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Addison, his friendship with

Steele, 277 et seq., 287.
Alliance, the Grand, caused by
the perfidy of Louis XIV., 67 n.,
69; formation of, 74; prin-
cipal cause of, 81; our obliga-
tions under, 86 et seq.; the
Eighth Article quoted, 104;
broken by everyone but Eng-
land, 166.
Anglesey, Earl of, 384.
Anjou, Duke of, acknowledged
King of Spain, by England and
Holland, 68 et seq., 105.
Argyll, Duke of, headed the
Scotch nobles in denouncing the
"Public Spirit of the Whigs,"
311, 338; and the Duke of
Marlborough, 373; supports the
Tories, 445; on the side of
Bolingbroke, 448.
Ashburnham, Lord, 238.
Atterbury, Francis, Bishop of
Rochester, 453.
Augustus II., King of Poland, 73,
120, 121.

Austria, the Emperor of, his ex-
pectations from the war, 70;
fails to observe his agreements,
90 et seq.

Barber, John, the printer, 393,
395.

Barcelona, capture of, 350.
Barrier treaty, the, 83 et seq., 106,

127; "Remarks on," 131 et seq.;
text of the Treaty and the
Counter Project, 144 et seq.;

sentiments of Prince Eugene and
Count Sinzendorf on, 159 et seq.;
Representation of the English
Merchants at Bruges on, 162,
163.

Bedford, Hilkiah, trial of, 353 n.
Benson, Robert, 386.
Berkeley, Earl of, 379.
Bessus, Captain, 342.
Boileau, M., 202.

Bolingbroke, Henry St. John
Lord, and "The Conduct of
the Allies," 57; inspired Mrs.
Manley, 171; and Gaultier,
188; and the October Club,
209, 386; his breach of faith
with the Catalans, 351; his es-
trangement from Harley, 389
and n., 393, 440, 448, 453, 454
and n.; altered Swift's Free
Thoughts," 393, 394; intrigues
with the Pretender, 408 m.;
Letter from Swift to, 418; dis-
missal of, 420; character of,
430; made Viscount, 447; not
in the Queen's favour, 448;
contrasted with Harley, 448;
his intercourse with the Court of
Hanover, 467 n.

Bolton, Duke of, one of the com-
mittee to examine Gregg, 30,
36 n., 52 n.

Bothmar, Baron, 410 n.
Bouchain, capture of, 88, 118;
Dr. Hare's sermon on, 171.
Brabazon, Capt. Chambre, 20.
Broderick, Alan, Lord Chief
Justice, 23.

Broderick, Thomas, 12, 294.

Bromley, William, 334, 353 n.,
453.

Brown, Dr. Peter, 13.
Buckingham, Duke of, 461.
Buckley, Sam., the publisher, 318.
Burgess, Daniel, 267.
Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salis-
bury, the originator of the
National Debt, 66 n.; political
references in his sermons, 321,
324; Swift's "Contests and
Dissensions" attributed to, 379.
Buys, Pensionary, 466.

Cadiz, the expedition to, 17.
Catalans, the, 350, 351 n.
Chamberlayne's "Present State
of England," 164.
Chamillart, M. de, 30.
Charles, the Archduke, 67 n.,
105 n., 109 n., 136.
Charles, King of Spain, and the
Partition Treaties, 67 n.; his
treatment of England in the
war, 89, 90.

Charles VI., the Emperor, and the

Perpetual Capitulation, 348 n.
Charles XII., 119 n., 120, 121.
Cholmondeley, Earl of, 385.
Churchill, George, 371.
"Conduct of the Allies, The," re-
ference by Swift to, 51; origin
and publication of, 57, 58.
Coningsby, Mrs., 27.
Conolly, 27.

"Contests and Dissensions," etc.,
publication of, 379.
Coward, Colonel, 17.
Cowper, Lord, 372, 463.
"Crisis, The," 311, 315 et seq.
Crowe, Dr. William, 27.

Dacre, Lord, Earl of Sussex, 230.
Dartmouth, Lord, on Lord Whar-

ton, 2, 3; note on, 229 n.; 453.
Deering, Dr. Heneage, 23.
De Foe, his answer to "The Pub-
lic Spirit of the Whigs," 312;
his Secret History of the
White Staff" quoted, 450 n.,
454 n., 467 n.

Denmark, Prince George of, death
of, 101.

Denton, Mr., secretary to Lord
Wharton, 19.

Devonshire, Duke of, one of the
Committee to examine Gregg,
30, 36 n., 52 n.

Dissenters, indulgence to, 248.
Dolben, Lord Chief Justice, 23.
Dunkirk, controversy about the
demolition of, 281, 290 et seq.,
346.
Dunton, John, 304 n., 315 et seq.,
author of "Neck or Nothing,'
315.

Dutch, the, motives of, in going
to war, 68, 69; advantage of
the Barrier Treaty to, 83 et seq.,
186, 133 et seq.; treatment of
the allies by, 87 et seq., 99, 100;
their reasons for wishing to con-
tinue the war, 135.

Dryden, his "Don Sebastian,"
405.

Echlin, General Robert, 24.
"Englishman, The," publication
of, 289, 317.

Essex, Earl of, death of, 375,
422.

Eugene, Prince, 38; reasons for
his joining the allies, 70; pro-
mises subsidies to the Prussian
troops, 90; siege of Toulon by,
92; conduct on the death of the
emperor, 93; his sentiments on
the Barrier Treaty, 131, 137,
159; his claims to the throne
of England, 342; his campaigns,
343, 345, 352.
"Examiner, The," reference to
the Gregg incident in, 30, 36;
article reflecting on Steele in,
277.

Fenwick, Sir John, 319.
Finlater, Earl of, 230.
FitzGerald, Capt. Robert, 20.
FitzGerald, George, 20.
Fleetwood, William, Bishop of
St. Asaph, 262; his Preface

ordered to be publicly burnt,
260, 268; "Letter to," 263;
his "Essay on Miracles," 265.
"Flying-Post, The," 35, 296,
315.

Foisson, Mrs., 467 n.

Ford, Charles, 231, 393, 394.
Forster, Mr., Recorder of Dublin,
26.

Fuller, William, 339.

Galway, Lord, account of, 20 n. ;

his campaign in Castile, 94.
Gaultier, Abbé, his mission to
Paris, 188; accused of intrigues
with Harley, 459.
Gertruydenburg, treaty of, 61,
106, 201.

Gloucester, Duke of, death of,
269, 270.

Godolphin, Dr., 265.
Godolphin, Earl of, resigned when
war was determined on, but
afterwards made Lord High
Treasurer, 68; and the Sache-
verell trial, 219 and n.; sus-
pected of Jacobite leanings,
258 n., 259; his correspondence
with the French court, 334; his
share in bringing about the
Union, 336, 337, 372; lost
favour with the Queen, 368,
370, 377, 421; intrigues for
Harley's dismissal, 370, 371 n.;
dismissal of, 378, 423.
Gorges, General Richard, 24.
Gregg, William, account of, 30;
Remarks on a Letter to the
Seven Lords," etc., 33-53,
144 n.

66

"Guardian, The," Steele's attack

on Swift in, 277, 278; Steele's
reply to M. Tugghe's memorial
in, 282, 289 et seq.; the "Im-
portance of the Guardian Con-
sidered," 285 et seq.

Guards, the, and the Queen, 407,
452.
Guiscard, Marquis de, Harley
stabbed by, 30, 39 et seq., 387,
388, 440.

Halifax, Lord, one of the com-
mittee to examine Gregg, 30,
36 n.; sanguine about continu-
ing the war, 117; Swift's friend-
ship with, 379, 380.
Hall, Dr. John, 14.

Hanover, the Elector of, me-
morial to, 410, 411; his close
correspondence with the Eng-
lish Court, 467; T. Harley's
mission to, 470; not invited to
reside in England, 474.
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, 197, 312,
340.
Harcourt, Lord, thought to be
author of the "Letter to the
October Club," 210; account of,
213.; his speech in defence
of Sacheverell, 331; his re-
signation, 422; adhered to Bo-
lingbroke, 448.

Hare, Dr., his "Allies and the
late Ministry defended," etc.,
58, 87 n., 102, 141; account
of, 171; his "Sermon on the
Surrender of Bouchain," 171.
Harley, Robert, Earl of Oxford,
connection of, with the Gregg
incident, 30, 36 et seq.; stabbed
by Guiscard, 30, 39, 41 and n.,
387, 388, 440; stopped the
subsidies to Portuguese troops,
96; accused of indulgence to
the Whigs, 209, 213 et seq.,
244, 401, 424; often absent
from Court, 216; 334; Swift's
letter to, after his fall, 361;
conduct towards Mrs. Masham,
365 n.; story of his dismissal
from office, 370, 371, 421, 422;
private interviews with the
Queen, 374, 375, 422; made
Chancellor of the Exchequer,
378, 423; kindness to Swift in
the matter of the first fruits,
383; Swift's intimacy with,
384; contrasted with Boling-
broke, 448; estrangement from
Bolingbroke, 389 n., 393, 440,
448, 454; character of, 431 ;
declines in the Queen's favour,

449, 450, 454; wishes to resign,
450, 453; his behaviour on
the Queen's illness, 450, 451;
anxious to preserve the reputa-
tion of power, 457, 458; ac-
cused of Jacobite intrigues, 459
et seq.

Harley, Thomas, 467; mission to
the Elector of Hanover, 470.
Harvey, General Daniel, 16.
Heinsius, Pensionary, 166.
Hertford, Earl of, disliked by the
Queen, 369, 376, 423.
Hill, General John, 46, 80, 370.
Historiographer, Swift's applica-
tion for the post of, 367.
Hoadley, Bishop Benjamin, 326,
331.

Hobbes, on the teaching of his-
tory, 323.
Hoffman, Francis, pamphlet on
the Gregg incident by, 30, 39
et seq.

Hunsdon, Lord, 468.

Inchiquin, Earl of, 26.
Ingoldsby, General Richard, 21,
27.

Jephson, Dean, 27.
Jersey, Countess of, 196.
Johnson, Dr., on "The Conduct
of the Allies," 57.

Kent, Duke of, 376.
Kildare, Earl of, 20, 21.
King, Baron, Lord Chancellor,
326.

Kit-Cat Club, the, 263, 264 n.

Lambert, Dr. Robert, 23.
Langston, General Francis, 17.
Lechmere, Lord, 326.
Lesley, Charles, 354 m., 409.
Levinge, Sir Richard, 26.
Lewis, Erasmus, 38, 228; "Re-
futation of the Falsehoods al-
leged against," 229, 276.
Lewis (Levi), Henry, 230 et seq.
Lillieroot, Comte, 120.

Lloyd, Dr., story of his marriage,
12, 13, 16, 17.

Louis XIV., his perfidy, 67 n.,
69, 73; death of, 116 m.

Macky, John, 188.

Madox, Thomas, made historio-
grapher, 477 n.

Maintenon, Madame de, 201.
Man, Mr., 355.

Manley, Mrs., her "True Narra-
tive of what passed at the Ex-
amination of Guiscard," 41;
her "Vindication of the Duke
of Marlborough," 118 n.; her
share in the "Learned Com-
ment on Dr. Hare's Sermon,"
171.
Marlborough, Duke of, his popu-
larity, 57; fall of, 58; his
wealth, 77; his reported re-
fusal to sign the Barrier Treaty,
86; his capture of Bouchain,
88, 175; his operations in Flan-
ders, 88, 345; charges of pecu-
lation against, 91, 99, 116; his
designs on the throne hinted at,
103, 179; "Vindication of "
(by Mrs. Manley), 171, 172;
Dr. Hare's sermon preached
before, 175; 176, 179; his
wealth hinted at, 200, 341,
343; and the ministry, 244,
249, 251; suspected of Ja-
cobite leanings, 257 m.; de-
mands to be made Commander-
in-chief for life, 258 n., 344,
372, 373; the Queen's dislike
of, 369; intrigues for Harley's
dismissal, 370, 371 n., 421, 422,
423; refuses to give a regiment
to Hill, 370.
Marlborough, Duchess of, and the
Queen, 98 and .; her spies,
102 n., 374; rupture with Mrs.
Masham, 216 n., 259, 365 n.;
loses favour with the Queen,
367, 421; her behaviour to the
Queen, 368 n., 369; her story
of Harley's dismissal, 371 #.;

the gold key taken from, 441
and n., 463.
Marten, Mr., 290.
Masham, Mrs. (Lady), rupture
between the Duchess of Marl-
borough and, 216 n.; account
of, 365; admits Harley to the
Queen, 374; afterwards abused
by Harley, 374 n.; her part in
the change of ministry, 445;
her character, 447; forsakes
Harley, 453, 454; letter to
Swift, 479.

Maynwaring, Arthur, 287.
Meath, Earl of, 20, 21.
"Medley, The," reference to the
Gregg incident in, 30, 34.
Melford, Earl of, 231.

Middleton, Earl of, 231, 257.

Molesworth,

322.

Robert

Moore, Arthur, 197.

Moore, John, 291.

Viscount,

Munster, Treaty of, 138, 150.

National Debt, the, 66, 112.
Newton, Sir Isaac, 202.
Northumberland, Duke of, 376,
423.

Nottingham, Earl of, his vote on
the peace, 57, 242 n., 442, 444
and n., 446, 463, 466; goes
over to the Whigs, 246 n.,
258 n., 318; account of, 247 n.

"Observator, The," 35.
October Club, the, account of,
209; "Letter of Advice to,'
213 et seq.; formation of, 385,
386, 402, 403, 439.
Ormond, James, Duke of, 14, 23,
334; account of, 14 n.; Steele's
charges against, 344, 345; char-
acter of, 429; attainder of, 438;
and Harley, 451, 452, 454.
Oxford, Earl of. See Harley.

Parker, Lord Chief Justice, 139,

217, 312, 326, 353.
Partition Treaties, 67.

Peace, general reasons for con-

cluding, 64; a necessity for the
Tories, 57, 188; conclusion of,
276.

Peers, creation of twelve new, 58,
243, 251, 443, 446 and n.
Pembroke, Thomas, Earl of, II.
Pepper, Colonel, 21.
Perth, Earl of, 231.

Peru, French trade with, 79.
Peterborough, Earl of, account of,
78 n.; his mission to Vienna,
93; capture of Barcelona by,
350 n.; and Mr. Levi, 232;
supports the Tories, 445.
Peters, Hugh, 327.
Portland, Duke of, 253 n., 258 n.
Portland, William Bentinck, Earl
of, 195.

Portugal, motives of, in going to
war, 70; alliances with, 81, 94,
349.

Poulett, Earl, 378, 453.
Power, the balance of, 166.
Pratt, Dr. Benjamin, story of,
13.
Pretender, the, proclaimed King
by Louis XIV., 73; supposed
letter from, to a Whig Lord,
257; the clergy and, 324; at-
tempted conversion of, 354 and
n.; the person of, 409; the de-
sign to bring in, discussed, 458

et seq.

Prior, Matthew, his mission to
Paris, 188, 193 et seq., 455.
Proby, Thomas, II.

Prussian troops, subsidies to the,
90.

Pulteney, William (Earl of Bath),
233.

Queen Anne, her change of
ministers, 102; said to have
been driven from Windsor
Castle, 102; her goodness, 167;
liked to act for herself, 224 n. ;
address of the House of Lords
to, 1713, 273; fears of her
death, 304, 311; and the de-
molition of Dunkirk, 305, 306;
and Mrs. Masham's marriage,

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