John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners

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Also Known As	John Bourchier
Born	c.1467 • England
Died	March 16, 1532 or March 16, 1533 • Calais? • France
Notable Works	“The Boke Huon de Bordeuxe” • “The Golden Boke of Marcus Aurelius”

William Caxton

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Anthony Munday

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Harriet Martineau

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Alexander Pope

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Nicholas Udall

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George Chapman

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Sir Edmund Gosse

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Sir Thomas North

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Sidney Godolphin

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Mary Herbert, countess of Pembroke

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William Painter

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Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet

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George Sandys

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Elizabeth Carter

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John Florio

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Thomas May

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