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By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-23. Revised by … Allusion IRHB comments This was first published in FLowers (1575) but written ten years earlier. See Austen, Gillian 2008a, p. 1. Editions ⁃ Gascoigne, George 1907a, vol. I, pp. 62-73. Notes Also see ⁃ Allusions to Adam Bell. Adam Bell

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-23. Revised by … Allusion Source notes The above lines are spoken by the character Face; Act. I, scene ii, ll. 45-48. The editor of the edition cited, Robert M. Adams, has this not very well informed note to the passage: "Clim 'o the Clough … As McKerrow's notes in his expertly edited Works of Thomas Nashe, a few Allusions to Clim of the Clough from around 1600, including the present one, indicate … suggests a clown or fire-eater. Nashe, Thomas 1966a, vol. IV, p. 129. The Allusions imply that he was probably both, but almost certainly a …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-23. Revised by … Allusion Source notes Grosart's note to this passage: " 'Clim of the Clough,'–celebrated in a well-known ballad and chap-book". Breton. (1879), p. 2 of Pasquils Passe. IRHB comments F.P. Wilson, annotating an allusion to Clim of the Clough in Thomas Nashe's Pierce Penniless, noted with regard to this passage that "[...] it would appear that 'Clim of the Clough' had some other sense, but the passage is very obscure. Can this have been the nickname of some contemporary clown, or possibly fire-eater?" Editions ⁃ Breton, Nicholas 1600b. Not seen. ⁃ Breton, Nicholas 1879a; (items separately paginated). Notes Also see ⁃ Allusions to Adam Bell ⁃ 1600 - Breton, Nicholas - Pasquil's Mistress (1) ⁃ 1600 - Breton, Nicholas - Pasquil's Mistress (2) ⁃ 1605 - Breton, Nicholas - Poste with Mad Packet of Letters (pt 2) (1) ⁃ 1605 - Breton, Nicholas - Poste with Mad …

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 … 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 … 1997a, pp. 235-67. ⁃ Knight, Stephen, ed.; Ohlgren, Thomas H., ed. Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesley (TEAMS Middle English Texts Series); web edition of preceding. Translations …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-23. Revised by … Allusion Source notes "P. 206, I. Clim of the clough] Collier refers to the well-known ballad of Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudeslie (see Hazlitt's Early Pop. Poetry, ii. 131, and Laing's Pop. Poet. of Scotland, ed. Hazlitt, ii. 90, &c.), but remarks that it is not clear why the devil should be called by this name. There is nothing in the ballad about drinking scalding lead and sulphur in hell. From N. Breton's Pasquil's Pass and passeth not, 1600, B2 v, it would appear that 'Clim of the Clough' had some other sense, but the passage is very obscure. Can this have been the nickname of some contemporary clown, or possibly fire-eater? The stanza runs: He that will passe into a Clownes conceit, Let him take heede he know a clouted shooe, Lest he be cousoned with a close deceit: When seely Fooles know not what Knaues can doe, With, Yea, and Nay, to bring an Ideot to: But if he kindly know Clim of the …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-16. Revised by … Allusion Source notes P. 69, Marginal note to "holy Hayles": "An ancient Pilgrimage in Glostershire, called the holy rood of Hayles." IRHB comments The two shepherds in this eclogue are named Garbo and Winken de word. Wynkyn de Worde, William Caxton's successor, was the printer of the earliest edition of the Gest that survives in toto. "Clim a Clough" is one of the three heroes of the ballad of Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly. Sir Guy is presumably Guy of Warwick. The word "boord" in line four is run over from line three (as in printed source). Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Drayton, Michael 1606a. Not seen. Notes

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-12. Revised by … Allusion Source notes Holt includes a reproduction of the MS page. Holt (1982), p. 70. IRHB comments Unusually for an allusion to Robin Hood almost every word in this one is a keyword. As Holt notes, this acrostic is the first mention of Adam Bell and his two comrades. In the parliamentary return for the following year, the scribe "arranged the sureties of the members returned for the county and borough of Wiltshire so that the initials of the names, which were entirely fictional, formed an acrostic making up a benign prayer for the well-being of those representing the local communities at Westminster." Holt (1982), p. 69. Luckily for us, his lyrical efforts the preceding year showed a more popular and secular tendency. There are vague similarities with the first few stanzas of the Gest. With "Robyn hode Inne Grenewode Stode" compare st. 3 1: "Robyn stode in Bernesdale". With "Godeman was hee" compare st. 2 2-3: "I …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-14. Revised by … Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. The passage occurs in Roby's retelling of 'The Black Knight of Ashton'. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Roby, John 1829a, vol. I, p. 167 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1830a, vol. I, p. 169 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1843a, vol. I, p. 204 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1867a; not seen ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1872a, vol. I, p. 100 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1879a; not seen ⁃⁃ Roby, John 189xa; not seen ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1906a; not seen. Background ⁃ Wikipedia: John Roby. Notes

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 ⁃ …