GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-
885
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1022)
Title
Papers of Alexander Bisset
Shelfmark
MS 2206 James Webster
Creation Date
1700 - 1700
Repository
Contents Note
“A Sermon preached by Mr James Webster in the Tolbooth church of Ed[inbu]r[gh] Febr[uar]y ii [11] Anno D[omi]ni 1700” On the facing page “This sermon was preached On the Occasion of that Terrible Conflagration that happened in the parliament close upon Sabbath Morning Febr[uar]y 4th Anno Domini 1700.” Text: Isaiah 26:91.
Material Features
Two sets of leaves tipped into a modern binding. The second of these contains a fair copy of a sermon. It is unpaginated and unfoliated. A later hand has added a sentence regarding the destruction of records in the fire. 36 pages (unpaginated and unfoliated).
Associated People
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Anne James
Sermons Contained
Sermon on Isaiah 26:91 -- 36 p.
GEMMS record created
January 27, 2019
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024