Matthew Stevenson, also referred to as Mathew Stevenson (died 1684) was an English
poet
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and a member of the circle of cavalier wits who frequented the lawcourts following
the Restoration
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. He was buried at St Mary-in-the-Marsh,
Norwich
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.
[Thomas Seccombe, ‘Stevenson, Matthew (d. 1684)’, rev. Ian William McLellan, ]Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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, Oxford University Press, 2004
Publications
Stevenson's publications included:
*''Occasion's Offspring, or, Poems upon Severall Occasions'' (
1654
Events
January–March
* January 6 – In India, Jaswant Singh of Marwar (in the modern-day state of Rajasthan) is elevated to the title of Maharaja by Emperor Shah Jahan.
* January 11 – Arauco War – Battle of Río B ...
)
*''The twelve moneths, or, A pleasant and profitable discourse of every action, whether of labour or recreation, proper to each particular moneth''
*''Bellum presbyteriale, or, As much said for the
presbyter
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as may be, together with their covenants catastrophe, held forth in an heroick poem'' (
1661
Events
January–March
* January 6 – The Fifth Monarchists, led by Thomas Venner, unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London; George Monck's regiment defeats them.
* January 29 – The Rokeby baronets, a Br ...
).
*''Florus Britannicus, or, An exact epitome of the history of England from William the Conqueror to the twelfth year of the reign of his sacred majesty Charls the Second now flourishing'' (
1662
Events
January–March
* January 4 – Dziaddin Mukarram Shah becomes the new Sultan of Kedah, an independent kingdom on the Malay Peninsula, upon the death of his father, Sultan Muhyiddin Mansur.
* January 10 – At the ...
)
*''Norfolk drollery, or, A complete collection of the newest songs, jovial poems, and catches, &c.'' (
1673
Events
January–March
* January 22 – Impersonator Mary Carleton is hanging, hanged at Newgate Prison in London, for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation.
* February 10 – Molière's ''comédie-ballet ...
), (republished as ''Poems'' in 1673 and ''The Wits'' in
1685
Events
January–March
* January 6 – American-born British citizen Elihu Yale, for whom Yale University in the U.S. is named, completes his term as the first leader of the Madras Presidency in India, administering the colony ...
).
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References
1684 deaths
Year of birth unknown
English male poets
17th-century English poets
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