Principal Secretary of State for the Time being, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Rutland, Duke of Montagu, Duke of Kent, Duke of Ancafter Lord Great Chamberlain of Eng and, &c. Lord Great Chamberlain of England for the Time being, Duke of Manchefter, Duke of Argyle, Duke of Athol, Duke of Montrose, Duke of Roxburgh, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Peterborough, Earl of Chefterfield, Earl of Carlisle, Earl of Burlington, Earl of Nottingham, Earl of Scarborough, Earl of Orford, Earl of Grantham, Earl Godolphin, Earl Cholmondeley, Earl of Halifax, Lord Vifcount Townend, Principal Secretary of State, and Principal Secretary of State for the Time being, Lord Viscount Cobham, Lord Viscount Torrington, Lord Carteret, the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Time being, the Treafurer of the Houfhold for the Time being, William Stanhope, Efq; Vice-Chamberlain of the Houthold, Sir Spencer Compton, Knight of the Bath, the Right Honourable William Pulteney, Efq; the Chief Justice of the King's Bench now and for the Time being, the Lords Commiffioners for executing the Office of High Admiral of Great Britain, &c. now being, or the High Admiral, or Commiffioners for executing the Office of High Admiral of Great Britain, &c. for the Time being, the Lords Commiffioners of the Treasury now and for the Time being, the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance for the Time being, the Master of the Rolls for the Time being, the Chief Juftice of the CommonPleas for the Time being, the Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the Time being, the Juftices of the King's Bench for the Time being, the Justices of the Common Pleas for the Time being, the Barons of the Exchequer for the Time being, the Attorney-General for the Time being, the Solicitor-General for the Time being, the Secretary of the Admiralty for the Time being, the Secretaries of the Treasury for the Time being, the Flag Officers of the Fleet for the Time being, the Commiffioners of the Navy for the Time being, the Judge of the Admiralty for the Time being, the Mayor and three Senior Aldermen of London for the Time being, the Master of the Trinity-Houfe at Deptford-Strond and the five elder Brethren of the faid Trinity-House now and for the Time being, the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Treasurer of the Royal Hofpital at Greenwich, and the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Treasurer of the faid Hofpital for the Time being, the SurveyorGeneral of the Works for the Time being, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Heathcote, Sir Nathaniel Gould, Sir Peter Delme, Sir Gerrard Lonyers, Sir Randolph Knipe, Sir Edward Bellamy, Sir John Eyles, Bart. Sir Richard Hopkins, Sir John Thompson, Sir Matthew Decker, Bart. Sir Dennis Dutry, Bart. Sir Thomas Colby, Bart. Sir George Saunders, Sir James Thornhill, Philip Gybbon, Edward Harrifon, Samuel Holden, William Faulconer, Baltzar Lyell, John Hanbury, Ralph Ratcliffe, Sidney Godolphin, Efqrs. Capt. Charles Chamberlain, Nicholas Clarke, William Baxter, John Guy, William Collier, Jeyes Searwell, Efqs. Dr. Richard Morton, Colin Campbell, Charles Vanbrugh, Jofeph Bell, and Edward Vernon, Efqrs. to be Commiflioners or Governors for the Building and better Management of the Royal Hofpital of Greenwich, for the Encouragement of Seamen. 27. Dr. Sherlock, Dean of Chichester, and Mafter of the Temple, elected by Virtue of his Majesty's Conge d'Elire, Bishop of Bangor, in the Room of Dr. William Baker, tranflated to the See of Norwich, in the Room of Dr. John Leng, deceas'd. 28. The Parliament met at Westminster, and was prorogu'd by Commiffion to the 11th of January following. 29. Peter King, Efq; fecond Son of the Lord High Chancellor, fworn into the Office of one of the Curfitors for London and Middlesex. Dy'd William Rowe of Higham-Hall in the County of Effex, Efq; Barrister at Law. 30. Sir Hans Sloane, M. D. chofen Prefident of the Royal Society for the Year enfuing. And - Dr. the Room of Dr. Rutty, Secretary of the faid Society, in DECEMBER. Dec. 1. James Moore and Arthur Moore, jun. Efqrs. appointed to be Receiver-General and Paymaster of the Band of Gentlemen Penfioners. -Jofeph Lawfon, Thomas Coke, Thomas-Sebaftian Turft, Thomas de Critz, John-Andrew Heyman, Benjamin Hall, and Edward Horner, Efqrs. appointed Serjeants at Arms in Ordinary to attend his Majefty's Perfon. -The following Perfons appointed Flag-Officers of the Navy, viz. George Bynge, Lord Vifcount Torrington, Admiral and Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Fleet. Sir John Sir John Jennings, Admiral of the White. 5. Henry Cornifh, Efq; enter'd upon the Office of Clerk of the Pipe in the Exchequer, of which he had a reverfionary Grant, the Lord Cheney's Patent, whom he fucceeded, being determined by the Demife of the King. Chifleden, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hofpital, appointed Surgeon to her Majefty. Mr. Dy'd the Lady Beachcroft, Reli&t of Sir Robert Beachcroft, formerly Lord Mayor of London. Charles Douglas, Duke of Queensbury, appointed Vice-Admiral of Scotland. Dy'd Mr. John Mead, an eminent and rich Banker near Temple-Bar. 11. The Seffions ended at the Old Baily, when the following Malefactors receiv'd Sentence of Death, viz. Dorothy Ord for ftealing out of the Houfe of Nehemiah Farmer 165 Guineas, &c. Ambrofe Fletcher for ftealing out of the Shop of Robert Benn two Silver Watches; Henry Wilcocks for robbing Anne Mafters of her Pocket, a Diamond Ring, and about 7 s. în Money; Thomas Keys alias Kemp for Horfeftealing; and Richard Savage and James Gregory for the Murder of James Sinclair. William Marchant, who was indicted for the fame Murder, was found guilty of Manslaughter, and burnt in the Hand: Patrick Kennedy and James Kerney were found guilty of Perjury at the late Election of the Members for the City of London, and fentenced to ftand in thePillory at the Royal Exchange, and to be imprifon'd fix Weeks. Dy'a Samuel Milles Efq; of Canterbury, in the 59th Year of his Age. (:M: FIN N I I S. A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS Contain'd in the Twelfth VOLUME. A Recapitulation of the Chief Events that happen'd in 42 Copy of the Depofition of Don Diego Ramos, before the Ordinary Judges of the City of Trinidad de Cuba Addrees of the House of Lords to the King 65, 155, 221 Of the House of Commons to the King 73, 155, 155 223 Of both Houfes to the King Account of the Death of King George I. and of the Acceffion of King George II. to the Throne 172. His Majefty's firft Declaration in Council 175. King George II. proclaimed in Scotland, 202. And in Ireland 204. Of the Coronation of King George II. and his Confort Queen Caroline 257 278 Of their Majefty's Entertainment at Guildhall on the Lord Mayor's Day Hiftory of the Revolution in Perfia in the Years 1722, 1723, 1724, and 1725. Report of the Secret Committee, establish'd by the General Diet of the States of Sweden, containing the Motives, that engaged them to accede to the Treaty of Hanover, 243 Journal of the Siege of Gibraltar, 120, to 138. Contin nu'd, 209, to 218 LETTER S LETTER S. Extract of a Letter from the Marquefs de la Paz to the Marques de Pozo-bueno 16 21 Of another Letter from the fame to the fame From the Duke of Newcastle to the Marques de Pozo-bueno 22 28 From the Marquefs de la Paz to the Duke of Riperda Four Letters from the Marquefs de la Paz to Mr. Stanhope 28, 29, 30 31 32,36 42, 44 From Mr. Stanhope to the Marquefs de la Paz 43 46 53 47 From the Duke of Holstein to the States of Sweden From the Count de Zinzendorf, Chancellor of the Court to his Imperial Majefty, to M. Palm, the Emperor's Refi dent at the Court of Great Britain Anfwer of the General Assembly of the Church of Seotland to his Majefty's most gracious Letter 149 198 288 A Lift of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal; and also of the Kinights Commiffioners of Shires, Citizens and Burgesses of the firft Parliament of King George II.. A Lift of the Sheriffs of England and Wales, for the Year 1728, as appointed by his Majefty in Council MEMORIALS. 327 Of Mr. Stanhope, the British Embassador at Madrid, to the King of Spain 22, 34 Of M. Palm, the Emperor's Refident, to the King of Great Britain 146 Of the Emperor's Minifter Count Freytag, to the King of Sweden 232 The King of Sweden's Answer to the Ruffian Embassador's Memorial 237 Declaration made by M. de Chavigny, Minifter of France at the General Diet of the Empire at Ratisbon 254 Proceedings of the Parliament of Great Britain in the 13th Year of King George I. 61, to 88. Continu'd, 139, to 172. Farther continu'd till their Recefs 177, to 198 Debates |