sentences:  The journal was sponsored by Dodington and the Earl of Chesterfield.He became Dodington's personal secretary and, when Dodington joined the administration briefly, received a £200 pension in 1744.In 1744–46, Ralph wrote one of his two most important works, "A history of England during the reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George I, with an introductory review of the royal brothers Charles and James."