GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000745
TitleThe river of justice navigable, being the substances of two assize-sermons
ShelfmarkN.a.10
Creation Dateca. 1707 - 1717
RepositoryFolger Shakespeare Library
Contents NoteA manuscript summary of two assize sermons preached by John Boydell. Also includes a note discussing the Boydell family.
Material Features12 leaves. Includes a title with a border, made to resemble a published text.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner? - Boydell, John
Provenance
Acquisition
Source of DataAdam Richter; LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
Other NoteThe cataloguer notes that the date must be later than 1697 due to a reference to Sir Joseph Jekyll, Chief Justice of Chester, on the title page. Jekyll was Chief Justice from 1697 to 1717. The title page also refers to the "late" Bishop of Chester. The only Bishop of Chester who held the office in this period and had died by 1717 is Nicholas Stratford, so he must be the bishop in question. This also means the sermon must have been preached no later than 1707, when Stratford died, but the manuscript was created in 1707 at the earliest.
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdFebruary 09, 2018
GEMMS record last editedJune 11, 2022