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William NICHOLS or NICOLLS 1665/6-1711

Biographical Note

Son of John Nichols, of Donington, Buckinghamshire. BA Wadham College, Oxford 1683, fellow of Merton 1684, MA 1688, BD 1692, DD 1695. Rector of Bushey, Hertfordshire and of Selsey, Sussex 1691, canon of Chichester 1707.

Books

In his will, Nichols directed that his bookes should be sold by auction. This took place in London, 1.12.1712.

Sources

Will of William Nicholls, The National Archives PROB 11/527/86.
Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
Bibliotheca librorum maxime insignium ... Being the library of ... William Nichols, [London, 1712], ESTC n32476.
Foster, J. Alumni Oxonienses. London, 1888.

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+In his will, Nichols directed that his bookes should be sold by auction. This took place in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of auction::1.12.1712]].
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+*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D699465 Will of William Nicholls, The National Archives PROB 11/527/86].
 *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''.  St Philip, 2010.
 *''Bibliotheca librorum maxime insignium ... Being the library of ... William Nichols'', [London, 1712], ESTC n32476.