Gay, John, on "The Examiner,"
70; vindication of his "Beggar's
Opera," 316; his fables, 319.
George, Prince, of Denmark,
288.
Gertruydenberg, treaty of, 77 n.,
IOI N., 179.
Godolphin, Lord, his change of
politics, 87 n.; dismissal of,
93 n.; nicknamed "Volpone,"
101 n., 143 n., 160; his in-
trigues against Harley, 117 n.,
193 n.; as Gracchus," 169;
devoted to the turf, 172 n., 195;
ministry of, 244.
Good manners, essay on, 55.
Greenshields, Rev. James, 200.
Gregg, William, 148 n., 211, 221,
263.
Guiscard, Marquis de, 208 et seq.,
220, 221, 250, 262, 263; ac-
count of, 210, n.
Guise, Dukes of, assassination of,
209.
Harcourt, Sir Simon, 161, 170,
265, n.
Hare, Dr. Francis, 151 n., 184 n.
Harley, Robert, 161, 172; at-
tempted assassination of, 208 et
seq., 221, 226, 250, 262, 263,
273; made Earl of Oxford, 265
n., 274; the Speaker's con-
gratulation on his escape, 262
et seq., 273 et seq.; his scheme
for securing debts, 295; his re-
mission of first-fruits to the Irish
Clergy, 295.
Harley, Thomas, 34 n.
Harrison, William, contributed to
"The Tatler," 3; new issue
of "The Tatler" by, 40, 41,
65.
Hastings, Lady Elizabeth, 8.
Henry III. of France, assassination
of, 208.
Henry IV. of France, assassination
of, 208.
Herring, Dr. Thomas, 320.
Hickes, George, 220.
Honeywood, General, superseded,
127, 148.
Hooker, Richard, 37.
Indemnity, Act of (1708), 105, 251.
Indian Kings, the, in London,
303.
"Intelligencer, The," 311.
Ireland, scarcity of silver in, 323.
Isaac, Mr., a dancing-master, 57.
Italian music, the taste for, 321.
James II., King, and the Dissent-
ers, 130, 235, 257; and the
Whigs, 260.
Learning, Bill for the Encourage-
ment of, 117.
Lechmere, Nicholas, 161.
Leeds, Duke of, 82 n.
Leslie, Rev. Charles, 85 n., 141 N.,
"Lewis, Erasmus, The Vindica-
tion of," 69.
Lions, dream of the, 50.
Lorrain, Paul, 15.
Louis XIV., 145 n.
Macartney, General, superseded,
127, 148.
Madonella, 8, 16.
"Management of the War, The,"
pamphlets by Dr. Hare, 151,
183.
Manley, Mrs., attacked as
"Ma-
donella," 16; her "Memoirs of
Europe," 171 n.
Marlborough, Duke of, 72, 92, 100,
102, 184; the Treaty of Ger-
truydenberg, 77 n.; his change
of politics, 87 n.; rewards and
grants to, 95 et seq.; his in-
trigues against Harley, 117 n. ;
his proposal to be made Com-
mander-in-chief for life, 123;
attacked by Swift under the
name of "Crassus," 169, 177-
179, 194; charged with pecula-
tions with regard to bread con-
tracts, 175 n.; threatened re-
signation of in 1708, 193 n.
Marlborough, Duchess of, 98 n.,
102 n., 161, 169, 243.
Masham, Mrs., 102, 118, 161.
Matveof, Muscovite Ambassador,
arrest of, 249.
Medina, Sir Solomon de, and the
Duke of Marlborough, 175 n.
"Medley, The," attack by Swift
on, 271 et seq.; and see notes
to "The Examiner," passim.
Ménage, Gilles, 45.
Meredith, General, superseded,
127, 148.
Merit, genealogy and description
of, 198.
Ministry, reasons for the change
of, 72, 77, 109, 111, 191 et seq.
"Mob," Swift's dislike of the
word, 35 n.
Morphew, the publisher, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44, 46.
Naturalization Act, 160, 293, 294.
Naunton, Sir Robert, 37.
Nevis, 293.
Norris, John, 6, 8.
Nottingham, Earl of, 119.
"Observator, The," 72 n., 74 n.,
85, 86, 91, 102 n., 114 n., 272.
Occasional Conformity Bill, the,
October Club, the, 197 n.
Oldisworth, William, 10; revival
of "The Examiner " by, 69.
Osborne, Francis, 37.
Oxford University, decree of, 258.
Palatines, the, 264, 293, 294.
Parsons, Robert, 37.
Partridge, John, 22, 23, 43.
Passive obedience, doctrine of, 75
and n.; according to the Whigs,
216; according to the Tories,
218, 258, 259.
Peace, Address to the Queen con-
cerning (1707), 251, 252 n.
People, madness of the, 153.
Peterborough, Earl of, letter from
Swift to, 75 n., 200 n.
Petty, Sir William, 280.
Platonic ladies, 5 et seq.
Political Lying, the Art of, 78.
"Political State of Great Britain,
The," 276.
Popery, the Tories and, 256.
Pretender, the, party capital made
out of, 89, 90; and the Whigs,
260, 261.
Prior, Matthew, contributes to
"The Examiner," 69, 70;
stated to be the author of "The
Examiner," 168, 186, 203.
Security, Bill of, 192.
Sewell, Dr. George, 302.
Shippen, William, 161 n.
Shrewsbury, Charles, Duke of,
161, 171.
Silver, scarcity of, in Ireland,
323.
Smalridge, Dr., 135 n., 136 n.
Somers, Lord, 170, 171 n., 252 n.
South Sea Company, establish-
ment of the, 295.
"Spectator, The," 302.
Stanhope, General, 139.
Stanley, Dr. William, 22 n.
Steele, Richard, and "The Tat-
ler," 3, 40; article on Marl-
borough in "The Tatler" by,
124 n.; and "The Spectator,"
302.
Suckling, Sir John, 13, 14.
Sunderland, Earl of, 93 n., 101 n.,
152, 173 n.
Swift, Jonathan, his contributions
to "The Tatler," 3-4; supports
Harrison with the new "Tat-
ler," 40, 41; his contributions
to "The Examiner," 69; his
memorial to Harley regarding
the first-fruits in Ireland, 165 n.;
his contribution to "The Spec-
tator," 303; his contributions
to "The Intelligencer," 311.
"Tatler, The," founding and
success of, 3; authorship of
papers in, 4; discontinued by
Steele, 40; new issues of, 40,
41.
Taxes, increase of, 75, 76.
Temple, Sir William, on humour,
316.
Tenison, Archbp., 134 n., 136 n.
Test Act, the, 140.
Tindal, Matthew, 118, 120, 131n.,
141, 161, 170 n., 255.
Titus, Colonel Silas, 224.
Toland, John, 141, 161, 171,
255.
Tories, principles of the, ex-
plained, 232, 233.
Tory, origin of the word, 285 n.
Toulon, siege of, 264.
Trapp, Dr. Joseph, 21 n.
Tutchin, John, editor of "The
Observator," 85 n.
Twisden, Heneage, II.
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