I
- Imprese, i. [143], [148], [197]; iii. [213], [403]; iv. [57], [231].
- Improvisation, ii. [553].
- Infamia of players, i. [252], [254]; iv. [195], [199], [215], [217].
- ‘Ingle’, ii. [550].
- Inhibition of plays. See [Restraint].
- Inner Temple, i. [214], [221]; iii. [215], [233], [237], [238], [457], [514]; iv. [80], [82], [127].
- ‘Innovation’, restraint for, ii. [206].
- Inns, plays in, i. [283], [284], [304]; ii. [356], [379–83], [527]; iv. [267], [273], [288], [340], [369].
- Inter-act dances, ii. [557]; iii. [130];
- music, ii. [541], [557]; iii. [125], [130].
- Interior action, iii. [63], [70], [119], [133], [152].
- Interlude, early use of term, i. [56].
- Interlude players of Household, i. [48], [63]; ii. [77–85].
- Interludes, setting of, iii. [21–7].
- Intermedii, i. [152], [185]; iii. [6], [384]; iv. [356].
- Inventories of Admiral’s, ii. [165].
- Ireland, players in, i. [341].
- Italian plays, ii. [261–5].
- Italy, player in, ii. [273].
J
- Jesuit plays, i. [323]; iv. [374], [377], [401].
- Jewel House, i. [42], [57], [63].
- Jigs, i. [304]; ii. [325], [342], [404], [455], [542], [551]; iii. [496]; iv. [217], [243], [340].
- Jugglers, iv. [192], [217], [270].
- Justices, control of plays by, i. [271], [274], [276], [279], [285], [299], [306], [337].
- ‘Juxtaposition’ of backgrounds, iii. [18], [21].
K
- Keepers of Bears, ii. [450–2];
- of Dogs, ii. [450–1];
- of Council Chamber Door, i. [69].
- King of the Bean, i. [19]; iv. [82].
- King’s men, ii. [208–20].
- King’s Revels (1629–37), iv. [43].
- King’s Revels, children of, ii. [64–8].
- Kirk of Scotland and plays, ii. [265–8].
- Knight Marshal, i. [33].
- Knight of Crown, i. [141]; iii. [403].
- Knight of Pendragon Castle, iii. [268].
- Knights of Body, i. [42–4].
- Knights, satirized in plays, iii. [215], [252], [253], [255], [257], [439], [440]; iv. [37], [38].
L
- Labels, for localities, iii. [30], [40], [122], [126], [137], [154];
- for play-titles, iii. [20], [41], [126], [137], [154];
- for properties, iii. [137].
- Ladies at playhouses, ii. [549], [555].
- Ladies of Bed Chamber, i. [44], [54];
- of Drawing Chamber, i. [54];
- of Presence Chamber, i. [45];
- of Privy Chamber, i. [44], [54].
- Lady Elizabeth’s men, ii. [246–60].
- Lady Essex’s men, ii. [103].
- Lady Warwick’s men, ii. [99].
- Lampo, iv. [365].
- Lane’s men, ii. [96].
- Lavoltas, i. [198]; iii. [241], [435].
- Lawsuits of players, ii. [23], [43], [57], [64], [80], [128], [131], [156], [202], [221], [236–40], [241–3], [383], [387–93], [398–400], [414], [424], [445], [515–17].
- Leap-year, in plays, iii. [253], [292], [440]; iv. [21], [29].
- Learned counsel, i. [69].
- Leicester’s boys, ii. [88].
- Leicester’s men, ii. [85–91].
- Length of plays, ii. [543], [556].
- Lennox’s men, ii. [241].
- Lent, restraint in, i. [286], [297], [301], [315]; ii. [141–2], [159–60]; iv. [256], [278], [297], [332], [336], [342].
- Liaison, iii. [200].
- ‘Liberties’, ii. [477–80].
- Licences, for plays, by high commission, i. [275];
- by local officers, i. [276];
- by master of revels, i. [318]; ii. [222]; iii. [276];
- by privy council, i. [275];
- by secondaries of the compter, i. [275];
- by sovereign, i. [275];
- by special commission, i. [295], [319];
- by Samuel Daniel, ii. [49];
- for playhouses, by local officers, i. [276], [279], [299], [306], [337];
- by master of revels, i. [288], [295];
- by privy council, i. [300];
- for playing companies, by lords, i. [266], [270], [274], [276], [279], [286], [294], [299], [304], [310], [335], [337], [354]; ii. [222];
- by master of revels, i. [288]; ii. [221];
- by privy council, i. [274], [300]; ii. [94], [123];
- under signet, i. [306], [338]; ii. [260];
- for printing books, by correctors, iii. [162–77], [187–92];
- by high commission, iii. [162], [166–8];
- by lord chamberlain, iii. [192];
- by master of revels, iii. [158], [169], [191], [258];
- by privy council, iii. [159–63], [168];
- by sovereign, iii. [160];
- by Stationers’ company, iii. [162–77], [187–92];
- subject to conditions, iii. [169], [188–90].
- See [Censorship], [Deputations], [Exemplifications], [Patents], [Restraints].
- Liebeskampff, ii. [285].
- Lighting of plays, i. [225], [227]; ii. [541], [543], [556]; iv. [372].
- Lincoln’s Inn, i. [222]; iii. [260]; iv. [127].
- Lincoln’s men, ii. [96].
- Lion-baiting, ii. [454].
- Lists for tilt, i. [140].
- Livery of Household, i. [51], [539];
- of players, i. [311], [313]; ii. [82], [86], [105], [107], [211], [229], [239].
- Local players, i. [280], [310], [328].
- Locality, indicated in dialogue, iii. [41], [127];
- change of, iii. [18], [25], [34], [36], [38–9], [43], [102], [121].
- See [Edge], [Foreshortening], [Juxtaposition], [Labels], [Multiple], [Split Scenes], [Unity].
- Loggia, iii. [25], [32], [36], [43].
- Long Parliament, plays suppressed by, i. [306], [387].
- Lord Lieutenant, plays licensed by, i. [276].
- Lord Mayor’s show, i. [135–8]; iii. [305], [443], [445], [448], [455], [463]; iv. [72].
- Lords of Misrule, i. [19], [135]; iv. [55], [71], [80], [200].
- Lords of players, i. [266], [270], [274], [276], [279], [286], [294], [299], [304], [310], [335], [337], [354]; ii. [3], [221]; iii. [180], [188]; iv. [205], [210], [230], [237], [263], [264], [268], [293], [298], [316], [319], [320], [324], [326], [328], [334], [337].
- Lords’ rooms, ii. [531], [535–7]; iii. [118]; iv. [366].
- Lost plays (list), iv. [398–404].
- Lotteries, iv. [67], [400].
- Lumi artificiali, iv. [355], [363].
- Luoghi deputati, iii. [6].
- Lutenists, i. [49]; ii. [31], [277].
M
- Machines, i. [179], [184], [232], [233]; iii. [77], [97], [282], [376], [378–9], [383], [386]; iv. [370], [371].
- Maids of Honour, i. [45]; iii. [514]; iv. [114], [352].
- ‘Maisons’, iii. [16].
- Managers of companies, i. [352]; ii. [219], [238–9].
- Manuscript plays (list), iv. [404–6].
- Manuscripts used by players, iii. [193–7]; iv. [4], [32], [43], [45].
- Maps and plans of London, ii. [353–5], [376–9], [433].
- Marprelate controversy, i. [261], [294]; ii. [18], [110], [412]; iii. [450]; iv. [229–33].
- Mascarade, i. [176].
- ‘Mask’, etymology of, i. [153].
- Masks, i. [75], [76], [78], [79], [86], [100], [149–212]; iii. [500];
- characters in, i. [158], [192];
- inserted in plays, i. [186–90].
- See [Alphabetical], [Antimask], [Assaults], [Banquets], [Books], [Commoning], [Devices], [Double Mask], [Entry], [Finance], [Folk-survivals], [Gifts,] [Hall], [Honour], [Patterns], [Perspective], [Proscenium], [Revels], [Scenes], [Spectators], [Taking out], [Torch-bearers], [Truchmen].
- ‘Masque’, so spelt by Jonson, i. [176].
- Master of Ceremonies, i. [53];
- of Horse, i. [34], [67], [100], [107], [209];
- of Paris Garden, ii. [450–3];
- of Posts, i. [48], [62], [69];
- of Requests, i. [48], [69];
- of Robes, i. [52].
- Master of Revels, i. [71–105], [282], [288], [295], [299], [300], [303], [305], [318–22]; iv. [135–41], [272], [285], [293], [305], [308–9], [325], [338], [340], [342], [343];
- fees of, i. [319]; ii. [184];
- play-texts altered by, i. [320];
- supposed players of, i. [318]; ii. [223].
- See [Licences].
- Masters of Chapel, ii. [23], [27];
- of Eton, ii. [73];
- of Merchant Taylors, ii. [75];
- of Paul’s, ii. [8], [21];
- of Westminster, ii. [69];
- of Windsor Chapel, ii. [61].
- Masters of companies, i. [379], [386]; iv. [371].
- Masterships in Household, i. [34].
- Matachines, iii. [280], [382]; iv. [162].
- Mat-layer, i. [182], [208]; iii. [262].
- May games, i. [4], [6], [20], [120], [135], [303]; iii. [268], [391]; iv. [44], [77], [94], [113], [115], [200], [231–3], [247], [311], [338].
- Mayors, control of plays by. See [Justices], [Restraint].
- Measures, i. [198]; iii. [234], [239], [241], [278], [280], [282], [375], [378], [383], [385], [386], [434]; iv. [56], [57], [59].
- Men companies, list of, ii. [77].
- Merchant Taylors, i. [296]; ii. [72], [75], [213]; iii. [394], [493]; iv. [309];
- children of, ii. [75].
- ‘Merriments’, ii. [325]; iv. [24].
- Messalina engraving, ii. [519].
- Messengers of Chamber, i. [45], [69]; ii. [114]; iii. [444].
- ‘Mewing’, ii. [549]; iv. [369].
- Middle Temple, i. [222]; iii. [260]; iv. [111], [127].
- Midsummer bonfires, i. [20];
- watch, i. [4], [135]; iv. [81].
- Mimorum aedes, ii. [538].
- Minstrels, i. [48]; iv. [337].
- ‘Momer’, ii. [324], [332].
- Momeries, i. [152].
- ‘Monarke’ at Revels office, i. [87].
- ‘Morals’ written for printing, iii. [179].
- Morascos, i. [198]; iv. [59].
- Moresche, i. [195]; iii. [6]; iv. [356].
- Morley’s men, ii. [113], [120], [124], [192].
- Morris dance, i. [4], [124], [126], [135], [151], [156], [195], [262]; ii. [326]; iii. [362], [391], [453], [513]; iv. [77], [78], [96], [200], [217], [231], [311], [367].
- Mother of the Maids, i. [45], [54]; iv. [67].
- Motions, i. [281]; iii. [373]; iv. [271];
- in masks, iii. [382], [387].
- ‘Mouth’, officers for, i. [46].
- ‘Multiple’ staging, iii. [18], [21], [25], [43].
- Mumming, i. [150–1].
- Music, ii. [541], [556].
- Music house, i. [225]; ii. [542], [557]; iii. [139].
- Music room, iii. [96], [120].
- Music tree, ii. [557]; iii. [137].
- Musicians at court, i. [48], [63];
- in masks, i. [201].