Passages of this drama, which are cited and illustrated in the present work.

• Comic Painting, exquisite, of Shakspeare's dramas, ii. 550.
• Commentators in the age of Shakspeare, notice of, i. 470.
• Compact of witches with the devil, account of, ii. 183-185.
• Compliments, extravagant, current in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 161, 162.
• Composition of the poetry of the Elizabethan age considered, i. 597, 598.
• Compton (Lady), moderate demands of, from her husband, ii. 145.
• Conduct of Shakspeare's drama considered, ii. 541-544.
• Conjurors and schoolmasters, frequently united in the same person in the 16th century, i. 95, 96.
• Constable (Henry), critical notice of the poems of, i. 609, 610.
• Particularly of his sonnets, ii. 55.
• Constance, remarks on the character of, ii. 420, 421.
• Cooks, in Shakspeare's time, overlooked by their masters, i. 74.
• Were better paid than clergymen, 93.
• Cooper's Latin and English Dictionary, used by Shakspeare, i. 26.
• The author preferred by Queen Elizabeth, 27.
• Copley (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 679.
• Copyholder, character of a poor one, in the time of Elizabeth, i. 120.
• Copyrights of plays, how disposed of in Shakspeare's time, ii. 224, 225.
• Cordelia, beautiful character of, ii. 465.
• Coriolanus, date of the tragedy of, ii. 493.
• Critical remarks on its conduct and the characters introduced, 494.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• 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.

• 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.