The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Godfrey Wentworth (1678 - c. 1717/8)
Merchant of London. Baptised 21 October 1678 at Woolley, married at St. Alban's, Wood Street, London, on 9 July 1700 to Anna Maria, daughter of Giles Clarke, Esq. of Lyon's Inn. Will proven on 15 February 1717/8 at York (Dugdale, 2: 325). VisitorRelevant locations: Residence at London, England
Visited Leeds, Leeds Parish
Relationships: Godfrey Wentworth was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Michael Wentworth (1655-1696) was a father of Godfrey Wentworth
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions.
References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
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Omnia admirabilia
Summa Theologia, Quaestio XXXII, Article VIII; or, more likely, just a simple comment about how wonderful the collection is: "All things admirable."
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