scene 2., i. 35, 36.

_Hand-ball_, playing at, a favourite sport at Easter, i. 146, 147. Tansy cakes the constant prize, 147.

"_Handfull of Pleasant Delites_," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i. 717, 718.

_Hands_, why always washed before dinner, ii. 145.

_Harbert_ (Sir William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.

_Harbert_ (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.

_Harington_ (Sir John), critical notice of his "Apologie of Poetry," i. 466, 467. His "New Discourse of a stale Subject," 515. And of his "Metamorphosis," 516. Remarks on his poetry, 629, 630. Ludicrous account of a carousal given to the King of Denmark, ii. 124, 125. The inventor of water-closets, 135. _note_. His "Orders for Household Servantes," 139, 140.

_Harmony of the spheres_, doctrine of, a favourite source of embellishment, i. 381. Allusions to, by Shakspeare, 381, 382. And Milton, 382.

_Harrison_ (Rev. William), character of his "Description of England," i. 475. Picture of rural mansions in the time of Elizabeth, 73. Delineation of country-clergymen, 90, 91. Of farmers, 99, 100. And of their cottages and furniture, 101-103. Of country-inns and ale-houses, 216-218. Of the fashionable mode of dress in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 87-89. Of the hospitality and style of eating and drinking in the higher classes, 120-122.

_Hart_ (Joan), Shakspeare's sister, bequest to, ii. 629.

_Harte_ (William), Shakspeare's nephew, not the person to whom his sonnets were addressed, ii. 60.

_Harvest-Home_, festival of, how celebrated, i. 185. Distinctions of society then abolished, 186. The last load of corn accompanied home with music and dancing, 187. Alluded to by Shakspeare, _ibid._ Poetical description of, by Herricke, 188, 189. Thanksgivings offered in Scotland for the safe in-gathering of the harvest, 341.

_Harvey_ (Gabriel), notice of, i. 457. His quarrel with Nash, 458. Rarity of his works, _ibid._ His account of Greene's last days, 498. Satirical sonnet, addressed by him to Greene, 499. Notice of his sonnets, 687. _and note_ [687:C].

_Hastings_ (Henry), account of, i. 86, 87. _note_.

_Hathaway_ family, account of, i. 60. Their cottage still standing at Shottery, 61.

_Hathaway_ (Anne), the mistress of Shakspeare, spurious sonnet ascribed to, i. 58. _note_. Married to Shakspeare with her parents' consent, 62, 63. His bequest to her, ii. 631. Remarks thereon, 613. Her epitaph, 631. _note_. i. 60. _note_.

_Hats_, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 102.

_Hatton_ (Sir Christopher), promoted for his skill in dancing, ii. 172.

_Haunted houses_, superstitious notions concerning, in the sixteenth century, i. 320, 321.

_Hawking_, when introduced into England, i. 255. Universal among the nobility and gentry, 255, 256. Notice of books on Hawks and Hawking, 257. and _note_. Expense attending this pursuit, 257-259. Forbidden to the clergy, 259. _note_. Observations on this sport, 260-262. Poetical description of, 262, 263. Land and water hawking, 264. A favourite pursuit of the ladies, 265. Allusions to hawking by Shakspeare, 270, 271.

_Hawks_, different sorts of, i. 263, 264. Penalties for destroying their eggs, 264. Account of their training, 265-270.

_Hazlewood_ (Mr.), character of, i. 71. _note_. Notice of his edition of Puttenham's "Arte of English Poesie," 465. His character of that work, 466. And of Wright's Essays, 511-513. Account of the "World's Folly," a collection of ballads, 574-576. Bibliographical notice of "Polimanteia," ii. 39. _note_ [39:B]. Account of Brokes' "Tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet," 359. and _note_.

_Hayward_ (Sir John), character of his Histories, i. 476.

_Healths_, origin of drinking, i. 128.

_Helen_, analysis of the character of, in All's Well that Ends Well, ii. 423-425.

_Hell_, legendary punishments of, i. 378-381. The lower part of the stage so called in Shakspeare's time, ii. 214.

_Heminge_, the player, notice of, and of his family, i. 417. Probably a countryman of Shakspeare's, _ibid._

_Hemp-seed_, why sown on Midsummer Eve, i. 332.

_Henry_ IV., Parts I. and II., probable date of, ii. 379. Critical analysis of its principal characters, 380. Contrast between Hotspur and Prince Henry, 380. Analysis of the character of Falstaff, 381-384. And of the general construction of the fable of these plays, 384, 385.

_Illustrations of King Henry IV. Part I. in the present work._