APPENDIX D 639 Secretaries of State for the Northern department 1668. Sep. 29. Sir John Trevor, till his death 29 May 1672 1672. July 3. Henry Coventry, transferred to the Southern department 1674. Sep. II. Sir Joseph Williamson 1678/9. Feb. 20. Robert (Spencer), Earl of Sunderland, transferred to the Southern department 1680. Apr. 26. Sir Leoline Jenkins, transferred to the Southern department 1680/1. Feb. 2. Edward, Earl of Conway 1682/3. i^^- 2^- Robert (Spencer), Earl of Sunderland, transferred to the Southern department 1684. Apr. 14. Sidney Godolphin, afterwards Earl of Godolphin 1684. Aug. 24. Charles, Earl of Middleton, transferred to the Southern department 1688. Oct. 28. Richard (Graham), Viscount Preston, till Dec. 1688 1688/9. Fsb. 14. Charles (Talbot), Earl, afterwards Duke of Shrewsbury, till 2 June 1690 1690. Dec. 26. Henry, Lord Sydney, afterwards Earl of Rom ney 1692/3. Mar. 23. Sir John Trenchard, till his death 27 Apr. 1695 1695. May 3. Sir William Trumbull 1697. Dec. 5. James Vernon, trans, to the Southern department Nov. 1700 1700. Nov. 5. Sir Charles Hedges 1 701/2. Jan. 4. James Vernon (from the Southern department) 1702. May 3. Sir Charles Hedges, trans, to Southern depart- ment May 1704 1704. May 18. Robert Harley, afterwards Earl of Oxford and Mortimer 1707/8. Feb. 15. Henry Boyle, afterwards Lord Carleton 1710. Sep. 21. Henry St. John, afterwards Viscount Bolingbroke, trans, to the Southern department Aug. 1713 1 7 13. Aug. 17. William Bromley 1 7 14. Sep. 17. Charles, Viscount Townshend 17 16. Dec. 12. James Stanhope, afterwards Viscount and Earl Stanhope 1717. Apr. 12. Charles (Spencer), Earl of Sunderland 17 17/8. Mar. 21. James, Viscount (afterwards Earl) Stanhope, till his death 4 Feb. 1 720/1 1 720/ 1. Feb. 10. Charles, Viscount Townshend 1730. June 19. William (Stanhope), Lord (afterwards Earl of) Harrington 1741/2. Feb. 12. John, Lord Carteret, afterwards Earl Granville 1744. Nov. 24. William (Stanhope), Earl of Harrington 1745/6. Feb. 10. John (Carteret), Earl Granville
