![]() ![]() R.C") and Calef's pride in having no proficiency in Latin. ![]() His writing displays broad education and it is possible that following grammar school he attended one of England's clandestine dissenting academies as evidenced by Cotton Mather's use of the title "Mr." ("Mr. The Calef family of Stanstead was "one of substantial yeoman and clothiers." The majority of what is known about the character of Robert Calef is what can be gleaned from his single book, and it contains almost no details about his own life. Robert Calef, son of Joseph Calef, was baptized in Stanstead, Suffolk, England on 2 November 1648. ![]()
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