COLLECTORS, and their useful labours, 661.
COMEDY, an indefinite term originally, 502; Dante so styles his poem,
_ib._; the first English comedy, 507.
COMMONWEALTH, origin of the term, 712, 713.
CORSELLIS, and the early Oxford press, 210.
COSTAR, the early printer, 209.
COTTON, Sir Robert, his famous library, 668; his melancholy death,
669.
COXETER prepares an edition of old plays, 559.
CROMWELL and his grants of church lands, 318; his opinion of his
position, 699.
CROSS, the enthusiasm for the sign of, 79.
CROWLEY, Robert, and his works, 329--332.
CRYPTOGRAPHY practised by Dr. Dee, 640.
CUDWORTH, R., and his "System of the Universe," 714--723.
DANTE and his allegories, 491.
DAY, John, the printer, 748.
DEE, Dr., the occult philosopher, 617; his scholastic career, 618,
619; his troubles at court, 620; his acquaintance with Princess
Elizabeth, 621; fixes a lucky day for her coronation, _ib._; is
consulted by her privy council, 622; his library, _ib._; his works,
623; his mystic studies, 624--629; his foreign travels, 630--634; his
return and death, 635, 636; his connexion with spirits, 636; his
political position, 640.
DESCARTES, a favourer of occult philosophy, 647.