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weapons banned in, 66
    Civil War of, 229, 319
    coal as fuel in, 102–3
    collieries of, 24
    demonic beings in, 16–23
    dung as fuel in, 103
    fires in, 48, 49, 51
    folk magic in, 99–100
    fortified towns of, 62
    impulsive violence in, 45–46
    lantern lighting mandated in, 67–68
    legal system of, 21, 37, 38, 85, 87
    magical protection in, 143
    murder rate in, 42
    national curfew set in, 63
    nightmen of, 165–66
    nightwalkers in, 31–32
    nightwatch in, 75
    nightwatch’s verses in, 78
    nocturnal disguises prohibited in, 66–67
    Parliament of, 67
    personal vendettas in, 44
    political dissenters in, 228
    public celebrations of, 69
    robberies in, 34–35
    rural poverty in, 33
    rushlights in, 107
    squatters in, 238
    Statute of Winchester of, 31, 75, 76
    taxation in, 106
    trained police force resisted in, 80, 331
    Tudor, 87
    urbanization of, 26
    watchdogs of, 95–96
    white witchcraft in, 98
    wild animals in, 30
    witches in, 21–22
    witch hunts in, 20
    English Rogue, The, 281
    Enlightenment, xxxii, 325
    Epsom-Wells (Shadwell), 292–93
    Ervarene Huyshoudster, 52
    Essay Concerning Human Understanding, An (Locke), 3
    Essenes, 4
    Essex, James, 327
    État de Servitude, L’, 298
    Évangiles des Quenouilles, Les, 183
    Evans, Thomas, 35
    Evelyn, John, 49, 247, 296
    Everard, William, 319
    Everie Woman in Her Humor, 310
    evil spirits, 5, 9, 15, 23, 56, 99, 114, 120, 325
    church bells as deterrent of, 70
    dead of night favored by, 139–40
    in dreams, 316–17
    magical protection against, 143
    prayers against, 142, 144–45
    shrines as wards against, 72
    treasure hunting aided by, 238
    Ewe people, 4
    excrement, human, 246, 296–97, 305
    in chamberpots, 27–28, 271, 296–97, 305
    emptied into streets, 27–28, 165
    as fertilizer, 166
    in magic, 41
    removed by nightmen, 165–67
    see also dung
    excursions, nocturnal, 118–46, 131, 179, 220, 324–25
    of apprentices, 234–35
    artificial illumination of, 124–27, 131
    barred city gates and, 63, 145
    by boat, 137
    of children, 118, 119–22, 123–24
    clothing for, 135–37
    on cloudy nights, 130–31
    in courtship, 196–97
    encounters with other travelers in, 143–44
    on foot, 137
    gibbets encountered in, 141–42
    giving thanks for safe return from, 146
    group travel in, 142
    gunshots as distress signals in, 145
    head coverings for, 136
    hearing in, 132
    linkboys in, 125–26
    magic charms as protection of, 142–43
    mental map as guide for, 123
    moon and, 127–29, 138, 144, 146, 329
    night vision and, 124
    in pitch-darkness, 130–34
    resourcefulness in, 126, 131–32
    robberies and, 118–19, 137, 139, 141–42, 144
    of servants, 234–35
    sinister locations in, 140–42
    of slaves, 233–34, 235, 236, 255–56
    smells in, 133
    social class and, 125, 126–27, 136–37
    stars and, 129–30, 138, 139, 234
    supernatural encounters in, 139–42, 144–45, 180
    time divisions and, 137–40
    touch in, 133–34
    valuables protected in, 136–37
    weapons carried in, 142, 144
    see also mishaps, nocturnal; pedestrians; streets
    Eyre, Adam, 118, 170

    Fabre, Daniel, 253
    faggot and storm, 38
    fairies, 17, 22, 100, 258, 326, 336
    nocturnal malevolence of, 18
    fallen angels, 18
    Falstaff, 226
    Famile de Guet, 75, 76
    farmers, 158, 168–74
    corn huskings of, 177–78
    harvest of, 169–70, 169, 171
    harvest suppers of, 254–55
    tenant, 176
    thefts from, 169, 172, 240
    see also livestock
    Farquhar, George, 301–2
    faubourges, 63
    Feast of Fools, 152, 254
    Feast of Saint-Denis, 210
    Feddon, Anne, 93–94
    Feltham, Owen, 13, 314
    Fénelon, François, 120–21
    fertility, reproductive, 308–10
    festivals:
    ancient Greek, 5
    Carnival, 152, 249, 254
    Church, 70–71, 70, 71, 152, 187–88
    as safety valve, 152, 254–55
    sexual activity at, 194
    Ficino, Marsilio, 24
    Fielding, Henry, 193, 215, 254, 329
    Fielding, Sir John, 93, 250
    Fiennes, Celia, 103, 161
    Fifteen Joys of Marriage, The, 283
    Finch, Anne, 231
    firedogs, 102
    fire-fighting, 79, 331
    by neighbors, 68, 114–15, 117
    tools for,