William Thorpe

William Thorpe

:"See also William Homan Thorpe, the ethologist."William Thorpe, putative author of "The Testimony of William Thorpe" [1407] , may have been a Lollard, a follower of John Wycliffe. Whether Thorpe ever, in fact, existed is in doubt, but the document written in his name is enticing.

The "Testimony" purports to record Thorpe's interrogation for heresy (or at least for information regarding Lollardy) by Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury. The text goes beyond simply recording the events, and includes many of Thorpe's reactions to the proceedings and dialogues with Arundel. Although it suggests an impending martyrdom, the "Testimony" gives no clue as to Thorpe's punishment -- if any.

References

* Anne Hudson, ed., "Two Wycliffite Texts: The Sermon of William Taylor, 1406 -- The Testimony of William Thorpe, 1407" (Early English Text Society 301, Oxford, 1993) ISBN 0-19-722303-6

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