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Francis Marbury

 * ... that in 1578 Francis Marbury, a priest and the father of Anne Hutchinson, was called by the Bishop of London "a very ass, an idiot, and a fool," then sent to Marshalsea Prison for two years for his impudence?
 * Reviewed: Loyn Bridge
 * Comment: the source of the quote is

Created/expanded by Sarnold17 (talk). Self nom at 20:53, 12 August 2012 (UTC)


 * "...very ass..." doesn't make sense, even if that's how they talked in 1578. Seems like an an adjective is missing.  Maile66 (talk) 16:23, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

ALT 1: ... that in 1578 Francis Marbury, a priest and the father of Anne Hutchinson, was called by the Bishop of London an "ass, an idiot, and a fool," then sent to Marshalsea Prison for two years for his impudence?


 * Yeh, I guess that's the way they spoke. To sound better, and keep the quote valid, how about Alt 1?Sarnold17 (talk) 17:22, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Alt 1 rolls easier. Then you won't have readers saying, "...huh?" Maile66 (talk) 17:48, 19 August 2012 (UTC)


 * The following has been checked in this review by Maile66
 * QPQ done by Sarnold17 on August 12, 2012
 * Article created by Charles Matthews on January 29, 2009, and  pre-expansion DYK check showed 2,053 characters on July 17, 2012
 * Expanded 5X began on August 12, 2012 by Sarnold17, and currently has readable prose of 12,954 characters
 * NPOV, well written, informative
 * Every paragraph sourced, with both online and offline sources
 * AGF on offline sourcing
 * Alt 1 hook is exactly 200 characters, interesting, and sourced online at the end of the sentence
 * Duplication Detector run, no copyvio found
 * Time spent on review approximately 90 minutes
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go on 5X expansion of 16th-17th century English clergy bio
 * Maile66 (talk) 19:31, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much, Maile66, for the thorough and excellent review.Sarnold17 (talk) 20:43, 20 August 2012 (UTC)