Philip Traherne, or Traheron (; 9 August 1635 in

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– 1686 in St. Nicholas,

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) was an English diplomat, author of books. He was son of Thomas Traherne (1603–1644) and Mary.Trehearn Individuals, page 8
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in 1669–1674. He possessed minuscule 71, a Greek manuscript of the four

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s, and brought it to England. Traherne collated text of the manuscript, and in 1679, presented it to

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along with its collation.

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* ''The soul's communion with her saviour. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations'' (1685)

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