William Petre 1575-1637
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William PETRE, 2nd Baron Petre 1575-1637
Biographical Note
Of Thorndon Hall, Essex; money was spent on decorating a study in the late 16th century.
Books
The Petre family accounts in Folger Library ms 1772 include a note of 35 books purchased. ‘My Lords library’ was estimated to be worth £35 in 1639.
Sources
- Dawson, G. A gentleman’s purse, Yale Review 39 (1950), 645.
- Jayne, S. Library catalogues of the English renaissance. Godalming, 1983, 141.
- Purcell, M. The country house library. New Haven & London, 2017, 63.