London, aldermen of 51, 310, 330
London, Bills of Mortality 279
London, bishops of 50
London, census of foreigners in 116
London, conduits 1, 34, 239–40, 307, 310
London, Corporation of 33
London, Inns of Court 107–8, 136 (Barnard’s Inn 26; Bath Inn 26; Clement’s Inn 26; Funival’s Inn 26; Gray’s Inn 26; Inner Temple 352; Lincoln’s Inn 26; Middle Temple 101; Staple Inn 26; Thavie’s Inn 26);
London, livery companies (Barber Surgeons 303; Mercers 34; Merchant Adventurers 113; Merchant Taylors 94 [their school 106]; Skinners 255; Stationers 104; Vintners 98)
London, lord mayor of 27, 34, 51, 68, 239, 261, 309, 330
London, plague in 279, 280
London port and quays 29, 160, 244, 261, 303 (Beare Quay 29; Galley Quay 29; Gibson’s Quay 30; Old Wool Quay 29; Queenhithe 29, 308; Sabbes Quay 29; St Katherine’s Wharf 30; Somer’s Quay 30; Three Cranes Wharf 29)
London prisons 292, 295, 307, 326 (Fleet Prison 307; Marshalsea Prison 308)
London theatres 240, 320, 354–8 (Bell Inn 352; Belle Savage Inn 329, 352; Blackfriars Theatre 353; Boar’s Head Inn 352; Bull Inn 329, 352; Cross Keys Inn 352; Curtain 329, 353, 355; Drury Lane 333; Fortune 353; Globe 335, 353, 355, 356; Red Lion 352; Rose 353, 355, 356; Swan 353, 356; The Theatre 353)
Long Ditton 183
Longford Castle 223, 227
Longleat 3, 221, 222
looms 235
loos see latrines
Lopez, Dr Rodrigo (c.1517–94) 43
Lord Chamberlain’s Men see plays, players 347
Lords Lieutenant 109, 295, 296
lottery, the 326
Love, John (d.1590) 48
Low Countries see Brabant, Flanders, Holland
Lowestoft 214
Ludlow 110
Lübeck 119
Lumley, Jane, née Fitzalan (1537–78), Lady Lumley 68
Lumley, John (c.1533–1609), Lord Lumley 228
lye 157, 173, 189, 273; see also soap
Lyly, John (1554–1606) 353
Lyme Regis 23
Lynn see King’s Lynn
Lyte, Henry (1529–1607) 123
Machiavelli, Niccolo (1469–1527) 74, 75
Machyn, Christopher (d.1550) 94
Machyn, Henry (1496x98–1563) 32, 80, 94, 135, 143, 255, 303, 311, 342
madder 159, 165
Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd (supposedly fl. 1170) 112
Magellan, Straits of 216, 217
magistrates see Justices of the Peace
magnetism 122
Magno, Alessandro (1538–76) 32, 66, 116, 155, 202, 204, 255, 263, 336
Maidstone 59
Maisse, Monsieur de see Hurault
make-up 176–7
malaria see illnesses
Malby, Sir Nicholas (c.1530–84) 103
Maldon 95
Mallerd, Katherine 58
malnutrition see food shortages
Malpas 282
maltsters 18
mandrake 123
manners, good 153–5
Manners, Roger (1576–1612), earl of Rutland 226
Manningham, John (c. 1575–1622) 101
Mantell alias Bloys, Robert (d.1581) 305
maps 41, 201, 210, 224
marchpane see marzipan
mariners 54, 109, 111, 141, 178, 181, 187, 206–17, 258, 279, 298, 303, 325
markets, marketplaces 12, 33, 109, 145–7, 191, 241, 311, 315, 363–4
Marlowe, Christopher (1564–93) 3, 75–6, 101, 103, 119, 346, 353, 354, 357–8
marmalade 244, 255
Marprelate, ‘Martin’ 91
marriage 15, 37, 51, 57–8, 63–7, 101, 109, 118, 157, 173, 175, 247, 261, 300, 301, 310, 315 (age at 65–6)
Marston, John (1576–1634), 354
Martin, Dorcas 68
Mary (1516–58), queen of England 6, 7, 40–2, 44, 73, 76, 81, 104, 114, 309
Mary (1542–87), queen of Scots 46, 83, 85, 97, 294–5, 305, 329
marzipan 253, 254
masks 170, 171, 203
masons 18, 53, 151
masques 343–4, 349
Master of the Revels 104
mastic 277
mathematics 108, 120, 122, 210, 211
Matheu, Margaret 57
Matheu, Thomas 57
Mathewe, James 55
Matthew, William (d.1589) 236
Maw 325
Maypole 322
mead 260
Meade, Alice 128
mealtimes 91, 246–8
meat and poultry 33, 145, 154, 212, 233, 243–7, 252, 255 (bacon 235, 241, 253, 259, 308; beef 246–8, 251, 252, 254; bittern 251, 253, 254; brawn 251; bustard 251; capon 251–3; chicken 145, 150, 237, 247, 251–5, 259, 285; coneys 145, 251–3, 327; corncrakes 251; crane 251, 253; curlew 247, 251, 253; dotterel 253; duck 251, 253; godwit 253; goose 237, 247, 251–3, 313; gull 251, 253; ham 254; hares 327; heron 254; heronsew 251, 253; kid 251; knot 253; lamb 247, 251, 254, 257; lard 253, 287; lark 251, 254; leveret 254; licences to eat 244–5; mince pies 247, 255–6; mutton 245–8, 251, 252, 256, 257; offal 253; partridge 251, 253; pasties 145, 251, 327; pastry 255; peacock 251; pewit 253; pheasant 251, 253, 254; pies 32, 145, 255; pigeon 247, 251, 253, 254; plover 253; pork 247, 251, 252, 257; quail 251, 253, 254; rabbit 146, 242, 247, 251, 254, 328; redshank 253; sausages 32; sheep’s fat 285; shoveller 253; snipe 247, 253, 254; stint 253; stork 251, 254; suet 256, 257, 285; swan 251–3; teal 247, 251; turkey 237, 252, 253; veal 247, 251, 256; venison 247, 251, 253, 254, 327, see also deer; woodcock 251, 252, 254; yerwhelp 253); see also livestock; swans
Meavy, River 239
medicines 74, 102, 103, 108, 121, 124, 173, 262, 273, 281, 285–7; see also apothecaries; brandy; dragon water; mithridatium; mummia; physicians; theriac
Mediterranean 159
Medway, River 197
Melville, Elizabeth (fl. 1599–1631) 70
Mercator, Gerardus (1512–94) 122, 211
Mercers, Company of see London
mercers, merchants 4, 12, 18, 30, 33–5, 39, 49, 51–4, 95, 109, 115–17, 145, 146, 176, 182, 207, 214, 215, 222, 236, 257, 296, 347
Merchant Adventurers see London
Merchant Taylors’ School 106
mercury 282, 286
Merton, Oxfordshire 230
messengers 109, 203
Mestrelle, Eloye (d.1578) 149–50
Meteren, Emanuel van (1535–1612) 67, 95, 116
metheglin 260
Mexico, Gulf of 111
Middle Temple see London
Middleton, Christopher (d.1628) 274
midwifery 62, 287
militia 38, 97, 186–7, 224, 295, 327
milk see dairy
millers see mills
milliners 34, 54
Millington, Thomas 104
mills, millers 24, 54, 56 (watermills 24; windmills 33)
mince pies see meat
mines, miners 9, 151–2, 187, 223, 271, 282
minstrels see music
Mint, the 149, 321
miracle plays 351–2, 358
mirrors 172, 227, 230, 231, 237, 238, 274 (magnifying 321)
Mitcham 232, 233
mithridatium 281
mittens 178
Moffet, Thomas (1553–1604) 269, 280
monopolies 260, 339–41
Montacute House 221, 222
Montagu, Lord see Browne
Montague, Alice 163, 164
Montpellier 288
Moors 115, 118, 343; see also Africa; fashion
More, Sir Thomas (1478–1535) 68, 346
Morebath 59
Morgan, William (1544/5–1604), bishop of St Asaph 135
Morley, Thomas (1556/7–c. 1602) 339–41
Morocco 113, 215; see also Moors
Morrice, Alice 59
Morrice, Peter 239
morris dancers see dancing
Mortlake 193
morts 297
Mor
yson, Fynes (1565/6–1630) 156, 260
mosquitoes 278
Moulsham 25, 60, 61
mousetraps 237
Much Wenlock 77
Mulcaster, Richard (1531/2–1611) 331
mummia 289
Murano 260
murder see crime
Muscovy Company 113
Muscovy, Grand Duchy of 6, 113, 207
music, musicians 6, 50, 105, 106, 108, 110, 117, 119, 213, 225, 254, 320, 322, 336–41, 343, 349, 354 (airs 340, 341; church; 78, 79, 322, 338–9; consorts 341; itinerant 338; madrigals 340; printed music 337, 339–41; singing 106, 337, 339; waits 338–9); see also psalters
musical instruments 106, 117, 237, 252, 321 (bagpipe 213, 336, 341; bandora 338; cello 338; cittern 336–8; fiddle 213, 322, 336–7, 341; flute 338, 341; harpsichord 338; hurdy-gurdy 338; lute 231, 336–8, 341; organ 81, 338; orpharion 337, 338; sackbut 252; shawm 252; spinet 338; trumpet 252; viol 338, 341; viol de gamba 337; violin 252, 338; virginals 54, 225, 230, 337, 338, 341)
musk 177
Muslims 118, 215
mustard 231, 247, 249, 251, 254
mutilation 60–1, 96, 294, 308–10
Mychel, Joan (d.1559) 259
nails 109, 145
names 139–41
Naples 15
Napper, Giles 215
Nashe, Thomas (1567–c.1601) 240, 346, 349, 354
natural philosophy 6, 120–3, 141
navigation 93, 111, 122, 209–11
Neate, Abigail 312
Neate, Alice 312
needle-makers 12, 54
needlework and embroidery 105, 158, 163, 166, 173, 174, 178–80, 182, 226, 227, 231, 237
Netherlands see Holland, Flanders
Neville, Charles (1542/3–1601), earl of Westmorland 82, 83
Neville, Frances, née Manners (d.1576), Lady Bergavenny 68
Neville, Henry (d.1587), Lord Bergavenny 335
New Hall, Essex 222
New World see America
Newbury, Ralph (d.1578) 234
Newcastle 15–17
Newfoundland 112, 209, 256
Newmarket Heath 203
Newstead Abbey 230
Niger, River 118
ninepins 325
Nonsuch House see London
Nonsuch Palace 222, 228, 320, 339
Norfolk 22, 222, 278
Norfolk, duke of see Howard
Normandy 14
Norsemen 23
North Pole 112
North Sea 23
North, Roger (1531–1600), Lord North 198, 253, 261, 262, 325, 334, 342
Northampton, marquess of see Parr
Northampton, University of 108
Northamptonshire 222, 225
North-East Passage 113
Northern Rebellion (1569) 43, 82, 83, 296
Northumberland, duke of see Dudley
Northumberland, earls of see Percy
North-West Passage 113
Norton, Thomas (1530x2–84) 131, 352, 373
Norway, Norwegian 115
Norwich 16, 18, 25, 38, 56–9, 61, 65–6, 153, 165, 238, 270, 279, 284, 289
notaries public 54
Nottingham 355
Nottinghamshire 110, 223, 224, 230, 246
numerology 124
nurses, nursing 59, 281–2, 286–7
nuts 234; see also almonds; coconuts
Oak House 230
Oath of Supremacy 79–82, 85
oats see corn
Oglethorpe, Owen (d.1559), bishop of Carlisle 77
old age 37–9, 56–8, 265, 276, 281, 285
olive oil 250, 260, 275, 285, 309
Ombersley 109
omelette 246
opiates 290
oral hygiene 154, 275–7, 282; see also teeth orris root 189
ostlers 53
ostrich 114
Ottoman Turks see Turkey
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (43 BC–AD c.17) 107
Owen, George (1552–1613) 130
Oxford 16, 19, 25, 35, 104, 238, 335
Oxford, earl of; see Vere
Oxford, University of 107, 108, 136, 346
Oxfordshire 20, 22, 23, 84, 171, 230, 232, 234–6, 320
Packer, Henry 318
Padua 114, 115, 288
pageants 34, 45, 77, 322
Paget, Thomas (c. 1544–90), Lord Paget 225
painter-stainers 96
paintings 9, 129, 224, 249, 321; see also portraiture
Palavicino, Sir Horatio (c.1540–1600) 117
Palladio, Andrea (1508–80) 223
palliards 298, 307
Palmer, Frances 307
palmistry 60
panelling, wainscoting 80, 86, 219, 224, 225, 232, 237
paper 139, 227
Paracelsus (1493–1541) 120, 124
parasites 152, 213, 270, 271; see also bedbugs; fleas; lice
parchment 139
parchment-makers 54
Paris 15
Parke, Matilda 128
Parker, Matthew (1504–75), archbishop of Canterbury 80
Parliament (including MPs) 21, 24, 27, 28, 41, 43–6, 49, 50, 76, 78, 81, 83, 84, 91, 97, 109, 131, 160, 293, 294, 301
Parliament, Acts of: Archery Act (1542) 325–7; Barber-Surgeons Act (1540) 290; Bridges Act (1530) 197; Coaches Bill (1601) 194; Due Obedience Act (1581) 84; Egyptians Act (1530) 60; Erection of Cottages Act (1589) 235; Highways Act (1555) 195; Highways Act (1563) 195; Highways Act (1576) 195; Labourers Act (1563) 150; Papal Bulls Act (1571) 83; Plymouth Water Act (1585) 239; Punishment of Vagabonds Act (1563) 60; Punishment of Vagabonds Act (1572) 60, 297, 352; Relief of the Poor Act (1563) 61; Relief of the Poor Act (1597) 61; Sea Marks Act (1566) 214; Simony Act (1589) 98; Sumptuary Acts (1533, 1554) see sumptuary laws; Supremacy Act (1559) 79; Supremacy Bills (1559) 78–9; Treason Act (1571) 83; Uniformity Act (1559) 79, 135; Usury Act (1571) 150; Vice of Buggery Act (1563) 75; Witchcraft Act (1542) 127; Witchcraft Act (1563) 127, 128; Wool Cap Act (1571) 158, 182
Parmesan (cheese) 257
Parr, William (1513–71), marquess of Northampton 47
Parry, Blanche (c.1508–90) 174
Parry, Dr William (d.1585) 43
Parsons, Robert (1546–1610), De Persecutione Anglicana (Rome, 1582) 85
Partridge, John (fl. 1566–82) 255, 276, 286
Payne, John (1532–82) 84
Peele, George (1556–96) 119, 354
peine fort et dure 306
pelican (tool) 277
Pembrokeshire 130
penance 314–5, 318, 319
penguins 113
penknives 139, 178
Penred 309
Penry, John (1562/3–93) 91
Percy, Henry (1564–1632), ninth earl of Northumberland 47
Percy, Henry (c. 1532–85), eighth earl of Northumberland 47, 246
Percy, Thomas (1528–72), seventh earl of Northumberland 82, 83, 305
perfume 165, 177, 187, 189, 267, 274, 275
Perkins, William (1558–1602) 126
Pernambuco 217
perry 260
Persian 237
personal hygiene see washing
Peterborough 16
Petrarch (1304–74) 347
Petre, Sir William (1505/6–72) 25, 197, 268
Pett, Peter (d.1589) 207
petty sessions see courts
pewterers 53
pewterware 212, 221, 227, 231, 232, 234–8, 248, 249, 253, 254, 259, 260, 269
Phelips, Sir Edward (c.1555–1614) 222
Philaretes 324
Philip II (1527–98), king of Spain 214
Philips, Augustine (d.1605) 356
philosophy 108; see also natural philosophy physicians 4, 18, 25, 51, 53, 62, 74, 103, 108, 109, 120, 122, 125, 140, 187, 227, 245, 264, 266, 278–81, 283–5, 287–90, 324, 341, 350, 368, 384, 385
Physicians, College of 280, 288, 311
Pickering, John 352
pigs see livestock
pillory 128, 292, 294, 306
, 308–10
piracy 112, 214–5, 296, 303; see also Barbary
pitch 243
Pius V (1504–72), pope (1566–72) 24, 82, 83
plague see illnesses
Plat, Sir Hugh (1552–1608) 176, 212, 275, 289
Platter, Thomas (1574–1628) 25, 30, 39, 40, 66, 116, 126, 146, 155, 173, 193, 201, 207, 261, 302, 321, 333, 334
plays and players 6, 104, 110, 119, 131, 154, 185, 203, 219, 240, 304, 344, 348, 349, 351–8 (Lord Admiral’s Men 352, 354, 355; Lord Chamberlain’s Men 347, 355, 356; Lord Leicester’s Men 352, 355; Lord Strange’s Men 352; Lord Sussex’s Men 352; Queen’s Men 353, 355); see also Shakespeare; miracle plays
ploughmen 271
Pluckley 48
plumbers 53
Plutarch (46–120) 107
Plymouth 4, 9, 15–17, 94, 111, 120, 200, 216, 217, 239, 279, 325
poaching see crime
poetry, poets 6, 69–71, 75, 103, 131, 138, 185, 194, 290, 341, 344–51, 354
point-maker 54
Poitiers 327
Poland, Poles 41, 113, 115, 120, 346; see also fashion
Pole Star 210, 211
Pole, Sir William (1561–1635) 119
pomanders 177, 270, 275
poor relief 56–62
Pope see Pius V
Popham, Sir John (c. 1531–1607) 50
population 15–17, 19, 36–7, 52, 59, 148, 314, 363
porcupine 321
Port Isaac 23
portraiture 1, 41, 118, 160, 186, 224–5, 230
Portugal, Portuguese 29, 92, 111, 159, 210, 216, 217, 254, 255, 279
possets 263
postal routes 200, 378
postmaster, chief 200
potatoes see fruit and vegetables.
pottage 249, 254, 258, 259
poultry see meat and poultry
Prayer Book 7, 79, 91, 102, 136 (Scots Gaelic 135; Welsh 135)
Prayer Book Rebellion (1549) 135–6
preaching, sermons 2, 31, 32, 76, 84, 90, 92, 344; see also St Paul’s Cross (London)
pregnancy and childbirth 58, 59, 63, 65, 67, 95, 153, 284, 304, 307, 311, 313, 314, 317–19
Presbyterianism 90
Preston, Thomas (1537–98) 353
prices 37, 65, 148, 150, 241–3; see also inflation
pride 99, 131, 162, 221, 317, 319
priest holes 85–7
priggers of prancers 299
prigmen 298
Prima-Vista 325
Primero 325
printers, printing 84, 91, 101–4, 129, 138, 240, 285, 310, 339
prisons: 33, 96, 97, 214, 292, 298, 302, 304; see also imprisonment; London
privies see latrines
privy council 3, 43–4, 76, 83, 97, 98, 104, 117, 257, 294, 295, 306, 351; see also Star Chamber
processions 32, 34, 44, 45, 72, 80, 94, 322
professions 50–2; see also incomes; lawyers; physicians
prostitution 58, 271, 292, 300, 307, 311, 314, 323, 355
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