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K'ER majesty’s bounty. 199
days before my cause came on; Mr. Sylvester, the pre-
sent Recorder of London pleaded my cause, without
taking the least gratuity ; on the contrary, when I at-
tended him to state to him the case, he made me a hand-
some present. Very little defence was attempted in
behalf of Spraggs, who was found guilty of the assault,
and sentenced to pay me IO/, for the injury he had done.
This trial over I returned to Middlesex hospital, and
through the skill and attention of Surgeon Miners, I
was once more enabled to use my wounded leg, though
by no means given to understand I had obtained a radi-
cal cure. Soon after quitting the hospital, I received a
notice to attend at the War Office, where I received a
letter directed to Lord Morton, at Buckingham House;
struck at once that it related to the petition I had left
for her Majesty’s sight, and which I imagined his Royal
Highness the Duke of York had sought after, agreeable
to the message I received at Oatlands. I went to Buck-
ingham House, and saying I had a letter from the War
Office for Lord Morton, was directly introduced to his
Lordship, who, on reading the letter, informed me jt
related to my petition, and conducted me to another
apartment, where I saw a lady seated, whose hand Lord
Morton desired me to kiss; after which, I returned with
his Lordship to the apartment I was first introduced to,
and received five guineas from his Lordship’s hands, on
splitting Buckingham House.
The Lady whose hand I kissed did not ask me a ques-
tion, or speak a word : I imagined it might be her Ma-
jesty, though Lord Morton had not mentioned any
thing concerning her title or rank ; but I was soon after
confirmed in my opinion by recognizing in the sight of
her Majesty in public, the lady whose hand I had the
honour of kissing at Buckingham-house. Lord Morton
directed me to apply to the war-office, where I was. inform-
ed.
days before my cause came on; Mr. Sylvester, the pre-
sent Recorder of London pleaded my cause, without
taking the least gratuity ; on the contrary, when I at-
tended him to state to him the case, he made me a hand-
some present. Very little defence was attempted in
behalf of Spraggs, who was found guilty of the assault,
and sentenced to pay me IO/, for the injury he had done.
This trial over I returned to Middlesex hospital, and
through the skill and attention of Surgeon Miners, I
was once more enabled to use my wounded leg, though
by no means given to understand I had obtained a radi-
cal cure. Soon after quitting the hospital, I received a
notice to attend at the War Office, where I received a
letter directed to Lord Morton, at Buckingham House;
struck at once that it related to the petition I had left
for her Majesty’s sight, and which I imagined his Royal
Highness the Duke of York had sought after, agreeable
to the message I received at Oatlands. I went to Buck-
ingham House, and saying I had a letter from the War
Office for Lord Morton, was directly introduced to his
Lordship, who, on reading the letter, informed me jt
related to my petition, and conducted me to another
apartment, where I saw a lady seated, whose hand Lord
Morton desired me to kiss; after which, I returned with
his Lordship to the apartment I was first introduced to,
and received five guineas from his Lordship’s hands, on
splitting Buckingham House.
The Lady whose hand I kissed did not ask me a ques-
tion, or speak a word : I imagined it might be her Ma-
jesty, though Lord Morton had not mentioned any
thing concerning her title or rank ; but I was soon after
confirmed in my opinion by recognizing in the sight of
her Majesty in public, the lady whose hand I had the
honour of kissing at Buckingham-house. Lord Morton
directed me to apply to the war-office, where I was. inform-
ed.