“Three regiments one Duke contents,
With two more places you know: 
Since his Bath Knights, his Grace delights
In Tri-a junct’ in U-no.”

The Duke of Montagu was master of the great wardrobe, a place worth eight thousand pounds a-year.  He was also grand-master of the order of the Bath.-D.

(1129) In the May following, Mr. Pitt was appointed paymaster of the forces.-E.

(1130) Pattee Byng, second Viscount Torrington.  He had been made vice-treasurer of Ireland upon the going out of the Walpole administration.-D.

(1131) @ James Fitzgerald, twentieth Earl of Kildare; created in 1761, Marquis of Kildare, and in 1766 Duke of Leinster--Irish honours.-D.

(1132) By an inundation of the Arno.

449 Letter 186
To Sir Horace Mann. 
Arlington Street, Nov. 15, 1745.

I told you in my last what disturbance there had been about the new regiments; the affair of rank was again disputed on the report till ten at night, and carried by a majority of 23.  The King had been persuaded to appear for it, though Lord Granville made it a party point against Mr. Pelham.  Winnington did not speak.  I was not there, for I could not vote for it, and yielded not to give any hindrance to a public measure (or at least what was called so) ’ just now.  The Prince acted openly, and influenced his people against it; but it, only served to let Mr. Pelham see, what, like every thing else, he did not know, how strong he is.  The King will scarce speak to him, and he cannot yet get Pitt into place.

The rebels are come into England:  for two days we believed them near Lancaster, but the ministry now own that they don’t know if they have passed Carlisle.  Some think they will besiege that town, which has an old wall, and the militia in it of Cumberland and Westmoreland; but as they can pass by it, I don’t see why they should take it; for they are not strong enough to leave garrisons.  Several desert them as they advance south; and altogether, good men and bad, nobody believes them ten thousand.  By their marching westward to avoid Wade, it is evident they are not strong enough to fight him.  They may yet retire back into their mountains, but if once they get to Lancaster, their retreat is cut off; for Wade ’will not stir from Newcastle, till he has embarked them deep into England, and then he will be behind them.  He has sent General Handasyde from Berwick with two regiments to take possession of Edinburgh.  The rebels are certainly in a Very desperate situation:  they dared not meet Wade; and if they had waited for him their troops would have deserted.  Unless they meet with great risings in their favour in Lancashire, I don’t see what they can hope, except from a continuation of our neglect.  That, indeed, has nobly exerted itself for them.  They were suffered to march the whole length of Scotland, and take possession of the capital, without a man appearing against them.  Then two thousand men