The following is a series of indices and concordances to the PLRE database

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Dates of Book-lists (actual or terminus ad quem), with PLRE Number

1507: PLRE 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22
1508: PLRE 11, 12, 13, 15, 16
1509: PLRE 14, 17, 18
1510: PLRE 19
1511: PLRE 20, 21
1512: PLRE 23, 24
1513: PLRE 25, 26, 27, 28
1514: PLRE 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
1527: PLRE 37, 38, 39
c.1527: PLRE Ad9
1528: PLRE 40, 41, 42, Ad19, Ad28
1529: PLRE 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
1530: PLRE 48, Ad18
1531: PLRE 49, Ad11, Ad13, Ad22, Ad23, Ad26
1532: PLRE 50, Ad7
c.1532: PLRE Ad20
1533: PLRE Ad5 (part), Ad6, Ad8, Ad10, Ad12, Ad14, Ad15, Ad16,Ad17, Ad21, Ad24, Ad25, Ad27
1534: PLRE 51, 52
1536: PLRE 53, 54, 55
1537: PLRE 56
1538: PLRE 57
1539: PLRE 58
1541: PLRE 59
1543: PLRE 60
1547: PLRE Ad29
1549: PLRE Ad30
1551: PLRE 61, 62, 63
1552: PLRE 64
1553: PLRE 65
1554: PLRE 66
1558: PLRE 67, 68
1559: PLRE Ad5 (part)
1560: PLRE 113, 114
1561: PLRE 69
1562: PLRE 70, 71
1565: PLRE 72
1566: PLRE 73
1567: PLRE 74, 75, 76
1568: PLRE 77, 78
1569: PLRE 79, 80, 81, 82, 90 (part)
1570: PLRE 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
1571: PLRE 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97
1572: PLRE 98, 99, 100, 101, 102
1573: PLRE 103, 104, 105
1575: PLRE 106, 107, 108, 109
1576: PLRE 110, 111, 112
1577: PLRE 91 (part), 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131
1578: PLRE 132, 133, 134, 135, 136
1579: PLRE 137
1581: PLRE 1, 138, 139
1582: PLRE 140
1584: PLRE 141, 142, 143
1585: PLRE 144, 145
1586: PLRE 146
1587: PLRE 147
1588: PLRE 148, 149
1589: PLRE 150
1597: PLRE Ad4
c.1612: PLRE 2
c.1625: PLRE 3
1628: PLRE 4 (part)
c.1640: PLRE Ad3 (part)
c.1642: PLRE 4 (part)
c.1650: PLRE Ad3 (part)
No date (reconstruction):

PLRE 2 (part), 4 (part), 55 (part), 59 (part), Ad1, Ad2

Manuscript Types

1. record totals from each manuscript type

Account book: 177
Bookseller's accounts: 188
Catalogue: 503
Inventory: 1,157
Inventory (against debt): 461
Inventory (probate): 6,961
Inventory (probate) and Will: 86
Memorial book (benefaction): 200
Receipt: 8
Will: 58
No manuscript (reconstruction): 112

2. number of manuscript types providing book-lists
(Some lists derive from more than one manuscript type.)

Account book: 1
Bookseller's accounts: 23
Catalogue: 1
Inventory: 21
Inventory (against debt): 2
Inventory (probate): 111
Inventory (probate) and Will: 7
Memorial book (benefaction): 1
Receipt: 1
Will: 16
No manuscript (reconstruction): 4

3. manuscript types according to PLRE numbers
(Some lists derive from more than one manuscript type.)

Account book: PLRE 4 (part)
Bookseller's accounts: PLRE Ad5 (part), Ad6, Ad7, Ad8, Ad9, Ad10, Ad11, Ad12, Ad13, Ad14, Ad15, Ad16, Ad17, Ad18, Ad19, Ad20,Ad21, Ad22, Ad23, Ad24, Ad25, Ad26, Ad27, Ad28
Catalogue: PLRE 4 (part)
Inventory: PLRE 1, 3, 22, 42, 45, 47, 81, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 98, 102, 105, 106, 111, 117, 118, 132, 140, Ad3
Inventory (against debt): PLRE 138, Ad4
Inventory (probate): PLRE 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (part), 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (part), 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 (part), 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 51, 53, 57 (part), 58, 60, 61, 62, 64 (part), 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 (part), 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 107 (part), 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, Ad5 (part), Ad30
Inventory (probate) and Will: PLRE 33 (part), 50, 52 (part), 57, 63, 64 (part), 107 (part)
Memorial book (benefaction): PLRE 2 (part)
Receipt: PLRE 24
Will: PLRE 5, 6, 8, 13 (part), 30 (part), 33 (part), 36 (part), 37, 40, 52 (part), 54, 55 (part), 56, 57 (part), 59 (part), 73 (part)
No manuscript (reconstruction): (See also Account book, Catalogue, Memorial book, and Will) PLRE 2 (part), 4 (part), 55 (part), 59 (part), Ad1, Ad2

Renaissance Locations of Book-lists

1. record totals for each location

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge: 464
Cambridgeshire, Downham: 187
Cambridgeshire, Fenstanton: 21
Kent, Surrenden: 680
London: 418
Middlesex, Acton: 110
Norfolk: 296
Northamptonshire, Brackley: 2
Oxfordshire, Oxford: 7,631
No Renaissance location (reconstruction): 112

PLRE numbers of lists in each location

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge: PLRE 2, Ad5, Ad6, Ad7, Ad8, Ad9, Ad10, Ad11, Ad12, Ad13, Ad14, Ad15, Ad16, Ad17, Ad18, Ad19, Ad20, Ad21, Ad22, Ad23, Ad24, Ad25, Ad26, Ad27, Ad28, Ad29, Ad30
Cambridgeshire, Downham: PLRE 1 (part)
Cambridgeshire, Fenstanton: PLRE 1 (part)
Kent, Surrenden: PLRE 4
London: PLRE Ad4
Middlesex, Acton: PLRE Ad3
Norfolk: PLRE 3
Northamptonshire, Brackley: PLRE 91 (part)
Oxfordshire, Oxford: PLRE 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 (part), 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

No Renaissance location (reconstruction): PLRE 2 (part), 4 (part), 55 (part), 59 (part), Ad1, Ad2


Professions of Owners

1. totals of professions represented

Alchemist (see Physician)
Almsman: 1
Appraiser: 1
Butler: 2
Cleric: 1
Cleric (probable): 2
Cleric (bishop): 1
Cleric (chaplain): 3
Cleric (friar): 1
Cleric (monk): 1
Cleric, Scholar: 3
Court Official: 1
Lawyer: 1
Manciple: 3
Merchant (vintner): 1
Merchant (white-baker) 1
Member of Parliament: 2
Physician: 1
Physician, Alchemist: 1
Physician, Scholar: 2
Physician (perhaps), Scholar: 1
Scholar: 100
(see also Cleric, Physician, Schoolmaster)
Scholar (student): 22
Schoolmaster, Scholar: 1
Servant: 1
Sexton: 1
Soldier, Statesman: 1
Statesman (see Soldier)
Stationer: 1
Unknown: 2

Number of records listed for each profession

Alchemist (see Physician)
Almsman: 1
Appraiser: 1
Butler: 78
Cleric: 25
Cleric (probable): 30
Cleric (bishop): 282
Cleric (chaplain): 275
Cleric (friar): 7
Cleric (monk): 3
Cleric, Scholar: 241
Court Official: 418
Lawyer: 207
Manciple: 175
Merchant (vintner): 4
Merchant (white-baker): 78
Member of Parliament: 979
Physician: 50
Physician, Alchemist: 25
Physician, Scholar: 112
Physician (perhaps), Scholar: 97
Scholar: 6,234
(see also Cleric, Physician, Schoolmaster)
Scholar (student): 459
Schoolmaster, Scholar: 41
Servant: 11
Sexton: 27
Soldier, Statesman: 110
Statesman (see Soldier)
Stationer: 1
Unknown: 11

Book-lists by professions, with PLREnumbers

Alchemist (see Physician)
Almsman: PLRE 63
Appraiser: PLRE Ad27
Butler: PLRE 71, Ad29
Cleric: PLRE 76
Cleric (probable): PLRE 14
Cleric (bishop): PLRE 1, Ad1
Cleric (chaplain): PLRE 73, 77, Ad6
Cleric (friar): PLRE Ad24
Cleric (monk): PLRE 42
Cleric, Scholar: PLRE 80, 84, 136
Court Official: PLRE Ad4
Lawyer: PLRE 2
Manciple: PLRE 15, 108, 137
Member of Parliament: PLRE 3, 4
Merchant (vintner): PLRE Ad30
Merchant (white-baker): PLRE 137
Physician: PLRE 50
Physician, Alchemist: PLRE Ad2
Physician, Scholar: PLRE 96, Ad7
Physician (perhaps), Scholar: PLRE 70
Scholar (see also Cleric, Physician, Schoolmaster): PLRE 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 72, 74, 79, 82, 83, 88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 97, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, Ad5, Ad8, Ad9, Ad10, Ad11, Ad12, Ad13, Ad14, Ad15, Ad18, Ad20, Ad21, Ad22, Ad23, Ad25, Ad28

Scholar (student): PLRE 12, 24, 31, 37, 45, 56, 61, 62, 83, 85, 86, 87, 89, 95, 98, 99, 101, 106, 114, 139, Ad16, Ad17, Ad19, Ad26
Schoolmaster, Scholar: PLRE 91
Servant: PLRE 100
Sexton: PLRE 75
Soldier, Statesman: PLRE Ad3
Statesman (see Soldier)
Stationer: PLRE 26
Unknown: PLRE 78, 124

Social Status of Owners

1. total of records in PLRE database

Gentry: 1,715
Middle class: 83
Nobility: 207
Privileged person (with others): 200
Privileged person (probable): 20
Professional: 7,749
Professional (probable): 85
Retainer: 90

2. book-lists by social status, with PLRE numbers

Gentry: PLRE 1, 3, 4, Ad3, Ad4
Middle class: PLRE 26, 137, Ad30
Nobility: PLRE 2
Privileged person (sometimes with others): PLRE 71, 100, 108, Ad27, Ad30
Privileged person (probable): PLRE 78, 124
Professional: PLRE 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, Ad1, Ad2, Ad5, Ad6, Ad7, Ad8, Ad9, Ad10, Ad11, Ad12, Ad13, Ad14, Ad15, Ad16, Ad17, Ad18, Ad19, Ad20, Ad21, Ad22, Ad23, Ad24, Ad25, Ad26, Ad28
Professional (probable): PLRE 14, 118, 145
Retainer: PLRE 63, 71, 100, Ad29