Marmion

Marmion, Shakerley (1602-39), an English dramatist, was born in Northamptonshire. After leaving Oxford, he ran through his fortune and served as a soldier in the Netherlands. He died at London, whither he was obliged to' return when on his way to serve in the expedition against the Scots. He was author of Holland's Leagues and two other comedies, and an epic, Cupid and Psyche.