James Ussher - William Laud - 1630-06-04

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James Ussher

James Ussher - William Laud - 1630-06-04
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15306
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. Sancroft MS 18, f.11
AuthorAuthor of the document. James Ussher
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Laud
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . June 4, 1630
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Abraham van Goorle, Henry Stuart prince of Wales, John Harrison
LiteratureReference to literature. Boran 2015, vol. 2, pp. 525-6, letter 3221, Burnett 2020b, pp. 256, 311, 320 n. 75, 413, 468-9, 11682
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collection Sale , British Royal Collection
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia  https://tinyurl.com/yawmq3j3
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'There hath bin lately offered unto me a great bargain of ancient Coins to the number of 5500, gold, silver, and copper pieces, to be sold for £600. A greater number, I suppose, are not to be found together in any part of Europe; that collection of Abraham Gorlaeus only excepted, which Prince Henry purchas’d, and left unto his Majesty. It may be your Lordship may be able to prevail with some noble spirits, that have had their education at Oxford to joyn their purses together and add that Treasure likewise to the University Library: which will make it without all comparison farr to exceed all the other Libraries, that are in Christendom.' (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Sancroft MS 18, f.11; Boran 2015, vol. 2, pp. 525-6, letter 322; Burnett 2020b, p. 256)

References

  1. ^  Boran, E. (2015) The Correspondence of James Ussher, 3 vols, Dublin, Irish Manuscripts Commission.
  2. ^  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.