INDEX.

[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K], [L], [M], [N], [O], [P], [R], [S], [T], [U], [V], [W], [Y]

A.
Abraxas stones, [95].
Ackmetchet, marriage at, [199].
Agate, its supposed magical and medical powers, [104].
Agnes, St., priest placing ring on finger of statue, [141].
Ahlstan, ring of, [39].
Aix-la-Chapelle, ring connected with the founding of, [138].
Alderman’s thumb-ring, [90].
Alexander’s ring, [20], [66], [156].
Amethyst, its supposed magical and medical powers, [100].
Amulet-rings found at Eltham, [120];
at Coventry, [121];
in antique urns, [121];
worn by physicians, [122];
Dano-Saxon amulet, [136];
amulet against storms, [136].
Andrea of Sicily and Jerusalem, [118].
Anglo-Saxon rings and workmen, [25].
Anne, Countess Dowager of Pembroke, [91].
Anne of Brittany sends ring to James IV. of Scotland, [158].
Annulus pronubus, [201].
Anselm, investiture by ring, [81];
and his miracles, [81].
Antiochus Epiphanes, ring of, [66].
Apis, sacred Egyptian bull, [32].
Arabian princesses, wearing rings with little bells attached, [90].
Archbishop’s investiture by ring, [80].
Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, [126].
Arnulph’s dream about a ring, [81].
Artery, supposed, in the fourth finger, [47], [206].
Augustus, ring of, [67], [156].
B.
Bagaley’s account of Stanley, seventh Earl of Derby, [181].
Baker, Sir Richard, [141].
Balassius, (Ruby,) [102].
Belt, ring in the form of, [37].
Bertie, Richard, receives diamond ring from King of France, [159].
Betrothal rings: Grecian, [196];
in Esthonia, [197];
among the Copts, [198];
ceremony attendant on betrothal, [199], [201];
betrothal rings in Germany, [200].
Bishops, investiture by ring, [80], [83];
sealed with rings in early times, [85].
“Blood-stone” of Jeffreys, [184].
Bloody Baker, [141].
“Blue Ring,” [174].
Borgia, Cæsar, his poisoned ring. [144].
“Bot,” [137].
Boyle, Richard, (Great Earl of Cork,) [160].
Brand, Miss v., her vision, [125].
Bran of Brittany, [226].
Brian Borholme, [147].
Britons, rings worn by, [24], [25].
British Museum, rings in, [34].
Bronze rings, seldom used by Egyptians, [26].
Bronze ring, widening by pressure, [37].
Bucentaur, the galley used on the Doge marrying the sea, [73].
Bull (Apis) on a ring, [32].
Byron, his mothers wedding-ring, [189].
C.
Cæsar’s ring, [156].
Caius Marius, [26].
California ring presented to President Pierce, [43].
Cameo, its origin, [156].
Canute, King, discovery of his tomb, body and ring, [70].
Carbuncle, [29].
Cardinal’s ring, [83].
Carey, Robert, Earl of Monmouth, takes the “Blue Ring” to James on Queen Elizabeth’s decease, [174].
Catacombs of Rome, [89].
Cats cut upon Egyptian rings, [38].
Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. [49].
Chains of criminals made into rings to cure diseases, [136].
Chalcedony, its supposed magical power, [106].
Charlemagne, story connected with founding Aix-la-Chapelle, [138].
Charles I., supposed ring of this monarch given to a boy, [177];
his ring used by Sir Philip Warwick, [178];
mourning rings of this king, [179];
his hair used for rings, [180].
Charles II., Duchess of Portsmouth takes diamond rings from his hand when on his death-bed, [183].
Charles VIII. of France, [145].
Charm rings, [93].
Cheops, ring of, [149].
Childeric, his tomb, body, ring, [71].
Christians, rings of early Christians, [39], [40].
Christians wearing talismanic rings, [119];
symbolical figures on the rings of early Christians, [203];
Christian marriage-ring copied from Romans, [205].
Coffin-nails or screws made into rings to cure king’s evil, [132].
Collar, pliable ring in the form of, [37].
College of Navarre, gives ring to Crichton, [188].
Commonwealth of England, inclined to abolish the ring in marriages, [208].
Convulsions cured by silver rings, [132].
Copts, betrothal ring used by them, [198].
Coral, its supposed magical power, [107].
Cork, Earl of, [160].
Cornelian rings found near the Pyramids, [26].
Cornelian, its magical and medical powers, [100], [105].
Coronation rings, [67].
Council of Trent, in relation to marriage, [195], [204].
Cramp rings, [128].
Cranmer using the ring of Henry VIII. before the Council, [72].
Creeping to cross, [130].
Crichton (the Admirable), ring given to him by the College of Navarre, [188].
Criminals, chains of, made into rings to cure diseases, [136].
Croly’s lines on a gem representing a woman contemplating a household god, [230].
Cupid and Psyche, on a Roman signet, [214].
Cupid with butterflies, on a ring, [144].
D.
Dactylomancy, or divination by rings, [111].
Dactylotheca, Roman name for cases containing rings, [22], [155].
Dano-Saxon amulet, [136].
Darnley’s ring, [173].
Death’s-head rings, [30].
Devereux, Earl of, ring given by Queen Elizabeth to, [162].
De Vesci, King John’s bad conduct towards the wife of, [157].
Diamond, [41];
on swivel in ring, [49];
its magical and medical powers, [100], [101].
Divination by rings, [111], [112].
Doge marrying the sea, [73]; his ring of office, [75].
“Dolzbote;” [138].
Domestic deities of the Romans, small iron rings used for, [229].
Drennan, Dr., his lines to his wife with a ring, [232].
Dschemid, said to have introduced the ring, [16].
Dundee, ring in memory of the great Dundee, [187].
E.
Edward, St., ring of, [128].
Edward the Confessor’s ring, [157].
Egyptians, their rings, [17], [21], [26], [27], [34], [35];
on what fingers worn, [47], [48];
no evidence that they used a marriage-ring, [196].
Eldon, Lord, desired his ring to be buried with him, [225].
Eleusinian mysteries, rings given to the initiated, [96].
Elizabeth of Poland, talismanic ring given by her to her son Andrea, [118].
Elizabeth, Queen, medicinal ring sent to her by Lord Chancellor Hatton, [124];
ring given by her to Essex, [162];
her death, [164];
ring given by her to Mary of Scotland, [168].
Elk’s horn, piece of, worn in ring to cure epilepsy, [135].
Emerald, its supposed medical and magical powers, [100], [103].
Epilepsy cured by wearing ring, [133], [135].
Essex-ring, [162], et seq.
Esthonia, betrothal rings in, [197].
Eternity, ring an emblem of, [21].
Ethelwoulf, ring of, [156].
Etruscan rings, [35], [36].
Evil eye, charm-rings to act against it, [93].
Execustus, his two enchanted rings, [112].
F.
Fingers on which rings are worn, [45], [46], [67], [86], [202];
finger for betrothal ring, [201], [202];
finger for wedding ring, [206].
Fish, rings found in, [59].
“Fisherman’s Ring,” [77].
Fits, cured by ring, [132], [133].
G.
Gallienus frightening a dishonest jeweller, [57].
Galvanic rings, [135].
Gambler’s rings, [145].
Gauls, rings used by, [24].
German betrothal ring, [200].
Gesta Romanorum, story from, [233].
Gibbet, iron from it made into rings to cure diseases, [136].
Gimmal ring, [192].
Gimmow (or Gimmal) ring, [192].
Godwin, Earl, [11], [12].
Gold rings, generally used by the Egyptians, [26];
Roman gold rings, [27].
Gray bequeaths his rings, [220].
Greeks, inscriptions on their rings, [36];
had the wedding and betrothal ring, [195], [196].
Greek urns, rings in, [18].
Gresham, Sir Thomas, his gimmal ring, [194].
Gyges, ring of, [126].
H.
Hand, on which hand rings are worn, [45], [47];
with thumb and two forefingers extended, [83].
Hannibal’s ring, [154].
Hathaway, Anne, lines to, (note,) [11].
Hatton, Chancellor, sending medicinal ring to Queen Elizabeth, [124].
Hebrews, wore a number of rings, [49];
as to their using a marriage-ring, [196-7].
Heliogabalus, never wore the same ring twice, [46].
Henry II. of England, his tomb, body, ring, [71].
Heraldry, ring in, [58].
Herbert’s enigma, [62].
Household gods of the Romans, small iron rings for, [229];
Croly’s lines on a gem representing a woman contemplating a household deity, [230].
Hyacinth, its supposed medical and magical powers, [102].
Hynd Horn, ballad of, [115].
I. J.
Indian Brahmins, [95].
Innocent III. ordered the celebration of marriage through the church, [195].
Inscriptions on Greek and Roman rings, [36].
Investiture by ring and staff, [80], [81], [82].
Ireland, diamond found in, [41].
Iron, rings of, [26], [27], [94], [229];
iron from gibbets made into rings to cure diseases, [136];
iron rings containing the Prussian maiden’s hair, [191].
Ivory rings worn by the Egyptians, [27].
Jacinth, its supposed medical and magical powers, [102].
James IV. of Scotland, receiving a turquoise ring from Anne of Brittany, [158].
Jasper, its supposed superior healing and magical powers, [99], [105].
Jeffreys and his “Blood-stone,” [184].
Jewish marriage, and use of ring at it, [208].
Joan of Naples, [118].
John, King of England, his bad conduct in relation to the wife of De Vesci, [157].
Johnson, Dr., his care of his wife’s wedding-ring, [222].
Joseph, ring given by Pharaoh to, [66], [151].
Judah and Tamar, [20].
K.
Kean the elder, his ring, [189].
Kerouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, takes two diamond rings from the hand of Charles II. when in his death-throes, [183].
Key, ring with a key attached, [196].
King’s evil cured by ring made from coffin-nails or screws, [132].
Kings of Scotland, ring used at their coronation, bequeathed by Cardinal York to Prince Regent, [188].
L.
Lacedemonians, as to their inventing seal-rings, [17].
Lambert Linkin, ballad of, [114].
Law of rings, [50].
Lawyers in Rome, clients presenting them with rings, [23].
Lines with a ring, [232].
L’Isle, Lord, [158].
Lituus, [23].
Louis IX. of France, [58].
Love’s Telegraph, [54].
M.
Mad-stone, (note,) [109].
Madoc’s ring, [157].
Magnet in a ring, [31].
Marriage, its ceremony through the Church, ordained by Innocent III., [195];
marriage at Ackmetchet, [199].
Marriage-ring, Grecian and Roman, [195], [196], [216];
used at Ackmetchet, [199];
marriage-rings had inscriptions, others a sealing part, [215], [220], [221];
ancient one of silver with inscription, [220].
Mary, Queen of Scots, talismanic ring offered to her by Lord Ruthven, [119];
her nuptial ring, [168], [170];
portrait of Mary in a ring at Bolsover Castle, [171];
a ring (one portion) sent to her by Queen Elizabeth, [171].
Matilda, wife of the Conqueror, her tomb, body, ring, [71].
Matrons of Warsaw, part with their rings to coin into ducats for Polish struggle, [190].
Medicinal rings, [122], [123], [124], [136].
Mei Amores, upon a ring, [144].
Mexican officers’ rings, [154].
Michaelis, (physician,) had medical ring made of tooth of sea-horse, [136].
Mithridates, ring of, [155].
Money in the form of rings, [13].
Months, Polish idea of their being under the influence of precious stones, [56].
Moore, his mother’s gift of her wedding-ring, [223].
N.
Name-rings, [55].
Navarre, College of, gives ring to Crichton, [188].
Nelson, memorial rings of, [188].
Nero’s ring, [156].
Nottingham, Countess of, and her connection with the Essex ring, [163].
Newton, Sir Isaac, his magnet-ring, [31];
his tooth set in a ring, [189].
O.
O’Neils of Ulster, and Turlough Lynnoch, [190].
Opal, its supposed medical and magical powers, [105].
Ordeal of touch, [137].
Order of the Ring, [51].
Orpine plant, inserted in rings, [215].
P.
Palatius, (Ruby,) [102].
Pallas, freed-man of Claudius, ring of, [19].
Papal ring, [76], [78].
Pearls, [28].
Pelican and young upon a ring, [225].
Pembroke, Anne, Countess Dowager of, [91].
Persians, their seal-rings, [52], [67];
bridegroom makes a present of a ring, [198].
Pharaoh’s ring given to Joseph, [66], [151].
Physicians’ rings, [49], [122].
Pierce, Franklin, ring from California presented to, [43].
Pio, Albert, anecdote of, [49].
Pius II., ring of, [79].
Plague-rings, [136].
Poison carried in rings, [38], [154].
Pompeii, marriage-ring found at, [196].
Pompey’s ring, [155].
Pope’s ring, [17], [78].
Pope the poet, bequeathed rings, [222].
Porcelain rings worn by the Egyptians, [27].
Portsmouth, Duchess of, her taking diamond rings from the hand of Charles II. in the death throes, [183].
Power, rings connected with, [65].
Powhattan, (ship,) [224].
Prometheus, and his wearing the first ring, [15], [16].
Prussian maiden and the sacrifice of her hair, [190].
Puritans set against the wedding-ring, [208].
R.
Richard II., directions in his will, [71].
Riddle on a ring, [62].
Ring-dropping, [145].
Ring-money, [13].
Roman Catholic marriages, [208].
Roman flute players, rings worn by, [23].
Roman lawyers, rings given to, by clients, [23].
Roman urns, rings in, [19].
Roman rings, [36];
marriage-rings, [195].
Roman senators and their rings, [66].
Roman slave, [146].
Roman knights, [24], [66], [90].
Ruby, its supposed medical and magical powers, [102].
Rubric, marriage in the Episcopal Church governed by, [204], [205].
Ruthven, Lord, offers talismanic ring to Mary, Queen of Scots, [119].
Rush-rings, [215].
S.
Sackvil, Duke of Dorset, ring given to him by King James, [175].
St. Anne, ring of, [214].
Samothracian talismanic ring, [94].
Sapphire; its supposed medical and magical powers, [104].
Scarabæus, form of seal, [17].
Sea-horse’s tooth, Michaelis’s medical ring made of, [136].
Seal-rings, when first used by ladies, [26].
Sebert, his tomb, body, ring, [70].
Serjeants at law, their rings and the ceremony relating to their presentation, [86].
Sessa, ring found at, [216].
Shakspeare’s signet-ring, [10], [161];
bequeathed rings to his brother players, [222].
Shoes, rings with shape of soles of shoes, [24].
Signets with Sanscrit inscriptions, [17];
importance given to signets in England, [53].
Size of rings, Egyptian, [31], [32], [33].
Slave, Roman, [146].
Solomon’s magic ring, [113].
Sonnet, by Davison, [195].
Sore cured by touch of ring-finger, [132], [133].
Spain, the power of a girl to compel marriage when a ring has been given, [198].
Stanley, seventh Earl of Derby, his character and last gift of rings, [181].
Statues, rings on, [22], [23], [24].
Sterling’s story of the “Onyx Ring,” [116].
Storms, amulet against, [136].
“Sty” on the eye cured by rubbing with wedding-ring, [132].
Subarrhation, the delivering of ring and other gifts, [203].
Substances from which rings are formed, [26].
Suphis, ring of, [149].
Suffolk, Duchess of, [159].
Symbolum, a term used for a ring, [13].
Syrian legend, [115].
T.
Talismanic rings, [93];
their form, [96].
“Thee, Mary, with this ring I wed,” [231].
Theseus, [14].
Thieves’ rings, [145].
Thumb-rings, [90], [91], [92].
Toad-stone. [107].
Topaz, its supposed medical and magical powers, [104].
Trau (betrothal) ring in Germany, [200].
Trent, Council of, [195], [204].
Tristram, had a mystical ring, [127].
Trophy, emblem on rings, [155].
Turlough Lynnoch, his ring, [190].
Turquoise, its supposed medical and magical powers, [106];
turquoise ring sent by the Queen of Louis XII. to James IV. of Scotland, [158].
U. V.
Ungulus, Oscan word for ring, [13].
Urns, rings in Greek urns, [18].
Urns, rings in Roman urns, [19].
Value of some ring, [54].
Venus, story of placing ring on brazen, statue of this goddess, [139].
Virgin, the, story of placing ring on finger of statue, [141].
W.
Walpole’s poesy upon a ring, [63].
Warsaw, matrons of, give their wedding-rings to be coined in aid of the Polish struggle, [190].
Warts, taken away by ring touching them, [132].
Warwick, Sir Philip, intrusted with use of the ring of Charles I., [178].
Washington bequeathed rings, [229].
Wedding-ring touching wart to take it away, [132];
rubbing on “sty” to cure it, ib.;
Grecian and Roman wedding-rings, [195], [196];
gold-wire rings given away at weddings, [213], [215];
ancient silver ring, [220].
Whistle connected with a ring, [38].
Wire rings of gold given away at weddings, [213].
Wound cured by touch of ring, [133].
Y.
York, Cardinal, his bequest of the ring used by kings of Scotland on their coronation, [188].