V.
1755-1756.
[An
Arab
horse
for
Lord
Northumberland
and
his
Armenian
groom
-
Northumberland
House
-
Mr.
Bale
-
An
interview
-
Letter
of
Joseph
Ameen
to
the
Earl
of
Northumberland
-
All
is
changed
-
Duke
of
Cumberland
-
Woolwich
at
the
expense
of
H.
R.
H.
]
In
the
month
of
November,
when
one
morning
the
author
was
going
along
Cheapside,
he
met
a
young
man
in
a
Turkish
habit,
and
had
the
curiosity
to
speak
to
him
in
that
language,
as
he
found
him
to
be
an
Armenian;
both
parties
were
glad
to
see
each
other.
Emin
after
inquiry,
was
informed
that
the
man
had
been
sent
over
with
an
Arabian
horse,
as
a
groom,
by
the
English
merchants
at
Aleppo,
for
his
Grace
the
late
Duke
(at
that
time
Earl)
of
Northumberland.
The
Armenian
groom
desired
him
to
call
on
him
at
Northumberland-house,
as
he
was
an
entire
stranger
to
the
English,
in,
order
to
explain
some
words
to
the
people
of
the
house;
to
which
he
agreed
very
gladly,
not
foreseeing
the
happy
consequences
of
it.
The
next
morning
accordingly
he
went,
and
stood
interpreter
between
him
and
the
servants
of
the
house,
more
particularly
his
Graces
gentleman,
Mr.
Bale,
who
wanted
to
give
him
a
commission
for
an
Arabian
horse,
and
was
glad
to
have
Emins
assistance,
to
give
a
particular
explanation.
His
countryman
desired
him
to
dine
there
with
the
footmen,
but
not
with
him
at
the
second
table;
where
his
Graces
gentleman,
the
Duchesss
gentlewoman,
the
steward,
and
head
French
cook,
and
Mr.
Lambe,
groom
of
the
chambers,
were;
which
unpolite
behaviour,
obliged
Emin
to
reprimand
the
man
pretty
smartly;
upon
which,
both
Mr.
Bale
and
Lambe
appeared,
taking
him
by
the
hand,
made
him
set
with
them
at
the
same
table
at
dinner.
The
Armenian
told
Mr.
Bate
as
well
as
he
could,
that
Emin
said,
though
he
was
taken
so
much
notice
of,
yet
he
was
a
subject
of
Emins.
This
little
circumstance
was
insinuated
to
his
Grace
without
the
knowledge
of
the
author,
who
was
not
in
the
least
aware
of
the
interest
Mr.
Bale
had
been
making,
from
the
first
day
of
his
frequenting
the
house,
to
introduce
him
to
his
Graces
audience.
While
Emin
was
doing
some
little
writing
business
here
and
there,
and
saved
just
enough
to
pay
the
ten
guineas
back
again
to
Mr.
Davis
to
whom
he
said,
that
as
he
could
not
do
otherwise,
he
would
work
for
his
passage,
nor
could
accept
the
money;
on
purpose
that
when
he
arrived
in
Bengal,
understanding
the
English
tolerably
well,
he
might
get
employment
there,
and
not
be
obliged
to
hear
the
mortifying
expressions
from
the
Armenian
Banians,
nor
to
bear
the
cool
reception
of
his
relations.
Good
Mr.
Davis
used
his
utmost
endeavours
to
persuade
him,
but
he
would
by
no
means
accept
the
money;
he
said,
since
he
was
so
worthless
as
not
to
be
maintained
by
a
whole
kingdom,
not
to
be
trusted
by
a
father,
it
was
beneath
him
to
submit
to
meanness.
He
once
trusted
in
God,
and
would
stand
to
his
word,
though
his
heart
was
hung
by
a
single
hair;
but
his
hope
told
him,
That
Great
Maker
would
not
desert
him.
Thereupon
Mr.
Davis
wrote
a
note,
and
recommended
him
to
Mr.
Crab
Bolton
in
a
little
square
near
Bishopsgate-street,
that
time
chairman
of
the
court
of
directors,
who
favoured
him
with
a
writing
to
ship
himself
on
board
an
Indiaman
for
Bengal.
When
he
came
home,
he
found
the
Armenian
groom
waiting
for
him,
and
saying,
"Lord
Northumberland
wants
you,
let
us
go.
"
He
could
not
believe
it,
but
went.
No
sooner
had
he
entered
the
house,
than
Mr.
Bale
told
him,
that
his
lordship
was
desirous
to
see
him.
He
said
"Let
me
go
back
to
put
on
a
clean
shirt,
and
a
more
decent
coat.
"
Mr.
Bale
said,
"My
lord
will
know
a
man
without
fine
cloaths.
"
Emin
consented,
called
God
in
his
heart
to
his
assistance,
and
entered
the
library,
where
the
duke
was
standing
by
the
side
of
the
table.
After
making
his
bow
and
paying
respects
due
to
his
greatness,
the
duke
said
to
him,
"The
Armenian
groom
Asataim
does
not
understand
English,
nor
is
he,
with
his
broken
lingua
Franca,
able
to
make
us
understand
him;
we
are
at
a
loss
to
explain
to
him
the
different
marks
of
horses.
Have
you
seen
the
chestnut-coloured
Arab
that
he
has
brought
over?"
"Yes,
my
lord.
"
"Pray,
Mr.
Emin,
what
do
you
think
of
it;
is
it
a
true
one?"
"Yes,
my
lord"
said
Emin;
"if
your
lordship
will
give
me
a
commission,
I
give
you
my
word
I
can
procure
a
better.
"
"Pray
Sir,
where
is
your
father?"
He
answered,
"In
Bengal,
my
lord.
"
"What
is
your
reason
for
chusing
to
go
to
Aleppo?"
"My
lord,
the
Indian
climate
is
too
hot,
it
does
not
agree
with
me.
"
"How
old
were
you
when
you
left
Persia?"
"Between
seventeen
and
eighteen.
"
"You
were
too
young,
"
said
his
lordship,
"and
cannot
be
a
judge
of
horses.
"
He
said,
"My
lord,
I
know
the
nature
of
the
Arabs,
as
I
understand
Turkish,
Persian
and
Armenian;
I
can
go
among
them
in
their
own
tents;
they
are
the
most
hospitable
people
in
the
universe.
I
learnt
their
manners
in
Bagdad.
After
making
presents
of
a
few
yards
of
English
green
cloths,
with
some
coffee
and
sugar,
and
having
tasted
bread
and
salt
with
the
chief
of
the
clan,
I
shall
become
one
of
the
family;
then
I
can
depend
upon
them
in
getting
a
genuine
Arabian
horse.
"
(The
authors
intention
was
to
throw
himself
that
way
to
the
mountains
of
Armenia,
since
Nadir
Shah
had
then
been
dead
but
three
or
four
years,
and
people
were
stirring
pretty
briskly.
)
"No,
no,
"
said
the
duke,
"Let
us
drop
the
horse
story.
Pray
let
me
know
the
motives
that
brought
you
hither
from
Bengal?"
The
author
said,
"My
lord,
my
father
is
a
poor
man;
I
came
with
the
black
lascars
as
one
of
them,
and
shall
go
on
board
in
a
few
days.
"
"Pray,
Mr.
Emin,
"
said
his
lordship,
"conceal
nothing
from
me;
tell
me
the
truth,
for
I
see
there
is
some
extraordinary
thing
in
your
mind;
conceal
nothing
from
me;
I
will
upon
my
honour
stand
your
friend;
do
not
be
doubtful
of
my
word.
"
The
author
said,
"My
lord,
your
gentleman
is
apprehensive
of
having
introduced
a
sharper
to
rob
your
lordship;
you
have
heard
the
clack
of
the
door
three
times
since
my
coming
here,
you
bad
him
not
to
come
in;
I
beg
your
lordship
will
let
him
enter,
to
make
his
mind
easy,
then
I
will
begin
the
history.
"
Nothing
at
that
time
could
please
his
lordship
so
well
as
the
remark
Emin
made,
the
Earl
laughing
heartily
at
it,
called
Mr.
Bale
in,
by
ringing
the
bell,
charging
him
strictly
not
to
tell
any
person
his
lordship
was
at
home.
Upon
which
Mr.
Bale,
seeing
his
lordship
was
safe,
went
out
with
tranquillity.
His
lordship
then
said,
"Now,
Mr.
Emin,
let
me
hear
you;
"
with
such
condescending
affability
and
good-nature,
that
the
author
was
encouraged
to
a
degree
of
inspiration.
When
he
began
to
tell
him
the
story
of
the
various
misfortunes
of
his
life,
the
hardships
that
he
had
been
through,
and
the
adversity
which
still
awaited
him
in
the
cause
of
his
country;
it
affected
his
lordship
so,
that
he
could
not
refrain
from
shedding
tears.
To
shew
the
feelings
of
the
human
mind,
he
is
now
no
more,
to
the
great
grief
of
Emins
bleeding
heart.
When
the
writer
was
near
finishing
the
narrative
of
his
life,
and
said
that
he
could
read
and
write,
his
Grace
desired
him
to
draw
a
short
memorial
of
it,
looked
at
his
watch,
and
found
it
was
one
oclock
in
the
morning;
he
then
asked
him,
if
he
was
indebted
to
any
one?
Emin
said,
no;
he
had
but
a
single
shilling
in
his
pocket;
his
Grace
offered
his
purse;
the
author
with
much
ado
took
one
guinea
out,
and
returning
the
purse,
made
a
bow,
bade
his
Grace
good
morning,
and
went
away
to
his
lodgings.
He
then
began
the
promised
letter,
and
did
not
sleep
the
whole
morning
till
he
completed
it
as
well
as
he
could.
The
following
is
a
copy
of
it.
[A
LETTER
FROM
JOSEPH
AMEEN
TO
THE
EARL
OF
NORTHUMBERLAND.
]
My
Lord
I
present
you
with
the
Specimen
of
my
Writting
I
promised.
It
is
too
bold
I
am
afraid
to
make
myself
the
Subject,
when
I
write
for
your
Lordship,
but
forgive
my
good
Lord
the
Language
of
a
Stranger.
I
have
been
in
too
low
Condition
to
know
how
to
write
proper
to
your
Lordship
but
you
speak
to
me
more
kind
and
humbly
than
mean
People,
so
I
am
encouraged.
I
have
very
good
designs
and
I
have
suffered
very
much
Hardships
for
them.
I
think
your
Lordship
will
not
despise
a
person
in
mean
Condition
for
thinking
of
some
thing
more
than
Livelyhood.
I
have
with
a
very
good
will
thrown
behind
me
a
very
easy
Livelyhood
for
this
Condition
mean
as
it
is,
and
I
am
not
troubled.
If
I
can
carry
my
Point
at
last,
As
long
as
I
can
remember
my
own
Family
and
I
remember
my
Great
Grandfather,
they
have
always
been
Soldiers,
and
always
did
Remember
Christ,
tho
they
were
torn
out
of
their
Country
of
Armenia
by
Shaw
Abbas
and
planted
in
Hamadan
after
their
Captivity
they
were
Soldiers
still:
two
of
my
Uncles
did
Spill
their
Blood
in
the
Service
of
Kouli
Kan
my
Father
was
his
Slave
for
many
Years,
but
he
was
at
last
forced
to
fly
into
India,
because
this
Tyrant
had
sharpened
his
Battle
Ax
more
against
his
own
Army
than
upon
his
Enemies.
Soon
after
my
Father
sent
for
me
to
Calcutta
in
Bengall
where
he
is
a
Merchant,
There
I
saw
the
Fort
of
the
Europeans
and
the
Soldiers
Exercise,
and
the
Shipping
and
that
they
were
dextrous
and
perfect
in
all
things,
then
I
grieved
with
myself,
for
my
Religion
and
my
Country,
that
we
were
in
Slavery
and
Ignorance
like
Jews
Vagabonds
upon
Earth,
and
I
spoke
to
my
father
upon
all
this,
because
our
Fathers
did
not
fight
for
their
Country,
but
I
understood
that
the
black
Armenians
in
the
Mountains
were
free,
and
handled
Arms
from
their
Childhood,
and
that
those
under
Patriarch,
who
are
subject
to
the
Turks
and
Persians
did
not
want
Courage,
but
they
are
all
Ignorant,
and
fight
only
with
a
wild
and
natural
fierceness,
and
so
they
have
no
order
and
do
nothing
but
like
Robbers,
but
I
resolved
I
woud
go
to
Europe
to
learn
Art
Military
and
other
Sciences
to
assist
that
Art;
and
I
was
sure
that
If
I
would
go
into
Armenia
like
an
European
Officer,
I
may
be
usefull
at
least
in
some
degree
to
my
Country;
but
my
Father
did
not
listen
to
me,
for
God
did
not
give
him
understanding
in
these
things.
I
could
not
bear
to
live
like
a
Beast,
eating
and
drinking
without
Liberty
or
Knowledge.
I
went
to
Cap
t
Fox
of
the
Ship
Walpole
and
kissed
his
Feet
a
Hundred
Times
to
let
me
work
for
my
Passage
to
Europe
before
he
would
bend
to
me,
but
he
did
at
last
admit
me,
and
I
came
to
England
with
much
Labour,
but
it
did
not
grieve
me
when
I
thought
of
my
Country.
I
entred
with
my
little
Money
into
M
r
Middletons
Academy.
I
had
the
Honour
to
tell
your
Lordship
so
before.
I
was
first
a
Scholar,
and
when
my
Money
was
gone,
I
was
a
Servant
there
for
my
Learning,
but
he
was
broke,
and
I
lost
every
thing.
I
went
into
the
Street
to
work
for
my
Bread,
for
I
could
not
bear
to
go
wagging
a
Tail
at
Peoples
doors
for
a
bit
of
Meat,
I
will
not
grieve
your
Lordship
with
the
Misery
which
I
went
through.
I
do
not
want
to
be
Pitied.
I
got
Service
at
last
with
M
r
Roberts
a
Grocer
in
the
City,
in
this
time
I
carried
burthens
of
near
200
Lib
upon
my
back
and
paid
out
of
my
Wages
to
learn
Geomerty,
and
to
complete
my
Writing,
and
just
to
begin
a
little
French,
but
because
my
Lord
I
almost
starved
myself
to
pay
for
this
and
carried
Burthens
more
than
my
Strength,
I
hurted
myself
and
could
not
work
any
longer,
so
that
I
was
in
dispair,
and
did
not
care
what
become
of
me,
but
a
Friend
put
me
to
write
with
one
M
r
Webster
an
Attorney
in
Cheapside
which
for
a
little
time
got
Bread,
but
I
was
resolved
in
dispair
to
go
again
to
India,
because
no
body
woud
put
out
his
hand
to
help
me
to
learn,
and
my
Uncle
sent
։60
to
Governor
Davis
to
carry
me
back.
I
am
afraid
I
am
too
troublesome
in
my
Accounts
to
your
Lordship
but
we
people
of
Asia
cant
say
little
and
a
great
deal
like
Scholars.
Now
I
met
by
chance
some
Gentlemen
who
encouraged
me,
and
gave
me
Books
to
read
and
advised
me
to
kiss
Colo
Dingleys
hands
and
shew
my
business
to
him,
he
was
a
brave
Soldier,
took
me
by
the
hand,
spoke
to
his
own
Serjeant
an
Honest
Man
to
teach
me
Manual
Exercise
and
gave
me
Blands
Military
Discipline
and
promised
to
help
me
to
learn
Gunnery
and
Fortification;
but
I
was
again
unfortuned,
for
when
light
just
began
to
come
to
my
Eyes
he
died,
and
I
was
like
before
except
that
I
knew
a
little
of
Manuel
Exercise
and
read
some
of
the
Roman
History,
could
learn
no
more
nor
live,
I
was
broke
to
Pieces,
and
bowed
my
Neck
to
Governor
Davis
to
go
over
to
my
Friends
without
doing
any
of
these
things
I
suffered
for.
I
am
in
this
Net
at
present
but
I
am
happier
than
all
Mankind
if
I
can
meet
any
great
Man
that
can
prevail
on
Governor
Davis
to
allow
me
something
out
of
the
Money
he
has,
only
upon
Condition
I
return
to
blindness
again
that
I
may
go
through
Evolutions
with
Recruits,
and
learn
Gunnery
and
Fortification;
and
if
there
is
a
War
to
go
one
Year
as
a
Volunteer.
If
Governor
Davis
writes
that
I
have
a
Great
Man
here
my
Protector
my
Father
who
looks
upon
me
as
a
Person
run
away
and
forsaken,
will
make
me
an
Allowance
to
learn.
If
I
could
clear
my
own
Eyes
and
serve
my
Country
and
my
Religion
that
is
trod
under
foot
of
Mussulman,
I
would
go
thro
all
Slavery
and
danger
with
a
glad
Heart,
but
if
I
must
return
after
four
years
Slavery
and
Misery
to
the
same
Ignorance
without
doing
any
good
would
break
my
heart
my
Lord
in
the
End.
I
beg
Pardon;
I
have
experience
of
your
Lordships
Goodness
else
I
would
not
say
so
much.
I
would
not
receive
but
return,
and
I
want
nothing
but
a
little
speaking
from
the
Authority
of
Indian
Governor
to
my
Friends,
I
have
always
been
honest,
those
I
have
been
Slave
to
will
say
I
am
honest.
M
r
Gray
trusted
me.
here
is
a
Sort
of
Story
nothing
but
your
Lordships
goodness
can
make
tolerable
to
you.
I
am
much
Obliged
to
your
Lordship
for
your
Patience
and
shall
be
very
proud
of
giving
your
Lordship
all
the
Proofs
in
my
Power
that
I
am
your
Lordships
very
much
Obedient
and
most
Obliged
humble
Servant.
Jo.
AMEEN.
NOTE.
Armenians
in
the
mountains
who
had
never
been
conquered.
[Emin
here
refers
to
the
five
Meliks,
or
Chiefs
of
Karabagh,
men
of
noble
birth
who
for
some
reason
or
another
had
quitted
their
native
territories
in
other
parts
of
Armenia,
and
had
settled
in
the
Karabagh
mountains,
the
natural
features
of
which
region,
combined
with
their
own
valour
and
skill
in
warfare,
had
enabled
them
to
protect
themselves
against
the
incursions
of
hostile
peoples
and
tribes,
-
such
as
Turkmans,
Kurds,
Osmanlis
(the
real
Turks),
Lezguis,
and
others,
-
and
to
preserve
a
certain
amount
of
independence
-
until
that
fateful
day
when
the
archintriguer
and
villain,
Panah
Khan,
exshepherd
and
town-crier,
set
foot
in
Karabagh.
The
word
Black
is
connected
with
them
in
various
ways.
Kara-bagh
in
the
Turkman
language
means
Black
Garden,
-
probably
an
allusion
to
the
marvellous
fertility
of
the
soil,
-
and
the
Meliks
of
Gulistan
were
nicknamed
the
Black-heads
-
in
Armenian,
"
Sevaklukh.
"
This
clan
possessed
from
former
times
the
right
of
bearing
on
their
standard,
or
coat-of-arms,
the
royal
emblem
of
an
eagle.
Not
the
golden
eagle,
nor
the
double
spread-eagle
of
actual
royalty,
but
a
black-headed
eagle,
and,
according
to
the
statement
of
a
member
of
this
family
(b.
1795,
d.
1884)
who
came
to
India
in
1813,
only
"half
an
eagle.
"
What
he
intended
to
convey
by
this
description
I
have
not
been
able
to
discover,
but
from
the
nickname
it
would
seem
that
he
probably
meant
the
head
and
neck
of
the
bird
-
in
heraldic
parlance,
an
eagles
head
couped.
The
first
of
this
clan
to
settle
in
Karabagh
was
the
Black
Centurion,
Sev
Apov,
so
called
on
account
of
his
swarthy
complexion,
which
was
inherited
by
several
of
his
descendants;
not,
however,
by
the
one
who
came
to
India,
for
he
was
a
little
fair
man
with
brown
hair
and
grey
eyes
-
and
of
an
unparalleled
obstinacy!]
That
morning
(being
Thursday)
the
author
carried
this
writing,
and
would
have
given
it
to
Mr.
Bale,
his
friend,
to
present
it,
but
his
countenance
was
not
so
kind
as
before,
it
appeared
full
of
jealousy;
and,
with
a
sinking
voice,
he
told
him
very
coolly,
He
had
nothing
to
do
with
it;
and
then
turned
his
back.
Emin,
like
a
faithful
dog,
following
him,
said,
"Sir,
you
need
not
be
uneasy
in
your
mind,
I
am
not
a
person
to
be
suspected,
or
to
undermine
any
soul
in
the
house.
When
his
lordship
last
night
kindly
offered
me
leave
to
stay,
I
thanked
him
saying,
I
wished
to
live
and
die
in
the
field
like
a
man.
Then
Mr.
Bale,
with
some
indifference,
said,
"Very
well,
give
it
to
the
porter
Jones.
"
The
letter
was
opened,
that
Mr.
Bale
might
read
it
first:
the
jolly
door-keeper
lighted
a
candle,
put
his
own
seal
upon
it,
and
promised
cheerfully
to
deliver
it
into
his
lordships
own
hands.
The
author
went
home,
reflecting
on
the
cross
reception
of
Mr.
Bale;
but
comforted
his
wounded
heart
with
the
following
sacred
verse:
"O!
put
not
your
trust
in
princes,
nor
in
any
child
of
man,
for
there
is
no
help
in
them;
for
when
the
breath
of
man
goeth
forth
he
shall
turn
again
to
his
earth,
and
then
all
his
thoughts
perish.
"
He
resolved
to
struggle
no
more,
packed
up
his
things,
and,
on
Monday
morning,
sent
the
servant-maid
of
the
house
for
the
porter
and
waterman.
When
they
came
up
stairs
to
him,
bargaining
for
the
fare,
one
to
take
his
things
to
the
water-side,
the
other
to
row
him
on
board
the
ship
which
lay
somewhere
down
the
river,
who
should
come
up
just
at
the
time
but
his
honest
friend
old
Gilman,
the
washerwomans
husband,
stamping
and
roaring,
and
saying
to
him,
"My
dear
boy,
I
called
at
Northumberland-house
to
take
your
countrymans
linen
to
wash;
Mrs.
Smithson
the
housekeeper
asked
me,
What
was
become
of
the
little
Armenian
that
my
wife
washed
for?
I
told
her
I
carried
his
linen
home
last
Saturday
evening,
when
he
made
me
a
present
of
half-a-crown,
besides
what
was
due;
that
when
we
took
leave
of
one
another,
he
said,
Pray
for
me,
I
am
going
on
board
for
Bengal;
it
will
either
be
to-morrow,
or
Monday
morning.
And
I
told
her,
he
must
be
gone
by
that
time.
Mrs.
Smithson
said,
My
Lord
has
been
enquiring,
ever
since
last
Thursday,
of
all
the
servants
of
the
house,
to
know
where
he
lodged.
I
told
her,
every
one
of
them
knew
it;
and
that
I
had,
with
my
own
eyes,
seen
his
countryman,
the
Armenian
groom,
almost
every
day
with
him
in
his
lodgings;
why
did
not
he
shew
the
way?
My
dear
boy,
that
illnatured
fellow
was
standing
by
when
these
words
passed.
Mrs.
Smithson
said
to
him,
O
fy,
fy
upon
you,
Asataim!
what
do
you
think
his
lordship
will
say
to
that?
The
good
woman
gave
me
a
shilling,
and
two
glasses
of
wine;
and
desired
me
to
run
as
fast
as
I
could,
to
see
if
you
were
not
gone
away;
and
to
tell
you,
that
the
great
duke
of
Somerset
wanted
you.
I
have
more
to
tell
-
that
I
have
given
a
good
character
of
you;
told
her
that
you
were
an
honest
boy;
and
remember
that
we,
the
brave
people
of
Ireland,
are
more
true
to
our
friends,
and
have
better
hearts
than
your
own
countrymen.
"
Emin
thanked
the
old
man,
made
him
some
amends,
gave
a
shilling
to
each
of
the
men
(the
porter
and
waterman);
dressed
himself,
and
set
out
immediately
to
know
his
Graces
pleasure.
When
he
entered
the
house,
honest
Jones
wished
him
joy;
abusing
the
groom
for
keeping
his
lordship
in
suspense,
which
made
the
whole
family
uneasy
for
four
days
together.
The
second
servant
he
met
was
his
former
friend
Mr.
Bale,
my
lords
gentleman,
who,
with
an
outward
appearance
of
good-nature,
conducted
him
into
the
drawing-room,
brought
a
dish
of
chocolate
with
his
own
hands,
and
said,
"His
lordship
is
busy,
rest
yourself
a
little,
he
will
be
here
presently.
"
In
about
five
minutes,
Emins
princely
protector
entered,
and
received
him
in
his
mighty
arms,
as
he
hopes
his
lordship
is
now
received
in
the
bosom
of
Christ.
After
blaming
him
in
a
kind
fatherly
manner
for
not
leaving
his
direction,
he
said,
"His
Royal
Highness
the
Duke
of
Cumberland
has
seen
your
memorial,
and
much
approved
the
spirit
of
it,
saying,
the
actions
of
the
author
will
be
equal
to
his
writing:
henceforward
Emin
belongs
to
your
lordship,
and
shall
be
entirely
protected
by
me.
His
Royal
Highness
also
promised
at
court,
to
send
you
to
the
Royal
Academy
at
Woolwich.
Now,
my
dear
Emin,
you
shall
not
want
any
thing,
His
Royal
Highness
expressed
himself
sanguinely
in
your
favour
before
a
great
many
noblemen,
and
I
am
sure
he
will
do
every
thing
to
forward
your
good
designs;
yet
you
are
my
own.
"
While
his
noble
patron
was
comforting
his
new-found
son,
whom
he
had
given
up
for
lost,
twenty
messages
on
cards
were
brought
with
compliments,
desiring
of
his
lordship
to
see
Emin.
His
lordship
said
to
him,
"Look
at
these
cards,
and
visit
those
who
sent
them,
paying
your
respects
one
after
another.
I
have
this
to
add,
that
your
letter
has
been
copied
by
300
different
gentlemen,
ever
since
last
Thursday.
"
His
lordship
made
him
accept
five
guineas
whether
he
would
or
no;
inviting
him
to
his
table
at
all
times.
He
consented
to
the
first
favour,
and
refused
the
second
offer,
for
which,
he
said,
he
was
not
yet
worthy,
till
a
proper
time;
when
his
good
behaviour
should
help
him
to
be
known
better,
he
would
then
merit
that
great
honour
his
lordship
generously
conferred
upon
him;
and
said,
"It
is
not
long
since
I
was
but
a
common
servant;
with
what
assurance
can
I
take
the
liberty
to
sit
at
the
earl
of
Northumberlands
table?
what
would
the
world
say
of
me?
or
how
could
I
digest
my
meat
without
deserving
it?"
His
lordship
was
very
well
satisfied
with
these
words;
Emin
taking
leave,
went
out
to
his
lodging
where
he
related
the
whole
to
his
friends.
He
was
introduced
for
a
whole
fortnight,
from
the
next
day,
to
a
great
many
gentlemen
and
ladies.
Both
the
Mr.
Burkes
were
more
glad
of
his
success
than
many
envious
men
were
sorry.
Among
his
new
friends,
were
the
late
Mr.
Charles
Stanhope
my
Lord
Harringtons
brother;
Doctor
Mounsey,
of
Chelsea-hospital;
the
late
Miss
Talbot,
Lady
Anson,
Lady
Sophia
Egerton,
the
Bishop
of
Bangors
wife,
the
Earls
of
Pembroke
and
Bolingbroke,
with
their
countesses;
a
little
after,
the
Dukes
and
Duchesses
of
Richmond
and
Marlborough,
the
celebrated
Mrs.
Montague,
the
late
Earl
of
Bath,
the
Earl
of
Orford,
and
the
late
Lord
Cathcart;
every
one
of
them
was
kind
and
very
glad
at
all
times
to
favour
him
with
their
countenance;
besides
many
others,
who
would
fill
up
two
pages
if
he
were
to
name
them
all.
When
his
Royal
Highness
commanded
him
to
go
to
Woolwich,
to
be
instructed
there
at
the
Royal
Academy,
under
several
masters,
in
the
arts
of
gunnery
and
fortification,
he
boarded
at
one
Mr.
Heatons
for
thirty
pounds
a
year,
with
a
blue
uniform
and
a
guinea
per
month
for
pocket-money;
to
be
paid
by
the
late
adjutant
general
Napier,
at
the
expence
of
his
royal
protector.
EMINS
NEW
FRIENDS.
Mr.
Charles
Stanhope.
John
Stanhope,
son
of
John
Stanhope
of
Elvaston
had
3
sons,
1.
Thomas,
who
succeeded
at
Elvaston,
M.
P.
for
Derby,
who
died
in
1730.
2.
CHARLES,
Secretary
of
the
Treasury
and
treasurer
of
the
Chamber,
temp.
George
I.
3.
William,
1st
Earl
of
Harrington,
a
distinguished
soldier
and
statesman
during
the
reigns
of
the
two
first
Georges,
President
of
the
Council
and
Earl
of
Harrington
in
1742,
later
Viceroy
of
Ireland.
Married
Anne,
daughter
and
heiress
of
Col.
Edward
Griffith,
by
whom
he
had
twins.
His
son
William,
2nd
Earl,
succeeded
to
the
estates
of
his
uncle
Charles
Stanhope,
who
died
unmarried
in
1760.
Dr.
Monsey
of
Chelsea
Hospital.
Dr.
Messenger
Monsey
was
the
son
of
a
clergyman,
born
1698.
He
became
physician
to
the
Earl
of
Godolphin,
and
later
physician
to
Chelsea
Hospital.
He
was
most
eccentric,
and,
if
his
portrait
at
the
Soane
Museum
was
like
him,
hideous
in
appearance;
but
he
had
a
coarse,
rough
and
tumble
wit,
and
evidently
was
so
droll
in
manner,
that
he
became
a
sort
of
pet
buffoon
of
the
Montagu
and
Lyttelton
circle . . . . .
He
was
at
this
time
a
widower
with
one
daughter,
Charlotte,
whose
husband,
William
Alexander,
was
elder
brother
to
the
1st
Earl
Caledon.
Mrs.
Alexander
had
one
child,
a
daughter,
Jemima,
who
married
the
Rev.
Edmund
Rolfe
and
was
mother
eventually
of
the
1st
Baron
Cranworth. . . .
Dr.
Monsey
begged
Dr.
Cruickshank,
in
case
of
his
dying
away
from
his
own
doctor
(Dr.
Forster),
to
dissect
his
body
before
the
students,
set
up
his
skeleton
for
instruction,
and
put
his
flesh
in
a
box
and
throw
it
into
the
Thames.
-
Letters
of
Elizabeth
Montagu
(Climenson),
vol.
ii,
p.
98.
Catherine
Talbot,
only
daughter
of
Edward
Talbot,
who
died
in
1780,
second
son
of
Dr.
William
Talbot,
Bishop
of
Durham,
and
brother
of
Lord
Talbot;
her
mother
was
daughter
to
the
Rev.
G.
Martyn,
Prebend
of
Lincoln.
Dr.
Secker
(Archbishop
of
Canterbury)
owed
his
first
preferments
to
Mr.
Talbots
recommendation
to
his
father,
the
Bishop
of
Durham.
Dr.
Secker
never
forgot
these
obligations,
and
after
his
marriage
to
Miss
Benson
in
1725
took
Mrs.
and
Miss
Talbot
to
live
with
him,
which
they
did
until
his
death.
He
left
them
an
easy
income
for
their
joint
lives.
Miss
Talbot
was
intimate
with
all
the
"bas
bleu"
society,
Mrs.
Montagu,
Mrs.
Carter,
Lords
Lyttelton
and
Bath,
and
was
a
very
highly
educated
person
and
much
esteemed
by
all
who
knew
her
-
she
died
in
1770,
aged
49.
Her
mother
survived
her
until
1783,
when
she
died
at
the
age
of
92.
-
Communicated
by
Mrs.
Climenson.
Lady
Anson.
Elizabeth
(b.
1748)
eldest
daughter
of
Philip
Yorke,
1st
Earl
of
Hardwicke
(1690-1764,
-
Lord
Chancellor
1736,
Viscount
and
Earl
I754),
and
sister
to
Sir
Joseph
Yorke.
Married
George,
Baron
Anson,
Admiral
of
the
Fleet
and
first
Lord
of
the
Admiralty.
Lady
Anson
died
in
1760,
and
Lord
Anson
in
1762.
Emin
refers
to
Lady
Ansons
kindness
in
the
most
grateful
way,
in
many
of
his
letters.
Lady
Anne
Sophia
Egerton,
daughter
of
Henry
de
Grey,
Duke
of
Kent,
wife
of
the
Bishop
of
Bangor,
and
niece
to
Charles
John
Bentinck,
son
of
Hans
William,
1st
Hart
of
Portland.
Henry,
10th
Earl
of
Pembroke,
b.
1734.
d.
1794.
Married
Elizabeth,
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Marlborough.
Colonel
of
1st
Regiment
of
Dragoons.
Bolingbroke,
3rd
Viscount
St.
John,
2nd
Viscount
Bolingbroke,
born
1734,
succeeded
in
1751
to
the
honours
of
his
uncle,
Henry,
1st
and
attainted
Viscount
Bolingbroke.
Married
in
Sept.
1757
and
divorced
in
1768
Diana
Spencer,
eldest
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Marlborough,
"in
such
a
hurry
they
could
not
wait
for
settlements,
but
were
married
upon
an
Article.
"
-
Letters
of
Elizabeth
Montagu
(Climenson),
vol.
ii,
p.
116.
Charles,
3rd
Duke
of
Richmond
and
Lennox,
K.
G.
(I734-1806).
In
1765
Ambassador
extraordinary
to
the
Court
of
France,
in
1766
principal
Secretary
of
State.
Hugh
Smithson,
Sir,
1st
Duke
and
2nd
Earl
of
Northumberland
(1714-1786).
Married
Baroness
Percy,
only
surviving
child
of
the
7th
Duke
of
Somerset,
who
in
1749
was
created
Earl
of
Northumberland
with
special
remainder
to
his
son-in-law,
Sir
Hugh
Smithson.
The
Duke
was
succeeded
in
his
dukedom
by
his
heir
male,
in
the
barony
of
Percy
by
his
daughter,
and
in
the
earldom
of
Northumberland
by
her
husband,
who
was
created
Duke
of
Northumberland
and
Earl
Percy
in
1766.
George,
3rd
Earl
of
Orford
and
2nd
Lord
Walpole
(1730-1791).
Lord
of
the
Bedchamber
and
Ranger
of
St.
James
and
Hyde
Parks.
Cathcart,
Charles
Schaw,
9th
Baron
(1721-1776).
Married
in
1753
Jane,
daughter
of
Lord
Archibald
Hamilton.
A.
D.
C.
to
the
Duke
of
Cumberland,
wounded
at
Fontenoy.
Lyttelton,
Sir
George,
5th
Bart.
and
1st
Lord
Lyttelton,
born
1706.
Secretary
to
Prince
of
Wales
1737,
one
of
the
Commissioners
to
the
Treasury
1744,
cofferer
to
the
Household
and
Privy
Councillor
1754,
Chancellor
and
under-treasurer
of
the
Exchequer,
elevated
to
the
peerage
1756
by
the
title
of
Lord
Lyttelton.
His
son
Thomas,
2nd
Lord
Lyttelton,
married
in
1772
Apphia,
second
daughter
of
Broome
Wilts,
of
Chipping
Norton,
and
relict
of
Joseph
Peach,
governor
of
Calcutta.
George
Lord
Lyttelton
wrote
"Observations
on
Cicero,
"
a
"Monody"
on
the
death
of
his
first
wife,
a
"Dissertation
on
St.
Paul,
"
a
"History
of
Henry
II.
"
Although
Emin
does
not
mention
Lord
Lyttelton
in
his
book,
he
seems
to
have
been
on
very
friendly
terms
with
him,
no
doubt
through
Mrs.
Montagus
influence.
Dr.
Monsey,
Lord
Lyttelton,
and
later,
Lord
Bath,
were
amongst
Mrs.
Montagus
most
devoted
admirers,
and
all
three
very
friendly
with
Emin.
Dr.
Monsey
on
Sept.
26,
1760,
wrote
a
letter
to
Lord
Lyttelton
describing
his
visit
to
Tunbridge
to
see
Mrs.
Montagu,
saying
"It
may
be
new
to
your
Lordship
tho
not
strange,
that
the
Earl
of
Bath
is
falln
desperately
in
love
with
one
who
seems
not
insensible
of
his
passion,
and
I
think
tis
time
for
you
and
I
to
look
about
us,
for
an
Earl
is
better
than
a
Baron
or
a
quack
Doctor . . . . .
it
is
impossible
to
tell
your
Lordship
with
what
warmth
he
talkd
to
me
about
her,
and
so
now
there
are
3
fools
of
us!
-
Letters
of
Elizabeth
Montagu.
William
Pulteney,
1st
Earl
of
Bath,
b.
1684,
d.
1764.
[LETTER
WRITTEN
BY
EMIN.
]
(Copy
of
letter
to
some
one
unknown,
perhaps
to
Mr.
Pitt.
)
Sir
My
Education
was
too
rough
to
give
me
hope
I
please
a
Gentleman
of
Judgement
in
writing;
nor
is
it
my
Study
to
write,
but
to
do
something.
You
give
me
great
Honour
to
desire
seeing
poor
performance,
&
unfortunate
Story;
but
this
encouragement
I
receive,
gives
blood
to
my
Veins;
so
I
do
not
despair
that
I
may
do
something
at
last
in
Country,
that
is
so
low
to
want
to
be
served
by
such
little
Skill
as
mine;
which
is
now
nothing,
but
what
it
can
be
made
by
the
Nobleness
of
my
great
Lord
Northumberland
&
Consideration
of
yours.
This
thought
pays
me
the
labour
I
already
had,
&
all
besides
that
I
shall
suffer
in
time
to
come
in
carrying
my
Designs:
I
was
born
S
r
at
Hamadan
in
Persia,
which
is
one
of
the
Places,
where
my
unfortunate
Nation
lies
in
Captivity
since
Shaw
Abbas.
My
Father
taught
me,
like
other
Armenians
only
to
write
and
read
our
own
Language,
&
to
get
Psalms
be
heart,
to
sing
them
in
the
Church,
but
he
did
not
shew
me
to
handle
Arms
to
fight
for
that
Church,
as
my
Uncle,
who
was
killed
at
his
Church
Door,
nor
any
thing
to
kindle
up
my
Heart
to
understand
great
Affairs.
He
was
for
good
while
himself
in
the
Army
of
Kooly
Kan,
but
after
his
House
was
ruined
at
Hamadan,
I
travelled
to
Ghillan,
from
Ghillan
went
to
Ispahan,
from
Ispahan
to
Bassorra
&
from
thence
to
Calcutta
into
Bengall,
where
my
Father
was
Merchant,
&
had
his
thoughts
to
make
me
the
same;
but
I
saw
plain,
that
our
People,
when
they
consume
their
flesh
to
grow
rich,
and
have
made
a
little
money,
they
are
robbed
for
foolish
invented
pretence
sometimes
by
Bashaw,
sometimes
by
the
Cawns,
&
sometimes
by
Nabab;
because
they
have
not
Sowrd
in
their
own
Hands;
so
they
labour
in
vain,
but
I
saw
that
People
of
Europe
were
wise,
&
strong
in
themselves;
fighting
as
one
man,
&
I
thought,
if
I
can
be
like
European
Soldiers,
I
will
go
to
my
Countrymen
the
black
Armenians
in
the
Mountains;
for
I
heard
they
were
never
conquered,
&
that
they
were
brave
bold
men;
and
if
I
can
teach
them
art
of
War,
it
will
be
great
use;
for
the
Soldiers
of
Turk
and
Persian
are
brave
on
Horse
back,
but
they
are
not
worthy
to
be
called
an
Army,
&
the
Towns
not
fortified
artfully
as
I
understand
in
Europe.
I
spoke
my
thoughts
to
my
Father,
when
I
saw
the
Soldiers
&
the
Ships
of
the
Company;
but
he
turned
his
Countenance
from
me
and
abused
me;
I
coud
not
bear
to
live
so;
I
ran
away,
&
worked
my
Passage
from
Bengall
to
London;
whilst
my
Money
lasted,
I
was
at
M
r
Middletons
Academy
to
learn
the
English
Language,
and
writing;
afterwards
I
was
obliged,
to
quit
my
learning
to
work
for
my
Bread;
I
suffered
much
Hardships
in
a
strange
Country
without
Friends
or
Money;
but
I
will
not
trouble
your
goodness
with
my
Misfortune.
I
was
Porter
to
Mr.
Roberts
Grocer
in
the
City.
h
ere
I
carried
heavy
Burthens
for
two
Years,
and
with
my
Wages
paid
to
learn
some
Geometry,
and
to
perfect
myself
in
Writing,
and
to
begin
French;
but
my
labour
was
above
my
Strength;
I
began
to
fail,
because
I
was
striving
without
Hopes.
I
lost
my
Health,
&
was
at
last
obliged
to
quit
that
Service.
A
friend
recommended
me
to
an
Attorney
one
Webster;
here
I
eat
&
drank,
but
I
had
no
peace,
because
no
person
looked
upon
me
to
give
me
light
in
my
Design.
I
fear
that
I
am
troublesome
Sir,
but
you
are
very
good;
at
last,
I
got
some
Friends
who
advised
me
to
apply
to
Col.
Dingley;
this
brave
Gentleman
was
very
kind
to
me,
but
he
died
very
soon
after
he
knew
me.
I
was
then
in
my
old
distress,
and
almost
bended
my
Neck
to
my
Relations
to
return
to
miserable
Blindness,
and
Slavery
again
in
India;
when
Providence
sent
me
to
my
Lord
Northumberland,
who
lifted
me
from
the
Ground.
You
Sir,
have
done
me
great
Honour
likewise;
you
have
both
put
a
Seal
upon
my
Heart,
&
it
is
Your
own
always.
I
am
very
greatfull
Sir
Your
most
obedient
&
obliged
humble
Servant
JOSEPH
AMEEN.
