Drayton, proud of theatrical praise, [621]; his poetical works, [581]—[589].

Druids, the, [1]—[11].

Dryden and his criticisms on Shakespeare, [554]—[556].

“Ecclesiastical Polity,” by Richard Hooker, [439]—[450].

Edward the Sixth, character of, [323].

Elizabeth, Queen, studies under Ascham, [359]—[363]; objects to religious pictures, [366]; her popular politics, [370]—[380]; her sensitiveness to public opinion, [379]; compares herself to Richard II., [380]; her varied orthography, [382]; fears to be thought a poetess, [672].

Elphinstone writes words as pronounced, [389].

Elyot, Sir Thomas, and his “Boke of the Governor,” 268—[275].

England, derivation of the name, [25].

English priestly colleges abroad, [424].