Authority Cited: Hanmer
Author name and dates: Thomas Hanmer (1677-1746)
BKG Bio-tweet: Prominent politician; Foundling Hospital founding Gov.; Editor of elegant, derivative edition of Shakespeare
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 52 Hanmer cites in 1755 Dict. Vol. 1, about 35 cites in Dict. vol. 2. No additional Hanmer cites were identified in the 1773 edition. Most Hanmer citations are definitions, from the Glossary of his Shakesperare edition, often followed by a Shakespeare quotation using the headword when the play is referenced for the Glossary entry. Of the 29 Hanmer headword citations sampled, all are from the Hanmer's Shakespeare vol. 6 Glossary. SJ apparently did not consult the Hanmer Glossary until after the Dict. letters "A" and "B" were completed. Perhaps SJ marked definitions to be copied in the Glossary, and the transcribers followed the glossary cite to extract the Shakespeare quotation.]
Author name and dates: Thomas Hanmer (1677-1746)
BKG Bio-tweet: Prominent politician; Foundling Hospital founding Gov.; Editor of elegant, derivative edition of Shakespeare
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 52 Hanmer cites in 1755 Dict. Vol. 1, about 35 cites in Dict. vol. 2. No additional Hanmer cites were identified in the 1773 edition. Most Hanmer citations are definitions, from the Glossary of his Shakesperare edition, often followed by a Shakespeare quotation using the headword when the play is referenced for the Glossary entry. Of the 29 Hanmer headword citations sampled, all are from the Hanmer's Shakespeare vol. 6 Glossary. SJ apparently did not consult the Hanmer Glossary until after the Dict. letters "A" and "B" were completed. Perhaps SJ marked definitions to be copied in the Glossary, and the transcribers followed the glossary cite to extract the Shakespeare quotation.]
- Hanmer’s Shakespeare [& Glossary]; The works of Shakespear. In six volumes. Carefully revised and corrected by the former editions, and adorned with sculptures designed and executed by the best hands. 1743-44, Oxford : printed at the Theatre;
- A GLOSSARY Explaining The obsolete and difficult WORDS in the Plays Of SHAKESPEAR. [in vol. 6 of the title above]; chough (not followed by a Shakespeare quote: no play referenced in Glossary entry); copatain (etym. also from Glossary); cosier (etym. also from Glossary); courser (not followed by a Shakespeare quote: no play referenced in Glossary entry (under leach)); crash (Hanmer's explanation rejected by SJ); craven; cresset (etym. also from Glossary); cuttle (etym. also from Glossary); dewberries; discandy; drumble; elf; ... exsuffolate (etym. also from Glossary); eyas (etym. also from Glossary); eyasmusket; feodary (referenced Glossary quote, on previous page, not included); ... hurtle (no Shakespeare quote cited in Glossary, but two Shakespeare quotes included in the Dict.); intrenchant (SJ repeats the Glossary definition, then disagrees with it); jess (Shakespeare quote included though not cited in Glossary); keel (SJ quotes, but disagrees with, Glossary); kestrel (Glossary cites Shakespeare quote that is not included in the Dict.); kicksy-wicksy; leach (same quote as courser, part of etym. also from Glossary); ... musket (same quote as eyasmusket); ospray; overween (Shakespeare quote supplied, but not cited in Glossary); pantaloon; pantler (etym. also from Glossary); ... sparrowhawk (from musket Glossary definition).
- Hanmer (no work cited)