Note 19 — HOGARTH.
Reading edition
The wardenship of The Fleet, a patent office, was purchased of the earl of Clarendon, for 5000 l. by John Huggins, esq. who was in high favour with Sunderland and Craggs, and consequently obnoxious to their successors. Huggins's term in the patent was for his own life and his son's. But, in August 1728, being far advanced in years, and his son not caring to take upon him so troublesome an office, he sold their term in the patent for the same sum it had cost him, to Thomas Bambridge and Dougal Cuthbert. Huggins lived to the age of 90.