GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001758
TitleDavid Brown. Sermons preached c.1749
ShelfmarkGB 247 MS Gen 395/7
Creation Date1740 - 1756
Contents NoteTwo sermons by an unknown preacher in Yorkshire. The catalogue title associates this MS to David Brown but there is no clear connection, Brown was already dead and has no known association to Yorkshire. The catalogue title dates to 1749, but this should be extended to 1740-1756 based on the preaching information in the MS. The MS is all in one hand but there is no information on the author/owner.
Material FeaturesTwo small unbound notebooks each containing a sermon. Book 1 is numbered '16' and book 2 is numbered '17.' In good condition, written on the front side (recto) only. There is no pagination of foliation, the MS is 87 leaves total.
Associated People
Provenance
AcquisitionPart of a collection of papers of Robert Wodrow held by the University of Glasgow. The manuscript was acquired from Charles W Wodrow Thomson on 8th July 1891.
Source of DataNicole Cumming; University of Glasgow Archives and Special Collections Catalogue
Other Note
Sermons ContainedSermon on Acts 17:20 -- 47 leaves (recto only; unpaginated and unfoliated)Abraham’s Faith demonstrated in obediently offering up that which shews us the power of religion over the mind of a truly pious man. A sermon. 1740 -- 40 leaves (recto only; unpaginated and unfoliated)
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdJuly 25, 2023
GEMMS record last editedJuly 25, 2023