The Life and History of the Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Visc. Bolingbroke; Containing, the Whole Series of His Conduct from His First Entran

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1754. Excerpt: ... I Gowper, and some others, represented, ' That the 'Crown of Great Britain having drawn in the Cata] lans to declare for the House of Austria, and enga ged to succour and support them, those Engage ments ought to have been made good.' To this the Lord Bolingbroke aniwered, That her Majesty had used all her Endeavours to procure to 'the Catalans the Enjoyment of their Liberties and 'Privileges; but that, after all, the Engagements her Majesty was entered into, subsisted no longer 'than while King Charles was in Spain; but that 'Prince being advanced to the Imperial Dignity, and having himself abandoned the Catalans, her Majesty could do no more than interpofe her good Offices in 'their Behalf; which she had not been wanting to do.' To this it was replied, That God Almighty had put more effectual Means into her Hands. After some other Speeches, the Lord Cowper moved for an Address to her Majesty, setting forth, 'That her Majesty's En-. 'deavours lor preserving for the Catalans the full En'joyment of their antient Liberties, having proved ineffectual; their Lordships made it their humble 'Request to her Majesty, that she would be pleased 'to continue her Interposition, in the most preising 'Manner, on their Behalf.' None of the Peers opposed this Motion; only the Lord Chancellor, in order to justify all that had been done by the Ministry, said, Their Address would be more grateful to her Majesty, if the Word Ineffectual was left out, and if they only should thankfully acknowledge her Majesty's Endeavours in favour of the Catalans; which was readily agreed to. But, notwithstanding this Compliment, this Address being, the next Day, presented to the Queen; She, indeed, 'thanked the Lords for the Satisfaction they expresfed, for the Endeavours me had ...