Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 1 of 2] / Including the Biography of the Poet; criticisms on his genius and writings; a new chronology of his plays; a disquisition on the on the object of his sonnets; and a history of the manners, customs, and amusements, superstitions, poetry, and elegant literature of his age - Nathan Drake

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

Act	i.	scene	4.,	i.	[397].
Act	ii.	scene	1.,	i.	[554].

Cornwall, May-day how celebrated in, i. [153].
Observance of Midsummer-eve there, [334].
Corpse-Candles, superstitious notions concerning, i. [358-360].
Coryate's "Crudities," critical notice of, i. [478].
Cotswold games, account of, i. [252-254].
Revived by Dover, [253].
Similar sports in other places, [255].
Cottages of farmers or yeomen, in the time of Elizabeth, described, i. [99], [100].
Their furniture and household accommodations, [102], [103].
Cottesford (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [679].
Cotton (Sir Robert), an eminent book collector, i. [438].
Cotton (Roger), a minor poet, of the age of Shakspeare, i. [680].
Country inns, picture of, i. [216-218].
Country life, manners and customs during the age of Shakspeare, i. [68-122].
Description of its holidays and festivals, amusements, [123-313].
Superstitions, [314-400].
Literature but little cultivated, [430], [431].
Country squires, rank of, in Shakspeare's age, i. [68].
Description of their mansion houses, [72], [73].
And halls, [74], [77-79].
Distinctions observed at their tables, [74], [75].
Their diet, [75], [76].
But little skilled in literature, [430], [431].
Portrait of a country squire in the reign of Queen Anne, 88. note [86:B].
Courtiers of Elizabeth, sometimes wrote lyrics, for music, i. [731].
Instances of her rough treatment of them, ii. 150, 151.
Courting chair of Shakspeare, notice of, i. [61].
Courtship, how anciently conducted, i. [220].
Cox (Captain), an eminent book collector, i. [434].
List of romances in his library, [518], [519].
Remarks on it by Mr. Dibdin, [520].
Crab-tree, Shakspeare's, still remaining at Bidford, i. [49].
Roasted crabs and ale a favourite mess, [105], [106].
Credulity of the age of Shakspeare, instances of, i. [314-400]. ii. 154.
Criticism, state of, in the age of Elizabeth and James I., i. [456].
Severity of controversial criticism, [457].
Lampooning critics, [459].
Notice of the critical labours of Gascoigne, [461].
Of James I. [ibid.] [462], [463].
Of Webbe, [463], [464].
Of Spenser, [464].
Of Fraunce, [464].
Of Hake, [ibid.] [465].
Of Puttenham, [465], [466].
Of Sir John Harrington, [466].
Of Sir Philip Sidney, [467].
Of Meres, [468].
Of Campion, [ibid.]
and of Bolton, [470].
Crocodiles, legendary tales concerning, noticed, i. [389].
Cromek (Mr.), accounts by, of the fairy superstitions in Scotland, ii. 325, 326.
Cross-bow, chiefly used for killing game, ii. 182.
Culrose (Elizabeth), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. [680].
Curiosity of the age of Shakspeare, illustrations of, ii. 155.
Cutwode (T.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [680].
Cymbeline, probable date of, ii. 466.
Beauty of its fable, ibid.
Remarks on the character of Imogen, 467.
And of Cloten, 468.

Passages of this drama, illustrated in the present work.

Act	ii.	scene	2.,	ii.	115. 117.
		scene	4.,	ii.	113.
Act	iii.	scene	2.,	i.	[297].
		scene	4.,	ii.	91.
Act	iv.	scene	1.,	i.	[243].
		scene	2.,	i.	[214]. [395].
Act	v.	scene	3.,	i.	[308].
		scene	5.,	i.	[397].

Czartoryska (Princess), the purchaser of Shakspeare's chair, i. [22], [23].
D
"Damon and Pythias," illustration of, i. [106].
Dancing, a favourite amusement in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 174.
Notice of different kinds of dances, The Brawl, 175.
The Pavin, ibid. 176.
Canary Dance, 177.
Corantoes, ibid. 178.
Dancing Horse, in the time of Shakspeare, notice of, ii. 186.
Danes, massacre of, i. [149], [150].
Danger, supposed omens of, i. [351-354].
Daniel (Samuel), critical notice of his "Defence of Ryme," i. [169], [470].
And of his poems, [611].
Causes of the unpopularity of his poem on the "Civil Wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster," [ibid.]
General observations on his style and versification, [612].
Notice of his sonnets, ii. 55.
Was the prototype of Shakspeare's amatory verse, 57, 58.
Daniel's History of England, character of, i. [176], [477].
Darwin's (Dr.), poetical description of the night-mare, i. [348. note].
Davenant (Sir William), anecdote of his attachment to Shakspeare, ii. 589.
Davidstone (John), a minor poet of the age of Elizabeth, i. [680].
Davies (Sir John), notice of, i. [613].
Critical merits of his poem, entitled "Nosce Teipsum," [ibid.]
Davies (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, list of the pieces of, i. [680]. and note [680:B].
Davison (Francis and Walter), minor poets in the time of Shakspeare, i. [680], [681].
Critical notice of their "Poetical Rapsodie," i. [728-730].
Davors (John), critical remarks on the poems of, i. [614].
Days (particular), superstitious notions concerning, i. [323].
St. Valentine's-Day, [324].
Midsummer-Eve, [329].
Michaelmas-Day, [334].
All-Hallow-Eve, [341].
Dead, bodies, frequently rifled of their hair, ii. 92, 93.
Death, account of supposed omens of, i. [351-362].
Delineation of, ii. 455, 456.
Decker (Thomas), character of as a miscellaneous writer, i. [486].
Notice of his "Gul's Horn Booke," [487].
Of his "Belman in London," [ibid.]
Of his "Lanthern and Candlelight," [ibid.]
His quarrel with Ben Jonson, [ibid.]
Probable time of his death, [488].
Estimate of his merits, as a dramatic poet, ii. 566, 567.
Extract from his "Gul's Horn Book," on the fashions of that age, ii. 102.
Passages of his Plays, which are illustrated or explained.
The Honest Whore, i. [75].
More Dissemblers besides Women, ii. 147.
Seven Deadly Sinnes of London, i. [251].
Villanies Discovered by Lantorne and Candle-light, i. [273]. [396].
Dedications of plays, customary reward for, ii. 225.
Dee (Dr. John), an eminent book-collector, i. [434].
And magician, ii. 510.
Account of his singular character, 510-513.
Catalogue of his library, 511, 512. notes.
Deer-stealing, Shakspeare punished for, i. [404], [407], [408].
De la Casa (John), the "Galatea" of, translated into English, i. [453].
Delone (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
Notice of his "Ballads," [ibid.] note [681:A].
Demoniacal voices and shrieks, superstitious notions concerning, i. [355].
The presence of demons supposed to be indicated by lights burning blue, [358].
Dennys, or Davors, (John), "Treatyse on Fishing," notice of, i. [291].
Beautiful quotation from, [292], [293].
His book translated into prose by Markham, [293], [294].
Derricke (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
Descriptions, exquisite, in Shakspeare's "Venus and Adonis," ii. 21-26, 27.
Desdemona, beautiful ditty quoted by, i. [592].
Remarks on her character, ii. 531.
Desserts, where taken, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 144.
Devil, supposed compact with, of witches, account of, ii. 483-485.
Dibdin's (Rev. T. F.), "Bibliomania," notice of, i. [432].
His character of "Stubbes's Anatomie of Abuses," [502].
Account of Dr. Dee's library, ii. 511, 512. notes.
Dicer's Oaths, falsehood of, illustrated, ii. 171, 172.
Dictionaries, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. [25]. [note].
Cooper's Latin and English Dictionary used by him, [26].
Diet of country squires in the age of Shakspeare, i. [75], [76].
Of country gentlemen, [79], [80].
Of farmers or yeomen, on ordinary occasions, [103-108].
On festivals, [109].
Of the sovereigns and higher classes during the age of Shakspeare, ii. 120-129.
Digby (Sir Kenelm), marvellous properties ascribed to his sympathetic powder, i. [375], [376].
Dinner, hour of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 125.
Account of the dinners of the higher classes, 126-129.
Hands, why always washed before dinner, 145.
Dionysius's angelic hierarchy, account of, i. [335].
Distaff's (Saint) Day, festival of, i. [135].
Verses on, [ibid.] [136].
Diversions, in the age of Shakspeare, enumeration of, i. [246], [247].
Account of the itinerant stage, [247-252].
Cotswold games, [252-254].
Hawking, [255].
Hunting, [272].
Fowling, [287].
Bird-batting, [289].
Fishing, [289].
Horse-racing, [297].
The Quintaine, [300].
Wild-goose chace, [304].
Hurling, [305].
Shovel-board, [306].
Shove-groat, [307], [308].
Juvenile sports, [308].
Barley breake, [309].
Whipping a top, [312].
Diversions of the metropolis and court, ii. 168.
Card-playing, 169.
Tables and dice, 171.
Dancing, 172.
Bull-baiting and bear-baiting, 176.
Archery, 178.
Frequenting of Paul's Walk, 182.
Sagacious horses, 186.
Masques and Pageants, 187.
Royal Progresses, 193.
The stage, 201-226.
Dives, or evil genii of the Persians, ii. 303.
Dogberry, origin of the character of, ii. 589.
Donne (Dr.), critical notice of the poems of, i. [615].
Doublets, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 104, 105.
Douce (Mr.), beautiful version of a Christmas carol by, i. [200].
On the source of Shakspeare's Merchant of Venice, ii. 385, 386.
His vindication of Shakspeare's love of music, against Mr. Steevens's flippant censures, 390.
Conjectures on the probable date of Shakspeare's Tempest, 504.
His "Illustrations of Shakspeare" cited, passim.
Dowricke (Anne), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
Dragon, introduction of, into the May-games, i. [166].
Drake (Sir Francis), costly new year's gift of, to Queen Elizabeth, ii. 99. note.
Tobacco first introduced into England by him, 135.
Drake (Lady), beautiful sonnet to, i. [621].
Drama, patronized by Elizabeth and her ministers, ii. 202. 205.
By private individuals, whose names they bore, 205.
And by James I., 206.
Dramatic Poets, remuneration of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 224, 225.
Dramatic Poetry, sketch of, from the birth of Shakspeare to the period of his commencing a writer for the stage, i. [227].
Mysteries, moralities, and interludes, the first performances, [ibid.]
Ferrex and Porrex, the first regular tragedy, [ibid.]
Gammar Gurton's Needle, the first regular comedy, [ibid.]
Dramatic Histories, [228].
Composite drama of Tarleton, [229].
Account of eminent dramatic poets during this period, [230-251].
Conjectures as to the extent of Shakspeare's obligation to his predecessors, [253-255].
Brief view of dramatic poetry, and its principal cultivators, during Shakspeare's connection with the stage, ii. 556.
Account of the dramatic works of Fletcher, 557.
Massinger, 561.
Ford, 563.
Webster, 564.
Middleton, 565.
Decker, 566.
Marston, 567.
Heywood, 568.
Chapman, 569.
Rowley, 570.
Other minor dramatic poets, 570, 571.
Ben Jonson, 572-580.
Drant (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
Drayton (Michael), notice of, i. [615].
Critical remarks on his historical poetry, [615], [616].
On his topographical, epistolary, and pastoral poems, [616], [617].
And on his miscellaneous poetry, [617].
Poetical description by him of the dress, &c. of young women, i. [83], [84].
Of Robin Hood, [159].
Of Tom the Piper, [164].
Sheep-shearing, [182].
Of the carbuncle, [397].
Encomium on Lilly's Euphues, [442].
Commendatory verses by, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. 39.
His tragedies, totally lost, 571.
Character of his Sonnets, ii. 56.
Dreams, considered as prognostics of good or evil, i. [354], [355].
Dress of country gentlemen, in Shakspeare's time, i. [82], [83].
Of farmers or yeomen, [110].
Wedding dress of a rustic, [229].
Proper for anglers, [293]. [note].
Of the inhabitants of London, during the age of Shakspeare, ii. 87-89.
Of Queen Elizabeth, 89, 91.
Of the ladies of that time, 91, 92. 100.
Of the gentlemen, 87, 88, 89. 101-109.
Of the citizen, 110, 111.
Of servants, 138.
Drinking of healths, origin of, i. [127], [128].
Drummond (William), biographical notice of, i. [617].
His merits as a poet, considered, [618].
Drunkenness, propensity of the English to, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 128, 129.
Dryden's testimony to the priority of Shakspeare's Pericles, considered, ii. 280, 281.
Duelling, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 158.
Dunlop (Mr.), opinion of on the source of Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. 360-362.
And of Measure for Measure, 453.
Durham, Easter gambols at, i. [148]. [note].
Dyer's "Fleece," illustration of, i. [183].
Dying, form of prayers for, i. [233].
Superstitious notions concerning the last moments of persons dying, i. [390], [391].
E
Earle (Bishop), character of his "Microcosmography," i. [511].
His portrait of an upstart country squire or knight, i. [84].
Of a country fellow, or clown, [120-122].
Earthquake of 1580, alluded to by Shakspeare, i. [52].
Account of, [ibid.] [53].
Easter-tide, festival of, i. [146].
Early rising on Easter Sunday, [ibid.]
Amusements, [ibid.]
Handball, [147], [148].
Presenting of eggs, [148].
Edgar, remarks on the assumed madness of, i. [588].
Contrast between his insanity and the madness of Lear, ii. 462. 464.
Education, state of, during Shakspeare's youth, i. [25-28].
Edwardes (C.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
Edward (Richard), specimen of the poetical talents of, i. [713], [714].
Character of his dramatic compositions, ii. 231, 232.
Eggs, custom of giving, at Easter, i. [148].
Elderton (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
Elizabeth (Queen), school books commanded by, to be used, i. [26].
Visit of, to the Earl of Leicester, at Kenelworth Castle, [37], [38], [39]. ii. 191-199.
Account of presents made to her on New-Year's Day, i. [125], [126].
Magnificent reception of her, at Norwich, [192]. [note].
Her wisdom in establishing the Flemings in this country, [192]. [note].
A keen huntress, [285], [286].
Touched persons for the evil, [371].
Cultivated bibliography, [428].
The ladies of her court skilled in Greek equally with herself, [429].
Classical literature encouraged at her court, [ibid.] [431], [432].
Notice of her Prayer-book, [432].
Influence of her example, [433].
Notice of her works, [451].
Deeply skilled in Italian literature, [ibid.]
Notice of her poetical pieces, [704]. [note].
Proof that Shakspeare's Sonnets were not, and could not be addressed to her, ii. 61, 73. note.
Instances of her vanity and love of dress, 90, 91.
Description of her dress, 89, 90.
Amount of her wardrobe, 91, 92.
Silk stockings first worn by her, 98.
Costly New-Year's gifts made to her, 99.
Furniture of her palaces, 111, 112.
Description of the mode in which her table was served, 122, 123.
Her character as a sovereign, 145, 146.
Her industry, 146.
Instances of her vanity and coquetry, 147.
Affectation of youth, 148.
Artfulness, 149.
Extreme jealousy, 150.
Ill treatment of her courtiers, 150, 151.
Excelled in dancing, 172.
Delighted with bear-baiting, 176.
Account of her progresses, 193-199.
Passionately fond of dramatic performances, 202, 205.
Ordered Shakspeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor," 435.
And bestowed many marks of her favour upon him, 590.
Elfland or Fairy Land, description of, ii. 318, 319.
Elves or fairies of the Scandinavians, ii. 308.
Account of the Bright Elves, or benevolent fairies, 308, 309.
Of the Swart Elves, or malignant fairies, 309, 310.
And of the Scottish Elves, 314-336.
Elviden (Edmond), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [681].
"England's Helicon," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i. [721-723].
English Language but little cultivated prior to the time of Ascham, i. [439].
Improved by the labours of Wilson, [440].
Corrupted by Lilly, in the reign of Elizabeth, [441].
And by the interlarding of Latin quotations in that of James I., [442].
This affectation satyrised by Sir Philip Sidney, [444], [445].
And by Shakspeare, [445], [446].
The English language improved by Sir Walter Raleigh and his contemporaries, [446], [447].
Remarks on the prose writers of the reign of James I., [447], [448].
Notice of Mulcaster's labours for improving it, [455].
And of Bullokar's, [ibid.] [456].
English Mercury, the first newspaper ever published, i. [508].
Specimen of, [ibid.]
English nation, character of, ii. 154.
"Epicedium," a funeral song on the death of Lady Branch, ii. 38. note.
Extract from, in commendation of Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, 39. note.
Epilogue, concluded with prayer in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 222, 223.
Epitaph on Shakspeare, in Stratford church, ii. 619.
Epitaphs by Shakspeare:—a satirical one on Mr. Combe, ii. 605.
On Sir Thomas Stanley, 607.
And on Elias James, 607. note.
Erskine (Mr.) exquisite poetical allusions of, to fairy mythology, ii. 327, 328, 336.
Espousals, ceremony of, i. [220-223].
Essays, critical account of the writers of, in the age of Elizabeth, i. [511-517].
Evans (Lewes and William), minor poets of the age of Shakspeare, i. [682].
Evergreens, why carried at funerals, i. [239].
Evil spirits, supposed to be driven away by the sound of the passing-bell, i. [232], [233].
F
Facetiæ, notice of writers of, during the age of Shakspeare, i. [515-517].
"Faerie Queene" of Spenser, critical remarks on, i. [646-649].
Fairefax (Edward), biographical notice of, i. [619].
Examination of his version of Tasso, [ibid.]
His original poetry lost, [620].
Fairies, superstitious traditions concerning, i. [320].
Their supposed influence on All-Hallow-Eve, [333].
Supposed to haunt fountains and wells, [392].
Critical account of the fairy mythology of Shakspeare, ii. 302.
Oriental fairies, 302, 303.
The knowledge of the oriental fairy mythology introduced from the Italians, 303.
Origin of the Gothic system of fairy mythology, 304.
Known in England in the eleventh century, 306.
Scandinavian system of fairy mythology, 308-312.
Scandinavian system current in England in the thirteenth century, 313.
Scottish elves, ibid. 314.
Their dress and weapons, 315.
Lowland fairies, 316.
Allusions to fairy superstitions by Chaucer, 313. 317.
Description of Elf or Fairy-land, 318, 319.
Allusions to it by various poets, 319-321.
Fairy processions at Roodsmass, 322.
Fairies in Scotland supposed to appear most commonly by moonlight, 323.
Their supposed influence on pregnant women, 324.
Children said to be stolen and changed by them, 325, 326.
Expedients for recovering them, 326, 327.
Their speech, food, and work, 328, 329.
Account of the malignant fairy called the Wee Brown Man of the Muirs, 329, 330.
Traditions relative to the benevolent sprite, Brownie, 330-336.
The fairy mythology of Shakspeare, though partly founded on Scottish tradition, yet, from its novelty and poetic beauty, meriting the title of the English System, 337, 338.
Critical illustrations of his allusions to fairies and Fairy-land, 337-353.
Scandinavia the parent of our popular fairy mythology, which has undergone various modifications, 353-355.
Fairs, how celebrated antiently, i. [214-216].
Falconer, an important officer in the households of the great, i. [265], [266].
His qualifications, [266].
Falconry, when introduced into England, i. [255].
Universal among the nobility and gentry, [ibid.] [256].
Notices of books on, [257]. [note].
Falconry an expensive diversion, [257-259].
Prohibited to the clergy, [259]. [note].
Remarks on this sport, [260-262].
Poetical description of it by Massinger, [262], [263].
A favourite diversion of the ladies, [265].
Falcons, different sorts of, i. [263], [264].
Account of their training, [266-271].
Falstaff, analysis of the character of, as introduced in Shakspeare's plays of Henry IV., Parts I. and II., ii. 381-384.
And in the Merry Wives of Windsor, 436.
Fans, structure and fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 98, 99.
Fare of country squires in the age of Shakspeare, i. [73], [76].
Of country gentlemen, [79], [80].
And of the sovereign and higher classes, ii. 120-129.
Farmers, character of, in the time of Edward VI., i. [100], [101].
In Queen Elizabeth's time, [98].
Description of their houses or cottages, [99], [100].
Their furniture and household accommodations, [101]. [103].
Their ordinary diet, [103-108].
Diet on festivals, [109].
Dress, [110].
Qualifications of a good farmer's wife, [111], [112].
Occupations, &c. of their servants, [113].
Manners, &c. of Scottish farmers during the same period, [117], [118].
Progress of extravagance among this class of persons, [119].
Farmer (Dr.), conclusion of, as to the result of Shakspeare's school education, i. [29], [30].
His conclusion controverted, [30], [31].
His opinion as to the extent of Shakspeare's knowledge of French and Italian literature considered, [54-56], [57].
Faulconbridge, analysis of the character of, ii. 120.
Feasts (ordinary), curious directions for, i. [80]. [note].
Felton's portrait of Shakspeare, authenticity of, ii. 623.
Fenner (Dudley), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [682].
Fenton's (Geffray), account of his "Certain Tragicall Discourses," a popular collection of Italian novels, i. [542].
Fern-seed, supposed to be visible on Midsummer-Eve, i. [329].
"Ferrex and Porrex," the first regular tragedy ever performed in England, i. [227].
Ferrers (George), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [682].
Ferriar (Dr.), theory of apparitions of, ii. 406.
Application of it to the character of Hamlet, 407.
His opinion of the merits of Massinger as a dramatic poet controverted, 562.
Festivals, account of those observed in Shakspeare's time, i. [123].
New-Year's Day, [123-126].
Twelfth Day, [127-134].
St. Distaff's Day, [135].
Plough Monday, [136-138].
Candlemas Day, [138-140].
Shrove Tide, [141-145].
Easter Tide, [146-148].
Hock Day, [149-151].
May Day, [152-174].
Whitsuntide, [175-180].
Sheep-shearing, [181-185].
Harvest-home, [185-190].
Martinmas, [192].
Christmas, [193-208].
Wakes or fairs, [209-249].
Weddings, [219-229].
Christenings, [230], [231].
Burials, [232-245].
Fete, magnificent, at Kenelworth Castle, given to Queen Elizabeth, i. [37-39].
Fetherstone (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [682].
Fires kindled on Midsummer-Eve, of Pagan origin, i. [328], [329];
and on All-Hallow-Eve, [341].
Fire Spirits, machinery of, introduced in the Tempest, ii. 521, 522.
Fishing, pursued with avidity, in the 16th century, i. [289].
Account of books on this sport, [290], [291].
Poetical description of, [292], [293].
Qualifications requisite for, [294-297].
Fitzgeffrey (Charles), Biographical notice of, i. [620].
Specimen of his poetical talents, [621].
Fitzherbert (Sir Anthony), notice of his agricultural treatises, i. [115. note].
His precepts to a good housewife, 116, 117. [notes].
Fleming (Abraham), a miscellaneous writer, account of, i. [504].
Character of his style, [505].
Poems of, [682].
Fletcher (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [682].
Fletcher (Giles), critical remarks on the poetry of, i. [621], [622].
Fletcher (Phineas), notice of, i. [622].
Critical observations on his "Purple Island," [623].;
and on his "Piscatory Eclogues," [ib.]
Fletcher (John), the chief author of the plays extant under his name, ii. 557.
How far he was assisted by Beaumont, 558.
Critical estimate of his character as a dramatic poet, 558-560.
His feeble attempts to emulate Shakspeare, 560, 561.
His Faithful Shepherdess (act v. sc. 1.) illustrated, i. [130].
See also [Beaumont], in this index.
Floralia (Roman), perpetuated in May-Day, i. [152].
Florio (John), pedantry of, satyrised by Shakspeare, i. [415].
Appointed reader of the Italian language to the Queen of James I., [451].
Flowers, antiently scattered on streams at sheep-shearing time, i. [185].
Garlands of flowers carried at funerals, and buried with the deceased, [240-242].
Graves in Wales still decorated with flowers, [242-244].
Allusions to this custom by Shakspeare, [243].
Fools of Shakspeare's plays, &c. remarks on, i. [587]. ii. 550.
Description of their apparel and condition, ii. 141, 142.
Apes or monkies kept as companions for them, 145, 146.
Ford, merits of, as a dramatic poet, considered, ii. 563, 564.
Forks, when introduced into England, ii. 126.
Fortescue's (Thomas), "Forest of Historyes," a popular collection of novels, notice of, i. [543].
"Fortune my Foe," a popular song, quoted by Shakspeare, i. [477].
Fountains and wells, why superstitiously visited, i. [391].
Supposed to be the haunts of fairies and spirits, [392].
Pilgrimages made to them, [393].
Fowling, how pursued in the sixteenth century, i. [287-289].
Fox's "Acts and Monuments," character of, i. [482].
Fraunce (Abraham), notice of his "Arcadian Rhetoricke," i. [464].
List of his poetical works, [682], [683].
Freeman (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [683].
French Language, Shakspeare's knowledge of, when acquired, i. [53], [54].
Proofs that he had some acquaintance with it, [55], [56].
List of French grammars which he might have read, [57].
"Friar of Orders Grey," a beautiful ballad, notice of, i. [579], [580].
Quoted by Shakspeare, [589], [590].
Friend, absence from, exquisitely pourtrayed by Shakspeare, ii. 78.
Friendship, beautiful delineation of, ii. 389.
Fulbeck's account of Roman factions, i. [476].
Fulbroke Park, the scene of Shakspeare's deer-stealing, i. [402], [403].
Fuller (Thomas), character of Shakspeare, i. [29].;
and of Dr. Dee, and his assistant Kelly, ii. 512, 513.
Fullwell (Ulpian), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [683].
Funeral ceremonies described, i. [232-237].
Entertainments given on those occasions, [238].
Furniture, splendid, of Queen Elizabeth's palaces, ii. 111, 112.
Of the inhabitants of London, 112-120.
Of the halls of country gentlemen, i. [77-79].
Fuseli's picture of the night-mare, description of, i. [348]. note [348:B].
G
Gale (Dunstan), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [683].
Gamage (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [684], and note [684:A].
Games (Cotswold), account of, i. [252-254].
Gaming, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 157, 158.
"Gammer Gurton's Needle," illustration of, i. [106].
The earliest comedy ever written or performed in England, ii. 227.
Critical remarks on, 233.
Garlands, anciently used at funerals, and buried with the deceased, i. [240-242].
Garnier's Henriade probably seen by Shakspeare, i. [54], [55].
Garter (Barnard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [684].
Garter (Thomas), a dramatic poet in the reign of Elizabeth, character of, ii. 235.
Gascoigne (George), notice of the "Posies" of, i. [461].
Biographical sketch of, [623], [624].
Remarks on his poetry, [624], [625].
Character of, as a dramatic poet, ii. 233, 234.
Gastrell (Rev. Francis), purchases Shakspeare's house at Stratford, ii. 584. note.
Cuts down his mulberry tree, ibid.
And destroys the house itself, 585. note.
Gay's Trivia, quotation from, on the influence of particular days, i. [323]. [note].
Poetical description of spells, [332].
Genius of Shakspeare's drama considered, ii. 536-541.
Gentlemen, different sorts of, in the age of Shakspeare, i. [69].
Their virtues and vices, [ibid.] [70].
Description of the mansion houses of country gentlemen, [72-74].
Their usual fare, [79], [80-82].
Employments and dress of their daughters, [83], [84].
Character of country gentlemen towards the commencement of the 17th century, [84], [85].
When they began to desert their halls for the metropolis, [85].
Portraits of, in the close of the 17th, and at the beginning of the 18th century, [86, 87. notes].
Dress of gentlemen in the metropolis, ii. 87, 88, 89. 101-109.
Gerbelius (Nicholas), rapturous declamation of, on the restoration of some Greek authors, i. [435].
Gerguntum, a fabulous Briton, notice of, i. [192]. [note].
Germans, fairy mythology of, ii. 312.
Gesta Romanorum, a popular romance in Shakspeare's time, i. [534].
Different translations of the continental Gesta, [ibid.] [535].
Critical account of the English Gesta, [535], [536]. ii. 386.
Notice of its different editions, i. [537], [538].
Long continuance of its popularity, [538].
Ghosts, superstitious notions concerning, prevalent in the age of Shakspeare, i. [318], [319].
Remarks on the supposed agency of ghosts, as received at that time, ii. 399-405.
Considerations on the introduction of the ghost in Hamlet, and its strict consonance to the popular superstitions shewn, 411-417.
Its superiority over all other ghostly representations, ancient or modern, 417, 418.
Gifford (Humphrey), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [684].
Gifford (Mr.), conjecture of, on the date of Shakspeare's Henry VIII. ii. 442, 443.
Observations on the excellent plan of his notes on Massinger, 561. note.
His estimate of the merits of Ben Jonson, as a dramatic poet, 575, 576.
Vindicates Jonson from the cavils of Mr. Malone, 578. note.
Gilchrist (Mr.) on the character of Puttenham's "Arte of English Poesie," i. [466].
Gleek, a fashionable game at cards, notice of, ii. 170.
Glen Banchar, anecdote of a peasant of, i. [233], [234].
Globe Theatre, license to Shakspeare for, ii. 207, 208.
Account of it, 208, 209.
Description of its interior, 210-214.
Gloves, costly, presented to Elizabeth, ii. 99.
Goblins and spectres, superstitious notions concerning, i. [316], [317].
Machinery of goblins or spirits of earth, introduced into the Tempest, ii. 523, 524.
Goder Norner, or beneficent elves of the Goths, notice of, ii. 308.
Godwin (Mr.), remarks of, on Shakspeare's Troilus and Cressida, ii. 440, 441.
His estimate of the merits of Ben Jonson, as a dramatic poet, 574-579.
Golding (Arthur), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [684].
Googe (Barnaby), description of Midsummer-Eve superstitions, i. [328].
Notice of his poetical works, [684].
Gorboduc, critical remarks on Sackville's tragedy of, ii. 230, 231.
Gordon (Patrick), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [684].
"Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions," a collection of poems, critical account of, i. [715-717].
Gorges (Sir Arthur), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [684], [685]. and [notes].
Gossipping, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 159, 160.
Gosson (Stephen), a Puritanical wit, in Shakspeare's time, account of, i. [500], [501].
Notice of his "Speculum humanum," [685]. and note [685:C].
Gowns, materials and fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 97, 98.
Grammars and dictionaries, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. [25]. [note].
Henry VII.'s grammar learned by Shakspeare, [26].
The English grammar but little cultivated, previous to the time of Ascham, [439].
Improved by him, [ibid.];
and by Wilson, [440].
Notice of eminent Latin grammarians, [454], [455].
English grammar of Ben Jonson, [456].
Grange (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [685].
Grant (Edward), an eminent Latin philologer, notice of, i. [454].
Graves, why planted with flowers, i. [242-244]. and [note].
Allusions to this custom by Shakspeare, [243].
Grave-digger in Hamlet, songs mis-quoted by, probably by design, i. [591].
Greek literature, cultivated and encouraged at the court of Queen Elizabeth, i. [429-431], [432].
Promoted essentially by the labours of Sir Thomas Smith, Sir Henry Savile, and Dr. Boys, [453], [454].
List of Greek authors, translated into English in the time of Shakspeare, [483].
Greene (Thomas), the barrister, an intimate friend of Shakspeare's, ii. 600.
Greene (Thomas), the player, notice of, i. [417].
Character of, [ibid.]
Whether a townsman and relation of Shakspeare, [420].
Greene (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [685].
Greene (Robert), a miscellaneous writer in the time of Shakspeare, biographical account of, i. [486].
Studies and dissipations of his early years, [486], [487].
His marriage, [487].
Pleasing sketch of his domestic life, [488].
Returns to the dissipations of the metropolis, [489].
Affectionate demeanour of his wife, [490].
His beautiful address, "By a Mother to her Infant," [492], [493].
Becomes a writer for bread, [494].
Character of Greene as a prose writer, [494].
List of his principal pieces, [495].
Poetical extract from his "Never Too Late," [496].
Extract entitled "The Farewell of a Friend," [497].
His death, [ibid.]
Miserable state of his latter days, [498].
Satirical sonnet addressed to him, [499].
Critical notice of his poetry, [627].
List of his dramatic productions, with remarks, ii. 249-251.
"Green Sleeves," a popular song, quoted by Shakspeare, i. [477].
Greepe (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [686].
Greville (Sir Fulke), list of the poems of, i. [686].
Griffin (B.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [686].
Griffith (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [686].
Grove (Matthew), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [686].
Grymeston (Elizabeth), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. [686].
Guardian angels, superstitious notions concerning, i. [336-339].
Observations on, by Dr. Horsley, [339], [340].
Guests, ranks of, how distinguished at table, i. [74].
Guteli, or benevolent fairies of the Germans, notice of, ii. 312.
Guy of Warwick, allusions by Shakspeare to the legend of, i. [566].
H
Haggard-Hawk, notice of, i. [270].
Hair, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 92.
The dead frequently plundered for, ibid. 93.
The hair thus obtained, dyed of a sandy colour, 93.
Hair of unmarried women, how worn, ibid.
Various coverings for, 94.
The fashions for dressing hair, imported from Venice and Paris, ibid. 95.
Hake (Edward), notice of his "Touchstone of Wittes," i. [464], [465].
List of his poetical pieces, [686], [687].
Hakluyt's Collection of Voyages and Travels, critical notice of, i. [477].
Hall (Arthur and John), minor poets of the age of Shakspeare, i. [687].
Hall (Bishop), portraits by, of a domestic chaplain and tutor, i. [95].
Of an extravagant farmer's heir, [119].
Of a poor copyholder, [120].
Of horse-racing, [298].
List of his poems, [627].
Critical remarks on his satires, ii. 6.
Hall (Dr.), marries Shakspeare's daughter Susanna, ii. 598, 599.
Birth of his daughter Elizabeth, 599.
Notice of her, 629. note.
The executorship of Shakspeare's will, why intrusted to Dr. Hall, 613.
Epitaph on him, 631, 632. notes.
Halls of country squires and gentlemen, in Shakspeare's age, i. [73], [74].
Of the nobility, how illuminated, ii. 116.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, date of, ii. 391.
Analysis of the character of Hamlet, 392-398.
Remarks on the agency of spirits, as connected with the Ghost in this play, 399-405.
On the nature of Hamlet's lunacy, 406-409.
The introduction of the Ghost critically considered, 411.
Its strict consistency with the superstition of the times, 412-417.
Superiority of Shakspeare's introduction of spirits over ancient and modern dramatists, 417, 418.

Passages of this drama illustrated in this work.

Act	i.	scene	1.,	i.	[352]. ii. 414.
		scene	2.,	i.	[238].
		scene	4.,	i.	[129]. ii. 412, 413.
		scene	5.,	i.	[379]. [394]. ii. 414. 417.
Act	ii.	scene	2.,	i.	[250]. [397]. [582]. ii. 394.
Act	iii.	scene	1.,	i.	[571]. ii. 392. 395.
		scene	2.,	i.	[171]. [583]. ii. 106. 221.
		scene	3.,	ii.	114.
		scene	4.,	i.	[424]. ii. 409.
Act	iv.	scene	5.,	i.	[224]. [240]. [326]. [590], [591].
Act	v.	scene	1.,	i.	[242], [243]. ii. 395.
		scene	2.,	i.	[35], [36].

Hand-ball, playing at, a favourite sport at Easter, i. [146], [147].
Tansy cakes the constant prize, [147].
"Handfull of Pleasant Delites," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i. [717], [718].
Hands, why always washed before dinner, ii. 145.
Harbert (Sir William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [687].
Harbert (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [687].
Harington (Sir John), critical notice of his "Apologie of Poetry," i. [466], [467].
His "New Discourse of a stale Subject," [515].
And of his "Metamorphosis," [516].
Remarks on his poetry, [629], [630].
Ludicrous account of a carousal given to the King of Denmark, ii. 124, 125.
The inventor of water-closets, 135. note.
His "Orders for Household Servantes," 139, 140.
Harmony of the spheres, doctrine of, a favourite source of embellishment, i. [381].
Allusions to, by Shakspeare, [381], [382].
And Milton, [382].
Harrison (Rev. William), character of his "Description of England," i. [475].
Picture of rural mansions in the time of Elizabeth, [73].
Delineation of country-clergymen, [90], [91].
Of farmers, [99], [100].
And of their cottages and furniture, [101-103].
Of country-inns and ale-houses, [216-218].
Of the fashionable mode of dress in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 87-89.
Of the hospitality and style of eating and drinking in the higher classes, 120-122.
Hart (Joan), Shakspeare's sister, bequest to, ii. 629.
Harte (William), Shakspeare's nephew, not the person to whom his sonnets were addressed, ii. 60.
Harvest-Home, festival of, how celebrated, i. [185].
Distinctions of society then abolished, [186].
The last load of corn accompanied home with music and dancing, [187].
Alluded to by Shakspeare, [ibid.]
Poetical description of, by Herricke, [188], [189].
Thanksgivings offered in Scotland for the safe in-gathering of the harvest, [341].
Harvey (Gabriel), notice of, i. [457].
His quarrel with Nash, [458].
Rarity of his works, [ibid.]
His account of Greene's last days, [498].
Satirical sonnet, addressed by him to Greene, [499].
Notice of his sonnets, [687]. and note [687:C].
Hastings (Henry), account of, i. [86, 87. note].
Hathaway family, account of, i. [60].
Their cottage still standing at Shottery, [61].
Hathaway (Anne), the mistress of Shakspeare, spurious sonnet ascribed to, i. [58]. [note].
Married to Shakspeare with her parents' consent, [62], [63].
His bequest to her, ii. 631.
Remarks thereon, 613.
Her epitaph, 631. note. i. [60]. [note].
Hats, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 102.
Hatton (Sir Christopher), promoted for his skill in dancing, ii. 172.
Haunted houses, superstitious notions concerning, in the sixteenth century, i. [320], [321].
Hawking, when introduced into England, i. [255].
Universal among the nobility and gentry, [255], [256].
Notice of books on Hawks and Hawking, [257]. and [note].
Expense attending this pursuit, [257-259].
Forbidden to the clergy, [259]. [note].
Observations on this sport, [260-262].
Poetical description of, [262], [263].
Land and water hawking, [264].
A favourite pursuit of the ladies, [265].
Allusions to hawking by Shakspeare, [270], [271].
Hawks, different sorts of, i. [263], [264].
Penalties for destroying their eggs, [264].
Account of their training, [265-270].
Hazlewood (Mr.), character of, i. [71]. [note].
Notice of his edition of Puttenham's "Arte of English Poesie," [465].
His character of that work, [466].
And of Wright's Essays, [511-513].
Account of the "World's Folly," a collection of ballads, [574-576].
Bibliographical notice of "Polimanteia," ii. 39. note [39:B].
Account of Brokes' "Tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet," 359. and note.
Hayward (Sir John), character of his Histories, i. [476].
Healths, origin of drinking, i. [128].
Helen, analysis of the character of, in All's Well that Ends Well, ii. 423-425.
Hell, legendary punishments of, i. [378-381].
The lower part of the stage so called in Shakspeare's time, ii. 214.
Heminge, the player, notice of, and of his family, i. [417].
Probably a countryman of Shakspeare's, [ibid.]
Hemp-seed, why sown on Midsummer Eve, i. [332].
Henry IV., Parts I. and II., probable date of, ii. 379.
Critical analysis of its principal characters, 380.
Contrast between Hotspur and Prince Henry, 380.
Analysis of the character of Falstaff, 381-384.
And of the general construction of the fable of these plays, 384, 385.

Illustrations of King Henry IV. Part I. in the present work.