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By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-01. Revised by … Allusion Source notes the passage occurs on sig. C2v in the original pamphlet. "This passage was apparently suggested by one in the Just Censure, where 'Martin Senior' proposes various persons for offices in … dean of Sarum, is to be his fool, Doctor Underhill his almoner, Bancroft and drunken Gravate the yeomen of his cellar [...]". IRHB comments Given the ballad and play of Robin Hood and the Potter, it seems likely the allusion to a Morris dance featuring a Potter character is somehow Robin Hood-related. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Sussex, Lucy 1994a; see p. 283. Editions ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, vol. IV, p. 56. Notes

Pubs named the Green Man (Beds. to Dorset; Essex to Yorks. to follow). By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-17. Revised by … 'the Green Man' is a quite common pub or inn name in England, while the name of 'the Green Man and Still' is now much less common than it used to be. Public houses with these names usually have (or had) a sign showing a green-clad figure – now often hard to distinguish from a typical depiction of Robin Hood – or a "green man" Wikipedia: Green Man. head. these pub names and signs were not originally connected with the Robin Hood figure, though in some cases they have later come to be. Since their connection with the outlaw is only tangential, they are not given separate entries on this site. However, I include below a county-by-county list of map and literature references for such pub names found during my search for Robin Hood-related place-names, the sources being the 6" O.S. map online at NLS, Pub History, and London Pubology and many others. …