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Richard SAMWAYES 1615/16-1669

Biographical Note

Son of Richard Samwayes, vicar of Ilminster, Somerset. BA Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1634, MA 1637, fellow 1638-48, when he was ejected, but reinstated in 1660; BD 1661. Rector of Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire 1661-69. He published Englands faithfull reprover and monitour in 1653; according to Anthony Wood, he had other works "fitted for the press", which were lost.

Books

In his will, Samwayes bequeathed to Corpus Christi "all my books which are in my study fit for a library"; of the remainder, 50 books were to be given to his kinsman Peter Samwayes (1615-93), rector of Bedale), 40 to his cousin John Haugh, and the rest were to be kept in store by his executor for such of his nephews "as shall affect learning". Peter Samwayes was also to receive all his manuscripts and papers. Examples: in Corpus Christi, Oxford.

Sources

Foster, J. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford 1500-1714/1715-1886, 8 vols, Oxford, 1891.
Matthews, A.G., Walker revised, Oxford, 1948
Morgan, P. Oxford libraries outside the Bodleian. 2 nd edn, Oxford, 1980.

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-In his will, Samwayes [[bequest::bequeathed]] to [[beneficiary::Corpus Christ College, Oxford|Corpus Christi]] "all my books which are in my study fit for a library"; of the remainder, 50 books were to be [[bequest::given]] to his [[beneficiary::kinsman]] [[family::Peter Samwayes]] (1615-93, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Bedale]]), 40 to his [[beneficiary::cousin]] [[family::John Haugh]], and the rest were to be kept in store by his executor for such of his nephews "as shall affect learning".  [[subsequent owner::Peter Samwayes]] was also to receive all his [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and papers.  Examples: in Corpus Christi, Oxford.
+In his will, Samwayes [[bequest::bequeathed]] to [[beneficiary::Corpus Christ College, Oxford|Corpus Christi]] "all my books which are in my study fit for a library"; of the remainder, 50 books were to be [[bequest::given]] to his [[beneficiary::kinsman]] [[family::Peter Samwayes]] ([[date o birth::1615]]-[[date of death::1693|93]]), [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Bedale]]), 40 to his [[beneficiary::cousin]] [[family::John Haugh]], and the rest were to be kept in store by his executor for such of his nephews "as shall affect learning".  [[subsequent owner::Peter Samwayes]] was also to receive all his [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and papers.  Examples: in Corpus Christi, Oxford.
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