V.a.347 - A sermon booke

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 946
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-730)
Title
A sermon booke
Shelfmark
V.a.347
Creation Date
ca. 1616 - 1649
Repository
Folger Shakespeare Library
Contents Note

A sermon book owned by Dorothy Phillips with notes dated 1616-1617. Also includes food, medical, and household recipes (ff. 23r-27r [rectos only], 68r-72r, 79r, 123v-126v, 147v, 193v-195v [written in reverse]), as well as notes on the births and deaths of members of the Hanmer family based in Selattyn, Shropshire, into which Philipps married (ff. 27v, then 28r-41r [rectos only]). On f. 74r is a note admonishing Christians who "Joyne with infidels". A brief note on f. 91r reads "treats ye Sinceryty, impartiality Candor". Brief notes on ff. 92r, 159v, written sideways, are illegible.

Material Features

198 leaves. Written in two parts. Part I proceeds from front to back (ff 1r-128r) and Part II upside-down from back to the front (169r-198v). The handwriting is very clear in Part I, but much less clear in Part II. On f. i r-v, Philipps has written the title "A Sermon booke" under which are scribbles in various inks, including her name several times. The end of the notes on a particular sermon is often marked with the word "telos" in Greek. Some of the recipes are written sideways. Blank on ff. 41v-67v, 72v-73v, 74v-78v, 79v-90v, 91v, 92v-96v, 97v-107r, 118r-123r, 127r, 128v-147r, 148r-159r, 160r-168v, 184v-185r.

Associated People
Provenance

This volume was formerly Folger MS Add 229.

Source of Data

Adam Richter; LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection

Other Note

The creation dates reflect the fact that the notes on the Hanmer family include dates as late as 1649.

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
January 22, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024