Background and education Richard Corbet (died 1606)



the former shrewsbury school building, town s library. probable richard corbet educated @ school.


richard corbet educated @ shrewsbury school. family historian augusta corbet, maintained that:



during decade (the 1550s) sir andrew s 3 elder sons being polished learning @ shrewsbury school, both scholars , master justly famous, , shrewsbury proud of them. find 3s. 9d. spent on occasion upon mr corbet s sones , mr. aston. unremitting fostering care , (mr. aston s) renown learning school in great measure owed first years of prosperity.

however, school not opened until 1552 , ashton not appointed until 1561, unlikely richard studied under headship more couple of years, if @ all. unclear such scanty evidence of sir andrew s sons studied @ school, although argument richard being among 3 mentioned stronger elder brother. corbets had numerous links school. reginald corbet, of sir andrew s uncles, had been leading figure in agitating establishment. first head, thomas ashton knew sir andrew , wrote burghley praising him. school had calvinist ethos , obvious place protestant gentry send sons: philip sidney placed there father, henry sidney, president of council in marches, , close friend of corbets.








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