The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 / Historical Writings
CONTENTS
Of late years, that is to say, within the last thirty odd years, there has existed a certain amount of doubt as to whether or no the work known to us as The History of the Four Last Years of the Queen, was really the product of Swift's pen. That a work of this nature had occupied Swift during his retirement at Windsor in 1713, is undoubted. That the work here reprinted from the edition given to the world in 1758, by an anonymous editor from a copy surreptitiously taken by an anonymous friend (to use Mr. Churton Collins's summary), is the actual work upon which Swift was engaged at Windsor, is not so certain. Let us for a moment trace the history of what is known of what Swift did write, and then we shall be in a better position to judge of the authenticity of what we have before us.
All that we know of this work is gathered from Swift's correspondence, as published by Sir Walter Scott in his edition of Swift's Works issued in 1824. The first reference there made is in a note from Dr. William King to Mrs. Whiteway, from which we gather that Swift, towards the end of the year 1736, was meditating the publication of what he had written in 1713. As to the History, writes King, the Dean may be assured I will take care to supply the dates that are wanting, and which can easily be done in an hour or two. The tracts, if he pleases, may be printed by way of appendix. This will be indeed less trouble than the interweaving them in the body of the history, and will do the author as much honour, and answer the purpose full as well.
This was written from Paris, under date November 9th, O.S., 1736. It can easily be gathered from this that the tracts referred to are the tracts on the same period which Swift wrote at the time in defence of the Oxford ministry. They are given in the fifth volume of this edition.
There is thus no doubt left as to which were the tracts referred to by King, and as to the desire of Swift to include Sir Thomas Hanmer's Representation—two points that are important as evidence for the authenticity of the edition issued by Lucas in 1758.
Jonathan Swift
THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT
INTRODUCTION
"JONATH. SWIFT."
THE HISTORY OF
JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D. D.S.P.D.
LONDON:
MDCCLVIII.
THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE.[1]
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST YEARS OF THE QUEEN.
BOOK I.
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THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST
BOOK II.
"MESNAGER."
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THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST
BOOK III.
SIR,
"MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,
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THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST
BOOK IV.
"MESSIEURS,
"MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
"MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
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AN ABSTRACT
[T.S.]
SIR,
Druids.
Claudius. Nero.
Picts. Picts' Wall.
A.D. 455. Saxons.
A.D. 460. Arthur.
A.D. 600. Austin.
A.D. 819. Egbert.
Angles.
Danes.
Edgar.
A.D. 978. Danes massacred.
Sweyn.
Canutus.
King's evil.
Harold.
A.D. 1066.
1099.
THE REIGN OF HENRY THE FIRST.
1104. 1105.
1106.
1107.
1109.
1114.
1116.
1119.
1120.
1124.
1126.
1129.
1132.
1134.
1135.
THE REIGN OF STEPHEN.
1135.
1136.
1137.
1138.
1139
1140
1149. 1150.
1151.
1153
1154.
1154.
1156.
1155.
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SWIFT'S REMARKS ON THE CHARACTERS
[T.S.]
REMARKS ON THE CHARACTERS OF THE COURT OF QUEEN ANNE.
JOHN, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
JAMES, DUKE OF ORMONDE.
CHARLES, DUKE OF SOMERSET.
JOHN, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
DANIEL, EARL OF NOTTINGHAM [AFTERWARDS EARL OF WINCHILSEA].
HENRY, EARL OF ROMNEY.
JOHN, DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
CHARLES [LENNOX], DUKE OF RICHMOND.
CHARLES, DUKE OF BOLTON.
GEORGE, DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
CHARLES [FITZROY], DUKE OF GRAFTON.
SIR NATHAN WRIGHT, LORD KEEPER.
RALPH, DUKE OF MONTAGU.
WILLIAM, MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON.
JOHN, LORD SOMERS.
CHARLES, LORD HALIFAX [AFTERWARDS EARL OF HALIFAX].
CHARLES, EARL OF DORSET.
RICHARD, EARL RIVERS.
ARNOLD, EARL OF ALBEMARLE.
ALGERNON, EARL OF ESSEX.
WILLIAM, EARL OF PORTLAND.
JAMES, EARL OF DERBY.
CHARLES, EARL OF PETERBOROUGH.
CHARLES, EARL OF SUNDERLAND.
THOMAS, EARL OF STAMFORD.
THOMAS [TUFTON], EARL OF THANET.
EDWARD [MONTAGU], EARL OF SANDWICH.
ROBERT, LORD LUCAS.
CHARLES, EARL OF WINCHILSEA.
JOHN, LORD POULETT OF HINTON [AFTERWARDS EARL POULETT].
CHARLES, LORD [VISCOUNT] TOWNSHEND.
WILLIAM, LORD DARTMOUTH [AFTERWARDS EARL OF DARTMOUTH].
THOMAS, LORD WHARTON [AFTERWARDS EARL OF WHARTON].
CHARLES, LORD MOHUN.
HENRY, EARL OF KENT.[2]
ROBERT, EARL OF LINDSEY [AFTERWARDS DUKE OF ANCASTER].
MONTAGU, EARL OF ABINGDON.
PHILIP, EARL OF CHESTERFIELD.
CHARLES, EARL OF BERKELEY.
LOUIS, EARL OF FEVERSHAM.
HENRY, EARL OF GRANTHAM.
JOHN, LORD DE LA WARR.
ROBERT, LORD LEXINTON.
RALPH, LORD GREY OF WERKE.
JAMES, LORD CHANDOS.
FRANCIS, LORD GUILFORD.
EDWARD, LORD GRIFFIN.
HUGH, LORD CHOLMONDELEY [AFTERWARDS EARL OF CHOLMONDELEY].
CHARLES, LORD BUTLER OF WESTON.
MR. THOMAS MANSELL [AFTERWARDS LORD MANSELL].
SIR THOMAS FRANKLAND, POST-MASTER-GENERAL.
THE RT. HON. JOHN SMITH, ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S PRIVY-COUNCIL.
CHARLES D'AVENANT, LL.D.
MATTHEW PRIOR, ESQ., COMMISSIONER OF TRADE.
THOMAS TENISON, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
GILBERT BURNET. BISHOP OF SALISBURY.
GEORGE STEPNEY, ESQ., ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY TO THE EMPEROR [OF AUSTRIA].
MR. [AFTERWARDS SIR PAUL] METHUEN, AMBASSADOR TO THE KING OF PORTUGAL.
MR. [RICHARD] HILL, ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY TO THE DUKE OF SAVOY.
SIR LAMBERT BLACKWELL, ENVOY TO THE GREAT DUKE OF TUSCANY.
MR. D'AVENANT, AGENT AT FRANKFORT.
JOHN, LORD CUTTS.
HENRY, EARL OF GALWAY.
GEORGE, EARL OF ORKNEY.
SIR CHARLES O'HARA [AFTERWARDS LORD TYRAWLEY], LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
JAMES, DUKE OF HAMILTON.
ARCHIBALD, DUKE OF ARGYLL.
JAMES, MARQUESS OF MONTROSE [AFTERWARDS DUKE OF MONTROSE].
JOHN, EARL OF SUTHERLAND.
SECRETARY [JAMES] JOHNSTOUN, NOW LORD-REGISTER.
MR. [WILLIAM] CARSTAIRS.
JOHN, EARL OF MAR.
ANDREW FLETCHER, OF SALTON.
CHARLES, EARL OF MIDDLETON.
DAVID, EARL OF WEEMS.
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REMARKS ON
[T.S.]
REMARKS ON CLARENDON'S HISTORY OF THE REBELLION.
VOL. I.
PREFACE.
BOOK I.
BOOK II.
BOOK III.
BOOK IV
BOOK V.
VOL. II.—BOOK VI.
BOOK VII.
BOOK VIII.
BOOK IX.
VOLUME III.
BOOK X.
BOOK XI.
BOOK XII.
BOOK XIII.
BOOK XIV.
BOOK XV.
BOOK XVI.
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REMARKS ON
[T.S.]
SHORT REMARKS ON BISHOP BURNET'S HISTORY.
REMARKS ON BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME.
BOOK I.
BOOK II.
BOOK III.
BOOK IV.
BOOK VII.
THE CONCLUSION.
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, BY THOMAS BURNET, ESQ.
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NOTES ON THE FREE-HOLDER.
NOTE
[T.S.]
NOTES ON THE FREE-HOLDER.[1]
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INDEX.