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Humphrey BABINGTON 1615-1692

Biographical Note

Born at Cossington, Leicestershire, son of Adrian Babington, Rector there. BA Trinity College, Cambridge 1639, fellow 1640, MA 1642, tutor 1642-47, DD 1669; ejected from his fellowship, 1650. Rector Keyworth, Nottinghamshire 1654, of Stanton on the Wolds 1655; Vicar of Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, and of Grantham, Lincolnshire, 1657. Restored to his Trinity College fellowship in 1660; Rector of Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire 1661. Senior Dean of Trinity 1671-2, Senior Bursar 1674-8, Vice-Master 1690.

Babington was a significant donor to the building developments at Trinity College after the Restoration, including support for Nevile's Court in the 1680s. He was also closely involved in the building of the Wren Library, partly in overseeing some of the work but also in subscribing £100 in 1676, and providing more money for the southern extension in 1681, on condition that he could occupy rooms there and that rental income from the space would subsequently be applied to the purchase of library books. Babington’s arms were subsequently included as one of the armorials carved by Grinling Gibbons to decorate the presses, for which he paid a further £25.

Books

Babington’s will included a bequest to Trinity College of his “Collection of mapps that I have putt together according to that method that Doctor Heylin hath used in his Geography”; it also refers to “setts of musicall books” already given to the College. He bequeathed books to the value of £10 to the Town Library of Leicester, and in establishing a charitable foundation in the parish of Barrow, Leicestershire, in memory of his uncle Theophilus Cave, included a stipulation that money be spent annually on Bibles, to be given to poor children, bound with “The gift of Theophilus Cave” on the covers in gilt letters.

The bulk of Babington’s books were sold by auction in Cambridge, 12 July 1692. The sale catalogue includes 865 lots, plus 52 volumes of tracts, divided into Latin books (465) and English (400), not further subdivided other than by format (i.e. not by subject). The collection included a typical mix of theology, history and classics with a sprinkling of science, literature and other material. Ca. 15% of the books were 16th-century imprints, with the remainder spread across the 17th century. Examples: British Library 3104.c.9; Emmanuel, Cambridge S1.2.21.

Characteristic Markings

Inscription of Humfrey Babington (detail)

The Babington books which have been traced have his name, and the price and date of acquisition, in a small neat hand in the top right hand corner of the titlepage. There are no annotations.

Sources

Will of Humphrey Babington, The National Archives PROB 11/408/224.
Catalogus variorum librorum Reverendi Dris Babington, 1692 (ESTC R230128).
Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
Gaskell, P. Trinity College Library: the first 150 years, 1980.
McKitterick, D. The making of the Wren Library, 1995.
Parkin, J. "Babington, Humphrey (bap. 1615, d. 1692), college administrator." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Pearson, D. Patterns of book ownership in late seventeenth-century England, The Library 7th ser 11 (2010), 139-167.

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+===[[name::Humphrey]] [[name::BABINGTON]]  [[date of birth::1615]]-[[date of death::1692]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born at [[place of Birth::Cossington, Leicestershire]], son of [[family::Adrian Babington]], [[occupation::Rector]] there.  BA [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]] 1639, [[occupation::fellow]] 1640, MA 1642, [[occupation::tutor]] 1642-47, DD 1669; ejected from his fellowship, 1650.  [[occupation::Rector]] [[location::Keyworth, Nottinghamshire]] 1654, of [[location::Stanton on the Wolds]] 1655; [[occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire]], and of [[location::Grantham, Lincolnshire]], 1657.  Restored to his Trinity College fellowship in 1660; [[occupation::Rector]] of [[occupation::Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire]] 1661.  [[occupation::Senior Dean of Trinity]] 1671-2, [[occupation::Senior Bursar]] 1674-8, [[occupation::Vice-Master]] 1690.
+Born at [[place of birth::Cossington, Leicestershire]], son of [[family::Adrian Babington]], [[occupation::rector|Rector]] there.  BA [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]] 1639, [[occupation::fellow]] 1640, MA 1642, [[occupation::tutor]] 1642-47, DD 1669; ejected from his fellowship, 1650.  [[occupation::rector|Rector]] [[location::Keyworth, Nottinghamshire]] 1654, of [[location::Stanton on the Wolds]] 1655; [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire]], and of [[location::Grantham, Lincolnshire]], 1657.  Restored to his [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] fellowship in 1660; [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[occupation::Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire]] 1661.  [[occupation::Senior Dean]] of [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]] 1671-2, [[occupation::Senior Bursar]] 1674-8, [[occupation::Vice-Master]] 1690.
-Babington was a significant donor to the building developments at Trinity College after the Restoration, including support for Nevile's Court in the 1680s.  He was also closely involved in the building of [[location::the Wren Library]], partly in overseeing some of the work but also in subscribing [[bequest::£100]] in 1676, and providing more [[bequest::money for the southern extension]] in 1681, on condition that he could occupy rooms there and that rental income from the space would subsequently be applied to the purchase of library books.  Babington’s arms were subsequently included as one of the armorials carved by [[associates::Grinling Gibbons]] to decorate the presses, for which he paid a further [[monetary value::£25]].
+Babington was a significant donor to the building developments at [[organisations::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] after the Restoration, including support for Nevile's Court in the 1680s.  He was also closely involved in the building of the [[location::Wren Library]], partly in overseeing some of the work but also in subscribing [[monetary value::£100]] in 1676, and providing more money for the southern extension in 1681, on condition that he could occupy rooms there and that rental income from the space would subsequently be applied to the purchase of library books.  Babington’s arms were subsequently included as one of the armorials carved by [[associates::Grinling Gibbons]] to decorate the presses, for which he paid a further [[monetary value::£25]].
 ====Books====
-Babington’s will (PCC PROB 11/408) included a bequest to [[beneficiary::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] of his “Collection of [[subject::cartography|mapps]] that I have putt together according to that method that Doctor Heylin hath used in his Geography”; it also refers to “setts of [[subject::music|musicall]] books” already given to the College.  He bequeathed [[bequest::books to the value of £10]] to the [[beneficiary::Town Library of Leicester]], and in establishing a charitable foundation in the parish of [[location::Barrow, Leicestershire]], in memory of his uncle [[family::Theophilus Cave]], included a stipulation that money be spent annually on [[subject::scripture|Bibles]], to be given to poor children, bound with “The gift of Theophilus Cave” on the covers in gilt letters.
+Babington’s will included a bequest to [[beneficiary::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] of his “Collection of [[subject::cartography|mapps]] that I have putt together according to that method that Doctor Heylin hath used in his Geography”; it also refers to “setts of [[subject::music|musicall]] books” already given to the College.  He [[bequest::bequeathed]] books to the value of [[monetary value::£10]] to the [[beneficiary::Town Library of Leicester]], and in establishing a charitable foundation in the parish of [[location::Barrow, Leicestershire]], in memory of his uncle [[family::Theophilus Cave]], included a stipulation that money be spent annually on Bibles, to be given to poor children, bound with “The gift of Theophilus Cave” on the covers in gilt letters.
-The bulk of Babington’s books were sold by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of Auction::Cambridge]], [[date of Auction::12 July 1692]].  The sale catalogue includes [[lots::865]] lots, plus 52 volumes of tracts, divided into [[language::Latin]] books (465) and [[language::English]] (400), not further subdivided other than by format (i.e. not by subject).  The collection included a typical mix of [[subject::theology]], [[subject::history]] and [[subject::classics]] with a sprinkling of [[subject::science]], [[subject::literature]] and other material.  Ca. 15% of the books were [[date of publication::16th-century]] imprints, with the remainder spread across the [[date of publication::17th century]].  Examples: BL 3104.c.9; Emmanuel, Cambridge S1.2.21.
+The bulk of Babington’s books were sold by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of auction::Cambridge]], [[date of auction::12 July 1692]].  The sale catalogue includes 865 lots, plus 52 volumes of tracts, divided into [[language::Latin]] books (465) and [[language::English]] (400), not further subdivided other than by format (i.e. not by subject).  The collection included a typical mix of [[subject::theology]], [[subject::history]] and [[subject::classics]] with a sprinkling of [[subject::science]], [[subject::literature]] and other material.  Ca. 15% of the books were 16th-century imprints, with the remainder spread across the 17th century.  Examples: British Library 3104.c.9; Emmanuel, Cambridge S1.2.21.
+====Characteristic Markings====
+[[file: babington-thumbnail.jpg|thumb|886px|Inscription of Humfrey Babington (detail)]]
-====Characteristic markings====
 The Babington books which have been traced have his name, and the price and date of acquisition, in a small neat hand in the top right hand corner of the titlepage.  There are no annotations.
 ====Sources====
-Parkin, Jon. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/974 "Babington, Humphrey (bap. 1615, d. 1692), college administrator."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''; P. Gaskell, ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years, 1980; D. McKitterick, The making of the Wren Library'', 1995; D. Pearson, Patterns of book ownership in late seventeenth-century England, ''The Library'' 7th ser 11 (2010), 139-167; ''Catalogus variorum librorum Reverendi Dris Babington'', 1692 (Wing B246B).  Alston, ''Inventory''.
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+*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D760258 Will of Humphrey Babington, The National Archives PROB 11/408/224].
+* ''Catalogus variorum librorum Reverendi Dris Babington'', 1692 (ESTC R230128).
+*Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''. St Philip, 2010.
+*Gaskell, P. ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years, 1980.
+*McKitterick, D. ''The making of the Wren Library'', 1995.
+*Parkin, J. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/974 "Babington, Humphrey (bap. 1615, d. 1692), college administrator."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''
+*Pearson, D. Patterns of book ownership in late seventeenth-century England, ''The Library'' 7th ser 11 (2010), 139-167.
+</div>
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