Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 2 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	2.,	ii.	[272].
Act	ii.	scene	1.,	ii.	[273].
		scene	5.,	ii.	[268], [269]. [notes].
Act	iii.	scene	2.,	ii.	[270], [271].
		scene	4.,	ii.	[276].
Act	iv.	scene	1.,	ii.	[276], [277].
		scene	3.,	ii.	[278]. [note].
		scene	6.,	ii.	[278].
Act	v.	scene	1.,	ii.	[273], [274]. [279].
		scene	3.,	ii.	[275].

Periwigs, when introduced into England, ii. [93].
Petowe (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.
Pett (Peter), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.
Pewter, a costly article in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [118].
Phillip (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.
Phiston (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
"Phœnix Nest," a collection of poems, in
the time of Elizabeth, critical notice of, i. 718-720.
Pictures, an article of furniture in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [119].
Pilgrimages made to wells, i. 393.
Pilpay, notice of the fables of, i. 533, 534.
Pipe and Tabor, the ancient accompaniment of the Morris-dance and May-games, i. 164, 165.
Plautus, the Menæchmi of, the basis of Shakspeare's Comedy of Errors, ii. [286-288].
Pits (John), the biographer, character of, i. 482.
Plague, ravages of, at Stratford, i. 24.
Plantain roots, why dug up on Midsummer Eve, i. 333.
Plat (Hugh), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Players (strolling), state of, in the sixteenth century, i. 248-250.
Difference between them and licensed performers, 250.
Exhibited at country fairs, 251.
Companies of players, when first licensed, ii. [202].
Placed under the direction of the Master of the Revels, [203].
Patronized by the court, and also by private individuals, [205], [206].
The amount of their remuneration, [204].
Days and hours of their performance, [215].
Concluded their performances always with prayers, [222], [223].
How remunerated, [223], [224].
Play-bills, notice of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [214], [215].
Plays, number of, performed in one day, ii. [217].
Amusements of the audience, prior to their commencement, [217-219].
Disapprobation of them, how testified, [221], [222].
Authors of, how rewarded, [224], [225].
List of anonymous plays extant previously to the time of Shakspeare, [252], [253].
Chronological list of his genuine plays, [261], [262].
Observations on each, [263-534].
(And see their respective titles in this Index.)
Humorous remark of Mr. Steevens on the value and high price of the first edition of Shakspeare's plays, [535]. [note].
Remarks on the spurious plays attributed to him, [536], [537].
Plough Monday, festival of, i. 136.
Sports and customs usual at that season, 137.
"Poetical Rapsodie," a collection of poems of the age of Shakspeare, account of, i. 728-730.
Poets, list of, who were rewarded by English sovereigns, i. 514, 515.
Table of English poets, classed according to the subjects of their muses, 734.
Poetry (English), notice of treatises on, during the age of Shakspeare, i. 461-470.
Allusions to or quotations from the poetry of the minstrels, with remarks, 574-593.
State of poetry (with the exception of the drama) during the time of Shakspeare, 594, et seq.
Influence of superstition, literature, and romance on poetical genius, 595, 596.
Versification, economy, and sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry, 597-599.
Defects in the larger poems of this period, 599-601.
Biographical and critical notices of the more eminent poets, 601-674.
Table of miscellaneous minor poets, exhibiting their respective degrees of excellence, mediocrity, or worthlessness, 676-707.
Critical notices of the collections of poetry, and poetical miscellanies, published during this period, 708-731.
Brief view of dramatic poetry from the birth of Shakspeare to the year 1590, ii. [227-255].
Police of London, neglected in the time of Elizabeth, ii. [165].
Regulations for it, [166].
"Polimanteia," or the means to judge of the fall of a commonwealth, bibliographical notice of, ii. [39]. note [39:B].
Porta (Luigi da), the "Giuletta" of, the source of Romeo and Juliet, ii. [360-362].
Portuguese romances, account of, i. 545-548.
Possessed, charm for, i. 364.
Possets, prevalence of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 82.
Powder (sympathetic), marvellous effects ascribed to, i. 375, 376.
Powell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Prayer Book of Queen Elizabeth, i. 432.
Pregnant women, supposed influence of fairies on, ii. [324].
Presents, anciently made on New-Year's Day, i. 124.
Account of those made to Queen Elizabeth, 125, 126.
Preston (Thomas), a minor poet of the age
of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Character of his dramatic pieces, ii. [236], [237].
Prices of admission to the theatre, ii. [216], [217].
Pricket (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Primero, a fashionable game of cards in Shakspeare's time, how played, ii. [169].
Printing, observations on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, i. 437, 438.
Proctor (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
Notice of his "Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions," 715-717.
Prologues, how delivered in the time of Shakspeare, ii. [219].
Prose writers of the age of Shakspeare, observations on, i. 439-447.
Causes of their defects, 448.
Prospero, analysis of the character of, ii. [505]. [515].
Provisions, annual stock of, anciently laid in at fairs, i. 215.
Prudentius, passage of, supposed to have been imitated by Shakspeare, ii. [415].
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, analysis of the character of, ii. [347].
Probable source of it, [348-350].
Description of his functions, [349], [350].
Resemblance between Puck and the Cobali or benevolent elves of the Germans, [350].
And to the Brownie of the Scotch, [351].
Other functions of Puck, [352], [353].
Puppet-shows, origin of, i. 253.
Purchas's "Pilgrimage," critical notice of, i. 477.
Purgatory, Popish doctrine of, ii. [415], [416].
Seized and employed by Shakspeare with admirable success, [416], [417]. [455], [456].
Puritans opposition to May-games, ridiculed by Shakspeare, i. 171.
By Ben Jonson, 172, 173. note.
And Beaumont and Fletcher, 172.
Puttenham (George), remarks of, on the corruptions of the English language, i. 441.
Critical notice of his "Arte of English Poesie," 465, 466.
And of his smaller poems, 697. and note.
Q
Quarrelling reduced to a system in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [159].
Quiney (Mr. Thomas), married to Shakspeare's daughter Judith, ii. [609].
Their issue, [610].
Quintaine, a rural sport in the sixteenth century, i. 300.
Its origin, 301.
Description of, 301-304.
"Quippes for upstart newfangled Gentlewomen," cited and illustrated, ii. [95], [98].
R
Race-horses, breeds of, highly esteemed, i. 298.
Raleigh (Sir Walter), improved the English language, i. 416, 417.
Character of his "History of the World," 476.
His "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," cited by Shakspeare, 578.
Notice of his poetical pieces, 639.
Remarks on them, ibid. 640.
Estimate of his poetical character, 640-642.
Ramsey (Laurence), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
Rankins (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
Rape of Lucrece, a poem of Shakspeare's, when first printed, ii. [32].
Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, [3].
Construction of its versification, [33].
Probable sources whence Shakspeare derived his fable, [ibid.]
Exquisite specimens of this poem, for their versification, descriptive, pathetic, and sublime excellences, [34-38].
Complimentary notices of this poem by contemporaries of the poet, [38-40].
Notice of its principal editions, [41].
Rapiers, extraordinary length of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [108], [109].
Ravenscroft (Thomas), hunting song preserved by, i. 277.
Reynolds (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
Reed (Mr.), his Illustrations of Shakspeare cited, passim.
Register (parochial), of Stratford-upon-Avon, extracts from, i. 4.
Births, marriages, and deaths of Shakspeare's children recorded there, 414, 415. note.
Remuneration of actors and dramatic poets in the time of Shakspeare, ii. [223-225].
Repartees of Shakspeare and Tarleton the comedian, i. 66.
Ascribed to Shakspeare and Ben Jonson, ii. [593]. [note].
Rice (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
Richard I. (King), why surnamed Cœur de Lion, i. 566, 567.
Richard II., probable date of, ii. [375], [376].
Analysis of his character, [377], [378].
Remarks on the secondary characters of this play, [378].
Performed before the Earl of Southampton in 1601, ii. [10], [11].
Illustration of act ii. scene 4. of this drama, i. 384.
Richard of Gloucester, exquisite portrait of, in Shakspeare's Henry VI. Part II., ii. [297].
Richard III., date of, ii. [370-372].
Analysis of Richard's character, [373-375].

Illustrations of passages of this drama in the present work.

Act	iii.	scene	2.,	ii.	[377].
		scene	3.,	ii.	[377].
Act	v.	scene	2.,	ii.	[378].
		scene	3.,	i.	358.

Rickets, singular cures of, i. 371, 372.
Rider (Bishop), an eminent philologer, notice of, i. 455.
Riding, art of, highly cultivated in the sixteenth century, i. 298.
Instructions for, 299, 300.
Rings, fairy, allusions to, by Shakspeare, ii. [342], [343].
Robin Hood and his associates, when introduced in the gambols of May Day, i. 159.
Account of them and their dresses, &c., 160-164.
Robin, why a favourite bird, i. 394, 395.
Robinson (Clement), critical notice of his "Handefull of Pleasant Delites," i. 717, 718.
Robinson's (Richard), "Auncient Order, &c. of the Round Table," account of, i. 562, 563., ii. [178-180].
Notice of his poems, i. 698. and note [698:B].
Rock Day festival, account of, i. 135.
Verses on, ibid., 136.
Rolland (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
Roman literature, progress of, during the reign of Elizabeth, i. 454, 455.
List of Roman classic authors translated into English in Shakspeare's time, 483.
Romances, list of popular ones in the age of Shakspeare, i. 519-522.
Origin of the metrical romance, 522, 523.
Anglo-Norman romances, 523-531.
Oriental romances, 531-538.
Italian romances, 538-544.
Spanish and Portuguese romances, 545-548.
Pastoral romances, 548-552.
Influence of romance on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, 596.
Observations on the romantic drama, ii. [539-541].
Romeo and Juliet, probable date of, ii. [356-358].
Source whence Shakspeare derived his plot, considered, [359-361].
Analysis of the characters of this drama, [362], [363].
Eulogium on it by Schlegel, [363], [364].

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

Act	i.	scene	3.,	i.	52. 436. ii. [356].
		scene	4.,	i.	368. ii. [118]. [342]. [347]. [358].
		scene	5.,	ii.	[116].
Act	ii.	scene	1.,	i.	583.
		scene	2.,	i.	271.
		scene	4.,	i.	304. 583. note. ii. [116].
Act	iii.	scene	1.,	i.	556.
		scene	2.,	i.	272.
Act	iv.	scene	3.,	i.	374.
		scene	5.,	i.	240. 243. 583. note. ii. [170].
Act	v.	scene	1.,	i.	355.
		scene	2.,	ii.	[581].
		scene	3.,	ii.	[107].

Roodsmass, procession of fairies at the festival of, ii. [322].
Rosemary strewed before the bride at marriages, i. 224.
Rosse (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
Rous (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 699.
Rousillon (Countess), exquisite character of, ii. [423].
Rowe (Mr.), mistake of, concerning the priority of Shakspeare's birth, corrected, i. 4, 5.
His conjecture concerning the trade of Shakspeare's father, 7.
Disproved, ibid., note.
Rowena and Vortigern, anecdote of, i. 127, 128.
Rowland (Samuel), list of the poems of, i. 699, 700. and note [700:A].
Rowley (William), wrote several pieces in conjunction with Massinger and other
dramatists, ii. [570].
Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, [ibid.]
Ruddock, or red-breast, popular superstitions in favour of, i. 395.
Ruffs worn in the age of Elizabeth, account of, ii. [90]. [95-97]. [103].
Ruptures, singular remedies for, i. 371, 372.
Rushes, anciently strewed on floors, ii. [119], [120].
S
Sabie (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700. and note [700:B].
Sack, a species of wine much used in the time of Shakspeare, ii. [130].
Different kinds of, [131].
The sack of Falstaff, what, [ibid.] [132].
Sack and sugar much used, [132].
And frequently adulterated, [ibid.]
Sackville (Thomas), Lord Buckhurst, character of the poetical works of, i. 642, 643.
The model adopted by Spenser, 643.
The "Myrrour for Magistrates," planned by him, 708.
Character of his dramatic performances, ii. [230], [231].
Saker (Aug.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
Sampson (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
Sandabar, an oriental philosopher, i. 531.
Account of his "Book of the Seven Counsellors," ibid.
Numerous versions of it, ibid., 532.
English version exceedingly popular, 531.
Scottish version, 532, 533.
Sandford (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
Satires of Bishop Hall, remarks on, i. 628, 629.
Savile (Sir Henry), greatly promoted Greek literature, i. 453.
Notice of his works, ibid., 454.
Scandinavian mythology of fairies, account of, ii. [308-312].
Schlegel (M.), eulogium of, on Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. [363], [364].
On his Cymbeline, [466], [467].
Macbeth, [471-473].
On the romantic drama of Shakspeare, [539], [540].
And on his moral character, [614].
School-books, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. 25. note.
Account of those most probably used by him, 26-28.
French and Italian grammars and dictionaries, 57.
Schoolmasters but little rewarded in Shakspeare's time, i. 27. note [27:A]. 94.
In the sixteenth century were frequently conjurors, 95, 96.
Picture of, by Shakspeare, 96.
Their degraded character and ignorance in his time, 97.
Scoloker (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
Scot (Reginald), account of the doctrine of angelic hierarchy and ministry, i. 337, 338.
On the prevalence of omens, 349, 350.
Recipe for fixing an ass's head on human shoulders, ii. [351]. [note].
His account of the supposed prevalency of witchcraft in the time of Shakspeare, [475].
And of the persons who were supposed to be witches, [478-480].
And of their wonderful feats, [481], [482].
Scot (Gregory), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
Scott (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700. and note [700:D]. 701. and note [701:A].
Scott (Mr. Walter), beautiful picture of Christmas festivities, i. 207, 208.
Picture of rustic superstition, 322, 323.
Illustrations of his Lady of the Lake, i. 356-358.
Causes of his poetical excellence, 600, 601.
Scottish farmers, state of, in the sixteenth century, i. 118.
Late wakes of the Highlanders described, 234-236.
Thanksgivings offered by them on getting in the harvest, 341.
Account of the Scottish system of fairy mythology, ii. [314-336].
Sculpture highly valued by Shakspeare, ii. [617], [618].
Seed-cake, a rural feast-day in the time of Elizabeth, i. 190.
Selden (John), notice of his Commentary on Drayton, i. 471.
Sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry considered, i. 598, 599.
Servants, pursuits, diet, &c. of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. 113-115.
Benefices bestowed on them in the reign of Elizabeth, 92.
Their dress, ii. [138].
Regulations for, [139], [140].
Prohibited from entering the kitchen till summoned by
the cook, [143].
Were corrected by their mistresses, [153].
"Seven Champions of Christendome," a popular romance in Shakspeare's time, account of, i. 529, 530.
"Seven Wise Masters," a popular romance of Indian origin, i. 531.
Notice of its different translations, ibid., 532.
Translated into Scottish rhyme, 533.
Sewell (Dr.), conjecture of, respecting Shakspeare's sonnets, ii. [59].
Shakspeare Family, account of, i. 1.
Supposed grant of arms to, ibid.
Examination of the orthography of their name, 17-20.
Shakspeare (Edmund), a brother of the poet, buried in St. Saviour's Church, i. 416. ii. [598].
Shakspeare (Mrs.), wife of the poet, epitaph on, ii. [631]. [note].
His bequests to her, [631].
Remarks on it, [613].
Shakspeare (John), father of the poet, supposed grant of property and arms to, i. 1.
Account of, 2.
Arms confirmed to him, ibid.
His marriage, 3.
List of children ascribed to him in the baptismal register of Stratford-upon-Avon, 4.
Correction of Mr. Rowe's mistakes on this point, 5.
Declines in his circumstances and is dismissed from the corporation, 6, 7.
Supposed to have been a wool-stapler, 7. 34.
But not a butcher, 36.
Discovery of his confession of faith or will, 8.
Copy of his will, 9-14.
Its authenticity doubted by Mr. Malone, 15.
Supported by Mr. Chalmers, ibid.
Circumstances in favour of its authenticity, 16.
John Shakspeare probably a Roman Catholic, ibid.
His death, ibid. ii. [590].
Shakspeare (William), birth of, i. 1.
Description of the house where he was born, 21, 22.
His chair purchased by the Princess Czartoryska, 22, 23.
Escapes the plague, 24.
Educated for a short time at the free-school of Stratford, 25.
Account of school-books probably used by him, 26, 27.
Taken from school, in consequence of his father's poverty, 28.
Probable extent of his acquirements as a scholar, 29-33.
On leaving school, followed his father's trade as a wool-stapler, and probably also as a butcher, 34.
Proofs of this, 35, 36.
Probably present, in his twelfth-year, at Kenelworth Castle, at the time of Queen Elizabeth's visit there, 37, 38.
Probably employed in some attorney's office, 43-47. and notes, 48.
Whether he ever was a school-master, 45.
Anecdote of him at Bidford, 48, 49.
Whether and when he acquired his knowledge of French and Italian, 53, 54.
Probable that he was acquainted with French, 55, 56.
And Italian, 56, 57.
Probable estimate of his real literary acquirements, 57, 58.
His courting-chair, still in existence, 61.
Marries Anne Hathaway, 59. 62, 63.
Birth of his eldest daughter, 64.
And of twins, 65.
Repartee of Shakspeare, ibid. 66.
He becomes acquainted with dissipated young men, 401.
Caught in the act of deer-stealing, 402.
Confined in Daisy Park, 403.
Pasquinades Sir Thomas Lucy, 404-406. 409.
By whom he is prosecuted, 407, 408.
Is obliged to quit Stratford, 410.
And departs for London, 411, 412.
Visits his family occasionally, 414.
Was known to Heminge, Burbadge, and Greene, 417.
Introduced to the stage, 419.
Though with reluctance, ii. [582].
Was not employed as a waiter or horse-keeper at the play-house door, i. 519.
Esteemed as an actor, 421, 422.
Proofs of his skill in the histrionic art, 423.
Performed the character of Adam in his own play of As You Like It, 424.
Appeared also in kingly parts, 425.
Excelled in second rate characters, ibid.
Struggles of Shakspeare with adversity, ii. [583].
Loses his only son, [584].
Purchases a house in Stratford, [ibid.]
History of its fate, [584], [note].
His acquaintance with Ben Jonson, [585-587].
Improbability of his ever having visited Scotland, [587], [588].
Annually visited Stratford, [589].
Receives many marks of favour from Queen Elizabeth, [590].
Obtains a licence for his theatre, [591].
Purchases lands in Stratford, [591].
And quits the stage as an actor, [591].
Forms a club of wits with Ben Jonson and others, [592].
Flatters James I. who honoured him with a letter of acknowledgement, [593].
The story of Shakspeare's quarrel with Ben Jonson, disproved, [595-598]. and [notes].
Birth
of his grand-daughter Elizabeth, [599].
Planted the celebrated Mulberry Tree in 1609, [599], [600].
Purchases a tenement in Blackfriars, [601].
And prepares to retire from London, [601], [602].
Account of Shakspeare in retirement, ii. [603].
Origin of his satirical epitaph on Mr. Combe, ii. [604-606].
His epitaph on Sir Thomas Stanley, [606], [607].
And on Elias James, [607], [note].
Negociations between Shakspeare and some of his townsmen relative to the inclosure of some land in the vicinity of Stratford, [608], [609].
Marries his youngest daughter to Mr. Thomas Quincey, [609].
Makes his will, [610].
His death, [611].
Funeral, [612].
Copy of his will, [627-632].
Observations on it, [612-614].
And on the disposition and moral character of Shakspeare, [614].
Universally beloved, [615].
His exquisite taste for all the forms of beauty, [616], [617].
Remarks on the monument erected to his memory, [618-620].
And on the engraving of him prefixed to the folio edition of his plays, [622-624].
Account of Shakspeare's commencement of poetry, i. 426.
Probable date of his Venus and Adonis, 426, 427.
Proofs of his acquaintance with the grammatical and rhetorical writers of his age, 472-474.
With the historical writers then extant, 484.
With Batman's "Bartholome de Proprietatibus Rerum," 485.
With the Facetiæ published in his time, 516, 517.
And with all the eminent romances then in print, 562-573.
And with the minstrel-poetry of his age, 574-593.
Dedicates his Venus and Adonis, and Rape of Lucrece, to the Earl of Southampton, ii. [3].
Analysis of this poem, with remarks, [21-32].
Analysis of the Rape of Lucrece, [33-37].
Intimate knowledge of the human heart displayed by Shakspeare, [38].
Account of his "Passionate Pilgrim," [41-49].
Elegant allusions of Shakspeare to his own age, in his Sonnets, [50-52].
Critical account of his Sonnets, [53-82]. [84-86].
And of his Lover's Complaint, [82-84].
Licence to Shakspeare for the Globe Theatre, [207].
Probable amount of his income, [225].
And of his obligations to his dramatic predecessors, [253-255].
The commencement of Shakspeare's dramatic career, considered and ascertained, ii. [256-260].
Chronological Table of the order of his genuine plays, [261].
Observations on them. [262-534].
(And see their respective Titles in this Index.)
Remarks on the spurious pieces attributed to Shakspeare, [536], [537].
Whether he assisted other poets in their dramatic composition, [537], [538].
Considerations on the genius of Shakspeare's drama, [538-541].
On its conduct, [541-544].
Characters, [545].
Passions, [546-549].
Comic painting, [550].
And imaginative powers, [551].
Morality, [552].
Vindication of his character from the calumnies of Voltaire, [552-554].
Popularity of Shakspeare's dramas in Germany, [554].
Reprinted in America, [555].
Shakspeare (Judith), youngest daughter of the poet, birth of, i. 65.
Her marriage, ii. [609].
And issue, [610].
His bequests to her, and her children, [627-629].
Shakspeare (Susannah), eldest child of the poet, birth of, i. 64.
Marriage of, to Dr. Hall, ii. [598], [599].
Her father's bequests to her, [630], [631].
Why her father's favourite, [613].
Probable cause of his leaving her the larger portion of his property, [614].
Sheep-shearing Feast, how celebrated, i. 181.
Description of, by Tusser, 182.
By Drayton, ibid.
Allusions to, by Shakspeare, 183-185.
Shepherd King, elected at sheep-shearing, i. 181. 184. note.
Shepherd (S.), commendatory verses of, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. [40].
On his Pericles, [263].
Ship-tire, an article of head-dress, notice of, ii. [91].
Shirley's Play, the "Lady of Pleasure," illustrated, Act i., i. 179.
Shivering (sudden), superstitious notion concerning, i. 375.
Shoes, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [98]. [105], [106].
Shot-proof waistcoat, charm for, i. 364.
Shottery, cottage of the Hathaways at, still in existence, i. 61.
Shovel-board, or Shuffle-board, account of, i. 306.
Mode of playing at, 306, 307.
Its origin and date, 307.
Shove-Groat, a game, notice of, i. 307, 308.
Shrewsbury (Countess of), termagant conduct of, ii. [153].
Shrove Tuesday or Shrove Tide, origin of the term, i. 141.
Observances on that festival, 142.
Threshing the hen, ibid.
Throwing at cocks, 144, 145.
Shylock, analysis of the character of, ii. [384], [385].
Sidney or Sydney (Sir Philip), biographical notice of, i. 652.
Satire of, on the affected style of some of his contemporaries, i. 444, 445.
Notice of his "Defence of Poesie," 467.
Critical account of his "Arcadia," 548-552.
Alluded to by Shakspeare, 573, 574.
Remarks on his poetical pieces, 652, 653.
Particularly on his Sonnets, ii. [54].
The Pyrocles of his Arcadia, probably the original name of Shakspeare's Pericles, [283].
Sign-posts, costly, of ancient inns, i. 217.
Silk-Manufactures, encouraged by James I., ii. [600].
Silk Stockings, first worn by Queen Elizabeth, ii. [98].
Similes, exquisite, in Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. [26].
Sir, title of, anciently given to clergymen, i. 88-90.
Sly, remarks on the character of, in the Taming of the Shrew, ii. [365].
Smith (Sir Thomas), greatly promoted Greek and English literature, i. 453.
Snuff-taking and Snuff-boxes, when introduced into England, ii. [137].
Sommers (Sir George), shipwreck of, ii. [503], [504].
Songs (early English), notice of a curious collection of, i. 574-576.
Quotations from, and allusions to the most popular of them, by Shakspeare, with illustrative remarks, 577-593.
Sonnet, introduced into England from Italy, ii. [53].
Brief notice of the sonnets of Wyat, [ibid.]
Elegant specimen from those of the Earl of Surrey, [ibid.]
Notice of the Sonnets of Watson, i. 66. ii. [54].
Of Sir Philip Sidney, [ibid.]
Of Daniel, [55].
Of Constable, [ibid.]
Of Spencer, [ibid.]
Of Drayton, [56].
And of other minor poets, [ibid.]
Beautiful sonnet, addressed to Lady Drake, i. 621.
An exquisite one from Shakspeare's Passionate Pilgrim, ii. [49].
On a kiss, by Sidney, [54].
Sonnets of Shakspeare, when first published, ii. [50].
Probable dates of their composition, [ibid.] [51].
Daniel's manner chiefly copied by Shakspeare, in the structure of his sonnets, [57], [58]. [77].
Discussion of the question to whom they were addressed, [58-60].
Proofs that they were principally addressed to the Earl of Southampton, [62-73].
Vindication of Shakspeare's sonnets from the charge of affectation or pedantry, [75]. [80].
Circumlocutory they are to a certain extent, [76].
But this less the fault of Shakspeare than of his subject, [ibid.] [77].
Specimens, illustrating the structure and versification of Shakspeare's sonnets, with remarks, [77-82].
Vindication of them from the hyper-criticism of Mr. Steevens, [60]. [74]. [84-86].
Soothern (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 701. and note [701:B].
Southampton, (Earl of), See [Wriothesly].
Southey's (Mr.), translation of "Amadis of Gaul," notice of, i. 546.
Southwell (Robert), biographical notice of, i. 643, 644.
List of his poetical works, with critical remarks, 644, 645.
Spanish romances, account of, i. 545-548.
Allusions to them by Shakspeare, 570, 571.
Spectral Impressions, probable causes of, philosophically considered, ii. [406-408].
Singular instance of a supposed spectral impression, [407]. [note].
See [Spirits].
Speed's "History of Great Britain," character of, i. 476.
Spells, account of, on Midsummer-Eve, i. 331-333.
On All-Hallows-Eve, 344-347.
Supposed influence of, 362-365.
Spenser's "English Poet," notice of, i. 463.
Critical notice of, commentary on his "Shepheards Calender," 471.
Many incidents of his "Faerie Queene" borrowed from the romance of "La Morte d'Arthur," 529.
And from "The Seven Champions of Christendom," ibid.
Sackville's "Induction" the model of
his allegorical pictures, 643.
Critical remarks on his "Shepheard's Calendar," 644.
And on his "Faerie Queene," 644-647.
The portrait prefixed to his works, probably spurious, 649. note.
Critical notice of his, "Amoretti," a collection of sonnets, ii. [55], [56].
Beautiful quotation from his "Faerie Queene" on the agency of Spirits, [400], [401].
Admirable description of a witch's abode, [480].
Spirits, different orders of, introduced into the Tempest, ii. [521-526].
Critical analysis of the received doctrine in Shakspeare's time, respecting the supposed agency of angelic spirits, [399-405].
And of its application to the introduction of the ghost in Hamlet, [407-416].
Superiority of Shakspeare's spirits over those introduced by all other dramatists, ancient or modern, [417], [418].
Spoons, anciently given by godfathers to their godchildren, ii. [230], [231].
Sports (Rural), in the age of Shakspeare, Enumeration of, i. 246, 247.
Cotswold Games, 252-254.
Hawking, 255.
Hunting, 272.
Fowling, 287.
Bird-batting, 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.
Parish Whipping-top, 312.
Spurs, prohibited in St. Paul's Cathedral, during divine service, ii. [185].
"Squire of Low Degree," allusions to the romance of, i. 567.
Stag-hunting, description of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. 276-280.
Ceremony of cutting up, 280, 281.
Part of, given to the ravens, 281.
Beautiful picture of a hunted stag, 403.
Stage, state of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. [201-206].
Resorted to by him, on his coming to London, i. 419.
Employed in what capacity there, ibid. 420.
Esteemed there as an actor, 421, 422.
Proofs of his skill in the management of the stage, 423.
Excelled in second-rate parts, 425.
Divisions of the stage, in Shakspeare's time, ii. [214-215].
Was generally strewed with rushes, [217].
Its decorations, [218].
Stalking-horses, account of, and of their uses, i. 287, 288.
Stanyhurst's (Richard), translation of Virgil, i. 701.
Strictures on, ibid. note [701:C].
Starch, use of, when introduced into England, ii. [96].
Dyed of various colours, [ib.]
Steevens (Mr.), his "Illustrations of Shakspeare," cited, passim.
Remarks of, on Shakspeare's Sonnets, ii. [60]. [74-76]. [84-86].
Ascribes Pericles to Shakspeare, [265].
Probability of his conjecture, that Pericles was originally named Pyrocles, after the hero of Sidney's "Arcadia," [283], [284].
His opinion that the Comedy of Errors was not wholly Shakspeare's, controverted and disproved, [287], [288].
Remarks on his flippant censure of Shakspeare's love of music, [390].
His opinion on the date of Timon of Athens, [446].
Humorous remarks of, on the value and price of the first edition of Shakspeare, [535]. [note].
Still (Bishop), character of, as a dramatic writer, ii. [232], [233].
Stirling (William Alexander, Earl of), biographical notice of, i. 649.
Critical notice of his "Aurora," a collection of sonnets, 650.
Of his "Dooms-day," 651.
And of his other poems, ib.
Stockings, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [105].
Silk stockings first worn by Queen Elizabeth, [98].
Stomacher, an article of female dress, notice of, ii. [90].
Stones, extraordinary virtues ascribed to, i. 366. 369, 370.
Particularly the Turquoise stone, 366, 367.
Belemnites, 367.
Bezoar, ibid.
Agate, 368.
Storer (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 702.
Stowe's "History of London," notice of, i. 480.
Stratford-upon-Avon, the native place of William Shakspeare, i. 1.
His father a member and officer of the corporation of, 2.
Dismissed from it, 6.
Probable causes of such dismission, ibid. 7.
Extract from the baptismal register of the parish, 4.
Description of the house there, where Shakspeare was born, 21, 22.
Ravages of the plague there, 24.
Visited by Mr. Betterton, for information concerning Shakspeare, 34.
Allusions to scenery,
and places in its vicinity, 50, 51.
Quitted by Shakspeare, 410-416.
Whose family continued there, 412.
New Place, purchased there by Shakspeare, ii. [584].
History of its demolition, [ib.] [note].
Additional land purchased there by the poet, [591].
And also tithes, [594].
Proceedings relative to the inclosure of land there, by Shakspeare, [608], [609].
Description of his monument and epitaph, in Stratford church, [618], [619].
Remarks on his monumental bust, [619-622].
Strolling Players, condition of, in the age of Shakspeare, i. 247-252.
Strutt (Mr.), accurate description by, of May-day and its amusements i. 167-171.
Of Midsummer-eve superstitions, 332.
Stubbes (Philip), account of his "Anatomie of Abuses," i. 501.
Extreme rarity of his book, ibid.
Quotations from, against Whitsun and other ales, i. 179.
On the neglect of "Fox's Book of Martyrs," 502.
General character of his book, ibid.
His "View of Vanitie," 702.
Philippic against masques, ii. [95].
And ruffs, [96], [97].
Sturbridge Fair, account of, i. 215, 216.
Summer's "Last Will and Testament," illustration of, i. 106.
Sun, beautiful description of, in its course, ii. [77].
Superstitions of the 16th century, remarks on, i. 314, 315.
Sprites and goblins, 316. 321, 322.
Ghosts and apparitions, 320.
Prognostications of the weather from particular days, 323.
Rites of lovers on St. Valentine's Day, 324.
On Midsummer-Eve, 329.
Michaelmas, 334.
All-Hallow-Eve, 341.
Superstitious cures for the night-mare, 347.
Omens and prodigies, 351.
Demoniacal voices and shrieks, 355.
Fiery and meteorous exhalations, 360.
Sudden noises, 361.
Charms and spells, 362.
Cures, preventatives and sympathies, 366.
Stroking for the king's evil, 370.
Sympathetic powders, 375.
Miscellaneous superstitions, 377-400.
Influence of superstition on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, 595, 596.
Account of the fairy superstitions of the East, ii. [302], [303].
Of the Gothic and Scandinavian fairy superstitions, [304-312].
And of the fairy superstition prevalent in Scotland, [314-336].
The fairy superstition of Shakspeare, of Scottish origin, [336], [337].
Account of the superstitious notions then current respecting witches and witchcraft, [474-489].
Suppers of country gentlemen, in Shakspeare's time, i. 81.
Suppertasse, a species of female dress, notice of, ii. [96].
Surrey (Earl of), quoted and illustrated, i. 380.
Character of his "Sonnets," with an exquisite specimen, ii. [53].
Svegder (King of Sweden), fabulous anecdotes of, ii. [305].
Swart-Elves, or malignant fairies of the Scandinavians, account of, ii. [309], [310].
Their supposed residence, [311], [312].
Swearing, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [160].
"Sweet Swan of Avon," an appellation given to Shakspeare by his contemporaries, i. 415.
Swithin (St.), supposed influence of, on the weather, i. 328.
And on the night-mare, 349.
Sword-dance on Plough-Monday, notice of, i. 137.
Sydney. See Sidney (Sir Philip).
Sylvester (Joshua), furnished Milton with the prima stamina of his "Paradise Lost," i. 653.
Poetical works of, 653.
Specimen of them, with remarks, 654.
Sympathies, extraordinary, accounts of, i. 372-376.
T
Tables, a species of gambling in Shakspeare's time, notice of, ii. [171].
Tables, form of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [118].
Tales, relation of, a favourite amusement, i. 107.
Taming of the Shrew, probable date of, ii. [364].
Source of its fable, [364], [365].
Remarks on the character of Sly, [365].
And on the general character of the play, [366].

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.