N.Nashe, Thomas, his testimony to insecurity of authorship,109.New and Delia Bacon theories, coincide,299.New theory, alternative presented by,202.Further details of,284.The, what is,256.Newton, his discoveries anticipated by plays,212.Northumberland MSS., discovered by Spedding,242."Noverint," what Nashe may have meant by,245.
O.Oldys, story about a brother of William Shakespeare,084.Orthography of name Shakespeare,169,171.Othello, appears seven years after Shakespeare's death,290.
P.Palmerston, Lord, convert to Baconian theory,143.His idea of Ben Jonson,143.Papist, was W. S. a,074,117.Parallelisms, argument from in Baconian theory,238.Holmes's list of,238.Examples of,239,240.Reduced to an ordo by Holmes,241.Passionate Pilgrim, not written by W. S.,276.Shakespeare's name removed in 3d edition,276.The, written partly by Heywood,109.Pascal, difference between his case and Shakespeare's,055.Pembroke, a dedication of Sonnets to, insulting,282.Sonnets could not be dedicated to,281.Pepys, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,020."Pericles," allusion to a peculiar custom in,055, note.Rejected by first folio, but restored by Shakespeareans,290.Phillips. See Halliwell-Phillips.Philological test of Shakespearean plays,205,207.Pickpockets, pilloried on the stage,259, note,Plagiarism. See Authorship, Greene, Heywood, Plays, Printers.Plays, anachronisms not misleading,118.Audiences of the, not critical as to the dialogue,013.Plays, authorship of, revealed,312,313,314,315.Boys took female parts in,273.Classical knowledge of the,208.Contemporary criticism of the character of,014.Doubt as to single authorship of,300.Dramatic license of these,118.Emendations of, in first folio. See Emendations, First folio.Forty-two credited to W. Shakespeare,290.How put into type,112,306,307.Manuscripts of, jealously guarded by theaters,115Manuscripts of the, how procured,110.Name of actors in,314.Name of author of,296.Need not have been didactic,271,272.Not composed without a library,266.No tradition connecting Shakespeare with composition of,267.Ordinarily mere local sketches,263,264.Passed with first audiences as Shakespeare's,015.Printed instead of acted,263.Probable reason why called Shakespeare's, 56. Shakespearean, canon of,291.Sources of unauthorized reprints of,307.Tabulated,289.Taken down in shorthand,307.The "copyrights" of,050.Not mentioned in the will,050.The doubtful. See Doubtful plays.Their action only used,272.The masses not "up" to, to-day,261.The philological test of,205,207.The present text made by piecemeal since W. S.'s death,The, were popular with their first audiences,015.Traces in, of aristocratic authorship,283.Typographical evidence of authorship of,312,313,314,315.Use of Warwickshire names in the,248.Use of Warwickshire expressions in the,248.Plays, were performed,305,306,307.Where did the printers get hold of,105,306,307. See Printers, Typographical evidence.Why Bacon may not have acknowledged,316.Written to be played, not printed,106.Poems, dedication of, to Southampton,179.Fathered upon Shakespeare,180.The, See their various titles."Poetaster," the, a hit at Shakespeare in,256, note.Poetical works of William Shakespeare, complete collection,119.Poetry, not competent evidence of a fact,131.Pope, Alexander, his apprentices write parts of,295.His estimate of plays,026.Indicates portions to admire,205.Portraits, Boaden's account of the,090.Bust in possession of Garrick Club,105.Criticised as if purely ideal,092.Droeshout, the only one that ever was authenticated,092.Earlom's copy,102.One lately discovered in Australia,104.Shakespearean argument from the,091,092.The Chandos,099.The Felton Head.The Jansen,101.The Marshall.The Stratford bust,097.The Zuccharo,101."Practicable" scenery, unknown,260.Exceptions,260, note.Presumption, the, as to the Shakespearean authorship, its value,015.Well disturbed in 1856,187.Printed matter, most careful record of, in those days,116.Printers, assigned any name they pleased to literary work,109.Did what they pleased with literary work,109.Of first folio followed copy too closely,314.Where did they get "copy" for the plays,105,112.Printing, knowledge of, displayed in plays,222,227.Of the Sonnets. See Sonnets.Prologue to "Every Man in his Humour",138. See Jonson, Ben.Proof reader, of first folio,309.Prophesy, no such thing as a prophet of the past,056.Proserpo's Island "located," by Hunter,087, note; by Dowden,088, note.Pseudonymic authorship. See anonymous.Putnam's Magazine, article in,185. See Bacon, Delia.
Q.Queen Elizabeth, her apochryphal correspondence with W. S.,168.Her order for Falstaff may be true,309,310.Legend of her order for "Merry Wives",150, note.Queen Elizabeth's glove, story of,168.Question of the authorship, why not raised earlier,018.First raised in Chamber's Journal,185.
R.Raleigh, knows nothing of William Shakespeare,149.Perhaps connected with plays,284.Suggested as an author of the S. Drama,175."Ratsei's Ghost," pamphlet of,243.Ravenscroft, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,023.Readings, various, of the text of the plays, what they prove,034.Red cloth issued to Shakespeare,309, note.Renaissance drama, English,174,202.Reynolds, Sir Joshua, copies the Chandos,099.Roman Catholic, was Shakespeare a,117."Rosalin's complaint," not by W. S.,283.Rowe, his life of W. S., probably honest,076.Rutland, perhaps connected with plays,284.Rymer, Thomas, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,024.
S.Scenery. See Practicable scenery,260."Schoolmaster Story." See Beeston.Scotland, Dr. Elze thinks Shakespeare was in,221.Sea-coast of Bohemia,230.A part of the stage business,178.A theory for,178, note.Second-best bed, explained by Shakespeareans,089.Shaftesbury, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,024.Shakespeare, John, ale-taster of Stratford,046.Fined for throwing muck,253.Records of his life,046.Shakespeare, Judith. See Judith Shakespeare.Shakespeare, Mrs. Wm., why she did not live with her husband,090.Shakespeare, Susanna. See Susanna Hall.Slandered by a neighbor,253.Law suit for 253.Shakespeare, the name, original form probably "Jacques-Peter",172.Shakespeare, "William, a good penman,032.A reckless borrower,265.Authography of the name,169.Author, not editor,303.A "utility" gentleman in the stock company,031,033."Autograph" in British Museum,169.A wag, not a worker,304.Born versed in all knowledge?,219.Career in Stratford,047.Covers his tracks well,293.Credited with forty-two plays in lifetime,290.Did he make emendations to plays,234,235,236.Did he write Bacon's works,204.Did not write his first composition in his native patois,041.Difficulties presented by his Will,049.Does not disclaim authorship of Passionate Pilgrim,276.Dramatic canon of, and Bacon,203Editor, not author,306,308.Expert evidence as to,303.Family. See Family of Shakespeare."Father" anything, willing to,287.Fortunate enough to secure a poet,176,177.Funny Mr.,304.His authorship disproved by first folio,313,314,315.His birthday,157.St. George's day selected for,158.Shakespeare, William, his "business" rejected,298.His death bed,125,126.His income, in modern figures, $25,000,040.His income, perhaps exaggerated by Ward,075.His interest to keep plays out of print, if his,115.His library. See Library,266.His literary acquirements,039.His name a safe pseudonym,284.His name discovered in Northumberland MSS.,242.His rapid accumulation of wealth,043.A self-made man,043.His supposed travels,216.His weakness for pedigrees,256, note.Holding horses, story not improbable,168.Interpolates as he copies,304.Interpolates popular songs,309.Made his money by acting,244.Makes Iago a comedian,308.May have been pre-contracted to his wife,253.Name possesses market value,257,263.Name removed from 3d edition of "Passionate Pilgrim",276.Natural that he should have followed players to London,051.Never suspected his reputation,305.No pride of authorship in,268.Not a law student,245.Not solicitous or expectant of any posthumous fame,048.No tradition connecting, with composition of plays,267.No uncertainty as to his character,038.Nowhere met in tradition or history, as a school-boy,040.One "biographer" of,161.Only one attempt to prove him a university man,222.Other duties,033.Out of favor with King James,150, note.Portraits of,091.Usually criticised as if purely ideal,092.Probably remodeled the plays,177.Records of his life,046.Retires to money lending in Stratford,233.Rev. Richard Davie's life of,073.Shakespeare, William, R. G. White accuses him of "want of probity",303.Sketches Dogberry,298,299.Specimen of his wit,270.Speculations as to first employment,257."Wanted art",140.Was he admitted to noble companionship?,274.Was he a Roman Catholic?,117.Was not lawyer, physician, etc.,297.Was there any-thing he did not know?,230.Where did he find his leisure?,231.Where did he get his material? question never asked,166,167.Who wrote. See Who wrote Shakespeare. Passim,Why he purchased arms,274.Wrote no masques,271.Shakespearean question, not what, but who?,296.Shakespeare's Poetical Works, complete collection of,119.Sharpham, his evidence,306."Shylock" appears at a suggestive time,233.Sidney, description of theatrical properties,258.Siege of Troy, gunpowder at,179.Signatures,295. See Forgery.Smith, W. H., can not accept S.'s authorship,154.Follows Miss Bacon, does not claim priority over her,187.Thinks that W. S. could not read or write,171.Songs, Shakespeare introduces popular,309.Sonnets, authorship of, not involved in this question,276.Dedicated by their printer to friend of his own,277.Mr. Bernsdorf's theory as to,280.Mr. Boaden's theory of,279.Mr. Brown's theory is of doubtful force,279.M. Chasles's theory as to,280.Mr. Dowden's theory as to,280.Mr. Massey,s theory as to,282.Mr. Minto's theory as to,280.Mr. Niel's theory as to,282.Mr. Thompson's theory as to,280.Mr. Wordsworth's theory as to,280.Sonnets, speculations as to meaning of,278,282.Why assigned to Shakespeare,277.Southampton, a comparatively poor man,273,311.Dedication to, as "Mr. W. H.,: insulting,282.Alleged acquaintance with Shakespeare,041,311,312.Did he forget his caste?,273,274.His gift to Shakespeare incredible,041,180.How perhaps connected with plays,284.Never suspected of literary tastes,273.No evidence that he knew Shakespeare,311,312.Biographers find no trace of it,311.Story manufactured by Shakespeareans,311,312.Poems dedicated to,179.Story of his munificence, why probably a forgery,044,311,312.Supposed friendship for Shakespeare,273.Why great doubt as to his being a companion of Shakespeare,040.Spedding, James, believed in more than one author of Henry VIII.,184.Spenser and Chaucer, the great fire not fatal to records of,080.Spenser, his reference to "Gentle Willie," explained,148, note.His reference to "Ætion",147, note.Stage, best seats were on the,273."Business," probably not written by author of text,117. See "Business."Modern, rejects the Shakespearean "business"Then only available depot for literary work,174.Star Chamber, court of,100.Had jurisdiction of literary matter, id.Stationers' Company, the blood-hound of the Star Chamber,107.The origin of,107.Steele, Richard, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,026.St. George's day, selected as a birth-clay for W. S. 158.Stratford bust,097. See Portraits.Said to be by Gerard Johnson,097.Said to be by Thomas Stanton. 105.Stratford Grammar School, was W. S. a pupil of,052.Stratford portrait, the,105.Stratford School, speculations as to,042,052,053,214,217,Stratford, vicar of, treats Miss Bacon tenderly,198.Style, literary, not reliable evidence,294.Of Bacon and Shakespeare dissimilar,294.Of the Shakespearean plays,205."Reader must judge for himself as to,294."Suppers after the play",274.Susanna Hall, enigmatical epitaph over,085.Swift, Dean, his estimate of Shakespearean plays,023.