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| − | [[occupation::Bishop]] of [[diocese::Worcester]]. His library (ca.10000 volumes) was divided mainly between [[associates::Narcissus Marsh]], who bought the printed books for [[monetary value::£2500]] in 1705 (thus becoming one of the major components of [[organisations::Marsh's Library]] in [[location::Dublin]]), and [[ | + | [[occupation::Bishop]] of [[diocese::Worcester]]. His library (ca.10000 volumes) was divided mainly between [[associates::Narcissus Marsh]], who bought the printed books for [[monetary value::£2500]] in 1705 (thus becoming one of the major components of [[organisations::Marsh's Library]] in [[location::Dublin]]), and [[crossreference::Sir Robert Harley]], who bought the [[format::manuscripts]] for [[monetary value::£175]] in 1707 (these, therefore, are now among the Harleian Manuscripts in the [[organisations::British Library]]). |
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Edward STILLINGFLEET 1635-1699
Biographical Note
Bishop of Worcester. His library (ca.10000 volumes) was divided mainly between Narcissus Marsh, who bought the printed books for £2500 in 1705 (thus becoming one of the major components of Marsh's Library in Dublin), and Sir Robert Harley, who bought the manuscripts for £175 in 1707 (these, therefore, are now among the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Library).
Sources
- McCarthy, M., All graduates and gentlemen, Dublin, 1980.
- Till, Barry. '"Stillingfleet, Edward (1635–1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian."' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Wright, C. E., Fontes Harleianae, London, 1972.