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| − | Born at [[ | + | Born at [[place of Birth::Bath]], son of [[family::John Hales]], [[occupation::attorney]] and [[occupation::steward]] to [[associates::the Horners]], a landed Somerset family. BA [[education::Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] 1603, MA 1609; [[occupation::fellow of Merton College, Oxford]] 1605. In 1603 he was recruited by [[associates::Sir Thomas Bodley]] to write up the donation register of his new library; Merton, where he became [[occupation::Greek lecturer]], he worked with the Warden, [[associates::Sir Henry Savile]], on his edition of [[title::St John Chrysostom]] (printed at [[Place of Publication::Eton]], [[date of Publication::1610;1612|1610-12]]). [[occupation::Fellow of Eton College]] 1613, [[occupation::regius professor of Greek at Oxford]] 1615-19; [[occupation::chaplain]] to [[associates::Sir Dudley Carleton]], English [[occupation::ambassador]] at [[location::The Hague]], with whom he travelled to record the proceedings of the 1619 Synod of Dort. After 1619 he withdrew from university affairs and lived at [[location::Eton]], where he acquired a reputation as a much respected and profoundly learned scholar (the “ever memorable” John Hales). He wrote, and published, very little, being reticent by nature and inclined to theologically reconciliatory views which were not politically correct for his time. In 1649 he was expelled from his Eton fellowship, for failing to subscribe to the necessary oaths, and he moved round the houses of sympathetic friends. |
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| − | Hales had a significant library, noted by John Aubrey as “noble … and judicially chosen”, and his “life and joy”. The Eton College draft accounts for 1621 include at the end a manuscript shelflist of what is probably Hales’s library as it stood then. After his expulsion in 1649 Hales sold his books to the London bookseller [[ | + | Hales had a significant library, noted by John Aubrey as “noble … and judicially chosen”, and his “life and joy”. The Eton College draft accounts for 1621 include at the end a manuscript shelflist of what is probably Hales’s library as it stood then. After his expulsion in 1649 Hales [[retail Sale::sold]] his books to the [[location::London]] [[occupation::bookseller]] [[buyer::Cornelius Bee]], after which they were presumably [[dispersed::dispersed]]; Hales is said to have received [[monetary Value::£700]] for a collection which had cost him [[monetary Value::£2500]] to acquire. He evidently retained some, or began acquiring again, as his will (which refers to his “poor and broken estate”) directed that his [[language::Greek]] and [[language::Latin]] books (“except [[bequest::St Jerome’s works]], which I give to [[beneficiary::Mr Thomas Mountague]]”) be given to [[beneficiary::William Salter]] of [[location::Richings, near Iver]] (in whose house he stayed in the early 1650s), and his [[bequest::English books]], together with all his other household goods, be given to [[beneficiary::Hannah Dickinson]], widow of [[associates::John]], a former Eton College servant in whose house he was living at the time of his death. He is said to have used the proceeds from the sale of his books to help other ejected clergymen. |
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<cite>DNB</cite>; Walker revised; J. Hales, ''Works'', 1765; ''Aubrey’s brief lives''. W. Poole, Analysing a private library, with a shelflist attributable to John Hales, in E. Jones (ed), ''A concise companion to the study of manuscripts, printed books, and the production of early modern texts'', 2015, 41-65. | <cite>DNB</cite>; Walker revised; J. Hales, ''Works'', 1765; ''Aubrey’s brief lives''. W. Poole, Analysing a private library, with a shelflist attributable to John Hales, in E. Jones (ed), ''A concise companion to the study of manuscripts, printed books, and the production of early modern texts'', 2015, 41-65. | ||
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Revision as of 07:03, 21 October 2019
John HALES 1584-1656
Biographical Note
Born at Bath, son of John Hales, attorney and steward to the Horners, a landed Somerset family. BA Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1603, MA 1609; fellow of Merton College, Oxford 1605. In 1603 he was recruited by Sir Thomas Bodley to write up the donation register of his new library; Merton, where he became Greek lecturer, he worked with the Warden, Sir Henry Savile, on his edition of St John Chrysostom (printed at Eton, 1610-12). Fellow of Eton College 1613, regius professor of Greek at Oxford 1615-19; chaplain to Sir Dudley Carleton, English ambassador at The Hague, with whom he travelled to record the proceedings of the 1619 Synod of Dort. After 1619 he withdrew from university affairs and lived at Eton, where he acquired a reputation as a much respected and profoundly learned scholar (the “ever memorable” John Hales). He wrote, and published, very little, being reticent by nature and inclined to theologically reconciliatory views which were not politically correct for his time. In 1649 he was expelled from his Eton fellowship, for failing to subscribe to the necessary oaths, and he moved round the houses of sympathetic friends.
Books
Hales had a significant library, noted by John Aubrey as “noble … and judicially chosen”, and his “life and joy”. The Eton College draft accounts for 1621 include at the end a manuscript shelflist of what is probably Hales’s library as it stood then. After his expulsion in 1649 Hales sold his books to the London bookseller Cornelius Bee, after which they were presumably dispersed; Hales is said to have received £700 for a collection which had cost him £2500 to acquire. He evidently retained some, or began acquiring again, as his will (which refers to his “poor and broken estate”) directed that his Greek and Latin books (“except St Jerome’s works, which I give to Mr Thomas Mountague”) be given to William Salter of Richings, near Iver (in whose house he stayed in the early 1650s), and his English books, together with all his other household goods, be given to Hannah Dickinson, widow of John, a former Eton College servant in whose house he was living at the time of his death. He is said to have used the proceeds from the sale of his books to help other ejected clergymen.
Characteristic markings
none of Hales’s books have been identified.
Sources
DNB; Walker revised; J. Hales, Works, 1765; Aubrey’s brief lives. W. Poole, Analysing a private library, with a shelflist attributable to John Hales, in E. Jones (ed), A concise companion to the study of manuscripts, printed books, and the production of early modern texts, 2015, 41-65.