Difference between revisions of "John Pye 1626-1697"
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Of [[location::Hone, Devon]] and son of [[family::Sir Robert Pye]], he inherited estates in [[location::Staffordshire]] and [[location::Derbyshire]] and was created a [[personal Title::baronet]] in 1665. | Of [[location::Hone, Devon]] and son of [[family::Sir Robert Pye]], he inherited estates in [[location::Staffordshire]] and [[location::Derbyshire]] and was created a [[personal Title::baronet]] in 1665. | ||
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| + | Two books are recorded in the armorials database with armorial stamps (same design, different sizes) attributed to the elder Sir Robert, and two with a different (quartered) design, attributed to [[family::Sir John Pye|Sir John]]. The wills of neither men include any references to books; residues of goods and chattels were left simply to their main heirs (sons or wives). It is not known how large their libraries were. | ||
| + | ====Characteristic Markings==== | ||
| + | The main evidence is the armorial stamps. C.67.b.24 in the [[present Repository::British Library]], with the stamp attributed to [[family::Sir John Pye|Sir John]], has extensive underlining and marginal marking throughout in red crayon. | ||
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[[Category:Armorial Stamps]] | [[Category:Armorial Stamps]] | ||
[[Category:Marginalia and Annotations]] | [[Category:Marginalia and Annotations]] | ||
Revision as of 06:45, 16 December 2019
Sir John PYE, 1st baronet 1626-97
Biographical Note
Of Hone, Devon and son of Sir Robert Pye, he inherited estates in Staffordshire and Derbyshire and was created a baronet in 1665.
Books
Two books are recorded in the armorials database with armorial stamps (same design, different sizes) attributed to the elder Sir Robert, and two with a different (quartered) design, attributed to Sir John. The wills of neither men include any references to books; residues of goods and chattels were left simply to their main heirs (sons or wives). It is not known how large their libraries were.
Characteristic Markings
The main evidence is the armorial stamps. C.67.b.24 in the British Library, with the stamp attributed to Sir John, has extensive underlining and marginal marking throughout in red crayon.