James Townley d.1543

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James TOWNLEY d.1542

Biographical Note

BA Queens' College, Cambridge 1522, fellow 1523 (later a fellow of Christ's), MA 1525, BD 1538.

Books

Townley's probate inventory includes 73 titles, in 111 volumes, valued at £2 14s 7d (from a total estate valued at £19 8s 3d). The books are predominantly in Latin, but include some English and French ones; alongside many theological books, including many titles by reforming authors like Bucer and Bullinger, he owned texts on a mixture of other subjects. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.12 (see full citation below).

Sources

  • Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.12/pp.29-30.
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.