1592 - Anonymous - Little John of Lyme
| Allusion | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1592 |
| Author | Anonymous |
| Title | The "Little John" of Lyme |
| Mentions | Little John of Lyme [ship] |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-25. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
Allusion
The "Little John" of Lyme
[1592]—Jacob Lyger, Frenchman, merchant of St. Malo.
John Batyn, master, and dwelleth at Lyme.
Ro. Hassard.
Tho. Denns, Frenchman, dwelling in Lyme.
Peter Rowe, Frenchman, dwelling in Lyme. [p. 257:]
Tho. Toup, an Englishman, in the Tersero, [Terceira].
Ro. Creden, mariner.
Wyll and all the company of the Ship.
Endorsed:—"Certain persons to be sent for." (And in Cecil's handwriting), "Speak with my Lord Admiral."[1]
Source notes
All brackets as in printed source, except indication of change of page by IRHB.
IRHB comments
The editors of the calendar note that this record runs to half a page, but they do not state whether it is a letter, a note etc. The Cecil who endorsed the letter was Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563?-1612), Lord High Treasurer May 1598-24 May 1612, Lord Privy Seal 1598-1612, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 8 October 1597-1599, and Secretary of State 5 July 1590-24 May 1612. The Lord Admiral was Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, usually referred to as Howard of Effingham. Note that as the source cited is a calendar of records, it does not give the (full) and actual text of the original MS sorce.
Lists
- Outside scope of Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 315-19.
- Not included in Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.
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