[114] The facts regarding this “felony” of Jonson’s have been subject of much and varied averment: recent investigation has brought to light the “Indictment” on which he was arraigned, and some notes of the “Clerk of the Peace.” See _Athenæum_, March 6, 1886. [115] In his _Discoveries (De Shakespeare)_ Jonson says, “The players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand. Which they thought a malevolent speech.… I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry as much as any.” [116] John Stow, b. 1525; d. 1605. His _Survey_ published in 1598: reprinted over and over. Edition of 1876 has illustrations. [117] Richard Hakluyt, b. about 1558; d. 1616. [118] Thomas Coryat, b. 1577; d. 1617. Full title of his book is--_Coryat’s Crudities hastily gobbled up in Five moneths Travells in France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia, commonly called the Orisons Country, Helvetia, alias Switzerland, and some parts of Germany and the Netherlands_. [119] First published in 1589. [120] Dates of birth and death uncertain. His _Anatomie of Abuses_ first published in 1583. [121] George Puttenham, b. about 1532: the book printed 1589. [122] Nichols, in his _Progresses of Queen Elizabeth_, vol. i. (Preface), says: “She was twelve times at Theobalds, which was a very convenient distance from London, … the Queen lying there at his Lordship’s charge, sometimes three weeks, or a month, or six weeks together.” [123] George Gascoigne (b. 1530; d. 1577) published a tract, in those days, entitled _The Princely Pleasures of Kenelworth Castle_, which appears in Nichol’s _Progresses of Queen Elizabeth_; as does also Laneham’s Account of the _Queen’s Entertainment at Killingworth _[sic]_ Castle_. INDEX. Abbeys and Priories of England, 66 _et seq._ Aldhelm, the Saxon scholar and poet, 10, 64. Alfred, King, 17 _et seq._ Aneurin, a Welsh bard, the reputed author of Gododin, 7. “Arcadia” of Philip Sidney, 237. Archery in England, 199. Arnold, Matthew, on Celtic literature, 8. Arthur, King, the legends of, 39 _et seq._; Geoffrey’s version of, 42; Map’s version, 42; Layamon’s version, 43. Ascham, Roger, 197; his “Toxophilus,” 199; his “Schoolmaster,” 199; teacher of Queen Elizabeth, 201. Bacon, Francis, 242; his character, 250 _et seq._; his essays, 257; his _Novum Organum_ and _De Augmentis_, 258; his death, 259. Bacon, Roger, 77 _et seq._ Balladry, English, 158. Barnes, Dame Juliana, 153. Battle Abbey, 35. Beda, 15, 64. Beowulf, 41. “Betrothed,” Scott’s novel, 48. Berners, Lord, his translation of Froissart, 129. Bible, Wyclif’s translation of, 90; Tyndale’s translation, 185; reading of, by the common people forbidden in reign of Henry VIII., 191.