[261] 'On that day:' alluding to Lord Talbot's horsemanship as
high-steward at the coronation.
[262] 'Good Bishop:' Warburton was married on Allen's niece.
[263] 'Cottrell:' Sir Clement Cottrell, master of the ceremonies.
[264] 'Building:' the Savoy and Old Somerset House were formerly the
residences of the Queens of England.
[265] 'Bridge.' referring to a clamour excited by interested persons of
all descriptions against the erection of a bridge over the Thames at
Blackfriars. It was carried by the exertions of Paterson, an
Anti-Wilkite, and built by Mylne, a Scotchman.
[266] 'Patavinity:' the provincial dialect of Padua, in which Livy
wrote.
[267] 'Isle:' alluding to the insignificant size of the Isle of Bute.
[268] 'A queen:' Penelope, in the Odyssey.
[269] 'John Lockman:' secretary to the British Herring Fishery Board.
[270] 'Drawcansir:' Lord Talbot.
[271] 'Amyand:' George and Claudius Amyand were eminent merchants.
[272] 'Perry Cust:' a London merchant.
[273] 'Gideon:' Sampson Gideon, a wealthy Jew broker.
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