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Foreign News
October 24, 1771
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Anecdote about the father of a late Chancellor who, after his first wife's death, impulsively married his cookmaid after she responded to his bell, leading to their marriage at St. Bennet's Church.
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LONDON, August 10.
An Anecdote of a late Chancellor's Father. After the Death of his first Lady, he rose one Morning with the whimsical Resolution of marrying any one of his Maids who should first appear upon his ringing the Bell. He rang, and the Chambermaid came up; to whom he abruptly said, "Get yourself ready, and go with me to be married." The silly Girl, treating the Affair as a Joke, refused, and withdrew. He rang the Bell a second Time, when the Cookmaid appeared to whom he said, "Well, my Girl, I intend this Day to make you my Wife; go and dress yourself in the best you have, and order the Coach to be ready immediately." She took him at his Word, dressed herself, and coming down Stairs was met by the silly Chambermaid, who asked her where she was going; to whom she answered, "Abroad; I have my Master's Leave." She had scarce uttered these Words when her Master came down and took her by the Hand to the Coach, which drove to St. Bennet's Church, where they were married. Whenever the Gentleman was upbraided by his Acquaintance and Relations, his usual Reply was, There is no Prudence below the Girdle. The Fruit of this Marriage was a late Chancellor.
An Anecdote of a late Chancellor's Father. After the Death of his first Lady, he rose one Morning with the whimsical Resolution of marrying any one of his Maids who should first appear upon his ringing the Bell. He rang, and the Chambermaid came up; to whom he abruptly said, "Get yourself ready, and go with me to be married." The silly Girl, treating the Affair as a Joke, refused, and withdrew. He rang the Bell a second Time, when the Cookmaid appeared to whom he said, "Well, my Girl, I intend this Day to make you my Wife; go and dress yourself in the best you have, and order the Coach to be ready immediately." She took him at his Word, dressed herself, and coming down Stairs was met by the silly Chambermaid, who asked her where she was going; to whom she answered, "Abroad; I have my Master's Leave." She had scarce uttered these Words when her Master came down and took her by the Hand to the Coach, which drove to St. Bennet's Church, where they were married. Whenever the Gentleman was upbraided by his Acquaintance and Relations, his usual Reply was, There is no Prudence below the Girdle. The Fruit of this Marriage was a late Chancellor.
What sub-type of article is it?
Court News
What keywords are associated?
Chancellor Anecdote
Impulsive Marriage
Cookmaid
St Bennet's Church
What entities or persons were involved?
Late Chancellor
Late Chancellor's Father
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Key Persons
Late Chancellor
Late Chancellor's Father
Outcome
marriage to the cookmaid; their son became a late chancellor.
Event Details
After the death of his first lady, the father rang his bell intending to marry the first maid who appeared. The chambermaid refused, treating it as a joke. The cookmaid appeared next, took him seriously, dressed up, and they were married at St. Bennet's Church. He later replied to critics: 'There is no Prudence below the Girdle.'