CHAPTER III.

I. The British Bards--II. The Northern Scalds--III. The Anglo-Saxon Gleemen--IV. The Nature of their Performances--V. A Royal Player with three Darts--VI. Bravery of a Minstrel in the Conqueror's Army--VII. Other Performances by Gleemen--VIII. The Harp an Instrument of Music much used by the Saxons--IX. The Norman Minstrels, and their different Denominations and Professions--X. Troubadours--XI. Jestours--XII. Tales and Manners of the Jesters--XIII. Further Illustration of their Practices--XIV. Patronage, Privileges, and Excesses of the Minstrels--XV. A Guild of Minstrels--XVI. Abuses and Decline of Minstrelsy--XVII. Minstrels were Satirists and Flatterers--XVIII. Anecdotes of offending Minstrels, Women Minstrels--XIX. The Dress of the Minstrels--XX. The King of the Minstrels, why so called--XXI. Rewards given to Minstrels--XXII. Payments to Minstrels--XXIII. Wealth of certain Minstrels--XXIV. Minstrels were sometimes Dancing Masters 170