Ink, Stink Bait, Revenge, and Queen Elizabeth Ink, Stink Bait, Revenge, and Queen Elizabeth A Yorkshire Yeoman’s Household Book Steven W. May and Arthur F. Marotti Cornell University Press Ithaca and London Cover illustration: Detail of map of West Riding, Yorkshire, from John Speed [Theatrum imperii Magnae Britanniae, London, 1616; STC 23044]. By permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Copyright © 2014 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2014 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2014 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data May, Steven W., author. Ink, stink bait, revenge, and Queen Elizabeth : a Yorkshire yeoman’s household book / Steven W. May and Arthur F. Marotti. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5355-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8014-5656-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hanson, John, 1517–1599—Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. 2. English literature—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 3. Manuscripts, English—England—Yorkshire. 4. England—Social conditions—16th century—Sources. I. Marotti, Arthur F., 1940– author. II. Title. PR421.M28 2014 820.9'003—dc23 2014029089 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www. cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paperback printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents List of Illustrations vii Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. The Eland-Beaumont Feud 26 2. Two Lost Ballads of the Armada Thanksgiving Celebration 107 3. Verse and Prose from Other Printed Sources 148 4. Other Texts from Manuscript Sources 173 5. Recipes for Ink and Stink Bait plus Other Utilitarian Items 211 Conclusion 239 Bibliography 251 Index 261 Illustrations 1. Tipped-in folio to replace lost sheet of prose account of Eland-Beaumont feud 33 2. Beginning of prose account of Eland-Beaumont feud 51 3. Detail of map of the West Riding of Yorkshire from John Speed 57 4. Start of ballad about Eland-Beaumont feud 84 5. Title page of A Psalme and collect of thankesgiving 111 6. Huntington Library MS EL 1118, f. 18 113 7. Beginning of second Armada thanksgiving ballad 140 8. Poem attributed to Queen Elizabeth, “Nowe leave and let me Rest” 194 9. Page of manuscript showing three different hands 223 10. Page from fish-bait section showing additions in hand later than that of John Hanson 229 Abbreviations BL British Library, London CP Cause Papers of the Consistory Court, Borthwick Institute, University of York EEBO Early English Books Online, http://eebo.chadwyck.com/home HM Huntington Library Manuscript ODNB The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Mat- thew and Brian Harrison, http://www.oxforddnb.com OED Oxford English Dictionary, http://www.oed.com PRO Public Record Office, Kew STC A. W. Pollard and G. R. Redgrave, A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475–1640, 2nd ed., rev. W. A. Jackson, F. S. Gerguson, and Katharine F. Pantzer, 3 vols. (London: Bibliographical Society,1976–91) Wing Donald Wing, comp., Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of