Difference between revisions of "Edward Zouche"
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*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D865750 Will of Edward Lord Zouche, The National Archives PROB 11/146/488]. | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D865750 Will of Edward Lord Zouche, The National Archives PROB 11/146/488]. | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Zouch Edward Zouch, Wikipedia]. | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Zouch Edward Zouch, Wikipedia]. | ||
| − | *Cliffe, J. T., ''The world of the country house in seventeenth-century England'', 1999, p.163 | + | *Cliffe, J. T., ''The world of the country house in seventeenth-century England'', 1999, p.163. |
| + | *Cole, E. and Rothwell, J., The plan, furnishing and function of a Jacobean country house, ''The Antiquaries Journal'' 104 (2024), 264-303, p.295. | ||
*Purcell, M., ''The English country house library'', New Haven and London, 2017, p.63. | *Purcell, M., ''The English country house library'', New Haven and London, 2017, p.63. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 19 February 2025
Edward ZOUCHE or ZOUCH d.1634
Biographical Note
Son of Sir William Zouche. His education is not known; during the 1610s he was involved in glass-making at Vauxhall. He was a courtier to James I and Charles I, and was popular as a masque actor. In 1625 he inherited the house and estate at Bramshill, Hampshire from his relative Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche.
Books
Zouche's probate inventory includes mention of a newly-completed library room at Bramshill, containing ca.250 books. His brief will has no mention of books; his property was left to his wife.
Characteristic Markings
None of Zouche's books have been identified.
Sources
- Will of Edward Lord Zouche, The National Archives PROB 11/146/488.
- Edward Zouch, Wikipedia.
- Cliffe, J. T., The world of the country house in seventeenth-century England, 1999, p.163.
- Cole, E. and Rothwell, J., The plan, furnishing and function of a Jacobean country house, The Antiquaries Journal 104 (2024), 264-303, p.295.
- Purcell, M., The English country house library, New Haven and London, 2017, p.63.