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Gillicranky (the battle of). When fought, x. 386.
Gloucester (Robert, earl of). Takes up arms in behalf of the empress Maude, his sister, xvi. 64. Overpowered by the king, withdrew into Normandy, 66. With only twenty followers, marched boldly to his own city of Gloucester, to raise forces for the empress, 70. Joined by the earl of Chester, gives the king battle near Lincoln, 72; and takes him prisoner, 73. Taken prisoner by the king's army, and in his turn presented to queen Maude, who sent him to Rochester, to be treated as the king had been, 76. The two prisoners by mutual consent exchanged, 77. Went to Normandy, to urge Geoffry to come over in person, 78. His death, and character, 80.
Glubbdubdrib (or the island of sorcerers). Account of the governor of it, and his power of raising up the dead, vi. 222.
Godfrey (colonel). Married the duke of Marlborough's sister, mother to the duke of Berwick by king James, xv. 138.
Godolphin (Sidney, earl of). His character, iv. 30. 122. xvi. 345. His wrong management brought on the necessity of the union with Scotland, iii. 300. iv. 285. Resigned his place of first lord commissioner of the treasury when the war was first engaged in; but, on the duke of Marlborough's being made general, in 1702, was appointed lord high treasurer, iii. 338. His spleen at being removed from it, in 1710, xi. 84. A notion propagated, that the publick credit would suffer if he was removed, xvii. 207. Dismissed in an ungracious manner, iv. 291. xi. 85. Reasons of the queen's early disgust against him, iv. 281. 372. Reproaches the queen unjustly with privately admitting Harley into her presence, 373. His exemplary fidelity to king James II at his abdication, iv. 30. An act of general pardon, obtained by his credit, calculated for his own security, 49. His misconduct, ibid. Why talked of by the ministers with humanity and pity, xv. 322, 323.
Gold. See Money.
Good manners. See Manners.
Gordon (Thomas). Some account of him, viii. 420.
Goths. Their form of government in some measure borrowed from the Germans, xvi. 42. When a body of them had fixed in a tract of land, their military government soon became civil, their general being king, his officers nobles, and the soldiers freemen, the natives being considered as slaves, ibid. The nobles were a standing council, to which the freemen were occasionally called, by their representatives, ibid. On the conversion of the gothick princes to christianity, the clergy, being rich and powerful, formed themselves into a body, held synods or assemblies, and became a third estate, in most kingdoms of Europe, ibid. 43. These assemblies seldom called in England before the reign of
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