Identity area
Reference code
SJLM/2/1
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJLM/2/1
Title
Collyweston
Date(s)
- 1500-1509 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3 items, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(c1457-1518)
Biographical history
Henry Hornby was secretary, dean of chapel and chancellor to Lady Margaret Beaufort, and a key figure in the foundation of St. John's College, Cambridge. After graduating D.D. in 1495, Hornby was appointed Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He became Master of Peterhouse in 1509. Other notable appointments include Rector of Burton Bradstock, Dorset (1495-1517); Prebendary of Southwell (1496-1518); Prebendary of Lincoln (1501-1518), Dean of Wimborne, Dorset; and Rector of Orwell (1508-1518).
Name of creator
Biographical history
Yeoman of the wardrobe, 1498-1509.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Inventories of items at Collyweston, Northamptonshire