C.Campbell, Lord, his notice of the legal acquirements of W. S. 059.Canon of the plays, first folio plus Pericles,291.Capell, preserves specimens of Shakespeare's wit,270.Carlyle, Thomas, calls on Delia Bacon,195.Suggested her writing first paper,195.Cartwright, expert evidence as to,303.Testimony as to Shakespeare's acquirements,264.Catholic, Roman, was Shakespeare a,117. See Papist.Chandos portrait, the,097.Rumored to have been by Burbage,099.Chatterton, Thomas, difference between his case and Shakespeare's,054.Chettle, wonders that Shakespeare does not mourn Elizabeth,243.His apology for Greene's expression,125.Christian Monastery in Ephesus in days of Pericles,116.Chronologies of the plays, absurdity of the so-called,086."Chronologies," where they all agree,041.Cinthio, borrowed from in the plays,221.Circumstantial evidence, corroborated,303, passim.Necessary to these questions,294.Classical knowledge, displayed in plays,207,208.Difficulties suggested by,211.Clergy, benefit of,262, note.Included all learned professions, id.Clown, the principal actor in Shakespearean theaters,260,261.Coat of arms, Shakespeare's. See Arms.Cohn, Albert, his theory as to Shakespeare in Germany,216.Coincidences, Shakespearean's idea of the,083, note.Coleridge, his opinion as to authorship,045.Commentators, bore down upon the Shakespearean text,010.Commentary, sample of the run of,086.Compromise theory,300; applied to Henry VI.,302.Theobald and others anticipate,300,301.Condell, Henry. See Heminges & Condell.Contemporaries of W. S., why they did not suspect him, or silent if they did,057.Contemporary statements in Baconian theory,230.Conversations of Ben Jonson with Drummond of Hawthorn-den,139.Copies, "true, original," identified,312,313,314,315.Copyright, Disraeli thinks first folio a scheme for,219, note.First claimed 28 years after W. S.'s death,108.First English law of,106. See Author.Cornelius, Jansen, said to have been family painter of Southampton,101.Court of Star Chamber, takes jurisdiction of matters literary,106.Curse of Stratford,299,300.
D.Davies, Rev. Richard, his account of W. S.,073.Davies, Sir John, letter from Bacon to,237.Davenant, Sir William, owned the Chandos portrait,100.Claimed illegitimate descent from W. S.,100, note.Death mask, the Becker,103.Dedication of the Sonnets,277.Why insulting,282.Twisted out of shape,277.Simple explanation of,278."Delia Bacon" and "Baconian" theories, discriminated,201.Delia Bacon and new theories coincide,299.See Bacon, Delia. Denham, expert evidence of,303,304.Testimony as to Shakespeare's acquirements,265.De Quincy, Thomas, his "biography" of W. S.,157.Analyzed,157.Ignores authorities,159.Deer stealing, "rejected on insufficient evidence",114.Difficulty is that we know so much about W. S., rather than so little,155.Digges, expert evidence of,303,304.Testimony as to Skakesperean acquirements,264."Discoveries" of Ben Jonson, fatal to Shakespearean theory,134,136.Disraeli thinks first folio a scheme for copyright,249, note.Dogberry, prototypes of,301.Doubtful plays, the,285,286,287.Doubtful plays, tlie, never disowned by Shakespeare,287.Not doubtful in Shakespeare's day,285,290.One missing,290.Dowdell Letter, the,072.Down, Edward, locates Proserpo's Island,088, note.Drama, esteemed by Bacon a form of teaching history,242.Droeshout portrait,092,094.Not flattering to its subject,093.Only one ever "authenticated",103.Probably accurate likeness,094.Was faithfully engraved,094.Drummond of Hawthornden, Ben Jonson's conversations with,139.Dryden, John, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,021.Dugdale, his mention of Shakespeare,077."Duke Humphrey," a missing, doubtful play,290.Dyce follows Hallam,302.
E.Earlom portrait, the,102.Elaborations of the plays. See Emendations.Elizabeth, Queen. See Queen Elizabeth.Elizabeth, the English of,208.Elizabethan Dramatists, estimate of,202.Ellesmere, W. II. Smith's letter to,187.Elze, Dr. Carl, believes the S. was in Germany and Scotland,221.Emendations of the plays in first folio, extensiveness of,234.English, a then neglected accomplishment,217.A very rare accomplishment in Elizabeth's day,041.Probably not taught in Stratford grammar school,041.Purity of, used in plays,218.The, of Elizabeth,207.The, of Shakespeare, not derived from a study of contemporary writers,042.English Library, what was the, of Shakespeare's day,230.English renaissance drama. See Renaissance drama, English.Enlargements of the plays in first folio. See Emendations.Entomology, knowledge of, displayed in the plays,227,229.Epitaph on Shakespeare's tomb,124.Epitaphs, by William Shakespeare, on Elias James, John รข Coombe, and others,040.Epitaphs, how Halliwell accounts for,270.Of W. S. not claimed by anybody else,231.Complete collection of,119.Essex connected with plays,284.Evelyn, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,020."Evening Mass," not necessarily indicative of Shakespeare's creed,118.Evidence, internal, failure of,296.Of historical plays as to Bacon,242.Poetry not competent of, a fact,131.See Typographical evidence, Printing.Expert evidence as to the plays,303.
F.Fac similes. See Forgery."Falstaff in love," order for,309,310.Family of Shakespeare, not zealous of their relative's reputation,083.Farmer, Dr., his solution of the Shakespearean difficulty,181.Specimen of,182.His theory of Shakespeare, quite as incredible as the other,183.Stops just short of the truth,183.Felton's portrait. 093. See Portraits.Female parts, taken by boys,202.Fire, great, of London, not accountable for dearth of Shakespearean records,079.First folio, contains only twenty-six known plays,287;Dilemma presented by,290.Evidence of authorship from,312,313,314,315.Inspection of, proves sources of,314.Printed from Shakespeare's copies,306,312. See Typographical evidence.Time of appearance suggestive,234. See Emendations."Florio," the, in British Museum,169.Flowers, knowledge of, displayed in plays,229.Forgery, fac simile is usually,295.Literary, not difficult,295.Of a signature,295.French and Italian, not taught at Stratford school,221.Fuller, eight years old when Shakespeare died. 269.Expert evidence of,303,304.Extract from,269, note.His estimate of the Shakespearean plays,020.His mention of Shakespeare,077.Testimony as to Shakespeare's acquirements,265,266, note.Furness, W. II., unable to accept Shakespearean authorship,154,201.
G.Gallants, relations with managers,274.Garrick Club bust, the,105. See Portraits.Geography, knowledge of, displayed in plays,219.Geology, knowledge of, in the plays,213.Germany, Shakespeare in, Cohn's theory,216."Good friend, for Jesus's sake, forbear," etc.,124.Grammar School of Stratford. See Stratford School.Gravitation, law of, stated in the plays,212.Great fire of London. See Fire.Greene, Robert, a father of the English stage,252Cited as a witness, contra,250,251.Had his admirers,251, note.His estimate of Wm. Shakespeare,058.No worse than his kind,252.Only contemporary of W. S. who exposed the forgery,058.The "steal" he complained of,302.Title of his book,126, note.Contents of,266.Told the truth about Wm. Shakespeare,124,125,126, note."Groat's worth of wit." See Greene,126."Groom, Lord Leicester's," Delia Bacon's name for S.,193.
H.Habitues of Shakespeare's theaters, who were,037.Hallam, Henry, doubtful as to accepting S.'s authorship,045.His estimate of the plays,207.Opinion as to their philology,207.Halliwell, accounts for the epitaphs,270.Follows Hallam,302.Halliwell-Phillips, J. C., his "outlines." 253.Does not dispel the difficulties,254.Hamlet, believed by Delia Bacon to be key-note of plays,190,Harrison, John, cited as a witness,250.Hawthorne, Nathaniel, his narrative of Delia Bacon,197,198.Hawthornden, Drummond of. See Drummond of Hawthornden.Heminges & Condell, cited as witnesses,250.Corroborate Jon son's testimony,035.How procured emendations,234,235.Their "copy" for first folio,315.Their reason for the first folio,249, note.Henry the Sixth, Grant White's idea of,303.Greene's complaint about,302.Not Shakespeare's,302.Wonderful "run" of,307.Henry the Seventh, curious evidence of Bacon's,242.Heywood, author of portions of "Passionate Pilgrim",109.Writes plays of the period,264."Historic Doubt," the Shakespearean myth not a,066.Historical evidence. See Circumstantial evidence. Passim.Historical plays, evidence of, as to Bacon,242.History, Bacon thinks taught by drama,242.Hume, David, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,025.Hunter, Rev. Joseph, identifies Proserpo's Island,087, note.
IIago, a comedian's part,308.Speech of, a striking paraphrase of Berni,064.Ideal Shakespeare, every man may select his own,099"Imogen" name and character, whence taken,217.Imposture literary, state of the law favorable to,113.Ingleby, Dr C. M., his plea for Shakespeare,250Innuendo, evidence by way of,237.Supporting Ben Jonson 238, note.Innuendoes, of Sir Tobie Matthew,147,237.Insecurity of authorship,109. See Authorship, Copyright, Printers, etc.Nashe's, testimony as to,109.Heywood's, testimony as to,109.Internal evidence. See Evidence, internal.Italian and French, not taught at Stratford school,221.Italy, knowledge of, displayed in plays,219,220.Intricate acquaintance with manners and customs of,220.
J."Jacques-Peter," probably original form of name "Shakespeare",172.James, King. See King James.Jansen, the S. portrait,101.Johnson, Gerard, said to have made Stratford bust,097.Johnson, Samuel, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,026,027,028.Specimens of his commentaries on plays,027.Joint authorship, Miss Bacon's theory was,200.Jones, Inigo, devises trappings for court masques,271.Jonson, Ben, a "famous witness",152.An expert witness,303,304.Applies same words and figure to Bacon and to W. S.,145A university man,043.Cited as a witness, contra,250.His conversations with Drummond,139.His "Discoveries" fatal to Shakespearean theory,134,136.His fling at Shakespeare in prologue, etc.,138.His obituary verses,129.His testimony,129.Analysis of,131.His opinion of the Droeshout likeness,092,094.Why is libel on W. S.,098.His plays not popular,272.Never mentions Bacon to W. S. or W. S. to Bacon,145.Plays Boswell to Bacon and Shakespeare alike,146.Studiously inclined,043.Wants to blot out 1,000 Shakespearean lines,137.Jordan, John,074.Jordan, John, probable inventor of story and verses,123.Judith Shakespeare, never taught to write her name. 040,172.
K.King James's letter, story of, when invented,044,167.King, Thomas, his "Plea" for Shakespeare,248.His argument,249.
L.Ladies, seated on the stage,273.Lampoon on Sir Thomas Lucy, two versions of,123.Latinisms, in the plays,207.Law in "Merchant of Venice",215, note.Lawyers. See Young lawyers.Learning contained in the plays,205.No reason for its being there,229.Legal acquirements of author of the plays,059,214.Libraries, public or circulating, none in London,052.Library. See English library.Did he have a,266,267.Plays can not be studied without a,266.Plays not composed without a,266.Shakespeare's, what it must have been,212.License to print, meaning of a,108.Ling & Trundell, procure copies in shorthand,307.Proof of fact,307.Lin tot, Bernard, invented the King James letter story in 1710,044,168.Literary imposture. See Imposture, literary.Literature, persecuted if unlicensed,107.See Star Chamber, Copyright,107."Lord Leicester's groom." See "Groom.""Lover's complaint," appears with the Sonnets,277."Lucrece," of doubtful authorship,041,218.Lucy, Sir Thomas, lampoon on,123.
M.Macaulay, accounts for Bunyan's works,165,166.Maids of honor, seated on the stage,273.Malone, Edmund, his "chronologies",086,087.His contributions to Shakespearean biography,076, et seq.His Shakespearean labors,076,080,085.Whitewashes the Stratford bust,097.Management, theatrical, no sinecure in 17th century,048.Manuscripts, Bacon's Will directs certain, locked up,244.Delia Bacon's idea of their disposition,193,194.May yet come to light,244.Minute and constant search for,049,050.Northumberland, discovered by Spedding,242.Marshall's picture,095. See Portraits.Masques, William Shakespeare wrote none,271.Massey, Gerald, makes a romance from sonnets,283.Matthew, Sir Tobie, banters Bacon,237.His postscripts,180,181,236,237.Innuendos of,181.Knew Bacon, but not Shakespeare,147.Quotation from, to this effect,148.Why he did not reveal Bacon's secret,152, note.Medicine, knowledge of, displayed in the plays,210,215.Medico-Legal knowledge, displayed in the plays,215.Merchant of Venice, law in,245, note.Meres, Francis, cited as a witness,250.His testimony critical, not historical,132.Merry Wives of Windsor, story of order for, may be true,310.Rebuke to lechery in,310.Perhaps to Elizabeth,310, note.Milton, John, first to claim author's copyright,108.His Areopagitica,108.His estimate of Shakespearean plays,020,036.Value of his estimate,020,036.Mitylene, curious custom prevalent in, alluded to in Pericles,055, note.Monasteries, dissolution of the,175.Monastery, Christian, in Ephesus,116.Montgomery, perhaps connected with plays,284.Music, familiarity with,297, note,