[9] The Sir Richard Temple of Marlborough's wars.

[10] The troops employed were one battalion from each regiment of Guards, the 3rd, 19th, 24th, 28th, 33rd, 34th, and 37th Foot.

[11] A rough woodcut of the funeral procession is still preserved in the print-room at the British Museum.

[12] The famous burial-service was composed for the occasion.

[13] Stanley's Westminster Abbey.

[14] Full details of the ceremony are in all the contemporary newspapers.

[15] Weekly Journal, 9th January 1720.

[16] Speech of Sir William Yonge, January 1738, Parl. Hist.

[17] Parl. Hist. 28th November 1739.

[18] See Walpole's Speech, December 1717, Parl. Hist.