The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (80 page)

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

Moryson, 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