A Funeral Sermon upon the death of Ramsden

GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON- 18258
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-18982)
Sermon Title
A Funeral Sermon upon the death of Ramsden
Manuscript
Harley MS 6356 - Miscellaneous tracts
Extent
ff. 153r-162r
Autograph
No
Composition Date
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Funeral
Sermon Type
Transcription of Sermon (Source Unknown)
Associated People
Preachings
1637-12-08 (old) - Kingston upon Hull - Funeral
Description

At this point in time, the preacher was under quarantine from the plague.

Source of Data

Nigel Smith, Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon (New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 2010), p. 19; Olivia Formby, '"Woe unto us": divine wrath and godly sorrow in an English plague sermon (1637)', The Seventeenth Century [2021; issue number not yet assigned]; ODNB (Article: 18241); Hannah Yip.

Other Note

The full title of this sermon is as follows: 'A Funeral Sermon upon the death of Ramsden maior of the corporation of Kingston upon Hull who Dyed of the Plague'. The biblical text is not stated.

GEMMS record created
January 8, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024