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Born 1583 • near Salisbury • England
Died March 1639 or March 1640 (aged 56) • London • England
Notable Works “A New Way to Pay Old Debts” • “The City Madam” • “The False One” • “The Fatal Dowry” • “The Maid of Honour” • “The Virgin Martyr”

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