GB 247 MS Gen 430 - Various Sermons Preached in 1695-1700

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 1595
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1800)
Title
Various Sermons Preached in 1695-1700
Shelfmark
GB 247 MS Gen 430
Creation Date
1695 - 1696
Contents Note

This is the first of four MSS that are catalogued together as 'Various Sermons Preached in 1695-1700.' The sermons were taken down by Robert Wodrow, in this period he was not yet a minister but was a librarian at the University of Glasgow. This MS contains notes of 79 sermons dated from 1695 to 1696. The inside front cover has the following inscription - ' Robert Wodrow hunt scriptit a 27 die Januarii 1695 ad eundem diem ejusd ... mensis anno 1696.' (Robert Woodrow wrote this from the 27th day of January 1695 to the same day of the month of 1696). The inside back cover also notes that 'this book was begun on the 27 of Januarie 1695.' There is a contents/index list detailing the preacher, book/chapter/verse of scripture and page number of corresponding sermons.

Material Features

A small leather bound notebook. Part of the original clasp remains but it is no longer functional. The paper is in very good condition throughout. The final sermon is in reverse. There are page numbers which are original to the MS, with c.405 pages in total.

Acquisition

Part of a collection of papers of Robert Wodrow held by the University of Glasgow. The manuscript was acquired from Charles W Wodrow Thomson on 8th July 1891.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Nicole Cumming

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