GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-
474
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-437)
Title
Writings and diaries
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. hist. b. 210
Creation Date
1702 - 1726
Repository
Contents Note
Sir Richard Cocks's writings and diaries, 1702-1709, 1726. Includes a signle sermon (or possibly just a meditation) on Luke 9:55-56 addressed to "Brethren" (ff. 34-39). Includes a parliamentary diary, 27 January-24 May 1702 (ff. 1-14) and moral, political, and economic essays, c. 1708-1709 (ff. 39v-43, 47-65). Also contains personal and estate accounts of Cocks's father, 1660-1664 (6sv, 64-3v, 62-s9v, 49v, 48v, 47v-46v, 4sv, 31, 27v-23v all rev.) which was the original purpose of the volume.
Material Features
65 leaves. Parchment wrapper. Beautifully conserved.
Associated People
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Jeanne Shami; Bodleian Library New Summary Catalogue, vol. 1.
Sermons Contained
Sermon on Luke 9:55-56 -- ff. 34-39
GEMMS record created
November 8, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024