Memorabilia, or, Private things fit to be remembered concerning my life [manuscript], compiled ca. 1700 / W. Westmacott physician.

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Memorabilia, or, Private things fit to be remembered concerning my life [manuscript], compiled ca. 1700 / W. Westmacott physician.

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Westmacott carefully names the physicians, surgeons and apothecaries under whom he learned his trade. On p. 5 is part of the will of his father, William Westmacott, and on p. 7-11, two lists of the births and deaths of the writer's brothers and sisters, and a few household recipes. Also, in a different hand, the accounts of a dissenter (?) living in Gloucestershire, and notes of money and books, mainly religious, lent, 1724-1728.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Westmacott, William

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William Westmacott was born in Gloucestershire and traveled and practiced in the West Midlands before settling in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire in 1676. From the description of Memorabilia, or, Private things fit to be remembered concerning my life [manuscript], compiled ca. 1700 / W. Westmacott physician. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 503002053 ...