ABINGTON, i. 7; purchased by Sir Nicholas Lillyng, 6; descent of, to Thomas Bernard, 8, 12; inherited by John Bernard on death of Mar- garet Lady Bernard, 22; additions to the house, 22, 23, 36; De Wilde on, 37; last years of the Bernards at, 44 et seq.; sale of, 66, 71; altera- tions at, 70; devastation of, 71 Abington, Church of SS. Peter and Paul at, becomes the burial-place of the Bernards, i. 12; theft of brasses from, 34; mural tablet in, to Sir Robert, 88
Abington (Massachusetts), i. 316 Acadians, the, i. 309 et seq.; appear- ance of, in Boston, ii. 45 Acheson, Lady Olivia, i. 94 Adams, Abigail, ii. 335
Adams, John, ii. 27, 181, 187, 192, 222; and the streets of Boston, i. 251; and Otis's speech on smug- gling, 271, 272; as an advocate of popular rights, 272, 273; on the life of young men in his day, 291; and the multiplication of taverns, 293; and Thomas Hutchinson, ii. 50; position of, 52; at Harvard, 54; studies the law, 55; and salaries of judges, 55, 56; political career of, 56; joins the Law Club, ib.; his differences with James Otis, 57; friendship with Jonathan Sewall, 59; and American loyalists, 62; the wife of, 75, 78; in Paris, 319; and Governor Hutchinson's death, 335, 336
Adams, J. Q., comment of, on Governor Bernard's address to the Assembly on the Stamp Act, ii. 16 Adams, Samuel, i. 277; ii. 27, 122, 139, 176, 178, 181, 187, 188; and the question of representation, i. 339; enmity of, to Thomas Hutchinson, ii. 12; elected to the Assembly, 16;
and the Assembly's reply to the Governor's address on the Stamp Act, 17; and taxation, 20; chosen Clerk of the House of Representa- tives, 31, 53; influence of, 33, 101, 267; early career of, 47 et seq.; alleged defalcation of, 51; veracity of, 52; as a leader of people, ib.; and paper money, 96; and non- importation of British goods, 97, 108; agitation of, 102, 180; and the Circular Letter' of the House of Representatives, 104; an advo- cate of desperate measures, 142; his attack on Sir Francis Bernard, 186; and the impeachment of Sir Francis, 208; and the tea duty, 253; elected delegate to the first • Continental Congress ' held at Philadelphia, 267
Adams, Samuel, the elder, and paper currency, ii. 49; and the Land Bank Scheme,' 50
Adams, Mr., the architect, ii. 265 Edes Hartwellianæ,' ii. 311 (note) Agard, Ambrose, i. 39 (note) Aitken, John, ii. 312 Allen, Mrs., i. 206
Alsop, Rev. Anthony, i. 92, 175, 176; elegy of, on his wife's death, 176; sued for breach of promise, 177; leaves England, ib.; returns, 178; scholarship of, 179; portrait of, at Nether Winchendon, 179; his asso- ciates, 179, 180; Pope's reference to, 181; death of, 182 Altham, Elizabeth, i. 80 Altham, Sir James, i. 80 Altham, Joanna, i. 81 (note) America, the position of women in, ii. 75, 77
American bishops, project for con- secrating, i. 303
American colonies, the, bickerings of,
American colonists, the, loyalty of, i. 257-259; learn their military strength, 257, 266; discontent of, 265, 266; character of, 326 American Commissioners, the, ii. 320 American Congress, an, preparations for, ii. 282
American judges, pay of, i. 264, 265 American loyalists, ii. 62; exodus of, 264, 283, 313; committee of, 324, 330; compensation of, 332 American representation, ii. 4, 23; and Governor Bernard, 102 Amherst, Lord, i. 268, 314, 333; ii. 149
Amory, Mr., ii. 287
Andeley, Maurice, i. 21
Andrew, Rev. Mr., i. 222, 228
Andros, Sir Edmund, i. 244, 248, 255, 256; ii. 186
Anglesea, the Countess of, i. 80 Apthorpe, Mrs., ii. 227
Arden, Mary, marriage of, i. 49 Arden, Richard, i. 48; descent of, 50 Arden, Robert, i. 48, 50 (note) Arden, Walter, marriage of, i. 50 Ardens of Park Hall, the, i. 48, 49 Ardens of Wilmcote, the, i. 48 Argal, Commander, i. 319
Argyll, Archibald, third Duke of, i. 211
Ashendon parish, i. 229
Astley, Sir Francis, i. 80
Atkins, Mrs. Eliza, i. 177, 178
Backwell, John, i. 163
Bacon, Sir Francis, i. 132; on sub- sidies, 134
Bagley, Edward, i. 68
Bampton, William, i. 147 Bancroft, Dr., ii. 312, 313 Bancroft, George, testimony of, to Hutchinson's discharge of his official duties, i. 265; his account of the agitation over the Stamp Act, ii. 5; of the riots in Boston, 120; of the landing of the troops, 153; his abuse of Sir Francis Bernard, 198, 199
Bandon, the Earl of, i. 4 (note) Barnard, F. P., i. 3 (note), 15; descent of, 85 (note); and Francis Bernard's education, 107
Barnard, Sir John, i. 263 Barnard, Leonard G. P., i. 3, 7, 9; identifies Godfrey Bernard's tomb, 4, 5 (note); and Richard Bernard's marriage, 41; and Francis Bernard, 74; descent of, 85 (note) Barnard, Nathaniel, ii. 116 Barnard, Thomas, i. 263
Barnard of Leeds, Thomas, i. 2 (note) Barnards of Bartlow, the, i. 2 (note) Barnards of Reading, the, i. 97, 98, 111
Barnes, Henry, ii. 220
Baronets, privileges of, i. 85 Barré, Colonel, ii. 177
Barrington, Elizabeth, i. 81 (note) Barrington, the first Viscount, i. 201, 202
Barrington, the second Viscount, i. 215, ii. 265; the brothers of, i. 215; in the Ministry, 217; and Francis Ber- nard, 219; letter to, from F. Bernard, 248; letter to, from Governor Ber- nard, ii. 102; his welcome to Sir Francis, 204, 210; and card playing, 261
Barrington, Shute, i. 216 Barrons, Mr., i. 269 Bass, Henry, ii. 5
Bates, Dr., ii. 273, 274
Bathurst, Henry (Lord Apsley), ii. 265 (note)
Baylie, Dr., i. 105
Beard, Rev. Thomas, i. 75 Beauchief Abbey, i. 199
Beaufew, Alice, marries John Mus- cote, i. 25
Beaufew, Christopher, i. 25 Beaufu, William, i. 25
Beaumont, John Viscount, i. 15
Beckford, Alderman, ii. 185, 214
Bedford, first Earl of. See Russell
Bedford, John, fourth Duke of, i. 93; and the conquest of Canada, 258 Bedford, the Duke of, ii. 150, 178; and the repeal of the Stamp Act, ii. 30
Bedford Address, the, ii. 178 Belcher, Governor, i. 241, 248 (note), 256, 314; the administration of, ii. 49
Belknap, Dr., i. 290
Bellingham, Governor, i. 247 Bellingham, John, i. 152
Bellomont, Richard, Earl of, i. 248 (note), 256
Belsham, G., on the Stamp Act, i. 335; his account of the agitation over the Stamp Act, ii. 6; his comment on Governor Bernard's speech following the reading of General Conway's letter, 37 Bendish, Henry, i. 201
Benet, Rev. G., sermon of, i. 207 Bennett, Mr., on Boston, i. 249, 289, 291
Bentham, Dr., ii. 291
Bentham, Joseph, i. 146, 147, 156; sequestration of, 147
Bentham, Mary, marriage of, i. 147 Bentley, Dr., Sir Richard Jebb's sketch of, i. 89, 90; death of, 92 Bentley, Joanna, née Bernard, i. 89- 91; death of, 92
Bentley, Joanna (daughter of Dr. and Joanna), i. 91 Bentley, William, i. 91
Beresford, Christopher, i. 189; death of, 190; burial of, ib. Beresford, Mrs. See Tyringham,
Beresford, William, marriage of, i. 188, 189; death of, 189 Beresfords, the, i. 189 Berkeley, Lord, i. 235
Bernard, the name, at Reading, i. 97 Bernard, Abigail, i. 98 Bernard, Alice. See Haslewood, Stafford
Bernard, Amelia, née Offley, q. v. (after- wards Lady), i. 203, 223; religious views of, 204; home life of, ii. 69 et seq.; and the education of her chil- dren, 70, 75; popularity of, 79; the threat to cut off her ears, 86; and her family, 217 et seq.; departure of, from America, 226; her interest in the poor, 243; her pension, 268- 270; illness of, 285, 301; death of, 321
Bernard, Amelia (daughter of Sir Francis), i. 210
Bernard, Amelia (second daughter of Sir Francis so christened), i. 215; ii. 218, 226, 281, 285, 305, 306, 323; character of, 74, 274 Bernard, Ann, i. 104
Bernard, Anne, of Abington,
married to John Doyley, 38, 39. See also Doyley
Bernard, Anne (daughter of Baldwin), i. 47
Bernard, Anne. See Weldon
Bernard, Baldwin (son of Francis and Alice), i. 35; death of, 40; marriage of, 44; children of, 47; marries Eleanor Fullwood, ib.; death of, 49; the two families of, ib.; monu- ment to, 53
Bernard, Barbarie, i. 98 Bernard, Boldero, i. 2 (note) Bernard, Bridget, marries John Dixon, i. 31 (note)
Bernard, Catherine, i. 39 (note) Bernard, Catherine (daughter of Baldwin), i. 49
Bernard, Charles, i. 55; death of, 60 Bernard, Cicely. See Muscote Bernard, Claricia (wife of Gilbert), i. 5 Bernard, Sir Dorbard, i. 4 (note) Bernard, Dorothy (a nun at De la Pré Abbey), i. 28, 30, 31, 35 Bernard, Dorothy, i. 39 (note) Bernard, Dorothy. See Cave Bernard, Dorothy (daughter of Bald- win), i. 47
Bernard, Edward, Dr., i. 35, 92; at Oxford, 107; notice of, in the Biographie Universelle,' 108; edu- cation of, ib.; career at Oxford, 109; and Dr. Peter Mews, ib.; friend- ships formed in Paris, ib.; his voyage to Holland, 110, 115; health of, 112; presented to Brightwell, 113; and the life of Josephus,' 114; marriage of, ib.; death of, 116; tablet to, ib. Bernard, Eleanor. See Fullwood Bernard, Eleanora, becomes a nun, i. 26; becomes Prioress of Little Marlow, 27; her connection with the Bernards of Abington, ib.; becomes Prioress of St. Mary de Pratis, Herts, ib.
Bernard, Elizabeth, marries John Contyt, and secondly William Dixon, i. 31 (note)
Bernard, Elizabeth (daughter of Francis and Sara), i. 104, 106 Bernard, Elizabeth. See Edmondes Bernard, Elizabeth (daughter of Francis and Alice) i. 39 (note)
Bernard, Elizabeth (daughter of Bald- win), i. 47
Bernard of Beverley, Sir Edward, i. 2 (note)
Bernard, Sir Egerett, i. 4 (note) Bernard, Ellen, Lady, i. 10 Bernard, Emily. See Amelia Bernard, Eustace, i. 17; makes the acquaintance of John Tyringham, 18; elected Prior of Ravenstone, ib.; his preferments, ib.; stands godfather to the Earl of Kent, ib. Bernard, Frances Elizabeth (Fanny, afterwards Mrs. King), i. 221, 223; ii. 238, 239, 274, 275, 277, 279–281, 304; birth of, i. 219; at Nether Winchendon, 223-225, 229; lines by her commemorating her brother William, ii. 294; at Worsboro', 305, 306, 317; her offers of marriage, 318, 328; poems by her, 322, 323 Bernard, Francis (son of Sir John), migrates to Gloucestershire, i. 17 Bernard, Francis (son of John and Cicely), i. 33; marries Alice Hasle- wood, 34; children of, 35; sells some of his land, ib.; daughters of, 37; alliances of his daughters, 39 (note); death of, 40; his five sons, 40, 41
Bernard of Kingsthorpe, Francis, i., 41, 73, 74
Bernard, Francis (son of Thomas and Sara), i. 98, 99; political opinions of, 102; marriage of, 103, 104; education of, 105; death of, 106 Bernard, Rev. Francis (son of Francis and Sara), i. 104; eduation of, 106; at Oxford, 106, 107; his acquaint- ance with Dr. Edward Bernard, 107; at St. John's College, Oxford, 110; takes the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, 113; presented to the livings of Codford St. Mary and Brightwell, 117, 170; marriage of, to Margery Winlowe, 117, 173; his acquaintance with the Winlowes, 172; death of, 174 Bernard, Francis (afterwards
Governor of Massachusetts, im- mediate ancestry of, i. 95 et seq.; baptism of, 173; youth of, 178; attachment to Jane Tyringham, 178, 179; education of, 179-183; settles at Lincoln, 183; offices held by, ib.; legal friends of, ib.; and Mrs. Beresford, 189; marriage of, 193, 203; the Lincoln home of, 204; appointments of, ib.; his intimacy with the Pownalls,
204, 205; his connection with the Whites, 205; his Lincolnshire friends, 205-207; takes a lease of land in Nettleham, 209; popularity of, 213; architectural skill of, ib.; remarkable memory of, 214; his friendship with the second Viscount Barrington, 215; accepts an ap- pointment from the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln, 217, 218; is recommended to the Government of New Jersey, 219; his appoint- ment gazetted, 220; leaves Eng- land, 223; his voyage to America, 233; G. Chalmers's description of, 235; his treatment of the Indians, 236, 237; his attitude to the Quakers, 241; tranquillity of his administration in New Jersey, 242; his life there, 243; appointed Go- vernor of Massachusetts, 243, 244; letter from, to Lord Barrington, 248; arrives at Boston, 249; es- corted to Province House,' 252; his first speech to the Assembly, 258; and the vacancy in the Chief Justiceship, 259-262; his opinion of Thomas Hutchinson, 264; and Pitt's despatch on trade restrictions, 267,268; and 'Writs of Assistance,' 270; remonstrance to, of a Com- mittee of the Legislature, 273; his views on the currency question, 273; and Colonel Otis, 274, 275; his activity against illicit trade, 275; friendship of, with Thomas Hutchin- son, 276; his residence at Boston, 280, 281; his interest in Harvard College, 297-300; poems by, 299; his promise of a charter to a new college, 300-302: tolerance of his religious views, 305; and the de- velopment of the material resources of Massachusetts, 306; acquisi- tions of land by, 316; popularity of, 318; grant of land to, from the House of Representatives, 317, 318; his relations with the House, 320; address to, from the Council and House of Representatives, 321; confirmation of the Assembly's grant, ib.; his attitude towards the restric- tions on American trade, 327, 343; letter to John Pownall on the Mo- lasses Act, 328; and the rebuilding of Harvard Hall, 329, 330; and the Stamp Act, 336-238; and the question of representation, 339; and the revision of the colonial charters, 340; and the dimension of Pro-
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