Lincoln's Inn Book Reader

Black Books Volume 6 covers the years 1592-1618. The text is written in a mixture of English, Latin and French.

Items of interest recorded in this volume include:

  • Description of “the maske of the gentlemen of the two combined Houses or Inns of Court, the Middle Temple and Lincolne’s Inne” (fo. 526)

  • John Donne appointed Preacher to the Society (fo. 630)

  • Inigo Jones was entrusted with the consideration of a new model for the Chapel (fo. 661)

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