GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000515
TitleSermon by William Whataker and biography
ShelfmarkMS. Rawl. E. 68
Creation Dateca. 1600 - 1649
RepositoryBodleian Library
Contents NoteA sermon preached in 1595 by Whitaker on 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (ff. 1r-15v) and a biography of him written by Abdias Assheton (f. 16), both in Latin. The last leaf of the biography is missing. Written in the early seventeenth century.
Material FeaturesPaper, i + 31 leaves, 6 x 4 1/4 inches. The cover is parchment, part of an English deed, which is a grant to John Wessell (WasselI?) dated 31 July 1615 (1637?).
ProvenanceA note in the manuscript dated 1674 reads, "Ex dono Jonathanis Catel ... amici integenimi." This might refer to Jonathan Cateline (c. 1610-c. 1708).
Acquisition
Source of DataJeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Summary Catalogue, vol. 3
Other Note
Sermons ContainedCygnea -- ff. 1r-15v
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdJanuary 22, 2017
GEMMS record last editedNovember 02, 2021