GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
1235
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-1362)
Name
Margaret Washington
Title
Mistress
Gender
Female
Lived
b. d. (old)
Linked Sermons
THE FOVRth SERMON by John Donne Doctor of Deuinity & Deane of Paules
(autograph: No )
- auditor
THE FOVRth SERMON by John Donne Doctor of Deuinity & Deane of Paules
(autograph: No )
- dedicatee
Sermon on Hosea 2:19
(autograph: No )
- auditor
Sermon on Hosea 2:19
(autograph: No )
- dedicatee
Sermon on Hosea 2:19
(autograph: No )
- auditor
Sermon on Hosea 2:19
(autograph: No )
- dedicatee
Source of Data
Jeanne Shami; Adam Richter; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne website (see link below).
Other note
Margaret Washington was the daughter of Lawrence Washington of Sulgrave. She was a servant of Donne's patron, Lady Doncaster. Donne preached at her wedding on 30 May 1621, most likely at the invitation of Lady Doncaster.
Attached URL
https://donnesermons.web.ox.ac.uk/volume-vii-sermons-preached-marriages-christe… Information about Margaret Washington on The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne webpage (Volume VII: Sermons Preached at Marriages, Christenings, and Churchings).
GEMMS record created
April 13, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024