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Sylvius or Silvester ELWES 1576-1638

Biographical Note

Son of Geoffrey Elwes, of Woodford, Essex. BA Trinity College, Cambridge 1597, MA 1600, chaplain 1601, a post he held for the rest of his life.

Books

Elwes gave 184 books to Trinity in 1626-30, chosen (according to the note in the donors’ book) on the grounds of usefulness or as likely to be difficult to find; we do not know what proportion of his entire collection this represented. The contents were largely theological, with a mixture of other subjects, including history. The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to Thomas Comber (Master of Trinity, d.1654) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of goods and chattels was left to his brother Jeremy. Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside Trinity. Examples: Trinity College D.15.25, K.17.6; Lincoln College, Oxford N.1.13; Chetham’s Library G.7.26; Durham Cathedral Library E.III.34; NAL Clements P9; Maggs 1156 (1993)/42.

Characteristic markings

Elwes used two armorial stamps.

Sources

Venn; R. Gaskell, Trinity College Library: the first 150 years, 1980. Armorials database.

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-Elwes gave 184 books to [[subsequent owner::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]] in 1626-30, chosen (according to the note in the donors’ book) on the grounds of usefulness or as likely to be difficult to find; we do not know what proportion of his entire collection this represented.  The contents were largely [[subject of books::theological]], with a mixture of [[subject of books::miscellaneous|other subjects]], including [[subject of books::history]].  The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to [[is associated with::Thomas Comber]] (Master of Trinity, d.1654) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of goods and chattels was left to his brother [[subsequent owner::Jeremy]].  Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside Trinity.  Examples: Trinity College D.15.25, K.17.6; Lincoln College, Oxford N.1.13; Chetham’s Library G.7.26; Durham Cathedral Library E.III.34; NAL Clements P9; Maggs 1156 (1993)/42.
+Elwes gave 184 books to [[subsequent owner::Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity]] in 1626-30, chosen (according to the note in the donors’ book) on the grounds of usefulness or as likely to be difficult to find; we do not know what proportion of his entire collection this represented.  The contents were largely [[subject of books::theological]], with a mixture of [[subject of books::miscellaneous|other subjects]], including [[subject of books::history]].  The only mention of books in his will (which is largely concerned with monetary bequests) was a dispensation to [[is associated with::Thomas Comber]] (Master of Trinity, d.1654) to keep those books of Elwes which he had; the residue of goods and chattels was left to his brother [[subsequent owner::Jeremy Elwes|Jeremy]].  Books with Elwes’ armorial are found in various libraries outside Trinity.  Examples: [[present repository::Trinity College]] D.15.25, K.17.6; [[present repository::Lincoln College, Oxford]] N.1.13; [[present repository::Chetham’s Library]] G.7.26; [[present repository::Durham Cathedral Library]] E.III.34; [[present repository::National Art Library|NAL]] Clements P9; Maggs 1156 (1993)/42.
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