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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''John Somner''' (1605–1679) was the brother of the Canterbury antiquarian and Anglo-Saxon scholar [[William Somner]].<br />
The [[Benefactors' Book]] records that he gave books to the Chapter Library and that he had supervised its construction (1664).<br />
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Johannes Somner, Guilielmi Somneri olim Reg[ist]rarij filius, <br />
Sylvarum hujus Ecclesiæ Præfectus, atq[ue] operarum in hac Bibliotheca<br />
(sumptibus D[o]m[in]i D[octor]is Juxon nuper Archiepiscopi) à fundamentis instau=<br />
rienda, Inspector assiduus; eodem opere tandem fœliciter absoluto, dedit<br />
M<sup>ri</sup>[?]. Richardi Hooker Politeiam ecclesiasticam. fol.<br />
Dni Lanceloti Andrewes, Episcopi Wintoniensis, Conciones. fol.<br />
Theologor[um] Anglicor[um] in utrumq[ue] Testamentum Annotationes Angl. 2 Vol. fol.<br />
Burtoni Melancholiam. fol.<br />
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At the same time he had a market hall constructed in the Buttermarket at his own expense which he gave to the city.<ref>https://djshaw.blog/2017/10/29/a-military-guard-for-the-canterbury-playhouse-in-1744</ref><br />
At the Cathedral he held the office of wood reeve.<br />
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[[W2/A-15-5]] or [[W2/A-15-7]] ?<br><br />
[[W/I-3-21]] ?<br><br />
[[W/K-4-14]] ?<br><br />
[[W/C-7-20/21]] ?<br />
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[[Category:Donors|Somner, John]]<br />
[[Category:Canterbury residents|Somner, John]]<br />
[[Category:Canterbury Cathedral community|Somner, John]]<br />
[[Category:Cathedral officers|Somner, John]]</div>CCLProv>DavidShaw