[15] 'Murphy:' Arthur Murphy, Esq., a native of Ireland. See Boswell's Life of Johnson. Churchill hated Murphy on account of his politics. He was in the pay of the Court. [16] 'Northern race:' Wedderburn, afterwards Lord Loughborough, and Earl Rosslyn, a patron of Murphy, and a bitter enemy of Wilkes. [17] 'Proteus Hill:' Sir John Hill, a celebrated character of that day, of incredible industry and versatility, a botanist, apothecary, translator, actor, dramatic author, natural historian, multitudinous compiler, libeller, and, _intus et in cute_, a quack and coxcomb. See Boswell's account of the interview between the King and Dr Johnson, for a somewhat modified estimate of Hill. [18] 'Woodward:' Woodward the comedian had a paper war with Hill. [19] 'Fools:' the person here meant was a Mr Fitzpatrick, a bitter enemy of Garrick's, and who originated riots in the theatre on the subject of half-price. [20] 'A youth:' Robert Lloyd, the friend and imitator of Churchill--an ingenious but improvident person, who died of grief at his friend's death, in 1764. [21] 'Foster:' Sir Michael Foster, one of the puisne judges of the Court of King's Bench. [22] 'Ode:' alluding to Mason's Ode to Memory. [23] 'Havard:' William Havard, an amiable man, but mediocre actor, of the period. [24] 'Davies:' Thomas Davies, a bookseller, actor, and author. See Boswell. [25] 'Holland:' Holland, a pupil and imitator of Mr Garrick. [26] 'King:' Thomas King, a voluble and pert but clever actor. [27] 'Yates:' Yates had a habit of repeating his words twice or thrice over, such as 'Hark you, hark you.' [28] 'Tom Errand:' Tom Errand and Clincher, two well-known dramatic characters--a Clown and a coxcomb. [29] 'Woodward:' Henry Woodward, comic actor of much power of face. [30] 'Kitely:' Kitely, in Johnson's 'Every Man in his Humour,' was a favourite character of Garrick's. [31] 'Obrien:' a small actor; originally a fencing-master. [32] 'Jackson:' afterwards manager of the Royal Theatre, Edinburgh. [33] 'Love:' James Love, an actor and dramatic writer, who could play nothing well but Falstaff. [34] 'Dominic:' Dryden's 'Spanish Friar.' [35] 'Boniface:' The jovial landlord in Farquhar's 'Beaux Stratagem.' [36] 'Austin,' &c.: all small and forgotten actors. [37] 'Moody:' Moody excelled in Irish characters. [38] 'Bayes:' alluding to the summer theatre in the Haymarket, where Murphy's plays were got up and acted under the joint management of himself and Mr Foote. [39] 'Elliot:' a female actress of great merit. [40] 'Ledgers:' the Public Ledger, a newspaper. [41] 'Vaughan:' Thomas Vaughan, a friend of Murphy. [42] 'Little factions:' Murphy had called Churchill and his friends 'The Little Faction.'