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John HARINGTON, 2nd Baron Harington 1592-1614

Books

In 1616 Anne (ca.1554-1620), widow of John, 1st Baron Harington (1539/40-1613) gave ca.120 books to found a parish library for Oakham, Rutland; in 1626 her daughter Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford (1581-1627) gave books to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Both sets are likely to have belonged originally to John the 2nd Baron, and/or other members of the family.

Sources

British Armorial Bindings.
Erne, L. Shakespeare and the book trade, 2013, 198.
Healy, Simon. "Harington, John, second Baron Harington of Exton (bap. 1592, d. 1614), courtier." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. I 417.
Perkin, M. A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England. London, 2004, 309-10.
Scott-Warren, J. Sir John Harington and the book as gift, 2001.

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-In 1616 [[family::Anne Harington|Anne]] (ca.[[date of Birth::1554]]-[[date of death::1620]]), widow of [[family::John Harington|John]], 1st [[personal title::Baron Harington]] ([[date of Birth::1539;1540|1539/40]]-[[date of death::1613]]) gave ca.[[bequest::120 books]] to found a parish library for [[location::Oakham, Rutland]]; in 1626 her daughter [[family::Lucy Russell]], [[personal title::Countess of Bedford]] ([[date of Birth::1581]]-[[date of death::1627]]) gave [[bequest::books]] to [[beneficiary::Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]].  Both sets are likely to have belonged originally to John the 2nd Baron, and/or other members of the family.
+In 1616 [[family::Anne Harington|Anne]] (ca.[[date of birth::1554]]-[[date of death::1620]]), widow of [[family::John Harington|John]], 1st [[personal title::Baron Harington]] ([[date of birth::1539;1540|1539/40]]-[[date of death::1613]]) gave ca.[[bequest::120 books]] to found a parish library for [[location::Oakham, Rutland]]; in 1626 her daughter [[family::Lucy Russell]], [[personal title::Countess of Bedford]] ([[date of birth::1581]]-[[date of death::1627]]) gave [[bequest::books]] to [[beneficiary::Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]].  Both sets are likely to have belonged originally to John the 2nd Baron, and/or other members of the family.
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