Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560–1627) was an English courtier, writer and soldier who served as Master of the Ceremonies to King James I of England. His career has been described as a "tortuous trajectory rich in false starts, byways and rather nebulous interludes...[with] slippery religious and political allegiances".He was noted for his translations of courtly European literature. Particularly important was the translation of Gasparo Contarini's account of the Venetian republic, The Commonwealth and Government of Venice, which influenced contemporary writers including Shakespeare.He is also widely believed to be the author of an original work, The Estate of English Fugitives, a polemic attacking the Spanish and the machinations of Catholic clergy, while also defending the rights of English Catholics.. }
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- Lewes_Lewknor abstract "Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560–1627) was an English courtier, writer and soldier who served as Master of the Ceremonies to King James I of England. His career has been described as a "tortuous trajectory rich in false starts, byways and rather nebulous interludes...[with] slippery religious and political allegiances".He was noted for his translations of courtly European literature. Particularly important was the translation of Gasparo Contarini's account of the Venetian republic, The Commonwealth and Government of Venice, which influenced contemporary writers including Shakespeare.He is also widely believed to be the author of an original work, The Estate of English Fugitives, a polemic attacking the Spanish and the machinations of Catholic clergy, while also defending the rights of English Catholics.".