[21]He should have saidMuch Ado About Nothing.
[213]As these pages go to press a singularly full confirmation of these remarks appears in one of the September 1912 issues of theBirmingham Post: “Evesham District Council have decided to build sixty cottages at Broadway under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, and the Local Government Board have sanctioned the borrowing of £10,000.” Thus, a number of brand-new dwellings are to be built, to rehouse those villagers whose ancient homes have been taken from them. It is a curious sidelight upon the spread of culture.
[272a]Draw closer.
[272b]Took prisoners.
[272c]They took.
[272d]If it might be done.
[272e]They would not agree to the King’s terms.
[272f]They would not abide by their wishes.
[272g]Then excommunicated them.
[272i]More.
[272j]Counsel.
Abbot’s Norton,200
— Salford,199
Alcester,2,231
Alderminster,188
Andoversford,216
Arden, Family of,9,232–235
—, Forest of,2,7,129
—, Mary,9,232
—, Robert,9
Ardens Grafton,156
Aston Cantlow,9,235
Atherstone-upon-Stour,187
Avon, river,2,3,45–48,78,190,210,219,240,262,205,260
Baddesley Clinton,7
Balsall, Thomas,77,98
Banbury,2,18
Barton,147,199
Beauchamp Family, the,247–253,255,267
Bicester,18,20
Bidford,58,137,147–153,195
Billesley,12,232
Binton,47,147,195
Brailes,191
Broadway,212–215
Broom,163
Campden Wonder, the,183–185
Charlecote,17,47,114–126
Charles the Second,143–146
Chipping Campden,173–185
Cleeve Common,218
— Priors,199
Clifford Chambers,10,68,166–109
Clopton, Family of,28,72,81–83,230
—, House,83,230
—, Lower,173
—, Sir Hugh,40,63,82
—, Upper,173
Combe, John,78,98
—, William,134
Compton Wynyates,191–194
Cotswolds, the,215
Coventry,280–290
Dancing Marston (or Long Marston),141–146
Dingles, the,133–135
Dorsington,147
Dudley, Ambrose, Earl of Warwick,253,275
—, Robert, Earl of Leicester,16,241–243,252,273–275
Ettington,2,186,188–190
Evesham,137,200–210
Exhall,158
Feldon, the,2,164,191
Frog Mill,216
Gastrell, Rev. Francis,73
Gaveston, Piers,256–259
Greet,216,217
Grendon Underwood,18–21
Gretton,216,217
Grevel, William.176–178,180
—, or Greville, Family, the,178,245,250,254,264
Guy of Warwick,255,266
Guy’s Cliff,266
Hall, Dr. John,48,72,93,97
Harrington,200
Hartshorn,216
Hathaway, Family of,12–15
—, Anne,7,12–15,101–113
Henley-in-Arden,2,8,235,237
Hicks, Sir Baptist, Viscount Campden,178,180
Hillborough,147,152–154
John of Stratford,75–77
Kenilworth,268–280
Leek Wootton,267
Long Marston,141–146,169
Lower Clopton,173
Lucy Family, the,47,114–126
—, Sir Thomas (“Justice Shallow”),17,114–119,124
Luddington,12,47,68,147,195
Marlcliff,199
Marston Sicca (or Long Marston),141–146
Mickleton,173
Newbold-on-Stour,188,190
Oxford,18
Pebworth,139–141
Preston Bagot,237
Preston-upon-Stour,187
Quiney, Richard,28–30,33,58
—, Thomas,33,39
Quinton,169,173,234
Ralph of Stratford,75,77
Robert of Stratford,75
Rowington,237
Salford, Abbot’s,199
—, Prior’s,199
Shakespeare, Family of,6–11
—, Edmund,59
—, Gilbert,10,58,59
—, Hamnet,22,26
—, Henry,240
—, Isabel,7
—, Joan,10,52,59
—, John,5,8–11,15–17,22,26,51,59,166
—, Judith,33,39
—, Richard,7,10,59
—, Susanna,48,52,93,97
—, Thomas,7,237
—, William,5–7; birth,9; marriage,11–15; goes to London,16–21; success in London, as actor, dramatist and theatrical manager,23–26; his return to Stratford-on-Avon,27–30; purchases New Place,38; he retires,31–33; death,33; scene of his school-days,67–70; his residence, New Place,70–74; the Bacon fanatics and Shakespeare,85–91,94; Shakespeare’s grave and monument,89–95; Shakespeare, poacher and deer-stealer,114–119; Shakespeare the countryman,127–135
— Farm, Grendon Underwood,20
— Hall, Rowington,7,236,237
Shipston-on-Stour,180,190
Shirley, Evelyn Philip,188–190
Shottery,12,15,101–113
Snitterfield,7,8,9,11,49,238–240
Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of,17,30
Stinchcombe Hill,217
Stratford-on-Avon,1–5,8–11,26–100
—, American Memorial Fountain,43
—, Bridge Street,39
—, Chapel,63,75
—, Clopton Bridge,3,40,45,164
—, Grammar School,5,15,67–70
—, Guild, the,4,60–67
—, Harvard House,37,41–43
—, Holy Trinity Church,13,26,75–100
—, Mason Croft,60
—, Memorial Theatre,44
—, Mop Fair,37
—, Nash’s House,39,72,73,74
—, New Place,28,31–33,70–74,84,101
—, Old Stratford,3,48,72
—, Red Horse Hotel,40,43
—, Rother Street,3,43,101
—, Shakespeare Hotel,34,43
—, Shakespeare’s Birth-place,49–59,110,231
Sudeley,216,217
Sunrising Hill,2,18,186