| AdminHistory | Wawrzyniec Goslicki (Goslicius), Latin pseudonym Laurentius Grimaldus: born near Plock, Poland, c1530; Roman Catholic bishop and diplomat; joined the royal chancery, 1569; served the Polish kings Sigismund II Augustus and Stephen Bthory; successively appointed bishop of Kamieniec Podolski (1586), Chelm (1590), Przemysl (1591), and Poznan (1601); the only prelate who signed the Compact of Warsaw granting all Poles equal rights in religious matters, 1587; his political writings were precursory to Catholic liberalism; died, 1607. |
| CustodialHistory | Part of the library of Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957), linguistic psychologist, founder of the Orthological Institute and originator of the language system Basic English, whose interests in language systems are reflected in the subject matter of his collection, which comprised individual manuscripts and manuscript collections dating from the 14th to the 20th century. |