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;

• II, 13, 90, 93, 290

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;

• II, 24, 33, 48, 69-70, 143 note, 163

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;

• II, 53, 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
• — 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, 142, 148, 161

Gillray, James, II, 251

Gisborne, Dr., II, 219, 224, 268

Gloucester, Maria, Duchess of, I, 103;

• II, 104-7, 113, 116, 117, 118, 119

— , 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;

• II, 33, 44, 48, 57, 58, 61-4, 65, 66, 69, 72, 74, 130, 138

Graham, Lord, II, 198 note

— , Mr. Baron, I, 181-2

Granby, Marquis of, I, 290;

• II, 68, 70, 87

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, 61, 117 note

Johnson, Dr. James, Bishop of Gloucester, 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;

• II, 206, 218, 229, 245-6, 289

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, 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;
  • II, 157, 163, 169, 191
• 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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
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