"And many to study so much are inclined, that utterly they fall out of their mind."

✒ Dr #AlexanderBarclay, clergyman, poet, and author, passed away #OTD 10 June 1552. #Poet #Literature

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10th June 1552
Alexander Barclay, poet & author died in Croydon, Surrey.
Amongst his notable works were The Ship of Fools and Lyfe of Seynt George.
He also translated Dominic Mancini’s Mirrour of Good Manner from Italian.

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