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===[[name::James]] [[name::BERTIE]] [[date of birth::1673]]-[[date of death::1735]]=== | ===[[name::James]] [[name::BERTIE]] [[date of birth::1673]]-[[date of death::1735]]=== | ||
| − | + | [[file:P1120430(4).JPG|thumb|The smaller of Bertie's bookplates (British Museum Franks Collection *213)]] | |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
Second son of [[crossreference::James Bertie 1653-1699|James Bertie]], 1st Earl of Abingdon. Through marriage to the wealthy heiress [[family::Elizabeth Willoughby]] in 1692 he came to share her life interest in an estate at [[location::Stanwell, Middlesex]], though her legacy was subject to legal disputes. He was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::New Woodstock]], 1695-1705, and for [[location::Middlesex]] 1710-34. | Second son of [[crossreference::James Bertie 1653-1699|James Bertie]], 1st Earl of Abingdon. Through marriage to the wealthy heiress [[family::Elizabeth Willoughby]] in 1692 he came to share her life interest in an estate at [[location::Stanwell, Middlesex]], though her legacy was subject to legal disputes. He was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::New Woodstock]], 1695-1705, and for [[location::Middlesex]] 1710-34. | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | + | The extent of Bertie's library is not known; his will has no mention of books, which would have been inherited, as part of the "residue and remainder" of his estate, by his eldest son [[family::Willoughby Bertie|Willoughby]] (later 3rd Earl of Abingdon). | |
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| + | At least one of Bertie's books has been identified in the Foyle Special Collections Library at King’s College London: | ||
| + | ''The antiquities of Constantinople'' (1729) [https://librarysearch.kcl.ac.uk/permalink/44KCL_INST/14g2lq5/alma990012967850206881 FOL. DS708 SEM]. | ||
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| + | ====Characteristic Markings==== | ||
| + | Bertie used two engraved armorial bookplates, of different sizes, dated 1702 (Franks 2378/*290, 2379/*213). | ||
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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*[https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/bertie-hon-james-1673-1735 History of Parliament]. | *[https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/bertie-hon-james-1673-1735 History of Parliament]. | ||
*Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903-4. | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903-4. | ||
| + | *Information from King’s College London, Foyle Special Collections Library. | ||
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James BERTIE 1673-1735
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Biographical Note
Second son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon. Through marriage to the wealthy heiress Elizabeth Willoughby in 1692 he came to share her life interest in an estate at Stanwell, Middlesex, though her legacy was subject to legal disputes. He was MP for New Woodstock, 1695-1705, and for Middlesex 1710-34.
Books
The extent of Bertie's library is not known; his will has no mention of books, which would have been inherited, as part of the "residue and remainder" of his estate, by his eldest son Willoughby (later 3rd Earl of Abingdon).
At least one of Bertie's books has been identified in the Foyle Special Collections Library at King’s College London: The antiquities of Constantinople (1729) FOL. DS708 SEM.
Characteristic Markings
Bertie used two engraved armorial bookplates, of different sizes, dated 1702 (Franks 2378/*290, 2379/*213).
Sources
- Will of James Bertie, The National Archives PROB 11/676/132.
- James Bertie, Wikipedia.
- History of Parliament.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903-4.
- Information from King’s College London, Foyle Special Collections Library.