Snippet of unusual perjury case from Procat, c1535

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Snippet of unusual perjury case from Procat, c1535

Legg inn av Gjest » 08 sep 2005 22:44:14

C 1/803/29

George Goldwyn. v. Nicholas Wulberde of London, merchant tailor:
Perjury in the sheriff's court in an action of detinue for a whistling
linnet which plaintiff intended to present to the Queen, 'for there is
not within the realme of Inglond suche a byrde of pleasure myrthe and
swete syngyng and whistlyng'.

1532-1538

(I expect it ended up in someone's pie)

Chris Phillips

Re: Snippet of unusual perjury case from Procat, c1535

Legg inn av Chris Phillips » 08 sep 2005 22:56:48

mjcar@btinternet.com wrote:
George Goldwyn. v. Nicholas Wulberde of London, merchant tailor:
Perjury in the sheriff's court in an action of detinue for a whistling
linnet which plaintiff intended to present to the Queen, 'for there is
not within the realme of Inglond suche a byrde of pleasure myrthe and
swete syngyng and whistlyng'.

I must say "detinue of whistling linnet" is a nice change from "detinue of
deeds" ..

Chris Phillips

Peter Stewart

Re: Snippet of unusual perjury case from Procat, c1535

Legg inn av Peter Stewart » 09 sep 2005 01:10:50

m...@btinternet.com wrote:

C 1/803/29

George Goldwyn. v. Nicholas Wulberde of London, merchant tailor:
Perjury in the sheriff's court in an action of detinue for a whistling
linnet which plaintiff intended to present to the Queen, 'for there is
not within the realme of Inglond suche a byrde of pleasure myrthe and
swete syngyng and whistlyng'.

1532-1538

(I expect it ended up in someone's pie)

And when the pie was opened the bird began to sing? I hope so, and that
Nicholas didn't eat it.

Thanks for this delightful snippet.

Peter Stewart

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Re: Snippet of unusual perjury case from Procat, c1535

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 sep 2005 11:53:21

I am brought to mind of John Webster's sobering words:

"We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry"

Peter Stewart

Re: Snippet of unusual perjury case from Procat, c1535

Legg inn av Peter Stewart » 09 sep 2005 12:20:00

<mjcar@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:1126263201.138881.302380@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I am brought to mind of John Webster's sobering words:

"We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry"

The Elizabethans were sensitive to the confinement of birds, or at least
poets sometimes were. Shakespeare had a simlilar thought, in _Cymbeline_

"....our cage
We make a quire, as doth the prison'd bird
And sing our bondage freely."

Not quite as cynical as Webster.

Peter Stewart

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