GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001586
TitleDiary of Joseph Bufton
ShelfmarkMS 9
Creation Date1680 - 1710
Contents NotePersonal notes made by Joseph Bufton on the blanks and margins of Rider's British Merlin 1680. Contents include poems, extracts from books, accounts of lives and deathbed thoughts, extracts from travelogues, accounts of contemporary events including the 1668 revolution, and summaries of some sermons.
Material FeaturesA vellum bound volume of 152 pp., measuring 12 x 7 cm. Held inside a modern case entitled "Joseph Bufton's Diary 2", together with two more of Bufton's diaries MS 8 and MS 10. Written in a very neat, clear hand.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Bufton, Joseph
ProvenanceSeveral more of Bufton's volumes are in the Essex Record Office.
Acquisition
Source of DataCatherine Evans
Other NoteCan be viewed in a fully digitised copy through the Leeds University Library catalogue (see link below).
Sermons ContainedSermon on 1 Thessalonians 4:17 -- f. 52Sermon on John 17:4-5 -- ff. 52-53Sermon on Hebrews 6:12 -- f. 53 - 56Sermon on Proverbs 14:32 -- ff. 56 - 58
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
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| https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8671 |
GEMMS record createdJanuary 26, 2022
GEMMS record last editedJanuary 26, 2022