[4]. The Patriot Analized. 1748. [Back]
[5]. True Patriot No. 14. [Back]
[6]. True Patriot. No. 29. May 20, 1746. [Back]
[7]. R. Cobbett. Memorials of Twickenham, 1872. [Back]
[8]. The Journal's epitaph was promptly written by a scurrilous opponent in lines showing that the prominences of Fielding's profile were well-known:
Beneath this stone
Lies Trott Plaid John
His length of chin and nose.
See the Gentleman's Magazine, November 1748. [Back]
Footnotes for Chapter 11
[1]. The Fiat appointing Fielding as Magistrate for the City and Borough of Westminster, now in the House of Lords, is dated July 30, 1748. [Back]
[2]. On the house identified with Mr Graves' description, and now known as "Fielding's Lodge," a tablet has recently been placed, through the energy of Mr R. G. Naish of Twerton. [Back]