Achitophel—­Anthony Ashley Cooper,
  Earl of Shaftesbury.

  Adriel—­John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave.

  Agag—­Sir Edmundbury Godfrey.

  Amiel—­Mr Seymour, Speaker of the
  House of Commons.

  Amri—­Sir Heneage Finch, Earl of
  Winchelsea, and Lord Chancellor.

  Annabel—­Duchess of Monmouth.

  Arod—­Sir William Waller.

  Asaph—­A character drawn by Tate
  for Dryden, in the second part
  of this poem.

  Balaam—­Earl of Huntingdon.

  Balak—­Barnet.

  Barzillai—­Duke of Ormond.

  Bathsheba—­Duchess of Portsmouth.

  Benaiah—­General Sackville.

  Ben Jochanan—­Rev. Samuel Johnson.

  Bezaliel—­Duke of Beaufort.

  Caleb—­Ford, Lord Grey of Werk.

  Corah—­Dr Titus Oates.

  David—­King Charles II.

  Doeg—­Elkanah Settle, the city poet.

  Egypt—­France.

  Eliab—­Sir Henry Bennet, Earl of
  Arlington.

  Ethnic-Plot—­The Popish Plot.

  Gath—­The Land of Exile, more particularly
  Brussels, where King
  Charles II. long resided.

  Hebrew Priests—­The Church of
  England Clergy.

  Hebron—­Scotland.

  Helon—­Earl of Feversham, a Frenchman
  by birth, and nephew to
  Marshal Turenne.

  Hushai—­Hyde, Earl of Rochester.

  Ishban—­Sir Robert Clayton, Alderman,
  and one of the City Members.

  Ishbosheth—­Richard Cromwell.

  Israel—­England.

  Issachar—­Thomas Thynne, Esq.,
  who was shot in his coach.

  Jebusites—­Papists.

  Jerusalem—­London.

  Jews—­English.

  Jonas—­Sir William Jones, a great
  lawyer.

  Jordan—­Dover.

  Jotham—­Saville, Marquis of Halifax.

  Jothram—­Lord Dartmouth.

  Judas—­Mr Ferguson, a canting
  teacher.

  Mephibosheth—­Pordage.

  Michal—­Queen Catharine.

  Nadab—­Lord Howard of Escrick.

  Og—­Shadwell.

  Othniel—­Henry, Duke of Grafton,
  natural son of King
  Charles II. by the Duchess of Cleveland.

  Phaleg—­Forbes.

  Pharaoh—­King of France.

  Rabsheka—­Sir Thomas Player, one
  of the City Members.

  Sagan of Jerusalem—­Dr Compton,
  Bishop of London, youngest son
  to the Earl of Northampton.

  Sanhedrim—­Parliament.

  Saul—­Oliver Cromwell.