John Somers or Sommers (1651-1716) English lawyer and politician: Counsel for the seven bishops 1688. Lord Chancellor 1697. Friend and patron of poets and writers. Jonathan Swift dedicated 'Tale of a Tub 1704 to him. 1840 engraving after a portrait by Godfrey Kneller showing Somers holding the Lord Chancellor’s purse.

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John Somers or Sommers (1651-1716) English lawyer and politician: Counsel for the seven bishops 1688. Lord Chancellor 1697. Friend and patron of poets and writers. Jonathan Swift dedicated 'Tale of a Tub 1704 to him. 1840 engraving after a portrait by Godfrey Kneller showing Somers holding the Lord Chancellor’s purse.

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