Memoirs of the Court and Times of King George the Second, and His Consort Queen Caroline (Volume 1); Including Numerous Private Letters of the Most Celebrated Persons of the Time Addressed to the Viscountess Sundon, Mistress of the Robes to the Queen, and (Paperback)

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.1850 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIII. Mrs. Clayton's female correspondents--Ceremony at Court--An agreeable match--Advantages of remaining in the country in bad weather--A self-invited guest--Dr. Sacheverel the hero of the mob--An audience of the Queen--Lady Falmouth soliciting the post of Lady of the Bedchamber--She proposes that Mrs. Clayton shall expostulate with the Queen in her favour--Lady Mary Powlett--The Countess Granville's recommendation of her cousin for the place of Bedchamber-woman--Duchesses of Bolton--A little embarrassment caused by a Royal visit--An important postscript--Countess Cowper's secret interview with the Princess--Witnesses at a Royal birth--Court gossip--Lord Chancellor Cowper--Sudden death of a Minister--Decease of the Duke of Marlborough--Belsize House--Lord Radnor and his Christmas-box. CHAPTER XIII. As may readily be supposed, the majority of Mrs. Clayton's correspondents were ladies; they were too, in general, either ladies of the Court, or were very anxious to become so, and will be found to have been members of the first families in the kingdom. The present chapter is a miscellaneous collection, arranged according to dates, where such can be ascertained, and when not dated, we have placed them in that part of the series to which the internal evidence indicates that they should belong. The writer of the following communication was Jemima, eldest daughter of Thomas Lord Crewe, and first wife of Henry Grey, Duke of Kent; her letters occur frequently in this collection, but very few of them are of any public interest. THE DUCHESS OF KENT TO MRS. CLAYTON. I am too little skilled in ceremony to venture to direct myself, (without desiring your opinion, ) dear Madam, whether it is proper for me to wait upon the Princess at her own apartments, before Qu...