PREFACE. 
Tue advantage of a general Index to a work of such extent, and containing 
so much various and useful information, as Dodsley’s Annual Register, 
: including a period of upward of sixty of the most eventful years on record, 
cannot be questioned ; but a few words tending to facilitate its use may not 
be superfluous. 
Under the Names of the different countries references to matters of general 
import and their ancient history will be found first, those to their modern 
history following last in chronological order. Here, however, it is to be noticed, 
that much belonging to the recent history of Great Britain will be found under 
Commons, Lords, and Parliament, as well as under the particular heads to 
which it may belong. In the early part of the work the proceedings of the two 
houses were seldom given separately, and in consequence are arranged under 
the head Parliament. «Subsequently they were kept for the most part distinct 
; from each other, and the references are then placed under the House to which 
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they relate. 
. Another thing to be observed is, that during the length of time necessarily 
employed in indexing so many volumes, it unavoidably happened, that different 
features of similar events would appear the most prominent at different times. 
Hence the whole of the information on any given subject may not always be 
found referred to under the same head. This it has been endeavoured as far 
as possible to correct ; but, it is feared, not with all the success that could be 
. wished. 
The loose manner in which names and titles are usually given, in recording | 
parliamentary debates, military transactions, and other matters, occasioned very 
considerable trouble, and -presented difficulties, which it has not been possible 
always to surmount. References to pecrs will generally be found under their 
latest title, but sometimes under the title, or name, by which they have been 
most known. The numbers used in distinguishing them as Ist, 2nd, &c., are 
those of Debrett’s Peerage; a few excepted, which will readily occur. 
