This manuscript comprises the sermon preached at the funeral of Frances Egerton (née Stanley), Countess of Bridgewater. The full title is: 'A Funerall Sermon vpon the death of the Countesse of Bridgewater my deare Lady and Mother made Mr. John Carter.' It is not certain as to which of her children wrote out this sermon.
Facsimile of a quarto volume.
The Bridgewater House Library was purchased by Henry E. Huntington from John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, Fourth Earl of Ellesmere, in 1917.
Guide to Literary Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1979), p. 89; Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), p. 49; Egerton Family Papers online finding aid (see link below); Hannah Yip.
See Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), pp. 21-25 for more information about the Ellesmere Collection.