=Freehold=, a grumpy, rusty, but soft-hearted old gentleman farmer, who hates all new-fangled notions, and detests “men of fashion.” He lives in his farm-house with his niece and daughter. _Aura Freehold_, daughter of Freehold. A pretty, courageous, high-spirited lass, who wins the heart of Modely, a man of the world and a libertine.—John Philip Kemble, _The Farm-house_. =Freelove= (_Lady_), aunt to Harriot [Russet]. A woman of the world, “as mischievous as a monkey, and as cunning too” (act i. 1).—George Colman, _The Jealous Wife_ (1761). =Freeman= (_Charles_), the friend of Lovel, whom he assists in exposing the extravagance of his servants.—Rev. J. Townley, _High Life Below Stairs_ (1763). _Freeman_ (_Sir Charles_), brother of Mrs. Sullen and friend of Aimwell.—George Farquhar, _The Beaux’ Stratagem_ (1705). _Freeman_ (_Mrs._), a name assumed by the duchess of Marlborough in her correspondence with Queen Anne, who called herself “Mrs. Morley.” =Freemason= (_The lady_), the Hon. Miss Elizabeth St. Leger (afterwards Mrs. Aldworth), daughter of Arthur, lord of Doneraile. In order to witness the proceedings of a lodge held in her father’s house, she hid herself in an empty clock-case; but, on being discovered, she was compelled to become a member of the craft. =Free Joe=, negro manumitted by his master, the latter committing suicide immediately afterward. Joe has an easy time until his wife’s master refuses to let a “free nigger” hang about his place. He consorts with “poor white folks” in order to see “Lucinda,” meeting her secretly. At length she does not come for a month to the trysting-place, and he consults a fortune-teller who shows him that her master has taken her out of the county. Still he awaits her at the appointed rendezvous many days and nights, always sure that she will come, and laughing when others doubt it. One morning his friends, the poor whites, find him there dead.—Joel Chandler Harris, _Free Joe_ (1888). =Free´port= (_Sir Andrew_), a London merchant, industrious, generous, and of sound good sense. He was one of the members of the hypothetical club under whose auspices the _Spectator_ was enterprised. =Freiherr von Guttingen=, having collected the poor of his neighborhood in a great barn, burnt them to death, and mocked their cries of agony. Being invaded by a swarm of mice, he shut himself up in his castle of Güttingen, in the lake of Constance; but the vermin pursued him, and devoured him alive. The castle then sank in the lake, and may still be seen there. (See Hatto.) =Freischütz= (_Der_), a legendary German archer, in league with the devil. The devil gave him seven balls, six of which were to hit with certainty any mark he aimed at; but the seventh was to be directed according to the will of the giver.—Weber, _Der Freischütz_ (an opera, 1822). ⁂ The libretto is by F. Kind, taken from Apel’s _Gespensterbuch_ (or ghost book). A translation of Apel’s story may be found in De Quincey’s works.