Poems, chiefly love songs or jocose pieces; to four of which are appended names or initials, viz.: "Giles Codrinto[n]," f. 9; Sir Thomas Areskine of Gogar [co. Edinburgh] Knighte," f. 36 b; "Shake Singleton," f. 48 b; and "S. R. [Stephen Radford, as ... c 1603

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

James I, King of England, 1566-1625

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James VI was born in Edinburgh Castle in 1566, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband, Lord Darnley. As Mary was forced to abdicate shortly after his birth, he acceded to the Scottish throne as an infant and was brought up to be distanced from his mother. He was learned, taught by some of the best tutors available in the Scottish Humanist school, but also deeply superstitious, secretive and something of a misanthropist. He married Anne of Denmark in 1590, though ...

Singleton, Shake, active approximately 1603

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Hutton, Matthew.

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Epithet: Dean of York, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001127.0x00014b Epithet: Rector of Aynho, Antiquary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001127.0x00014d Epithet: Archbishop of York; of Stowe MS 1058 British Library Archives and Manuscript...

Erskine, Thomas, Sir, active approximately 1603, of Gogar

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Epithet: of Gogar British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001087.0x000246 ...

Ralegh, Walter, Sir, military and naval commander, author al Raleigh

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Epithet: military and naval commander, author al Raleigh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x0000ec ...

Cecil, Robert

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Epithet: of Add MS 15914 Title: Earl of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x0000cc Epithet: of Add MS 12097 Title: Earl of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x0000cb Epithet: 2nd son of James, 3rd Earl of Salisbury British ...

Codrinton, Giles, active approximately 1603

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Radford, Stephen, active approximately 1603

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