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31: 348: 418: 398: 361: 71: 403: 423: 80:, Thyer was appointed as librarian of Chetham's Library in February 1732, and continued in post until 3 October 1763. A close friend of 393: 366: 299: 282: 230: 413: 115: 408: 67: 59: 329: 63: 35: 234: 276: 388: 383: 168: 158: 97: 55: 24: 222: 180: 304: 135: 172: 20: 176: 139: 105: 85: 377: 352: 218: 197: 188: 275: 226: 47: 30: 316: 192: 89: 308: 357: 271: 214: 131: 81: 77: 51: 238: 187:
came out in 1827. Thyer was also one of the scholars who supplied notes to
92:, Cheshire (his wife's first husband, John Leigh (who died in 1738), was a 209:
Thyer married, on 9 December 1741, Silence, daughter of John Wagstaffe of
163: 119: 54:, by his wife Elizabeth Brabant, he was baptised on 20 February 1709 at 210: 101: 93: 70:, where he graduated as a BA on 12 October 1730, and was later elected 351: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 29: 109: 161:, 2 vols., and contemplated a new annotated edition of 241:in Cheshire. Thyer's children all predeceased him. 19:(1709–1781) was an 18th-century British writer and 183:and others criticised Thyer. A new edition of the 114:Thyer died on 27 October 1781 and was buried at 419:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 171:, patron and literary executor, and now in the 167:. He was working with papers left by Butler to 34:Robert Thyer, Chetham's Librarian, portrait by 370:. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 286:. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 134:went to the Chetham Library, and many of his 8: 399:People educated at Manchester Grammar School 303:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 330:Burke's Landed Gentry (1952 edn), Leigh 300:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 250: 155:The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose 153:Thyer annotated and published in 1759 266: 264: 262: 260: 258: 256: 254: 84:, he was also on good terms with the 7: 297:Chan, Mary. "Longueville, William". 404:Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford 14: 367:Dictionary of National Biography 346: 283:Dictionary of National Biography 138:, as well as a specimen of his 231:Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Baronet 1: 424:Burials in Greater Manchester 225:, great-great-grandfather of 217:, and widow of John Leigh of 317:UK public library membership 116:Manchester Collegiate Church 56:Manchester Collegiate Church 440: 142:, were printed in Byrom's 179:was complimentary, while 68:Brasenose College, Oxford 60:Manchester Grammar School 181:Bishop William Warburton 394:Writers from Manchester 332:of West Hall, High Legh 46:Son of Robert Thyer, a 309:10.1093/ref:odnb/16997 38: 277:"Thyer, Robert"  33: 414:English book editors 239:West Hall, High Legh 98:Earls of Bridgewater 191:for his edition of 169:William Longueville 25:Chetham's Librarian 409:English librarians 175:(Add. MS. 32625). 104:under the will of 39: 315:(Subscription or 223:Deane, Lancashire 177:Dr Samuel Johnson 431: 371: 350: 349: 335: 327: 321: 320: 312: 294: 288: 287: 279: 268: 235:Dr Egerton Leigh 130:Some of Thyer's 23:, best known as 439: 438: 434: 433: 432: 430: 429: 428: 374: 373: 360:, ed. (1898). " 356: 347: 339: 338: 328: 324: 314: 296: 295: 291: 270: 269: 252: 247: 207: 173:British Library 151: 128: 100:); Thyer was a 44: 21:literary editor 12: 11: 5: 437: 435: 427: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 376: 375: 337: 336: 322: 289: 274:, ed. (1898). 249: 248: 246: 243: 206: 203: 150: 147: 127: 124: 106:Samuel Egerton 58:. Educated at 43: 40: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 436: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 379: 372: 369: 368: 363: 362:Thyer, Robert 359: 354: 353:public domain 344: 343: 334: 333: 326: 323: 318: 310: 306: 302: 301: 293: 290: 285: 284: 278: 273: 267: 265: 263: 261: 259: 257: 255: 251: 244: 242: 240: 236: 232: 229:and uncle of 228: 224: 220: 219:Middle Hulton 216: 212: 204: 202: 200: 199: 198:Paradise Lost 194: 190: 189:Thomas Newton 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 165: 160: 159:Samuel Butler 156: 148: 146: 145: 141: 137: 133: 125: 123: 122:were buried. 121: 117: 112: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 76:Returning to 74: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 41: 37: 36:George Romney 32: 28: 26: 22: 18: 365: 345: 341: 340: 331: 325: 298: 292: 281: 227:Lydia Becker 208: 196: 184: 162: 154: 152: 143: 129: 113: 75: 62:, he won an 45: 17:Robert Thyer 16: 15: 389:1781 deaths 384:1709 births 358:Lee, Sidney 342:Attribution 272:Lee, Sidney 193:John Milton 132:manuscripts 90:Tatton Park 66:in 1727 to 48:silk weaver 378:Categories 319:required.) 233:as too of 215:Derbyshire 118:where his 82:John Byrom 78:Lancashire 64:exhibition 52:Manchester 120:ancestors 164:Hudibras 144:Remains. 94:relation 86:Egertons 355::  211:Hasland 185:Remains 136:letters 102:legatee 96:of the 313: 213:Hall, 205:Family 126:Legacy 245:Notes 221:near 149:Works 140:verse 110:M.P. 42:Life 364:". 305:doi 237:of 195:'s 157:of 88:of 72:FSA 50:of 380:: 280:. 253:^ 201:. 108:, 27:. 311:. 307::

Index

literary editor
Chetham's Librarian

George Romney
silk weaver
Manchester
Manchester Collegiate Church
Manchester Grammar School
exhibition
Brasenose College, Oxford
FSA
Lancashire
John Byrom
Egertons
Tatton Park
relation
Earls of Bridgewater
legatee
Samuel Egerton
M.P.
Manchester Collegiate Church
ancestors
manuscripts
letters
verse
Samuel Butler
Hudibras
William Longueville
British Library
Dr Samuel Johnson

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