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Revision as of 03:58, 1 April 2020
Henry SAVILE 1568-1617
Biographical Note
Of Banke, near Halifax, the second son of Henry Savile (d.1607) and Frances Moyser. Matriculated Merton College, Oxford, 1588, BA St Alban Hall 1592, MA 1595. Licensed to practice medicine 1601.
Books
Acquired a significant collection of medieval manuscripts, many of which were inherited from his father and grandfather; some of which he obtained from the collection of John Nettleton. His collection is particularly strong in theology and texts of the chroniclers. Many of the manuscripts were subsequently bought by Sir Robert Cotton and other contemporary antiquaries, including Sir Simonds D'Ewes, the Earl of Arundel, and Archbishop James Ussher.
Sources
- Levy, F. J. "Savile, Henry, of Banke (1568–1617), collector of manuscripts." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Gilson, J. The library of Henry Savile, of Banke, Transactions of the Bibliographical Society 9 (1906-8), 126-210.
- Watson, A. The manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke, 1969.