William Davy d.1546

From Book Owners Online
Revision as of 06:18, 21 November 2021 by David (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTITLE__ ===name::William name::DAVY d.date of death::1546=== ====Biographical Note==== B.Can.L at Cambridge 1521, occ...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

William DAVY d.1546

Biographical Note

B.Can.L at Cambridge 1521, fellow of King's Hall 1531-43; vicar of St Benet's, Cambridge 1532, of Shepreth 1536.

Books

Davy's probate inventory includes 68 titles, in over 75 volumes, valued at £2 17s 1d (from a total estate valued at £23 11s 8d). The books are mostly in Latin with some English, covering law, theology, and some other topics. In his will, he bequeathed his books to his brother William Davy. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.23 (see full citation below).

Sources

  • Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.23/pp.55-57.
  • Smith, M. H., Some humanist libraries in early Tudor Cambridge, Sixteenth Century Journal 1 (1974), 15-34.
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.