The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Richard Wilson (24 July 1678 - 7 April 1761)
Esq Elected Recorder of Leedes CorrespondentVisitor
Relevant locations: Workplace or place of business Leeds, Leeds Parish
Relationships: Richard Wilson was a correspondent of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Richard Wilson was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
Richard Wilsone [*] The "e" at the end of his name may be an ornamentation. (of Leedes EsEsque Esquire )
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Hem! quantum est in rebus inane[*] Latin Proverb: "Hah! How much folly there is in the world!"
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Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
[*] Horace,
21 Sept
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In publica Commoda Peccem
Si longo sermone Morer tua tempora
Epistulae, Book II, Epistle I, lines 3-4: "I should sin against the public weal if with long talk, I were to delay your busy hours."
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