Difference between revisions of "Henry Mason 1575/6-1647"

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Henry MASON 1575/6-1647

Biographical Note

Born in Wigan, Lancashire, son of John Mason, a minor tradesman there. BA Brasenose College, Oxford 1596, MA 1603, BD 1610; chaplain of Corpus Christi College 1602. Vicar of Hillingdon, Middlesex 1611-12, rector of St Matthew, Friday Street, London and chaplain to John King, Bishop of London 1612, rector of St Andrew Undershaft 1613, canon of St Paul’s 1616-37. He retired to Wigan in 1641, supported by an annuity from the Ince family, and died there. Mason developed Arminian, anti-puritan views and published a number of controversial devotional tracts in the 1620s and 30s.

Books

Mason gave ca. 500 books to Brasenose College valued at £1000, substantially 16th- and 17th-century theological works. He also gave books to Wigan Grammar School, and Sion College Library. A copy of Sacrosancti … Concilii Tridentini … canones, 1571, with an inscription that it was given to someone by Mason in 1625, is in Wimpole Hall. Examples: many in Brasenose College, Oxford.

Characteristic Markings

The books given to Brasenose were sometimes inscribed by Mason (and bound volumes usually have a manuscript list of contents) but most were marked with one of four printed gift labels. They are typically in plain calf bindings of their period.

Sources

Alsop, J. D. '"Mason, Henry (1575/6–1647), Church of England clergyman." ' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Christie, R., The old church and school libraries of Lancashire, 1885, p.192.
Lee, B. N., Early printed book labels, Pinner, 1976.
Morgan, P., Oxford libraries outside the Bodleian, 2nd edn, Oxford, 1980.
Henry Mason donation inscription in Sion College Library (1).
Henry Mason donation inscription in Sion College Library (2).

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-===[[Name::Henry]] [[Name::MASON]] [[Date of Birth::1575;1576|1575/6]]-[[Date of Death::1647]]===
+===[[name::Henry]] [[name::MASON]] [[date of birth::1575;1576|1575/6]]-[[date of death::1647]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born in [[Place of Birth::Wigan]], Lancashire, son of [[family::John Mason]], a minor [[occupation::tradesman]] there. BA [[education::Brasenose College, Oxford]] 1596, MA 1603, BD 1610; [[occupation::chaplain]] of [[organisations::Corpus Christi College, Oxford|Corpus Christi College]] 1602. [[Occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Hillingdon, Middlesex]] 1611-12, [[occupation::rector]] of St Matthew, Friday Street, [[location::London]] and [[occupation::chaplain]] to [[associates::John King]], [[occupation::Bishop]] of [[location::London]] 1612, [[occupation::rector]] of St Andrew Undershaft 1613, [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul’s]] 1616-37. He retired to [[location::Wigan]] in 1641, supported by an annuity from the [[associates::Ince family]], and died there. Mason developed Arminian, anti-puritan views and published a number of controversial devotional tracts in the 1620s and 30s.
+Born in [[place of birth::Wigan]], Lancashire, son of [[family::John Mason]], a minor [[occupation::tradesman]] there. BA [[education::Brasenose College, Oxford]] 1596, MA 1603, BD 1610; [[occupation::chaplain]] of [[organisations::Corpus Christi College, Oxford|Corpus Christi College]] 1602. [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::Hillingdon, Middlesex]] 1611-12, [[occupation::rector]] of St Matthew, Friday Street, [[location::London]] and [[occupation::chaplain]] to [[associates::John King]], [[occupation::bishop|Bishop]] of [[location::London]] 1612, [[occupation::rector]] of St Andrew Undershaft 1613, [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul’s]] 1616-37. He retired to [[location::Wigan]] in 1641, supported by an annuity from the [[associates::Ince family]], and died there. Mason developed Arminian, anti-puritan views and published a number of controversial devotional tracts in the 1620s and 30s.
 ====Books====
-Mason gave ca. 500 books to [[organisations::Brasenose College, Oxford|Brasenose College]] valued at [[monetary value::£1000]], substantially 16th- and 17th-century [[subject::theology|theological]] works. He also gave books to [[organisations::Wigan Grammar School]].  A copy of ''Sacrosancti … Concilii Tridentini … canones'', 1571, with an inscription that it was given to someone by Mason in 1625, is in Wimpole Hall.
+Mason gave ca. 500 books to [[organisations::Brasenose College, Oxford|Brasenose College]] valued at [[monetary value::£1000]], substantially 16th- and 17th-century [[subject::theology|theological]] works. He also gave books to [[organisations::Wigan Grammar School]], and [[organisations::Sion College Library]].  A copy of ''Sacrosancti … Concilii Tridentini … canones'', 1571, with an inscription that it was given to someone by Mason in 1625, is in Wimpole Hall. Examples: many in Brasenose College, Oxford.
 ====Characteristic Markings====
-The books given to Brasenose were not generally inscribed by Mason but marked with one of three printed gift labels. They are typically in plain calf bindings of their period.
+The books given to Brasenose were sometimes inscribed by Mason (and bound volumes usually have a manuscript list of contents) but most were marked with one of four printed gift labels. They are typically in plain calf bindings of their period.
 ====Sources====
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 *Lee, B. N., ''Early printed book labels'', Pinner, 1976.
 *Morgan, P., ''Oxford libraries outside the Bodleian'', 2nd edn, Oxford, 1980.
+*[https://sionprovenance.wordpress.com/2018/10/02/donor-inscription-for-henry-mason/ Henry Mason donation inscription in Sion College Library (1)].
+*[https://sionprovenance.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/donor-inscription-of-henry-mason-rector-of-st-andrew-undershaft/ Henry Mason donation inscription in Sion College Library (2)].
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 [[Category:Canons]]
 [[Category:Libraries Bequeathed to Institutions]]
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