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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.

Sources

Armorials database.
Gaskell, R. Trinity College Library: the first 150 years, 1980.
Venn, J. Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College. Cambridge, 1897.

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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]]===
 ====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====
-Elwes gave [[bequest::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 [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]], d.[[date of Death::1654]]) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of [[bequest::goods and chattels]] was left to his [[beneficiary::brother]] [[family::Jeremy Elwes|Jeremy]].  Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside [[education::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 gave [[Bequest::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 [[Education::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]], d.[[Date of Death::1654]]) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of [[Bequest::goods and chattels]] was left to his [[Beneficiary::brother]] [[Family::Jeremy Elwes|Jeremy]].  Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside [[Education::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====
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 ====Sources====
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-*[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamps/IELW001_s1  Elwes, Silvius (1576 - 1638) (Stamp 1). Armorials database].
+*[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamps/IELW001_s1  Armorials database].
+*Gaskell, R. ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years'', 1980.
 *Venn, J. ''Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College''. Cambridge, 1897.
-*Gaskell, R. ''Trinity College Library: the first 150 years'', 1980.
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