Anna Weamys, sometimes referred to as Anne Weamys ( fl. 1651) was an

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. Weamys has been identified as the author of ''A Continuation of Sir

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'' (1651), which appeared under the name "Mistress A. W." Little is known of her life, but Patrick Cullen situates her in the context of a network of

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sympathizers, including aristocratic patron Henry Pierrepont and his daughters Anne and Grace, writer

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, printer William Bentley, bookseller Thomas Heath, and possibly poet

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(née Altham). A modern (1994) edition of Weamys' book was edited by Patrick Cullen.

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