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[[file:MasseyWilliam.jpg|thumb|Massey's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection 19933)]
 
====Biographical Note====
 
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Massey came from a Quaker family and is known to have learnt Latin and other languages in private schools in [[location::Nottingham]] and [[location::Norwich]]. In 1712 he became Latin [[occupation::usher]] at a school in [[location::Wandsworth]] run by [[associates::William Scoryer]]; he later ran his own school in Wandsworth. He published numerous works designed to pursue devotional and educational purposes.
 
Massey came from a Quaker family and is known to have learnt Latin and other languages in private schools in [[location::Nottingham]] and [[location::Norwich]]. In 1712 he became Latin [[occupation::usher]] at a school in [[location::Wandsworth]] run by [[associates::William Scoryer]]; he later ran his own school in Wandsworth. He published numerous works designed to pursue devotional and educational purposes.

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William MASSEY 1691-1768

[[file:MasseyWilliam.jpg|thumb|Massey's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection 19933)]

Biographical Note

Massey came from a Quaker family and is known to have learnt Latin and other languages in private schools in Nottingham and Norwich. In 1712 he became Latin usher at a school in Wandsworth run by William Scoryer; he later ran his own school in Wandsworth. He published numerous works designed to pursue devotional and educational purposes.

Books

Massey used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 19933); the extent and disposition of his library is not known. His manuscript commonplace book was sold at Bonham's in 2011 (see reference below).

Sources