The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . ments—Fees and Gratuities to the Actors—Dismissal of Sir Christopher Wren—His House on the Green at Hampton Court—William Benson, the new Sur-veyor-General—Charges of Jobbery against the Clerk of the Works at HamptonCourt—Wrens dignified Protest—Bensons Incompetence—His Expulsion fromOffice—Closing Years of Wrens Life at Hampton Court—His Death—Apart-ments in the Palace irregularly occupied—King Georges strong Injunctionsagainst the Practice— Reconciliation of the two Courts. AMPTON COURT, in the month of August,171 7, was again visited by t
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . ments—Fees and Gratuities to the Actors—Dismissal of Sir Christopher Wren—His House on the Green at Hampton Court—William Benson, the new Sur-veyor-General—Charges of Jobbery against the Clerk of the Works at HamptonCourt—Wrens dignified Protest—Bensons Incompetence—His Expulsion fromOffice—Closing Years of Wrens Life at Hampton Court—His Death—Apart-ments in the Palace irregularly occupied—King Georges strong Injunctionsagainst the Practice— Reconciliation of the two Courts. AMPTON COURT, in the month of August,171 7, was again visited by the Prince and Princessof Wales and all their suite, as well as by theKing.^ But the presence of his Majesty did notat all conduce to the cheerfulness of the the contrary, the endeavours of his son and daughter-in-law in this direction met with no encouragement, and, indeed,were entirely neutralized, by the overwhelming dulness which Lady Suffolks Letters, vol. i., p. 15 ; Memoirs of Lady Siuido7i^ vol. i.,P- 330-. 2 20 History of Hampton Court Palace. [ 1717 pervaded every place where George I. ever resided. Besides,he regarded with no sort of favour the efforts which the Princeand Princess were making to gather a court about them, andto acquire popularity by their gaiety and , who came to visit Hampton Court at this time, recordshis impressions of the dreariness of the life at court in aletter to Teresa and Martha Blount, written on September13th, 1717^— I went by water to Hampton Court, unattended by all but myown virtues, which were not of so modest a nature as to keep them-selves, or me, concealed ; for I met the Prince with all his ladies, onhorseback, coming from hunting. Mrs. B. [Bellenden] and [Lepell] took me into protection, contrary to the laws against har-bouring papists, and gave me a dinner, with something I liked better,an opportunity of conversing with Mrs. H[oward]. We all agreed thatthe life of a M
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