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INDEX
- Abercorn, James, Earl of, I, [130]
- Adams, John, II, [13], [170-1]
- Addington, Dr. Anthony, II, [59], [214]
- —, Henry, I, [186];
- Adelaide, Queen, II, [244]
- Adolphus, Prince (son of George III). [See Cambridge, Duke of]
- —, John, I, [164], [278 note], [289];
- II, [50 note]
- Albemarle, Lord, II, [42]
- Alfred, Prince (son of George III), II, [237]
- Amelia, Princess (daughter of George III), II, [237 note], [241], [274], [277], [282-3], [287]
- —, Princess (daughter of George II), I, [3], [4], [82], [144];
- II, [30-1]
- American Colonies, II, [1-10];
- repeal of the Stamp Act, a great victory, II, [126];
- popular enthusiasm, [ibid.];
- unpopularity of the Declaratory Act, [127];
- The Mutiny Act, [128];
- want of wisdom and tact of English ministers towards the Colonies, [128];
- Townshend brings forward fresh taxing measures, [129], [130], [131];
- seizure of the Liberty, [134];
- Appointment of Lord Hillsborough as Secretary of State for America, [135];
- arrival of troops in the Colonies, [136];
- Grafton suggests repeal of the import duties, [137];
- North proposes that duty on tea should be retained, [138];
- tea duty riot at Boston, [138];
- petition of the Colonies to the King, [139], [140];
- flinging of the tea into Boston harbour, [141];
- the Boston Port Bill, [141], [142];
- no anxiety in England, [143];
- the Colonies in open rebellion, [144];
- battle of Lexington, [145];
- Bunker's Hill, [147];
- capture of New York by Howe, [147];
- Burgoyne's success at Philadelphia [147];
- Battle of Saratoga, [148];
- mismanagement of the English troops, [152], [153];
- Lord North's plan of conciliation, [155];
- general feeling in England as to the impossibility to conquer America, [158];
- the Duke of Richmond moves the independence of America, [160];
- Chatham makes a dying speech in protest, [161];
- victory of Cornwallis, [165];
- surrender of York town, [165];
- negotiations of Rockingham and Shelburne with the States, [170];
- treaty signed, [ibid.]
- Amherst, Sir Jeffrey, II, [66]
- Ancaster, Duchess of, I, [128], [207], [232]
- —, Duke of, I, [291]
- Andrews, Rev. —, I, [169]
- Anne, Princess (daughter of George II), I, [4], [8], [9]
- Anson, Lord, I, [154]
- Anstey, Christopher, II, [13]
- Argyll, Duke of, I, [21 note]
- Astley, Sir Edward, II, [79]
- Auckland, Earl of, II, [264], [279]
- Augusta, Princess (sister of George III), afterwards Duchess of Brunswick, I, [14], [230];
- —, Princess (daughter of George III), I, [51], [56], [74];
- —, (wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales). [See Wales, Princess Dowager of]
- Augustus, Prince (son of George III). [See Sussex, Duke of] [Pg 304]
- Axford, Isaac, I, [90], [91], [92], [93], [94], [95], [96], [97], [100]
- Aylesbury, Earl of, I, [21 note,]
- Aylesford, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Ayrton, Dr., II, [209]
- Ayscough, Dr. Francis, I, [35], [36]
- Bach, Madame, I, [223]
- Baillie, Dr. Matthew, II, [277]
- Baker, Sir George, II, [205], [207], [208], [212], [219], [227], [233]
- Baltimore, Lord, I, [12], [18], [33 note]
- Bancroft, George, II, [135], [136]
- Banks, Sir Joseph, I, [82], [191]
- Barclay, Robert, I, [169]
- Barré, Colonel Isaac, I, [277];
- Barrymore, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Bartlett, Miss, I, [92]
- Bateman, Lord, I, [181]
- Bathurst, Lord, I, [69]
- Beattie, James, I, [192]
- Beaufort, Duke of, I, [21 note];
- II, [70]
- Beckford, William (Lord Mayor), I, [150], [152], [266-7], [272];
- —, William, junr., I, [187], [190]
- Bedford, John, Duke of, I, [21 note], [148], [162], [276], [277], [282], [283], [285], [291];
- Bentinck, Lady Harriet, I, [134 note]
- Bernard, Sir Francis, II, [16], [135], [136]
- Bertie, Lord Robert, I, [37]
- Bessborough, Earl of, II, [50 note]
- Betterton, Mrs., I, [221]
- Betts, Mr., I, [28]
- Bladen, Colonel, II, [7 note]
- Blake, William, I, [193]
- Bolingbroke, Henry, Viscount, I, [21], [36], [207]
- Bolton, Harry, Duke of, II, [95]
- Boswell, James, I, [143], [160]
- Bridgwater, Duke of, I, [21 note]
- Bristol, Lord, II, [60]
- Brougham, Henry, Baron, II, [30-1], [89]
- Brown, Launcelot, I, [202 note]
- Brudenel, Hon. James, I, [69]
- Brunswick, Adolphus, Duke of, I, [127]
- —, Augusta, Duchess of. [See Augusta, Princess]
- —, Charles, Duke of, II, [120-3]
- Buckingham, Lady, I, [177]
- Buckinghamshire, Lord, II, [279]
- Buggins, Lady Cecilia. [see Underwood]
- Bunbury, Lady Sarah, [See Lennox]
- —, Sir Thomas Charles, I, [117]
- Buononcini, I, [9]
- Burgoyne, General John, II, [83], [147]
- Burke, Edmund, I, [8], [285], [286];
- Burney, Dr. Charles, I, [213]
- —, Frances, I, [209], [210], [211-16], [222], [223], [227], [230-1], [233];
- Burns, Robert, I, [55-6]
- Bute, Lord, I, [43];
- first meeting with Frederick Prince of Wales, [44];
- his ascendency [45];
- much detested, [46], [47];
- character according to Walpole, [48];
- alleged intimacy with the Princess Dowager, [47], [48], [49];
- his absolutist theories, [49], [50];
- appointed groom of the stole, [68];
- prepares the King's first speech, [137-138];
- introduces a bill to secure the judges in their office for life, [141];
- advises King to cede prize money, [143];
- his ascendency, [144];
- made ranger of Richmond park, [144];
- suspicion of the City of London, [144], [145];
- scheme to place at head of affairs, [146];
- unpopularity of, [150];
- his henchmen attack Pitt, [150];
- violently attacked in the city, [152];
- becomes first Lord of the Treasury, [154];
- great feeling against him, [156], [157];
- his inordinate craving for power, [158];
- his patronage of literature, [159];
- his employment of bribery, [160];
- introduces a cyder tax, [163];[Pg 305]
- resigns, [ibid.];
- his character and failings, [164], [165];
- founds the "Auditor" and the "Briton," [235];
- negotiations with the king over a coalition government, [273], [276];
- great unpopularity with the Whigs, [289];
- II, [27], [28], [29]
- Byron, George, Lord, I, [xiii], [172], [268];
- Calcraft, John, I, [277]
- Calderwood, Mrs., I, [104]
- Cambridge, Adolphus, Duke of, II, [237 note], [243], [287]
- Camden, Charles, Earl of, I, [85], [239], [252], [287];
- Campbell, Lady Archibald, I, [12], [14]
- —, Colonel, I, [183]
- —, Lord Frederick, I, [291]
- Cantalupe, Lord, I, [207 note]
- Cantilo, Miss, I, [223]
- Carhampton, Earl of, II, [109]
- Carlisle, Henry, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- —, Frederick, Earl of, I, [196], [226];
- Carlyle, Thomas, I, [2-3]
- Carnarvon, Marquis of, I, [21 note], [35 note], [181]
- Caroline, Queen (Consort of George II), I, [5], [9], [14], [16], [17], [18], [19], [23], [30]
- — Matilda, Princess (sister of George III), Queen of Denmark, II, [99], [112], [123-5]
- Carpenter, Lady Almeria, II, [100 note], [118]
- Carteret, John, I, [21]
- Catherine II, Empress of Russia, I, [195]
- Cave, Edward, I, [22]
- Cavendish, Lord George, I, [273]
- —, Lord John, II, [190]
- Chambers, Sir William, I, [75], [204], [205]
- Charles Edward (Young Pretender), I, [31], [140], [141], [141 note]
- Charlotte, Queen (Consort of George III), letter to King of Prussia, I, [121], [122];
- extreme simplicity of her training, [126], [127];
- formal betrothal, [127];
- leaves Strelitz, [128];
- arrives at Harwich, [129];
- progress to London, [130];
- arrives at the Palace, [131];
- description of personal appearance, [132], [133], [134];
- her Puritanism, [198];
- in her early married life little better than a prisoner, [206];
- which causes a certain bitterness in her character, [208];
- influence of Mdlle. Schwellenberg, [209];
- dislike of Fanny Burney, [211-213];
- the Queen takes English lessons, [220], [221];
- fond of the theatre, [222], [223];
- her anxiety for her children, [226], [227];
- interests herself in trinkets, [227];
- not popular with her subjects, [227], [228];
- her domineering spirit, [229], [230];
- no endearing qualities, [231];
- a hard woman, [232];
- becomes patroness of the Magdalen Hospital, [ibid.];
- concern at the King's illness, II, [209], [211], [212];
- opposition to the Prince of Wales, [247];
- amusing encounter with Colonel Landmann, [255-257];
- illness and death, [289], [290]
- Charlotte, Princess (daughter of George III). [See Wurtemberg, Queen of]
- — of Brunswick, Princess (afterwards Queen Charlotte, Consort of George IV), II, [123], [264], [268]
- — of Wales, Princess, II, [81 note], [241], [288]
- Chatham, William, Earl of. [See Pitt]
- —, John, Earl of, II, [145]
- Chesterfield, Philip, Fourth Earl of, I, [9], [21], [48], [85], [158], [199], [225-6], [228];
- II, [39]
- —, Philip, Fifth Earl of, I, [168];
- II, [254]
- Churchill, Charles, I, [235], [238], [241-3], [244 note], [247-8], [248-9]
- Christian VII, King of Denmark, II, [123-5]
- Christina of Brunswick, Princess, I, [127 note]
- Chudleigh, Elizabeth, I, [90], [91], [157], [157 note] [Pg 306]
- Clarence, Adelaide, Duchess of. [See Adelaide, Queen]
- —, William, Duke of. [See William IV]
- Clarke, Mary Anne, II, [249], [276]
- Clements, Mrs., II, [104]
- Cobham, Richard, Viscount, I, [21]
- Coke, Lady Mary, II, [100-1]
- Colchester, Lord, II, [289]
- Colville, Admiral Lord, II, [16]
- Conway, Henry Seymour, II, [4], [14], [24], [24 note], [33], [37], [48], [79], [169]
- Cooke, George, I, [255]
- Coote, Sir Eyre, II, [174]
- Cornwallis, Charles, Marquis of, II, [165], [184]
- —, Frederick (Archbishop of Canterbury), I, [171-2]
- Costard, George, I, [28]
- Courtoun, Lady, II, [254]
- —, Lord, II, [254]
- Coventry, Earl of, I, [21 note];
- II, [70]
- Creevey, Thomas, II, [270], [279]
- Cresset, Mr., I, [38], [39]
- Crosdill, John, I, [223]
- Cumberland, Anne, Duchess of, II, [109-11], [113], [117], [243]
- —, Ernest, Duke of,
I, [77];
- II, [237 note], [244-5], [249-250]
- —, Henry, Duke of, I, [22 note], [102 note], [103];
- —, William, Duke of, I, [58-61], [82], [282], [284], [288], [290], [292], [293], [294];
- Dalkeith, Lady, I, [228 note]
- Dance (painter), I, [195-6]
- Darnley, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Dartmouth, Earl of, II, [139], [145]
- Dashwood, Catherine, I, [206], [206 note]
- —, Sir Francis. [See Le Despencer, Lord]
- De Bouille, Marquis, II, [174]
- De Chatelet, M., II, [136]
- De Choiseul, Duc, II, [133], [136]
- De Dieden, M., II, [124]
- De Grabow, Mme., I, [126]
- De Herzfeldt, Madame, II, [123]
- De Kalb, II, [133], [134]
- De Villars, Duc, II, [101]
- Delany, Mrs., I, [201], [213], [234], [259];
- II, [203 note]
- Dempster, Dr., I, [156]
- Denbigh, Basil, Earl of, I, [21 note], [164];
- II, [38]
- Derby, Earl of, I, [21 note];
- II, [186]
- Desbrowe, Colonel, I, [133]
- Desnoyers, I, [27]
- Devonshire, William, Duke of, I, [273]
- —, Fifth Duke of, I, [291]
- Dickinson, II, [128]
- Digby, Lord, I, [69]
- Dodington, George Bubb, I, [7], [41], [71], [72], [74], [145]
- Doran, John, I, [60], [100]
- Dorset, Duke of, II, [173]
- Dowdeswell, William, II, [78]
- Downe, Lord, I, [37]
- Dubourgay, I, [4]
- Duncan, Sir William, I, [277]
- Dundas, Sir Lawrence, II, [37]
- —, Henry, I, [263]
- Dunning, John, II, [70]
- Dyson, Jeremiah, II, [39], [54], [55]
- Eden, William, II, [155]
- Edgcombe, Lord, II, [50]
- Edward, Prince (brother of George III). [See York, Duke of]
- —, Prince (son of George III). [See Kent, Duke of]
- Edwin, Lady Charlotte, I, [33 note]
- Effingham, Countess of, I, [207];
- II, [207]
- —, Earl of, II, [145]
- Eglington, Alexander, Earl of, II, [54]
- Egremont, Countess of, I, [207]
- —, Earl of, I, [153], [154], [238], [239], [240], [258]
- Eldon, John, Earl of, II, [260]
- Elizabeth, Princess (daughter of George III). [See Hesse-Homburg, Landgravine of]
- Ellenborough, Lord, II, [280]
- Elliott, Sir Gilbert, II, [83], [207-8]
- Ellis, Welbore, II, [179]
- Elliston, Robert, I, [223]
- Ernest, Prince (son of George III). [See Cumberland, Duke of] [Pg 307]
- Erskine, Sir Harry, I, [272]
- Essex, Charlotte, Countess of, II, [99]
- —, William, Earl of, I, [15]
- Euston, Lord, I, [69]
- Evans, Mr., I, [28]
- Fauconberg, Earl of, II, [207]
- Fitzherbert, Mrs., I, [98], [100], [103];
- II, [115 note]
- Fitzroy, General, II, [241], [274], [283]
- Fitzwilliam, Lord, II, [193]
- Fox, Charles James, I, [xiii], [81], [107], [115];
- —, Henry. [See Holland, Baron]
- —, Lady Caroline, I, [106]
- Franklin, Benjamin, II, [11], [23], [132], [133], [146]
- Frederick, Prince of Wales, born at Hanover, I, [1];
- unpopular with his parents, [2];
- early project to marry him to Wilhelmina of Prussia, I, [2-4];
- arrival in England, [5];
- quarrels with his parents, [ibid.];
- fault not entirely his, [6];
- his debts, [6], [7];
- throws his lot in with the opposition, [8];
- his jealousy of the Princess Royal, [9];
- marriage, [10];
- intrigue with Anne Vane, [11], [12];
- with Lady Archibald Hamilton, [11], [12];
- with Lady Middlesex, [12];
- his debts, [13];
- birth of the Princess Augusta, [14];
- subsequent quarrel at Prince's behaviour thereover, [14-20];
- banished from Court, [20];
- his attempts to gain popularity, [21];
- a patron of manufactures and arts, I, [21], [22];
- popular with the mob, [23], [24];
- Walpole's attempt to bring about a reconciliation, [24];
- whose offer is refused, [25];
- reconciliation with George II, [26];
- his death, [27];
- contemporary opinion of him, [28];
- posthumous opinion, [30-32].
- Frederick I, King of Sweden, I, [33 note]
- —the Great, II, [121-3], [149]
- —, Prince (brother of George III), I, [22 note];
- II, [98]
- —, Prince (son of George III). [See York, Duke of]
- Freeman, Dr., I, [22]
- Gage, General, II, [142], [145], [158]
- Galt, John, I, [23], [34], [73], [75], [80], [131], [136], [182];
- Garrick, David, I, [179-80]
- Garth, Colonel, II, [249], [254]
- —, General, II, [260]
- Gates, General, II, [165]
- George I. I, [1], [139], [140], [257]
- George II. I, [1], [3], [6], [7], [9], [10], [14], [15], [16-18], [19], [20], [24], [39], [40], [55], [56], [57], [58], [62], [63], [64], [65], [66], [67], [68], [70], [74], [105], [106], [139], [140], [257]
- George III. Character, I, [ix-xv],
- Birth, I, [33], [34];
- education begins when scarcely six years old, [35];
- placed under Dr. Ayscough, who was the wrong man for the place, [35], [36];
- George Scott appointed, [36];
- Lord North becomes governor, [36], [37];
- household of the young prince, [37];
- dissension in the tutor's camp, [38-40];
- Dr. Thomas appointed preceptor, [42];
- Lord Waldegrave appointed governor, [ibid.];
- influence of Lord Bute, [49], [50], [53];
- close vigilance of his mother, I, [51];
- her strictness, [52];
- titles bestowed on the death of his father, [55];
- George II takes some interest in the heir-apparent, [56];
- question of appointing a regent, [58];
- Duke of Cumberland proposed and unpopularity thereof, [59];
- alarm of George II at the tameness of his disposition, [62];
- marriage proposal, [62], [63];
- indignation of the Princess Dowager, [63];
- machinations to prevent marriage, [63], [64];
- fury of George II, [ibid.];
- attempt of ministers to withdraw Prince from maternal influence, [68];
- royal[Pg 308] grant given of £40,000, but Prince refuses to leave his mother, [66];
- ministers nonplussed, [66], [67];
- desires Lord Bute to be made groom of the stole, [67];
- dismissal of Lord Waldegrave, [68];
- reorganisation of the Prince's establishment, [69];
- succeeds to the throne, [71];
- poor equipment and education for the high office, and his homely tastes, [71-80];
- early love for agriculture, [75];
- very untravelled, [76];
- ill effects of the isolation of his youth, [77], [78];
- his good qualities, [80];
- strong prejudices, [81];
- astonishing aptitude for King-craft, [ibid.];
- popular at his accession, [82], [83];
- alleged connection with Hannah Lightfoot, [86], [87], [88], [89], [90], [91], [92], [94], [96];
- alleged marriage with her, [97], [98], [99], [100];
- "Appeal for Royalty" documents a forgery, [101], [102];
- examination of the Lightfoot claim, [103], [104];
- infatuation for Lady Sarah Lennox, [105], [106];
- alarm of the Princess Dowager, [107];
- connivance of Fox, to whose interest the marriage would be, [108], [109];
- the King takes Lady Susan Fox Strangways into his confidence, [110];
- rumour of a Brunswick marriage, [102];
- alleged proposal at a dance to Lady Sarah Lennox, [112];
- announcement of marriage to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, [113];
- discussion as to reason for rejecting Lady Sarah, [114], [115];
- after marriage the King still has an attachment for Lady Sarah, [117], [118];
- the royal marriage, selection of Princess Charlotte, I, [121];
- notifies his intention of marriage to the Privy Council, [124];
- sends Lord Harcourt to demand formally the hand of Princess Charlotte, [126], [127];
- treaty of marriage signed, [128];
- arrival of Princess Charlotte at Harwich, [129];
- the King disappointed at her appearance, [131];
- speech to the nation, [136], [137], [138];
- favourable reception of same, [138];
- popular because English, [129];
- on Bute's advice cedes prize money and accepts a settled income, [143];
- ascendency of Lord Bute, [144], [146];
- dismissal of Pitt, [148];
- lampoons on the fall of the Great Commoner, [150];
- the King and Queen in the city, [151];
- indifferent reception, [152];
- resignation of the Duke of Newcastle, [154];
- appointment of Lord Bute as First Lord of the Treasury, [ibid.];
- his unpopularity at its zenith, [157], [158];
- Bute, desirous of peace, compelled to make war, [161];
- the cyder tax, [163];
- resignation of Lord Bute, [ibid.];
- deeply religious, [167], [168], [169];
- visits Robert Barclay, the Quaker, [169];
- friendly to Nonconformists but hates Roman Catholics, [170];
- a high ideal for those in clerical orders, [171];
- proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, [173], [174], [175];
- strict observance of the Sabbath, [175];
- dullness of the Court, [176], [177];
- not possessed of popular qualities, [178], [179];
- very affable in the country, [179];
- meets David Garrick, [180];
- his tactless remarks, [180];
- his vein of humour, [181], [182], [183];
- a great sense of regal dignity, [185];
- takes himself with great seriousness, [186];
- a stickler for etiquette, [186], [187], [188];
- reputation for stupidity, [189], [190];
- the dispute over the lightning conductor, [191];
- some liking for art, [191], [192];
- a patron of literature, [193];
- founds a library, [193], [194];
- his patronage, [194], [195];
- not generous, [196];
- unpopularity of the Court due to parsimony, [198], [199], [200];
- seeks a more secluded residence, [202];
- purchases Buckingham House,[ 203];
- elaborate preparations, [204];
- known[Pg 309] henceforth as the Queen's House, [ibid.];
- his residence at Richmond Lodge and improvements, [204], [205];
- prison-like seclusion of the Queen, [206], [207];
- Mdlle. Swellenberg [208-210];
- Frances Burney, [212], [213];
- private life of the King and Queen very dull, [216], [222], [223];
- takes an active interest in the domestic economy of the palaces, [218];
- abuse of tipping, [219];
- quaintness of the internal management of the palace, [219], [220];
- his daily life, [224], [225];
- stricter rearing of the royal children, [226-227];
- publications of "The North Briton," No. [xlv], [236];
- violent attack on the ministers, [237];
- anger of the King, [ibid.];
- issues a warrant, and printer and publisher are arrested, [238];
- arrest of Wilkes, [ibid.];
- set at liberty, [239];
- but is dismissed from the Buckinghamshire militia, [240];
- meeting of Parliament in 1763 and the "Essay on Woman," [248];
- the House orders No. xlv to be burnt by the common hangman, [249];
- duel between Wilkes and Martin, [249];
- Parliament outlaws Wilkes for contumacy, [251];
- popularity of Wilkes, [252], [253];
- elected for Middlesex, [255];
- expelled from Parliament and re-elected, [256];
- deeply incensed at Wilkes's popularity, [257];
- his courage in politics, [257];
- attack on his life by Margaret Nicholson, [258];
- his bravery, [259];
- second attempt on his life, [259], [260];
- third attempt, [263], [264], [265];
- reconciliation with Wilkes, [268];
- places Grenville at the Treasury, [269];
- his regard for him, [270];
- discovers too late that Grenville is a hard task-master, [270], [271];
- makes strenuous efforts to free himself, [272];
- suggests a coalition to Lord Bute, [272];
- his antipathy to the Whigs, [273];
- sends for Pitt, [274];
- forced to ask Grenville to remain in office, [275];
- endeavours to sow dissension among the Whigs, [276];
- offends the Duke of Bedford, [277];
- taken ill, [277];
- first indications of mental derangement, [278], [279], [280];
- recovery, [281];
- Regency Bill, [281], [282];
- intrigue to omit the name of Princess Dowager from the Regency Council, [283], [284];
- indignation thereover with Lord Halifax and Lord Sandwich, [284];
- negotiates through the Duke of Cumberland, for the return of the Whigs, [284], [285];
- Pitt only man able to form a strong administration, [286];
- Grenville offers resignation, [287];
- Pitt approached, [287];
- failure of negotiations [288];
- recall of Grenville, [288];
- the King furious at the minister's terms, [289], [290];
- fresh overtures to Pitt, [293], [294];
- as a last resource Lord Rockingham offered office, [295];
- desires to tax the American colonies, II, [1-4];
- the Stamp Act, [3-4], [11];
- mismanagement of American colonies, [4-9];
- outcry in the colonies at the passing of the Stamp Act, [13];
- mob destroy the Stamp office, [15];
- the day the Stamp Act comes into force kept as a day of mourning, [16];
- the King seriously alarmed at the trouble in America, [18];
- Pitt attacks Stamp Act, [19-23];
- repeal of the Stamp Act, [25];
- Whigs mistrust Bute, [26], [27], [29-32];
- surprise of the nation at the appointment of Rockingham, [32];
- a weak administration, [32], [33];
- his difficulties, [35], [36];
- intrigues against the ministry, [37], [38];
- defeat of the government in the House of Lords, [39];
- Rockingham remonstrates against Court intrigue, [40], [41], [42];
- Rockingham ministry falls, [44];
- the King sends for Pitt, II, [46];
- forms ministry, [47], [48]; [Pg 310]
- enthusiasm of the people for Pitt, [49];
- Pitt accepts earldom, [50];
- unpopularity of the step, [ibid.];
- his desire to rule, [51];
- the King's "Friends," [52];
- the health of Chatham, [56-58];
- during Chatham's illness leadership devolved on Grafton, [61];
- character of Grafton, [61];
- attempt to alienate him from Chatham, [62-64];
- Grafton becomes Prime Minister, [65];
- anger of Chatham, [66];
- the city remonstrance, [67];
- chancellorship and death of Charles Yorke, [71];
- resignation of Grafton, [72];
- North takes office, II, [73], [74];
- refuses to dissolve Parliament, [76];
- undertakes management of the House of Commons, [77];
- reduces bribery to a fine art, [77], [78];
- regards himself as above criticism, [79];
- his debts, [79], [80];
- rebuke of Parliament, [80];
- North's scandalous loan, [81];
- no scruples for kingly dignity, [82], [83];
- his vindictiveness, [84], [85];
- tenacious of his promises, [86];
- in his kingly office the slave of deep rooted selfishness, [88];
- his inability to act wisely, [89], [90];
- North frequently tenders resignation, [91], [92];
- the King ever against liberty, [92-93];
- persecution of Admiral Keppel, [93], [94], [95], [96], [97];
- family worries, [98-126];
- his brothers' love of pleasure, [100-103];
- secret marriage of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, II, [106], [115];
- dissipation and debts of Henry, Duke of Cumberland, II, [107-109];
- secret marriage of the Duke, [111];
- Royal Marriage Act, [111-113];
- scandal concerning Caroline of Denmark, [112], [123];
- Dukes' wives not received, [116], [117];
- reconciliation with Duke of Cumberland, II, [119];
- marriage of Princess Augusta, [122], [133];
- endeavours to reassert his dignity in the American colonies, [129];
- Townshend's Act, [131];
- petitions from the colonies, [134], [139];
- in spite of lessons he redoubles his anti-colonial policy, [139];
- sanctions the Boston Port Bill, [141], [142];
- open rebellion of the colonies, [145];
- purchase of Hessian troops, [149];
- Chatham the hope of the nation, [152];
- North's plan of conciliation, [155], [156];
- failure of the Commission, [156];
- negotiations with Chatham, [156];
- death of Chatham and his ungenerous conduct, [161];
- still determined to pursue the war, [163], [164];
- North makes another effort to retire, [164];
- increase of his influence in Parliament, [165];
- surrender of Yorktown, [161];
- Fox proposes a committee to consider peace, [169];
- treaty with United States signed, [170];
- reception of John Adams, [170], [171], [172];
- resignation of North, [175];
- unwilling to place himself in the hands of the opposition, [175-178];
- arranges an administration with Shelburne, [178];
- rise of Fox, [180], [181];
- his undying enmity for him, [182], [183];
- who regards Fox's speech as a declaration of war against himself, [184];
- attempts to sow the seed of discord in the cabinet, [186], [187];
- ill-feeling between Shelburne and Fox, [188];
- death of Lord Rockingham, [189];
- resignation of Fox, Burke, Portland, and Lord John Cavendish, [190];
- first speech of William Pitt, [190], [191];
- opens Parliament, [192];
- the Coalition, [194];
- invites Pitt to form a ministry, who refuses, [195];
- Fox's India Bill, [197], [198];
- ministry dismissed, [199], [200];
- sends for Pitt, [200];
- prorogation of Parliament, election, and overwhelming majority of Pitt, [201];
- his fear of becoming corpulent, [202];
- his temperance, [203-205];
- breakdown of his health, [205], [206]; [Pg 311]
- goes to Cheltenham, [207];
- disorder increases, [207];
- sudden illness, [208], [209];
- account of Philip Withers, [209], [210], [211];
- complete madness, [213];
- removal to Kew, [215], [216];
- placed under the care of Dr. Willis, [216], [219];
- his treatment, [220];
- examination as to the state of his health before the Privy Council, [223];
- debate on the Regency Bill, [224], [225];
- improvement of his condition, [227], [228];
- infatuation for Lady Pembroke, [229];
- continued improvement of his health, [230];
- the last bulletin, [233];
- joy of London at his recovery, [234-236];
- trouble with his children, [237-250];
- Princess Royal, [238], [239];
- Princesses Augusta and Sophia, [241];
- Princess Elizabeth marries the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, [241-242];
- all his sons wild, [243];
- Duke of Sussex and Duke of Cambridge give least cause for anxiety, [243];
- Dukes of Clarence and Kent, II, [244];
- not on friendly terms with his sons, [244];
- conduct of the Prince of Wales, [245], [246];
- dissipations of the Duke of York, [248], [249];
- scandalous life of the Duke of Cumberland, [249], [250];
- his popularity after his illness, [251], [252], [253], [255];
- visits to Weymouth, [254], [255], [256];
- Colonel Landmann and the Queen, [256], [257];
- ascendency of Pitt, [258];
- dismissal of Thurlow, [259];
- Catholic Emancipation, [260], [261];
- resignation of Pitt, [261];
- death of Pitt, [261];
- return of Fox to power, [261-262];
- health again an anxiety, [263], [264], [265];
- Dr. Willis called in, [265];
- troubled about the Princess of Wales, [268];
- illness ages him, [ibid.];
- at Windsor, [269], [270];
- recovers [270];
- increasing deafness and defective sight, [272];
- daily life at Windsor, [273], [274];
- sight gives way, [275];
- the Walcheren expedition, [276];
- "Duke and Darling" scandal, [276];
- death of Princess Amelia, [277];
- again insane, [278-282];
- will of Princess Amelia, [282];
- arrangements for comfort, [284], [285];
- his delusions, [286], [287];
- illness of Queen Charlotte, [289];
- her death, [290]; his death, [290-292]
- George IV, I, [x], [98], [100], [103], [104];
- Germaine, Lord George. [See Sackville, George]
- Gibbon, Edward, I, [194];
- Gillray, James, II, [251]
- Gisborne, Dr., II, [219], [224], [268]
- Gloucester, Maria, Duchess of, I, [103];
- — , Mary, Duchess of, II, [116 note], [237 note], [283]
- — , William Frederick, Duke of, II, [116 note], [241]
- — , William Henry, Duke of, I,
[22 note];
- II, [99], [100 note], [103-7], [115-19]
- Glover, Richard, I, [31]
- Goupy, M., I, [196]
- Gower, Lord, II, [55], [167], [177], [194]
- Graeme, Colonel, I, [120-21];
- II, [37]
- Grafton, Augustus, Duke of, I, [68], [116], [165], [273];
- Graham, Lord, II, [198 note]
- — , Mr. Baron, I, [181-2]
- Granby, Marquis of, I, [290];
- Grantham, Lord, I, [18];
- II, [190]
- Granville, Miss, I, [12]
- Grenville, George, I, [xi], [65], [65 note], [148], [154], [236], [269], [277], [279], [283], [285], [286-7], [288], [288 note], [289-294];
- Grenville, George (first Marquis of Buckingham), II, [151] [Pg 312]
- — , Hester, I, [65 note]
- — , James, I, [65], [65 note], [148];
- — , Mrs., I, [228 note]
- — , William, Baron, II, [220-221], [258], [261]
- Greville, Lady Louisa, I, [134 note]
- Gronard, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Grosvenor, Henrietta, Lady, II, [107], [109]
- — , Lord, II, [107]
- Gwyn, Colonel, II, [254], [255]
- Haggersdorn, Mrs., I, [208]
- Halford, Sir Henry, II, [277], [280], [281], [282], [287]
- Halifax, George, Earl of, I, [155], [165], [237], [238], [239], [240], [282], [283], [292]
- Hamilton, Lady Anne, I, [131-2], [134 note]
- — , Lady Archibald, I, [11], [13]
- — , Duchess of, I, [128], [131], [207]
- Hancock, John, II, [134]
- Handel, George Friedrich, I, [9];
- II, [276]
- Hanway, Jonas, I, [218]
- Harcourt, Colonel, II, [254], [270]
- — , Lady Elizabeth, I, [134 note]
- — , Simon, Earl of, I, [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43], [125], [127], [219]
- Hardinge, George, II, [251]
- Hardwicke, Philip, Earl of, I, [66], [138], [146], [147], [148], [269], [272], [280];
- Hartington, Lord, I, [11], [37]
- Harvey, Mary, Lady, I, [83]
- Hastings, Warren, II, [197], [258]
- Hatfield, James, I, [265]
- Hayter, Dr. Thomas, Bishop of Norwich, II, [37], [38], [39], [40], [40 note], [41]
- Heberden, Dr., II, [206]
- Henley, Lady, II, [272]
- — , Lord, II, [272]
- Henry, Prince (brother of George III). [See Cumberland, Duke of]
- — , Patrick, II, [13], [14]
- Hervey, John, Lord, I, [5], [6], [8], [11], [12], [13], [14], [19], [29]
- Hertford, Francis, Marquis of, I, [123]
- Hesse-Cassel, Wilhelmina, Princess of, II, [243]
- Hesse-Homberg, Elizabeth, Landgravine of, I, [51], [117];
- — , Landgrave of, II, [241-2]
- Hillsborough, Earl of, II, [139]
- Hinchinbrook, Lord, II, [173]
- Hogarth, William, I, [241-3];
- II, [241]
- Holdernesse, Lord, I, [145], [146], [147]
- Holland, Henry, Baron, I, [106-7], [108], [111-12],
[111 note], [113], [115], [148], [163], [165], [177], [280], [289], [290] [293];
- II, [180], [195 note]
- Home, John, I, [160], [192 note]
- Hotham, Sir Charles, I, [4]
- Horton, Lady Anne. [See Cumberland, Duchess of]
- Howard, Mrs., I, [12]
- Howe, General, II, [145], [147]
- Huish, Robert, I, [47], [56], [65], [78], [88-9], [121], [144], [159], [205], [218];
- II, [190]
- Hume, David, II, [68-9]
- Hunt, Leigh, I, [30], [229]
- Huntingdon, Lord, I, [69]
- — , Selina, Countess of, I, [171]
- Huske, General, II, [8]
- Hutchinson, Thomas, II, [15], [142]
- Hyder Ali, II, [167], [174]
- Inchiquin, Earl of, I, [55]
- Inclagreen, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Inverness, Cecilia, Duchess of, [See Underwood]
- Jenkinson, Charles, I, [47];
- II, [72 note]
- Jerningham, Lady, I, [262-3], [264];
- Jersey, Lady, I, [198], [198 note]
- Jesse, J. H., I, [ix. note], [104], [216];
- II, [61], [117 note]
- Johnson, Dr. James, Bishop of Gloucester, I, [42]
- — , Dr. Samuel, I, [84], [142-3], [160],
[160 note], [187-8];
- II, [22 note]
- Johnstone, George, II, [155]
- "Junius," I, [53], [77], [108], [162], [243 note]; [Pg 313]
- Jordan, Dora, II, [244]
- Kearsley, I, [252]
- Keats, John, I, [xiii]
- Keith, Rev. Alexander, I, [96], [97]
- Kent, Edward, Duke of, II, [109], [237 note], [244]
- Kenyon, Lord, I, [182]
- Keppel, Admiral, I, [xii];
- —, General, I, [291]
- —, Lady Elizabeth, I, [134 note]
- Kerr, Lady Elizabeth, I, [134 note]
- Kidgell, John, I, [245]
- Kildare, Lady, I, [106]
- —, Duchess of, II, [244]
- Kingsale, Lord, I, [185]
- Knight, Charles, I, [172 note]
- Kuffe, Mr., II, [204]
- Landmann, Colonel, I, [183-4];
- Launay, Colonel, I, [4]
- Lawrence, Thomas, I, [195]
- Le Despencer, Francis, Baron, I, [154],
[154 note], [163], [165], [244],
[244 note], [248];
- II, [54]
- Lecky, W. E. H., I, [255], [270], [276];
- Leiningen, Princess of. See Kent, Duchess of
- [Lennox, Lady Sarah], I, [105-119], [134 note], [221], [292];
- Lightfoot, Hannah, I, [86-104]
- Litchfield, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Loughborough, Alexander, Baron, I, [160 note];
- Louis Philippe, II, [240]
- — XV, King of France, II, [102]
- Louisa Anne, Princess (sister of George III), I, [22 note];
- II, [98]
- Lowther, Sir James, I, [129]
- Luttrell, Lady Anne. [See Cumberland, Duchess of]
- —, Colonel, II, [256]
- Lyttelton, George, Baron, I, [35], [36], [288],
[288 note];
- II, [33]
- Macaulay, Lord, I, [212], [213];
- Macclesfield, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Macdonald, Chief Baron, I, [181-2]
- —, Flora, I, [31]
- Mackenzie, Stuart, I, [284 note], [289], [289 note], [290-1], [292]
- Macpherson, James, I, [160]
- Mahon, Lord, II, [150], [160]
- Majendie, Dr., I, [220]
- Mallet, David, I, [160]
- Malmesbury, James, Earl of, II, [269], [289]
- Manchester, Duke of, I, [207];
- II, [70]
- Manners, Col., I, [181], [216];
- II, [274]
- Mansfield, William, Earl of, I, [39], [255];
- Mara, Madame, I, [120]
- March William, Earl of. [See Queensberry, Duke of]
- Marie Amélie, Princess, of Naples, II, [241]
- Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of, I, [13]
- Martin, Samuel, I, [249], [250]
- Mary, Princess (daughter of George III). [See Gloucester, Duchess of]
- Masham, Hon. S., I, [69]
- Massey, W. N., I, [230]
- Mayhew, Rev. —, II, [15]
- McCarthy, Justin, I, [23], [28], [104]
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duke of, I, [199 note]
- —, Prince Charles of, I, [199 note]
- —, Prince George of, I, [119]
- Meredith, Sir William, II, [50 note]
- Middlesex, Lady, I, [12]
- Monaco, Prince of, II, [101-2]
- Monson, Lord, II, [50 note]
- Montagu, Mary Wortley, I, [43]
- Montague Lady Caroline, I, [134 note]
- Montrose, Duke of, II, [198 note]
- Mountstuart, Lord, II, [29-30], [39]
- Munro, Dr., II, [206]
- Murphy, Arthur, I, [160]
- Murray, Lady Augusta, II, [243]
- —, Charles, I, [222]
- —, William. [See Mansfield, Earl of]
- Napier, Henry, I, [113] [Pg 314]
- — Lady Sarah. [See Lennox]
- —, Hon. George, I, [117]
- —, William, I, [117]
- —, Sir Charles, I, [117], [117 note]
- Napoleon, II, [252], [288]
- Nelson, Horatio, Lord, I, [xiii]
- Nepian, Sir Evan, II, [199-200]
- Newbattle, John, Lord, I, [111]
- Newcastle, Thomas, Duke of, I, [xi], [58], [66], [136], [146], [147], [153], [272], [273];
- Nicholls, John, I, [50], [83], [141-2], [147], [269], [279];
- Nicholson, Margaret, I, [258]
- Norfolk, Duke of, I, [20]
- North, Frederick, Lord, I, [104], [257];
- —, Francis, Baron, I, [36], [37]
- —, Colonel, II, [200]
- Northumberland, Lady. I, [207], [220]
- —, Lord, II, [27 note]
- Nugent Lord, II, [190], [191]
- Nuthall, Thomas, II, [19], [33]
- Octavius, Prince (son of George III), I, [191];
- II, [237 note]
- Offley, John, II, [41]
- Oliver, Andrew, II, [15]
- Ongley, Mr., I, [263]
- Onslow, George, II, [25]
- —, Lord, I, [259], [260]
- Orange, Prince of, I, [8]
- Otis, James, II, [8], [13], [134-5]
- Owen, Robert, II, [109 note]
- Oxford, Earl of, I, [21]
- Paine, Thomas, I, [172 note]
- Palliser, Sir Hugh, II, [94]
- Papendiek, Mrs., I, [132-3], [195];
- Parsons, Nancy, II, [62], [63], [64]
- Paton, Richard, I, [194]
- Pembroke, Elizabeth, Lady, II, [280]
- —, Lord, I, [69]
- Pepys, Sir Lucas, II, [213], [214], [219], [233], [234]
- Perceval, Spencer, II, [278], [282]
- Perryn, Mrs., I, [90], [91]
- "Pindar, Peter," I, [81], [82], [187], [189-90], [191], [192], [194-5], [196], [198], [200-1],
[210 note];
- II, [251]
- Pitt, Thomas, I, [110]
- Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, I, [147];
- Dismissal of, [148];
- Lampoons on his fall, [150];
- popularity, [151], [152];
- goes to the Commons to protest against the treaty, [161];
- the King sends for him, [274];
- again approached, [285], [287], [294];
- opposed to Rockingham, II, [34], [35];
- forms "mosaic ministry," [47], [50];
- accepts Earldom of Chatham, [50];
- ill-health, [56];
- retires to Bath, [ibid.];
- returns to London, [57];
- tarries at Marlborough, [58];
- complete collapse, [ibid.];
- willingness to resign, [59];
- tenders his resignation, [60];
- war to the knife with Grafton, [66], [69];
- the hope of the nation on the outbreak of the American war, [151], [156];
- his opposition to it, [159];
- dies denouncing it, [160]
- —, William, the Younger, I, [xiii];
- Pollock, Mr., II, [200]
- Pomfret, Lord, I, [164]
- Pope, Alexander, I, [22], [245]
- —, Mrs. (actress), I, [117], [222]
- Portland, Duke of, I, [255];
- Potter, Thomas, I, [244-255]
- Pownall, Thomas, II, [137], [138]
- Pratt, Sir Charles. [See Camden]
- Pringle, Sir John, I, [191]
- Proctor, Sir William, I, [255]
- Prussia, Frederick, Princess of. [See York, Duchess of]
- Pulteney, Sir William, I, [21]
- Queensberry, Duchess of, I, [228 note] [Pg 315]
- — , William, Duke of, I, [185];
- Quick, John, I, [223]
- Quin, James, I, [73], [223]
- Ray, Dr., II, [218], [219]
- Rex, George, I, [95 note]
- — , John, I, [95 note]
- Reynolds, Dr., II, [277]
- — , Sir Joshua, I, [191], [193];
- II, [118]
- Richmond, Charles, Duke of, I, [283];
- — , Duchess of, II, [100]
- Rigby, Richard, I, [165], [274],
[274 note];
- II, [138]
- Robertson, William, I, [159]
- Robinson, Mrs. Mary Ann, I, [104]
- Rockingham, Charles, Marquis of, I, [xi], [xii], [146], [273], [295];
- Rose, George, I, [69]
- Roxburgh, Duke of, I, [21 note], [127 note]
- Russell, Lady Caroline, I, [111 note], [134]
- Ryves, Mrs., I, [102],
[102 note];
- II, [109 note]
- Sackville, George, I, [145];
- Sanderson, Robert, I, [169]
- Sandwich, Lord, I, [21 note], [244], [246], [248], [276], [282], [284], [291], [293];
- II, [138-9]
- Saunders, Sir Charles, II, [48], [50 note]
- Saville, Sir George, II, [153]
- Saxe-Gotha, Duke of, I, [30 note], [80]
- Saxe-Meiningen, Adelaide Princess of. [See Adelaide, Queen]
- Scarborough, Earl of, I, [21 note];
- II, [30 note]
- Schwellenberg Mddle., I, [208-12], [224]
- Scott, George, I, [36], [37], [38], [42], [69], [80], [104]
- Secker, Thomas (Archbishop of Canterbury), I, [25], [25 note]
- Sellis, II, [249]
- Selwyn, George, I, [182];
- — , Col. John, I, [37]
- Serres, Mrs. Olivia, I, [102],
[102 note];
- II,[109 note]
- Shakespeare, William, I, [193]
- Sheffield, Sir John, I, [203]
- Shelburne, William, Lord, I, [276];
- Shelley, Sir John, II, [50 note]
- — , P. B., II, [243]
- Sheridan, R. B., I, [81], [265];
- Sherlock, Thomas, I, [169]
- Siddons, Mrs., I, [187], [201], [223]
- Smelt, Mr., I, [212]
- Smollett, Tobias, I, [160], [235], [278 note]
- Sophia, Princess (daughter of George III), II, [237 note], [241], [274]
- — , Princess of Brunswick, I, [62], [62 note], [63], [64], [88]
- — , Dorothea of Prussia, I, [2-4]
- Southy, Robert, I, [27-8], [172];
- II, [205 note]
- Spencer, Lady Diana, I, [7]
- Stanhope, Earl, I, [31]
- — , Lady, II, [100]
- Stanley, John, I, [223]
- Stillingfleet, James, I, [28]
- St. Lourent, Mme., II, [244]
- Storer, Anthony, I, [182], [224 note];
- Stone, Andrew, I, [37], [38], [39], [42], [43], [69], [207]
- Stowe, Mr., II, [27 note]
- Strange, Lord, II, [27], [39], [41-3]
- Strangways, Lady Susan Fox, I, [107], [109-10], [113], [134 note]
- Struensee, Count, II, [125]
- Stuart, James Archibald. [See Mackenzie]
- — , Lady Mary, I, [129]
- Sunderland, Lord, I, [31]
- Sussex, Augustus, Duke of, I,
[192];
- II, [237 note], [243], [244]
- Swinton, Mr., I, [28]
- Symonds, Dr., II, [271]
- Talbot, Miss, II, [123-4] [Pg 316]
- — , William, Baron, I, [177], [178], [199];
- II, [38]
- Taylor, Colonel, II, [275]
- Temple, Lady II, [100]
- — , Lord, I, [65],
[65 note], [148], [151], [152], [236], [240], [251], [255], [274], [284], [287],
[288 note], [294], [295];
- II, [46-7], [190], [198], [198 note]
- Thackeray, W. M., I, [xiv-xv], [37], [79-80], [125-6], [193], [225];
- Thanet, Earl of, I, [21 note]
- Thomas, Dr. John (Bishop of Winchester), II, [42]
- Thompson, James, I, [22]
- Thoms, W. J., I, [87]
- Thurlow, Lord, II, [82], [175], [176], [186], [194], [195], [198], [231], [259]
- Tooke, Horne, I, [255]
- Townshend, Charles, I, [85], [275], [288], [291];
- — , Lady, I, [220], [232]
- — , Sir William, I, [21]
- Trench Mrs., II, [241-2]
- Trevelyan, Sir George, II, [37 note], [52], [71], [90], [92], [103], [112], [138-9]
- Tyrconnel, Earl of, II, [100 note]
- — , Countess of, II, [100]
- Underwood, Lady Cecilia, II, [243]
- Uxbridge, Lady, II, [270]
- Vane, Ann, I, [11], [12]
- — , Mr., I, [26]
- Vertue, George, I, [22]
- Von Bülow, Ida, I, [126]
- Waldegrave, James, Earl of, I, [42], [43], [50], [66], [67], [68], [81], [291];
- II, [85]
- — , Maria, Lady. [See Gloucester, Duchess of]
- Waldo, Sir Timothy, I, [217]
- Wales, Princess Dowager of, I, [x], [10-11], [14], [15], [16], [18], [19], [35], [36], [40], [42], [45], [46], [50], [51], [52], [53], [54], [56], [57], [57 note], [62], [63], [70], [74], [85], [107-8], [157], [269], [282], [283];
- Walpole, Sir Edward, II, [105]
- — , Horace, I, [10], [11], [31], [39], [41], [42], [45], [46], [48], [53-4], [57], [59], [82], [86], [107], [108], [125], [129], [131], [133], [135], [139], [145], [149], [153 note], [156], [162], [167 note], [177], [203-4], [206], [222], [228 note], [246], [254 note], [266-7], [280-1], [283], [287], [288 note], [289];
- — , Sir Robert, I, [5], [7], [24], [25], [26], [29-30], [139], [160];
- II, [1-2]
- Warburton, Bishop, I, [245], [248-9]
- Warkworth, Lord, II, [27 note]
- Warren, Dr., II, [212], [214], [219], [223], [227], [230], [233], [247]
- Watkins, John, I, [209-210]
- Wedderburn, Alexander. [See Loughborough, Baron.]
- Wellington, Arthur, Duke of, I, [xiii]
- West, Benjamin, I, [191-2]
- Westmoreland, Earl of, I, [21 note], [116], [259]
- Weymouth, Lady, I, [207]
- — , Lord, I, [291];
- II, [124]
- Whitehead, William, I, [10], [34-5], [83-4], [221]
- Wilkes, John, I, [viii], [178], [235-57], [266-68];
- William IV, I, [1];
- II, [237 note], [244], [266]
- William Henry, Prince (brother of George III). [See Gloucester, Duke of]
- Williams, George James ("Gilly"), II, [56]
- — , Sir Watkin, II, [83]
- Willis, Dr. Francis, II, [215], [216-21], [224], [227], [228], [230], [233], [265], [267], [277]
- — , Dr. John, II, [219], [265], [284], [285]
- — , Dr. Robert, II, [267], [268], [285]
- Wilmot, Sir Eardley, II, [70]
- — , Olive. [See Serres, Mrs.]
- — , Sir Robert, II, [50]
- Wilson, Dr. Thomas, I, [170-171] [Pg 317]
- Winchelsea, Earl of, I, [21 note];
- Withers, Philip, II, [209-211]
- Wolcot, John. [See "Pindar, Peter"]
- Wood, Robert, I, [240]
- Wordsworth, William, I, [xiii]
- Wraxall, Nathaniel, I, [79], [114], [168], [188], [264-5], [279];
- Wriothesley, Miss, II, [62]
- Würtemberg, Charlotte, Queen of, II, [237 note], [238-40], [254]
- — , Crown Prince of, II, [239]
- — , Prince Ferdinand of, II, [240]
- Wyatt (architect), II, [274]
- York, Duchess of, II, [248]
- — , Edward, Duke of, I,
[22 note], [41], [51], [54], [74], [80], [99];
- II, [99-103], [117 note], [120]
- — , Frederick, Duke of, I, [98];
- Yorke, Charles, II, [70-2]
- Young, Sir W., II, [226 note]