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' - - ALEXANDER S 6 £ lNUS , Alexander was the eldest of the numerous offspring of Marianm Socinus . * He was destined from infancy for his father ' s profession , and gave early indications of superior genius and" talents : After prosecuting his legal studies under the ablest masters at Siena and Padua , he took his doctor ' s degree in both laws at Siena in 1530 , previously to which he had maintained with great applause three hundred theses , first for five days at Padua , and afterwards for two days at the university of his native cky . Here he held
for some tiitye the office of one of the professors of Civil Law : he then removed to Padua , with the appointment of Professor in Ordinary , arid acquitted himself with distinguished reputation . Owing to some dissensions , which arose between him and the other professors , he quitted this university for that of Siena , where he again occupied one of the law-chairs In the year 1541 , an academy was established at Macerata , to which he was appointed Law professor with a very liberal salary . , The year after his settlement at' this place , he caught a severe cold in consequence of overheating himself in tfie ^ amusement of playing ball , frottt the effects of which he died he
at ttoe aj ; e of thtrty-otoe . The high esteem m ^ hich was held was evinced by the respect paid to his remains . The government of Macerate caused his body to be conveyed to Siena , accompanied by a guard of honour . Here he was buried ' in the family cetnet ^ y * Alexapder was married toAeries ^ etfuccl , daiightSf «> f Burgesius Petrucci arid Victoria Piccoluomine . JSWesius' Wad sufcce ' eded hk father Pandulphus Petrucci as the head of the Republicfof Siena , but vr&s soon compelled to relinquish his station by an opposing fa <^ ionw His death followed shortly after . His widow Victoria , who was related to many of the principal fami-
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r •«' Aiiim ;^ p ^ en t * ^ hwi , ; - -. . , ^ i Whefe ^ ol ^ arid w ^ ni&ri n ^ er Intrude ^ > Wheie rkhes furnish at t % call ^ Both costly dreds aiid dainty food : " Yet all thy gold is worthless ore ; r Store dear my boy , though nurs d in woe * Than all thy state , than all thy store—A Mother ' s heart ihou ill dost know V * ** Thy tears rebuke my folly ' s aim ! My wealth thy treasure cannot buy ; Yet shall it answer mis e ry ' s claim , And light up pleasure in thine eye # " Beheath my car 6 thy boy shall grow . While thou his rising wbrthshalt tend ; Your wand ' rings o er , ye yet stall . know A home , £ lnd cdiiifbrt , and a friend . " Birrfiingham . H . H .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1827, page 570, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1799/page/18/
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