GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001512
TitleDiary of [John] Clopton, Records from collection of John Avery
ShelfmarkD/DQs 18
Creation Date1648 - 1652
RepositoryEssex Record Office
Contents NoteA daily diary recording parish matters, weather, sermons, visitors and visits to London and Essex, notes on brewing and cidermaking, gardening notes and notes on prices. The diary also records the births of his two daughters, as well as other births, marriages, and deaths. There are also notes on Clopton's health, and the health of others. Clopton was a Parliamentarian, and the diary contains many political notes on risings in various parts of the country, particularly Kent. He also records the trial of King Charles I and regicide. There are notes about the siege and surrender of Colchester.
Material FeaturesThere is a note (perhaps in Avery's hand?) stating "I Suppose this Book was wrote by one Mr Clopton of Wratton who I imagine was a Steward of Sr Nathaniel Barnardiston of Kitton Hall [in Kedington] a Relation'". pp. 99-100 are missing, as is the beginning and end of the diary are missing. Some pages towards the end of the diary are mutilated.
ProvenanceFrom the records of John Avery, from the Wanstead Home Estate.
Acquisition
Source of DataCatherine Evans
Other Note
Sermons Contained
Sermon Reports ContainedJohn Clopton's reports on sermons in Essex -- throughout the manuscript
GEMMS record createdJuly 12, 2021
GEMMS record last editedJuly 12, 2021