Chapter XXXIV: Appendix: Shakspeare's Will (3)

_Milton_'s "Comus," illustration of, i. 131.
Illustrations of "Paradise Lost," i. 339, 381.
Proof that he imitated Shakspeare's Pericles, ii. 279, 280. _note_
[279:C].
Exquisite passage from his "Paradise Lost," on the ministry of
angels, 401.
Ben Jonson the favourite model studied by Milton, 578, 579.
Whether he and Shakspeare were acquainted with each other, 672.

_Ministry of Angels_, superstitious notions concerning, i. 334-339.
Remarks of Bishop Horsley on, 339, 340.

_Minstrels_ better paid than clergymen, i. 93.
Their condition in the age of Elizabeth, 557.
Their costume described, 558, 559.
Dissolute morals of, 559, 560.
Allusions to them by Shakspeare, 560, 561.
Their profession annihilated by act of parliament, 561.
Allusions to their poetry by Shakspeare, 574-593.

_Miranda_, remarks on the character of, ii. 506.

"_Mirrour for Magistrates_," a collection of poetical legends, planned
by Sackville, i. 708.
Account of its various editions, 709, 710.
Its character, 710.
Influence on our national poetry, _ibid._

_Monkies_, kept as the companions of the domestic fool, ii. 145, 146.

_Monsters_, supposed existence of, i. 384-389.

_Montgomery_ (Alexander), notice of the poems of, i. 693, and _note_.

_Monument_ of Shakspeare, in Stratford church, described, ii. 618.
Remarks on the bust erected on it, 619-622.

_Moon_, supposed influence of, i. 382-384.
Exquisite picture of moonlight scenery, ii. 390.

_Morality_ of Shakspeare's dramas, ii. 552.

_Morgan_ (Mr.), vindicates Shakspeare from the calumnies of Voltaire,
ii. 553, 554.

_Morley_'s (Thomas), Collection of Madrigals, quotations from,
illustrative of May-games, i. 165, 166.
Account of his "Collections," 731-733.

_Morris-dance_, origin of, i. 157.
Dress of the Morris-dancers, 158.
Morris dances performed at Easter, i. 147. _note_.
And especially at May-day, 158, 159.
Music by which these dances were accompanied, 164, 165.
Morris-dances introduced also at Whitsuntide, 175.

"_Morte D'Arthur_," a celebrated romance, account of, i. 524.
Its popularity censured by Ascham and Meres, 524, 525.
Notice of its principal editions, 526, 527.
Specimen of its style, 528.
Furnished Spenser with many incidents, 528, 529.
Allusions to it by Shakspeare, 562.

_Moseley_ (Mr.), discovers John Shakspeare's will, i. 9.

_Moryson_ (Fynes), critical notice of his "Itinerary," i. 479.
His character of "Amadis of Gaul," 546.

_Much Ado about Nothing_, date of, ii. 430.
Strictures on its general character, and on the conduct of its
fable, _ibid._ 431.
Original of the character of Dogberry in this play, 589.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 1., i. 308.
scene 3., ii. 114.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 540. 564. ii. 175.
scene 3., i. 288. 472. ii. 92.
Act iii. scene 1., i. 296.
scene 2., i. 573.
Act v. scene 2., i. 580.

_Mufflers_, an article of female dress in the age of Shakspeare, ii.
95.

_Mulberry-tree_, when planted by Shakspeare, ii. 599, 600.
Cut down, ii. 584. _note_.

_Mulcaster_ (Richard), notice of the grammatical labours of, i. 455.

_Muncaster_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 693.

_Munday_ (Anthony), notice of his Versions of "Palmerin of England,"
i. 547.
"Palmerin d'Oliva," and "Historie of Palmendo," 548.
List of his poems, 693, 694.

_Murdered_ persons, blood of, supposed to flow on the touch or
approach of the murderer, i. 372, 373.

_Murray_ (David), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 694, and
_note_.

_Music_ of the Morris-dance and May-games, i. 164, 165.
Description of the music of the fairies, ii. 342, and _note_.
Shakspeare passionately fond of music, 390.

"_Myrrour of Knighthood_," a popular romance, alluded to by
Shakspeare, i. 570.

_Mythology_ of the ancients, a favourite study in the time of
Elizabeth and James I., i. 419.
Critical account of the fairy mythology of Shakspeare, ii. 302-337.

N

_Name_ of Shakspeare, orthography of, ascertained, i. 17-20.

_Nash_ (Thomas), "Quarternio" of, cited, i. 260-262.
His quarrel with Harvey, 458.
His books, why scarce, _ibid._
Character of him, 459. 486.

_Nashe_'s "Choosing of Valentines" cited, i. 251.

_Natural History_, works on, translated in the time of Shakspeare, i.
485.

_Needlework_, admirable, of the ladies, in the age of Shakspeare, ii.
146. and _note_, 153.

_Newcastle_, Easter amusements at, i. 149.

_Newspapers_, origin of, i. 506.

_Newton_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 694.

_Newton_'s "History of the Saracens," notice of, i. 476.

_New-Year's Day_, ceremonies observed on, i. 123.
Presents usually made then, 124.
Account of those made to Queen Elizabeth, 125, 126.

_Nicholson_ (Samuel), a minor poet in the time of Shakspeare, i. 694.

_Niccols_ (Richard), critical notice of the poetical works of, i. 637,
638.
Additions to the "Mirrour for Magistrates," 709, 710.

_Nightmare_, poetical description of, i. 348, _note_.
Supposed influence of St. Withold, against it, 347-349.

_Nixon_ (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 694.

_Noises_, sudden and fearful, supposed to be forerunners of death, i.
361.

_Norden_ (John), notice of the topographical works of, i. 480, 481.
And of his poetical productions, 694.

_Novels_ (Italian), account of, translated in Shakspeare's time, i.
538-544.
List of those most esteemed in the 15th and 16th centuries, 544,
_note_.

_Nutcrack Night_, i. 341.

O

_Oberon_, the fairy king of Shakspeare, derivation of his name, ii.
337, _note_.
Analysis of his character, 337-340.

_Ockland_'s ΕΙΡΗΝΑΡΧΙΑ _sive Elizabetha_, a school-book in
Shakspeare's time, account of, i. 26.

_Omens_, prevalence of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 349-351.
Warnings of danger or death, 349-354.
Dreams, 354.
Demoniacal voices, 355.
Corpse-candles, and tomb-fires, 358.
Fiery and meteorous exhalations, 360.
Sudden noises, 361, 362.

_Ophelia_, remarks on the affecting madness of, i. 589-591.
And also on Hamlet's passion for her, ii. 394-396.

_Ordinaries_, account of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 134, 135.

_Oriental_ romances, account of, i. 531-538.
Allusions to them by Shakspeare, 568, 569.

_Orthography_ of Shakspeare's name, i. 17-20.
Instances of want of uniformity in, 19. _note_.

_Othello_, probable date of, ii. 527, 528.
General remarks on this drama, 529.
Vindication of it from the extraordinary criticism of Mr. Steevens,
529, 530.
On the execution of the character of Othello, 530.
Iago, 531.
And Desdemona, _ibid._

_Passages of this tragedy illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 3., i. 385. ii. 155.
Act ii. scene 3., i. 583. ii. 128.
Act iii. scene 3., i. 270.
scene 4., ii. 527.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 389.
Act v. scene 2., i. 384.

_Overbury_ (Sir Thomas), the first writer of "Characters," i. 509.
Character of his productions, _ibid._
Especially his poem on the choice of a wife, 510.
Imitation of it, _ibid._
Notice of editions of it, 694, and _note_ [694:D].
Mrs. Turner executed for his murder, ii. 96.

_Owls_, superstitious notions concerning, i. 393, 394.

P

_Pageants_, splendid, in the age of Shakspeare, account of, ii.
187-190.
Allusions to them by the poet, 191-193.

_Paint_, used by the ladies in Shakspeare's time, ii. 95.

_Palaces_ of Queen Elizabeth, account of the furniture of, ii. 111,
112.

"_Palmerin d'Oliva_," romance of, translated by Munday, i. 548.
Alluded to by Shakspeare, 571.

"_Palmerin of England_," a popular romance, critical notice of, i.
547.

_Palmistry_, allusions to by Shakspeare, i. 363.

_Pancake Bell_, account of, i. 143. _note_.

_Pancakes_, the invariable accompaniment of Shrove-Tuesday, i. 141,
142.

"_Paradyse of Daynty Devises_," account of the different editions of,
i. 711, 712.
And of the different contributors to this collection of poems,
713-715.

_Paris_, fashions of, imported into England, in the age of Shakspeare,
ii. 94.

_Park_ (Mr.), remarks of, on the style of our elder poetry, i. 719,
720.

_Parish Tops_, notice of, i. 312.

_Parker_ (Archbishop), a collector of curious books, i. 433.

_Parkes_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 695.

_Parnassus_—"The Great Assizes holden in Parnassus," &c. cited, i.
19. _note_.

_Parrot_ (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 695.

_Partridge_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 695.

_Pasche Eggs_, given at Easter, i. 148.

_Pasquinade_ of Shakspeare, on Sir Thomas Lucy, i. 405, 406.

_Passing Bell_, supposed benefit of tolling, i. 232, 233, 234.

_Passions_, exquisite delineations of, in Shakspeare's dramas, ii.
546-549.

"_Passionate Pilgrim_," a collection of Shakspeare's minor pieces,
when first printed, ii. 41.
Probable date of its composition, 42.
An edition of this work published by Jaggard, without the poet's
knowledge or consent, 43-45.
Shakspeare vindicated from the charge of imposing on the public, in
this edition, 45-48.
Critical remarks on the Passionate Pilgrim, 49.

_Pastoral_ romances, account of, i. 548-552.

_Paul's_ (St.) Day, supposed influence of, on the weather, i. 323. and
_note_.

_Paul's Walk_, a fashionable lounge in St. Paul's Cathedral, during
the age of Shakspeare, ii. 182-185.

_Pavin_ or _Pavan_, a fashionable dance in the time of Shakspeare,
account of, ii. 173, 174.

_Payne_ (Christopher), "Christmas Carrolles" of, i. 695.

_Paynter_'s (William), "Pallace of Pleasure," a popular collection of
romances, i. 541.
Probable cause of its being discontinued, _ibid._ 542.
Constantly referred to by Shakspeare, 542.

_Peacham_ (Henry), a minor poet in the time of Shakspeare, i. 695.

_Peacham_'s description of country-schoolmasters, i. 97, 98.
Instruction on the best mode of keeping books, and on the best scite
for a library, 436, 437.
And on the choice of style, 447, 448.

_Peacock Pies_, anciently eaten at Christmas, i. 200.

_Pearson_ (Alison), executed for supposed intercourse with fairies,
ii. 318, 319.

_Peasantry_, or Boors, character of, in the age of Elizabeth, i.
120-122.

_Peele_ (George), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 695, 696.
Character of his dramatic productions, ii. 239, 240.

_Peend_ (Thomas de la), a minor poet in the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.

_Peg Tankard_, origin of, i. 131. _note_.
Explanation of terms borrowed from it, _ibid._

_Percy_ (Bishop), notice of his "Friar of Orders Grey," i. 579, 580.
Ascribes Pericles to Shakspeare, ii. 265.

_Percy_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.

_Perdita_, remarks on the character of, in the Winter's Tale, ii. 499,
500.

_Peri_, or benevolent fairies of the Persians, notice of, ii. 302.

_Periapts_, a sort of spell, supposed influence of, i. 364.

_Pericles_, the first of Shakspeare's plays, ii. 262.
Proofs, that the greater part, if not the whole of it, was his
composition, 262, 263. 265, 266.
Its omission in the first edition of his works, accounted for, 264.
Its inequalities considered, 265-267.
In what parts his genius may be traced, 268.
Examination of the minor characters, 270, 271.
Of the personage of Pericles, 272, 273.
Admirable scene of his recognition of Marina, 274.
And of his wife Thaisa, 275.
Character of Marina, examined, 276-279.
Strict justice of the moral, 279.
This play imitated by Milton, _ibid._ _note_.
Dryden's testimony to the genuineness and priority of Pericles, 281.
Internal evidences to the same effect, 282.
This play probably written in the year 1590, 282, 283.
Objections to its priority considered and refuted, 285, 286.
Probability of Mr. Steevens's conjecture that the hero of this drama
was originally named Pyrocles, after the hero of Sidney's
Arcadia, 283, 284.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 2., ii. 272.
Act ii. scene 1., ii. 273.
scene 5., ii. 268, 269. _notes_.
Act iii. scene 2., ii. 270, 271.
scene 4., ii. 276.
Act iv. scene 1., ii. 276, 277.
scene 3., ii. 278. _note_.
scene 6., ii. 278.
Act v. scene 1., ii. 273, 274. 279.
scene 3., ii. 275.

_Periwigs_, when introduced into England, ii. 93.

_Petowe_ (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.

_Pett_ (Peter), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.

_Pewter_, a costly article in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.

_Phillip_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.

_Phiston_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.

"_Phœnix Nest_," a collection of poems, in the time of Elizabeth,
critical notice of, i. 718-720.

_Pictures_, an article of furniture in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 119.

_Pilgrimages_ made to wells, i. 393.

_Pilpay_, notice of the fables of, i. 533, 534.

_Pipe and Tabor_, the ancient accompaniment of the Morris-dance and
May-games, i. 164, 165.

_Plautus_, the Menæchmi of, the basis of Shakspeare's Comedy of
Errors, ii. 286-288.

_Pits_ (John), the biographer, character of, i. 482.

_Plague_, ravages of, at Stratford, i. 24.

_Plantain roots_, why dug up on Midsummer Eve, i. 333.

_Plat_ (Hugh), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.

_Players_ (strolling), state of, in the sixteenth century, i. 248-250.
Difference between them and licensed performers, 250.
Exhibited at country fairs, 251.
Companies of players, when first licensed, ii. 202.
Placed under the direction of the Master of the Revels, 203.
Patronized by the court, and also by private individuals, 205, 206.
The amount of their remuneration, 204.
Days and hours of their performance, 215.
Concluded their performances always with prayers, 222, 223.
How remunerated, 223, 224.

_Play-bills_, notice of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 214, 215.

_Plays_, number of, performed in one day, ii. 217.
Amusements of the audience, prior to their commencement, 217-219.
Disapprobation of them, how testified, 221, 222.
Authors of, how rewarded, 224, 225.
List of anonymous plays extant previously to the time of Shakspeare,
252, 253.
Chronological list of his genuine plays, 261, 262.
Observations on each, 263-534.
(_And see their respective titles in this Index._)
Humorous remark of Mr. Steevens on the value and high price of the
first edition of Shakspeare's plays, 535. _note_.
Remarks on the spurious plays attributed to him, 536, 537.

_Plough Monday_, festival of, i. 136.
Sports and customs usual at that season, 137.

"_Poetical Rapsodie_," a collection of poems of the age of Shakspeare,
account of, i. 728-730.

_Poets_, list of, who were rewarded by English sovereigns, i. 514,
515.
Table of English poets, classed according to the subjects of their
muses, 734.

_Poetry_ (English), notice of treatises on, during the age of
Shakspeare, i. 461-470.
Allusions to or quotations from the poetry of the minstrels, with
remarks, 574-593.
State of poetry (with the exception of the drama) during the time of
Shakspeare, 594, _et seq._
Influence of superstition, literature, and romance on poetical
genius, 595, 596.
Versification, economy, and sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry,
597-599.
Defects in the larger poems of this period, 599-601.
Biographical and critical notices of the more eminent poets,
601-674.
Table of miscellaneous minor poets, exhibiting their respective
degrees of excellence, mediocrity, or worthlessness, 676-707.
Critical notices of the collections of poetry, and poetical
miscellanies, published during this period, 708-731.
Brief view of dramatic poetry from the birth of Shakspeare to the
year 1590, ii. 227-255.

_Police_ of London, neglected in the time of Elizabeth, ii. 165.
Regulations for it, 166.

"_Polimanteia_," or the means to judge of the fall of a commonwealth,
bibliographical notice of, ii. 39. _note_ [39:B].

_Porta_ (Luigi da), the "Giuletta" of, the source of Romeo and Juliet,
ii. 360-362.

_Portuguese_ romances, account of, i. 545-548.

_Possessed_, charm for, i. 364.

_Possets_, prevalence of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 82.

_Powder_ (sympathetic), marvellous effects ascribed to, i. 375, 376.

_Powell_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.

_Prayer Book_ of Queen Elizabeth, i. 432.

_Pregnant women_, supposed influence of fairies on, ii. 324.

_Presents_, anciently made on New-Year's Day, i. 124.
Account of those made to Queen Elizabeth, 125, 126.

_Preston_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Character of his dramatic pieces, ii. 236, 237.

_Prices_ of admission to the theatre, ii. 216, 217.

_Pricket_ (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.

_Primero_, a fashionable game of cards in Shakspeare's time, how
played, ii. 169.

_Printing_, observations on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign,
i. 437, 438.

_Proctor_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Notice of his "Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions," 715-717.

_Prologues_, how delivered in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 219.

_Prose writers_ of the age of Shakspeare, observations on, i. 439-447.
Causes of their defects, 448.

_Prospero_, analysis of the character of, ii. 505. 515.

_Provisions_, annual stock of, anciently laid in at fairs, i. 215.

_Prudentius_, passage of, supposed to have been imitated by
Shakspeare, ii. 415.

_Puck_, or Robin Goodfellow, analysis of the character of, ii. 347.
Probable source of it, 348-350.
Description of his functions, 349, 350.
Resemblance between Puck and the Cobali or benevolent elves of the
Germans, 350.
And to the Brownie of the Scotch, 351.
Other functions of Puck, 352, 353.

_Puppet-shows_, origin of, i. 253.

_Purchas_'s "Pilgrimage," critical notice of, i. 477.

_Purgatory_, Popish doctrine of, ii. 415, 416.
Seized and employed by Shakspeare with admirable success, 416, 417.
455, 456.

_Puritans_ opposition to May-games, ridiculed by Shakspeare, i. 171.
By Ben Jonson, 172, 173. _note_.
And Beaumont and Fletcher, 172.

_Puttenham_ (George), remarks of, on the corruptions of the English
language, i. 441.
Critical notice of his "Arte of English Poesie," 465, 466.
And of his smaller poems, 697. and _note_.

Q

_Quarrelling_ reduced to a system in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 159.

_Quiney_ (Mr. Thomas), married to Shakspeare's daughter Judith, ii.
609.
Their issue, 610.

_Quintaine_, a rural sport in the sixteenth century, i. 300.
Its origin, 301.
Description of, 301-304.

"_Quippes for upstart newfangled Gentlewomen_," cited and illustrated,
ii. 95, 98.

R

_Race-horses_, breeds of, highly esteemed, i. 298.

_Raleigh_ (Sir Walter), improved the English language, i. 416, 417.
Character of his "History of the World," 476.
His "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," cited by Shakspeare, 578.
Notice of his poetical pieces, 639.
Remarks on them, _ibid._ 640.
Estimate of his poetical character, 640-642.

_Ramsey_ (Laurence), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.

_Rankins_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.

_Rape of Lucrece_, a poem of Shakspeare's, when first printed, ii. 32.
Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, 3.
Construction of its versification, 33.
Probable sources whence Shakspeare derived his fable, _ibid._
Exquisite specimens of this poem, for their versification,
descriptive, pathetic, and sublime excellences, 34-38.
Complimentary notices of this poem by contemporaries of the poet,
38-40.
Notice of its principal editions, 41.

_Rapiers_, extraordinary length of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 108,
109.

_Ravenscroft_ (Thomas), hunting song preserved by, i. 277.

_Reynolds_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.

_Reed_ (Mr.), his Illustrations of Shakspeare cited, _passim_.

_Register_ (parochial), of Stratford-upon-Avon, extracts from, i. 4.
Births, marriages, and deaths of Shakspeare's children recorded
there, 414, 415. _note_.

_Remuneration_ of actors and dramatic poets in the time of Shakspeare,
ii. 223-225.

_Repartees_ of Shakspeare and Tarleton the comedian, i. 66.
Ascribed to Shakspeare and Ben Jonson, ii. 593. _note_.

_Rice_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.

_Richard_ I. (King), why surnamed _Cœur de Lion_, i. 566, 567.

_Richard_ II., probable date of, ii. 375, 376.
Analysis of his character, 377, 378.
Remarks on the secondary characters of this play, 378.
Performed before the Earl of Southampton in 1601, ii. 10, 11.
Illustration of act ii. scene 4. of this drama, i. 384.

_Richard_ of Gloucester, exquisite portrait of, in Shakspeare's Henry
VI. Part II., ii. 297.

_Richard_ III., date of, ii. 370-372.
Analysis of Richard's character, 373-375.

_Illustrations of passages of this drama in the present work._

Act iii. scene 2., ii. 377.
scene 3., ii. 377.
Act v. scene 2., ii. 378.
scene 3., i. 358.

_Rickets_, singular cures of, i. 371, 372.

_Rider_ (Bishop), an eminent philologer, notice of, i. 455.

_Riding_, art of, highly cultivated in the sixteenth century, i. 298.
Instructions for, 299, 300.

_Rings_, fairy, allusions to, by Shakspeare, ii. 342, 343.

_Robin Hood_ and his associates, when introduced in the gambols of
May Day, i. 159.
Account of them and their dresses, &c., 160-164.

_Robin_, why a favourite bird, i. 394, 395.

_Robinson_ (Clement), critical notice of his "Handefull of Pleasant
Delites," i. 717, 718.

_Robinson_'s (Richard), "Auncient Order, &c. of the Round Table,"
account of, i. 562, 563., ii. 178-180.
Notice of his poems, i. 698. and _note_ [698:B].

_Rock Day_ festival, account of, i. 135.
Verses on, _ibid._, 136.

_Rolland_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.

_Roman literature_, progress of, during the reign of Elizabeth, i.
454, 455.
List of Roman classic authors translated into English in
Shakspeare's time, 483.

_Romances_, list of popular ones in the age of Shakspeare, i. 519-522.
Origin of the metrical romance, 522, 523.
Anglo-Norman romances, 523-531.
Oriental romances, 531-538.
Italian romances, 538-544.
Spanish and Portuguese romances, 545-548.
Pastoral romances, 548-552.
Influence of romance on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, 596.
Observations on the romantic drama, ii. 539-541.

_Romeo and Juliet_, probable date of, ii. 356-358.
Source whence Shakspeare derived his plot, considered, 359-361.
Analysis of the characters of this drama, 362, 363.
Eulogium on it by Schlegel, 363, 364.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 3., i. 52. 436. ii. 356.
scene 4., i. 368. ii. 118. 342. 347. 358.
scene 5., ii. 116.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 583.
scene 2., i. 271.
scene 4., i. 304. 583. _note_. ii. 116.
Act iii. scene 1., i. 556.
scene 2., i. 272.
Act iv. scene 3., i. 374.
scene 5., i. 240. 243. 583. _note_. ii. 170.
Act v. scene 1., i. 355.
scene 2., ii. 581.
scene 3., ii. 107.

_Roodsmass_, procession of fairies at the festival of, ii. 322.

_Rosemary_ strewed before the bride at marriages, i. 224.

_Rosse_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.

_Rous_ (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 699.

_Rousillon_ (Countess), exquisite character of, ii. 423.

_Rowe_ (Mr.), mistake of, concerning the priority of Shakspeare's
birth, corrected, i. 4, 5.
His conjecture concerning the trade of Shakspeare's father, 7.
Disproved, _ibid._, _note_.

_Rowena_ and Vortigern, anecdote of, i. 127, 128.

_Rowland_ (Samuel), list of the poems of, i. 699, 700. and _note_
[700:A].

_Rowley_ (William), wrote several pieces in conjunction with Massinger
and other dramatists, ii. 570.
Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, _ibid._

_Ruddock_, or red-breast, popular superstitions in favour of, i. 395.

_Ruffs_ worn in the age of Elizabeth, account of, ii. 90. 95-97. 103.

_Ruptures_, singular remedies for, i. 371, 372.

_Rushes_, anciently strewed on floors, ii. 119, 120.

S

_Sabie_ (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700. and
_note_ [700:B].

_Sack_, a species of wine much used in the time of Shakspeare, ii.
130.
Different kinds of, 131.
The sack of Falstaff, what, _ibid._ 132.
Sack and sugar much used, 132.
And frequently adulterated, _ibid._

_Sackville_ (Thomas), Lord Buckhurst, character of the poetical works
of, i. 642, 643.
The model adopted by Spenser, 643.
The "Myrrour for Magistrates," planned by him, 708.
Character of his dramatic performances, ii. 230, 231.

_Saker_ (Aug.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.

_Sampson_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.

_Sandabar_, an oriental philosopher, i. 531.
Account of his "Book of the Seven Counsellors," _ibid._
Numerous versions of it, _ibid._, 532.
English version exceedingly popular, 531.
Scottish version, 532, 533.

_Sandford_ (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.

_Satires_ of Bishop Hall, remarks on, i. 628, 629.

_Savile_ (Sir Henry), greatly promoted Greek literature, i. 453.
Notice of his works, _ibid._, 454.

_Scandinavian_ mythology of fairies, account of, ii. 308-312.

_Schlegel_ (M.), eulogium of, on Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii.
363, 364.
On his Cymbeline, 466, 467.
Macbeth, 471-473.
On the romantic drama of Shakspeare, 539, 540.
And on his moral character, 614.

_School-books_, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. 25. _note_.
Account of those most probably used by him, 26-28.
French and Italian grammars and dictionaries, 57.

_Schoolmasters_ but little rewarded in Shakspeare's time, i. 27. _note_ [27:A].
94.
In the sixteenth century were frequently conjurors, 95, 96.
Picture of, by Shakspeare, 96.
Their degraded character and ignorance in his time, 97.

_Scoloker_ (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.

_Scot_ (Reginald), account of the doctrine of angelic hierarchy and
ministry, i. 337, 338.
On the prevalence of omens, 349, 350.
Recipe for fixing an ass's head on human shoulders, ii. 351. _note_.
His account of the supposed prevalency of witchcraft in the time of
Shakspeare, 475.
And of the persons who were supposed to be witches, 478-480.
And of their wonderful feats, 481, 482.

_Scot_ (Gregory), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.

_Scott_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700. and
_note_ [700:D]. 701. and _note_ [701:A].

_Scott_ (Mr. Walter), beautiful picture of Christmas festivities, i.
207, 208.
Picture of rustic superstition, 322, 323.
Illustrations of his Lady of the Lake, i. 356-358.
Causes of his poetical excellence, 600, 601.

_Scottish_ farmers, state of, in the sixteenth century, i. 118.
Late wakes of the Highlanders described, 234-236.
Thanksgivings offered by them on getting in the harvest, 341.
Account of the Scottish system of fairy mythology, ii. 314-336.

_Sculpture_ highly valued by Shakspeare, ii. 617, 618.

_Seed-cake_, a rural feast-day in the time of Elizabeth, i. 190.

_Selden_ (John), notice of his Commentary on Drayton, i. 471.

_Sentiment_ of the Elizabethan poetry considered, i. 598, 599.

_Servants_, pursuits, diet, &c. of, in the time of Shakspeare, i.
113-115.
Benefices bestowed on them in the reign of Elizabeth, 92.
Their dress, ii. 138.
Regulations for, 139, 140.
Prohibited from entering the kitchen till summoned by the cook, 143.
Were corrected by their mistresses, 153.

"_Seven Champions of Christendome_," a popular romance in Shakspeare's
time, account of, i. 529, 530.

"_Seven Wise Masters_," a popular romance of Indian origin, i. 531.
Notice of its different translations, _ibid._, 532.
Translated into Scottish rhyme, 533.

_Sewell_ (Dr.), conjecture of, respecting Shakspeare's sonnets, ii.
59.

_Shakspeare Family_, account of, i. 1.
Supposed grant of arms to, _ibid._
Examination of the orthography of their name, 17-20.

_Shakspeare_ (Edmund), a brother of the poet, buried in St. Saviour's
Church, i. 416. ii. 598.

_Shakspeare_ (Mrs.), wife of the poet, epitaph on, ii. 631. _note_.
His bequests to her, 631.
Remarks on it, 613.

_Shakspeare_ (John), father of the poet, supposed grant of property
and arms to, i. 1.
Account of, 2.
Arms confirmed to him, _ibid._
His marriage, 3.
List of children ascribed to him in the baptismal register of
Stratford-upon-Avon, 4.
Correction of Mr. Rowe's mistakes on this point, 5.
Declines in his circumstances and is dismissed from the corporation,
6, 7.
Supposed to have been a wool-stapler, 7. 34.
But not a butcher, 36.
Discovery of his confession of faith or will, 8.
Copy of his will, 9-14.
Its authenticity doubted by Mr. Malone, 15.
Supported by Mr. Chalmers, _ibid._
Circumstances in favour of its authenticity, 16.
John Shakspeare probably a Roman Catholic, _ibid._
His death, _ibid._ ii. 590.

_Shakspeare_ (William), birth of, i. 1.
Description of the house where he was born, 21, 22.
His chair purchased by the Princess Czartoryska, 22, 23.
Escapes the plague, 24.
Educated for a short time at the free-school of Stratford, 25.
Account of school-books probably used by him, 26, 27.
Taken from school, in consequence of his father's poverty, 28.
Probable extent of his acquirements as a scholar, 29-33.
On leaving school, followed his father's trade as a wool-stapler,
and probably also as a butcher, 34.
Proofs of this, 35, 36.
Probably present, in his twelfth-year, at Kenelworth Castle, at the
time of Queen Elizabeth's visit there, 37, 38.
Probably employed in some attorney's office, 43-47. and _notes_, 48.
Whether he ever was a school-master, 45.
Anecdote of him at Bidford, 48, 49.
Whether and when he acquired his knowledge of French and Italian,
53, 54.
Probable that he was acquainted with French, 55, 56.
And Italian, 56, 57.
Probable estimate of his real literary acquirements, 57, 58.
His courting-chair, still in existence, 61.
Marries Anne Hathaway, 59. 62, 63.
Birth of his eldest daughter, 64.
And of twins, 65.
Repartee of Shakspeare, _ibid._ 66.
He becomes acquainted with dissipated young men, 401.
Caught in the act of deer-stealing, 402.
Confined in Daisy Park, 403.
Pasquinades Sir Thomas Lucy, 404-406. 409.
By whom he is prosecuted, 407, 408.
Is obliged to quit Stratford, 410.
And departs for London, 411, 412.
Visits his family occasionally, 414.
Was known to Heminge, Burbadge, and Greene, 417.
Introduced to the stage, 419.
Though with reluctance, ii. 582.
Was not employed as a waiter or horse-keeper at the play-house door,
i. 519.
Esteemed as an actor, 421, 422.
Proofs of his skill in the histrionic art, 423.
Performed the character of Adam in his own play of As You Like It,
424.
Appeared also in kingly parts, 425.
Excelled in second rate characters, _ibid._
Struggles of Shakspeare with adversity, ii. 583.
Loses his only son, 584.
Purchases a house in Stratford, _ibid._
History of its fate, 584, _note_.
His acquaintance with Ben Jonson, 585-587.
Improbability of his ever having visited Scotland, 587, 588.
Annually visited Stratford, 589.
Receives many marks of favour from Queen Elizabeth, 590.
Obtains a licence for his theatre, 591.
Purchases lands in Stratford, 591.
And quits the stage as an actor, 591.
Forms a club of wits with Ben Jonson and others, 592.
Flatters James I. who honoured him with a letter of acknowledgement,
593.
The story of Shakspeare's quarrel with Ben Jonson, disproved,
595-598. and _notes_.
Birth of his grand-daughter Elizabeth, 599.
Planted the celebrated Mulberry Tree in 1609, 599, 600.
Purchases a tenement in Blackfriars, 601.
And prepares to retire from London, 601, 602.

Account of Shakspeare in retirement, ii. 603.
Origin of his satirical epitaph on Mr. Combe, ii. 604-606.
His epitaph on Sir Thomas Stanley, 606, 607.
And on Elias James, 607, _note_.
Negociations between Shakspeare and some of his townsmen relative to
the inclosure of some land in the vicinity of Stratford, 608,
609.
Marries his youngest daughter to Mr. Thomas Quincey, 609.
Makes his will, 610.
His death, 611.
Funeral, 612.
Copy of his will, 627-632.
Observations on it, 612-614.
And on the disposition and moral character of Shakspeare, 614.
Universally beloved, 615.
His exquisite taste for all the forms of beauty, 616, 617.
Remarks on the monument erected to his memory, 618-620.
And on the engraving of him prefixed to the folio edition of his
plays, 622-624.

Account of Shakspeare's commencement of poetry, i. 426.
Probable date of his Venus and Adonis, 426, 427.
Proofs of his acquaintance with the grammatical and rhetorical
writers of his age, 472-474.
With the historical writers then extant, 484.
With Batman's "Bartholome de Proprietatibus Rerum," 485.
With the Facetiæ published in his time, 516, 517.
And with all the eminent romances then in print, 562-573.
And with the minstrel-poetry of his age, 574-593.
Dedicates his Venus and Adonis, and Rape of Lucrece, to the Earl of
Southampton, ii. 3.
Analysis of this poem, with remarks, 21-32.
Analysis of the Rape of Lucrece, 33-37.
Intimate knowledge of the human heart displayed by Shakspeare, 38.
Account of his "Passionate Pilgrim," 41-49.
Elegant allusions of Shakspeare to his own age, in his Sonnets,
50-52.
Critical account of his Sonnets, 53-82. 84-86.
And of his Lover's Complaint, 82-84.
Licence to Shakspeare for the Globe Theatre, 207.
Probable amount of his income, 225.
And of his obligations to his dramatic predecessors, 253-255.

The commencement of Shakspeare's dramatic career, considered and
ascertained, ii. 256-260.
Chronological Table of the order of his genuine plays, 261.
Observations on them. 262-534.
(_And see their respective Titles in this Index._)
Remarks on the spurious pieces attributed to Shakspeare, 536, 537.
Whether he assisted other poets in their dramatic composition, 537,
538.
Considerations on the genius of Shakspeare's drama, 538-541.
On its conduct, 541-544.
Characters, 545.
Passions, 546-549.
Comic painting, 550.
And imaginative powers, 551.
Morality, 552.
Vindication of his character from the calumnies of Voltaire,
552-554.
Popularity of Shakspeare's dramas in Germany, 554.
Reprinted in America, 555.

_Shakspeare_ (Judith), youngest daughter of the poet, birth of, i. 65.
Her marriage, ii. 609.
And issue, 610.
His bequests to her, and her children, 627-629.

_Shakspeare_ (Susannah), eldest child of the poet, birth of, i. 64.
Marriage of, to Dr. Hall, ii. 598, 599.
Her father's bequests to her, 630, 631.
Why her father's favourite, 613.
Probable cause of his leaving her the larger portion of his
property, 614.

_Sheep-shearing Feast_, how celebrated, i. 181.
Description of, by Tusser, 182.
By Drayton, _ibid._
Allusions to, by Shakspeare, 183-185.

_Shepherd King_, elected at sheep-shearing, i. 181. 184. _note_.

_Shepherd_ (S.), commendatory verses of, on Shakspeare's Rape of
Lucrece, ii. 40.
On his Pericles, 263.

_Ship-tire_, an article of head-dress, notice of, ii. 91.

_Shirley's_ Play, the "Lady of Pleasure," illustrated, Act i., i. 179.

_Shivering_ (sudden), superstitious notion concerning, i. 375.

_Shoes_, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 98. 105, 106.

_Shot-proof_ waistcoat, charm for, i. 364.

_Shottery_, cottage of the Hathaways at, still in existence, i. 61.

_Shovel-board_, or Shuffle-board, account of, i. 306.
Mode of playing at, 306, 307.
Its origin and date, 307.

_Shove-Groat_, a game, notice of, i. 307, 308.

_Shrewsbury_ (Countess of), termagant conduct of, ii. 153.

_Shrove Tuesday_ or _Shrove Tide_, origin of the term, i. 141.
Observances on that festival, 142.
Threshing the hen, _ibid._
Throwing at cocks, 144, 145.

_Shylock_, analysis of the character of, ii. 384, 385.

_Sidney_ or _Sydney_ (Sir Philip), biographical notice of, i. 652.
Satire of, on the affected style of some of his contemporaries, i.
444, 445.
Notice of his "Defence of Poesie," 467.
Critical account of his "Arcadia," 548-552.
Alluded to by Shakspeare, 573, 574.
Remarks on his poetical pieces, 652, 653.
Particularly on his Sonnets, ii. 54.
The Pyrocles of his Arcadia, probably the original name of
Shakspeare's Pericles, 283.

_Sign-posts_, costly, of ancient inns, i. 217.

_Silk-Manufactures_, encouraged by James I., ii. 600.

_Silk Stockings_, first worn by Queen Elizabeth, ii. 98.

_Similes_, exquisite, in Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 26.

_Sir_, title of, anciently given to clergymen, i. 88-90.

_Sly_, remarks on the character of, in the Taming of the Shrew, ii.
365.

_Smith_ (Sir Thomas), greatly promoted Greek and English literature,
i. 453.

_Snuff-taking_ and _Snuff-boxes_, when introduced into England, ii.
137.

_Sommers_ (Sir George), shipwreck of, ii. 503, 504.

_Songs_ (early English), notice of a curious collection of, i.
574-576.
Quotations from, and allusions to the most popular of them, by
Shakspeare, with illustrative remarks, 577-593.

_Sonnet_, introduced into England from Italy, ii. 53.
Brief notice of the sonnets of Wyat, _ibid._
Elegant specimen from those of the Earl of Surrey, _ibid._
Notice of the Sonnets of Watson, i. 66. ii. 54.
Of Sir Philip Sidney, _ibid._
Of Daniel, 55.
Of Constable, _ibid._
Of Spencer, _ibid._
Of Drayton, 56.
And of other minor poets, _ibid._
Beautiful sonnet, addressed to Lady Drake, i. 621.
An exquisite one from Shakspeare's Passionate Pilgrim, ii. 49.
On a kiss, by Sidney, 54.

_Sonnets of Shakspeare_, when first published, ii. 50.
Probable dates of their composition, _ibid._ 51.
Daniel's manner chiefly copied by Shakspeare, in the structure of
his sonnets, 57, 58. 77.
Discussion of the question to whom they were addressed, 58-60.
Proofs that they were principally addressed to the Earl of
Southampton, 62-73.
Vindication of Shakspeare's sonnets from the charge of affectation
or pedantry, 75. 80.
Circumlocutory they are to a certain extent, 76.
But this less the fault of Shakspeare than of his subject, _ibid._
77.
Specimens, illustrating the structure and versification of
Shakspeare's sonnets, with remarks, 77-82.
Vindication of them from the hyper-criticism of Mr. Steevens, 60.
74. 84-86.

_Soothern_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 701. _and
note_ [701:B].

_Southampton_, (Earl of), See _Wriothesly_.

_Southey_'s (Mr.), translation of "Amadis of Gaul," notice of, i. 546.

_Southwell_ (Robert), biographical notice of, i. 643, 644.
List of his poetical works, with critical remarks, 644, 645.

_Spanish_ romances, account of, i. 545-548.
Allusions to them by Shakspeare, 570, 571.

_Spectral Impressions_, probable causes of, philosophically
considered, ii. 406-408.
Singular instance of a supposed spectral impression, 407. _note_.
See _Spirits_.

_Speed_'s "History of Great Britain," character of, i. 476.

_Spells_, account of, on Midsummer-Eve, i. 331-333.
On All-Hallows-Eve, 344-347.
Supposed influence of, 362-365.

_Spenser_'s "English Poet," notice of, i. 463.
Critical notice of, commentary on his "Shepheards Calender," 471.
Many incidents of his "Faerie Queene" borrowed from the romance of
"La Morte d'Arthur," 529.
And from "The Seven Champions of Christendom," _ibid._
Sackville's "Induction" the model of his allegorical pictures, 643.
Critical remarks on his "Shepheard's Calendar," 644.
And on his "Faerie Queene," 644-647.
The portrait prefixed to his works, probably spurious, 649. _note_.
Critical notice of his, "Amoretti," a collection of sonnets, ii. 55,
56.
Beautiful quotation from his "Faerie Queene" on the agency of
Spirits, 400, 401.
Admirable description of a witch's abode, 480.

_Spirits_, different orders of, introduced into the Tempest, ii.
521-526.
Critical analysis of the received doctrine in Shakspeare's time,
respecting the supposed agency of angelic spirits, 399-405.
And of its application to the introduction of the ghost in Hamlet,
407-416.
Superiority of Shakspeare's spirits over those introduced by all
other dramatists, ancient or modern, 417, 418.

_Spoons_, anciently given by godfathers to their godchildren, ii. 230,
231.

_Sports_ (Rural), in the age of Shakspeare, Enumeration of, i. 246,
247.
Cotswold Games, 252-254.
Hawking, 255.
Hunting, 272.
Fowling, 287.
Bird-batting, 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.
Parish Whipping-top, 312.

_Spurs_, prohibited in St. Paul's Cathedral, during divine service,
ii. 185.

"_Squire of Low Degree_," allusions to the romance of, i. 567.

_Stag-hunting_, description of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. 276-280.
Ceremony of cutting up, 280, 281.
Part of, given to the ravens, 281.
Beautiful picture of a hunted stag, 403.

_Stage_, state of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 201-206.
Resorted to by him, on his coming to London, i. 419.
Employed in what capacity there, _ibid._ 420.
Esteemed there as an actor, 421, 422.
Proofs of his skill in the management of the stage, 423.
Excelled in second-rate parts, 425.
Divisions of the stage, in Shakspeare's time, ii. 214-215.
Was generally strewed with rushes, 217.
Its decorations, 218.

_Stalking-horses_, account of, and of their uses, i. 287, 288.

_Stanyhurst_'s (Richard), translation of Virgil, i. 701.
Strictures on, _ibid._ _note_ [701:C].

_Starch_, use of, when introduced into England, ii. 96.
Dyed of various colours, _ib._

_Steevens_ (Mr.), his "Illustrations of Shakspeare," cited, _passim_.
Remarks of, on Shakspeare's Sonnets, ii. 60. 74-76. 84-86.
Ascribes Pericles to Shakspeare, 265.
Probability of his conjecture, that Pericles was originally named
Pyrocles, after the hero of Sidney's "Arcadia," 283, 284.
His opinion that the Comedy of Errors was not wholly Shakspeare's,
controverted and disproved, 287, 288.
Remarks on his flippant censure of Shakspeare's love of music, 390.
His opinion on the date of Timon of Athens, 446.
Humorous remarks of, on the value and price of the first edition of
Shakspeare, 535. _note_.

_Still_ (Bishop), character of, as a dramatic writer, ii. 232, 233.

_Stirling_ (William Alexander, Earl of), biographical notice of, i.
649.
Critical notice of his "Aurora," a collection of sonnets, 650.
Of his "Dooms-day," 651.
And of his other poems, _ib._

_Stockings_, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 105.
Silk stockings first worn by Queen Elizabeth, 98.

_Stomacher_, an article of female dress, notice of, ii. 90.

_Stones_, extraordinary virtues ascribed to, i. 366. 369, 370.
Particularly the Turquoise stone, 366, 367.
Belemnites, 367.
Bezoar, _ibid._
Agate, 368.

_Storer_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 702.

_Stowe_'s "History of London," notice of, i. 480.

_Stratford-upon-Avon_, the native place of William Shakspeare, i. 1.
His father a member and officer of the corporation of, 2.
Dismissed from it, 6.
Probable causes of such dismission, _ibid._ 7.
Extract from the baptismal register of the parish, 4.
Description of the house there, where Shakspeare was born, 21, 22.
Ravages of the plague there, 24.
Visited by Mr. Betterton, for information concerning Shakspeare, 34.
Allusions to scenery, and places in its vicinity, 50, 51.
Quitted by Shakspeare, 410-416.
Whose family continued there, 412.
New Place, purchased there by Shakspeare, ii. 584.
History of its demolition, _ib._ _note_.
Additional land purchased there by the poet, 591.
And also tithes, 594.
Proceedings relative to the inclosure of land there, by Shakspeare,
608, 609.
Description of his monument and epitaph, in Stratford church, 618,
619.
Remarks on his monumental bust, 619-622.

_Strolling Players_, condition of, in the age of Shakspeare, i.
247-252.

_Strutt_ (Mr.), accurate description by, of May-day and its amusements
i. 167-171.
Of Midsummer-eve superstitions, 332.

_Stubbes_ (Philip), account of his "Anatomie of Abuses," i. 501.
Extreme rarity of his book, _ibid._
Quotations from, against Whitsun and other ales, i. 179.
On the neglect of "Fox's Book of Martyrs," 502.
General character of his book, _ibid._
His "View of Vanitie," 702.
Philippic against masques, ii. 95.
And ruffs, 96, 97.

_Sturbridge Fair_, account of, i. 215, 216.

_Summer_'s "Last Will and Testament," illustration of, i. 106.

_Sun_, beautiful description of, in its course, ii. 77.

_Superstitions_ of the 16th century, remarks on, i. 314, 315.
Sprites and goblins, 316. 321, 322.
Ghosts and apparitions, 320.
Prognostications of the weather from particular days, 323.
Rites of lovers on St. Valentine's Day, 324.
On Midsummer-Eve, 329.
Michaelmas, 334.
All-Hallow-Eve, 341.
Superstitious cures for the night-mare, 347.
Omens and prodigies, 351.
Demoniacal voices and shrieks, 355.
Fiery and meteorous exhalations, 360.
Sudden noises, 361.
Charms and spells, 362.
Cures, preventatives and sympathies, 366.
Stroking for the king's evil, 370.
Sympathetic powders, 375.
Miscellaneous superstitions, 377-400.
Influence of superstition on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, 595,
596.
Account of the fairy superstitions of the East, ii. 302, 303.
Of the Gothic and Scandinavian fairy superstitions, 304-312.
And of the fairy superstition prevalent in Scotland, 314-336.
The fairy superstition of Shakspeare, of Scottish origin, 336, 337.
Account of the superstitious notions then current respecting witches
and witchcraft, 474-489.

_Suppers_ of country gentlemen, in Shakspeare's time, i. 81.

_Suppertasse_, a species of female dress, notice of, ii. 96.

_Surrey_ (Earl of), quoted and illustrated, i. 380.
Character of his "Sonnets," with an exquisite specimen, ii. 53.

_Svegder_ (King of Sweden), fabulous anecdotes of, ii. 305.

_Swart-Elves_, or malignant fairies of the Scandinavians, account of,
ii. 309, 310.
Their supposed residence, 311, 312.

_Swearing_, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 160.

"_Sweet Swan of Avon_," an appellation given to Shakspeare by his
contemporaries, i. 415.

_Swithin_ (St.), supposed influence of, on the weather, i. 328.
And on the night-mare, 349.

_Sword-dance_ on Plough-Monday, notice of, i. 137.

_Sydney_. See _Sidney_ (Sir Philip).

_Sylvester_ (Joshua), furnished Milton with the _prima stamina_ of his
"Paradise Lost," i. 653.
Poetical works of, 653.
Specimen of them, with remarks, 654.

_Sympathies_, extraordinary, accounts of, i. 372-376.

T

_Tables_, a species of gambling in Shakspeare's time, notice of, ii.
171.

_Tables_, form of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.

_Tales_, relation of, a favourite amusement, i. 107.

_Taming of the Shrew_, probable date of, ii. 364.
Source of its fable, 364, 365.
Remarks on the character of Sly, 365.
And on the general character of the play, 366.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work._

The Induction, scene 1., i. 248, 249.
Act i. scene 1., i. 556.
scene 2., i. 50, 176.
scene 3., i. 581.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 69. ii. 117, 118.
scene 2., i. 225.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 271. 581. ii. 118. 138. 143.

_Tansy Cakes_, why given at Easter, i. 147.

_Tapestry Hangings_, allusions to, by Shakspeare, ii. 114, 115.

_Tarlton_ (Richard), the comedian, repartee of, i. 66.
His influence over Queen Elizabeth, 702. _note_ [702:D].
Notice of his poems, 702.
Plan of his "Seven Deadlie Sins," a composite drama, ii. 229.

_Tarquin_, beautiful soliloquy of, ii. 35.

_Tasso_'s "Jerusalem Delivered," translated by Fairefax, notice of, i.
619.

_Tatham_'s (J.), censure of Shakspeare's Pericles, ii. 263.

_Taverner_'s (John), "Certain Experiments concerning Fish and Fruit,"
notice of, i. 291. and _note_.

_Taverns_, description of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 218.
List of the most eminent taverns, ii. 133.
Account of their accommodations, 134, 135.

_Taylor_ (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 703.

_Tempest_, conjectures on the probable date of, ii. 500. 502. 504.
Sources whence Shakspeare drew his materials for this drama, 503.
Critical analysis of its characters: Prospero, 505. 515.
Miranda, 506.
Ariel, 506, 522, 525.
Caliban, 506. 523. 525.
Remarks on the notions prevalent in Shakspeare's time respecting
magic, 507-514.
Application of magical machinery to the Tempest, 515-526.
Superior skill of Shakspeare in this adaptation, 527.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work._

Act i. scene 1., ii. 525.
scene 2., i. 358. 386. ii. 506. 516. 522, 523. 525.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 576.
scene 2., i. 383. ii. 155. 524.
Act iii. scene 1., ii. 517.
scene 2., ii. 517. 524.
scene 3., i. 252. 385. ii. 156.
scene 4., ii. 526.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 377, 378. 400. ii. 192, 193. 517. 524.
Act v. scene 1., ii. 341, 342. 344. 505. 516. 525, 526.

_Theatre_, the first, when erected, ii. 203.
List of the principal play-houses during the age of Shakspeare, 206.
Licence to him for the Globe Theatre, from James I., 207.
Account of it, 208.
And of the theatre in Blackfriars, 209.
Interior economy of the theatre in Shakspeare's time, 210.
Divisions of the stage, 211-214.
Hours and days of acting, 215, 216.
Prices of admission, 216.
Number of plays performed in one day, 217.
Amusements of the audience previously to the commencement of plays,
217-219.
Tragedies, how performed, 220.
Wardrobe of the theatres, _ibid._
Female characters personated by men or boys, 221.
Plays, how censured, _ibid._ 222.

_Thomson_'s "Winter," quoted, i. 321.

_Threshing the Hen_, custom of, explained, i. 142.

_Tilting at the Ring_, and in the water, description of, i. 555.
Allusions to this sport by Shakspeare, 556.

_Time_, effects of, exquisitely portrayed by Shakspeare, ii. 78.

_Timon of Athens_, probable date of, ii. 446, 447.
Analysis of his character, 448-452.

_Passages of this drama illustrated in this work._

Act ii. scene 2., i. 285.
Act iii. scene 3., ii. 451.
Act v. scene 1., ii. 449.

_Tire-valiant_, an article of female head-dress, account of, ii. 94.

_Titania_, the fairy queen of Midsummer-Night's Dream, analysis of the
character of, ii. 337-345.

"_Titus Andronicus_," illustration of, act 2., scene iv., i. 397.
This play evidently not Shakspeare's, ii. 536.

_Tobacco_, the taking of, when first introduced into England, ii. 135.
Philippic of James I. against it, _ibid._ 138.
Prejudices against it, 136, 137.

_Tofte_ (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, list of the
pieces of, i. 703.

_Tolling_ the passing-bell, supposed benefit of, i. 232-234.

_Tombfires_, superstitious notions concerning, i. 360.

_Tompson_ (Agnis), a supposed witch, confessions of, ii. 476. 485.

_Topographers_ (English), account of, during the age of Shakspeare, i.
479-481.

_Torments_ of hell, legendary accounts of, i. 378-381.

_Tottel_'s "Poems of Uncertaine Auctors," i. 708.

_Touch_ (royal), a supposed cure for the king's evil, i. 370, 371.

_Tournaments_ in the reign of Elizabeth, account of, i. 553.
Allusions to by Shakspeare, 554.

_Tragedy_, how performed in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 220.
"Ferrex and Porrex," the first tragedy ever acted in England, 227.

"_Tragique History of the Fair Valeria of London_," cited and
illustrated, i. 238.

_Translations_ into English from Greek and Roman authors in the time
of Shakspeare, list of, i. 483.

_Travelling_, passion for, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 156, 157.

_Treego_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Elizabeth, i. 704.

_Troilus and Cressida_, probable date of, ii. 437, 438.
Source of its fable, 439, 440.
Analysis of its characters, 440, 441.
Its defects, 441.

_Illustrations of this drama in the present work._

Act ii. scene 3., ii. 162.
Act iii. scene 2., ii. 117.
Act iv. scene 3., i. 582.
scene 4., i. 355.
Act v. scene 3., i. 355.

_Trulli_, or benevolent fairies of the Germans, notice of, ii. 312.

_Trump_, a fashionable game of cards in Shakspeare's time, i. 270.

_Tuck_ (Friar), the chaplain of Robin Hood, account of, i. 162, 163.

_Tumours_, cured by stroking with a dead man's hand, i. 370.

_Turberville_ (George), biographical sketch of, i. 655.
Notice of his "Booke of Faulconrie," i. 257. _note_.
His description of hunting in inclosures, 275, 276.
List of his poetical works, 655.
Critical estimate of his poetical character, 656.

_Turner_ (Mrs.), executed for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, ii.
96.
The inventress of yellow starch, _ibid._

_Turner_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

_Turquoise Stone_, supposed virtues of, i. 366, 367.

_Tusser_ (Thomas), biographical notice of, i. 656.
Critical remarks on his "Five Hundreth Good Points of Husbandry,"
657.
His character as a poet, 657, 658.
Quotations from Tusser, illustrative of old English manners and
customs, i. 100. 108. 110. 112-115. 136. 142. 182. 188. 190.
202. 215.

_Twelfth-Day_, festival of, i. 127.
Its supposed origin, _ibid._
The twelfth-cake accompanied by wassail-bowls, _ibid._ 128-130.
Meals and amusements on this day, 132, 133.

_Twelfth-Night_ observed with great ceremony in the reigns of
Elizabeth and James I., i. 131, 132.
Verses on, by Herrick, 133, 134.

_Twelfth-Night_, the last of Shakspeare's dramas, probable date of,
ii. 531-533.
Its general character, and conduct of the fable, 534.

_Illustrations of this drama in the present work._

Act i. scene 4., i. 436.
scene 5., ii. 117.
Act ii. scene 3., i. 578.
scene 4., i. 574. ii. 534.
scene 5., ii. 533.
Act iii. scene 1., i. 270.
scene 4., i. 334. ii. 118. 532, 533.
Act iv. scene 3., i. 221.
Act v. scene 1., i. 221.

_Two Gentlemen of Verona_, date of, ii. 367.
Probable source of its fable, _ibid._ 368.
Remarks on the delineation of its characters, particularly that of
Julia, 368, 369.

_Illustrations of this drama in the present work._

Act i. scene 2., ii. 360.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 341. ii. 581.
scene 2., i. 220.
scene 6., i. 175.
scene 7., ii. 370.
Act iii. scene 1., ii. 97.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 163. ii. 369.
scene 4., ii. 93.

_Twyne_ (John), the topographer, notice of, i. 480.

_Twyne_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

_Tye_ (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

_Typography_, remarks on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, i.
437.
Beautiful specimens of decorative printing, 438.

_Tyrwhitt_ (Mr.), conjecture of, respecting the date of Shakspeare's
Romeo and Juliet, ii. 356, 357.
And of Twelfth-Night, 531, 532.

U

_Underdonne_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

_Upstart_ country-squire or knight, character of, i. 81.

V

"_Valentine and Orson_," romance of, cited by Shakspeare, i. 572.
Notice of a curious edition of, 571, 572.
Its extensive popularity, 572.

_Valentine's Day_, origin of the superstitions concerning, i. 324.
Custom of choosing lovers ascribed to Madame Royale, 324, 325.
Supposed to be of pagan origin, 325.
Modes of ascertaining Valentines for the current year, 326.
The poor feasted on this day, 327.

_Vallans_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

_Vaughan_'s (W.) "Golden Grove," a collection of essays, i. 513.
Character of, with specimens of his style, 514.

_Vaux_ (Lord), specimen of the poems of, i. 713.

_Vennard_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

_Venice_ one of the sources of English fashions in the age of
Shakspeare, ii. 94.

_Venus and Adonis_, a poem of Shakspeare, probable date of, i. 426,
427.
Notice of the "Editio Princeps," ii. 20, 21.
Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, 3.
Proofs of its melody and beauty of versification, 21-23.
Singular force and beauty of its descriptions, 24-26.
Similes, 26.
And astonishing powers of Shakspeare's mind, 27.
This poem inferior to its classical prototypes, _ibid._
Complimentary verses on this poem, addressed to Shakspeare, 28-30.
Its meretricious tendency censured by contemporary writers, 31.
Popularity of this poem, 31. _note_ [31:A].
Notice of its principal editions, 32.

_Versification_ of the poetry of the Elizabethan age examined, i. 597.
Remarks on the versification of Sir John Beaumont, 601.
Of Browne, 603.
Of Chalkhill, 606.
Of Chapman, 608.
Of Daniel, 612.
Of Davies, 613.
Of Davors, 614.
Of Donne, 615.
Of Drayton, 616, 617.
Of Drummond, 618.
Of Fairefax, 619.
Of the two Fletchers, 620, 621.
Of Gascoigne, 626.
Of Bishop Hall, 628, 629.
Of Dr. Lodge, 632-635.
Of Marston, 637.
Of Spenser, 648.
Of the Earl of Stirling, 651.
Of Sylvester, 653.
Of Watson, 661.
Of Willobie, 665, 666.
Of Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 21-23.
Of his Rape of Lucrece, 33-36.
Of Spenser's sonnets, 55.
Of Shakspeare's sonnets, 77-82.
Of Peele, 240. _note_.
Of the Two Gentlemen of Verona, 369.

_Verstegan_ (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

_Vincent_ (St.), supposed influence of his day, i. 350.

_Virtue_ loved and cherished by Shakspeare's fairies, ii. 339, 340.

_Virtus post funera vivit_, whimsical translation of, i. 238, 239.

_Voltaire_'s calumnies on Shakspeare refuted, ii. 553, 554.

_Volumnia_, remarks on the character of, ii. 494, 495.

_Vortigern and Rowena_, anecdote of, i. 127, 128.

_Vows_, how made by knights in the age of chivalry, i. 552.

_Voyages and Travels_, collections of, published in the time of
Shakspeare, i. 477-479.

W

_Wager_ (Lewis), a dramatic poet, notice of, ii. 234.

_Waists_ of great length, fashionable in the age of Shakspeare, ii.
97.

_Wakes_, origin of, i. 209.
Degenerate into licentiousness, 210.
Verses on, by Tusser, _ibid._
And by Herrick, 211, 212.
Frequented by pedlars, 212.
Village-wakes still kept up in the North, 213.

_Walton_'s "Complete Angler," errata in, i. 293. _note_.
Encomium on, 297. _note_.