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Simonds D’Ewes, 1646/10/21

Simonds D'Ewes - 1646-10-21
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15574
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Harley MS 484, f.126v
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Simonds D’Ewes
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. James Ussher
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . October 21, 1646
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Collection , Roman
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 472, 5111
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence Latin
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'et cum Jacobo Usserio eruditissimo Armachano Archiepiscopo lustrando Numismata mea mea [sic] Romana & et eodem (qui mecu’ pransit) toto pene pomeridiano in eisdem lustrandis.' (BL, Harley MS 484, f.126v; Burnett 2020b, pp. 472, 511)

['with the most learned James Ussher Archbishop of Armagh going through my Roman coins, and with the same (who had dined with me) for almost the whole afternoon in going through the same.' (translation from Burnett 2020b, pp. 472, 511)]

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.