Chapter XXXII: Appendix: Shakspeare's Will (1)

(_From the Original, in the Office of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury._)

_Vicesimo quinto die Martii, Anno Regni Domini nostri Jacobi
nunc Regis Angliæ, &c. decimo quarto, et Scotiæ quadragesimo
nono. Anno Domini, 1616._

In the name of God, Amen. I WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwick, gent. in perfect health and memory[627:A], (God be praised!) do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following; that is to say:

_First_, I commend my soul into the hands of God my Creator, hoping, and assuredly believing, through the only merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting; and my body to the earth whereof it is made.

_Item_, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Judith, one hundred and fifty pounds of lawful English money, to be paid unto her in manner and form following; that is to say, one hundred pounds in discharge of her marriage-portion within one year after my decease, with consideration after the rate of two shillings in the pound[627:B] for so long time as the same shall be unpaid unto her after my decease; and the fifty pounds residue thereof, upon her surrendering of, or giving of such sufficient security as the overseers of this my will shall like of, to surrender or grant, all her estate and right that shall descend or come unto her after my decease, or that she now hath, of, in, or to, one copyhold tenement, with the appurtenances, lying and being in Stratford-upon-Avon aforesaid, in the said county of Warwick, being parcel or holden of the manor of Rowington, unto my daughter Susanna Hall, and her heirs for ever.

_Item_, I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Judith one hundred and fifty pounds more, if she, or any issue of her body, be living at the end of three years next ensuing the day of the date of this my will, during which time my executors to pay her consideration from my decease according to the rate aforesaid: and if she die within the said term without issue of her body, then my will is, and I do give and bequeath one hundred pounds thereof to my niece[628:A] Elizabeth Hall, and the fifty pounds to be set forth by my executors during the life of my sister Joan Hart, and the use and profit thereof coming, shall be paid to my said sister Joan, and after her decease the said fifty pounds shall remain amongst the children of my said sister, equally to be divided amongst them; but if my said daughter Judith be living at the end of the said three years, or any issue of her body, then my will is, and so I devise and bequeath the said hundred and fifty pounds to be set out by my executors and overseers for the best benefit of her and her issue, and the stock not to be paid unto her so long as she shall be married and covert baron; but my will is, that she shall have the consideration yearly paid unto her during her life, and after her decease the said stock and consideration to be paid to her children, if she have any, and if not, to her executors or assigns, she living the said term after my decease: provided that if such husband as she shall at the end of the said three years be married unto, or at any (time) after, do sufficiently assure unto her, and the issue of her body, lands answerable to the portion by this my will given unto her, and to be adjudged so by my executors and overseers, then my will is, that the said hundred and fifty pounds shall be paid to such husband as shall make such assurance, to his own use.[628:B]

_Item_, I give and bequeath unto my said sister Joan twenty pounds, and all my wearing apparel, to be paid and delivered within one year after my decease; and I do will and devise unto her the house, with the appurtenances, in Stratford, wherein she dwelleth, for her natural life, under the yearly rent of twelve-pence.[629:A]

_Item_, I give and bequeath unto her three sons, William Hart, —— Hart[629:B], and Michael Hart, five pounds a-piece, to be paid within one year after my decease.

_Item_, I give and bequeath unto the said Elizabeth Hall all my plate (except my broad silver and gilt bowl) that I now have at the date of this my will.[629:C]

_Item_, I give and bequeath unto the poor of Stratford aforesaid ten pounds; to Mr. Thomas Combe[629:D] my sword; to Thomas Russel, esqr. five pounds; and to Francis Collins[629:E] of the borough of Warwick, gent. thirteen pounds six shillings and eight-pence, to be paid within one year after my decease.

_Item_, I give and bequeath to Hamlet (_Hamnet_) Sadler[629:F], twenty-six shillings eight-pence, to buy him a ring; to William Reynolds, gent. twenty-six shillings eight-pence, to buy him a ring; to my godson William Walker twenty shillings in gold; to Anthony Nash[630:A], gent. twenty-six shillings eight-pence; and to Mr. John Nash[630:B] twenty-six shillings eight-pence; and to my fellowes, John Hemynge[630:C], Richard Burbage[630:D], and Henry Cundell[630:E], twenty-six shillings eight-pence a-piece, to buy them rings.

_Item_, I give, will, bequeath, and devise, unto my daughter Susanna Hall[630:F], for better enabling of her to perform this my will, and towards the performance thereof, all that capital messuage or tenement, with the appurtenances, in Stratford aforesaid, called the New Place, wherein I now dwell, and two messuages or tenements, with the appurtenances, situate, lying, and being in Henley-street, within the borough of Stratford aforesaid; and all my barns, stables, orchards, gardens, lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever, situate, lying, and being, or to be had, received, perceived, or taken, within the towns, hamlets, villages, fields, and grounds of Stratford-upon-Avon, Old Stratford, Bishopton, and Welcombe, or in any of them, in the said county of Warwick; and also all that messuage or tenement, with the appurtenances, wherein one John Robinson dwelleth, situate, lying, and being, in the Blackfriars in London near the Wardrobe[631:A]; and all other my lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever; to have and to hold all and singular the said premises, with their appurtenances, unto the said Susanna Hall, for and during the term of her natural life; and after her decease to the first son of her body lawfully issuing; and to the heirs males of the body of the said first son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to the second son of her body lawfully issuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said second son lawfully issuing; and for default of such heirs, to the third son of the body of the said Susanna lawfully issuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said third son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, the same so to be and remain to the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh sons of her body, lawfully issuing one after another, and to the heirs males of the bodies of the said fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons lawfully issuing, in such manner as it is before limited to be and remain to the first, second, and third sons of her body, and to their heirs males; and for default of such issue, the said premises to be and remain to my said niece Hall, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to my daughter Judith, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to the right heirs of me the said William Shakspeare for ever.

_Item_, I give unto my wife[631:B] my second best bed, with the furniture.

_Item_, I give and bequeath to my said daughter Judith my broad silver gilt bowl. All the rest of my goods, chattels, leases, plate, jewels, and houshold stuff whatsoever, after my debts and legacies paid, and my funeral expences discharged, I give, devise, and bequeath to my son-in-law, John Hall[631:C], gent. and my daughter Susanna his wife, whom I ordain and make executors of this my last will and testament. And I do entreat and appoint the said Thomas Russel, esqr. and Francis Collins, gent. to be overseers hereof. And do revoke all former wills, and publish this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand, the day and year first above written.

By me,
WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.

_Witness to the publishing hereof_,
FRA. COLLYNS.
JULIUS SHAW.
JOHN ROBINSON.
HAMLET SADLER.
ROBERT WHATTCOTT.

_Probatum fuit testamentum suprascriptum apud London, coram Magistro William Byrde, Legum Doctore, &c. vicessimo secundo die mensis Junii, Anno Domini 1616; juramento Johannis Hall unius ex. cui, &c. de bene, &c. jurat. reservata potestate, &c. Susannæ Hall, alt. ex. &c. eam cum venerit, &c. petitur, &c._

FOOTNOTES:

[627:A] From the short period which elapsed between the date of this Will and the death of the poet, we must infer, that the "malady which at so early a period of life deprived England of its brightest ornament," was sudden in its attack, and rapid in its progress.

[627:B] _Ten per cent._, we find from this passage, was the usual interest of money in our author's days; and in the epitaph on Mr. Combe, as preserved by Aubrey, this old gentleman is censured for taking twelve per cent.:—

"But Combes will have twelve, he sweares and he vowes."

[628:A] —— _to my niece_—) "Elizabeth Hall was our poet's grand-daughter. So, in Othello, act i. sc. 1., Iago says to Brabantio: 'You'll have your _nephews_ neigh to you;' meaning his grand-children."—Malone.

[628:B] Judith died at Stratford, aged 77, and was buried there Feb. 9th, 1662.

[629:A] Joan Hart, the poet's sister, was buried at Stratford, Nov. 4th, 1646.

[629:B] "It is singular that neither Shakspeare nor any of his family should have recollected the Christian name of his nephew, who was born at Stratford but eleven years before the making of his will. His Christian name was _Thomas_; and he was baptized in that town, July 24, 1605."—Malone.

[629:C] Elizabeth Hall, the poet's grand-daughter, was married at Stratford, on April 22d, 1626, to Thomas Nash, Esq., and after the decease of this gentleman on April 4th, 1647, she again entered into the marriage-state with Sir John Barnard of Abington, in Northamptonshire. The ceremony took place at Billesley near Stratford, on the 5th of June, 1649, and Lady Barnard died, without issue by either of her husbands, at Abington, and was buried there on the 17th of February, 1669-70.

"If any of Shakspeare's manuscripts," remarks Mr. Malone, "remained in his grand-daughter's custody at the time of her second marriage, (and some _letters_ at least she surely must have had,) they probably were then removed to the house of her new husband at Abington. Sir Hugh Clopton, who was born two years after her death, mentioned to Mr. Macklin, in the year 1742, an old tradition that she had carried away with her from Stratford many of her grandfather's papers. On the death of Sir John Barnard they must have fallen into the hands of Mr. Edward Bagley, Lady Barnard's executor; and if any descendant of that gentleman be now living, in his custody they probably remain."—Reed's Shakspeare, vol. i. p. 98.

[629:D] "Mr. Thomas Combe was baptized at Stratford, Feb. 9, 1588-9, so that he was twenty-seven years old at the time of Shakspeare's death. He died at Stratford in July 1657, aged 68; and his elder brother William died at the same place, Jan. 30, 1666-7, aged 80. Mr. Thomas Combe by his will, made June 20, 1656, directed his executors to convert all his personal property into money, and to lay it out in the purchase of lands, to be settled on William Combe, the eldest son of John Combe, of All-church, in the county of Worcester, gent., and his heirs male; remainder to his two brothers successively. Where, therefore, our poet's sword has wandered, I have not been able to discover."—Malone.

[629:E] _Francis Collins_—) "This gentleman, who was the son of Mr. Walter Collins, was baptized at Stratford, Dec. 24, 1582."—Malone.

[629:F] "_Hamnet Sadler_ was godfather to Shakspeare's only son, who was called after him. Mr. Sadler, I believe, was born about the year 1550, and died at Stratford-upon-Avon, in October, 1624. His wife, Judith Sadler, who was god-mother to Shakspeare's youngest daughter, was buried there, March 23, 1613-14. Our poet probably was god-father to their son _William_, who was baptized at Stratford, Feb. 5, 1597-8."—Malone.

[630:A] "_Anthony Nash_ was father of Mr. Thomas Nash, who married our poet's grand-daughter, Elizabeth Hall. He lived, I believe, at Welcombe, where his estate lay; and was buried at Stratford, Nov. 18, 1622."—Malone.

[630:B] "Mr. John Nash died at Stratford, and was buried there, Nov. 10, 1623."—Malone.

[630:C] John Hemynge died in October, 1630.

[630:D] Burbage died in March, 1619.

[630:E] Cundell died in December, 1627. For accounts of these three celebrated performers, see Reed's Shakspeare, vol. iii. pp. 228. 232. 245., as drawn up by Mr. Malone.

[630:F] Susanna Hall, the poet's favourite daughter, died on the 11th of July, 1649, aged 66, and was buried in Stratford church on the 16th of the same month. On her tomb-stone were formerly the following lines preserved by Dugdale:—

"Witty above her sexe, but that's not all,
Wise to salvation was good Mistriss Hall.
Something of Shakspeare was in that, but this
Wholy of him with whom she's now in blisse.

Then, passenger, hast ne're a teare,
To weepe with her that wept with all:
That wept, yet set her selfe to chere
Them up with comforts cordiall.

Her love shall live, her mercy spread,
When thou hast ne're a teare to shed."

[631:A] This messuage or tenement was the house which was mortgaged to Henry Walker.

[631:B] The poet's wife died on the 6th of August, 1623, and was buried between her husband's grave and the north wall of the chancel. A brass plate affixed to her tomb-stone exhibits the following inscription:—

"Ubera, tu mater, tu lac vitamq. dedisti,
Væ mihi; pro tanto munere Saxa dabo!
Quam mallem, amoveat lapidem, bonus Angel' ore
Exeat ut Christi Corpus, imago tua
Sed nil vota valent, venias cito Christe resurget,
Clausa licet tumulo mater, et astra petet."

[631:C] John Hall, M.D. died Nov. 25. 1635, aged 60. His grave-stone in Stratford church is thus inscribed:—

"Hallius hic situs est medica celeberrimus arte,
Expectans regni gaudia lœta Dei
Dignus erat meritis qui Nestora vinceret annis,
Interris omnes, sed rapit æqua dies;
Ne tumulo, quid desit adest fidissima conjux,
Et vitæ comitem nunc quoq. mortis habet."

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.