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Article ANECDOTES OF THE LIFE OF THEODORE, KING OF CORSICA*. ← Page 2 of 2 Article ORIGIN OF ST. JAMES'S PALACE. Page 1 of 1
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Anecdotes Of The Life Of Theodore, King Of Corsica*.
to one side , and p laced a chair under the canopy , where he sat id receive the charity . - Being involved here in former and new debts , he for some time received benefactions from the Earl of Granville , the Countess of Yarmouth , and others ; and after being arrested , some merchants in the city promoted a subscription for him ; but he played so many pranksand counterfeited so many bonds and debtsthat they
with-, , drew their money . He behaved with little more honour when a paper in the World was published for his benefit . Fifty pounds were raised by it , and sent to his prison ^ Pie pretended to be much disappointed at not receiving more : his debts , he said , amounted to one thousand five hundred pounds . He sent in a few clays to Mr . Dodsleythe publisher of the Worldto desire the subscription might
, , be opened again ; which being denied , he sent a lawyer to Mr . Dodsley , to threaten to prosecute him for the paper , which he pretended had done him great hurt , and prevented several contributions :
Precibusque minas regaliter addit . O VID . In May 1756 this extraordinary event happened : Theodore , a man who had actually reigned , was reduced to take the benefit of the act of insolvency . However , he remained in the liberties of the Fleet till December 175 6 , when taking a chair , for which he had not money to pay , he went to the Portuguese minister ' s , in Audley-street ; but not finding him at homethe Baron prevailed on the chairmen to
, carry him to a taylor ' s in Chapel-street , Soho , who , having formerly known him , and pitying his distress , lodged him in his house . Theodore fell ill there the next day , and dying in a few days , was buried in the church-yard of St . Anne , in that parish .. A strong peculiarity of circumstances attended him to the last . . His manner of obtaining his liberty was not so extraordinary as what
attended it . Going to Guildhall , to demand the benefit of the act ,-he was asked , " - What effects he had . ? " lie answered , " Nothing __but the" kingdom of Corsica . " It was accordingly registered for the benefit of his creditors . L —™ -nc £ saaizg ]_ g 5 SgeiB _ ... i- ' -i .. L —
Origin Of St. James's Palace.
ORIGIN OF ST . JAMES'S PALACE .
ON the place where this edifice stands was once an hospital dedicated to St . James , originally founded- by the Citizens of London for only fourteen maids afflicted with the leprosy , who were , ¦ to live a chaste and . devout life : but afterwards new donations increased the extent of the charity , and eight brethren were added to minister divine service . This hospital , which is mentioned in a
manuscript of the Cotton Library so early as in the year noo , was at length suppressed by King Henry VIII . who . allowed the sisterspensions during the term of their lives , and , taking down the edifice ,, built a palace in its room , which retained the name of the hospital , and is still standing . In this edifice our kings have resided ever since Whitehall was consumed by fire in 16 97 .
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Anecdotes Of The Life Of Theodore, King Of Corsica*.
to one side , and p laced a chair under the canopy , where he sat id receive the charity . - Being involved here in former and new debts , he for some time received benefactions from the Earl of Granville , the Countess of Yarmouth , and others ; and after being arrested , some merchants in the city promoted a subscription for him ; but he played so many pranksand counterfeited so many bonds and debtsthat they
with-, , drew their money . He behaved with little more honour when a paper in the World was published for his benefit . Fifty pounds were raised by it , and sent to his prison ^ Pie pretended to be much disappointed at not receiving more : his debts , he said , amounted to one thousand five hundred pounds . He sent in a few clays to Mr . Dodsleythe publisher of the Worldto desire the subscription might
, , be opened again ; which being denied , he sent a lawyer to Mr . Dodsley , to threaten to prosecute him for the paper , which he pretended had done him great hurt , and prevented several contributions :
Precibusque minas regaliter addit . O VID . In May 1756 this extraordinary event happened : Theodore , a man who had actually reigned , was reduced to take the benefit of the act of insolvency . However , he remained in the liberties of the Fleet till December 175 6 , when taking a chair , for which he had not money to pay , he went to the Portuguese minister ' s , in Audley-street ; but not finding him at homethe Baron prevailed on the chairmen to
, carry him to a taylor ' s in Chapel-street , Soho , who , having formerly known him , and pitying his distress , lodged him in his house . Theodore fell ill there the next day , and dying in a few days , was buried in the church-yard of St . Anne , in that parish .. A strong peculiarity of circumstances attended him to the last . . His manner of obtaining his liberty was not so extraordinary as what
attended it . Going to Guildhall , to demand the benefit of the act ,-he was asked , " - What effects he had . ? " lie answered , " Nothing __but the" kingdom of Corsica . " It was accordingly registered for the benefit of his creditors . L —™ -nc £ saaizg ]_ g 5 SgeiB _ ... i- ' -i .. L —
Origin Of St. James's Palace.
ORIGIN OF ST . JAMES'S PALACE .
ON the place where this edifice stands was once an hospital dedicated to St . James , originally founded- by the Citizens of London for only fourteen maids afflicted with the leprosy , who were , ¦ to live a chaste and . devout life : but afterwards new donations increased the extent of the charity , and eight brethren were added to minister divine service . This hospital , which is mentioned in a
manuscript of the Cotton Library so early as in the year noo , was at length suppressed by King Henry VIII . who . allowed the sisterspensions during the term of their lives , and , taking down the edifice ,, built a palace in its room , which retained the name of the hospital , and is still standing . In this edifice our kings have resided ever since Whitehall was consumed by fire in 16 97 .