GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-
79
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1345)
Title
Letter-Books and Miscellanies of Members of the Family of Williams al. Cromwell, of co. Huntingdon; 16th-17th cent. Vol II.
Shelfmark
Add MS 34395
Creation Date
ca. 1591 - 1630
Repository
Contents Note
According to BL Catalogue, it continues the correspondence in the preceding volume, 1589-1591. ff. 1r-35v includes original letters of John St. John, 2nd Baron to Sir H. Cromwell, 1590/91. Ff. 36r-45v letter from Robert Southwell, Jesuit to his father 22 Oct. 1589 urging him to a religious life. Prayers and theological observations follows, including notes of a sermon by Will. Pickard, "A begginge minister" at Ramsey, 4 July 1630. See BL Catalogue for other material.
Source of Data
Jeanne Shami
Sermons Contained
Notes of a Sermon by Will. Pickard -- ff. 36-45
GEMMS record created
August 14, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024