Difference between revisions of "William Basset 1644-1696"

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William BASSET or BASSETT 1644-1696

Biographical Note

Born at Great Harborough, Warwickshire, son of Thomas Basset, minister there. BA Magdalen College, Oxford 1662, MA 1667. Rector of Brinklow, Warwickshire 1671, of St Swithin London Stone 1683. He published a number of sermons and theological works which strongly defended the mainstream Anglican tradition, opposing every kind of nonconformity or the making of concessions to dissenters.

Books

Basset’s library was sold by auction in London by Edward Millington, beginning 4 February 1697. The sale catalogue included 1651 lots, divided between Latin theology (397), Latin miscellaneous (398), French books (13), English theology (421) and English miscellaneous (422).

Characteristic Markings

None of Basset’s books have been identified.

Sources

Bibliotheca Bassetiana, 1697, ESTC r22154.
Claydon, Tony. '"Basset, William (bap. 1644, d. 1696), Church of England clergyman."' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Pearson, D., Patterns of book ownership in late seventeenth-century England, The Library 7th ser 11 (2010), 139-167.

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-Born at [[Place of Birth::Great Harborough, Warwickshire]], son of [[family::Thomas Basset]], [[occupation::minister]] there.  BA [[education::Magdalen College, Oxford]] 1662, MA 1667.  [[Occupation::Rector]] of [[location::Brinklow, Warwickshire]] 1671, of St Swithin [[location::London]] Stone 1683.  He published a number of sermons and theological works which strongly defended the mainstream Anglican tradition, opposing every kind of nonconformity or the making of concessions to dissenters.
+Born at [[place of birth::Great Harborough, Warwickshire]], son of [[family::Thomas Basset]], [[occupation::minister]] there.  BA [[education::Magdalen College, Oxford]] 1662, MA 1667.  [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Brinklow, Warwickshire]] 1671, of St Swithin [[location::London]] Stone 1683.  He published a number of sermons and theological works which strongly defended the mainstream Anglican tradition, opposing every kind of nonconformity or the making of concessions to dissenters.
 ====Books====
-Basset’s library was sold by auction in London by Edward Millington, beginning 4 February 1697.  The sale catalogue included 1651 lots, divided between [[language::Latin]] [[subject::theology]] (397), [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous (398), [[language::French]] books (13), [[language::English]] [[subject::theology]] (421) and [[language::English] miscellaneous (422).
+Basset’s library was sold by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of auction::London]] by [[auctioneer::Edward Millington]], beginning [[date of auction::4 February 1697]].  The sale catalogue included 1651 lots, divided between [[language::Latin]] [[subject::theology]] (397), [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous (398), [[language::French]] books (13), [[language::English]] [[subject::theology]] (421) and [[language::English]] miscellaneous (422).
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 *''Bibliotheca Bassetiana'', 1697, ESTC r22154.
 *Claydon, Tony. '[https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/1652 "Basset, William (bap. 1644, d. 1696), Church of England clergyman."]' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
 *Pearson, D., Patterns of book ownership in late seventeenth-century England, ''The Library'' 7th ser 11 (2010), 139-167.
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+[[Category:All Owners]]