Davenport, George (d.1677); chaplain to John Cosin, Bishop of Durham 1660, Rector of Houghton-le-Spring, Durham 1664-77, and first Keeper of Bishop Cosin's Library, Durham; see H. D. Hughes, A History of Durham Cathedral Library (Durham, 1925), 30; A. I. Doyle, `Hugh Hutchinson Bookbinder of Durham c.1662 or 1665-95', Book Collector, 24 (1975), 25-32; Davenport gave printed books and 70 manuscripts to Cosin's Library in 1669-70: see Doyle, `Hugh Hutchinson', 25; see also Durham, Cosin's Library. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1677. Period: unknown century to 17th century.

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• H-182(1) Horae ad usum Sarum (Salisbury) — [London: William de Machlinia, c.1484]. 8°.

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