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, A.A. Macdonell's _Camping-out_ (1892) and _Voyages on German Rivers_ (1890); G.R. Lowndes, _Gipsy Tents_ (1890). For Australia and Africa, W.B. Lord, _Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life_ (1871); the articles by F.J. Jackson in the _Big Game Shooting_ volume of the "Badminton Library"; the articles on "Camping out" in _The Encyclopaedia of Sport_; F.C. Selous, _A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa_ (1881), and _Travel and Adventure in South Africa_ (1893); A.W. Chanler, _Through Jungle and Desert_ (1896); A.B. Rathbone, _Camping and Tramping in Malaya_ (1898). For America, G.O. Shields, _Camping and Camp Outfits_ (1890); W.W. Pascoe, _Canoe and Camp Cookery_ (1893); _Woodcraft_, by "Nessmuk" (1895); W.S. Rainsford, _Camping and Hunting in the Shoshone_ (1896); S.E. White, _The Forest_ (1903), and _The Mountains_ (1904); _Suggestions as to Outfit for Tramping and Camping_ (1904), published by "The Appalachian Mountain Club," Boston. Valuable information will be found in the sporting periodicals, and in the catalogues of outfitters and dealers in sporting goods. CAMPION, EDMUND (1540-1581), English Jesuit, was born in London, received his early education at Christ's Hospital, and, as the best of the London scholars, was chosen in their name to make the complimentary speech when Queen Mary visited the city on the 3rd of August 1553. He went to Oxford and became fellow of St John's College in 1557, taking the oath of supremacy on the occasion of his degree in 1564, in which year he was orator in the schools. He had already shown his talents as a speaker at the funeral of Amy Robsart in 1560; and when Sir Thomas White, the founder of the college, was buried in 1564, the Latin oration fell to the lot of Campion. Two years later he welcomed Queen Elizabeth to the university, and won a regard, which the queen preserved until the end. Religious difficulties now began to beset him; but at the persuasion of Edward Cheyney, bishop of Gloucester, although holding Catholic doctrines, he took deacon's orders in the English Church. Inwardly "he took a remorse of conscience and detestation of mind." Rumours of his opinions began to spread and, giving up the office of proctor, he left Oxford in 1569 and went to Ireland to take part in a proposed restoration of the Dublin University. The suspicion of papistry followed him; and orders were given for his arrest. For some three months he eluded pursuit,
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