George Peele was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 dramatist.
Peele was christened on 25 July 1556. His father, who appears to have belonged to a Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

shire family, was clerk of Christ's Hospital

Christ's Hospital

Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...

, and wrote two treatises on bookkeeping

Bookkeeping

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. Peele was educated at Christ's Hospital, and entered Broadgates Hall (Pembroke College), Oxford

Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...

, in 1571. In 1574 he removed to Christ Church, taking his B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in 1577, and proceeding M.A.

Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts of these universities are admitted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university .There is no examination or study required for the degree...

 in 1579. In that year, the governors of Christ's Hospital requested their clerk to "discharge his house of his son, George Peele." He went up to London

London

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 about 1580, but in 1583 when Albertus Alasco (Albert Laski), a Polish

Poland

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 nobleman, was entertained at Christ Church, Peele was entrusted with the arrangement of two Latin plays by William Gager

William Gager

William Gager was an English jurist, now known for his Latin dramas.He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford....

 (fl.

Floruit

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 1580-1619) presented on the occasion.

He was also complimented by Dr.