Robert Greene nordovicensis, the saddler's son
Notwithstanding the number of Greenes in Norwich around the mid-16th century, biographers' efforts to identify Robert Greene's well-meaning father have narrowed down the candidates to two: either Robert Greene the saddler of St George of Tombland or Robert Greene the cordwainer-turned-innk...
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| Published in: | Notes and queries 2006-12, Vol.53 (4), p.432-436 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Notwithstanding the number of Greenes in Norwich around the mid-16th century, biographers' efforts to identify Robert Greene's well-meaning father have narrowed down the candidates to two: either Robert Greene the saddler of St George of Tombland or Robert Greene the cordwainer-turned-innkeeper of the same parish. Highlighting a previously unnoticed document, suggests the strong possibility that Greene came from the humble saddler's family and entered St John's College, Cambridge, by means of the networks of the local community. The account rolls of the Great Hospital, then affiliated with the Norwich Grammar School, reveal its pecuniary assistance of Robert Grene, a saddler's son, towards his exhibition at Cambridge, by the command of William Ferrour, the mayor at that time, and some prominent aldermen of the Mayor's Court. Is this young Robert Grene our poet? (Quotes from original text) |
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| ISSN: | 0029-3970 1471-6941 |