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'''Richard Beeard''', also '''Berde''', ([[floruit|fl.]] 1552-1578) was a Tudor clergyman, poet, and hymn writer. |
'''Richard Beeard''', also '''Berde''', ([[floruit|fl.]] 1552-1578) was a Tudor clergyman, poet, and hymn writer. |
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== Ballads and Psalms == |
== ''Ballads and Psalms'' == |
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=== Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets === |
=== Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets === |
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Beeard's origins are obscure. There is no record of his existence until 1552, when he took part in the sequence of mainly humorous poems which followed in the wake of the contention between [[Thomas Churchyard]] and Thomas Camell. None of the items in this literary quarrel is dated, but all of them are now thought to have been composed in 1552.<ref>Harriet Phillips, ‘Introduction’ to The contention betwyxte Churchyeard and Camell @ EEBO.</ref> Beeard first wrote a short poem called: Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets.<ref>Text and transcription at : English Broadside Ballad Archive @ [https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/36289/image EBBA]</ref> (The word ''mon'' is the form of ''man'' used in the Mummerzet of this poem.) It was printed by Richard Lant, and is a reply by Beeard, posing as the servant of the clown Harry Whoball, to Camell’s To Goodman Chappell's Supplication. (Geoffrey Chappell is the name of a probably fictitious contributor to the set of poems, and Churchyard is no doubt the real writer.) Beeard’s name is not given, but an acrostic reveals the author as: Ar.I.S.A.A.Ar.D.B.Y.A.Ar.D. Whoball's servant berates Chappell for not recognising the dignity of his wealthy and substantial master, and accuses him over writing whilst drunk. |
Beeard's origins are obscure. There is no record of his existence until 1552, when he took part in the sequence of mainly humorous poems which followed in the wake of the contention between [[Thomas Churchyard]] and Thomas Camell. None of the items in this literary quarrel is dated, but all of them are now thought to have been composed in 1552.<ref>Harriet Phillips, ‘Introduction’ to The contention betwyxte Churchyeard and Camell @ EEBO.</ref> Beeard first wrote a short poem called: ''Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets''.<ref>Text and transcription at : English Broadside Ballad Archive @ [https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/36289/image EBBA]</ref> (The word ''mon'' is the form of ''man'' used in the Mummerzet of this poem.) It was printed by Richard Lant, and is a reply by Beeard, posing as the servant of the clown Harry Whoball, to Camell’s ''To Goodman Chappell's Supplication''. (Geoffrey Chappell is the name of a probably fictitious contributor to the set of poems, and Churchyard is no doubt the real writer.) Beeard’s name is not given, but an acrostic reveals the author as: Ar.I.S.A.A.Ar.D.B.Y.A.Ar.D. Whoball's servant berates Chappell for not recognising the dignity of his wealthy and substantial master, and accuses him over writing whilst drunk. |
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=== Alphabetum primum Beeardi === |
=== ''Alphabetum primum Beeardi'' === |
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The second poem is called: Alphabetum primum Beeardi (Latin: Beeard’s first alphabet).<ref>Text and transcription at : English Broadside Ballad Archive @ [https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/36290/image EBBA]</ref> It was printed by William Copland, and is signed ‘Finis. Quod Richarde Beearde’. Beeard writes a moral couplet for each of the letters of the alphabet, to the general intent that Camell should behave more responsibly and retire from the stage of controversy. |
The second poem is called: ''Alphabetum primum Beeardi'' (Latin: Beeard’s first alphabet).<ref>Text and transcription at : English Broadside Ballad Archive @ [https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/36290/image EBBA]</ref> It was printed by William Copland, and is signed ‘Finis. Quod Richarde Beearde’. Beeard writes a moral couplet for each of the letters of the alphabet, to the general intent that Camell should behave more responsibly and retire from the stage of controversy. |
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=== A Godly Psalm of Mary Queen === |
=== ''A Godly Psalm of Mary Queen'' === |
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In 1553, Beeard wrote A Godly Psalm of Mary Queen.<ref>Available at [https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?ALLSELECTED=1&xc=1&g=eebogroup&type=simple&rgn=full+text&q1=beeard&cite1=&cite1restrict=author&cite2=&cite2restrict=author&singlegenre=All&Submit=Search&c=eebo&c=eebo2. EEBO-TCP]</ref> It was printed by John Kingston for William Griffith shortly after princess Mary triumphed over [[John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland|John Dudley,]] Duke of Northumberland, and his faction on 19 July 1553. Beeard congratulates Mary on her successful defeat of the forces that opposed her accession to the throne, and trusts that she will carry on the good work in reforming church and society begun by her brother Edward VI. The verse pamphlet also includes three short paraphrases of psalms 145. 146, and 148 by the clergyman Thomas Bownell, under the title ‘A Godly Psalm’. It has a musical setting for four voices. |
In 1553, Beeard wrote ''A Godly Psalm of Mary Queen''.<ref>Available at [https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?ALLSELECTED=1&xc=1&g=eebogroup&type=simple&rgn=full+text&q1=beeard&cite1=&cite1restrict=author&cite2=&cite2restrict=author&singlegenre=All&Submit=Search&c=eebo&c=eebo2. EEBO-TCP]</ref> It was printed by John Kingston for William Griffith shortly after princess Mary triumphed over [[John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland|John Dudley,]] Duke of Northumberland, and his faction on 19 July 1553. Beeard congratulates Mary on her successful defeat of the forces that opposed her accession to the throne, and trusts that she will carry on the good work in reforming church and society begun by her brother Edward VI. The verse pamphlet also includes three short paraphrases of psalms 145. 146, and 148 by the clergyman Thomas Bownell, under the title ‘A Godly Psalm’. It has a musical setting for four voices. |
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== Clergyman in England and Ireland == |
== Clergyman in England and Ireland == |
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Revision as of 16:58, 9 September 2021
Richard Beeard, also Berde, (fl. 1552-1578) was a Tudor clergyman, poet, and hymn writer.
Ballads and Psalms
Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets
Beeard's origins are obscure. There is no record of his existence until 1552, when he took part in the sequence of mainly humorous poems which followed in the wake of the contention between Thomas Churchyard and Thomas Camell. None of the items in this literary quarrel is dated, but all of them are now thought to have been composed in 1552.[1] Beeard first wrote a short poem called: Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets.[2] (The word mon is the form of man used in the Mummerzet of this poem.) It was printed by Richard Lant, and is a reply by Beeard, posing as the servant of the clown Harry Whoball, to Camell’s To Goodman Chappell's Supplication. (Geoffrey Chappell is the name of a probably fictitious contributor to the set of poems, and Churchyard is no doubt the real writer.) Beeard’s name is not given, but an acrostic reveals the author as: Ar.I.S.A.A.Ar.D.B.Y.A.Ar.D. Whoball's servant berates Chappell for not recognising the dignity of his wealthy and substantial master, and accuses him over writing whilst drunk.
Alphabetum primum Beeardi
The second poem is called: Alphabetum primum Beeardi (Latin: Beeard’s first alphabet).[3] It was printed by William Copland, and is signed ‘Finis. Quod Richarde Beearde’. Beeard writes a moral couplet for each of the letters of the alphabet, to the general intent that Camell should behave more responsibly and retire from the stage of controversy.
A Godly Psalm of Mary Queen
In 1553, Beeard wrote A Godly Psalm of Mary Queen.[4] It was printed by John Kingston for William Griffith shortly after princess Mary triumphed over John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, and his faction on 19 July 1553. Beeard congratulates Mary on her successful defeat of the forces that opposed her accession to the throne, and trusts that she will carry on the good work in reforming church and society begun by her brother Edward VI. The verse pamphlet also includes three short paraphrases of psalms 145. 146, and 148 by the clergyman Thomas Bownell, under the title ‘A Godly Psalm’. It has a musical setting for four voices.
Clergyman in England and Ireland
He was admitted to the rectory of St Mary-at-Hill, London, 31 May 1560, and was deprived of the living in 1574. In Strype's 'Annals,' iv. 512-516, the dedication to Queen Elizabeth I of a manuscript work by Richard Beard 'concerning the doctrine of justification' is printed at length.
References
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Beeard, Richard". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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