Acheley (Thomas), a minor poet, 328.
Acting, art of, consummately known to Shakspeare,
206. Parts chiefly performed by him, 207.
Actors, companies of, when first licensed, 442.
Placed under the superintendence of the masters of
the revels, ibid. Their renumeration, 443. Pa-
tronized by the court, 444. Days and hours of their
performance, 448. Their renumeration, 452.
Admission to the theatre, in the time of Shakspeare,
prices of, 449.
Egeon, exquisite portrait of, in the Comedy of Errors,
Eschylus, striking affinity between the celebrated
trilogy of, and Shakspeare's Macbeth, 565.
Affection (maternal), exquisite delineation of, 542.
Affections (sympathetic), account of. 181.
Agate stone, supposed virtue of, 182
Air, spirits of, introduced into the Tempest, 588.
Alchemistry, a favourite pursuit of the age of Shak-
speare, 420.
Alderson (Dr.), opinion of, on the cause of spectral
visitations, 535 His application of them to the
character of Hamlet, 536.
Ale, synonymous with merry making, 85. Different
kinds of Ales, ibid. Leet-ale, 86.
Alehouses, picture of, in Shakspeare's time, 105
Alfs, or bright and swart elves of the Scandinavians,
account of, 491.
All-Hallow-Eve, festival of, 166.
fluence of fairies, spirits, &c. 167.
Alliterations, in the English language, satirised by
Sir Philip Sidney, 217.
All's Well that Ends Well, probable date of, 542.
Analysis of its characters,-the Countess of Rou-
sillon, 543. Helen, ib. Remarks on the minor
racters, ibid
Illustrations of this drama.
Act i. scene 3, 543.
Act ii, scene 1, 52, 85, 517.
scene 2, 69. 77.
scene 5, 547.
scene 7, ibid.
Act ini. scene 2, 393, 513
Activ. scene 10, 176
scene 12, 437.
All Saints' Day, festival of, 166.
Andrewe (Thomas), a minor poet, 328.
Angels, different orders of, 163. Account of the
doctrine of guardian angels prevalent in Shak-
speare's time, ibid. The supposed agency of angelic
spirits, as believed in Shakspeare's time, critically
analysed, 533.
Angling, notice of books on the art of, 141. Con-
templations of an angler, 142. His qualifications
described, 143. Encomium on, by Sir Henry Wot-
ton, 144. Beautiful verses on, by Davors, 298.
Anglo-Norman romances, account of, 254-258.
Anneson (James), a minor poet, 328.
Antropophagi, supposed existence of, 188. Allu-
sions to by Shakspeare, ibid.
Antony and Cleopatra, date of, 574. Character and
conduct of this drama, ibid.
Illustrations of this drama.
Act i. scene 4, 62.
Act ii. scene 3, 164.
Act iii. scene 9, 67.
Act iv. scene 10, 150.
Apemantus, remarks on the character of, 555.
Apes, kept as companions for the domestic fools,
Aphorisms of Shakspeare, character of, 252.
Apparitions, probable causes of, 535.
Arcadia of Sir Philip Sidney, critical notice of, 266.
Alluded to by Shakspeare, 277.
Archery, a favourite diversion in the age of Shak-
speare, 431. Encouraged in the reign of Elizabeth,
bid. Decline of archery, 432.
Arden or Ardern family, account of, 2.
Ardesoif (Mr.), terrific death of, 71
Ariel, analysis of the character of, 580, 587.
Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, remarks on, 305. His
"Supposes," a comedy, translated by Gascoigne,
457.
cha-Armin (Thomas), complaint of, against the critics of
his day, 223
Allot (Robert), “English Parnassus," 347.
Amadis of Gaul (Romance of), popularity of.
Amusements of the fairies, 505.
Amusements, national, in the age of Shakspeare,
enumerated, 120. Account of the itinerant staze.
ibid. The Cotswold games, 123. Hawking, 132.
Hunting, 140. Bird-batting, 141. Fishing, ibid.
Horse-racing, 145. The Quintaine, 146. Wildgoose
Shovel-board, 149.
chace, 148. Hurling, ibid.
Shove-groat, ibid. Juvenile sports, 150-152
Amusements of the metropolis and court, 426.
Card-playing, ibid. Tables and dice, 427. Danc-
ing, 428. Bull-baiting and bearbaiting, 430.
chery, 431. Frequenting of Paul's Walk, 433.
Sagacious horses, 434. Masques and pageants,
Dramatic perfor--
435. Roval progresses, 438.
Anderson (James), a minor poet, 328.
Arms, grant of, to John Shakspeare, 1.
Arras Hangings, in the age of Shakspeare, 401.
| Arthington (Henry), a minor poet, 328.
Arthur's Chase, account of, 184.
Arthur's Round Table, a society of archers, account
of, 272.
Arval, or Funeral Entertainment, account of, 116.
Ascham (Roger), complaint of. on the little reward
of schoolmasters, 13. note, 45. Improved the
English language, 214. Remarks of, on the cul-
tivation of classical literature in England, 219;
Notice of his
and of Italian literature, 220.
"Scholemaster," 221. His censure of the popu-
larity of "La Morte d'Arthur," 255. Design of
his Toxophilus,” 432.
Aske (James), a minor poet, 328.
Asses' Heads, absurd recipe for fixing on the
shoulders of man, 510.
As You Like It, date of, 546. Remarks on the
general structure of its fable, ibid. Analysis of
the character of Jaques, 547.
Illustrations of this drama
Act. i. scene 2, 146.
Act. ii, scene 1, 179.
scene 7, 26, 396.
Act. iii. scene 2, 402.
scene 3, 281
scene 4, 20.
Act. iv. scene 1, 281, 421.
Act. v. scene 4, 401, 422.
The Epilogue, 106.
Aubrey, statement of, respecting Shakspeare's being
a butcher, 17. Probability of his account that
Shakspeare had been a schoolmaster, 22.
character of the poet, 632.
Avale (Lemeke), a minor poet, 328.
Autolycus, remarks on the character of, 577.
|Biographical Writers, during the age of Elizabeth,
notice of, 235.
Birds, different modes of taking in the 16th century,
140.
His Blackfriars, theatre in, account of, 445.
Black Letter books, chiefly confined to the time of
Elizabeth, 214.
Blenerhasset (Thomas), a minor poet, 328. Ad-
ditions made by him to the "Mirrour for Magis-
trates," 340.
Boar's-head, anciently the first dish brought to table,
37.
Bacon (Lord), character of his Henry VII., 232; Boccacio, principal novels of, translated by Payntet,
and of his "Essays," 249, 251.
Bag-Pipe, the ancient accompaniment of the Mor-Bodenham's (John), "Garden of the Muses,” a co-
ris-dance and May-games, 80.
Baldwyne's "Myrrour for Magistrates," account of.
340.
Ballads, early English, notice of a collection of, 278.
Bodley (Sir Thomas), an eminent book collector,
notice of, 212. Observation of King James 1
on quitting the Bodleian library, 212.
Quotations from and allusions to them by Shak-Bolton (Edward), critical notice of his "Hyperar
speare, 279.
Balnevis (Henry), a minor poet, 328.
Bandello, principal novels of, 263.
Banquets, where taken, in the age of Shakspeare,
414.
Barley-Break, verses on, 150. How played, 151
Barnefielde (Richard), a minor poet, works of
328.
Barnes (Barnabe), a minor poet, 328.
Baronets, order of, when created, 590. Their arms,
ibid.
Barry's "Ram Alley," illustrated, 109.
Barson or Barston, village, allusion to by Shak-
speare, 25.
Bastard (Thomas), notice of the epigrams of, 328.
and note.
Batman (Stephen), a minor poet, 328.
Batman's translation of "Bartholome de Proprieta-
tibus Rerum," well known to Shakspeare, 236.
Bear-bailing, a fashionable amusement in the age
of Elizabeth, 429. Prices of entrance to the
bear-gardens, 430
Beards, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare,
"Beards Wag all," the proverb of, explained, 69.
Beaufort (Cardinal), dying scene of, 190.
Beaumont (Sir John), critical notices of, as a poet.
291. His elegiac tribute to the memory of the
Earl of Southampton, 358. How far he assisted
Fletcher, 604.
Beaumont and Fletcher, illustrations of the plays of.
Custom of the Country, 232.-Fair Maid of
the Inn, 160.-Knight of the Burning Pestle, 232,
479.-Playhouse to Let, ibid.-Scornful Lady,
109.-Woman Pleased, act iv. sc. 1. 84.
Bond (Dr. John), an eminent Latin philologer, 222.
Booke of St. Albans, curious title and dedication of
Markham's edition of, 34, note. Rarity of the
original edition, 34. note, extract from, ibid. 35.
note.
Book of Sports, account of, 84.
Books, taste for, encouraged by Queen Elizabeth,
209, 211. Were anciently placed with their
leaves outwards, 213. Were splendidly bound in
the time of Elizabeth, 211. and note, 213. Hints
on the best mode of keeping books, 213. Ke-
marks on the style in which they were executed 213.
Boors, or country clowns, character of, in the 16th
century, 58.
Boots, preposterous fashions of, in the age of Shak-
speare, 398.
Bourcher (Arthur), a minor poet, 328.
Bourman (Nicholas), a minor poet, 328.
Boys (Rev. John), an eminent Grecian, 221.
Bradshaw (Thomas), a minor poet, 328.
Brathwait's English Gentleman, 126.
Brathwayte (Richard), a minor poet, 328.
Brawls, a fashionable dance in the age of Shakspeare,
428.
Bread, enumeration of different kinds of, 407.
Breeches, preposterous size of, 397.
Breton (Nicholas), poems of, 292.
Brewer's" Lingua," illustration of, 232.
Brice (Thomas), a minor poet, 328.
Bridal Bed, why blessed, 110.
Bride, custom of kissing at the altar, 110. Sup
posed visionary appearances of future brides and
bridegrooms, on Midsummer-Eve, 161. and on All-
Hallow-Eve, 167.
Beauty, exquisite taste for, discoverable in Shak-Bride Ale, description of, 111.
speare's works, 632.
Belemnites, or Hag-Stones, supposed virtues of
Belleforest's and Boisteau's "Cent Histoires Tragi-
ques," 264.
Bells, why tolled at funerals, 113. Worn by Hawks,
131.
Bellein, or rural sacrifice of the Scotch Highlanders
on May-day, 74.
"Bel-vedere, or the Garden of the Muses," 348.
Benefices bestowed in Elizabeth's time on menial
servants, 44.
Betrothing, ceremony of, 107.
Beverley (Peter), a minor poet, 328.
Bevis (Sir), of Southampton, notice of, 274.
Bezoar stones, supposed virtues of, 179.
Bibliography, cultivated by Queen Elizabeth, 209.
Influence of her example, 211. Account of emi-
nent bibliographers and bibliophiles of her court,
211.
Bidford Topers, anecdote of them and Shakspeare,
'iston (Roger), a minor poet, 328.
Britton (Mr.), remarks of, on the monumental bust
of Shakspeare, 634.
Broke (Arthur), account of his "Tragicall Historye
of Romeus and Juliet," 512.
Brooke, (Christopher) a minor poet, 329.
Brooke (Thomas), a minor poet, 329.
Broughton (Rowland), a minor poet, 329.
Browne's (William) Britannia's Pastorals. quota-
tions from, 75. Critical notice of his merits as a
poet, 292.
Brownie, a benevolent Scottish fairy, account of,
500. Resemblance between him and Shakspeare's
Puck, 510.
Brutus, character of, 573.
Brydges (Sir Egerton), on the merits of Lodge, as a
poet, 07. Estimate of the poetical character
of Sir Walter Raleigh, 310. Critical observations
of, on the "Paradise of Daintie Devises," 342
And on "England's Helicon," 346.
Bryskett (Lodowick), a minor poet, 329.
Buc (Sir George), a minor poet, 329.
Buchanan's "Rerum Scoticarum Historia," character
of, 232.
Bull-baiting, a fashionable amusement in the age of Characters, writers of, in the age of Elizabeth, 248.
Sketch of the character of Queen Elizabeth, 413.
Of Shakspeare's drama, re-
and of James I. ibid.
Shakspeare, 429.
Charlcott-House, the seat of Sir Thomas Lucy, no-
tice of, 196.
Ballokar's "Bref Grammar for English," 222. His
innovations in English spelling, satirised by Shak-marks on, 598.
speare, 230.
Burbage, the player, notice of, 203.
Tolling the passing-Charms practised on Midsummer-Eve, 161.
Burial, ceremony of, 113
All-Hallow-Eve, 167. Supposed influence of, 168.
Lake-wakes, described, 100.
bell, ibid. 114.
Vestiges of, in the north of England, 116. Funeral
Garlands of flowers some-
entertainments, 116.
times buried with the deceased, 117.
planted with flowers, 118.
Burns, poetical description by, of the spells of All-
Hallow-Eve, 168.
Burton (William), critical notice of his "History of
Leicestershire," 234.
Burton's apology for May-games and sports, 84.
Invective against the extravagance at inns, 107.
His list of sports pursued in his time, 120. Por-
trait of the illiterate country gentlemen of that age,
210. Eulogium on books and book collectors, 212.
Bust of Shakspeare, in Stratford church, originality
of, proved, 634. Its character and expression
injured through Mr. Malone)s interference, ibid.
Buttes (John), "Dyets Dry Dinner," 450.
Byrd's (William), collection of "Tenor Psalmes,
Sonets, and Songs, of Pietie," &c. 350.
Byron's (Lord) "Siege of Corinth" illustrated,
Caliban, remarks on the character of, 580, 589.
Camden (William), character of his "Anuals," 232.
Campbell's Pleasures of Hope," 290.
Campion (Thomas), critical notice of his "Observa-
tions on the Art of English Poesie," 228
Canary Dance, account of, 429.
Candlemas-day, origin of the festival, 67.
monies for Candlemas-eve and day, ibid.
Capel (Mr.), Erroneous notions of, concerning Shak-
speare's marriage, 30.
Caps worn by the ladies, 393.
Carbuncle, imaginary virtues of, 193.
Cards, fashionable games of, in the age of Shak-
Were played in the theatre by the
speare, 426.
audience before the performance commenced,
Carew (Richard), a minor poet, 329.
Carew's "Survey of Cornwall," 234.
Carols (Christmas), account of, 96.
Carpenter (John), a minor poet, 329.
Castiglione's "Cortegiano" translated into English,
221.
Chair of Shakspeare, purchased by Princess Czar-
toryskya, 11.
Chalkhill (John). critical notice of the poems of,
294,
Chaucer, poetical description of May-day by, 74.
Illustration of his "Assemblie of Fooles," 185.
Description of the carbuncle, 193. Alluded to, by
Shakspeare, 386. Allusions by Chaucer to fairy
mythology, 493, 495.
Chester (Robert), a minor poet, 329. Critical no-
tice of his "Love's Martyr," 349.
Chettle (Henry), a minor poet, 329.
Children, absurdity of frightening by superstitious
tales, 154. Notice of legendary tales, of their
being stolen or changed by fairies, 498.
Chivalric Amusements of Shakspeare's age, described,
Chivalry, influence of, on the poetry of the Eliza-
bethan (age, 289. Allusion to it, by Shakspeare,
386.
Chopine or Venetian stilt, 394.
Chrismale Cloth, account of, 113.
Christenings, description of, 112.
Christian IV. (King of Denmark), drunken entertain-
ment given to, 406.
Christian Name, the same frequently given to two
successive children in the age of Queen Eliza-
beth, 3.
Christmas Brand, notion concerning, 68.
Christmas, festival of, 94. Of Pagan origin, ibid.
Ceremony of bringing in the Christmas block, ibid.
Houses decorated with ivy, &c. on Christmas-Eve.
95. Origin of this custom, 96. Custom of singing
carols in the morning, ibid. Gambols, ancicutly in
use at this season, 98-100 note. Poetical descrip-
tion of, by Herrick, 100, and by Sir Walter Scott,
101. At present how celebrated, 101.
Church-Ales, account of, 86.
Churles and gentlemen, difference between, 34.
Church-yard (Thomas), critical notice of the poems
of, 205.
Chute (Ant.), a minor poet, 329.
Chronological list of Shakspeare's plays, 469.
Cinthio (Giraldi), principal novels of, 264.
Citizens of London, dress of, 400.
Clapham (Henoch), a minor poet of the age of Shak-
speare, 329.
Classical literature, diffusion of, in the reign of Eli-
zabeth, 13. Fashionable among country gentle-
men, 40. Cultivated generally, 219. The knowledge
of Greek literature greatly promoted by Sir Tho-
mas Smith, Sir Henry Savile, and Dr. Boys, 221.
Latin literature promoted by Ascham, Grant, Bond,
Rider, and others, 222.
Claudio, remarks on the character of, in Measure for
Measure, 557.
Cleanliness, attention of Shakspeare's fairies to, 507.
Ex-Cleaton (Ralph, a clergyman), character of, 45.
Cleopatra, remarks on the character of, 574.
The
Clergymen, anciently styled Sir, 43
country clergymen in the age of Elizabeth, 44.
Their degraded state under James I. ibid.
Prohi-
younger clergy, chiefly schoolmasters, 45. Bishop
Hall's picture of their depressed state, 46
bited from hawking. 126. note.
Clerk-ale, notice of, 86.
Chalmers (Mr.), probable conjecture of, on the
authenticity of Shakspeare's will, 7. His hypo-
thesis, concerning the person to whom Shakspeare
addressed his sonnets, disproved, 377.
amination of his con'ectures respecting the date of
Romeo and Juliet, 512. Of Richard III., 51S. O
Richard II, 521 Of Henry IV, Part1, and 11.522.
Of the Merchant of Venice, 525. Of Hamlet, 529.
Of King John, 541. Of All's Well that Ends Well,
542. His opinion on the traditionary origin of the
Merry Wives of Windsor controverted, 548. His
conjecture on the date of Troilus and Cressida, 549.
Of Henry VIII., 551. Of Timon of Athens, 552.
Of Measure for Measure, 556. Of King Lear, 558
Of the Tempest, 577. Of Othello, 591. Of Twelfth
Sight, 592.
Chapman (George), critical merits of as a poet, 294.
is tribute to the memory of the Earl of Southamp
Estimate of his merits as a dramatic
563.
Cloten, remarks on the character of, in Cymbeline,
Clothes, materials of, in the age of Elizabeth, 391.
How preserved, ibid.
Clonen (country), character of in the 16th century,
Coaches, when first introduced into Englund, 415,
Extravagant number of, ibid.
Combe (Mr. John), satirical epitaph on, by Shak-
speare, 627.
Combe (Mr. Thomas), notice of, 638.
Comedy, "Gammer Gurton's Needle," the first ever
performed in England, 453.
Comedy of Errors, probable date of, 481. Mr.
Steevens' opinion that this drama was not wholly
Shakspeare's, controverted and disproved, ibid.
Superior to the Menæchmi of Plautus, ibid. Exqui-]
site portrait of Egeon, 482. General observations
on this drama, ibid.
Illustrations of this drama.
Act i. scene 1, 516.
Act ii. scene 2, 192
Activ. scene 2, 269.
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Compact of witches with the devil, account of,
569.
Compliments, extravagant, current in the age of Shak-
speare, 423.
Composition of the poetry of the Elizabethan age con-
sidered, 289.
Compton (Lady), moderate demands of, from her hus-
band, 415.
Conduct of Shakspeare's drama considered, 596.
Conjurors and schoolmasters, frequently united in
the same person in the 16th century, 46.
Constable (Henry), critical notice of the poems of,
296. Particularly of his sonnets, 374.
Constance, remarks on the character of, 541.
Cooks, in Shakspeare's time, overlooked by their
masters, 36. Were better paid than clergymen,
Cooper's Latin and English Dictionary, used by
Shakspeare, 12. The author preferred by Queen
Elizabeth, 13.
Copley (Ant.), a minor poet, 329
Copyholder, character of a poor one, in the time of
Elizabeth, 58.
Copyrights of plays, how disposed of in Shakspeare's
time, 452.
Cordelia, beautiful character of, 561.
Coriolanus, date of the tragedy of, 574.
remarks, ibid.
Illustrations of this drama.
Act i. scene 4, 194.
Act ii. scene 1, 269.
Cornwall, May-day how celebrated in, 74.
vance of Midsummer-eve there, 161.
Corpse-Candles, superstitious notious concerning,
174.
Coryate's "Crudities," critical notice of, 233.
Description of their mansion houses, 35. And hall,
36. Distinctions observed at their tables, shid
Their diet, 37. But little skilled in literature. 210.
Portrait of a country squire in the reign of Queen
Anne, 43.
Courtiers of Elizabeth, sometimes wrote lyrics, for
music, 350. Instances of her rough treatment of
them, 418.
Courting chair of Shakspeare, notice of. 29.
Courtship, how anciently conducted, 107.
Cor (Captain), an eminent book collector, 12
List of romances in his library, 252. Remarks on
it by Mr. Dibdin, 253.
Crab-tree, Shakspeare's, still remaining at Bidford,
23. Roasted crabs and ale a favourite mess, 50
Credulity of the age of Shakspeare, instances of,
152, 420.
Criticism, state of, in the age of Elizabeth and James
I. 222. Severity of controversial criticism, 223.
Lampooning critics, 224. Notice of the critical
labours of Gascoigne, 225. Of James I. ibid. Of
Webbe, Spenser, Fraunce, and Hake, 226. Of
Puttenham, 227. Of Sir John Harrington, bd
Of Sir Philip Siduey, 228. Of Meres, ibid. Of
Campion, ibid. and of Bolton, 229.
Crocodiles, legendary tales concerning, noticed, 190.
Cromek (Mr.). accounts of the fairy superstitions in
Scotland, 498.
Cross-bow, chiefly used for killing game, 432.
Culrose (Elizabeth), a minor poetess, 329.
Curiosity of the age of Shakspeare, illustrations of,
420.
Cutwode (T.), a minor poet, 329.
Cymbeline, probable date of, 562 Beauty of its
fable, ibid. Remarks on the character of Imogen,
ibid. And of Cloten, 563.
Illustrations of this drama.
Act ii. scene 2, 402, 403.
scene 4, 401.
Actiii, scene 2, 145.
scene 4, 391.
Act iv. scene 1, 118.
scene 2, 119, 193.
Act v. scene 3, 150.
scene 5, 194.
Czartoryska (Princess), the purchaser of Shakspeare s
chair, 10.
Danger, supposed omens of, 171.
Obser-Daniel (Samuel), critical notice of his "Defence of
Ryme," 226. And of his poems, 296. Causes of
the unpopularity of his poem on the "Civil War
between the Houses of York and Lancaster," ibid.
General observations on his style and versification,
297. Notice of his sonnets, 374. Was the pro-
totype of Shakspeare's amatory verse, 375
Costwold games, account of, 123. Revived by Dover,
ibid.
Cottages of farmers or yeomen, in the time of Eliza-Daniel's History of England, character of, 232
beth, described, 48.
Cottesford, (Thomas) a minor poet, 329.
Collon (Sir Robert), an eminent book collector,
Cotton (Roger), a minor poet, 329.
Country inns, picture of, 105.
Country life, manners and customs during the age of
Shakspeare, 33. Description of its holidays and
festivals, amusements, 59. Superstitions, 152.
* Literature but little cultivated, 210.
Country squires, rank of, in Shakspeare's age, 33.
Darwin's (Dr.) poetical description of the night-
mare, 160.
Davenant (Sir William), anecdote of his attachment
to Shakspeare, 619.
Davidstone (John), a minor poet of Elizabeth, 320.
Davies (Sir John), notice of, 297. Critical ments
of his poem, entitled "Nosce Teipsum," ibid.
Davies (John), a minor poet, 329. List of the pieces
of, 330.
Davison (Francis and Walter), minor
poets.
Critical notice of their " Poetical Rapsodie," 349,
Davors (John), critical remarks on the poems of,
Days (particular), superstitious notions concerning,
Midsummer-
157. St. Valentine's-Day, 157.
Eve, 160. Michaelmas-Day, 162. All-Hallow-Eve,
166.
Dead, bodies, frequently rifled of their hair, 392.
Death, account of supposed omens of, 171.
neation of, 557.
Douce (Mr.), beautiful version of a Christmas carol
by, 97. On the source of Shakspeare's Merchant
of Venice, 526. His vindication of Shakspeare's
love of music, against Mr. Steevens's flippant cen-
sures, 528. Conjectures on the probable date of
Shakspeare's Tempest, 579. His "Illustrations of
Shakspeare" cited, passim.
Deli-Dowricke (Anne), a minor poetess. 330.
Decker (Thomas), character of as a miscellaneous
writer, 237. Notice of his "Gul's Horn Booke,"
ibid. Of his "Belman in London, ibid. Of his
His quarrel
"Lanthern and Candlelight," ibid.
with Ben Jonson, ibid. Probable time of his death,
238. Estimate of his merits, as a dramatic poet,
608. Extract from his "Gul's Horn Book," on the
fashions of that age, 396.
Passages of his Plays, which are illustrated or
explained.
The Honest Whore, 36.-More Dissemblers
besides Women, 403-Seven Deadly Sinnes
of London, 122.-Villanies Discovered by Lan-
torne and Candle-light, 133, 193.
Dedications of plays, reward for, 453.
Dee (Dr. John), an eminent book-collector, 212.
And magician, 582. Account of his singular cha-
racter, ibid. Catalogue of his library, 583.
Deer-stealing. Shakspeare punished for. 197, 199.
De la Casa (John), the "Galatea” of, 221.
Delone (Thomas), a minor poet, 330.
Demoniacal voices and and shrieks, superstitious no-
The presence of demons
tions concerning, 173.
supposed to be indicated by lights burning blue, 174.
Dennys, or Davors, (John), Treatyse on Fishing,"
Beautiful quotation from, ibid.
notice of, 142.
His book translated into prose by Markham, 143.
330.
Derricke (John), a minor poet,
Desdemona, beautiful ditty quoted by, 287.
marks on her character, 591.
Desserts, where taken, 414.
Devil, supposed compact with, of witches, account
of, 569.
"Bibliomania," notice of,
Dibdin's (Rev. T. F.),
211. His character of "Stubbes's Anatomie of
Account of Dr. Dee's library,
Abuses," 244.
582.
Dicer's Oaths, falschood of, 427.
Dictionaries, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, 12.
Cooper's Latin and English Dictionary used by him,
ibid.
Diet of country squires, 36. Of country gentlemen,
38. Of farmers or yeomen, on ordinary occasions,
50. On festivals, 52. Of the sovereigns and higher
classes, 404.
Digby (Sir Kenelm), marvellous properties ascribed
to his sympathetic powder, 182.
Dinner, hour of, 406.
Account of the dinners of
the higher classes, 407. Hands, why always wash-
ed before dinner, 414.
Dionysius's angelic hierarchy, account of, 163
Distaff's (Saint) Day, festival of, 65. Verses on,
ibid. 66.
Account of the
itinerant stage, 121. Cotswold games, 123, Hawk-
Fowling, 140. Bird-
ing, 125. Hunting, 132.
batting, 141. Fishing, ibid. Horse-racing, 144.
The Quintaine, 146. Wild-goose chase, 149.
Hurling, ibid. Shovel-board, 149. Shove-groat.
ibid. Juvenile sports, 150. Diversions of the
Card-playing, ibid
metropolis and court, 426.
Tables and dice, 427. Dancing, 428. Bull-baiting
and bear-baiting, 430. Archery, 431. Frequent-
ing of Paul's Walk, 433. Sagacious horses, 434.
Diversions, enumeration of, 120.
Dragon, introduction of, into the May-games, 81.
Tobacco first introduced
Drake (Sir Francis), costly new year's gift of, to
Queen Elizabeth, 395.
into England by him, 411.
Drake (Lady), beautiful sonnet to, 301.
Drama, patronized by Elizabeth and her ministers,
442. By private individuals, whose names they
bore, ibid. And by James I., 444.
Dramatic Poets, remuneration of, 452.
Dramatic Poetry, sketch of, from the birth of Shak-
speare to the period of his commencing a writer
Mysteries, moralities, and
for the stage, 453.
interludes, the first performances, ibid. Ferrex
and Porrex, the first regular tragedy, ibid Gam-
mar Gurton's Needle, the first regular comedy,
ibid. Dramatic Histories, 454. Composite drama
of Tarleton, ibid. Account of eminent dramatic
Conjectures as to
poets during this period, 455.
Massinger,
Middleton, ibid.
Heywood, 609.
Other minor dra-
the extent of Shakspeare's obligation to his pre-
decessors, 465. Brief view of dramatic poetry,
and its principal cultivators, during Shakspeare's
connection with the stage, 603. Account of the
dramatic works of Fletcher, ibid.
605. Ford, 606. Webster, 607.
Decker, 608. Marston, ibid.
Chapman, ibid. Rowley, 610.
matic poets, ibid. Ben Jonson, 611.
Drant (Thomas), a minor poet, 330.
Drayton (Michael), notice of, 298.
marks on his historical poetry, 298.
poems, 299. Poetical description by him of the
Of Robin
dress, &c. of young women, 40.
Hood, 77. Of Tom the Piper, 80. Sheep-shear-
ing, 88. Of the carbuncle, 194. Encomium on
Lilly's Euphues, 215. Commendatory verses by,
on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, 367.
tragedies totally lost, 610. Character of his Son-
nets, 375.
Dreams, considered as prognostics of good or evil,
173.
Dress of country gentlemen, 40. Of farmers or
yeomen, 53. Wedding dress of a rustic, 111.
Proper for anglers, 143. note. Of the inhabitants
Of Queen Elizabeth, 390.
of London, 389.
Of the ladies of that time, 391. Of the gentle-
men, 389. Of the citizen, 400. Of servants, 512.
Drinking of healths, origin of, 61.
Drummond (William), biographical notice of, 299.
His merits as a poet, considered, 300.
Drunkenness, propensity of the English to, 408.
Dryden's testimony to the priority of Shakspeare's
Pericles, considered, 478.
Duelling, prevalence of, 422.
Dunlop (Mr), opinion of on the source of Shak-
speare's Romeo and Juliet, 513. And of Measure
for Measure, 556.
Durham, Easter gambols at, 72, note.
Superstitious
Dyer's "Fleece." illustration of, 89.
Dying, form of prayers for, 114.
notions concerning the last moments of persons
dying, 190.
Masques and Pageants, 435. Royal Progresses, Earle (Bishop),
438. The stage, 441.
Dives, of evil genii of the Persians, 489.
Dogberry, origin of the character of, 618.
Donne (Dr.), critical notice of the poems of, 298.
Doublets, fashion of, 397.
graphy," 249.
try squire or
character of his
His portrait of an upstart coun-
Of a country fellow,
knight, 41.
Earthquake of 1580, alluded to by Shakspeare, 25,
Account of, 26.
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