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[[File:john_foxe_npg.jpg|thumb|right|350px|John Foxe, unknown painter / National Portrait Gallery; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foxe#/media/File:John_Foxe_from_NPG_cleaned.jpg Wikipedia] (public domain).]] | [[File:john_foxe_npg.jpg|thumb|right|350px|John Foxe, unknown painter / National Portrait Gallery; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foxe#/media/File:John_Foxe_from_NPG_cleaned.jpg Wikipedia] (public domain).]] | ||
[[File:richard-woodman-memorial.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Memorial to Richard Woodman at St Mary the Virgin Church, Warbleton / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Woodman_(martyr)#/media/File:Richard_Woodman_martyr.jpg Photo by Kevin Gordon], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8350718 CC BY-SA 2.0.]]] | [[File:richard-woodman-memorial.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Memorial to Richard Woodman at St Mary the Virgin Church, Warbleton / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Woodman_(martyr)#/media/File:Richard_Woodman_martyr.jpg Photo by Kevin Gordon], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8350718 CC BY-SA 2.0.]]] | ||
[[File:james-henry-hurdis-burning-of-richard-woodman-and-nine-others.jpg|thumb|right|500px|''The Burning of Richard Woodman and Nine Other Protestant Martyrs before the Star Inn, Lewes, Sussex on June 22nd 1557'', engraving by James Henry Hurdis (1800-57) / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity_in_Sussex#/media/File:RichardWoodmanAndNineOthers.jpg Wikipedia], public domain.]] | [[File:james-henry-hurdis-burning-of-richard-woodman-and-nine-others.jpg|thumb|right|500px|''The Burning of Richard Woodman and Nine Other Protestant Martyrs before the Star Inn, Lewes, Sussex on June 22nd 1557'', engraving by James Henry Hurdis (1800-57) / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity_in_Sussex#/media/File:RichardWoodmanAndNineOthers.jpg Wikipedia], public domain.]]<div class="no-img"> | ||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-15. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}. Based on information from Robert Lynley.</p | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-15. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}. Based on information from Robert Lynley.</p> | ||
== Allusion == | |||
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{{quote|  ''Langdale:'' — "Is your name Woodman?"<br/> | {{quote|  ''Langdale:'' — "Is your name Woodman?"<br/> | ||
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  Then he began with a great circumstance, and said, "I am sorrow for you, that you will not be ruled, but stand so much in your own conceit, displeasing your father and others, judging that all the realm doth evil, save a few that do as you do:" with many such words, which be too long to rehearse, but I will declare the substance of them.<br/> |   Then he began with a great circumstance, and said, "I am sorrow for you, that you will not be ruled, but stand so much in your own conceit, displeasing your father and others, judging that all the realm doth evil, save a few that do as you do:" with many such words, which be too long to rehearse, but I will declare the substance of them.<br/> | ||
  ''Langdale:'' — "What think you of them that died long agone — your grandfathers, with their fathers before them? You judge them to be damned, and all others that use the same that they did throughout all Christendom, unless it be in Germany, and here in England a few years, and in Denmark; and yet they are returned again. Thus we are sure this is the truth; and I would you should do well. Your father is an honest man, and one of my parish, and hath wept to me, divers times, because you would not be ruled; and he loveth you well, [p. 354:] and so doth all the country, both rich and poor, if it were not for those evil opinions that you hold, with many such like tales of <keyword>Robin Hood</keyword>.<sup>1</sup><ref>{{:Foxe, John 1837a}}, vol. VIII, pp. 253-54.</ref>}}</onlyinclude> |   ''Langdale:'' — "What think you of them that died long agone — your grandfathers, with their fathers before them? You judge them to be damned, and all others that use the same that they did throughout all Christendom, unless it be in Germany, and here in England a few years, and in Denmark; and yet they are returned again. Thus we are sure this is the truth; and I would you should do well. Your father is an honest man, and one of my parish, and hath wept to me, divers times, because you would not be ruled; and he loveth you well, [p. 354:] and so doth all the country, both rich and poor, if it were not for those evil opinions that you hold, with many such like tales of <keyword>Robin Hood</keyword>.<sup>1</sup><ref>{{:Foxe, John 1837a}}, vol. VIII, pp. 253-54.</ref>}}</onlyinclude> | ||
== Source notes == | |||
IRHB's brackets.<br/> | IRHB's brackets.<br/> | ||
The passage cited is part of "The Third Examination of Richard Woodman (copied with his own hand) before Dr. Langdale, Parson of Buxsted, in Sussex, and Chaplain to my Lord Montague, and Master James Gage, at my Lord Montague's House, beside St. Mary Overy's, in Southwark, the 12th day of May".<ref>{{:Foxe, John 1837a}}, vol. VIII, p. 252.</ref><br/> | The passage cited is part of "The Third Examination of Richard Woodman (copied with his own hand) before Dr. Langdale, Parson of Buxsted, in Sussex, and Chaplain to my Lord Montague, and Master James Gage, at my Lord Montague's House, beside St. Mary Overy's, in Southwark, the 12th day of May".<ref>{{:Foxe, John 1837a}}, vol. VIII, p. 252.</ref><br/> | ||
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Note in left margin at top of p. 254: ''Mary.'' A. D. 1557."<br/> | Note in left margin at top of p. 254: ''Mary.'' A. D. 1557."<br/> | ||
Vol. VIII, p. 254, n. 1: 'Dr. Langdale seems to doubt the existence of this forester, or at least he esteemed the tenets of the Protestants as lightly as he did some of the tales connected with him: but Bayley, in his "Etymological Dictionary," informs us: "This Robin Hood was a famous robber, and storied to be an expert archer in the time of king Richard the lirst, about the year 1200; his principal haunt was about Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire." — En.'<ref>Ii i not clear to me what "En." stands for here.</ref> | Vol. VIII, p. 254, n. 1: 'Dr. Langdale seems to doubt the existence of this forester, or at least he esteemed the tenets of the Protestants as lightly as he did some of the tales connected with him: but Bayley, in his "Etymological Dictionary," informs us: "This Robin Hood was a famous robber, and storied to be an expert archer in the time of king Richard the lirst, about the year 1200; his principal haunt was about Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire." — En.'<ref>Ii i not clear to me what "En." stands for here.</ref> | ||
== IRHB comments == | |||
This allusion is indicative of an attitude to Robin Hood literature similar to that which found expression in the proverb [[Tales of Robin Hood are good enough for fools]]. The ''Actes and Monuments'' are popularly known as ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. | This allusion is indicative of an attitude to Robin Hood literature similar to that which found expression in the proverb [[Tales of Robin Hood are good enough for fools]]. The ''Actes and Monuments'' are popularly known as ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. | ||
Richard Woodman (1524?–1557), an ironmaster who was born in Buxted and lived in nearby Warbleton, East Sussex, was burnt in Lewes in 1557 during the Marian Persecutions. He initially got himself in trouble with the church when he pointed out, during a sermon at the church of St Mary the Virgin, Warbleton, that the rector was preaching the exact opposite of what he did before Mary became Queen. Heckling the priest during sermon was illegal, and the rector denounced Woodman as a Protestant. After numerous interrogations and three years or so in prison he was eventually set free. He went abroad but later returned to his home town. On learning that it was rumoured he had submitted to the church, he began preaching to correct this misunderstanding. This again brought him in trouble with the church. After interrogations Woodman was excommunicated as a heretic. He was burnt on 22 June 1557.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Woodman_(martyr) Wikipedia: Richard Woodman (martyr).]</ref> | Richard Woodman (1524?–1557), an ironmaster who was born in Buxted and lived in nearby Warbleton, East Sussex, was burnt in Lewes in 1557 during the Marian Persecutions. He initially got himself in trouble with the church when he pointed out, during a sermon at the church of St Mary the Virgin, Warbleton, that the rector was preaching the exact opposite of what he did before Mary became Queen. Heckling the priest during sermon was illegal, and the rector denounced Woodman as a Protestant. After numerous interrogations and three years or so in prison he was eventually set free. He went abroad but later returned to his home town. On learning that it was rumoured he had submitted to the church, he began preaching to correct this misunderstanding. This again brought him in trouble with the church. After interrogations Woodman was excommunicated as a heretic. He was burnt on 22 June 1557.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Woodman_(martyr) Wikipedia: Richard Woodman (martyr).]</ref> | ||
== Lists == | |||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-11. | ||
* Outside scope of {{:Sussex, Lucy 1994a}}. | * Outside scope of {{:Sussex, Lucy 1994a}}. | ||
== Editions == | |||
* {{:Foxe, John 1837a}}, vol. VIII, pp. 253-54; and see vol. VIII, p. 252 for the context. | * {{:Foxe, John 1837a}}, vol. VIII, pp. 253-54; and see vol. VIII, p. 252 for the context. | ||
* [https://www.johnfoxe.org/index.php John Foxe's The Acts and Monuments Online.] | * [https://www.johnfoxe.org/index.php John Foxe's The Acts and Monuments Online.] | ||
== Background == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foxe Wikipedia: John Foxe] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foxe Wikipedia: John Foxe] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxe's_Book_of_Martyrs#Latin_versions Wikipedia: Foxe's Book of Martyrs] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxe's_Book_of_Martyrs#Latin_versions Wikipedia: Foxe's Book of Martyrs] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Woodman_(martyr) Wikipedia: Richard Woodman (martyr).] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Woodman_(martyr) Wikipedia: Richard Woodman (martyr).] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 7 January 2021
| Allusion | |
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| Date | 1563 |
| Author | Foxe, John |
| Title | Actes and Monuments |
| Mentions | Tales of Robin Hood |
John Foxe, unknown painter / National Portrait Gallery; Wikipedia (public domain).
Memorial to Richard Woodman at St Mary the Virgin Church, Warbleton / Photo by Kevin Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
#/media/File:Richard_Woodman_martyr.jpg){kind=link}
The Burning of Richard Woodman and Nine Other Protestant Martyrs before the Star Inn, Lewes, Sussex on June 22nd 1557, engraving by James Henry Hurdis (1800-57) / Wikipedia, public domain.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-15. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07. Based on information from Robert Lynley.
Allusion
Langdale: — "Is your name Woodman?"
Woodman: — " Yea, forsooth, that is my name."
Then he began with a great circumstance, and said, "I am sorrow for you, that you will not be ruled, but stand so much in your own conceit, displeasing your father and others, judging that all the realm doth evil, save a few that do as you do:" with many such words, which be too long to rehearse, but I will declare the substance of them.
Langdale: — "What think you of them that died long agone — your grandfathers, with their fathers before them? You judge them to be damned, and all others that use the same that they did throughout all Christendom, unless it be in Germany, and here in England a few years, and in Denmark; and yet they are returned again. Thus we are sure this is the truth; and I would you should do well. Your father is an honest man, and one of my parish, and hath wept to me, divers times, because you would not be ruled; and he loveth you well, [p. 354:] and so doth all the country, both rich and poor, if it were not for those evil opinions that you hold, with many such like tales of Robin Hood.1[1]
Source notes
IRHB's brackets.
The passage cited is part of "The Third Examination of Richard Woodman (copied with his own hand) before Dr. Langdale, Parson of Buxsted, in Sussex, and Chaplain to my Lord Montague, and Master James Gage, at my Lord Montague's House, beside St. Mary Overy's, in Southwark, the 12th day of May".[2]
Note in right margin against paragraph beginning "Langdale: — "What think you": "Religion esteemed by ancestors, etc."
Note in left margin at top of p. 254: Mary. A. D. 1557."
Vol. VIII, p. 254, n. 1: 'Dr. Langdale seems to doubt the existence of this forester, or at least he esteemed the tenets of the Protestants as lightly as he did some of the tales connected with him: but Bayley, in his "Etymological Dictionary," informs us: "This Robin Hood was a famous robber, and storied to be an expert archer in the time of king Richard the lirst, about the year 1200; his principal haunt was about Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire." — En.'[3]
IRHB comments
This allusion is indicative of an attitude to Robin Hood literature similar to that which found expression in the proverb Tales of Robin Hood are good enough for fools. The Actes and Monuments are popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
Richard Woodman (1524?–1557), an ironmaster who was born in Buxted and lived in nearby Warbleton, East Sussex, was burnt in Lewes in 1557 during the Marian Persecutions. He initially got himself in trouble with the church when he pointed out, during a sermon at the church of St Mary the Virgin, Warbleton, that the rector was preaching the exact opposite of what he did before Mary became Queen. Heckling the priest during sermon was illegal, and the rector denounced Woodman as a Protestant. After numerous interrogations and three years or so in prison he was eventually set free. He went abroad but later returned to his home town. On learning that it was rumoured he had submitted to the church, he began preaching to correct this misunderstanding. This again brought him in trouble with the church. After interrogations Woodman was excommunicated as a heretic. He was burnt on 22 June 1557.[4]
Lists
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-11.
- Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.
Editions
- Foxe, John; Townsend, George, introd.; Cattley, Stephen Reed, ed. The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe: A New and Complete Edition (London, 1837-41), vol. VIII, pp. 253-54; and see vol. VIII, p. 252 for the context.
- John Foxe's The Acts and Monuments Online.
Background
Also see
- 1563 - Foxe, John - Actes and Monuments (1)
- 1563 - Foxe, John - Actes and Monuments (3)
- Tales of Robin Hood are good enough for fools.
Notes
- ↑ Foxe, John; Townsend, George, introd.; Cattley, Stephen Reed, ed. The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe: A New and Complete Edition (London, 1837-41), vol. VIII, pp. 253-54.
- ↑ Foxe, John; Townsend, George, introd.; Cattley, Stephen Reed, ed. The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe: A New and Complete Edition (London, 1837-41), vol. VIII, p. 252.
- ↑ Ii i not clear to me what "En." stands for here.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Richard Woodman (martyr).