A.

Actors, names of Shakespeare, printed by mistake in first folio, 314.

Actors, fellows of W. S. Did they suspect imposition?, 037.

Of Shakespeare's day, expected to improvise, 260.

Actresses, none in Shakespeare's day, 273.

Addison, Joseph, his estimate of Shakespearean plays, 026.

Alterations of the plays in 1st folio. See Emendations.

Althea, classical error as to, 210.

Angling, knowledge of, displayed in plays, 228.

Anonymous authorship, 283.

Or pseudonymic, fashionable in those days, 176.

Anti-Shakespearean theories—

A compromise of, suggested, 300.

Theobald anticipates, 301.

Areopagitica, Milton's, first asserted author's rights, 108.

Aristotle, Bacon and Shakespeare misquote passage of, 241.

Arms, John Shakespeare's, purchased by his son, 097.

Coat of, "cut from whole cloth", 274.

Obtained by falsehood, 274, 275, note.

Protest against them, 274, note.

Purchased with Shakespeare's first earnings, 274.

Why Shakespeare purchased, 274.

Article in Chambers' Journal first raises authorship question, 185.

Aubrey, his testimony, 047, 069, 071.

Expert evidence of, 303, 304.

Audiences. See Plays.

Did not want scientific treatises, 229.

Formative days of, 263.

Not critical, 013.

The Shakespearean, 114, 259.

Author, his interest to be anonymous, 113.

Eights, what were, 108.

Compensation, how obtained, 108.

Author of the plays. See Plays.

His fidelity to national characteristics, 042.

Insight of, into the human heart, no guess work, 043.

Of text, did not write stage business, 117.

Authorship of Henry VI., R. 0. White's idea of, 303.

Anonymous, 283.

Anonymous or pseudonymic authorship, prevalent, 176.

See Joint authorship.

Insecurity of. See Author, Copyright, Nashe, Printers, Plays.

Insecurity of authorship. See Star Chamber.

Autographs of W. S. See "Florio'" autograph.

B.

Bacon, and Shakespeare misquote passage of Aristotle, 241.

And Shakespeare, unknown to each other, 144.

Appears in New Theory, 284.

Believes in teaching history by drama, 242.

Could have appraised the S. Drama, 180.

Did William Shakespeare write works of, 038, 039.

Directs certain MS. locked up, 244.

Driven to "the Jews", 233. See "Shylock."

His acquirements, 232.

His estimate of the theatre, 203.

His letter to the Queen, 237.

His "Northumberland MS.", 035.

How procured emendations, 234, 235.

Their "copy" for first folio, 315.

Their reason for the first folio, 249, note.

Henry the Sixth, Grant White's idea of, 303.

Greene's complaint about, 302.

Not Shakespeare's, 302.

Wonderful "run" of, 307.

Henry the Seventh, curious evidence of Bacon's, 242.

Heywood, author of portions of "Passionate Pilgrim", 109.

Writes plays of the period, 264.

"Historic Doubt," the Shakespearean myth not a, 066.

Historical evidence. See Circumstantial evidence. Passim.

Historical plays, evidence of, as to Bacon, 242.

History, Bacon thinks taught by drama, 242.

Hume, David, his estimate of Shakespearean plays, 025.

Hunter, Rev. Joseph, identifies Proserpo's Island, 087, note.

I

Iago, a comedian's part, 308.

Speech of, a striking paraphrase of Berni, 064.

Ideal Shakespeare, every man may select his own, 099
"Imogen" name and character, whence taken, 217.

Imposture literary, state of the law favorable to, 113.

Ingleby, Dr C. M., his plea for Shakespeare, 250 Innuendo, evidence by way of, 237.

Supporting Ben Jonson 238, note.

Innuendoes, of Sir Tobie Matthew, 147, 237.

Insecurity of authorship, 109. See Authorship, Copyright, Printers, etc.

Nashe's, testimony as to, 109.

Heywood's, testimony as to, 109.

Internal evidence. See Evidence, internal.

Italian and French, not taught at Stratford school, 221.

Italy, knowledge of, displayed in plays, 219, 220.

Intricate acquaintance with manners and customs of, 220.

J.

"Jacques-Peter," probably original form of name "Shakespeare", 172.

James, King. See King James.

Jansen, the S. portrait, 101.

Johnson, Gerard, said to have made Stratford bust, 097.

Johnson, Samuel, his estimate of Shakespearean plays, 026, 027, 028.

Specimens of his commentaries on plays, 027.

Joint authorship, Miss Bacon's theory was, 200.

Jones, Inigo, devises trappings for court masques, 271.

Jonson, Ben, a "famous witness", 152.

An expert witness, 303, 304.

Applies same words and figure to Bacon and to W. S., 145
A university man, 043.

Cited as a witness, contra, 250.

His conversations with Drummond, 139.

His "Discoveries" fatal to Shakespearean theory, 134, 136.

His fling at Shakespeare in prologue, etc., 138.

His obituary verses, 129.

His testimony, 126.

His income, in modern figures, $25,000, 040.

His income, perhaps exaggerated by Ward, 075.

His interest to keep plays out of print, if his, 115.

His library. See Library, 266.

His literary acquirements, 039.

His name a safe pseudonym, 284.

His name discovered in Northumberland MSS., 242.

His rapid accumulation of wealth, 043.

A self-made man, 043.

His supposed travels, 216.

His weakness for pedigrees, 256, note.

Holding horses, story not improbable, 168.

Interpolates as he copies, 304.

Interpolates popular songs, 309.

Made his money by acting, 244.

Makes Iago a comedian, 308.

May have been pre-contracted to his wife, 253.

Name possesses market value, 257, 263.

Name removed from 3d edition of "Passionate Pilgrim", 276.

Natural that he should have followed players to London, 051.

Never suspected his reputation, 305.

No pride of authorship in, 268.

Not a law student, 245.

Not solicitous or expectant of any posthumous fame, 048.

No tradition connecting, with composition of plays, 267.

No uncertainty as to his character, 038.

Nowhere met in tradition or history, as a school-boy, 040.

One "biographer" of, 161.

Only one attempt to prove him a university man, 222.

Other duties, 033.

Out of favor with King James, 150, note.

Portraits of, 091.

Usually criticised as if purely ideal, 092.

Probably remodeled the plays, 177.

Records of his life, 046.

Retires to money lending in Stratford, 233.

Rev. Richard Davie's life of, 073.

Shakespeare, William, R. G. White accuses him of "want of probity", 303.

Sketches Dogberry, 298, 299.

Specimen of his wit, 270.

Speculations as to first employment, 257.

"Wanted art", 140.

Was he admitted to noble companionship?, 274.

Was he a Roman Catholic?, 117.

Was not lawyer, physician, etc., 297.

Was there any-thing he did not know?, 230.

Where did he find his leisure?, 231.

Where did he get his material? question never asked, 166, 167.

Who wrote. See Who wrote Shakespeare. Passim,

Why he purchased arms, 274.

Wrote no masques, 271.

Shakespearean question, not what, but who?, 296.

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