MS. Rawl. E. 210 - Sermon Notes taken by Joseph Keble

GEMMS-Manuscript-ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-677
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT2-603
Title
Sermon Notes taken by Joseph Keble
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. E. 210
Creation Date
1696 - 1697
Repository
Contents Note

These are notes taken by Joseph Keble on sermons preached at Gray's Inn, London, in a two-year span (1696-97, Old Style) by various preachers. Many of the sermons are by Thomas Richardson (1656-1733), who was a preacher at Gray's Inn from 1695 to1698, and by "Dr Lindford". The latter is presumably Thomas Lynford (1650-1724), rector of St Edmund the King, London, who appears to be the only preacher named Lynford (or any variation on that name) who was D.D. in 1696-1697. With a few exceptions, the sermon notes alternate between dated and undated, the dates falling on consecutive Sundays. Gray's Inn typically had two sermons per Sunday, so presumably each undated sermon was preached on the same day as the one that precedes it. The manuscript begins with indexes of authors (pp. iii-v) and Bible texts (pp. vi-xvii).

Material Features

Paper, xxviii + 1128 pages, 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Keble's sprawling hand is often difficult to decipher although it is consistent throughout. Sermons on the same Bible text are cross-referenced in the margin. The pagination jumps from 800 to 809.

Provenance

The volume was number 27 of a long series of Gray's Inn Chapel notes ranging in date from 1669 to 1707.

Source of Data

Jeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Summary Catalogue, vol. 3

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
June 10, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024