Other Writings
He also authored a bestselling school textbook, The Logic of Ramus (1597), an introduction to the mould-breaking Renaissance philosophy of martyred Protestant French contemporary Pierre de la Ramée. He also published a book on music theory, The principles of musik (1636), and a theological defence of marriage between first cousins, coinciding with the engagement and subsequent marriage of his daughter to his nephew.
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