Little John (Lyme Regis)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 50.720166, -2.93755 |
Adm. div. | Dorset |
Vicinity | Lyme Bay, on the English Channel |
Type | Transport |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Defunct |
First Record | 1592 |
Lyme Regis, home port of the Little John in 1592.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-25. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Little John was the name of a ship based in Lyme Regis which is mentioned in a piece of state correspondence in 1592 (see allusion below).Allusions
1592 - Anonymous - Little John of Lyme
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]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
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