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| − | Born in [[location::West Meon, Hampshire]], son of [[family::Maurice Meyrick]], [[occupation::registrar]] of the [[organisations::University of Oxford]]. [[occupation::Fellow of New College, Oxford]], BCL 1621, DCL 1627. He was an [[occupation::advocate]] in [[organisations::Doctors' Commons]] from 1628, and became [[occupation::judge]] at the [[ | + | Born in [[location::West Meon, Hampshire]], son of [[family::Maurice Meyrick]], [[occupation::registrar]] of the [[organisations::University of Oxford]]. [[occupation::Fellow of New College, Oxford]], BCL 1621, DCL 1627. He was an [[occupation::advocate]] in [[organisations::Doctors' Commons]] from 1628, and became [[occupation::judge]] at the [[organisations::Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in 1641. Ejected in 1644, he was reinstated in 1660, and knighted in 1661. |
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| − | 130 books were [[seized::seized]] from him by the [[organisations::London Committee for Sequestration]] in 1643. | + | 130 books, valued at [[monetary value::£16 6s 6d]], were [[seized::seized]] from him by the [[organisations::London Committee for Sequestration]] in 1643. An inventory survives in the Committee's records, in The National Archives. |
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| + | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3124421 Priced list of delinquents' books sold, The National Archives SP 20/7]. | ||
*Handley, Stuart. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/18645 "Meyrick, Sir William (1595/6–1669), civil lawyer and judge."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Handley, Stuart. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/18645 "Meyrick, Sir William (1595/6–1669), civil lawyer and judge."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
*Roy, I. The libraries of Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway, and others, ''Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research'' 43 (1968), 35-46. | *Roy, I. The libraries of Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway, and others, ''Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research'' 43 (1968), 35-46. | ||
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Sir William MEYRICK 1595/6-1669
Biographical Note
Born in West Meon, Hampshire, son of Maurice Meyrick, registrar of the University of Oxford. Fellow of New College, Oxford, BCL 1621, DCL 1627. He was an advocate in Doctors' Commons from 1628, and became judge at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in 1641. Ejected in 1644, he was reinstated in 1660, and knighted in 1661.
Books
130 books, valued at £16 6s 6d, were seized from him by the London Committee for Sequestration in 1643. An inventory survives in the Committee's records, in The National Archives.
Characteristic Markings
None of Meyrick's books have been identified.
Sources
- Priced list of delinquents' books sold, The National Archives SP 20/7.
- Handley, Stuart. "Meyrick, Sir William (1595/6–1669), civil lawyer and judge." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Roy, I. The libraries of Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway, and others, Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research 43 (1968), 35-46.