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GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001716
TitleHoly Meditations For the Help of God’s People to Receive the Sacrament Worthily
ShelfmarkGB 247 MS Gen 392
Creation Dateca. 1623 - 1653
Contents Notepp.1-392 contain an MS work entitled 'Holy Meditations For the Help of God’s People to Receive the Sacrament Worthily' (not sermons). Followed by three sermons. pp.467-770 contain another MS work entitled 'A Manuel for the Sabbath Dayes Exercise or The Trumpet of Zion' (not sermons).
Material FeaturesParchment bound in leather, delicate/broken spine and worn parchment but in largely good condition. Page numbers appear to be original to the MS, 799 pages. However, numbering is inconsistent, goes pp.1-429 then jumps back to p.400. Folio numbers also included, 404 leaves.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Boyd, Zachary
ProvenancePart of a large volume of works that Boyd bequeathed to the University upon his death in 1653. Have been cared for by the university from this date.
Acquisition
Source of DataNicole Cumming
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Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdApril 28, 2023
GEMMS record last editedApril 28, 2023