About the fame Time his Majefty declared in Council his Intention of his vifiting his Dominions beyond Sea, and having appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Dukes of Devonfhire, and Dorfet, Grafton, Bolton Argyll and Greenwich, Newcafile, the Lord Trevor, Earls of Berkley, and Godolphin, the Viscounts Townsend and Harcourt, the Lord Carteret, and Sir Robert Walpole, to have the Administration of the publick Affairs during his Abfence, fet out from St. James's Palace on Saturday the third Day of June, about Seven in the Morning, and about two Hours after embarked at Greenwich on Board the Carolina Yatch. About eleven that with the other Veffels attending his Majefty were all under Sail, but with little or no Wind; but being towed with Boats, they proceeded to Gravefend, where they continued till the Monday following. In the Morning about ten they got under Sail with a fair Wind, and paffed by the Nore towards Gunfleet about twelve, where they were joined by Rear Admiral Mor rice. The next Day, about eight in the Morning, his Majefty's Yatch pafled fafely over the Hinder, towards Gorce, and went up the Maefe for Gravendael, whence he proceeded on board the Stat Yatch to Vaert, where he landed, and lay on Wednesday Night. The next Morning he fet out on his fɔwney for Hanover, being attended by the Detatchments ordered by the States to guard him through the Territories belonging to them. He arrived at Delden on Friday be tween ten and eleven at Night, feemingly in perfect Health, and eat a pretty hearty Supper, particularly part of a Melon, which did not seem well to digat with him. The next Morning proceeding early on his Journey, he felt fome Gripings of the Cholick which continuing till he arrived at Linden, where a Dinner was provided for him, his Majefty could eat nothing, upon which he was t Blood. After Dinner, his Majeây being very defirous to travel with all Speed towards his own Dominions, refused to hearken to the Admonitions of his Attendants, who would have perfuaded him to have refted at Linden, but proceeding on his Journey and falling into & Sort of Dofe in his Coach, as they paffed along, he refted on the Arms of a Gentleman in the Coach, with him, and afterwards faid, Ceft fait de moy, I am a dead Man. They ar rived at the Duke of York's Palace at Ofnaburg about ten that Night, where he was blooded again, bat having no Relief thereby, and his Diftemper increafing, his Majefy departed this Life on Sunday the eleventh Day of Jane, about ore in the Morning, in the fixty feventh Year of his Age, having reigned twelve Years, ten Months and eleven Days. His Body being afterwards wrapped in Lead, was pri varely interred among thofe of his noble Progenitors. GEORGE. GEORGE II. To the End of the Year 1740. VING GEORGE I. dying on the Eleventh of June, was fucceeded by his only Son EORGE AUGUSTUS, Prince WALES, our present moft graous Sovereign, who was born the oth of October, 1683, and on Auft 22, 1705, married Wilhelmina barlotte, or Carolina, Daughter of ohn Frederick, Marquis of Brannburg Anfpach, afterwards our graous Queen Caroline. His late, Majefty dying abroad, s Death was not known here till ree or four Days after, viz. Wedday the 14th of June, on which ay, about Three a-Clock in the fternoon, a Messenger brought the portant News to Sir Robert Walle, then at Chelsea, who immediely carried it to the Prince and rincess of Wales at Richmond; hereupon they came with all Speed › Leicester House, where they had or fome Time kept their Court. lere they found feveral Lords of e Privy Council, and many other erfons of Quality and Diftinction, ho drew up and fign'd a Proclaation for proclaiming his Royal Highnefs King of these Realms; ut it being then late at Night, the eremony was put off till the next Morning. In the mean Time, his Majefty caufed all the Lords and thers of the late King's Privy Council, to be fworn of his Mafty's Privy Council. And after vards his Majefty in Council, was leafed to make the following molt gracious Declaration, of the King, my dearest Father, has The fame Evening, his Majefty The next Morning, June the 15th, his Majesty was proclaim'd, Qq first 1727. A.D. A. D. first in the Court before Leicester 1727. Houfe, then in Leicester Square, at Charing Cross, Temple Bar, the End of Wood Street, and laftly, at the Royal Exchange, with the ufual Solemnities. The fame Day, the Earl of Scarborough was fworn of his Majefty's most Honourable Privy Council, and appointed Mafter of the Horfe to his Majefty; which Office had been executed by Commiffion during the whole last Reign. The next Day the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London waited on the King and Queen with their Compliments of Condolence for the Death of the late King, and Congratulation upon his Majefty's Acceffion to the Crown; when his Majefty was pleased to confer the Honour of Knighthood on Robert Baylis, Efq; one of the Aldermen. On the 19th, his Majefty was proclaimed with great Pomp and Solemnity at Edinburgh and Dublin. The Queen having begun to fettle her Houfhold, the Dutchefs of Dorfet was made Groom of the Stole to her Majefty, and the Earl of Grantham Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Houfhold. About this Time died Nicholas Lechmere, Lord Lechmere of Evefham, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancafter, and Privy Councellor; and the Reverend and Honourable Mr. Richard Hill, who ferved his Country in feveral Embaffies, and as one of the Lords of the Treasury in the Reign of King William. The Parliament met on the 27th according to his Majefty's Proclamation, when his Majefty coming to the House, made a Speech, which he delivered with his own Mouth, telling his Parliament, That he was perfuaded they all fhared with him in his Grief and Affliction for the Death of his late Royal Father: that it fhould be his conftant Care preferve the Conftitution of this Kingdom, in Church and State, inviolable in all its Parts, and to fecure to all his Subjects the ful Erjoyment of their religious and cr Rights; that he faw with great Pleasure the happy Effects of that Vigour and Refolution which was exerted in the last Seffion of Parlia ment for the Defence of the Righ and Poffeffions of this Nation, and for maintaining the Tranquillity Balance of Power in Europe and that the ftri&t Union and Harney, which had hitherto fubfifted among the Allies of the Treaty of Hameer, had chiefly contributed to the ner Profpect of a general Peace: Ad concluded with recommending 0 them the making a Provifion for the Support of him and his Family, and the giving all poffible Difpach to fuch Bufinefs as fhould necefarly be brought before them. The chief Bufinefs of this fort Seffion, was the granting a Supp his Majefly, for the better Support f his Majesty's Houfhold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown, and the Settling a Revenue on Queen, in cafe the should furvive ba Majesty. The former was confider by the Commons, in a Committe of the whole Houfe, on the 3d of July, when Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reprefented, That the annual Sum of 700,000l. granted to the late King, falling fhort every Year, they had been obliged to make it up another Way; and that his prefent Majefty's neceflary Expences being like to increafe, b reafon of the Largenefs of his fahis Royal Confort, he therefore mily, and of fettling a Houshold for moved, That the entire Reverces of the Civil Lift, which produced about 130,000 /, a Year, above the 1 aid yearly Sum of 700,000l. might e fettled on his Majefty during his Life. This Motion was feconded nd backed by feveral Members, ut Mr. Shippen took Occafion from ence to animadvert pretty fmartly n the Conduct of the late Minifters: However it was unanimously refoled, 1. That towards the Supply granted to his Majefty for the Support of his Majefty's Houthold, &c. he fame Revenues which were payble to his late Majefty, during his Life, be granted and continued to is prefent Majefty, during his Life, 2. That the faid Revenues be coninued from the Death of his late Majefty. These Resolutions were the next Day agreed to by the Houfe, and a Bill order'd to be brought in thereupon; which was accordingly lone, and after several Amendments, was read the third Time on the 10th, paffed, and fent up to the Lords. The fame Day, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer prefented to the House a Bill for enabling his Majefty to fettle a Revenue for fupporting the Royal Dignity of the Queen, &c. purfuant to the following Refolutions, which were agreed to by the Houfe two Days before, viz. 1. That a Provifion be made for the Queen, in cafe fhe fhould furvive his Majelty, of 100,000l. per Annum during her Life, together with his Majefty's Palace of Somerfet Houfe, and the Lodge and Lands at Richmond Old-Park. 2. That his Majefty be enabled to charge the faid 100,000. per Ann. on all, or any of the Duties or Revenues for the better Support of his Majefty's Houfhold, &c. which fhall fubfift after his Majefty's Demife. This Bill was read the third Time on the 14th, pafs'd, and fent up to the Lords. On Monday the 17th his Majesty went to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the Royal Affent to thefe two Bills, as alfo to an A&t to enable his Majefty to be Governor of the South Sea Company; and an Act for continuing the Imprisonment of Robert Blackburne and others, for the Affaffination Plot against King William. After which, his Majefty made a most gracious Speech to both Houses, and prorogued the Parliament, which was afterwards diffolved by Proclamation on the 5th of August. On the 8th of July, the Lord Mayor of London, with many Alder men, the Recorder, Sheriffs, great Numbers of Common-Council Men, and other eminent Citizens, Merchants and Traders of the faid City, went to St. James's with a Train of above 200 Gentlemens Coaches, and prefented an Addrefs of Condolence and Congratulation to his Majefty. It might feem ftrange that the City did not Address fooner, and that at laft it was done in this Manner: But the Reafon was, that on the 22d of June a Common Council being call'd to confider of an Address, and a Committee of four Aldermen and eight Commoners being appointed to draw one up, when they came to report their Draught, Objections were made against feveral Paragraphs, as containing Reflections on the late Reign and Administration, and feeming to dictate to his Majesty: And when the Queftion came to be put upon each Claufe, whether it should ftand Part of the Addrefs, the first Paragraph that was objected to was car ried by a Majority of the Commoners, but was rejected by the Court of Aldermen, who put their Negative upon it; and the Sticklers for the Draught infifting upon having all of it or none, the whole Addrefs was at last rejected. And a few Days after, an Addrefs of another Stamp was fet on foot, and Qq 2 carried A. D. 1727. A. D. carried on with great Vigour and 1727. Industry, by Way of Subfcription, at feveral Coffee Houfes: Which was the Addrefs mentioned to have been prefented, as above. On the 27th of this Month died Simon Lord Viscount Harcourt, who in the Reign of Queen Anne had been Attorney General, Lord Keeper and Lord High Chancellor; as allo William Grevile Lord Brook. And in the following Month died Dr. Crofts, Organist and Compofer to his Majefty, in the latter of which Pofts he was fucceeded by Dr. Greene; Sir John Packington, Baronet, who for many Years reprefent. ed the County of Worcester in Parliament; and Sir George Ludlam, Chamberlain of the City of London, who was fucceeded by Colonel Robinson. The Months of August and September were chiefly taken up with the Elections for the New Parliament. There were great Struggles in divers Places, particularly in the City of London, and it appeared, upon Examination, that about 170 Members were chofen, that were not of the laft Parliament. The latter End of August, ViceAdmiral Hofer, Commander of the Squadron in the West Indies, died on Board his Ship, as he was returning from a Cruise. His Body being embalm'd was brought over to England, and interred at Deptford. On the 6th of September, Dr. George Hooper, Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, a learned and excellent Prelate, departed this Life, in the 90th Year of his Age, and was fucceeded by Bishop Wynne, whom Dr. Hare fucceeded in the See of St. Ajaph. And the latter End of the fame Month died Sir Francis Forbes, Alderman of Dougate Ward, Lon. don. Coronation of their Majefties King George II. and Queen Caroline, was performed with as much Pomt, Grandeur and Magnificence as ever was known on the like Occafion. The Lord Bishop of Oxford preact ed the Coronation Sermon, and the Day was folemnized with extraardnary Demonftrations of Joy through out his Majesty's Dominions. The King, Queen and Royal Family having received an hanbe Invitation from the City to dire Guildhall on the Lord Marr's Day, (which this Year was on day the 30th of Oober, and h Majefly's Birth Day) their Maje, the Princefs Royal, and the Princes Caroline, came into Cheape about Three in the Afternoon, altended by the great Officers of the Court, and a numerous Train of the Nobility and Gentry in ther Coaches; and faw the Lord Mayor's Proceffion from a Balcony near Bow Church. Then their Ma fties and the Princeffes being con ducted by the Sheriffs to Gaidia the Lord Mayor at the Entrance kneeled, and prefented the Swed to the King, who was pleased to return it to his Lordship; and he carried it before his Majesty up to the Council Chamber; where Mr. Recorder made the Compliments of the City in an elegant Speech From hence their Majesties and Princeffes went to the Hung, where they were entertained at a moit noble and fumptoous Dinner; after which their Majesties returred to the Council Chamber, with Princeffes, and were prefent at 1 Ball till eleven a Clock at Nig when they returned to St. James's with the fame State they came. About this Time died Dr. J Leng, Lord Bishop of Nor upon which Dr. William Bat was tranflated from the See t Bargar |