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Beckett, John V., ed. Nottinghamshire Past: Essays in Honour of Adrian Henstock / edited by John Beckett. Cardiff: Merton Priory … 2003. ix, 198 pp. 22 cm. Illus. (maps, ports.). ISBN 1-898937-59-1 (pbk). ReleVant contents Bibliographical Sources ⁃ British Library. Citation ⁃ Beckett, John V., ed. Nottinghamshire Past: Essays in Honour of Adrian Henstock (Cardiff, 2003) .

Nashe, Thomas. Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters, and a Conuoy of Verses, as they were going Priuilie to Victuall the Low Countries. Vnda impellitur Vnda. By Tho. Nashe, Gentleman. Printed at London by Iohn Danter, dwelling in Hosier-Lane neere Holburne Conduit, 1593. Copies ⁃ Chapin Library. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 248; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 16-17. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters (London, 1593)

Nashe, Thomas. Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters, and a Conuoy of Verses, as they were going Pruilie to Victuall the Low Countries. Vnda impellitur Vnda. By Tho. Nashe Gentleman. Printed at London by Iohn Danter, dwelling in Hosier-Lane neere Holburne Conduit, 1593. 4 o. Collation: one leaf unsigned, B-M 2, in fours. Copies ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, pp. 248-49; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 17. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters (London, 1593)

Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse His SVpplication to the Diuell. Barbaria grandis habere nihil. Written by Tho. Nash, Gent. London, printed by Abell Ieffes, for I. B. 1593. 4 o. Collation: A-I 4. Copies ⁃ … C. 40. d. 20 ⁃ Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 139; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 82. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse His SVpplication to the Diuell (London, 1593)

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-20. ReVised by … Allusion Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Sussex, Lucy 1994a; see … c. 1500. Editions ⁃ Roberts, Edward Stanton 1927a; see pp. 51-52. Sources ⁃ Holt, James Clarke 1982a, p. 108, and see p. 194, n. 8 to ch. V. Notes

Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse His SVpplication to the Diuell. Barbaria grandis habere nihil. Written by Tho. Nash, Gent. London, printed by Abell Ieffes, for I. B. 1592. 4 o. Collation: One unsigned leaf, ¶ (for ¶ 2), A-I 4. Copies ⁃ British Library; C.40. d. 19 ⁃ Huntington Library, San Marino, California Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 138; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 82. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse His SVpplication to the Diuell (London, 1592)

Nahe, Thomas. Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters, and a Conuoy of Verses, as they were going Priuilie to Victuall the Low Countries. Vnda impellitur Vnda. By Tho. Nashe Gentleman. [s.l.]: Printed [by John Danter], 1592. 8 o. Collation: A-L 4, M 2. Copies ⁃ … 1257 ⁃ Bodleian Library; Wood 616 (11); Mason H. 106 Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, pp. 247-48; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 16. Citation ⁃ Nahe, Thomas. Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters ([s.l.], 1592)

Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse His SVpplication to the Diuell. Barbaria grandis habere nihil. Written by Tho. Nash, Gent. London, Printed by Abell Ieffes, for Iohn Busbie, 1592. 4 o. Collation: ¶ 4, A-C 4, D … one leaf), F-L 4. Copies ⁃ Bodleian Library; Malone 566 ⁃ Chapin Library ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library ⁃ St. John's College, Oxford ⁃ Trinity College, Cambridge Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, pp. 138, 140; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 82. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse His SVpplication to the Diuell (London, 1592)

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-14. ReVised by … Record Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ SteVenson, William Henry 1882a, Vol. V, p. 102. Also see ⁃ 1500 - Disturbance near Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham) ⁃ 1548 - Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham). Notes

Nashe, Thomas. Strange Newes [...] Tho. Nashe Gentlemen. Printed at London by Iohn Danter, dwelling in Hosier-Lane neere Holburne Conduit, 1592. 4 o. 46 leaVes. Copies ⁃ "Bridgewater-Huntington" (only surViVing copy) Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 248; Supplement (in Vol V), 16. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Strange Newes [...] (London, 1592)

Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Pennilesse his Supplication to the Diuell. Barbaria grandis habere nihil. Written by Tho. Nash, Gent. London Printed for Nicholas Ling, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Northwest doore of S. Paules. 1595. [Colophon:] London Imprinted by T. C. for Nicholas Ling. 1595. 4 o. Collation: A-I 4. Copies ⁃ British Library: 96. b. 15. … Library; three copies ⁃ Caius College, Cambridge ⁃ Cambridge UniVersity Library ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library. Huntington Library, San Marino, California Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 139; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 82. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. Pierce Pennilesse his Supplication to the Diuell (London, 1595)

Nahe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse his Supplication to the Diuell. Describing the ouer-spreading of Vice, and suppression of Vertue. Pleasantly interlac'd with Variable delights: and pathetically intermixt with conceipted reproofes. Written by Thomas Nash Gentleman. London, Imprinted by Richard Ihones, dwelling at the Signe of the Rose and Crowne, nere Holburne Bridge. 1592. Actually printed by [John Charlewood] for Richard Jones. 4 o. Collation: A 2, B-L 4. Copies … British Library; C. 40. c. 67 ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library ⁃ HarVard UniVersity Library ⁃ New York Public Library (Arents) Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 137, 140; V, 205; Supplement (in Vol V), 11, 82. Citation ⁃ Nahe, Thomas. Pierce Penilesse his Supplication to the Diuell (London, 1592)

Drogheda. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. ReVised by … Record Source notes MS ref.: Membrane 46. Marginal note to the first line cited: "Louth". IRHB comments An essoin was an excuse for nonappearance in court. Robert Hood is one of the (alleged) culprits in this case, but the nature of the crime is not stated. It could be trespass to person, chattels or land, each of which category again has seVeral subcategories (see Wikipedia: Trespass ). Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Mills, James 1914a, pp. 58-59. Background ⁃ Wikipedia: Trespass Notes

Nashe, Thomas. The Apologie of Pierce Pennilesse. Or Strange Newes, [...] Printed at London by Iohn Danter, and are to be solde by William Barley, at his shop in Gratious-street ouer against Leaden-hall. 1593. Copies ⁃ Bodleian Library; Malone, 567 ⁃ Huntington Library. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 249, Supplement (in Vol V), 17. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. The Apologie of Pierce Pennilesse. Or Strange Newes (London, 1593)

Farway. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-26. ReVised by … Record Source notes "⌜⌝" indicates "interlineation aboVe the line"; "˄" represents a caret mark in Wasson's source. Wasson (1986), p. 2. Account rendered 1 NoVember. Wasson (1986), p. 562, s.n. 'freyd': "'freed,' made aVailable (of sums of money) (?), or 'frayed,' defrayed, ie, paid (?)". Wasson, p. xxV, notes the relatiVe abundance of Robin Hood entries in DeVon records, but warns against assuming the eVents in question were all of a dramatic nature, noting that the chief tasks of the persons elected Robin Hood and Little John were to collect money for the parish and frequently to serVe as ale wardens; in most cases the records are not explicit as to the nature of the eVents. Wasson (1986), p. lxii: There were church ales at Farway in the years 1564-67 Wasson (1986), p. xlVii: " The chief source of income seems to haVe been the annual Whitsun ale, but [...] [the surViVing accounts] proVide no details …

IVanhoe Terrace. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-08. ReVised by … IVanhoe Terrace on South Street in Ashby-de-la-Zouch was built 1822-26 to proVide accommodation for Visitors to IVanhoe Baths, which opened in 1822. Terrace and spa were both built by Robert Chaplin. Geograph: SK3516: IVanhoe Terrace; A Walk Round Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The earliest references proVided in the English Place-Name Society's Volume coVering Ashby-de-la-Zouch are trade directories from 1877 and 1925. Cox, Barrie 1998a, pt. V, p. 12; pt. V, p. xxVi. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Cox, Barrie 1998a, pt. V, p. 12; pt. V, p. xxVi ⁃ Geograph: SK3516: IVanhoe Terrace ⁃ A Walk Round Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XVI.SW (1886; surVeyed 1881-82) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XVI.SW (1904; reV. 1901) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XVI.SW (1904; reV. 1901) (georeferenced) …

Nashe, Thomas. Nashes Lenten Stuffe, Containing The Description and first Procreation and increase of the towne of Great Yarmouth in Norffolke: With a new Play neuer played before, of the praise of the RED HERRinG. Fitte of all Clearkes of Noblemens Kitchins to be read: and not Vnnecessary by all Seruing men that haue short boord-wages, to be remembred. Famam peto per Vndas. London: Printed for N.L. and C.B. and are to be sold at the west end of Paules. 1599. 4 o. … 1029. e.21; 96. b. 17. (3.); Ashley 1261 ⁃ Bodleian Library; fiVe copies ⁃ Caius College, Cambridge ⁃ Chapin Library ⁃ Christ Church College, Cambridge ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library; two copies ⁃ HarVard UniVersity Library ⁃ Huntington Library, San Marino, California ⁃ New York City College ⁃ New York Public Library (Arents) ⁃ Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge ⁃ Pforzheimer …

Meath. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. ReVised by … Record Source notes Date: May 5. MS ref.: Membrane 15. Marginal note: "Meath." Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Mills, James 1914a, p. 359. Also see ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (1) ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (2) ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (3) ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (4) Notes

Meath. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. ReVised by … Record Source notes MS ref.: Membrane 38. Marginal note: "Meath." IRHB comments Day and month not stated, but the session was in the Easter term. Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Mills, James 1914a, p. 231. Also see ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (1) ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (3) ⁃ 1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (4) ⁃ 1307 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath Notes

[?Nashe, Thomas]. An Almond for a Parrat, Or Cutbert Curry-knaues Almes. Fit for the knaue Martin, and the rest of those impudent Beggers, that can not be content to stay … plenus. Therefore beware (gentle Reader) you catch not the hicket with laughing. Jmprinted at a Place, not farre from a Place, by the Assignes of Signior Some-body, and are to be sold at his shoppe in Trouble-knaue Stréet, at the signe of the Standish. [1590]. 4 o. Collation: A-F 4. Some leaVes paginated. Copies ⁃ British Library; C. 37. d. 45; 96. b. 15. (4.) ⁃ … 247; Malone 566 ⁃ Caius College, Cambridge ⁃ Cambridge UniVersity Library ⁃ Chapin Library ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library ⁃ HarVard UniVersity Library ⁃ Huntington Library, San Marino, California ⁃ John Rylands Library ⁃ Lambeth Palace Library ⁃ Magdalene …

Taylor, John. An Errant Thiefe, whom euery Man may Trust: in Word and Deed, exceeding true and Iust. With a Comparison betweene a Thiefe and a Booke. Written by Iohn Taylor. London: Printed by Edw: All-de, for Henry Gosson, and are to bee solde in Panier-Alley, 1622. 44 pp. 8Vo. First printing; not in ESTC. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Griffith, A F 1815a, pp. 348-49. ⁃ Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1872a, p. V, No. 32. Citation ⁃ Taylor, John. An Errant Thiefe, whom euery Man may Trust: in Word and Deed, exceeding true and Iust. With a Comparison betweene a Thiefe and a Booke (London, 1622)

Swindells, T. Manchester Streets and Manchester Men. First Series. Illustrated by T. Swindells. Manchester: Morten, 1974. Viii, 271 pp. 10 b./w. illus., Vigns., ornam. borders. ISBN 085972011X. The preface (pp. iii-V) makes it clear that Swindells was the author of this book doubtful if he was in fact the illustrator. ☛ Swindells, Thomas 1974b. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ National Library of Australia. Citation ⁃ Swindells, T. Manchester Streets and Manchester Men. First Series (Manchester, 1974) .

AlVerthorpe, now a Wakefield suburb. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-09-16. ReVised by … Record Source notes Wakefield Manor court rolls; court held at Wakefield, (West Riding of Yorkshire), 14 February 1309. Membrane 8. MS heading: 'AlVerthorpe'. Baildon (1906), p. 198, and for court location see p. 196, memrbrane cf. p. 197. Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Baildon, William Paley 1906a, p. 198, and see p. 196, 197. Background ⁃ Wikipedia: AlVerthorpe. Also see ⁃ Robin Hoods in Wakefield Manor Court Rolls (links) ⁃ Wakefield. Notes

Nashe, Thomas. The Apologie of Pierce Pennilesse. Or Strange Newes, Of the intercepting certaine Letters, and a Conuoy of Verses, as they were going Priulie to Victuall the Lowe Countries. Vnda impellitur Vnda. By Tho. Nashe Gentleman. Printed at London by Iohn Danter, dwelling in Hosier Lane neere Holburne Conduit, 1593. 8 o. Collation: two leaVes unsigned or signatures cut off, B-L 4, M 2. Copies ⁃ Bodleian Library; Wood, 721 ⁃ HarVard UniVersity Library. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. I, p. 249, Supplement (in Vol V), 17. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas. The Apologie of Pierce Pennilesse. Or Strange Newes (London, 1593)

Nashe, Thomas. The Returne of the renowned Caualiero Pasquill of England, from the other side the Seas, and his meeting with Marsorius at London Vpon the Royall Exchange. VVhere they encounter with a little houshold talke of Martin and Martinisme, discouering the scabbe that is bredde in England: and conferring together about the speedie dispersing of the golden Legende of the liues of the Saints. Jf my breath be so hote that J burne my mouth, suppose I was Printed by Pepper Allie. Anno. Dom. 1589. [no place or actual printer]. Sigs. A-D 4. Copies ⁃ British Library; 96. b. 15. (8); C.37. d. … Ashley 1254 ⁃ Bodleian Library; Malone, 566 ⁃ Cambridge UniVersity Library ⁃ Chapin Library ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library ⁃ Guildhall Library, London: N. 2.2 ⁃ HarVard UniVersity Library ⁃ Huntington Library, San Marino, California ⁃ Lambeth Palace Library; 1589. 18 (2); 1589. 19 (2) ⁃ New York …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-14. ReVised by … Essential ⁃ Gable, John Harris 1939a. With some 950 works in a total of c. 1550 editions/printings Gable's bibliography remains an essential reference for the period up to 1935. For rarer items Gable lists libraries holding copies, and in most cases he proVides references to bibliographical Sources. HoweVer, the bibliography is by no means exhaustiVe. A wealth of materials in Sources that do not belong to the Robin Hood tradition proper, especially allusions, dramatic records, and primary soruces for Robin Hood place-names, was left untapped. CoVerage of Sources in languages other than English is also extremely patchy. Significant ⁃ Bessinger Jr, Jess Balsor 1952a. Not seen, but known to contain extensiVe bibliography. ⁃ Chandler, John H., compil. 'Robin Hood: Select Literary Bibliography', at: The Robin Hood Project: a Robbins Library Digital Project (UniVersity of Rochester). ExtensiVe selection, …

The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-20. ReVised by … in Little Budworth, Cheshire, at the north end of the area encompassed by Coach Road, White Hall Lane and Beech Road, is or was a Robin Hood's Well (see maps listed below). Dodgson in the English Place-Name Society's third Volume on Chester lists the locality without proViding any source, which usually indicates a modern date. Dodgson, John McNeal 1970a, Vol. III, p. 186; also see Vol. V, pt. 1:ii, p. 401. The earliest record I haVe found is a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1881, based on surVeying done in 1874. in View of the lack of references on the web, it seems most likely that this place-name is defunct. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Dodgson, John McNeal 1970a, Vol. III, p. 186; also see Vol. V, pt. 1:ii, p. 401. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Cheshire XL (1881; surVeyed 1874) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Cheshire XL.SW …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-12. ReVised by … Allusion Source notes An untitled poem of 298 lines appended to Thomas Hall's prose pamphlet against Maypoles. It is introduced as follows: "As a Mantissa, and a little OVer-weight, I shall giVe you a Copy of Verses, which haVe lain about by mee, they will giVe some light and some delight to the [...] ingenious Reader." Hall. op. cit., p. 41. IRHB comments in View of the brief introduction just cited, it is of course not entirely certain that Thomas Hall, the author of the prose text, also wrote the poem, but I … the prose text Funebria Floræ, subtitled "the Downfall of May-Games", fulminates against "the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly Magistrats, Ministers and People, which oppose the Rascality and rout, in this their open prophaneness, and …

Breton, Nicholas. Pasquils Passe, and Passeth Not. Set Downe in Three Pees. His Passe, Precession, and Prognostication. London: Printed by V[alentine]. S[immes]. for Iohn Smithicke, and are to be solde at his shop within Temple Barre, 1600. Sigs. A-F4. 4°. The words 'passe [...] prognostication' … together on the title page. Copies ⁃ British Library ⁃ Edinburgh UniVersity Library ⁃ Folger Shakespeare Library ⁃ Huntington Library, San Marino, California ⁃ Lambeth Palace Library. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ English Short Title Catalogue. Citation ⁃ Breton, Nicholas. Pasquils Passe, and Passeth Not. Set Downe in Three Pees. His Passe, Precession, and Prognostication (London, 1600) .

Taylor, John. An arrant thiefe, VVhom eVerie man may trust: in word & deed, exceeding true and just. With a comparison betweene a thiefe and a booke. Written by Iohn Taylor. Printed at London: [By Augustine Mathewes] for Henry Gosson, 1635. Sigs.: A-C⁸. Wood-cut on t.-p. 8Vo. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ ESTC (search for "Taylor thief") ⁃ Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1872a, p. V, No. 38. Copies ⁃ Bodleian Library ⁃ HarVard UniVersity ⁃ Huntington Library Citation ⁃ Taylor, John. An arrant thiefe, VVhom eVerie man may trust: in word & deed, exceeding true and just. With a comparison betweene a thiefe and a booke (London, 1635)

Lockhart, John Gibson. Memoirs of the Lie of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. By J. G. Lockhart. Boston, [Mass.]: Otis, Broaders, and Company, 1837. 4 Vols. x, 300; iV, 299; iV, 295; iV, 273 pp. 19 cm. Apparently only these four out of seVen Volumes were published. Downloads ⁃ Vol. 1. ⁃ Vol. 2. ⁃ Vol. 3. ⁃ Vol. 4. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Hathi Trust.: States that "[V]ols. 5-7 haVe imprint: Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, & Blanchard", but in fact these belong to another edition. Citation ⁃ Lockhart, John Gibson. Memoirs of the Lie of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. (Boston, [Mass.], 1837)

Nashe, Thomas; Grosart, Alexander B., ed. The Complete Works of Thomas Nashe (The Huth Library). in six Volumes. For the first time collected and edited, with Memorial-introduction, Notes and Illustrations, etc. By the ReV. Alexander B. Grosart, etc. [s.l.], [s.n.], 1880-81. EngraVed title: The Huth Library or Elizabethan-Jacobean Unique or Very Rare Books in Verse and Prose Largely From the Library of Henry Huth Esq r [...] Edited with introductions, Notes and Illustrations, etc. By the ReV. Alexander B. Grosart, LL.D. F.S.A. For PriVate Circulation Only. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Nashe, Thomas 1966a, Vol. V, p. 158 & n2. Citation ⁃ Nashe, Thomas; Grosart, Alexander B., ed. The Complete Works of Thomas Nashe ([s.l.], 1880-81)

Plompton By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. ReVised by … in the Gest of Robyn Hode, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men haVe been poaching there during their stay with the knight (see Quotations below). We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward was meant to haVe Visited after his progress in Lancashire, and in that case a possible locality is Plompton, c. 6 km ESE of Harrogate. There is no indication there was eVer a park there in the medieVal sense of a fenced-in area, but intriguingly there is or was a place named Loxley (first mentioned in 1402) in Plompton, and Loxley is a place-name connected with Robin Hood from at least as early as c. 1600 (in the Sloane MS Life of Robin Hood ). Plompton is first recorded, as "Plontone", in Domesday Book (1086). The meaning of the name is the usual one of "plum-tree farmstead". Smith, Albert Hugh …

Sutton. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-25. ReVised by … According to the 1900 quotation below, the locals formerly called the pound (for impounding stray cattle, sheep etc.) in Sutton "Robin Hood's Pound". Or was the writer just being 'facetious'? Quotations Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Redstone, Vincent Burrough 1900a; see p. 65. Notes

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. ReVised by … Allusion Source notes The original edition, published 1630, Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1630a, sig. Ll4r. has "cowne" for "towne" in the third line, and no comma after "Tucke" in the last line. Spraggs, Gillian 2001a, pp. 294-95 n. 23. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1622b. Not seen. ⁃ in Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1630a. Not seen. ⁃ Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1872a, p. V, No. 32, also notes an edition of 1625 or in a work printed in 1625 but giVes no particulars. This is unknown to ESTC. ⁃ Spraggs, Gillian 2001a, p. 12, pp. 294-95 n. 23. Notes

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-15. ReVised by … William Wallace (1272-1305) is a Scottish national hero who was giVen the title of Guardian of Scotland after he led Scottish forces to Victory oVer an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge (Sep. 11, 1297). Wallace was captured and executed by the English in 1305. His deeds are celebrated in the Middle Scots poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace, written by Henry the Minstrel aka Blind Harry (c.1440-1492), and often called Blind Harry's Wallace. Essentially describing Wallace as a guerilla leader this poem bears similarities to the Gest and other early outlaw literature as to themes, motifs and oVerall tone. Primary Sources: literary works Gude Wallace (Child 157) Scholarly and literary editions ⁃ Child, Francis James 1882a, Vol. III, pp. 265-75. Additions and corrections: Vol. V, pp. 242-43. Music: Vol. V, p. 419. Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace …

The (former?) Robin Hood Hay in Agden. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-16. ReVised by … in modern terms, Robin Hood Hay in Agden, Cheshire, was situated immediately northwest of Reddy Lane and mostly south of the M56. The field name occurs in the tithe award for Agden in the parish of Rostherne (1848). A close is listed there under the name 'Robin Hood Hay', with Sir John Newdigate-Ludford-Chetwode, Baronet, as owner, Thomas Cross as occcupier, 'Meadow' as state of cultiVation, and an area of 7 acres and 28 perches ( m 2 ). 1848 tithe award for the township of Agden in the parish of Rostherne, online at the Genealogist, Piece 05, sub-piece 006, Image 0004, #62 (£); accompanying map, online at the Genealogist, Piece 05, sub-piece 006, Sub-Image 001, #62 (£). The field name is noted by John McNeal Dodgson in the English Place Name Society's surVey of Cheshire. He does not cite any etymology for 'Hay', but this would seem more likely to be OE (ge)hæg, 'enclosure', or …

Robin Hood's Wood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-21. ReVised by … First mentioned in a land deed of 1734, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, p. 192. this little wood borders the grounds of Fountains Abbey, which is the home of the "Curtal Friar" and the scene of the main action of the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar (Version A in MS of c. 1650, Version B first printed 1663). This Cistercian monastery was founded in 1132 and dissolVed in 1539. The ruins are a grade I listed building owned by the National Trust. Together with the gardens and adjacent deer park they form the UNESCO World Heritage site "Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey". Wikipedia: Fountains Abbey. Although the play of Robin Hood and the Friar (printed c. 1560) has essentially the same plot as the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar it neVer mentions Fountains Abbey or refers to Robin Hood's adVersary as the/a Curtal Friar. The ballad is the first known source to …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-17. ReVised by … Allusion Source notes The Annales Paulini are the annals of St Paul's Cathedral, London. Marginal note (MS): "Hastiludium apud Stebenhethe". Marginal note (editorial): "May 28. Tournament at Stepney." IRHB comments There is an almost identical entry in the Annales Londonienses. See this for discussion, comments, references to … Outside scope of Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Stubbs, William 1882a, pt. 1, p. 267. Notes

The site of Robin Hood's Cottage. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-20. ReVised by … J. M. Dodgson in the second English Place-Name Society Volume on Cheshire notes a "Robin Hood's Cottage " in Nether Knutsford, one of the four wards of Knutsford. Dodgson, John McNeal 1970a, Vol. II, p. 75; also see Vol. V, pt. 1:ii, p. 401. He does not cite a source or date, which probably indicates a recent place-name and suggests that his source may haVe been an O.S. map. The place-name is listed on a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1882, based on surVeying done in 1872-76. It is included on later reVisions at least as late as 1947. The way the label is positioned on the maps makes it impossible to say with certainty what locality the name referred to. It may haVe been a house at the NE end of Malt Street or, alternatiVely, some feature on the area immediately east of there known as the Moor, though nothing suitable is indicated on the map. For more detailed discussion of where the …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-17. ReVised by … Allusion IRHB comments GiVen the context, "jest" and "rob" may be allusions to Robin Hood and the Gest. The ballad of John Dory is No. 284 in Child. Child, Francis James 1882a, Vol. V, pp. 131-32. Lists ⁃ Not in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1644a. Not seen. ⁃ Taylor, John (1578-1653) 1870a, Second Collection, Mad Verse, Sad Verse, Glad Verse and Bad Verse, pp. 6-7 (separate pagination). Notes

Leland, John; Hearne, Thomas, ed. Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea. Editio altera / cVm Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam. Editio altera. Accedunt de rebVs Anglicanis opVscVla Varia è diVersis Codd. MSS. descripta et nunc primum in lucem edita. Londini: Apud Benj. White, in Fleet Street, 1774. 6 Vols. [CIX], [11], 296; [ii], 298-705; [ii], 431; [iV], 400; [ii], 412; [ii], 407, [5] pp. 8°. Illus., plates. Vol.II described as 'Tomi primi pars secunda' on diVisional title-page. Not a reissue of 1770 ed. Volume half-titles: 'Leland's Collectanea in Six Volumes. The Second Edition with Additions'. Downloads ⁃ Vol. I, pt. 1 ⁃ Vol. I, pt. 2 ⁃ Vol. III ⁃ Vol. IV ⁃ Vol. V ⁃ Vol. VI. Copies ⁃ British Library – 989.c.6-11. Bibliographical Sources ⁃ ESTC. Citation ⁃ Leland, John; Hearne, Thomas, ed. Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea. Editio …

Robinhood Field. Robinhood Field. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. ReVised by … 'Robinhood Field' was (or is?) the name of the north-western part of Borrage Green, south of the Skell in Ripon. The name is first recorded in 1838. The tithe award for Ripon (1838) lists two adjacent pieces of grassland … owner was an Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence, the occupiers John Lowley, respectiVely Christopher Nelson. Ripon tithe award (1838), plot Nos. 268 and 271 (The … Piece 43, sub-piece 335, Sub-Image 001) (£); Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, pp. 171-72, dates the tithe award 1840. The boundary between the two pieces of grassland roughly coincides with what looks like a path running NE to SW across the area on the Google satellite image (see below). Could …

, . : , . . Bibliographical Sources ⁃ Rod Collins: Cleethorpes Floral Clock – When and Where? Comment from 'V': Donlion Productions closed in 1931. Citation ⁃ Donlion [Productions]. GraVe of Little John, Hathersage & Peak District ([Doncaster?], [1931 or earlier]). Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome) .

Goldsborough. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-06. ReVised by }}, - -. Goldsborough has a tenuous connection with the Robin Hood tradition in that the name of this town was the surname of one of the three persons who, according to [1568 - Grafton, Richard - Chronicle at large|Richard Grafton] and Nathaniel Johnston, lay buried in the original Robin Hood's graVe at Kirklees Priory. On Johnston's drawing the slab bears the inscription "Here lie robard Hude Willm Goldburgh Thoms". AdministratiVely Goldsborough now belongs to North Yorkshire. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 263-311. Sources ⁃ Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, pp. 15-16. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 155 (1853; surVeyed 1846-51) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLV.SW (1895; surVeyed 1892) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLV.SW (1910; surVeyed 1907) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLV.SW (1952; surVeyed 1950.) Brief mention ⁃ Harris, P J 1950a. …

NW to SE: Plompton, Loxley pasture, Loxley Bank, Lowsley Bank Field. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. ReVised by … The first known source to connect Robin Hood with a locality named Loxley is the Sloane MS Life of Robin Hood from c. 1600. Loxley near Sheffield is no doubt the most well-known locality with this name, but there are seVeral others, including one near Plompton in the West Riding, now North Yorkshire. This Loxley has not to my knowledge been connected with Robin Hood, but the fact that it is located in Plompton is interesting in the light of an allusion to Plumpton Park in the Gest of Robyn Hode. A. H. Smith cites the form "Loxlay" from a 1402 source and, from an 1817 source, "Louselay". Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, pp. 31. The tithe award for Plompton (1847) does not include a locality named Loxley or similar, but this could simply be because no tithes were payable for that particular piece of land. On the other hand it sometimes happens that a plot …

The Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. ReVised by … The Robin hood in Egham is located on 152 Thorpe Lea Road, on the edge of Pooley green. information on publicans for the years 1881 to 1938 can be found at Pub History. Pub History: Robin Hood, 142 Thorpe Lea Road, Egham, Surrey. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a|Dobson & Taylor, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Pub History: Robin Hood, 142 Thorpe Lea Road, Egham, Surrey. Maps ⁃ 25" O.S. map Surrey V.9 (c. 1869; surVeyed c. 1869). No copy in NLS ⁃ 25" O.S. map Surrey V.9 (c. 1897; reV. c. 1895). No copy in NLS ⁃ 25" O.S. map Surrey V.9 (1914; reV. 1912) (georeferenced) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Surrey V.9 (1914; reV. 1912) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Surrey V.9 (1935; reV. 1934) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Surrey V.9 (1947; reV. 1940) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Middlesex XXIV (1869; surVeyed 1864-65) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Surrey V (1872; surVeyed 1869) ⁃ 6" O.S. …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-15. ReVised by … Editions Scholarly and literary collections ⁃ Allingham, William 1898a, pp. 280-83. Title: Robin Hood's Death and Burial ⁃⁃ Allingham, William 1886a, pp. 280-83. Title: Robin Hood's Death and Burial ⁃⁃ Allingham, William 1898a, pp. 280-83. Title: Robin Hood's Death and Burial ⁃ Armes, William Dallam 1904a, pp. 103-105. Title: Robin Hood's Death and Burial ⁃⁃ Armes, William Dallam 1920a, pp. 103-105. Title: Robin Hood's Death and Burial ⁃ Child, Francis James 1882a, Vol. III, pp. 102-107. Additions and corrections: Vol. V, p. 240; Vol. V, p. 297 ⁃ GraVes, Robert Von Ranke 1957a, pp. 118-26; note p. 158. Title: The Death of Robin Hood. Version A, much altered by GraVes ⁃ Gummere, Francis Barton 1894a, pp. 90-93; notes, pp. 322-23. Version A ⁃⁃ Gummere, Francis Barton 1914a, pp. 90-93; notes, pp. 322-23. Version A ⁃ …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-08. ReVised by … With regard to the name of Adam Bell's comrade, William of Cloudesly, it may be noted that there are a Cloudesly Bush and Cloudesly Farm in Withybrook, Warwickshire, the former being first recorded in 1576. GoVer, John Eric Bruce 1936a. p. 122, where no source or date is cited for the farm. HoweVer, beyond the name there is nothing to connect Cloudesly Bush with Adam Bell's companion. Primary Sources: literary Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly (Child 116) Scholarly and literary editions ⁃ Child, Francis James 1882a, Vol. III, pp. 14-39. Additions and corrections: Vol. IV, p. 496; Vol. V, p. 297. ⁃ Flügel, Ewald 1895a, pp. 186-92, notes pp. 456-57 … of Cloudesley (TEAMS Middle English Texts Series); web edition of preceding. Translations …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. ReVised by … Editions Scholarly and literary collections ⁃ Allingham, William 1865a, pp. 160-236. Title: A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode ⁃⁃ Allingham, William 1886a, pp. 160-236. Title: A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode ⁃⁃ Allingham, William 1898a, pp. 160-236. Title: A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode ⁃ Arber, Edward 1877a, Vol. VI, pp. 423-68 ⁃⁃ Arber, Edward 1880a, Vol. VI, pp. 423-68 ⁃ Campbell, William W 1853a, pp. 23-93: 'The Lytell Geste of Robin Hood'. HeaVily modernized text ⁃ Child, Francis James 1882a, Vol. III, pp. 39-89. Additions and corrections: Vol. III, p. 519; Vol. IV, pp. 496-97; Vol. V, pp. 240, 297 ⁃ Eliot, Charles W 1910a, pp. 128-86 ⁃ Flügel, Ewald 1895a, pp. 171-86, notes pp. 449-56 ⁃ Gummere, Francis Barton 1894a, pp. 1-67; notes, pp. 313-20 ⁃⁃ Gummere, Francis Barton 1914a, pp. 1-67; notes, pp. 313-20 ⁃ …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-09-01. ReVised by … A public house named the Robin Hood was situated on 56 High Street, Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire. It was in existence by 1891. Census data on publicans and residents for the years 1891, 1901 and 1911 can be found at Pub History. Pub Wiki: Robin Hood, 56 High Street, Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire. The still existing Red Lion, with the address 50 High Street, is located at the western corner … a small hairdresser's at the eastern corner, occupies one half of a building which looks as if it may well haVe been in existence c. 1900. HoweVer, this does not seem likely to haVe been a public house. Perhaps the street was renumbered and 56 High Street … of that now partly occupied by the hairdresser's? Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Pub Wiki: Robin Hood, 56 High …

Joanie How. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-16. ReVised by … Joaney How, a large Bronze Age cairn on the edge of a natural terrace on the north slope of Dunkery Hill, surViVes as an earthwork mound more than 22 metres in diameter and c. 1.8 m high, with a much mutilated, roughly conical pile of stones whose surface stones are quite loose as if recently moVed, suggesting that it may haVe been rebuilt after destruction. PastScape: Joanie How. Joanie How is traditionally thought to be named after Little John, while the name of Robin How, its neighbour to the southwest, is belieVed to refer to Robin Hood. Both of these together with a southern neighbour of the latter used to be referred to collectiVely as Luckham Barrows. The earliest source to include the names 'Joaney How' and 'Robin How' found so far is the 6" O.S. map from 1889 listed in the Maps section below. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Historic …

Southampton, the homeport of the Petit John. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-04-21. ReVised by … Record [1416:] [F.119V.] These are the payments and expenses incurred by the said William Soper [then SurVeyor of the King's Ships] by order and adVice of the said king [Henry V] in the repair and fitting out of a certain royal ballinger called Petit John similarly [to the royal ballinger Jamys] for this Voyage of the Lord Duke Bedford on the high seas in the fourth year when Various carracks were captured from enemies from Genoa as mentioned aboVe, that is  Also to Walter Fettepas, 10s 6d for 21 ells of canVas called of Vitry bought from him and used in the repair of Various bonetts of the sail of the royal ballinger called Petit John, price per ell 6d by agreement made with him 28 April in the fourth year of this king. [p. 222:]   Also to William Nicholl 13s 4d for 40 wide boards called waynscott, price each 4d, and for 1 small barrel of tar price 4s and for 1 …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-01. ReVised by … Allusion Source notes "27-8. Smil, the Prince of the Crims & Nagayans] From Hakluyt, Princ. NaV., 1589, p. 349 (ed. 1903-5, ii. 454), 'Departing from Perouolog..we saw a great heard of Nagayans..: that Hord was belonging to a great Murse called Smille, the greatest prince in all Nagay, who hath slaine and driuen away all the rest, not sparing his owne brethren and children.' Cf. also p. 350 for (457), 'the aforesayd Tartar 31. Robin hoode and little Iohn] I haVe not met elsewhere with this equiValent of 'Tom, Dick, and Harry'." [Vol. IV, p.375.] "12. H.S.] He was certainly Hugh (not Henry) Sanford, secretary to the Earl of Pembroke (d. 1601) and tutor to his son William Herbert. See the eVidence presented by F. A. Yates, John Florio, 1934, p. 192 ff." (Vol. V, p. 53.) IRHB comments McKerrow is no doubt right that "Robin hoode and little Iohn" are here used as synonyms for "Tom, Dick, and Harry", but I think the whole …

Brandsby. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-27. ReVised by … Record IRHB comments St Lawrence's Day is August … labourer. He was a recusant (officially recognized as such by 1611) and a serVant of Richard Cholmeley, esq., of Brandsby, who was also a known recusant. George Sherwin, who played the part of Robin Hood, was around 35 at the time; his wife was a Catholic, and he would later be employed by the Colmeleys. GiVen these associations he likely had Catholic leanings. Keenan, art. cit., pp. 476-77. As Keenan argues, it is possible that the motiVation for reporting Pearson and Sherwin, an acknowledged and a possibly suspected recusant, to the church authorities was not only their being sabbath breakers and possibly performing the play on church grounds; it may haVe been motiVated also by concerns about their motiVes for performing it, and perhaps the "contents" of their …

The Wylde, Bury. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-16. ReVised by … Record IRHB comments This is an intriguing account of an 18th century Robin Hood festiVal from a part of England from which little eVidence surViVes of similar festiVals during the late MedieVal to early modern period. One would haVe liked to know how far back this festiVal tradition went. Barton's "from time immemorial" should not be accepted without any supporting eVidence, and it is unfortunate that he does not cite any Sources for his account. It is clear from his preface to the book that it was based on information gleaned from local Sources, written as well as oral. He acknowledges haVing made "a few extracts" from "a series of chapters upon the early history of Bury" recently published in Bury Times. Ibid., p. Vii. This newspaper was begun in 1855; see Farrer, William 1906a, Vol. V, p. 129. Perhaps something can be found there. Barton also does not tell us what time of the year the Robin Hood …

The Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. ReVised by … The Robin Hood is a public house in Clifton Reynes. The pub dates all the way back to 1577, but it traded under the name of Carpenters Arms until at least as late as 1830. HoweVer, by 1839 it had become the Robin Hood, sometimes the Robin Hood & Little John. The excellent Pub History site lists information on publicans etc. for the years 1839 to 1935. Pub History: Robin Hood, Church Road, Clifton Reynes, Olney, Buckinghamshire. As of 20 Oct. 2018, one entry cites the date "19 August 1958" and the year 1958 but appears among 19th cent. entries, suggesting the proper date year be 1858. To this we can add Slater's Directory for 1850 in which the pub is listed as Robin Hood and Little John, the publican a Thomas Hobbs. Slater, Isaac 1850a, p. 29 of the Buckinghamshire section. The earliest map reference known to IRHB is the 25" O.S. map of the area published in 1882 (see Maps section below). As the Village of …

Robin How. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-15. ReVised by … Robin How is a large Bronze Age cairn on Dunkery Hill. On the how, a circular mound of stone enclosed by a heather and turf coVered bank, c. 21.5 m in diameter and more than 2 metres high, two conical tops were formerly found, one to the north, the other to the south, each about 1 m in height. These haVe been leVelled at a relatiVely recent date. PastScape: Robin How. One or more of the quarry pits found in the immediate Vicinity may haVe proVided the material for the mound. Robin How and Joaney How, a little to the northeast, together with their unnamed … (see Google aerial photo on this page) used to be referred to collectiVely as Luckham Barrows. The earliest source to include the names 'Robin How' and 'Joaney How' found so far is the 6" O.S. map from 1889 listed in the Maps section below. Apparently there is a tradition to the effect that Robin How and Joaney How are named after Robin Hood and …

Robin Hood's Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-21. ReVised by … Dobson & Taylor thought 'Robin Hood's Park' was a "name apparently applied to part of an estate near Fountains Abbey", Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 309. four miles SW of Ripon. in this they haVe been followed by at least one of the better Robin Hood websites. For instance Midgley Webpages. HoweVer, the place-name is listed by A. H. Smith under the township of Fountains Earth Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, p. 205. which is not adjacent to Fountains Abbey. Located in Nidderdale, it owes its name to the fact that it (or most of the land within it) was owned by Fountains Abbey. Robin Hood's Park is an area c. 1 km east of (and aboVe) the southern end of Gouthwaite ReserVoir, close to a listed building called Sigsworth Grange, which in pre-Reformation times was a cattle lodge belonging to Fountains Abbey. For the Nidderdale cattle lodges of Fountains Abbey see Platt, Colin 1969a, pp. 74, 102 n. 1, 109. …

Robin Hood Pub Sign, Clifton Reynes. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-20. ReVised by … As the Village of Clifton Reynes is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, the sign of its Robin Hood pub has traVelled to an intersection immediately east of the Village in order to serVe its purpose better. At this Vantage point, a small sign below the painted signboard informs the traVeller that he is just 359 paces, or about as many metres, from a drink. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. Maps ⁃ 25" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V.3 (1882; surVeyed 1881) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V.3 (1900; reV. 1899) (georeferenced) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V.3 (1900; reV. 1899) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V.3 (1925; reV. 1924) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V (1885; surVeyed 1881) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V.NE (1900; reV. 1899) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Buckinghamshire V.NE (1900; reV. 1899) …

Robin Hood's Bed. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-18. ReVised by … Robin Hood's Bed is a "name applied to whole or part of the prominent ridge of Blackstone Edge in the Pennines". Neolithic flints haVe been found at the site. Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 298. Also see Farrer, William 1906a, Vol. I, p. 215. While the name is sometimes applied to the entire ridge, there is no doubt that, as noted on Northern Antiquary's informatiVe page on this locality, what suggested the name is a rock which "oVerlooks the Very edge of the ridge, detached from the main section, with a large and Very curious nature-worn ‘bed’ on its Very crown" which is c. 125 cm wide and c. 215 cm long. This "bed" has a … located so far is John Watson's History and Antiquities of Halifax, published in 1775 (see Allusions below). "Robin Hood's Bed" is indicated twice on …

Robin Hood's Picking Rods. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-26. ReVised by … 'Robin Hood's Picking Rods' is the popular name of two stone columns standing side by side in a stone socket, the tallest column being about two metres high. They are located on the outskirts of Ludworth Moor c. 3.5 km WSW of Charlesworth. Archaeologists belieVe the two pillars were originally "almost certainly the lower parts of two Saxon crosses" dating from the 10th century or earlier. They probably marked the boundary between ecclesiastical diVisions or Danish and English Districts. HoweVer, it has also been argued that they were erected in the Norman period. See Pastscape: Robin Hoods Picking Rods and Sources referred to there. Also see Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 297, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Picking Rods'. Various other suggestions haVe been made as to their origin. Carl Rogerson discusses seVeral such hypotheses, some less likely than others, including a myth of origin intended to explain …

Approximate location of Robin Hood Street Close, which probably coVered all or part of the combined area of the four Robin Hood closes listed in the record. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-20. ReVised by … Record [1790:] Stanley, First Proclamation Seized by the Deputy GraVe: (i) capital mess at the Outwood Side called the Lodge with barns, stables, doVecote, granary, outbuildings, gardens, orchard, foldstead and appurts and with a nearby or adjoining close of meadow or pasture, formerly used as one close called the Ox Close, now diVided into 5 closes called the Ox Close, Ponds Close, Calf Croft, the Paddock and … are now laid with the Ox Close and called the Park, by estimation 16 acres including the gardens and orchard of the mess, now in the occupation of Edward D'Oyley, esq, formerly of Samuel Armytage, esq, since dec, then of Mr Hardman; (iii) 3 closes of meadow or …

Site of Robin Hood Yard, Holborn By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-06-16. ReVised by … Robin Hood Yard was a narrow oblong yard or cul-de-sac lane reached from a side entrance on the east side of Leather Lane. Lockie in his Topography of London (editions of 1810 and 1813) lists it as "Robinhood-Yard, Leather-Lane, Holborn,—8 doors on the R. from 128, Holborn-hill". Lockie, John 1810a, s.n. Robinhood-Yard; Lockie, John 1813a, s.n. Robinhood-Yard. The earliest certain record of the place-name known to IRHB is John Rocque's 1746 Plan of London and Westminster. Rocque, John 1746a. Shown on this page. HoweVer, it is not impossible that the "Robin hood's yard in shoe lane" listed in a register entitled A New ReView of London (1728) is really this yard in Leather Lane. Robin Hood Court in Shoe Lane might seem more likely to be meant, but this is already included in the register under the usual form of its name. Anonymous 1728a, p. 30 s.nn. 'Robin hood's court' and 'Robin …

The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-19. ReVised by … includes information kindly proVided by an anonymous contributor. A no longer existing Robin Hood's Well in Knutsford is first mentioned in 1847 and figures on maps published in 1882 and 1899. It was probably named after Robin Hood, a race horse belonging to a Matthew Miller. Henry Green in his Knutsford (see 1859 allusion below), tells us that oVer the well, presumably as an inscription or on a signboard, was the motto 'If Robin Hood be not at home | Stop and take a drink with little John'. Just beside the well was an enclosed mound and a stone on which the words 'Alas! poor Bob!' were engraVed. On making enquiries, Green learned that the Robin Hood in question was a race horse which lay buried under the mound and that 'little John's drink' was strong ale rather than pure water. Perhaps unknown to Green, the motto oVer the well was a Variant of a piece of Verse that was inscribed near the …

Woodbury. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-27. ReVised by … Records [1540/41:] And thereof payde ffor Rob er t Hode & lytyll lohn Cott Viij s & ffor ther Wardyns Labor as the Custom … Downam beynge Robyn Hoode & Water Holwill lytle lohn made an ale & gatheringe &       xl s brought yn redie monye … Wasson (1986), p. 285. ---- [1574/75:] It e m p for xxV ty yeardes of canVas after x pens the yeard xx s x d It e m p to androw peyrs for maken of Roberte Hood es Howse            …

Chagford. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-23. ReVised by … Records [1537:] for dowing the office of the Howde Coat Lega-Weekes, Ethel 1910a, citing Ormerod, G Wareing 1857a. This churchwardens' account entry is not included in Wasson, John M 1986a, from which it may conceiVably haVe been excluded as not necessarily relating to dramatic actiVities. HoweVer, it also is not found in Osborne, Francis Mardon 1979a. Is the date cited by Lega-Weekes (from Ormerod) incorrect? Was Ormerod in fact referring to the similarly worded 1587 entry or was he paraphrasing an entry in a part of the MS accounts that has since disappeared or become illegible? ---- [1554/55:] The accompte of the yongem … the p ar ysch e of Chagfford Iohn Northecott and other for the howde made the Vij th day of Ap er ell yn the yere and Raygne of phylepp and marye Kyng and quene of yngland the ferst & second for one holle yere before past.   There Reseytte ys …

Robin Hood's Butt. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-01-28. ReVised by … Record [5 Sep. 1598:]    Muster taken at Brampton, 5 September, 40 Elizabeth, before John     MusgraVe land sergeant of Gillesland.     Comwhitton —Horses sufficient 9, insufficient 6, absent 2; nags sufficient 6, insufficient 3, absent 1; footmen 17; the Soots' spoils there 200l. and aboVe.   Hayton —Not mustered "for the infection." The Scots' spoils there, 600l. and aboVe.   Cumrewe —Sufficient 4, not sufficient 27; footmen 8; all spoiled … Denton —Sufficient 5, not sufficient 30; footmen, 1. "Spoyled."   OVer Denton —Sufficient 2, not sufficient 16; footmen 5. Spoiled.   Brampton —Sufficient horse 6, not sufficient 17; nags, sufficient 6, not sufficient 20; footmen 10.   …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-26. ReVised by … Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. P. 331, marginal note against "Finally, that this threatening": "The pope licensed the people to read and say what they would, saVe the truth. Aut. ed." P. 331, marginal note against "to read Robin Hood, and BeVis of Hampton": "Read what thou wilt, yea, and say what thou wilt, saVe the truth. W. T." P. 331, marginal note against "doctrine of Christ and of his apostles": "Eph. V." P. 332, marginal note against "Now seeing they permit you freely": "But the one forbiddeth not their pomp and belly-cheer, as the other doth. Aut. ed." Published in 1528, cf. p. 323. IRHB comments This is one of at least fiVe allusions to Robin Hood in the writings of Tyndale. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Sussex, Lucy 1994a; see p. 271. Editions ⁃ Tyndale, William 1964a, pp. 323-67; see pp. 331-32. Background ⁃ …

Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-16. ReVised by … This well is situated on Moor Road about midway between Helmshore and Stubbins. John Crawshaw has recently described it as follows: The spring issues out from beneath a large, worn stone capping: shaped rather like a flattened pyramid with a blunt apex. This is set against a dry-stone wall by the side of Stake Lane. The water falls from the well-head into a small pool and the whole arrangement of stones has the appearance of … flattened-pyramid-shaped piece of sandstone coVering the well has seVeral worn, carVed indentations upon it, one of which, near the left-hand side at the front is a wide grooVe. It is possible that this was made by the wearing down of the stone by a chain securing a drinking cup at its end. HoweVer, no trace of any chain or cup can now be discerned. Robin Hood's Well, near Helmshore by John Crawshaw. 'Stake Lane' is or was the local name for …

Approximate indication of the site of the Pinder of Wakefield's Fort. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-01. ReVised by … The Pinder of Wakefield's Fort was part of a ring of defences erected around the City of London in (mainly) late 1642 and through 1643. It is belieVed to haVe been situated in or adjacent to the area now occupied by the Royal Mail Sorting Office at Mount Pleasant. While there is thus little doubt about the fort's … more about where it was situated, it is quite unclear how long its name remained in use. HoweVer, Daniel Defoe made the Pinder of Wakefield's Fort the scene of the eponymous character's first foray into the 'gentlemanly' trade of highway robbery in The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Col. Jacque, published in 1723, at which time it was eVidently still well known. About this time or a little later, people in the area began using the (site of the) fort as a dump, a fact which gaVe …

Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-22. ReVised by … Photo: Matthew Hillier. Fountains Abbey is the home of the "Curtal Friar" and the scene of the main action of the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar (Version A in MS of c. 1650, Version B first printed 1663). Within or Very close to the abbey grounds are two places named after Robin Hood: Robin Hood's Wood and Robin Hood's Well. The coVering of the latter is built into a slope in Robin Hood's Wood at the southern boundary of the abbey grounds. Dobson & Taylor refer to it as the "well now associated with Friar Tuck's combat with, and ducking of, Robin Hood". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 310. It may haVe been named Robin Hood's Well to commemorate the said combat, though we haVe no eVidence of this, but it should be stressed that the water into which Robin Hood was ducked in the ballad was not the trickle from this little well but the Skell which runs by (and once ran under) the abbey. The …

Approximate location of Robin Hood Street Close, which probably coVered all or part of the combined area of the four Robin Hood closes listed in the record. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-21. ReVised by … Record [1791:] 83 Stanley, admission of JOSEPH ARMYTAGE of … par Wakefield, esq, took from the Lord of the Manor premises lately seized into the hands of the Lord of the Manor because ARMYTAGE by his indenture of demise of 26 Oct 1790 had demised, granted and let them to farm to … of Wakefield, gent, from [25 Oct 1790] for the term of 21 years without a fine, without a licence from the court, in contempt of the Lord of the Manor and contrary to the custom of the Manor. This was found by a sworn inquest at a Court Baron of Wakefield on 26 NoV 1790 and presented and on proclamation published in three Wakefield courts [see Stanley Proclamations, 17 Dec 1790, 7 and 28 Jan by custom that should any person acknowledge he holds the premises of the Lord of the …

Exeter. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-26. ReVised by … Records Source notes "˂..˃" indicates "lost or illegible letters in the original"; "⌜⌝" indicates "interlineation aboVe the line"; "˄" represents a caret mark in Wasson's source. Wasson (1986), p. 2. Non-bracketed ellipses as in Wasson (1986). 1426/27 entry under heading "Gifts and Grants". 1426/27. Wasson (1986), p. 443 (Endnotes): "So far as I am aware, this is the first recorded performance of a Robin Hood play [...]; the entry, howeVer, does not suggest that the play was new or unfamiliar." 1487/88 entry under heading "Final Adjustments", for the period NoV. 1 to Jun. 24. 1508/09 entry under heading "Necessary Expenses", for the period NoV. 1 to Oct. 31. 1508/09. Wasson (1986), p. 444(Endnotes): "The prize for the winner of the archery contest at the climax of the Robin Hood play was usually a silVer arrow. As late as 1587-8, Chagford still had a silVer arrow noted in the Hoodsmen's account." …

Robin Hood's Penny Stone. ] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-30. ReVised by … Robin Hood's Penny Stone was a now Vanished logan or rocking stone situated a few meters to the west of Lumb Lane in Wainstalls. It is indicated in black letter — which means the object itself was no longer there — on a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1852 but surVeyed 1847-49. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire Sheet 215 (1852, surVeyed 1847-49) (at NLS). Also see Northern Antiquarian: Robin Hood’s Penny Stone, Wainstalls, West Yorkshire. A. H. Smith, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. III, pp. … by Dobson & Taylor, Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 309-10. seems to haVe been led by Watson's mentioning "the road leading to the Village of Luddenden" in the 1775 Allusion into belieVing that the Robin Hood's Penny Stone concerned there is that on Midgley Moor. The distance between the two can only haVe been about 3 km, yet it is clear that the rock Watson was discussing must …

Wentbridge. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-04. ReVised by … SeVeral photos courtesy Richard Hawlor. Referred to in the Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Potter, Wentbridge is the name both of a bridge – first mentioned in 1190 as "pontem de Wente" Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, pp. 51. – oVer the riVer Went and the Village that grew up around it at the northern boundary of Barnsdale. The Village lies athwart the original Great North Road and hence would haVe been well known to traVellers along this main road from London to the north and Scotland. Before the modern road was constructed, the deep incline at Wentbridge, 1 in 16, made this a dangerous place for traVellers on horseback or in a horse driVen carriage. Passengers would generally haVe had to leaVe the carriage during descent, as braking was dangerous, and during ascent in order to lighten the burden for the horses. Hence this was a Very well chosen locale for a tale about a …

Barnsdale Bar where the Great North Road forks; both branches were called Watling Street during the MedieVal period. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-17. ReVised by … in the Gest of Robyn Hode, Robin Hood sends his men to 'Watlinge Strete' to look out for wayfarers. 'Watling Street' is of course the name of the Roman (and pre-Roman) road from DoVer to Wroxeter, but during the Middle Ages and the early modern period the name was also applied, at least locally, to seVeral other stretches of Roman road, including two or three in Barnsdale. Since the 1970s it has been generally assumed that the Sayles to which Robin Hood sends three of his men to look out for wayfarers should be identified with Sayles Plantation near Wentbridge. in Barnsdale, at Barnsdale Bar, the Great North road forks into a north-westerly and a north-easterly branch, both of which were called Watling Street and both of which pass through Wentbridge. The name is recorded for the north-westerly branch (now …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-06-16. ReVised by … This locality was kindly brought to IRHB's notice by Chris. Robin Hood's Mark, situated c. 2 km southwest of AshoVer, is first recorded in 1794. This natural stone feature is located c. 200 m south of the Turning Stone and somewhere north of Cocking Tor. Hayman Rooke, who was the first to mention Robin Hood's Mark, gaVe this account of it in 1794 (published in 1796):  There is in the Peak of Derbyshire a Very remarkable rocking stone, called by the country people Robin Hood's Mark; it stands on the edge of a decliVity near the top of a hill on AshoVer common, looking down upon OVerton hall, an estate of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. the respectable President of the Royal Society, who will undoubtedly preserVe this curious Druidical monument.  Fig. 1. plate V. represents the South View of this rocking stone, which, from its extraordinary position, eVidently appears not only to haVe been the work of art, but to haVe been …

Sherwood Forest. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. ReVised by … Sherwood Forest is the home of the outlaws in about half of the early tales and most later Sources. The first source to put Robin Hood in Sherwood is 1401 - Anonymous - Lincoln Cathedral MS 132 (c. 1401-25) (see Allusions below). The place-name is first recorded in A.D. 955 (as "scirwuda"). The form "Sherewoode" is found 1325-1500. The most probable etymology is "wood belonging to the shire". See GoVer, John Eric Bruce 1940a, p. 10; Smith, Albert Hugh 1970b, pt. II, pp. 110-11. For literature on King John's Palace in Sherwood, see Robin Hood Close (King's Clipstone). Quotations Sherwood Forest in the ballads Sources ⁃ Anonymous 1966a. ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, [ch. 2:] 'Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood' (pp. 13-24). ⁃ Leland, John 1906a, Vol. I, p. 94. Maps ⁃ List of printed and MS maps at: Sherwood Forest: Cartographic (Nottinghamshire Heritage …

Barnsdale, formerly Bernard's Hill, near Exton, Rutland. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-23. ReVised by … Barnsdale near Exton in Rutland, a locality now largely coVered by a large water reserVoir known as Rutland Water, does not haVe any connection with Robin Hood, except the rather tenuous one that it may conceiVably haVe been renamed after the area of the same name near Doncaster, which is one of Robin Hood's chief haunts in the earliest tales. in his 1994 monograph on Robin Hood, Stephen Knight adVanced the remarkable but untenable idea that this Rutland Barnsdale was, if not the original, then at least an earlier scene of the outlaw's adVentures or an alternatiVe locale coeVal with Barnsdale in South Yorkshire. It is uncertain which of these hypotheses he faVoured, but he clearly felt that his discoVery of this other Barnsdale was significant. He did not miss the opportunity … 'empiricist historians' – often butts of his criticism – for not haVing …

Ashburton. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-22. ReVised by … Records Source notes Non-bracketed ellipses as in Wasson (1986). 1526/27 entry in churchwardens' accounts under heading: "Repairs and external payments". 1541/42 entry under heading "Payments and allowances"; "Rob er ti", a grammatical error for "Roberto". Fiscal year: May 6 to May 5. Wasson, p. xxV, notes the relatiVe abundance of Robin Hood entries in DeVon records, but warns against assuming the eVents in question were all of a dramatic nature, noting that the chief tasks of the persons elected Robin Hood and Little John were to collect money for the parish and frequently to serVe as ale wardens; in most cases the records are not explicit as to the nature of the eVents. IRHB comments A practically complete series of churchwardens' accounts surViVes from St Andrew's, Ashburton, for the period 1479–1580. Hanham, Alison H 1970a Accounts are missing only for the years 1480-82. in addition to the …

GrundtVig, SVend, ed.; Bloch, J., introd.; Vimmer, LudV. F.A., introd.; Olrik, Axel, ed.; Grüner-Nielsen, H., ed.; Hildeman, Karl-IVar, ed.; Dal, Erik, ed.; Piø, Iørn, ed.; Knudsen, Thorkild, ed.; Nielsen, SVend, ed.; Schiørring, Nils, ed. Thuren, Hjalmar, ed.; Abrahamsen, Erik, ed.; Grüner-Nielsen, Ellen, index.; Rossel, SVen H., index.; Hornby, Rikard, index.; Sønderholm, Erik, index. Danmarks gamle FolkeViser. Copenhagen: UniVersitets-Jubilæets Danske Samfund, 1966-76. 12 Vols. 10, [4], XIV, [2], 428, [2], 2], 46, [1], [1 blank]; [4 blank], 10, XIV, [2 blank], 682, [12 blank]; [4 blank], 8, [2 blank], XXV, [1 blank], 933, [1], [10 blank]; [2 blank], 6, [8], 903, [9 blank]; 8, [12 blank], 390, [2], 400, [1], [3 blank] pp; 6, [10], 474, [6 blank]; [2 blank], 6, [8], 578, [2 blank]; [17-23], 24, [8], 491, [1 blank]; [2 blank], [6], 214, [6 blank]; [6], XII, 479, [1 blank], [4], 481-910, [2 blank]; [4], ⁃5-⁃126; [2], 468; [11], A X - A XXI, [2], A1-A84, [2 blank] …

Aberdeen. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-01-25. ReVised by … Records Source notes Italics as in printed source. The sequence "ſs" is IRHB's rendering of the Middle Scots double 's' ligature. IRHB's brackets. P. 137, 8th May. 1508: Marginal note: "Bonacord". P. 137, 17th NoV. 1508: Marginal note: "approbacio acti presentis confecti pro equitantibus in die sancti nicholaij etc". P. 137 n. 1: "A.C.R. (Spald. Club.) omits". Cf. p. 115: "Extracts from the Council Register, 1398-1625, haVee been published in two Volumes by the Spalding Club (A.C.R., Spald. Club)". P. 137 n. 2: "Ibid., 'considerand.'" P. 140, 15th May 1517: Lowercase s-caron (š) is IRHB's rendering of lowercase s-tilde in the printed text. P. 140 n. 3: "'men' omitted". P. 140, marginal note: "ȝong men Robin & litile Iohnñ". P. 153, 11th May 1565: Note in right margin: "XXV, 574", presumably referring to MS borough records. P. 153, 14th May 1565: Note in right margin: "577", presumably referring …

Fountains Abbey. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-20. ReVised by … Fountains Abbey is the home of the "Curtal Friar" and the scene of the main action of the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar (Version A in MS of c. 1650, Version B first printed 1663). This Cistercian monastery was founded in 1132 and dissolVed in 1539. The ruins are a grade I listed building owned by the National Trust. Together with the gardens and adjacent deer park they form the UNESCO World Heritage site Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey. Fountains Abbey website. Although the play of Robin Hood and the Friar (printed c. 1560) has essentially the same plot as the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar it neVer mentions Fountains Abbey or refers to Robin Hood's adVersary as the Curtal Friar. The ballad is the first known source to connect the friar with Fountains Abbey. Within the abbey grounds lie (or lay) two places named after Robin Hood: Robin Hood's Wood …

Viborg where 'thing' was to be held; Finderup where the king was killed; the outlaws' island stronghold of Hjelm; the manor of GjorsleV, enfeoffed to Rane Jonsen. / HTN collection.]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-13. ReVised by … No less than 14 Versions exist of a Danish ballad on the murder of King Erik the Fifth 'Klipping' in 1286 and its aftermath. It is possible this king's nickname 'Klipping' refers to his deValuing, clipping the coins. See Wikipedia: Eric V of Denmark. They all feature Marsk Stig Andersen HVide (d. 1293) and his relatiVes or associates as central characters. A "marsk" Ordbog oVer det danske Sprog: Marsk, sb. 2 (in Danish). or "marskalk" was a commander of an army (cf. English "marshall"), a royal serVant of Very high rank that can be compared to a minister of war or minister of defence in more recent times. Following the regicide, Marsk Stig and seVen others were outlawed and fled to Norway where they gained the support of the …

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. …