The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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John Brearcliffe (1618 - 1682)

antiquary of Halifax Other biography: http://www.archive.org/stream/monumentalotheri00cros/monumentalotheri00cros_djvu.txt Correspondent
Relevant locations: Residence at Halifax, West Yorkshire
Relationships: John Brearcliffe was a correspondent of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)

Linked manuscript items: as Sender of a letter - "[Letter from John Brearcliffe [Briercliffe] to Ralph Thoresby]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS14, Leeds
References in Documents:
A Catalogue of the Naturall and Artificial Curiositys in my slender Musaeum at Leedes Ano. 1708 the Jaws of a great Shark, 4 rows 5 in some places of teeth, 5 foot 4 inches in circumference Mr. John Brearcliffe Pharm: