Report of sermon by Richard Davies | GEMMS: GATEWAY TO EARLY MODERN MANUSCRIPTS

Report Title

GEMMS-REPORT- 83
(old series: GEMMS-REPORT-331)

Report Title

Report of sermon by Richard Davies (descriptive title)

In Manuscript

L.a.239 - Letter from Richard Broughton to Richard Bagot

Extent

1 leaf

Composition Date

ca. 1577 - 1577

Primary Language

English

Report Type

Letter(s)

Bible Texts

Revelation 14:13 - 14:13

Associated People

Devereux, Robert (1565-11-10 - 1601-02-25) - dedicatee

Devereux, Walter (1539-09-16 - 1576-09-22) - subject of sermon

Broughton, Richard (1542-03-25 - 1604-03-25) - author of letter

Bagot, Richard (1530-03-25 - 1597-02-02) - recipient of letter

Davies, Richard (1505-03-25 - 1581-11-07) - preacher

Associated Places

Carmarthenshire

Print Editions / Witnesses

Richard Davies, A Fvnerall Sermon Preached the XXVI. Day of November, &c. (London, 1577).

Description

In this letter, Richard Broughton writes to his father-in-law, Richard Bagot, sending him a copy of a 'pretye boke', which is Richard Davies's printed funeral sermon for Walter Devereux, First Earl of Essex. The letter is dated 6 May [1577].

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Hannah Yip

GEMMS record created

January 15, 2021

GEMMS record last edited

July 15, 2024