The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Abraham de la Pryme (15 Jan 1671 - 12/13 Jun 1704)
Minister, antiquarian, and local historian Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://oxforddnb.com/view/article/22852?docPos=2 VisitorRelevant locations: Birth place in Hatfield, East Yorkshire
Residence at Thorn, Yorkshire
Relationships: Abraham de la Pryme was a member of Royal Society (-)
Abraham de la Pryme was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
John Hall (-c.1722) was a friend of Abraham de la Pryme
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
Linked print sources: as - IV. A letter from the Reverend Mr. Abraham de la Pryme, to the very Reverend Dr. G. D. of Y. and F. R. S. concerning some Roman Antiquities in Lincolnshire.
References in Documents:
ATranscript of Leland 's Itinerary for
Lancashire
andYorkeshire ; from a Copy taken
and
municated to me,
An.
Yorke.
since most accurately printed, with curious Notes and Additions,
by
Hearne
, in nine Volumes.Oxford
M.S. Folio of
Chr. Towneley
Ric. TowneleyEsq
with Transcripts of what relates to
Kirkstal-Abbey
&c.
&c. in
YorkeMin
ster
; from aCompendium Compertorum per
Doctorem Legh, & Doctorem Layton in visitatione Regia Domorum
Religiosarum, in Comitatibus deNorthfolk , Darby , Nottingham , Yorke ,
Durham , Westmorland , Cumberland , Lancaster and Chester
Doctorem Legh, & Doctorem Layton in visitatione Regia Domorum
Religiosarum, in Comitatibus de
Book lately found in the
Devonshire
, which had been copied for the Use of theHard
wick
wick
Shrews
bury
bury
Edw. 6. from the Original, which was destroyed in
Mary
wasYorke
from a M.S. lent me by
De la Pryme
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
which see the industrious
de la Pryme
N° 263
's he refers to, is in theLister
Phil.
Collections(N° 4.) not
Collections
Transactions.
Roman Plaister
at
, mentioned byBuxton
Leigh
Pearson
uponKirkby
, nearWherfe
:Tadcaster
.Romans
Don. D.
Canc.Gul. Pearson
.Ebor
finer Cement, sent me from
byIreland
Sam. MolyneuxEsq
ther Branch of the
.Roman
Plasticks
De Lumine Lumen
1703
obijt June 1704.