GB 247 MS Gen 433 - Various Sermons Preached in 1695-1700 [4]

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 1616
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1822)
Title
Various Sermons Preached in 1695-1700 [4]
Shelfmark
GB 247 MS Gen 433
Creation Date
1699 - 1700
Contents Note

This is the final 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 Wodrow's notes from 82 sermons dated between 1699 and 1700. The inside front cover has an unidentified hand-drawn emblem featuring the date, and the following inscription - 'This book was begun on Thursday August 2 1699' and the inside of the back cover contains the following inscription - 'this book was ended Aprile 23 1700 by RW.' 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, there is some fraying to the binding but it remains in good condition overall. The paper is in very good condition throughout. There are some missing pages - two thirds of pp.97/98 and pp.99/200 are missing and appear to have been torn out of the MS. There are page numbers which are original to the MS, with c.379 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

Nicole Cumming

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
January 20, 2024
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024