Dr Samuel Brooke (died 1631) was a Gresham Professor of Divinity (appointed 1612), a playwright, the chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge and subsequently the Master of Trinity (1629-1631). He was known to be an Arminian and anti-calvinist.
He was the brother of Christopher Brooke who appears in Wither's eclogues under the pastoral name of Cuddie. His plays include:
some of which were performed before King James I of England.
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