Contains notes on over one hundred sermons taken by William Sancroft the elder, master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1582-1637). One of three commonplace books (MSS. Rawl. D. 1330-1332) owned by Sancroft. The contents are difficult to categorize. The manuscript contains mostly full sermon notes, but some are single paragraphs on a particular passage. It is unclear whether the notes are for Sancroft's own sermons or on someone else's sermons. The notes seem too neat to be have been recorded at the sermons themselves, and some seem to be taken from other sources. This is indicated by the comments of William Sancroft the younger, Archbishop of Canterbury (1617-1693) added to the index (ff. 267-268) which identify some of the printed sources from which the notes were copied. Many of these contain doctrines and uses, but it is difficult to tell whether they are Sancroft’s original thoughts or not. Passages on identical texts are linked by directions to go to certain pages in this volume. Also contains Latin notes on such subjects as the Church, presbyters, and baptism.
Paper, quarto, 268 leaves. Written in Sancroft's hand which is small, close, and clear. "Lib. Chart. ," is written on the parchment cover. An old catalogue number, 311, is written on the back. Blank on ff. 244-265.
The cataloguer notes that these manuscripts were once among the books of William Sancroft the younger, Archbishop of Canterbury (1617-1693).
Jeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Rawlinson Catalogue
Sancroft's name does not appear in any of the three manuscripts, but the cataloguer has identified him from the handwriting. The manuscript itself is not dated but two of the sermons are dated 1608 and 1609, respectively.
Sermon on Proverbs 23:26 -- ff. 4r-5r
Sermon on Psalms 119:132 -- ff. 10r-11r
Sermon 1 on John 21:15 -- ff. 11r-12v
Sermon on Ephesians 6:21-22 -- ff. 12v-14v
Sermon 2 on John 21:15 -- ff. 14r-15v
Sermon on Romans 8:13 -- ff. 15v-17r
Sermon on Proverbs 5:21 -- f. 17r-v
Sermon on 1 Peter 5:2 -- ff. 17v-19r
Sermon on Ephesians 6:18 -- f. 19r-v
Sermon on John 21:16 -- ff. 19v-20r
Sermon on 1 Peter 3:21 -- f. 20r-v
Sermon on Psalms 51:17 -- ff. 20v-21r
Sermon on John 21:18 -- ff. 21v-22r
Sermon on Matthew 11:19 -- ff. 22r-23r
Sermon on Genesis 22:2 -- ff. 23r-24r
Sermon on Psalms 50:15 -- ff. 24r-25v
Sermon on Psalms 31:19 -- ff. 26v-27v
Sermon on Matthew 28:18 -- f. 28r
Sermon on Romans 13:7-9 -- f. 28v
Sermon on Matthew 24:5 -- ff. 28v-29r
Sermon on John 1:9 -- ff. 29v-30v
Sermon 1 on Malachi 3:16 -- ff. 30v-31v
Sermon on John 14:21 -- f. 33r-v
Sermon on Canticles 4:16 -- f. 38r-v
Sermon on Luke 4:28-30 -- ff. 38v-39v
Sermon on Matthew 12:31-32 -- f. 40v
Sermon 2 on Malachi 3:16 -- f. 44r-v
Sermon on 2 Peter 1:13-14 -- f. 46v
Sermon on Galatians 6:10 -- ff. 47r-48r
Sermon on 2 Chronicles 15:2 -- f. 48r-v
Sermon on 1 John 3:1-3 -- ff. 48v-49v
Sermon on Romans 8:19-22 -- ff. 49v-51r
Sermon on Zephaniah -- f. 51r-v
Sermon on Malachi 3:17 -- ff. 51v-52v
Sermon 1 on 1 John 1:3-4 -- ff. 52v-53r
Sermon on Judges 7:18 -- ff. 53r-54r
Sermon on Philippians 2:21 -- ff. 54r-55r
Sermon on John 16:27-28 -- ff. 55r-56r
Sermon on 2 Samuel 24:14 -- f. 56r-v
Sermon on Genesis 14:18-20 -- ff. 56v-58r
Sermon on Psalms 73:1 -- ff. 58r-59v
Sermon on Matthew 24:6-8 -- ff. 60v-61r
Sermon 2 on 1 John 1:3-4 -- f. 61r-v
Sermon on Malachi 3:18 -- ff. 61v-62v
Sermon on Genesis 19:26 -- ff. 62v-63r
Sermon on Psalms 81:13 -- ff. 63r-64r
Sermon on Matthew 11:28 -- f. 25v
Sermon on Ecclesiastes 7:4 -- f. 25v
Sermon on Titus 2:11-12 -- f. 25v
Sermon 1 on 1 Corinthians 12:8 -- f. 26r-v
Sermon on John 8:12 -- f. 26r-v
Sermon on Psalms 51:2 -- f. 26r-v
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 5:10 -- f. 26v
Sermon on Psalms 130:3-4 -- f. 27v
Sermon 2 on 1 Corinthians 12:8 -- f. 29v
Sermon on Matthew 28:19 -- f. 30v
Sermon on Romans 6:23 -- ff. 31v-32r
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:9 -- ff. 31v-32r
Sermon on Psalms 31:23 -- f. 36r-v
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 3:1 -- f. 40r
Sermon on Hebrews 13:5 -- ff. 42v-43v
Sermon on Galatians 3:19 -- ff. 59v-60r
Sermon on John 13:36 -- f. 60r-v
Sermon 1 on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 -- f. 60r
Sermon 3 on 1 John 1:3-4 -- f. 64r-v
Sermon on Psalms 30:8-9 -- f. 64v
Sermon 4 on 1 John 1:3-4 -- f. 65r-v
Sermon on Ecclesiastes 11:1 -- f. 65v
Sermon on Ephesians 5:8 -- ff. 65v-66r
Sermon on Luke 18:13 -- ff. 66r-67r
Sermon 1 on Canticles 3:11 -- f. 67r
Sermon on Psalms 33:8-12 -- f. 69
Sermon on 2 Timothy 4:7 -- f. 72r-v
Sermon on Luke 23:42 -- ff. 77v-78v
Sermon on Matthew 24:9 -- ff. 81v-82r
Sermon on Malachi 1:1 -- f. 82r-v
Sermon 2 on Canticles 3:11 -- ff. 85v-86v
Sermon on Revelation 12:1 -- ff. 86v-87r
Sermon on Genesis 22:24 -- ff. 87r-88r
Sermon 1 on Romans 8:28 -- ff. 88r-89r
Sermon 2 on Romans 8:28 -- ff. 103r-104r
Sermon on 1 Timothy 6:6 -- f. 89r
Sermon on Psalms 119:59 -- ff. 89v-90r
Sermon on Romans 12:12 -- ff. 90v-91r
Sermon on Psalms 43:5 -- f. 91r
Sermon on Matthew 22:37 -- ff. 91r-92v
Sermon 2 on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 -- f. 92v
Sermon on Matthew 3:10 -- ff. 92v-93r
Sermon on Psalms 5:4 -- ff. 93r-94r
Sermon on Matthew 11:16-19 -- ff. 94r-95r
Sermon on Matthew 16:26 -- ff. 98v-99v
Sermon on Luke 18:10-12 -- ff. 100v-101r
Sermon on Psalms 9:1 -- f. 102v
Sermon on John 6:27 -- f. 104r-v
Sermon on John 5:14 -- ff. 104v-105r
Sermon on Ephesians 5:14 -- ff. 105r-106v
Sermon on 1 Peter 3:18 -- ff. 106v-108r
Sermon on Luke 16:17 -- ff. 108r-109v
Sermon on Luke 2:11 -- f. 109v
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:24 -- f. 110r
Sermon on Luke 12:35-38 -- f. 110r-v
Sermon on Colossians 3:5 -- f. 115r-v
Sermon on Psalms 114:15 -- f. 116v
Sermon on Luke 24:51 -- ff. 116v-117v
Sermon on Psalms 26:8 -- f. 119r
Sermon on John 6:67 -- ff. 119r-120r
Sermon on Psalms 119:32 -- f. 126r-v
Sermon on Luke 19:42 -- ff. 126v-128r
Sermon on Job 19:21 -- f. 128r-v
Sermon on Amos 3:6 -- ff. 128v-129r
Sermon on Isaiah 54:5 -- ff. 129r-130r
Sermon on Psalms 91:3-4 -- ff. 130r-131r
Sermon on 1 Peter 1:15 -- ff. 131r-132r
Sermon on Ephesians 4:30 -- f. 127v