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Ralph Brooke (1553–1625)〔''Dictionary of National Biography'' 2004, "Ralph Brooke"〕 was an English Officer of Arms in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He is known for his critiques of the work of other members of the College of Arms, most particularly in ''A Discoverie of Certaine Errours Published in Print in the Much Commended 'Britannia' 1594'', which touched off a feud with its author, the revered antiquarian and herald William Camden. ==Life and works== Brooke was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School. He was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant in 1580 and York Herald in 1593.〔''Dictionary of National Biography'' 1903, p. 150〕 As York Herald, he bore the helm and crest in the funeral procession of Elizabeth I.〔(Annotated drawing of the funeral procession of Elizabeth I, from the British Library )〕 In 1597, Brooke published ''A Discoverie of Certaine Errours Published in Print in the Much Commended 'Britannia' 1594'', which occasioned a bitter controversy with its author, the antiquarian William Camden.〔Rockett 2000〕 Brooke also challenged the work of other heralds; in 1602 he prepared charges against Sir William Dethick, Garter King of Arms 1586–1606, and Camden for improperly granting arms to 23 "mean" men, including John Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon, the father of playwright William Shakespeare.〔Evans 1997, p. 1954〕 He complained in 1614 that Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms 1566–1593, had granted more than 500 new coats of arms and that Sir Gilbert Dethick, (Garter 1550–1584), and his son Sir William had exceeded these numbers.〔 Such bitter infighting among the heralds was common; Sir William Segar (Garter 1606–1633) also objected that Cooke made numberless grants to "base and unworthy persons for his private gaine onely."〔〔Wagner 1967, p. 207〕 In December 1616 Brooke tricked Segar into confirming foreign royal arms to Gregory Brandon, a common hangman of London who was masquerading as a gentleman.〔Wagner 1967, p. 219-220〕 Brooke then reported Segar to James I, who imprisoned both Brooke and Segar in Marshalsea.〔 They were released a few days later and the Lord Chamberlain hoped that the experience would make Brooke more honest and Segar more wise.〔 Brooke's ''Catalogue and Succession of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Marquesses, Earles and Viscounts of this Realme of England since the Norman Conquest'' was published in 1619.〔 A revised edition of the ''Discoverie'' "...to which is added, the learned Mr. Camden's answer to this book, and Mr. Brooke's reply" was issued in 1622, as was an expanded edition of the ''Catalogue and Succession...'', as ''Catalogue and Succession of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Marquesses, Earles and Viscounts of this Realme of England since the Norman Conquest, to this present year 1622''.〔(Open Library list of works by Ralph Brooke )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Brooke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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