GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001502
TitlePapers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes
ShelfmarkHarley MS 339
Creation Dateca. 1547 - 1650
RepositoryBritish Library
Contents NoteThese papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes comprise letters, notes of sermons, meditations, and other miscellaneous notes. Languages: English, Latin, and French.
Material FeaturesQuarto.
Provenance
AcquisitionThe Harleian Library was founded by Robert Harley, First Earl of Oxford (1661-1724). According to Cyril Ernest Wright, Robert Harley 'was primarily interested in English historical and political material and in volumes of sermons and theological controversy, sharing in the latter the taste of his Harley ancestors'. See Wright, p. xxxiv.
Source of DataA Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts, in the British Museum (1808), Vol. I, p. 203; Cyril Ernest Wright, Fontes Harleiani (London, 1972); Andrew G. Watson, The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes (London, 1966), p. 326; Hannah Yip.
Other Note
Sermons ContainedSermon on Isaiah 3:10-11 -- ff. 4r-5rSermon on 1 Peter 2:7-8 -- f. 6r-vSermon on Psalms 51:10 -- ff. 7r-10vSermon [1] on Psalms 51:11 -- ff. 11r-18rSermon [2] on Psalms 51:11 -- ff. 19v-20vSermon on Psalms 51:10 -- ff. 21r-22vSermon on Proverbs 6:6-8 -- ff. 23r-24vSermon on Psalms 51:7 -- ff. 25r-26vSermon on 1 Corinthians 9:24 -- ff. 27r-28rSermon on unidentified text -- ff. 31v-33rSermon on 1 Peter 3:7 -- f. 42r-v
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
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| hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000859.0x00010d | British Library, Harley manuscripts finding aid. |
GEMMS record createdJune 16, 2021
GEMMS record last editedSeptember 18, 2021