Bacon, Roger, account of, n Bakers, the ancient way of punishing them 52 357 237 656 Beard, stroking of it to win favour, n 175 265 320 69 for false weights, n Barnacles turn Soland geese Barratry, explanation of the term, n Bears want tails, n Bees, the manner of repairing them, n lose their lives with their stings Bird of Paradise, n Bishops insulted Blank instruments ridiculed, n 235 544 Blood, transfusion of it, remarkable instances. of, n Bodin, M. account of, n Booker, the astrologer, account of, n 64 1.22 96 67 106 Braying in a mortar a punishment in Turkey, n 121 -his ridiculous expedition, n Camisade, explanation of the word, n Cardan, his ludicrous opinion concerning the -lost his life to save the credit of his Carjaval, Peter and John, their remarkable story, n Cassiopeia's chair, n Cavalier of Sarum carried away by the devil Cavaliers, the steadiness of their loyalty Chaldeans, their method of judging of na- tivities, n Page Line Chinese men of quality lie-in instead of their 198 Chronus, mythological account of, n 88 Civic crown, the Roman reward for saving 349 Clergy, benefit of, explained, n 170 Conjurers, ancient ones, pretended to bring Conjurer in Moorfields, anecdote of, n Cook, the regicide, account of, n 319 Cooper, Sir Anthony Ashley, n 287 -bishop Burnet's character of him, n ibid. ———Mrs. Hutchinson's character of him, n 289 Correspondence, chimerical, n Covenant, the method of taking it, n Cow-itch, its properties, n Cromwell, his artful policy, n courted by the royalists, n 378 216 217 888 177 269 271 Page Line cloven hoof, n Dewtry, what, n Fairfax, Sir Thomas, n Fisher's folly, what, n Fisk, who, n Devil of Mascon, n said to appear to the par- liament commissioners at Woodstock, n why supposed to have a Dilemma explained, n Divorce, in what cases allowed, n Druids borrowed money to be repaid in Dunstan, St. the legend of his taking the devil by the nose, n Dutchman, story of a, n Ears, account of some remarkable ones, n shifted his course, n Empedocles the philosopher, n Excommunication, the abuse of it by the Presbyterians, n Fasts, the length of them, n Festivals abolished by ordinance, n Fleetwood, general, account of, n Fox, story of a, n 43 ib. 210 178 36 193 101 77 377 120 303 281 303 69 978 107 Galenists and Paracelsians, who, n 355 Ganzas explained, n 93 Gaolers, Roman, chained to their prisoners, n 191 episcopal function, n Greenland, effects of cold at, n Grosted, bishop of Lincoln, account of, n Hazlerig, Sir Arthur, account of, n Hans towns, why so called, n Henderson, Mr. account of him, with his cha- Page Line 275 318 Hospitality, strict observance of the laws of, n 208 Hudibras, his scruple, concerning the consult- ing a conjurer in his love affair 4 126 Page Lino Hudibras, subscription, date, seal, and direction 370 341 Indian widow burning herself, account of, n 194 Insect breeze explained, n 265 John of Stiles, and John of Nokes, a humor- method of degrading them in England, 393 cross-legged, who, n of the post, who, n Lambert, General, accouut of, n Lapland hag, explained, n Law, encomium on it 362 37 Lawyers, a wise nation 337 484 Leicester, earl of, bantered by the Dutch, n 97 Lenthal, bulls of, explained, n Lescus, who, n Lilburn, John, his character, n Lilly, account of, n Longings of women, remarkable instance of, n 301 Lunsford, colonel, account of, n said to eat children, n Luther, Martin, the devil appeared to, n Lux, a bone supposed by the Jews to be incor- 306 307 42 321 267 76 295 305 his assistants in compiling the Alcho- |