CCA-DCc-LA/1/6
The table below shows the text of the inventory of Canterbury Cathedral Library taken on behalf of the Parliamentary commissioners in 1649 before the removal of the books to London.
Columns 3 and 4 indicate whether the books were listed in the earlier inventories of 1634 and 1638.
Column 4 gives information about binding marks.
Column 5 lists the names of donors or former owners, where known.
Column 6 gives the current shelf marks of the books which are still to be found in the Library.
1 sheet, parchment, folded
[verso:] Confession Books etc seized by the Commissioners & sent to London from this library. 1649.
[in a different hand:] Mr D<eye> his Notes brought by his Executrix[recto:] A note of the books in this liberari and the four shelves
transcription 1634 1638 Binding Donor modern shelf mark [column 1:] <g>regoris worke i vol yes yes — <A>mbrose ij vol yes yes W/M-2-24/25 lira vj vol yes yes W/A-5-1/6 kinge of speine bible viij vol yes yes W/A-6-23/30 Austen vij vol yes yes — d[ionis]ie Alexandrine i vol C C C Thomas Westley W/M-2-15 Isidore i vol C C C Thomas Westley W/M-3-5 Binie generale Counsels v vol yes yes ? Hieroms works iij vol yes yes — alexandry attalensis ij vol yes yes W/E-5-26/27 Hutters new testament
in twelfe languagesij vol (rebound) Thomas Blechynden W/A-4-4/5 Zanthies works iij vol yes yes W/G-6-31/33 Arias montanium bible i vol yes yes ? Ruperte iij vol blind-stamped W2/X-5-8/9/10 levie historie j vol yes yes — and the midle shelf Basil iij vol C.C.CANT: Ratcliffe W/M-2-29/30 epiphanius ij vol C.C.CANT: Ratcliffe W/M-2-27 Turtulliane ij vol C.C.CANT: Ratcliffe W/M-4-25 Gregorie nisine iij vol C: C: C: Thomas Westley W/M-3-10/12 vlisses alldravandis ij vol William Steele W2/A-13-5/6 tostatie xij vol yes W/B-5-26/37 lipsie ij vol William Steele W/I-5-32/33 Cyrill vij vol C: C: C: Thomas Westley W/M-6-14/20 Gregory [inserted above: nysin] naziaij vol C.C.CANT: Ratcliffe W/E-5-30/31 eusebien iij vol C C C
C C CThomas Westley W/M-5-15
W/M-5-16dionisie ij vol bibliothe paterum xvj vol yes yes W/M-4-1/16 and the upper shelfe Crissostome viij vol yes yes W/M-5-18/25 Bernard j vol yes yes W/A-4-37 oecomene ij vol C C C Thomas Westley W/M-5-13/14 theophylact ij vol C C C
C C CThomas Westley W/M-2-37
W/M-2-38Irenie j vol blind-stamped
T VThomas Westley W2/X-7-21 mathue paris j vol C C C William Bray W/E-6-15 Athanasie ij vol C.C.CANT: Ratcliffe H/Rr-8-3/4 french liberties and reghtes ij vol C C C William Bray W/D-5-14 the septegent biblej vol yes yes — Spillmane i vol [not W/R-8-24/25] Cipriane j vol Ratcliffe W2/A-18-2? viccars deaple i vol C: C: C: William Bray W/B-4-15 selden de Iurie naturaliej vol William Bray — the scotts tumults i vol C C CANT: William Bray W/H-4-42 [column 2:] Laud and fishar i vol C C C William Laud W/K-6-6 greeke liturge xxi vol Norton Knatchbull K-20-1/22 two comon prayer books C C C William Bray W2/A-8-12 (1549) William Bray W2/A-8-13? (1552) platina de vitis pontificem j vol yes yes W/D-4-8 montacute [..]iame j vol C C C William Bray W/C-3-33 titlman on the psalmes i vol yes yes W/O-5-22 Camden britanie j vol yes yes — m[e]sve physicke j vol yes yes — Answorths works j vol yes yes W/H-2-28/29 Justine marter j vol C: C: C: Thomas Westley W/M-2-12 Saravies works j vol yes yes — Bodleys lyberarie j vol yes yes W2/A-4-14 durante j vol Thomas Westley [Not W2/X-2-28] Seldens works j vol — a grecke booke in ryten hand j mirabulie j vol yes yes W2/X-4-26 Aristokles works xiij vol yes yes W/P-1-53/54? functio j vol yes yes W/F-4-1 elusidatorum i vol yes yes W2/A-8-14 an English bible yes yes ? twentie and foor maniscrips yes two globes & a maps booke (yes) (yes) W2/A-18-10 [in a different hand?]
Pray place your books whear you had them