[40] 'Ledgers:' the Public Ledger, a newspaper.
[41] 'Vaughan:' Thomas Vaughan, a friend of Murphy.
[42] 'Little factions:' Murphy had called Churchill and his friends
'The Little Faction.'
[43] 'Militia:' the Westminster militia and the city of London trained
bands and lumber troopers, afforded much amusement.
[44] 'Sparks:' Luke Sparks, an actor of the time, rather hard in his
manner.
[45] 'Smith:' Called Gentleman Smith,' an actor in genteel comedy,
corpulent in person.
[46] 'Ross:' a Scotchman, dissipated in his habits.
[47] 'Statira:' Ross's Statira was Mrs Palmer, the daughter of Mrs Pritchard.
[48] 'Macklin:' Charles Macklin, alias M'Laughlin, good in such characters as Shylock, &c.; no tragedian; a lecturer on elocution; coarse in features.
[49] 'Sheridan:' father of Richard Brinsley. See Boswell and Moore.