Anne Sadleir
Anne Sadleir | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anne Coke 1 March 1585 |
| Died | 1671 or 1672 |
| Nationality | England |
| Education | "at Elsing, Norfolk" |
| Spouse(s) | Ralph Sadleir |
| Parent(s) | Edward Coke |
Anne Sadleir or Anne Coke (1 March 1585 – 1671 or 1672) was an English literary patron.
Life[]
Sadleir was born in Huntingfield, Suffolk to Bridget and Edward Coke . She received education in Norfolk. She was married to Ralph Sadleir with a dowry of £3,000 on 13 September 1601. They lived at Standon Lordship in Hertfordshire. They had no children in their happy marriage.[1] She was visited by her father in 1603 and 1616. In 1622 her father was imprisoned and Anne was given leave to visit him as she was seen as a good influence on him. She was a keen Anglican and even when Catholism or Puritanism were in favour she continued to follow that faith.[1] She corresponded with divines including Roger Williams[2] and used prayer books that were no longer in official favour.[1]
She is remembered because of the poems, papers and grants that she gave to the libraries of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Inner Temple.[1]
Sadleir died in Standon, Staffordshire as the dowager at their manor which had been left to her husband's nephew.[1]
Popular Culture[]
Anne Sadleir was the inspiration behind M.R. James's ghost story "The Uncommon Prayer Book". M.R. James will have come across her papers, with their many virulent references to Oliver Cromwell, when he catalogued the manuscripts of Trinity College Cambridge.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Sadleir [née Coke], Anne (1585–1671/2), literary patron | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68095. Retrieved 2019-03-02. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Jonathan Gibson (2 March 2017). Early Modern Women's Manuscript Writing: Selected Papers from the Trinity/Trent Colloquium. Taylor & Francis. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-351-94234-8.
- 1585 births
- 1670s deaths
- People from Suffolk (before 1974)