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William PORTER d.1546
Biographical Note
BA St John's College, Cambridge 1538, fellow 1538, MA 1541.
Books
Porter's probate inventory includes 113 titles, in 120 volumes, valued at £3 19s 11d (from a total estate valued at ca.£10 10s). The books are mostly in Latin with a little Greek and English, covering theology, classics, medicine and some other topics. In his will, he left a few specific books to several associates. The full inventory is edited as Leedham-Green no.24 (see full citation below).
Sources
- Leedham-Green, E. S., Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, no.24/pp.58-60.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.