, vol. i. p. 41,

note

2. [Footnote 1 of Letter 14]

[return]

[Footnote 3:]

Byron may possibly allude to "Matthew Mug," a character in Foote's

Mayor of Garratt

, said to be intended for the Duke of Newcastle. In act ii. sc. 2 of the comedy occurs this passage—

"Heel-Tap. Now, neighbours, have a good caution that this Master Mug does not cajole you; he is a damn'd palavering fellow."

But there is no passage in the play which exactly corresponds with Byron's quotation.