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William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
William Alexander, 1st Earl of StirlingPC (c. 1567 – 12 February 1640) was a Scottishcourtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Charles Fort, later Port-Royal, Nova Scotia in 1629 and Long Island, New York. His literary works include Aurora (1604), The Monarchick Tragedies (1604) and Doomes-Day (1614, 1637).