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Poetry.

EPITAPHS.
Continued from p. 206.

10. In St. Leonard's, Foster-Lane.

WHEN the bells be merely roung, And the mass devoutly soung, And the meat merely eaten, Then shall Robert Trappis, his wiffs and his chyldren be forgotten.

11. On a tomb-stone, at Green-Bay, adjoining the Apostles' Battery, Port Royal, Jamaica. DIEU SUR TOUT.

Here lies the body of Lewis Galdy, Esq. who departed this life, at Port-Royal, the 22d December 1736, aged eighty. He was born at Montpellier, in France, but left that country for his religion, and came to settle in this island, where he was swallowed up in the great earthquake, in the the year 1692, and by the providence of God, was by another shock thrown into the sea, and miraculously saved by swimming, until a boat took him up. He lived many years after, in great reputation, beloved by all who knew him, and much lamented at his death.

12. On Queen Anne,

March with his wind hath struck a cedar tall,

And weeping April mourns the cedar's fall, And May intends no flowers her month shall bring,

Since she must lose the flower of all the spring;

Thus March's wind hath caused April showers,

And yet sad May must lose her flower

of flowers.

13. On Origen, said to be written by himself,
Ille ego Origenes doctor verissimus olim,
Quem primum fidei gratia clara dedit.
Si mihi credere vis, libros tot millia scripsi,
Quot legio missos mittit in arma viros.
Nulla meos unquam tetegit blasphemia sen-

sus,

Sed probus atque vigil, tutus ab hoste fui Sola mihi casum Periarchon dicta dederunt. His me conjectum undique tela premunt. 14. On Sir Francis Vere.

When Vere sought death, arm'd with his sword and shield,

Death was afraid to meet him in the field:

But when his weapons he had laid aside, Death, like a coward, struck him, and he died.

15. On Dr Caius, the founder of Caius college, Cambridge.

Fui Caius.

16.

Prey for they sowlygs of Michael Forlace, and his wyf, and the worschypp of God and our lady, for theyr faders, and moders, wyth the sowlygs of all christen, of your cherite sey a Pater Noster and an Ave Maria.

Body. I, Mary Pawson, ly below sleeping. Soul. I, Mary Pawson, sit above weaking. Both. We hope to meet again, wyth glory clothed,

Then Mary Pawson for ever blessed. 17. On Chancellor Sir John Maitland, of Lethington, by James VI.

Thou, passenger, that spies with gazing

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ly part;

His wisdom, and his uprightness of heart; His piety; his practice of our state; His quick engine, so verst in every art,

As equally that all were in debate. Thus justly hath his death brought forth of late

An heavy grief to prince and subjects all,

That virtue love, and vice do bear at hate,

Though vitious man rejoices at his fall. So for himself most happy did he die, Though for his prince it most unhappy bee. 18. On Shakespeare, in Westminster Abbey, GULIELMO SHAKESPEARE, Anno post mortem, cxxiv. Amor publicus posuit. The cloud cap'd towers, The gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, The great globe itself,

Yea, all that it inherits,

shall disolve;

And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.

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19. Another.

Renowned Spencer, lie a thought more nigh

To learned Chaucer; and rare Beaumont lie

A little nearer Spencer, to make room For Shakespeare, in your threefold, fourfold tomb;

To lodge all four in one bed, make a shift
Until Dooms-day, for hardly will a fifth,
Betwixt this day and that, by fate be slain,
For whom your curtains may be drawn a-
gain.

If your precedency in death do bar
A fourth place in your sacred sepulchre,
Under this sacred marble of thy own,
Sleep, rare Tragedian, Shakespeare! sleep
alone;

Thy unmolested peace, in an unshar'd cave,
Possess as land, not tenant of the grave;
That unto us and others, it may be
Honour hereafter to be laid by thee..

20. In Westminster Abbey.

To the memory of Nicholas Rowe, Esq, who died in 1718, aged forty.five, and of Charlotte his only daughter, wife of Henry Fane, Esq. who inheriting her father's spirit, and amiable in her own innocence and beauty, died in the 23d year of her age,

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this life, and is gone to that blessed place, where only his harmony can be exceeded. Obiit 21. die Novembris, Anno tatis suæ 37, Annoque Domini 1695.

23. In the church-yard of Kirk St. Ann, isle of Mann. By Sir W. Buck.

To the memory of Daniel Tears, who died December the 9th, 1787, aged 110. Here, friend, is little Daniel's tomb, To Joseph's years he did arrive: Sloth killing thousands in their bloom, While labour kept poor Dan alive. How strange, yet true, full seventy years, Was his wife happy in her Tears.

24. On Hugh Lumber, Husbandman. By Mr Somerville.

In cottages and homely cells,
True piety neglected dwells;

Till call'd to heaven, her native seat,
Where the good man alone is great :
'Tis then his humble dust shall rise,
And view his judge with joyful eyes ;-
While haughty tyrants shrink afraid,
And call the mountains to their aid.

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Proceedings of Parliament.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Wednesday, Feb. 1.

CHARGES AGAINST THE DUKE OF YORK.

THE House resolved into a Committee to inquire into the charges brought by Mr Wardle against the Duke of York, Mr Wharton in the chair.

The first charge which Mr Wardle endeavoured to substantiate was, that appli

cation had been made to a Mrs Clarke in 1805, at that time under the protection of the Duke of York, to expedite an exchange which Colonel Knight wanted to get completed, offering her L. 200; that she had stated the circumstance to the Commander in Chief, with the conveniency of the money to her; and that the exchange was in consequence immediately gazetted.

The examination of witnesses according ly commenced, but not upon oath.

Dr Thynne was the first witness exami ned. He had attended Mrs Clarke in his professional capacity; and, at the request of an old friend, he was induced to apply to her to use her interest to expedite an ex change between Lieut.-Colonel Brook and Lieut.-Col. Knight, for which he was authorised to tell her she would receive 2001. The medium through which she was to effect this, though not expressed, was well known. In about a fortnight or three weeks, Mrs Clarke sent the Gazette to his house, with a note, to say the exchange was ac complished; that she was going out of town in a day or two, and that the 2001. would be very convenient. When he first applied, Mrs Clarke talked much of difficulty, and of secrecy, and of the danger she incurred, if any thing she did was permitted to transpire. He understood the business would have been done in time. Mrs Clarke was only asked to expedite it. It was a fair thing, and would have gone regularly through the Office.

Mr Robert Knight was next called, and said, his brother, Lieut.-Col. Knight, had applied to the War Office in the regular way, to procure an exchange between him and Lieut. Colonel Brook, and received the usual official answer, that whenever a pro per successor could be found, there would be no objection to comply with his request. Some delay had taken place, of the cause of which he was ignorant.He stated it to May 1809.

Dr Thynne, who recommended him to ap ply to Mrs Clarke; and he authorised him to do so, and to offer her 2001. to facilitate his brother's object. This 2001. was con veyed to Mrs Clarke by his servant, under a blank cover. Soon after the exchange had been gazetted, he called on Mrs Clarke to thank her for her exertions, and on that occasion she entreated that he would be secret with respect to the transaction, lest it should come to the Duke of York's ears.

Has Mr Knight seen Mrs Clarke within the last month? Yes.

How happened it that he saw her? She sent me a note, to which I made no reply. Ten days ago she sent me another note, upon which I called on her, and she asked me the name of the officer who had exchanged with my brother. She made a number of complaints of the ill treatment she had experienced from his Royal Highness the Duke of York, who had left her 20001. in debt, and expressed her determi nation to expose him to the public, unless she could bring him to terms. I said that it was her affair, and that I trusted she would not produce me or my brother. Her reply was, " Good God ! no, I have no such intention, you can have nothing to do with it."

Did she express her desire to conceal from the Duke of York that 2001. had been paid her, or what were her words? She requested that the whole business might be concealed from him.

Mrs Mary Anne Clarke was next called, and stated in substance, that she resided in Gloucester place in 1805, under the protection of the Duke of York; that Dr Thynne attended her at that time as her physician; that he applied to her for an exchange between Lieutenant-Cols. Knight and Brooke, and offered her L. 200. to get dispatch;-that she spoke to the Commander in Chief on the subject, and told him she was to receive a compliment, but did not then mention the particular sum ;-that the Duke asked her if she knew the par ties, when she said she did not. When the exchange was gazetted, she sent a note to Dr Thynne, who sent her next morning a bank note for L. 200. with his compliments in writing;-that she showed the note the same day to the Duke, observing that the parties had kept their promise; and that she got one of the Duke's servants to get

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change of the note;-that it is very likely she might desire the transaction might be kept secret, but her reason was not lest it should come to the ears of the Duke :that about six months ago, Mr Wardle mentioned this matter to her, and asked if it was true, to which she answered it was; that within this month he again attacked her about it; that she would have concealed it from him, and even denied it, had she thought she would have been brought before, the House.

After speaking to the charge relative to the above exchange, the examination took another turn, and pointed more personally to the private conduct of the witness on different occasions Her answers were given with much pertuess. The following are the questions of most interest.

Did you ever state you had any ground of complaint against his Royal Highness? My friends know I have.

Have you not stated, that if his Royal Highness did not comply with your de mands, yo would expose him? I told Mr Adam by letter, that if his Royal Highness did not fulfil his promises and those of Mr Adam, by paying me my annuity, which Mr Adam had guaranteed, I would expose his Royal Highness's letter which contain ed that promise.

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Did you not say, if his Royal Highness did not come up to your terms, you would expose him? No, to no one whatever; nor is at willingly in me to do so now; I was very angry Perhaps Mr Adam will produce that letter. It was the worst I said or did on the occasion.

Did you ever say to Mr Robert Knight you would expose his Royal Highness? No; I did not.

Nor to that effect? I told him I was going to publish the correspondence, for the purpose of paying my creditors, which his Royal Highness refused to do. He insisted I should plead my marriage, to evade the payment of my debts. About six weeks. ago I received a message from Mr Adam to that purpose by a sort of a lawyer.

Are you a married woman? You have no reason to doubt it. Upon the question being repeated, she said, "I am a married

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he sent me word, if I should speak or write against him, he would put me in the pillory or the Bastile. On the Court Martial I said it was an unpleasant thing to say I was a married woman, when I was living with the Duke of York; I said I was a widow; this was out of Court, but it was put into the minutes of the Court Martial as if I had sworn it.

Who brought the message to you? It was a particular friend of the Duke of York; one Taylor, a shoemaker in BondStreet.

By whom did you send your request? By my pen.

How did you send your letter? By that same Ambassador of Morocco. ~

... Was it a verbal answer you received, or by letter? It was a verbal one; either in Taylor's own language, or the Duke's; I don't know which.

s. What is your husband's name? Clarke. What is his Christian name? Joseph, I believe.

Where were you married? At Pancras ; Mr. Adam can tell you.

The House frequently laughed at the answers given by the witness to several ques tions put to her; and she was agaiu adnonished from the Chair, and warned, that if she persisted in giving her answers in that pert manner, she would expose herself to the censure of the House.

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Have you not said you were married at Berkhamstead? Yes; but merely in joke.

Did not you find Mr Adam believed you, and acted upon that information? He set a man to make inquiries on the subject; at least so the Duke told me. But neither Mr Adam nor any one else could say I acted improperly while I remained under the Duke's protection.

Did not you represent your husband as the nephew of Alderman Clarke? He told me he was.

Did you believe he was? Yes, I did.

Did you ever see Alderman Clarke? I never saw any of my husband's relations, but two, a brother and sister.

Do you now believe he was so related? I never inquired since I quitted him. He is nothing to me, nor I to him. I never saw him these three years, since he threatened to bring an action against the Duke of York.

What business was your husband of? He was of no business. His father was a builder.

Did you ever live in Tavistock Place? I did..

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When did you go to live in Gloucester Place; I don't know. I was in Park Lane with the Duke before that.

Did you live anywhere else between leaving

leaving Tavistock Place and going to Park Lane? I don't know, the Duke knows. I might have gone to some of his houses.

When did you first become acquainted with the Duke? I must be excused if I do not mention it. Upon being pressed for an answer, she said, "I do not recollect."

Can you positively say you did not live in Tavistock Place before you knew the Duke? I do not consider that a fair question; I have a family of children, and a daughter grown up: I lived under the protection of the Duke there.

Were you under his protection when you first lived there? No, I was under the protection of my mother.

Did you not represent yourself as a widow?-No, never but at the Court-Martial. I thought I was saving my own cha racter and that of his Royal Highness, as he was married also.

Did you not tell your tradesmen you were a widow? No, never.

Have you not threatened the Duke, that if he did not comply with the terms proposed, you would put his letters into hands who would make him pay your demand? What letters?

Have you not said you would put every thing on paper, and if the Duke did not comply, you would put it into hands who would publish it ?-The gentleman is re citing from Mr Adam's letter, had he not better read it?

On the question being repeated, she said, I don't recollect what I said; but I beg the letter may be produced, and that will speak for the contents.

Are you in the habit of seeing Colonel Wardle ?-Yes.

Have you had any conversation with Col. Wardle on this business, within these three days?-No.

Did Colonel Wardle acquaint you with the present transaction, and mention his intention of calling you as a witness?—I was first acquainted with the business he intended bringing forward, when I saw it in the newspapers. I was very angry, and even had some words with him, for the disrespectful mention he had made of a friend of mine, Mr Donovan. Mr Wardle took some letters of mine without my permission, which I have not been able to get back since.

Did Mr Robert Knight ever call on you alone, after you had received the 2001. ?Many times.

Did you ever say to Mr Robert Knight, that you were anxious to conceal that transaction from his Royal Highness?—No.

Had you any reason for wishing to conceal the visits of Mr Knight from the Commander-in-Chief?-I never was desirous

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to conceal his visits, or those of any other Gentleman, from his Royal Highness.

Can you state the particulars how Mr Wardle obtained the letters from you?— One morning he took some parcels without any sanction from me; when I asked him for them, he laughed it off, saying they were some love secrets, and I never have been able to get them back since.

How did it happen that your letters were so exposed as that he could take them?From the confusion I was in at the time, being about to remove to my mother's.

Does the witness wish to be understood as stating that Mr Wardle took these letters without her leave and authority?— Yes. But he had run away with others before, some nonsensical little notes, which

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suppose induced him in this case to take the letters. When I saw him, he said he would give them back to me if I wished, and that he was sorry for the subject of them.

Mr Adam was then examined as an evidence, and asked, Was the statement of the last witness true as respecting him :

Mr Adam rose, and made a pretty long statement. He said, that in the year 1789, he was first desired to look into some concerns of the Duke of York. He had since that time given the strictest attention to those concerns, not in a professional capacity, but gratuitously. It came to his knowledge late in 1805, that Mrs Clarke's hus band had threatened the Duke of York with an action of damages, for criminal conversation with his wife. Upon this he directed diligent inquiries to be made respecting Mrs C. and found that the account she had given of herself was not correct; and thinking that her conduct was such as would be likely to be very prejudicial to his Royal Highness, not with respect to his character in his military command, but as to his pecuniary circumstances, he had laid before the Duke of York all the informa tion that he had collected upon the subject, accompanied by the proofs. It had been represented to him, that she had defended an action as a married woman for property obtained by her as a widow She had been married at Pancras, and not at Berkhamstead, as she stated. The Duke of York was slow to believe any thing against her; but being at ength convinced, he resolved to part with her, and sent him with a short note to her, announcing this determination. This communication was accompanied with a declaration, that his Royal Highness would pay her an annuity of 4001. per annum, as long as she behaved correctly; but that he would give no bond or writing to that effect, and should always consider himself at liberty to withdraw it if she did not act

correctly.

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