The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
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References in Documents: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 (S 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
YBrother
Tho: Lincoln .
rDaniel Fleminge
Y
rAffectionate Friend &
Tho: Lincoln