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A Lesson with Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight, for the Scholars of Brixington Academy

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  A Lesson with Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight, wherein are discussed divers Topics of Great Importance for young Scholars in all Partes of the World to-day, and principally for the young Scholars of the Academy of Brixington in the fair Town of Exmouth, following their visit to the Church of All Saints  in Budley   The fair Town of Exmouth that ye see here is proud of its fine Academy of learning in the village of Brixington.   ‘Twas from here that the learned schoolmistress Dame Sarah did aske us that we should speake to her young scholars of the said Academy when they did visit our home village of Budley.   Photo by Christine Chittock Naturally for our meting in the Church of All Saints did we weare our finest apparel and other accoutrements: our fur-lined cloak, our pearl-encrusted doublet, accompanied by our pipe, our best beard, our rapier and our most extreme arrogance. The scholars of Brixington were much delighted and impressed. And there did they enquire of