es of Christians, 20

Massinger, Philip, 112, 193

"Master Christmas," 206

Master of the Children, the, 136

Master of the Revels, 74, 112, 125, 218 (_see also_ Lord of Misrule)

Matilda, Empress, daughter of Henry I., 47, 51

Matilda, Queen of Henry I., 49

Matins, 88

Matthew, St., 6

Maud, General, 300

Maupigyrum, 55

Mauritius, 288

Mayor and Aldermen of London, 74, 96

Mayor of Canterbury mobbed, 210

McClure, Sir R., 294

Mead, 55

Meade, Mr., 192, 198

Mediterranean, 307, 321, 331

Medley of Nymphs, savages, &c., 102

Melbourne, 303

"Meliades," 189

Melrose, 98

Memphis, 59

Mendelssohn, 350

Men of Kent, 210

Mephistopheles, 342

Mercia, 34, 35

"Merciless Parliament," 78

"_Mercurius Academicus_," 207

"_Mercurius Civicus_," 208

Mermaid Inn, 152

"Merry Boys of Christmas," 215

Merry Disports, Lord of, 117 (_see also_ Master of the Revels)

"Merry in the hall," 235

Merry tales, 195

Merton College, Oxford, 237

"Messiah," 304, 350

Metrical Romance, 69

Mexborough, 219

Michell, Sir Francis, 194

Middle Temple, 156, 192

Middleton Tower, Norfolk, 84

Midnight Mass, 316, 323

Midwinter Customs in the north, 284

Mildmay, Sir Henry, 192

Milford Haven, 93

Millbrook, Southampton, 265

Miller, Thomas, 248

Mills, 148

Milner, Dr., 31

Milton, 13, 200, 253

Mimics, 69

"Mince-pie," 273

Minerva, the Goddess, 102

Minstrels, 31, 41, 42, 43, 44, 58, 69, 315

Miracles at Becket's Sepulchre, 54

Miracle Plays, 52, 77

"_Misa del Gallo_," 340

"_Misa di Lux_," 340

Miscomia, 297

Misrule (_see_ "Lord of Misrule")

Missionary's Christmas, 308

Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, 286

Mistletoe, 28, 228, 250, 273, 282, 307, 318, 319

M'Kee, Mr. and Mrs., 313

Modern Christmases at home, 240

Modern Christmases abroad, 294

"Modern Intelligencer," The, 208

Mohnpielen, 335

Monk, General, 214

Monks, merry, 37, 56

Monson, Sir William, 192

Monstrelet, 81

Monte Carlo, 331

Montegele, Lord, 154

Montgomery, 154, 190

Morat, 55

Moray, Earl of, 71

More, Mr., of Loseley, 122

Morley, Lady, 91

Morley, Professor Henry, 69, 125, 136, 193, 229

Morrice Dance, 102

Mortimer, Anne, 86

Morville, Hugh de, 53

Mosaics, 16, 331

Mother of the maids, 139

Motley throng, 286

Mowbrays, 148

Moyle, Thomas, 112

Muddle, General, 297

Mumming, 52, 80, 121, 234, 236, 267

Murray, Sir Andrew, 71