Books given to William Somner (1598–1669)
by Meric Casaubon (1599–1671)

16 February 2009, revised

 

David J. Shaw

 



Inscription on seventh front free endpaper of:

Willerami abbatis in Canticum Canticorum paraphrasis gemina: prior rhythmis Latinis, altera veteri lingua Francica. Addita explicatio, lingua Belgica; & notae quibus veterum vocum Francicarum ratio redditur. Edente Paullo ... Merula.
Lugduni Batavorum : ex officina Plantiniana apud Christophorum Raphelengium, 1598.
[28], 179, [1]p. ; 8°.
The Frankish text with transcript.
W2/X-3-35

Somner records Casaubon's gifts of books

Guilielmi Somneri Cantuariensis,
Ex dono
(Ob libri tum dignitatem, tum raritatem,
nunquam satis æstimando)
Viri doctrinâ & moribus consumatissimi,
D. Merici Casauboni, Is. Filij,
Amici et Mecœnatis sui longè colendissimi,
charissimique; qui plures alios optimæ notæ
libros & tractatus, à seipso editus, ornatosque
dante dignissimos, accipienti gratissimos,
eidem Somnero suo dono dedit,
Viz.

Merici Casauboni pietas.
Merici Casauboni vindicatio patris.
Antonini meditationes, cum notis, Anglicè.
De vsu et consuetudine tractatus, Ang.
De publicarum precum vsu, Ang.
Antonini meditat. cum notis, Græcè & Latinè.
Originales malorum temporalium causæ, Ang.
De incarnatione Christi tractat. Angl.
De verborum vsu.
De quatuor linguis commentatio, cui ancillan=
tur eiusdem Somneri ad verba quædam
vetera Lipsianæ Notæ.

See also:

Books in Canterbury Cathedral Library owned by William Somner
With a transcription of the ownership inscriptions.
Arranged by date of purchase or gift, and by date of publication for the undated inscriptions.

Entry in the Cathedral Library's Donors' Book c.1664/5 for John and William Somner.
With reproduction, transcription and English translation.