Note 61 — II. BALLIOL COLLEGE.[7]
Reading edition
In 1677 the library was increased by the gift of “one of the best private librarys in England” (Prideaux, p. 61), from the bequest of Sir Thomas Wendy of Haselingfield, sometime gentleman commoner of the College. In 1673 these books were valued at £600: Wood, Colleges and Halls, p. 90.