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Inscriptions: Colonel Henry Marten


Colonel Henry Marten, 3 Merton Street

The above inscription on 3 Merton Street reads:

IN THIS HOUSE WAS BORN
Col. HENRY MARTEN
GENTLEMAN COMMONER OF
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,
OXFORD
MP FOR BERKSHIRE
REPUBLICAN AND WIT.
1602 – 1680

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Last updated: 4 September, 2011