Add MS 19204 - Sermons by the Rev. Anthony Pitches

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 189
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-755)
Title
Sermons by the Rev. Anthony Pitches
Shelfmark
Add MS 19204
Creation Date
1684 - 1719
Repository
Contents Note

A collection of preaching notes by Anthony Pitches preached between 1684 and 1719. The sermons were preached mainly in Wissington (spelled "Wiston"), Hawstead, Glemsford, Stanningfield, and other locations around Suffolk, as well as Great Horkesley (referred to as "Horksley") and Little Horkesley (referred to as "Horksley parva"), Essex.

Material Features

Paper, octavo. Corrections are made on the sermons. Some sermons have preaching information. A note in front of volume "From Rodd's Catalogue" declares that Anthony Pitches "was instituted to the Rectory of Hawested [Hawstead], Suffolk, in 1689, and was buried there 17th August, 1720", i.e., two days after his death.

Source of Data

Anne James; British Library manuscript catalogue

Other Note

The manuscript appears to use Old Style dates.

GEMMS record created
February 21, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024