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Born c.1539 • England
Died October 7, 1577 • England
Notable Works “A Hundreth sundrie Flowres” • “Adventures of Master F. J.” • “Certayne notes of Instruction” • “Jocasta” • “Supposes” • “The Posies of George Gascoigne”

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