-The king endeavours to rectify his conduct, and applies to the
bishops, in hopes of gaining them over, 284;-their advice to him on
that occasion; 285;--he makes some concessions, and finally abdicates
the throne; 287.-The bishops and peers of the realm send deputies to
the prince of Orange; 289;-object of their mission; ibid ;-William
accedes to their overtures, and, with his consort Mary, are crowned at
Westminster, A. D. 1689; 291.-James, with the assistance of the
French monarch, Louis XIV. foments dissensions in Ireland, which
produces a declaration of war against France, and stronger tokens of
loyalty and affection from the English towards William; 292.-The
king confirms to the metropolis all the privileges, rights, and franchises
wrested from it in the former reigns; 922-copy of the charter; 293.-
Several instances of peculation and bribery disclosed; 302, 303.-The
parliament addresses the king on that subject; 304;—his reply; 305.-
House of Commons form a committee to investigate the business
closer; 306;-result of their labours; ibid.-Venality and corruption
discovered in the House of Commons; 308;-and the speaker and se-
veral members disgraced; 309.-Death of king William, and accession
of queen Anne; 315.-Great storm in the metropolis; 315;-injurious
effects of its influence; 316.-Royal proclamation for a general fast;
317. The years 1705 and 1706 memorable for the glorious achieve-
ments of the duke of Marlborough? 318;-and of 1707, for the union
of Scotland with England; ibid.--Death of the queen's husband,
George, prince of Denmark; 319.-Benevolent reception of the perse-
cuted French refugees; ibid.-Civil commotions take place, in conse-
quence of the difference subsisting between the protestants and dissen-
ters; ibid.-Groundless alarm of a pretended plot, called the Screw
plot; 324.-Death of queen Anne; her character; 328.-George I.
succeeds to the throne; ibid. Receives addresses of congratulation
from the city and other corporations; 329.-Rebellion in England and
Scotland, in favour of the Pretender; 332.-Hard frost sets in, which
continues for three months, and congeals the river Thames, on which
booths are erected, and converted to a fair; ibid.-Arrest of the
leaders of the rebellion; 332, 333.-Exceptionable conduct of the
university of Oxford on this occasion; 333.-General Carpenter sent
to subdue Scotland; ibid.-His success; 334.-Execution of the rebel
noblemen, and persecution of other delinquents; ibid.-Bill for en-
larging the term of the continuance of parliaments, called the Septen-
nial Act, passed; ibid.-Riots of the Whigs and Tories; 335.-Great
agitation in the kingdom in consequence of the South Sea Bubble, and
the ruin attending it; 339;--the House of Commons inquire into the
business, and punish the authors and promoters of it; 343, (see Lon-
don.)-Bill brought into parliament to prevent the introduction of the
plague into England, then raging at Marseilles; 346;-with the
offence given to the citizens of London by certain parts of the same;
ibid. Another bill for the regulation of city elections; 350;-which
also gives offence to the citizens; 352; (see London.)-Death of
George I.; his character; 360.-Accession of George II. who wisely
continues the government on the principles which had been prudently
adopted by his predecessor; 360.-House of Commons direct their at-
tention to the shocking cruelties and oppressions of the keepers of the
different prisons; 361;-who are punished; 362.-Act passed against
the use of Geneva amongst the lower orders of people; ibid;-Laws
enforced against vagrants, and against the "fashionable and wicked
diversion called masquerade;" ibid. —Six Indian chiefs of the Cherokee
nation arrive in England on a mission to the king; its object and com-
pletion; 363.-Birth of prince George, (his present majesty), 380.—
Rebellion breaks out in Scotland in favour of the reputed grandson of
James II. 395.-Proceedings of the British administration on that occa-
sion; 396.-Principal bodies in London present loyal addresses to the
king assuring him of their support; ibid.-Precautions taken by go-
vernment for the security of the kingdom; 397.- Corps of volunteers
formed, and subscriptions entered into for the suppression of the rebellion;
398. The young Pretender gains possession of Edinburgh, issues a
manifesto proclaiming his father king of Great Britain, and declaring
himself regent in his absence; 399.-Success of the rebels at Preston-
pans and at Carlisle; ibid.—Arrival of the duke of Cumberland from
the Netherlands, and his discomfiture of the rebels at Culloden; 399,
409.-The duke is presented by a court of common council with the
freedom of the city, and by parliament with an annuity of 25,000l.;
400.-Preparations for the execution of Lords Kilmarnock and Balme-
rino for high treason; 401;—their steady and resigned behaviour on
that melancholy occasion; 402 to 406.-Execution of the hon. Charles
Ratcliffe and other rebels; 406;-as also of lord Lovat; 407;-epi-
tome of the life of the latter nobleman; ibid, n.-Instances of his levity
of conduct previous to his execution; 408;-particulars of his death;
410.-Act of parliament passed for regulating the commencement of
the year, and correcting the calendar according to the Gregorian come
putation; 425.-Death of George II. 452;-his character; 453.-
Accession of his grandson, George III. ibid.-Congratulatory ad-
dresses presented to him on the occasion; 453 to 456.—Solemn inter-
ment of the deceased king, description thereof; 459 to 462.-George
III. proclaimed; his first speech in parliament; 462.-Marriage of
his majesty with the princess Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburgh Stre
litz; 466.-Copious account of their coronation, and of all the ceremo-
nies, processions, &c. attending the same; 467 to 495 -Another ac-
count of this grand spectacle, in a letter from a gentleman to his friend;
495 to 505.-First act of his majesty, which gains him great popula
rity; 505.-The king, royal family, and principal nobility visit the
lord mayor, and are sumptuously entertained by him; 506 to 509.-
Birth of his royal highness the prince of Wales; 519.-Instance of
arbitrary power in the issuing of general warrants to search for persons
and papers; 525;-lord chief justice Pratt (afterwards lord high chan-
celler) declares such proceedings to be illegal; 526.-Birth of his royal
highness the duke of York; 529.-Arbitrary power again exerted, in
the siezure and detention of the persons and papers of certain of his
majesty's subjects; 535 to 537;-upright conduct of lord chief justice
Pratt on this occasion; ibid.-Trial of lord Byron for killing Mr. Cha-
worth in a duel; 541.-Death of his royal highness William duke of
Cumberland, his majesty's uncle, and his youngest brother prince
Frederick William; 546.-The obnoxious American stamp act dis-
cussed in parliament; loss of that country to England; 567.-Riots
throughout England, in consequence of the high price of provisions;
ibid. Acts of the legislature to remedy the evil; 568.-Hard frost and
violent hurricane in 1767, with the calamitous circumstance attending
them; 569.-Death of his royal highness Edward Augustus, duke of
York, eldest brother of his present majesty; 571.-Another hard frost
in 1768; 572.-Christian VII. king of Denmark, (who had married
the king of England's sister) pays a visit to the royal family; 579;-and
accepts an invitation from the citizens of London to an entertainment at
the Mansion house; ibid.-which he returns by giving a grand mas-
querade ball at the Opera house; 582.-He takes leave of the royal
family, and departs from England; 583;-daily expence of his resi-
dence in England; ibid.—Death of his majesty's mother, the princess
dowager of Wales; 604.-Strictures on the American war, and ruinous
effects of it; 612.-Great riots take place in the metropolis under lord
George Gordon, in 1780, 627 (see London.)-The inhabitants of Lon-
don, Westminster, and other places, petition the king against the fur-
ther prosecution of the American war and the continuance of the then
existing ministry; 640;-the king accedes to the wishes of the peti-
tioners, and dissolves the obnoxious ministry; ibid.-Address of thanks
presented to his majesty in consequence; 641.-Termination of the
American war; 642;-The king's great illness and recovery, and the
grand procession to St. Paul's cathedral, to return thanks for the same;
ibid.-Victory of lord Howe over the French fleet in 1794; 644.—
Marriage of his royal highness the prince of Wales with her serene
highness the princess Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick; 645.-
Two attempts on the life of his majesty in the year 1800; 650.
Excise office, its erection; 570.
Exeter, its small revenue in the reign of Henry I.; 62.
Fires in London, the first one mentioned, which consumes the city; 31.-
The metropolis set on fire by the Danes in the year 852; 44; and again
in 893; 45.-Another fire, A.D. 961, in which St. Paul's cathedral is
consumed; 47;-and another in the reign of Stephen; 62.--The
great fire of London in 1666, which over-ran 373 acres of ground, and
burnt 13,200 houses, 89 parish churches, &c. &c. 222, (see London.)→
Resolutions of the common council punishing servants occasioning fires;
318.-A partial fire in 1716, which destroys 200 houses; 336;—and
another in the year following, of smaller magnitude, 337.-Dreadful
one in 1748, its origin, progress, extent, and damage; 412.-Another
in Rotherhithe in 1765, with the loss occasioned thereby; 543;-and
another in the latter end of the same year; 545.-Great fire at Rad-
cliffe highway, which destroyed 630 houses; 644.
Fleet ditch, though now dried up, a considerable river, in the time of the
Romans; 23, 69;-made navigable for small craft; 111.-Bill intro-
duced into parliament, empowering commissioners to cover it, now
deemed a nuisance; 363.
Foundling hospital, reasons for and against its erection; 384;-memorial
in its favour drawn up by the benevolent Mr. Coram; 385; form of
the memorial, and signatures of the ladies who patronised its institution;
385, 386.-Establishment of the hospital under royal authority; 387.
Frost, great one in 1716, which lasted for three months, and congealed the
river Thames, on which were erected booths, &c. 332;-another in
1739, which began on Christmas day, and ended in February, pro-
ducing similar effects as the preceding, and attended with the like
circumstances; 387;-and another in 1767, followed by a violent hur-
ricane; 569.
Gardening but little known in the reign of Henry VIII., whose queen,
(Catherine of Arragon) sends to the Netherlands for a sallad; 124.
Gloucester, its ancient name and founder; 10.
Goldsmiths' and grocers' companies, first mention of; 88.
Goodman's fields, anciently, a Roman burying-place; 20.
Grammar schools founded, as a means of correcting the irregularity of
conduct and rudeness of manners of the times; 101.
Gregory, Pope, converts the English to christianity; 42.
Gregorian calendar, its adoption in England; 425.
Gresham, Sir Richard, lord mayor of London, presents a petition to
Henry VIII. in behalf of the city hospitals; its singular form; 122.
Guildhali erected, A. D. 1411; 91; enlarged by the famous sir
Richard Whittington, lord mayor of London; 93;-first madeuse of in
1503; for the accommodation of the city magistrates and their company
on public festivals; 111,
Hackney coaches, when first used; 175;-their number in 1661; 190;-
in 1712; 326.
Hanseatic merchants, their incorporation; 128.
Hatton garden, formerly a vineyard; 32.
Hewett, sir William, lord mayor of London, anecdote of; 140.
Hicks's hall, its erection; 170.
Insurrection, by Wat Tyler in 1380; 82;-its rise and progress: 83;-
death of Wat Tyler, the principal leader; 85;—the king complies with
the demands of the insurgents, and they disperse; ibid.-Violent com-
motion in the metropolis, the consequence of two inflammatory sermons
preached by Dr. Sacheverel against the sectaries; 319; -Dr. S. is
tried and found guilty; 321.-Riots in 1780; 627;-(see London.)
Intrenchment, Roman, description of; 12, n.
Kilmarnock, lord, executed for rebellion in 1746; 401.
King's meuse (Charing cross) first mention thereof, 90, n.--is burnt in
1534, rebuilt; ibid;—and in 1732 receives its present form; ibid.
Leaden pipes first made use of to convey water to the city; 69.
London-denominated by Cæsar, the chief city of the Trinobantes; by
other writers, Londinium, (so called, from its situation), Augusta (from
its magnificence), &c.; p. 1.-Illustrious for its commerce; 11;—
first regularly walled by the empress Helena; 15;-its subsequent
boundaries described; 36.-Description of London in 1714, by Hearn,
the antiquary; 16;-had at first but three gates, viz. Aldgate, or
Oldgate; Aldersgate; and Ledgate, or Ludgate; 29.-London be-
sieged by queen Boadicea, and burnt; 31.-Comparison between Lon-
don and Rome; 38;-preference claimed by the former; 41.-Young's
poetic description of it; 42.-Account of London during the domi-
nion of the Saxons and Danes, ibid.-London plundered and burnt
by the Danes in 852; 44;-London again consumed by fire in 893;
45;-and again in the reign of Ethelred II. 47.-Charters granted to
London by William, duke of Normandy; the nature of them ex-
plained; 56.-London bridge rebuilt, and Westminster hall erected;
58. Great improvement of the metropolis under Henry I. 60;
but partly consumed by fire in the following reign, and nearly a victim
to famine; 62.-London bridge first built of stone; ibid;-Value of
commodities at this time; 63.-Title of mayor first given to the chief
magistrate; ibid;-citizens obtain the privilege of choosing their
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mayor, who had hitherto exercised his authority by royal appointment.
65 title of Lord conferred on that magistrate; 78.-Henry Picard,
a citizen of London, entertains four kings; 80.-Sir Richard Whit-
tington, lord mayor of London, erects many public buildings; 92;-
the vulgar story of his cat refuted; 93, n.-Henry VIII. grants a fresh
charter to the citizens; 111.—Suburbs of the city described; 118—
The streets first paved in the reign of Henry VIII. and several con-
duits built; 121.-City of London obtains a charter, granting it the
jurisdiction over the borough of Southwark; 129.-Price of provisions
in the London markets regulated by act of parliament; 132 ;—
their value at this period ;133.-First establishment of the city watch;
-143.-Streets began to be generally paved; 171.-Charles I. and
the royal family are most magnificently entertained by the gentle-
men of the inns of court; 178.-Persecuting decrees of the Star
Chamber against the Londoners, and the little attention paid to them;
182.-Resistance of the citizens to the arbitrary measures of the court;
ibid. Specimen of the manners of the Londoners, and of the dirty
state of the metropolis; 186, 190.-Charter of confirmation granted
to the city by Charles II. 191.-Account of the extent, population, &c.
of the city up to this period; 218.-Dreadful pestilence in 1665.
-220;-A conflagration in the following year, (called the Great Fire of
London) desolates the metropolis; ibid;-Privy council's long sittings
to ascertain the origin of the fire; ibid.-Damage sustained by the
company of stationers ;233.-Criminal adherence of some gentlemen
of the Temple to the letter of the law, during this calamity, to the
injury of their neighbours; 235.-Total amount of the buildings
burnt; 236.-Royal proclamation establishing rules to be observed in
building the new city; 237.-Sir Christopher Wren appointed sur-
veyor-general and principal architect for rebuilding the city; 245.—
Plans and schemes projected on the occasion; 248 to 258.-Orders and
regulations for the better government of the city; 258 to 268.-The
king infringes on the charters of the city; 269;--their subsequent de-
grading petition to the king; 272;-his compliance with it on hu-
miliating conditions to the citizens; ibid.-Commitment of the bishops
to the Tower; 282.—William III. crowned king; 291;—who confirms to
the citizens their rights and privileges; 292.-Copy of the charter of
confirmation (which is its form at the present day;) 293.-Shameful
venalty discovered in the conduct of the city business; 306.—Acts
of common council and of parliament for the better regulation of the
city and its trade, 311 to 314.-Act of common council for the in-
provement of the city watch; 317.--Act of the legislature for building
50 new churches in and near the metropolis; 325; sad perversion of
part of the money voted for that purpose; ibid.—Entrance of George I.
and his son into London; 329;-Lord mayor, aldermen, and
common council present an address to him; ibid; answer of his ma-
jesty; 330;-The Lord mayor entertains the king, royal family, and
several of the nobility; ibid.-A fire breaks out in 1716, and consumes
200 houses; 336;-and another, of smaller magaitude in 1717;
337.-Corporate bodies of London, appropriate the city monies to
improper purposes, and are reprehended by the parliament; 338.-
City experiences a stagnation of trade, to the ruin of many families,
in consequence of the South Sea Bubble which took place in 1720;
339.-A turbulent election for lord mayor in 1722 induces the
legislature to order a bill to be brought in for regulating city elec-
tions; 350.--Form of a freeman's oath as established by that act;
251, n.-The citizens petition against the bill; 352;--and state their
grievances; 353.-The bill is passed into a law; 354.-Keepers of the
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