CHAPTER XII.

Motives for continuing this Work 372

Solemnity not necessary in Memoirs 374

Flattery the Vice of Historians 375

Author’s Apprehensions for the Constitution 376

Author’s Political Principles 377

Embarrassments on Death of Mr. Pelham 378

Agitations on choice of Successor in the Ministry 379

Appointment and Disappointment of Mr. Fox 381

Mr. Fox has an Audience 386

Duke of Newcastle sole Minister 387

New Disposition of Employments _ib._

New Appointments 388

Sir Thomas Robinson _ib._

Affairs in Ireland 389

New Parliament 391

Duke of Newcastle slights Mr. Legge _ib._

Origin of the War 392

Remarks on America 395

Spain 398

Defeat of Major Washington 399

Consultations on War 400

Law-suit about Richmond New Park 401

Debates on Address 403

Prince of Hesse turns Papist 405

Disturbances in the New Parliament 406

Elections _ib._

Debates on Election Petitions 407

Army Estimates 410

Debates on Army Estimates 411

Breach between Sir George Lyttelton and Mr. Pitt 414

State of Ministry and Parties 417

Projected Changes in Ministry 418

Fox made Cabinet-Counsellor 420

Debate on Mutiny Bill _ib._

Charles Townshend’s Attack on Lord Egmont 421

Deaths of Lord Gower and Lord Albemarle 422

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

VOL. I.

GEORGE II. _Frontispiece_.

MR. PELHAM p. 378

VOL. II.

MR. FOX _Frontispiece_.

DUKE OF BEDFORD 270

VOL. III.

MR. PITT _Frontispiece_.

DUKE OF NEWCASTLE 182

MEMOIRS

OF THE REIGN OF

KING GEORGE THE SECOND.

1751.

An nescis, Mî Filî, quantillâ Prudentiâ regitur Orbis?

_Chancellor Oxenstiern to his Son._