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of Baron of Lydia Fregoze in the county 
of Wilts, and Viscount Bolingbroke. 
This pore was considered as his due, 
in consequence of the basis of a new po- 
litical balance established by bim in Eu- 
rope, which subsisted during a period of 
About fourseore years; and notwith- 
standing the frequent wars that inter- 
vened, was never wholly changed until 
the late revolution, 
Meanwhile, in consequence of a va- 
riety of intrigues, the Earl of Oxford, 
who is here accused of keeping up a dou- 
ble correspondence with the Pretender 
and the House of Hanover at the same 
time, was about to be disgraced, and’ 
bis enemy Bolingbroke to be elevated to 
the highest dignities in the state, when 
Anne died. This _ princess, according 
to the editor, who obiained his infor- 
mation from the late Mrs. Mallet, was 
greatly beloved by Bolingbroke, who 
exclaimed in her presence: ‘* That the 
unfortunate queen was a model of all the 
virtues; thatthe unhappy house of Stuart 
had never produced a better sovereign; 
and that no princess ever deserved so 
little to be cruelly betrayed, as was the 
case with her late majesty.” It is here 
also stated that her majesty’s constitu= 
tion was radically sapped and ruined by 
the use of strong liquors. The editor 
is at some pains to insinuate that her 
majesty did not die a natural death: but 
for this suspicion ‘there never was any 
solid foundation whatsoever. 
On the accession of George I. Boling- 
broke Sate a letter of congratula. 
tion to his Majesty, but instead of being 
treated the better tor this mark of respect, 
his papers were sealed up, and he him- 
self taught to expect the utmost severity 
of royal enmity. The subject of this 
Memoir, on perceiving the storm, retired 
for awhile into the country; but on re- 
ceiving secret intelligence from the Duke’ 
of Marlborough, that it was not in his 
power to protect him from the rage of 
the Whigs, who had determined to punish 
him as the author ef ihe late pacification, 
he determined to fly. His lordship ac- 
cordingly embarked privately at Dover 
on the 7th of April, carzying with him 
property to the amount of about 500,000 
franks, which was intended to support 
him during his exile. ; 
' Qn his arrival at Paris,: the cae 
waited on the English ambassador (the 
Earl of Stair,) and assured him that he 
did not intend to enter into any con-, 
nexion whatsoever with the jacobites; 
and he wrote several letters to thé same 
Retrospect of French Literature—Biography. 
the Pretender at Commerc, 
repaired to St. Clair, with a letter signed 
purpose to General Stanhope, then Ses 
cretary of State. Svon after this, hig 
lordship retired to St. Clair, in. Dau- 
phiny; and during his residence there, 
was accused, together with the Farl of | 
Oxford, of high treason. The latter 
was accordingly sent to the Tower; while 
against the former, a billof-attainder was 
carried, 
The Tories in England, greatly dis- 
pleased at the conduct of the Whigs, 
who, in their turn, considered them all 
as suspected, now sent an agent to the 
Continent, who had an interview with 
whence he 
James IIL. containing an invitation to 
Bolingbroke to assist at his councils. 
This once more awakened the ambition 
of the viscount, who set out for Com- 
merci, although in a bad state of health, 
and thus threw an air of duplicity over 
his character, from which, notwith- 
standing his splendid talents, mae 
never after entirely recover. 
‘© He was convinced,” we are told, 
‘ soon after his first interview, that the 
prince just alluded to, had neither _plans 
nor views, and that the Tories themselves 
did not seem to act with more sagacity. © 
He also perceived too, that although the 
Pretender lived in daily expectation of 
repairing either to England or Scotland, 
yet efficacious meaus had not as yet been 
taken for the countenance and support 
of-France,-without the aid of which, in 
respect both’ to “atine ie money, , all 
his future enterprises must prove pro= 
blematical. 
Bolingbroke, on beled! appointed mi- 
nister, inimediately repaired to Paris, to 
solicit succours of all kinds from Louis 
XIV. His embassy, however, did not 
prove completely successful; for althougl: 
something was obtained, yet the aged 
monarch was hastening: fast towards the 
conclusion of his career, and had be- 
come not only indisposed to a new war 
with France, but almost ineapable of 
business. 
James.” 
The regency of the Tks of Orleans, 
was still‘less tavourable to the affairs of 
the exiles; and the keen and discerning 
eye. of Bolingbroke had already antici~ 
pated the dicastees which suon after oc« 
curred to his party, beth in.England ae 
Scotland. 
ih sees did not- accompany the 
. prince 
A little money, some arms, 
-anud one or two vessels fitted out by the 
merchants, constituted all the supplies ° 
he could obtam in the name of * King 
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