Nicholas Le Strange 1632-1669

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Sir Nicholas LE STRANGE, 3rd Bart 1632-69

Biographical Note

Of Hunstanton Hall, Norfolk.

Books

Probate inventory lists a library valued at £120. A catalogue of books in the library made ca.1700, during the lifetime of Sir Nicholas, 4th Bart (1661-1724), lists 2659 printed books and 37 manuscripts.

Sources

  • L'Estrange baronets (Wikipedia).
  • West, S. The development of libraries in Norfolk country houses (UEA Ph.D thesis, 2000).
  • Willetts, P. J. Sir Nicholas le Strange’s collection of masque music, British Museum Quarterly 29 (1965), 79-87.