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Carew, Richard, 1555-1620

"The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue"

Speaking of the Lyner, which, with the Tamer,
discharges itself into the Sea above Plymouth;
"A little within this Mouth of Lyner", says
he (e), " standeth East-Antonie, the poore home of
mine Ancestours, with which in this manner they
were invested:
Sir John Lerchedekne ------- of Ashton in Devon.
Touching our Stock in general", pursues our Author
(f), " and my Family in particular -------------
our Queen."
The Pregnancy of his Parts being much above his Age, he was sent to
Oxford in the Year 1566, being then but eleven Years old, and
"(g) became a Gentleman Commoner of Christ Church .......
but had his Chamber in Broadgate's Hall:"
And three Years after he was call'd to dispute with the incomparable
Sir Philip Sidney, who was a Year older than he (h).
Dr. Fuller and Mr. Wood have taken notice of this memorable Dispute,
without mentioning from whence they had that Particular, which, as we
have seen already, is related by Mr. Carew himself.
"He was bred", says Dr.


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