John Hoby 1635-1702

From Book Owners Online

Sir John HOBY, 2nd bart 1635-1702

Biographical Note

Son of Peregrine Hoby of Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, MP and landowner. His elder brother Edward Hoby was created a baronet in 1666, and John inherited the title and estate from him in 1675.

Books

Edward Bernard's Catalogi manuscriptorum, 1697, lists Hoby as owning 23 manuscripts.

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