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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Much of Kelley's early life is obscure. He claimed descent from the family of ''Ui Maine'' in Ireland. He was born at Worcester on 1 August 1555, at 4 P.M. according to a horoscope that John Dee drew up (based on notes Dee kept in his almanac/diary). He may have studied at Oxford under the name of Talbot; whether or not he attended university, Kelly was educated and knew Latin and possibly some Greek by the time he met Dee. | Much of Kelley's early life is obscure. He claimed descent from the family of ''Ui Maine'' in Ireland. He was born at Worcester on 1 August 1555, at 4 P.M. according to a [[horoscope]] that John Dee drew up (based on notes Dee kept in his almanac/diary). He may have studied at Oxford under the name of Talbot; whether or not he attended university, Kelly was educated and knew Latin and possibly some Greek by the time he met Dee. | ||
According to some accounts, Kelley was pilloried in Lancaster for forgery or counterfeiting. Both his ears were supposedly cropped, a common punishment during the Tudor Dynasty. He usually wore a cap on his head, and it was thought this was to hide his lack of ears. Some accounts say that he first worked as an apothecary's apprentice: some say he worked as a notary in London. | According to some accounts, Kelley was pilloried in Lancaster for forgery or counterfeiting. Both his ears were supposedly cropped, a common punishment during the Tudor Dynasty. He usually wore a cap on his head, and it was thought this was to hide his lack of ears. Some accounts say that he first worked as an apothecary's apprentice: some say he worked as a notary in London. | ||