Engraving, early origin among the Egyptians, i. 43, note.
Engravings, first collection of, under Louis XIV., by Colbert, i. 7; collecting of engraved portraits originated the work of Granger, 45.
Epitaph on Cardinal Richelieu, by his protégé, Benserade, i. 84; by celebrated persons on themselves, 417; on Philip I., 471; on Butler, the author of Hudibras, ii. 548.
Errata, remarkable anecdotes concerning, i, 78-82.
Erroneous proper names, given in foreign authors, i. 327, and note.
Etiquette, Court, reflections on its rise and progress, ii. 194; forms of, observed between the English ambassadors and Cardinal Richelieu, 195; creation of a master of the ceremonies, 196; absurd punctilios of, illustrated from the Diary of Sir John Finett, 196-204.
Evelyn, his mode of composition, ii. 88; praise due to him for his Sylva, 152; his design for arms of Royal Society, 411, and note.
Events which have not happened, ii. 428-438.
Excommunication, by the Popes, dreadful consequences of, ii. 84.
Fairfax Papers, curious discovery of, i. 24, note.