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The seventeenth-century Benefactors' Book,
transcribed by David J. Shaw, May 2009.
Description
Lit. MS E40
100 blank leaves, vellum, followed by 14 vellum leaves of text, slightly smaller; two leaves, paper, with text; four blank leaves, vellum; six blank leaves, paper.
The original seventeenth-century leaves are bound towards the end of an otherwise blank volume of vellum leaves which are slightly larger than the originals. There are a few paper leaves bound at the end. The present binding is probably of the nineteenth century.
Dates
The entries in the Benefactors' Book are all undated except for that for Eliab Harvey (f.107v) which has the date '1666' in the margin. Variations in the handwriting suggest that it was compiled over some period of time and that the leaves are no longer bound in their original order.
The format indicators (fol. 4to, 8vo, etc.) are usually in a paler ink and would seem to have been added at a later date.
Transcription
Spine label: | CATAL: BENEFACT: BIBLIOTH: ET ECCL: CANTUAR: WWT | |
Verso of front free endpaper: | [Printed label:] CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHAPTER LIBRARY Literary Manuscripts [in pencil:] 'E 40' [old shelfmarks:] in blue crayon: 'Y.11.6', altered in pencil to 'Y.11.9' (crossed out), and then 'Y.14-27' |
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f. 101r blank | ||
f.101v : | Catalogus Benefactorum qui restaurand<æ> Bibliothecæ Ecclesiæ Metropoliticæ Christi Cantuariensis libros subsequentes dederunt. | |
f. 102r: | D[omi]na Anna Palmer, vidua Dni Henrici Palmer, Equitis aurati, Relicta, D[omi]ni Decani Bargrave, nuper hujus ecclesiæ Decani, filia, dedit
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f. 102v: | Nathaniel Brent Eques Auratus, legum Dr et Archiep: Cant: Vicarius Generalis et delegatus dedit
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Thomas Fidge, Civis et Aldermannus Civitatis Cantuar: dedit
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f.103r: | Thomas Enfield, Civis Cantuariensis dedit
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f.103v: | Reuerendissimus in Christo Pater Gulielmus Archiepiscopus Cant: huic Ecclesiæ dedit.
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Johannes Reading sacræ theologiæ Bacchalaurus, vnus è Canonicis majoribus hujus Eccl[es]iæ, et Rector eccl[es]iæ de Chartham, in Comitatu Cantij, dedit
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f. 104r: | Nortonus Knatsbull de Mershams-hatch in Comitatu Cant: Armiger: dedit
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f. 104v: | [ ] Ratcliffe de Orwell in Comitatu Canterbrigiæ Armiger dedit.
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f. 105r: | Edwardus Medkerk sacræ Theol: Dr Canonicus Wintoniencis dedit
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f. 105v: | Gulielmus Harrison de Wodensborough in Comitatu Cant legis: Peritus dedit
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f. 106r: | Gulielmus Bray sacræ The: Dr et Canonicus Cantuariensis dedit
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f. 107r: | Thomas Blechynden sacræ The: Dr et Canonicus Cantuariensis dedit
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f. 107v: | 1666 Eliab Harvey, Eques auratus, Re[ct]oriæ de Hempsted in Comitatu Essex. sub Decano & Cap[i]t[u]lo Firmarius, sive Conductor, dedit viginti et quinq[u]e libras, quo sumptu hi Libri comparati:
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f. 108r: | Gulielmus Steele generosus et Ecclesiæ Cathedralis Cant: senescallus dedit:
[The lower half of the page has an ink offset, possibly from the entry for Chapman on f.112v.] |
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f. 108v: | Gulielmus Sancroft sacræ Theologiæ Professor, Eccl[es]iæ D. Pauli apud Londin: Decanus dedit.
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f. 109r: [The Bargrave entry is in a much earlier hand.] | ||
Isaacus Bargraue huius Eccl[es]iæ Christi Cant Decanus dedit opera Alexandri Alensis duobus voluminibus contenta in fol: Item Commentaria de [......s] in v[inu.]su Aristoteles in
tredecim Tomis contenta in 8uo |
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Thomas Turner sacræ Theologiæ Professor, hujus Eccl[es]iæ Decanus, dedit Historiam Byzantinam, octodecim voluminibus contentam, in fol. Edit. Paris. [In a later hand:] |
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f.109v blank. | ||
f. 110r: | Johan[n]es Wilde Miles dedit Biblia sacra latine manuscript simul ac Solatium fidelis animæ : fol Item Petrum Lombardu[m] Magist Senten: manuscript fol: |
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[In a later hand:] Thomas Westley S.T.D. et Canonicus Cantuariensis testamento legauit viginti libras; quo sumptu ad Bibliothecam hanc adornanda[m] hi libri subsequentes accessere.
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f. 110v blank |
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f. 111r: | Mericus Casaubonus sacræ Theolog: Dr. et Canonicus Cantuariensis dedit
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f. 112r: | Gulielmus Geruace: Artiu[m] Mr et Vicarius de Stirry dedit
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f. 112v: | Do[mi]nus Johannes Sanford opera Diui Augustini septem voluminibus contenta vna cum Diui Hieronimi operibus quatuor voluminibus inclusis co[n]tribuit. fol. | |
[In a different ink:] Reuerendissimus in Christo Pater Georgius Archiepiscopus Cant: hos libros subsequentes testamento legauit
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Alexander Chapman sacræ theol: Dr Archidiaconus de stow et huius ecclesiæ Canonicus testamento legauit
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Richardus Clerk sacræ theol: Dr et huius ecclesiæ concionator testamento legauit
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f. 113r: | Gulielmus Barker S.T.D. et Canonicus Cantuariensis, Testamento legavit viginti libras huic Bibliothecæ, quo sumptu, hi libri subsequentes comparati.
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Gulielmus Kingsley generosus dedit
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f. 113v: | Morricius Baro de Barningh<am> in Comitatu Suffolci Armiger dedit
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Johannes Smith Nepos ex fratre, et Hæres Johannis Smith Cl[er]ici defuncti, dum vixit Rectoris Eccl[es]iæ de Wickhambreux in agro Cantiano, dedit
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f. 114r: | Johannes Somner, Guilielmi Somneri olim Reg[ist]rarij filius, Sylvarum hujus Ecclesiæ Præfectus, atq[ue] operarum in hac Bibliotheca (sumptibus D[o]m[in]i D[octor]is Juxon nuper Archiepiscopi) à fundamentis instaurienda, Inspector assiduus; eodem opere tandem fœliciter absoluto, dedit
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Guilielmus Somner, hujus Eccl[es]iæ Auditor, et Reg[ist]rarius, dedit
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f. 114v: | Leonardus Browne Vrbis Cantuariensis Aldermannus, ac Curiæ Consistorialis Archiep Cantuar. Procuratorum generaliu[m] vnus, dedit
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On a small sheet of paper attached to f. 114v:
[Added in the top right-hand corner:]
× As near as I can guesse by their place in the old library
most of the following books were bought with Bp Gunning 100£
w[hi]ch stood together all by themselves
[main text:]
transcription publication date current shelfmark Abelardi opera 1616 W/I-4-29 1743 printed catalogue, p. 3 Ælfridi opera Possibly Spelman's AElfredi vita, 1678, listed in the 1743 printed catalogue, p. 4: W2/A-13-7 Baluzij opuscula varia 10. vol. 8vo Miscellania 4 vol. 8vo 1678-1683 W/A-2-22/25 1743 printed catalogue, p. 11 Ejusdem Capitularia R[e]gu[m] Franc. 2. vol. fol. 1677 W/F-3-16/17 1743 printed catalogue, p.25 Nova Collectio conciliorum p[er] Baluzium 1683 — 1743 printed catalogue, p. 11 Concilia Galliæ Narbonensis p[er] eunde[m]. 1668 W/P-3-13 1743 printed catalogue, p. 31 — Historia Concil. Trident p[er] Palauacinum. 3 vol 4to 1670 W/F-2-7/9 1743 printed catalogue, p. 31 Cotelerij Eccl[es]iæ Græc. monumenta. 2. vol. fol. 1677 W/H-2-20/21 1743 printed catalogue, p. 31 Ejusdem Patres Apostolic. 2. vol. fol. 1672 W/M-3-8/9 1743 printed catalogue, p. 31 Le Grand dictionair. Historique. 2. vol. fol. 1683 W/L-8-2/3 1743 printed catalogue, p. 35 Dodwelli Exercitatione Cipriani <oxon.> 1684 W/P-3-32 1743 printed catalogue, p. 37 Haberti pontificale Eccl[es]iæ Græc. 1643 W/B-6-14 1743 printed catalogue, p. 49 22 volumnes of Launoj opera. most. 8vo. 1653-1677 W/D-2-38/61 1743 printed catalogue, p. 59 Mabillon de re diplomaticâ. folio 1681 W/F-6-4 1743 printed catalogue, p. 65 Ejusdem Analecta vetera. 3. vol. 8vo. 1675-1685 W/K-1-44/47 1743 printed catalogue, p. 65 Ludolphi Historia Æthiopica. 1681 W/C-5-38 1743 printed catalogue, p. 63 Maximi opera. Gr. & Lat. 2. vol. fol. 1675 W/M-3-22/23 1743 printed catalogue, p. 67 Morinus de pænitentiâ. fol. 1682 W/N-6-22 1743 printed catalogue, p. 69 Johan[n]is Nepotis Hieros. Epi. opera 2. vol. fol. 1643 W/M-4-29/30 Noris Historia Pelagiana. fol. 1673 W/D-5-8 1743 printed catalogue, p. 73 Originis dialogus adv. Marcionitas. 1674 W/M-1-23 1743 printed catalogue, p. 75 Riccioli Almagestum novum 2. vol. fol. 1651 W2/A-18-8/9 1743 printed catalogue, p. 5 Rituale Græcorum Gr. Lat. p[er] Goer fol. 1647 W2/A-5-14 1743 printed catalogue, p. 47 Scriptores Angl. vet. pri[m]us tomus [?] oxon. fol. 1684 — (replaced by George Thorp's copy in 1719, W/D-5-36/38?) Theodori pænitentiale fol. 1677 W/H-3-36 1743 printed catalogue, p. 97 [on verso of slip:] Bellarminus de scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis 1684 W/H-2-34 1743 printed catalogue, p. 13 Auctarium Bibliothecæ patru[m] p[er] Combefim. 3. vol: folio 1648, 1672 W/M-2-32/34 1743 printed catalogue, p. 31 Bucherius de doctrinâ temporum. 1634 W/F-4-3 1743 printed catalogue, p. 21 Dionis Cassij Historia Græ. & Lat. fol. 1606 W/E-4-37 1743 printed catalogue, p. 37 Cyprianus ex editione epi. oxon fol. 1682 W/M-3-19 1743 printed catalogue, p. 33 Dallæus de usu patrum 1656 W/C-3-3 1743 printed catalogue, p. 33 Idem de pænis. 1649 W/E-2-22 ? previous owner Thomas Jessop, 1667/68;
1743 printed catalogue, p. 33Val. Flacci argonautica — 1743 printed catalogue, p. 99;
copy at W2/A-18-19(2) dated 1519Hugonis Grotij opera Theologica 4 vol. fol. — 1743 printed catalogue, p. 49 S. Hieronimi opera 4. vol. fol. Francofurti 1684 W/M-2-17/20 1743 printed catalogue, p. 53 Johnstoni Historia naturalis. 2. vol. folio 1657, 1665 W2/A-18-6/7 1743 printed catalogue, p. 57 Dr Lightfoots works. 2. vol. folio 1684 W/K-7-17/18 1743 printed catalogue, p. 61 Loque traite de eglese [sic] French. 1577 W2/X-2-14 1743 printed catalogue, p. 63 Am[m]ianus marcellinus p[er] Valesium. fol. 1681 W/K-6-33 1743 printed catalogue, p. 5? Sirmondi opuscula varia 3. vol. 8vo. 1675 W/B-1-31/33 1743 printed catalogue, p. 91
f. 115r (single sheet of paper, in the same hand as the paste-on slip on f. 114v):
The most Considerable Benefactors to the Publicke Library in Christ Church Canterbury.
Dr Juxon Arch: Bishop of Canterbury at His Majestys Restauration gave 500£ to the Building, Repayring, or fitting up the place formerly call’d the Deans Chapell.
Dr Warner Bishop of Rochester & formerly prebendary of this Church gave 500£ to make the Classiss & Furnish Books [inserted in another hand: who also erected the fayr font at the west end of the cathedrall.]
Dr Sancroft Arch:
Bishop of Canterbury gave Scotuss works in 13 folios,
[inserted above: & Estius in Sententias] when Arch: Deacon of
Canterbury & afterwards all the Duplicates in Lambeth Library
[inserted above: of a considerable number] known by the Arch:
Bishops Arms on them [inserted above: covers of them]. He
buying as many more for yt Library [inserted above:
according] as they were vallued [inserted in another hand: &
two large folio Com[m]on prayer Books Rueld. Lying on the Dean
& Vicedeans seats]
Dr Gunning Bishop of Ely, formerly Prebendary of this Church gave a 100£ by his Will to the Library wch was Layd out in Books [inserted in another hand: His chief of wch follow as far we can collect since ye new placing ye Books]
Dr Turner Dean of Canterbury at His Majestys Restauration gave severall Books of Good Vallue. [crossed out: the Paris Biblia maxima] the Bizantine History [inserted above: in] × [continued at mark inserted in the line above: × [illegible] vol. folio Paris & Perkins work.] &c wch may be distinguisht as chaynd.
Dr Hooper Bishop of Bath & Wells & late Dean of Canterbury gave the Annales Francorum & Du: Fresnes Lexicon.
Dr Castilion Dean of Rochester [inserted above: & Prebendary of this church] gave 10£s worth of Books out of his Library to this wch were plact [inserted above: in it] accordingly. [inserted below the line: Supposed to [inserted above: be] St Chrysostoms works Græc & Lat. 11. vol fol. by Fronto Duæus]
Dr Jefferys late Prebendary of this church gave 20£s worth of Books out of His Library to this; [inserted above: among wch was a collection of ye Socinian Com[m]entators fol.] soe plact here
The Lady Chaworth as I remember [inserted above:] from Dr Aucher] gave 20£ to buy Books
Sr Geo. Sonds after Earle of Feversham gave 20£ [inserted above: for] Books at Renewing his Lease.
Sr Antony Aucher as I remember gave Theodorets works at his Renewing [inserted above: in Græc & Lat 4. vol. folio].
In Severall places of the Seal Book will be found that we engaged our Tenants upon renewing to give some Books to the Library.
At other times we have set apart severall Summes out of the Fines to furnish out new Books for the Library.
Dr Bargrave Prebendary of this Church gave severall coynes & Medalls [inserted above: & maps] & other Curiositys with a table wrought in severall Figures standing at the entrance of the Library
Dr Merick Causabone [sic] also Prebendary of this Church gave severall coyns preserved in another presse.
Mr Sumner [sic] Auditor of this Church left severall saxon Manuscripts & some of his bought by the Dean & canons.
[On the verso:]
Dr Blomer late Prebendary of this Church gave tenne Pounds to the Publicke Library thereof [inserted below:] with wch Bought the last edition of Suidas Gr. & Lat. [illegible] two vol. in Folio, & Dr Bulls works printed at Oxford]
Dr Lister
Mr Archdeacon Battely gave severall books in folio in wch were severall volumnes of Swarezs work. Watson of Church gue
Dr Belk Prebendary gave Mr Willoughbys History of Birds & Fishes in 2 folios with cutts
Dr L’Angle Prebendary gave Calixtuss works in 6 volumnes in 4to.
Dr Thorp Prebendary gave S. Bonaventure opera in 4 large Folios.
Dr Lister M.D. gave
[inserted in margin: The Honble] Dr Leopold Finch Prebendary gave two Large Com[m]on Prayer Books in Folio of the Oxford Print Curiously Bound wch lye on the top of the Altar
Dr Thomas Tenison Arch: Bishop of Canterbury gave to the Library Erasmus’s Works of the late Edition in Holland 11 volumns in folio.
SrFrancis Head Baronet gave twenty Guineas for the use of the Library wch accordingly were layd out in purchasing Severall Book. [in another smaller hand: among them Bp. Stillingfleets works 4. folios Dr Harris lexicon Technicum Bayles History]
Mr Lewis vicar of Margate gave an old English Bible of King Henry the 8ths time. the erudition [sic] of a Christian & a Com[m]on prayer Book of Q Elizabeths time.
Dr Wise Rector of St Elphage & Northgate Cant. gave his own Abridgmt of Dr Cudworth Intellectuall Systeme in 2 quartos finely bound
Mr. Stephen Hunt Batchelor of Phisick gave His Library to the Church in wch were a great many Curiositys purposely purchased by [inserted above: Him] a little before His death. most of them philologicall & criticall & variety of Bibliothecque [inserted above: French] & severall philosophicall, & medicall with variety of classicall Authors. generally in Small volumnes but with them is Cæsars Com[m]entaries of Dr Clarks edition Large folio with Cutts & finely Bound
[two leaves of paper, the second blank:]
[f. 116r:] | The Names of the Books left by Dr John Battely to Christ Church library in Canterbury | ||
Libri in Fol: | |||
N. Test. Græc. cum scholiis Grae. |
Oxon. 1703 | W2/A-13-13 | |
Concord:æ | Hebraicæ. Rabbi Nathan. Basil apud Andr. Trobenium [sic] | ||
Concord:iæ | Græce. Nov. Testam. p[er] H. Stephanum. – | Genevæ. 1624 [sic] | W/L-7-7 |
Pauli Tossan. Index in S: Biblia | Hanoviæ 1624 | W/O-3-26 | |
Patres Græc. & Latin. | |||
Joannes Scotus Erigena de divisione naturæ. | Oxon. 1685 | ||
Josephi opera quæ excus: G. Lat | Oxon: 1700 | W/F-6-22 | |
Concilia, Canones | |||
Lauri Bochell: decreta Eccles. Galli. |
Paris. 1609 | W/F-5-32 | |
Acta. Synod. Nationalis Dordrect. | Lugd. Batav. 1620 | W/F-3-14 | |
Commentatores in S: S: polemici, practici, &c | |||
And: Willet’s Hexapla on Genesis & Exodus. | Lond: 1632 | W/B-4-16(1) | |
Mr Thornd: de Ratione jure fin. contr. etc. | Lond: 1670 | W/K-6-4 | |
J. Boscharti Geographia Sacra | Cadomi 1651 | W/C-4-26 | |
Commentatores pontificii, scholastici &c. | |||
Francisc: Suarenus primo thema’ de Deoceno Fr: | Mogunt: 1607 | W/N-7-11 | |
Ejusdem Tract: prim: in prim: & se: Du de Ang. | Mogunt. 1621 | W/N-7-12/13 | |
Ejusdem Tract: secund: et tertius: | Mogunt 1622 | ||
Ejusdem Tract: Quint: | Mogunt. 1629 | W/N-7-14 | |
Ejusdem in 3m p[ar]tum [sic] Tom. v. | Mogunt. 1604 | W/N-7-15/16 | |
Ejusdem varia Opuscula Theologica | Mogunt 1612 | W/N-7-20 | |
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Idem de Divinâ gratiâ, ejusq[ue] necessitate ad bona opera 2 vols | Mogunt. 1620 | W/N-7-23/24 | |
Ejusdem defensio Ecclesiæ Catholic: contra Sectam anglicam. | Coll. Agripp: 161[4] | W/N-7-21 | |
Ejusdem op[us] de virtute et statu religionis | Mogunt: 1609 | W/N-7-19 | |
Ejusdem disputat. metaphysica – – | Mogunt 1600 | W/N-7-17 | |
Juris Civil: Canon: | |||
Wm Watson’s clergyman’s Law – | Lond.1701 | W/H-5-22 | |
Histor: | |||
An Historicall Treatise of Cities & Burghs By Dr Brady – |
W/G-5-11 | ||
Liber Miscellan: | |||
Gruteri florilegium 2 vol. | Argent: 1624 | W/I-6-20/21 |
f. 117 blank
f. 118–121: four vellum leaves, blank
f. 122–127: paper leaves, blank.