ANS, their conduct under Charles II., iii. 240; their
intolerance, 254.

PRESS-MONEY, proposition that those who refused it should be tried
by martial law, iii. 462, and note.

PRICE, Robert, a Welsh lawyer, incidents in his life, iii. 422.

PRIMERO, a game at cards described, ii. 166, note.

PRINCE HENRY, son of James I., resembled Henry V. in his features,
ii. 186; Dr. Birch's life of, 187; anecdotes concerning, 187-194;
his diary, 207.

PRINTING, art of, possessed by the Romans without being aware of it,
i. 43, and note; probably originated in China, ib., and note;
general account of early, 73-78.

PRINTERS, mention of early, i. 75.

PRINTS, satiric, iii. 160.

PROCLAMATIONS, against long swords and deep ruffs, i. 222; royal,
against buildings in London, iii. 365; to enforce a country
residence, 367; never possessed the force of laws, 366; of Henry
VIII., 372; of Mary, 373; of Edward VI., 374; of Elizabeth, 375; of
James I., 376; of Charles I., 377; of Charles II. against vicious,
debauched, and profane persons, ib.; others by Charles II., 379.

PROFESSION, the choice of one and its influence on the mind, with
some illustrative anecdotes, ii. 461-463.

PROPER names, orthography of, the uncertainty of, ii. 237; anecdotes
and instances of, 237-243.

PROTESTANTISM, once existed in Spain, ii. 434.

PROVERBS, use of, derided by Lord Chesterfield, iii. 33; records of
the populace, 34; existed before books, ib.; abound in the most
ancient writers, ib.; "the dark sayings of the wise," 35; introduced
into the Greek drama, 36; definition of, 38; influence of, over a
whole people, ib.; collection of, by Franklin, ib.; inscribed on
furniture, ib.; English, collected by Heywood, 39; a speech of, 40;
an era of, amongst the English, 41; long favourites in France, ib.;
comedy of, ib.; family, 42; ancient examples of the use of, 43;
some, connected with the characters of eminent men, 44; use of, by
poets, ib.; Eastern origin of many, 45; collection of, by Polydore
Vergil and Erasmus, of Spanish by Fernandez Nunes, of Italian and
French, English and Scotch, 46, 47; study of, 48; illustrative of
national character, 48-56; anecdotes of the origin of certain,
56-61; historical, 61; remarks on the arrangement of collections of,
63.

PRYNNE, his method of composition, ii. 534; his extraordina