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1647Jan, 29

Francis Meres

Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
Francis Meres (1565/1566 – 29 January 1647) was an English churchman and author. His 1598 commonplace book includes the first critical account of poems and plays by Shakespeare.

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