Career
By 1707, based on his own account he was "travelling" in Holland and Germany. In September 1710 he became judge advocate with the British forces in Portugal. He was a "very pretty gentleman" according to James Brydges. From Oct 1710 he acted as the Earl of Portmore's secretary when the latter arrived in Portugal (N&Q). During this time he kept the Earl of Dartmouth informed as to the Portuguese court. He returned to London by October 1711 with Lord Portmore. During the following year he was made a captain in a regiment of the dragoons serving in Portugal, but by September 1713 he was appointed Deputy Paymaster General to the British forces in Gibraltar. The posts appear to have been remunerative and in May 1717 he returned home to England a richer man.
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