Chapter IV (6)

[699:B] Several extracts from this work, consisting of seven satires, have been given by Warton in his Fragment of Vol. IV. See also Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p. 277.; and Beloe's Anecdotes, vol. ii. p. 125., where further notices of this medley may be found. It went through subsequent editions in 1607 and 1611.

[699:C] This poem and the three succeeding are not recorded by Ritson. See Censura Lit. vol. ii. p. 150., in an article by Mr. Gilchrist.

[699:D] For a description of this copy see Brit. Bibliogr., No. V. p. 548.

[699:E] Curious specimens from this publication have been given by Mr. Haslewood in the Brit. Bibliographer, No. X. p. 549.

[700:A] Of this voluminous pamphleteer, five more pieces are enumerated by Ritson, published posterior to 1616. Though a rapid and careless writer, he occasionally exhibits considerable vigour, and has often satirized with spirit the manners and follies of his period. He may be justly classed as surmounting mediocrity, and he is therefore designated as such at the close of this article.

[700:B] This poem, and the Fisherman's Tale, are written in blank verse, a species of composition in which Sabie had been preceded by Surrey, Gascoigne, Turberville, Riche, Peele, Higgins, Blenerhasset, Aske, Vallans, Greene, Breton, Chapman, Marlowe, &c. A copious analysis of these pieces has been given by Mr. Haslewood in No. V. of the British Bibliographer, from p. 488. to 503.; but neither the genius nor the versification of Sabie merit much notice: his _Pan_, however, contains some beautiful rhymed lines.

[700:C] Annexed, says Ritson, to his "Hours of Recreation or after dinners," 1576, 8vo.

[700:D] The "Four Paradoxes" occupy four portions, each consisting of 18 six-line stanzas, and the whole is terminated by three additional ones, entitled his "Resolution." The specimens of this poem adduced by Mr. Park in Censura Literaria, vol. iii. and iv., speak highly in its favour, and seem to justify the following encomium:—"There is much manly observation, forcible truth, apt simile, and moral pith in the poem itself; and it leaves a lingering desire upon the mind, to obtain some knowledge of a writer, whose meritorious production was unheralded by any contemporary verse-man, and whose name remains unrecorded by any poetical biographer."—Vol. iii. p. 376.

[701:A] An accurate account of this volume, which was republished in 1622 and 1640, may be found in Censura Literaria, vol. iii, p. 381. "From the great disparity of merit between this and the preceding article," observes Mr. Park, "there is little reason to suppose them by the same author, though they bear the same name."

[701:B] A perfect copy of this miserable collection of poems, consisting of sonnets, elegies, odes, odellets, &c. was purchased, at a sale, by Mr. Triphook for twelve guineas. The only copy before known was without a title, from which Ritson has given a full account, though, at the same time, he terms the author an "arrogant and absurd coxcomb," and condemns him for his "wretched style, profligate plagiarism, ridiculous pedantry, and unnatural conceit."—Vide Bib. Poetica, p. 337. et seq.

[701:C] An ample and interesting description of Stanyhurst, and his translation, will be found in Censura Literaria, vol. iv. pp. 225. 354., the production of Mr. Haslewood. Nash has not exaggerated when, alluding to this poet, he says, "whose heroical poetry infired, I should say inspired, with an hexameter furye, recalled to life whatever hissed barbarism hath been buried this hundred yeare; and revived by his ragged quill such carterly varietie, as no hedge plowman in a countrie but would have held as the extremitie of clownerie: a patterne whereof I will propound to your judgment, as near as I can, being part of one of his descriptions of a tempest, which is thus:—

"Then did he make heaven's vault to rebound
With rounce robble bobble,
Of ruffe raffe roaring,
With thicke thwacke thurly bouncing."
Nash's Preface to Greene's Arcadia.

[702:A] Storer's Life of Wolsey, which is about to be reprinted, has a claim upon our attention, both for its matter and manner: he was a contributor also to "England's Helicon," and has been highly extolled by his friend Fitzgeffrey, in Affanis, lib. i.

[702:B] The most interesting part of this volume, from the nature of its subject, is "Ane schort Treatise conteining some Reulis and Cautelis to be observit and eschewit in Scottis Poesie," in which the regal critic observes, that "sindrie hes written of it in English," an assertion which would lead to the supposition that some of our earliest critics had perished; for Gascoigne's "Certayne Notes of Instruction concerning the making of Verse or Rhyme," 1575, appears now to be the only piece of criticism on poetic composition which preceded James's "Essayes."

[702:C] The Poetical Exercises contain but two poems,—the "Furies," translated from Du Bartas, and "The Lepanto," an original piece. Several minor poems, introduced into his own works and those of others, some sonnets and a translation of the psalms, were written by James after his accession to the English throne.

[702:D] Of this far-famed comedian and jester, Fuller says, that "when Queen Elizabeth was serious (I dare not say sullen) and out of good humour, he could undumpish her at his pleasure. Her highest favourites would in some cases go to Tarlton before they would go to the Queen, and he was their usher to prepare their advantageous accession to her. In a word, he told the Queen more of her faults than most of her chaplains, and cured her melancholy better than all her physicians." Indeed, in the language of a contemporary,

"Of all the jesters in the lande
He bare the praise awaie."
Vide Ritson Bibl. p. 359.

[703:A] Of this voluminous scribbler, whose rhyming spirit, remarks Granger, did not evaporate with his youth, who held the pen much longer than he did the oar, and who was the poetaster of half a century, I have only been able to insert two of his earliest productions, the remainder being subsequent to 1616, and extending to 1653. He was thirty-two when Shakspeare died; and "the waterman," observes Mr. Chalmers, "must have often _sculled_ Shakspeare, who is said to have lived on _The Bankside_."—Apology, p. 101.

[703:B] _The Fruites of Jealousie_, a long poem in octave measure, may be found at the close of _The Blazon of Jealousie_, translated from the Italian of Varchi, of which an account is given in Censura Literaria, vol. iv. p. 403.

[704:A] Beside these anthems, which were licensed to her printer, Christ. Barker, Nov. 15., her Majesty wrote a variety of small pieces, some of which have been preserved by Hentzner, Puttenham, and Soothern, and reprinted by Percy, Ellis, and Ritson. The fourteenth Psalm also, and the Speech of the Chorus in the second Act of the Hercules Œtæus of Seneca, have been published by Mr. Park, the latter poem being a specimen of blank verse.—Vide Park's Royal and Noble Authors, vol. i. p. 102.

Of the execrable flattery which was systematically bestowed on this monarch, the following eulogium upon her poetry, is a curious instance. After enumerating the best poets of his age, Puttenham thus proceeds:—"But last in recitall and first in degree is the Queene our soveraigne Lady, whose learned, delicate, noble Muse, easily surmounteth all the rest that have written before her time or since, for sence, sweetnesse and subtillitie, be it Ode, Elegie, Epigram, or any other kinde of poeme, Heroick, Lyricke, wherein it shall please her Majestie to employ her penne, even by as much oddes as her owne excellent estate and degree exceedeth all the rest of her most humble vassalls."—The Arte of English Poesie, reprint, p. 51.

[704:B] A Collection of Epigrams.

[705:A] These poems were published in a tract entitled "The Right Way to Heaven, and the true testimony of a faithfull and loyall subject," 1601.

[705:B] This copy is without date, but a second edition was printed in 1617; it is a miserable paraphrase of Warner's exquisite episode.

[705:C] Of this Collection Lord Hailes published a specimen in 1765; in 1801, Mr. J. Gr. Dalyell reprinted the whole, with the Scotish poems of the 16th century. Edin. 2 vols. 12mo.; and Mr. Irving has given some notices of the author in his Scotish poets, 2 vols. 8vo. 1804.

[706:A] Wenman's Legend and Poems have lately been printed by Mr. Fry, in an octavo volume, from a quarto manuscript of 52 leaves. The Legend appears to have been intended for insertion in the _Mirror for Magistrates_.

[706:B] For a very full account of "The Rocke of Regard," by Mr. Park, see Censura Lit. vol. v. p. 1.

[706:C] This poem of 90 seven-line stanzas, is annexed to Bindley's "Mirror of True Honour and Christian Nobility," &c. 1585. 4to.

[706:D] Of Whitney's Emblemes, which, being printed at Leyden, is a very rare book, a description will be found in Censura Lit. vol. v. p. 233.

[706:E] Willet's Emblems were written before 1598, as Meres alludes to them in his "Palladis Tamia."

[707:A] These biographical poems were added to the author's "True use of Armorie," 1592, 4to. Of the first poem an extract is given in Censura Lit. vol. i. p. 149, 150.

[707:B] A copy of these poems, apparently unique, is in the possession of Mr. Park, who has communicated a description of it in Censura Lit. vol. iii. p. 175.

[707:C] This romance, which abounds with poetry, is of the pastoral species; it is written on the plan of Sidney's Arcadia, and, like it, exhibits many beautiful passages both in prose and verse: twenty-seven of its poetical effusions have been inserted in "England's Helicon," and several have been lately reprinted in "Restituta," No. VII. accompanied by some interesting remarks from the pen of Sir Egerton Brydges.

[707:D] For a specimen of this poem, which "is a concise geographical description of three-quarters of the world, Asia, Africa, and Europe, in the manner of Dionysius," and which Mr. Beloe believes to be unique, see his Anecdotes, vol. ii. p. 74.

[710:A] Sidney's Works, 7th edit., fol., 1629, p. 561.

[711:A] May-Day; a wittie comedie. Divers times acted at "The Blacke Fryers;" 4to. Act iii. fol. 39.

[711:B] A copy of this Miscellany, of the edition of 1580, sold at the Roxburghe Sale, for 55_l._ 13_s._!

[713:A] Reprint by Sir Egerton Brydges, 1810. p. 44.

[714:A] Reprint, p. 42.

[714:B] Preface to his reprint, p. vi.

[714:C] Reprint, p. 55.

[714:D] Reed's Shakspeare, vol. xx. p. 222. Act iv. sc. 5.

[715:A] Reprint, p. 57, 58.

[715:B] Ibid. p. 66.

[715:C] Ibid. p. 14. 37. 87.

[716:A] Vide Heliconia, Part I. Advertisement.

[717:A] For a notable instance of this figure, we refer the reader to "The Lover in Bondage," at p. 50. of Mr. Park's reprint. Not Holofernes himself could more "affect the letter."

[717:B] Quoted by Mr. Park in the Advertisement to his reprint.

[718:A] Heliconia, Part II. p. 85.

[720:A] Heliconia, Part III. Advertisement.

[723:A] England's Helicon, reprint of 1812, Introduction, p. xx. xxi. xxii.

[724:A] Preface, pp. 8, 9. This Collection of Hayward's had three different titles; the last dated 1741. The second edition is called "The Quintissence of English Poetry."

[727:A] The curious Preface, from which we have given this long extract, is only to be found in the first edition of the Belvedere; its omission in the second is a singular defect, as it certainly forms the most interesting part of the impression of 1600.

[727:B] See Malone's Inquiry.

[728:A] Supplement to Shakspeare, vol. i. p. 732.

[730:A] See Censura Literaria, vol. i. p. 229.

[732:A] Vide Morley's Plaine and easie Introduction to Practical Musick.

[733:A] For specimens of these interesting collections, I refer my reader to _Censura Literaria_, vol. ix. p. 1. et seq.; vol. x. pp. 179. 294.; and to the _British Bibliographer_, No. IV. p. 343.; No. V. p. 563.; No. VI. p. 59.; No. IX. p. 427.; No. XI. p. 652.; No. XII. p. 48.; and No. XV. p. 386. A well-chosen selection from the now scarce volumes of these Professors of Vocal Music would be a valuable present to the lovers of English poetry.

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INDEX.

*.* _The Roman Numerals refer to the Volumes; the Figures to the Pages of each Volume._

A

_Acheley_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Acting_, art of, consummately known to Shakspeare, i. 423.
Parts chiefly performed by him, 424, 425.

_Actors_, companies of, when first licensed, ii. 202.
Placed under the superintendence of the masters of the revels, 203.
Their remuneration, 204.
Patronized by the court, 205,
and also by private individuals, whose names they bore, 205, 206.
Days and hours of their performance, 215, 216.
Their remuneration, 223, 224.

_Admission_ to the theatre, in the time of Shakspeare, prices of, ii.
216, 217.

_Adonis_, beautiful address of Venus to, ii. 25, 26.
See _Venus and Adonis_.

_Ægeon_, exquisite portrait of, in the Comedy of Errors, ii. 288.

_Æschylus_, striking affinity between the celebrated trilogy of, and
Shakspeare's Macbeth, ii. 472, 473.

_Affection_ (maternal), exquisite delineation of, ii. 421.

_Affections_ (sympathetic), account of, i. 373, 374.

_Agate_ stone, supposed virtue of, i. 368.

_Agnus Dei_, a supposed charm against thunder, i. 364.

_Air_, spirits of, introduced into the Tempest, ii. 524.

_Akenside_'s "Pleasures of the Imagination" quoted, i. 321, 322.

_Alchemistry_, a favourite pursuit of the age of Shakspeare, ii. 154.

_Alderson_ (Dr.), opinion of, on the cause of spectral visitations,
ii. 405, 406.
His application of them to the character of Hamlet, 408.

_Ale_, synonymous with merry making, i. 175.
Different kinds of Ales, 176.
Leet-ale, 176.
Clerk-ale, _ibid._
Church-ales, 177-179.

_Alehouses_, picture of, in Shakspeare's time, ii. 216-218.

_Alfs_, or bright and swart elves of the Scandinavians, account of,
ii. 308, 309.

_All-Hallow-Eve_, festival of, i. 341.
Fires kindled on that eve, _ibid._
Prayers offered for the souls of the departed, 342.
Supposed influence of fairies, spirits, &c. 342-344.
Spells practised on that eve, 344-347.

_Alliterations_, in the English language, satirised by Sir Philip
Sidney, i. 444.

_All's Well that Ends Well_, probable date of, ii. 422.
Analysis of its characters,—the Countess of Rousillon, 423.
Helen, _ib._ 424, 425.
Remarks on the minor characters, 425.

_Passages of this drama, which are illustrated in this work._

Act i. scene 3., ii. 424.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 108. 175. ii. 434.
scene 2., i. 143. 159.
scene 5., ii. 434.
scene 7., ii. 434.
Act iii. scene 2., ii. 107. 425.
Act iv. scene 10., i. 362.
scene 12., ii. 192.

_All Saints' Day_, festival of, i. 341.
Superstitious observances on its vigil, 341-347.

_Allot_ (Robert), "English Parnassus," i. 723.
List of contributors to this collection of poems, 724.
Critical remarks on the merits of his selection, _ibid._ 725.

_Amadis of Gaul_ (Romance of), popularity of, i. 515.
Notice of English translations of it, 546, 547.

_Amusements_ of the fairies, ii. 342-345.

_Amusements_, national, in the age of Shakspeare, enumerated, i. 246,
247.
Account of the itinerant stage, 247-252.
The Cotswold games, 252-254.
Hawking, 255.
Hunting, 272.
Fowling, 287.
Bird-batting, 289.
Fishing, 289.
Horse-racing, 297.
The Quintaine, 300.
Wild-goose chace, 304.
Hurling, 305.
Shovel-board, 306.
Shove-groat, 307.
Juvenile sports, 308-312.
Amusements of the metropolis and court, ii. 168.
Card playing, 169.
Tables and dice, 171.
Dancing, 172.
Bull-baiting and bear-baiting, 176.
Archery, 178.
Frequenting of Paul's Walk, 182.
Sagacious horses, 186.
Masques and pageants, 187.
Royal progresses, 193.
Dramatic performances, 201-226.

_Anderson_ (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Andrewe_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Angels_, different orders of, i. 335.
Account of the doctrine of guardian angels prevalent in Shakspeare's
time, 336.
Supposed number of angels, 337-339.
Remarks on this doctrine by Bishop Horsley, 339, 340.
The supposed agency of angelic spirits, as believed in Shakspeare's
time, critically analysed, ii. 399-405.
And applied to the introduction of the spirit in Hamlet, 407-416.
Superiority of Shakspeare's angelic spirits over those of all other
dramatists, ancient or modern, 417, 418.

_Angling_, notice of books on the art of, i. 290, 291.
Contemplations of an angler, 292, 293.
His qualifications described, 294-296.
Encomium on, by Sir Henry Wotton, 297.
Beautiful verses on, by Davors, 614.

_Anglo-Norman_ romances, account of, i. 523-531.

_Animals_, sagacious, in the time of Shakspeare, notice of, ii. 186,
187.

_Anneson_ (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Ante-suppers_, when introduced, ii. 128.

_Anthropophagi_, supposed existence of, i. 385, 386.
Allusions to by Shakspeare, 385.

_Antony and Cleopatra_, date of, ii. 492.
Character and conduct of this drama, 493.

_Passages of this drama which are illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 4., i. 129.
Act ii. scene 3., i. 338.
Act iii. scene 9., i. 138.
Act iv. scene 10., i. 308.

_Apemantus_, remarks on the character of, ii. 451, 452.

_Apes_, kept as companions for the domestic fools, ii. 146.

_Aphorisms_ of Shakspeare, character of, i. 517.

_Apparitions_, probable causes of, ii. 406.
Application of them to the character of Hamlet, 406-408.

_Arcadia_ of Sir Philip Sidney, critical notice of, i. 548-552.
Alluded to by Shakspeare, 573, 574.

_Archery_, a favourite diversion in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 178.
The knights of Prince Arthur's round-table, a society of archers,
instituted by Henry VIII., 179.
Encouraged in the reign of Elizabeth, 179, 180.
Decline of archery, 181, 182.

_Arden_ or _Ardern_ family, account of, i. 3.
Shakspeare probably descended from, by the female line, _ibid._

_Ardesoif_ (Mr.), terrific death of, i. 146. note.

_Ariel_, analysis of the character of, ii. 506. 522, 523.

_Ariosto_'s Orlando Furioso, as translated by Sir John Harington,
remarks on, i. 629.
His "Supposes," a comedy, translated by Gascoigne, ii. 233.

_Armin_ (Thomas), complaint of, against the critics of his day, i.
456.

_Arms_, supposed grant of, to John Shakspeare, i. 1.
Real grant and confirmation of, to him, 2, 3.

_Arras Hangings_, an article of furniture, in the age of Shakspeare,
ii. 114, 115.

_Arthington_ (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Arthur_ and Hubert, beautiful scene between, in the play of King
John, ii. 422.

_Arthur's Chase_, account of, i. 377, 378.

_Arthur's Round Table_, a society of archers, account of, i. 562, 563.

_Arval_, or Funeral Entertainment, account of, i. 238.

_Ascham_ (Roger), complaint of, on the little reward of schoolmasters,
i. 27. _note_, 94.
Improved the English language, 439.
Remarks of, on the cultivation of classical literature in England,
450.;
and of Italian literature, 452.
Notice of his "Scholemaster," 454.
His censure of the popularity of "La Morte d'Arthur," 524, 525.
Design of his "Toxophilus," ii. 181.

_Aske_ (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Asses' Heads_, absurd recipe for fixing on the shoulders of man, ii.
351, 352.

_As You Like It_, date of, ii. 431.
Remarks on the general structure of its fable, 431, 432.
Analysis of the character of Jaques, 433, 434.

_Passages of this drama which are illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 2., i. 301.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 367. 403.
scene 7., i. 55. ii. 102.
Act iii. scene 2., ii. 115.
scene 3., i. 580.
scene 4., i. 556.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 580. ii. 157.
Act v. scene 4., i. 288. ii. 159.
The Epilogue, i. 218.

_Aubrey_, statement of, respecting Shakspeare's being a butcher, i.
36.
Probability of his account that Shakspeare had been a schoolmaster,
45.
His character of the poet, ii. 615.

_Avale_ (Lemeke), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Autolycus_, remarks on the character of, ii. 500.

B

_Bacon_ (Lord), character of his Henry VII., i. 476.,
and of his "Essays," 512. 517.

_Bag-Pipe_, the ancient accompaniment of the morris-dance and
May-games, i. 164, 165.

_Baldwyne_'s "Myrrour for Magistrates," account of, i. 708, 709.

_Ballads_, early English, notice of a collection of, i. 574-576.
Quotations from and allusions to them by Shakspeare, 577-593.

_Balnevis_ (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Bandello_, principal novels of, translated by Paynter, i. 541.
His novels wholly translated by Warner or Webbe, 543.

_Banquets_, where taken, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 144.

_Barksted_ (William), encomiastic verses of, on Shakspeare's Venus and
Adonis, ii. 30.

_Barley-Break_, verses on, i. 309.
How played, 310.
Poetical description of, 311.
Scottish mode of playing, 312.

_Barnefielde_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, works
of, i. 676, 677.
Character of his affectionate shepherd, 677. _note_ [677:A].
Verses of, on Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, and Lucrece, ii. 29.

_Barnes_ (Barnabe), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.
Character of his Sonnets, _ibid._ _note_ [677:B].

—— (Juliana), the book of St. Alban's of, reprinted by Markham, i.
70. _note_.
Dedication of it, _ibid._
Account of the edition, with extracts, 71, 72. _notes_.
The treatyse of Fishing not written by her, 290. and _note_.
Different editions of this work, 291.

_Baronets_, order of, when created, ii. 527.
Their arms, 528.

_Barry's_ "Ram Alley," illustrated, i. 224.

_Barson_ or Barston, village, allusion to by Shakspeare, i. 51.

_Bastard_ (Thomas), notice of the epigrams of, i. 677. and _note_.

_Batman_ (Stephen), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Batman_'s translation of "Bartholome de Proprietatibus Rerum," well
known to Shakspeare, i. 485.

_Bear-baiting_, a fashionable amusement in the age of Elizabeth, ii.
176.
Prices of entrance to the bear-gardens, 178.

_Beards_, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 102, 103.

"_Beards Wag all_," the proverb of, explained, i. 143, 144.

_Beaufort_ (Cardinal), dying scene of, i. 390.

_Beaumont_ (Sir John), critical notices of, as a poet, i. 601, 602.
His elegiac tribute to the memory of the Earl of Southampton, ii.
17, 18.
How far he assisted Fletcher, 558.

_Beaumont and Fletcher_, illustrations of the plays of,
Custom of the Country, i. 477.
Fair Maid of the Inn, i. 329.
Knight of the Burning Pestle, i. 477. ii. 282. _note_.
Playhouse to Let, ii. 282. _note_.
Scornful Lady, i. 224.
Woman Pleased, act iv. sc. 1. i. 172, 173.

_Beauty_, exquisite taste for, discoverable in Shakspeare's works, ii.
616-618.

_Bedchambers_, furniture of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 117.

_Belemnites_, or Hag-Stones, supposed virtues of, i. 367.

_Belleforest_'s and _Boisteau_'s "Cent Histoires Tragiques," a
collection of tales, notice of, i. 544.

_Bells_, why tolled at funerals, i. 232-234.
Worn by Hawks, 268.

_Beltein_, or rural sacrifice of the Scotch Highlanders on May-day, i.
152.

"_Bel-vedere_, or the Garden of the Muses," a collection of poems,
critical notice of, i. 725, 726.
List of contributors to it, 726, 727.

_Benefices_ bestowed in Elizabeth's time on menial servants, i. 92.

_Betrothing_, ceremony of, i. 220-223.

_Betterton_ (Mr.), visits Stratford, in quest of information
concerning Shakspeare, i. 34.

_Beverley_ (Peter), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Bevis_ (Sir), of Southampton, notice of, i. 565.
Allusions by Shakspeare to the romance of, 565, 566.

_Bezoar_ stones, supposed virtues of, i. 367.

_Bibliography_, cultivated by Queen Elizabeth, i. 428.
Influence of her example, 433.
Account of eminent bibliographers and bibliophiles of her court,
433-436.

_Bidford Topers_, anecdote of them and Shakspeare, i. 48-50.

_Bieston_ (Roger), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Biographical Writers_, during the age of Elizabeth, notice of, i.
482.

_Birds_, different modes of taking in the 16th century, i. 287.
By means of stalking-horses, 288.
Bird-batting described, 289.

_Blackfriars_, theatre in, account of, ii. 209, 210.

_Black Letter_ books, chiefly confined to the time of Elizabeth, i.
438.

_Blenerhasset_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i.
677.
Additions made by him to the "Mirrour for Magistrates," 709.

_Boar's-head_, anciently the first dish brought to table, i. 76.
Ceremonies attending it, 201.
Verses on, _ibid._ 202.

_Boccacio_, principal novels of, translated by Paynter, i. 541.

_Bodenham's_ (John), "Garden of the Muses," a collection of poems, i.
725.
Critical notice of, 726.
List of contributors to it, 726, 727.

_Bodley_ (Sir Thomas), an eminent book collector, notice of, i. 433.
Observation of King James I. on quitting the Bodleian library, 434.

_Bolton_ (Edward), critical notice of his "_Hypercritica_: or Rule of
Judgment for writing or reading our Historys," i. 465, 470-471.

_Bond_ (Dr. John), an eminent Latin philologer, i. 454.

_Booke of St. Albans_, curious title and dedication of Markham's
edition of, i. 70. _note_.
Rarity of the original edition, 71. _note_.
extract from, _ibid._, 72. _note_.

_Book of Sports_, account of, i. 173, 174.

_Books_, taste for, encouraged by Queen Elizabeth, i. 428. 433-435.
Were anciently placed with their leaves outwards, 436.
Were splendidly bound in the time of Elizabeth, 432. and _note_,
436.
Hints on the best mode of keeping books, 436, 437.
Remarks on the style in which they were executed, 437, 438.

_Boors_, or country clowns, character of, in the 16th century, i.
120-122.

_Boots_, preposterous fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 106,
107.

_Bourcher_ (Arthur), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Bourman_ (Nicholas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Boys_ (Rev. John), an eminent Grecian, notice of, i. 454.

_Bradshaw_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Brathwait_'s English Gentleman cited, i. 258, 259.

_Brathwayte_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

_Brawls_, a fashionable dance in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 173.
Different sorts of, _ibid._

_Bread_, enumeration of different kinds of, in the age of Shakspeare,
ii. 127.

_Breeches_, preposterous size of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 104.
and _note_.

_Breton_ (Nicholas), critical notice of the poems of, i. 602, 603.

_Brewer_'s "Lingua," illustration of, i. 477.

_Brice_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

_Bridal Bed_, why blessed, i. 226.

_Bride_, custom of kissing at the altar, i. 225.
Supposed visionary appearances of future brides and bridegrooms, on
Midsummer-Eve, 332-334.
and on All-Hallow-Eve, 344-347.

_Bride Ale_ (Rustic), description of, i. 227-229.

_Britton_ (Mr.), remarks of, on the monumental bust of Shakspeare, ii.
619, 620.

_Broke_ (Arthur), account of his "Tragicall Historye of Romeus and
Juliet," ii. 359. and _note_.

_Brooke_ (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

_Brooke_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

_Broughton_ (Rowland), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

_Browne_'s (William), Britannia's Pastorals, quotations from,
illustrative of ancient customs:—on May-day, i. 155.
Critical notice of his merits as a poet, 603, 604, 605.
Causes of his being neglected, 605.

_Brownie_, a benevolent Scottish fairy, account of, ii. 330-336.
Resemblance between him and Shakspeare's Puck, 351.

_Brutus_, character of, ii. 492.

_Brydges_ (Sir Egerton), on the merits of Lodge, as a poet, i.
633-635.
Estimate of the poetical character of Sir Walter Raleigh, 640-642.
Critical observations of, on the "Paradise of Daintie Devises," 714,
715.
And on "England's Helicon," 721-723.

_Bryskett_ (Lodowick), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, notice
of, i. 678. and _note_. [678:B]

_Buck_ (Sir George), a minor poet in the time of Shakspeare, i. 678.

_Buchanan_'s "Rerum Scoticarum Historia," character of, i. 477.

_Bull-baiting_, a fashionable amusement in the age of Shakspeare, ii.
176, 177.

_Bullokar_'s "Bref Grammar for English," notice of, i. 455, 456.
His innovations in English spelling, satirised by Shakspeare, 472.

_Burbadge_, the player, notice of, i. 417.

_Burial_, ceremony of, i. 232.
Tolling the passing-bell, _ibid._ 233, 234.
Lake wakes, described, 234-236.
Vestiges of, in the north of England, 237.
Funeral entertainments, 238.
Garlands of flowers sometimes buried with the deceased, 240, 241.
Graves planted with flowers, 242-244.

_Burns_, poetical description by, of the spells of All-Hallow-Eve, i.
346.

_Burton_ (William), critical notice of his "History of
Leicestershire," i. 481.

_Burton_'s apology for May-games and sports, i. 174.
Invective against the extravagance at inns, 219.
His list of sports pursued in his time, 247.
Portrait of the illiterate country gentlemen of that age, 430, 431.
Eulogium on books and book collectors, 434, 435.
The popular song of "Fortune my Foe," cited by him, 577.

_Burton on the Heath_, allusion to, by Shakspeare, i. 50.

_Bust_ of Shakspeare, in Stratford church, originality of, proved, ii.
620.
Its character and expression injured through Mr. Malone's
interference, 621.

_Buttes_ (John), "Dyets Dry Dinner," curious extract from, ii. 218.

_Byrd_'s (William), collection of "Tenor Psalmes, Sonets, and Songs,
of Pietie," &c. account of, i. 731.

_Byron_'s (Lord), "Siege of Corinth" illustrated, ii. 411.

C

_Cæsar_. See _Julius Cæsar_.

_Caliban_, remarks on the character of, ii. 506. 523. 525.

_Camden_ (William), character of his "Annals," i. 477.

_Campbell_'s "Pleasures of Hope," character of, i. 599.

_Campion_ (Thomas), critical notice of his "Observations on the Art of
English Poesie," i. 468, 469.

_Canary Dance_, account of, ii. 175.

_Candlemas-day_, origin of the festival, i. 138.
Why called "Wives' Feast Day," _ibid._
Ceremonies for Candlemas-eve and day, 139, 140, 141.

_Capel_ (Mr.), Erroneous notions of, concerning Shakspeare's marriage,
i. 62.
His text of Shakspeare, one of the purest extant, ii. 48. _note_.

_Caps_ worn by the ladies, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 95.

_Carbuncle_, imaginary virtues of, i. 396.
Allusions to it, _ibid._ 397-399.

_Cards_, fashionable games of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 169, 170.
Were played in the theatre by the audience before the performance
commenced, 217.

_Carew_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Carew_'s "Survey of Cornwall," notice of, i. 481.

_Carols_ (Christmas), account of, i. 197-202.

_Carpenter_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Castiglione_'s "Cortegiano" translated into English, i. 453.

_Chair_ of Shakspeare, purchased by Princess Czartoryskya, i. 22, 23.

_Chalkhill_ (John), critical notice of the poems of, i. 605. 607.
Singular beauty of his pastorals, 606.

_Chalmers_ (Mr.), probable conjecture of, on the authenticity of
Shakspeare's will, i. 15, 16.
His hypothesis, concerning the person to whom Shakspeare addressed
his sonnets, disproved, ii. 61, 62.
Examination of his conjectures respecting the date of Romeo and
Juliet, 357, 358.
Of Richard III. 370, 371.
Of Richard II. 376.
Of Henry IV. Parts I. and II. 379.
Of the Merchant of Venice, 385.
Of Hamlet, 391.
Of King John, 419.
Of All's Well that Ends Well, 422, 423.
His opinion on the traditionary origin of the Merry Wives of Windsor
controverted, 435, 436.
His conjecture on the date of Troilus and Cressida, 438.
Of Henry VIII. 442.
Of Timon of Athens, 444.
Of Measure for Measure, 452.
Of King Lear, 457.
Of the Tempest, 500-503.
Of Othello, 528.
Of Twelfth Night, 532, 533.

_Chapman_ (George), critical merits of as a poet, i. 607, 608.
His tribute to the memory of the Earl of Southampton, ii. 17.
Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, 569, 570.

_Characters_, notice of writers of, in the age of Elizabeth, i.
509-511.
Sketch of the public and private character of Queen Elizabeth, ii.
146-151.
and of James I. 151, 152.
Of Shakspeare's drama, remarks on, ii. 545.

_Charlcott-House_, the seat of Sir Thomas Lucy, notice of, i. 402.

_Charms_ practised on Midsummer-Eve, i. 331-333.
On All-Hallow-Eve, 344-347.
Supposed influence of, 362-365.

_Chaucer_, poetical description of May-day by, i. 153.
Illustration of his "Assemblie of Fooles," 379, 380, 381.
Description of the carbuncle, 396.
Alluded to, by Shakspeare, ii. 79.
Allusions by Chaucer to fairy mythology, 313. 317.

_Chester_ (Robert), a minor poet, of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.
Critical notice of his "Love's Martyr," 728.

_Chettle_ (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Children_, absurdity of frightening by superstitious tales, i. 317.
Notice of legendary tales, of their being stolen or changed by
fairies, ii. 325-327.

_Chivalric Amusements_ of Shakspeare's age, described, i. 553-556.

_Chivalry_, influence of, on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, i.
596.
Allusion to it, by Shakspeare, ii. 79.

_Chopine_ or Venetian stilt, notice of, ii. 98.

_Chrismale or Chrism-Cloth_, account of, i. 231.

_Christenings_, description of, i. 230, 231.

_Christian_ IV. (King of Denmark), drunken entertainment given to, ii.
124, 125.

_Christian Name_, the same frequently given to two successive children
in the age of Queen Elizabeth, i. 4. _note_.

_Christmas Brand_, superstitious notion concerning, i. 140.

_Christmas_, festival of, i. 193.
Of Pagan origin, 194.
Ceremony of bringing in the Christmas block, _ibid._ 195.
Houses decorated with ivy, &c. on Christmas-Eve, 195, 196.
Origin of this custom, 196.
Custom of singing carols in the morning, 197.
Gambols, anciently in use at this season, 202-205, 206. _note_.
Poetical description of, by Herrick, 206.
and by Mr. Walter Scott, 207, 208.
At present how celebrated, 208. _note_.

_Church-Ales_, account of, i. 177, 178.

_Churles_ and gentlemen, difference between, i. 71, 72.

_Church-yard_ (Thomas), critical notice of the poems of, i. 608, 609.

_Chute_ (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Chronological list_ of Shakspeare's plays, ii. 261, 262.

_Cinthio_ (Giraldi), principal novels of, translated in the time of
Shakspeare, i. 543.

_Citizens_ of London, dress of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 110,
111.

_Clapham_ (Henoch), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Classical literature_, diffusion of, in the reign of Elizabeth, i.
28.
Fashionable among country gentlemen, 82.
Cultivated generally, 449, 450, 451.
The knowlege of Greek literature greatly promoted by Sir Thomas
Smith, and Sir Henry Savile, 453.;
and Dr. Boys, 454.
Latin literature promoted by Ascham, Grant, Bond, Rider, and others,
454, 455.

_Claudio_, remarks on the character of, in Measure for Measure, ii.
455.

_Cleanliness_, attention of Shakspeare's fairies to, ii. 346, 347.

_Cleaton_ (Ralph, a clergyman), character of, i. 92.

_Cleopatra_, remarks on the character of, ii. 493.

_Clergymen_, anciently styled _Sir_, i. 87-90.
Picture of country clergymen in the age of Elizabeth, 90, 91.
Their degraded state under James I. 92, 93.
The younger clergy, chiefly schoolmasters, 94.
Bishop Hall's picture of their depressed state, 95.
Prohibited from hawking, 259. _note_.

_Clerk-ale_, notice of, i. 176.

_Cloten_, remarks on the character of, in Cymbeline, ii. 468.

_Clothes_, materials of, in the age of Elizabeth, ii. 91.
How preserved, _ibid._ 92.

_Clown_ (country), character of in the 16th century, i. 120-122.

_Coaches_, when first introduced into England, ii. 146.
Extravagant number of, used by the great, 147.

"_Cock and Pye_," explanation of the phrase, i. 554.

_Cockayn_ (Sir Aston), epigram of, on Wincot-ale, i. 48, 49.

_Cock-fighting_, a favourite sport in Shakspeare's age, i. 145.
Awful death of a cock-fighter, 146. _note_.

_Cocks_, throwing at, a barbarous sport on Shrove-Tuesday, i. 145. and
_note_.
Ridiculed by Hogarth, _ibid._;
and now completely put down, 146.

_Colet_'s (Dean), Grammatical Institutes, notice of, i. 26.

_Combe_ (Mr. John), satyrical epitaph on, by Shakspeare, ii. 605.
His character, _ibid._

_Combe_ (Mr. Thomas), notice of, ii. 629. _note_.
Bequest to him by Shakspeare, 629.

_Comedy_, "_Gammer Gurton's Needle_," the first ever performed in
England, ii. 227.

_Comedy of Errors_, probable date of, ii. 286.
Mr. Steevens' opinion that this drama was not wholly Shakspeare's,
controverted and disproved, 287, 288.
Superior to the Menæchmi of Plautus, whence its fable is borrowed,
286-288.
Exquisite portrait of Ægeon, 288.
General observations on this drama, 288, 289.

_Passages of this drama, which are cited and illustrated in the
present work._

Act i. scene 1., ii. 364.
Act ii. scene 2., i. 394.
Act iv. scene 2., i. 556.

_Comic Painting_, exquisite, of Shakspeare's dramas, ii. 550.

_Commentators_ in the age of Shakspeare, notice of, i. 470.

_Compact_ of witches with the devil, account of, ii. 183-185.

_Compliments_, extravagant, current in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 161,
162.

_Composition_ of the poetry of the Elizabethan age considered, i. 597,
598.

_Compton_ (Lady), moderate demands of, from her husband, ii. 145.

_Conduct_ of Shakspeare's drama considered, ii. 541-544.

_Conjurors_ and schoolmasters, frequently united in the same person in
the 16th century, i. 95, 96.

_Constable_ (Henry), critical notice of the poems of, i. 609, 610.
Particularly of his sonnets, ii. 55.

_Constance_, remarks on the character of, ii. 420, 421.

_Cooks_, in Shakspeare's time, overlooked by their masters, i. 74.
Were better paid than clergymen, 93.

_Cooper_'s Latin and English Dictionary, used by Shakspeare, i. 26.
The author preferred by Queen Elizabeth, 27.

_Copley_ (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Copyholder_, character of a poor one, in the time of Elizabeth, i.
120.

_Copyrights_ of plays, how disposed of in Shakspeare's time, ii. 224,
225.

_Cordelia_, beautiful character of, ii. 465.

_Coriolanus_, date of the tragedy of, ii. 493.
Critical remarks on its conduct and the characters introduced, 494.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 4., i. 397.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 554.

_Cornwall_, May-day how celebrated in, i. 153.
Observance of Midsummer-eve there, 334.

_Corpse-Candles_, superstitious notions concerning, i. 358-360.

_Coryate_'s "Crudities," critical notice of, i. 478.

_Cotswold games_, account of, i. 252-254.
Revived by Dover, 253.
Similar sports in other places, 255.

_Cottages_ of farmers or yeomen, in the time of Elizabeth, described,
i. 99, 100.
Their furniture and household accommodations, 102, 103.

_Cottesford_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.

_Cotton_ (Sir Robert), an eminent book collector, i. 438.

_Cotton_ (Roger), a minor poet, of the age of Shakspeare, i. 680.

_Country inns_, picture of, i. 216-218.

_Country life_, manners and customs during the age of Shakspeare, i.
68-122.
Description of its holidays and festivals, amusements, 123-313.
Superstitions, 314-400.
Literature but little cultivated, 430, 431.

_Country squires_, rank of, in Shakspeare's age, i. 68.
Description of their mansion houses, 72, 73.
And halls, 74, 77-79.
Distinctions observed at their tables, 74, 75.
Their diet, 75, 76.
But little skilled in literature, 430, 431.
Portrait of a country squire in the reign of Queen Anne, 88. _note_
[86:B].

_Courtiers_ of Elizabeth, sometimes wrote lyrics, for music, i. 731.
Instances of her rough treatment of them, ii. 150, 151.

_Courting chair_ of Shakspeare, notice of, i. 61.

_Courtship_, how anciently conducted, i. 220.

_Cox_ (Captain), an eminent book collector, i. 434.
List of romances in his library, 518, 519.
Remarks on it by Mr. Dibdin, 520.

_Crab-tree_, Shakspeare's, still remaining at Bidford, i. 49.
Roasted crabs and ale a favourite mess, 105, 106.

_Credulity_ of the age of Shakspeare, instances of, i. 314-400. ii.
154.

_Criticism_, state of, in the age of Elizabeth and James I., i. 456.
Severity of controversial criticism, 457.
Lampooning critics, 459.
Notice of the critical labours of Gascoigne, 461.
Of James I. _ibid._ 462, 463.
Of Webbe, 463, 464.
Of Spenser, 464.
Of Fraunce, 464.
Of Hake, _ibid._ 465.
Of Puttenham, 465, 466.
Of Sir John Harrington, 466.
Of Sir Philip Sidney, 467.
Of Meres, 468.
Of Campion, _ibid._
and of Bolton, 470.

_Crocodiles_, legendary tales concerning, noticed, i. 389.

_Cromek_ (Mr.), accounts by, of the fairy superstitions in Scotland,
ii. 325, 326.

_Cross-bow_, chiefly used for killing game, ii. 182.

_Culrose_ (Elizabeth), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i.
680.

_Curiosity_ of the age of Shakspeare, illustrations of, ii. 155.

_Cutwode_ (T.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 680.

_Cymbeline_, probable date of, ii. 466.
Beauty of its fable, _ibid._
Remarks on the character of Imogen, 467.
And of Cloten, 468.

_Passages of this drama, illustrated in the present work._

Act ii. scene 2., ii. 115. 117.
scene 4., ii. 113.
Act iii. scene 2., i. 297.
scene 4., ii. 91.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 243.
scene 2., i. 214. 395.
Act v. scene 3., i. 308.
scene 5., i. 397.

_Czartoryska_ (Princess), the purchaser of Shakspeare's chair, i. 22,
23.

D

"_Damon and Pythias_," illustration of, i. 106.

_Dancing_, a favourite amusement in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 174.
Notice of different kinds of dances, The Brawl, 175.
The Pavin, _ibid._ 176.
Canary Dance, 177.
Corantoes, _ibid._ 178.

_Dancing Horse_, in the time of Shakspeare, notice of, ii. 186.

_Danes_, massacre of, i. 149, 150.

_Danger_, supposed omens of, i. 351-354.

_Daniel_ (Samuel), critical notice of his "Defence of Ryme," i. 169,
470.
And of his poems, 611.
Causes of the unpopularity of his poem on the "Civil Wars between
the Houses of York and Lancaster," _ibid._
General observations on his style and versification, 612.
Notice of his sonnets, ii. 55.
Was the prototype of Shakspeare's amatory verse, 57, 58.

_Daniel_'s History of England, character of, i. 176, 477.

_Darwin's_ (Dr.), poetical description of the night-mare, i. 348.
_note_.

_Davenant_ (Sir William), anecdote of his attachment to Shakspeare,
ii. 589.

_Davidstone_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Elizabeth, i. 680.

_Davies_ (Sir John), notice of, i. 613.
Critical merits of his poem, entitled "Nosce Teipsum," _ibid._

_Davies_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, list of the
pieces of, i. 680. and _note_ [680:B].

_Davison_ (Francis and Walter), minor poets in the time of Shakspeare,
i. 680, 681.
Critical notice of their "Poetical Rapsodie," i. 728-730.

_Davors_ (John), critical remarks on the poems of, i. 614.

_Days_ (particular), superstitious notions concerning, i. 323.
St. Valentine's-Day, 324.
Midsummer-Eve, 329.
Michaelmas-Day, 334.
All-Hallow-Eve, 341.

_Dead_, bodies, frequently rifled of their hair, ii. 92, 93.

_Death_, account of supposed omens of, i. 351-362.
Delineation of, ii. 455, 456.

_Decker_ (Thomas), character of as a miscellaneous writer, i. 486.
Notice of his "Gul's Horn Booke," 487.
Of his "Belman in London," _ibid._
Of his "Lanthern and Candlelight," _ibid._
His quarrel with Ben Jonson, _ibid._
Probable time of his death, 488.
Estimate of his merits, as a dramatic poet, ii. 566, 567.
Extract from his "Gul's Horn Book," on the fashions of that age, ii.
102.

_Passages of his Plays, which are illustrated or explained._

The Honest Whore, i. 75.
More Dissemblers besides Women, ii. 147.
Seven Deadly Sinnes of London, i. 251.
Villanies Discovered by Lantorne and Candle-light, i. 273. 396.

_Dedications_ of plays, customary reward for, ii. 225.

_Dee_ (Dr. John), an eminent book-collector, i. 434.
And magician, ii. 510.
Account of his singular character, 510-513.
Catalogue of his library, 511, 512. _notes_.

_Deer-stealing_, Shakspeare punished for, i. 404, 407, 408.

_De la Casa_ (John), the "Galatea" of, translated into English, i.
453.

_Delone_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.
Notice of his "Ballads," _ibid._ _note_ [681:A].

_Demoniacal_ voices and shrieks, superstitious notions concerning, i.
355.
The presence of demons supposed to be indicated by lights burning
blue, 358.

_Dennys_, or Davors, (John), "Treatyse on Fishing," notice of, i. 291.
Beautiful quotation from, 292, 293.
His book translated into prose by Markham, 293, 294.

_Derricke_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.

_Descriptions_, exquisite, in Shakspeare's "Venus and Adonis," ii.
21-26, 27.

_Desdemona_, beautiful ditty quoted by, i. 592.
Remarks on her character, ii. 531.

_Desserts_, where taken, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 144.

_Devil_, supposed compact with, of witches, account of, ii. 483-485.

_Dibdin_'s (Rev. T. F.), "Bibliomania," notice of, i. 432.
His character of "Stubbes's Anatomie of Abuses," 502.
Account of Dr. Dee's library, ii. 511, 512. _notes_.

_Dicer's Oaths_, falsehood of, illustrated, ii. 171, 172.

_Dictionaries_, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. 25. _note_.
Cooper's Latin and English Dictionary used by him, 26.

_Diet_ of country squires in the age of Shakspeare, i. 75, 76.
Of country gentlemen, 79, 80.
Of farmers or yeomen, on ordinary occasions, 103-108.
On festivals, 109.
Of the sovereigns and higher classes during the age of Shakspeare,
ii. 120-129.

_Digby_ (Sir Kenelm), marvellous properties ascribed to his
sympathetic powder, i. 375, 376.

_Dinner_, hour of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 125.
Account of the dinners of the higher classes, 126-129.
Hands, why always washed before dinner, 145.

_Dionysius_'s angelic hierarchy, account of, i. 335.

_Distaff's_ (Saint) _Day_, festival of, i. 135.
Verses on, _ibid._ 136.

_Diversions_, in the age of Shakspeare, enumeration of, i. 246, 247.
Account of the itinerant stage, 247-252.
Cotswold games, 252-254.
Hawking, 255.
Hunting, 272.
Fowling, 287.
Bird-batting, 289.
Fishing, 289.
Horse-racing, 297.
The Quintaine, 300.
Wild-goose chace, 304.
Hurling, 305.
Shovel-board, 306.
Shove-groat, 307, 308.
Juvenile sports, 308.
Barley breake, 309.
Whipping a top, 312.
Diversions of the metropolis and court, ii. 168.
Card-playing, 169.
Tables and dice, 171.
Dancing, 172.
Bull-baiting and bear-baiting, 176.
Archery, 178.
Frequenting of Paul's Walk, 182.
Sagacious horses, 186.
Masques and Pageants, 187.
Royal Progresses, 193.
The stage, 201-226.

_Dives_, or evil genii of the Persians, ii. 303.

_Dogberry_, origin of the character of, ii. 589.

_Donne_ (Dr.), critical notice of the poems of, i. 615.

_Doublets_, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 104, 105.

_Douce_ (Mr.), beautiful version of a Christmas carol by, i. 200.
On the source of Shakspeare's Merchant of Venice, ii. 385, 386.
His vindication of Shakspeare's love of music, against Mr.
Steevens's flippant censures, 390.
Conjectures on the probable date of Shakspeare's Tempest, 504.
His "Illustrations of Shakspeare" cited, _passim_.

_Dowricke_ (Anne), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.

_Dragon_, introduction of, into the May-games, i. 166.

_Drake_ (Sir Francis), costly new year's gift of, to Queen Elizabeth,
ii. 99. _note_.
Tobacco first introduced into England by him, 135.

_Drake_ (Lady), beautiful sonnet to, i. 621.

_Drama_, patronized by Elizabeth and her ministers, ii. 202. 205.
By private individuals, whose names they bore, 205.
And by James I., 206.

_Dramatic Poets_, remuneration of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 224,
225.

_Dramatic Poetry_, sketch of, from the birth of Shakspeare to the
period of his commencing a writer for the stage, i. 227.
Mysteries, moralities, and interludes, the first performances,
_ibid._
Ferrex and Porrex, the first regular tragedy, _ibid._
Gammar Gurton's Needle, the first regular comedy, _ibid._
Dramatic Histories, 228.
Composite drama of Tarleton, 229.
Account of eminent dramatic poets during this period, 230-251.
Conjectures as to the extent of Shakspeare's obligation to his
predecessors, 253-255.
Brief view of dramatic poetry, and its principal cultivators, during
Shakspeare's connection with the stage, ii. 556.
Account of the dramatic works of Fletcher, 557.
Massinger, 561.
Ford, 563.
Webster, 564.
Middleton, 565.
Decker, 566.
Marston, 567.
Heywood, 568.
Chapman, 569.
Rowley, 570.
Other minor dramatic poets, 570, 571.
Ben Jonson, 572-580.

_Drant_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.

_Drayton_ (Michael), notice of, i. 615.
Critical remarks on his historical poetry, 615, 616.
On his topographical, epistolary, and pastoral poems, 616, 617.
And on his miscellaneous poetry, 617.
Poetical description by him of the dress, &c. of young women, i. 83,
84.
Of Robin Hood, 159.
Of Tom the Piper, 164.
Sheep-shearing, 182.
Of the carbuncle, 397.
Encomium on Lilly's Euphues, 442.
Commendatory verses by, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. 39.
His tragedies, totally lost, 571.
Character of his Sonnets, ii. 56.

_Dreams_, considered as prognostics of good or evil, i. 354, 355.

_Dress_ of country gentlemen, in Shakspeare's time, i. 82, 83.
Of farmers or yeomen, 110.
Wedding dress of a rustic, 229.
Proper for anglers, 293. _note_.
Of the inhabitants of London, during the age of Shakspeare, ii.
87-89.
Of Queen Elizabeth, 89, 91.
Of the ladies of that time, 91, 92. 100.
Of the gentlemen, 87, 88, 89. 101-109.
Of the citizen, 110, 111.
Of servants, 138.

_Drinking_ of healths, origin of, i. 127, 128.

_Drummond_ (William), biographical notice of, i. 617.
His merits as a poet, considered, 618.

_Drunkenness_, propensity of the English to, in the age of Shakspeare,
ii. 128, 129.

_Dryden_'s testimony to the priority of Shakspeare's Pericles,
considered, ii. 280, 281.

_Duelling_, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 158.

_Dunlop_ (Mr.), opinion of on the source of Shakspeare's Romeo and
Juliet, ii. 360-362.
And of Measure for Measure, 453.

_Durham_, Easter gambols at, i. 148. _note_.

_Dyer's_ "Fleece," illustration of, i. 183.

_Dying_, form of prayers for, i. 233.
Superstitious notions concerning the last moments of persons dying,
i. 390, 391.

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_Earle_ (Bishop), character of his "Microcosmography," i. 511.
His portrait of an upstart country squire or knight, i. 84.
Of a country fellow, or clown, 120-122.

_Earthquake_ of 1580, alluded to by Shakspeare, i. 52.
Account of, _ibid._ 53.

_Easter-tide_, festival of, i. 146.
Early rising on Easter Sunday, _ibid._
Amusements, _ibid._
Handball, 147, 148.
Presenting of eggs, 148.

_Edgar_, remarks on the assumed madness of, i. 588.
Contrast between his insanity and the madness of Lear, ii. 462. 464.

_Education_, state of, during Shakspeare's youth, i. 25-28.

_Edwardes_ (C.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.

_Edward_ (Richard), specimen of the poetical talents of, i. 713, 714.
Character of his dramatic compositions, ii. 231, 232.

_Eggs_, custom of giving, at Easter, i. 148.

_Elderton_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.

_Elizabeth_ (Queen), school books commanded by, to be used, i. 26.
Visit of, to the Earl of Leicester, at Kenelworth Castle, 37, 38,
39. ii. 191-199.
Account of presents made to her on New-Year's Day, i. 125, 126.
Magnificent reception of her, at Norwich, 192. _note_.
Her wisdom in establishing the Flemings in this country, 192.
_note_.
A keen huntress, 285, 286.
Touched persons for the evil, 371.
Cultivated bibliography, 428.
The ladies of her court skilled in Greek equally with herself, 429.
Classical literature encouraged at her court, _ibid._ 431, 432.
Notice of her Prayer-book, 432.
Influence of her example, 433.
Notice of her works, 451.
Deeply skilled in Italian literature, _ibid._
Notice of her poetical pieces, 704. _note_.
Proof that Shakspeare's Sonnets were not, and could not be addressed
to her, ii. 61, 73. _note_.
Instances of her vanity and love of dress, 90, 91.
Description of her dress, 89, 90.
Amount of her wardrobe, 91, 92.
Silk stockings first worn by her, 98.
Costly New-Year's gifts made to her, 99.
Furniture of her palaces, 111, 112.
Description of the mode in which her table was served, 122, 123.
Her character as a sovereign, 145, 146.
Her industry, 146.
Instances of her vanity and coquetry, 147.
Affectation of youth, 148.
Artfulness, 149.
Extreme jealousy, 150.
Ill treatment of her courtiers, 150, 151.
Excelled in dancing, 172.
Delighted with bear-baiting, 176.
Account of her progresses, 193-199.
Passionately fond of dramatic performances, 202, 205.
Ordered Shakspeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor," 435.
And bestowed many marks of her favour upon him, 590.

_Elfland_ or Fairy Land, description of, ii. 318, 319.

_Elves_ or fairies of the Scandinavians, ii. 308.
Account of the Bright Elves, or benevolent fairies, 308, 309.
Of the Swart Elves, or malignant fairies, 309, 310.
And of the Scottish Elves, 314-336.

_Elviden_ (Edmond), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 681.

"_England's Helicon_," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i.
721-723.

_English Language_ but little cultivated prior to the time of Ascham,
i. 439.
Improved by the labours of Wilson, 440.
Corrupted by Lilly, in the reign of Elizabeth, 441.
And by the interlarding of Latin quotations in that of James I.,
442.
This affectation satyrised by Sir Philip Sidney, 444, 445.
And by Shakspeare, 445, 446.
The English language improved by Sir Walter Raleigh and his
contemporaries, 446, 447.
Remarks on the prose writers of the reign of James I., 447, 448.
Notice of Mulcaster's labours for improving it, 455.
And of Bullokar's, _ibid._ 456.

_English Mercury_, the first newspaper ever published, i. 508.
Specimen of, _ibid._

_English nation_, character of, ii. 154.

"_Epicedium_," a funeral song on the death of Lady Branch, ii. 38.
_note_.
Extract from, in commendation of Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, 39.
_note_.

_Epilogue_, concluded with prayer in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 222,
223.

_Epitaph_ on Shakspeare, in Stratford church, ii. 619.

_Epitaphs_ by Shakspeare:—a satirical one on Mr. Combe, ii. 605.
On Sir Thomas Stanley, 607.
And on Elias James, 607. _note_.

_Erskine_ (Mr.) exquisite poetical allusions of, to fairy mythology,
ii. 327, 328, 336.

_Espousals_, ceremony of, i. 220-223.

_Essays_, critical account of the writers of, in the age of Elizabeth,
i. 511-517.

_Evans_ (Lewes and William), minor poets of the age of Shakspeare, i.
682.

_Evergreens_, why carried at funerals, i. 239.

_Evil spirits_, supposed to be driven away by the sound of the
passing-bell, i. 232, 233.

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_Facetiæ_, notice of writers of, during the age of Shakspeare, i.
515-517.

"_Faerie Queene_" of Spenser, critical remarks on, i. 646-649.

_Fairefax_ (Edward), biographical notice of, i. 619.
Examination of his version of Tasso, _ibid._
His original poetry lost, 620.

_Fairies_, superstitious traditions concerning, i. 320.
Their supposed influence on All-Hallow-Eve, 333.
Supposed to haunt fountains and wells, 392.
Critical account of the fairy mythology of Shakspeare, ii. 302.
Oriental fairies, 302, 303.
The knowledge of the oriental fairy mythology introduced from the
Italians, 303.
Origin of the Gothic system of fairy mythology, 304.
Known in England in the eleventh century, 306.
Scandinavian system of fairy mythology, 308-312.
Scandinavian system current in England in the thirteenth century,
313.
Scottish elves, _ibid._ 314.
Their dress and weapons, 315.
Lowland fairies, 316.
Allusions to fairy superstitions by Chaucer, 313. 317.
Description of Elf or Fairy-land, 318, 319.
Allusions to it by various poets, 319-321.
Fairy processions at Roodsmass, 322.
Fairies in Scotland supposed to appear most commonly by moonlight,
323.
Their supposed influence on pregnant women, 324.
Children said to be stolen and changed by them, 325, 326.
Expedients for recovering them, 326, 327.
Their speech, food, and work, 328, 329.
Account of the malignant fairy called the _Wee Brown Man of the
Muirs_, 329, 330.
Traditions relative to the benevolent sprite, Brownie, 330-336.
The fairy mythology of Shakspeare, though partly founded on Scottish
tradition, yet, from its novelty and poetic beauty, meriting the
title of the _English System_, 337, 338.
Critical illustrations of his allusions to fairies and Fairy-land,
337-353.
Scandinavia the parent of our popular fairy mythology, which has
undergone various modifications, 353-355.

_Fairs_, how celebrated antiently, i. 214-216.

_Falconer_, an important officer in the households of the great, i.
265, 266.
His qualifications, 266.