Sir Philip Hobby was a wealthy 16th century English nobleman born around 1505. He was a close advisor to King Henry VIII, being one of the king's Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. Sir Philip was sent on an embassy to Portugal by Henry VIII, where he was "attended by ten gentlemen of his own retinue, wearing velvet coats with chains of gold." Hobby was active in the English Reformation, and his closeness to the King allowed him to amass a considerable fortune, … Wikipedia
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