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of his family from many incumbrances he found it loaded with, and made handsome provifions for all his daughters; but he did not make near fo much of the great pofts he held as others usually do; because he always difdained to fell any poft or place in his gift, but generously gave them for nothing to fuch as he thought deserved them, and even many of those perquifites which are thought to belong to the office, and of which great advantages are usually made, he ordered to be applied to the publick fer vice; according to an expreffion made ufe of by himself, That tho be loved his own money, no one could ever fay, be loved another

mander in chief of the forces in Scotland,
confequently when the rebellion broke out
in 1715, he was ordered to repair to Scot-
land, to take upon him the command of
the king's forces there; but as he happened
at that time to be no great favourite at
court, he was left for a long time with not
much above 2000 regular troops, to make A
head against the rebels, who had got together
an army of near 10,000 men. However,
he defended the país at Stirling, and
prevented the march of their main body
Touthward, till November 13, when having
received a reinforcement of two regiments
of foot and a regiment of dragoons from
Ireland, he marched out and met the rebels
that day at Dumblain, where a battle ensued
with various fuccefs, but had fuch a happy BA

effect as to force the rebels to retire back
again to Perth, so that in its confequences
it was little fhort of a compleat victory;
and may be faid to have put an end to the
rebellion.

Upon his grace's return to London in the
month of March following, he was most
graciously received by his late majesty; C
but to every body's furprize was foon after
turned out of all his publick employments,
for which no reason was ever affigned.

In the beginning of the year 1719, his grace was reftored to favour at court, being appointed lord fteward of his majefty's houfhold, and created duke of Greenwich.

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From this time, to all outward ap-.
pearance at least, he continued in favour
at court, and enjoyed several great employ-
ments, one after another, till the famous
convention with Spain came before parlia-
ment in the year 1738-9, when he declared
openly, and spoke with great zeal and
ftrength of reafoning against that measure;
and as he continued to oppose several other
measures of the administration in parliament, E
and to fupport feveral motions against them,
he was at laft, in 1740, dismissed from all
his employments, and confequently left at
full liberty to act as well as fpeak against
them.

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Accordingly, at the next general election
in 1741, he was fo active, and shewed
his intereft in Scotland to be fo great, that
a confiderable majority of the members
from that country were chofen against the
court, which next feffion helped very much
to produce a change in our administration,
and his grace was restored to most of the
great employments he before enjoyed; but
as he foon found, that we had only got a
change of men, not of measures, he refigned
all the employments to which he had been
juft restored, and from that time to his G
death continued to live in retirement.

As he was always a good economist,
and long in poffeffion of lucrative employ
ments under the crown, he freed the estate

man's.

MEDITATION in the Fields, on seeing the Herfe of that Moft Illuftrious Prince, the Duke of MONTAGU, fetting for ward, Tuesday July 18, to be interred at Warkton in Nothamptonshire, among the Remains of bis Ancestors. (See Deaths.) Fifty-nine Minute Guns, from the Tower, fired whilft be paffed thro' the Town.

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S when a furious tempeft from on
high
Defeends tremendous, down the steepy fide
Of Furness-fells, with an impetuous
courfe;
[crefts,
Th' ignoble fhrubs and offers bend their
(Too mean an obstacle!) and shun its rage:
But if, perchance, an high, elated oak,
That long has flood the glory of the chafe

In bold defiance of cold winter blasts,
And rears its rev'rend head above the reft;
The fweeping whirlwind, with collected
force,

Its unrelenting fury ceases not,

Till proftrate on the plain, with hideous
crash,

Its huge, enormous bulk extended falls,
And to the center fhakes the folid earth.
Wond'ring we view the ftately oak of
Jove,

Gigantick ruin! with its roots uptorn.
A yawning pit difcovers the firm rock,
So long its feat. The fpreading branches,
each
[numerable

A tree of no mean fize; where birds in-
Joyous once fat, and fung, and clapt their

wings;

Bleffing the fweet and hofpitable shade:
But now forlorn, difpers'd, and hopeless

mourn.

So fell great MONTAGU, the good, the

great, [belov'd: The peerless peer; much honour'd, much Worthy a longer date. So we deplore The lofs inestimable; hopeless mourn His too too rigid fate. O MONTAGU! Thou goodlieft man! within thy candid breaft

* An eftate of the duke's in Lancashire,

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Upon the firft fentence of the offertory, Let your light fine, &c. Bath ftepp'd from his bench, made his double reverences in the middle of the choir, and coming before the ftall of the junior knight, bowed to him, and immediately turn'd himself to the oppofite fide, bowing to the knight in that ftall, who arofe, and making their double A obeisances both at one time in their stalls, defcended into the middle of the choir, where they repeated the fame, and retired under their banners. Bath then in like manner fummoned the knights in the next ftall, and fo throughout the whole courfe of ftalis fummoning them, and then the great mafter, who all of them, with the like ceremonies, placed themselves under

Which being done, Sir Peter Warren and Sir Edward Hawke's proxy were conducted to the rails of the altar with the like ceremonies as in the former offering, where they unfheath'd their fwords, and offer'd E, them naked to the dean; and having redeem'd them, the dean return'd them with the following admonition : "I exhort and admonish you to ufe your fword to the glory of God, the defence of the gospel, the maintenance of your fovereign's right and honour, and of all equity and justice, to the utmost of your power."

The other new inftall'd knights offer'd their fwords in like manner.

Then the alms-men begun the proceffion, which return'd back in the fame manner they went, except that the new knights were in the full habit of the order. At the outfide of the weft door the fovereign's mafter cook, having on a linen apron, faid feverally to each new inftalled knight, "Sir, G you know what great oath you have taken, which if you keep, it will be great honour to you; but if you break it, I fhall be compell'd by my office, to hack off your Spurs from your heels,"

The gentleman The fecretary The regif

in his man-
tle and fur-
coat,

ter in his
mantle &
furcoat.

ufher in his mantle and furcoat, The genealogift Garter Bath king of arms in his mantle king in his mantle and furcoat, of arms, and furcoat.

Lord bishop of Rochester, dean of the or- A der, in the mantle of the order, carrying' the form of the oaths and admonitions.

The right Hon. the lord Delawar in his full habit, fupplying the place of the great mafter *.

In this form they proceeded to the chapel of Henry VII. at the east end of the abbey of Westminster.

The 12 alms-men there enter'd 2 and 2, and, coming to the middle of the choir, did, all together in a body, make their joint and low reverences to the altar, and, turning about, then made their obeisances to the fovereign's ftall, and, dividing themfelves, food on each fide in a row, down from the rails of the altar.

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The meffenger of the order, in like man- C ner, and ftood below the alms-men.

The efquires having made a short stand at the door, while the alms-men and meffengers placed themselves, enter'd 3 and 3 ; and, being in a body, made the like reverences together in the middle of the choir, and ftood before their respective feats, which were underneath the falls of their, knights.

The prebendaries of the church of Westminster 2 and 2 in the fame manner, placing themselves within the rails of the altar to affift at divine fervice.

The purfuivants, heralds, and the provincial kings of arms, likewife enter'd, and stood before the forms, under prince William's ftall.

The two knights in the lowest stalls enter'd, and paffing up near to their banners, made their double reverences together in the middle of the choir, and then retir'd under their banners.

Who being thus placed, all the other knights and proxy, by pairs, or fingly, according to the method obferved in the proceffion, took their stations under their banners, with the like ceremonies,

Then the register, in breaft, with the fecretary and gentleman-ufher, in the fame method, who stood before their bench, at the foot of the fovereign's ftall.

Garter, the genealogist, and Bath king of arms, did the fame, and ftood before their bench.

The dean in like manner ftood before his chair.

The great mafter enter'd fingle with the Like obeifanees, and retir'd under his ban

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Bath king of arms then made his reverences in the middle of the choir, and turning. himfelf to the great master, who making his double reverences in the choir, took his ftall, and there repeated his obeisances, and fat down cover'd with his white hat.

Then Bath bowing to the knights feverally, the feniors first, they afcended their ftalls in like manner, faving the two juniors, who remained under their banners to offer the atchievements of the deceas'd knights.

Which being perform'd, Bath bow'd to ' the two knights who offer'd the banners, and they afcended their falls.

The great mafter enter'd the ftall of Sir Peter Warren, and deliver'd to him the book of ftatutes, attefted under the feal of the order, and the dean adminifter'd unto him the oath, Bath holding the book of the gofpels. Then Bath deliver'd the collar of the order to the great mafter, who put it about the fhoulders of the knight elect, and placing the white hat on his head, feated him down in his ftall, who rifing made his double reverences, and the great master having embraced and congratulated him, he fat down in his ftall. Then the great mafter, with the like attendance, repair'd to the ftall of Sir Edward Hawke e; and having there given the proxy the tranfcript of the ftatutes, the dean administer'd him the oath in the name of the principal,

and then feated him in the stall.

Sir Charles Howard, Sir Charles Armand Powlet, Sir J. Mordaunt, and Sir J. Savile, were install'd with the fame ceremonies as the eldest knight. Which being done, the efquires, having made their reverences in a body, retir'd to their seats; after them the E officers of arms, and the officers of the order, placed themselves on their forms with the like ceremonies. The provincial kings of arms, and the heralds, fat on benches in this prefent ceremony, placed at the foot of prince William's ftall, the purfuivants standing before them.

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Bath and the gentleman-ufher forthwith arofe, made their reverences in the middle of the choir, and being follow'd by the dean, in like manner, proceeded towards the stall of the great master, who making his obeifances in the middle of the choir, proceeded to inftall the knights.

Which being finish'd, and the great mafter return'd to his own ftall, the dean was conducted to the altar, and Bath and the gentleman-ufher being return'd to their benches, which ceremonies were per form'd with the due obeifances, divine fervice then began: During which time, the knights did place their hats upon the cushions laid before them.

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The duke of Montagu, then ill of a fever,

Let

Upon the first fentence of the offertory,

your light fine, &c. Bath ftepp'd from his bench, made his double reverences in the middle of the choir, and coming before the ftall of the junior knight, bowed to him, and immediately turn'd himself to the oppofite fide, bowing to the knight in that ftall, who arofe, and making their double obeifances both at one time in their stalls, defcended into the middle of the choir, where they repeated the fame, and retired under their banners. Bath then in like manner fummoned the knights in the next ftall, and fo throughout the whole course of ftalls fummoning them, and then the great mafter, who all of them, with the like ceremonies, placed themselves under

their banners.

Bath king of arms then arose, and being join'd by clarencieux king of arms, repair'd to the great master, who, carrying his white hat in his hand, offer'd, and return'd and fat down in his ftall.

And afterwards all the knights, and proxy in like manner, wherein this rule was obferved, That the knights and proxy in the oppofite ftalls, offer'd by pairs together; and the heralds, according to their feniorities, took and repeated their turns in going with Bath king at arms before the knights and proxy.

Divine fervice being ended, the knights companions put on their white hats: Bath. king of arms fummon'd all the knights and proxy to come down from the several stalls in the former method, who all stood under their banners.

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Which being done, Sir Peter Warren and Sir Edward Hawke's proxy were conducted to the rails of the altar with the like ceremonies as in the former offering, where they unfheath'd their fwords, and offer'd E them naked to the dean; and having redeem'd them, the dean return'd them with the following admonition : "I exhort and admonish you to use your sword to the glory of God, the defence of the gospel, the maintenance of your fovereign's right and honour, and of all equity and justice, to the utmost of your power."

The other new inftall'd knights offer'd their fwords in like manner.

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Then the alms-men begun the proceffion, which return'd back in the fame manner they went, except that the new knights were in the full habit of the order. At the outfide of the weft door the fovereign's mafter cook, having on a linen apron, faid feverally to each new inftalled knight, " Sir, G you know what great oath you have taken, which if you keep, it will be great honour to you; but if you break it, I fhall be compell'd by my office, to hack off your Spurs from your heels,"

An Account of the grand Dutch Theatre and
Fireworks, of which we have given our
Readers a View in the annexed Plate.

HE theatre was 336 feet broad in front,

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the temple in the middle 110 feet high, fupported by 10 columns of 36 feet each, including their bafis and chapiter, built after the Ionick order. The front of the temple had 3 entrances, with @ranfparent paintings to each. The first reprefented Peace, holding in one hand an olive branch, and in the other an ear of corn; the 2d, the form of government, with the ftates and ftadtholder in council; the 3d, his way through a calm fea. On the top Commerce, with Neptune in his car, making were two figures, with fome children holding feftoons of flowers; before thefe, 4 ftatues, of Wisdom, Silence, Religion, and Liberty. The back of it had alfo 3 entrances, with paintings, the largest of which was the elevation of his ferene highness, who, after the Roman manner, was carried on a shield; the other was Danger, reprefented by an oak in a great storm; and Clemency, by which all things are restored to their order, coming out of the temple on each fide, lead into a gallery which form'd a half oval, each fupported by zo columns, 22 feet high, between which, large luftres hung to illuminate it. Each end of the gallery terminated in a pavillion, which had also 3 entrances, adorned with paintings, reprefenting the Golden Fleece in a garden of orange-trees, and the arms of the Seven Provinces; the Ruffian army halting, and Mercury meeting them with a standard in his hand, with this motto, Pacem fero; and the others reprefented the hereditary StadtMerit, Equity, Power, and Birth. The paintholdership. The statues on this pavillion were ings of the other pavillion represented the Golden Age by abundance of merry dances, &c. Minerva working at a loom under the fhade of an orange-tree, and the arms of the house of Brunswick and Orange united. The ftatues were an Affluent ftate, Science, Art, and eternal Thankfulness. On the top of each of the pavillions was a fpire with an illuminated dial, and a vafe with artificial fireworks. On the top of the galleries were bulluftrades adorned with pedestals and elegant vafes; from behind these, fome hundreds of rockets were let off at one volley. The whole building was marbled, and the pedestals and chapiters of rounded with a ballustrade, adorned with the columns gilt. The theatre was furpedestals and vafes. Behind them were mortars to throw fireballs, and other artificial fireworks. Fronting the theatre were 3 fire fountains, with many other water fireworks, &c.

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