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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