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Biographical Sketch
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fence by publishing a tract called The time-serving Proteus and ambidexter divine uncased to the world.
Four years later, Dury started again on his travels, this time with the approbation of Cromwell, an alliance which brought upon him many reproaches. But it mattered little to John Dury whether king or protector ruled if he saw any chance of furthering his work of pacification. With this thought only at heart, after the Restoration he sought the favour of Charles II, but his action under the Commonwealth was remembered, and his letters and plea for an interview were disregarded.
