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Sir Richard NEWDIGATE, 3rd baronet 1668-1727

The bookplate of Richard Newdigate, British Museum Franks Collection *371 - ?the son of the 2nd baronet, before inheriting the title?)

Biographical Note

Son of Sir Richard Newdigate, 2nd bart, of Arbury Hall, Warwickshire, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in January 1709/10. Matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1685 but did not graduate. He did not follow his father into Parliament and seems to have devoted his time to managing his estates at Arbury and Harefield; his father fell out with him but left him property encumbered with considerable debts.

Characteristic Markings

There is a rather puzzling succession of Newdigate bookplates in the Franks Collection. A plate of "Sr Richard Newdigate of Arbury, in the county of Warwick, baronet', dated 1709 (Franks 21722), is presumably this man's, made shortly after inheriting the title; it is noted as being an altered version of a plate which was originally used for Sir Richard's second son John, dated 1702 (Franks 21720/*364). A plate of "Richard Newdigate, Esqr." dated 1702 (Franks 21721/*371) is presumably also his, though it may be noted that there is no mark of cadency on this plate (as there is on John's, which has a crescent for the second son). None of them is attributed to the 2nd baronet, therefore, though there are other possible interpretations of the evidence.

The extent and disposition of Newdigate's library is not known. His will (like his father's) has no specific mention of books; his household goods and furniture were left to his wife, during her lifetime, and afterwards to his eldest son Edward Newdigate, who became the 4th baronet.

Sources

Will of Sir Richard Newdigate (3rd bart), The National Archives PROB 11/617/413.
Will of Sir Richard Newdigate (2nd bart), The National Archives PROB 11/521/333.
Larminie, Vivienne. "Newdigate, Sir Richard, second baronet (1644–1710), landowner and mining entrepreneur." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.

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-===[[personal title::Sir]] [[name::Richard]] [[name::NEWDIGATE]], [[personal title::2nd baronet]] [[date of birth::1644]]-[[date of death::1710]]===
+===[[personal title::Sir]] [[name::Richard]] [[name::NEWDIGATE]], [[personal title::3rd baronet]] [[date of birth::1668]]-[[date of death::1727]]===
 [[file:P1120457(2).JPG|thumb|The bookplate of Richard Newdigate, British Museum Franks Collection *371 - ?the son of the 2nd baronet, before inheriting the title?)]]
 ====Biographical Note====
-Of [[location::Arbury Hall, Warwickshire]]. Admitted to Gray’s Inn in 1654. Matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1661 but did not graduate. He was dismissed from the magistrates’ bench and from his role as gentleman of the privy chamber in 1679 as he faced growing criticism following his attempt to enter the war against France in 1678. MP for Warwickshire 1681, 1689. He was restored to the bench in 1689 and proved ‘an active and loyal magistrate to William III’ (ODNB). He was a mining entrepreneur, responsible for the ‘pioneering’ use of gunpowder blasting.
+Son of Sir [[family::Richard Newdigate 1644-1709|Richard Newdigate]], 2nd bart, of [[location::Arbury Hall, Warwickshire]], from whom he inherited the title and family estates in January 1709/10. Matriculated at [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] in 1685 but did not graduate. He did not follow his father into Parliament and seems to have devoted his time to managing his estates at [[location::Arbury]] and [[location::Harefield]]; his father fell out with him but left him property encumbered with considerable debts.
 ====Characteristic Markings====
-There is a rather puzzling succession of Newdigate bookplates in the Franks Collection. A plate of "Sr Richard Newdigate of Arbury, in the county of Warwick, baronet', dated 1709 (Franks 21722), is presumably this man's; it is noted as being an altered version of a plate which was originally used for Sir Richard's second son [[crossreference::John Newdigate|John]], dated 1702 (Franks 21720/*364). A plate of "Richard Newdigate, Esqr." dated 1702 (Franks 21721/*371) is presumably that of his eldest son Richard, who became 3rd baronet and died in 1727, though it may be noted that there is no mark of cadency on this plate (as there is on John's, which has a crescent for the second son). It seems unlikely that a plate made for him in 1702 would not carry his baronetcy title.
+There is a rather puzzling succession of Newdigate bookplates in the Franks Collection. A plate of "Sr Richard Newdigate of Arbury, in the county of Warwick, baronet', dated 1709 (Franks 21722), is presumably this man's, made shortly after inheriting the title; it is noted as being an altered version of a plate which was originally used for Sir Richard's second son [[crossreference::John Newdigate|John]], dated 1702 (Franks 21720/*364). A plate of "Richard Newdigate, Esqr." dated 1702 (Franks 21721/*371) is presumably also his, though it may be noted that there is no mark of cadency on this plate (as there is on John's, which has a crescent for the second son). None of them is attributed to the 2nd baronet, therefore, though there are other possible interpretations of the evidence.
-The extent and disposition of Newdigate's library is not known. His will has no specific mention of books; he fell out with his son Richard and the residue of his estate was left to his wife and brother in law, as executors.
+The extent and disposition of Newdigate's library is not known. His will (like his father's) has no specific mention of books; his household goods and furniture were left to his wife, during her lifetime, and afterwards to his eldest son [[family::Edward Newdigate]], who became the 4th baronet.
 ====Sources====
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-*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D699369 Will of Sir Richard Newdigate, The National Archives PROB 11/521/333].
+*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D663131 Will of Sir Richard Newdigate (3rd bart), The National Archives PROB 11/617/413].
+*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D699369 Will of Sir Richard Newdigate (2nd bart), The National Archives PROB 11/521/333].
 *Larminie, Vivienne. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/47961 "Newdigate, Sir Richard, second baronet (1644–1710), landowner and mining entrepreneur."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.
 *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903.
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