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Memoirs and Correspondence of Francis Atterbury (2); D. D., Bishop of Rochester. With Notices of His Distinguished Contemporaries
Memoirs and Correspondence of Francis Atterbury D D Bishop of Rochester With Notices of His Distinguished Contemporaries - 2 Author:Francis Atterbury Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1869 Original Publisher: W. H. Allen and Co. Subjects: England History / Europe / Great Britain Religion / Christianity / Anglican Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations an... more »d there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER V. THE SWEETS OF OFFICE. Distinguished Characters in England -- The Pretender's new Secretary of State -- Malicious Misrepresentations of Murray -- State of Affairs in England -- James anxious to become a Mediator between France and Spain -- Directs Atterbury to communicate with the Bishop of Frejus -- Dissatisfaction of the Highlanders -- Diplomatic Activity -- The Bishop's Despatch to James -- Proposed Marriage of Louis XV. and the English Princess Anne -- The new Governor of Brussels -- Murray's Intractableness -- The Bishop's Complaint -- Field Marshal Keith -- Atterbury threatens to Resign -- Insolence of Murray -- His Sister the Mistress of James -- He is directed to Return to his Duties. The exiled prelate did not lose sight of his country. He made himself acquainted with the distinctions at this period being accorded to some of its most celebrated characters -- Jack Shepherd being hanged at Tyburn, on the 16th of the preceding November, and Lord Macclesfield impeached for peculation, at the bar of the House of Commons. The charges against the noble appropriator were proved; he was found guilty, and condemned, on the 26th of May, to pay a fine of £30,000. Another worthy, of the same easy way of thinking with respect to property not his own, suffered a heavier penalty. Jonathan Wild was hanged on the 25th of June. The Bishop's correspondent, Mr. Hay, had recently 110 BISHOP OF FREJUS. been ennobled, and dec...« less