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Wake, William, 1657-1737 (Archbishop of Canterbury)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1657 - 1737

Biography

William Wake (d. 1661) attended Emmanuel College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1622, and was Chaplain to the Earl of Westmorland, before becoming Rector of Holy Trinity, Wareham, in Dorset, 1625-1661.

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Mildmay Fane: My Happy Life, To a Friend (trans. William Wake)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4189
Scope and Contents

Translation into Latin by William Wake of Mildmay Fane's poem 'My Happy Life, to a Friend', 7 folios: (fo. iv) F.J.H. Jenkinson, biographical note on W. Wake; (fo. ii) list of the contents, written in the 19th century, of a volume ('Vol 3') once in the possession of F.J.H. Jenkinson, from which the present manuscript was taken; (fo. 1v) title-page; (fo. 2) text. Inside front cover is the bookplate of the Earl of Westmorland, 1856.

Dates: 1700 (Circa)
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