▁scholar ▁in ▁several ▁sorts ▁of ▁learning ." </ ref > ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 8 , ▁John ▁Ly te ▁made ▁over ▁his ▁property ▁to ▁Henry ▁who ▁managed ▁the ▁Som erset ▁estate ▁until ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 6 , ▁when ▁his ▁ste pm other ▁brought ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁d ower ▁against ▁him . ▁Ly te ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁sh er iff , ▁or ▁perhaps ▁only ▁as ▁under - sh er iff , ▁of ▁Som erset ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Mary ▁I , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁until ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁( that ▁is , ▁ 1 5 5 9 ). ▁ ▁Ly te ▁was ▁married ▁three ▁times : ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 5 4 6 ▁to ▁Ag nes , ▁daughter ▁and ▁he ir ess ▁of ▁John ▁K ellow ay ▁of ▁Coll um pton , ▁Dev on , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 4 , ▁and ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁five ▁daughters ; ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 5 6 5 ▁to ▁Frances , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Ti pto ft , ▁citiz en ▁of ▁London , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁and ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 1 ▁to ▁Dor othy , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁G over ▁of ▁Som erton , ▁Som erset , ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁Ly te ▁was ▁a ▁distant ▁connection ▁of ▁anti qu arian ▁John ▁A ubre y ,