MS. Eng. hist. b. 209 - Writings and diaries, c. 1681-1701

Contains various writings and diaries by Sir Richard Cocks of Dumbleton, Gloucestershire. The sermons, written between 1694 and 1701, appear on ff. 96v-102v (written in reverse). Also contains theological, moral, and political essays, written 1683-1696 (ff. 1-17v, 32v-37, 40-6); prayers and devotional writings, written 1694-1701 (ff. 21v-26, 30v-32, 98-104v, the latter written in reverse); Cocks' charges while he was chairman of the Gloucestershire quarter sessions, 1694-1700 (ff. 27-30v, 39-40, 95v-94 rev., 80 rev.); notes related to the House of Commons, December 1698-May 1699 (ff. 93v-90 rev.); parliamentary diaries, 26 November 1699-February 1700 and 5 February 1700-24 June 1701 (ff. 5v-83, 79v-72v, 71-65 all rev.); and economic and political essays and memoranda, written c. 1699-1701 (ff. 90-86v rev., 82v-80v rev.).