Chapter 22

his own health, i. 83, 114, 150, 158, 246, 321, 322, 371, 377-379, 399; ii. 12, 108, 129, 141, 166, 248;his father's accident, i. 26;Paris and the Parisians, i. 28-32, 315, 320;Duke of Bedford, i. 30, 32;M. d'Augny: Madame Bontemps, i. 31;Dr. Acton at Besançon, i. 36;his life at Lausanne, i. 39, 42, 49, 50; ii. 76, 88-141passim, 177;Mdlle. Curchod, i. 40;Voltaire, i. 43, 91;Lady M. W. Montagu'sLetters, i. 53;his tour in Italy, i. 63;English visitors at Lausanne, i. 65;Rome to Naples, i. 73;Venice, i. 75;Deyverdun and Miss Comarque, i. 83;the "School of Vice," i. 84;Ranelagh Gardens, i. 89;his father's reproaches, i. 98;his father's illness and death, i. 97, 105, 106, 118;fall of the ministry, i. 112;the "Remonstrance" debate, i. 113;Lenborough, i. 126, 158, 182, 185, 187, 210, 289;Beriton, i. 128, 153; ii. 175, 206, 248;"the formal Mr. Bricknall," i. 131-133, 141;Danish revolution, i. 143;Royal Marriage Bill, i. 154;house-hunting in London, i. 171, 172, 175, 179;James Scott's death, i. 177;the Townshend-Bellamont duel, i. 180, 182;his "notions" of London life, i. 188;his friend Deyverdun, i. 188, 210, 262; ii. 89et seq., 177, 207;"an approaching daughter-in-law," i. 197;Johann C. Bach, i. 204;masquerade at Pantheon, i. 215;"Mrs. Gibbon of Northamptonshire, not of Bath," i. 216;Madame de Bavois, i. 220;offer of a seat in Parliament, i. 230, 231;M.P. for Liskeard, i. 234;Godfrey Clarke's illness and death, i. 238, 244;his Parliamentary life, i. 248, 253, 289, 325, 331, 365, 373;his History, seeDecline and Fall;story of Essex's ring, i. 276;the Neckers, i. 283, 306, 320; ii. 122;Garrick, i. 289;two answers to his History, i. 295;Dr. Hunter's Anatomy Lectures, i. 304;her groundless fears, i. 305, 306;his Paris friends, i. 315;Duke of Richmond, i. 316;Madame de Genlis, i. 326;at Coxheath Camp, i. 346;his views on matrimony, i. 351;a Lord of Trade, i. 366, 378;Lord Eliot, i. 369, 374, 386, 391;hisMémoire Justificatif, i. 371;Mrs. Williams, i. 372, 374;Irish trade, i. 373;Lord Sheffield's first speech, i. 380;a dissolution expected, i. 380;the Gordon riots, i. 381, 382;Sheffield and the Northumberland Militia, i. 381;Sir Henry Clinton, i. 384;weary of political life, i. 391;George Scott's death, i. 393;M.P. for Lymington, ii. 1;at Brighthelmstone, ii. 3, 7;Hayley, the poet, ii. 8, 17;North's resignation, ii. 13;Board of Trade suppressed, ii. 14;Lady Elizabeth Foster, ii. 15;Rockingham's death, ii. 17;at "Single-Speech" Hamilton's house, ii. 21;Mrs. Ashby, ii. 22;Pitt, ii. 28;Mrs. Siddons, ii. 29;the Coalition Ministry, ii. 34;retires from Parliament, ii. 58;his Lausanne plans, ii. 58, 61, 64, 71;his propensity for happiness, ii. 88;society at Lausanne, ii. 89, 90, 122;climate at Lausanne, ii. 129;changes in English politics, ii. 131;a regimen of boiled milk, ii. 142;his house and garden, ii. 142, 248;a ministry of respectable boys, ii. 143;intention to visit England, ii. 155;the two Mr. Gibbons, ii. 159;Sheffield Place, ii. 160;Bath, ii. 161;his compliment to Lord North, ii. 170;Cadell's discretion, ii. 176;Hugonin's neglect, ii. 207;the French Revolution, ii. 249, 308;the Sheffields' visit to Lausanne, ii. 309;her illness and recovery, ii. 348;his return to England, ii. 381, 384;at Althorp, ii. 391;his illness, ii. 394, 398.Her letters to Gibbon, ii. 385, 399Gibbon, Edward (father), subjects of his son's letters to:—First impressions of Lausanne, i. 1;Voltaire, i. 5;a stepmother, i. 10;studies under Pavillard,ibid.;proposed Swiss tour, i. 13;Holland, i. 15;Sir George Elkin's marriage, i. 16;the Lottery, i. 17;King's Scholars' play, i. 18;the Celesias, i. 18, 62;Dr. Maty: Mdlle. de Vaucluse and M. Celesia, i. 20;his London friends, i. 21;hopes of Parliament, i. 23, 45;paternal doubts and suspicions, i. 34;Taafe, i. 35;gambling losses, i. 36, 47;Dr. Acton and Besançon, i. 37;the Swiss Militia, i. 38;financial troubles, i. 45-48, 51, 52, 55, 69, 71, 73, 93-107passim;Mont Cenis, i. 55;Turin, i. 56;Venice, i. 61;his friend Guise, i. 62;Rome, i. 66;Trajan's Pillar, i. 67;Barazzi the banker, i. 71;Sir T. Worsley, i. 78;a burgess of Newtown, i. 88;the Putney Writings, i. 93;Gosling's mortgage, i. 94, 95.His death, i. 117Gibbon, Edward—1753-1772.Under Pavillard's care at Lausanne, i. 1;a gambling scrape: his appeal to Aunt Catherine, i. 3, 4;Voltaire at Geneva, i. 5, 43;his father's second marriage, i. 7;his plans and studies, i. 9-11;his father's silence, i. 13;returns to England, i. 15;the Lottery, i. 17;the Celesias, i. 18, 20;distressed for money, i. 19;his quarrel with Dr. Maty, i. 21;a seat in Parliament—ambitions, hopes, and fears, i. 23, 45;in the Hants Militia, i. 25, 87;at Boulogne, i. 27;friends and acquaintances in Paris, i. 28, 33;Thomas Bradley's affair, i. 35;Dr. Acton at Besançon, i. 36;with his old acquaintance at Lausanne, i. 38et seq.;Mdlle. Curchod, i. 40, 81;the fall of our tyrant, i. 44;unhappy circumstances of our estate, i. 47;a mixture of books and good company, i. 49;Lady M. W. Montagu'sLetters, i. 53;proposed tour in Italy, i. 54;Turin, i. 55, 58;Borromean Islands, i. 57;his snuff box and the King of Sardinia's daughters, i. 58;Milan, i. 60;Genoa, i. 61;Florence, i. 63;Englishmen at Florence, i. 65;Rome, i. 67et seq.;ways and means, i. 69, 100et seq., 127, 136, 165-170;the very worst roads in the universe, i. 73;least satisfied with Venice, i. 75;Austrian etiquette, i. 80;separations increase daily, i. 82;the "School of Vice," i. 84;"Monsieur Olroy's" marriage, i. 85;a burgess of Newtown, i. 88;Ranelagh Gardens, i. 89;Voltaire ruined, i. 91;the Putney Writings, i. 93, 105;paternal doubts and suspicions, i. 98;the deed of trust, i. 99, 101;Wentzel, the oculist, i. 105;the plain dish of friendship, i. 108;the "Remonstrance" debate, i. 113;his father's illness and death, i. 115, 117, 121, 122;Aunt Hester's kind letter, i. 121;detained by Ridottos, i. 124;the Soho masquerade, i. 131;the eternal Bricknall, i. 133;"Farmer Gibbon of no use!" i. 138;"Quis tulerit Gracchos," i. 140;these Denmark affairs, i. 143, 149;Royal Marriage Bill, i. 146, 151, 154;the Pantheon, i. 147;Worthy Champions of the Church, i. 148;the business of Lord and Lady Grosvenor, i. 149;Dr. Nowell's sermon, i. 151;Sir R. Worsley, i. 153;Lord Sheffield's editorial methods, i.155;Deyverdun's arrival, i. 158 (see alsoDeyverdun, George);Master Holroyd's death, i. 160;a sprained ankle, i. 161;the loud trumpet of advertisements, i. 163;a tenant for Beriton, i. 165;Lady Rous' house, i. 171-175;North's somnolence, i. 173;James Scott's death, i. 1771773-1783.Bellamont-Townshend duel, i. 180;a due mixture of study and society, i. 183;the E. I. Co., i. 184, 186, 209, 308; ii. 85;sale of Lenborough, i. 186; ii. 83;Hume: W. Robertson, i. 190;Foote'sBankrupt, i. 192;the beauties of Cornwall, i. 194;declines publication of Chesterfield'sLetters, i. 195;an approaching daughter-in-law, i. 197;Fox's debts, i. 198;Kelly'sSchool of Wives, i. 199;a dinner at the "Breetish" Coffee House, i. 201;Colman'sMan of Business, i. 202;heads of a convention, i. 205;Boston Port Bill, i. 206;Mrs. Horneck, i. 207;great news from India, i. 209;receiving one friend and comforting another, i. 210;Johnson and Gibbon—a contrast, i. 213;Boodle's triumph, i. 215;all the news of Versailles, i. 218;Lord Stanley's fête champêtre, i. 219;Madame de Bavois, i. 220;Godfrey Clarke's illness and death, i. 223, 238, 244;a new man for the county, i. 225;Romanzow's victory, i. 227;offer of a seat, i. 228;M.P. for Liskeard, i. 229;dissolution and election, i. 231;Wilkes at the Mansion House, i. 231;a visit to Bath, i. 231;his anxiety for Mrs. Holroyd, i. 237;deep in America, i. 243 (see alsoAmerica);a party of foxhunters, i. 247;troops for America, i. 249;North's conciliatory scheme, i. 251;a silent member, i. 253;presentation at Court, i. 255;the march to Concord, i. 257;a great historical work, i. 259;his History going to press, i. 261;nothing new from America, i. 265;his dog the comfort of his life, i. 267;his stepmother's small-pox, i. 268;difficulty in raising troops, i. 271;at work on his History, i. 273;the book almost ready, i. 275;story of Essex's ring, i. 276;his History published, i. 279;the Neckers in London, i. 281, 282;poor Mallet, i. 283;Dr. Porteous, i. 285;an Irish edition of theDecline and Fall, i. 288;fears of French war, i. 289;Howe's proclamation, i. 291;Suard translates his History, i. 293;two answers to his book, i. 295;Septehênes' translation ofDecline and Fall, i. 297;a war of posts, i. 299;"John the Painter," i. 301;his uniform life, i. 302;Hunter's Lectures, i. 304;his stepmother's groundless fears, i. 306;starts for Paris, i. 309;pleasures and occupations in Paris, i. 311;his success in French society, i. 313;his friends and acquaintances, i. 315;no risk of war with France, i. 317;Duc de Choiseul, i. 318;a martyr to gout, i. 321;weary of the war, i. 323;Saratoga, i. 324;Madame de Genlis, i. 326;London a dead calm and delicious solitude, i. 327;conciliation for America, i. 329;suing for peace, i. 331;war with France, i. 333;his private affairs, i. 335;"in attendance of my Mama," i. 336;d'Estaing's fleet, i. 337;Keppel and the French frigates, i. 339, 343;Coxheath Camp, i. 340, 346;Brighton unsuitable, i. 345;Paul Jones, i. 347;battle of Ushant, i. 349;an effort of friendship, i. 351;advice to his stepmother, i. 352, 362;prospect of a place, i. 355;Palliser and Keppel, i. 356;his plans of economy, i. 359;Parliament and the Roman Empire, i. 361;a crestfallen ministry, i. 363;at work on his second volume, i. 365;a Lord of Trade, i. 366, 373;disclaims theHistory of Opposition, i. 369;hisMémoire Justificatif, i. 371;Holroyd for Coventry, i. 375;Rodney's victory, i. 376;"a mighty unrelenting tyrant, called the Gout," i. 377;Gordon Riots, i. 380;his two volumes in the press, i. 382;his seat uncertain, i. 385;another seat promised, i. 387;M.P. for Lymington, i. 387, 400; ii. 1;defends his conduct in Parliament, i. 389;weary of political life, i. 391;the Coventry election, i. 393;Holroyd created Lord Sheffield, i. 395;the reception given to his two volumes, i. 397;his annual Gout-tax, i. 399;his house at Brighton, ii. 3;French and Spanish ships in the Channel, ii. 5;Brighton in November, ii. 7;William Hayley, ii. 8, 17;his advice in a quarrel, ii. 9;noise and nonsense of Parliament, ii. 11;fall of North's ministry, ii. 13;his loss of office, ii. 14;Rockingham's death, ii. 17;Shelburne's ministry, ii. 19;immersed in the Roman Empire, ii. 21;his Hampton Court Villa, ii. 23;Lord Loughborough's marriage, ii. 24;relief of Gibraltar, ii. 25;enthusiasm for Sir George Eliott, ii. 27;Pitt, ii. 28;Mrs. Siddons, ii. 29;the dearth of news, ii. 31;Shelburne resigns, ii. 33;Coalition Ministry, ii. 34;his view of English politics, ii. 37;proposes to settle abroad, ii. 38;Deyverdun offers his house, ii. 41;Lausanne society, ii. 43;his gratitude to Deyverdun, ii. 45;his hesitation to accept, ii. 47;his friend and valet, ii. 49;hopes of a political place, ii. 51;social habits at Lausanne, ii. 52;decides to leave England, ii. 55;plan of joining Deyverdun, ii. 57;his departure necessary, ii. 58;his reasons, ii. 61;his preparations, ii. 63;farewell to Sheffield Place, ii. 65;the Peace of Versailles, ii. 67;his departure delayed, ii. 69;the Sheffields' kindness, ii. 711783-1794.His journey through France, ii. 73;the Abbé Raynal, ii. 75;the charms of Lausanne, ii. 77;apension, for Miss Holroyd, ii. 79;proud of Fox, ii. 85;North's insignificance, ii. 87;his daily life, ii. 89;the zeal and diligence of Sheffield's pen, ii. 91;sale of his seat, ii. 93;a factious opposition, ii. 95;arrival of his books, ii. 97;a happy winter, ii. 99;Parliament dissolved, ii. 101;a free-spoken counsellor, ii. 103;English friends, ii. 105;the reign of sinecures over, ii. 107;his house and garden, ii. 108;his hospitalities, ii. 111;his pecuniary affairs, ii. 112;a list of his acquaintances, ii. 115;Prince Henry of Prussia and Mdlle. Necker, ii. 117;thoughts of marriage, ii. 118, 220;loses Caplin, ii. 119;invites the Sheffields, ii. 120;a temperate diet and an easy mind, ii. 123;his establishment at Lausanne, ii. 125;Pitt a favourite abroad, ii. 127;a young man at fifty, ii. 129;changes in English politics, ii. 131;his reported death, ii. 132;a curious question of philosophy, ii. 133;his countrymen at Lausanne, ii. 135;Achilles Pitt and Hector Fox, ii. 136;his History delayed, ii. 139;his health improved, ii. 141;"glories of the landskip," ii. 142;Aunt Kitty's death, ii. 144;books longer in making than puddings, ii. 147;hopes to visit England, ii. 149, 155;building a great book, ii. 151;a citizen of the world, ii. 153;his arrival in London, ii. 157;the two Mr. Gibbons, ii. 159;visits his stepmother, ii. 161;a miserable cripple, ii. 163;an unlucky check, ii. 165;an act of duty at Bath, ii. 167;his work and friends, ii. 169;the horrors of shopping and packing, ii. 171;dines with Warren Hastings, ii. 173;sale of Beriton, ii. 175, 189;back at Lausanne, ii. 177;Deyverdun ill, ii. 179, 187;George III. insane, ii. 181;Hugonin dead, ii. 183;Hugonin's deceit, ii. 185;George III. recovers, ii. 191;"the Saint ripe for heaven," ii. 193;Deyverdun's death, ii. 194, 207;"fierce and erect, a free master," ii. 197;a defect in Beriton title, ii. 199;his idea of adopting Charlotte Porten, ii. 201;a life interest in Deyverdun's house, ii. 203;the authority of Blackstone, ii. 205;Deyverdun's loss irreparable, ii. 207;France's opportunity, ii. 209;French exiles at Lausanne, ii. 210;"dirty land and vile money," ii. 213;legal forms benefit lawyers, ii. 215;Sheffield M.P. for Bristol. ii. 216;Aunt Hester's will, ii. 218, 225;a comfortless state, ii. 221;his Madeira almost exhausted, ii. 223;Bruce'sTravels, ii. 226;M. Langer, ii. 227;history of the Guelphs, ii. 229;servitude to lawyers, ii. 231;seriously ill, ii. 233;an annuity for Newhaven, ii. 235, 240;Burke'sReflections, ii. 237;Corn Law and Slave Trade, ii. 239;a bargain with the Sheffields, ii. 243;snugness of his affairs, ii. 245;danger of Russian war, ii. 247;effects of French Revolution, ii. 249;Burke a rational madman, ii. 251;Sheffield an anti-democrat, ii. 253;flight and arrest of Louis XVI., ii. 255, 286;the crisis in Paris, ii. 257;Sheffield at the Jacobins, ii. 259;safe in the land of liberty, ii. 261;Switzerland's strange charm, ii. 263;Coblentz and white cockades, ii. 265;the sights of Brussels, ii. 267;military forces on French frontier, ii. 269;the Pilnitz meeting, ii. 271;a distressful voyage, ii. 273;Lally, ii. 274;the demon of procrastination, ii. 277;peace or war in Europe? ii. 279;an amazing push of remorse, ii. 281;Maria's capacity, ii. 283;Lally Tollendal, ii. 284;the hideous plague in France, ii. 287;Massa King Wilberforce, ii. 289;a month with the Neckers, ii. 291;Jacques Necker, ii. 292;the march of the Marseillais, ii. 293;an asylum at Berne, 295;democratic progress in England, ii. 297;Gallic wolves prowl round Geneva, ii. 299;the destiny of his library, ii. 301;his Tabby apprehensions, ii. 303;Opposition and Government, ii. 305;the attempted Pitt-Fox union, ii. 306;taint of democracy, ii. 309;Brunswick's march on Paris, ii. 311;every day more sedentary, ii. 313;French invasion of Savoy, ii. 314;Geneva threatened, ii. 316;prepared for flight, ii. 319;the Irish at their old tricks, ii. 321;the liberty of murdering defenceless prisoners, ii. 323;Sheffield's emigrants, ii. 324;Brunswick's strange retreat, ii. 326, 346;occupants of the hotel in Downing Street, ii. 329;the Geneva flea and the Leviathan France, ii. 331;the Gallic dogs' day, ii. 333;neither a monster, nor a statue, ii. 335;Severy's state hopeless, ii. 336;France's cruel fate, ii. 337;Archbishop of Arles' murder, ii. 339-342;common cause against the Disturbers of the World, ii. 343;Montesquieu's desertion, ii. 345;Necker's defence of the king, ii. 347;associations in London, ii. 349, 353;"Is Fox mad?" ii. 350;Sheffield's speech, ii. 353;theEgaliseurs, ii. 355;the great question of peace and war, ii. 358;the Memoirs must be postponed, ii. 359;a word or two of Parliamentary and pecuniary concerns, ii. 362;Duke of Portland and Fox, ii. 363, 367;Louis XVI. condemned to death, ii. 365;a miserable Frenchman, ii. 367;poor de Severy is no more, ii. 369;his letter of congratulations to Loughborough, ii. 372;the Pays de Vaud, ii. 373;Madame de Staël at Dorking, ii. 375;a pleasant dinner-party in Downing Street, ii. 377;Lady Sheffield's death, ii. 379;the cannon of the siege of Mayence, ii. 382;safe, well, and happy in London, ii. 384;intends to visit Bath, ii. 387, 389;Lord Hervey's Memorial, ii. 388;atête-à-têteof eight or nine hours daily, ii. 390;at Althorpe, ii. 391;a serious complaint, ii. 393;hopes of a radical cure, ii. 395;in darkness about Lord Howe, ii. 397;reaches St. James's Street half-dead, ii. 400;account of his last moments, ii. 400, 401Gibbon, Miss Hester (Gibbon's aunt), "the Northamptonshire Saint," i. 7, 134, 244, 295, 398; ii. 91, 185, 187, 190, 193, 218, 222, 225;Gibbon's letters to, i. 15, 121Gibbon, John, Bluemantle Pursuivant at Arms, ii. 162Gibraltar, relieved by Rodney, i.276;by Howe, ii. 19, 25, 27;defended by Lord Heathfield, ii. 25Gideon, Sir Sampson (Lord Eardley), i.225, 332; ii.216Gilbert, Mr., of Lewes, i. 244, 248, 295Gilbert, Bett, i. 7Gilliers, Baron de, ii. 330, 377Glenbervie, Lord (Sylvester Douglas), ii. 180Gloucester, Duchess of, i. 173*Gloucester, Duke of, i. 131;his clandestine marriage, i. 146;onDecline and Fall, i. 396Glynn, Serjeant, the advocate of Wilkes, i. 90Godolphin, Lord, i. 172Goldsmith, Oliver, Gibbon's friendship with, i. 191, 202;his "Captain-in-Lace," i.207;quotation from hisRetaliation, i.210*Gonchon, M., ii. 352Gordon, Duchess of, ii.157, 164, 168Gordon, Lord George, i.376;"No Popery" riots, i. 380;sent to the Tower, i. 382Gordon Riots, the, i. 381Gosling, the banker, i. 94, 126, 166-168, 332; ii. 110. 281Gosling's mortgage, i. 94, 116, 126, 166, 187Gould, Colonel. i. 114, 159, 274Gould, Mrs., i. 114, 159, 272, 274; ii. 386Gouvernet, Comte de la Tour-du-Pin, ii. 329Gower, Lord, i. 148; ii.86, 255,311, 360*Grafton, Duchess of, i. 27Grafton, Duke of, i.26, 90,112,278, 377;Lord Privy Seal, ii.13*Grammont, Duc de (de Guiche), i. 89; ii. 203, 265, 266*Granby, Marquis of, i. 192Grand, M., banker at Lausanne, i. 4, 61, 74, 81Grand, Mdlle. Nanette.SeePrevôt, MadameGrantham, Lord, ii. 19*Grasse, Comte de, ii. 16Graves, Admiral Lord, i. 384Gray, Booth, i. 254, 264Grenville Act, the, i. 233*Grenville Correspondence, i. 44*Grenville, George, i. 45, 85, 233, 243Grenville, James, ii. 19, 93Grenville, Lord, ii. 362,366*Greville, Hon. Charles, i. 366Grey, Mr., and the "Friends of the People" resolution, ii. 297, 305, 320Grey, Sir Charles (afterwards 1st Earl), ii. 396Grey, Sir W. de.SeeWalsingham, Lord*Grey, Thomas de, i. 366*Grimaldi, Marquis Jeronymo, i. 30Grimstone, Mrs., ii. 339Grosvenor, Lady, i. 149Grosvenor, Lord, i. 82, 149Guiche, Duc de.SeeGrammont, Duc deGuilford, 1st Lord, ii. 86, 164, 238Guilford, 2nd Lord.SeeNorth, LordGuines, Duc de, ii. 210Guise, Sir William (Gibbon's intimate friend), i. 40, 50, 56, 61, 63, 79, 80, 82, 87, 195Gunning, Sir Robert, British Envoy at Petersburg, i. 270*Gustavus III., King of Sweden, ii. 279HHague, the, Gibbon at, i. 15*Hailes, Daniel, ii. 86*Hales, Sir Philip, i. 250Hall, James, i. 26*Hallifax, Sir Thomas, i. 393*Hamilton, Emma, Lady, i. 74, 214*Hamilton, Lord Archibald, i. 148Hamilton, Sir William, British Minister at Naples, i. 74Hamilton, William Gerard ("Single-Speech"), i. 343; ii. 21, 31, 396Hammersley's Bank, ii. 303Hamond, Sir Andrew Snape, R.N., ii. 81, 93Hampden, Lord, ii. 135Hampshire Militia, i.25, 109;Gibbon major in, i. 51;colonel, i. 87;"father" of, i. 346Hanger, William (Lord Coleraine), i.146, 148, 310Hanley, Mrs., ii. 159Harbord, Hon. Harbord (afterwards Lord Suffield), i. 250, 252Harcourt, Earl of, i. 9Harcourt, Mr., i. 232, 233Hardy, Sir Charles, i. 347; ii.72Hare, James, politician and wit ("the Hare and many Friends"), i. 201Harris, John, Lenborough Estate Agent, i. 95, 127, 165, 167, 170; ii. 104Harrison, John Butler, Gibbon's opinion of, i. 27Harrison, Mrs., i. 87Hartley, David, M.P. for Kingston-upon-Hull, i. 240Harvey, Stephen, i. 95Hastings, Marquis of. ii. 396Hastings, Warren, i.209,349;Governor-General of India, ii.26,85;his trial, ii.172;Gibbon dines with, ii. 173*Hawkins, Sir Cæsar, ii. 393Hayes, Mrs., i. 21Hayley, Mrs., i.399; 11, 14*Hayley, Thomas, ii. 17Hayley, William, i.398; ii. 8, 162;hisEssay on Epic Poetry, etc., ii. 17, 21*Hayti, independence of, ii. 280*Hazlitt, on Thos. Amory, i. 189Heathfield, Admiral Lord, his defence of Gibraltar, ii. 25, 27;his Sussex estate, ii. 240Heberden, Dr. William, called by Dr. Johnson "Ultimus Romanorum," i. 83Helvétius, Claude Adrien, author ofDe L'Esprit, i. 29*Hénault, President, i. 312Henley, Lord.SeeNorthington, Lord*Henry, Robert, ii. 23Herbert, Lady Charlotte, ii. 106*Herbert, General the Hon. W., ii. 375Herefordshire Militia, and the Bristol riots, ii. 390*Hertford, Lord, i. 190; ii. 32;interdicts Foote'sThe Capuchin, i. 265Hervey, Lady ("Molly Lepel"), i. 21, 29Hervey, Lady Elizabeth.SeeFoster, Lady Elizabeth*Hervey, Bishop (of Derry), ii. 388*Hervey, Lord, the "Sporus" of Pope's Prologue to theSatires, i. 21Hervey, John Augustus, Lord, Ambassador at Florence, ii. 388Hesse, Landgrave of, i.272, 277Hesse-Rheinfels-Rothenburg, Prince Charles of, ii. 332*Hill, Dr. G. B., i. 83, 273Hill, Sir Roger, i.139; ii. 4Hillsborough, Lord (Marquis of Downshire), ii. 5Hobart, Harry, i. 212Hobson, Mrs. (Miss Comarque and Madame de Bavois), i. 82, 83, 220*Holcroft, Thomas, ii. 154Holland, Lady (Lady Mary Fitzpatrick), i. 247Holland, Lady (Elizabeth Vassall), ii. 257Holland, 1st Lord, i. 198Holland, 2nd Lord (Stephen Fox), i. 198,247*Holland, 3rd Lord, ii. 257Holland, Gibbon in, i. 15;fears of war with, i. 348, 353;war with France, ii. 362;"abject state" of, ii. 376*Holland'sMemoirs of the Whig Partyquoted, ii. 388Holmes, Mayor of Newtown, i. 88*Holmes, Sir Robert, i. 89Holmet, i. 89Holroyd, Hon. Maria (afterwards Lady Stanley of Alderley), her letters to Gibbon, ii. 157, 167, 216, 245, 271, 273, 322, 340, 353;Gibbon's letters to, ii. 259-266, 337Holroyd, Isaac, i.180, 237Holroyd, J. B.SeeSheffield, LordHolroyd, John William, i. 160Holroyd, Miss Sarah M., i.180, 237, 336, 342, 345Holroyd, Mrs. (Sheffield's mother). Gibbon's letter to, i. 160Home, John, author ofDouglas, etc., i. 202*Hood, Lord, ii. 179Horneck, Captain Charles, i. 207Horneck, Mrs., i. 207*Hornsby, William, President of Bombay Council, ii. 85Horton, Mrs. (Duchess of Cumberland), i.146, 150, 154*Hotham, Commodore, i. 349Howe, Admiral Lord, i.283, 291,332;the relief of Gibraltar, ii. 19, 25, 27;First Lord of Admiralty, ii.86;dock-yards shut to strangers, ii. 173;his search for the French fleet, ii. 397


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