GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001166
TitleA collection of meditations and directions for Christian life
ShelfmarkMS 4248
Creation Dateca. 1636 - 1636
RepositoryLambeth Palace Library
Contents NoteThere is an 'index of some generall heads contained in this Booke' on the second flyleaf (recto). Contents in the volume include extracts from the Practice of Piety by Lewis Bayly; 'Brefe directions how to read the Holy Scriptures, once euery yeare ouer, with ease, profit & reuer[ence]'; and 'Meditations concerning the due manner of practising piety, in receiuing the holy Supper of the Lord'. For a full list of contents, see the Lambeth Palace Library Catalogue. The manuscript is beautifully illustrated in parts with illuminated initials, reminiscent of Stuart needlework.
Material FeaturesQuarto. Contemporary sheepskin, stamped with fleurs-de-lys in each of the corners on both sides. An inverted 'T' is stamped on the centre of the volume on both sides.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Toke, John
Provenance'John Toke His Booke 1662' is written on the verso of the first flyleaf.
AcquisitionAcquired at auction in Phillips' sale (12 March 1999, lot 129), with the combined support of the Friends of the National Libraries and the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library.
Source of DataHannah Yip
Other Note
Sermons ContainedSermon on Matthew 16:24 -- 9 leaves, unfoliated and unpaginated
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
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| www.archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=MSS%2f4248&pos=4 | Lambeth Palace Library catalogue entry for MS 4248. |
| www.friendsofnationallibraries.org.uk/manuscript-religious-meditations-and-exhortations | Acquisition information about Lambeth Palace Library, MS 4248. |
GEMMS record createdJune 27, 2019
GEMMS record last editedJune 27, 2019