Abstract
Introductory 1. The origin of the town, and its relations with the see of Worcester 2. Agricultural life 3. Mediaeval trade, markets, and fairs 4. John, Robert, and Ralph of Stratford 5. The Church of the Holy Trinity 6. The Guild 7. Sir Hugh Clopton's benefactions 8. The Reformation at Stratford 9. The growth of self-government 10. John Shakespeare in municipal office and in trade 11. The Stratford industries and population 12. John Shakespeare's first settlement in Stratford - the streets 13. The construction and furniture of the houses - the gardens 14. The sanitary conditions of the town 15. Plagues, fires, floods, and famines 16. Domestic and school discipline 17. The occupations of Stratford lads 18. The players at Stratford 19. Rural sports 20. Charlecote House - poaching in the park 21. Indoor amusements 22. Christenings and marriage 23. Shakespeare at Stratford in later life 24. The Gunpowder Plot - Combe's death - the attempt to enclose the Welcombe Fields 25. Shakespeare's death and his descendants.
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