B. Bankes, and his bay horse, iv. 299. Barbarossa, the Emperor, his punishment of the Milanese, xvii. 225. Bargalus, an Illyrian pirate, xviii. 289. Baynard's castle, xix. 133. Beaufort, Cardinal, historical account of his death, xviii 277. Bolingbroke, at what time Henry Earl of Hereford assumed that name, xvi. 9. .......... his mode of taking possession of the throne, described, xvi. 128. a conjuror of that name, xviii. 196. Blanch, the lady niece to King John, xv. 248. Buckingham, Henry Duke of, grounds of his quarrel with Richard III. xix. 162.

Buckingham, Duke of, grounds of his execution, xix. 204. ........... Edward Duke of, the son of the foregoing, a learned man, xix. 336. ................... his arraignment, xix. 343. ................... his execution, xix. 358. ................... affected the name of Bohun, xix. 362.

C. Cataline, xviii. 464. Cadwall, xiii. 112. Cassibelan, great uncle to Cymbeline, xii. 112. Cawdor, xi. 26. Clarence, George Duke of, brother to Edward IV. suspected by his brother on account of a prophecy, xix. 12. ...................... another cause assigned for their quarrel, xix. 54. ...................... grounds of his quarrel with his brother Richard, xix. 66. ...................... tried, and found guilty, by his Peers, xix. 63. ...................... fate of his children, xix. 134, 168. Claribel, xv. 75. Clerk of Chatham, xviii. 298. Colbrand, the giant, xv. 216. Colevile of the dale, xvii. 165. Colmes-inch, or Inch-comb, xi. 27. Colme-kill, or Icolm-kill, xi. 134. Cranmer, Archbishop, the conspiracy against him described, xix. 460. Crosby place, xix. 30. Cumberland, Prince of, xi. 56. Cyprus, ix. 290.

D. Damascus, the spot where Cain killed Abel, xviii. 32. Darius's coffer, xviii. 47. Decius Brutus, xii. 9. Decimus Brutus, xii. 9. Dido, xv. 75. Drayton's Barons' Wars, when first published, xii. 155.

E. Eastcheap, the Boar's Head tavern in, xvi. 259. ......... why selected for Prince Henry's revels, xvii. 69. Edward the Confessor had the power of curing diseases; the mode described, xi. 228. ...... the young King Edward V. question as to his journey towards London after his father's death, xix. 88. Eleanor, Queen, hostile to Prince Arthur from jealousy of his mother Constance, xv. 227, 248. Essex, Lord, his great popularity, xvii. 457.

F. Falstolfe, Sir John, real person in history, xviii. 15, 105. Fauconbridge, what was the historical foundation for this character, xv. 202. Faulconbridge, Thomas Nevil, bastard son of Lord Faulconbridge, his character, xviii. 378. Florio, whether he was pointed at in the character of Holofernes, discussed, iv. 479. Fores, xi. 37.

G. Gadshill, account of a celebrated gang of robbers there, xvi. 431. Galen, spoken of as in the time of Coriolanus, xiv. 63. Gam, Davy, Esquire, a valiant Welshman, honourably mentioned, xvii. 453. Gascoigne, Sir William, chief justice, his conduct to Henry V. when Prince of Wales, xvii. 243. Glendower, xvi. 90. .......... the time of his death mistaken, xvii. 113. Gough, Mathew, xviii. 311. Grey, Sir John, xviii. 454. ..... Lady Elizabeth, afterwards Queen to Edward IV. her family, xviii. 484. ................... her character, xix. 195.

Grey, Sir Richard, son to Queen Elizabeth Grey, his death, xix. 118. Guiscard, King of Sicily, prophecy that he should die at Jerusalem, xv. 197. Gurney, James, xv. 216.

H. Hastings, Lord, his condemnation, xix. 124. Henry the Fifth, when Prince of Wales, prematurely introduced in Richard II. xvi. 152. ..... his dissipation in early life denied, xvi. 152. Henry VI. why Pope Julius refused to canonize him, xviii. 501. ......... manner of his death, xviii. 533. Henry VIII. his interview with Francis I. of France, xix. 341, et seq. ........... extravagant expences incurred by those who attended it, xix. 318. ........... the masque given to him by Wolsey, described, xix. 353, et seq. Hotspur, why so called, xvi. 185. Hotspur's wife mistakingly called Kate, her name was Elizabeth, xvi. 252. Howard, Sir Thomas, afterwards Earl of Surrey temp. Richard III.; his jesting conversation with Lord Hastings, xix. 116.

I and J. Jaques, St. his church at Orleans. Iden or Eden, Alexander, put Cade to death, xviii. 329. Imogen, xii. 11. John, Prince of Lancaster, not Duke of Lancaster, xvi. 178. ........................................... xvii. 44. ..... King, how often he was crowned, xv. 315. .......... where he was buried, xv. 373. John of Gaunt, only 58 when described as an old man, xvi. 7. Jourdan, Margery, the witch, xviii. 182. Ipswich College, founded by Wolsey, xix. 449.

Isabella, wife to King Richard II. her marriage, xvi. 13. ....... Duchess of York, an anachronism in her introduction in Richard II. xv. 146. Julio Romano, xiv. 416. Julius Cæsar's tower, the tower of London traditionally so called, xvi. 139.

L. Lewis the Tenth, xvii. 270. Lingare, the lady, daughter to Charlemagne, xvii. 269. London Bridge, made formerly of wood, xviii. 310. Lucy, the lady Elizabeth, said to have been affianced to Edward IV. xix. 137. Luke's iron crown, xix. 153. Lymoges confounded with Leopold Duke of Austria, xv. 269.

M. Machiavel, frequent mention made of him in our old dramas, xviii. 153. Macdowald, xi. 16. Mahomet inspired with a dove, xviii. 27. Malmutius, xii. 96. Margaret, widow of King Henry VI. her history, xix. 43. Mordake, Earl of Fife, xvi. 187. Mortimer, mistakes with regard to two persons of that name, pointed out and explained, xvi. 213, 219. Mortimer, Edmund, his genealogy, xvi. 220. ........ his history discussed, xviii. 68, 216. ........ Lord, confounded with Lord March, xvi. 335. Morton, Bishop of Ely, xix. 120.

N. Nennius, xii. 94. Norfolk, the Duke of, temp. Richard II. died in exile of grief, xvi. 36. ....... Dukes of, in Henry VIII. distinguished, xix. 418.

O. Oldcastle, the question discussed whether that was originally the name of Falstaff, xvi. 193, 410. ............................................ xvii. 31.

P. Pace (Dr.), xix. 372. Pannonians and Dalmatians, their revolt against the Romans, xii. 97, 143. Paracelsus, x. 375. Patay, the battle of, xviii. 105. Pendragon, xviii. 93. Peter the hermit, xv. 323. Percy, the name, said, by Boetius, to have been derived from piercing the king's eye, xvi. 398. Plantagenet, date and origin of that name, xv. 210. ........... Richard, his genealogy, xviii. 64. Polydore, xii. 112. Pompey, erroneous account of his death, xviii. 292. Puttenham, his Art of Poetry, when published, ix. 303.

R. Rhodope, xviii. 47. Richard Cœur de Lion, his combat with a lion, xv. 220. .................... killed by the Duke of Austria, xv. 220. .................... who afterwards wore his lion's hide, xv. 220. Richard II. remarkable for his extravagance in dress, xvi. 112. .......... entertained at meat, every day, ten thousand men, xvi. 136. .......... the manner of his murder discussed, xvi. 168. Richmond, Countess of, mother to Henry VII. her marriages, xix. 35. ......... Henry Earl of, afterwards Henry VII. xviii. 501. ...................... his family, and title to the crown, xix. 200. Rivers, Earl, his death, xix. 118. Roscius, a comedian, not a tragedian, xviii. 537. Rutland, young Earl of, his melancholy fate, xviii. 388.

S. Salisbury, Earl of, temp. Henry V. his death, xviii. 426, 475. Shaw, Dr. xix. 134.

Shaw, Edmund, Dr. Shaw's brother, Lord Mayor, xix. 141. Shirley, Sir Robert, ambassador from Persia, xi. 427. Simpcox, an impostor, xviii. 208. Sinchlo, an actor, v. 367. Sly, William, an actor, v. 358. Solyman, the magnificent, his ostentatious letter to the Emperor Ferdinand, xviii. 133. Somerset, Duke of, temp. Henry VI. prophecies concerning his death fulfilled, xviii. 353. Stanley, Lord, xix. 216. Suffolk, Duke of, temp. Henry VI. the manner of his death, xviii. 280, 291. ................ prophecies relating to it, xviii. 283. Sweno, King of Norway, xi. 27. Sylvester Pope, a prophecy that he should die in Jerusalem, xvii. 197.

T. Talbot, Lord, the terror of the French, xviii. 39, 53. ........... list of his titles, xviii. 132. Tarleton, sign of his eating-house, xi. 429. Temple garden, contest there, between the two houses of York and Lancaster, xviii. 60. Tenantius, father to Cymbeline, xii. 9. Turk Gregory, Pope Gregory the Seventh, so called, xvi. 396.

W. Warwick, Richard Beauchamp Earl of, distinguished from Richard Nevil Earl of, xviii. 7. Warwick, Richard Nevil Earl of, doubts with regard to some part of his history, xviii. 467. .............................. marriages of his daughters explained, xviii. 478, 486. Westminster Hall first used for the deposition of Richard II. after he had finished rebuilding it, in 1399, xvi. 121. Wincot, v. 374. Wolsey, the cause of his fall mis-stated; what suggested the mis-statement, xix. 412. ....... his establishment exaggerated, xix. 431. ....... distinguished for his eloquence, xix. 449.

Y. York and Lancaster, account of the battles fought during their contests, and the numbers killed on both sides, xviii. 546. York, Edward Duke of, son to Edward III. his character, xvi. 47. ..... Richard Duke of, father of Richard III. his marriages and connections, xviii. 173. .................... son of the Earl of Cambridge, mistakingly called son of the Duke of York, xviii. 371. .................... whether he was guilty of perjury, discussed, xviii. 387. .................... treated with insult before his death, xviii. 395. .................... his death, occasioned by his own imprudence, xviii. 401. .................... ages of his children ascertained, xviii. 409. ..... Richard Duke of, afterwards Richard III. the time of his birth, xviii. 366.

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