Fothergill, Marmaduke 1652-1731
Owner Id00012332
TypePerson
Biographical dates - Period of existence 1652-1731
Other InformationSt John's College, Cambridge, matric. 1669, incorp. MA Oxford 1677, Vicar of Skipwith, Selby, Yorks. 1681-9, resigned as nonjuror; see Venn pt 1, II 165; Foster II 521, J. H. Overton, The Nonjurors: Their Lives, Principles and Writings (London, 1902), 478, and Breviarium ad usum insignis ecclesiae Eboracensis, ed. Stephen W. Lawley, 2 vols, Surtees Society, 71, 75 (1880-2), p. xii; a substantial gift of books was donated to York Minster library by his widow in 1737, including three manuscript breviaries: see Neil R. Ker and Alan J. Piper, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, vol. 4 (Oxford, 1992), 691, with the breviaries described on 756-9, 761, and 763-4; Fothergill's interest in liturgical books is shown in his letter to Richard Richardson, 23 Aug. 1718 [Bodleian Library, MS. Radcliffe Trust c. 3, fol. 64]. Fothergill's books are often marked with his motto: Fortit[er] et suaviter.
Date of birth and information on motto added by Edward James Potten, 5 July 2023.
Other Identifierhttps://aeolus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/incunables/provenances_for_mei.xml#xpointer(//*[@id="1299"])
Activity
Start (year)1652
End (year)1731
Profession / Type of InstitutionClergy
CharacterisationReligious
Last Edit2023-07-06 11:57:54