The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
William Pearson (1662 - 6 Feb 1716)
Clergyman and Archdeacon of Nottingham, Chancellor of the diocese of York, Prebendary of Ampleford in York Minster, among other offices. Buried in York Minster. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pearson_(priest) Relevant locations: Workplace or place of business York Minster, YorkRelationships: William Pearson 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:
tessellated Pavements, or Dice-like Squares of
Stone or Brick,
wherewith the
used to pave the Place, where they set theRomans
Præ
torium, or General's Tent,
torium
&c. Here are various Specimens of different
Sizes and Colours (white, red, blue, yellow, and black) and from very
distinct Places; as from the ancient
from a QuarIsurium (Aldbrough )
ter to half an Inch Square:
ed and red, which I took from a checquered Pavement discovered
there,
An.
by
MusaicWork (in
May1703
.Romans
Sizes as sent me
Midgeleyof
Beverley
vered in those Parts, which hath not yet met with a Person of Curio
sity enough to give the World an Account of it.
the noted
Pavement nearStunsfield
, concerning which the inOxford
genious
Hearne
to the 8th Vol. of
's Itinerary.Leland
. Don. D.Lapides tessellati pavimenti apud
Roxby in Com. Lincolniensi , An. Dom. 1699 reperti
Roxby in Com. Lincolniensi
Rog.
Gale
Arm.
Gale, late Dean of
Yorke
conjoined
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de la Pryme
N° 263
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Collections(N° 4.) not
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Transactions.
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ther Branch of the
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toMaÿ 1700.
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