OF

THE COURT OF ENGLAND

FROM THE

REVOLUTION IN 1688

TO THE

DEATH OF GEORGE THE SECOND.

BY JOHN HENEAGE JESSE.

AUTHOR OF

"MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF
THE STUARTS."

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,

Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

1843.

LONDON:

Printed by S. & J. BENTLEY, WILSON, and FLEY,

Bangor House, Shoe Lane.

CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

GEORGE THE SECOND.

CHAPTER I.

His birth in 1683.-Early neglected by his father, George
the First. His marriage.-Made a Knight of the Garter in
1706, and created Duke of Cambridge, with precedence over all
other Peers. Serves under Marlborough, and is present at the
battle of Oudenarde in 1708.- His daring valour on that
occasion.-Anecdote of him.-Created Prince of Wales on the
accession of his father to the throne.-Extract from Lady M.
W. Montagu's Works.-Origin of the misunderstanding between
the Prince and his father.-Extract from Horace Walpole.-
Put under arrest, and deprived of the appurtenances of royalty.
-Singular paper relative to the Prince found in George
the First's cabinet after his death.-Extract from the March-
mont Papers.-The King's attempt to deprive the Prince and
Princess of all power over their own children. The twelve
Judges consulted on the occasion.-Sir Robert Walpole effects
a partial reconciliation between the King and the Prince.
Death of George the First, and Proclamation of the Prince as
George the Second.-Burns his father's Will.

VOL. III.

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