A commonplace book entitled "A Nosegay of Everlasting Orifficall Flowers, gathered out of Heavens paradice" (p. 1). Contains Boothby's notes on about 150 sermons, mostly by Presbyterians (pp. vii-766). The manuscript is organized as a commonplace book but is divided by subjects rather than following a chronological order, with Boothby's notes on sermons he has heard under the subject headings (e.g. "Of Christ", "Of Sinne"). Includes an index of the sermons by subject (pp. iii-xiv). Also includes correspondence, mainly Boothby's letters to family members, dated 1640-1643 (pp. 768-913).
xxviii + 914 pages. Bound in vellum wrapper. Boothby has put subheadings in the margin, apparently to summarize the point of the sermon that he has cited under the general heading .
Purchased at auction from D. P. White (Occasional List 35 [1991], item 137).
Jeanne Shami; Ann Hughes; Bodleian Library Catalogue of manuscripts acquired singly: albums, commonplace books, notebooks and scrapbooks (online)
The cataloguer dates this manuscript c. 1632-1655, but some of the sermons are dated 1631. This volume contains notes on many sermons that Boothby attributes to "Dr. Stawton" (occasionally spelled Staughton). The most likely identity of Stawton is John Stoughton (1593-1639), whom the cataloguer identifies as a preacher mentioned in this volume. However, in some cases the name seems more like "Stanton", so it could be Edmund Staunton (1600-1671). Both of these preachers were Presbyterians, like Boothby and like most of the other preachers mentioned in this volume. It could also be one of two preachers named John Stawton in CCEd (Person IDs: 101994 and 108233). Since Stoughton is the most likely attribution, these sermons have been attributed to him, but they remain uncertain. Among these sermons, those that are dated were all preached before Stoughton's death in 1639, except the sermon "of feare [3]" (pp. 272-273), but in this case Boothby has clearly written "Doc. Stanton" so this sermon is attributed to Edmund Staunton. For more information on this manuscript, see also John Spurr, The Laity and Preaching in Post-Reformation England (London: Dr Williams's Trust, 2013), pp. 18-19.
Jesus Christ ye most Excellent guift of God. -- pp. xvii-xxi
Sermon on Jeremiah 31:3 -- pp. xxii-xxviii, 436-439, 474-475
Of Christ (1) -- pp. 1-4
Of Christ (2) -- pp. 6-11
Of Christ (3) -- pp. 15-17
Our Previlydg by Jesus Christ -- p. 18
Of Sinne (1) -- pp. 22-23
Of Sinne (2) -- pp. 24-26
Of Sinne (3) -- p. 27
Of Sinne (4) -- pp. 28-29
Of Sinne (6) -- pp. 37-39
Of Prayer (1) -- pp. 42-43
Of Prayer (2) -- pp. 44-45
Of Prayer (3) -- pp. 46-47
Of Prayer (4) -- pp. 48-49
Of Conscience -- pp. 50-53
An Unquiet Conscience -- p. 54
Signes of our Receiveeing of Christ -- pp. 56-57
Why God will not Saue all men, as well as Some -- pp. 58-59
Of Love -- pp. 60-61
Of Meritt -- p. 70
There are 2 Sorts of Reasons -- pp. 75-76
Of God -- p. 80
Of Cares -- p. 85
Of Care (1) -- pp. 84-85
Of Care (2) -- p. 85
Of Care (3) -- p. 86
Of the Soule (1) -- p. 90
Of the Soule (2) -- p. 91
Signes of Sinn of infirmitie -- pp. 97-98
Of the Worde (1) -- pp. 103-105
Of the Worde (2) -- p. 105
Of Fayth (1) -- p. 111
Of Fayth (2) -- p. 113
Difference between fayth & presumption -- p. 115
Meditations upon mans mortallytie -- pp. 117-119
Of Sinne (5) -- pp. 30-33
Of Afflictions & Persecutions -- pp. 133-134
Of Afflictions -- pp. 135-136
of Affliction (1) -- p. 137
Insightmente to Sanctifie ye Sabbath day -- pp. 142-143
Of Knowlidge -- p. 148
Gods mighty power -- pp. 151-156
Of the pardon of Sinne (1) -- pp. 160-164
Of the pardon of Sinne (2) -- pp. 164-167 (?)
Of Godly Sorrow -- pp. 181-185
helps to inable vs to beleeve in Christ -- pp. 187-197
Touching the Law -- p. 200
Motiues to prayer -- pp. 206-208
The quallifications of a Right prayer -- pp. 209-216
mans soule is not mortall -- pp. 217-219
The Right propertie of a true heavenly Pilllgrame -- pp. 220-221
The true gayne gayned by gayneing of Jesus Christ -- pp. 222-231, 631-635
Sermon on 1 Peter 4:17 -- p. 232
Of Obedience -- pp. 233-234
Of Prayer (5) -- pp. 248-253
Of Prayer (6) -- pp. 256-257
Signes of true Repentance -- p. 259
of Feare (1) -- p. 270
of Feare (2) -- p. 271
motives to induceing vs to fear God -- pp. 271, 394
of feare (3) -- pp. 272-273
meanes to attayne true feare -- p. 278
Why Christmas Day must not be obserued -- pp. 286-287
Signes of grace & Solluation -- pp. 290-292
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (2) -- pp. 296-299
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (3) -- pp. 300-301, 324-325
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (4) -- pp. 304-307
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (5) -- pp. 308, 309, 310a, 311a
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (6) -- pp. 310b-317
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (7) -- pp. 318-320
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (8) -- pp. 329-330
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (10) -- pp. 338, 350
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (11) -- pp. 339-342
Tryalls of true obeadience -- pp. 351-352
motiues vnto Obedience -- p. 353
Meanes for ye obtayneing of Saueing grace -- pp. 364-368
Help to pray wth ye heart -- p. 370
Meanes for ye obtayneing of true grace -- pp. 374-375
Meanes to obtayne true Saueing grace -- pp. 376-377
How for to heare the worde wth profit -- pp. 378-379
Meanes for obtaining Saueing grace -- pp. 381-385
Good Dutyes (1) -- pp. 393-394
Good Dutyes (2) -- p. 395
Motiues vnto Saueing Grace -- pp. 401-402
motiues vnto patience vnder gods hands -- p. 421
How our Tounges may be tuned to Speak edifyingly -- pp. 422-423
Motiues to wholsom talke -- pp. 424-425
Rules to be obserued in speaking -- pp. 426-427
Of Justification -- pp. 431-435
Signes of a Broken & tender harte -- p. 440
Groundes of Decaye of true grace -- p. 441
Meanes to preserue vs from decaye in grace -- pp. 442-443
of Affliction (2) -- pp. 447-449, 455-461, 487-489, 522-525
False Euidences of Solluation -- p. 450
The Doctrine of Reproofe -- pp. 462-464
Signes of true grace -- pp. 465-466
The Order of Selfe Judging -- p. 471
Of Gods Judgments -- p. 472
Concomitants wch accompany a wicked and Sinnfull Care -- pp. 497, 643
Signes of Saueing grace & Solluation -- pp. 531-532
Of Holy walkeing wth God -- pp. 508-513
When our Ames are Sincere -- pp. 533, 635
Signes of Saueing grace, & of Solluation (12) -- pp. 534-538
Signes of Saueing grace & Solluation -- pp. 541, 572-579, 591-594
Signes of Grace, & Solluation (2) -- pp. 545-546
Signes of Saueing Grace & Solluation (2) -- p. 547
Signes of Saueing grace, & Solluation (3) -- pp. 552-553
Signes of Saueing grace & Solluation (4) -- pp. 554-555
Signes of Saueing grace & of Solluation (15) -- pp. 560-561
Signes of Saueing Grace, & Solluation (7) -- pp. 565-567
whether we haue receaued Jesus Christ aright or noe -- pp. 568a-568b
Signes of Saueing Grace & Solluation (8) -- p. 570
Of Effectuall Calleing -- pp. 580-587
Signes of true Conuersion -- pp. 498-503
Of Prayer (7) -- pp. 600-616 (?)
The benefitt yt prayer brings to a nation -- pp. 619-622
16 Excelencies yt are in prayer as motiues to it -- pp. 202-208, 623-626
How every Beleuer ought to walke as yt he may please God -- pp. 628-630
Meanes for ye obtaineing of Sauein grace -- pp. 647-648b
Meanes to attayne Saueing grace -- pp. 652-654
Meanes for ye obtaineing of Saueing grace (2) -- pp. 658-659
Agaynst ye Anabaptis: -- p. 661
Of Sinne: & ye happynes of Sinne pardned -- pp. 662-669
how Sin comes to be mayd abominable -- pp. 670-675
The nature of Assurance of Solluation -- p. 676
How Assureance of Solluation may be had -- pp. 692-693, 704-722
The death of the Sayntes, is pretious in the eyes of God -- pp. 694-695
Rules for our worke of Mortification -- pp. 696-698
That all beleeueres are Seated wth ye Spirit of Adoption -- pp. 723-733
Sermon 1 on unidentified text -- pp. 734-742
The true caracters of our Sins pardoned -- pp. 743-753
Sermon on Acts 10:43 -- pp. 753-764
Sermon 2 on unidentified text -- pp. 764-766