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Campaign of 1690 He was, upon the Death of A. C. Henry Duke of Norfolk, in the year 1701, conftituted Conitable and Governor of Windfor Caftle, and made 73 Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey, and the en- October fuing year upon the Earl of Oxford's Death, her prefent Majefty conferred upon him the Command of Colonel of the Old ftanding Regiment of Horfe, which had for many years been Commanded by that Lord. Not long after he was alfo appointed a Major General, and in the late Promotion, made a Lieutenant General. The first Daughter, and indeed first Child the Dutchess of Cleveland had, was Anne Palmer, Sirnamed Fitz-Roy abovementioned, Natural Daughter by Adoption of King Charles II. the was born on the 29th of February in the year 1661, and in Auguft 1674. was married to Thomas Lennard, Lord Dacres, who was created Earl of Suffex, by Patent dated the 5th of Countess Odober, Anno. 26. Car. 2. and are both living; by of Sullex. whom the had Two Sons, both Dead, and as many Her ChilDaughters, viz. the Lady Barbara and the Lady dren. Anne, both living, and as yet unmarried. Charlote Sirnamed Fitz-Roy was another Natural Daughter of King Countess Charles by the Dutchess of Cleveland, born on the of Litch 5th of September 1664, and on February the 20th in field the year 1676-7, was married to Henry Lee of Ditchley in the County of Oxford Baronet, who by Patent - dated June 5th, 26 Car. 2. was created Baron of Splitsbury in the County of Oxford, Viscount Quarendon, in the County of Buckingham, and Earl of Litchfield, to him and his Heirs Male, and are both living; by whom his Lordfhip has Iflue living, the following Children:

First, Edward Henry Lee, Lord Quarendon, born at Children. Windfor the 6th of June, 1681. Second, James Lee Efq; born in St. James's-Park, the 13th of November, 1682. Third, Charles Henry Lee Efq; born in St. James's-Park the 5th of June, 1688. Fourth, George Henry Lee Efq; born in St. James's-Park the 12th of March, 1689. Fifth, Francis Henry Lee Efq; born in St. James's-Street Westminster, on the 10th of September, 1691. Sixth, Fitzroy Henry Lee Efq; born in St. James's-Street July the ad, 1699. Seventh, William Lee Efq; born in St. James's-Street the 24th of June, 1701. Eighth, Thomas Lee Efa, born in St. James's-Street aforefaid, August the 25th, 1703. Ninth, John Lee Efq, born in St. James's-Street the 3d of December, 1704. Tenth, Robert Lee Efq; born in Fame's's-Stieet July the 3d, 1709. All these Teu Sons are living unmarried: Behides thele, Three Sons, and one Daughter which they Buried in St. VValter St. John's Vault at Batter fea in the County

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A. C. of Surrey. They have Daughters, 1. The Lady Charlote Lee, who was born in St. James's-Park on the 13th of March 1678, and on the of January 1698-9, Married with Benedi& Leonard Calvert Efq; only Son of October. Charles Lord Vilcount Baltimore in Ireland, by whom fhe has Iffue living, Four Sons and Three Daughters, viz. Charles Calvert Elq; born September 29, 1699. Benedi& Leonard, born September the 20th, 1700. Edward Henry, born Auguft the 31st, 1701. Cecil, a Twin with his Silter Charlote, born in November 1702. Charlote, Eldeft Daughter, and Twin with her Brother Cecil. Fane, born in November 1703. The Second Daughter of the Lady Litchfield, is the Lady Anne, born at Windfor the 29th of June, 1686. Lady Elizabeth born in St. James's-Street aforefaid, on the 6th of SepLady Bar- tember 1693 and the Lady Barbara, born in St. James's Street aforefaid, on the 3d of March 1694-5.

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The laft, and the youngest of the Dutchels of Cleve land's Children, is the Lady Barbara, born at Cleveland House in the Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, on the 16th of July 1672, and is now living a Nunn in the English Nunnery at Pontoife in France. I do not find the King ever own'd her for his Daughter; but a Great Man now living, is her reputed Father. The D. of On the 12th of this Month, HerGrace the Dutchefs Hamilton of Hamilton was delivered of a Son.

has a Son. On the 15th the Right Honourable Thomas Cooke Efq; Mr.Vice- Vice-Chamberlain of the Queen's Houfhold, Married Chamber Mrs. Hales one of her Majefty's Maids of Honour. lain Cook Mrs. Yelverton, a Daughter of the Lord Vilcount Married. Longville, was fome time after made a Maid of Ho Mrs. Vel nour in Mrs. Hales's koom.

verton made a

About that time, we had advife, that Colonel Seymour, Governor of Mary-Land, died there.

Maid of About this time allo, Sir Jeffrey Jeffieys, Alderman of Honour. the City of London, for the Ward of Portforkin, died Col. Sey- on the Road in his Return from the Bath, and Mr. Demour dies: puty Andrews s was afterwards elected Alderman in his Sir Jeffe- Room.

rey Jeffe- On the 25th of the fame Month, Count Briancon, rey's dies. Envoy extraordinary from the Duke of Savoy, died of Count Bri- a Malignant Feaver.

ancondies. On the last Day of October, died Henry Earl of ClaEarl of rendon, Viscount Cornbury, and Baron of Hide of HinClarendon, the Eldest Son and Heir of Sir Edward Hide, Kt. don's Life. iometime Chancellor of the Exchequer, and one of the Privy Council to King Charles I. who attended King Charles II. in his Exile,was by him fent Ambaffador into Spain; made Secretary of State, and Laftly, Lord Chancellor of England; and loon after the happy Re

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foration of that Prince, raised to the Degree of a Ba- A. C. ron, by the Title of Lord Hide of Hindon in the County of Wilts, Nov. 13. 12 Car. II. then created Viscount of Cornbury in Oxfordshire, and Earl of Clarendon in Wiltshire, on the 20th of April 1661, Three Days be- October. fore his Majesty'. Coronation, being one of the fix Earls Defcent. made against that Solemnity: The Chancellor himself was the Son of Henry Hyde of Purton in Wiltshire and of Hindon aforefaid; who was the Third Son of Laurence Hide of Guftage St. Michael in Dorfetfbire, a younger Branch of the moft Ancient Knightly Family of Huyde, Hyde or Hide, of Norbury in the County Palatine of Chefter.

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This Earl Henry, at the Coronation of King Charles II. April 23. 1661. was made Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath, for the greater Solemnity of the Day; and on the 14th Day of February 1661, diplo mated Master of Arts, in the Univerfity of Oxford; and not many Years after, advanced to the Place of Chamberlain to Queen Catharine. Upon the Decease of his Father the Chancellor, which happened near Roan in Normandy, on the 7th of December 1674, he fucceeded him in his Honour and Eftate; and on the 8th of January 1678-9, was fworn of his Majefty's moft Made Pri Honourable Privy Council: But the King on the 20th vy Counof April following, having been pleased to declare to fellor. his Privy Council his Pleasure to diffolve them, and conftitute a new one, which for the future, fhould confift of the conftant number of Thirty; my Lord Clarendon was left out of that Number. That Alteration being not long-liv'd, the Earl was on the 26th of May 1680, re-admitted in the Privy Council, and look'd upon to be one of the Evil Counsellors of thofe Times: For the House of Commons taking into Confideration the King's Meffage to them on the 4th, about the Bill of Exclufion, wherein he told them, He was confirmed in his Opinion against it by the Fudgment of the Houfe of Lords, who rejected it. Refolved, It was the Opinion of the Houfe, That there was no Security or Safety for the Protestant Religion, the King's Life, or the well Conftituted and Established Government of the Kingdom, without paffing a Bill to disable the Duke of York to inherit the Crown, and that to rely on any other Means or Remedies was not only insufficient, but dangerous; That 'till fucb Bill were paft, the Houfe could not give any Supply without Danger to the King's Perfon, extream Hazard of the Proteftant Religion, and Unfaithfulness to thofe by whom that Houfe was entrusted; That all Perfons who advised his Majefly in his laft Meffage to infift upon an Opinion against the Bill for Excluding the

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A. C. Duke of York, had given pernicious Council to the King 1709, Hallifax, Henry Marquefs of Worcester, this Henry and Kingdom, and as fuch they named George Earl of Earl of Clarendon, against whom, as alfo againft Lewis Voted an Earl of Feverfham, and Laurence Hide, Efq; They Voted Evil an Addrefs to be prefented to the King, to remove 'em from Counsellor all Offices of Profit and Trust, and from his Councils and Prefence for ever. But firft a Prorogation, and then a Diffolution of this Parliament enfuing on the 20th of Fanuary, this Storm against the Earl and his Companions blew over, and to continuing in favour with this Prince 'till his Death; he was, upon the Acceffion of King James II. his Brother-in-Law, to the Crown, Made Ld. preferred about the middle of February 1684-5, to be Privy-seal. Lord Privy Seal in the Room of George Marquels of Hallifax, who was advanced to be Lord Prefident of the Council.

King James, as a farther Inftance of his Favour to this Lord, whole Sifter was his first Royal Confort, about the middle of December 1685, was pleafed to conConfitu- ftitute him Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, but he was, at ted Lord the fame time, to keep his Place of Lord Privy-Seal, Lieut. of for the Execution of which Office, during his abfence, Ireland. the Lord Viscount Tevint, Colonel Robert Philips, and John Evelyn of Deptford Efq; were appointed Commiffioners.

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The Earl in his Government of Ireland behaved himfelf with much Prudence, and a very great regard to the Proteftant Intereft in that Kingdom, which now begun to be openly invaded by Colonel Richard Talbot, afterwards Earl of Tirconnell. The latter having Establish'd his Interest in England, fo as to obtain his Commiffion of Ireland. of Lord Deputy of Ireland, about the beginning of the year 1687, upon the News of his Arrival in Ireland, the Earl of Clarendon fent for the Privy-Coun cil to meet him at the Archbishop of Dublin's Houfe, and there refigning the Sword of State to Tirconnel, he made a Speech, wherein he thanked the Council for the Alliance they had given him, of which he should not fail to give the King an Account, when he should have the Honour to Kifs his Hand; and then he addreft himself to the Lord Deputy aud faid,

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Hat it was extreamly to be lamented, that there were fuch Feuds and Animofities in that Kingdom, which he hoped his Excellencies Prudence, with the affiftance of fo Wife a Council would difperfe; that he might fay, both hisown Obfervation, and the Information he had from the Judges, that there was great Readiness and Willingness in all Peo

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ple to Serve and Obey the King that the English in A. C. i that Country had been afperfed with the Character 1709. of being generally Fanaticks, which was a great In famy to them; that he muft do them Juftice to fay, October. That they were of the Church of England, as ap pear'd by their Actions, as well as Profeffions; That the Churches there were as much frequented, and the Difcipline of the Church as well obferv'd, as in England it felf, which was to be attributed to the Piety and Labour of the Bishops; That they of the • Church of England could bragg, that when Rebellion over-pread the Three Kingdoms, not one Orthodox Member of their Church was against the Crown; and that in their late Diforders, they could Boaft, they. • were Opposers of the Bills of Exclufion, and that the Senfe His Majefty had been graciously pleas'd to exprefs of their Loyalty, would never be forgotten by them. He thanked God, he was born a Member of the Church of England, and he hoped he would give him Grace to die one. That the Engliß in that Country had one thing to Glory in, That of all His Majefty's Subjects, they made the earlieft Advances towards his Refloration, when Three Kingdoms were governed by Ufurpets; and that, after all the endeavours of his Majesty's Loyal Subjects in England, feem'd to be disappointed, and no hopes appear'd, by the Total Defeat of Sir George Booth, the English then in that Kingdom offered to fubmit to his Majelly's Authority: That he did not fay that, to detract from his Majesty's Roman-Catbolick Loyal Subjects, many of whom he himfelf knew, Served and Suffered with him Abroad; but he fpoke it in Juftice to the others < that did their Duty, That there was but one Thing more he fhould trouble his Excellency with, That he was forry he could not fay, that he left a full Trea. fure, but that he could fay, he left no Debts; That the Revenue was in gooi order, which must be own'd to be due to the unwearied In iuftry and Diligence of the Commiffioners; That the Army was entirely paid to Christmas-Day lait, and that he had advanc'd a Months Subfiftance for January; That the Civil and Military Lifts were likewile cleared till Christmas: That he did not doubt but his Excellencies Care would carry all Things on in the fame Method; that he had receiv'd that Sword in Peace, and he thanked God, he did by the King's Command deliver it Peace to his Excellency, and heartily wished him Joy of the Honour the King had done him.