Index
ABC s
13, 258, 299
Act of Union (1707)
281–2
Adair, John (1660–1718), cartographer
129–30
Adam Bell, legendary hero
110
Adams, William junior (1676–1730), printer
263, 267–8
Addison, Joseph (1672–1719), writer
17, 22
agriculture
92, 201, 206, 210–12
alehouses
44, 49, 56, 58, 70, 72–3, 77, 86, 97
Allan, George (1736–1800), antiquary
136, 139–40
almanacs
16, 21
antiquarianism
106, 117–50, 151–7
Appleby
126, 153, 159–60, 164, 171
aristocracy
diet of
196–200, 201–3, 211–17
education of
3–4
letters of
74
libraries of
15–16
Arthur, legendary British king
101, 108–10, 163
Ashmole, Elias (1617–92), antiquary and astrologer
94–5, 101, 109
Aspromourgos, Tony
176
assize courts
63
Aubin, Penelope (1679?–1738), novelist
23
Aubrey, John (1626–97), antiquary
89, 92, 109–10, 114, 122–3, 126–7, 152–4, 155, 167, 172, 210–11
Awdley, John (fl. 1644), bookseller
18–19
Bacon, Francis (1561–1626), philosopher and lord chancellor
4, 118–19, 182
Bacon, Roger (c. 1214–92?)
292, 312
Baker, Henry (1698–1774), natural philosopher
135–6
ballads, broadside
16, 19–20, 44–9, 76, 109–10, 223, 234–6, 237–8, 240–56, 257–85
Bancroft, Richard (1544–1610), archbishop
58
Banks, Allen (fl. 1668–85), bookseller
271
Baskerville, Thomas (1630/1–1700), topographer
201–2
Bates, Charles (fl. 1683–1716), bookseller
272
Baxter, Richard (1615–91), nonconformist minister
14, 19, 67, 204–5, 209, 293, 299, 301
Bayly, Lewis (c.1575–1631), bishop
14
Beaumont, John (c. 1640–1731), natural philosopher
126–7, 141, 146
Bedfordshire
20
scurrilous verses in
57–8
Behn, Aphra (1640?–89), writer
23, 247, 248, 272
Berkshire
book ownership in
20
diet in
203–4
education in
10
research on
135, 142, 147
scurrilous verses in
57
Bevis of Southampton, legendary hero
110
Bewick, Thomas (1753–1828), wood-engraver
89
Bible
13–14, 20–21, 85, 104
Bindley, James (1739–1818), book collector
230
Birley, Eric
157
Bishops’ Wars (1639–40)
241–2
Blagden, Cyprian
258
Blomefield, Francis (1705–52), antiquary
132–3, 142–3, 145–6
Boate, Arnold (1606–53), natural historian
119–20
Boate, Gerard (1604–50), natural historian
119
Bodley, Sir Thomas (1545–1613), scholar
15
Bolton
8
Book of Common Prayer
14
books
13–15
auctions of
227n, 230, 289
classical
5, 17
collections of
15–18, 223–39
commonplace
223, 229
erotic
17–18
historical
16
religious
14, 293, 297–302, 304–9
sellers of
18–19
‘small’
20–1, 77, 223–4, 263, 286–312
Boothby, Sir William (1637–1707), bibliophile
16
Boswell, James (1740–95), lawyer and writer
289–90
Bownd, Nicholas (d. 1613), clergyman
110
Boyle, Robert (1627–91), natural philosopher
120–1, 127
Bradford, John (fl. 1685–1714), printer and bookseller
306
Breton, Nicholas (1544/5–c. 1626), author
77
Bridges, John (1666–1724), antiquary
132, 142
Bristol
12, 71, 96
Brooksby, Philip (fl. 1672–96), bookseller
251–2, 272
Brown [née Gordon], Anna (1747–1810), singer
262
Brown, Robert (fl. 1713–33), printer
253, 263, 300–1, 302n, 307
Brown, Tom (1663–1704), writer
17
Browne, Sir Thomas (1605–82), physician
100
Buchanan, George (1506–82), poet and historian
311
Buckinghamshire
book ownership in
223, 228n
research on
131–2, 142, 145
rumours and news in
72, 73
scurrilous verses in
42–3, 46
Bulstrode, Sir Richard (1617–1711), diplomat
226
Bunyan, John (1628–88), writer
14–15, 20–21, 105, 301–2
Burn, Richard (1709–85), legal writer and antiquary
157
Burne, Nicol of Selkirkshire
275
Burns, Robert (1759–96), poet
277–8
Burton, John (1710–71), antiquary
138, 148
Burton, Robert (1577–1640), writer
196
Burton, William (1575–1645), antiquary
104, 155, 172
Butler, Samuel (1613–80), poet
17
Byng, John, fifth Viscount Torrington (1743–1813)
96–7
Caesar, Julius
97–8
Cambridge
5–6, 98
Cambridgeshire
education in
9
rumours and news in
65, 78
scurrilous verses in
58
Caius, John (1510–73), physician
98
Camden, William (1551–1623), historian
104, 105, 106, 107, 128–9, 156
Campbell, Agnes (1637–1716), printer
253, 298, 306
Cannon, John (1684–1743), autobiographer
17–18, 19, 20
Carlisle
156
Carpenter, Robert (fl. 1730), collector
269
Cartwright, William (1611–43), poet and playwright
196
catechisms
13
Catholics
economic attitudes of
190–1
feared plots and uprisings by
72, 73–4, 192, 226–8, 233–4, 237
‘superstitions’ of
151, 171
Cave, Edward (1691–1754), printer
22
Cavendish, Margaret (1623?–73), writer
6
Caxton, William (1415x24–92), printer
101, 108
Cecil, Sir Robert (1563–1612), secretary of state
62
Chalmers, James (fl. 1736–64), printer
297n
chapbooks
21–2, 223–4, 276, 286–312
Chapman, George (c. 1559–1634), poet and dramatist
31
Chappell, William (1809–88), musical antiquary
258
Charles I, king (1600–49)
76–8, 80, 85–6, 241
Charles II, king (1630–85)
186, 226, 242
Cheshire
education in
9
historical traditions in
103
research on
136
rumours and news in
70
Child, F.J. (1825–96), philologist
262
Child, Robert (1613–54), physician and agriculturalist
120
children’s games
167–71
Civil Wars (1642–9)
ballads during
241–2, 245, 246
changes in taste after
210–17
destruction wrought by
97
impact on historical tradition
89, 93, 97
impact on press
224–5, 258
Clare, Parker (1765–1846), thresher
21
Clarke, John (fl. 1651–86), bookseller
242, 291n
Clifford, Lady Anne (1590–1676)
4
Clim of the Clough, legendary hero
110
Cluer, John (d. 1728), printer
290n
Cobbett, William (1763–1835), political writer
102
coffeehouses
22, 114, 123, 215, 236–8, 283
Colchester
5, 6, 71, 76, 99, 206
Coles, Francis (fl. 1615–80), bookseller
290n, 291n
College, Stephen (c. 1635–81), poet
233–5, 237
Collinson, John (1757–93), antiquary
140–1
Colmar, Jan (fl. 1680–95), printer
253, 263, 277
comic tales
289, 290–3, 295–6, 299, 302, 310–12
‘common voice’
51–2, 65, 90
conversion narratives
297–300, 304–5
Conyers, Joshua (fl. 1654–89), bookseller
290n
Cooper, Anthony Ashley, first earl of Shaftesbury (1621–83), politician
231
Corbett, Richard (1582–1635), bishop
6
Cornwall
diet in
201, 206
historical traditions in
104
rumours and news in
79–80
scurrilous verses in
38
Cotton, Isaac (fl. 1622), lawyer
56
Coules, Francis (fl. 1624–80), bookseller
245
Covenanter uprising (1679)
242–3, 271
Coventry, Thomas, first Baron (1578–1640), judge
33
Cox, Captain, of Coventry (fl. 1575)
16, 108
Cromwell, Oliver (1599–1658), lord protector
97
Cromwell, Thomas (c. 1485–1540), royal minister
62, 97
Crosby, John (fl. 1700–1), bookseller
303
Cross, Thomas junior (fl. 1682–1732) music engraver and publisher
247
Cullum, Sir John (1733–85), antiquary
141
Culpeper, Nicholas (1616–54), physician
17–18
Cumberland
diet in
201, 206, 213–14
education in
9
historical traditions in
89n
research on
123–6, 154–5
Curll, Edmund (d. 1747), bookseller
132, 141–2, 146, 148
Cust, Richard
61
customs
158, 161, 166–72
Dalton, Michael (1564–1644), legal writer
17
dances
53, 165–6, 167
Danes, in historical tradition
107–8
Daniel, Samuel (1562/3–1619), poet and historian
4
Davenant, Charles (1656–1714), political economist
177–8
Davidson, Alexander (fl. 1715–36), printer and bookseller
303
Defoe, Daniel (1660?–1731), writer
22
Deloney, Thomas (d. c. 1600), writer
248
demography
177–86
Dent, Arthur (1552/3–1603), minister
14
Derbyshire
book ownership in
16, 17
diet in
202
historical traditions in
95–6, 97, 111
research on
140–1
devil
102–3
Devon
historical traditions in
92, 95, 97
research on
135, 139, 144, 148
scurrilous verses in
35–6, 39–40, 49, 51–2
dialect speech
49, 152, 158, 246, 250, 278–80, 310
Dicey, Cluer (1714/15–75), printer
290, 292–3
Dicey, William (d. 1756), printer
19, 289–90, 293
dissenting academies
7
Dorchester
13
Dorne, John (d. 1548?), bookseller
18, 19
Dorset
diet in
206
education in
13
research on
133, 142, 147
rumours and news in
70
scurrilous verses in
38, 40, 42, 53, 54–5
Downame, John (1571–1652), clergyman
207
Down Survey
174–5, 177–8, 190
Drake, Sir William (1606–69), book collector
223
dragons
103
Drummond, Robert (fl. 1740–52), printer
291–7, 302, 306, 307, 311–12
Dryden, John (1631–1700), poet
17, 231, 245
Dublin
179–80, 189
Dublin Philosophical Society
127, 148
Dublin Society
137, 142
Dudley, Robert, earl of Leicester (1532/3–88)
80–1
Dugard, William (1606–62), schoolmaster
5
Dugdale, Sir William (1605–86), antiquary and herald
94–5, 153, 155–6, 172
DuMoulin, Louis
228
Duncan, William (1717–64), printer
295n
Dunton, John (1659–1732), bookseller
22
D’Urfey, Thomas (1653?–1723), playwright and song writer
247, 251–2, 253–4, 270, 272, 274
Durham, county of
historical traditions in
103
research on
136
scurrilous verses in
30
Earle, John (c. 1601–65), bishop and character writer
67
East Riding of Yorkshire
diet in
202, 207
historical traditions in
93–4, 101
rumours and news in
368
Eden, Sir Frederick Morton (1766–1809), writer
141
Edinburgh
ballads about
250, 278–9
book trade in
253, 255, 261–3, 286–7, 298–304
literacy levels in
265
Egerton, Thomas (1540–1617), lord chancellor
63–4
Elizabeth I, queen (1533–1603)
62, 80–1, 233
engravings
227, 230, 232–3, 234–5
Erskine, David Steuart, eleventh earl of Buchan (1742–1829), antiquary
137–8, 147
Essex
diet in
203, 206
education and literacy in
5, 9
historical traditions in
90, 91–2, 107, 111
research on
133, 139
rumours and news in
65, 66, 69–70, 75–6, 80–1
scurrilous verses in
29, 36, 50–1, 55–6
seditious songs in
83
Evelyn, John (1620–1706), virtuoso and diarist
4
Evesham
27, 77
Ewbank, Jane M.
157
Exeter
6, 18, 97, 99, 205
Eyre, Adam (1614–61), diarist
17
Farmer, Thomas (1651?–88), violinist and composer
272
Ferguson, C.J.
157
Ferguson, Robert (d. 1714), pamphleteer
237
Fielding, Henry (1707–54), author
22–3
Fiennes, Celia (1662–1741), traveller
202
Fiennes, Henry, second earl of Lincoln (d. 1616)
46
Firth, C.H.
257
Fleming, Sir Daniel (1633–71), antiquary
124, 146, 154–5
Fleming, Robert (fl. 1710–79), printer
253, 297n, 301–2, 307
Florio, John (1553–1625), lexicographer and translator
63
Forbes, William (fl. 1725–33), poet
295
Fox, George (1624–91), Quaker leader
30–1
Foxe, John (1516/17–87), martyrologist
17
Frankland, Richard (1630–98), nonconformist tutor
7
Fuller, Thomas (1607/8–61), clergyman
203
gentry
apathy of
144–7
correspondence of
73–4
diet of
196–200, 201–3, 211–17
education of
4–6
genealogies of
98
libraries of
16
George, M. Dorothy
233, 234
giants
94–5, 103–5, 106
Gibson, Edmund (1669–1748), bishop
128, 131, 156
Gilbertson, William (fl. 1640–65), bookseller
290n
Glasgow
261, 287, 311
Glorious Revolution (1688–9)
232, 261, 281
Gloucester
39, 44
Gloucestershire
diet in
208
education in
10
historical traditions in
92–3
research on
129, 131, 140–1
rumours and news in
69
scurrilous verses in
39, 44
gossip
64–5
Gotham, mad/merry/wise men of
289, 290–2, 302
Gough, Richard (1735–1809), antiquary
136–7, 147
Gower, Foote (1725/6–80), antiquary
136
Graham, Dougal (1721–79), bellman and writer
311, 312
Graham, James, first marquis of Montrose (1612–50)
274
Graham, John of Claverhouse, first viscount of Dundee (1648?–89)
242–3
grammar schools
4–5
Granger, James (1723–76), print collector and biographer
230
Graunt, John (1620–74), statistician
173–4, 179–80
Gray, David (fl. 1757–63), printer and bookseller
303–4
Grenville, Richard, first duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776–1839), book collector
230
Griffiths, Antony
233
Grove, Francis (fl. 1623–63), bookseller
242, 280
Guy of Warwick, legendary hero
110
Halifax
12
Hamilton, William, of Bangour (1704–54), poet
282
Hammond, Anthony (1668–1739), politician and author
139
Hampshire
96
book ownership in
16
historical traditions in
103
rumours and news in
66
scurrilous verses in
30
seditious songs in
83
Harris, Frances
176
Harris, Walter (1686–1761), historian
137
Harrison, William (1535–93), historian and topographer
92, 106
Harrison, William (fl. 1614), clergyman
64
Harsnett, Samuel (1561–1631), archbishop
6
Harte, Michael (fl. 1585–1615), bookseller
18
Hartlib, Samuel (c. 1600–62), educational reformer
119, 174, 176–7
Harvey, Gabriel (1552/3–1631), scholar
223
Harvey, John (1564–92), astrologer
80
Haslewood, Joseph (1769–1833), antiquary
231
Hasted, Edward (1732–1812), antiquary
141
hawkers
19, 65–7, 71, 85, 238, 268–9, 303–4
Haywood, Eliza (1693?–1756), author and actress
22, 23
Hazlehead, W.R. Yorks
17
Hearne, Thomas (1678–1735), antiquary
90
Heath, Sir Robert (1575–1649), attorney general
84
Henderson, Alexander (fl. 1692–1710), bookseller
268
Hepburn, Robert (1690?–1716), essayist
287
Herd, David (1732–1810), song collector
255
Herefordshire
diet in
208
Herring, Thomas (1693–1757), archbishop
10
Hertfordshire
25
education in
9
research on
133
scurrilous verses in
30
seditious songs in
83
Heywood, Oliver (1630–1702), clergyman
8
Heywood, Thomas (c. 1574–1641), dramatist
31
Hicheringill, Edmund (1631–1708), clergyman
228
Hickathrift/Hikifricke, Thomas, legendary hero
94–5, 292, 312
Hindmarsh, Joseph (fl. 1671–96), bookseller
271
Hobbes, Thomas (1588–1679), philosopher
4, 174, 177, 180, 182
Holcroft, Thomas (1745–1809), writer
20
Holinshed, Raphael (c. 1525–1580?), historian
106
Holman, William (1669–1730), antiquary
133, 142
holy wells
171
Hooke, Robert (1635–1703), natural philosopher
114, 121–3, 126–7, 152
horticulture
212–14
Hoskins, Sir John (1634–1705), lawyer and natural philosopher
114, 122, 152
Hoskins, W.G.
117
How, Larkin (fl. 1741–62), printer and bookseller
306
Hudson, William (d. 1635), lawyer
33–4
Hull
18–19
Hull, C.H.
176
Huntingdonshire
rumours and news in
72
Hutchins, John (1698–1773), antiquary
133, 136, 147
Hyde, Edward, earl of Clarendon (1609–74)
4
inns
27, 44, 45, 70, 75, 86, 99
Ireland
living conditions in
187–8
population of
178–80, 185–6, 189
research on
119–20, 127, 137, 142, 143, 148, 173–93
Jack the Giant Killer
289–90, 292
Jacobite uprisings
243–4, 274, 276, 281–3, 297, 309–10
Jaffrey, George (fl. 1694–1716), printer
263
James VI and I, king (1566–1625)
62, 79, 85, 241
James VII and II, king (1633–1701)
225–6, 233, 237
Janeway, James (1636–74), nonconformist minister
305
Jeake, Samuel, of Rye (1623–90)
16
Jennings, Robert, dissenting minister
7
Johnson, Michael (1657–1731), bookseller
19
Johnson, Samuel (1709–84), author and lexicographer
15, 23
Johnston, Nathaniel (1629?–1705), political theorist and antiquary
126, 141, 146, 148
Jones, Katherine, Viscountess Ranelagh (1615–1691)
120
Jones, Richard (fl. 1564–1613), bookseller and printer
109
Jonson, Ben (1572–1637), poet and playwright
6, 31
Josselin, Ralph (1617–83), clergyman and diarist
7, 203
journals and magazines
22, 120, 130, 138–40, 142, 156, 287, 294, 303
Keed, John (fl. 1744), bookseller
307
Kendal
155, 157, 159–60, 171
Kenmare
183
Kennett, White (1660–1728), historian and bishop
106, 167, 170n
Kent
book ownership in
16
diet in
203
education in
8–9
historical traditions in
90–1, 97, 102
research on
129, 131, 141
rumours and news in
69, 76
scurrilous verses in
53
King, Gregory (1648–1712), herald and political economist
114, 122, 152, 196–200, 202, 207, 210, 213, 214, 216, 217–18
Knights, Mark
231
Lambarde, William (1536–1601), antiquary
90–1
Lambert, Thomas (fl. 1633–69), bookseller
245–6, 248
Lancashire
64
diet in
201, 204, 206–7
education in
6–8
historical traditions in
90, 92
rumours and news in
74
scurrilous verses in
40–1, 50
Laneham, Robert (c. 1535–79/80), mercer
109
last-dying-speeches
299, 307
Latham, Richard (1699–1767), farmer
204
Laud, William (1573–1645), archbishop
71, 85, 246
Leeds
6, 56–7
Leicester
57, 99
Leicestershire
diet in
205
education in
4
research on
132, 137
scurrilous verses in
45, 46–7
Lekpreuik, Robert (fl. 1561–81), printer
260
Leland, John (c. 1503–52), antiquary
90
L’Estrange, Sir Roger (1616–1704), press censor
233
letters
70, 73–5, 133
Lhwyd, Edward (1659/60–1709), naturalist and philologist
128–9, 136, 144–5, 147, 211
libraries
15, 23, 230–1
Lichfield
19
Lincoln
18
Lincolnshire
diet in
207, 208
historical traditions in
92–3, 97, 102
research on
131
rumours and news in
71
scurrilous verses in
38, 46
Lindsay, David (fl. 1681–4), printer
253, 263, 270
Lister, Martin (1639–1712), physician and naturalist
156
literacy
10–13, 36–9, 41, 73, 237, 265
Little John, legendary hero
111
Lloyd, Meredith (fl. 1655–77), lawyer and antiquary
109
Loder, Robert (1589–1638), farmer
203–4
London
book ownership in
16
book trade in
18
diet in
202–3, 211, 214–15
education and literacy in
6–10, 12, 237
historical traditions in
98, 106
population of
179–80, 189
rumours and news in
67–9, 83–5
scurrilous verses in
37
seditious songs in
83
lower social ranks
diet of
195–209, 210–11, 218
education and literacy of
9–13
rumour-mongering of
62–4
scurrilous verses of
49–59
Lumisden, Thomas (fl. 1722–57), printer
302
Lumley, John, first baron (c. 1533–1609)
15–16
Luttrell, Narcissus (1657–1732), annalist and book collector
223–39, 249n
luxuries
189
Machell, Thomas (1647–98), clergyman and antiquary
123–6, 128, 141, 146, 148, 151–72
Maid Marian, legendary heroine
111
Maitland, Richard, fourth earl of Lauderdale (1653–95)
16
Maitland, William (c. 1693–1757), historian and topographer
133–55
Makin, Bathsua (1600–75), scholar and teacher
8
Malmesbury, William of (c. 1095–c. 1142), historian
89
Malory, Sir Thomas (1415x18–71), author
108
Manchester
6
Manley, Delarivier (c. 1670–1724), writer
23
Manners, John, eighth earl of Rutland (1604–79)
215
manuscripts
11, 13
libels
25–59, 83–4
histories
100–2, 152, 156
newsletters
60, 75–6
treatises
175–6
maps
121–2, 156, 174–5
Marshall, Richard (d. 1779), printer
292–3
Martin, Archibald (fl. 1759–67), printer and bookseller
305
Martindale, Adam (1623–86), nonconformist minister
6, 7
Massinger, Philip (1583–1640), dramatist
31
McShane, Angela
258
memory
89–95, 161–6
Middlesex
research on
129
seditious songs in
83–4
‘middle sort’ of people
diet of
196–200, 202–4, 214, 216, 217–18
economic attitudes of
147
education of
6–8
literacy of
16–17, 237
Milbourn, Thomas (fl. 1667–97), printer
305
Milles, Jeremiah (1714–84), antiquary
135, 144, 148
Milton, John (1608–74), poet and polemicist
17, 89
Misson, Henri (c. 1650–1722), traveller
237
Molyneux, Sir Thomas (1661–1733), natural philosopher
143
Molyneux, William (1656–98), natural philosopher
127–8, 143, 148
Moncur, John (1684–1729), printer
253, 263, 300
Monmouth, Geoffrey of (d. 1154/5), historian
99, 104, 108, 109–10
Montgomerie, Alexander (c. 1550–98), poet
294
Moore, John (1730–1805), archbishop
6
More, Sir William (1520–1600), book collector
16
Mores, Edward Rowe (1730–78), antiquary
135, 136, 142, 147
Morritt, John Bacon Sawrey (1771–1843), traveller
112
Morton, Charles (1627–98), nonconformist minister
7
Morton, John (1671–1726), naturalist
129
Moryson, Fynes (1565/6–1630), traveller
109
Mosman, John (fl. 1704–29), printer
304
Motteux, Peter (1663–1718), writer
255n, 272
Muilman, Peter (1705?–90), antiquary
139
Munday, Anthony (1560–1633), playwright
111
Mundy, Peter (c. 1596–c. 1667), traveller
69
Newark
71
Newcome, Henry (1627–95), nonconformist minister
92
newsbooks
21, 77–8
newspapers
Edinburgh
263, 286–7, 300
English provincial
8, 22
London
21–22, 224–5
Nichols, John (1745–1826), printer and writer
136–7, 140
Nicholson, Joseph (1706–77), antiquary
157
Nicolson, William (1655–1727), bishop and antiquary
9, 128, 131, 155, 156–7, 160, 172
Nixon, Robert, supposed prophet
21, 290, 302
Norfolk
historical traditions in
94–5, 97
research on
132–3, 142–3, 145–6
rumours and news in
71, 75, 78
scurrilous verses in
29
Norris, Antony (1711–86), antiquary
143
North, Roger (1651–1734), lawyer
234–5
Northampton
7, 19, 37, 57, 72
Northamptonshire
research on
129, 132, 142
rumours and news in
72, 84, 85, 86
scurrilous verses in
37, 43, 44–5, 52–3
North Riding of Yorkshire
diet in
206
historical traditions in
92, 105
rumours and news in
86
scurrilous verses in
42
Northumberland
historical traditions in
89, 97
Norwich
75, 97, 99
Nottingham
42
Nottinghamshire
education and literacy in
8, 12
historical traditions in
111
rumours and news in
71
scurrilous verses in
30–1, 44, 57
novels
15n, 22–3
Oates, Titus (1649–1705), informer
226
O’Conor, Charles (1710–91), antiquary
142
Ogilby, John (1600–76), publisher and geographer
114, 121–4, 121–3, 127, 141, 152–3
old people
89, 91–3, 161–2
oral tradition
88–112, 154, 161–6, 262
Orton
159, 170
Osborn, J.M.
231
Osborne, Thomas, earl of Danby (1632–1712), politician
231
outlaws
95–6
Owst, G.R.
101
Oxford
5, 6, 7, 12, 18, 65, 99
Oxford Philosophical Society
127–8, 156
Oxfordshire
children’s games in
171n
historical traditions in
90, 97, 105, 106
research on
123, 132, 141–2, 146, 148
rumours and news in
65–6, 72–3
pamphlets
21, 76–7, 224–5, 230–1, 236
Parker, Martin (fl. 1624–47), ballad writer
241–2, 246
Parks, Stephen
231
Parsons, Richard (1641/2–1711), antiquary
129, 131
Passinger, Thomas (fl. 1657–88), bookseller
242, 291n
Peck, Francis (1692–1743), antiquary
132
Pennant, Thomas (1726–98), naturalist
140
Pepys, Samuel (1633–1703), naval official and diarist
20, 213, 224, 245, 254, 272, 290n, 291n
Peterborough
58, 64
Petty, Sir William (1623–87), natural philosopher
120–1, 127, 173–93, 196
Petty-Fitzmaurice, Henry, sixth marquis of Lansdowne (1872–1936)
175–6
Philips, Katherine (1632–64), poet
6
Physico-Historical Society of Dublin
137, 138, 142
Pilkington, James (fl. 1789), clergyman and antiquary
140–1
Pitt, Moses (1639–97), bookseller and printer
127
Playford, Henry (1657–1709), music publisher
247
Playford, John (c. 1623– c. 1686), music publisher
247
playing cards
39–40, 233
plays
31–2, 56, 108, 110–11, 247, 251, 283
Plot, Robert (1640–96), naturalist and antiquary
123, 126, 128–9, 141, 147, 156
Polwhele, Richard (1760–1838), writer
139
Popish Plot (1678–81)
225–39
Prance, Miles (fl. 1678–88), perjurer
237
press
censorship of
15, 223–5, 237, 253, 256, 284
output
15, 223–5, 258, 260–1, 288–9
Prior, Matthew (1664–1721), poet
17
prophecies
21, 67, 80, 162–3, 290, 299, 302, 303, 306, 308–9
proverbs
158, 160–1
providence
306, 308
Pryme, Abraham de la (1672–1704), clergyman and antiquary
94
psalms
14
Purcell, Henry (1659–95), composer
247, 255n, 272, 273
puritans, ridicule of
37, 53, 56, 233
Puttenham, George (1529–90/91), writer
110
quantification
173–4, 177–82
questionnaires
117–50, 153–6
Raban, Edward (d. 1658), printer
294n
Raleigh, Sir Walter (1554–1618), explorer and author
17
Ramondon, David (d. after 1707), lyricist
266, 273
Ramondon, Lewis (1684–c. 1718), lyricist
254
Ramsay, Allan (1684–1758), bookseller and poet
255, 263, 274, 275–7, 279–80, 294, 310
Rawlinson, Richard (1690–1755), topographer and bishop
132, 141–2, 146, 148
Ray, John (1627–1705), naturalist
160
recreations
158, 166
Reformation
impact on historical tradition
97, 171
destruction wrought by
97
impact on education
4–5
propaganda
260
Reid, John (fl. 1680–1712), printer
253, 262, 298–9, 307, 308
Reid, John junior (fl. 1699–1720), printer
253, 254, 263, 265–6, 268, 272–5, 299, 300, 305, 308
Reid, Margaret (fl. 1712–20), printer
253, 262–3, 300
Renaissance
4–5, 195
Richardson, Samuel (1689–1761), printer and author
22
Ritson, Joseph (1752–1803), antiquary
255, 312
Robertson, Alexander (fl. 1764–95), printer
292–3, 295n, 311n
Robertson, John (fl. 1722–47), printer
302
Robin Hood, legendary hero
95, 110–11, 291–3
Rogan, John
157
Rollins, Hyder E.
257–8
Romsey
188
Rous, John (c. 1420–92), antiquary
98, 107–8
Rous, John (1584–1644), clergyman and diarist
75
Royal Society, London
120–1, 133–5, 156, 176
Rudder, Samuel (1726–1801), topographer and printer
140
ruins
castles
90, 97
religious houses
90, 97
Roman
90
rumours
60–87
Rutherford, Samuel (c. 1600–61), minister
297
Rye
16, 29, 37, 43, 81, 85
Rye House Plot (1683)
281, 295
St George, legendary hero
20
saints
101–2
Salmon, Nathanial (1675–1742), antiquary
105
Sansom, Oliver
10
Scot, John (fl. 1539–72), printer
260
Scot, Michael (d. c. 1235), astrologer
162
Scotland
diet in
202
rebellion in
62, 70
research on
127–8, 129–30, 133–5, 137–8, 139–40, 143, 147, 148–50
songs of
253–6, 275–80, 309
Scots people
English prejudice against
164–5, 167–9, 240–4
Scott, James, duke of Monmouth (1649–85), politician
237, 242–3
Scott, Thomas (c. 1566–1635), politician
76–7
Scott, Sir Walter (1771–1832), novelist
112, 262
Scroggs, Sir William (c. 1623–83), judge
236
seditious words
60–87
Selden, John (1584–1654), lawyer
6, 59
Sempill, Francis, of Beltrees (1616–82), poet
275
Sempill, Robert (d. 1595?), poet
260
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
3, 17, 241
Sharp, James (1618–79), archbishop
242–3
Sharp, Jane (fl. 1641–71), midwife
23
Sheale, Richard (fl. 1557–65), minstrel
246
Sheffield
17
Shepherd, Thomas (fl. 1650), clergyman
64
Sherborne
142
Shipton, Mother (fl. 1530), supposed prophetess
21, 162–3, 290, 299
Shrewsbury
4, 6, 18
Shropshire
diet in
201
historical traditions in
95
rumours and news in
84
scurrilous verses in
52
Sibbald, Sir Robert (1641–1722), physician and geographer
127–8, 143, 148
Sibbes, Richard (1577?–1635), clergyman
19
Simpson, Claude M.
257–8, 264
Sinclair, Sir John (1754–1835), agricultural improver
140–1, 148–50
Sir Thopas, legendary hero
110
Sloane, Sir Hans (1660–1753), physician and collector
15
Smellie, William (1740–95), printer and author
137–8
Smith, Adam (1723–90), political economist
191
Smith, Charles (1713–77), mill owner and writer
210, 211
Smollett, Tobias (1721–71), writer
23
Smyth, John, of Nibley (1567–1640)
69, 92–3
social relations
53–9
Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge
10
Society of Antiquaries
132–7
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
137–8, 142
Society of Arts
136
Solingen, Joshua van (fl. 1682–6), printer
253, 263, 277
Somerset
book ownership in
17–18
historical traditions in
96, 101, 104
research on
126–7, 140–1, 146
rumours and news in
70, 71
scurrilous verses in
37–8, 46, 52, 54–5
Somner, William (1598–1669), antiquary
102
Southwark
41–2
Southwell, Sir Robert (1635–1702), diplomat
175–6, 183
Spenser, Edmund (1552–99), poet
31
Staffordshire
book ownership in
16
diet in
201
education in
9
historical traditions in
105
research on
123, 147
rumours and news in
76
scurrilous verses in
30, 47–8
Star Chamber, court of
28, 32–6, 42, 49–50
Starkey, John (c. 1630–90), bookseller
229
Stationers’ Company of London
13, 15, 109, 241
Steele, Sir Richard (1672–1729), writer
22
Sterne, Laurence (1713–68), writer
23
Stow, John (1524/5–1605), historian
106
Stuart, Alexander (c. 1695– c. 1767), composer
255
Stukeley, William (1687–1765), antiquary
103
Suffolk
diet in
201, 205, 206
research on
141
Surrey
book ownership in
16
education and literacy in
4, 12
historical traditions in
97
research on
122, 153
rumours and news in
81
scurrilous verses in
43
Sussex
book ownership in
16–17
diet in
206
education in
4
rumours and news in
81, 85
scurrilous verses in
39, 46
Swift, Jonathan (1667–1745), writer
21, 22
Symson, Andrew (c. 1638–1712), minister and printer
299, 305
Talbot, George, ninth earl of Shrewsbury (c. 1522–90)
62
Tatlock, J.S.P.
110
taverns
37, 43, 44, 69, 83, 217, 236–7
Taylor, M.W.
157
Thackeray, William (1641–1703), bookseller
242, 291n
Theobald, James (1688–1759), antiquary
135–6, 139–41, 147
Thomas, Keith
88
Thomas the Rhymer, supposed prophet
303, 308
Thomason, George (c. 1602–66), bookseller
21, 224–5, 231
Thomson, William (fl. 1695–1753), singer and editor
255, 275
Thoresby, Ralph (1658–1725), antiquary
146
Tias, Charles (d. 1664), bookseller
223–4, 297n
Todd, Hugh (c. 1657–1728), clergyman and antiquary
156, 213–14
Tom Thumb, legendary hero
290, 292, 300
Tom Tram of the West
291–2, 299
Tonge, Israel (1621–80), informer
226
Tonson, Jacob (1655/6–1736), bookseller
229
treason
62, 66, 234
Trundle, John (fl. 1597–1626), bookseller
246
Tryon, Thomas (1634–1703), writer
10
tunes
42–4, 47, 234, 237–8, 245, 247–56, 264, 270–4
Turner, William (1509/10–68), naturalist
107
Tyndale, William (c.1494–1536), religious reformer
14
Tyson, Edward (1651–1708), physician
126
universities
5–7
Ussher, James (1581–1656), archbishop
302
Vallancey, Charles (c. 1726–1812), antiquary
137
Vanderlint, Jacob (d. 1740), economic theorist
200, 214
Vaux, John (c. 1575–c. 1651), clergyman and astrologer
30
Vere, Thomas (fl. 1635–82), bookseller
290n, 291n
Verney family
228n
Villiers, George, first duke of Buckingham (1592–1628)
4, 63, 71, 76, 77, 79, 83–4
wages
181–2, 236
Wake, William (1657–1737), archbishop
131
Wakefield
17
Waldegrave, Robert (c. 1554–1603/4), printer
308
Wales
diet in
196, 201, 211
historical traditions in
97, 105n, 109–10
research on
128–9, 144–5, 147
rumours and news in
78–80
Waller, Edmund (1606–87), poet
17
Wallis, John (fl. c. 1550), ballad writer
246
Walwyn, Richard (d. 1750), antiquary
133–4
Ward, Ned (1667–1731), satirist
17, 249
Ward, Roger (fl. 1566–97), bookseller
18
Wardlaw, James (fl. 1691–1711), bookseller
268, 303, 304
Warrington
6, 19
Watson, James (fl. 1667–87), printer
263, 277
Watson, James junior (fl. 1695–1722), printer
253, 255, 263, 270, 277, 299–300, 302n, 303, 306
Watt, Tessa
223, 258
Warwickshire
book ownership in
16
historical traditions in
107
scurrilous verses in
30, 45
Wase, Christopher (1627–90), schoolmaster
5
Wedderburns of Dundee
260
Weever, John (1575/6–1632), antiquary
91
Westcote, Thomas (1567–1637?), topographer
92, 100–1
Westmorland
broadside ballads in
19
diet in
201, 206–7
education in
158–9
historical traditions in
161–5
proverbs in
158, 160–1
research on
123–6, 141, 146, 151–72
sedition in
85–6
speech of
159–60
West Riding of Yorkshire
book ownership in
17
education and literacy in
7, 12
historical traditions in
111
scurrilous verses in
36–7, 43–4, 56–7
Wheatcroft, Leonard (1627–1707)
17
Whiteway, William, of Dorchester (fl. 1618–35)
76
Widley, George (fl. 1604), clergyman
64
Wigan
74
William III and II, king (1650–1702)
171
Williams, Eden (d. 1671), bookseller
18
Willis, Browne (1682–1760), antiquary
131–3, 138–9, 142, 145
Willison, John (1680–1750), minister
297
Wiltshire
book ownership in
17
diet in
196, 201, 206, 208, 210–11
education in
8
historical traditions in
89, 92, 104
research on
122–3
rumours and news in
65
scurrilous verses in
29–30, 41
witchcraft
171, 308
Wolfreston, Frances (1607–77), book collector
16, 20
Wolley, Hannah (c. 1622–74), cookery writer
23
Wolsey, Thomas (1470/1–1530), cardinal
6
women
authors
23, 247–8, 272
book traders
253, 262–3, 298, 300
oral traditions of
89, 92, 262
readers
16, 20, 22
teachers
8–10, 13
Wood, Anthony (1632–95), antiquary
153, 224, 228n
Wood, Robert (1621/2–85), mathematician
120
woodcuts
232–4, 264–5
Worcestershire
diet in
208
historical traditions in
93
rumours and news in
77
scurrilous verses in
27–8, 36
Worsley, Benjamin (1617/18–77), physician
120
Wotton, Surrey
4
Wren, Sir Christopher (1632–1723), architect
114, 122, 152
Wright, John II (fl. 1634–58), bookseller
246, 290n
Wright, John III (fl. 1667–93), bookseller
242, 291n
Wrightson, Keith
194, 217
Würzbach, Natascha
258
York
66–7, 99, 202
Yorkshire
East, North, and West Ridings
diet in
201–2
education in
10
research on
126, 138, 146
rumours and news in
71
scurrilous verses in
43–4