GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001237
TitlePrayers and a sermon by John Carter
ShelfmarkEL 6884 (35/B/20)
Creation Dateca. 1630 - 1645
RepositoryThe Henry E. Huntington Library
Contents NoteThe manuscript comprises prayers and a sermon by John Carter (1594/5-1655). The final nine leaves of the volume seem to comprise notes on the Psalms as opposed to a full sermon. The manuscript has been dated by the present cataloguer according to its handwriting and its place within the Egerton Family Papers.
Material FeaturesQuarto. Limp vellum binding, with the remains of two green ties.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Egerton, Johnmanuscript owner - Egerton, Johnmanuscript owner - Huntington, Henry
Provenance
AcquisitionThe Bridgewater House Library was purchased by Henry E. Huntington from John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, Fourth Earl of Ellesmere, in 1917.
Source of DataGuide to Literary Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1979), p. 89; Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), p. 49; Egerton Family Papers online finding aid (see link below); Hannah Yip.
Other NoteSee Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), pp. 21-25 for more information about the Ellesmere Collection.
Sermons ContainedSermon on 1 Timothy 2:8 -- 19 leaves, unfoliated and unpaginated
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8mw2nvw/dsc/ | Egerton Family Papers online finding aid. |
GEMMS record createdNovember 06, 2019
GEMMS record last editedNovember 06, 2019