The History of Court Fools
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1. Front matter2. HISTORY OF COURT FOOLS.3. THE FOOL,—OF LEGEND AND ANTIQUITY.4. THE FOOL BY RIGHT OF OFFICE.5. THE FEMALE FOOLS.6. THE ORIENTAL “NOODLE.”7. ENGLISH MINSTREL AND JESTER.8. ENGLISH COURT FOOLS, FROM THE REIGN OF EDMUND IRONSIDE.9. ENGLISH COURT FOOLS, FROM THE REIGN OF EDMUND IRONSIDE. (continued 2)10. ENGLISH COURT FOOLS, FROM THE REIGN OF EDMUND IRONSIDE. (continued 3)11. THE COURT FOOLS OF FRANCE.12. THE COURT FOOLS OF FRANCE. (continued 2)13. JESTERS IN THE NORTHERN COURTS OF EUROPE.14. THE SPANISH JESTERS.15. THE FOOLS OF THE IMPERIAL AND MINOR COURTS OF GERMANY.16. THE JESTERS OF ITALY.17. JESTERS IN PRIESTS’ HOUSES.18. PRINCES WHO HAVE BEEN THEIR OWN FOOLS.19. DR. DORAN’S POPULAR WORKS.20. BOOKS FOR PRESENTS.