Difference between revisions of "Thomas Vincent 1634-1678"

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Thomas VINCENT 1634-78

Biographical Note

Born in Hertford, son of John Vincent, a puritan clergyman. BA Christ Church, Oxford 1652, MA 1654. Chaplain to Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. Rector of St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London 1656 (ejected 1662); thereafter he assisted Thomas Doolittle at his academy in Bunhill Fields, and was licensed to preach in London, 1672; he died in Hoxton. He published a number of doctrinal and devotional works.

Books

Vincent's will has no explicit mention of books; his goods and estate were divided between his wife and children. His library was auctioned in London, 29.11.1680, as part of a joint sale with the books of Henry Stubb and three others; the sale catalogue runs to over 13,000 lots but does not distinguish which books came from which source.

Characteristic Markings

None of Vincent's books have been identified.

Biographical Note

Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
Will of Thomas Vincent, The National Archives PROB 11/361/458.
Catalogus variorum librorum ... D. Henry Stubb [etc], [London, 1680], ESTC r31959.
Lynch, Beth. '"Vincent, Thomas [T. V.] (1634–1678), clergyman and ejected minister." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Matthews, A. G. Calamy revised. Oxford, 1934.

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-Born in [[place of birth::Hertford]], son of [[family::John Vincent]], a puritan [[occupation::clergyman]]. BA [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1652, MA 1654. [[Occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::Robert Sidney]], 2nd Earl of Leicester. [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London]] 1656 (ejected 1662); thereafter he assisted [[associates::Thomas Doolittle]] at his academy in [[location::Bunhill Fields]], and was licensed to preach in [[location::London]], 1672; he died in [[location::Hoxton]]. He published a number of doctrinal and devotional works.
+Born in [[place of birth::Hertford]], son of [[family::John Vincent]], a puritan [[occupation::clergyman]]. BA [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1652, MA 1654. [[occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::Robert Sidney]], 2nd Earl of Leicester. [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London]] 1656 (ejected 1662); thereafter he assisted [[associates::Thomas Doolittle]] at his academy in [[location::Bunhill Fields]], and was licensed to preach in [[location::London]], 1672; he died in [[location::Hoxton]]. He published a number of doctrinal and devotional works.
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-Vincent's will has no explicit mention of books; his goods and estate were divided between his wife and children. His library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of Auction::London]], [[date of Death::29.11.1680]], as part of a joint sale with the books of Henry Stubb and three others; the sale catalogue runs to over 13,000 lots but does not distinguish which books came from which source.
+Vincent's will has no explicit mention of books; his goods and estate were divided between his wife and children. His library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of death::29.11.1680]], as part of a joint sale with the books of [[associates::Henry Stubb]] and three others; the sale catalogue runs to over 13,000 lots but does not distinguish which books came from which source.
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 *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''.  St Philip, 2010.
 *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D807796 Will of Thomas Vincent, The National Archives PROB 11/361/458].