John Wyer d.1556
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John WYER d.1556
Biographical Note
Matriculated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1543; at the time of his death he was recorded as an LL.B and fellow of the college.
Books
Wyer's probate inventory includes ca.200 books, valued at £9 17s 6d (from a total estate valued at over £66). The books are mostly in Latin, with some Greek and English ones, and are predominantly legal with some classics and other subjects, though a strikingly low peoportion of theology. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.69 (see full citation below).
Sources
- Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.69/p.151-4.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.