[1] Letter book K, fo. 39, July 4, 1426.
[2] From schedule of the possessions of the Guildhall College,
July 24, 1549.--L. A. R., x. 381.
[3] Chichele Register, pt. I, fo. 392b, Lamb. Pal.; L. A. R., x.
382.
[4] Conf. of Librarians (1877), 216; L. A. R., x. 382.
It would be singular if this progress in library making
were not reflected in the habits of a considerable section of
the people. The court and its entourage set the fashion.
Henry VI was a lover of books and a collector. His
uncle, John, Duke of Bedford, although much occupied
with public affairs and mercilessly warring with France,
got together a rich library, particularly noteworthy for
finely illuminated books: the famous library of the
Louvre was a part of his French booty. Of his
brother Gloucester we have already spoken. Archbishop
Kempe owned a library of theology, canon and
civil law, and other books, worth more than L 260. He
also gave money towards the cost of Gloucester's library at
Oxford; as did also Cardinal Beaufort and the Duchess of
Gloucester. Sir John Fastolf possessed a small number
of books at Caistor (c. 1450).
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