William Page (died after 1584) was an English politician.
15-782: William Page may refer to: William Page, 16th-century publisher who lost his hand as punishment for publishing a pamphlet by John Stubbs William Page (painter) (1811–1885), American painter William Page (cricketer) (1847–1904), English cricketer William Page (politician) (1848–1925), Australian politician William Davidge Page (died 1939), British geologist and creator and editor of Page's Weekly William Main Page (1869–1940), British lawyer and esperantist William Nelson Page (1854–1932), American engineer William Hamilton Page (1829–1909), American type designer William Page (historian) (1861–1934), English historian and editor of
30-403: A cleaver driven through the wrist by a mallet. Initially Queen Elizabeth had favored the death penalty but was persuaded by adviser John Jovey to opt for the lesser sentence. The printer was subsequently pardoned by Elizabeth, but in the case of Stubbs and his publisher the sentence was carried out, and Stubbs' right hand was cut off on 3 November 1579. At the time Stubbs protested his loyalty to
45-577: A pamphlet entitled The Discovery of a Gaping Gulf whereunto England is like to be swallowed by another French Marriage, if the Lord forbid not the banns, by letting her Majesty see the sin and punishment thereof . Copies of the text were later publicly burned in the kitchen stove of Stationer's Hall. The pamphlet argued that at forty-six years old Elizabeth was too old to have children and therefore had no need for marriage. He argued that English values, customs, language and morality would be undermined by so close
60-456: A relationship with the French monarchy. Stubbs argued that his objective was to protect the freedom of thought and free speech that he said was associated with Protestantism. The proposed marriage could lead to a restoration of Catholic orthodoxy with its diminution of liberty. Stubbs undiplomatically described the proposed wedding as a "contrary coupling," "an immoral union, an uneven yoking of
75-562: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Stubbs John Stubbs (or Stubbe ) (c. 1544 – after 25 September 1589) was an English Puritan , pamphleteer , political commentator and sketch artist during the Elizabethan era , whose right hand was cut off on 3 November 1579 following a conviction for "seditious writing". He died in France in 1589 while on military service, and
90-537: The Victoria County History William Tyler Page (1868–1942), American, author of The American's Creed William W. Page (1836–1897), Oregon Supreme Court justice William Page (MP) (died after 1584), English politician Will Page , economist William Page, a character in the 1949 film Abandoned Bill Page (born 1925), American reed player, bandleader and entrepreneur [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
105-541: The Crown, and immediately before the public dismemberment delivered a shocking pun: "Pray for me now my calamity is at hand." His right hand having been cut off, he removed his hat with his left hand and cried " God Save the Queen !" before fainting. Stubbs was subsequently imprisoned for eighteen months. On being released in 1581 he continued to write, publishing, among other pamphlets, a reply to Cardinal Allen 's Defence of
120-645: The English Catholics . Despite his punishment, he remained a loyal subject of Queen Elizabeth and later served in the House of Commons as MP for Great Yarmouth in the English Parliament of 1589. He died and was buried with military honours on the shore at Le Havre , France, where he seems to have gone to volunteer for military service (despite the disability caused by his punishment) under Henry of Navarre . His will, dated 25 September 1589,
135-675: The Word: Nation and Reformation in Early Modern England , that closely examines Stubbs' life and the contradictions of his loyalty to the Crown in light of his punishment, as well as the role of nationalism, patriotism and religion in shaping his beliefs. William Page (MP) In the 1550s Page was a servant in Venice to Peter Vannes . Returning to England, he became secretary to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford , and entered parliament as Bedford's placeman . He
150-631: The clean ox to the unclean ass, a thing forbidden in the law" as laid down by St. Paul, a "more foul and more gross" union that would draw the wrath of God on England and leave the English "pressed down with the heavy loins of a worse people and beaten as with scorpions by a more vile nation." Elizabeth's court were displeased by the publication. Circulation of this pamphlet was prohibited, and Stubbs, his printer, and publisher William Page were tried at Westminster , found guilty of "seditious writing", and sentenced to have their right hands cut off by means of
165-471: The daughter of Sir George Colt of Cavendish, Suffolk , by whom he had a daughter and heir, Mary Colt, who married Sir Augustine Sotherton of Taverham , near Norwich . Stubbs was brother-in-law of the noted Puritan divine Thomas Cartwright , who married his sister Alice. Anne Stubbs, John's wife, was a Brownist . Linda Gregerson of the University of Michigan is writing a book, Commonwealth of
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195-537: Was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bridport in 1559, Oxford in 1563, Saltash in 1571 and 1572. Page became involved in the case of John Stubbs and his pamphlet A Gaping Gulf , objecting to the proposed marriage between Queen Elizabeth I and Francis, Duke of Anjou , a Roman Catholic who was the brother of the King of France. Intent on distributing copies through Sir Richard Grenville , Page
210-542: Was buried in Le Havre . John Stubbs was born in the County of Norfolk , and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. After reading law at Lincoln's Inn, he lived at Thelveton, in the County of Norfolk. He was a committed Puritan , and he opposed the negotiations for marriage between Queen Elizabeth I and Francis, Duke of Anjou, a Roman Catholic who was the brother of the King of France. In 1579 he put his opinions into
225-410: Was probated on 27 June 1590. John Stubbs married Anne de Vere (d. 1617), widow of Christopher Shernborne (d. 7 July 1575), and daughter of Aubrey de Vere, second son of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford . By her marriage to Christopher Shernborne, Anne had a son, Francis Shernborne, esquire, who was the last of the male line to bear the surname. Francis Shernborne married Martha Colt, said to have been
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