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in March 1728, who thought they couldn't be published. In 1752 Isaac Taylor of Ross bought the papers of Hill's brother, a schoolmaster in Herefordshire, for John Roberts, M.B., also of Ross, who indexed them and made additions. After Roberts's death in 1776 the collection, now about twenty volumes,
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passed back to Taylor, who sold them in 1778 to Thomas Clarke, F.S.A., principal registrar of the diocese of Hereford. On Clarke's death in March 1780 they came to the Rev. James Clarke. Clarke offered to sell them to
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Between 1715 and 1717 Hill issued proposals for publishing by subscription a history of the city of Hereford. He proposed to follow this by another volume, a county history. The plan was printed in
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30 April 1719. At a meeting of the Society of Antiquaries on 3 January 1722 it was decided to attempt a complete history of British coins. Hill undertook to describe the Saxon coins in the
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Hill showed the Society of Antiquaries in 1718 many drawings and plans from travels in the west of England that summer. One of his drawings, a west view and
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Hill also wrote verse. Isaac Taylor had soliloquy of Hill's "on hearing a parent correct his child with curses". A more ambitious poem was mentioned by
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A few years before his death Hill moved permanently to Herefordshire. He still corresponded with other antiquaries, especially
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At his dying request, Hill's father showed his Herefordshire collections to
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of Hereford, but they could not agree on a price. Via other hands and
341: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 84: 68:'s possession, while his own collection was to be catalogued by 166:, 1723. In 1722 he exhibited to the Society surveys of 143:,’ 1720, pp. 71–3. Nothing came of the project. 83:. A collection of thirty-five ancient Herefordshire 33:(died 1727) was an English barrister and antiquary. 388:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 364:. Vol. 26. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 278:. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 252:. Vol. 26. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 8: 193:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 116:, the papers came to Hereford City Library. 294:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 291:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 190:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 179: 308: 297: 228: 226: 224: 222: 220: 218: 216: 7: 72:. The plan was not carried through. 56:In 1718 Hill became a member of the 269:"Holmes, George (1662-1749)"  25: 361:Dictionary of National Biography 336: 275:Dictionary of National Biography 249:Dictionary of National Biography 158:, was engraved by J. Harris for 58:Society of Antiquaries of London 27:English barrister and antiquary 187:Cooper, Janet. "Hill, James". 1: 243:"Hill, James (d.1728?)"  393:Fellows of the Royal Society 321:UK public library membership 207:UK public library membership 91:and from Herefordshire, to 409: 164:History of Antient Abbeys 18:James Hill (antiquarian) 121:Maurice Johnson, junior 199:10.1093/ref:odnb/13276 110:John Allen the younger 60:, and a Fellow of the 356:Hill, James (d.1728?) 93:Andrew Coltée Ducarel 141:English Topographer 125:Miscellany of Poems 49:as a member of the 383:English barristers 319:(Subscription or 307:Missing or empty 300:cite encyclopedia 205:(Subscription or 137:Richard Rawlinson 47:called to the bar 16:(Redirected from 400: 365: 354:, eds. (1891). " 340: 339: 325: 324: 316: 310: 305: 303: 295: 286: 280: 279: 271: 260: 254: 253: 245: 230: 211: 210: 202: 184: 81:William Stukeley 21: 408: 407: 403: 402: 401: 399: 398: 397: 368: 367: 348:Stephen, Leslie 346: 337: 329: 328: 318: 306: 296: 288: 287: 283: 262: 261: 257: 240:, eds. (1891). 234:Stephen, Leslie 232: 231: 214: 204: 186: 185: 181: 176: 133: 101: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 406: 404: 396: 395: 390: 385: 380: 370: 369: 334: 333: 327: 326: 281: 266:, ed. (1891). 255: 212: 178: 177: 175: 172: 170:and Hereford. 132: 129: 114:Belmont Priory 100: 97: 66:Earl of Oxford 38: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 405: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 375: 373: 366: 363: 362: 357: 353: 349: 344: 343:public domain 331: 330: 322: 314: 301: 293: 292: 285: 282: 277: 276: 270: 265: 259: 256: 251: 250: 244: 239: 235: 229: 227: 225: 223: 221: 219: 217: 213: 208: 200: 196: 192: 191: 183: 180: 173: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 156:Monmouthshire 153: 152:Tintern Abbey 149: 144: 142: 138: 130: 128: 126: 122: 117: 115: 111: 106: 98: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 73: 71: 70:George Holmes 67: 63: 62:Royal Society 59: 54: 52: 51:Middle Temple 48: 44: 43:Herefordshire 36: 34: 32: 19: 359: 335: 309:|title= 289: 284: 273: 258: 247: 188: 182: 163: 160:John Stevens 145: 140: 134: 124: 118: 102: 89:Inner Temple 74: 55: 41:A native of 40: 30: 29: 378:1727 deaths 352:Lee, Sidney 332:Attribution 264:Lee, Sidney 238:Lee, Sidney 148:ichnography 105:Samuel Gale 45:, Hill was 372:Categories 323:required.) 209:required.) 77:Roger Gale 31:James Hill 168:Ariconium 345::  317: 203: 99:Legacy 174:Notes 131:Works 85:deeds 313:help 79:and 37:Life 358:". 195:doi 162:'s 150:of 139:'s 374:: 350:; 304:: 302:}} 298:{{ 272:. 246:. 236:; 215:^ 154:, 95:. 53:. 315:) 311:( 201:. 197:: 20:)

Index

James Hill (antiquarian)
Herefordshire
called to the bar
Middle Temple
Society of Antiquaries of London
Royal Society
Earl of Oxford
George Holmes
Roger Gale
William Stukeley
deeds
Inner Temple
Andrew Coltée Ducarel
Samuel Gale
John Allen the younger
Belmont Priory
Maurice Johnson, junior
Richard Rawlinson
ichnography
Tintern Abbey
Monmouthshire
John Stevens
Ariconium
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/13276
UK public library membership


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