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| − | ===[[name::Peter]] [[name::SCOTT]] | + | ===[[name::Peter]] [[name::SCOTT]] d.[[date of death::1689]]=== |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| − | Born at [[place of birth::Camberwell, Surrey]], son of [[family::John Scott]]. Matriculated [[education::Oriel College, Oxford]] 1658; LL.D 1667 from [[education::St Catharine’s College, Cambridge]]. Admitted at the [[organisations::Inner Temple]], 1660. [[occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Sunninghill, Berkshire]] 1671; [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::St George's Chapel|Windsor]] 1671. | + | Born at [[place of birth::Camberwell, Surrey]], son of [[family::John Scott]]. Matriculated [[education::Oriel College, Oxford]] 1658; LL.D 1667 from [[education::St Catharine’s College, Cambridge]]. Admitted at the [[organisations::Inner Temple]], 1660. [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::Sunninghill, Berkshire]] 1671; [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::St George's Chapel|Windsor]] 1671. |
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | Scott’s library was sold by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of auction::London]] by [[auctioneer::John Bullord]], 28 April 1690. The catalogue lists 1209 lots, plus 4 [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and 8 bundles of stitched [[subject::sermons]] or tracts. The subject breakdown is: [[language::Latin]] [[subject::theology]] 273; [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous 353; [[language::English]] [[subject::theology|divinity]] 350; [[language::English]] miscellaneous 233. Most of the books are 17th-century imprints, with ca.7% of the collection 16th century or earlier. The catalogue introduction claims that “their binding is very extraordinary, as being most of them gilt on the back and filleted”. | + | Scott’s library was sold by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of auction::London]] by [[auctioneer::John Bullord]], 28 April 1690. The catalogue lists 1209 lots, plus 4 [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and 8 bundles of stitched [[subject::theology|sermons]] or tracts. The subject breakdown is: [[language::Latin]] [[subject::theology]] 273; [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous 353; [[language::English]] [[subject::theology|divinity]] 350; [[language::English]] miscellaneous 233. Most of the books are 17th-century imprints, with ca.7% of the collection 16th century or earlier. The catalogue introduction claims that “their binding is very extraordinary, as being most of them gilt on the back and filleted”. |
====Characteristic Markings==== | ====Characteristic Markings==== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 29 November 2022
Peter SCOTT d.1689
Biographical Note
Born at Camberwell, Surrey, son of John Scott. Matriculated Oriel College, Oxford 1658; LL.D 1667 from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. Admitted at the Inner Temple, 1660. Vicar of Sunninghill, Berkshire 1671; canon of Windsor 1671.
Books
Scott’s library was sold by auction in London by John Bullord, 28 April 1690. The catalogue lists 1209 lots, plus 4 manuscripts and 8 bundles of stitched sermons or tracts. The subject breakdown is: Latin theology 273; Latin miscellaneous 353; English divinity 350; English miscellaneous 233. Most of the books are 17th-century imprints, with ca.7% of the collection 16th century or earlier. The catalogue introduction claims that “their binding is very extraordinary, as being most of them gilt on the back and filleted”.
Characteristic Markings
None of Scott’s books have been identified.
Sources
- Bibliotheca realis & instructissima … Petri Scott, 1690 (ESTC R25608).
- Venn, J. & J. A. Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.