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Walter Bagot

Aphorism therapy, or, How to cope with dishonest relatives
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Aphorism therapy, or, How to cope with dishonest relatives

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Heather Wolfe

Poor Walter Bagot (1557-1622). A busy county official in Staffordshire and head of a large extended family with typically complicated financial arrangements, he was on the receiving end of a constant flow of requests, complaints, and excuses. Occasionally, these letters…