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Excerpt from Three Centuries of a City Library: An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the Present Public Library Opened in 1857 The Library, however, was not intended solely for ministers. The wording Of the title-page of the first donation book, commenced in 1659, states that it was founded for students: Bibliotheca publica Norvicensis communi studiosorum bono instituta incoepta et inchoata fuit An Domini MDCVIII. (see reproduction, facing page Moreover, the list of the early members of the Library includes the names Of people who were not ministers. Facing pages 4 and 6 are facsimiles Of the two pages in the Minute Book bearing Signatures of early members who subscribed to the rules of the Library. Perhaps the most notable autographs are those Of Charles Trimnell, Bishop Of Norwich, William Whiston, translator of Josephus, and chaplain to John Moore, Bishop Of Norwich, Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, and Benjamin Mackerell, a Norfolk antiquary and Librarian of the Norwich Public Library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."