The life of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury / by the Rt. Hon. Arthur Onlsow, late speaker of the House of Commons ... a description of the hospital which he ... endowed in ... Guildford; correct copies of the charter and statutes of the same ... To which are added the lives of his ... brothers, Dr. R. Abbot ... and Sir M. Abbot.

Arthur Onslow

Date:: 1777

Credit: The life of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury / by the Rt. Hon. Arthur Onlsow, late speaker of the House of Commons ... a description of the hospital which he ... endowed in ... Guildford; correct copies of the charter and statutes of the same ... To which are added the lives of his ... brothers, Dr. R. Abbot ... and Sir M. Abbot. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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marriage was folemnized with great fplendor, the Archbifhop performing the ceremony on a ft age e- re<5led in the middle of the royal chapel; and on the tenth of April, his Electoral Highnefs returned to Germany ; but before his departure, he made a pre¬ fen t of plate to the Archbifhop, of the value of a thoufand pounds, as a mark of the juft fenfe he had of the pains his Grace had taken in the accomplifh- ing his marriage ; and as an additional mark of his confidence, he wrote to him from Canterbury, in relation to the caufes of that difcontent, with which he left England [ g ] The [ g ] <To the caifss of that difcontent, euoith which he left Eng¬ land.] The Prince Elector Palatine, a little before he left Eng¬ land, addreffed himfelf to the King, in hopes of obtaining the enlargement of the Lord Gray, who had been a long time a prifoner in the tower ; but this application fo little plea-fed the King, that he told him rO/Undly in anfvver, he marvelled, how he fhould become a fuitor for a man whom he neither knew., or ever faw ; to which the Prince Elector anfwered, that this was true, but that he was recommended to him by his uncles, the Duke de Bouillon, Prince Maurice of Naffau, and Count Hen¬ ry, who were well acquainted with him. In all probability, this, inllead of giving the King Satisfaction, filled him with new apprehenfions ; for his reply was in a very quick file, Son, laid he, when I come into Germany, I promife you not to im¬ portune you for any of your prifoners. This was fo far from operating favourably in behalf of Lord Gray, that he was foon after more clofely retrained, upon pretence of fome private converfation he had with one of Lady Arabella’s women, which proved after all to be no more than an amorous intrigue. Thefe particulars we learn from a letter written by Mr. Chamberlaine to Sir B.alph Winwood, dated May 6, 1613, and he adds, 4 It ‘ is thought the Prince Palatine, went not away fo well Satisfied, ‘ being refufed in diverfe fuits and requefts; and I hear that ‘ from Canterbury he wrote to the Archbifhop, complaining, ‘ 7 hat the King did not ufe him like a fon, hut rather like a young- i hng, or childifh youth, not to he regarded. D 2 °

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