Charles Long d.ca.1719

Charles LONG or LONGE ca.1643-1719

Biographical Note

Born in Lynn, Norfolk, son of Robert Longe of Reymerston. BA Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1666/7, MA 1670 and fellow 1670-1679. Rector of Hockwold and Wilton 1680-1681, and of Risby, Suffolk from 1680 until his death.

Books

Long's library was sold at auction in London by Thomas Ballard, beginning 12 January 1718/19. His books were sold alongside those of an unnamed deceased bishop, and the catalogue makes no attempt to distinguish between the two libraries. It lists over 1300 lots, and divides them under the headings Greek, Latin, French &c folio (72), Latin quarto (69), Latin and other languages in octavo and duodecimo (256), English folio (204), quarto (103), octavo (474), twelves (129), and manuscripts (9). The catalogue describes the sale as containing 'A good collection of valuable authors in divers faculties in Greek, Latin, Italian, French and English, printed by many eminent printers, most handsomely bound, Gilt and letter'd: with several choice and valuable MSS: As also several bundles of pamphlets'.

Sources

• Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
• Bibliotheca Longiana: being a catalogue of the libraries of a late Bishop, and the Reverend Mr. Long, [London, 1719], ESTC T21597.
• CCEd Clergy of the Church of England Database
• Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.