THE CONTENT S. PREFACE to the Hiftory of the four last Page 8: 56 An Enquiry into the behaviour of the Queen's laft Miniftry, with relation to their quarrels among themselves, and the design charged upon them of altering the fucceffion of the crown. June 1715. Chap. I. Chap. II. The Addrefs of the House of Lords to the Queen: Drawn up by Dr Swift, at the command of the Lord Treasurer, and delivered by the Duke of Grafton An Anecdote relative to the Peace of Utrecht 86 A copy of Dr Swift's Memorial to the Queen. April 15. 1714. Some Confiderations upon the confequences hoped and feared from the Death of the Queen. Aug. 9. 1714. A Sermon upon the martyrdom of King Charles I. Preached at St Patrick's, Dublin, Jan. 30. N1725-6, being Sunday 29 IX 12 a 2 84 87 88 94 An An Account of the Court and Empire of Japan. 1728. A Letter to the Writer of the Occafional Paper. [Vide the Craftsman 1727.] Of Public Abfurdities in England Short Remarks on Bishop Burnet's Hiftory 114 128 136 142 145 A Letter to a member of Parliament in Ireland, upon the choofing a new Speaker there. 1708. 153 Some few Thoughts concerning the repeal of the Teft Maxims.controlled in Ireland Sent to Dr Swift by a Quaker, when Three hundred pounds were bid for taking up the Drapier 163 165 175 A Letter from Sir John Browne to Dr Swift 176 A Letter to the Archbishop of Dublin, concern- An Anfwer to feveral Letters fent me from un- 201 215 226 237 247 Subftance THE CONTENTS. Page Subftance of what was faid by the Dean of St Patrick's, to the Lord Mayor, and fome of the Aldermen, when his Lordship came to A Sermon on 1 Cor. iii. 19. The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. To his Grace WILLIAM Lord Archbishop of Dublin, &c. The humble Representation of the Clergy of the city of Dublin. Jan. 1724. 286 An Anfwer to Bickerstaff; containing fome Re- flections upon Mr Bickerstaff's Predictions Laws for the Dean's Servants. Dec. 7. 1733. 308 A Quaker's Letter from Philadelphia, to Jona- than Swift in Dublin, dated March 29. 1729. 310 Character of Mrs H****d. 1727. Character of Dr Sheridan. 1738. The Blunders, Deficiencies, Diftreffes, and A modeft Defence of a late poem by an unknown author, called The Lady's Dreffing-room. 17328 -The Addrefs of the Inhabitants of the liberty of the Dean and Chapter of St Patrick's, Dub- A Letter from the Grand Mistress of the Female Free Mafons, to George Faulkner printer An Account of the fituation of Dr Swift's health and mind, from 1739 to his death, at the latter end of October 1745; with a Differta tion on Lunacy and Idiotifm, by the Earl of 364 PREFACE PREF A CE TO THE HISTORY b .F THE Four Laft Years of QUEEN ANNE'S Reign. H AVING written the following History at Windfor, in the happy reign of her Majefty Queen Anne, of ever glorious, bleffed, and immortal memory; I refolved to publish it for the fatisfaction of my fellow-fubjects in the year 1713: But being under a neceffity of going to Ireland, to take poffeffion of the Deanry of St Patrick's, Dublin, I left the original with the minifters; and having staid in that kingdom not above a fortnight, I found, at my return, that my Lord Treasurer Oxford, and the Secretary my Lord Bolingbroke, who were then unhappily upon very ill terms with each other, could not agree upon publishing it, without fome alterations, which I would not fubmit to. Whereupon I kept it by me until her Majesty's death, which happened about a year after. VOL. XI. A I |