ii. 21, 119, 143, 152, 170, 230

Deffand, Madame du, on Madame Geoffrin, i. _29_; on Voltaire's _La Princesse de Babylone_, i. _91_; her reference to the Neckers, i. _281_; her life in Paris described by Gibbon, i. 312; on Gibbon and Madame de Cambis, i. _313_; on Bishop of Arras, ii. 266

*Deffand, Marquis du, i. 312

*Defoe's _Memoirs of Captain Carleton_, i. 273

*de la Borde, Jean Benjamin, ii. 54

Delacour, Dr., i. 268, 304, 336, 337, 394; ii. 10

*Delaval, Lord, ii. 275

*Delaval, Sir Francis, ii. 275

*de la Warr, Lord, i. 107

*d'Enghien, Duc, ii. 237

Denhoff, Countess, i. 149

Denmark, Christian VII., King of, i. 143

Denmark, Juliana Maria, Queen Dowager of, i. 143

Denmark, Queen Caroline Matilda of, i. 143

Denmark, Revolution in, i. 143, 144, 146, 149

*d'Ennery, Comte, ii. 280

Denton, Mrs., i. 130

Denys, Madame (Voltaire's niece), i. 43, 92

*Derry, Bishop of, ii. 15, 388

d'Estaing, Comte, i. 337, 350, 370, _384_, 395

Devonshire, Duchess of, i. _33_, 370; ii. 300, 310, 312, 315, 319, 327, 339, 388

Devonshire, Duke of, ii. _15_, 305

Deyverdun, George, Gibbon's intimate friend, i. 82, 83, 110, 158, 188-214 _passim_, 232, 236, 255, 262, 291; offers his house to Gibbon, ii. 41, 108; his description of Lausanne society, ii. 43; Gibbon's host at Lausanne, ii. 75 _et seq._; Gibbon's opinion of, ii. 89, 118; his illness, ii. 176, 179, 188; and death, ii. 194, 207, 229; Gibbon's letters to, ii. 35, 45, 54; his letters to Gibbon, ii. 39, 52

*d'Haussonville, M., his _Salon de Madame Necker_, i. 40, _41_

*d'Hénin, Prince, ii. 211

d'Hénin, Princess, ii. 211, _290_, 322, 324, 329, 334, 342, 349, 377

_Diary_, the (newspaper), ii. 351, 370

*_Dictionary of National Biography_ quoted, i. 283

Digby, Captain, i. 334

*Dillon, Mr., i. 180

*Dillon, General, murdered, ii. 299

*Disraeli's _Calamities of Authors_ quoted, i. 23

*Dodsley's tragedy of _Cleone_, i. 18

Dorchester, Earl of, i. 139; ii. _350_

d'Orleans, Regent Duc, i. _312_, 326

Dorset, 1st Duke of, i. 139

Dorset, 3rd Duke of, Ambassador at Paris, i. 226; ii. _86_

*d'Orvilliers, Count, i. 349

Douglas, Lady Catherine, ii. 377, 387

*Dowling, Surgeon, ii. 295

Down, Charles, i. 244

Downes, Rev. Dr. Dive, i. 205

Downshire, Marquis of, ii. 5

Draper, General Sir William, ii. 22

*Drouet, Postmaster, ii. 254, 326

Drummond, Andrew, i. 71

Duane, Mr., i. 201, 218, 226, 234, 261, 264

Dulau, J. F. M. (Archbishop of Arles), ii. 322, 325; his murder described, ii. 333, 341

*Dummer, Thos. Lee, i. 90, 250

Dumont, M., ii. 258

Dumouriez, M., ii. _299_, _319_, 326, 368

Duncannon, Lady, ii. 310, 312

Duncannon, Lord, ii. _18_, 19

*Duncombe, Thomas, i. 250

Dundas, Hon. Henry (afterwards Lord Melville), Treasurer of Navy, ii. _19_, _86_; Lord Advocate, ii. _85_; Secretary of State, ii. _247_, 306; Abolition of Slave Trade, ii. 294; suggests coalition between Pitt and Fox, ii. 306; king's message for augmentation of forces, ii. 365

Dunning, John. _See_ Ashburton, Lord

d'Ursel, Duke, ii. 83

Dutch, fears of war with, i. 348, 353

Dutens, Louis, i. 56, 59

*_Dutensiana_, i. 314

Dux, George, i. 52

E

*Eames, John, i. 89

Eardley, Lord (Sir Sampson Gideon), i. 225, 332; ii. 216

East India Company, the, i. 184, 186, 209, 308; ii. 85

*_Eccentricities for Edinburgh_ quoted, i. 59

*Eden, Sir Robert, ii. 397

Eden, William. _See_ Auckland, Lord

Egerton, Sir Thomas, i. 148

Egremont, Lord, i. 247, 249; ii. 175, 182, 305, 388

Elgin, Thomas, Lord, Envoy at Brussels, ii. 383

Elkin, Sir George, i. 16

Eliot, Captain John, i. 62

Eliot, Hon. Edward James, i. 390, 394; ii. 19, 20, 22, 143

Eliot, Hon. John, i. 217, 229, 380

Eliot, Lady, i. 98, 110, 122, 131, 132, 365

Eliot, Lord (of St. Germans), i. 70, 84, 183, 188, 193, 228, 230, 231, 254, 273, 342, 367, 369, 374; Gibbon's appeal to and defence, i. 385, 389

Eliott, Admiral Sir George A. _See_ Heathfield, Lord

Elizabeth, Queen, story of Lord Essex's ring, i. 276

Elliot, Grey, ii. 69

*Elliot, Lady, ii. 374

Elliot, Sir Gilbert, i. 251; on treaty between France and U. S. A., i. _333_; his daughter's marriage, ii. 25; his _Life and Letters_ quoted, ii. _172_, _306_, _351_, _374_; his support of Government, ii. 305; Duke of Portland's views of Alien Bill, ii. 363

Ellis, George, editor of _Fabliaux_, etc., i. _139_; Sir Walter Scott on, ii. 184; lines on Pitt in _Rolliad_, _ibid._

Ellis, Governor Henry, i. 73

*Elliston, Mrs., of South Weald, i. 70

Elmsley, Peter, the bookseller, i. 372; ii. 60, 94, 105, 113, 126, 158, 214, 314, 388

*Elstob, Lewis, i. 118, 372

Elstob, Mrs., i. 372

Ely, Lady, i. 266

Ely, Lord, i. 265

Ely, Madame, ii. 386

Erskine, ii. 297

_Essai sur l'étude de la Littérature_, Gibbon's first published work, i. 20, 80

Essex, Earl of, i. 276

Establishment Bill, i. 376

Etienne, Gibbon's valet, ii. 243, 253

Exchequer Bills, issue of, ii. 382

Exeter, Lord, i. 65

Exilles, Fort, i. 59

*Eyre, Mr., printer, i. 263

F

*Falkland, Lord, i. 282

*Fanshaw, Miss, ii. 284

Farquhar, Sir Walter, ii. 393, 395, 398, 401

*Farquhar's _The Twin Rivals_, ii. 102

Faukier, Mr., i. 163

Featherstonhaugh, Lady, i. 232, 235, 246, 249

Featherstonhaugh, Sir H., i. 162, 214, 235, 247, 249

Featherstonhaugh, Sir M., i. 56, _67_, 83, 84, 131, 162, _247_

Fenestrelle, Fort, i. 59

*Ferguson, Lieut. James, killed by Captain Roche, i. 209

Ferrières, M. de, ii. 318

*Fersen, Comte de, ii. 292

*Feuchéres, Madame de, ii. 237

Firth, Miss, ii. 82, 91, 98, 334; Gibbon's letter to, ii. 98; and Severy's studies, ii. 167

Fischer, M., ii. 260, _283_, 375

*Fitzherbert, Mrs., ii. 150

Fitzjames, Duchess of, ii. 324

Fitzmaurice, Lord. _See_ Shelburne, Earl of

Fitzpatrick, Lady Mary. _See_ Holland, Lady

Fitzroy, Mrs., i. 90

Fitzwilliam, Lord, ii. 305

Flanders, invasion of, ii. 299

*Fleming, Sir John, i. 261

Flood, Henry, i. 264

Florence, Gibbon at, i. 63

*Floyer, Mr., Member of Madras Council, i. 362

Foley, Mr., English banker at Paris, i. 33, 36

Foote, Samuel, his _Bankrupt_, i. 192; _A Trip to Calais_ stopped by Duchess of Kingston, i. 265

Ford, Mrs., Gibbon's housekeeper, i. 192; ii. 8

Fordwich, Lord. _See_ Cowper, Earl

Fort Louis, surrender of garrison to Austrians, ii. 396

Foster, Lady Elizabeth, described by Gibbon as "a bewitching animal," "goddess," "still adorable," "Bess," etc., ii. 15, 81, 117, 300, 308, 310, 312, 319, 339, 388; Gibbon's letter to, on Lady Sheffield's death, ii. 380

Foster, John. _See_ Oriel, Lord

*Foster, John Thomas, ii. 15

Fothergill, Dr., i. 177

Fowler, Mr., ii. 340

Fox, Charles James, supports Church of England, i. 148; Royal Marriage Bill, i. 151; his debts, i. 198, 264; on troubles with America, i. 249, 256, 303, _324_, _328_; the king's debts, i, 308; on the Canadian Expedition, i. _333_; Tickell's _Anticipation_, i. 348; his lines on Gibbon as Commissioner of Trade, i. 354; on Sheffield's Regiment of Horse, i. _380_; M.P. for Westminster, i. 388, 390; "the black Patriot," ii. 4; Secretary of State, ii. _13_, _34_; resigns office, ii. 18; and American independence, ii. 25; George III.'s behaviour to, ii. _34_; sale of his library, ii. _68_; his two India Bills, ii. _86_; Gibbon's opinion of, ii. 85, 92, 96, 251, 356, 360, 372; suggested union with Pitt, ii. 92, 306, 307, 330; no compromise, ii. 97; his "Martyrs," ii. 102; "the man of the people," ii. 179; his marriage, _ibid._; twelve hours' talk with Gibbon, ii. 180; speech on treaty between Russia and Turkey, ii. 246; on Abolition of Slave Trade, ii. _294_; his half-support of Grey's motion, ii. 297, 320; "but fifty followers," ii. 305; rejoices at retreat of Prussians, ii. _320_; "detestable" on French affairs, ii. 330; on the calling out of the Militia, ii. 349, 350; his motion for an Embassy to France, ii. 350, 353; opposes Alien Bill, ii. 364; Duke of Portland's adherence to, ii. 367, 368; opposes augmentation of forces, ii. 368

Fox, Hon. Stephen. _See_ Holland, 2nd Lord

France, fears of war with, i. 289, 317; treaty with America, i. 333; war with, i. 339; ii. 362, _374_; treaty with England, ii. _152_; war declared against Francis Joseph, ii. _279_; war with Austria and Prussia, ii. 319; treaty with Geneva, ii. 325, 331, 345; war with England, Holland, and Spain, ii. 362, 374

Francillon, M., ii. 283

*Francis Joseph, of Austria, ii. 279, 292

Frankland, Miss Anne (Lady Chichester), i. 200

*Frankland, Sir Thomas, i. 200

Franklin, Dr., i. 162, _243_, 310, 313

Fraser, General, i. 264, 299, 363

Fraser, General Simon, i. 325

Fraser, Mrs., "Donna Catherina," i. 300; ii. 105, 117

Fredennick, M., ii. 260

*Frederick the Great, i. 158; ii. 210

Frederick II. of Prussia, i. 143; ii. 137

Frederick William of Prussia at Pilnitz, ii. 271

French Revolution, ii. _246_, 249, 270, 287, 293, 311; massacres of September, 1792, ii. 312, 321, 351; and Ireland, ii. 320; murder of Louis XVI., ii. 360, 365

Frey, M., escorts Gibbon to Lausanne, i. 1

*"Friends of the People," an association for reform of representative system, ii. 297

Fullarton, Colonel, ii. 168

Fuller, Miss, called "Sappho" by Gibbon, i. 196, 198, 202, 208, 241

Fuller, Rose, i. _196_, 208

G

Gage, General, i. 206, 257, 258, 260, 266

Gage, William Hall, Viscount, "the green plumb," i. 225, 227

*Galovkin, Comte Fédor, i. 81

*Gansel, Major-General, i. 109

Garrick, David, as "Sir John Brute," i. 19; Gibbon a friend of, i. 201, 289, 333; in _Hamlet_, i. 203; letter from Gibbon to, quoted, i. _317_

Gascoyne, Bamber, i. 366

*Gates, General, i. 325

_Gazette_, the, i. 257, _392_

*_Gazetteer_, the, i. 146

Gee, Mr., i. 3, 6

*Genlis, Comte de, i. 326

Genlis, Madame de, her opinion of Madame de Cambis, i. _313_; of Princesse de Beauvau, i. _314_; on _Decline and Fall_, i. 326; on Dr. Tissot's skill, ii. _77_; her story of Gibbon and Madame de Montolieu, ii. 154

Geneva, threatened by French, ii. 317, 322; the Government at, ii. 318; treaty with France, ii. 325, 331, 345; new constitution of, ii. 370

Genoa, Gibbon at, i. 61

_Gentleman's Magazine_ cited, ii. _289_, _301_, 302, 314, _349_

Geoffrin, Madame, i. 29

*George II., ii. 321

George III., i. _45_; grants pension to M. de Viry, i. _56_; his intervention in Denmark, i. 143; Royal Marriage Bill, i. 154; reviews fleet at Spithead, i. _186_; the King's speech and America, i. 238; negotiates for hire of Russian mercenaries, i. 270; and Sir H. Palliser's leg, i. _356_; his behaviour to Fox, ii. _34_; refuses to dismiss ministers, ii. 100; his illness and recovery, ii. _181_, 191; and Lally, ii. 285; reviews troops at Bagshot, ii. _304_; proclaims tumultuous meetings, etc., ii. _305_; Lally's _Plaidoyer_, ii. _375_.

George IV. _See_ Wales, Prince of

Germain, Lady George, i. 328

Germain, Lord George. _See_ Sackville, Lord

*Germain, Sir John, i. 198

Germanie, M. de, ii. 291

*Gibbon, Mrs., _née_ Porten (Gibbon's mother), i. 2

Gibbon, Mrs., _née_ Patton (Gibbon's stepmother), her opinion of Miss Catherine Porten, i. 2; marries Gibbon's father, i. 7; Gibbon's inquiries about, i. 8; subjects of Gibbon's letters to:-- Dr. Turton, i. 16, 114, 150, 371; money troubles, i. 19, 352, 359; 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, 88-141 _passim_, 177; Mdlle. Curchod, i. 40; Voltaire, i. 43, 91; Lady M. W. Montagu's _Letters_, 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. 89 _et 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, see _Decline 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; his _Mémoire 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, 399

Gibbon, 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, 93-107 _passim_; 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. 117

Gibbon, 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. 38 _et 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's _Letters_, 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. 67 _et seq._; ways and means, i. 69, 100 _et 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 also_ Deyverdun, 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. 177 1773-1783. 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's _Bankrupt_, i. 192; the beauties of Cornwall, i. 194; declines publication of Chesterfield's _Letters_, i. 195; an approaching daughter-in-law, i. 197; Fox's debts, i. 198; Kelly's _School of Wives_, i. 199; a dinner at the "Breetish" Coffee House, i. 201; Colman's _Man 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 also_ America); 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 the _Decline 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 of _Decline 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 the _History of Opposition_, i. 369; his _Mémoire 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. 71 1783-1794. His journey through France, ii. 73; the Abbé Raynal, ii. 75; the charms of Lausanne, ii. 77; a _pension_, 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's _Travels_, 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's _Reflections_, 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; the _Egaliseurs_, 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; a _tête-à-tête_ of 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, 401

Gibbon, 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, 121

Gibbon, John, Bluemantle Pursuivant at Arms, ii. 162

Gibraltar, relieved by Rodney, i. _276_; by Howe, ii. 19, 25, 27; defended by Lord Heathfield, ii. 25

Gideon, Sir Sampson (Lord Eardley), i. _225_, 332; ii. _216_

Gilbert, Mr., of Lewes, i. 244, 248, 295

Gilbert, Bett, i. 7

Gilliers, Baron de, ii. 330, 377

Glenbervie, Lord (Sylvester Douglas), ii. 180

Gloucester, Duchess of, i. 173

*Gloucester, Duke of, i. 131; his clandestine marriage, i. 146; on _Decline and Fall_, i. 396

Glynn, Serjeant, the advocate of Wilkes, i. 90

Godolphin, Lord, i. 172

Goldsmith, Oliver, Gibbon's friendship with, i. 191, 202; his "Captain-in-Lace," i. _207_; quotation from his _Retaliation_, i. _210_

*Gonchon, M., ii. 352

Gordon, Duchess of, ii. _157_, 164, 168

Gordon, Lord George, i. _376_; "No Popery" riots, i. 380; sent to the Tower, i. 382

Gordon Riots, the, i. 381

Gosling, the banker, i. 94, 126, 166-168, 332; ii. 110. 281

Gosling's mortgage, i. 94, 116, 126, 166, 187

Gould, Colonel. i. 114, 159, 274

Gould, Mrs., i. 114, 159, 272, 274; ii. 386

Gouvernet, Comte de la Tour-du-Pin, ii. 329

Gower, Lord, i. 148; ii. _86_, 255, _311_, 360

*Grafton, Duchess of, i. 27

Grafton, 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. 192

Grand, M., banker at Lausanne, i. 4, 61, 74, 81

Grand, Mdlle. Nanette. _See_ Prevôt, Madame

Grantham, Lord, ii. 19

*Grasse, Comte de, ii. 16

Graves, Admiral Lord, i. 384

Gray, Booth, i. 254, 264

Grenville Act, the, i. 233

*_Grenville Correspondence_, i. 44

*Grenville, George, i. 45, 85, 233, 243

Grenville, James, ii. 19, 93

Grenville, Lord, ii. 362, _366_

*Greville, Hon. Charles, i. 366

Grey, Mr., and the "Friends of the People" resolution, ii. 297, 305, 320

Grey, Sir Charles (afterwards 1st Earl), ii. 396

Grey, Sir W. de. _See_ Walsingham, Lord

*Grey, Thomas de, i. 366

*Grimaldi, Marquis Jeronymo, i. 30

Grimstone, Mrs., ii. 339

Grosvenor, Lady, i. 149

Grosvenor, Lord, i. 82, 149

Guiche, Duc de. _See_ Grammont, Duc de

Guilford, 1st Lord, ii. 86, 164, 238

Guilford, 2nd Lord. _See_ North, Lord

Guines, Duc de, ii. 210

Guise, Sir William (Gibbon's intimate friend), i. 40, 50, 56, 61, 63, 79, 80, 82, 87, 195

Gunning, Sir Robert, British Envoy at Petersburg, i. 270

*Gustavus III., King of Sweden, ii. 279

H

Hague, the, Gibbon at, i. 15

*Hailes, Daniel, ii. 86

*Hales, Sir Philip, i. 250

Hall, James, i. 26

*Hallifax, Sir Thomas, i. 393

*Hamilton, Emma, Lady, i. 74, 214

*Hamilton, Lord Archibald, i. 148

Hamilton, Sir William, British Minister at Naples, i. 74

Hamilton, William Gerard ("Single-Speech"), i. 343;