Anthony Hall d.1551

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Anthony HALL d.1551

Biographical Note

BA Pembroke College, Cambridge 1548, and then fellow there until his death soon afterwards.

Books

Hall's probate inventory includes ca.45 books, valued at £3 8s 1d (from a total estate valued at £7 12s 11d). The books are mostly in Latin or Greek, and cover a range of subjects including theology, classics, and philosophy. His will includes some specific bequests of books, and references to debts concerning books. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.49 (see full citation below).

Sources

  • Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.49/p.117-8.
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.