GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000259
TitleMatthew Newcomen's Farewell Sermons
ShelfmarkMS I.h.35
Creation Date1662 - 1662
RepositoryCongregational Library
Contents NoteThis volume contains two Farewell sermons in Matthew Newcomen's hand. In addition to the two sermons the volume includes a short preface and personal observations addressed to his congregation.
Material FeaturesThe volume is bound in leather with blind tooling. It shows the remains of clasps.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Baynes, R.manuscript owner - Newcomen, Matthewmanuscript owner - Williams, Johnmanuscript owner - Wilson, Joshuamanuscript owner? - Winer, Robert
ProvenanceOn the leaf between the fly-leaf and f. 1 of the manuscript is written "September ye 20th. 1662 given mee by holy worthy Mr Mathew Newcommen written with his one hand." The recipient remains unknown. A later owner has written above this inscription "Robert Winter Kensington." The CL Catologue conjectures that he was Robert Winer, D.D. (1762-1833), minister at Hammersmith, Middlesex (1783-96); assistant minister at Salters' Hall, London (1790-1802); and minister at Hanover Street, Long Acre, London (1796-1802). The volume was purchased from R. Baynes in 1840 by Sir John Rickerton Williams, whose bookplate appears inside the front cover.
AcquisitionThe volume was part of Joshua Wilson's bequest to the library in 1876 and bears the Wilson presentation stamp.
Source of DataCL Catalogue; Jeanne Shami
Other Note
Sermons ContainedSermon 1 on Revelation 3:3 -- pp. 2-35 (rectos only)Sermon 2 on Revelation 3:3 -- pp. 36-78
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdApril 29, 2016
GEMMS record last editedNovember 15, 2016