“I do most certainly believe that the Supream Magistrate hath some…” — Andrew Marvell

“I do most certainly believe that the Supream Magistrate hath some Power, but not all Power in matters of Religion.”

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Andrew Marvell

About Andrew Marvell

31 March 1621–16 August 1678

Andrew Marvell was born on March 31, 1621, in the small village of Winestead in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of the Reverend Andrew Marvell and Anne Pease Marvell. The family soon moved to the bustling port town of Hull when the elder Marvell was appointed lecturer at Holy Trinity Church and master…

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