Grymeston, Elizabeth Bernye (d. 1603)

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Grymeston, Elizabeth Bernye (d. 1603)

British poet. Name variations: Elizabeth Bernye Grymeston; Elizabeth Grimston; Elizabeth Bernye. Born Elizabeth Bernye; died 1603; dau. of Martin Bernye and Margaret Flynte Bernye; m. Christopher Grymeston.

Raised in Catholic environment but, like father, fined for recusancy; had a knowledge of Italian, Latin, and Greek; only extant work is Miscelanea, Meditations, Memoratives written for son Bernye.

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