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VOLUME the THIRD.

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Printed for Me Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley, White, Law Robson, Crowder, Johnson, Nichols, Dilly, Robinson, Cadell, Stuart, Bowles, Sewell, Murray, Flexney, Baldwin, Goldsmith Lowndes, Knox, Otridge, Hayes, Piquinet, Macqueen, & Newbury.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

HENRY BOY LE*.

SIR,

[1712.]

As S the profeffed defign of this work is to entertain its readers in general, without giving offence to any particular perfon, it would be difficult to find out fo proper à patron for it as yourself, there being none whofe merit is more universally acknowledged by all parties, and who has made himfelf more friends, and fewer enemies. Your great abilities, and unqueftioned integrity, in thofe high employments which you have paffed through, would not have been able to have raised you this general approbation, had they not been accompanied with that moderation in an high fortune, and that affability of manners, which are fo confpicuous through all parts of your life. Your averfion

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Youngest fon of CHARLES Lord CLIFFORD. He was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer to King William in March 1701; was much efteemed by that prince; and continued in that poft till Feb. 12, 1707-8, when he was made one of the principal Secretaries of State, in which station he remained till Sept. 20, 1710. On the acceffion of George I. Mr. BOYLE was created Lord Carleton, and foon after made Prefident of the Council. He died unmarried, March 1724-5. To the kindness of Mr. BoYLE, and the friendship 14, of Lord HALIFAX, Mr. ADILISON was indebted for his firft introduction to Lord Godolphin. See Budgell's Memoirs of the Boyles, p. 153.

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