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Sylvius or Silvester ELWES 1576-1638

Armorial stamp of Sylvius Elwes (British Armorial Bindings)

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.

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-===[[has given name::Sylvius]] or [[has given name::Silvester]] [[has surname::ELWES]] [[born in::1576]]-[[died in::1638]]===
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+===[[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====
-Son of [[son of::Geoffrey Elwes]], of [[Father lived at::Woodford, Essex]].  [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::Trinity College, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1597]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1600]], [[has appointment::chaplain]] [[is appointed in::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====
-Elwes gave [[bequeathed::184 books]] to [[subsequent owner::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 of books::theological]], with a mixture of [[subject of books::miscellaneous|other subjects]], including [[subject of books::history]].  The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to [[is associated with::Thomas Comber]] ([[associate has appointment::Master of Trinity]], d.[[associate died in::1654]]) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of [[bequeathed::goods and chattels]] was left to his brother [[subsequent owner::Jeremy Elwes|Jeremy]].  Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside Trinity.  Examples: [[present repository::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] D.15.25, K.17.6; [[present repository::Lincoln College, Oxford]] N.1.13; [[present repository::Chetham’s Library]] G.7.26; [[present repository::Durham Cathedral Library]] E.III.34; [[present repository::National Art Library|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====
-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====
-Caius J. Venn, ''Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College''. Cambridge, 1897; R. Gaskell, ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years'', 1980. Armorials database.
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+*[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.
+*Venn, J. & J. A. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922.
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