[Footnote 8:  The medals were to be sent to the Dean in four months; but she forgot or thought them too dear.  The Dean, being in Ireland, sent Mrs. Howard a piece of plaid made in that kingdom, which the queen seeing took it from her and wore it herself and sent to the Dean for as much as would clothe herself and children, desiring he would send the charge of it; he did the former, it cost L35, but he said he would have nothing except the medals; he went next summer to England, and was treated as usual, and she being then queen, the Dean was promised a settlement in England, but returned as he went, and instead of receiving of her intended favours or the medals, hath been ever since under Her Majesty’s displeasure.]

[Footnote 9:  Chartres is a most infamous vile scoundrel, grown from a footboy, or worse, to a prodigious fortune, both in England and Scotland.  He had a way of insinuating himself into all ministers, under every change, either as pimp, flatterer, or informer.  He was tried at seventy for a rape, and came off by sacrificing a great part of his fortune.  He is since dead; but this poem still preserves the scene and time it was writ in.—­Dublin Edition, and see ante, p. 191.—­W.  E. B.]

[Footnote 10:  Sir Robert Walpole, chief minister of state, treated the Dean in 1726 with great distinction; invited him to dinner at Chelsea, with the Dean’s friends chosen on purpose:  appointed an hour to talk with him of Ireland, to which kingdom and people the Dean found him no great friend; for he defended Wood’s project of halfpence, etc.  The Dean would see him no more; and upon his next year’s return to England, Sir Robert, on an accidental meeting, only made a civil compliment, and never invited him again.]

[Footnote 11:  Mr. William Pultney, from being Sir Robert’s intimate friend, detesting his administration, became his mortal enemy and joined with my Lord Bolingbroke, to expose him in an excellent paper called the Craftsman, which is still continued.]

[Footnote 12:  Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, Secretary of State to Queen Anne, of blessed memory.  He is reckoned the most universal genius in Europe.  Walpole, dreading his abilities, treated him most injuriously working with King George I, who forgot his promise of restoring the said lord, upon the restless importunity of Sir Robert Walpole.]

[Footnote 13:  Curll hath been the most infamous bookseller of any age or country.  His character, in part, may be found in Mr. Pope’s “Dunciad.”  He published three volumes, all charged on the Dean, who never writ three pages of them.  He hath used many of the Dean’s friends in almost as vile a manner.]

[Footnote 14:  Three stupid verse-writers in London; the last, to the shame of the court, and the highest disgrace to wit and learning, was made laureate.  Moore, commonly called Jemmy Moore, son of Arthur Moore, whose father was jailor of Monaghan, in Ireland.  See the character of Jemmy Moore, and Tibbalds [Theobald], in the “Dunciad.”]