Note 378 — Chapter V · SUMMARY.
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Magnus to Wolsey. State Papers, vol. iv. p. 239, November 10. Sometimes Magnus holds the pen, sometimes Radclyffe, in the same letter, which they indicate by the words of, “I, Thomas Magnus,” or “I, Roger Radclyffe.” The person they call by the odd appellation of “Hob-a-Barton” is no other than Queen Margaret’s old servant, Robin Barton, comptroller of her household, often mentioned in her previous adventures.