John Lyly

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What Wikipedia says

John Lyly (; also spelled Lilly, Lylie, Lylly; born c. 1553/54 – buried 30 November 1606) was an English writer, playwright, courtier, and parliamentarian.

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Image: Facsimile of a MS. in Hatfield Library; included in “The Complete Works of John Lyly”, edited by R. Warwick Bond, Oxford, 1902, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.