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===[[name::Sylvius]] or [[name::Silvester]] [[name::ELWES]] [[date of birth::1576]]-[[date of death::1638]]=== | ===[[name::Sylvius]] or [[name::Silvester]] [[name::ELWES]] [[date of birth::1576]]-[[date of death::1638]]=== | ||
| − | + | [[File:ElwesSylvius1.jpg| thumb |Armorial stamp of Sylvius Elwes (British Armorial Bindings)]] | |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
Son of [[family::Geoffrey Elwes]], of [[location::Woodford, Essex]]. BA [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]] 1597, MA 1600, [[occupation::chaplain]] 1601, a post he held for the rest of his life. | Son of [[family::Geoffrey Elwes]], of [[location::Woodford, Essex]]. BA [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]] 1597, MA 1600, [[occupation::chaplain]] 1601, a post he held for the rest of his life. | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
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Elwes [[bequest::gave]] 184 books to [[beneficiary::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]] in [[date of bequest::1626;1630|1626-30]], chosen (according to the note in the donors’ book) on the grounds of usefulness or as likely to be difficult to find; we do not know what proportion of his entire collection this represented. The contents were largely [[subject::theology|theological]], with a mixture of other subjects, including [[subject::history]]. The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to [[associates::Thomas Comber]] ([[occupation::Master]] of [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]], d.[[date of death::1654]]) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of goods and chattels was [[bequest::left]] to his [[beneficiary::brother]] [[family::Jeremy Elwes|Jeremy]]. Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]]. Examples: Trinity College D.15.25, K.17.6; Lincoln College, Oxford N.1.13; Chetham’s Library G.7.26; Durham Cathedral Library E.III.34; NAL Clements P9; Maggs 1156 (1993)/42. | Elwes [[bequest::gave]] 184 books to [[beneficiary::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]] in [[date of bequest::1626;1630|1626-30]], chosen (according to the note in the donors’ book) on the grounds of usefulness or as likely to be difficult to find; we do not know what proportion of his entire collection this represented. The contents were largely [[subject::theology|theological]], with a mixture of other subjects, including [[subject::history]]. The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to [[associates::Thomas Comber]] ([[occupation::Master]] of [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]], d.[[date of death::1654]]) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of goods and chattels was [[bequest::left]] to his [[beneficiary::brother]] [[family::Jeremy Elwes|Jeremy]]. Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]]. Examples: Trinity College D.15.25, K.17.6; Lincoln College, Oxford N.1.13; Chetham’s Library G.7.26; Durham Cathedral Library E.III.34; NAL Clements P9; Maggs 1156 (1993)/42. | ||
====Characteristic markings==== | ====Characteristic markings==== | ||
| − | Elwes used two armorial stamps. | + | Elwes used two armorial stamps. They are found on many of the books given to Trinity College, sometimes with part of the armorial hand-painted. |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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| − | *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/ | + | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D877011 Will of Sylvester Elwes, The National Archives PROB 11/178/684]. |
| + | *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/ELW001 British Armorial Bindings]. | ||
*Gaskell, R. ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years'', 1980. | *Gaskell, R. ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years'', 1980. | ||
*Venn, J. & J. A. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922. | *Venn, J. & J. A. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:21, 23 February 2022
Sylvius or Silvester ELWES 1576-1638
Biographical Note
Son of Geoffrey Elwes, of Woodford, Essex. BA Trinity College, Cambridge 1597, MA 1600, chaplain 1601, a post he held for the rest of his life.
Books
Elwes gave 184 books to Trinity in 1626-30, chosen (according to the note in the donors’ book) on the grounds of usefulness or as likely to be difficult to find; we do not know what proportion of his entire collection this represented. The contents were largely theological, with a mixture of other subjects, including history. The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to Thomas Comber (Master of Trinity, d.1654) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of goods and chattels was left to his brother Jeremy. Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside Trinity. Examples: Trinity College D.15.25, K.17.6; Lincoln College, Oxford N.1.13; Chetham’s Library G.7.26; Durham Cathedral Library E.III.34; NAL Clements P9; Maggs 1156 (1993)/42.
Characteristic markings
Elwes used two armorial stamps. They are found on many of the books given to Trinity College, sometimes with part of the armorial hand-painted.
Sources
- Will of Sylvester Elwes, The National Archives PROB 11/178/684.
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Gaskell, R. Trinity College Library: the first 150 years, 1980.
- Venn, J. & J. A. Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.