Eventually he got the sack from his post in Hanover for being away so much, but by then he was firmly established in London, receiving a royal pension from the ailing Queen Anne.

• 后来，他由于长期旷工被汉诺威的东家解雇。但当时他在伦敦已经建立了稳固的地位，并得到来自正被病痛折磨的英女王安妮的资助。