Affociations formed in England, in the reign of George III. against the Freedom of the Prefs, and the Freedom of Converfation, III. 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 253, 254, 255, &c.
Aylmer, John, bishop of London, his account of the nature of the English government, I. 308, 309.
Balance of Europe, the prefervation of it fometimes made a pretence for an improper, impolitic, and un- just interference in the internal government of other nations, III. 40, 41, 42, 48, 49, 179.
Barillon, Monf. his character of Algernon Sydney, II. 243, 244, 246, 247.
Baxter, Richard, profecuted for a libel, II. 94, 95. Bernardifton, fir Samuel, nature of the profecution against him, H. 93, 94.
Bishops, in Ireland, lord Strafford's opinion of the probability of their courtly tractability, I. 376. Blackwell, Dr. his Memoirs of the Court of Augustus criticised by Johnfon with too much afperity, I. 169, 170.
BLACKSTONE, Judge, extracts from him, I. 83, 84. II. 30, 31. and obfervations relative to him, II. 44, 45.
Britons, antient, their forms of government, I. 247, 248, 249, 250.
BOSWELL, JAMES, particulars related by him con- cerning Dr. Johnfon, III. 315, 319, 320, 328, 347. he accompanies him to the Hebrides, 357. his account of that journey, 358.
BUCHANAN, GEORGE, his ideas of the neceffity of limiting regal prerogative by law, I. 125, 126. Buller, Sir Francis, one of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, the modefty exhibited by him in a Libel Cause, when fitting as a single judge at Nifi Prius, II. 132.
BURKE, EDMUND, remarks on his Reflections on the Revolution in France, III. 73. his mifreprefenta- tions of the nature and proceedings of the Society for Conftitutional Information, 75, 76. his reve- rence for Chivalry, 99, 101. his extraordinary re- presentations of the supposed consequences of the French revolution, 127, 128. his ill founded state- ments of the circumftances which attended the English revolution, 139-154. his mysterious re- presentation of the nature of government,' 163. his ideas of kings and courts, 212, 213. farther extracts from his speeches and writings, 233, 234.
Charles I. obfervations concerning the tranfactions of his reign, Ì. 344, 345, 346, 347. II. 183-199. III. 351, 372. the Earl of Strafford's letters to him, I. 374-381.
Charles II. the criminality of his conduct palliated by Hume, I. 396-403.
CHRISTIANITY, the principles of it not favourable to a defpotic government, I. 116, 117. its doctrines will admit the fulleft and freeft investigation, II. 334. its general tendency, 347, 348, 386, 387, 420.
Civil Government, Mr. Locke's statement of its nature, I. 40, 41.
Civil Liberty, Mr. Locke's definition of it, I. 43,
COKE, Sir EDWARD, his account of the origin of the state of villenage, I. 77. farther extracts from him, I. 175, 254. II. 86, 87. obfervations on his character, II. 91, 92.
Corke, Earl of, his evidence against the Earl of Strafford at his trial, I. 360, 361, 362.
Corruption of Parliament, by the executive power, the iniquity of it, I. 133, 134, 135.
Creeds and Articles of Faith, unfavourable to the promotion of truth, and to the interests of genuine Christianity, II. 327, 328.
Crown Lawyers, their dexterity in prevailing on Juries to fubmit to a diminution of their power and importance, II. 10. the doctrines laid down by them, in Libel caufes, inconfiftent with the principles of freedom, and obtruded as law without any legi- timate origin, 98, 99, 100.
Crown and Anchor Affociation, origin of that fociety, III. 250. remarks on its proceedings and publica-" tions, 253-297.
DALRYMPLE, Sir JOHN, remarks on the charges brought by him against Lord William Ruffel and Algernon Sydney, II. 215-271.
Delamer, Lord, remarks relative to his political conduct and character, II. 260, 261.
DE FOE, DANIEL, tried for the publication of, a libel, II. 105. his character, 105, 106.
Ecclefiaftical Eftablishments, Mr. Hume's hypothesis concerning them, I. 330, 331, 332.
Elizabeth, Queen, Mr. Hume's erroneous statements of the ideas concerning government prevalent in the reign of that princess, I.. 306–312.
ELLIOT, Sir JOHN, his character, II. 256, 257ERSKINE, THOMAS, defends the cause of the dean of St. Afaph, and that of John Stockdale, with great spirit and ability, II. 131, 132, 146, 147. fupports Mr. Fox's Libel Bill, 167.
Equality, doctrine of, Mr. Locke's remarks on that
fubject, I. 92, 93. obfervations relative to it by the Duke of Richmond, III. 203, 204. and by the Bishop of Landaff, 203.
Established governments, not in danger of being overturned merely from speculative opinions, I. 48. Excise, pernicious tendency of that mode of taxation, III. 17, 18, 19,
Filmer, Sir Robert, his mifreprefentations of the principles of liberty fimilar to those of Dean Tucker,
FLEMING, Dr. his character, II. 427–430.
Fortefcue, Sir John, his account of the general state and condition of the inhabitants of England in his time, I. 78, 79, 80.
Fox, CHARLES JAMES, brings in a bill for re- moving doubts refpecting the functions of Juries in cafes of Libel, II. 166, 167.
France, ftate of that kingdom, and its inhabitants, before the late Revolution, III. 109, 110.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, its importance, II. 4, 164. III. 94, 193, 194, 261.
French principles, from whence fome of the prin- ciples, which have been fo denominated, derived their origin, III. 205, 206, 207, 208.
Garraway, Sir Henry, lord-mayor of London, his evidence against the Earl of Strafford, L. 368. George II. the king of Pruffia's statement of the principles on which he governed England, III. 39. George III. the great increase, in his reign, of the Excife, III. 17. and of the Peerage, 66. the lofs, during the fame period, of the American colonies, 234,.235.
German alliances, naturally adapted to involve Great Britain in unneceffary and destructive continental wars, III. 33, 34, 35, 36.
Gordon, Thomas, his obfervation on the connection between the freedom of fpeech and the fecurity of property, III. 261, 262.
Gourville, Monf. his obfervation refpecting the kings of England, III. 161, 162.
HALE, Sir MATTHEW, extracts from him, II. 18,
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