[6] For this word I am indebted to Miss Prudence B—r—h—d, in "The New Bath Guide:"
Brother Sim has turned a rake-hell;
Balls and parties every day.
Jenny laughs at tabernacle.
Tabby Runt has gone astray.
Since writing this, however, it has occurred to me that Mr. Anstey may have merely invented the word for the sake of the rhyme.
[7] Proof that my statements are not too strong, will be found in the following works:—Letters of Lady M. W. Montagu; Junius; Gibbon's Miscellaneous Works and Memoirs; Walpole's Memoirs and Letters to Sir H. Mann; Burke's Anecdotes of the Aristocracy; Wraxall's Historical Memoirs; and a very curious German work, recently published, Chrysander's Händel, vol. ii.
[8] For convenience of reference, I will give here, once for all, a list of the children, as I shall have to allude to some of them pretty frequently in the course of my narrative. The list is taken from the "Gentleman's Magazine," 1772:—
1. Augusta, born July 31, 1737, O.S.; married to the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick.
2. George, born May 24, 1738, O.S.; king of Great Britain.