London in the Jacobite times, Volume IIDoran, Dr. (John)
History
London in the Jacobite times, Volume II
Doran, Dr. (John)
London (England) -- History -- 18th century
This visit to London in 1750, if it really was ever made, is supposed
to be referred to, in one of several memoranda for a letter in the
prince’s handwriting, preserved with other Stuart papers, in Windsor
Castle; and first published by Mr. Woodward, Queen’s Librarian, in
1864. It runs thus: ‘8thly. To mention my religion (which is) of the
Church of England as by law established, as I have declared myself
when in London, the year 1750.’ This memorandum is at the end of a
commission from the writer’s father dated 1743, to which commission
is appended a copy of the ‘Manifesto’ addressed by the prince to
Scotland, in 1745. At what date the memorandum was written there is no
possibility of knowing. If the prince, as was his custom, used only the
initial of the name of the city, it is possible that Liége was meant;
and, after the word ‘when,’ the writer may have omitted the name of
one of his many agents of ‘fortune and distinction,’ who looked to him
as the saviour of their country.
[Sidenote: _FURTHER MEMORANDA._]
There are other memoranda for letters, supposed to refer to the above
visit. For example:――‘Parted, ye 2nd Sept. Arrived to A, ye 6th, parted
from thence, ye 12th Sept. E, ye 14th, and at L, ye 16th. Parted from
L, ye 22nd, and arrived at P. ye 24th. From P, parted ye 28th, arrived
here ye 30th Sept.’ In this memorandum the initials are supposed to
stand for Antwerp, England, London, and Paris. There is nothing to
prove that they _do_; and, it may be said that A and L quite as aptly
represent Avignon and Liége. However this may be, dates and supposed
places are entirely at variance from other dates and places which are
taken as referring to this identical visit of the young Chevalier to
London, in 1750. ‘Ye 5th Sept. O.S. 1750, arrived; ye 11th parted to D,
ye 12th in the morning parted and arrived at B, and ye 13th at P. R. S.
ye 16th Sept. ye 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.’ Here, D and B are interpreted
as signifying Dover and Boulogne, P. is Paris. R. S. have received no
interpretation. It is certain that one of the two records _must_ be
incorrect; and both of them _may_ be.
[Sidenote: _CHARLES EDWARD’S STATEMENT._]
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