MS. Eng. misc. f. 17 - Historical Miscellanea

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 533
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-498)
Title
Historical Miscellanea
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. f. 17
Creation Date
ca. 1600 - 1799
Repository
Contents Note

A collection of several manuscripts dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Contains theological notes (f. 25) including some sermons on 1 Timothy 1:15 and Romans 4:25. The sermons (ff. 33r-68v) were preached by Henry Fairfax (1588-1665) according to the Phillipps sale catalogue. The volume also includes "An account of the Turkish religion" (f. 1); a partial index for a work on Excise relating to wool (f. 19); notes in two hands in French, Italian, Latin, and English (f. 69); and a partial commentary on Bishop William Nicolson's English Library (London, 1697), seemingly by Bishop Thomas Tanner, as well as a list of manuscript and printed English historical texts which may by intended to supplement Nicolson's text (f. 81).

Material Features

Paper, made from several manuscripts bound together, 90 leaves. 7 x 4 3/8 inches.

Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian at the Phillipps sale on 8 June 1898, lot 425. Forms part of Phillipps MS. 10322, "MSS. Fairfax & Wilkins, from Leeds Castle, Kent", which was purchased in 1831.

Source of Data

Jeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Summary Catalogue, vol. 6

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
January 11, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024