the appurtenances, wherein, one John Robinson dwelleth, situate, lying, and being, in the Blackfriars in London near the Wardrobe *; and all other my lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever; to have and to hold all and singular the said premises, with their appurtenances, unto the said Susanna Hall, for and during the term of her natural life; and after her decease to the first son of her body lawfully issuing; and to the heirs males of the body of the said first son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to the second son of her body lawfully issuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said second son lawfully issuing; and for default of such heirs, to the third son of the body of the said Susanna lawfully issuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said third son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, the same so to be and remain to the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh sons of her body, lawfully issuing one after another, and to the heirs males of the bodies of the said fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons lawfully issuing, in such manner as it is before limited to be and remain to the first, second, and third sons of her body, and to their heirs males; and for default of such issue, the said premises to be and remain to my said niece Hall, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to my daughter Judith, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to the right heirs of me the said William Shakspeare for ever.
Item, I give unto my wife † my second best bed, with the furniture.
Item, I give and bequeath to my said daughter Judith my broad silver gilt bowl. All the rest of my goods, chattels, leases, plate, jewels, and houshold stuff whatsoever, after my debts and legacies paid, and my funeral expences discharged, I give, devise, and bequeath to my son-in-law, John Hall ‡, gent.
* This messuage or tenement was the house which was mortgaged to Henry Walker.
The poet's wife died on the 6th of August, 1623, and was buried between her husband's grave and the north wall of the chancel. A brass plate affixed to her tomb-stone exhibits the following inscription : —
"Ubera, tu mater, tu lac vitamq. dedisti,
Væ mihi; pro tanto munere Saxa dabo!
Quam mallem, amoveat lapidem, bonus Angel' ore'
Exeat ut Christi Corpus, imago tua
Sed nil vota valent, venias cito Christe resurget,
Clausa licet tumulo mater, et astra petet."
John Hall, M.D. died Nov. 25. 1635, aged 60. His grave-stone in Stratford church is thus inscribed:
and my daughter Susanna his wife, whom I ordain and make executors of this my last will and testament. And I do entreat and appoint the said Thomas Russel, esqr. and Francis Collins, gent. to be overseers hereof. And do revoke all former wills, and publish this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand, the day and year first above written. By me,
Witness to the publishing hereof,
FRA. COLLYNS.
JULIUS SHAW.
JOHN ROBINSON.
HAMLET SADLER.
ROBERT WHattcott.
Probatum fuit testamentum suprascriptum apud London, coram Magistro William Byrde, Legum Doctore, &c. vicessimo secundo die mensis Junii, Anno Domini 1616; juramento Johannis Hall unius ex. cui, &c. de bene, &c. jurat. reservata potestate, &c. Susanna Hall, alt. ex. &c. eam cum venerit, &c. petitur, &c.
"Hallius hic situs est medica celeberrimus arte,
Expectans regni guadia loeta Dei
Dignus erat meritis qui Nestora vinceret annis,
Interris omnes, sed rapit æqua dies;
Ne tumulo, quid desit adest fidissima conjux,
Et vitæ comitem nunc quoq. mortis habet.”
The Roman Numerals refer to the Volumes; the Figures to the Pages of
each Volume.
ACHELEY (Thomas), a minor poet of
the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.
Acting, art of, consummately known to
Shakspeare, i. 423. Parts chiefly per-
formed by him, 424, 425.
Actors, companies of, when first licensed,
ii. 202. Placed under the superintend-
ence of the masters of the revels, 203.
Their remuneration, 204. Patronized
by the court, 205, and also by private
individuals, whose names they bore, 205,
206. Days and hours of their perform-
ance, 215, 216. Their remuneration,
223, 224.
Admission to the theatre, in the time of
Shakspeare, prices of, ii. 216, 217.
Adonis, beautiful address of Venus to, ii. 25,
26. See Venus and Adonis.
Egeon, exquisite portrait of, in the Co-
medy of Errors, ii. 288.
Eschylus, striking affinity between the cele-
brated trilogy of, and Shakspeare's Mac-
beth, ii. 472, 473.
Affection (maternal), exquisite delineation
of, ii. 421.
Affections (sympathetic), account of, i. 373,
374.
Agate stone, supposed virtue of, i. 368.
Agnus Dei, a supposed charm against thun-
der, i. 364.
Air, spirits of, introduced into the Tem-
pest, ii. 524.
Akenside's "Pleasures of the Imagination"
quoted, i. 321, 322.
Alchemistry, a favourite pursuit of the age
of Shakspeare, ii. 154.
Alderson (Dr.), opinion of, on the cause of
spectral visitations, ii. 405, 406. His
application of them to the character of
Hamlet, 408.
Ale, synonymous with merry making, i.
175. Different kinds of Ales, 176.
Leet-ale, 176. Clerk-ale, ibid. Church-
ales, 177-179.
Alehouses, picture of, in Shakspeare's time,
ii. 216-218.
Alfs, or bright and swart elves of the Scan-
dinavians, account of, ii. 308, 309.
All-Hallow-Eve, festival of, i. 341. Fires
kindled on that eve, ibid. Prayers of-
fered for the souls of the departed, 342.
Supposed influence of fairies, spirits, &c.
342-344. Spells practised on that eve,
344-347.
Alliterations, in the English language, sa-
tirised by Sir Philip Sidney, i. 444.
All's Well that Ends Well, probable date of,
ii. 422. Analysis of its characters,-the
Countess of Rousillon, 423. Helen, ib.
424, 425. Remarks on the minor cha-
racters, 425.
Passages of this drama, which are illus-
trated in this work.
Act i. scene 3., ii. 424.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 108. 175. ii. 434..
scene 2., i. 143. 159.
scene 5., ii. 434.
scene 7., ii. 434.
Act iii. scene 2., ii. 107. 425.
Act iv. scene 10., i. 362.
scene 12., ii. 192.
All Saints' Day, festival of, i. 341. Super-
stitious observances on its vigil, 341-
347.
Allot (Robert), "English Parnassus,"
i. 723.
List of contributors to this col-
lection of poems, 724. Critical remarks
on the merits of his selection, ibid. 725.
Amadis of Gaul (Romance of), popularity
of, i. 545. Notice of English translations
of it, 546, 547.
Amusements of the fairies, ii. 342-345.
Amusements, national, in the age of Shak-
speare, enumerated, i. 246, 247. Ac-
count of the itinerant stage, 247-252.
The Cotswold games, 252-254. Hawk-
ing, 255. Hunting, 272. Fowling, 287.
Bird-batting, 289. Fishing, 289. Horse-
racing, 297. The Quintaine, 300. Wild-
goose chace, 304. Hurling, 305. Sho-
vel-board, 306. Shove-groat, 307.
Juvenile sports, 308-312. Amusements
of the metropolis and court, ii. 168.
Card playing, 169. Tables and dice, 171.
Dancing, 172. Bull-baiting and bear-
baiting, 176. Archery, 178. Frequent-
ing of Paul's Walk, 182. Sagacious
Sagacious
horses, 186. Masques and pageants, 187.
Royal progresses, 193. Dramatic per-
formances, 201—226.
Anderson (James), a minor poet of the age
of Shakspeare, i. 676.
Andrewe (Thomas), a minor poet of the
age of Shakspeare, i. 676.
Angels, different orders of, i. 335.
count of the doctrine of guardian angels
prevalent in Shakspeare's time, 336. Sup-
posed number of angels, 337-339. Re-
marks on this doctrine by Bishop Hors-
ley, 339, 340. The supposed agency of
angelic spirits, as believed in Shakspeare's
time, critically analysed, ii. 399-405.
And applied to the introduction of the
spirit in Hamlet, 407-416. Superi-
ority of Shakspeare's angelic spirits over
those of all other dramatists, ancient or
modern, 417, 418.
Angling, notice of books on the art of,
i. 290, 291. Contemplations of an an-
gler, 292, 293. His qualifications de-
scribed, 294-296. Encomium on, by
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Antony and Cleopatra, date of, ii. 492.
Character and conduct of this drama,
493.
Passages of this drama which are illus-
trated in the present work.
Act i. scene 4., i. 129.
Act ii. scene 3., i. 338.
Act iii. scene 9., i. 138.
Act iv. scene 10., i. 308.
Apemantus, remarks on the character of,
ii. 45-1, 452.
Apes, kept as companions for the domestic
fools, ii. 146.
Aphorisms of Shakspeare, character of, i.
517.
Apparitions, probable causes of, ii. 406.
Application of them to the character of
Hamlet, 406-408.
Arcadia of Sir Philip Sidney, critical notice
of, i. 548-552. Alluded to by Shak-
speare, 573, 574.
Archery, a favourite diversion in the age of
Shakspeare, ii. 178. The knights of
Prince Arthur's round-table, a society of
archers, instituted by Henry VIII., 179.
Encouraged in the reign of Elizabeth,
179, 180. Decline of archery, 181, 182.
Arden or Ardern family, account of, i. 3.
Shakspeare probably descended from, by
the female line, ibid.
Ardesoif (Mr.), terrific death of, i. 146.
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Arms, supposed grant of, to John Shak-
speare, i. 1. Real grant and confirmation
of, to him, 2, 3.
Arras Hangings, an article of furniture, in
the age of Shakspeare, ii. 114, 115.
Arthington (Henry), a minor poet of the
age of Shakspeare, i. 676.
Arthur and Hubert, beautiful scene between,
in the play of King John, ii. 422.
Arthur's Chase, account of, i. 377, 378.
Arthur's Round Table, a society of archers,
account of, i. 562, 563.
Arval, or Funeral Entertainment, account
of, i. 238.
Ascham (Roger), complaint of, on the lit-
tle reward of schoolmasters, i. 27. note,
94. Improved the English language,
439. Remarks of, on the cultivation of
classical literature in England, 450.; and
of Italian literature, 452. Notice of his
"Scholemaster," 454. His censure of
the popularity of " La Morte d'Arthur,"
524, 525. Design of his "Toxophilus,"
ii. 181.
Aske (James), a minor poet of the age of
Shakspeare, i. 676.
Asses' Heads, absurd recipe for fixing on
the shoulders of man, ii. 351, 352.
As You Like It, date of, ii. 431. Remarks
on the general structure of its fable, 431,
432. Analysis of the character of Jaques,
433, 434.
Passages of this drama which are illus-
trated in the present work.
Act i. scene 2., i. 301.
Act ii. scene 1., i. 367. 403..
scene 7., i. 55. ii. 102.
Act iii. scene 2., ii. 115.
scene 3., i. 580.
scene 4., i. 556.
Act iv. scene 1., i. 580. ii. 157.
Act v. scene 4., i. 288. ii. 159.
The Epilogue, i. 218.
Aubrey, statement of, respecting Shak-
speare's being a butcher, i. 36. Probabi-
lity of his account that Shakspeare had
been a schoolmaster, 45. His charac-
ter of the poet, ii. 615.
Avale (Lemeke), a minor poet of the age of
Shakspeare, i. 676.
Autolycus, remarks on the character of,
ii. 500.
Bacon (Lord), character of his Henry VII.,
i. 476.; and of his "Essays," 512. 517.
Bag-Pipe, the ancient accompaniment of
the morris-dance and May-games, i. 164,
Baldwyne's " Myrrour for Magistrates," ac-
count of, i. 708, 709.
Ballads, early English, notice of a collec-
tion of, i. 574-576. Quotations from
and allusions to them by Shakspeare,
577-593.
Balnevis (Henry), a minor poet of the age
of Shakspeare, i. 676.
Bandello, principal novels of, translated by
Paynter, i. 541. His novels wholly
translated by Warner or Webbe, 543.
Banquets, where taken, in the age of Shak-
speare, ii. 144.
Barksted (William), encomiastic verses of,
on Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis,
ii. 30.
Barley-Break, verses on, i. 309. How
played, 310. Poetical description of,
311. Scottish mode of playing, 312.
Barnefielde (Richard), a minor poet of the
age
of Shakspeare, works of, i. 676, 677.
Character of his affectionate shepherd,
677. note t. Verses of, on Shakspeare's
Venus and Adonis, and Lucrece, ii. 29.
Barnes (Barnabe), a minor poet of the age
of Shakspeare, i. 677. Character of his
Sonnets, ibid. note ‡.
(Juliana), the book of St. Alban's
of, reprinted by Markham, i. 70. note.
Dedication of it, ibid. Account of the
edition, with extracts, 71, 72. notes. The
treatyse of Fishing not written by her,
290. and note. Different editions of this
work, 291.
Baronets, order of, when created, ii. 527.
Their arms, 528.
Barry's "Ram Alley," illustrated, i. 224.
Barson or Barston, village, allusion to by
Shakspeare, i. 51.
Bastard (Thomas), notice of the epigrams
of, i. 677. and note.
Batman (Stephen), a minor poet of the age
of Shakspeare, i. 677.
Batman's translation of "Bartholome de
Proprietatibus Rerum," well known to
Shakspeare, i. 485.
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