Thomas Edwards d.1568

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Thomas EDWARDS d.1568

Biographical Note

LL.B Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1562, having been a fellow there from 1559; no other details of his career are known.

Books

Edwards's probate inventory includes ca.95 books, valued at £17 4s 9d (from a total estate valued at £47 11s 5d). The books are mostly in Latin, with some Greek ones, with a predominance of law alongside some theology, classics and other subjects. He bequeathed various specific books to academic colleagues and pupils. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.130 (see full citation below).

Sources

  • Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.130/p.300-2.
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.