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Born February 1, 1552 • England
Died September 3, 1634 (aged 82) • Stoke Poges • England
Title / Office parliament (1620-1628), England • Queen’s Bench Division (1613-1616), England • Court of Common Pleas (1606-1613), England • attorney general (1594-1606), England • parliament (1589-1593), England
Subjects Of Study English law • common law
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