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Oxfordians believe these two passages, when linked, support their claim that Oxford was one of the most prominent " suppressed " writers of the day.

Critics of this view argue that Oxford nor any other writer is not here identified as a concealed writer, but as the first in a list of known modern writers whose works have already been " made public ", " of which number is first " Oxford, adding to the publicly acknowledged literary tradition dating back to Geoffrey Chaucer.

Other critics interpret the passage to mean that the courtly writers and their works are known within courtly circles, but not to the general public.

In either case, neither Oxford nor anyone else is identified as a hidden writer or one that used a pseudonym.