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Richard Bancroft ((1544–1610) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604.
The Chapter Library has a number of books from Bancroft's library, some of them with one of his two armorial book stamps (see below), some of them with a simple centre-piece binding with the initials "R B". These books were originally in Lambeth Palace Library and came into the Chapter Library at Canterbury after the Restoration through the gift by Archbishop Sancroft of duplicates from Lambeth Palace Library (c. 1680–1690).
Armorial binding stamps
Binding stamps with the arms of Archbishop Richard Bancroft (1544–1610)
Arms of Archbishopric of Canterbury, impaled with arms of Bancroft
(Or, on a bend, between six cross-croslets, azure, three garbs of the field)
The books with these arms were duplicates from the library at Lambeth Palace, given to the Cathedral Library by Archbishop William Sancroft c. 1680 (Benefactors' Book CCA Lit.MS.E40, ff.108v and 115r).
Bindings stamped with "R B"
Some of these books have a twentieth century pencil note stating that the initials R B are those of Richard Byrde (or Birde) who had been a canon of Stall X from 1590 to 1609. Professor James Carley confirms that the initials are in fact those of Archbishop Bancroft and that the books can be traced in the catalogues of his library; at least one still has a post-Reformation Lambeth Palace shelfmark. Other examples are found in the Lambeth collections.[1]
- Shelfmark W/B-1-39
- Johann Tritheim. In regulam D. Benedicti, ... Ioannis Trithemii ... commentarius. Opera ac studio ... Henrici Sommalii ...
Valenciennes: 1608.- Binding with centre piece and initials: R B.
- Shelfmark W/K-3-58
- Jean Filesac. Paroecia, siue de paroeciarum et paroecorum origine, nec non de missa paroeciali, auctore Ioanne Filesaco ... 1608.
- Gold-tooled initials R B on both boards.
- Shelfmark W/K-3-60
- Jean Filesac. De sacra episcoporum auctoritate. Seu ad tit. de Off. Iud. Ord. lib. 1. Decretal. Commentarius. Auctore Ioanne Filesaco ... 1606.
- Gold-tooled initials R B on both boards.
- Shelfmark W/L-6-18(1)
- Colloquium of Ratisbon.. Acta Colloquii Ratisbonensis de norma doctrinae Catholicae, ... authoritate ... Maximiliani, Comitis Palatini Rheni, ... Bauariae Ducis, &c. ... Anno M.DCI. ... 1602.
- Gold-tooled initials R B on both boards. Pencil note on front pastedown wrongly identifying RB as canon Richard Birde.
- Shelfmark W/M-2-13/14
- Bartholomaeus Simeon. Diui Ambrosii milleloquium summam totius doctrinae illius Ambrosii sub mille titulis, ... complectens, authore ... Bartholomaeo Vrbinate ... 1556.
- Gold-tooled initials on both boards (now on front pastedown): R. B.
- Shelfmark W/N-3-13
- Joannes Viguerius. Institutiones theologicae, ex sacris literis, conciliis, doctoribus ecclesiasticis, praecipue D. Thoma Aquinate concinnatae: Opera & industria Joannis Viguerii .... 1607.
- Gold-tooled initials R B on both boards.
List of books with Archbishop Bancroft's armorial stamp
List of titles based on output from the University of Kent Voyager system
(January 18 2009)
These books were duplicates from the library at Lambeth Palace, given by Archbishop Sancroft [Lit.MS.E40, ff.108v and 115r]
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AUTHOR(S) Espence, Claude d'.
TITLE Claudij Espencaej ... , Conciones aliquot: ...
PUBLISHER Parisiis : Apud Federicum Morellum, 1562.
DESCRIPTION 123, [1] leaves ; 8°.
NOTES Final leaf with privilege.
CLASSMARK W/L-1-34(1)
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Nicolai, Philipp.
TITLE Commentariorum de regno Christi, vaticiniis profeticis et
apostolicis accommodatorum. Libri duo, ... Authore
Philippo Nicolai, ...
PUBLISHER Francofurti : excudebat Iohannes Spies, 1607.
DESCRIPTION [16], 352, 406, [8]p. ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/P-1-36
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Rio, Martinus Antonius del.
TITLE Commentarius litteralis in Threnos, id est, Lamentationes
Ieremiae prophetae. Auctore Martino del-Rio ...
PUBLISHER Lugduni : sumptibus Horatii Cardon, 1608.
DESCRIPTION [8], 250, [16]p. ; 4°.
NOTES With the Vulgate text and Latin tr. of Septuagint. – Tp
compartment.
CLASSMARK W2/X-9-20
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Althamer, Andreas.
TITLE Conciliationes locorum scripturae, qui specie tenus inter
se pugnare videntur, centuriae duae, Andrea Althamero
authore. ...
PUBLISHER VVitebergae : Ex officina Matthai VVelaci, 1584.
DESCRIPTION [9], 236, [48] leaves ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/P-4-37
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Thomas, Aquinas Saint.
TITLE Conclusiones ex vniuersa summa sacrae theologiae ...
Thomae Aquinatis desumptae ...
PUBLISHER Antverpiae : In aedibus Petri Belleri. [colophon:] Typis
Danielis Vervliet, 1583.
DESCRIPTION 514, [22]p. ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/P-1-41
NOTES Tp mounted, prelims trimmed
Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Fabri, Joannes, Bp.
TITLE Doctoris Joannis Fabri, Aduersus Doctorem Balthasarum
Pacimontanum, Anabaptistarum nostri saeculi, primum
authorem, orthodoxae fidei Catholica defensio.
PUBLISHER [Lypsie] : Melchior Lotther hoc opus imprimat, [1528]
DESCRIPTION [8], CI, [1] leaves ; 4°.
NOTES Printing town and date from colophon. – B. Pacimontanus =
pseud. of B. Hubmeier (BM). – Final leaf blank.
CLASSMARK W2/X-9-14
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Fitz-Herbert, Thomas.
TITLE The first part of a treatise concerning policy, and
religion. Wherein the infirmitie of humane wit is
amply declared, ... by Thomas Fitzherbert ...
PUBLISHER Doway : Printed at Doway by Laurence Kellam, 1606.
DESCRIPTION [52], 461, [1]p. ; 4°.
CLASSMARK W/N-3-15
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Broughton, Richard, Historian.
TITLE The first part of Protestants proofes, for Catholikes
religion and recusancy. Taken from the vvritings, of
... Protestant doctors and Diuines of England, ...
PUBLISHER A Paris [=England] : Chez François Gueffier [=English
secret press], 1607.
DESCRIPTION [2], 5-40p. ; 4°.
NOTES Imprint from colophon.- STC identifies the printers as the
'English secret press' with the colophon copied from the
Paris edition of 1607. – Table of contents at end.
CLASSMARK W/N-1-47(1)
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp B)
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AUTHOR(S) Powel, Gabriel.
TITLE Gabrielis Poueli ... disputationum theologicarum &
scholasticarum de antichristo & eius ecclesia, libri II.
...
PUBLISHER Londini : Ex typographeio Ioan. Windeti, impensis Thomae
Man, 1605.
DESCRIPTION [14], 459, [36]p. ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/P-4-35
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Philippson, Joannes, Sleidanus.
TITLE Ioan. Sleidani, De quatuor summis imperiis, libri tres,
in gratiam iuuentutis confecti. ...
PUBLISHER Argentorati : Excudebat Iosias Ribelius, 1581.
DESCRIPTION [16], 1-64, 66-202, [21]p. ; 8°.
NOTES Imprint from colophon.
CLASSMARK W/N-1-51
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Joseph, ben Gorion.
TITLE Iosephus Hebraicus diu desideratus, et nunc ex
Constantinopolitano exemplari iuxta Hebraismum opera
Sebastiani Munsteri uersus, & annotationibus ...
illustratus. Continuat autem historias sacras à
captiuitate Babylonica usque ad praesidem Pilatum, ...
PUBLISHER Basileae : apud Henricum Petrum, 1541.
DESCRIPTION 2 pts (178p., [66] leaves) ; 2°.
NOTES Final leaf to each pt with printer's device.
CLASSMARK W2/X-9-12
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Colleton, John.
TITLE A iust defence of the slandered priestes: Wherein the
reasons of their bearing off ... Maister Blackwell to
their superiour ... are layed downe, ... By Iohn
Colleton.
PUBLISHER [London] : Newly imprinted [by Richard Field], 1602.
DESCRIPTION [14], 303, [1]p. ; 4°.
NOTES Imprint from STC.
CLASSMARK W/N-1-57
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Stapleton, Thomas, Professor.
TITLE Principiorum fidei doctrinalium demonstratio methodica, :
per controuersias septem in libris duodecim tradita. In
quibus ad omnes de religione controuersias ... via &
ratio demonstrantur. ... Authore Thoma Stapletono ...
PUBLISHER Parisiis : Apud Michaëlem Sonnium, 1578.
DESCRIPTION [32], 513, [25]p. ; 2°.
CLASSMARK W/N-4-24
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) England. Sovereign, 1547-1553 (Edward VI)
TITLE Reformatio Legum Ecclesiasticarum, ex authoritate primum
Regis Henrici. 8. inchoata: deinde per Regem Edouardum
6. prouecta, ...
PUBLISHER Londini : Ex officina Johannis Daij, 1571.
DESCRIPTION [10], 149, [3] leaves ; 4°.
NOTES Drawn up in 1552 by Commissioners headed by Thomas Cranmer.
– Edited, (with additions of M. Parker) by J. Fox, and
translated into Latin by W. Haddon and Sir J. Cheke.
CLASSMARK W/N-1-58
NOTES Mount, W. (1591)
Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Fitz-Simon, Henry.
TITLE A replie to M. Riders rescript. and a discouerie of puritan
partialitie in his behalfe. Together with a briefe
narration ...
PUBLISHER At Roan : [Douai, C. Boscard], 1608.
DESCRIPTION [2], 118p. ; 4°.
NOTES Pt 2 of Fitz-Simon's <i>Catholike confutation</i>, Rouen, 1608. -
Impr. from STC.
CLASSMARK W/N-2-8(2)
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A) bdg, arms of Abp
Bancroft
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AUTHOR(S) Bishop, William, Bp.
TITLE A reproofe of M. Doct. Abbots Defence, of The Catholicke
deformed by M.W. Perkins. Wherin his sundry abuses of
Gods sacred word, ... be ... discouered, ... The first
part. Made by W.B. ...
PUBLISHER [England] : Printed with priuilege [English secret press],
1608.
DESCRIPTION 286, [2]p. ; 4°.
NOTES Author from STC. – No more published. – Addendum leaf at
end.
CLASSMARK W/B-1-1
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A) bdg (arms of Abp
Bancroft)
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AUTHOR(S) Sanders, Nicholas.
TITLE Sedes Apostolica seu de militantis Ecclesiae Romanae
potestate, summorumque; Pontificum Romanorum Primatu,
atque; in omnes gentes auctoritate. ... Auctore Nicolao
Sandero ...
PUBLISHER Romae : Apud Paulum Parisium, 1603.
DESCRIPTION [10], 396p. ; 4°.
CLASSMARK W/N-3-20
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Acontius, Jacobus.
TITLE Stratagematum Satanae libri octo: Iacobo Acontio authore.
Accessit eruditissima epistola, de ratione edendorum
librorum, ad Ioannem VVolfium ...
PUBLISHER Basileae : Apud Petrum Pernam, 1565.
DESCRIPTION [16], 411, [83]p. ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/L-1-32
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Calvo, Giulo.
TITLE Synaxis curae animarum ex omnibus S. Thomae de Aquino
theologicis operibus auctore Iulio Caluo ...
PUBLISHER Romae : Ex typographia Aloysii Zannetti, 1603.
DESCRIPTION [16], 527, [33]p. ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/K-3-50
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Joachimus, Abbot of Fiore.
TITLE Vaticinia, siue prophetiae Abbatis Ioachimi, & Anselmi
Episcopi Marsicani, cum imaginibus aere incisis, ...
Vnà cum ... adnotationibus Paschalini Regiselmi.
PUBLISHER Venetiis : Apud Hieronymum Porrum, 1589.
DESCRIPTION [70] leaves : ill. ; 4°.
NOTES In Latin and Italian. – Engr. tp, with title in Latin and
Italian.
CLASSMARK W/N-1-48
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Erenbergk, Waremundus de.
TITLE Verisimilia theologica, iuridica ac politica: de regni
subsidiis ac oneribus subditorum. Libro I. Samuelis Cap.
VIII. traditis: per Philippum Melanthonem ... proposita
... & defensa ... contra Bartolum ... et alios. Autore
... Waremundo de Erenbergk.
PUBLISHER Francofurti : Ex officina typographica Ioannis Saurii,
Sumptibus Petri Kopffii, 1606.
DESCRIPTION 197, [1]p. ; 8°.
CLASSMARK W/P-5-67
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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AUTHOR(S) Stapleton, Thomas, Professor.
TITLE Vniuersa iustificationis doctrina hodie controversa.
Libris duodecim tradita. ... Authore Thoma Stapletono
...
PUBLISHER Parisiis : Apud Michaelem Sonnium, 1581.
DESCRIPTION [36], 409, [27]p. ; 2°.
CLASSMARK W/N-6-26
NOTES Bancroft, Richard, Abp (armorial binding stamp A)
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Further items from Archbishop Bancroft's library
- Shelfmark W2/X-6-8
- Marsilius of Padua. Defensor pacis.
Basle: 1522.- Lacks first 12 leaves.
- Leaves from a Sarum breviary used for front and back pastedowns.
- Possibly from Henry VIII's library at Westminster Palace, later in the possession of Abp Richard Bancroft (James Carley).
- 16/17c Oxford blind-stamped binding with centre piece
- Trace of label attached to pastedown at top fore edge of front board (Bancroft?).
- Cambridge UL shelfmark (1650s) on front pastedown, indicating provenance from Lambeth Palace Library: D.λ.20.
- Fore-edge title Marsil | Patav:
- Spine label P.II.16. (1802).
References
- ↑ Personal communication from Professor James Carley.