MS 17339A - Notebook of Thomas Powys

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 863
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-589)
Title
Notebook of Thomas Powys
Shelfmark
MS 17339A
Creation Date
ca. 1660 - 1662
Contents Note

Contains notes of sermons taken by Thomas Powys of Lincoln's Inn. They are hastily scrawled but cover the main heads of the sermon, sometimes providing preacher and date. The notes are fairly full and organized, though taken on the spot or recorded from memory soon after. The volume appears to follow a chronological order. The sermons cover dates from 1660-1662 with one sermon near the end dated February 14, 1663. It is not clear whether Powys is using New or Old Style dating.

Material Features

Leather binding.

Acquisition

Purchased from Sotheby's July 1949.

Source of Data

Jeanne Shami

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
April 25, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024