(1108) Afterwards Sir William Breton.  He held an office in the household of Frederick, Prince of Wales.-D.

(1109) Jane, daughter of John Frederick, Esq. and widow of James Lanoy, Esq.-D.

(1110) When the Old Pretender was in Lorrain, he lived at Prince Craon’s.

438 Letter 179a To George Montagu, Esq.  Arlington Street, Sept. 17, 1745.

Dear George, How could u ask me such a question, as whether I should be glad to see you?  Have you a mind I should make you a formal speech, with honour, and pleasure, and satisfaction, etc.?  I will not, for that would be telling you I should not be glad.  However, do come soon, if you should be glad to see me; for we, I mean we old folks that came over with the Prince of Orange in eighty-eight, have had notice to remove by Christmas-day.  The moment I have SMUgged up a closet or a dressing-room, I have always warning given me that my lease is out.  Four years ago I was mightily at my ease in Downing-street, and then the good woman, Sandys, took my lodgings over my head, and was in such a hurry to junket her neighbours, that I had scarce time allowed me to wrap my old china in a little hay.  Now comes the Pretender’s boy, and promises all my comfortable apartments in the Exchequer and Custom-house to some forlorn Irish peer, who chooses to remove his pride and poverty out of some large unfurnished gallery at St. Germain’s.  Why really Mr. Montagu this is not pleasant; I shall wonderfully dislike being a loyal sufferer in a threadbare coat, and shivering in an ante-chamber at Hanover, or reduced to teach Latin and English to the young princes at Copenhagen.  The Dowager Strafford has already written cards for my Lady Nithisdale, my Lady Tullibardine, the Duchess of Perth and berwick, and twenty more revived peeresses, to invite them to play at whist, Monday three months:  for your part, you will divert yourself with their old taffeties, and tarnished slippers, and their awkwardness, the first day they go to court in shifts and clean linen.  Will you ever write to me at my garret at Herenhausen?  I will give you a faithful account of all the promising speeches that Prince George and Prince Edward make, -whenever they have a new sword, and intend to re-conquer England.  At least write to me, while you may with acts of parliament on your side:  but I hope you are coming.  Adieu!

439 Letter 180 To Sir Horace Mann.  Arlington Street, Sept. 20, 1745.

One really don’t know what to write to you:  the accounts from Scotland vary perpetually, and at best are never very certain.  I was just going to tell you that the rebels are in England; but my Uncle is this moment come in, and says, that an express came last night with an account of their being in Edinburgh to the number of five thousand.  This sounds great, to have walked through a kingdom, and taken possession of the capital!  But this capital is an open town and the castle impregnable, and in our