
 reported the Committee's resolution that the hire of the Hanover 
 troops should be continued, when an objection being made to the 
 paying for their levy money, they having been raised before there was 
 anv thought of taking them into English pay and at that time for the 
 service of Hanover, it was put to the question whether their levy 
 monev should be paid for by Great Britain, but the Court carried it 
 that they should by a majority of 57. 
 
 Saturdav 18. — Visited Lord Carteret who exprest obligations to me 
 for my son's voting for the Hanover trooj^s and their levy money : 
 tf) which I replied it was my son's genuine way of thinking to support 
 the War and the general interest of Europe, but that in popular matters 
 he would still go with the Opposition. 
 
 Visited Mr. Tulfnal, brother Percival and Lord (Jrantham. In the 
 evening I met Mr. Elde, a Master in Chancery, at my cousin Le Grand's 
 house by appointment and swore to my answer in Chancery before 
 him. Whereby I acknowledged myself willing to submit to the Court 
 in what they should order with respect to my cousin Edward Le Grand's 
 being made tenant in tail to his estate, which his father had made 
 uncertain by a settlement subsequent to his inarriage articles. All the 
 
FIRST EARL OP EGMONT. 269 
 
 1742 
 
 parties concerned did the same, namely, his brother William and his 
 sister Miss Le Grand. 
 
 Sunday 19.— Prayers at home. Went afterwards to the King and 
 the Prince's Court. I met Mr. Knight at Court, who desired me to use my 
 interest that his father, formerly Cashier to the South Sea, mav at the 
 next General Court of that company be forgiven the 190,000L "demand 
 they have upon him in virtue of the Act of Parliament which condemned 
 him to pay that sum. He said that in that case he will return home to 
 England, otherwise not. That before he withdrew himself in 1720, 
 he delivered up to the Company all the money and bonds in his hands 
 as Cashier, amounting to above 200,000/., but by reason of his flight 
 (which was to save the reputation of the then Ministry who promised 
 he should speedily be recalled) the Parliament forfeited that sum to 
 the Company, which was not public money but his own property, 
 though he had no hand in the corruption of that time and was only a 
 servant to the Company. He added that in consideration of his 
 suffering so many years wrongfully in his reputation, and being so 
 long banished from his relations and native country, he hoped the 
 Company might be induced to compassionate his case. 
 
 I answered that if he would send me a hst of the Proprietors, I would 
 speak to such as I knew and do him what service I could. 
 
 Saturday 25.— Christmas day ; prayers and communion at home. 
 
 Tuesday 28.— The Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Wilmot and Dr. Courayer 
 dined with me. 
 
270 DIARY OF THE 
 
 1743. 
 
 Saturday, 1 January 1742/3. — This day my daughter Rawdon was 
 delivered in Dublin of a daughter. 
 
 Sunday 2. — Went to St. James' Church, and in the evening to 
 St. James's Chapel : then visited my brother Percival who had been 
 indisposed for 2 days past. 
 
 Tuesday 4. — Went to a meeting of the Trustees of King Street 
 Chapel, where met, the Bishop of Oxford, our Rector, Lord Palmerston, 
 Lord Sundon, Lord Cha. Cavendish, Sir Wyndham KnatchbuU, 
 Justice Ludby, the churchwarden and myself. None absent but Mr. 
 Montagu. We passed the year's accounts of the Chapel and school 
 and ordered other small matters. 
 
 Thursday 6. — Went to the play called " The Siege of Damascus." 
 
 Friday 7. — Visited Sir Jo. Evelyn and Sir John Shelley, dined and 
 stayed the evening at home. 
 
 The folly of Col. Pierson who, dying last week at York, left it in his 
 will that his body should lie in state forty days before interred, 
 occasioned a discourse at the Coffee house upon the odd humours of 
 dying persons with respect to their burials, and a gentleman of Ireland 
 gave an instance in the late Archbishop King of Dublin, who ordered 
 his grave to be dug 12 feet deep and his body put in perpendicular, 
 his head downmost. Talking of the danger we were in of the Pretender's 
 coming in at the latter end of Queen Anne's reign, a gentleman said 
 that the Earl Marshal (who is now in the service of Spain, having made 
 his escape out of Scotland at the Preston Rebellion) had the boldness 
 to offer in her Majesty's Privy Council, to proclaim the King, as he 
 called the Pretender, in London at the head of his regiment, which had 
 he done, there were 300 reformed officers and others ready to fall upon 
 him at the head of others they had practiced and cut him to pieces. 
 
 When the Chief Justice's place of the Common Pleas was 
 last vacant, there were two that put in for it. Judge Denton and 
 Sir John Willes, Attorney General. Denton expo.sed his long service, to 
 which Sir Robert Walpole replied : " I confess it, but you don't whore ; 
 Willes must have it." " I did not know," answered Denton, "that 
 whoring is a necessary qualification for a Chief Justice," and going his 
 way made no scruple to relate the story. Willes accordingly got it, who 
 does not care who knows his attachment to women. An acquaintance 
 of his told him, he heard that one of his maids was delivered of a 
 bastard. " What is that to me ?" said Willes. " Aye, but," said the 
 other, " 'tis reported you are the father." " Then what is that to 
 you," replied the other. 
 
 Thursday 13. — Mr. Newins, the former prophet, dined with me today 
 and averred that England will be invaded before next Christn\as. 
 He came up to town on purpose to acquaint the Ministry with it. 
 
 Saturday 15. — 1 visited Admiral Vernon to compliment him on his 
 return from the West Indies, and discoursing on the difference arisen 
 there between him and General Wentworth, he said he had given his 
 true character long ago, that he had neither exj)erience, or judgment, 
 nor steadiness (but was tenacious of his own oj)inion, believing, 
 mistaking pride for wisdom).* That he never would assist at Councils 
 
 * Tbo sentence within brackets has been struck out. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 271 
 
 1742-3 
 
 of War. And the sending 500 men to assist Oglethorpe in the defence 
 of Georgia was in obedience to the Government's command, had not 
 Wentworth's consent, but was, however, insisted on by the Council of 
 War. 
 
 The Admiral shewed me a neat map of the Bay of Honduras and 
 the Island Ratton situated therein, whereon he has settled 250 soldiers 
 to maintain possession, being invited so to do by the Mosquetto 
 Indians who are at eternal variance with the Spaniards. The Island, 
 he told me, is as big as the Isle of Wight, and excellent land, with good 
 water and a good harbour for shipping, and the air so excellent that 
 persons in bad state of heatlh used to come thither to recover of 
 it from several parts of Mexico, and other Spaiiish settlements. It is 
 so situated as to secure to Great Britain all the private trade carried 
 on by Jamaica and our other Islands with Mexico, Jucatan, &c., and, 
 if we please, to interrupt the return of the Spanish galleons.* 
 
 He told me that he should be glad an enquiry were made into his 
 and General Wentworth's conduct, but that it did not become him to 
 press it, because it would fall hard upon Wentworth, and it would 
 look as if he desired it to prejudice him who would not be able to stand 
 it. That, therefore, he would wait a while before he took his seat in 
 the House, and go to Ipswich, where he would take the opinion 
 of his constituents, and that he was not yet resolved which of 
 the 3 places he is chosen for to abide by. He said, the Ministry 
 received him civilly and he spoke his mind freely to them ; he was 
 offered to be made a Knight of Bath, but he decHned it. The City 
 of London presented him with his freedom of the city in a gold box, 
 accompanied with a handsome compUment. 
 
 Sunday 23. — Went to the King's Chapel and carried the sword 
 before him. 
 
 Wednesday 26. — Went to a Vestry at St. James' and afterwards 
 to the Prince's Court. 
 
 Sunday, 13 Feb. — This day my daughter Rawdon is 25 years old. 
 
 March 30. — This day, after a long confinement by the new epidemical 
 fever and cold, I was well enough recovered to venture abroad. 
 
 Good Friday, 1 April. — This day Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter 
 arrived in London from Ireland, where he went last summer to settle 
 accounts with his guardian, Dr. Cob, Archbishop of Dublin, his 
 father-in-law, and to set leases of part of his estate. 
 
 Sunday 24. — I carried the sword before the King to chapel. 
 
 Wednesday 27. — This day the King set out for Hanover. 
 
 Monday, 2 May. — I dined with my son Rawdon. 
 
 Last post several letters from Ireland gave an account of a most 
 unhappy affair that lately passed in Dublin. Robert Rochfort, Baron 
 Bellfield of that kingdom, who some years ago married a daughter 
 of Richard Viscoimt Molesworth for love, she being very handsome 
 though no fortune, and used her in the tenderest manner, was privately 
 informed that she cohabited unlawfully with his younger brother. 
 Upon which he put the question to her, and she with consummate 
 impudence owned the fact, adding that her last child was by him, and 
 that she had no pleasure with any man like that she had with him. 
 
 * See page 280 infra for a passage inadvertently omitted from its true place 
 here, before the next paragraph. 
 
272 DIARY OP THE 
 
 May 2-Sept. 2 
 My Lord thereupon locked her up in the garret, and in his rage took 
 a charged ])ist<)l with him with intention to find out his brother and 
 shoot him, but that very night he went on board a ship and sailed for 
 England, where he now lies concealed if not fled abroad. My Lord 
 Bellfield then went to the Lord Molesworth.and telling him his un- 
 fortunate case, asked his advice what he should do ? My Lord replied, 
 he might do what he pleased ; that having committed such a crime as 
 incest and contest it, he should have no concern about, and the rather 
 because she was only his bastard by his wife before he married her. 
 My Lord Bellfield resolving to be divorced, is now prosecuting her 
 as an adulteress, and we are told that when separated, she will be 
 transported to the West Indies as a vagabond. 
 
 Friday 13. — Went to Charlton, there to stay till I go to Tunbridge. 
 
 Thursday 19. — Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter came down for 
 some days to us. 
 
 Friday 27. — I went to to^\'n and sold 1,350 old -i per cent, annuities 
 of my liiece Bering's stock to Tho. Hickman at lUf, which yielded 
 1544/. Is. 3c?., in order lay out 1,500?. of the money in mortgage on the 
 Earl of Sali-sbury's estate, where the interest at 4 per cent, for lOo/. 
 is better for my niece Bering's advantage than 4 per cent for 114| in 
 the stock, especially as the Government when they every 2 years pay 
 off this stock in settled times onlyatlOOZ., which is 114| only by the 
 premium thereon. My lawyer. Counsellor Tho. Barsham, gave me 
 encouragement to hope the CTiancery would agree thereto, and 
 accordingly, the Master of the Rolls has referred it to a Master in 
 Chancery to consider of the security of the mortgage ; and I sold it 
 this day, the stock being high, and subject to a fall in case of any 
 bad news from abroad, and that the money may be ready when all 
 things are agreed, which may happen before my return from Tunbridge, 
 where my health obliges me to go next week. 
 
 I sold at the same time 150Z. of said stock, my own money, at same 
 price. 
 
 Saturday 28.— Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter returned to town. 
 
 Mondav, G June, 1743. I signed a deed whereby I acknowledged 
 that 1,000?. and 1331/. 15s. 2|f/. (in all 2331/. 15s. 2ic/.) part of 2,500/. 
 now in my name in mortgage on the Earl of Salisbury's estate, is my 
 niece Bering's monev, which by leave of Chancery I have placed there. 
 The deed is dated 18 June, 1743, and the money assigned for her use 
 to Sir Jo. Rawdon and my brother Phil. Percival nuide trustees. 
 Sir Jo. Rawdon has the deed in keeping. 
 
 Monday 13. — I went to to\\Ti to sign a declaration that the 1,500/. 
 now in my name, as well as the 1,000/. on mortgage on the Earl ()f 
 Salisbury's estate, is the property of my niece Bering, for which 
 purpose I sold out of my niece's 4 per cent, annuities 27 May, 1743. 
 1,350/. stock, which yielded at 114|— 1544/. Is. M., but deducting the 
 commission money for selling, viz., 1/. 13s. 9d., yielded only 1512/. 
 17s. Qd. ; which money as far as 1,500/. replaces in the mortgage the 
 like sum belonging to Sir John Rawdon which I this day paid him, 
 being the remainder of his wife's fortune, for which he gave me 
 receipt in full, Mr. Tho. Barsham being witness. 
 
 But there being some odd stock wanting to complete the sum of 
 1752/. lOs. 3(/., being called the balance of Mrs. Mary Bering's account 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 273 
 
 1743 
 
 ordered by (Chancery to be laid out in 4 per cent, annuities, with accu- 
 nuilation of the interest, and there being but 1,530/. in that stock, 
 which cost, at 115^-, only 1,732/. 105. (M., the reniainins; sums to be laid 
 out is 18/. 26'. 5(/., besides 1/. lis. lOd. broka<];e, which 18/. 2.9. fx/. pur- 
 chased this day 15/. 13^. 10c/., so that the whole of my niece's stock 
 is 1515/. 13.S. lOd. in 4 per cent old South Sea Annuities. 
 
 Tuesday 14. — I went with my family to Tunbridge Wells being 
 advised thereto for perfect recovery of my health. 
 
 13 July, 1743. — I returned to London sooner than I mtended on 
 account of a severe headache which seized her (Lady Egmont) at 
 Tunbridge. t 
 
 Wednesday, 3 August. — My wife was so well recovered of her 
 hysterick, nervous headache and fever (God be praised I) as to come to 
 Charlton, but she has still some fever on her and some relic of her 
 headache. It had held her for above 30 days past, and we were in 
 some pain for her life. 
 
 This day Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter Rawdon and their 
 daughter came down to pass their time with us till their house lately 
 taken in Essex is fitted up to receive them. 
 
 Before I came down I gave direction to draw a bill in Chancery 
 against Mr. Evans for payment of his great arrear of annuity. 
 
 Monday 29. — It was confidently asserted to me this day, that upon 
 the Earl of W^ilmington's death the Earl of Bath applied to his Majesty 
 to succeed him in the office of first Lord of the Treasury, as also have 
 the blue garter, both vacant by that Lord's death, but he succeeded 
 not, for Mr. Hen. Pelham is appointed to that office, and who shall 
 have the garter is not yet known, probably the Prince Royal of Den- 
 mark, if his marriage with Princess Louisa takes place. 
 
 If the Earl of Bath did so apply, what becomes of his assertions 
 that he never would take a place ? 
 
 Wednesday 31.— This day (God be praised !) my wife appears to be 
 thoroughly recovered. 
 
 Fridav, 2 Sept. — I went to town to consider with Mr. Seddon about 
 Mr. Michell's pro]30sal in behalf of Mr. Evans, for altering my annuity 
 into an interest for the principal purchase money, payable when his 
 father, the Lord Carbery, shall die, which if I do not consent to, he writes 
 I can never expect to be paid my annuity, and Mr. Evans with his 
 familv will be ruined, for my annuity is 200/. for our joint lives, to be 
 paid for 1,200/. which I gave him, but if I accept his proposal, 1,200/. 
 will yield at 4 per cent, but 48/. a year, and by addition of 900/. (which 
 Mr. Evans is in arrear to me on the 14th instant) to the original purchase 
 monev, which together makes 2,100/., the interest to be received will 
 be but 84/., .so that I shall be a loser of 116/. a year whilst Mr. Evans 
 and I live : but as it will expose, distress and perhaps undo the 
 gentleman, if I proceed in my intended lawsuit (for there are other 
 creditors in the same manner as I am, who if I do not comply may also 
 stand out), I determined witli Mr. Seddon that he should write to Mr. 
 Michell to explain his proposal, which is something ambiguous, as 
 also to let him see the draft of the security intended to be given for 
 the interest and principal to be paid at Lord Carbery's death, till 
 
 t A blank of nearly a whole page follows. 
 
274 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Sept. 2-Nov. 13 
 when I could make no answer. After which it will be necessary to 
 see how far Mr. Evans is secure of any more estate to fall to him when 
 his father dies and how much. 
 
 This Mr. Ri. Michell writes me that he is the greatest creditor of 
 Mr. Evans and that the latter had assured him he had discovered to 
 him faithfully the whole of his affairs ; but Mr. Seddon, who knows 
 this ]\Iichell, says he is a rogue though very rich, a solicitor lately 
 called to the Bar, and committed by the Lord Chancellor for being 
 concerned in marrying a woman of fortune to a man that had nothing. 
 
 This day my brother and sister Percival and old Capt. Tailfer dined 
 with me at Charlton. 
 
 Saturday 3. — There is an ugly report that has been assured to me 
 for truth, that the English officers of our army, now abroad with his 
 Majesty, are dissatisfied at the partiality shewn to the Hanoverian 
 troops, as that when the army were in great want of bread, there was 
 given to the EngUsh but two days' subsistence, when the Hanoverians 
 had four given them, and when his Majesty was one day at dinner 
 with his officers, a soldier happening to fire his gun within hearing, 
 his Majesty sent out General Honywood to know the meaning of it, 
 and who it was. The General went, and returning, said he could not 
 find who was the man, but supposed it was an accident The King 
 thereupon sent out one of his Hanover officers, who returning, said it 
 was an English soldier who accidentally let off his piece, on which the 
 King said, his English soldiers were under no discipUne. The Duke 
 of Marlborough also was so displeased at the preference shewn 
 to a Hanover General that it had like to have caused a quarrel, for 
 when he came to his quarters, he found that officer in them, who told 
 the Duke that his Majesty had assigned them to him. The Duke 
 made this short reply, " Sir, I have but few words for you, if you insist 
 on it. Present and give fire.'' Upon which the General prudently left 
 the lodgings, and very prudent it was, for otherwise it would have 
 engaged the King in the quarrel, and whichever way he determined 
 it would have created ill blood ; but had the Duke and the officer 
 fought, God only knows what ill consequences might have attended 
 it, both with respect to the conjunct army, and the resentment here 
 at home. 
 
 I have it certainly affirmed from divers hands, and Mr. Blackwood 
 confirmed it to me from my Lady Bath's own mouth, that my Lord 
 Bath wrote to the King for the place of First Lord of the Treasury 
 upon Lord Wilmington's death,who returned for answer, that he had 
 promised it to Mr. Hen. PeUiam, who now enjoys it. My Lord had 
 told Mr. Pelham that he would ask it, who replied, the King had 
 promised it to him. This refusal has put my Lord Bath out of humour, 
 who left the town, and being asked by Mr. Blackwood why he would 
 go, being one of the Regents, he replied he would not lose a day's 
 shooting for all the Regencies in the world. My Lady Bath told Mr. 
 Blackwood, that Mr. Sandys, the Chancellor of the Jilxclunpicr. had 
 offered to her husband, that if he quitted the Court, he would lling 
 up his employment and do so too. Perhaps he finds he is not equal 
 to it, as is the general voice, and believes he will not be able to stand 
 his ground against the malecontents in ease Lord Bath should join 
 them again, but his Lordship's popularity is gone, and 'tis doubtful 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 275 
 
 1743 
 
 whether they will heartily fight under him after his desertion of them. 
 If he goes off, his pretext will be that Sir Robert Waljjole plays behind 
 the curtain, and all affairs are to be under the management of his 
 friends. 
 
 What has been said above of the English officers' uneasiness, is 
 confirmed by the last accounts arrived from thence, which tell us that 
 on the 2-l:th of last month the Earl of Stair resigned his command in 
 the army to the King, begging he would accept of his reasons for so 
 doing in writing ; which his Majesty next day accepted, and has 
 appointed my Lord Dunraore and the Generals Honeywood and 
 Campbell to sign all orders and warrants and to manage the army 
 under the Duke of Cumberland whom the King has appointed to be 
 Field Marshal. My Lord Stair quitted the army the 27th August 
 to return to England. I had heard before that he was disatisfied that 
 his Majesty debated his intentions only in presence of his Hanover 
 officers, without calling his Lordship to council, who found all that 
 was left to him was to obey the directions whereto the Hanover Generals 
 had concurred. 
 
 Monday, 17 Oct. — I came with my family from Charlton to town 
 for the winter. 
 
 Tuesday 18. — ^Dined with my brother Percival. 
 
 Friday, 28. — My brother Percival and sister, and Dr. Donellan, her 
 son, with General Oglethorpe and Dr. Wilmot dined with us. 
 
 On the 19th of this month died Mr. Michael Dahl, a Swede, 90 years 
 old. He was the most eminent face painter in England at the time 
 of his death and when Sir Godfrey Kneller died expected to be courted 
 to succeed him as Principal Painter to the King : but places at Court 
 are not given away imasked for ; besides, he refused to draw the Duke 
 of Cumberland when 2 years old, desiring the Lord who was sent to 
 ask it, to tell his Majesty that not having had the honour to paint 
 him or his Royal Consort, he was unwilling to begin with a child. 
 The King took it so ill that he immediately gave the vacant place to 
 Mr. Jervis, a far inferior artist. Mr. Dahl had the mortification to 
 be told that in the sale of the Earl of Oxford's pictures (he died about 
 2 years ago), that a picture of his was sold for 39 shillings, for which 
 the Earl had paid 30 guineas, which greatly discomposed him, as 
 may well be thought. He had a son who died lately, so his daughter, 
 now living, inherits about 10,000i^. which her father left. He coloured 
 well and soft, and gave an agreeable air to his heads. Mr. Hyssing, 
 a Swede now residing in Leicester Fields, is the only disciple, at least, 
 he is the best painter he ever made. Whose drapery and hands are 
 beautiful. 
 
 Thursday, November 10. — Visited Mr. Tuftnall, the Bishop of 
 Oxford. 
 
 Went in the evening to the Royal Society, where the Bishop of 
 Cork's letter to me about a heathen temple in Ireland was read, 
 and his learned discourse therein commended. 
 
 Friday 11. — Visited Mr. Eyres, Sir Jo. Rushout, Sir Fra. Clerke, 
 Mr. August Schutz and Lord Carpenter. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 12. — Visited my tenant Captain Crofts. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 13. — Mr. Cox read prayers to us at home. 
 
27G DIARY OP THE 
 
 Nov. 14-Dec. 4 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Monday 14. — I went to Charlton to bring up some papers and 
 returned to dinner. 
 
 This moraing the Princess of Wales was delivered of a son. 
 
 Tuesday 15. — I visited Colonel Schutz, Mr. Horange, the Earl of 
 Grantham and Lord Bathurst. 
 
 At seven this evening the King, returned from Hanover, passed 
 through Pall Mall to St. James's House ; upon which the whole street 
 was speedily lighted up to escape the mob's breaking the windows, as 
 they did those of the Earl of Staire, Lady Archibald Hamilton's and 
 some others who were not quick enough in giving that demonstra- 
 tion of their joy. For it is to be noted that on such occasions there is 
 a mob hired to shout " Long live King George !" and they, exceed- 
 ing their commission, do a great deal of mischief. 1 remember it was 
 the same in Queen Aime's reign. The tallow chandlers and glaziers 
 find their account in it and excite them on to this scandalous 
 practice. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 16. — I went to Court and kissed the King's hand ; then 
 to the Prince's Court in Leicester Fields where there was a great crowd. 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 17. — I passed lease and release of my English freehold 
 estate to be a qualification in case of a new election for member of 
 Parliament to which Darius Latter, my butler, and George Lewis who 
 writes for me, were witnesses. At the same time my son gave me his 
 note to restore me the estate when demanded, on forfeiture of 6,000/. 
 to which the same persons were witnesses. 
 
 Paid my compliments to Lord Carteret on his return to England, 
 and passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 18. — Visited the Speaker, and Bishop of Salisbury. 
 
 Saturday 19. — Visited brother Percival, Mr. Vernon, and Lady 
 Rook. 
 
 Sunday 20. — Prayers at home. Li the evening went to chapel. 
 
 Monday 21. — Visited the Speaker, Mr. Hill, of the Custom House, 
 and the Bishop of Rochester and Dr. Delany. In the evening visited 
 my brother Percival who is again confined by the gout. 
 
 Tuesday 22. — I went to Court being the King's birthday ; all the 
 rooms were full of company, and several magnificent suits. 
 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 23.— -Stayed at home most of the morning, visited Mr. 
 Edward Southwell. In the evening visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Thursday 24. — Passed the day at home. 
 
 Friday 25. — Visited the Earl of Shaftsbury, Mr. Verncjn, Lord 
 Carpenter and Sir Fra. Gierke. 
 I Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 26. Visited my cousin Le Grand, Mr. Southwell and his 
 lady, and cousin Lieutenant John Moore. Passed the evening at 
 home. 
 
 Sunday 27. — Service at home. In the evening visited my brother 
 Percival. 
 
 I was iuforined this day that last Friday the Privy Council .sat four 
 hours, and it was thought to be upon the removals that have been 
 
FIRST EARL OP EQMONT. 277 
 
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 talked of, but it seems it was upon the late Treaty of Worms, wliicli 
 the King is urgent with the Lord High Chancellor to put the seal to, 
 but ho refused so to do. By that treaty the Queen of Hungary makes 
 over to the King of Sardinia all her title to the redemption of Final 
 whieii was formerly mortgaged to the Genoese, and now in her 
 possession ; and the King of Sardinia has stij)ulated that England 
 shall assist in making him master of it and guarantee the same, he 
 paying the mortgage money ; but he insists on having the place in 
 the good fortified condition the Genoese receiv^ed it, who having as 
 soon as in possession destroyed the fortifications, are miwilling to 
 restore them, or pay the King of Sardinia consideration for the damage. 
 I do not hear who were in Council on the Lord Chancellor's side ; 
 they were in number nine and the four who were for his obliging the 
 King therein were Lord Carteret, Earl of Winchelsea, Duke of Bolton 
 and Marquis of Twedale. At length, such alterations being made as 
 the Lord Chancellor insisted on, he put the seals thereto. 
 
 Monday 28. I visited Sir John Shelley. Passed the evening at 
 home. 
 
 Tuesday 29. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Wednesday 30. — Visited my brother Percival and Lord Bathurst. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday, 1 December. — Visited Mr. La Potre. This day came an 
 account from Ireland that the cause between the Earl of Anglesea 
 and Mr. Annesley is decided by the jury in favour of the latter, who 
 thereby recovers his estate and the titles of Baron Altham and 
 Viscount Valentia fro]n his unworthy uncle, who had sold him to the 
 West Lidies. We expect the trial in print, being taken down in 
 shorthand by persons on both sides. 
 
 This day his Majesty opened the session by a good speech from the 
 throne, the address of thanks for which was opposed by the Country 
 party who held the debate for 4 hours. At length it was carried 
 by the Court party who were, besides the Tellers, 278 and the others 
 but 149. The pretence for opposing was that they saw by the King's 
 speech that it was expected they should approve the Treaty of 
 Worms which they knew nothing of, and they feared the Hanover 
 troops would be asked to be continued in our pay. 
 
 I spent the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 2. — I visited my brother Percival and spent the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Saturday 3.— I visited Mr. Tuflnall and Mr. La Roch. Who told 
 me the Lord Chancellor did indeed put the seals to the Treaty of Worms, 
 but there was a separate article by which we obliged ourselves to 
 assist the King of Sardinia in possessing himself by force of Final, 
 which occasioned that division in the Council on Friday last. To 
 this ray Lord Chancellor refused to put the seals, the Queen of Hungary 
 having declared, that she had no right to oblige the Genoese to give 
 it up, it having been absolutely sold without liberty of redemption. 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Sunday 4. — Service at home. In the evening visited my brother 
 Percival who is still confined by the gout. Went to the King's chapel 
 in the evening. 
 
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 Dec. 5-22 
 
 Monday 5. — ^Veut to a meeting of the Trustees of Georgia. Spent 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 6. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Wednesday 7. — Stayed at home all day. This day the Party of the 
 Opposition in the House of Commons surprised the Court Party by a 
 motion made by Mr. Waller to address his Majesty to disband his 
 Hanover Troops that are in English pay. It was judged a very 
 premature proceeding, and the motion was rejected by a majority 
 of 50 on the Court side, viz., 231 against 181. There sjx^ke on both 
 sides 43 members, a greater number than was ever known, and as the 
 subject naturally fell upon the Hanover Troops, against whom there 
 has a popular cry been raised, as if his Majesty had been partial to 
 them, and that they behaved cowardly, the Lord Cha. Hay and Major- 
 General Campbell justified them ; the instances given against them 
 by Captain Ross and Captain Strickland, who were in our army at the 
 battle of Dettinghen, appeared to the Hou.se very frivolous. The 
 debate was warm, and Mr. Pitt was called to order by the Speaker for 
 reflecting suggestions on the King. The House did not rise till 
 9 a'clock. 
 
 Thursday 8. — I visited cousin Ned Southwell, Captain John Moore, 
 Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, Mr. Sergt. Dickins, Mr. Guybon, Lord of 
 the Treasury, Mr. Ellis and my son. Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 9. — I visited Mr. Hambden, Sir Francis Clerke and my 
 brother Percival. 
 
 Dined with my son-in-law Rawdon. Spent the evening at home. 
 
 This day the Earl of Sandwich made the same motion in the House 
 of Lords that Mr. Waller made Wednesday last in the House of 
 Commons, viz. : to address the King to dismiss his Hanover troops 
 that are in the English pay. But the Court side rejected the motion 
 by 71 Lords against 38. The debate was warm, and my Lord Carteret 
 defied any Lord to give one instance of partiality she^v^^ to the Hanover 
 troops, declaring upon his honour he knew of none, and though the 
 Duke of Marlburow who had resigned his employments on that 
 account, was in the House, and heard his Lordship, yet he made no 
 reply to him. 
 
 This day also I learned that yesterday my Lonl Gower in a private 
 audience of his Majesty resigned his plac»> of Lord Privy Seal, which 
 was immediately given to the Earl of Cludmley, wliereby the nation 
 has lost the service of a man of honour and character, for one who has 
 neither, only that he is a good orator. 
 
 That Mr. Sandys kissed his Majesty's hand for the Office of Cofferer 
 and a peerage, being created Baron of Ombersley in Worcestershire. 
 
 That Mr. Henry Pelham was made Chancellor of the Exchequer in 
 Mr. Sandys' place, and Mr. Winnington, who was Coflferer, was made 
 Paymaster of the Army in Mr. Pelham's place. That my lx>rd Cobham 
 gave up his command of the 1st troop of Guards. 
 
 Saturday 10. — Stayed all day at home. 
 
 This day died Mrs. Eliz. Haywood, a whore in her youth, a bawd 
 in her elder years, and a writer of lewd novels, wherein she succeeded 
 tolerably well. By the use of these several means she had amassed, 
 'tis said, near 10,000/. 
 
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 Sunday 11.— I went not to cliurcli, neither had we prayers at home, 
 my wife continuing so very ill. 
 
 In the ev^ening visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Monday 12.— I went to change a 200/. bank bill into smaller notes 
 at Mr. Hoar's, who gave me two of his notes for 75/. and 30/. and two 
 bank notes for 30/. and 20/. and 50/. in money {sic). 
 
 Visited Counsellor Annesley and Counsellor Mills. 
 
 Dined at m\' son Percival's and spent the eveniiig at home. 
 
 Tuesday IS'.— I visited Sir Jo. Evelyn, Sir Jo. Shelley, the Bishop of 
 Oxford, my cousm Mary Bering, and Lady Rook : spent the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Wednesday 14.— I visited Mr. TufEnall and brother Percival. Spent 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 15.— I visited cousin Will Southwell, and cousin Le Grand, 
 and Mr. Samuel Sandys on his being created Baron Sandys. Spent 
 the evening at home. 
 
 This day the Country party made a motion in the House of Commons 
 to address the King to enter into no treaties for carrying on the War, or 
 supporting the Queen of Hungary, but upon equal terms with the 
 Allies, as had been done before, but the motion contained so many 
 hard expressions that the Court rejected it by a majority of 79, viz., 
 209 against 130. 
 
 Friday 16.— Visited Mr. Dimcomb, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Rawdon and 
 mv brother Percival. 
 
 "Saturdav 17.— Visited Lord Mansell, Mr. Blackwood, Mr. Lapotre, 
 and Dr. Moore. My cousin Captain John Moore, Mr. Blackwood's 
 2 sons and daughter dined with me, as did Sir Jo. Rawdon, my daughter 
 Rawdon. my daughter Hanmer and Dr. Courayer. Spent the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Sunday 18.— Prayers and conununion at home. In the evening 
 visited Mr. Vernon and my brother Percival. 
 
 Yesterday the Lord Carteret received a letter from an anonymous, 
 with another enclosed for the Speaker (which my Lord Carteret sent 
 to him) importing that the writer was one of 300 who had entered into 
 an engagement to murder every member of Parliament who should 
 vote for taking again the Hanover troops into pay. 
 
 One day last week Mr. Tryon, who married my Lady Mary Ferrers, 
 cut both his arms below the elbows with design to bleed to death : 
 Dr. Monro, the mad doctor, was innuediately upon the news of it sent 
 down to him in Surrey, and stopt the bleeding, but 'tis said, that if he 
 lives he will lose the use of his arms. The cause is attributed to the 
 inconveniences he had brought him mider by gaming. 
 
 Yesterday at 12 oclock my eldest grandson John Percival had the 
 smallpox break out upon him, after voiding in the morning a live 
 red worm a quarter of a yard long. 
 
 Monday 19.— I went to a meeting of the Trustees of Georgia. Passed 
 the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 20.— Went only to the Cofltee house. Passed the evening 
 at home. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — 
 
 Thursday 22.— Visited General Oglethorpe : then went to the King's 
 Court, and"^then to the Coffee house. Spent the evening at home. 
 
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 Dec. 23-31 
 
 Friday 23. — Viaited iny cousin Le Grand and cousin Betty Southwell. 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Saturday 24.— Stayed all day at home. 
 
 Sunday 25. Christmas day. — AH day at home. 
 
 Monday 26. — Went to St. James' Vestry. Spent the rest of the 
 day at home. 
 
 This day my wife mended by means of a V(nnit of "hipituana," 
 which for the time increased her headache : but she voided an 
 incredible ciuantity of tough "fleghm."' 
 
 Tuesday 27. — I went to Court, and the King spoke to me twice, 
 which he has not done once, I believe, these 2 years past. 
 
 In the evening I visited Sir Fra. Gierke and paid him his half year's 
 annuity due this Christmas 1743. 
 
 Visited also m\- daughter Rawdon, who is in danger of miscarrying. 
 
 This morning my wife went abroad for the first time this month. 
 
 Wednesday 28. — I visited Lord Lovel, Dr. Mortimer, Mr. Eyre, Mr. 
 Knight, Sir Jo. Rushout, Counsellor Annesley and Counsellor Mills. 
 Mr. Annesley I could not see, being ill, yet, though 82 years old, and 
 attacked by the palsy, 'tis believed he will recover. 
 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Thursday 29. — I visited Sir Will Heathcote, and my brother 
 Percival. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Friday 30.— 
 
 Saturday 31. — I visited Dr. Moore, and cousin Ned Southwell. 
 In the evening visited my daughter Rawdon. 
 
 The foUoiving passage, inadvertently omitted, should be read in its 
 2)ro])er place at * on p. 271. 
 
 Friday, 21 [Jan. 1742-3.] — Admiral Vernon returned my visit, and 
 told me he had been half an hour in audience with the King, to whom 
 he said that his Majesty's security lay in being master of the sea, 
 and that when he ceased so to be, his land aruiy could not preserve 
 him, at wiiich words, he said, the King gathered himself up, and seemed 
 not jileased. answering that soldiers were necessary. I was resolved, 
 said the Admiral, to take that opportunity of letting the King know 
 what no Ministry will tell him, for they flatter the King in his passions. 
 
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 1744. 
 
 Sunday, 1 Jan., 1743-4. — Prayers at home. I dined with my 
 daughter Rawdon and spent the evening at home. This day was 
 my niece Rawdon's birthday, being entered on the 2 year of her age. 
 
 Monday 2. — Stayed the day at home. 
 
 Tuesday 3. — Went to a meeting of the Trustees of King Street 
 Chapel and School to pass the annual accounts. Passed the rest of 
 the day at home. 
 
 Wednesday 4.— Visited my daughter Rawdon and the Earl of 
 Shaftsbury. In the evening visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Thursday 5. — Visited Sir Jo. Shelly and Lord Bathurst. 
 
 1. Sir John informed me that it is now pubhc and well known, 
 that there is a break between the Lord Carteret and the Pelham 
 family, which he owned was from ambition who should have the 
 principal lead in the Cabinet, which was very ingenuous from a man 
 who is married to the Duke of Newcastle's sister. 
 
 2 He told me the Tories and discontented Whigs had offered the 
 service to Harry Pelham, and to serve under him, but he declined it. 
 
 3. That the King said the other day to the Duke of Newcastle, that 
 my Lord Carteret was a Minister to his own heart, for he was a man of 
 sense and understood Foreign Affairs, which was taken by the Duke of 
 Newcastle as a reproach on himself. 
 
 4. That my Lord Carteret had told the Lord Chancellor that if 
 he did not obey his Majesty's commands in 2 hours, he had another 
 person ready to supply his Lordship's place. The occasion of this was 
 my Lord Chancellor's refusing to put the seals to the separate Article 
 in the Treaty of Worms of last year, in favour of the King of Sardinia 
 with respect to guaranteeing his possession of Final, a part of the 
 Genoese territory. 
 
 In the evening I visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Friday 6. — I spent the day at home, only went for half an hour 
 to the Coffee House. This day the breach between Lord Carteret 
 and the Pellia-m family was confirmed to me, and that the Duke of 
 Newcastle and Harry Pelham intended to lay down, but I believe the 
 wants of the Duke and the other's love of money will prevent both of 
 them from taking that resolution. 
 
 Lord Carteret speaks of Harry Pelham in very contemptible terms ; 
 he said he was only a chief clerk to Sir Robert Walpole, '' and why he 
 should expect to be more mider me, I can't imagine : he did his 
 drudgery and he shall do mine." 
 
 Saturday 7. — I stayed at home all day. 
 
 Sunday 8. — Prayers at home. Afterwards I went to the King's 
 and Prince's Courts. In the evening visited my daughter Rawdon. 
 
 Monday 9. — I spent all day at home. 
 
 The Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Courayer, and my brother and sister 
 Percival dined with me. 
 
 Tuesday 10. — Only went in the evening to see my daughter Roydon 
 (sic). 
 
 Wednesday 11. — Visited my brother Percival and Sir Francis 
 Clerke. Passed the evening at home. 
 
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 Jau. 11-Feb. 4 
 
 This flay there was a grand debate in the House of Commons, being 
 in the Committee of Sup]>ly, upon a motion made by the Chancellor 
 of Exclicquer for furnishing 21,300 men for the service abroad. The 
 Opposition were against sending any troops at all abroad, but they 
 supported that matter very ill, and several of thcnr party went over 
 to the Court side on this occasion, so that on the division the motion 
 was carried by 277 against 165: difference, 112. There were in the 
 House, with the Chairman and the 2 Tellers, 411. After this the Com- 
 mittee went on and voted 11,000 Marines, and 19,000 odd hundred 
 for the home service. My son answered Mr. Waller, and was highly 
 complimented thereon by the Speaker, Mr. Winnington, Mr. Fox of 
 the Treasury, Mr. Pelham, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir 
 Dudley Rider, Attorney General. 
 
 Thursday 12. — I visited my son and cousin Ned Southwell. I went 
 in the evening to the Royal Society and proposed Dr. Robert Clayton, 
 Bishop of Cork, to be a Fellow, who was immediately balloted for 
 and elected. The Duke of Marlburow and the Marquis of Lauchmachie 
 of France were at the same time chosen. I then paid to Mr. Hawksbee, 
 Clerk of the Society, 2 guineas entrance money and 20 guineas more 
 for being elected a member, which is the appointed charge, in behalf 
 of the Bi.shop, which sum was paid to me on this account by Knox 
 and Craghend, merchants, by his Lord.ship's order. 
 
 After this I went to the Vocal Club at the Crown Tavern, and from 
 thence to my daughter Hanmers, who had music at her hou.se. 
 
 Friday 13. — I visited my daughter Rawdon and brother Percival, 
 
 Saturday 14. — Stayed all day at home. 
 
 Sunday 15.^ — Prayers at home, and in the evening, T went to chapel. 
 Mr. Cuff, the Optician, dined with me, and shewed me the u.se of the 
 new improvement he has made of his magnifying glasses and instru- 
 ments. He brought us some polyp's and worms on which they feed. 
 The nature of this insect is to propagate from itself by its young ones 
 protuberating out of their sides, sometimes one, other times 2 at a time, 
 which in a few days fall off and become as entire polyp's as that which 
 breeds them, and multiply others the .same way. Their food is a little 
 red worm of some inches long and broad as the finest himian hair 
 which they seize with 6 or 7 long arms growing out of the head like 
 pliable horns, and then suck its blood, after which they take it all by 
 degrees into their bodies, though greatly thicker and longer than their 
 own, and when digested exclude the excrement at their mouths and 
 arms, but more at their mouths. It may easily be imagined that 
 when the worm is in the body, this insect swells extremely, and becomes 
 sluggish in shape like a chry.salis of the moth or silkworm, though 
 infinitely less. I saw one of these young polyp's while attached to its 
 parent fix itself to the worm and suck it at the same the other was 
 sucking it, and Mr. CufT said they are more eager at their prey. They 
 were taken out of the Thames, as were the worms. They are no bigger 
 than the smallest and youngest gnat. 
 
 Monday 16.— I went to a meeting of the Trustees of Georgia. 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 17. Visited T^ord Pathurst, Sir Will. Heathcote and Sir 
 Jo. Shelly. 
 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
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 1743-4 
 
 Wednebday 18. — Only went to the Coffee House. 
 This day the grand question whether the Hanoverian Troojjs sliould 
 be again taken into ])ay was warmly debated from eleven a'clock till 
 past eleven at night, when upon the question, the Court party carried 
 it that they should by a majority of 45 ; 271 against 226. Mr. Stanley, 
 member for St. Albans, and grandson or grand nephew to Sir Hans 
 Sloan, the King's Physician, a young man and good scholar, had the 
 oversight to mention the King in a debate contrary to rule of Parlia- 
 ment, saying, the King had a partiality for his Electoral Troops, for 
 which he was called to order. 
 
 Thursday 1 9. — This day, u))on the report from yesterday's Connnittee 
 concerning taking the 16,(100 Hanoverians again into pay, the CV)untry 
 party debated the matter over again, but the Court carried it to agree 
 with the Committee by a greater majority than the night before, 
 even by 88. 
 
 1 visited at Mr. Hunters, but he was gone to the House before 
 9 o'clock. 
 
 In the evening, I went to a Concert of Music at the little Playhouse 
 in the Haymarket. 
 
 Friday 20.— This being the Prince of Wales' birthday, I went to 
 both Courts and everyone of the Royal family asked me how my wife 
 did, I answered, worse than ever. In the evening, visited my daughter 
 Rawdon who is still confined to her house. 
 
 Saturday 21. — Visited cousin Ned Southwell and Dr. Moore. In 
 the evening went to the Opera. 
 
 Sunday 22. — Prayers at home. Went in the evening to the Coffee 
 house. 
 
 Monday 23. — I went to a meeting of the Trustees of Georgia . Passed 
 the evening at home. 
 Tuesday 24. — Passed the day at home. 
 Wednesday 25. — Passed the day at home. 
 Thursday 26. — Passed the day at home. 
 Friday 27. — Passed the day at home. 
 
 Saturday 28. — This morning died the Lord Mansell, a good natured 
 youth of 24 years of age. He caught his ilhiess, which was a spotted 
 fever, yesterday sennit at Charlton, by sitting that frosty night three 
 hours in Mr. Blaclovood's garden to gaze on the comet. On Monday 
 he came back to town ill, and his distemper increasing died ravines. 
 Mrs. Jones, his mistress, says he told her he had made a will some time 
 ago, which for the sake of his sister Miss Blackwood, we hope he did, 
 because he used to say he would leave her considerablv. 
 Smiday 29. — Prayers at home. Stayed at home all day. 
 Monday 31. — Stayed all day at home. 
 Saturday, 4 Feb. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 We had a consultation of three Physicians, Dr. Wilmot, Dr. Shaw, 
 and Dr. Lee, upon my wife's miserable and dangerous headache, which 
 has been upon her for 8 months past and seems to grow worse and worse 
 for any medicines given her. God grant of his mercy that she may 
 be relieved by the seaton in her neck they have ordered ! which was 
 performed by Mr. Hawkins this day, and is the last thing they can 
 think of to do her good. Dr. Wilmot fears a bone is growing m her 
 head and that the end may be an inflammation in her brain ; they call 
 
284 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb. 5-15 
 
 it nervous ; be it what it will, she is on the rack, but bears it with great 
 resignation to God's will, wishing to die if it be his pleasure. 
 
 Sunda}' 5. — Prayers at home. I stirred not abroad ; it being 
 necessary to raise a sweat in my wife, we borrowed of Mr. Gilleon a 
 Porcupine Bezoar stone, which did it in some degree and my wife 
 was easier. 
 
 Monday (). — Stayed at homo all day except a short visit to my 
 daughter Rawdon. 
 
 My wife continued nmch easier of her headache all the day, but it 
 returned towards night and she did not fall asleep till G a'clock in the 
 morning. 
 
 Shrove Tuesday 7. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Ash Wedtiesday 8. — -Visited my daughter Rawdon and the Earl of 
 Shaftsbury who could not see me being fallen ill of the small pox. 
 My wife began to mend of her headache by use of the Porcupine Bezoar 
 stone, which made her sweat plentifully. 
 
 Thursday 9. — My wife sweat well again last night and had more 
 sleep, blessed be God, notwithstanding the seaton in her neck. 
 
 I visited Sir Edward Dering, General St. Ipolite, Mr. Best and Mr. 
 TufEnall. 
 
 Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter and Mr. Gilleon, the merchant, 
 who lent me the Bezoar stone, and Dr. Courayer dined with me. 
 
 Friday 10. — I visited my brother Percival, and cousin Le Grand, and 
 in the evening went to Mr. Hendel's Opera called " Semele." 
 
 Saturday 11. — Went to the Georgia Board. 
 
 1 signed a memorial of the annuity deed passed to me by Mr. Evans 
 in 1732 to be registered in Ireland. Which memorial was witnessed 
 by my lawyer, Mr. Samuel Seddon, and Mr. Trussler, a witness to Mr. 
 Evans' deed, who was this night to swear to his hand before a judge. 
 
 Siuiday 12. — The coming of the French fleet, consisting of 21 men- 
 of-war, besides tenders, sloops, &c., and their advancing to the back 
 of the Goodwin Sands, their chasing our men-of-war that were con- 
 voving our merchants or on the cruise and obliging one of our ships 
 to lower his flag, whereby they denied the British empire over our 
 own seas, their sending for all the pilots at Calais and Dunkirk that 
 are acquainted with the coast, their having several thousand troops 
 on board, and 40,000 imiskets, spare arms, puts it out of doubt that 
 thev design an invasion, especially if it be true that the Pretender's 
 eldest son is on board. The Admiralty hereupon, with iucredihle 
 dis])atch, fitted out 1(3 ships of the line, besides others of 50 and 10 and 
 20 guns, 2 fire ships and 2 sloops, in all 31 sail, and Sir Jo. Norris 
 received orders fnnn his Majesty to |)ursue the French, and act with 
 them at fli.scretion. 
 
 Monday 13. — News came from General Guest, who commands the 
 troops in Scotland, that there were several micommon meetings, the 
 meaning of which he could not find out, and soon after it was reported 
 thai 10,000 of that people had risen. 
 
 "Tis said the l*reten(i«>r's son is actually on board, with a paper he 
 calls a protest, importing that he is come only to relieve the English 
 dominions from the oppressions they lie imder. Believe this who will : 
 so said the Prince of Orange when he came in MJSS, but nevertheless 
 he accepted the Crown. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 285 
 
 1743-4 
 
 This morning arrived an express from Sir Jo. Norris at 2 a'clock, 
 that he was actually imder sail, and all the fleet eager to fight the 
 French, that he was well maimed and thoroughly equipped. 
 
 And this day came an express that the French were come down 
 before Deal, upon which regiments were ordered into Kent. And 
 lest they should intend to come up the river, the Admiralty ordered 
 all the buoys to be removed that they might know the channel, but 
 run aground if they attempted it. 
 
 The Government also ordered a double guard into the Tower, and 
 all lodgers therein to remove. Also, that all the troops within 20 miles 
 of London should without delay march up hither, where we cannot have 
 7,000 in ten days' time. 
 
 At night, we were told that the French were retired into Dmikirk 
 and were safe in the Bason there, having past through a new canal 
 made for such purposes, the old one being still impracticable by reason 
 of the stakes drove to spoil it when Queen Anne agreed it should be 
 demolished. Capt. Durell acquainted the Government of the making 
 this canal a year ago, but no notice was taken of it. 
 
 Lord Bollinbrook also wrote over half a year ago that the French 
 designed to invade us, and there was another person who waited on 
 Lord Carteret more lately, who would not believe it, and used him 
 roughly, saying, there were several had been with him telling the same 
 lie. 
 
 Tuesday 14, Valentine's day. — I visited Lady Londonderrv and Mr. 
 Grimes, her husband, my sister Percival and brother, Sir Tho". Hanmer, 
 and dined with my daughter Rawdon, with several other of her rela- 
 tions, upon particular invitation, this being her birthdav. 
 
 This day it was currently reported that a fleet of 16 French men-of- 
 war lay before Torbay, a fleet distinct from the Brest fleet who are 
 retreated to Dunkirk Road. 
 
 Wednesday 15.— This day I visited Sir Tho. Hanmer and Mr. 
 Augustus Schutz, who told me that the fleet seen off of Torbay is 
 supposed to be part of their fleet that was at the back of the Goodwin 
 Sands. That Sir Jo. Norris was ordered to pursue and attack them. 
 It is now currently reported that there is a rising in Staffordshire of 
 the colliers, and another in Bromagham in Warwickshire. And two 
 in Scotland, one of them headed by the Mackdonalds ; the other, con- 
 sisting of 1500, had been prevailed on to lay down their arms. 
 
 Some of the French, when at the back of the Downs, landed in Sussex 
 and bought cattle, for which they paid guineas, and behaved civilly. 
 
 This day the King sent a message to both Houses to acquaint them 
 that the Pretender's son is in France, and the French intend an invasion, 
 whereupon the House of Lords voted nein. contradicente to address 
 his Majesty that they will stand by him, but the Earl of Chesterfield 
 proposed to add thereto a desire that his Majesty would enquire why our 
 fleet under Sir Jo. Norris was not more speedily ready for settin» out ; 
 his meaning was to embarrass the ministry, but Lord Lonsdale, who is 
 of the same Party, replied it was not fit to add questions to an address 
 expressing their loyalty especially at such a time as this, so the motion 
 was dropt, and the Lords sent a message to the Commons to join with 
 them in their address. The Commons were not so decent when the 
 Address was moved for in their House : for the Opposition moved that 
 
286 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb. 1^24 
 before they should address, enquiry ought to be made how it came to 
 pass that our fleet was not ready : but this was over ruled by a very 
 great majority on the loyal side, for the Oj)position would have a 
 question upon it, which the zealous men on the GovernTuent side 
 interpret to be done with design to shew the French what numbers 
 in the House they might depend on. There were 287 against 123. 
 The difference thereof is lG-4, besides the Tellers on both sides. 
 Numbers of the Opjxjsition went over to the Court on this occasion, 
 but not the chief leaders, who spoke with passion to inflame the House : 
 Mr. Pitt railed according to his usual manner, and Sir Fra. Dash wood 
 ran a parallel between the present and King James's reign. 
 
 "Tis talked the Habeas Corpus Act will be suspended, which the 
 Opposition hope will be moved for, that they may inflame the minds 
 of the people, but it may be necessary, for the King is full master of 
 the French plan, and undoubtedly knows of several here at home who 
 are engaged in it : besides, it has always been suspended in times of 
 invasion. 
 
 On this occasion the merchants of London, who are eager for a war 
 with France, made an offer to the Admiralty of 1500 seamen, all 
 voluntiers, but they were thanked and told they had no want of 
 them, Sir Jo. Norris having wrote word that he had his full compliment 
 all to 78, which were nothing in so great a fleet. 
 
 The Dutch taking the alarm sent word they had 12 men-of-war and 
 6,000 troops ready to send us, and this night General Wentworth set 
 out for Holland to hasten their coming. 
 
 'Tis said this design of the French was concerted bv Card. Tencin 
 and the King of France alone, none of that Court being consulted or 
 acquainted with it. At night I went to the opera of " Semele." 
 
 Thursday 16. — No fresh news this day, except that the Duke of 
 Newcastle had news this day at 10 a'clock that Sir John Norris was 
 in sight of 10 French men-of-war. 
 
 My Lord Morton told me he had a letter from Scotland taking no 
 notice of any rising in Scotland. 
 
 I visited cousin Ned Southwell and cousin Betty Southwell. 
 
 Friday 17. — No news this day of any signification except that his 
 Majesty has been ill for a week past, occasioned by putting on a new 
 suit of clothes, which gave him a cold that first shewed itself by a pain 
 in his side, then by a pain in his hip. However, though feverish, this 
 day he received the Loyal Address of the Lords and Commons, and 
 made a gracious reply thereto, but as soon as it was over went to bed. 
 
 Saturday 18. — Tliis day the King receivetl the City of London's 
 Address which is very loyal, and I'm told he knighted Alderman 
 Wesley, present Lord Mayor, Serjeant Urhng the Recorder, the 2 
 Sheriffs, Alderman Williinot, and Alderman Lambert. My Lord 
 Mayor was attended by a great number of aldermen and citizens. 
 
 The day I was assured that Sir Jo. Norris was returned U) Portsmouth 
 without coming up to the French Fleet. 
 
 Sunday l'J.--Prayers at home : then went tt> the King's Court 
 where his Majesty asked very kindly after my wife's health, as did the 
 Princesses. I spoke to the Duke of Grafton to desire my son-in-law 
 Rawdon might be made a gentleman Pensioner, who very obligingly 
 told me he would set his name down for remembrance, but he had 
 
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 1743-4 
 
 promised not to exceed the limited number, and two other gentlemen 
 were first to be served to whom he was engaged. The news at Court 
 was that Sir Jo. Norris was returned to the Downs, and the French 
 seen near Spithead. 
 
 Monday 20.^Sir Jo. Norris and his fleet well in the Downs. The 
 French by the last accounts near St. Hellens, only 4 of their ships in 
 the road of Boulogn. This day came an account to Mr. Hyam, an 
 eminent Quaker and Trader in the City, that Admiral Mathews had 
 sunk 8 men-of-war who were endeavouring to come out of Toulon, 
 and forced the rest back into the harbour. 
 
 Tuesday 21. — The above news concerning Admiral Mathews is not 
 credited. " It is still said that the French intended to come up the 
 Thames and excite a rising in London. This the Ministry give out 
 and that the 1st of March next was to be the day. 
 
 I visited Mr. Duncomb, brother Percival, Mr. Lapotre, and my 
 cousin Le Grand. Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 22. — This day it was known that Admiral Norris was 
 sailed from the Do\\tis towards Dunkirk, and that part of the French 
 fleet was seen very lately upon the coast of Sussex. 
 
 Thursday 23.— -Stayed at home all the day. No fresh news, except 
 that the French fleet lie off of Rye in Sussex to the number of 17 sail, 
 and that the Pretender's son was seen at Calais, followed by a crowd 
 of spectators. 
 
 Friday 24. — This morning his Majesty said at his Levee that Admiral 
 Mathews had burnt 3 and sunk 2 French ships who endeavoured to 
 come out of Toulon and drove the rest into that harbour back again. 
 
 This dav also his Majesty communicated letters he had received 
 from Mr. Thompson, his Resident at Paris, telling him that he had asked 
 of Monsr. Amelot the reason why the Pretender's son was allowed to 
 come to France, and why a French fleet hovered upon our coast ; that 
 a week passed after before he could obtain an answer, which was that 
 treaties ought mutually to be kept, but the English having broke 
 their part, all treaties between England and France were suspended 
 till reparation were made. Mr. Thompson with difficulty obtained 
 this answer in writing, which now he sent. 
 
 Upon this, the House came to a resolution to address his Majesty 
 to increase his forces as he thought necessary for the defence of his 
 kingdoms, assuring him that they would raise money to pay for them. 
 Account came also this day that Sir Jo. Norris lay at Dunkirk between 
 the transports there and the French fleet in their road, so that the 
 transports could not come out, on board which there are to embark 
 12,000 men in order to invade us. 
 
 The merchants of London sent to know when they should wait on 
 his Majesty with an address and at the same time intimated that they 
 had 6 millions to lend him, and 6 more if there were occasion. The 
 King appointed them to come on Monday next. 
 
 This day Col. Cecyl had a guard of soldiers set on his house, and his 
 papers ordered to be seized. Lord Orford affirms him to be the 
 Pretender's Secretary of State. Orders are also sent to Scotland to 
 take up the Earl of "Wemys' son, and 'tis said, some others will be 
 seized, to the number of 15, 
 
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 Feb. 24r-29 
 
 The Earl of Perth wrote also to Court that his brother was landed 
 with divers French officers in Scotland. 
 
 At night came an express from Sir Jo. Norris to Court, that he was 
 off of Rve with 20 men-of-war, besides smaller ves.seLs, and within 
 5 leagues of 14 French ships, which he did not doubt giving a good 
 account of. 
 
 And at 10 o'clock my Lady Deloraine wrote me from Court that 
 since she came home from the Oratorio (where I was and sat by her) 
 she heard that Sir Jo. Norris had met with the French fleet and made 
 great havoc amongst them. But underneath she wrote 
 "Apocryphal." 
 
 Saturday 25. — I visited the Countess of Deloram to thank her for 
 her news last night, and then went to Court, where the University of 
 Cambridge presented a Loyal Address to his Majesty. There I was 
 informed that Sir Jo. Norris was within 3 leagues of the French, who 
 would not be able to depart from the place where they lay near 
 Dungenness in 20 hours, having suffered by the storm so as to lose some 
 of their rigging and masts. 
 
 Sunday 26. — Prayers at home : then went to Court : the King went 
 not to chapel, but afterwards came into the drawing room. 
 
 The news of this mornuig was that Sir John Norris had anchored 
 near the French fleet near Dungeness, but could not fall on them, the 
 tide failing him before he could get within gimshot, and his large ships 
 drawing more water than their ships, which were smaller. That it 
 was then upon nightfall, wherefore he anchored, expecting to fight 
 them in the morning, but in the night having put out their lights, 
 they, as soon as the tide flowed, stole away. And he followed them in 
 the morning, though uncertain what route they took. That he lud 
 left Admiral Sir Cha. Hardy with 6 of his smallest ships near the Downs, 
 to prevent the transports at Dunkirk from coming on our coast and 
 landing the troops they had on board, which are to the number of 
 12,000 men, and that the high storm of Friday and Saturday last 
 had disabled the Victory, the ship wherein Sir Jo. Norris was (who 
 went on board the King George) and another also of his ships. And 
 that the same storm had smik all our ships \\\ the Downs, and among 
 the rest, 4 of our transports with victuals for Admiral Mathew's Fleet, 
 who is in great want of provisions. 
 
 That Admiral Mathews had forced the Frencli and Spanish fleet, 
 who were come out of Toulon, to re-enter their harbour with the loss 
 of 5 of their ships, 3 sunk and 2 burnt, but that the news wants 
 confirmation. 
 
 That 0,000 Dutch troops were shipped for England. 
 
 That more regiments are ordered into Kent and Sussex to oppose 
 the French landing, and a Proclamation was ordered for removing 
 the Papi-sts 10 miles out of London, and seizing their arms and horses. 
 
 Monday 27.--This morning at 5 a'clock the Earl of Hurriinore was 
 taken in his bod, and soldiers set on his house, also Dr. J ebb, a physician 
 supiM)sed to be a popish priest, and orders given to take up Mr. 
 Carrol, a papist of good estate in Sussex, but he was absented a 
 month ago, said for debt. This morning the merchants of l^ondon 
 went up with th<'ir address to his Majesty in a procession (»f 9i» co.iches 
 with their arms on them, most of which had 2 or more gentlenicu 
 
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 in them. They are said among them all to be worth 12 millions. 
 The University of Oxford also presented an Address. This day Col. 
 Cecyl, who lately had a guard set on him, was sent to the Tower 
 on a charge of high treason, and Dr. Beaufort was taken up by a 
 
 messenger. 
 
 We are informed that Sir Jo. Norris is returned to the Downs, 
 without meeting with the French fleet. Several Popish priests have 
 secreted themselves, and amongst the rest one Sharp, against whom 
 there is a warrant to take him up. He was formerly a minister of 
 our Church. 
 
 This day we have an account of 1700 persons rose up in Worcester- 
 shire, mostly makers of nails ; they commit much mischief, plundering 
 houses, &c. They began this as soon as the regiments quartered in 
 that country were marched up to London. 
 
 A warrant is out to take up Mr. Cart, the nonjuring minister who was 
 in the Preston Rebellion, but he has fled his lodgings. 
 
 Tuesday 28. — This day a Frenchman, captain in Neugent's regiment 
 in France, was taken up. 
 
 The Earl of Barrimore, after examination before the Privy Council, 
 was this day continued in his ovra house in custody of an officer and 
 soldiers, and Mr. Hen. Pelham acquainted the House of Commons that 
 he was arrested on suspicion of high treason, whereupon the House 
 voted an Address of thanks to his Majesty for seizing him and that the 
 Habeas Corpus Act should be suspended for 2 months, which they 
 passed an Act for, and read it twice. There was no division upon it or 
 long debate, neither did any other oppose it but Sir Jo. Cotton, Lord 
 Strange and Sir Jo. Philips, who complained that a member of their 
 House ought not thus to be seized before a suspension of the Habeas 
 Corpus Act by Parliament. 
 
 Wednesday 29. — Nothing certain this day concerning Admiral 
 Mathews, only that he had fought the combined fleet at Toulon, but 
 who had the better is yet unknown. 
 
 The Ministry tell their friends that 15,000 French troops are em- 
 barked at Dunkirk to invade us, and are to be augmented to 30,000, for 
 which more transports are preparing. The Ministry are greatly 
 alarmed though they do not shew it publicly for fear of sinking the 
 public credit. 
 
 General Wade, who is to command the English troops in Flanders, 
 is at present hindered from embarking by sickness. He goes very 
 unwillingly. 
 
 This day the House of Commons passed the suspension of the Habeas 
 Corpus Act and 'tis expected the King will go to-morrow to the House 
 to pass it. 
 
 In this distraction of public affairs, I have ordered to be made 
 6 carbines with bayonets, 6 pair of pistols and 6 iron basket hilted 
 swords, with belts, cartouch boxes, &c., to be made out of hand to 
 arm my servants, whom I intend to mount my coach horses ; my son 
 has ordered the same, and Sir John Rawdon my son-in-law the same ; 
 who intend to head them in a little cor])s to assist in defending 
 this City in case the French should land and approach it. This 
 day the London Clergy, the Bishop of London at their head, addrest 
 his Majesty. 
 
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 Feb. 29-Mar. 8 
 
 This same day, there was an opposition made to the third reading 
 and passing the Act for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act, but the 
 Court carried it by 170 against 80. 
 
 This day half of the guard of soldiers on the Earl of Barriniore 
 were drawn off. 
 
 Thursday, March 1, — This day the son of Admiral Mathews was 
 sent to from the Court, to acquaint his Majesty with the contents of a 
 letter which his mother received from an agent of her husband's 
 residing at Toulon ; which letter acquainted her that when the French 
 and Spanish fleet came out of that harbour, a sharp battle ensued, 
 wherein the combined fleet having the wind, worsted Matthews, and 
 having shot down the masts of his ship, obliged him to retreat with his 
 men on board another ship and set fire to his own. That on the 2nd 
 day the enemy had again the better, as also part of the 3rd, but then 
 the wind shifting favourably for Mathews, he entirely routed them. 
 That there never was a sharper fight upon the seas. Other accounts 
 tell us that though Mathews got the better, he lost 14 ships in the 3 days' 
 engagement, and this was wrote to Gideon, the Jew from Marseilles, 
 and other accoimts say Mathews was defeated. 
 
 This day General Pulteney and General Skelton were ordered to 
 go to Ostend and bring over 10,000 of the English troops now in 
 Flanders as soon as ever they hear of the invasion from France being 
 so near made as that they shall have embarked all their troops. 
 
 The above account of Admiral Mathews defeating the combined 
 fleet is confirmed by other accounts this day. 
 
 And now we are told that the French fleet that we imagined disperst 
 none knew where, lie now near the Isle of Wight, supposed so to do 
 for to draw our fleet away from defending our East coast, that the 
 embarkation from Dunkirk may go forward. 
 
 Friday 2. — This morning General Pulteney was knockt up at 4 
 a'clock to order his immediate setting out for Flanders to l)e ready 
 there to conduct over the English troops when he shall learn that the 
 French are all embarked. Their whole intended number is said to be 
 30,000 men. The nimiber of English to be brought over is 7,000, 
 which, with 6,000 Dutch, and about 7,500 of our troops now assembled 
 roimd London and in Sussex, Kent and Essex, making in all 20,000. are 
 thought to be sufficient to repel the projected invasion, with the 
 assistance of the militia of London and Westminster : but we may 
 thank God that the wind continues for several days at west-north- 
 west, which hinders the French from coming out of Dunkirk, and 
 that Sir Jo. Norris lies safe at the Downs to fight them if they come. 
 
 I visited Sir Tho. Hanmer, my daughter Rawdon, Sir Jo. Shelley, 
 Mr. Southwell and Lord Bathurst. In the evening, I went to Mr. 
 Hendel's Oratorio called " Joseph in Egypt," an inimitable com- 
 position. 
 
 Saturday 2. — No news this day. 
 
 Sunday 4. — No news this day. 
 
 Prayers at home, and then went to the Prince's Court. 
 
 Monday 5. — Two French mails came in. News came that in the 
 late storm 10 transports of the French were lost, with 0(H) men, and 
 4 men-of-war, all in the road of Dunkirk, but I am told since that 
 only one is lost. 'Tis also said that some of the troops at Dunkirk, 
 
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 1743-4 
 
 designed for the embarkation to invade us, are marched away from 
 thence. 
 
 I am very credible mformed this day, that among Col. Cecil's papers, 
 one was fomid in cypher, which being decyphered by Bishop Wills, 
 shews that Col. Cecil is to be declared Secretary of State to the 
 Pretender, and the Earl of Barrimore to be General of all the invading 
 troops and disaffected English who shall rise to favour that cause. 
 
 Tuesday 6. — This morning at 3 a'clock, came by express a letter 
 from Mr. Tompson, our Minister at Paris, containing a copy of a letter 
 from Monsr. La Court, the French Admiral of their fleet at Toulon,wrote 
 from Alicant, whither he with his ships was retired after the fight, 
 expressing that the Spaniards had been defeated by Admiral Mathews, 
 they not observing the signal he made to them to follow him. It 
 remains a mystery why the French retired and did not support the 
 Spaniards. 
 
 Wednesday 7. — ^It is this day reported that the design of the French 
 was by their emissaries to set fire to London in 4 places, and while 
 everyone should be taking care of his own, to seize on the Bank : but 
 this implying that they must first be landed and marched up to London, 
 and that they have a considerable number of adherents among our- 
 selves that will rise and assist in so wicked a design (of which there is 
 no manner of appearance, but the direct contrary), this report is not 
 credited. There are indeed gentlemen in the House of Commons 
 who have been long suspected to be Jacobites, and whose constant 
 opposition to the late and present King's Government, and even to 
 the measures now taken by the Ministry for defending ourselves, gives 
 a handle for such suspicion, but they are few, and fewer yet that have 
 any interest in their countries. These are properly named disaffected, 
 but the party of \\Tiigs who join them and make the greater number 
 in the House, call themselves only the dissatisfied, and profess only 
 to oppose the Ministers' schemes, but to be loyal to his Majesty. These 
 pretend the Ministers are fools and knaves, but self is at the bottom ; 
 the true reason of the leaders of this Party for opposing the measures 
 of the Ministry is that they are not taken into emplo^Tuent. This 
 day Mr Morris, son-in-law to the late Bishop Atterbury, told me that 
 my Lord Orford has said, he never repented himself so much for any- 
 thing as his pushing the Bishop to extremity, under the notion of his 
 being concerned in the plot of which he accused him. 
 
 I visited Sir Jo. Shelley and Mr. Temple. 
 
 In the evening went to Hendel's Oratorio called "Joseph in Egypt." 
 
 Thursday 8. — I stayed at home all day. 
 
 Reports are so various concerning the fight in the Mediterranean 
 that we know not what to think. 
 
 To-day 2 French officers were taken up by my Lord Carteret's order. 
 
 At night came an express from the Pensioner of the State of Holland 
 that the day fixt on by the French for invading us was this day 
 fortnight, viz., 24th of last month. That when the Swiss in their 
 service were put on board, they mutinied, perceiving they were to 
 serve against England, whereupon the French troops in the same ship 
 were commanded to fire among them and shot 3. 
 
 That the French lost 3 men-of-war by the storm in the Dimkirk 
 Road, and 400 men were drowned, besides above 1,000 relanded in a 
 
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 Mar. 9-23 
 
 miserable condition next to dying ; and that the man-of-war which 
 had on board the Count de Saxe and 2 Lieutenant- Generals is 
 missing. 
 
 Friday 9. — This morning, a French gentleman called Chauferer 
 was taken up. I visited this morning Mr. Hanmer, Mr. Western, 
 Mr. Knight and Mr. Eyre. 
 
 Saturday 10. — No news this day. After dinner, I visited my 
 brother Percival and Mr. Vernon. 
 
 Sunday 11. — Prayers at home. Then went to Court. Passed the 
 evening at home. 
 
 Monday 12. — I visited the Earl of Shaftsbury, and Sir Jo. Rawdon 
 and brother Percival. 
 
 Spent the evening at home. 
 
 Tuesday 13. — My cousin Ccelia Scot wrote yesterday to her mother 
 now in to\\Ti that a gentleman came to my cousin Captain AVhorwood's, 
 where she is in Kent, that a gentleman came thither that day and told 
 them the French Fleet was at Hythe, and that from 4 a'clock till 
 9 at night there was great firing heard, from which it was believed 
 that our fleet was come up to them. 
 
 Also, that a person in woman's clothes offered a considerable number 
 of guineas at Dover to hire a boat to carry her to Calais. She was 
 accompanied by a man : the greatness of the sum made her suspected, 
 and both being seized, it was found that she was a man disguised in 
 female apparel. 
 
 It now is confirmed that Admiral Mathews defeated the combined 
 fleet in the Mediterranean, but it is added that he is wounded, and 
 Captain Cornwall killed, and that the victory would have been more 
 complete, had Admiral Lestock with his squadron of 17 ships sustained 
 him, who on the contrary kept at a distance. However, the Spanish 
 Admiral ship is sunk. 
 
 Among other addresses presented this day to his Majesty, Mr. 
 Edwin, member for Westminster, carried up one from this city, upon 
 which his Majesty asking if Lord Percival was with it also, and being 
 informed, no, he ordered the Duke of St. Albans to tell Mr. Edwin 
 that he did not care to receive addresses presented only by one member 
 when both were in town ; which was a great respect showni to my .son, 
 and no less a mortification to Mr. Edwin, who thought to put a trick 
 upon my son, by thus preparing an address unknown to him and to 
 a great number of the inhabitants, who dislike the party who call 
 themselves the Independents ; for Mr. Edwin's address was not 
 agreed at any meeting. 
 
 Wednesday 14. — I went in the evening by invitation to Mr. Tuffuall's 
 to hear music. 
 
 Thursday 15. — I went to the anniversary meeting of Georgia to dine 
 with the gentlemen. 
 
 Friday 16. — I went to the general meeting of the Governors of St. 
 George's Hospital where the enlargement of the Hospital was resolved 
 on. 
 
 This day, the Court received news by exj)rcss that the Count de 
 Gage, after all his entrenchments cast up and forts j)lanted with 
 cannon to defend himself against the Austrian Army under Pr. 
 Lobcowitz, retreated with his army for protection into the Kingdom 
 
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 of Naples, where the Germans were pursuing them, and had taken 
 their baggage waggons. The King of Naples had ordered an army 
 of about J 6,000 men to his frontier in order to sujjport the Spanish 
 Army in their retreat, wliich may be understood a breach of his 
 neutrality, and cost him his kingdom, where the Austrians have a 
 considerable party. Admiral Mathews, being now master of the 
 Mediterranean, can distress Naples by sea, and the Queen of Hungary 
 can ])enetrate that kingdom with her army, and if she conquers it 
 may keep it as an equivalent for that part of Silesia which she gave 
 up to the King of Prussia. 
 
 The base behaviour of the French Admiral Monsr. la Court in 
 abandonhig the Spaniards in the late fight may throw the Queen of 
 Spain into despair, and oblige her to accept of a peace on the conditions 
 our Court offered her last year, which was, that she should relinquish 
 lier schemes of obtaining a kingdom for her 2nd son Don Carlos in 
 Italy, and instead thereof, accept of a kingdom to be erected out of the 
 conquered lands in France. 
 
 Saturda}' 17. — Nothing new this day. 
 
 I visited my Lady SaUsbury at Kensington. 
 
 Passed the rest of the day at home. 
 
 Sunday 18. — The service at home, then went to Court. 
 
 Monday 19.— 
 
 Tuesday 20. — To-day, Sir John Rawdon had a letter from Sir Ri. 
 Levinz in Ireland, that 14,000 arms had been discovered in suspected 
 places in Cork, and it is reported here that they are found to belong 
 to the Earl of Barrimore, and that for this reason he has of late been 
 more strictly guarded than when first confined to his house. But 
 still I beheve my Lord has no guilt on him, being a wary old man of 70 
 years of age, and having too great an estate, which he is very fond of, 
 to hazard upon an uncertainty of an insurrection succeeding in 
 Ireland. 
 
 This day came an express from Admiral Mathews, the first yet 
 received, which in few words to the Duke of Newcastle iiaformed him 
 that iji the fight before Toulon he had 1 ship very much damaged, 
 and had smik 1 Spanish ship. That he was retired to Port Mahon to 
 refit his disabled ships, and intended to call a council of war upon 
 Admiral Lestock, who with his squadron did not come up to assist 
 him. 
 
 France is now on the eve of proclaiming war against us. 
 
 This day the House of Commons granted the suras expended by 
 General Oglethorpe in defence of Georgia, amounting to above 60,000?., 
 without any division, and with great honour to himself. 
 
 Sir Jo. Cotton, who was ever an enemy to the colony, desired to know 
 what use the colony was of to England, which gave the General an 
 opportmiity of shewing that on the preservation of it depends that of 
 all the northern provinces. He was well heard by the House. 
 
 Wednesday 21. — In the evening I went to Hendel's Oratorio called 
 " Saul." 
 
 Thursday 22. — I in the evening visited young Mr. Annesly at his 
 father's house, who continues in the same imperfect state that he has 
 done for a long time. 
 
 Good Friday 23. — Sacrament administered at home. 
 
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 Mar. 23-April 10 
 
 Great complaints against Vice-Adniiral Lestock for not assisting 
 in the fight Admiral Mathews. 
 
 I spent the whole day at home. 
 
 Saturday 24. — I visited Mr. Grimes, Lord Carpenter, Col. Schutz 
 and Mr. Best. 
 
 Passed the rest of the day at home. 
 
 Sunday 25. — Service at home, then went to Court. Spent the rest 
 of the day at home. 
 
 In this week the King of France declared war against us. 
 
 Monday 26. — Visited General Oglethorpe, the Bishop of Rochester 
 and Mrs. Le Grand. 
 
 In the evening 1 went to the Coffee House. 
 
 Tuesday 27. — Went to St. James's Vestry. 
 
 In the evening to the Coffee House. 
 
 Wednesday 28. — No news. 
 
 Thursday 29. — I visited General St. Ipolite, Mr. Diuicomb, Sir 
 Edward Bering, Dr. Delaney, Mr. Tuffnall and my brother Percival. 
 In the evening went with him to the Vocal Club. 
 
 Friday 30. — I went to the annual general court of Chelsea water- 
 works, where we continued Mr. La Roche and Mr. Hucks our Governor 
 and deputy governor for the year ensuing ; the accounts of the 
 company were read, and the conipan}'"s debt being above 4,000/. 
 no dividend was ordered, nor will for some years hence. I visited Sir 
 Jo. Shelley. 
 
 In the evenhig I visited my daughter Rawdon. 
 
 At my return I learned that Mr. Wotton, Attorney, had called on 
 me to acquaint that my tenant of the George Inn on Snow Hill was 
 run away. 
 
 Saturday 31 March.-— This day war was proclaimed against France.* 
 
 I ordered Mr. Wotton, my attorney and receiver of the rent of 
 the George Inn, to seize on my late tenant Cooper's goods, and to 
 advertise the house to be let. In the morning I went to the Georgia 
 Office. 
 
 Sunday, 1 April.- -The church service at home. 
 
 Dr. Delaney f)f Ireland preached before the King this day, by desire 
 of the Lord Chamberlain, who signed a warrant for that purpose and 
 sealed the same, and enclosed to him 27 shillings to pay fees for the 
 .same. This passes for a particular respect j)aid him on the rejiort of 
 his good preaching, and so it was in the Lord Chamberlain's appointing 
 him rather than another ; but it was necessary that some one should 
 be so desired, for it happens that there are two chaplainships vacant, 
 and as each chaj)laiii is in his turn to preach but 1 Sundays, this proved 
 a fifth Sunday which none of the Chaplains now hving was bound to 
 officiate, it was necessary to appoint one that was no chaplain. 
 
 My Lord Carteret, who designs to recommend the Doctor to the 
 vacant bishoprick in Ireland, obtained of tiio Lord Chamberlain this 
 favour. I am told he made a good sermon on the duty of Kings. 
 
 I only went to the Coflfee house in the evening, and for news heard 
 only that 'tis tliought I^estock will escape censure for his late conduct 
 
 ♦ From this point onward to the end of the manuscript diary, there are 
 many blank spaces left in the pages. — Ed. 
 
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 1744 
 
 in the Mediterranean, Lord Orford, the Duke of Newcastle and Sir Jo. 
 Norris being his friends. Nevertheless, 'tis said that Admiral Steward 
 will be sent in his room. 
 
 Monday 2. — I stirred not out having taken cold. 
 
 Tuesday 3. — The King went to Parhanient and made an excellent 
 speech concerning the war. 
 
 I visited my brother Percival in the gout and Sir Jo. Shelley. 
 Passed the evening at home. 
 
 Wednesday 4.— Stayed at home all day for my cold. 
 
 Thursday 5. — I had summons to meet this evening at 4 o'clock at 
 the Exchequer in Westminster to open the Commission for the Pressing 
 Act. of which I am made one, but I shall not be there. 
 
 Friday 6. — ^I Avent to the Hospital at Hide Park Corner where we 
 agreed some matters for building a chapel and enlarging the house, 
 and in my return visited my brother Percival who is still laid up with 
 the gout. At the Hospital, I saw Dr. Hale's ventilator, or engine for 
 recruiting the sick persons' apartments with fresh air, for he had fixt 
 one there, which on occasion will draw the tainted air of three stories 
 out in the space of half an hour, and supply its place with fresh air. 
 A noble and salutary invention, which would be of great use at sea 
 for hospital ships, transport vessels and men-of-war, after sea fights 
 or long voyages when the seamen fall sick ; but Sir Jacob laughs at 
 it and will not suffer the use of it in the King's ships, which astonishes 
 me. 
 
 Saturday 7. — I went to visit the Earl of Barrimore upon his being 
 set free, and then to the Georgia Office. After dinner, I visited Mrs. 
 Whorwood and Mr. Lysaht lately come from Ireland. 
 
 Sunday 8. — I went to Court, and being desired to carry the sword, 
 was obliged to stand during the service of the Chapel, which tired 
 me sufficiently, but going from thence to the Prince's Court, I stood as 
 much longer. 
 
 After dinner, I went again to chapel, and then for a couple of hours 
 to the Coffee house, where I learned no news. 
 
 Monday 9.— I visited my brother Percival in the gout and Sir Jo. 
 Shelley. 
 
 Tuesday 10. — I went into the city and lodged 189/. 55. in the old 
 South Sea Annuities, 3 per cents of the year 1726, part of which, viz., 
 175/. is my half year's interest due yesterday to Francis Annesley, Esq., 
 which I told his clerk Mr. Barsham I was ready to pay and desired 
 to know if Mr. Annesley was able to give me a receipt for it ? He 
 told me, no, and that till he dies no one can receive it for him ; wherefore 
 he advised me to lay it by to be paid when properly demanded. 
 
 After dinner I visited my brother Percival, whose gout flew last 
 night from his knee into his elbow. 
 
 No doubt now of the King's going abroad, which every body who 
 speaks of it is sorry for. His last expedition cost at least 300,000/. 
 extraordinary, and this will cost no less. However, the King has not 
 yet acquainted his Ministry or Coimcil of his design, nor will, 'tis 
 probable, till he sees the session of Parliament over : lest they should 
 address him to stay at home, when he may think it necessary to go 
 abroad. 
 
296 DIARY OF THE 
 
 April 10-29 
 
 Yesterday came letters from Aduiiral Mathewa to the Adiiiiraltv, 
 that he is still at Port Mahou repairmg liis ships. That he has 
 victuals to serve him till the J June. That Captain Purvis had been 
 acquitted by a council of war, and he had suspended Admiral Lestock, 
 who was returning home. 
 
 This day there was a full House of Commons, occasioned by a report 
 that Mr. Littleton designed to impeach either the Lord Carteret or 
 the Lords of the Treasury on account of the 40,(Mi(i/. given to the Queen 
 of Hungary without obtaining the Parliament's consent. The motion 
 made by Mr. Littleton, which Lord Strange seconded, was that the 
 giving that 10,000/. was a misajjplication of the public money, 
 derogatory to the rights of Parliament, and of great prejudice to the 
 publick, or words to that effect, on which the debate lasted till 9 a'clock 
 at night, and then Mr. Winnington moved that he might have leave 
 to alter a few words in the motion, which he hoped would then ])ass 
 with unanimous consent : his motion was. in effect, that the giving 
 that money was prudent, and of great im])ortance to the public 
 service, which passed by a majority 111, viz., 259 agahist 145. 
 
 Wednesday 11. — We kept the fast apjjointed this day on account 
 of the war, and I had the service at home. 
 
 Thursday 12. -I visited Dr. Moore and Lady Rook, Mr. Tho. Clarke, 
 cousin Will. Southwell and his Lady, cousin Betty Southwell, cousin 
 Le Grand, and my brother Percival. 
 
 Went in the evening to the Royal Society, to see Sir John Rawdon, 
 my son-in-law, elected a member. 
 
 Friday 13. — My wife and I went to Fish water in Essex to visit 
 Sir John Rawdon and my daughter for a few days, and on the Thursday 
 19th we returned to London. 
 
 On our return we sent to enquire how Lady Rook did. and the answer 
 was that she was often senseless, and thouglit to be in great danger 
 from her fever. That no messages were carried up. This was sur- 
 prising to us who saw her the night before we left the town at our 
 house. 
 
 Yesterday a motion was made for a private committee to examine 
 into the conduct of the Admiralty, but the Court carried it to have 
 the examination in a conunittee of the whole House by a majority 
 of 201 against 122. 
 
 Saturday 21. -This day my daughter Percival was brought to bed 
 of another boy about one o'clock. 
 
 'Tis now .said the King will not go abroad. 
 
 Smulay 22.- Stayed at home all day, my wife's headache being 
 violently returned. 
 
 MoJidav 23. — We set out for Buxton Wells in Derbyshire, by advice 
 of Dr. Wilmot to cure hor of her headarhc. Lay at St. Albans (the Red 
 liull) 32 miles, 1 rood, which we jKMl'ormcd in 5 hours, .">(» mins. 
 
 Tuesday 24.— Advanceil to Ouborn in county Bedford and lay at 
 the George and Duke of Bedford's Arms, this journey was 22 miles, 
 performed in (5 h(Hirs. 
 
 Wednesday 25. - Advanced to Newj)ort Paguel. 9 miles, where we 
 got in 2 hours, 43 minutes, and dined at the Saracen's Head, then 
 proceeded t<) Nort liampton, 15 miles further, which we performed in 
 
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 3 hours, 15 minutes, and lay at the Georgo. The whole day's journey 
 was 24 miles which took up 6 hours. Very bad road. 
 
 Thursday 26. — Advanced to Haverbo rough in Leicestershire, 17 
 miles and I, which took us 4 hours and '50 minutes. Dined at the 
 Swan, a good inn. 
 
 Proceeded to Leicester, 14 miles and I, which took us 3 hours and 
 
 3 minutes. Lay at the Three Cranes. The wliole day's journey, 
 31 miles -f, performed in 7 hours 33 minutes. 
 
 Friday 27. — Advanced to Kcgworth, M miles and I, j)erf<)nHed in 
 
 4 hours 40 minutes. Dined at the Griffin which some call the White 
 Horse. Proceeded to Derby, 10 miles further, which took us 2 hours, 
 45 minutes. Lay at the King's Head. The whole day's journey, 
 24 miles and I, performed in 7 hours 25 minutes. 
 
 Saturday 28. — Advanced to Brassington where we lay, 16 miles, 
 performed in 5 hours and 10 minutes. The inn abominable and all 
 the road entirely bad, made worse by the heavy rains that fell, which 
 forced us to stop here. We had done better to have gone from Derby 
 to Ashburne. 
 
 Sunday 29. — Advanced to Buxton Wells, 14 miles and 3 furlongs, 
 performed in 5 hours and 10 minutes. Dined and lay at the great 
 house there, kept by Mr. Taylor and his wife, who make 40 beds for 
 company, and when the season is full, find lodgings in the town for 
 others. 
 
 The Company at Buxton. 
 
 We found at Buxton the Coimtess of Carnworth, 4th wife and widow 
 of the Earl of Carnworth, and her son Master Dalziel, a sprightlv boy, 
 who was last year here bent double and " arrie,"* but so well recovered 
 by bathing and drhiking the water of St. Anne's Well that he went 
 away in spirits and his mother brought him back this year to confirm 
 his cure, which he seems not to want. When the Earl, who has a son 
 and heir by his preceding wife, went into the Eebellion of Preston, he 
 made his estate away to a friend, that if things turned out ill for him, 
 his estate might not be confiscated, and trusted to that gentleman's 
 generosity, but when the late King pardoned him and gave him back 
 his title and estate, that friend would not give him back what had been 
 confided to him. The grandfather of this Lady Carnworth was one 
 Vincent, a carrier in Oliver Cromwell's time. She is a well-bred, cheerful 
 woman and wants for conversation in matters of low life. 
 
 We found also Mrs. Jessop, daughter of the late Judge Jessop : 
 whose son, created Lord Darcey, dying unmarried, left a good fortune 
 to his 3 sisters. This sister is worth 16,000?. and was last year here 
 to be cured of a frenzy, wherein she succeeded. That good success 
 brought her here again the year. She is now very orderly behaved 
 and has got a lover. 
 
 Who is Sir Archibald Grant, with whom I sat in Parliament when he 
 was expelled for mismanagement in the Charitable Corporation of 
 which he was a director. His estate being then sequestered to make 
 satisfaction to the sufferers, he has since lived on his children's estate 
 in an obscure way. Sir Archibald made love to Mrs. Jessop to mend 
 
 ♦ Lord Egmont originally wrote " awry " and then altered it to 
 " Arnc"— Ed. 
 
298 DIARY OF THE 
 
 May 6-June 4 
 his private affairs, but had no encouragement to proceed. He is a 
 religious, sober, well-bred gentleman, and personable. 
 
 Miss Ramsden, daughter of the Lady Ramsden, came with Lady 
 Caruworth. Lady Ramsden is sister of Lord Viscount Lonsdale. 
 This young lady is pious and of a humble, engaging behaviour. 
 
 On" 6 Mav came one Mr. Cheney and his wife, a country squire, who, 
 after constancy of drinking 1 or o bottles of wine a day, now wonders 
 whv he is ill : he went away soon after our arrival, nothing better for 
 bathing or the waters which he took for the jaundice. 
 
 On 14th May came Mr. Wilson and his lady, who is here to recover 
 some disorders after child bearhig. He is also a country esquire 
 who smokes from morning till night. 'Tis said his daughter, a pert 
 miss, will be an extravagant great fortune. 
 
 On the 15th May came Mr. Bold, of Lancashire, and his lady, who 
 has the palsy, and with them her sister, Mrs. Wentworth, sister to 
 Mr. Wentworth. of Wolley, in Yorkshire. She is a very genteel, 
 agreeable young lady and like in face to my daughter Lady Percival. 
 '"Soon after came Mr. Wentworth, of Wolley, her brother, who has 
 an estate of 8,000/. a year and lays up 6,000 of it. 
 
 On the 20th May came Lord Viscount Powerscourt, of Ireland, to 
 be cured of a lameness from a fit of the gout. A civil, well-bred man. 
 He came from Dubhn to Chester in the yacht with the Earl of Meath, 
 whose end was to see a remarkable cockmatch in Cheshire, and with 
 him came also the Lord Hoath and his lady, who proceeded to 
 Gloucestershire to use the Cheltenham waters. 
 
 On 22 May came Mr. Hayes, of Kent, who came some miles beyond 
 Canterbury to perfect his cure of wasting of his flesh, having fctund 
 great benefit last year. With him came his wife's sister. He is a 
 sensible, well bred gentleman and has travelled into Italy. 
 
 On 28 May came Major Ravenel, from Ireland, very lame of the gout. 
 He served in the last siege of Gibraltar, and complained to me of the 
 tyranny of the Lieut. -Governors at Gibraltar and Minorca. He 
 added that it was a great grievance to leave the regiments so long in 
 those ports, one regiment being there since the year 1710. 
 
 Tliat on a representation sent over from Gibraltar to England, the 
 Crown has ordered a change should be made of regiments to do duty 
 there in their turns in the place of others to be called home : which 
 representation proceeded from anonymous letters dro])t in the streets 
 bv the soldiers, that they looked on them.selves as banished men. and 
 would therefore desert to the Spaniards, or give up the town to them. 
 
 Mr. Watts also came from Leeds, a great i)urchaser of woods to 
 su|)ply the iron works. He brought with him his sister, and niece, 
 a fortune of 20,000/., and so .she need be, being blind, ugly and crooked. 
 
 On Monday, 28 May, my wife's headache not being mende(l by the 
 Buxton waters, and the expectation of my daughter Rawdon's lying- 
 in pressing our return, we set out for London, and passing through 
 Jiakewell, 12 miles distant from Bu.xton, whieh we went in 3 hours and 
 'M) minutes, went on to Chatsworth, where we dined at a good inn. 
 This is 5 miles further and we went it in 2 hours and :i<» niinutes. Whilst 
 dinner was preparing, we viewed the Duke (►f Devonshire's fine house, 
 built in a wretched country and situation at a very costly expense. 
 
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 There is a handsome chapel in it painted by Vaiio and Laguar, and 
 there is a good deal of fine carving in wood by the late Grinlin Gibbons, 
 a famous master that way. The rooms are large, but not well 
 furnished, neither are there any good paintings except in the ceilings, 
 and in one room filled with full lengths of family pieces, and amon» 
 them, Col. Cha. Cavendish who was slain in the Civil Wars, the old 
 Duke of Ormond, the old Earl of Pembroke, with others by Vandyke. 
 Out of the windows we saw a fine cascade of water and 2 jett cVeaux 
 that played very high and thick. 
 
 In the afternoon we proceeded to Matlock, famous for its waters 
 and rude prospect. This is 9 miles from Chatsworth, which were 
 3 hours in going. So the whole day's journey was 26 miles and took 
 up 9 hours. The road is up and down hills and very stony. 
 
 On Tuesday, 29 May, we proceeded to Kiddlaston, the seat of Sir 
 Nathaniel Curson, who expected us at dinner. This is 16 miles, which 
 took us 6 hours, the road being a great deal bad for our chariot, and 
 our guide not knowing the way. We were kindly received, had a fine 
 dmner, after which my Lady carried us to see her farm house, where 
 there are fine ponds and summer houses, all within the Park. The 
 house is very stately and stands well on a hill. The apartment we 
 were in is extremely well furnished and magnificent, adorned with 
 good paintings of great Italian masters, as Carolo Lutti, Paul Veronese, 
 &c. After dinner we proceeded to Derby where we lay, a mile and l 
 distance, at the King's Head. 
 
 On Wednesday, 30 May, we dined at Kegworth at the White Horse 
 and lay at Leicester, 24 miles and | and 10 hours going. Lay at the 
 King's Head. 
 
 We proceeded, 31 May, to Harborough, where we dined at the Swan : 
 this was 14 miles and | which took us 3 hours and 20 minutes. At 
 night, we lay at Northampton, 1 7 miles and a quarter further, which we 
 performed in 4 hours and 30 minutes. Lay at the George, the whole 
 journey of this day was 31 miles and f which took us 7 hours and 50 
 minutes. 
 
 Here we received a letter that my daughter Rawdon was brought 
 to bed of a daughter on Sunday, 27th of this month. 
 
 Friday, 1 June. — We proceeded on our journey and dined at Ouborn 
 at the George and Duke of Bedford's Arms, 24*^ miles, performed in 8 
 hours and 30 minutes. From thence we went to Dunstable where we 
 lay at the Bull, 9 miles and \ further, which took us 3 hours and 15 
 minutes. The whole day's jurney was 33 miles and |, and the time 
 spent in going it was 11 hours and 45 minutes. 
 
 Saturday 2.— We set out for Barnet where we dined at the Green 
 Man, 22 miles and |, performed in 5 hours and 30 minutes. In the 
 afternoon we returned to London, distant 12 miles and 3 furlongs, 
 performed in about 2 hours, the whole day's journey, 34 miles 1 
 furlong, which took us up 7 hours and 30 minutes. 
 
 At Highgate, my son Percival and Sir John Rawdon, with my 
 daughter Hanmer, niece Dering and Miss Bland, came out to meet us. 
 
 Sunday 3.— My wife and I dined with Sir John Rawdon. We found 
 my daughter a little weak. 
 
 Monday 4.— We dmed with my brother Percival still ill of the gout. 
 I visited my cousin Le Grand and cousin Betty Southwell. 
 
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 Tuesday 5. — We dined again with Sir John Rawdou. In the evening 
 1 went to the Georgia Office to assist in stamping 800/. in sola bills to 
 be sent iinniediately to Georgia. 
 
 Wednesday 6. — In the evenijig visited my daughti-r Rawdou who 
 this day began to sit up. 
 
 Thursday 7. — Went to Court at Kensington and was sj)oken to 
 by tlie King and Royal family. 
 
 Diiiod at Jiome. 
 
 Friday 8. — Went to a General Court of the Hyde Park Corner 
 Hospital, for the choice of a surgeon, one Williams stood for a stale in 
 favour of one Bronifield, and one Hewet* recommended by the doctor 
 and surg<>ons of the house, for whom 1 was engaged by Mr. Hawkins, 
 who has for some time officiated as i)upil to Mr. Middleton. On 
 casting up the ballots, it appeared that there was one more paper than 
 equalled the voters, whereujjon they put it to the vote to call another 
 Court, wherein it was generally agreed that both Bromfield and Hewet 
 should be elected. I came too late to vote, being disappointed by 
 Lord Bathurst, who promised to call me but did not. 
 
 Saturday 9. — Visite<l Lord Bathurst. Dined at home. 
 
 Sunday 10. — Took the Sacrament at St. James's Church. Dine<l 
 with Lady Francis Bland. Visited my daughter Rawdou and brother 
 Percival who has the gout in his legs and elbow, yet though in pain keejjs 
 liis cheerful temper. 
 
 Monday IL — Dined with Sir John Rawdon. Visited my brother 
 Percival and at Mr. Vernon's, who was out of town. 
 
 Tuesday 12. — My son and daughter Percival dined with me. 
 
 This day the Privy Council sat upon a ])etition of some Carolina 
 merchants of London, that General Oglethorjie might not command the 
 forces of South Carohna ; to which another set of merchants objected, 
 ])etitioning that Oglethorpe might be continued in the conunand. 
 Oglethorpe attended the Council, but I do not yet kiunv how the matter 
 went, only I believe in favour of Ogleth()rj)e, because when he was 
 tried by a board of General Ofiicers ono day last week, they sidjscribed 
 that every article advanced against him by his Lieut. -Col. Cook was 
 false and scandalous. 
 
 Wednesday 13. — Dhied at houu-. Visited brother Percival and 
 daught<'r ]{awdon in the evening, and then went with my daughter 
 Hanmcr and niece Dering to Ranelah Gardens. 
 
 Thursday 11. Dined at home and visited my brother Percival, 
 
 Friday 15. — Went to the Georgia Office, where the Trust<?es were 
 desired to meet upon a petition from one Dogherty and one Ma.xweli, 
 of Carolina, to the King in Council, to grant a silver mine discovered 
 in Ge(>rgia to certain undertakers, inhabitants of Caroliiui. We drew 
 uj) a petition against the fonner. 
 
 I <lined at Sir Jo. Rawdons. 
 
 In the evening I went to a committee <»f the llo.s))i(al at Hyde Park 
 Corner and some (fovernors of Bedlam Hosj)ital, which met at liichard's 
 ColTee house by Temple Bar, to consider of Sir John James's legacy, 
 and we agreed that each hospital should answer separately to a bill 
 filed against us by Sir John's executors. 
 
 * Corrected from " Ilcwlet."— Ec/. 
 
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 Saturday 16. — 
 
 Sunday 17.— My son and daughter Percival dined with me, and 
 their children. Went in the morning to my brother Percival. Prayers 
 at home. 
 
 Monday 18. — I went to Counsellor Annesley's chambers in the 
 Temple, and there signed my last will and testament, witnessed by 
 Thomas Barsham, Counsellor-at-law, who drew it, Thomas Gamull, 
 stationer at the Temple, and Sacheveril Barnard, also stationer at the 
 Temple. 
 
 Then I went to see my daughter Rawdon who still is ill of a fever. 
 Dr. Wilmot thinks it owing to the gravel. 
 
 I dined at home with my daughter Hanmer. My wife dined with 
 Sir John Rawdon. In the evening, I visited my daughter Rawdon 
 and brother Percival. 
 
 Tuesday 19. — ^Dined at home, visited by my daughter Rawdon and 
 went with Sir Jo. and my niece Dering to Marybone gardens. 
 
 Some time since, I gave my militia troop, consisting of my tenants, 
 over to my son. 
 
 Wednesday 20. — Dined at home and only my daughter Hanmer with 
 me. Visited my brother Percival in the morning and daughter 
 Rawdon in the afternoon. 
 
 Yesterday, 3 new Admirals were made, Capt. Anson, Capt. Townsend, 
 and Capt. Medley. Capt. Anson is very lately returned from the East 
 Indies with great riches taken from the Spaniards in both the Indies, 
 and had the good fortune to escape being taken by the Brest Squadron 
 then and now in our Channel, whilst our fleet lie at Spithead, to our 
 great disgrace. He had also the good luck to escape being made a 
 prize of by two French ships that came home in consort with him, 
 but they knew nothing of the war between us. A fisherboat 
 acquainted him with it as he entered the Channel. 
 
 Thursday 21. — Dined at home. In the evening, visited my daughter 
 Rawdon and brother Percival. 
 
 Friday 22. — Visited the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Cob, and 
 daughter Rawdon. 
 
 Dined at home. In the evening, visited my daughter Rawdon 
 again. 
 
 Saturday 23. — This day Dr. Cob, Archbishop of Dublin, Captain 
 Cob, his brother, and Sir John Rawdon dined with me. He is genteel, 
 well bred man and not to be prevailed on in matters he thinks not 
 right, but frank and open in his behaviour to all. He came from 
 . Ireland to settle his two sons at Winchester School, and meetiiig Dr. 
 Delany at Chester in his way to Ireland to his new Deanery of Down, 
 which is worth 2,300/. a year besides the preferments he enjoys, which 
 he told the Archbi.shop he hoped to keep, he told him it was a shame 
 to be so covetous as to desire to keep preferments from poorer clergy- 
 men, and he would oppose him in that to the utmost of his power. 
 The Archbishop married Sir John Rawdon' s mother and is very fond 
 of Sir John and my daughter Rawdon. 
 
 Sunday 24. — Dined at home : visited my brother Percival. Went to 
 the King's Chapel afternoon prayers. 
 
 Monday 25. — Dined at home. In the evening, visited my daughter 
 Rawdon who is mending. 
 
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 My cousin Capt. Tho. Whonvood told me that the Clerk of his parish 
 who has the stone was lately in iuexpressible torture from a retention of 
 urine, which lasted on him G days together, till being advised to take 
 2 spoonfuls of the juice of red nettles and after it was down a glass of 
 white wine, he urined plentifully and was easy. 
 
 Mr. Xash told me that he was cured of the rheumatism in his shoulder 
 by a plaister of 2 ounces of Strasburg turpentine and | ounce of spirit 
 of sal armoniac beat up together. It made no blister (though with 
 some it will) but itched intolerably and brought out little pimples on 
 the place. 
 
 Tuesday 26. — I went to the meeting of the Governors of Hyde Park 
 Hospital where we resolved to repeal the by-law by which 3 surgeons 
 only are allowed to the Hospital, and to recommend Mr. Bromfield 
 and Mr. Hewet to be surgeons. Dined at Sir John Rawdon's. 
 
 Wednesday 27. — I visited my brother Percival. Dined at home. 
 In the evening, visited my daughter Rawdon, and afterwards went 
 to Ranelah garden. Having walked much since my return from Buxton 
 Wells, a fit of the gout seized me this day in my foot, and the pain 
 and swelling was so great as to prevent my sleeping till 3 aclock in 
 the morning, and waking before 4, 1 was obliged for ease to rise and 
 set up in my chair with my leg on a pillow. I also yesterday visited 
 Sir Fra. Gierke at Leason Green, and paid him his ^ year's annuity due 
 Midsummer 1744, 75/. 
 
 Thursday 28.— Confined all day at home by the gout. 
 
 Friday 29. — Also this day. 
 
 Saturday 30. — Also this day. 
 
 Sundav, 1 July. — Also this day. 
 
 Monday, July 2.— Dined with my brother Percival this day. 
 
 Tuesday 3.— I visited my daughter Rawdon. 
 
 Wednesday 4.— Dined at Sir Jo. Rawdon's. 
 
 Thursday 5.— Visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Dr. Bearcroft dined with me. 
 
 Fridav G.— After dinner, my wife set out for Oxfordshire, to Mrs. 
 Schutz at Shotover near Oxford, in hopes by travelUng and change of 
 air to remove her violent headache. I visited my daughter Rawdon 
 and brother Percival. 
 
 Saturday 7.— Dined with Sir Jo. Rawdon. 
 
 In the evening went with my brother to Marybone gardens. 
 
 Sunday 8.— Went to St. James's Church. Dined at home. 
 
 Afterwards went to Chapel and then to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 9.— Dined with my brother Percival : in the evening, visits 
 mv daughter Rawdon. 
 
 "Tuesday 10.— Dined with consin Le Grand, and went in the evening 
 to Marybone gardens with Sir Jo. Rawdon. 
 
 Wednesday 11.— Dined at Hampstead with my brother Percival. 
 
 Tlnirsday 12.— Dined with Sir Jo. Rawdon. 
 
 Friday 13.— I went to Charlton for the summer. 
 
 Monday 16.— This day Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter came down 
 to Charlton to stay. 
 
 Thursday 19.— My daughter Hanmer came to Cliarlton to stay. 
 And mv dear wife returned from Oxford, where she went from Mr. 
 Schutz's to consult Dr. Frewen who is esteemed the Borehave of that 
 
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 city and county : but she came back as ill as she went, and knew not 
 what to advise her, only he bled her with a leech at the fundament, 
 and ordered her pills to take twice a day, wherein there is a guyacom, 
 and bid her journey about and continue to take coffee for present ease, 
 and lodanum to make her sleep. And above all things, to avoid 
 fretting or taking anything to heart. 
 
 Aug., 1744, Wednesday 15. — Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter 
 went to their seat in Essex. 
 
 Sept. 1744, Thursday 5. — My wife returned from Southamborow, 
 near Odihani in Hampshire, Lady Londonderry's seat, to Charlton, 
 somewhat better of her headache. 
 
 Oct. 1744, Tuesday 9.- — My wife and I and my niece Bering went to 
 Sir Jo. Rawdon's in Essex and on — 
 
 Monday 22. — We left them and returned to London, my wife having 
 a most severe return of her headache, which she would advise with 
 Dr. Wilmot upon. The night before our return, my brother Percival 
 was taken at the Coffee house with a fit of the apoplexy, for which 
 he was bled, purged and blistered by the physician and apothecary. 
 His mouth was drawn away, and my sister fears that though he 
 should recover, he will lose the use of his limbs by the palsy. But 
 Dr. Wilmot tells us he hopes he will do well. 
 
 Lilly the perfumer, at whose house Mr. Addison and the Wits of 
 that time used to meet, says that the 4 last verses Mr. Addison made 
 shewed he was tired of life. They were as follows : — • 
 
 Plagued by a vexatious wife, 
 And tired of this packhouse life, 
 I'll to the stable hie 
 And shp my pack and die. 
 
 He married the Countess of Warwick, who always passed for a 
 woman of small sense, but it is not known that she gave him any 
 domestic chagrin. 
 
 November 1744, Sunday 4. — This morning, my wife after a terrible 
 suffering by the headache was able to go out in her chair to see my 
 daughter Hanmer. What seems to have done her benefit is a 
 preparation of tin, prescribed by Dr. Leverland of St. Thomas's 
 Hospital, recommended by Dr. AVilmot. It vomited and purged her 
 at the first taking, and purges her since upcn taking it every dav, but 
 so as not to dispirit her. 
 
 Saturday 24. — This day the Earl of Granvile, late Lord Carteret, 
 was turned out of his office of Secretary of State, sore against the 
 King's will, and Lord Harrington kissed hands for the seals in his room. 
 The reason was that Mr. Henry Pelham and his brother the D. of 
 Newcastle complained my Lord Carteret's schemes were so expensive 
 to the nation that it was impossible to raise the money they required, 
 and therefore they could not act any longer with him. They were 
 joined by Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Grafton, Duke of Dorset and 
 others, so that my Lord could not stand the torrent, having neglected 
 to make friends whose number might support him. Mr. Glanvile, of 
 the House of Commons, told me he had authority to declare that my 
 Lord, when he saw he must fall, made overtures to the Tnries tliat if 
 they would support him by joining with him, they should come into 
 
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 place and have the direction of affairs, but they replied, they would 
 have nothing to do with him. 
 Sunday 25. — Prayers at home, then went to Court. 
 Monday 26. — I visited Mr. Grovestein and Mr. AugiLstus Schutz, 
 Col. Schutz, Lord Grantham and my brother Percival, who mends 
 very slow, having but half recovered the use of his leg, and not at all 
 of his arm. 
 
 Tuesday 27. — I visited Lord Granvile on his disgrace, cousin Ned 
 Southwell and my brother Percival. 
 
 The ParUament met, and when the address of thanks was moved 
 for, nobody spoke against it, to shew their approbation of the King's 
 turning out the Earl of Granvile. 
 
 Wednesday 28. — I visited the Bishop of Litchfield, Lord Palmerston, 
 Bishop of Oxford, Lord Southwell and my brother Percival. 
 
 Thursday 29. — I visited my brother Percival, Mr. Tuffnall, Sir Fra. 
 Gierke, and cousin Betty Southwell. 
 
 Friday 30. — Went to St. James's Vestry. 
 
 Dec. i744, Saturday L — I went to my sister Percival, and with my 
 cousin Ned Le Grand was witness to a fine signed by her of part of 
 her jointure, given up by her to her .son Donellan, which he ha.s 
 contracted to sell. 
 
 Monday 3. — I visited Sir Will Heathcote and Lord Bathurst. 
 Tuesdav 4. — I visited Dr. Mortimer, Admiral Vernon, the Bishop 
 of Litchfield and brother Percival. 
 
 Wednesday 5. — I visited my cousin Ned Southwell, Mr. Tho. Clark 
 and cousin Le Grand, and in the evening, Mr. Vernon and my sister 
 Percival. 
 Thursday 6. — I went to a General Court of St. George's Hospital. 
 Friday 7. — I visited Lord Sands and my brother Percival and 
 General St. Ipolite and Mr. Duncorab and Mr. Tuffnall. 
 
 Saturday 8. — I visited my brother Percival and went to Court. 
 Mr. Augustus Schutz, his wife, and Mrs. Grostein, his daughter, my 
 goddaughter, and Mr. Grostein, her husband, Dr. Wilmot and his 
 son, dined with me. 
 
 In the evening, I went to the Oratorio called " Semele." 
 Sundav 9. — Prayers at home. In the evening went to St. James' 
 Chapel and to the Coffee house. 
 Moiuhiy 10. — Went to the Georgia Office. 
 
 Tue.sdav 11. I visited Mr. Avers, Lord Lovel, Sir Jo. Rushout, 
 Lord Shaftsbury and my brother Percival. 
 
 Wednesday 12. — I went only to the Coffee house in the evening. 
 Thursday 13. — Stayed at home all day. Sir Jo. Rawdon and my 
 daughter Rawdon, with my niece Dering, came from Fitzwaters and 
 dined with us. 
 
 Friday 14. — I visited the BLshop of Litchfield, Bi.shop of Rochester, 
 and Sir Jo. Shelley, then went to the Coffee house. 
 Saturday 15. — I visited my brother Percival. 
 Sunday 16. — Prayers at home. 
 
 Monday 17. — I visited my brother Percival. My wife's head 
 remarkably well this day. 
 Tuesday 18. — My wife's head remarkably ill this day. 
 
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 Wednesday 19. — I visited Sir Edward Dering, Sir Wyndham 
 Knatchbiill, Mr. Dickius and Lord Tirconnel. 
 
 Thursday 20. — I visited my brother Percival. In the evening went 
 to the Coffee house. 
 
 Friday 21.— I went to Court. This day my wife was 55 years old. 
 
 Saturday 22. — I visited Mr. Tuffnall and my brother Percival. 
 
 Smiday 23. — Prayers at home : then went to Court. 
 
 Monday 24. — Went to the Temple, and called at Mr. Fra. Annesley's 
 to know how he did. 
 
 Tuesday, Christmas Day. — I communicated at home : then went to 
 Court, and afterwards to visit my brother Percival. In the evening, 
 I went to Chapel and to the Coffee house. 
 
 Wednesday 26. — 
 
 Thursday 27. — I visited Sir Francis Clerke and paid him his ^ year's 
 annuity, due this Christmas 1744, being 751. 
 
 Friday 28. — I visited cousin Southwell, cousin Le Grand, Lord 
 Southwell, Sir Jo. Shelley, my brother Percival, Mr. Harangue and 
 the Bishop of Oxford. 
 
 Saturday 29. — I went at night to the play, "Henry 8th." 
 
 Sunday 30. — Prayers at home. Then went to Court and to my 
 brother Percival. 
 
 Monday 31.— 
 
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 1745. 
 
 Tuesday, 1 Jan., 1744-5. — Went to the Coffee house, to Court and to 
 my brother Percival. 
 
 Wednesday 2. — 
 
 Thursday 3. — Went to the Coffee house and in the evening to mv 
 brother Percival. 
 
 Friday 4. — ^At ten o'clock I attended a summons at King's Street 
 Chapel, and met the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Cha. Cavendish, Sir 
 Windham Knatchbull and Mr. Plumtree, to pass the accounts of the 
 Chapel and look mto the state of the school. 
 
 Saturday 5. — Visited my brother Percival, Mr. Augustus Schutz 
 and Mr. Grovestein, his son-in-law. 
 
 Sunday 6. — Prayers at home and I stir'd not abroad. 
 
 Monday 7. — Visited our new Lord Lieutenant, the Earl of Chester- 
 field, and my brother Percival. 
 
 Tuesday 8. — Visited cousin Ned Southwell, cousin Betty Southwell, 
 and Sir Will. Heathcote. 
 
 Wednesday 9. — The fast service at home, and kept the fast. 
 Stayed all day at home. 
 
 Thursday 10. — Visited my brother Percival and Lord Bathurst. 
 
 Friday 11. — Visited cousin Ned Southwell who had the gout in both 
 his feet, being his first attack, at 45 years old. Called upon Mr. Seddon. 
 
 Saturday 12. — Visited Mr. Best and Sir Edward Bering, then went 
 to the Coffee house. Went in the eveumg to Hendel's new oratorio 
 called " Hercules." 
 
 Sunday 13. — Prayers at home, then went to see my brother Percival, 
 and to the Prince's Court. After dinner, went to Chapel, to .see Mr. 
 Jo. Temple and to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 14. — I visited Lord Grantham and his brother Count Nassau, 
 Mr. Best, Mr. Tufinal and the Bishop of Gloucester. 
 
 Tuesday 15. — I visited Mr. Jo. Temple in the morning and went to 
 the Coffee house. At night, I visited Mr. Vernon and my brother 
 Percival. 
 
 Wednesday 16. — I visited Lord Shaftsbury, Lord Charles Scot, 
 Lord Palmerston, Mr. Temple and Mr. Edward Southwell. 
 
 Thursday 17. — I visited Sir Nathaniel Cur.'^on and Col. Schutz. In 
 the evening, went to the Royal Society and afterwards to the Vocal 
 Academy of Music, where Henry Purcell's music in the opera of 
 "King Arthur" was well performed. 
 
 Friday 18. — I visited my brother Percival and Mr. Best, also Sir 
 Edward Bering. In the evening went to the Coft'ee house. 
 
 Saturday 19. — Went to the Georgia Office. 
 
 Sunday 20. — Prayers at home. In the evening went to the Coffee 
 house. 
 
 Monday 21. — Visited Sir Jo. Shelley. In the evening went to the 
 Coffee house. 
 
 Tuesday 22. Wednesday 23.— 
 
 Thursday 24. — I visited the Buke of Montagu, Sir Edward Bering 
 in the gout, and ray brother Percival. 
 
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 Friday 25. — I visited Mr. Licet of Ireland, the Bishop of Gloster, 
 Sir Jo. Evelyn and Lord Bathurst, then went to the CofEee house and 
 visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Saturday '26. — I went to St. James' Vestry, where the Earl of 
 Portsmouth was elected a Vestryman in the Duke of Bridgewater's 
 room. Then went to Court. 
 
 In the evening I went to hear a Concert of Music at Sir Jo. 
 Rawdon's. 
 
 Sunday 27. — Prayers at home, then visited my brother Percival. 
 In the evening went to Chapel and then to the Coffee house. I have 
 learned the particulars concerning the late Emperor's death : that 
 when lie found he was to die, he sent for the French Ambassador at 
 his Court and told him that he had been deserted by his Allies, and in 
 the most signal manner by the King his master, which if he lived 
 he would revenge upon him : but now his consolation was to tell him 
 so. He died at Munich on the 20th of this month, N.S., and the news 
 was brought by express to Baron Wassenaar on Friday night. The 
 now Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph, son to the deceased 
 Emperor, will be 18 years old on the 28th of March 1745, and was 
 averse to his father's schemes by which his coimtry is ruined. He 
 immediately discarded the governor his father had set over him, 
 who was in the interest of France, and has wrote a complaisant letter 
 to the Queen of Hungary. This remarkable incident must be exceeding 
 mortifying to the Court of France, for now her ambitious views must 
 be at an end and she must withdraw her troops out of the Empire, 
 there being no pretence to keep them there, now the Emperor to whom 
 she was ally is dead : besides, the Princes of Germany will now take 
 courage to unite to drive out the French. We ought to look on this 
 as the work of Providence, to ptit an end to the vast waste of blood 
 occasioned by this war. 
 
 Monday 28. — I visited Lord Southwell, Lord Palmerston and Lord 
 Bathurst. Went at night to the "Maid's Tragedy," and the farce of 
 "Pyrmus and Thisby** at Co vent Garden Playhouse. 
 
 Tuesday 29.— I visited cousin Ned Southwell and Sir Edward Dering, 
 both in the gout. 
 
 Wednesday 30. — I went to the Georgia Office. In the evening 
 visited my brother Percival. 
 
 Thursday 31. — -Went in the evening to the Royal Society where was 
 read an account of a dead snake found in an island of the East Indies, 
 who had sucked in and swallowed a live porcupine, who in the snake's 
 belly shot his quills through its body and thereby killed him. I went 
 afterwards to the Vocal Academy. 
 
 Friday, Feb. 1.— I visited the Bishop of London, Sir Fra. Gierke, 
 and brother Percival. Dined with Sir Jo. Rawdon. 
 
 Saturday 2. Sunday 3. — Prayers at home, and stayed all day at 
 home. 
 
 Monday 4. — I visited Mr. Augustus Schutz and my brother Percival, 
 called upon Mr. Samuel Seddon, who told me that Mr. Evans, who 
 now owes me about 1,000/. arrear on my annuity, is gone for Ireland, 
 as some members of Parliament informed him. 
 
 This has been a lucky season for low people's marrying, for I am told 
 that since the Duke of Shandois's marriage with the innkeeper's maid 
 
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 Feb. 5-April 1 
 near Slough, the Duke of Ancaster has married his kept mistress, 
 and the Duke of Rutland will own his with his kept mistress, the Earl 
 of Salisbury has married his steward's niece -Miss Keate, daughter 
 to a barber and shewer of the tombs in Canterbury, and the Earl of 
 Bristol his late wife's maid. And the Duke of B^idg^vater his tutor's 
 niece. 
 
 Tuesday 5. — I visited the Archbishop of Dublin, Mr. Dickins and 
 Sir Wyndham KnatchbuU. 
 
 Wednesday 6. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Thursday 7. — I visited my brother Percival and then went to the 
 Coffee house. 
 
 Friday 8. — Only went to the Coffee house. 
 
 Saturday 9. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Simday 10. — Prayers at home. I visited my brother Percival, Sir 
 Edward Dering and Lady Rook and Dr. Moore. 
 
 Monday 11. — I visited my daughter Rawdon, Earl of Shaftsbury 
 and Sir John Shelley. 
 
 Tuesday 12. — I visited Mr. Lapotre and my tenant Mr. Lewis, a 
 painter in Denmark Street. 
 
 Wednesday 13. — I visited cousin Ned Southwell, the Archbishop of 
 Dublin, and the Earl of Ailsford, then went to the Coffee house. 
 
 Thursday 14. — I visited my brother Percival and dined with my 
 daughter Rawdon, being 25 years old this day. I was at Court in the 
 morning and visited there my cousin Moll Dering. 
 
 Friday 15. — I visited Sir Nathaniel Curson. In the evening went 
 to Sir Jo. Rawdon's concert. 
 
 Saturday 16. — I visited the Earl of Orery and cousin Le Grand 
 and went at night to Gemignani's opera. 
 
 Sunday 17. — Prayers at home. W^ent to the Coffee house in the 
 evening. 
 
 Monday 18. — Visited Mr. Smith and cousin Ned Southwell. 
 
 Tuesday 19. — Visited my brother Percival and Sir Will Heathcote. 
 
 Wednesday 20. — W^ent to St. James' Vestry. 
 
 Thursday 21. — I visited Sir Will Heathcote and brother Percival. 
 
 Friday 22. Saturday 23. — In the evening went to the Coffee house. 
 This day the Duke of Cumberland was declared General of the English 
 forces in Flanders. 
 
 Sunday 24. — I visited my brother Percival, Mr. Grymes, Mr. 
 Duncomb and Mr. Tuffnall. 
 
 Monday 25. — Kept at home all day. 
 
 Tuesday 26. — Went nowhere but to the Coffee house at night. 
 
 Ash Wednesday 27. — I visited my brother Percival, Sir Nathaniel 
 Curson, Mr. Aug. Schutz and Sir Jo. Barker. 
 
 Thursday 28. — Went only to the Coffee house in the evening. 
 
 Friday, 1 March, 1744-5. — Went at night to Sir Jo. Rawdon's 
 concert. 
 
 Saturday 2. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Sunday 3. — Prayers at home, then visited my brother Percival and 
 went to the King and Prince's Courts. In the evening went to the 
 Coffee house and to Chapel. 
 
 Monday 4. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
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 Tuesday 5. — Went in the evening to see an entertainment at the 
 Hayinarkct Playhouse. 
 
 \Vodno8day G. — I visited Sir Edward Dering and signed my last 
 will at Mr. Samuel Seddon's, witnessed by himself and his two clerks : 
 went to the Coffee house. 
 
 Thursday 7. — Stayed at home all day. 
 
 Friday 8. — Went to the Bank of England and bought 250/. stock 
 in 3 per cent annuities, 1726. Called at Knapton's shop in Paul's 
 Churcliyard and bespoke Bibliotheca Britannica. Went at night to 
 Hendel's Oratorio called "Sampson." 
 
 Saturday 9. Sunday 10. — Prayers at home, went in the evenmg 
 to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 11. Tuesday 12. — Visited Lord Carpenter, Earl of 
 Shaftsbury, Sir Jo. Rawdon and Col. Schutz, Bishop of Oxford and 
 Mr. Jackson. 
 
 Wednesday 13.^ — Visited my brother Percival, cousin Le Grand, 
 cousin. Betty Southwell. 
 
 Thursday 14. — Mr. Jackson and his wife dined with us. 
 
 Friday 15. — We dined at Sir Jo. Rawdon's. 
 
 Saturday 16. — I visited my brother Percival, Mr. Jackson and Dr. 
 Moore. Dined with my son Percival. Went in the evening to 
 Gemignani's opera. 
 
 Sunday 17. — Prayers at home. Then I went to the King's Court, 
 Went hi the evening to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 18. — I visited my brother Percival, cousin Ned Southwell 
 and Dr. Moore. Went in the evening to the tragedy of " Don 
 Sebastian." 
 
 Tuesday 19. Wednesday 20. — Visited my brother Percival. Went 
 at night to Mr. Arn's Oratorio at Dmry Lane Playhouse. 
 
 Thursday 21. — Dined at the Horn Tavern with the Trustees of 
 Georgia, being our anniversary day. 
 
 Friday 22. — I visited my brother Percival, Dr. Moore and cousin 
 Betty Southwell. 
 
 Saturday 23. — I visited my brother Percival, Mr. Best and Mr. 
 Tuffnall and Lord Tirconnel. 
 
 Sunday 24. — Prayers at home. Then went to the King's Court and 
 visited cousin Le Grand. In the evening went to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday 25. — I visited my brother Percival, and in the evening went 
 to the Playhouse, but could not get in ; then went to the Coffee house. 
 
 Tuesday 26. — Visited the Earl of Shaftsbury and then my grand- 
 children Rawdons, and then Mr. Vernon and Lord Bathurst. In the 
 evening, went with my daughter Hanmer and niece Dering to the play. 
 
 Wednesday 27. Thursday 28.— Visited Lord Bathurst. 
 
 Fridav 29. — Went to the Annual General Court of the Chelsea 
 Waterworks Company. Then visited Mr. Jo. Temple. 
 
 Saturdav 30. — Visited my brother Percival : then went to the 
 Coffee house. In the evening went to the play called " The 
 Stratagem." 
 
 Sunday 31. — Prayers at home. Then went to the Prince's Court. 
 Went in the evenmg to the Coffee house. 
 
 Monday, April 1. — I visited my brother Percival, Sir Nathaniel 
 Curson, Sir Edward Dering, Mr. Worsley and Lady Rook. 
 
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 April 2-Dec. 2, 1745 
 
 Frida>' 2. — Visited my brother Percival, Sir Nathaniel Curson and 
 Mr. Grimes and Col. iSchutz. 
 
 Wednesday 3. — I visited my brother Percival, 
 
 Thursday 4. — Visited my brother Percival 
 
 Friday 5. Saturday 6. — 
 
 Sunday 7.- -Prayers at home. Seized with the gout and stirred not 
 abroad. 
 
 Thursday, 2 May. — I mended so well of the gout as to [be] able to 
 put on my shoe and go abroad, but still very lame. 
 
 Fiiday 3. — I visited my brother Percival and Mr. Temple. 
 
 Saturday 4. Sunday 5. Monday 6. Tuesday 7. 
 
 Wednesday 8. — My son Percival placed his two eldest boys, Jack and 
 Cecil, at Kingston School. 
 
 Thursday 9. — I went with my family to Charlton for the summer. 
 
 Sunday 12. — Sir Jo. Rawdon and my daughter came to me. 
 
 Tuesday 14. — Dr. Courayer came down to me. 
 
 Friday 17. — My cousin Lieut. Col. Moore and Capt. Bates came down 
 and dined with me. My cousin goes to-morrow to Flanders to join 
 his regiment. Col. Price's. 
 
 June 18, 1745. — The Marquis Ducane, that troublesome old acquaint- 
 ance of mine, came do\Mi to desire I would be a sharer in a fire office, 
 wherein he is a projirietor by the deaths of 3 jjersons whose interest 
 he bought when living, but I refused. Then he desired I would permit 
 him to set down my name, saying he would make use of it for himself, 
 and pay everything, that it might induce others to be sharers, which 
 when completed, would put 1,000/. in his pocket, with an aimual 
 interest or dividend of 50/. according to a computation he ])roduced. 
 A\'ith some difficulty, I allowed him to do it. 
 
 Oct. 8, 1745. — This day I returned to London on occasion of a severe 
 return of my wife's headache. 
 
 Thursday, Oct. 17. — This monung my daughter Rawdon was brought 
 to bed of a daughter, at 4 in the morning, without the helj) of a 
 juidwife, in about 10 minutes I and, ble.s.sed be Gotl, continues very well. 
 
 Monday, 21 Oct.— This day my niece Dering came of age, on which 
 occasion Mrs. Schutz, Sir Jo. Rawdon. Sir Francis Clerke, Captain 
 Bates. Dr. Courayer and my son and daughter Percival and their two 
 eldest .sons and my daughter Hanmer dined with me. 
 
 November, Tuesday 12. — This day my daughter liawdon's third 
 daughter was christened at their house in Grosvenor Square, I was 
 godfather, and my dau<,'hter Hanmer and Mrs. Ned Southwell god- 
 mothers. 
 
 December, Monday 2.^ — 1 went to a meeting of the Trustees of 
 Georgia. 
 
wrst earl of egmont. 311 
 
 1746. 
 
 Jan. 13. — Talking at the Coffee house with Mr. Atkinson, formerly a 
 citizen and rich linen draper, and with Mr. Woolaston, of covetousness, 
 they instanced Sir Will. Jolitfe, now living, formerly a Turkey merchant, 
 who |)asses to be worth a hundred thousand pound if not two, and 
 brags that in his whole life he never bought a book, picture or print. 
 
 One night, being at a public house in company, he would needs cook 
 a plate of meat M'ith his own hand, and holding it over the chafing 
 dish, happened to burn a hole in the plate, upon which the landlord 
 told him he expected to be paid for it. " Why, yes," said Sir Wilham, " I 
 think it just, but then I will have the plate," and accordingly when the 
 company broke up took it away with him. When he went to Turkey, 
 his mother gave him a parcel of books, no doubt the bible was one of 
 them ; but when he returned, he left them all behind, as having, as he 
 says, no use for them. His discourse is very profane. 
 
 They told a story of the famous Sir Jo. Cutler, another very rich 
 citizen, who travelling the road in very cold weather, when he came 
 to the inn ordered the hostler to stuff Ixis boots with straw and bring 
 them up to his room, Avhich being done, he next morning pulled out 
 the straw and by the help of the rush light, set fire to it, whereby he 
 saved the expense of a faggot. He kept a coach and horse, and would 
 ride in it to buy at the market hay by the truss, and sending it home 
 in his chariot, return on foot. 
 
 Old Guy, the bookseller, founder of the hospital that goes by his 
 name, was so covetous that he snipt oft" the margents of the newspapers 
 he sent to gentlemen in the country and carefully thrust them into a 
 sack, which in a year's time, being full, he sold for .'^0 shillings. 
 
 Dr. Mead, who visited him in his sickness, found him in a wet room 
 with a pitiful fire laid between a couple of bricks. 
 
 This day, Mr. John Temple, a son to Sir John Temple, of Ireland, and 
 brother to the Lord Viscomit Palmerston, who married the daughter 
 of Mr. Temple who in King William's reign droAVTied himself under 
 London Bridge, told me that in excuse of that fact, his family said he 
 had a tetter on his hand which struck in and was thought to have 
 disordered his senses. He was son to the famous Sir William Temple 
 and a man of fine parts and active temper and had been a captain in 
 King James' army, from whence he would have deserted to the Prince 
 of Orange when he invaded England, but his father would not permit 
 it, believing it might bring trouble on himself who was known to have 
 had intimacies with the Prince when Ambassador in Holland. 
 
 Mr. Temjole, who missed of preferment in the army when the Prince 
 of Orange was made King, a thing he was most passionate for, and 
 instead thereof made Secretary-at- War, had an audience of his Majesty, 
 wherein he desired to quit his post, alleging he was not fit for it, on 
 which the king told him " Young man, you are a fool in offering what 
 you do : you have clerks under you and in a little time will know 
 your business, I will have you continue." Accordingly, he acquiesced. 
 Some time after, the king being willing to reduce Ireland without blood- 
 shed, employed Major General Hambleton, at the recommendation 
 of Mr. Temple, to go over thither and persuade the Earl of Tyrconnel, 
 
312 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 13-Feb. •! 
 then Lord l^ieut-enaut of tliat kingdom, to lebiguaud remain peaceable, 
 but Hanibleton, instead of doing the service he had promised, pushed 
 the Karl to defend that kingdom for King James, which disappointment 
 Mr. Teiiiph' took much to heart, and was thought to be the cause of 
 his drowning himself, not being able to bear the reproach of having 
 recommended such a traitor. 
 
 This day, I was informed of a narrow esca|je the Duke of Cumberland 
 had in the skirmish at Clifton in the county of Cumberland, from whence 
 he drove out a party of the rebels. He had dismounted his dragoons 
 and marched on foot to dislodge the rebels from some walls and hedges 
 where they had posted themselves to make defence, and the midst of 
 action one Captain Hambleton came u]; with the Duke, and raising his 
 arm to cut him down of a sudden, seeing who he was, stopt short and 
 said, " Vou are the Duke, 1 know you, I will not hurt you, but take care 
 of your person, for there is an officer of ours who has a pocket pistol 
 to shoot you if he can get near you." Then suddenly turning off he 
 joined his own corps, and fighting gallantly was wounded and taken 
 prisoner. Afterwards, being brought to the Duke, he told him he was 
 sorry to see him engaged in such bad company, " but I will endeavour 
 to save your life " and ordered him to be carried to York. This Hamble- 
 ton had two years before in London been a companion of the Dukes 
 in his youthful frolicks, but mis.sing of a post in the army, and being 
 incumbered with debt, took refuge among the Rebels to avoid his 
 creditors, and was made a Captain by the \'omig Pretender. He is 
 son to that Major General Hambleton was in the Rebellion of 1710. 
 
 Saturday, 18 Jan. — Mr. Thos. Carte writ to me one day last week to 
 desire I would pay the first year's subscription to Jiis intended History 
 of England. It was about 6 years ago that he desired me to be a 
 subscriber, and with much importunity he obtained of me to set down 
 my name in his roll, but I would not write the sum, telling him I would 
 advise with myself about it, and I persisted in it when, to magnify the 
 expectation the world had of his book, he told me that the late Bishop 
 of Worcester jjromised twenty pomid a year till it was finished, by which 
 I found that Mr. Carte expected the like from me. He is a determined 
 Jacobite and fled twice from justice for being concerned hi rebellious 
 practices, but by the lenity of the Government was allowed to return 
 home without prosecution : wherefore, there is reason to beheve that 
 his history will be wrote to sup})ort the doctrine of indefeasible 
 hereditary right, in order serve the Pretender. This day, I wrote to 
 hhn, that so many years had past since he first proposed a subscription, 
 that neither my health nor the years of my age permitted me to hope 
 to Uve till his book came out, and therefore desired to be excused from 
 subscribing. 
 
 It is .said this day, that (ieiieral Oglethorpe incurred the dis- 
 pleasure of the Duke of Cumberland, when in the North, for not 
 obeying orders, which were to march with 5()() horse and attack the 
 rebels, if strong enougii, otherwise to march forward and post himself 
 behind them to hinder their return to Scotland, while the Duke 
 advanced forward, by which they woukl be enclosed and forced to 
 fight him : but ()glethorj)e, when got up to them, finding them too 
 strong to be encountered, instead of pursuing his orders to pass them 
 by and get behind them, retreated back. Upon which, the Duke told 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 313 
 
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 him he had let the rebels escape, to which reproach he resolutely 
 answered, "■ Sir, I have not." Since the Duke's arrival, he has caused 
 the General to be struck oil' the staft" , and a letter to be wrote to him to 
 re-consider his conduct, so, 'tis believed, he will be tried by a court 
 martial. He is an unfortunate man, his vanity and quarrelsomeness 
 rendering him incai>able to preserve the friinidship of his acquaintance 
 or make new friends, and every mouth is now open against him with 
 a kind of satisfaction. 
 
 Sunday 19. — ^This day came an express from General Hawley, 
 Commander in chief in Scotland, that he fought the rebels on Wednes- 
 day last, near Falkirk, who defeated him, and 300 of the King's troops 
 were killed, whereupon he retreated towards Edinburgh. In his letter to 
 Captain Wilson, he wrote thus : "I came up with the rebels and fought 
 them and am beat. Three quarters of my army ran away. I was 
 superior to them in number, and cannot accuse myself of negligence 
 or of being too hasty. Some examples must be made." 
 
 Friday 24. — Accordingly, the King has sent orders to decimate the 
 regiments of dragoons of Col. Hambleton, and that which was late 
 Col. Garduier's, wlio cowardly at the first fire turned their horses and 
 broke our foot of the 2nd line, which recovered not their disorder. 
 The behaviour of these dragoons was the same at the battle of Preston 
 Pans where Sir John Cope was defeated. On the other hand, General 
 Husk, who commanded the right wing, beat the rebels back a mile, 
 and speedily returning to cover the retreat of our main body and left 
 wing, saved a total rout. He had like to be slain in this action, for a 
 rebel officer, putting on a red coat, mixt himself with ours as if he was 
 one of them, and being come the General, drew a pistol to shoot him, 
 but Brigadier Cholmley was as near the General, struck up his pistol 
 m the air, where it went off and the daring officer was secured. We 
 lost in this action. Sir Robert Monro, Lieut. Col., Lieut. -Col. Whitney, 
 Lieut.-Col. Bagger and Lieut. -Col. Jordan, with 7 captains. The 
 stormy weather of rain and hail, which was full in our men's faces, had 
 so wet their powder, that General Hawley writes, he believes not one 
 gun in five fired, and when he returned to Falkirk calling for powder 
 from the train, none was to be found, for Captain Cimningham, who was 
 commander of it, ran away to Edinburgh and left no powder in the 
 barrels. For this treachery, when General Hawley returned to 
 Edinburgh, he had him seized, and would have shot him, had he not, 
 the night before it was to be done, with a penknife cut the arteries of 
 his arm and bled to death. 
 
 'Tis said the Duke of Cumberland will post away for Scotland on 
 Wednesday next. 
 
 1745-6. Feb., Mon. 4. -Tis supposed that the Duke of Cumber- 
 land is long before this at Edinburgh, and it is reported that the Young 
 Pretender sent him a message that he would meet him in the field, either 
 on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, to fight for the two kingdoms. 
 All braggadocio. The Jacobites, who are fond of spreading such hes, 
 add that he sent the same message to General Hawley, offering to fight 
 him with an equal number of men. 
 
 This day, after a long confinement by a cold and cough, 1 ventured 
 out to visit my brother Percival, who is still in the same ill wav. 
 
 And my wife went to Charlton to visit my daughter Rawdon, who has 
 
314 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Feb. 5-Mar. 13 
 been long ill in pain by the stoppage of a stone iii its passage, as Dr. 
 Ncwington, of Greenwich, thinks. 
 
 Wednesday 5th. — This day at noon, came an express from the Duke 
 of Cumberland to the Duke of Newcastle, dated from Falkirk the 1st 
 instant, that on his aj)proach with the King's army to Stirhng the 
 rebels had broke up the siege and precipitately passed the Frith, after 
 blowing up their magazine and spiking their cannon. Other advices 
 say that the rebels are dispersed, several of the chiefs being gone home 
 with their men. having obtahied pardons of their rebellion, by the 
 advice of the Duke of Arguile. 
 
 Sunday 9. — This day an express came from the Duke of Cumberland 
 that the rebels in Scotland were dispersed, had fied from Perth and 
 were gone, one jjart to Lochaber in the west, and another part 
 northward to Aberdeen : "tis supposed, to seek to escape out of the 
 kingdom. 
 
 Monday 10. — The Duke of Arguile told me that this day the Scots' 
 post, which should have come in yesterday, came in, with advice that 
 6 horsemen were seen to go on board the " Hazard " sloop at Montrose, 
 which immediately sailed northward : he supposes, for Sweden, with 
 probably the Young Pretender on board, it being for him to sail north 
 about Scotland, or to sail southward for France, for fear of falling into 
 our cruisers of Admiral Byng's squadron. 
 
 We heard this day of a great change at Court made yesterday, tho 
 Duke of Newcastle, his brother Henry Pelham, the Duke of Devon- 
 shire, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Grafton. Lord Gower, Mr. Winnington, 
 Lord Harrington and Mr. Fox having laid down their i)osts, as, "tis 
 said, the Duke of Dorset, the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chesterfield 
 will do, and that the Attorney General is to be turned out. 
 
 And that in their places are to be promoted. Lord Granvile, Secretary 
 of State, the Earl of Bath, Secretary of State, Sir John Barnarcl, 
 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sandys at the liead of the Admiralty. 
 How the other vacancies are to be filled I know not, but they talk of 
 the Duke of Bolton and Lord Jiathurst, the Earl (►f Winchelsea, the 
 Earl of Carlisle, and Duke of Montrose to be taken in. The rea.son 
 those Lords gave the King for surrendering is, that they have no 
 interest with his Majesty to ])refer persons, without which 'tis 
 impossible to keej) the members of the House of Commons tight, and 
 that by his hearkening in private to the Lord Granvile's councils, 
 their measures for service are rendered ineffectual. 
 
 Tis .said als(>. that my Lord Chief .Ju.><tice Wills is to be made Lord 
 Chancellor, Mr. Murray Lord Chief .Justice, and Mr. Hmne Cammell 
 Attorney General. The Earl of Bath has undertaken for the House 
 of Conunons, but he may chance to reckon without his host, and 'tis 
 supposed this change will not last long. 
 
 A further reason has been given me why the Lords and gentlemen 
 above mentioned have resigned : it .seems the King produced to sonw 
 of them a plan for carrying on the war in Flanders, which they per- 
 ceiving to have been given him by the Lord Granvile. took dudgeon 
 at and objected to, whereupon he told them, he must then find such 
 as would carry it on, .so they resolved to resign and in so great a l)ody, 
 that 'tis to be feared the })ublic affairs will with great ditficulty be 
 carried on, the Parliament not having yet given the annual sup|)lies. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 315 
 
 174:>-(3 
 
 and most of the uiembers displeased at Lord Granvile's great credit 
 
 with the King. 
 
 Wednesday 12. — By a sudden turn, things at Court are returned to 
 their former state for this day Lord Granvile waited on the King and 
 delivered up the seals. His Majesty could find no proper subject that 
 would serve in place with that Lord ; on the contrary, so many crowded 
 to make a surrender of theirs and spoke so freely to the King of the 
 mischiefs that would ensue from em])loying Lord Granvile, that his 
 Majesty sent for Mr.\\'iimington, who being in the same sentiments with 
 the rest, and proffering to lay down his profitable post of Paymaster 
 General of the Army, was sent to the House of Commons, to whisper 
 something to Mr. Henry Pelham (it is supposed to tell him that Lord 
 Granvile should resign the seals) whereupon the news was immediately 
 noised about the House, and Lord Granvile accordingly did resign. 
 When it was known that Mr. Henry Pelham had given up his place, 
 192 members went to his levee to comphment him, and the City of 
 London determined to advance no money, crying out, " If no Pelham, 
 no money." 
 
 Wednesday 19. — Yesterday the Duke of Bolton and Lord Berkeley of 
 Stratton felt the ill effects of their attachment to the Earl of Granvile, 
 the first beuig turned out of his government of the Isle of Wight and 
 the other from Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, by the 
 desire of the Duke of Newcastle and his brother Mr. Henry Pelham, 
 and 'tis said, they will procure the Earl of Bath to be turned out of 
 the Privy Council, he being the great promoter of the Earl of 
 Granvile's re-admission by undertaking to his Majesty for the 
 House of Commons that they should raise the necessary sums for 
 executing his Lordship's schemes, which the House would not have 
 done, nor would the City lend the money they offered to do. 
 
 This day the Committee of Supply granted 4,000Z. to support the 
 Colony of Georgia in its civil concerns for two years, which Mr. Prows 
 moved for and Mr. Hooper seconded, nobody opposing. 
 
 Thursday 20. — This morning my daughter, Lady Percival, was 
 delivered of a girl. 
 
 March, Friday 7. — I went to a General Meeting of the Chelsea 
 Waterworks. 
 
 Monday 10 — This day, the House of Commons debated the scheme 
 of Mr. Henry Pelham for raising the greater part of the supplies of this 
 year, which was carried by above 100 majority, though not so cheap for 
 the nation as another scheme offered by Sir John Barnard, but it was 
 not sure that the moneyed men of the city, who were to support this 
 last, were able to raise the money proposed ; whereas those who 
 engaged with Mr. Pelham were sure men. On this occasion, the 
 members who serve the Prince of Wales, all but Mr. Sainton Rolf, 
 voted agamst Mr. Pelham's scheme, and the Prince immediately 
 turned Mr. Bainton out of his service ; the Earl of Bath's friends voted 
 against the Court or Ministers' scheme, but the Earl of Granvile's friends 
 voted for it, for he considered the consequence of being secure of the 
 supply, and therein pleased the King. 
 
 Thursday 13. — I went to Court. In the evening my daughter 
 Percival's girl was christened by Dr. Barecroft, preacher at the Charter 
 House, to whom I stood godfather, and the Countess Dowager of 
 
31 G DIARY OF THR 
 
 April 8-Xov. 28 
 Salisburv and Countess of Oxford, godmothers. She was represented 
 by Lady Margaret C'ecyl. 
 
 April 171(). Tuesday 8. — This ilay I was taken with a sudd<'n 
 vomiting which left me in a very weak state of my limbs for walking. 
 The things that stayed with me best were rice, milk, and salop. At 
 length 1 took a vomit f»f e[)icuana. which gradually restored my 
 appetite, for 1 discharged a great deal of " fleam." I am advised Ut 
 go to Bath. 
 
 Monday, 5 May. I set out for Bath with my son and daughter 
 I'ercival, and on the road was seized by the gout. 
 
 <j. Dined at Slow, 21 miles I rood. Lay at KeatUng, the New Inn, 
 a very good 39 miles 7 rood. 
 
 7. Dined next day at Hungei-ford, (35 miles G roods. Lay at Marl- 
 borough, the Angel, a bad inn, 7G miles 1 rood. 
 
 8. Dined at Corsham, 1(K> miles 1 rood. 
 
 Lay at Bath, the further corner house on the new parade, a mighty 
 good lodging. 
 
 In this month died my agent. Will Taylor, Esq. 
 
 June, 174(). — This day died my dear daughter, Helena Rawdon, 
 at the HotAvell, near Bristol, of the consumption. 
 
 Wednesday 25. — We returned from Bath to Charlton. 
 
 Friday, 27 June, 174(5. -My son came to Charlton, and 1 gave him 
 Mr. Taylor's and Mr. Purcell's joint bond to me for their faithful 
 agency to my estate, and the lease renewable for ever we made to Mr. 
 Taylor, to get copies of both made to send to Ri. Purcell. 
 
 Aug. 13. — I sent to Mr. Richard Purcell my deputation to make 
 him my agent, as also I sent him his bond to sign for giving me 5.()(»(i/. 
 security to act faithfully. 
 
 Friday 15.— Arthur Annesley, Esq., son to Francis, and Mr. Tho. 
 Barsham dined with me and I ])aid ^Ir. Annesley 875/. interest I owed 
 to his father to 9 April last. He had taken out a writ of lunacy against 
 his father. 
 
 Wednesday 27. — This day my niece Dering gave me a general dis- 
 charge of the execution of my trust witnessed by my servants, Geo. 
 Lewis and Geo. Miller. 
 
 Wednesday, 8 Oct. - This day we returned to London for the winter. 
 
 Saturday 11. - This day 1 sent 3,000/. to pay ofT Bishop Berkeley's 
 mortgage on my estate. 
 
 Thursday 23.'-— This day Dr. Clayton, Bisho|)of C'logher, his lady and 
 Mrs. Donnelan, her sister, with .Mrs. Brown, a niece of the Bishop's, 
 and the Bishop of Oxford diiu'd with me. \N hen the ladies left us 
 we three fell into conversation (►f the charitableness of the Church 
 of England, which, said the Bishops, lays no obligation on sectaries 
 to come up to her rights, particularly, tlie Anabaptists may defer the 
 baptism of their children till giown uj), if they please, and yet couui 
 to our sacraments, and the Church has been ready to agree with (he 
 other dissenters, but they have taken uj) a principle that prevents a 
 unison, for they hold it sinful to comply with established forms of 
 religion. 
 
 We talked of our liturgy, and 1 t^\prest my wish that some things 
 were altered in it, as particularly, praying so often for our kings, which 
 they allowed might be better let alone, but how could any alteration 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 317 
 
 1746 
 
 be made since by Act of Parliament the publick prayers are settled 
 to stand in the manner they do ? I replied that religion is so little 
 regarded nowadays, that I believed if the Parliament were applied 
 to to give way to the Convocation to review the liturgy, the King 
 consenting, they would pass a law to that purpose, as being very little 
 concerned what should be done with our prayers. But they answered 
 that parties run so high, that one side or other would oppose it, in order 
 to get the people on their side,who generally speaking like no alterations. 
 That this consideration occasioned the design of a comprehension of 
 dissenters in King William's reign to be let fall, lest the Jacobite and 
 nonjuring party should increase by pretending that they were the only 
 persons who adhered to the true Church of England. 
 
 I objected to the length of our prayers, by tacking together three 
 services that were originally designed for different days, or different 
 hours and assemblies. They o\^^led it made the service too long, and 
 in cold weather kept sundry persons from going to church, where the 
 damp and chilhiess of frost inconvenience their health. They both 
 agreed that the public exercise of devotion should last no longer 
 than while the major part of the people present can be supposed to 
 remain fervent in their prayers ancl give their attention. 
 
 To return to baptism, they said there was as much reason to baptize 
 children among Christians as the Jews had to baptize the children of 
 their proselytes, which was their practice, and that when our Saviour 
 commanded his disciples to baptize, they must have understood him 
 according to the practice of their times. 
 
 Thursday, 20 Nov.— This month I remitted 3,0001. Irish to Dublin 
 to pay off Bishop Berkeley's mortgage money. 
 
 This month I was informed that Lord Buttefant, eldest son of the 
 Earl of Barrimore, is confined in Newgate for debt, where he comforts 
 himself with a whore that entered with him, and says, he finds himself 
 so happy there that he does not wish to come out. 
 
 But Sir Robert Clifton who was also imprisoned for debt, I see 
 abroad again. He married the daughter of the Lady Lomb, and as 
 the report goes, separated himself from her to He with the mother 
 freely. This unworthy old lady is as extravagant as he is, and both 
 contributed to beggar each other. He has taken home his wife again, 
 so that 'tis to be hoped he repents himself of his errors. 
 
 Saturday 22. — I went to St. James' Vestry, and afterwards to 
 Kensington to visit my Lady Salisbury. 
 
 Monday 28 (sic). — I received from Ireland, the assignment from 
 Bishop Berkeley of my mortgage of lands to him in Ireland ; the 
 assignment is made to my niece Bering for 2,700/. which she paid him, 
 29 Oct. last. 
 
 I met the Committee of Correspondence at my Lord Shaftsbury's. 
 
318 DIARY OF THE 
 
 1747 
 
 Jan., 1746-7. Tlnirsclay 29, 1747.— This day is my grandson John 
 Percival's birthday, on which he is 9 years old. 
 
 March, 174G-7. Wednesday 18.— This day ended the trial of Simon 
 Fraser, Lord Lovatt, for high treason in the late quelled rebellion and 
 117 peers declared him guilty ; all were unanimous. 
 
 Thursday 19. — This day the Lord High Steward passed sentence 
 upon him. 
 
 This being the Anniversary day of Georgia Trustees, I dined 
 at the Horn Tavern with them. 
 
 May, 1747. — This month appeared two highly commended tracts 
 in defence of revealed religion, written by two notorious unbelievers 
 who were of a club who associated themselves this year and went to 
 Stow, in Buckinghamshii'e, the seat of Lord Cobham, there to examine 
 critically the scriptures at their leisure, and ])ut together all the con- 
 tradictions and impossibilities they fancied they should find in order 
 to hurt Christianity the more, but behold, the result was that the 
 two men I speak of returned convinced of errors and resolved to do 
 their best to undeceive others. The first is Gilbert West, Esq., son 
 of Dr. West, who married a sister of this Lord Cobham. This Mr. 
 West, his nephew, is esteemed an exceeding good scholar ; his book 
 is entitled "Observations on the History and Evidences of the 
 Resurrection of Jesus Christ." The other is George Lyttleton, Esq., 
 son of Sir Tho. Lyttleton, Bt., of Worcestershire. His book is entitled, 
 " Observations on the Conversion and Apostleshipof St. Paul." He is 
 likewise a very ingenious man, and was author of "The Persian 
 Letters," which pleased the town so much a few years ago. 
 
 Saturday 30. — I went at Cousin Edward Le Grand's desire to see the 
 opening of my cousin Mary Dering's scriptore (who died a few days 
 ago at Bath) in search of her will, which being found he sealed up, but 
 being left executor, he conveyed the scriptore to his own house. She 
 has left to his mother oOOl. and sundry other legacies. 
 
 Monday, 20 July, 1747. — This day I wont with my wife and niece 
 Bering to Tunbridge Wells, my wife being advised by Dr. Wilmot to 
 use those waters for the recovery of her stomach and spirits, 
 
 Friday, 30 Aug (sic.) — We returned from Tunbridge to Charlton and 
 found no good from the waters. 
 
 With this entry the diary ends abruptly. Lard Egmont died on 
 May 1st, 1748. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 319 
 
 On the last page of the volume occur the following memoranda : 
 
 George Evans, Esq., at Laxton, near Stamford, Northamptonshire. 
 (*Capt. Tailfer at the " Angel and Bible," the corner of White's Alley, 
 Chancery Lane). 
 
 Mr. Wotton, Attorney, in Bedford Street, Covernt Garden. Capt. 
 Tailfer, at Mr. Read's, the sign of " Sir Walter Raleigh's Head," 
 near the Watch house, Cliancery Lane. 
 
 Mr. Whaley, at Norton, near Galby, by the Harborow Bag, 
 Leicestershire. 
 
 Mr. Keys, collector of the King's ground rent in Palmall, lives in 
 King's Street, by Monsr. Foubert. 
 
 Mr. Tho. Beach, his chambers under Counsellor Annesley's. 
 
 The post for France goes Thursday and Mondays from London and 
 there is a penny to be paid. 
 
 Dr. Mortimer, Secretary to the Royal Society, in Dartmouth Street, 
 W^estminster. 
 
 Mr. William Smith, Attorney, in Carey Street, corner of Sheer Lane. 
 
 N.B. — Old 4 per cent, annuities are transferred on Mondays, Wed- 
 nesdays and Fridays. 
 
 Mr. W^heatley, at the "Three Black Lions," a man's mercer, the 
 corner of Norfolk Street. 
 
 Robert Graham, Esq., and Lady Londonderry, at Southamborrow, 
 near Odam, Hampshire. 
 
 Tho. Worsley, Esq., at Hovington, near Malton, Yorkshire. 
 
 On Friday the aimuities, 3 per cent., of the year 1726 are transferred. 
 
 Jo. Lidgbyrd, Esq., Justice of the Peace at Greenwich. 
 
 Mr. Cox came to read prayers, Sunday, 13 Oct., 1745. 
 
 On Monday the 14th Oct., 1745, I acquainted Mr. Lamb by letter 
 that my niece Bering would be of age that day sennit, and desired the 
 Earl of Salisbury would take notice that I demanded the 2,500/. he 
 owes. 
 
 Mr. Benjamin Martin lives in Bond Street, near the tavern. 
 
 * This entry was subsequently erased. 
 
DIARY OF THE FIRST VISCOUJNT PKROIVAL. 321 
 
 APPENDIX I 
 
 (B.M. Add. MSS., 17,720) 
 
 [This manuscript, now in modern binding, was acquired by the 
 Trustees of the British Museum by purchase from Thomas Rodd, 
 bookseller, in March, 1849. It is evidently one of a series of quarto 
 manuscript books prior in date to the foho series among Lord Egmont's 
 MSS., of which the main part of this and the whole of the two previous 
 volumes consist. Attention was called to it by a letter which 
 appeared in The Times Literary Supplement of 18 August, 1921, 
 from Dr. W. H. Grattan Flood.— Ed.] 
 
 Diary.— From 1 Jan., 1728-9 to 6 Feb., 172a-9.* 
 
 Wednesday, 1 Jan., 1728-9 — I begm this year, in tolerable health, 
 as is that of my family, blessed be God, only the habit of the cholick 
 is still upon my wife, who now has a regular course of taking lodanura, 
 three pills every day to keep the pain under which amounts to the 
 value of about 45 drops. 
 
 2 Jan., Thursday — To-day Sir James Taubin and Counsellor Forster 
 came to dine with me and return'd at night. I had writ to the latter 
 for his opinion relating to Dr. Moore's request made me, as may be 
 seen in the last year's journal, viz., that I would draw from the bond 
 he gave the Trustees of his children in Ireland for 900Z. of the principal 
 money. To-day he brought me his opinion agreeing to Counsellor 
 Annesley's opinion on the same subject. I had put my question 
 whether that act of the Trustees in Ireland was not a breach of trust 
 in these words, " A.B. had a legacy left to his children by their grand- 
 father, who settled it on Trustees out of the power of A.B. his son. 
 Some of the Trustees being apphed to by A.B. lent him part of the 
 legacy money upon his bond. 
 
 Qy. could they lawfully do it, and was it a breach of trust or not ? 
 
 I am of opinion that the Trustees could not lawfully take such bond, 
 not being a sufficient and proper security ; and that it is a breach of 
 trust which will make them liable to pay the money themselves if 
 there should be any deficiency. 
 
 Saml. Forster." 
 
 Thus I am justified in not consenting to Dr. Moore's unreasonable 
 request : and was not wrong in answering his last letter, that I would 
 decline the trust. 
 
 * The spelling has been modernised except in the names. 
 
322 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 1-4 
 
 Before and at dinner the company discoursed of the Ostend 
 Company. Sir James Taubin who had been several years captain of 
 a ship in the East India company's service, said that if it had not been 
 for the avarice of some particular assistants of the India company, 
 there had been none set up at Ostend ; that at the time that design 
 was forming, the Emperor found himself nmch pressed by the interest 
 of 8 per cent due for the money lent on the Silesia loan, and he then 
 offered, if the creditors would take 6 percent, instead of 8, he would 
 not erect that company. Sir Gilbert Heathcote and the rest who had 
 advanced that money, could not digest taking 6 p. cent, after tasting 
 the sweet of 8, and refused to abate, which determined the Emperor 
 to go on with that design which ever since gave us so much trouble, 
 and still continues to do, and is like to bring all Europe into a war. 
 For tho' the Emperor is since brought into a peaceful temper, yet 
 Spain had laid hold of the opportunity of our variance to strike in 
 with him and resume their claim in Gibraltar, and is now arming as 
 if they intend for war as soon as their galleons with their riches arrive 
 in Europe and enable them. 
 
 At the time we were at the highest pitch of variance with the Emperor, 
 which was in the reign of his late Majesty, his Majesty signified in his 
 speech to ParUament that in the treaty between the Emperor and 
 King of Spain, there was a secret article that the Emperor should 
 concur to settle the Pretender here. The Emperor, when he heard 
 
 it, openly denied it, and sent a sharp remonstrance to the Count , 
 
 his ambassador at our Court, with orders to deUver it with his own 
 hands to the our King {sic ), but at the same time caused it to be 
 printed and given to the leading men of both Houses of Parhament and 
 of the City, as distrusting that the Eling would not acquaint his people 
 with the contents, which in substance was that it was false that he 
 ever agreed to any such article. The Ambassador, judging that if he 
 acquainted the Ministry, Lord Townsend, etc. with his orders, that 
 they would not permit him to have an audience, put on a gay counten- 
 ance, and told them he had something to deliver to the King that was 
 for the service of our nation. This gained him an audience, but when 
 the King read the memorial it put him into such a passion that he laid 
 his hand on his sword, but reason came instantly to his aid, and he 
 only dismissed the ambassador with some sharp expressions. It 
 was taken very ill that the Emperor should in this manner appeal as 
 it were to the people against their King, but in some time the sharpness 
 on both sides abated, and matters were so far reconciled, that last May 
 a treaty was concluded by which our East India company were at 
 liberty to take any Ostend ships they should find going to the Indies 
 or China. In persuance of which the company have added 40 men 
 to each ship of their own and given proper directions. 
 
 Wo talked of the King of Prussia's unsteady behaviour, and of his 
 barbarously caning an officer at the head of his regiment ; the story 
 is well known. The Otficer loo.sing all conunand of himself at the 
 disgrace, drew his pistol and pointing it at his head, cry 'd — " A vous, 
 mais vous etes mon Roy J' then firing his pistol in the air, he immediately 
 took the other and shot himself dead on the spot. Mr. Foster said 
 an English Colonel exprest his resentment on a like occasion much 
 better than by killing himself. King WilUam in one of his passages 
 
FIRST VISCOUNT PKRCIVAL. 323 
 
 1728-9. 
 
 to Holland was attended on by this Colonel, and being out of humour, 
 kicked the Colonel's shins. The Colonel immediately fell a kicking 
 a seaman that was near. The Kmg ask'd him what he meant by it, 
 " Sir," he repUed, " I kick where I dare do it " ; which was telUng 
 the King that he would not have kicked as good a man as himself. 
 But every man knows the superlative courage of that great Prince, 
 and that the officer only said this to procure such satisfaction for the 
 affront as he was capable of giving himself. 
 
 Mr. Forster advised me that in order to get Edward Russel's Uberty, 
 who has lain so long in jail for sentence to transportation on account 
 of running goods of which he stands convicted, that Mr. Medcalf, 
 SoUcitor of the Customs, has promised the Commissioner will not 
 oppose my procuring it : so that the method will be to speak to Mr. 
 Jessop, secretary of the Treasury, to write to the Attorney General, 
 Sir Philip York, that it is the Treasury's intention Russel should be let 
 out and therefore that he should not oppose it when moved for in 
 court, upon which Mr. Forster will make a motion for his liberty and 
 the judges will not oppose it. The Comissioners of the Customs are 
 contented to take Russel's own bond for not running goods again. 
 
 This day brother Parker went down to Arwarton, and I received 
 a letter from him that he had writ to several of our friends to prepare 
 a petition to the Court of King's Bench for a mandamus to go to a new 
 election. I writ him word that I had already writ that they should 
 petition him and me against the Freemen's design to get the charter 
 broken and desire us to prevent it, and that such a petition would 
 show that the corporation are not desirous to part with their charter. 
 
 1728-9, Friday, 3 Jan. — To-day Parson Curtis sent me privately a 
 copy of the Freemen's petition to Dr. Frederick to dissolve the charter 
 that they may have a right to vote in elections. He writ me that 
 it was sent to Mr. Heath, and signed by 70 hands, and that Mr. Leathes 
 was designed to back it and Sir Will. Tompson to concern himself in 
 it. The two former were at Harwich and made interest last election 
 to be chose. 'Tis absurdly worded and every way ridiculous. How- 
 ever I writ to Br. Bering that the Prince might be told I was coming 
 to town and desired I might have an audience with him on that head. 
 
 4, Saturday. — I had a letter from Br. Dering that Col. Schutz 
 (who as Privy Purse and 3rd Gentleman of the Bedchamber) has the 
 charge of delivering petitions to the Prince, had been informed by 
 him of the design to petition his R. Highness to move the King to 
 break our Harwich charter, and Col. Schutz undertook the Prince 
 should answer that he did not concern himself in those matters. My 
 brother writ me also that the Princess Royal asked when I came to 
 town, and expressed concern that I had again the ague, also that 
 Capt. Demaresque, of Harwich, had a sloop given him by the Admiralty, 
 and his packet boat conferred on his mate : Demaresque is now no 
 longer under the influence of PhiUpson and 'tis to be seen if he will 
 vote no longer under his direction. ComwalUs and Page writ me that 
 Mr. Baker desired the Corporation to meet to communicate my letter 
 to them, wherein I advised their petitioning my brother and me to 
 oppose the Freemen's petition. 
 
 The British Journal of this day, or Censor, pretended to be writ by 
 one Roger Manby, Esq., but pubUshed by a writer for Sir Robert 
 Walpole, and supposed to be dictated by him on extraordinary 
 
324 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 4-10 
 
 occasions, contains a clear succinct account of the grounds of the 
 present disagreement among princes of Europe, and deserves to be 
 kept and read more than once. 
 
 5, Sunday. — I read two sermons of Dr. Donne's (who was Dean of 
 St. Paul's) upon the text 1 Cor., 15, 29. " P^ise what shall do that 
 are baptized from the dead ? " etc., which deserves to read more than 
 once. He shews the several ways of explaining that ditlicult verse, 
 and in the former one argues very learned against purgatory. 
 
 Monday, 6 Jan., 1728-9. — We returned to to\vn for the winter and 
 dined with Br. Dering. The Prince exceeding gracious to him. At 
 night John Smith, one of the late elected burgesses of Harwich, a 
 fisherman, came to see me with a friend of his acquaintance. I look 
 on those of the corporation who come to see me as persons who desire 
 to be thought my friends. He gave me his hand and promised he 
 would be for my interest. He had not seen the petition of the Freemen 
 of Harwich. I told him it called the members of the corporation a 
 parcel of beggarly and ignorant fellows, and that they were only the 
 considerable and discreet part of the town. He said, Phihpson he 
 knew very well, and served formerly in the packets ; that he put him 
 to the loss of a voyage which was above 30l. because being set up he 
 had not qualified within the Une required by law, and Philipson 
 threatened him that if he acted he would forfeit 500L, so he stayed in 
 the town to communicate, and then was sworn in, 22 agst. 2. He 
 said, Richard PhiU])ps is my hearty friend, and I find he is intimate 
 with Clements and Page. He said our friends will stick close together. 
 
 Tuesday, 7 Jan. — To-day I went to the Court ; the Prince asked 
 after my late illness, what place I served for, and after brother Parker. 
 Brother Percival and Dering dined with us and Dr. Couraye. In the 
 evening young Botmar, Mrs. Schutz, and Mr. Donellan and daughter 
 came to see us. All agreed never to have felt so very cold a 
 day, 80 great, that I acquainted the Prince the small birds dropt 
 do\vn dead in our garden at Charlton, which is true. At Court, I 
 saw Brigadier St. Hipolite, that worthy old acquaintance of 
 mine since my travels at Turin. He told me I was the only one 
 would take notice of him here of all the English that passed through 
 Turin when he was there : which I was sorry to hear, for he was ex- 
 tremely serviceable and obUging to all, and deserved a better return, 
 having been commandant of the citadel of Turin when besieged by 
 the French the year before my arrival, and there behaved himself 
 80 as to be a favourite of the Duke, tho' a Protestant. 
 
 This morning I had a letter from my Deputy Recorder, that Philip- 
 son, taking advantage of my desiring a petition from the Corporation 
 of Harwich to oppose the Freemen's petition lately mentioned, had 
 artfully prevailed on the members to sign one of his drawing up, which 
 rather confirmed the Freemen's i)etition than discouraged it, but he 
 writes that on Monday following he would go to Harwich and get 
 them to sign a petition after a better form according to the heads I 
 had sent the Corporation. I writ this account to Br. Parker. 
 
 Wednesday, 8. — I went to Mr. Scroop at the Treasury to remind 
 him of PMwd. Russel's affairs ; ho desired me to tell Counsellor Foster 
 to let him know what he should write to the Attorney General upon 
 it, and he would do it. He promised to dine with me Saturday next. 
 I had letters from Br. Parker, C(>rnwallis and Richard Philipps. 
 
FIRST VISCOUNT PERCIVAL. 32b 
 
 1728-9 
 
 Thursday, 9. — 1 visited Horace Walpole and his Lady whom I 
 invited to dine with nie next Tuesday. 1 went to Counsellor Annesley 
 and Counsellor Forster, upon the Harwich affair. The same night I 
 writ to Br. Parker that attested copy of clauses in our charter relating 
 to the present dispute would be sufficient without producing the 
 charter itself, and that the affidavit to be made in court touch ing the 
 want of a mayor should run, that Lucas refused being sworn in 
 because he had not qualified by taking the Sacrament in time. I also 
 writ to Richard Philips that I could not serve his brother Samuel in 
 recommending him to be mate to Capt. Fuller because of our variance 
 with the Post Office, who must be apphed to on that account. I 
 heard this night that Mr. Burton to whose daughter Mr. Phihpson 
 married his son, is dead. He was Commissioner of the Navy, to 
 which he rose from a clerk, and being a man in the interest of the 
 Government was a main support of Phihpson. 
 
 When with Mr. Annesley he acquamted me that he had been in- 
 formed that my Lady Rook had said he gave his opinion formerly 
 mentioned that the Irish Trustees were guilty of a breach of trust to 
 Dr. Moore her husband, because he put in for the rich hving ol Wiggan 
 at the same time that young Annesley made interest for it : but his 
 father protested to me that he did not so much as know that Dr. 
 Moore had an aim to it. He told me, morever, that the Dr. injured 
 himself extremely by his violent passions, and has lost the succession 
 to his nephew's estate, the present E. of Drogheda, who received a 
 letter from the Dr. that he was an ignorant boy and ought not to be 
 trusted with so large an estate, but should settle it out of his power 
 inunediately in case he should have no children, according to the 
 desire of his late brother expressed in his will. This Lord was 
 80 incensed at it, that knowing his brother's desire was no obhgation 
 in law, he immediately made his will, and has given it to Dr. Moore's 
 children, passing by his imcle, and in case of their death and failure 
 of issue, upon the younger brother of the doctor. 
 
 The Prince was last night to see a new play of Cibber, which being 
 damn'd the first night, he prevailed that the Prince should come to it 
 in hopes his presence would save it : but the audience without any 
 regard to who was there made such a scandalous noise of hissing, 
 talking and cat-calhng, that for two acts not a word could be heard. 
 The Prince went unwillingly and came away very much dissatisfied. 
 
 Friday, 10th Jan.- — I went to all the Levees, and at night for the 
 first time to the night drawing room of the Princesses. None spoke 
 to me at any of the courts but Princess Ameha. My br. Dering thought 
 ill offices had been done me by some who knew I had twice received 
 audiences of the Queen to recommend him to be about the Prince ; 
 and nothing ;s more likely, for mmisters can't endure that any should 
 have access to their Princes but thro' their canal, or owe their places 
 but to their application, because they think it dangerous to have persons 
 about their master who are not seriously attached to themselves. 
 Lady Rook and Dr. Couraye dined with me. She said not a word of the 
 Trustee affair. In the evening came in Sir Ed. Knatchbull ; who I 
 learn has lately been to see his sister Rook for the first time these 
 many years. She told him she hoped, now he found the way, she 
 hoped he would come often : he said he would, but it should be while 
 Dr. Moore was not in town, for he would never see him. 'Tis a strange 
 
326 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Jan. 10-14 
 thincc that neither the Dr.'s father would leave him any thing nor his 
 mother the Countess who Uied last year and had much to give, neither 
 his o\m brother visit him, nor his nephews put him in the succession 
 to their estate. 
 
 At night, I received a letter from my deputy Recorder that he had 
 taken proper measures for the 7nandami(s, and got an affidavit, and 
 that he would be in to^\^l the 22 inst. at farthest. He enclosed to me 
 a better petition (if I may call it so) to my brother Parker and me to 
 oppose the Freemen's petition, than what he writ me before, for it 
 makes us great comphments, expressing that they could not shew 
 their loyalty to the government better than by chusing us their 
 representatives. Phihpson, Dean and Bickerton were in the hall with 
 the rest but refused to sign it, and Rudland, Cole, with old Capt. 
 Wimple, refused to meet : Ohver and Jennings, young Lucas and 
 Cockerill were absent. The remaining 22 signed. 
 
 The following table shows how the matter went, as hkewise the 
 present state of the corporation with respect to our interest there. 
 
 Present and SJigned. 
 
 1. Giles Baker, Aid., 
 D. 
 
 2. Walter Batten, D. 
 
 3. Cyprian Bridge, 
 my brother Par- 
 ker's tenant. 
 
 4 Jo. Coleman, Tide 
 sui'veyor. 
 
 5. Phil. Cornwallis, 
 Aid., our kinsman. 
 
 6. James Clements. 
 
 7. Jo. Demaresque, 
 Capt. of a packet 
 signed by attorney. 
 
 8. Uavis (Griffith). 
 Land Survej-or. 
 
 9. Will Godfrey, 
 gunner of Lan- 
 guard Fort. 
 
 10. Old Capt. Lucas, 
 Alderman. 
 
 IL J. Newell, my 
 brother Parker's 
 tenant. 
 
 12. Tho. Osbum, 
 Alderman, depends 
 on the Post Office. 
 
 13. Rob. Page. 
 
 14. Tho. Peck, Post- 
 master. 
 
 15. J. Philips, Capt, 
 of the Custom 
 House Sloop. 
 
 IC. Will. Philips. 
 
 17. Rich. Phihps. 
 
 18. Will. RicUman, D. 
 
 19. Cha. Rayner, D. 
 
 20. II.. Stevens, Capt. 
 of PackeLs, E. 
 
 21. Jo. Smith. 
 
 22. Young Wimple, 
 Capt. of the 
 Packets, K. 
 
 Out of Town. 
 
 1. Jo. Jennings, E, 
 or at least D. 
 
 2. Young, Capt. 
 Lucy, master of 
 a packet. 
 
 3. Jo. Oliver, E. 
 
 4. Cockerill, brother- 
 in-law to Baker, E. 
 
 E. Signifies declared 
 
 enemies. 
 D. Doubtful. 
 
 In town, but would 
 
 not meet their 
 brethren on this 
 occasion. 
 
 1. Cole, Aldennan, 
 E. 
 
 2. Rudland, Alder- 
 man, E. 
 
 3. Old Capt. Wimple, 
 E, C. Alderman. 
 
 Present, but would 
 not sign. 
 
 1. Bickerton, clerk 
 to the agent 
 Philipson, E. 
 
 2. Dean, E. 
 
 3. The Agent 
 Philipson, E. 
 
FIRST VISCOUNT PERCIVAL. 32t 
 
 1*728-9 
 
 Saturday, 11th Jan. — Cousin Southwell, Mr. Scroop, Secretary to 
 the Treasury, Sir Jo. Evelyn, Mr. Walker, both Commissioners of the 
 Customs, together with br. Dering, dined with me. 
 
 Mr. Beareroft writ me to speak Col. Schutz to get him made chaplain 
 to the Prince. I spoke to Aug. Schutz, the Colonel not being in town ; 
 he said his brother had already given his hst in amongst which were 
 two relations of his wife's : that the Prince said he could do nothmg 
 without the Queen, that he gave her the hst and she bid him not 
 promise any, for the top nobility would be applying for the friends 
 and must be obhged. I writ Mr. Beareroft word of it, and advised his 
 applyhig by the Governours of the Charter house as a proper way, he 
 being chaplain there. I was this morning to see Marquis la Foret 
 and Consul Will. Finch, the latter not at home. The former gave me 
 a long account of the Prince's journey to England, their Ukelihood of 
 being lost on a marsh, which being covered with snow, was taken for 
 plain ground, but proved to be water and ice, which broke with the 
 first voiture that led the way. Their chance of falhng from a dyke 
 in Holland into one of the canals, their going from Helversluice in 
 a small boat, thro' the ice to reach the Packet boat, etc. He said he 
 complained to the King of Phihpson, who having discovered the 
 Prince was landed sent immediately an express of it to his friends in 
 London, which defeated a pleasure the Prince had conceived to surprise 
 the Kmg with his sight even before he could know he was landed. 
 When La Foret saw that, he sent an express immediately to Baron 
 Hattoff, but the express, instead of obeying his discretion, left the 
 letter at the Post Office. 
 
 I find Walker has no opinion of Phihpson who he told me was an 
 ordinary seaman in the packets at the siege of Namur, and turned out 
 for idleness, but afterwards got in and rose to be mate from whence 
 he got a boat, that he was an insolent fellow, etc. 
 
 Simday 12. — Service at home. Then went to Court, during which 
 time Sir Tho. Hanmer came to see me. Lord Mount] oy and my Lady 
 his mother dined with us, and Br. Dering. Mr. Woolley came to desire 
 I would get the D. of Somerset spoke to for his interest as a Govt. 
 of the Charterhouse, that the Uving of Balsam in Cambridgeshire 
 which belongs to the Charterhouse may be conferred on him. 
 
 Monday, 13 Jany., 1728-9. — Went to see Col. Launay who was 
 abroad. He is a favourite of the Prince and I made acquaintance 
 with him on that account. 
 
 Auguste Schutz and his lady, Danl. Dering, D. Tessier, Dr. Couraye 
 dined with me. Coll. Schutz came in and I sj^oke to him in favour of 
 Mr. Beareroft, he told me I was too late for he had given in his hst, 
 but he as a friend advised him to make interest with the Bi. of Bangor, 
 Dr. Sherlock, whose recommendation the Queen would rely on sooner 
 than any one's else. I writ Mr. Beareroft word of it. 
 
 At night br. Parker writ to Danl. Dering, he was got safe 
 from Harwich where he lay a night and entertained : that Lucas will 
 be chose again ; that the opposite party look very blank, and that 
 Fuller, the new capt. of the packet, has taken Wickham for his mate, 
 a brother in law of the Phihpses, a violent Tory, and declared enemy of 
 my brother's and mine. 
 
 Monday, 14. — I did not stir out in the morning. Mr. Walpole and 
 
328 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Jan. 14-21 
 his Ladv and Br. Dorinc dined witli me. They stayed till near 
 seven o'cloclc. \\ hen they went 1 visited Sister Dering. 
 
 Wednesday, 15. — To-day I returned the visit,s of Br. Percival, Sir The. 
 Ilannier, Ld. Lusani, Mr. Bazil, Sir Ed. KnatchbuU and Mr. Dawney : 
 called on Sir Gustavus Humes and Lady Kook. My son renewed his 
 learning at Foubert's Academy. Coll. Schutz, his lady, and Mrs. 
 Blackiston his mother, Mr. Bearcroft, Mr. Wolley and br. Dering dined 
 with me. I learn'd that Dr. Sherlock, Bish. of Bangor and almoner 
 to the Pr. of A\'ales, had given a hst of chaplains to the Pr. of Wales : 
 that the Prince said he had no objection but he nmst acquaint the 
 Queen with it. That the Bisho]) at the same time had applied on 
 the like account to my Ld. Townsend, who making objections to the 
 persons named in the hst, the Bishop in conclusion told him there 
 could be no objection unless that they were men of worth. That "tis 
 pretty certain none of his nomination will be admitted, they being 
 mostly noted tories, besides that the Queen, tho' she has a good opinion 
 of the Bishop, is wholly governed by the Ministry. 
 
 Thursday, 16 Jan. — To-day I went to the Prince's Court. Also to 
 Sir Robert Walpole's. Capt. Demaresque found me out, and thanked 
 me for the part he thought I had in his preferment to a sloop which 
 he says will be worth to him 500/. a year, and afterwards a man-of-war. 
 He promised to take Samuel PhiUps, a brother of Sir Richard Phihps, for 
 mate in case the capt. of the sloop before him takes with him his mate. 
 He told me Battney, our deserter, is made mate to the new packet 
 Capt., Mr. Fuller, and that Phihpson writ up to the Post Master General 
 to recommend him. He said that not above 20 persons signed the 
 Freemen's petition, but they put a great number of hands more without 
 the knowledge of them, and that () or 7 intend at the Chelmsford Assizes 
 for Essex to prosecute theiu for counterfeiting their hands. I wTit 
 all this to Br. Parker. Br. Percival, Cos. Fortrey and Miss Middleton 
 dined with us. At night I went to the Crown tavern to hear the 
 musick which the Gentlemen of the King's Chapel have every foit- 
 night there, being an attempt to restore ancient church nmsick. 
 
 Friday, 17. — I went to see Mr. Schutz and Mr. Lumley whom I saw 
 at Tundbridge. Then to Counsellor Annesley upon an answer I am 
 to give to a chancery bill agst. me and others touching the dispute 
 between Crone and Crofts for some acres belonging to their farms 
 which the first demands and the other refuses to give up. Crofts, 
 being served with an ejectment, is the plaintiff. 1 also went to see 
 Mr. Medcalf in Essex Street, solicitor of the Customs, to coinmence an 
 acquaintance which may be useful to me with my Harwich folks. 
 
 I acquainted both Counsellor Annesley and Counsellor Foster with 
 the passionate words used by Agent Philipson in Court the day that 
 Capt. Lucas refused to be sworn in: namely, that "now, gentlemen, 
 you are without a mayor, a magistrate or constable, and you may go 
 logerheads as soon as you please." They both said he might be 
 prosecuted for them. 
 
 Saturday, 18 Jan. — I went to Counsellor Annesley's and declared 
 on my honour the answer I made to Crofts' bill in Chancery, to be all 
 I knew of the matter of the suit depending between him and Crone, 
 and it was sealed up and delivered to Dr. Clayton, one of the Com- 
 missioners apjiointed to receive it. 
 
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 I called Kobiii Moore and then went to a nioetmg of the nieuiber.s 
 of the Royal Academy of Miisick : where we agieed to prosecute the 
 subscribers who have uot yet paid : also to permit Hydeger and 
 Hendle to carry on operas without disturbance for 5 years and to lend 
 them for that time our scenes, machines, clothes, instruments, fur- 
 niture, etc. It all past off in a great hurry, and there was not above 
 20 there. 
 
 Dr. Couraye dined Avith me. 
 
 I writ to Will. Philips that 1 could not recommend his brother 
 Samuel Phihps to be mate to Capt. Fuller of the packet but obtained 
 a promise from Capt. Uemaresque to take him his mate in his new 
 sloop in case the former Capt. carries off his mate, which would be a 
 better thing. 
 
 I writ to Coimsellor Loyd to consult Serjt. Morley as soon as lie 
 comes to town about suing for a mandamus. Writ also to Madame 
 la Merangere at Paris a letter of comphment. 
 
 Sunday, 19 Jany.— Went with my family to St. James' Church 
 where Dr. Clark made an excellent sermon against swearing. A\^ent 
 afterwards to court. Dr. Couraye dined with me. 
 
 Monday, 20.--The Prince's birthday was kept at St. James', and a 
 great crowd was there, but it was remarked that the guns did not 
 fire. There dined with me, Br. Dering, Coll. Dawnay, Mr. Aug. 
 Schutz, the two Mistress Schutz and Dr. Couraye. Li the afternoon 
 came m Mr. BigUerbeck, and we had a sort of ball, miforeseen. 
 
 Afterwards my daughter went to court, where she danced, and I w^ent 
 to our weekly concert. 
 
 Tuesday, 21.— Dr. Clayton dehvered my answer to Crofts' bill in 
 Chancery, sealed up, to Mr. Bindon who goes speedily for Ireland. 
 This Bindon was a broker merchant and afterwards took to practicing 
 the Law. He is a man of plausible behaviour and good sense. We 
 discoursed on several topics that relate to Ireland. One of his notions 
 is that Ireland would flourish more if we permitted the Papists to take 
 leases of hves, and purchase lands, for now we drive them hito trade, 
 and almost all the money of the kingdom is in their hands. They are 
 the greatest traders and especially the greatest runners of prohibited 
 goods, to the ruin of the fair traders who are generally Protestants. 
 He said that giving them a lasting property in the land would make 
 them for their interest become good subjects tho' not good Protestants, 
 and separate members of them, especially the more substantial sort, 
 from the rest, that the purchases they made would be by them defended 
 against all ancient claims of Popish proprietors, and so all the 
 Protestant tenures would be supported by the Papists themselves. 
 He said he heard a very intelhgent Papist say they would worm the 
 Protestant tenants out of their farms, for they M'ould outbid them, 
 and underhve them. That the great price lately given for land was 
 occasioned by their high proffers, not but that we have in truth more 
 money in the kingdom than 500,000^. current cash, which is not a true 
 account tho' generally taken for such. He said the disproportion 
 between the value of Irish silver coin and of Irish gold coin is so great 
 that in a few years Ireland will not have any silver left, for the mer- 
 chants get 1^ per cent, by paying their balance of trade with England 
 in silver specie, which must necessarily drain that kingdom, and cause 
 a certain stagnation of trade. 
 
330 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Jan. 21 
 This day the Parliament met and Sir Geo. Oxendcn moved the 
 address of thanks wliicli lie gave the heads of, and Mr. Chetwvnd 
 seconded him. Korinerly County Gentlemen, for the better appear- 
 ance, did it, of late years they are Gentlemen of Employment. The 
 Gentlemen who sjwke on the Court side were : Sir Geo. Oxenden, 
 Walt. Chetwvnid, Sir Edmund Bac(»n, Mr. Serle. Mr. Tomj)son, Sir 
 Robert Walpole, Sir John Isles, Ambass. Stanhope, Sir Will. Strick- 
 land. Mr. Dan vers. Those agst. the Court were : Sir Wilfred 
 Lawson, Capt. Vernon, Mr. Brampton, Mr. Geers, Mr. Oglethorp, 
 Mr. Norris, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Perry, Danl. Poultney, Will. Pulteney, 
 Mr. Shippen, Sir Will. Windham, Mr. Sands, Sir Joseph Jekyl. 
 
 There was a debate on tliose heads of address wliich held till 7 o'clock, 
 and ended in a division, not upon the heads, but on the wording an 
 additional instruction for the committee who were to prepare the 
 address. The King had not specifically mentioned the care of our 
 trade in his speech, and Mr. Bernard, City Member, urged it was fit 
 the House should in their address prouiise to support his Majesty in 
 his measures to restore the commerce of the kingdom. But the 
 King had in more general words included his intention to take care 
 of our trade, which being so understood, it was not thought necessary 
 in the heads of our address to be more particular as to our trade than 
 his Majesty had himself exprest. However Sir Robert Walpole said, 
 that he would come into Mr. Bernard's motion with a Uttle alteration, 
 namely, the striking out of the word " restore,'" and putting "secure'' 
 in its place : " for," said he, " ' restore impUes it is lost, which cannot 
 be said on account of a few ships being taken by the Spaniards." He 
 said he did not see this was at all necessary, the preliminary articles 
 having expressly provided for this matter, and Commissioners bemg 
 ap^winted to settle all demands of satisfaction for ships taken on either 
 side, as had been done in 1721, but since the city desired it, he was 
 content in the manner he proposed to make Mr. Bernard's motion 
 part of the address ; but whereas after our general assurances to 
 support his Majesty in his measures, this motion was proposed to 
 come in with the words and therefore, he said these words axd therefore 
 ought to be left out, because it restrained the assurances of support we 
 gave his Majesty to that single point of our commerce, which might 
 make Spain think we had less concern for maintaining Gibraltar 
 than we have, and that provided we had restitution of the ships and 
 effects they had taken for 3 years past, we should be easier in the other 
 demands they made upon us. 
 
 The debate on leaving out the words and therefore was after some 
 time given up : but the House divided on leaving out the word restore, 
 and the Tories, who insisted on keeping it in and went out, were 87 
 against 249. Several sharp things were said in the debate against 
 the Ministry on one hand, and against the libels in Mists and Fogs 
 journals and the ('raftsman. Mr. Will. Pulteney said ho could not 
 api)rove many things in our address which seemed to justify the 
 measures had been taken and pursued, for ho thought them entirely 
 wrong, and that we were in a very bad situation both at home aiul 
 abroad. However ho had such duty and regard for the King, that ho 
 woukl have the Address go unanimously and be looked on as words 
 of form that did not bind the House horn debating on a proper day to 
 be appointed, on every one of those heads of the Address. 
 
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 1728-9 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole answered that he could not agree the Address 
 was matter purely of form, for we there promised to support his Majesty 
 which he hoped would be done effectually. However, he was far from 
 thinking it ought t;) tie up gentlemen's liands from debating those 
 matters, that he knew the measures and proceedings taken were so 
 well to be defended, if others would but apprehend them right and 
 could understand them, that if that gentleman did not make good his 
 words of desiring a day to consider them, he would himself call on 
 him to do it. Mr. Shippen, who is always foul nu)uthed, dropt some 
 resentment against Mr. Pulteney for agreeing to the heads of the 
 Address after declaring he did not approve them, and added that he 
 had often seen desires of appointing days to examine the state of 
 the nation and afterwards the gentlemen who moved them (meaning 
 Pulteney) were strangely softened and nothing came of it. He would 
 not say Mr. Pulteney was now softened, not now, now, said he with 
 an emphasis, which made the House laugh. (It nmst be noted that 
 a report had been lately, that Pulteney would be sent to the Tower 
 for his Craftsmen). He'commended Mr. Vernon for remarks he made 
 on the instructions given Admiral Hozier for hindering the flota and 
 galleons from coming out, where he shewed no sea officer could have been 
 consulted in preparing them. He took notice of what the King says 
 of discontents at home and our answer thereto, and concluded our 
 Ministers abroad must be very sorry arguers if a Craftsman or weekly 
 journal could have so much influence in the Spanish and Imperial 
 Courts as to render their negotiations ineffectual. Several motions 
 were made, one by Mr Oglethorp to adjourn the debate to to-morrow, 
 it being the ancient manner to take time to consider upon answers 
 to speech from the Throne, and this requiring it more particularly 
 on account of the length and variety of the several heads and the 
 importance of them, 
 
 Mr Norris, son to Admiral Norris, moved the King should be 
 addressed to break his alhance with France and to make peace with 
 Spain, the trade of which is of so much importance to us, whereas 
 history shews that at all times the sincerity of the French has been 
 doubtful and their alhances pernicious. 
 
 Sir Wilfrid Lawson who began the debate against the heads of our 
 Address spoke to the same purpose, and that it could not be forgiven 
 the Ministry that when Vienna and Madrid courted our mediation to 
 make up the differences between them two, we refused it, and lost the 
 opportunity of holding the balance of Europe, and then flying our- 
 selves into the hands of France, who have ravished that honour from 
 us ; and should things come to a rupture, will never break with Spain, 
 but leave us to ourselves. 
 
 I omit many other things that passed in the debate, only one passage 
 in Capt. Vernon's speech which caused a general laugh. He was 
 representing the danger of our alliance with France, both as to the 
 security of our commerce and government, that France, dealing in the 
 very commodities we do ourselves, namely, the woollen manufacture, 
 'twas a jest to think she will advantageous us that way by the mediation 
 of peace, which seems to be thrown into her hands ; and as to our 
 Government, history shews their ancient hatred to us, and the fatality 
 of being alUed to that false nation which ever undid her best alUes. 
 
332 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 21-25. 
 " Now," said he, " as to the Pretender to our Crown, he is so incon- 
 sid'-'iable an animal that nobody thinks of him except perhaps the 
 French, and 1 am persuaded they are so far from intendin<i to defend 
 us against him if lu' had ever any new thou<:;ht to revive his claim, 
 that they would rather help him over, being well assured they could 
 afterwards remove the animal, and then they would give him a kick 
 and tell him, ' get you out for you're son of a whore, we are the 
 lawful heir.' 
 
 Wednesday, 22 Jan. -Went to see John French of Maidstone and 
 Ladv Rook. Then to the House where we agreed to the Address. 
 
 Dined at Sister Doring's who is relapsed, very ill. I can't find Dr. 
 Hollin. though the most eminent of our physicians, knows what to 
 do \\ith her. 
 
 Thursday, 23rd. — Visited Cousin Southwell and Br. Percival, did 
 not go to the House. At night a great assembly at our house of cards 
 and mascpieraders. The Prince came in a mask, and also many 
 of the highest (luahty ; others were out of mask, as the Duke of 
 Norfolk, etc. There were computed three or four hundred. The 
 Prince was in a rich Hungarian dress. He told my wife they had 
 no such fine houses as hers in Hungary : she said she could not beheve 
 it since she saw such rich and fine Hungarian gentlemen. The good- 
 ness of the company was remarked and no impertinences happened. 
 She had ordered the servants to desire everyone that came in mask to 
 shew their masquerade tickets or that one of the company they came 
 with would be pleased to t<3ll his or her name, which none but five or 
 six refused. The same night Counsellor Forster ^\Tit me about 
 Russell's affair, and sent me the draft of a Treasury order to the 
 Attorney General to accept Russell's own bail for ])leading the King's 
 general pardon at next assizes. Md. Counsellor Richard Loyd, u)y 
 deputy recorder, lives in Essex Court : go througJi Paulsgrave Head 
 Court, the first door on the right hand, two pairs of stairs. 
 
 Friday, 24 Jan. — Counsellor Loyd came to see me. He shewed 
 m(^ the affidavits ajid clauses of our charter necessary to produce in 
 court, and will use Mr. Masterson {sic.) in the business. 
 
 My brother Parker urit me he was ill satisfied in Capt. Demaresque 
 and the Philips's and quite tired out by Philipson. I went to see 
 Manjiiis de Quesne and then to the House where wo voted a sui)ply 
 and to j)roce(':d to-morrow. .Mr. Blackwood ))etitioned the House on 
 his election, which 1 nuMitioned in my journal last year. Mr. Gibbons 
 offered it and moved that for the importance of it and because the 
 House last year promised it, it might be heard at the bar of the Ifouse 
 and not referred to the Committee of Elections. Sir John Morris 
 seconded it aiul said he was j)ersuadcd Mr. Cammell, sitting member, 
 would be him.self for hearing it in tiie nu)st solenui way. Sir Januis 
 Campbell opposed it and said the j)ublick business would take up 
 tho l((Hisc's tim<( too much to suffer it and therefore it had better 
 be referred to the Committee, which reason made the House laugh. 
 \\v. divid(!d on it : we that went out were 07 and they who stayed in 
 were 110. 
 
 Saturday, 25. — Visited Dr. Couraye, at whose lodgings is a yriung 
 Frenchman who draws finely, and came lately from Kraiu'e to copy 
 the Duke of Devonshire's intaglios and cameos, of which there are 
 about 400. Du Bosc, another Frenchman established liere, is destined 
 
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 to ougrave tliein. This limner shewed me several he had finished 
 which are very like, and performed with the utmost neatness. The 
 outline is by a pen and afterwards he faintly shades it in the proper 
 places. He finishes a head in one day, one with another, and drawa 
 them all of an equal size, about the bigness of a crown piece, oval ways. 
 The Duke of Devonshire has the finest collection of intaglios and 
 niedals of any man in England, and scruples not any price for such as 
 are curious, though his judgment in them is very indifferent. Lord 
 Pembroke's taste is in ancient busts, statues and curious drawings, 
 though he has likewise a collection of medals, but these last are only 
 curious for the perfectness of the heads. The Duke is preferable for 
 the number and rarity of the reverses. The Duke has also a great 
 collection of original drawings and some very fine paintings. It 
 were to be wished that both these Lords' collections were to be pub- 
 lished, it would do honour to them and to the nation, and be a wonderful 
 satisfaction to curious men. 
 
 From thence I went to the House where we voted a supply, and then 
 I went to the Queen's Court. Several there told me they had been 
 at my house and wondered they did not see me. I said, I did not like 
 masquerades. The Queen was told I was not there, because I go to 
 bed at ten o'clock, and rise at four. 
 
 Col. Negus, Comisellor Loyd, Counsellor Foster and Mr. Masterman 
 dined with me. Loyd is to consult with Serjeant Reeves about the 
 mandamus, and thinks to move for it on Tuesday next. He talked 
 as if the Court would give an order (before they grant it) to know of 
 the Corporation why they desire a mandamus and to shew cause that 
 it should not be granted ; if so, I foresee Philipson will give us as much 
 trouble as he can. I find both Counsellor Loyd and Mr. Masterman 
 beheve the charter does not require the major part of the 24 should 
 elect, but the major part present, which is contrary to the opinion 
 of Serjt. Morley and Counsellor Annesley. Col. Negus stayed an 
 hour or two after the rest, and I complained to him of the uneasiness 
 Philipson gives us on the Corporation ; that we never set up a man 
 that he does not oppose by setting up another, and I was sure he must 
 have some great support behind the curtain, nay, that I was sure an 
 injury had been done me with the King, who, though I went do^\^l to 
 my election with his consent and approbation, received me very coolly 
 at my return. Negus said there was no doubt of it, I had apphed 
 first to the King and not to the Ministers ; and that they very pro- 
 bably told him the Post Office being at his connnand, it ought to govern 
 Harwich, and so he would be master of electing there, whereas I was 
 uniting an interest against the Post Office there to render elections 
 independent. I told him every one knew Philipson to be a disaffected 
 man, and that I thought it dangerous to let him have the conmiand 
 in a seaport town, and the common passage to foreign countries. 
 Negus said the Ministry had rather see httle fellows in Parliament 
 than others of better figure and independent men, for they were surer 
 of them. I told him, I thought to complain to the Ministry. He said 
 it were better go myself to the King. I said they had told their story 
 so possibly I should not be heard. He said it might be so. He 
 complained the Ministry deserted every gentleman in Hke manner, 
 and left them to spend their own money and tire themselves out ; 
 that they gave him no assistance at Ipswich. He complained of Mr. 
 
334 ^ DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 25-29 
 Cartwright, the Postmaster's, temper, that he was plausible at first 
 acquaintance but surly, proud and revengeful on the least occasion 
 that offered. Negus knows many modern anecdotes. He told me 
 that when Lord Galloway fought that unfortunate battle during the 
 last war in Spain, for which he was censured in the House of Lords 
 on a term of the Ministry, he had express orders to do it, whatever 
 condition he found himself in, for that the Ministry were detorminad 
 to put an end to the war, either by beating or being beat : that he 
 saw the very order sent, and General Shrimpton, who was then in 
 service with Lord Galloway, told him my Lord Galloway said, " God 
 forgive them, they will have me fight against all reason, when I could 
 make a successful though defensive campaign. I must fight, but God 
 forgive them." If he would have produced those orders he had not 
 been censured, but then he had ruined the reputation of those 
 who gave him those orders ; which was what the Earl of Oxford 
 and Lord Bollingbroke, now got into the Ministry, wanted, and 
 perhaps their heads. He told me what broke the miion between 
 the Earl of Oxford and Lord Bollingbroke a little before the 
 Queen's death was their differing in the means to bring the 
 Pretender over. Lord Bollingbroke was for doing it by force, 
 and speedily, for fear of the Queen's death, who was not healthy ; 
 Lord Oxford was for doing it by slow degrees and by Parliament. 
 Bollingbroke having gained Lady Masham, got the Queen to 
 approve his scheme, and then proposed to Oxford the modelling 
 the army. Oxford know the impossibility of doing that suddenly 
 and opposed it, thereujx)n Bollingbroke complained of him to the 
 Queen, and had she not died between, the Treasurer's staff was 
 the next Monday to be taken from the Duke of Shrewsbury and to be 
 given Bollingbroke. However, the Duke of Orniond, who was Lord 
 Bollingbroke's man and general, in pursuance of this scheme began 
 to debauch the officers. He thought himself sure of the Tories and 
 undertook to debauch the Whigs among them, but he found a strong 
 resolution in these last not to serve the Queen her own ivay, 
 which was the expression used to them, and the touchstone of 
 their inclinations. And many who yielded to keep their posts and 
 military governments, privately gave assurance to those who 
 managed the interest of the House of Hanover that they would 
 never forsake it. Many of them even signed the association 
 to rise and seize upon Oxford and Bollingbroke on a certain day, 
 and by a bold but necessary step preserve the Hanover succession. 
 General Withers was one and told it Xegus. I have spoke of this 
 design somewhere in my journal, being fully informed «>f it by my Lord 
 Cadogan himself who was at the head of it. ^ 
 
 I told Negus Oxford might probably persuaiie the Queen ho yielded 
 to bringing the Pretender over, but gave hiin some anecdotes that 
 persuaded me he was not so abandoned as to mean it. I t< Id him of 
 the letter writ by the Queen to the Pretender which Oxford got and 
 sent the very original to Hanover, and of hi.s getting Medlicut to oppose 
 the motion that was to be made in Parlianuyit by the Bollingbroke 
 party for leaving it to the Queen to aj)point her successor. This 
 story I have likewise mentioned somewhere.. Medlicut told it me 
 himself. The motion was begun, and Medlicut, who was a Tory but 
 not a Jacobite stopt the gentleman short by boldly interrupting 
 
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 him, and desiring lie would, before he went on, let the House know 
 what he was aiming at, for by his beginning he thought there was 
 something intended by him prejudicial to the succession of the House 
 of Hanover. That those called torios had been suspected of being 
 in an opposite interest, but he did not doubt, if any such design should 
 appear, they would show the regard they had to their oaths, their 
 religion and the true interest of the nation, and that all England would 
 side with them hi preserving the succession in the House of Hanover. 
 This unexpected vigour from a Tory so astonished the Jacobites that, 
 apprehending there was a greater breach among their friends than 
 they knew of, that if they could not carry the question those who 
 spoke for it would be sent to the Tower, and the Parliament might 
 imjDcach the Ministry, the gentlemen sat down, and by the greatest 
 providence that scheme fell. 
 
 For these and other reasons I told Col. Negus I beheved Lord 
 Oxford's first view was only to get into the place of chief minister, and 
 then to preserve himself at any rate, but rather without bringing in 
 the Pretender, but when he found Lord Bolhngbroke had got the 
 ascendant with the Queen, he then returned to his old principles and 
 sought to merit with the House of Hanover. 
 
 Sunday, 26 Jan., 1728-9. — Prayers and sermon at home in the 
 mornmg. I afterwards went to Court. Dr. Couraye and Br. Bering 
 dined with me. Went to evening prayers at the chapel, then to 
 Sister Bering's. Mr. Le Gendre came to see me and give services 
 from M. de Colande and Mons. de Berville. 
 
 Monday, 27. — I visted at Mr. Walpole's, the Duke of Grafton's, 
 Mr. Blackwood's and Sir Edward Bering; the two last were at home. 
 From thence I went to the Parliament House, and then home to dinner, 
 my brother Percival and Dr. Clayton, with their families, dined with 
 us, also Cousin Fortrey. At night I went to our concert, where a 
 German boy of 7 years old performed lessons and played the hardest 
 thorough basses to whatever was set before him. He is almost a 
 prodigy. 
 
 Tuesday, 28 Jan. — I went this morning to Mr. Horace Walpole to 
 desire he would speak to Sir Robert Walpole to favour my br. Bering 
 with his interest, that in the next promotion of servants about the 
 Prince, he might be made one of his grooms. He promised it. I 
 also had a good long discourse with him about Phiiipson's opposition 
 to us at Harwich. I then went to Sir Robert Walpole's levee, then 
 to my br. Parker, who returned last night from Arwarton, and told 
 him our steps with relation to br. Bering and all I had said to Horace 
 Walpole touching our borough, which he approved. Then I called 
 on Sir Edmond Bacon, Knight of the shire of Xorfolk. Then called at 
 ray sister Bering's, then at Mr. John Temple's, and from thence to 
 the House where I dined alone, and stayed at home the whole evening. 
 
 The same morning a writ of mandamus was moved for in the Harwich 
 business, and an order was made for the capital Burgesses to shew 
 cause, if they had any, why a writ should not be decreed. 
 
 Wednesday, 29. — Mr. Masterman, secondary of the King's Bench, 
 whom I employ in this affair, told me that the Court were of the opinion 
 that although the 10 votes who were for Capt. Wimple's being Mayor 
 had not gone over to Capt. Lucas, yet he could not have acted or 
 been sworn in, because Capt. Lucas's incapacity on account of not 
 
336 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Jan. 29-31 
 having taken the sacrament within the 12 months, might not be kno^vn 
 to the 12 who voted for him, and therefore, it was not reasonable to 
 look on the minority who were for Wimple as a majority, or as if the 
 sense of the electors present in court was in his favour. 
 
 Mr. Masterman told me further that Mr. Lee, one of the King's 
 Counsel, goes the Chelmsford circuit, and therefore, for fear our 
 adversaries should pre-engage him, he gave him a retaining fee. I 
 desired to get Serjt. Reeves' opinion on our charter, whether it obliges 
 the major part of the 24, namely 13, to appear in order to carry their 
 election, or only the major part present in Court. Serjt. Morley and 
 Counsellor Annesley are of the former opinion, Counsellor Loyd and 
 Mr. Masterman think otherwise, but Serjt. Reeves' opinion is as good 
 as a hundred. 
 
 Br. Parker and Mr. Schutz and his wife dined with me. I went in 
 the evening to br. Percival's where I met Lady Scudamore and Sir 
 Thomas Hanmer by appointment to give our judgment on a tragedy 
 called Themistodes which is to be acted ne.xt week. 'Tis writ by our 
 cousin Maden, a clergyman. Sir Thomas who reads a play perhaps the 
 best of any gentleman in England had the patience to go through with 
 it. The subject is the love of our country for which Themistodes dies. 
 His story is seen in Plutarch, etc., but is varied according to the poet's 
 fancy. The conduct of the play is good, except in in one place, 
 little plot and that single, the language in general is good, neither 
 too creeping nor rising to bombast, except I think in one or two places. 
 The sentiments are few and common but of course just, and the 
 characters are kept to. In the main, there wants spirit in the 
 composition to give it a great run. 
 
 Mr. Schutz at night told me he had spoke to the Prince and Princesses 
 about Daniel Bering's hopes yet to serve his R.H., the Prince, and 
 his sisters too said they wished it could be, but Sir Robert Walpole 
 must be spoke to. 
 
 I find out Sir Robert does not care my brother should be about the 
 Prince, because he does not look on him as his creature, but had 
 rather give him twice as good a thing in point of income to remove 
 him out of the way. Horace Walpole harped on that string to mo 
 yesterday, and to my brother Bering to-day, to which my brother 
 answered that he had turned all his views a year before the Prince 
 came over to have the honour to be about him. 
 
 Thursday, 30 Jan. —The anniversary day of King Charles L mar- 
 tyrdom, as called. I went to Court where the QuctMi bid me see the 
 chymical preparations of one Frobenius, and to speak to Sir Hans 
 Sloan about it. Br. Couraye dined with me. Writ to Clements and 
 Page about the Harwich affair, and to the latter about Edward 
 Ru.ssel. 
 
 Friday, 31 Jan.— Called on Mr. Teal and Hyssing, the painter, and 
 br. Parker. Then went to the House where we did not rise till 7 o'clock. 
 The debate was projjcrly of a motion made by the Secretary-at-War, 
 Mr. Pelham, for continuing the same number of land forces this year 
 as the la.st, 23,000 odd hundred men. Hut they soon went off from 
 that into a general enquiry into the state of the nation, and an arraign- 
 ment of the Administration. The Country Party blamed the Hanover 
 Treaty of Alliance, not accepting the sole mediatorship when offered 
 
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 UB by Spain, the falling out with Spain, the ill advice and misinforma- 
 tion given the King by those about him, the contrariety of speeches 
 from the Throne, the neglect of protection of our trade, and not 
 seizing the galleons. 
 
 Daniel Poulteney opposed continuing the same number of troops 
 as last year, there being no actual war, which if there was, our ally 
 would be obliged for their own sakes to carry it on by land, and our 
 part need be only at sea ; so that we ought to spare the expense of 
 those troops, and not by such annual keeping them up when we're 
 at peace at home, subject ourselves at last to standing army. 
 
 Mr. Brampton made a set speech on the same occasion. He has 
 a good memory, uses apt words, and speaks with gravity, but keeps 
 too much to general topics and maxims, and while he acts the patriot, 
 discovers too much affectation. He spoke of the poverty of the 
 country, that the landed gentlemen pay one half of their estates in 
 taxes, and the consequences of them, that standing armies are 
 dangerous to Hberty, that his electors had a right to enquire of him why 
 he voted on any occasion, and he would not to be able to content 
 them if he voted for the continuation of 23,000 men now we had no 
 war. 
 
 Mr. Winnington, a Tory, and one I never knew on the Ministry's side 
 before, said the point before us was whether to continue the same 
 number of troops as the year before, therefore he would not go back to 
 consider how we came into the present bad situation. That he thought 
 the best method to get out of it was to show vigour and not disband 
 forces at a time when all other nations augment theirs. His speech 
 was premeditated and long. 
 
 Mr. Lewis, a country gentleman, without place or pension and one 
 of the richest commoners in England, likewise made a set speech, 
 wherein he commended the Administration, and concluded that in 
 duty to an excellent King for prosecuting his wise measures to a happy 
 conclusion, and for the love he bore his country, he comphed heartily 
 with the motion for keeping up these troops. 
 
 Mr. Will. Pulteney said nobody was in the House was against 
 keeping them up if necessary, but that was the thing to be considered. 
 But in order to consider it effectually, it w^as necessary to look into 
 the state of affairs at home and abroad, and how we came into our 
 present uncertain condition. He desired the Ministry would let the 
 House know how things stand abroad and excuse, if they could, our 
 not accepting the sole mediation offered us by Spain, when she was 
 at variance with the Emperor : why they put us into the hands of 
 France, a dubious ally, and which can never wish well to our affairs, 
 but are openly affectionate to Spain : why they let for so many years 
 past the Spaniards take our vessels and no orders given to make 
 reprisals. Why Admiral Hosier had orders not to take the galleons 
 and flota : why they made the King speak so contradictorily in his 
 several speeches from the Throne. Last year he told us we were 
 in a flourishing condition, now he says we're in a very bad one. 
 Who brought us unto them ? If our allies are staunch to us. they Avill 
 take care of our common defence at land, and then our armies, with 
 the troops of Germany we have hired, are able to withstand any force 
 can be brought against us, so that bemg at peace at home we need 
 not the continuation of our standing army, but should confine 
 
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 our efforts, if it must be war, to acting at sea only. He said 
 we ought to save expense to the nation though in the minutest 
 article, considering the great poverty of the country, the daily 
 ruin of our merchants, and decay of our manufactures, especially 
 the woollen, which is 20 per cent, worse than two years ago. That 
 everybody knew the speeches from the Throne were prepared by the 
 Ministry, and might be discoursed upon as a ministerial act, he 
 therefore thought they ought to be called to an account for making 
 the King beheve and say there was a disaffected party at home who 
 laboured to sow divisions and encourage our enemies to hold out. 
 That it was misrepresenting the people to him, and must give more 
 courage to Spain and the Emperor than any thing else, when they 
 have it from the King himself that there is a party here able to 
 embarrass the publick affairs. He said that if any body in the House, 
 or out of the House, laboured to infuse disaffection to his Majesty 
 among his subjects, and secretly gave encouragement to the enemy, 
 he was the worst of men ; that on the other hand if there were any 
 about his Majesty who informed him he had such subjects and mis- 
 represented any to him who were not guilty of it, those who did so 
 were the worst of men and liars. That as to the pubUck measures, 
 he could never approve them, he could not even comprehend them, 
 they were too full of blunders, nor forgive the refusing the mediation 
 which Spain had offered us, at the time their differences with the 
 Emperor subsided, by which we had been the umpires of Europe, 
 might have settled our commerce on the foot we pleased, at least have 
 continued our beneficial trade with Spain, and then we should have 
 had no necessity to call for foreign assistance and make alliance with 
 France, who are a faithless ally, as is evident by the great famiUarity 
 of that Court and Spain and their not allowing us to seize the galleons, 
 which he is assured is the private reason why Hosier did it not, and 
 though it has been said the Spaniards had before his arrival in the 
 Indies landed their effects in safety, yet he had original letters in his 
 pocket that shewed the contrary. He concluded that it behoved the 
 Ministry to shew reason for continuing these troops and till then he 
 must be against it. 
 
 Mr. Horace Walpole made a long and violent speech after his usual 
 manner in defence of the Administration, but there is always good 
 substance in his speeches though deUvered without oratory. He gave 
 us an account of the proceedings of the several Courts of Europe and 
 the Ministers employed at them. He aflirmed France to be the most 
 faithful to us through the whole course of these late differences, and 
 for a good reason, she being the irreconcilable enemy of Austria. That 
 she was so far from underhand dealing or only amusing us, that she 
 sent to Vienna express orders to demand a cathegorical answer whether 
 that Court would agree to the terms of reconciliation concluded on 
 by us and our allies by an appointed day, else to declare war. That 
 the late King could not in honour or policy accept the captious 
 mediation Spain had offered. That his Majesty knew at the same 
 time it was offered, there was a private treaty managing at Vienna 
 between tho.se two Crowns, and it was concluded 4 days after the 
 Emperor had on his part, for a shew, desired likewise our sole niediation, 
 80 that had we accepted it there was nothing to mediate for, their 
 peace being made : and as this had been the greatest affront imaginable 
 
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 and must have been resented, so it would have been a great injury on 
 our part to France and our other AUies to make ourselves the single 
 umpires of Peace after they had at our sohcitation entered into an 
 alliance for mutual defence. That the Ministry and those employed 
 in foreign Courts, had now been called blmiderers and men without 
 comprehension, nay, in publick prints their family affairs, their 
 marriages and private characters had been traduced and made a jest 
 of, a mean dishonourable treatment such as gentlemen should be 
 ashamed of, and which if the authors (meaning Pulteney in his Crafts- 
 man) would set their names to, should be resented as gentlemen are 
 used to do when their honour is attacked, but for his own part, if he 
 was guilty of any blunders, for no man is infalhble, or wanted parts 
 and comprehension to serve his country, he had, however, an honest 
 heart and love for his country, which was a thing much more valuable, 
 and therefore he should not regard what gentlemen who were out of 
 employment and who wanted to get in again might say of him in the 
 House, being satisfied in his own integrity. 
 
 Mr. Will. Pulteney answered him, and said much the same thing aa 
 before, only made a declaration that he was so far from desiring 
 employments that he took pains to get rid of that he had, and should 
 any be offered him again, his refusal would show that he did not 
 accuse the Administration out of any such view. He added that 
 among other blunders they had made the late King say in his speech 
 from the Throne that the Emperor by the Treaty of Vienna obliged 
 himself to set the Pretender on the Throne, of which nothing appeared ; 
 it was denied by the Emperor, and is not now in those pamphlets 
 printed by the Ministry's direction for their justification insisted on, 
 and nobody believes it. 
 
 Capt, Vernon spoke to the not taking the galleons and flota and the 
 decline of our trade. He said the orders given Hosier were wrong a3 
 to the station appointed him, and that at Cadiz we have now but two 
 EngUsh houses of merchants left, whereas we had before these differ- 
 ences, thirty, but that France has above 50 houses and are getting 
 possession of all our trade with Spain, for which reason our breach 
 with that kingdom is very fatal, and our alliance with France no 
 less so, who can never be supposed inclined to favour us and put 
 things for us into the ancient channel. 
 
 Sir Charles Wager justified those orders to Hosier, and shewed he 
 was stationed right for taking both the galleons which come from 
 Mexico and the flotilla which comes from Peru. That no doubt if 
 he had met with the galleons he had taken them and would so have 
 understood his orders. He said also that indeed had he taken them 
 there would not have been so great damage to the King of Spain a3 
 people imagine, for a good part of the money on board belonged to 
 private persons, and even of what belonged to the King, part 
 remamed in the Indies to defray the expenses of goverimient 
 there ; he took notice of the weekly paper called The Craftsman 
 which he said he heard was constantly translated into Spanish and 
 sent to that Court. 
 
 Mr. Barnard, a city member, who always speaks to the point and 
 with decency, said he had not spoke but that Sir Charles called him 
 up : that whereas he said the King of Spain had not received such 
 advantage as people imagine by the safe arrival of his galleons, it was so 
 
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 far from fact that he had 20 per cent indults on all the effects on board 
 besides his own gold and silver, and not only that, but seizes for a 
 time as his occasions require all the effects, which afterwards he repays 
 as he can, to the great prejudice of the merchants concerned in them. 
 That he was therefore pleased the Government stopped the galleons 
 from coming out and still better pleased that Hosier did not seize 
 them, choosing rather (and thinking the merchants' effects safer) to 
 have them in the Spaniards' hands, as ill as we now stand together, 
 than to have them in Hosier's. That? he also was better pleased with 
 the Ministry not thrusting us rashly into a war than if they had entered 
 into one of which no man could foresee the end. But he would not 
 be understood to commend the Administration for provoking the 
 contest with that kingdom. He concluded with blaming Sir Charles 
 for neglecting the protection of our trade when he was with his 
 squadron before Gibraltar, which Sir Charles rephed to, attesting 
 that he had sent two squadrons to protect our traders and call at 
 every port for them, whereby not a ship was lost unless when they 
 quitted the fleet and run single to get first to market. Mr. Barnard 
 answered, his squadron never appeared to the merchants and came 
 always too late. 
 
 Mr. Shippen spoke next and was half drunk. He spoke with personal 
 invective against Horace Walpole, but otherwise kept himself to general 
 discourses that made no impression notwithstand[ing] his violence. 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole made a long speech with great command of 
 his temper. It was most of it to censure the evil treatment he had 
 met with in and out of the House, in papers and Ubels from Mr. 
 Pulteney's part. Such usage he said was never known in former 
 times (in which he said truth), and it was still worse that when he 
 justified himself and those who had the honour to serve his Majesty, 
 by shewing what services they had done the publick, how well the 
 money given by Parliament was applied, and explained the conduct 
 of the Government in its several branches, then he was accused of 
 vanity and arrogance. That as to the libels cast abroad, ho despised 
 them and their authors. That if there were any about the King who 
 gave wrong characters of particular persons and especially represented 
 any as disaffected to his Government and in correspondence with 
 his enemies ("I should not," said he, ''call the Spaniards enemies 
 but we can't call them at present our friends "), who are really not 
 so, such Minister, be he who he will, is one of the last of mankind and, 
 as that gentleman expressed himself, a liar ; but on the other hand, 
 if there is any person (looking fixt at Pulteney) who has falsely traduced 
 the Ministry of gross and capital wilful faults and designs against the 
 good of their country, or of misrepresenting persons to His Majesty, 
 or have entered into correspondence with the Spanish Court to 
 encourage it to keep back on expectation and assurances that the 
 present ParUament would not support tlie King in his measures 
 against them, but oblige him to dismiss his Ministry, such man or 
 men was the dreg of mankmd, a most notorious liar and an enemy 
 to liis country, but that there are such, there are pajwrs to be produced 
 which may appear in proper time. In the meanwhile, I would have 
 gentlemen consider that such licence of discourse and writing, instead 
 of pre-serving our hberties, is the only means to destroy them. He 
 said that ministers cannot be accountable for the obstinacy and various 
 
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 councils and resolutions of other Courts ; if they take the just measures 
 to compass a good end it is all they can do, and if they reason 
 foreign Courts will act as wise and prudent men and suitable to their 
 true interest, and build their schemes thereon, then they reason and 
 act wisely, but after all, they are not infallible when other Courts 
 will act mireasonably. Many things depend on sudden passions 
 and change their state by unforeseen circumstances and accidents. 
 That this wise measure had procured the relief of the South Sea ship, 
 and an order to the Spanish Governors and Guarde de la costs ships 
 to cease pirating any more on our merchants, and that since those 
 orders were laiown in the Indies, we have not heard of one ship taken 
 by them, that nobody could foresee or imagine the Courts of Vienna 
 and Spain would for 3 months past have refused to return an answer 
 to our proposals, for Vieima had no interest to manage by a war, and 
 without the subsidies from Spam did not propose to carry one on, 
 which subsidies we prevented him from receiving by keeping the 
 galleons blocked up. 
 
 That on suspicion of the Vienna Treaty, his late Majesty brought 
 about the Hanover Treaty, whereby, having France and Holland on 
 our side, there was no great danger could come to us from any quarter, 
 that this Treaty could justly give no offence to Vienna or Spam because 
 it is purely defensive. That our Court had hitherto avoided going 
 into war because our trade would suffer much more at such a time 
 than it has done by the taking of a few merchant ships during the 
 present uncertainty of affairs, but a war, if entered into, nobody 
 could foresee the end of. That Spam had so little share in their own 
 flota and galleons, ourselves and our allies would have suffered much 
 more by taking them than by letting the effects on board remain in 
 the Indies, till by a compUance of Spain's part they might arrive 
 home and the parties interested in those effects receive their own. 
 That as to what had been said of the late King's assurances from 
 the Throne that by the Vienna Treaty the Emperor obliged himself 
 to help the Pretender, it was not proper to tell what grounds there 
 was for saying it, especially at this time when there is hopes of a dis- 
 position in the Emperor to peace, but this he would affirm, that the 
 late King did not explain himself half so much upon it as he might, 
 and that he could produce not only papers but Hving witnesses of it. 
 Much more he said to these purposes, and concluded he had got more 
 to say, but the variety of things started in the debate had somewhat 
 confounded his memory, only it was hard so many general things 
 should have been thrown out, and nothing particularly proved. 
 
 Mr. Will. Pulteney repUed, but said little he had not said before 
 except that he thought he had spoke very particularly to notorious 
 mismanagements as to our money, our trade and the conduct of our 
 foreign affairs. That the fatal Hanover Treaty was the basis of all 
 our unhappiness. That such conduct in those in power deserved 
 impeachment, and that he would wait his time for it, but now it did 
 not offer, seeing the great majority the Court has secured who are sure 
 not to give one vote against it. The power of pensions and places is 
 so great (said he) that there are at least 200 men in employment of 
 the House who are so convinced of the rightness of the measures 
 taken, and always taken, they never give a wrong vote, so that till a 
 proper time comes, it were a jest to think of calling those men to 
 
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 account who have so weakly yet so proudly managed our affairs, and 
 enriched themselves enormously on the ])ublick and grown fat 
 (looking at Sir Robert) by feeding on the substance of their fellow 
 subjects, from lean and contemptible beginnings. 
 
 Sir Archer Crofts then made a set speech on the Ministry's side, 
 and Viiier another against them, but it was now seven o'clock and they 
 were little minded, the House had heard the best speakers before, and 
 grew impatient, so the question for continuing the troops, and after 
 all this contest, was carried without a division. 
 
 From the House I went straight to the Crown Tavern and was 
 admitted a member of the Vocal Club, composed of the Quires of 
 St. Paul's and the King's Chapel, with some masters of mu.sick and 
 gentlemen besides, who perform on musical instruments. 
 
 Saturday 1 Feb., 1728-9. — I called on sister Dering and brother 
 Parker and then went to the Prince's Court, who spoke to me. Dr. 
 Moore was presented to him, but the. Prince said nothing to him. It 
 seems Lord Ashburnham, though his relation and formerly intimately 
 acquainted with him, did not tell the Prince he was the Earl of 
 Drogheda's son, or else, to be sure, the Prince had asked him .some 
 questions. But my Lord had great quarrel with him some years 
 ago about the rich living of Wiggan in his gift which the Dr. asked 
 of him, but he gave it to Counsellor Annesley's son ; the Dr. accused 
 my Lord of breach of promi.se and my Lord resented that. 
 
 From thence I went to Secretary Burchet, to desire he would write 
 to Capt. Demaresque to go from Shorham to Harwich and vote for 
 Lucas. He said he would get Lord Torrington's leave Tuesday next 
 and bid me leave my request in writing. I did so, and therein desired 
 he might have leave for a week from the time that he should receive 
 his leave. 
 
 I then went to the Bishop of London to learn if he would speak to 
 the Lord Chancellor to give a living, lately fallen in his gift, to a sou 
 of Parson Curtis. The Bishop said he could not do it, for he had already 
 been appUed to by the curate and had promised the Chancellor that 
 if he would dispose it there, he would give the next hving that fell in 
 his own gift of equal value to any his Lordship should recommend. 
 This is the way, he said, we that have livings to give deal with one 
 another, and we don't ask favours empty handed. 
 
 Sunday, 2 Feb., 1728-9. — Prayers and sermon at home. Then 
 went to Court. Cousin Scott and Will. Dering dined with me. Went 
 in the evening to see br. Percival and sister Dering. 
 
 Monday, 'A Feb. -I visited Lord Buckley, Mr. Bagnal and Mr. 
 Duncomb. Then went to the House, where my br. Parker told mo 
 he had discoursed with Horace Walpole about br. Dering's affair. 
 Walpole said he had talked half an hour with Sir Robert his brother 
 about it, and that it was impossible that it could be done ; he had 
 j)laced his thoughts on a wrong object (viz., being in the Prince's 
 service). This was the upshot of my brother Parker's long discoui-so 
 with Horace, at the same time that the Duke of Grafton told Dering 
 this very morning he had spoke to both Lord Townsend and Sir Robert 
 Wal|)(>le who both promised him. 
 
 This is no new thing in the Duke of Grafton. I remember, when 
 
 ho was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he swore by G he would do a 
 
 certain affair for my brother Dering, and when the gentleman who 
 
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 helped to solicit for him and was intimate with his Grace applied 
 to him to make good his promise, he owned to him he did not intend 
 to do for him. It is the unanimous opinion of my brothers Dering 
 and Parker and my wife and sister Dering that the Ministry are deter- 
 mined against my brother being in the Prince's family, as being no 
 creature of theirs, and that they now speak out, having got the Queen 
 over to their sentiments, and God knows, in order to do this, what 
 misrepresentations they may have made of him and of me too, both 
 to the Queen and King. 
 
 At the House there was some sparring speeches occasioned by a 
 motion of Mr. Sands to foreclose the Committee of Supply from raising 
 any money be)"ond the current service of the year, the purpose of 
 which was that we ought not borrow any sums by way of loan, but 
 keep our expenses within the produce of the land tax and malt; 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole opposed it on account that there were not 
 precedents on their journals and it would only fall the harder on the 
 landed gentlemen ; he said it is certain the land and malt will not 
 answer all that shall be required, and if the ParUament will not borrow 
 they must pay 5 or 6 shilhngs in the pound, and augment the duty 
 on malt, either of which he believed the country would not thank 
 us for. 
 
 Mr. Sands replied that Sir Robert did in this as he always has 
 done, attest things that were not true ; that there were several 
 precedents since the Restoration. 
 
 Sir Robert said it was very hard to tax him with always attesting 
 things mitrue : he spoke to the best of his knowledge : he challenged 
 Sands to produce a precedent since the Revolution ; which was the 
 time himself meant to speak of, and that the methods of raising supply 
 were much changed since that time from what they were before. 
 
 Mr. Will. Pulteney agreed with Sands in the prudence of not running 
 out, comparing the nation's going into debt to that of a private man's. 
 Sir John Rushout and Mr. Oglethorj) spoke to the same purpose ; 
 Pelham, Secretary-at-War, spoke on Sir Robert's side against the 
 motion, and shewed the indecency of Mr. Sands' assertion against 
 the veracity of Sir Robert. Mr. Dan vers spoke against the motion 
 but would have the sinking fund applied to the service of the Govern- 
 ment, and so hkewise did Lord Tirconnel ; they thought the reduction 
 of one third of the interest on the funds from 6 to 4 was a great cause 
 of the present poverty and decay of trade, because the numerous 
 body concerned in the funds had so much taken from them that else 
 would be spent by them, in consequence of which doctrine they held 
 the nation being in debt and the high interest paid by it out of the 
 Funds to be an advantage to the publick, but the House received their 
 notions with that slight they deserved. The motion was juit to the 
 question, and rejected without a division. 
 
 After this the House received and approved the report from the 
 Committee of Supply which voted the 23,000 men, only Captain 
 Vernon speaking against it, which was out of season and his discourse 
 far from the question. 
 
 At night I received letters from James Clements that Mr. Goodchild, 
 clerk employed by Counsellor Loyd to serve the Corporation of 
 Harwich with the order of the King's Bench to shew cause why a 
 
344 DIABY OP THB 
 
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 minh.nn'i^ to go to r\ no\v cl':"^ti(j:i should not be granted, had accord- 
 ingly been with them and that the capital burgesses had returned 
 for answer they had no cause, but desired it. 
 
 He also desired that the mandamus might run for the greater part 
 of electors to vote then present, for it would be a precedent for the 
 future, and save a great deal of trouble that might often arise for want 
 of a majority of 13. 
 
 I also received a letter from Capt. Demaresque at Sheerness desiring 
 his station might be altered from between Yarmouth and Flamborough 
 to between Yarmouth and Harwich, otherwise he must quit the town 
 and settle otherwhere, and so lose his place of capital burgess, which 
 he desires to keep for the sake of voting for my brother's interest and 
 mine. He also excused his not turning out the old mate to the sloop 
 and putting in Samuel Phihps, as he had promised, finding the former 
 had been mate for six years and is a sober careful man, so that it 
 would be doing him great injustice. 
 
 I would not omit that this morning Mr. Bagnall shewed me a great 
 number of very fine original paintings, which he got by marriage with 
 the Lady Arthur, widow of Sir Daniel Arthur, a rich Irish merchant 
 who died in Spain. There is a fine large piece of Vandyke for which 
 he aslvs 40U^, it is Diana and Endymion. There are two large pieces 
 of Rubens, one, the Legend of St Martin cutting off a piece of his 
 cloke to reheve the beggar, there are several figures in it as big as the 
 life. There is also a very fine landscape, large, of the same master : 
 a landscape by Artois, the figures by Teniers. Six or seven pictures 
 of this last master, four of which match and represent the different 
 parts of the day, several pieces of Monglio, a famous painter in Spain 
 little known here, together with his own picture. He was fond of 
 painting cupids. Beatrix Constanza, Dutch[ess] of Loraine, a full 
 length by Vandyke, and some other portraits of his, a fine preserved 
 piece of Castle and birds by Savary and divers of the Brugels, some 
 pieces of Itahan masters, as Mich. Angelo, Caravaggio, Tintoret, Paul 
 Bassan Veronese, and a head by Titian, with several others of masters 
 we neither of us know. 
 
 Tuesday, t Feb. — I went to my brother Dering to consult what 
 letter he should write to the Prince upon the Ministry's renouncing 
 to assist him in getting a service under him. 
 
 Then visited the Bi. of Gloucester who told me their House was to 
 sit to-day upon the Debtors Bill. I told him one thing would suffice 
 for all, if they would oblige creditors to maintain debtors in prison ; 
 he started objections, which 1 told him were equal objections to what 
 might be made in other trading countries, but that they were found 
 to have no weight in Denmark, Holland, nor France ; in all which 
 countries creditors supported those they threw in jail, and particularly 
 in Scotland, where they maintained them according to their rank. 
 
 I went afterwards to the House where upon agreeing to the Malt 
 Bill, Mr. Oglethorp spoke of the great diminution of revenue on the 
 malt proceeding from the <piantity employed in making spirits which 
 do not pay the duty which stands on the malt. He proposed sixpence 
 a gallon further duty thereon, as well to discourage the pernicious use 
 of spirits, such as gin, etc., as to encourage the drinking malt liquours, 
 but he thought it a matter of consequence before resolved. Sir Ed. 
 KuatchbuU spoke against him, for that there was a great deal of small 
 
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 grain and poor barley not fit for making ale, which he heard was 
 used in spirits, and such grain would lie on the fanners' hands and be a 
 great discouragement if not employed to some use. Mr. Scroop, 
 secretary to the Treasury, said he did not see how this consideration 
 of making spirits could be brought into the Malt Bill, but thought it 
 might deserve a particular bill. Some others spoke to the same 
 purpose, and it was agreed to consider this matter in a particular 
 bill. 
 
 Wednesday, 5 Feb. — Went early to Westminster where the mandamus 
 for Harwich election was moved for by Serjt. Reeves, and granted 
 by the Court without difficulty, the time left to our discretion for fix 
 for making the election. 
 
 I received a letter from Secretary Burchet that the Lords of the 
 Admiralty had refused my request to give leave for Capt. Demaresque 
 to go from Sheerness to Harwich for a week. I was astonished at it 
 for it had the appearance that our waiting enemy Philipson had by 
 Hen. Edgberry, or Sir John Jenings who lies with Edgbery's wife, or 
 by the Post Office, gained over to his party my Lord Torrington who 
 rules the Admiralty board. 
 
 I went to the House, and complained to Sir John Norris, one of the 
 Lords, that they had refused me so small a favour. He answered he 
 knew not who had desired the favour, but that Lord Torrington said 
 the captain should not have leave because it was to vote against the 
 Government. He bid me speak to Lord Torrington or to Sir Robert 
 Walpole. I told him I knew not my Lord Torrington, but Sir Phillip 
 Parker was to dine with him and he should speak. 
 
 I also complained of this to Mr. Walpole in the House, who said it 
 should be rectified and took a memorandum to speak to his brother. 
 
 But by this I have found out that Philipson pushes his interest by 
 pretending he is a friend to the Government and we its enemies. 
 
 The House sat till half an hour after 5 upon a motion of my Lord 
 Morpeth's to address the King to acquaint us what demands had been 
 made on our allies in virtue of the Treaties subsisting, and what 
 answer or return was made thereto. 
 
 After some debate there was an addition proposed to the motion by 
 Sir- Will. Young to this effect — " And what measures have been taken 
 by his Majesty and his allies towards settling the peace of Europe." 
 The words of the question may be seen in the votes, this is only the 
 import of them. Sir Jo. Rushout seconded Lord Morpeth and said 
 he could not forsee any objection could be made to the motion, there- 
 fore he would only second it, and reserve what he had to say if he 
 found it debated. 
 
 On the same side spoke : Daniel Pulteney (thrice), Oglethorp 
 (twice), Will Pulteney (twice), Mr. Barnard, Mr. Bromley, formerly 
 Speaker, Mr. Turner, Lord Tirconnell, Mr. Sands, Mr. Viner. 
 
 Against the motion spoke : Horace Walpole (thrice). Secretary 
 Pelham, Sir Will Young (twice), Sir Charles Wager (twice), Mr. Clayton, 
 Lord of the Treasury, Mr. Conduit, Mr. Sayrs, Mr. Burrill. 
 
 Horace Walpole said he did not see the use of that motion, but he 
 supposed it was to call him up to acquaint the House whether we had 
 demanded of the French the quota or money in loan stipulated by 
 the Hanover Treaty in case we were attacked by Spain. He said 
 that had there been occasion, we had made a particular demand at 
 
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 Feb. 5 
 
 the time of the siefje of Gibraltar, but that town being inipregnable 
 we did not do it because at that very time we were on a scheme to 
 put a total end to all our differences and those of Kurope in a general 
 way, by preliminary articles toward a general peace, which if not 
 consented to, our allies were to declare war in concert and not only to 
 furnisli 12,0()(> men in case of any of the parties' dominions being 
 attacked for the Hanover Treaty was only defensive, but also to double 
 that number in case of a general war. That although no particular 
 demand was made on account of succouring Gibraltar, yet the French 
 Court had been desired to declare what might be expected in case of a 
 declared war, and their answer was the most zealous in maintenance 
 of a war as could be wished. That by the Hanover Treaty the allies 
 had two months' time each of them to give 12,000 men, if demanded, 
 and that before two months were out the Preliminary Articles were to 
 be signed, by Vienna and Sj)ain, or else a war declared, so that it 
 would have been useless to make a particular demand for the defence 
 of Gibraltar when, before the two months for sending them were 
 expired, the affairs of Pairope would be either settled or in a general 
 war. He thought this was sufficient answer to the question what 
 demands had been made. 
 
 Daniel Pulteney said it was a fault not to demand the money (if 
 not the troops) of France agreed for, when Gibraltar was besieged, for 
 that money had gone in relief of our expenses in defending the place. 
 The Preliminary Treaty was ill rlrawn up, that the Hanover Treaty 
 had not consulted the particular interest of England, the Dutch who 
 acceded to it having by a secret article stipulated not to oblige 
 themselves to act in the affairs of Germany in case of a war and 
 anv attack made on that side, and so he ran off into a long invective 
 against the publick measures in general. 
 
 Horace Wal})ole replied that the Dutch being only acceders and not 
 })rincipal in the Treaty were masters of their own resolutions on what 
 terms to come in, but had however, in foresight that a general war 
 might hapj)en, augmented their land forces to above 60,000 men, as 
 the French had from 120,000 to 240,000 men, besides the militia 
 raised. This shewed he said the good dispositions of our allies to 
 concur with us, and the good that arose from the Dutch accession, as 
 meanly as "twas esteemed. 
 
 8ir Will. Young })roposed the addition above mentioned in order 
 that it might a])})ear we did not mean by this address to cast aspersions 
 on the French as not being sincere in the Alliance, and that the King 
 jnight shew us the whole plan of our affairs. 
 
 This was debated some time, when Mr. Clayton, a lord of the 
 Treasury, declared he should be against the whole motion as carrying 
 reflexions on the Administration, and on the gentlemen who had now 
 ex|)lained fully to the House the reason why a particular demand was 
 not made on France for assistance, for to address the King would 
 shew we did not rely on his words. He said the King could tell us 
 no more than what we knew already and it might do mischief abroad. 
 
 I dont take notice of several speeches that were made in the debate 
 but only of the principal. 
 
 Mr. Oglethorp spoke of the great loss of our seamen, near 4000, 
 under Admiral Hosier when blocking up the galleons. 
 
FIRST VISCOUNT PERCIVAL. 347 
 
 1728-9 
 
 Sir Charles Wager said he had a Ust of every man dead on that 
 expedition, which amounted in all to but 19UU men, though there were 
 17,000 men on board, whereas in one expedition to the Baltick there 
 died above 500. 
 
 Will. Pulteney said he was surprised, after a motion which seemed 
 to be allowed, and was becoming the Parliament, and to which an 
 addition was made which was also allowed, they should now speak for 
 throwing it entirely out; that it became the Parliament and was their 
 duty to desire from the Crown full satisfaction what measures have 
 been transacted ; that the House could not take their satisfaction 
 from any members' speeches but from the speeches fi-om the Throne, 
 and that the King in his speech tells us he knew we should desire an 
 account from him of all proceedings. 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole said it was no new thing to make addition to 
 a motion and yet reject it, if on further dehberation it was found 
 useless and of ill consequence, as this would be. France had been 
 publickly obraided as false allies. An Address to his Majesty to know 
 what applications had been made for assistance from them, and what 
 that Court had done in comphance, would be telUng the world and 
 them that even the Parliament, too. had entertained the same jealousy 
 of them, which might tend even to dissolve their alliance. That 
 where some had compared Gal ica fides with Punica fides, we -were to 
 consider that states govern themselves by their interest and that the 
 close alliance of Austria, the ancient enemy, with Spain made them as 
 entirely sure to our alliance as heretofore they were enemies when 
 they aimed at universal monarchy. Now they only aim at keeping 
 their own. He hinted at Pulteneys and others, speaking against 
 France and in favour of Spain our enemy, saying, there were formerly, 
 when France was against us, Poussineers (members who privately 
 caballed in favour of France) and there were now, he behoved, 
 others who followed in their steps in favour of Spain. He spoke about 
 half an hr.ur and concluded against the motion. On the division it 
 was thrown out by 235 against 80. 
 
 Before I left the House I spoke to Horace Walpole about my brother 
 Dering and he swore twice by G — that Sir Robert Walpole was no 
 enemy to him but had a great esteem for him. I asked him if he 
 thought my brother aspired wrong to be about the Prince ; whether 
 he put himself on a \\T:ong object (which was what he told br. Parker 
 the day before). He said, not at all. I asked him if Sir Robert 
 would speak for him to the King. He said that could not be, for he 
 had promised others, but by G — Sir Robert knew not who would 
 be further about the Prince, and that it would be the King's doing. 
 
 I came home to dinner and found Col. Schutz, to whom I told what 
 passed and sent for br. Dering, it gave them some pleasure. But my 
 sister's illness troubled us extremely. She having this day been 
 taken with a downright fit and hghtheaded, she can keep nothing 
 down she takes and was much troubled with gripes. The doctor 
 said the instant disorder was not dangerous, but he thought her in 
 danger from the great weakness from pain and want of nourishment, so 
 that nature was not strong enough to resist. I stayed there till nearly 
 eleven. My brother Parker and Mr. East came in from Sir Robert 
 Walpole's where they dined. He said he had the best opportunity 
 in the world to complain of Philipson, and that Sir Robert said he 
 
348 DIARY OP THE 
 
 Feb. 5-6, 1728-9 
 always knew him to bo a Jacobite, desired to know which of the Post 
 Oihce protected him, and jiromised that, if he coukl, he would turn 
 him out. 
 
 Thursday, P'eb. — Called at Sir Ednmnd Bacon s and Dr. Couraye's 
 who dined with me. No business of consequence in the House. 
 
 Counsellor Loyd writ mo that the mamUimus was n<jt gone because 
 Mr. Masterman wanted the Charter or my translation thereof to draw 
 it by ; also that the late act requires six days' notice should be given 
 before the election ; also that he would get Reeves' opinion whether 
 the major number of the 24^ capital burgesses, viz., 1.3, or only the 
 major number present at an election, was necessary to make an election 
 good according to our Charter, but that it rather appeared to him, the 
 said Sorjt. that the major number present sufficed. 
 
 Writ to Dr. Newell of Harwicli to keep Jo. Smith and Richmond, 
 if possible, from leaving Harwich before the election be over. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT. 349 
 
 APPENDIX 11. 
 
 [Loose papers, all except the last in Lord Egmont's 
 handwriting, found in Vol. XL of the manuscript diary]. 
 
 Dr. Bundy was chaplain to the present King when Prince of Wales. 
 He had then no ecclesiastical preferment, and on that pretence was 
 excluded from the list of Royal chaplains when the Prince came to 
 the Crown. However, he hoped for some preferment, but was defeated 
 in that too, because no chaplain. This was a very hard case, he was 
 poor, the Ministry had their own friends to serve, and he had no 
 access to his Majesty to tell his story. At length, he set about trans- 
 lating Cartrou's History of the Roman Republick, and having finished 
 the first volume, presented it to his Majesty. It happened that the 
 King next day at dinner spoke of it, with some commendation of the 
 translator, only he wondered that being his chaplain (for so he thought 
 him), that he had never yet preached before him. Mrs. Tichburn, 
 the Queen's dresser, happening to be by, said he had not that honour ; 
 " How ! " repHed the King, " Not my chaplain ! How came that 
 about ? " She then told him the case, whereupon he replied, " I 
 knew nothing of this, but he shall be my chaplain and I will take him 
 with me to Hanover." Accordingly, he attended his Majesty thither, 
 and after his return gave him the living of Barnet, and a prebendary 
 in Westmiaster, which was followed by a presentation to the Church 
 of St. Bride's, in gift of the Chapter of Westminster. 
 
 2. 
 
 Lord Stairs, when Ambassador in France, had the best intelligence 
 of all the Pretender's motions of any publick Minister abroad, but he 
 paid well for it. It was he who employed Ant. Hammond (now living 
 within the Rules of the Fleet prison on account of debt) to assassinate 
 the Pretender, which he was very near doing at Dunkirk, having taken 
 up his quarters in the same inn, but the woman of the house, observing 
 that he and his companion had screw barrels guns, gave notice of it 
 to one of the Pretender's followers, and thereupon an Irishman of 
 Hammond's acquaintance was employed to drink with him till he was 
 drunk, while the Pretender went early to bed. In the morning 
 Hammond waked so late that the Pretender was gone an hour before. 
 Afterwards, when the Pretender was at Avignon, another person, 
 MacDun by name, an Irishman, was corrupted to undertake the same 
 work, and arrived in that city under the character of a merchant with 
 two great trunks, but upon some suspicion, his trunks being searched, 
 a letter was found wrote to him by Hammond, wherein he advised bim 
 to acquaint Lord Stairs that in his way he had met with robbers, who 
 had stole from him to the value of 1200 livres, and to desire the 
 sum might be returned to him, which, said Hammond, when my Lord 
 has granted, you shall have one half, and I the other for negotiating 
 the afiair. 
 
350 DIARY OF THE 
 
 Old Mr. J. Ellis, deceased 94, was under secretary at the Treaty 
 of Nimegen. He was brother to Sir Will. Ellis, Secretary to King 
 James II., a papist, deceased a few years before. And to Welbore 
 
 ElUs, dec. Bishop of Meath in Ireland, and, lastly, to ElUs, 
 
 a Bishop near Rome, and titular Bishop of Oxford. So there were 
 4 brothers in all, whereof two were papists. The last remaining of 
 the four has wrote the life of K. James 2 in good easy Latin, but it is 
 not printed. He had lately a mind to be employed in the Pretender's 
 service and set the Pope upon proposing it, but the Pretender dechned 
 it, for you must know, said my informer (Mr. Chetwood), " the best 
 information the present Government has received concerning the 
 Pretender is from popish priests." 
 
 Here lyes the body of Sir John Percival, Bart., of Burton, in the 
 County of Cork, in Ireland. He was brought up under the guardian- 
 ship of that wise and pious gentleman. Sir Robert Southwell, Knight, 
 his great Unkle, who first put him to Westminster School and after- 
 wards placed him at Oxford, from whence he went to Ireland, and was 
 twice chose Knight of the Shire of the County of Cork without 
 
 opposition. In the year , being then twenty years of age, he 
 
 was made a Privy Counsellor by Queen Anne, and so remained all 
 her reign, and was continued by King George at his accession, who in 
 
 created him Baron of Burton and, in 1723, Viscount of Canturk, 
 
 in the County of Cork. In 1710, he married Cathrine, the sister of 
 Sir Phil. Parker, of Arwarton in Suffolk, Bart., than whom a more 
 virtuous, charitable, discreet and tender wife has not been known 
 among the daughters of men. She bore him several children, of whom 
 four are living. John born in 1711, Catharine born in 1712, Helena 
 born in 1717, and George born in 1720. 
 
 In hopes of a blessed resurrection through the merits of Jesus Christ, 
 his Lord and Saviour, he cheerfully resigned his breath, and at his 
 own desire was here deposited 
 
 on 
 
 [This epitaph, writtcu in anticipation of the event of his own death, must have 
 been composed by Lord Percival beiore the death of his son Qeoive in July, 
 1720.— £d.] 
 
 4. 
 
 To the Tune of Deny down. 
 
 Of something I'll sing and of something 'tis too. 
 That's something to me, and something to you, 
 And something to all good Folks of the Land, 
 But most it is something to those in Command. 
 
 Derry down, etc. 
 
 The Spaniards for something our Merchant men seize, 
 And treat the poor Englishmen just as they please ; 
 And if roused by these Robbers, our Masters complain. 
 With something they soon are made quiet again. 
 
 Derry Down, etc. 
 
FIRST EARL OF EGMONT, 351 
 
 But something, 'tis talked, to somewhere is gone, 
 And scarce will come back untill something is done, 
 But what that said something is, nobody knows, 
 The wise men conjecture 'tis nothing of blows. 
 
 Deny down, etc. 
 
 But if like b )ld Britons we'd boldly law claim, 
 And talk with our cannon, to second the same. 
 The Spaniard would quickly be brought to comply, 
 And give up their plunder their lives to enjoy. 
 
 Derry down, etc. 
 
 And now, all good people, my something you've heard. 
 Of something that's hoped, and something that's feared, 
 Of something that's doing, and something that's past. 
 And something or nothing expected at last. 
 
 Derry down, etc. 
 
352 DIARY OF 
 
 APPENDIX III. 
 
 [The following " Journal " was kept by Sir John Percival, Bart., 
 father of the diarist of these volumes. The original Manuscript is 
 the property of Cecil H. Spencer-Perceval, Esq., of Longvvitton Hall, 
 Morpeth, Northumberland, who kindly placed it at the disposal of 
 the Historical MSS. Commissioners. The original manuscript has 
 been closely followed, — Ed.] 
 
 Journal 
 
 commencing the first of October, 1685. 
 
 1 October, Thursday. — Mr. J. this day went (to see the race att 
 Balhbog Course) in the coach along with my Cousen Mary Clayton, 
 young Mrs. Boreman and a daughter of Sir Richard Kirle, the day 
 was very wett and windy, I saw there Captain Jephson, my cousen 
 Lawrence Clayton, Mr. Lisett, and a great deal of other company. 
 
 2 October, Friday. — I stayd att home all day at Burton and in the 
 afternoon signed a lease of Drumdown to George Crofts, senr., John 
 Watkins, senr., and PhiUp Belchor, who are all three join tenants 
 to the same. Between the 2 parchments of the label I have writt 
 (Burton) being the name of the place where this lease was perfected. 
 In the evening came in my Cousens Adams and Tom Purdom who 
 stayed to sup with us, and my wife gave the former a small ])arcel 
 of novels which he promised to carry to my brother Daniel Dering 
 now att Airs Court. 
 
 3 October, Saturday. — I stayed att home all day, there came to me 
 Mr. Bastable desiring me to endeavour to gett him discharged from 
 being High Constable for the Barony of Orrery. Lieutonant Pomeroy 
 allsoe and Tom Lane, junr., came to me about their lawsuit that by 
 order of Chancery is referred to me, and this oveniug when we broke 
 up we adjourned to Friday next, upon which day the ne.xt meeting is 
 appointed to be held here. 
 
 My Cousen Tom Purdom did allsoe come hither this day to have 
 some people examined about a dilference with Mr. Shirley, butt the 
 men were not examined. 
 
 4 October, Sunday. — This day there came to my house and dined 
 with me one Mr. Bateman of the County of Kerry, and after dinner I 
 left Burton and came away to Cork, calling by the way att Mallow 
 upon my cousen Lawrence Clayton. I lye this night att Mr. Maljiborns, 
 I gupt at Mr. Crofts' house where there was one Mr. Patrick Ronane 
 in company. 
 
 5 October, Munday. — Mr. Christo})her Crofts being this day sworn 
 Maire of Cork, I dined with a great deal of other company att his house 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 353 
 
 1685 , ^ , 
 
 viz. :— My Lord Bryan, Colonel McCarthie, my Lord Bishop of Cork, 
 Sir. Mathew Dean. &c., and att night supped with my Lord Bishop 
 
 of Cork. _ , , T. r ^-u 
 
 6 October, Tuesday.— This day the sessions of the Peace for the 
 County of Cork began, all which I assisted, and there were among other 
 Justices, Councillor Brodrick, Mr. James Barry, Councillor Cox, Captam 
 Travers, and Councillor Cox was chosen Chairman, there was read 
 in Court the King's Commission to Sir Edward Carny, Ulster King att 
 Arms, about the Herald's office. 
 
 7 October, Wendesday.— This morning I attended the sessions for 
 the County of Cork, where was read in Court a letter from the Lords 
 Justices to Colonel Justin McCarthie about the arms of the Militia, 
 and the Court being adjourned till to-morrow, the Justices mett m 
 the afternoon to consider it. I dined with Mr. Christopher Crofts, 
 Mayor of Cork, where and when the Mayor and Aldermen were m a 
 body pleased to present me with my freedom of this citty, and a 
 certificate of it in a silver box. Upon which I took the oath of a 
 
 freeman of this citty. , ,, ^ ,. ^ ,• 
 
 8 October, Thursday.— This raornmg Colonel McCarthie sent his 
 servant to inquire my lodgmg in order to come and see me, butt his 
 servant mistakmg his orders, told me that Colonel McCarthie desired 
 to speak with me, upon which I went to his lodging, and when I asked 
 him the business he sent for me about he found it was his servant s 
 mistake and took notice of it. 
 
 This same day I dkied att Harvey's house where my cousen Hide, 
 being Sheriff of the County of Cork, gave a publick treat, att which dmed 
 Colonel McCarthie, Dr. Witenal, Bishop of Cork, Sir Kichard Aldworth, 
 Dean Davis etc. 
 
 9 October, Friday.— This day in the morning a circulatory letter was 
 by order signed by Mr. Thomas Brown, directed all the captams of 
 Militia then absent concerning the calling in the arms of their troops 
 and companies in pursuance to the order formerly mentioned. This 
 afternoon I went home to Burton, in company with one Mr. Bateman 
 and young George Crofts. 
 
 10 October, Saturday.— This day being at Burton, I swore one — - 
 Condon of Ballisalagh of [Charleville*] to serve as High Constable 
 for the Barony of Orrery and Kilmore. This day allsoe Mr. Lane and 
 Lieutenant Poraeroy mett me here, about their Chancery suit which 
 by order of Court was referred to me. This morning I allsoe signed 
 to a Deed of Lease and another of Release, brought hither by Mr. 
 Dennis Carthie a servant of Captam George Mathew's. These writmgs 
 I signed as one of the Duke of Ormonde's Trustees upon the settlement 
 lately made by his Grace. Mr. Floyd and Mr. Robie were both of 
 them witnesses of mv signing. I read out the deeds but by a letter 1 
 att the same time received from Sir Robert Southwell, he sent me word 
 that it was a lease and release as aforementioned. 
 
 11 October, Sunday.— I stayed att home all day, Mr. Bateman 
 being a guest here. 
 
 12 October, Mundav.— I stayed att home all day, Mr Bateman 
 continuing still my guest. My cousen Lawrence Clayton allsoe came 
 
 ♦ Subsequently erased. 
 
354 DIARY OP 
 
 Oct. 12-24 
 this day from Mallow to Burton, to give an answer to the proposal 
 of marriage between Mr. Bateman and his sister Mary. 
 
 Lieutenant Pomeroy and Mr. Lane allsoe mett here this day about 
 their Chancery suit. 
 
 13 October, Tuesday. — This day Mr. Leader brought one Bucking- 
 ham, a tailor, to be examined on the behalf of Lieutenant Pomeroy, butt 
 the commission I had to administer on oath expiring last Saturday I 
 refused to examine him till a new commission should come down to 
 give me further power therein. This day came Captain Jephson and 
 my Lady Hawly, the former of which stay with us this night, the latter 
 went home after dinner. I stayed at home all this day. 
 
 14 October. Wendesday. — This day I stayed att home all day, 
 Captain Jephson and my Cousen Lawrence Clayton continuing here, 
 butt Mr. Bateman took his leave this evening and went over to Mr. 
 Crofts' house in order to be goeing to-morrow. 
 
 15 October, Thursday. — I stayed att home all day and Captain 
 Jephson and my Cousen Lawrence Clayton who designed to goe this 
 day to Mr. Anthony Jephson's, were obUged by the bad weather to 
 stay till to-morrow. 
 
 16 October, Friday. — I stayed att home all day and Mr. Robert 
 Hassett of Castle Conway and Mr. Thomas Hasset and Mr. George 
 Serle came hither to see us and it being late we desired them to stay 
 with us till to-morrow ; Mr. Robert Hasset did allsoe make a proposal 
 concerning a Provost Marshall for the Province of Munster to free the 
 Province from the numerous robbers that are abroad, and was pro- 
 posing that if the gentlemen of the country would obtain it from the 
 Government, he would undertake the employ, if he might be allowed 
 twelve troopers and a lieutenant in each County of the Province, only 
 for the County of Cork twenty, because of its extent. 
 
 Captain Jephson and my Cousen Clayton went this day to Mr. 
 Anthony Jephson's and came back att night. Mr. Longfield coming 
 this way with a charge of money quartered with us this night and 
 lodged his money in the house. 
 
 17 October, Saturday. — This day I stayed att home all day. Captain 
 Jephson went home and both Mr. Hassets and Mr. Serle went on their 
 journey. 
 
 18 October, Sunday. — I stayed att home all day, young Mr. Gibbons 
 preached att Churchtown, one Mr. Johnson dined with me this day, 
 and this day my Cousen Clayton went to Mallow. 
 
 19 October, Monday. — This day I stayed all day at home, my brother 
 and sister Moor being in the house. John Palmer came this day hither 
 to offer me a surrender of his lease of the fairs and markets of Cantark. 
 
 20 October, Tuesday. — This day I stayed att home all day, and 
 Lieutenant Pomeroy and Mr. Lane mett here about their business, 
 Edmund Swiny, senr. was with them. This day I ordered Dick 
 Barry to gett the wares on the River Awbeg, presented in the Court 
 Leet kept this in Churchtown. This day allsoe I received a letter from 
 my Lord Cheife Justice Keating in answer to one I writt him this day 
 sevennight about the return of the arms belonging to my troop of 
 Militia, he writt me word he shewed my letter to the Lords Justices 
 and Council who ordered him to return me the thanks of the Govern- 
 ment for my fair and caiidid proceeding. My brother and sister 
 Moor continued with us all this day. 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 355 
 
 1685 
 
 21 October, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day my brother and 
 sister Moor coiitmuing with us still att Burton, and Lieutenant Ponieroy 
 and Mr. Lane mett here allsoe about their business, butt for want of 
 time were fain to break up without doeing anything. 
 
 This day allsoe Captain Aungier writt me word from Charleville 
 that his Quartermaster and some of the troop had taken Poor that 
 morning, and desired my advice and assistance how to dispose of him, 
 and it being lato I writt him word I would wait on him to-morrow 
 morning. 
 
 22 October, Thursday. — This day I went in the mommg to Charle- 
 ville with design to goe from thence this day to Cork, butt the Examina- 
 tions there taken concerning Poor's apprehension took up soe much 
 time that I was obHged to come back late to Burton. The Examina- 
 tions were taken by Amos Godsel, Esq., Soverain of Charleville, by 
 Barry Moor, Esq., and myself, with design to have them remitted by 
 Captain Aimgier to the Lords Justices and Councill. I writt a letter to 
 Colonel McCartie to acquaint him with the occasion of my not going 
 this day to Cork according to the appointment made for the officers 
 of MiUtia to meet him this day with the returns of arms of their 
 respective troops and companies. 
 
 23 October, Friday. — I went to Cork and near Cork mett a letter 
 from the Sherif of this county, on the road, brought by Barret the 
 laborer in answer to one I had by him sent to the Sherif, and in this 
 letter the Sherif told me there was a proclamation come dowTi to him 
 requiring the dehvery of the above mentioned arms into the stores, 
 and as soon as I came to Cork I mett the Colonel and a great many of 
 the gentlemen of the country at the Maire's house where they dined, 
 where, when I came in, the Colonel and the rest were very desirous to 
 have a particular account of the taking Poor, which I gave them. 
 From thence I went with other officers of the Militia to the Court house 
 where the proclamation for calling in the arms of the MiUtia was 
 read, and generally every one declared their resolution of paying 
 obedience to it. After which it was proposed by some and generally 
 assented to by the rest that a petition to the Lords Justices should be 
 drawn in the name of the officers of Militia desiring satisfaction for 
 the arms they had payd for. This I was against, butt to noe purpose ; 
 att coming out I told Captain Redmund Barry that it was better 
 to loose our arms with a good grace than an ill one, and that I thought 
 it beneath us to seek payment for those arms that we had bought for 
 the King's service, now that we dehver them into the stores. To 
 which Captain Barry then replyd, that he did think a petition beneath 
 us, butt was still ifor the officers joyning in a letter to the same 
 purpose. This day alLsoe, being the anniversary of the Irish rebelhon, 
 there were bonfires made att night in Cork streets. 
 
 24 October, Saturday.— This morning I shewed to Colonel McCarthie 
 the return I had intended to make of which he declared his good liking. 
 Councillor Cox being by, I told him I thought the Lords Justices 
 would expect the returias intended to be new made notwithstanding 
 the proclamation, to which the Colonel answered he thought soe too, 
 and that if I would, he being shortly to goe to Dublin would carry 
 up the return along with him and deliver it to the Lords Justices. 
 I told him I thought the other'gentlemen had delivered theyr returns 
 to Tom Brown, with design that after an abstract made of them they 
 
356 DIARY OF 
 
 Oct. 24-Nov. 19 
 should all be putt into his hands, and that I would putt mine into Mr. 
 Brown's hands to that intent and order it to, by him among the rest 
 delivered to the Colonel. 
 
 This morning I took att Malliborn's house the depositions of 
 Councillor Cox, Mr. Edward Hoar, merchant, and Mr. Joseph 
 Buckingham, tayler, in the business of Lieutenant Pomeroy and Thomas 
 Lane, junr., and about 2 of the clock in the afternoon I left Cork with 
 design this night to have reached home, butt was stopped by the 
 flood att Mallow, being this night obliged to lye in the house of Serjeant 
 Tensly (I think his name is). George Crofts, Senr., and Will Crofts 
 and Tom Lane, junr. travelled in company. 
 
 25 October, Sunday. — The flood being down I this morning came 
 over Mallow bridge and soe home to Burton, where I stayed all day, 
 my brother and sister Moor being still in the house. 
 
 26 October, Munday. — I stayed att homo all day and sent ray 
 Cousen Tayler this morning in to the west of this county to receive 
 what money he could upon the extent of some of my Lord Barrimore'a 
 lands. 
 
 27 October, Tuesday.— This day I stayed att home all day, my 
 brother and sister Moor being still in the house, and this day Lieutenant 
 Pomeroy and Thomas Lane mett here about theyr business and Eustace 
 White came to see me. 
 
 28 October, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day and Lieutenant 
 Pomeroy and Mr. Lane again mett here about theyr differences. 
 
 29 October, Thursday. — I stayed att home all day, my brother and 
 sister Moor being in the house. 
 
 30 October, Friday. — I stayed att home all day and Lieutenant 
 Pomeroy and Tom Lane, junr. mett here about theyr business. 
 
 31 October, Saturday. — I stayed at home all day, my brother and 
 sister Moor being in the house. Mr. Leder did on the behalf of 
 Lieutenant Pomeroy stay a good while this morning for Tom Lane's 
 bringing in the briefs of his proof, butt he was forced att last to goe 
 away home befor they were brought in. 
 
 1 November, Sunday. — I stayed att home all day and Mr Vowel 
 preached at ChurchtowTi. 
 
 2 November, Monday. — I stayed at home all day, my brother and 
 sister Moor continuing still in the house. 
 
 3. November, Tuesday. — I stayed this day att home all day and 
 was in expectation of Colonel McCarthie and other company to come 
 and dine with us. Butt I received word att night that they come 
 not till to-morrow. 
 
 4 November, Wendesday. — This day, my Lord Brian, Colonel 
 Justin McCarthie, Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, Captain Jephson, 
 Captain Burges, Captain Aungiers, Captain LavalUn and great many 
 others came hither to Burton. And the five first of them lay here 
 all night. 
 
 5 November, Thursday. — The above company went away toward 
 Limrick. I stayed att home all this day and in the evening Mr. 
 Leader, on the behalf of Lieutenant Pomeroy, told me that whereas 
 I had reckoned to have to-morrow given my award in the difference 
 between him and Tom Lane, junr., he was afraid there would be an 
 imperfection in the award, because the time for the giving the said 
 award seems to be lajxsed this night ; time being onely given till the 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 357 
 
 1685 
 
 6th of November, which seems not to inchide that day butt to be meant 
 exclusive. And because I could not make ready my award to be signed 
 this night, it was thought fitt and consented to both by Lane and 
 Pomeroy that a letter should be writt to both theyr clerks in Chancery 
 for a further enlargement of time, and a letter was accordingly writt. 
 
 6 November, Friday. — This day I stayed att home all day, my 
 brother and sister Moor being still in the house. 
 
 7 November, Saturday.— This day I stayed att home all day, my 
 brother and sister Moor being still in the house. 
 
 8 November, Sunday.— I stayed att home all day, my brother and 
 sister Moor being still in the house. 
 
 9 November, Mmiday. — I stayed att home all day, and Mr. Land 
 came this day to me and deUvered me a message from two of Poor's 
 late comerades, desiring that they might come in upon protection, 
 and promising to doe service to meritt theyr pardons. 
 
 10 November, Tuesday. — I stayed att home all day and writt to 
 my Lord Cheife Justice treating concerning these two men of Poor. 
 
 11 November, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day and this 
 day Captain Aungier came hither to spend a few days with us. 
 
 12 November, Thursday. — I stayed att home all day and this day 
 Captain Nichols came hither and I spoke to him on the behalf of Will 
 Bowen whom he had turned out of his favor because he was found in 
 Poor's company when he was taken. 
 
 13 November, Friday. — I sent this morning for Mr. Land and told 
 him Captain Aungier had power to protect any of the Tories abroad 
 who would come in and doe service, butt he told me that they would 
 come in upon noe protection butt mine, and I this day %mtt to the 
 cleark of the Council to lett him know I yesternight received the orders 
 of the Lords Justices and Council to Cajitain Henry Boyl, Arthur 
 Hide, Esq., and my self directed, concerning the reward for those who 
 took Poor and for the prosecution of his harborers, and this day I sent 
 the said orders to my Cousen Hide desiring him to send them to 
 Captain Boyle. 
 
 14 November, Saturday.^ — I stayed att home all day and the men 
 I had sent to Cork on Thursday to dehvering miUtia arms into the 
 stores according to the proclamation issued in that behalf, came back 
 and told me that the storekeeper being out of the way, they had left 
 the arms with Mr. Christopher Crofts who promised to deliver the same 
 to the storekeeper. 
 
 15 November, Sunday. — I stayed att home all day and Mr. Robie 
 preached att Churchtown for Mr. Vowel. 
 
 16 November, Mmiday. — I stayed att home all day, Captain Aungier 
 and my sister Moor being still here, butt my brother Moor went this 
 day to Cork till night. 
 
 17 November, Tuesday. — I stayed att home all day and Mr. Land 
 came to me and waited for the coming in of the post, by which I 
 expected a letter from my Lord Chief Justice treating about two of 
 Poor's comerades who would come in upon protection. 
 
 18 November, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day. Captain 
 Aungier being still in the house. 
 
 19 November, Thursday. — I stayed att home all day. Captain 
 Aungier being still in the house, and young George Crofts came this 
 day home from Cork and brought me in a letter from Citt Crofts, a 
 
358 DIARY OF 
 
 Nov. lf)-50 
 discharge from the storekeeper there by way of indenture for the amis 
 of my miUtia troop which he received. 
 
 20 November, Friday. — This day I stayed att home all day and 
 Captain Aungier early in the morning received a letter from Captain 
 Purdom of Abraham Dixon's being robbed, upon which he sent for a 
 party of his troop, and I sent Tom Porter along with them to see 
 whether they could intercept the rogues as they should come home to 
 theyr quarters att Dromcollogher. 
 
 21 November, Saturday. — This day I stayed att home all day and 
 heard newes that two of the rogues who robbed Abraham Dixon were 
 taken (crossing the Blackwater), by my Cousen T(/m Purdom and a 
 party of men he had with him. Butt the troopers had not the good 
 fortune to meet with any of them. 
 
 22 November, Sunday. — I stayed att home all this day, my brother 
 and sister Moor and Captain Aungier being still in the house. 
 
 23 November, Munday. — I stayed att home all day and Captain 
 Amigier went this day to Charleville to see how the affairs of his troop 
 went there. 
 
 2-i November, Tuesday. — I stayed att home all day and Captain 
 Aungier came back to Burton. 
 
 25 November, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day and this 
 morning Captain Aungier did by Mr. Land send a protection to John 
 Fitzgerald and Donogh o'Morice alias Trewry, two of the tories abroad, 
 that they might come this night to speak with him about service by 
 them offered to be done, butt they came not, butt sent back the pro- 
 tection because it gave not longer time and because I did not sign it. 
 They allsoe sent a message that they would contribute efEectually 
 to take the rogues abroad butt that they would not discover 
 harborers, &c. 
 
 26 November, Thursday. — This day I stayed att home all day and 
 we resolved to send these two word we would have noe more to doe 
 with them since they proposed to come in without discovering the 
 harborers. This evening my cousen Clayton came to Burton. I allsoe 
 received a letter from Mr. Vowel telling me that French the Torie sent 
 him a message he would come in if he might have assurance of a pardon 
 and 100/. reward, and that he would within a week bring in 1-4 tories 
 who are abroad. And Mr. Vowel desired me under my hand and seal 
 to engage for that Jumdred pounds, which in my answer 1 refused to doe, 
 butt gave him encouragement to promote the service, and gave him 
 my word to further the reward with the country att the Assizes as 
 much as I could. I shewed Captain Aungier his letter and my answer 
 of which last he well approved. 
 
 27 November, Friday. — I stayed att home all day, Captain Aungier 
 being still in the house, and my Cousen Lawrence Clayton came this 
 day to Burton. 
 
 28 Nov^ember, Saturday.— I stayed att home all day. Captain 
 Aungier and my Cousen Clayton being in the house. 
 
 29 November, Sunday, — I stayed at home all day, both of them 
 continuing att Burton. 
 
 30 November, Munday. — I came this day to Castle Hide in order 
 to-morrow morning to go with my cousen Hide to Castle Lions to 
 meet Captain Henry Boyle about the Lords Justices' letter, directed 
 to them two and me for the detecting Poor the Torie s Harborei's. As 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 359 
 
 1685 . 
 
 my cousen Hide and I were sitting alone after supper m the parler, 
 Mr. Haleran, the Sherif s servant, came in and told us there was a 
 total eclips. 
 
 1 December, Tuesday.— I went with the Sherif to Castle Lyons to 
 meet Captain Henry Boyle about the Lords Justices' letter to us written. 
 Captain Bovle was not come when we arrived there, butt we found 
 Mr. Longfeild there att dinner, who kept office there this day. Att 
 last Captain Boyle, Captain Redmund Barry and my Cousen 
 Adam Purdom came in, and after they had eaten, we signed a letter 
 to the Lords Justices (making it bear date the 25th November from 
 Cork) in which we told theyr Lordships we had issued a precept to 
 the Sherif to summon a special sessions for the more effectual inquiry 
 to be made about the harborers of Poor, &c., we allsoe told the Lords 
 Justices that we knew of noe money raised or promised in this county 
 for the taking Poor. This letter was signed by Captain Boyl, my 
 Cousin Hide and me. Captain Barry refusing to sign it because the 
 Lords Justices' letter was not directed to him ; the precept above 
 mentioned for a sessions to be held the 10th instant att Bandon was 
 allsoe signed by Captain Boyl, Captain Barry and my self. AH this 
 was after Mr. Longfeild went away. There was allsoe some discourse 
 among these gentlemen about an affront done them by one of Colonel 
 McCarthie's kinsmen in Castle Lyons, and one Sturges and one Par 
 were upon oath examined by Captain Barry, butt theyr examinations 
 were not putt into writing, referring to a further examination, it being 
 
 now late. 
 
 2 December, Wendesday.— I came home to Burton from my cousm 
 Hide's and found Captain Aimgier, my cousen Lawrence Clayton and 
 my brother and sister at home, Burton. 
 
 3 December, Thursday.— I stayed att home all day, the above 
 companv continuing still' in the house. And Mr. Vowel, Mr. Bremin- 
 geam and Lieutenant Chenery came hither. Mr. Vowel brought one 
 Hicky, a friend of French the Torie, to see Captain Aungier's power to 
 protect. But withall told us that French would not be satisfied 
 without a certificate from me that there was such a power, whereupon 
 after shewing his power to Hicky, I did with Captain Aungier's consent 
 and by his direction sign a certificate which I writt in this great hand 
 writing, the words of which certificate here after followes. 
 
 I hereby certifie all whom it may concern that I have seen a letter 
 from the Right honourable the Earl of Longford to Captain Ambros 
 Aungier, bearing date the 7th November, 1685, telhng him by order 
 of the Lords Justices of this Kingdom that if any of the robbers who 
 are abroad (who hath not his hand in blood) shall sett and give up 
 his party, to him that he shall have his pardon, all which I certifie, as 
 wuttness' my hand this 3rd day of December, 1685. 
 
 John Percivale. 
 
 4tb December, Friday.— I stayed att home all this day, my cousen 
 Clayton and Captain Aungier being still in the house, as allsoe my 
 brother and sister Moor. 
 
 5th December, Saturday.— I went this morning to hunt with my 
 cousen Clayton and brother Moor att Kilmaclenen, from whence after 
 killing a brace of hares my cousen Clayton went to Mallow and we 
 came\ome, and Mr. Alexander Groves, whom we mett in the field, 
 brouglit afterwards 2 crimmals for cutting down some of his saplins, 
 
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 Dec. 5-20 
 one of thorn T have boiinH over to the next general session ami the 
 other prouiiseth to tiud security by Munda}' morn. I have bound 
 Mr. Groves to prosecute. 
 
 6 December, Sunday. — I stayed att home all day, there was uoe 
 sermon att Churchtown. 
 
 7 December, Munday. — I stayed att home all day and took the 
 information of Dergan, tayler, concerning some of Richard Poor's 
 harborers and settlers. This day alLsoe I bound over the other criminal 
 for cutting Mr. Groves' sapplins. 
 
 8 December, Tuesday. — I stayed att home all day and Mr. Lane, 
 Lieutenant Pomeroy and Mr. Leader came hither about theyr con- 
 troversy. And I appointed them to come on Munday next to hear 
 the award I give therein. 
 
 9 December, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day. Captain 
 Aungier and my brother and sister Moor being still in the house. My 
 cousen Mary Clayton and Mr. W'ilham Jephson came to Burton this 
 evening from Mallow. 
 
 10 December, Thursday. — This day we all went to Mallow where a 
 special sessions was held principally on accoimt of Poors harborers 
 and for the prosecution of them, the Justices there were Captain 
 Jephson, my cousen Andrew Ruddock, Mr. John Shirley and myself ; 
 Mr. WiUiam Bishop Mas foreman of the Jury. 
 
 11 December, Friday. — The sessions held on and there being several 
 examinations sent to the Jury in the evening, and they not having 
 time then to finish theyr presentments, the Court was adjourned till 
 to-morrow morning. 
 
 12 December, Saturday. — This day in the morning the Jury brought 
 in their presentments and presented several to the harborers and 
 abetters of Poor and oth(!r tories, and warrants issued to all constables 
 for the strict keeping of watch, and a Rule of Court was made not to 
 take under 2 securities in 50/. each for any persons found by the Jury 
 to have been harborers. And after this was done the sessions broke 
 up and the country was discharged, the Sherif himself a8sist<Hl at this 
 sessioiLs. We dined att Lieutenant Rear's and after dinner came 
 home to Burton. 
 
 13 December, Sunday.- I stayed att home all day and Mr. Vowel 
 coming to Church hero expounded on the Gospel for the day butt 
 preached noe sermon. 
 
 14 December, Munday. — I stayed att home all day and Captain 
 Aungier sent a protection for two dayes to Dermod Dawly the Torie 
 to come and speak with him. 
 
 This day Maurice Staiulon came to otter me security for his boy 
 David Line who is sent to gaol, butt I refused the bail, judging it in- 
 sufficient, the one being tenant butt to 30 cowes and the other a joynt 
 tenant with another man to 10/. p. annum. This evening the party 
 of the troop (quartered att Chuithtown went out aft<M- the Tories. 
 
 This day my sister Moor was brought to bed of a sonne. This day 
 Lane and Pomeroy inett to receive my award in theyr difference which 
 1 could not get ready this night. 
 
 15 December, Tuesday.— This morning 1 gott tlu; award reatly butt 
 had not time to sign it and discourse with them as nmch as was 
 necessary [and signed it by which Pomeroy was adjudged near 400/. 
 in debt to Mr. Lane. This day the troopers brought the head of the 
 
SIR JOHN percivaL. 36l 
 
 1685 
 
 Torie they killed and gave theyr iuformations of the maimer of it. 
 They brought allsoe John Fitzgerald the Tone's brother, and left 
 here both him and the head of Dermod Aghcrn the Torie they had 
 killed. Philip Supple came hither thi.s day being accused.]* I this 
 day received an oft'er froui Carol the Torie that he would come in and 
 doe service, this message was brought by John Barry and Dick Freeman. 
 This day I received power to protect and treat with the Tories. 
 
 10 December, Wendesday. — This day I signed Pomeroy's award. 
 This day the troopers brought the head of the Torierthey had killed 
 and gave theyr information of the manner of it, they allsoe brought 
 along with them John Fitzgerald the Torie 's brother, and left here both 
 him and the head of Dermod Ahern, the Torie they had killed. Phihp 
 Supple came hither this day, being accused of harboring Power the 
 Torie. and offer bail, who were refused because they would not swear 
 to the value of their substance, viz. : that they were worth as nmch 
 as would answer theyr recognizances. This day my sister Moor's 
 child was christened by the name of John. 
 
 This night Dermod Dawly the Torie mett Captain Aungier aiid I in 
 the gallery to make offers of service to obtain his pardon, butt he seemed 
 soe cold therein that we knew not how to trust him, as we sent him word 
 the next day by Maurice Fitzgerald. 
 
 17 December, Thursday. — This day Captain Ecdmond Barry and 
 other company was here. And I shewed Aghern's head to, and took 
 the examinations of Mr. Purdom who was by him and others robbed 
 on Friday last in the County of Limrick. I allsoe took Will Gun's 
 information about the said Aghern. 
 
 18 December, Friday. — This day I took the information of — — , 
 servant to Mr. Bice, of Ballinity in the Comity of Limrick, concerning 
 the said Aghern and other robbers to the number of 21. M-ho did on 
 Friday last in the afternoon rob his said master. I alLsoe this day writt 
 the Lords Justices an account of this action and sent them copies of 
 the Examinations I had taken. I allsoe writt to my Lord Chief 
 Justice Keating concerning it. Butt the post came in soe late they 
 could not goe this day away. My cousen L. Clayton went this day 
 to Mallow. 
 
 19 December, Saturday, Burton. — I dismissed Fitzgerald the Torie 's 
 brother, finding noe informations come in concerning him, butt I first 
 bound him to the good behaviour. 
 
 r allsoe this day sent the afore mentioned letters to Cork that they 
 might goe out thence by the post this night because they would not 
 goe from Michelstown till Tuesday, should I send them by our own 
 2X)st. 
 
 Maurice Ahern of Dromcollogher, came this day to make new offers 
 of service from Carrol. Captain Amigier allsoe received a request 
 from French that Carrol might be suffered to come in and assist him 
 in the setting and taking the rest. I sent the constables and some men 
 to Prohus to apprehend Daniel McEdnumd and other harborers, 
 butt the tories, viz., French and Carrol, seized the constables, &c., and 
 kept them a while, and would not lett them execute theyr warrant. 
 
 20 December, Sunday.— I stayed att home all day. There was noe 
 sermon. 
 
 * Subsequently eraaed, 
 
362 DIARY O^ 
 
 Dec. 21-Jau. 15 
 
 21 Decoinber. Muiulay. Tirry caiiio to make discovery of Poor'3 
 harborc'i-s. My cousfii Clayton returned from Mallow. I wa.s busy 
 this morning, ordering with Megar the garduier some planting in my 
 grounds. He came hither Saturday last. 
 
 22 December, Tuesday. — I stayed att home all day, my cousen 
 Clayton and Captain Aungier being still in the house. 
 
 23 December, Wendesday. — I stayed att home, and bailed ElUs ni 
 Busk and her husband Councillor Nagle's brother and Mr. Curtsink 
 being theyr bondsmen. 
 
 24 December, Thursday. — I stayed att home all day and Mr. Megar 
 after dinner returned part of his way to Cork. 
 
 25 December, Friday. — This bemg Christmas Day I received the 
 sacrament att Churchtown from Mr. Vowel who preached there. 
 
 26 Deccember, Saturday. — This day I stayed att home and took 
 Comet Bo reman and his sonne security for Dennis MuUan's appearance 
 next Assizes, &c. 
 
 I allsoe took Thomas Allen, Miller, of Buttevant, his security for 
 Robert Rice and his mother's appearance att the Assizes, &c. having 
 before taken Mr. Curtsin's recognizance on Wendesda}- last of another 
 security for the same. 
 
 This day Captain Jephson and other company came to my house. 
 
 This morning the Cornet of Captain Amigier's troop brought Carrol 
 the Torie to me as I was hunting in the feild. I sent him to a private 
 place, and went home and acquainted Captain Amigier with it, and 
 we went out to the lands of Ciasgannif and there mett Carrol to receive 
 his offers of service. He offered to clear the Coimty of robbers ; we 
 told him that would not content the Government, who were as little 
 satisfied to have them in another County as in this, ui)on which he 
 said he would doe all he could to have them taken. He told us that 
 Brenan's tories were come into the country, w^e encouraged him to 
 take them ; he putt the case to us, what if he should kill any of them, 
 we told him he would doe better first to command them to surrender, 
 and if they would not, then to kill them. Which if ho did, we did 
 believe the governors of this kingdom would without fail pardon 
 him and that we would serve him therein, upon which we gave him our 
 hands. He is appointed to send a great many people to us to solicite 
 a j)rotection for liim, that they may have a refusal, the better to blind 
 the opineon of the country. He is to join with French for the doeiug 
 service. 
 
 27 December, Sunday.— I stayed att home all day. Captain Jephson, 
 Captain Aungier and my cousen Clayton being in the house. 
 
 28 December, Monday. -I stayed att home all day and this morning 
 a fire was discovered in the house that had burnt through one of the 
 beams, butt was very seasonably stopped (God be praised for it!). 
 
 29 December, Tuesday.— I stayed att home all day, Captain 
 Joj)hson and my cousen Laurence Clayton being still in the house. 
 
 :iO December, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day, they being 
 still with me att Burton. 
 
 31 December, Thursday.— I stayed att home all this day and had 
 my tenants att a publick dinner. 
 
 1 January, Friday.— I stayed att home all day, Cai)tain Jephson 
 and my cousen Laurence Clayton being still with me. 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 363 
 
 1685-6 
 
 2 Jaiiuaiy, Saturday, — I received a letter from Captain Odle desiring 
 4 tories by him named might not be pursued till he could have an 
 answer from the Lords Justices to some j^roposals they made. 
 
 3 January, Sunday. — I went with the Compan}' in my house (except 
 my brother and sister Moor) to the christning of Betty Roberts' child 
 att my cousen Conron's. 
 
 •4 January. Munday. — My cousen Laurence Clayton. Captain Jeph- 
 son and I went to Mallow to a special sessions there held about the 
 harborers of tories, butt for want of information could doe nothing. 
 onely present a constable for neglecting to levy huy and cry, &c. 
 Upon notice this night that some tories were att six mile water, my 
 cousen Clayton, cousen Purdom and other company pursued them, butt 
 without eifect. I lay this night at Mr. Farlowe's. 
 
 5 Jan., Tuesday. — The country being discharged over night, we all 
 viz. : Captain Jephson, my cousen Clayton and I, came home to 
 Burton where we heard that Lieutenant Fitzgerald, of the Grenadiers, 
 had taken French, whereupon C. Angier and I writt to him to tell him 
 he was upon doeing service, and desiring him to give him his liberty, 
 butt before he received our letter, which went not away this night, he 
 sent him away to Cork gaol. 
 
 6 January, Wednesday. — Hearing French was sent to gaol we sent 
 people to meet him in the way and bring him hither, and after 
 examining him we by comiivance lett him escape, the better to leave 
 him in a condition to doe service. 
 
 7 January, Thursday. — A woman came before my cousen Clayton 
 and I for having a bastard, we dined this day att Ned Bradston's. 
 
 8 January, Friday. — This day my cousen Clayton and I sent that 
 woman, by name Sujjple, to the house of correction. 
 
 9 January, Saturday. — Her goemg thither was countermanded. 
 We stayed att home all day, Captam Jephson and my Cousen Clayton 
 being still at Burton. 
 
 10 January, Simday. — Mr. Vowel preached att Churchtown this 
 day, and I this day took physick was by that confined att home. 
 
 11 January, Munday. — I stayed att home all day and my cousen 
 Clayton went this day to Mallow in order to goe to-morrow to Cork. 
 
 12 January, Tuesday. — This day Cajstain Jephson returned home 
 to Mallow and I stayed att Burton all day. 
 
 13 January, Wendesday. — I stayed att home all day and this night 
 perfected an assignment of Chenery's Statute Staple (to my mother) 
 unto Captain Tayler of the County of Limrick, which assignment 
 
 bears date the — — -. This day allsoe Mr. John Gibbons came 
 
 to me about a distress he had taken up from one Rock, who had 
 out of my mannor replevied the same. 
 
 14 January, Thursday. — I this day went with Captain Aungier 
 to Donerayl to see Captain St. Leger. 
 
 15 January, Friday. — Lieutenant Fitzgerald sent hither from 
 Dromcollogher a man for harboring the Tories, butt he sent noe proof 
 along with him. The prisoner's name was Florence Cartie. He allsoe 
 sent me a letter he had received from Captain Odle, acquainting him 
 the Council had approoved the proposals made by the Tories he had 
 protected, and therefore desiring him to lett them alone, upon all 
 which he desired Captam Aungier's advice and mine ; to which we 
 answered that we thought he might in expectation of theyr doeing 
 
364 DIARY OF 
 
 Jan. 15-Feb. 4 
 service forbear them till the 26th January, that being the day given 
 them by the Proclamation to submitt themselves. 
 
 16 January, Saturday. — I dismissed for want of })roof the prisoner 
 sent hither by Lieutenant Fitzgerald. 
 
 This day Captain Aungier and I received a letter from Captain 
 Odle desiring to know who it was we employed in the service of 
 bringing in the tories, least his spies should loose his time in taking 
 ours, to which we sent him word we employed Patrick French . Captain 
 Odle's letter was brought us by Mr. Gilburn of the County of Limrick. 
 
 17 January, Sunday. Burton. — We stayed att home all day, 
 Captain Aungier and my cousen Laurence Clayton being still in the 
 house. 
 
 18 January, Munday. Burton. — We stayed att home all day, they 
 being still in the house. 
 
 19 January, Tuesday. Burton. — This day we all dined att George 
 Crofts where my cousen Clayton received letters telling him he was 
 chosen High Sherif of the County of Cork. 
 
 20 January, Wendesday. Burton. — Vie stayed att home all day, 
 they being still in the house. 
 
 21 January, Thursday. Burton. — We stayed att home all day and 
 this day Mr. Megar came to us and by my cart, which came from Cork 
 with some Pontack and Mant's wine, brought me some pear and plum 
 trees. 
 
 22 January, Friday. Burton. — We stayed att home all day, they 
 being still in the house. I writt to my Lord Chiefe Justice Keating. 
 
 2:5 January, Saturday. Burton. — This day my cousen Clayton 
 and his sister, together with Mrs. Jephson, Captain Aungier and I went 
 to Mr. Dillon's, where my cousen Clayton and I were gossips with Mrs. 
 Jephson and one Mrs. Carew to Mr. Dillon's child. My cousen Clayton 
 and I came home att night. 
 
 24 January, Sunday. Burton.— I stayed att home all day, and 
 designing to goe to-morrow for Dubhn, I have signed my will and 
 revoked all wills by me formerly made, my cousen Tayler, Mr. Robie, 
 and Mr. Floyd were wittnesses to the will now signed, which I deposited 
 with mv wife to be opened in case of my death. I this day received 
 some more of my cousen Tayler, which with 13/. 2s. Orf. I yesterday 
 received, makes 40/. 2s. Id., for which I now gave him my acquittance ; 
 Mr. Longfeild and Mr. Henry Dawly come hither this day to goe in 
 company with us to-morrow. 
 
 25 January, Munday. Golden Bridge. — I this day began my 
 journey towards Dublin in company with my cousen Laurence Clayton, 
 Mr. Dawley and Mr. Longfeild ; Mr. Lysaght overtook us by that 
 time we had j)as.sed Balltidonnol, behig my cou.sen Clayton's land and 
 in the occupation of one Rock. We lye this night att Golden Jiridge. 
 
 26 January, Tuesday. Goran. — We this day travelled together 
 and lye this night att Goran, att the house of one Kelly. 
 
 27 .lanuarv. Wendesday. Kilculliu bridg. -We this day travelled 
 together and lye this night att Kilculliu bridg, att the new Imi there 
 standing. 
 
 28 January, Thursday. Dublin. — We this day came to Dublin 
 and overtook my Lord Kingston att the Naas. Tiiis night I writt I 
 this night write my wife word how I gott safe, &c. My lodgings were 
 att Mr. Keuedies on the Blind Key. 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 365 
 
 1685-6 
 
 29 January, Friday. Dublin. — I this day dined att Mr. Savage's, 
 in company with my cousen Clayton, Mr. Dawly and some other 
 gentlemen. And after dinner my cousen Clayton, Mr. Savage and 
 I went to wait on my Lord Chcif Justice Keating. 
 
 30 January, Dublin. — This day my cousen Clayton and I went to 
 church to St. Warbers where we heard Dr. King preach ; from thence 
 we went to dimier to the Rose Tavern in Castle Street where we mett my 
 cousen Arthur Hide who dhied with us, and my cousen Adam Puidom 
 was a little while with us. After dinner, Mr. Hodder, Baron Worth's 
 cleark, brought my cousen Clayton his commission with a Dedimus 
 to me, or any one of 2 others, to give him the Oath of Supremacy 
 and that of the Sherife, both which I administered to him, they being 
 written att large in parchment and annexed to the Pattent and Dedimus 
 We afterwards wont to wait upon Baron Worth, from whence we 
 afterwards went home, and there Mr. Nicholas Lysaght, of Ardhoig, 
 and Mr. Henry Dawley, of Bally dahm, both of the County of Cork, 
 did along with my cousen Clayton enter before me into recognizance 
 of 500Z. for his due execution of the office of Sherif, &c., and the 
 observance of such other conditions as were expressed in the recog- 
 nizance which was written att large in parchment and signed at the 
 foot of it by them three, and the recognit coram me signed by myself ; 
 I did allsoe sign my name on the back of the Dedimus potesiatem 
 according to form. 
 
 31 January, Sunday. Dublin. — This day I dined with my cousen 
 Clayton att the Archbishop of Dublin's, and after dinner was by Baron 
 Worth presented to my Lord Lieutenant att the Castle, from thence 
 we went to wait on my Lord Cheif Justice Davys and from thence to 
 my Lord Chancellor, and satt afterwards a while with Mr. Cuff, to 
 whom I dehvered a letter from Captain Aungier. From thence we 
 went to see my old lady Jones, and from thence to my cousen 
 Christopher Usher, and from thence to my Lady Francis Kightly, 
 and from thence to Mr. Suxbury who was from home. 
 
 1 February, Munday. Dubhn. — This day Baron Worth carried 
 us to wait on my Lady Clarendon. After which my cousen Clayton 
 went to see a play acted, which was Don John or the Libertine. 
 
 2 February. Tuesday. DubUn. — This day Baron Worth by order 
 of my Lord Lieutenant carried us to dine att the Castle where we 
 stayed some time with his Excellency, after dhmer my cousen Clayton 
 and I afterwards went to Mr. Smith's the painter's, and of him bought 
 some paints, after which Mr. Savage and I went to pay a visit to Sir 
 John Temple. 
 
 3 February, Wendesday. Dublin. — This day my cousen Clayton 
 and I dined att Sir Robert Reding's where we mett Dr. Wettnall the 
 Bishop of Cork and his sonne, from thence we went to Mr. Pooley's 
 the painter's. 
 
 4r February, Thursday. Dublin. — This day we dined att Mr. 
 Savage's and from thence I went with Mr. Savage to Sir Richard 
 Reynolds, to whom I dehvered his draft of a deed for Blackneth that 
 it might be engrossed for me to sign before I goe out of town. I 
 afterwards went to Sir John Temple to advise about Mr. Hunt's 
 challenge of 300Z. I went this morning to wait on my Lord Longford 
 to whom I spoke about the Tories who infest our neighborhood, his 
 Lordship appointed me to meet him att the Castle this evening that 
 
366 DIARY OF 
 
 Feb. 1-1 1 
 he might speak to my Lord Lieutenant about it, butt my Lord 
 Lieutenant iust then receiving his post letters referd us till to-morrow 
 in the evening. 
 
 5 February, Friday. Dublin. — This morning I went to Mr. Pooley 
 the painter and from thence my cousen Clayton and I went to my 
 Lord Chancellor's where we dined, from thence I returned to Mr. Pooley, 
 and from thence went with Mr. Savage to Sir Ricliard Reynolds and 
 Sir John Temple, and from thence to the Castle where I spoke to my 
 Lord Lieutenant about the tories in our neighberhood. His Excellence 
 bid me goe on to make use of the same persons I had done formerly, 
 and bid me not fear to be disowned in it, and that if I would speak to 
 Sir Paul Ricaut I should have a power in writing for soe doeing. 
 
 6 February, Saturday. Dublin. — This day, being that of our King's 
 accession to the Crown, my Lord Lieutenant rode to Church in great 
 state : after Church my cousen Clayton and I dined att Councellor 
 Suxbury's and from thence I went to Mr. Savage, and we went twice to 
 wait on Sir Paul Ricaut butt could not meet with him, and from thence 
 we went to the Colledg to see Mr. Moor butt could not meet with him, 
 and from thence we went to Peter's Coffee House, and from thence 
 went to my lodgings to write letters into Munster. 
 
 7 February, Sunday. Dublin. — This day my cousen Clayton and 
 I dined with my Lord Longford, where dined allsoe my Lord Granard 
 and other company, after which we went to the Castle to take our 
 leaves of my Lord Lieutenant, who att the same time fell upon the 
 discourse of the tories. My Lord Longford proposed I should have a 
 power to act, &c. : as Captain Boil lately had ; my Lord Granard 
 said that by graunting more powers than one, the one might interfere 
 with the other, which would be a disadvantage to the service, and he 
 was therefore of opineon it would be sufficient that we corresponded 
 with Captain Henry Boyl, for which he had allready sufficient instruc- 
 tions ; and when I saw them discourse warmly of it, I told them it was 
 not to hinder a correspondence wuth Captain Boyl, or interfere with 
 the power he hath that this was desired, butt that I might have some- 
 thing to indemnifie me for holding a correspondence with any of these 
 tories (as would be necessary for the doeing this service) ; which 
 would otherwise be misprision of felony ; and that as for corresponding 
 with Captain Boyl, it was above all things necessary, since without it, 
 it would be impos.sible to act without interfering att one time or other. 
 In conclusion it was resolved I should have a power, and my Lord 
 Lieutenant gave Sir Paul Ricaut orders therein, and I desired my Lord 
 Longford that Captain Aungier might be joyned with me in the power 
 to be given. 
 
 After taking leave of my Lord Lieutenant we went to Mr. Savage's, 
 from thence to my Lord Cheif Justice Keating and took leave of him, 
 from thence to Sir Richard Reynols, from thence to Mr. Hunt, to speak 
 w^ith liini about his chalenge of a bond due from my grandfather and 
 father to his father. 1 desired and he gave nu' longer time to examine 
 my papere concerning it, and I ])r()mised him that his debt shoukl not 
 be the worse for that delay. He shewed me 2 schedules of his father's 
 credits, the first bore date in November, 1603, and among other credits 
 amounting in the whole to about 3000/. there was due from Percivale 
 17G/. The 2nd schedule bore date in Jan., 1003. The total of which 
 amounted to 61 H. 2s. Od.. And in this there was no mention of 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 367 
 
 1685-6 
 
 Percivale. Mr. Hunt moreover told me that thost^ schedules were 
 found in his father's serutoire when he dyed. From thence we went 
 to Barou Worth's and took leave of him and we returned to our lodging. 
 When I was att my Lord Cheif Justice Keating's I asked his advice 
 on the behalf of the troopers, as well about killing the Torie as about 
 firing Power's house, and his answer was that for the former he advised 
 them to take out a pardon, butt for the latter he would have them 
 stand a tryall att next Assizes, and becaus the apprehension of trouble 
 might not allwayes hang over the men's heads, he would advise them 
 to bring it on themselves, and to give Poor notice to prosecute if he 
 would, and if he doth appear to prosecute them, he would immediately 
 have examinations taking of John Power for harboring the tories and 
 trye himself for his life. His Lordship sayd further that John Power 
 could recover noething against those who burned his house though 
 he should bring his action, and that it was allowable to fire the house 
 about torie's ears where there is noe other way to take them. 
 
 8 February, Munday. Dublin. — This morning I am preparing to 
 leave this place, and I now sign a lease and release of the lands of 
 Blackrath to Sir Richard Reynols, the former being the date the 9th 
 and the other the 10th of November last. The wittnesses were Mr. 
 Savage and Mr. Cooper and some there were from Sir Richard Reynols 
 to sign as wittnesses ; I allsoe this morning sign a lease for seven years 
 from May next to Mr. Wakefeild of his house, which bears date this 
 very day, Mr. Savage and Mr. Cooper are witnesses to it. Mr. Wake- 
 feild himself was by and delivered and sealed the counterpart. This 
 morning Mr. Savage delivers me up my father's and Mr. Mawl's bond 
 of 96Z. in part of lOOZ. fine to reduce 12i. rent of the rent. He pays 
 for the house he holds in lease from me, and he desired to send me the 
 draft of some instrument to that purpose, in which I desired might 
 be a covenant to discharge me of all the citty rent hitherto which 
 he hath payd. Md. Soe much only intended to be reduced as to 
 leave 201. over the citty rent. I dehvered the counterpart of Mr. 
 Wakefield's lease to Mr. Cooper to remain with him, and I take with 
 me the counterpart of the lease and release of Blackrath. 
 
 Md. Mr. Cooper staying too long with me could not gett time enough 
 to Sir Richard Reynolds to wittness the jDart he signed. 
 
 This day about noon I left Dublin in company with my cousen 
 Clayton and George Crofts and we came this night to Kilcullin bridg. 
 
 9 February, Kilcullin bridg. — This morning I from hence writt to 
 my Lord Longford to caution his Lordship about Captain Odle and 
 to prevent his engageing my Lord Chancellor to assert his pretended 
 protection given to Fitsgerald and others. We left this place this 
 morning and reached Bennetts bridg this night. 
 
 10 February, Wendesday. Bennets bridg. — This day we went to 
 Cloheen and lye here this night. 
 
 11 February. Thursday. Cloheen. — This day, God be praised! we 
 reached home in the afternoon to Burton, whither my wife was not 
 then returned from accompanying my sister Moor to Ross. As soon 
 as I came home I receive account how French, haveing taken Fitzgerald, 
 the proclaimed torie. was by Mr. Cox, a Justice of the County of Limrick, 
 sent to goal and Fitzgerald sett att libertie. I sent to Charleville 
 for one of the troop to give accoimt of the particulars. 
 
368 DIARY OF 
 
 Feb. r2-Mar. 4 
 
 12 February, Friday. Burton. — This day I took Corporal Davis's 
 information concerning the passages of that transaction, which I sent 
 to my Lord Langford complaining those proceedings, desiring his 
 Lordship to inform my Lord Lieutenant and late Lords Justices 
 thereof, &c. This day my wife and Captain Aungier came home and 
 the Captain received answer to letters he had before on that occasion 
 wherein my Lord Longford and Roscommon told him my Lord 
 Lieutenant was resolved to doe us right and to order Frenche's 
 immediate enlargement, &c., with other passages relating to this 
 affair. 
 
 Captain Aungier and I did allsoe by this post receive power to act 
 in this affair of the tories as formerly and we were thereby required 
 to correspond with Captain Henry Boyl and to give account to Dublin 
 from time to time, &c. 
 
 We allsoe this day sent for Fennel, French's father in law, to come 
 to us. 
 
 13 February, Saturday. Burton. — This day my cousen Clayton 
 went to Mallow and Fennel came to Captain Aungier and I att Burton 
 and made heavy complaint of French's sufferings in goal, of which we 
 gave him full assurances of redress and soe dismissed him. 
 
 14 February, Sunday. Burton. — We writt to Sir Paul Ricaut to 
 acknowledge the receipt of the before mentioned commission and to 
 lett him know we had communicated the copie of it to Captain Boyl, 
 and sent these letters under cover to my cousen Clayton who is to 
 forward them. 
 
 15 February, Munday. Burton. — This day Mr. Cox, the Justice of 
 Peace who committed Patrick French, came hither and excused himself 
 for what he had acted therein. We told him how my Lord Lieutenant 
 resented it, and that we did not doubt butt a speedy order would 
 come down for his enlargement which was the reason we did not 
 importune him to bail him, butt that in the meantime we expected 
 from him that he should take care French should not be soe ill treated 
 in goal as he had been. French's wife allsoe this day came to make 
 complaint to us of his sufferings. 
 
 16 February, Tuesday. Burton. — This day I received from my 
 Lord Chancellor a letter of qusery about French, among which one was 
 whether he was not in Dixon's robbery. 
 
 1 7 February, Wendesday . Burton. — This day being Ash Wendesday 
 Mr. Vowel came to Churchto\vn, after service there was some con- 
 sideration had of the churchyard. After dinner Mr. Vowel made 
 to Captain Aungier and me offers of service from Dawly provided we 
 would protect him ; we told him we would see ourselves righted in 
 what had passed before we would take upon us to protect him or 
 have anything to doe with him, butt that if he brought in any pro- 
 claimed person he should l)o safe. 
 
 18 February, Thursday. Burton. — I received a letter from Mr. 
 Dixon giving an account of the manner of his being robbed, and that 
 his wife was near quick when she then received the violence of which 
 she miscarried, and promising his servant should come and give 
 particular information. 
 
 19 February, Friday. Burton. — This day I sent my Lord Lieutenant 
 by letter to Sir Paul Ricaut, the answer to the quaeres my Lord 
 Chancellor sent me last post. I allsoe sent a copio of the said answer 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 369 
 
 1685-6 
 
 to my Lord Cliancellor and Captain Aimgier sent another copie to my 
 Lord Longford. Mr. Dixon's letter was annexed to that answer 
 I sent to Sir Paid Ricaiit. There was not time to take Mr. Dixon's 
 servant's information in writing. Quartermaster Fitsimmons came 
 hithor last night from hunting about John Land's, and John Land 
 himself came this day to see us and made me some offers of doeing 
 service from DermodDawly, to which I made the same answer I did 
 to what Mr. Vowell offered from him. 
 
 20 February, Saturday. Burton.— This day John Rouse came to 
 bind himself over to answer att the next Assizes to the pretended 
 charge of seditions or treasonable words he was accused of by his 
 da}T:y man. George Crofts, scnr. and Daniel Swmy were his security. 
 
 21" February, Sunday. Burton.— I stayed att home all day, my 
 cousen Tavler dined here. Connel's child this day christened. I this 
 day administered the oath of High Constable for this Barony of 
 Orrery to one who was brought hither. 
 
 22 February, Munday. Burton.— I stayed att home all day. Mr. 
 Daws, cleark of Captain Aungier's troop, dined here. 
 
 23 February, Tuesday. Burton.— Cornet Boreman, Mr. Swmey, 
 and Mr. Blaykeny dined here, att dinner we had a few fals alarms 
 brought us of some tories, after whom the Captain sent the partie of 
 the troop which is quartered in this place ; this day allsoe Cornet 
 Boreman acquainted me he had received intelligence that 2 robbers 
 who were taken in the County of Clare had since sworn treason against 
 him, hoping to gett a reprieve thereby. 
 
 24 February, Wendesday. Burton.— This day I took a view of 
 the lands of Rathclove. I allsoe swore some poor widowes according 
 to the statute to acquit them from chimny money. 
 
 25 Februarv, Thursday. Burton.— I stayed att home all day, and 
 this day Mr. "Smith of 'Charleville, who came to help me in my 
 accounts with my workmen. 
 
 26 February, Friday. Burton. This day I took bonds of the good 
 behaviour from Clancv, the laborer, who had played the theef . I allsoe 
 signed a certificate bearing this day's date of a wolf killed, whoso skin 
 was by the men who Idlled her was brought hither. Captain Mills had 
 signed the certificate before it was brought to me. 
 
 27 February, Saturday. Burton.— This day Mr. Johnson, Sir Simon 
 Eaton's sonne in law, dined here. 
 
 28 February, Sunday. Burton.— Mr. Johnson also dined here 
 this day together with Jack Bear and young George Crofts. 
 
 1 March, Burton.— Mr. Johnson went to extend some of John 
 Poor's estate, butt was bafled for want of proof. 
 
 2 March. Tuesday. Burton.— I sent a constable and some of 
 Captam Aungier's troop to search for some of Dixon's arms at Gesse's 
 house of Clonmeen, tlie arms, &c. they brought, butt Gess was before 
 gon to Waterford Assizes. 
 
 3 March, Wendesday. Burton.— This was my weddmg day and 
 we had our neighbors about us for dinner. George Crofts is now in 
 the County of Kerry and could not be here. Francis Strange came 
 this morning to exci.se Gess. 
 
 4 March, Thursday. Burton.— This day we went to see old Mrs. 
 Crone at Mavoe. Andrew Gallway came hither with James Poyes, 
 the former of them for some timber which I gave an oider for in Park 
 
370 DIABY OF 
 
 Mar. 4-28 
 Wood. The other, owing me a year and a half rent, desired further 
 forbearance, which I refused. I received a letter from George Crofts 
 that he had yesterday taken some tories in the County of Kerry. 
 
 5 March, Friday. Burton. — I writt this day to Sir Paul JRicaut, 
 Captain Henry Boyl and my Lord Cheife Justice Keating to be 
 delivered in his absence to Sir Richard Reyuols. Captain St. Leger 
 dined here this day. 
 
 6 March, Saturday. Burton. — Young Henry Boreman came 
 hither this day and brought me the answers to two letters I writt to 
 Dennis Callaghan, of Beallaballah, and one Maurice Nunane to send 
 hither two persons of whom it appeared by Mr. Callaghan's letter 
 that one was dead. 
 
 7 March, Sunday. Burton. — I writt a letter to Henry Boreman, 
 senr., and sent him Callaghan's letter, and alLsoe the best advice I 
 could how to manage himself upon his tryal for the false accusation 
 iayd to his charge. 
 
 8 March, Munday. Burton. — This day Major Hudson came hither 
 and entered into recognizance to prosecute Mr. William Fitsgerald 
 and Carrol next Cork Assizes. 
 
 9 March, Tuesday. Burton. — Cornet Mezardier dined here and 
 told me he received a letter from one concerning one Purcel. a torie 
 in the county of Clare, who desired to have protection ; my answer 
 was that if he did 8er\'ice he should have protection by vertue of the 
 Proclamation, butt that if he did not, I had none to give him. Fennel 
 this day was here and I by him writt to Captain Hart about Bourk, 
 butt my letter bore date the 10th. 
 
 10 March, Wendesday. Burton. — Some of Captain Aungier's 
 troop going on a false alarm in pursuit of young Poor, light upon John 
 Fitsgerald, the torie's brother, whom they brought hither, and I 
 examined him butt to very little purpose, and finding noething against 
 him more then a suspicion that he came upon a message from Poor to 
 joyn with him and be a torie, I gave him time to gett securitie of 
 the good behaviour and in the mean time he to remain in custody. 
 
 11 March, Thursday. Burton. — Captain St. Leger and Quarter- 
 master Fitzsimons dined here. I this day received a letter from my 
 Lord Cheif Justice Keating and Sir Richard ReynoLs who desired me 
 to try to gett Trewry to discover the harborers, c^c. in pursuance to 
 which I writ to my cousen Clayton by Daniel Meskel. 
 
 12 March, Friday. Burton. Major Hudson came to George Crofts* 
 from Cork and step'd over hither, saying he could doe good with the 
 tories in goal about the goods he was robbed of. 
 
 13 March, Saturday. Burton. — Edmund Fitsgerald before men- 
 coned was from hence by mittimus bearing this day's date sent 
 to Cork goal for want of securities for the good beha\4or. 
 
 14 March, Sunday. Burton. — Mr. Vowell came hither in the after- 
 noon and catechised the children in the Church. 
 
 15 March, Munday. Burton. — I stayed att home all day and had a 
 letter from Fennel and answ(^red it. 
 
 IG March, Tuesday. iiurt<m. — I writt this day to Sir Paul Ricaut 
 and Captain Henry Boyl, allsoe to the Mayor of Cork. The troopers 
 being att Buttevant Fair this day took Will Tirry and his wife and 
 brought tliom liither and T examined them. 
 
SIR JOHN PERCIVAL. 371 
 
 1685-6 
 
 17 March, Wendesday. Burton. — This day I writt to my Lord 
 Cheif Justice Keating, now att Limrick, and transmitted to him the 
 copies of these examinations. 
 
 18 March, Thursday. Burton. — Mr. Radham, Connor Keif, and 
 Teig Callaghan dined here. Art. O'Keef came allsoe to me desiring 
 further forbearance of some money he owed me, which I refused. Pd. 
 Teig Dawly laborer 2s. GfZ. 
 
 Connor Callaghan was allsoe this day with me for a warrant against 
 one Healehy which I gave him. 
 
 19 March, Friday. Burton.— I agreed this day with John Healy 
 to sett him Kilpatrick for 3 lives att 201. rent and under such other 
 covenants as are mencon'd in the articles this day signed. I this 
 day took Tom McNeal's information, &c. 
 
 20 March, Saturday. Burton. — This day my firr trees came home 
 out of the County of Wexford. 
 
 My cousen Adam and Tom Purdom came this day to Burton and 
 I took theyr nephew's recognizance to prosecute against Connor Keif 
 this Assize's. 20 shill. I this day pd. Derby Leary for grubbing work. 
 
 21 March, Sunday. Burton. Jack Bear dined here this day. 
 
 22 March, Munday. Burton.— Dick Barry and Allen, the miller 
 of Buttevant, came hither this day to me about a difference between 
 them which was reconciled before they parted. I began this day 
 to plant my Firr Tree grove, Tom Davenport came this day to me 
 and I abroad where they were planting spoke to him about the 
 renewal of his lease, butt we could not agree. I proposed for 5001. 
 fine to be paid in hand to give him 3 additional lives, he continuing 
 his rent as it is during his own life att 60Z. per annum and raising it 
 to six score and eight after his death butt he refused this offer. 
 
 23 March, Tuesday. Burton. — Tirry's father came to me about 
 his Sonne who is in custody, butt brought noe bail, and I therefore 
 signed a mittimus bearing this day's date to send young Tirry and his 
 wife to goal. 
 
 Domiogh and Callaghan was this day here and shewed me some bonds 
 he had payd of to the value of about S7l. principal debt. 
 
 Maurice Fitsgerald was this day with me about Ellen Poor and her 
 offer of disco verie. 
 
 Mr. Anthony Jephson and his wife dined here this day. 
 
 24 March, Wendesday. Burton. — The Sherif came hither in order 
 to meet the Judges to morrow upon the bounds. 
 
 The planting the Firr Grove ended this day. 
 Ned Swiny and John Hall were here this day and I pardoned a 
 woodstealer att Hall's request. 
 
 25 March, Thursday. Burton. — I this day went with the Sherif 
 to the bounds att Ardskea in order to meet the Judges, butt they 
 came not, 
 
 26 March, Friday. Burton. — This day we again went to meet them 
 and they came this afternoon hither, where they lye this night. 
 
 27 March, Saturday. Burton. — This day we waited upon theyr 
 Lordships to Cork, where they this day read theyr commissions. 
 
 28 March, Sunday. Cork — This day I went to Church and heard 
 Mr. Rider preach. The judges went not up to the gallery seat, butt 
 satt below stares. 
 
37:ii DIAHV OF 
 
 Mar. 29-Aj)ril 8 
 
 29 March, Mimday. Cork. — The Grand Jury being impaneld 
 on Saturday (Sir Emanuel Moor was foreman) the Judges fell this 
 day upon buisiness and tried some prisoners. 
 
 3u March, Tuesday. Cork. — Donnogh 0' Morice alias Trewry, 
 Teig Leaghy, Edmund Condon, John McWilliam Fitsgerald, John 
 Carrol, Dermod Grady and other prisoners were tryed and the fore- 
 goeing six and two more were found guilty. Fitsgerald produced 
 and insisted upon his protection, butt that was overruled, it appearing 
 that theyr protection from Captain Odle bore date before the date of 
 the letter which my Lord Chancellor, then one of the Lords Justices, 
 writt to him to enable to treat with these Tories, and moreover that 
 very letter gave noe power to protect, onely to treat with and employ 
 them. Fitsgerald then insisted on the proclamation, saying he had 
 thereby merited a pardon and reward for delivery of Roger Gayny, 
 a proclaimed person. The Judg told them the (sic) did not deliver 
 him according to the proclamation to the Sherif or to a Justice of 
 Peace, butt onely to one who lett him goe ; and that if this were allowed 
 for sufficient service, it could save butt the life of one of them then att 
 the barr. 
 
 31 March, Wendesday. Cork. — This morning Trewry and Leaghy 
 and 2 other guilty persons above mencon'd received sentence of 
 death, to be executed tomorrow morning, and this afternoon Wall 
 and Lysaght were tryed and found guilty of the robbery of Dixon's 
 house, and were immediately sentenced to dye to morrow with the rest 
 before sentenced. 
 
 [Judge Reynols dined this day att the Mayor's, where allsoe dined 
 a great deal of other good company.]* 
 
 1 April, Thursday. Cork. — This day Donnogh 0' Morice, alias 
 Trewry, Teig Leaghy, Wall, and Lysaght, with two more, were executed 
 according to sentence. 
 
 Philip Supple was tryed for harboring Poor, butt acquitted. David 
 Line was indicted of felony for goeing on Poor, the torie's errands and 
 found guilty. 
 
 This day Judg Reynols with a great deal of other good company 
 dined att the Mayor's. 
 
 1 this day took Richard Gesse's examination of Clonmeen about the 
 arras of Abraham Dixon found in his house. 
 
 2 April, Friday, Cork. — This day being Good Friday. I dined nut 
 till about 5 of the clock, it was att Harvey's house in company with 
 Sir Emanuel Moor, Captain Henry Boyl, Captain Foliot, Captain 
 Barry, Cousen Clayton, Lieutenant Colonel Congrave, Captain 
 Jephson, Sir Boyl Maynard and Captain Staughton. 
 
 3 April, Saturday. Cork. — This day I dmed with Mr. Crofts, 
 Mayor of Cork, in company with Lieutenant Colonel Congrave and 
 Captain Caulfeild. In the afternoon a commission was sped for the 
 probation of luv mother's will and the Mayor and my cousen Will. 
 Tayler being commissioners for that purpose administered the oath, 
 &c. to me, and the Commission is by next post to be rotunied into the 
 Prserogative office. 
 
 * Tliis pnniffr/ipli was sul>soquontly <Tasc'd, 
 
sm JOHN PERCIVAL. 373 
 
 1G8G. 
 
 4 April, Easter Day. Cork. — I this day received the sacrament att 
 Shaudon Church by the hands of Mr. Neal, and in the afternoon I was 
 with Mr. John Evans a godfather to Mr. Robert Roger's child John. 
 
 5 April, Monday. Cork. — This day 27 people were tried for treason 
 upon the accusation of Robert Cleark, and among them, Sir Emanuel 
 Moor, but Cleark appeared to be a mad man, and noething at all in 
 his evidence, whereupon the Jury brought them all in not guilty. Sir 
 James Cotter was foreman. 
 
 6 April, Tuesday. Cork. — This morning I dehvered to Mr. Dixon 
 a fowling piece, a musket and a brass carbine belonging to him, the 
 one of them being found at Gesse's house att Clonmeen, the other two 
 at Connor Callaghan's. I allsoe 2 or 3 days since dehvered to Mr. Gess 
 and his brother the other things found in his house upon a search 
 for stolen goods. 
 
 7 April, Wendesday. Cork. — This morning my Lord Barymore, 
 Lord Inchiqueen and other gentlemen now in town did att the instance 
 of the Grand Jury, goe to them to consult about the rewarding those 
 who took the tories, &c. 
 
 8 April, Thursday. Cork. — I this day dined att the Bishop of Cork, 
 who gave a dinner to the Westminster scholars now in town. Mr. Neal, 
 Mr. Rider, Captain Jephson, and Captain Purdom were of the company. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Abbeville, manufacture of wool at, 
 
 i. 48, 128. 
 Abbott, Abbot : 
 
 singer at the Prince of Wales' 
 
 wedding, ii. 264. 
 William, a settler in Frederica, 
 Georgia, ii., 199, 441. 
 Abercorn : 
 
 Georgia. See Georgia Settlements. 
 Earl of. See Hamilton. 
 Abercromby, Abercrombie : James, 
 Attorney General of South 
 Carolina, a letter from, ii., 211. 
 mentioned, ii. 494. 
 Aberdeen : Scots from, for Georgia, 
 ii., 3 89, 391. 
 mentioned, iii., 314. 
 Abergavenny : 
 
 Lord. See 'Neville. 
 
 Lady, circumstances of death 
 
 of, i„ 50. 
 Dowager Lady, murder of her 
 cook by, etc., ii., 218. 
 Abery, portrait painter, ii., 476. 
 Abingdon, Earl of. See Bertie. 
 Abjuration Oath, history of the, 
 
 i., 89. 
 Absolution, discussed, i, 106, 107. 
 Achilles, English opera, i, 340; ii., 39. 
 Acis and Galatea, a masque, i., 167. 
 Ackworth, Sir Jacob, ship designer, 
 
 i., 205; ii., 109, 194, 362. 
 Acton, ]\Iiddlesex, iii., 224. 
 Acton, deputy gaoler of the Marshal- 
 sea, Ul practices of, i., 78, 95. 
 Adam newly created, a picture of, in 
 possession of the Duke of 
 Chandos, ii., 131. 
 Adams : 
 
 Collector of the salt duty at 
 
 Manoingtree, i., 281 (2), 328. 
 cousin of Sir John Percival, iii., 
 
 352. 
 Governor, a gift for Georgia from, 
 iii., 183. 
 Adderton. See Atherton. 
 Addison : 
 
 Edward, third bailiff in Frederica, 
 
 ii., 197. 
 Joseph, mentioned, i., 96 ; ii., 
 207, 407. 
 
 Addison, Joseph — Contd. 
 
 , an instance of his excessive 
 
 jealousy, etc., i, 105. 
 -, four last verses made by. 
 
 iii., 303. 
 Will, of Frederica, iii., 213, 217. 
 Admiralty : neglect of the, as to the 
 
 loss of merchant ships, iii., 237. 
 appointment of Lord Commis 
 
 sioners of, ii., 260. 
 Advice to the Tories who have taken 
 
 the Oaths, by Dean Berkeley, 
 
 i. 236, 238. 
 Africa, Invasion of, by Spain, i., 283. 
 African Company, petition in Parlia- 
 ment and discussion of, i., 61. 
 
 52, 87. 
 Aghern, Ahem : 
 
 Durmod, a tory, killed, iii., 361. 
 Maurice, of Dromcollogher, iii,. 
 
 361. 
 Aglonby, William, settler in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 278. 
 Aires, Ireland, mentioned, i., 9. 
 Aires, Mr., mentioned, ii., 363. 
 Alagozine, Alagoziner, ii., 168. 
 Albamous Fort in America, ii., 379. 
 Albion, the, a ship from Georgia, 
 
 iii., 165. 
 Alcephron, or the Minute Philosopher, 
 
 by Dean Berkeley, i, 224. 
 Alchymist, The, play by Ben Jonson. 
 
 i., 474. 
 Alcock, family of the County of 
 
 Tipperary, Ireland, iii., 46. 
 Aldersey, Aldersee, j\Ir. and wife, 
 
 mentioned, i., 388 ; ii., 5, 9. 
 Aldrich, Dr., Chaplain to the Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 392. 
 Aldworth : 
 
 Sir Richard, iii., 353. 
 Mr., of Newcastle, Ireland, i., 38. 
 Alexander 's Feast, rehearsal of, at the 
 
 Opera house, i., 297. 
 Alexander, Henry, Earl of Stirling, 
 hunting seat, age and character, 
 
 i., 399, 400. 
 Alicante, Spain, inined in Queen 
 
 Anne's wars, ii., 280. 
 the French Fleet at, iii., 291. 
 British Consul at, iii., 24. 
 
376 
 
 Index. 
 
 Allegri, Gregorio, the famous Miserere 
 
 of, performed, ii., 155. 
 Allen: 
 
 Joshua, 2nd Viscount, mentioned, 
 
 i., 163. 
 one, ships' draftsman, i., 205. 
 Joe, settler in Georgia, iii., 213, 
 
 215. 
 Susannah, mentioned, i., 456. 
 Thomas, a Turkey merchant, 
 
 mentioned, i., 130. 
 , miller at Buttevant, iii., 
 
 362, 371. 
 William, tything man at Fredeiica, 
 
 Georgia, ii., 197. 
 Allix, Dr., French minister, daughter 
 
 of, i., 200. 
 Altamaha (Alatahama, etc.), river, 
 
 southern boundary of Georgia, 
 
 ii., 141, 292, 293, 295, 301. 
 the new Settlement on, plan of 
 
 the town, etc., ii., 181, 185, 186, 
 
 187, 191, 194, 251, 252, 274, 
 
 275, 279, 285, 305. 
 , Scotchmen for defence of, 
 
 ii., 183, 259, 268. 
 -, Indians to be settled at. 
 
 ii., 259. 
 mouths of the river, capacity, 
 
 etc., ii., 246, 268, 279, 287. 
 Indian reserves near, ii., 313. 
 clearing of ships from, ii., 382. 
 question of occupation of country 
 
 south of the river, iii., 36. 
 See also Georgia Settlements : 
 Darien. 
 Altham, Lord. See Annesley, Earl of 
 
 Anglesea. 
 Althorp, hmiting pieces at, ii., 78. 
 Amiconi, Mr., pictures by, ii., 190. 
 Amatis, silk weavers from Piedmont, 
 settlers in Georgia, i., 309, 327, 
 336, 339, 340, 344, 345, 347 ; »., 
 172, 191, 194. '^ 
 
 death of one of the brothers, 
 ii., 370. 
 Amelia, Princess, daughter of Iving 
 George II., mentioned, i., 385 ; 
 u., 160, 448, 469. 
 fid.se information about, i., 100. 
 a jest with Lord Percival, i., 382. 
 fomentor of mischief against the 
 
 Prince of Wales, ii., 437. 
 reads the laat prayer in the 
 
 Queen's chamber, ii., 446. 
 chief mourner at the Queen's 
 
 funeral, ii., 456. 
 behaviour at service, ii., 461. 
 Amelia. See Georgia Settlements. 
 Amelot. Mons., reasons for the French 
 hostile actions, stated by, iii.,287, 
 
 America, defence of the English 
 Colonies in, ii., 340, 341. 
 Governors in, payment of salaries, 
 
 i., 288. 
 Indians in, mission to, ii., 182. 
 
 , their rehgious notions, 
 
 ii., 257. 
 -, a scheme for a imiversal 
 
 treaty of friendship wth, iii., 
 266. 
 
 negroes in, conversion of, i., 79. 
 Amiand, Mr., surgeon to the King, 
 and the Westminster Infirmary 
 dispute, ii., 455, 456. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 459, 460, 463, 464. 
 
 Amory, Mr., settler in Georgia, iii., 38. 
 
 Amsterdam, bankers at, forbidden to 
 
 remit money for the French 
 
 Army in Germany, iii., 257. 
 
 Anabaptists, the attitude of the 
 
 Church of England towards, 
 
 iii., 316. 
 
 in Saxony as settlers for Georgia, 
 i., 476. 
 Ancaster : 
 
 Duke of. See Bertie. 
 
 Duchess of. Prince of Wales' 
 advances to daughter of, i., 
 390. 
 
 , her pension taken away, 
 
 ii, 429. 
 Anderson : 
 
 one, apprentice to a ship surgeon, 
 nuis away with Lady Pen 
 Cholmondeley, ii., 248. 
 
 Scotch settler in Charlestown, 
 iii., 230. 
 
 Adam, second accountant to the 
 South Sea Companj-, treasurer 
 of Dr. Bray's trustees, i., 98, 
 99,451; ii., 146, 173, 182, 190, 
 207, 229, 268, 278, 299, 310. 
 419 ; ui., 30, 75. 
 
 , as Trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, i., 281, 285, 287, 310, 
 378,382; ii., 23, 32,66, 112, 126, 
 127, 132, 154, 173, 181, 186, 
 190, 191, 198. 200, 202, 214, 
 234, 268, 274, 275, 278, 300, 
 303, 309, 318, 328, 330, 357, 
 362, 3ft4, 372, 373, 379, 383. 
 404, 409, 413, 414, 416, 418. 
 420, 427, 431, 450, 471, 475. 
 477, 480, 483, 484, 485. 487; 
 iii., 1, 5, 12, 22, 23, 27, 31, 34, 
 46, 64, 69, 73, 75, 78, 82, 84, 
 89, 98, 106, 114, 118, 123, 127, 
 129. 162, 169, 177, 187, 190. 
 200, 211, 218. 
 
 Sir Edmond. mentioned, ii., 227, 
 242, 310, 325, 337, 342. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 377 
 
 Aiidcit.ou — contd: 
 
 Hugh, a Scotch gentleman, settler 
 in Georgia, ii., 276; ii., 77, 
 223. 
 
 , history of his circumstances, 
 
 ii., 276. 
 
 , a grant to, ii., 278. 
 
 -, appointed inspector of the 
 
 Public garden and mulberry 
 trees in Georgia, ii., 294, 447, 
 476, 488 ; in., 5, 10, 54. 
 
 — , a grant in Georgia refused 
 to his son because under age, 
 ii., 451. 
 
 — , causes of his removal to 
 
 Carolina, iii., 82. 
 Hugh, schoolmaster in CaroUna, 
 
 iii., 230. 
 William, iii., 165. 
 AndersorCs Cases, mentioned, ii., 110. 
 Andover, Viscount. See Howard. 
 Andrews : 
 
 Mr., M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 3, 313. 
 Sir Edmond, mentioned i., 219. 
 Townsend, deputy Secretary at 
 War, ii., 150, 350. 
 Anecdote of an old lady, ii., 378. 
 Anger, Angel, valet de chambre, 
 
 wages, etc., i., 192, 193. 
 Anglesey, Earl of. See Annesley. 
 Anhalt, Prince of, mentioned, ii., 104. 
 
 , quarrel Tsdth, ii., 403. 
 
 settler for Georgia from, ii., 119. 
 Annah Manufacturers, question of a 
 
 lease to, i., 276 (2), 284, 285. 
 Anne, Queen, funeral of, order of 
 Irish peers in the procession 
 of, i., 425, 430, 432. 
 relations with the Pretender, ii., 
 
 465 ; iii., 334. 
 political struggle at the end of 
 reign of, ii., 509 ; iii., 334, 335. 
 Anne, Princess, daughter of George II., 
 
 See Priilcess Royal. 
 Anne. Lady, mentioned, i., 155. 
 Annesley : 
 
 Arthur, Earl of Anglesea, Lord 
 
 Privy Seal, died 1686, ii., 387. 
 Arthur, Earl of Anglesea, meeting 
 of Irish peers, ii., 146. 
 
 , death and disposition of his 
 
 estate, 1737, ii., 387. 
 
 , character and opinion, ii., 
 
 388. 
 James, Earl of Anglesea, ii., 387. 
 Richard, Lord Altham, dean of 
 
 Exeter, ii., 387. 
 Richard, son of preceding, Earl 
 of Anglesea, succession to title, 
 ii., 387. 
 
 Annesley — could. 
 
 , his nepliew's action against, 
 
 iii., 277. 
 
 of Cork, his character, ii., 388. 
 
 Arthur, Esq., mentioned, iii., 316. 
 
 Charles, one of the Battleaxes 
 in Dublin, estate entailed on, 
 ii., 387. 
 
 Francis, Counsellor, mentioned 
 in connexion with Lord Per- 
 cival's private affairs, i., 7, 83, 
 93 (2), 119, 120, 148, 152, 154, 
 156 (2), 162, 163, 165, 166, 169, 
 172, 175, 176, 182, 204, 206, 
 207, 208, 210, 212, 218, 224, 
 233, 234, 272, 276, 279, 281, 
 284, 285, 293, 296, 302, 304, 
 306, 307, 311, 324, 326, 330, 
 342, 356, 377, 378, 383, 385, 
 386, 390, 397, 403, 457, 460, 
 463, 464, 467; 
 
 ii., 68, 83, 87, 101, 111, 113, 148, 
 167, 171, 178, 181, 186, 215, 
 218, 222, 225, 252, 259, 267, 
 294, 324, 327, 328, 329, 336, 
 338, 346, 347, 366, 374, 378, 
 
 386, 392, 406, 450, 461, 465, 471 ; 
 iii., 1&, 53, 78, 125, 126, 163, 193, 
 
 211, 225, 228, 229, 231, 235, 
 
 279, 321, 325, 328, 336. 
 , Lord Egmont's loan from, 
 
 i., 345, 357, 380 ; ii., 227. 
 , fee for drawing settlements, 
 
 ii., 361. 
 , estates bequeathed to, ii., 
 
 387, 388. 
 -, age and illness, iii., 280, 293, 
 
 295, 305. 
 
 , writ of lunacy taken out 
 
 against, ii., 316. 
 James, sold into slavery, recovers 
 
 his titles in Ireland, ii., 277. 
 young Mr., mentioned, iii., 293. 
 Annuities, old 4%, transfer days, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 Annuities, 3%, transfer days, iii., 
 
 309, 319. 
 Anson, Admiral, mentioned iii., 301. 
 returned from E. Indies with 
 great riches, iii., 301. 
 Anspach, Princess of, sister-in-law 
 to the Queen, death of, and 
 style of mourning, i., 1. 
 Anstis, John, principal King at Arms, 
 i., 406, 426, 428, 431, 443 ; ii., 
 46, 48, 63, 456. 
 relations with Lord Hervey, i., 429. 
 various information from, i., 444. 
 Antwerp, tapestry work at, i., 219. 
 Apie, Mr., arrived from Georgia, ii., 
 315, 318. 
 
378 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Appcnzcl, Canton of Switzerland, pro- 
 posal to send 2000 inhabitants 
 to Georgia, ii., 358, 380. 
 proposal declined, ii., 396. 
 Appleby, Mr., Secretary to the Lord 
 
 Chancellor Harcourt, ii., 71. 
 Arbutlmot, Mr., mentioned, i., 96. 
 
 iMr., of Paris, i., 282. 
 Archer: 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 162. 
 , and the Westminster In- 
 firmary dispute, ii., 455. 
 -, M.P., for Berkshire, inten- 
 
 tion to give a donation to 
 Georgia frustrated, ii., 479. 
 
 Henry, M.P. for Warwick, as 
 trustee or common councilman 
 of the Gteorgia Society, ii., 66, 
 134, 237, 247, 343, 462, 466, 
 477, 481, 484, 487, 493, 494, 
 495, 496, 497, 501, 502, 512, 
 514; iii., 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 
 14, 17, 19, 20, 21-23, 25-28, 
 30, 31, 33, 34, 41, 42, 46, 49, 
 50, 58, 60, 61, 63-65, 70, 75, 
 78-81, 92, 94, 95, 98-102, 106, 
 108, 113, 117, 124, 129-131, 
 143, 146, 149, 160, 165-169, 
 178, 179, 182, 185, 187, 189, 
 190, 193, 199, 200, 231, 261. 
 
 , appointed trustee, ii., 66. 
 
 . appointed Common coimcil 
 
 man, ii., 469, 471, 472. 
 -, dining with Lord Egmont, 
 
 iii., 86. 
 
 — , intention to vote for the 
 Place Bill, iii., 102. 
 -, speech in Ho. of Commons 
 
 on Georgia, iii., 114. 
 — , friendly relations with Sir 
 R. Walpole, iii., 142. 
 -, account of an interview with 
 
 Sir R. Walpole, iii., 143. 
 -, absence from meetings, iii.. 
 
 168. 
 
 , asked to second a vote of 
 
 thanks to Parliament, iii, 315. 
 
 'Ihomas, Esq., M.P. for Warwick, 
 as Trustee for the Georgia Soc, 
 ii., 66, 237, 247, 259, 343, 
 376, 382, 393, 394, 446, 461, 
 462, 464, 465, 467, 472, 474, 
 477-481.; iii., 1, 2, 5, 12, 14, 
 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31, 34, 
 42, 49, 58, 60, 61, 99, 100, 106, 
 113, 124, 130, 156, 168, 169, 
 182, 187, 190, 200, 205, 235, 
 262. 
 
 , elected trustee, ii., 66. 
 
 , elected Common council 
 
 man, ii., 372. 
 
 Archer, Thomas — eonl. 
 
 , absence from the meetings, 
 
 ilL, 168. 
 Ardskea, mentioned, iii, 371. 
 Argyll, Duke of. see Campbell. 
 Argyle Fort, Georgia, Scots at, ii., 
 
 274. 
 Ariadne, an opera, iL, 92. 
 Arian views, a bishop and others 
 holding, ii., 136. 
 views discussed, ii., 270. 
 Arlequin Cartouche, a French play 
 
 ii., 158. 
 Armitage, Lieut., mentioned, i., 187. 
 Armston, Thomas, merchant of Edin- 
 burgh, grant of lands in Georgia 
 to., ii., 253. 
 Armstrong, Col., mentioned, i., 403 ; 
 ii., 83. 
 employed on the Dunkirk enquiry, 
 i., 36, 37, 42, 43, 53, 71, 294. 
 Ai-my, question of a standing army, 
 discussed in the House of 
 Commons, 12, 40. 
 regulation against purchase, i., 41. 
 how dispersed, i., 41. 
 estimates voted, i., 125. 
 differences of pay in, and length 
 
 of time of enlistment, i., 158. 
 number of men voted, i., 313. 
 debate in House of Commons, i., 
 
 313-323. 
 Bill for commissions for life to 
 
 officers of, ii., 29-30. 
 commands in, given to Scotch- 
 men, displeasure of English 
 officers, ii., 35. 
 question of appointment of 
 officers during good behaviour, 
 ii., 415. 
 English officers in Hanover, dis- 
 satisfaction of, iii., 274, 275. 
 the Blue Guards, ii., 260. 
 Ame, Thomas Augustine, his oratorio 
 at Drury Lane playhouse, 
 iii., 309. 
 Arnold : 
 
 Mr., minister at Newhaven in 
 
 New England, ii., 268. 
 Under Secretary at War, ii., 434. 
 writer of the Free Briton, i., 
 444. 
 Arran. Earl of. fee Butler. 
 Arrigoni (Aragoni), Charles, musician, 
 i, 242, 282. 283, 310, 325. 337. 
 342 ; ii., 30, 50, 67, 77, 149. 
 fees for singing lessons, i., 220. 
 concert given by, ii., 240. 
 Arthur, Lady, widow of Sir Daniel 
 Arthur, collection of paintings 
 of, iii., 344. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 379 
 
 Artois, landscape by, iii., 344. 
 Arundel, in Sussex, repair of harbour 
 
 of., i., 339. 
 Arwarton (Arwaston), Sir Philip 
 Parker's house, &c., at., i., 104, 
 439; ii., 377, 414, 416; iii., 323. 
 burials in vault at, i., 125, 203. 
 Ash, ]\Ir. Edward, mentioned, i., 104. 
 ABhbumhata : 
 
 John, 1st Earl of, mentioned, 
 i., 213, 372, 412, iii., 342. 
 
 , death and history of, ii., 
 
 367. 
 
 , sister of, mentioned, i., 242. 
 
 Bertram, ii., 367. 
 Ashurst, Sir Harry, mentioned, i., 
 118, 122, 171. 
 salary of his chaplain, i., 100. 
 Askew, Mr., contribution for Greorgia, 
 
 ii., 173. 
 Aspinwall (Aspenwall, &c.): 
 
 air., mentioned, i., 92, 93, 95 (2) ; 
 
 ii., 482. 
 Mr., the banker, ii., 287, 289; 
 iii., 84. 
 
 , failure of, iii., 224. 
 
 Richard, of Spring Garden, i., 
 163, 165, 188. 
 
 , treasurer of St. George's 
 
 Hospital, ii., 465. 
 Aspremont, Coimtess, daughter of the 
 Marquis de Prie, Governor of 
 Brussels, ii., 402. 
 Assizes, Bill in Parliament for trial of 
 
 civil actions at i., 54. 
 Asthma, a specific for, ii., 132. 
 Aston, Sir Thomas, M.P. for Liverpool, 
 i., 55, 126, 142. 
 the Liverpool Election Petition, 
 
 i., 77, 83, 85, 86, 87. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 307, 
 332, 349, 350, 358, 360, 372; 
 iii., 47. 
 a foolish motion of, in the House, 
 
 i., 326. 
 reasons for speaking against the 
 QuaUfication Bill, i, 333. 
 Atherton or Addertou, and wife, 
 housekeepers of the Georgia 
 office, wages of, ii., 212. 
 grants to, ii., 134, 182 ; iii., 63. 
 death of the wife, and appoint- 
 ment of her successor, iii., 208. 
 AthoU, Duke of. See Murray. 
 Atkinson, Mr., citizen and rich draper, 
 
 iii., 311. 
 Atterbury, Bishop of, the son-in-law, 
 
 of, iii, 291. 
 Attorneys, admission of, action of the 
 judges, i., 50. 
 charges against, i., 54. 
 
 Augsburg, settlers for Georgia from, 
 i., 28S;ii., 208. 
 a letter from, iii., 19. 
 Augusta, Princess, daughter of the 
 Prince of Wales, godparents 
 at the christening of, ii., 431. 
 Augusta. See Greorgia Settlements 
 Augustine, Walter, settler in Greorgia, 
 ii., 196, 358. 
 sawmill of, in Georgia, ii., 205. 
 Augutches behind Savannah, the num- 
 ber of families at, ii., 54. 
 Aulic Council, the, action with regard 
 to duchy of Mecklenburg, de- 
 sired, i., 115. 
 Aungiers, Capt. Ambrose, iii., passim 
 
 355-369. 
 Ausperger, Samuel, account of the 
 condition of Georgia, iii., 86, 
 90. 
 evidence for Georgia, iii., 100. 
 payment for his map of St. 
 
 Simon's Island, iii., 102. 
 mentioned, iii., 90, 111. 
 memorial from, iii., 92. 
 interview with the Trustees on 
 the question of his grant in the 
 Island of St. Simon's, etc., iii., 
 103, 114. 
 mission to Germany to obtain 
 
 servants, iii., 114. 
 allowance for attendance at the 
 bar of the House of Commons, 
 iii., 115. 
 absence for a year, ii., 198. 
 letter from Switzerland, iii., 224. 
 Austrian Army, defeated by King of 
 
 Prussia, iii., 258, 292. 
 Austrians adopting Protestant religion, 
 ii., 119. 
 settlers for Greorgia, ii., 186. 
 Authors, a scheme to rescue authors 
 from printers and booksellers, 
 ii., 161. 
 Author's Farce and the Pleasures of 
 
 the Town, a play, i., 97. 
 Auverquerque, Henry D', Earl of 
 Grantham, mentioned, i., 1, 
 6, 12, 14, 15, 33, 38, 47, 78, 79, 
 93, 94, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104, 
 122, 125, 126, 127, 152, 155, 
 164, 176, 189, 213, 216, 227, 
 242, 255, 260, 273, 297, 306, 
 345, 366, 369, 376, 384, 388, 
 403, 407, 418, 430, 463, 466, 
 473, 474 ; ii., 8, 14, 60, 87, 105, 
 124, 138, 148, 165, 174, 188, 
 218, 226, 255, 266, 275, 284, 
 288, 299, 302, 315, 324, 346, 
 359, 366, 378, 386, 394, 446, 
 450, 452, 454, 461, 483; iii., 
 
380 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Auverf|Uorque, Earlof Oranth.iin. cont. 
 46, 53, 58, 89, 101, 114, 124, 
 128, 163, 194, 231, 268, 276, 
 304, 306. 
 
 conversations with Lord Percival, 
 i.,22, 241, 395 ; ii., 1U6, 107, 113. 
 
 dinner party of, i., 197. 
 
 letter of the Irish Peeresses to, 
 i., 427, 428, 429. 
 
 a ring to be left as a legacy to, 
 i., 448. 
 
 consulted about Harwich appoint- 
 ments, ii., 4, 101. 
 
 views about the Princess's 
 marriage ceremony, ii., 43. 
 
 plea.sure at Lord Egmont's ap- 
 pearance at Court, ii., 116, 118. 
 
 death of his heir, ii., 208. 
 
 youngest daughter of, suggested 
 marriage with Lord Percival's 
 son, i., 148, 149. 
 
 , described, i., 152, 155, 162. 
 
 daughters of, mentioned, i., 257. 
 
 displeasure at liis daughter's 
 marriage, ii., 414. 
 
 niece of, ii., 259. 
 Avery, Mr. or Capt., grant of land in 
 Georgia to, ii., 438. 
 
 proposal to erect saw mills in 
 Georgia, iii., 221, 223. 
 AWgnon, the Pretender at, iii., 349. 
 Awbeg River, keeping of the weirs on, 
 
 iii., 354. 
 Aylesford : 
 
 Earl of. See Finch. 
 
 Lady and daughter, mentioned, 
 i., 257, ; ii., 78, 331. 
 Aylmor, Henry, 2nd Baron, mentioned 
 
 ii., 46, 456. 
 Aylsbury, Dr., Delegate of the Pres- 
 byterian congregations, ii., 516. 
 Ayrca, Ayers : 
 
 Judge, mentioned, i., 177. 
 
 Sir Charles, house of, on Kew 
 Green, i., 101 ; ii., 251. 
 
 Robert, eldest son of the Lord 
 Chief Justice, a commissioner of 
 the Excise, mentioned, ii., 374, 
 378, 465 ; iii., 5, 101, 143, 304. 
 
 , as Trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 66, 112, 114, 119, 
 120, 124, 154, 379, 382, 426, 
 427, 432, 433, 450, 462, 465, 
 471, 500, 501, 512; iii., 79, 
 81, 82, 89, 94, 123, 124, 141, 
 143, 146, 160, 165, 166, 177, 
 179, 182, 187, 190, 193, 196, 
 199, 200, 211, 212, 213, 222. 
 
 , election aa trustee, ii., 66. 
 
 , election as Common Council 
 
 Ba, apothecary, mayor of Bath, 
 
 i., 103. 
 Bacon : 
 
 Sir Edmond, mentioned, i., 12, 
 78, 125, 126, 127, 246, 257, 344 ; 
 iL, 18, 25, 43, 476; iiL, 335, 
 348. 
 
 , M.P. for Norfolk, proceed- 
 ings in ParUament, i., 5, 13, 
 43, 126, 143, 338 ; in., 330. 
 
 , an attached servant of Sir 
 
 R. Walpole, i., 87. 
 -, discourse about smuggling 
 
 forfeitures, ii., 236. 
 Sir Edmund, of Gillingham, men- 
 tioned, ii., 359. 
 Sir Edmond, of Gorbaldeshom, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 359. 
 Air., of Norwich, appointed agent 
 
 to the Packets, ii., 432. 
 Bacon alias Hog, a London tidesman 
 
 acquainted with the coast of 
 
 GJeorgia, i., 301. 
 Baden, Prince of, duel with the Prince 
 
 of Orange, ii., 133. 
 Baggar, one, a Swedish Clergyman, 
 
 chaplain to Count Stahremberg, 
 
 i., 367. 
 Bagger, Lieut., killed at Preston Pans, 
 
 iii., 313. 
 Baglony, the Roman banker, letter of, 
 
 burnt by the common hangman, 
 
 i., 277. 
 Bagnell, Bagnall, Bagnal : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 15, 83, 92, 
 
 95, 104, 141, 165, 188, 213, 
 
 242, 247, 306, 310(2), 325, 
 
 332, 337, 342; ii., 363, 465; 
 
 iii., 146, 342. 
 , collection of pictures of, iii., 
 
 344. 
 
 man, ii., 372. 
 
 , performer on the harpsicord, 
 
 ii., 30, 50, 67, 77. 
 
 Mr., storekeeper at Harwich, 
 mentioned, ii., 2, 65. 
 Bailey, Baily, Bailly : 
 
 Mrs., of St. Christopher's, claim- 
 ing relationship with Lord 
 Percival, i., 203, 204. 
 
 Thomas, Scotch settler in Georgia, 
 iu., 125, 132, 223, 230. 
 
 , grant to, ii., 194. 
 
 , a saucy letter from, iii., 169, 
 
 Baker : 
 
 Aldennan Giles, Mayor of Har- 
 wich, etc., i., 119, 125, 196. 
 302, 311, 380, 393, 417, 419, 
 420, 429, 430, 431, 433, 438, 
 440, 441 ; ii., 60, 67. 72. 89. 
 92, 95, 147 ; iii., 323, 326. 
 
 , in London, i., 110. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 381 
 
 Baker, Alderman Giles — C07itd. 
 
 , an insolent letter from, 
 
 i„ 341, 
 
 , contest for the mayoralty, 
 
 ii., 133, 134. 
 
 , in charge of money for the 
 
 Harwich election, ii., 153. 
 Dr., late Bishop of Norwich, ii., 
 
 40. 
 Dr., of St. John's College, a non- 
 juror, i., 211. 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 30. 
 llr., the merchant, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 292. 
 Samuel and Will, of London, 
 
 ii., 379, 420. 
 Vice-Admiral, i., 195. 
 a linen draper in King's Street, 
 Westminster, i., 180. 
 Bakewell, iii., 298. 
 Ball, Mr, mentioned, iii., 91. 
 Ballibeg course, the racing at, iii., 352, 
 BalligibLin in the Barony of Duhallow, 
 
 Ireland, i., 166. 
 Ballim° Quirk, Ireland, ii., 378. 
 Ballinegurroh (Ballynagerah) farm, 
 
 rent of, i., 129. 
 Ballinguile, mentioned, ii., 460. 
 Ballymacow. see Egmont. 
 Balsam, in Cambridgeshire, living of, 
 
 iii., 327. 
 Baltic lumber trade, i., 160. 
 Balticlonnel, mentioned, iii., 364. 
 Baltimore, Charles (Calvert), Lord 
 mentioned, i., 289, 430; ii., 46, 
 462. 
 proprietor of Maryland, i., 151. 
 place in the royal wedding 
 
 procession, ii., 60. 
 supporter of the Georgia Society's 
 petition to Parliament, ii., 162, 
 239, 250 ; iii., 27, 28, 31, 178. 
 gentleman of the Prince's bed- 
 chamber, proceedings in Par- 
 liament, ii., 257, 355 ; iii., 36, 
 104, 107, 108, 112, 166, 184. 
 presides at a dinner, for the Lord 
 Mayor of London, etc., ii., 267. 
 Lord of the Admiralty, iii., 260, 
 
 261. 
 
 re-election in Surrey, iii., 262. 
 
 Balzius (Balstius, Baltius, Bolzius), Mr., 
 
 minister of the Salzburgers in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 128, 168, 169, 275, 
 
 278, .357, 419 ; iii., 48, 129, 177. 
 
 letters from, ii., 394 ; iii., 19, 84, 
 
 169, 170, 171, 212. 
 house at Ebenezer, iii., 206, 207. 
 Banbridge, Warden of the Fleet 
 Prison, prisoner in Newgate, 
 i., 46, 95 (2), 
 
 Bance, John, M,P., proceedings in Par- 
 liament, iii., 36, 47. 
 Bangor, Bishop of. See Thomas Sher- 
 lock. 
 Bank of England, Directors' subscrip- 
 tion to the Georgia Colony, i.,292 
 
 run on, ii., 380, 381, 383. 
 Bank Stock for lottery tickets, i., 222. 
 Bankrupt Bill mentioned, i., 182. 
 Banks, John, late member for Corfe 
 
 Castle in Dorsetshire, ii., 216. 
 Baptism, discussion on, iii., 317. 
 Barbadoes, trade from, i., 131, 148, 
 149, 151, 240. 
 
 regiment taken from, for Georgia, 
 ii., 424, 427. 
 
 Petition. See Parliament, House 
 of Commons. 
 Barber, Aldennan, of London, parlia- 
 mentary candidate in opposition 
 to the Government, ii., 67. 
 Barbut : 
 
 Mr., a follower of Horace Walpole, 
 conversation about the Har- 
 wich election, ii., 107, 108. 
 
 , in Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, 
 
 ii.. 111. 
 
 Mons., Prussian consul, mentioned, 
 i., 152, 165, 224, 247. 
 
 Mons., junior, i., 196, 203, 472. 
 Barker, Sir John, mentioned, i., 325, 
 
 337, ; iii., 308. 
 Barnard : 
 
 John, afterwards Sir John, M.P. 
 for City of London, i., 126, 
 154, 169; ii., 22, 219, 221; iii., 
 167, 202. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 6, 28, 51, 59, 61, 65, 66, 67, 
 69, 73, 183, 185, 220, 240, 253, 
 256, 257, 262, 263, 267, 275, 
 307, 308, 324, 331, 335, 336, 
 340, 341, 358, 361, 365, 368, 
 373 ; ii., 15, 19, 26, 55, 71, 72, 
 78, 162, 353, 475 ; iii., 16, 17, 
 36, 43, 47, 108, 113, 126, 181, 
 iii., 184, 258, 315, 330, 345. 
 
 , speech in the Armv debate, 
 
 i., 322. 
 
 , speech in the Seamen debate, 
 
 ii., 17, 18. 
 
 , interest in the Georgia 
 
 petition, i., 370. 
 
 , refuses the Chancellorship 
 
 of the Exchequer, ii., 366. 
 
 , proceedings in connexion 
 
 with the reduction of the 
 interest on the national debt, 
 ii., 381. 
 
 , burnt in effigy, ii., 396. 
 
 , his business,.etc., ii., 396, 397. 
 
382 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Barnard. John — could. 
 
 , notion .igainst dissenters 
 
 when Lord Mayor of London, 
 ii., 515. 
 
 , friendly to the colony of 
 
 Georgia, iii., 182. 
 
 , Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 
 iii., 314. 
 
 character of his speeches. 
 
 iu., 339, 340. 
 Mr., of Ireland, i., 295. 
 Sacheveril. stationer in the Inner 
 Temple, ii., 502, iii., 301. 
 Bamavento (Barlavento), Spanish 
 
 Fleet at, ii., 398, 480. 
 Barnet, the Green Man Inn at, iii., 
 
 299. 
 Barrington, Lord. See Shute. 
 
 Barry : 
 
 one, proposed for timber surveyor 
 
 in Georgia, not accepted, ii., 
 
 194. 
 Dick, iii., 354, 371. 
 James, of Cork, mentioned, iii., 
 
 353. 
 Capt. John, a grant from King 
 
 Charles I. to, mentioned, i., 83, 
 
 166. 
 John, mentioned, iii., 361. 
 Capt. Redmund, mentioned, iii., 
 
 355, 359, 361, 373. 
 BarrjTnore, Lawrence (Barry), 3rd 
 
 Earl of, mentioned, i., 148. 
 , a letter of, mentioned, i., 
 
 224. 
 , his daughter Lady Pen 
 
 Cholmondeley, ii., 248, 288. 
 
 , extent of lands of, iii., 356. 
 
 , at Cork, iii., 373. 
 
 James, 4th Earl of, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 233, 234. 
 
 , arrested, iii., 288, 289, 293. 
 
 , guard of soldiers on, iii., 
 
 290. 
 , designed to command the 
 
 Pretender's invading troops, 
 
 iii., 291. 
 
 , charges against iii., 293. 
 
 , set free, iii., 295. 
 
 Barsham, Thomas, clerk to Mr. Francis 
 
 Anneslev, i- 183,204,218,306, 
 
 345, 380, 391, 471.; ii., 328, 
 
 329, 346, 348, 349, 602: iii., 
 
 79, 153, 227, 229, 265, 266, 
 
 295, 316. 
 counsellor-at-law, iii., 272, 301. 
 Bartholomew, gardener to the Percival 
 
 fainily, i., 167. 
 Bartue, Peregrine, of Suffolk or 
 
 Sussex, i.. 118. 
 Basley, Thomas, iii., 84. 
 
 I Bastable, high constable for the barony 
 ! of Orrerj', iii.. 352. 
 
 I Batchen, Vice Admiral, i., 195. 
 Bateman : 
 
 Viscount, precedence of Irish 
 
 Peers, ii., 46, 456. 
 , an anecdote of the King 
 
 related by, ii., 454. 
 Ladj', daughter of Lord Sunder- 
 land, mentioned, ii., 60. 
 , separation from her hus- 
 band, ii., 514. 
 Dr., Archdeacon, and minister 
 
 of St. Dunstan in the East, 
 
 iii., 189, 200. 
 Mr., of the County of Kerry, iii., 
 
 352, 353. 
 , proposed marriage of ii., 
 
 354. 
 one, grant of land in Georgia 
 
 to, ii., 55. 
 Bates : 
 
 Capt., mentioned, iii., 247. 248, 
 
 256, 310. 
 Mr., appointed agent to King's 
 
 St. Chapel, ii., 253. 
 Bath, knighthood of th*^, flung off, 
 
 ii., 52. 
 Bath, Lord Percival's \-isits to. i., 
 
 47, 96, 101. See nho Percival. 
 the Grey Hound Inn at. men- 
 tioned, i., 103. 
 the journey by road to. i, 103 ; 
 
 iii., 316.' 
 visitors at, i., 104, 117. 
 conversations in the coffee house 
 
 at, i., 10.5, 106, 107, 108-111, 
 
 112, 113, 114, 117. 
 Lindsey's at, i., 113. 
 Mayoral dinner at, i., 113, 114. 
 proceedings against writers of 
 
 threatening letters and gaming 
 
 houses in, i., 117. 
 Leak's the bookseller at, i., 
 
 122, 290. 
 senuon preached in Abbey Church 
 
 at, i., 291. 
 smallpox raging at, i., 400. 
 Prince of Orange at, i., 472, 476 ; 
 
 ii., 26, 34. 
 sen lion by Mr. Whitfield on behalf 
 
 of Georgia mission, ii., 365. 
 cost of house in tlio Square at, 
 
 ii., 288. 
 Prince of Wales at, ii., 510. 
 the new Parade at. iii., 316. 
 Bath, Earl of. See William Pulteney. 
 
 Lady, iii., 274. 
 Bathurst : 
 
 .Allen Lord, mentioned, i.. 2, 9, 
 
 II. 15, 87, 171, 176 (2). 186 
 
INDEX, 
 
 383 
 
 Bathurst, Allen T^rd — contd. 
 
 187, 190, 213, 216, 234, 307, 
 
 325, 345, 355 ; ii., 18, 43, 
 
 63, 100, 148, 150, 218, 226, 
 
 229, 230, 253, 258, 336, 366, 
 
 390, 394, 462, 464, 467, 470, 
 
 471 ; iii., 22, 35, 41, 124, 125, 
 
 140, 166, 168, 184, 205, 212, 
 
 231, 233, 235, 246, 247, 248, 
 
 250, 255, 256, 258, 259, 264, 
 
 266, 276, 277, 281, 282, 290, 
 300, 304, 306, 307, 309. 
 
 , speeches on the pension 
 
 bill, &c., i., 82, 84, 189. 
 -, passage of arms with Sir 
 
 R. Walpole, ii., 158. 
 — , likened to Demosthenes, i., 
 188. 
 -, present to his brother going 
 
 to Georgia, ii., 32. 
 — , proceedings in parliament, 
 ii., 272 ; iii., 17, 63, 192. 
 -, political action of, iii., 264, 
 
 314. 
 -, speaks against Sir R. 
 
 Walpole, iii., 192. 
 Lady, and daughters, mentioned, 
 
 i., 83, 171, 190, 257, 337. 
 Sir Francis, a settler in Georgia 
 
 with son and two daughters, 
 
 ii., 32, 104. 
 
 , grants to ii., 112, 128. 
 
 , son of, return to England 
 
 from Georgia, ii., 493. 
 Henry, iii., 207, 212. 
 , M.P. for Cicester, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 200, 203, 205, 210, 211, 
 
 212, 222, 224. 
 -, appointed common council- 
 
 man of Georgia, iii., 200. 
 Peter, proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 257. 
 the Misses, ii., 228. 
 Batterdean, the, at Dunkirk, i., 57. 
 Battney or Batten, Walter, a voter 
 
 of Harwich, i., 292, 435, 446, 
 
 447; ii., 88, 89, 91, 92, 110; 
 
 iii., 326, 328. 
 Bavaria, Elector of, his position in 
 
 Europe, ii., 177. 
 an English engineer in the 
 
 service of, ii., 281. 
 Bave, Dr., and the Westminster 
 
 Infirmary dispute, ii., 455. 
 Bazil, IVIr., iii., 328. 
 Beach, Thomas, lawj'er, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 191, 319. 
 Beale, Mr., in connexion with the 
 
 Charitable Corporation, i., 270. 
 Bear : 
 
 Mr., of Tipperary, i., 291. 
 
 , alleged embezzlement by, 
 
 i., 302. 
 
 Jack, iii., 369, 371. 
 Bearcroft, Barecroft, Dr. Philip, tutor 
 to Lord Egmont's son, chaplain 
 to the Charterhouse, mentioned, 
 i., 77, 83, 100, 196, 256, 309, 
 337, 435 ; ii., 35, 64, 136, 142, 
 147, 152, 170, 211, 238, 249, 
 305, 349, 459, 476, 479; iii., 
 49, 229, 232, 260, 261, 302, 315, 
 328. 
 
 desire for promotion, iii., 327. 
 
 discusses candidates for bishopric 
 of St. Asaph, ii., 249, 250. 
 
 effort to make him a King's 
 chaplain, ii., 305. 
 
 to preach anniversary sermon, 
 ii., 463, 471. 
 
 secretary to the S.P.G., iii., 80. 
 Beauclerc, Beauclerk : 
 
 Charles, Duke of St. Albans, 
 mentioned, i., 15, 182 ; iii., 170, 
 292. 
 
 , vestryman of St. James', 
 
 iii., 170. 
 -, political action of iii., 249. 
 
 Lord Sidney, election petition, 
 
 i., 257. 
 , mentioned, iii., 48, 53, 86, 
 
 125, 130, 230. 
 , affectionate to the Society 
 
 of Georgia, iii., 20. 
 , presents the petition in 
 
 the House of Commons, iii., 31. 
 , as Common councilman 
 
 and Trustee of the Georgia 
 Board, iii., 34, ixissim 41-102. 
 124, 135, 156, 159, 160, 166, 
 168, 1G9, 170, 177, 200, 210. 
 promotion of Georgia 
 
 affairs in Parliament, iii., 173. 
 Lord Vere, to command a 
 man of war, i., 192. 
 
 , appointed Lord of the 
 
 Admiralty, ii., 469. 
 Lady, mentioned iii., 60. 
 Beaufin. See Bofin. 
 Beaufort : 
 
 Dr., arrested, ii., 289. 
 Duke of. See Sonierset. 
 Beaumaris, (Beaumorris), trial at bar of 
 the election at, mentioned, i., 
 65. 
 BeaumontjLord, Duke of Roxborough's 
 son, a night adventure of, 
 ii., 254. 
 Bedford, Duke of. See Russell. 
 Bedford, Dr. or Mi-., Minister of Hox- 
 ton, mentioned, i., 98 ; ii., 148, 
 172; iii., 200. 
 
384 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Bedford — contd 
 
 complaint against the playhouses, 
 
 i.. 11. 
 Tnist<»e of the Georgia Society, 
 i., 273, 285, 287, 324. 344, 364, 
 378, 382, 384. 386, 389, 392; 
 ii., 2, 3, 43, 66, 69, 102, 103, 
 107, 130, 132, 171, 173, 191, 
 193, 219, 268, 275, 278, 300, 
 328, 343, 362, 372, 373, 379, 
 398, 409, 418, 426, 471. 
 associate of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 ii., 146, 168. 170, 173, 182, 190, 
 192, 207, 229, 256, 268, 270, 
 299, 310, 419. 
 Bedlam Hospital, legacy for, &c., 
 
 i., 157, ; iii., 247, 248, 300. 
 Beefeaters, the, price of a commission 
 
 in., i., 309. 
 Belasyse, Thomas. Viscount Faucon- 
 berg (Falconbridge), convei-sion 
 to protestantism, ii., 361. 
 Belcher, Governor, of New England, 
 
 i., 288; ii., 129, 193. 
 Belchor, Philip, iii., 352. 
 Belitha, (Belitho, Bolitho), Mr., 
 common councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, i., 285, 289, 
 294, 295. 
 resignation of, i., 343. 
 trustee of Georgia Society, ii., 
 69, 127, 165, 200, 318, 362, 372, 
 373. 
 trustee of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 ii., 173, 300. 
 Bell: 
 
 one, of the Post Office, ii.. 74, 
 
 83, 86, 91, 92, 93, 99, 153. 
 Samuel. Irish broker, ii., 111. 
 Bellairs' History of liaphael Cartoons, 
 
 mentioned, i., 219. 
 Bellemont : 
 
 Lord, mentioned, ii., 45. 
 
 at meeting of Irish peers, 
 
 ii., 46. 
 
 , son of, ii., 456. 
 
 Countess of, at Queen Anne's 
 funeral, i., 426. 
 Belloni, Sipnnr. Roman banker, burn- 
 ing of letter called " The Pre- 
 tender's letter," i.. 280. 
 Bendish, Mr., Secretary to the Com- 
 mission of Briefs, ii., 29, 32, 37. 
 account of the dispersement of 
 the Palatines' money, ii., 37. 
 Bendon, Mr., mentioned ; iii.. 47. 48, 
 
 53. 
 Bengal, ii., 14. 
 Bennet, Benet : 
 
 Charles. Earl of Tankerville. men- 
 tioned, i., 189, 
 
 Mr., Master in Chancery, i.. 285, 
 296 ; ii., 109, 472. 
 
 Philip, M.P. for Shaftesbury, 
 petition against, ii., 150, 152. 
 
 Mrs., a dealer at Frederica, iii.. 57. 
 Bennett's Bridge. Ireland, iii.. 367. 
 Benson (Bentson), Archdeacon, men- 
 tioned, i., 157. 
 
 Martin, Prebendary of Durham, 
 Bishop elect of Gloucester, 
 character of, ii., 137. 
 
 Bishop of Gloucester, ii., 142, 221, 
 386, 482 ; iii., 5, 18, 22, 24, 
 34, 58, 123, 125, 126, 141, 187, 
 194, 233, 306, 307. 
 
 member of the S.P.G., an inter- 
 view -with, ii., 371. 
 
 donations for Georgia, ii., 379 ; 
 ill., 5. 
 
 changes in the Liturgy desired 
 by, ii., 470. 
 Bentinck, William, Duke of Portland, 
 mentioned, i.. 460 ; ii., 30, 
 31, 67, 77, 346, 367, 464; 
 iii., 26. 
 
 slipped over two leaves of his 
 speech in parliament, iii., 17. 
 Bently, Bentlcy, Dr., saucy reply to 
 the Queen, i.. 202. 
 
 cause against the Bishop of 
 Norwich, i., 211. 
 Bentley's Milton, i., 340. 
 Be re, Charles, Esq., of Somersetshire, 
 
 ii., 324. 
 Berkeley : 
 
 James, Earl of Berkeley, Vice- 
 Admiral of England, i., 195. 
 
 Augustus. Earl of Berkeley, men- 
 tioned, ii., 329. 330. ; iii"., 79. 
 
 William, Lord Berkeley of 
 Stratton, lands held from, i., 
 390. 
 
 John, Lord Berkeley, afterwards 
 Lord B. of Stratton, proceedings 
 in parliament, ii., 350 ; iii., 192. 
 
 , captain of the yeomen of 
 
 the guard, turned out, iii.. 315. 
 Berkeley (Berkley). Dean, mentioned, 
 i.". 209, 212, 214, 250, 25.5, 259, 
 264, 275. 276. 282, 284, 
 297. 298, 313, 323, 325, 339, 
 344, 346, 3.')5, 362, 363. 377, 
 385, 387. 430, 440, 445, 458, 
 460, 474 ; ii.. 19, 22, .3.5. 62. 
 
 " his ridiculous project of con- 
 verting the Indians " and 
 establishing a college at Ber- 
 muda, i., 45, 230. 
 
 return home from America, 1., 
 1 57.' 207. 
 
 South Sea annuities of, 1., 165. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 385 
 
 Berkeley, Dean — coutd. 
 
 author of the Alcephron or the 
 
 Minute Philosopher, i., 224. | 
 
 cause of being deprived of the 
 
 Deanery of Down, i., 224, 225, 
 
 228, 229, 237, 238, 240, 241. 
 book against the Freethinkers 
 
 mentioned, i., 229. 
 projects and plans to provide for, 
 
 i., 236, 237. 
 pamphlet by, called Advice to the 
 
 Tories who have taken the oaths, 
 
 i., 236, 238. 
 Divinity scholarships founded by, 
 
 at Yale College, ii., 256. 
 loan to Lord Percival, i., 378, 382, 
 
 383, 385, 391, 397. 
 lands of, in Ireland, i., 398. 
 christening of son George, i., 404. 
 Bishop of Cloyne, ii., 7, 9, 13 
 
 63, 75, 76, 87, 328. 
 presented to Sir Robert Walpole, 
 
 ii., 87. 
 interest due to, ii.. 111. 
 Queries of, second part reprinted, 
 
 ii, 275. 
 mortgage on Lord Egmont's 
 
 estate paid off, iii., 316, 317. 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 209. 
 Bermuda, scheme of establishing a 
 
 college at, i., 45, 157, 230, 
 
 237. 
 Berne, Switzerland, settlers in S. 
 
 Carolina from, i., 282, 283, 285, 
 
 286. 
 Bernstorflf, Mons., minister of the 
 
 Elector of Hanover, mentioned, 
 
 i., 107. 
 his mischievous conduct in 
 
 Mecklenburg, i., 115, 116. 
 Berriman, Dr., sermon by, iii., 35. 
 Berry : 
 
 one, proposes to go over to Georgia 
 
 for timber, ii., 362. 
 Lieut., mentioned, iii., 28. 
 Bertie: 
 
 Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, i., 395. 
 , proceedings in parliament, 
 
 i., 82, 84; ii., 269. 
 -, attack on Sir R. Walpole 
 
 in the H. of Lords, iii., 191. 
 
 Peregiine, 3rd Duke of Ancaster, 
 mentioned, i., 190. 
 
 . marriage of, iii., 308. 
 
 Bertolli, (Bertholdi, Bertoldi, Bartoldi), 
 Signora, Italian singer, men- 
 tioned, i., 93, 98, 99, 184, 188, 
 242; ii., 6, 30, 50, 77, 149, 
 237. 
 
 connexion with the Prince of 
 Wales, i., 93, 390. 
 
 Bertolli, Signora — conld. 
 
 present from Lady Percival to, 
 
 i., 99. 
 concert of, ii., 476. 
 Berville, Mons., iii., 335. 
 Best: 
 
 Dr., anniversary sermon for 
 
 Georgia Society, iii., 262. 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 284, 294, 306, 
 309. 
 Betsworth, Sergeant, in Ireland, men- 
 tioned, i., 463. 
 Bevan, Mr., the Apothecary, ii., 298. 
 Beveridge, Bishop, sermons of, re- 
 ferred to, iii., 68. 
 Bibliotheca Britannlca, iii., 309. 
 Bickerton, of Harwich, mentioned, i., 
 97, 211, 292, 395, 435; ii., 29, 
 30, 86 ; iii., 326. 
 a petition to have him appointed 
 agent at Harwich, mentioned, 
 ii., 10, 11, 12. 
 probable action of, ii., 22. 
 appointed agent for the packets 
 
 at Harwich, ii., 191. 
 death of, ii., 334. 
 Biddlesden, near Brackley, building of 
 
 the church of, ii., 207. 
 Bienvile, Lieut. -Gen., French Com- 
 mander, slain by the Chickesaw 
 Indians, ii., 326, 337. 
 Bigley, Lady, and daughter, men- 
 tioned i,, 55. 
 Biglierbeck, Mr., iii., 329. 
 Bignon of Berne, complaints against 
 Mr. Pury, i., 285. 
 son of a minister at Berne, i., 286. 
 Billingsley, Mr., proposal for raising 
 money for Georgia, ii., 179, 
 181, 182, 183. 
 Bindon, Mr., M.P. in Ireland, men- 
 tioned, i., 161, 169, 171, 172, 
 174, 190, 242, 243, 250, 388; 
 iii., 166, 168. 
 paper by, on the importation of 
 Irish yarns dutyfree, i., 148, 150. 
 his history and opinions, iii., 329. 
 Bingly, Bingley, Lord, mentioned, 
 i., 32. 
 proceedings in House of Lords, 
 
 i., 11. 
 account of the French prophets 
 
 by, i., 32. 
 daughter of, mentioned, iii., 31. 
 Birch, M.P., Commissioner for the sale 
 of forfeited estates, i., 244, 248. 
 expelled the House of Commons, 
 i., 249. 
 Bird, Birde, singer in the anthem at 
 the Prince of Wales' wedding, 
 ii., 264, 
 
386 
 
 liTDEX. 
 
 Bird — cotU(1. 
 
 the singing man, marriage uith 
 Lady Henrietta Powis, iii, 4. 
 Birmingham. (Bromagham) in War- 
 wickshire, a rising in, iii., 285. 
 Bishop : 
 
 Henry, a youth of the Charity 
 School sent to Georgia, ii., 128. 
 
 , schoolmaster at Ebenezer, 
 
 letters from, iii., 212. 
 William, foreman of a jury at 
 Mallow, iii., 360. 
 Bishops in the Church of England, 
 their appointment, etc., dis- 
 cussed, i., 106. 
 motion for a bill to prevent 
 
 translation of, i., 153. 
 a famous sermon against the 
 
 necessity of, i., 208. 
 representation of, against the 
 
 increase of popery, i., 405. 
 sit in Parliament by \'irtue of 
 
 the King's \\Tit, i.. 443. 
 the character of certain bishops 
 
 discussed, i., 444. 
 the raising of their fines by, ii., 
 
 222. 
 sitting in Parliament interferes 
 with their influence with the 
 people, ii., 172. 
 opposition to the Mortmain and 
 Quaker Bills by, ii., 266, 267, 
 271. 
 vote for the King, ii., 360. 
 trained in a Presbyterian Acad- 
 emy, ii., 476. 
 blindfold service to ministers, 
 bad effect on morals, ii., 482. 
 Bishops' Courts, petition to regulat«, 
 
 mentioned, i., 312. 
 Bissi, Mons. de., the French Resident, 
 
 ii., 401. 
 Blackburn, Dr. Lancelot, Archbishop 
 of York, mentioned, ii., 49. 
 bastard son of, ii.. 219. 
 Blackerby, Justice, i., 282. 
 Blackheath, residents at, i., 200. 
 
 play acted by strollers on, i., 282. 
 Sir Gregory Page's house at, ii., 
 261. 
 Blackiaton : 
 
 Colonel, daughter of, first wife 
 
 of Colonel Schutz, ii., 202. 
 Mrs., mother-in-law of Col. Schutz, 
 iii., .328. 
 Blackneth, Ireland, iii.. 365, 
 Blackrath, sale of lands of, iii.. 367. 
 Blackwell Hall morohnnts mentioned, 
 
 i., 148. 
 Blackwood, Mr., mentioned, i.. 98 (2), 
 125. 127. 191. 279, 284, 333. 
 
 Blackwood. Mr.--ront4. 
 
 366, 387, ; ii., 24. 51. 101, 430; 
 ui., 35, 230, 274, 279, 283, 332, 
 335. 
 Mr. & Mrs., mentionetl, ii.. 143. 
 
 , children mentioned, iii., 
 
 169, 279, 283. 
 Bladon, Bladen, Blaj'den : 
 
 Capt., professed gambler, i., 207. 
 Colonel, commissioner of the 
 Board of Trade, i.. 126, 155; 
 ii., 174, 239, 344, 391. 
 
 , in debate on Hessian troops, 
 
 i., 28. 
 , other proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 51, 132, 145. 183, 256, 
 263, 335, .336, 337. 374, 375; 
 ii., 35, 55, 162, 255 ; iii., 126. 
 Blair : 
 
 Mr., doing business for Lord 
 
 Harrington, ii., 90. 
 David, a Scots gentleman, a 
 proposed .'^ettler for Georgia, 
 ii., 289, 294. 
 Blakeney (Blaykcny), Mr., iii., 369. 
 Blamont, Count, incognito name of 
 
 the Count of Lorraine, i., 207. 
 Bland : 
 
 Sir John, mentioned, i., 127, 141, 
 180, 181, 182, 188; ii., 229, 
 284, .337, 359, 381 ; iii., 89, 118, 
 125, 172, 195, 206, 219, 267. 
 
 , pays for a protestant 
 
 minister in Yorkshire, ii., 229. 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 182, 188. 
 
 , children of, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 504. 
 Ladv Francis, mentioned, i., 165 ; 
 
 ii.^, 215, 229, 516 ; iii., 300. 
 Miss, and her brother, ii., 228. 299. 
 Blandford, town of, fire at, collection 
 
 for the sufferers, i., 256. 
 Blandford : 
 
 Marquis of. See William 
 
 Godolphin. 
 Marchioness of, ill circumstances 
 of. i., 206. 
 Blathwayt : 
 
 Colonel, mentioned, i, 55. 
 Secretary, daughter of. wife of 
 Edward Southwell, i., 119. 
 Blenheim, the grant of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 70. 
 Blundell, Mont-ague, Viscount Bluiidcll 
 (Blondell), mentioned, i., 141. 
 I 217 ; ii.. 456. 
 
 I meeting of Irish Peers, ii.. 46. 48. 
 
 I Lady, mentioned, i., 90. 
 
 ' Blowers. Mary, maid to Lord Percival's 
 daughter, i., 123. 
 Blue-mouth.'^, an Indian nation, iii.. .30 
 
INDEX. 
 
 387 
 
 BIyth, Frank, a Roman Catholic 
 
 priest, a convert to Protestan- 
 tism, ii., 219, 220. 
 Bodin, Capt. or Lieut., connected 
 
 with a plav at Covent Garden, 
 
 i., 205. 
 tumult when the play was pre- 
 sented, i.. 216. 
 Bodvile, Bodvil, Mr., i., 11. 
 
 the case of, referred to, i., 249. 
 Bofin, (Bophin, Beaufin), Mr., of 
 
 Purisburgh, letter from, ii., 
 
 75. 
 return from plantation at Puris- 
 
 burg, iii., 229. 
 mentioned, iii., 230, 233, 238, 242, 
 
 245. 
 appointed collector at Charles- 
 town, iii., 231. 
 Bohemia, Elector Palatine, King of, 
 
 how he lost his kingdom by 
 
 covetousness, ii., 237. 
 Boileau, writings, etc., of, referred to. 
 
 ii., 245. 
 Bold, Mr., and Lady, at Buxton, iii., 
 
 298. 
 Bolingbroke, Viscount. See St. John. 
 Bolton, Duke of. See Pawlet. 
 Bolzius, Mr., minister of Salzburgers 
 
 at Ebenezer. See Balzius. 
 Bona, Thomas, Moravian Cathechist 
 
 in Purisburg, iii., 147. 
 Bonam, Capt., ships of, seized by the 
 
 Spaniards, i., 214. 
 Bond, Denis, M.P., concerned in the 
 
 Charitable Corporation, i., 225, 
 
 266. 
 commissioner for the sale of 
 
 forfeited estates, i., 244, 248. 
 expelled the House, &c., 249, 269, 
 
 277. 
 Mr., brother of., 1., 244. 
 Bonneval, Count of. General of the 
 
 Turkish Forces, stories of, ii., 
 
 402, 403. 
 Bonn}', Mr., appointed Reader of St. 
 
 James's Church, ii., 467. 
 Bononcini, Giovanni Battista, the 
 
 famous composer, stories of, 
 
 i., 201, 202. 
 Boon, Mr., parliamentary candidature 
 
 of, at Haslemere, iii., 188, 190, 
 
 191, 194, 262. 
 Booth, Mr., a silk weaver, iii., 117. 
 Bootle, Mr., Counsellor, M.P., in the 
 
 debate on Hessian troops, 
 
 i, 31, 
 speeches on pension Bill, etc., i., 
 
 134, 136, 137, 346, 358. 
 Bordeaux, exportation of wool to, 
 
 discussed, i., 128. 
 
 Boreham Dr., mentioned, i., 101, 
 
 104. 
 Boreman : 
 
 Henry or Comet, of Burton, in 
 
 Ireland, iii., 58, 362, 369, 370. 
 Henry, junior, iii., 370. 
 Mrs., iii., 352. 
 Borret, Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 68. 
 Bosci, Mr., an Italian Franciscan Friar, 
 turned Protestant, proposal to 
 go as minister to Savannah, 
 iii., 222. 
 Boscowen, Hugh, Viscount Falmouth, 
 mentioned, i., 187, 189 ; ii., 53. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 
 83. 
 names the Rump Steak Club, 
 
 ii., 14. 
 to resign his place of Vice-Treasurer 
 
 of Ireland, ii., 33. 
 coolness of the King towards, ii., 
 
 62. 
 death and character of., ii., 131, 
 132. 
 Bosney, petition in the House of 
 
 Commons, iii., 257. 
 Boston, New England, population of, 
 
 etc., ii., 127. 
 Bothmar, Botmar : 
 
 Baron or Mr., mentioned, i., 17, 
 104, 107, 130, 242, 356, 
 418. 
 
 , stories of musicians told 
 
 by, i., 201. 
 -, performer on the hautbois. 
 
 i., 310, 325, 337; ii., 30, 50, 
 77. 
 Caspar, Count, letters about the 
 King of Prussia, ii., 104. 
 
 , his character and history, 
 
 i., 107. 
 
 , death of, etc., i., 218. 
 
 Young, iii., 324. 
 Bottomley, Gerard, a madman, ii., 64. 
 Boufflers, Duke of, mentioned, i., 36, 
 
 71. 
 Boulogne, mentioned, i., 71. 
 Boulter, Hugh, Archbishop of Armagh, 
 Primate of Ireland, letter 
 against Dean Berkeley, i., 
 224. 
 character of., i., 225. 
 mentioned, i., 247. 
 report of, on the increase of 
 popery, i., 262. 
 Bourbon, Duke of, a waxwork figure 
 
 of, i., 160. 
 Bourginone, (II Borgognone, Bour- 
 gingnon,) French painter, paint- 
 ing of, referred to, i., 225. 
 
388 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Bourke : 
 
 John Smyth, Earl of Clauricarde, 
 
 iii., 138. 
 Mr., iii., 370, 
 Bouverie, Sir Jacob, iii., 5, 12, 14, 27. 
 Bovey ; 
 
 a settler in Gfeorgia, ii., 170, 440. 
 Widow, in Georgia, a grant to, 
 ii., 173. 
 Bowen, Will, iii, 357. 
 Bowes, Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 143, 361. 
 Bowler, Mr., the surgeon, proposed 
 physician for Savannali, iii., 425. 
 BoTVTnan, Parson, preacher of a sermon 
 against the necessity of bishops, 
 expelled from Emanuel College, 
 i., 208. 
 Boycott, the, of Doctors Commons, 
 
 mentioned, i., 150, 172, 175. 
 Boyd, Thomas, Scotch gentleman, 
 projX)sed settlor for Georgia, 
 ii., 289, 294. 
 Boyes, James, iii. ,369. 
 Boyle : 
 
 Hariote, mentioned, i., 439, 440. 
 John, Earl of Orrery, mentioned, 
 i., 189, 402; ii., 75, 452, 453, 
 456, 459, 480; iii,, 32, 53, 
 59, 199, 308. 
 
 , precedency of Irish Peers, 
 
 ii., 46, 54, 59. 
 Henry, speaker of the Irish House 
 
 of Commons, i., 450, 462. 
 Henry, Lord Carleton, salarj' of, as 
 President of the Council, iii., 259. 
 Capt. Henry, iii., 357, 358, 359, 
 
 366, 368, 370, 372. 
 Richard, Earl of Burlington, men- 
 tioned, i., 189 ; ii., 46. 
 
 , captain of the band of 
 
 pensioners, i., 192. 
 -, debts and extravagances 
 
 of, ii., 452. 
 -, in connexion with the West- 
 
 minster Infirmary dispute, and 
 St. George's Hospjital, ii., 455, 
 463. 
 Richard, Viscount Shannon, men- 
 tioned, ii., 46. 
 , action on I^jrd Westmore- 
 land's dismissal, ii., 421. 
 
 Boyle's lecture again.st Atheism, men- 
 tioned ii., 142. 
 
 Brabazon, Chaworth, Karl of Meath, 
 at Buxton, iii., 298. 
 
 Brace, Mr., mentioned, i., 402. 
 
 Braden, Col., mentioned, iii., 232. 
 
 Bradford, Samuel, Bishop of Rochester, 
 mentioned, &c., i., 100, 233. 
 works of. i., 234. 
 
 Bradley, WilUam, appointe<l to teach 
 agriculture and cultivate the 
 trust lands in Georgia, arrange- 
 ments with, ii., 192. 
 a grant of land to, ii., 205. 
 how he lost his passage to Georgia, 
 
 ii., 216. 
 payment to, ii., 221. 
 ill behaviour of, ii., 449 ; iii., 13. 
 debtor and creditor account with 
 
 the Trustees, ii., 485. 
 differences with Causton, ii., 499. 
 demand of, ii., 501. 
 overseer of the Trust servants, 
 
 iii., 38, 48. 
 state of accounts of, iii., 40. 
 mentioned, iii., 77, 134, 493. 
 character and proceedings, iii., 
 230. 
 Bradshaigh, Sir Roger, of Lancashire, 
 i., 220; ii., 169. 
 marriage of sister of, i., 460. 
 Bradston, Ned, mentioned, iii., 363. 
 Brailsford, Mr., witness in the dispute 
 
 with Carolina, ii., 491. 
 Braithwaite, Capt., murdered by the 
 
 Spaniards, iii., 167. 
 Bramston, Brampton : 
 
 Mr., M.P., i., 6; iii., 105, 118. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 134, 136, 223, 338 ; iii., 330. 
 -, speech in the army debate. 
 
 i., 316. 
 -, characteristics of his speech 
 
 in Parliament, iii., 337. 
 Thomas, mentioned, i., 220. 
 
 Brand : 
 
 Capt., nephew to Col. Churchill, 
 
 i., 380. 
 Sir Thomas, ii., 214. 
 
 Brankard, Captain, mentioned, i., 98. 
 
 Brassey. Nathaniel, j)roceeding8 in 
 Parliament, iii., 47. 
 
 Brassington, iii., 297. 
 
 Brawn's Eating House, i., 223, 226. 
 
 " Brazen Face," a nickname of Sir 
 Robert Walpole, i., 7, 9. 
 
 Bray, Dr., bequest of, for an anniver- 
 sary sermon recommending 
 Dr. Dalone's charity for con- 
 version of negroes, i., 223, 224, 
 231 ; ii., 41. 
 charittible trust for parochial 
 libraries, trustees of, meetings. 
 Sec, i., 273, 286, 378, 382 ; ii.. 
 129, 131, 132, 140. 168, 170, 
 173, 182, 190, 192. 207, 218, 
 229, 240, 268, 278. 299, 310. 
 419, 463, 493; iii., 30, 75, 202. 
 funds of, investment, &c., i., 451 ; 
 ii.. 173. 448. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 389 
 
 Bray, Dr., trust — contd. 
 
 catechists for the colonies, ii., 
 
 157, 357. 
 number of libraries erected, ii., 
 
 218, 344. 
 appointment of new trustees, ii., 
 299, 300. 
 Bremen, province of, position dis- 
 cussed, i., 253. 
 Bremingeam, Mr., mentioned, iii., 359. 
 Brenans, tories in County Cork, iii., 
 
 362. 
 Brereton : 
 
 Mr., of the Victualling office, 
 
 rumour of his death, i., 337. 
 Mr., minister of Churchtown, 
 
 Ireland, ii., 441. 
 Thomas, petitioner in the Liver- 
 pool election, his history, &c., 
 i., 77, 83, 85, 86, 87. 
 Bi"erewood, the case of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 249. 
 Bret, Dr., answer of, to Bishop Hoad- 
 
 ley's book, mentioned, ii., 219. 
 Bridge [Westminster], Bill for, passed, 
 
 269. 
 Bridge, Cyprian, voter at Harwich, 
 i., 292, 395, 403, 433, 434, 445 ; 
 ii., 95 ; iii., 326. 
 arrested, ii., 98. 
 
 cost of his vote at Harwich, ii., 
 153. 
 Bridgeman, Sir Orlando, governor of 
 Barbadoes, mentioned, ii., 159. 
 an unsuccessful attempt to evade 
 his creditors, ii., 510. 
 Bridges, Mr., mentioned, i., 129. 
 Bridgewater, Duke of. See Egei-ton. 
 Briefs, secretary to commission of, 
 
 ii., 29. 
 Brihegua, in Spain, mentioned, ii., 
 
 192. 
 Bristol : 
 
 Bishop of, see Butler, Joseph, 
 bishopric of, revenue of., ii., 137. 
 Bristol, City of, petition from, on 
 woollen manufacture, com- 
 mittee on, i., 128, 130, 153. 
 merchants of, petition for redress 
 against Spaniards, i., 131, 132 ; 
 ii., 442. 
 the trade with the West Indies, 
 
 i., 150. 
 settleis for Georgia from, i. 370. 
 
 ii., 246, 274. 
 Prince of Orange at, ii., 52. 
 trade with Ireland, ii., 69. 
 and the Georgia Settlement, ii., 
 
 204. 
 dissenters' action with regard to 
 the Test Act, ii., 244. 
 
 Bristol -contd. 
 
 merchants' complaints against Mr, 
 
 Oglethorpe, ii., 307. 
 petition to Parliament against 
 the Convention with Spain, 
 iii., 27. 
 Recorder of, i., 291. 
 Bristol, Earl of. See Henry. 
 Bristow, Mr., of the Green Cloth, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 83. 
 British Journal or Censor, iii., 324. 
 Britton, Mr., mentioned, i., 104. 
 Brixie, hanged in Georgia for murder; 
 
 iii., 84. 
 "Broad bottom ministry," the, iii., 
 
 260., 
 Broad pieces, refused in payment as 
 
 under weight, i., 331. 
 Brockhurst, I\Ir., cure of his gout, i., 116. 
 Broderick, Comicillor, Cork, iii., 353. 
 Brodrick, Alan, Viscount ]VIidleton, 
 mentioned, i., 148, 161. 
 precedency of the Irish Peers, i., 
 421, 427, 428 ; ii., 456. 
 Bromfield, Brownfield : 
 
 Jolm, register of lands in Greorgia, 
 ii., 191, 199, 268, 286, 287, 298, 
 305, 421, ; iii., 38, 39, 85, 149, 
 150. 
 , trustee of the new settle- 
 ment, ii., 191. 
 
 appointed naval officer, 
 
 ii., 193. 
 — , gratuity for drawing maps, 
 
 ii., 197. 
 — , letters from, ii., 385 ; iii.. 
 
 97, 131, 157. 
 
 — , misconduct of, ii., 423. 
 — , account of conditions in 
 Georgia, ii., 434. 
 — , justification of his conduct, 
 
 ii., 491. 
 — , turned Methodist, iii., 134, 
 
 151. 
 
 , turned anabaptist, iii., 218. 
 
 one, a surgeon, iii., 300, 302. 
 Bromley, Bromly : 
 
 one, receiver of the Palatine 
 money for the City of London, 
 ii., 45. 
 
 William, Secretary of State to 
 Queen Anne, uncle of Lady 
 Percival, formerly Speaker of 
 the House of Commons, men- 
 tioned, i., 32, 88 ; iii., 345. 
 
 , death of, i., 222. 
 
 Henry, M.P. for Cambiidgcshtre. 
 moves the address for the 
 Princess Royal's portion, i., 371. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 72, 7.3, 21.5. . 
 
390 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Bromley — coiitd. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 54. 
 old Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 72. 
 Mr., late secretary, bill for 
 naturalizing children from 
 beyond sea, loose wording of, 
 i., 156, 164, 187. 
 William, M.P. for Warwick, son 
 to the speaker in Queen Ann's 
 reign, proceedings in Parliament, 
 i., 307, 338, 341 ; u., 55. 
 
 , speaks against the Princess 
 
 Royal's grant, i., 371. 
 
 , misbehaviour of his wife, 
 
 u., 218. 
 
 , death and history of, ii., 
 
 366, 367. 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 165. 
 Mr., reason for creating him a 
 peer, iii., 259, 260. 
 
 . his descent, iii., 260. 
 
 Bromley, town of, i., 204 ; ii., 505. 
 
 Brompton Park, i., 189. 
 
 Bronhard, Captain, i., 191, 205 ; ii., 
 
 419. 
 Bronkard, Bronker, Bronkar, Capt. 
 or Mr., mentioned, i., 383 ; 
 ii., 120, 330. 
 Brooks, John, 1st Coastable at 
 Frederica, Georgia, ii., 197. 
 Brooksbank, Mr., mentioned, i., 55. 
 
 a dissenter, ii., 244. 
 Brotherton, churchwarden of St. 
 James' Church, refused a pew, 
 iii., 49. 
 Broughton, Lt. Governor of Carolina, 
 ii., 337, 374, 396. 
 complaints from, ii., 213. 
 letters from, ii., 210, 212, 379, 
 
 397 ; ui., 160. 
 reply to complaints, ii., 214. 
 reply to his leter, ii., 389. 
 animosity to Georgia, ii., 341. 
 indiscreet action of, ii., 398. 
 character of, etc., ii., 410, 411. 
 Brown : 
 
 one, a gamester, relations with 
 
 Lady Townshond, ii., 514. 
 Col., of the Guards, ii., 139, 146, 
 
 156, 176. 
 Coun.sellor, ii., 409, 462. 
 John, Esq., and wife, grant to, in 
 Georgia, ii., 198. 
 
 , homicide by, ii., 499. 
 
 Dr. Peter, late Bishop of Cork, 
 
 decea.sed, ii., 214. 
 Sir Robert, mentioned, ii., 145, 
 146, 284, 359, 369, 397 ; iu., 
 30, 230, 
 
 Brown — contd. 
 
 Sir Robert, a rich Venetian mer- 
 chant, M.P. for Ilchester, 
 tenant of a house of Lord 
 Egmont in Pall Mall, ii., 139, 
 154, 217, 218, 
 
 , an agent of Sir R. Walpole, 
 
 ii., 286. 
 -, house of, in St. James' 
 
 Square, ii., 435. 
 Thomas, of Cork, mentioned, iii.. 
 
 353, 355. 
 Lady, ii., 290. 
 , tenant of Lord Egmont' a 
 
 House in Pall Mall, ii., 330. 
 -, family history of, ii., 333. 
 
 Mrs., niece of Bishop of Clogher, 
 iii., 316. 
 Brownfield, John, at Savannah. See 
 
 Bromfield. 
 Brownjohn and his assistant, from the 
 
 Downs, i., 387. 
 Brownlow, Sir John, Viscount Tyr- 
 connel, mentioned, i., 50 (2), 
 55, 61, 126, 140, 289; ii., 10, 
 78, 250, 262, 266, 367, 394, 407, 
 464 ; iii., 49, 91, lUl, 124, 126, 
 166, 167, 178, 194, 196, 200. 
 215, 305, 309. 
 
 proceeding.s in Parliament, i., 73, 
 177, 183, 184, 214, 367, 372; 
 ii., 72, 156, 162; iii., 36, 47, 
 112, 12."), 109, 200, 343, 345. 
 
 speech on the Seamen's Vote, ii., 15. 
 
 Common Councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, i., 327, 343, 
 344, 345, 347, 364, 366, 369, 
 372, 377, 379; ii., 13, 23, 26, 
 31, 36, 54, 66, 69, 76, 103, 104, 
 passim 142-179, 221-278, 328- 
 390, 414, passim 465-487 ; iii., 
 passim, 5-64, 91130, 168-213. 
 
 meeting of Irish Lord'^, ii., 46. 
 
 Chairman of the committee for 
 regulating the nightly watch of 
 St. James' Parish Church, ii.,158. 
 
 report of liis visit to Sir Robert 
 Walpole, iii., 102. 
 
 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, iii., 
 311. 
 Brownside, Jamea, application for 
 
 land in Georgia, ii., 439. 
 Broxholm, Dr., mentioned, ii., 442. 
 Bruce : 
 
 Lady Elizabeth, eldest daughter 
 of Earl of Aylesbury, i., 283. 
 
 Lord, mentioned, ii., 167, 289. 
 BrudencU, George, Earl of Cardigan, 
 i., 190. 
 
 death and history of, i., 283. 
 
 excluded from White's club, iii., 48. 
 
iNDBX, 
 
 391 
 
 Brugels, the, paintings by, ill., 344, 
 Bryan, Lord, iii., 353, 356. 
 Bryant : 
 
 one, recommended for boatman's 
 
 place at Harwich, ii., 26, 31. 
 John, a constable at Harwich, 
 ii., 76. 
 Brydges : 
 
 James, Duke of Chandos, men- 
 tioned, i., 216, 218 ; ii., 409. 
 
 , entertains the Indians from 
 
 Georgia, ii., 131. 
 
 marriage with an inn- 
 
 keeper's maid, iii., 307. 
 James, Marquess of Carnarvon, 
 excluded from the marriage 
 procession, i., 427. 
 
 , promised the place of Master 
 
 of the Horse to the Prince of 
 Wales ; ii., 197. 
 Brydwell, of Harwich, ii., 76. 
 Buccleuch, Duke of. See Francis 
 
 Scott. 
 Buchanan, Widow of a minister of 
 the C;hurch of Ireland, a cer- 
 tificate of her husband's fideUty, 
 ii., 125. 
 Buckingham : 
 
 Duke of. See Villiers. See 
 
 Sheffield. 
 Dowager Duchess of, reported 
 meeting with the Pretender, 
 i., 206. 
 
 , sudden retreat to France, 
 
 i., 282. 
 Joseph, a tailor, iii., 354, 356. 
 Buckley : 
 
 Lord. See Bulkeley. 
 Samuel, the gazetteer, i., 191, 233. 
 Budgell, Eustace, complaint to the 
 King against Sir R. Walpole, 
 i., 96. 
 forger of wills, etc., i., 406, 409. 
 suicide and history of, ii., 406, 
 407. 
 Bulkeley (Buckley), Richard, Viscount 
 Bulkeley, mentioned, i., 11, 15, 
 218 ; ii., 46, 158, ; iii., 342. 
 Bull, Col., Lieut.-Governor of S. 
 Carolina, mentioned, ii., 186, 
 504,506; iii., 95, 110, 161, 198. 
 cattle for Georgia purchased 
 
 from, etc., ii., 261, 290. 
 commanding mihtia in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 393. 
 march to Savannah, ii., 393, 394. 
 Bully, riding surveyor of Harwich, 
 
 affront to the Mayor, i., 200. 
 Bunbury, Sir Charles, mentioned, 346 ; 
 ii., 9, 13, 30, 50, 67, 245; iii., 
 167, 178. 
 
 Bundy, Rev. Dr. Richard, joint secre- 
 tary of Dalone's trustees, i., 98 
 Trustee of the Georgia Society, 
 i., 286, 297, 301, 304, 309, 327, 
 336, 340, 345, 388. 391, 398, 
 405, 463, 476 ; ii., passim. 
 sworn Common Comicilman, i., 
 
 344. 
 to preach the anniversary sermon, 
 
 ii., 147. 
 resignation, ii., 468, 469. 
 King's chaplain, ii., 156, 157, 168, 
 an associate of Dr. Bray's charity, 
 
 ii., 170. 
 as the Kings' chaplain, qualified 
 
 for a bishopric, ii., 250. 
 discusses church policy, ii., 262- 
 
 263. 
 history of his preferment, iii., 
 349. 
 Burchett, Josiah, Secretary of the 
 Admiralty, ii., 68 ; iii., 342, 
 345. 
 elected M.P., for the County of 
 Kent, ii., 109. 
 Burges, Capt., mentioned, iii., 356. 
 Burgoyn, Sir Roger, iii., 12. 
 
 appointed Trustee of the Georgia 
 Society, ii., 471. 
 Burk, Mr., mentioned, i., 152. 
 Burkitt, Dr., author of the para- 
 phrase of the New Testament, 
 lecturer of Dedham, ii., 309. 
 Burlington : 
 
 Earl of. See Boyle. 
 Countess of, mentioned ii. 99 
 100, 289. 
 
 , conversation of, ii., 209. 
 
 Burnet : 
 
 Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, 
 
 anecdotes of i., 209, 210. 
 , Mystery of Iniquity un- 
 veiled by, i., 210. 
 -, History of his own Time 
 
 imreliable character of, anec- 
 dotes about, ii., 49, 50, 508, 509. 
 
 Tom, aftenvards Governor of 
 New York, burlesques Addi- 
 son's Cato, i., 105. 
 Burnside, Burntside : 
 
 one, wl\o married mdow Bovey 
 in Georgia, ii., 440. 
 
 Mr., iii., 7. 
 
 , overseer of Mr. Whitfield's 
 
 Orphan House, iii., 151. 
 
 James, settler m Georgia, iii., 189, 
 Burntwood, Essex, i., 280. 
 Burr, Mr., of Great James Street and 
 Hatcham, connected with Har- 
 wich, i., 125, 23.-}, 234, 404 417, 
 445, 446. 
 
S92 
 
 1 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Burrull, I'ek'r, M.P. for Haslemere, 
 proceedings in Parliament, i, 
 335 ; iii., 345. 
 
 director of the S. Sea Company, 
 i., 377. 
 
 seat at Hiislemere threatened, 
 iii., 190, 191. 
 Burrington, Capt., late Governor of 
 N. Carolina, request for a pay- 
 ment by the Georgia trustees 
 refused, ii., 457. 
 
 his account of religion of Indians, 
 ii., 257. 
 Burrish, Capt. of a man of war, men- 
 tioned, iii., 12, 51, 194. 
 Burroughs : 
 
 Mr., Director of the Charitable 
 Corporation, i., 242, 266. 
 
 , censured by the House of 
 
 Commons, i., 269. 
 
 Mr., agent for Lord Craven, men- 
 tioned, ii., 67. 
 Burton, manor, &c. of, Percival's 
 residence in Ireland, mentioned, 
 i.. 224 ; iii., 352, 353, 363. 
 
 well wooded, etc., ii., 174. 
 
 visitors to, iii., 356. 
 
 a fire at, iii., 362. 
 Burton : 
 
 Col. Francis, mentioned, ii., 465. 
 
 Mr., Commissioner of the Navy, 
 death of, iii., 325. 
 
 Rev. John, B.D., Fellow of Eton, 
 trustee of the Georgia Society, 
 i., 286, 306; ii., 32, 66, 69, 
 193-196, 200, 247, 343, 372, 
 373, 393, 411, 413. 471, 477, 
 479, ; iii., 25-27, 33, 34, 123, 
 127, 129, 200, 212. 
 
 , anniversary sermons 
 
 preached by, i., 223, 225, 343, 
 344, 386. 
 -, annual donation from, for 
 
 a catechist, ii., 393, 490, 493 ; 
 iii., 64, 146. 
 John, settler in Georgia, ii., 439. 
 William, M.P. for Rutland, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, i., 
 240. 
 
 Burton's Bank, Bill foi the relief of 
 creditors in Ireland, ii., 19, 69. 
 
 Bury, in Sutfolk, minister of, ii., 40. 
 
 Bury, Lieut. Tlioma-s, pajjers delivered 
 to LtJitl Egmont, ii., 150. 
 
 Bush, Kdwuixl, a blacksmith, in 
 Georgia, ii., 514 ; iii., 19. 
 
 Bush by, Edmund, clerk to Colonel 
 ytevens in Georgia, iii., 177. 
 
 Bushell, one, an Englishman at Dun- 
 kirk, inventor of a work for 
 clean -iing the harbour, i., 71. 
 
 Bushey Hall, in Herts, seat of Lady 
 
 Salisbury, ii., 424, 427. 
 Busk, Ellis ni, mentioned, iii., 362. 
 Bussier, Dr., surgeon, ii., 443, 445. 
 Butler : 
 
 Charles, Earl of Arran, i., 189 ; 
 ii., 456. 
 
 , question of precedence in 
 
 Royal processions, i., 411, 412, 
 430, 432. 
 -, at meeting of Irish peers, 
 
 ii., 46. 
 
 -, absent from the wedding 
 
 procession, ii., 60. 
 James, Duke of Ormond, Lord 
 
 Lieutenant of Ireland, men- 
 tioned, i., 119. 
 , circumstances of dismissal 
 
 of, discussed, i., 122, 123. 
 
 , biography of, i., 191, 233. 
 
 , secret retreat from England, 
 
 i., 400, 401. 
 , offer to, to allow his return 
 
 to England, ii., 161. 
 
 , portrait of., iii., 299. 
 
 , aiding Lord Boling broke, 
 
 iii., 334. 
 , a settlement made by, iii., 
 
 353. 
 Colonel, mentioned, ii., 176, 394. 
 Dr. Joseph, Bishop of Bristol, ii., 
 
 394, 397, 450 ; iii., 86, 89. 
 , Clerk of the Queen's closet, 
 
 bom of Presbyterian parents, 
 
 ii., 476. 
 
 sermon against popery. 
 
 ui., 86. 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 116. 
 one, a susi>ected spy in Georgia, 
 ii., 410. 
 Buttefant, eldest son of the Earl of 
 Barrimore, in Newgate for debt, 
 etc., iii., 317. 
 Buttevant Fair, iii., 370. 
 Buttler, Mr., of Sussex, dining with 
 Sir R. \Val|)ole, i., 52, 254. 
 election for Wcndover annulled 
 in Parliament, ii., 166. 
 Butts, Dr. Richard, Bishop of Norwich, 
 
 sermon preached by, ii., 40. 
 Buxton Wells in Derbyshire, iii., 296. 
 particulars of visitors to, iiL, 297, 
 
 298. 
 St. Ann's Well at, iii., 297. 
 Byug: 
 
 Admiral Sir George, Viscount 
 Torriugton, Lord of the Admir- 
 alty, mentioned, i., 118, 189, 
 195, 205, 213, 216, 294, 301; 
 iii., 342, 346. 
 - — , death of, i., 309, 310. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 393 
 
 Byug. Lord Torrincrloii — ronf'f. 
 
 , ships taken in the Mediter- 
 ranean, referred to, iii., IG. 
 Mr., son of Lord Torrington, 
 mentioned, i., 118, 268, 270. 
 Byron : 
 
 Lord, i., 190. 
 
 Lady, mentioned, ii,, 54. 
 
 Cadiz, English merchant liousos at, 
 
 iii., 339. 
 Cadogau, Charles, 2nd Earl of, men- 
 tioned, i., 189; ii„ 207, 266, 
 509 ; iii., 334. 
 vestryman of St. James' Church, 
 
 ii., 409. 
 proceedings in Parliament, ii., 461. 
 Caesar : 
 
 Mr., i., 43. 
 
 Charles, M.P. for Hertfordshire, 
 seizme for debt, i., 213. 
 
 , elected for Hertfordshire, 
 
 ii., 164. 
 Calais, Lion d'argent at, ii., 277. 
 
 a lady's flight to, ii., 280. 
 Calamancas, mentioned, i., 130. 
 Caliari (Cagliari), Paolo (Paul or Paul 
 Bassan), commonly called 
 Veronese, paintings by, iii., 
 299, 344. 
 Callaghan : 
 
 Connor, mentioned, iii., 371. 
 
 , a robbery of arms at house 
 
 of, iii., 373. 
 Dennis, of Beallaballah, iii., 370. 
 Teig, iii., 371. 
 Callard, Amos, attorney of Xevv Inn, 
 one of Sir Timothy Wilson's 
 trustees for religious uses, ii., 
 362, 497, 505, 506. 
 Calloway, Widow, at Savannah, ii., 
 
 279. 
 Calvert : 
 
 Charles, Lord Baltimore, See 
 
 Lord Baltimore, 
 ilr... a papist, mentioned, i., 423. 
 Calvin's doctrines discussed, ii., 260. 
 Calway, settler in Georgia, ii., 128. 
 CalweU, Joseph, deputy surveyor in 
 Georgia, etc., iii., 77, 92, 214, 
 215. 
 Cambridge, L'uiversity of, presents a 
 loyal address to the King, 
 iii., 288. 
 Emmanuel College, theft of plate 
 of, i., 208. 
 Cameron, one, of the first troop of 
 Life Guards, settler for Georgia, 
 ii., 396, 399. 
 
 r Cameron Clan, Highlanders, proposed 
 
 settlers for Georgia, ii., 405. 
 1 Camlets, exportation of, from Ireland, 
 i., 130. 
 Cammel, Cammell : 
 
 Attorney condemned to death, 
 
 ii., 227. 
 James, jailor and provost marshal 
 at Savannah, visits England, 
 iii., 137. See also Campbell. 
 Campaign, the, poem by Addison 
 
 mentioned, i., 105. 
 Campbell (Cammell, Camell) : 
 
 Ai'chibald, Lord Hay, afterwards 
 3rd Duke of Arygyll, mention 
 of, i., 186-190, 216; ii., 430; 
 iii., 18, 145, 146, 149, 314. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 82, 84, 278; ii., 269, 271, 
 272. 
 , rumour of a design to im- 
 peach, ii., 51. 
 
 , a petition complaining of 
 
 corruption of, ii., 148, 149, 150. 
 — — , sjjeech in the H. of Lords, 
 ii., 175. 
 -, defends Sir Bobert Walpole, 
 
 iii., 192. 
 -, political action of., iii., 249. 
 
 Hugh, Lord Polwarth, son of 
 the Earl of Marchmont, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, ii., 171, 
 350, 351. 
 
 Alexander Hume, M.P. for Ber- 
 wick, iii., 261. 
 
 Hume, and the political situation, 
 iii., 314. 
 
 Major- General James, mentioned, 
 iii., 145. 
 
 , in Hanover, iii., 275. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 278, 332. 
 
 Jolui, M.P. for Pembrokeshire, 
 mentioned, i., 129, 216, 300. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 31, 245, 346, 361, 368; ii., 
 9., 146, ; iii., 332. 
 
 John, 2nd Duke of Argj^ll, men- 
 tioned, i., 32, 76, 78, 189 ; ii., 
 447 ; iii., 28, 59, 243, 258. 
 
 -, master of the ordnance, i., 9. 
 
 , at Court, i., 127. 
 
 , animosity against, i., 360. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 187, 188, 190, 278, 279; 
 ii., 271, 272; iii., 17, 24, 165, 
 168. 
 
 — , speaks against Sir 11. Wal- 
 pole, iii., 192. 
 -, answer to his brother, iii.. 
 
 18. 
 
39i 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Cumpbfll, 2ik1 Duke of Arj^yll — cotUd, 
 
 , a slight put upon, by the 
 
 King, iii., 72. 
 
 passage of wit with Sir 
 
 Robert Walpole, iii., 101. 
 , dismissal from his employ- 
 ments, iii., 131, 133, 138. 
 , distribution of his appoint- 
 ments, iii., 140. 
 
 , his political position, iii., 
 
 249, 252, 253, 255, 250. 
 
 , six?ceh to Members of 
 
 Parliament on the political 
 situation, iii., 254. 
 
 , resigns liis empIo^Tuents, 
 
 iii., 260. 
 
 , audience with the King, 
 
 iii., 2(j0, 271. 
 John, Lord Glenorchy, son of 
 Earl of Breadalbane, pi-oceed- 
 ings in Parliament, i., 252 ; 
 ii., 350, 351, 360. 
 
 , resigns his pension, ii., 360. 
 
 C'amuse, C'amuche, family of silk- 
 weavers in Georgia, ii., 514 ; 
 iii., 54, 100, 155. 
 Canada, designs of the French in, 
 
 iii., 30. 
 Candles, tax upon, receipts from, i., 
 
 60-64. 
 Cannons, residence of the Duke of 
 Chandos, ii., 131. 
 a picture at, ii., 131. 
 Canon, Daniel, settler in Frederica, 
 
 in Georgia, ii., 190. 
 Canterbury, Archbisho]) of, true 
 Diocesan of the American 
 Clergy, ii., 345. 
 Archbishops of. See William 
 Wake find John Potter. 
 Canterbury, City of, weavers weave 
 silk for the Queen's gown, ii., 
 428. 
 Cantillon, Mr., the rich banker, his 
 house aiul himself burnt, ii., 
 102. 
 investigation of his murder, ii., ; 
 105. 
 Canturk (Cantark), Ireland, i., 195. 
 building of a i-hurch at, i., 38. 
 lease of fairs and markets of. 
 iii., 354. 
 Cape BliilT, called Oglctlinqt. below 
 I'urysburgh, houses i)\iilt at, 
 ii., 55. 
 Capel, William, Earl of Essex, pro- 
 ceedings in parliament, i., 189 ; 
 iii., 24. 
 partisan of parson Bowman, i., 208. 
 Caporale (Caporalli), Andrea, performer 
 uu the violoncello, ii., 30. 
 
 Caprara, the great bass, ii., 50. 
 Caravaggio, paintings by, iii., 344. 
 Carberry, Loixl. See Evans. 
 Carcasse, Mr., ISecretary of the Cus 
 
 toms, ii., 153 ; iii., 89. 
 Caixligan, Earl of. See Brudenell. 
 Cardomiell, Mr., commissioner of the 
 
 Salt duty, i., 328. 
 Cardross, Lord, eldest son of the Earl 
 of Marchmont, [sic in orig. in 
 error.] ii., 207, 214, 217. 
 Carew (Cary),: 
 
 Thomas, M.P. for Minehead, iii., 
 
 182, 184. 
 Mrs., mentioned, iii., 364. 
 Carinthia, protestants from, desirous 
 to go to Georgia, ii., 166, 186. 
 Carle ton, Carlton, Dr., a physician at 
 Bath, mentioned, i., 112, 114, 
 117. 
 Carleton, Loid. See Henry Boyle. 
 Carlisle, Earl of. See Howard. 
 Carlos, Don, settlement in Tuscany, 
 &c. discussed, i., 3, 4, 11, 40. 
 132, 146, 147, 192, 193. 
 proposal to the Emperor on behalf 
 
 of, ii., 206. 
 secret agreement to make him 
 Duke of Brabant, iii., 257. 
 Carlow (Catherlough) : 
 
 Lord. See John Fane. 
 Lady, mentioned, ii., 59, 60. 
 Carmichael, Lady, and the Prince of 
 
 Wales, i., 387. 
 Carnarvon : 
 
 Marquess of. See James Brydges. 
 
 Marcliioness of, i., 427. 
 
 Carnegie, David, Scotch Earl of 
 
 Southesk, and King James, 
 
 story about, ii., 304. 
 
 Carny, .Sir Edward, Ulster King at 
 
 Arms, iii., 353. 
 Carnwath (Carnworth), Earl of. See 
 Robert DalzoU. 
 Countess of, iii., 297. 
 
 , ancestor of, iii., 297. 
 
 Carolina, North, " ha."? men and no 
 
 money," ii., 340. 
 
 Carolina, South, Act in relation to the 
 
 Colony of Georgia, i., 389, 398. 
 
 agent for, ii., 221. 
 
 Assembly of, grant from, for 
 
 Georgia, etc., i., 364, 389, 39^. 
 
 CJol. Horsey's now .settlement in, 
 
 ii., 145, 295. 
 feeling of the jwople of, toward^ 
 the colony of Georgia, and the 
 relations between them, ii. 
 199, 204, 312, 31.3, 317. 318 
 326, 333. 374, 386, 448, 477; 
 ui., 202. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 395 
 
 Carolina, South — conici. 
 
 complaint against trade cou- 
 ditions imposed by the trustees 
 of Georgia, hearing of the 
 memorial of the President and 
 Council, by the Board of Trade, 
 etc., ii., 120, 295, 296, 301, 306, 
 307, 320, 330, 335, 344, 359, 
 387, 391, 394, 398, 404, 409, 
 413-416, 418, 420, 427, 428, 
 431, 441, 444, 453, 460, 462, 
 465, 466, 468, 472. 
 
 , ordinance annulled by the 
 
 King and Council, ii., 490. 
 forces of, command of, iii., 300. 
 French attack designed on, ii., 
 
 326. 
 Governor of, emoluments, &c. 
 
 of, ii., 187, 417 ; iii., 55. 
 grants of land in, iii., 38. 
 Indians, hostile action of, against 
 Spaniards, ii., 398, 400. 
 
 , the Chactaw, alliance with, 
 
 iii., 30. 
 
 , French attack on, iii., 120. 
 
 legislature of, fallen to pieces, 
 
 ii., 398. 
 letters from, ii., 290. 
 military assistance from, for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 379. 
 " money and no men in," ii., 
 
 340. 
 negroes in, efforts for their in- 
 struction in the Christian 
 religion, ii., 170, 182, 300. 
 
 , number of, compared with 
 
 wlute men, iii., 201. 
 people in, character of, ii., 414. 
 rice trade, ii., 154, 390, 500. 
 right of the province to lands in 
 
 Greorgia, ii., 204. 
 silk, i., 327. 
 
 Spanish hostile designs against, 
 claim of the King of Spain to, 
 ii., 301, 376, 382, 390, 398. 
 trade in rum, &c. with the Indians 
 in Georgia, disputes arising 
 in connexion therewith, ii., 
 199, 210, 211, 213, 494, 495, 
 498, 500, 501, 503, 504, 506; 
 iii., 96, 214. 
 confused state of, ii., 430. 
 conspiracy discovered in, iii., 
 
 58, 59. 
 monetary support from the 
 Assembly for General Ogle- 
 thorpe's ex^jedition against St. 
 Augustine, iii., 129, 130, 136, 
 141, 146, 155. 
 Georgia settlers tempted to go 
 to, iii., 38, 222. 
 
 Carolina and Florida, settlement of 
 
 the boundaries between, iii., 21. 
 
 settlement of a new colony in 
 
 southern part of. 8ee Georgia. 
 
 Carolina Gazette, a newspaper, referred 
 
 to., ii., 284. 
 Caroline, Queen Consort of George II., 
 conversations with Lord Eg- 
 mont. See Percival. 
 a libel on Sir Robert Walpole, 
 
 dropped before, i., 6. 
 encourager of learned men, i., 7. 
 scandalous reports about, i., 11. 
 her regard for Lord Percival, i., 
 
 23, 81, 120, 241. 
 
 patronage of Dr. Courayer, i., 55, 
 
 101, 102, 120, 197, 213, 243, 
 
 300, 395-397 ; ii., 6, 19, 74, 77. 
 
 courts held by, i., 55, 94, 127 ; iii., 
 
 333. 
 birthday celebrations, i., 76, 152, 
 
 231, 339 ; ii., 39, 240, 361. 
 regard for Daniel Dering, i., 93. 
 suffering from gout, i., 93. 
 the charitable acts of, i., 93. 
 purchase of a house by, on Kew 
 
 Green, i., 101. 
 her opinion of the proper trans- 
 lation of Latin names, i., 102. 
 a medium between the King and 
 
 Sir Robert Walpole, i., 176. 
 stories of insolent replies to, i., 202. 
 income of, i., 229. 
 effect of the death of the Marquis 
 
 of ]\Iiremont on, i., 229. 
 story of a reply to, i., 279. 
 expression of her views and 
 opinions in conversation, i., 
 299, 300. 
 thanks Mr. Sandys for his civility 
 
 to her family, i., 372. 
 wise influence with the King, 
 
 i., 375. 
 her opinion of the English peers, 
 
 i., 411. 
 mistakes of, in court ceremonial, 
 
 i., 429, 430. 
 exclamation on hearing of Lord 
 
 Percival's accident, i., 446. 
 informed of the Harwich affair, 
 
 i., 4.55. 
 her remedy for the gout, i., 476-7. 
 relations with Dean Berkeley, ii., 9. 
 iUnesses of, ii., 10, 132, 134, 269, 
 
 442-444, 446. 
 much against war, ii., 13. 
 treatment of ]\Ii'. Spencer and 
 
 others, ii., 34. 
 and Dr. Rundall's election, ii., 49. 
 desires to see the Irish Peeresses 
 to see their clothes, ii., 53, 54. 
 
396 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Caroline, Queen — could. 
 
 conversation on the Iriah l'ocrcbt>es, 
 
 ii., 67. 
 conversation with Lord Egmont 
 
 about the Hannich election, 
 
 ii., 100, 116, 117. 
 encouragement of gaidening in 
 
 England, ii., 138. 
 settlement of her revenue, ii., 157. 
 tries to persuade King George not 
 
 to go abroad, ii. 174. 
 , rea.sons for her opposition, 
 
 ii., 229. 
 uneasy about the political situa- 
 tion, ii., 177. 
 px«senting the Duke of Cumber- 
 land to Mrs. Points, subject 
 
 of a picture, ii., 190. 
 silk from Georgia made into a [ 
 
 suit of clothes for, ii., 191, -428. 
 manoeuvi-e^ with iSir K. Walpole 
 
 to obtain her wishes with the 
 
 King, ii., 200. 
 her opinions about the Test Act, 
 
 ii., 254. 
 excuses 8ir Robert Walpole about 
 
 the Harv\ich election, ii., 255. 
 views about Erasmus, Luther, 
 
 etc., ii., 260. 
 refuses request of the Prince of 
 
 Wales as to his household, ii., 
 
 265. 
 a remark to Lady Egmont, ii., 
 
 266. 
 attitude towards the Prince of 
 
 Wales ; ii., 267, 308, 322, 361, 
 
 449, 450. 
 , at the bottom of the King's 
 
 displeasure with the Prince, ii., 
 
 432, 435. 
 her attitude towards the King's 
 
 amourh, ii., 299, 305. 
 her reply to a mob round her 
 
 coach, ii., 302. 
 hissed at the opera, ii., 308, 310. 
 insulted by the mob, ii., 310. 
 informed about the Spanish com- 
 plaints ii., 302. 
 a letter written to the King in 
 
 Hanover, ii., 307. 
 allusion to her stoutness, ii., 319. 
 ability to speak P^ngiiuh, ii., 319, 
 
 320. 
 unha])py frame of mind, ii., 325. 
 amount of her allowance, ii., 355, 
 
 369. 
 message from, on Mr. Uanmers 
 
 death, ii., 386. 
 visits the Princess of Wales, ii., 
 
 429. 
 douth of, ii., 445, 446. 
 
 Carolino, Queen — conUl. 
 
 will of, ii., 446. 
 
 disposition of her allowance, ii., 
 449. 
 
 mourning orders at death of, ii., 
 448, 450. 
 
 , dissatisfaction about, ii., 
 
 449. 
 
 new vault for, in Westminster 
 Abbey, ii., 450. 
 
 funeral ceremonial, ii., 452, 453, 
 456. 
 
 arrangements for the King's future 
 burial with, ii., 454. 
 
 epitaphs for, ii., 458. 
 
 governed by the ministry, iii., 
 328. 
 
 gentleman usher to, i., 448. 
 
 shoemaker to, IL, 409, 
 Caroline, Princess, daughter of K. 
 George II., in favour of the 
 claims of Irish peers, i., 432, 
 448. 
 
 tiikes notice of Lord Egmont, ii., 
 60. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 128, 160, 448; 
 iii., 138. 
 
 illness of, ii., 445, 461. 
 
 swoons at the play, ii., 511. 
 Carpenter : 
 
 George, Loixl Carpenter, men- 
 tioned, i., 414, 427, 446, 449, 
 460, 463 ; ii., 4, 7, 50, 53, 207, 
 346, 394, 456, 458, 46-4: iii., 
 5, 7, 11, 12, 26, 86, 124, 195, 
 231, 246, 275, 294, 309. 
 
 , as tnistee or common 
 
 councilman of the Georgia 
 Society, i., 286, 294, 299, 301, 
 302, 306, 310, 336, 372, 377, 
 383. 405; ii., 24, 66, 113. 114. 
 117, 123, 134, 140, 142, 143, 
 146, 147, 159, 160, 168, 170, 
 179, 182, 190, 202, 204, 222, 
 230, 234, 246, 247, 251, 261. 
 273, 281, 284, 286, 293, 297, 
 298, 304, 306. 309, 310, 318, 
 322, 328, 330, 302. 373. 379, 
 386, 389, 409, 414, 416, 418. 
 431, 438, 441, 444, 446, 453, 
 457, 462, 467, 468. 469. 471. 
 474. 
 
 . election to, and resignation 
 
 from the Common Council, 
 ii., 468, 469; iii., .34, 124. 126, 
 200. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 question of the precedency of 
 Irish iwcrs, i., 409, 410, 411, 
 418, 421, 428, 432, 439, 440, 
 445, 451 ; ii., 46. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 397 
 
 Carpenter — con hi. 
 
 Lady, at the meeting of Irish 
 Peeresses, i., 428. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 50, 59. 
 
 Colonel, son of Lord Carpenter, 
 mentioned, i., 98, 129. 
 
 a subscription of 5000/. 
 
 Carr; 
 
 expected from, i., 99. 
 
 Charles, Bishop of Killaloe, men- 
 tioned, i., 10, 77. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 365. 
 
 Capt. Mark, letter from Georgia, 
 iii., 145. 
 Carracci, Amiibale (Hannibal Caratch), 
 paintings by, mentioned, ii., 220. 
 Carrol: 
 
 Mr., a papist of good estate in 
 Sussex, order for his arrest, 
 iii., 288. 
 
 John, a tory in Ireland, ulti- 
 mately tried at Cork assizes, 
 iii., 361, 362, 370, 372. 
 Carte, Thomas, non-juring clergyman, 
 concerned in Sears' plot, history 
 of, etc., i., 191, 233. 
 
 papei-s of, seized, disclosures from, 
 iii., 33. 
 
 a warrant against, iii., 289. 
 
 the subscription to his History of 
 England, iii., 312. 
 Carter : 
 
 Mr., deceased, President of Vir- 
 ginia, i., 352. 
 
 Tom, Master of the Rolls in 
 Ireland, i., 450, 463. 
 
 Judge, ii., 227. 
 Carteret, John, Lord, afterwards Earl 
 Granville, mentioned, i., 87, 
 103, 118 ; ii., 31 ; iii., 242, 268, 
 285, 295. 
 
 action with regard to Hansich, 
 i., 15, 22, 23. 
 
 conversation with, his character, 
 etc., i., 106. 
 
 as proprietor in Carolina, in con- 
 nexion with the Georgia 
 Society, i., 154, 155, 173, 186, 
 187, 189, 278, 313. 
 
 likened to Cicero, i., 188. 
 
 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, men- 
 tioned, i., 247. 
 
 one of a party against Sir Robeit 
 Walpole, i., 280. 
 
 report of betrayal of Scots noble- 
 men by, ii., 148, 149, 150. 
 
 head of a scheme for helping poor 
 authors, ii., 161. 
 
 proceedings in parliament, ii., 
 175, 269, 272, 359 ; iii., 17, 168. 
 278. 
 
 Carteret, Lord — co7itd. 
 
 political promotion for, ii., 366. 
 
 opposition to his political pro- 
 motion, iii., 247. 
 
 opinion and attitude concerning 
 Georgia, iii., 12, 262. 
 
 appointed Secretary of State, 
 iii., 250, 251. 
 
 the political situation, iii., 250, 
 251, 252, 264, 281. 
 
 attitude towards Sir 1*. Walpole, 
 iii., 262. 
 
 his return to England, iii., 276. 
 
 and the Treaty of Worms, iii., 277. 
 
 anonymous letter sent to, iii., 279. 
 
 breach with the Pelham family, 
 iii., 281. 
 
 motion to impeach, iii., 296. 
 
 appointed See. of State, iii., 314. 
 
 turned out of office, iii., 303. 
 
 political action of the friends of, 
 iii., 315. 
 
 his influence with the King, iii., 
 314, 315. 
 
 resignation, iii., 315. 
 
 daughter of, marriage and cool 
 reception of, at Court, ii., 34. 
 
 Lady, mentioned, ii., 99. 
 Carteret (Cartwright) : 
 
 Robert, postmaster general, men- 
 tioned, i., 32, 97 ; iii., 334. 
 
 , action in connexion with 
 
 Harwich affairs, i., 15, 19, 20, 
 21, 23, 47, 51, 79, 91, 93, 180, 
 181, 475. 
 
 , charged with being an enemy 
 
 '&^"* "■'^" "^"'o 
 
 of Lord Percival, i., 181. 
 
 — , action over an appointment 
 at Harwich, ii., 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 
 13, 74. 
 
 — , afflicted with the gravel, 
 ii., 11. 
 
 — , Lord Egmont's conversa- 
 tions with, about Harwich 
 affairs, ii., 11, 12, 81, 82. 
 -, charge of smuggling brought 
 
 against the packet masters, 
 ii., 49. 
 -, grant to a relative going to 
 
 Georgia, ii., 198. 
 Mr., grant in Georgia to, ii., 471. 
 , Aide-de-camp to Colonel 
 
 Oglethorpe, iii., 132. 
 , of Frederica, return to 
 
 England and account of the 
 Colon3% iii., 215. 
 -, mentioned, iii., 219. 
 
 Mrs., returning 5, from Georgia, 
 iii., 152. 
 Carthagena, diijcovei-y of medicinal 
 roots in, ii., 187, 
 
398 
 
 IVDEX. 
 
 Carthic, Cartie : 
 
 Dennin, mentioned, iii., 353. 
 Florence, a harbourer of the 
 torit-s, iii., 363. 
 Cartrou's History of the Roman Re- 
 pubUc, translation of, iii., 
 349. 
 Cart Wright, Mr., of Aynroo, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 103. See also Carteret. 
 Carwell, John, land surveyor in 
 
 Frederica, iii., 88. 
 Caiy, Carey : 
 
 Dr. ^lordecay, Bi.shop of Clonfert, 
 made Bishop of Kilalla, ii., 
 214. 
 Mr., M.P., mentioned, i., 31, 
 
 129. 
 , a creature of Lord Wilming- 
 ton, i., 32. 
 -, pioceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 164; iii., 126, 185, 195, 199, 
 200, 205, 210, 262, 
 
 Mr., secretary to the Lord 
 Lieutenant of Ireland, men- 
 tioned, i., 161, 164, 169, 170, 
 171, 173, 174, 177, 182, 186, 
 326, 329, 332, 462. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, ! 
 
 i., 333. 
 -, in Irish House of Commons, 
 
 ii., 2. 
 
 Cassano, the Greek priest, mentioned, 
 i., 256. 
 
 Castaldi, master of Vandyke, men- 
 tioned, ii., 220. 
 
 Castars, Mr., Consul at Alicante, iii., 
 24. 
 
 Castellis, Valerio, paintings by, men- 
 tioned, ii., 220. 
 
 Castle Durragh, Lord. See Flower. 
 
 Caetlelar (Castelar), Marquis, declar- 
 ation of, about Treaty of Seville 
 discussed, i., 141-148. 
 
 Castlemaine, Lord. See Child. 
 
 Castle Rising, Norfolk, mentioned, ii., 
 101, 102. 
 
 Caswell, .Sir George, proceedings in 
 parliament, iii., 47. 
 
 Cater, Alderman, n Common Coun- 
 cilman of Georgia Society, ii., 
 293, 322, 334, 343. 
 resignation of., ii., 469. 
 
 Cathcart, Lord, General of the ex- 
 pedition against Havannah, 
 iii., 148. 
 departure from the Isle of Wight, 
 iii., 160. 
 
 Cathcrlogh, liaron. See John Fane. 
 
 CatiliJie's maxim, i., 452. 
 
 Cato, by Joseph Addison, burlesqued, 
 i., 105. 
 
 Causton, Thomas, second and after- 
 wards head bailiff in Georgia, 
 ii., 141, 160, 186, 191, 228. 287, 
 290, 375, 389, 395, 473. 
 
 comjilaints against, ii., 172. 297, 
 301, 306, 313, 317, .367, 368, 
 379, 390. 482, 483, 486. 490, 
 493, 499, 500 ; iii., 7, 8. 10, 13. 
 50, 54, 56, 57. 199. 
 
 letters from, mentioned, ii., 182, 
 187, 211, 246, 259, 358, 396, 
 398, 410, 412, 477, 501, 514. 
 
 appointed Controller, ii., 193. 
 
 appointed head bailiff, ii., 194, 
 196, 201. 
 
 his character, ii., 195 ; iii., 2. 
 
 feoffee of land for religious uses, 
 ii., 253. 
 
 instructions to., ii., 253, 362, 426, 
 428. 
 
 disbursements by, etc., ii., 261, 
 494. 
 
 bills drawn bv., ii., 268, 274. 278, 
 283, 302, 305. 
 
 interference with Indian trade, 
 ii., 284, 294. 295. 
 
 proceedings of. ii.. 293, 422, 440, 
 
 466, 480. 
 
 support of religion by. ii., 414. 
 payment for services, ii„ 438. 
 arrival of his journal, ii., 447, 448. 
 memorial of the Grand Jury of 
 
 Savannah against, ii.. 451 , 452. 
 ill behaviour as Magistrate, ii., 
 
 467, 468, 513. 
 
 the stores taken out of his hands, 
 
 ii., 473, 484, 485, 488, 516. 
 commended, ii., 476. 
 a cargo bought by, ii., 478. 
 arrest of, and seizure of his books, 
 
 ii., 491, 492, 494, 495; iii.. 4. 
 certified accounts disallowed, ii., 
 
 .^Ofi, 513. 
 promise as to his conduct, ii., 612. 
 as Magistrate at Savannah, iii., 
 
 1. 39. 66, 70, 91, 176. 266. 
 state of his accounts, iii., 40, 94, 
 
 132, 134. 
 petition to the Trustees, iii., 131. 
 Causton. Mrs., letter from, about the 
 
 silk culture, ii., 477. 
 Cave, John, present of Ifooks to the 
 
 (leorgia Society, ii., 219. 
 Cavendish : 
 
 William, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, 
 
 intaglios and tameos of, referred 
 
 to., iii., 332, 333. 
 
 , mentioned, i., 225. 
 
 William, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, 
 
 Ix)i-d Privy Seal, i., 190. 192, 
 
 401 ; ii., 146. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 399 
 
 Cavendish, 3rcl Dxiko of Devonshire — 
 contd. 
 
 , captain of the Band of 
 
 Pensioners, i., 460. 
 -, Lord I-ieutenant of Ireland, 
 
 ii., 342, 386, 397, 490, 491. 
 
 , political position of, iii., 141. 
 
 , resignation of office, iii., 314. 
 
 Admiral, son-in-law of Lord 
 
 Carteret, mentioned, i., 20, 21, 
 
 195. 
 -, commander of a squadron 
 
 to the West Indies, iii., 51. 
 -, Lord of the Admiralty, iii., 
 
 260, 261. 
 
 Colonel Charles, portrait of, iii., 
 299. 
 
 Lord Charles, vestryman of St. 
 James', iii., 170. 
 
 , as Trustee of King Street 
 
 Chapel, iii., 270, 306. 
 
 Lord James, votes against the 
 Court, ii., 154. 
 Cecil, Cecyl : 
 
 Dr. Charles, Bishop of Bristol, 
 ill character of, i., 444. 
 
 , Bishop of Bangor, ii., 333, 
 
 336, 363. I- 
 
 James, Earl of Salisbury, men- 
 tioned, ii., 467,; iii., 227. 
 
 , mortgage of an estate of, 
 
 iii., 127, 272. 
 
 , marries his steward's niece, 
 
 iii., 308. 
 
 , debt to Miss Dering, iii., 
 
 319. 
 
 William, the Earl of Salisbury's 
 younger brother, ii., 468, 470, 
 476; iii., 2, 11,22,26,86, 101. 
 
 , death of, and disposition of 
 
 his fortune, iii., 145. 
 
 Colonel, a relation of Colonel Ogle- 
 thorpe and agent for him, iii., 
 132, 142, 164, 244, 259, 262. 
 
 , affirmed to be the Preten- 
 der's Secretary of State, put 
 under arrest, iii., 287. 
 
 , sent to the Tower, iii., 289. 
 
 -, his papers seized, iii., 291. 
 
 Lady Catherine proposals for 
 marriage, ii., 324, 329, 330. 
 
 , her person, etc., described, 
 
 ii., 324, 327, 332, 333. 
 -, congratulations on her in- 
 
 tended marriage, ii., 328. 
 -, allowance for clothes, ii.. 
 
 330. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 334, 336, 347. 
 
 Lady Margaret, mentioned, ii., 
 
 336, 348, 366, 424, 4Q8; iii., 
 
 2, 86, 267, 316. 
 
 Cecil — contd 
 
 Robert, commonly called " Fat 
 Cecyl," ii., 333. " 
 Celestina, Italian singer, mentioned, 
 
 i., 296. 
 Chactaws, Indians, number of, etc., 
 
 ii., 383. ; iii., 30 
 Chaffinch's, a supper with Charles TI. 
 
 at., i., 209. 
 Chalcroft, Chalkcroft, an orchard in 
 
 Chariton, ii., 382. 
 Chamberlain, Chamberlayn : 
 
 Sir James, lady, and son, men- 
 tioned, ii., 181. 
 Mr., curate of Charlton, mentioned, 
 i., 306. 
 Chambers, Mr., Scotch painter, hia 
 
 history, ii. 192. 
 " Champanzee, Madame," exhibition 
 and performances of, described, 
 iii., 16. 
 Champernoun, Mr., of Devonshire, wife 
 of, daughter of Dr. Hollings, 
 ii., 295; iii., 59. 
 Chancellor, Lord, livings in the gift 
 of the, i., 158, 163. 
 See Peter, I^ord King. 
 See Charies Talbot, Lord Talbot. 
 See Philip, Lord Hardwicke. 
 Chancery : 
 
 proceedings in connexion with 
 
 a charity in, i., 44, 45. 
 procedure in connexion with 
 
 petitions ii., 71. 
 Master in, cost of passing accounts 
 before, iii., 265. 
 Chandler : 
 
 Dr. Edward, Bishop of Durham, 
 mentioned, ii., 49, 247. 
 
 , sermon before the Court, ii., 
 
 244. 
 
 , relations with the Shropshire 
 
 prophet, iii., 179. 
 Richard, Common Councilman of 
 the Georgia Society, i., 344, 
 388, 389, 391 ; ii., 66, 102, 104, 
 112, 113, 117, 140, 147, 166, 
 202, 203, 204, 211, 261, 278, 
 293, 303, 304, 306, 373, 426, 427. 
 
 , a subscription for Georgia, 
 
 ii., 205. 
 Mr., iii., 83. 
 Chandos (Shandois), Duke of. See 
 
 James Brydges. 
 Chaplains to the Prince of Wales, ii., 
 
 392. 
 Chaplin, Sir William, mentioned, 
 
 i., 226. 
 Chapman : 
 
 Mr., clergyman at Bath, i., 124. 
 I Mr., lawyer, ii., 442, 
 
400 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Chappel, Serjeant, proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, i., 261. 
 Chardon, Charden, Mr., merc-hant at 
 
 Charlestown, ii., 141, 170, 189, 
 
 211. 
 supplies for Georgia from, ii., 261. 
 death of, claim on the Georgia 
 
 Trustees, ii., 507, 513. 
 Charitable Corporation in Spring 
 
 Gardens, the affairs of, i., 206, 
 
 207, 219, 220, 223, 225, 243, 
 
 254, 261, 274, 277, 278, 280, 296, 
 
 368. 
 parliamentary proceedings, i., 161, 
 
 166, 168, 169, 184, 185, 187, 
 
 188, 193, 242, 260, 265, 266- 
 
 272, 275. 
 , the director of, expelled 
 
 from Parliament, iii., 297. 
 lottery for relief of i^ufferei-s, 
 
 i., 371, 385. 
 petition on behalf of proprietors, 
 
 ii., 35. 
 Charity of 15,000/., likely to be lost, 
 
 i., 44. 
 Charles, I., King, discussed, i., 111. 
 want of confidence in, i., 234. 
 policy of, and cause of his death, 
 
 ii., 505. 
 original naval papers referred 
 
 to., i., 199. 
 anniversary of martyrdom, iii., 
 
 336. 
 Charles II., King, stories about, i., 209; 
 
 ii., 32. 
 portrait by Lely, ii., 366. 
 Charles VI., the Emperor, policy of, 
 
 i., 21, 22, 26, 40. 
 financial position of, i., 58, 59. 
 relations with England discussed, 
 
 i., 94. 
 the Czar of Russia's relations with, 
 
 i.. 114, 115, 116. 
 alliances of, i., 129. 
 peace signed by, i., 165. 
 and the l)alancc of ]x»wer in 
 
 Europe, ii., 151. 
 England likely to declare war in 
 
 favour of. ii., 175, 176. 
 position ill Eurojx>, ii., 177. 
 great division in the Council of, 
 
 ii., 196. 
 peace with France, ii., 204-206. 
 war with Turkey, ii., 4.30. 
 attitude towards the Pretender, 
 
 &c., iii., 322. 
 ruse of his amba.ssador in England 
 
 to obtain an audience with the 
 
 King, iii., 322. 
 Charles VII., the Emperor, death of, 
 
 iiL,'^307. 
 
 Charlestown, town of, raises nxoney for 
 
 Georgia, i„ 389. 
 trade with Georgia, ii., I21». 
 memorial of merchants concerned 
 
 in the Indian trade i-eferred 
 
 to., ii., 211. 
 aims and blanketing bought up 
 
 in, ii., 290. 
 letter of complaint from merchant 
 
 of, ii., 295. 
 agn'cment of a.ssembly of, with 
 
 Mr. Oglethorpe, mentioned, ii., 
 
 305. 
 lettei-s fi-om, referred to, ii., 306. 
 in a ruinous and weak condition 
 
 ii., 376. 
 Spaniards purcha-sing war-like 
 
 materials at, ii., 390. 
 unhealthy character of, iii., 60, 
 
 96. 
 a disastrous fii-e at, iii., 181. 
 Scotch settlei-s at., iii., 230. 
 Charlestown Gazette, mentioned, ii., 
 
 305. 
 Charleval, manufacture of wool at, 
 
 i., 128. 
 Charleville, mentioned, iii.. 385. 
 Charlton, Charleton, parish minister 
 
 or incumljcnt of, i., 55 ; ii., 
 
 308. 
 monument to Richardi^, an 
 
 engineer, in the Church of, ii., 
 
 281. 
 the summer residence of Ix)rd 
 
 Percival at, mentionwl. i., 15, 
 
 33, 92, 94, 99, 96 (2), 98, 101, 
 
 125, 149; ii., 35, 97. 287. 288, 
 
 and pitssim. 
 deer stealers in, i., 98. 
 \-isits of the family to, i., 166, 180, 
 
 218, 274. 
 Prince and Princess of Wales's 
 
 visit to, i., 180. 
 builder of, and object of its erec- 
 tion, i., 198. 
 liord Perrival'a tenui-e of, i., 200 ; 
 
 ii.. 282. 
 landlorfl of, &c., i., 310, 397. 
 jouiTie\' to Hampton Court from, 
 
 i., 395. 
 Charterhou.se, a proposed 2nd Ma.iter 
 
 of the. i , 217, 218. 
 Chart res. Colonel, under sentence of 
 
 death, his character, stories of 
 
 his career, etc., i., 75, 76, 
 
 235. 
 Chaw?, apothecary in St. James* 
 
 Workhouric, ii., 215. 
 Chats worth, house of the Duke of 
 
 Devonshire, description of. iii., 
 
 298, 299. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 401 
 
 Chatt^s, a powerful nation of Indians, 
 send aniabassadors to Savanah, 
 ii., 124. 
 Chauferer, a French gentleman arrested 
 
 ill., 292. 
 Chaulieu, Abbe, ii., 403. 
 Chavigny, Monsieur, the French 
 ambassador, mentioned, ii., 150, 
 176. 
 Cheagre Fort, demolished by Admiral 
 
 Vernon, iii., 155. 
 Cheesright, Mrs., widow, return from 
 Georgia, ii., 440. 
 her demands and character, iii., 
 115. 
 Chelsea, mentioned, iii., 265. 
 
 gardens at, i., 167 : ii., 294, 503. 
 Chelsea waterworks, meetings of 
 directors, aflfairs of, etc., i., 
 90, 166, 168, 234, 247, 292, 345, 
 466; ii., 51, 220; iii., 119, 125, 
 294, 309, 315. 
 new capita] raised, ii., 203. 
 dividends paid by, ii., 364. 
 Cheltenham, the waters at, iii., 298. 
 Chenery, Lieut., iii., 359. 
 Chenery's statute staple, an assign- 
 ment of., iii., 363. 
 Cheney, Mr., and wife, at Buxton, 
 
 iii., 298. 
 Cherikees, Indians in Georgia, ii., 317. 
 Cheshire, a remarkable cockmatch in, 
 
 iii., 298. 
 Chesterfield : 
 
 Earl of. See Philip Dormer Stan- 
 hope. 
 Lady. See Lady Walsingham. 
 Chetwood, Mr., mentioned, iii., 126. 
 Chetwynd : 
 
 John, Lord, mentioned, i., 459 ; 
 
 ii., 46 ; iii., 219. 
 Walter, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 248 ; iii., 330. 
 Chichester, Bishop of. See Edward 
 
 Waddington. 
 Chigniani, a pictui-e of Joseph and 
 
 Potiphar's wife after, ii., 192. 
 Chikesaws Indians, French attack 
 upon, ii., 379. 
 mentioned, ii., 383. 
 Child : 
 
 Sir Francis, in Lincoln's Irm 
 Fields, ii., 361, 466. 
 
 , Earl Tylney of Castlemaine, 
 
 mentioned, i., 366, 407, 414, 
 418, 474 ; iii., 138. 
 -, meetings of the Irish peers, 
 
 &c., i., 421, 428 ; ii., 46. 
 Richard, Lord Castltmaine, son 
 of Lord Tylney, mentioned, 
 i., 366 ; ii., 456. ' 
 
 Child, Richard, Lord Castlemaine, 
 candidate for parliament, i., 
 414. 
 China, purchase price of tea in, 
 
 ii., 20. 
 Chippenham election, iii., 247. 
 Chisleton, Chiselden, eminent surgeon, 
 and the Westminster Infirmary 
 dispute, ii., 455, 464. 
 Chiswick, mentioned, i., 89, 91. 
 Cholmondeley, Cholmly : 
 
 Earl of, mentioned, i., 1. 
 
 , steward of Richmond manor, 
 
 i., 366. 
 Gfeorge, as Lord Malpas, M.P., 
 i., 87, 126, 216, 240. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 25, 64, 338. 
 -, as Earl of Cholmondeley, 
 
 regiment given to., i., 387. 
 — , Master of the Horse to the 
 
 Prince of Wales, ii., 7, 197. 
 — , mentioned, ii., 68, 462, 464. 
 — , made Commissioner of the 
 
 Treasury, ii., 178. 
 — , proceedings in parliament, 
 ii., 461 ; iii., 29. 
 -, defends Sir Robert Walpole, 
 
 iii., 192. 
 -, an intei-mcdiary between 
 
 the King and Prince of Wales, 
 iii., 238-240. 
 
 — , pension in the name of, 
 supposed to be for Sir Robert 
 Walpole, iii., 250. 
 -, made Lord Privy Seal, iii., 
 
 278. 
 
 Lady H., mentioned, ii., 78. 
 
 Lady Mary, mentioned, ii., 78. 
 
 Lady Pen (" M.P."), daughter of 
 the Earl of Banimore, relations 
 with her husband and appeal 
 to Lord Egmont, ii., 240. 
 
 , her character and history, 
 
 ii., 248. 
 -, later circumstances relating 
 
 to, ii.. 256, 261, 271, 272, 273, 
 
 275, 276, 277, 278, 287, 290, 
 
 403. 
 Mistress, daughter of the member 
 
 of parliament, romantic mar- 
 riage of, i., 289. 
 Mr., proceedings in parliament, 
 
 i., 64 ; ii., 55. 
 Colonel, brother of the Earl, 
 
 relations with his wife, ii., 240, 
 
 287, 288, 403. 
 Brigadier, at the Battle of Preston 
 
 Pans, iii., 313. 
 Christianitij as old as the Creation, by 
 
 Dr. Tyndall, ii., 407. 
 
 AA 
 
402 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Christy, Thomas, recorder of 
 
 Savannah, etc., mentioned, ii., 
 
 286, 488; iii., 10, (i5, 71, 82, 
 
 120, 122, 130, 135, 157, 199, 
 
 200, 201. 
 infoiTued against as a runner of 
 
 rum, ii., 172. 
 letters from, referred to, ii., 182, 
 
 212; iii., 84. 
 feoffee of lands for religious uses, 
 
 ii., 253. 
 commended, ii., 476. 
 proceedings of., iii., 38, 66, 119, 
 
 135. 
 complaints against, iii., 54, 123. 
 appointed commissioner to the 
 
 Trustees, iii., 70. 
 his character described, iii., 85. 
 his appointments revoked, iii., 125. 
 visit to England, and return, 
 
 iii., 150, 172. 
 memorial of, iii., 151, 159, 165. 
 grant to, iii., 167. 
 grant of land to, to be named 
 
 Twickenham, iii., 193. 
 his account of Georgia., iii., 196. 
 intention to print a description of 
 
 Georgia, iii., 207, 211. 
 Chub, Mr., Sir Joseph Jekyl's porter, 
 
 a book by, ii., 507. 
 Church of England, its character and 
 
 constitution discussed, i., 106. 
 clergy discussed, i., 108. 
 the practice of weekly com- 
 munion, i., 191, 192. 
 the total income of clergy of, etc., 
 
 ii., 263. 
 animosity, of the legislature 
 
 against the clergy, ii., 270. 
 alterations desirable in liturgy, 
 
 ii., 470; iii., 316, 317. 
 its attitude towards Di-tsentei-s 
 
 discussed, iii., 316. 
 Churcliill : 
 
 John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 
 
 grant of Blenheim to, men- 
 tioned, i., 70, 122. 
 Col., bastard of the late General 
 
 Churchill, insolent reply to the 
 
 Queen, i., 262. 
 Churchtowni, mentioned, iii., 356, 360. 
 troop quartered at, pursuing the 
 
 tories, iii., 360. 
 court leet kept at, iii., 354. 
 preachers at., iii., 357. 
 Cibber, Colley, production of a play of, 
 
 iii., 325. 
 Citizen, the, a ncwspajx^r, iii., 2.5. 
 Claget, Claggit, Dr., Bishop of St. 
 
 David's, sermon of, i., 233. 
 Clagbaue, Ku^er, i., 398. 
 
 Clancarty, Earl of. See Maccarty. 
 Clancy, a laboui-er at Burton, iii., 369, 
 Clare, Lord, at Pari.>, referred to, i., 
 
 211. 
 Clare, Co., robbera taken in, iii., 369. 
 Clarendon : 
 
 Earl of. See Hyde. 
 Lady, mentioned, iii., 365. 
 Clanricarde, Earl of. See Bourke. 
 Clarges, brother-in-law to Monk, men- 
 tioned, i., 113. 
 Clark, Clarke : 
 
 Dr. John, dean of Salisbury, 
 
 i., 237. 
 Dr., sermon against swearing, 
 
 iii., 329. 
 Ipswich attorney, i., 148. 
 Mr., friend of Lord Percival at 
 Windsor, at the court, &c., i., 
 104, 164, 219. 
 Thomas, i., 152, 224; iii., 164, 
 194, 231, 238, 247, 264, 304. 
 See also Gierke. 
 Clasgannif, the lands of, iii., 362. 
 Clavering : 
 
 John, M.P., election confirmed, 
 
 i., 77. 
 Robert, Bishop of Peterborough, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 464. 
 Miss, a rich heire.ss, intended 
 marriage of., i., 328, 
 Clay, Will, mentioned, ii,. 410, 
 Clayton : 
 
 Alexander, Esq,, of the Middle 
 Temple, mentioned, i., 196, 
 401, 
 Alexin?, Esq., of Essex Court, 
 
 Middle Temple, ii., 288, 296. 
 Brigadier or General, lately at 
 
 Gibraltar, i., 141, 182. 
 Dr„ mentioned, iii., 32S, 329, 335. 
 Lawrence, cousin of Sir John 
 Percival of ^Mallow, iii., 352, 
 353, 354, 358, 359, 361, 362, 
 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 
 372. 
 
 , high sheriff of the Co. of 
 
 Cork, iii., 3f)4, 365. 
 Mary, cousin of Sir John Percival, 
 mentioned, iii., 352, 360, 3()4. 
 
 , proposed marriage for, iii,, 
 
 354, 
 Dr, Bobert, Bishop of Killala, 
 mentioned, i,, 1, 7, 77, 
 
 , made Bishoj) of (.'ork, ii.. 
 
 214. 
 
 — , mentioned, iii., KiH, 168, 
 
 172, 190, 196, 197, 19ii. 200. 225. 
 
 — , discourse about heathen 
 
 temple in Ireland, mentioned, 
 iii.,. 276. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 403 
 
 Clayton. Dr. Robert, Bishop — contd. 
 
 . elected Fellow of the Royal 
 
 Society, iii., 282. 
 -, Bishop of Clogher, iii., 316. 
 
 William, afterwards Lord Sundon, 
 ]\I.P. for Westminster, Lord of 
 the Treasury, i., V.i, 270, 471 ; 
 ii., 7, 81, 144, 178, 336, 456, 
 496, J iii., 149, 155, 156. 
 
 , pioceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 61, 177, 179; ii., 35; iii., 
 345, 346. 
 -, as M.P. for Westminster, 
 
 ii., 72, 90. 
 — , created an Irish Baron by 
 
 title of Lord Sundon of Armagh, 
 
 ii., 178. 
 — , trustee &c., King's Street 
 
 Chapel, ii., 218, 470; iii., 270. 
 — , opposition to the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 236. 
 — , candidate for Westminster, 
 
 attack of the mob on, iii., 219, 
 220. 
 
 — , his election void, iii., 233. 
 -, removed from office, iii.. 
 
 253. 
 
 Sir William, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, iii., 31. 
 
 Mr., deputy of Westminster, ii., 
 365. 
 
 Mrs., mentioned, ii., 52. 
 Clements : 
 
 Edward, elected to the Common 
 Council of Harwich, &c., i., 
 294 ; ii., 95. 
 
 James, one time Mayor of Har- 
 wich, mentioned, i., 14, 125, 
 211, 277, 294, 379, 380, 392, 
 393, 402-404, 407, 428, 435, 
 463 ; ii., 29, 81, 92, 95, 98, 99, 
 105, 110; iii., 324, 326, 343. 
 
 , insolent letter from, i., 341. 
 
 ' , other letters from, men- 
 tioned, i., 4.55, 456, 477 ; ii., 
 3, 22, 76, 77, 82, 109, 101, 147, 
 294, 334, 377. 
 
 , Lord Percival's candidate 
 
 for Mayor a second time, i., 
 407, 408, 410, 411, 417, 417, 
 418, 419, 420, 429, 431, 433, 
 439, 440, 441, 442, 445, 459; 
 ii., 10, 11, 415, 416. 
 
 — , opposition to, in the Cor- 
 poration, i., 415, 416. 
 
 — , reconciliation with Mi-. 
 
 Leathes, i., 415. 
 — , visits to town, i„ 413, ii., 8. 
 — , Lord Egmont's nominee for 
 
 the agent's place at Harwich, 
 
 ii., 3, 13, 14. 
 
 Clements, James — contd. 
 
 , appointed agent for Har. 
 
 wich, ii., 9, 10, 11, 18. 
 , his history and business, 
 
 etc., ii., 11. 
 , entertainment of the Cor- 
 
 poration on his appointment, 
 ii., 30. 
 
 — , his conduct discussed, ii., 49. 
 -, unpopularity of his appoint- 
 
 ment, ii., 99, 100. 
 
 , member of Philipson's party 
 
 at Harwich, ii., 147. 
 
 , turned out of the agency at 
 
 Harwich, ii., 153, 191, 432. 
 Clendon, Mr., ii., 472. 
 Cleomenes, or the Spartan Hero, play by 
 
 Dry den, ii., 509. 
 Clerk, Gierke, Clark, Clarke : 
 
 Dr., chaplain to the King, men- 
 tioned, ii., 11. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 78, 79, 93, 94, 
 98, 101, 122, 125, 127, 130, 141, 
 155, 162, 165, 219, 220, 231, 
 242, 257, 306, 309, 311, 325, 
 337, 342 ; ii., 2, 9, 25, 30, 49, 
 100, 106, 133, 138, 171, 174, 
 179, 180, 185, 187, 202, 251, 
 270, 284, 308, 323. 346, 354, 385, 
 450, 452, 459, 461, 483. 
 
 Mr., nephew to a merchant in the 
 City, mentioned, i., 118. 
 
 Mr., of Spring Gardens, i., 307 ; 
 ii., 3, 6, 18, 107, 151, 336, 385, 
 468; iii., 22, 60, 89. 
 
 Mr., of Hanover Street, ii., 337, 
 381, 397, 400, 407. 
 
 Mr., Secretary of the Indian trade 
 in Georgia, death of, referred to, 
 iii., 82. 
 
 Mr., deputy governor of New York, 
 scheme for a treaty of peace 
 with Indians in America, iii., 
 266. 
 
 Dr. Allured, the Queen's Chaplain, 
 ii., 443. 
 
 Charles, counsel for the Georgia 
 Society, retaining fee paid to, 
 &c., ii., 320, 331, 409, 461, 462. 
 
 Edmond, or Egmoud, of Cecil 
 Street, mentioned, ii., 51, 61, 63 
 64, 65, 74, 78, 96, 471 ; iii., 135. 
 
 Francis, gentleman usher to the 
 Queen, &c., mentioned, i., 1, 
 6, 10, 24, 57, 77, 152, 188, 213, 
 256, 261, 283, 361, 363, 364, 
 366, 369, 372, 376, 380, 383, 
 384, 388, 403, 419, 428, 439, 
 443, 466 ; ii., 3, 6, 10, 18, 32, 
 39, 51, 60, 87, 105, 113, 118, 
 123, 124, 135, 136. 142. 143, 
 
lt»4 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Clerk, Francis — contd. 
 
 146, 147, 148, 150, 155, 150, 
 167, 172, 203, 217, 218, 222, 
 226. 240, 248, 299, 329, 335, 
 386, 414, 458, 504, 516; iii., 
 4, 7, 296. 
 
 , consulted wth regard to 
 
 Lord Percival's son's marriage, 
 i., 152. 
 -, buys a house to leave to Lord 
 
 Percival, i., 302. 
 — , wedding present from, i., 330 
 — , vriU of, referred to, i., 448. 
 — , securities belonging to., ii., , 
 
 123. 
 
 — , illness of, and \vishea for 
 gifts to his servants in case of 
 death, ii., 181, 188. 
 
 dispositions of his will, 
 
 ii., 134. 
 
 , become a baronet, iii., 11. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 29, 32, 53, 
 
 58, 101, 104, 114-124. 128, 140, 
 163, 172, 194, 212, 229, 230, 232, 
 233, 235, 242, 245, 246, 248, 
 250, 261, 266, 275, 276, 278, 
 281, 304, 307, 310,. 
 
 , annuity paid to, iii., 280, 
 
 305, 
 
 , at Leason Green, iii., 302. 
 
 Robert, a mad witness at Cork 
 Assizes, iii., 373. 
 
 Dr. Samuel, rector of St. James's, 
 deceased, portrait and ins- 
 cription in Kensington Palace, 
 i., 7. 
 
 , his character, &c., i., 8. 
 
 , the King's intention to 
 
 have made him Archbishop of 
 Canterbury, i., 99. 
 
 , \vritings and theological 
 
 opinions of, discussed or referred 
 to., i.. 111. 112, 233, 262, 288; 
 ii., 244. 
 
 , his services to religion, ii., 
 
 188. 
 
 — , book on the attributes of 
 the Deity, ii., 270. 
 -, notions about the Trinity, ; 
 
 ii.,"476. 
 
 Sir William, of Oxfordshire, death 
 of., iii., 1 1. 
 Clerkenwcll, a place of diversion, iii., 
 
 146. 
 Cleveland : 
 
 Duke of. See FitzRoy. 
 Dowager Duchess of, i., 217. 
 Duchess of, portrait by Tcby, 
 ii., 366. 
 Cliflfe, .In., broker, printer to the 
 Lotteries, ii.. 296. 
 
 Clifford : 
 
 Baroness of, creation of, ii., 84. 
 Ladv, ill-treatment by Ix)rd Lovel, 
 ii.', 392. 
 Clifton, Cumberland, skirmish at, ^vith 
 
 rebels in 1745, iii., 312. 
 Clifton, Sir Roljert, mentioned, i., 49, 55. 
 relations of, settlers for Georgia, 
 
 i., 370, 374. 
 proceedings in Parliament, votes 
 
 for the Prince, ii., 360. 
 imprisoned for debt., iii., 317. 
 Clinton, Lord. See Fortescue. 
 Cloheen, mentioned, iii., 367. 
 Cloyne, bishopric of, appointment to, 
 and value of, ii., 9. 
 bishop of. See Berkeley. 
 Clutter buck, Thomas, M.P., mentioned, 
 i., 220. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 214; 
 
 ii., 15. 
 removed from office, iii., 253. 
 Coal Bill, mentioned, i., 96. 
 Coals, price of, iii., 98. 
 Coates, settler for Georgia, i., 329. 
 Cobb, Cob : 
 
 Capt., brother of the Archbishop, 
 
 iii., 301. 
 Dr., Archbishop of Dublin, iii., 
 
 271, 308. 
 , settling his sons at Win- 
 chester school, iii., 301. 
 Cobden, Dr., minister of Acton, and 
 
 chaplain to the King, ii., 348. 
 Cobham, Lord. See Sir Richai-d 
 
 Temple. 
 Cochrane : 
 
 Lieut. Col., of Oglethorp's regi- 
 ment, mentioned, ii., 424, 433, 
 447, 457, 469 ; iii., 10, 54, 60, 74, 
 117, 123. 
 
 , arrival at Savannah, ii., 50, 
 
 503. 
 
 , grant of land to, in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 441. 
 -, letter from, referred to, ii.. 
 
 517. 
 
 — , arrival from Georgia and 
 
 complaint against Capt. Mackay 
 
 iii., 53, 57, 59. 
 
 — , attends the Trustees, iii., 70. 
 — , trial of, mentioned, iii., 72. 
 — , suspension of., iii., 77. 
 — , demands for building house 
 
 and baiTacks, iii., 92, 157, 158, 
 
 159, 187. 
 — , removal of, iii., 96. 
 
 -, acted as settlor for the 
 
 soldiers, iii., 216. 
 Mr., collecting clerk at King's 
 StToet Chapel, iii.. 18. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 405 
 
 Ck)ck'8 Auction of pictures, i., 234. 
 Cockburn : 
 
 Dr., mentioned, iii., 214. 
 
 Joseph, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 19. 
 
 , Lord of the Admii'alty, iii., 
 
 260, 261. 
 Cockeril, Cockerill : 
 
 Capt., Lieut. -Colonel in Ogle- 
 thorpe's regiment, ii., 421. 
 
 , grant of land in Cieorgia to, 
 
 ii., 438. 
 
 Baker, of Harwich, mentioned, 
 i., 92, 93, 196, 292 ; iii., 326. 
 
 , death of, i., 294. 
 
 Grey, candidate for capital burgess 
 of Harwich, ii., 68, 70, 71, 73, 
 75, 76, 77, 79, 84, 94, 95, 98, 102, 
 105, 155. 
 
 , prevented from being sworn 
 
 in as a capital bui'gess, ii., 80. 
 -, proceedings for a mandamus 
 
 suggested, ii., 101, 109, 110, 113, 
 115, 118. 
 Cockrain, one, writing master in Dr. 
 
 Tennison's school, i., 228. 
 Codrington (Cotherington, Cothring- 
 ton) : 
 Colonel, mentioned, i., 113. 
 
 . legacy of, drawn on by the 
 
 S.P.a, iii., 46. 
 Sir William, election petition for 
 Minehead, i., 81. 
 Coffee houses. Lord Percival's appre- 
 ciation of, i., 117. 
 Coghill : 
 
 Dr. Marmaduke, Commissioner 
 of the revenue and Chancellor 
 of the Exchequer in Ireland, 
 etc., mentioned, i., 6, 141, 165, 
 166, 168, 171, 175, 187, 191, 
 241, 246, 256, 276, 284, 285, 297, 
 301, 326, 340, 343, 432; ii., 194. 
 
 , copy of a letter to, i., 24-31. 
 
 , a loan from, to Lord Per- 
 
 cival, i., 382, 388. 
 , letters from, referred to., i.. 
 
 450, 462, 470 ; ii., 13. 
 — , accoimt of parliamentary 
 
 debates, sent to, ii., 243, 244. 
 — , his worthy character, ii., 397. 
 -, death of, iii., 41. 
 
 Dr., at Bath, brother of preceding, 
 i., 400, 401. 
 Coglar, millwright in Georgia, iii., 212. 
 Coinage questions, i., 331, 332. 
 Coke, Sir John, defeated at Preston 
 
 Pans, iii., 313. 
 Coke (Cook), Thomas, Lord Lovel, 
 joint Postmiuster General, men- 
 tioned, i., 190, 294, 310; ii., 1, 
 
 8, 11, 12, 13, 334, 336, 352. 
 
 374, 465; iii., 5, 35, 101, 143, 
 
 168, 190, 196, 197, 207, 231, 280, 
 
 304. 
 a story about, i., 10. 
 against the Irish peers' preten- 
 sions, i., 411. 
 interference in the election of a 
 
 capital burgess of Harwich, 
 
 ii., 78. 
 expostulations, etc., with, over 
 
 Harwich affairs, ii., 79, 81, 82, 
 
 377, 432, 83, 89. 
 claim to patronage, ii., 247, 248. 
 proceedings in parliament, ii., 272 ; 
 
 iii., 24. 
 wife of. created Baroness of 
 
 Clifford, ii., 83, 85. 
 his treatment of her, ii., 392. 
 liis. account of his estate, plans for 
 
 his son, his son's character, etc., 
 
 iii., 190, 191. 
 defends Sir R. Walpole in the 
 
 H. of Lords, iii., 191. 
 discusses the political situation, 
 
 iii., 249. 
 Mr., Lord Level's son, sets out 
 
 on his travels, ii., 377. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 196, 234. 
 
 Coke's Institutes, extracts from, re- 
 lating to the status of Irish 
 
 peers, i., 436. 
 Coke's Reports, Vol. III., i., 432. 
 Colande, Mons. de, mentioned, i., 130; 
 
 iii., 335. 
 Colbert, Mons., IVIinister of Louis XTV., 
 
 mentioned, ii., 138. 
 Colchester, i., 280. 
 
 election, committee of Parliament 
 
 on, iii., 255. 
 Colcott, affidavit concerning a meet- 
 ing with Lord Bolingbroke, i., 83, 
 
 86, 88. 
 Cole: 
 
 Alderman of Harwich, iii., 326. 
 Sir Arthur, Bart, Baron Ranelagh, 
 
 meeting of Irish peers, ii., 46. 
 Coleman : 
 
 John, tide surveyor, a voter of 
 
 Harwich, i., 125, 170, 292, 339 ; 
 
 403, 419, 429, 435, 446, 452, 
 
 459 ; iii., 326. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 14, 43, 52, 95, 
 
 98, 134. 
 , turned out for smuggling, ii., 
 
 210. 
 C!harlotta, mentioned, i., 456. 
 (Joleraine, Lord. See Hare. 
 (Jolic, a cure for, iii., 321. 
 Colliugs, agent for Mi-. Heath at Hai- 
 
 Avich, ii., 73. 
 
406 
 
 INDEX, 
 
 (Joliyer, Mr., Lord PercivaJ's solicitor, 
 
 i., 192, 198, 200. 
 Colman, Dr., of New England, ii., 182, 
 193. 
 
 letter from, ii., 207. 
 Cologne, settlers from, ii., 173. 
 Colonies, opinions with regard to 
 colonization, i.,373, 376. 
 
 proposed scheme for catechists in, 
 for converting negroes, ii., 147. 
 
 the question of Cliristian missions 
 to negroes, ii., 157. 
 Collar, Sir James, iii., 373. 
 Colton, Mr., of Georgia, a letter from, 
 
 ii., 70. 
 Columbus, Christopher, alleged offer 
 of the King of Spain to resign 
 lands discovered by, i., 219. 
 Colwell, John, tallow chandler, titliing 
 man at Frederica, Georgia, ii., 
 197, 199. 
 Comber, Dr., tracts against Popery 
 
 by, to be printed, ii., 159. 
 Comet, appfiarance of the, iii., 283. 
 Compton, Spencer, Earl of \^'ilming- 
 ton, mentioned, i., 2, G, 9, 32, 
 40, 44, 127, 168, 176, 186, 189, 
 190, 213, 216,-218, 222, 238, 240 
 (2), 260, 306, 345, 365, 369, 
 387, 399, 403, 458; ii., 18, 19, 
 81, 156, 172, 174, 208, 214, 217, 
 222, 223, 226, 229, 245, 248, 
 250, 258, 279, 324, 366. 
 
 a political conversation with, i.,88. 
 
 Percival dines with, i., 91. 
 
 to be Privy Seal, i., 94. 
 
 action as paymaster, i., 252. 
 
 in connexion with the Georgia 
 Charter, 264, 265, 266. 
 
 one of a party against Sir Robert j 
 VValpole, i.,' 280. 
 
 the threat to turn out Lord 
 ChesterJield, i., 357, 360. 
 
 refusal to be premier, i., 375. 
 
 views of, as regards privileges of 
 peers of Ireland, i., 41 1, 412, 426. 
 
 free talk about the ministers' ill 
 conduct, i., 443, 452. 
 
 and Dean Berkeley, ii., 9. 
 
 President of the Privy Council, 
 ii., 62, 63, 135. 150. 386, 425, 
 430. 462, 467; iii.. 22, 56, 89, 
 101, 124, 126, 164, 194, 207, 
 231, 232, 235, 258, 266. 
 
 nimour of his n-signation, ii.. 33. 
 
 tonvcrsation about the Harwich 
 election, ii., 135, 139. 
 
 circumstances at the King's ac- 
 cession, ii. 156. 157. 
 
 jKtlitical position of, iii., 28, 141. 
 247, 249. 251, 262, 263. 
 
 proceediixgtt in Parliament, iii, 
 
 192. 
 a groundless report of his having 
 taken a message to the Prince 
 of Wales, iii., 243. 
 appointed First Lord of the 
 
 Treasury, iii., 247, 250. 
 character, appearance, etc.. iii., 
 
 250. 
 interview with the King, iii., 254. 
 instances of his love of money 
 and political history, iii.. 259. 
 death of, iii., 273. 
 natural daughter of, married to 
 Mr. Glenn, iii., 49. 
 ' Compton : 
 
 Major, Lord of the Treasury, 
 
 iii., 253. 
 Mr., Consul in Portugal, i., 130. 
 one, legatee under Yarwell's will, 
 i., 307. 
 Comas, performance of the play, ii., 476. 
 Condon : 
 
 , of Ballisabagh, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 353. 
 Edmund, tried at Cork Assizes, 
 iii., 372. 
 Condron, Mr., mentioned, iii., 248. 
 Conduit : 
 
 John, M.P., mentioned, i., 93, 220. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 171, 174, 371 ; ii., 55. 255; 
 iii., 345. 
 Mr., Mastor of the Mint, i., 331, 
 332; ii., 341. 
 Congrave, Lieut. Col., iii., 372. 
 Connecticut, college at, for educating 
 clergy, i., 236. 
 Churches in, ii., 256. 
 Connel, child of. christened, iii., 369. 
 Conolly, Mr., mentioned, i.. 163. 295. 
 marriage of, i., 372. 
 separation from his wife, ii., 514. 
 Conron : 
 
 Carlton, mentioned, iii., 232. 
 Lieutenant or Captain Christopher, 
 of Welshcstown, i., 187, 193: 
 ii., 295, 389. 
 Rev. Downs, minister of Burton, 
 Lord Egmont's chaplain, ii., 
 102, 173, 174, 175, 178, 179. 
 
 , return to Ireland, ii., 180. 
 
 cousin of Sir John Percival, iii., 
 
 363. 
 
 Considerations on the present state of 
 
 affairs in Britain. A pamphlet, 
 
 i., 125. 
 
 Considerations on the Eml>arqo, printers 
 
 of, sent to Newgate, iii., 167, 
 Coohorn, Dutch military engineer, 
 his book referred to., ii.. 280. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 407 
 
 Cook, Cooke : 
 
 Sir George, a Prothonotary of 
 
 the Commou Pleas, mentioned, 
 
 i., 106 ; ii., 175, 291, 353. 
 Major, or Lt.-Col. of Oglethorpe's 
 
 regiment, grant of land in 
 
 Georgia to., ii., 438, 441. 
 , purchase of a lot at 
 
 Savannah by his two daughters, 
 
 ii., 478. 
 , departure at head of the 
 
 regiment, ii., 475. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 76. 
 
 , promotion refused, iii., 96. 
 
 -, vineyard jjlanted by, iii.. 
 
 137, 139. 
 -, account of Georgia, etc.. 
 
 iii., 212, 213. 
 -, his hostile attitude towards 
 
 Col. Oglethorpe and charges 
 against him, iii., 216, 266, 300. 
 Mr., brother of Vice Chamberlain 
 Cook, trustee of Lord Thanet's 
 legacy, i., 157, 172 ; ii., 131. 
 
 Cooksey, William, son of Alderman in 
 Worcester, settler at Savannah, 
 ii., 302, 305, 440. 
 return from Savannah, iii., 3, 7, 
 
 15. 
 petition from, iii., 10, 11. 
 
 Coole, one, a settler in Georgia, iii., 
 186. 
 
 Cooley, Mr., scrivener sent to Newgate 
 by the House of Commons, 
 iii., 167. 
 released, iii., 182. 
 mention of, ii., 226. 
 
 Coolnomagh, Ireland, ii., 346. 
 
 Cooly, Lady Mary, mentioned, i., 83, 
 337. 
 
 Coope, Richard, director of the South 
 Sea Company, trustee of the 
 Georgia Society, ii., 66. 
 
 Cooper, Anthony Ashley, 1st Earl of 
 Shaftesbury, an anecdote con- 
 cerning him and Dr. Burnet, 
 ii., 508. 
 
 Cooi)er, Anthony Ashley, 4th Earl of 
 Shaftesbury, mentioned, i., 90, 
 155, 165, 171, 189 ; ii., 50, 67, 
 77, 78, 360; iii., 26, 49, 58, 
 101, 104, 118, 124, 167, 176, 
 178, 195, 205, 211, 219, 232, 
 252, 256, 259, 261, 262, 281, 
 292, 304, 306, 308, 309. 
 to be of the Georgia board, i., 342. 
 Common Councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, attendance at 
 meetings, &c., i., 343-366, 369; 
 ii., 23, 24, 31, 36. 54, 69, 76, 
 passim 146-174, 222-343, 373, 
 
 374, 382, 393, 394, 404, 409, 
 413,438, 439, passim 460-487, 
 490; iii., passim 7-27, 98-143, 
 164-213. 261, 262, 317. 
 
 rare attendance at the Board, etc., 
 ii., 252, 253. 
 
 to move for papers about Georgia, 
 iii., 26. 
 
 resignation, iii., 33, 34. 
 
 elected a Common Councilman, 
 iii., 123, 124. 
 
 donation for building a church 
 at Savannah, iii., 146. 
 
 support of Viscount Percival, ii., 
 150. 
 
 relations with the Shropshire 
 prophet, iii., 179. 
 
 ill of the smallpox, iii., 284. 
 Cooper : 
 
 Mary, settler in Georgia, come to 
 England, ii., 375. 
 
 , house of, in Savannah, ii., 
 
 478. 
 
 Mr., Clerk of the House of Lords, 
 purchase of this post, ii., 
 453. 
 
 Mr., tenant of the George Irm 
 on Snow Hill, i., 307; ii., 407, 
 504 ; iii., 294. 
 
 Richard, of Frederica, Georgia, 
 ii., 197. 
 Coote, Coot : 
 
 Algernon, Earl of Montrath,men- 
 tioned, i., 170. 
 
 JMr., of Ireland, i., 200. 
 Cope, Sir John, mentioned, ii., 361. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 367. 
 Copivi, the true balsam, the discovery 
 
 of, ii., 187. 
 Coram, Captain, mentioned, i., 98, 
 99, 261; ii., 78; iii., 1, 56, 
 78, 84, 123, 162, 200. 
 
 associate of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 ii., 146, 168, 170, 173, 182, 
 256, 278, 310, 419, 493. 
 
 Trustee of the Georgia Society, 
 i., 273, 282, 285, 287, 289, 290, 
 292, 293, 295 (2), 297, 299, 301, 
 302, .304, 306, 309, 310, 313, 
 324, 327, 339, 340, 344, 345, 
 364, 374, 377, 378, 382, 383, 
 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, 391, 
 392, 398; ii., 23, 29, 32, .36, 
 43, 54, 66, 69, 102, 103, 104, 
 126, 127, 132, 147, 179, 306, 
 463, 468, 471, 503. 
 
 taken to task for certain actions, 
 ii., 104. 
 
 reasons for his leaving the Trustees 
 of the Georgia Society, ii., 199, 
 200. 
 
408 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Uorbett, Corbet : 
 
 Sir Richard, made commissioner 
 
 of the Customs, ii., 178. 
 Thomas, proceedings in parlia- 
 ment, ii., 350. 
 William, proceedings in parlia- 
 ment, iii., 47. 
 Cork, Archdeacon of, mentioned, i., 
 
 103. 
 Cork, Bishop of, See Clayton ; see 
 
 Wettnall. 
 Cork, city of, probable damage to the 
 trade of, i., 48. 
 camlet and other stuffs run from, 
 
 i., 130; ii., 26. 
 butter from, ii., 191. 
 collectorship of, dispute about 
 
 the gift of, ii., 109. 
 discovery of arms in., iii., 293. 
 swearing in of the Mayor of, iii., 
 
 352. 
 bonfires in, celebrating the birth- 
 day of the Irish rebellion, iii., 
 365. 
 meeting of the judges at, iii., 371. 
 assizes at, iii., 372, 373. 
 Harvej^'s house at, iii., 372. 
 Cork, Coimty of, sessions of the peace 
 for, iii., 353. 
 Militia, ui., 353, 355. 
 
 , calling in the arms of, iiL, 
 
 355, 357. 
 proceedings to clear the county of 
 robbers, iii., 362. 
 Com, export of, discussed, i., 122. 
 Com bury. Lord. See Henry Hyde. 
 Cornelias, of Harwich, mentioned, i., 
 417, 418, 419, 422, 423 ; u., 95. 
 Cornellis, Mr., bailiff of Ipswich, i., 
 
 404. 408 ; ii., 59, 308. 
 Cornhouse Creek, below Purysburg, 
 number of families at. ii., 54, 
 55. 
 Comish, Capt., ship chaitered for 
 Georgia, ii., 200. 201. 279. 
 return from Georgia, iii., 121. 
 Coronel, Mr., a Jew broker, mentioned, 
 
 ii.. .59, 111, 192. 
 Cornthwaj'te, John, solicitor in the 
 
 Inner Temple, ii., 502. 
 Cornwall, County of, purchase of 
 parliamentary seats in, ii., 132. 
 Ouchy of, i., 266, 276. 
 
 , revenue from i., 427. 
 
 , embezzlement of revenue, 
 
 ii., 355. 
 Cornwall : 
 
 Vultur or Vetters, M.P., i., .50, 
 .55, 67, 77. 78 (2), 83, 88, 93, 
 126, 129, 165, 219, 227, 242, 
 266, 267, 32.3, 325; ii., 400. 
 
 Cornwall — cx>ntd. 
 
 Captain, brother of Mr., i., 141. 
 
 165 ; ii., 77. 
 the three Messrs, L, 264. 
 Comwallis, Charles, Lord, mentioned, 
 
 i., 16, 189. 
 Comwallis : 
 
 Mr., M-P., mentioned, i., 126. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 214, 314 ; ii., 5.5. 
 Mr., proposed 2nd master of the 
 
 Charterhouse, i., 217, 218. 
 Rev., parson of Arwarton, cousin 
 of Lord Percival, i., 125, 219 ; 
 ii., 7. 25. 
 
 , parson of Harwich, ii., 105. 
 
 Philip, Alderman, of Harwich, 
 
 iii., 323, 325, 326. 
 Mrs., ii., 78. 
 Corsham, mentioned, iii., 316. 
 Corsone, Italian singer, mentioned, 
 
 i., 105. 
 Cosby, Mrs., wife of Ixjrd August 
 
 Fitzroy, ii., 421. 
 Coster, ThomJis, M.P. for Bristol, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, ii., 162. 
 Cotes, Dr., M.D., proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, ii., 255, 257 
 Cotherington. See Codrington. 
 Cotton : 
 
 Sir John Hind, M.P., proceedings 
 in Parliament, i., 61, 62, 187, 
 253, 258, 262, 323, 365, 371 ; 
 ii., 8, 55, 72, 255, 257 ; iii., 32, 
 125, 180, 185. 261, 289. 
 , addresses the mob at West- 
 minster Hall, i., .361. 
 -, pleasantries with Sir R. 
 
 Walpole. ii., 144. 
 — , rumour of a peerage, iii., 247. 
 — , mentioned, iii., 254. 
 — , King strikes out his name 
 
 as LonI of the Admiralty, iii., 
 
 260. 
 -, and the political situation, 
 
 iii., 264. 
 -, action against Georgia in 
 
 the House of Commons, iii., 293. 
 one, a bailiff in Georgia, ii., 136,149. 
 Cotton Library, the, 222. 
 Council book, temp. Henry VIII. 
 
 referred to, i., 219. 
 Council of Trent, works on, referred 
 
 to., i., 397. 
 Counsel's retaining fee, ii., 320. 
 Countrif Parson's Plea against the 
 
 Quakers, a tract, ii., 254. 
 Country Party, the, in Parliament, 
 
 political action, iii., 261, 262, 
 
 263. 
 motion in Parliament, iii., 279. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 409 
 
 Courayer (Couray6), Dr. Peter Francis, 
 mentioned, i., 2, 9, 10, 13, 10, 
 32 (2), 34, 46, 47, 55, 77, 80, 
 83, 85, 89, 92, 93, 95 (2), 96, 
 98, 129, 141, 152, 155, 160, 
 165, 167, 171, 177, 179. 180, 
 182, 188, 190, 191, 203, 213, 
 
 216. 218, 222, 224, 233, 235, 
 243, 247, 255, 256, 302, 306, 
 325, 330, 337, 340, 345, 356, 
 466, 472; ii., 2, 10, 11, 14, 62, 
 67, 68, 74, 99, 131, 154, 161, 
 172, 175, 185, 186, 201, 209, 
 214 (2), 216, 218, 220, 235, 
 249, 262, 337, 361, 400, 452, 
 481, 515; iii., 18, 94, 120, 
 146, 215, 235, 256, 269, 279, 
 281, 284, 310, 324, 325, 327, 
 329, 332, 335, 336, 348. 
 
 the Queen's interest in, and em- 
 ployment of, i.. 32-34, 94. 103, 
 197, 272, 283, 300, 395-397 ; 
 ii., 6, 6, 19, 74, 77, 138, 160. 
 
 217, 240, 260, 270, 288. 
 liis beliefs discussed, i., 33. 
 Queen's wish that ho should 
 
 undertake a translation of 
 Thiuinus, i., 101. 
 
 pension doubled by the Queen, 
 i., 120. 
 
 a degree granted to, at Oxford, 
 i., 396. 
 
 Ilia translation of Father Paul's 
 History of the Council of Trent 
 referred to, ii., 77, 240, 301. 
 
 , profits from, ii., 259, 260. 
 
 , a Dutch edition referred to, 
 
 ii., 320, 
 
 a present from the King to, ii., 246. 
 
 subject of discourse with Lord 
 Egmont and his views and 
 opinions, ii., 270. 
 
 flight from Paris, ii., 459. 
 
 an interview with the Khig, ii., 
 462. 
 
 his portrait painted, ii., 476. 
 
 annuity purchased by., iii., 44. 
 
 a loan from, iii., 70. 
 Courcy, Grerald de. Baron Kingsale, 
 meeting of Irish Peers, ii., 46. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 456. 
 Courland, Duchess of, reported pro- 
 claimed Empress of Muscovy, 
 i., 46. 
 Court, the King's, proceedings men- 
 tioned, i., 8. 
 
 dress worn at, i., 76. 
 
 etiquette on promotion to an 
 Earldom, i., 395. 
 
 stories, the unreliable character 
 of, ii., 121. 
 
 Court ceremonial, carrying the aword 
 and other questions, i., 426. 
 
 , the Queen's mistakes, i., 429, 
 
 430. 
 Court of Honour, the cost of, i., 432. 
 Courtney, Courteney : 
 
 IVIr., mentioned, iii., 231, 238. 
 Mr., son-in-law to Lord Bathurst, 
 
 ii., 394. 
 Sir Edward, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 153, 312. 
 iSir William, M.P. for Devonshire, 
 iii., 244. 
 Courtevil, the son, organist of St. 
 
 James' Church etc., ii., 101. 
 Coventry, William, Earl of., mentioned 
 i., 189. 
 reason of his malcontent, ii., 453. 
 proceedings in Parliament, iii., 
 192. 
 Coventry, Mi-., Commissioner of Cus- 
 toms, turned out, ii., 453. 
 Cowes, Isle of Wight, embarkation of 
 German settlers at, ii., 439. 
 mentioned, iii., 203. 
 Coweta, tovm 500 miles from Frederica, 
 meeting of General Oglethorpe 
 with Indians at, iii., 80. 
 Cowper (Cooper) : 
 
 William, 1st Earl, Lord Chancellor, 
 
 mentioned, i., 250. 
 William, 2nd Earl, mentioned, i., 
 
 190, 306. 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 367. 
 Cox: 
 
 Councillor, Cork, iii., 353, 355, 356. 
 Dr., son of the Lord Chancellor 
 of Ireland, sermon at Bath, i., 
 402. 
 jMr., clergyman of Ireland, ii., 14. 
 Mr., reads prayers, iii., 275, 319. 
 Mr., justice of the Co. of Limerick, 
 iii., 367. 
 Craftsman, the, mentioned, i., 41, 135, 
 147 ; ii., 307 ; iii., 330, 331. 
 remarks on the supposed author- 
 ship of, i., 196. 
 publisher of, i., 198. 
 Craig, Robert, post in Minorca for, 
 
 i., 120. 
 Craven, Fulwar, Lord, land of, leased 
 for St. James' Churchyard, 
 i., 379. 
 exchange of land for the pest fields, 
 I^etition for, ii., 24, 62, 63, 67. 
 Crawford, Lord, a Scotch peer, given 
 a command in the army, ii., 35. 
 wounded on the Rhine, ii., 208. 
 Creek or Crick Indians in Georgia, 
 number of, ii., 383 
 mentioned, ii., 114, 120, 394. 
 
410 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Cregajie county, Ireland, i., 398. 
 Creswick, Dr., dean of Bristol, men- 
 tioned, ii., 204. 
 Crockat, merchant of S. Carolina giving 
 
 evidence about Georgia, etc., 
 
 iii., 200, 201, 203. 
 Croft, Crofts : 
 
 Sir Archer, M.P., i., 126. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 30, 134. 316 ; iii., 342. 
 , of the Board of Trade and 
 
 Plantations, ii., 311. 
 Christopher, tenant in Ireland, 
 
 i., 166. 
 Christopher or Citt,, Mayor of 
 
 Cork, iii., 352, 353, 357, 372. 
 George, Esq., mentioned, i., 342. 
 George, senior, mentioned, iii., 
 
 352, 353, 356, 364. 367, 369. 
 George, junior, iii., 357, 369, 
 
 370. 
 Capt., mentioned, ii., 275. 
 of Liscaroll, mentioned, i., 89 ; 
 
 ii., 171. 
 Philip, Esq., i., 129. 
 Dr. William, a piece of music of 
 
 his composition, mentioned, i., 
 
 195. 
 Crome, a tenant in Ireland, ii., 
 
 171. 
 Cromwell : 
 
 Lady Betty, wife of Edward 
 
 Southwell, i., 119. 
 Oliver, an anecdote of, ii., 388, 
 
 389. 
 , circumstances of the death 
 
 of, referred to, ii., 132. 
 , and King Charles I., ii.. 
 
 505. 
 Thomas, inentioned, i., 109. 
 Crone, of LlscarroU. mentioned, i., 89, 
 224. 
 
 , dispute with I^ord Egmont, 
 
 i., 234 ; ii., 294. 
 Richard, ii., 378. 
 old Mrs., at Mayo, iii,, 369. 
 Crone and Croft's dispute about farms, 
 in Ireland, mentioned, i., 9 ; 
 iii., 328, 329. 
 Crosford, Mr., Consul in the Madeiras, 
 
 ii., 493. 
 Cross : 
 
 Sir John, iii., 220. 
 
 Mr., Consul ut Teneriffe, letters 
 
 from, iii., 44. 
 Mr., freeman of Maiden, ii., 78. 
 Crow, Dr., Rector of Bishopsgate, 
 money collected for Georgia 
 by, ii., 278. 
 preaches anniversary sermon for 
 Georgia Society, iii., 124. 
 
 Crowcher, Mrs., of Savannah, iii,, 
 
 73. 
 Crown Tavern, the Vocal Club meet- 
 ing at, ill., 342. and see 
 
 London Taverns, &c. 
 Cuff : 
 
 Mr., the optician, microscope 
 
 purchased from him by Lord 
 
 Egmont, iii., 226. 
 , optical instruments des- 
 cribed, iii., 282. 
 Mr., of DubUn, iii., 365. 
 Cumberland Island abandoned, iii., 
 
 266. 
 Cumberland, Duke of, see William 
 
 Augustus, son of George II. 
 Cunningham, Capt., treachery and 
 
 suicide of, iii., 313. 
 Crellins, the son, head of the 
 
 Socinians in Europe, referred 
 
 to, ii., 3 9. 
 Curona (?Cuzzoni), singer, ii., 135. 
 Curtis : 
 
 Mr., desire to succeed his father 
 
 in living of Dovercourt in 
 
 Harwich, i., 158, 163, 166, 167, 
 
 176. 
 Parson, mentioned, iii., 323. 
 , a living requested for the 
 
 son of, iii., .342. 
 Curtsink (Curtsin), Mr., mentioned, 
 
 iu., 362. 
 Curzon, Sir Nathaniel, of Keddleston, 
 
 mentioned, i., 312 ; iii., 299, 
 
 306, 308, 309, 310. 
 of great estates in W^estminster, 
 
 iii., 244. 
 Customs, solicitor of the, i., 85. 
 Cuthbert, John, a Greorgia settler, ii., 
 
 292, iii., 88. 
 grant to, ii., 194. 
 deposition of, iii., 58. 
 Cutler, Sir J., iii.. 311. 
 Cuttle, Mr., of Grcenwich, ii., 181. 
 Cuzzoni, singer, mentioned, ii., 164. 
 
 Dacler, Madame, a French wit and 
 WTiter, iii., 16. 
 
 Dacres, Lady, a portrait of, ii., 366. 
 
 Dagnel, one, master of a Harwich 
 vessel, i., 422. 
 
 Dahl, Michael, a Swedish portrait 
 painter, death of, and anecdotes 
 about, iii., 275. 
 
 Daily Advertiser, unauthorized adver- 
 tisement about tJeorgia in, 
 ii., 208. 
 
 Daihj Journal, the publisher of, ii., 
 101. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 411 
 
 l)alone or D* Alone, legacy from, for j 
 cou\ertiug uegroes (Dalone's 
 Charity), matter of the trustee- 
 ship, etc., i., 45, 90, 93, 98, 
 119, 120, 223,231; ii., 41, 43; 
 iii., 34. 
 meeting of committee, names of 
 members, &c., i., 98, 99, 273, 
 382; ii., 129, 131, 132; iii., 147. 
 annual income of., ii., 190, 192. 
 Dalrymple, John, Earl of Stair, 
 memorial on Dunkirk, i., 42. 
 mentioned, i., 360, ii., 53. 
 character of, i., 374. 
 member of the Rump Steak 
 
 Club, ii., 14, 
 coolness of the King towards, 
 
 ii., 53. 
 choice of appointments offered 
 
 to., iii., 261. 
 resigns his command in the army, 
 
 iii., 275. 
 \vindow8 of his house broken by 
 
 the mob, iii., 276. 
 Ambassador in France, proceed- 
 ings connected with the Pre- 
 tender, iii., 349. 
 Dalton, Mr., ii., 81, 464 ; iii., 182, 194. 
 Dalzell, Dalziel, Robert, Earl of Carn- 
 wath, dealings with his estate 
 in the Jacobite rebellion, iii., 
 297. 
 son of Countess of Carnwath, at 
 Buxton, iii., 297. 
 Dampier, William, of Ireland, i., 398. 
 Dandridge, Bartholomew, portrait 
 
 painter, ii., 87. 
 Daniel, Dean, of Down, the circum- 
 stances of the appointment, 
 i., 224, 228, 230, 238. 
 Dantzic, ii., 72. 
 
 Dan vers, Joseph, M.P., proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 5, 51, 59, 60, 
 64, 133, 137, 148, 215, 220, 
 239, 338; ii., 12, 20, 24, 27, 
 72, 162 ; iii., 43, 47, 125, 185, 
 330, 343. 
 Darcy : 
 
 Sir Charles, Controller to the 
 
 King, iii., 137. 
 James, Lord, mentioned, i., 376. 
 
 , trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, i., 344, 345, 364, 369, 
 377, 378. 
 
 — , disposition of his fortune, 
 —iii., 297. 
 
 Robert, Earl of Holdernesse, 
 mentioned as a match for Miss 
 Montague, ii., 185. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 165. 
 
 Darien. See Georgia. 
 
 Darnell, Serjeant, mentioned, ii., 102, 
 
 105. 
 Darnley, Lord, mentioned, ii., 179, 
 
 458. 
 Dartmouth, Lady, i., 282. 
 Dashwood, Sir Francis, daughter of, 
 married in Georgia, ii., 314. 
 proceedings in Parliament, iii., 
 286. 
 Dauborn, Mr., scarlet dyer, marriage 
 
 of daughter of, i., 388. 
 Daubray, Daubr6, Mr., clerk of the 
 stores at Frederica, mentioned, 
 ii., 211, 375. 
 letters from, mentioned, ii., 172, 
 
 173, 376. 
 his wife's refusal to go out to 
 him, ii., 379. 
 Daubuz, Capt., conveying settlers to 
 
 Georgia, &c., ii., 69, 495. 
 D'Aumont, Duke, Ambassador from 
 France in Queen Anne's time, 
 story of a visit to the Pretender, 
 ii., 465. 
 Davenport, Tom, iii., 371. 
 Davers, Sir Robert, mentioned, i., 15, 
 Davidson, Samuel, constable at 
 Frederica, letter from, iii., 130. 
 mentioned, iii., 140. 
 Davis, Davys : 
 
 Capt., at St. Augustine, ii., 448. 
 
 , sent to reclaim negroes from 
 
 St. Augustine, iii., 39. 
 Corporal, mentioned, iii., 368. 
 Dean, of Cork, iii., 353. 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Lord 
 
 Mountcashel, ii., 210. 
 Griffith, collector, &c., of Harwich, 
 i., 97, 276, 281, 292, 339, 379, 
 380, 392, 393, 415, 416, 419, 
 433, 435, 448, 449, 452, 459, 
 463, 464 ; iii., 178, 326. 
 
 , letters from, referred to, 
 
 i., 442 ; ii., 84. 
 , in connexion with Har^vich 
 
 affairs, ii., 1, 43, 50, 70, 76, 
 86, 93, 95, 98, 115. 
 — , proposed for a post at 
 Harwich, i., 168 (2), 171, 172, 
 175, 178, 179. 
 -, information about smuggling 
 
 from, ii., 51. 
 - — -, dines with Lord Percival, 
 ii., 86. 
 
 apprehension of being 
 
 turned out, ii., 139. 
 — , his account of Harwich 
 
 affairs, ii., 152, 153. 
 Lord Chief Justice, mentioned, 
 iii., 365. 
 
412 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Davis — CO III J. 
 
 Mr., Clerk of Cupt. Auugier'a 
 
 troop, iii., 369. 
 Morgan, who took over Dering's 
 
 house in Pall Mall, i., 272, 277, 
 
 279, 281 ; ii., 222. 
 Thomas, claimant to a legacy 
 
 from Yarwell, i., .'307. 
 Mr., eating house kept by, i., 287, 
 
 296, 297, 366, 378, 398, 340. 
 Mr., keeper of the Half Moon 
 
 Tavern in Pall Mall, ii., 101, 
 
 104. 
 Mrs., keeper of the Thatched 
 
 House Tavern, iii., 11. 
 Davison ; 
 
 a settler at Frederica, ii., 313, 
 
 411. 
 Samuel, maker of stocks for guns, 
 
 settler in Georgia, ii., 170, 180, 
 
 197 ; iii., 158. 
 , second constable at 
 
 Frederica, iii., 72, 
 -, overseer of the TVust ser- 
 
 Doarn, John, apiX)intod third bailiff 
 in Georgia, ii., 194. 
 deceased, ii., 481, 483. 
 Death: 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 363. 
 Mrs., ii., 419. 
 De Berville, Mons., mentioned, i., 130. 
 Madam, and daughter, i., 165, 
 188. 
 Debouverio -. 
 
 Sir Edward, ii., 320. 
 Sir Jacob, charitable bequest of 
 father of, offered to the 
 Georgia Society, i., 320, 321, 
 393 ; ii., 321, 322, 362. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 344, 379. 
 
 , elected a Trustee to the 
 
 Georgia Society, ii., 372, 379. 
 -, donation to Georgia Society, 
 
 vants at Savannah, iii., 74, 75. 
 Will, settler in Georgia, iii., 216. 
 Dawly, Dawley : 
 
 Dermod, an Irish tory, iii., 360, 
 
 361. 
 , offering service, ii., 368, 
 
 369. 
 Henry, of Ballydakin, co. Cork, 
 
 mentioned, iii., 364, 365. 
 Teig, a labourer, iii., 371. 
 Dawney, (Dawnay, Launay), Mr., or 
 
 Col., eldest son of Lord Downs, 
 
 mentioned, i., 99, 190, 205 ; 
 
 ii., 97, 143, 179, 419,516; iii., 
 
 32, 53, 58, 86, 101, 125, 196, 
 
 229, 230, 327, 328, 329. 
 his religious \new8, etc., i., 191, 192. 
 death of., iii.. 160. 
 sisters of, mentioned, ii., 109. 
 Deamer, Dcmer : 
 
 General, mentioned, ii., 208. 
 Dean: 
 
 , of Harwich, mentioned, iii., 
 
 326. 
 .^Vldcnuan, contest for the 
 
 Mayoralty of Harwich, ii., 133. 
 -, Mayor of Harwich, a scheme 
 
 to give* him the agency of the 
 
 packets, ii., 153. 
 captain of a Harwich packet boat, 
 
 ii., 68, 80, 89, 92, 93, 334, 377. 
 Anthony, i., 179, 180, 427. 
 , appointed to the packets, 
 
 i., 180, 181. 
 Sir Matthew, iii., 353. 
 Deaneries in England, comparative 
 
 revenueb of, i., 237. 
 
 ii., 373. 
 -, appointed Common Council- 
 
 man, ii., 469. 
 Debtors' Bill, the, iii., 344. 
 Decies, Mr., a (Jerraan of Anhalt, 
 
 settler in Georgia, ii., 128. 
 Dedham, lectureship of, ii., 308, 309. 
 Deffrot, Mons., French Admiral, i., 
 
 199. 
 De Gols, in coimexion with the South 
 Sea Company enquiry, i., 380. 
 De Guillon, Mons., mentioned, i., 100. 
 Delafay, Mr., secretary to the Secre- 
 tary of State, i., 371. 
 Delagal, Capt. or Lieut. Philip, 
 engineer of St. Simon's Fort, 
 Georgia, mentioned, ii., 316; 
 iii., 193. 
 evidence for Georgia, iii., KM), 111. 
 his views as to negro labour, iii., 
 
 116. 
 memorial for reward, and pay- 
 ment to, iii., 124. 129. 167, 195, 
 198. 
 Delamore Forest, iii., 179. 
 Delamot ( Delamotte), Mr., a merchant's 
 .son, of London, schoolmaster or 
 cateclxist at Savaimah, ii., 314, 
 495; iii., 1. 
 his return to England and volun- 
 tary .services, ii., 513. 
 Delanv, Dr., mentioned, i., 219, 230, 
 "284. 
 marriage of, i., 287. 
 sermon by, in the Abbey Church 
 
 at Bath, i., 291, 292. 
 wife of, i., 291. 
 dean of Down, iii., 276. 
 sermon before the King, etc., iii., 
 
 iii., 294. 
 the Archbishop's rebuke of, tor 
 oovetouoness, iii., 301. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 413 
 
 De la Warr, Lord. See John West, 
 
 Lord De la Warr. 
 Delm6e : 
 
 Miss, the great fortune in the 
 City, negotiations for marriage 
 with Lord Egmont's son, i., 
 383, 457, 458, 463, 465, 466. 
 
 , meeting with, and her 
 
 opinion of young Lord Percival, 
 i., 458, 460, 465. 
 -, negotiations fall through. 
 
 i., 467. 
 Mr., the young lady's brother, 
 
 i., 385, 386, 387, 464. 
 Sir Peter, i., 128. 
 Delmer, Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 171. 
 Delorain, Countess of, mentioned, i., 
 
 55; iii., 288. 
 Demere, Capt., deposition about the 
 emplopuent of white men in 
 Greorgia, iii., 56. 
 Demerick. See Dumaresque. 
 Demetree, Daniel, at Charlestown, 
 
 ii., 448. 
 Demeur, ]Mr., a schoolmaster of Lord 
 
 Percival, i., 118. 
 Dempsy, Captain, letters from 
 Augustine, relative to negotia- 
 tions with the Spanish Governor, 
 ii., 282, 283, 290. 
 services in Georgia, ii., 375, 
 
 395. 
 history and adventures, ii., 
 
 395. 
 condition of defence of Georgia, 
 
 iii., 42. 
 petition from, iii., 79. 
 evidence for Georgia, iii., 100, 115, 
 
 200. 
 brother of, an officer in the Spanish 
 service, iii., 141. 
 Demoyer, the dancing master, for- 
 bidden to teach the Duke and 
 Princesses, ii., 459. 
 mentioned, ii., 471. 
 Den, Archdeacon, authorized to collect 
 for Georgia, i., 372. 
 mentioned, ii., 142. 
 Denbigh, Earl of. See William 
 
 Feilding, Earl of Denbigh. 
 Denmark, trade from the Plantations 
 to., i., 154, 160. 
 King of, debt due to, discussed 
 in Parliament, i., 246, 247, 
 250-254. 
 Prince Koyal of, suggestion of 
 marriage with Princess Louisa, 
 iii., 273. 
 Treaty, discussed in the House of 
 Commons, ii., 156. 
 
 Dent., Capt., Commodore of H.M. 
 guardship in America, ii., 376, 
 396. 
 in Georgia, letter from, ii., 405. 
 Denton, mentioned, iii., 92. 
 Denton, Judge, application to be 
 made Lord Chief Justice, and 
 reasons for refusal, ii., 348, 
 349 ; iii., 270. 
 De Quesne. See Du Quesne. 
 Derby : 
 
 CO. of, activities of the Papists 
 
 in., ii., 213. 
 town of, silk mill in, referred to, 
 ii., 168. 
 
 , the King's Head Inn, in, 
 
 iii., 297, 299. 
 Derby, Earl of. See Stanley, James. 
 
 See Stanley, Sir Edward. 
 Dergan, a traitor, information about 
 
 the tories, iii., 360. 
 Dering : 
 
 the Prince of Wales's attachment 
 
 to the family, i., 160. 
 Catherine or Kitty, " niece Der- 
 ing," mentioned, i., 130, 171, 
 174, 175 ; ii., 352, 416 ; iii., 
 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 309, 
 318. 
 
 , provision for, etc., i., 123, 
 
 125, 129. 
 -, question of a pension for. 
 
 i., 126, 127. 
 — , age and ability of, i., 151 (2). 
 — , pension granted to, i., 163, 
 
 165 ; ii., 125. 
 
 -, unpaid, ii., 482. 
 
 — , mortgage of lands to secure 
 money of, i., 166, 175. 
 — , iUness of, i., 180, 181, 182, 
 
 189, 190, 216. 
 — , a life in reversion of 30/. 
 
 a year for, i., 182. 
 — , birthdays of., i., 207 ; ii.. 
 
 131 ; iii., 86. 
 — , passing her accounts in 
 
 Chancery, i., 208. 
 — , debt due to, i., 247, 256, 
 
 284, 293, 302. 
 — , lottery annuity bought 
 
 for, i., 262. 
 — , allowance for her main- 
 
 tenance, i., 285. 
 
 — , amount of her fortune, i., 285. 
 — , Prince of Wales' interest 
 
 in, i., 294; ii., 74, 401. 
 -, investments for, and dealings 
 
 therewith, i, 298, 299, 325, 326, 
 382, 388, 466; ii., Ill, 132, 
 146, 172, 173, 174, 203, 292, 
 303, 361. 466, 
 
414 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Derinp, C-Mhcnno—rontfl . 
 
 . house in Pall xMall, ii., 202. 
 
 , pas.sing of accounts by 
 
 the Master in chancery, iii., 
 148, 153, 227, 238, 265. 
 -, a legacy to, iii., 179, 191, 
 
 193, 225. 
 
 , come.s of age, iii., 310, 319. 
 
 , the trust for, discharged, 
 
 etc., iii., 316, 317. 
 Charles, junior, mentioned, i., 
 
 191. 
 , a debt due to Daniel Dering 
 
 from, i., 206, 208, 247, 299, 
 
 302, 388. 
 Sir Cholmly, of Kent, ii., 169. 
 Col. Daniel (father of " brother 
 
 Dering"), i., 203; iii., 352. 
 Daniel, brother-in-law of Lord 
 
 Percival ("brother Dering"), 
 
 mentioned, i., 1, 6, 7, 17, 38, 
 
 46, 47, 55, 60, 65, 75, 76, 77, 
 
 83, 87, 95 (2), 98, 99, 102, 
 
 203 ; iii., 323, 324, 327, 328, 
 
 335. 
 , the advancement of, i., 
 
 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 79, 81, 84, 
 
 85, 93, 94 ; iii., 335, 336, 342, 
 
 343, 344, 347. 
 , interview with the Prince 
 
 of Wales, i., 88. 
 
 , financial affairs of, i., 96. 
 
 , visit to Charlton with his 
 
 family, i., 98. 
 , illness and death of, at 
 
 Leyden, and character of, i., 
 
 101, 104, 113 (2), 191. 
 , debt to, i., 129, 182, 183, 
 
 191, 206, 212, 390. 
 , administration of his estate, 
 
 i., 150, 165, 172, 175, 182, 183, 
 
 188. 
 -, suggested epitaph for, i., 
 
 203. 
 
 — , house of, in Pall Mall, i., 
 272, 277, 279, 281, 287. 
 -, negociations about the lease 
 
 of his house, i., 232, 233, 242. 
 — , salary as auditor of the 
 Duchy of Cornwall, i.. 266, 276. 
 -, relations with the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 401, 
 sister, wife of Daniel, mentioned, 
 
 i., 10, 85, 98; iii., 328, 335, 
 
 342. 
 , journey homo etc., after 
 
 her husband's death, i., 105, 
 
 113. 
 , efforts to obtain a pension 
 
 for her, etc., i., 104, 105, 120, 
 , pension granted to, i., 122. 
 
 Df»ring, sister- -fon^?. 
 
 , illness and death of, i., 123, 
 
 125 ; iu., 332, 347. 
 -, particulars of the will of. 
 
 etc., i., 123, 183, 290. 
 -, house of, in Pall Mall, 
 
 mentioned, i., 149. 
 
 Sir Edward, Lord Egmont's 
 grandfather, ii., 64, 101, 102, 
 146, 158. 
 
 Sir Edward, Lord Egmont's uncle, 
 ii., 169, 171, 223, 260, 341, 363, 
 366 ; iii., 335. 
 
 Sir Edward (" Cousin Edward," 
 " Ned"), mentioned, i., 32, 191, 
 206, 208, 212, 247, 369 ; ii., 9, 
 19, 390; iii., 23, 32, 166, 187, 
 194, 232, 233, 247, 2.59, 284, 
 294, 305, 307, 308, 309. 
 
 , the residence of, referred 
 
 to, i., 75. 
 -, debt due from, i., 284, 299, 
 
 302. 
 
 — , young Lord Percival's vote 
 for, in the Kentish election ; 
 ii., 117. 
 
 — , Ladv, wife of, death of. 
 
 ii., 159. 
 -, younger brother of, men- 
 
 tioned, i., 357. 
 
 Mary, "Cousin Moll," daughter of 
 Robert Dering, uncle of Lon.1 
 Egmont, dresser to the Prin- 
 cesses, mentioned, i., 1, 13, 211, 
 228, 310, 421, 432, 447, 448, 
 454, 459, 467, 470 ; ii., 40. 52, 
 100, 217, 442, 443 ; iii.. 4. 279. 
 308. 
 
 , an account of the feeling 
 
 at Court about Harwich, given 
 by, ii., 160. 
 
 , Court gossip from, i., 228 
 
 229; ii., 266; iii., 246. 
 
 , estate of, iii., 272. 
 
 , death at Bath, and will of. 
 
 iii., 318. 
 Cousin William, mentioned, i., 
 
 163, 165, 168, 179, 323, 356, 
 
 411 ; ii.. 62. 64, 152; iii., 
 
 342. 
 , death from smallpox, family 
 
 history of, ii., 169. 
 Cousin, having a place at Court, 
 
 story of the King and Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 121. 
 Uncle, house of, in Dublin, i., 276, 
 
 284, 297. 
 Derry, Bishop of. Sec Thomas 
 I Rundlo. 
 
 Derry Down, verses composed to the 
 
 tune of, iii., 350, 351. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 415 
 
 Derwentwater, (Daren t\rater). Earl of, 
 forfeited estate of, and report 
 on, etc., i., 244, 247, 248, 249, 
 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 266. 
 Desagiilieres, Dr., lecture on experi- 
 mental philosophy, mentioned, 
 i., 103. 
 explanation of the ebb and flow 
 of the sea, ii., 471. 
 Dettingen, battle of, mentioned, iii., 
 
 278. 
 Devereux : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 388. 
 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 325, 337, 340, 
 
 364. 
 Price, Viscount Hereford, and 
 Ladj', turned Methodists, iii., 94. 
 Devonshire, Duke of. See Cavendish, 
 Dewsbury, the living of, i., 208. 
 Diamond, Capt., of the "Peter and 
 Jones," ii., 246. 
 evidence for Georgia, iii., 100, 
 
 112, 115. 
 
 Dickens, Dickens, Mr., the King's 
 serjeant-surgeon, i., 180, 445, 
 449, 459 ; ii., 239, 441, 459, 460 ; 
 iii., 1, 49, 231, 233, 278, 305, 308. 
 complaints against his subordinate 
 surgeon at Westminster Hos- 
 pital and St. George's, ii., 454, 
 455, 463, 464. 
 
 Dicker, Captain, of " the Allen," ii., 
 246. 
 
 Dieupar, Mr., mentioned, i., 125. 
 
 Digby, Mr., son of Lord Dig by, men- 
 tioned, i., 98, 129, 220 ; ii., 239 ; 
 iii., 166, 167. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 31, 126, 177, 268, 316; ii., 24, 
 72; iii., 104, 108, 112, 184, 205, 
 209, 261. 
 as Trustee and Common Council 
 man of Georgia Society, i., 204, 
 227, 235, 265, 266, 273, 289, 
 301, 302, 306, 313, 324, 339, 
 340, 364, 369, 476 ; ii., 23, 24, 
 29, 32, 36, 54, 66, 69, 70, 76, 
 103, 104, 143, 154, 159, 161, 
 168, 228, 236, 252, 261, 343, 
 350, 373, 390, 394, 472, 477, 
 478, 481 ; iii., 7, 12, 22, 41, 
 42, 49, 50, 81, 91, 92, 93, 94, 
 99, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 
 
 113, 114, 115, 118, 123, 124, 
 127, 129, 130, 135, 165, 168, 
 182, 187, 189, 190, 194, 196, 
 197, 200, 203, 205, 207, 210, 
 212, 213, 225, 262. 
 
 first chairman, i., 286, 288. 
 DiUon, Mr., christening of the child 
 of, iii., 364. 
 
 Dingle, Co. Kerry, i., 207. 
 Dissenters, and the Test Act, i., 298, 
 301, 305, 356 ; ii., 242, 243, 244, 
 254. 
 petition of, to repeal the Tests. 
 
 discussed, ii., 515. 
 preaching against Popery, ii., 
 149. 
 Dixon: 
 
 Abraham, of Cork, robbery, men- 
 tioned, iii., 358, 368, 369, 372, 
 373. 
 Mr., recorder of Cork, ii., 109. 
 John, parson of Shotley, a letter 
 from, ii., 79. 
 Dixon's spelling books sent out to 
 
 Georgia, i., 309. 
 Dob, Mr., pamphlet relating to the 
 
 wool of Ireland, i., 240, 244. 
 Dobele, Doble, Jo., schoolmaster at 
 Highgate, Georgia, return to 
 England, &c., iii., 208, 230,231. 
 Dobson, Mr., performer on the violon- 
 cello and bass viol, ii., 155, 
 242, 306, 325, 337, ii., 50. 
 Dockminique, Mr., of the Board of 
 
 Trade, deceased, ii., 178. 
 Dod, Mr., excused from serving as 
 
 Sheriff of Chesliire, i., 302. 
 Dodington, Doddington, George Bubb, 
 mentioned, i., 31, 93, 161, 162, 
 179, 182, 186, 214, 216, 231, 
 300; iii., 250, 258. 
 a creature of^the Earl of Sunder- 
 land, i., 32? 
 dinner party given by, i., 129. 
 speech in debate on Hessian 
 
 troops, i., 27. 
 other proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 248, 333; ii., 164. 
 influence on the Prince of Wales, 
 
 i., 375, 426. 
 his character, i., 427. 
 Lord of the Treasury, proceedings 
 in the Irish Parliament, i., 450. 
 relations with the Prince of 
 Wales and the King, ii., 8, 14, 
 197, 359, 360. 
 political infonnation derived from, 
 
 ii., 33. 
 rumour of his appointment to be 
 
 Secretary-at-War, ii., 35. 
 political position of, iii., 247. 
 meeting of members of Parlia- 
 ment at the house of, iii., 254, 
 255. 
 Dog King, an Indian Chief, iii., 38. 
 Dogherty, one, of Carolina, iii., 300. 
 Don John, or the Libertine, a plaj' acted 
 
 in Dublin, iii., 365. 
 Don Sebastian, a tragedy, iii., 309, 
 
416 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Donnldson, ^fr., a younp Irish clergy- ' 
 man, appointed minister at 
 Savannah, iii., 225. 
 Done, Mr., mentioned, i., 122. 
 Donegal, Lady, i., 190. 
 Donegan, studying physic in France, 
 
 history of, i., 193. 
 Donellan, Dr., mentioned, iii., 275. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 7. 
 Mr., and daughter, mentioned, 
 
 ill., 324. 
 Mr., son of Mrs. Percival, iii., 
 
 304. 
 cousin, mentioned, ii., 116, 167. 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 90, 155, 171, 
 200, 385. ii., 50, 67, 78; iii., 
 81, 141, 170, 316. 
 Miss, mentioned, i., 391 ; ii., 127, 
 174, 179, 180; iii., 260, 267. 
 Doneraile, mentioned, iii., 363. 
 Donne, Dr., dean of St. Paul's, sermon 
 
 of, iii., 324. 
 Donovan, Dr., of Cork, M.D., men- 
 tioned, ill., 28. 
 Dormer : 
 
 Brigadier, an anecdote of the 
 
 King of Pru-ssia, i., 117. 
 Mr., of Georgia, mentioned, iii., 
 147. 
 Dorset, Duke of. See Lionel Cranfield 
 
 Sackville. 
 Douglas : 
 
 Charles, Duke of Queensberry, 
 
 ii., 464. 
 Dr., mentioned, i., 225. 
 Lady Ann, sister to the Duke of 
 
 Queensberry, i., 311. 
 Mr., a solicitor to the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 32, 25, 37, 44. 
 Mr., hus])and of the Duchess of 
 Ancaster in the household of 
 the Prince of Wales, ii., 429. 
 David, settlor in Georgia, iii., 125, 
 132, 177, 222, 230. 
 
 , a saucy letter from, iii., 
 
 169. 
 James, M.D., mentioned, ii., 
 
 466. 
 Cnpt. Robert, .second son of the 
 Earl of Morton, M.P. for Orkney 
 and Zetland, in trouble for | 
 not voting to order, ii., 161. 
 Dover, the Guards ordered to, i., 196. , 
 man in woman's clothes seized 
 at, iii., 292. 
 Dovercourt, living of, i., 158, 163, 166, 
 
 167, 176. 
 Dowdal, Dowdall, Mr., mentioned, i., 
 
 296, 307. 
 Down, Deanery of, appointment to, 
 i., 224, 225, 228, 229. 
 
 Downdeady, Doundoady. Coimty Cork, 
 
 sale of, price and rent, etc., 
 
 L, 2, 141, 148, 154, 155, 156, 
 
 160, 172, 195, 224. 
 Downs, Downes : 
 
 Dr., Bishop of Down, i., 157. 
 Dr.. Bishop of Derry, death of., 
 
 ii., 148. 
 Lord, of Yorkshire, an Irish peer, 
 
 mentioned, i., 191. 
 Drake : 
 
 Sir Francis, operations in Georgia, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 301. 
 Sir Francis, i., 55. 
 Mr., a West Indian merchant, 
 
 presents the petition against 
 
 the Spaniards, ii., 440. 
 Drax, Mr., mentioned, iii., 238, 239. 
 Dreams described, i., 213, 214. 
 Drogheda, Earl of.. Dr. Moore's rela- 
 tions with, ill., 325. 
 Dromcollogher, Ireland, iii., 358, 363. 
 Drumdown, Ireland, mentioned, ii., 
 
 346. 
 
 a lease of, iii., 352. 
 Drummond : 
 
 James, Earl of Perth, a com- 
 munication to the Court, iii., 
 
 288. 
 John, mentioned, i., 223, 224 (2), 
 
 226, 227 : ii., 276. 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 184, 185, 336 ; ii., 162 ; iii., 
 
 36. 
 Mr. director of the Ea.st India 
 
 Company, ii., 6. 
 Mr., banker, London, iii., 224. 
 Dryden, John, wrote for starving pay, 
 
 ii., 161. 
 works of, mentioned, ii., 509 ; 
 
 iii., 196. 
 Dublin, Archbishop of, iii., 365. 
 Dublin, city of, iii., 364, 365, 366, 367. 
 merchants' petition referred to, 
 
 i., 163, 165. 
 furtherance of building in, i., 243, 
 
 244. 
 Doring's house in, i.,2 76, 284, 
 
 297. 
 Mr. Whitfield preaching in, ii., 
 
 510. 
 celebration of the King's accession 
 
 in., iii., 306. 
 Peter's Coffee house in, iii., 366. 
 Rose 'rav««rn in Castle Street, 
 
 iii., 365. 
 St. Warvcrs Church at, iii., 366. 
 Stephen's Green, ii., 378. 
 Trinity College, library and 
 
 statutes, question concerning, 
 
 i., 377, 378. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 417 
 
 Du Bosc, French engraver in England, 1 
 
 iii., 332. 
 Du Cane. .See Du Quesne. 
 Duch6e, Andrew or Andr6, the potter, 
 in Georgia, iii., 39. 
 proposal of, for carrjnng on porce- 
 lain manufacture, iii., 40, 44. 
 petition for further encourage- 
 ment at Savannah, iii. 73, 
 to make a wharf, iii., 77. 
 a grant to, iii., 132. 
 his religious views, etc., iii., 230. 
 Dudley : 
 
 Lady, bill in Parliament con- 
 cerning, mentioned, i., 92. 
 Sir William, bill in the House of 
 
 Commons, i., 98. 
 Sir William, baronet in Nor- 
 thamptonshire, a protection 
 from debt for, ii., 197. 
 Dufifils, price of, per piece of 30 yards, 
 
 ii., 420. 
 Dukes of England, titles assumed by, 
 without justification, i., 443, 
 444. 
 Du Mare, Mons., an engineer, i., 280. 
 Dumaresque, (Demaresque, Demerick): 
 Captain, mentioned, i, 120, 125, 
 272, 292, 405, 420, 427, 428, 
 429, 435, 452, 459, 463. 
 suggested captain of a new sloop, 
 
 i., 204, 205, 213, 214. 
 Captain, of the Otter Sloop, i., 
 
 255, 256, 259. 
 Jo., Captain of packet boat of 
 Earvnch, ii., 87, 95, 98, 120, 
 134; iii., 323, 326, 328, 329, 
 332, 342, 345. 
 
 , station for his ship, iii., 344. 
 
 Dumont, Mr., French minister at 
 
 Eotterdam, ii., 70, 75, 103. 
 
 Dunbar, Captain George, of Georgia, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 157, 278, 299; 
 
 iii., 96. 
 
 letter from, about Georgia, to be 
 
 published in the papers, ii., 165. 
 
 arrival from Georgia, ii., 182, 185. 
 
 settler at Josephstown in Georgia, 
 
 grant to, ii., 193, 194. 
 commander of " Prince of Wales," 
 
 ii., 202. 
 conductor of Scotch settlers to 
 Georgia, ii., 201, 204, 246, 259, 
 268, 315, 316. 
 proceedings in connexion with 
 
 Georgia, ii., 291, 292. 
 sails for Carolina, ii., 309. 
 account of conditions in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 410, 411, 412. 
 grant of land to, in Georgia, ii., 
 447. 
 
 Dunbar, Captain — contd. 
 
 paid for freight of persons and 
 
 goods, ii., 488. 
 deposition about white men in 
 
 Georgia, iii., 56. 
 sister of, marriage in London, iii., 
 214. 
 Duncannon, Lord, mentioned, i., 470. 
 Duncomb, Anthony, M.P., of Wiltshire, 
 mentioned, i., 15, 38, 101, 102, 
 127, 141, 197(2), 213, 218, 227, 
 257 ; ii., 6, 142, 155, 179, 218, 
 226, 233, 346, 363, 394; iii., 
 23, 231, 232, 247, 279, 287, 294, 
 304, 308. 
 sent by Mr. Walpole to sound 
 
 Lord Percival, i., 38, 39. 
 the conversation, i., 39-41. 
 resident in Soho Square, i., 300, 
 
 310, 345, 369. 
 a friend of Dr. Courayer, i., 396. 
 annuity secured on land of, iii., 44. 
 Dundalk, port opened, i., 183. 
 Dimdas : 
 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 i., 73, 360. 
 
 , Dunkirk enquiry, i., 42. 
 
 Mr., a Scots advocate, ii., 174. 
 Dunkeron (Dunkerrin), Lord. See 
 
 Petty. 
 Dunkirk, restoration of the harbour 
 of, discussed and examined in 
 Parliament, i,. 35-38, 39, 49. 
 affair of, referred to., i., 41, 44, 
 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 71-75, 
 118, 308. 
 the state of, i., 57 (2). 
 affidavit about a meeting with 
 liord Bolingbroke concerning, 
 distributed, etc., i., 83, 85, 86, 
 87. 
 alarm of French troops marching 
 
 to., i., 196. 
 a new canal made in, for the 
 
 French Fleet, iii., 285. 
 French troops at, for invasion of 
 England, iii., 289, 290, 291. 
 Dunmore, Earl of. See John Murray. 
 Dunstable, the Bull Inn at, iii., 299. 
 Dunvil, Mr., at Paris, i., 193. 
 Dunworth, one, of Ireland, mentioned, 
 
 i., 129. 
 Dupplin, Lord. See Thomas Hay. 
 Du Quesne (Du Cane), Marquis, grand- 
 son of the Admiral, history and 
 circumstances of, i., 459, 460 ; 
 ii., 169, 170; iii., 332. 
 proprietor of a Fire Office, iii., 310. 
 Durell, Capt., mentioned, iii., 285. 
 Durham, Bishop of. See Edward 
 Chandler. 
 
 BB 
 
418 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Dutch, the. policy of, i., 59. 
 unea^iiness of., i., 04. 
 in connexion with the war in 
 
 Europe, i., 424. 
 treaty of neutrality with the 
 
 French, i., 432, 438. 
 agreement between England and, 
 
 ii., 151. 
 afraid to go to war, ii., 177. 
 views of the armistice between 
 
 the Emperor and France and 
 
 Spain, ii., 203. 
 pressure brought by the French 
 
 upon, iii., 244. 
 agreement to augment the troops 
 
 and fit out a fleet, iii., 256, 
 
 257. 
 Dutch East India Company, referred 
 
 to., i., 67. 
 Dutton, Sir Jo., mentioned, i., 254. 
 Dymonds, Capt., demand for demur- 
 rage, ii., 297, 298. 
 
 and see Diamond. 
 Dyson, Mr., minister to the regiment 
 
 in Georgia, misconduct of, ii., 
 
 512; iii., 61. 
 
 Eady, Hannah, chambennaid, i., 123, 
 
 125. 
 Earl, Giles, M.P., mentioned, i., 105, 
 
 182, 186, 244. 
 conversations at Bath, i., 108-110. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 51, 
 
 56, 64, 177, 179, 183, 184, 
 
 275, 338, 346, 368; iii., 36, 
 
 209, 233. 
 steps to prevent a duel Iwtween 
 
 Pelham and Pulteney, i, 221. 
 Commissioner of the revenue in 
 
 Ireland, ii., 27, 257. 
 political position of, iii., 253. 
 Eamly, John, Esq., wife of, history 
 
 of, i., 400. 
 East, Mr., mentioned, i., 51, iii., 347. 
 wife of, i., 106. 
 Mrs., Lady Parker's mother, iii., 
 
 179. 
 East India Company, debate in the 
 
 House of Commons with regard 
 
 to, i., 65-71, 78. 
 contribution of the directors to 
 
 the Georgia Colony, i., 292. 
 privileges of the ship captains 
 
 with reganl to the conveyance 
 
 of wine, ii., 6. 
 offer to the Government in place 
 
 of the duty on tea, ii., 236. 
 relation with the Ostend Companv, 
 
 iii.. 322. 
 
 Ebenezer. See Georgia. 
 
 Eccles, one, a memlxr of the Irish 
 
 Parliament, bribery of, i., 79. 
 Ecclesiastical Courts, committee for 
 
 remedying abuses of, i., 341. 
 Edgberrj' : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 78. 
 Henry, conduct of the wife of, 
 iii., 345. 
 Edgecomb, Mr., chairman of com- 
 mittees in the House of Com- 
 mons, i., 72. 
 joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, 
 
 ii., 33. 
 disposer of the Government's 
 money for buying the Cornish 
 elections, ii., 132. 
 Edinburgh, ii., 192 ; iii., 313. 
 
 proposal of a lottery in, for the 
 
 Georgia Society, ii., 125. 
 ladies at, go into mourning for 
 the Pretender's wife's death, 
 ii., 177. 
 the Porteous riot in, ii., 350. 
 Ediin, Abraham, iii., 225. 
 Edwards' Body of Divinity, in 3 vols., 
 
 mentioned, ii., 207. 
 Edwin, Mr. Charles, candidate for 
 Westminster, iii., 219, 233. 
 elected iii,, 234. 
 supporter of Court partv, iii., 
 
 244. 
 address presented by, not received 
 by the King, iii., 292. 
 EflSngham, Earl of. See Francis 
 
 Howard. 
 Egerton : 
 
 Hon, Henry, Bishop of Hereford, 
 
 mentioned, i., 189 ; ii., 49. 
 Scroop, Duke of Bridgewater, 
 mentioned, ii., 366, 464. 
 
 , separation from his wife, 
 
 ii., 514. 
 
 , pressure put upon his 
 
 parliamentary nominee, iii., 
 261. 
 
 , vestryman, resigns his post, 
 
 iii., 307. 
 John, Duke of Bridgewater, 
 marries his tutor's niece, iii., 
 308. 
 Eglinham, ii., 53. 
 Egmont, Earl of. See Percival. 
 Elboeuf in Languedoo, woollen manu- 
 facture in., i., 128. 
 Elde, Mr., Ma-ster in Chancery, iii., 
 
 268. 
 Eliot, Mr., Receiver General to the 
 
 Prince of Wales, ii., 470. 
 Elizabeth, Queen, her reign di.scussed, 
 i., 111. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 419 
 
 Elliot, Capt., of Churchill's regiment, 
 
 marriage with Lord Grantham's 
 
 daughter, ii., 414. 
 Ellis, Ellys : 
 
 Dr. or justice, trustee of King's 
 
 Street Chapel, ii., 218, 253. 
 J., under secretary at the treaty 
 
 of Nimeguen, death of, iii., 
 
 350. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 107 ; ii,, 239, 
 
 341, 359, 361, 378, 424; iii., 2, 
 
 164, 166, 196, 230, 238, 278. 
 Mr., son of the late Bishop of 
 
 Meath, ii., 226. 
 Mr., of Pennsylvania, ii., 337. 
 one, master of a ship carrying 
 
 provisions to Georgia, ii., 480. 
 , a claim for a cargo, ii., 
 
 483, 490. 
 Welbore, Bishop of Meath, iii., 
 
 350. 
 Sir William, secretary to James 
 
 n., a papist, iii., 350. 
 bishop near Rome, titular Bishop 
 
 of Oxford, iii., 350. 
 Ellis and Ryan, corn factors, men- 
 tioned, ii., 506. 
 Elmeric, a play, iti., 118. 
 Elringtons, settlers in Georgia, silk 
 
 manufacturers, i., 305. 
 Eltham, King John's palace at, re- 
 mains of, described, i., 198, 199. 
 Elton, Sir Abraham, M.P. for Bristol, 
 
 mentioned, i., 55, 131, 150, 289. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 51, 
 
 183, 186, 349, 350; ii., 27; iii., 
 
 36, 112. 
 addresses the mob in Westminster 
 
 Hall, i., 361. 
 application on behalf of Bristol 
 
 settlers in Georgia, i., 370. 
 Emery : 
 
 Ann, petition to the Georgia 
 
 trustees, Lii., 73. 
 , to have a public house in 
 
 Tybee Island, iii., 76. 
 Peter, late appointed pilot at 
 
 Savannah, iii., 73. 
 
 , granted 50 acres, iii., 76. 
 
 Emperor, the. See Charles VI., 
 
 Charles VII. 
 Empson & Dudley, mentioned, i., 
 
 110. 
 England, disaffection in, public debt, 
 
 etc., i., 424. 
 Church of. See Church of England, 
 people of, alleged tyrannical be- 
 haviour of, i., 288. 
 , character of, given to the 
 
 Prince of Wales in Holland, 
 
 ii., 435. 
 
 English Roast Beef, a ballad, a libel 
 on the Administration, ii., 510. 
 Erasmus, discussed, ii., 260. 
 
 Commentary of, proposed distri- 
 bution, of, i., 273. 
 New Testament of, a presentation 
 of, ii., 168. 
 Erskine. See Lord Cardross. 
 Essex, Earl of. See William Capel. 
 Etherington, family settlers in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 141. 
 Eugene, Prince, campaign of, ii., 121. 
 mentioned, ii., 176, 196. 
 venial practices of the secretary 
 of, ii., 402. 
 Europe, Princes of, an account of the 
 grounds of disagreement be- 
 tween, iii., 324. 
 Eurydice First, a play, a satire on Sir 
 
 R. Walpole, ii., 390. 
 Euston, seat of the Duke of Grafton, 
 
 ii., 305. 
 Evans : 
 
 Col. (the old), sergeant under 
 Oliver Cromwell, history of, 
 ii., 388. 
 Col., the son, Privy Councillor 
 of Ireland, father of Lord 
 Carbery, ii., 388. 
 George, Lord Carbery, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 46, iii., 273. 
 Hon. George, son of Lord 
 Carbery, purchase of an annuity 
 from, by Lord Egmont &c., 
 ii., 53, 54, 59; iii., 227, 265, 
 273, 284, 307. 
 
 , mentioned, ii.. Ill ; iii., 
 
 18, 170, 274. 
 George, Esq., of Laxton, nr. 
 
 Stamford, iii., 319. 
 John, iii., 373. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 169 ; ii., 156, 
 
 279, iii., 227. 
 Mr., a coffee man appointed col- 
 lector of poor tax in St. James* 
 parish, ui., 115. 
 Eveleigh : 
 
 Mr., a merchant in Charlestown, 
 letters from ; ii., 141, 268, 290, 
 307, 376, 393, 406. 
 
 , exporter of timber from 
 
 Georgia, ii., 193. 
 
 , supplies for Georgia from, 
 
 ii., 261, 292. 
 -, mentioned, ii., 293, 305, 337, 
 
 390. 
 Samuel, refusal to settle in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 204, 205. 
 Evelyn : 
 
 Sir John, Commissioner of the 
 
 Customs, mentioned, i., 6, 7, 
 
420 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Evelvn. Sir John — conUl. 
 
 17, 55, 77, 79, 132. 155 (2), 165, 
 171, 172, 188, 201, 216, 242, 
 264, 310, 342, 345, 369, 371, 
 377, 442, 448, 449 ; ii., 10, 30, 
 50, 67, 77, 93, 139, 210, 336, 
 469, 462, 480; iii., 59, 83, 
 101, 194, 229, 230, 252, 255, 
 259. 270, 279, 307. 327. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 308. 
 
 , historj- of, etc., ii., 486. 
 
 , son of, mentioned, i., 188. 
 
 -, daughters of, mentioned, i., 
 
 171, 242, 264, 342 ; ii., 50. 
 Lady, i., 78, 188, 264, 342; ii., 
 50. 
 Everard : 
 
 Sir Edmond, hunting seat of., 
 
 i., 399. 
 Sir Richard, victualler of ships 
 at Exeter, i.. 400 : iii., 231. 
 Ewen, William, of Savannah, letter 
 from, ui., 222. 
 settler at Stridaway, iii., 223. 
 Excise of wine and tobacco, bill dis- 
 cussed in Parliament, i., 306, 
 
 311, 312, 329, 330, 338, 347- 
 354, 355, 357. 
 
 opposition to, in the countrj', i., 
 
 312, 340. 
 
 a pamphlet against, referred to., 
 
 ii., 51. 
 a satirical play on, ii., 390. 
 riot on the anniversary of the 
 
 defeat of, ii., 82. 
 duties on Tea, ii., 20-22. 
 Exeter, petition from, with regard to 
 
 the woollen trade, i., 128. 
 once a free port, i., 150. 
 the M.P. for Devonshire mobbed 
 
 in, iii., 344. 
 Bishop of. See Stephen Weston. 
 Dean of. See John Gilbert. 
 Eye-sight, a cure for imperfect, i., 118. 
 Eyes, inflamed, a cure for, ii., 400. 
 Eykraan, Mr., a painter in Leicester 
 
 Fields, ii., 192. 
 Eyles (Isles) : 
 
 Sir John, M.P., Commissioner for 
 
 the sale of forfeited estates, 
 
 i.. 244, 247, 248, 249. 
 
 , reprimanded, i., 249, 250. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i.. 263 ; ui., 330. 
 , quarrel with Captain Ver- 
 non, i., 263. 
 Sir Joseph, purchaser of the 
 
 Derwentwatcr Estate, i., 244. 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 47. 
 
 Eyles — could. 
 
 Captain or Mr., mentioned, ii., 
 55, 220. 
 
 , a Common Councilman 
 
 of the Georgia Societv, i-, 266, 
 273, 286, 324. 336, 340, 369, 
 383; ii., 31, 09, 128, 130, 140. 
 142, 157, 173, 198, 202, 228, 
 298, 362, 373, 474, 475; iii., 
 23, 25, 80, 81, 151, 156, 158, 
 159, 160. 
 -, absence from meetings of 
 
 Eyre 
 
 Georgia Society, iii., 168. 
 — , i)roceedings in Parliament, 
 iii., 36. 
 
 Lord Chief Justice, \'isit of, to 
 
 a prisoner whom he was about 
 
 to try, i., 95 (2). 
 Councillor, nephew and heir of 
 
 the late Cliief Justice Nuttley, 
 
 ii., 496. 
 Eyres, Mr., mentioned, iii., 232, 275, 
 
 280, 292. See uho Ayres. 
 
 Fabri, (Fabry), Signer Annibale Pio, 
 operatic singer, mentioned, i., 
 93, 155, 175, 188. 
 engaged to teach Percival's 
 
 daughter, his fee, i., 15. 
 visits to Charlton \vith his wife, 
 
 i., 98. 
 a gift to the wife, i., 98. 
 visit to Bath, i., 103, 104. 
 Fachew, of Geneva, leader of a sect 
 
 of French prophets, i., 32. 
 Fage, Widow, late of Highgate, 
 
 Georgia, iii., 162, 186. 
 Fairfax, Mr., commissioner of the 
 
 Customs, i., 294 ; ii., 93. 
 Falconbridge, Lord. See Thomas 
 
 Belasyse. 
 Falkirk, defeat of the King's troops 
 
 near, iii., 313. 
 Fallo's^'field, John, appointed collector 
 in Georgia, ii., 193. 
 appointed bailiff at Savaimah. 
 
 iii., 63, 171. 
 not a quaker, iii., 66. 
 mentioned, iii., 70, 123, 145, 162, 
 
 177, 203, 266. 
 his character described, iii., 85, 
 
 143, 230. 
 naval officer at Savannah, letters 
 
 from, iii., 89, 132. 
 a signatory of the Savannah 
 remonstrance, iii., 222. 
 Falmouth, Lord. See Bo8cow«n. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 421 
 
 Fane: 
 
 Joliii. Baron Catherlough (Carlow), 
 
 mentioned, i., 409, 421. 
 , meeting of Irish Lords, ii., 
 
 46. 
 , ill usage by the Government, 
 
 ii., 101, 109. 
 Thomas, Earl of Westmorland, 
 
 mentioned, i., 189. 
 , turned out from the Board 
 
 of Trade, ii., 178. 
 John, Earl of Westmorland, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, ii., 360. 
 , turned out of his troop of 
 
 Guards, ii., 415, 421. 
 -, parliamentary activities, ii.. 
 
 416. 
 
 — , speaks against Sir Robert 
 Walpole, iii., 192. 
 -, and the political situation, 
 
 iii., 264. 
 
 Mr., nephew of Mr. Scroop, men- 
 tioned, i., 7, 90 ; ii., 243. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 16. 
 
 Farinelli, (Faranelli), Carlo Broschi, 
 singer, finest voice in Europe, 
 ii., 132, 135, 164. 
 the Eunuch, a portrait of, ii., 190. 
 
 Farlowe, Mr., at Mallow, iii., 363. 
 
 Fast Days ai^pointed for blessing on 
 the British arms, iii., 231, 296, 
 306. 
 
 Fathers, the. the views of, discassed, 
 ii., 270. 
 
 Faubert, Major, in King's Street, 
 mentioned, ii., Ill, 365. 
 
 Fauconer, one, of Guildford, a mill- 
 wright, a settler in Georgia, 
 ii., 205. 
 
 Faulron, Jacob, of Frederica, iii., 
 213. 
 
 Faulcon & Son, ii., 217. 
 
 Fazackerlv, Fazakerly, Mr., mentioned, 
 iii.," 260. 
 counsellor, consulted about pur- 
 chasers of property in Ireland, 
 i., 172. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 248. 
 
 Fearn, Dr., ii., 443. 
 
 Feilding, William, Earl of Denbigh, 
 mentioned, i., 190, 431. j 
 
 marriage at Utrecht, i., 201. 
 
 Fenelon, Marquis, declaration to the j 
 States General of a refusal of j 
 peace by France, ii., 175, 176. 
 French ambassador, iii., 257. 
 
 Fennel, father-in-law of French, the ! 
 tory, iii.. 368, 370. 
 
 Fennet., residence of Thomas Hanmor, 
 u., 280, 308, 335. 
 
 Fennings, Jo., a voter of Hai'wich, 
 i., 119, 292, 419, 435 ; ii., 84, 9.5. 
 protection from pressing the 
 vessel of, ii., 46. 
 Ferguson : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 79, 126, 141, 
 
 213, 256 (2). 
 Air., Chaplain to the Earl of Stair, 
 i., 192. 
 Fermor, Thomas, Baron Leominster, 
 Earl of Pomfret, mentioned, i., 
 189, 190, 195, 196, 200, 227, 
 240, 306, 414. 
 late Master of Horse to the Queen, 
 debts, etc., ii., 489. 
 Fermoy, barony of, i., 166. 
 Ferrers : 
 
 See Henry Shirley, Earl Ferrers. 
 Lady Mary, mentioned, wife of 
 Mr. Trion, iii., 279. 
 Ferron, Lieut., proposed settler in 
 
 Greorgia, i., 392. 
 Fielding, Henry, one of the 16 children 
 of, an author of plays, i., 97. 
 Mr., translation of Moliere's Miser, 
 
 i., 333. 
 The Historical Register by, ii., 375. 
 Final, part of the Genoese territory 
 guaranteed to the King of 
 Sardinia, iii., 281. 
 Finch : 
 
 Daniel, Earl of Nottingham and 
 Winchelsea, i., 171, 189, 369 ; ii., 
 99, 100, 353, 359, 462; iii., 192. 
 
 , the election of Scotch 
 
 Peers, ii., 149, 150. 
 
 unacquainted with his 
 
 sister's marriage, i., 217. 
 — , his political conduct, ii., 67. 
 -, First Lord of the Admiralty, 
 
 iii., 260, 261. 
 -, and the Treaty of Worms, 
 
 iii., 277. 
 
 the political situation, iii., 
 
 314. 
 
 Heneage, Earl of Aylesford, men- 
 tioned, i., 82, 84,'l87, 189, 190; 
 ii., 67, 342, 366, 480 ; iii., 154, 
 170, 242, 308. 
 
 , proceedings in parliament, 
 
 iii., 63. 
 
 Heneage, Lord Guernsey, men- 
 tioned, ii., 77 ; iii., 170. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 192. 
 
 Lady Harriet, circumstances of 
 the marriage of, i., 217. 
 
 Lady Mary, i., 55. 
 
 John, of Kent, cousin of Lord 
 Percival, mentioned, i., 7, 220, 
 234, 325, 378. 
 
422 
 
 IXDEX. 
 
 Finch — coiitd. 
 
 " Cousin Will," envoy extra- 
 ordinary to Holland, marriage, 
 i., 311, 378. 
 
 mentioned, iii., 327. 
 
 of Harwich, mentioned, ii., 77. 
 Finley, Robert, a broken banker 
 designing to go to Carolina, 
 i., 265. 
 Fisher: 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 80, 152, 174. 
 
 Rev. Mr., sermon at the abbey 
 at Bath by, i., 402. 
 
 Sir Philip Parker's bailiff at 
 
 Arwarton, i., 125, 439, 445, 
 
 446, 454. 
 
 Fishery, petition in favour of, ii., 22. 
 
 Fishwater, in Essex, residence of Sir 
 
 John Rawdon, iii., 296, 304. 
 Fitzgerald, alias Villiers, John, Earl 
 Grandison, mentioned, i., 148, 
 163, 169; iii., 261. 
 Fitzgerald : 
 
 Spanish agent in England. See 
 Geraldini. 
 
 Mr., of Kerry, i., 205. 
 
 Mr., a papist of the County of 
 Waterford, intention to pur- 
 chase land in Ireland, i., 354, 
 356. 
 
 Ldeut., of the Grenadiers, iii., 363. 
 
 Edmund, sent to Cork gaol, iii., 
 370. 
 
 John, a tory giving information, 
 protection for, &c., iii., 358, 370. 
 
 John William, tried at Cork 
 Assizes, iii., 372. 
 
 Maurice, the brother of John, the 
 tory, iii., 361, 367, 371. 
 
 William, the tory, to be prose- 
 cuted, iii., 370. 
 FitzRoy, Charies, Duke of Grafton, 
 Lord Chamberlain, mentioned, 
 i., 6, 189, 216, 217, 218. 228, 
 306, 372, 403, 418, 420, 466; 
 ii., 305, 425, 516; iii., 138, 
 286, 335. 
 
 , bearer of messages from the 
 
 King, i., 369 ; ii., 432. 
 
 , on tho (juestion of precedence 
 
 of the Irish Peers, i., 420; ii., 
 47, 51, 53. 
 
 , views about tlie Royal 
 
 marriage ceremony, ii., 43. 
 
 , perquisites of., ii., 51. 
 
 , distress at his son's be- 
 haviour, ii., 421. 
 
 , failure to make good bis 
 
 promise, iii.. 342. 
 
 , his political jwsition, iii., 
 
 141, 303. 314. 
 
 Fitzroy — conld. 
 
 Loi-d August, son of the Duke of 
 
 Grafton, action against, ii., 421. 
 
 William, Duke of Cleveland and 
 
 Southampton, circumstances of 
 
 the marriage of, i., 217. 
 
 , his character described, i., 
 
 217. 
 Capt., natural son of the Duke of 
 Grafton, mentioned, i., 368. 
 FitzSimmons, Quartermaster, iii., 369, 
 
 370. 
 Fitzwalter, Lord. See Benjamin 
 
 Mildmay. 
 Fitzwater, gardener in Georgia, in- 
 formed against, ii., 172, 476. 
 Fitzwilliam, Lord, i., 3. 
 Fitzwilliams, Viscount, mentioned, ii., 
 46. 
 Viscountess, conversation with 
 the King and Queen on the 
 privileges of the Irish Peeresses, 
 ii., 67. 
 Flanders, exportation of wool to, dis- 
 cussed, i., 128. 
 barrier towns in, ii., 430 ; iii., 
 
 257. 
 recall of English troops from, iii., 
 290. 
 Flavins, an opera, i., 257. 
 Fleet prison, dungeons in. to be res- 
 tored, i., 46. 
 Fleet parson's marriage, i., 289. 
 Flemish wool, characteristics of, i., 128. 
 Fleury, Cardinal, mentioned, i., 56, 
 102, 176, 206, 396. 
 letter of, to the States General, 
 mentioned, iii., 264. 
 Flood, the, an Indian tradition of, 
 
 ii., 124. 
 Florida, Fort Augustino in, mentioned, 
 i., 301. 
 settlement of the boundaries 
 between English and Spanish 
 dominions in., ii., 282. 
 Florence, the prevalent Atheism in, 
 
 ii., 207. 
 Flower : 
 
 William, Lord Castle Durrow 
 (Durragh), mentioned, ii., 363, 
 364. 
 Colonel or Mr., mentioned, i., 125, 
 
 127, 141, 148. 161. 160. 171. 
 John, lirst constable of Frederica, 
 
 ii., 199. 
 Peter, of Purysburg. mentioned, 
 ii., 54. 
 Floyd, Mr., mentioned, iii., 353, 364. 
 Foley : 
 
 ibomas, first Baron, proceedings 
 in Parliament, i., 84, 190. 
 
tNDEX. 
 
 m 
 
 Foley, Biiron— CO tUd. 
 
 , death of, i., 310. 
 
 Thomas, 2nd Baron, mentioned, 
 ii., 360, 509 ; iu., 192. 
 Foliot, Capt., mentioned, iii., 372. 
 Footmen, gaming houses frequented 
 
 by, i., 117. 
 Forbes : 
 
 Greorge, Earl of Granard, ii., 
 361 ; iii., 229, 230, 247, 260, 
 336. 
 Francis, Lord, mentioned, i., 7, 
 80. 
 
 , to command a man of war, 
 
 i., 192. 
 Duncan, Lord Advocate of Scot- 
 land : ii., 363, 364. 
 Ford, employed to make map, etc. 
 
 of Georgia, death of, ii., 380. 
 Forrester, Forester : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 366 ; iii., 167, 
 
 196. 
 Mr., INIinister of Wootton Basset, 
 mentioned, ii., 430 ; iii., 137. 
 Forster, Foster, air., or Counsellor, 
 Samuel, i., 44, 55, 85, 88, 90, 
 149 ; ii., 31, 158, 225, 512. 
 wife of, mentioned, i., 207. 
 brother of, i., 85. 
 aiul see Foster. 
 Fort Arguile, in Georgia, settlers at, 
 
 ii., 358. 
 Fort St. Andrews, settlement in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 316. 
 Fort St. George, i., 198; ii., 316. 
 
 abandoned, ii., 318. 
 Fortescue : 
 
 Hugh, Lord Clinton, mentioned, 
 i., 190. 
 
 , removal from office, i., 363, 
 
 375. 
 , and the Duke of Cumber- 
 land, iii., 49. 
 -, flung oflf his garter as knight 
 
 Fortrey, James — contd. 
 
 , made Freeman of Harwich, 
 
 i., 280. 
 -, a loan from Lord Percival 
 
 of the Bath, ii., 52. 
 
 Mr., M.P., i., 60, 126. 
 Forth, Mrs., iii., 166, 226. 
 Fortrey : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 325; ii., 76, 
 95. 
 
 James, cousin of Lord Percival, 
 mentioned, i., 32, 55, 51, 77, 
 90, 129 141 (2), 167, 171, 175, 
 196, 218, 222, 235, 279, 283, 
 306, 307, 309, 310, 311, 330, 
 332, 337, 339, 340, 342, 344, 
 34.5, 402, 415, 470, 474; ii., 
 18, 30, 152, 156, 161, 167, 175, 
 178, 179, 180, 181, 185, 271, 
 276, 280, 306, 329, 363, 382; 
 iii., 186, 188, 196, 265, 328, 335. 
 
 to, on lands in Norfolk, i., 390. 
 — , payment of part of his debt 
 
 to Percival, ii., 180. 
 — , visit to Ireland, ii., 289. 
 -, fen lands in Leicestershire, 
 
 iii., 70. 
 
 — , mortgage of his estate in 
 Norfolk, iii., 78, 79. 
 -, a legacy to, iii., 179. 
 
 Foster : 
 
 Mr., eminent dissenting preacher, 
 
 ii., 244. 
 Counsellor, a legal opinion of, 
 iii., 321. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 323, 324, 
 
 325, 328, 332, 333. 
 George, a young brewer, settler 
 in Georgia, ii., 405. 
 and see Forster. 
 Fotherby, Robert, Esq., mentioned, 
 
 ii., 464. 
 Foubert, Mons., where residing, iii., 
 319. 
 Academy of, mentioned, iii., 328. 
 Foundlings, Corporation of, secretary 
 
 of, iii., 93. 
 Fountain, Mr., i., 434. 
 Fowks : 
 
 Mr., return from Rome and 
 Venice, account of state of 
 religion in Italy, ii., 207. 
 Martin, Esq., President of the 
 Royal Society, iii., 232. 
 Fox: 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 27, 163. 
 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 371 ; ii., 255, 462. 
 Mr., of the Treasury, iii., 282. 
 Mr., reason for creating him a 
 peer, iii., 259. 
 
 , his ancestry, iii., 260. 
 
 , resignation of office, iii., 314. 
 
 George, M.P. for Hindou, ii., 
 
 150, 350. 
 Steven, or Stephen, M.P., for 
 Shaftesbury, ii., 150, 152, 350. 
 Sir Steven, once a footman, iii., 
 
 260. 
 Mr., husband of Lord Bingley's 
 daughter, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, iii., 31, 42, 43. 
 Fox, The, a play by Ben Jonson, i., 474. 
 i France, policy of, discussed, i., 49; 
 I ii., 176, 177. 
 
 action of, respecting Dunkirk,, i., 
 
 55, 57, 71, 72. 
 relations with, discussed, i., 94. 
 
424 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Fruiict — coutd. 
 
 relations with Holland, i., 432, 
 
 438, 439. 
 effect of arbitrary power in, ii., 
 
 25. 
 naval preparations in, ii., 72. 
 the French Campaign, ii,, 121. 
 agreement between England and 
 
 Holland submitted to, ii., 151. 
 cheap labour in, ii., 164. 
 war against the Emperor, ii., 175. 
 preliminaries of peace with the 
 
 Emperor, ii., 204, 
 peace with Germany, ii., 206. 
 militarj- operations against Indiana 
 
 in America, ii., 322, 326, 379. 
 position in America, defence 
 
 against, ii., 340, 
 pennants of British ships dipped 
 
 to French ships of war in the 
 
 Channel, iii., 18. 
 alliance with Spain, iii., 50. 
 report of their moving troops to 
 
 Flanders, iii., 244. 
 English ix)Iicy towards, iii., 236, 
 
 244. 
 hostile operations of the Fleet in 
 
 the Channel, iii., 284, 285, 286, 
 
 287, 288, 290, 292. 
 precaution against the landing 
 
 of French troops in England, 
 
 iii., 288, 290. 
 loss of French transports in Dun- 
 kirk Road, iii., 290, 291. 
 plan to set fire to London and 
 
 seize the Bank, iii,, 291. 
 pending declaration of war against 
 
 England, iii., 293. 
 declaration of war, iii., 294. 
 and the Empire, iii,, 307. 
 dispatch and cost of postage to, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 
 army of, in GermanVi iii., 257, 
 
 258. 
 Court of, life-sized waxworks, 
 
 of, i., 160. 
 Irish corps in, referred to, i., 118. 
 Jansonists in, mentioned, i., 92. 
 King of, putting his name before 
 
 that of the King of England in 
 
 a diplomatic document, i., 146. 
 , nnuour of his offer of troope 
 
 to the King of Prus-sia, i., 357. 
 , silence at his Lev6cs, ii., 
 
 226. 
 , his policy with regard to 
 
 condemned crintinuls, ii., 226, 
 
 227. 
 National Debt, iii., 257. 
 religious dihpute«, in, &.C., i., 396. 
 
 France — conld. 
 
 woollen trade with, from Ireland, 
 discussed, i., 48, 77, 122, 128, 
 169, 171, 174, 178. 183. 
 Frankland : 
 
 Sir Thomas, mentioned, i., 465, 
 Fred, brother of Sir Thomas, 
 leaves his wife, story of the 
 separation, iii., 72. 
 Franklin, publisher of The Craftsman, 
 
 trial of, i., 198. 
 Fraser, Simon, Lord Lovat, trial and 
 condemnation for high treason, 
 iii., 318. 
 Fratres Bohemiae, in Germany, iL, 332. 
 Frazer : 
 
 Mr,, mentioned, i., 92. 
 old ' Catalogue,' i., 9, 95. 
 Hugh, Chaplain of St. Greorge's 
 Hospital, ii., 464. 
 Frederica, see Georgia, 
 Frederic, Dr., mentioned, iii., 323, 
 Frederick William, Elector of Bran- 
 denburg, character of, i., 107. 
 Frederick I., late King of Prussia, 
 
 character of, i., 107. 
 Frederick William I,, King of Prussia, 
 poUcy of, i., 21, 22, 26. 
 Sir Charles Hot ham's interview 
 
 with, i., 100. 
 stories about, i., 51, 103, 104, 107, 
 
 117, 118, 119, 120; iii., 322. 
 satisfaction under King George 
 
 I.'s will, i., 272. 
 action against the Dutch, i., 
 357. 
 Frederick II., King of Prussia, rela- 
 tions with King Greorge II, 
 and contempt for the English 
 Fleet, iii., 163, 
 agreement to give Guolderland 
 
 to., iii., 257, 
 his disposition towards France, 
 etc., iii., 258. 
 Frederick, Prince of Wales. See 
 
 Wales, Prince of, 
 Frederick, Thomas, Common Coun- 
 cillman of the Georgia Society, 
 i„ .{44, 345, 364, 367, 369, 379, 
 383, 387, 389, 392, 398, 463 ; 
 u„ 36, 54, 102, 104. Ill, 112. 
 118(2). 182. 186. 190. 195, 373. 
 469, 474 ; iii.. 200, 203. 207, 210. 
 211, 212. 
 lus intention to resign, ii., 286. 
 reasons for non-attendance at 
 the Board, ii,, 375, 
 Fredericks, the, cause of, heard in 
 
 the House of Lords, i,, 189. 
 Free Briton, a weekly paper, the 
 writer of, &c,, i.. 196. 444. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 425 
 
 Freeman : 
 
 Dick, iii., 361. 
 
 John, of Ii-eland, mentioned, i., 
 
 398. 
 Mr., formerly knight of the Shire 
 for Hertford.shire, how he lost 
 his election, ii., 16-4, 165. 
 Freemasons, society of, collector for 
 
 Georgia, i., 301. 
 French : 
 
 brandies, duties on, i., 341. 
 necessitous, pensions from the 
 
 King of England for, i., 229. 
 plays in London and playhouse, 
 ii., 143, 144, 154, 158, 161, 166, 
 179. 
 prophets, enthusiasts, how ex- 
 pelled from Yorkshire, i., 32. 
 sugars and molasses, i., 334, 335. 
 wool, characteristics of, i., 128. 
 See also France »upm. 
 French : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 53. 
 a lawyer named, petition on 
 behalf of Protestants in Ireland, 
 ii., 19. 
 John, of Maidstone, iii., 332. 
 Patrick, the tory, iii., 358, 361, 
 362, 364, 367, 368. 
 
 , employed by Government, 
 
 taken prisoner, iii., 363, 368. 
 Frewen, Dr., of Oxford, iii., 302. 
 Friend, Dr., of Westminster School, 
 
 mentioned, i., 160. 
 Friesland coast, ignorance of English 
 pirates of, ii., 68. 
 Princess of, mother of the Prince 
 of Orange, i., 432. 
 Frobenius, a chemist, iii., 336. 
 Fry, Mrs., dying message to the Lord 
 Chancellor relative to her 
 daughter, i, 121. 
 Fulham, a bridge at, clamour of the 
 
 City against, i., 33. 
 Fuller : 
 
 Capt., master of a packet, and a 
 voter at Harwich, i., 14, 15, 
 211, 292, 435, 446, 447, 452, 
 453, 454, 459, 468, 469, 471 
 
 , Lord Percival's wish to have 
 
 him turned out, i., 457, 458, 461 ; 
 ii., 79, 89, 91, 92, 110; iii., .325, 
 327-329. 
 -, his action with regard to the 
 
 Prince of Wales' letter, i., 472. 
 David, of Clifford's Inn. ii., 192. 
 Fullerton, Rev. Mr., letters from 
 
 Georgia, damaging to the 
 
 colony, ii., 165. 
 Funeral, The. a play, ii., 87. 
 Fumes, canal of, at Dunkirk, i., 56. 
 
 Furnese, Sir Henry, procoedings: in 
 
 Parliament, i., 235. 
 Fury, Mr., agent for Carolina, ii., 154, 
 .301, 305, 306, 335, 391, 400, 
 468. 
 
 payment of his bills, ii., 221. 
 
 agent of Mr. Oglethorpe's regi- 
 ment, iii., 76, 141, 142, 212. 
 
 his dealing with the narrative of 
 the siege of St. Augustine, iii., 
 238. 
 
 Gage, Count de, retreat of the Army 
 
 under, iii., 292. 
 Gage (Gaze), Thomas, Lord, mentioned 
 
 i., 405, 414; ii., 223, 369, 456; 
 
 iii., 44, 235. 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 precedency of Irish peers, i., 
 
 409, 411, 418, 421, 428, 430, 
 
 432 ; ii., 46. 
 -, report on Derwentwater 
 
 estates, i., 244, 247, 250. 
 , carrying the sword before 
 
 the King, i., 447. 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 63, 162 ; iii., 103, 107, 108, 
 
 109, 112, 185, 205, 209. 
 , Bill to prevent clandestine 
 
 marriages, ii., 257. 
 , opposing grant of money for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 173, 180. 
 -, interrogated by Lord 
 
 Percival in a coffee house, iii., 
 
 182, 183. 
 Lady, i., 1. 
 
 Gainsborough, Earl of. See Baptist 
 
 Noel. 
 " Gales," repayments by, i., 390. 
 Gall stones, an extraordinary passage 
 
 of., ii., 240. 
 GaUiard, Gaillard, John Ernest, 
 
 musician, mentioned, i., 93. 
 Galloway, Town of, port opened, i., 
 
 183, 184 ; ii., 164, 171. 
 Galloway, Lord, see James Stewart, 
 
 5th Earl. 
 Gallway, Andrew, iii., 369. 
 Gam bier, new warden of the Fleet 
 
 prison, i., 46. 
 Games, Mr., Lord Percival's landlord, 
 
 i., 191, 200. 
 Gaming houses, suppres.sed, i., 117. 
 GamuU, Thomas, stationer at the 
 
 Temple, iii., 301. 
 Gaols, Committee of, question of 
 
 restoration of, i., 46, 49, 53. 
 proceedings of, i., 55, 78, 90, 95 (2). 
 members of., i., 55. 
 
426 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Garden : 
 
 commissary of Carolina, prose- 
 cutor of Mr. Whitofield, iii., 205. 
 Stephen, mentioned, ii., 183. 
 Gardening in England, ii., 138. 
 GartUuer : 
 
 Col., dragoons of , cowardly retreat 
 
 of, iii., 313. 
 Luke, conduct of, discussed in the 
 Irish House of Commons, i., 
 450. 
 Gamier, Mr. apothecary, ii., 59, 181. 
 Garret, Dr. Henry, of Savannah, letter 
 from, iii., 162. 
 his religious views, etc., iii., 230. 
 Gascoyne, Gascoigne, Capt. James, 
 of the sliip of war at Alatamaha, 
 ii., 410, 449 ; iii.. 201. 
 grant of land to, ii., 196. 
 voyages to Georgia, ii., 203, 209, 
 
 283. 
 detained in Savannah river, ii., 
 
 284. 
 letters from, ii., 411, 423, 514, 
 application for a twenty gun ship 
 to be stationed at Frederica 
 under command of, ii., 483. 
 knowledge of the coast of Georgia. 
 
 iii., 51. 
 lot and house of, iii., 137. 
 Gates, Bernard, singer in the anthem 
 at the Prince of Wales' wedding, 
 ii., 264. 
 Gay, Mr., the apothecary, member for 
 
 Bath, i., 113; ii., 132. 
 Gaynj', Roger, a proclaimed person, 
 
 iii., 372. 
 Gaze, Lord, see Gage. 
 GSee, Joshua, i., 6. 
 Geers, Geer, Thomas. M.P., i.. 126; 
 
 iii., 3.30. 
 Gominiani, Gemignani, Francesco. 
 \nolinist, mentioned, i., 108. 
 opera of, performed, iii., 308. 309. 
 Geneva, proposed settlers from, for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 203, 358. 
 Oentlemans Magazine, parliamentary 
 
 debate reported in, ii., 350. 
 Gentry, neglect of, by the ministry, 
 
 referred to, i., 41. 
 George I., King, anecdote of his 
 diflcrence with the Czar of 
 P»u.s.sia, in coiuie.xion with Baron 
 iiemstorfT, i., 114, 115, 116. 
 j)roceodings in connexion with 
 
 the will of, i.. 272. 
 story al>out the Duke of Ormond's 
 
 retreat and, i., 400. 
 ceremonial of his landing at 
 Greenwich. &c., i., 426; ii.. 62 
 (2). 
 
 George II., King, relatioas witii P. 
 of Wales, i., 10, 453, 454, 455, 
 465, 468, 469 ; ii., 10, 13, 203, 
 265, 267, 310, 437. 461, 469, 
 496 ; iii., 239, 246, 258. 
 see also Prince of Wales, 
 stories of the precocity of the 
 Duke [of Cumberland] at nine 
 years of age, i., 16. 
 conversations with Lord Percival, 
 
 i., 15, 31, 127, 151. 
 «Se€ also Percival. 
 his opinion of Lord Percival and 
 attitude towards him, i.. 23, 
 80, 120, 211, 212. 
 his nearness in money matters, 
 
 mentioned, i., 41. 
 reserved maimer at his levees, ill 
 efifects of, etc., i., 41. 343 ; ii., 
 34, 35, 68, 226. 
 liis influence in favour of Lord 
 
 Percival at Harwich, i., 78. 
 opposed to the Pension Bill, i., 
 
 125. 
 fixes the time of the rise of Parlia- 
 ment, i., 176. 
 relations with Sir Robert Waljwle, 
 i., 176, 197 ; u., 222 ; iii., 241, 
 260, 263. 
 birthda}' celebrations at Court, 
 i., 207, 294, 404; ii., 201; 
 iii., 86, 267, 276. 
 attitude towards the Carolina 
 charter and Gteorgia Society, 
 i., 226, 227, 232 ; ii., 162, 431. 
 ajjpointment of his chaplains, 
 
 i., 228, 229. 
 character of., L, 229. 
 visits to and return from Hanover 
 and cost of, i., 241, 279 ; ii., 
 178, 201. 229, 307, 310, 311, 
 319, 330. 367 ; iii., 131, 133, 
 140, 162. 220. 228, 271, 296. 
 a little altercation Iwtwoen him 
 
 and the Queen, i., 272. 
 indignation at the Ch.irital)le Cor- 
 
 juration proceedings, i., 278. 
 attitude towards the Tost Act, 
 
 i., 304. 
 action with regard to those who 
 voted against the tobacco Bill, 
 i.. 357. 
 present at a fire at St. Jamea' 
 
 House, i., 369. 
 proposals U^ the Priuco of Wales 
 on condition of his being re- 
 conciled to Sir Robert Walpole, 
 i., 387. 
 relations with the Spanish 
 Ambassador and French 
 Minister, i., 403. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 427 
 
 George II. — cxintd. 
 
 the carrying of the sword before, 
 
 i., 447. 
 aversion from ministers who vote 
 
 against Sir R. Walpole, ii., 33. 
 Civil List of, ii., 35, 369; iii., 
 
 256. 
 remark about the Beef Rump 
 
 Club, ii., 53. 
 conversation about the Irish 
 
 Peers, ii., 67. 
 offends the Mayor and Aldermen 
 
 of London, ii., 67. 
 attitude in regard to the loss by 
 
 Lord Percival of his election, 
 
 ii., 100, 160. 
 movements of, ii., 109. 
 desire for Lord Egmont's appear- 
 ance at Court, ii., 113. 
 interview with the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 121. 
 a passage of arms with the 
 
 Chancellor, ii., 137. 
 Swiss and German settlers to be 
 
 sent out to Georgia at the 
 
 expense of, ii., 140, 144. 
 at the Masquerade at the Hay- 
 market, ii., 145. 
 circumstances of the appointment 
 
 of his ministers when he came 
 
 to the throne, ii., 156, 157. 
 opposition of his ministers to 
 
 his going to Hanover, ii., 174 ; 
 
 iii., 133. 
 ill affection of the English people 
 
 to Government of, ii., 177. 
 statue at Greenwich, ii., 179, 
 a mistress of, ii., 200. 
 P. Office revenue of Ireland, part 
 
 of his personal revenue, ii., 
 
 236. 
 lady friend in Hanover insists on 
 
 being brought to England, 
 
 payments demanded by, ii., 
 
 236. 
 the Civil List as affected by the 
 
 Gin duty, ii., 258. 
 parsimonious treatment of the 
 
 Prince of Wales, ii., 264, 265. 
 story about the Duke of Rutland, 
 
 ii., 272. 
 gift to the Editors of Stevens' 
 
 Thesaurus, ii., 303. 
 amour in Hanover, ii., 304. 
 scandalous reports, etc., about, 
 
 ii., 307, 319. 
 his going abroad matter of com- 
 mon censure, &c., ii., 308, 325, 
 
 330, 369, 374, 378 ; iii., 142. 
 refrains from Wsiting his daughter, 
 
 ii., 319. 
 
 George II. — -contd. 
 
 dangerous voyage of, ii., 323, 330. 
 illness of, ii., 336, 337, 339, 346; 
 
 iii., 286. 
 and recovery, ii., 349. 
 allowances and disbursements to 
 
 his family, ii., 355. 
 hangs his mistress's picture at 
 
 the bottom of his bed, ii., 369, 
 
 370. 
 cursed by a waterman, ii., 424. 
 his displeasure with the Guards, 
 
 ii., 424, 425. 
 anger at the Prince of Wales' 
 
 behavioiu-, etc., at the birth of 
 
 his daughter; ii„ 425, 429, 431. 
 receives the petition of the West 
 
 Indian merchants, ii., 440, 442. 
 his relations with the Queen, ii., 
 
 445. 
 his sorrow at her death, ii., 445, 
 
 448, 459, 461, 462. 
 his estimate of the Queen, ii., 462. 
 he is bled, ii., 448. 
 suggestions for the re-marriage, 
 
 of, ii., 450. 
 instances of his fondness for the 
 
 Queen ; ii., 454, 457. 
 directs the sermon to be preached 
 
 about the Queen on Christmas 
 
 Day, ii., 458. 
 resolve to send for his Hanover 
 
 mistress, ii., 482. 
 allowance to people going as 
 
 missionaries abroad, ii., 499. 
 insults to, Li., 503, 508. 
 clothes worn at celebration of 
 
 birthday, ii., 510. 
 divisions of political parties in 
 
 the Court of, iii,, 141. 
 relation with political parties, 
 
 iii., 252, 255, 257, 258. 
 Lords and Commons attend his 
 
 court, iii., 254. 
 his action with regard to minis- 
 terial appointments, iii., 260. 
 incident connected with the Army 
 
 when he was staying in 
 
 Hanover, iii., 274. 
 retiun from Hanover, popular 
 
 celebration, iii., 276. 
 reception of the address of the 
 
 Lords and Commons, iii., 286, 
 reception of the address of the 
 
 City of London, iii., 286. 
 plan for carrying on the war in 
 
 Flanders submitted to his 
 
 ministers, iii., 314. 
 refusal to pay his Father's legacy 
 
 to the King of Prussia, its 
 
 effects, iii., 237. 
 
428 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 " George Barnwell" the famous moving 
 
 tragedy, i., 47i. 
 Georgia : settlement of a colony in 
 South Carolina, subsequently 
 called Georgia, preliminary pro- 
 ceedings, &c., i., 120, 127, 154, 
 155 (2), 157, 165, 172, 214, 226, 
 254. 
 question whether trusteeship 
 vacates seat in Parhament, i., 
 129. 
 a lottery suggested for, i., 164, 
 
 167. 
 an unauthorized advertisement 
 
 uith regaixl to, i., 364. 
 the charter, .settlement of its 
 form, etc., i., 193, 204, 209, 216, 
 218. 220, 223, 231, 232, 240. 
 
 , delays in respect to its 
 
 passing, i., 223, 224, 226, 227. 
 
 , signed by the King, i., 260, 
 
 262. 
 
 , a "pattern for all future 
 
 settlements in America," i., 
 266. 
 -, trustees go in a body to 
 
 thank Sir Robert Walpole and 
 others, i., 264, 266. 
 
 passed and fees partlj' 
 
 nniitted, etc., i., 277, 282, 284. 
 
 situation of the London Office, 
 rent, etc., i., 217, 282 ; iii., 152. 
 
 question of appointment of iigent 
 for, i., 265. 
 
 grants from Parliament, proceed- 
 ings in connexion with, i., 273, 
 276, 364, 366, 367, 372, 375, 
 377, .392; ii.. 157, 159, 162, 
 165. 179. 181, 183, 234, 236, 
 237. 239, 250. 288, 334, 343, 
 :J49, 361, 362, 363, \iU, 370, 
 .390, 414, 415, 419, 420, 424, 
 457, 463. 467, 469. 483. 490. 
 498; iii., 1, 2, 9, 14. 19, 21, 
 23, 28, 29, 43, 70, 75, 93-96, 
 !»8. 101, 103, 113. 155. 156, 169, 
 170, 17^, 179, 184, 187. 224, 
 261. 203. 
 
 , op]X)sition to, in parliament, 
 
 ii., 239. 
 
 , the grant insufficient, ii.. 
 
 2x52. 
 
 , methfKls discusserl. iii.. 102. 
 
 , cost of defence of (jtoorgia, 
 
 iii., 293. 
 
 benefactions and contributions, 
 authorized collectors, etc., i., 
 289, 290, 292. 295, 298, 327, 
 339, 347, 364, 372. 385, 386, 
 389,471 ; ii., 32, 30, 37, 66, 70, 
 100, 141, 105, 173, 183, 194, 
 
 Georgia — contd. 
 
 201, 202, 219, 221, 228, 237, 
 278, 343, 362, 505. 
 
 anniversary meetings, dinners and 
 sermons, i., 235, 343 ; ii., 23, 25, 
 66, 162, 219, 221, 228, 246, 247, 
 247, 321, 345, 371, 373 ; iii., 3, 
 35, 123, 124, 200, 292, 318. 
 
 Trustees and Common Council- 
 men, members sworn in, i., 344. 
 
 , meetings of the Board, and 
 
 names of those attending i., 219, 
 passim pp. 273-398, 402, 405, 
 412, 463, 471, 476; ii„ passim 
 pp. 2-516 ; iii., passim pp. 
 1-317. 
 -, the conduct of the members 
 
 discussed, slackness of atten- 
 dance, etc., ii., 41, 43, 262, 296, 
 417, 474 ; iii., 20, 98, 99. 
 — , Ministrj' jealous of the 
 powers of, in Parliauient, ii., 
 155. 
 -, portraits of, receiving Indian 
 
 chiefs, by Mr. Verelst, ii.. 171, 
 
 175, 187, 258; iii., 119. 
 — , visit Gravesend to send off 
 
 Mr. Oglethorp with settlers for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 200. 
 — , committee of accounts. 
 
 proceedings of, ii., 269. 
 — , ill situation of their affairs. 
 
 ii., 291. 
 -, aims and objects of, ii., 320, 
 
 322. 
 
 - — , complaint from, against 
 Carolina, ii., 330. 
 
 charged with enmity to 
 
 the established church, ii., .350, 
 
 371. 
 
 — , cabal amongst, ii., 373. 
 — , a committee of embarbition 
 
 appointetl, functions of., ii., 418. 
 — . a letter from, n^ad by tiio 
 
 Cabinet, ii., 431. 
 — , the comnxittee of corres- 
 
 pondence, all their reports to 
 be entered, ii., 484; iii., 43, 44, 
 45, 46. 
 
 , reasons for entering a letter 
 
 to Mr. Oglethorp in the minute 
 book of the Trustees and not 
 in the book of letters, ii., 495. 
 
 , iisked to make out his 
 
 Majestv's right to the colonv, 
 iii.. 11.' 14, 15. 
 
 , refusal to undertake the 
 
 duty, iii., 17. 
 
 — , discuss a ])etition to Parha- 
 ment for the removal of the 
 Colony from the second article 
 
TMDEX. 
 
 429 
 
 Georgia, trustees, etc. — conkl. 
 
 in the Convention with Spain, 
 iii., 26. 
 
 , action in Parliament with 
 
 regard to the convention with 
 Spain, iii., 32, 33. 
 -, question of grants of land 
 
 in Georgia, discussed, iii., 92. 
 , desire of, to prove the use- 
 fulness of the Colony at the 
 Bar of the House of Commons, 
 iii., 98. 
 -, discussion concerning, iii., 
 
 99, 105, 106. 
 — , the gathering of proofs and 
 witnesses, iii., 98, 100. 
 -, section giving Sir R. Wal- 
 
 pole political support, iii., 99. 
 — , members present in the 
 House of Commons, iii., 109. 
 -, reflections upon the conduct 
 
 of, and steps to refute, iii., 113. 
 , an account of their proceed- 
 ings to be printed, iii., 115. 
 -, a bj^e-law relating to resig- 
 
 nations, iii., 134. 
 
 , prejudice and hostile feeling 
 
 against certain, iii., 187, 195. 
 
 General history and 2>rogress of events 
 
 in the colony : — 
 necessaries supplied, i., 383, 384 ; 
 
 ii., 25, 128, 186, 191, 202, 389, 
 
 439. 
 a former grant of the territory, i., 
 
 398. 
 model of a Dutch saw-mill to be 
 
 sent to, i., 398. 
 mutiny and sickness in, i., 440. 
 causes of complamts of the 
 
 settlers, i., 451. 
 insurrection in, ii., 172. 
 regulation of the currency in, 
 
 ii., 189. 
 policy of government in, dis- 
 cussed, ii., 193. 
 appointments made in, ii., 196. 
 objection against the constitution 
 
 of, ii., 199. 
 setting up of saltpans in, ii., 211. 
 number of people in, supported 
 
 by the trustees, ii., 251, 279. 
 discussion as to its advantage 
 
 to England, ii., 286. 
 sawmills sent to, ii., 287. 
 fort built in, on land claimed to 
 
 belong to Spain, ii., 300, 301. 
 a bear brought as a present from, 
 
 ii., 316. 
 the colony discussed by Sir R. 
 
 Walpole, ii., 339-341. 
 
 Georgia — General history, etc. — confd. 
 question of the sale of lots in, ii., 
 
 375. 
 Attorney and Solicitor-General 
 
 appointed standing counsel for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 380. 
 Trust lands in, called Bouverie's 
 
 Farm, ii., 393 ; iii,, 134. 
 question of an advertisement to 
 
 be put into the papers, ii., 399. 
 manufactures in, not to be en- 
 couraged as detrimental to 
 
 England, ii., 405. 
 proposal to appoint a fast in, ii., 
 
 410. 
 liberty of conscience a principle 
 
 observed in, ii., 433. 
 various services discontinued, ii., 
 
 472. 
 re-establishment of friendly re- 
 lations between Carolina and, 
 
 ii., 473. 
 condition of the magistracy in, 
 
 ii., 485. 
 offer to furnish it with wine, ii., 
 
 493. 
 employment of children hi labour 
 
 in, iii., 2. 
 household flour and other pro- 
 visions sent out for the relief of 
 
 sufferers, iii., 42, 44, 46. 
 indebtedness of the Colony, iii. 47. 
 depositions that white men can 
 
 work in, iii., 56, 59, 66. 
 the Freemason company in, their 
 
 re veilings, iii., 66. 
 persons hanged for murder in, 
 
 iii., 84, 93. 
 nomination of collector of customs 
 
 in , iii., 89. 
 differences between Carolina and 
 
 Georgia, iii., 95. 
 list of forts in, iii., 100. 
 evidence showu;ig the importance 
 
 of, to Great Britain, iii., 101. 
 alteration of the constitution by 
 
 appointing two Presidents and 
 
 Assistants, iii., 171, 177, 179, 
 
 182, 215, 221, 223. 
 discussions about the Colony in 
 
 Parliament, iii., 180, 184, 185. 
 Prince of Wales' issue to be prayed 
 
 for in the Colony, iii., 194. 
 inhabitants permitted to leave 
 
 their lots for 21 years, iii., 198. 
 " poor deserted Georgia," iii., 205. 
 opposition of the ^Ministry to an 
 
 enquiry into the state of, iii., 
 
 207. 
 prices for provisions, etc., iii., 217. 
 the Scotch Club, which retired 
 
 / 
 
430 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Georgia — General history, etc., — conlJ. 
 to Charlestow-n, printing a book 
 showing the bad progress of 
 the Colony, to be printed in 
 England, ' iii., 221. 222, 223, 
 225. 
 
 members of the Scotch club, iii., 
 223. 
 
 discoverj- of a silver mine in, 
 iii.. 300. 
 
 Agriculture, manufactures, produce: 
 cattle in the Northern division, 
 
 iii., 76, 77. 
 china ware, iii., 8. 
 cochineal and indigo, ii., 495, 497 ; 
 
 iii., 83, 116, 117. 
 com, iii., 77, 119, 133, 196. 
 cotton, iii., 66, 100, 127, 184, 196, 
 drugs, herbs and plants, ii., 32. 
 
 359. 
 mulberry planting, i., 309 ; ii., 
 
 477; iii.,2,3, 118, 133, 158.216, 
 
 221. 
 potafih, ii., 141. 
 silk growing and manufacture, 
 
 iii., 5, 8, 54, 66, 86, 100, 110, 
 
 117, 145, 152. 153, 155, 196, 
 
 205. 
 silk from Georgia organized, pre- 
 sented to the Queen, ii., 191. 
 skins, ii., 380, 410 ; iii., 177, 196. 
 timber and lumber in, ii., 193 ; 
 
 iii., 158, 230. 
 viticulture, ii.. 36, 370, 512 ; iii., 
 
 3, 4, 8, 86, 133. 139, 196, 221. 
 
 223. 
 , quality of the wine, iii., 216. 
 
 Alcoholic liquors in, rum, &c., 
 
 drunk in, ii., 171, 406; iii., 230. 
 the " Rum Act " in, ii., 194, 196, 
 
 286, 297, 301, 483. 
 
 , ineffectiveness of, iii., 66. 
 
 steps to prevent introduction of 
 
 rum into, ii., 268. 
 beer for, ii., 275 ; iii., 45. 
 drinking habitfl of the women in, 
 
 iii.. 136. 
 
 botanist, salary of, ii., 293. 
 
 , inspector of the Public 
 
 Garden and mulberry trees in, 
 ii., 294. 
 
 boundaries of, iii., 51, 172. 
 
 conditions and prospects of the 
 colony descril)cd, ii., 3, 165, 
 169, 187, 192, 195, 209, 211, 
 274, 291, 312, 315, 319, 326, 
 326, 358. 385, 405, 406, 410- 
 412, 421, 423, 448, 449, 460, 
 
 Greorgia — C'ouilitinnn — contd. 
 
 466, 468. 470, 475-477. 499, 
 512, 513; iii.. 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 
 12, 13, 15, 38-40, 45. 50-53, 
 67, 61, 66, 67. 76. 77. 85. 87, 
 93, 119, 122, 123. 133-135. 
 139, 140, 145. 149. 158, 174176. 
 188, 189, 201. 205. 213-218. 
 222. 229. 230. 238. 
 
 , healthy character of the 
 
 count r}', iii., 60. 
 -, narrative of the progress 
 
 of the Colony to be laid before 
 Parliament, iii., 182, 186. 187, 
 189. 193, 194, 195, 199, 205. 
 dogs sent to, ii., 297, 298. 
 
 Finance matters : 
 
 arrangements for the annual 
 balance sheet, i., 386. 388. 
 
 accounts laid periodically before 
 the Lord Chancellor and the 
 Master of Rolls, i., 389 ; ii., 
 205, 212, 318. 
 
 accounts, disbursements, etc., 
 i., 310; ii.. 111. 127. 128. 
 141, 144, 279, 280, 287. 290. 
 293, 295-298, 335. 344. 420, 481. 
 483-485, 496, 502; ui., 91, 95, 
 150, 166, 238. 
 
 authorized collectors for the 
 colon}', ii., 22, 36, 167. 
 
 a scheme for raising money for, 
 ii., 131. 
 
 allocations out of the Parlia- 
 mentary grant, ii., 168. 
 
 provision of half- pence for, ii.. 
 183 ; iii.. 71. 
 
 question of issuing notes as bills 
 of exchange, ii., 186, 188, 189. 
 
 shillings and sixpences to be sent 
 over to, ii., 189. 
 
 expenditure on the concerns of, 
 ii., 331. 
 
 sola bills, a good currency, ii., 
 315, 395. 
 
 , punching iron for can- 
 celling, ii., 375. 
 
 , copper plates for, men- 
 tioned, ii.. 428. 
 -, regulations with regard to, 
 
 ii., 473. 
 arrangements for payment of 
 
 accounts, ii., 460, 462', 463, 466. 
 estimates of expense for the year, 
 
 ii.. 468 ; iii.. 55. 63. 
 committee appointed to regulate 
 
 expenditure, ii., 472. 
 regulations for payments, ii., 474. 
 
 Grand Juries in, functions of, iii., 13, 
 
INDEX. 
 
 431 
 
 Georgia — contd. 
 
 harbours, coast and natural 
 features of the country, ii., 
 395; iii., 12, 100, 194, 196, 
 216. 
 
 horses sent to, ii., 219. 
 
 Indians in : 
 
 attitude and sentiments of, towards 
 
 the English colony, i., 364, 389, 
 
 398 ; ii., 36, 169, 246, 305, 406, 
 
 448 ; iii., 38. 
 treaty of peace and alliance with, 
 
 i., 402. 
 visit to England. See Tomachichi, 
 outrages complained of, ii., 112, 
 
 141, 160. 
 questions of trade with, ii., 171, 
 
 199, 210, 211, 212, 213, 296, 
 
 312, 326, 333, 428, 492, 499 j 
 
 iii., 135. 
 , instructions from King and 
 
 Council with regard to, ii., 494, 
 
 495, 498, 506. 
 , Board of Trade report on, 
 
 ii., 500, 501. 
 negotiations with, ii., 187. 
 propagation of religion and educa- 
 tion among, ii., 198, 314, 320, 
 
 364, 376. t 
 
 reservation of lands for, ii., 202, 
 
 312. 
 attacks of, on Spaniards, ii., 
 
 282-284, 300, 317. 
 number of friendly Indians, ii., 
 
 383. 
 annual allowance to, struck off, 
 
 ii., 473. 
 value of presents to, iii., 56, 80, 
 
 81. 
 Spaniards' efforts to bribe, ui., 80. 
 number of warriors, iii., 81. 
 tribes named : 
 
 Chactaws, iii., 81. 
 
 Cherokees, Chirickees, ii., 326, 
 492, 499 ; iii., 94, 96, 221. 
 
 Chickesaws, ii., 312, 314, 318, 
 337 ; iii., 30, 81, 161. 
 
 , French attack on, ii., 322, 
 
 326. 
 
 , cultivation of mulberry 
 
 trees and sUk by, ii., 477. 
 
 Creeks, ii., 124, 187, 195, 282, 
 283, 377 ; iii., 161, 221. 
 
 , the traditional history of, 
 
 on a buffalo skin, ii., 192. 
 
 , missionaries to, ii., 194. 
 
 -, number of warriors, iii., 
 
 81. 
 
 96. 
 
 -, friendly to English, iii., 
 
 Georgia — Indian Tribes — contd. 
 
 Creeks, acknowledgment of 
 boundaries, &c., by., iii., 121. 
 Uchee, ii., 294, 301. 
 Ugiki, ii., 187. 
 
 Yamacraw under command of 
 Sentiche, iii., 135. 
 
 Land in : 
 
 question of tenure of, by 
 female inheritance, ultimate 
 alteration in their favour, etc., 
 i., 309; ii., 54, 70, 103, 104, 
 106, 147, 184, 199, 205, 335, 
 473, 478, 479, 482 ; iii., 19, 31, 
 34, 48, 51, 56, 60, 61, 70, 78-83, 
 108, 136, 145, 147, 149, 150, 
 162-154, 157, 174, 199, 211, 
 216. 
 
 grants of land in, ii., 126, 274, 
 278, 417, 438, 444, 447, 450, 483. 
 
 unauthorized exchanges of lots, 
 ii., 434. 
 
 grants not made to persons under 
 age, ii., 451. 
 
 lands alloted to protestant settlers, 
 a, 481. 
 
 question of exchanging good land 
 for pine barren, iii., 92, 94. 
 
 release of forfeiture of grants in, 
 iii., 177. 
 
 quality of the land in, iii., 229. 
 
 Laws : 
 
 acts approved by order of Council, 
 
 ii., 171. 
 laws relating to negroes, rum and 
 
 trade with the Indians, ii., 172. 
 allowing export of rice from 
 
 Georgia, ii., 193, 211. 
 act for maintaining peace with 
 
 the Indians, in, ii., 330. 
 laws to be prepared for, ii., 382, 
 
 393. 
 new acts for agreed on, ii., 419. 
 
 letters from, for England, coming 
 by way of Carolina, ii., 494. 
 
 library of books for, ii., 275, 278. 
 
 lighthouse in, going to decay, iii., 
 54, 134, 171, 189. 
 
 maps, sketches and surveys re- 
 ferred to, ii., 36, 380, 395; iii., 
 61, 182, 184, 216. 
 
 militia of, command, naming of 
 officers, powers, etc., i., 199, 
 230, 231, 232, 298; ii., 211, 
 213, 358, 405. 
 
 , number of fighting men 
 
 avaUable, ii., 376, 377. 
 
432 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Georgia — cont'1, 
 
 Xaral and uiilitnr;/ defence of :— 
 cannon, scout boats, etc., ii., 
 311, 475, 483, 484,487 ; ui., 13, 
 19, 20, 22, 45, 46. 71. 120. 121. 
 regiment provided for, ii., 401. 415, 
 418, 419, 421, 429, 430, 433, 
 436, 444. 453. 
 
 , nomination of officers etc., 
 
 u., 433. 
 -, transport of, the mischievous 
 
 economy of the Admiralty, etc., 
 
 ii., 447 ; iii., 60. 
 , departure of, for Georgia, 
 
 ii., 457. 
 , grants of land to officers 
 
 and men, ii., 438, 447, 481, 488. 
 money advanced by Trustees for 
 
 military service of, efforts to 
 
 reclaim, iii., 101, 102, 115-117, 
 
 121-123, 149, 156, 164. 
 necessary reinforcements for, iii., 
 
 144. 
 progress of the fortifications in, 
 
 iii., 214. 
 
 Negro slaves : 
 
 question of their employment, 
 forbidden by the Trustees, iL, 
 141, 171, 205, 493; iii., 55-58, 
 60, 61, 66, 70, 74, 82, 88, 108, 
 109, 133, 137, 139, 140, 149, 
 150, 152-155, 170, 174, 175, 188, 
 189, 197, 201, 202, 205, 229, 
 242. 
 
 fund for conversion of., ii., 181, 
 182. 
 
 Act against use of, referred to, 
 ii., 193. 
 
 blacks or negroes entering Geoigia 
 to be .seized, ii., 196. 
 
 illegitimately employed, ii., 449. 
 
 a comparison of white and negro 
 labour, iii., 1 16. 
 
 representation from tlie Northern 
 district demanding negroes, etc., 
 iii., 38, 50, 52, 53. 
 
 price of negroes in, iii., 201. 
 
 Periangor of, ii., 448. 
 pilotage and the pilot act in, iii., 
 54, 03, 78. 89, 160. 
 
 Popnlnlion : 
 
 number of inhabitants, ii., 36, 
 
 54, GO, 09, 111, 112. 
 birtlis, deaths, and marriages in, 
 
 ii., 09, 211 ; iii., 223. 
 number of foreign settlers ii., 
 
 246. 
 
 Georgia — Population — contl. 
 
 number of half-breedn in. ii., 
 406. 
 
 Recorder in, not a magistrate, 
 iii., 215. 
 
 Rel'ujion, establishnenl and promotion 
 
 of:- 
 
 missionary clergy and catechists, 
 i., 295, 297, 302, 303 ; ii., 393. 
 
 , funds for, ii., 32, 493. 
 
 , salaries, conditions of 
 
 service, etc., ii., 228, 280, 349, 
 350, 364, 371. 
 
 unfitness of the ministor for his 
 emplo^tiient, ii., 184. 
 
 building of churches in, ii., 162, 
 168, 181, 251. 
 
 , funds for, ii., 198, 201, 203. 
 
 , dimensions of churches to 
 
 be erected, and cost, ii., 415, 
 418. 
 
 state of religion in, ii., 195, 198. 
 
 discussion about the word 
 " religious " in a minute, wliich 
 was erased, and the appropia- 
 tion of money given for religious 
 purposes, ii., 230-235. 
 
 appropriation of land for reliijious 
 purposes, question of a globe 
 discussed, ii., 237, 238, 239, 
 252, 253, 358, 479. 
 
 , names of the Common 
 
 Coimcilmen for and against, 
 ii., 238, 239. 
 
 opposition to dissenting congre- 
 gations in, ii., 239. 
 
 benefactions for religious uses, 
 u., 136, 198, 203, 204, 205, 20S, 
 215, 233, 253, 281, 268, 274, 
 279, 309, 320, 342, 343. 370. 
 376, 379, 410, 417, 424, 427. 
 433, 497, 511 ; iii., 5, 143, 146. 
 
 religious books for. Church cate- 
 chisms, &c., ii., 173 ; iii., 53, Ot. 
 
 policy pursued as regards power 
 of appointment of ministers, 
 in, ii., 342, 343. 
 
 religious sects in, ii., 371. 
 
 question of the Bishop of London's 
 licence, ii., 493. 
 
 Secretary of tlie provinoe to 
 reside there, ii., 385. 
 
 Settlers in the colon;/ : — 
 
 a scheme for poor debtors, i., 
 
 98, 99. 
 a scheme to send London vagrants, 
 
 i., 272. • 
 
 qualifications and choice of, and 
 
INDEX. 
 
 433 
 
 Georgia — Settlers — cojit'i. 
 
 persons desirous of going, and 
 sent, i., 288, 295, 296, 298, 299, 
 301, 305, 307, 339, 364, 370, 
 374, 377, 379, 383, 384, 386, 
 389, 391, 392, 398, 405, 463, 
 464; ii., 12, 13, 32, 37, 42, 
 43. 70, 75, 103, 119, 128, 135, 
 140, 141, 143, 146, 166, 180, 
 186, 199, 230, 289, 298, 399, 
 485 ; iii., 54. 
 
 , application from a spend- 
 thrift, ii., 179. 
 
 transport of, to Georgia, i., 288 ; 
 ii., 198, 441. 
 
 a party of 12 potash makers, i., 
 295, 301, 345, 392. 
 
 silk workers, i., 298, 303, 305, 
 309, 327, 336, 345, 378, 379, 
 463; ii., 36, 168, 370, 387,477, 
 502. 
 
 papists to be excluded, i., 299, 
 370, 374. 
 
 Jews, question of their ex- 
 clusion, i., 301, 309, 313, 463, 
 464, 476. 
 
 , arrival of a ship with Jews 
 
 there, i., 440, 463. 
 
 , question of their recaU, etc., 
 
 ii., 3, 55, 119, 375. 
 
 , leaving the colony, iii., 188, 
 
 218. 
 
 sawyers going to., i., 306, 310. 
 
 necessitous poor only to be sent 
 to, i., 370, 376. 
 
 Swiss, i., 440, 443 ; ii., 135, 142, 
 146, 168, 188, 193, 195, 276, 
 299, 380, 382, 393, 395, 440, 
 441, 484. 
 
 Salzbiu-gers, ii., 75, 104, 119, 
 127, 128, 195, 208, 212, 215, 
 230, 317, 335, 343, 358, 394, 
 419, 436, 513; iii., 19, 135, 
 176, 190, 198, 205, 206-208, 
 212. 
 
 , cost of their conveyance 
 
 to, ii., 127. 
 
 , grants to, ii., 130; iii., 29. 
 
 -, benefactions for, ii., 173, 
 
 362. 
 — , character of, etc., ii., 165, 
 
 168, 169. 
 — , removal to Purysburg, ii., 
 
 274. 
 
 — , operations, &c., ii., 466. 
 — , good character of, ii., 511, 
 
 512. 
 -, their satisfaction with their 
 
 Georgia — Settlers — contd. 
 
 Moravians, first rejected, after- 
 wards admitted, ii., 132, 133, 
 135, 143, 313, 332, 333, 362, 
 395, 405, 470. 
 
 , their character, etc., ii., 133, 
 
 491 ; iii., 57. 
 
 , refusal to take up arms for 
 
 defence of the colony, ii., 412, 
 413, 422, 433. 
 
 , catechists for Purysburg, 
 
 ii., 419. 
 
 , repayment of their debts 
 
 to the trustees, ii., 496. 
 -, departure from the colony. 
 
 conditions, iii., 58. 
 — , money collected for, iii., 
 64, 129. 
 
 iii., 151. 
 German, ii., 154, 168, 173, 174, 
 
 186, 290, 321, 322, 439; iii., 
 
 19, 193, 197, 227. 
 
 , bequests for, ii., 197, 409. 
 
 Palatines, ii., 186. 
 
 Bohemians, ii., 195. 
 
 Scotch Highlanders, ii., 201, 202, 
 
 204, 268, 313, 322, 380, 384, 385, 
 
 389, 391, 396, 402 ; iii., 211. 
 
 , cost of sending, iii., 218. 
 
 , Scots who called themselves 
 
 gentlemen, inefEective as settlers, 
 
 iii., 57, 66. 
 -, behaviour and character of. 
 
 iii., 174, 177, 188, 189, 230. 
 number and nationality of settlers 
 
 on the Charity accoimt, ii., 318. 
 a scheme to send Charity children 
 
 to, ii., 436, 437, 438. 
 ItaUans, iii., 8. 
 women settlers brought back, 
 
 iii., 135. 
 the obUgation of settlers with 500 
 
 acre lots to cultivate, iii., 199. 
 
 ships going to and fro, ii., 201, 
 
 202, 204. 
 , musters of passengers on 
 
 board, ii., 202. 
 Solicitor of the Trustees, ii., 379. 
 
 Siiain: hostile designs against 
 the province, i., 439 ; ii., 290- 
 293, 374, 375, 376, 377, 379, 
 382, 385, 389, 390, 394, 396, 
 398, 405, 406, 410, 411, 412, 
 420, 423, 436, 438, 446, 447, 
 457, 480, 489, 492. 494, 495, 
 499 ; iii., 7, 8, 22. 
 
 , the informer of, ii, 446. 
 
 , effect on settlers there, 
 
 iii., 8. 
 
 negotiations about the boun- 
 daries with the Spanish 
 Governor, ii., 282, 283. 
 
 CC 
 
434 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Georgia — Sj ain — covUL 
 
 amicable relations established 
 
 with the Spaiiiards, ii., 326. 
 Spaniards, complaints against the 
 
 inhabitants of, u., 300, 301, 312, 
 
 337, 343. 
 memorial of complaint presented 
 
 by the Spanish agent in 
 
 England ; ii., 426, 427, 428. 
 proceedings connected with its 
 
 presentation, ii., 427, 428, 430. 
 eflfect on public opinion, etc., ii., 
 
 431, 434. 
 loss of two islands by the treaty 
 
 with Spain, ii., 509. 
 a scheme for raising money ; ii., 
 
 131. 
 a commission with Spain to 
 examine into its ownership, iii., 2. 
 Spanish claims to the province 
 
 as part of Florida, iii., 9, 10, 
 
 11, 45. 
 rumour of intention to give up the 
 
 province to Spain, iii., 11, 15, 
 16, 18, 143. 
 Spanish invasion, etc., iii., 266,271. 
 
 Town Courts, law books for, iii., 198, 
 
 Trust Servants in : — 
 overseer to be appointed, iii.,44, 48. 
 annual charge of a white servant 
 
 iii., 54. 
 persons employed, iii., 55. 
 English and German servants 
 
 compared, iii., 136. 
 arrangements for settling servants 
 
 out of their time, iii., 144. 
 increase of their grants at the end 
 
 of their service, iii., 203. 
 character of the Gennan Trust 
 
 servants, iii., 221. 
 
 Settlements, fill I >^, mui j lacts m . — 
 
 order and description of, ii., 316, 
 317 ; iii., 100. 
 Abercom, settlers at, ii., 399. 
 
 population of, ii., 112. 
 Amelia, Spaniards land in, ii., 423. 
 
 scout boat discontinued, ii., 473. 
 
 mentioned, iii., 13, 184. 
 
 capacity of the harbour, iii., 100. 
 
 Spanish attack u{X)n, iii., 119. 
 
 soldiers fonu a village in, iii., 137. 
 A{>alachee bay, iii., 121. 
 Augusta, building of fort at, dia- 
 coiitinued, ii., 473. 
 
 mentioned, iii., 75. 
 
 only a block house, iii., 136. 
 
 a flourishing town, iii., 196. 
 Cap** Bluff, jtopnliition of, ii.. 112, 
 
 Georgia — Settlements — contd. 
 
 Darien, or New luverncsd. a settle- 
 ment at the mouth of the 
 Alabahama river, ii., 279, 315, 
 316. 
 fort erected at, ii., 406, 410. 
 Spanish Indians attack, ii., 423. 
 establishment discontinued, ii., 
 
 473. 
 Trust servants sent to, ii., 477. 
 Presbyterian minister and Church 
 of Scotland at, ii., 497 ; iii., 76, 
 76, 165, 245. 
 number and character of the 
 people of, iii., 2, 38, 86, 88, 89, 
 90, 134, 136, 149, 151, 165, 188, 
 217. 
 settlers at, opposed to the use of 
 
 negroes, iii., 55. 
 number of cannon at, iii., 90. 
 large scale map of, iii., 90. 
 people turn to cattle grazing, 
 
 iii., 133. 
 rum drinking in, ii., 133, 216. 
 inhabitants of, slain at the siege 
 
 of St. Augustine, iii., 166. 
 Scotch settlers for, iii., 211. 
 Ebenezer, number and condition of 
 inhabitants of, iii., 88, 212, 230. 
 destruction of the saw mill at, iii., 
 
 93. 
 German settlers at, iii., 186, 189. 
 purchase of Indian lands in, near, 
 
 iii., 198. 
 mill river formerly called Abercom 
 Creek, iii., 212. 
 Forts: 
 
 Abercom, ii., 119. 
 Argyle, Arguile, ii., 69, 316. 
 Moor's, ii., 306. 
 Picola, iii., 135. 
 
 St. Andrew, charge of mainten- 
 ance, iii., 7. 
 
 , number of cannon at, iii., 
 
 90. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 64, 111. 
 
 St. George, garrison and works 
 
 discontinued, ii., 472, 473. 
 St. Simon's, iii., 129. 
 Frederica, new and old, ii., 119, 
 168, 184, 185, 191, 194, 196, 
 212, 274, 278, 279, 285, 287, 
 
 357, 612, 514. 
 appointment of officers at, ii., 197. 
 Recorder of, ii., 219, 294. 
 arrival of troops at, ii., 283. 
 relations of the people with the 
 
 Indians, ii., 294. 
 conditions at, ii., 313, 316, 317, 
 
 358, 375, 423, 449, 477; iii., 
 61. 111. 136. 150. 213. 
 
TXDEX. 
 
 435 
 
 Georgia, Settlements, Frederica — contd. 
 defence of, ii., 313, 383, 406. 410; 
 
 iii., 42, 54, 90, 214, 215, 226. 
 ministers at, ii., 321, 373, 426., 
 references to places of worship 
 at, ii., 379, 513, 516 ; iii., 3, 139. 
 lands settled for religious uses 
 
 at, ii., 393, 409, 410, 414, 495. 
 a young brewer settled at, ii., 
 
 399, 405. 
 a schoolmaster to be sent to, ii., 
 
 417. 
 Madeira wine sent to, ii., 424. 
 town court of, to try offences 
 against the Rum Act, ii., 426. 
 the Orphan House, &c., at 
 Frederica, ii., 457, 473 ; iii., 19. 
 laj-ing out of lands at, ii., 473. 
 payment of millwrights at, ii., 473. 
 the storehouse removed to, ii., 
 
 484. 
 sea boat for, ii., 491. 
 character, etc., of people at, iii., 
 2, 54, 61, 86, 88, 90, 149, 188, 
 224. 
 petition from freeholders, in, iii., 9. 
 Court martial at, iii., 39. 
 large scale map of, referred to, 
 
 iii., 90. 
 rum drinkiug in., iii., 133, 216. 
 bailiffs in, vmsuitable people, iii., 
 216. 
 Hampstead, population, ii., 112. 
 mentioned, ii., 358, 513. 
 grant of new lands to the town of, 
 
 ii., 475. 
 inhabitants excluded from Com- 
 munion, iii., 37. 
 Hermitage, iii., 145. 
 Highgate, population of, ii., 55, 112. 
 mentioned, ii., 358, 449, 477, 499 ; 
 
 iii., 82, 230. 
 the quality of the land in, ii., 488. 
 complaints of the settlers at, 
 
 ii., 493. 
 inhabitants excluded from Com- 
 munion, iii., 37. 
 Hutchinson's Island, population of, 
 
 ii., 112. 
 Islands of St. Catherine's, Ossa- 
 
 baw and Sapolo, iii., 121. 
 Jekyll's Island, or Jekyll Sound, 
 mentioned, ii., 424 ; iii., 13, 
 36, 100. 
 capacity of the harbour for ships 
 of war, etc., iii., 8, 51, 54, 57, 
 194, 216. 
 Joseph's Town, ii., 193. 
 Ogichee, Ogekie, population of, ii., 
 112. 
 settlers for, ii., 252, 35S. 
 
 Georgia, Setllementa — contd. 
 Pipemaker Bluff, iii., 121. 
 St. Juan River, width, etc., iii., 
 
 135. 
 St. Simon's Island, iii., 103. 
 conditions prevailing, iii., 133. 
 map of, iii., 137. 
 Savannah, first settlement in Georgia, 
 i., 295 ; ii., 191, 285. 
 conditions in, i., 451 ; ii., 195, 205, 
 274, 294, 295, 313, 314, 317, 
 326, 333, 358, 359, 370, 476, 
 495, 496; iii., 2, 12, 51, 126, 
 174, 189. 
 ministers and catechists in, i., 451 ; 
 ii., 211, 261, 490, 495 ; iii., 225. 
 
 , salary, etc., for, ii., 136, 141, 
 
 146, 170, 198, 221-223, 319, 516. 
 
 Jew settlers in, i., 464. 
 
 houses and population in, ii.. 55, 
 
 112, 141; 313, 399.; iii., 37, 
 
 50, 84, 150, 188, 210. 
 
 satisfactory account of the town, 
 
 ii., 75. 
 length of voyages to and from, 
 
 referred to, ii., 157, 246, 382. 
 measiures for defence of, ii., 158. 
 motion in Parliament to make 
 Savannah a port town, ii., 171. 
 appointments in ii., 194, 195, 196. 
 naval officer of, ii., 199. 
 Scotch settlers in, ii., 199. 
 
 , complaints against, ii., 286. 
 
 settlers to be taken to, ii., 252. 
 
 building of churches, etc. at, ii., 
 
 233, 253, 477, 478, 486, 488; 
 
 iii., 63, 143, 152, 156, 205, 208. 
 
 dial and clock for church at, ii., 
 
 165. 
 the character of the soil at, ii., 258, 
 
 297; iii., 223. 
 trade with Indians restrained, ii., 
 
 284. 
 town haU built in, described, ii., 
 
 314. 
 public midwife, number of births, 
 
 etc., ii., 370. 
 religious sects in, ii., 371 ; iii., 134. 
 town seal for, ii., 379, 393. 
 building of a fort in, ii., 385, 393, 
 
 396, 398, 406, 412, 421. 
 parish clerk at, ii., 418. 
 town court of, proceedings in, 
 
 ii., 426 ; iii., 130. 
 copper gilt maco for, ii., 438. 
 
 , cost of, ii., 472. 
 
 question of establishing a Covmcil 
 
 at, ii., 451. 
 orphans and sick at, ii., 473. 
 tne churches and children's schools 
 at, ii., 512. 
 
436 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Ccorgin. Settlemevts, Savannah — confd. 
 improvements in, ii., 514. 
 the number of men appearing in 
 
 arms at, ii., 495. 
 potterv manufactory set up at, 
 
 ii., 602. 
 orphan house at, ii., 516; iii., 3, 6. 
 stores at. ii., 516, 517 ; iii, 4, 55. 
 apothecarj- and surgeon going to, 
 
 iii, 5. 
 the saw mill at, iii., 55. 
 grapes growTi in, iii., 86. 
 road to Augusta, iii., 91. 
 rum drinking in, iii., 189, 197. 
 a new remonstrance signed by 63 
 persons stating their demands, 
 iii., 222, 231. 
 a new constitution for, iii., 224. 
 Savannah, river. Mentioned, i., 
 282, 295, 305, 364. 
 
 , district map of, referred to, 
 
 i., 443. 
 Skideway, Skidawaj-, ii., 358, 440. 
 an account of the settlers at, ii., 
 112; iii., 223. 
 1 hunderbolt, ii., 313, 358, 376. 
 population of, ii., 54, 112, 141. 
 criminal offences at, iii., 41. 
 Tybee, mentioned, ii., 69. 
 population, ii., 112. 
 described, iii., 100. 
 harbour, iii., 194. 
 And see Tyber. 
 Weetbrook, population, ii., 112. 
 
 The State of Georgia, to be printed, 
 
 iii., 164, 168. 
 distribution of copies, iii., 172. 
 presented to the King, Duke 
 
 of Cumberland, etc., ii., 173. 
 
 Geraldini, (Giraldine, Fitzgerald), Sir 
 Ihomas, Spanish agent in Lon- 
 don, ii., 282, 337, 395, 428, 430 ; 
 iii., U, 17, 35. 
 
 article of complaints against in- 
 habitants of Georgia, ii., 300, 
 302, 426-429, 430 (2), 434. 
 
 , answers to, ii., 304. 
 
 pleasantries at the Duke of New- 
 castle's table, ii., 431. 
 
 conversations with, iii., 35, 44, 45, 
 46. 
 
 actor made up to resemble, in a 
 a play, iii., 83. 
 
 in disgrace at his own Court, iii., 
 91. 
 Germain : 
 
 a settler in Georgia, iii., 76. 
 
 Joyce, husband of, dies in 
 Frrderirn, iii.. 116. 
 
 German : 
 
 settled in Anhalt desires to go 
 
 to Georgia, ii., 119. 
 giant, a, mentioned, ii., 33. 
 boy, 7 years old, a musical 
 
 prodig3', iii., 335. 
 Germanv, settlers from, for Georgia, 
 
 ii., 173, 174, 322. 
 peace with France, ii., 206. 
 the only Protestant Episcopal 
 
 sect in, ii., 332. 
 report current in, that settlers are 
 
 made slaves in Georgia, iii., 187. 
 Gibbon, (Guibon, Guybon), Gibbons : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 243. 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 34, 54, 72, 142, 177, 184, 258, 
 
 263, 274, 343, 347, 358, 361.; 
 
 ii., 9, 19, 71, 72, 257, 365 ; iii., 32. 
 , Lord of the Treasury, iii., 
 
 250, 253, 259, 278. 
 Philip, mentioned, i., 220. 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 43, 47, 185, 205. 
 Grinling, carving at Chatsworth, 
 
 iii., 299. 
 young Mr., preaching at Church- 
 town, iii., 354. 
 Gibbs (Gibs), James, architect, iii., 
 
 234, 242. 
 Gibraltar, mention of, i., 4, 132. 
 
 Spanish operations at, i., 141, 142, 
 
 144. 
 discussed in Parliament, i., 171 ; 
 
 ii., 24. 
 design to recover, iii., 50. 
 grievance of leaving the regiraenta 
 
 so long at, iii., 298. 
 Spanish claim to, iii., 322. 
 siege of, referred to, iii., 346. 
 Gibson : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 118. 
 
 Dr. Edmund, Bishop of London, 
 
 mentioned, i., 179 ; ii., 136, 
 
 307, 361. 
 , conversations with, about 
 
 Dean Berkeley, etc., i., 237-239; 
 
 ii., 7, 9. 
 
 , his character, i., 444. 
 
 -, attitude towards Sir Robert 
 
 Walpole, ii., 7, 262, 267, 322, 323. 
 , accused of being a Court 
 
 Bishop, ii., 23. 
 , reasons for his opposition 
 
 to Dr. Bundle, ii., 151. 
 , his attitude towards missions 
 
 to negroes, ii., 167. 
 -, in debate on the Mortmain 
 
 BUI, ii., 271. 
 
 . authority over the Colonial 
 
 clergy, ii., 342, 345, 360. 
 
INDEX, 
 
 437 
 
 Gibson, Bishop of London — conUl. 
 
 , his policy with regard to 
 
 Georgia criticized, ii., 343. 
 -, displeasure with the Trus- 
 
 tees of Georgia, ii., 498. 
 — , efforts to exercise jurisdic- 
 tion in Georgia, ii., 499, 500. 
 -, principle followed by, in the 
 
 gift of livings, ii., 342. 
 two brothers, settlers in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 298. 
 Gideon, the Jew from Marseilles, iii., 
 
 290. 
 Gilbert: 
 
 Dr. John, Dean of Exeter, at Bath, 
 
 mentioned, i., 105, 106, 112, 
 
 113, 114, 117. 
 , clerk of the King's closet, 
 
 i., 237. 
 , his behaviour towards Mrs. 
 
 Skerrit, ii., 250. 
 -, to preach the sermon on the 
 
 death of the Queen, ii., 458. 
 -, Ukely to be made a bishop. 
 
 his qualifications, ii., 476. 
 John, servant to Lord Egmont, 
 
 iii., 44, 220. 
 Robert, the tailor, appointed 
 
 tliird bailiff of Savannah, ii., 
 
 483, 485, 486 ; iii., 13, 54. 
 , second bailiff at Savannah, 
 
 unable to read or write, iii., 
 
 63, 66, 70. 
 -, removed from being second 
 
 bailiff, iii., 71. 
 -, letter from, referred to, iii, 
 
 80. 
 Gilburn, Mr,, of the county of Limerick, 
 
 iii., 364. 
 Giles, one, an ale-house keeper, settler 
 
 in Georgia, ii., 399. 
 GUleon, Mr., mentioned, iii., 284. 
 Gin, " No gin, no Kmg " the cry of 
 
 the London mob, ii., 302, 305. 
 Gin Act, repeal proposed, i., 331. 
 
 Bill against the drinking of, ii., 
 
 229, 240, 257, 258. 
 Giraldon, Abbe, at Paris, an Irishman 
 
 whose true name is Price, i., 
 
 396. 
 Glanvill, Glanvil, Mj., M.P., mentioned, 
 
 i., 55, 85, 108, 113, 117. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 54, 
 
 67, 163, 177, 248, 368 ; ii., 31, 
 
 255. 
 Glass blowing at Greenwich, ii., 504, 
 
 505. 
 Glen, Mr., Governor of South Carolina, 
 
 iii., 22, 30, 35, 129, 213, 238, 
 
 242, 254, 516. 
 wife of, iii., 49. 
 
 Glen, Mr., — conf^. 
 
 sister of, in connexion with Sir 
 
 Robert Walpole, iii,, 49. 
 spleen against Col. Oglethorp, 
 iii., 149. 
 Glenorchy, Lord. See John Campbell. 
 Globe tavern, dining at, mentioned, 
 
 i., 95. 
 Gloucester, Bishops of. See Joseph 
 Wilcocks. See Martin Benson. 
 See Elias Sydali. 
 Bishopric of, vacancy, ii., 2. 
 Glover : 
 
 dancing master, mentioned, ii,, 
 
 459. 
 James, Lord Percival's butler, 
 
 death of, i., 313. 
 Mr., speech before the House of 
 Commons, iii., 258. 
 Glyster, newly invented, ii., 443. 
 Goddard, Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 58, 
 Godfrey : 
 
 Mr., of Harwich, death of, i., 9. 
 Mr,, town clerk of Southampton, 
 
 ii., 440. 
 Will, gunner of Landguard Fort, 
 iii., 326. 
 Godolphin : 
 
 Earl, appointed Privy Seal, ii., 178. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 425. 
 
 , refuses to pay Lady Bland- 
 ford's debts, i., 206, 
 William, Marquis of Blaudford, 
 mentioned, i., 171. 
 
 , history and death of, at 
 
 Oxford, i., 201, 206, 
 -, tutor of, ii., 25. 
 
 Godsel, Amos, soverain of Charieville, 
 
 iii., 355. 
 Goffe, John, a legacy to, i., 192. 
 Gold, Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 335. 
 Gold and Nisbit, merchants in London, 
 
 ii., 111. 
 Golden Bridge, Ireland, iii., 364. 
 Gondemar (Gundamore), Count, 
 
 Spanish Ambassador at King 
 
 James' Court, ii., 383. 
 represented in a play, iii., 83, 
 Goodwin, Dr., Irish bishop, mentioned, 
 
 i., 8. 
 Goran, Ireland, iii., 364, 
 Gordon : 
 
 trustee of Mr. King's charity, 
 
 i., 99. 
 Peter, bailiff or ciiief magistrate 
 
 of Greorgia, account given by, 
 
 of the Colony, ii., 36. 
 , mentioned, ii., 169, 187, 
 
 194, 478. 
 
438 
 
 INTEX. 
 
 (ioitlon, Peter — contd. 
 
 , in England, ii., 174. 
 
 , petition of, ii., 191. 
 
 , paynient for his services, 
 
 etc., ii., 417. 
 Gore : 
 
 Brigadier, mentioned, ii., 25. 
 Mr., the younger, proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, ii., 257. 
 Mr., clergjTtan of KnockJoghert, 
 
 mentioned, i., 38, 55. 
 Sir Richard, speaker etc., in 
 Ireland, death of, i., 339. 
 and see Levcson-Gowcr. 
 Gortfonleary, Ireland, mentioned, i., 
 
 398. 
 Goseet : 
 
 Mr., waxworks of the Court of 
 
 France b3-, i., 160. 
 Matthew, iii., 186, 191. 
 Mrs., mentioned, iii., 179. 
 Gouch, Governor of Virginia, men- 
 tioned, ii., 499. 
 Gouge : 
 
 Col., in command of men gomg 
 to Colonel Oglethorpe's assist- 
 ance, iii., 164. 
 Dr., mentioned, ii., 249, 250. 
 Mr., j)ainter, works by, and death 
 of, ii., 192. 
 Gough, Sir Henry, Bart., M.P., trustee 
 for the Georgia Society, ii., 
 471, 487; iii., 22, 23, 25, 27, 
 34, 42, 63, 64, 65, 177, 
 182. 
 Gouion, Mons., author of a book on 
 the attack and defence of 
 towns, history of his disgrace, 
 ii., 281. 
 Gourdon, Mr., See Gordon. 
 Gout, a cure for, i., 116, 476, 477. 
 Gower, Lord. See Levcson-Gower. 
 Grady, Denuond, tried at Cork 
 
 Assizes, iii., 372. 
 Grafton, Duke of. See FitzKoy. 
 Graham : 
 
 James, Duke of Montn)8e, political 
 action of, i., 360. 
 
 , turned out by the King, i., 
 
 387. 
 -, member of the Kump Steak 
 
 Club, ii., 14. 
 William, Duke of Montro.se, and 
 
 the political situation, iii., 
 
 314. 
 Ijord, j)roceeding8 in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 192. 
 Dan, ajKjthecary Royal, ii., 
 
 465. 
 John, daughter and tlirec sons, 
 
 settlers in Georgia, ii., 180. 
 
 Graham — contd. 
 
 Patrick, surgeon and apothecary, 
 settler in Georgia, ii., 274 ; 
 iii., 38. 
 Robert, Esq., of Southam borough, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 Mr., companion of Lady Penelope 
 Cholmly abroad, ii., 287. 
 Granard, Earl of. See George Forbe-s. 
 Grandison : 
 
 Earl. See FitzGerald. 
 family litigation, ii., 103. 
 Grant : 
 
 Sir Archibald, mentioned, i., 193, 
 195, 200, 204. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 185. 
 , concerned in the Charitable 
 
 corporation, i., 225, 266, 271. 
 — , committed to the Serjeant- 
 at-Arms, i., 242. 
 -, expelled from Parliament, 
 
 i., 269 ; iii., 297. 
 Sir James, proceedings in Parlia- 
 
 i., 269. 
 one, a settler in Georgia, a saucy 
 
 letter from, iii., 169. 
 Andrew, settler in Georgia, iii., 
 
 125, 132, 153, 174, 177, 201. 202. 
 Patrick, collector and settler in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 514 ; iii., 89, 158. 
 
 , killed in a duel, iii., 164. 
 
 Grantham, Earl of. See Henry 
 
 D'Auverquerque. 
 Granville, Lord, in France, mentioned, 
 
 i., 191. 
 
 See also John Carteret. 
 Gravel, medicine recommended for, 
 
 ii., II. 
 Gravesend, port of embarkation for 
 
 Hanover, ii., 178. 
 the Fauchon tavern at, ii.. 20U. 
 Gray: 
 
 Mr., the projector, mentioned, i., 
 
 387. 
 a mutinous .settler in Georgia, i., 
 
 440. 
 Jo., a Scotch gentleman, agent for 
 
 taking Highlanders to Georgia, 
 
 iii.. 218. 
 Greek Bishops, ordination derived 
 
 from, ii., 332. 
 Green : 
 
 Dr., Bishop of Norwich, Dr. 
 
 Bentley's action against, i., 211. 
 Mr., organist of St. Paul's and the 
 
 King's Chapel, composer, i., 203. 
 , '* Te Deum " of, performed, 
 
 i., 46. 
 Mr., the Queen's shoemaker, ii, 
 
 400. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 439 
 
 Green : — contd. 
 
 attxjmey of Staple Inn, ii., 296. 
 
 one, belonging to the Herald's 
 Office, ii., 62. 
 
 Capt., of Charlston, action with 
 the Indians, ii., 294. 
 
 Mr., guardian of Mistress Le Bas, 
 74. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 163. 
 
 Will, mentioned, ii., 53. 
 Greenwich, a coifee house at, men- 
 tioned, i., 204. 
 
 Statue of George II., erected at, 
 ii., 179. 
 
 ceremonial at the arrival of the 
 Princess of Saxe Gotha at. 
 ii., 264. 
 
 glass blowing at, ii., 504, 505. 
 
 Greenwich Hospital, consideration in 
 
 House of Commons, i., 9. 
 
 number of inmates, i., 283. 
 Grenville, Greenville, Grenvil : 
 
 Captain, mentioned, i., 310. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii,, 155, 165. 
 
 Mr., Lord Cobham's nephew and 
 heir, ii., 379. 
 Grey: 
 
 Henry, Duke of Kent, mentioned, 
 i., 189, 288, 290 ; ii., 367. 
 
 , opinion of, as to the pre- 
 cedency of Irish Peers, i., 426. 
 -, elected vestryman ; ii., 81. 
 
 Henry Nevil, M.P., ii., 464. 
 Griffin : 
 
 Mr., 'cellist, i., 242, 429. 
 Mrs., mentioned, iii., 227. 
 Griffis, Rees, breach of privilege of the 
 
 House of Commons by, ii., 78. 
 Grimes, Mr., son to King William's 
 tailor, husband of Lady Lon- 
 donderry, i., 326 : ii., 363, 394, 
 489; iii., 26, 58, 125, 190, 259, 
 285, 294, 308, 310. 
 Grimston, WUliam Viscount, ii., 456. 
 at meeting of Irish Peers, ii., 46. 
 Grisons going to Georgia, ii., 190. 
 Gronau, Rev. Mr., minister at 
 Ebenezer, iii., 19. 
 letters from, iii., 84, 169. 
 Grosvenor : 
 
 Sir Richard, mentioned, i., 87. 
 Sir Robert, mentioned, i., 346. 
 , of great estate in West- 
 minster, iii., 244, 
 Groves, Alexander, iii., 359, 360. 
 Grovestein, Mr., mentioned, iii., 304, 
 
 Mrs., iii., 304, 306. 
 Grumeau, General, commanding a 
 regiment of Prussians in 
 Flanders, an anecdote about, 
 i., 117. 
 
 Gueldeiiand, secret agreement with 
 
 regard to, iii., 257. 
 Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Bar- 
 
 biere), painting of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 225. 
 Guernsey, Governor of, iii., 260. 
 Guernsey, Lord. See Heneage Finch. 
 Guest, General, in command of troops 
 
 in Scotland, iii., 284. 
 Guibbon, Philip. See Gibbon. 
 Guido, poverty and riches, a picture 
 
 after, ii., 192. 
 paintings by, mentioned, ii., 220. 
 Guilford, Lord. See North. 
 Guinea, in Holland, i., 331. 
 Guinea Trade in Africa, i., 331. 
 Guise : 
 
 Sir John, mentioned, i., 77, 129. 
 
 , a relative of, i., 193. 
 
 Col., ii., 220, 366. 
 Gumly, Mr., mentioned, ii., 7. 
 
 , head merchant to Bengal, 
 
 u., 14. 
 Mistress, house of, taken by Lord 
 
 Egmont, ii., 112, 113. 
 Gun, Will, mentioned, iii., 361. 
 Gunpowder plot, celebration at Bath, 
 
 i., 114. 
 Gunson, Gonson, Gunston, Sir John, 
 
 chairman of sessions, mentioned, 
 
 i., 87 ; ii., 142. 
 Sir John, Alderman of Liverpool, 
 
 Trustee of the Georgia Society, 
 
 i., 344, 374, 378, ii., 112. 
 Gunter, Sir Charles, mentioned, i,, 
 
 368. 
 Gurdon, late bailiff in Georgia, ii., 201. 
 Gumey, Jo, the quaker of Norwich, 
 
 M.P., i., 156. 
 Gurteenroe, Ireland, mentioned, i., 
 
 398. 
 Gusteenard, proposed rent for, i., 129. 
 Guy, the bookseller, founder of Guy's 
 
 Hospital, anecdote of, iii., 311. 
 Gyles, Capt., in connexion with the 
 
 Carolina settlement, i., 235. 
 
 Habeas Corpus Act, its suspension, 
 
 iii., 286, 289, 290. 
 Hackney, Dissenters of, action with 
 
 regard to the Test Act, ii., 244. 
 Parish, collection for Gteorgia 
 
 Society, ii., 194. 
 Haddington, Earl of. See Thomas 
 
 Hamilton. 
 Haddock, Admiral, iii., 258, 264, 
 Hadley, in Suffolk, ii., 215. 
 Hagan, Johann, settler in Georgia, 
 
 iii., 91. 
 
442 INDEX. 
 
 ^-. 
 
 Hnnnipr — contd. 
 
 Job, of Buckuighatiishire, men- 
 tioned, i,, 363. 
 
 " son Hanmer," marriage with : 
 Catherine Percival and marriage | 
 setUements. i., 310, 311, 323, 
 325, 326, 329, 330, 342, 361, 363. 
 
 , re-sidence of, in Golden , 
 
 yquare, i., 337. \ 
 
 , pi-ef^ented at Court, i., 366. I 
 
 -, presented to the Prince of I 
 
 Wales, i., 369. 
 — , ceremonial visits, i., 369. 
 performer on the \'iolin, 
 
 i., 337, 342 ; ii., 30, 50, 67, 77. 
 
 — , mentioned, ii., 3, 5, 9, 13, 
 25, 32, 35, 43, 59, 64, 68, 97, 
 133, 134, 136, 138, 141, 142, 
 149, 150, 154, 156, 161, 165, 
 175, 181, 185, 188, 209, 214, 
 217, 218, 226, 235, 245, 250, 
 257, 262, 270, 275, 346. 
 
 — , elected for Castle- Rising, 
 
 ii., 101, 102. 
 
 — , residence in Fennes, ii., 280. 
 illness and death of, ii., 
 
 passim 306-386. 
 — , his financial position, ii., 
 327, 328, 329, 331. 
 -, will of, mentioned, ii., 346, 
 
 347, 363, 392. 
 ■• son and daugliter,'" mentioned, i., 
 
 371, 403, 414, 418, 429, 443, 
 
 446. 4.50. 460, 461, 463, 472; 
 
 ii., 2, 167, 172, 173, 186, 219, 
 
 228. 
 , interest in an estate in 
 
 Somersetshire, ii., 324. 
 -, dance at ball at court, ii.. 
 
 266. 
 
 Mr., (younger brother). Clerk of 
 the Firstfi-uits, i., 343, .344; 
 ii., 102, 347, 452; iu., 2, 143, 
 292. 
 
 Mr., cousin of Sir Thomas, men- 
 tioned, i., 327, 332, 337, 339, 
 ;i44, 345. 
 
 Sir Thomas, formerly Speaker of 
 the House of Commons, i., 88. 
 
 , mentioned, i., 7, 10, 15, 32, 
 
 79, 96, J27, 21.3,216,218, 220, 
 224. 234, 23."). 242. 244, 255, 
 257, 2o!>, 264, 273. 307, 310, 
 313, 325. 337, .342, 344, .346, 
 rWS, .36.3. .366, .369; ii., .'5. 9, 1.3, 
 25, 30, 35, 50, 58, 62, 67, 77, 83, 
 145, 150, 156, I. TO. 161, 172, 
 220. 226. 228, 235. 245, .325, 
 328. .331. .3.34, 346, 347, .359, 
 .363. 378. .385, 386, 476 ; iii., 29, 
 ■U\, Ilfi. 12."). 167. I7S. 100, 
 
 232, 234, 245, 246. 285-290, 
 
 327, 328, 336. 
 — , settlements on his nephew's 
 
 marriage, ii., 328, 329. 
 — , his kindness to his nephew, 
 
 ii., 332. 
 — , a good reader of a plav, 
 
 iu., 336. 
 -, effort to induce his nephew 
 
 to make a will, ii., 347, 348. 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 93, 242, 342, 
 358 ; ii., 30, 78. 
 Hanover, question of defence of, the 
 Hanover Treaty, i., 5, 21, 22, 
 24, 25, 49, 126, 129 ; iii., 336, 
 341, 345, 346. 
 question as to the minister who 
 should attend the King to, 
 i., 272, 279, 280. 
 neutrality of, iii., 264. 
 views as to its connexion with an 
 English King, iii., 236, 237. 
 Hanover succes.sion, service for, im- 
 rewarded, i., 16. 
 schemes for securing, ii., 436, 
 509. 
 Hanoverian troops, plan for review 
 of, ii., 311. 
 conduct of, ii., 425. 
 payment of, debate in the House 
 
 of Commons, ii., 268, 277, 283. 
 debate on, in the House of Lords, 
 
 iii., 278. 
 di.ssatisfaction at the partiality 
 
 shown to, iii., 274, 275. 
 u threatening letter to members 
 of Parliament concerning, iii.. 
 279. 
 Hansaixl, Mr., Irish gentleman em- 
 ployed for collecting nujuey 
 for Charity schools in liTland. 
 ii., 178. 
 Hanson, Capt.. conveys .Jew.s to 
 
 Georgia, ii., 463. 
 Harbiiig, (Harl)in) Mr., mentioned, i., 
 301. 
 sent to Holland for the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 404. 
 recalled, ii. 201. 
 Harborow Bag, Leicestershire, iii.. 319. 
 Harborough (Harborrow), Loixi. See 
 
 Beiuiet Shc^rard. 
 Hurcourt, Lord, i., 401. 
 
 Whigs fonn a design of seizing, 
 ii., .509. 
 Haixlesway, Dr., a .scheme of General 
 
 Insurance of, ii., .323. 
 Harding : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 2.34. 
 the bookseller, iii., 53. 
 Harflwicko, Lord. Se^ PhiHp Yorkr. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 443 
 
 Hardy: 
 
 Admiral Sir Charles, ii., 68 ; iii., 
 
 288. 
 Capt., a violent tory, i., 343. 
 Hare, Henry, Lord Coleraine, men- 
 tioned, ii., 46, 472 ; iii., 129. 
 proceedings in Pailiament, ii., 
 8, 71, 72. 
 Harison, Mr., an opponent of Lord 
 
 Percival at Harwich, ii., 82. 
 Harley ; 
 
 Lord, an anecdote concerning, ii., 
 
 509. 
 Robert, Earl of Oxford, creation 
 of peers by, referred to, ii., 158. 
 
 , schemes for bringmg the 
 
 Pretender over on the death of 
 Queen Anne, iii., 334, 335. 
 Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of 
 Oxford, President of the Royal 
 Society, ii., 207. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 310, 337, 341, 
 
 360, 361, 509. 
 -, in connexion with St. 
 
 George's Hospital, ii., 463. 
 -, proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 192. 
 
 -, sale of the pictures of, 
 
 iii., 275. 
 
 Mr., debate on Hessian troops, 
 
 i., 31. 
 , speech in the Army Debate, 
 
 i., 315. 
 -, other proceedings in Parlia- 
 
 ment, iii., 192. 
 Edward, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 74. 
 Harold (Harrold), Lady, trustee of the 
 Earl of Thane t's charitable 
 legacy, i., 382 ; ii., 131. 
 Harper, Mitchell & Armstead, ii., 390. 
 Harper & Morris, of Cork, ii., 111. 
 Harrang, (Harang, Harangue), Mr. 
 or Mons., mentioned, ii., 120, 
 245, 392 ; iii., 5, 305. 
 Harrington, Lord. See William Stan- 
 hope. 
 Harrington, Dr.. & brothers, gifts to, 
 
 ii., 288. 
 Harris, John, Bishop of Llandaff, 
 
 mentioned, i., 188, 190. 
 Harrison : 
 
 Mr., Postmaster-General, men- 
 tioned in connexion with Har- 
 wich affairs, i., 51, 56, 97, 120, 
 121, 169, 178, 179, 181. 
 Jo., i., 182. 
 
 Mr., of Bath, mentioned, i., 96. 
 settler for Georgia, i., 392. 
 the late Governor, daughter of, 
 ii., 610. 
 
 Hart: 
 
 Capt., mentioned, 370. 
 
 Mrs., whose husband settled in 
 Georgia, ii., 441. 
 Hartleberry, parish church of, an 
 incident at communion when 
 the Bishop was present, ii., 
 234. 
 Harvey, Harvy : 
 
 Lord. See Hervey. 
 
 Dr. William, famous discoverer 
 of the circulation of the blood, 
 story of suicide of, iii., 148. 
 
 Sir Daniel, Ambassador to Con- 
 stantinople, a story of the wife 
 of, a great aunt of Lord Egmont, 
 ii., 32. 
 Harvey's house at Cork, iii., 353. 
 Harwich, local politics and affairs, 
 i., 6, 9, 14, 56, 96, 97 (2), 119, 
 120; ii., 10, 11, 65-68, 72, 74, 
 75, 147, 294, 334, 432 ; iii., 323, 
 324, 326. 
 
 appointments and employments 
 in, patronage of, etc., i., 9, 51, 
 168 (2), 170, 171, 172, 178, 179, 
 180, 181, 211, 232, 292, 294, 
 295 ; ii., 3, 4, 8, 26, 31. 
 
 mayor of, i., 14, 96, 277. 
 
 opposition to Lord Percival at, 
 i., 14, 17 ; ii., 87, 90. 
 
 a Jacobite town, modelled to 
 become honest and loyal, i., 16. 
 
 usage of Lord Percival and Sir 
 Philip Parker with regard to, 
 the story, i., 19. 
 
 condition of the inhabitants, 
 trade, etc., i., 20. 
 
 question of its being a Govern- 
 ment borough, i., 21, 22, 447, 
 458, 459. 
 
 parliamentary uifluence in, i., 79 ; 
 iii., 333. 
 
 parliamentary representation of, 
 i., 78, 281, 312, 327, 328, 330, 
 339, 376, 378, 380, 381, 383, 
 385, 391, 392, 397, 399, 403, 
 404, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412, 
 413, 416, 422-424, 427, 428, 
 429, 433, 434, 452, 459, 461, 
 463, 467, 475, 477. 
 
 , cost of an election at, i., 
 
 293. 
 
 -, as regards the action of tl 
 
 le 
 
 Corporation, i., 392, 393. 
 -, a letter from the Corporation 
 
 to Sir Robert Walpole, i., 416, 
 
 417. 
 the Mandamus affair mentioned, 
 
 i., 148. 
 accident at the quay at, i., 234. 
 
444 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Hanrich — contd. 
 
 favourable report as to Lord 
 
 Percival's interest in, i., 259. 
 government lands at, joint tenants 
 
 of, and repairs thereof, etc., 
 
 i., 277, 279, 280. 
 repair of Custom house quay, 
 
 i., 280, 281. 
 visit of Lord Percival to, pro- 
 ceedings at, i., 280. 
 Corporation dinner at Peck the 
 
 postmaster's, i., 280. 
 water supplj', i., -403. 
 the Mayoral election at, i., 415, 
 
 419, 420, 428, 430, 431, 433-435, 
 
 437, 438, 439, 440-442, 445, 447, 
 
 449, 452, 464, 474, 476; ii., 8, 
 
 133, 134. 
 , a letter from the Prince of 
 
 Wales, i., 447, 451. 
 Government's interest in Customs 
 
 and Packets, i., 435, 437, 438, 
 
 445, 475. 
 a paragraph in the St. James' 
 
 Evening Post about affairs at 
 
 Hai-wich, i., 474, 476. 
 rabbit shooting for the voters of, 
 
 ii., 3, 4. 
 smiiggling by packet masters of, 
 
 referred to, ii., 43, 49, 50, 210. 
 j)acket masters and Custom house 
 
 officers at, pressure to be 
 
 brought on them to vote, ii., 
 
 81, 82, 83, 86, 93. 
 contest for Parliament at, ii., 
 
 1, 9, 18, 19, 65, 73, 79, 82, 84-99, 
 
 107-109, 135. 155, 241, 242. 
 
 377. 
 an advertisement about the 
 
 election, inserted by Lord 
 
 Egmont in the pai)ers, ii., 97. 
 ixjnalties for not attending the 
 
 Mayor's summons at. ii.. 110. 
 lost to the Percival family and 
 
 become a Government borough, 
 
 ii., 118, 120, 126. 
 briber}' at election, etc.. ii., 153. 
 election of capital burgesses at, 
 
 ii., 74, 76, 78, 109. 110, 115, 
 118. 
 corixjration f»f, a proposed ad- 
 dress to his Majesty from, ii., 
 
 73. 74. 
 
 , presented to ihr King, 
 
 reason for its partial signing, 
 ii.. 81. 
 a declaration about the {Msition 
 of the candidates signed by 
 voters, ii., 94, 95. 
 jjcopie of, regret the election of 
 Mr. Le-athoH, ii., 308. 
 
 Hanvich — conld. 
 
 petition of Firemen of, to break 
 
 the Charter ; iii., 323, 324, 326. 
 
 motion for a mandamus, iii., 333, 
 
 335, 336, 343, 344, 345. 348. 
 deputy recorder of, i., 418. 
 lighthouse at, care of, ii., 5, 6. 
 living of, i., 158, 163, 166. 167. 
 
 176. 
 " Three Cups " Tavern at. i., 280. 
 Haslemere. parliamentary election at, 
 ii., 62 ; iii., 244, 245, 262. 
 desire to make it a Government 
 
 borough, ii., 185. 
 Ctindidates for Parliament at, iii.. 
 188, 190, 191, 194. 
 Hassett : 
 
 Robert, of Castle Conway, iii., 
 
 354. 
 Thomas, iii., 354. 
 Hastings. ^Ir., mentioned, i., 99. 
 Hattolf, Hatolf, Hatorf : 
 
 Baron, Lady and daughters, 
 
 ii., 30 ; iii., 327. 
 
 Madame or Lady, mentioned, i., 
 
 165, 231, 342. 
 
 Havannah, ships building at, ii., 376. 
 
 Spanish preparations at, ii., 480. 
 
 Haverborough, in Leicestersliii-e, ' the 
 
 Swan Inn ' at, iii., 297, 299. 
 Haversham : 
 
 Lord. See Maurice Thompson. 
 Mr., tlic schoolmaster at Savannah, 
 dispute with the minister, iii., 
 13. 
 -, proceedings in Georgia, iii., 
 
 37, 39. 
 
 return to England 
 
 men- 
 
 tioned, iii., 205. 
 Hawkers and Pedlars, petition in 
 
 Parliament, i., 51. 
 Hawkins : 
 
 Mr., surgeon at Westminster Hos- 
 pital, coji<j)laint.s against. &c.. 
 ii.. 454. 455, 464. 
 
 . attendance on Lady Eg- 
 mont, iii., 283, 300. 
 
 'i'homas. surgeon and ciiief b:iili(I 
 of Fredorica, ii., 197, 315, 316. 
 411, 423, 426; iii.. 70. 82, 168, 
 217, 223. 
 
 , letters from, ii.. 477 ; iii., 
 
 132, 211. 213. 215. 
 
 , compiaints against, iii., 130. 
 
 , proceedings of, etc.. iii., 221. 
 
 HawkslKje, Mr., clerk of the Royal 
 
 Society, iii., 282. 
 Hawley. Hawly : 
 
 Gonenil, tivditor of .\spitiwall 
 and Wogan, iii., 225. 
 
 Lady, mentioned, iii., 351. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 445 
 
 Haws, Mr., a South Sea director, 
 daughter of, ii., 336. 
 one, parish clerk at Savannah, 
 house of, burnt down, ii., 418. 
 Hay: 
 
 Lord Charles, proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, iii., 278. 
 John, Marquess of Tweeddale, 
 i., 189 ; ii., 148, 149. 
 
 , political action of, i., 360. 
 
 , appointed Secretary for 
 
 Scotland, iii., 253. 
 -, and the Treaty of Worms, 
 
 iii., 277. 
 Thomas, Viscount Dupplin, son 
 
 of Earl of Kinnoul, mentioned, 
 
 i., 376 ; ii., 430. 
 Mr., grant of land in Georgia, ii., 
 
 438. 
 Hayes : 
 
 Benjamin, citizen of London, ii., 
 
 167. 
 Capt., deputy Governor of Lan- 
 
 guard Fort, proposed for agent's 
 
 place at Harwich, etc., ii., 3, 
 
 4, 5. 22. 
 , his influence at Harwich, 
 
 etc., ii., 10. 
 -, proceedings in the Harwich 
 
 election, ii., 98 
 Mr., a rich young gentleman, 
 
 mentioned, i., 471. 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 257, 350. 
 Mr., of Kent, at Buxton, iii., 
 
 298. 
 Miss, marries Col. Schutz, ii., 201. 
 the painter, mentioned, ii., 111. 
 Haymarket play-house. See London 
 
 theatres. 
 Hajrwood, Mistress Elizabeth, a writer 
 of lewd novels, death of. and 
 her fortune, iii., 278. 
 Hazelfoote, James, ii., 405. 
 Hazlewood, Mrs., grant to her husband 
 
 in Georgia, ii., 221. 
 Heal, Mr., of St. John's College, men- 
 tioned, i., 90. 
 Healey, Healy : 
 
 John, mentioned, iii., 371. 
 one, iii., 371. 
 Heath, Mr., joint tenant of Govern- 
 ment lands at Harwich, i., 277 
 iii., 323. 
 Thomas, as parUamentary can 
 didate for Harwich, i., 20, 21 
 280, 281, 312, 328, 391, 393 
 395, 397, 399, 408, 411, 417 
 428, 440, 441 ; ii., 19, 25, 51 
 65, 73, 81, 83. 84, 86, 93, 94 
 96, 100. 
 
 Heathcote, Heathcot : 
 
 Capt., mentioned, i., 129. 
 
 Alderman George, M.P., men- 
 tioned, i., 50, 129, 134, 137, 
 164, 155, 220. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 27, 64, 81, 163, 240, 263, 274, 
 324, 335, 336, 346, 349, 350, 
 360, 372 ; ii., 15, 17, 24, 28, 55, 
 255, 257; iii., 104, 112, 126. 
 
 , motion for a Bill to prevent 
 
 the translation of Bishops, i., 
 163. 
 
 , votes against grant for 
 
 Henry VII. Chapel, ii., 236. 
 
 , residence in Soho Square, i., 
 
 165. 
 
 , as Common Councilman of 
 
 Georgia Society, i., 204, 235, 
 266, 272, 273, 282, 285, 287, 
 289, 290, 295, 297, 299, 301, 
 302, 306, 309, 313, 324, 336, 
 339, 344, 347, 364, 367, 369, 
 374, 377, 379, 383, 388, 392, 
 398, 464 ; ii., 2, 23, 24, 66, 70, 
 112, 114, 117, 118, 126, 128, 
 135, 141-143, 154, 157, 161, 
 173, 182, 193, 195, 196, 198, 
 202, 222, 228, 234, 237, 246, 
 247, 261, 284, 286, 295, 297, 
 302, 330, 334, 373, 375, 393, 
 404, 427, 454, 467, 474, 478 '- 
 iii., 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 22, 23, 24, 
 27, 93, 170, 177, 182, 190, 197. 
 -, as treasui-er of Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 3, 184, 191. 
 , rare attendance at the 
 
 Board, ii., 252, 259, 292, 293, 
 
 343, 383. 
 
 , intention to resign, ii., 468. 
 
 , resignation, ii., 469. 
 
 , reason for his resignation, 
 
 iii., 20. 
 
 -7, defection characterized, iii., 
 
 36, 
 
 -, resigns treasurers hip, iii.. 
 
 124. 
 
 — , support of Lord Percival's 
 
 candidature at Hindon, ii., 160. 
 
 — , office in Fenchurch Street, 
 
 ii., 296. 
 , dinner party given by, ii., 
 
 394. 
 Sir Gilbert, "The Father of the 
 
 City," story about, i., 112. 
 , mentioned, i., 110, 226 ; iii., 
 
 322. 
 -, proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 163, 184, 185, 274. 
 Sir John, appointed vestryman 
 of St. James's, ii., 487. 
 
446 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Heathcoto — contd. 
 
 William, or Sir William, common 
 councilman of the Georgia 
 Society, i., 367, 369, 374, 379, 
 383, 476.; ii., 2, 13, 23, 24, 29, 
 69 and passim from p. 143; iii., 
 7, 11, and jMssim pp. 22 to 262. 
 
 , resignation from the Council 
 
 Board, iii., 83, 92. 
 -, proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 43. 
 
 — , purchase of property in 
 Ireland, ii., 452. 
 -, mentioned, i., 48, 58, 114, 
 
 129, 140, 166, 167, 172, 196, 
 207, 233, 234, 247, 248, 258, 
 280, 282, 304, 306, 308. 
 Hedges : 
 
 Sir Charles, action with regard to 
 
 the abjuration oath, i., 89. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 129. 
 Mr., the Prince's Treasurer, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, ii., 
 146, 355, 359, 360. 
 Heidegger (Hydeger), John James, 
 I)ermitted to carry on operas, 
 ui., 329. 
 Helvetius, Dr., physician to the Queen 
 
 of France, i., 193. 
 Helvoetfiluys (Helversluice), ii., 319, 
 
 323 ; iii., 327. 
 Henekin, Henikine, servant to Lord 
 Egmont, ii., 346, 459; iii., 11. 
 leaves to study physic, iii., 22. 
 Henly, Anthony, contested election 
 
 at Southampton, ii., 155. 
 Henriques, Isaac Minez, settler in 
 
 Georgia, iii., 223. 
 Henry IV. of France, punishment of 
 murderers of, mentioned, i., 
 51. 
 Henry, Prince, son of James I., 
 
 preceptor to, i., 198. 
 Henshaw, Miss, afterwards wife of 
 
 Sir Edward Dcring, ii., 159. 
 Heralds' office, right of search, etc., 
 at, i., 428. 
 clerk.s' refusal to copy precedents, 
 i., 428, 429. 
 Herault, Mons., lieutenant of police, 
 
 ii., 403. 
 Herbert : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 242. 
 Mr., of Slinj|)shire, proceedings in 
 parliament, ii., 352. 
 
 , activities on behalf of the 
 
 Prince of Wales, ii., 353, .355. 
 Rev. Mr., son of Lord Herbert 
 of Cherbury, voluntary chaplain 
 to Georgia, i., 295, 364, 372. 
 , death of, i., 388, 389. 
 
 Herbert — contd. 
 
 Thomas, Earl of Pembroke, 
 paintings of, referred to, i., 216. 
 
 , mentioned, i., 218. 
 
 , death of, i., 310. 
 
 , portrait of, iii., 299. 
 
 Henrv, Earl of Pembroke, ii., 434, 
 463. 464. 
 
 , and the Westminster In- 
 firmary dispute, ii., 455. 
 -, political attitude of. iii.. 
 
 28. 
 
 — , collection of busts, statutes, 
 etc. of, iii., 333. 
 -, brother of, votes against 
 
 the Court, ii., 154. 
 Herd, one. at Frederica, letter from, 
 
 ii., 477. 
 Hereford : 
 
 Bishop of. See Hon. Henry 
 
 Egerton. 
 Lord. See Price Devereux. 
 Heron, Capt. Alexander, grant to, in 
 Georgia, ii., 481. 
 improvements on St. Simon's 
 Island, iii., 133, 139. 
 Herring, Dr. Thomas, dean of 
 Rochester, referred to, ii., 260, 
 290. 
 made bishop of Bangor, ii., 451. 
 political attitude of, iii., 28. 
 Hert, Mr., M.P., iii., 18. 
 Hertford, Earl of. See Algernon Sey- 
 mour. 
 Herv-ey, Harvey : 
 
 John, Earl of Bristol, marries his 
 
 late wife's maid, iii., 308. 
 , son of, suggested as can- 
 didate for Harwich., ii., 79. 
 John, Lord Hervey of Ickworth, 
 son of Earl of Bristol, men- 
 tioned, i., 129 ; ii., 19, 425, 4S6. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 27, 253, 346, 361 ; ii., 272 ; 
 iii., 168. 
 
 , part author of a play, i.. 205. 
 
 , WTites a letter to Miss 
 
 Vane, etc., i., 204-265. 
 — , in connexion with the ques- 
 tion of precedence of Irish 
 Peers, i., 406, 429 ; ii., 50, 62. 
 -, ecclesiastical prefemient on 
 
 reconunendation of, ii., 46. 
 — , aj)iK)int<'fl lAinl Privy Seal, 
 iii., 140. 
 -, his answer to the King 
 
 explaining the We.-^tminster 
 election illuminations, iii., 238. 
 Lady, ii., 879. 
 Hesse, Princess of, birth of a child, iii., 
 238. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 447 
 
 Hessian troops, question discussed, i., 
 21. 
 debates, &c. in Parliament, i., 
 24-31, 125, 126, 187, 251. 
 Hetherington : 
 
 Mr., settler in Georgia, i., 339 ; 
 
 ii., 37. 
 of Thunderbolt, tried and found 
 
 guilty of offence, iii., 41. 
 Theophilus, foreman of the grand 
 jury at Savannah, frivolous 
 complaint of, iii., 131. 
 Hewet : 
 
 Capt., commander of the " Three 
 Sisters," ii., 439.; iii., 14. 
 
 , a claim for demurrage for 
 
 his ship, ii., 481, 482. 
 
 , demand for maintenance of 
 
 passengers, 481. 
 merchant of South Carolina, iii., 
 
 200. 
 surgeon, iii., 300, 302. 
 Hickford's dancing room, iii., 211. 
 Hickman, Thomas, mentioned, iii., 
 
 272. 
 Hickman- Windsor, Thomas, Baron 
 
 Mountjoy. See Mountjoy. 
 Hicky, one, a friend of French, the 
 
 tory, iii., 359. 
 Hide: 
 
 Arthur, Sir J. Percival's cousin, 
 
 iii., 357-359, 365. 
 Mr., of County Cork, ii., 386. 
 Hide Castle, mentioned, iii., 358. 
 Higham : 
 
 one, a factor, mentioned, i., 130. 
 Mr., an eminent quaker and trader 
 in the City of London, men- 
 tioned, iii., 287. 
 Highgate, Lord and Lady Egmont 
 
 met at, iii., 299. 
 Highgate, Georgia. See Georgia 
 
 Settlements. 
 Highmore, Joseph, painter, iii., 127. 
 Hill: 
 
 Arthur of Ireland, i., 284. 
 General, hunting seat of, i., 
 
 399. 
 Mr., a commissioner of the Cus- 
 toms, mentioned, i., 155 (2), 
 165, 171, 231, 257, 264, 343, 
 369, 388, 418, 420, 430, 433, 
 448, 449, 464, 470, 472, 474, 
 477 ; ii., 1, 26, 30, 50, 90, 139 ; 
 iii., 276. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 exercise of political influence 
 at Harwich, i., 418 ; ii., 82, 
 84, 85, 93. 
 one, concerned in the insurrection 
 in Georgia, ii., 172, 
 
 Hillesley, Hildesley, Hillsley : 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 242, 325. 
 Capt., mentioned, ii., 105. 
 
 , of H.M.S. Lion, quits the 
 
 service, iii., 163. 
 Hindon, in Wilts, parliamentary 
 representation of, ii., 150, 151. 
 Hindon, Lord. See Henry Hyde. 
 Hird, one, malcontent at Frederica, 
 
 ii., 423. 
 " History of His Own Time" Burnet's, 
 
 unreliability of, ii., 508, 509. 
 Hoadly, Hoadley : 
 
 Dr. Benjamin, Bishop of Salisbury, 
 afterwards of Winchester, 
 inscription composed by, i., 7. 
 
 , a conversation with, i., 229, 
 
 230. 
 -, conduct of, discussed, i.. 
 
 247. 
 
 — , action with regard to the 
 
 Test Act m England, i., 356. 
 
 — , character of his writings. 
 
 i., 444. 
 
 — , mentioned, ii., 49, 465. 
 
 — , his book upon the sacra- 
 ment referred to, ii., 188, 212, 
 213, 219. 
 
 — , and the Westminster 
 
 Infirmary dispute, ii., 455. 
 Dr. John, Archbishop of Dublin, 
 
 action with regard to the 
 
 deanery of Down, i., 228, 229, 
 
 239. 
 , conduct of, discussed, i., 
 
 247. 
 , action with regard to the 
 
 Test Act in Ireland, i., 356. 
 
 , mentioned, i., 368. 
 
 , attitude towards Dublin 
 
 College, i., 378. 
 Hoare, Hoar, Hore : 
 
 Capt., commander of the ' Lon- 
 don,' ii., 305. 
 Mr., banker, mentioned, i., 96, 
 165, 175, 183, 200, 204, 378, 
 398, 474; ii., 132, 348, 466; 
 iii., 84. 
 Edwf.rd, merchant of Cork, iii., 
 356. 
 Hoare & Arnold, bankers, iii., 265, 279. 
 Hoath, [? Howth], Lord and Lady, at 
 
 Buxton, iii., 298. 
 Hobart : 
 
 Lord, i., 190. 
 
 Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk, 
 dresser at Court, retirement and 
 history of., ii., 133, 134 (2). 
 Ste aUo Hubbard. 
 Hobby, Sir Thomas, election petition 
 against, i., 257. 
 
448 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Hcdder, Mr., clerk to Baron Worth. 
 
 iii., 365. 
 Hodge, Arcliibald, settler in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 395: 
 Hody, Dr., and the Westminster 
 
 Infimiarj' dispute, ii., 455. 
 Hoffman, servant to Mr. Southwell, 
 
 i., 448. 
 Holbein's drawings mentioned, i., 281. 
 portrait of Lady Dacres, ii., 
 
 366. 
 heads of eminent persons in the 
 
 Queen's Closet at Richmond, 
 
 ii., 190, 210. 
 , question of engraving, ii., 
 
 297. 
 Holden : 
 
 Mr., gift for Georgia, from, ii., 
 
 201. 
 Samuel, chairman of the com- 
 mittee of dissenters, i., 305. 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 47. 
 Holingbore, Mr., a Pnissian, formerly 
 
 secretary to the Earl of 
 
 Chesterfield, mentioned, i., 370. 
 
 Holland, gunpowder bought in, i., 68. 
 
 exportation of wool to, discussed, 
 
 i., 128. 
 peace signed, i., 165. 
 relations with France, i., 438, 
 
 439. 
 purchase price of tea in, ii., 20. 
 men servants from, for Georgia, 
 
 ii., 196. 
 papists from, not accepted for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 201. 
 smuggling of brandy from, ii., 
 
 210. 
 linen of, compared with Irish, 
 
 ii., 394. 
 rumour of English troops to be 
 
 sent to the defence of, iii., 267, 
 
 258. j 
 
 bad situation of, iii., 257. I 
 
 troops and men of war ready in, 
 
 iii., 286. 
 troops shipped from, for England, 
 
 iii., 288. I 
 
 Pensioner of the State of, an ' 
 
 express from., iii., 291. 
 Holland, Roger, chief justice of North I 
 
 Wales, mentioned, i., 45 ; ii., 
 
 31. 
 as Common Councilman of the 
 
 Georgia Society, i., 227, 235, 
 
 260, 265. 266,' 273, 282, 286, 
 
 297, 299, 301, 302, 313, 324, | 
 
 327, 336, 339, 367, 369, 379, ! 
 
 :W3, 386, 463 ; ii., pasMm pp. 
 
 23-495; uL, 34, 63, 64, 70, 
 
 Holland. Roger — ccnt-t 
 
 73, 75, 79, 102, 106, 114, 118. 
 
 135, 141, 149, 169, 194. 
 associate of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 
 iii., 75. 
 Hollins, Hollings, Hollj-ns, Holhaigs : 
 Dr., the phy.'sician to the King 
 
 and Prince of Wales, men- 
 tioned, i., 129, HMJ, 211, 242, 
 
 278, 282, 369, 445; ii., 92, 140, 
 
 202. 206, 310, 376, 378; iii., 
 
 6, 332. 
 , family of, i., 216, 278, 286, 
 
 337; ii., 11, 295.. 
 , his discussion with Dr. 
 
 Tyndall, ii., 206. 
 , death of, character, and 
 
 family of, iii., 69, 
 Dr., eldest son of preceding, 
 
 physician to the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 295, 303 ; iii., 59. 
 Mr., the lawyer, the younger, 
 
 i., 264, 276, 284. 
 Holmes : 
 
 Dr., Vice Chancellor of Oxford, 
 
 sermon at Bath, i., 402. 
 Samuel, hricklayer at Savannah, 
 
 iii., 73. 
 Honduras Bay, map of, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 271. 
 Honjrwood, General, himting seat of, 
 
 in Windsor Forest, i., 399. 
 in Hanover, iii., 274, 275. 
 Hooker, Richard, Esq., feigned name 
 
 of a publisher of a paper, i., 
 
 408, 412. 
 Hooper, (Harper): 
 
 Edward, mentioned, iii., 212. 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 107, 231. 
 Mr., M.P., mentioned, iii., 200. 
 , proceedings in Parliament. 
 
 iii., 104, 316. 
 
 presents the Georgia 
 
 Trustees' petition to Parlia- 
 ment, iii., 179, 180, 181, 184. 
 
 Hop, Hope, Mr., the Dutch Am- 
 bassador, ii., 319; iii., 63. 
 
 Hope, Messrs., of Rotterdam, ii., 393. 
 
 Hopkins, Mr., surveyor at Woolwich, 
 i., 362. 
 
 Hopton, Earl, i., 190. 
 
 Horange, Mr., mentioned, iii., 276. 
 
 Horden : 
 
 Mr., second in command of Fort 
 St. George, marriage of, i., 198. 
 Mrs., mentioned, ii., 296. 
 
 Horley, General, Cotumander-in-Chief 
 in Scotland, defeat by the rebels, 
 iii., 313. 
 
 Horse, a, the great Northampton 
 gelding, iL, 262. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 449 
 
 Hoise race in Yorkshire, dispute as 
 
 to the precedency between an 
 
 Irish Viscount and an English 
 
 Baronet at, referred to, i., 406. 
 Horsey, Colonel, necessaries for his 
 
 colony in Carolina, ii., 145. 
 lands of, in Georgia, ii., 249. 
 new settlement of, in Carolina, 
 
 ii., 295, 305. 
 account of a settling of a town on 
 
 his lands referred to, ii., 306, 
 
 309. 
 Deputy Governor of S. Carolina, 
 
 ii., 368, 418, 471, 491, 503. 
 sudden death of, ii., 506, 507. 
 Horton : 
 
 under sherrifE of Herefordshire, 
 
 proposed to go to Georgia, ii., 
 
 194. 
 WiUiatu, (Lieut, or Captain), 
 
 grant of land in Georgia to, 
 
 ii., 196. 
 
 , settler at Frederica, ii., 316. 
 
 , in command of militia in 
 
 Frederica, ii., 405, 449, 495. 
 
 , conduct of., ii., 423, 424. 
 
 , relief of the freeholders at 
 
 Frederica by, iii., 7. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 134, 142, 
 
 144, 147, 148, 162, 164, 166, 
 175, 176, 177, 186, 188, 200, 
 227, 231, 261. 
 
 , sent over for reinforcements, 
 
 iii., 132, 144-146. 
 
 , report of Col. Oglethorp's 
 
 proceedings, iii., 135. 
 
 , report of the condition of 
 
 Georgia, iii., 139, 154, 155, 158, 
 184. 
 
 , demands of, iii., 157, 158, 
 
 187. 
 
 , place of lodging, iii., 170. 
 
 , return to Georgia, iii., 223. 
 
 Hosier, Admiral, instructions to, iii., 
 331, 337, 339. 
 losses mider, iii., 346, 347. 
 Hossuck, Hossock, Hossack : 
 
 Lord Percival's, "gentleman or 
 valet de chambre," wages of, 
 i., 76. 
 mentioned, i., 104, 125, 303, 
 arrested for debt, i., 180. 
 become phvsician at Hadley in 
 Suffolk, ii., 215. 
 Hotham : 
 
 Sir Charles, Ambassador to Berlin, 
 i., 46, 84, 214 ; ii., 203. 
 
 , interview with the King 
 
 giving account of his mission, 
 i., 100. 
 Sir John, in the Civil war, i., 234. 
 
 Hotwell, near Bristol, iii., 316. 
 Hough, John, Bishop of Worcester, 
 contributions to the Georgia 
 Society, i., 347, 379; ii., 343, 
 362. 
 a portrait of, mentioned, ii., 311. 
 theological opinions of, ii., 234. 
 mentioned, iii., 312. 
 Houghton, Mr., settler in Georgia, 
 ii., 315, 488, 514. 
 an ensign of Oglethorpe's regi- 
 ment, ii., 433. 
 Houston : 
 
 Dr., mentioned, i., 389 ; iii., 214. 
 a Scotchman from the Clyde, 
 
 settler in Georgia, i., 389, 398. 
 Sir., collector of drugs and plants 
 
 in Greorgia, deceased, ii., 32. 
 Patrick, a settler in Georgia, iii., 
 145, 189, 216, 217, 221. 
 
 , at Frederica, letter from 
 
 and marriage, etc., ui., 214. 
 Hovington, near Malton, Yorkshire, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 How, John, M.P., proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 215, 253 ; ii., 
 156 ; iii., 181, 209. 
 mentioned, iii., 20. 
 Howard : 
 
 Charles, Earl of Carlisle, a bastard 
 
 daughter of, ii., 399. 
 
 Henry, Earl of Carlisle, and the 
 
 political situation, ui., 264, 314. 
 
 Charles, Lord Morpeth, son of Earl 
 
 of Carlisle, proceedings in Par- 
 
 • liament, i., 10, 12, 13, 28, 31, 
 
 126, 368; ii., 29, 72, 350; 
 
 iii., 345. 
 
 ,speech in the Army debate, 
 
 i., 314, 323. 
 Francis, Lord Howard of Effing- 
 ham, mentioned, i., 155, 171, 
 213. 
 
 , Lord Marshal, ii., 452, 453, 
 
 456. 
 Col., ensign's post given to, i., 
 195. 
 
 , afterwards Earl of Suffolk, 
 
 ii., 134. 
 
 , cause of separation from 
 
 his wife, ii., 134. 
 Mr., keeper of the Paper Office, 
 
 history of, i., 224, 225. 
 ilr., formerly a painter, ii., 43. 
 Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, men- 
 tioned, iii., 332. 
 William, Viscount Andover, son 
 of Earl of Berkshire, men- 
 tioned, ii., 336. 
 , M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, iii., 192. 
 
 DD 
 
450 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Howell, Howel : 
 
 Capt. James, an affidavit by, con- 
 cerning Spanish designs against 
 Georgia, ii., 492, 494. 
 
 Mr., of Lincoln's Inn, ii., 504. 
 Hows. (Ha^\s), Robert, a returned 
 settler from Georgia, iii., 61. 
 
 parish clerk of Savannah, ii., 418; 
 iii., 63, 74. 
 
 to accompany Mr. Whitofield to 
 Pennsylvania, iii., 65. 
 
 a debt of, to the Trustees, iii., 
 65. 
 
 his account of Georgia, iii., 66. 
 Hubbard : 
 
 Lord [?Hobart], failure of his 
 speech in the House of Lords, 
 iii., 17. 
 
 Sir John, cuie of eyesight with 
 snuff, i.. 118. 
 Hucks : 
 
 Robert, M.P., mentioned, i., 129, 
 156 ; ii., 19, 363, 374 ; iii., 5, 
 11, 101, 232. 
 
 , as trustee or common 
 
 councilman of the Georgia 
 Society, i., 204, 227, 235, and 
 passim pp. 265-412 ; ii., 13, 
 passim pp. 23-306, 343, 372, 
 373, 375, 409, 446, 450, 468 ; 
 iii., 2, 6, 22, 187, 210. 
 -, residence in Great Russell 
 
 Street, i., 220. 
 , conduct complained of, ii., 
 
 41, 42, 252, 259, 373; iii., 25, 
 
 36. 
 , vote in Parliament against 
 
 grant for Henry VII.'s Chapel, 
 
 ii., 236. 
 -, resigns office of Common 
 
 Councilman of Georgia Society, 
 ii., 372-374. 
 
 — , makes a jest of the religious 
 uses of the Colony in Georgia, 
 ii., 479. 
 -, reason of his resignation, 
 
 iii., 20. 
 -, fails to support the petition 
 
 for Georgia in the House of 
 Commons, iii., 28. 
 
 , refuses to be associated 
 
 with Lord Tyrconnel, iii., 102. 
 -, his small regard for the 
 
 Colony, iii., 109. 
 Robert, brewer in Southwark, 
 
 iii., 45, 143. 
 Mr., Deputy Governor of Chelsea 
 
 water works, iii., 294. 
 Mr., junior, i., 55, 99. 
 Huddy, Mistress, benefaction for 
 
 Georgia, ii.. 20«. 
 
 Hudson : 
 
 Capt. Joseph, ii., 464, 472. 
 Major, iii., 370. 
 
 one, an eminent scribbler in 
 Co vent Garden, i., 445. 
 " Hue and Cry after a ( oachman," 
 a ijrinted libel on Sir Robert 
 Wal}X)le, i., 7. 
 Huges, Edward, mentioned, i., 220. 
 Hughes : 
 
 Capt., mentioned, i., 279, 282 ; 
 
 ii., 101. 
 an official in Georgia, death of, 
 ii., 3. 
 
 , formerly store keeper of 
 
 Savannah, widow of, married, 
 ii., 491. 
 Mr., M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 42, 45, 46, 51. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 Charitable corporation, i., 243. 
 Hull, Mr., mentioned, i., 169. 
 Hulst, Dr., mentioned, ii., 442, 444, 
 445. 
 the King boxes his ears, ii., 445. 
 Hume-Campbell, Alexander, Earl of 
 Marchiuont, mentioned, i., 189, 
 216. 
 dismissed by the King, i., 387. 
 reason for his being turned out 
 
 of office, ii., 352. 
 Lord Hume, son of, proceedings 
 in Parliament, ii., 171. 
 Humes, Sir Gustavus, iii., 219, 328. 
 Humphreys : 
 
 Dr. sec. of the S.P.G., ii., 349. 
 Lady and daughter, mentioned, 
 
 i., 155. 
 Mrs., son and daughter, men- 
 tioned, L, 77. 
 Himgarj', compared with England, 
 iii., 332. 
 Queen of, assistance promised to 
 the Dutch, iii., 257, 258, 263. 
 
 , action of, during the war, 
 
 iii., 293. 
 , money advanced to, with- 
 out knowletlgo of Parliament, 
 iii., 296. 
 
 , effect of the death of the 
 
 Emperor on, iii., 307. 
 Hungerford, mentioned, i., 400 ; iii., 
 
 316. 
 Hungerford : 
 
 Counsellor, making the will of, 
 
 ii., 250. 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliajoent, 
 
 iii., 36. 
 Mrs., gifts for Georgia, ii., 183. 
 Hunt, Mr., mentioned, iii., 365, 366, 
 367, 
 
INDEX 
 
 451 
 
 Hunter: 
 
 Dr., ii., 140. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 124, 210, 218, 
 
 230, 352, 462. 
 Mr., in Lincolnshire, ii., 280. 
 Mr., M.P., iii., 283. 
 Ihomas Orby, Esq., mentioned, 
 ii., 464. 
 Hurst, Samuel, writer in Georgia, ii., 
 
 393. 
 Husk: 
 
 General, at the battle of Preston 
 
 Pans, iii., 313. 
 Samuel, appointed clerk of the 
 Stores in Georgia, ii., 380. 
 Hussatuchonack, Indians, instruction 
 
 of the, ii., 207. 
 Hussites, Moravian descendants of the, 
 
 (Fratres Bohemice), ii., 133, 140. 
 Hutchinson, Mr., mentioned, iii., 46. 
 and the Westminster Infirmary 
 dispute, ii., 455. 
 Hutchison, Archibald, ii., 464. 
 Hutton, Archbishop, mentioned, i., 
 
 107, 108. 
 Huxley, Mr., mentioned, i., 55. 
 Huyssing, Hans, a Swede, residing in 
 Leicester Fields, portrait 
 painter, i., 329, 385 ; ii., 154 ; 
 iii., 275, 336. 
 Hyde Park Comer (St. George's) 
 Hospital, proposed regulations 
 as regards the surgeons, &c., 
 ii., 458 ; iii., 2, 4, 6. 
 Hyde: 
 
 Henry, Earl of Clarendon, denial 
 of alleged orders to Admiral 
 Pennington, i., 199. 
 
 , proceedings in parliament, 
 
 ii., 255. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 190. 
 
 Henry, Lord Cornbury, or Lord 
 Hindon, son of Earl of 
 Rochester, proposed match with 
 Miss Montague, ii., 187. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 255, 269, 272, 350 ; iii., 47. 
 Hythe, the French Fleet at, iii., 292. 
 
 Idolatry of Papists, a treatise, i., 385. 
 Hay, Lord. See Archibald Campbell. 
 Ilfracombe, mentioned, ii., 325. 
 Inchiqueen, Lord, at Cork, iii., 373. 
 India, trade to, i., 66, 67, 69. 
 India Company. See East India Com- 
 pany. 
 Indian God, the story of, ii., 257. 
 Indian traditions, ii., 124, 125. 
 Indian warfare in Anierica, ii., 377. 
 
 Indians from Georgia on a visit to 
 
 England. See Tomachichi. See 
 
 Georgia. 
 Inchiquin, Earl of. See William 
 
 O'Brien. 
 Influenza raging over Europe, ii., 441. 
 Ingatestone, i., 280. 
 Ingham, Mr., third minister in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 314, 333. 
 to be minister to the Indians, ii., 
 
 365. 
 sudden return to England, ii., 
 
 411, 412. 
 interview with the Trustees, ii., 
 
 422. 
 Insurance scheme referred to, ii., 323. 
 
 against fire, iii., 310. 
 Inverness, titular Countess of, the 
 
 Pretender's mistress, arrested 
 
 at Dover, i., 448. 
 In win, Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 234. 
 Ipecacuanha root, a discovery of, 
 
 ii., 187. 
 for Georgia, ii., 393. 
 Ireland, civil actions tried at assizes 
 
 in, i., 54. 
 meeting of gentlemen to consider 
 
 matters before Parliament re- 
 lating to, i., 169, 170. 
 a pernicious pamphlet on state 
 
 of, i., 172. 
 ill conditions in, i., 173 ; ii., 173, 
 
 174. 
 the welfare of, lying in the breath 
 
 of one minister's nostrils, i., 
 
 174. 
 Bill for prohibiting the wear of 
 
 East India silks in, ii., 69. 
 places in the revenue of, in the 
 
 gift of the Treasury of England, 
 
 ii., 109. 
 reduction of value of guineas in, 
 
 ii., 341. 
 reprinting of English books in, 
 
 ii., 374. 
 high price of land in, iii., 329. 
 treatment of papists in, iii., 329. 
 disproportionate value between 
 
 silver and gold coin, iii., 329. 
 widows acquitted from chimney 
 
 money, iii., 369. 
 a wolf killed in, 369. 
 proceedings against tories in, 
 
 passim iii., 357-373. 
 
 army in, paid less than in England, 
 
 i., 158 ; ii., 4. 
 Bishops of, proposed distribution 
 
 of Erasmus' Commentary, to, 
 
 i., 273. 
 
450 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HowelJ, Howel : 
 
 Cnpt. Jame.s, an affidavit by, con- 
 cerning Spanisli deaigns against 
 
 Georgia, ii., 492, 494. 
 Mr., of Lincoln's Inn, ii., 504. 
 HoTv-s, (Haws), Robert, a returned 
 
 settler from Georgia, iii., 61. 
 pari.sh clerk of Savannah, ii.. 418 : 
 
 iii., 63, 74. 
 to accompany Mr. Whitofield to 
 
 Pennsylvania, iii., 65. 
 a debt of, to the Trustees, iii., 
 
 65. 
 his account of Georgia, iii., 66. 
 Hubbard : 
 
 Lord [?Hobart], failure of his 
 
 speech in the House of Lords, 
 
 iii., 17. 
 Sir John, cure of eyesight with 
 
 snuf!, i.. 118. 
 Hucks : 
 
 Robert, M.P., mentioned, i., 129, 
 
 155; ii., 19, 363, 374; iii.. 5. 
 
 11, 101, 232. 
 , as trustee or common 
 
 councilman of the Georgia 
 
 Society, i., 204, 227, 235, and 
 
 passim pp. 265-412 ; ii., 13, 
 
 passim pp. 23-306, 343, 372, 
 
 373, 375, 409, 446, 450, 468; 
 
 iii., 2, 6, 22, 187, 210. 
 , residence in Great Russell 
 
 Street, i., 220. 
 , conduct complained of, ii., 
 
 41, 42, 252, 259, 373; iii., 25. 
 
 36. 
 . vote in Parliament against 
 
 grant for Henry VIL's Chapel, 
 
 ii., 236. 
 
 resigns office of Common 
 
 Councilman of Georgia Society, 
 
 ii., 372-374. 
 , makes a jest of the religious 
 
 uses of the Colony in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 479. 
 — , reason of his resignation, 
 
 iii,. 20. 
 — , fails to support the petition 
 
 for Georgia in the House of 
 
 Commons, iii., 28. 
 , refuses to be associated 
 
 with Lord Tyrconncl, iii., 102. 
 his small regard for the 
 
 Colony, iii., 109. 
 Robert, brewer in Southwark, 
 
 iii.. 45. 143. 
 Mr.. Deputy Governor of Chelsea 
 
 water works, iii.. 294. 
 Mr., junior, i.. 55. 99. 
 Buddy. Mistress, benefaction for 
 
 Georgia, ii.. 208. 
 
 Hudson : 
 
 Capt. Jo.seph. ii., 464, 472. 
 Major, iii., 370. 
 
 one, an eminent scribbler in 
 Covent Garden, i.. 445. 
 " //we and Cry after a ( oachinan," 
 a printed libel on Sir Robert 
 Walpole. i., 7. 
 Huges, Edward, mentioned, i., 220. 
 Hughes : 
 
 Capt., mentioned, i., 279, 282 ; 
 
 ii., 101. 
 an official in Georgia, death of. 
 ii., 3. 
 
 . formerly store keeper of 
 
 Savannah, widow of, married, 
 ii., 491. 
 Mr.. M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i.. 42, 45. 46, 51. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 Charitable corporation, i., 243. 
 Hull, Mr., mentioned, i.. 169. 
 Hulst. Dr.. mentioned, ii., 442, 444. 
 445. 
 the King boxes his ears, ii., 445. 
 Hume-Campbell, Alexander, Earl of 
 Marchiuont, mentioned, i., 189, 
 216. 
 dismissed by the King, i., 387. 
 reason for his being turned out 
 
 of office, ii., 352. 
 Lord Hume, son of, proceedings 
 in Parliament, ii., 171. 
 Humes, Sir Gustavus, iii., 219, 328. 
 Humphreys : 
 
 Dr. sec. of the S.P.G., ii., 349. 
 Lady and daughter, mentioned, 
 
 i., 155. 
 Mrs., son and daughter, men- 
 tioned, i.. 77. 
 Hungan', compared with England, 
 iii., 332. 
 Queen of, assistance promised to 
 the Dutch, iii.. 257. 258. 263. 
 
 . action of. during the war, 
 
 iii.. 293. 
 . money advanced to. with- 
 out knowledge of Parliament, 
 iii.. 296. 
 
 . effect of the death of the 
 
 Emperor on. iii.. 307. 
 Hungerford. mentioned, i., 400; iii., 
 
 316. 
 Hungerford : 
 
 Counsellor, making the will of. 
 
 ii., 250. 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 36. 
 Mrs., gifta for Georgia, ii., 183. 
 Hunt, Mr., mentioned, iii., 365, 366, 
 367. 
 
INDEX 
 
 451 
 
 Hunter: 
 
 Dr., ii., 140. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 124, 210, 218, 
 
 230, 352, 462. 
 Mr., in Lincolnshire, ii., 280. 
 Mr., M.P., iii., 283. 
 Ihomas Orby, Esq., mentioned, 
 ii., 464. 
 Hurst, Samuel, writer in Georgia, ii., 
 
 393. 
 Husk: 
 
 General, at the battle of Preston 
 
 Pans, iii., 313. 
 Samuel, appointed clerk of the 
 Stores in Georgia, ii., 380. 
 Hussatuchonack, Indians, instruction 
 
 of the, ii., 207. 
 Hussites, Moravian descendants of the, 
 
 {Fratres Bohemice), ii., 133, 140. 
 Hutchinson, IMr., mentioned, iii., 46. 
 and the Westminster Infirmary 
 dispute, ii., 455. 
 Hutchison, Archibald, ii., 464. 
 Hutton, Archbishop, mentioned, i., 
 
 107, 108. 
 Huxley, Mr., mentioned, i., 55. 
 Huyssing, Hans, a Swede, residing in 
 Leicester Fields, portrait 
 painter, i., 329, 385 ; ii., 154 ; 
 iii., 275, 336. 
 Hyde Park Comer (St. George's) 
 Hospital, proposed regiilations 
 as regards the surgeons, &c., 
 ii., 458 ; iii., 2, 4, 6. 
 Hyde: 
 
 Henry, Earl of Clarendon, denial 
 of alleged orders to Admiral 
 Pennington, i., 199. 
 
 , proceedings in parliament, 
 
 ii., 255. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 190. 
 
 Henry, Lord Conibury, or Lord 
 Hindon, son of Earl of 
 Rochester, proposed match with 
 Miss Montague, ii., 187. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 u., 255, 269, 272, 350 ; iii., 47. 
 Hj'the, the French Fleet at, iii., 292. 
 
 Idolatry of Papists, a treatise, i., 385. 
 Ilaj', Lord. See Archibald Campbell. 
 Ilfracombe, mentioned, ii., 325. 
 Inchiqueen, Lord, at Cork, iii., 373. 
 India, trade to, i., 66, 67, 69. 
 India Company. See East India Com- 
 pany. 
 Indian God, the story of, ii., 257. 
 Indian traditions, ii., 124, 125. 
 Indian warfare in Anxerica, ii., 377. 
 
 Indians from Georgia on a visit to 
 
 England. See Tomachichi. See 
 
 Georgia. 
 Inchiquin, Earl of. See William 
 
 O'Brien. 
 Influenza raging over Europe, ii., 441. 
 Ingatestone, i., 280. 
 Ingham, Mr., tliird minister in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 314, 333. 
 to be minister to the Indians, ii., 
 
 365. 
 sudden return to England, ii., 
 
 411, 412. 
 interview with the Trustees, ii., 
 
 422. 
 Insurance scheme referred to, ii., 323. 
 
 against fire, iii., 310. 
 Inverness, titular Countess of, the 
 
 Pretender's mistress, arrested 
 
 at Dover, i., 448. 
 In win, I\Ir., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 234. 
 Ipecacuanha root, a discovery of, 
 
 ii., 187. 
 for Georgia, ii., 393. 
 Ireland, civil actions tried at assizes 
 
 in, i., 54. 
 meeting of gentlemen to consider 
 
 matters before Parliament re- 
 lating to, i., 169, 170. 
 a pernicious pamplilet on state 
 
 of, i., 172. 
 ill conditions in, i., 173 ; ii., 173, 
 
 174. 
 the welfare of, lying in the breath 
 
 of one minister's nostrils, i., 
 
 174. 
 Bill for prohibiting the wear of 
 
 East India silks in, ii., 69. 
 places in the revenue of, in the 
 
 gift of the Treasury of England, 
 
 ii., 109. 
 reduction of value of guineas in, 
 
 ii., 341. 
 reprinting of English books in, 
 
 ii., 374. 
 high price of land in, iii., 329. 
 treatment of papists in, iii., 329. 
 disproportionate value between 
 
 silver and gold coin, iii., 329. 
 widows acquitted from chimney 
 
 money, iii., 369. 
 a wolf killed in, 369. 
 proceedings against tones in, 
 
 passim iii., 357-373. 
 
 army in, paid less than in England, 
 
 i., 158 ; ii., 4. 
 Bishops of, proposed distribution 
 
 of Erasmus' Commentary, to, 
 
 i.. 273. 
 
452 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Ireland — conUl. 
 
 cattle from, exportation of, i., 31, 
 
 47, 48, 122. 
 Clerk of the Pells in, fees of the 
 
 oflBce, i., 450. 
 coinage of halfpence for, ii., 342. 
 corporation for raising charity 
 
 schools in, i., 178. 
 dissenters in, their influence, etc., 
 
 ii., 4, 254. 
 grazing lands in, how divided, 
 
 i., 48. 
 labourers from, coming to 
 
 England, riot in consequence, 
 
 ii., 292, 350. 
 linen manufacture in, i., 155, 156 ; 
 
 ii., 394. 
 Lord Lieutenant, of., mentioned, 
 
 iii., 170. 
 , and the Parliament there, 
 
 ii.. 2. 
 Lord Lieutenancy of, ii., 269. 
 New England hops iniporteil 
 
 into, i., 234, 235, 242. 
 })eers of, question of precedency 
 
 in England raised in connexion 
 
 with the marriage procession of 
 
 the Princess Royal, meetings 
 
 of the peers, &c., i., 403 aiid 
 
 passim pp. 405-440, 458 ; ii., 
 
 2, 43, 45, 46-50, 52, 53, 54, 63. 
 , reasons in favour of, sent to 
 
 the Princess Royal, i., 447, 448, 
 
 450. 
 , records relating to, referred 
 
 to, i., 450, 451, 459. 
 , extracts from Coke's 
 
 Institutes, on status of an Irish 
 
 peer, i., 4, 35. 
 , peers and peeresses absent 
 
 from the Royal wedding, ii., 60. 
 , distinction between Irish 
 
 peers and courtesy Lords of 
 
 England, ii., 62. 
 , book of precedence, referred 
 
 to, ii., 62. 
 , place taken in the Queen's 
 
 funeral, ii., 452, 453, 454, 456. 
 , Earls' precedency allowed, 
 
 iii., 138. 
 peeresses of, write a letter to 
 
 Lord Grantham about their 
 
 reception at Court at the 
 
 Princess's nmrriago, i., 427, 
 
 432, 428, 429. 
 
 , copy of the letter, i., 428. 
 
 , meeting at Lady Tilney's, 
 
 i., 427. 
 , Viscountesses, privilege of 
 
 being visited by the Queen, 
 
 ii.. (52. 
 
 ports of, motion for opening, 
 
 i, 174, 183, 184.' 
 Post Office revenue, part of the 
 
 King's ovm pei-sonal revenue, 
 
 ii., 236. 
 Post Master General in, the right 
 
 to nominate for the place, ii., 
 
 247. 
 papists in, ii., 4. 
 , the purchase of lands by, 
 
 i., 354, 355, 356. 
 parliament of, net p^issed to oblige 
 
 all tenants to sow corn, i., 156. 
 , di.strust of, by the English 
 
 House of Commons, i., 161. 
 , Popish bills rejected in, i., 
 
 240. 
 , incorrect rumour of a 
 
 present to the Princess Royal 
 
 from, i., 411. 
 , BiU to restrain subjects 
 
 from going out of the Kingdom, 
 
 rejected in England, ii., 258. 
 -, House of Lords, right of 
 
 impeachment in, i., 9. 
 -, House of Commons, pro- 
 
 ceedings in, i., 450, 462 ; ii., 13, 
 19. 
 
 Primate of. See Hugh Boulter, 
 Archbishop of Armagh. 
 
 protestants of, secured by the 
 Naturalization Bill, i., 165. 
 
 , pos.sessors of lands in, pro- 
 tection of, i., 179, 180, 181. 
 
 , petition on behalf of, ii., 19. 
 
 records concerning the kingdom 
 of, i., 437. 
 
 recruits from, for the corps in 
 France, referred to, i., 118. 
 
 silk imported into, i., 130. 
 
 Sugar Bill, elfect in Ireland, i., 
 221, 329, 330, 331, 333, 334. 
 
 taxation of, by an English law, 
 i., 161. 
 
 Tost act in, question of repeal, 
 i., 218, 439, 443, 450, 462, 463 ; 
 ii., 2, 4. 
 
 trade with the Plantations in 
 unenumerated commodities, i., 
 149, 154, 159, 163, 164, 168, 
 169, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 
 179, 180, 181, 186, 187. 
 
 Vice-treasurorship of, income of, 
 ii., 33. 
 
 woollen trade and manufacture, 
 illegal export to France, bills 
 discussed in Parliament, etc., 
 i., 6, 31, 48, 49, 77, 122, 128, 
 130, 131, 140, 148, 150, 155, 
 156, 159, 161-164, 168-171, 177, 
 178, 183. 184, 189, 218, 222, 
 
INDEX, 
 
 453 
 
 Irelaiul, woollen trade — conid. 
 
 231, 232. 239. 240, 244. 249, 
 
 254; ii., 19, 26, 33, 69, 407, 
 
 408 : iii., 36, 37. 
 , a pamphlet relating to, i., 
 
 240. 
 Ireton, General, grant of the palace 
 
 at Eltham to, i., 198. 
 Irish seamen permitted by Act of 
 
 Parliament to carry woollen 
 
 goods to the value of 40/-, 
 
 ii., 239, 240, 241, 242, 256. 
 ill consequences of, i., 243. 
 Irish subscription stock mentioned, 
 
 i., 95, 96. 
 Irocquois Indians, visit to England 
 
 in Queen Anne's time, ii., 118, 
 
 120. 
 Isham, Sir Justinian, M.P., for Nor- 
 thamptonshire, i., 118. 
 death of, ii., 363. 
 Islay, Islay, Lord. See Archibald 
 
 Campbell. 
 Isles, Sir John. See Eyles. 
 Italy, Confederacy formed in, i., 3. 
 Don Carlos' succession in, debated, 
 
 i., 3, 4. 
 silk weavers from, settlers in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 387. 
 Spanish movements in, iii., 244. 
 effect of English guineas in, iii., 
 
 244. 
 reasons why the Spaniards were 
 
 allowed to land in, iii., 264. 
 Italian merchants' opposition to the 
 
 Georgia Society, ii., 239. 
 Italian proverb, 'Chi fa presto fa bene,' 
 
 i., 47. 
 lurin, Dr., mentioned, ii., 152. 
 Ivy, Mr., London City merchant, i., 
 
 289. 
 
 J., Mr., mentioned, iii., 352. 
 Jackson, IVIr., mentioned, i., 247, iii.. 
 309. 
 of the Charitable Corporation, 
 censured by the House of 
 Commons, i., 269, 270. 
 "Jacob, Sir," coimected with the 
 
 Navy, iii., 295. 
 Jacobites, revival of, in England, i., 
 424. 
 strength in England, iii., 291. 
 Rebellion, 1715; iii., 297, 312. 
 
 , 1745, ui., 312, 313, 314. 
 
 Jacomb, Mr., M.P., mentioned, i., 118, 
 an authority in financial matters, 
 i., 118, 122. 
 Jails. See Gaols. 
 
 Jamaica, embargo on British ships, 
 referretl to, i., 35. 
 thinly inhabited, i., 374. 
 Governor of Port St. Philip in, 
 
 i., 460; ii., 169. 
 rebellion of negroes in, ii., 136. 
 an instance of the depravity of 
 
 maimers in, ii., 157. 
 seeds and plants collected for 
 
 and left at, ii., 289, 294. 
 regiment taken from, for Georgia, 
 ii., 424, 427. 
 James I., King, a story about, ii., 304. 
 
 characterized, iii., 17. 
 James II., King, memoirs of, when 
 Duke of York, referred to, 
 i., 234. 
 a hfe of, in good easy Latin, im- 
 printed, iii., 350. 
 Queen of, and the birth of the 
 Pretender, i., 201. 
 James, Sir John, legacy to St. George's 
 and Bedlam Hospitals, iii., 
 246, 247, 248, 300. 
 Jansenists, reference to, i., 396. 
 Japan, mention of Jews from, ii., 125. 
 Jarvis, one, furnishes arguments for 
 
 the Irish Peers, i., 432. 
 Jaspar, Mr., mentioned, i., 292. 
 Javaegam, Mr., mentioned, i., 199. 
 Jebb, physician, supposed to be a 
 Popish priest, arrested iii., 288. 
 Jeffrys : 
 
 John Lord, Henrietta Louisa, 
 daughter of, married to the Earl 
 of Pomfret, ii., 489. 
 Mr., of Bristol, mentioned, ii., 
 
 297, 298. 
 Will, of Bristol, letter from, ii., 
 379. 
 JekyU, Jekyl : 
 
 Sir Joseph, M.P., Master of the 
 RoUs, i., 43, 62, 63, 69, 73, 126 ; 
 ii., 239, 243, 430, 434, 462. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 L, 5, 12, 34, 87, 132, 318, 325, 
 343, 358, 361 ; ii., 24, 63, 71, 
 146, 156, 167, 255, 257, 353, 
 355 ; iii., 330. 
 -, to present the Georgia 
 
 petition to Parliament, i., 367, 
 370, 372. 
 
 — , his speech on presenting the 
 petition, i., 372, 373. 
 -, contribution to the Georgia 
 
 Society, 384, 385. 
 
 — , an accident to, i., 385. 
 
 — , BiU to discourage the drink- 
 ing of gin, ii., 229. 
 -, presents the Mortmain Bill, 
 
 ii., 242. 
 
454 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Jekyli, Jekj'l, Sir .I()so])h — rontd. 
 
 , disjK>sitioii of his money, ii., 
 
 507. 
 
 , death of, cliaracter and 
 
 appearance, ii., 507 : iii., 13. 
 Mr., heir of Sir Joseph, disin- 
 horittd, ii., 506. 
 
 , blinded by a surgeon in 
 
 Paris, ii., 506. 
 Jeky's I.>;Iand. See Georgia, Settle- 
 
 nu-nts. 
 Jenkins, JcnkjTis : 
 
 settler in Georgia, i., 377 ; ii., 
 
 440 ; iii., 223. 
 Capt., lately from Savannah, ii., 
 
 359. 
 Edwaril, retvsons for leaving the 
 colony, iii., 189. 
 Jennings : 
 
 Sir John, Admiral of the White 
 Squadron, i., 195. 
 
 , governor of Greenwich 
 
 Hosjjital, ii., 264. 
 -, intrigue of, iii., 345. 
 
 Jo., of Harwich, iii., 326. 
 
 Mr., of Bath, uncle to Mr. Hanmer, 
 death of, i., 358. 
 
 Mr., cousin of Mr. Hanmer, ii., 
 329. 
 
 Mr., of Grosvenor Square, ii., 394. 
 
 Mn>., Amit to Mrs. Le Bas, men- 
 tioned, ii., 52, 96. 
 
 , extent of her fortune, ii., 62. 
 
 one, mentioned, i., 307. 
 
 one, payment to, for survey of 
 Georgia, ii., 395. 
 
 William, Esq., ii., 464. 
 Jennison, Jenison. Jenys, Jeimings: 
 
 Mr., Speaker of the Assembly of 
 South Carolina, ii., 305, 413, 
 424, 496, 500. 
 
 , grant in Georgia to., ii., 198. 
 
 , letters from, ii., 307. 
 
 Mr., brother of preceding, men- 
 tioned, ii., 502. 
 
 Ebcnezar, of Churlestown, iii., 158. 
 
 Paul, of Carolina, letter from, 
 ii., 398. 
 
 Paul, of Charlcstown, mentioned, 
 iii., 71, 70. 
 
 , settlement of his accounts, 
 
 iii., 97. 
 
 Thomas, of Charlestown, iii., 158. 
 
 Mr., in Carolina, iii., 147- 157. 
 Jenys and Baker, a bill drawn by, 
 
 ii., 135. 
 Jephson, Jeffson : 
 
 Anthony, iii., 354, 371. 
 
 Capt.. mentioned, iii., 352, 364, 
 366, 302, 363, 372, 373. 
 
 Willi.im, mentioned, iii.. 360. 
 
 Mrs., mentioned, iii., 364. 
 
 Jermvn. one, a settler in Georgia, ii.. 
 
 ' 278. 
 
 I Jerningam, the goldsmith, transmitter 
 
 of rents to Popish seminaries 
 
 abroad, ii., 248. 
 
 Jerusalem, model of, as described by 
 
 the Prophet Ezekiel, i., 288. 
 Jervas, Jervis, Charles, principal per- 
 I trait painter to the King, iii., 
 
 275. 
 Jesse, Richard, house of, at Clonmean, 
 searched, iii., 369, 372, 373. 
 I Jessop, Mrs., daughter of the late 
 I Judge Jessop, iii., 297. 
 
 Jesuits, alleged doctrine of, with 
 regard to attendance at 
 English Churches, i., 197. 
 Jews, settlement of, in Georgia. 
 See Georgia, settlers in the 
 colony. 
 Johnson : 
 
 Capt., professetl gambler, i.. 207. 
 Ensign, of Colonel Cope's regiment, 
 
 settling at Frederica. ii., 199. 
 Mr., iii., 354. 
 Mr., son-in-law of Sir Simon 
 
 Eaton, iii., 369. 
 Robert, governor of Carolina, i., 
 289. 295, 339, 364; ii.. 140, 158. 
 159. 300. 
 
 , letter on the subject of 
 
 Georgia, and subscription from, 
 i.. 304. 
 
 , complaints against, i., 451. 
 
 , death of, mentioned, ii.. 
 
 183. 
 Mr., son of the late Governor of 
 
 Carolina, going to Georgia, 
 
 ii., 200. 
 Jollyf, .Joliffe, Sir William, guardian 
 
 of Mistress Lc Bas, i., 74, 96. 
 stories of his miserliness, iii., 311. 
 Jones : 
 
 custodian of an estate in Ireland, 
 
 i., 92, 95. 
 Inigo. set out Lincoln's Inn Fields, 
 
 ii., 378. 
 Lewis, Esq., of Dublin, men- 
 tioned, i., 191. 
 Noble, surveyor of Georgia, ii., 
 
 189, 313, 357, 485; iii., 13, 
 
 38, 44. 197. 
 , complaints against, ii., 287, 
 
 513, 514 ; iii., 1. 
 -, the new store keeper at 
 
 Savannah, letter from, iii., 10. 
 — , character of, iii., 37. 
 — , and c.xaniination of the 
 
 stores accounts, iii., 48, 50, 54. 
 Mr., appointed storekeeper in 
 Goorcia. once High Bailiff of 
 W u*itminster, ii., 485. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 465 
 
 Jt)nes — ront'1. 
 
 Robert, affidavit concerning the 
 alleged conference with Lord 
 Bolingbroke, i., 83, 86, 88. 
 
 Thomas, at Savannah, mentioned, 
 iii., 66, 70, 77, 82, 86, 91, 93, 
 123, 124, 203. 217, 231. 
 
 , appointed overseer of the 
 
 Tru.st servants, iii., 65, 74, 75. 
 
 , appointed bailiff, iii., 71, 81. 
 
 -, to have a grant of land, iii.. 
 
 71. 
 
 — , ill behaviour of, iii., 81. 
 — , his character described, 
 iii., 85, 197, 230. 
 
 charges against, iii., 87, 
 
 118, 131, 150, 213. 
 — , an honest man and a 
 
 Methodist, iii., 151. 
 — , engrosing the trade at 
 
 Savannah, iii., 134, 143, 145, 
 
 197. 
 — , letter from, iii., 169. 
 
 proceedings in Georgia, 
 
 iii., 221. 
 -, keeps a store at Savannah, 
 
 iii., 223. 
 old Lady, of Dublin, iii., 365. 
 Mrs., connected with Lord Mansell, 
 
 iii., 283. 
 Jonson, Ben, plays of, performed, i., 
 
 474. 
 Jordan, Lieut. -Col., killed at Preston 
 
 Pans, iii., 313. 
 Jordan's Garden, Ireland, 398. 
 Jordanstown, Ireland, mentioned, i., 
 
 398. 
 Joseph, the Emperor, and Bononcini, 
 
 stories concerning, i., 201. 
 Joseph's to"\vn, Georgia, sickness at, 
 
 ii., 358. 
 mentioned, ii., 410, 447. 
 Scotch settlers at, ii., 193. 
 
 , grants to, ii., 194. 
 
 Journals, foreign, a plan for publishing 
 
 extracts from, i., 76, 90. 
 Joy, Mr., son to a late Director of the 
 
 South Sea Company, at Bath, 
 
 i., 117, 118. 
 Judges of the High Court and the 
 
 Prisons, i., 50. 
 Jvmivar, Captain, of the ' London,' 
 
 ii., 309. 
 Justices of the Peace, motion for 
 
 regulating qualifications of, i., 
 
 223. 
 Justitz, don Manuel Joseph de. 
 
 Governor of St. Augustine, 
 
 disclaims any thought of 
 
 invading Georgia, ii., 420. 
 
 Keate, Miss, marriage to Lord Salis- 
 bury, her origin, &c., iii., 308. 
 
 Keating, Lord Chief Justice, iii., 354, 
 361, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 
 371. 
 
 Kecka, La, Italian lady from Venice, 
 i., 283. 
 
 Kedlesden (Keddleston), the seat of 
 Sir Nathaniel Curzon, iii., 299. 
 j Keef, Kief : 
 
 Connor, iii., 371. 
 Tim., ii., 378. 
 
 Keen, Mr., Plenipotentiary to settle 
 boundaries of Carolina and 
 Florida, iii., 21. 
 his origin, iii., 24. 
 English minister at Madrid, iii., 51. 
 
 Kegworth, the Griffin or the White 
 House at, iii., 297, 299. 
 
 Keith, Sir William, Bart., historian of 
 Virginia, iii., 25, 28. 
 
 Kellaway, Mr., settler in Gteorgia, iii., 
 136. 
 
 Kellet, jMt., a clerk in Chancery, i., 200. 
 
 Kelly, one, of Goran, iii., 364. 
 
 Kelsal, Henry, M.P., Clerk of the 
 Treasury, mentioned, i., 225; 
 ii., 78. 
 a false rumour about, ii., 6. 
 
 Kendal, Robert, Alderman of Cheap- 
 side, common councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, i., 344, 378, 
 379, 383, 386, 389, 476; ii.. 
 13, 31, 69-112, 114, 123, 124, 
 124, 168, 170, 171, 188, 215, 
 237, 259, 274, 275, 278, 286, 
 373, 474. 
 resignation as common council- 
 man, ii., 468. 
 
 Kenedy, Mjc., on the Blind quay, 
 Dublin, iii., 364. 
 
 Kensington, referred to, ii., 284, 352. 
 the Court at, i., 290, 293; ii., 
 128, 179, 287, 294, 310, ; iii., 
 300.- 
 
 Kensington palace or house, a portrait 
 in, i., 7. 
 residence of the Prince of Wales, 
 ii., 265. 
 
 Kensington Church, ii., 348. 
 
 Kensington Gardens, order for the 
 patrol of, ii., 508. 
 
 Kensington Gate, libel fixed to, ii., 
 503. 
 
 Kent: 
 
 County of, troops ordered to, 
 on alarm of French at Dunkirk, 
 i., 196. 
 Duke of. S&e Henry Grey. 
 Duchess of, mentioned, i., 93, 227 ; 
 ii., 30. 
 
456 
 
 IN-PEX. 
 
 Keppel, William Anne. P:arl of Albe- 
 marle, i., UK), 
 a lord in waiting, iL, 44U. 
 Kcr, John. Duke of Koxburghe, 
 
 (Koxbery, Roxburrow), ii., 148, 
 
 14tt. loO. 
 Kcnioii. a buyer of linen in Ireland, i., 
 
 76. 
 Kerr, ^\'illiam, Marques.s of Lothian, 
 
 mentioned, i., 189, iii., 191. 
 proceedings in Tarliament, iii., 24. 
 Kerry, co. of, tories apprehended in, 
 
 ii., 370. 
 Ketterbolston, in the Diocese of 
 
 Nonvich, hving of, i., 167. 
 Kew Green, house on, purchased by 
 
 the Queen, i., 101. 
 Prince of ^^'ales purchases a 
 
 house at, ii., 355. 
 , his household removed to, 
 
 ii., 432. 
 Keys, Mr., collector of the King's 
 
 gromid rent in Pall Mall, iii., 
 
 319. 
 Kightly, Lady Francis, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 365. 
 Kilbeny, active man of Georgia, death 
 
 of, ii., 55. 
 Kilbmy, Commander of a sloop for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 184. 
 Kilcullin Bridge, the new Iim at, 
 
 iii., 364, 367. 
 Kiluileah, Ireland, mentioned, i., 398. 
 KUlaloe (Killala).. Bishop of. See 
 
 Charles Carr. 
 a Bishop of, alleged portrait by 
 
 Holbein, u., 297. 
 Kilmacclenan, a hunt at, iii., 359. 
 Kilmorey, Kihuurry, Viscount. See 
 
 Thomas 2seedliam. 
 Kilpatrick, Ireland, iii., 371. 
 King, the. See George II. 
 
 Chapel of, i., 47, 155, 165. 
 
 , boys of, perform the " His- 
 
 torj' of Hester," i., 225. 
 -, gentlemen of, establish a 
 
 King, Sir Peter, Lord. Lord Chancellor, 
 mentioned, i., 112, 189, 290. 
 
 , his opinion of Lord Percival, 
 
 i., 167. 
 -, a message from Mrs. Fry to. 
 
 vocal club, i., 201, 202 ; iii., 328. 
 — , a crowd at the Communion 
 at, ii., 83. 
 -, lax attendance of the sing- 
 
 ing men, ii., 4.59. 
 
 Chaplains to, duty of, iii., 294. 
 King's Si)ecch, reading of, meeting for, 
 Ik? forehand, practice deprecated, 
 i..2. 
 King: 
 
 CaA. Governor of Sherness, anec- 
 dotes i-elated by, i., 209. 
 
 Dr., i)reaching in Dul)lin, iii., 365. 
 
 Dr., senior Fellow of Dublin 
 Cnllope. i., 377. 
 
 i., 121. 
 -, marriage of his son, i., 121. 
 
 Lady, wfe of the Lord Chancellor. 
 
 and her daughter in law, i., 121. 
 
 Mr., son of the Lord Chancellor, 
 
 marriage of, i., 121. 
 \Mlliam, Archbishop of Dublin, 
 instructions about his burial, 
 etc., iii., 270. 
 one, haberdasher, legacy left by, 
 for sending debtors to the West 
 Indies, i., 90, 98. 
 
 , Trustees of the Charity, i., 
 
 99. 
 King Arthur, an opera, iii., 306. 
 Kbig Charles I., a play, ii., 364. 
 King John and the Miller, farce, 
 author and jierformance of, 
 339. 
 King's Bench Coram Rege rolls re- 
 ferred to, i., 437. 
 King's Bench Prison in Southwark, 
 i., 53. 
 a visit to, i., 55. 
 King's Street Chapel and schools, See 
 
 London Churches. 
 Kingston : 
 
 Duke of. See Evelyn Pierrepont. 
 Earl of. See William Pierrepont. 
 town of, daughter of an apothe- 
 cary at, the Prince's mistress, 
 i., 208. 
 school, mentioned, iii., 310. 
 Kinnersley, murder of a man in Paris, 
 
 account of his death, ii., 217. 
 Kinsale, Kingsale, mentioned, ii., 388. 
 Baron. See Gerald de Courcy. 
 Duchess of. Lord Scarbrough's 
 affair with, iii., 107. 
 Kinsky (Kingsky), Count, minister 
 
 of the Emperor, ii., 176. 
 Kirk, Mr., the Counsellor, iii., 179, 
 
 191. 
 Kirlo, Sir Richard, a daughter of, 
 
 ill., 352. 
 Knapton, profit from publishing 
 Rapin's History, ii., 161, 
 prints of English heads, published 
 
 by, ii., 299. 
 shop in Paul's Churchyard, iii., 
 309. 
 KnatchbuU (Knatchpool) : 
 
 •Sir Edwaixl, mentioned, i., 32, 50, 
 52, 83 ; iii., 325, 326, 328. 
 
 , biography, illness and death 
 
 of, L, 90. 91, 
 
INDEX. 
 
 457 
 
 Knatchhull — contd. 
 
 Tom, mentioned, i., 369. 
 Sir William, ii., 397, 465. 
 Sir Wyndham, mentioned, i., 94 ; 
 
 ii., 220, 233, 452, 471, 481 ; 
 
 iii.,5, 30, 89, 101, 125, 167, 196, 
 
 231, 233, 242, 278, 305, 308. 
 , vestryuian of St. James' 
 
 Parish, iii., 170. 
 , Trustee of King Street 
 
 Chapel, iii., 270, 306. 
 -, brother of, a clergyman, iii., 
 
 196. 
 Kneller, Sir Godfrey, discussed, i., 
 
 235. 
 Knight : 
 
 John, mentioned, i., 220, 222. 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 307 ; ii., 255. 
 Mr., separated from his A^ife, 
 
 ii., 294. 
 Mr., formerlj' cashier to the South 
 
 ■Sea Company, appeal for pardon 
 
 and his return to England, iii., 
 
 269. 
 Ml-., iii., 280, 292. 
 Knight of the Bath, the order rejected, 
 
 ii., 52. 
 Knightsbridge, ii., 206, 352. 
 
 as a health resort, ii., 207, 209. 
 Kjiockloghert, clergjTnan of, i., 38. 
 KnoAvles, tide sur\'eyor of Maiiningtree, 
 
 death of, i., 287. 
 Knox, Craigie (Craghead) & Knox, 
 
 merchants of London, ii., 118, 
 
 124, 128 ; iii., 282. 
 office behind the Roval Exchange, 
 
 ii.. 111. 
 Kramer, Jo. Matthias, secretarj^ to 
 
 Coimt Zinzendorf, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 395, 404, 405. 
 Kynaston, Dr., mentioned, i., 175. 
 
 La Court, French Admiral at Toulon, 
 
 conduct of, iii., 291, 293. 
 Lacy, Lacey : 
 
 family, settlers in Georgia, ii., 
 
 141, 193. 
 Mr., silk manufacturer, settler in 
 Georgia with Charity children, 
 etc., i.. 303, 305, 379, 392. 
 Samuel, settler in Thunderbolt, 
 Georgia, ii., 313, 358. 
 
 , wife and children sent out 
 
 to., ii., 375. 
 Mary, of Thunderbolt, a charge 
 against, iii., 41. 
 La Page, settler at Highgate in Georgia, 
 ii., 477. 
 
 La Foret, (Le Forest), Marquis, men- 
 tioned, i.. 205: iii., 327. 
 Laguerro (Laguar), paintings of, at 
 
 Chats worth, iii., 299. 
 Lamb : 
 
 Bullfinch, a merchant, grant of 
 land in Georgia to, ii., 126, 128, 
 136. 
 
 , grant revoked, ii., 278. 
 
 Ladj', conduct of, iii., 317. 
 
 Mr., a lawyer, trustee of the 
 Thanet Charity, i., 157, 172; 
 ii., 131. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 143, 235, 319. 
 
 Matthew, Esq., mentioned, ii., 
 348, 366, 367, 381, 465-7, 468, 
 481 ; iii., 227. 
 
 , coming from Lady Salisbury, 
 
 ii., 323. 
 
 in cormexion with maiTiage 
 
 proposals of Lady Catherine 
 Cecyl, ii., .324, 327, 334, 337, 
 338. 
 -, chambers in Lincoln's Inn, 
 
 ii., 347. 
 -, fee for marriage writings, 
 
 ii., 353. 
 
 Sir Thomas, Alderman of London, 
 the great silk Alagoziner, ii., 
 168, 191., and see Lomb. 
 Lambert : 
 
 Alderman, knighted, ii., 286. 
 Justice Oliver, brother of the 
 Earl of Cavan in Ireland, men- 
 tioned, ii., 409. 
 
 , decea.sed, mentioned, ii., 
 
 487. 
 Lambeth, a bridge across the Thames 
 at, suggested, i., 33. 
 principal inhabitants of, author- 
 ized to collect for Gteorgia, i., 
 372, 374. 
 La Merangere, Madame, at Paris, 
 
 iii., 329. 
 La Mot, Dr., chaplain to the Duke of 
 
 Montague, &c., i., 118, 337. 
 Lampierre, Mr., of Jersey, ii., 414. 
 Lancashire, dissenters, in action with 
 regard to the Test Act, ii., 244. 
 Land, John, iii., 357, 358, 369. 
 Land Tax Act, i., 55. 
 Landen, battle of, Gten. Opdam's 
 
 conduct at, ii., 281. 
 Lane : 
 
 Sir Richard, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 186, 239, 240, 349, 
 350. 
 
 , speech in the Army debate, 
 
 i., 317. 
 Tom, jmar., concerned in a law 
 suit, iii., 353-357, 360, 366. 
 
458 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Lanfranco (Lanprank), Giovanni, 
 paintings, by, uieuliunctl, ii., 
 220. 
 
 Langallerie, Count of, storias, of., ii., 
 402. 
 
 Landguard Fort, mentioned, i., 294. 
 Governor of, ii., 3. 
 
 Langnedoc, French protesUints of, de- 
 sirous to go to Georgia, ii., 166. 
 
 Lannoy, Col., mentioned, i., 141, 152. 
 
 La Potre (La Postre, Liipautre), Henrj', 
 common councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, i., 344, 364, 
 369, 377, 379,^ 387, 388, 391, 
 392, 398, 405, 463, 476 ; ii., 3, 
 23, 24, 36, 54, C)9, passim 111- 
 616 ; iii., 2, 5, 7, 14, passim 
 22-220, 261. 
 opinion on the question of females 
 succeeding in Georgia, i., 184. 
 mentioned, iii., 101, 146, 169, 
 207, 233, 256. 277, 279, 287, 
 308. 
 
 //o Pucelle D'Orleavs, ii., 403. 
 
 La Roche, Laroche : 
 
 Mr., common councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, i., 227, 235, 
 passim 260-392, 476; ii., 13, 
 23, 29, 32, 66, 69, 104, jxtssim 
 111-288 and 330-498, 508, 511, 
 612, 516; iii., 7, 9, 22, 23, 27, 
 33, 41, 45, passim 62-187, 224. 
 
 , negligence in his attendance, 
 
 etc., ii., 252 ; iii., 20, 25. 
 
 , against petitioning, iii., 27. 
 
 -, dines ^nth Sir R. Walpole, 
 
 conversation about the Har- 
 wich election, ii., 155. 
 -, mentioned, ii., 159. 
 
 John, M.P., mentioned, i.. 155, 
 263; ii., 342, 365; iii., 32, 49, 
 58, 167, 232. 233. 235, 277. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii.,43;iii., 108, 180, 184-185, 195. 
 
 , claim to have added the 
 
 word " possessions " to the Com- 
 mons' address on the Spanish 
 fk)nvention, iii., 36. 
 -, elected vestrjTnan, ii., 81. 
 -, trustee of St. James' work- 
 
 house, ii., 219. 
 Mr., Director and (tovernor of 
 
 the ('helsea Water Works, i., 
 
 168 ; iii.. 294. 
 Mr., a justice of Peace attending 
 
 to superintend the overseers of 
 
 St. James' Parish, ii.. 230. 
 Mr., [James J of Bristol, montionod, 
 
 ii., 296. 
 [James], jun., of the Georgia 
 
 Society, iii., 58, , 
 
 La Rochelle. relief of. referred to. 
 
 i., 199. 
 Lascelles, Lassels, Col., engineer ap- 
 pointed to see the demolition 
 at Dunkirk carried into effect, 
 i., 53, 118. 
 Latimer, Bishop, pa-ssago from a ser- 
 mon of, i., 8. 
 Latin, question of the translation of 
 proper names, discussed by 
 the Queen and King, i., 102. 
 question of its use in presentments, 
 i., 131. 
 La Tour, musician, daughter of, con- 
 nected with the Prince of 
 Wales, i., 92, 93. 
 Latter, Darius, butler to Lord Egraont, 
 
 iii., 276. 
 Lauchmacie, Marquis of France, 
 
 elected Fellow of the Royal 
 Societj', iii., 282. 
 Laudanum pills, iii., 321. 
 La Vie est longue, a French play, ii., 
 
 158. 
 Launay, Lawnay, Col., favourite of 
 the Prince of Wales, iii., 327. 
 [? Dawnay]. 
 Lavallin, Capt., mentioned, iii., 356. 
 Lawley : 
 
 Richard, son of, in Georgia, ii., 205. 
 Richard, a freeholder, lately of 
 Frederica, iii., 187, 200. 
 
 , account of the Colony, 
 
 iii., 188, 189. 
 La^vrence : 
 
 Sir Edward, mentioned, ii., 152. 
 
 Mr., clergjTJian and writer upon 
 
 gardening, theological views of. 
 
 ii., 136. 
 
 Law's, codification of, discussed, i., 250. 
 
 Laws, Holiday, grant of land to, at 
 
 Frederica, ii., 483. 
 Lawson, Sir Wilfred (Wilfrid), pro 
 ceedings in Parliament, i., 25, 
 62, 64, 72, 73, 81, 147, 177. 184. 
 186, 214, 250, 253, 361 ; iii.. 
 330, 331. 
 views of, on colonisation, i., 376. 
 Laxford, near Stamford. Northamp- 
 ton, iii., 170. 
 Leader, Leder, Mr., mentioned, iii., 
 
 354, 356, 360. 
 Ijcaghy, 'I'oig, trial at Cork Assizes. 
 
 "iii., 372. 
 Leak, Mr., bookseller at Bath, i., 122, 
 400,448; ii., 13, 288. 
 presentation of luwks to Georgia, 
 
 by, i., 309. 
 t-o collect for Georgia Society, 
 
 i., 340. 
 dines with l/ord PeroivnI. i.. :U2. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 459 
 
 Lear's plot, mentioned, i., 233, 323. 
 Leason Green, iii., 302. 
 Leathes, Carteret, parliainentaty can- 
 didate for HarAvich, i., 312, 327, 
 328, 332, passim 376-476 ; ii., 
 1,4,9, 10, 11, 14,15,18, 30, 51, 
 66, 67, 68. 73, 76, 79, 80, 81, 
 83, 84, 93, 94, 96, 98, 99, 
 106, 108, 110, 118, 139. 
 
 in connexion with Harwich affairs, 
 ii., 68, 70, 72. 7.5. 78, 82, 87, 
 88, 89, 90, 92, 97, 115, 147, 191, 
 210, 241, 242, 334 ; iii.. 323. 
 
 agreement with Sir Robert 
 Walpole about the Harwich 
 parliamentary candidature, i., [ 
 416, 417. 1 
 
 renounces the agreement, i., 419, I 
 420. t 
 
 letter from, giving .Sir R. Wal- ! 
 pole's views about Harwich 
 Mayoralt)', i., 433. 
 
 interview with Lord Egmont 
 about Harwich, i., 440, 442. 
 
 visit to Harwich and entertain- 
 ments there, i., 446, 464. 477, 
 
 interview with Sir Philip Parker, j 
 i., 454. 
 
 his character and history, etc., 
 i., 457 ; ii., 82, 308, 309. 
 
 Lord Egmont's relations with, 
 with regard to Harwich, ii., 
 65. 
 
 interviews with Lord Egmont and 
 others, ii., 85, 86. 
 
 letter from Sir Robert Walpole 
 to, on the election, ii., 89. 
 
 chosen recorder of Harwich, ii., 
 105. 
 
 cost of liis election, etc., ii., 152, 
 153. 
 
 uncle of, ensign in General 
 Hamilton's regiment, i., 457. 
 Le Bas : 
 
 a quack doctor, ii., 215. 
 
 ]\Irs., lady of fortime, projx)sal of 
 marriage with Lord Egmont's 
 son, ii., 51, 63, 64, 65, 74, 96. 
 
 extent of her fortune, etc., ii., 61. 
 Lechmere : 
 
 Dowager Lady, marriage of. ii., 
 372. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 313. 
 Lecque, Leek, Count de la, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 30, 50. 
 Ledington, Dr., rector of St. Michael's 
 
 Basishaw, ii., 214. 
 liCe, George Henry, Earl of Lichfield, 
 mentioned, i, 190 ; ii., 465. 
 
 George Hemy, Lord Quarendon, 
 iii., 192. 
 
 Lee, Leigh : 
 
 Dr. George, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 255 ; iii., 43. 
 
 , a Lord of the Admiralty, 
 
 iii., 260, 261. 
 
 Dr., physician, iii., 283. 
 
 William, a lawyer, proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 70 ; iii., 233. 
 
 , King's Counsel, going the 
 
 Chelmsford circuit, iii., 336. 
 -, Lord Chief Justice, pro- 
 
 ceedings in Parliament, ii., 272. 
 -, mentioned, ii., 462 ; iii.. 
 
 168. 
 singer in the anthem at the Prince 
 
 of Wales' wedding, ii., 264. 
 Leeds, woods for ironworks at, iii., 
 
 298. 
 Leeds, Duke of. See Thomas Osborne. 
 Le Forest, Marquis. See La Foret. 
 Le Francois d Lorulres, French farce, 
 
 ii., 154. 
 
 Legend of St. Martin, picture by 
 Rubens, iii., 344. 
 
 Le Grendre, ]Mr., mentioned, iii., 335. 
 and see Le Grand. 
 
 Legge, Legg, Leg : 
 
 George, Lord Lewisham, sou of 
 Earl of Dartmouth, mentioned, 
 i., 1, 7, 55, 141, 165, 185, 216, 
 240 ; iii., 328. 
 
 Lady , mentioned, ii., 30. 
 
 Mr., son of Lord Dartmouth, dis- 
 missed from Office, iii., 253. 
 
 Leghorn, Act prohibiting raw silk 
 coming from, i., 131. 
 
 Le Grand, Le Grande, Le Gendre : 
 family trust, ii., 292. 
 Colonel, iii., 140. 
 " cousin" of Lord Egmont (some- 
 times the husband, sometimes 
 the wife), mentioned, i., 9, 32, 
 49, 78, 80, 83, 96, 105, 125, 
 129, 130. 152, 155, 158, 167, 
 171, 175. 178, 188, 191, 200, 
 204, 205, 209, 213, 214, 216, 
 224, 237, 242, 256, 309, 311, 
 324, 326, 337, 356. 357, 366, 
 387, 401, 418, 450; ii., 6, 
 31, 50, 67, 109, 118, 127, 
 138, 143, 158, 172, 209, 217, 
 243, 250, 257, 259, 263, 288, 
 295, 328, 413, 437, 459, 497, 
 509; iu.. 11, 29, 30, 60. 63, 
 83, 89, 115, 126, 131, 146, 148, 
 164, 167, 168. 172, 196. 231, 
 242, 246, 261, 266, 267, 276, 
 280, 284, 287, 296, 299, 302, 
 305, 308, 309. 
 
 , marriage settlement of, 
 
 referred to, i., 97. 
 
460 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 I>? Grand, " cousin " — conM. 
 
 , aiuiuities of, lefcnvd to, 
 
 ii., 146. 
 -, daughter of, mentioned, i., 
 
 90, 165, 199, 242, 247. 
 Edward, ("Cousin Edward," or 
 
 " Cou.sin Ned "), mentioned, 
 
 i., 361. 363; ii., 183, 363,465; 
 
 iii., 229, 304, 318. 
 , sale of an estate in Wiltshire 
 
 by, ii., 107, 109, 127, 129, 
 
 130. 
 
 investment of proceeds 
 
 of bale, ii., 130. 291. 
 — , settlement of liis estate. 
 
 iii., 268. 
 Helena, mentioned, ii., 331 ; iii., 
 
 4. 
 , fortune of, investment, &c., 
 
 ii., 130, 292. 
 Lewis, cousin, mentioned, i., 272, 
 
 281, 294. 297, 302, 306, 308; 
 
 ii., 130. 
 
 . death of, i., 309. 
 
 , wife of. i., 309, 310. 
 
 , eldest son of, officer over the 
 
 Beefeaters, price of liis com- 
 mission, i., 309. 
 -, younger son of, page to the 
 
 Prince of Wales, i„ 309. 
 Mr., (not cousin), mentioned, i., 
 
 93, 155, 165, 172, 188, 251, 264, 
 
 307; ii„ 50, 67; iii., 1. 
 Mi-s., mentioned, i., 93, 165; ii., 
 
 67, 78 ; iii., 251. 
 
 , son of, mentioned, i., 199. 
 
 , daughter of, mentioned, i., 
 
 199 ; ii., 78. 
 Miss, iii., 269. 
 WUHam (" Cousin Will "). i.. 363 ; 
 
 iii., 269. 
 , bequest from his father, 
 
 ii., 183. 
 , sister of. mentioned, i.. 
 
 363. 
 I^ Heup, Mr., of the Treasury, a 
 
 gratuity to, for hia services to 
 
 the Georgia Society, ii., 183. 
 mentioned, iii., 73, 123. 
 Iy)iccstor, the I'hroe Cranes inn at, 
 
 iii., 297. 
 llie King'.s Head at. iii.. 299. 
 Leicester, ivirl of. See iSydncy. 
 Leigh, I'^dward, Lord, the son of, an 
 
 intrigue of, ii., 218. 
 Ix»igh, Dr. George. See Leo. 
 Leke, Nichohis, Earl of Scarsdale, i., 
 
 189. 
 Lely, Sir Peter, pictures by, ii., 366. 
 //p.mfMirras des Rirhesses, a French 
 
 play, ii., I Hi. 
 
 Ijonnox. Charles, Duke of Richm'^ind, 
 
 mentioned, i., 189.410; ii., 266. 
 
 the King's messenger to the Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 432. 
 I^irtisan of Parson Bowauan, i., 
 
 208. 
 politic.lI attitude of, iii., 28. 
 subscriptions to the Georgia 
 Society, i., 286 ; ii., 32, 279. 
 
 , in arrear, ii., 187. 
 
 election jest in Sussex, ii., 31. 
 quarrel with Sir R. Walpole over 
 patronage in Ireland, ii.. 247, 
 248. 
 Lens, Bernard, limner to the King, 
 
 i., 257. 
 Lenys & Baker, Messrs., mentioned, 
 
 ii., 290. 
 Leo X., Pope, and the Raphael car- 
 toons, i., 219. 
 Leonor, Mr., mentioned, iii., 146. 
 Le Quen, Father, referred to., i., 
 
 197. 
 Lesley : 
 
 Alexander, footman to Lord 
 
 Percival, i., 471. 
 Dr., chaplain to the Pretender, 
 circumstances of, etc., ii., 50. 
 Leslie, John, Earl of Rothes, regiment 
 of, ii., 433. 
 vote adverse to the Court, ibifl. 
 Lesser Duties of Man. Copies pre- 
 sented to the Georgia Society, 
 ii., 219. 
 Lestock, Admiral, failure to support 
 Admiral Matthews with his 
 8hi]xs, iii., 292, 293. 294. 296. 
 Levally, Levalli, John, settler at 
 Frederica, ii., 199. 
 John, junior, at Fretlerica, shoe- 
 maker, and family, iii., 213, 217. 
 Leverland, Dr., of St. Thomtis' 
 
 Hospital, iii., 303. 
 Leveson-Gower, John, Lord Gower 
 (Gore), ii., 346, 363, 394 404; 
 iii., 101, 262. 
 proceedings in Parliament, iii., 
 
 17, 192. 
 jx)litical action, etc.. iii.. 2.53. 255, 
 
 256, 264. 
 resignation of office, iii., 278, 314. 
 son of, proposed as a match for 
 •Miss Montague, ii.. 187. 1S8, 
 189, 190. 
 
 . his deformity, ii., ISH. 
 
 Ijcvi, Lew, Simpson. mnnfioiKni, 
 ii., 42(1. 
 doinand oti the Georgia l'ru8U^>cs, 
 iii.. 79. 
 Levins, Sir Hichtuoad, rujutioaoJ, 
 iii., 229. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 461 
 
 lipvinz : 
 
 Sir Richard, letter from Ireland, 
 
 iii., 293. 
 William, M.P., for Nottingham- 
 shire, intrigue with Ladv Savile, 
 ii., 224, 225, 227, 338. 
 Lews : 
 
 George, bound apprentice or ser- 
 vant to Lord Egmont, ii., 160 ; 
 iii., 44, 316. 
 John, painter in Denmark Street, 
 
 iii., 11, 89, 308. 
 Mr., M.P., L, 126 ; iii., 337. 
 
 , speech in the Army debate, 
 
 &c., i., 315 ; ii., 78. 
 Thomas, i., 55. 
 
 one, writing master in Dr. 
 Tennison's school, become a 
 Roman Catholic, i., 228. 
 Lewishanx (Lusam, Leusham) : 
 Lord. See George Legge. 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 55, 188 ; 
 ii., 50. 
 
 , marriage of, ii., 227. 
 
 , daughter of, mentioned, ii., 
 
 50. 
 Libraries (parochial). Dr. Bray's 
 
 Charity, i., 273, 382, 384; ii., 
 218. 
 Lichfield : 
 
 diocese of, proceedings of the 
 
 Papists in, ii., 212. 
 Bishop of. See Richard Smal- 
 
 broke. 
 Earl of. See George Henry Lee. 
 LidgbjTd, Jo., Esq., J.P., Greenwich, 
 
 mentioned, iii., 319. 
 Lilly, Lieut. Col., resident in Jamaica, 
 
 ii., 280. 
 Lilly, the i)erfumer, house of, a meeting 
 
 place of the wits, iii., 303. 
 Limerick, articles of, referred to, i., 164. 
 a free port for Irish yarn, &c., i., 
 183, 184; ii., 171.' 
 Limerick, Lord. See James Hamilton. 
 Lincoln, Bishop of. See Richard 
 
 Reynolds. 
 Lindsey, one, an ensign of the Guards, 
 relations with Ladv Townsend, 
 ii., 515. 
 Lindsey's at Bath, a public diimer at, 
 
 i., 113. 
 Line, David, tried at Cork Assizes, 
 
 iii., 372, 360. 
 Lisett, Air., mentioned, iii., 352, and 
 
 see Lysaght. 
 Lisbon, exportation of Irish woollen 
 goods to, i., 128, 130, 171 ; ii., 
 26, 27, 163, 164, 171. 
 Lisbume, Viscount. See John 
 Vaughan. 
 
 Liscanol manor, mentioned, i., 9, 154 
 160; ii., 167. 
 grant erecting it into a manor 
 
 mentioned, i., 83, 90. 
 dispute about the manor court, 
 
 i., 89. 
 sale of, etc., ii., 175, 218, 268. 
 Lisduff, in Ireland, i., 172. 
 Liskelly, Ireland, i., 398. 
 Lisle, Edward, M.P., for ]\Iarl borough, 
 ii., 166. 
 illness of, ii., 289. 
 Lismeulen in the Barony of Duhallow, 
 
 Ireland, i., 166. 
 Lister, Richard, M.P. for Shrewsbury, 
 an illnatured proceeding of, 
 i., 371. 
 Little, Litle : 
 
 Dr., the prolocutor, ii., 250. 
 JVIr., a settlor in Savannah, ii., 
 170. 
 Littleton : 
 
 a jest about one of the name being 
 
 first minister, ii., 341. 
 Air., proceedings in Parliament, 
 ii., 171, 350, 351, 355 ; iii., 16, 
 17. 
 
 , relations with the Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 353 ; iii., 243. 
 
 , design to impeach Lord 
 
 Carteret, iii., 296. 
 George, son of Sir Thomas, author 
 of observations on the Apostle- 
 ship and Conversion of St. 
 Paul, iii., 318. 
 Liverpool, election petition, i., 77, 83, 
 85, 87, 88. 
 chamber of Commerce, contribu- 
 tions from, to the Georgia 
 Society, i., 339. 
 money collected at, for Georgia, 
 
 ii.,'212. 
 settlers from, for Georgia, ii., 261. 
 Llandaff, Bishop of. See John Harris. 
 Lob: 
 
 a famous Anabaptist teacher, i, 
 
 400. 
 son of, bookseller of Bath, history 
 
 and opinions of, i., 400. 
 late of Savannah, iii., 200. 
 Lobcowitz, Prince, in command of 
 
 the Austrian Army, iii., 292. 
 Lobster fishing, i., 384. 
 Lochaber, ii., 314. 
 Lockwood, Richard, M.P., proceedings 
 
 in Parhament, ii., 257. 
 Logie, Andrew, grant of land at 
 Savannah to, ii., 483. 
 soxmdings and map of the coast 
 of Georgia by, iii., 216. 
 Loghert, Ireland, mentioned, i., 342. 
 
462 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Lonib, Sir Thomas, mentioned, i., 327, 
 
 336. 339. 340. Arul see Lamb. 
 London, Bi.shop of. -See Edmund 
 
 Gibson, 
 clergy of, refuse to preach against 
 
 Poper)-, ii., 149. 
 London, Citv, or Citizens of, epidemical 
 
 distoiuixT in., i., 309, 310, 313. 
 attitude towards the Excise Bill, 
 
 i., 356, 357, 358, 362 ; ii., 82. 
 an incident connected with the 
 
 appearance of a lady's coach 
 
 in the, i., 357. 
 angry at the King's speech, i, 
 
 387. 
 presentation of the address on 
 
 the Princess Royal's wedding 
 
 to the King, offence taken at 
 
 the ceremonial, ii., 67. 
 Lord Mayor's coach runs over 
 
 and kills a child, ii., 82. 
 opposition of the merchants to 
 
 missions to negroes, ii., 157. 
 the Lord Mayor and Aldermen 
 
 dine with the Prince of Wales, 
 
 ii., 267. 
 seditious paper affixed to the 
 
 Royal Exchange, ii., 292. 
 dissatisfaction with the King for 
 
 his absence and behaviour 
 
 abroad, ii., 304, 305. 
 freedom of, presented to Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 321. 
 Aldermen and Councilmen dine 
 
 at St. James', ii., 321. 
 riot about Irish labourers, ii., 350. 
 rejoicings over the defeat of the 
 
 bill for reducing the interest 
 
 on the Funds, ii., 396. 
 great fire near the Three Cranes 
 
 above Bridge, ii., 498. 
 petition to Parliament against 
 
 the Spanish Convention, iii., 
 
 27. 
 agitation concerning the King's 
 
 intentions, iii., 133. 
 presentation of its address to the 
 
 King, iii., 286. 
 precautions for the defence of, 
 
 iii., 285. 
 volunteers for defence against 
 
 the French, iii., 289. 
 merchants eager for war with 
 
 France, offer of seamen, iii., 
 
 286. 
 , offer of a loan to the King, 
 
 iii., 287. 
 
 , procession with their address 
 
 to the King, iii., 288. 
 cry of " No Pclham, no Money," 
 ill., 315, 
 
 Tx)ndon : 
 
 Ale house keej)er9 erected into a 
 Society, ii., 131. 
 
 City Companies, a memorial to, 
 for support of Georgia Colony, 
 ii., 214. 
 
 Coal unladers of, a proposal of a 
 scheme for raisuig money for 
 Georgia, ii., 131. 
 
 clergy, address to the King from, 
 iii., 289. 
 London Insurance Company, ii., 120. 
 London Journal, the, i., 444. 
 London Magazine, debates in Parlia- 
 ment reported in, mentioned, 
 ii., 350. 
 London & Westminster : 
 Cnjfee houses, chib.i, eating houses and 
 laveriis in : — 
 
 Amsterdam coffee-house behind 
 the Royal Exchange, ii., 296. 
 
 Baker's coffee-house. Exchange 
 Alley, ii., HI. 
 
 Bedford Arms in Covent Garden, 
 i., 128, 204, 235. 
 
 Blue Boar in Holborn, ii., 274. 
 
 Brawn's, i., 223, 226. 
 
 British Coffee-house, the Georgia 
 Trustees dine at, iii., 42. 
 
 Carpenter's Anns at the upper end 
 of Hedge Lane, ii.. 111. 
 
 Castle Tavern in Fleet Street, ii., 
 66, 162, 361. 
 
 , Georgia Trustees dine at, ii., 
 
 373; iii., 200. 
 
 Cider House, ii., 280. 
 
 , dinners of the Georgia 
 
 trustees at, ii., 182, 18.5. 187, 
 205, 279, 287, 291. 294. 296, 
 298, 302, 304, 307, 309. 311, 
 319, 321, 322, 333, 345, 359. 
 362, 364, 367, 370, 376, 380, 
 383, 399, 406, 412, 415, 419, 
 421, 424, 426, 428, 430, 436, 
 442, 444, 453, 460, 466. 468, 
 469, 482, 483, 488, 491. 495, 
 499, 506, 508, 512, 516.; iii., 
 1, 4, 5, 11, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 
 34, 56. 62, 72, 74, 77. 113. 
 
 Cross Keys in Gracious Street, i., 
 413. 
 
 Crown or Crown and Anchor 
 Tavern, concerts, musical meet- 
 ings, or music clubs held at, 
 i., 92, 141, 209, 296, 297; ii., 
 31, 43, 72, 79, 94. 135, 139, 
 155, lfr4, 175. 212. 227. 262, 
 391, 396, 399 ; iii.. 5, 26. 202, 282. 
 
 , fortnightly concert of the 
 
 gentlemen of the King's Chapel 
 at, ill., 328. 
 
INDEX, 
 
 463 
 
 London & Westminster, oofFoe houses, 
 etc. — contd. 
 
 Davis's, in Pall Mall, i., 366, 378, 
 398. 
 
 the Devil Tavern, iii., 247, 248, 
 
 Fountain Tavern, political meet- 
 ing at, iii,, 250. 
 , mentioned, iii., 261. 
 
 George Inn on Burd [?Snow] Hill, 
 ii., HI. 
 
 George Inn on Snow Hill, pur- 
 chased by Lord Percival, i,, 
 302, 304, 306, 357, 378, 386, 
 391, 427, 471 ; ii., 69, 346, 363, 
 401, 407, 416, 504; iii., 225. 
 
 Half Moon Tavern in Pall Mall, 
 ii., 46, 101. 
 
 Horn tavern, i., 296 ; ii., 136, 191, 
 361, 498. 
 
 , Lord Percival dining at, 
 
 i., 377, 383, 391. 
 -, Trustees of Georgia Society 
 
 dining at, ii,, 128 ; iii,, 15, 
 78-81, 83, 90, 92, 101, 115-17, 
 119, 124, 130, 147, 158, 178, 
 212, 227, 309, 318. 
 
 Jonathan's coffee house, ii., 296, 
 
 King's arms in St, Paul's Church- 
 yard, i,, 343. 
 
 Lancaster Coffee House, iii., 247. 
 
 Man's Coffee House, facing Lin- 
 coln's Inn gate in Chancery 
 Lane, ii., 296. 
 
 Manwaring's, in Fleet Street, i., 
 273. 
 
 Pontach's, i., 55. 
 
 , Royal Society's dinners at, 
 
 i., 210, 299 ; ii„ 207, 310. 
 
 Red Lion, i., 282. 
 
 Richard's Coffee House, at Temple 
 Bar, ["Dick's"] iii., 300. 
 
 Rose Tavern in Cursitor's Alley, 
 Chancery Lane, S.P.C.K. anni- 
 versary dinners at, i., 225 ; 
 ii., 45,' 159. 
 
 Rump Steak Club at the King's 
 Arms, origin of, etc., ii., 14. 
 
 St. James' Coffee House, ii., 59. 
 
 Smyrna, the, i., 289, 409, 413, 
 415, 418, ii., 296, 
 
 , meeting of the Irish peers 
 
 at, i., 418, 
 
 Sun Tavern in Holbom, ii., 30, 72. 
 
 Thatched House, the, i., 168, 169 ; 
 ii., 284, 288, 359, 414; iii., 161. 
 
 , dinner at, ii., 295. 
 
 , supper and ball at, iii., 12. 
 
 White's Chocolate House, gaming 
 room in, called " Hell," i., 369. 
 
 , the Whist Club at, iii., 48. 
 
 the White Hart, in Holbom, ii,, 475. 
 
 Widows Coffee House in Devereux 
 Court, ii.. Ill, 247. 
 Churches : 
 
 Bow Church in Cheapside, anni- 
 versary sermon preached in, 
 i., 223. 
 
 , meeting of Georgia Society 
 
 in vestry of, i., 343. 
 -, consecration of a Bishop in. 
 
 ii., 2. 
 
 Covent Garden parish, interest 
 in the pesthouse fields, ii., 63. 
 
 Dutch Church in Threadneedle 
 Street, i., 421. 
 
 Foreign churches in, amount col- 
 lected for the Palatines, ii., 53. 
 
 King Street Chapel or Tabernacle, 
 question of early and late 
 prayers, ii., 144, 
 
 , history of its erection, etc., 
 
 ii., 144, 145. 
 
 , preachers and school sup- 
 ported by, ii., 218. 
 -, Trustees' meetings, ii., 228, 
 
 253, 336, 466, 467 ; iii., 18, 22, 
 270, 281, 306. 
 -, names of tmstees of, i., 96 ; 
 
 ii., 467 ; iii., 270, 306. 
 
 appointment of school- 
 
 master, ii., 470. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 11, 173. 
 
 Roman Catholic Church in Por- 
 tugal Street, ii., 260. 
 
 St. Andrews', Holbom, collection 
 at, for Georgia, ii., 165. 
 
 St. Bride's Church, in Fleet 
 Street, anniversary meetings 
 and sermons of the Georgia 
 Society at, i., 225 ; ii., 66, 147, 
 162, 371, 471 ; iii., 34, 200, 262. 
 
 St. Catherine at the Tower, ii., 
 470. 
 
 St. George's, Hanover Square, ii., 
 25, 154, 156. 
 
 , authorized to collect for 
 
 Georgia Society, ii., 23. 
 -, amount collected at, ii., 36. 
 
 St. GUes, ii., 176. 
 
 , a scheme to send charity 
 
 children from, to the colonies, 
 ii., 436, 437. 
 
 St. James's, mentioned, i,, 33, 
 233, 280 ; ii., 309, 461 ; iii., 86, 
 
 , organist of, ii., 101. 
 
 , sermons preached at, ii,, 
 
 40, 261, 408. 
 
 , hour of service, ii,, 450, 
 
 , the Prince of Wales' attend- 
 ance at, tactless choice of a 
 passage of scripture by the 
 curate, ii., 459. 
 
464 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 London and Wostminst^r. Churches, 
 St. James\s — roiit'l. 
 
 , vestry meetings, i., 222, 337, 
 
 379, 385 ; ii.. 24, 67, 81, 142, 144, 
 154, 156, 175, 212, 217, 226, 
 230, 233, 235, 259, 260, 262, 
 288, 352, 365, 385-6, 458, 467. 
 476, 487, 514; iii., 48, 49, 115, 
 116, 126, 129, 194, 210, 232, 
 233, 2(>4, 271, 280, 294, 307, 
 308, 317. 
 
 , petition against Lord 
 
 Craven's Bill, ii., 62. 
 
 , watchmen and beadles 
 
 apix)inted, ii.. 175, 227. 230. 
 235, 238. 
 -, regulation of the watch for. 
 
 Tjondon and Wostrainster. pnrishes. 
 
 St. James's — contfl. 
 , the Workhouse and in- 
 
 firmarj', its management, cost, 
 
 etc., ii., 215. 
 , the poor rates of, ii., 230. 
 
 ii., 158, 179, 230, 235. 238, 253, 
 
 257. 
 , vestrjmen appointed, ii., 
 
 409 ; iii., 170. 
 , the right to pevss in the 
 
 church, iii., 49. 269. 
 -, arrangements for lighting 
 
 the streets, ii., 365. 
 — , default and appointment of 
 new beadles, ii., 465. 
 -, beadles to clear the streets 
 
 of the poor, iii., 114. 
 -, vestrj' accounts of the over- 
 
 seers and transactions of the 
 
 Poor Rate, iii., 128, 129. 
 St. Martin's Parish, ii., 63. 
 St. Paul's Cathedral, Festival of 
 
 the Sons of the Clergy at, 
 
 iii., 30. 
 St. Paul's, Covent Garden, as 
 
 hustings, iii., 220. 
 Shoreditch Cluirch, rebuilding of, 
 
 riot about ii.. 292. 
 Spring Garden Chapel, i., 363. 
 Parishes : 
 scheme for sending vagrants from. 
 
 to Caoriina. i.. 272, 273, 276. 
 petition froiii various parishes re- 
 ferred to. i., 273. 
 money collected for the Palatines 
 
 in, ii., 53. 
 St. George's, Hanover Square, 
 
 workhouse books referred to, 
 
 ii., 226, 227. 
 St. James's, a charity for losses by 
 
 lire, i., 256. 
 , the number of people in 
 
 the workhouse and the number 
 
 of houses in the parish, ii., 215, 
 
 219, 227. 
 -, regulations of the workhouse 
 
 Streets, plnce-t, buildings, etc. ; 
 
 Angel Court, Throgmorton Street, 
 
 ii., 118, 124. 
 Angel and Bible, the comer of 
 
 White's Alley, Chancery Lane, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 Bartlett Buildings, ii., 142, 143, 
 
 159, 168 ; iii., 260. 
 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 Berry Street, iii., 49. 
 Bishopgate Street, an antiquarian 
 
 discovery in, ii., 303. 
 Bloomsbury Square, i., 217. 
 Bond Street, i., 387 ; ui., 319. 
 Brownlow Street, next Bedford 
 
 Row, Holbom, iiL, 170. 
 Burlington Gardens, gentlemen 
 
 in, desire to pay their own 
 
 watch and not be subject to 
 
 St. James's, ii., 238. 
 Bury Street, near St. Mary Axe, 
 
 ii.. 111. 
 Covent Garden, an auction in, i., 
 
 234. 
 
 , " the Little Peaches," i., 128. 
 
 Carey Street, corner of Sheer 
 
 Lane, iii., 319. 
 Carlton House, mentioned, ii., 321. 
 , the lighting of the lamps of 
 
 the Prince of Wales' house at, 
 
 ii., 437. 
 Cleveland Row, Lord Sundon's 
 
 house in, iii., 220. 
 the Cockpit, i., 214 ; ii., 465. 
 , political meetings at, 365 ; 
 
 ii., 7. 
 -, a Lords' committee at, i., 
 
 ii., 230, 288, 294, 235, 261, 267. 
 271, 275 (2), 284. 287 ; iii., 
 106, 210. 
 
 398. 
 
 Denmark Street, i.. 15; ii., 69, 
 .346, 363 ; iii., 89, 308. 
 
 Duke Street, Feather's Court, ii., 
 296. 
 
 Durham Yard, ii.. 111. 
 
 Exchange Alley, i., 67, 68. 
 
 Fountain Court, in the Strand, 
 iii., 170. 
 
 •' Foxhail," see Vauxhali. 
 
 Golden Scjuarc. i.. 337. 
 
 Gosweli Court, beyond the Charter- 
 house, i.. 111. 
 
 Great Queen Street, ii.. 378. 
 
 Great Russell Street, i., 220. 
 
 Grosvenor Square, iii., 310. 
 
 Grosvenor Street. iL, 203. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 465 
 
 London and Westminster — conid. 
 Streets, places, etc. — contd. 
 
 Hanover Scjuare, Lord Porafret's 
 
 house in, ii., 489. 
 Hanover Street, ii., 308. 
 Henrii'tta Street, iii., 225. 
 Hospital at Hyde Park corner. 
 
 See St. George's H<ispital. 
 King Street, iii., 319. 
 
 , school, iii., 156. 
 
 Lamb's Buildings, Temple, ii., 
 
 111. 
 Lincoln's Inn Fields, i., 220; ii., 
 
 361. 
 , Lord Cardigan's house in, 
 
 fire at, i., 283. 
 , laying out of the Square, 
 
 dimensions, etc., ii., 378. 
 Leicester Fields, i., 214 ; ii., 113 ; 
 
 iii., 275, 276. 
 Lyon and Key, near the Custom 
 
 House, ii.. 111. 
 Mount Pleasant, ii., 346. 
 New Bond Street, i., 302. 
 Newport Street, i., 257. 
 Palace Yard, duchy of Cornwall 
 
 Office in, i., 281. 
 , street leading from, to 
 
 IVIilbank Ferry, i., 282. 
 Pall Mall, i., 307. 
 , Bering's house in, i., 272, 
 
 277, 282, 272, 
 
 , Gumly's house in, ii., 139. 
 
 , purchase of a house in, by 
 
 the Prince of Wales, ii., 355. 
 Lord Egmont's houses in, 
 
 i., 192, 200; iii., 154, 324. 
 — , Crown leases, ii., 192. 
 — , one given to his son, ii., 359. 
 -, collector of King's ground 
 
 rent in, iii., 319. 
 Panton Street, a music in, i., 272. 
 Paper Buildings in the Inner 
 
 Temple, i., 97. 
 Paulsgrave Head Court, iii., 332. 
 the Pest Fields, ii., 24. 
 , the burial place in the time 
 
 of the plague, proposals for 
 its exchange, ii., 62, 63, 67. 
 Plantation Buildings, Whitehall, 
 
 ii., 296. 
 Queen Street, ii., 364. 
 Red Lion Square, i., 283. 
 St. Catherine's beyond the Tower, 
 
 a ^^olent fire at, ii., 142. 
 St. James' House, fire at, i., 369. 
 St. James' Park, an apparition 
 
 which appeared in, observed 
 
 by the sentries, ii., 487. 
 St. James' Square, Duke of 
 
 Norfolk's house in, ii., 435. 
 
 St. James Square, fireworks in, 
 
 ii., 496. 
 St. Martin's Lane, i., 257. 
 St. Paul's Churchyard, iii., 309. 
 Sign of Sir Walter Raleigh's Head, 
 
 near the Watch house, Chancery 
 
 Lane, iii., 319. 
 Snow Hill, Blanket Company's 
 
 warehouse on, i., 302, 306, 357 ; 
 
 ii., 461. 
 Soho Square, i., 225, 300. 
 Somerset House, soldier hanged 
 
 for murder near, ii., 138. 
 Spring Garden, families, i., 127. 
 , building of houses in, cost, 
 
 etc., ii., 392, 403. 
 , Ned Southwell's house 
 
 in, ii., 459. 
 Stocks market, ii., 11, 330; iii., 
 
 130. 
 Three Black Lions, a mercer'a 
 
 shop, corner of Norfolk Street, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 VauxhaU, (Foxhall) Gardens, i., 
 
 388 ; ii., 397 ; iii., 265. 
 Warwick Lane, i., 304. 
 White's Alley, Chancery Lane, the 
 
 "Angel and Bible " in, iii., 319. 
 
 Theatres, etc. 
 
 Covent Garden, play by the Prince 
 of Wales and Lord Hervey 
 to be acted at, i., 205. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 14, 39, 208, 
 
 141 ; iii., 307. 
 -, Love's last Shift performed. 
 
 at, ii., 181. 
 Drury Lane, a scene at, i., 216. 
 , mentioned, ii., 31, 33, 148, 
 
 263, 329, 466; iii., 143, 267, 
 
 309. 
 Haymarket playhouse, i., 97, 
 
 402, 472, 473, 474 ; ii., 2, 13, 22, 
 
 29, 67, 240, 250, 272, 369, 390 ; 
 
 iii., 211, 309. 
 
 , new opera in, i., 384. 
 
 , strong man's feats in, ii., 40. 
 
 , oratorio performed in, ii., 
 
 156. 
 -, performance of The Historical 
 
 Register, ii., 375. 
 — , ball or masquerade in, an 
 incident diu-ing the King's 
 attendance, ii., 145. 
 -, Pasquin performed at, ii., 
 
 268. 
 , " music " for poor musicians' 
 
 vridows at, iii., 199. 
 Lincoln's Inn playhouse, i., 167 ; 
 
 ii., 54, 364 ; iii., 210, 283. 
 Opera House, i., 297. 
 
 EE 
 
ir.r; 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Londonderry : 
 
 Bishop of. See Thomas Huiidle. 
 late Earl of, auction of goods of, 
 
 i.. 235. 
 Lady, rumour of marriage, i., 120. 
 
 ', mentioned, i., 127 (2), 141, 
 
 149, 165, 171 (2) 190, 232. 
 233, 235, 242 (2), 255, 257, 281, 
 283, 292, 293, 342; iii., 285, 
 319. 
 
 , house of, in Fall Mall, i., 
 
 277, 282. 
 
 , her maiTiage, i., 325, 326. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 Princess Royal's marriage, ii., 
 59, 60. 
 
 , wife of Mr. Grimes, ii., 489. 
 
 , seat of, in Hampshire, iii., 
 
 303. 
 Long: 
 
 Sir James, of Wiltshire, widow 
 of, maniagc of her daughter to 
 a gardener, i., 289. 
 Sir Philip Parker, mentioned, i., 
 183, 186; ii., 50, 77, 464; iii.,, 
 86. 
 
 , donation for religious uses 
 
 in Georgia from, ii., 261. 
 Aunt of Lord Egmont, offers for 
 the support of Mrs. Dering, 
 i., 105 (2). 
 
 , mentioned, i., 155. 
 
 , at Twickenham, i., 418. 
 
 , a great charity given by 
 
 her father embezzled, i., 302. 
 
 , at Bath, benefactions of, 
 
 ii., 288. 
 Longfield, Mr., iii., 354, 359, 364. 
 Longford, Lord, iii., 365, 366, 368, 369. 
 Longinus, mentioned, ii., 245. 
 Longvile, Mr., ii., 10. 
 Ixtnsdale, Lonl. See Henry Lowther. 
 Lord Chancellor. See LonI Talbot. 
 
 See Lord Hanvicke. 
 Lord Chief Justice. See Williani Lee. 
 Lorraine : 
 
 Duke of. travelling incognito as 
 Count Blamont, i., 207. 
 
 .singsapartinanojxjra, i.,207. | 
 
 , at a concert at the Crown • 
 
 Tavern, i., 209. 
 Beatrice Constanza, Duchess of, 
 portrait of. by Van Dyck, iii., 
 344. 
 Lothian, Marquess of. See William 
 
 Kerr. 
 Ix)tterj' for Carolina proposed, i., 164, 
 
 167. 
 Lottery Bill, i., 175. 
 
 tickets made Bank stock, i., 222. 
 annuities, price of, i.. 382. 
 
 Louis Xr\^, encourager of Arts, ii., 138. 
 Louisa, Princess, suggested marriage 
 
 for, iii., 273. 
 Louvois, Mons., minister of Loui.s 
 
 XI 11., mentioned, ii., 138. 
 Love, Mr., collector of Mallow, ii., 109. 
 Lore's last Shift, a play, ii.. 181 ; iii., 
 
 267. 
 Love makes a Man, or Uie Fop' a Fortune, 
 
 a play, iii., 246. 
 Lovel, Lord. See Thomas Coke. 
 Lovibond, Mr., mentioned, iii., 129. 
 Ivow Coimtrics, revolt of the Seven 
 
 Provinces in consequence of 
 
 the Words of a Minister, i., 363. 
 Lowndes, Mr., proposal for raising 
 
 money for Georgia, ii., 119, 120, 
 
 124, 125, 142. 
 Lowther : 
 
 Henr)% Viscount Lonsdale, Lord 
 
 Privy Seal, mentioned, i., 76, 
 
 87, 190. 
 
 , box of papers for, i., 371. 
 
 , resignation impending, ii., 
 
 175, 178. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 24, 285. 
 — , a sister of, iii. 
 
 298. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 87. 
 
 Sir James, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 263, 275. 
 
 , experiment with respect 
 
 to mine damp, ii., 262. 
 
 Sir Thomas, iii.. 129. 
 
 Sir William, mentioned, i., 442. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 153. 163, 361. 
 Loyd : 
 
 Mr., election of, discussed, i., 78. 
 
 Jo., of Carolina, iii,, 203. 
 
 Richard, Counsellor, deputy 
 recorder at Harwich, i., 418, 
 419, 422, 423 ; ii., 76. 80, 82, 
 95, 101, 102, 110; iii, 329, 332, 
 333, 336, 348. 
 
 , chambers in Lamb's Build- 
 ings, Temple, ii., HI. 
 
 eminent dealer in raw silk, iii., 1 1 7. 
 Lucas, Leucaa : 
 
 Robert, Aldeiiuan, Captain or 
 " old Captain," of Harwich, 
 i., 34, 196, 234, 280, 292, 435 ; 
 ii., 60, 73, 75, 77, 86, 87, 89. 
 91, 95, 294, 377 ; iii., 325, 335, 
 342. 
 
 , refusal to be sworn in, iii., 
 
 328. 
 
 young Captain, a Harwich voter, 
 i.. 97; ii.. 75, 97. 118, 134; 
 iii., 327. 
 
 , death of. ii.. 294. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 467 
 
 Ludby, Mr, or Justice, Churchwarden 
 of St. James', ii., 14-4, 214, 368. 
 attending to superintend the over- 
 seers of St. Jaraes' Parish, ii., 
 230. 
 trustee of King Street Chapel, 
 iii., 270. 
 Lumley, Richard, Earl of Scarbrough, 
 "mentioned, ii., 187, 217, 300. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 
 278 ; iii., 17, 24. 
 action on the threat to turn out 
 Lord Chesterfield, etc., i., 357, 
 358, 359. 
 relations with the Prince of Wales, 
 
 i., 387. 
 Master of the Horse, resigns his 
 
 places, ii., 33. 
 personal history and character, 
 
 ii., 33, 34. 
 political action of, iii., 28. 
 sister of, left by her husband, iii., 72. 
 suicide of, iii., 105. 
 history, iii., 107. 
 dispositions of his will, iii., 107. 
 Lumley-Saunderson, Sir Thomas, Earl 
 
 of Scarbrough, iii., 107. 
 Lumly, Lumley, Mr., i., 15 ; iii., 328. 
 Lusam, Lord. See Gteorge Legge. 
 Lusatia, protestants of, settlers in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 140. 
 Luther, Martin, discussed, ii., 260. 
 Luther's Bible, ii., 215. 
 Lutti, Caroli, paintings by, iii., 299. 
 Lutwych, Lutwich, counsellor or 
 Serjeant, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 70, 248, 261, 346. 
 Lycet, of Ireland, see Lysaght. 
 Lyddall, Mr., defendant in an action 
 
 for crim. con., i., 50. 
 Lyddel, Sir Henry, appointed Lord 
 of the Admiralty by the King, 
 iii., 260. 
 Lyde, Mr., apothecary, mentioned, 
 
 iii., 169. 
 Lymington, Lord. See John Wallop. 
 Lynch, Linch, Dr., Dean of Canter- 
 bury, and Master of St. Cross, 
 ii., 122, 263. 
 Lyndal : 
 
 a sawyer in Savannah, ii., 484. 
 Jo., pinder of the trust Cattle in 
 Georgia, iii., 88. 
 Lyndsey, a servant of Lord Percival's, 
 
 i., 76. 
 Lynn, Lord. See Charles Townshend. 
 Lyon, De Lyon, Abraham, a Jew, 
 planting vines, etc. in Georgia, 
 ii., 477, 480 ; iii., 3, 4. 
 grant of land to., ii., 488. 
 leaving Georgia, iii., 188. 
 
 I Lyons Castle, iii., 358, 359. 
 Lysaght (Licet, Lycet), 
 
 Mr., from Ireland, i., 367 ; iii., 
 
 295, 307. 
 Nicholas, of Ardhorde, Co. Cork, 
 iii., 364, 365. 
 
 , tried at Cork Assizes, iii., 
 
 372. 
 
 Macartney, MacKartney, Mr., men- 
 tioned, i., 148, 161, 163, 169. 
 MacBane, Mr., sent over for Scots 
 settlers for Georgia, ii., 315, 
 322, 497. 
 a letter to Mr. Oglethorp, ii., 492. 
 Maccarty (McCarthy, McCarthie, 
 Macarthay) : 
 Charlotte, wife of John West, 
 
 Lord de la Ware, ii., 210. 
 Donogh, late Earl of Clancarty, 
 
 history of, ii., 210. 
 Robert, Viscount Muskerry, Earl 
 of Clancarty, his history, etc., 
 ii., 209, 210. 
 Col. Justin, iii., 353, 355, 356. 
 — , an affront by a kinsman of, 
 
 iii., 359. 
 Justin, son of the Earl of Clan- 
 carty, marriage etc., ii., 210. 
 Macclesfield, Earl of. See Thomas 
 
 Parker. 
 Macdonalds, the clan at the head of a 
 
 rising in Scotland, iii., 285. 
 Macdun, an Irishman, employed to 
 assassinate the Pretender, iii., 
 349. 
 Mace, Mr., of Georgia, death of, iii., 
 
 214. 
 McEdmund, Daniel, harbourer of 
 
 tories, iii., 361. 
 McGill, ]\Ir., mentioned, i., 301. 
 McGilbury, settler in Georgia, ii., 186. 
 McGillivray, Archibald, settler in 
 
 Greorgia, grant to, ii., 194. 
 Machan, Mr., uncle to ilr3. Delm6e, i., 
 
 458, 459, 460 (2), 465. 
 Machen, Mr., ii., 218. 
 Machin, Dr., secretary of the Royal 
 
 Society, ii., 207. 
 Mackay, Macky, Lieut, or Capt. Hugh, 
 leader of Scotch settlers in 
 Georgia, ii., 185, 186, 279, 292, 
 343. 
 
 , a grant of land in Georgia, 
 
 to., ii., 189. 
 , of the Independent Com- 
 pany in Georgia, ii., 196. 
 , commanding at fort St. 
 
 George, in Georgia, ii., 317. 
 
4G8 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Mnckay. Hugh — contd. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 373 ; iii., 
 
 59, 166, 200, 218, 238. 
 , major of General Ogle- 
 thorp's regiment, ii., -433. 
 
 , takes his company to Tybee, 
 
 ii.. 501. 
 
 in the mutiny with his 
 
 f 
 
 soldiers, iii., 6. 
 — , dispute with 
 
 Colonel 
 Cochran, iii., 53, 57, 60, 74. 
 
 — , deposition about the em- 
 ploy-men t of white men in 
 Georgia, iii., 56. 
 
 — , his ill influence in the Colony, 
 
 iii., 55. 
 
 — , letters from, referred to, iii., 
 71, 132. 
 -, trial of, and discharge from 
 
 confinement, iii., 72. 
 — , arrival from Georgia with 
 dispatches, iii., 165. 
 -, goes to Scotlantl to get Scotch 
 
 servants for Georgia, iii., 211. 
 John, Esq., the memoirs of, 
 
 referred to, ii., 41. 
 John, settler in Georgia, ii., 194, 
 
 343. 
 , conducting Scotch settlers 
 
 to Georgia, ii., 201. 
 Mr., settler on Wilmington Island, 
 
 ii., 449. 
 Patrick, settler at Josephtown in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 193, 194. 
 , complaints against, ii., 210, 
 
 212, 213. 214. 
 -, journal of his negotiations 
 
 with Indians, ii., 187. 
 , fled from Scotland for felony, 
 
 one of the iniiovators in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 479. 
 , an incendiary in Georgia, 
 
 iu., 39. 
 Mackenzie : 
 
 William, Earl of Soaforth, men- 
 tioned, i., 95. 
 Mr., trial at ^^'estmin8ter Hall, 
 
 referred to., ii., 337. 
 Mackintosh : 
 
 Capt., at Darien, ii., 316. 
 Benjamin, of Darien, a Scotch 
 
 settler, iii., 213, 217, 223. 
 Moor, at Darien, iii., 119. 
 McLaughlan (McLaulan), Daniel, 
 
 Scotch minister, agent for 
 
 Scotch settlers in Georgia, ii., 
 
 380; 399. 
 his history and opinions, ii., 384, 
 
 385, 396. 
 his proposal to send Highlanders 
 
 to Georgia, ii., 405. 
 
 Maclcod, Mr. G., Scotch mini.ster at 
 Darien, ii., 201, 316, 497 ; iii., 
 76, 149, 217, 245. 
 grants of land to, iii., 84, 129. 
 McNeal, Tom, iii., 371. 
 MacPherson, Capt., Capt<un of the 
 rangei"s in Georgia, wages, ii., 
 500. 
 mentioned, ii., 501 ; iii., 152. 
 reward for services, iii., 125, 198. 
 Madden (Maddon, Maddin, Mciden) : 
 Captain, mentioned, i., 310. 
 Dean, mentioned, iii., 30. 
 Dr., Chaplain to the lx)rd 
 Lieutenant of Ireland, i., 189, 
 190, 345. 
 Dr., the Prince's Chaplain, i., 190. 
 cousin of Lord Percival, a clergy- 
 man, a play written by, iii., 
 336. 
 Maddox, Dr., clerk to the closet, and 
 Dean of Wells, question of his 
 promotion to a Bishopric, ii., 
 249, 250. 
 Madeiras, Consul at, ii., 493. 
 Madras, missionarj- work in, iii., 45. 
 Madura, conquest of, by the Great 
 
 Mogul, ii., 472. 
 Magna Carta, copies of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 222. 
 Maidenhead bridge, mentioned, i., 
 103. 
 Orkney's Amis at, i., 293. 
 Maid's Tragedy, a play, iii., 307. 
 Maidstone, election for, ii., 102, 
 Maillebois, Marshal, mentioned, iii.. 
 
 257. 
 Major, Sir Charles, mentioned, i., 78. 
 Malcome, Sarah, burnt in eflfig}", i., 362. 
 Maiden, the freedom of, ii., 78. 
 
 parliamentary representation of, 
 i., 408. 
 Maiden, one, an apothecary- of Maiden, 
 
 ii., 78. 
 Malet, author of books of geometry 
 and fortification, career of, etc., 
 ii., 281. 
 Mallet, David, author of the play 
 
 called Mustapha, iii., 23. 
 Mallibom, Mr., of Cork, iii., 352, 366. 
 Mallow, mentioned, iii., 352. 
 a flood at, iii., 356. 
 special sessions at, for trying the 
 torics, iii., 360. 363. 
 Maljias. ii.. 439. 
 Malpas : 
 
 Lord. See George Cholmondeley. 
 Lady, daughter of Sir Robert 
 Walpole, mentioned, i.. 52. 
 Malt Bill, in Parliament, i.. 324 ; iii., 
 34-1. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 169 
 
 Malton, Lord. See Thomas Watsoa- 
 
 Wentvvorth. 
 Mail, Isle of, settlement of popish 
 families in, ii., 229. 
 appointment of Bishop, ii., 229. 
 Bishop of. See Thomas Wilson. 
 Man of Taste, a new play, ii., 165. 
 Manby, Roger, supposed writer of 
 
 the British Journal, iii., 324. 
 Manchester : 
 
 Duke of. See William Montagu. 
 
 Duchess of, in connexion with 
 
 the Earl of Scarborough, iii., 107. 
 
 Mangey, Dr., liis character, etc., ii., 250. 
 
 Manion, Mr., a Greek, a messenger 
 
 from Sir Horace Walpole, with 
 
 overtures to Lord Egmont, ii., 
 
 241, 242. 
 
 Manly, Manley : 
 
 Mr., of Ireland, mentioned, i., 97. 
 Mr., Postmaster General of Ireland 
 i., 360. 
 
 , salary of, placed by the 
 
 King on the Ci^nl List, ii., 236. 
 \\'illiam, of the Custom House, 
 i., 362 ; ii., 84, 139. 
 Mann, Man : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 55, 83, 90, 93, 
 
 342. 
 Mr., in coiuiexion wdth the 
 Charitable Corporation, i., 270, 
 Mr., tutor of the late Marquis of 
 Blandford, work of, entitled, 
 Of the True year of the Birth 
 and death of Christ, ii., 25. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 50, 67. 
 
 Mamiers : 
 
 John, Duke of Rutland, i., 190. 
 
 -, why he gave up the 
 
 Chancellorship of the Duchy, 
 ii., 272. 
 -, marriage to his mistress, 
 
 iii., 308. 
 
 Lord William, illness at Bath, 
 ii., 240. 
 Manning, Col., mentioned, i., 369. 
 Manningtree, riding officer at, i., 344. 
 coUectorship of the salt duty at, 
 i., 273, 276, 281, 327, 328. 
 Manoury, connected with Dunkirk, 
 
 mentioned, i., 52. 
 Mansel : 
 
 Thomas, Lord, mentioned, i., 279 ; 
 iii., 164, 168, 194, 233, 279. 
 
 , case in Chancery about 
 
 guardianship of, ii., 143. 
 -, illness and death of, iii., 283. 
 
 Manaieid, Count, mentioned, iii., 237. 
 Marabone, Marelbone. See Mary-le- 
 
 bone. 
 Marabow, a black, at Tanjore, heathen 
 priest of the Church of Rome, 
 ii., 45. 
 Marat, Carlo, Italian painter, men- 
 tioned, i., 225. 
 Marchmont, Earl of. See Alexander 
 
 Hume-Campbell. 
 Marcus Aurelius, a statue of, discovered 
 
 m Bishopsgate Street, ii., 303. 
 Marcus, Moses, a converted Jew, ii., 
 
 276, 277. 
 Mardyke, reparations at, enquiry in 
 House of Commons, i., 37, 71. 
 Marine regiments, methods of pay- 
 ment, iii., 160. 
 Marion, (Marian, Marien), Mr., a clergy- 
 man. Lord Egmont's landlord at 
 Charlton, i., 310, 371 ; ii.. 156, 
 382. 
 Marlborough, town of, mentioned, i., 
 103. 
 Vicar of St. Mary's in, i., 293. 
 the Three- Tons in,, i., 293. 
 the Angel Ion at, ui., 316. 
 election for, discussed in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 167. 
 Marlborough : 
 
 family neglect of the mdowed 
 Marchioness of Blandford, i., 
 206. 
 Duke of, descent of title, i., 201. 
 
 , see John Churchill. 
 
 , see Charles Spencer. 
 
 old Duchess of (Sarah Jennings), 
 a generous answer to, i., 279. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 99, 289, 449. 
 
 , godmother of Lady Egmont, 
 
 ii., 102. 
 
 a story about her and the 
 
 King, ii., 407. 
 — , offers her house to the 
 
 Bussy or Bushy, Lord Mansel's 
 uncle, and Miss Vane, i., 264, 
 265. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 143. 
 
 Prince of Wales, ii., 435. 
 young Duchess of (Henrietta, 
 Countess of Godolphin), rela- 
 tions with Bononcini, i., 201, 
 202. 
 
 Marlow, Great, petition against 
 election at, i., 257. 
 
 Marriot, Thomas son of Capt. Marriot, 
 settler in Greorgia, letter from, 
 iii., 213. 
 made 2nd Bailiff, iii., 213, 217. 
 
 Marseilles, silk sent from, to Ireland, 
 i., 130. 
 
 Marsh, Counsellor, mentioned, ii., 115. 
 
 Marshall, Alderman, proceedings in 
 Parliament, iii,, 192. 
 
 Marshalsea, deputy gaoler of, i., 78. 
 
170 
 
 nmKX. 
 
 Marsham, Roljert, Lord Romney, 
 mentioned, ii., 464. 
 
 moncN- paid for hia peerage, iii., 
 2.59. 260. 
 Martin, Marten : 
 
 Benjamin, Esq., mentioned, iii., 
 170, 319. 
 
 Capt. or C'apt. Henry, mentioned, 
 i., 191. 282. 
 
 , fx)ok of poems by, men- 
 tioned, i., 195. 
 
 Mr., Secretarj- of the Georgia 
 Society, his history, etc., i., 
 286. 289, 294, 398, 412. 
 
 , author of printed account 
 
 of the design of the Georgia 
 Colony, i., 289. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 23, 25, 29, 
 
 44, 78, 103. 168, 248, 286, 321, 
 334, 335, 378, 394. 444, 468, 
 479 ; iii., 20, 195. 
 -, conduct complained of, ii.. 
 
 41, 42. 
 
 , pajTnent for services, ii., 
 
 162. 344; iii., 152. 
 Martini, Giovanni Batti.sta, the famous 
 "hautbois," i., 201. 
 concert of, mentioned, i., 243. 
 Marj', Princess, marriage of. with the 
 Prince of Hesse, iii., 135. 
 ceremonial of, iii., 137, 138. 
 Mary. Queen of Scots, death of, dis- 
 cussed, i.. 111. 
 Mar\'land, estates of planters in, 
 
 largely mortgaged, i., 151. 
 Marj'lebone (Mara bone. Mare bone) 
 Garden.^, iii.. 156, 265, 301, 
 302. 
 Masham : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 63. 
 Mrs., mentioned, ii., 2. 
 Ma^ion : 
 
 Counsellor, ii., 393. 
 Mr., sonin-law of Ix)rd Grandison. 
 iii.. 261. 
 Masqtip. called the Dou-nJdU of Sejanus, 
 or the Statesman s Overthrow, ii., 
 146. 
 Masquerades, a corniption of youth, 
 and a national scandal, i., 10, 
 47. 
 origin of, etc., ii., 145. 
 Mafwa(hu.'(ctts Bay, petition from, 
 cen.sured in the House of Com- 
 mons, i., 372. 
 Massey, Capt., made Governor of 
 
 Tilbury Fort., ii., 419, 
 Ma«son, Antoine. engraver, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 138. 
 M.'istfT of the Holl.'*. .See John Vemey. 
 Ma.sterman. Mr,, i., 148. 
 
 Mastennan. Mr., at the Crown OflRce. 
 .secondarj- of the King's Bench, 
 mentioned, i., 93; ii., 110, 115, 
 126; iii., 332, 333, 335, 336. 
 348. 
 Masters, Mr., i., 55. 
 Mathew, Capt. George, iii.. 353. 
 Mathews, Matthews : 
 
 Thomas, Admiral, operation of 
 the Fleet under, iii.. 287. 289. 
 290, 293. 
 
 , news of the victory of, iii.. 
 
 292. 
 -, letters received from., iii.. 
 
 296. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i.. 163, 169. 
 Mr., of Thomastown, i., 176. 
 Mathies, Mr., singer. (? Nicola Ma tteis). 
 
 ii., 30, 50, 77, 135. 
 Matlock mentioned, iii., 299. 
 Maud, Sir Robert, mentioned, i.. 213. 
 
 220. 
 Maurice, Baron, Governor of Languard 
 Fort, ii., 3, 4, 6, 10, 90, 101, 140. 
 manoeuvres against Lord Egmont 
 at Harwich, character of. o{c., 
 ii., 5, 6. 
 conversations with Lord Egmont, 
 ii., 10, 90. 
 Mawl, Mr., iii., 367. 
 Mawson, Dr., Head of a college, 
 
 refuses a bishopric, ii., 137. 
 Maximilian Joseph, Elector of 
 
 Bavaria, policy of. iii., 307. 
 Maxwell, one, of Carolina, iii., 300. 
 Maynard, Sir Boyle, mentioned, iii., 
 
 372. 
 Mead : 
 
 Counsellor, mentioned, i., 99. 
 Dr.. mentioned, i., 101, 102, 163. 
 165, 191, 193, 233; iii., 311. 
 
 , a visit to the curiosities of, 
 
 ii., 497. 
 Sir Pierce, mentioned, i., 80. 
 Sir Richard, mentioned, i., 93, 152. 
 Mears, Mr., printer of the Daily Post, 
 
 sent to Newgate, iii., 167. 
 Meath, Earl of. See Cha worth 
 
 Brabazon. 
 Mecklenburg, the Czar of Russia's 
 army in, behaviour of, i^c., 
 i., 114, 115, 116. 
 Medcalf, Metcalf: 
 
 Mr., solicitor of the Customs, 
 Essex Street, i.. 85. 93 ; iii., 
 323, 328. 
 (or Medley), Mr., successor to 
 Mr. \\'hit<'(ield as minister at 
 Savannah ; iii., 147, 149, 156. 
 , arrangements for his trans- 
 port, iii., 177. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 471 
 
 Mede, Serjeant, library of, bought by 
 Lord Cljancellor Talbot, ii., 
 378. 
 Medical treatment, iii., 262, 263. 
 Medina, Sir John, painter, of Edin- 
 burgh, ii., 192. 
 Medley : 
 
 Admiral, iii., 301. 
 Mr., successor of Mr. VVhitefield. 
 See Medcalf. 
 Medlicot (Medlicut), Mr., commissioner 
 of Ireland, i., 329. 333; ii., 
 64. 247. 
 opposition to Jacobite schemes, 
 iii., 334, 335. 
 Meers, Sir Thomas, in connexion with 
 the Charitable Corporation, i., 
 270. 
 Megar, Sir John Percival's gardener, 
 
 iii., 362, 364. 
 Melancthon, Philip, discussed, ii., 260. 
 Mellan : 
 
 Mr., violinist, i., 155, 242, 306, 310, 
 
 325, 342 ; ii., 30, 50, 67, 77. 
 Mr., clerk of the Chamber of 
 London, accounts of the 
 Palatine refugee money, ii., 53. 
 Menzicof, Menricof, Prince, Czar's 
 first minister, action in Mecklen- 
 burg, i., 115, 116. 
 Mercer : 
 
 Capt., a concert at the house of, 
 
 i., 81. 
 Lord Percival's tenant at Ton- 
 bridge, i., 193. 
 Samuel, settler in Georgia, iii., 174. 
 Thomas, grant of land to, on 
 Vernon's river, iii., 119. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 145. 
 
 Meredith, Sir Roger, M.P. for Kent, 
 mentioned, i., 289. 
 chairman of the committee to 
 investigate Palatine funds, ii., 
 ii., 38, 42, 43, 71, 76. 
 Merrick, two scholars at Westminster 
 School, romantic marriages of, 
 i., 289. 
 Meskel, Daniel, iii., 370. 
 Mesnager, memoirs of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 296. 
 Methodists, Mr., Whitefield's en- 
 couragement of, iii., 127. 
 as settlers for Georgia or Pennsyl- 
 vania, iii., 150. 
 Methuen, Sir Paul, mentioned, i., 300; 
 ii., 194. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 267, 
 
 368. 
 to present the Georgia petition 
 to Parliament, i., 367. 
 Mexico, rebellion in, ii., 430. 
 
 Mezadier, Cornet, iii., 370. 
 
 Mezieres, Mons. de, sister of Mr. 
 
 Oglethorpe, widow of, i., 186. 
 Michael Angelo, paintings by., iii., 
 
 344. 
 Michell, Mr. Richard, mentioned, iii., 
 
 273. 
 Middlesex, Lord. See Charles Sack- 
 
 ville. 
 Middleton : 
 
 Col., mentioned, i., 6, 90, 125, 
 
 141, 163, 165, 218, 242. 
 Mr., a surgeon, iii., 300. 
 Mrs., nxentioned, i., 93, 165, 242, 
 273. 
 
 , brother of, mentioned, i., 
 
 93. 
 Miss, mentioned as singing, &c., 
 i., 93 ; iii., 328. 
 Midleton, Lord. See Alan Brodrick, 
 
 Lady, mentioned, ii., 59. 
 Mildenhall, Suffolk, ii., 329. 
 Mildmay, Benjamin, Lord Fitzwalter, 
 mentioned, i., 95, 189 ; ii., 404, 
 425, 462. 
 proceedings in the House of 
 
 Lords, ii., 152. 
 Commissioner of the Board of 
 Trade and Plantations, ii., 178, 
 311, 391. 
 Milish, a settler in Savannah, ii., 170. 
 Millar, Miller: 
 
 Andrew (Robert), surgeon, going 
 to Georgia, as collector of 
 drugs and plants, ii., 32, :]7. 
 
 , discoveries and proceedings 
 
 of, ii., 187, 221, 279, 294, 393, 
 438. 
 
 comijelled to return to 
 
 England, etc., ii., 288, 289. 
 
 — , a subscription for his ex- 
 penses, ii., 306. 
 
 — , letters from, ii., 503, 506. 
 -, return to England and in- 
 
 terview with the Trustees, iii., 
 93. 
 -, evidence for Greorgia, iii., 
 
 100. 
 , memorial for reward for 
 
 services, iii., 141, 157. 
 George, servant to Lord Egmont, 
 
 iii., 316. 
 Mr., member of the Convention 
 
 Parliatnent, iii., 226. 
 Philip, the Chelsea gardener, ii., 
 
 187, 289. 
 Millidge, Millige : 
 
 a settler in Georgia, ii., 128. 
 orphans at Savannah, iii., 201. 
 Mills : 
 
 Capt., iii., 369. 
 
472 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 MillB— «wjW. 
 
 Coimcillor, mentioned, iii.. 279, 
 
 280. 
 
 Blilner, Sir WiUian;, member for York 
 
 City, a slander against, ii., 31. 
 
 Mine damp, experiment showii in 
 
 I^ndon, ii., 262. 
 Alinehead, mentioned, ii., 294. 
 MiniB, Mr., mentioned, iii., 94. 
 Minorca, clerk in storekeeper's office at, 
 
 pay of, i., 120. 
 Min.shull : 
 
 Mrs. Mary, a jtopish lady, men- 
 tioned, i., 77, 155, 165, 171, 
 177, 180, 188. 191, 219, 257, 
 264, 326. 326, 342, 383; ii., 
 30, 50, 67, 78, 105, 125, 295, 
 465; iii., 101. 
 
 , legacy left to, i., 283. 
 
 , death of, ii., 502. 
 
 , legacy to Katherine Bering, 
 
 iii., 225. 
 old Mrs., (mother), mentioned, 
 i., 199, 383; ii., 504; iii., 101. 
 Mr., decea.sed, estate of, sold, iii., 
 101. 
 Mint, waixlenship of the, propriety 
 of its tenure by clergymen, 
 i., 8. 
 Miremont, Marquis of, death of, effect 
 on the King and Queen, i., 229. 
 Misanthrope, Le, a French play in 
 
 London, ii., 179. 
 Miser, the, a play, by Moliere, i., 333. 
 Miserere, of the Pope's Chapel at 
 Rome, j>erformed in London, 
 ii., 262. 
 MlBsissippi River, proceedings of the 
 French settlement, ii., 120, 159, 
 31X ; iii., .30, 161, 266. 
 Mists and Fogs, a journal, ill., 330. 
 Mitchel : 
 
 Mr., Lonl of the Manor of Plum- 
 stead, claims tifa.surc trove at 
 Richmond, i.. .30(). 
 Andri'W, of Fredcrica, iii., 213. 
 Mobile, H French settlement, ii., 211. 
 governor of, pretence for declaring 
 war. ii, 158. 
 Modcna, Prince of, aj)jK'arance at 
 
 Court, ii., 201. 
 Moidorcs, adulterated and diminished 
 
 by a chemical wat<'r, i., :{!{2. 
 Moleflworth : 
 
 Richard, Viscount, misbehaviour 
 
 of daughter, ill., 271. 272. 
 Mr. brother of preceding, men- 
 tionefl, i., 243. 
 
 , liill nlating to lands in 
 
 Dublin, i., 244. 
 
 Mole.sworth, Mr. — cnntiJ . 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 Charitable Corporation, i.. 270. 
 
 , son of, mentioned, i., 279. 
 
 Moliere, Stephen, of Dublin, ii.. 409. 
 Molineux, Molineaux : 
 
 Sir Daniel, mentioned, ii.. 75. 
 Sir Moore, mentioned, iii., 191. 
 "cousin," son of Sir Thoma-s 
 Molineux, H.M. physician in 
 Ireland, i., 369. 
 
 , in the Prince of Wales' 
 
 service, i., 375. 
 mistress, mentioned, ii., 78. 
 Monckton : 
 
 John, Viscount Galway (Galloway), 
 meeting of Irish Peers, i.. 421 ; 
 ii., 46. 
 WilliaTu, Lord, son of Lord Gal- 
 way, iii., 138. 
 Monday Musical Club, concerts, etc. 
 
 See Vocal Music Club. 
 Money, Capt., evidence for Georgia, 
 
 iii., 100. 
 Monglio, a famous painter in Spain , 
 
 paintings of, iii., 344. 
 Monpesson, Mrs., mentioned, ii., 67. 
 Monro : 
 
 Dr., the mad doctor, iii., 279. 
 Sir Robert, Lieut.-Col., killed at 
 Pi-cston Pans, iii.. 313. 
 Monson (Mounson), John, Lonl, men- 
 tioned i., 190. 
 member of the Privy Council, ii., 
 
 462. 
 appointed i)eace plenipotentiary, 
 iii., 18. 
 Montagnana, Antonio, deep voice 
 
 Italian singer, ii., 40. 
 Montandre, Marquis de, mentioned, 
 
 !., 229. 
 Montiigu, Montague, Mountague : 
 George, 4th Earl of Halifax, 
 characterized, i., 105. 
 
 , vote in Parliament, i. 190. 
 
 , " Lord Halifax's door " in 
 
 the Houses of Parliament, jnen- 
 tioned, i., 361. 
 
 , lover of, daughter of, ii., 208. 
 
 -, death and character of, iii., 
 
 59. 
 George, 5th Earl of Halifax, speaks 
 
 against Sir Robert Walpolo, 
 
 iii. 192. 
 George, Lord Sunbury, son of 
 
 Lord Halifax, mentioned as a 
 
 match for Miss Montague, i., 
 
 185, 187. 
 John, Duke of, mentioned, i., 189 ; 
 
 ii., 185, 186, 419, 464, 500: 
 
 iii., 231, 232, 238. 265, 306. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 473 
 
 Montagu, Duke of — contd. 
 
 , partisan of Parson Bowman, 
 
 i., 208. 
 
 , present of iron for Georgia, 
 
 i., 309. 
 -, cost of his dress worn at 
 
 Cbuit, ii., 264. 
 , given the trooj) of Guards, 
 
 ii., 416. 
 , Cajitain of the band of 
 
 pensioner, his opinion of the 
 
 order relating to tlic F'rince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 432. 
 , and the Westminster In- 
 
 lirmaiy dispute, ii., 455. 
 -, appointed Master of the 
 
 Ordnance, ii., 140. 
 — , restored to the Ordnance, 
 
 iii., 260, 261. 
 Duchess of, ii., 185, 186, 419, 
 
 432, 500. 
 John, Earl of Sandwich, iii., 192, 
 
 278. 
 Lady Mary, proposals about her 
 
 daughter's mamage with Lord 
 
 Egmont's son, i., 185, 187, 189, 
 
 257. 
 Mr., nephew of the Earl of Halifax, 
 
 mentioned, i., 106. 
 Mr., Trustee of King Street 
 
 Chapel, ii., 253, 336, 467, 470 ; 
 
 iii., 116, 270. 
 William, Duke of Manchester, 
 
 mentioned, i., 181, 190. 
 Wortley, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 58, 69, 148, 184, 360. 
 , his love of money, etc., ii., 
 
 187. 
 
 , objection to Lord Percival's 
 
 marriage proposals, ii., 185. 
 Lady Wortley, mentioned, ii., 
 419. 
 Montagut, settler in Georgia, iii., 77. 
 Montejo, Comit, Spanish Ambassador 
 in England, ii., 395. 
 at Madrid, ii., 503. 
 Montgomery, Sir Robert, land in 
 Georgia formerly gianted to, i., 
 398. 
 Montolio, Mr. de, mentioned, i., 326, 
 
 337. 
 Montrath, Lord. See Algernon Coote. 
 Montrose, the Young Pretender era- 
 barked at., iii., 314. 
 Montrose, Marquis of, mentioned, i., 
 
 111. 
 Montrose, Duke of. See Graham. 
 Moor, Moore, More : 
 Barry, iii., 355. 
 
 C'apel, mentioned, i., 2, 10, 96, 
 141 ; ii., 210, 218, 226, 230, 245, 
 
 Moor, Capel — contd. 
 
 248, 271, 272, 275, 276, 288, 
 359, 366, 378, 386, 397, 407. 
 
 , daughter of, ii., 288. 
 
 Charles, Baron Moore of Tulla- 
 more, mentioned, i., 152. 
 
 , in coiuiexion with the 
 
 precedency of Irish peers, i., 
 409, 415, 421, 427. 
 
 , a contribution for Georgia 
 
 Society from, ii., 105. 
 
 Sir Charles, iii., 26, 46, 125, 129. 
 
 Dr., son of the Earl of Drogheda, 
 husband of Lady Rook, men- 
 tioned, i., 160, 219, 260, 264 ; 
 ii., 97, 496, 509, 516 ; iii., 2, 5, 
 30, 48, 89, 106, 119, 140, 146, 
 194, 207, 231, 234, 242, 247, 
 262, 279, 280, 283, 296, 308, 309. 
 
 , trust for his children, iii., 
 
 321, 322, 325. 
 -, the enmity aroused by, iii.. 
 
 326. 
 -, quarrel with Lord Ash bum - 
 
 ham, iii., 342. 
 
 "cousin," son of preceding, a mid- 
 shipman, ii., 259, 416. 
 
 daughter of preceding, iii., 2. 
 
 old Sir Emanuel, i., 195 ; iii., 
 372, 373. 
 
 Sir Emanuel, cousin of Lord 
 Percival, i., 2, 99, 141, 148, 152, 
 154-156, 160, 166, 178. 
 
 , Downdeady purchase, i., 
 
 172, 195. 
 
 , at Bath, i., 291. 
 
 -, death of, at Bath, terms of 
 
 his will, i., 324. 
 Lady, widow of Sir Emanuel, ii., 
 
 377. 
 " brother and sister " of Sir John 
 
 Percival, iii., 354, 355, 356, 357, 
 
 358, 359, 360, 363, 367. 
 , birth of a son, John, iii., 
 
 .360, 361. 
 Frank, or Francis, recorder 
 
 and storekeej)er at Frederica, 
 
 Georgia, and private secretary 
 
 to Mr. Oglethorp, ii., 197, 266, 
 
 294, 295, 297, 316, 404. 
 , letters from, iii., 118, 121, 
 
 211, 21.3, 215. 
 -, character of, iii., 216. 
 
 Dr. Henry, trusteeship of his 
 children, i., 296 (2); ii., 132, 
 and see Dr. Moore, sujjra. 
 
 John, Capt. or Lieut. Col., cousin 
 of Lord Egmont, iii., 276, 278, 
 279, 310. 
 
 Major, brother and executor of 
 Sir Emanuel Moore, i., 324, 401. 
 
474 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Moore — contd. 
 
 Robert. M.P., brother of Capel, 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 
 55, 22<) ; ii., 37, 43. 255. 
 , trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, i., 129, 235, 265, 273, 
 
 285, 310, 313, 324, 327, 336, 
 
 339, 344, 345. 347, 364, 367, 
 
 372, 374, 378. 379. 383, 412; 
 
 ii.. 13. 23, 24, 26, 29, 32, 36, 
 
 54. 142, 144, 157, 237, 248. 
 
 268, 269, 297, 372, 373. 
 , conduct comphiined of, ii., 
 
 41, 42. 
 , otfended at the action of 
 
 the board, ii., 252, 259. 
 
 , resigns, ii., 261, 262. 
 
 , reasons for his resignation, 
 
 iii., 20. 
 , defection characterized, iii., 
 
 36. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 245. 
 
 , fine collection of paintings 
 
 acquired by his marriage with 
 
 Lady Tenham, ii., 366. 
 Robin, mentioned, i., 152; iii., 329. 
 Sir Wilham, marriage to Lord 
 
 Percival's Aunt and marriage 
 
 settlement, i., 195. 
 .Mr., at DubUn, iii., 366. 
 Moravians, missions to Africa, etc., 
 
 ii., 333, 345. 
 declared an apostolical and epis- 
 
 cojjal church, ii., 357. 
 settlers in Georgia. See Georgia. 
 Mordaunt : 
 
 Charles, Earl of Peterborough, 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 
 82, 84, iii., 24. 
 , age and abilitie-s of, a story 
 
 of, i., 279. 
 
 , death of. mentioned, i., 310. 
 
 Mr., Capt. or Col., proceedings 
 
 in Parliament, i., 371 ; iii., 113, 
 
 1 73. 
 More, Antonio, paintings of, men- 
 tioned, i., 225. 
 Morella. Morelle, Mr., banker at 
 
 Calais, i.. 105; iii.. 18. 
 Morgan : 
 
 Mr., applicant for |x)st of secre- 
 
 Uiry of till- Cfor^fi.i Society. 
 
 i.. 286. 
 f>r>o. translator of .m Italian 
 
 {wmphlet. to Im' prosecuted, 
 
 i.. 300. 
 one -, in jirust's orders, desiring 
 
 to go to Kifdorica, ii., 426. 
 Morley : 
 
 (ioorgc. Ks.i.. li., 290. 
 
 Jo., \jrtTt\ of the Adniinilty, iii.. 260 
 
 Morley, Mr., of Carolina, iii., 94. 
 
 Serjeant, iii., 329, 336. 
 Morpeth, Lord. See Charles Howard. 
 Morris, Morrice : 
 
 Capt. Bacon, of the packet boats, 
 
 i., 168. 
 Eliza, ii., 440. 
 Sir John, proceedings in Parlio- 
 
 mont, iii., 332. 
 Mr., son to the Admiral, debate 
 
 on Hessian troops, i., 27. 
 Mr., son-in-law to the late Bishop 
 
 Atterbury, iii., 291. 
 one, Unen keeper, dealing in Irish 
 linen, i., 76. 
 
 , bankrupt, i., 369 ; ii., 52. 
 
 Thomas, settler in Georgia, ii., 
 
 440 ; iii., 223. 
 Sir William, mentioned, ii., 464. 
 
 , misbehaviour of the wife of, 
 
 ii., 421. 
 Morse, Mr., in Dublin, ii., 409. 
 Morson, Mr., the banker, i., 388. 
 Mortimer (Morton), Dr., secretary of 
 the Royal Society, ii., 207, 266. ; 
 iii., 280, 304, 319. 
 Mortmain, bill, debate, &c., ii.. 255, 
 
 262, 266, 267, 269, 271. 
 Morton, Dr., Secretary of the Royal 
 
 Society. See Mortimer. 
 Morton, Lord, news from Scotland, 
 
 iii., 286. 
 Mosquetto Indians, the, iii., 271. 
 Mostyn : 
 
 Sir Roger, mentioned, i.. .345, 369 ; 
 
 ii., 32, 75, 77, 175. 
 Mr., son to Sir Roger, i., 366. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 344, 345. 
 Mottley, Mr., mentioned, i., 382. 
 
 Mrs., a pensioner of Lord Percival, 
 death of, i., 193. 
 Mount, Mr., the stationer, i.. 387. 
 Mountjoy, Loitl, ( Ihoma-; Hickman- 
 Windsor;, mentioned, i., 255, 276, 
 
 277 ; iii., 327. 
 , absent from wedding pro- 
 cession, ii., 60. 
 
 , Liidy, iii., 327. 
 
 , approves the Irish peeresses' 
 
 letter, i., 428. 
 Mouse, Thomas, a Scotch settler in 
 
 Georgia, iii., 22.3. 
 Moyer, Liwly, mentioned, ii., 61. 
 .Mulberry trees planted in Greorgi.i, 
 
 ii., 141. And see Georgia. 
 Mullan, Dennis, mentioned, iii.. 362. 
 Mullin, Mullyn, keeper of the King's 
 
 Bench prison, i., 55, 57. 
 Munt, Richard, boatman at Harwich, 
 281. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 475 
 
 Mulso, Mutso, Mr., performer on the 
 violin, i., 188 ; ii., 30. 310, 325, 
 337. 
 
 Munster, province of, proposal for the 
 
 repressing of robbers in, iii., 
 
 354. 
 Murray, Murry : 
 
 James, Lord Strange, afterwards 
 
 Duke of AthoII, in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 267, 296. 
 James, Duke of Atholl, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 360. 
 , election of, as one of the 
 
 representative Peers of Scot- 
 land. 
 John, Earl of Dunmore, i.. 189 ; 
 
 iii., 275. 
 Lord John, mentioned, iii., 243. 
 counsel appearing for the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 331, 409. j 
 
 — — , retaining fee paid to, ii. , 320. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 418, 461, 462. 
 
 , Mr., to be made Lord Chief | 
 
 Justice, iii., 314. \ 
 
 Muscovy. See Russia. 
 Musgrove, Musgrave, John, settler in 
 
 Georgia, interpreter to the 
 
 Indians, ii., 129, 130, 196. 314, 
 
 358. 
 Mrs., mentioned, ii., 172. 
 
 , gratuity to, ii., 172. 
 
 , interpreter in Georgia, ii., 
 
 422. 
 , remarriage, nitention to 
 
 leave the Colony, ii., 422, 423. 
 Music, concerts, etc., mentioned, i., 
 
 81, 83, 89, 92, 95, 96. 105, 141. 
 concerts at the Crown and 
 
 Anchor. See London Cojfee 
 
 Houses, die. 
 Clubs. See Vocal Music Club. 
 Mussenden, Mr., brother to Mr. 
 
 Leathes, ii., 89. 
 Mustapha, a new play, iii., 23. 
 Mystery of Iniquity Unveiled, by Bishop 
 
 Burnet, mentioned, i., 210. 
 
 Nagle, Counsellor, iii., 362. 
 
 Naison (Naisin, Naizon), Major, Lord 
 Percival's tenant in Denmark 
 Street, mentioned, i., 15, 141 ; 
 ii., 363. 
 
 Namur, siege of, mentioned, iii., 327. 
 
 Nanteuil, Robert, engraver, men- 
 tioned, ii., 138. 
 
 Naples, Kiiig of, action to support the 
 Spanish Army, iii., 293. 
 
 Nariskin, Princes of the blood royal 
 in Muscovy, i., 49. 
 
 Nash, Beau, at Bath, mentioned, i., 
 103; ii., 240; iii., .302. 
 
 a violent tory, i., 343. 
 
 instances of his wit, ii., 254, 
 255. 
 Nassau : 
 
 Lady Frances, and sister, men- 
 tioned, i., 155. 
 
 Count Harry, heir to Lord Gran- 
 tham, circumstance of his death, 
 ii., 208. 
 
 , a dream about, described, 
 
 ii., 208. 
 
 Count or Col. Maurice, brother 
 of Lord Grantham, ii., 208, 
 306; iii., 164. 
 
 , daughter of, niece of Lord 
 
 Grantham. 
 -, suggested marriage ii., 259. 
 
 Lady, mentioned, ii., 30. 
 
 Lady , mentioned, ii., 30. 
 
 Nassau de Zulestein, Frederick. 
 
 Earl of Rochford, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 84, 86, 8, 93. 
 National Debt, bill for reducing to 
 
 3 per cent., ii., 380, 381, 383, 
 
 396, 397. 
 history of its rejection, ii., 397. 
 bequest to, ii., 507. 
 Naturalization of children born abroad, 
 
 bill for, i., 156, 164, 165, 181, 
 
 186, 187. 
 amendments in the House of 
 
 Lords, i., 179, 180. 
 Navigation Act, the, discussed, i., 173. 
 Navy, list of ships, rates and tonnage 
 
 in Nov., 1730, i., 194, 195. 
 Admirals of the Red, White, and 
 
 Blue squadrons, i., 195. 
 number of seamen, i., 311. 
 debt and a sinking fimd, ii., 14. 
 niethod of payment, ii., 39. 
 ordinances discussed in the House 
 
 of Commons, ii., 153, 154. 
 proposal to supply timber for, 
 
 ii., 362. 
 men-of-war dip their flags to 
 
 French men-of-war in the 
 
 Channel, iii., 18. 
 "the British Fleet the best 
 
 Accountant," iii., 25. 
 bad provisioning of ships brings 
 
 on plague ; iii., 163. 
 tlic King's security lying in being 
 
 master of the sen, iii., 280. 
 H.M.S. "Victory," disabled, iii., 
 
 288. 
 H.M.S. " King George," iii., 288. 
 Neal : 
 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 371 ; ii., 31, 28. 
 
476 
 
 IN'DEX. 
 
 Neal — contd. 
 
 Mr., cl'Tg^mau of SlhUidon 
 Church, iu., 373. 
 Xeale, Mr., a minister, mentioned, 
 ii., 414. 
 visit to Carolina, character, etc., 
 ii., 416. 
 Xeetlham, Thomas, Viscount Kihuorey, 
 in coiuiexion with the pre- 
 cedency of Irish Peers, i., 409, 
 418, 421 ; ii., 46. 
 Needier, Henry, violinist, mentioned, 
 i., 155, 188, 242. 306, 310, 325, 
 .342 ; ii., 30, 50, 67, 77. 
 Negroes, bequest for conversion of, 
 
 to Christianity. See Salone. 
 Negus, C'o)., mentioned, i., 90, 127, 
 166, 222, 245, 246. 
 conversation about Hanvich and 
 
 other matters, iii., 333-335. 
 death of, i., 292. 
 Nesbit, Mr., the merchant, iii., 227. 
 Xestorius, theological \-iew8 of, ii., 
 
 270. 
 Nettley, Judge, ii., 387. 
 Neugent's regiment in France, iii., 
 
 289. 
 Neville, William, 16tli Baron Aber- 
 gavenny, mentioned, i., 205. 
 action for cri7n. con. against Mr. 
 Lyddall, i., 50. 
 Newall, AldeiTiian, bribed <vs a voter, 
 
 ii., 153. 
 Newams, Xewings, Mr., the Shropshire 
 prophet, his vision, dreams and 
 prophecies, iii., 178, 179, 226, 
 270. 
 Newbury, " the George and Pelican " 
 
 at, i., 293. 
 Newcastle, Duke of. See Pelham- 
 Holles. 
 
 , 8iBter of, wife of Sir J. 
 
 SheUcy, iii., 281. 
 Ducliess of, and the new Lady 
 Walpole, ii., 469. 
 Newell : 
 
 Dr.. Alderman, mentioned, i., 06, 
 4r>5, 456; ii., 84. 86,95, 115; 
 iii., 348. 
 -- — , Mayor of Harwich, i., 14. 
 
 , story that he had been 
 
 oflen-d .1 bribe, ii., 97, 98. 
 
 , ari-csted, ii., 98. 
 
 .1., of Harwicli, iii., .326. 
 New P^ngland, trade from, i., 131. 
 
 numl>er of militia and horse in, 
 
 i., 151. 
 petition against the Uarbadoes 
 
 Bill, refem-d to, i.. 172. 
 hoj>« exported to Ireland, i., 2.34. 
 235, 242. 
 
 New England — cotitd. 
 
 insurgent character of, i., 288. 
 mission for conversion of Indians 
 
 in, ii., 129, 147, 207. 
 Scotch ministers sent to, ii., 207. 
 increase of the Church of PJagland 
 
 in, ii., 256. 
 doctrines and practices of dis- 
 senters, ii., 256. 
 " possessed of men and no moaey," 
 ii., 340. 
 Newgate, Ordinaries of, malpractices 
 of, as regards prisoners' con- 
 fessions, i., 11. 
 Newham, Mr., of the City, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 9. 
 Newhaven, in New England, parocliial 
 
 library given to, ii., 268. 
 Newington, Dr., of Greenwich, men- 
 tioned, iii., 314. 
 Newman : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 367; ii., 168, 335. 
 
 Henry, Secretary for S.P.C.K., 
 
 mentioned, ii., 127 ; iii., 84, 170, 
 
 171, 190, 207, 212. 
 
 Mrs,, of the Blue Boar in Hoi bom, 
 
 ii., 277. 
 
 Xewnham, Thomas, citizen of London, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 167. 
 Newix)rt Pagnell, *' the Saracen's 
 
 Head " at, iii., 296. 
 New Testament, published by the 
 Papists, ii., 143, 144, 146. 
 proposal for printing ^vith Pro- 
 testant notes, ii., 219, 233, 234. 
 Newton : 
 
 Mr., family history of, i., 198. 
 Sir Adam, of county of Warwick, 
 
 i., 198. 
 alias Pickering, Sir Henry, i., 198. 
 Sir Isaac, his theological views 
 discussed, i., 112, 113. 
 
 , monument in Westminster 
 
 Abbey, i., 186. 
 Ne^^ York possessed of money and 
 
 few men, ii., 340. 
 Nichols, Xiccols, Xicols : 
 
 Capt., mentioned, iii.. ,357. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 129, 368. 
 Nicholiis v., Pope, Canlinal nephew 
 
 of, desctnit traced from, ii., 131. 
 Xicholiis, Sir Edward, Socretarj' of 
 sua*? to Charles I., i., 219." 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 55. 
 Nicholson : 
 
 Governor, mentioned, ii., 120. 
 Mr., a south sea fjictor, mentioned, 
 ii.. 437. 
 Nhiiegueii, till' Ti^eaty of, iii.. .3.">0. 
 Nisbit, Mr., paints letters on pictures, 
 ii.. in. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 477 
 
 Xitcher, Moravian Bishop, ii., 332. 
 Nodes, the riding officer at Manning- 
 tree, i., 344. 
 Noel: 
 
 Baptist, Earl of Gainsborough, 
 inteiview \\ith the Prince of 
 Wales, ii., 435. 
 
 Mr., M.P., i., 12G. 
 Norfolk : 
 
 Duke of. See Thomas Howard. 
 
 Duchess of, i., 1 ; ii., 361. 
 Norris : 
 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 73, 95, 250 ; iii., 330, 331. 
 
 Admiral Sir John, Lord of the 
 Admiralty, action in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 73. 
 
 , Admiral of the Blue 
 
 Squadron, i., 195. 
 
 , a scheme to send troops 
 
 imder, to aid the King of 
 Portugal, ii., 177, 179. 
 
 , additional men of war sent 
 
 to, at Lisbon, ii., 205. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 325; iii.. 
 
 140, 163, 295, 345. 
 — , sent to sea with sealed orders, 
 iii., 155. 
 -, proceedings of his fleet dis- 
 
 cussed in Parliament, his inter- 
 ference in the debate, iii., 183, 
 184. 
 
 — , refuses to be Lord of the 
 Admiralty, iii., 253. 
 -, lays down post of Admiral 
 
 of the Fleet, iii., 258, 259. 
 -, interview \vith the King, iii.. 
 
 259. 
 
 — , a son of, a sea captain, 
 broken for neglect of duty, iii., 
 259. 
 -, movements of the Fleet, &c.. 
 
 under, iii,, 284-290, 
 William, appointed to be minister 
 
 in Georgia after ordination, ii., 
 
 496-500, 503 ; iii., 14, 38, 54, 232. 
 
 , outfit for, ii., 502. 
 
 , minister at Savannah, letter 
 
 from, iii., 37. 
 , unfoimded charge brought 
 
 against, iii., 39. 
 , removal to Frederica,conduct 
 
 approved by Trustees, iii., 44. 
 
 , payment of salary, iii., 44, 46. 
 
 , appointed missionary at 
 
 Frederica, iii., 78, 80, 123. 
 . on duty with Col, Ogle- 
 thorpe's regiment, iii., 134, 136, 
 
 161. 
 , forbidden the sacrament for 
 
 plaj'ing cards, iii., 151, 
 
 Norris, William — conUJ. 
 
 , his character, iii., 217. 
 
 , a charge of immorality 
 
 against, iii., 242. 
 
 North, Francis, Lord Guilford, men- 
 tioned, i., 299, 300. 
 
 North, Lord, marriage, ii., 227. 
 
 North End, near Kensington, ii., 116. 
 
 Northampton Gelding, a beautiful 
 black horse, ii., 252. 
 
 Northampton, the George Inn at, iii., 
 296, 297, 299, 
 
 Northy, Mr,, guardian of Mrs. Le Bas, 
 ii., 74. 
 
 Norway, trade from the Plantations to, 
 i., 154. 
 
 Norwich, Bishop of, matter within the 
 jurisdiction of Court of, ii., 106, 
 
 Norwich, export of wool from, ii., 163. 
 
 Nottingham : 
 
 Earl of. See Finch. 
 Dowager Lady, arranges the mar- 
 riage of her daughter, i., 217. 
 Lady, mentioned, ii., 241. 
 
 Novels mentioned, iii., 352. 
 
 Nowell, ]\Ir., counsel for the Carolina 
 Province, ii., 462. 
 
 Nugent, Lord Riverston, attempt to 
 recover his estate, &c., ii., 458, 
 465. 
 
 Nugent, Mr., mentioned, iii., 35, 
 
 Nunane, Maurice, iii., 370. 
 
 Nuttley, late Lord Chief Justice, ii., 496. 
 
 Oakes, Thomas, letter from, iii., 211. 
 O'Brian, Kennedy, settler in Georgia, 
 iii., 74, 
 a grant to, iii., 75. 
 O'Brien, Henry, Earl of Thomond, 
 mentioned, i., 118, 189; ii., 46. 
 blasphemous utterance of, i., 120. 
 in connexion with the precedency 
 of Irish peers, i., 406, 409, 414, 
 430 ; ii., 46, 54, 59, 60, 
 O'Brien, William Earl of Inchiqueen, 
 mentioned, i., 169, 170, 385, 407, 
 414, 430, 432, 439, 459, 463; 
 ii., 4, 5, 476 ; iii., 7, 26, 86, 125. 
 action with regard to precedency 
 of Irish peers, i., 409, 415, 418 ; 
 ii., 46, 59. 
 communication about Bacon 
 Maurice, ii., 5. 
 Observations on the Apostleship and 
 Conversion of St. Paul, iii., 318. 
 Observations on the History and 
 Evidences of the Resurrection 
 of Jesus Christ, by Gilbert West, 
 iii., 318. 
 
478 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Odle. Capt., iii., 363, 364. ^67. 372. 
 
 CEdipu.s, mentioned, iii., '22. 
 
 Offict-ni" Siilaries, a pi-o|X)sed ta.\ on. 
 i., 324. 
 
 Of the true year of the birth and death 
 of Christ, book named, ii., 25. 
 
 Ogichee, Ogikee, river in Georgia, ii., 
 251, 285. 
 And tee Georgia, settlements. 
 
 Oglethori)e, Col. James Edward, M.P. 
 for Ha.slemere, mentioned, i., 
 17, 43, 44, 49, 50, 88, 90, 98, 
 99, 120, 126, 127, 128, 129, 154, 
 155, 157, 164, 175, 209, 213, 
 
 214, 220, 223, 373 ;'U., 32, 332, 
 366, 401, 458, 464 ; iii., 19, 47, 
 59, 188, 190, 191, 194, 262, 275, 
 279, 294. 
 
 " a very obstinate tory," votes for 
 the Court, i., 12. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 13, 
 35, 37, 63, 68, 72, 73, 134, 140, 
 158, 177, 183, 184, 185, 187, 
 
 215, 219, 239, 240, 244, 248, 
 265, 256, 258, 261, 263, 266, 
 271, 274, 275; iii., 330, 331, 
 343-346. 
 
 speech in debate on Hessian 
 
 troops, i., 26. 
 speech on proceedings in Georgia, 
 
 iii., 293. 
 Chairman of the Gaol Com- 
 mittee, i., 55. 
 chairman of Dalone's trustees, i., 
 
 98. 
 Associate of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 
 ii., 146, 192. 
 reasons for opposition to the 
 
 Naturalization bill, i., 186. 
 difficulties in election at Hasle- 
 
 mere, ii., 62. 
 hunting with the King, ii., 430. 
 in connexion with the Westminster 
 
 Infirmary dispute, ii., 455. 
 misappropriation of money by 
 
 his managers, iii., 188. 
 subordinate officers at variance 
 
 with, iii., 213. 
 cost of the Haslemere election, 
 
 iii., 244, 245. 
 charge of false imprisonment 
 
 against, iii., 245. 
 emj)loyed against the rebels in 
 
 the 1745 rebellion, iii.. 312. 
 incurs the displea.sure of the Duke 
 
 of Cumberiand, iii., 312, 313. 
 //( contiexioii with the settlement in 
 
 (.'enrgiii : 
 
 The charter and preliminary 
 
 matters, i., 193, 204, 214, 227, 
 
 231, 232, 235, 266. 
 
 Oglrthorix', Col.- rnntd. 
 
 as trustee and common councilman 
 of the Georgia Society, attend- 
 ance at meetings, etc., i., 266, 
 273, 277, 282, and passim 285- 
 309; ii., 23, 29, 113, 117. 118, 
 120, passim 123-198, passim 
 328-485. 
 
 intention to go himself to Georgia, 
 i., 293, 295. 
 
 journeys to and from Georgia, 
 i., 296, 389; ii., 112, 192, 194. 
 198, 200, 201, 203 (2), 205, 208, 
 209, 212, 214, 221, 325, 486, 
 486, 494, 497. 
 
 letters from, i., 339, 364, 398, 440, 
 464; ii., 3, 69, 245, 246, 274, 
 279, 282-285, 290, 294, 306, 
 307, 312, 494, 498; iii., 7, 9, 
 12, 13, 45, 55, 58, 64, 80, 82, 
 86, 90, 119, 121, 132, 147, 166. 
 213. 214. 
 
 , lack of, iii., 199. 
 
 , sets out the conditions in 
 
 1741 ; iii., 214, 
 
 illnesses of, i., 372 ; iii., 166, 214, 
 216. 
 
 , accident and proposed re- 
 turn to England, i., 451, 476. 
 
 , state of health, ii., 325, 326. 
 
 , suffering from an accident, 
 
 ii., 475. 
 
 drafts drawn by, for expenditure, 
 i., 374. 
 
 zealous conduct of, ii., 36, 75. 
 
 conduct animadverted upon, ii., 
 41. 
 
 instructions to, ii., 55, 289. 
 
 proposed that he should command 
 the militarj', ii., 159. 
 
 powers of administration given 
 to, ii., 194. 195, 196. 
 
 his intention to return to Georgia, 
 ii., 183, 185. 
 
 proceedings in Georgia, ii.. 259, 
 268, 278, 282-5, 291, 293. 295, 
 297, 298, 302, 305, 315, 318, 
 331. 339-41 ; iii., 4, 10, 37, 39, 
 50, 55, 65. 77, 79. 85, 221. 
 
 complaints and charges against, 
 ii.. 307 ; ui.. 175. 266. 300. 
 
 a letter of complaint from the 
 Trustees, ii., 309. 
 
 account of conditions in Georgia, 
 ii.. 326. 
 
 desire for militarv title in Georgia, 
 ii., 340, 341. 
 
 question of his being made 
 Governor of Carolina, ii., 374. 
 
 , reasons for not accepting, 
 
 ii.. 401. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 479 
 
 Oglethorpe — contd. 
 
 appointment as commander-in- 
 chief of the forces iji S. Carolina 
 
 and Georgia, ii., 368, 383, 412. 
 effect of the appointment, ii., 477, 
 emolument of, as Captain General; 
 
 ii., 417. 
 support of Scotch settlers, ii., 
 
 384, 385. 
 a portrait of, in the possession of 
 
 Tomachichi, ii., 406. 
 wanu words with Sir R. Walpole, 
 
 ii., 429. 
 his interview with Sir R. Walpole 
 
 about the Georgia regiment, 
 
 ii., 433. 
 has an audience with the King, 
 
 ii., 434. 
 Government's intention not to 
 
 let him go to Georgia again, ii., 
 
 469. 
 slackness of his attendance at the 
 
 Greorgia meetings, ii., 474. 
 dinner on occasion of reviewing 
 
 his regiment, ii., 475. 
 a dinner given to the Trustees and 
 
 common councilmen before his 
 
 departure for Georgia, ii., 482. 
 dispute with j\Ir. Vernon, ii., 483. 
 a house building for, in Greorgia, 
 
 unknown to the Trustees, ii., 492. 
 Commissioner for the Indian trade 
 
 in Georgia, ii., 495. 
 shot at, by his soldiers, iii., 6. 
 rumour that he was again shot 
 
 at, iii., 43. 
 question of salary as General of 
 
 H.M. forces in Georgia, iii., 
 
 22, 23. 
 at St. Simon's, iii., 38. 
 relations -n^ith Col. Cochrane, iii., 
 
 75. 
 meeting with the Indians at 
 
 Coweta Town, iii., 80, 81, 84, 93. 
 defrays his o'wn expenses, iii., 91. 
 accoimt of disbursements, etc., 
 
 iii., 88, 93. 
 letter to, discussed, iii., 92. 
 arrival in Savannah, iii., 96. 
 rumour of his recall, iii., 96. 
 said to be ambitious, positive and 
 
 vindictive, iii., 109. 
 expedition against Fort St. 
 
 Augustine and attack on, iii., 
 
 110, 118, 121, 124, 129, 135, 
 
 136, 139, 145, 165, 166. 
 
 , its failure, iii., 130. 
 
 " State of Georgia " by, referred 
 
 to, iii., 126. 
 military proceedings of, iii., 132, 
 
 135. 
 
 Oglethorpe — contd. 
 
 desire to return to England, iii., 
 
 141, 142, 145. 
 raises money on all his estate for 
 
 the public service, iii., 146. 
 charged with assuming too much 
 
 authority in Georgia, iii., 169, 
 
 171. 
 letter vilifying, iii., 170. 
 reported to have taken to drink- 
 ing, iii., 213. 
 some transactions in Georgia and 
 
 Florida in 1739 and 1740, an 
 
 apology for, iii., 214. 
 hostilitj' to, in Georgia and 
 
 Carolina, iii., 218, 229. 
 raises a company of marines for 
 
 the defence of Georgia, iii., 225. 
 people's attitude towards, iii., 230. 
 the action of the Assembly of 
 
 Carolina against, iii., 238. 
 opposed to the emploj'ment of 
 
 negroes in Georgia, iii., 242. 
 dealings with Indians, iii., 266. 
 grant to, in Parliament for money 
 
 expended, iii., 293. 
 Oglethorpe's regiment, marches 
 
 through the City to Sus.sex, 
 
 ii., 475. 
 a Spanish agent among the men 
 
 of, ii., 498, 499. 
 arrival in the Colony, ii., 501. 510. 
 landed at St. Simon's in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 516. 
 a mutiny of the soldiers, iii., 6, 7, 
 
 10. 
 debt for hiring boats and building 
 
 huts for, iii., 10. 
 soldiers of, cultivating their lots, 
 
 iii., 54, 60. 
 reinforcements necessary for, iii., 
 
 144, 148, 149, 155, 164, 176. 
 recruits for, iii., 162, 218. 
 mentioned, iii., 53, 140. 
 Oglethorpe, Mrs., mentioned, iii., 238. 
 Oglethorpe, village to be called, ii., 55. 
 O'Hara, James, Lord Tyrawley, Am- 
 bassador in Portugal, ii., 446. 
 O'Keef, Art., mentioned, iii., 371. 
 Oldfield, Mrs., the player, bastard 
 
 child of, i., 202. 
 Oleban Island, forty miles south of 
 
 Savannah, ii., 205. 
 Oliver : 
 
 Dr., physician at Bath, i., 400. 
 a voter at Harwich, i., 211, 234, 
 
 435. 
 , an opponent of Lord Eg- 
 
 mont's interests in Harwich, 
 
 ii., 65, 73. 
 old, of Harwich, ii., 153. 
 
480 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Olivpr — contd. 
 
 young, the apothecnn' of Hanrich, 
 u., 71, 75, 76, 86, 95, 101. 153, 
 191. 
 
 , election as a capital burgess 
 
 of Harwich, ii., 78-82, 105. 
 -, proceedings in connexion 
 
 with, ii., 109, 115, 118. 
 , cost of the law charges con- 
 nected with, ii., 126. 
 , question of a mandamus, 
 
 ii., 102. 
 John, of Harwich, iii., 326. 
 Ombersley, Level, see Sandys. 
 Ongley, Samuel, i., 55. 
 O'Morice, alias Prewry, Donogh, a tory 
 
 giving information, iii., 358. 
 tried at Cork Assizes, iii., 372. 
 OnsloWjAithur, Speaker of the House of 
 
 Commons, i., 1, 213, 306, 340, 
 
 ii., 9, 62, 142, 214, 336, 462; 
 
 iii., 7, 89, 126, 143, 164, 242. 
 
 257, 276. 
 speech in committee, i,, 12. 
 design of forming a party to 
 
 succeed Sir Robert Walpole, 
 
 i., 31. 
 reflection on the conduct of the 
 
 House, i., 43. 
 an attack on, i., 86. 
 conversations at Bath, &c., i., 
 
 104, 105, 108, 109, 111, 114, 
 
 117. 
 illness of, i., 156. 
 relations with the Queen and Sir 
 
 R. Walpole, i., 205, 606. 
 connexion with the Georgia 
 
 charter, i., 260, 370. 
 opinion of English abroad, i., 
 
 288. 
 at the Cockpit meeting, i., 366. 
 dinner party of, i., 368. 
 handsome expressions in favour 
 
 of the colonv of Georgia, ii.. 
 
 386. 
 proceedings iti Parliament, ii., 
 
 24 ; iii., 43. 
 conversations with the Queen, 
 
 ii.. 188. 
 views about the method of bring- 
 ing the question of Georgia 
 
 before the House, iii., 106, 107. 
 Opayat<lioo, an Indian chief in Greorgia 
 
 ii., 312. 
 Opdam, General, how his reputation 
 
 waa saved, ii., 281. 
 Opera, new English, mentioned, i.. 
 
 240. 
 Oran in Africa, attack on, i., 283. 
 Orange, House of, references in Par- 
 liament to, i., 371. 
 
 Orange. Prince of. proposed marriage 
 
 with the Princess Royal, i.. 371. 
 arrival at Somerset House, i., 415. 
 his person described, i., 417. 
 reception by, i., 417. 
 visit to the King, i., 417. 
 jewels brought bv, for the Princess, 
 
 i., 417. 
 Ulness of, 421, 422, 424, 427, 
 
 428, 429, 430. 432. 439, 440' 
 
 442, 445, 447, 449. 450, 452, 
 
 467, 472. 
 his marriage, how regarded in 
 
 Holland, i., 433. 
 postponement of the marriage, 
 
 i., 439. 
 \Tsit to Bath, i., 472, 474, 476, 
 
 ii., 34. 
 visit to Weston near Bath, ii., 
 
 1, 26. 
 conditions of his health, etc., ii., 
 
 15, 34. 
 arrangements for the marriage, 
 
 ii., 34, 53, 54, 58, 59. 
 return to towni, ii., 40. 
 marriage referred to, ii., 40, 43, 
 
 46. 
 a visit to, ii., 51. 
 an incident at Bristol, ii., 52. 
 an attack upon, ii., 58. 
 marriage gossip, ii., 59. 
 King's treatment of, ii., 59. 
 account of the marriage and the 
 
 subsequent proceedings at 
 
 Court, ii., 60, 61. 
 congratulatorj' addresses, ii., 63. 
 naturalization Bill for, ii.. 63. 64. 
 , expected opposition to. in 
 
 the House of Lords, ii., 64. 
 proposed procession to Greenwich 
 
 at his departure for Holland, 
 
 ii., 63. 
 return to Holland, reason for 
 
 delay, ii., 68. 
 Iev6e of, ii., 78. 
 takes the communion, ii., 83. 
 return to Holland, ii., 89. 
 information from, of the French 
 
 campaign, ii., 121. 
 duel with the Prince of Baden, 
 
 u., 133. 
 question of making him Stadt- 
 
 holder, iii., 237. 
 character as a husband, etc., ii., 
 
 305. 
 Ord, Mr., M.P., appointed Secretary 
 
 to the Treasury, iii., 253. 
 Order in Council settling precedency 
 of Irish peers referred to, i., 406. 
 Orford, Eari of. See Russell. See 
 Walpole. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 481 
 
 Orkney, Earl of. See Lord George 
 
 Haiuilton. 
 Orlebar : 
 
 a voter of Harwich, mentioned, 
 
 i., 96, 292 ; ii., 67, 294. 
 the elder, of Harwich, i., 292. 
 young, sworn a capital burgess 
 in the place of Cockerill, ii., 
 110, 113. 
 Capt., ii., 334, 377. 
 Richard, named for an appoint- 
 ment, i., 232. 
 Ormond, Duke of. See Butler. 
 Ormston, Mr., settler in Georgia, ii., 
 
 230. 
 Orpheus, opera, ii., 244. 
 Orrery and Kilmore, barony of, high 
 
 constable of, iii., 353. 
 Orrery, Earl of. See Boyle. 
 Ortman, Mr., a German sent out to 
 Georgia to teach English, i., 
 405. 
 Orton, Mr,, minister at Savannah, 
 
 letter from, iii., 266. 
 Osbaldeston, Dr., Dean of York, 
 
 emoluments of, i., 237. 
 Osborne, Osbom, Osbum : 
 
 Thomas, Duke of Leeds, ii., 
 
 329; iii., 192. 
 Lady, i., 282, 300, 364, 371. 
 
 , present of a thousand 
 
 pounds to Edward Percival, 
 i., 290. 
 -, contribution to the Georgia 
 
 Society, i., 327. 
 a Harwich voter, i., 97. 
 Thomas, Alderman of Harwich, 
 iii., 326. 
 Ostend company, mentioned, 1., 59 ; 
 
 iii., 322. 
 Oxenden, Sir George (James, in error), 
 M.P., i., 46, 95 ; ii., 101, 102 ; 
 iii., 330. 
 seizure for debt, relations with 
 Lady Walpole, etc., i., 213 ; 
 ii., 360. 
 Oxford, Earl of. See Harley. 
 
 Countess of, godmother of Vis- 
 count Percival's daughter, iii., 
 315. 
 Oxford, University of, copies of 
 Erasmus's new Testament pre- 
 sented, to, ii., 168. 
 address to the King, iii., 289. 
 Lincoln College, mentioned, ii., 
 
 184. 
 "The Borehave" of, iii., 302. 
 Oxford, collection for Georgia at, iii., 5. 
 Oxford, a Roman Catholic titular 
 
 Bishop of, ii., 213. 
 Oyster trade at Harwich, i., 96. 
 
 Packer, Mr., a builder, ii., 403. 
 Packington, Sir John, the tory patriot, 
 
 i., 122. 
 Paddington, ii., 62. 
 Page : 
 
 Mr., M.P., i., 55. 
 
 , attitude towards the place- 
 men's bill in the House of 
 Commons, ii., 37. 
 Mr., clergyman and J. P. in Suffolk, 
 
 i., 302/ 
 John, Trustee of the Georgia 
 Society, i., 344; ii., 36, 104, 
 112, 172, 330, 466. 
 , appointed common council- 
 man, ii., 471. 
 
 , never qualified, iii., 31. 
 
 -, asked to withdraw his resig- 
 
 nation, iii., 34. 
 Dagnet, son of Robert, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 68, 70. 
 , candidate for capital burgess 
 
 of Harwich, ii., 68, 70, 71. 
 Sir Gregory, of Blackheath, i., 195, 
 
 204, 296. 
 , suicide, his character, etc., 
 
 ii., 250, 251. 
 Sir Gregory, the father, his 
 
 history, ii., 251. 
 Robert, of Harwich, i., 92, 292, 
 
 294, 380, 393, 411, 415, 416, 
 
 433, 435, 445. 456, 470; ii., 
 
 19, 22, 29, 66, 93, 95, 98; 
 
 iii., 323, 324, 326. 
 , visit to London, and enter- 
 tainment in, i., 93, 413 ; ii., 
 
 25. 
 , recovery of gold from a 
 
 wreck by, i., 369. 
 , letters from, referred to, 
 
 i., 455, 477; ii., 13, 18, 84, 
 
 113, 310. 
 -, wife of, an accusation of 
 
 slander against, ii., 106. 
 Paice, Mr., London City merchant, 
 
 mentioned, i., 289. 
 Pain : 
 
 Mr., performer on the bass-'/iol., 
 
 i., 155, 325, 337, 342 ; ii., 10. 
 master of a ship from Georgia, iii., 
 199. 
 Paintings, a collection of, iii., 344. 
 Palatine Refugees, money collected 
 for, in Queen Anne's reign, ii., 
 23, 24, 29, 32, 37, 38, 41, 53. 
 , sums collected and distri- 
 buted, ii., 53. 
 -, meetings of the committee, 
 
 ii., 64, 71, 75. 
 settlers for Georgia, ii., 274, 439 ; 
 iii., 14. 
 
 FF 
 
AS2 
 
 INDEX . 
 
 Palavicini, f'ardinal, work on the 
 Council of Ireiit referred to, 
 i,. 739. 
 Palmer : 
 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 i., 177, 187, 250, 253, 267, 323, 
 368 ; ii., 24, 26, 72. 
 
 , speaks himself sick in the 
 
 House of Commons, ii., 74. 
 
 John, mentioned, iii., 3.54. 
 
 Will, of Telston. mentioned, i., 
 182. 
 Palmereton : 
 
 Lord. iS'ee Temple. 
 
 Lady and daughter, mentioned, 
 i., 90, 93. 
 Pamphlets referred to : — 
 
 " Remarks on the articles of 
 j)eart'." i., I. 
 
 " The treaty of Seville, &c., im- 
 partially considered," i., 34, 
 92. 
 
 " A short view of the state of 
 affairs with relation to Great 
 Britain for 4 years past," i., 92. 
 
 " Some thoughts concerning Re- 
 ligion and the Reformation," 
 ii., 122. 
 
 " Considerations on the present 
 state of affairs," i., 125. 
 
 " A dissertation or enquiry con- 
 cerning the Canonical Authority 
 of the Gospel of St. Matthew," 
 i., 293. 
 
 " A philosophical discourse upon 
 death," i., 299. 
 
 "On the Test Act," i., 304. 
 
 '* The Thoughts of an Impartial 
 man upon the present temper 
 of the Nation, etc.", i., 448, 450. 
 
 "A letter to the Cmfl^mnn;' ii., 14. 
 
 " Politics on both sides," ii., 14. 
 
 " King George's title asserted," 
 ii., 39. 
 Papilion, Papillion, Mr., M.P. for 
 Dover, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 134, 235, 2.56 ; iii., 91. 
 
 descent from a Cardinal, ii., 131. 
 Papists, keeping pui)lic houses, i., 228. 
 
 propaganda in England, ii., 229. 
 
 increase of, in Worcestershire, ii., 
 324. 
 
 lands made over hy, for pious 
 uses, a scheme to recover, ii., 
 243, 247, 248, 249. 251, 252. 
 
 proclamation for removing them 
 in miles from London.tho seizure 
 of their arms, etc., iii., 288. 
 Par, one, mentioned, iii., 359. 
 Paris, a councillor of the Chatelaine 
 at, a visit to London, iii., 145. 
 
 Paris. Ahb^. pretended cure by prayer 
 
 to, i., 396. 
 Paris, Parris, Mr., solicitor of the 
 Georgia Trustees, ii., 330, 333, 
 344, 379, 382, 386, 387, 390, 
 391, 394, 398, 400, 404, 407. 
 415, 416, 418, 420, 427, 441, 
 453, 460, 461, 466, 495; ill., 
 4, 56. 
 
 his hill of costs, ii., 497, 507. 
 Parish )>eadles and watchmen, 
 petition to Parliament as to 
 the nomination of, ii., 154, 156. 
 158. 
 Parker : 
 
 A., mentioned, iii., 135. 
 
 the bookseller, ii., 97. 
 
 Bishop, mentioned, iii., 49. 
 
 Catherine, sister of Sir Philip 
 Parker, character of, iii., 350. 
 
 Henry, appointed second and 
 afterwards head bailiff in 
 Georgia, ii., 194, 259, 488, 493, 
 494, 514, 517.; iii., 9, 44, 54, 
 73, 88, 119, 122, 123, 124, 152, 
 197, 203, 231. 
 
 , feoffee of lands for religious 
 
 uses, ii., 253. 
 
 , a reward for, ii., 482. 
 
 , his character, iii., 57, 70, 
 
 139, 217. 
 
 — , removed from all appoint- 
 ments in Georgia, ii., 76. 
 -, restored to be a com- 
 
 missioner of accounts, iii., 125. 
 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 141, 227, 
 363, 337; iii., 184, 190, 191, 
 194, 202, 207, 218, 232, 233, 
 235. 
 
 , a legacy to, i., 123. 290. 
 
 , daughter of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 337. 
 Parker, Sir Philip, of Arwarton, 
 brother-in-law of Lord Egmont, 
 " brother Parker," mentioned, 
 i., 2, 6, 7 and passim ; ii., 5, 
 13, 14, 18, 30, 67, 101, 106, 
 1.34, 138, 147, 154, 158. 159, 
 172, 174, 176, 202, passim 
 208—416, 451, 459, 469, 481. 
 483 : iii., 2, 7, 23, 48, 70, 107, 
 126, 156, 166, 173. 324-326, 
 332, 336. 342. 347. 
 
 his praiseworthy conduct and 
 ill reward, i.. 15, 16. 17. 18, 
 19, 56. 
 
 refuses to dine with Sir Robert 
 Walpole, i., 51. 
 
 in connexion with Harwich repre- 
 sentation and Har^vich affairs, 
 i., 79. 381. 393, 403, 407, 410, 
 
INDEX. 
 
 483 
 
 Parker. Sir Phili]) (Harwich Affairs) — 
 contd, 
 
 412, 418, 419, 430, 434, 437, 
 442, 445, 446, 447 ; ii., 74, 75, 
 77, 79, 80, 83, 92. 98, 106, 140 ; 
 iii., 323, 345. 
 
 • , conferences with Sir Robert 
 
 Walpole, i., 17, 22; ii., 139. 
 
 , joint tenant of the Govern- 
 ment lands at Harwich, i., 277, 
 279. 
 
 , an insolent letter from 
 
 Harwich to, i., 341. 
 — , interview with Mr. Leathes, 
 
 i., 454. 
 — , advice to Lord Egmont 
 
 about Harwich affairs, i., 456. 
 -, an interview with Horace 
 
 Walpole, i., 449. 
 talk with Sir R. Walpole about 
 
 Bering's affairs, i., 84. 
 at Leyden, i., 104, 105. 
 in favour of the pension biU, i., 
 
 127. 
 discussion as to mortgage of 
 
 Lord Percival's lands to, to 
 
 secure a debt, i., 182, 183. 
 illness of, i., 199, 327, 329, 337, 
 
 343, 359. 
 his vault at Arwarton, mentioned, 
 
 i., 203. 
 his seat in Wiltshire, i., 293. 
 question of his standing for 
 
 Parliament for Suffolk, i., 293. 
 resolves not to stand again for 
 
 Parliament, i., 332. 
 political action of, i., 360. 
 offers his house to the Prince of 
 
 Orange, ii., 1. 
 going to Arwarton, ii., 2, 86. 
 a complaint against, ii., 12. 
 attitude towards the Placemen's 
 
 bill in the House of Commons, 
 
 ii., 37. 
 and the Triennial Bill, ii., 39. 
 letter from, ii., 110. 
 and the Westminster Infirmary 
 
 dispute, ii., 455. 
 reversion under Bering's will, 
 
 iii., 153. 
 death and dispositions by will, 
 
 iii., 179. 
 funeral at Arwarton, iii., 186, 187. 
 daughters of Sir Philip, nieces of 
 
 Lord Egmont, " niece Parker," 
 
 mentioned, i., 165, 257, 310 ; 
 
 ii., 50, 461 ; iii., 191, 194, 196. 
 
 , Elizabeth, ii., 179, 190, 202. 
 
 , Martha, iii., 179, 190, 202. 
 
 , Mary, younger daughter, 
 
 i.,1203. 
 
 Parker : 
 
 Young, concerned in the insurrec. 
 
 tion in Georgia, ii., 172. 
 Robert, formerly Alderman of 
 Glynn, settler in Georgia, ii., 
 297, 298. 
 
 , saw mill of, in Georgia, ii., 
 
 205. 
 
 , an impertinent letter from, 
 
 ii., 306. 
 Thomas, Lord Macclesfield, late 
 Lord Chancellor, proceedings 
 in Parliament, i., 84, 190. 
 
 , a trial before, i., 406, 
 
 , political influence of, ii., 42. 
 
 Parliament : 
 
 condition of records of, i., 222. 
 as a high court of law, question 
 
 discussed, i., 249. 
 opening of, by King, i., 307 ; ii,, 
 8, 220, 336, 461 ; iii., 91, 166, 
 267, 277, 315. 
 a great concourse of imruly 
 people in Westminster Hall, 
 361 (2), 362. 
 prorogation and dissolution of, 
 i., 385, 460; ii., 77, 86, 178, 
 275 ; iii., 5, 70, 219, 247. 
 an error of the printers in the 
 
 King's speech, i., 387. 
 the right by which bishops sit 
 
 in, i., 443. 
 preliminary meeting of members 
 to consider the King's speech, 
 ii., 7. 
 pasquinade skit on, at Haymarket 
 
 Theatre, ii., 145. 
 reporting of debates in, ii., 350. 
 tories and whigs in, iii., 192, 193. 
 the King's speech concerning the 
 war, iii., 295. 
 Questions of procedure, etc. : 
 the taking subsequent notice 
 of past debates, i., 12, 13, 34, 
 35. 
 House of Commons journals not 
 to be used as a foundation for 
 censure, i., 35. 
 irregularities of the debates, i., 
 
 44. 
 aspects of the ministerialists and 
 the anti-ministerialists com- 
 pared, i., 60. 
 the question of the production of 
 copies of papers instead of 
 originals, i., 53, 54, 74. 
 privilege of chairman of com- 
 mittees to appoint order of 
 speakers, discussed, i., 72. 
 history of the Abjuration Oath, 
 i., 89. 
 
484 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Parliament, Questions of procedure, 
 etc.,ront'l. 
 
 question whether trusteeship 
 under a charter vacates a seat 
 ill Parliament, i., 129, 157. 
 
 question of previous disclosure 
 of King's speech to members, 
 i.. 214. 
 
 question of carrying a bill from 
 House of Commons to House 
 of Lords, i., 222. 
 
 a bill for regulating the number 
 of officers of the House of 
 Commons, ii., 30, 36. 
 
 reasons given by members for 
 not attending and voting, ii., 37. 
 House of Lords : 
 
 proceedings, i., 11, 82, 189; 
 ii., 73; iii, 21, 24, 29, 63, 
 123, 167, 191, 264. 
 
 question of presentation of Pension 
 Bill to. i., 140, 141, 152. 
 
 division on the Wool bill, i., 189. 
 
 right of peers or lords to answer 
 in all courts on protestation of 
 honour only, i , 277. 
 
 refusal to have a sermon on the 
 Restoration anniversary, i., 278. 
 
 the South Sea enquiry, i., 380. 
 
 question of precedency of English 
 and Irish peers, i., 406, 431, 450. 
 
 anticipated contest with the House 
 of Commons with respect to 
 the naturalization Bill of the 
 Prince of Orange, ii., 64. 
 
 proceedings on the Scots' petition, 
 ii., 152, 156, 175. 
 
 the Mortmain Bill discussed, ii., 
 268, 271. 
 
 the Quaker's bill, ii., 272. 
 
 debate about the Princess's 
 jointure and the Priiice'.s allow- 
 ance, ii., .354-356, 359, 360 . 
 
 price paid for the post of Clerk of, 
 u., 453. 
 
 debate on the Hanover troops, 
 iii., 278, 283. 
 
 debtors' bill, iii., 344. 
 House of Commons : 
 
 proceedings in, i., 6, 9, 10, 44, 53- 
 87. 59, 60, passim 77-96, 125, 128, 
 129, passim 148-188, 214-276, 
 310, 311, 312, 313, passim 324- 
 375, 385; ii., passim 9-38, 
 .52-64. 71-84. 146-174, 227, 241- 
 243, 253-258, 268, 269. 310, 
 364, 374, 380.465,475; iii., 16, 
 23, 27. 29-32, 36. 42. 43. 
 47. 116, 125. 126, 166. 167, 
 168, 18.3-185, 191, 192, 199. 
 20.-. 233, 245, 247, 25B, 257. 
 
 Parliament — House of Commons — 
 contd. 
 
 258. 264, 265, 279, 296, 304. 
 
 3.30. 332, 333, 336-343, 345-348. 
 journals of Queen Anne's reign 
 
 read, i., 43. 
 appearance of ladies in the gallery, 
 
 i., 269. 
 question of building a new house, 
 
 i., 343. 
 action of the discontented whiga. 
 
 i., 371. 
 designs of the opposition, ii.. 7. 
 censure at the bar of the House, 
 
 ii., 31. 
 a breach of privilege, ii.. 78. 
 reasons for the silence of the 
 
 opposition, ii.. 341. 
 use of the King's name in debate, 
 
 ii., 359 ; iii., 283. 
 design of the minority to desert, 
 
 dangers of the proceeding, etc., 
 
 iii., 32, 33, 41, 42, 43. 
 comparative number of dissenters 
 
 in, iii., 226. 
 Debates on motions, bills, d:c. : 
 the King'.s speech, i., 2, 3-5. 
 number of troops to be main- 
 tained, i., 11-13. 
 Hessian troops, i., 24-31, 125, 126. 
 the state of the nation, i., 34. 
 
 37, 77. 
 pensions Ijill, i., 50, 56, 78. 79. 
 
 80-84. 91, 125, 127, 129, 132- 
 
 140, 152, 221, 312, 326. 
 loan of money to foreign princes, 
 
 i., 58, 59, 60, 79, 81. 
 East India Company, i., 65-71. 
 Dunkiik fortifications, i., 71-75. 
 the hearing of election petitions, 
 
 i.. 81. 
 question of votes of credit in, i., 88. 
 the Seville Treaty, i., 141-148. 
 the Shaftesbury election petition 
 
 ii., 152. 
 naturalizing children bom beyond 
 
 sea. i., 156, 1G4, 165. 
 Mutiny Bill, i., 158. 
 opening of the ports of Ireland, 
 
 i., 183, 184. 
 a scene between Pelham and 
 
 Pulteney, i., 221. 
 (jualification Bill for members, 
 
 i.. 240, 244. 246, 332, 346; 
 
 ii.. 31. 
 Derwentwater estates report, i.. 
 
 247-249. 257, 258. 259, 261, 266. 
 debt due to Denmark, i., 251-254. 
 Hat Bill. i.. 256. 
 the right of swearing witnesses, 
 
 i.. 258, 259. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 485 
 
 Parliament, House of Commons, 
 
 Deba*es — cunVl. 
 the Charitable Corporation, i. 
 
 266-270, 271, 272, 275, 368, 
 
 371. 
 the Georgia Colony and grants to, 
 
 i., 109, 273, 274, 276, 370, 373 ; 
 
 iii., 103, 104, 107, 109, 112, 
 
 113, 184, 185, 195, 209, 210, 315. 
 Armj' debates, i., 313-323 ; ii., 
 
 150, 350-352, 465; iii., 268. 
 Sugar Colonies Bill, i., 329, 330, 
 
 331, 333-336, 346, 344. 
 absence of members, i., 338. 
 bill for mending high roads, i., 338, 
 
 342. 
 petitions against money Bills, i., 
 
 358, 359. 
 duties on foreign brandies and 
 
 spirits, i., 341. 
 Excise duties, i., 342, 343, 347- 
 
 354, 360, 361. 
 Test Act, movement for the 
 
 repeal of, i., 356 ; iii., 47, 48. 
 action of the City of London 
 
 against the Excise Bill, i., 358. 
 stock jobbers' Bill, i., 370. 
 the Address for the Princess 
 
 Royal's portion, i., 371. 
 Triennial and Septennial Bills, 
 
 ii., 7, 38, 39, 55-58. 
 on the Address, ii., 9. 
 the seamen's Vote, ii., 15-18. 
 duty on tea, ii., 20-22. 
 woollen trade, ii., 26-29, 162-164, 
 
 171 ; iii., 36, 37. 
 biU relating to placemen, ii., 37, 
 
 38, 171, 253; iii., 105. 
 the Palatine Refugees' subscrip- 
 tions, ii., 38, 42-45. 
 Xavy debt paid out of the Sinking 
 
 Fund, ii., 52. 
 the Royal Prerogative, ii,, 55-58. 
 Address to the King for augment- 
 ing the forces during the recess, 
 
 ii., 71, 72, 73. 
 Wool Bill rejected, ii., 172. 
 refusal to vote money for the 
 
 repair of King Henry VII. 's 
 
 Chapel at Westminster, ii., 233. 
 the Mortmain Bill as affecting 
 
 the Universities, ii., 255, 256. 
 bill to prevent clandestine 
 
 marriages, ii., 257. 
 the Gin Bill, ii., 257, 258. 
 Quaker's BiU, ii., 262, 272. 
 
 , opposition of the Clergy to, 
 
 ii., 266, 267. 
 -, passed, ii., 268. 
 
 bill for the encouragement of 
 learning, ii., 374. 
 
 House of Commons, Debutes — contd. 
 the Spanish hostilities, ii., 474. 
 Convention with Spain, iii., 31. 
 the Address to the King on the 
 Spanish Convention omits the 
 word " possessions," the King's 
 answer, iii., 36. 
 Irish yam bill, iii., 125, 126. 
 motion affirming the utility of 
 
 Georgia, iii., 208, 209. 
 the Westminster election, iii., 233. 
 rejoicing over defeat of the Court 
 
 party, iii., 233. 
 Malt bill, iii., 247. 
 merchants' complaints, iii., 258. 
 bribery at election, iii., 264. 
 service abroad, iii., 281. 
 the King's communication to, 
 concerning the French invasion, 
 iii., 285. 
 resolution to increase the forces 
 for the King's defence* iii., 287. 
 motions to examine the conduct 
 
 of the Admiralty, iii., 296. 
 supplies, iii., 315. 
 on the address, iii., 330, 332. 
 on the state of the Nation, iii., 
 336-342. 
 Committees : 
 Barbadoes Committee, i., 155, 158, 
 
 163, 165, 172. 
 Woollen manufacture Committee, 
 
 ii., 156, 158, 161, 165. 
 Committee to inspect the records 
 
 oi the Cotton Library, i., 222. 
 Committee to inspect abuses in 
 the Customs, choosing the list, 
 i., 365, 367. 
 
 , Sir Robert Walpole's list 
 
 carried, i., 367. 
 Speaker of, a gratuity enjoyed 
 by, ii., 91. 
 
 letter from, ordering the streets to 
 be cleared of the poor, referred 
 to, iii., 114. 
 " Parliament brandy," a pernicious 
 
 liquor, i., 331. 
 Parliamentarj' elections, progress of, 
 
 ii., 7. 
 Parliaments discussed, i., 108, 109. 
 Parma, Duchess of, rumour of deceit 
 practised by, as to her being 
 with child, i., 201. 
 Parnel, Daniel, settler in Georgia, ii., 
 
 199. 
 Parochial libraries in England and 
 Wales, a benefaction for, ii., 
 173 ; and see Dr. Bray's Trust, 
 Parry : 
 
 iliss, mentioned, i., 310. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 161. 
 
486 
 
 IXDEX. 
 
 Parsons : 
 
 Alderman, mentioned, i., 419, 474. 
 
 Harry, mentioned, i., 327. 
 
 Mr., the linen draper, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 90. 
 Mr., M.P. for Maiden, i., 287, 402. 
 Lord Mayor of London, proceed- 
 ings in Parliament, iii., 192. 
 Paaquelini, musician, i., 325. 
 Pasquin, a play acted at the Hay- 
 ma riict, i*i., 250, 268. 
 Passerini, Count, a native of Savoy, 
 author of a pamphlet, " A 
 philosophical discourse upon 
 death." history of, i., 299. 
 Paterson, Robert, freeholder 
 
 Frederica, iii., 199. 
 Patinho, Monsieur, First Minister in 
 
 Spain, ii., 412. 
 Patinhoe, Dr., Spanish Minister at 
 Havannah, the designs against 
 Georgia, ii., 446, 457. 
 Patmos, Bishop of, released from 
 
 slavery, i., 256. 
 Patten, one, a grocer, money from, 
 
 for Georgia, ii., 204. 
 Paul, Father, History of the Council 
 of Trent by, i., 300, 397 ; ii., 
 361. 
 proposed translation of his history 
 ii., 19. 
 Pawk'tt, Pawler, Paulet : 
 
 Charles, Duke of Bolton, removal 
 from office, ii., 30, 34. 
 
 , reason for it, ii., 352. 
 
 , made Captain of the Band of 
 
 Pensioners, a jest about, iiL, 
 142. 
 
 , the Treaty of Worms, iii., 
 
 277. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 140. 
 
 -, the political situation, iii.. 
 
 Peachy : 
 
 Governor, mentioned, ii., 216, 
 
 251. 
 ^L:., alias Knight, mentioned, i., 
 
 254. 
 an annuitant of the York building 
 
 Company, ii., 158. 
 of Sussex, mentioned, ii., 363, 
 407. 
 Pearce : 
 
 one, a seaman, who sounded the 
 
 coast of Georgia, iii., 194. 
 Capt., letter from, iii., 166. 
 Peasly, Lady, mentioned, i., 83. 
 Pebuch, Mr., concert of, ii., 396. 
 of j Peck, Peak : 
 
 Thomas, the Postmaster of Har- 
 wich, i., 15, 97, 280, 292, 394, 
 395, 435, 446, ; ii.. 8, 95, 98 
 iii., 326. 
 
 , amiual deputation kept back 
 
 314. 
 
 . turned out of Government 
 
 of the Isle of Wight, iii.. .{15. 
 XaiMau, l»rd. ii.. 336. 359, 
 
 515 : iii., 26. 
 surgeon, mentioned, ii., 460, 
 
 463, 464. 
 Paxton : 
 
 Mr., the Crown Solicitor, iii., 64. 
 Mr., .M.P., committed to Newgate, 
 
 iii.. 264. 
 Payn. .Mr., musician, mentioned, i., 
 
 IHH. 306; ii., 77. 
 Peace, the, " Remarks on the Articles 
 
 of Peace." a pamphlet referred 
 
 to., i., I. 
 convorsntion alnjut. i.. 21. 
 treaty brought to England, i., 
 
 165. 
 
 to terrify him, i., 447, 477 
 ii., 1, 2, 8. 
 -, threatened with ruin, i., 452 
 
 , a letter from, mentioned 
 
 ii., 5. 
 
 , an election of a capital 
 
 burgess at the house of, ii., 
 76, 118. 
 William, an extra tidesman of 
 London, i., 394, 445. 
 Peerage Act, the, discussed, i., 
 
 113. 
 Peerages, the purchase of, iii., 259, 
 
 260. 
 Peers, English, attitude as rcgaixis 
 the King's prerogative, i., 432. 
 Peirse, Henry, i., 55. 
 Pelham, Francis, of Harwich. See 
 
 Pulham 
 Pelham, Henry, M.P., for Sussex, 
 8ecretary-at-War, &c., men- 
 tioned, i., 50, 87, 126, 141. 153, 
 433, 434, 452, 456. 
 the Dunkirk enquiry, i., 42. 
 proceedings in parliament, i., 5, 
 11-13. 24, .34, 59, 70, 7.3, 74, 
 80, 95. 132, 140, 158, 163, 177, 
 179, 183, 184, 214, 235, 244, 
 253, 257, 267, 318, 324, 346, 
 349. 358, 361, 367, ; ii., 9, 12, 
 20, 24, 55, 71, 72, 150, 167, 255, 
 355, 381 ; iii., 37, 43, 116, 255, 
 258, 282, 289, 315, 336, 343, 
 345. 
 danger of a duel with Mr.Pulteney, 
 
 i., 221. 
 at the Cockpit meeting, i., 366. 
 views about the marriage cere- 
 mony of the Prince of Orange, 
 ii., 43. 
 
INDEX, 
 
 487 
 
 Pelham. Henry — contd. 
 
 offered Chancellorship of the 
 Exchequer, ii., 177. 
 
 as Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 iii., 278. 
 
 political connexion of, etc., iii., 
 Ul, 253, 281, 303, 315. 
 
 and Sir R. Walpole, iii., 263, 281. 
 
 appointed Lord of the Treasury 
 iii., 273, 274. 
 
 resignation of office, iii., 314. 
 Pelham, James, Secretary for the 
 Lord Chamberlain and Secre- 
 tary to the Prince of Wales, 
 i., 429, 446, 447, 471. 
 
 the letter from the Prince of 
 Wales, i., 472, 477. 
 
 vote against the Prince of Wales, 
 ii., 359, 360. 
 Pelham, Thomas, of the Board of 
 Trade and Plantations, ii., 311. 
 Pelham -Holies, Thomas, Duke of New- 
 castle, Secretary of State, men- 
 tioned, i., 14, 15, 87, 187, 188, 
 189, 190, 231, 260, 272, 280, 421 : 
 ii., 161, 363, 367 ; iii,, 95, 145. 
 
 meeting to hear the King's speech 
 read at house of, i., 2. 
 
 on the subject of Philipson of 
 Harwich, i., 22. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 82, 
 84, 278 ; ii., 269, 359, 360. 
 
 at Court, i., 127. 
 
 in connexion with the Gteorgia 
 charter, i., 220, 223, 226, 227. 
 
 remits his fees for the Georgia 
 charter, i„ 277, 278, 282, 
 
 a letter from the Irish Peers to, 
 etc., 421, 427. 
 
 rumour of his xemoval from Ofifice, 
 ii„ 34, 486. 
 
 against the Irish Peers' claim, 
 ii., 47. 
 
 Dr. Rundall's election, ii., 49. 
 
 Georgia affairs submitted to, ii., 
 284, 285, 286. 
 
 instructions with regard to policy 
 in Georgia, ii., 289. 
 
 as to Spanish designs in America, 
 ii., 398. 
 
 a cabinet Council held at the 
 house of, ii., 441 
 
 appointment of a committee from 
 the Georgia Trustees to attend, 
 ii., 457. 
 
 refuses to sign treaty with Spain, 
 ii., 509. 
 
 in connexion with the Spanish 
 claim to Georgia, iii., 14, 51. 
 
 anger against Trustees, iii., 96. 
 
 poUtical coniicxion of, iii., 141. 
 
 Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle — 
 contd. 
 
 the Haslemere election, iii., 190. 
 defends Sir R. Walpole, in the 
 
 House of Lords, iii., 191. 
 strained relations with Sir R. 
 
 Walpole, iii., 238, 243. 
 rumour that he was knocked down 
 
 by the King, iii., 240, 
 political and private position of, 
 iu., 244, 251, 252, 253, 281, 303. 
 resignation, iii., 314. 
 Pellet, Dr., physician, head of the 
 
 unbelievers, i., 402. 
 Pellin, Dr., mentioned, iii., 129. 
 Pember, Mrs., grant of land in 
 
 Savannah to, ii,, 191, 
 Pember ton : 
 
 Dr., on Isaac Newton's principles 
 
 of natural philosophy' i., 112. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 198. 
 one, heir of Lydia White, legacy 
 to, i., 200. 
 Pembroke, Dowager Lady, lady in 
 
 waiting, ii., 443. 
 Pembroke, Earl of. See Herbert. 
 Pendegrast. See Prendergast. 
 Pendennis Castle, ii., 446. 
 Pengellv, Thomas, Lord Chief Baron, 
 
 i, 113. 
 Penkerton, Mr,, ensign on half pay, 
 
 going to Georgia, i., 303. 
 Penn, Governor of Permsylvania, 
 contribution towards Gteorgia, 
 L, 372. 
 negotiations for settlement of Mor- 
 avians in Pennsylvania, ii., 423, 
 Pennif eather, Penefeather : 
 
 Capt,, settler in Georgia, i,, 313, 
 336, 370. 
 
 , abandons the Colony, ii., 54. 
 
 Col., accountant General in 
 Ireland, conduct discussed in 
 the Parliament, i., 450. 
 Pemiington, Admiral, order to deliver 
 up ships to the French Admiral, 
 i., 199. 
 Pennsylvania possessed of both men 
 and money, ii., 340. 
 establishment of a school to 
 instruct negroes in, iii., 151. 
 Penrose, Mr., Receiver General of the 
 
 Duchy of Cornwall, i., 276. 
 Pension Bill in the House of Lords, 
 iii., 122, 123. 
 its principles discussed, iii., 122, 
 
 123. 
 rejected, iii., 264, 268. 
 Peploe, Dr., Bishop of Chester, sermon 
 in the Royal chapel after the 
 Royal Marriage, ii., 62, 
 
488 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Percival : 
 
 " oouflin." of Westminster, men- 
 tioned, i., 81. 
 
 " oouain," the clergyman, and 
 sister, i., 177 ; ii., 299, 
 
 " cousin," curate of a parish 7 
 miles from Bath, i., 402. 
 
 " cousin," the lawyer, of the 
 Temple, ii., 22G, 228. 
 
 Mr., of Eltham, Secretary to the 
 Navy Office, cousin of Lord 
 Egmont, and wife, mentioned, 
 i., 101, 192. 198, 205, 288; ii., 
 109, 180. 
 
 , history of himself and his 
 
 father, i., 194. 
 -, marriage of his daughter, i., 
 
 371 
 
 — , son of, a Lieutenant in the 
 Navy, iii., 120. 
 -, death of son, in Jamaica, 
 
 iii., 226. 
 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 98. 
 
 Mrs. (" cousin "), son and 
 daughter, i., 98. 
 
 Mrh., widow and daughter Mary, 
 ii., 430. 
 
 Mrs., consul from W'aadsor, men- 
 tioned, iii., 92, 137. 
 
 . her daughterin-law, wife of 
 
 Mr. Percival of Fort St. Greorge, 
 ui., 92. 
 Percival, Arthur, of Ireland, ii., 125. 
 Percival. Catherine. Viscountess Per- 
 cival, afterwards Lady Egmont, 
 
 attendance at Court, i., 16, 94. 
 204, 205, 207 ; ii., 266 ; iu., 231. 
 
 , reasons for not going to 
 
 Court, ii.. 149, 319, 320. 
 
 presents to opera singers, i., 98, 
 99. 
 
 legacies to. i., 123 ; iii., 179. 
 
 illui'sses of. and conditions of 
 health referred to, i., 151, 188, 
 190, 211, 287, 291; ii., 116.149, 
 441, 425, 505; iii., 132, 135, 
 139, 143, 148. 149, 151. 153, 
 160, 267, 273, 279, 280, 283, 284, 
 296, 3()2-.305. 310, 318, 321. 
 
 her character, etc., i., 199, 281. 
 
 a collection made by, for release 
 from slavery of the Bishop of 
 Patmos, i., 256. 
 
 taken to the House of (,'ommons, 
 i., 268. 
 
 <line.s with Dr. HoUings, i., 278. 
 
 shares held by, in the Charitable 
 (>>r|)onition, i., I'M). 
 
 youthful appearance of. i., 38.5. 
 
 judgment in masic referred to, 
 i., 412. 
 
 Pertival, Catherine. Lady Egmont — 
 
 C07ltd. 
 
 birthdays of, i., 470 ; ii., 137. 
 
 215 ; iii., 306. 
 taken to the Crown tavern, ii., 43. 
 shows her displeasure about the 
 
 Irish peers, ii., 61. 
 efforts on behalf of her son as 
 candidate for Parliament, ii., 99, 
 visit to the Duches.s of Marl- 
 borough, ii., 289. 
 goes to hear Mr. Whitefield preach, 
 
 iii., 64. 
 visit to Tunbridge, iii., 78, 191. 
 visit to Buxton, iii., 296-299. 
 visit to Oxfoixlshire, iii., 302. 
 Percival, Catherine ("Kitty"), 
 daughter of Lord Egmont, 
 afterwards Mrs. Hanmer, Vjirth 
 of, iii., 350. 
 mentioned, i., 187 ; iii., 163. 
 at the Court balls, ii., 8, 152, 231 ; 
 
 iii., 329. 
 sings at her father's concerts, i., 
 93, 94, 188, 229, 242, 294, 337, 
 342 ; ii., 67, 77. 
 birthdays of, i., 214 ; ii., 427. 
 at House of Commons, i., 268. 
 arrangements for her marriage, 
 
 i., 310, 324, 342. 
 marriage at Spring Gardens 
 
 Chapel, i., 363. 
 marriage settlements, i., 326, 345, 
 3.56, 357, 361. 
 See fiirl/ier under Hanmer. 
 Percival, George, younger son of Lord 
 
 Egmont, birth of. iii.. 350. 
 Percival, George, of St. Christopher's 
 
 Island, i.. 204. 
 Percival, Helena, sister of Sir John 
 Percival, wife of Col. Daniel 
 Dering, mentioned, i., 203. 
 Percival, Helena, younger daughter of 
 Lord Egmont, afterwanls Liidy 
 llawdon, birth of, iii., 350. 
 mentioned. !., 298 ; ii., 182, 295, 
 348, 361 ; iii., 78; 232, 243. 
 245, 246, 248, 262, 265, 281- 
 284, 290, 294, 301, 302, 308. 310. 
 singing lessons for, i., 220. 
 birthdays, i., 222, 328 ; ii., 149, 233, 
 467 ; iii., 23, 193, 271, 285, 308. 
 tejichor of drawing to, i., 257. 
 presented at Court, comments on 
 
 her beauty, etc., i.. 385. 
 iwj a singer, ii., 30, 50, 67, 77, 134, 
 
 135, 504. 
 Ikt flancing observed by the King 
 
 and Queen, ii., 39. 
 taken to vocal club at the Crown 
 Tavern, ii., 43, 
 
INDEX. 
 
 489 
 
 Peroiva!, HeleiiiX — contd. 
 
 at Knightsbridge, ii., 207, 209, 
 
 212, 213, 215, 217. 
 settlements for marriage portion, 
 
 ii., 334. 
 crayon portrait of, ii., 364, 378. 
 a portrait drawn by Mi-s. Pond, 
 
 ii., 430. 
 illness and recovery, ii., 202, 205, 
 
 206, 414. 416, 4i9. 
 marriage of, iii., 227, 228, 229. 
 illness of, iu., 247, 280, 313, 314. 
 births of children, iii., 260, 270, 
 
 299, 310. 
 expectation of another child, iii., 
 
 265. 
 visit to Ireland, iii.. 265. 
 death of, iii., 316. 
 Percival, Sir John, Bart, of Burton, 
 the diary of, iii., 352, 373. 
 freedom of the City of Cork for, 
 
 iii., 353. 
 his troop of militia, iii., 354. 
 hearing of a chancery suit by, 
 
 iii., 356, 360. 
 entertams his tenants at a public 
 
 dinner, iii., 362. 
 a journey to Dublin, preparations 
 for, making of his will, etc., 
 iii., 364. 
 incidents of liis visit, iii., 364-367. 
 anniversary of wedding, iii., 369. 
 planting a grove of fir trees, iii., 
 
 371. 
 mother of, referred to, iii., 363. 
 
 , proof of her will referred to, 
 
 iii., 372. 
 Percival, Sir Joiin, Viscount Percival, 
 afterwards first Earl of Egmont. 
 Pergonal Reference.^ : 
 marriage of, iii., 350. 
 views about masquerades, a 
 masquerade at his house, i., 
 47 ; iii., 332, 333. 
 illnesses or indisposition of, i., 
 76 ; iii., 49, 92-94, 96, 98, 121, 
 122, 219, 220, 262, 263, 302, 
 310, 316. 
 marriage settlement referred to, 
 
 i., 89. 
 illness in family, i., 309. 
 appreciation and use of the CoflFee 
 
 house at Bath, &c., i., 117. 
 visits to the Coffee houses, i., 49, 
 
 343, 345. 
 anniversaries of his wedding, i., 
 
 194, 281 ; ii., 286. 
 wills referred to, i., 204, 207, 209, 
 210. 218, 235, 270; ii., 134, 
 374, 471, 502; iii., 266, 301, 
 309. 
 
 Percival, Earl of Egmont — contd. 
 
 resentment at the treatment of 
 Dean Berkeley and efforts on 
 Ms behalf, i., 229, 230, 237. 
 birthday celebrations, i., 199, 
 284, 390, 420; ii., 118, 186, 
 290, 420, 500 ; iii., 78. 
 cupped, i., 290, 325. 
 desire to become an Earl, question 
 discussed, i., 296, 298, 383, 384, 
 385, 388, 391, 395, 399. 
 why he laughed at Charlton 
 
 Church, i., 382. 
 accident to, i., 419, 421, 439, 446, 
 
 449, 459, 461. 
 custom of keeping copies of all 
 
 liis letters, i., 442. 
 the wainscot scriptore in liis 
 
 study, ii., 172. 
 his children act two plays, ii., 509. 
 surrenders his militia troop to liis 
 
 son, iii., 301. 
 death of, iii., 318. 
 an epitaph composed by himself 
 
 for his tomb, iii., 350. 
 children of, iii., 350. 
 Heligious, philanthropical and public 
 interests : 
 prayers and sermon at home, 
 
 passim. 
 attendances at Church, passim. 
 fellow of the Royal Society, i., 24 ; 
 
 ii., 206, 299. 
 trustee of King's Street Chapel, 
 etc., i., 96 ; ii., 253, 467, 470. 
 attempt to get a reprieve for a 
 
 highway-man, i., 120. 
 elected vestryman of St. James' 
 
 parish, i., 190. 
 charities, i., 282, 369; ii., 276, 
 
 277. 
 Associate of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 ii., 140, 168, 173, 190, 192, 207, 
 229, 256, 268, 278, 299, 310, 
 419, 493 ; iii., .30, 75. 
 monetary assistance to Lady Pen 
 
 Cholmondeley, ii., 240, 273. 
 the Westminster Infirmary dis- 
 pute, ii., 455. 
 St. George's Hospital, ii., 458, 
 
 463, 464. 
 subscription for a Chaplain at 
 
 St. George's Hosjiital, ii., 479. 
 ^Ir. Whitefield's sennon outside 
 the house at Charlton and 
 subsequent conversation, iii., 
 67, 68, 69. 
 Social engagements : 
 dines with Lord Wilmington, 
 
 conversation thereat, i., 91. 
 dines with the Speaker, i., 141. 
 
490 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Pertival. Earl of Egmont — contd. 
 
 dines witli tiio Duko of Doreot, 
 i., 163. 
 
 with Sir K. Wulpole, i., 216. 
 
 dinner parties given by hiin, 
 i., 186 ; ii., 1). 10. 
 Operatic, thealrknl and musical in- 
 teresUs : 
 
 attendances at performances, i.,16, 
 47, 79, !X), 93 (2), 98, 105, 141, 
 151. 167, 187, 188, 190, 216, 
 218, 240, 257. 260, 266, 271, 
 272, 281, 291, 296, 297, 306, 
 323. 333, 337. 340, 341, 344, 
 345, 363, 369, 384, 402, 413, 
 466, 467. 474; ii., 2, 13 (2), 
 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 31, 39, 
 40. 43, ;>4, 69, 75, 79. 80, 
 87, 92, 94, 119, 132, 133, 
 135, 1.39, 141. 143, 144, 148, 
 153. 155, 156. 158, 161, 164, 
 165, 166, 174, 175, 178, 179, 
 181, 208, 230, 237, 240, 244, 
 248, 250, 253, 260, 262, 263, 
 268, 272, 339, 364, 369, 375, 
 390, 391, 396, 397, 399, 456, 
 458, 461, 462, 470, 474-477; 
 iii., 2, 5, 18, 22. 23, 26. 31, 46, 
 49, 83, 8.5, 117, 118, 119, 128, 
 129, 143, 145. 146, 164, 166, 
 172, 190, 186. 202, 207, 210, 
 211, 212, 219, 245, 246, 264, 
 267, 270, 283, 286, 288, 290,, 
 291, 304. .305, 306, 307, 308, 
 309, 335. 
 
 private concerts at hia own house, 
 |K'rfonners and guests, i.. 55, 
 77, 83. !X), 93, 155, 165. 171, 
 188. 210, 227. 229, 242. 243, 
 2.57, 260, 264. .306, 310, 325, 
 337. .341 ; ii., 30. .50, 67, 77. 
 
 iiiiule a ineiuber of the Vocal 
 (Jul), iii., 342. 
 Literary xcork« and jHiinjihld^s by, 
 tnentifrned : 
 
 " A treatise of the Duty of 
 oljcdionco to Governments in 
 general and to the present 
 (lovernmont of England in 
 [wrticular." i.. 121. 
 
 " Some tlioughts concerning 
 nlipioii and the ri'fonuation 
 froni l'o|>erv."' a discourse, i., 
 122. 
 
 " i)ialogiic against taking otf the 
 test," i., 298. 
 
 , in the press, i., 302, 
 
 30.3. 
 
 . it-s proj)er title, i., 304. 
 
 " Idolatry of the Papists," L, 
 3«5. 
 
 IVnival, Earl of Egiuont — conld. 
 
 " Rise and progress of idolatry 
 from the flood to the birth of 
 Jesus Christ," 397. 
 
 " The lhought.s of an impartial 
 man upon the present temper 
 of the Nation offered to the 
 consideration of the Freeholders 
 of Great BriUiiu," i„ 448, 450, 
 460. 
 
 , number of copies disposed 
 
 of, ii., 13. 
 -, Sir R. Walpole's orders to 
 
 print and cUsix?rse it, ii., 86. 
 ])roposal for printing a New Testa- 
 ment with Protestant notes, 
 
 ii., 233, 234. 
 a paper on the Fathers, ii., 264. 
 a paper on the settling of Vir- 
 ginia, iii., 11. 
 Literary ami artistic references ; 
 an old French romance presented 
 
 to, L, 196. 
 " his collection of printed heads," 
 
 mentioned, i., 264, 281, 296, 
 
 300, 311, 342, 356, 382, 397; 
 
 ii., 31, 51. 138, 149, 170, 171, 
 
 210, 217. 288. 297. 
 , lent to the Queen, i., 340, 
 
 343, 364. 
 sits for his portrait, i., 329, 385 ; 
 
 iii., 146. 
 purchase of pictures, i., 234. 
 pictures belonging to, in London 
 
 and Charlton, described, ii., 192. 
 his portrait by Huyssing, price 
 
 paid, ii., 1.54. 
 a present of Bishop of Worcester's 
 
 jKjrtrait to, ii., 311. 
 refusal to subscribe to Carte's 
 
 '• History of England," iii., 312. 
 Journeys and rentorals ; 
 
 to Bath. i.. 98-125. 290, 399, 400- 
 
 402 ; iii., 316. 
 to Windsor, liis retinue, etc., 
 
 i.. 101. 
 return to l^ondoii for the winter, 
 
 i., 213. 
 to Han^nch. with hia wife and 
 
 son, i., 280. 
 to Charlton, i., 190, 191, 207, 210 
 
 274, .346. 371. 388; ii., 2, 7. 
 
 3.5, 97, 271. 482; iii., 61, 14S. 
 
 160, 221, 265. 272, 302, 310. 
 allusion to his travels in Hanover, 
 
 ii., 320. 
 with his family at Tunbridge, iii., 
 
 266. 273. 318. 
 to Es.sc.\. iii.. 29(), M.i. 
 with Lodv Egtuont to and from 
 
 Bu.xton", iii., 296, 297, 298. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 491 
 
 Percival, Earl of Egmoiit — contd. 
 
 mention of his travels to Turin, 
 iii., 324. 
 References to property ; 
 
 methods of payment of rents from 
 
 Dublin, i., 76. 
 Gumly's houses in Pall Mall, 
 i., 307; ii., 112, 113, 139. 142, 
 192; iii., 226. 
 
 , furnishing one, ii., 115, 154. 
 
 , insurance of, ii., 120. 
 
 , mortgage on, ii., 392, 396. 
 
 purchase of a house in Snow Hill, 
 
 i., 357, 346. 
 a purchase to qualif}'^ his son for 
 
 Parliament, i., 302, 306. 
 house in Pall Mall given over to 
 his son, ii., 359. 
 
 .returned to Lord Egmont, 
 
 ii., 346. 
 particulars of property in Ireland, 
 
 i., 398. 
 Ballimacow, alias Egmont, i., 205, 
 272, 281, 285 ; ii., 102, 247, 291. 
 a lease of a house, ii., 156. 
 dispute with Mr. St. Leger, ii., 252, 
 property in Denmark Streeet, 
 
 ii., 346 ; iii., 89. 
 propeity and disputes in Ireland, 
 
 ii., 378. 
 lease of Charlton, ii., 382. 
 chancery bill against, iii., 328. 
 Financial matters, trusts, etc. ; 
 aettlement of his mother's jointure, 
 
 i., 83. 
 question of his father's will, i., 89. 
 lands of, mortgaged, i., 166, 182. 
 sworn administrator of Dering's 
 
 will, i., 175. 
 state of accounts between him 
 and his brother and sister 
 Dering, i., 175. 
 trusteeship for his niece Catherine 
 
 Dering, i., 208, 209. 
 allowance for niece's maintenance, 
 
 i., 285. 
 loan from Dering, i., 285. 
 security for his debt to his niece, 
 
 i., 293. 
 a loan to, 382. 
 
 loan from Dean Berkeley, i., 378. 
 loan from Mr. Annesley, i., 380. 
 trusts resigned, i., 296 ; ii., 132, 
 
 292 ; iii., 316. { 
 
 investments, i., 337, 377, 378, 387. 
 loan for his daughter's marriage 
 
 settlement, i., 345, 357. 
 renounces executorship of Sir 
 Emanuel Moore's children, i, 401. 
 purchase of an annuitj', ii., 53, 
 59 ; iii., 273. 
 
 Percival, Earl of Egmont — contd. 
 
 tnistee for Dr. Courayer, iii., 44. 
 
 a mortgage paid off, iii., 316. 
 interest due from Lord Salisbury; 
 
 iii., 127. 
 an annuity of, iii., 130. 
 Household : 
 tutor, i., 133. 
 a pensioner of, i., 193. 
 servants mentioned, i., 384, 413, 
 471; ii., 59, 237; iii., 220, 276, 
 384. 
 chaplain, ii., 102. 
 agent for collecting his English 
 
 rents, ii., 458. 
 arming of his household against 
 a French landing, iii., 289. 
 Family history, <i-c. ; 
 county of origin of family, i., 194. 
 relationship through Lord Win- 
 
 chelsea, i., 366. 
 pedigree entered at the Herald's 
 
 Office, ii., 490. 
 printing of the family genealogy, 
 
 iii., 226. 
 created Baron of Burton and 
 Viscount of Canturk, iii., 350. 
 Relations with the King and Queen 
 and, Royal family ; 
 
 attendances at Court, i., 14, 15, 
 16, 47, 55, 78, passim 88-101, 
 150-385, 403-414, 461-476 ; ii., 
 passim 1-10, 19, 25, 31, 35, 
 40, 51, 60, 67, 68, 74, 81, passim 
 121-268, 294, 297, 308, 319, 
 324, 336, 339, 346, 353, 360, 
 361, 378, 388, 409, 425, 456, 
 459, 461, 465, 474, 483, 510, 
 515; iii., 1, 5, 7, 11, 28, 75, 
 86, passim 131-138, 173, passim 
 228-309, 324, 327, 335, 336, 342. 
 testimony to his loyalty, i., 79. 
 early relations with the Court, 
 
 iii., 325. 
 conversations with the King, i., 31, 
 32, 33, 46, 93, 95, 127, 151, 235, 
 250, 264, 395, 410; ii., 128, 
 332. 
 a private interview with the King 
 on the subject of an escheated 
 estate, i., 196, 197. 
 visits to the Court at Hampton 
 
 Court, i., 196, 197, 200, 205. 
 presents his son-in-law Hanmer 
 
 at Court, i., 365. 
 kisses hands on bemg made Earl 
 
 of Egmont, i., 399. 
 an audience of the King, about the 
 
 Harwich election, ii., 88. 
 views formed of him at Court, i., 
 3.3, 38, 04, 211, 212, 297. 
 
492 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Percival (Egmont), relations with the 
 
 ( ourt — contd. 
 carrying the sword before the 
 
 King, i., 55, 141,100, 177, 224; 
 
 ii.. 8!». 213, 219, 244, 461; 
 
 iii., 11 'J. 
 
 , a sugar plum, ii., 62. 
 
 obligations to tlie Court during 
 
 the year 17 30, i., 120. 
 displeasure of the Court at his 
 
 vote for tlie Pensions Bill, 
 
 i., 141. 
 particular notice by the King, 
 
 i., 277, 343, 384. 
 zeal and attachment to the King, 
 
 i., 465. 
 notice from the Royal Family, ii., 
 
 62. 
 objection to going to Court because 
 
 of the loss of his son's election, 
 
 h., 113 (2). 
 , over- ruled, attends Court, 
 
 ii., 116. 
 conversations with the Queen, 
 
 i., 15, 32, 33, 92, 102, 127, 129, 
 
 151, 171, 179, 197, 205 (2), 
 
 206, 233, 235, 250, 264, 281, 
 
 283, 288, 290, 299, 302, 311, 
 
 340, 342, 356, 395-397 461 ; 
 
 ii., 4, 51, 74, 87. 138, 149, 
 
 160, 170, 185, 188, 210, 217, 
 
 240. 254, 260, 287, 319, 320, 
 
 332. 374, 387, 425 ; iii., 336. 
 early attendance at the Queen's 
 
 Court, iii., 333. 
 att<Mulance.s at the Lev^s or Court 
 
 of the I'rinc-f of Wales, i., 55, 
 
 160; ii.. 3, 10, 78, ;337, 361, 
 
 401 ; iii., 253, 281, 290, 295, 
 
 .306, 308, 309, 328, 342. 
 conversations with the Prince, 
 
 i., 93, 98, 181, 190. 192. 229, 
 
 293. 299. 395 ; ii., 223. 
 visits to the Prince, i.. 281. 293, 
 
 309, 309, 403. 
 attends drawijig room of the 
 
 Princess of Wales, ii., 266. 
 pay.s his respects to the Prince 
 
 of Orange, ii., 51. 
 as Member of Parliament ; 
 
 hih vicw.s on the debate on tiie 
 
 King's speech, i., o. 
 reasons for .serving; in Parliament 
 
 given to the King, i.. 20. 
 Jus attitude to the Miiii.stry, i., 40. 
 his views about Dunkirk Harbour, 
 
 i.. 47. 
 momlx-r of the Gaol CommitU>e, 
 
 i.. 55. 
 his proper attitude in Parliament 
 
 discussed, i., 60. 
 
 Percival, Earl of Egmont — contd. 
 
 in favour of the Pension Bill, i., 
 
 125, 127. 
 his aims in Parliament, and 
 
 personal inclinations, i., 241. 
 i-easons for certain of his votes, 
 
 i., 246. 
 attitude towards the Placemen's 
 
 bill, ii., 37. 
 his view of the liberty of Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 161 
 his reports of debates, &c. See 
 Parliament. 
 in conne.cion with Harwich ; 
 
 the situation of affairs there, i., 
 
 56, 467. 
 contribution for an entertainment, 
 
 i., 395. 
 gifts for use amongst the voters, 
 
 i., 417, 439. 
 interviews with Mr. Leathes, i., 
 
 428, 440-442. 
 indignation at the result of events 
 
 i.. 449, 453. 
 the whole weight of Government 
 interest against Mm, i.. 445, 
 446, 447 ; ii., 108. 
 efforts to obtain the agent's place 
 
 for his nominee, ii., 5. 
 reflections upon the satisfactory 
 state of his influence there, 
 ii., 9, 10. 
 conversation wth Bacon Mauiice 
 about Harwich affairs, ii.. 10 
 11. 
 his unpopularity with the packet 
 
 masters, ii., 43. 
 resigns the Recordership, ii., 92. 
 engagements to Harwich, ii., 120. 
 state of his interest there. &c., 
 iii., 324, 325, 345. 
 in connexion with the Georgia Society 
 {Trustee and common Councilman and 
 first I're^iilenl) : 
 
 attendance at meetings and his 
 minutes of proceedings, i.. 204. 
 IMis.sim 282-347. 364-405, 463. 
 476; ii., 3, 13. 23, passim 24- 
 69, 102-516 ; iii.. jnssim, 
 1-317. 
 qualifies as Common Councilman 
 by taking the oath at (Quarter 
 Sessions, i., 292. 
 complaints made to, of the con- 
 duct of the trustees, ii., 41, 42. 
 his jmper on reasons for support 
 of Cioorgia. referred to, iii.. 12. 
 25. 26. 
 sjxjech to till' Trustees against 
 the giving up of Georgia, iii. 
 25. 26, 27. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 493 
 
 Perciral. Earl of Egniont, Georgia 
 
 Society — contd. 
 letter on the iSpanish claims to 
 
 Georgia, iii., 35. 
 draws up motions on the subject 
 
 of Georgia, iii., 104, 105. 
 defends Mr, Whitefield against 
 
 the Trustees, iii., 127, 128. 
 resignation of the office of Common 
 
 Councilman, iii., 265, 26.6. 
 Irish Questions ; 
 
 efforts to obtain the passing of 
 
 the Irish Wool Bill, i., 189. 
 the purchase of lands in Ireland 
 
 by Palmists, i., 354, 355. 
 presents the Irish peers' memorial 
 
 to the King, his speech on the 
 
 occasion, i., 410. 
 meeting of Irish peers, ii., 46. 
 
 See also Ireland, 
 complimented on his public spirit 
 
 in Ireland and Irish affairs, 
 
 ii., 115. 
 opinion of, in Ireland as a landlord, 
 
 and condition of his estate, ii., 
 
 173, 174. 
 relations with Sir Robert Walpole ; 
 iU-used by liim, i., 19. 
 conversations with, i., 50, 193, 254. 
 dines ■nith, i., 52. 
 visits to, i., 79, 298, 311, 374. 
 attendance at Sir Robert's levies, 
 
 i., 126, 220, 302, 306, 313, 337, 
 
 366, 371, 376, 379, 385. ; ii., 3. 
 dream about, i., 213, 214. 
 references to liis relations with, 
 
 i., 213, 273, 281, 288, 290, 297, 
 
 439, 445, 451, 457, 466 ; ii., 117. 
 a narrative of Sir R. Walpolts's 
 
 usage to give to the King, i.. 
 
 456. 
 resentment against, i., 456-459, 
 
 461-462. 
 first meeting after Harwich affair, 
 
 i., 461. 
 interviews on Harwich affairs, 
 
 i., 467-470 ; ii., 4, 5, 87, 90, 91, 
 
 92. 
 The Walpoles' opinion of Lord 
 
 Egmont, ii., 1. 
 reconciled to the Walpoles, ii., 9. 
 application to, on behalf of his 
 
 brother, ii., 11, 87. 
 relations with Horatio Walpole ; 
 conversations on Harwich and 
 
 public affairs, i., 56, 232, 422- 
 
 427, 461, 462, 474, 475, 476; 
 
 ii., 14, 18, 19. 
 dines with him, i., 170, 254. 
 a stormy interview about the 
 
 Harwich mayoralty, i., 433, 434. 
 
 Percival, Earl of Egmont — contd 
 
 letter on the Government's de- 
 sertion of him, i., 447, 448. 
 
 view of Horace Walpole's inten- 
 tions, i., 472. 
 
 meeting, i., 473. 
 
 negotiations, ii., 65. 
 Percival, John, Viscoimt Percival 
 
 (subsequently 2nd Earl of Eg- 
 mont). 
 Oeneral references and personal 
 history ; 
 
 mentioned, i., 84, 114, 361, 402; 
 ii., 120, 125, 132, 192, 201, 361, 
 363. 396, 509 ; iii., 96, 166, 186, 
 266, 278, 231, 267, 279, 299, 
 309, 310. 
 
 birth of, iii., 350. 
 
 at school, iii., 328. 
 
 author of two pamphlets, i., 92. 
 
 miniature of, done by himself, 
 i., 100. 
 
 at Leyden, i., 104. 
 
 his journey home to England, 
 i., 105, 106 (2). 
 
 an expressed opinion of, i., 121. 
 
 presentation at court, i., 129, 260. 
 
 presented to the Prince of Wales, 
 i., 130, 260. 
 
 dancing at Court, i.,152, 294; ii., 39. 
 
 a pamphlet by, on the state of 
 Ireland, i., 172. 
 
 his father's estimate of him, i., 
 199. 
 
 birthdavs of, i., 226, 337 ; ii., 152, 
 237. " 
 
 presented to the Speaker and 
 Horace Walpole, ii., 257. 
 
 to wait on Sir Robert Walpole 
 aiid others, i., 259. 
 
 taken to call on the Duke of 
 Grafton and others, i, 264. 
 
 joitis his father in a bond, i., 296. 
 
 immphlet by, on the Test Act, i., 
 304. 
 
 conversation, etc., with Sir Robert 
 Walpole, i., 378, 379, 391. 
 
 returned from Bath, i., 415. 
 
 interview with Horace Walpole, 
 ii., 18. 
 
 pamplilet by, against the Excise 
 sclieme, ii., 51. 
 
 perfonuer on the fiddle, ii., 67. 
 
 made freeman of Maiden, ii., 78. 
 
 credited with being an enemy of 
 Sir Robert Walpole, ii., 101. 
 
 his character discussed by the 
 Queen, ii., 117. 
 
 received by the Queen and Prince 
 and Px-incess, ii., 297. 
 
 purchase of manuscripts by, ii.,377. 
 
494 
 
 nCDEX. 
 
 Percival. John, Viscount — cnnt. 
 
 \-i.-5it with wife to Jersey, it., 403, 
 
 408, 409, 413. 414. 419, 420. 
 oflFers his house to the Prince of 
 
 Walcb, ii., 436. 
 walks in the Queen'b funeral, ii., 
 
 453, 456. 
 illness of, iii., 78, 83, 85. 215; 
 
 recovery, iii., 219. 
 legacy to, iii.. 179. 
 altercation ^^ith Lord Gage on 
 
 the subject of Georgia, iii., 
 
 182, 183, 184. 
 repays a loan to Katherine Bering, 
 
 iii!, 225. 
 composes the family genealogy, 
 
 iii., 226. 
 arms hi.s household against a 
 
 French landing, iii., 289. 
 In connexion with Ireland, and as 
 
 M.P. there ; 
 presented to the Lord Lieutenant 
 
 i., 179. 
 visits to Ireland, i., 180, 192, 207 ; 
 
 ii., 280, 289, 294 ; iu., 48, 56, 
 
 265. 
 at Canturk, i., 195. 
 elected M.P. for Dingle, cost of 
 
 the election, i., 205. 207 (2). 
 proceedings in the Irish Parlia- 
 ment, i., 242. 
 ittum from Ireland, i.. 255, 257. 
 his expenditure in Ireland and 
 
 his father's reflections there- 
 upon, i.. 259, 260. 
 Marriage schemes, marria>je, and 
 
 family ; 
 proposals and negotiations, i., 120, 
 
 148,149, 152, 15.5,162,383-387, 
 
 457, 458. 470, 461, 463-467; 
 
 ii.. 51, 52. 61, 62-65, 74, 96, 
 
 185187, 189, 2.57-259. 
 meotd Mistress Delm6e at the 
 
 play, i., 458. 
 explanation of projx>sals for the 
 
 Delm6e marriage referred to, 
 
 i.. 463. 
 negotiations for his marriage with 
 
 Ladv Catherine Cecil, ii.. 324, 
 
 327." 329. 330. 331, 328. 332. 
 
 36.3. 
 father's interview with Lady 
 
 .Salisbury about marriage 
 
 arrangement, ii., 327. 
 raarriaj^e, dinner and maaqucrade. 
 
 ii., :W8. 
 marriage settlement", ii., 334, 336, 
 
 337, 338, 347. 348. 
 reconvevs the English estate to 
 
 his father, ii., 346. 
 marriage ii.. 348. 
 
 Percival. .Tnhn. Vi«cnunt — cont/f. 
 
 Iiis wife and he kiss hands on 
 
 their marriage, ii., 363. 
 with his wife at Charlton, ii.. 392. 
 references to his wife, ii., 366, 424, 
 
 459, 461, 467, 474, 476; iii., 
 
 22. 83. 229, 231, 232, 258, 300, 
 
 301. 
 wife's portrait in crayons, ii. 
 
 378. 
 births of sons, ii., 463 ; iii., 86. 296. 
 sons' christening and names, ii., 
 
 476; iii., 86. 
 
 , ill of bmall pox, iii., 279. 
 
 , 9th birthday, iii.. 318. 
 
 birth and christening of daughter, 
 
 iii., 315. 
 illness of wife, iii.. 33, 238. 
 
 , miscarriage, iii., 163. 
 
 boys (Jack and Cecil) go to 
 
 school, iii., 310. 
 As candidate for and member of 
 
 the English parliament ; 
 his property qualification, ii., 69 ; 
 
 iii., 194, "207, 220, 264-276. 
 candidature for Harwich, i., 259, 
 
 281, 293, 312, 327, 328, 378, 
 
 380, 385, 386, 392-395, 418, 
 
 419. 433, 446. 448, 452, 458, 
 
 464, 468, 475, 477; ii., 2, 9, 
 
 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 60, 72, 73. 
 
 75. 76. 79. 81-83, 85, 86, 87, 
 
 88, 118, 241, 242. 
 made freeman of Harwich, i., 
 
 280. 
 political action discussed, i., 376, 
 
 377. 
 dinner in London in connexion 
 
 with Harwich candidature, i.. 
 
 415, 410. 
 effect of his behaviour in the 
 
 Iiish Parliament and mi- 
 
 guarded expressions at coffee 
 
 houses, i., 447. 
 reasons why he was rejected at 
 
 Harwich, ii., 97. 98, 100. 109, 
 
 135, 139. 
 effort to obtain another borough, 
 
 ii., 99. 
 conduct in the Kentish election. 
 
 ii., 104, 117. 
 irapcssibilitv of obtaining a seat, 
 
 ii., 106. 
 suggestion he should stand for 
 
 Hindon, ii., 1.50, 151. 
 recomraondetl for Marlborough, 
 
 ii., 289. 
 candidature at Ha.slemere. iii., 188, 
 
 190, 191, 194, 262. 
 abandons the Haslemere con- 
 stituency, iii., 219. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 495 
 
 P-^rHval. John, Viscount — contd. 
 
 nominated for Weotniinstcr, iii., 
 
 233. 
 elected for Westminster, iii., 234, 
 
 238. 
 his poHtical attitude, iii., 244. 
 rumour of a money transaction 
 over Haslemere election with 
 Mr. Oglethorpe, iii.. 244. 
 introduction to the House of 
 Commons, iii., 244. 
 
 his political position, iii., 251. 
 
 proceedings in parliament, iii., 
 282. 
 
 attempt of his fellow member, 
 Mr. Edwin, to steal a march 
 upon him, iii., 292. 
 Percival, Josias, of St. Christopher's 
 
 Island, i., 204. 
 Percival, Kane, eldest son of Dean 
 Percival, cousin of Lord Eg- 
 mont, iii., 229, 232. 
 Percival, Philip, brother of Lord 
 Egraont, " brother Percival," 
 mentioned, i., 1, 2, 9, 32, 77, 
 78, passim 96-108, 125, 127, 
 129, passim 155-414, 422, 446, 
 451, 461, 471, 472, 474; ii., 
 3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 25, 31-33, 43, 
 52, 87, 94, 100, 107, \U, passim 
 117-180, 328, 412; iii., 83, 
 124, 125, 130, passim 140-342. 
 
 family of, i., 55. 
 
 custemer and collector of the 
 port of Dublin, petition for 
 remission of tax m Ireland, i., 
 185. 
 
 gifts by Lord Percival to, i., 199. 
 
 concert at house of, i., 200. 
 
 only child of, deceased, i., 204. 
 
 artistic and musical abilities and 
 compositions of, referred to, 
 i., 229, 337, 395. 412 ; ii., 30, 
 50, 77, 175, 223. 
 
 a present to, of lOOOZ., for ser- 
 vices, i., 290. 
 
 efforts to get him a post, i., 337, 
 366 ; ii., 255, 288. 
 
 attendance at Court, i., 395. 
 
 a drawing presented by the Prince 
 of Orange to, ii., 75. 
 
 hoiise and furniture burnt, ii., 
 102. 
 
 the Prince of Wales' present to, 
 ii., 109. 
 
 journevs to and from Ireland, ii., 
 176.' 180; iii., 81. 
 
 mortgage in Ireland, iii., 11. 
 
 illnesses of, iii., 182, 270, 295, 299, 
 300, 303, 304. 
 
 and Sir J. Shelley, iii., 244. 
 
 Percival, Philip— cow/t?. 
 
 elected a Trustee of Georgia 
 Society, iii., 200, 203, 211, 222, 
 
 225, 227. 
 
 Percival, wife of Philip, " Sister 
 Percival," mentioned, alone or 
 in conjunction with her hus 
 band, i.. 7. 15, 90, 93, 108, 
 155, 165, 171, 188, 204, 207, 
 216, 218, 229, 234, 235. 242, 
 256, 257, 264, 272, 279, 282, 
 284, 287, 307, 310, 311, 325, 
 329, 337, 342, 344, 363, 385, 
 391, 399, 474 ; ii., 25, 30, 50, 
 67, 78, 87, 104, 127, 179, 180; 
 iii., 141, 182, 184, 187, 196,209, 
 
 226, 260, 265, 274, 275, 280, 285. 
 claim of, to a bastard's estate 
 
 in Somersetshire, i., 192, 193, 
 
 196, 197. 
 mortgage on the Duke of 
 
 Ormond's estate, ii., 496. 
 jointure of, iii., 304. 
 Percival : 
 
 "Cousm" Philip, marriage of, i., 
 
 388. 
 Dr. William, Dean of Emly in 
 
 Ireland, death and family 
 
 history of, ii., 125. 
 William, 2nd son of Dean Per- 
 cival, i., 300, 356 ; ii., 6, 76. 
 William, at Fort St. George, in 
 
 India, cousin of Lord Egmont, 
 
 marriage of, i., 198. 
 , desire to enter the East 
 
 India Service, ii., 6. 
 , mentioned, ii., 14, 178, 201, 
 
 296, 430. 
 
 , return of wife and boys to 
 
 England, iii., 86. 
 little Will, son of preceding, sent 
 to school in England, ii., 299. 
 Percival le Gallois, an old French 
 
 romance, i., 196. 
 Percy, Percie, gardener in Georgia, 
 ii., 314, 317, 466. 
 return to England, wife, etc., 
 ii., 493. 
 Perkins, Samuel, eoachmaker, tiustee 
 of lands granted in Georgia, 
 2nd bailiff, ii., 191, 197. 
 letter from, iii., 213, 215. 
 his character, iii., 216. 
 Perry, Micaiah, Alderman, M.P. for 
 London, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 37, 68, 263, .324, 335, 
 349, 351, 358; ii., 19, 257; 
 Hi., 192, 330. 
 at Bath, mentioned, i., 122. 
 Lord Mayor of London, men- 
 tioned, iii., 20. 
 
496 
 
 TXDF.X. 
 
 Perryman, Robert, cattle for Georgia 
 
 from, ii., 439. 
 Perseus and Aiulrometla , jjlay, per- 
 
 fonuc-d, i., 90. 
 Perth, mentioned, iii., 314. 
 Perth, Earl of. See Druinmond. 
 Peter Alexowitz, Czar of Russia, anec- 
 dotes of. i., 49, 114, 115, 116. 
 Peterborough, Bidhop of. See 
 
 Clavering. 
 Peterborough, Earl of. See Charles 
 
 Mordaunt. 
 Peters, Dr., physician, ii., 294. 
 Petrc (Peters), Robert James. Lord 
 Petre, dubscriptions to the 
 Georgia Society, i., 286; ii., 32. 
 mentioned, ii., 294, 503. 
 Petty : 
 
 Henry, Earl of Shclbume, men- 
 tioned, ii., 46, 339. 
 
 , Lady Savile takes shelter at 
 
 the house of, ii., 224. 226. 
 James, Viscount Dunkeron, sun 
 of the Earl of Shelbumo, 
 marriage of, attack on his valet, 
 &c., ii., 328. 
 Petty Bag Office, records of Papista' 
 
 land.-, in, ii., 243. 
 Phelps, lately a keeper of stores at 
 
 Savannah, iii., 177. 
 Philadelphia, purchases for Georgia 
 
 at, ii., 478. 
 Philips, Phillips : 
 
 Ambrose, Secretary or train- 
 bearer to the Lord Chancellor 
 of Ireland, the poet, i., 230, 
 231 ; ii., 509. 
 Clifford William, in danger of a 
 duel over tlie Harwich election, 
 ii., 97. 
 Erasmus, Trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, )., 344, 369. 
 Sir John, mentioned, ii., 142, 228. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 289. 
 
 , deceased, charitable legacy 
 
 of, ii., 376. 
 Capt. John, of Hanvich, men- 
 tioned, i., 120, 292, 294, 341, 
 403, 419, 429, 430, 435, 440, 
 441, 442. 446, 464. 469, 470, 
 473, 474. 477; ii., 1. 65, 82; 
 iii., 326. 
 
 , conduct of, etc., i., 343,369, 
 
 371, 388, 418, 465, 471 ; ii., 
 10, 60. 
 
 , salvajre from a wreck, i., 369. 
 
 , suspended, ii., 51. 
 
 -, death of, ii., 65, 66. 
 
 Philips, .Tn^ticp — conM. 
 
 , a pre.stnt pressed upon him 
 
 by Ix)rd Kgmont, &c., ii., 98. 
 Mr.* complaints against Scotch 
 
 Kshenuen, i., 384. 
 Mr., of Charlton, mentioned, i., 
 
 383. 
 Mr., lodginghouse keeper at Bath, 
 
 price of lodging.s. i., 103, 123. 
 Richard, of Harwich, captain of 
 
 a packet boat, i., 119, 120, 121, 
 
 125, 169. 177, 179, 180, 280; 
 
 iii., 324-326, 332. 
 
 , death of, i., 291. 
 
 , wife of, i., 98, 99, 204. 
 
 Samuel, of HarAvich, brother of 
 
 Richard, mentioned, i., 292, 
 
 344, 403, 435 ; ii., 67, 70, 72, 
 
 82, 89, 92, 93, 96, 110, 113; 
 
 iii.. 32.5, 328, 329, 344. 
 , danger of losing his election, 
 
 i., 292. 
 
 , suspended, ii., 51. 
 
 -, deprived of the Walpole 
 
 sloop, ii., 106. 
 
 William, customs' officer or sur- 
 veyor at Har^vich, i., 168 (2), 
 171, 172, 175, 418, 435, 440, 
 442, 446, 464, 469, 470: ii., 
 75. 82, 89, 92, 93; iii., 326, 
 329, 332. 
 
 , suspended on complaint 
 
 of his boatmen, i., 442, 445, 446, 
 447, 448, 449, 462, 463, 470. 
 472, 474. 
 -, appointed to the Otter 
 
 sloop, ii., 68. 
 
 , bribed as a voter at Har- 
 wich, ii., 153. 
 
 , turned out for smuggling, 
 
 ii., 210. 
 Philipson : 
 
 John, of the Navy Office, i., 477. 
 
 Alderman, Commissary of the 
 packet boats at Hanvich, men- 
 tioned, i., 14, 15, 16, 56, 79 ; 
 ii., 60, 65, 73, 133, 134, 334.; 
 iii., 323, 324. 326. 328, 332, 
 335. 
 
 , question of his dismissal, 
 
 i., 16-20, 22. 23, 33, 34, 47, 
 50, 56. 
 
 , turned out at Lord Percival's 
 
 instigation, i., 120. 
 -. a memorial in favour of, i,. 
 
 78. 
 
 Justice, of Harwich, mentioned, 
 ii, 91, 92. 
 
 -, his party at Harwich, i., 79; 
 ii., 147. 
 -, proceedings during the 
 
 election, ii., 97, 98. 
 — , opposition to, ii., Ifi3, 
 
fNDEX. 
 
 497 
 
 Philipson, Alderman — contd. 
 
 , complaint against, in con- 
 nexion with the Prince of 
 Wales' journey to England, iii., 
 327. 
 
 , his histon', iii., 327. 
 
 , indictable words spoken by, 
 
 iii., 328. 
 
 , troublesome proceedings of, 
 
 iii., 333, 345, 347. 
 
 "Young," of Harwich, i., 179, 
 339, 379, 399, 404, 408, 419, 
 420, 422, 423, 424, 427, 440, 
 468, 476 ; ii., 73, 139. 
 
 , intention to stand at Har- 
 wich, ii., 18. 19, 83, 85, 86. 
 -, standing for Shoreham, ii., 
 
 87. 
 
 -, election as capital burgess. 
 
 ii., 310. 
 -, marriage of, iii., 325. 
 
 Phipps, Jo, mentioned, i., 386. 
 Physicians, College of, presidentship 
 
 of, ii., 207. 
 Pickering, Mr., Chaplain to the Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 392. 
 Pickering (or Pilkington), Sir Lionel, 
 
 mentioned, i., 325, 337, 342. 
 Picolata, fort in Florida, iii., 145. 
 Piedmont, silk weavers from, going 
 
 to Georgia, i., 309, 405. 
 Pierce : 
 
 Capt., mentioned, ii., 428. 
 Dr., minister of St. Martin's, bar 
 to his promotion, ii., ii., 160, 
 234, 240, 250. 
 
 , sermon before the King, ii., 
 
 213, 214. 
 
 character of, ii., 452. 
 
 Pierrepont 
 
 William, Earl of Kingston, iii., 
 
 364. 
 Evelyn, Duke of Kingston, ii., 
 
 381. 
 Piers, Colonel Will, petition in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 161. 
 Pierson, Col., of York, death of, etc., 
 
 iu., 270. 
 Piersy, James, of Cork, ii., 390. 
 Piggott, Mr., escheated estate of, i., 
 
 196 (2). 
 Pilkington, Pilkinton (or Pickering), 
 
 Sir Lionel, i., 325, 337, 342. 
 Pilling, Dr., ii., 472. 
 Pinkerton, Mr., grant of land in 
 
 Georgia, i., 306, 309. 
 Pitkin, the ca-so of, mentioned, i., 
 
 249. 
 Pitt, Pit: 
 
 one, of the Customs, writer of the 
 
 London Journal, i., 402, 444. 
 
 Pitt — contd. 
 
 Lady Lucy, daughter of the Earl 
 of Londonderry, romantic 
 marriage of, i., 289. 
 Robin, brother-in-law of Earl 
 Stanhope, story of his message 
 to the Duke of Ormond, i., 
 400, 401. 
 Rowland, ironmonger of Glouces- 
 ter, grant of land in Georgia, 
 etc., ii., 198, 298. 
 
 , licence of absence, ii., 199. 
 
 William, M.P., proceedings in 
 Parliament, ii., 171, 255, 3.50, 
 355; iii. 278, 286. 
 
 , relations with the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 353. 
 Pitts, Henry, a carpenter, settler in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 274. 
 Plague attacks crew of H.M.S. Cam- 
 bridge, iii., 163. 
 Plantations, trade from. See Ireland. 
 Plays, blasphemous and obscene, i., 11. 
 Plimly, ^ir., mentioned, ii., 182. 
 The Plotting Sisters, a play, ii., 141. 
 Plummer : 
 
 (Richard or Walter), Mr., M.P., 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 42, 58, 60, 65, 126, 240, 258, 
 263; ii., 9, 19, 24, 25, 71, 
 353. 
 
 , of the Board of Trade, ii., 
 
 178, 391. 
 -, motion for repealing the 
 
 Test Act, ii., 243. 
 -, reasons for voting against 
 
 the Court, i., 246. 
 Walter, M.P., proceedings in 
 
 Pariiament, i.. 163, 187, 308, 
 
 313, 324, 346, 361, 367, 371, 
 
 372 ; ii., 255 ; iii., 47. 
 , refuses post of Secretary 
 
 of War, ii., 366. 
 Plumstead, dream of a labourer's wife 
 
 about buried money in, i., 306. 
 Plumtrce, John, M.P., mentioned, 
 
 i., 220 ; ii., 63, 81, 144, 336. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 325 ; 
 
 iii., 126. 
 Trustee of King's Street Chapel, 
 
 ii., 214, 218, 467, 470; iii., 
 
 306, 
 trustee of St. James' Workhouse. 
 
 ii., 219. 
 Plyer, Capt., of Gosport, daughter of, 
 
 ii., 210. 
 Ph.Tnouth, Earl of. See Windsor. 
 Pointz, Points : 
 
 ]Mr., pamphlet by, mentioned, 
 
 i., 125. 
 Mrs., in a picture, ii., 190. 
 
 GG 
 
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 INDEX. 
 
 Poland, oloction of a Kinp of. i.. 358. 
 demand for torn fioni England 
 
 bince the disturbance, i., 442. 
 instructions to British ministers 
 in, discussed in Parliament, 
 ii., 13. 
 Polhill, Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 255. 
 The Political State of Great Britain, 
 
 debates reported in, ii., 350. 
 Polwarth, lx)rd. See Hugh Campbell. 
 Polyps a!ul womis under a microscope. 
 
 iii., 282. 
 Pomeroy, Lieut., Chancerv- suit of, 
 iii., 352, 353, 354. 355, 356, 357, 
 360, 361. 
 Pomfret, Pontefract : 
 
 Earl of. See Fermor. 
 Lady, ii., 78. 
 Pomroy & Sons, ii., 420. 
 Pond, Arthur, the painter. Queen's 
 St., ii., 364, 378; iii.. 127. 
 Helen Percival's portrait drawn 
 in crayons by, ii., 430. 
 Pontack's. See London and West- 
 minster eoflfee houses, &c., 
 Pontack and Mant's wine, iii., 364. 
 Pontefract. See Pomfret and Fermor. 
 Poole, i., 23L 
 Pooley, Mr., the painter in Dublin, 
 
 iii., 365, 366. 
 Poor, Power : 
 
 Ellen, mentioned, iii., 371. 
 
 John, iii., 369. 
 
 Richard, an Irish torj-, iii., 355, 
 
 357, 358, 359, 360, 362, 367. 
 " Young," iii., 370. 
 Pope : 
 
 Hester, history of, i., 225. 
 one, of Savannah, mentioned, iii., 
 131. 
 Poperv, progress of. in England, i., 228, 
 "405; ii., 270. 
 lectures or pamphlets against, 
 published, ii., 142, 143, 159. 
 Popish uses, forfeit<'d lands settled to, 
 question of recovery of, ii., 
 145. 
 Popple (Poppleton), Mr., Secretary of 
 the Board of Trade and Plan- 
 tations, ii., 309, 311, 335, 404. 
 Porcupine bezoar stone used to induce 
 
 sweating, iii., 284 
 Pordage : 
 
 Edward, A. M., ii., 464. 
 Mr., iii., 86, 235. 
 Porpora, Niccolo Antonio, oratorio, 
 David and Bathaheba, ii., 54. 
 oj>era of Iphigenia, ii., 174. 
 Porteous, Capt., hanged in Edinburgh, 
 ii.. 351. 
 
 Porter, Tom. mentioned, iii., 358. 
 Portland : 
 
 Duke of. See Bentinck. 
 Duchess of, in charge of the 
 Princesses' education, ii., 370. 
 Portland family, the decision not to 
 attend the Princes,s Royal' 
 marriage, ii., 59. 
 Port Mahon, mentioned, ii., 433 ; 
 
 iii.. 293, 296. 
 Portobello, the captuie of, iii., 120, 
 
 121, 123. 
 Port Royal, ii., 376 ; iii., 172. 
 Ports of England, motion for opening, 
 
 i., 174, 186. 
 Portsmouth, Duchess of, ii., 310. 
 Portsmouth, Earl of. See Wallop. 
 Portugal, trade to the Indies, i., 69. 
 e-xpoi-tation of manufactui-es from 
 
 Ireland to, i., 239, 254. 
 English tieet sent to the assistance 
 
 of, ii., 179. 
 rice trade, ii., 390. 
 Post Office, the, influence in Harwich, 
 i., 20, 327, 328; ii., 81. 
 the opening of letters at the, i., 
 
 449. 
 circulation, of papers by clerks of 
 
 the, i., 434. 
 secretary of, ii., 7. 
 Pottenburg, Pottendorf, Count. See 
 
 Zinzendorf. 
 Potter : 
 
 John, Bishop of O.xford and the 
 quakers' bill, ii., 254. 
 
 , Archbishop of Canterbury, 
 
 ii., 323. 361. 
 -, declaration with regard to 
 
 the Moravians, ii., 357. 
 — , President of the S.P.G., 
 ii., 371. 
 -, the Queen's illness and 
 
 death, ii., 444, 446, 449. 
 — , views about the liturgy, ii., 
 ii., 470. 
 -, called '* peaceable John " 
 
 when chaplain at Lambeth, ii., 
 
 476. 
 , relations with the Shropshire 
 
 prophet Newings, iii., 178, 179. 
 
 226. 
 Robert, settler in Georgia, iii., 
 
 176. 
 Pottinger, Richard, mentioned, i., 
 
 220. 
 Poultcnay. See Pultenoy. • 
 
 " Pou.ssiniers," members of Parliament 
 
 probably caballing in favour of 
 
 Franco, iii., 347. 
 Povey, .Mr., Raphael cartoons pledged 
 
 to, i., 218. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 499 
 
 Powell, Powel : 
 
 mentioned, i., 78. 
 Mr., a Welsh gentleman, interferes 
 in the tumult at Drury Lane 
 Theatre, 216. 
 Mr., steward and town clerk of 
 Harwich, ii., 76, 110. 
 
 , vi-sit to London with the 
 
 charter, ii., 113. 
 Powerscourt, Viscount. See Wingfield. 
 Powis : 
 
 Ensign, in the guards, iii., 4. 
 
 Lady Henrietta, a young widow, 
 
 daughter of the Earl of Walde- 
 
 grave, marriage and character, 
 
 iii., 4. 
 
 Powlet, the Hon. Mr., proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, iii., 47. 
 Poyi-es, Poyers, silk weaver, going to 
 
 Georgia, i., 463 ; ii., 75. 
 Poyras (Poyas), Mr., agent to the 
 
 Vaudois, ii., 103, 104, 107. 
 Pragmatic Sanction, the, i., 358. 
 Prague, the loss of, iii., 237. 
 Prat, Pratt: 
 
 musician, i., 325, 342. 
 
 Mr., the King's biicklayer, ii., 450. 
 
 Mistress, mother of Lady Savile, 
 
 ii., 218. 
 Mrs., wife of Sir George Savilo, 
 
 ii., 223. 
 a settler in Georgia, ii., 170. 
 
 , return from Georgia, ii., 172. 
 
 Prendcrgast (Pendegrast): 
 
 Sir Thomas, i., 360 ; ii., 247, 
 Sir John, a candidate for Parlia- 
 ment in Sussex, ii., 31. 
 Presbyterian congregations in London 
 appoint deputies about the 
 Test Act, ii., 515. 
 Press gangs, protection from, ii., 46. 
 Pressing Act, commission for, meeting 
 
 at the Exchequer, iii., 295. 
 Preston, George, of Balyfield, in county 
 of Perth, gi-ant of land to, in 
 Georgia, ii., 447. 
 Preston, Lancashire, money collected 
 
 at, for Georgia, ii., 212. 
 "Preston rebellion," 1715, i., 402; 
 ii., 39. 
 rebels transported to Carolina, 
 ii., 414. 
 Preston, Somerset, mentioned, ii., 324. 
 Preston Pans, battle of, iii., 313. 
 Pretender, the Old, bill to abjure by 
 oath, its history, ii., 89. 
 the Czar Peter's relations with, 
 
 i., 114, 116. 
 rumours as to the birth of, i., 201. 
 at Rome, i., 206. 
 relations with Thompson, ware- 
 
 Pretender, the old — contd. 
 
 house keeper of the Charitable 
 
 Corporation, i., 277, 280. 
 a ridiculous report of a kingdom 
 
 in Africa for, i., 283. 
 ministers of, seized at Dover, i., 
 
 448. 
 promise of, to restore firstfruits 
 
 and tenths to the clergy, ii., 50. 
 new attempts of, anticipated, ii., 
 
 177. 
 French renew the demand for his 
 
 mother's jointure, ii., 429. 
 alleged visit incognito to Queen 
 
 Anne, ii., 465. 
 prophecies concerning him and 
 
 his son, iii., 178, 179. 
 scheme for bringing him over on 
 
 Queen Anne's death, iii., 270, 
 
 334, 335. 
 contemptuous mention of, in the 
 
 House of Commons, iii., 332. 
 plans to assassinate, iii., 349. 
 Popish priests best informants 
 
 about, iii., 350. 
 Pretender, the Young, his person des- 
 cribed, ii., 311. 
 on board a French Fleet, iii., 284. 
 in France, iii., 285, 287. 
 challenges to the Duke of Cum- 
 berland in Scotland, iii., 313, 
 
 314. 
 flight from Scotland, iii., 314. 
 Provoo, Prevost, David, settler in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 491 ; iii., 94, 145. 
 Prew, Capt., affidavit about Spanish 
 
 designs in Georgia, ii., 495. 
 Price : 
 
 Mr., purchase of Shipstown, i., 
 
 330. 
 Col., regiment of, in Flanders, iii., 
 
 310. 
 Counsellor, Recorder of Colchester, 
 
 ii., 115. 
 General, mentioned, i., 141. 
 Mr., of Tipperary, mentioned, i., 
 
 290, 296, 307, 377. 
 Rees, grant of lands in Georgia 
 
 to, ii., 2.53. 
 Thomas, Esq., of Whitehall, grant 
 
 of lands to, in Georgia, iii., 177. 
 Pximrose, Lord, nephew to Lord 
 
 Loudon and son-in-law to Lord 
 
 Stair, ii., 208. 
 Princes County, a new name for 
 
 province in Georgia, ii., 185. 
 Princes, foreign, bill against lending 
 
 money to, i., 57, 58. 
 Princess Royal, (Princess Anne), after- 
 wards Princess of Orange, 
 
 dresser to, allowance, i., 1, 411. 
 
500 
 
 TNDKX. 
 
 Princess Royal — contd. 
 
 marriage of, question of a portion 
 
 for, etc., 370, 371. 
 parliamentary provision for, i., 
 
 372 ; ii., 78. 
 atUiidaiico at drawing room or 
 
 court of, i., 377, 410. 
 marriage of, jilace of the Irish 
 
 peers and ))eere.sses in the pro- 
 
 ces.sion, i.. 403, 405, 406, 407, 
 
 411, 413, 414. 420, 421, 429. 
 
 437, 4.)y, 465 ; ii., 51, 52, 59. 
 , accommodation for invited 
 
 guehts, i.. 407. 460. 
 -, a n»;\v diiiicnity, the carving 
 
 at the oupper, i., 422. 
 lady of the bedchamber to, i., 409. 
 ])resent!s for, l>rought by the 
 
 Prince of Orange, i., 417. 
 marriage ])0.stponod, i., 430, 439. 
 in favour of the Irish peel's' con- 
 tention, i., 432, 448, 450. 
 papers itMating to Irish Peers 
 
 shown to, i., 451. 
 her opinion of Lord Percival's 
 
 treatment, i., 454. 
 action with regard to Harwich 
 
 affairs, i., 455. 
 paintings by, her accomplish- 
 ments and character, i., 466. 
 uncertainty about the time of her 
 
 wedding, ii., 40. 
 ceremony at wedding of, ii., 58, 
 
 59. 
 ceremonial on departure for 
 
 Holland for, ii., 63. 
 mentioned, ii., 109, 128 ; iii., 323. 
 cause of the sudden stoppage of 
 
 her journey to Holland, ii., 133. 
 birth of a stillborn child, ii., 318. 
 illness of, ii., 319. 
 the King's allowance to, ii., 355, 
 
 369. 
 Princes.scs, the, the King's allowance 
 
 to, ii., 355. 
 attendance at tiie night drawing 
 
 room of the. iii., 325. 
 Printers and booksellers, a scheme to 
 
 rescue authors from, ii., 161. 
 Prior. .Mr., paper by, called The Caiiiei 
 
 of Jfeaiy, i., 148. 
 Prisons, action of Judges with regard 
 
 to, i., 46. 
 conditions, etc., i., 46, 49. 
 Prisoners for debt. Iiill to relieve, i., 
 
 90 ; ii., 63. 
 the R'lii'f committee, ii., 78. 
 donations for the relief of, ii., 159, 
 
 330. 364. 
 Priston fanu or manor, near Tipperary. 
 
 i.. 291 ; iii., 202. 
 
 Prittv, Mr^., of the countv of Tipi>erarv, 
 
 ii.. 12.^). 
 Privy Council, long sitting of the, ii., 
 276, 277. 
 consideration of the Carolina 
 
 charter, i., 216. 
 jurisdiction over the West Indies 
 
 discu.ssod, ii.. 400. 
 the hearing of the Carolina com- 
 plaint, ii., 462, 472. 
 Probyn, Judge, conversations at Bath, 
 
 i., 108. 110. 
 Proctor, Thomas, trustee of a new 
 
 settlement in Georgia, ii., 191. 
 Prohus, Ireland, mentioned, iii.. 361. 
 Prows, Mr,, proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 315. 
 Prussia : 
 
 mission to, to propo.se the double 
 
 maiTiage, i., 84. 
 King anrl Prince of, see Frederick. 
 Princess Hoyal of, marriage with 
 the Prince of Wales, project 
 of, i., 92. 
 Queen of, godmother of the Prince 
 of Wales' child, ii., 496. 
 Pryn, referred to, ii., 57. 
 Psalmanassor, Fonuosan Indian, 
 resident in England, i., 114. 
 Public hou.ses, the keeping of, by 
 
 Papist-s, i., 228. 
 Puckering, see Newton. 
 Pulham, Pelham, Francis, elector at 
 Harwich, post desired for, etc., 
 i., 9, 15. 202. 
 proposed for an appointment, i., 
 171, 273, 276, 281,282, 287, 292, 
 327, 328, 344, 403, 415, 416, 417, 
 419, 422, 427, 428, 429, 435, 440, 
 446, 447, 452 ; ii., 29. 30, 95. 
 Ladv Porcival godmother to his 
 child, i., 422. 
 Pullen, Will, mentioned, ii., 111. 
 Pulteney : 
 
 Col. or Gen., relations vritW his 
 brother William, i., 246. 
 
 , sent suddenly to Flanders, 
 
 iii., 290. 
 Daniel, M.P., i.. 126, 154, 163. 
 174, 176, 177. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament. 
 
 i., 5, 12, 24, 34, 42, 43. 57. 68. 
 73, 179, 183-187 ; iii., 330, 3.37. 
 345, 346. 
 
 , meeting with Lortl Boling- 
 
 broke, i., 83. 
 
 deceased, action in Lanca- 
 
 shire with regard to the Test 
 Act, ii., 244. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 101, 272, 346, 
 385, 452. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 501 
 
 Pulteney, Mr. — contd. 
 
 , danger of a duel with Mr. 
 
 Pelham.'i., 220. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i.. 226, 244, 245, 250, 251, 257, 
 263, 323, 324, 332, 337, 338, 
 358, 362, 363, 365, 367, 371 : 
 ii., oo, 63, 72, 167, 364, 474 ; 
 iii., 32, 112, 183, 184, 258. 
 
 , political principles of, ii., 38. 
 
 -, his reception in the House 
 
 of Lords with the Prince of 
 
 Orange Naturalization Bill, ii., 
 
 64. 
 
 — , olfered a peerage, ii., 366. 
 — , rumour to be made a Peer, 
 
 iii., 247. 
 -, and the political action and 
 
 negotiation, ii., 251, 252, 253, 
 
 254, 257, 258, 259, 262, 263, 264. 
 
 — , club of, mentioned, ii., 363. 
 
 -, daughter of, death of, iii., 
 
 262. 
 
 -, and lady, to be forbidden 
 
 to visit Mis. Vane, ii., 14. 
 
 William, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 3, 9, 11, 34, 36, 37, 
 42, 53, 54, 64, 70, 71, 73, 74, 
 80, 132, 134, 136, 137, 139, 145, 
 158, 187, 214, 240; ii., 8, 12, 
 15, 16, 19, 24, 31, 63, 350, 351, 
 354, 355; iii., 16, 116, 330, 
 337, 339, 341-343, 345, 347. 
 
 , alleged conference with Lord 
 
 Bolingbroke, i., 83, 85, 86, 87. 
 
 , connected with the Crafts- 
 
 men, i., 147. 
 
 — , not the author of a certain 
 pamphlet, i., 196. 
 -, reasons for voting against 
 
 State, iii., 314. 
 -, political action of friends 
 
 of, iii., 315. 
 Mrs., wife of William, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 99. 
 Pmcell, Purcel: 
 
 one, a tory in co. Clare, iii., 370. 
 Henry, opera, of "• King Arthur " 
 
 performed, ii., 306. 
 Jo., i., 129. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, iii., 232. 
 Mr., wool spinner at Canturk, i., 38. 
 Richard, receiver of Lord Eg- 
 
 mout's rents in Ireland, i., 
 
 398; ii., 441 ; iii., 316. 
 
 the Court, i., 246. 
 
 — , mentioned, iii., 257. 
 
 — , created Earl of Bath, appli- 
 cation to be first Lord of the 
 Treasury, iii., 273, 274. 
 
 appointed Secretary of 
 
 Purdon : 
 
 Capt. Adanj, cousin of Sir .John 
 Percival, mentioned, iii., 358, 
 359, 363, 365, 371, 373. 
 
 Mr., robbed, iii., 361. 
 
 Tom, cousin of Sir John Percival, 
 iii., 352 (2), .371. 
 Purvis, Cajjt., mentioned, i., 388, 440, 
 
 iii., 296. 
 Pury : 
 
 Mr., a foreigner, settler in S. 
 Carolina, i., 282, 440, 442. 
 
 , arrival from Georgia, i., 327. 
 
 , complaints against, i., 285, 
 
 286. 
 
 , information about Georgia, 
 
 from, i., 451. 
 Charles, in Georgia, ii., 278. 
 Mr., bookkeeper to Mi". Sj'iuonds 
 in Georgia, ii., 219, 291 ; iii., 77. 
 Mr., brother of settler in Georgia, 
 i., 327. 
 Purysburg, Purisburg, in Carolina, 
 mentioned, i., 283 (note), 327 ; 
 ii., 54, 274, 345. 
 situation of, inhabitants and con- 
 ditions at, i., 440, 443, 451 ; 
 ii., 358; iii., 189. 
 Ijrickmaking at, ii., 55. 
 colony of, settlement of, ii., 140. 
 settlers for, ii., 142. 
 Swiss settlers sent to, ii., 144. 
 ■ catechists for the negroes at, ii., 
 192, 419, 357, 470. 
 conspiracy discovered in, iii., 58. 
 Moravian Catechist at, iii., 147. 
 •' Purysburg," ship, going to Georgia, 
 
 mentioned, i., 476. 
 Pye, John, appointed clerk of the 
 stores at Savannah, ii., 380. 
 Recorder in Georgia, ii., 393 ; 
 
 iii., 120, 125, 203. 
 salary and duties, iii., 206, 207, 208. 
 letter from, iii., 222. 
 signatoiy of the Savannah remon- 
 strance, iii., 222. 
 Pjme, Mr., of London, the engraver, 
 
 ii., 259. 
 Pyramus and Thisbi/, iii., 307. 
 Pi/rrhus, King of E pints, a play, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 509. 
 Pytt and Tuckwell, suppliers of stores 
 to Savannah, ii., 439 ; iii., 74, 
 203, 218. 
 
 Quadruple Alliance, i., 2. 
 
 discussed, i., 11. 
 Quaker, a. proposal of, to take off the 
 iX)or of a London parish, ii.-, 288. 
 
502 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Qaakers' Bill for avoiding tithes, 
 Quccii Caroline's discussion of, 
 ii., 254. 
 Quarenden. Lord. See Lee. 
 Quarter Ses-sions, Bill relating to 
 
 aj)|)eals at, i., 222. 
 Quebec, French at, iii., 161. 
 Queen, the. See Caroline, Queen. 
 Queen Anne's Act for augmentation of 
 
 livings di.scussed, i., 108. 
 Queen Anne's Bounty, origin of, etc., 
 
 ii., 49, 50. 
 Queensberry (Queensborough), Duke 
 
 of. See Douglas. 
 Quincv, Mr., chaplain in Georgia, men- 
 'tioned, i., 302, 303, 305, 309, 
 345; ii., 136, 195. 
 ministration of, ii., 36. 
 return to England, etc., ii., 127, 
 
 196, 294. 
 removed from being minister, ii., 
 
 2(X). 
 his retirement, ii., 209, 211. 
 misconduct of, ii., 303, 304, :U3, 
 349, 357, 3.J8i 371. 
 
 Radnam, .Mr., iii., 371. 
 Rag, Kagg: 
 
 Cajitain, mentioned, ii., 216. 
 Mr., London merchant, ii., 376. 
 
 , transport arrangements from 
 
 Holland to (Jeorgia, ii., 405. 
 Raimond. See Raymond. 
 Rainer. See Rayner, 
 Raleigh, .Sir Walter, an anecdote of, 
 ii., 383. 
 his cordial, ii., 442. 
 Ramsden : 
 
 Lady and tlirec daughters, men- 
 tioned, i,, 90. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 93. 
 Miss, daugiiter of Lady Ramsden, 
 iii., 298. 
 Ranby, Randby, John, surgeon, 
 mentioned, ii., 442, 443, 460. 
 operation on the (^uoen, ii., 445, 
 
 446. 
 and the Westminster Infinnary 
 dispute, ii., 455. 
 Randall : 
 
 Mr., of Virginia, i., .337. 
 Sir Thomas, agent for Virginia, 
 i., 344. 
 Ranelagh : 
 
 Lord, See Sir .\rthur Cole. 
 Lady, montiojiod, i., 155. 
 Ranclagii (iardcns, iii., 300. 
 
 Rangers, the, in Georgia, pa\Tnent for. 
 
 ii., 199. 
 Raphael, cartoons of, at Hampton 
 Court, history of, i., 218, 219. 
 paintings by, mentioned, ii., 220. 
 Rapin's History, the translating of 
 
 and i)rotits from, ii., 161. 
 Ratclif, Mr., annuity out of the Der- 
 wentwater estates, i., 248, 257, 
 260, 261. 
 Rath, a farm, mentioned, i., 342. 
 Rathburv, manor of, mentioned, i., 
 
 224. 
 Rathcove, lands of, iii., 369. 
 Rathdenin, in the barony of Duhallow, 
 
 i., 166. 
 Ratines, of Irisli manufacture, men- 
 tioned, i., 130. 
 Ratton Island in the Bay of Honduras, 
 taken possession of, by Admiral 
 Vernon, iii., 271. 
 described, iii., 271. 
 Ravaillac (Ravigliac), Francois, the 
 assassin, justified in a pamphlet, 
 i., 300. 
 Ravenel, Major, from Ireland, at 
 
 Buxton, iii., 298. 
 Rawdon : 
 
 Sir John, mentioned, iii., 230, 231, 
 243, 245, 2.57, 259, 261, 262, 
 272, 278, 292, 299, 300, 301, 
 302, 303, 304, 309, 310, 316. 
 
 , projwsals of marriage to 
 
 Helena Percival, iii., 227-9. 
 
 , marriage settlements, iii., 
 
 228, 229. 
 
 , marriage, iii., 229. 
 
 , attendance at Court, iii., 231., 
 
 , return from Ireland with 
 
 Lady, iii., 271. 
 , residence in Essex, iii., 273 
 
 303. 
 , request to l>e appointed 
 
 gentleman pensioner, iii., 286. 
 , anus his household against 
 
 the French, iii., 289. 
 , elected member of the 
 
 Royal Society, iii., 296. 
 , concert of music at house of, 
 
 iii., .307, 308 (2). 
 Lady. See Helena Percival. 
 
 , birthday of cliild, iii., 281. 
 
 , christening of daughter, iii., 
 
 310. 
 Mr., Ui., 232, 245, 247. 248, 279. 
 Raymond (Raimond) : 
 
 Robert, Ix)rd Chief Justice, on 
 
 the question of rights of peers 
 
 in courts of law, i., 277. 
 Robert, 2nd I»rd, iii., 192. 
 Col., ii., 219, 221. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 503 
 
 Rayner ; 
 
 Charles, of Harwich, i., 96, 211, 
 
 292, 435. 
 Thomas, of Harwich, iii., 326. 
 
 Read, Mr., publisher of the Weekly 
 Journal or British Gazetteer, 
 i., 385. 
 
 Reading, one, a silk and cotton dyer 
 in Georgia, ii., 405. 
 
 Reading, the New Inn at, iii., 316. 
 
 Rear, Lieut., of Mallow^ iii., 360. 
 
 Rebow, Mr., of Colchester, mentioned, 
 ii., 5, 6. 
 
 Records, Committee of the House of 
 Commons to examine, men- 
 tioned, i., 222. 
 
 Reck, Baron de, from Holland, pro- 
 posed settler for Georgia, i., 
 463. 
 
 Redding, an Irishman, i., 211. 
 
 Reding, Sir Robert, iii., 365. 
 
 Reed, ]Mr., mentioned, ii., 365. 
 
 Reeves : 
 
 Serjeant, mentioned, iii., 333, 345. 
 
 , opinion on Hai-wich charter, 
 
 iii., 336, 348. 
 Lord Chief Justice, ii., 226, 348. 
 
 Reformation, the, and dissolution of 
 monasteries discussed, i., 109. 
 
 Register office of Briefs, the, referred 
 to, ii., 44-45. 
 
 Regniei, Mx., a joiner, mentioned, 
 ii., 504 ; iii., 89. 
 
 Reichenberg, Resident of the King of 
 Prussia, in England, i., 100. 
 
 Reigensberg, Hans Jacob, conductor 
 of Germans to Georgia, iii., 197. 
 
 Religion, blasphemous books circu- 
 lated against, ii., 178. 
 
 Reni (Rheni), Guido, paintings by, 
 mentioned, ii., 220. 
 
 Renier, Mr., mentioned, i., 427 ; ii., 
 461. 
 
 Restoration Anniversary and the 
 Houses of Parliament, i., 278. 
 
 Reyley, one, merchant in London, 
 prisoner for debt., a settler for 
 Georgia, i,, 389. 
 
 Reymere, Joe, mentioned, i., 386. 
 
 Reyner, proposed settler for Georgia, 
 i., 392. 
 
 Reynold, Mr., London urerchant. 
 Deputy of the Presbyterian 
 congregations, ii., 515. 
 
 Reynolds : 
 
 Lord Chief Baron, resid<;nce of, 
 
 i., 283. 
 Richard, Bishop of Lincoln, cir- 
 cularises the country clergy 
 against the Mortmain BiU, ii., 
 271. 
 
 Reynolds, Bishop of Lincoln — contd. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 24, 123. 
 
 Sir Richard, iii., 365, 366, 367, 
 370, 372. 
 Ricaut, Sir Paul, mentioned, iii., 366, 
 
 368, 369, 370. 
 Rheumatism, cure for, i., 180 ; ii., 
 
 216 ; iii., 302. 
 Rhode Island, petition from, against 
 
 the Sugar Bill, i., 340. 
 Rice, Mr., of Ballinity, Limerick, 
 
 robbed, iii., 361, 362. 
 Rich, Edward, Earl of Warwick, 
 
 mentioned, i., 189. 
 Richards : 
 
 Mr., living in Essex, ii., 7. 
 the engineer, circumstances of the 
 attack upon Alicante, ii., 280, 
 281. 
 three brothers, engineers, ii., 281. 
 Richardson, Samuel, the printer, in 
 Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, 
 u., 275, 296. 
 Richman, Richmond : 
 
 Hai-wich voter, i., 6 ; iii., 
 
 348. 
 Edward, Harwich voter, ii., 98. 
 M. [?N], Harwich voter, ii., 95. 
 Nicholas, Harwich voter, i., 243, 
 294, 395, 404, 415, 416, 417, 
 435, 445, 446 ; ii., 40, 52. 
 William, of Harwich, mentioned, 
 i., 15, 292, 339, 435, 445, 455 ; 
 ii., 30, 83 ; iii., 326. 
 
 , bribed, ii., 153. 
 
 Richmond, borough of, mentioned, 
 i., 306 ; iii., 256. 
 the Court at, i., 47. 
 the Queen's garden at, i., 101. 
 
 , described, ii., 190. 
 
 Holbein's drawings at, mentioned, 
 
 i., 281. 
 the Castle Tavern in, ii., 190. 
 Richmond Manor, stewardship of, i., 
 
 366. 
 Richmond : 
 
 Duke of. See Lennox. 
 Duchess of, and the new Lady 
 Walpole, ii., 469. 
 Rider : 
 
 Mr., preacher of Assize sermon at 
 
 Cork, iii., 371, 373. 
 Mr., surgeon at Greenwich hos- 
 pital, a cure eflfected by, ii., 132. 
 Ridley, Capt., of a custom house sloop, 
 turned out for letting a smuggler 
 escape, i., 344. 
 mentioned, ii., 68, 72. 
 Risebank Fort, in Dunkirk Harbour, 
 
 mentioned, i., 71. 
 Rivers, Earl. See Savage. 
 
504 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Riverstone, Loixl. See Nugent. 
 Roan, Counsellor, mentioned, i., 27G, 
 
 284. 
 Robf', Justice, living in Cierkenwell, 
 
 cures his butler of rheumatism, 
 
 ii., 216. 
 Roberta : 
 
 the ca.se of. referred to, i., 249. 
 Betty, christening of the child of, 
 
 iii., 363. 
 John, printer in Warwick Lane, 
 
 i., 304, 448. 
 John, claim to a barony in Georgia, 
 
 ii.. 141. 
 Miss, of iJerkshire, fortune and 
 
 mairiage of, ii., 515. 
 Robie, Mr., preached at Churchtown, 
 
 &c., iii., 353, 357, 364. 
 Robinson : 
 
 Dr., a physician, ii., 377, 378. 
 George, M.P. for Great Marlow, 
 
 concerned in the Charitable 
 
 Cor]x>ration. flight of, i., 223. 
 , Treasurer of the Charitable 
 
 Corporation, i., 267, 268, 271. 
 Mr.., mentioned, ii., 78. 
 Sir Thomas, M.P. for Morpeth, 
 
 maiden speech of, i., 168. 
 
 , mentioned, i., 220. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i.. 219, 315, ii., 55, 72. 
 , desire to become a trustee 
 
 of the Georgia Society, ii., 247. 
 -, objection to his appoint- 
 
 ment, ii., 372. 
 Sir William, dealings in shares in 
 the Charitable Corporation, i., 
 243. 
 
 , exjjelled the House, i., 
 
 254. 
 Rocli, Lady. Sve Rooke. 
 Rochester, Bishop of. See Samuel 
 Bradfoixl. See Joseph Wilcocks. 
 Rochford : 
 
 Karl of. See Nassau-de-Zulestein. 
 Robert., Baron Belllield, mis- 
 behaviour of his wife, iii., 271, 
 272. 
 
 , brother of, Hight to England, 
 
 iii., 272. 
 Rock, one, tenant of Ballidonnel, iii., 
 
 363, 364. 
 Ro(.kingham, Karl of. See Watson. 
 Roger, Rol)ert, christening of his son, 
 
 John, iii., 373. 
 Rogers : 
 
 of the Georgia Society, ii., 364. 
 Mr., foniierly a curate, a.ssociato of 
 the Wesleys, iii., 09. 
 Rolf, Rolfe. Baynton (Bainton), M.P. 
 for Chippenham, iii., 247. 
 
 Rolf. Rolfe. Baynton — contfi. 
 
 , turned out of the Prince of 
 
 Wales' service, iii., 315. 
 a rich brewer of Harwich, men- 
 tioned, i., 292, 380. 381, 435. 
 Richard, of Hannch, mentioned, 
 ii., 30, 60, 71, 91, 95, 105. 
 
 , demands made by, ii., 77. 
 
 son-in-law of Capt. Lucas, ii., 
 
 75, 97, 110. 
 two brothers of Harwich, men- 
 tioned, i., 276. 
 Roll, Rolls: 
 
 Mr. proceedings in Parliament, i.. 
 
 315, 332, 346, 360; ii., 31. 
 Henry, proceedings in Parliament, 
 iii., 47. 
 Rolt, Mr., of Bath, death of, etc.. i., 400. 
 Roman missal, with fine limnings, 
 
 mentioned, i., 300. 
 Rome, St. Peter's Church, tapestrv at, 
 i., 219. 
 Scottish College at. memoirs of 
 the Duke of York in. i., 234. 
 ' the Pretender's party at, ii., 7. 
 
 state of rcligion in, ii., 207. 
 the Pope's chapel at, the famous 
 Miserere of, perfonned in 
 London ii., 262. 
 Rooke, (Rook, Roch), Liidy, i., 247, 
 251, 255, 259, 260, 264 ; ii., 97, 
 100, 439, 496, 516 ; iii., 22. 53, 
 I 60, 83, 89, 91. 112. 124, 131, 
 
 146, 188, 196, 207. 261, 276, 279, 
 296, 308, 309, 325, 328, 332. 
 sudden illness of, iii., 296. 
 Rosa : 
 
 Salvator, paintings of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 22.}. 
 of Tivoli. pictures of, mentioned, 
 ii.. 116. 
 Rosotti. a kind of dress, ii., 117. 
 ' Ross : 
 
 Lortl, mentioned, iii., 243. 
 General, mentioned, i.. 12. 
 
 , proceedings in Parlianient, 
 
 i., 31, 144. 
 Charles, M.P., mentioned. i., 
 
 220 ; iii., 243. 
 Capt., proceedings in Parliament, 
 iii., 278. 
 Rothes, Earl of. See Leslie. 
 Rotterdanx. the journey to Antwerp 
 from, i., 105. 
 Protestant Italian refugees at, i., 
 
 405. 
 settlers for Georgia frora.ii., 103,290. 
 Rouse. Rous, : 
 
 Mr., Secretary of the Post OflRoe, 
 
 ii.. 6, 7, 8. 
 John, iii., 369. 
 
INDKX. 
 
 505 
 
 Row, Mr., suggested as settled minister 
 
 at Frederica, ii., 321. 
 Roxburghe, Duke of. See Ker. 
 Royal Academy of music, meeting of 
 
 the members, iii., 329. 
 Royal Society, the, i., 24, 93, 101, 225 ; 
 
 ii., 155, U)2 ; iii., 26, 146, 178, 
 
 196, 246, 267, 275, 296, 306, 
 
 307. 
 conditions of membership, i., 
 
 24 ; iii., 282. 
 meetinss of, i., 44, 343 ; ii., 399, 
 
 462, 470, 471. 
 anniversary meetings, on St. 
 
 Andrew's day, i., 201. 299 ; ii., 
 
 206, 218, 310 ; iii., 232. 
 experiments at a meeting of, ii., 
 
 262. 
 in Dartmouth St., Westminster, 
 
 iii., 319. 
 Rubens, paintings bv. ii., 366 : iii., 
 
 344. 
 Ruddock, Andrew, cousin of Sir John 
 
 Percival, iii., 360. 
 Rudland : 
 
 Harwich vot«r, i., 97. 
 Aldemian, of Harwich, ii., 78 ; 
 
 iii., 326. 
 Rump Steak Club (the Beef Rump 
 
 Club), origin of the name, ii., 14. 
 
 the King's remark about, ii., 53. 
 
 RundcJ], (Rundall, Rundle), Dr. 
 
 Thomas, chaplain to the Lord 
 
 Chancelloi-, recommended for 
 
 a bishopric, ii., 2. 
 his theological views and history 
 
 ae regards a bishopric, ii., 2, 23, 
 
 39, 49, 136, 137, 249. 
 seiTHons for the Georgia Society, 
 
 ii., 23, 24, 25, 310, 321, 344. ' 
 sum collected for the Georgia 
 
 Society after his sermon, ii., 36. 
 Trustee of the Georgia Society, 
 
 ii., 66, 306. 
 mentioned, ii., 78, 378. 
 offered preferment in Ireland, ii., 
 
 148. 
 appointed Bishop of Derry, ii., 
 
 149, 151, 158. 
 Rushout, Sir John, M.P., reasons for, 
 
 voting against the Court, i. 
 
 245. 
 mentioned, i., 272 ; ii., 138 ; iii., 
 
 275, 280, 304. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i.. 165, 
 
 2.39, 240. 253, 274, 313 : ii., 12, 
 
 26, 72, 162 ; iii., 343, 345. 
 speech in the Wool debate, ii., 
 
 28. 
 appointed a Lord of the Treasury, 
 
 iii., 250, 253. 
 
 Rushton, collector at Hanvich, i., 
 
 168 (2), 177. 
 reported death of, i., 170, 171. 
 not dead, i., 172. 
 Russell, Russel, Russet : 
 Dr., mentioned, i., 103. 
 Edward, con\-icted for smuggling, 
 
 iii., 323, 324, 332, 336. 
 
 , question of release of, i., 
 
 56, 85, 88, 93. 
 Russell, Edward, Earl of Orford, 
 
 Recorder of Harwich, i., 16. 
 Wriothesley, Duke of Bedford, 
 
 losses at the gaming table, i., 
 
 207. 
 John, Duke of Bedford, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 363, 464. 
 , first chairman of the Rump 
 
 Steak Club, ii., 14. 
 -, presents the Scots' petition 
 
 in the House of Lords, ii., 152. 
 — , a night adventure, ii., 254. 
 — , offers his house to the Prince 
 
 of Wales, ii., 435. 
 — , resignation of office, iii., 314. 
 -, sister of, mentioned, ii., 514. 
 
 Lord John, mentioned, i., 31. 
 
 Russia (Muscovj'), Czar of (Peter 
 
 IL), report of his death, ii., 46. 
 
 , anecdote of, i., 114-116. 
 
 Empress of. Duchess of Courland, 
 i., 46. 
 
 , her characteristics, etc., 
 
 described, i., 49. 
 entry of English cloth into, for- 
 bidden, i., 116. 
 question of an alliance with, iii., 
 237. 
 Rutherford, Jlr., to be captain of 
 
 Invalids, iii., 243 
 Rutland : 
 
 Duke of. See Manners, 
 old Duchess of, death of, i., 310. 
 Ryder (Rider), Sir Dudley, Attorney 
 
 General, ii., 167 ; iii., 282. 
 Rj'sbraek, a sculptor of Antwerp, i., 
 186. 
 
 Sabellianism, discussed, ii., 270. 
 Saby, John, wlio incited the Spanish 
 
 to attack Georgia, his history, 
 
 &c., ii., 446, 457. 
 Sackville, Charles, Lord Middlesex, 
 
 son of Duke of Dorset, ii., 102. 
 parliamentary' candidate for Kent, 
 
 ii., 416. 
 Sackville, Lionel Cranfield, Duke of 
 
 Dorset, mentioned, i., 1, 6, 17, 
 
 93, 176, 240, 272, 345. 
 
506 
 
 rs'DEX. 
 
 SackN-ille, Duke of Dorset — contd. St. 
 
 lx>rcl Lk'uteimut of Irelaml, i., 
 
 93, 139. 
 Iev6es, i., 134, 172. • 
 
 guests dining with, i., 163. 
 efforts to prevent succeas of his 
 
 administration, i., 174, 175. 
 dissatisfaction of, with his powers, St. 
 
 i., 193. 
 a communication from, i., 195. | 
 action with regard to Dean 
 
 Berkeley, i., 224, 225, 228, St. 
 
 229; ii., 9. 
 injudicious conduct of, i., 241. St. 
 
 relations \vith Sir Robert Walpole, St. 
 
 i., 280 ; ii., 109. 
 action with regard to the threat St. 
 
 to turn out Lord Chesterfield, 
 
 i., 357, 360. I 
 
 }>orplexity from the action of the St. 
 
 ministry in Enghind, i., 443. 
 estimation of, at Court, ii., 14. 
 rumour of resignation of, ii., 33. 
 his action with regard to Lord 
 
 Carlow, ii., 109. 
 jwhtical i)osition and action of, 
 
 iii., 141, 249, 251, 2.52, 303, 
 
 314. 
 St. Albans, the Red Bull Inn at, iii., 
 
 296. 
 St. Albans, Duke of. See Beauclerk. 
 St. Andrew's, in Ceorgia, conditions 
 
 of the fort at, iii., 42. 
 St. Asa])!), promotion to the Bishopric 
 
 of. discussed, i., 249, 250. , St. 
 
 St. Aubin, Sir John, proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, i., 31, 134, 140, 
 
 317; ii.. 24, 55, 25.5. 
 St. Augtistine, a Spanish settlement 
 
 on the East (bast of Florida, 
 
 ii., 211, 301, 359. 
 action of the Spanish Governor 
 
 with regard to fJoorgia, ii., ' St, 
 
 274, 312. 
 negotiations with the Spanish 
 
 Governor of, ii., 282, 294, 331, ' 
 
 343, 395; iii.. 81. 
 Spaniards at. to be supplied from 
 
 Frederica, ii., 326. St. 
 
 Governor of. put in chains, ii., 
 
 410. St. 
 
 the Governor r)f. informed that 
 
 the Knglish agree to re.sign St, 
 
 (ieorgia, ii., 492. 
 refugee negroes from English St, 
 
 colonies made free in, ii., 492 ; 
 
 iii.. 39. St, 
 
 Spanish troops at, iii., 13. 
 siege of, by Col. OglethoriX', iii., 
 
 •»4, 120, 129, 130, 1.32, 161, 166, , 
 
 213, 214, 232, 245. I 
 
 Augustine — conH. 
 late Spanish Governor of sent 
 
 home and hanged, iii., 141. 
 strength of the garrison, iii., 145. 
 narrative of the siege, sent over 
 
 by the Assembly of Carolma, 
 
 iii., 238. 
 Christoi)her's Island, i., 203, 204. 
 ParUamentary grants from the 
 
 sale of lands in, i., 370, 372, 
 
 375, 387. 
 Davids, Bishop of. See Richard 
 
 Smallbrooke. 
 Diego della Vega, ii., 376. 
 Francisco de Pupo, garrison at, 
 
 iii., 135. 
 George, Sir George, King of Arms 
 
 in Ireland, purchase of the 
 
 manuscripts of, ii., 377. 
 George's Hospital at Hyde Park 
 
 Corner, appointment of sur- 
 geons, ii., 459 ; iii., 300, 302. 
 meeting of the General court, ii., 
 
 463. 
 list of votes by ballot, ii., 464. 
 visit to the wartls, ii., 476. 
 examination of the officer and 
 
 servants, ii., 479. 
 meeting of the committ<^e, iii., 
 
 176, 245, 246, 247, 248. 
 general meeting of the Governors, 
 
 iii., 292, 295, 304. 
 enlargement, etc., iii., 295. 
 a legacy to, in dispute, iii., 30(>. 
 Hii)olito, Brigadier, Colonel, or 
 
 General, mentioned, i., 93, 326, 
 
 340; ii., 2, 369; iii., 7, 101, 
 
 1.54, 166, 235, 284, 294, 3(H. 
 fonuerly Commandant of the 
 
 Citadel of Turin, iii., 324. 
 letter from his son at Turin, iii., 
 
 244. 
 Hyacinth, Mr., publisher, men- 
 
 tione<1, i., 34. 
 a plan of, for extracts from foreign 
 
 journals, i., 76. 
 ol^liged to give up business, i., 
 
 90. 
 James' Palace, a skit on the King 
 
 fixed on the door of, ii., 307. 
 James' ErenitKj Post, a paragraph 
 
 about Harwich in, i., 474, 476. 
 •Fames' \Vat<?hhouse, roysterers' 
 
 visit to, ii., 254. 
 James' Workhouse. See Ijondon 
 
 parishes. 
 John, Henry, Viscount Boling- 
 
 broke, mentioned, i., 14, 42, 
 
 365 ; ii.. 360. 
 author of a pamplilet. ■ The 
 
 Treaty of Seville," i., 13. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 507 
 
 St. Johii, Viscount Bolingbroke — contd. 
 turned out of being Recorder of 
 
 Harwich, i., 16. 
 conduct of, discussed, i., 74. 
 alleged conference of politicians 
 with, concerning Dunkirk, i., 
 74, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88. 
 liistory of his action with regard 
 to the Abjuration Oath, i., 89. 
 return of, mentioned, i., 123. 
 pamphlet against Excise, men- 
 tioned, i., 312. 
 Whigs form a design of seizing, 
 
 ii., 509. 
 infoiTuation about I^'rench hostile 
 
 action from, ii., 285. 
 schemes for bringing the Pre- 
 tender over on the death of 
 Queen Anne, iii., 334, 335. 
 St. John, Lord, a daughter of, wife of 
 Mr. Knight, misconduct of, 
 ii., 294. 
 son of, brother of Lord Boling- 
 broke, mentioned, ii., 359. 
 St. John, river, southern boundary of 
 
 Greorgia, ii., 282. 
 St. Johns : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 103. 
 Mr., a place in Harwich desired 
 for, i., 419. 
 St. Juan's, or St. Wan's River, con- 
 ditions at, ii., 284. 
 identification of, iii., 47. 
 St. Julian, Mi., mentioned, ii., 32. 
 St. Leger, St. Lenger, Capt., mentioned, 
 ui., 363, 370. 
 Mr. or Capt., a disjiute with Lord 
 Egmont, i., 9, 15, 34, 89, 90, 
 247; ii. 171, 175, 252, 268, 
 294. 
 St. Lucia, Island of, enquiry in House 
 of Commons concerning, i., 
 78. 
 St. Paul's School, mentioned, ii., 
 
 210. 
 St. Pedro's Island, Georgia, settlement 
 
 proposed at, ii., 287. 
 St. Simon's Island, Georgia, referred 
 to, ii., 287. 
 description of, ii., 268, 279. 
 road made from, to Savannah, ii, 
 
 313. 
 settlement on the South ex- 
 tremity of, ii., 316. 
 map of, iii., 102. (See a/so Georgia 
 settlements. 
 Sair, Dr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 163. 
 Salt, one, recommended for a packet 
 boat, i., 168. 
 
 Salice, Anthony, a Grison servant in 
 
 Georgia, iii., 118. 
 returned from Georgia, iii., 144. 
 Salisbury, Bishop of. See Benjamin 
 
 Hoadly. <S'ee Thomas Sherlock. 
 Salisbury, Earl of. See Cecil. 
 Salisbury, Countess of, mentioned, ii., 
 
 336, 347, 348, 352, 363, 383, 
 
 390, 467, 469, 515; iii., 21, 
 
 60, 86, 116, 145, 164, 196, 231, 
 293. 
 
 negociations with Lord Egmont 
 for the marriage of her daughter, 
 ii., 323, 324, 327, 329, 330. 
 
 visit to Lady Egmont, ii., 332. 
 
 gift to her daughter, ii., 333. 
 
 own marriage settlement referred 
 to, ii., 338. 
 
 at Kensington, ii., 445 ; iii., 42, 
 317. 
 
 gift of books to Georgia, iii., 53. 
 
 Countess Dowager of, godmother 
 of Viscomit Percival's daughter, 
 iii., 315, 316. 
 Salmon, a settler for Georgia, i., 392. 
 Salt, the tax on, receipts from, i., 60, 
 
 61, 62, 63, 64, 65. 
 
 debate on, i., 220, 226, 231, 234, 
 235, 242, 243. 
 
 Salt Office, the, i., 287. 
 
 value of commissioner's place in, 
 i., 287. 
 
 Salt Tallies, as an investment, ii., 173, 
 174. 
 
 Salz burgers, families going to and in 
 Georgia, rates allowed, etc., i., 
 287, 288, 289, 303, 305, 310, 
 345, 374, 376, 377, 378, 389, 
 
 391, 398, 402, 405, 463, 476 ; 
 ii., 42, 43. 
 
 a collection made for, amount of, 
 
 367. 
 cost of settlement in Georgia, i., 
 
 379. 
 ministers' salaries, ii., 375. 
 legacy for, ii., 376. 
 Sambroke, Mr., musician, i., 325, 337, 
 
 342; ii., 30, 50, 67. 
 Sampson & Levi, mentioned, ii., 
 
 497. 
 Sanderson. See Saunderson. 
 Sands, Dr., the man midwife, ii., 444, 
 
 445, 463 ; iii., 86. 
 Sandwich, Earl of. See Montagu. 
 Sandy Lane mentioned, i., 103. 
 
 ignorance of the colliers at, i., 
 400. 
 Sandys, Sands, Henry, Lord Sandys 
 de Vyne, marriage of daughter 
 of, i., 119. 
 
608 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Sandys. (Sands), Samuel (James in 
 error), M.P. for Worcester, 
 afterwards Lord Sandys, Baron 
 of Ombersley ; 
 
 " a tall thin young gentleman," 
 meeting with Lord Bolingbroke, 
 i., 83. 
 
 at Bath, i., 113. 
 
 mentioned, i., 126. 220, 222, 243, 
 272, 278, 279, 304 ; ii., 464 ; 
 iu., 167, 182. 
 
 pro(!oedings in Parliament, i., 1, 
 tt, 12, 31, 37, 43, 50, 54, 64, 72, 
 73, 81, 82, 125, 131-4, 140, 145, 
 148, 158, 177, 183, 222, passim 
 245-275, 307, 312, 331, 338, 
 341, 347, 348, 358, 360, 370, 
 371, 372; ii., 9, 13, 19, 26. 
 30 (2), 35, 36, 71, 72, 253, 255, 
 257; iii., 32, 42, 113, 181, 185, 
 2(i2, 330. 343, 345. 
 
 reasons for voting against the 
 Court, i., 245. 
 
 in connexion with the Charitable 
 ('orporation, i., 265, 266, 270, 
 271, 368. 
 
 speech in the Seamen's debate, 
 ii., 15. 
 
 ])olitical promotion for, ii., 366. 
 
 motion iigiiinst Sir Robert Wal- 
 pole, iii., 1!>2, 268. 
 
 made Chancellor of the Ex- 
 {•heciucr. iii., 250, 255, 268. 
 
 and the i)olitical situation, iii., 
 252, 253, 263. 
 
 offer to give up liis post, iii., 274. 
 
 First Loitl of the Admiralty, iii., 
 314. 
 Sanson, Sansom : 
 
 Mr., of the Post Office, i., 294. 
 
 Arnold, an ai)|>ointment in Har- 
 wich for, i., 51, 56, 77. 
 
 , commissary or agent of the 
 
 jjackets at Harwich, i., 79, 96, 
 97, 125, 168, 418, 423, 468: 
 ii.. 2. 
 
 , keeping the p^vcket boats 
 
 on shore ponding the election, 
 i., 447. 
 -, Lord K^nuont's wish that 
 
 he should l»c turned out, i.. 
 
 4,^)7. 461. 
 , to aiKjlogise to Ixjrd Kgimmt, 
 
 i., 470, 472, 474, 476. 
 • , illness and death of, i., 470, 
 
 477 ; ii., 3, 5, 6, 8. 
 , in debt to the Government, 
 
 ii., 11. 
 William of Harwich, mentioned. 
 
 ii., 107. 
 Santa Lucia, trade with, i., 331, 334. 
 
 Sanlinia, King of, accedes to the pre- 
 liminaries of peace between the 
 Emperor and France, ii., 205. 
 military iussistanco to the Queen 
 of Hungary, iii., 244, 257, 258. 
 Saunderson, Sanderson : 
 
 Sir Thomas, M.P., i., 126. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 i., 143, 171, 177, 318. 349; ii., 
 62. 
 Sir Thomas Lumley, Earl of 
 Scarborough, iii., 105. 
 
 , deprived of his estate by 
 
 his brother, iii., 107. 
 Sir William Luml}', j)roccedings 
 in Parliament, i., 25, 51 ; ii., 
 162. 
 Savage : 
 
 John, Earl Rivers, a priest at 
 Bruges, ii., 277. 
 
 , death of, ii., 403. 
 
 Richard, Earl Rivers, a /^o/i mo< of, 
 ■which secured him a regiment, 
 ii.. 509. 
 Dr., lecturer at St. George's, Han- 
 over Square, how he was pre- 
 vented going secretary to Lord 
 Delaware, ii., 250. 
 .Mr., iii., 365, 366, 367, 
 one, a bumbailiff in Carolina, in- 
 discreet talking at Havanrui, 
 ii., 398. 
 Savarv, Colonel, mentioned, i., 191. 
 Savary, paiiithigs by, iii., 344. 
 Saverv (Savory), Justice, mentioned, 
 
 ' i., 98, 100. 
 Saville (Savile). Sir George, mentioned, 
 i., 129, 182.213,216; ii.. 19(2). 
 146, 220, 240. 251. 363. 392. 
 452, 463, 464 ; iii., 23. 135, 143, 
 164, 173, 262, 255. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 
 186. 
 dinner party of, i., 214. 
 receives his wife back, ii., 218. 
 story of his relations witli his wife 
 and of her inlidelity, ii.. 223-226, 
 227, 338. 
 his will referred to, ii., 242. 
 Savoy. Duke of, ii.. 206. 
 Sawyer, Major, ii., 465. 
 Saxby, (ieorge, in S. Carolina, iii., 131. 
 collector of the quit-rent** in 
 Georgia, iii.. 221. 
 Saxe, Count de, lost in the storm at 
 
 Dunkirk, iii., 292. 
 Saxe Gotha : 
 
 Duke of, go<lfather of the Prince 
 
 of Wales" .son, ii., 496. 
 Princess of, marriage to the Prince 
 ..f Wales, ii., 220 (2}. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 509 
 
 Paxo Gotlia, PrinopPH of — confd. 
 
 . arrival at (Jrcenwieh, ii., 
 
 263. 
 
 , introduction to the King 
 
 and Queen at Court, her appear- 
 ance described, ii., 263, 264. 
 
 , her governess forbidden to 
 
 go with her, ii., 264. 
 Saxony, anabaptists from, as settlers 
 
 in Georgia, i., 476. 
 Say and Sele, Lord, mentioned, i., 190. 
 Sayer, (Sayers, Sayrs) : 
 
 Henry, Esq., patron of the Church 
 of Biddlesden, near Brackly, ii., 
 207. 
 Dr. or Mr., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 66, 72, 73, 143 ; iii., 
 345. 
 Scala, Signer, opera singer, ii., 6. 
 Scaphiroff, Baron, Chancellor of 
 
 Muscovy, mentioned, i., 116. 
 Scarbrough (Scarborough, Scarborow) : 
 Earl of. See Lumley. 
 Dr., friend of Dr. Harvey, iii., 
 148. 
 Scarsdale, Earl of. See Leke. 
 Scawen, Thomas, Governor of the 
 Chelsea Waterworks Co., i., 
 345. 
 Schrader, Mr., character of, i., 177. 
 Schroeder, Mr., at Hanover, men- 
 tioned, i., 113. 
 Schumaker, Caspar, returned settler 
 
 from Georgia, iii., 144. 
 Schutz : 
 
 Augustus, mentioned, i., 1, 7, 9, 
 78, 79, 93. 96, 103, 104 (2), 
 125, 127, 141, 192, 205, 207, 
 209, 213, 218, 256, 270, 272, 
 299, 300, 313, 382, 399, 407, 
 412, 446, 452, 463, 474; ii., 
 3, 25, 62, 67, 87, 121, 1.38, 
 180, 189, 210, 218, 226, 230, 
 240, 245, 275, 305, 334, 443, 
 474; iii., 5, 58, 86, 101, 125, 
 163, 190, 231, 248, 275, 285, 
 304, 306-308, 327-329, 336. 
 
 , debt to Dering, i., 182. 
 
 , with regard to Harwich 
 
 affairs, i., 45.3, 458 ; ii., 160. 
 -, Privy Purse to his Majesty, 
 
 ii., 369. 
 -, three eldest daughters of, 
 
 mentioned, i., 476. 
 Colonel John Armand, Keeper of 
 the Privy Purse to the Prince of 
 Wales, and tliird gentleman 
 of the Bedchamber, mentioned, 
 i., 78 (2), 79, 96, 98, 99, 127, 
 129, 141, 167, 176, 177, 189, 
 204, 205, 213, 218, 222, 235, 
 
 Schutz, Col. John Armand — contd. 
 
 247, 255, 264, 290, 297, 325, 
 346, 361, 363, 383, 412, 459, 
 460, 463 ; ii., 6, 7, 25, 78, 87, 
 134, 141, 172, 174, 179, 190, 
 203, 218, 233, 392, 435, 450, 
 463 ; iii., 5, 7, 26, 58, 101, 125, 
 141, 143, 166, 178, 194, 211, 
 226, 235, 276, 294, 304, 306, 
 309, 310, 323, 327, 328, 347. 
 , wife and daughter of, men- 
 tioned, i., 167, 188, 205, 207, 
 273, 346 ; iii., 328. 
 -, will of, referred to, i., 235, 
 
 270, 299; ii., 134, 172, 175, 
 252, 253. 
 -, at Sion Hill, near Brentford, 
 
 i., 446. 
 , death of his wife, ii., 155, 
 
 159, 167. 
 
 , second marriage, ii., 202. 
 
 -, his second i^dfe referred to, 
 
 ii., 208, 215, 452 ; iii., 226. 
 
 Lord Egmont entrusts his 
 
 will to, ii., 502. 
 
 Mrs. and daughter, mentioned, 
 ii., 35, 67 ; iii., 324. 
 
 the ladies (of both brothers), i., 
 141 ; iii., 329. 
 
 Mrs. mentioned, i., 100, 121, 189; 
 iii., 302, 310. 
 Soot, Scott : 
 
 Lord Charles, ii., 306. 
 
 Francis, Duke of Buccleuch, 
 election as a representative 
 peer of Scotland, ii.,152. 
 
 Lady Lsabella, i., 1. 
 
 Lady , mentioned, ii.. 67. 
 
 Dr., theological opinions of, ii., 
 148. 
 
 "Cousin" Ensign, i., 173, 179, 
 180. 
 
 " Cousin," brother of preceding, 
 mentioned, i, 171, 455, 476; 
 ii., 14, 30, 78, 152. 172, 173, 
 210, 216, 259, 271, 295, 416, 
 474; iii.. 30, 199 2.56; iii., 
 342. 
 
 , his late brother's post of 
 
 Ensign not given to, i., 105. 
 
 " Cousin " Coelia (Celia), men- 
 tioned, i., 168, 411 ; ii., 147, 
 377, 397 ; iii., 58, 130, 258, 292. 
 -, an annuity purchased for, 
 
 ii., 180. 
 
 — , Lord Egmont' s god- 
 daughter ii., 481. 
 
 — , daughter of, dresser to the 
 Princess Royal, i., 411. 
 
 Cousin," a gentlewoman to the 
 Princess of Orange, ii., 61. 
 
510 
 
 rNT>EX. 
 
 Scot — eontd. 
 
 tliree young cousins, plan for 
 purchasing annuities for, ii., 
 180. 
 
 Mrs., ii., 78 ; iii., 262. 
 
 , her daughter, ii., 471. 
 
 , annuities for her daughters 
 
 Caroline and Elizabeth, ii., 192. 
 
 William, son of Coelia, page to 
 the Prince of Wales, i., 101, 141, 
 168 : ii., 61, 420, 429. 
 
 Mr., a clothier of Wiltshire, i., 
 420. 
 
 Mr., connected with the Georgia 
 Society, ii., 32. 
 Scots, Mr., iii., 40, 
 Scotland and Scots : 
 
 complaints against the fishermen, 
 i., 384. 
 
 the Queen's estimate of the people 
 of, ii., 4. 
 
 representative peere, arbitrary 
 proceedings in election of, ii., 
 110, 148, 149, 150, 152. 
 
 Indian Missionaries from, referred 
 to, ii., 193. 
 
 Highlanders for defence of Georgia, 
 ii., 183, 185, 186. 
 
 1745 rebellion, iii., 284, 285, 287, 
 288, 313, 314. 
 Scotland, the Incorporated Society in, 
 for propagating Christianity, 
 support of a missioner at 
 Darien, ii., 497 ; iii., 76, 165. 
 Scots bill to prevent wrongful im- 
 prisonment, in the House of 
 Commons, ii., 174, 175. 
 Scowan, Scowen, Mr., mentioned, ii., 
 81. 
 
 deputy governor of the Chelsea 
 waterworks, i., 168. 
 Scroop, John, Secretary of the 
 Treasurj', Recorder of Bristol, 
 mentioned, i., 31, 51, 56, 163, 
 178, 234, 255, 277, 279, 280 (2), 
 291 ; ii., 26, 243; iii., 105, 115, 
 117. 123, 324, 327, 345. 
 
 Chainnan of Committee in House 
 of Commons, i., 140. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 165, 184, 334 ; ii., 15, 17. 
 Scudamore, Lady, mentioned, iii., 
 
 336. 
 Sea, clockwork machine explaining 
 ebbing and flowing of the sea, 
 ii., 471. 
 Seaforth, Earl of. See Mackenzie. 
 Seaton, Mr., mentioned, iii., 262. 
 Sebright, Seabright, Sir Thoma.s, pro- 
 ceedings in I'arliament, i., 179. 
 
 mentioned, i., 365, 
 
 Seckendorf. Count, incidents of his 
 
 campaign on the Rhine, ii., 
 
 208. 
 Seeker, Dr. Thoma», Rector of St. 
 
 James's, London, afterwards 
 
 Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of 
 
 Oxford, i., 379, 449; ii., 9, 11, 
 
 212, 214, 217, 218, 336, 365, 
 
 458, 463; iii., 1, 24, .30, 34, 
 
 48, 58, 65, 102, 124. 164, 238, 
 
 252, 253, 262, 269, 270. 275, 
 
 279, 281, 304, 305, 309, 316. 
 Bishop elect of Bristol, character 
 
 of, etc., ii., 137, 141, 142, 144. 
 sermons preached at St. James' 
 
 Church, &c., ii., 209, 226, 461 ; 
 
 iii., 267. 
 trustee of St. James' Workhouse, 
 
 ii., 219. 
 trustee of King's Street Chapel, 
 
 ii., 253, 467, 470; iii., 300. 
 refuses to preach for the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 344, 345. 
 brought up in a Presbyterian 
 
 Academy, ii., 476. 
 lectures by, iii., 44, 196. 
 and lady, "iii., 102, 230, 233, 235. 
 views about the Pension Bill, iii., 
 
 122, 123. 
 member of the St. James' Vestry, 
 
 iii., 116. 
 relations with the Shropshire 
 
 Prophet, iii., 179. 
 messenger from the King to the 
 
 I'rince of W^ales, iii., 238, 239. 
 
 240, 246. 
 
 , account of the interview, 
 
 iii, 2.39. 
 King's demeanour towaitls, iii., 
 
 246. 
 Secombe, Mr., a Scotch minister, ii., 
 
 147. 
 Secret Service money, how utilizctl, 
 
 iii., 244. 
 Secretary of State, the production of 
 
 papers in the province of, i., 53. 
 Seddon. Sedon : 
 
 Mr., Vestrv clerk of St. James's, 
 
 ii., 469;' iii., 106, 115, 128, 227. 
 Mr., agent for the German 
 
 U'inister, iii., 45. 
 Samuel, attorney, ii.. 222 ; iii., 
 
 156. 207, 227, 265. 273, 274. 
 
 284, 307, 309. 
 Seiffart, Ant., Moravian agent at 
 
 Savannah, iii.. 91. 
 Selwyn : 
 
 Major or Colonel, i., 45, 55, 125, 
 
 127 ; ii.. 30, 155. 243. 
 , and the -York Building 
 
 Company, ii., 168. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 511 
 
 Selwvn, Major — contd. 
 
 , son of, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 462 , iii., 165. 
 
 Mrs., represents the Queen, i., 
 300, 
 Semele, an opera, iii., 284, 286. 
 Senawke, wife of Tomachichi, the 
 
 Indian Chief, ii., 406. 
 Septennial Act, repeal of, moved, ii., 
 
 55. 
 Seresino, Italian baas singer, i., 296. 
 Serjent, Mr., of Yale College, work 
 
 amongst the Indians, ii., 207. 
 Serle : 
 
 George, iii., 354. 
 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 iii., 330. 
 Sermons, the practice of hearing, con- 
 trasted with the duty of taking 
 communion, i., 191. 
 
 preached, siibjects of, i., 33, 34, 
 291,402. ^4 nd see Bishop Seeker. 
 Seville, Treaty of, discussed in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 11, 26, 34, 95, 129, 
 132, 141-148. 
 
 authorship of a pamphlet on, 
 i., 13. 
 
 denounced by the King of Spain, 
 i., 129, 141, 142. 
 
 a breach of, by the Kong of Spain, 
 iii., 236. 
 Seward, William, companion of Mr. 
 Whitefield, history of, etc., ill., 
 64. 
 
 conversation with Lord Egmont, 
 iii., 67, 68. 
 
 letter from, iii., 149. 
 
 accounts of Georgia given by, 
 iii., 150. 
 
 request for a grant of land in 
 Georgia to be bequeathed to 
 Orphan House at his death, 
 iii., 151, 153. 
 
 grant of land to, iii., 156. 
 
 killed while preaching in 
 Gloucestershire, iii., 164. 
 Sewell, Mr., iii., 164. 
 Seymour : 
 
 Algernon, Earl of Hertford, son 
 of Duke of vSomerset, men- 
 tioned, i., 104. 
 
 , appointments, iii., 260. 
 
 Charles, Duke of Somerset, pro- 
 ceedings in the House of Lords, 
 &c., ii., 152, 449. 
 
 , Governor of the Charter- 
 house, iii., 327. 
 
 Mr., elected for Marlborough, ii., 
 167. 
 
 Portmore, lodge in the Park 
 formerly occupied by, ii., 496, 
 
 Shaftesbury, in Dorsetshire, M.P. for, 
 ii., 150. 
 election petition, ii., 152. 
 Shaftesbury, Earl of. See Anthony 
 
 Ashley Cooper. 
 Shakespeare's plays, mentioned, 
 As You Like It, iii., 172. 
 Merchant of Venice, iii., 196. 
 Henri/ VIII., iii., 305. 
 Shaloons, mentioned, i., 130. 
 Shaloup, the meaning of the word dis- 
 cussed, i., 73. 
 Shanalogert, Ireland, mentioned, i., 
 
 398. 
 Shandon Church, iii., 373. 
 Shane mentioned, i., 342, 
 Shannon : 
 
 Viscount. See Richard Boyle. 
 Lady, and the marriage procession, 
 i., 428. 
 Sharp : 
 
 William, clerk of the Privy 
 Council, i., 260; ii., 383, 409, 
 500. 
 Mr., agent for Carolina, ii., 400. 
 Popish priest, a warrant against, 
 iii., 289. 
 Shaw : 
 
 Sir John, i., 198. 
 
 , palace at Eltham granted 
 
 to the grandfather, of., i., 198. 
 Dr., physician, iii., 283. 
 Sheerness, Governor of, i., 209. 
 Sheffield, Edmund, Duke of Bucking- 
 ham, recalled from Rome, i., 206. 
 relations with Bishop Burnet, i., 
 
 209, 210. 
 burial of, ii., 228. 
 Shelburne, Earl of. ^ee Petty. 
 Sheldon, Gilbert, Archbishop of 
 
 Canterbury, referred to, i., 210. 
 Shelford, one, a rich draper of Windsor, 
 
 i., 377. 
 Shelley, Sir John, mentioned, i., 52; 
 ii., 161 ; iii., 244, 252, 259, 
 270, 277, 279, 281, 282, 290, 
 291, 294, 295, 304, 305, 306, 
 308. 
 discourses on the bad situation 
 of public affairs, iii., 235, 236, 
 237-241. 
 married to the sister of the Duke 
 of Newcastle, iii., 237. 
 Sheperd, Serjeant, proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, i., 62. 
 Sherard : 
 
 Bennet, Earl of Harborough, i., 
 
 182, 190. 
 Mr., ii., 382. 
 Sherba, in Turkey, silk mohair yarn 
 from, mentioned, i., 130, 
 
512 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Sherlock, Dr. Thomas. Bishop of 
 Bangor, Ma.ster of the Temple, 
 afterwards Bishop of Salisbury, 
 mentioned, i., 402, 476 ; ii., 
 9, 11,31,80, 111, 158, 188,215, 
 249, 250, 465 : iii., 18, 276. 
 
 influence with the Queen, iii., 327. 
 
 Almoner to the Prince of Wales, 
 iii., 328. 
 
 speech against the Pension Bill 
 referred to, i., 152. 
 
 at Bath, his character, etc., i., 
 293 ; ii., 178, 256. 
 
 familiar treatment of the Prince 
 of Wales, ii., 172. 
 
 subjects of conversations with, 
 ii., 170. 
 
 a tract by, ii., 254. 
 
 proceedings in the House of Lords, 
 ii., 269. 
 
 defends Sir Robert Walpole, iii., 
 192. 
 Shippen, William, ^I.P., mentioned, 
 i., 32, 43. 
 
 speeches or proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 5, 9, 214, 307, 321, 
 347, 348,361,372; ii., 8, 9, 12, 
 24, 55, 71, 255, 350; iii., 192, 
 330, 331. 
 
 an audacious speech of, in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 11, 12. 
 
 against the Princess Royal's grant, 
 i., 371. 
 
 political principles of, ii., 38. 
 
 speaks half drunk, iii,, 340. 
 Shirley : 
 
 Henry, Earl Ferrers, i., 190. 
 
 Laxly Catherine, death from ating 
 of a wa.sp, ii., 302. 
 
 John, Justice at Mallow, iii., 360. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii.. .3.36. 
 
 , and Lady Pen Cholmon- 
 
 deley, ii., 24S". 
 Shirpstown, co. Tipjx^rarv, i., 280, 296, 
 307. 330. 
 
 sale of, i., ,377. 
 Shoebrooke (Shoobrooke, Shubruck), 
 
 Capt. Thomas, going to Georgia, 
 iii., 28, 48. 
 
 evidence for Georgia, iii., 100, 115. 
 Shoreditch Church, a riot in connec- 
 tion with the liuilding of, ii., 
 202. 
 Shorter, maiden name of Lady Wal- 
 
 ])olc, ii., 431. 
 Shotley, Parson of, ii., 79. 
 Shotloy Gate, ii., 77. 
 Shotover. near Oxford, iii., 302. 
 Showell, Mr., Master of the Blanket 
 company at Witney in Oxford- 
 bhire, ii., 401. 
 
 Shrimpton, General, iii., 334. 
 Shute: 
 
 John, Viscount Barrington, case 
 of, in 1720, a prec-edent, i., 266. 
 
 , action with regard to the 
 
 Test Act, i., 304. 
 William, Viscount Barrington, 
 proceedings in Parliament, iii., 
 268. 
 Shuttleworth, Mr., proceedings in 
 Parliament, ii., 257, 
 marriage of the son of, frus- 
 trated, ii., 248. 
 Siberia iron mentioned, ii., 478. 
 Signoret, Mr., merchant of Greenwich, 
 history of, &c., i., 200, 219, 296. 
 Silent Woman, performed at the 
 
 Haymarket, ii., 2. 
 Silesia, Czar's army in, i,, 115, 
 
 surrender of, to the King of 
 Prus.sia, iii., 293. 
 Silesia loan, the, iii., 322. 
 Simond : 
 
 Peter and John, mentioned, ii., 420. 
 Mr., (not tlio merchant), iii., 0. 
 Simmonds, (Simmons, Simons, 
 
 Symonds), Mr., the merchant 
 and shipowner, mentioiUHl, i.. 
 306, 309, 374, 383, 388, 389, 
 405, 442; ii., 75, 129, 130, 1.57, 
 230, 269, 401, 410, 418, 507. 
 513; iii., 11. 
 conveys settlers to Georgia, i., 
 
 402 ; ii., 128, 135. 
 shipping y)rovisions for Georgia, 
 etc., ii., 191, 202, 2ai. 205. 216. 
 claim for demurrage for his ship, 
 
 ii., 219, 221. 
 services in connexion with Georgia, 
 
 ii., 291, 293 ; iii., 74. 
 demands for supplies, ii., 298. 
 statement by, concerning the 
 French attitude towards the 
 English occupation of Georgia, 
 iii., 47. 
 Simpson : 
 
 Edward, ii.. 111. 
 
 , mortgagee of Ixjrd Egmont's 
 
 house, ii., 392. 396. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 167. 
 one, and wife, bastard daughter to 
 the Karl of Carlisle, refused as 
 settlers in Georgia, ii., 399. 
 Sinclair. Cnpt.. piY>ceeding8 in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 1.58. 
 Singleton, Mr.. Prime Serjeant of 
 
 Ireland, i.. 291 ; ii.. 397. 
 Sinking fund, the, discu.ssed in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 60, 61. 63, 64, 65, 
 to be drawn on for paying the 
 Navy debt, ii., 39. 
 
lifDEX. 
 
 513 
 
 Sir Walter Raleli/h. a play revived 
 on account of the war with 
 Spain, iii., 83. 
 Skates, an officer at Harwich, i., 231. 
 Skcffington, Mr., mentioned, i., 163. 
 Skelton, General, mentioned, iii., 290. 
 Skerrit, Mr., on the special jury for 
 The CrafLs^man trial, i., 198. 
 daughter of. Sir R. Walpole's 
 mistress, i., 198. 
 
 , at Bath, Dean currying 
 
 favour with, ii., 250. 
 
 , reception at Court on her 
 
 marriage to Sir R. Walpole, ii., 
 469. 
 -, verses on the marriage of, 
 
 ii.,471. 
 -, courtiers of, ii., 476. 
 
 Skinner, John, gift to Georgia, ii., 204. 
 Sloan, Mr., mentioned, ii., 394. 
 Sloane, Dr. or Sir Hans, the King's 
 physician, subscription to the 
 Georgia Society, i., 286. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 32, 118, 152, 187, 
 266, 294, 410, 503; iii., 232, 
 283, 336. 
 
 President of the Royal Society, 
 his health, etc., ii., 207. 
 
 in attendance on the Queen, ii., 
 442. 
 Sloper, William, M.P., i., 45, 50, 220; 
 ii., 343, 464. 
 
 discourse on matters relating to 
 Ireland, i., 47. 
 
 proceedings in the House of 
 Commons, i., 177 ; ii., 28, 164 ; 
 iii., 47, 104, 184. 
 
 Common Councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, i., 286, 306, 
 336, 339, 347, 366, 369, 374, 
 379; ii., 23, 24, 32, 36, 142, 
 154, 161, 165, 166, 167, 171, 
 236, 247, 252, 272, 375, 462, 
 465, 467, 469, 472, 474, 477; 
 iii., 23, 25, 26-30, 34, 42, 46, 
 47, 49, 93-96, 99-101, 105, 113, 
 116, 117, 124, 189, 190. 
 
 refuses to sign the Georgia applica- 
 tion, ii., 484. 
 Slough, mentioned, ii., 510 ; iii., 316. 
 Smallbrooke (Smalbroke, Smallbrook), 
 Richard, as Bishop of St. 
 David's, mentioned, i., 81. 
 
 a.s Bishop of Lichfield, mentioned, 
 i., 187, 188, 189, 240, 312, 356; 
 ii., 75, 136, 233, 311, 342, 366, 
 409, 446, 4,59, 480, 482; iii., 
 4, 18, 24, 31, 49, 86, 125, 153, 
 170, 188, 219, 233, 242, 304. 
 
 conversations with, i., 133 ; ii., 
 212. 
 
 sermon of, discussed, i., 100. 
 how he lost the Archbishopric of 
 
 Dublin, i., 247. 
 portrait of, i., 472. 
 views on the Sacrament, ii., 219. 
 anger at the ill will shown against 
 
 the clergy, ii., 226. 
 circularizes the clergy against 
 
 the Mortmain Bill, ii., 271. 
 Smallbridge, Bishop, theological views 
 
 of, i., 8. 
 character of, i., 233. 
 Smallwood, Samuel, writing clerk at 
 
 Frederica, ii., 410. 
 Smith : 
 
 Major or Colonel, mentioned, 
 
 i., 32, 344. 
 one, notorious jobber living by 
 
 Aldgate, connected with the 
 
 purchase of the Derwentwater 
 
 Estates, 244, 260. 
 Dr., mentioned, i., 242, ii., 148. 
 Mr., an officer of the Mint, i., 339. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 449, ui., 308. 
 the engraver, ii., 276. 
 Mr., Grentleman usher of the 
 
 household of the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 388, 392; iii., 238, 
 
 242, 247, 252, 256, 258. 
 settler for Georgia, i., 392, 
 Mr., clergyman, mentioned, i., 98, 
 
 99. 
 one, a trustee of Mr. King's 
 ■ Charity, i., 99. 
 Mr., a painter in Dublin, iii., 365. 
 Mr., of Charlville, iii., 369. 
 James, Minister of All Hallows 
 
 Church, trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, a dinner party of, 
 
 ii., 334. 
 James, boatman of Harwich, ii., 26. 
 James, a freeholder in Georgia, 
 
 returned, iii., 135, 153. 
 James, made bailiff at Savannah, 
 
 ii., 482 ; iii., 159. 
 John, formerly Speaker of the 
 
 House of Commons, mentioned, 
 
 i., 88. 
 John, of Harwich, mentioned, i., 
 
 6, 171, 292, .362, 419, 435 ; ii., 
 
 26, 29, 66, 84, 95, 98 ; iii., 324, 
 
 326, 348. 
 , opposition to Percival at 
 
 Harwich, i., 362. 
 -, a petition in favour of 
 
 British Fishery, ii., 22. 
 , protection of his vessel from 
 
 pressing, ii,, 46. 
 John, and two sons and two 
 
 daughters, settlers for (Jeorgia, 
 
 u., 180. 
 
 HH 
 
514 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Smith, — contd. 
 
 Mr., or Rev. Samuel, Associate 
 for Dalone's Legacy, 1., 99. 
 
 , trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, attendance at meetings, 
 i., 273, passim 282-405, 476 ; u., 
 passim 3-516 ; iii., passim 2-229. 
 
 , sermon preached by, i., 344. 
 
 -, lecturer of law, etc., applica- 
 
 tion for preferment in or near 
 London, ii., 37, 76. 
 — , a London living given to, 
 ii., 229. 
 -, appointed Common Ck)uncil- 
 
 man, ii., 469, 471. 472, 474, 
 477. 
 
 , Associate of Dr. Bray'a 
 
 Charity, ii., 146, 168, 170, l'73, 
 182, 190, 192, 229, 278, 299, 
 310, 493; iii., 75, 
 William, register in Georgia, iii., 
 
 223. 
 William, Attorney, C^arey Street, 
 iii., 319. 
 
 Smuggling, value of annual forfeiture 
 to the Crown for, i., 236. 
 
 Snell, Mr., a solicitor, mentioned, i., 
 463. 
 
 Snowball, Beadle of St. James' and 
 Pall ]\Iall Ward, ii., 254, 296. 
 
 Snuff, as a cure for bad eyesight, i., 
 118. 
 
 Soap, tax on, receipts from, i., 60, 61, 
 62, 64. 
 
 Soap ashes, the best wood for, ii., 258. 
 
 Socinian doctrine in Europe, ii., 39. 
 
 Society for the Promotion of Christian 
 Knowledge, referred to, i., 224 ; 
 ii., 41, 103, 132, 133, 142, 143, 
 207, 230, 256 ; iii., 190, 212. 
 anniversary meetings and dinners 
 of, ii., 45, 159, 241, 364, 471, 
 472; iii., 45, 129, 260. 
 contributions for sending Salz- 
 burgers to Georgia, ii., 119, 
 127 ; iii., 207, 208. 
 grant for the Saltzburg ministers 
 of Georgia, ii., 279,419. 
 
 Society for the Propagation of Chris- 
 tianity in Foreign parts, men- 
 tioned, ii., 146, 157, 168, 170, 
 280, 318, 319, 335, 358. 
 support of missioncr or minister 
 in Georgia, i., 297, 303, 309; 
 ii., 165, 211. 214, 221, 315, 330, 
 342, 345, 349 ; iii., 46, 78, 80, 
 147. 
 allowance withdrawn, ii., 371. 
 suspected of lukewarmness in 
 the conversion of negroes, ii., 
 182. 
 
 answer of the Greorgia trustees 
 to the minute of the Society, 
 ii., 322. 
 a legacy to, iii., 46. 
 Soley : 
 
 Dr., a clergjTnan, mentioned, i., 
 
 114. 
 Mr., of the Exchequer, and Deputy 
 auditor of the Duchy of Corn- 
 wall, mentioned, i., 188, 213, 
 266, 276; ii., 154, 192. 
 his office in Palace Yard, i., 
 281. 
 Solicitor General. See Charles Talbot. 
 
 See Joseph Strange. 
 Solomon & Minis, Jews in partnership 
 
 at Savannah, iii., 162, 163. 
 " Solomon's porch," a place of Parlia- 
 mentary retreat, iii., 192. 
 Some thoughts concerning religion and 
 the Reformation from Popery, 
 a discourse, i., 122. 
 Somerset : 
 
 Heruy, Duke of Beaufort, ii., 107. 
 
 , estate bought by, ii., 109. 
 
 Duke of. See Seymour. 
 Duchess of, mentioned, i., 264 ; 
 
 ii., 289. 
 Lord Noel, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 55. 
 Somerset House, Prince of Orange 
 
 resident at, ii., 58. 
 Sondes, Viscountess, charitable legacies 
 
 left by., ii., 233. 
 Sons of the Clergy, festival of, ii., 31. 
 Sophia, Princess, mentioned, i., 107. 
 Southamborow, near Odiham in Hamp- 
 shire, ii., 303, 319. 
 South Carolina. See Carolina, South. 
 Southesk, Earl of. See Carnegie. 
 South Sea Company, i., 254. 
 second accoimtant of, i., 99. 
 a petition from, to Parliament, 
 
 discussed, i., 263, 367. 
 questions concerning, in the House 
 
 of Lords, i., 380 ; ii., 24. 
 losses, ii., 169, 508. 
 claim against Spain, iii., 29. 
 cashier of, flight from England, 
 iii., 269. 
 South Sea House, purchase of stock 
 
 at, i., 165. 
 South Sea Stock or Annuities, invest- 
 ment in, price, etc., i., 87. 377 ; 
 ii., 291, 307, 301, 391. 
 4% interest lessoned, ii., 447, 448. 
 "Southsea" (South Sea stock) men- 
 tioned, i.,87. 
 Southwark, i., 204. 
 
 King's Bench prison in, visit to, 
 i., 66. 
 
TNPKX. 
 
 515 
 
 Southwell : I 
 
 Thomas, Baron Southwell, the 
 precedency of Irish Peers, i., 
 409, 410, 418, 421, 428, 439, 
 440 ; ii., 46. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 260; iii., 
 
 304, 305, 307. 
 
 , son of, mentioned, ii., 419. 
 
 Lady, lady of the Bedchamber 
 to the Princess Royal, i., 409 ; 
 ii., 59. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 121, 161, 256, 
 448; ii., 13,50, 146,381,468; 
 iii., 1,4, 12, 106, 115, 276,290. 
 
 , and brother, ii., 50. 
 
 young Mr., i., 79. 
 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 222, 231, 257 ; 
 
 u., 50, 338-381 ; iii., 170. 
 cousin, senior, mentioned, i., 7. 
 cousin, mentioned, i., 9, 32, 76, 
 77, 78, 87, 93, 95, 96, 98, 105, 
 125, 127, 148; ii., 263, 341, 
 371, 374, 497 ; iii., 246, 305. , 
 
 , and wife, i., 324. I 
 
 cousin Betty, mentioned, i., 155, , 
 213, 247, 256, 272, 294, 306, 
 340, 357, 363, 366 ; ii., 6, 31, : 
 99, 146, 158, 172, 185, 210, 228, 
 243, 342, 363, 386, 416; iii., 
 12, 30, 60, 119, 126, 131, 146, 
 164, 196, 207, 231, 235, 267, 
 280, 286, 296, 299, 304, 306, 
 309. 
 
 , and husband, ii., 228. 
 
 Edward, cousin of Lord Percival, 
 illness and death of, and history, 
 i., 101, 109. 
 
 , witness of a will, i., 448. 
 
 Edward, "cousin Ned," men- 
 tioned, i., 1 (2), 6, 51, 157, 165, 
 178, 191, 213, 218, 224, 234, 
 237, 257, 261, 307, 326, 357, 
 361, 363, 366, 401, 402, 403, 
 411, 429, 442, 446, 450, 462; 
 ii., 2, 31, 33, 77, 78, 83, 87, 100, 
 127, 129, 130, 146, 158, 172, 
 183, 210, 215, 226, 236, 240, 
 248, 250, 257, 291, 328, 331, 
 338, 342, 363, 366, 388, 403, 
 419, 459, 464, 491, 497; iii., 
 5, 30, 53, 118, 119, 124, 126, 
 166, 176, 184, 207, 215, 231, 
 233, 235, 243, 247, 253, 259, 
 278, 280, 282, 283, 286, 304, 
 306, 307, 308, 309, 327, 332. 
 
 , marriage, etc., i., 119. 
 
 , a bill of qualification for 
 
 Secretary of State for Ireland, 
 i., 131. 
 
 , building a house in Spring 
 
 Southwell, -'cousin Xed"— coh/(/. 
 
 , the Westminster Infirmary 
 
 dispute, ii., 455. 
 
 , his first attack of gout, 
 
 iii., 306. 
 -, proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 Gardens, ii., 392, 403. 
 
 iii., 192. 
 
 Mrs., wife of Ned, legacies left 
 at the disposition ol, ii., 233. 
 
 , donation towards a church 
 
 in Georgia, ii., 253, 261. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 4. 
 
 Mr. Edward, iii., 276, 306. 
 Sir Robert, Secretary of State and 
 Privy Seal of Ireland, men- 
 tioned, i., 119 ; iii., 350, 353. 
 
 , eldest daughter of, wife of 
 
 Lewis Le Grand, i., 309. 
 William, second son of Edward 
 Southwell, deceased, i., 119, 
 292, 363; ii., 502; iii., 2, 4, 
 26, 91, 119, 166, 168, 194, 207, 
 238, 279, 296. 
 
 , marriage of, ii., 515. 
 
 Sovieski, Princess, wife of the Pre- 
 tender, mourning in Edinburgh 
 on the death of, ii., 177. 
 Spain, peace with, i., 2, 165. 
 
 accession to the Vienna Treaty, 
 
 i., 192, 193. 
 action in America and West 
 
 Indies, i., 132, 142. 
 operations of Spanish Fleet, i., 
 
 283. 
 address to the King on differences 
 
 with, i., 326. 
 seizure of Salt ships in the West 
 
 Indies, i., 388. 
 designs against Greorgia, ii., 141. 
 war against the Emperor, ii., 175. 
 declines the peace between the 
 Emperor and France, ii., 204, 
 205. 
 complaints against the inhabitants 
 
 of Georgia, ii., 300. 
 claim to territory in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 301 ; iii., 35. 
 position in America, defence 
 
 against, ii., 340. 
 marine depredations, merchants' 
 complaints, &c., ii., 440, 442, 
 489; iii., 16, 17. 
 fear of war with, &c., ii., 503, 504. 
 convention with, discussed in 
 Parliament, etc., ii., 509 ; iii., 
 16, 17, 18, 20, 29, 31, 32. 
 
 , plenipotentiaries for, iii., 18. 
 
 , articles of, iii., 21. 
 
 , petitions against, iii., 27. 
 
 , influence of Trustees of 
 
 Georgia upon, iii., 33. 
 
516 
 
 INDRX. 
 
 Spain — contd. 
 
 ships taken in the Mediterranean 
 
 with Turks on board, iii., 41. 
 insolent memorial returned by 
 
 Court of, iii., 50. 
 war with, imminent, ill., 77. 
 letters of marque Issued, iii., 77. 
 declaration of war, iii., 83, 86, 
 
 332. 
 , proclamation of a fast, iii., 
 
 93, 98. 
 retreat of Spanish army in Austria, 
 
 iii., 293. 
 King of, manifesto on the Seville 
 
 Treaty, i., 129, 141. 
 , alleged ofiFer to resign lands 
 
 discovered by Columbus, i., 219. 
 Queen of, and the peace, ii., 206. 
 
 , false stories about, ii., 402. 
 
 , ill state of health, ii., 489. 
 
 , result of the naval action 
 
 on her policy, iii., 293. 
 Ambassador in England, number 
 
 of his chaplains, i., 405. 
 Spangenberg, Mr., conductor of the 
 
 Moravians to Georgia, ii., 422. 
 memorial read to Trustees, by, 
 
 iii., 91. 
 Sparrow, Joseph, of Hackney, ii,, 416. 
 Speke, Speek, George, M.P., proceed- 
 ings in Parliament, ii., 352 ; 
 
 iii., 47. 
 Spelman, Mr., long president in Mus- 
 covy, stories of Russia, i., 49. 
 Spence, Mr., Serjeant-at-Arms in 
 
 House of Commons, i., 226, 227, 
 
 231. 
 Spencer : 
 
 Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 
 
 mentioned, i., 32, 10.5, 113, 
 
 409; ii., 50. 255. 
 
 , death of, referred to, i., 375. 
 
 , views about the necessary 
 
 majority to support a minister 
 
 in the House of Commons, 
 
 ii., 150. 
 Charles, 5th Earl of Sunderland, 
 
 afterwards Duke of Marl- 
 borough, likely to bo the richest 
 
 peer, i,, 201, 
 , marriage with Mrs. Trevor, 
 
 i., 279. 
 , and Lady, cool reception 
 
 at Court by the King, ii., 34, 
 -, hunting pieces painted for. 
 
 Spencer, 2nd Duke of Mar!l)on)ugh — 
 — conUl. 
 
 , defends Sir Robert Walpole 
 
 in the House of Lords, iii., 191. 
 dispute with Hanoverian 
 
 ii., 78. 
 
 , sister of, referred to, ii,, 210. 
 
 Charles, 2nd Duke of Marl- 
 borough, mentioned, ii., 5, 464. 
 
 , relations with the Prince of 
 
 General, iii., 274. 
 — , with the Hanover troops, 
 iii., 278. 
 -, elected Fellow of the Royal 
 
 Wales, ii., 450. 
 
 Society, iii., 282. 
 Dr., author of De Lojibns Ilehre- 
 
 orum, ii., 39. 
 Mr., younger brother of the Earl 
 of Sunderland, stories of, i., 
 279 (2). 
 
 , cool reception at Court on his 
 
 marriage, ii., 34. 
 Mr., brother of the Duke of Marl- 
 borough, a night adventure of, 
 ii., 2.54. 
 the >Dsse8, of Suffolk, the two 
 great fortunes, i., 257. 
 Spencers, Mrs., mentioned, i., 325. 
 Spinhamland, mentioned, i., 103. 
 Spirituous liquors, the amount dis- 
 tilled in England, ii., 257. 
 Spittle, in the barony of Fermoy, 
 
 Ireland, i., 166. 
 Spittle, Mr., mentioned, i., 342. 
 Spittlegarden, Ireland, i., 398. 
 Squire : 
 
 !Mr., director of the Charitable 
 
 Corporation, i., 242, 271. 
 Botham, settler in Georgia, i,, 310. 
 Stackpole, Mr., applicant for post in 
 
 the Georgia Society, i., 286. 
 Stafford, the town of, formerly in 
 subjection to the late Lord 
 Chancellor Macclesfield, ii., 42. 
 Stafford, Lady, a Papist, ii.. 361. 
 Stafford-Howard, William, Earl of 
 Stafford, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 277. 
 
 , daughter of, wife of Mr. 
 
 Connolly, ii., 514. 
 Staffordshire, rising of colliers in, iii., 
 
 285, 
 Stahremberg, Count, mentioned, i,, 367, 
 Stair, Earl of. Sec Dalr\anple. 
 Stanbury, settler in Georgia, iii., 12.5. 
 Standgate, Jo,, ii., 296. 
 Standon, Maurice, mentioned, iii., 360. 
 Stanhope, Earl, mentioned, i., 113. 
 negotiations with the Duke of 
 
 Ormond, i., 400, 401. 
 Secretary of St-ate, bribery of 
 members of Parliament at the 
 time of the Preston rebellion, 
 i., 402. 
 deceased, anecdote concerning, 
 ii.. 609. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 517 
 
 Stanhope, Charles, election at Har- 
 wich, ii.. 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 
 97, 98, 107, 139, 255. 
 his account of his sucess at Har- 
 wich, iii., 99, 100. 
 contribution towards the election 
 
 expenses at Harwich, ii., 152. 
 votes for the Prince of Wales, 
 ii., 360. 
 Stanhope, John, threat of turning 
 him out of his place, for voting 
 against the Tobacco Bill, i., 
 357. 
 Stanhope, Philip Dormer, Earl of 
 Chesterfield, mentioned, i. 10 ; 
 ii., 53 ; iii., 141, 192. 
 a bo7i mot of, i., 10. 
 in Holland, i., 119. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 
 278 ; ii., 269 ; iii., 17, 285. 
 dismissal for voting against the 
 
 tobacco bill, i., 357, 363. 
 answer to the Duke of Grafton 
 
 when dismissed, i., 369. 
 secretary to, when ambassador 
 
 in Holland, i., 370. 
 repartee to Sir Robert Walpole, 
 
 iii., 24, 25. 
 presents petition in the House of 
 
 Lords, iii., 28. 
 political provision for, iii., 253. 
 Lord lieutenant of Ireland, iii., 
 
 306. 
 political action of, iii., 314. 
 Stanhope, William, Lord Harrington, 
 mentioned, i., 87. 
 relations with Mrs. Vane, i., 
 
 236. 
 to attend the King abroad, i., 272 ; 
 
 iii., 140. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 278. 
 forming a party against Sir Robert 
 
 Walpole, i., 279, 280 ; ii., 174. 
 Secretary of State, rumour of his 
 
 removal, ii., 35. 
 mentioned, ii., 85, 90, 92, 94, 
 100, 101, 135, 274, 428, 440; 
 iii., 187. 235. 
 in connexion with the Harwich 
 election, ii., 107, 135, 139, 140, 
 153, 155, 162, 241, 242. 
 rumoured to be Lord Lieutenant 
 
 of Ireland, ii., 269. 
 political position of, iii., 141. 
 appointed Lord President of the 
 
 Coimcil, iii., 251. 
 appointed Secretary of State, iii., 
 
 303. 
 resignation of office, iii., 314. 
 Stanhope, Ambassador, proceedings in 
 Parliament, iii., 330. 
 
 Stanhope, Mr., son of Lord Harring- 
 ton, mentioned, iii., 235. 
 Stanhope, General, afterwards Secre- 
 tary of State in Spain, ii., 192. 
 Stanion, Mi-., plenipotentiary to settle 
 boundaries of Carolina and 
 Florida, iii., 21. 
 Stanislaus, King of Poland, ii., 176. 
 Stanley : 
 
 Hans, M.P. for St. Albans, men- 
 tions the King in debate, iii., 
 283. 
 James, Earl of Derby, to collect 
 for the Georgia Society, i., 340. 
 
 , Trustee of the Greorgia 
 
 Society, i., 343, 344. 
 -, contribution to the salary 
 
 of the botanist for Georgia, 
 i., 379 ; ii., 32, 438. 
 -, in arrear, ii., 187, 293. 
 
 Sir Edward, Earl of Derby, ii., 
 
 187, 293. 
 Sir Edward, M.P., mentioned, 
 i., 32. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 ii., 55. 
 Sir John, M.P., proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 365. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 93. 
 
 , residence of, ii., 116. 
 
 Dr., money collected for Georgia 
 by, ii., 212. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 261. 
 
 Mr., the lawyer, mentioned, ii., 
 
 183. 
 Mrs., the public midwife of 
 Savannah, account of her pro- 
 ceedings, and return to England, 
 ii., 370, 375, 404. 
 Stanton Prior Farm, co. Somerset, 
 
 i., 291 ; ii., 324. 
 Stanton, Mr., an attorney, ii., 109. 
 Stapleton : 
 
 Sir Miles, M.P., his election for 
 
 Yorkshire sustained, ii., 268. 
 Sir William, M.P., proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 335. 
 Statute 7 and 8 William III., a wrong 
 
 construction of, i., 154. 
 Staughton, Capt., iii., 372. 
 Stayley, a potter, begging about the 
 
 streets of London, ii., 203. 
 Stebbin, Dr., preacher in Lincolns Inn, 
 
 i., 435. 
 Steeple Ashton, manor of, in Wiltshire, 
 
 i., 182. 
 Steigerdale, Dr., the King's physician, 
 
 ii., 453. 
 Stephani, Bishop, alias Abbe Stephan, 
 at Hanover, composer, death, 
 &c., i., 202. 
 
518 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 iStepheus, Stevens : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 192. 
 
 Capt., of a packet boat, a Harwich 
 
 voter, i., 97, 119, 220, 121, 
 
 168, 178, 179, 292, 435; ii., 84, 
 
 86. 
 H., captain of packets at Harwich, 
 
 iii., 326. 
 Richard, mentioned, iii., 79. 
 Stephens, (Stevens,) Thomas, son of 
 
 Col. William Stevens, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 385, 389, 393, 484 ; iii., 93, 
 
 159, 172, 197, 201. 
 appointed stockkeeper at Savan- 
 nah, ii., 473. 
 return to England, iii., 82, 84. 
 interviews with Lord Egmont, 
 
 iii.. 84-86, 87-89, 109-111, 174- 
 
 176. 
 dines with Lord Egmont, iii., 86. 
 payment to, iii., 92. 
 writes and circulates a libel on 
 
 the colony, iii., 105, 118, 176. 
 a comparison of white and negro 
 
 labour dra^vn up by, iii., 116. 
 dismissed by the Trustees, iii., 121 
 his report of Georgia, full of 
 
 falsities and slander, iii., 139. 
 Lord Egmont refuses to see hira, 
 
 iii., 178. 
 intention to petition the House of 
 
 Commons, iii., 182. 
 altercation with young Lord 
 
 Percival in a coffee house, iii., 
 
 183, 184. 
 his proceedings in England, iii., 
 
 186. 
 a pamphlet hawked about by, 
 
 to the printers, iii., 200, 205. 
 charges against the Trustees, ill., 
 
 264. 
 return to Charlestown, iii., 219. 
 resolution of the committee of the 
 
 House of Commons condemning 
 
 him, iii., 265. 
 Stephens, ( Stevens). Col. William, agent 
 
 for Colonel Horsey in Carolina, 
 
 afterwards SoireUiry for the 
 
 I'rovina* of Georgia, ii., 305, 
 
 3.35, 368, 420, 517 ; iii., 9, 71, 
 
 81, 82, 147, 173, 206, 242, 487, 
 
 488, 493. 
 his history, ii., 309. 
 conditions of ap]K)intment as 
 
 Bccix'tary of the I'rovince of 
 
 Georgia^ ii., 385, 389. 393, 476, 
 
 479. 
 departure for Georgia, ii.. 393. 
 instructionfl and commission for, 
 
 ii., 394, 424 ; iii., 48. 
 arrival at Savannah, ii., 460. 
 
 Stephens, Col. Williams — cont(l. 
 
 letters from, and journal of, re- 
 ferred to, ii., 470, 477, 479, 
 480, 489, 494, 499, 502; iii.. 
 • 13, 31, 37, .39, 40, 50, 58, 76, 
 80, 84, 93, 96, 122, 123, 1.30. 
 131, 161, 166, 225, 227, 265, 
 306, 309, 514, 516. 
 allowances made to. iii., 44, 46, 
 
 48, 95. 
 refrains from signing the free- 
 holdens' representation, iii., 51. 
 good character and influence of, 
 
 etc.. iii., 54, 57, 139, 197, 217. 
 grant of land on Vernon's River 
 
 to, iii., 118, 119. 
 a complaint against, iii., 150. 
 suitable as one of the Presidents 
 
 of Georgia, iii., 171, 176. 
 journal of, printe<l for use of the 
 
 Trustees, iii., 178. 
 lack of letters from, iii., 199. 
 made President of Savannah 
 
 county, iii., 222, 224. 
 tlie people's attitude towards, 
 iii., 230. 
 Sterling : 
 
 .settler in Savannah County with 
 
 a party of Scots, a letter of 
 
 invective against the Trustees, 
 
 ii., 199. 
 
 Hugh, settler in Georgia, iii., 174, 
 
 Sterne (Steam), Richard, Archbishop 
 
 of York, referred to, i., 210. 
 Stevens. See Stephens. 
 Stevens' Thesaurus in 5 vols, folio, 
 cost and remuneration to the 
 editors, ii., 303. 
 Steward. Capt., Rear Admiral of the 
 Blue Squadron, i., 195 ; iii., 
 295. 
 Stewart : 
 
 James, 5th Earl of Galloway, i., 
 421. 
 
 , liis history and instructions 
 
 about the battle in Spain, iii., 
 334. 
 General, nephew to the late 
 General Stewart, family history 
 of, i., 103. 
 Stibbins, Dr., one of his Majesty's 
 
 chaplains, ii., 23. 
 Stiff, one, a stocking weaver, wife 
 
 carried off, ii., 218. 
 Stirling, Earl of. See Alexander. 
 Stirling, (Sterling). William, settler in 
 Georgia, iii., 125, 132, 174. 201, 
 202, 223. 
 ft saucy letter from, iii., 169. 
 Stock, Baron, English spy on the 
 Jacobites at Rome, ii., 7. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 519 
 
 Stoke Newingtoii, Middlesex, church 
 
 in, ii., 300. 
 
 Stone, Mr., Secretary to the Duke of 
 
 Newcastle, ii., 286, 289, 304, 
 
 440, 494 ; iii., 47, 51, 81, 135, 232. 
 
 Stone, the, a remedy for, iii., 302. 
 
 Stonier, John, of Studway in Georgia, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 447. 
 Storm, a violent, ii., 142, 323. 
 
 the damage done by, ii., 144. 
 Stowe in Buckinghamshire, the seat 
 
 of Lord Cobham, iii., 318. 
 Strada del Po, Anna, Italian singer, 
 
 mentioned, i., 296. 
 Stradeen, Ireland, mentioned, i., 398. 
 Stradling, Mr., mentioned, i., 337. 
 Strafford : 
 
 Earl of. See Wentworth. 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 227. 
 Strange : 
 
 Lord. See Murray. 
 Joseph, afterwards Sir, Solicitor- 
 General, mentioned, ii., 110, 
 115. 
 
 , an opinion of, ii., 490. 
 
 , proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 289. 
 Strasburg, Protestant settlers for 
 Georgia, from, iii., 176, 186, 187, 
 189, 190. 
 expenditure upon, etc., iii., 187, 
 188. 
 Stratford Bow, Bill for maintenance of 
 
 minister at, i., 55. 
 Streatham School, ii., 299. 
 Strickland, Sir William, Secretary of 
 War, mentioned, i., 129, 214, 
 216 (2), 313, 387. 
 proceedings in ParUament, i., 31, 
 41, 50, 73, 95, 125, 126, 134, 
 135, 158, 175, 177, 179, 121, 
 183, 184, 186, 217 ; iii., 330. 
 rumour of the removal of, ii., 35. 
 Strickland, Captain, proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, iii., 278. 
 Stringer, Mr., mentioned, i., 188, 213, 
 
 232, 235, 283, 292. 
 Strong man's feats described, ii., 40. 
 Stroud. Mr., ii., 463; iii., 101-117, 141, 
 167, 205, 231, 232. 
 trial of liis election in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 183. 
 Lady Ann, daughter of Lady 
 Salisbury, ii., 348 ; iii., 141. 
 Stubbs, Dr., Archdeacon of St. Albans, 
 
 i., 205, 296 ; ii., 102, 165, 208. 
 Studway in Georgia, ii., 447. 
 Sturgess, one, mentioned, iii., 359. 
 Suffolk, Countess of, mentioned, ii., 
 50, 250. 
 and see Ho bar t. 
 
 Sugar Bill, mentioned, i., 176, 221, 
 
 223. 
 Sumachi, Casper and wife, Grison 
 servants, return from Georgia, 
 iii., 199. 
 Sun, a total eclipse of, iii., 359. 
 Sunataughy, an Indian name for God, 
 
 ii., 124. 
 Sunbury, Lord. See Greorge ^lontague. 
 Sunderland, Earl of. See Spencer. 
 Sundon, Lord. See Clayton. 
 Sunninghill, Berks, chalybeate well 
 
 at, i., 399. 
 Supple : 
 
 Philip, tried at Cork Assizes, iii., 
 
 361, 372. 
 a woman named, sent to prison in 
 Ireland for an illegitimate child, 
 iii., 363. 
 Surrenden, mentioned, ii., 416. 
 Susan, housemaid of Mrs. Dering, 
 
 i., 123. 
 Sussex, CO. of., action of M.P.'s in 
 Parliament, iii., 37. 
 French landing in, iii., 285. 
 Sussex, Earl of. See Yelverton. 
 Sutherland, John, Earl of Sutherland, 
 
 mentioned, i., 190. 
 Sutton : 
 
 late Ambassador in Berlin, i., 
 
 46. 
 Greneral Richard, Governor of Hull 
 and Guernsey, death of, and 
 opprobious name for, ii., 425. 
 Sir Robert, Brigadier or Greneral, 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 
 50, 51, 126, 158. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 Charitable Corporation, i., 261, 
 262, 266, 271, 368. 
 
 , his defence, i., 266, 267. 
 
 -, attempt to shoot himself. 
 
 i., 268. 
 
 expelled the House, i.. 
 
 268. 
 
 Sir Robert, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 465. 
 Suxbury, Councillor, of Dublin, iii., 
 
 iii., 365, 366. 
 Suzanna and the Elders, painting by 
 
 Rubens, ii., 366. 
 Swallow, Thomas, ii., 296. 
 Swarts, Mr., mentioned, i., 98, 284. 
 Sweden, Russia's war with, mentioned, 
 
 i., 114. 
 King of. godfather of the Prince 
 
 of Wales' child, ii., 496. 
 Swedish giant, exhibition of, dimensions 
 
 of, etc., iii., 246. 
 Swift & Co., bankers in Dublin, iii., 
 
 224. 
 
520 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Swiny, Swiney: 
 
 Edmund, senior, mentioned, iii., 
 
 354. 
 Daniel, iii., 369. 
 Ned, iii.. 371. 
 Swiss in service of the French in 
 
 Holland, meeting of, iii., 291. 
 Switzerland, settlers from, for (Georgia, 
 
 i., 443; iii., 103. 
 Sydall ("Lydall," error). Dr. Elias, 
 Bishop of Gloucester, i., 187, 
 188, 189 ; ii., 23. 
 death of, ii., 2. 
 Sydney, Jocelyn, Earl of Leicester, 
 relations with his wife, ii., 437. 
 death of, ii., 437. 
 Sykes, Dr., preacher at King's Street 
 
 Chapel, ii., 218. 
 Sympson, Edward, mentioned, i., 446, 
 
 Tailfer : 
 
 Capt., iii., 319. 
 
 Capt., father of Dr. Patrick, con- 
 versation with Lord Egmont 
 about the pamphlet against 
 Oglethorpe, iii., 225, 226. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 238, 245, 
 
 266, 274. 
 
 Dr. Patrick, Scotch settler in 
 (4eorgia, iii., 38, 39, 223, 225, 
 230. 
 Talapoo.see Indians, in Georgia, ii., 
 
 301. 
 Talbot, Charles, Solicitor Oreneral, 
 afterwards Lord Talbot. Lord 
 Chancellor, proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 13, 67, 248, 275, 
 358; ii., 272. 
 
 , as Lord Chancellor, men- 
 tioned, ii., 23. 
 -. a passage of anus with the 
 
 King, ii., 137. 
 ■ — -. j)atronage of Dr. Kundlo, 
 ii., 137. 138, 148. 149. 
 — , Town gossip about, ii.. 151. 
 -, discussion in (Council about 
 
 Talbot, 2nd liord — rotiid 
 
 170, 229, 233, 259, 334, 374, 
 
 376, 386, 389, 418, 481 ; iii., 89. 
 , trustee of the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 66, 343, 484. 
 , votes against the Court, ii., 
 
 154. 
 
 criminal pardons, ii., 226, 227. 
 -. and the Georgia Society, ii.. 
 
 321. 
 
 , death and character, ii., 348. : 
 
 , library of, n^forrcd to, ii., I 
 
 378. 
 
 . chaplain to. ii.. 2. 
 
 Henry, formerly supercargo, men- 
 tioned, ii., 464. 
 
 Ivory. M.P. for Wiltshire, ii., 143. 
 
 William, eldest son of the Lord 
 <':hancellor. afterwards 2nd j 
 lx)rd Talbot, mentioned, ii., j 
 
 — , elected Common Councilman 
 of Georgia Society, ii., 372, 468, 
 469. 
 
 — , dinner party of, ii., 378. 
 
 — , resignation as Common 
 Councilman, ii., 469, 474. 
 -, speaks against Sir Robert 
 
 Walpole, iii., 192. 
 William, Bishop of Durham, men- 
 tioned, ii., 23, 136. 
 Mr., surgeon, mentioned, ii., 
 
 460. 
 ilrs. and daughter, iii., 102. 
 Tamerlaine, revived opera, i., 207. 
 Tancarville, manufacture of wool at. 
 
 i., 128. 
 Tankerville : 
 
 Earl of. See Bennet. 
 Countess of, appointed to the 
 Wardrobe, ii., 134. 
 Tanjore, kingdom of, converts to 
 
 Christianity in, ii., 45. 
 Tanner : 
 
 Dr., Chancellor of the diocese of 
 Norwich, etc., referred to, ii., 
 40. 
 Mr., a young gentleman of Surrey, 
 who accompanied Mr. Oglethorpe 
 to Georgia, ii., 325, 406. 
 Tartary, Mahometans in, conversion 
 
 to Christianity, iii., 45. 
 Tasborow, Mr., mentioned, iii.. 125. 
 
 225. 
 Taubin, Sir James, in the East India 
 
 Company, iii., 321. 322. 
 Taxes, receipts from, varioiis, i., 60. 
 Taylor, Ta^'Ior : 
 
 Capt., of the County of Limerick, 
 cousin of Sir John Percival, 
 iii., 356, 363, 364, 369. 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 55, 92, 93, 95, 
 
 96 ; iii., 248. 
 Mr., A. M., brother of Lord 
 
 Egmont's steward, ii., 425. 
 Mr., of Bridewell, iii., 65. 
 Mr., lodging house-koepor at 
 
 Buxton Wells, iii., 297. 
 one, an unauthorized advertise- 
 ment by, ii., 208. 
 IJerkely, father of Lord Egmont's 
 agent, i., 285. 
 
 , death of, ii., 289. 
 
 Richard, mentioned, ii., 102. 
 Robert, mentioned, ii., 102. 
 
INDKX. 
 
 521 
 
 Taylor — contd. 
 
 William, Lord Pcrcival's steward, 
 mentioned, i., 2, 6, 7, 9 (2), 
 16, 32, 34, 38, 60, 76, 129, 272, 
 281, 290; ii., 53, 59, 61, 76, 87, 
 97, 100, 102, 105, 124, 128, 171, 
 173, 174, 175, 178, 179, 180, 
 289, 294, 325, 441. 
 
 , accounts from Ireland, 1., 
 
 259. 
 
 , lease of Egmont to, ii., 247, 
 
 291. 
 -, death of, iii., 316. 
 
 Temple, Lord Cobham — contd. 
 
 , removal from office, ii., 30, 
 
 34, 352. 
 
 , influence with the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 369. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 18. 
 
 , to have a regiment, iii., 253. 
 
 -, the political situation, iii.. 
 
 Tea and Coffee, petition of dealers in, 
 to ParUament, rejected, i., 365. 
 
 Tea duty, debate on, in Parliament, 
 ii., 19-22. 
 
 Teal, Mr., iii., 336. 
 
 Temple : 
 
 Capt., lately dead, ii., 465. 
 Henry, Viscount Palmerston, men- 
 tioned, i., 15, 52, 87, 90, 93, 
 125, 127, 161, 162, 170, 186, 
 
 216, 240, 242, 264, 344, 355, 
 ,366, 417, 422, 426 ; ii., 19, 148, 
 167, 174, 217, 241, 258, 336, 
 341, 359, 386; iii., 5, 114, 116, 
 
 124, 166, 168, 196, 256, 304, 
 306, 307. 
 
 , in connexion with the 
 
 precedence of Irish peers, i,, 
 417, 422, 426. 
 
 , Trustee of King's Street 
 
 Chapel, ii., 467, 470; iii., 270. 
 
 Henrj', Lord Palmerston's son, 
 mentioned, ii., 464, 467, 481. 
 
 Sir .John, mentioned, iii., 365, 366. 
 
 John, Lord Palmerston's brother, 
 mentioned, i., 10, 15, 34, 78, 
 87, 92, 93, 108, 114, 117, 118, 
 
 125, 127, 141, 152, 171, 180, 
 213, 214, 217, 222, 231, 256, 
 264, 347, 372, 382, 474 ; ii., 11, 
 13, 26, 33, 50, 51, 59, 67, 139, 
 141, 148. 149, 155, 159, 161, 
 165, 167, 172, 174, 179, 215, 
 
 217, 240, 333, 343, 354, 369, 
 386, 390, 458, 464, 465; iii., 
 7, 11, 18, 22, 23, 26, 30, 49, 
 53, 101, 104, 126, 132, 170, 194, 
 202, 233, 235, 252, 256, 257, 
 291, 306, 309, 310, 311, 335. 
 
 , donations for Georgia from, 
 
 ii., 141, 228. 
 , political interest in the 
 
 Coimty of Surrey, iii., 261. 
 Sir Richard, Lord Cobham, 
 
 regiment taken away from, 
 
 i., 387. 
 , member of Rump Steak 
 
 Club, ii., 14. 
 
 264. 
 
 , resigns command of a troop 
 
 of Guards, iii., 278. 
 Mr. and Lady, mentioned, i., 77. 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 165; ii., 67, 476. 
 Sir William, son of, history and 
 suicide of, iii., 311, 312. 
 Temple, The, Master of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 476. 
 Tench, Sir Fisher, in connexion with 
 the Charitable Corporation, i., 
 270. 
 son of, cashier of the Charitable 
 Corporation, i., 270. 
 Tencin, Cardinal, iii., 286. 
 Teniers, pictures of, iii., 344. 
 Tenison, Tennison : 
 
 Dr. Edward, Bishop of Ossory 
 and Kilkenny, death of, etc., 
 political and other activities of, 
 u., 214. 
 Dr. Thomas, Archbishop of 
 Canterbury, the free school of, 
 i., 228. 
 
 , erected and endowed King's 
 
 Street Chapel, ii., 144. 
 widow, marriage of, i., 287. 
 Tensly, Serjeant, of Mallow, iii., 356. 
 Territ, Dr., summary of a sermon 
 preached by, i., 33-34. 
 mentioned, i., 34. 
 Tessier : 
 
 Dr., mentioned, i., 182, 264, 272, 
 306, 307, 410, 452 ; ii., 207, 363, 
 442, 464 ; iii., 327. 
 ]\Ir., mentioned, iii., 164. 
 Test Act, question of repeal of, i., 298, 
 301, 303, 304, 305, 439, 462, 
 463 ; ii., 515. 
 dissenters' petition against, debate 
 in Parliament, ii., 242, 243, 244. 
 Tewkesbury, Presbyterian academy at. 
 
 Bishops trained at, ii., 476. 
 Thanet. Earl of. See Tufton. 
 The Complaint of the ChiMren of Israel. 
 a tract about the Test Act, 
 ii., 254. 
 The Country Lasses, a play, iii., 46. 
 The Gamester, a play, iii., 219. 
 The Historical Register, play by Field- 
 ing, ii., 375. 
 The Island Princess, a piay, ii., 33. 
 The Miser, a play, ii., 128. 
 
522 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 The Old Whiy or Consistent Protestant, 
 a letter from the author of, 
 referred to, ii., 253, 254. 
 The Persian Letters, author of, iii., 318. 
 The Pilgrim, a play, iii., 207. 
 The Provoked Wife, a play, ii., 230 ; 
 
 iii., 143. 
 The Rehearsal, a play, iii., 212. 
 The Siege of Damascus, a play, iii., 270. 
 The Spanish Friar, a play, iii., 146. 
 The Stratagem, a play, iii., 309. 
 Theal, mentioned, i., 1(>3. 
 Thearie, alia.s 'Jerry, Frenchman by 
 extraction, recommended to be 
 Recorder of Frederica, iii., 219. 
 Themiilocles, a tragedy, iii., 336. 
 Theo'locius, or the Force of Love, a play, 
 
 ii., 208. 
 Thibalds, Messrs, eminent timber 
 merchants, of London, i., 398. 
 Thilo, Thylo, Mr., physician, settler in 
 
 Georgia, iii., 171, 2CK3, 207. 
 Thomas : 
 
 Dr., one of the King's chaplains, 
 ii., 147, 472. 
 
 , sermons preached by, ii., 
 
 162, 408. 
 Sir Edward, mentioned, i., 337. 
 Edward, M.P. for Chippenliam, 
 
 iii., 247. 
 Mr., perfonner on the fiddle, i., 
 
 337 ; ii., 67. 
 Capt., a P^rench refugee, pensioner 
 on the English establishment 
 as engineer, his history and 
 opinions, ii., 280, 281. 
 
 , proceedings in connection 
 
 with Georgia, ii., 291. 
 
 , going to Carolina, ii..486, 488. 
 
 young, son of engineer of Carolina, 
 map of coast of Georgia pro- 
 duced by, iii., 137. 
 Thomond, Earl of. See O'Brien. 
 Thompson, Tompson : 
 
 Nlr., M.P., Commissioner of the 
 (Justoms in Ireland, ii., 26. 69, 
 164 ; iii., 36, 330. 
 Mr., misconduct of wife, ii., 225. 
 .Mr., Hriti.'<h minister in Paris, 
 iii., 287. 
 
 , dispatch from, iii., 291. 
 
 Baron, Recorder of the City of 
 
 l>ondon, ii., 321. 
 Maurice, i/)rd Haversham, Mary. 
 
 <la»ighter of, ii., 388. 
 Caj)!.. William (occasionally given 
 surname of Thomas), command- 
 ing shij).'' trading t^) Grcorgia. 
 variou.s dealings with the Trus- 
 tees, ii.. 194, 200. 201, 202. 
 212, 274, 278, 287, 326, 389, 
 
 Thompson, Capt. William — contd. 
 
 391, 511 ; iii., 14, 19, 44, 51, 
 54, 58, 61, 63, 70, 74, 75, 97, 
 130, 131, 141, 143, 156. 159, 
 162, 218, 225, 227, 261. 
 
 , memorial from, ii., 404. 
 
 , accounts given by, of the 
 
 colony, ii., 476 ; iii., 133-135. 
 -, disposal of servants carried 
 
 out by, to Georgia, ii., 480, 482. 
 492. 
 
 — , demand and payment for 
 his services, ii., 490, 491. 
 -, protection required for his 
 
 ship against the press gang, 
 
 ii., 503. 
 Sir Will., mentioned, iii., 323. 
 warehousekeeper or surety of the 
 
 Charitable Corporation, i., 207, 
 
 267, 268, 271. 
 
 , flight, etc., i., 242, 269. 
 
 , imprisoned at Rome, rela- 
 tions with the Pretender, i., 277, 
 
 280, 282. 
 Thorn, a village 9 miles from Harwich, 
 
 i., 280. 
 Thorold, Mr., mentioned, ii., 472. 
 Thorrold, John, Esq., ii., 464. 
 Thorseby, Mr., preacher at the Church 
 
 at Stoke Newington, ii., 300. 
 money collected for Gkorgia 
 
 Society, ii., 309. 
 Threatening letters. the practice 
 
 spreading, i., 117. 
 Throat, a new sort of sore throat 
 
 prevalent, its treatment, iii., 
 
 215. 
 Throcmorton, Mistress, married to 
 
 Mr. Bromley, ii., 218. 
 Thuanus' History of his own time, 
 
 i., 101, 102. 
 translation of, i., 179, 191, 197, 
 
 233. 397. 
 Thylo, surgeon to the Salzburgers. 
 
 See Thilo. 
 Thynne. Thomas, Viscount Weyuiouth, 
 
 ii., 150. 
 Tichburn, Titchburne, Mrs., the Queen's 
 
 dresser, i.. 228; iii.. 349. 
 Tiddiman, Capt., of Woolwich, men- 
 tioned, ii., 511. 
 Tiel, Mr., a Gennan physician, ro- 
 
 commended for Georgia, ii.. 436. 
 Tillotaon, .Archbishop, his ojiiiiion 
 
 about sermons, ii., 244. 
 Tillyard, Mr., mentioned, ii.. 127. 
 Tilney. See l^ylnoy. 
 Tilson. Christopher. Clerk of (he 
 
 'lrea.sury, iiientioiu'd, i.,".H). 220. 
 in connexion with apix)intments at 
 
 Harwich, i., 168, 172, 175, 179. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 523 
 
 Tilson, Christopher — contd. 
 
 Deputy (rovernor, afterward? 
 Governor of the Chelsea Water 
 works, i., 345 ; ii., 364. 
 Tindal, Dr., translator of Rapin's 
 
 History, his poor pay, ii., 161. 
 Tintoret, paintings by, mentioned, ii., 
 
 220 ; iii., 344. 
 Tirnvitt, Tin'wyht, Dr., Viscount 
 Percival's minister, mentioned, 
 i., 141, 228. 
 Tirry, Will and wife, tories in Ireland, 
 
 iii., 362, 370, 371. 
 Tisser, Mrs., brother of, formerly Lord 
 
 Percival's gentleman, i., 384. 
 Tithes discussed, i., 107-108, 110. 
 
 bill for ]3re venting suits for. i.. 163. 
 Titian, paintings by, mentioned, ii., 
 
 220 ; iii., 344. 
 Tiverton, fire at, collection for the 
 
 sufferers, i., 256. 
 Tobacco, price of, in London, i., 151. 
 from the Colonies, mentioned, i., 
 311. 
 Toland, John, the principles of, re- 
 ferred to, ii., 23. 
 Tomachichi or Tomakeeky, an Indian 
 chief from Savannah, chief 
 ( Miche or King) of the Yamacree 
 nation, Avith wife and followers 
 brought over to England, ii., 
 112-114. 
 interview with Trustees, ii., 114. 
 dress and habits of, ii., 114, 115. 
 dresses made for, and accommoda- 
 tion for, etc., ii., 117. 
 his impressions, etc., ii., 119, 120, 
 
 122. 
 subsistence of, ii., 120. 
 visits to the King, Lord Egmont 
 and others, ii., 118, 119, 120, 
 121, 122, 131. 
 customs, etc., ii., 122, 123. 
 views of the Lord's Prayer, etc., 
 
 ii., 123. 
 the demands of, for a treaty, ii., 
 
 124, 125, 126. 
 settlement of the tariff of trade 
 
 with, ii., 129, 130. 
 remark of, on their departure, ii., 
 
 132. 
 return of, to Savannah, etc., ii., 
 
 157. 
 statements about, ii., 165. 
 mentioned, ii., 192, 195, 246, 274, 
 
 314, 473 ; iii., 81. 
 Indians of, at the building of 
 
 Savamiah Fort, i., 393. 
 his house and its contents, pictures 
 
 etc., ii., 406. 
 death and burial of, iii., 122. 
 
 Tompson. See Thompson. 
 Tom Thumb, a new opera called, 
 i., 384. 
 Tragedy of, a play, i., 97. 
 Tomaway, Tonaway, Toonawai, 
 young Indian from Georgia, 
 nephew of Tomachichi, ii., 126, 
 165, 192, 314. 
 become a drunkard, iii., 136. 
 Tonsou, Jacob, the bookseller, profits 
 made out of Dryden's works, 
 ii., 161. 
 Torbay, French fleet before, ii., 285. 
 Tories, or Tory party in England, the, 
 angry at the political situation, 
 i., 78. 
 notions of, in Church matters, i., 
 
 106. 
 relations with the King, iii., 254. 
 attendance at Court, iii., 257. 
 Tories in Ireland. See Ireland. 
 Torriano, Mr., in connexion with the 
 Charitable Corporation, i., 270. 
 Torrington : 
 
 Viscomit. See Byng. 
 Lady, mentioned, i., 155, 264 ; 
 ii., 67. 
 Toulon, French fleet at, iii., 288. 
 
 battle between the English, 
 French and Spanish fleets off, 
 iii., 290, 291, 292. 
 contrary reports of the results, 
 iii., 290, 291. 
 Towers : 
 
 Mr., mentioned in connexion with 
 the proposed Carolina Society, 
 i., 45, 129, 165, 227, 235. 
 Christopher, Trustee of the Georgia 
 Society, attendance at meetings, 
 &c., ii., 23, 69, 469, 471,475, 
 480, 483, 490, 493, 496, 497, 
 501 ; iii., 7, 11, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 
 28, 30, 31, 33, 41, 56, 80, 81, 
 116, 160, 165, 166, 167, 177, 194. 
 , attitude towards the Place- 
 men's bill in the House of 
 Commons, ii., 37. 
 , appointed Common Council 
 
 man, ii., 469. 
 
 , comes fifteen mUes to attend 
 
 the Board, ii., 502. 
 
 , absent from meeting, iii., 
 
 168. 
 
 Thomas, Trustee and Common 
 Councilman of the Georgia 
 Society, attendance at meetings, 
 etc., i.. passim 273-398, 463 ; 
 ii., 13, 23, 24, 29, 36, 66, 69, 
 passim 103-382, 433, 451, passim 
 462-514 : iii., passim 1-135, 
 156-203. 
 
524 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Towel's, Thomas — cont/J. 
 
 , attitude towards the Place- 
 men's bill, in the House of 
 Commons, ii., 37. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 245 ; iiL, 
 
 167, 231. 
 -, Associate of Dr. Bray's 
 
 Charity, ii., 29'J. 
 — , intimacy with Sir Robert 
 Walix)le, iii., 20, 21, 24. 
 -, opposed to a proposed 
 
 petition in Parliament, iii., 
 
 26. 
 , claims to have added the 
 
 word " possessions " to the ! 
 
 Commons' address on the 
 
 Spanish Convention, iii., 36. 
 , absent from meeting of ; 
 
 Georgia Society, iii., 168. I 
 
 Townshend, Townsend : j 
 
 Charles, Viscount Townshend, ! 
 
 mentioned, i., 14, 19, 31, 47, 
 
 53. 120, 122 ; iii., 322, 328. 
 , proceedings in the House 
 
 of Lords, i., 11. ! 
 
 -, speech on the Pensions Bill, 
 
 i.. 82, 83. 
 
 , characteristics of, i., 91. 
 
 , retirement of, imminent, 
 
 i., 94. 
 , opinion of the Primat« of 
 
 Ireland, i., 225. 
 Charles, ixjrd Lynn, afterwards 
 
 Viscount Townshend, i., 189. 
 , separation from his wife, 
 
 ii., 514. 
 Lady, an incident at Court, ii., 
 
 510. 
 Admiral, mentioned, iii., 301. 
 Capt.. iii., 216. 
 Col., tiic Prince of Wales' request 
 
 for wife of, refusetl, ii., 265. 
 .MarA', of Savannah, letter of com- I 
 
 plaints, iii., 143. t 
 
 Thomas, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 255. 
 Tracey, Rolxjrt, M.P. for Towkosburv. 
 
 ii., 147. 
 Trustee and (Jonuuon Councilman 
 
 of the Georgia Society, ii.. (id. 
 
 228, 237, 343, prt*«m" 467-485 ; 
 
 iii., jKissiui 7-49, 60-65, HI, 
 
 93, 95, 118, 121, 124. passim 
 
 165-213. 
 mentioned, ill., 48, 53, 58. 92, 
 
 117, 124. 166, 167, 170, 182, 
 
 256. 
 a dinner party given by, iii., 173. 
 motion in tlie House of Commons 
 
 affirming the utility of (ieorgia, I 
 
 iii., 208. " I 
 
 Trade and Plantations, Board of, pro- 
 ceedings in connexion with 
 the Carolina complaint against 
 Georgia ii., 311, 318, 320, 387, 
 391, 394, 398, 400, 434, 409 
 (2), 413, 416, 418, 420, 427, 428, 
 431, 441, 444, 453, 460, 461, 
 465. 
 report on the Pilot Act, iii., 89. 
 
 Trage'h/ of Tom Thumb, a play, i., 97. 
 
 Tranquebar, mission to the Lidians at, 
 ii., 472 ; iii., 45. 
 
 Travers, Capt., of Cork, mentioned, iii., 
 353. 
 
 Treasure trove, i., 306. 
 
 Treasury, the, backwardness in paying 
 pensions, ii., 482. 
 
 Treatise " On the duty of obedience 
 to Government, etc." i., 121. 
 
 Treaty of Seville, etc., " impartially 
 considered," a pamphlet, i., 34. 
 discussed in Parharaent, ii., 12. 
 
 Treaty of Viemia discussed in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 12. 
 
 Trebeck, Dr., of St. Grcorge's Parish, 
 Hanover Square, ii., 156. 
 
 Treby, Mr., mentioned, i., 337. 
 removed from office, iii., 253. 
 
 Treher, Mr., at the Treasury, i., 281. 
 
 Trelawney, Mr., new Governor of 
 Jamaica, ii., 421, 327. 
 
 Trenchard, Mr., ii., 361, 366 ; iii., 30. 
 
 Trevor : 
 
 John Morlcy, Esq., M.P. for 
 Lewes, Ix)rd of the .Admiralty, 
 iii., 260, 261. 
 Thomas, Baron Trevor of Brom- 
 ham, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 82, 84. 
 
 , to be President of the 
 
 Council, i., 93. 
 Mr., H.M. Minister at the Hague, 
 
 iii.. 19. 
 Mi-s., marriage with Lord Sunder- 
 land, i.. 279. 
 
 Tiwy. Mr., mentioned, ii., 74. 
 
 Tribe, Mr., apothecary, ii., 202, 381. 
 
 Tripland, Mr., mentioned, i.. 125. 
 155. 
 
 Trumball, Trumbald, Sir William, son 
 of, heir to Lon\ Stirling, i., 
 40<». 
 
 Trti.ssler. Lord IVreival's gentleman, 
 i., 413 : ii., 59 ; iii., 284. 
 dismissed, ii., 127. 
 
 Tryon, Mr., attempted suiuide of, iii., 
 279. 
 
 Tucker : 
 
 Mr., cloekmaker, ii., 165. 
 Mr., Governor of St. James" Work- 
 house, iii., 106. 
 
INDRX. 
 
 525 
 
 Tuckwell : 
 
 Mr., petition for licence to furnish | 
 necessaries to Georgia, ii., 174. : 
 John, ironmonger of Wallingford, : 
 grant to, in Georgia, ii., 198. 
 
 , leave of absence from ' 
 
 Georgia, ii., 199. 
 Mr., or Messrs, of Bristol, ii., 298, | 
 491 ; iii., 160. 
 Tuffnell, Samuel, mentioned, i., 164, 
 165, 177, 219, 220, 224, 234, 
 242, 244, 250, 257, 310, 337, 
 342, 355, 365, 366, 422, 437, | 
 ii., 6, 43, 82, 149, 394; iu., 164, 
 194, 235, 256, 268, 275, 277, I 
 279, 284, 292, 294, 304, 305, 
 306, 308, 309. 1 
 
 and Lady, iii., 267. | 
 
 Tufton, Thomas, Earl of Thanet, 
 charitable legacies of, i., 157, 
 172, 382, 384 ; ii., 131, 132. 
 Thomas, contribution to the 
 Georgia Colony, i., 292. 
 TuUamore, Lord. See Charles Moore. 
 Tunbridge WeUs, mentioned, i., 99 ; 
 iii., 318. 
 coffee houses in, appreciation of, 
 
 i., 117. 
 a charitable collection made at, 
 
 i., 256. 
 Mount Pleasant at, ii., 69. 
 Turin, letter from, iii., 244. 
 
 siege of, by the French, iii., 324. 
 Turkey, English trade to, i., 130. 
 Turkey Company, prohibitive tactics 
 
 of, i., 130. 
 Turkey merchants opposed to the 
 
 Georgia Society, iii., 239. 
 Turkish War, the, ii., 430. 
 Turner : 
 
 Sir Charles, chairman of committee 
 in the House of Commons, i., 
 60. 
 
 , proceedings in Parilament, 
 
 i., 178, 337, 362. 
 
 , mentioned, i., 419, 470, 471, 
 
 473 ; ii., 174. 
 Mr., proceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 345. 
 Dr., the physician, ii., 64. 
 one, messenger from the House of 
 
 Commons, ii., 78. 
 clerk to Mr. Hoare, i., 204. 
 Mr., deceased, iii., 61. 
 Mrs., from Georgia, iii., 152, 
 Turnpikes, riots and pulling do^^Ti, 
 
 referred to, ii., 350. 
 Tweeddale, Marquess of. See Hay. 
 Twelves, Leonard, Vicar of St. Mary's 
 in Marlborough, answer to an 
 infidel pamphlet, i., 293, 
 
 Tybee (Toby) Island, on the river 
 Savannah, erection of a tower 
 at, and number of families in, 
 ii„ 54, 112, 
 settlers and lighthouse at, ii,, 358. 
 condition of, ii., 448. 
 sea boat stationed at, ii., 473, 491. 
 repair to the lighthouse at, ii.,495. 
 And see Georgia settlements. 
 Tyley (Tiley), Mr., solicitor, mentioned, 
 
 i„ 306, 307, 
 Tylney, Earl, -See Child, 
 
 Lady, meeting of the Irish 
 Peeresses at the house of, i., 
 427, 428, 
 TyndaU : 
 
 late Dr,, head of the unbelievers, 
 i., 402, 
 
 , a government pension given 
 
 to, i„ 406, 408, 444, 
 
 , discussion with Dr, Hollings, 
 
 ii„ 206, 
 -, Christianity as old as the 
 
 Creation, a work of, in manu- 
 script, ii., 407. 
 Dr., the clergynaan, prosecution of 
 
 Eustace Budgell, ii., 406, 407. 
 Mr., nephew of Dr., i., 409. 
 Tyrawley : 
 
 Lord. See O'Hara. 
 Lady, mentioned, ii., 59, 60. 
 Tyrconnell, Viscount. See Brownlow. 
 Tyrer, George, of Liverpool, trustee of 
 the Greorgia Society, i., 344. 
 
 Uchee Indians in Georgia, ii., 294, 301 • 
 Uches, in America, province of, claimed 
 by the King of Spain, ii., 282, 
 283. 
 Universities, number of fellows of all 
 the colleges, ii., 255. 
 livings allowed to, by Mortmain 
 Bill, discussions on, ii., 255, 271. 
 Upton : 
 
 Mr,, from Jamaica, settler at 
 
 Frederica, ii,, 395, 
 Thomas, settler in Georgia, ii., 
 405 ; iii., 130, 
 Urling, Serjeant, the Recorder of 
 
 London, knighted, iii,, 286. 
 Urlspurger (various spellings). Rev, 
 Mr,, Lutheran pastor in Augs- 
 burg, in connexion with the 
 Salzburgers, settlers in Georgia, 
 ii., 127, 230, 335, 357, 436, 449, 
 473, 513 ; iii., 190, 205, 207. 
 surveying instruments sent to, 
 
 ii.,'502. 
 letters from, iii., 162, 206, 208. 
 
526 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Usher, Usshor : 
 
 Archbishop, opinion of, men- 
 tioned, i., 106. 
 Christopher, Sir J. Percival's 
 cousin, iii., 365. 
 
 Uaquebah, used as a medicine, ii., 443. 
 
 Utreclit, daughters of a burgomaster 
 of, married to English peers, 
 i., 201. 
 
 Utrecht, treaty of, i., 52, 55, 56, 71. 
 
 Vaillant, Mr., mentioned, iii., 234. 
 Valmont, V . . ., Valmouden, Ver, 
 
 Madame. See Walmoden. 
 Vance, John, M.P. for Westbury 
 in Wiltshire, delegate of the 
 Presbyterian congregations, ii., 
 515. 
 Vandeplank, John, naval officer of 
 Georgia, appointed searcher in 
 Georgia, ii., 193, 196, 199. 
 widow, of Georgia, ii., 482. 
 Vandicst, portrait painter in Newport 
 
 St., i., 257. 
 Vandyck, paintings by, at Chatsworth, 
 iii., 209. 
 " Diana and EndjTnion,'" price 
 asked for, iii., 344. 
 Vane : 
 
 William, Viscovmt, meeting of 
 Irish peers, ii., 46. 
 
 , elected for Maidstone, ii., 102. 
 
 , death of, ii., 104. 
 
 William Holies, Viscoimt, ii., 120. 
 
 , wife's elopement, history, 
 
 etc., ii., 335. 336. 381. 
 Vane (Fane) : 
 
 Henry, mentioned, iii., 35. 
 Mr., Chairruan of a Committee of 
 the House of Commons, iii., 
 105, 112. 185. 
 Mrs., the (Queen's Maid of Honour, 
 the Prince of Wales' mistress, 
 i.. 218. 235. 236; ii., 14. 
 
 , birth of a son, i., 225, 280. 
 
 , relations with I/ard Hervey, 
 
 i., 264. 265. 
 
 . clianibcrmaid of, birth of a 
 
 child by Prince of Wales, i., 390. 
 
 , maiuior of her dismissal by 
 
 the Prince of Wales, ii., 198. 
 Van Heck, Baron or Mr., conductor of 
 the S.il/.burt?er8 to Georgia, 
 ii., 119. 12(t, 132, 135, 195, 200, 
 208, 274. 
 grant to, ii., 199. 
 arrival in England, ii., 318, 321. 
 mission to Germany, ii., 322, 344, 
 420. 
 
 Vario, a painting by, at Chatsworth, 
 
 iii., 299. 
 Vat, Vatt, John, conductor of Sala- 
 burgers to Georgia, and secre- 
 tary for their affairs, ii., 169, 
 3.35. 
 a troublesome fellow, ii., 275, 439. 
 storekeeper in Ebenezcr, ii.. 410. 
 remuneration of, ii., 419. 
 Vaudois in Holland, proposed an 
 settlers for Georgia, i., 463 ; ii., 
 12, 42, 55, 75, 103, 107. 
 in great want at Rotterdam, a 
 weekly allowance made to, 
 ii., 104. 
 rejected, ii., 106. 
 Vauban, Marshal, French engineer, 
 
 ii., 280. 
 Vaughan ; 
 
 John, Viscount Lisbume, men- 
 tioned, ii., 46. 
 one. Captain of a merchant 
 vessel taken by the Spaniards, 
 petition to Parliament, iii., 28. 
 Vecht, Mr., agent for bringing German 
 
 settlers for Georgia, ii., 173. 
 Velters, Cornwall, mentioned, iii., 194. 
 Velvextown, in the barony of Fermery 
 
 [? Fermoy]. i., 166. 
 Ven. Dr. or Mr., a London clerg\nnan, 
 mentioned, i.. 429, 4.50 ; ii., 23, 
 49, 50. 
 information about precedence of 
 Irish Peers collected by, i., 
 431, 443, 445, 450. 
 an offer made to, to write for the 
 
 Government, i., 444. 
 gratuity to, ii., 2. 
 pamphlet pubUshed in 1715. men- 
 tioned, ii., 39. 
 Rector of .St. Antholin's and St. 
 John Ba])tist, collection for 
 Georgia, ii., 70, 96. 
 Venables, settler in Georgia, ii., 344. 
 Venice, state of religion in, ii., 207. 
 English cloth publicly burned 
 
 at, ii., 408. 
 rumour of a declaration against 
 Spain, iii.. 244. 
 Venice Preserved, a i)Iay, i., 291. 
 Vera Cruz, English botanist not 
 allowed to .search for plants in, 
 ii.. .503. 
 Vere, Alderman, of Norwich, proc«>ed- 
 ings in Parliament, ii., 162 ; 
 iii., 36, 37. 
 Verelst (Verelts), Hannan. an extra 
 man at the Custom House, 
 account,ant of the Georgia 
 Society, i., 286, 289. 294 ; 
 ii., HI, 119,122, 130, 132, 136, 
 
INDKX. 
 
 527 
 
 Verelst. Harman — contd. 
 
 144, 185, 209, 219, 237, 239, 
 
 245, 247, passim 279-516; 
 
 iii., passim 2-266. 
 at first without salary, ii., 118, 
 
 129. 
 subsequently, salary and gratuities 
 
 for, i., 301 ; ii., 134, 344, 491 ; 
 
 iii., 152. 
 a picture of the Georgia Trustees 
 
 by, ii., 171, 175. 187, 258; iii.. 
 
 119. 
 Secretary of Dr. Bray's Associates, 
 
 ii., 182, 190, 419 ; iii., 75. 
 gratuity to, as clerk of Dr. Bray's 
 
 Associates, iii., 202. 
 appointed secretary to the Cor- 
 poration of Foundlings, iii., 93. 
 mentioned with his wife, iii., 161. 
 Verden, Province of, relation with 
 
 Britain, i., 253. 
 Verney : 
 
 Mr., M.P., Welsh Judge, and the 
 
 Queen's attorney, proceedings 
 
 in Parliament, i., 30, 69, 126, 
 
 325. 
 Hon. John, Master of the Rolls, 
 
 iii., 44. 
 , donation to the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 237. 
 Richard, Lord Willoughby de 
 
 Broke, i., 82, 190. 
 , matrimonial adventures of, 
 
 ii., 218. 
 Vernon, Mr, Secretary, Teller of the 
 
 Exchequer, ii., 41. 
 Vernon, Edward, Captain, afterwards 
 
 Admiral, M.P., mentioned, i., 
 
 i., 55, 126, 188, 220; iii., 89, 
 
 155, 226, 256, 304. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 5, 
 
 81, 143, 153, 158, 177, 179, 183, 
 
 184, 186, 235, 239, 240, 249, 
 
 253, 255, 256, 263, 274, 349; 
 
 ii., 15, 24, 27 ; iii., 330, 331, 
 
 339, 340. 
 a passionate speech of, i., 43. 
 speech on the Salt duty, i., 220. 
 quarrel with Sir John Eyles, 
 
 j., 263. 
 speech in the Seamen debate, ii., 
 
 17. 
 appointed Vice-Admiral of the 
 
 Blue, expedition to the West 
 
 Indies, iii., 77, 214, 270. 
 attack on Portobello, iii., 120, 
 
 123. 
 revival of discipline in the Navy, 
 
 iii., 155. 
 thanked for his services by Parlia- 
 ment, etc., iii., 168, 167, 271. 
 
 Vernon, Edward, Admiral — contd. 
 
 candidate for Westminster, iii., 
 219. 
 
 interview with the King on the 
 necessity of the mastery of the 
 sea, iii., 280. 
 Vernon, James, M.P., clerk of the 
 Council and commissioner of 
 Excise, mentioned i., 45, 98, 
 129, 279, 310, 463; ii., 141, 
 142, 226, 378, 468, 472 ; iii., 4, 
 7, 12, 32, 48, 49, 130, 155, 164, 
 167, 181, 195, 200, 229, 231, 
 235, 247, 256, 262, 266, 267, 
 276, 279, 292, 300, 304, 306, 
 309. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 31, 
 37, 69, 73, 335, 341. 
 
 concerned in the Carolina plan- 
 tation, i., 204. 
 
 Common Councilman of the 
 Georgia Society, attendance at 
 meetings, etc., i., passim 273- 
 310, 324, 336, 340, passim 
 367-405, 440, 446, 463, 476; 
 ii., 2, 3, 23, 26, 32, 36, 54, 66, 
 75, passim 112-334, 350, 357- 
 516; iii., ^assm 1-225. 
 
 his history and principles, ii., 41. 
 
 associate of Dr. Bray's Charity, 
 ii., 146, 168, 170, 173, 207, 229, 
 256; iii., 30. 
 
 residence in Grosvenor Street, ii., 
 202. 
 
 dinner parties, mentioned, ii., 
 78, 216, 401. 
 
 clerk of the Court of St. George's 
 Hospital, ii., 464. 
 
 dispute ■nith Mr. Oglethorpe, ii., 
 483. 
 
 chairman of the S.P.C.K., iii., 45, 
 
 relations with the Shropshire 
 prophet, iii., 179. 
 
 two sons of, mentioned, ii., 468. 
 Vernon, the opera woman, i., 325. 
 Vernon's River in Georgia, iii., 81. 
 Vernor (Verner, Vernon), Mr., per- 
 fonner on the violin, i., 155, 
 242 ; ii., 30, 67, 77. 
 
 on the hautbois, i., 337, 342 ; ii., 77. 
 Veronese, Paoli. See Caliari. 
 Vertu, IMi-., the graver, i., 405, 472 ; 
 
 ii., 383. 
 Vesey, Veasey : 
 
 Archbishop of Tuam, mentioned, 
 1., 103. 
 
 , son of, a parson at Bath, &o., 
 
 mentioned, i., 103, 403. 
 
 Sir Thomas, Bishop of Ossory, 
 death of, i., 103. 
 Vidonia wine, mentioned, iii., 86. 
 
5'28 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Vienna Treatv, the, i., 192, 193 ; iii., 
 
 338, 339, 340. 
 Villiers : 
 
 George, Duke of Buckingham, 
 
 and Sir Walter Raleigh, ii., 
 
 383, 
 Mrs., daughter of Lady Grandison, 
 
 stolen marriage of, i., 103. 
 Vinance, Mr., grant to, ii., 199. 
 Vincent, a carrier in Oliver CromweH's 
 
 time, grandfather of Lady Cam- 
 worth, iii., 297. 
 Viner. See Vj-ner. 
 Virginia, province of, estates of 
 
 planters, largely mortgaged, i., 
 
 151. 
 abuses in the quit rents of, i., 434. 
 a library for the Palatine minister 
 
 in, ii., 182. 
 possessed of money, lacking in 
 
 men, ii., 340. 
 traders and the Indian trade in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 492, 499. 
 paper on the settling of, referred 
 
 to, iii., 11. 
 marines for the defence of Georgia 
 
 raised in, iii., 225. 
 Vocal Music Club at the Crown Tavern, 
 
 mentioned, i., 34, 306, 337, 341, 
 
 467; ii., 217, 227, 262, 462, 
 
 470 ; iii., 86, 145, 146, 155. 
 performance of Mr. Green's " Te 
 
 Deum," etc., i., 46. 
 establishment and history of, i., 
 
 201, 202 ; iii., 342. 
 the public meeting of, ii., 19. 
 (Monday), i., 34, 210, 222, 237, 296, 
 (Wednesday), i., 148, 166, 255, 
 
 297, 367 ; ii., 24, 133, 226 ; 
 
 iii., 5, 126, 166, 168, 205. 207, 
 
 245, 246, 260, 264. 
 (Thursday), i., 166, 187, 190, 210, 
 
 220, 226, 247, 256; ii., 66, 72, 
 
 96, 155,; iii., 126, 191, 226, 
 
 262, 267, 282, 294, 306, 307. 
 Voltaire, Mons., stories of, ii., 402, 
 
 403. 
 Voreman, Ri., footman of Lord 
 
 Egraont, iii., 220. 
 Vowel, Mr., preaching at Churchtown, 
 
 iii., 356, 358, 359, 360, 362, 363. 
 
 368, 370. 
 Vyner (Viner) : 
 
 Robert, M.P. for Co. of Lincoln, 
 
 son of a fanxous Ixjrd Mayor, 
 
 mentioned, i., 31, 126; ii., 
 
 407. 
 Mr.. M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 5, 31, 72, 253 ; iii., 36, 
 
 125, 342, 345. 
 , characteristics of, i., 32. 
 
 Wadden, i.. 402. 
 Waddington : 
 
 Edward, Bishop of Chichester, 
 
 vote in Parliament, i., 189. 
 Capt., letters from, ii., 275, 276, 
 
 280. 287. 
 Wade, Edward, a broken cheese- 
 monger, settler in (Georgia, ii., 
 
 128. 
 Wade, General, mentioned, i., 180, 
 
 299 ; ii., 140 ; iii., 232, 140. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 158. 
 conversation with the Queen, i., 
 
 299, 300. 
 interview with Mons. Greraldini, 
 
 iii., 35. 
 to command in Flanders, iii., 
 
 289. 
 Wadsworth, Josias, chairman of the 
 
 committee of the East India 
 
 Company, ii., 201. 
 Wager, Admiral Sir Charles, Lord of 
 
 the Admiralty, &c., proceedings 
 
 in Parliament, i., 51, 68, 73, 
 
 253; ii., 15, 16, 35, 71, 72; 
 
 iii., 339, 345, 347. 
 mentioned, i., 118, 132, 134, 140, 
 
 142, 195, 241, 245, 255, 294, 
 
 388, 399. 405, 420, 471 ; ii., 
 
 7, 17, 18, 45, 83, 86, 87, 89. 
 
 93, 110,376,424; iii., 6, 22, 43, 
 
 232. 
 marriage of, i., 2(X). 
 Vice Admiral of Scotland, control 
 
 of Scotch fishennen, i., 384. 
 action with regard to Harwich, 
 
 i.. 445,471, 473,474; ii., 91. 
 the Westminster election, ii.. 72, 
 
 90; iii., 219, 220, 233. 
 state of health, etc., ii., 307, 
 
 310. 
 convoys the King to and from 
 
 Hanover, ii., 323, 325 ; iii., 140. 
 
 220. 
 opposition to the Georgia Society 
 
 vote, ii., 236. 
 peace plenipotentiary, iii., 18. 
 relations with the Shropjahire 
 
 prophet, iii.. 178, 226. 
 the King's refusal to allow him 
 
 to quit his employment, iii., 
 
 236. 
 resignation, iii., 260. 
 Waggitt, Christopher, tenant in Ire- 
 land, i.. 166. 398. 
 Wagner, one. a clerk to the stores at 
 
 Savaimali. iii.. 15. 
 Wagoner, Samuel, settler in Georgia, 
 
 ii., 513. 
 W^ait, Mr., churchwarden of King's 
 
 Street Chapel, ii., 253. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 529 
 
 Wake, William, Arclibiahop of Canter- 
 bury, stand made by, with 
 regard to a dispensation, i., 208. 
 
 visit of the Indians from Georgia 
 to, ii., 121, 122. 
 
 benefaction to Georgia, ii., 198. 
 
 advantage taken of the weak 
 condition of, by his son-in-law, 
 ii., 263. 
 
 death of, ii., 333. 
 Waketield, Mr., iii., 367. 
 Waldegrave, Lord, on a mission to 
 
 France, ii., 151. 
 Wales, principality of, income of, ii., 
 7, 14. 
 
 increase of charity schools in, 
 ii., 472. 
 Wales, Frederick, Prince of, at a 
 play of Gibber's, iii., 325. 
 
 account of his journey to England, 
 iii., 327. 
 
 appointment of chaplains to, 
 iii., 327, 328. 
 
 at a masquerade, iii., 332. 
 
 birthday courts and levies, i., 8, 
 55, 130, 217, 309; ii., 10, 78, 
 143, 223, 308, 331 ; iii., 276, 283, 
 329. 
 
 , great resort of the nobility 
 
 to, ii., 435, 
 
 affronted at a masquerade, i., 9. 
 
 patent of investiture discussed, 
 i., 9. 
 
 relations of the King and Queen 
 with, i., 10 ; ii., 10, 13, 14, 203, 
 266, 352, 353, 354, 361, 401, 
 429, 437, 443-446, 489; iii., 
 263. 
 
 , audience with the King, 
 
 ii., 121. 
 
 , messages from the King and 
 
 answers to, ii., 359, 360, 432; 
 ui., 238, 242, 243, 246. 
 
 , order from the King for- 
 bidding those attending the 
 court of the Prince of Wales 
 to attend his own, ii., 432. 
 
 , reconciliation with the King, 
 
 iii., 243, 252, 255. 
 
 conversations with Lord Percival, 
 i., 55 ; ii., 128 ; iii., 324. 
 
 interest taken in the Bering family, 
 i., 65, 88, 104, 216, 294; ii., 
 401 ; iii., 324. 
 
 estimate of Lord Percival, i., 76. 
 
 mistresses of, i., 92, 93, 208. 
 
 , relations with Miss Vane, 
 
 a maid of honour, i., 218, 225, 
 235, 236, 265. 
 -, joy at Mrs. Vane's giving 
 
 Wales, Frederick, Prince of — contd. 
 , an illegitimate child of, i., 
 
 390. 
 projected marriage of, i., 92 ; ii., 
 
 197, 200, 229. 
 relations with the Queen, i., 94 ; 
 
 ii., 311. 
 his charitable donations etc., i., 99, 
 
 235 ; ii., 330. 
 a fishing expedition of, i., 102. 
 conversations in chapel, i.,160, 177. 
 poUtical action, party relations, 
 
 i., 189, 190, 268 ; ii., 325, 352, 
 
 462 ; iii., 262, 263, 315. 
 part author of a play, i., 205. 
 income, debts, action in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 205, 426, 453 ; ii., 7, 
 
 14, 265, 310, 352, 356, 369, 436 ; 
 
 iii., 256, 264. 
 characteristics of, i.,207, 208, 229, 
 
 290, 375 : ii., 369. 
 conversation about liis new barge, 
 
 etc., i., 290. 
 his playing on the bass viol, i., 
 
 290, 412. 
 at a fire at St. James' House, i., 
 
 869. 
 attitude towards Sir Robert 
 
 Walpole, i., 387 ; ii., 197, 198 ; 
 
 iii., 192, 240. 
 Mr. Doddington's influence over, 
 
 i., 426. 
 the Harwich election, i., 446, 447, 
 
 452, 454, 465, 467, ; ii., 117 ; 
 
 iii., 323. 
 , the letter from the Prince, 
 
 its reception at Hanvich, etc., 
 
 i., 454, 456, 459, 460, 468, 469, 
 
 472. 
 the precedence of the Irish peerage 
 
 ii., 4, 5. 
 views on arbitrary powers in 
 
 France, ii., 25. 
 gift to Philip Percival on account 
 
 of the fire, ii., 109. 
 his interest in the Georgia Society, 
 
 ii., 159, 160, 165. 
 gossip about, ii., 197, 198, 378. 
 marriage with Princess of Saxe- 
 
 Gotha, presents, settlements, 
 
 etc., ii., 222, 229, 263-265. 
 , repairs to the Princess at 
 
 Greenwich, ii., 264. 
 -, wedding ceremony, etc., ij.. 
 
 264, 265, 266. 
 -, subsequent reception, ii.. 
 
 birth to a son, i., 280. 
 
 264, 265. 
 pocket picked at Court, ii., 230. 
 his theological readings, opinion 
 
 of preachers, etc., ii., 244, 245. 
 popularity of, ii., 267, 308. 
 
 IIA 
 
530 
 
 IXDEX. 
 
 Wales, Frederick, Prince of — contd. 
 appearances at the opera or 
 
 theatir and ocoiirrencea thereat, 
 
 ii., 272, :«y, 3'JO, 51U; iii., 325. 
 presented with the freedom of the 
 
 City, ii., 321. 
 a jest with Judj,'e Denton, his 
 
 Chancellor, ii., 349. 
 in the Callcrj' of the House of 
 
 Commons, ii., 350. 
 purcha.se of houses at Kew and in 
 
 Pall .Mall by, ii., Soo. 
 conversations with the Duke of 
 
 Gainsborough, ii., 435, 436. 
 efforts to economise, ii., 435. 
 what he was told about the 
 
 English on his first comijig to 
 
 England, ii., 435. 
 offers of houses to, ii., 435. 
 attendance at St. James' Church, 
 
 ii., 450. 
 a frolic of. ii., 471. 
 governor of the Sadlers' Company, 
 
 ii., 489. 
 issue of, to be prayed for in the 
 
 Colony, iii., 194. 
 the Westminster election, iii., 233. 
 illness of, iii.. 258. 
 
 Secretiiry to. i., 44(», 447. 
 MastfT of Hoi^se to, ii., 7. 
 ph3'sician to, ii., 303. 
 chaplains to, ii., .392. 
 dancing master, ii., 459. 
 Wales, Princcs.s of, the drawing room 
 
 of, ii., 266. 
 contradictory orders from the 
 
 King and the Prince, ii., 272. 
 learning to speak English, ii., 
 
 319, 320. 
 jointure of, referred to, ii., 349. 
 message from, on .Mr. Hanmer's 
 
 death, ii., 386. 
 births of her elii!<lren, and rin-um- 
 
 sUmces connected therewith, ii., 
 
 425, 426, 435, 489, 496 ; iii., 34, 
 
 276. 
 attond.s the King's drawingroom 
 
 and kisses hands for the first 
 
 time, iii., 254. 
 her birthday Court and celebra- 
 tions, iii., 267. 
 the elder sister of. suggested as 
 
 wife for Ceorge II., ii., 450. 
 Wales, Prince and Princess of, visit 
 
 to Charlton, i., 180. 181. 
 utterances of the mob on their 
 
 leaving .St. James' Palace, ii., 
 
 435, 436. 
 attendance at St. James' Church, 
 
 ii., 459. 
 
 Wales, Prince and Princess of -ronUl. 
 
 at the play, a meeting with the 
 Prince's brothers and sLsters, 
 ii., 511. 
 
 at Handel's music at the last 
 perfonnanre, iii.. 210. 
 
 relations with the King and (jueen. 
 See Prince of Wales above. 
 Walker : 
 
 Mr., a commissioner of the 
 Customs, i., 7, 133, 1.55 (2), 
 200, 231,; ii., 81 ; iii., 326. 
 
 Mr., of Staffordshire, collector 
 for Palatine refugees, misappro- 
 priation of funds bv, ii., 24, 
 37, 42, 44, 4.5, 53, 71. 
 
 the son, a clergyman, ii., 45, 64, 7 1. 
 
 Mrs., of Brownlow Street, men- 
 tionwl, iii., 170. 
 
 one, of Harvnch, ii., 26. 
 Wall : 
 
 Captain, of Aldeburgh, of a packet 
 boat, i., 388 ; ii., 106, 
 
 Capt., a bumbailiff of Carolina, 
 Spanish informer, ii., 412. 
 
 man tried atCork Assizes, iii., 372. 
 Waller : 
 
 Mr., jjroceedings in Parliament, 
 5, 62, 2.5.J, 257, 263; ii., 8, 1.5, 
 17 ; iii., 183, 278, 282. 
 
 , the political situation, iii., 
 
 250, 260. 
 
 Edmund, the poet, mentioned, 
 ii.. 132. 
 Wallis, Mr., a solicitor, ii., 174, 247. 
 Wallop : 
 
 John, Ijord Lymington, men- 
 tioned, i., 118. 
 
 , jiroceedings in Parliament, 
 
 iii., 24. 
 
 John, Earl of Portsmouth, elected 
 vestryman, iii., 307. 
 Walmoden (Vahuout, V . . . , Valmou- 
 (Icii, V'er), Amelia Sophia de, 
 Madame, afterwards Countess 
 of Vannouth. the King's mis- 
 tre.ss, ii., .304, 310, 311, 319; 
 iii., 131. 133. 
 
 her demaiuls, ii., 307 ; iii., 259, 260. 
 
 settlement of her household, ii., 
 489. 
 
 arrival in England, its oflfect, 
 ii., 49.5. 
 
 assigned a lodge in the Park, ii., 
 4!)6. 
 
 an incident connected with her 
 appearance at Ojurt, ii., 510. 
 
 the King's intention to marry, 
 iii., i::i. 
 
 letter from, falN into the hands 
 of the King of Prussia, iii., 163. 
 
TNDKX. 
 
 631 
 
 Walpole : 
 
 Edward, mentioned, i., 171 ; 
 ii., 30, 78. 
 
 Edward ("Ned,") Sir Robert 
 Walpole's second son, attack 
 by the mob on, i, 362. 
 
 , going Secretary to the Lord 
 
 Lieutenant of Ireland, ii., 342. 
 Walpole, Galfred, joint Postmaster, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 12. 
 Walpole, Horace or Horatio, men- 
 tioned, i., 6, 12, 14, 15, 16, 21, 
 32, 50, 76, 78, 95, 120, 121, 125, 
 127, 129, 165, 166, 182, 186, 
 190, 213, 214, 216, 222, 227, 
 242, 257, 302, 306, 330, 337, 
 366, 369, 372; iii., 325, 335, 
 345, 347. 
 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 4, 
 36, 53-55, 57, 73, 144, 150, 177, 
 183, 215, 239, 253-257, 319, 
 320, 331, 334, 335, 346, 373; 
 ii., 9, 12, 26, 71, 72, 150, 350, 
 380, 381 ; iii., 28, 31, 36, 37, 
 112, 125, 180, 181, 184, 185, 
 345, 346. 
 
 , long and violent speech in 
 
 defence of the administration, 
 iii., 338, 339. 
 
 in connexion with Harwich aflfairs, 
 i., 5, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 
 56, 73, 77, 232, 380, 381, 393, 
 394, 399, 418, 433, 434, 437, 
 438, 439, 458, 461, 462, 473, 
 474. 
 
 , letter to Lord Egmont, 
 
 i., 447, 448. 
 -, interview with Sir Philip 
 
 Parker, i., 449. 
 -, visit to Lord Egmont, 
 
 i., 455. 
 
 — , relations with Lady Egmont, 
 ii., 15. 
 -, relations with Lord Egmont, 
 
 ii., 65, 241, 242. 
 — , Harwich appointments, ii., 
 67, 70, 107, 108, 155, 237. 
 -, \nsit to Harwich on his way 
 
 to Holland, ii., 75, 78, 80, 100, 
 
 107, 110. 
 pamphlet by, mentioned, i., 125. 
 Irish affairs, i., 159, 162, 163, 
 
 170, 173, 174. 
 social intercourse with Lord 
 
 Egmont, i., 170, 311, 374. 
 beset by a parcel of low informers 
 
 and projectors, i., 255. 
 as agent for his brother, i., 359. 
 his opinion of Lord Egmont, i., 
 
 451, 472 ; ii., 1, 108, 155. 
 a hot, passionate man, i., 457. 
 
 Walpole, Horace — contd. 
 
 attitude towards the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 237, 334. 
 denies authorship of a letter to 
 
 the Craftsman, ii., 14. 
 scheme to make him Secretary 
 
 of State, ii., 35, 269, 325. 
 at the Hague, ii., 135. 
 
 , return from, ii., 148. 
 
 question of accompanying the 
 King to Hanover, ii., 174, 179 ; 
 iii., 140. 
 treatment of, by the King in 
 
 Hanover, ii., 319. 
 promotion for, ii., 336. 
 in connexion with the Spanish 
 
 claim to Georgia, iii., 14. 
 responsibility for mistakes in 
 
 administration, iii., 236. 
 the emoluments secured by,iii.,240. 
 the jioor character of his enter- 
 tainments, iii., 240. 
 private request to the King after 
 
 his brother's fall, iii., 260. 
 Avife of, mentioned, i., 337; iii., 
 327, 328. 
 
 , a staymaker's daughter, 
 
 presents the new Lady Walpole 
 at Court, ii., 469. 
 Walpole, Sir Robert, afterwards Earl 
 of Orford, libel in print against, 
 i., 6, 7. 
 defends himself against charge of 
 
 enrichment, i., 9. 
 conduct discussed, i., 17, 23, 24 ; 
 
 ii., 7, 35, 74, 115. 
 character of the persons advanced 
 or employed by, i., 19, 85, 86 ; 
 ii., 508 ; iii., 24. 
 
 , character of persons desired 
 
 by, for members of Parliament, 
 i., 452. 
 attacks upon, i., 31, 32, 86, 163, 
 
 279, 280, 361, 362, 268. 
 dinner parties referred to, i., 
 
 52, 129, 214, 216, iii., 347. 
 the number of his declared enemies 
 
 in Parliament, i., 75. 
 levdes, i., 93, 126, 220, 254, 
 378, 379, 385, 391, 404, 407; 
 ii., 3, 65; iii., 328, 335. 
 not the author of a certain 
 
 pamphlet, i., 196. 
 at Chelsea, i., 197. 
 rumour of his sudden death, i., 197. 
 mistresses of, i., 198 ; iii., 49. 
 fall from his horse, i., 206. 
 a dream about, i., 213. 
 burnt in effigy, i., 362. 
 the circumstances at the King's 
 accession, i., 375 ; ii., 156, 157. 
 
 IIB 
 
j32 
 
 ixoirx. 
 
 Walpole, Sir Ro>iert — contd. 
 iniicinonic used by, i., 388. 
 political action of, ii., 132, 134. 
 pasquinade on, at the Ha^^narket 
 
 theatre, ii., 145. 
 resignations due to hatred of, ii., 
 
 33. 
 kitchen in St. James' Square 
 
 blown down, the subject of a 
 
 repartee, ii., 144. 
 rumours about the position of, 
 
 ii., 148, 178, 179 ; iii., 228. 
 views with regard to holding 
 
 office, ii., 150. 
 on the prospect of the offer to the 
 
 French Court, ii., 151. 
 the only time he ever blushed, ii., 
 
 166. 
 urgent against the King's visit 
 
 to Hanover, ii., 174. 
 uneasy about the political situa- 
 tion, ii., 177. 
 the King's di.-<pleasure with, ii., 
 
 222. 
 hifl critical position and that of 
 
 his party, ii., 239, 240, 241-243, 
 
 247-249," 252, 254, 257, 356; 
 
 iu., 26, 32, 233. 
 his political views, ii., 325. 
 unwisdom of his retention of 
 
 office, ii., 353. 
 boatility to, ii., 360. 
 desirous of being made a peer, 
 
 u., 366. 
 a satirical play referring to, ii., 
 
 390. 
 cause of popularity of, in the city 
 
 of London, ii., 396. 
 relations with Spain, ii., 427, 
 
 429, 434 ; iii., 89. 
 a jest about his burial with the 
 
 King and Queen, ii., 461. 
 marriage to Mrs. Skerrit, ii., 469. 
 verses on the marriage, ii., 471. 
 illness of, ii., 508 ; iii., 50, 140. 
 memorial reflecting on his conduct 
 
 shown to the King, how dealt 
 
 with, iii., 53. 
 the party of, iii., 141. 
 attack on, in both Houses of Par- 
 liament, iii., 191, 192, 193. 
 diflmis.sed frnju office and created 
 
 Earl of Oi-ford, iii., 247, 248. 
 proceedings on leaving office, iii., 
 
 248. 
 the bastard daughter of, made n 
 
 Countess, iii., 248, 249. 
 question of a pension for, iii., 249, 
 
 2.'>(). 
 introduced as Earl of Orfoixl, iii., 
 
 255. 
 
 Walpole, Sir Robert — contd. 
 
 his recreations, etc., at Richmond, 
 iii., 256, 257. 
 
 motion for committee of inquiry 
 against, iii., 203, 267, 268. 
 
 his ideas of the qualifications for 
 the Chief Justice of the Common 
 Pleas, iii., 270. 
 
 mentioned, iii., 287, 295. 
 
 a journal expressing the views of, 
 iii., 324. 
 
 action with regard to the par- 
 liamentary representation of 
 Harwich, i., 20, 22, 23, 231, 
 232, 280, 281, 287, 327, 328, 
 330, 332, 337, 376, 377, 415- 
 417, 419, 420, 428, 430, 433, 435, 
 437, 438, 451 ; ii., 2, 72, 75, 
 79, 81-88, 92, 96, 99, 100, 101, 
 102. 106, 107, 135, 139, 140, 
 153, 155, 162, 255. 
 
 , conversations and interviews, 
 
 i., 18, 181. 381, 392-395, .397, 
 399, 404, 407, 412, 422-424, 467, 
 468, 469, 470, 472, 473. 
 
 , letters from, to Lord 
 
 Egmont, ii., 3, 89, 93. 
 — , a letter wTittcn to, by Lord 
 
 Egmont, under the King's 
 
 direction, ii., 88. 
 — , his view of the loss of 
 
 Viscount Percival's election, 
 ii., 105. 
 -, the Queen's discourse with, 
 
 ii., 117. 
 personal relations uith Lord 
 
 Egmont, i., 76, 79, 193, 213, 
 
 241, 388, 438, 456, 461, 466; 
 
 ii., 1. 
 , conversations on public 
 
 affairs, &c., i., 50, 424, 427 ; 
 
 ii., 5, 38, 39, 76. 91, 92. 
 , in connexion with Philip 
 
 ("Brother") Porfivai, !.. 185, 
 
 366; ii., II. 
 -, action with regard to Lord 
 
 Percival's earldom, i.. .395, 399. 
 it>lations with the Prince of Wales, 
 
 i., 10, 387 ; ii., 197, 198; iii., 
 
 243, 336. 
 , the King's mes-sago to the 
 
 Prince of Wales, said to be his 
 
 contrivance, iii., 246. 
 relations with the Queen, i., 176, 
 
 205. 
 , how the Queen and he 
 
 managed the King, ii., 200. 
 , interview with the (^ueen 
 
 before her death, ii., 445. 
 -, the Queen's picture pre- 
 
 sented to, bv the Kine. ii.. 4.'52, 
 
INDEX. 
 
 533 
 
 Walpolc, Sir Robert — corUd. 
 
 in connexion with the Georgia 
 
 Society, the question of the 
 
 charter, i., 157, 226, 227, 235, 
 
 240, 254, 264, 273. 
 , subsequent action, ii., 236, 
 
 286, 339, 340, 349, 390, 401, 
 
 419, 421 ; iii.. 11, 18, 20, 24, 
 
 26, 29, 42, 59, 96, 107, 168, 
 
 173. 
 , waited upon by the trustees 
 
 i., 265. 
 , his schemes for the regiment 
 
 for Georgia, ii., 429, 433, 434. 
 , the grants to the Society, 
 
 iii., 2, 6, 21, 102, 169, 170, 180. 
 -, the dispute with Spain, iii.. 
 
 10, 14, 15, 17, 143, 144. 
 
 in fomiexion witli Parliament and 
 Parharaentary proceedings, i., 
 passim 5-95, 133-138, 146, 
 163, 174, 175, 177, 240, 251, 
 252, 257, 274, 275, 308, 313, 
 323, 324, 358. 360, 372 ; ii., 8, 
 9, 12, 20, 24, 31, 55, 63, 71, 
 72, 150, 255, 258, 350, 352, 355, 
 380, 416, 474 ; iii., 47, 108, 109, 
 116, 184, 330, 331, 340, 343, 
 347. 
 
 , attack upon Pulteney, iii,, 
 
 340, 341. 
 
 , duty on Irish varn, i., 156, 
 
 188. 
 
 , bill for direct trade from 
 
 the West Indies to Ireland, i., 
 173, 174. 
 
 , discusses the prorogation of, 
 
 Parliament with the King, i. 
 176. 
 -, a defeat in the House of 
 
 Commons, i., 241. 
 -, an instance of his influence 
 
 over the House of Commons, 
 i., 257. 
 
 , argues with particular 
 
 members in the House, i., 261, 
 262. 
 -, the Test Act, i., 301, 304 ; 
 
 ii., 244. 
 , scheme for excise of -wine 
 
 and tobacco, i., 311, 312, 329, 
 
 338, 340, 348, 353, 355, 356, 
 
 359. 
 — , denies having called tobacco 
 
 merchants " sturdy beggars," 
 
 i., 353, 363. 
 -, action against those who 
 
 voted against the Tobacco Bill, 
 i., 357. 
 
 — , speech at the Cockpit, i., 
 365. 
 
 VValpoit% Sir Robert, Parliament — cunUl. 
 
 , reasons of his policy to 
 
 avoid -war, ii., 13. 
 
 , his views as to the voting of 
 
 members, ii.. 161. 
 
 attack on the liberties 
 
 of Parliament, ii., 167. 
 , opposition to Scots Bill to 
 
 prevent wrongful imprisonment, 
 
 ii., 174. 
 , views as to the punishment 
 
 of condemned criminals, ii., 
 
 226, 227. 
 , dispute as to patronage, ii., 
 
 247, 248. 
 
 action with regard to the 
 
 Quakers Bill and Mortmain Bill, 
 
 ii., 262, 263. 
 , attitude towards the clergy's 
 
 interests, ii., 266, 267, 452. 
 , negligent in suppressing 
 
 popery, ii., 267. 
 
 his action with regard to 
 
 the reduction of the 3 per cents., 
 
 ii., 381. 
 , the petition of the West 
 
 India merchants, ii., 140, 441, 
 
 442. 
 , persuaded to add the word 
 
 " possessions " in the address 
 
 to the King relating to the West 
 
 Indies, iii., 31. 
 , chagrin at the Westminster 
 
 election, iii., 235. 
 
 , his position discussed,iii.,236. 
 
 action with regard to, and rela- 
 tions with various people, viz., 
 
 Mr. Dering, i., 84, 85. 
 
 Eustace Budgell, i., 96. 
 
 Sir George Oxenden, i., 213. 
 
 Directors of the Charitable Cor- 
 poration, i., 265. 
 
 Dean Berkeley, ii., 9. 
 
 Lord Scarbrough, ii., 33. 
 
 marriage ceremonj' of the 
 Prince of Orange, ii., 43. 
 
 Dr. Rundall's election, ii., 49. 
 
 Duke of Dorset, ii., 109. 
 
 Sir John Hind Cotton, ii., 144. 
 
 Lord Bathurst, ii., 158. 
 
 the Bishop of London, ii., 322, 
 323. 
 
 the Earl of Coventrj-, ii., 453. 
 
 the Duke of Newcastle, ii., 486. 
 
 made trustee for Madame Wal- 
 moden, ii.. 496. 
 
 the Presbyterian delegates, ii., 
 515, 516. 
 
 Col. Cochrane, iii., 57. 
 
 repartee of the Duke of Argvll, 
 iii.. 101. 
 
531 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 VValpnIo, Sir Robert — contd. 
 
 the prophet Xewingn, iii., 226. 
 Bishop Attorbury, iii., 291. 
 son-in-law of, ii., 7. 
 a hired writer of, ii., 101. 
 Walpole, Lady, wife of Sir Robert, 
 referred to, ii., 286. 
 death, maiden name and character, 
 of, ii., 431. 
 Walpole, LadV; wife of Sir Robert 
 Walpole's son, suppositious 
 father of the child of, i., 213 ; 
 ii., 360. 
 Walpole, Mrs., mentioned, i., 242, 257, 
 
 2&4, 342 ; u., 67. 
 " Walsingham, Francis, Esq.", assumed 
 name of the writer of The Free 
 Briton, i., 196. 
 Walsingham : 
 
 Lord, Lady Osborne's brother, 
 
 i., 290. 
 Lady (Lady Chesterfield), bastard 
 daughter of King George I., 
 his legacy to, iii., 137. 
 Walter, Sir George, in connexion with 
 St. George's Hospital, ii.. 455, 
 463, 465. 
 Walters, Mr., Attorney, mentioned. 
 
 i., 123, 291. 
 WaJton: 
 
 Sir George, Renr-admiral, i., 195. 
 repairer of paintings, i.. 219. 
 Wandsford. Capt., mentioned, ii., 296. 
 Wanset. Quarter, settler in Georgia. 
 
 iii., 158. 
 Wants, Mr., a German, employed to 
 select settlers for Ofeorgia, ii., 
 290. 
 Ward: 
 
 Sir Edward, of Suffolk, death of, 
 
 ii.. 363. 
 Joshua, famous for his cures, ii,, 
 
 152. 
 Mr., connected with the Palatine 
 
 briefs, mentioned, ii., 64. 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 109. 
 Mr., student at Christchurch, 
 Oxfonl, sermon at Bath, i., 
 402. 
 Ware, Thomas, mentioned, iii., 94. 
 Warren : 
 
 I>r.. of Stratford-le-Bow Chun-h. 
 Kcrmons desfribed. i., 208; ii., 
 1 48. 
 anniversary sctiikjiis, (fee. for the 
 (Jeorgia Society, i.. 275, 385- 
 387 ; ii., 345, 373. 
 only .son of. rector of Charlton, 
 i., 55, 208, 211 ; ii.. 107. 137, 
 137. 2fX). 
 , wife of, mentioned, ii., 120. 
 
 Warren — conM. 
 
 Mr., censured l)^- the Hou.se of 
 
 Commons, i., 269. 
 Widow, a settler in Georgia, ii., 
 69. 70. 
 Warwick : 
 
 Lord, see Rich. 
 
 Countess of, sudden death of, 
 
 i., 197. 
 Countess of, wife of Addison, iii., 
 
 303. 
 John, settler in Georgia, ii.. 393. 
 Washington, Mr., performer on the 
 
 violoncello, ii., 77. 
 Wassenaar, Baron, mentioned, iii., 
 
 307. 
 Watchmen and beadles, pay and 
 
 uniform of, ii., 175, 179. 
 Waterland, Dr., a sennon of, ii., 
 261. 
 mentioned, iii., 147. 
 Watkins, John, senior, iii., 352. 
 Watson : 
 
 Hugh, murdered in Georgia, iii., 84. 
 Joseph, partner of Musgrove, 
 interpreter to the Indians, ill- 
 treatment and murder of an 
 Indian, ii., 141. 160, 313, 317. 
 , concerned in the insurrec- 
 tion in Georgia, ii., 172. 
 -, trial and confinement as a 
 
 lunatic, i., 367, 368. 
 — , petition of Sarah his wife 
 to the King and Council, ii.. 
 375, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 
 386, 387, 390, 398, 400. 404, 
 407. 409. 
 -, enquiry ordered as to his 
 
 condition, ii., 409, 410. 497. 
 
 , wife interviewed by the 
 
 Trustees, ii.. 487. 
 l^wis. Earl of Rockingham, ii., 
 363. 394. 
 Watson-Wentworth, Thomas, Lord 
 
 Malton. i.. 189 ; ii., 268. 
 Watts : 
 
 Dr., preacher at IJncoln's Inn. 
 anniversary sermon for the 
 Georgia So'ciety. ii.. 229, 246. 
 
 , contribution to the Georgia 
 
 Society, ii., 141. 
 .Mr., of liceds. and his sister and 
 
 niece at Buxton, iii.. 298. 
 Mrs., a house of. in Savannah, 
 ii., 404. 
 Weather references, ii., 498, 515; iii.. 
 
 98. 164. 324. 
 Webb, General, his demand that a 
 tnuislation of Latin should be 
 read in the House of Commons, 
 referred to, i., 74. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 535 
 
 Webster : 
 
 Dr., writer of the Weekly 
 
 Miscelkmy, i., 435, 449. 
 Sir Tliomas, mentioned, i.. 379 ; 
 ii., 81, 363 ; iii., 104. 
 
 , and the Prince of Wales, 
 
 ii., 450. 
 
 , estate purchased by. iii., 
 
 101. 
 Weddal, Austin, appointed treasurer 
 for receiving licence money for 
 Indian traders in Georgia, ii., 
 194, 196. 
 Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 
 
 mentioned, i., 385. 
 Weekly Miscellany, The, a paper to 
 expose infidelity, circulation of, 
 &c., i., 406, 408, 412, 434, 435, 
 444, 449. 
 Wells, Norfolk, mentioned, ii., 1. 
 Wells, Somerset, Dean of, mentioned, 
 
 ii., 170. 
 Wells, one, furnishing necessaries for 
 
 Georgia, ii., 181. 
 Welshestown, Ireland, i., 193, 398 ; 
 
 ii., 295. 
 Welts, George Lewis, agent to take 
 German settlers to Georgia, 
 ii., 174. 
 Wemyss, Earl of, the son of, seized in 
 
 ' Scotland, iii., 287. 
 Wentworth : 
 
 Thotnas, Earl of Strafford, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, i., 82- 
 84, 188-190; ii., 269, 360. 
 
 , political promotion of, ii., 
 
 366. 
 General, his character, iii., 270, 
 271. 
 
 , mission to Holland, iii., 
 
 286. 
 Lady Susan and Lady Harriet, 
 
 ii., 228. 
 Mr., at Buxton, iii., 298. 
 Mrs., sister of Wentworth of 
 Wooley, in Yorkshire, iii., 298. 
 Sir William, mentioned, i., 216, 
 219, 234, 246. 
 Weobly, offer of the parliamentary 
 
 representation of, iii., 194. 
 Wesley, John and Charles, design to 
 go to Georgia, to convert the 
 Indians, ii., 194. 
 their history, etc., ii., 196. 
 departure for Georgia, ii., 200, 
 
 203. 
 book of hymns referred to, iii., 
 
 64. 
 plans of, iii., 69. 
 
 John or Charles, letter from, ii., 
 246. 
 
 Wesley, Charles, appointment to be 
 Secretary of Indian affairs in, 
 Georgia, ii., 196. 
 
 returns to England, ii., 305, 312. 
 
 fear of the loss of his ship, ii., 307, 
 309. 
 
 accounts of Georgia brought by, 
 ii., 312-315, 318. 
 
 to be itinerant minister in Georgia, 
 ii., 365. 
 
 salary as missioner, ii., 404, 439. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 426, 444. 
 Wesley, John, minister of Savannah, 
 ii., 211, 214, 221, 365. 
 
 a collection of tracts relating to 
 Carolina, sent to, for his obser- 
 vations thereon, ii., 255. 
 
 settlement with Tomachichi, ii., 
 279. 
 
 arrival in Georgia, ii., 303. 
 
 a letter from, ii., 333. 
 
 renounces a salary, ii., 349. 
 
 proceedings in Georgia, ii., 370, 
 411 ; iii., 37. 
 
 half-year's salary for, ii., 380. 
 
 charge and complaints against, 
 etc., ii., 414, 449, 450, 451, 
 499-451. 
 
 return to England, ii., 466. 
 
 examination of his complaints, 
 ii., 467. 
 
 resignation of, ii., 481. 
 
 the trustees' opinion of him, ii., 
 481. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 502, 514. 
 Wesley, Mr., friend of Lord Egmont, 
 mentioned, i., 188 ; iii., 124, 
 143, 164, 173, 215, 230, 248. 
 
 offer of, for a house in Dublin, 
 i., 284. 
 Wesloisky, Weslowisky,, Westlow, 
 Westlo, Mr., a minister of the 
 Czar Peter Alexowitch, resident 
 at Vienna, anecdotes of his 
 master, i., 114, 115, 116. 
 
 history of, i., 116. 
 
 mentioned, ii., 237, 277. 
 West : 
 
 Dr., of Lincoln College, ii., 184. 
 
 Gilbert, son of Dr. West, author of 
 " Observations on the History 
 and Evidences of the Resurrec- 
 tion of Jesus Christ," iii., 
 318. 
 
 John, Lord De la Warr, pro- 
 ceedings in the House of Lords, 
 i., 189. 
 
 , Treasurer of the Household, 
 
 i., 192 ; ii., 210. 
 -, minister at the Court of 
 
 Saxe Gotha, ii., 250. 
 
536 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 West — conUl. 
 
 John, latp bailiff of Georgia, his 
 history, etc., ii., 195. 197, 404, 
 514. 
 
 , feoffee of lands in Georgia 
 
 for religious uses, ii., 253. 
 
 , marriage, ii., 491. 
 
 -, return to England, iii., 65. 
 
 Mrs., grant to, ii., 199. 
 West Indies, scheme of settling dis- 
 charged prisoners in, i., 45, 90. 
 trade to, i., 132. 
 question of bounty on bread 
 
 exported to, i., 231. 
 the Queen's opinion of the 
 
 character of the people of, i., 
 
 288. 
 capture of salt ships by Spaniards, 
 
 i., 388. 
 Palatines sent to, ii., 32. 
 the linen trade, ii., 394. 
 merchants' |>etition to Parliament, 
 
 against the Spanish Convention, 
 
 ii., 440, 442 ; iii., 27. 
 question of search of ships going 
 
 to, iii., 24. 
 Western. Mr., iii., 196, 246, 292. 
 Westley (Wesley), Alderman Robert, 
 
 Ix)rd Mayor of London, 
 
 knighted, iii., 28t). 
 Westminster Abbey, monument of 
 
 Sir Isaac Newton in, i., 186. 
 records in (Jhapter House, i., 222. 
 contribution of Dean and Chapter 
 
 of, to the Georgia Society, ii.. 
 
 141. 
 preparations for the Queen's burial 
 
 in. ii., 4.50. 
 repair of, iii., 220, 233, 236. 
 We.stminster Bridge, bill in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 269 ; iii., 220. 
 lottery, ii., 288. 
 Westminster, City of, parliamentary 
 
 elections, i., 471; ii., 90; iii., 
 
 219, 220. 
 meeting to propo.9e members, 
 
 ii., 72. 
 noniination of l)eadlcs and watch- 
 men, ii., 154. 
 profKised ross for lighting the 
 
 streets, ii., 365. 
 imj)rovements in, iii., 220. 
 owners of great estates in, iii.. 244. 
 bailiff and high constable ordered 
 
 into the custody of the eerjeant 
 
 at anns, iii., 2.33. 
 question of the election of the 
 
 members of the select vestries 
 
 of the parishes, iii., 253. 
 streets in. iS'ee London and 
 
 Westminster. 
 
 Westminster Hall, mob take possession 
 
 of, i., 362. 
 Westminster Infirmary, legacy for, i., 
 
 157. 
 a quarrel among the surgeons, ii., 
 
 454, 455, 456. 
 Westminster School, i., 160; iii., 
 
 350. 
 scholars assembled at Cork, a 
 
 dinner for, iii., 373. 
 Westmorland, Earl of. See Fane. 
 Weston, house at, belonging to Sir 
 
 Philip Parker, ii., 1. 
 Weston, Stephen, Bishop of Exeter, 
 
 i., 189. 
 Wettnall, Witeual, Dr., Bishop of Cork, 
 
 iii., 353, 365. 
 Weymouth, Lord. Hee Thynne. 
 Whaddon, in Wiltshire, Sir P. Parker's 
 
 seat, i., 293. 
 Whaley, Mr., at Norton, iii., 319. 
 Wheatly, Wheatley : 
 
 Mr., in deacon's orders at 
 
 Frederica, ii., 426. 
 Mr., a man's mercer in Norfolk 
 
 Street, iii., 319. 
 Whigs, the, doctrine of, a.s to the 
 
 Kingly right, i.. 3. 
 discontented Ijords set up a 
 
 Club, ii., 14. 
 the policy of, iii., 254, 291. 
 Winston, Mr. or Dr., defence of L)r. 
 
 Clarke's opinions, and reply to 
 
 the Queen, i., 288. 
 translation of Josephus by, re- 
 ferred to, and interviews with 
 
 the bishops, ii., 188. 
 Wliitby, Dr., theological views of, i., 8. 
 Whitchet, Mr., iii., 11, 26. 
 Whitchcot, Mr., mentioned, i.. 185. 
 Wliitcomb, Dr., senior follow of Dublin 
 
 College, etc., made Bishop of 
 
 Clonfert, ii., 214. 
 White: 
 
 purchaser of Lord Derwentwator's 
 
 estate, 260. 
 Mr., counsel employed by the 
 
 Georgia Trustees, ii.. 379, 380, 
 
 382. 
 Eustace, iii., 356. 
 John, M.P., Trustee and Common 
 
 Councilman of the Georgia 
 
 Society, i.. .344, .345, 3f)4, 367, 
 
 .372, 378, 379. .383 ; ii., 2, 23, 
 
 26. 29, .36. .54. m. 6!». 1m3. 142, 
 
 144. 155, 168, 170, 171, 221, 
 
 222, 228, 230. 2;J4, 237. 246, 
 
 330, 331, 333. .343. 3.->7. 372. 
 
 373. 375, .393; iii.. (Jl. 
 , oonduot complained of, ii., 
 
 41, 42. 
 
INDKX. 
 
 537 
 
 White, John — contd. 
 
 , the proposed Palatine 
 
 enquiry, ii., 43. 
 
 , fails to support the petition 
 
 in the House of Commons, ii., 
 236 ; iii., 28. 
 
 , disaffection with the Society, 
 
 ii., 239, 246, 247, 252 ; iii., 195. 
 -, reasons for his resignation. 
 
 ii., 259, 261, 262, 268, 269, 372 ; 
 iii., 20, 22, 36. 
 
 — , opposed to Church establish- 
 ment, ii., 373. 
 
 objects to appear in the 
 
 picture of the Trustees, iii., 119 
 liydia, heir of, i., 200. j 
 
 Richard, a clergyman's son, in ' 
 Frederica, ii., 197. 
 
 , deceased, iii., 213. 
 
 Thomas, proceedings in Parlia- i 
 ment, iii., 47. i 
 
 Whitefield, George, going as minister 
 to Frederica, ii., 365, 373, 414, 
 417. 
 departure, ii., 457. 
 offer to settle anywhere, ii., 484. 
 powers and land granted to, ii., 
 
 488 ; iii.. 62. 
 letters from and to, ii., 506 ; iii., 
 
 126, 127, 129, 135, 149, 204. 
 journeys to and from Georgia, 
 ii., 510, 511, 512; iii., 19, 54, 
 56, 62, 200, 204. 
 interv-iews with the Trustees, 
 
 ii., 512 ; iii., 58, 60, 
 proposals for advancing religion 
 in Georgia, ii., 513 ; iii., 2, 36, 
 37, 56, 63, 64, 69. 
 commission to, from the Trustees, 
 and ordination of, as priest, ii., 
 516 ; iii., 1, 5. 
 proceedings in Georgia, iii., 2, 
 
 37, 143, 151, 189, 218. 
 • plans for his Orphan House, sums 
 of money collected, etc., iii., 
 56, 64, 131, 1.34, 141, 146, 147, 
 150, 156, 204. 
 returns liis commission to collect 
 
 for Georgia, iii., 62. 
 charged with collecting money 
 
 without authority, iii., 64. 
 sermons preached by, iii., 64, 
 
 230. 
 report of senuon preached on 
 
 Charlton Green, iii., 67. 
 conversation with Lord Egmont, 
 explanation of the doctrines 
 preached by him and refutation 
 of stories about himself, iii., 
 67-69. 
 proceedings in New York, iii., 123, 
 
 Whiteficld, George — contd. 
 
 indignation of the Trustees 
 
 against, iii., 127, 128. 
 said to be imprisoned for debt in 
 
 Philadelphia, iii., 164. 
 ill in South Carolina, iii., 166. 
 accoimt of the Colony given by, 
 
 iii., 204, 205. 
 in favour of allowing negro 
 
 slaves, iii., 205. 
 appeal from the Bishop of London's 
 jurisdiction to the Priory 
 Council, iii., 205. 
 his demands considered, iii., 208. 
 to be examined as witness on 
 Georgia by the House of 
 Commons, iii., 209. 
 opinion of the people of Savannah, 
 
 iii., 230. 
 
 intention to petition the King 
 
 against the Trustees, iii., 231. 
 
 Whitehall, engraving saved from fire 
 
 in King William's reign, ii., 190. 
 
 Whitehead, Captain, a convert of Mr. 
 
 Whitefield, ii., 511. 
 Whitmore, Will, mentioned, i., 263. 
 Whitney, Lieut.-Col., killed at Preston 
 
 Pans, iii., 313. 
 Whitworth, Francis, M.P. for Mine- 
 head, i., 81, 90. 
 proceedings in Parliament, i., 126, 
 177, 182, 234, 275 ; ii., 26, 162. 
 treatment by the mob, i., 362. 
 speech in House of Commons, 
 against the Georgia Settlement, 
 i., 373. 
 Whole Duty of Man, manuscript copy 
 
 of, its authorship, ii., 388. 
 Whorwood : 
 
 Aunt, mentioned, i., 171, 177, 188, 
 363, 367 ; ii., 64, 87, 97, 171, 
 172, 386, 397, 400 ; iii., 58. 
 
 , 81 years old, ii., 481. 
 
 , death of, iii., 92. 
 
 , son and daughter of, ii., 171. 
 
 Mrs., mentioned, ii., 67 ; iii., 58, 
 
 295. 
 cousin Thomas, mentioned, i., 
 163, 167, 177, .357 ; ii., 30, 50, 
 64, 70, 158, 171,* 176, 178, 179, 
 270, 366, 386, 390; iii., 47, 
 163, 194, 233, 292, 302. 
 Capt. Thomas and lady, or wife, 
 i., 96, 98, 177, 179, 243 ; ii., 70, 
 171, 386, 475; iii., 129, 130, 207. 
 
 , of H.]\I.S. Cambridge, 
 
 plague in his ship, iii., 163. 
 Wickham, Mr., of Harwich, men- 
 tioned, i., 90. 
 mate of a Harwich packet boat, 
 iii., 327. 
 
538 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Widdriiigton (Withriiigton), Lord, 
 
 petition in favour of, i., 337, 
 
 338. 
 Mr., brother of, jjerfonuer on the 
 
 fiddle, mentioned, i., 155, 188, 
 
 242, 256. 310, 325. 337, 342; 
 
 ii., 30, 50. 67, 363. 
 Wigan, a rieh living, iii., 325. 
 
 the son of Mr. Anncsley made 
 
 incumbent of, iii., 342. 
 Wiggan, Dr., physician, mentioned, 
 
 i., 101. 
 Wilcocks, Wilcox, Joseph, as Bishop 
 
 of Gloucester, iii., 344, 
 storie-s of his little son, 1., 81. 
 history of, i., 100. 
 as Bishop of Rocliester and 
 
 Bromley, i., 204, 322. 449; 
 
 ii.. 49, 'l36. 170. 342, 459, 480, 
 
 505; iii.. 86, 110, 125, 126,219, 
 
 226, 233. 235, 242, 255, 256, 
 
 276, 294, 304. 
 father in law of, ii., 226. 
 Wilkic, surgeon of Westminster In- 
 firmary, complaints against, ii.. 
 
 454, 455. 
 Wilkinson : 
 
 John, M. A., Dublin, ii., 470. 
 Mr., reader and schoolmaster of 
 
 King's Street chapel dismissed, 
 
 ii., 467. 
 Wilks (Wilkes), Robert, actor, &c., i., 
 
 205, 216. 
 William III.. King, redeems the 
 
 Raphael cartoons, i., 219. 
 order of precedency at the funeral 
 
 of, i., 458. 
 an anecdote about, iii., 323. 
 William Augustus. Prince, Duke of 
 
 Cumberland, second son of 
 
 George II., anecdotes of his 
 
 boyhood, i., 16. 
 affront to., ii., 52. 
 in a picture, ii., 190. 
 speaks for the first time to Lonl 
 
 Egmont. ii., 266. 
 King's allowance to. ii., 355. 
 17th i)irthflay Court, ii., 388. 
 action against the Prince of 
 
 Wales, ii., 437. 
 his efforts to curry favour with 
 
 the King, ii., 437. 
 in a fever, ii., 445. 
 l)ehaviour at a meeting with the 
 
 Prince of Wales at the play, ii., 
 
 611. 
 relations with Miss Williams, the 
 
 player, iii., 4. 
 an affront put upon, iii., 49. 
 gives his sister away at her 
 
 marriage, iii., 138. 
 
 William Augustus, I*rincc — conUl. 
 mentioned, iii., 163. 
 anger at the result of the election 
 
 for Westminster, iii., 235. 
 angling for political support, iii., 
 
 244. 
 rumour of proiX)3ed marriage 
 
 for, iii., 256. 
 refusal to paint his portrait as 
 
 a child, iii., 275. 
 appointed Field Marshal, iii., 275. 
 declared General of the English 
 
 forces in Flanders, iii., 308. 
 concerned in suppressing the 1745 
 
 rebellion, iii., 312, 313, 314. 
 Williams : 
 
 " a poor poet," gift of hymns, etc., 
 
 for Georgia, ii., 198. 
 Mr., agent for Mr. Ellis, ii., 490. 
 Mr., of Bristol, mentioned, iii., 
 
 112. 
 Mr., wholesale rum seller, collector 
 
 of poor tax in St. James' Parish, 
 
 iii., 115. 
 one, surgeon, iii., 300. 
 Hanbury. M.P , proceedings in 
 
 Parliament, iii., 42. 
 Hugh, M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 6, 240, 248. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 68, 72. 
 
 Sir John, M.P., greatest exporter 
 
 of cloth in England, i., 130, 150. 
 John, of Cecil Street, iii., 127. 
 John, tenant of the George Inn, 
 
 Snow Hill, i., 386, 391, 471 ; 
 
 ii.. Ill, 363,401. 
 Laurence, ii., 420. 
 Robert, settler in Georgia, iii., 
 
 38, 39, 53. 91. 92, l.')8. 
 
 , to be Recorder, iii., 71. 
 
 , the great projector in favour 
 
 of negroes, his arrival in Eng- 
 land, iii., 88. 
 , interview with Boanl of 
 
 Trustees, iii., 90. 
 — , his account of Georgia, iii., 
 
 iii., 238. 
 — , designs to present his 
 
 petition to the Prince of Wales, 
 
 iii., 245. 
 — , reconciliation with the 
 
 Trustees, iii., 245. 
 
 Watkin, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 178, 346. 
 
 Miss, a player, iii., 4. 
 Williamson : 
 
 Col. Adam, Governor of the Tower 
 ii., 464. 
 
 one, of Savannah, complaints 
 against John Wesley, ii., 450, 
 461, 499. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 539 
 
 Williamson — contd. 
 
 Mr., refuses to print advertise- 
 ments against Air. Wesley, ii., 
 501. 
 William, third bailiff, his liistory, 
 etc., iii., Go. 
 
 , appointed recorder, iii., 
 
 119, 120. 
 
 , commission revoked, iii., 125. 
 
 Mrs., and John Wesley, ii., 451. 
 WilUmot, Aldemian Robert, M.P. for 
 London, proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 162. 
 knighted, ii., 286. 
 WiUoughby, Lord. See Verney. 
 Wilmington, near Dartford, Kent, 
 
 the living of, i., 194. 
 Wilmington Island, off Georgia, men- 
 tioned, ii., 449. 
 Wilmington, Earl of. See Compton. 
 Wilmott, Dr., mentioned, iii., 148, 
 160, 215, 262, 263, 267, 269, 
 275, 283, 296, 301, 304. 
 son of, mentioned, iii., 304. 
 Willes, Wills, Willis: 
 
 Bishop, mentioned, ii., 291. 
 Dean, the King's decipherer, ii., 
 
 250. 
 Chief Justice of Chester, pro- 
 ceedings in Parliament, i., 248. 
 Sir Charles, mentioned, iii., 60. 
 Mr., portrait painter, 127, 146. 
 Sir John, Attorney Genei-al, 
 story of his conduct, iii., 270. 
 
 , Lord Chief Justice, private 
 
 conduct of, ii., 349. 
 — — ■, daughter of. married, iii., 59. 
 the political situation, iii., 
 
 314. 
 Willy, i\Ir., stationed at a small fort 
 
 to observe the Indians, iii., 38. 
 Wilson : 
 
 Cajit, mentioned, iii., 313. 
 Michael and wife, settlers in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 203, 205. 
 Thomas, Bishop of Man, a book 
 
 for instruction of Indians and 
 
 negroes written by, iii., 147. 
 Dr., son of the Bishop of Man, 
 
 book against the drinking of 
 
 gin, ii., 229. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 66, 472. 
 
 Timothy, bequest for charitable 
 
 uses,'ii., 362, 506. 
 Mr., sermon on behalf of the 
 
 Georgia Society, ii., 194. 
 Mr., gunsmith, mentioned, ii., 404. 
 Mr. and lady, at Buxton, iii., 298. 
 Mrs., the player, formerly an 
 
 orange wench, iii., 49. 
 
 Wiltshire, .sale of an estate in, ii., 109. 
 Wimple : 
 
 Aldermvn Thomas, of Harwich, 
 candidate for mayoralty, i., 403, 
 404, 407, 408, 415, 422, 428, 
 430, 433, 435, 438, 439, 440 ; 
 iii., 326, 335, 
 
 , elected Mavor, i., 452, 474 ; 
 
 ii., 74, 91, 106.^ 
 
 Capt., a Harwich voter, i., 97, 
 292, 435, 446. 
 
 young Capt., mentioned, ii., 30, 
 89, 110; iii., 326. 
 
 , servant maid of, brings an 
 
 action, ii., 106. 
 Winchelsea, borough of, mentioned, 
 
 i., 31. 
 Winchester School, iii., 301. 
 Winchilsea, Earl of. See Finch. 
 Windham, W3^ndham : 
 
 Commodore, of South Carolina, 
 letter from, ii., 420. 
 
 Mr., M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 5, 126, 134. 
 
 -, spoke himself sick in the 
 
 House of Commons, ii., 74. 
 
 one Mr., ii., 508. 
 
 Thomas, M.P., proceedings in 
 Parlianent, i., 29, 54, 135, 145, 
 242, 245, 257, 313, 324, 335, 
 346, 358, 360, 365, 367, 368, 
 371 ; ii., 71, 72.. 
 
 Sir William, proceedings in 
 Parliament, i., 5, 12 (2), 13, 
 36, 37, 41, 44, 59, 69, 71, 73, 
 74, 83, 85. 132, 133, 144, 215, 
 240, 263, 318, 321,; ii., 8, 12, 
 24, 31, 55, 71, 72, 146, 150, 153, 
 255, 356, ; iii., 16, 32, 126, 330. 
 
 , motion on the state of the 
 
 nation, i., 34, 35. 
 -, alleged conference with Lord 
 
 Bolingbroke, i., 83, 85, 86, 87, 88. 
 
 , political principles of, ii., 38. 
 
 , mentioned, ii., 267, 462, 
 
 464. 
 
 , blackballed at White's 
 
 Club, iii., 48. 
 Windsor, the Court at, i., 98, 101. 
 
 a rich draper of, i., 377. 
 Windsor Forest, hunting seats in, i., 
 
 399. 
 Windsor : 
 
 Other, Earl of Plymouth, i., 189. 
 Thomas, Viscount Windsor of 
 
 Blackheath, place taken by, 
 
 in royal processions, i., 406, 
 
 411-414, 430, 432. 
 
 , vote in Parliament, ii., 360. 
 
 , at a meeting of Irish peers, 
 
 ii.. 46. 
 
540 
 
 i>ri)EX. 
 
 Wingficld, RichunI, Lord Viscount 
 i'owerscourt, at Buxton, iii.. 298. 
 Winnington, 'Ihomas, M.V., jjrocecd- 
 ings in I'arlianHiit, i., 28, 34, 
 50, 51, 72, 81, 87, 12«), 134, 136, 
 220, 245, 248, 257, 312, 324, 
 331, 335, 338, 358, 359, 3G7, 
 374, 381 ; ii., 15, 16, 19, 35, 
 257: ill., 255, 258, 282, 296, 
 337. 
 opiKJsition to the (Jeorgia Colony, 
 
 i., 376 ; iii., 143. 
 made Payiua.ster of the Army, iii., 
 
 278. 
 resignation of office, iii., 314. 
 eniployeil hy the King in the 
 political crisis, iii., 315. 
 Winthroin*, Steven, merchant in Lon- 
 don, ii.. 111. 
 Winwood, Sir Ralph, puljji.shed letters 
 
 of, referred to, ii., 383. 
 Wise, Mr., gentleman settler for 
 
 Georgia, i., 384. 
 Witenal, Dr., Bishop of Cork. See 
 
 Wetnall. 
 Witham, Essex, i., 280. 
 Withers, General, mentioned, iii., 334. 
 Withrington. See Widdrington. 
 Witney, Oxfordshire, Blanket Makers 
 
 Company of, ii., Ill, 461. 
 Woburn (Ouliorn), co. Bcdfoixl, " The 
 George " and the " Duke of 
 Bedford Arms " at, iii., 296, 299. 
 Wogan : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 92, 93, 95, 
 
 172, 188, 3.57, 366; iii., 234. 
 Mr., a i)etition of, referred to, i., 93. 
 Mr., banker, bankruptcy of, iii., 
 
 224. 
 Will, mentioned, i., 157. 
 Wolfenbottcl, Duke of, i., 272. • 
 troops, debate in Parliament, i., 
 128, 251. 
 WoUaston, Woollaston, Woolaaton : 
 William, .M.l'. for Ipswich, 
 tru.stee of the Georgia Society, 
 ii., 66, 69. 
 
 , fails to support the petition 
 
 for Georgia in the House of 
 C<rtnmons, iii., 28. 
 Mr., iii., 311. 
 Wolioy, WooUcy, Woolly: 
 
 Air., follow of Merton College, 
 
 Oxon, fonnerly young Per- 
 
 cival's tutor, ii., 69, 2.34, 453 ; 
 
 iii., 11. 
 
 Mr., request for a preferment, &c., 
 
 iii., 327, 328. 
 Mr., censured by the House of 
 
 Commons, i., 269. 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 149. 
 
 Women preaching, a reference to, 
 
 iii., 68. 
 Wood, William, Capt., .settler in 
 
 Georgia, ii., 450; iii., 137. 
 Woodchild, Mr., a clerk, iii., 343. 
 Woodcock : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 240. 
 Thomas, mentioned, i., 273, 279. 
 
 , cause of death of, i.. 283. 
 
 , commissioner of the Salt 
 
 duty, i., 281, 287. 
 Woodhouse : 
 
 Mr., son-in-law to Lord Bathurst, 
 
 ii., 100. 
 Mrs., mentioned, i., 257. 
 Woodrose, Mr., settler at Frederica, 
 
 iii., 141. 
 Woodruff : 
 
 Mr., settler in Georgia, a grant of 
 land in to, ii., 189. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 149, 150, 
 
 162. 
 Mi-s., settler in Georgia, iii., 147. 
 Woodward & Flower, merchants of 
 
 Port Royal, iii., 162. 
 Woollen manufacture, debates in Par- 
 lia ment, i., 35. 122, 128, 1.30, 
 140, 141, 148, 150, 153, 171, 
 181, 186, 187, 188, 189; ii., 
 26, 29. 
 Woollen trade of England, ii., 407, 408. 
 
 in Ireland, i., 155 ; ii., 162, 171. 
 Woolley. See Wolley. 
 Woolston, heterodox writings of, 
 mentioned, i., 9. 
 " infamous controversy at Cam- 
 bridge," referred to, i., 211. 
 Woolwich, building of a new Church 
 
 at, i., 263. 
 Woolwich Common, sermon by White- 
 Held, on, iii., 64. 
 Wootton (Wotton) : 
 
 John, painti-r, hunting pieces by, 
 
 for Althorp, ii., 78. 
 Attorney, in Bedfonl Street, ii., 
 296, 401. 458, 504; iii., 294, 
 319. 
 Wootton Basset in W'iltshins parson 
 
 of, iii., 137. 
 Worcester, Bishop of. See Hough. 
 Worcester, City of, bill for a workhouse 
 at, i., 87. 
 bill in Parliament for n»building 
 
 the Church at. iii., 42, 43. 
 action of dissenters with regard 
 to the Test Ai;t, ii., 244. 
 Worcostorshin>, increase of Papists 
 in. ii., 234. 
 a riot of nail makers in, iii., 289. 
 Wonm, settlers in Georgia from, ii.. 
 173. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 541 
 
 Worms, Treaty of, iii., 277, 281. 
 Worsley : 
 
 Mr., mentioned, i., 113; iii., 309, 
 Thomas, Esq., mentioned, iii., 
 319. 
 Worth, Baron, at Dublin, iii., 365, 
 
 :567. 
 Wortley : 
 
 Rfr., M.P., proceedings in Parlia- 
 ment, i., 126 ; iii., 184. 
 Lady Mary, ii., 228. 
 Wotton. See Wootton. 
 Womids, a method of curing, ii., 505. 
 Wouters, Mr., in Holland, i., 463. 
 Wrag, Wragg : 
 
 Mr. or Capt., ii., 438, 439, 478, 
 481, 488. 
 
 , a demand for loss of time, 
 
 ii., 481. 
 Mr., iii., 152, 198. 
 Wreathock, the attorney, condemned 
 to death, question of his 
 execution discussed in Coimcil, 
 ii., 226, 227. 
 Wreck, a chest of gold recovered from 
 
 a, i., 369. 
 Wrench, Dr., a Prebend of Durham, 
 supposed author of the Whole 
 Duttj of Man, ii., 388. 
 Wright : 
 
 Benjamin, stockbroker, men- 
 tioned, i., 263, 382 ; ii., 292. 
 Capt., in command of ship from 
 Georgia, iii., 132. 
 
 , mentioned, iii., 219. 
 
 Mr., mentioned, ii., 132. 
 
 Ml'., banker, Henrietta Street, 
 
 iii., 225. 
 Sir Robert, Lord Chief Justice in 
 King James' time, ii., 349. 
 Wrixon : 
 
 Henry, late tenant at Ballinguile, 
 
 mentioned, ii., 460. 
 Jo., Ireland, i., 398. 
 Nicholas, tenant in Ireland, i., 166. 
 Robert, of Ireland, i., 398. 
 Wurtenburg Stutgard, Duke of, 
 daughter of, suggested as a 
 bride of Prince of Wales, ii., 
 197. 
 Wyat, Mr., near Cavendish Square, 
 
 wife of, ii., 296. 
 Wynde, Mr., proposal of marriage for 
 
 Lord Percival, ii., 258, 259. 
 Wjmdham. See Windham. 
 Wynne, Winne : 
 
 General, mentioned, i., 470. 
 Williams, petition against, men- 
 tioned, i., 11. 
 Sir William, mentioned, iii., 173, 
 254, 255. 
 
 Wynne, Winne — contd. 
 
 Sir Watkyn Williams, proceedings 
 in Parliament, i., 26, 240 ; ii., 
 55; iii., 180, 268. 
 
 , rumour of his being made 
 
 a Peer, iii., 247. 
 Wyvil, Sir ISIarmaduke, breeder of 
 sheep in Yorkshire, ii., 408. 
 mentioned, ii., 80, 247, 407. 
 
 Yale, (Yeals) College in New Eng- 
 land, Dean Berkeley's divinity 
 scholarships in, ii., 256. 
 Yamacraw Indians in Georgia, ii., 126. 
 Yamasee Indians friendly to the 
 
 Spaniards, ii., 410. 
 Yarmouth, petition from, for admission 
 of Irish yarns, i., 150. 
 opening of port of, i., 174. 
 I'^armouth, Countess of. See Wal- 
 
 moden. 
 Y'^arn from Ireland, debate on, ii. , 
 
 162-164, 171. 
 Yarwell, Mr., legacies in the will of, 
 i., 192, 198, 200. 
 owner of houses in Pall Mail, i., 307. 
 Yates : 
 
 Col., mentioned, ii., 204. 
 Richard, London merchant, suicide 
 of, ii., 390. 
 Yelverton, George Augustus, Earl of 
 
 Sussex, mentioned, i., 190. 
 Y'oakly (Y^okley), Capt., sailing for 
 Georgia, i., 310; ii., 172, 173, 174. 
 demand for demurrage, ii., 295, 
 
 297, 298. 
 map of the coast of Georgia by, 
 referred to, iii., 51. 
 York: 
 
 Archbishop of. See Blackburn, 
 county of, the French prophets 
 in, i., 32. 
 
 , petitions to Parliament from 
 
 i., 131, 181. 
 -, increase of Papists in, ii., 
 
 229. 
 
 , election, petition in Parlia- 
 ment, ii., 268. 
 
 York, Duke of (James II. ), relations 
 with Bishop Burnet, i., 210. 
 
 York Building Co., the affairs of, i., 
 270, 324, 326, ,327 ; ii., 30, 158, 
 418 ; iii., 130. 
 
 Yorke, Sir Phillip. Attorney General, 
 afterwards Lord Hardwicke, 
 Lord Chief Justice and Lord 
 Chancellor, proceedings in Par- 
 liament, i., 145, 248, 347, 358, 
 62 ; ii., 152, 269 ; iii., 323. 
 
 KK 
 
512 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Yorke, Sir PhWUp—rontd. 
 
 an opinion of, i., ISfi. 
 
 at the Cockpit moeting, i., 366. 
 
 mentionetl, ii., 226 ; iii., 228. 
 
 conversation with the Queen, ii., 
 254. 
 
 proceedings in connexion with 
 the Prince of Wales, ii., 437. 
 
 political party of, iii., 141. 
 
 defends Sir R. Walpole, iii., 192. 
 
 refu.sal to sign the Treaty of 
 Worms, iii., 277 (2), 281. 
 
 and the political situation, iii., 
 251, 303, 314. 
 Young : 
 
 Sir William, M.P., proceedings 
 in Parliament, i., 11, 25, 51, 
 52, 62, 63, 69, 80, 143, 147, 
 148, 153, 177, 179, 183, 184, 
 240, 257, 263, 312. 324, 332, 
 338, 367; ii., 12, 19, 24, 28, 
 31, 55, 72, 162, 167, 255, 350, 
 381; iii., 43, 209, 255, 345, 
 346. 
 
 , the Dunkirk enquiry, i., 43. 
 
 , the Army del)ate, i., 321. 
 
 , as Secretary of War, ii., 
 
 178, 366, 462. 
 -, political position of, iii., 2.53 
 -, mentioned, i., 126, 131, 134, 
 
 135, 136, 231 ; ii., 44 ; iii., 72, 
 102, 117, 12.5, 144, l->6. 
 Mrs., concert for the benefit of, at 
 Bath, i., 105. 
 
 Young, Mrs. — contd. 
 
 , her voice descrilied, i., 107. 
 
 of Harwich, i.. 292. 
 Isaac, settler in Georgia, ii., 278 ; 
 iii., 73. 
 
 Zeaman, portrait painter, St. Martin's 
 
 Lane, i., 257. 
 Zell, Duke of, mentioned, i., 107. 
 Zigenhaden, Ziegenhagen, Mr., Dutch 
 
 minister of Georgia, ii., 357. 
 Zinzendorf, Baron or Count (otherwise 
 
 Count Pottenburg or Potten- 
 
 dorf), a Moravian lay preacher, 
 
 ii., 133, 199, 202, 345, 357, 
 
 422, 470. 
 grant to, in Georgia, ii., 140, 141, 
 
 144. 
 Bubjects of, desirous of going to 
 
 Georgia, ii., 166 (2), 167, 186, 
 
 195, 197, 199, 202, 362, 382. 
 letter in Latin from, referred to, 
 
 ii., 323. 
 arrival in England, history, etc., 
 
 ii., 332. 333. 
 money advanced to, ii., 419. 
 letter to, ii., 433. 
 and Lady, ii., 335. 
 Zuberbuller, Suberbuller, one, of 
 
 Switzerland, agent for Swiss 
 
 settlers for Georgia, ii., 380. 
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 field, Bart. ; Sir C. Bunbury, Bart. ; Sir \V. Cope, Bart. ; Sir P. de M. 
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 Sir C. Isham, Bart. ; Sir R. Knight lej-, Bart. ; Sir John I^awson, Bart. ; 
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 Axbridge ; Corporation of Berwick-upon-Tweed ; Cor^wration of Bridg- 
 water ; Cambridge Colleges, viz., Do^^Tiing, Sidney-Sussex ; Parish of 
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 Scotland. Duke of Montrose ; Marquis of Bute ; Earl of Scafield ; 
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 Ireland. Manpiis of Ormonde ; Earl of Granard ; Historical Memoirs 
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 Hugh Howard ; Black Book of Limerick ; Chief Baron Willes' Memoranda 
 on Ireland. 
 
 1873. Fourth Report, with Appendix. Part I C. 857 ; 6s. Sd. 
 
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 Lieut. -Col. Carew ; J. R. Pine-Coflin ; J. It. Orm.sbv-(Jore ; Col. Macaulay ; 
 M. Ridgway ; J.J.Rogers; Col. Towneley ; G. F. Wili»raham ; Cambridge 
 ColNges, viz., Emmanuel, St. Catharine's; Cimpie Ports; Parish of Hart- 
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 Scotland. Duke of Argyll ; Countess of Rothes ; Manjuis of Brcadal- 
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 Ireland. Marcjuis of Ormonde; Vi.scount Gornuuiston ; Sir R. 
 O'Donncll, Bart. ; Trinity College, Dublin ; College of Irish Franciscans 
 (lx)uvain), Dublin. 
 
1873. Fourth Report, with Appendix. P^uit II. Index C. 857-i ; 2s. 6d. 
 
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 Dean and Chajjter of Canterbury ; Roman Catholic Chapter of London ; 
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 Cambridge Colleges, viz., Magdalene, Pembroke ; Corporation of Rye ; 
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 of Folkestone ; Parish of Mendleshara ; Parish of Alwington ; Corporation 
 of Dartmouth ; Corporation of Fordwich. 
 
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 Cochrane ; A. J. W. H. K. Erskine ; W. Cosmo Gordon ; Miss M. E. Stirling ; 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Witham ; Royal Burgh of Perth. 
 
 1876. Fifth Report. Part II. Index 0. 1432-i ; Ss. 6d. 
 
 1877. Sixth Report, with Appendix. Part 1 0.1745; 8s. 6d. 
 
 England. House of Lords ; Duke of Northumberland ; Marquis of 
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 Earl of Denbigh ; Lord Leconfield ; Sir Frederick Graham, Bart. ; Sir 
 Reginald Graham, Bart. ; Sir A. Acland-Hood, Bart. ; Sir Henry Ingilby, 
 Bart. ; Sir Edward Strachey, Bart. ; Sir George W. Dasent ; F. Brumell ; 
 P. B. Davies Cooke ; Miss Ffarington ; F. Bacon Frank ; P. Wykeham- 
 Martin ; T. Stamford Raffles ; Corporation of Bridport ; Black Book of the 
 Archdeacon of Canterbury ; Carisbrooke Registers ; Corporation of Faver- 
 sham ; St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Hythe ; Lambeth Palace ; Corporation 
 of Launceston ; Corporation of Morpeth ; Court Books of the Corporation 
 of New Romney ; Oxford Colleges, viz., Merton, Pembroke, Queen's (God's 
 House at Southampton Records) ; Corporation of Tenterden ; Corporation 
 of Wallingford ; Corporation of Winchester. 
 
 Scotland. Duke of Argyll ; Earl of Moray ; Lord Monboddo ; Sir 
 William Gordon Gordon Gumming, Bart. ; Sir Robert Menzies, Bart. ; 
 Family of Carrythers of Holmains ; H. Mackay Gordon ; King James' 
 Hospital of Perth ; George Ross. 
 
 Ireland. Marquis of Ormonds. 
 
 1878(1893). SixthReport. P.uitIL Index G. 2102 ; Is. lOd. 
 
 1879 (1895). Seventh Report, with Appendix. Part 1 0. 2340 ; 7s. 6d. 
 
 House of Lords ; Marquis of Salisbury ; Earl of Denbigh ; Earl of 
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 Malet, Bart. ; Sir Harry Verney, Bart. ; Ayscough Fawkes ; G. H. Finch ; 
 G. E. Frere ; G. Alan Lo\vndes ; Captain St. John Mildmay ; W. More 
 Molyneux ; Sidney E. E. Bouverie-Pusey ; Rev. Thos. Webb ; County of 
 Somerset. 
 
 1879 (1895). Ditto. Part II, wnn Appendix and Index 0. 2340-i ; 3s. 6d. 
 Duke of AthoU ; Earl of Southesk ; James Douglas of Cavers ; T. 
 Fenton Livingstone ; W. Oliver Rutherford ; Marquis of Ormonde. 
 
1881. Eighth Report, with Appendix and Index. P.vrt I C. ^mo 
 
 Out of print. (Reissued as Stationery Office Publications.) 
 
 lUimrt and Apjx-iulix, Tart I, Section I, 1907, Svo fts. Or/. 
 
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 Library ; G. H. Finch ; and Index. 
 
 1881. Eighth Report. Part II. Appendix and Index C. 3040-i 
 
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 1881. Ditto. Part III. Appendix and Index C. 3040-ii. Oj</o//>riHf, 
 
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1885. Tknth Report C. 4548 ; 6d. Oulof print. 
 
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 1885 (1895). (1) Earl of Eglinton ; Sir J. S. Maxwell, Bart. ; C. S. H. D. Moiay ; 
 C. F. Weston Underwood ; G. W. Digby C. 4575 ; ;56-. id. 
 
 1885. (2) The family of Gawdy ...' C. 4576-iii ; Is. 4d. 
 
 1885. (3) Wells Cathedral C. 5476-ii. Out of print. 
 
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 Salwey ; J. L. Parkinson ; Rev. John Walcot ; E. Lloyd Gatacre ; 
 S. Zachary Lloyd ; Rev. T. S. Hill, Rector of Thorington ; Rev. C. R. 
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 C. 4576-i ; 2s. lOd. 
 
 1887. (6) Marquis of Abergavenny ; Lord Braye ; G. F. Luttrell ; P. P. 
 
 Bouverie ; W. Bromley Davenport ; B. R. T. Balfour... C. 5242 ; Is. Id. 
 
 1887. Eleventh Report C. 5060-vi ; Zd. 
 
 This is introductory to the following Appendices and Indexes : — ■ 
 
 1887. (1) H. D. Skrine; Sal vetti Correspondence C. 5060; l.s. Id. 
 
 1887. (2) House of Lords, 1678-1688 C. 5060-i ; 2.s. 0(^. 
 
 1SS7. (3) Corporations of Southampton and King's Lynn 
 
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 1887. (4) Marquis Townshend C. 5060-iii ; 2s. Gd. 
 
 1887. (5) Earl of Dartmouth C. 5060-iv ; 2s. 8d. 
 
 1887. (6) Duke of Hamilton C. 5060-v ; Is. 6*^. 
 
 1888. (7) Duke of Leeds ; Marchioness of Waterford ; Lord Hothfield ; 
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 A. W. Saville, of Rufford Abbey ; Bridgwater Trust Office ; Reading 
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 1890. Twelfth Report C. 5889; Os. '3d. 
 
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 1888. (1) Earl Cowper, K.G. (Coke MSS., at Melbourne Hall, Derby), 
 Vol. I C. 5472; 2s. id. 
 
 1888. (2) Ditto. Vol.11 C. 5613; 2s. 5^^. 
 
 1889. (3) Ditto. Vol. Ill C.5889-i; Is. id. 
 
 1888. (4) Duke of Rutland, G.C.B. Vol. I C. 5614. Out of print. 
 
 1911. {Reissued as a Stationer ij Office p ublication . ) 5s. 0*^^. 
 
 1891. (5) Duke of Rutland, G.C.B. Vol. II C. 5889-ii ; 2s. Od. 
 
 1889. (6) House of Lords, 1689-1690 C. 5889-iii ; 2s. Id. 
 
 1890. (7) S. H. le Fleming, of Rydal C. 5889-iv ; Is. Ud. 
 
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 1891. (9) Duke of Beaufort ; Earl of Donoughmore ; J. H. Gumey ; 
 
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 1892. (4) Corporations of Kye, Hastings, and Hereford ; Captain F. C. 
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 1893. (6) Sir W. Fitzherbert, Bart. ; the Delaval Family, of Seaton 
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 1893. (7) Earl of Lonsdale C. 7241 ; \s. :id. 
 
 1893. (8) First Earl of Charlemont. Vol. II C. 7424; Is. llrf. 
 
 1896, Fourteenth Report C. 7983; 0^. 3d. 
 
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 1894. (1) Duke of Rutland, G.C.B. Vol. Ill C. 7476 ; 1^. \\d. 
 
 1894. (2) Duke of Portland. Vol. Ill (Harley MSS. i)...C. 7569 ; 2s. Sd. 
 
 1894. (3) Duke of Roxburghe ; Sir H. H. Campbell, Bart. ; Earl of 
 
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 1894. (4) Ix)rd Kenyon C. 7571 ; 2*. 10*/. 
 
 1896. (5) J. B. Fortescue, of Dropmorc. Vol. II C. 7572; 2s. 8(/. 
 
 1895. (6) House of Lords, 1692-1693 C. 7573 ; Is.lld. 
 
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 Ditto. 1697-1699. Vol. III. See H.L. No. (175) of 1905. 
 Price 2s. 
 
 Ditto. 1699-1702. Vol. IV. Sec H.L. Nu. (7) of 1908. 
 Price 2s. dd. 
 
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 Price 5s. 
 
 Ditto. 1708-1710. Vol. VIll. See H.L. No. (40) of 1922. 
 Price 12.S-. 6J. 
 
 1895. (7) Marquis of Ormonde C. 7678 ; U. lOrf. 
 
 1895. (8) Corporations of Lincoln, Bury St. Edmunds, Hertford, and 
 
 Great Grimsln' ; Dean and ('liai)ter of Worcester, and of Lichliild ; 
 
 Bishoj/s Registry of Worcester C. 7881 ; Is. bil. 
 
 1895. (9) Earl of Buckinghamshire ; Earl of Lindsey ; Earl of Onslow ; 
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 1895. (10) Earl of Dartmouth. Vol. II. (American Pa|x>rs) 
 
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 1899. P'liTKKNTii Report C. 9295; Ad. 
 
 This is introductory U) the following Appendices and Indexes : — 
 
 1896. (1) P:arl of Dartmouth. Vol.111 C. 8156 ; la. &/. 
 
 1897. (2) J. Eliot Hodgkin C. 8.327 ; U. Sd. 
 
 1897. (3) R«.ynl Irish Academy of the gift ef Charles Haiday, of Dublin 
 
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Fifteenth Report — contd. 
 
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 1899. J. B. Fortescue, of Dropmore, Vol. Ill C. 9470; 3s. Id. 
 
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