Moore, John, 1646-1714 (Bishop of Ely)
Dates
- Existence: 1646 - 1714
Biography
John Moore (1646-1714), bishop of Ely, was bishop of Norwich and then Ely. His library contained 29,000 books and 1,790 manuscripts at his death, and was famous throughout Europe. The library was sold to George I in 1714, who gave it Cambridge University, following the intervention of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Moore, Bishop of Ely, sermon notes, Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century
Contains short notes; many leaves have been torn out and the greater part of the volume is blank.
John Moore, Bishop of Ely, sermons, 1674
Sermons on Rom. ii. 14, Luke xiii. 13, Matt. v. 3, Acts xvii. 31, Joshua xxvi. 15 and John xiv. 26. To the first sermon is prefixed 'Preacht at St Maries Aug. 18, 1672, and in the college chappel above a year before.' A bidding prayer, with a petition for the foundation of Clare Hall, is prefixed: the chancellor's name is 'George Duke of Buckingham', for which in a note is substituted 'James Duke of Monmouth our chancellor elect'; this would fix the date to 1674.
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