Item VI/vii/06b - An Answer to a pamphlet entitled Pictas Oxoniensis

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GB 2014 WS-01-GRE-VI/vii/06b

Title

An Answer to a pamphlet entitled Pictas Oxoniensis

Date(s)

  • 1957 (Accumulation)
  • 1769 (Publication)

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8vo, 1 volume

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Name of creator

Hill, Richard, Sir, 1732-1808
(1732-1808)

Biographical history

HILL, SIR RICHARD, BART., eldest son of Sir Rowland Hill, Bart., MP, is first wife Jane, dau. of Sir Brian Broughton, Bart., MP; b. 6 Jun 1732; adm. Shrewsbury Sch. 1742; adm. Jun 1744 (Stephens'); left 1750; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 8 Dec 1750; MA 2 Jul 1754; Grand Tour (Italy) 1756-7; a champion of George Whitefield and the Calvinistic Methodists 1757; attacked Oxford Univ. for expelling Methodist undergraduates 1768; defended Calvinism against criticisms by John Wesley and Fletcher of Madeley 1770; MP Shropshire 1780-1806; succ. father as 2nd baronet 7 Aug 1783; of Hawkstone, Shropshire; engaged in controversy with Archdeacon Daubeny 1798-9 and with Bishop Tomline of Lincoln 1803; author, religious pamphlets; d. unm. 25 Nov 1808. DNB.

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Westminster School Archive

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Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.

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A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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WS-GRE-VI/vii/6b

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GB 2014

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Final

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Partial

Language(s)

  • English

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  • Latin

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