GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000696
TitleAdversaria of Dr. David Wilkins, vol. 5
ShelfmarkMS. Add. A. 183
Creation Dateca. 1707 - 1745
RepositoryBodleian Library
Contents NoteOne of seven manuscripts containing miscellaneous collections by David Wilkins, Archdeacon of Suffolk, including some sermons and sermon notes, as well as epitaphs and some personal papers. Written in the early eighteenth century. The volume begins with a Cambridge University bidding prayer, in Latin, written during the reign of Queen Anne (f. 2).
Material FeaturesPaper, ii + 141 leaves, 8 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Rodd, Thomas (the younger)manuscript owner - Wilkins (Wilke), David
Provenance
AcquisitionThe first six manuscripts in this set of Wilkins' paper, and probably the seventh as well, were purchased from the bookseller Thomas Rodd, the younger, for £8 10s, probably unbound.
Source of DataJeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Summary Catalogue, vol. 5
Other NotePrecise date unknown. The dates given here are the approximate extent of Wilkins' career.
Sermons ContainedSermon on Hebrews 11:1 -- ff. 3r-12avSermon on 2 Chronicles 15:2 -- f. 45rSermon on Isaiah 11:1 -- f. 46ar
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdSeptember 06, 2017
GEMMS record last editedMay 05, 2022