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ane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court
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attended Oxford university
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lane gained accolades for his military skill
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he was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain.
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Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships
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Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts.
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the queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia
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seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England
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a fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home.
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Thomas Hariot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
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Lane was back in Ireland Serving as muster master general and clerk of the check of the garrison and remained in that country for the rest of his life
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lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master
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Lane died in Dublin, Ireland and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church