Ihavealreadyhintedthatmyfatherneverrosetoanyveryexaltedrankinhisprofession，notwithstandinghisprowessandotherqualifications。Afterservingformanyyearsintheline，heatlastenteredascaptaininthemilitiaregimentoftheEarlof-，atthatperiodjustraised，andtowhichhewassentbytheDukeofYorktoinstructtheyoungleviesinmilitarymanoeuvresanddiscipline；andinthismissionIbelieveheperfectlysucceeded，competentjudgeshavingassuredmethattheregimentinquestionsooncamebyhismeanstobeconsideredasoneofthemostbrilliantintheservice，andinferiortonoregimentofthelineinappearanceordiscipline。
AstheheadquartersofthiscorpswereatD-thedutiesofmyfathernotunfrequentlycarriedhimtothatplace，anditwasononeoftheseoccasionsthathebecameacquaintedwithayoungpersonoftheneighbourhood，forwhomheformedanattachment，whichwasreturned；andthisyoungpersonwasmymother。
ShewasdescendedfromafamilyofFrenchProtestants，nativesofCaen，whowereobligedtoleavetheirnativecountrywhenoldLouis，attheinstigationofthePope，thoughtfittorevoketheEdictofNantes：theirnamewasPetrement，andIhavereasonforbelievingthattheywerepeopleofsomeconsideration；thattheywerenoblehearts，andgoodChristians，theygavesufficientproofinscorningtobowthekneetothetyrannyofRome。SotheyleftbeautifulNormandyfortheirfaith’ssake，andwithafewlouisd’orsintheirpurse，aBibleinthevulgartongue，andacoupleofoldswords，which，ifreportbetrue，haddoneserviceintheHuguenotwars，theycrossedtheseatotheisleofcivilpeaceandreligiousliberty，andestablishedthemselvesinEastAnglia。
AndmanyotherHuguenotfamiliesbenttheirstepsthither，anddevotedthemselvestoagricultureorthemechanicalarts；andinthevenerableoldcity，thecapitaloftheprovince，inthenorthernshadowoftheCastleofDeBurgh，theexilesbuiltforthemselvesachurchwheretheypraisedGodintheFrenchtongue，andtowhich，atparticularseasonsoftheyear，theywereinthehabitofflockingfromcountryandfromtowntosing-
’Thouhastprovidedforusagoodlyearth；thouwaterestherfurrows，thousendestrainintothelittlevalleysthereof，thoumakestitsoftwiththedropsofrain，andblessesttheincreaseofit。’