[773] Lockhart Papers, vol. ii. p. 183.
[774] The Prince was born on 31st December 1720,—the Cardinal on 6th March, 1725.
[775] This letter, and a previous one, dated 9th November, are published among the Lockhart Papers, vol. ii. p. 246.
[776] Lockhart Papers, vol. ii. pp. 242–261, 360.
[777] Letters from the Chevalier to Mr. Lockhart, 3d Dec. 1725, and 19th Jan. 1726, vol. ii. pp. 253–256.
[778] Lockhart Papers, vol. ii. p. 339.
[779] Idem, p. 356.
[780] Lockhart Papers, vol. ii. p. 360.