THE FIRST VOLUME.

427

Fairfax, 116.

Falkland, Lord; impeaches theLord Keeper, 98.

Fiennes, Nathaniel, 113.

Filmer, 69.

Finch, Lord Keeper; expedient re-commended by him, 88. His dis-grace, 96.

Finsbury, 344.

Fire of London, 190. See London,345.

Firmin, 412. note.

Flamsteed, 404.

Fleet; its decayed stale underCharles II., 188. 189.

Flela, 27.

Fowler, 326.

Fox, George; his eccentricity, 161.162.

France, regarded as a province ofEngland, 18. Cessation of con-tests with her, 20. Feebleness ofher parliaments in the middleages, 42. Extent of her submis-sion to the Romish Church, 47.48. Her influence in the councilsof Charles II., 187. Her supre-macy in European politics, 195.Character of her people and go-vernment, 195. 196. Revival ofEnglish animosity against her,197. Her war with Spain, 198.Slender acquaintance of her peo-ple in the seventeenth centurywith public feeling and literaturein England, 204. Superiority ofher navy to that of England, 294,Influence of her manners andliterature upon English society,390. See also Lewis XIV.

Gaelic language; permanency ofits character, 4.

Gazette, London; its nature, 382.

Gentlemen, the country, of the 17thcentury; their feelings, occupa-tions, and connections, 313 — 319.

Germany; early conversion of herprinces to Christianity, 4. Effectsof Romanism and Protestantismupon her people, 47.

Gibbons, Grinling, 407.

Gloucester, 334.

Godfrey, Sir Edmondsbury; hismysterious murder, and popularfrenzy thereby created, 231.

Godolphin, Sidney, 251. Aptitudefor business, predilections andtastes, ib. Elevated to the peer-age and appointed First Com-missioner of the Treasury, 273.

Government; its progress in rudesocieties, 29. Breach of constitu-tional powers by, how to be re-pelled 32. 33.

Grey, Lady Jane; comparison ofher position with that of Mon-mouth, 249.

Grindal, Archbishop; his dislike ofconsecration, 50.

Guildford, Francis Earl of, LordKeeper; his rise to power, 270.His conduct on the bench inOates’ and Bedloe’s plots, ib. Hisdeficiencies as a statesman, 271.

GunpowderPlot; its influence uponpopular feeling, 227. 228.

Gustavus Adolphus, 68.

Gwynn, Eleanor, 206.

Habeas Corpus Act; royal assentgiven to it, 245.

Hale, 401.

Halifax; parliamentary privilegeconferred upon it by Cromwell,133. Abolition of the privilege,138.

Halifax, George Savile, Viscount(subsequently Marquess of); hisentrance to the councils ofCharles II., 239. His character,politics,and literary attainments,239. 240. His vindication of theappellation of Trimmer, 240. 241.His tastes and predilections, 241.