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Sir Arthur Atye or Atey (died 1604) was an English academic and politician.〔(historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Atye, Arthur (d. 1604), of London and Kilburn, Mdx.'' )〕 ==Life== Atye graduated B.A. at Christ Church, Oxford in 1560, and M.A. in 1564. A fellow of Merton College, Oxford, he became Principal of St Alban Hall in 1572. Between 1566 and 1568 he went with John Man on a diplomatic mission in Spain.〔Hannah Crummé, ''The Impact of Lord Burghley and the Earl of Leicester’s Spanish-Speaking Secretaries'', Yearbook of the Spanish and Portuguese Society for English Renaissance Studies Volume 21 (2011), pp. 1-48. ((PDF) ) at p. 20.〕 He was six times a Member of Parliament: for in 1572 and 1584; for in 1589; for in 1593; for in 1597; and for (1604).〔 He acted as secretary to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Later he worked for Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and translated political works from Spanish. He was knighted in 1603.〔 Atye was also one of the trading group in Leicester's circle involved in commerce with Morocco, with Alexander Avenon and Richard Staper. The merchant Benedict Barnham left money to Atye and his wife. Atye was residing at Kilburn when he died; he owned property in several other locations around London, including Harrow-on-the-Hill where he was buried. His eldest son and heir Robert was still a minor.〔John Summerson, ''The Book of Architecture of John Thorpe in Sir John Soane's Museum'', The Volume of the Walpole Society Vol. 40, (1964-1966), pp. iii-ix, 1-41, 43-109, 111-133; at p. 95. Published by: The Walpole Society. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41829464〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Atye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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