Moses Browne

Moses Browne (1703 – 13 September 1787), poet and cleric, suffers from uncertainty about the details of his birth. Some records suggest Severn Stoke in Worcestershire, but a London birth is more likely, as he became a pen-cutter in Clerkenwell, London, after the death of his patron, Lord Molesworth, in 1725. He then became a poet, and in middle age a clergyman of the Church of England.

London life Browne contributed poems to The Gentleman's Magazine, winning several prizes from its founder.

Noted works 1729 – Piscatory Eclogues 1742 - The Universe 1750 – The Compleat Angler 1752 – The Works and Rest of the Creation 1772 – The Excellency of the Knowledge of Jesus Christ