GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001583
TitleCommonplace book of William Lloyd, Bishop of Norwich
ShelfmarkAdd MS 40160
Creation Dateca. 1680 - 1740
RepositoryBritish Library
Contents NoteA commonplace book belonging to William Lloyd, bishop of Norwich. The volume comprises transcripts of printed works; not all of these transcripts are in the bishop's own hand. Contents include: 'The Presbyterian Pater Noster, Creed, and Ten Commandments' (transcript of the short pamphlet of the same name published by Thomas Ashenden in 1681) (ff. 2r-3r); 'Speech lately made by A Noble Peer of the Realm' (ff. 3v-5r); 'A Letter to a Noble Lord Concerning a Late Profane Pamphlet - Entituled. The Presbyterians Pater Noster, Creed, and Ten Commandments' (ff. 5v-8v); 'An Account of the New Sheriffs, holding their Offices, &c.' (ff. 9r-11v), documents relating to the condemnation of Thomas Ashenden for publishing 'The Presbyterian Pater Noster and Creed' (ff. 43r-44v); articles relating to John Gibbs, rector of Gissing, Suffolk, condemned by Bishop William Lloyd for Popish tendencies (ff. 45r-48v); a transcript of John Gibbs' recantation sermon (ff. 49r-52r). There are also extracts from the works of nonjuring writers. For more details on the contents of this volume, see the BL online catalogue.
Material FeaturesFolio. 213ff. The pages have been detached from their binding and mounted separately.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Dalrymple Maclagan, Williammanuscript owner - Gilson, Juliusmanuscript owner - Lloyd, Williammanuscript owner - Maclagan, Eric
Provenance
AcquisitionAn enclosing letter, dated 14 November 1921, is addressed to 'Mr. Gilson' of the British Museum, and is signed 'Eric Maclagan' (i.e. Sir Eric Robert Dalrymple Maclagan'). Maclagan states in this letter that this manuscript had been bought by his father, William Dalrymple Maclagan, archbishop of York. 'Mr. Gilson' is most likely Julius Parnell Gibson.
Source of DataBritish Library online catalogue; TNA catalogue; Peter Smith, 'Bishop William Lloyd of Norwich and His Commonplace Book', Norfolk Archaeology, 44.4 (2005), 702-11; Hannah Yip.
Other Note
Sermons ContainedMr Gibbs his recantation sermon -- ff. 49r-52r
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
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| discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N13775449 | TNA catalogue entry for British Library, Add MS 40160. |
GEMMS record createdJanuary 15, 2022
GEMMS record last editedMay 18, 2022