Auditor's Sermon Diary

Note stating, “Mr Boys preached the same sermon Jan 2 97/8 in the forenoon from Psalm 119:60 which he did March 17 1694/5 in the forenoon from Psalm 119:145.”

Note stating “On the 10th of June 1697 Mr Boys preached at Edward Miles funeral from Colossians 3:3 But his sermon was the same with the 2 sermons he preached from that text on Sunday May 14 1682”

“On May 23 1697 Being Whitsunday in the forenoon Mr Boys preached the same sermon from John 14:21 which he preached on Good fryday in 1686 from John 14:15 & on Good fryday in 1696 he preached this sermon. May 23 1697 in the afternoon Mr Boys preached on Easter day 1686 from John 14:15 from the same text he preached on in the forenoon that day to wit John 14:21"

Note stating “Mr Boys did on Wednesday April 28 1697 which was a general fast preached the same sermon or much like it from Isaiah 10:21 wch he did from Ezra 9 last part 14 in the afternoon of a general fast on August 9th 1693”.

Note stating “On Good Fryday April 2 1697 Mr Boys preached the same sermon (or much like it) from Psalm 38:6 that he preached on Sunday march 3 1694/5 from Psalm 39:12”

Note saying this was preached on 13th September 1696 forenoon, "but I was not well and I did not hear him".

Note stating that “On the 10th of April being Goodfryday 1696 Mr Boys preached the same sermon from John 14:21 w[hi]ch he did on Good Fryday 1686 from John 14:15” and then, “April the 16 1696 Being Thursday was a general Thanksgiving for the discovery of a plot against King William. On which day Mr Boys preached the same sermon which he did in the afternoon on Sunday October 19 1690 which was a thanksgiving day also then from Psalm 118:29 he preached. But on the 16 April 90 he took for his text the 16 verse of 118 Psalm”.

Delivered by Mr Boys on August 18 1695, "being Sunday in the afternoon". Note stating “Preached the same sermon from Philippians 1:23 (wch was ye text he preached on at Mrs Judith Shortlands funeral) that he preached at Mrs Mounts funeral from Job 14:14 on Sunday June 20 1686”.

Note of a sermon on Proverbs 15:3 by Mr Livermore delivered on Sunday forenoon 2nd Junn 1695, but not described in full because "his sermon was the same in substance though not so large as one that he preached from heb 4.13 sept 15: 1689". Note of a sermon on 1 Samuel 12:24 by Mr Thomas Shortland on the forenoon 16th June 1695 “but his sermon I found was the same with Mr Gullivers preached from the text December 28 1679”. It is unclear which of the two brothers, John and Josias Gulliver, this may refer to as both were associated with Coggeshall.

The first tranche are interleaved with an almanac: “The first was a the funeral of Goodman Wilshir farmer of Little Coggeshall upon Satterday July the 24th Anno 1680 Text was in Ecclesiastes 11.8…
The second was at the funeral of Mrs Guyon Mr Matthew Guy widow Upon Tuesday August the 31 Anno 1680 The text was Psalme 23.4…
The third was at the Funerall of Mr Richard Rayment who had been Excisseman but of late a Maultster he lived in the Hamlett Upon Munday May the 30th Anno 1681 The text was Matthew 24.42…