Hull, Eleanor (fl. 15th c.)
Hull, Eleanor (fl. 15th c.)
British translator. Name variations: Dame Eleanor Hull; fl. early 15th century in England; born Eleanor Malet, the only child of Sir John Malet of Enmore in Somerset.
Was connected with the royal court and probably also with the Bridgettine house at Twickenham, Sion Abbey; translated commentary on 7 penitential psalms and daily meditations from French into English.
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