Widdrington, Ralph, ? 1614-88 (scholar)
Person
Dates
- Existence: ? 1614-88
Ralph Widdrington (d. 1688) was born at Stamfordham, Northumberland, the younger son of Lewis Widdrington, and brother of Sir Thomas Widdrington (d. 1664), Speaker of the House of Commons. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1635, and M.A. in 1639, and become a fellow. In 1647 he was appointed taxer of the university, and in 1650 public orator. He became regius professor of Greek at Cambridge in 1654. He was presented to the rectory of Thorp by the dean and chapter of Lincoln in February 1661, and became Lady Margaret's professor of divinity at Cambridge in March 1673. In December 1675 he was instituted to the rectory of Great Munden, Hertfordshire. He died on 10 June 1688. Many of Widdrington's Latin letters and copies of verses, published on official occasions between 1637 and 1685, were deposited in the various university collections.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
Epistles and Orations
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4447
Scope and Contents
Composed between 1656 and 1671, collected by an amanuensis.
Dates:
1685-1688
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Epistles and Orations
File
Ralph Widdrington: Epistolae Cantabrigienses
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6868
Scope and Contents
Written in various hands, 70 folios: (fo. 2) title-page; (fo. 4) text of epistles. Among the addressees are Johann Hevelius; King Charles II; Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle; Edward, Earl of Clarendon; William, Duke of Newcastle; Prince Rupert; Tobias Rustat; Sir William Morice; Duke of Buckingham; Edward, Earl of Manchester; Humphrey, Bishop of London; Gilbert, Archbishop of Canterbury; Richard, Archbishop of York; Grand Duke of Tuscany; James, Duke of Monmouth; George Monk; Sir Thomas Hussey;...
Dates:
1650-1669
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Fonds
Ralph Widdrington: Letter to William Sancroft, 1656
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1486
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1656
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
