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Carew, Richard, 1555-1620

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


Master George Carew, in his yonger yeeres gathered such fruit, as
the Vniuersitie, the Innes of Court, and forrayne trauell could
yeeld him: vpon his returne, he was first called to the Barre;
then supplyed the place of Secretarie to the Lord Chauncellour Hatton;
and after his decease, performed the like office to his two
successours, by speciall recommendation from her Maiestie, who also
gaue him the Prothonotaryship of the Chauncery, and in anno, 1598.
sent him Ambassadour [62] to the King of Poland, and other Nothern
Potentates' where, through vnexpected accidents, he vnderwent
extraordinary perils, but God freed him from them, & he performed
his duty in acceptable maner, and at this present the common wealth
vseth his seruice, as a Master of the Chauncery.
Cornwall, no doubt, hath affoorded a far larger proportion of well
deseruing and employed members, to the good of their Prince and
Countrey, albeit they fall not within the compasse of my knowledge,
&. it is likely that the succeeding age wil much encrease the
number, by meanes of her Highnes bounty, who to that end hath
established seed-plots of free Schooles, with competent pentions out
of her owne cofers, for the teachers at Saltash, Launceston, and
Perin, three market townes of the County.


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