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227: 402: 372: 187: 183:(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. 167:. 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 89:, 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 205:, 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, 133:; 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 415: 17: 160:
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
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William Vaughan (Welsh writer and colonial investor)
324: 343: 140:By 1619 Vaughan signed over part of his grant to 129:to establish a permanent colony, which he called 457: 105:In 1616 he bought a grant of land, the southern 97:, being incorporated at Oxford on 23 June 1605. 207:The Church from the Time of our Saviour to 1640 152:. In this area George Calvert established his 33:(c. 1575 – August 1641) was a 304:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 271:Learn how and when to remove this message 382: 337: 234:This article includes a list of general 185: 442:Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 301:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 14: 496:Writers from Newfoundland and Labrador 458: 410: 354: 294:Davies, Ceri). "Vaughan, Sir William ( 289: 287: 125:. In 1617 he sent Welsh colonists to 220: 284: 24: 293: 240:it lacks sufficient corresponding 25: 517: 433: 71:John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery 425:Dictionary of National Biography 400: 370: 225: 506:Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford 100: 13: 1: 216: 44: 416:Vaughan, William (1577-1641) 318:UK public library membership 7: 501:People from Carmarthenshire 10: 522: 486:17th-century Welsh writers 476:16th-century Welsh writers 123:London and Bristol Company 85:. William was educated at 77:(1587−1659), a well-known 41:, but with mixed success. 491:17th-century male writers 481:16th-century male writers 174: 55:Llanfihangel Aberbythych 27:Welsh writer (died 1641) 393:Encyclopædia Britannica 255:more precise citations. 412:Thomas, Daniel Lleufer 310:10.1093/ref:odnb/28151 195: 189: 93:, where he proceeded 87:Jesus College, Oxford 69:. He was brother to 211:The Soules Exercise 117:) of the island of 31:Sir William Vaughan 196: 179:His chief work is 148:, the area around 135:Richard Whitbourne 450:The Golden Fleece 440:Biography at the 316:(Subscription or 281: 280: 273: 192:The Golden Fleece 181:The Golden Fleece 83:English Civil War 16:(Redirected from 513: 429: 404: 403: 397: 388:Vaughan, William 376: 374: 373: 358: 352: 341: 335: 322: 321: 313: 291: 276: 269: 265: 262: 256: 251:this article by 242:inline citations 229: 228: 221: 190:Title page from 154:Colony of Avalon 107:Avalon Peninsula 73:(1572−1634) and 21: 521: 520: 516: 515: 514: 512: 511: 510: 456: 455: 436: 401: 386:, ed. (1911). " 371: 369: 361: 353: 344: 336: 325: 315: 292: 285: 277: 266: 260: 257: 247:Please help to 246: 230: 226: 219: 177: 103: 59:Carmarthenshire 47: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 519: 509: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 454: 453: 445: 435: 434:External links 432: 431: 430: 398: 384:Chisholm, Hugh 360: 359: 342: 323: 282: 279: 278: 233: 231: 224: 218: 215: 176: 173: 146:George Calvert 102: 99: 81:leader in the 46: 43: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 518: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 463: 461: 452: 451: 446: 444: 443: 438: 437: 427: 426: 421: 417: 413: 408: 407:public domain 399: 395: 394: 389: 385: 380: 379:public domain 368: 367: 366: 365: 356: 351: 349: 347: 339: 338:Chisholm 1911 334: 332: 330: 328: 319: 311: 307: 303: 302: 298:1575–1641)". 297: 290: 288: 283: 275: 272: 264: 254: 250: 244: 243: 237: 232: 223: 222: 214: 212: 208: 204: 200: 193: 188: 184: 182: 172: 170: 166: 161: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 138: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 115:Placentia Bay 112: 108: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 75:Henry Vaughan 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 53:(Gelli Aur), 52: 42: 40: 36: 32: 19: 466:1570s births 449: 441: 423: 391: 364:Attribution: 363: 362: 299: 295: 267: 258: 239: 210: 206: 198: 197: 191: 180: 178: 169:Llangyndeyrn 162: 139: 119:Newfoundland 104: 101:Newfoundland 51:Golden Grove 48: 39:Newfoundland 30: 29: 471:1641 deaths 420:Lee, Sidney 355:Thomas 1899 261:August 2020 253:introducing 121:, from the 460:Categories 320:required.) 236:references 217:References 142:Henry Cary 45:Early life 414:(1899). " 158:Trepassey 150:Ferryland 448:Text of 203:allegory 165:Virginia 131:Cambriol 79:Royalist 422:(ed.). 409::  381::  249:improve 194:(1626). 111:Calvert 418:". In 375:  314: 238:, but 127:Renews 109:(from 91:Vienna 175:Works 67:Powys 63:Wales 35:Welsh 209:and 390:". 306:doi 113:to 95:LlD 462:: 345:^ 326:^ 296:c. 286:^ 213:. 61:, 57:, 357:. 340:. 312:. 308:: 274:) 268:( 263:) 259:( 245:. 20:)

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William Vaughan (Welsh writer and colonial investor)
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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