GB 247 MS Gen 392 - Holy Meditations For the Help of God’s People to Receive the Sacrament Worthily

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 1528
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1716)
Title
Holy Meditations For the Help of God’s People to Receive the Sacrament Worthily
Shelfmark
GB 247 MS Gen 392
Creation Date
ca. 1623 - 1653
Repository
University of Glasgow - Archives and Special Collections
Contents Note

pp.1-392 contain an MS work entitled 'Holy Meditations For the Help of God’s People to Receive the Sacrament Worthily' (not sermons). Followed by three sermons. pp.467-770 contain another MS work entitled 'A Manuel for the Sabbath Dayes Exercise or The Trumpet of Zion' (not sermons).

Material Features

Parchment bound in leather, delicate/broken spine and worn parchment but in largely good condition. Page numbers appear to be original to the MS, 799 pages. However, numbering is inconsistent, goes pp.1-429 then jumps back to p.400. Folio numbers also included, 404 leaves.

Associated People
Provenance

Part of a large volume of works that Boyd bequeathed to the University upon his death in 1653. Have been cared for by the university from this date.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Nicole Cumming

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
April 28, 2023
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024