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Roger Marbeck
Roger
Marbeck
, son of
organist
John Marbeck
, was a noted
classical scholar
, was
appointed
public orator
in the
University of Oxford
in
1564
, and in 1565 became a
canon
of
Christ Church
and was
elected
Provost
of
Oriel College
; he left
Oxford
on account of an unfortunate
marriage
, and took to
medicine
as a profession,
becoming
the first
registrar
of the
College of Physicians in London
, and
chief physician
to
Elizabeth I of England
.
