Add MS 28745 - Commonplace Book of Francis Wilcox

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 170
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-622)
Title
Commonplace Book of Francis Wilcox
Shelfmark
Add MS 28745
Creation Date
ca. 1650 - 1650
Repository
Contents Note

Most of the volume consists of notes on sermons by various preachers. The later pages have some miscellaneous notes including a few poems (at least one in Latin) and letters.

Material Features

Very tiny notebook, closely but neatly written. At the beginning of the notebook, the pages are ruled in red and black ink. Later, the margins are ruled only in black and the text is in a darker ink. The hand remains tidy throughout but the later sermons seem to have been written in more haste. Some have occasional blank spaces in the text, suggesting they may have been written at the sermon.

Acquisition

In the front of the volume is pasted the notice from the sale catalogue, indicating that it was part of Dawson Turner's collection and giving a date of c. 1650.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Anne James

GEMMS record created
May 8, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024