Difference between revisions of "Godfrey Clarke 1559/60?-1634"

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Godfrey CLARKE 1559/60?-1634

Biographical Note

The Clarkes were a gentry family based at Somsersall Hall, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire; the estate was acquired during the 16th century. The male heirs typically went through Oxford without taking a degree, before going on to study law at one of the Inns of Court , but Godfrey is not recorded in the university lists. Father of Gilbert Clarke (1592/3-1650).

Books

The growth of a family library and its passage down the generations can be seen in probate documents. Godfrey had books valued at £6 13s 4d in “a room called the studie”, while the probate inventory of his son Gilbert (d.1650) shows books held in several places in the house, valued at £10 11s. Gilbert’s son Godfrey (d.1670) left a library in the study valued at £30, together with “certain old law books and other books in the closet in the dining room” valued at £3 6s 8d; his inventory also refers to “a frame for books with curtains”.

Characteristic Markings

None of the family’s books have been identified.

Sources

Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006, II 176;
Henning, B. The House of Commons 1660-1690, London, 1983. 1660-1690.
Milward, R. ‘Books and booksellers in late 17th century Chesterfield’, Derbyshire Miscellany 10 (1985), 119-45, p.129.

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-===[[name::Godfrey]] [[name::CLARKE]] ([[date of birth::1559;1560|1559/60]]?-[[date of death::1634]])===
+===[[name::Godfrey]] [[name::CLARKE]] [[date of birth::1559;1560|1559/60]]?-[[date of death::1634]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-The Clarkes were a gentry family based at [[location::Somsersall Hall]], near [[location::Chesterfield, Derbyshire]]; the estate was acquired during the 16th century.  The male heirs typically went through [[education::University of Oxford|Oxford]] without taking a degree, before going on to study law at one of the [[organisations::Inns of Court]], but Godfrey is not recorded in the university lists. Father of [[family::Gilbert Clarke 1592/3-1650]] ([[date of birth::1592;1593|1592/3]]-[[date of death::1650]]).
+The Clarkes were a gentry family based at [[location::Somsersall Hall]], near [[location::Chesterfield, Derbyshire]]; the estate was acquired during the 16th century.  The male heirs typically went through [[education::University of Oxford|Oxford]] without taking a degree, before going on to study law at one of the Inns of Court , but Godfrey is not recorded in the university lists. Father of [[family::Gilbert Clarke 1592/3-1650|Gilbert Clarke]] (1592/3-1650).
 ====Books====
-The growth of a family library and its passage down the generations can be seen in probate documents. Godfrey had books valued at [[monetary value::£6 13s 4d]] in “a room called the studie”, while the probate inventory of his son [[family::Gilbert Clarke 1592/3-1650|Gilbert]] (d.[[date of death::1650]]) shows books held in several places in the house, valued at [[monetary value::£10 11s]].  Gilbert’s son [[family::Godfrey Clarke 1620/1-1670|Godfrey]] (d.[[date of death::1670]]) left a library in the study valued at [[monetary value::£30]], together with “certain old [[subject::law]] books and other books in the closet in the dining room” valued at [[monetary value::£3 6s 8d]]; his inventory also refers to “a frame for books with curtains”.
+The growth of a family library and its passage down the generations can be seen in probate documents. Godfrey had books valued at [[monetary value::£6 13s 4d]] in “a room called the studie”, while the probate inventory of his son [[family::Gilbert Clarke 1592/3-1650|Gilbert]] (d.1650) shows books held in several places in the house, valued at [[monetary value::£10 11s]].  Gilbert’s son [[family::Godfrey Clarke 1620/1-1670|Godfrey]] (d.1670) left a library in the study valued at [[monetary value::£30]], together with “certain old [[subject::law]] books and other books in the closet in the dining room” valued at [[monetary value::£3 6s 8d]]; his inventory also refers to “a frame for books with curtains”.
 ====Characteristic Markings====
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 ====Sources====
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-*CHL II 176;
+*Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), ''The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland''. 3 vols.  Cambridge, 2006, II 176;
-*HoC 1660-1690;
+*Henning, B. ''The House of Commons 1660-1690'', London, 1983. 1660-1690.
 *Milward, R. ‘Books and booksellers in late 17th century Chesterfield’, ''Derbyshire Miscellany'' 10 (1985), 119-45, p.129.
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+[[Category:All Owners]]