The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (77 page)

England, isolation of 110

English Channel 23, 207

English East India Company 113

English language 41, 102, 104, 114, 132–4, 137

Epicures 162

Epping 311

Erasmus, Desiderius (
c
.1467–1536) 107

Erdeswicke, Sampson (
c
. 1538–1603) 130 Erondell, Peter 162, 359

Essex 24, 43, 60, 83, 90, 117, 146, 152, 196, 203, 208, 222, 231, 268, 300, 308, 313–16, 323, 338

Essex, earl of
see
Devereux

Eston 196

Ethiopia, Ethiopians 114, 118

Eton College 107, 311

Euripides (
c
.480–406
BC
) 68

Eusebius (263–339) 68

Evans, Rice 318

ewers 227, 272

Exchequer, Court of the 301

excommunication 74, 315

Exe, River 23, 197, 205

Exeter 9, 15, 16, 51–4, 128, 146, 151, 197, 201, 205, 209, 239, 269, 279, 384 (bishops of 50; diocese of 62, 109)

Exeter Ship Canal 205

faggots
see
firewood

fairs 146, 298, 330

falcons, falconry 29, 47, 106, 115, 270, 318, 328

Falkland Islands 113, 211

famine
see
food shortages

fans 174

Farmer, John (
fl
. 1591–1601) 339

Farnaby, Giles (d.1640) 339, 341

Farnham 220, 221

farriers 56

fashion 156, 160 (Barbarian 161; Danish 160; Dutch 160, 161, 170, 184; Flemish 161; French 117, 160, 161, 165, 166, 179, 184, 223; German 160, 161, 179, 257; Italian 160, 161, 184, 250, 340; Moorish 161, 342; Polish 161; Spanish 117, 160, 161, 163, 165, 166, 168, 183, 184, 223; Turkish 161; Venetian 161, 170, 179, 237)

fasting
see
fish days

Faversham 59, 110

feasting 97, 226, 247, 252, 254, 255

featherbeds 219, 226, 231–3, 235, 236, 238

feathers 182, 219, 342

felt
see
woollens

feltmakers 53

fencing 105, 329, 335

ferries 203–4

fertility 37

Ficino, Marsilio (1433–99) 344

fines 61, 79, 84, 147, 196, 213, 242, 244–5, 268, 294, 310–12, 325, 336

Fineux, Mr 75

firebacks 237

firedogs 221, 238

firewood 21, 56, 146, 220, 271, 273, 308

fireworks 322

first fruits 45

fish 33, 113, 115, 145, 146, 241, 242, 245, 265, 312 (anchovies 253; bad 308; bass 249; bream 250, 328; brill 250; carp 250, 253, 328; cod 23, 249, 256, 259; conger eel 23, 249, 250, 256; crab 250; crayfish 250, 253; cuttlefish 139, 276; eels 239, 249, 256; flounders 250; gurnard 256; halibut 250; herring (baked) 246; herring (pickled) 249, 256; herring (smoked); 249, 253, 256; herring 23, 212; lampreys 249, 250; ling 249; mackerel 23, 249; mullet 249, 256; oysters 146, 240, 253, 256; perch 249, 253; pike 249, 250, 253, 256, 328; pike sauce 249, 250; plaice 23, 249; porpoise 248, 250; roach 249, 256, 328; salmon 249–51; seal 248; shad 249; shrimps 250; sole 250; sprats 246; stockfish 212, 246, 256; sturgeon 248, 250, 253; tench 249, 253, 256, 328; thornback ray, 249; trout 249; turbot 241, 250, 253, 256; whiting 249)

fish days 244–5, 248, 249, 259, 306, 309, 310

fishing, fishermen 23, 109, 325, 328–9

fishing-net-makers 56

fishmongers 187

Fitch, Ralph (1550?–1611) 113

Fitton, Mary (1578–1641) 106

Fitzalan, Henry (1512–80), earl of Arundel 222, 339

Fitzgerald, Katherine (d.1604), countess of Desmond 38, 366

Flanders, Flemish 14, 30, 115, 120, 167, 257, 262, 271;
see also
fashion

fleas 213, 269, 270, 280

Fleet River 27, 307

Fletcher, John (1579–1625) 119, 350

Fletchers 53

flock beds 238

Flodden 327

Florida 323

flowerpots 238

food shortages 5, 9, 59, 60–4, 95, 236, 241–3, 258–9, 262, 270, 359

food, importation of 241–3

food, storage of 242–3

football 30, 325, 330–2

foreigners, attitudes to 95, 115–20, 137

forks 248–9

Forman, Simon (1552–1611) 62, 63, 125, 267, 281, 284

Fortibus, Isabella de (1237–93), countess of Devon 205

Fotheringay 305

fountains 228–9, 272, 277

Foxe, John (1516/17–87) 81, 83, 344

France, French 5, 6, 21, 23, 28, 40, 42, 82, 108, 109, 112, 114–7, 143, 149, 160, 161, 207, 223, 247, 261, 262, 294, 295, 335;
see also
fashion; Huguenots; Hurault

Francis (1555–84), duke of Anjou and Alençon 42, 345, 346

frankincense 287

frater 298

Frederick I (1557–1608), duke of Württemberg 66, 99, 116

freedom of speech
see
censorship

French language 41, 68, 105, 116, 136–7

freshwater mariners 298

Frittenden 48

fritters 251

Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535?–94) 94, 113

fruit and vegetables 56, 123, 146, 234, 237, 245, 246, 249, 254, 258 (apples 13, 22, 212, 244, 250, 255, 256, 259; artichokes 257; beans 233, 259; blackberries 259; cabbages 257–9; carrots 249, 257, 259; cauliflowers 257; cherries 13, 22, 146, 150, 243, 255, 259; coleworts 249, 259; cucumber 250, 257; currants 246, 256; damsons 243; dates 244, 256; figs 244, 250; fruit tarts 255; gooseberries 243, 255, 257; grapes 212, 257, 261; juniper 228, 243, 268; lamb’s lettuce 257; leeks 249; lemons 146, 150, 244, 256; lentils 259; lettuce 146, 249, 286; melons 257; mushrooms 258; onions 146, 249, 251, 257, 281; oranges 114, 146, 244, 251, 255, 256; parsnips 257, 259; pears 13, 212, 244, 250, 259; peas 212, 233, 254, 259; plums 146, 212, 243; pomegranates 114; potato 254; prunes 212, 256; pumpkins 257, 259; quinces 243; radishes 146, 259; raisins 250; rampions 249; salad 249, 253; spinach 254; strawberries 255, 286; tomatoes 245; turnips 257, 259; watercress 250)

frumenty 247

Fulford, Great 226

fuller’s earth 189

funerals 67, 76, 80, 101, 247, 279, 281

Funival’s Inn
see
London

furniture 21, 230, 307 (beds 218–21, 226, 230–5, 238, 307; benches 220, 221, 224, 230, 232, 235; boulting hutch 232; buffets 225; chairs 172, 219–21, 224, 230, 232, 237; chests of drawers 227; chests, coffers 171, 189, 212, 219, 220, 227, 230, 232, 235, 270; cupboards 221, 225, 227, 231, 232, 235; royal 321; settles 237; stools 219, 220, 230, 232; tables 172, 219, 220, 224, 225, 227, 230, 232, 235, 237; testers 220, 226; writing desk 231);
see also
bedding; carpets; curtains; mirrors; featherbeds; flock beds; table linen

furriers 53

furs 157, 158, 170, 181, 182, 187, 189

Furse, Robert 231, 232

fustian 158, 164, 171, 184, 188

Fyshe, Walter (d.1585) 161

Gad’s Hill 202

Gaelic 136–6

Gainsh, Robert 118

galantine sauce 250–2

Gale, Thomas (
c
.1507–67) 290

Galen (Galenus), Aelius (129–99?) 264, 266, 270

Gallilei, Galileo (1564–1642) 120, 122

gallows
see
death penalty

gamekeepers 242

games
see
bowls; card games; chess; dice; football; ninepins; quoits; shovegroat; tables; tennis

games, unlawful 301, 311, 325, 331, 332

gaol delivery
see
courts

gardens, gardening 6, 13, 17, 20, 25, 56, 103, 224, 228–9, 233–4, 238, 257, 258, 321, 323, 360

Gardner, Avis (d.1580) 171

garlic
see
herbs

Garter, Knights of the 157

Gascoigne, George (1534/5–77) 167, 350

gavelkind 22

Gawsworth Hall 230

gelatine 139

Geneva 68, 71

gentlemen, gentry 24, 45, 48–9, 52, 53, 55, 95, 98, 99, 106, 110, 114, 116, 120, 129, 136, 140, 142, 153, 155, 176, 178, 187, 198, 199, 203, 223, 226, 230, 246, 247, 260, 296, 325, 330–2, 368

geometry 108

Gerard, John (1564–1637) 123, 245

Gerard, John (
c
.1545–1612) 88–9

Germany, Germans 67, 112, 114, 115, 120, 193, 229, 261, 295, 346;
see also
fashion; Hentzner; Prussia

ghosts 126

giant 321

Gibraltar, Straits of 215

Gifford, Gilbert (1560–90) 85

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey (1537–83) 112, 344

Gilbert, William (1544?–1603) 122–3

Gillingham 113

gingerbread 251

Glasgow. University of 108

glass, glaziers 14, 15, 19, 23, 32, 53, 99–100, 220, 221, 224, 228, 229, 231–8, 240, 259

glassware, glass-makers, glass-sellers 33, 34, 235, 243, 253, 259, 260;
see also
bottles

Gleek 325

Gloucester 16

Gloucestershire 23

glovers 12, 13, 15, 18, 53, 174, 362

gloves 170, 174

Glyn, Henry 311

Godalming 55

gold cups 260

gold leaf 254

Golden Hind see
ships

goldsmiths 1, 12, 34, 53, 145, 174, 175, 311

golf 332

good death, a 100

Goodwin Sands 214

Gorges, Thomas (1536–1610) 222

Gorhambury 222

Gose, Agnes 58

Gose, Thomas 58

Gosfield 331

Gosson, Stephen 336

Gower, John (d.1408) 346

Grafton, Richard (
c
.1511–73) 130

grain
see
corn

Grand Tour, the 114, 223, 248

Grassi, Giacomo di 329

Gravelines, battle of 4

Gravesend 201, 204

Gray’s Inn
see
London

Grays Thurrock 84

Great Easton 196

Great Fulford
see
Fulford

Great Holland 316

Great Yarmouth 16

Greece 261, 262

Greek language 41, 68, 105, 107, 108, 132

Greene, Robert (1558–92) 75, 103, 240, 346, 349, 354

greengrocers 54

Greenland 113

Greenwich 204, 222, 293, 320

greetings 154–5

Gregorian Calendar
see
Calendar

Grenville family 230

Grenville, Sir Richard (1542–91) 23, 94, 95, 361

Gresham, Sir Thomas (
c
.1518–79) 33, 34, 222

Grey, Lady Catherine (1540–68) 42, 46

Grey, Lady Jane (1536–54) 42, 105, 130

Greystoke 242

Grindal, Edmund (1516x20–83), archbishop of Canterbury 90, 91, 367

grocers 54

grooms 225

grosgrain
see
silk

Grymeston, Elizabeth,
née
Bernye (1563?-1601x4) 68

Gryndall, William 328

Guary miracle play 351–2

Guildford 237, 254, 260, 261, 332

Guinea 111, 118

Gullyvor, William (d.1568) 235

gunpowder 94, 129

guns, gunners 53, 106, 203, 206–7, 211, 212, 214, 216, 237, 293, 321, 327, 342, 357