Storia do Mogor 46.1.2

46.1.2

Catalogue of the Provosts, Fellows, etc., by John Hall (who came to King's College in 1645), is the following : 'Henry Bard travelled on foot (what possibly might be so passed) in France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Palestine, Arabia, Egypt, etc. When he came home he gave to the college a fair Alcoran in Arabic, which he had to that end purchased in Egypt. He came home a little before the time that King Charles set up his standard at Nottingham [1642]. He went into the King's army, where for his worth he was soon made a Colonel. He was a man of very personable body, and of a stout and undaunted courage. He was made prisoner at Ailsford fight, in Hampshire, near Winchester, being very much wounded ; he there lost the use of one of his arms. But he was soon released, and at his coming to Oxford, the King's headquarters, he had the command of a brigade committed to him, and was made Knight Baronet, October 8, 1644, and soon after Viscount Bellomont, still continuing Fellow of this college until he married. He was sent by His Majesty the King of Scots from Bruges in Flanders Ambassador to the Great Mogul, in which embassy he died (1656).' The Quran is still preserved in the college library, and the following description is taken from Dr. M. R. James's 'Catalogue of King's College MSS.' (1895) : 'No. 29, A Koran of cent. xvi., xvii.