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- 1542
- Died:
- Nov. 10, 1617 (aged 75)
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Barnabe Rich
English author and soldier
Also known as: Barnabe Riche
Barnabe Rich (born 1542—died Nov. 10, 1617) was an English author and soldier whose Farewell to Militarie Profession (1581) was the source for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
He entered military service in 1562 and fought in the Low Countries and in Ireland; he eventually became a captain. Later he was an informer for the crown in Ireland under Elizabeth I and James I.
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