Letter from George Davenport to William Sancroft

Report Title
GEMMS-REPORT- 144
(old series: GEMMS-REPORT-396)
Report Title
Letter from George Davenport to William Sancroft (descriptive title)
Extent
f. 167r-v
Composition Date
ca. 1665 - 1665
Primary Language
Report Type
Bible Texts
1 Timothy 6:11 - 6:11
Associated Places
Description

A letter dated 21 May 1665 (Durham Castle). An extract reads as follows: 'You must know yt on friday last I preached ye visitation sermon at St Oswalds Church. And this morning my Ld told me he had a mind to have the sermon printed, & bad me bring it to him. I said little, & perhaps his mind may alter. […] My Ld said […] yt if the sermon was printed it should not be sold, but he would give […] Copyes to the ministers of his Diocese, & hoped they might do good amongst many.'

Source of data

Early Modern Letters Online; Hannah Yip.

Other Note

A search on Early English Books Online and the ESTC suggests that Davenport did not publish his work.

GEMMS record created
October 9, 2022
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024