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William Vaughan (writer)

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216: 391: 361: 172:(1600), under the pseudonym "Orpheus Junior", "a general guide to morals, politics and literature, in which the manners of the time are severely criticized, plays being denounced as folly and wickedness". The section in praise of poetry borrows much from earlier writers on the subject. 176: 156:. He died at his house of Torcoed, Carmarthenshire, in August 1641. In his will he gave instructions that he should be buried "without vaine pomp in the Churchyard of Llangendeirne". The location of his grave in the churchyard is unknown, but in a service held in 78:, where he matriculated on 4 February 1592, and graduated BA on 1 March 1595, MA on 16 November 1597. He supplicated for the law degree of BCL on 3 December 1600, but before taking its examination he went abroad, travelled in France and Italy, and visited 194:, it demonstrates "the Errours of Religion, the Vices and Decayes of the Kingdome, and lastly the wayes to get wealth, and to restore Trading" through the colonization of Newfoundland. After returning from Newfoundland he published two devotional works, 122:; it eventually failed. The colonists were ill-equipped, without an experienced leader, and had built for themselves mere shacks for shelter for the winter. In 1618 Vaughan sent out a second batch of settlers under the command of 404: 149:
on two occasions had also failed. After the return of Whitbourne, Vaughan visited his colony in 1622, and returned to England in 1625, bringing with him two works ready for publication.
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Vaughan apparently paid another visit to Cambriol, but his plans for its prosperity were foiled by the severe winters. In 1628 he transferred his interests to the colony of
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church on 31 October 1987 a memorial tablet to Vaughan was unveiled by George Noakes, Archbishop of Wales at the time.
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The Golden Fleece... transported from Cambriol Colchis, by Orpheus Junior
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He was the son of Walter Vaughan (died 1598) and was born at
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writer in English and Latin. He promoted colonization in
322: 320: 318: 316: 339: 337: 335: 129:By 1619 Vaughan signed over part of his grant to 118:to establish a permanent colony, which he called 94:In 1616 he bought a grant of land, the southern 86:, being incorporated at Oxford on 23 June 1605. 196:The Church from the Time of our Saviour to 1640 141:. In this area George Calvert established his 22:(c. 1575 – August 1641) was a 8: 293:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 260:Learn how and when to remove this message 326: 223:This article includes a list of general 431:Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 290:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 272: 485:Writers from Newfoundland and Labrador 343: 283:Davies, Ceri). "Vaughan, Sir William ( 278: 276: 114:. In 1617 he sent Welsh colonists to 7: 229:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 60:John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery 414:Dictionary of National Biography 389: 359: 214: 495:Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford 1: 405:Vaughan, William (1577-1641) 307:UK public library membership 490:People from Carmarthenshire 511: 475:17th-century Welsh writers 465:16th-century Welsh writers 112:London and Bristol Company 74:. William was educated at 66:(1587−1659), a well-known 30:, but with mixed success. 480:17th-century male writers 470:16th-century male writers 44:Llanfihangel Aberbythych 16:Welsh writer (died 1641) 382:Encyclopædia Britannica 244:more precise citations. 401:Thomas, Daniel Lleufer 299:10.1093/ref:odnb/28151 184: 178: 82:, where he proceeded 76:Jesus College, Oxford 58:. He was brother to 200:The Soules Exercise 106:) of the island of 20:Sir William Vaughan 185: 168:His chief work is 137:, the area around 124:Richard Whitbourne 439:The Golden Fleece 429:Biography at the 305:(Subscription or 270: 269: 262: 181:The Golden Fleece 170:The Golden Fleece 72:English Civil War 502: 418: 393: 392: 386: 377:Vaughan, William 365: 363: 362: 347: 341: 330: 324: 311: 310: 302: 280: 265: 258: 254: 251: 245: 240:this article by 231:inline citations 218: 217: 210: 179:Title page from 143:Colony of Avalon 96:Avalon Peninsula 62:(1572−1634) and 510: 509: 505: 504: 503: 501: 500: 499: 445: 444: 425: 399: 390: 375:, ed. (1911). " 371: 360: 358: 350: 342: 333: 325: 314: 304: 282: 281: 274: 266: 255: 249: 246: 236:Please help to 235: 219: 215: 208: 166: 92: 48:Carmarthenshire 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 508: 506: 498: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 447: 446: 443: 442: 434: 424: 423:External links 421: 420: 419: 387: 373:Chisholm, Hugh 349: 348: 331: 312: 271: 268: 267: 222: 220: 213: 207: 204: 165: 162: 135:George Calvert 91: 88: 70:leader in the 35: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 507: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 452: 450: 441: 440: 435: 433: 432: 427: 426: 422: 416: 415: 410: 406: 402: 397: 396:public domain 388: 384: 383: 378: 374: 369: 368:public domain 357: 356: 355: 354: 345: 340: 338: 336: 332: 328: 327:Chisholm 1911 323: 321: 319: 317: 313: 308: 300: 296: 292: 291: 287:1575–1641)". 286: 279: 277: 273: 264: 261: 253: 243: 239: 233: 232: 226: 221: 212: 211: 205: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 182: 177: 173: 171: 163: 161: 159: 155: 150: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 127: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 104:Placentia Bay 101: 97: 89: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 64:Henry Vaughan 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 42:(Gelli Aur), 41: 33: 31: 29: 25: 21: 455:1570s births 438: 430: 412: 380: 353:Attribution: 352: 351: 288: 284: 256: 247: 228: 199: 195: 187: 186: 180: 169: 167: 158:Llangyndeyrn 151: 128: 108:Newfoundland 93: 90:Newfoundland 40:Golden Grove 37: 28:Newfoundland 19: 18: 460:1641 deaths 409:Lee, Sidney 344:Thomas 1899 250:August 2020 242:introducing 110:, from the 449:Categories 309:required.) 225:references 206:References 131:Henry Cary 34:Early life 403:(1899). " 147:Trepassey 139:Ferryland 437:Text of 192:allegory 154:Virginia 120:Cambriol 68:Royalist 411:(ed.). 398::  370::  238:improve 183:(1626). 100:Calvert 407:". In 364:  303: 227:, but 116:Renews 98:(from 80:Vienna 164:Works 56:Powys 52:Wales 24:Welsh 198:and 379:". 295:doi 102:to 84:LlD 451:: 334:^ 315:^ 285:c. 275:^ 202:. 50:, 46:, 346:. 329:. 301:. 297:: 263:) 257:( 252:) 248:( 234:.

Index

Welsh
Newfoundland
Golden Grove
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Carmarthenshire
Wales
Powys
John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery
Henry Vaughan
Royalist
English Civil War
Jesus College, Oxford
Vienna
LlD
Avalon Peninsula
Calvert
Placentia Bay
Newfoundland
London and Bristol Company
Renews
Cambriol
Richard Whitbourne
Henry Cary
George Calvert
Ferryland
Colony of Avalon
Trepassey
Virginia
Llangyndeyrn

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