tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701285033341780145.post4294013017344862959..comments2024-03-28T09:51:04.350+00:00Comments on Elizabeth Norton Historian and Author: The Anne Boleyn PapersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060412487198074082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701285033341780145.post-4100430623741631702013-05-09T12:47:38.282+01:002013-05-09T12:47:38.282+01:00I've just posted an extract from Constantine&#...I've just posted an extract from Constantine's Memorial here. I agree that it's an excellent source for the men arrested with Anne Boleyn. Thanks for your comments by the way!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060412487198074082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701285033341780145.post-83003194355135869942013-05-08T23:12:20.932+01:002013-05-08T23:12:20.932+01:00I see what you mean that he probably meant Smeaton...I see what you mean that he probably meant Smeaton as the one who confessed. Yes, I have read Constantine's account of William Brereton, and it seems to be extremely reliable; he knew Brereton quite well, so he would be in a position to know that Brereton was not involved personally with Anne Boleyn.Silkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937985570452222294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701285033341780145.post-37693901632205179202013-05-08T23:11:09.439+01:002013-05-08T23:11:09.439+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Silkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937985570452222294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701285033341780145.post-19312954820507106142013-05-08T11:24:35.746+01:002013-05-08T11:24:35.746+01:00Hi, thanks for your comment. It's a slightly a...Hi, thanks for your comment. It's a slightly awkward translation from the original French but I think Chapuys does mean Smeaton rather than Brereton here (although it is not completely clear). He is listing Norris, Weston, Brereton, and 'the gentleman in waiting, about whom I wrote to your Majesty' - i.e. Smeaton. <br /><br />If Brereton had confessed as well it certainly would have been publicised. Have you read George Constantine's account on Brereton by the way? Assuming that source is genuine (and it is disputed) it gives a good account of Brereton by someone who knew him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060412487198074082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701285033341780145.post-35637770126610825052013-05-08T09:55:02.702+01:002013-05-08T09:55:02.702+01:00"... On the 12th inst. Master Norris, first c..."... On the 12th inst. Master Norris, first chamberlain to this king, Master Obouston (Weston) who used to sleep in the King's chamber, Master Bruton (Brereton), the gentleman in waiting, about whom I wrote to Your Majesty by my secretary, were condemned as traitors, and sentenced to death. Of these, only the last-named confessed having slept with the concubine on three different occasions..." So it was Brereton (Bruton) that Anne had been sleeping with, not Smeaton. Interersting.Silkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937985570452222294noreply@blogger.com