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George IV,King, (1762 - 1830).
Document Signed, Approving Troop Movements from Ireland in 1822.
Georgewasdescribedasthe“FirstGentlemanofEngland”onaccountofhisstyleand
manners. Gentlemanornot,hewasundoubtedlyoneof itsmostdetestedmonarchs
onaccountofhisextravagant lifestyle. Notonlywashedislikedbyhis subjects, but
alsobyhis father (George lll)andhiswife,whomhewouldnotallow tohisowncor-
onationandwhomhe refused tohave crownedasQueen. Hisdissolute life earned
him the contempt of thepeople. Onhisdeath theTimes saidof him “Therenever
was an individual less regretted by his fellow creatures than this deceasedKing.”
The document towhichhe signalledhis consent by the signature “Appd. GR” is a
memorandum from “Horseguards 23
rd
October 1823…reinforcements of Troops
for theWest Indies.” Itmakes provision for “the93
rd
Regiment from Ireland” tobe
sent to theWest Indies. ThoughGeorgewas the firstmonarch sinceRichard ll to
visit Ireland (1394), his strongviews againstCatholicEmancipationmeant hewas
evenmoredisliked in that part of hisKingdom.
€400 - 500
97
Camden, John JeffriesPratt, 2
nd
Earl, 1
st
Marquess,
1759 - 1840,
LordLieutenant of Ireland. ALS toViscount Sidmouth (1754 1844, PrimeMinis-
ter), 1820.
Appointed by Pitt as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland where he was most unpopular
because of his opposition to Catholic Emancipation and suppression of the 1798
Rebellion. CamdenStreet isnamed after him.
€100 - 200
98
Southwell, SirRobert, 1635 - 1702
Diplomatist,
Chief
Secretary
for
Ireland.
ALS
Lisbon
1666.
The Southwell family had been granted land near Kinsale at the time of
the Plantations. By education and travel, Robert trained to be a diplomat
and was entrusted with a number of delicate missions. As an Oxford man,
a high-churchman and a Lincoln Inn’s lawyer, he was seen as a loyal serv-
ant of the Establishment. He distinguished himself as an envoy to Portu-
gal and in Brussels. In 1673 he became MP and in 1690 was appointed Chief
Secretary for Ireland. He accompanied William at the battle of the Boyne.
Southwell had numerous posts of importance. His letters and other writings are
significant and he is frequently quoted by historians. This letter, entirely in his
hand, is an introduction and plea for assistance for a Samuell Thornton. It was
written as theEnvoy inLisbon in1666.
€300 - 400
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