GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001609
TitleThe Pilgrims Staffe
ShelfmarkEL 8178a (34/A/20)
Creation Dateca. 1649 - 1663
RepositoryThe Henry E. Huntington Library
Contents NoteThe full title of this autograph manuscript is as follows: 'The Pilgrims Staffe: Or Mans frailtie supported by gods gracious clemency in passing by, & bearing wth the the [sic] infirmities of his children. A Sermon preached in the Chappell at Ashridge to the right Hon:ble the Earle & Countesse of Bridgwater, by R. H. their most humble Seruant.' There is a separate title page, in addition to a dedicatory epistle addressed 'To the Trvly Noble, Virtvous and Religious Lady The Countesse of Bridgwater', signed by the author.
Material FeaturesFacsimile of a vellum-bound small octavo volume.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Egerton, Johnmanuscript owner - Egerton, Johnmanuscript owner - Egerton (née Cavendish), Elizabethmanuscript owner - Hitchcock, Robertmanuscript owner - Huntington, Henry
Provenance
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), pp. 53-54; 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.
Sermons ContainedSermon on Psalms 130:3 -- 37 pages, unfoliated and unpaginated
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 20, 2022
GEMMS record last editedJune 04, 2022