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==Life==
He was born in [[Northamptonshire]], and was admitted a [[Demyship|demy]] of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1553. He graduated B.A. in 1559, was elected a fellow of his college, and commenced M.A. in 1564. He accompanied [[Sir Thomas Hoby]] on his embassy to France in 1566; and in 1569 he resigned his fellowship.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Tomson, Laurence}}</ref>
Between 1575 and 1587 Tomson represented [[Weymouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Weymouth and Melcombe Regis]] in the House of Commons, and he was member for [[Downton (UK Parliament constituency)|Downton]] in 1588–9. In 1582 he was in attendance at court at [[Windsor Castle]]. According to his epitaph he travelled in Sweden, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and France; was conversant with twelve languages; and at one period gave public lectures on the Hebrew language at Geneva. He was employed in political affairs by Sir Francis Walsingham, after whose death he retired into private life.<ref name="DNB"/>
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