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also wrote to the same effect, and enclosed a "small token", which he begged Hoby to wear in "testimony of their brotherhood". These amenities proved displeasing to Elizabeth, and Hoby found it convenient for a time to plead the ague as an excuse for not attending the court.
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A Curry-combe for a сохе-combe . . . In answer to a lewd Libel lately foricated by Jabal Rachil against Sir Edward Hobies "Counter-Snarle," entitled "Purgatories triumph over Hell,"
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to use his influence with the queen on his behalf. Restored to favour, in July 1588, Hoby was chosen to report to the queen on the progress of the preparations against the
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Castle on 1 March 1617. He and his wives had no children, but he brought up his illegitimate son by Katherine Pinkney, Peregrine Hoby, and made the boy his heir.
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court and was frequently employed on confidential missions. Hoby's fortunes were further advanced by his marriage, on 21 May 1582, to Margaret, daughter of
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Hoby's wife died in 1605, and he later married Cicely Unton (d. 1618), the daughter of Sir Edward Unton and Lady Anne Seymour, and widow of
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by a special renewal of the commission on 17 December 1591. In 1592 he was chosen as a knight of the shire for
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in Derbyshire (amounting to over £500), and on 21 August 1607 granted him an exclusive licence to buy wool in
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Purgatories triumph over Hell, maugre the barking of Cerberus in Syr Edward Hobyes "Counter-snarle"
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An excellent scholar himself, Hoby cultivated the friendship of learned men, especially that of
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cause as well as translations from French and Spanish. His heir was his illegitimate son,
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for sale in England for ten years, and the grant was ratified in the succeeding reign.
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A Letter to Mr. T H, late Minister: now Fugitive ... in answere of his first Motive,
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On 24 September 1586, he was returned as one of the two members of parliament for
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Burghley's wife, Mildred Cooke, was the sister of Hoby's mother, Elizabeth Cooke.
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In August 1584 he accompanied his father-in-law Hunsdon on a special mission to
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Under the auspices of his uncle, Lord Burghley, he rose into high favour at the
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in the parliaments of 1597, 1601, February 1604, and 1614. James I made him a
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diplomat, Member of Parliament, scholar, and soldier during the reigns of
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by "J. R." (John Fludd or Floyd). Floyd forthwith replied with his
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to the library of Trinity College, Oxford. Hoby was also a keen
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A Counter-snarle for Ishmael Rabshakeh a Cycropedian Lycaonite
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English diplomat, Member of Parliament, scholar, and soldier
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of King James, Hoby published several works supporting the
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That October (1588), he was elected a 116: 20: 301:theologian, sparring in print with the 519: 405: 403: 401: 399: 397: 395: 393: 391: 389: 387: 385: 383: 381: 379: 319:Hoby's theological writings include: 657:British and English royal favourites 215:in 1596, and was made constable of 13: 376: 14: 673: 597:Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford 582:17th-century English male writers 475: 289:In 1612 Hoby presented a copy of 510:Dictionary of National Biography 492: 418:Dictionary of National Biography 592:People educated at Eton College 552:People from the Isle of Sheppey 364:Theorique and Practise of Warre 652:Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber 542:16th-century English diplomats 438: 425: 229:Gentleman of the Privy Chamber 131:Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon 61:Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon 1: 647:English justices of the peace 451: 35:(1560 – 1 March 1617) was an 577:17th-century English writers 282:. Camden also dedicated his 172:, and appealed to Secretary 154:James Stewart, Earl of Arran 98:, Essex. He was educated at 81: 57:William Cecil, Lord Burghley 7: 567:Spanish–English translators 10: 678: 547:French–English translators 28:by an unknown artist, 1583 332:(1613), being a reply to 587:17th-century Protestants 572:16th-century Protestants 369: 358:from French (1586), and 293:'s sumptuous edition of 269: 257: 146:Patrick, Master of Gray 108:Trinity College, Oxford 122: 29: 637:English MPs 1604–1611 627:English MPs 1597–1598 612:English MPs 1586–1587 607:English MPs 1584–1585 602:English MPs 1572–1583 366:from Spanish (1597). 360:Bernardino de Mendoza 350:Hoby also translated 211:on his expedition to 207:Hoby accompanied the 120: 92:Anthony Cooke or Coke 24: 412:"Hoby, Edward"  190:justice of the peace 47:. He was the son of 562:English Protestants 314:John Fludd or Floyd 217:Queenborough Castle 182:knight of the shire 557:People from Bisham 307:Theophilus Higgons 170:Francis Walsingham 123: 104:Sir John Harington 30: 470:978-1-85514-393-7 669: 662:Knights Bachelor 642:English MPs 1614 632:English MPs 1601 622:English MPs 1593 617:English MPs 1589 514: 496: 495: 482:Hoby family tree 445: 442: 436: 429: 423: 422: 414: 407: 352:Matthieu Coignet 291:Sir Henry Savile 55:, the nephew of 677: 676: 672: 671: 670: 668: 667: 666: 517: 516: 502: 493: 478: 454: 449: 448: 443: 439: 430: 426: 409: 408: 377: 372: 286:(1587) to him. 272: 260: 221:Isle of Sheppey 174:William Davison 84: 53:Elizabeth Cooke 33:Sir Edward Hoby 26:Sir Edward Hoby 17: 12: 11: 5: 675: 665: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 490: 489: 485: 484: 477: 476:External links 474: 473: 472: 458:Cooper, Tarnya 453: 450: 447: 446: 437: 424: 374: 373: 371: 368: 348: 347: 341: 327: 303:Roman Catholic 276:William Camden 271: 268: 259: 256: 248:John Wentworth 188:. He was made 178:Spanish Armada 137:by the Queen. 83: 80: 76:Peregrine Hoby 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 674: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 524: 522: 515: 512: 511: 506: 500: 499:public domain 487: 486: 483: 480: 479: 471: 467: 463: 459: 456: 455: 441: 434: 428: 420: 419: 413: 406: 404: 402: 400: 398: 396: 394: 392: 390: 388: 386: 384: 382: 380: 375: 367: 365: 361: 357: 353: 345: 342: 339: 335: 331: 328: 325: 322: 321: 320: 317: 315: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 295:St Chrysostom 292: 287: 285: 281: 277: 267: 265: 262:Hoby died in 255: 253: 252:Gosfield Hall 249: 244: 242: 241:Staffordshire 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 209:Earl of Essex 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 158: 155: 151: 147: 143: 138: 136: 132: 128: 119: 115: 113: 110:. 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English
Elizabeth I
James I
Thomas Hoby
Elizabeth Cooke
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
favourite
Protestant
Peregrine Hoby
Bisham Abbey
Anthony Cooke or Coke
Gidea Hall
Eton
Sir John Harington
Trinity College, Oxford
Thomas Lodge

Elizabethan
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
knighted
Scotland
Patrick, Master of Gray
Durham
James Stewart, Earl of Arran
Queenborough
Parliament
Francis Walsingham
William Davison

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