Henry Creswicke d.1668
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Sir Henry CRESWICKE d.1668
Biographical Note
Master of the Merchant Venturers in Bristol, mayor of Bristol 1660.
Books
Creswicke's probate inventory records ‘books of all sorts’ in the little new parlour, valued at £10. His will has no explicit mention of books, and is largely concerned with distributing money and property around his family; the residue of his estate was left to his son Francis.
Characteristic Markings
None of Creswicke's books have been identified.
Sources
- Will of Sir Henry Creswicke, The National Archives PROB 11/329/118].
- Glaisyer, N. The culture of commerce in England, 1660-1720, 2006, 134.