INDEX. Abbey of Glastonbury, 40; note 67 of Shaftesbury, 40; note 67 of Westminster, 30; note 47 Abbeys founded by the crown, 51 Ale and beer, 10, 21; note 5 Arms, high reputation of the English in, Army, Scotch, 15, 16; note 20 Ayala, Don Peter de, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18; Bede, the historian, 8, 13 Benefices enjoyed by the crown, when vacant, 51; note 89 Berwick upon Tweed, 17, 18, 45, 50; Bristol, 31, 41 Bulls, pope's, 41; note 68 Cæsar, Julius, 8, 9 Calais, 8, 45, 50; notes 86, 87 Carlino, Bolognese, 51; note 90 Causes, civil and criminal, trials of, 32, Charles the Eighth, king of France, 52 Circumference of Britain, 8 Clergy, the, great power of, 34, 35, 41; Climate, 8, 9, 14; note 2 Collector, apostolic, 54; note 95 Danegeld, 48; note 82 Dress, 22; note 31 Drinking cup, 21; note 30 Ease, English love of, 23; note 37 Edward the Confessor, 30; note 47 Edward the First, 19; note 28 England, description of, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20 Fees, knight's. See Military services Game, abundance of, 10, 15; note 8 Half groats, coined at Canterbury and Henry the Seventh, king, 14, 17, 19, 37, Horns, unable to bear cold, 10; unicorns', Hospitality of the Scotch, 15; note 19 ; in London, 42; note 71 Innocent the Third, pope, 54 James the Third, king of Scotland, 17 Kites, and other rapacious birds, protected Lancaster, duke of, 37, 48 Language, of the Scotch, 18; of the Welsh, 19; of the English, 22 London, description and riches of, 42, 43; Lord mayor and aldermen, 43; note 73 Magdalen college, 22; note 34 Malcolm (Canmore) king of Scotland, 16 Menanian islands, 7, 18, 45; note 76 Military services, 38, 48; note 58 Moruini, diocese of, 45; note 77 Nights, shortness of, in Scotland, 12; Nobility, great establishments of the, 39; Noble, the coin, 14; note 16 Offa's dyke, 13; note 14 Office of our Lady, 23; note 35 Offices in the gift of the crown, 53; note 93 Orcades islands, 7, 18 |