GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-
1282
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1255)
Title
Commonplace book. Sermons and travel
Shelfmark
HM 31307
Creation Date
1680 - 1700
Repository
Contents Note
Predominantly notes of travels from India and Africa, many of which come from John Ogilby's English Atlas (1670). There are also extensive notes on biblical passages, some of which may have been used as the basis of sermons. At the back are several pages from a printed prayer book, with annotations.
Material Features
A manuscript of approximately 300 pages, unbound.
Associated People
Acquisition
Bought from Howey in August 1969.
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Catherine Evans; Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), p. 299.
Sermons Contained
The Mischief of Separation by Dr Stillingfleet -- 1 f. (unfoliated and unpaginated)
GEMMS record created
November 23, 2019
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024