---- his letter to Dr. Kenrick, ii. 287.
---- his attempt to perform at the age of 90, ii. 305.
Mad-houses, private, abuses in, i. 186.
Magdalen hospital, i. 56.
Managers, theatrical, parsimony of, ii. 156.
Manners, society for reformation of; effects of their labours, i. 105,
140, 152, 329.
---- anecdotes of, from M. Grosley's tour, i. 382.
Mapp, Mrs. bone-setter, account of, i. 427.
Mary, Lady, catastrophe of, ii. 122.
Mary-le-bon garden, ii. 198, 276, 289.
Masks, instance of their abuse, i. 280.
Masquerade, room used for, ii. 128.
---- given to the King of Denmark, ii. 272.
---- Mrs. Cornely's, ii. 255.
Masters of defence, presented, ii. 112.
Mead, Dr. a cheat performed on, i. 104.
Mercers, folly of, i. 235.
Milliners, Men, supersede Women, i. 359.
Milton's daughter, &c. i. 281.
Mist, his advice to the public, i. 259.
Mob, brutality of, i. 271, 385.
---- infatuation of, i. 315. ii. 55.
---- fashionable, exertions of, ii. 246.
Mohawks, account of the, ii. 20.
Money-lenders, schemes of, exposed, i. 91.
Montague, Duke of, and the bottle conjuror, ii. 201.
Moorfields, resort of Merry Andrews, ii. 146.
Mourning, court order concerning, ii. 353.
Mug-houses, ii. 27.
Music-room, Soho, opened, ii. 224.
N.
Narrative of distress and death by famine in Stonecutter's street, i. 60.
Necromancy, by John Bonnor, i. 99.
Nectar and Ambrosia, i. 234.
Nicolini, the singer, good fortune of, ii. 138.
O.
Oades, dreadful riot between persons of that name, i. 100.
Opera, tradesmen of the, unpaid, ii. 131.
---- notice concerning, by Mr. Clayton, &c. ii. 132.
---- house, presented by a grand jury, ii. 157.
---- ---- disputes at, ii. 170.
---- merits of the Italians, in the, ii. 173.
---- The Beggars, performed by infants, ii. 172.
---- ---- ---- condemned by Sir J. Fielding, ii. 278.
---- that of Attalo described, ii. 220.
Orange, Prince of, married, i. 297.
Oratorios, Handel's, ii. 218.
Organ, curious, ii. 199.
Owl, singular exhibition of one, ii. 194.
P.
Palmer, Mr. comedian, considered a _Rogue_, &c. ii. 304.
Pantheon, described, and opened, ii. 276.
Parish poor, facts relative to, i. 4-9.
Patents, theatrical, particulars of, ii. 131, 148, 169, 178, 187, 188,
306.
Parties, family, customs of, i. 324.
Paul's, St. how used formerly, i. 281.
Paving, notices relating to, ii. 395.
_Peace_ pudding, account of one, i. 242.
Penkethman, account of his Pantheon, ii. 128.
---- booth of, suppressed, ii. 148.
Perfuming the person, illustrated, i. 240.
Peruke-makers, petition of, ii. 349.
Petticoat, the hooped, troublesome, ii. 321.
---- ---- ---- fair game for wits, ii. 323.
Philips, Mr. invocation by, i. 130.
Picture, moving, exhibited, ii. 126.
Pipes of the new river, tapped, i. 89.
Plate, stole at a coronation dinner, i. 92.
Plays performed at the Temple, ii. 143, 187.
Police, report of a committee on, i. 189.
Poor laws, defective, i. 45.
---- wretched lodgings of, i. 271.
Pope, burning of, in effigy, prevented, ii. 14.
---- burnt in effigy, ii. 15.
Posture master, extraordinary, ii. 129.
Press, degraded state of, i. 262.
Preston, C. killed by a bear, ii. 126.
Proclamation for suppressing vice, seconded by the public, i. 93.
---- against riots, ii. 87.
---- against improprieties on the stage, ii. 130.
---- by the Lord Mayor, ii. 87.
Prologue, spoken at Drury-lane Theatre, i. 52.
Promenade, Sunday, in Hyde-park, i. 239.
Prostitutes, whipped, i. 350.
Punch, liquid, epitaph on, ii. 50.
---- opera, by Powell, ii. 127.
Q.
Quacks, specimens of their advertisements, i. 218, 228.
Quakers, perverseness of, i. 318.
---- grand wedding of one, i. 255.
---- instance of humility in one, i. 254.
Queen Charlotte, splendid surprize of his Majesty, ii. 244.
Queensberry, Duchess of, epigram on, ii. 173.
R.
Ranelagh, fight of _peace_ officers at, ii. 69.
---- house sold, ii. 188.
---- benefit given by proprietors of, ii. 233.
---- defects in the rotunda at, ii. 245.
Regatta, on the Thames, described, ii. 293.
Register offices, tricks at, i. 171.
Review of various charities, i. 85.
Rice, David, strange notice by, i. 338.
Rich, C. Esq. death of, ii. 137.
Riots, public, i. 266. ii. 24, 46, 54.
---- dreadful, in the Haymarket, i. 265.
---- amongst footmen, ii. 22.
---- in Craven-street, ii. 53.
---- at an undertaker's funeral, ii. 55.
---- concerning Wilkes and liberty, ii. 74.
---- of 1780, ii. 102.
Robberies, letter from Lord Townshend concerning, i. 142.
Robinson, Mrs. cheated by a pretended quack, i. 102.
Roebuck Tavern, proceedings at, ii. 23, 28.
Rogues and vagabonds, theatrically defined, ii. 183.
Royal aquatic excursion, i. 257.
Ruptured poor, hospital for, i. 49.
S.
Sabbath, breach of, condemned, i. 353.
Sacheverell, Dr. riots during his trial, ii. 11.
Sailors, battle of, with Irish chairmen, ii. 56.
---- further violence of, ii. 70.
Schools, charity, particulars of, i. 16, 19, 29.
---- boarding, pernicious, i. 328.
Sermon Tasters, i. 235.
Sheppard, the robber, anecdotes of, ii. 31, 32.
Shopmen described, i. 235.
Signs, dangerous, ii. 392.
Sion chapel, Hampstead, weddings advertised at, i. 256.
Smock races, ii. 124, 183.
Society for relief of debtors, origin of, i. 77.
---- Loyal, proceedings of, ii. 24.
---- Benefit, origin of, ii. 5.
---- sketches of the present state of, ii. 406.
Steele, Sir R. his patent invaded, ii. 151.
Stepney feast, account of, i. 43.
Stock, South Sea, distress occasioned by the fall of, i. 118, 131.
Stone, exclusively used for palaces, ii. 361.
Streets, various obstructions in, noticed, ii. 395.
---- improved, ii. 384.
---- cleanliness of, ii. 400.
---- St. James's, humorous description of, ii. 398.
Subscription for clothing soldiers, i. 52.
Suicide, horrid narrative of, i. 149.
Sutton, poetical description of his battle with Stokes, ii. 165.
Swearing, attempt to suppress, i. 352.
Swindlers, counsellor _Tom_ and _Sir John_, i. 164.
Swords, footmen forbid to wear them, ii. 314.
T.
Tailors, journeymen, turbulence of, ii. 90.
Term-time described in verse, i. 321.
Thames, diversions on the ice of the, ii. 140.
Theatres, particulars relating to the, i. 274. ii. 110, 186, 254.
---- presented, ii. 110.
---- impiety of, suppressed, ii. 116.
---- ragged regiments of, ii. 157.
---- Lincoln's-inn opened, ii. 138.
---- Haymarket opened, ii. 125.
---- ---- re-erected, ii. 153.
---- ---- opened, ii. 162, 172.
---- Goodman's-fields, ii. 124, 177, 179.
---- Covent-garden built, ii. 177.
---- ---- decorations of, ii. 179.
---- ---- lines to the proprietors of, ii. 180.
---- ---- riots at, ii. 196, 202, 243, 285.
---- ---- dispute concerning, ii. 257.
---- ---- improved, ii. 304.
---- Drury-lane improved, ii. 235, 292.
---- ---- alarm of fire at, ii. 171.
---- ---- admission raised, ii. 235, 306.
---- ---- riot at, ii. 236.
---- ---- rebuilt, ii. 305.
---- ---- described, ii. 309.
---- dissertation on the, ii. 247.
Theatrical trial, ii. 186.
---- consequences, ii. 189.
Tottenham-court-road, interlude there, ii. 179.
Tradesmen, fancied improvements of, i. 356.
---- manner of living in 1700, i. 230. ii. 418.
Trumpet, the use of, licensed, ii. 109.
Trunk-maker, account of the, ii. 130.
Twelfth-day, how celebrated, i. 292.
V.
Vacation, the Lawyers, described in verse, i. 321.
Vales, custom of giving, opposed, i. 334.
Vauxhall, first notice of, ii. 178.
---- statement of the proprietors, ii. 191.
---- proposal of the proprietors, ii. 198.
---- improper conduct at, ii. 213, 246.
Vice, Society for suppression of, i. 93, 214.
Vigo, trick relating to the treasure taken there, i. 99.
Vintners, hardships of, i. 161.
W.
Wachsel, Mr. letters of, relating to German emigrants, i. 65.
Wager, pedestrian, i. 235, 287. ii. 133.
Wales, Prince of, marriage described, i. 303.
---- ---- ---- attempt to assassinate, ii. 144.
---- Frederick, Prince of, a corporal, ii. 178.
Walpole, Sir R. beats a comedian, ii. 180.
Watchmen. See Beadle.
Watermen, vulgar jests and abuse by, i. 158, 258, 384.
Water Theatre, ii. 127.
Weavers, Spitalfields, violence of, ii. 30, 51, 59, 69, 101.
Welsh charity school, i. 15.
Wells, of the Bear-garden, epitaph on, ii. 154.
---- New Tunbridge, ii. 181.
---- Sadler's, ii. 150.
---- ---- dreadful accident at, ii. 227.
Welton, Dr. his religious assembly dispersed, ii. 29.
West, Matthew, first who divided lottery tickets, ii. 3.
Whale, skeleton of one exhibited, ii. 117.
Wife, advertising for, i. 239.
Wigs, strange method of stealing them, i. 104.
---- high price and importance of, ii. 313, 315, 318.
Wild, Jonathan, account of his villanies, ii. 41.
Wilkes, John, Esq. burning of North Briton, ii. 65.
---- ---- address of, to the freeholders of Middlesex, ii. 72.
Williams, Renwick, the _Monster_, i. 217.
Wool-combers, procession of, i. 288.
Work-house, London, statement concerning, i. 25.
---- Quaker, an example for others, i. 286.
Wren, Sir C. author of the present style of building, ii. 365.
Y.
Youth, manner of educating, i. 326.
Z.
Zeal, religious, instances of, i. 402, 423.
INDEX OF NAMES.
A.
Abel, ii. 123.
Abington, ii. 254.
Ackman, ii. 238.
Addison, i. 243.
Albemarle, i. 310.
Aldrich, i. 183.
Alegil, i. 99.
Allen, ii. 74, 82.
Amiconi, ii. 179.
Anderson, ii. 364.
Armstrong, i. 75.
Arne, ii. 199.
Attilia, ii. 169.
Aumont, i. 19.
Austin, i. 404.
B.
Bancroft, i. 47.
Barclay, i. 341.
Barker, ii. 170.
Barnes, ii. 122.
Barry, ii. 202.
Bartlett, i. 221.
Bartoldi, ii. 173.
Beard, ii. 238.
Becher, i. 283.
Beckford, i. 186. ii. 91.
Bedford, i. 28, 44.
Bellpine, i. 328.
Bennet, ii. 176.
Bernachi, ii. 173.
Betterton, ii. 247.
Bonnor, i. 99.
Bononcini, ii. 169.
Bononi, ii. 222.
Booth, ii. 151, 163.
Bowler, ii. 109.
Bray, i. 234.
Brittain, i. 408.
Buck, ii. 134.
Buckingham, i. 43.
Bull, i. 83.
Burges, i. 242. ii. 12.
Burlington, ii. 215.
Burton, i. 254.
Butterfield, ii. 144.
C.
Carey, i. 27.
Carlini, ii. 223.
Carlisle, ii. 314.
Carlton, i. 217.
Case, i. 220.
Chamberlain, i. 256.
Chandos, i. 27. ii. 215.
Child, i. 89.
Chetwynd, ii. 198.
Cholmondeley, ii. 133.
Cibber, ii. 151, 186.
Clarges, ii. 184.
Clark, i. 281.
Clayton, ii. 127, 132.
Clive, ii. 228.
Cogan, i. 83.
Cole, ii. 21.
Collingwood, i. 13.
Colman, ii. 257.
Condamine, i. 385.
Coram, i. 10, 11, 12.
Cornele, ii. 152.
Cornely, ii. 255.
Cotesworth, i. 140.
Cowper, i. 130. ii. 118.
Crackenthorp, i. 235.
Cunningham, i. 263.
Cuthbeartson, i. 97.
Cuzzoni, ii. 156, 170.
D.
Davenant, ii. 366.
Dent, i. 234.
Dimsdale, i. 395.
Dingley, i. 84. ii. 71.
Dodd, i. 84.
Doggett, i. 256. ii. 151.
Dormer, i. 102.
Dyche, i. 406.
E.
Eddowes, i. 164.
Effingham, ii. 347.
Elderton, i. 406.
Ellis, i. 140. ii. 185.
Erasmus, ii. 375.
Esch, i. 297.
Everard, ii. 70.
F.
Fabri, ii. 173.
Farinelli, ii. 188, 189.
Farquhar, ii. 251.
Faustina, ii. 170.
Feast, i. 20.
Fielding, i. 74, 173, 177, 189, 209, 352.
Figg, ii. 164.
Fitzgerald, i. 266.
Fleetwood, ii. 187.
Foote, ii. 300.
Fothergill, i. 82.
Francis, ii. 375.
Freeman, ii. 144.
Fuller, ii. 146.
G.
Gage, i. 404.
Gallini, ii. 222.
Garrick, ii. 236.
Garth, ii. 125.
Gibson, ii. 45.
Giffard, ii. 177.
Giles, i. 74.
Godfrey, ii. 17.
Godolphin, i. 257.
Goodman, i. 103.
Gordon, ii. 103.
Gough, ii. 198.
Goulding, i. 376.
Grafton, i. 310. ii. 133.
Grainger, ii. 91.
Green, i. 44. ii. 91.
Grosley, i. 382.
Guy, i. 25.
H.
Haddock, i. 44.
Hamilton, i. 423.
Handel, i. 13. ii. 151, 169, 188, 213.
Harley, ii. 88.
Harper, ii. 179, 187.
Harris, ii. 257, 306.
Harvey, ii. 179.
Hawes, i. 83, 432. ii. 29.
Hawley, i. 186.
Heath, i. 207.
Heidegger, ii. 217.
Henley, i. 415-25.
Hertford, ii. 353.
Herwig, i. 221.
Hewit, ii. 200.
Higginson, i. 335.
Hightrehight, ii. 149.
Hill, i. 74. ii. 101, 154.
Holford, i. 24.
Holland, ii. 308.
Holmes, ii. 173.
Howard, i. 79, 82.
Hyfield, ii. 155.
I.
Inchinbroke, ii. 21.
J.
Jackson, ii. 54.
Jacobs, i. 397.
Jacobson, i. 12.
Jennings, i. 426.
Johnston, i. 412.
Jones, i. 102, 257. ii. 108.
K.
Kemble, ii. 304.
Kenrick, ii. 287.
Kilmanseck, i. 257. ii. 215.
King, i. 187. ii. 236.
Kingston, ii. 301.
L.
Lambert, ii. 179.
Law, i. 105, 106.
Lee, i. 49. ii. 179.
Lewis, i. 16.
Lillie, i. 240.
Litchfield, i. 44, 404.
M.
Macdonald, i. 188.
Macklin, ii. 254, 278, 305.
Macky, i. 272.
Maclane, ii. 74.
Mahomet, i. 26.
Mapp, i. 431.
Marlborough, i. 310.
Martin, i. 223.
Masterson, ii. 175.
Mead, i. 104, 261.
Meadows, ii. 59.
Mercer, i. 140.
Merighi, ii. 173.
Miller, ii. 134.
Mills, ii. 184.
Milner, i. 11, 140.
Milton, i. 281.
Mist, i. 259.
Montague, ii. 201.
Moody, ii. 238.
Morrisco, i. 409.
Mossop, ii. 254.
N.
Neale, i. 36.
Neild, i. 77.
Nelson, i. 74.
Newall, i. 406.
Newcastle, i. 257, 310. ii. 24.
Nicolini, ii. 138.
O.
Oades, i. 100.
Odell, ii. 177, 198.
Orkney, i. 257.
P.
Palmer, i. 27. ii. 304.
Park, ii. 359.
Parker, i. 400.
Parsons, i. 179.
Paterson, i. 50.
Pattent, i. 60.
Pechy, i. 218.
Pelham, i. 310.
Penkethman, ii. 128, 148.
Percy, i. 74.
Pigeon, i. 97.
Philips, i. 130.
Pinder, i. 140.
Pingo, i. 83.
Porter, i. 218.
Potter, ii. 153.
Powel, ii. 127, 261.
Preston, ii. 126.
Puckeridge, ii. 226.
Q.
Quare, i. 255.
Queensberry, ii. 173.
R.
Railton, i. 147.
Rainsforth, i. 195.
Reddish, ii. 278.
Rice, i. 339.
Rich, ii. 131, 137, 177, 185.
Riddle, i. 186.
Robinson, i. 102.
Rutherford, ii. 257, 268.
S.
Sacheverell, i. 398. ii. 11, 23.
Saltero, i. 410.
Salvandoni, ii. 223.
Sayer, i. 192.
Saxe, i. 384.
Selby, ii. 321.
Senesino, ii. 183.
Sheppard, ii. 32, 177.
Sheridan, ii. 306.
Shower, ii. 26.
Simmonds, i. 414.
Smith, i. 149, 152, 401.
Southwell, i. 269.
Sparks, ii. 281.
Spencer, i. 271.
Stanton, i. 59.
Steele, i. 119. ii. 138, 151.
Stephens, i. 59. ii. 233.
Stokes, ii. 164, 170.
Strada, ii. 173.
Stringer, i. 219.
Surman, i. 61.
Sutton, i. 76. ii. 164.
Switterda, i. 327.
Sydenham, i. 90.
T.
Talbot, ii. 323.
Taylor, i. 254.
Thanet, i. 24.
Thomas, ii. 21, 108.
Thornhill, i. 140, 225.
Thurmond, ii. 159.
Tillard, i. 140.
Townshend, i. 145.
Tutchin, ii. 124.
Turlington, i. 186.
Turner, i. 24.
V.
Vane, i. 432.
Vaneschi, ii. 220.
Veil, de, i. 164. ii. 196.
W.
Wachsel, i. 65, 68, 70.
Wale, ii. 245.
Wallin, i. 428.
Walpole, ii. 180.
War, de la, i. 142.
Ward, i. 407, 427.
Watkinson, i. 83.
Waugh, i. 21.
Weedon, i. 17.
Welch, i. 6. ii. 170.
Wells, ii. 154.
Welton, ii. 29.
West, ii. 3.
Wharton, i. 424.
White, i. 426.
Whitrow, ii. 59.
Whitworth, i. 4.
Wild, ii. 41.
Wilkes, i. 374. ii. 65, 71.
Wilkinson, ii. 155, 228.
Wilks, ii. 151, 185.
Williams, i. 217. ii. 107.
Wilson, ii. 55.
Winstanley, i. 242. ii. 127.
Wolsey, ii. 377.
Woodward, i. 261.
Wren, ii. 365.
Y.
Young, ii. 163.
THE END.
J. Nichols and Son, Printers, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London.
Transcriber's Notes
The Index was originally printed at the end of Volume II. It has been
included in this volume for completeness.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the
original.
The use of apostrophes to indicate possessive case is not consistent
in the original. The placement of quotation marks is not consistent in
the original. Apostrophes and quotation marks have been left as in the
original except where noted below.
The following corrections have been made to the original text:
Page i: AUTHOR OF "LONDINIUM REDIVIVUM," &c.[original has a
comma] &c.
Page 8: _being they wanted experience_, which
business[original has "busines"]
Page 18: "[quotation mark missing in original]Lastly, the
Pope, in a glorious pageant
Page 28: "[quotation mark missing in original]As Deer upon
the rocks
Page 36: cry, '[quotation mark missing in original]Lord! what
noise is that?'
Page 41: enjoy an estate of 200_l._ a year.'[single quote
missing in original]"
Page 44: number of thieves[original has "thievse"] of every
description
Page 69: a period when riot and[original has "riotand"]
outrage
Page 91: execution of the[original has "the the"] Act of
Parliament
Page 97: I fired from the back chamber windows[entire phrase
printed twice in the original]
Page 99: 'Mr. Green, follow me;'[original has double quote]
Page 99: '[quotation mark missing in original]Don't drop a
word
Page 100: I said, '[quotation mark missing in original]I do
not care who it is;' then said he, '[quotation mark missing
in original]you will go before me;'[quotation mark missing in
original]
Page 110: presentment of the[original has "the the"] Grand
Jury
Page 115: desire of several persons of quality[original has
"qnality"]
Page 122: squires and fidlers, citizens[original has
"cizizens"] and rope-dancers
Page 124: entertainment for their loose coins[original has
"corns"]
Page 126: shilling opposite[original has "opposte"]
Cecil-street
Page 139: during the day and evening.[original has a comma]
This amusement
Page 146: had planned the[original has "tne"] firing of
Newgate
Page 155: money to lose the battle."[quotation mark missing
in original]
Page 162: characters, in the greatest[original has "geatest"]
order
Page 164: zounds thy Swans are Geese.'[original has a double
quote]
Page 165: "[quotation mark missing in original]Long was the
great Figg
Page 171: fight in the same dresses as before."[quotation
mark missing in original]
Page 186: in favour of the plaintiffs[original has
"plantiffs"]
Page 213: imagined horror of Cavalcanti's[original has
"Cavalcauti's"] bloodhounds
Page 214: that occurred in 1712, and[original has "aud"] he
composed
Page 221: "But["B" uninked in original] a dry and
circumstantial
Page 225: Dog after dog succeeding[original has "suceeding"]
Page 270: "[quotation mark missing in original]The determined
resolution of Messrs. Rutherford
Page 271: irregularity with the most silent[original has "mo
t si'ent"] contempt
Page 275: populace with 'Wilkes and Liberty.'"[single quote
missing in original]
Page 305: final rejection of it[original has "i"] by Colonel
Keen
Page 311: "[quotation mark missing in original]Here then was
a difficulty
Page 318: looped Brussels head at 30_l._"[quotation mark
missing in original]
Page 353: to promote their real welfare[353:A].'"[single
quote missing in original]
Page 365: reigns of Edward, Mary, Elizabeth[original has
"Eliza" and "beth" on separate lines without a hyphen]
Page 382: upwards of 40_l._--12_s._"[quotation mark missing
in original]
Page 408: every person endeavours[original has "endeavous"]
to enter first
Page 418: without visitors, it is governed by
greater[original has "reater"] regularity
Page 427: Coal-heavers[original has "Coalheavers"], riots by,
ii. 70.
Page 428: Doggett's[original has "Dogget's"] coat and badge
first rowed for, i. 256.
Page 431: Hearses[original has "Herses"], stormed, ii. 45.
Page 432: Letter from A,[original has a period] B, &c. to the
Bishop of Bristol, i. 368.
Page 434: Petticoat[original has "Petticoa"], the hooped,
troublesome, ii. 321
Page 439: Bellpine[original has "Belpine"], i. 328
Page 439: Bennet[original has "Bennett"], ii. 176.[last digit
illegible in original]
Page 439: Cholmondeley[original has "Cholmondly"], ii. 133.
Page 441: Newcastle, i. 257, 310. ii. 24[original has "4"]
In the Indexes, punctuation has been standardized and repeated main
entries have been removed.