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Abraham Hill (16 June 1635 [bap.] - 5 Feb 1721/2)

Merchant and founding member of the Royal Society Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13265?docPos=5 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Hill Relationships: Abraham Hill was a correspondent of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)

 Linked manuscript items: as Sender of a letter - "[Letter from Abraham Hill to Ralph Thoresby]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS20, Leeds
 Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - The Royal Society and the Invention of Modern Science.
 References in Documents:
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685)

A CONE of the CEDRE of Mount Lebanon. Conus Cedri magnæ s. Libani. Given by Abraham Hill Esq;. Described and figur'd by Bauhinus. (a) (a) Lib. 9. c. 15. Yet with the Scales represented by far too narrow or not enough expanded: in which Besler is more exact. 'Tis about three inches and ½ long, and two and ½ over; of an Oval Figure, saving that the top is flat. Of this Tree it is affirmed by Melchior Lussy, (b) (b) In suæ Peregrinat. Hierosolym. cap. 13. That upon the said Mount (on which he hath seen them grow) there are some so thick, that six or seven men can hardly encompass one of them with their Arms stretched out: which may be supposed above half as thick again, as the thickest Oak in England.

Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685)
Of COYNS.

MOstMost of them being obscure, lest I should mistake, I presently took the help of my Worthy Friend Mr. Abraham Hill, Fellow of the Royal Society, very well acquainted with This, as well as other parts, of Antiquities.

Silver.

Twenty SILVER DENARII; whereof Nineteen given by Sir Paul Whichcote. The

I, II, and III. Consular.

IV. Imp. Otho Cæsar Aug. Trib. Pot.

Reverse. Securitas P. R.

V. Aulus Vitellius Imp. Germ. . . . . . . . . . Augusti.

VI. Cæsar Vespasian. . . . . . Tr. Pot.

VII. Cæsar Aug. Pater Patriæ. Princ. Juvent. Cæs.

VIII. Imp. Cæs. Domit. Germ. Pont. Max. Tr. P. Imp. iij. Cos. xv. Censor. P. iij.

IX. Imp. Cæs. Trajan, Hadrian Aug. P. M. Tr. P. Cos. iij. Felicit. P. R.

X. Imp. Cæsar Trajan Hadrian. Aug. P. M. Tr. P. Cos. iij.

XI. Hadrianus Aug. Cos. iij. P. P. Romulo Conditori.

XII. M. Commodus Anton. Aug. Pius. Tr. P. viij. Cos. iiij. P. F.

XII. M. Commodus. . . . . . . Cos. . . . . Exerc.

XIV. Severus Aug. Parthic. Max. Restitutor Urbis.

XV. Cæs. Marc. Anton. Gordianus African. Aug. Princ. Juventutis.

XVI. Maximus Cæsar German. Pietas Aug.

XVII. Dom. Nost. Julianus P. (i. e. pius) F. (i. e. felix) Aug. (Julian the Apostate.) Votis x (i. e. Decennalibus) multis x.

XVIII. D. N. Valentinianus P. F. Aug. Urbs Roma. Lug. P. C.

XIX. R. N. Valens P. F. Aug. Restitutor Reip. P. Lug.

These from Sir Paul Whichcote.

XX. D. N. Valens P. F. Aug. Urbs Roma Tr. P. (Treviris Perc.)

Given by Walter Chetwynd Esq.

XXI. Henricus IV. Dominus Hiberniæ. Commonly call'd an Irish Groat.

XXII. Carolus V. . . . L. M. . . . . Indiarum Plus Ult. In whose time the Indies were more fully discover'd. These two given by G. Ent Esq.

Copper.

I. D. N. Constantius P. F. Aug. Fel. Temp. reparatio. Two more of the same.

II. D. N. Magnentius P. F. Aug. Felicitas Reipublicæ. These from J. Aubrey Esq.

III. Constantinus P. F. Aug. Soli Invicto Comiti.

IV. Constantinus Nob. Cæs. Vot. x. Cæsarum nostrorum. S. Tr. (i. e. Sign. Treviris.)

V. Constantinus Aug. . . . Tranquillitas Vot. xx. The same again.

VI. Constantinus Jun. Nob. C. Vot. x. nostror. Cæsarum. These found near Cambridge.

VII. Antonius Pius Aug. Virtus Augg. (Augustorum) Denarius.

VIII. . . . . Tit. Æl. Hadr. Antoninus Aug. Pius. Cos. iij. S. C. (i. e. Senat. Cons.) Annona.

IX. D. N. Constantinus P. F. Aug. Fel. Temp. Reparatio.

X. D. N. Magnentius. Felicitas. . . . . .

XI. D. N. Magnentius. Salus DD. NN. Aug. & Cæs. Α. Ω.

XII. D. N. Constantius. Salus DD. NN. Aug. & Cæs. Α. Ω. Of these two last together, here are 24, all with the same Revers, about ☧ the

Initial Letters of ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ.

XIII. Constantius P. F. Aug. . . . . . Exercitus. With Nine more obscure. These were taken out of the Pot above mention'd, found near Hedington.

XIV. . . . Ptolomy. . . . . . .

XV. Divus Aug. S. C. Consensu Sen. & Eq. Ord. PQR.

XVI. Divus Augustus. Providentia S. C.

XVII. M. Agrippa. . . . Cos. . . . . . .

XVIII. C. Cæsar Aug. German. P. M. Tr. Pot. Vesta. . . . . . . The same again.

XIX. Tib. Claud. Cæs. Aug. P. M. Tr. P. Imp. Constantia Augusti. The same again.

XX. Tib. Claud. Cæs. Aug. P. M. Tr. P. Imp. . . . . . . . S. C.

XXI. Drusus Cæs. Tiber. Aug. F. Divi Aug. N. Pontif. Tribun. Potest. iterum.

XXII. Imp. Nero Cæs. Aug. Pon. M. Tr. P. Roma. . . . S. C.

XXIII. Nero Claudius Cæs. Aug. Germ. P. M. Tr. R. Mac. Aug. S. S. (Macellum.)

XXIV. Serg. Galba Imp. Cæs. Aug. Adlocutio.

XXV. A. Vitellius Imp. German. Fides Exercituum S. C.

XXVI. A. Vitellius Germ. Aug. P. M. Tr. P. S. C. . . . .

XXVII. Imp. Cæs. Vesp. Aug. P. M. Tr. Cos. viij. . . . . . . S. C.

XXVIII. Cæsar Vesp. . . . . . . . . . S. C.

XXIX. Imp. Cæs. Domit. Aug. Germ. Cos. xvj. Cens. Perp. Moneta Aug. The same again.

XXX. Imp. Cæs. Magnentius. Felicitas Reipublicæ. A Souldier holds in his right hand, a Victory; in his left, the Standard, on which is ☧ as on the XII.

XXXI. D. N. Decentius. Salus DD. NN. Aug. & Cæs.

XXXII. D. N. Magnentius P. F. Aug. Salus DD. NN. Aug. & Cæs.

XXXIII. D. N. Decentius Cæs. Salus DD. NN. Aug. & Cæs.

XXXIV. Urbs Roma.

XXXV. Constans. Fel. Temp. Reparatio.

XXXVI. . . . Constantius. Fel. Temp. Reparatio. Of these two last together, here are 43, all with the same Reverse.

XXXVII. D. N. Magnentius P. F. Aug. Gloria Romanorum.

XXXVIII. . . . . Philip. Miliarium Sæculum Cos. iij. When Rome had been built a Thousand years.

XXXIX. . . . Aurelius Anton. . . . . . S. C.

XL. D. N. Theodosius P. F. Aug. Gloria Exercitus.

XLI. D. N. . . . . Reparatio Reipub.

XLII. Constans Pius Aug. Virtus Exercit.

XLIII. D. N. Honorius. . . . . . . .

XLIV. Crispus Nob. Cæs. . . . . Tranquillitas.

XLV. Gallienus Aug. . . . . . . . .

With about 72 more, which are obscure.

Paper or Pastboard-Money.

Lugdunum Batavorum.

Pugna pro Patria. 1574. When besieged by the Spaniards.

Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) A List of those who have Contributed to this Musæum: excepting some Names which are lost. His Highness Prince RUPERT, Count Palatine of the Rhine. THomasThomas Allen M. D. John Aubrey Esq. WILLIAM L. Visc. BROUNCKER. Hon. ROBERT BOYLE, Esq. Dr. Erasmus Bartholine. John Bembde Esq. Sign. Paul Boccone. Mons. Olaus Borrichius. Joseph Bowles Merch. Sir Thomas Brown Edward Brown. M. D. JONH JOHN late Lord B. of CHESTER. EAST-INDIA COMPANY. ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY. Walter Charleton M. D. Walter Chetwynd Esq. Andrew Clench M. D. Samuel Colepress, Esq. Thomas Cox, Esq. Edward Cotton M. D. Thomas Crispe Esq. Ellis Crispe, Esq. William Crone M. D. John Evelyn Esq. George Ent Esq. Captain Thomas Fissenden. Nehemjah Grew M. D. Hon. CHARLES HOWARD of N. Esq. Theodore Haac Esq. Thomas Henshaw Esq. Abraham Hill Esq. Mr. Hocknel. Luke Hodgson M. D. Robert Hook Geom. Pr. Anthony Horneck B. D. Sir John Hoskins. John Houghton Pharm. L. Edmund King M. D. Mons. Lannoy. Mr. Langerman Mr. Linger. Fath. Hieronim. Lobus. Richard Lower M. D. Martyn Lyster Esq. Mr. John Malling. Sign. Malpighi. Christopher Merret M. D. Sir Thomas Millington. Sir Jonas Moore. Sir Robert Moray. Mr. S. Morgan. HENRY Duke of NORFOLK. Walter Needham M. D. Isaac Newton Math. Prof. Henry Oldenburge Esq. Philip Packer Esq. Dudley Palmer Esq. Sir William Petty. Robert Plot L L. D. Walter Pope M. D. Thomas Povey Esq. SETH Lord B. of SALISBURY. Mr. Scotto Merch. Mr. John Short. Sir Philip Skippon. Francis Slare M. D. George Smith M. D. Mr. John Somner. Sir Robert Southwell. Dr. Swammerdam. Captain Tayler. George Trumbal T. D. Edward Tyson M. D. WILLIAM late L. WILLOUGHBY of Parham. Sir Christopher Wren P. R. S. George Wheeler Esq. Daniel Whistler, M. D. Henry Whistler Esq. Sir Joseph Williamson. Francis Willughby Esq. John Winthrop Esq. Robert Witty M. D.