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Further Particulars Of The Late Thomas Dunckerley, Esq.
Mrs . Pinkney also informed me , " that my mother was a physician ' s daughter , and lived with Mrs . W . when the Prince of Wales debauched her ; but that Mrs . W . discovered what had happened , and had her married to Mr . Dunckerley , who was then attending the Duke of Devonshire , on a visit to Sir R . W . at Houghton . " This information gave me great surprise , and much uneasiness ; andas I was obliged to return immediately to my duty on-board the
, Vanguard , I made it known to no person at that time but Captain Swanton . He said , that those who did not know me could look on it to be nothing more than a gossip ' s story . We were then bound a second time to Quebec : arid Captain Swanton did promise me , that , on our-return to England , he would endeavour to get me introduced to the kingand that he would ive me a character ; butwhen we
, g , came back to England , the king was dead . Iliad flattered myself that my case would be laid before the king ; that I should have the honour and happiness to be presented to my royal master and father ; and that his majesty , on recollecting the several circumstances , would have granted me an appointment equal
to my birth : but , by the demise of my most gracious sovereign , my expectations were frustrated , and all my hopes subsided . In January 17 61 , I waited on Sir E . W . and asked his opinion , if I was like the late king ? But , as he was pleased to say that he saw no resemblance , I did not , at that time , acquaint him with my reason for asking such a question . Soon afterI was appointed by Lord Anson to be gunner of the
, Prince ( a shi p of the second rate ) ; but being too well convinced that the late king was my father , I could not suppress a pride that rose superior to my station in the navy : yet I remained in that sphere till the war was ended ; and , in 176 4 , 1 was superannuated by the interest of Lord Digby . At the siege of Louisburg , Admiral Boscawen granted me a
warrant as teacher of the mathematics on-board the Vanguard , in addition to my being gunner of the same ship : and , though I discharged both duties for three years , to the satisfaction of my captain , yet , when I expected to have received my p ' ay , 130 I . as teacher ofthe mathematics on-board the Vanguard , it could not be obtained , because Lord Anson had not confirmed the warrant which I received from
Admiral Boscawen . This unexpected loss , in addition to sickness in my family , and the expence of having my daughter ' s right leg cut bif above the knee ( which was occasioned by a fall ) , brought me iu debt 300 I . Mrs . Pinkney being dead , I knew of no person living that could authenticate the story she had told me ; and , as I was ' unskilled in the ways of courtI saw no probability of gaining access to the royal ear
, , or his majesty ' s belief of what I had been told concerning my birth . Fearful of being arrested , I left the kingdom in August 1764 ; and , having ordered the principal part of my superannuation-pension for the support of my wife and family during my absence , I sailed with Captain Ruthven , iu the Gimdaioupe , to the Mediterranean ; and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Further Particulars Of The Late Thomas Dunckerley, Esq.
Mrs . Pinkney also informed me , " that my mother was a physician ' s daughter , and lived with Mrs . W . when the Prince of Wales debauched her ; but that Mrs . W . discovered what had happened , and had her married to Mr . Dunckerley , who was then attending the Duke of Devonshire , on a visit to Sir R . W . at Houghton . " This information gave me great surprise , and much uneasiness ; andas I was obliged to return immediately to my duty on-board the
, Vanguard , I made it known to no person at that time but Captain Swanton . He said , that those who did not know me could look on it to be nothing more than a gossip ' s story . We were then bound a second time to Quebec : arid Captain Swanton did promise me , that , on our-return to England , he would endeavour to get me introduced to the kingand that he would ive me a character ; butwhen we
, g , came back to England , the king was dead . Iliad flattered myself that my case would be laid before the king ; that I should have the honour and happiness to be presented to my royal master and father ; and that his majesty , on recollecting the several circumstances , would have granted me an appointment equal
to my birth : but , by the demise of my most gracious sovereign , my expectations were frustrated , and all my hopes subsided . In January 17 61 , I waited on Sir E . W . and asked his opinion , if I was like the late king ? But , as he was pleased to say that he saw no resemblance , I did not , at that time , acquaint him with my reason for asking such a question . Soon afterI was appointed by Lord Anson to be gunner of the
, Prince ( a shi p of the second rate ) ; but being too well convinced that the late king was my father , I could not suppress a pride that rose superior to my station in the navy : yet I remained in that sphere till the war was ended ; and , in 176 4 , 1 was superannuated by the interest of Lord Digby . At the siege of Louisburg , Admiral Boscawen granted me a
warrant as teacher of the mathematics on-board the Vanguard , in addition to my being gunner of the same ship : and , though I discharged both duties for three years , to the satisfaction of my captain , yet , when I expected to have received my p ' ay , 130 I . as teacher ofthe mathematics on-board the Vanguard , it could not be obtained , because Lord Anson had not confirmed the warrant which I received from
Admiral Boscawen . This unexpected loss , in addition to sickness in my family , and the expence of having my daughter ' s right leg cut bif above the knee ( which was occasioned by a fall ) , brought me iu debt 300 I . Mrs . Pinkney being dead , I knew of no person living that could authenticate the story she had told me ; and , as I was ' unskilled in the ways of courtI saw no probability of gaining access to the royal ear
, , or his majesty ' s belief of what I had been told concerning my birth . Fearful of being arrested , I left the kingdom in August 1764 ; and , having ordered the principal part of my superannuation-pension for the support of my wife and family during my absence , I sailed with Captain Ruthven , iu the Gimdaioupe , to the Mediterranean ; and