Petyt MS. 531 F - Four sermons

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 1027
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-838)
Title
Four sermons
Shelfmark
Petyt MS. 531 F
Creation Date
ca. 1654 - 1655
Contents Note

The manuscript contains four anonymous sermons. The volume opens with two blank leaves, followed by a printed catalogue entry which has been pasted in. The first two sermons are in one hand, while the last two sermons are in a different hand.

Material Features

Duodecimo. Original brown calf binding, featuring the Tudor rose, Garter motto, and crown on the front and back covers. There are gold gilt edges. The endpapers are marbled. There is a bookplate of the Inner Temple Library on the inside front cover of the volume.

Acquisition

Although this manuscript has been catalogued as a Petyt Manuscript, it was actually presented by Mrs Anne Sadleir, who made the gift in 1661. Her gift was intended as a tribute to her father, Sir Edward Coke, who had studied at Inner Temple. The Petyt Collection was largely bequeathed to the Benchers of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple by William Petyt (1637-1707) in 1707.

Source of Data

J. Conway Davies, ed., Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Volume I: The Petyt Collection: MSS. 502-533 (Oxford University Press, 1972), p. 333; Hannah Yip

GEMMS record created
June 8, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024