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Thomas Bury, Sir (bap. 29 Feb 1652 - 4 May 1722)

Lord Chiefe Baron of the Exchequer Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://oxforddnb.com/view/article/4155?docPos=19 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bury_(judge) Visitor
Relevant locations: Workplace or place of business London, England
Relationships: Thomas Bury 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)
Nec temere nec timide.[*] Latin Phrase: “Neither rashly nor timidly”. Motto of Niels Juel Tho:Thomas Bury (one of theLord Chiefe Barons of the Exchequer)[*] He was made a baron of the exchequer in 1701 and chief baron of the exchequer in 1716. It appears that Thoresby revised his annotation upon this promotion. The BpBishop of Carlisle had been here in ye forenoon but his motto is before Mar: 12th 1706