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Abraham de la Pryme (15 January, 1671 – 12 June, 1704) was an English
United Kingdom

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 antiquary.

Abraham de la Pryme was born to Huguenot
Huguenot

The Huguenots were members of the Protestantism Reformed Church of France of France from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries....
 parents, Matthias de la Pryme and Sarah Smague (or Smagge) at Hatfield in 1671. Despite his father's desire that he should attend the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland, and, along with its contemporary institution, the University of St Andrews, it formed the Kingdom of Scotland's equivalent to Oxbridge....
 and then become a Presbyterian minister, de la Pryme insisted on attending the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge

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, becoming a pensioner
Pensioner

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 of St John's College
St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College, an institution known formally as The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511....
 in 1690. Here de la Pryme devoted much of his time to natural history
Natural history

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, chemistry
Chemistry

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, and magic
Magic (paranormal)

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 before receiving his BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 in 1693–1694.

He became curate
Curate

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 of Broughton
Broughton, Lincolnshire

Broughton is situated on the Roman Ermine Street. Though considered by many to be a village, it is a town. It became a town in 1974 . At the 2001 Census, the size of Broughton was slightly larger than its neighbour Brigg, which is the traditional market town of the area....
 but resigned in 1696 with intention of writing a history of Hatfield: In 1698m he was appointed curate of Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church, Hull

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, Hull
Kingston upon Hull

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, and in 1701 he was appointed by the Duke of Devonshire
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 to the position of curate at Thorne
Thorne

Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England...
.






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Abraham de la Pryme (15 January, 1671 – 12 June, 1704) was an English
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 antiquary.

Abraham de la Pryme was born to Huguenot
Huguenot

The Huguenots were members of the Protestantism Reformed Church of France of France from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries....
 parents, Matthias de la Pryme and Sarah Smague (or Smagge) at Hatfield in 1671. Despite his father's desire that he should attend the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland, and, along with its contemporary institution, the University of St Andrews, it formed the Kingdom of Scotland's equivalent to Oxbridge....
 and then become a Presbyterian minister, de la Pryme insisted on attending the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in Cambridge, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in the Anglosphere....
, becoming a pensioner
Pensioner

In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retirement, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP....
 of St John's College
St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College, an institution known formally as The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511....
 in 1690. Here de la Pryme devoted much of his time to natural history
Natural history

Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards the observational than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in magazines than in academic journals....
, chemistry
Chemistry

Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions....
, and magic
Magic (paranormal)

Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a conceptual system that asserts human ability to control or predict the nature through Mysticism, paranormal or supernatural means....
 before receiving his BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 in 1693–1694.

He became curate
Curate

From the Latin curatus , a curate is a person who is invested with the Cure of souls of a parish. In this sense it correctly means a parish....
 of Broughton
Broughton, Lincolnshire

Broughton is situated on the Roman Ermine Street. Though considered by many to be a village, it is a town. It became a town in 1974 . At the 2001 Census, the size of Broughton was slightly larger than its neighbour Brigg, which is the traditional market town of the area....
 but resigned in 1696 with intention of writing a history of Hatfield: In 1698m he was appointed curate of Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church, Hull

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican parish church in the centre of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England....
, Hull
Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England....
, and in 1701 he was appointed by the Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire

Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the aristocracy House of Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Earl of Derby and...
 to the position of curate at Thorne
Thorne

Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England...
. Whilst visiting the sick there he became ill and died in 1704. He was buried at Hatfield.

De la Pryme began keeping a diary—Ephemeris Vitae: A Diary of My Own Life—at the age of twelve and continued it until his death. This diary was published by the Surtees Society in 1870. Whilst writing his history of Hatfield, de la Pryme began to correspond with Sir Hans Sloane
Hans Sloane

Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, Royal Society was an Ulster-Scots physician and collector, notable for bequeathing his collection to the British nation which became the foundation of the British Museum....
 and the antiquary Thomas Gale
Thomas Gale

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. Whilst at Hull he amassed material for a history of that city. Unfinished at his death, the two volume work was finally published in 1986. In 1701m he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society

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, having communicated with the Society on topics as varied as archaeology
Archaeology

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, natural history
Natural history

Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards the observational than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in magazines than in academic journals....
, and meteorology
Meteorology

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.

Works by Abraham de la Pryme

  • de la Pryme, A., 1700, `A Letter from the Reverend Mr Abraham de la Pryme, to the Very Reverend Dr G. D. of Y. and F. R. S. concerning Some Roman Antiquities in Lincolnshire', Philosophical Transactions 22: pp. 561–567


  • de la Pryme, A., 1700, `A Letter of the Reverend Mr Abr. de la Pryme to the Publisher, concerning Broughton in Lincolnshire, with His Observations on the Shell-Fish Observed in the Quarries about That Place', Philosophical Transactions 22: pp. 677–687


  • de la Pryme, A., 1700, `Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr Abraham Dela Pryme to the Publisher, concerning Trees Found Under Ground in Hatfield Chace', Philosophical Transactions 22: pp. 980–992


  • de la Pryme, A., 1702, `Extracts of Two Letters from the Reverend Mr Abraham de la Pryme, F. R. S, to the Publisher, concerning Subterraneous Trees, the Bitings of Mad Dogs, etc.', Philosophical Transactions 23: pp. 1073–1077


  • de la Pryme, A., 1702, `Part of a Letter to the Publisher, from the Reverend Mr. Abr. de la Pryme, Giving an Account of Some Observations He Made concerning Vegetation', Philosophical Transactions 23: pp. 1214–1216


  • de la Pryme, A., 1702, `Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr Abraham de la Pryme, F. R. S. to the Publisher, concerning a Spout Observed by Him in Yorkshire', Philosophical Transactions 23: pp. 1243–1248


  • de la Pryme, A., 1702, `Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr Abraham de la Pryme F. R. S. to the Publisher, concerning a Spout Lately Observed by Him in Hatfield', Philosophical Transactions 23: pp. 1331–1332


  • de la Pryme, A., 1870, The diary of Abraham de la Pryme, the Yorkshire antiquary, Publications of the Surtees Society volume 54. Durham: Andrews and Company.


  • de la Pryme, A., 1986, A history of Kingston upon Hull. Hull: Kingston upon Hull City Council and Malet Lambert High School.