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cannot. The record of" the transaction is as fol- 

 lows: 



'Lord March wagers Captain Richard Vernon, alias 

 " Fox," alias " Jubilee Dicky," fifty guineas to twenty that 

 Mr. St. Leger is married before him.^ 



'June the 4th, 1751.' 



That his lordship won this bet my former remarks 

 show. 



Following this in the bet-book is another wager. 

 His lordship is an acceptor, not the maker, though 

 nothing peculiar enters into its composition, being but 

 a simple race, or match, bet. It is, nevertheless, 

 worthy of reference, as an instance, on undoubted 

 authority, of his lordship's proclivities : 



•July 15th, 1751. Colonel Vane wagers Lord March 

 fifty guineas that the horse to which Mr. Vernon^ gives a 

 stone in October next wins his match. 



'N.B. — This is understood to be the match with Lord 

 Treuthara. This bet is to be play or pay.' 



These 'recorded' bets were mere trifles in his 

 lordship's record of betting and gaming ; a statement 

 which shall be supported by the best of all proof — 

 his own testimony — as I proceed. 



Having attained notoriety by one contest with 



' The History of While's, 1892, vol. ii. p. 22. 

 2 Captain Richard Vernon aforesaid. 



