4-592: Sempill or Semple may refer to: People [ edit ] Francis Sempill (1616?–1682), Scottish writer, son of Robert the younger James Sempill (1566–1626), Scottish courtier and diplomat Hugh Sempill (1596–1654), Scottish mathematician Robert Sempill (c.1530–1595), Scottish balladeer Robert Sempill the younger (1595?–1663?), Scottish writer, son of Robert William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill (1893–1965), Scottish pioneering aviator and Japanese spy Other uses [ edit ] Clan Sempill ,
8-618: A Lowland Scottish clan Lord Sempill , a title in the Peerage of Scotland Sempill Mission , a 1921 military mission to Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sempill . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sempill&oldid=1191762306 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
12-469: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Francis Sempill Francis Sempill (c. 1616 – March 1682) was a Scottish poet, the son of Robert Sempill the younger . No details of his education are known. His fidelity to the Stuarts involved him in money difficulties, to meet which he alienated portions of his estates to his son. Before 1677 he
16-535: Was appointed sheriff-depute of Renfrewshire . He died at Paisley in March 1682. Sempill wrote many occasional pieces, and his fame as a wit was widespread. Among his most important works is the Banishment of Poverty , which contains some biographical details. The Blythsome Wedding, long attributed to Francis Sempill, has been more recently asserted to be the work of Sir William Scott of Thirlestane . Sempill's claim to
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