To Mr. Pegge, we are indebted for the foregoing circumstantial Memoir or his very learned Father; and for several occasional communications to the Gentleman's Magazine. But his principal Work Was intituled, "_Curialia_; or, an Historical Account of some Branches of the Royal Household[55];" Three Portions of which he published in his life-time: Part I. consisted of "Two Dissertations, addressed to the President of the Society of Antiquaries, London; _viz._ 1. On the obsolete Office of the Esquires of the King's Body. 2. On the original Nature, Duty, &c. of the Gentlemen of the King's Most Honourable Privy Chamber, 1782." Part II. contains "A Memoir regarding the King's Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, from its Establishment to the present Time, 1784." Part III. is "A Memoir respecting the King's Body-Guard of Yeomen of his Guard, from its Institution, A. D. 1485; 1791." [55] Had Mr. Pegge lived to have completed his whole design, the Title would have run thus: "_Hospitium Regis_; or, a History of the Royal Household, and the several Officers thereof, principally in the Departments of the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole. Collected and digested by Samuel Pegge, Esq. F.S.A." During the remaining period of his life, Mr. Pegge amused himself in preparing several other Numbers of his "Curialia" for the press; the materials for which, and also his "Anecdotes of the English Language," he bequeathed to Mr. Nichols; who printed "The Anecdotes of the English Language" in 1803. This Work having been noticed with much approbation in the principal Reviews, and very favourably received by the Publick at large, a Second Edition (corrected and improved from his own detached MSS.) was published in 1814. To this Edition was added, "A Supplement to the Provincial Glossary of Francis Grose, Esq." compiled by Mr. Pegge. In 1806 Mr. Nichols published Two additional Numbers of the "Curialia:" Part IV. "A History of Somerset House[56], from the Commencement of its Erection in 1549." Part V. "A Dissertation[57] on the ancient Establishment and Function of the Serjeant at Arms." [56] The History of Somerset House was with Mr. Pegge a favourite subject; and to this, with the exception of the two concluding pages, he had put the finishing hand. [57] Announced by the Author in his Introduction to Part III. and by himself very nearly completed for the press. The further continuation of that interesting work was broken off by the melancholy accident mentioned in page v. In the early part of his life Mr. Pegge was a considerable proficient in Musick. He composed a complete Melo-Drama, both the words and the musick in score, which still remains in MS. Many Catches and Glees also, and several of the most popular Songs for Vauxhall Gardens were written and set to music by him.