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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...the doctrine of rewards and punishments; and, having employed the former with so much success, he was rejoiced to inflict the latter to glut his own vengeance. The first fruit of these councils struck mankind with astonishment. The Duke of Devonshire, who had kept himself in the country, coming to town on the 28th of October, went to pay his duty to the King, and, as is customary with the great officers, went to the backlate Lord) by a special limitation in the patent obtained by his relative, Sir John Griffin, Lord Howard de VValden, whose large estates he also inherited.--History of Audley End, p. 54.--E. 1 This statement rests on Walpole's unsupported testimony. Tho facts that I have been able to collect on the subject, in the quarters likely to be the best informed, are these: --On the 7lh of September Lord Egremont wroto to the Duke of Bedford, informing him of the King's commands that he should not sign the preliminaries without first sending them over for his Majesty's approbation. On the 18th the Duke wrote to M. de Choiseul that he was ready to sign, and that he only waits his answer to send his messenger to London. On the 28th or 29th Lord Egremont wrote by tho French courier of M. de Nivernois that the Havannah was taken. On the 30th ho repeats the news, and promises fresh instructions. The Duke never pretended to sign against the King's orders, though he complained of their tenor. Thus Walpole's story becomes very improbable.--E. stairs, whence he sent the page in waiting to acquaint his Majesty with his attendance. Tell him, said the King angrily, I will not see him. The page, amazed, hesitated. The King ordered him to go and deliver those very words. If the page had been thunderstruck, it may be imagined what...

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