"Yeoman" is an antiquated term for farmers, tradesmen and other members of the early English middle class. The term suggests someone upright, sturdy, honest and trustworthy.
Yeoman is also a naval occupation, roughly equivalent to a secretary.
... Tolensis[?]: "In all things I sought quiet and found
it not save in retirement and in books." A
monument was dedicated to his memory in the presence
of the ...