Robert Cecil 1563-1612
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Robert CECIL, 1st Earl of Salisbury 1563-1612
Biographical Note
Books
Catalogue of ca 1900 books at Salisbury House (The Strand), in 1637, in manuscripts at Hatfield; books were also held in other family houses. The library now at Hatfield House (moved from London in the early 18th century) was largely formed initially by Robert and his father, William Cecil, Baron Burghley (1520-98), and added to by successive generations of the family. A number of manuscripts originally owned by Burghley, which descended to Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1626-85) were auctioned in London, 21.11.1687.
Sources
- [ British Armorial Bindings].
- ODNB.
- Sears Jayne, 168.
- Cecil, D. The Cecils of Hatfield House, London, 1973.
- Beadle, R. Medieval English manuscripts at auction, 1676-c.1700, The Book Collector 53 (2004), 46-63.
- The Marquis of Salisbury, The library at Hatfield House, The Library 5th ser 18 (1963), 83-87.
- Alston, Inventory.
- CHL I 501, 510-13.