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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2°'i S. No 50„ Dec. 13. '56. 



In the Midst of all which, ma}' your Bankers forsake- 



ye; 

 And run with their Treasure to Holland, and Break-ye. 

 " Farwel to your Beef, Pudding, Capon and Mutton, 

 And all your fine Dainties, so fit for a Glutton : 

 You've Nothing so Good for a Dutchman to Eat, 

 As Burgooe, Eed-herring, Dry'd Whiting, and Scate; 

 It's Food for a Burgher, or Chief of the State. 

 Farwell to the Grandure and State that we liv'd in; 

 And to your deep Bags we have pretty well div'd in. 

 Farewell Brother Soldiers, you Drunken poor Fellows, 

 Who whilst we were Paid, run the hazard of Gallows, 

 Like True Men of Honour, in Trying your Fortune 

 For Money to Compas a Punk and a Quartan, 

 Farwell to (he Pleasures of Kensington Town; 

 And the Sutlers true Nantz, that went merrily down. 

 Farewel to King William, and Long may he Reign, 

 Whose Service we're forc'd from ; and now to be plain, 

 Vel G — d we shall ne're live so Happy again. 



" London. Printed in the Year 1699." 

 No. 42. of the Collection of Proclamations, &c. 



presented to the Chetham Library, Manchester, 



by James 0. Halliwell, Esq. F.R.S. 



BiBLIOTHECAK. ChETHA.M. 



THE DUKE OF GEAFTON, TREMIEE OF ENGLAND. 



Apart from its supplemental interest to a Note 

 contributed by me (2"'' S. ii. 372.), the following 

 biographical sketch of Augustus, Duke of Grafton 

 (which appeared in the Dublin Correspondent* 

 shortly after his Grace's death in 1811), may be 

 deemed, from the nature of its historical allusion 

 and detail, worthy of a niche in " N. & Q." The 

 Duke passed through eventful times, and was 

 himself a remarkable and variously gifted man. 

 Junius's estimate of his Grace's importance and 

 ability is evidenced in the implacable hostility 

 with which he pursued him for years. Gorton's 

 voluminous Biographical Dictionary, or the few 

 modern cyclopaedias which I have been able to con- 

 sult, makes no reference to the Ducal Premier. In 

 addition to the unpublished Vindication of his 

 policy, already referred to (ante, p. 372.), the Duke 

 wrote some theological disquisitions. The fol- 

 lowing contemporary memoir of the great-grand- 

 son of King Charles, the friend of Chatham, the 

 patron of Gray, and the enemy of Junius, is in- 

 teresting, and merits preservation : — 



" The Duke of Grafton. 



" This Nobleman, who formed a very conspicuous 

 figure in the political world, expired on Thursday last, 

 at Easton Hall, Sussex, in the 75th year of his age. He 

 was born Sept. 28, 1735, and was great-grandson of 

 Charles the Second. The Duke possessed considerable 

 talents, and had acquired a good education. He was first 

 introduced into political life by the Earl of Bute, but he 

 afterwards attached himself to Lord Chatham. On the 

 retirement of that Nobleman from office, he became Prime 

 Minister. At this period his Grace was exalted into the 



• For some data respecting this journal and its editor, 

 see"N. &Q." 1" S. xii. 80.. 



particular notice of the people by the literary attacks of 

 the celebrated Junius. Admirable as the letters of Ju- 

 nius are, and warmed as they appear to be by the impulse 

 of public spirit, there is reason to believe that motives of 

 private resentment influenced him, as there was a bitter- 

 ness and perseverance in his hostility towards the Duke, 

 which could hardly be considered as the offspring of mere 

 patriotism. — Such, however, was the operation of those 

 letters on the public mind, that the Duke of Grafton be- 

 came unpopular, and never after was a favourite with the 

 people. After his retirement from power, he occasionally 

 interfered in Parliamentary Debates, but never seemed 

 solicitous to resume an official situation. Whenever he 

 did speak, however, his opinions were generally adverse 

 to Ministers. He was formal and slow in his delivery, 

 but what he said was marked by good sense and know- 

 ledge of the subject. 



" The Duke had the merit of patronising our great 

 Ljric Bard, Gray, who, by his Grace's influence, was 

 nominated King's Professor of Modern History in the 

 University of Cambridge. The Poet made a return which 

 will immortalise his Patron, as he wrote an animated 

 Ode on the Installation of his Grace as Chancellor of the 

 University. The Duke in private life was affectionate 

 to his children ; and though a sense of his high rank 

 uniformly governed his conduct, 3'et he was distinguislied 

 for that good-breeding which formed a prominent feature 

 in the manners of the old British Nobility." 



The Duke having been divorced from his wife 

 by Act of Parliament, she married John Fifz- 

 Patrick, second Earl of Upper Ossory, a title now 

 extinct. William John Fitz-Patrick. 



Kilmacud Manor, Dublin. 



NOTE ON THE " WAVERLEY NOVELS. 



It was only a few days ago that I happened to 

 see the clever and ingenious pamphlet. Who wrote 

 the Waverleij Novels ? by W. J. F. I presume 

 the author is a lawyer ; at any rate, he ought to 

 be one, having made out so plausible a case by his 

 '■'■ special pleading'''' in this instance. But his essay 

 is all "mere moonshine" — "Love's Labour Lost." 

 He broadly states that Sir Walter Scott must 

 have made large use of his brother Tom's letters ; 

 and even insinuates, that all the MSS. of the 

 novels and tales are not in his own handwriting. 

 Now, I have frequently been in Scott's den (as he 

 called the study at Abbotsford) when he was 

 composing a forthcoming novel, and am quite 

 certain he never even referred to any MSS., but 

 only to the printed books in his own goodly col- 

 lection. The MSS. of the novels and tales were 

 the property of the late Archd. Constable ; and 

 when I was passing a few days with him at Polton, 

 near Edinburgh, while Scott was composing one of 

 the series of The Tales of my Landlord, he asked 

 me to put them in order ; taking care to lock 

 myself into his sanctum while I was engaged in 

 this " labour of love.' The MSS. were all tliere, 

 in Scott's autograph, except Ivanhoe and The 

 Bi'ide of Lammermoor, which were dictated ; but 

 they were so much intermixed with each other, 



