GEMMS: Gateway to Early Modern Manuscript Sermons
GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000748
TitleExtracts from printed theological and natural philosophical texts
ShelfmarkMS Sloane 4023
Creation Dateca. 1660 - 1702
RepositoryBritish Library
Contents NoteContains copies of and extracts from published works pertaining to theology and natural philosophy, by William Courten (Charleton). This includes 14 sermons by John Tillotson (ff. 31r-46v) and two sets of sermons by unknown preachers, which were originally from separate notebooks (ff. 47v-49r, 50r-83v). The volume also includes works by Courten, Antonius Thylesius, Robert Boyle, John Ray, and others.
Material FeaturesThe volume consists of parts of three separate notebooks.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Courten (Charleton), Williammanuscript owner - Sloane, Hans
Provenance
Acquisition
Source of DataAnne James; British Library manuscript catalogue
Other NotePrecise date unknown. The dates given here are the approximate extent of Courten's career.
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdFebruary 17, 2018
GEMMS record last editedJune 11, 2022