1605 - Breton, Nicholas - Poste with Mad Packet of Letters (pt 2) (4)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Allusion | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1605 |
| Author | Breton, Nicholas |
| Title | A Poste with a Mad Packet of Letters (part 2) |
| Mentions | Maid Marian; hobby horse; the Fool |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-02. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-18.
Allusion
43. A merry Letter of newes to a friend.
[...] Maid Marian of late was got with child in her sleepe, and the Hobby-horse was halfe mad, that the Foole should be the Father of it [...][1]
Notes
Lists
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 315-19.
- 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
- Breton, Nicholas; Grosart, Alexander B., ed. The Works in Verse and Prose of Nicholas Breton (Chertsey Worthies' Library) (St George's, Blackburn, Lancashire, 1879); see vol. II, p. 44.
Also see
- 1600 - Breton, Nicholas - Pasquil's Mistress (1)
- 1600 - Breton, Nicholas - Pasquil's Mistress (2)
- 1600 - Breton, Nicholas - Pasquil's Pass
- 1605 - Breton, Nicholas - Poste with Mad Packet of Letters (pt 2) (1)
- 1605 - Breton, Nicholas - Poste with Mad Packet of Letters (pt 2) (2)
- 1605 - Breton, Nicholas - Poste with Mad Packet of Letters (pt 2) (3)