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��203, 225, 233, 243, 299, 300, 387, 388, 402 ; Lord Raby's character of, 134 ; illness of, 275 ; Lord Lieut, of Ireland, 281, 282, 284; his em- bassy to France, 305, 308, 312 ; at Paris, 342 ; his seat, 345 ; going to Ireland, 352, 354, 355, 356 ; receives the Treasurer's staff, 408 ; after the Queen's death, 414, 416, 419, 420, Shrewsbury, Duchess of, 66, 174) 207, 280; her ridiculous talk, 213; her flirtations, 214, 283 ; Eugene at her assembly, 246 ; and Lady Oxford, 263 ; ball given by, 296 ; in Frjince, 321 ; her entertainments of George I., Skinner, Anne (Lord Straft'ord's aunt), I, 40, 44, 45, lOI ,, Edward, of Thornton, I Skipwith, Sir Fuller, at Rugby races, „ Sir Thomas,at Twickenham,

61 ; death of, 117, 1 18 ;

,, Mr., late Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, 130, 131, 144, 335,

Somers, Lord Chancellor, 67, 72, 115, 154, 238, 318, 324, 394 ; his coat

Somerset, Duke of, 73, 98, 108, 128; his patronage of Rowe, 140 ; his treatment of Sacheverell, 141 ; and the Whigs, 143, 144 ; his anger with the Court, ib. ; offends both parties, &c., 149, 151, 154 ; rumours about his appointments, &c. ; 223, 224, 232, 235, 242, 246, 252 ; his loss of office, 257, 258 ; later notices of, 289, 325, 391, 408 ; after the Oueen's death, 416, 419, 422, 423, 424, 432,

,, Duchess of, her relations

with Queen Anne, &c., 118, 174,

��197, 208, 213, 225, 233, 235, 242, 244, 250, 262, 270, 274, 280, 360, Sophia, Princess, celebration of her ,, Electress, her notion of Whigs and Tories, 361 ; death of,

Southcote, Mr., and the Duchess of South Sea Company, the, 396, et seq.,

Spain, the English army in, 27 ; the campaign in, debates upon, 170, et sc'i/., 176, ef seq. ; ambassador Irom, 307, 308, 319 ; treaty of commerce with, debate on, 396, et seq. Spandau, the Duke of Marlborough at, Stainborough, Wentworth Castle, building of, &c., 79, 84, 112, 181, 199, 200, 442, 443, 446, 447. 448, 461 ; Lord Bathur^t's description of, 455; letters from, 453, 502, 503, 51 1 ; invitation of George II. to, 467, 468, Stair, Earl of, 107, 141, 165, 168, 184, Stanhope, Colonel and General, after- wards Lord, 27 ; a candidate for Westminster, 143, 145, 147 ; in Spain, 152, 171, 172, 176, 185; his speech on trade, 335 ; address moved by, 341 ; speech of, 377 ; to be .Secre- tary of State, 420, 422, 427, 428 ; his going to Vienna, 441 ; a witness, Stanhope, Mr., legacy to, 56 ; his Stapleton or Stapylton, Sir John, caft- didate for Yorkshire, 4S3 ; his sudden death, 484, 4S5 ; Sir Miles a candi- date, 484-514, passim

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