22. Eugene, Prince of Savoy, had arrived in London three days before the date of this paper. He had been Marlborough's colleague in the War of the Spanish Succession, and he had come over in order to attempt to repair the overthrow of Marlborough and to prevent the Tory government from concluding peace with France on ruinous and disgraceful terms.
27. Eugenio was regularly employed by Prince Eugene as his signature, in recognition of his Italian family.
28. Scanderbeg was the great Albanian prince and commander of the fifteenth century, who freed his country from the dominion of Turkey.
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15. made. Preached, delivered.
16. Dr. Barrow, v. p. 15, 1. 12.
18. thirty merks. Twenty pounds. A merk or mark was worth 13s 4d. It was not a coin, but only a convenient name, as guinea is now.
21. fob. A small pocket, usually intended to hold a watch.
22. tobacco-stopper. A small plug for pressing down the tobacco in the bowl of the pipe.
28. Tom Touchy. v. Spectator 122.