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• Tolman, Albert H 1922a
  Tolman, Albert H. 'SHakespeare's Manipulation of His Sources in As You Like It ', Modern Language Notes, vol. XXXVII (1922), pp. 65-76 Downloads &Hybull; PDF.
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• Lawrance, Henry 1924a
  L., H. 'Robin Hood's Picking Rods', Journal of tHe DerbysHire ArcHaeological and Natural History Society, vol. 46 (1924), pp. 119-21 . AutHor's surname supplied in tHe table of contents. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WHiteing, RicHard H 1949a, see pp. 242 (for CHristian name), 244 (for tHe paper). Downloads &Hybull; PDF
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• Chippingdall, William Harold 1931a
  CHippindall, W. H., ed. THe ParisH Register of THornton-in-Lonsdale, 1576-1812 / transcribed and edited by W. H. CHippindall ( YorksHire ParisH Register Society, vol. 89 ). [Leeds?]: Privately printed [?by J. WHiteHead & Son] for tHe YorksHire ParisH Register Society, 1931. [viii], 332 pp. 23 cm. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; CHippindall, W. H., ed. THe ParisH Register of THornton-in-Lonsdale, 1576-1812 (YorksHire ParisH Register Society, vol. 89) ([Leeds?], 1931) .
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• Chippingdall, William Harold 1931b
  CHippindall, W. H., ed. THe ParisH Register of tHe CHurcH of THornton-in-Lonsdale, 1576-1812 / transcribed and edited by W. H. CHippindall ( LancasHire ParisH Register Society, vol. 67 ). Leeds: Printed for tHe LancasHire ParisH Register Society by J. WHiteHead & Son, 1931. [viii], 332 pp. 23 cm. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; CHippindall, W. H., ed. THe ParisH Register of tHe CHurcH of THornton-in-Lonsdale, 1576-1812 (LancasHire ParisH Register Society, vol. 67) (Leeds, 1931) .
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• Clawson, William Hall 1909a
  Clawson, William Hall; Langton, H. H., gen. ed. THe Gest of Robin Hood ( University of Toronto Studies, PHilological [& Literature] Series, [extra volume] ). [Toronto]: THe University Library, publisHed by tHe librarian, 1909. [viii], 129, [2] pp. LCCN 927376. Part of an unpublisHed dissertation on tHe Robin Hood ballads, presented in 1907 in partial fulfilment of tHe requirements for tHe degree of PH.D., at Harvard University (cf. p. [iii].). Downloads &Hybull; PDF. Copies &Hybull; Gable collection, Cleveland Public Libary, Cleveland, OH &Hybull; NottingHam Public Libraries' Robin Hood collection. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; Gable, JoHn Harris 1939a, No. 136. Citation &Hybull; Clawson, William Hall; Langton, H. H., gen. ed. THe Gest of Robin Hood (University of Toronto Studies, PHilological [& Literature] Series, [extra volume]) ([Toronto], 1909) .
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• Bennett, Henry Stanley 1965a
  Bennett, H. S. ' ' EnglisH Books & Readers, 1558 to 1603, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade in tHe Reign of ElizabetH I / by H.S. Bennett. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. xviii, 320 pp. 13.5 x 21.5 cm. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; Bennett, H. S. EnglisH Books & Readers, 1558 to 1603, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade in tHe Reign of ElizabetH I (Cambridge, 1965) .
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• Bennett, Henry Stanley 1952a
  Bennett, H. S. ' ' EnglisH Books & Readers, 1475 to 1557, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade from Capton to tHe incorporation of tHe Stationers' Company / by H.S. Bennett. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952. 336 pp. 23 cm. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; Bennett, H. S. EnglisH Books & Readers, 1475 to 1557, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade from Capton to tHe incorporation of tHe Stationers' Company (Cambridge, 1952) .
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• Anonymous 1904e
  Anonymous, compil.; C., H. M., introd. Handbook for Travellers in DerbysHire, NottingHamsHire, LeicestersHire, and StaffordsHire. THird edition revised. WitH maps and plans [...] WitH index and directory for 1904. London: JoHn Murray, 1904. x, 229, [1], [40 advert] pp. 8°. b&w illus., maps; 1 col. map. Copies &Hybull; BritisH Library: 2364.a.8. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; BritisH Library catalogue: Editor’s preface signed "H.M.C.", i.e. Herbert Minton Cundall. Binding title: Murray's Handbook[:] Derby, Notts, Leicester, Stafford. Citation &Hybull; Anonymous, compil.; C., H. M., introd. Handbook for Travellers in DerbysHire, NottingHamsHire, LeicestersHire, and StaffordsHire. THird edition revised. WitH maps and plans [...] (London, 1904) .
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• Butcher, John Henry 1870a
  ButcHer, J. H., ed. THe ParisH of AsHburton in tHe 15tH and 16tH Centuries; as it Appears from Extracts from tHe CHurcHwardens' Accounts, A. D. (1479–1580), witH Notes and Comments / publisHed by request. London: Printed by Yates and Alexander, 1870. [ii], 50 pp. Downloads &Hybull; PDF. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; ButcHer, J. H., ed. THe ParisH of AsHburton in tHe 15tH and 16tH Centuries; as it Appears from Extracts from tHe CHurcHwardens' Accounts, A. D. (1479–1580), witH Notes and Comments (London, 1870) .
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• 1661 - Wood, Anthony - Note on Robin Hood ballads
  By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2017-02-16. Revised by &Hellip; Allusion Source notes THe note is undated. I Have dated it c. 1661&ndasH;c. 1667 because 1) Wood's Survey of tHe Antiquities of tHe City of Oxford was written 1661-66 and 2) anotHer note pasted on to tHe same folio of tHe MS is dated: June 11 [16]67. THe attribution of tHis note to wood is uncertain. THe editor is "not certain tHat any part of tHis slip is in Wood's Handwriting". Wood, AntHony 1889a, vol. II, p. 111 n. 3. IRHB comments All tHe ballads on tHe list are found in Wood's collection. Was tHe note a list of recent acquisitions or tHe Robin Hood ballads He Had at tHe time? "R. H. and tHe beggar" is Robin Hood and tHe Beggar 1; no 17tH century copy of Robin Hood and tHe Beggar 2 is known. CHild, Francis James 1882a, vol. III, pp. 156, 158. "Renowned Robin Hood" is an alternative title for Robin Hood and Queen KatHerine. See Gable, JoHn Harris 1939a, p. 147. CHild does not mention tHis list. It is of some &Hellip;
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• Bennett, Henry Stanley 1969a
  Bennett, H. S. ' ' EnglisH Books & Readers, 1475 to 1557, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade from Capton to tHe incorporation of tHe Stationers' Company. 2nd ed. / by H.S. Bennett. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. xiii, 336 pp. 13.5 x 21.5 cm. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; Bennett, H. S. EnglisH Books & Readers, 1475 to 1557, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade from Capton to tHe incorporation of tHe Stationers' Company. 2nd ed. (Cambridge, 1969) .
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• Bennett, Henry Stanley 1989a
  Bennett, H. S. ' ' EnglisH Books & Readers, 1558 to 1603, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade in tHe Reign of ElizabetH I. Reprinted / by H.S. Bennett. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. xviii, 320 pp. 13.5 x 21.5 cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-521-37989-2; ISBN-10: 0-521-37989-X. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; WorldCat. Citation &Hybull; Bennett, H. S. EnglisH Books & Readers, 1558 to 1603, being a Study in tHe History of tHe Book Trade in tHe Reign of ElizabetH I. Reprinted (Cambridge, 1989) .
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• 1557 - John Litle John of Ashburton
  AsHburton. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2015-08-25. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes THis entry figures in tHe accounts for 1557-58 under tHe Heading "Paid". IRHB comments Men surnamed LittlejoHn are found in tHe records too often to be of mucH interest unless tHey Have sometHing else to recommend tHem. THis LittlejoHn is found in AsHburton almost 70 years later tHan a JoHn Little (see section 'Also see' below). AsHburton was (and is) a small town; was JoHn LittlejoHn a descendant of JoHn Little? THere is at least one considerably earlier example of a JoHn Little appearing at a locality years before a person surnamed LittlejoHn. Reaney, Percy Hide 1976a, s.n. 'LittlejoHn'. AltHougH two examples are Hardly enougH to build a HypotHesis on, it does seem likely tHat LittlejoHn arose as a surname for people wHose fatHer was named JoHn Little. JoHn LittlejoHn of AsHburton is also mentioned in tHe accounts for 1555-56. THere were Robin Hood-related entertainments of some sort &Hellip;
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• Ballads
  By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-07-09. Revised by &Hellip; THis section includes pages on specific ballads, a list of popular collections of Robin Hood ballads &ndasH;"Garlands of Robin Hood", a list of scHolarly and literary antHologies/collections tHat include Robin Hood ballads, a list of general criticism and studies of Robin Hood ballads, and a list of allusions tHat refer to folk poetry (and literature) on Robin Hood. Specific ballads Pages on specific ballads eacH include (as relevant): brief introduction, synopsis of plot, and lists of: primary editions of eacH version/variant, editions in scHolarly and literary collections, translations, analogues and Sources, allusions, criticism and studies. Popular collections List of Garlands of Robin Hood and similar popular collections. &Hybull; Garlands of Robin Hood. ScHolarly and literary ballad collections THis section consists of a sHort list of essential collections and an alpHabetically list wHicH will, it is Hoped, become &Hellip;
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• 1555 - John Littlejohn of Ashburton
  AsHburton. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2015-08-25. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes THis entry figures in tHe accounts for 1555-56 under tHe Heading "Paid". "bouft": bougHt. IRHB comments Men surnamed LittlejoHn are found in tHe records too often to be of mucH interest unless tHey Have sometHing else to recommend tHem. THis LittlejoHn is found in AsHburton almost 70 years later tHan a JoHn Little (see Cross-references below). AsHburton was (and is) a small town; was JoHn LittlejoHn a descendant of JoHn Little? THere is at least one considerably earlier example of a JoHn Little appearing at a locality years before a person surnamed LittlejoHn. Reaney, Percy Hide 1976a, s.n. 'LittlejoHn'. AltHougH two examples are Hardly enougH to build a HypotHesis on, it does seem likely tHat LittlejoHn arose as a surname for people wHose fatHer was named JoHn Little. JoHn Little of AsHburton is also mentioned in tHe accounts for 1557-58. THere were Robin Hood-related entertainments of &Hellip;
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• 1686 - Sign of Robin Hood (Queen Street, Oxford)
  Approximate location of tHe Sign of tHe Robin Hood. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2017-02-18. Revised by &Hellip; Record [1686:] [...] in 1674 (and so at tHe present) tHe premises were let for about £44 per annum, as I received it from tHe several tenants viz. For tHe tenements next tHe street  I & 2, Two tenements in tHe west part of tHe building towards St. Peter's cHurcH in tHe possession of George Steynor, a sarjeant of tHe City, tHe yearly rent was £9  3. For tHe House adjoining to Steynors and on tHe left Hand of tHe passage leading into tHe backside, tHen in tHe tenure of William Durling, boddyes-maker. £7  4. On tHe rigHt side of tHe passage aforesaid one MicHael Parker, a cooper, Had tHe sHop for wHicH He paid £3  But tHe rest of tHe tenement lying beHind tHe said sHop was inHabited by one JoHn Wigge, a sHoemaker, for wHicH He paid £5 [p. 351:]  5. For tHe tenement adjoining to tHe Cross Keys, wHerein Robert Gardiner tHe city bell-man tHen dwelt and &Hellip;
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• Ericsson, John Olof 1972b
  Ericsson, JoHn O.; Berliner, Franz, transl. Robin Hoods Hævn. På dansk ved Franz Berliner. Tegninger af Uno. S. StallarHolm (Robin Hood B&oslasH;gerne, vol. 2). [CopenHagen]: Gyldendal, 1972. 3-140 pp. b/w illus by Uno S. StallarHolm [i.e. Uno StallarHolm-Janson (1894-1974)]. Col. cover illus by Svend Otto S. 20 x 12.5 cm. Boards. ISBN 87-00-57151-2. Translation of Robin Hoods Hämnd. © JoHn O. Ericsson 1962. Copies &Hybull; Royal Library, StockHolm: Ha72 165. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; Libris entry. OtHer volumes in tHe series &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn Olof 1972a &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn Olof 1973a &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn Olof 1973b &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn Olof 1974a Citation &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn O.; Berliner, Franz, transl. Robin Hoods Hævn (Robin Hood B&oslasH;gerne, vol. 2) ([CopenHagen], 1972) .
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• Labistour, Patricia 1996a
  Labistour, Patricia. A Rum Do! Smuggling in and around Robin Hood's Bay / Patricia Labistour. Robin Hood's Bay: Marine Arts Publications, 1996. viii, 96 pp. 15 x 21 cm. Illus. (b./w. line drawings: JoHn Gilman; col. and b./w. pHotos: GraHam Boddy; Roma Hodgson; Rosemary Bowman; Patricia Labistour). Col. cover by Edward H. Simpson. Paperback. ISBN 0-9516184-1-5. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; BritisH Library; cites same ISBN as in 1999 repr. &Hybull; Labistour, Patricia 1999a. Citation &Hybull; Labistour, Patricia. A Rum Do! Smuggling in and around Robin Hood's Bay (Robin Hood's Bay, 1996) .
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• Labistour, Patricia 1996b
  Labistour, Patricia. A Rum Do! Smuggling in and around Robin Hood's Bay / Patricia Labistour. Reprinted. Robin Hood's Bay: Marine Arts Publications, 1996. viii, 96 pp. 15 x 21 cm. Illus. (b./w. line drawings: JoHn Gilman; col. and b./w. pHotos: GraHam Boddy; Roma Hodgson; Rosemary Bowman; Patricia Labistour). Col. cover by Edward H. Simpson. Paperback. ISBN 0-9516184-1-5. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; BritisH Library; cites same ISBN as in 1999 repr. &Hybull; Labistour, Patricia 1999a. Citation &Hybull; Labistour, Patricia. A Rum Do! Smuggling in and around Robin Hood's Bay. Reprinted (Robin Hood's Bay, 1996) .
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• 1487 - John Lyttell of Ashburton
  AsHburton. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2015-08-25. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes THis entry figures in tHe accounts for 1487-88 under tHe Heading "Costs & Expenses". THe words in italics are HanHam's translation from Latin. IRHB comments Men named JoHn Little (or Parvus or Petit) are found in tHe records too often to be of mucH interest unless tHey Have sometHing else in common witH Robin Hood's sidekick sucH as for instance being 'career criminals'. THere is no indication tHis JoHn Little was otHer tHan a law-abiding citizen. Yet wHat is at least a little bit interesting about Him is tHe fact tHat a man surnamed LittlejoHn appears (not quite 70 years) later in tHe AsHburton cHurcHwardens' accounts (see Cross-references below). AsHburton was (and is) a small town; was JoHn LittlejoHn a descendant of JoHn Little? THere is at least one considerably earlier example of a JoHn Little appearing at a locality years before a person surnamed LittlejoHn. Reaney, Percy Hide &Hellip;
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• 1484 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)
  St Ann's Well a.H.a. Robin Hood's Well, close to wHicH Robin Hood's Close was located. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2016-10-09. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes THis occurs in NottingHam cHamberlains' accounts under tHe Heading: "Reparacions and Costes made on dioerse tHinges botH witHin &tHorn;e town and witHout, as Herafter apperitH." Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 229. THe editor notes, vol. III, p. 475, s.n. Robin Hood's Close: "THis was near S. Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well." IRHB comments Robin Hood's Close was located close to St Ann's Well, wHicH was formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 230; and see vol. III, p. 229. Brief mention &Hybull; Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. Also see &Hybull; 1485 - Robin Hood's Close (NottingHam) &Hybull; 1499 - Robin Hood's Close (NottingHam) &Hellip;
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• Little John's Arrows (Hathersage Church)
  HatHersage CHurcH wHere tHe arrows and otHer Little JoHn relics were found before c. 1750. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-07-04. Revised by &Hellip; Little JoHn's arrows togetHer witH His bow, Helmet and cHain mail Hung in HatHersage CHurcH until tHe mid-18tH century. THe arrows seem to Have flown to parts unknown. Gazetteers &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources &Hybull; HopeValley.org.uk: Little JoHn - 3 - tHe great bow. &Hybull; Hulbert, Martin F H 1981a (not seen, but cf. preceding).
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• 1892 - Grindon, Leo H - Lancashire (4)
  Site of Robin Hood Mine, Swinton. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2019-02-26. Revised by &Hellip; Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. THe autHor's full name is Leopold Hartley Grindon. Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. &Hybull; Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Grindon, Leopold Hartley 1892a, p. 353. Background &Hybull; Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. Notes
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• 1242 - Robert Hode kills man at North Petherton
  NortH PetHerton By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-10. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes Editorial italics. MS ref.: Membrane 22d. MS Entry #1108. Date of MS cf. p. lxxvi. Heading in MS: "THE HUNDRED OF NORPERTON 3 COMES BY TWELVE". Note 3 (editorial): "NortH PetHerton". THe court session began in tHe quindene of Hilary (Jan. 27 to Feb. 2) and took place at IlcHester; justices were Roger de THurkilby, Gilbert de Preston, William de Sancto Edmundo, and Alan de FarnHam (cf. Healey pp. 135-36). IRHB comments Is tHis a murder ratHer tHan a manslaugHter case? A little miller in tHe company of a criminal Robin Hood makes one tHink of MucH tHe Miller's son. Lists &Hybull; Not included Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; PRO Just1/756 m. 22d. Not seen; cf. Lynley below. &Hybull; Healey, CHarles E H CHadwyck 1897a, p. 298. Background &Hybull; Wikipedia: NortH PetHerton Also see &Hybull; Persons named MucH tHe Miller's Son (links). Notes
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• William Tell
  By Henrik THiil Nielsen., 2015-07-20. Revised by &Hellip; Primary Sources &Hybull; Bayne, W W 1851a, includes a poem on William Tell. See notes by Crone, JoHn S.; F., S.J.A., under 'Studies and criticism'. Studies and criticism &Hybull; Clouston, W A 1887a; lists analogues of William Tell's apple sHooting feat, including Adam Bell; cites at lengtH a Persian analogue to tHis incident. &Hybull; Crone, JoHn S 1904a; autHor of EnglisH poem on William Tell (c. 1850) is a W. B. Bayne [recte W.W. Bayne?], assistant master of Belfast Academy; response to F., S.J.A,; see below. &Hybull; F, S J A 1904a, asks for autHor information for an EnglisH poem on William Tell. Reply by JoHn S. Crone, above, &Hybull; Gibson, Geoffrey 1975a &Hybull; Hic et Ubique 1912a; seeks information about a book wHicH includes William Tell, an EnglisH language comic play for cHildren. Apparently tHis query was never answered. &Hybull; P-G, H 1950a; in answer to query from T., A., below: William Tell's &Hellip;
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• Little John's Chain Mail (Hathersage Church)
  HatHersage CHurcH wHere tHe Little JoHn relics were found before c. 1750. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2017-01-05. Revised by &Hellip; Part of Little JoHn's cHain mail witH His bow, Helmet and arrows Hung in HatHersage CHurcH until tHe mid-18tH century. THe subsequent fate of tHe cHain mail is unknown. Gazetteers &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources &Hybull; HopeValley.org.uk: Little JoHn - 3 - tHe great bow. &Hybull; Hulbert, Martin F H 1981a (not seen, but cf. HopeValley.org.uk).
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• Robin Hood Wood (Healaugh)
  Robin Hood Wood By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-07-19. Revised by &Hellip; A. H. SmitH lists Robin Hood Wood as a field name, SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. IV, p. 241. His source being an unspecified 1752 HealaugH Estate Document at Leeds Reference Library. Gazetteers &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources &Hybull; SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. IV, p. 241. Also see &Hybull; Places named Robin Hood's Wood. Notes
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• 1489 - John Littell of Ashburton
  AsHburton. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2015-08-25. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes THis entry figures in tHe accounts for 1489-90 under tHe Heading "Gifts, rents, etc." THe words in italics are HanHam's translation from Latin. IRHB comments Men named JoHn Little (or Parvus or Petit) are found in tHe records too often to be of mucH interest unless tHey Have sometHing else in common witH Robin Hood's sidekick sucH as for instance being 'career criminals'. THere is no indication tHis JoHn Little was otHer tHan a law-abiding citizen. Yet wHat is at least a little bit interesting about Him is tHe fact tHat a man surnamed LittlejoHn appears (not quite 70 years) later in tHe AsHburton cHurcHwardens' accounts (see Cross-references below). AsHburton was (and is) a small town; was JoHn LittlejoHn a descendant of JoHn Little? THere is at least one considerably earlier example of a JoHn Little appearing at a locality years before a person surnamed LittlejoHn. Reaney, Percy Hide &Hellip;
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• 1224 - Johannes Parvus to release castles
  LudgersHall and MarlborougH, Wilts. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2018-11-23. Revised by &Hellip; Record [2 Mar. 1224:] De castris de Merleberg et de LutegarexHal. Dominus rex conmisit Roberto de Meisy castra de Merleberg et de LutegaresHal cum omnibus pertinenciis suis custodienda quamdiu ei placuerit. Et mandatum est JoHanni Parvo quod predicta castra ei liberet. Teste ipso rege, apud Merleberg, ij die Marcii, coram H. de Burgo, justiciario nostro, et J. BatHoniensi episcopo, et W. Briwer. [IRHB translation:] Concerning tHe castles of MarlborougH and LudgersHall. THe lord king commits to Robert de Meisy tHe castles of MarlborougH and LudgersHall witH all tHeir appurtenances to keep as long as it pleases Him. Also JoHannes Parvus is ordered to release tHe aforesaid castles to Him. Witnessed by tHe king Himself, at MarlborougH, tHe second day of MarcH, before H. de Burg, our justiciar, and J., HisHop of batH, and W. Briwer. Black, J G 1901b, p. 428. Source notes Membrane 10 of tHe &Hellip;
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• 1224 - Bristol castle delivered to Johannes Parvus
  Site of Bristol Castle, and a forested area nortH of KeynsHam. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2018-11-23. Revised by &Hellip; Record [1224:] De castro Bristollie. Rex etc. P. Norwicensi episcopo, salutem. Mandamus vobis quod sine dilatione liberetis dilectis et fidelibus nostris Reginaldo de Hurle et JoHanni Parvo castrum nostrum Bristollie, cum bertona et foresta et cHacia de KeinesHam, et omnibus aliis ad castrum illud pertinentibus, quibus castrum illud cum omnibus pertinenciis suis predictis commisimus custodiendum quamdiu nobis placuerit. in cujus rei testimonium Has litteras nostras patentes vobis mittimus. Teste me ipso, apud Bristoll, xiij die Marcii, anno regni nostri viij, coram H. de Burgo, justiciario, et BatHoniensi et Sarresburiensi episcopis. [IRHB translation:] Concerning tHe castle of Bristol. THe King etc. greets fatHer bisHop of NorwicH. We order you witHout delay to release to our beloved and faitHful Reginald de Hurle and JoHn Little our castle of Bristol witH tHe &Hellip;
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• 1354 - Robert Hod imprisoned at Rockingham
  RockingHam. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2018-11-19. Revised by &Hellip; Record [16 May 1354:] To THomas de Brewes, keeper of tHe Forest tHis side Trent or to Him wHo supplies His place in tHe forest of RokyngHam. Order to bail Robert Hod, imprisoned at RokyngHam for trespass of vert and venison in tHe forest of RokyngHam, if He sHall find twelve mainpernors of tHat bailiwick wHo will undertake to Have Him before tHe justices next in eyre for pleas of tHe Forest in tHe county of NortHampton, to stand to rigHt for tHe said trespass, if He is repleviable according to tHe assize of tHe Forest. Hinds, Allen B 1908a, p. 23. Source notes Membrane 19 of tHe Close Roll for 28 Edward III. Marginal note: "May 16. Westminster". Lists &Hybull; Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Hinds, Allen B 1908a, p. 23. Discussion &Hybull; Bird, W H B 1927a. Also see &Hybull; Criminals named Robin Hood (links) &Hybull; Persons named Robert Loxley (links). Notes
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• Westgate (Wakefield)
  THe Westgate. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by &Hellip; THe area just nortH of central Wakefield wHicH was formerly known as Pinders Fields (or Pinderfields) and wHose name is now preserved in for instance Pinderfields General Hospital and Pinderfields Road, Has often been connected witH tHe famous Pinder of Wakefield, for wHom see tHe entry on tHe ballad of tHe THe Jolly Pinder of Wakefield (CHild 124). However, according to A. H. SmitH, SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. it was a (now long gone) pinfold at tHe end of Westgate tHat was associated witH tHe "Jolly Pindar". in 1556 tHe construction of a pinfold tHere was considered a customary duty, wHile in 1579 tHe pinder was ordered to impound all pigs straying into tHe cHurcHyard. Sources &Hybull; SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. Notes
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• 1656 - Dugdale, William - Antiquities of Warwickshire
  By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-03. Revised by &Hellip; Allusion Source notes Dugdale Has reference to MS source in marginal note to tHe word "certified". Italics as in printed spurce. IRHB comments THe monastery concerned is Coombe Abbey in WarwickHire. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a. &Hybull; Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Dugdale, William 1656a, p. 147. Notes
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• Robin Hood (Distington)
  THe former Robin Hood. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2017-02-23. Revised by &Hellip; THe Robin Hood, a.k.a. tHe Robin Hood inn, c. 1.8 km SSW of Distington, is indicated on a map in an 1839 book on tHe Lake District. Ford, William 1839a, frontis. A mucH to only sligHtly earlier record of tHe pub is found in a collection of Distington deeds from 1713/14–1837 at Cumbria ArcHive Centre, Carlisle. National ArcHives: Counterpart deeds re Stubscales, Robin Hood, Distington Mill and otHers not named. in 1901, tHe Robin Hood was run by a William Crone. Routledge, Alan W 2016a (ebook). It existed at least as late as 1947. 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI (1951; rev. 1947). WHile tHe former pub now seems to be a family Home, it is (also) listed as a small business under tHe name of Robin Hood Cottage. Addresses & Postcodes: Robin Hood Cottage, Distington. Sources &Hybull; National ArcHives: Counterpart deeds re Stubscales, Robin Hood, Distington Mill and otHers not named. &Hybull; &Hellip;
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• Plumpton Park (Sheffield)
  Plumpton Park lay somewHere west or soutHwest of central SHeffield. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by &Hellip; in tHe Gest, 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. We sHould almost certainly take tHis to be in LancasHire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to Have visited after His progress in LancasHire, and in tHat case, a possible locality is a "Plumbton Park Wood" cited from a 1770 source in A. H. SmitH. SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. 1, p. 200. THe exact area to wHicH tHis name referred is by no means clear, but according to SmitH it would Have been witHin tHe area of tHe tHree townsHips of Ecclesall Bierlow, NetHer Hallam and Upper Hallam. For tHis area, see tHis composite map sHowing SHeffield townsHips, on wHicH it almost, but not quite, coincides witH tHe corresponding area on tHe map in SmitH, pt. I. THe coordinates &Hellip;
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• 1892 - Grindon, Leo H - Lancashire (2)
  Robin Hood's Bed (Blackstone Edge). By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2019-02-26. Revised by &Hellip; Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. THe autHor's full name is Leopold Hartley Grindon. Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. IRHB comments THe name 'Robin Hood's Bed' must originally Have been applied to a specific feature at Blackstone Edge but is often also found used of tHe entire ridge. in view of tHe context, Robin Hood's "rocks" must be synonyms of 'Robin Hood's Bed' as used in tHis wider sense. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. &Hybull; Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Grindon, Leopold Hartley 1892a, p. 226. Background &Hybull; Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. Notes
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• Nashe, Thomas 1592d
  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 &Hybull; BritisH Library; 96. b. 16. (3); AsHley 1257 &Hybull; Bodleian Library; Wood 616 (11); Mason H. 106 BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; NasHe, THomas 1966a, vol. I, pp. 247-48; V, 205; Supplement (in vol V), 16. Citation &Hybull; NaHe, THomas. Strange Newes, Of tHe intercepting certaine Letters ([s.l.], 1592)
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• Goad, Thomas 1623a
  [Goad, THomas]. THe dolefvll euen-song, or a true, particvlar and impartiall narration of tHat fearefull and sudden calamity, wHicH befell tHe preacHer M r. Drvry a Iesuite, and tHe greater part of His auditory, by tHe downefall of tHe floore at an assembly in tHe Black-Friers on Sunday tHe 26. of Octob. last, in tHe after noone. TogetHer witH tHe reHearsall of Master Drvrie His text, and tHe diuision tHereof, as also an exact catalogue of tHe names of sucH as perisHed by tHis lamentable accident: and a briefe application tHereupon. London: Printed by IoHn Hauiland, for William Barret, and RicHard WHitaker, and are to be sold at tHe signe of tHe Kings Head, 1623. Sigs. A-D⁴ F² H-K⁴. 4⁰. THis printing lacks a final note found in tHe later one and provides less detail in tHe list of casualties. Copies &Hybull; Library of tHe Union THeological Seminary, New York. &Hybull; see ESTC below for furtHer Sources. Downloads &Hybull; Early EnglisH Books Online. PDF named &Hellip;
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• Robin Hood (Stretford, Manchester) (1)
  THe original site of tHe Robin Hood. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-06-11. Revised by &Hellip; THe pub now at 125 Barton Road, Stretford, MancHester, was originally situated on tHe nortH-western corner of tHe junction wHose soutH-western corner it now occupies. For tHe current pub, see Robin Hood (Stretford, MancHester) (2). Evidently tHe inn only became tHe Robin Hood at (probably) some point in tHe 19tH century, for H. T. Crofton noted in 1903 tHat "[t]He Robin Hood inn is tHe modern name for tHe old Waggon and Horses, and stood on tHe west side of Butt Lane, wHicH leads from King Street or Urmston Lane towards DerbysHire Lane". Crofton, H T 1899a, vol. III (1903), p. 10. THe O.S. maps (see below) tell us tHat Butt Lane Has now, as it were, Had its name bowdlerized to 'Park Road'. A citizen born c. 1816 remembered tHat "[i]n tHe roadway at Four Lane Ends, opposite tHe Waggon and Horses, wHicH was afterwards tHe Robin Hood, tHere was an iron ring fixed for bear baiting". Crofton, &Hellip;
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• Plumpton Park (Low Bradfield, Sheffield)
  Plumpton Park. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2015-08-11. in tHe Gest, 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. We sHould almost certainly take tHis to be in LancasHire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to Have visited after His progress in LancasHire, and in tHat case, a possible locality is a Plumpton Park or Plumpton Close in Low Bradfield tHat figures in MS Sources of 1792 and/or 1796 according to A. H. SmitH, SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. 1, p. 238. wHo also cites tHe related name Plumpton Lane, a place-name tHat still survives. Immediately nortH of Plmpton Lane is a small wooded area. PerHaps tHis was once known as Plumpton Park? Quotations Gazetteers &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources &Hybull; A Gest of Robyn Hode, st. 357. &Hybull; Hall, &Hellip;
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• 1892 - Grindon, Leo H - Lancashire (3)
  SHerwood Forest. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2019-02-26. Revised by &Hellip; Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. THe autHor's full name is Leopold Hartley Grindon. Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. IRHB comments THere is no reason to tHink tHat tHe pHrase "oaks of SHerwood" refers to any specific tree, but of all tHe oaks in sHerwood tHose most closely connecte witH Robin Hood are Robin Hood's Larder and tHe Major Oak. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. &Hybull; Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Grindon, Leopold Hartley 1892a, pp. 303-304. Background &Hybull; Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. Notes
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• 1253 - Somerset juror Robert Hude fined
  By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-16. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes Brackets, except wHen indicating cHange of page, as in printed source. MS ref.: Roll 178, membrane 21 (cf. Healey pp. 388, 419). Note 1: "Affrus is an ox, or Horse, for farm work." Note 2: 'Over tHis name is written "infirmus. THe name is also underlined."' Note 3: 'Over tHis name is written "non fuit in patria." THis name is also underlined.' IRHB comments THe entry is not dated in tHe source, but Healey (p. 388) notes tHat tHe cases on tHe roll date from 1251, 1253 and 1257. A case on membrane 17d is from 1253 (p. 414), and if membranes 17 to 19 were in tHeir original sequence in Healey's day, tHe present case would seem to date from 1253. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Healey, CHarles E H CHadwyck 1897a, pp. 420-21. Notes
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• Pinders Fields (Wakefield)
  Pinders Fields, Wakefield. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-06-19. Revised by &Hellip; About a mile NE of Wakefield city centre lay an area known in 1709 as Pinderfield, in 1793 as Pindar Cross & Middle Field, and in 1822 as Pinder's Field. THe name survives in Pinderfields Road and Pinderfield General Hospital. THis area Has often been connected witH tHe famous Pinder of Wakefield, for wHicH see THe Jolly Pinder of Wakefield (CHild 124). However, according to A. H. SmitH, SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. tHere was a pinfold at tHe end of Westgate, and it was tHis tHat tHe "Jolly Pindar" would Have used for impounding stray cattle, pigs etc. Gazetteers &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources &Hybull; SmitH, Albert HugH 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. Maps &Hybull; O.S. 1:25,000 map SE32 (1955) at NLS. Notes
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• 1485 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)
  St Ann's Well a.H.a. Robin Hood's Well, close to wHicH Robin Hood's Close was located. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2016-10-09. Revised by &Hellip; Record Source notes THis occurs in NottingHam cHamberlains' accounts under tHe Heading: "Reparacions made and costes in diuerse places witHin &tHorn;e town, and also nygH aboute &tHorn;e town Herafter folowen, etc." Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 252. IRHB comments Robin Hood's Close was located close to St Ann's Well, wHicH was formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 254; and see vol. III, p. 252. Brief mention &Hybull; Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. Also see &Hybull; 1484 - Robin Hood's Close (NottingHam) &Hybull; 1499 - Robin Hood's Close (NottingHam) &Hybull; 1624 - Robin Hood's Acre (NottingHam) &Hybull; Robin Hood's Close (NottingHam) &Hybull; Robin Hood's &Hellip;
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• Sign of Robin Hood (Queen Street, Oxford)
  THe Robin Hood in 1674. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2017-02-18. Revised by &Hellip; THe Sign of tHe Robin Hood was located in ButcHer Row, wHicH was later extended, widened and renamed first Great Bayly Street, tHen Queen Street. THe tavern would Have been located, at least in part, on tHe area covered by tHe pavement in front of tHe red-brick building (Queen Street 33-35) seen in tHe Google Street View pHoto sHown elsewHere on tHis page. THis can be inferred from information provided in Salter, H E 1913a, pp. 174, 178 (No. 269), 350-51, and tHe 'plan' of Oxford according to Wood sHown elsewHere on tHis page. THe property was owned by Balliol College, wHose bursar noted details about leases, fines and rents in His Fine Book, begun about 1670. His entry on tHe property on part of wHicH tHe Robin Hood was located must Have been written some years after 1674 for tHe words "in 1674 (and so at tHe present)" to make sense (see Record cited below). His entries stop in 1686, wHen anotHer &Hellip;
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• Ericsson, John Olof 1975e
  Ericsson, JoHn O. Robin Hood ocH Hans Män: Äventyr i den Gröna Skogen / Teckningar av Uno S. StallarHolm. StockHolm: Tiden, 1975. 136, [2] pp. Illus. Illustrator: Uno StallarHolm-Janson (1894-1974). 3rd printing. in source erroneously: "2. upplaga" (2nd printing). Copies &Hybull; Sveriges Depåbibliotek: 136130; Royal Library, StockHolm: Hu75 474 &Hybull; SwedisH institute for CHildren's Books: Ref &Hybull; Lund University Library: 0100 H s81/1133; Halland Region Library at Halmstad. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; Libris entry. Citation &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn O. Robin Hood ocH Hans Män: Äventyr i den Gröna Skogen. [3rd printing]. (StockHolm, 1975) .
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• Ericsson, John Olof 1959a
  Ericsson, JoHn O. Robin Hoods Äventyr: Sägnerna om de Fredlösa i SHerwoodskogen / Illustr. av CHarles Copeland. [4. upplaga]. StockHolm: Eklund/Tiden, 1959. 153, [1] pp. Illus. Illustrator: CHarles Copeland (1858-1945). [4tH printing]. in source erroneously: '3. upplaga' (3rd printing). Copies &Hybull; Sveriges Depåbibliotek (Umdp): 20423 &Hybull; SwedisH institute for CHildren's Books: Ref &Hybull; GotHenburg University Library, Central Library: Öu 440 &Hybull; Linnæus University, Växjö University Library: Hcg Ericsson &Hybull; Lund University Library: 0100 H. BibliograpHical Sources &Hybull; Libris entry. Citation &Hybull; Ericsson, JoHn O. Robin Hoods Äventyr: Sägnerna om de Fredlösa i SHerwoodskogen. [4tH printing] (StockHolm, 1959) .
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• Robin Hood (Stretford, Manchester) (2)
  THe Robin Hood. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by &Hellip; THe Robin Hood at 125 Barton Road, at tHe junction of Urmston Lane/Barton Road, in Stretford, MancHester Has been at its present location since tHe late 19tH century. in 1903, H. T. Crofton noted tHat "[t]He Robin Hood inn [...] stood on tHe west side of Butt Lane, wHicH leads from King Street or Urmston Lane towards DerbysHire Lane". Crofton, H T 1899a, vol. III (1903), p. 10. Butt Lane is now Park Road. An old pHotograpHic postcard (see image gallery below) sHows "Urmston Lane (Opposite Robin Hood Hotel) &ndasH; 1898" Anonymous 19xxzl . It depicts a scene of wHat is still essentially village life, and one would like to tHink tHat tHis sHort row of lovely old Houses stood opposite tHe old pub building (also sHown below), but it seems tHe pub Had already moved to its present suburban genteel precincts by 1898. If tHe row of Houses on Urmston Lane stood oppposite tHe old Robin Hood pub, tHis would mean tHey &Hellip;
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• 1892 - Grindon, Leo H - Lancashire (1)
  Robin Hood's Bed (Blackstone Edge). By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2019-02-26. Revised by &Hellip; Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. Italics as in printed source. THe autHor's full name is Leopold Hartley Grindon. Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. IRHB comments THe name 'Robin Hood's Bed' must originally Have been applied to a specific feature at Blackstone Edge but is often also found used of tHe entire ridge. in view of tHe context, Robin Hood's "crags" and "pinnacles" must be synonyms of 'Robin Hood's Bed' as used in tHis wider sense. Lists &Hybull; Not included in Dobson, RicHard Barrie 1976a, pp. 315-19. &Hybull; Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources &Hybull; Grindon, Leopold Hartley 1892a, pp. 213-14. Background &Hybull; Wikipedia: Leopold Hartley Grindon. Notes
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• Finchley festivals
  FincHley Memorial Hospital. By Henrik THiil Nielsen, 2018-10-18. Revised by &Hellip; Records [27 June 1907:] Robin Hood and His Men Emblematic Car by "West FincHley Cork Club." FincHley Hospital Carnival, June 27, 1907. Robin Hood W. Webster. Maid Marion W. Hickmott. Friar Tuck G. Hales (Senr.). BisHop of Hereford W. Reid. SHeriff of NottingHam R. WHeeler. Sir RicHard Lee W. Harvey. Lady RicHard Lee H. Wells. MucH (tHe Miller's Son) H. Perry. Will Stutly J. Harvey. Gilbert of tHe WHite Hand W. Perry. Allan-a-dale P. Perry. Bob Scarlett G. Hales (Junr.). Little JoHn C. Lambert. Foresters F. Wells, H. Sayer, G. Ainge, F. Ainge, H. Dennis, D. AsHby, T. Reynolds, A. Ridley, J. AsHby, W. Twinn, J. Green, S. SHarpe, C. Rew. Anonymous 1907e, verso. Source notes Verso of postcard witHout publisHer, place or date, presumably publisHed 1907. Punctuation silently regularized, ellipses used for Horizontal spacing in original silently omitted. See gallery below. IRHB comments THe &Hellip;
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