_Macky_. This lord is a great lover of country sports; is handsome in his person, and turned of 40 years old.--_Swift_. Good for nothing, as far as ever I knew. CHARLES, LORD BUTLER OF WESTON. _Macky_. Earl of Arran in Ireland, and brother to the Duke of Ormonde;... of very good sense, though seldom shows it.--_Swift_. This is right; but he is the most negligent of his own affairs. MR. THOMAS MANSELL [AFTERWARDS LORD MANSELL]. _Macky_. He is a gentleman of a great deal of wit and good nature, a lover of the ladies, and a pleasant companion.--_Swift_. Of very good nature, but a very moderate capacity. ROBERT HARLEY, ESQ. [AFTERWARDS EARL OF OXFORD], SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. _Macky_. He is skilled in most things, and very eloquent, [_Swift_, a great lie;] was bred a Presbyterian, yet joins with the Church party in everything; and they do nothing without him.--_Swift_. He could not properly be called eloquent, but he knew how to prevail on the House with few words and strong reasons. THE HON. HENRY BOYLE [AFTERWARDS LORD CARLETON], CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. _Macky_. Is a good companion in conversation; agreeable amongst the ladies; serves the Queen very assiduously in council; makes a considerable figure in the House of Commons; by his prudent administration, obliges everybody in the exchequer; and in time may prove a great man.--_Swift_. He had some very scurvy qualities, particularly avarice. SIR THOMAS FRANKLAND, POST-MASTER-GENERAL. _Macky_. He is a gentleman of a very sweet, easy, affable disposition; of good sense, extremely zealous for the constitution of his country, yet does not seem over forward; keeps an exact unity amongst the officers under him, and encourages them in their duty, through a peculiar familiarity, by which he obliges them, and keeps up the dignity of being master.--_Swift_. A fair character. THE RT. HON. JOHN SMITH, ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S PRIVY-COUNCIL. _Macky_. A gentleman of much honour, a lover of the constitution of his country; a very agreeable companion in conversation, a bold orator in the House of Commons,[4] when the interest of his country is at stake; of a good address.--_Swift_. I thought him a heavy man. [Footnote 4: He was Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705-1708. [T.S.]] CHARLES D'AVENANT, LL.D. _Macky_. He was very poor at the Revolution, had no business to support him all the reign of King William, yet made a good figure. He is a very cloudy-looked man, fat, of middle stature, about 50 years old.--_Swift_. He was used ill by most ministries; he ruined his own estate, which put him under a necessity to comply with the times. MATTHEW PRIOR, ESQ., COMMISSIONER OF TRADE.