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.
"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.
Moore, Arthur, 197.
Moore, John, 291.
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
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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