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George Tooke
George Tooke (1595–1675) was an English soldier and writer. He took part in the unsuccessful expedition under Sir Edward Cecil against Cadiz in 1628, and wrote an account of the undertaking, The History of Cales Parsion, 1652, in prose and verse. Tooke returned from the expedition in poor health, and was compelled to retire from the military service. He resided on his estate of Popes, in Hertfordshire, and was intimate with Selden and Hales. He was the author also of The Legend of Brita-mart, 1646, and other works.
George Tooke, born in 1595, was the fifth son of Walter Tooke, by his wife Angelet(te) (died 1598), second daughter and coheiress of William Woodcliffe, a citizen and mercer of London. In 1625 George took part in the unsuccessful expedition under Sir Edward Cecil against Cadiz. He commanded a company of volunteers, and afterwards wrote an account of the undertaking, entitled The History of Cales Passion; or as some will by-name it, the Miss-taking of Cales presented in Vindication of the Sufferers, and to forewarne the future. By G. T. Esq., London, 1652, 4to. The work, which is in prose and verse, is dedicated to 'his much honoured cousin Mr John Greaves'. Another edition was published in 1654 with a print by Wenceslaus Hollar; and a third in 1659. After the return of the expedition to Plymouth a severe mortality broke out on board the ships, and Tooke's health was so much impaired that he was eventually compelled to retire from military service. He took up his residence on his paternal estate of Popes, near Hatfield in Hertfordshire, to which he succeeded on the death of his eldest brother Ralph on 22 December 1635. There he enjoyed the intimacy of John Selden the jurist, of the 'ever-memorable' John Hales (1584–1656), and of his cousin, John Greaves, who dedicated to him in 1650 his Description of the Grand Signiors Seraglio. Tooke died at Popes without issue in 1675. He was twice married: first, to Anne, eldest daughter of Thomas Tooke of Bere Court, near Dover. She died on 9 December 1642, and he married, secondly, Margery, daughter of Thomas Coningsbury of North Mimms, Hertfordshire.
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According to E. I. Carlyle, "Tooke has been unduly disparaged as a writer. Both his prose and his poetry are undoubtedly impaired by a love of far-fetched metaphor and obscured by a painfully involved style. But his writings attest that he possessed ability, and the 'Legend of Brita-mart' shows considerable military knowledge."
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George Tooke
George Tooke (1595–1675) was an English soldier and writer. He took part in the unsuccessful expedition under Sir Edward Cecil against Cadiz in 1628, and wrote an account of the undertaking, The History of Cales Parsion, 1652, in prose and verse. Tooke returned from the expedition in poor health, and was compelled to retire from the military service. He resided on his estate of Popes, in Hertfordshire, and was intimate with Selden and Hales. He was the author also of The Legend of Brita-mart, 1646, and other works.
George Tooke, born in 1595, was the fifth son of Walter Tooke, by his wife Angelet(te) (died 1598), second daughter and coheiress of William Woodcliffe, a citizen and mercer of London. In 1625 George took part in the unsuccessful expedition under Sir Edward Cecil against Cadiz. He commanded a company of volunteers, and afterwards wrote an account of the undertaking, entitled The History of Cales Passion; or as some will by-name it, the Miss-taking of Cales presented in Vindication of the Sufferers, and to forewarne the future. By G. T. Esq., London, 1652, 4to. The work, which is in prose and verse, is dedicated to 'his much honoured cousin Mr John Greaves'. Another edition was published in 1654 with a print by Wenceslaus Hollar; and a third in 1659. After the return of the expedition to Plymouth a severe mortality broke out on board the ships, and Tooke's health was so much impaired that he was eventually compelled to retire from military service. He took up his residence on his paternal estate of Popes, near Hatfield in Hertfordshire, to which he succeeded on the death of his eldest brother Ralph on 22 December 1635. There he enjoyed the intimacy of John Selden the jurist, of the 'ever-memorable' John Hales (1584–1656), and of his cousin, John Greaves, who dedicated to him in 1650 his Description of the Grand Signiors Seraglio. Tooke died at Popes without issue in 1675. He was twice married: first, to Anne, eldest daughter of Thomas Tooke of Bere Court, near Dover. She died on 9 December 1642, and he married, secondly, Margery, daughter of Thomas Coningsbury of North Mimms, Hertfordshire.
Besides the work mentioned, George Tooke was the author of:
According to E. I. Carlyle, "Tooke has been unduly disparaged as a writer. Both his prose and his poetry are undoubtedly impaired by a love of far-fetched metaphor and obscured by a painfully involved style. But his writings attest that he possessed ability, and the 'Legend of Brita-mart' shows considerable military knowledge."
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