MEMOIRS

OF THE REIGN OF

GEORGE THE SECOND.

OF THE REIGN OF

GEORGE THE SECOND,

FROM

HIS ACCESSION

TO THE

DEATH OF QUEEN CAROLINE.

BY JOHN, LORD HERVEY.

EDITED,

FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AT ICKWORTH,

BY THE

RIGHT HON. JOHN WILSON CROKER, LL.D., F.R.S.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

PHILADELPHIA:

LEA AND BLANCHARD.

Br 2050.297

Harvard College Library
Bowie Collection
Gift of

Mrs. E. D. Brandegee
Nov. 9, 1908.

C. SHERMAN, PRINTER,

13 St. James Street.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAPTER XX.

Foreign affairs-Plan of pacification-Rejected by Fleury, and why-

Negotiations and mediation of England and Holland-King at Hanover

exercises rights by law delegated to the Regent in England-Lady Suf-

folk marries Mr. Berkeley-Her behaviour on retiring-Her former be-

haviour Squabble with her husband-King sees Princess Augusta of

Saxe-Gotha, and fixes on her for the Prince of Wales-The Prince's

amours, rupture, and negotiation with Miss Vane-His attachment to

Lady Archibald Hamilton-Her character-Lord Hervey assists Miss

Vane

CHAPTER XXI.

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The King returns from Hanover-Dissatisfied with England and every-

body-His increasing ill-humour-and rudeness to the Queen-Her pa-

tience and management-Madame de Walmoden-The King had pro-

mised her to return to Hanover-Walpole objects

CHAPTER XXII.

General Peace-Terms-Discussed-The event favourable to the Admi-

nistration-Horace Walpole's negative success-M. de Chavigny-

Favours the Opposition-Lord Hervey's opinion as to the duties of a

Foreign Minister-M. Chauvelin, Garde des Sceaux in France-Cor-

rupt-Disgraced-Lord Hervey's intercourse, in Walpole's absence,

with the King and Queen-Advocates a reduction of the forces-They

resist-Walpole's reasonings for maintaining the Army.

CHAPTER XXIII.

Spain accedes to the Treaty of Peace-Parliament meets-Opposition

slack-Pulteney goes abroad-Bolingbroke flies-Attacks on the

Church in Parliament-Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts-

Mortmain Bill-The Quakers' Tithe Bill-Opposition of the Bishops

and Clergy to the latter-Lord Hervey's zeal for it-Complains of the

abuses of Queen Anne's Bounty Bishops Sherlock and Butts-The

King's indecent impatience to end these questions, and to go to Hano-

ver-Bishop Sherlock complains to the Queen of Lord Hervey-The

Queen rebukes him-Affairs of the Church-Candidates for Lambeth

-Lord Hervey suggests Potter

CHAPTER XXIV.

The Prince's marriage proposed-King's impatience hurries it on-Prin-

cess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha arrives at Greenwich-Prepossessing be-

haviour Reception at Court-The King goes abroad-Queen Regent

-Prince's disrespect to her-Signature of English Commissions in

Hanover-Disagreeable occurrence to Madame de Walmoden-Prin-

cess scruples about the Church of England Communion-How recon-

ciled-Etiquette at Chapel Royal-Lady A. Hamilton-Privy Purse to

the Princess-Riots in London and the West

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