The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . Comte de Tallards abrupt Visit to King William—His Audience andcold Reception—His difficult Position—Count Wratislaw, Ambassador fromthe Emperor, at Hampton Court—More Royal Physickings—ExtraordinaryPrescriptions—The Meeting of the New Parliament—Proposed Impeachmentof the Whig Lords—An Address to his Majesty—Letter from the Due dAnjou—Cabinet Council at Hampton Court—The Kings Anger against Rochester—William in bad Health again—Further Works in the Privy Gardens—Departureof the King for Holland—His continued Interest in the Works at Hampton
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . Comte de Tallards abrupt Visit to King William—His Audience andcold Reception—His difficult Position—Count Wratislaw, Ambassador fromthe Emperor, at Hampton Court—More Royal Physickings—ExtraordinaryPrescriptions—The Meeting of the New Parliament—Proposed Impeachmentof the Whig Lords—An Address to his Majesty—Letter from the Due dAnjou—Cabinet Council at Hampton Court—The Kings Anger against Rochester—William in bad Health again—Further Works in the Privy Gardens—Departureof the King for Holland—His continued Interest in the Works at HamptonCourt—Accumulation of Debt. N King Williams return from Holland in theautumn of the year 1700, he came straight backto the Palace, arriving on the night of Sun-day, October the 20th ;^ and the next day theState Apartments were thronged with the nobilityand gentry, who came down from town to offer him theircongratulations on his safe return. On Tuesday he had ameeting of the Privy Council; but the inconvenience of the. Coles Memoirs, p. 233. Return of William III. 133 two hours drive down from London and back, several timesa week, was found so great, that he determined they shouldsit at Kensington, for their greater ease as being nearerLondon, whither he should come up on every council-day. ^ On Wednesday the 23rd, the Sheriffs of London andMiddlesex went to wait on His Majesty at Hampton Court,to know when he would please to be attended by the LordMayor and Court of Aldermen, to congratulate His Majestyon his safe return ; and they are to attend His Majesty to-morrow.^ This they did; and the Recorder, in the usualmanner, in the name of the City congratulated HisMajestys Health, and Safe Return; which his Majestywas pleased to accept very graciously, and conferred theHonour of Knighthood upon Robert Beachcroft, one of theSheriffs. After which they were, by His Majestys com-mand, entertained with a very splendid dinner, and returnedto the City with
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