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John BRADFORD d.1685

Biographical Note

BA Brasenose 1657, MA 1660, DD (Cambridge) 1671. Master of Camberwell Grammar School 1661-74 ; Rector of St Edmund the King, London 1670-85, of Sefton, Lancashire 1675-78, Vicar of Bexhill, Surrey 1678. Chaplain to Charles II. Prebendary of Canterbury 1685 (where he was buried).

Books

Bradford’s library, together with that of William Cooper, was auctioned in London at Bridge’s Coffee House, 14 June 1686. The catalogue lists 3717 lots, plus 37 bundles of tracts and 15 manuscripts, but does not distinguish which books came from which source. 1154 lots (31%) were in Latin and other learned languages, 2563 (69%) in English.

Characteristic Markings

None of Bradford’s books have been identified.

Sources

Catalogus variorum librorum ex bibliothecis … Johan. Bradford, 1686 (ESTC R26448).
Venn, J. & J. A. Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.

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 ====Biographical Note====
-BA [[education::Brasenose College, Oxford|Brasenose]] 1657, MA 1660, DD ([[education::The University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]) 1671.  [[occupation::Master]] of [[organisations::Camberwell Grammar School]] 1661-74 ; [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::St Edmund the King, London]] 1670-85, of [[location::Sefton, Lancashire]] 1675-78, [[occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Bexhill, Surrey]] 1678.  [[occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::Charles II]].  [[occupation::Prebendary]] of [[organisations::Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury]] 1685 (where he was buried).
+BA [[education::Brasenose College, Oxford|Brasenose]] 1657, MA 1660, DD ([[education::University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]) 1671.  [[occupation::Master]] of [[organisations::Camberwell Grammar School]] 1661-74 ; [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::St Edmund the King, London]] 1670-85, of [[location::Sefton, Lancashire]] 1675-78, [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::Bexhill, Surrey]] 1678.  [[occupation::chaplain|Chaplain]] to [[associates::Charles II]].  [[occupation::prebendary|Prebendary]] of [[organisations::Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury]] 1685 (where he was buried).
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+===Books===
-Bradford’s library, together with that of [[associates::William Cooper]], was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]] at [[location of auction::Bridge’s Coffee House]], [[date of auction::14 June 1686]].  The catalogue lists 3717 lots, plus 37 bundles of tracts and 15 [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]], but does not distinguish which books came from which source.  1154 lots (31%) were in [[language::Latin]] and other learned languages, 2563 (69%) in [[language::English]].
+Bradford’s library, together with that of [[crossreference::William Cooper d.1681|William Cooper]], was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]] at [[location of auction::Bridge’s Coffee House]], [[date of auction::14 June 1686]].  The catalogue lists 3717 lots, plus 37 bundles of tracts and 15 [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]], but does not distinguish which books came from which source.  1154 lots (31%) were in [[language::Latin]] and other learned languages, 2563 (69%) in [[language::English]].
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 [[Category:Royal Chaplains]]
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-[[Category:Libraries Sold by Auction]]
+[[Category:Libraries Sold at Auction]]
+[[Category:All Owners]]