Cooper has quoted the Bible text across the top margin of the two pages, but nothing is written underneath. "D: Ades" is written in the upper-left corner, which might mean that this is a report of a sermon by Dr. Ades. Beside the quotation of the Bible text is another word ("Lent"?) that is difficult to identify.
This is a report of a sermon in praise of thieves and thieving. The title of the sermon is 'A sermon of P[ar]son Hyberdyne […] made att the com[m]andemente of certen theves aft[er] thay had robbed hym […]'. The sermon was not preached on any text in particular. Once the sermon was finished, the thieves 'gaue hy[m] his money agayne, that thay took frome hym, & iis to drynke for hys sermon' (f. 43v). The report is written in a standard sixteenth-century hand.
There appears to be several sermon reports in this manuscript. The first two sermon reports are noted underneath the preaching information for the sermon on Psalms 19:11. For the first, the Bible text is identified as "psa ye 58, last v", i.e., Psalms 58:11. The text is quoted, after which is written simply "1713". For the second, the Bible text is identified as 1 Timothy 4:8. The text is quoted, after which several preachings in County Cork are noted.
The full title of this leaf is 'Interrogatories to be mynystred vnto John Rameriche [...] vicare of Seynte Mychaells in the Citie of Coventrye'. Rameriche had preached a sermon which had caused offence 'in Trinitie churche in Coventrye the xviith daye of Apryll or thereaboute laste paste'. A 'Richard Bannewell' is named as a witness of the sermon. Rameriche had also preached on the 'Seconde daye of October laste paste [...] that every good sheparde ought to dye for hys shepe [i.e.
Brief mentions of several sermons: 1. ‘Aprill. 13. 1619. at the funerall of my L. Chancellour [Thomas] Jones who dyed on Saturdaye, April. 10. 1619’. f. 37r. 2. ‘Funer. of Bp. Moigne who died of Januar. 1. 1628’ f. 67r. 3. ‘Jun. 15. 1632. at the funeral of Daniel Molyneux King at Arms’. f. 70v. Molyneux was Ulster King of Arms. The sermon text may be Job 14:14. The note for this sermon follows a sermon given for Sir James Ware the previous month. 4. ‘Christchurch April. 19. 1633 on the Passion Day’. f. 71v
A record of a sermon preached by Mr. Burges on December 11 (no year is given).
The report consists of two notes of sermons preached, identifying the Bible text, a quotation of the text and preaching information. One was on John 1:14, preached on 1 January 1682 at Bangor. The other was on 1 Timothy 3:16, preached on 25 and 30 December 1683 at Bangor. Neither sermon is attached.
Eight sermons were preached on this text by Mr. Cox and were written from Hartopp's shorthand notes into this manuscript. In the place of this sermon, he writes "The Second Sermon is wanting. The heads whereof are repeated in the following Sermon."
A report of a sermon preached at the funeral of Thomas Cholmondeley. It was apparently preached by his chaplain Mr. Kent but he was also commemorated by Thomas Tannant in a sermon that is noted in this manuscript (see GEMMS-SERMON-006467).