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Date(s)
- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1751 (Publication)
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Extent and medium
8vo, 1 volume
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Biographical history
SHARPE, GREGORY, son of William Sharpe, Beak Street, Westminster, Clerk of the Cheque, and Margaret, dau. of Charles Beake, Golden Square, Westminster; b. 1713; adm. from Hull GS Jan 1728/9; left 1731, having “committted some irregularity” (DNB); Aberdeen Univ.; MA [check]; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 2 Jun 1735, readm. 8 Jun 1747, matr. 1735; LLB 1738; LLD 1747 (incorp. Oxford 4 Jul 1751); ordained deacon (Bristol) 26 Dec 1737, priest (Gloucester) 20 Jan 1738/9; Rector of Folkington, Sussex 2 Feb 1738/9-44; Rector of West Dean, Sussex 8 Feb 1738/9-44; Vicar of Birling, Kent 26 Mar 1744-56; Vicar of Kensing cum Seal, Kent 13 Apr 1744-61; Perpetual Curate, Broadway Chapel, Westminster; Vicar of Purton, Wilts., from 27 Aug 1761; Chaplain in Ordinary to George III from 1762; Master of the Temple from 7 Dec 1763; Prebendary of Salisbury from 1 Feb 1767; FSA 4 Apr 1754; FRS 9 May 1754; a good classical scholar; his library was sold 8 Apr 1771 and ten following days; author, A Dissertation on the Latin Tongue, 1751, and other works; d. 8 Jan 1771. DNB.
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Conditions governing access
Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
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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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
1st edition
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Name access points
- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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Status
Final
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Partial
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin