Add MS 78440 - Correspondence and papers of and relating to Mary Evelyn

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 190
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-760)
Title
Correspondence and papers of and relating to Mary Evelyn
Shelfmark
Add MS 78440
Creation Date
1675 - 1685
Repository
Contents Note

A set of manuscripts written by or about Mary Evelyn, the eldest daughter of John Evelyn. One item in the set is a notebook entitled "Mary Evelyn Her Booke of sermon notes 1679", with more notes added up to 1683. Most of the notes are merely records of the text and preacher, but a few also include brief notes on the sermon.

Material Features

Mary's notebook has a paper covering. Under the title she has written her initials and drawn a pentacle.

Provenance

After Mary's death, her father was in possession of these manuscripts. The sermon notebook formerly had the shelf mark Evelyn MS 108.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Anne James; British Library manuscript catalogue

Other Note

The manuscript appears to use Old Style dates.

GEMMS record created
February 23, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024