Treasurer of the Queen's Household. See Cholmondeley.
Treasurer's staff, 220 and n., 226;
joke about, 224, 357. Treasury, the, 35, 129, 218, 220, 230, 237, 239, 246, 507. Treatise, a large. See History of the Peace of Utrecht. Trevor, Sir John, Master of the Rolls, 393 and n.
Trevor, Sir Thomas, made Baron, 370 note; occupies the woolsack during the illness of the Lord Keeper, 520 and n.
Trim, 2, 5, 12, 15, 80 and n., 235, 250, 272, 307, 333, 444, 451, 453, 457, 475. Trimnel, Bishop of Norwich, 393 and n.
Trinity College, Dublin, Dr. St. George Ashe, Swift's and Con- greve's tutor at, 2 note, 48 note; Stratford there with Swift, 10 and n.; Swift gets books for, 217 and n., 519; Swift will not be Governor of, 518 and n. Tritons, 421.
Trounce, a gunner, 70. Troynovant, or New Troy, 302. Trustees for the Linen Fund, 26. Tuam, Dr. John Vesey, the Arch- bishop of, 99 and n., 396. Tuchet, Miss, daughter of Mervyn Tuchet, fourth Earl of Castle- haven, 307 and n. Tunbridge, 443.
Turnham Green, 273, 274, 291. Tuscany, John Molesworth, Envoy to, 16 and n.; the Duke of, 194,
Tuttle Fields (Tothill Fields), a favourite spot for duels, 212 and n. Twentieth parts, 2 note, 41 and n., 45, and see First-Fruits of Ireland.
UTRECHT, 274, 281 note, 500, 507, 509 note, 515, 524, 529, 530, 534, 540.
Utrecht, The History of the Peace of. See History.
VANBRUGH, Sir John, dramatist and architect, 59 and n., 60; Swift's verses on his house, 59 and n., 66. Vanhomrigh, Hester, 139 and n.; her birthday kept, 150; come of age and going to Ireland, 270 and n., 455 note. See Intro- duction xvi-xxv. Vanhomrigh, Mrs., 44 and n., 62; Swift dines with, 44, 69, 84, 88, 98, 131, 137, 150, 153, 158, 160, 169, 170, 171, 174, 178, 183, 193, 199, 200, 207, 210, 214, 220, 225, 226, 228, 229, 241, 246, 248, 249, 250, 252, 258, 270, 293, 312, 316, 319, 324, 327, 328, 340, 347, 362, 365, 366, 383, 391, 405, 419, 431, 434; buys Swift a scarf, 88, 99; intercedes for Patrick, 180; Swift leaves his best gown and periwig with, 216, 220, 228, 240; keeps good company, 158, 240, 347; Swift sends her a haunch of venison, 263; changes her lodg- ings, 270, 280, 293, 312; Swift spends the evening with, 273, 311, 313, 324, 489, 504.
Van, Mrs. See Vanhomrigh, Mrs. Vauxhall, nightingales at, 218. Vedeau, a shopkeeper who aban-
doned trade for the army, 104 and n., 105, 178, 183, 185, 471. Vedeau, Mr. John, 178, 180. Vedeau, Mrs., 180, 183, 191, 228, 235.
Vedel. See Vedeau.
Venetian Ambassador, the, 199 and n. Vesey, Mr., 396.
Vice-Chamberlain. See Coke. Vice-Chamberlain's place, said to be sold, 430.
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. See Anglesea.
Vienna, 108, 115, 118 247. Villars, the Dutch defeated by, 451 note. Villiers, Barbara. Hardinge.
Edward, first Earl of Jersey. See Jersey. Villiers, Elizabeth, Lady Orkney. See Orkney.
Villiers, Henry, second son of the first Earl of Jersey, 538 and n. Villiers, William, second Earl of Jersey. See Jersey.
Vindication of the Duke of Marl- borough, The, pamphlet by Mrs. Manley, 320 and n., 330 and n. Virginia ships, loss of, 121. Virtues of Sid Hamet's Rod, The. See "Sid Hamet." Vole, 519 and n.
WAGER, Admiral Sir Charles, 60 and n., 82.
Wales, 358, 427, 441.
Walker, Admiral Sir Hovenden, 206 and n., 309.
Walker, Sir Chamberlen, younger brother of the Admiral, 206 note. Wallis, 473.
Walls, Archdeacon, Rector of Castle Knock, near Trim, 6 and n., 21, 63, 77, 81, 90, 154, 159, 162, 170, 173, 186, 187, 273, 292, 316, 350, 409, 415, 444, 504, 548; member of a Card Club with Swift and Stella, 55 note; letters from, 73, 161, 165, 167, 401, 416, 423; comes to London, 257, 258, 318; writes about his pension, 401, 415, 420, 421. Walls, Mrs., 6, 15, 28, 34, 55 and n., 63, 73, 81, 97, 99, 103, 117, 119, 128, 145, 154, 156, 158, 159, 163, 183, 187, 204, 229, 240, 246, 258, 259, 292, 301, 310, 316, 326, 334, 337, 349, 393, 409, 444, 454, 455, 461, 478, 489, 515; her eyes in danger, 165, 204, 255, 273; Swift offers to stand godfather to her child, 167, 172, 185; Swift sends her a pound of tea, 211, 216, 217, 223, 227, 255, 275, 300. Walpole, Robert, Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons and former Secretary at War, 364 and n.; convicted of bribery and corruption, 364 and n., 384.
Walter, Sir John, Clerk Comptroller of the Green Cloth, 305 and n., 308, 309, 310, 346, 378, 492. Warburton, Rev. Thomas, Swift's curate at Laracor, 19 and n., 211, 213, 368, 441, 535, 536. Ward, Mr. John, loses his seat, 37 and n.
Water, palsy. See Palsy. Water, sweet, 196.
Waterford, Bishop of. See Mills. Waters. See Bath and Wexford. Watt Welch's game, 474. Webb, General John, a Tory who had gained distinction in the wars, 191 and n., 192, 196. Wells, Deanery of, report that Swift was to have the, 427 and n., 545. Wells, Dean of. See Graham. Werburgh Street, 393. Wesley or Wellesley, Garret, 2 note, 402, 415.
Wesley, Mrs. Elizabeth Garret, 2 and n., 3, 80, 203 (?) and n. ; her money matters, 34, 281, 349, 429; her bad health, 353, 376, 391, 392, 409, 432; Swift dines with her, 415, 425.
West Indies, the Spanish, 502. Westley Mrs., 203. See Wesley, Mrs.
Westminster, 373, 538. Westminster Abbey, 459; tombs at, 76.
Westminster Election, 28 and n. Westminster School, 205, 206, 394; Latin play at, 517, 529. Westminster Stairs, 417. Wexford, 207, 213, 450; Stella goes to, 220, 221, 223, 233, 234, 237, 239, 240, 242, 243, 245, 246, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 260, 262, 264, 267, 273, 275, 276, 278, 282, 288, 289, 297, 299, 300, 305; primitive conditions of, 259, 300; Wexfordians, 247.
Weymouth, Lady, wife of Sir Thomas Thynne, first Viscount Weymouth, 231 and n. Whalebone petticoats, 336. Wharton, Lady, Lord Wharton's second wife, 4 and n., 397. Wharton, Thomas, Earl of, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, 6 and n., 9, 13, 16, 20, 46, 325, 351, 354, 392, 440 note, 488, 498, 535; Marquis of, 6 and n.; Swift's fellow-traveller, 1, 6; his in- justice to Will Crowe, 49 note; leaves town in a rage, 444. Wharton, Short Character of Thomas, Earl of, by Swift, 49 note, 80 note, 85 and n., 112 and n.
Wharton, The Honourable De- scent, Life, and True Character of the Earl of, a pamphlet in reply to Swift's Short Character, 131 and n.
What is it like? or Similitudes, a game, 490 and n.
Whigs, 53, 59, 60, 61, 63, 121,
125, 134; welcome Swift, 3, 4; expect to be turned out, 4; Swift's grudge against, 4, 8, 14, 23, 25, 46, 63, 185; drinks to their reformation, 25; several retained in office, 29; lose seats in London, 37 and n.; opposed to the peace, 305, 323, 324, 325, 340, 355, 368; strength in the House of Lords, 346, 350, 355, 356, 357, 404, 415; the Whig ladies refuse to attend the Birth- day, 396, 397; Swift supposes the Mohocks to be, 419 note, 420. Whiston, William, a projector, 433 and n. White, 250.
White, of Farnham, 352 and n. White, of Farnham, Mrs., 352 and n. Whitehall, 53, 196, 210, 218, 222, 261, 341.
White's Chocolate-house, 274, 351. Whitsuntide, 220. Whittingham, Dr., 158.
Wigmore, a parson married to Moll Gery, 439 note, 502. Wigmore Castle, 224. Wildfire, 499 and n.
William the Third, King, 218, 281, 456 and n., 498. Willoughby, Sir Thomas, created Baron Middleton, 370 note. Willoughby, of Broke, Canon of Windsor, becomes Lord, 269 and See Broke.
Wimbledon, 476, 477, 486. Winchcombe, Frances, Mrs. St. John, 123 and n. See St. John. Winchcombe, or Winchescombe, John, called "Jack of Newbury," 265 and n.
Winchelsea, Mrs. Finch, the wife of Heneage Finch, becomes Lady, 454 and n.
Winchelsea, Charles Finch, third Earl of, 104 and n., 258, 424; his death, 454 and n. Winchelsea, Lady, fourth wife of Heneage Finch, second Earl of, 424 and n.; her maid attacked by Mohocks, 424.
Winchester, Bishop of, Sir Jonathan Trelawney, 150 and n. Winchester, Charles Paulett, Mar- quis of, afterwards third Duke of Bolton, 400 and n.
Windsor, 101, 240, 246, 250, 253, 256, 259, 274, 278, 279, 281, 282, 288, 298, 299, 303, 306, 312, 314, 316, 317, 329, 339, 443, 449, 451, 458, 459, 460, 464, 466, 470, 474, 480, 492; the avenue at, 263, 266, 285, 298; the Castle, 261, 267, 285; Swift at, 258, 261, 263, 264, 271, 272, 276, 284, 290, 291, 294, 304, 310, 452, 453, 454; horse- race at, 267, 268 and n., 269, 270.
Windsor, Dean of. See Bristol. Windsor, Deanery of, 542. Windsor, Prebendary of, 542; Swift stops at his house, 261, 265.
Windsor, Viscount, created Baron Mountjoy, 370 note, 371 and n., 372, 373.
Windsor Forest, poem by Pope, 521 and n.
Wine, 8, 30, 33, 52, 53, 56, 58, 64, 71, 79, 123, 124, 145, 154, 172, 177, 194, 222; white wine, 29, 100, 151; French wine, 139, 212; and see Burgundy, Florence, Por- tugal, Tokay, Irish.
Wit, The State of. See State. Witherington, 215.
Withers, Sir William, member for the City, 37 note.
Withers, Lieutenant-General Henry, 389 and n.; Swift dines with, 534.
Wolsey, Cardinal, 378.
Worcester, Bishop of. See Lloyd. Words used in obsolete or unusual senses:-battoon, (1) a truncheon, (2) a staff of office, 123 and n.; blind, obscure, 31 and n., 52 and n.; bobbed, tapped, nudged, 41 and n.; cockle, crinkle, 326 and n.; cudshoe, an exclamation, 246 and n., 256; debauch, se- duce, induce, 78 and n. ; disoddles, disorders, 473 and n.; fatal, decreed by fate, 31 and n.; flirted, jeered, 539; grated, vexed, offended, 96 and n., 114; hawking, expectorating, 338 and n.; hedge, poor, humble, 52 and n., 254, 259, 281, 452, 492; keck, retch, 91 and n.; list up, to curl the bottom of a wig, 513 and n.; lobcock, lost or stupid person, 190 and n.; lurry, crowd, 122 and n.; maukin or malkin, coun- terfeit or scarecrow, 90 and n.; old, more than enough, 73 and n., 217; pize, term of execration, 386 and n.; pretending, pre- sumptuous, 264 and n.; pure, excellent, 17 and n.; scambling, scrambling, 288 and n.; smoke, discover, find out, 17 and n., 18,
26, 27, 34, 38, 56, 61, 82, 104 et seq.; sossed, 172 and n., 234; slabbery, 372 and n.; table-book, tablets, 387 and n.; trangum, a tally, 178 and n.; wherrit, worry, 305 and n.; whiffling, 379 and n.
Works of the Learned, The, 459 and n.
Worrall, Mr., friend of Swift's mother with whom she had lodged, his daughter, 127 and n. Worsley, Lady, wife of Sir Robert Worsley, Bart., 132 and n., 189, 341, 505, 536; Swift dines with, 134. Wycombe, Lord Shelburne has the squire's house at, 236. Wyndham, Lady Catherine Seymour,
daughter of the Duke of Somerset, married to Sir W. Wyndham, 236 and n. Wyndham, Sir William, Bart., M.P. for Somerset, 236 and n.; Swift dines with, 236, 290; a member of the Society," 290, 360.
YALDEN, Thomas, D. D., 387 and n. Yarn, a Bill for laying a duty on Irish, 187, 189, 190, 192, 195. York, Dr. John Sharp, Archbishop of, 391 and n., 545, 547.
ZINKERMAN (gentleman), 412 and n.
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