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37: 280:'Observations on—I. The Answer of M. l'AbbĂ© de Vertot to the late Earl Stanhope's Inquiry concerning the Senate of Ancient Rome, dated December 1719. II. A Dissertation upon the Constitution of the Roman Senate, by a Gentleman; published in 1743. III. A Treatise on the Roman Senate, by Dr. C. Middleton; published in 1747. IV. An Essay on the Roman Senate, by Dr. T. Chapman; published in 1750,' London, 1758; dedicated to Speaker Richard Onslow. This work was answered by 396: 291:'Six Letters to a Lady of Quality 
 upon the subject of Religious Peace and the Foundations of it,' first printed in 'The Contrast; or an Antidote against the pernicious Principles disseminated in the Letters of the late Earl of Chesterfield,' 2 vols., London, 1791, and issued separately in 1816. The manuscript was given by Hooke to the widow of 172:
required help with her memoirs, Hooke was recommended to her. He accordingly waited upon the aged duchess while she was still in bed; on his arrival she caused herself to be lifted up, and continued speaking for six hours without notes. Hooke resided in the house until the completion of the work,
254:. The first volume was dedicated to Pope, and introduced by "Remarks on the History of the Seven Roman Kings, occasioned by Sir Isaac Newton's Objections to the supposed 244 years of the Royal State of Rome". The second volume is dedicated to the Earl of Marchmont, and to it are annexed the 177:
Hooke received from the duchess ÂŁ5,000. During his time with her she commissioned him to negotiate with Pope for the suppression, for payment of ÂŁ3,000, of the character of 'Atossa' in his 'Epistles'.
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in 1545. The third volume was printed under Hooke's inspection, but was not published until 1764, after his death. The fourth volume was published in 1771, edited by
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It was Hooke who brought a Roman Catholic priest to take Pope's confession on his deathbed. Hooke was also friendly with
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An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough from her first coming to Court to the year 1710.
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were the only two contemporary prose-writers whose works were worth consulting by an English lexicographer.
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churchyard, where a tablet with a Latin inscription to his memory was put up at the expense of his friend
273:‘Travels of Cyrus, with a Discourse on Mythology,’ London, 1739, translated by Hooke from the French of 17: 288:
published 'An Apology for some of Mr. Hooke's Observations concerning the Roman Senate,' London, 1758.
185:) that the duchess took a sudden dislike to Hooke because he attempted to convert her to Catholicism. 154: 285: 320: 295:, who presented it to the Rev. Sir Adam Gordon, bart., (1745–1817), the editor of 'The Contrast.' 266:. The whole work was frequently reprinted; the latest edition, in six volumes, appeared in 1830. 263: 158: 111: 331:. His daughter, Jane Mary Hooke, died on 28 April 1793, and was buried in Hedsor churchyard. 274: 224: 190: 162: 150: 138: 42: 432: 36: 8: 242:), suggested itself to him while he was preparing an index to the English translation of 103: 284:
in an anonymous pamphlet entitled 'A Short Review on Mr. Hooke's Observations,' 1758.
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Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
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described Hooke as "a mystic and quietist, and a warm disciple of
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For the Franco-Irish Jacobite soldier and diplomatic envoy, see
239: 205: 200:, who left a legacy to Miss Elizabeth Hooke. Hooke died at 375: 373: 371: 369: 367: 365: 363: 361: 359: 94:(c. 1687 – 19 July 1763) was an English historian. 309:History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards 122:, and to have formed a lifelong friendship there. 356: 424: 204:, Berkshire, on 19 July 1763, and was buried in 419:. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 133:, he sought patronage. He dedicated to the 319:He left two sons, Thomas Hooke, rector of 173:which appeared in 1742 under the title of 35: 143:Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont 193:to write the history of the late Duke. 170:Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 110:the Jacobite soldier. He is thought by 425: 404: 379: 13: 238:(four volumes, London, 1738–1771, 129:6 February 1702. Caught up in the 14: 454: 227:". Pope suggested that Hooke and 137:a translation from the French of 106:, serjeant-at-law, and nephew of 416:Dictionary of National Biography 394: 210:Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston 147:Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow 438:18th-century English historians 341: 1: 334: 7: 10: 459: 405:Cooper, Thompson (1891). " 18:Nathaniel Hooke (Jacobite) 15: 407:Hooke, Nathaniel (d.1763) 352:National Portrait Gallery 314: 102:He was the eldest son of 85: 73: 68: 64: 49: 34: 27: 215: 443:English Roman Catholics 97: 275:Andrew Michael Ramsay 248:Pierre Julien Rouille 163:St. Mary Hall, Oxford 139:Andrew Michael Ramsay 114:to have studied with 43:Bartholomew Dandridge 125:He was admitted to 69:Academic background 41:Nathaniel Hooke by 303:'s translation of 329:Luke Joseph Hooke 327:(died 1791); and 269:Other works are: 229:Conyers Middleton 221:William Warburton 89: 88: 450: 420: 398: 397: 383: 377: 354: 345: 305:Antonio de SolĂ­s 256:Fasti Capitolini 151:François FĂ©nelon 131:South Sea Bubble 39: 25: 24: 458: 457: 453: 452: 451: 449: 448: 447: 423: 422: 395: 387: 386: 378: 357: 348:Nathaniel Hooke 346: 342: 337: 325:Leek, Yorkshire 317: 301:Thomas Townsend 293:George Berkeley 244:François Catrou 218: 161:, principal of 108:Nathaniel Hooke 100: 92:Nathaniel Hooke 60: 54: 45: 30: 29:Nathaniel Hooke 21: 12: 11: 5: 456: 446: 445: 440: 435: 392: 391: 385: 384: 355: 339: 338: 336: 333: 316: 313: 299:Hooke revised 297: 296: 289: 286:William Bowyer 282:Edward Spelman 278: 264:Gilbert Stuart 217: 214: 135:Earl of Oxford 120:Twyford School 116:Alexander Pope 99: 96: 87: 86: 83: 82: 80:Twyford School 77: 71: 70: 66: 65: 62: 61: 55: 51: 47: 46: 40: 32: 31: 28: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 455: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 430: 428: 421: 418: 417: 412: 408: 402: 401:public domain 389: 388: 381: 376: 374: 372: 370: 368: 366: 364: 362: 360: 353: 349: 344: 340: 332: 330: 326: 323:and vicar of 322: 312: 310: 306: 302: 294: 290: 287: 283: 279: 276: 272: 271: 270: 267: 265: 261: 260:Pope Paul III 257: 253: 252:Roman History 249: 245: 241: 237: 232: 230: 226: 222: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 198:Martha Blount 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 179:Owen Ruffhead 176: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 155:George Cheyne 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 127:Lincoln's Inn 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 95: 93: 84: 81: 78: 76: 72: 67: 63: 58: 52: 48: 44: 38: 33: 26: 23: 19: 414: 393: 343: 318: 308: 298: 268: 251: 235: 233: 219: 195: 191:David Mallet 187:John Whiston 183:Life of Pope 182: 174: 167: 159:William King 124: 101: 91: 90: 53:19 July 1763 22: 433:1763 deaths 411:Lee, Sidney 390:Attribution 380:Cooper 1891 212:, in 1801. 59:, Berkshire 427:Categories 335:References 104:John Hooke 75:Alma mater 112:John Kirk 311:(1753). 234:Hooke's 181:stated ( 153:, Pope, 413:(ed.). 403::  225:FĂ©nelon 202:Cookham 57:Cookham 409:". In 321:Birkby 315:Family 206:Hedsor 157:, and 216:Works 168:When 246:and 98:Life 50:Died 307:'s 250:'s 240:4to 118:at 429:: 358:^ 350:, 165:. 149:, 145:, 382:. 277:. 20:.

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Nathaniel Hooke (Jacobite)

Bartholomew Dandridge
Cookham
Alma mater
Twyford School
John Hooke
Nathaniel Hooke
John Kirk
Alexander Pope
Twyford School
Lincoln's Inn
South Sea Bubble
Earl of Oxford
Andrew Michael Ramsay
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont
Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow
François Fénelon
George Cheyne
William King
St. Mary Hall, Oxford
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Owen Ruffhead
John Whiston
David Mallet
Martha Blount
Cookham
Hedsor
Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
William Warburton

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