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GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-018016
Sermon TitlePeter Smiths first sermon
In ManuscriptSeventeenth-century sermons and sermon notes: The Hastings Collection, Religious Box 3
Extent19 leaves, unfoliated and unpaginated
Autographuncertain
Composition Dateca. 1600 - 1700
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
Sermon Type(s)
Bible TextsPsalms 119:9 - 119: 9
Associated Peoplepreacher - Smith, Peter
Associated Sermons
Preachings (old) - England - Occasion not identified;
Additional MaterialOn the recto of the second leaf, there is a prayer. This is followed by the Lord's Prayer directly after it.
Print Editions / Witnesses
DescriptionThe Hastings Collection, HA Religious Box 3, Folder 6 contains one sermon by Peter Smith, dating from the seventeenth century.
Source of DataGuide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1982), p. 138; Hannah Yip.
Other NoteWritten in a hasty italic hand, with minor insertions. Apart from the prefatory prayers, only the rectos of the quarto sheets are used. This quarto is unbound. 'Peter Smiths first sermon' is written at the back of the sermon.
GEMMS record createdSeptember 24, 2019
GEMMS record last editedSeptember 24, 2019