William Anderson d.1586

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William ANDERSON d.1586

Biographical Note

Went to Cambridge from Northamptonshire, where he proceeded BA Trinity College, Cambridge 1581/2, MA St Catharine's 1585, and fellow in the same year. Also in 1585 he was ordained deacon and priest at Peterborough.

Books

Anderson's probate inventory includes over 70 books, valued at £2 16s 3d (from a total estate valued at £53 0s 7d). The books are mostly in Latin, with some Greek and English.They mostly cover theology, with some rhetoric and grammar and history. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.151 (see full citation below).

Sources

  • Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.151/p.360-362 .
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.