Lord Chatham, His Early Life and Connections

by Earl of Archibald Philip Primrose Rosebery

Endorsed: 'from my Son Will^m Aprill 10^th w^th an acc^t

of 3 mos expences	47	05	0
Rems in his hand	9	15	0
In all	57	0	0

Answ^d Aprill 25^th, w^th leave to draw for 25^l.'

[32] Lyttelton, Misc. Works, 665.

[33] Always spelt Needham in the peerage books, always Nedham by the family and those concerned.

[34] 'Villiers Pitt' to William Pitt. 'Tours, June 1, 1752.' Chatham MSS.

[35] Mann and Manners at the Court of Florence, i. 382.

[36] 'The Test' was a weekly paper published in 1756-7, written principally by Arthur Murphy, and inspired by Henry Fox, as may be seen from his letters. See too Orford, ii. 276, and Walpole to Mann, Jan. 6, 1757. There had been a previous 'Test' in 1756, of which there was published only one number, written by Charles Townshend. See Orford, ii. 218.

[37] Walpole to Mann, Jan. 17, 1757.

[38] To William Pitt, Oct. 10, 1751. Chatham MSS.