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, 1. 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, 217219. 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. 461470. 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, ij. 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. 49. note †. Porta (Luigi da), the "Giuletta" of, the source of Romeo and Juliet, ii. 360 362. Portuguese romances, account of, i. 545548. 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. Quincy (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 new-fangled Gentlewemen," cited and illustrated, ii. 95, 98. R Race-horses, breeds of, highly esteemed, i. 298. Raleigh (Sir Walter), improved the English language, i. 446, 447. 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, 3438. 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. Raynolds (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698. Reed (Mr.), his Illustrations of Shaksreare cited, passim. Register (parochial), of Stratford-uponAvon, extracts from, i. 4. Births, marriages, and deaths of Shakespeare's chi dren recorded there, 414, 415, Remuneration of actors and dramatic poets in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 223-225. Repartees of Shakspeare and Tarletce the comedian, i. 66. Ascribed to Sak speare and Ben Jonson, ii. 593. 22. 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 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. 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 ‡. 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 VOL. II. -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., 1. 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 Rous (Francis), a minor poet of the age of 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 †. Rowley (William), wrote several pieces in conjunction with Massinger and other 42 1 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 †. 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, 471473. 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, 27. note. 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. 349. 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 ||. 701. and note t. 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. 314336. 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. 416ii. 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. And also 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 pre Is sent, 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. 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 |