John Hume Spry

Dr John Hume Spry (1778–1854) was canon of Stall VIII at Canterbury Cathedral from 1828 until 1854. He was particularly active as canon librarian.

Spry was the son of the Rev. Benjamin Spry of Bristol (1742–1806, canon of Salisbury). He was educated at Eton College and at Oriel College, Oxford (1796; BA 1799; MA 1802; B&DD 1824). He was minister of Christ Church Birmingham (1814-1816), vicar of Hanbury, Staffs (1816), rector of St Marylebone, Middlesex (1825), canon of Canterbury from 1828.

His armorial bookplate has the motto 'Soyes sage et simple'.

Shelfmark W/R-3-9

17th-century pamphlet volume.

Armorial bookplate on front pastedown with motto 'Soyes sage et simple'. Inscription on bookplate: D. D. Johan: Hume Spry hujus Ecclesiæ Canonicus.

W/R-3-9(1)

John Rawlinson. Vivat rex. : A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse on the day of his Maiesties happie inauguration, March 24. 1614. ... by John Rawlinson ... 1619.

Shelfmark W/M-1-44

Edward Stillingfleet. Miscellaneous discourses on several occasions.
London: 1735.

Inscription on front free endpaper signed: J.H. Spry Lib:

Inscription on front pastedown: For Ch: ch: Library. W.A.

K-15-1/4

Shelfmark W2/A-7-13

Robert Morison. Plantarum historiae … pars secunda.
Oxford: 1680.

Annotation on title page signed: JHS. Librarian 1829.

Shelfmark W/U-5-1/43, W/U-6-1/14

British Critic.
London: 1793-1843.

Armorial bookplate on front pastedown, with motto 'Vigila et vivas': Iohn Hume Spry M: A:.

Shelfmark CCA-DCc-LA-2/9

Canterbury Cathedral. Library. Catalogue of the books, both manuscript and printed, which are preserved in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury. 1802.

Inscription on front free endpaper: e libris JH Spry; interleaved, with annotations in Spry's hand.

CCA-DCc-MB/1/9 CCA-U210/2/23

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