John Melton
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Sir John Melton was an English merchant, writer and politician.
He was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North
in 1635, by Charles I of England
.He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death.
His works include A Six-Folde Politician (1609), and the satirical play Astrologaster (1620), against astrologer
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He was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North
Council of the North
The Council of the North was an administrative body originally set up in 1484 by king Richard III of England, the third and last Yorkist monarch to hold the Crown of England; its intention was to improve government control and economic prosperity, to benefit the entire area of Northern England...
in 1635, by Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
.He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death.
His works include A Six-Folde Politician (1609), and the satirical play Astrologaster (1620), against astrologer
Astrologer
An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...
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