Name Edward Forsett Role Writer | Died 1630 | |
Books A Comparative Discourse of the Bodies Natural and Politique and A Defence of the Right of Kings |
Edward Forset (or Forsett) (1553–1630) was an English official, politician and writer, known for political works and as a playwright.
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Life
He was the fourth son of Richard Forsett, a barrister and Member of Parliament, and his wife Margaret Vaughan. Educated at Christ's College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Cambridge, he graduated B.A. in 1572, and was a Fellow of Trinity from 1574 to 1581.
In the service of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, and a justice of the peace, Forset was involved on the prosecution side of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. In 1606 he became Member of Parliament for Wells.
Works
Forset wrote:
References
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