Henry Cornwall 1644/5-1700
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Henry CORNWALL or CORNWELL 1644/5-1700
Biographical Note
Born at Chelsea, son of Henry Cornwall. BA Christ's College, Cambridge 1663, MA 1666, LL.D 1676. Rector of Clapton, Northamptonshire, of Molesworth 1694.
Books
Cornwall's library was auctioned in Cambridge, 22.4.1700. The sale catalogue contains 1119 lots, divided between Latin theology (227 lots), Latin miscellaneous (321), English divinity (253, English miscellaneous (244), French books (14), and 60 lots of "pamphlets, tracts and sermons in bundles".
Characteristic Markings
None of Cornwall's books have been identified.
Sources
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, 2010.
- Biblotheca Cornwalliana, [Cambridge], 1700, ESTC r225018.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.