• 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.

• 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.

Passages of this drama illustrated in this work.

• Hand-ball, playing at, a favourite sport at Easter, i. 146, 147.
• Tansy cakes the constant prize, 147.
• "Handfull of Pleasant Delites," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i. 717, 718.
• Hands, why always washed before dinner, ii. 145.
• Harbert (Sir William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
• Harbert (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
• Harington (Sir John), critical notice of his "Apologie of Poetry," i. 466, 467.
• His "New Discourse of a stale Subject," 515.
• And of his "Metamorphosis," 516.
• Remarks on his poetry, 629, 630.
• Ludicrous account of a carousal given to the King of Denmark, ii. 124, 125.
• The inventor of water-closets, 135. note.
• His "Orders for Household Servantes," 139, 140.
• Harmony of the spheres, doctrine of, a favourite source of embellishment, i. 381.
• Allusions to, by Shakspeare, 381, 382.
• And Milton, 382.
• Harrison (Rev. William), character of his "Description of England," i. 475.
• Picture of rural mansions in the time of Elizabeth, 73.
• Delineation of country-clergymen, 90, 91.
• Of farmers, 99, 100.
• And of their cottages and furniture, 101-103.
• Of country-inns and ale-houses, 216-218.
• Of the fashionable mode of dress in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 87-89.
• Of the hospitality and style of eating and drinking in the higher classes, 120-122.
• Hart (Joan), Shakspeare's sister, bequest to, ii. 629.
• Harte (William), Shakspeare's nephew, not the person to whom his sonnets were addressed, ii. 60.
• Harvest-Home, festival of, how celebrated, i. 185.
• Distinctions of society then abolished, 186.
• The last load of corn accompanied home with music and dancing, 187.
• Alluded to by Shakspeare, ibid.
• Poetical description of, by Herricke, 188, 189.
• Thanksgivings offered in Scotland for the safe in-gathering of the harvest, 341.
• Harvey (Gabriel), notice of, i. 457.
• His quarrel with Nash, 458.
• Rarity of his works, ibid.
• His account of Greene's last days, 498.
• Satirical sonnet, addressed by him to Greene, 499.
• Notice of his sonnets, 687. and note [687:C].
• Hastings (Henry), account of, i. 86, 87. note.
• Hathaway family, account of, i. 60.
• Their cottage still standing at Shottery, 61.
• Hathaway (Anne), the mistress of Shakspeare, spurious sonnet ascribed to, i. 58. note.
• Married to Shakspeare with her parents' consent, 62, 63.
• His bequest to her, ii. 631.
• Remarks thereon, 613.
• Her epitaph, 631. note. i. 60. note.
• Hats, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 102.
• Hatton (Sir Christopher), promoted for his skill in dancing, ii. 172.
• Haunted houses, superstitious notions concerning, in the sixteenth century, i. 320, 321.
• Hawking, when introduced into England, i. 255.
• Universal among the nobility and gentry, 255, 256.
• Notice of books on Hawks and Hawking, 257. and note.
• Expense attending this pursuit, 257-259.
• Forbidden to the clergy, 259. note.
• Observations on this sport, 260-262.
• Poetical description of, 262, 263.
• Land and water hawking, 264.
• A favourite pursuit of the ladies, 265.
• Allusions to hawking by Shakspeare, 270, 271.
• Hawks, different sorts of, i. 263, 264.
• Penalties for destroying their eggs, 264.
• Account of their training, 265-270.
• Hazlewood (Mr.), character of, i. 71. note.
• Notice of his edition of Puttenham's "Arte of English Poesie," 465.
• His character of that work, 466.
• And of Wright's Essays, 511-513.
• Account of the "World's Folly," a collection of ballads, 574-576.
• Bibliographical notice of "Polimanteia," ii. 39. note [39:B].
• Account of Brokes' "Tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet," 359. and note.
• Hayward (Sir John), character of his Histories, i. 476.
• Healths, origin of drinking, i. 128.
• Helen, analysis of the character of, in All's Well that Ends Well, ii. 423-425.
• Hell, legendary punishments of, i. 378-381.
• The lower part of the stage so called in Shakspeare's time, ii. 214.
• Heminge, the player, notice of, and of his family, i. 417.
• Probably a countryman of Shakspeare's, ibid.
• Hemp-seed, why sown on Midsummer Eve, i. 332.
• Henry IV., Parts I. and II., probable date of, ii. 379.
• Critical analysis of its principal characters, 380.
• Contrast between Hotspur and Prince Henry, 380.
• Analysis of the character of Falstaff, 381-384.
• And of the general construction of the fable of these plays, 384, 385.

Illustrations of King Henry IV. Part I. in the present work.

Illustrations of King Henry IV. Part II.

• Henry V. Prince of Wales, character of, ii. 380.
• Probable date of the play of, 425.
• Analysis of the admirable character of the King, 426-428.
• Remarks on the minor characters and general conduct of the play, 429.

Passages of Henry V. illustrated in the present work.

• Henry VI., Parts I., II., and III.—The First Part of Henry VI., usually ascribed to Shakspeare, spurious, ii. 292.
• Alterations probably made in it by him, 293.
• Date of these two Parts, 294, 295.
• Exquisite contrast between the characters of Henry VI. and Richard of Gloucester, 296.
• The spurious play fit only for an appendix to Shakspeare's works, 297.
• Illustrations of Henry VI. Part I. act i. scene 4., ii. 259.

Illustrations of Henry VI. Part II.

Illustrations of Henry VI. Part III.

• Henry VIII.'s Latin Grammar, exclusively taught in schools, i. 26.
• Henry VIII., probable date of the play of, ii. 442-445.
• Remarks on its characters, 445, 446.

Illustrations of this drama in the present work.

• Hentzner's (Paul), description of the dress of Queen Elizabeth, ii. 89, 90.
• Of the manner in which her table was served, 122, 123.
• And of the dress of servants, 138.
• Character of the English nation, 154.
• Description of an English bull-baiting and bear-whipping, 177.
• Herbert (Mary), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
• Herrick, verses of, on Twelfth Night, i. 133, 134.
• On Rock or St. Distaff's Day, 135, 136.
• On Candlemas Eve, 139-141.
• And on Candlemas Day, 140.
• On May Day, 156, 157.
• On Harvest-home, 188, 189.
• On Christmas, 195-206.
• Hesiod, beautiful passage of, on the ministry of spirits, ii. 400.
• Heywood (Jasper), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
• Heywood (Thomas), complaint of, against the critics of his day, i. 456.
• Notice of his Troia Britannica, a poem, 688. ii. 44.
• Vindicates Shakspeare from the charge of plagiarism, 44, 45.
• Notice of his apology for actors, 44.
• Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, ii. 568, 569.
• Illustration of his "Woman killed with Kindness," i. 213. 269.
• Higgins (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688, and note [688:B].
• Additions made by him to the "Mirrour for Magistrates," 709.
• Historical Writers of the age of Shakspeare, notice of, i. 475, 476.
• Hobby horse, when introduced into the May games, i. 166. 170. note.
• Hock Cart, poem on, i. 188, 189.
• Hock Day, or Hoke Day, origin of, i. 149.
• Amusements of this festival, ibid.
• Derivation of the term Hock, ibid. 150.
• Diversions of, continued at Coventry, till the end of the 17th century, 150, 151. and note.
• Holinshed's description of the earthquake of 1580, i. 52, 53.
• Proof that Shakspeare was conversant with his history, 56.
• Character of his "Chronicle", 475.
• Holland (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688.
• Holme (Randal), list of sports by, i. 246.
• Homer, as translated by Chapman, critical observations on, i. 607, 608.
• Hooding of Hawks, i. 267, 268.
• Hoppings, or country dances at wakes, i. 213, 214.
• Horse, beautiful poetical description of, ii. 24.
• Horsemanship, directions for, i. 299, 300.
• Horse-racing, a fashionable sport in the age of Shakspeare, i. 297, 298.
• Horsley (Bishop), remarks of, on the ministry of angels, i. 339, 340. ii. 399.
• And on the resurrection, 403.
• Hospitality of the English in the age of Elizabeth, ii. 120-122.
• Hotspur, contrast between the character of, and that of Henry V., ii. 380.
• Hounds, different kinds of, in the 16th century, i. 283, 284.
• Beautiful allusions to, by Shakspeare, 284.
• House, where Shakspeare was born, described, i. 21, 22.
• Household Servants, economy of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 138-140.
• Housewife, portrait and qualifications of a good English one, i. 110, 111.
• Precepts for the regulation of her conduct, 112, 113. 116. note, 117. note.
• Howard (Lady), rude treatment of, by Queen Elizabeth, ii. 91.
• Howel (Mr.), marvellous cure of, by sympathetic powder, i. 375, 376.
• Howell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688.
• Hubbard (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688.
• Hudson (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Hughes (Thomas), a dramatic writer of the Elizabethan age, notice of, ii. 242, 243.
• Hughes (William), not the person to whom Shakspeare's sonnets were addressed, ii. 60.
• Hume, (Alexander), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Hundred Merry Tales, a popular collection of Italian novels, translated in the reign of Elizabeth, i. 539.
• Alluded to by Shakspeare, 540.
• Hunnis (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Specimen of his contribution to the "Paradise of Daintie Devises," 714, 715.
• Hunting, account of, in the time of Elizabeth and James I., i. 272, 273.
• Description of hunting in inclosures, 274-276.
• Stag-hunting, 278, 279.
• Frequently attended with danger, 280.
• Explanation of hunting-terms, 278. note, 279. note.
• Frequently practised after dinner, 285.
• Huntsman, character and qualifications of, in the 16th century, i. 281, 282.
• Huon of Bourdeaux, allusions by Shakspeare to the romance of, i. 564.
• Hurling, a rural sport, account of, i. 305.
• Husbands, supposed visionary appearance of future, on Midsummer Eve, i. 331-333.
• And on All Hallow Eve, 344-347.
• Advice to them, 513.
• I
• Iago, remarks on the character of, ii. 531.
• Illar Norner, or malignant elves of the Goths, ii. 308.
• Imagination, brilliant, displayed in Shakspeare's dramas, ii. 551.
• Imogen, analysis of the character of, ii. 467.
• Incubus, or night-mare, poetical description of, i. 348. note.
• Supposed influence of Saint Withold against, 347-349.
• Indians, exhibited in England as monsters, i. 387.
• Inns (country), picture of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 216-218.
• Inns of Court, account of a splendid masque given by the gentlemen of, ii. 190.
• Interest, exorbitant, given for money in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 156.
• Ireland (Mr. Samuel), his description of the birth-place of Shakspeare, i. 21, 22.
• Anecdote of Shakspeare's toping, preserved by him, 48-50.
• Isabella, remarks on the character of, in Measure for Measure, ii. 454, 455.
• Italian language and literature, considerations on Shakspeare's knowledge of, i. 53, 54.
• List of Italian grammars and dictionaries, which he might have read, 57.
• Greatly encouraged in the age of Elizabeth and James I., 451-453.
• Account of Italian Romances, 538-544.
• The Italian Sonnet, the parent of English Sonnets, ii. 53.
• Itinerant Stage, and players, account of, i. 247-252.
• Ivory Coffers, an article of furniture, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.
• J
• Jack o'Lantern, superstitious notions concerning, i. 399.
• Probable causes of, 400.
• Jackson (Richard), notice of his battle of Flodden, i. 689. and note [689:A].
• Jaggard's editions of the "Passionate Pilgrim," published without Shakspeare's privity or consent, ii. 43. 45.
• Vindication of the poet from the charge of imposing on the public in these editions, 46-48.
• James I., book of sports, issued by, i. 173.
• Partiality of, for hunting, 287.
• Exclamation of, on quitting the Bodleian library, 434.
• Account of his treatise on "Scottish Poesie," 461, 462.
• Notice of his Poetical Works, i. 702. and notes [702:B], [702:C].
• Expense in dress, encouraged by him, though niggardly in his own, ii. 101, 102.
• Drunken excesses of the King, and his courtiers, 124, 125.
• His philippic against tobacco, 135. 137.
• Sketch of his character, 151, 152.
• Cruel act passed by him against witchcraft, 477.
• His description of the feats of supposed witches, 483. 485.
• Wrote a letter of acknowledgement to Shakspeare, 595.
• James (Dr.), an eminent bibliographer, notice of, i. 433, 434.
• James (Elias), epitaph on, by Shakspeare, ii. 607, note.
• Jaques, analysis of the character of, in As You Like It, ii. 433, 434.
• Jeney (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Jenynges (Edward), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Jerome (St.), doctrine of, concerning angels, i. 336.
• Jestours, or minstrels, in the age of Elizabeth, account of, i. 556-560.
• Deemed rogues and vagabonds by act of parliament, 561.
• Jewels, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 103.
• Job, beautiful passage from, on the agency and ministry of spirits, ii. 400.
• John (King), probable date of, ii. 419.
• Its general character, ibid.
• Analysis of the particular characters of Faulconbridge, 420.
• Of Arthur, 420. 422.
• Of Constance, 421.
• Exquisitely pathetic scene of Hubert and the executioners, 422.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• John's Eve (St.), superstitious observances on, i. 328.
• Fires lighted then, of Pagan origin, 328, 329.
• Fern seed supposed to be visible only on that eve, 329.
• Spirits visible, of persons who are to die in the following year, 330, 331.
• Visionary appearances of future husbands and wives on that eve, 332.
• Johnson (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Johnson (Dr.), his unjust censure of Cymbeline, ii. 466.
• Jones (Rev. William), sermon of, on the death of the Earl of Southampton, i. 19. note.
• Jonson (Ben), notice of the Latin Grammar of, i. 456.
• Critical remarks on his minor poems, 631.
• His account of a splendid masque, ii. 188.
• Began to write for the stage in conjunction with other dramatic poets, 572.
• Enumeration of his pieces, 573.
• Critical estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, by Mr. Godwin, 574.
• By Mr. Gifford, 575, 576.
• Causes of Jonson's failure in tragedy, 577.
• Unrivalled excellence of his masques, 578.
• Jonson, the favourite model, studied by Milton, 579, 580.
• Repartees ascribed to Jonson and Shakspeare, 593, 594. notes.
• The story of their quarrel, disproved, 595-598.
• Verses of Jonson on Shakspeare's engraved portrait, 623.
• Passages of Ben Jonson's works illustrated or explained.
• Bartholomew Fayre, i. 173. 252.
• Christmas, a masque, i. 130. 203.
• Cynthia's Revells, Act i. sc. 2., i. 75.
• —— Act ii. sc. 5., ii. 120.
• Devil is an Ass, ii. 126.
• Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorpe, i. 172.
• Epigrammes, i. 130. ii. 186.
• Every Man in his Humour, Act i. sc. 1., i. 82. 256. 308.
• Every Man out of his Humour, Act v. sc. 10., i. 441.
• —— Act ii. sc. 3., ii. 156.
• Masque of Queens, i. 179.
• New Inn, i. 329.
• Poetaster, i. 250.
• Sad Shepherd, i. 281.
• Staple of Newes, i. 96. 508, 509.
• Sejanus, i. 366.
• Silent Woman, ii. 126.
• Tale of a Tub, i. 229.
• Julia, remarks on the character of, in the Two Gentlemen of Verona, ii. 368, 369.
• Julio Romano, Shakspeare's eulogium on, ii. 617.
• Julius CÆsar, date of, ii. 491.
• Remarks on the character of CÆsar, 491.
• And of Brutus, 492.
• General conduct of this drama, 492.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• Justices of the peace, venality of, in the time of Elizabeth, ii. 166.
• K
• Kelly, the magical associate of Dr. Dee, account of, ii. 512, 513.
• His death, 513.
• And character, 514, and note.
• Kellye (Edmund), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Kempe (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
• Kendal (Timothy), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 690, and note.
• Kenelworth Castle, visit of Queen Elizabeth to, i. 37.
• Account of her magnificent reception there, 38, 39. ii. 195-197.
• Quaint description of the castle and grounds, i. 40-42, notes.
• Observation of Bishop Hurd on, ii. 200.
• King and Queen, origin of chusing, on Twelfth Night, i. 127.
• Still retained, 134, note.
• Anciently chosen at sheep-shearing, 184, note.
• Kings, supposed omens of the death or fall of, i. 353, 354.
• King's Evil, supposed to be cured by royal touch, i. 370, 371.
• Kirk (Mr.), notice of his "Nature, &c. of fairies," ii. 314. and note.
• Extracts from it, relative to the fairy superstitions of Scotland, 315, 316. 322. 324.
• Kirke White (Henry), poetical description of a Winter's Evening Conversation, i. 322.
• Kiss, beautiful sonnet on one, ii. 54, 55.
• Knell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 690.
• Knights, tournaments of, in the 16th century, i. 553.
• Their vows how made, 554.
• Tilting at the ring, 555.
• Knights of Prince Arthur's Round Table, a society of archers, account of, ii. 178-180.
• Knives, when introduced into England, ii. 126.
• Knolles's History of the Turks, character of, i. 476.
• Kyd (Thomas), a dramatic writer, in the reign of Elizabeth, notice of, ii. 243, 244.
• Kyffin (Maurice), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 690.
• L
• Ladies, dress of, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, ii. 92-100.
• Their accomplishments, 153.
• Manually corrected their servants, ibid.
• Lake Wakes, derivation of, i. 234.
• Description of, 235, 236.
• Vestiges of, in the North of England, 237.
• Lamb Ale, account of, i. 181.
• Poetical description of, by Tusser, ibid.
• By Drayton, ibid.
• Allusions to it by Shakspeare, 183-185.
• Lambarde's "Archaionomia," critical notice of, i. 480.
• Lane (John), a poet of the Elizabethan age, critical notice of, i. 673.
• Laneham's description of Kenelworth castle and grounds, i. 40-42. notes.
• Cited, 371.
• Description of the shews exhibited to Queen Elizabeth, 518, 519. ii. 195, 196.
• Account of his mode of spending his time, 198, 199.
• Latin literature, promoted in the age of Elizabeth, by the labours of Ascham and others, i. 454, 455.
• List of Latin writers translated into English in the time of Shakspeare, 483.
• Lavaterus, remarks of, on the absurdity of terrifying children, i. 317, 318.
• On the ministry of angels, 336, 337.
• On corpse candles, 358.
• And sudden noises, as forerunners of death, 361.
• Law terms, collection of, found in Shakspeare's plays, i. 43, 44. notes.
• Lear (King), probable date of, ii. 457-459.
• And sources, 459.
• Observations on the general conduct of the play, 460, 461.
• Analysis of the character of Lear, 461-463.
• Of Edgar, 462, 464.
• And of Cordelia, 465.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• Leet Ale, account of, i. 176.
• Legge (Thomas), a dramatic writer in the Elizabethan age, character of, ii. 251.
• Leicester (Robert Dudley, Earl of), his magnificent reception of Queen Elizabeth, i. 37-39. ii. 195-199.
• Leighton (Sir William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 691.
• Lever (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 691.
• Lexicographers, but little rewarded, i. 27. note.
• Leyden (Dr.), beautiful poetical allusions of, to Scottish traditions concerning fairies, ii. 320, 321. 323.
• Fine apostrophe to Mr. Scott, 321. note.
• Lhuyd (Humphry), notice of his topographical labours, i. 479, 480.
• Libel of Shakspeare on Sir Thomas Lucy, i. 405, 406.
• Library, hints for the best situation of, i. 437.
• Notice of Captain Cox's library of romances, 518, 519, 520.
• And of Dr. Dee's library of magical and other books, ii. 511, 512. notes.
• Lights, burning blue, a supposed indication of the presence of spirits, i. 358.
• Lilly (John), notice of his "Euphues," a romance, i. 441, 442.
• Encomiums on it, 442.
• Estimate of its real character, 443.
• His style corrupted the English language, ibid.
• Satirised by Shakspeare, 445, 446.
• Character of his dramatic pieces, ii. 240-242.
• Lilye, a dextrous repairer of old books, i. 433.
• Linche (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 691.
• Specimen of his verses, ibid. note.
• Lisle (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 691.
• Literature (polite), outline of, during the age of Shakspeare, i. 428.
• Encouraged by Queen Elizabeth, 428-432.
• Influence of her example, 433-437.
• State of philological or grammatical literature, 439.
• Innovations in the English language by Lilly, 442-445.
• Improvements in the language, by the great writers in the reigns of Elizabeth and James, 446-448.
• Classical literature greatly encouraged, 449. 453-455.
• Modern languages then cultivated, 451, 452.
• State of criticism, 456-460.
• Of history, 475.
• Voyages and travels, 477-479.
• Topography and antiquities, 479-481.
• Biography, 481, 482.
• Translations of classical authors extant in this period, 483.
• Natural history, 484, 485.
• Miscellaneous literature:—of the wits of that age, 485-499.
• Of the Puritans, 500-502.
• Sober writers, 503-507.
• Origin of newspapers, 508.
• Writers of characters, 509-511.
• Essayists, 511-514.
• Writers of facetiÆ, 515-517.
• State of romantic literature, 518-593.
• Of poetry in general, 461-474. 594-675.
• Table of miscellaneous minor poets during the age of Shakspeare, 676-707.
• Collections of poetry and poetical miscellanies, 708-731.
• State of literature in the Elizabethan age highly favourable to the culture of poetic genius, 596.
• Literature (juvenile), state of, during Shakspeare's youth, i. 25-28.
• Lithgow (William), critical notice of his "Travels," i. 478.
• Littlecote House, description of, and of its ancient furniture, i. 77-79.
• Little John, the companion of Robin Hood, account of, i. 163.
• Lloyd (Lodowick), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 691.
• Lobeira (Vasco), the author of "Amadis of Gaul," i. 545.
• Popularity of his romance, 545, 546.
• Lodge (Dr. Thomas), a miscellaneous and dramatic writer, account of, i. 503.
• His principal works, ibid.
• Defects in his literary character, ibid. 504.
• Remarks of, on the quarrelsome temper of Nash, 459, 460.
• Remarks on his poetry, 632-635.
• Character of his dramatic productions, ii. 249.
• Lofft (Mr. Capel), opinion of, on the sources of Shakspeare's wisdom, i. 32. note.
• On the extent of his knowledge of Italian literature, 54. note.
• Notice of his edition of Shakspeare's "Aphorisms," 517.
• Lok (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 691, 692, and note [692:A].
• London, when first resorted to by country-gentlemen, i. 85, 86.
• Dress of the inhabitants of the metropolis, ii. 87-111.
• Their houses, how furnished, 111-120.
• Food and drinking, 120-137.
• Servants, 138-142.
• Miscellaneous household arrangements, 143-145.
• Peculiarities in their manners, 145-162.
• Police of London during the age of Shakspeare, 162-167.
• Their manners, 153.
• Credulity and superstition, 154.
• Curiosity for seeing strange sights, 155.
• Passion for travelling, 156.
• Love of gaming, 157.
• Duelling, 158.
• Love of quarrelling, ibid. 159.
• Lying, 159.
• Gossipping, ibid.
• Swearing, 160.
• Complimentary language, 160, 161.
• Ceremonies of inaugurating the Lord Mayor, 162-164.
• Regulation of the police of the city, 164-166.
• Diversions of the court and city, 168-200.
• Account of a splendid masque given by the citizens, 189, 190.
• Lord Mayor, ceremony of inaugurating described, ii. 162-164.
• Lovell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 692.
• Lovelocks worn by gentlemen in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 103.
• "Lover's Complaint," a minor poem of Shakspeare, critical analysis of, ii. 82-84.
• Love's Labour's Lost, date of this drama of Shakspeare's, ii. 289.
• Proofs that it is one of Shakspeare's earliest compositions, 290, 291.
• The first edition of it lost, 290.
• Critical remarks on it, 291, 292.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• Lucrece, beautiful picture of, ii. 36, 37.
• See Rape of Lucrece.
• Lucy (Sir Thomas), biographical notice of, i. 402.
• His deer stolen by Shakspeare, 403.
• Whom he reprimands and exposes, 404.
• Is libelled by Shakspeare, 404-407.
• Prosecutes him, 407, 408.
• Ridiculous portrait of Sir Thomas, 409.
• Luders (Mr.), notice of his essay on the character of Henry V., ii. 381.
• Luigi da Porta, the Giuletta of, the source of Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. 360-362.
• Lunacy (latent), philosophical and medical remarks on, ii. 406, 407.
• Application of them to the character of Hamlet, 407, 408.
• Lupton (Thomas), a dramatic writer in the time of Elizabeth, notice of, ii. 237.
• Luring of Hawks, i. 266, 267. note.
• M
• Mab, queen of the fairies, exquisite picture of, ii. 341, 342.
• Macbeth, date of, ii. 469.
• Analysis of the character of Macbeth, 469-471.
• Remarks on the management of the fable, 471.
• Its striking affinity to the tragedy of Æschylus, 472-474.
• Critical remarks on the supernatural machinery of this play, 474.
• Account of the popular superstitions concerning witchcraft, current in Shakspeare's time, 475-486.
• Instances of his admirable adaptation of them to dramatic representation in Macbeth, 487, 488.

Passages of this drama, illustrated in the present work.

• Machin (Lewis), "The Dumb Knight" of, illustrated, ii. 31. note.
• Madmen, in Shakspeare's plays, remarks on, i. 587.
• Characteristic madness of Edgar, in the play of Lear, 588.
• Affecting madness of Ophelia in Hamlet, 589-591.
• Contrast between the madness of Lear and Ophelia, ii. 396.
• The madness of Edgar and Lear considered, 462-464.
• Madrigals, collections of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. 730-733.
• Magic, state of the art of, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, ii. 509, 510.
• Notice of eminent magicians at that time, 511-514.
• Different classes of magicians, 515.
• Prospero, one of the higher class, ibid.
• Description of his dress and spells, 515-517.
• Mode of conjuring up the spirits of the dead, 518-520.
• Different orders of spirits under magical power, 521-526.
• Maid Marian, origin of, i. 161.
• One of Robin Hood's associates in the May-games, ibid. 162.
• Malone (Mr.), opinion of, on the authenticity of John Shakspeare's will, i. 15.
• On the probability of William Shakspeare's being placed with an attorney, 43-45.
• His conjecture as to the person to whom Shakspeare's sonnets were addressed, ii. 61.
• Refuted, 62-73.
• Strictures on his inadequate defence of Shakspeare's sonnets, against Mr. Steevens's censure, 74, 75.
• Conjecture of, as to the amount of Shakspeare's income, 225.
• Ascribes Pericles to him, 265.
• His opinion on the date of Love's Labour's Lost, 289.
• On the spuriousness of Henry VI. Part I., 293.
• His able discrimination of genuine from the spurious passages, 295.
• On the probable date of Romeo and Juliet, 357, 358.
• Of the Taming of the Shrew, 364.
• Of Richard III. 370.
• Of Henry IV. Parts I. and II., 379.
• Of Hamlet, 391.
• Of King John, 419.
• Of All's Well That Ends Well, 422, 423.
• On the date of Troilus and Cressida, 438.
• Of Henry VIII. 442-445.
• Of Timon of Athens, 446, 447.
• Of Measure for Measure, 452.
• Of King Lear, 457-459.
• Of The Tempest, 500-503.
• Of Othello, 527, 528.
• Of Twelfth Night, 535.
• Strictures on his splenetic censure of Ben Jonson, 578. note.
• Remarks of, on the epitaphs ascribed to Shakspeare, 607. and note.
• Character and expression of the poet's bust injured through his interference, 621.
• His illustrations of Shakspeare cited, passim.
• Malory (Sir Thomas), account of his translation of the romance of "La Morte D'Arthur," i. 524.
• Mandrake, fable concerning, i. 374.
• Manners of the metropolis during the age of Shakspeare, ii. 149.
• Influence of Elizabeth and James I. upon them, 153, 154.
• Credulity and superstition, 154.
• Love of strange sights, 155.
• Passion for travelling, 156.
• Love of Gaming, 157.
• Duelling and quarrelling, 158, 159.
• Lying and gossipping, 159, 160.
• Complimentary language, 160-162.
• Manning of hawks, i. 266, 267. note.
• Manningtree, celebrated for its fairs and stage plays, i. 251.
• Mansions of country squires and gentlemen, in Shakspeare's age, description of, i. 72-74.
• Mantuanus, Eclogues of, probably one of Shakspeare's school books, i. 27. note.
• Quoted and praised by him, ibid.
• Translations of them noticed, 28. note.
• Marbeck (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 692.
• Marlow (Christopher), character of, as a poet, i. 635, 636.
• And as a dramatic writer, with specimens, ii. 245-248.
• His wretched death, 249, and note.
• His "Passionate Shepherd," cited by Shakspeare, i. 578.
• Marston (John), biographical notice of, i. 636.
• Character of his satires, 637.
• Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, ii. 567, 568.
• His "Scourge of Villanie," cited and illustrated, ii. 160.
• Mark's Day (St.), supposed influence of, on life and death, i. 323.
• Markham (Gervase), a miscellaneous writer in the time of Shakspeare, biographical account of, i. 505.
• List of his works, 506, 507. notes.
• Their great popularity, 506, 507.
• Notice of his "Gentleman's Academie, or Book of St. Alban's," i. 70. note. 257. note.
• Dedication to, 70.
• His difference between churles and gentlemen, 71, 72. note.
• His edition seen by Shakspeare, 71. note.
• Directions of, for an ordinary feast, 80. note.
• His explanation of terms in hawking, 267-269. note.
• On different sorts of hounds, 283, 284.
• Description of the qualifications of an angler, 294-296.
• Notice of his "Discource of Horsemanshippe," 299. note.
• Precepts for learning to ride, 299, 300.
• List of his poems, 692, 693.
• His address to the Earl of Southampton, ii. 17. note.
• Marriage, ceremony of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 223.
• Procession, ibid. 224.
• Rosemary strewed before the bride, 224.
• Ceremonies in the church, 225.
• Drinking out of the bride cup, ibid. 226.
• Blessing the bridal bed, ib.
• Description of a rustic marriage, 227-229.
• How celebrated in the North of England in the 18th century, 229. note.
• Martial, epigram of, happily translated, i. 690. note.
• Martinmas, or the festival of St. Martin, i. 190.
• Winter provision then laid in, ibid.
• Poetical description of, 191-193.
• Universally observed throughout Europe, 191.
• Allusion to this day, by Shakspeare, 193.
• Martin Mar-Prelate, notice of, i. 457.
• Mascall's (Leonard), "Booke of Fishing," notice of, i. 291, and note.
• Masks generally used in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 95.
• Masques, splendid, in the age of Shakspeare, account of, ii. 187-190.
• Allusions to them by Shakspeare, 191-193.
• Unrivalled excellence of Ben Jonson's masques, 578.
• Massinger (Philip), merits of, as a dramatic poet, considered, ii. 561, 562.
• Illustrations of several of his plays, viz.
• City Madam, i. 75.
• ——, Act ii. scene 1., i. 180.
• Guardian, i. 262, 263.
• Virgin Martyr, i. 310.
• Master of the Revels, office of, when instituted, ii. 202.
• The superintendance of the stage and of actors, committed to them, 203.
• Players sometimes termed children of the revels, 204.
• Maxwell (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 693.
• May-Day, anciently observed throughout the kingdom, i. 152.
• A relic of the Roman Floralia, ibid.
• Poetical description of, in Henry VIII.'s time, 153.
• Cornish mode of celebrating, ibid.
• How celebrated in the age of Shakspeare, 154, 155.
• Allusions to it by the poet, 155, 156.
• Verses on, by Herrick, 156, 157.
• Morris-dances, the invariable accompaniment of May-day, 157, 158.
• Robin Hood and his associates, when introduced, 159-163.
• Music accompanying May-games, 164, 165.
• Introduction of the hobby-horse and dragon, 156.
• Description of the May-games, as celebrated in Shakspeare's time, 167-171.
• Opposition made to them by the Puritans, and their consequent decline, 171-173.
• Revived by King James's "Book of Sports," 173, 174.
• Their gradual disuse, 174, and note.
• Maying, custom of going a Maying, i. 155.
• Verses on, 156, 157.
• Mayne's "City Match," illustration of, i. 388.
• Maypole, ceremony of setting up described, i. 154.
• Measure for Measure, probable date of, ii. 452.
• Its primary source, 453.
• Analysis of its characters, 454-456.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• MenÆchmi of Plautus, the basis of Shakspeare's Comedy of Errors, ii. 286-288.
• Merchant of Venice, date of, ii. 385.
• Probable source of its fable, 385, 386.
• Analysis of it, 387, 388.
• And of its characters, 388-390.
• Particularly that of Shylock, 388, 389.

Illustrations of this drama.

• Meres (Francis), critical notice of his "Comparative Discourse of our English Poets, with the Greeke, Latine, and Italian Poets," i. 468.
• His censure of the popularity of "La Morte D'Arthur," 525.
• Encomium on Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 29.
• And on several of his dramas, 287.
• Merry Pin, explanation of the term, i. 131. note.
• Merry Wives of Windsor, tradition respecting the origin of, ii. 435, 436.
• Analysis of its characters, 436, 437.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• Metrical Romances, origin of, i. 522, 523.
• Michael (St.) and All Angels, festival of, i. 334.
• Superstitious doctrine of the ministry of angels, 334-340.
• Michaelmas-geese, 340, 341.
• Middleton (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 693.
• Middleton (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 693.
• Wrote several pieces for the stage, in conjunction with other dramatic poets, ii. 565.
• Estimate of his merits as a dramatist, 565, 566.
• Illustrations of his "Fair Quarrel," i. 224.
• And "No Wit, No Help like a Woman's," i. 226.
• Midsummer-Eve, superstitious observances on, i. 328.
• Midsummer-Eve fire, of Pagan origin, ibid. 329.
• Fern-seed only visible on that eve, 329.
• Spirits visible of persons, who are to die in the following year, 330, 331.
• Recent observance of Midsummer-Eve in Cornwall, 331.
• Visionary appearance of future husbands and wives supposed to take place on this Eve, 332, 333.
• Plays and masques performed then, 333, 334.
• Midsummer-Night's Dream, composed for Midsummer-Eve, i. 333, 334.
• Its probable date, ii. 298, 299.
• One of Shakspeare's earlier pieces, 299.
• Critical remarks on some of its characters, 300-302.
• And on the fairy mythology of this play, 302. 337-355.
• (See also the article "Fairies," in this Index.)

Passages of this drama illustrated in this work.

• Milan Bells for hawks, notice of, i. 268, 269.
• Milk Maids, procession of, on May-day, i. 155. note [155:A].
• 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.

• 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 ?????????? 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• "Phoenix 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.
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• 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 Coeur 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.

• 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.