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| − | In 1616 [[family::Anne Harington|Anne]] (ca.[[date of Birth::1554]]-[[date of Death::1620]]), widow of [[family::John Harington|John]], 1st [[personal Title::Baron Harington]] ([[date of Birth::1539;1540|1539/40]]-[[date of Death::1613]]) gave ca.[[bequest::120 books]] to found a parish library for [[location::Oakham, Rutland]]; in 1626 her daughter [[family::Lucy]], [[personal Title::Countess of Bedford]] ([[date of Birth::1581]]-[[date of Death::1627]]) gave [[bequest::books]] to [[beneficiary::Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]]. Both sets are likely to have belonged originally to John the 2nd Baron, and/or other members of the family. | + | In 1616 [[family::Anne Harington|Anne]] (ca.[[date of Birth::1554]]-[[date of Death::1620]]), widow of [[family::John Harington|John]], 1st [[personal Title::Baron Harington]] ([[date of Birth::1539;1540|1539/40]]-[[date of Death::1613]]) gave ca.[[bequest::120 books]] to found a parish library for [[location::Oakham, Rutland]]; in 1626 her daughter [[family::Lucy Russell]], [[personal Title::Countess of Bedford]] ([[date of Birth::1581]]-[[date of Death::1627]]) gave [[bequest::books]] to [[beneficiary::Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]]. Both sets are likely to have belonged originally to John the 2nd Baron, and/or other members of the family. |
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Revision as of 06:29, 7 January 2020
John HARINGTON, 2nd Baron Harington 1592-1614
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In 1616 Anne (ca.1554-1620), widow of John, 1st Baron Harington (1539/40-1613) gave ca.120 books to found a parish library for Oakham, Rutland; in 1626 her daughter Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford (1581-1627) gave books to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Both sets are likely to have belonged originally to John the 2nd Baron, and/or other members of the family.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Erne, L. Shakespeare and the book trade, 2013, 198.
- Healy, Simon. "Harington, John, second Baron Harington of Exton (bap. 1592, d. 1614), courtier." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. I 417.
- Perkin, M. A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England. London, 2004, 309-10.
- Scott-Warren, J. Sir John Harington and the book as gift, 2001.