(b bap. Bearsted, 17 Jan 1574; d London, 8 Sept 1637). English writer and physician. In his many Latin treatises he touched on music, often in abstruse language and with fantastic diagrams; he criticized contemporary theorists, including Kepler and Mersenne. He composed some dances.

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