CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Editor's Preface ......... vii 



Title . . ....... xxxiii 



Dedication . . ..... xxxiv 



Epistle to the Duke of Newcastle . . . xxxv 



Preface ......... xxxix 



Epistle to the Duchess of Newcastle . . xlvii 



The Life of William, Duke of Newcastle — 



The First Book ....... i 



The Second Book ....... 43 



The Third Book ....... 83 



The Fourth Book . . . . . . .121 



Notes of the Authoress ...... 142 



An Epistle . . . . . . . . 151 



Birth, Breeding and Life of Margaret, Duchess of New- 

 castle. . . . . . . . 155 



Appendices . . . . . . . .179 



Index . . . . . . . . 220 



