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EDWIN, an English clergyman; born in Hawkshead, England, in 1528, and was educated at Cambridge University, where he became master of chancellor of the university. Being a partisan of Lady Jane Grey, he was imprisoned in the Tower; but was liberated at the end of four months, and crossed to Germany. On the accession of Elizabeth he returned to England, and was made Bishop of Worcester in 1559. In 1570 he was translated to London, and thence SANDYS (born in Worcester, England, in July 10, 1588. His son, SIR EDWIN SANDYS (born in Worcester, England, in by James I. on sev- 1561), was employed by eral missions, received the honor of American colonies, and published "Euond Virginia Company and otherwise with American colonies, and published "Europæ Speculum, a Survey of the State of Religion in the Western Parts of the World." He died in Northborne, Kent, in October, 1629. Another son, GEORGE in the East," a metrical translation of in 1578), published a "Relation of Travels in the East," a metrical translation of Song of Solomon, etc. His poetry is praised by Dryden and Pope. He died

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