See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• WILLIAM HENRY IRELAND (1777-1835)

IRELAND (1777-1835)  , forger of Shakespearian See also:

• MANUSCRIPTS

manuscripts, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• LONDON

London in 1777 . His See also:

• FATHER

father, See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, was an engraver and author, and dealer in rare books and curios . In 1794 See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young Ireland, with his father, visited See also:

• STRATFORD
• STRATFORD, JOHN DE (d. 1348)

Stratford, where he met See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• JORDAN (the down-comer; Arab. esh-Sheri'a, the watering-place)
• JORDAN, CAMILLE (1771—1821)
• JORDAN, DOROTHEA (1762—1816)
• JORDAN, THOMAS (1612 ?–1685)
• JORDAN, WILHELM (1819–1904)

Jordan, a See also:

• LOCAL

local poet who had published a See also:

• DEAL

deal of gossipy See also:

• MATTER

matter about See also:

• SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616)

Shakespeare and had even forged the will of the poet's father . Seeing his own father's credulous See also:

• INTEREST

interest, Ireland conceived the See also:

• IDEA (Gr. Ibia, connected with i&eiv, to see; cf. Lat. species from specere, to look at)

idea of doing a little See also:

• FORGERY (derived through the French from Latin fabricare, to construct)

forgery on his own See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account . He copied, in See also:

• INK (from Late Lat. encaustum, Gr. gysavorov, the purple ink used by Greek and Roman emperors, from iyKaiew, to burn in)

ink which had all the signs of See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age, Shakespeare's See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style and See also:

• HANDWRITING

handwriting, and produced leases, contracts with actors, notes, receipts, a profession of faith, and even a love See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter to See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne Hathaway with an enclosed See also:

• LOCK (from the O. Eng. loc.; the word appears, in different forms, in many Teutonic languages, but with such various meanings as " hole," Ger. Loch, " lid," Swed. lock, &c.; probably the original was a root meaning " to enclose ")
• LOCK, MATTHIAS

lock of See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair, to the delight of his unsuspecting father, and the deception of many scholars who attested their belief in the genuineness of his finds . These he accounted for by inventing an ancestor " See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Henrye Irelaunde," to whom they had been bequeathed by Shakespeare in gratitude for See also:

• RESCUE (in Middle Eng. rescous, from O. Fr. recousse, Low Lat. rescussa, from reexcussa,reexcutere, to shake off again, re, again, ex, off, quatere, to shake)

rescue from drowning . At last the See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery of a whole new See also:

• PLAY

play named See also:

• VORTIGERN (GUORTHIGIRNUS, WYRTGEORN)

Vortigern was announced . See also:

• SHERIDAN
• SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY (1831-1888)

Sheridan See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased it for See also:

• DRURY, SIR WILLIAM (1527-1579)

Drury See also:

• LANE, EDWARD WILLIAM (1801–1876)
• LANE, JAMES HENRY (1814–1866)

Lane See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

Theatre, and an overflowing See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house assembled on the 2nd of See also:

• APRIL

April 1796 to sit in See also:

• JUDGMENT

judgment upon it . But away from the glamour of crabbed handwriting and yellow See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper, the feeble See also:

• DIALOGUE

dialogue and crude conceptions of the tragedy could not stand the test, and its one See also:

• REPRESENTATION

representation was greeted with shouts of See also:

• LAUGHTER

laughter . Its See also:

• FATE

fate prevented the See also:

• COMPOSITION
• COMPOSITION (Lat. compositio, from componere, to put together)

composition of a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical plays, of which See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry II. had already been produced by this audacious forger . Samuel Ireland the See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder had published in 1795 the See also:

• MISCELLANEOUS

Miscellaneous Papers and Legal See also:

• INSTRUMENTS

Instruments under the See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

Hand and See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

Seal of William Shakespeare; including the Tragedy of See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• LEAR, EDWARD (1812-1888)

Lear and a small fragment of See also:

• HAMLET

Hamlet (dated 1796) . He had the fullest belief in their authenticity, but the hostile See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

criticism of See also:

• MALONE
• MALONE, EDMOND (1741-1812)

Malone and others, and the unsatisfactory account of the source of the papers, made him demand a full disclosure from his son .

Harassed by the success of his own deceit, which had carried him far beyond his first intention, Ireland at last confessed his See also:

• FRAUD (Lat. fraus, deceit)

fraud, and published (1796) an See also:

• AUTHENTIC (from Gr. aOO 'rns, one who does a thing himself)

Authentic Account of the Shakespearian See also:

• MSS

MSS., and in 18o5, a more elaborate See also:

• CONFESSION (Lat. confessio, from confiteor, acknowledge, confess)

Confession, entirely exculpating his father and making a full See also:

• ADMISSION

admission . The elder Ireland See also:

• FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt the disgrace very bitterly, and it probably hastened his See also:

• DEATH

death, which occurred in See also:

• JULY

July 1800 . After the exposure Ireland was forced to abandon both his See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home and his profession . He wrote several novels of no value, gradually sank into penury, and died on the 17th of April 1835 . The more interesting publications on the Ireland forgeries are: Inquiry into the authenticity of certain Papers, &'c., attributed to Shakespeare, by Edmond Malone (1796); the elder Ireland's Vindication of his Conduct (1796); An See also:

• APOLOGY (from Gr. &aoXoyia, defence)

Apology for the Believers in the Shakespeare Papers (1797), and a Supplemental Apology (1799), both by See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• CHALMERS, ALEXANDER (1759-1834)
• CHALMERS, GEORGE (1742-1825)
• CHALMERS, GEORGE PAUL (1836-1878)
• CHALMERS, JAMES (1841-1901)
• CHALMERS, THOMAS (1780-1847)

Chalmers; and See also:

• PAMPHLETS

pamphlets by Boaden, Waldron, See also:

• WYATT, JAMES (1746–1813)

Wyatt, See also:

• WEBB, MATTHEW (1848-1883)
• WEBB, SIDNEY (1859– )

Webb and Oulton . Vortigern was republished in 1832 . The elder Ireland's See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence with regard to the forgeries is preserved in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum; with numerous specimens of his son's See also:

• TALENT (Lat. talentum, adaptation of Gr. TaXavrov, balance, ! Recollections of a First Visit to the Alps (1841); Vacation Rambles weight, from root raX-, to lift, as in rXi vac, to bear, 1-aXas, and Thoughts, comprising recollections of three Continental

talent . Ireland's career supplied the subject-matter of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• PAYN, JAMES (1830-1898)

Payn's novel The Talk of the See also:

• TOWN

Town (1885) .