Add MS 40160 - Commonplace book of William Lloyd, Bishop of Norwich

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 132
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1583)
Title
Commonplace book of William Lloyd, Bishop of Norwich
Shelfmark
Add MS 40160
Creation Date
ca. 1680 - 1740
Repository
Contents Note

A commonplace book belonging to William Lloyd, bishop of Norwich. The volume comprises transcripts of printed works; not all of these transcripts are in the bishop's own hand. Contents include: 'The Presbyterian Pater Noster, Creed, and Ten Commandments' (transcript of the short pamphlet of the same name published by Thomas Ashenden in 1681) (ff. 2r-3r); 'Speech lately made by A Noble Peer of the Realm' (ff. 3v-5r); 'A Letter to a Noble Lord Concerning a Late Profane Pamphlet - Entituled. The Presbyterians Pater Noster, Creed, and Ten Commandments' (ff. 5v-8v); 'An Account of the New Sheriffs, holding their Offices, &c.' (ff. 9r-11v), documents relating to the condemnation of Thomas Ashenden for publishing 'The Presbyterian Pater Noster and Creed' (ff. 43r-44v); articles relating to John Gibbs, rector of Gissing, Suffolk, condemned by Bishop William Lloyd for Popish tendencies (ff. 45r-48v); a transcript of John Gibbs' recantation sermon (ff. 49r-52r). There are also extracts from the works of nonjuring writers. For more details on the contents of this volume, see the BL online catalogue.

Material Features

Folio. 213ff. The pages have been detached from their binding and mounted separately.

Acquisition

An enclosing letter, dated 14 November 1921, is addressed to 'Mr. Gilson' of the British Museum, and is signed 'Eric Maclagan' (i.e. Sir Eric Robert Dalrymple Maclagan'). Maclagan states in this letter that this manuscript had been bought by his father, William Dalrymple Maclagan, archbishop of York. 'Mr. Gilson' is most likely Julius Parnell Gibson.

Source of Data

British Library online catalogue; TNA catalogue; Peter Smith, 'Bishop William Lloyd of Norwich and His Commonplace Book', Norfolk Archaeology, 44.4 (2005), 702-11; Hannah Yip.

Sermons Contained
URLs
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N13775449 TNA catalogue entry for British Library, Add MS 40160.
GEMMS record created
January 15, 2022
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024