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Daniel Fleming, Sir (1633 - 1701)

Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9697?docPos=1 Relevant locations: Residence at Rydal Hall, Rydal
 Relationships: Daniel Fleming was a friend of Thomas Braithwait (-1684)

 References in Documents:
MS Book of Benefactors (MacGregor, ed.)

A.D. 1684

Thomas Braithwait Esq., of Ambleside in Westmorland, who was a great antiquary, gave this museum at his death more than 300 ancient coins, six of which are of gold, sixty-six of silver, and the rest of bronze, in order to make the Museum unrivalled in one of the areas of its collection.

N.B. The person who first persuaded the noble Mr Braithwait to leave his coins to the Museum, and who then saw to their delivery, was the great and learned Sir Daniel Fleming, from Rydal Hall in Westmorland. He was formerly a commoner of Queen's College, Oxford, and he did these things out of a deep 5 AMS 2: THE BOOK OF BENEFACTORS love for scholarship and singular generosity to this University.

Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Junior Proctor (MacGregor, ed.) [Addendum 21] A Copy of a Letter from the Bishop of Lincoln to the Vice-Chancellor transcribed from the Original in the Cabinet of Coin/e\s at the Ashmolean Repository. Mr Vice-chancellor. This comes with my love & service to tell you, that an ingenious Gentleman in my country, one Mr Brathaite having a collection of ancient Coines, I told him many years since when I was keeper of Bodlies Library (an importunate beggar for that great Magazine of Books (Coines). That he might do well to give his coines to our Library, so they would be preserved nor was it possible that they cou'd anywhere be placed more for his honour & the publique Good. This Gentleman is dead, & by a deed under his hand & seal (which you will find in the Box) left them to me in trust for the University. A worthy Gentleman (Sr Daniel Fleminge a member of the house of Commons) brought them to me & told me that the Box & the Coines he brought me were the very same which were delivered him by the donor of them. I did not question it & have sent them to you unopened as they came to me. Mr Ashmole hearing of them came to me & told me that he had reason to hope that the University wou'd place them amongst his raritys & speakes of a condition or Covenant made between him & the University that what Raritys were given to the University (pro futuro) shou'd be placed amongst his. I doubt not but you will gratify him in this particular he having (which he shew'd me) many MSS & other things of good value which he intends for the University. I have no more to say save that I am Yr Affectionate Friend & Brother Tho: Lincoln.