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Memoirs Of His Late Royal Highness Henry Frederic,
MEMOIRS OF HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS HENRY FREDERIC ,
DUKE OF CUMBERLAND AND STRATHERN , EARL OF DUBLIN IN IRELAND , AN ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE , RANGER OF WINDSOR GREAT PARK , KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER ; AND ' MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE FRATERNITY OF
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND
WITH AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT
HIS Ro 3 * al Hi ghness was born November 7 , 1745 , an " v >' as c , e " ated a peer October 11 , 1766 . In October 1771 his Royal Highness married the Honourable Ann Horton , widow of Christopher Horton , Esq . ancl daughter of the late Viscount , afterwards Earl , of Carhampton . On the 9 th of February 17 6 7 , H . R . H . was initiated into Masonry , passed a fellow-craft , ancl raised to the degree of a Master Masonat an occasional Lodge held at the Thatched
, House , St . James ' s Street , Colonel John Salter , Esq . presiding as Grand Master ; and on the 10 th of April 1782 he was elected Grand Master of all England , which-office H . R . H . continued to hold ' till liis decease , on the iSth of September 1790 . The loss of this prince was long and sincerely , regretted by the Fraternity of Masonshis presidency over whom was marked with
, peculiar urbanity , and a condescension that was the happiest comment on the excellent principles of the institution . But deep indeed was the concern of those whose station in life entitled them to an intimate acquaintance with his character ; in which an abundance of amiable qualities predominated over , and amply atoned for , the frailties incident to human nature . The musical world severety felt his
loss , for he was a liberal patron of its genuine professors , and no inadequate connoisseur in the art . His Royal Highness was * ahva 3 * s eager to encourage real musical talents , and was an active promoter of an 3 * undertaking that tended to serve the cause of music , in which science he was indeed not merely an amateur , but a respectable performer .
The education of his Roj * al Highness has been said not to have been equal to his birth ; but those who know the indulgence which must unavoidably be extended to persons of his elevated rank , as well as the temptations to which such an exalted station is necessarily exposed , will not he ready to arraign his tutors or his capacity if his improvement was not proportionate to his opportunities .
That he did not want abilities , however it may militate against the received opinion of his character , may be safel y asserted ; and a proof
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Memoirs Of His Late Royal Highness Henry Frederic,
MEMOIRS OF HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS HENRY FREDERIC ,
DUKE OF CUMBERLAND AND STRATHERN , EARL OF DUBLIN IN IRELAND , AN ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE , RANGER OF WINDSOR GREAT PARK , KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER ; AND ' MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE FRATERNITY OF
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND
WITH AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT
HIS Ro 3 * al Hi ghness was born November 7 , 1745 , an " v >' as c , e " ated a peer October 11 , 1766 . In October 1771 his Royal Highness married the Honourable Ann Horton , widow of Christopher Horton , Esq . ancl daughter of the late Viscount , afterwards Earl , of Carhampton . On the 9 th of February 17 6 7 , H . R . H . was initiated into Masonry , passed a fellow-craft , ancl raised to the degree of a Master Masonat an occasional Lodge held at the Thatched
, House , St . James ' s Street , Colonel John Salter , Esq . presiding as Grand Master ; and on the 10 th of April 1782 he was elected Grand Master of all England , which-office H . R . H . continued to hold ' till liis decease , on the iSth of September 1790 . The loss of this prince was long and sincerely , regretted by the Fraternity of Masonshis presidency over whom was marked with
, peculiar urbanity , and a condescension that was the happiest comment on the excellent principles of the institution . But deep indeed was the concern of those whose station in life entitled them to an intimate acquaintance with his character ; in which an abundance of amiable qualities predominated over , and amply atoned for , the frailties incident to human nature . The musical world severety felt his
loss , for he was a liberal patron of its genuine professors , and no inadequate connoisseur in the art . His Royal Highness was * ahva 3 * s eager to encourage real musical talents , and was an active promoter of an 3 * undertaking that tended to serve the cause of music , in which science he was indeed not merely an amateur , but a respectable performer .
The education of his Roj * al Highness has been said not to have been equal to his birth ; but those who know the indulgence which must unavoidably be extended to persons of his elevated rank , as well as the temptations to which such an exalted station is necessarily exposed , will not he ready to arraign his tutors or his capacity if his improvement was not proportionate to his opportunities .
That he did not want abilities , however it may militate against the received opinion of his character , may be safel y asserted ; and a proof