 He was to have had a publicly performed pageant for his, but it was stopped by the death of Prince George of Denmark the day before.In May 1709 he endorsed the candidacy of Dr Henry Sacheverell for the chaplaincy of St Saviour's, Southwark and later showed Tory partisanship by reportedly giving only £50 for the relief of the Palatine refugees, and only for the sake of his office.Though generally known for support of charitable causes and praised by the poor debtors of the Wood Street compter for his help whil Mayor, the Palatines were a Whig cause.