GOOGE, BARNABE , English poet, son of Robert Googe, recorder of Lincoln, was born at Alvingham, Lin colnshire. He studied at Christ's college, Cambridge, and at New college, Oxford. He was attached to the household of his kinsman, Sir William Cecil, and in 1563 became a gentleman pensioner to Queen Elizabeth. His poems appeared in 1563 as Eglogs, Epytaphes and Sonettes. Googe was provost-marshal of the court of Connaught, and some 20 letters of his in this capacity are pre served in the record office. He was an ardent Protestant, and his poetry is coloured by his religious and political views.
His other works include a translation from Marcellus Palin genius (said to be an anagram for Pietro Angelo Manzolli) of a satirical Latin poem, Zodiacus vitae (Venice, 1531?), in 12 books, under the title of The Zodyake of Life (156o); The Popish King dome, or Reign of Antichrist (1570), translated from Thomas Kirchmayer or Naogeorgus ; The Spiritual Husbandrie from the same author, printed with the last ; Foure Bookes of Husbandrie (1577), collected by Conradus Heresbachius; and The Proverbs of . . . Lopes de Mendoza (15 79) .