-

A'BECKET, Saint Thomas- Miracles as-
cribed to, 138-His revenge on the folks
who cut off his horse's tail, 139.
Acerbi's Travels. See 'Scandinavia.'
Actors. See 'Drama.'

Adamnan, book of travels in the Holy
Land, compiled by, 67.

Addison, Joseph, purification of periodical
literature by, 3.

Albovine, character of Davenant's Tragedy
of, 11.

Alchemy, notices and extracts from ancient
MS. Treatises on, 408-410-Raymond
Lully's Tracts, 414-416.

Almanacks under James I; List of, 365-
368-Thomas Bretnor's address to his
readers, 368-John Keene's warning and
advertisement, 369-Remarkable occur-
rences noted in the Almanacks of 1615,
ib.-Their mixture of the useful and su-
perstitious, 370-Monthly calendar of
good and evil days, 370-372-Weather
prognostications, fair and foul, 372, 373
-A pithy prognostication of expenses,'
374-Philip Ranger's sensible remarks on
astrology, with samples of his own serio-
comic style of prophesying, 374, 375-
Poetical maxims of the old Ephemerists,
375-377-Bretnor's complaint of the
times, 377-Rhyming catalogue of the
counties and their products, 377, 378-
Sober character of the older almanacks,
379. See Astrology.'

Amphictyonic Council, functions of the,
90, 91.

Anecdota Literaria, 99-104, 198-208, 308-
312, 407-416.

Anglo-Saxon Will, translation of an, 137.
Apotelesmata, synopsis of the contents of

an ancient manuscript so called, 407, 408.
Archæologists, a motto for, 287.
Arculf, travels of. See 'Holy Land.'
Aristophanes. See 'Athenian Letters.'
Armin the Jester, John Davies's playful
verses to, 237.

:

Astrology is it a superstition? 255-Ori-
gin of judicial astrology: causes of the
tides, 256-Phases of health and sickness
in connection with times and seasons,
256, 265-Sir Christopher Heydon's de-
finition of astrology, 257-Effects of the
constellations on the weather, ib.-Sir
Christopher's argument from the opera-

II-8.

tions of husbandry, 258-Influence of the
planets on the humours of men, and on
the generation of animals, 258, 259-
Origin of the practice of augury, 260—
Probable cause of the belief in the opera-
tion of the stars upon human destinies, ib.
-Characteristics of the heavenly bodies,
261, 268-Story of Pyrrhus and his fore-
warned end, and of the predicted death
of Henry II of France, 261, 262—Bur-
lesque predictions related by Melton, 262

-Story of the Countess of Holland and
her 365 children, 262, 263-Casting of
nativities: satiric queries of John Cham-
ber thereon, 263-Controversy between
him and Sir Christopher, with Scriptural
citations pro and con, 264, 265-Melton's
sarcasms on days and omens, 265-How
he lost by bribing one knave to discover
another, 266-His catalogue of astrolo-
logers and of fulfilled predictions, ib.--
Instances of double-edged responses from
the oracle, 267-His singular anticipation
of a Newtonian discovery, 268-His ho-
moeopathic recommendations and remarks
on dreams and divination, 268, 269—A
suggestion worthy of attention, 269. See
'Almanacks.'

Athenian Letters, copy of Lord Hardwicke's
Preface to the, 79-Fiction resorted to,
to account for the origin of the work, 79,
80-Ingenuity of its plot, 80-Hybrid
character of the hero Cleander, 81, 82-
Historical errors of the authors, 83-
Greater errors of Lemprière and Sprengel,
83, 84-Blundering of the latter, relative
to Thucydides, 84, 85-Character of
Thucydides by the letter writers, 85-87
-A critical gossip with Euripides, 87-
90-Defence of the alleged impiety of
Aristophanes, 90-Mis-apprehensions of
the functions of the Amphictyonic Coun-
cil, 90, 91.-Orthographic slips of the
Authors, 91.

Bale, John, testimony of to the extent of
the acquirements of Leland the antiquary,
174 His lament over the dispersal of the
libraries of the suppressed monasteries,
175-Anecdotes of the destruction of
books, 175, 176. See 'Leland.'
Bannatyne Club, notice of an historical
work, printed in Paris, for the, 306, 307

29

Barbers and Barber Surgeons, decay of the
profession of, 34-Epistolary dispute for
precedence between a certain barber'
and a chirurgian,' 34-36.

Baxter, Richard, George Fox's rejoinders
to, 357, 358, 361.

Beardless Englishmen at a discount in the
eyes of Finnish maidens, 280.
Beaumont and Fletcher, character of 'the
Knight of the Burning Pestle' by, 9.
Davies's verses to Beaumont, 236.
Billingsley, John: George Fox's replies to,
upon church matters, 361.

Blackbird's wings, superstition relative to,
148.

Blunt, Henry, travels of. See 'Turkey.'
Boisgelin's travels. See Scandinavia.'
Borchardus, travels of. See 'Holy Land.'
Boxley Abbey, and Popish legends there-
with connected, 132–134.

Bristow, The Child of, 198-208.

Brock, Robert, trick played on St. Thomas
à Becket by, 139.

Brooke, Ralph, rebukes Camden for plagia-
rizing from Leland, 178, 179.

Buckingham, Villiers Duke of. See 'Poli-
tical Songs.'

Burlesque, fragment of, 312.

Bute, Lord, sends two women to prison for
singing before his door, 51.

Camden, William, eulogium on William
Lambarde by, 128-Rebuke administered
to him by Ralph Brooke, 178, 179.
Campion, Doctor, John Davies's laudatory
rhymes to, 236, 237.

Caudle Lectures, notice of an early French
parallel to the, 304.

Chamber, John, attack on the astrologers
by, 257. See 'Astrology.'
Charles I, state of literature in the time of,
2-description of a beautiful MS. Psalter
dedicated to him, 408.

Charles XII, remark on the death of, 285,
295.

Chastel, Jean, condemned for attempting to
murder Henry IV of France, 219-Ac-
count of the cruelties inflicted on him, ib.
-Fate of his father and tutor, 219, 220.
Cheeke, Sir John, and the Greek pronun-
ciation controversy, 173-Leland's MSS.
committed to his care, 178.

Child of Bristow, the, 198-208.
Church, remarks on the utility of learning

in the, 354-365. See 'Fox,' 'Waterhous.'
Cibber, Colley, and his predecessors in the
laureatship, 2.

Collier, John Payne, singular error com-
mitted by, and explanation thereof, 242–

245.

Collins, Dr. Samuel, Russian experiences of.
See 'Russia.'

Convent of fashionable ladies, 295.
Cooke, John, the regicide, service rendered
to the commonwealth by, and subsequent
fate of, 20, 21-Insult put upon him at
his execution, 21-His Usum Necessa-
rium, or Poor Man's Case,' ib.-His pro-
test against engrossers of corn in times of
dearth, 22-His fierce denunciation of
alehouse keepers and drunkards, 22, 23—
His recommendations relative to the sale
of corn, 23-His eulogium on Sir Paul
Pindar, 23, 24-His threats towards the
illiberal wealthy, 24-Remedies suggested
by him for the relief of the poor, ib.—
His proposed application of the winnings
of gamesters, 25-His censure on mourn
ing habiliments and costly funerals, 25,
26-His counsel to tithe owners and the
Clergy, 26-His hints to the physicians,
27-His client, Dr. Trigg, and kindness
of the latter to the sick poor, ib.— His
law-reforming suggestions, 28-His ac-
count of the Lesiwants,' and quaint
enumeration of their practices, 28, 29.
Cooper, Bishop, quaint description of Ju-
piter by, 76, and note

Copenhagen, catalogue of English manu-
scripts in the National Library at, 407-
416.

Cotton, Sir Dodmore, sent on an embassy
to Persia, 332-His death, description of
his funeral, &c. 351, 352. See ' Herbert.'
Coxe's Travels. See 'Scandinavia.'
Cranmer's service to the Church at the

period of the Reformation, 171, 172.
Cromwell, Oliver, toleration of stage per-
formances by, 7.

Crusade, exhortation to the (from the
Arundel MSS.), 310–312.

Danvers, Caleb, a co-purifier of periodical
literature with Addison and Steele, 3.
Davenant, Charles (son of Sir William),
abandons the drama, and achieves fame
as a political economist, 17, 18.
Davenant, Sir William: merits of the poem
of 'Gondibert' by, 4-Causes of its li-
mited popularity, 5-His appointment to
and qualifications for the laureatship, ib.
-Influence of his playhouse managership
upon his fortunes, 6-His dramatic career
during puritan times, 6, 7-Scope of his
stage satire, the Playhouse to be let,' 7,
9, 10-His stage improvements and in-
novations, 8-introduces female actors, ib.
-Was he the hero of the Rehearsal?'
10-Writings of his which furnished ma.
terials for that burlesque, 10, 11-His
tamperings with Shakespeare, 11-Cha-
racteristics of his various plays, 11, 12—
His masques, 12-His own conception of
his Gondibert,' ib.-His position among

English dramatists, 13-His poem of
'Madagascar,' why written, ib.-Charac-
ter of his professional and complimentary
verses, 14-His Burlesque on Jeffrey
Hudson and Satire of the Plots,' ib.-
His alleged conversion to Romanism, and
the story connected therewith, 15-Ana
lysis and specimens of his poem, ‘the Phi-
losopher to the Dying Christian,' 15, 16
-His Postscript to Gondibert,' and an-
ticipations relative to that Poem, 17-
Paucity of known incidents in his per-
sonal career and the one noticeable excep-
tion thereto, 18-His reputed parentage,
ib. His Virginia Settlement project, and
its fate, 18, 19—Summary of his merits
as a writer, 19, 20.

Davies, John, the epigrammatist, fame of,
as a writing master, 229-Scurrility of
the Epigrams of his time, ib.-Favourable
specimen of his wit, 230-A 'curious con-
ceit' on cream and pippin pies, 230, 231—
Value of his Epigrams as pictures of con-
temporary manners, with illustrative cita-
tions, 231-On a tavern haunter and an
egotist, ib.-Against gaudiness of attire,
and the extremes of slovenry and smooth-
ness, 232-Extent of the author's inti-
macy with the eminent men of his age,
233-Incident in Shakespeare's stage life
preserved by him, 233, 234-His addresses
to the Lords Montgomery and Pembroke,
234-His verses to Inigo Jones and Ben
Jonson, 235-Lines to Drayton and Beau-
mont, 235, 236-Smaller wits celebrated
in his rhymes, 236-His laudatory lines
to Dr. Campion, ib.-His playful comme-
moration of Armin, the jester, 237-His
sonnet to his native city, 238.
Davies, Sir John, proscription of the epi-
grams of, 229.

Day, Angel. See 'Letter Writing.'
Days, good and evil, 370-372.
Denmark. See' Scandinavia.'
Dixon, Hepworth, notice of the life of Wil-

liam Penn by, 118-His error relative to
Penn's 'No Cross, no Crown,' 119, 120.
See 'Penn.'

Dodo, Sir T. Herbert's description of the,
353.

Done, John, character and scope of the
'Polydoron' of, 270-Sundry specimens
of the work, 270-273-His opinion on
the origin of surnames, with an apropos
anecdote of 'a City Woman,' 273.
Donne, Dr., epitaph on an assassin, attri-
buted to, 53.

Drama, the; status of actors before and
after the Restoration, 6-Their claims to
the patronage of the Stuarts, ib.-Crom-
well's toleration of the stage, 7-Simpli-
city of stage appointments prior to Dave-

nant's time, 8-Introduction of female
actors,ib.-Stage satires upon the stage and
plays within plays: Sheridan's 'Critic,'
Shakspere's Interludes, &c. 9-Who was
the hero of the Rehearsal,' 9, 10-Da-
venant's plays [see 'Davenant']—-Requi-
sition of an unique volume of early French
dramas by the British Museum, 396, 397
-Difference between mysteries' and
'miracle plays,'397-Introduction of bur-
lesque scenes into them, 398-Origin of
the French farces, sotties, &c. ib.-Dra-
matic doings of the Bazochians and the
Enfans sans Souci, 399-Subjects of the
various pieces in the above volume, 400-
402-Character of the French reprint
of the work, 403–404.

Drayton, Michael, former popularity of the
writings of, 105-Erudition displayed in
his
Polyolbion,' ib.-Intractability of
his theme, and tiresomeness of the mea-
sure chosen by him, 106-Stories of the
West of England rivers, ib.-Ani:nated
description of the Isle of Wight, 107—
An account of the sundry Musiques of
England,' 108-a Flemish mode of divi-
nation described, 109-The author's pic-
ture of Arden, 110-His poetical cata-
logue of English singing birds, 110, 111

His list of herbs and their properties,
112-His story of the marriage of Thame
and the Isis, and their bridal adornments,
113, 114-His eulogium on the site of
London, and protest against 'foolish fo-
raine things,' 114-His enumeration of
English fruits, 115, 116-His complaint
of his distressed fortunes,' 116-John
Davies's verses to him, 235, 236.
Drinks. See Meats and Drinks.'
Dryden, John, compared with his successors
in the laureatship, 2-Dr. Johnson's re-
mark relative to his being satirized in
'the Rehearsal,' 9-His tamperings with
Shakespeare, 11-His dramatic innova-
tions, 12.

Earle, Bishop, character of a drunkard by,

22.

Eating and drinking. See Meats and
Drinks.'

Elizabeth, Queen, state of literature in the
time of, 2.

England, neglect of Scandinavian history
by, 272-Mistaken policy involved in her
conduct towards her Northern kinsmen,
273, 296, 297, 299, [see 'Scandinavia]-
Early Foreign visitors to, see 'Travels.'
Epigrams, scurrility of the earliest English,
229. See' Davies.'

Euripides. See Athenian Letters.'
Eusden and his predecessors in the laureat-
ship, 2.

Fairholt's 'Collection of Songs on Villiers,
Duke of Buckingham,' 52.
Falmouth, Legendary Poem relating to two
brothers dwelling in, 101-104.
Felton (Buckingham's assassin), laudatory
epitaph on, 53.

Fermin, Gyles; George Fox's replies to,
357.

Filmer, Sir Edmund, character of the poli-
tical discourses of, 3.
Finland. See Scandinavia.'
Formosa. See 'Psalmanazar.'
Fox, George, book in defence of the Quakers
by,351 His retort upon Alexander Ross,
355-His contempt for learning, and
rough attacks upon its advocates, 357-
358-His defence of female prophesying,
360-False logic of his arguments against
Churchmen, 361-His rejoinder to John
Billingsley, ib.-His condemnation of
preaching by the hour-glass, and of cleri-
cal costume, 362-His invectives against
tithe receivers, 364-His defence of thee-
ing and thouing, 365.

Francis the First's hunt after a Jew physi
cian, 76, note †.

French Drama. See 'Drama.'
French Literature, excellence of M. Jannet's
reprints of, 303-Enumeration of books
issued by him, 303-305, 403, 404.
Funerals, protest against the cost of, 25, 26.

-

Gardens, delight taken by our forefathers in,
40-Simplicity of the art of gardening in
the middle ages, 41-Marvellous attri-
butes of the herb rosemary, and instance
of its rejuvenescent properties, 41, 42—
Kitchen garden directions of the 14th
century, 42 Publication of Thomas
Hyll's book on gardening, ib. · His
'auncient' authorities, and their quaint
superstitions, 43-His rules for the posi-
tion of gardena, 43, 44-His minute di-
rections for the making of arbours and
mazes, 44, 45-His list of 'herbes,' and
encomium on borage and mint, 45, 46—
His ingenious commendation of garlick,
47-His astrological cautions, 48.
George I and II not qualified as patrons of
literature, 3.

Hallam, Robert, Bishop of Salisbury, plays
before the Emperor Sigismund, 248, and
note *.

Hardwicke, Lord. See Athenian Letters.'
Hardy, Jehan, murderous compact entered
into by, 218-Cruelties practised on him
at his execution, 219.

Harrison, General (the Republican), indig-
nity offered to the remains of, 21.
Henry IV of France, execution of the as-
sassin of, 220–222.

Henry IV (of England) visited by the Em-

peror Sigismund, 239 et seq. See 'Travels."
Henry VIII, testimony of Burnet to the ac-
quirements of, 174-His liberal patronage
of Leland the antiquary, 176, 177 —
Distich on his wives, 179-Preamble to
a Bill written by him, ib.
Herbert, Sir Thomas, accompanies Sir D.
Cotton, the English Ambassador to the
Court of Persia, 332-His description of
the Peak of Teneriffe, 332, 333-Becalmed
in the Tropics, 333-Arrival at the Cape
of Good Hope; enumeration of its pro-
ducts, 334-His fanciful account of the
Dolphins, 335-His testimony to a Negro
magician's power over the elements, ib.-
The people of Surat described, 336-
Lahore and its notabilities, 336, 337-
Delhi and its monuments, 337-Recep-
tion of the Ambassador at Gombroon,
and departure of the party therefrom, 338,
339-A bacchanalian welcome at Larr,
339-Entry into Shiraz, and description
of the town, 339, 340-Titles of the
'Great Duke' of Shiraz, 341-Charac
teristic account of his treatment of the
English party, 341-343-Farewell festi-
val at Shiraz, 343-Thief story picked up
by Sir Thomas, 344-Reception of the
embassy by the Shah of Persia, 345–348
-Description of the City of Casbin, 348
-Mahomet Ally-beg's injustice towards
Sir Robert Shirley, 349-Death of Sir
Robert Lines to his memory, 350-Con-
duct of some sharpers towards Lady
Shirley, 351-Death of Sir D. Cotton;
his funeral and memorial Verses, 352,
352- The author's description of the
dodo,353-Sketch of his career, 353, 354.
Heydon, Sir Christopher. See 'Astrology.'
History, advance made in recent times in
the study of, 74-76.

Hobbes, Thomas, character of the political
discourses of, 3.

Hokanson, the Swedish patriot, anecdote
of, 301.

Holy Land, early pilgrims to the, 66-
Travels of Arculf and Willibald, and
change of the route after their time, 67-
Great number of relations of travel ex-
tant, and their bearing on the question