CHAPTER IX.

1771. Movements of the Pretender 347

Conduct of Lord Townshend in Ireland 348

Lord Rockingham and his Party give over their Opposition 353

Illness of the Princess Dowager 355

Duke of Cumberland’s Private Marriage with Mrs. Horton 356

APPENDIX.

I. Character and Influence of Lord Bute 367

II. Dr. Thomas, Bishop of Winchester 370

III. George the Third and Mr. Mackenzie 371

IV. Libel on the King of Spain 372

V. Extracts from the Life of the Duke of Grafton 376

MEMOIRS

OF THE REIGN OF

KING GEORGE THE THIRD.