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d. 1572 England

Richard Grafton (c. 1511 – 1572) was King's Printer under Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was a member of the Grocers' Company and MP for Coventry elected 1562-63

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Also known as: Grafton, Richard

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They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.

Thirty days hath November,
April, June, and September,
February hath xxviii alone,
And all the rest have xxxi.

Abridgement of the Chronicles of Englande (1570)

Thirty dayes hath Nouember,
Aprill, June and September,
February hath xxviii alone,
And all the rest haue xxxi.

Chronicles of England (1562)

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