William Lithgow

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1585 - 1645

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William Lithgow was born around 1585 at Lanark, Scotland. He was known as a traveler, author and alleged spy. He was the oldest son of James Lithgow, who came from a family of merchants. Prior to 1610 he had already visited Switzerland, Bohemia and Shetland. 1610 was also the year he decided to travel to Paris and later Rome, where he remained for four weeks. After this, he visited other parts of Italy such as Naples and Acona and cities as Athens and Constantinople as well, before moving on to Palestine, Egypt and Fez. His last journey, in which he took off to Spain sadly ended when his identity as a spy was uncovered. He was tortured because of this. Lithgow claimed to have travelled over 36,000 miles on foot, and his most renowned literary work, Rare Adventures and Paineful Peregrinations, therefore consists of accounts of his travels.

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