1590 - Nashe, Thomas - Almond for Parrot
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Allusion | |
|---|---|
| 1590 | 1590 |
| Author | Nashe, Thomas (?) |
| Title | An Almond for a Parrat |
| Mentions | King and collier |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-22.
Allusion
[...] for if a man should imagine of fruite by the rottennesse, of garmentes by the moath frets, of wine by the sowrnesse, I warrant him for euer being good costerd-monger, broker, or vintner whiles he liues. Therefore we must not measure of Martin as he is allied to *'Elderton or tongd like Will Tony, as he was attired like an Ape on ye stage, or sits writing of Pāphlets in some spare outhouse, but as hee is Mar-Prelat of Englād, as he surpasseth King & colier, in crying, So ho ho, brother Bridges.[1]
Source notes
Italics as in printe source.
McKerrow's and Wilson's notes (numbers refer to lines in printed source):
"Will Tony] I can give no information about this person. One may safely infer that he was notorious for the scurrility of his language.
24. King & collier] The phrase is unknown to me.
24-5] Cf. 'Sohow | brother Bridges' Epistle, ed. Arber, II. 14: 'Wohohow | brother London', Ep. 33. 12; Aylmer is frequently referred to by Martin as 'Iohn of London': 'Ha | ha | D. Copcot' Ep.5. 1."[2]
IRHB comments
- Presumably the mention of "King & colier" is an allusion to the tale of Rauf Coilȝear.
Editions
- [?Nashe, Thomas]. An Almond for a Parrat, Or Cutbert Curry-knaues Almes ([s.l.], [1590]). Not seen.
- Nashe, Thomas; Petheram, John. An Almond for a Parrot: being a reply to Martin Marprelate (London, 1846). Not seen.
- Nashe, Thomas; McKerrow, Ronald Brunlees, ed.; Wilson, F.P., ed. The Works of Thomas Nashe (Oxford, 1966); see vol. III, p. 365.
Notes
- ↑ Nashe, Thomas; McKerrow, Ronald Brunlees, ed.; Wilson, F.P., ed. The Works of Thomas Nashe (Oxford, 1966), vol. III, p. 365.
- ↑ Nashe. op. cit., vol. IV, p. 466.