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Sir Robert Ayton

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Sir Robert Ayton , 1570-1638, 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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