Letter from William Cade to William Sancroft | GEMMS: GATEWAY TO EARLY MODERN MANUSCRIPTS

Report Title

GEMMS-REPORT- 100
(old series: GEMMS-REPORT-349)

Report Title

Letter from William Cade to William Sancroft (descriptive title)

In Manuscript

Harley MS 3790 - Miscellaneous ecclesiastical papers

Extent

f. 172r

Composition Date

ca. 1690 - 1690

Primary Language

English

Report Type

Letter(s)

Bible Texts

2 Corinthians 6:4 - 6:4

Associated People

Sancroft (Sandcroft) the younger, William (1617-01-30 - 1693-11-23) - recipient of letter

Cade, William (1652-03-25 - 1707-03-25) - author of letter

Cade, William (1652-03-25 - 1707-03-25) - preacher

Associated Places

Canterbury

Description

William Cade describes the aftermath of his controversial sermon (see ff. 169r-171v in this MS), which defended the behaviour of non-jurors, to William Sancroft, who was himself deprived on 1 February 1690. Cade was 'insolently taken out of [his] house at Aldington [Addington, Kent] on Monday Jul. 7th in the evening, and carryed a Prisoner into Hyth'.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Hannah Yip

GEMMS record created

September 18, 2021

GEMMS record last edited

July 15, 2024