Background
Richard Corbet was born in 1582, the son of a nurseryman at Ewell, Surrey.
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Richard Corbet
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At Oxford, to which Richard Corbet proceeded from Westminster school in 1597, he was noted as a wit. On taking orders he continued to display this talent from the pulpit, and James I, in consideration of his " fine fancy and preaching, " made him one of the royal chaplains.
Career
In 1620 Richard Corbet became vicar of Stewkley, Berkshire, and in the same year was made dean of Christchurch, Oxford. In 1628 he was made bishop of Oxford, and in 1632 translated thence to the see of Norwich. Corbet was the author of many poems, for the most part of a lively, satirical order, his most serious production being the Fairies' Farewell. His verses were first collected and published in 1647. His conviviality was famous, and many stories are told of his youthful merrymaking in London taverns in company with Ben Jonson, who always remained his close friend, and other dramatists.
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Religion
Anglican