GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-013712
Sermon TitleSermon on Psalms 144:15 (descriptive title)
In ManuscriptSermons Made By I. Donne. doctor of Deuinty & Deane of Pauls' An[n]o: Domini: 1625: MS 52.D.14
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Autographno
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeTranscription of Manuscript Sermon
Sermon Type(s)
Bible TextsPsalms 144:15 - 144: 15
Associated Peopleauditor - Stuart, James Ipreacher - Donne, Johnscribe - Chetwood (or Chetwode), Knightly
Associated SermonsSermon on Psalms 144:15 [MS. Eng. th. c. 71]: Manuscript witnesses of the same sermon.
Preachings1620-04-30 (old) - Whitehall Palace Chapel Royal - Occasion not identified;
Additional Material
Print Editions / WitnessesThis sermon was later published in John Donne, LXXX Sermons (London, 1640) as no. 74. Evelyn M. Simpson notes that there are a few minor variants between the version in St. Paul's Cathedral Library MS 52.D.14 and that found in LXXX Sermons (London, 1640). Simpson also notes the presence of some scribal errors in the St. Paul's version; see Simpson 1942, pp. 237-238. Another print witness is George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, eds., The Sermons of John Donne, Volume III (Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1957), pp. 73-90. In addition, this will be published as the fifth sermon in Hugh Adlington, ed., The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne, Volume II: Sermons Preached at the Jacobean Courts, 1619-1625 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming).
Versions of this sermon are also found in the "Lothian" manuscript (National Library of Scotland MS 5767), the "Dowden" manuscript (Bodleian Library MS. Eng. th. e. 102), and the "Merton" manuscript (Bodleian Library MS. Eng. th. c. 71). See George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, eds., The Sermons of John Donne, Volume I (Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1953), p. 41. Full diplomatic transcriptions of these manuscripts are available at the "Sermons in Manuscript" page on the OESJD website (see link below).
DescriptionWritten in a large, clear hand. Chetwood's hand is a mix of late secretary and round hand features. He uses both black and brown ink. There is some marginalia, and also some insertions and deletions. There are catchwords at the bottom of every page.
Source of DataGeorge R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, eds., The Sermons of John Donne, Volume III (Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1957), pp. 3-5; Evelyn M. Simpson, "A Donne Manuscript in St. Paul’s Cathedral Library," Philological Quarterly, 21.2 (April 1942), pp. 237-239; Hannah Yip
Other NoteFor an analysis of this sermon, see George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, eds., The Sermons of John Donne, Volume III (Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1957), pp. 3-5.
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| donnesermons.web.ox.ac.uk/oesjd-ii5-psal-14415-2#tab-420476 | Diplomatic transcription of the sermon by Erica Longfellow. |
| donnesermons.web.ox.ac.uk/volume-ii-sermons-preached-jacobean-courts-1619-1625 | Information about Hugh Adlington, ed., The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne, Volume II: Sermons Preached at the Jacobean Courts, 1619-1625 (forthcoming). |
| donnesermons.web.ox.ac.uk/sermons-manuscript | 'Sermons in Manuscript', OESJD. |
GEMMS record createdOctober 23, 2018
GEMMS record last editedDecember 01, 2023