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shrewd hint suggested by him to the dean, x. 213. Author of an humorous pastoral in the quaker style, ibid.

Roundheads (the fanaticks in Charles the First's time). Whence so called, ii. 255.
Royal Grants. A bill proposed for their resumption, iv. 154. Remarks on the bill, xviii. 132. The whigs missed the ends they proposed by their opposition to it, 133.
Royal Society. A junior rival of Grub street, ii. 78.
Rump Assembly. Grew despicable to those who had raised them, v. 297. 298.
Russel (archdeacon). His generosity to Dr. Sheridan, i. 366.
Rymer. In his Fœdera, made no use of the great collections in the Cotton library or paper office, or of the rolls of parliament, or journals of either house, xiii. 294.

Ryswick Treaty. The French king not obliged by it to acknowledge the queen's right to the crown of England, iii. 425. 440.


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Sacheverell (Dr). A living procured him by the dean, i. 128. Nov. 6, 1709, preached his famous sermon against popular resistance of regal authority, xvii. 148. Ill placed zeal in impeaching him, iii. 82. His mentioning the nick name Volpone in it, used as a motive to spur on his impeachment, 102. iv. 287. The hopes of the whigs and fanaticks from it, iii. 130. A blunder of his, xviii. 195. Is paid one hundred pounds by a bookseller for his sermon (which was the first after his suspension) preached at St. Saviour's church, xv. 413. The ministry hate, and pretend to despise him, xv. 117. Dr. Swift declines being acquainted with him, but recommends his brother to the ministry, 244.
Sack (le), the French dancingmaster. Anecdote of him, v. 127.
Sacramental Test. Repealing it in Ireland would be followed by an entire alteration of religion, iv. 427. Whether any attempt to repeal it then would succeed, 430. The arguments used for repealing it answered, 433-437. Swift falsely charged with writing for repealing it, xi. 51.

St. John (Mr). Secretary of state at thirty; an employment which sir William Temple was admired for having had offered to him at fifty, xiv. 260. Gives Dr. Swift a short account of himself after his fall, xi. 446. Sees the pretender at an opera in Paris, 455. iv. 352. Has permission to stay in France, provided he retires from Paris, xi. 461. His reflections on friendship, xii. 12. 57. His paraphrase of part of an epistle of
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