The John Bargrave Collection
Henry Prescott (1649 - 1719)
Ecclesiastical administrator, diarist, and antiquarian. In a letter dated 26 October 1696 published in the Philosophical Transactions, Edmond Halley describes a Roman altar excavated in 1693 at Chester, which was, at the time of his writing, in the possession of Prescott, says Halley, "a great lover of Antiquity, and who has several Curiosities by him, which I am promised to pursue" (317). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/59567?docPos=1 Roles: CollectorCorrespondent
Visitor
Relevant locations: Birth place in Upholland
Residence at Chester
People linked to person: Henry Prescott was a correspondent of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Henry Prescott was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was a visitor to the collection of Henry Prescott
Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Henry Prescott