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APPENDIX.

NOTES, CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY.

No. 269.

(a) Prince Eugene was at this time in London and highly caressed by the court, though his visit was disliked by the queen. He stood godfather to Steele's second son. (b) Supposed to be a Mr. Morecraft, whom Steele had introduced to Mr. Addison.

No. 270.

(a) In former times priests were distinguished by the addition of Sir to their names, as if they had been knights. See Dodsley's old plays.

No. 271.

(a) Three dwarfs, a very little man, a woman equally diminutive, and a horse proportionably so, were exhibited in London about this time.

No. 273.

(a) The titles of two poems, the first by Dr. Garth, the second in French by Boileau.

No. 274.

(a) On this subject see Nos. 266, 277 and 286.

No. 276.

(a) This seems to refer to Nos. 274 and 266, where there are some indelicate expressions.

No. 286.

(a) The first letter in No. 276. See also No. 274.

No. 288.

(a) This man was well known at that time; he lived in Leadenhall-street. He was found dead one morning near a house of bad fame in Star-Court.

No. 293.

(a) He was a Jesuit, who published several volumes about the year 1639, chiefly moral, but of a very mixed nature, and which contained many dishonourable principles.

No 294.

(a) The birth day of Queen Anne.

No. 299.

(a) An Iron-monger originally, afterwards created a knight, and changed his name from Anvil to Enville.

No. 300.

(a) A tragedy by Alexander, earl of Stirling. His style is sententious, but not correct or pure. It is faulty in not ending with the death of Cæsar.

No. 302.

(a) The character of Emilia (Ann, countess of Coventry) was drawn by Dr. Brome.

It is said that Steele was only the transcriber of this paper, and with justice.

No. 306.

(a) This letter is ascribed to Mr. Hughes; the lady meant is à Miss Rotheram, who was first married to lord Effing ham, and after his death to the reverend Mr. Wyat.

No. 307.

(a) Christopher Clayius, an astronomer and geometrician. He published 5 volumes in folio, 1607.

No. 312.

(a) The following passage stood in the original folio edition: Another expression, which I take to be improper, is the whole race of mankind,' when they pray for all men: for race signifies lineage or descent; and if the race of mankind may be used for the present generation, though I think not very fitly, the whole race takes in all from the beginning to the end of the world.

No. 313.

(a) The gentleman whose life was preserved in the civil war by the gratitude of his school fellow, was the father of archbishop Wake, as we are informed by Dr. Grey, in his edition of Hudibras, vol. i. p. 392; and there is little doubt that judge Nicholas was the judge, as he tried Penruddock. See State Trials, vol. ii. p. 260. Every reader must be pleased with knowing who Erskine and Freeport

were.

No. 316.

(a) It is not known with certainty who was the author of the papers signed Z. They have been attributed to Mr. Carey of New College, Oxford, and to Mr. Parker of Mer-. ton college. See Johnson's Lives, art. Smith Edmon.

No. 317.

(a) Some think this journal genuine, others that it was published to ridicule a gentleman of some note, but whose name we can not give.

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