. Launceston, past and present; a historical and descriptive sketch. for at the general election iDOctober, when Hyde was for the eighth time returned, Carys placewas taken by Francis Scobell, who was as certainly a Tory as wasGeorge Courtenay, chosen for Newport in the place of Sir WilliamPole as colleague of Sir Nicholas Morice, both these new membersbeing soon afterwards appointed to offices in the Tory Government. George Grenville, who figured in the presentation of the addressas Recorder of Launceston, was the last of the name with whom theborough had intimate relations, and, if only from
. Launceston, past and present; a historical and descriptive sketch. for at the general election iDOctober, when Hyde was for the eighth time returned, Carys placewas taken by Francis Scobell, who was as certainly a Tory as wasGeorge Courtenay, chosen for Newport in the place of Sir WilliamPole as colleague of Sir Nicholas Morice, both these new membersbeing soon afterwards appointed to offices in the Tory Government. George Grenville, who figured in the presentation of the addressas Recorder of Launceston, was the last of the name with whom theborough had intimate relations, and, if only from a literary pointof view, the connection is one of which we may be proud. Hewas the son of Bernard Grenville, who sat for Launceston in 1678 and1690J(and who,bythe way, was described in tbe Flagellum Parliamen-tarium§ as having had £3000 given him to fetch him out of prison.)Prevented by his father on account of his youth from taking part in * Jan. 21, 1707 : Ollicial List, vol. ii., p. 1. t A Collection of Addresses, No. 6. [1710]- i ante, pp. 225-231. § p. A RELIC OF THE PRIORY PAST AND PRESENT. 243 the suppression of the Monmouth rising, he was eager in 1688 tooppose William of Orange. During the latters reign Grenville livedin retirement, employing his leisure in writing poetry and in fittingShakspeare to the exigencies of the contemporary stage. When Anneascended the throne he became active in politics, and, having sat forFowey in the first three Parliaments of her reign (during which timeapparently he was by the royal favour appointed Eecorder of Laun-ceston), he was returned for the county in 1710 at the generalelection which swept into power the party whose battle-cry inCornwall was Grenville and Trevanion as sound as a bell,For the Queen, the Church, and Sacheverell. Neither the Eecorder of Launceston nor the members for the twoboroughs had any reason to complain of the principle that to thevictors belong the spoils not being fully applied. Grenville hadthe post
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