statement by the Duchess of Marlborough regarding her con-
duct at the commencement of her reign, 56-her letter about
the Episcopal remnant in Scotland, 101-gives her assent to
the Act of Union, 344-visited by the "King of Spain," ii.
67-letter from Peterborough to, 132-touches for the evil,
202, 203, and note-her interest in Sacheverell's trial, 239
-comparison of, with Queen Elizabeth, 240 et seq.-ad-
dresses presented to, at the conclusion of the Sacheverell
trial, 294 et seq.—commencement of the quarrel between the
Duchess of Marlborough and her, and their correspondence,
iii. 54, 56 et seq.-interview between her and the Duchess,
60, 61-orders the promotion of John Hill to the command
of the 2d Dragoons, 62.

Anne, Queen, her correspondence with Godolphin previous to his
dismissal from office, iii. 64-her interview with him, ib. 65
-her letter dismissing him, 65.

82.

her speech at the opening of Parliament, Nov. 1710, iii.

her death, iii. 232-237.

Antwerp, the key of the Netherlands, Marlborough's project for
seizing, i. 252-possession of, by Boufflers, 253-and defeat
of a Dutch force under Opdam, ib.-that officer's own ac-
count of the affair, 254-256-Marlborough's remarks regard-
ing, 256, 257.

Appeals from Scots Courts to House of Lords, iii. 209, 210.
Arbuthnot, John, his place in literature, iii. 295.
Architecture, progress of, during the reign, iii. 302-304.
Ashby against Zouch. See Aylesbury Election Contest.
Athlone, Earl of, relief of Nymeguen by, i. 189.
Atterbury, Bishop, a believer in the Letters of Phalaris, iii. 296.
Aylesbury Election Contest, the, i. 109—eminent men who took
part in the discussion, ib.-quarrel between the Lords and
Commons on the question, 111 et seq.-danger to the consti-
tution averted, 121.

BADAJOS, unsuccessful siege of, ii. 114, 115.

Banking, origin of, i. 132-the problem solved by Holland, ib.
Barcelona, capitulation of, ii. 127.

efforts of the French to recover, ii. 147 et seq.-relieved
by Peterborough, 149 et seq.

"Barrier fortresses," the, i. 180-Dutch troops in, withdrawn by
Louis, and replaced with Frenchmen, ib.

Bartholomew Fair, iii. 205, 206.

Bavaria, the Electress of, her flight from Munich, i. 300-Marl-
borough's letter to his wife regarding, ib. note-compelled to
disband the Electoral army, 308.

the Elector of, his position and character, i. 240, 241—
chooses the French side in the war, 241.

Bavaria, the Elector of, Marlborough's feeling against him, i. 283 and
note-and designs with the view of crushing him, 284, 285.

capture of Ulm by, i. 259, 260-gratitude of King Louis
for his services, 260-his gambling propensities, ib.—his
meeting with Marshal Villars, 261, 262.

overtures of Louis for peace through, iii. 17.

Belfast, the linen manufacture in, iii. 161.

Belhaven, Lord, and Sir Alexander Ogilvie, scuffle between in
Parliament, i. 150, 151-their appearance at the bar, and
pardon, 152.

his speech on the Union question, i. 341 et seq.

Benbow, Admiral, his action with the French squadron under Du
Casse, iii. 108-is severely wounded, ib.-cowardice of his
officers, ib.-issues a commission for their trial, ib.—two of
them shot, ib.

Bentley, Richard, and the Phalaris Letters, iii. 296.

Berwick, the Duke of, joins Vendôme after the battle of Ouden-
arde, iii. 23, 25.

Bisset, William, one of Sacheverell's chief assailants, ii. 276.
Blackall, Offspring, ii. 263, 264—his character, by the Archbishop
of York, 265—his controversy with Benjamin Hoadley, 267

et seq.

Blackguards, origin of the term, iii. 192.
Blenheim, preparations for the battle of, i. 289-forces on both
sides, 290 and notes-description of the ground by Wes-
terloo, 292, 294 and note. the battle, 295-surrender of
the troops shut up in, 298-heavy losses on both sides, 299
-first announcement of the battle in the Gazette of Paris,'
300, note-known also as the battle of Hochstadt, 302—
blunders of the French commander at, ib. and note-tone of
letters written from the field by British officers, 303-effect
of the news of the victory in Britain, 304-thanksgiving
for, in St Paul's Cathedral, ib.—poem by Addison in celebra-
tion of the victory, 306-and by Oldmixon, 307.
Bolingbroke, Lord, his character, iii. 75-contrasted with that of
Harley and Walpole, ib. 76—his early training, 77. See St
John.

Bonn, siege of, i. 250-reason why it must be taken, 251.
Boufflers, Marshal, prepares for the defence of Lille, iii. 27-his
capitulation, 30-superseded by Villars, 44.

Brihuega, defeat of Lord Stanhope at, iii. 141.

Britain, threatened invasion of, by the French, ii. 38—the invad-
ing fleet pursued by Sir George Byng, ib.-eludes him and
reaches the Firth of Forth, 42-Defoe's remarks thereon,
ib.-escape of the fleet, with the exception of one vessel, 43-
preparations made to meet the landing of a French force, ib.

the military service of, contrasted with that of France,
iii. 102, 103.

British, historical conditions that had severed the, from the
schools of skilled industry, ii. 330 et seq.

Brome, Richard, his works, iii. 292, 293.

Bromley, William, chosen Speaker of the House of Commons, iii. 81.
Brown, Thomas, or Tom Brown, a wit of the period, iii. 202, 209,
248, 256.

Browne, Sir Thomas, influence of his works, iii. 246, 247.
Buchanan, George, ii. 315.

Burgess, Daniel, characteristics of, ii. 244, 246, 247.

Burgundy, the Duke of, countermands the Duke of Vendôme's
orders at the battle of Oudenarde, iii. 22.

Burnet, Bishop, his speech in the debate on the "Bill for pre-
venting Occasional Conformity," i. 87, note.

his contribution to William, Duke of Gloucester's acquire-
ments described, i. 20.

his experience of the Sacheverell mob, ii. 244—his re-
marks about its leadership and organisation, 250.

Busby, Dr, influence of his teaching, iii. 296.

Byng, Sir George, pursuit of the French invading fleet by, ii. 38,
43-captures one of the vessels, 43.

CADIZ, expedition to, ii. 58, 59-plundering of the suburb of St
Mary's, 60, 61, note-failure of the enterprise, 61-noticed
in the queen's speech, 62.

Calamy, Edmund, his curiosity about the printing of Clarendon's
History, iii. 240.

Camisards, the, ii. 342-their prophetic ravings, 343 et seq.-riot
and bloodshed caused by, in the Cevennes, 345, 346-their
adventures in London, where they make two converts, 347
et seq.-in danger from London mobs, 350, 351-three of
them tried at the Queen's Bench, 351-go to Scotland, and
there drop into obscurity, ib.

Canada, danger to the British settlers in, from France, iii. 87, 88
-our position and claims there stated by Penn, ib.

Carleton, Captain George, Memoirs of,' authorship of, ascribed to
Defoe, ii. 171-various opinions regarding, 172 et seq.-con-
clusion against Defoe's authorship, 174—the book examined,
ib. et seq.

Casse, Admiral du, his action with the British fleet under Admiral
Benbow, iii. 108.

Cavalier, Jean, a leader of the Camisards, ii. 346, 347.

Cette, attempted capture of, by a British fleet, ii. 302.

Chamerland or Chamberlayne, Edward, i. 163, 164.

Charles II., King of Spain, question as to his successor, i. 171,
172-his death, 178—and will, 179-important alteration
made thereon by Louis XIV., ib.

-, Archduke, competitor for Spanish throne, ii, 66-becomes
Emperor of Germany, iii. 101.

Charles XII. of Sweden, Marlborough's visit to him, iii. 112 et seq.
Church of England, anniversary services of the, ii. 179 et seq.
Churches, fifty new, built in London, iii. 197.
Churchill, John. See Marlborough, Duke of.

Clarendon, publication of his History, and its influence, iii. 239-243
-tamperings with the manuscript, ib.

Classical literature, state of, iii. 296.

Condé, Prince of, letter from Marshal Tessé to, ii. 283.

Conformity, Occasional, Act against carried, iii. 212. See Occa-
sional Conformity.

Conventicle, Act against attendance in, by any public officer, iii.
212.

Copyright Act, the, iii. 290.

Coronation of Queen Anne, i. 38 et seq.-its cost, 52, note.
Oath, the, i. 48.

Corporation Act, its requirements, i. 179.

Cosherers in Ireland, Acts for the suppression of, iii. 177.
Costume of the reign, iii. 301, 302.

Covenanters, parallel between the, and the Camisards, ii. 298, 299.
Cutts, Lord, in command of the besieging party at the fort of St
Michael, i. 221-his account of his own share in the success,
222, note.

DAMAREE, DANIEL, his trial for high treason, ii. 289, 290.
Darien colony, its establishment, i. 138-its misfortunes and ruin,

139 et seq.

Company. See Indian and African Company.
Dauphin of France, death of the, iii. 230.

Dawes, Sir William, Archbishop of York, Blackall's character de-
scribed by, ii. 265.

"Declaration," or "Test," the, i. 47.

Defoe, Daniel, his description of the "English Protestant Dissen-
ter," i. 69.

his pamphlet, 'The Shortest Way with the Dissenters,'
described, i. 94, 95-tried for libel, and punished, 96-offers
to reveal his accomplices, 97-memorandum by the Duke of
Leeds regarding, 98, note.

his observations on the affair of the Worcester, i. 314-316.
his account of the Earl of Marchmont's reply to Lord
Belhaven's speech on the Union question, i. 343, 344 and
note.

his remarks regarding the French fleet's evasion of Sir
George Byng, ii. 42.

his account of the settlement of the affair between the
Scots merchants and the revenue authorities, ii. 52.

-, authorship of the Memoirs of Captain George Carleton'
ascribed to, ii. 171 et seq.

-, his position in literature, iii. 256, 267.

VOL. III.

X

Denmark, Prince of. See George.

Dissenters or "Nonconformists," three groups of, i. 61-Baptists,
64-Independents or Congregationalists, ib.-Presbyterians,
ib. 65.

-,"English Protestant," the, described by Defoe, i. 69.
See Conformity, Occasional.

Donauworth, on the Danube, operations of war at, i. 276.
Drummond, Captain, commander of the Speedy Return, reported
murder of him and his crew, i. 315, 319-the real facts, 320.
D'Urfey, Tom, a popular author, iii. 256.

Dutch, the, their trading policy, i. 226 et seq.-contrasted with
that of the English, 230-their appeal to Britain for further
aid, ib.—statement of their wrongs, ib. 231-their appeal
successful, 233.

EAST INDIA COMPANY, the, their seizure of the Scots Company's
vessel Annandale in the Thames, i. 310, 311-litigation re-
garding, and forfeiture of the vessel, 311-clever seizure of
the Worcester, by the secretary of the Scots Company, in re-
taliation, 312, 313-dark rumours regarding the crew of that
vessel, 314-Defoe's observations thereon, 314-316-trial of
Captain Green and fourteen of the crew for piracy and murder,
316, 319-Green and two others executed, 324-letter from
Chancellor Seafield to Godolphin on the affair, ib., note.
Eckern, battle of, i. 253-Opdam's account of, 254 et seq.
Edgar, the, a 70-gun ship, blown up in Portsmouth harbour, with
great loss of life, iii. 90.

Edmonston, Patrick, of Newton, his trial for high treason, ii. 44

et seq.

Elections, Defoe on the dissipation and disorder at, iii. 260,
261.

English and Dutch, their rivalry for supremacy at sea, i. 126-
Navigation Act designed to crush the latter, ib.

Episcopacy in Scotland, iii. 208, 212.

Episcopal clergy, their address to the queen, i. 99.

remnant in Scotland, the queen's letter to her Secret
Council of Scotland regarding, i. 101.

Eugene, Prince, of Savoy, joins Marlborough, i. 273-sent to
protect the Rhine in the Low Countries, 275.

concentrates his force on Donauworth and the Schellen-
berg, i. 286-visits Marlborough's camp, 286, 287-their
anxious discussion, 287-Marlborough's rapid march to join
him, ib. 288.

joins Marlborough before Oudenarde, iii. 21-opposes
Marlborough's desire to march into France, 23, 25—in com-
mand of the besieging force at Lille, 28-is wounded there,
29-with Marlborough at Tournai, 36-and at Malplaquet,
46.