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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 1 (of 4)

Chapter 3: ERRATA.
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The memoirs offer a chronological account of the first twelve years of a monarch's reign, emphasizing political maneuvering, party divisions, and parliamentary debates that shaped government policy. They trace the origins of colonial discontent, record disputes over civil liberties and executive authority, and detail ministerial negotiations and factional realignments. Rich in anecdote and character sketches, the narrative combines contemporaneous reportage with reflective notes and editorial annotations to portray the personalities, parliamentary exchanges, and policy conflicts that defined the era.

ERRATA.

VOL. I.

Page 42, line 3 from bottom, omit the sentence beginning “His Lordship’s mother.”  

”   60, line 14 from bottom, for by the aversion read by aversion.

”   352, line 3 from bottom, for the illustrious line of the family read the last line of the illustrious family.

”   311, line 3 from bottom, for deshonorer jamais read deshonorer à jamais.

VOL. II.

Page 89, line 2 from bottom, for Minister at Tunis, &c., in 1802, read Minister at Turin. He died in 1801.

”   316, line 3 from bottom, for l. read lbs.

”   399, line 3 from bottom, for Burton Veyncourt read Burton Pynsent.

*** The names Dowdeswell and Mackenzie have been printed in the text as Walpole wrote them, Dowdswell and Mackinsy.