Murray, orator; afterwards Earl of Mansfield, and Lord Chief Justice (1705-93).
NAPIER, COLONEL, served under Sir John Moore. Like Southey he wrote a History of the Peninsular War.
Nimeguen, treaty of; by this it was agreed that France should restore all her Dutch conquests, but should keep the Spanish conquest of Franche-Comte, a clause which naturally incensed the Emperor and the King of Spain.
Nollekens, Joseph, the eminent English sculptor, and friend of George III. (1737-1823).
Nuzzurs, presents to persons in authority.
OATES, Bedloe, Dangerfield, in 1678 pretended to have discovered a “Popish Plot” which aimed at overthrowing the King and Protestantism.
Odoacer, a Hun, who became emperor in 476 and was assassinated by his colleague, Theodoric (ib.) the Ostrogoth in 493.
O’Meara, Barry Edward, Napoleon’s physician in St. Helena, and author of A Voice from St. Helena; or, Napoleon in Exile.
Onomasticon, a Greek dictionary of antiquities, in ten books, arranged according to subject-matter.
Onslow, Arthur, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1728 to 1761.