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| Ayton, Sir Robert |
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(both: ´t n) (KEY) , 15701638, English poet and courtier. He was private secretary to the queens of James I and Charles I, besides holding other posts of honor. He wrote poems in French, Greek, and Latin, of which only the latter are preserved. |
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