[604]. ‘William Wolfheryng’ occurs in a Sussex subsidy roll, 1296. (Lower, i. 242.)
[605]. ‘Joan Blackdam’ occurs in Hist. Norfolk. (Blomefield, v. Index.)
[606]. ‘Anna Hellicate’ was called before the Archdeacon of Durham, for not coming to the Church, 27th July, 1673.’ (Dean Granville’s Letters, Surt. Soc.)
[607]. This most curious name appears in the Manchester Directory for 1861.
[608]. This seems to have been a surname—‘John Drawlace’ (W. 18).
[609]. The President of the College of Physicians in 1665 was Sir Francis Prujean. Bramston, in his Autobiography (Cam. Soc.), styles him ‘Prugean.’
[610]. The newspapers for June 6th, 1874, mention a ‘Mr. Youngjohn’ in connection with an election petition at Kidderminster.
[611]. We have already noticed that ‘Robin Hood’ had become in itself a surname. It is quite possible our ‘Little-johns’ have arisen in a similar manner. Little John, I need not say, was as carefully represented at the May-day dance as Robin himself or Maid Marian. Ritson has preserved us a rhyme on the subject—
‘This infant was called John Little,’ quoth he
‘Which name shall be changed anon;