Bishop John Moore's Library: Treasury Order 1715-1905

Treasury, British

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John Moore (1646-1714) was bishop of Norwich, 1691-1707, and of Ely, 1707-1714. His library contained 29,000 books and 1,790 manuscripts at his death, and was famous throughout Europe. It was sold to George I in 1714, who gave it Cambridge University, following the intervention of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend. Moore's executor may be the metaphysian Samuel Clarke (1675-1729), who enjoyed the patronage of the bishop during his career, and was his chaplain. Clarke becam...

Great Britain. Treasury

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The Treasury of Great Britain was managed by Anthony Ashley Cooper, Chancellor of the Exchequer, from May 13, 1661 to 1672. He was named Lord Ashley on April 20, 1661 and held that title until becoming Earl of Shaftesbury. From the description of Warrants signed by Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1667-1668. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 31740958 ...

Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729

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English metaphysician. From the description of Samuel Clarke papers, 1722. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455822 Theologian, scholar, and philosopher Samuel Clarke was born in Norwich and had a celebrated academic career at Cambridge. He became chaplain to the bishop of Norwich and, later, to Queen Anne. His most ambitious works, the Boyle Lectures, asserted that God's existence could be proven by mathematical logic, and that the principles of morality are as set and consi...

Moore, John, 1646-1714

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