Persons named Little John (links)

From International Robin Hood Bibliography
{"pagename":"1224 - Bristol castle delivered to Johannes Parvus","Century":13,"Decade":1221,"Year":1224},{"pagename":"1224 - Johannes Paruus reimbursed","Century":13,"Decade":1221,"Year":1224},{"pagename":"1224 - Johannes Parvus to release castles","Century":13,"Decade":1221,"Year":1224},{"pagename":"1224 - Order to Johannes Parvus","Century":13,"Decade":1221,"Year":1224},{"pagename":"1242 - John le Petit in Ireland","Century":13,"Decade":1241,"Year":1242},{"pagename":"1275 - John Petit of Priestley (1)","Century":13,"Decade":1271,"Year":1275},{"pagename":"1275 - John Petit of Priestley (2)","Century":13,"Decade":1271,"Year":1275},{"pagename":"1275 - John Petit of Priestley (3)","Century":13,"Decade":1271,"Year":1275},{"pagename":"1275 - John Petit of Priestley (4)","Century":13,"Decade":1271,"Year":1275},{"pagename":"1275 - John Petit of Priestley (5)","Century":13,"Decade":1271,"Year":1275},{"pagename":"1275 - John Petit of Priestley (6)","Century":13,"Decade":1271,"Year":1275},{"pagename":"1281 - John le Petit poaching at Howden","Century":13,"Decade":1281,"Year":1281},{"pagename":"1284 - John le Petit presented to church of Hastings","Century":13,"Decade":1281,"Year":1284},{"pagename":"1291 - John son of Germanus le petit","Century":13,"Decade":1291,"Year":1291},{"pagename":"1304 - John Petit of Whitby killed","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1304},{"pagename":"1305 - John Petit the elder in asssault at Boston","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1305},{"pagename":"1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1306},{"pagename":"1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1306},{"pagename":"1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1306},{"pagename":"1306 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath (4)","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1306},{"pagename":"1307 - John le Petit accused of assault in Meath","Century":14,"Decade":1301,"Year":1307},{"pagename":"1312 - Safe conduct to John Petit, master of king's ship","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1312},{"pagename":"1313 - Safe conduct to John Petit, master of king's ship","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1313},{"pagename":"1314 - John Petit of Shorne pardoned","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1314},{"pagename":"1315 - John Petit among disobedient mariners","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1315},{"pagename":"1315 - John Petit plunders cargo of ship from Dinant","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1315},{"pagename":"1315 - John Petyt, royal servant","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1315},{"pagename":"1316 - Safe conduct to Little John, master of king's ship","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1316},{"pagename":"1316 - Writ of aid to John le Petit, master of king's ship","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1316},{"pagename":"1317 - John Petit's ship driven ashore and looted","Century":14,"Decade":1311,"Year":1317},{"pagename":"1322 - John Lutell kidnaps prior","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1322},{"pagename":"1322 - John Petit among plunderers at Cambridge","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1322},{"pagename":"1323 - John le Little confiscates ship at Newcastle-on-Tyne","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1323},{"pagename":"1323 - Littele Johannes of Leicester","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1323},{"pagename":"1324 - John Petit, master of king's ship","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1324},{"pagename":"1324 - Little John de Cokcroft","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1324},{"pagename":"1325 - John le Luttle to be arrested","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1325},{"pagename":"1325 - Mariner John Petit released from the Tower","Century":14,"Decade":1321,"Year":1325},{"pagename":"1332 - John Petit at Canterbury","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1332},{"pagename":"1335 - John Petit of East Rudham","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1335},{"pagename":"1336 - John Lytel of Long Melford","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1336},{"pagename":"1336 - John Petit of Cornwall","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1336},{"pagename":"1337 - John Petit of Cornwall","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1337},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petit of Cornwall (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petit of Cornwall (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petit of Cornwall (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petit of Cornwall (4)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petyt of Cornwall (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petyt of Cornwall (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1339 - John Petyt of Cornwall (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1331,"Year":1339},{"pagename":"1340 - Johan Petit on commission of enquiry (Cornwall)","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1340},{"pagename":"1340 - John Petit of Cornwall","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1340},{"pagename":"1340 - John Petit of London","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1340},{"pagename":"1341 - John Littel of London","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1341},{"pagename":"1342 - John Little witness to charter","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1342},{"pagename":"1343 - John Petyt of Treslothan obstructs mining","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1343},{"pagename":"1343 - John Petyt of Treslothan steals flotsam","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1343},{"pagename":"1345 - John le Luttle appointed to arrest suspects","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1345},{"pagename":"1348 - John Petit of London","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1348},{"pagename":"1354 - London sheriff John Little","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1354},{"pagename":"1356 - John Little of London","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1356},{"pagename":"1357 - London fishmonger John Little","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1357},{"pagename":"1358 - John Petyt of Cornwall","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1358},{"pagename":"1358 - London fishmonger John Little (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1358},{"pagename":"1358 - London fishmonger John Little (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1358},{"pagename":"1359 - London fishmonger John Little","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1359},{"pagename":"1360 - Queenhithe alderman John Little","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1360},{"pagename":"1362 - John Petite of Newton Blossomville","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1362},{"pagename":"1364 - John Petyt of Shalmsford Street","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1364},{"pagename":"1365 - John Petit of Abbeville","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1365},{"pagename":"1365 - John Pety of Seaton Delaval steals flotsam","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1365},{"pagename":"1366 - John Petit of Dunboyne","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1366},{"pagename":"1371 - John Little to check illegal salmon fishing","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1371},{"pagename":"1373 - Chaplain John Petyt of Fulbourn","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1373},{"pagename":"1374 - John Litle to be arrested","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1374},{"pagename":"1378 - John Pety of Staffordshire","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1378},{"pagename":"1378 - London fishmonger John Little","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1378},{"pagename":"1378 - Tailor John Little of London","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1378},{"pagename":"1379 - Johan Littell of Barnby Dun","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1379},{"pagename":"1379 - Johannes Littill of Pool-in-Wharfedale","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1379},{"pagename":"1379 - Johannes de Bland Littill of Bentham","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1379},{"pagename":"1379 - John Paty of Lincolnshire","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1379},{"pagename":"1381 - London fishmonger John Little","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1381},{"pagename":"1381 - Tailor John Little of London","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1381},{"pagename":"1446 - John Petyt of London","Century":15,"Decade":1441,"Year":1446},{"pagename":"1447 - John Petyte of Stockbury","Century":15,"Decade":1441,"Year":1447},{"pagename":"1449 - John Petyt of Helions Bumpstead","Century":15,"Decade":1441,"Year":1449},{"pagename":"1451 - John Petit of Cornwall (1)","Century":15,"Decade":1451,"Year":1451},{"pagename":"1451 - John Petit of Cornwall (2)","Century":15,"Decade":1451,"Year":1451},{"pagename":"1451 - John Petit of London","Century":15,"Decade":1451,"Year":1451},{"pagename":"1452 - John Petyt of London","Century":15,"Decade":1451,"Year":1452},{"pagename":"1467 - Pirate John Petyt of Mount's Bay","Century":15,"Decade":1461,"Year":1467},{"pagename":"1468 - London grocer John Petyt","Century":15,"Decade":1461,"Year":1468},{"pagename":"1468 - Pirate John Petyt of St Ives","Century":15,"Decade":1461,"Year":1468},{"pagename":"1487 - John Lyttell of Ashburton","Century":15,"Decade":1481,"Year":1487},{"pagename":"1489 - John Littell of Ashburton","Century":15,"Decade":1481,"Year":1489},

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-28. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-06-01.

The items listed below all concern historical persons – law-abiding or otherwise – named Little John (John Little, John Petit, Parvus Johannes etc.) 'Petit' and 'Parvus' can of course be French/Latin renderings not only of Little but also of Small or Short. This complication is probably less important for the 14th century and earlier than it would be for a later period, for apart from members of the upper classes, during most of the medieval period most Englishmen's surnames had not yet become fixed. They were still often essentially additional (descriptive) identifiers that could be added to the Christian name in contexts were unambiguous reference was desired. A Small might therefore conceivably appear in another context as a Short or Little or, if he earned his daily bread at the anvil, as a Smith. Nonetheless I have left out of consideration individuals surnamed Small or Short. The list will be long enough without them. Criminal Little Johns will we added when found; non-criminal Little Johns are generally only entered if they are recorded before c. 1500 or are of interest for one reason or another.

Records relating to persons named Little John

96 records concern historical Little Johns:

John Nailor

There was a tradition in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the 18th century to the effect that Little John was surnamed Nailor.[1] The following records are worth noting in this context:


Brief mention

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