The monarch’s mistresses loved as much to receive money as the King himself loved little to part from it. The Duchess of Kendal’s rapacity has been mentioned: one instance of it is mentioned by Coxe, on the authority of Sir Robert Walpole, to the effect that ‘the restoration of Lord Bolingbroke was the work of the Duchess of Kendal. He gained the duchess by a present of eleven thousand pounds, and obtained a promise to use her influence over the King for the purpose of forwarding his complete restoration.’ Horace Walpole states that the duchess was no friend of Sir Robert, and wished to make Lord Bolingbroke minister in his room. The rapacious mistress was jealous of Sir Robert’s credit with the monarch. Monarch and minister transacted business through the medium of indifferent Latin; the King not being able to speak English, and Sir Robert, like a country gentleman of England, knowing nothing of either German or French. ‘It was much talked of,’ says the lively writer of the ‘Reminiscences of the Courts of the first two Georges,’ ‘that Sir Robert, detecting one of the Hanoverian ministers in some trick or falsehood before the King’s face, had the firmness to say to the German, “_Mentiris impudentissime!_” The good-humoured monarch only laughed, as he often did when Sir Robert complained to him of his Hanoverians selling places, nor would be persuaded that it was not the practice of the English court.’ The singularity of this complaint is, that it was made by a minister who was notorious for complacently saying, that ‘Every man in the House of Commons had his price.’ CHAPTER XII. CROWN AND GRAVE. Arrival of Caroline, Princess of Wales--The King dines at the Guildhall--Proclamation of the Pretender-- Counter-proclamations--Government prosecutions--A mutiny among the troops--Impeachment of the Duke of Ormond of high treason --Punishment of political offenders--Failure of rebellion in Scotland--Punishment for wearing oak-boughs--Riot at the mug-house in Salisbury Court, and its fatal consequences--The Prince of Wales removed from the palace--Dissensions between the King and the Prince--Attempt on the life of King George-- Marriage of the King’s illegitimate daughter--The South-Sea Bubble--Birth of Prince William, the butcher of Culloden--Death of the Duchess of Zell--Stricter imprisonment of the captive of Ahlden--Her calm death--A new royal favourite, Mrs. Brett--Death of the King.