fatigue that they in the highest stations submit to, in receiving the complaisance and deference of those about them: but to desire love and esteem is inseparable from human nature; and as I really believe no Princes ever studied more than our own to gain the hearts of their people, it is pity but they should sincerely have them. I dare not, however, flatter myself that the delightful scene will hold long, for we begin already to hear of uneasiness and muttering, which will grow louder as the 11th of January* comes on, unless some hands be changed; and matters are not always mended that way. How outrageously brutish were the words which we are told were spoken to a great person at the last Masquerade. It must certainly exercise his utmost patience to keep in his resentment, and make him thoroughly sensible how improper it was to expose himself to such usage. I protest I could not hear of it without indignation: but since it has been the occasion of putting an end to that senseless diversion, I can almost forgive it."

"Jan. 14, 1728-9. You are pleased to mention a certain Duke, whose chair has once or twice been seen to stand at your door and as inquisitive people are quick-sighted, I must own I have heard from another hand of its being observed: in good earnest I can see no reason why your Ladyship should not make him happy in yourself, provided it be upon terms no way prejudicial to the children you are blessed with. Let him be contented to share with you in your annual income, and no other way to concern himself with your fortune, and I am one of those who shall wish him good success in his addresses.—I have always looked upon him as a good-natured, well-bred gentleman; he is upon the point of marrying his daughter, and there will be no danger of any one to interfere with you in his family; his estate is equal to his title; and though I should never advise you to purchase quality, yet if it will come easily, and upon reasonable conditions, I should be heartily glad to see you at the top, and you would really find advantage, as well as place and figure in it."

"Jan. 19, 1733. The Town is at present, I fancy, a very busy scene, where all the Ladies are preparing for the Wedding at Court, and the Lords and Gentlemen for supplies suitable to the exigency of the coming year. God grant a happy issue to both! Maythe Prince of Oranget, and our Princess, be lasting

"The meeting of Parliament." +"Charles Henry, who married Anne the Princess Royal, March 25, 1733-4.

blessings to each other, to us, and to our neighbours: and may the two Houses agree in every thing that may be for the service of their country, the honour of the Crown, and their own reputation! But when they are up, I dread to look forward to the election of a new Parliament; the spirits of people in some of the remote Counties being so exasperated, that it is not easy to imagine how they can meet together without great disturbance."

"April 22, 1734. Your Ladyship has always been so intimately acquainted with what is most polite, that the splendour of the late Wedding and the pompous appearance at Court, have not, I dare say, dazzled you. It must have been, according to the account given of it, truly magnificent; nothing seems to have been omitted that could possibly express the pleasure wherewith His Majesty gave his daughter in marriage, so agreeably to the interests and inclination of his people; but the show is over, the ceremonious finery will no more appear to entertain our eyes, and the accomplishments of the Royal Bride, and her Prince, can only be our standing glories. The time will quickly come, when they must go to be received with universal joy in another country: God grant them a safe and an easy passage, and make them long happy in each other, and in every circumstance of life! and then it matters not much in what dress their happiness appears."

"Nov. 27, 1736. The News-writers tell us Mrs. Mary Jennens § died lately, as she frequently lived, in a public Inn. Her retired humour was out of the common road, and the method she took to conceal herself from all her relations very unaccountable: it gave them just cause to suspect, that whenever she left her great fortune, it might probably fall into the hands of such as were strangers to her blood, and neither her own prudence, nor the interest of her kindred, be considered in the disposal; but herein she has deceived the world, if, as we are told, she has made a will, whereof her uncle Jennens is executor, and given her

He died in 1751, and the Princess in 1759, leaving one son, William Henry Prince of Orange, and last Stadtholder."

Of the Prince and Princess of Orange; see our vol. IV. p. 160,

§ "She was first cousin to the rich Mr. Jennens, of Acton. She never married, and had great singularities; she left her fortune to her aunt, Hester Jennens, married to William Hanmer, esq. of Flintshire. Her executor was Charles Jennens, esq. her eldest uncle." estate

estate to a family that had a reasonable expectation from her. I cannot but wish, and so I dare say does your Ladyship, that the young Ladies at Packington had been thought of for a part, who are as near to her as any, and none more deserving; but the whole, it seems is bequeathed to Mrs. Hanmer, who has lived discreetly, and bred up her children carefully, and much good may it do them!-Lord Aylesford expresses much satisfaction in having given his fine daughter to Lord Andover*; the alliance is honourable; and, for the convenience of the lady she will be settled at an easy distance from all her nearest relations; Lord Berkshire, likewise, is not less pleased than her father, and there are valuable circumstances in the match; but Lord Aylesford declares his chief was the future happiness of this child, which, with God's blessing, he thinks he has provided for."

"Feb. 11, 1737. Nobody is so remote from Court, or so retired, as not to feel the loss of our late accomplished Queen; and I do not wonder if it still sits heavy on your Ladyship's heart, who had frequent access to her person, and were always looked on with distinction. Her wisdom and address were of mighty influence; and I know nothing but a speedy reconciliation between the King and Prince, that can hinder us from perceiving how much we suffer in being deprived of them."

"April 25. I hear every body speak of the younger Mr. Wilmott, as one who already makes a figure at the Bar, and has as fair a prospect before him, as many who have risen to the highest posts in the Law. His cousin Knightley is likewise hopeful, and very deserving; nor can we observe them, without reflecting on the good providence of God, that has formed them to cheer their dear Mothers' hearts."

"Oct. 15. I lately had a letter from good Mrs. Wilmot, wherein she speaks, with a good deal of satisfaction, of her Son's being in Ireland, with the Lord

"William Howard Viscount Andover, son of the Earl of Berkshire. He succeeded to the Earldom of Suffolk, and married Mary, second daughter of the Earl of Aylesford."

ተ "John Eardley Wilmot, esq. second son of Robert Wilmot, esq. of Osmaston, co. Derby, then in his 28th year. He and his cousin Knightley were the sons of both Lady Kaye's Sisters."

"The late Sir Robert Wilmot, bart. father of the present Sir Robert Wilmot, of Osmaston near Derby."

Lieutenant. His Grace has the character of great honour and sincerity, the two most valuable qualities that can dwell in a noble breast, and I dare say he will provide handsomely for him, if he can but his best, and most frequent opportunities of gratifying his friends, and servants, are in the Army, and in the Church: on neither of which your Nephew has his eye; and as for civil employments, they do not fall every day. Many competitors appear for those that are considerable, some of whom may probably bring intimations from Court, not easy to be overlooked: I cannot therefore be extremely sanguine in my expectation of the young gentleman's promotion; but he is in the right to try how far the Duke of Devonshire's favour may carry him, and possibly his success may exceed his hopes. It is commonly observed that, in the course of life, almost every body has a lucky hit, and we will hope to hear of his meeting with it in Dublin.”

"Dec. 18. You tell me, Madam, you had been at Court, and saw the King and Queen cheerful good God! how dreadfully is the scene changed! and how dark a cloud has it brought over our heads in good truth I can think of nothing else but the irreparable loss we have had in a most accomplished lady, who was an ornament to the Crown, and a blessing to us all; and if some means be not found out whereby the King and Prince may come to a better understanding than is betwixt them at present, one dreads to look forward to the consequences that follow §."

may

"April 9, 1740. I am personally known to few of our Nobility; but the Peerage of England, and that of Scotland, make me very well acquainted with all their families, and I really have pleasure in hearing they are likely to be well supported."

66 July 21. The misunderstanding in a great family is so variously talked of that a looker-on knows not what to make of it: a disagreement there is, that is certain; for they are actually parted; but for what cause is so differently reported, that a man knows not what to believe, and I wish it may always be a riddle. I am sure your Lady ship is sorry for it so am I ; and, as old as I am, would go a great way to make up the breach; but I doubt it is too wide."

§ "This unhappy misunderstanding had existed some time, and is accurately explained in the Rev. Mr. Coxe's interesting Memoirs of Sir Robert Walpole, vol. II. chap. 48, p. 442, 8th edit.

The

The next LIV Letters are addressed to Mrs. Mary Knightley, one of the daughters and coheiresses of Sir Samuel Marow, bart. of Berkswell, co. Warwick, married to John Knightley, esq. only son of John Wightwick, esq. of Offchurch, in that county. He had taken the nanie of Knightley in addition to his own, from having been adopted by Sir John Knightley, of Offchurch, bart. who died in 1688, aged 56."

In one of these, March 19, 1725-6, he says,

"I have lost in Mr. Jennens * a kind and a useful friend; and the unexpected cause of his death should make us all sensible how soon we may cease to breathe, and how well we ought to live. The Son comes into great plenty; and if he manages and enjoys it as becomes him, it is a blessing of God, but generally overvalued; if he suffers it to draw him into temptations, it is a curse."

In another, June 12, 1727, "Mrs. Jennens + has built a noble house, and has so good a taste in the choice of furniture, that there is no doubt of its being nicely fitted up. She has one bed particularly of her own work; it is patchwork, but so very fine, so well-fancied, and so extremely well executed, that, according to the description I have heard of it, nothing but the famous feather-work can exceed it. There is said to be a vast sum of money betwixt her and her son, which is an alluring bait to the Duchess of Marlborough; otherwise I should wonder that her Grace thought of an alliance with a young gentlenian, whose father and mother she was very fond of, and from whom she afterwards estranged herself in an unkind manner; but riches draw towards riches, as naturally as iron

does to the loadstone--The weatherglass rises, the Heavens look promising, we hope the sun will shine upon us with more constancy and fervancy than he has done of late; and then I flatter myself you will take the first opportunity to honour Yours, &c."

In another, Nov. 4, 1727,

"I was glad to find by your last letter, that you were going up to town to give yourself and the young gentlemen the pleasure of seeing the Coronation; for though the sight to your Ladyship was not new, yet it must needs be finer than any that has gone before, by the appearance of the Royal Family, the Scottish Nobility, and the Knights of the Bath. No Queen's train was ever so supported, nor did any former Procession make so long and splendid a line."

"Oct. 20, 1734. Our beautiful Lady Coventry is still living, but under so many infirmities, that there seems to be little hope of her recovery.”

"Feb. 14, 1737. You are pleased, Madam, to ask my opinion of inoculating the Small Pox, and I must own to you I have been a great stickler for it from the time that Lady M. Wortley § brought it into England; whole kingdoms practice it universally, and the mothers are the operators with great safety. An English physician tells you he saw the practice of it at Constantinople above forty years, and never heard of more than two that miscarried, Two advantages it evidently has; that you may choose a kindly sort from whence to derive the infection, and can prepare the body to receive it; whereas in the common way it seizes the patient unexpectedly, and very often unseasonably., Since I lived in this place I have had an opportunity of learning something from my own observations. Sir Thomas Lyt

Bishop of Lichfield, who had been so great a benefactor to his family in general, and myself in particular*. This advice, though it was not necessary, may shew, however, the due respect he had for your Lordship; as it was given at a time when men seldom disguise their sentiments. I must desire your Lordship to pardon the trouble of this letter, which I should never have taken the liberty to have written, had it not been to vindicate one of the best of Fathers, and that to your Lordship, whom, of all the world, I would not have possessed with an ill opinion of one I am so nearly related to. If I can serve your Lordship in this country, I should be very proud to receive any of your commands, at Mr. Moor's in Amsterdam. I am, my Lord, your Lordship's most dutiful and most obedient servant, J. ADDISON."

Two admirable Portraits are given of Bishop Hough; one, by Caroline Watson, from a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller in 1690; the other by James Heath, from a painting by Dyer, æt. 01.-His tomb at Worcester is also admirably engraved by J. Neagle, from a drawing by J. Ross. The volume, which is handsomely printed, is also adorned with five other Plates.

2. The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison. A new Edition, with Notes, by Richard Hurd, D. D. Lord Bishop of Worcester. Six Vols. 8vo. THIS is one of the Literary Legacies bequeathed to the Publick by a late excellent and truly venerable Prelate; who, in early life, had given his "nights and days" to the study of Addison; and continued throughout life his warm admirer.

The Advertisement of the Right Reverend Author is brief, but pithy.

"Mr. Addison is generally allowed to be the most correct and elegant of all our writers; yet some inaccuracies of style have escaped him, which it is the chief design of the following notes to point out. A work of this sort, well executed, would be of use to foreigners who study our language; and even to

such of our countrymen as wish to write in perfect purity. R. WORCESTER." "Extract from a Letter of Bishop Warburton to Dr. Hurd.

"Gloucester, Sept. 10, 1770. "Your grammatical pleasures, which you enjoy in studying the most correct of our great writers, Mr. Addison, cannot be greater than the political ones I taste, in reading, over again, the most incorrect of all good Writers (though not from his incorrectness, which is late published Continuation of his Hisstupendous) Lord Clarendon, in the tory. I charge you bring your Addison to town. Nothing is minutia to me which you write or think.

"See 'Letters from a late eminent Prelate,' &c. Letter 227, 4to. 1808." "And in Letter 228, in the same collection, Oct. 16, 1770, the Bishop says,

"Your reflections on Lord Clarendon are the truth itself. The History of his Life and Administration I have just finished. Every thing is admirable in it but the style; in which your favourite and amiable Author [Mr. Addison] has infinitely the advantage. Bring him with you to town. There, I own, your mine. It was an advantage I envied you.” late amusements have the advantage of

"Extract of a Letter from Dr. Hurd to the Rev. Mr. Mason, Residentiary of York.

"Thurcaston, Oct. 26, 1770. "You will ask what I have done in this long leisure; not much indeed, to but I found an amusement in turning any purpose. My Lecture has slept : over the works of Mr. Addison. I set out, many years ago, with a warm admiration of this amiable writer. I then took a surfeit of his natural, easy manner; and was taken, like my betters, with the raptures and high flights of Shakspeare. But maturer judgment, or lenient age, (call it which you will) has now led me back to the favourite of my youth. And, here, I think, I shall stick for such useful sense, in so charming words, I find not elsewhere. His taste is so pure, and his Virgilian prose (as Dr. Young styles it) so exquisite, that I have but now found out, at the close of a critical life, the full value of his writings."

GENT. MAG. January, 1812,

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