GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000509
TitleTheological common-place book
ShelfmarkMS. Rawl. D. 1331
Creation Dateca. 1600 - 1637
RepositoryBodleian Library
Contents NoteCommonplace book containing sermon notes and some complete sermons (inner flyleaf + ff. 1r-145v) by William Sancroft the elder (1583-1637), Master of Emmanuel College and uncle of Archbishop Sancroft, in his own handwriting. These are mostly Sancroft's own sermons, but they also include notes on sermon by Hall (f. 26r) and Crashaw (ff. 39v-40r), and a sermon by Roger Goad of King's College, Cambridge (ff. 160r-162v). The manuscript also contains extracts from other theological writers and English and Latin arguments on theological topics. At the end is an index with additions by Sancroft the younger. Along with MSS. Rawl. D. 1330 and 1332, this is one of three commonplace books by Sancroft, written mostly in English with some Latin. He is not identified as the author in any of these volumes, but he has been identified by the handwriting.
Material FeaturesPaper, quarto, 190 leaves. Handwriting is very close, small, and clear.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Rawlinson, Richardmanuscript owner - Sancroft (Sandcroft) the elder, Williammanuscript owner - Sancroft (Sandcroft) the younger, William
ProvenanceThe cataloguer notes that these volumes were once owned by William Sancroft the younger, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Acquisition
Source of DataJeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Rawlinson Catalogue
Other NoteThe date is not given in the manuscript; the dates noted here are the approximate extent of Sancroft's ecclesiastical career.
Sermons ContainedSermon on Matthew 10:16 -- inner flyleafSermon on Proverbs 16:33 -- ff. 1r-2rSermon on Ecclesiastes 7:31 -- f. 2vSermon on Luke 10:41-44 -- ff. 3r-4rSermon on Genesis 6:3 -- ff. 4v-6vSermon on Matthew 6:28-29 -- ff. 7r-8vSermon on 1 Peter 2:5 -- ff. 9r-10rSermon on John 6:48 -- ff. 10v-12vSermon on Psalms 58:5 -- ff. 13r-14vSermon on Genesis 8:21 -- ff. 15r-26rSermon on unidentified text -- f. 26rSermon on Deuteronomy 12:9 -- ff. 27r-34rSermon on Proverbs 3:6 -- f. 40vSermon on Jeremiah 51:9 -- ff. 39v-40rSermon on Luke 12:50 -- f. 45vSermon on Canticles 2:2 -- f. 46rSermon on Matthew 12:50 -- f. 46vSermon on 1 Peter 2:11 -- f. 46vSermon on Psalms 19:7 -- f. 49vSermon on Hebrews 12:1-2 -- f. 60r-vSermon on 2 Peter 1:10 -- f. 68r-vSermon on 2 Timothy 2:14 -- f. 68vSermon on 1 Peter 2:13-14 -- f. 68vSermon on Psalms 55:6 -- f. 69rSermon on Isaiah 49:4 -- f. 69vSermon on Matthew 5:13 -- f. 70rSermon on Psalms 119:63 -- f. 70rSermon on James 1:23-24 -- f. 70r-vSermon on Hebrews 10:39 -- ff. 71r-74rSermon on 2 Timothy 2:15 -- ff. 76v-78rSermon on Psalms 7:14 -- f. 78r-vSermon on Psalms 126:3 -- f. 78vSermon on Matthew 13:47-48 -- f. 79r-vSermon on Luke 5:10-11 -- f. 79vSermon on Colossians 3:13 -- f. 81r-vSermon on Romans 12:3-8 -- ff. 139r-141vSermon on Hebrews 5:7 -- ff. 143r-144vSermon on Ephesians 5:16 -- f. 145r-vSermon on Matthew 18:3 -- f. 145vSermon on Leviticus 10:1-2 -- ff. 160r-162v
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdJanuary 19, 2017
GEMMS record last editedOctober 28, 2021