9.  This probably alludes to L’Estrange, who answered Hunt in the
   “Lawyer Outlawed.”

10.  “Curse ye Meroz,” was a text much in vogue among the fanatic
   preachers in the civil wars.  It was preached upon in Guildhall,
   before the Lord Mayor, 9th May, 1630, by Edmund Hickeringill,
   rector of All Saints, in Colchester: 

     There’s Colchester Hickeringil, the fanatic’s delight,
     Who Gregory Greybeard and Meroz did write,
     You may see who are saints in a pharisee’s sight.
                    The Assembly of the Moderate Divines, stanza 18.

Gregory Greybeard was probably some ballad, alluding to the execution of Charles I, who was beheaded by a person disguised by a visor and greybeard.  The name of the common hangman, at that time, was Gregory.

11.  Jaques Clement, a Jacobin Monk, stabbed Henry III. on the 1st of
   August, 1589.  He expired the following day.

12.  “All crowned heads by poetical right are heroes.  This character is
   a flower, a prerogative so certain, so inseparably annexed to the
   crown as by no poet, no parliament of poets, ever to be invaded.”
   Rymer’s Remarks on the Tragedies of the last age, p. 6l.  This
   critical dogma, although here and else-where honoured by our
   author’s sanction, fell into disuse with the doctrines of passive
   obedience, and indefeasible right.

13.  The Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain.

14.  Charles II. and his brother the Duke of York, were grandchildren
   of Henry IV. of France, by their mother Henrietta Maria.

15.  A very poor imitation of Moliere’s “Festin de Pierre;” with the
   story of which the admirers of mute-shew have since been
   entertained, under the title of Don Juan.  In the preface, Shadwell,
   after railing abundantly at Settle, is at the pains to assure us,
   there is no act in the piece which cost him above four days
   writing, and the last two (the play-house having great occasion for
   a play) were both written in four days.  The Libertine, and his
   companions, travel by sea and land over the whole kingdom of Spain.

16.  See the full passage prefixed to the Vindication.

17.  The club alluded to seems to be the same which originally met at
   the King’s-Head tavern, of which North gives the following lively
   account.  “The gentlemen of that worthy society held their evening
   session continually at the King’s-Head tavern, over against the
   Inner Temple gate.  But upon occasion of the signal of a green
   ribbon, agreed to be worn in their hats in the days of secret
   engagements, like the coats of arms of valiant knights of old,
   whereby all the warriors of the society might be distinguished, and
   not mistake friends for enemies, they were called also the Green
   Ribbon Club.  Their seat was