Marchamont Needham (1620 - 1678) was a journalist, publisher and pamphleteer during the English Civil War, who wrote official news and propaganda for both sides of the conflict. Marchamont was raised by his mother, the innkeeper of The George inn, Burford, Oxfordshire, after his father's death. His step-father was the vicar of Burford and teacher at the local school. After obtaining a BA from All Souls College, Oxford in 1637, … Wikipedia
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