He was frequently employed in composing pageants for the City of London, and in 1620 was appointed city Chronologer.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury
He died there in the summer of 1627, and was succeeded as Chronologer by Ben Jonson.
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George Saintsbury
"Neither, but a grave and veritable Chronologer.
"The Red Rover"
James Fenimore Cooper