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This is a vellum-bound volume with a binding similar to the next three volumes (II.e.17-19) in this series. On the back of the flyleaf is "Sermons By the Rev[eren] Matthew Henry. Copied from the Original MSS. by Henry James Stedman." The sermons are written in fair copy. There are a few pencil markings in the margins, as well as more extensive annotations in pen.

The volume is similar in size and binding to MS II.e.16, 18, and 19. The title page reads "Sermons By the Rev[eren]d Matthew Henry. Copied from the Original MSS. by Henry James Stedman. 1821."

Vellum-bound volume similar in size and binding to MS II.e.16, 17, 19. On flyleaf is "Sermons. By the Rev[eren]d Matthew Henry, Copied from the Original MSS. by Henry James Stedman. 1822."

Vellum-bound volume of the same size and design as MS II.e.16, 17, and 18.
The title page reads "Sermons. By the Rev[eren]d Matt[he]w Henry, Copied from the Original MSS. by Henry James Stedman. 1823."

This is a vellum-bound volume, slightly different in size and binding from MS II.e.16-19. On spine "Sermons by Matthew Henry MS" and "The Divine Law." In pencil on the inside flyleaf is "Thoss.? Polehampton. Feb 21st 1849." The ODNB entry for Henry Stedman Polehampton identifies him as the grandson of Thomas Stedman, vicar of St. Chad's Shrewsbury, suggesting that the two families were related and the volume probably remained within the family.

Leather-bound notebook. On inside flyleaf is written "Patrick Simpson May 1861" and "Mr Withers was one of the Ministers of the Unsted? Congregations (English Presbyterians) in Exeter JW".

The sermons are all written in the same hand in a large notebook bound in vellum. "The Churches Cordiall in her fainting Fitts MS" is written on the spine.The same title is written on the front flyleaf along with the name Walter Boothby (possibly in a different hand than the rest of the ms.).

Large leather-bound notebook. The volume is partially foliated.

Large folio volume bound in leather. The sermons are all written in the same hand. Each part of the sermon series is titled, but there are no breaks other than the dates in the margin between each sermon within the series. There is no indication of who wrote out the sermons.

A note on the inside flyleaf refers to a pencilled note (no longer extant) that ascribed the sermons to Compton and claimed they had been preached in London at the time of the plague. The note is signed T.G. Crippen.

Vellum with blind tooling; slight remains of clasps. Wilson presentation stamp. On the page preceding the sermons proper John Hartopp has signed and dated the volume (1660). His signature appears two more times on the page, as does "Elizabeth Hartopp" three times in the same hand.

Small paperbound notebook. On the front cover is written "Sermons of Matthew Henry and Mr. Basnet 1809 Transcribed by John A." At the head of the first page is written "NB. These sermons are either transcribed from the original mss, or faithful copies. by John Alexander." Some later pencil annotations have been made throughout the volume. On the final page of the volume is the name John Mollyard(?) and the year 1812.

Size of paper about 14cm. x 9 cm. Vellum, with blind tooling, and, overing the fore-edge, a flap, to which is attached a clasp; inside the flap, marbled paper. Wilson presentation stamp. At the end of the text is the inscription "John Kirkpatrick his Book", but the present catalogue does not agree with the old catalogue that Kirkpatrick had written the main body of the manuscript. Inside the front cover is a partially erased inscription "Nathaneil Trotman his Book ..." The Congregational Library catalogue infers from his research that Kirkpatrick is a maternal relative of Trotman, but is not further identified. The entire manuscript is in a tiny but clear hand. In the last part of the manuscript the writing becomes even smaller, though still legible.

Folio. The sermons at the beginning and end (unpaginated) are neatly written out without marginal annotations. The sermons in the paginated portion at the middle of the volume are written with marginal annotations. The manuscript is very legible, but the binding has failed.

19 x 15 cm. Bound in leather with blind tooling. The spine has a faded label with illegible letters in ink. Has Wilson's presentation stamp. In the last pages of the manuscript, the sermons are numbered and the preaching information is written in tables with tight columns that are difficult to read, partly because some of the ink is smudged. In addition, two series of dates are recorded on the same pages as the sermons -- one at the beginning and end, and one throughout -- although their meaning is unclear, since at first they synch up but eventually they diverge. There are numerous blank pages throughout the manuscript, including ten at the beginning and ninety-six near the end.

Small notebook, probably composed of a collection of the small pamphlets on which Henry frequently wrote his sermons, in a later binding. The sermons are written in Henry's tiny but legible hand. There are several blank pages at the beginning. On the page facing the beginning of the first sermon is a note: "J. B. Williams 1823 Original sermons by the Rev. Philip Henry of Broad Oak, and in his own hand-writing J.B.W."

Leather binding with blind tooling. Joshua Wilson's annotation of purchase is on the front flyleaf.

Paper covered notebook.

The name Theodosia Henry appears on the page facing the first of the expositions.