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John Abbot (1587/1588 – c. 1650) was an English Roman Catholic clergyman and poet. His birthplace is uncertain but may have been London or Leicester. Abbott is believed to be the nephew both of George Abbot the Archbishop of Canterbury and Robert Abbot the bishop of Salisbury. Abbot was thus from a strongly Protestant family. After being educated at Balliol College Oxford he travelled to the continent where he converted to Roman Catholicism.