Durie, John - A note of what Medalls coynes and signets both of Gold Silver and Copper were found in ye Library at St James

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John Durie, London, 1652/04/07

Durie, John - A note of what Medalls coynes and signets both of Gold Silver and Copper were found in ye Library at St James
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14108
TitleTitel of the book. A note of what Medalls coynes and signets both of Gold Silver and Copper were found in ye Library at St James
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. London 51° 31' 9.44" N, 0° 7' 40.87" W
InventoryInventory number. C.120.h.6(1) [printed books]
AuthorAuthor of the document. John Durie
CollectorCollector.
Catalogue dateDate when the catalogue was issued: day - month - year . April 7, 1652
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. George Bishop, George Cockayn, Bulstrode Whitelocke
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 1418-19, 3361
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Catalogue , Roman , Gold Coins , Silver Coins , Bronze Coins
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

1652 list of the English royal collection:

'A note of what Medalls coynes and signets both of Gold Silver and Copper were found in ye: Library at St: James by ye: Trustees and were delivered to ye Lo: Comr: whitlock with ye key of ye: Library with ye: bookes Aprill 7th: 1652 by tale in ye presents of Mr: George Bishop and Mr: George Cockayne by ye: Lo: whitlocks appointment and by an order of ye: Counsell:

In a black box with 25 drawers on each Side were
In ye: first Side of Romane Coyns 1227
In ye Second Side ///// 1257
In another black box 25 drawers on a Side ye first Side 740
In ye: Second Side 1065
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Three bookes in 4to: of Gold Medalls
In ye first booke in 9 tables 0198
In ye Second booke with 17 Medalls in two
papers and in 9 tables 0224
In ye third booke in 10 Tables 0239

In 4 books in folio
In ye first booke in 8 drawers 0192
In ye Second in 8 drawers 0190
In ye third booke 8 drawers 0189

In a little black Trunk in a pap: 0123
and in a box in ye: same Trunk 0256
with some Cords for Compasses 0000
In a yellow cabinet with 7 drawers
with ////////// signetts 153
In a black: box of 8 drawers romane copper coynes 354
In a little guilt Trunk: were of Signets 021
In a greene Square box 10 drawers of Romane Coines 269
In a little guilt booke were of copper Medalls 014

Romane Coynes in a wodden booke of Six drawers 144

[p. 39]
Romane Coynes in 4 drawers in a black gilt booke 48
In Eleven tables: severall roman Coynes 562
Bigger Meddalls in six tables 174
In 15 other tables: copper and Silver Coynes togeather 748
Roman Coyns in tenn Long tables 2294
In an open box coynes in a horne 63
Brass & copper Coynes in 15 severall paps: 947
In a Loose papr: 94 ///// brass dayts: 94
memom: Amongst ye brass are seveall of silvr.

[The rest of the page [37] is a list of manuscripts, as is the next page [38]. At the bottom of p. [38]:]

The printed books were vallued togeather at 1566 5 0
The Manuscripts at 2600 0 0
The Meddalls at 2000
Soe ye totall vallue of ye Library of Jameses, Wthall & Richmond is 6166: 5: 0:'
(Burnett 2020b, pp. 1418-19)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.