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defigned to be governor of Tangiers, then befieged by the Moors: but, as he was prepareing to go there with a confiderable brigade, he died, in the forty-fixth year of his age, to the general regret of this nation.

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CONTINUATION

Of the LIFE of the

DUKE OF ORMOND.

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E left the marquis of Ormond at the time of king Charles's restoration. On fuch an event as his majefty's trusty servants could not but meet the rewards due to the merit of Tuch a long feries of adversity, with which, fupported by their loyalty, they had long ftruggled; the marquis was fworn a member of the privy--council, made lordfteward of the houfhold, lord-lieutenant of Somerfetfhire; high-fteward of Westminster, Kingston, and Bristol; and restored to his dignity of chancellor of the univerfity of Dublin; and there he reftored all fuch fellows as had been ejected for their loyalty.

His majefty gave back to him the county of Tipperary, together with the fame privil ges and regalities which his family had, for fome centuries, enjoyed with the other. He was, after this, created earl of Brecknock, and baron of Lanthony, in England; and, by that parliament, reftored to his whole eftate."

The marquis, foon after the restoration, found means to do a confiderable and accepta

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ble fervice to the English families in Ireland, by preventing the infertion of fome clauses in the act of indemnity, which must have proved their ruin.

The king, in confideration of the marquis's fervices, made him very liberal grants; and, as his royal father had, in 1642, conveyed to the marquis, all the right, title, and intereft, which the crown had, or might have, to the lands forfeited by the rebellion of the vaffals of the faid marquis; of which grant had the marquis taken the benefit, it had been an immenfe improvement of his eftate. The king's letters patent, which put him into the reft of his eftate, make honourable mention of his loyal and eminent services,

The preffage of wine, a perquifite belonging to the marquis and his family, as butler of Ireland, having been, during the ufurpa tion, charged with an impoft, the king or dered it to be taken off,

On the thirteenth of February, 1661, the marquis was joined with the duke of Albermarle, and others, to determine the claims ufually entered at coronations, preparations being at that time making for the king's. On the thirtieth of March, he was made duke of Ormond; and, about that time, being created lord-high-fteward of England, he affifted in that capacity at the coronation, on the twenty-third of April, and carried St. Edward's

crown.

In the grand affair of the fettlement of Ireland, the duke was inclined to do all poffible fervice to the Irish; but, as they not only rejected his advice, but even fell foul of his character, he refolved not to intermeddle in that affair, and his name appeared not in any one committee to which it was referred, till after he was lord-lieutenant; which employment he accepted, after the duke of Albermarle had declined it, on account of the jaring interefts of the different parties. It was the duke of Ormond's entire fubmiffion to the will of his master, which prevailed with him. to enter upon an employment, the inconveniencies of which he well forefaw; and, fpeaking of it to a friend, faid, "Befide many other unpleafant difficulties, there are two dif advantages proper to me; one of the contend ing parties believing I owe them more kindnefs and protection than I can find myself chargeable with; and the others fufpecting I retain that prejudice to them which I am as free from. This temper in them will be attended with clamour and fcandal, upon my moft equal and wary deportment."

Four days after the duke of Ormond was declared lord-lieutenant, the agents of the parliament of Ireland had an audience of the king; when the bishop of Elphin, in the name of the lords, expreffed their joy at the name of a perfon of whom his lordship gave the highest encomia, and under whofe conduct,

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he faid, the kingdom of Ireland could not but speedily flourish. Sir A. Mervin, in the name of the commons, alfo gave his majesty thanks for having named the duke to be lord-lieutenant; and the news was received in Ireland with public rejoicings.

The parliament of Ireland, in 1662, confidering the great loffes the duke had sustained by his fervices to the crown, and the expence which his grace muft neceffarily fall into, to fupport the dignity of his poft, made him a prefent of thirty thousand pounds.

The king's marriage deferred the duke's departure for Ireland, to the beginning of July, when he fet out from London, and arrived in Dublin on the twenty-feventh of that month, where he was fplendidly received And now all things relating to the government devolving upon him, what he had before feen was foon verified; for, though he acted with the ftricteft integrity and impartiality, and kept his master's fervice, yet he could not avoid the refentment of numbers, who applied to him for what he could not grant confiftent with his duty. Whence arofe new clamours, and his adminiftration was not only rendered uneafy to him, but the course of his majesty's affairs was interrupted, by fome who were favourably held at court.

An act of fettlement, and fome others, were paffed on the twenty-feventh of Septem ber, when he made an excellent speech, well

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