Letter from Mr Edward Coleman to Sir Richard Bulstrode

Report Title
GEMMS-REPORT- 76
(old series: GEMMS-REPORT-324)
Report Title
Letter from Mr Edward Coleman to Sir Richard Bulstrode (descriptive title)
Extent
5 pages
Composition Date
ca. 1675 - 1675
Primary Language
Report Type
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Description

'In the afternoone [of 25 July 1675] we had a French sermon preach'd in ye great R: Chappel by a new convert, who pretends to have been a Dr of Sorbone, his name is as I am told Mons[ieu]r La March, but whether ever he were a Sorbonist or no, I know not; but such mighty earnestness was us'd to gett leave for him to preach, & so many glorious things said of his parts, yt I could not forbeare to hear him, expecting to have learnt ye motives of his conversion [...]'.

Source of data

Hannah Yip

Other Note

This letter, dated 30 July 1675 and describing the events over the course of a few days prior, is written in an italic hand by an anonymous clerk on behalf of Edward Coleman.

GEMMS record created
October 27, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024