Editing Barnabe Barnes (section)

==Early life==
The third son of Dr [[Richard Barnes (bishop)|Richard Barnes]], bishop of [[Durham, England|Durham]], he was baptised in [[York]] at the church of [[St Michael le Belfrey, York|St Michael le Belfry]] on 6 March 1571. In 1586 he was entered at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]], but did not take his degree.  His father died in 1587 leaving two-thirds of his estate to be divided among his six children, and Barnes appears to have been able to live on income from this bequest.<ref name="DNB">John D. Cox, "Barnes, Barnabe (bap. 1571, d. 1609)," ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Oxford University Press, 2004</ref> In 1591 he went to France with the [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|earl of Essex]], who was then serving against the prince of [[Parma]]. On his return he published ''Parthenophil and Parthenophe, Sonnettes, Madrigals, Elegies and Odes'' (ent. on Stationers' Register 1593), dedicated to his "dearest friend," the poet and nobleman [[William Percy (writer)|William Percy]], who contributed a [[sonnet]] to the [[eulogy|eulogies]] prefixed to a later work, ''Offices''. ''Parthenophil'' was possibly printed for private circulation, and the copy in the [[duke of Devonshire]]'s library is believed to be unique.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Barnes, Barnabe|volume=3|page=412}}</ref>