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[1] C. A. S. Comm., ii. 165.
As at Oxford, these collections were augmented by the
gifts of generous friends and loyal scholars. Peterhouse
had many friends. Thomas Lisle, Bishop of Ely, gave a
large Bible (1300).[1] In 1418 a welcome gift came from
a former Master, John de Newton, who had reserved some
theological books, Seneca, Valerius Maximus, and other
books for his old house. At this time Peterhouse had 380
volumes: at Oxford the University library was no larger,
although it was possibly richer, and in numbers only the
library of New College can have beaten it. Sir Thomas
Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, bequeathed a volume of sermons
in 1427.[2] Later Dr. Thomas Lane gave some good books
(1450). Then Dr. Roger Marshall presented a large
number of volumes, some of which were to be placed in
libraria secretiori, and in chains, if the Master and Fellows
thought fit, while the remainder were to be chained in apertiori
libraria, where they could not be borrowed, but were
easily accessible (1472): this benefactor evidently fully
appreciated Peterhouse's division of its library into reference
and lending sections.
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