Richard Steele

The Guardian, Vol. 2 of 2 Richard Steele

Excerpt from The Guardian, Vol. 2 of 2: A Corrected Edition, With a Preface Historical and Biographical William Pulteney, efq. Born in 1682, had early a feat in the houfe of commons, and diftmguiihed himfelf in oppofi tion to queen Anne's laft minifi1y. On the accefiion of king Gemge, he was appointed fecretary at wai, Sept. 27, and afteiward cofferei of the huuthold. He was at this time the intimate ? 1end of fir Robert Walpole; but in 1725, that minifter being fufpected of a defire to extend the bounds of prerogative, Mr. Pulteney entered fteadily into oppofition; and at laft became fo obnoxious to the crown, that July 1, 1731, king George II. W1th his own hand, {truck him out of the lift Dof privy councillors, and 01de1ed him to he put out of the lift of all commifiions of the peace. A p1oceed1ng fo tiolent 1n the miniftrv ferved only to in?ame his 1elent ment, and increafe his popula1ity. Sir Robert 1efigning his employments ln 1 41 M1. Pulteney' was again fworn of the piivy council; and created baron ot Heydon, vifcount Pul teney, and earl of Bath. From that moment his favour with the people was at an end and the reft of his life was {bent in contemning that applaufe which he no longer could William viicount Pulteney, his only ion, who was a lord of the bedchamber, aid de -camp to the king, and colonel of the royal volunteers, going over with his 1egiment in the defence of Portugal, died Feb. 16, 1763 and the eail dymg July 7, 1764, the titles became extinct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.