 Francis Osborne

Francis Osborne (26 September 1593 – 4 February 1659) was an English essayist, known for his "Advice to a Son", which became a very popular book soon after the English Restoration.He was born, according to his epitaph, on 26 Sept. 1593, was fifth and youngest son of Sir John Osborne of Chicksands Priory, Shefford, Bedfordshire, by his wife Dorothy, daughter and coheiress of Richard Barlee, esq., of Effingham Hall, Essex.