William, the first Viscount Grimston. BOSWELL.

Swift thus introduces him in his lines On Poetry, A Rhapsody: 'When death had finished Blackmore's reign, The leaden crown devolved to thee, Great poet of the hollow tree.' Mr. Nichols, in a note on this, says that Grimston 'wrote the play when a boy, to be acted by his schoolfellows.'

Two editions were published apparently by Grimston himself, one bearing his name but no date, and the other the date of 1705 but no name.

By 1705 Grimston was 22 years oldno longer a boy.

Grimston's name is not given here, but there is a dedication 'To the Right Sensible the Lord Flame.'

BOB GRIMSTON, AND MANY OTHERSCHICKEN-HAZARD XIV.

BOB GRIMSTON, AND MANY OTHERSCHICKEN-HAZARD.

It was old Bob Grimston, whom I first met at the benefit of "the Spider," one of the famous prize-fighters of the time.

Bob Grimston was known in the sporting world as one of its most enthusiastic supporters, and acknowledged as one of the best men in saddle or at the wicket.

Robert Grimston. Ballantine, as I thought, most injudiciously advised me not to call "that old fool;" but believing in Grimston, and having charge of the case, I resolved to call him.

Robert Grimston. Ballantine, as I thought, most injudiciously advised me not to call "that old fool;" but believing in Grimston, and having charge of the case, I resolved to call him.

Baron Martin knew Grimston as well as I did, and believed in him as much.

" Grimston gave his evidence, and was severely cross-examined by my friend, J. Fitzjames Stephen.

The learned Judge said, in giving judgment, that without Grimston's evidence the seat would have been in great danger, but that he had put an innocent colour on the whole case, and that, knowing him to be an honourable man and incapable of saying anything but the truth, he had implicitly trusted to every word he spoke.

Mr. Smith, whom I met some days after, said he was perfectly assured that if I had not had the conduct of the case, and Grimston had not been called, his seat would have been lost.

And a third, contains remarks on lord Grimston's play, called the Lawyer's Fortune; or Love in a Hollow-Tree.

At the first of these sittings, a letter was read from Henry Grimston, Esq., of Whitwell Hall, near York, offering his services for the promotion of the cause in his own county.

The other orator, GRIMSTON, considerably less ecclesiastical in his manner.

GRIMM, Baron, Candide, i. 342; Mme, du Boccage, iv. 331, n. 1. GRIMSTON, Viscount, iv. 80, n. 1.

p. 505 of E. Grimston's translation, edited by (Sir) Clements R. Markham (Hakluyt Society, London, 1880).

At the first of these sittings, a letter was read from Henry Grimston, esquire, of Whitwell Hall, near York, offering his services for the promotion of the cause in his own county.