William Segrave d.1556

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William SEAGRAVE d.1556

Biographical Note

MA Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1556, vicar of Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 1554.

Books

Seagrave's probate inventory includes ca.60 books, valued at £3 3s 9d (from a total estate valued at £29 14s 3d). The books are mostly in Latin, with a predominance of theology, with some philosophy and other topics. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.71 (see full citation below).

Sources

  • Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.71/p.159-61.
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.