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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.

Ægeon, exquisite portrait of, in the Co-
medy of Errors, ii. 288.

Æschylus, 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.

VOL. II.

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. 451, 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.

note.

Ariel, analysis of the character of, ii. 506.

Arms, supposed grant of, to John Shakspeare, 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 little 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 Shakspeare's being a butcher, i. 36. Probability of his account that Shakspeare had been a schoolmaster, 45. His character 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.

Baldwyne's "Myrrour for Magistrates,” account 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 Shakspeare, 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 †. 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.

Bear-baiting, a fashionable amusement in the age of Elizabeth, ii. 176. Prices of entrance to the bear-gardens, 178. Beards, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 102, 103.

"Beards Wag all," the proverb of, explained, i. 143, 144.

Beaufort (Cardinal), dying scene of, i. 390. Beaumont (Sir John), critical notices of, as a poet, i. 601, 602. His elegiac tribute to the memory of the Earl of Southampton, ii. 17, 18. How far he assisted Fletcher, 558.

plays of,

210.

Custom of the Country, i. 477. Fair Maid of the Inn, i. 329.

Black Letter books, chiefly confined to the time of Elizabeth, i. 438.

ii. 282. note.

age of Shakspeare, i. 677. Additions made by him to the "Mirrour for Magistrates," 709.

Woman Pleased, act iv. sc. 1. i. 172, 173.

Beauty, exquisite taste for, discoverable in Shakspeare's works, ii. 616-618. Bedchambers, furniture of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 117.

Belemnites, or Hag-Stones, supposed virtues of, i. 367.

Belleforest's and Boisteau's " Cent Histoires Tragiques," a collection of tales, notice of,

i. 544.

Bells, why tolled at funerals, i. 232-234. Worn by Hawks, 268.

Beltein, or rural sacrifice of the Scotch Highlanders on May-day, i. 152. "Bel-vedere, or the Garden of the Muses," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i. 725,726. List of contributors to it, 726,727.

Benefices bestowed in Elizabeth's time on menial servants, i. 92.

Betrothing, ceremony of, i. 220-223. Betterton (Mr.), visits Stratford, in quest of information concerning Shakspeare, i. 34. Beverley (Peter), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 677.

Bevis (Sir), of Southampton, notice of, i. 565. Allusions by Shakspeare to the romance of, 565, 566.

Bezoar stones, supposed virtues of, i. 367. Bibliography, cultivated by Queen Elizabeth, i. 428. Influence of her example,

Boar's-head, anciently the first dish brought to table, i. 76. Ceremonies attending it, 201. Verses on, ibid. 202.

Boccacio, principal novels of, translated by Paynter, i. 541.

Bodenham's (John), "Garden of the Muses," a collection of poems, i. 725. Critical notice of, 726. List of contributors to it, 726,727.

Bodley (Sir Thomas), an eminent book collector, notice of, i. 433. Observation of King James I. on quitting the Bodleian library, 434.

Bolton (Edward), critical notice of his "Hypercritica; or Rule of Judgment for writing or reading our Historys," i. 476 -471.

Bond (Dr. John), an eminent Latin philologer, i. 454.

Booke of St. Albans, curious title and dedication of Markham's edition of, i. 70. note. Rarity of the original edition, 71. note, extract from, ibid, 72. note. Book of Sports, account of, i. 173, 174. Books, taste for, encouraged by Queen Elizabeth, i. 428. 433-435. Were anciently placed with their leaves outwards, 436. Were splendidly bound in the time of Elizabeth, 432. and note, 436. Hints on the best mode of keeping books, 436, 437. Remarks on the style in which they were executed, 437, 438.

Bride Ale (Rustic), description of, 227-229. Britton (Mr.), remarks of, on the monumental bust of Shakspeare, ii. 619, 620. Broke (Arthur), account of his " Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet," ii. 357. and note.

Brooke, (Christopher) a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

Brooke (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

Broughton (Rowland), a ininor poet of the

age of Shakspeare, i. 678.

Browne's (William), Britannia's Pastorals, quotations from, illustrative of ancient customs: -on May-day, i. 155. Critical notice of his merits as a poet, 603, 604, 605. Causes of his being neglected,

605.

-Brownie, a benevolent Scottish fairy, ac

Resemblance

count of, ii. 330-336. between him and Shakspeare's Puck, 351. Brutus, character of, ii. 492. Brydges (Sir Egerton), on the merits of Lodge, as a poet, i. 633-635. Estimate of the poetical character of Sir Walter Raleigh, 640-642. Critical observations of, on the "Paradise of Daintie Devises," 714, 715. And on "England's Helicon," 721-723.

Bryskett (Lodowick), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, notice of, i. 678. and note. ‡

Buck (Sir George), a minor poet in the time of Shakspeare, i. 678. Buchanan's "Rerum Scoticarum Historia," character of, i. 477.

Bull-baiting, a fashionable amusement in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 176, 177. Bullokar's "Bref Grammar for English," notice of, i. 455, 456. His innovations in English spelling, satirised by Shakspeare, 472.

Burbadge, the player, notice of, i. 417. Burial, ceremony of, i. 232. Tolling the passing-bell, ibid. 233, 234. Lake wakes, described, 234-236. Vestiges of, in the north of England, 237. Funeral entertainments, 238. Garlands of flowers sometimes buried with the deceased, 240, 241. Graves planted with flowers, 242-244.

Burns, poetical description by, of the spells of All-Hallow-Eve, i. 346. Burton (William), critical notice of his "History of Leicestershire," i. 481. Burton's apology for May-games and sports, i. 174. Invective against the extravagance at inns, 219. His list of sports pursued in his time, 247. Portrait of the illiterate country gentlemen of that age, 430, 431. Eulogium on books and book collectors, 434, 435. The popular song of " Fortune my Foe," cited by him, 577.

Burton on the Heath, allusion to, by Shakspeare, i. 50.

Bust of Shakspeare, in Stratford church, originality of, proved, ii. 620. Its character and expression injured through Mr. Malone's interference, 621.

Buttes (John), "Dyets Dry Dinner," curious extract from, ii. 218.