M.

Magpie, the favourite talking bird, 239-242.

Marriage, among the Anglo-Saxons, 54.

Masques after dinner, 462.

Mead, 32.

Meals, Anglo-Saxon, 22.

Meals, hours of the, 155. See _Hours_.

Meat, how cooked, 148.

Medicine, administered by the ladies, 278, 279.

Mess, meaning of the word, 464.

Milking, 92.

Millichope, Norman house at, 129-131.

Minstrels, 33-37, 106, 164-167, 175-193, 227, 228, 285, 286, 365, 391, 393.

Mirrors, 260, 412-414.

Money dealings, 78, 79, 263, 265.

Monks, luxury of the, 348.

Monkeys, domesticated, 242, 491.

Moon, a contrivance for giving light, 455.

Moral character of the Anglo-Saxons, 53-58.

Morality of the middle ages, 273, 281.

Mummings and masquerades at dinner, 460.

Music, cultivated as a domestic accomplishment, 427.

Musical instruments, 34, 35, 109, 184-192.

Music-galleries in the halls, when introduced, 182, 444.

N.

Naked, sleeping in bed, 257-259, 335, 411.

Nature, beauties of, love of the Anglo-Saxons for, 60; of the English in the middle ages, 283.

Nef, the, an ornamental vessel at the dinner-table, 163.

Nightingales, domesticated, and the food for them, 385.

Noah’s wife, mediæval character of, 420, 437.

O.

Occleve, the poet, his manner of living in his youth, 437.

Oranges, 297.

Ordinaries, 493.

Organ, the musical instrument, 184.

P.

Painting, as a domestic accomplishment, 428, 429.

Paintings, wall, 371-373, 403.

Parlour, the, 134, 370, 371, 379-381, 386, 475, 476.

Parrot, domesticated in the middle ages, 239, 242, 491.

Pavements, under the Anglo-Saxons, 16.

Peaches, known to the Anglo-Saxons, 296; and cultivated in England during the middle ages, 297, 303.

Peacock, how served at table, 354.

Perche, the, 111, 136-138, 305.

Percy family, their diet, 421.

Pic-nics, origin of, 438, 493.

Pie. See _Magpie_.

Pillion, riding on, 495, 496.

Pine, the kernels of the cone used in the same way as almonds (misprinted _olives_ in the first reference), 296, 350.

Pipe, the musical instrument, 188.

Pipe, double, musical instrument, 64, 190.

Plants, cultivated in gardens, 297, 298, 300, 301.

Plate, an article of ostentation in the middle ages, 174; great fashion for in the sixteenth century, 461.

Play, fondness of the Anglo-Saxons for, 63.

Poisoning in the middle ages, 279, 431.

Pottery, Anglo-Saxon, 6-8; Anglo-Norman, 85, 90.

Priesthood, family, among the unconverted Angles, 55.

Printing, origin of the art of, 224.

Psaltery, the musical instrument, 186, 187.

Pudding, the love of the English for, 466.

Punch and Judy, 433.

Punishments, Anglo-Saxon, 58, 59; English, 342-346.

Q.

Quarrels in the hall after drinking, 38.

Questions and commands, games of, 232-234.

R.

Ragman’s Roll, game of, 233, 234.

Rere-suppers, 387, 393-395, 467.

Ribalds, or lechers, a class of mediæval society, 85, 104, 178.

Ridels, 403.

Riding, 115, 311-315, 495, 496.

Riding, prejudice against, 313.

Rings, their importance in the middle ages, 266-269.

Roads, insecurity of the, 77, 326, 436.

Robbers, 326, 327.

Roy-qui-ne-ment, game of, 232, 233.

Ruelle, of the bed, 404.

S.

Salt, its importance at table, and superstition concerning it, 362; customs relating to it, 459.

Scholars, begging, 339.

Schools, 117-119.

Scissors, 109.

Seats, among the Anglo-Saxons, 31, 41; among the Anglo-Normans, 94-97; in the fifteenth century, 369, 370; after the Reformation, 472-474.

Servants, cruel treatment of, by the Anglo-Saxon ladies, 56, 57.

Servants, how to be governed, 277; how treated, 278; riotous and ungovernable, 313, 424.

Service, young gentlemen going to seek, 269,272.

Settle, the, 97, 401.

Shalm, the musical instrument, 186, 187.

Side-saddles, used by women, 72, 115, 311-313.

Sitting, etiquette in, 293.

Soler, of a house, 12, 83, 126-128.

Spectacles, 439.

Spense, the, 133.

Spinning, an occupation of the ladies, 238, 426, 482.

Squirrels, domesticated, 384-386; cooked for the table, 355, 356.

Stocks, as a punishment, 59, 116.

Subtilty, an ornamental device at table, 355, 393.

Supernaculum, explanation of the term, 468.

Suppers, 246, 247, 391, 395, 397.

Supper, rere, 387, 393-395, 467.

Swaddling of babies, 48, 50, 402, 494.

Sweetmeats, use of, 467.

T.

Table, manners at, 161, 162, 363, 364, 366-369.

Tables, of the Anglo-Saxons, 21, 42; of the Normans, 94; Early English, 139; in the fifteenth century, 364, 371, 374; of the subsequent period 471.

Tables, arrangement of, in the hall, 153.

Tables for books, 340, 341.

Table dormant, 139, 365.

Tables, folding, 450, 453, 454.

Tables with leaves, 450.

Tables, for writing, 440, 450.

Tables, game of, 40, 217-220.

Tabor, the musical instrument, 183, 193, used to rouse game, 308, 309.

Tambourine, the, 188.

Tapestry for the walls of houses, 19, 20, 160, 244, 371, 450, 474.

Taverns, Anglo-Saxon, 75, 77; Anglo-Norman, 113; early English, 258, 333-337; in the fifteenth century, 436-439.

Tavern-keepers, their extortions, 215.

Thane’s seat, 62.

Timepieces, 477, 478.

Toilette, the, among the Anglo-Saxons, 59; among the English, 260, 491.

Top, game of, 235, 236.

Torches, use of, 254, 377.

Towns, 65, 66.

Travelling, among the Anglo-Saxons, 75-78; among the Anglo-Normans, 114-116; among the English, 319-327.

Trencher, the, 158.

Truckle-beds, 408.

Trumpet, 189.

Tumblers, for drinking, origin of the name, 6.

U.

Umbrellas, used by the Anglo-Saxons, 75.