ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt fɹˈænsɪs tɹˈɪɡ, ɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv wˈɛlboːɹn, nˌɪɹ lˈɛdənˌæm ɪn lˈɪŋkənʃɚ, ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɚɹə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi təbi sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪnðə ɹˈuːm ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈaʊθ pˈɔːɹtʃ ʌv sənt wˈʌlfɹæmz tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɡɹˈænθæm fɚðə jˈuːs ʌvðə klˈɜːdʒi ænd ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌvðə tˈaʊn ænd sˈoʊk.
In 1598 Francis Trigge, Rector of Welbourn, near Leadenham in Lincolnshire, arranged for a library to be set up in the room over the south porch of St Wulfram's Church, Grantham for the use of the clergy and the inhabitants of the town and Soke.