"They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled."
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Richard Grafton
1511 – 1572
Richard Grafton (c. 1511 – 1572) was King's Printer under Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was a member of the Grocers' Company and MP for Coventry elected 1562-63
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