[Footnote 15:  John Clendon was the author of “A Treatise of the Word Person” (17-09/10) which the House of Commons ordered to be burnt, March 24, 17-09/10.  See also note on p. 185 of vol. iii. of present edition. [T.S.]]

[Footnote 16:  “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” [T.S.]]

[Footnote 17:  For preaching a sermon at St. Paul’s on “Perils from false brethren” (November 5th, 1709), Dr. Sacheverell was, on the complaint of Mr. Dolben (December 13th), impeached in the House of Commons on December 14th, 1709, and in the House of Lords on December 15th.  The sermon was printed and widely circulated, and Sacheverell received for it the thanks of the Lord Mayor.  Mr. Dolben objected to Godolphin being referred to as Volpone.  Out of this arose the famous Sacheverell trial, so disastrous in its effect on the Whig ministry. [T.S.]]

[Footnote 18:  Lord Wharton.  See vol. v., pp. 1-28 of present edition of Swift’s Works. [T.S.]]

[Footnote 19:  Lord Wharton.  But see correction in No. 25, post. [T.S.]]

[Footnote 20:  See previous note on Lord Cowper. [T.S.]]

[Footnote 21:  Cowper was at this time out of office. [T.S.]]

NUMB. 24.[1]

FROM THURSDAY JANUARY 4, TO THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 1710.[2]

Bellum ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud nisi Pax quaesita videatur.[3]

I am satisfied, that no reasonable man of either party, can justly be offended at any thing I said in one of my papers relating to the Army;[4] from the maxims I there laid down, perhaps many persons may conclude, that I had a mind the world should think, there had been occasion given by some late abuses among men of that calling; and they conclude right.  For my intention is, that my hints may be understood, and my quotations and allegories applied; and I am in some pain to think, that in the Orcades on one side, and the western coasts of Ireland on the other, the “Examiner” may want a key in several parts, which I wish I could furnish them with.  As for the French king, I am under no concern at all; I hear he has left off reading my papers, and by what he has found in them, dislikes our proceedings more than ever, and intends either to make great additions to his armies, or propose new terms for a peace:  So false is that which is commonly reported, of his mighty satisfaction in our change of ministry:  And I think it clear that his late letter of “Thanks to the Tories of Great Britain,"[5] must either have been extorted from him against his judgment, or was a cast of his politics to set the people against the present ministry, wherein it has wonderfully succeeded.