'Schardanus Riders' (also Cardanus Rider, pseudonym for Richard Saunders) Riders 1667. Brittish Merlin: Bedeckt with many delightful varieties and useful verities ... , printed for the Stationers' Company, 1667, with manuscript accounts kept by Thomas Harris, of the Close, Salisbury
Printed almanack, annotated throughout with accounts by Thomas Harris, of the Cathedral Close, Salisbury (1643-1679). Many of the notes relate to expenditure and receipts on behalf of various families connected with the bishopric of Salisbury, and relatives of Thomas Harris. There are many references to Bishop Alexander Hyde and the kinsmen of former bishops Tounson, Duppa and Henchman. There is a note of expenses in hiring a coach to Clarendon House, the home of Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon, cousin of Bishop Alexander Hyde, opposite the printed calendar entry for March. A payment of £134-15-0 to one 'Mr Vanheusen for the hangings att the Pallace' is recorded in March, presumably a reference to the Bishop of Salisbury's palace.
Dates
- Creation: 1667
Extent
1.0 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Vet. A3 f.2094, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
Vet. A3 f.2094
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9838
Abstract
'Schardanus Riders' (also Cardanus Rider, pseudonym for Richard Saunders) Riders 1667. Brittish Merlin: Bedeckt with many delightful varieties and useful verities ... , printed for the Stationers' Company, 1667, with manuscript accounts kept by Thomas Harris, of the Close, Salisbury
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Harris of Salisbury Close (1643-1679) has been identified as the author of the manuscript notes in the volume. The author refers to 'Unkle Tounson' and to four cousins: Robert Hyde, Thomas Henchman, Henry Parker and Cooke. 'Cos. Robert Hyde' was the son of Alexander Hyde (1598-1667), bishop of Salisbury 1665-1667, who was married to Mary Tounson (or Townson), a daughter of Robert Tounson (1575-1621), bishop of Salisbury 1620-1621, grandfather of Thomas Harris through his mother, Gertrude Tounson. Alexander was also a cousin of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon. 'Cos.Henry Parker' was sir Henry Parker, 2nd Bart. (1640-1713) who married Margaret Hyde, daughter of Alexander Hyde. ' Cos. Thom[as] Henchman' was the son of Humphrey Henchman (1592-1675), bishop of Salisbury 1660-1663, who was married to Ellen, another daughter of Robert Tounson; 'Cos. Cooke' was Thomas Cooke, who married a daughter of Humphrey Henchman. Thomas Harris appends his own name to the accounts written on the page opposite the printed calendar for November. He was the great grandfather of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
Custodial History
Owned by James Harris (1746-1820), 1st Earl of Malmesbury (see binding).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by Rare Books out of the Gordon Duff Fund.
Physical Facet
Binding: 19th century straight-grain brilliant red morroco with the arms of James Harris, Earl of Malmesbury stamped in blind on upper and lower boards.
Subject
- Harris | Thomas | 1643-1679 (Person)
- Title
- 'Schardanus Riders' (also Cardanus Rider, pseudonym for Richard Saunders) with manuscript accounts kept by Thomas Harris, 1667
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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