Norfolk, Henry, Duke of, ii. 132. Rises
for William Prince of Orange, 292.
Accompanies William to Holland, iii.
Norfolk, Duchess of, her share in Mon-
mouth's intrigue with Sir John Fen-
wick, iv. 287, 293.
Norman Kings of England, i. 10, 11.
Normanby, John Sheffield, Marquess of
(Earl of Mulgrave), his early promo-
tion in the navy and army, i. 236.
His character, ii. 95. His share in the
proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Com-
mission to the University of Cambridge,
96. Waits on the Prince of Orange at
St. James's, 341. Takes the oath of
allegiance to William and Mary, 423.
His speech on the assessment for the
Land Tax, iii. 609. On the Place
Bill, 629. Signs the protest against
the censorship of the press, 644. Op-
poses the Bill for regulating State
Trials, iv. 75. Raised to the Mar-
quisate, 98. Resists Fenwick's at-
tainder, 290.
Normandy, separation of, from England,
Normans, their great qualities, i. 9. Their
conquests, 9. In England, 10. Their
amalgamation with the Saxons, 13.
Their warfare against the Albigenses,
vi. 462.
Norris, Henry, the nickname "Little
Dickey" applied to him by Addison,
North, Lord, his change in the constitu-
tion of the Indian government, vi. 566.
His desire to obtain the removal of
Hastings. 578. Change in his designs,
and its cause, 582. His sense, tact, and
urbanity, 630. His weight in the mi-
nistry, vii. 212. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, 272. His part in the Ameri-
can difficulties, vii. 364. Resignation
of his ministry, 368. The Coalition,
369. End of the Coalition, 375.
North Road, the Great, i. 292.
North, Roger, i. 215. His "Examen,"
277 note. His statement respecting
Dangerfield, 380 note.
North, Sir Dudley, his house in Basing-
hall Street, i. 276. His career and cha-
racter, 404. Questioned for packing
juries, iii. 204. His dislike of banking,
iv. 86. His tract on the Currency,
Northampton, Spencer Compton, Earl of,
slain at the battle of Hopton Heath, i.
547.
Northampton, George Compton, Earl of
(grandson of the above), ii. 131.
Northamptonshire, contested election for
(1685), i. 373.
Northern and Southern countries, differ-
ence of moral feeling in, v. 58, 61.
"Northern Memoirs," iii. 44 note.
Northumberland, wild state of (time of
Charles II.), i. 223, 224. Election for
(1685), 374.
Northumberland, George Fitzroy, Duke
of, Lord of the Bedchamber to James
II., ii. 307, 308.
Northumberland Household Book, i. 246.
Norwich, in the time of Charles II., i.
264, 265.
Nottingham, i. 265.
Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of, his
high reputation, ii. 68.
Nottingham, Daniel Finch, Earl of, son
of the above; his conference with Dyk-
velt, ii. 68. His character and appear-
ance, 68, 69. His hesitation in joining
the revolution, 196. Questioned by
James II., 249. His speech in favour
of a Regency, 369. His speech on the
settlement of the Government, 384.
Appointed Secretary of State under
William and Mary, 412. His dissen-
sions with the Earl of Shrewsbury, 448.
His ecclesiastical views, 459, 460.
Brings forward the Toleration Bill, 461.
Moves the Comprehension Bill, 468.
Resists the Bill confirming the Acts of
the Parliament of 1689, iii. 246. One
of the Council of Nine, 269. His inter-
view with Crone in Newgate, 274. Im-
parts to Queen Mary the news of the
victory of the Boyne, 306. Attends
William III. at the Hague, 375. Hated
by the extreme Whigs, 502. His quar-
rel with Admiral Russell, 589. Sup-
ported by the Peers, 599. William's
confidence in his honesty, 651. Retires
from office, iv. 70. Supports the Bill
for regulating State Trials, 75. His
scruples in regard to the Association,
233. Resists Fenwick's attainder, 290.
Novels, popular, character of those which
preceded Miss Burney's Evelina, vii.
November, fifth of, v. 32.
Novum Organum, admiration excited by
it before it was published, vi. 171.
And afterwards, 185. Contrast between
its doctrine and the ancient philosophy,
205, 212-225. Its first book the great-
est performance of Bacon, 243.
Noy, Attorney-General to Charles I., v.
Nugent, Lord, review of his Memorials of
John Hampden and his Party, v. 539.
Nugent, Robert Craggs, vii. 212.
Nugent, Thomas, Irish Chief Justice of
the King's Bench, ii. 212, 500.
Nuncomar, his part in the revolutions in
Bengal, vi. 556. His services dispensed
with by Hastings, 559. His rancour
against Mahommed Reza Khan, 559.
His alliance with the majority of the
new council, 573. His committal for
felony, trial and sentence, 573. His
death, 577.
OATES, Titus, i. 183. His extravagant
stories and evidence, 186, 187. His
evidence against Lord Stafford, 204.
Proceedings against him; attempts to
procure his escape, 376. His appear-
ance; his trial, conviction, and sentence,
376. His punishment, 377. His im-
postures, why successful, 528. Re-
leased from Newgate, iii. 107. Brings
a writ of error before the Lords, 108.
His sentence confirmed, 110. Bill for
annulling his sentence passes the Com-
mons, 111. Conference of the Houses
on his case, 111. Receives a pardon
and a pension, 114. His re-appearance,
202. His discontent; joins the Bap-
tists, 500. Expelled by them, 501.
His connection with Fuller, 502. Re-
marks on his plot, vi. 106-110.
O'Brien, an adventurer employed by Sir
John Fenwick, iv. 273.
"Observator," the, i. 306.
Oc, language of Provence and neighbour-
ing countries, its beauty and richness,
vi. 460.
Ochino. Bernardo, his sermons on Fate and
Free Will translated by Lady Bacon, vi.
Odd (the), the peculiar province of Horace
Walpole, vi. 14.
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day of Dryden, its
character, v. 120.
O'Donnel, Baldearg, his exile in Spain;
escapes; arrives in Ireland, iii. 325.
Enters Limerick, 326. Makes terms
with General Ginkell, 441.
Ogilby, his Itinerarium Angliæ, i. 244
Oglethorpe, Colonel, attacks the rebels at
Keynsham, i. 465. At the battle of
Sedgemoor, 475.
Old Bachelor, Congreve's, vi. 517.
Oldham, i. 257 note.
Oldmixon, i. 495 note.
Old Sarum, its cause pleaded by Junius,
569.
Old Whig, Addison's, vii. 118.
Oléron, Barère, Billaud, and Collot d'Her-
bois imprisoned at, vii. 181, 183.
Oligarchy, Mr. Mitford's love of pure, vii.
689. Examination of this sentiment,
690. The growth of genius always
stunted by oligarchy, 690. Mr. Mill's
view of an oligarchical form of govern-
ment, v. 245.
Omagh, destroyed by the inhabitants, ii.
525. James II. at, 542.
Omai, his appearance at Dr. Burney's con-
certs, vii. 7.
Omichund, his position in India, vi. 411.
His treachery towards Clive, 413-418.
Omnipresence of the Deity, Robert Mont-
gomery's, reviewed, v. 377.
O'Neil, Sir Neil, killed at the battle of the
Boyne, iii. 293.
O'Neills, family of, i. 622.
Opinion, public, its power, vi. 19. Causes
of our regard for, v. 246.
Opposition, parliamentary, when it began
to take a regular form, v. 543.
Orange, dismantled by Lewis XIV., ii. 20.
Orange, the Prince of, vi. 277. The only
hope of his country, 281. His success
against the French, 281. His marriage
with the Lady Mary, 287. See William
III.
Orators, Athenian, vii. 660.
Oratory: excellence to which eloquence
attained at Athens, vii. 666. Circum-
stances favourable to this result, 666.
Principles upon which oratory is to be
estimated, 668. Causes of the difference
between English and Athenian orators,
668. The history of eloquence at Athens.
668. Speeches of the ancients, as trans-
mitted to us by Thucydides, 669. Period
during which eloquence flourished most
at Athens, 670. Coincidence between
the progress of the art of war and that
of oratory, 671. The irresistible elo-
quence of Demosthenes, 700. The ora-
tory of Pitt and Fox, vii. 380, 381.
Oratory, its necessity to an English states-
man, vi. 609.
Orestes, the Greek highwayman, vii. 585.
Orford, Earl of (Edward Russell), takes
part in the consultations with Dykvelt,
ii. 73. Negotiates between William
Prince of Orange and the leaders of
English parties, 192, 193. Obtains the
adhesion of Shrewsbury, 194. Signs
the invitation to William, 197. Arrives
in Holland, 222. One of the Council
of Nine, iii. 269. Proposes the despatch
ordering Torrington to give battle; sent
down to the fleet, 275. His character,
409. His letter to William; his deal-
ings with the Jacobites, 409. James
II.'s expectations of assistance from,
537. Disgusted by James's Declara-
tion, 544. Joined by the Dutch fleet,
546. Reads the Queen's despatch to
his assembled officers, 546. Stands out
to sea, 547. Defeats Tourville at La
Hogue, 548-551. Puts to sea, and re-
turns, 589. Quarrels with Nottingham
589. Supported by the Commons, 599.
Superseded in the command of the
navy, 651. His communications with
Middleton, iv. 10. His influence over
the Whig party, 52. Made First Lord
of the Admiralty, 70. His secrecy in
regard to the plan against Brest, 99.
Sails for the Mediterranean, 100. Ar-
rives in the Mediterranean, 104. Baf-
fled by the Spanish Government; his
improved naval administration, 105.
Winters at Cadiz, 105. His superiority
in the Mediterranean (1695), 170. His
services and popularity, 181, 182.
Elected for Middlesex (1695), 182.
Joins the fleet on the discovery of the
assassination plot, 220. Puts to sea,
222. Implicated in Fenwick's confes-
sion, 260. His demeanour, 262. De-
mandsenquiry into Fenwick's confession,
275. Made Earl of Orford and Viscount
Barfleur, 303. His administration of
the navy, 462. Parliamentary enquiry
into his administration, 462. Com-
pelled to resign the Treasurership of
the Admiralty, 464. His dispute with
Sir George Rooke, and retirement,
465.
Orkney, Countess of. See Elizabeth Vil-
liers.
Orleans, Philip, Duke of, character of him
and of his Regency, v. 630.
Orloff, Count, his appearance at Dr. Bur-
ney's concert, vii. 7.
Orme, merits and defects of his work on
India, vi. 382.
Ormond, James Butler, Duke of, i. 141.
His income, 241. High public estima-
tion of, 348. Recalled from Ireland,
350. Keeps aloof from Popish obser-
vances, 368. His moderate counsel to
James II., 555. Supports Catharine
Sedley, 576. Chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Oxford. ii. 92. His death, 206.
Ormond, Duke of (grandson of the above),
elected Chancellor of the University of
Oxford, ii. 206. Deserts James II.,
281. Present at the coronation of
William and Mary, iii. 490. Made a
Knight of the Garter, 492. Meeting
of Irish proprietors at his house, 514.
At the battle of the Boyne, iii. 289.
Accompanies William III. to Holland,
369. At the battle of Steinkirk, 582.
His house broken into, 593. Taken
prisoner at Landen, iv. 22. His part
in the debate on Fenwick's attainder,
290, 292. Grant of Irish lands to, by
the House of Commons, 528. Present
at the death-bed of William III.. 555.
Commands an expedition sent to Spain,
v. 660. Ill-discipline of his troops, 660.
Seizes the galleons at Vigo, 661.
Oropesa, Spanish minister, popular attack
upon, iv. 470.
Orsini, the Princess, v. 659.
Orthodoxy, at one time a synonyme for
ignorance and stupidity, vi. 484.
Osborne, Sir Peter, incident of Temple
with the son and daughter of, vi. 256,
262.
Osborne, Sir Thomas. See Danby, Earl of.
Ossian, character of the poems of, vii. 616.
Ossory, Earl of, commands British auxi-
liaries in Holland, i. 178.
Ostalric, taken by the French, iv. 104.
Ostracism, practice of, among the Athe-
nians, vii. 689.
Oswald, James, vii. 212.
Othello, causes of the power of, vii. 614.
Ottobuoni, Peter. See Alexander VIII.
Otway, v. 371.
Overall, Bishop, his treatise on the Rights
of Governors, iii. 402, 402 note.
Overbury, Sir Thomas, vi. 197, 198.
Ovid, Addison's Notes to the 2nd and 3rd
books of his Metamorphoses, vii. 58.
Owen, Mr. Robert, v. 335.
Oxford, meeting of Parliament at (1681),
i. 205. Eminent divines at, 259. Fly-
ing coach to, 295. Low state of Greek
learning at (time of Charles II.), 309.
Loyal address from, to James II., 371.
Loyalty of the University, 462. Roman
Catholics at, under James II., 588. 590.
Bishopric of, 590. The University;
its splendour, ii. 92. Its loyalty, 93.
James II.'s attack upon, 97. James II.
at, 107. Agitation in, on the affairs of
Magdalene College, 114. The Corpora-
tion of, refuses to resign its charter, 141.
Election of Chancellor at, 206. Wel-
comes the insurgents, 293. William
III.'s visit to, iv. 179. Inferiority of
Oxford University to Cambridge in in-
tellectual activity, vi. 140. Its disaffec-
tion to the House of Hanover, vii. 105,
228. Rose into favour with the Govern-
ment under Bute, 228. Visit of George
III. to, vii. 28. Oxford the stronghold
of Toryism at the beginning of the 18th
century, 108.
Oxford, Aubrey de Vere, Earl of, ii. 126.
Dismissed from the Lord Lieutenancy of
Essex, 126. At the Council of Lords,
284. Joins William Prince of Orange,
294. At the battle of the Boyne, iii.
289.
Oxford, Earl of. See Harley, Robert.
Oxford, Earls of, ii. 126.
PAGANISM, effect of the overthrow of,
by Christianity, v. 149.
Painting, correctness in, v. 401. Causes
of its decline in England after the civil
wars, vi. 11.
Palamos, taken by the French, iv. 104.
PAL
Palatinate laid waste by the French under
Duras, in 1689, ii. 494. Again ravaged
by the French under the Duke of Lor-
ges, in 1693, iv. 38.
Palatine Elector (the), his prudent advice
to James II., i. 600.
Paley, Archdeacon, Mr. Gladstone's opi-
nion of his defence of the Church, vi.
330. His reasoning the same as that
by which Socrates confuted Aristode-
mus, 456.
Pallas, the birth-place of Oliver Gold-
smith, vii. 310.
Paoli, his admiration of Miss Burney, vii.
17.
Papacy, its influence, vi. 462. Effect of
Luther's public renunciation of commu-
nion with it, 465.
Papal supremacy, advantages of, in the
dark ages, i. 7.
Paper currency, Southey's notions of, v.
Papillon, Thomas, a Director of the East
India Company; an Exclusionist, iii.
471. Retires from the Direction, 472.
His accusation against Sir Josiah Child,
475. Chairman of the Committee of the
House of Commons in the affair of the
Redbridge, iv. 73.
Papists, line of demarcation between them
and Protestants, vi. 145.
Papists and Puritans, persecution of, by
Elizabeth, v. 166.
Paradise, picture of, in old Bibles, v. 401.
Painting of, by a gifted master, 401.
Paradise Regained, its excellence, v. 13.
Paradiso, Dante's, its principal merit, vii.
6.16.
Paraphrase of a Passage in the Chronicle
of the Monk of St. Gall, viii. 598.
Paris, rejoicings in, on the report of Wil-
liam III.'s death at the battle of the
Boyne, iii. 303. Influence of its opinions
among the educated classes in Italy, vi.
485. Policy of the Jacobins of, vii. 148.
Their excesses, 149.
Parker, Archbishop, v. 607.
Parker, Samuel, made Bishop of Oxford,
i. 590; ii. 101. Recommended by James
II. for the Presidency of Magdalene
College, 104. Installed in the Presi-
dency, 112. His death, 115.
Parkhurst, Bishop, i. 40.
Parkinson, R., on the population of Man-
chester, i. 267 note.
Parkyns, Sir William, a Jacobite conspi-
rator, iv. 147. His share in the assas-
sination plot, 211. Arms found at his
house, 222. His trial and conviction,
228. Refuses to betray his confederates;
executed, 230.
Parliaments of the 15th century, their
condition, v. 191.
Parliament, powers of, i. 23. Strength
of Puritans in (under Elizabeth), 48.
Abstains from opposition, 49. Takes
up the question of monopolies, 49.
Eleven years' disuse of, by Charles I.,
68. Called in consequence of the
Scotch war, 75. Dissolved, 75. The
Long Parliament, 76. Its measures;
parties in, 77. Its unanimity at the
outset, 78. Its increased demands on
the King, 87. Its resources at the
commencement of the civil war, 89.
Reverses, 91. Submits to military rule,
94. Dissolved, 103. Parliaments under
Cromwell, 107, 108. The Long, re-
vived; second expulsion, 113. Its re-
turn, 116. And final dissolution, 117.
Convention summoned by Monk; its
meeting, 118. Dissolved by Charles
II., 137. The Parliament of James I.,
v. 548, 549. Charles I., his first, 550,
551. His second, 551, 552. Its dis-
solution, 552. His fifth, 562. Effect
of the publication of its proceedings, vi.
20, 27. See Long Parliament.
Parliament (the), of 1640, sketch of its
proceedings, v. 178, 237.
Parliament of 1661, its zeal for royalty,
i. 138. Opposition in, to Charles II.,
151. Deceived by the Cabal; pro-
rogued, 169. Dissolved, 185; iii. 623.
Its servility, 624.
Parliament of 1679 (the first), its vio-
lence against Papists, i. 187. Pro-
rogued, 195. Second Parliament of
1679, 195. Meets; the Exclusion Bill
passed by the Commons, 203. The
Lords throw out the Bill, 203.
Parliament of 1681, summoned to meet
at Oxford, i. 204. Its meeting and dis-
solution, 205.
Parliament of 1685, i. 355. Its attach-
ment to the Court, 375. Meets; pre-
liminary consultations, 397. Elects a
Speaker, 398. Its proceedings regard-
ing religion, 402. Votes supplies, 403.
Attaints Monmouth, 452. Its liberal
supplies to James II., 453. Adjourned,
455. Re-assembles (Nov. 1685), 536.
Opposition organised in, 537, 538.
Majorities against government, 542.
544. Addresses James II. on the Test;
reprimanded by him, 544. Prorogued,
581. Dissolved, ii. 89.
Parliament of 1689 (see Convention)
enters into the question of revenue, ii.
424. Passes the Toleration Bill, 467.
And the Bill for settling oaths, 476.
Petitions William III. to summon Con-
vocation, 486. Addresses the King on
the proceedings of Lewis XIV., 498.
Disputes in, iii. 103. Disputes between
the Houses, 110. Recess, 130. Re-
assembles, 192. Votes supplies, 193.
Passes the Bill of Rights, 193. En-
quires into naval abuses, 195. Enquires
into the conduct of the Irish war, 196.
Violence of the Whig faction, 201. Im-
peachments, 202. Appoints the "Mur-
der Committee," 203. Prorogued, 219.
Dissolved, 220.
Parliament of 1690, its meeting, iii. 237.
Settles the revenue, 239. Passes a Bill
declaring the Acts of the last Parlia-
ment valid, 247. Passes the Act of
Grace, 252. Prorogued, 255. Re-
assembles, 355. Grants supplies; ap-
points Commissioners to examine ac-
counts; debates on ways and means,
356. Question of Irish confiscations,
357. Question of proceedings against
Lord Torrington, 358. Reassembles
in October 1691, 459. Grants sup-
plies; debates on official fees and
salaries, 460-462. Debates on the
settlement of Ireland; question rela-
tive to the Treaty of Limerick, 462-
464. Debates on the East India trade,
465. Passes resolutions on the sub-
ject, 479. Bill brought in, but de-
feated by the Company, 480. Petitions
William III. to dissolve the Company,
481. Debates on the Bill for regu-
lating Trials for High Treason, 481-
484. Discussion on the Lords' amend-
ment, 485-488. The Bill dropped, 488.
Enquires into Fuller's allegations of a
plot, 504. Session of 1692, 595. Par-
ties in, 595. Question of privilege in
the Lords, 596. Debates on the state
of the nation; the Grand Committee of
Advice, 597. Enquires into navab ad-
ministration, 598-600. Revival of the
Bill for regulating Trials for Treason,
602. Resumed debate on the India
trade, 606. Votes supplies, 607. Regu-
lates the Land Tax, 608. Dispute be-
tween the Houses, 609. Raises money
by loan, 616. Question of Parlia-
mentary Reform, 621. Becomes un-
popular, 624-625. Debates on the
Place Bill, 626, 628-630. On the
Triennial Bill, 630-632. Secresy of
debates, 633. Burns Burnet's Pastoral
Letter, 641. Addresses William III.
on the state of Ireland, 648. Debates
on naval miscarriages, iv. 69, 70. On
the trade with India, 72. On the regu-
lation of Trials for High Treason, 75.
On the Triennial Bill, 75. On the
Place Bill, 77. Excitement in, on
William III.'s employment of the Veto,
79. Representation to the King; his
reply, 79. Reaction in the King's fa-
vour, 80. Debates on the Bill for the
Naturalisation of Foreign Protestants,
81-82. Debates on Supply, 83. Ways
and Means, 84. Debates on the Bank
of England Bill, 92-94. Prorogued,
96. Meets in November, 1694, 111.
Debates on the Lancashire prosecutions.
113. Resumed debates on the Bills of
the last session, 115. Abolishes the
censorship of the press, 124. Enquires
into official corruption, 128. Expels
Sir John Trevor from the Speakership,
132. Impeachment of the Duke of
Leeds, 137, 139. Dissolved, 176.
Parliament of 1695, assembles, iv. 198.
Debates on the Currency, 200-202.
On the Bill for regulating State Trials,
203, 204. Proceedings on the grant of
Crown Lands in Wales to the Duke of
Portland, 205, 206. Proceedings on
the assassination plot, 221, 222. "The
Association," 221, 232-235. Debates
on the Bill for the Regulation of Elec-
tions, 236, 237. On the Bill for a Land
Bank, 238. Reassembles, 264. Loyal
resolutions, 266. Proceedings touching
Fenwick's confession, 275, 276. Com-
mons' debates on the Bill for Fenwick's
Attainder, 277-285. Lords' debates,
288-293. Debates on the Bill for re-
gulating Elections, 298-300. On the
Bill for the Regulation of the Press,
300. Abolishes the privileges of White-
friars and the Savoy; its close, 303.
Meets in Dec. 1697, iv. 342. Loyal
address of the Commons to the King,
343. Resolution for the reduction of
the army, 343. Ineffectual attempt to
rescind the resolution, 348. The army
reduced to 10,000 men, 348. Liberal
provision for the navy; fixed income
for the King, 349. Provides securities
against conspiracies and disaffected
persons, 350. Ways and means; pro-
posed resumption of crown property
granted to the King's Dutch servants,
353, 356. The motion defeated, 357.
Debates on charges of fraud against
Montague, 357-359. Bill of Pains
and Penalties against Charles Dun-
combe, 360. Rejected by the Lords,
366. Dispute between the Houses,
367. Length of the session; commercial
questions, 367. Endeavour to prevent
smuggling by severe penalties, 369.
Addresses to the King for the protection
of the English woollen manufactures
against Irish competition, 373. Debates
on the revocation of the East India
Company's Charter, 376. On Mon-
tague's proposal of a General Company,
377. Debate in the Lords; prorogation,
378. Steady support of Government by
the Parliament of 1695, 421.
Parliament of 1698, strength of parties in,
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