Difference between revisions of "John English 1586-1613"

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John ENGLISH 1586-1613

Biographical Notes

Born in Sufolk. BCL St John's, Oxford 1608. Dean of Law at St John's 1611-12; curate of Wolvercote.

Books

Inventory on decease lists 518 vols, valued at £22 10s 3d. Over 50% of the collection was theological; 22% comprised texts in classics, philosophy or logic; 10.6% (55 items) was legal. The inventory gives some clues to the physical disposition of the books in English's study ("on ye shelf over the dooer"; "in ye south end of ye study").

Characteristic Markings

None of English's books have been identified.

Bibliography

Costin, W. The inventory of John English, Oxoniensia 11-12 (1946-7), 106-16.

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 ====Biographical Notes====
-Born in [[Place of Birth::Suffolk]]. BCL [[Education::St John's, Oxford]] 1608. [[Occupation::Dean]] of Law at [[Education::St John's College, Oxford|St John's]] 1611-12; [[Occupation::curate]] of [[Location::Wolvercote]].
+Born in [[place of birth::Sufolk]]. BCL [[education::St John's, Oxford]] 1608. [[occupation::Dean]] of Law at [[organisations::St John's College, Oxford|St John's]] 1611-12; [[occupation::curate]] of [[location::Wolvercote]].
 ====Books====
-Inventory on decease lists 518 vols, valued at [[Monetary Value::£22 10s 3d]]. Over 50% of the collection was [[Subject::theology|theological]]; 22% comprised texts in [[Subject::classics]], [[Subject::philosophy]] or [[Subject::logic]]; 10.6% (55 items) was [[Subject::law|legal]]. The inventory gives some clues to the physical disposition of the books in English's study ("on ye shelf over the dooer"; "in ye south end of ye study").
+Inventory on decease lists 518 vols, valued at [[monetary value::£22 10s 3d]]. Over 50% of the collection was [[subject::theology|theological]]; 22% comprised texts in [[subject::classics]], [[subject::philosophy]] or [[subject::logic]]; 10.6% (55 items) was [[subject::law|legal]]. The inventory gives some clues to the physical disposition of the books in English's study ("on ye shelf over the dooer"; "in ye south end of ye study").
 ====Characteristic Markings====