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| − | An indenture made in 1640, shortly before Deighton’s death (now Gloucestershire Archives D 381/1) records the [[retail Sale::sale]] of his library, and surgical instruments, to his [[buyer::son]] [[family::John Deighton|John]] ([[date of Birth::1607]]-[[date of Death::1676|76]], also a [[location::Gloucester]] [[occupation::surgeon]] ). 186 books are listed; 121 are [[subject::medicine|medical]], the remainder mostly [[subject::theology|theological]] or [[subject::history|historical]]. The [[subject::medicine|medical]] books cover all branches of the subject, mostly in [[language::Latin]], embracing classical authors through to contemporary ones; books published in the 1630s are included, so the collection was being developed up to the time of his death. | + | An indenture made in 1640, shortly before Deighton’s death (now Gloucestershire Archives D 381/1) records the [[retail Sale::sale]] of his library, and surgical instruments, to his [[buyer::son]] [[family::John Deighton|John]] ([[date of Birth::1607]]-[[date of Death::1676|76]], also a [[location::Gloucester]] [[occupation::surgeon]] ). 186 books are listed; 121 are [[subject::medicine|medical]], the remainder mostly [[subject::theology|theological]] or [[subject::history|historical]]. The [[subject::medicine|medical]] books cover all branches of the subject, mostly in [[language::Latin]], embracing classical authors through to contemporary ones; books published in the [[date of Publication::1630s]] are included, so the collection was being developed up to the time of his death. |
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John DEIGHTON c.1583-1640
Biographical Note
Surgeon, of Gloucester; Sheriff of Gloucester 1620-24.
Books
An indenture made in 1640, shortly before Deighton’s death (now Gloucestershire Archives D 381/1) records the sale of his library, and surgical instruments, to his son John (1607-76, also a Gloucester surgeon ). 186 books are listed; 121 are medical, the remainder mostly theological or historical. The medical books cover all branches of the subject, mostly in Latin, embracing classical authors through to contemporary ones; books published in the 1630s are included, so the collection was being developed up to the time of his death.
Characteristic Markings
None of Deighton’s books have been identified.
Sources
E. Barnard, John Deighton of Gloucester, surgeon, Trans Bristol and Gloucs. Arch. Soc. 64 (1943), 71-88; VCH Gloucester, vol.4.