MS. Rawl. D. 1331 - Theological common-place book

GEMMS-Manuscript-ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-509
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT2-544
Title
Theological common-place book
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1331
Creation Date
ca. 1600 - 1637
Repository
Bodleian Library
Contents Note

Commonplace book containing sermon notes and some complete sermons (inner flyleaf + ff. 1r-145v) by William Sancroft the elder (1583-1637), Master of Emmanuel College and uncle of Archbishop Sancroft, in his own handwriting. These are mostly Sancroft's own sermons, but they also include notes on sermon by Hall (f. 26r) and Crashaw (ff. 39v-40r), and a sermon by Roger Goad of King's College, Cambridge (ff. 160r-162v). The manuscript also contains extracts from other theological writers and English and Latin arguments on theological topics. At the end is an index with additions by Sancroft the younger. Along with MSS. Rawl. D. 1330 and 1332, this is one of three commonplace books by Sancroft, written mostly in English with some Latin. He is not identified as the author in any of these volumes, but he has been identified by the handwriting.

Material Features

Paper, quarto, 190 leaves. Handwriting is very close, small, and clear.

Associated People
Provenance

The cataloguer notes that these volumes were once owned by William Sancroft the younger, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Source of Data

Jeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Rawlinson Catalogue

Other Note

The date is not given in the manuscript; the dates noted here are the approximate extent of Sancroft's ecclesiastical career.

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
January 19, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024