Commonplace book, between 1550-1600.

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...

Plowden, Edmund, 1518-1585

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English lawyer. From the description of A Treatise proving [tha]t if our soueraigne ladie Queene Elisab[e]th whome god blesse with longe life [and] many children should dye without issue that the Queene of Scotts is not disabled by [th]e lawe of England to receaue [th]e Crowne of England by discent : contemporary manuscript, ca. 1580. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617655 ...

Rastell, John, -1536

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Baildon, W. Paley, (William Paley), 1859-1924

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Epithet: FSA. 1892 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x000086 ...

Fairfax, Charles, 1597-1673

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Charles Fairfax (1597-1673) was an antiquarian, genealogist and compiler of the Analecta Fairfaxiana . He was born at Denton in Yorkshire, but spent most of his life at Menston, on his wife's estate. In 1646, his brother Ferdinando, second Lord Fairfax, appointed him steward of the courts of Ripon and he later served as a colonel of foot in Monck's army. Following Monck's march into Yorkshire, Fairfax became governor of Kingston-upon-Hull, but after a year he retired to Menston to pursue his ant...

Pulleyn, Thomas, -1759

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