writing. These remarks shew great liberality of sentiment, and the most extensive views with respect to the freedom of trade, the abolition of monopolies, and the prevention of smuggling. His acquaintance with these subjects was so well known and appreciated, that, not only during the Administration of Sir Robert Walpole, but even in subsequent periods, he was consulted, and had the principal share in preparing many acts of parliament relating to the increase of trade, or the improvement of manufac

tures.

"From the time of his brother's resignation till his own death, he neither desired nor courted any official employment. During this period he acted a part, which every man of moderation and integrity will admire and imitate. Instead of going into petulant opposition, or publicly combating the measures of Government, he thought it his duty openly to support them, whenever they deserved approbation. When he differed from the King and Ministers in essential points, he always privately delivered his opinion, either in person or by letter. Whenever he was convinced that Government was pursuing weak or improper measures, he gave his sentiments with respect and firmness; and was not discouraged by observing, that his advice was not acceptable. His private correspondence in this publication, displays many instances in which his frankness and perseverance offended the King and the Ministers, and drew on himself the imputation of officiousness. Lord Walpole understood and wrote French with great fluency and propriety; and spoke it with equal facility, though with a foreign accent. Cardinal Fleury, alluding to his pronunciation, used to say of him, Il est diablement eloquent avec son mauvais Français.' His knowledge of classical literature was very considerable, and formed a great fund of amusement during his retirement in the country, and in the latter period of his life. In his letters to his friends, he often dwells with peculiar pleasure on the writings of antiquity, and proves his knowledge and taste, by frequent and apposite quotations."b

His Lordship, on July 21st, 1720, wedded Mary, daughter of Peter Lombard, Esq. and by her (who died March 9th, 1783), was father of four sons, and three daughters; viz. Horatio, late Earl of Orford. 2. Thomas. 3. Richard. 4. Robert. 5. Mary, married on June 19th, 1764, to Maurice Suckling, of Hanoversquare, Esq. 6. Henrietta-Louisa. And, 7. Anne.

b Coxe's Memoirs of Lord Walpole, p. 462-468.
Uncle to Earl Nelson.

Thomas, the second son, was an eminent Merchant and Banker in London, and in the parliament, convened in 1754, served for the borough of Sudbury, in Suffolk, as he did in the next for the borough of Ashburton, in Devonshire; at the general election in 1768, he was chosen member for the borough of King's Lynn, in Norfolk, and re-elected in 1774, and 1780, for the same place. He died in March 1803. He wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Joshua Van-Neck, of Heveningham-hall, in Suffolk, Bart. and by her (who died on June 9th, 1760), had two sons; Thomas, born May 23d, 1755, late Envoy to the Court of Munich; married, December 6th, 1803, Lady Margaret Perceval, sister to the Earl of Egmont, and Lord Arden; and has issue a daughter, born October 2d, 1804, and a son, born in September 1805; LambertTheodore, born December 28th, 1757, a Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, killed in an action with the rebels in Ireland, in June 1798; married, April 11th, 1788, Margaret, sister of Edward Clive, now Earl of Powis, by whom he left issue two daughters, Frances-Margaretta, and Charlotte-Louisa; and two daughters, Catharine-Mary, born July 8th, 1756; and Elizabeth, born March 8th, 1759.

The third son, Richard, was also a Banker in London, and member of parliament for Yarmouth, in Norfolk, 1768, 1774, 1780; and on November 22d, 1757, espoused Margaret, third daughter of Sir Joshua Van-Neck, aforesaid, and died August 8th, 1798, having had issue by her, 1. Richard, born June 15th, 1762, formerly a Banker in his father's house, married, January 23d, 1792, Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Alderman Sir Ben. jamin Hammet, Knt. 2 Robert, born October 14th, 1768, a Merchant in London. 3. Edward, M. A. late of Trinity College, Cambridge, born April 13th, 1776. 4. Mary-Rachel, born July 16th, 1760, married, December 30th, 1797, the Rev. Ashton Vade, Vicar of Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, and has issue. 5. Caroline, born July 23d, 1765, married, May 11th, 1787, the Hon. and Rev. George Henry Neville, brother to the present Earl of Abergavenny, and has issue.

Hon. Robert Walpole, fourth and youngest son, was, in July 1764, nominated one of the Clerks in ordinary of the Privy-council; and in May 1761, was chosen Recorder of Yarmouth, in Norfolk. He was afterwards many years Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Court of Portugal, which he quitted in May, 1800. He then retired on a pension, and died in Dorset Street, Manchester-square, on April 19th, 1810, aged seventy-four. He mar,

ried, first, at Lisbon, on May 8th, 1780, Diana, daughter of Walter Grosett, Esq. a Merchant of that city; and by her, who died July 24th, 1784, had issue, 1. Robert, late of Trinity College, Cambridge, distinguished for his literary and poetical talents. 2. George, a cadet in the East India Company's service, died in India, August 23d, 1807. He married, secondly, May 10th, 1785, Sophia, eldest daughter of Richard Stert, Esq. also a Merchant of the same place, and by her had eight sons, Richard, Henry, William, Edward, Francis, Arthur, John, and Horatio.

HORATIO, eldest son, SECOND LORD WALPOLE, FIRST EARL OF ORFORD, of the new creation, at the general election, in 1747, was returned one of the burgesses for Lynn-Regis, in Norfolk, to the tenth parliament of Great Britain; as he was likewise to the next, which met on May 31st, 1754.

On the death of Horace, the last Earl of Orford, 1797, he succeeded to the BARONY OF WALPOLE, OF WALPOLE, and on April 1st, 1806, was created EARL OF ORFORD.

He died February 24th, 1809, æt. 86.

On May 12th, 1748, his Lordship married Lady Rachel Cavendish, third and youngest daughter of William, third Duke of Devonshire; and by her Ladyship, who died May 1805, had issue 1. Horatio, present Peer.

2. William, who died on December 15th, 1764, in the ninth year of his age.

3. George, a General in the Army, born June 20th, 1758, M. P. for Derby, 1796, and for Dungarvan, 1806. In 1792, he obtained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel; and 1794, commanded the 13th Dragoons. In 1795, he served in Jamaica, and took an active part in the Maroon war.

4. Robert, who died young.

And also two daughters; Catharine, born June 4th, 1750; and Mary, October 22d, 1754; married, August 4th, 1777, to Captain Thomas Hussey, then of the Foot-guards.

He was succeeded by his eldest son,

HORATIO, SECOND EARL OF ORFORD, of the new creation, who was born June 24th, 1752. He was elected M. P. for Wigan, 1780; and sat for King's Lynn from 1784, till his accession to the Peerage. In 1763, he was appointed Secretary and Register to the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, which vacated his seat for Wigan; but for which he was re-elected.

His Lordship married, first, July 7th, 1781, Sophia, daughter of Charles Churchill, Esq. by Maria, daughter of Sir Robert Wal

pole, K. G. afterwards Earl of Orford, by whom (who died November 11th, 1797), he had issue,

1. Horatio.

2. William, a Captain in the Royal Navy.

3. Frederick, since deceased.

4. John, an Ensign in the Coldstream regiment of Foot-guards.

5. Sophia, deceased.

6. Charlotte.

7. Maria.

8. Harriet.

9. Anne, deceased.

10. Georgiana. 11. Sophia-Anne. And, 12. Catharine. He married, secondly, in July 1806, the widow of the Rev. Edward Chamberlayne, who died without issue, May 18th, 1807.

Titles. Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford, Lord Walpole, of Walpole, and Lord Walpole, of Wolterton.

Creations. Lord Walpole, of Walpole, June 10th, 1723; Lord Walpole, of Wolterton, in the county of Norfolk, June 1st, 1756, 29 George II.; Earl of Orford, April 1st, 1806.

Arms. Or, on a fess, between two chevrons, Sable, three cross-crosslets, of the first.

Crests. On a wreath, the bust of a man side-faced, couped, proper, ducally crowned Or, with a long cap on, turning forwards, Gules, and thereon a Catharine-wheel, Or.

Supporters. On the dexter side, an antelope Argent, attired proper, unguled Or, and gorged with a collar, checked Or and Azure, with a golden chain affixed thereto, passing through his fore-legs, and reflexed over his back; on the sinister, an haṛt, Argent, attired proper, unguled and gorged with like collar and chain.

Motto. FARI QUE SENTIAT.

Chief Seat. Wolterton, Norfolk.

THAT this family of GREY has been ancient in Northumberland, and famous for divers military exploits, is evident from many authorities; and that they first attained the Peerage in the reiga of King Edward IV.a

In King Edward the Second's time, THOMAS DE GREY, being Governor of the castles of Couper and Fife, in Scotland, came into that realm shortly after his coronation. And with xxvi men broked through those forces, which Gualter de Buckerton had laid to entrap him.

Other particulars, no less memorable, were these; viz. that at the siege of Stryvelin, upon the rescue of Henry, Lord Beaumont, of whose retinue he then was, he received a dangerous wound under his eyes. Likewise, that he was afterwards taken prisoner by Thomas Randolph, Earl of Murray; and Governor of Norham, where he was twice besieged by the Scots; once for near six months, the other for full seven. Likewise, that he

a It is observable, that the Grays of Scotland carry the same armorial bearings with these Greys of the North of England, which may be seen in their churches, tombstones, and other monuments of antiquity; and Douglas, in his Peerage of Scotland, observes, that " as Northumberland formerly Lelonged to Scotland, it is the general opinion, that Lord Grey, of Chillingham, of that county (whose predecessor came over with the Conqueror), gave the lands of Browfield or Broxmouth, in the county of Roxburgh, adjoining to it, to a younger son of his family, of whom all the Grays in Scotland are said to be descended. Sir Hugh de Gray, a man of considerable rank and figure in the reign of King Alexander II. 1214, was then proprietor of the lands of Broxmouth. His descendant, Sir Andrew Gray, was summoned as a lord of parliament, in 1437. e Ibid. 779.

Lel. Col. I. 783. f Ibid. 786.

Ibid.

g Ibid. 788.

d Ibid.
Ibid. 790.

i Ibid. 813.