GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001602
TitleThe Everlasting Covenant
ShelfmarkEL 11635 (35/B/6)
Creation Dateca. 1649 - 1686
RepositoryThe Henry E. Huntington Library
Contents NoteThis manuscript comprises two autograph sermons by 'S. W.' The sermons have been dated according to the date on which John Egerton succeeded his father as Second Earl of Bridgewater, up to his death. The full title of the manuscript, displayed on a separate title page, is as follows: 'The Everlasting Covenant or The Covenant of faith, explained in two Sermons.'
Material FeaturesFacsimile of a large quarto volume. 99 pp.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Egerton, Johnmanuscript owner - Egerton, Johnmanuscript owner - Huntington, Henrymanuscript owner - W., S.
Provenance'JBridgewater ex dono Authoris S. W.' is inscribed on the title page.
AcquisitionThe Bridgewater House Library was purchased by Henry E. Huntington from John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, Fourth Earl of Ellesmere, in 1917.
Source of DataEgerton Family Papers online finding aid (see link below); Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), p. 69; Hannah Yip.
Other NoteSee Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1982), pp. 21-25 for more information about the Ellesmere Collection.
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8mw2nvw/dsc/ | Egerton Family Papers online finding aid. |
GEMMS record createdApril 15, 2022
GEMMS record last editedJune 04, 2022