Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837; George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
'We could but both admire and applaud the singular good humour of
the Duke of York, during the above battle. His Royal Highness, with
a degree of freedom and politeness that might not have been expected
even from a private gentleman, permitted _any one who chose it_, to
take the benefit of his lofty Phaeton to see the fight, and actually
accommodated, in, upon, and about it, near 30 persons, himself holding
the reins, and observing the utmost care that the horses did not
move forward, to endanger their lives and limbs, as on that, alone,
depended the safety of many, who, either to gratify their Broughtonian
curiosity, or ambitious desire to partake of so much of the Royal
favour, had placed themselves on the wheels and every other part of
the carriage, till it was completely covered.
'On the race-ground, on Saturday, Mr. Beeby, of Ringmer, near this
town, feeling himself affronted at some words spoken by Lord Barrymore,
told his Lordship, he should, in consequence, expect to see him the
next morning. But an explanation, we hear, afterwards took place,
and the matter was amicably adjusted; the offensive words not being
directed to Mr. Beeby.'
Here is another of his fights recorded in the same paper of September
19, 1791: 'A circumstance occurred, last week, near the Steine at
Brighton, that precipitated Lord Barrymore and Mr. Donadieu, a
perfumer, in London, into a pugilistic encounter; but his Lordship,
after a few rounds, being likely to obtain no advantage in single
combat, an interference ensued, that soon brought Mr. Donadieu into
a situation so perilous, that he summoned the assistance of the
spectators by the cry of _murder_, which so operated on the humanity
of a young man, a linen draper, present, that he remonstrated on the
violence offered to Mr. D., and, in consequence, got very roughly
handled. The matter, we hear, has since been compromised with the
perfumer to his satisfaction. But the linen draper, we understand,
is seeking redress through the medium of the law.' There is another
paragraph in the next week's paper, confirming the intention of the
linen-draper to go to law.
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